Local churches may be exempt from eminent domain takings

BARSTOW While attempting to assure residents that the Barstow Redevelopment Agency has no plans to take their homes, City Manager Richard Rowe said churches will also be added to the list of properties the agency cant take with eminent domain....

Yoga Blogger Covers the Lighter Side

The YogaDork knows its important to stretch and to smile, too.

Deepak Chopra: Interview with Alva Noe, Ph.D.

Deepak Chopra Interview with Alva Noe on Sirius XM Radio April 25, 2009 Deepak Chopra: My special guest today is Dr. Alva Noe, professor of...

Comment on SARAWAK: NCR Land Issue Unresolved by Kathy

10 to 20 years to settle cases, all these years of legal cost and to drag it on to make sure they have no stamina to go through with it till the end. They have to prove that they are owners of the land by changing the legislation.These people are simple and have not lived with regulations and legislations imposed upon them . Of course they would not be able to prove all this in a court of law ...

NCR land campaign fodder for Dayaks

By Joseph Tawie KUCHING: It took 47 years for the government to decide to survey native customary rights (NCR) land, issue titles and return the land to the rightful owners. Prime Minister Najib Tun Razak allocated RM20 million to carry out the survey works. Sarawak Chief Minister Abdul Taib Mahmud should have made the announcement instead of Najib as land matters come under the purview of the ...

Business trends in global IT markets provide new traction and value for enterprise architecture

We've assembled a panel to examine the key market trends impacting enterprise architecture (EA) in different regions of the world. We'll evaluate how the use and value of EA is emerging and progressing worldwide , and how the expanding use of EA offers a unique window into global business trends as well.

Cisco may call home TelePresence 'UMI'

Cisco Systems may be planning to give its consumer TelePresence system the friendly sounding name "UMI," according to a trademark application made last year.

Why Do We Like What We Like?

Why do we enjoy things like bitter foods and horror films? And are we the only species that likes art? Paul Bloom, professor of psychology at Yale University and author of How Pleasure Works, explains our penchant for art and why we find some unpleasant things so enjoyable.

Will the bubble give us trouble?

Is Southwest Florida part of a broader, national real estate bubble? This is the first in an occasional series of stories exploring what lies ahead for real estate -- and what it may mean for you.

Intellectual Property

In a decision that will likely help define the boundaries of trademark owners' rights in domain names, the Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals recently reversed and remanded a district court's broad injunction prohibiting any use of the trademark LEXUS in domain names used by an independent auto broker legally helping to sell LEXUS automobiles.