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Farm bureau applauds Senate's OK of eminent domain reform (Port Clinton News Herald)COLUMBUS --The Ohio Senate recently voted in favor of two bills reforming eminent domain in Ohio, a high priority for numerous Ohio agricultural groups including Ohio Farm Bureau Federation.

Bill tightens restrictions on use of eminent domain (Press Journal)Manchester aldermen have approved legislation Alderman Janet Steinbrenner, its author, contends is the most restrictive in the region regarding the use of eminent domain.

DIGITAL DOMAIN USING ENDORPHIN FOR ANIMATION (Post Magazine)VENICE, CA - Digital Domain (www.digitaldomain.com) is integrating NaturalMotion's Endorphin 3D character animation software into its production pipeline. NaturalMotion says the tool allows users to create complex and realistic character animations faster and easier than with traditional key-frame or motion capture technologies.

State legislators fashioning fix to corral eminent domain expansion (BizJournals)Legislation to limit governments' use of eminent domain to take private property in Ohio seems to have bipartisan support, but it's a different matter for a proposed constitutional amendment on the issue.

Data Domain Expects IPO to Raise $77.9M (AP via Yahoo! Finance) Data Domain Inc., which provides data backup and disaster recovery systems, expects to raise up to $77.9 million from its initial public offering of 7.4 million shares, according to a regulatory filing on Friday with the Securities and Exchange Commission.

EDITORIAL: Not Far Enough on Eminent Domain Limit (RedNova)By The Stamford Advocate, Conn. Jun. 11--Finally, two years after the U.S. Supreme Court marked Connecticut as a crucial battlefield in the war over property rights, our Legislature has moved on the volatile issue of eminent domain.

State gets a 'B' for curbs on eminent domain use (The Wichita Eagle) Kansas received a "B" grade from a public interest coalition for its efforts to limit the use of eminent domain by local governments. The Castle Coalition, headquartered in Arlington, Va., gave the state the high mark based on restrictions passed in 2006 to limit the taking of land by government to the benefit of private developers. Missouri got a D from the group. The coalition is a project ...

What's Wrong wth .biz Domain Names (WebProNews) Question: I have a .biz website that ranks well in some of the major search engines for a few keywords, but does not rank as well as I would like for many other keywords. Should I consider switching to a .com domain name? Answer: In the long run I think it is worth moving away from .biz if you are creating a real long-term business. The web was created to share information, and businesses are ...

Multi-Million Dollar Domain Name Auction Comes to New York at the Inaugural T.R.A.F.F.I.C. NYC 2007 (SYS-CON Media)After selling more than U.S. $5.5 million in premium domain names at T.R.A.F.F.I.C. West in Las Vegas in March 2007, Moniker.com, the first and only provider of domain Asset Management(TM), announced today that its next Live domain Auction will be held at T.R.A.F.F.I.C. NYC 2007 on Thursday, June 21 at 3:00 p.m. EST at The Grand Hyatt Hotel.