http://www.isnare.com/?s=author&a=Bob+Miles Business Bob Miles Sat, 29 Dec 2007 00:00:00 +0800 http://www.isnare.com/?aid=155969&ca=Business If you set up a project in China, it will be supervised by a government department. The main national approval authorities are the Ministry of Commerce (MOFCOM) and the National Development and Reform Commission (NDRC). In most cases, however, actual approval authority rests with the local or provin... Business Bob Miles Sat, 29 Dec 2007 00:00:00 +0800 http://www.isnare.com/?aid=155988&ca=Business In you are establishing a company in China, the Chinese government will require you to prepare a Feasibility Study Report in order to obtain approval for your project. This is basically a sales job designed to persuade the government that your project will be good for China. It bears emphasizing tha... Legal Bob Miles Tue, 29 May 2007 00:00:00 +0800 http://www.isnare.com/?aid=155129&ca=Legal CYA Disclaimer: The following is intended for reference purposes only and not as legal advice. A fixture is an item such as a toilet that was once personal property but has become so “affixed” to real estate that it is no longer considered personal property but rather a part of the real estate. So w... Legal Bob Miles Tue, 29 May 2007 00:00:00 +0800 http://www.isnare.com/?aid=155104&ca=Legal CYA Disclaimer: The following is intended for reference purposes only and not as legal advice. The short answer is, “as much of it as you can use”. No, you cannot float a “No Trespassing” blimp and shoot down passing airliners for trespassing. But believe it or not, you can build a tall building on... Legal Bob Miles Tue, 29 May 2007 00:00:00 +0800 http://www.isnare.com/?aid=155122&ca=Legal CYA Disclaimer: The following is intended for reference purposes only and not as legal advice. Do you own the water running under your property? If you’re not the kind of person who would care one way or another, then read no further (although it is beyond me how anyone could fail to be fascinated b... Legal Bob Miles Tue, 29 May 2007 00:00:00 +0800 http://www.isnare.com/?aid=155126&ca=Legal CYA Disclaimer: The following is intended for reference purposes only and not as legal advice. What is a fixture, anyway? Odds are you own one. The formal definition is “a tangible object that was once personal property but has become so connected with real property that it has become a part of it.”... Legal Bob Miles Tue, 29 May 2007 00:00:00 +0800 http://www.isnare.com/?aid=155132&ca=Legal CYA Disclaimer: The following is intended for reference purposes only and not as legal advice. What is “trespassing”, anyway? Most of us think we know. But the more you think about it, the more complex it can get. For example, could you be sued for trespassing on property that you are the owner of?... Legal Bob Miles Tue, 29 May 2007 00:00:00 +0800 http://www.isnare.com/?aid=155141&ca=Legal CYA Disclaimer: The following is intended for reference purposes only and not as legal advice. “He’s such a nuisance, constantly drumming his fingers on the table like that!” Just what is a “nuisance”, anyway? Well, it has one meaning in common parlance and another more specific meaning in law, alt... Real Estate Bob Miles Mon, 28 May 2007 00:00:00 +0800 http://www.isnare.com/?aid=154743&ca=Real+Estate As soon as you buy real estate, it’s a must to register it at the recording office or wherever real estate transactions are registered in your particular jurisdiction. If you don’t, you could end up losing title to your real estate due to the misconduct of the previous owner or even due to a mistake... Arts and Crafts Bob Miles Mon, 28 May 2007 00:00:00 +0800 http://www.isnare.com/?aid=154773&ca=Arts+and+Crafts Electronic music became popular as a result of advances in technology (particularly the development of Musical Instrument Digital Interface, or MIDI), and has since blossomed into a bewildering variety of genres including house, techno, trance, breakbeat, hardcore, and ambient. These genres, most of...