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6 May 2016, 7:31 am by Bruce Riedel
The company is also the scapegoat for a construction accident last year in Mecca. [read post]
18 Feb 2015, 10:10 am by Lawrence B. Ebert
An interesting IP case is developing with allegations that an ad campaign by Swatch infringes rights of Ahmed Mater's Magnetism (2012).The image of Mater is symbolic of the pilgrimage to Mecca, and the sacred building, the Ka'aba.A twist to the case arises in the religious overtones. [read post]
7 Jan 2010, 6:42 am by Greenberg & Rudman
Huntington Beach is surfing mecca, with tourists and surfers coming from all over to enjoy the Pacific Ocean’s waves. [read post]
12 Feb 2018, 9:17 pm by Harold O'Grady
A BLS Library Blog post titled VARA and a Whitewashed Graffiti Mecca discussed a federal law suit brought by a group of plaintiff artists, under the Visual Artist Rights Act of 1990, against a defendant real estate developer in the US District Court for the Eastern District of New York. [read post]
23 Jul 2009, 12:25 am
Keith Ellison-- one of Congress' two Muslim members [corrected]-- is the target of critics who have raised concerns about the financing of a pilgrimage (Hajj) he took last year to the Muslim holy city of Mecca. [read post]
22 Jul 2009, 9:21 am
The WSJ reports today that government agencies have been warned against holding meetings in places that seem too much like spas or resorts or gambling meccas. [read post]
9 Oct 2009, 3:06 pm
With all the money the Portland Development Commission has wasted trying to get somebody to build Shangri-la in the multi-modal mecca known as the east end of the Burnside Bridge, you'd think they'd know enough to take a break from the fruitless spending. [read post]
7 Sep 2010, 4:21 am by Howard Friedman
The country's Religious a\Affairs Committee has reaffirmed the 2009 ban on children taking part in the hajj pilgrimage to Mecca. [read post]
22 Oct 2007, 4:02 pm
I love Mount Vernon, but is it really a mecca for migrating senior citizens? [read post]
2 Nov 2020, 2:00 pm by Gerry W. Beyer
Five years ago, George and Pat Ritzinger left their home of fifteen years and moved to a new community. [read post]
10 Nov 2017, 7:02 am by Terry Hart
In a Surprise Verdict, Jury Says Developer Broke the Law by Whitewashing 5Pointz Graffiti Mecca — A very rare jury verdict finding a VARA violation. [read post]
7 Jan 2015, 6:15 am by David Canton
Its a mecca for those into the latest and greatest and biggest and fastest and most innovative consumer tech. [read post]
26 Apr 2017, 4:15 am by Howard Friedman
 According to Radio Free Asia last week:Islam, Quran, Mecca, Jihad, Imam, Saddam, Hajj, and Medina are among dozens of baby names banned under ruling Chinese Communist Party's "Naming Rules For Ethnic Minorities," an official confirmed on Thursday.An employee who answered the phone at a police station in the regional capital Urumqi confirmed that "overly religious" names are banned, and that any babies registered with such names would be barred from the… [read post]
12 Dec 2012, 6:02 am by Mark Keenan
[caption id="" align="alignleft" width="375"] Splitsville at the Tower[/caption] An interesting statistic has come out of the recent Census, showing that the northern seaside mecca of Blackpool is the place with the largest percentage of divorced people in England and Wales. [read post]
13 Aug 2008, 1:59 pm
   Having  outgrown the Packers, he’s  found the  perfect locus in New York, the media capital of the world and  the mecca for  stars looking to capitalize on endorsements. [read post]