<?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8" ?><rss version="2.0"><channel><title>Publications by Los Angeles Business Journal</title><description>Resent articles by the &quot;Los Angeles Business Journal&quot; from The Free Library</description><link>http://www.thefreelibrary.com</link><language>en-us</language><copyright>Farlex, Inc.</copyright><lastBuildDate>Sat, 19 Dec 2009 20:20:31 GMT</lastBuildDate><ttl>360</ttl><image><title>Free Online Library</title><link>http://www.thefreelibrary.com</link><url>http://www.thefreelibrary.com/_/static/TFLbyFarlex.gif</url><width>175</width><height>65</height></image><item><pubDate>Mon, 30 Nov 2009 00:00:00 </pubDate><title>Businesses should court practical legal advice.</title><link>http://www.thefreelibrary.com/Businesses+should+court+practical+legal+advice.-a0214091434</link><description><![CDATA[<BR><BR> WE can't afford to disconnect&nbsp;business and business law. Yet all too often, we try. Tasks are summarily divided into "legal issues" and "business issues," with the legal issues even further subdivided among specialists, each focused on a limited aspect of the problem: tax, labor, securities, etc. Businesspeople "make the deal" and then pass the project to a lawyer or lawyers...]]></description></item><item><pubDate>Mon, 30 Nov 2009 00:00:00 </pubDate><title>Getting a line on app economy: the growing use of software for smart phones offers L.A. the chance to take the lead in a new market.</title><link>http://www.thefreelibrary.com/Getting+a+line+on+app+economy%3a+the+growing+use+of+software+for+smart...-a0214091433</link><description><![CDATA[<P>HAVE yOU ever used one of those neat applications from the iPhone or BlackBerry app stores? You know, the ones that allow you to check sports scores in real time, manage your bank account, buy and sell blue chip stocks, or play Pacman in the lunch line?</P>]]></description></item><item><pubDate>Mon, 30 Nov 2009 00:00:00 </pubDate><title>'Tis the season.</title><link>http://www.thefreelibrary.com/'Tis+the+season.-a0214091432</link><description><![CDATA[<BR><BR> The holiday shopping season officially has begun. So the Business Journal asks: <BR><BR> Do you expect to spend more or less this year? <BR><BR> * MARY AYERS <BR><BR> Manager <BR><BR> NSBN&nbsp;LLP&nbsp; <BR><BR> <BR><BR> I think I'll be spending a little more this year. I love buying gifts for my friends and family. Even when they say they don't want or need anything, I just have to get...]]></description></item></channel></rss>