International Business News - FOR http://www.ibtimes.com All articles are copyrighted by IBTimes.com 400 100 http://www.ibtimes.com/ http://www.ibtimes.com/images/top_logo_ibt2_3.gif As neon lights bathe the dance floor of the darkened nightclub, a group of young women from Latin America sit at tables, sipping water or soda and waiting for men to approach and hand them cash. http://www.ibtimes.com/data/articleimgs/145001-dancers-for-hire.jpg http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20081004/women-say-nys-dollar-dance-clubs-have-darker-side.htm http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20081004/women-say-nys-dollar-dance-clubs-have-darker-side.htm Sat, 04 Oct 2008 03:24:25 EDT As neon lights bathe the dance floor of the darkened nightclub, a group of young women from Latin America sit at tables, sipping water or soda and waiting for men to approach and hand them cash. http://www.ibtimes.com/data/articleimgs/144829-dancers-for-hire.jpg http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20081003/women-say-nys-dollar-dance-clubs-have-darker-side.htm http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20081003/women-say-nys-dollar-dance-clubs-have-darker-side.htm Fri, 03 Oct 2008 23:00:30 EDT The one-time sex tycoon who would be governor wants to clean up this sprawling, gritty city where he grew rich overseeing an empire of flesh. But weeks of shaking hands and giving speeches have left him longing for the days of massage girls and hot tubs. http://www.ibtimes.com/data/articleimgs/143867-thailand-sex-tycoon-for-mayor.jpg http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20081002/bangkoks-former-sex-tycoon-wants-to-be-mayor.htm http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20081002/bangkoks-former-sex-tycoon-wants-to-be-mayor.htm Thu, 02 Oct 2008 08:12:56 EDT When Patti Kiernan found out she had osteoporosis, she decided it was time to find a more focused workout. The 61-year-old signed up for a fitness program at her Dallas gym that's geared specifically for women with health problems. Kiernan liked the four-week Female Focus program so much she's still in after two years. http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080929/health-clubs-gear-programs-for-those-with-ailments.htm Mon, 29 Sep 2008 04:23:35 EDT TiVo Inc. and Nero AG of Germany were set to announce Monday that they will be launching a package that turns a Windows PC into a TV recorder, just like a TiVo set-top box. http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080929/new-software-turns-pc-into-tivo-tv-recorder.htm Mon, 29 Sep 2008 00:02:23 EDT TiVo Inc. and Nero AG of Germany were set to announce Monday that they will be launching a package that turns a Windows PC into a TV recorder, just like a TiVo set-top box. http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080929/new-software-turns-pc-into-tivo-tv-recorder.htm Mon, 29 Sep 2008 11:25:31 EDT East Timor is drawing up plans for a deep sea pipeline and petrochemicals plant to tap an estimated $90 billion in disputed underwater oil and gas, company and government officials said, in a rare opportunity for one of Asia's poorest and smallest countries to boost its economy. http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080926/east-timor-fights-to-tap-vast-undersea-gas-field.htm Fri, 26 Sep 2008 09:31:16 EDT Kathy Leeds grows animated as she describes the courses she is taking this fall, including classes in current events, art and literature. But Leeds will never step foot on a campus or in a classroom. The 79-year-old widow has multiple sclerosis and uses a wheelchair to get around her Manhattan apartment. http://www.ibtimes.com/data/articleimgs/135761-school-for-seniors.jpg http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080921/senior-citizens-pursuing-education-from-home.htm http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080921/senior-citizens-pursuing-education-from-home.htm Sun, 21 Sep 2008 18:10:07 EDT The self-proclaimed horse capital of the world is running low on the financial capital necessary to regulate racing. A state government task force looking at how to find the money to adequately fund the Kentucky Horse Racing Commission got some sobering information Thursday about how Kentucky's budget for regulating racehorses stacks up with other major racing states. http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080919/kentucky-horse-regulators-asking-for-more-funds.htm Fri, 19 Sep 2008 10:42:58 EDT A Waterford man told police his crack cocaine habit drove him to steal nearly 250 empty beer cans from a 7-Eleven store. Police in the Detroit suburb say the 46-year-old man opened the door to an outside storage room at the store early Tuesday, grabbed a large bag filled with the cans, put them in his car and drove away. http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080916/man-blames-crack-habit-for-theft-of-beer-cans.htm Tue, 16 Sep 2008 20:56:12 EDT When fishing gear is lost off boats, it's not really gone. In webs and rolling clumps, the nets, ropes and traps endure for decades as destructive artifacts of the fishery, suffocating life on the ocean floor, snaring fish and twisting into propellers. http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080912/program-helps-fishermen-turn-junk-gear-into-power.htm Fri, 12 Sep 2008 14:47:43 EDT Lebanese restaurant owner Raymond Salha and his wife were having oysters for lunch when she made a stunning discovery--a cluster of 26 pearls inside an oyster on her plate. http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080910/oyster-lunch-yields-26-pearls-for-lebanese-couple.htm Wed, 10 Sep 2008 16:37:04 EDT The New Orleans Saints are returning to the Superdome for their NFL season-opener Sunday, The Associated Press has learned. Forced to flee to Indianapolis ahead of Hurricane Gustav, the Saints will be able to open their season as scheduled against the Tampa Bay Buccaneers, a person with direct knowledge of the situation said Tuesday. http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080902/ap-source-saints-to-open-nfl-season-at-home.htm Tue, 02 Sep 2008 15:49:07 EDT Brian Coleman was never in the service and has no ties to the military. But when he began looking for a cause to support after his retirement, he decided helping wounded veterans was the way to go. http://www.ibtimes.com/data/articleimgs/120888-golf-for-vets.jpg http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080902/donations-allow-wounded-vets-to-take-a-golf-swing.htm http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080902/donations-allow-wounded-vets-to-take-a-golf-swing.htm Tue, 02 Sep 2008 05:30:51 EDT This fall is full of questions for the topsy-turvy music world: Will Guns N' Roses' "Chinese Democracy" finally be released? http://www.ibtimes.com/data/articleimgs/117983-music-five-for-fall.jpg http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080828/metallica-t-i-ac-dc-top-fall-album-releases.htm http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080828/metallica-t-i-ac-dc-top-fall-album-releases.htm Thu, 28 Aug 2008 17:20:53 EDT Some people dub it "stools for schools," yet a plan to lease the city's sewage system gets high marks from others. Mayor Don Plusquellic has proposed leasing the city-owned sewage system to a private contractor for up to $200 million and using the money to finance college scholarships for Akron's public high school graduates. http://www.ibtimes.com/data/articleimgs/117069-sewage-for-scholarships.jpg http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080827/akron-eyes-sewage-system-deal-for-scholarships.htm http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080827/akron-eyes-sewage-system-deal-for-scholarships.htm Wed, 27 Aug 2008 03:31:11 EDT A mother accused of trying to prostitute her young daughters cried in court Tuesday as a magistrate ordered that she be held without bond. U.S. Magistrate Judge Nancy Stein Nowak concluded that 25-year-old Jennifer Richards, who moved to San Antonio from Phoenix nine months ago, was a flight risk and is likely to be convicted. http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080826/no-bond-for-mother-accused-of-trying-to-sell-girl.htm Tue, 26 Aug 2008 19:38:29 EDT Some people dub it "stools for schools," yet the mayor's plan to lease Akron's sewage system gets high marks from others. Mayor Don Plusquellic has proposed leasing the city-owned sewage system to a private contractor for up to $200 million and using the money to finance college scholarships for Akron's public high school graduates. http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080826/akron-eyes-sewage-system-deal-for-scholarships.htm Tue, 26 Aug 2008 16:19:30 EDT The U.S. Chamber Institute for Legal Reform, an affiliate of the U.S. Chamber of Commerce focused on neutralizing the power of plaintiff trial lawyers, spent more than $5.9 million lobbying the federal government in the second quarter, according to a recent disclosure form. http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080826/legal-reform-institute-spent-5-9-lobbying-in-2q.htm Tue, 26 Aug 2008 12:59:28 EDT Hollywood's heavy hitter, Harry Potter, has been sidelined for fall, with the sixth adventure about the boy wizard transported from its original November release into next summer's schedule. http://www.ibtimes.com/data/articleimgs/115899-film-fall-preview-five-for-fall.jpg http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080825/fall-films-bond-bush-high-school-divas.htm http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080825/fall-films-bond-bush-high-school-divas.htm Mon, 25 Aug 2008 16:19:15 EDT