International Business News - More 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 The reappearance of a man who was officially dead has shaken and outraged some in Chile, a nation that mourns 1,196 other political prisoners who vanished in the hands of a military dictatorship. http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20081118/alleged-pinochet-victim-turns-up-alive-in-chile.htm Tue, 18 Nov 2008 15:08:42 EST After all that fuss, the system worked. There was no meltdown, no flurry of lawsuits, no statewide demands for a presidential recount. So does that mean America's voting machinery is finally fixed? And why did it work so well under record-setting turnout? http://www.ibtimes.com/data/articleimgs/168892-america-votes.jpg http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20081105/this-time-election-system-worked-but-why.htm http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20081105/this-time-election-system-worked-but-why.htm Wed, 05 Nov 2008 17:24:16 EST Turns out that Joe Plumbers are sprinkled all over the country. At least one is already better off, thanks to references by presidential candidates John McCain and Barack Obama to Ohio resident Joe Wurzelbacher--now famously "Joe the Plumber"--as they debated tax policies Wednesday night. http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20081018/across-country-joe-plumbers-awash-in-publicity.htm Sat, 18 Oct 2008 15:50:51 EDT Nearly one in three patients who need a kidney transplant may never get one because their bodies are abnormally primed to attack a donated organ. Now doctors are trying new ways to outwit the immune system and save more of those so-called "highly sensitized" patients--often with kidneys donated by living donors, considered the optimal kind. http://www.ibtimes.com/data/articleimgs/151866-healthbeat-more-kidney-transplants.jpg http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20081014/therapy-helps-hard-to-transplant-get-a-new-kidney.htm http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20081014/therapy-helps-hard-to-transplant-get-a-new-kidney.htm Tue, 14 Oct 2008 08:20:23 EDT Nearly one in three patients who need a kidney transplant may never get one because their bodies are abnormally primed to attack a donated organ. Now doctors are trying new ways to outwit the immune system and save more of those so-called "highly sensitized" patients--often with kidneys donated by living donors, considered the optimal kind. http://www.ibtimes.com/data/articleimgs/151699-healthbeat-more-kidney-transplants.jpg http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20081013/therapy-helps-hard-to-transplant-get-a-new-kidney.htm http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20081013/therapy-helps-hard-to-transplant-get-a-new-kidney.htm Mon, 13 Oct 2008 22:03:35 EDT DEMAND: Worldwide demand for cranberry juice and sweetened dried cranberries is growing. Ocean Spray Cranberries Inc., which processes two-thirds of the world's crop, estimates it needs 5,000 more acres planted to meet demand in the next five to 10 years. http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20081001/summary-box-demand-for-wis-cranberries-grows.htm Wed, 01 Oct 2008 03:18:46 EDT Until this fall, workers at Nodji Van Wychen's cranberry farm sorted fruit with the same wooden technology used by her grandfather. Firm berries bounced through the mills' seven wooden slats before 15 workers scrutinized them for color and imperfections. Today, that system have been replaced by $500,000 worth of computerized scanners that need only one or two people to do a final visual check before the berries are bagged. http://www.ibtimes.com/data/articleimgs/142961-more-cranberries.jpg http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20081001/cranberry-farms-go-high-tech-to-meet-high-demand.htm http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20081001/cranberry-farms-go-high-tech-to-meet-high-demand.htm Wed, 01 Oct 2008 03:17:56 EDT The next president, John McCain or Barack Obama, is expected to be a penny-pinching commander in chief when it comes to buying new military weapons. And that's bad news for the Air Force's push to buy scores more F-22 Raptors, a supersonic jet fighter built to dominate enemy airspace. http://www.ibtimes.com/data/articleimgs/142633-air-force-more-jets.jpg http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080930/air-force-push-for-more-f-22s-is-a-hard-sell.htm http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080930/air-force-push-for-more-f-22s-is-a-hard-sell.htm Tue, 30 Sep 2008 10:23:21 EDT Arizona is making it easier for out-of-state lawyers to practice here by eliminating a requirement to pass the state's licensing exam under some circumstances. http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080917/arizona-lowers-barrier-for-out-of-state-lawyers.htm Wed, 17 Sep 2008 07:50:01 EDT THE CHELSEA, Atlantic City, opens Friday, 330 rooms Price: $110 million http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080717/luxury-without-gaming-in-atlantic-city-las-vegas.htm Thu, 17 Jul 2008 17:18:38 EDT One has a salt-water spa, two celebrity chef restaurants, twice daily maid visits, 330 rooms and zero slot machines. Another has an $18,000-a-week floral budget, five swimming pools and 800 rooms but no roulette wheels, craps pits or blackjack tables. http://www.ibtimes.com/data/articleimgs/93129-more-than-gambling.jpg http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080717/luxury-without-gambling-atlantic-citys-next-wave.htm http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080717/luxury-without-gambling-atlantic-citys-next-wave.htm Thu, 17 Jul 2008 17:17:16 EDT Efforts to get mixed martial arts legalized in New York market stalled when a key committee failed to advance legislation. The Assembly Committee on Tourism, Arts & Sports Development had the bill on its Wednesday agenda, but it was pulled without a formal vote. Assemblyman Bob Reilly, a panel member, says he opposes the "glorification of brutality," and a majority of lawmakers on the committee agreed in an informal vote last week. http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080619/new-york-bill-to-permit-mixed-martial-arts-stalls.htm Thu, 19 Jun 2008 09:56:01 EDT Tips on how to find savings in everyday spending habits: _Use cash instead of credit cards. You'll be more aware of how much you're spending. http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080619/tips-on-curbing-everyday-spending.htm Thu, 19 Jun 2008 07:54:16 EDT The "latte effect" of the go-go years had consumers spending $4 a day on coffee. Now the downturn is forcing them to rethink the wisdom of such habits. http://www.ibtimes.com/data/articleimgs/75156-no-more-lattes.jpg http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080619/in-weak-economy-forgoing-4-lattes-for-home-brews.htm http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080619/in-weak-economy-forgoing-4-lattes-for-home-brews.htm Thu, 19 Jun 2008 09:45:24 EDT School teacher Raad Mohammed Mahdi used to take on another role after classes: foot soldier in the Sunni insurgency north of Baghdad. He grew weary of his double life last year and wanted to lay down his arms. The problem was he didn't know how to surrender formally without facing possible jail time. http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080530/some-iraqi-insurgents-agree-to-reconcile.htm Fri, 30 May 2008 14:50:45 EDT Brian LaFave couldn't care less how high gasoline prices climb these days _ he's parked his pickup truck and is refusing to buy gas for a month, possibly longer. http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080516/wis-man-wont-buy-gas-for-31-days-maybe-longer.htm Fri, 16 May 2008 20:13:03 EDT When the Army's 82nd Airborne Division dedicated a memorial to paratroopers killed in Iraq and Afghanistan, organizers believed three sides of a wide granite column would be plenty of space to engrave the names of the fallen. http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080515/82nd-forced-to-expand-memorial-as-war-deaths-mount.htm Thu, 15 May 2008 10:01:42 EDT Africa's food production could double in a matter of years and help stabilize spiraling food prices if wealthy nations help small farmers with simple agricultural reforms, a top U.S. economist said Thursday. http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080508/economist-africa-needs-agriculture-aid.htm Thu, 08 May 2008 13:34:33 EDT