International Business News - Protection 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 Struggling retailer Parent Co. said it has voluntarily filed for Ch. 11 bankruptcy protection and will consider selling some or all of its operations. http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20081229/parent-co-files-for-ch-11-bankruptcy-protection.htm Mon, 29 Dec 2008 07:24:11 EST Proving that no good deed goes unpunished, the state's high court on Thursday said a would-be Good Samaritan accused of rendering her friend paraplegic by pulling her from a wrecked car "like a rag doll" can be sued. http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20081218/calif-court-would-be-good-samaritan-can-be-sued.htm Thu, 18 Dec 2008 18:22:01 EST Seven penguin species have reason to have happy feet: The Bush administration is moving to protect them. But three other types of penguin--including the stars of recent movies--got the cold shoulder. http://www.ibtimes.com/data/articleimgs/198962-penguin-protection.jpg http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20081217/us-proposes-protecting-7-penguin-species.htm http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20081217/us-proposes-protecting-7-penguin-species.htm Wed, 17 Dec 2008 19:16:37 EST Police say a pizza delivery man fought back with the one weapon he had handy when a gun was pulled on him in a stickup: A large, hot pepperoni pizza. Delivery man Eric Lopez Devictoria, 40, flung the steaming pie at the gunman, buying time as he ran for safety, police said. http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20081214/police-pizza-mans-cheesy-weapon-foils-a-stickup.htm Sun, 14 Dec 2008 03:37:09 EST Police say a pizza delivery man fought back with the one weapon he had handy when a gun was pulled on him in a stickup: A large, hot pepperoni pizza. Delivery man Eric Lopez Devictoria, 40, flung the steaming pie at the gunman, buying time as he ran for safety, police said. http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20081213/police-pizza-mans-cheesy-weapon-foils-a-stickup.htm Sat, 13 Dec 2008 21:36:37 EST A Tampa-area franchisee that owns 90 Waffle House restaurants in Florida was forced to file for bankruptcy protection. Northlake Foods Inc. said in a Chapter 11 bankruptcy filing in September that it was faced with a cash flow shortage made worse by the current economic conditions. http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20081128/waffle-house-franchisee-files-for-bankruptcy.htm Fri, 28 Nov 2008 11:56:35 EST VeraSun Energy Corp., the nation's second largest ethanol producer accounting for about 13 percent of U.S. capacity, said late Friday it is seeking Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection after skyrocketing corn costs and a deterioration in capital markets left the company short on cash. http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20081101/verasun-seeks-chapter-11-bankruptcy-protection.htm Sat, 01 Nov 2008 12:54:39 EDT Force Protection, the military manufacturer that grew rapidly when the nation went to war, on Thursday unveiled a new prototype of a lighter armored vehicle on which the company is staking a key part of its future. http://www.ibtimes.com/data/articleimgs/163933-force-protection.jpg http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20081030/competition-demand-are-new-battle-for-mrap-maker.htm http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20081030/competition-demand-are-new-battle-for-mrap-maker.htm Thu, 30 Oct 2008 18:31:42 EDT A unit of defense contractor General Dynamics Corp. said Monday it received a $22 million work order from Force Protection Inc. to produce spare parts for a U.S. Marines Corps vehicle program. http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20081027/general-dynamics-receives-22m-in-vehicle-work.htm Mon, 27 Oct 2008 14:31:25 EDT Blackwater Worldwide and other private security firms--some with a reputation for being quick on the trigger in Iraq--are joining the battle against pirates plaguing one of the world's most important shipping lanes off the coast of Somalia. http://www.ibtimes.com/data/articleimgs/160200-somalia-piracy.jpg http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20081026/ap-impact-security-firms-join-somali-piracy-fight.htm http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20081026/ap-impact-security-firms-join-somali-piracy-fight.htm Sun, 26 Oct 2008 16:33:46 EDT The Navajo Nation is taking over a program from the federal government aimed at protecting groundwater on the vast reservation--one of two tribes in the country to do so. http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20081023/navajos-to-run-program-protecting-groundwater.htm Thu, 23 Oct 2008 10:05:24 EDT President Bush wants to extend environmental protections to more of the Pacific Ocean. Bush said Friday he has asked the secretaries of the Interior, Commerce and Defense to identify additional areas that could be eligible for conservation. http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080926/bush-wants-to-expand-marine-protections-in-pacific.htm Fri, 26 Sep 2008 14:39:56 EDT The Department of Defense said Wednesday that it has added $41.8 million to a Force Protection Inc. contract for work on mine resistant vehicles. The contract is for the purchase of equipment and services for the Mine Resistant Ambush Protected, or MRAP, vehicles that Force Protection makes. The Army and Marines use MRAP to protect troops against roadside bombs in Iraq and Afghanistan. http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080924/force-protection-gets-42m-contract-expansion.htm Wed, 24 Sep 2008 17:57:12 EDT Force Protection Inc., a maker of military vehicles, received a $7.2 million order from the Navy to provide five test vehicles that will have maneuverability upgrades, the Pentagon said late Thursday. http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080905/force-protection-gets-7-2m-navy-contract.htm Fri, 05 Sep 2008 10:36:13 EDT Armored vehicle maker Force Protection Inc. said Thursday it plans to restate several of its 2007 financial reports because of errors found during a review. http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080828/force-protection-to-restate-past-finances.htm Thu, 28 Aug 2008 18:14:10 EDT Wilderness advocates will gather next week in Salem, Mo., to plan the next steps of an effort to win federal protection for 50,000 acres of public land in Missouri's Mark Twain National Forest. http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080828/group-plans-to-build-support-for-mo-wilderness.htm Thu, 28 Aug 2008 17:50:42 EDT President Bush on Monday proposed protecting three remote island chains, launching a marine conservation effort that could be one of the largest in history. http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080825/bush-seeks-to-protect-3-remote-island-chains.htm Mon, 25 Aug 2008 16:40:58 EDT Force Protection Inc., a maker of military vehicles, received a $17.9 million contract boost from the Navy for logistics support, training equipment and tool sets for mine-resistant, ambush-protected vehicles, the Pentagon said late Wednesday. http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080820/force-protection-gets-17-9-m-navy-contract.htm Wed, 20 Aug 2008 18:23:09 EDT Nearly a century after history's most lethal flu faded away, survivors' bloodstreams still carry super-potent protection against the 1918 virus, demonstrating the remarkable durability of the human immune system. http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080818/blood-protects-against-long-gone-killer-1918-flu.htm Mon, 18 Aug 2008 07:35:21 EDT It is the largest case of identity theft in the country. More than 41 million credit and debit card numbers were stolen by an international ring that hacked into the computer networks of nine national retail chains, including Barnes & Noble, BJ's Wholesale Club, OfficeMax and TJX Cos. http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080807/simple-steps-to-protect-yourself-from-id-theft.htm Thu, 07 Aug 2008 14:10:28 EDT