International Business News - Ray 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 In the latest expansion of her culinary empire, celebrity chef Rachael Ray has launched a charity-driven line of dog foods based on recipes she has created for her pit bull, Isaboo. http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080728/rachael-ray-going-to-the-dogs-with-new-pet-food.htm Mon, 28 Jul 2008 09:13:30 EDT Pioneer Corp. will start selling Blu-ray disc recorders in Japan sometime before March 2009, the company said Tuesday, the latest in a string of Japanese electronics makers entering the increasingly competitive sector. http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080708/pioneer-corp-to-sell-blu-ray-disc-recorders.htm Tue, 08 Jul 2008 07:21:27 EDT A former accountant for Rachael Ray's TV cooking show has filed a $1 million lawsuit saying he was forced out of his job because he has an eating disorder. http://www.ibtimes.com/data/articleimgs/85320-people-rachael-ray-accountant.jpg http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080703/rachael-ray-employee-claims-anorexia-bias.htm http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080703/rachael-ray-employee-claims-anorexia-bias.htm Thu, 03 Jul 2008 20:29:26 EDT About 1,400 workers at three Sea Ray boat plants in East Tennessee will be furloughed for the month of July. A spokesman for the parent company, recreational equipment maker Brunswick Corp., on Tuesday said interrupting production at the plants in Knox and Monroe Counties reflects "continued weak retail demand for boats." http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080617/furloughs-for-sea-ray-boat-plant-workers-in-tenn.htm Tue, 17 Jun 2008 15:33:51 EDT Billy Ray Cyrus says he wasn't around when Annie Leibovitz photographed his 15-year-old daughter, Miley, wrapped in a sheet with her back exposed, for the June issue of Vanity Fair magazine. http://www.ibtimes.com/data/articleimgs/73710-people-billy-ray-cyrus.jpg http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080617/cyrus-says-he-was-surprised-by-vanity-fair-photo.htm http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080617/cyrus-says-he-was-surprised-by-vanity-fair-photo.htm Tue, 17 Jun 2008 15:45:28 EDT Blu-ray stomped HD DVD to become the standard format for high-definition movie discs, but years may pass before it can claim victory over the good old DVD. http://www.ibtimes.com/data/articleimgs/60672-blu-ray.jpg http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080602/blu-ray-dvd-format-may-not-dominate-for-years.htm http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080602/blu-ray-dvd-format-may-not-dominate-for-years.htm Mon, 02 Jun 2008 06:55:48 EDT Blu-ray stomped HD DVD to become the standard format for high-definition movie discs, but years may pass before it can claim victory over the good old DVD. http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080601/blu-ray-dvd-format-may-not-dominate-for-years.htm Sun, 01 Jun 2008 14:00:02 EDT A 1,000-pound (450-kilogram) manta ray was returned to the Atlantic Ocean on Thursday after three years as a research subject and tourist attraction at a Bahamian resort. http://www.ibtimes.com/data/articleimgs/44893-aptopix-bahamas-manta-ray.jpg http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080508/manta-ray-released-from-bahamas-resort.htm http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080508/manta-ray-released-from-bahamas-resort.htm Thu, 08 May 2008 17:18:01 EDT Rocker Neil Young plans to release his entire music archive on Blu-ray discs, a sign that the discs' capabilities are building appeal among musicians as well as movie studios. http://www.ibtimes.com/data/articleimgs/44307-neil-young-blu-ray.jpg http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080506/neil-young-to-release-archive-on-blu-ray-discs.htm http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080506/neil-young-to-release-archive-on-blu-ray-discs.htm Tue, 06 May 2008 14:41:12 EDT Surely Carly Simon wasn't talking about anybody in this room. A Rachael Ray fundraiser attended by Bill Clinton, Bobby Flay, Mario Batali, Joy Behar and Katie Lee among others turned into a private concert when Simon took the stage to sing a four-song set including "You're So Vain." http://www.ibtimes.com/data/articleimgs/43546-food-rachael-ray.jpg http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080502/carly-simon-to-rachael-ray-and-friends-youre-so-vain.htm http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080502/carly-simon-to-rachael-ray-and-friends-youre-so-vain.htm Fri, 02 May 2008 15:20:35 EDT Sales of Blu-ray disc players haven't been helped by maker Toshiba's capitulation over producing the rival HD DVD format, research firm NPD Group said Wednesday. http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080430/analyst-hd-dvd-demise-hasnt-meant-scramble-for-blu-ray.htm Wed, 30 Apr 2008 17:49:13 EDT Barack Obama's young daughters are "not impressed" that their father is the front-runner for the Democratic presidential nomination. "When I call them and they say, 'Daddy, what did you do today?' I said, 'Well, I spoke to 35,000 people.' It's like 'Boring.' It's not interesting," Obama told Rachael Ray in an interview broadcast Tuesday on her daytime talk show. http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080429/obama-says-daughters-arent-impressed-by-his-candidacy.htm Tue, 29 Apr 2008 11:28:00 EDT Ray Charles' children are accusing his longtime manager of mismanaging his estate and trusts and tarnishing his legacy by releasing two posthumous CDs the late singer never would have approved, according to a published report. http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080420/ray-charles-children-ex-manager-battle.htm Sun, 20 Apr 2008 21:09:55 EDT A boater died after a ray jumped out of the water, causing skull fractures and brain injuries, medical examiners said. http://www.ibtimes.com/data/articleimgs/35794-addition-stingray-death.jpg http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080321/head-injuries-from-ray-killed-boater.htm http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080321/head-injuries-from-ray-killed-boater.htm Fri, 21 Mar 2008 16:05:22 EDT A medical examiner says a boater died from head trauma from a 75-pound spotted eagle ray that jumped out of the water in the Florida Keys. Judy Kay Zagorski was sitting in the front seat of a boat traveling 25 mph on Thursday when she was struck in the face. http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080321/head-trauma-kills-boater-struck-by-ray.htm Fri, 21 Mar 2008 14:23:56 EDT Of all the sponsored events at the South by Southwest music festival, Rachael Ray's artist showcase may have been the most puzzling. After all, Ray is the cherub-faced, perky cook and host of her own daytime TV show _ and there she was at SXSW playing host to edgy acts like The Raveonettes. http://www.ibtimes.com/data/articleimgs/34763-sxsw-rachael-ray.jpg http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080316/star-cooks-up-more-than-food-at-sxsw.htm http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080316/star-cooks-up-more-than-food-at-sxsw.htm Sun, 16 Mar 2008 10:39:10 EDT Sony Corp.'s first Blu-ray disc player that can download bonus materials like trailers and games from the Internet will debut this summer, the company announced Tuesday. http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080226/sony-to-introduce-new-blu-ray-players.htm Tue, 26 Feb 2008 11:48:02 EST The HD DVD is now the Highly Dead DVD. Toshiba Corp., creator of the HD DVD, dropped out of the battle Tuesday over the next generation of movie-disc technology and conceded to Sony's rival Blu-ray format. http://www.ibtimes.com/data/articleimgs/28507-japan-toshiba.jpg http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080219/blu-ray-wins-after-hd-dvd-is-scuttled.htm http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080219/blu-ray-wins-after-hd-dvd-is-scuttled.htm Tue, 19 Feb 2008 17:21:25 EST Universal Studios, one of the two major studios that was putting out HD DVDs, will focus its attention on the rival Blu-ray movie disc format. The news follows the announcement Tuesday by Toshiba, creator of the HD DVD, that it would stop making players for the discs. http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080219/universal-to-publish-blu-ray-discs.htm Tue, 19 Feb 2008 16:53:16 EST Wal-Mart Stores Inc has decided to exclusively sell high-definition DVDs in the Blu-Ray format, dealing what could be a crippling blow to the rival HD DVD technology backed by Toshiba Corp. http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080215/wal-mart-dumps-dvds-back-blu-ray.htm Fri, 15 Feb 2008 17:53:22 EST