International Business News - Summer 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 summer's been a bummer for Arnold Schwarzenegger. Although he still likes to say being governor of California is the best job he's ever had, Schwarzenegger has faced near-constant criticism from all sides in the state's drawn-out fiscal crisis. http://www.ibtimes.com/data/articleimgs/128457-schwarzenegger-bummer-summer.jpg http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080912/schwarzenegger-facing-criticism-from-all-sides.htm http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080912/schwarzenegger-facing-criticism-from-all-sides.htm Fri, 12 Sep 2008 15:50:21 EDT Craving a sun-and-sea summer holiday destination where you can also party the night away? Travel website TripAdvisor has come up with a list of the top 10 islands in the Mediterranean sea. http://www.ibtimes.com/data/articleimgs/109778-beaches.jpg http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080815/beaches-mediterranean-summer-holiday-islands.htm http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080815/beaches-mediterranean-summer-holiday-islands.htm Fri, 15 Aug 2008 20:23:49 EDT In Paris, they call it La Plage, or the beach. And in Bogota, Colombia, it's Ciclovia, or bikeway. For six hours Saturday in New York, it was called Summer Streets: Nearly seven miles of Manhattan that were stripped of traffic, creating a weekend playground for bikers, walkers and loungers. http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080809/nyc-experiments-with-traffic-free-urban-playground.htm Sat, 09 Aug 2008 18:51:23 EDT Here are three little words that might give the staunchest snacker pause: Chocolate-covered bacon. It sounds so wrong. But it tastes just right, says Joseph Marini III, a fourth-generation candy maker who is selling the bacon bonbons at the Santa Cruz Boardwalk seaside amusement park. http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080808/bacon-makes-everything-better-_-even-chocolate.htm Fri, 08 Aug 2008 19:02:12 EDT It's the Paris version of the "staycation": Marc des Bouillons lounged in a beach chair with a book, surrounded by women in bikinis, ice cream stands, a DJ spinning summer tunes and kids running amok. http://www.ibtimes.com/data/articleimgs/104994-france-europe-sad-summer.jpg http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080808/sad-summer-economic-woes-hit-european-vacations.htm http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080808/sad-summer-economic-woes-hit-european-vacations.htm Fri, 08 Aug 2008 03:19:15 EDT It's the Paris version of the "staycation": Marc des Bouillons lounged in a beach chair with a book, surrounded by women in bikinis, ice cream stands, a DJ spinning summer tunes and kids running amok. http://www.ibtimes.com/data/articleimgs/104598-france-europe-sad-summer.jpg http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080807/sad-summer-economic-woes-hit-european-vacations.htm http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080807/sad-summer-economic-woes-hit-european-vacations.htm Thu, 07 Aug 2008 13:03:54 EDT Marc des Bouillons lounged in a beach chair with a book, surrounded by women in bikinis, ice cream stands, a DJ spinning summer tunes and kids running amok. http://www.ibtimes.com/data/articleimgs/104124-france-europe-sad-summer.jpg http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080806/sad-summer-economic-woes-hit-european-vacations.htm http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080806/sad-summer-economic-woes-hit-european-vacations.htm Wed, 06 Aug 2008 15:15:07 EDT Summer is usually a busy time for both the Border Patrol and smugglers who try to enter the U.S. illegally via Lake Champlain, but authorities say organized smuggling in the area is way down this season. http://www.ibtimes.com/data/articleimgs/94817-summer-on-the-border.jpg http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080721/on-u-s-canadian-border-smuggling-seen-down.htm http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080721/on-u-s-canadian-border-smuggling-seen-down.htm Mon, 21 Jul 2008 10:21:34 EDT From coast to coast, tough financial conditions are forcing school districts and nonprofit groups to cut back on summer programs that are widely viewed as invaluable to both struggling and superior students. http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080714/budget-woes-force-cuts-in-summer-school-programs.htm Mon, 14 Jul 2008 18:29:29 EDT Democrats bent on showing they can govern and Republicans anxious about a sour re-election climate are pushing a pared-down summer agenda in Congress. Lawmakers want to try to save homeowners from foreclosure, avert Medicare cuts and give the government power to spy on suspected terrorists. http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080706/congress-begins-final-summer-push.htm Sun, 06 Jul 2008 07:59:38 EDT Donna Summer says she approached her summer tour like a chocolate-chip cookie. The 59-year-old singer said that for the first time, she is incorporating all the music from a new album and most of her hits into the show. In the past, she's used just a few new songs, but never all of them. http://www.ibtimes.com/data/articleimgs/85172-people-donna-summer.jpg http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080703/donna-summer-adds-sweet-sounds-to-summer-tour.htm http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080703/donna-summer-adds-sweet-sounds-to-summer-tour.htm Thu, 03 Jul 2008 15:14:09 EDT At a dining hall filled with the chatter of summer campers eating lunch, the photos on one wall bear witness that this is no ordinary camp. Pictures of mothers and fathers in uniform are adorned with notes in the bubbly penmanship of youngsters whose parents have or will serve in Iraq and Afghanistan. http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080623/summer-camps-for-veterans-kids-help-ease-strains.htm Mon, 23 Jun 2008 04:19:28 EDT They call it "Summer Madness." OK, it's just an advertising slogan that loosely ties together the three works currently in repertory for the San Francisco Opera's June season. But the title character of Donizetti's "Lucia di Lammermoor" offers more than enough insanity to go around, especially as portrayed by the dynamic French soprano Natalie Dessay. http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080622/review-dessay-shines-as-lucia-in-san-francisco.htm Sun, 22 Jun 2008 14:53:54 EDT The president, chief executive and director of Summer Infant Inc., which makes products for toddlers and infants, bought 12,500 shares of stock, according to a Securities and Exchange Commission filing. http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080619/summer-infant-president-ceo-buys-shares.htm Thu, 19 Jun 2008 14:26:48 EDT The job market is tight, but that doesn't mean finding a summer job is impossible. Some tips for teen job seekers, from Covenant House New York and The College Board: http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080617/tips-for-teens-to-land-a-summer-job.htm Tue, 17 Jun 2008 15:29:13 EDT Yeager Airport in Charleston is losing another flight because of rising fuel costs. Airport spokesman Brian Belcher says Southern Skyways told airport officials Wednesday that it is canceling Sunday flights to Myrtle Beach, South Carolina, effective next month. http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080612/southern-skyways-cancels-another-yeager-flight.htm Thu, 12 Jun 2008 16:11:40 EDT Fewer Americans are expected to fly this summer, but don't expect more empty seats as carriers pack planes to help offset surging fuel costs. The trade group for the nation's largest airlines on Tuesday forecast 211.5 million passengers will travel on domestic carriers between June 1 and Aug. 31. That would be a 1.3 percent drop from last summer. http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080513/fewer-fliers-for-summer-but-packed-planes-persist.htm Tue, 13 May 2008 11:46:08 EDT Along with the major blockbusters, Hollywood offers loads of other films this summer. A look at the highlights: May: http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080426/hollywood-has-broad-summer-range-behind-the-blockbusters.htm Sat, 26 Apr 2008 00:01:01 EDT Studio executives hope they've trained their audience well as the season of summer blockbusters arrives. From May through mid-August, Hollywood will bank on the idea that there is at least one movie every week _ and sometimes two _ that you simply must see. http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080426/reprise-time-summer-offers-indy-batman-narnia-x-files.htm Sat, 26 Apr 2008 00:01:00 EDT