International Business News - West 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 Fresh-faced cadet candidates arrive Monday for buzz cuts, measurements for gray uniforms and a crash course in toeing the line, West Point style. And Cadet Sean Davies is ready to give them a full-throated welcome--after warming up his vocal cords on people who actually volunteered for the abuse. http://www.ibtimes.com/data/articleimgs/82224-west-point-mock-cadets.jpg http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080629/west-point-cadets-practice-by-barking-at-civilians.htm http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080629/west-point-cadets-practice-by-barking-at-civilians.htm Sun, 29 Jun 2008 13:22:09 EDT The CEO of a mining and mineral exploration company topped the list of the most highly paid chief executives in the western U.S. Richard Adkerson of Freeport-McMoran was No. 1 among companies in the region that includes California, Arizona, Washington state and a few others. http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080627/the-most-highly-paid-ceos-in-the-west.htm Fri, 27 Jun 2008 13:29:02 EDT The plastic surgeon who operated on Kanye West's mother before she died last fall has been arrested on suspicion of drunken driving. Police said Dr. Jan Adams was seen using an off-ramp to get on a freeway early Thursday in the Northern California town of Vallejo, and was driving on a suspended license from a previous DUI. http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080626/donda-west-surgeon-arrested-in-california-for-dui.htm Thu, 26 Jun 2008 20:25:11 EDT Kanye West defended himself from criticism over his delayed performance at Bonnaroo, saying on his blog that the flak he's taken has left him "the most offended I've ever been." http://www.ibtimes.com/data/articleimgs/79235-music-kanye-west-bonnaroo.jpg http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080625/kanye-west-rails-against-bonnaroo-criticism.htm http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080625/kanye-west-rails-against-bonnaroo-criticism.htm Wed, 25 Jun 2008 17:49:16 EDT California's first 2008 case of equine West Nile virus has killed a Corona horse. The state Department of Food and Agriculture says the 15-year-old quarter horse gelding died of complications from West Nile virus. Spokesman Steve Lyle says it isn't known when the horse died. http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080625/2008s-first-california-equine-west-nile-death.htm Wed, 25 Jun 2008 15:17:06 EDT Electric utility Pinnacle West Capital Corp. said Monday that James R. Hatfield has been named senior vice president and chief financial officer of Pinnacle West and affiliate Arizona Public Service Co. http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080623/pinnacle-west-capital-names-oge-executive-as-cfo.htm Mon, 23 Jun 2008 10:41:44 EDT Real estate investment trust Mission West Properties Inc. said Monday its board declared a regular quarterly dividend of 20 cents. The dividend is payable July 3 to shareholders of record June 30. http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080616/mission-west-properties-declares-regular-dividend.htm Mon, 16 Jun 2008 15:20:00 EDT Kanye West's late night performance at Bonnaroo was delayed nearly two hours, angering the festival crowd who responded by chanting "Kanye sucks" and pelting the empty stage with glow sticks. http://www.ibtimes.com/data/articleimgs/72599-music-festival-bonnaroo.jpg http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080615/delayed-kanye-west-gig-angers-bonnaroo-crowd.htm http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080615/delayed-kanye-west-gig-angers-bonnaroo-crowd.htm Sun, 15 Jun 2008 18:52:35 EDT The class of 2008 graduated Saturday from the U.S. Military Academy, 972 men and women who were saluted by the top Army official for their willingness to serve during deadly conflicts in Iraq and Afghanistan. http://www.ibtimes.com/data/articleimgs/59284-west-point-graduation.jpg http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080531/more-than-960-graduate-from-west-point.htm http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080531/more-than-960-graduate-from-west-point.htm Sat, 31 May 2008 13:41:23 EDT A week after one deal collapsed, city officials announced Monday that a another developer has been chosen to build a new commercial and residential center over a stretch of forlorn railyards near the Hudson River. http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080519/developer-chosen-for-nycs-west-side-railyards.htm Mon, 19 May 2008 15:49:35 EDT The head of the U.S. Military Academy thinks it's time to replace the "men" and "sons" in West Point's two most beloved songs with more gender-neutral lyrics. http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080515/usma-chief-wants-to-change-lyrics-of-2-west-point-songs.htm Thu, 15 May 2008 14:32:37 EDT The transit agency that owns 26 acres of prime real estate on Manhattan's far West Side reopened conversations Tuesday with other developers after last-ditch talks failed to resurrect a deal with builder Tishman Speyer Properties. http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080513/mta-talks-with-other-developers-about-west-side.htm Tue, 13 May 2008 19:06:37 EDT The transit agency that owns 26 acres of prime real estate on Manhattan's far West Side reopened conversations Tuesday with other developers after last-ditch talks failed to resurrect a deal with builder Tishman Speyer Properties. http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080513/mta-talks-with-other-developers-on-hudson-yards.htm Tue, 13 May 2008 18:49:39 EDT Sen. Charles Schumer on Monday called for the Port Authority of New York and New Jersey to take over the stalled Pennsylvania Station redevelopment, saying it could help spur a building boom on Manhattan's West Side. http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080512/sen-schumer-urges-development-of-nycs-west-side.htm Mon, 12 May 2008 16:22:57 EDT A $1 billion deal to build skyscrapers, apartments and parks over a desolate stretch of rail yards by the Hudson River collapsed due to a zoning "impasse," the rail yards' owner said Thursday. http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080508/1b-deal-in-nyc-to-develop-west-side-rail-yards-collapses.htm Thu, 08 May 2008 21:32:08 EDT A $1 billion deal to build skyscrapers, apartments and parks over rail yards on Manhattan's far West Side appears to have collapsed. The Metropolitan Transportation Authority says negotiations to finalize the deal reached six weeks ago with Tishman Speyer Properties "reached an impasse" late Thursday afternoon. http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080508/1b-deal-to-develop-far-west-side-rail-yards-collapses.htm Thu, 08 May 2008 19:59:00 EDT West Virginia's primary next week offers Hillary Rodham Clinton some of the friendliest terrain yet in her drawn-out struggle with Barack Obama for the Democratic presidential nomination as she fights to keep her candidacy alive. http://www.ibtimes.com/data/articleimgs/44614-correction-clinton-2008.jpg http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080507/clinton-obama-encounter-a-bygone-america-in-west-virginia.htm http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080507/clinton-obama-encounter-a-bygone-america-in-west-virginia.htm Wed, 07 May 2008 14:23:24 EDT Boating gear retailer West Marine Inc. said Wednesday its first-quarter loss widened on softer consumer spending. The company reported a loss of $17.7 million, or 81 cents per share, compared with a loss of $11.4 million, or 53 cents per share, in the same quarter a year before. http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080430/west-marine-1st-quarter-loss-widens-on-softening-spending.htm Wed, 30 Apr 2008 09:35:10 EDT The chairman and chief executive of SEI Investments Co., an investment and asset management company, sold 106,955 shares of common stock, according to Securities and Exchange Commission filings Monday. http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080429/sei-investments-ceo-sells-106-955-shares-of-stock.htm Tue, 29 Apr 2008 15:08:04 EDT It was boy's night out for Kanye West and Jay-Z. The pair partied at the nightclub Goa for West's official afterparty following his "Glow in the Dark" tour performance at the Nokia Theatre L.A. Live. Famous guests such as Paris Hilton, Benji Madden, Rob Kardashian and Adrienne Bailon had already come and gone by the time the rappers showed up around 1 a.m. http://www.ibtimes.com/data/articleimgs/41742-kanye-west-tour-after-party.jpg http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080423/kanye-west-and-jay-z-party-together.htm http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080423/kanye-west-and-jay-z-party-together.htm Wed, 23 Apr 2008 14:30:59 EDT