International Business News - vs 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 Here's a comparison of Hurricanes Gustav and Katrina: LANDFALL http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080901/how-similar-are-hurricanes-gustav-and-katrina.htm Mon, 01 Sep 2008 17:59:27 EDT A judge who won a $2 million libel award from the Boston Herald, then sent threatening letters to its publisher, will step down from the bench, a court said Wednesday. http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080820/judge-libeled-by-boston-herald-agrees-to-step-down.htm Wed, 20 Aug 2008 18:47:33 EDT A judge who sent threatening letters to the Boston Herald's publisher after winning a $2 million libel award will not work as a judge again in Massachusetts, under a court order announced Wednesday. http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080820/mass-judge-libeled-by-reporter-gives-up-bench.htm Wed, 20 Aug 2008 18:16:21 EDT When it comes to saving lives, God trumps doctors for many Americans. An eye-opening survey reveals widespread belief that divine intervention can revive dying patients. And, researchers said, doctors "need to be prepared to deal with families who are waiting for a miracle." http://www.ibtimes.com/data/articleimgs/111851-god-vs-doctors.jpg http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080819/many-think-gods-intervention-can-revive-the-dying.htm http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080819/many-think-gods-intervention-can-revive-the-dying.htm Tue, 19 Aug 2008 01:36:58 EDT It sounds like this cow had a beef with the bear. Neighbors spotted a cow and a wild bear nuzzling noses Sunday and playing in a pasture. The bear later dashed away, but no one's sure whether the cow wanted the pasture for herself or more playtime. http://www.ibtimes.com/data/articleimgs/111609-cow-vs-bear.jpg http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080818/beastly-meeting-of-cow-bear-might-have-been-play.htm http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080818/beastly-meeting-of-cow-bear-might-have-been-play.htm Mon, 18 Aug 2008 18:33:13 EDT When it comes to saving lives, God trumps doctors for many Americans. An eye-opening survey reveals widespread belief that divine intervention can revive dying patients. And, researchers said, doctors "need to be prepared to deal with families who are waiting for a miracle." http://www.ibtimes.com/data/articleimgs/111615-god-vs-doctors.jpg http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080818/many-think-gods-intervention-can-revive-the-dying.htm http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080818/many-think-gods-intervention-can-revive-the-dying.htm Mon, 18 Aug 2008 19:21:33 EDT At first, the differences between the United Arab Emirates two leading cities were merely cultural. Abu Dhabi built world-class museums as fast as Dubai put up extravagant shopping malls--one with a ski slope inside. http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080818/uae-cities-at-odds-over-lifestyle-ties-to-iran.htm Mon, 18 Aug 2008 08:06:18 EDT At first, the differences between the United Arab Emirates two leading cities were merely cultural. Abu Dhabi built world-class museums as fast as Dubai put up extravagant shopping malls--one with a ski slope inside. http://www.ibtimes.com/data/articleimgs/110920-abu-dhabi-vs-dubai.jpg http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080817/uae-cities-at-odds-over-lifestyle-ties-to-iran.htm http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080817/uae-cities-at-odds-over-lifestyle-ties-to-iran.htm Sun, 17 Aug 2008 16:33:47 EDT People with chronic chest pain who are not in big danger of a heart attack now may have even less reason to rush into an artery-opening angioplasty: There's more evidence drugs should be tried first and often are just as effective. http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080814/drugs-as-good-as-stents-for-many-heart-patients.htm Thu, 14 Aug 2008 07:43:44 EDT People with chronic chest pain who are not in big danger of a heart attack now may have even less reason to rush into an artery-opening angioplasty: There's more evidence drugs should be tried first and often are just as effective. http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080813/drugs-as-good-as-stents-for-many-heart-patients.htm Wed, 13 Aug 2008 17:04:56 EDT That's my girl, I thought, as Olivia tore away from us to join the other 5-year-olds for circle time--legs crossed, hand stick-straight in the air in response to the teacher's question about how the kids spent Father's Day. http://www.ibtimes.com/data/articleimgs/105950-republican-convention-protesters.jpg http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080809/family-move-reveals-differences-in-early-education.htm http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080809/family-move-reveals-differences-in-early-education.htm Sat, 09 Aug 2008 10:23:34 EDT Phone companies have been feeling the heat from cable companies for years, as those traditional TV providers have expanded their own phone services and fought hard for broadband Internet subscribers. http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080808/cable-companies-stole-telcos-lunch-in-2q.htm Fri, 08 Aug 2008 15:13:03 EDT A cunning predator that hunts in packs, corners prized game species and devours them whole is angering sportsmen in this eastern Idaho RV hamlet on the Blackfoot Reservoir's wind-whipped shores. http://www.ibtimes.com/data/articleimgs/102788-pelicans-vs-trout.jpg http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080804/its-pelican-vs-trout-in-idaho-predator-conflict.htm http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080804/its-pelican-vs-trout-in-idaho-predator-conflict.htm Mon, 04 Aug 2008 04:43:45 EDT Yulia Khrushcheva sat in the afternoon shadows of her Moscow kitchen, her delicate fingers brushing back her silver blond hair, talking of the anguish of seeing her family's reputation under attack. http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080802/khrushchev-kin-allege-family-honor-slurred.htm Sat, 02 Aug 2008 13:13:49 EDT LCD or plasma? If you've been shopping for a flat-panel TV, that's the big question. According to a mystery-shopper survey, electronics salespeople don't know much about the differences, but still have a ready answer: LCD. http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080721/analysis-finds-tv-buyers-steered-to-costlier-lcds.htm Mon, 21 Jul 2008 16:04:01 EDT A 77-year-old grandmother was recovering at home after she pinned down a rabid fox that bit her and held it until help arrived. Avis Blakeslee was attacked as she tended to her petunias outside her Stroudsburg farmhouse. http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080714/grandmother-77-pins-down-rabid-fox-that-bit-her.htm Mon, 14 Jul 2008 19:24:21 EDT Portland's reputation as a bike-friendly city went flat this week when a confrontation between a cyclist and motorist turned to blows. It turns out the motorist who yelled at the man on the bike was a longtime cyclist, trying to lecture on bike ethics. http://www.ibtimes.com/data/articleimgs/89935-bikes-vs-cars.jpg http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080712/clash-of-wheels-mars-portlands-bike-friendly-fame.htm http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080712/clash-of-wheels-mars-portlands-bike-friendly-fame.htm Sat, 12 Jul 2008 00:06:26 EDT Portland's reputation as a bike-friendly city went flat this week when a confrontation between a cyclist and motorist turned to blows. It turns out the motorist who yelled at the man on the bike was a longtime cyclist, trying to lecture on bike ethics. http://www.ibtimes.com/data/articleimgs/89931-bikes-vs-cars.jpg http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080711/bike-friendly-portland-gets-a-flat.htm http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080711/bike-friendly-portland-gets-a-flat.htm Fri, 11 Jul 2008 23:26:27 EDT Highlights of U.S. Federal Aviation Administration work rules governing air flight crews for scheduled passenger flights and for nonscheduled cargo flights: http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080710/faa-air-crew-rules-passenger-vs-cargo-flights.htm Thu, 10 Jul 2008 16:47:18 EDT Drug traffickers in well-armed desert convoys roll across the border from Afghanistan. Standing in their way are Iranian soldiers and drug agents trying to choke off one of the world's busiest pipelines for opium and heroin. http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080624/west-links-drug-war-aid-to-iranian-nuclear-impasse.htm Tue, 24 Jun 2008 12:45:02 EDT