Oil steadied on Wednesday due to concerns that unrest in Yemen may spill over into neighboring countries in the oil rich Middle East Gulf region, while an expected increase in U.S. crude inventories capped gains prices.Brent crude futures rose 9 cents to $115.76 a barrel at 0855 GMT (4:55 a.m. ET). Prices have risen four…

COLLEGE PARK, Md., March 28, 2011 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- The Dingman Center for Entrepreneurship at the University of Maryland's Robert H. Smith School of Business will host the UMD Entrepreneurship Invitational, featuring the Sixth Annual Cupid's Cup business competition, on Friday, April 1, at the university's College Park campus. The event kicks off with the BB&T…

stripes" in the remains of an exploded star may help astronomers learn how some of the highest-energy particles in our galaxy reach their incredible speeds, a new study suggests.NASA'sspacecraft detected a suprisingly regular pattern of X-rays in a well-known supernova remnant called Tycho. The new observations provide the first direct evidence that a cosmic event…

Small Business Challenges in Open Competition” at the Defense Intelligence Agency’s (DIA) Acquisition Conference 2011 held March 14-17, 2011 in Miami, FL.Falls Church, VA (PRWEB) March 25, 2011 Stephen R. Synnott, President/CEO of Syntelligent Analytic Solutions, LLC participated in the panel discussion “Small Business Challenges in Open Competition” at the Defense Intelligence Agency’s (DIA) Acquisition…

s Series 9 ultraportable 11.6-inch notebook goes on sale this week for a $1149 pre-order price atand other retailers. Like its largersibling ($1600 MSRP), this Series 9 challenges the MacBook Air for ultra-thin supremacy.Samsung's newshows this 11.6-inch model sharing the same design features as the 13.3-inch Series 9, with a few key differences. The 11.6-inch…

THURSDAY, Feb. 17 (HealthDay News) -- People with multiple sclerosis may have more problems remembering, learning and processing information in warm weather than in cooler months, a small study suggests.Researchers at the Kessler Foundation in West Orange, N.J., found that patients with MS performed 70 percent better on tests involvingthinking, or cognitive functioning, on cooler…

BAGHDAD (AFP) – Iraq has postponed the planned purchase of 18 F-16 fighter planes from the United States this year and diverted the funds to feeding the poor, an official said on Monday, amid growing protests that have been inspired by the uprisings in Egypt and Tunisia."The F-16 contract has been postponed this year and…

Lance Armstrong is calling this one "Retirement 2.0."Almost a month after finishing 65th in his last competitive race in Australia, and nearly six years removed from the last of an unprecedented seven straight Tour de France titles, the 39-year-old cyclist made clear there is no reset button this time.This time, he's leaving professional racing behind…

Republican Rep. Michele Bachmann of Minnesota on Tuesday blasted the First Lady's support for breastfeeding as evidence of a "nanny state" mentality."This is very consistent with where the hard left is coming from," Bachmann , according to widespread reports. "For them, government is the answer to every problem.""I've given birth to five babies, and I've…

STEVENSVILLE, Mont. – A cow that avoided slaughter five years ago by famously jumping a slaughterhouse gate and leading officials on a chase finally has a new home in Montana.The cow is called the "Unsinkable Molly B" because her 2006 escape included a swim in the Missouri River. She was recently rescued from an overcrowded…