China's Nigerian oil bid follows African setbacks

9/30/2009

China is seeking large stakes in Nigerian oil after the Asian giant ran into problems with oil deals in other African countries, according to a media report Wednesday.The Financial Times reported on Tuesday that state-owned CNOOC Ltd., is trying to buy 6 billion barrels of oil — or a sixth of...

GM, Chrysler meet with dealers over closings

9/30/2009

General Motors and Chrysler met Wednesday on Capitol Hill with dealers and lawmakers as talks began on the companies' plans to close around 3,000 dealerships as part of the automakers' restructuring following bankruptcy.The first face-to-face meetings between dealers and the companies on the...

Joint US-Norwegian study provides new insights into marine ecosystems and fisheries production

9/30/2009

NOAA and Norwegian researchers recently completed a comparative analysis of marine ecosystems in the North Atlantic and North Pacific to see what factors support fisheries production, leading to new insights that could improve fishery management plans and the ecosystems.

Cloudy with a chance of pebble showers

9/30/2009

Tidally locked with its star and orbiting very close to it, the exoplanet Corot-7b is hot enough to melt rock on its star-facing side. Its atmosphere consists of the components of silicate rocks in gaseous form and, simulation suggests, periodically rains pebbles or grains of sand onto the molten...

Secretary Chu Announces up to $12.5 Million in Recovery Act Funding for New Graduate Fellowships in Science, Mathematics and Engineering

9/30/2009

Washington, DC - U.S. Energy Secretary Steven Chu announced today that up to $12.5 million in funding from the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act will be awarded in early 2010 to support at least 80 graduate fellowships to U.S. students pursuing advanced degrees in science, mathematics, and...

DOE and Chinese Ministry of Science and Technology Co-Host First Ever Electric Vehicle Forum

9/30/2009

Beijing, China - Yesterday, the first-ever U.S.-China Electric Vehicle Forum concluded in Beijing, China, bringing together more than 140 U.S. and Chinese officials from government, industry, academia and advocacy groups to discuss progress made in the electric vehicle industry to date and...

RI judge tosses patent verdict against Microsoft

9/30/2009

A federal judge in Rhode Island threw out a $388 million patent infringement jury verdict against Microsoft Corp., ending a six-year legal skirmish.In April, a jury found that the world's largest software maker had infringed on a patent owned by Uniloc Inc.Irvine, Calif.-based Uniloc makes...

Overhill Farms inks distribution agreement

9/30/2009

Private-label frozen foods maker Overhill Farms Inc. on Wednesday said it inked a sales and distribution agreement with food producer J.R. Simplot Co. designating Simplot as the sole distributor of Overhill Farms products."We believe the Simplot team's broad reach and high level of...

Idaho deputy shot by colleague during gun cleaning

9/30/2009

A Gooding County Sheriff's deputy shot accidentally by another deputy at his home is back at work after four weeks recuperation.Deputy Jeremy Smith, who returned to work Monday, was shot in the hand Aug. 31 by a .22 caliber Ruger Mark IV handgun at the Hagerman home of Sgt. Dave Kiger, the...

Xerox retirees sue in NY to halt health care cuts

9/30/2009

Xerox Corp. retirees are seeking a federal court order to halt cuts to their health care coverage.Ten former employees from upstate New York, Florida and Connecticut sued the office equipment company on behalf of thousands of colleagues hired before 1989.Based in Norwalk, Conn., Xerox said in...

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The irresistability of the end

Aug 26

What is it about doomsday scenarios? Every once in a while, it seems, the general public can’t get enough of predictions about impending disaster. And the most recent spate of disaster ruminations seems more pervasive than ever.

Premature death notice

Aug 19

Earlier this week, Wired editor Chris Anderson declared the death of the Web and the rise of everything else (on the Internet). It was a bit like twittering the death of your favorite celebrity on Twitter, except in this case it’s the one loved by billions.

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CC Radio - Episode 46

Sep 1

Post-Doctoral Fellow at CC Department of Bioethics Part of Academy Award-Nominated Documentary. For transcripts of this and other NIH Clinical Center podcasts, visit http://www.cc.nih.gov/podcast/

CC Radio - Episode 45

Aug 27

Clinical Center Studies Noninvasive Imaging of Heart Failure. For transcripts of this and other NIH Clinical Center podcasts, visit http://www.cc.nih.gov/podcast/