Royal Dutch Shell PLC’s foray into Arctic offshore drilling has suffered a serious setback after one of its two Alaska drilling rigs ran aground in shallow water off a small island. Read the full story here. Officials at a unified command center run by the Coast Guard, Shell, state responders, and others said the Kulluk, […]
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Shell Drill Ship Runs Aground on Island Off Alaska
Royal Dutch Shell PLC’s foray into Arctic offshore drilling has suffered a serious setback after one of its two Alaska drilling rigs ran aground in shallow water off a small island. See the photos here. Officials at a unified command center run by the Coast Guard, Shell, state responders, and others said the Kulluk grounded […]
NY charity finds shelter for homeless in Hamptons
It’s not so easy to spot the homeless in the Hamptons in the summer, when celebrity A-listers fly in by helicopter and Wall Street whizzes drive out in their Jaguars and Lexuses. It’s not that the homeless don’t exist in the string of famously exclusive waterfront communities on the eastern end of Long Island — […]
‘Molecular levers’ may make materials better
DURHAM, NC — In a forced game of molecular tug-of war, some strings of atoms can act like a lever, accelerating reactions 1000 times faster than other molecules. The discovery suggests that scientists could use these molecular levers to drive chemical and mechanical reactivity among atoms and ultimately engineer more efficient materials. “We are interested […]
Disruption of cellular signaling identified in pulmonary arterial hypertension
Impairment of a key signaling cascade in the pulmonary blood vessels plays an important role in pulmonary arterial hypertension, a Yale study has found. The study appears in the advance online publication of Nature Medicine. Pulmonary arterial hypertension (PAH) is a disease caused by an increase of blood pressure in the blood vessels of the […]
Mediacom nails down content rights
Mediacom Communications said it has hammered out agreements with several of its content partners. The agreements fall into three categories. One set secures wider distribution rights, expanding the amount of programming Mediacom can make available through its TV Everywhere service. Another set of agreements expands the amount of Spanish-language content the MSO can offer, and […]
An industry insider’s thoughts on Arris’ pickup of Motorola
The dust is still settling on Arris’ $2.35 billion deal to buy the Motorola Home division assets from Google, but the devil (or is it God?) is still in the details. According to Needham and Co. analyst Richard Valera, Arris stands to triple its sales and double its EPS while adding $2 billion in debt. […]
Cisco still top dog in STB marketplace
For the second straight quarter, Cisco edged out Motorola as the top cable set-top box market share leader. Infonetics Research said in a recent report that worldwide set-top box (STB) revenue was essentially flat in the third quarter of this year, totaling $3.7 billion. The IP set-top box segment grew the most during the third […]
Hyundai Recalls Velosters Over Shattering Sunroofs
DETROIT (AP) — Hyundai is recalling about 13,500 Veloster hatchbacks in the U.S. because the vehicle’s sunroof can shatter and cause injuries. The recall affects cars from the 2012 model year. Hyundai says it knows of no crashes from the problem, but five people have received minor cuts. The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration began […]
Toyota’s Camry Performs Poorly on New Crash Test
DETROIT (AP) — The Toyota Camry, the best-selling car in the U.S., performed poorly this year in a new crash test and failed to get the best safety rating from an insurance industry group. The Insurance Institute for Highway Safety gave the Camry a “Poor” rating on a test that measures how well people are […]