Many see Connolly in line for Boston mayoral campaign Oct 26, 2009
If any candidate could be excused for easing back on the accelerator before Election Day, it would be Boston Councilor at Large John R. Connolly. Connolly won more votes in the September preliminary than anyone else in the City Council race. (Boston Globe)
Filling in the gaps Oct 25, 2009
But it will have to make budget cuts, so it will have one foot on the accelerator and another on the brake. Will China and India come to the rescue. (Sydney Morning Herald -- Opinion)
South Africa: A Difficult Partnership - The United States and South Africa Oct 24, 2009
In her first major policy address in July of this year, Secretary Clinton included South Africa among the "major and emerging global powers;to be full partners in tackling the global agenda." When she added that Africa's "future success hinges in great extent on the economic success of South Africa," she subscribed to the conventional U.S. objective to leverage successful free market democracy in South Africa as a positive influence on, and an economic accelerator for, sub-Saharan Africa. It... (allAfrica.com)
Inflation returns as a worry Oct 23, 2009
This is consistent with policymakers taking their foot off the accelerator, rather than slamming on the brakes. . (Sydney Morning Herald -- Business)
Parking mishap puts BMW through brick wall Oct 23, 2009
Store employees said the brand-new SUV was purchased yesterday with cash, and that the owner was coming to pick up an item when a misstep while parking put his foot on the accelerator instead of the brake and the car through the stores front entrance. No customers were injured. (McKinney Courier-Gazette, TX)
> The Pitch: Firm makes buying products you see just a click away Oct 22, 2009
Leis was also part of the engineering technology upgrade at the SLAC National Accelerator Laboratory. Chief Financial Officer Peter Chantel s finance and operations career spans more than 20 years including as vice president of finance at , CFO of and CFO of. (San Jose Business Journal, CA)
Finance and Economic Growth, Remarks by First Deputy Managing Director John Lipsky Oct 20, 2009
The models of Bernanke and Gertler (AER, 1989) also helped to illuminate how financial panics, in various accelerator forms, can drive and disrupt investment. And Ben Bernanke s research on the Great Depression (AER, 1983) shows in a vivid way how historical research can influence practical policy choices. (IMF News)
State now in race to home-grow, recruit new jobs Oct 18, 2009
Mesa is looking at creating a high-tech business accelerator on Arizona State University's Polytechnic campus. Local groups also are trying to beef up capital sources. (AZCentral -- News)
Does this make your head hurt? Oct 17, 2009
In 1995, the CERN particle accelerator facility in Geneva created atoms of antihydrogen. The layman's explanation: Matter is made of extremely tiny particles, which have various masses, electric charges, spins, and so on. (BBC News -- UK)
Multimedia Games Extends Class III Product Rollout Success with New Player Terminals and Currency System Placement at Northern Quest Resort & Casino in Spokane, WA Oct 17, 2009
The new player terminals installed at Northern Quest feature a broad mix of Multimedia Games market-proven Class III titles including Jambalaya Jackpot, Meltdown Core Reaction, Meltdown Accelerator and Queen of the Desert, all in the Companys increasingly popular Player HD gaming cabinet. The placement of the UCS at Northern Quest Casino marks Multimedia Games third installation of its UCS in Washington State and will allow players at the property to seamlessly use tickets... (Yahoo! Wire -- Entertainment News)
Barging Into 2010 - Red Bull: New Year. No Limits. Oct 16, 2009
the action sports superstar will step on the accelerator and ring in 2010 by adding yet another jaw-dropping feat to his already impressive resume: the world record for longest distance jump in a rally car. Add a healthy dose of the Pacific Ocean to clear, and now you have a party. (Yahoo! Wire -- Entertainment News)
My Bad: Officer Misfire Hits Suspect Oct 15, 2009
When police surrounded that car, its driver, Joseph Ortega, hit the accelerator ... Ortega, who wasn't the person who police were looking for, has now been charged with assault with a deadly weapon and battery on a police officer because police say he tried to hurt them when he jammed on his accelerator. (KSBW 8, CA)
Volkswagen targeting middle-class values Oct 12, 2009
The cars will have a decidedly less European feel, with a more user-friendly steering wheel and entertainment system, an accelerator and brake pedal that are farther apart, and larger cup holders. "Here, there is more cruising and long-distance driving. In Europe, there are more tiny roads and you drive more actively than in the United States," Jacoby said. (Honolulu Advertiser)
HPU to launch entrepreneurship center Oct 10, 2009
A key component of the university's entrepreneurial program will be the Business Accelerator Fund established through a donation by Gary Simon, owner of Simon's Jewelers. That fund will support student-led business projects from concept to sustainable venture. (Triad Business Journal, NC)
Vernon Manor set for revamp Oct 9, 2009
That led to a series of conversations with the Minority Business Accelerator, an economic-development arm of the. When Brunner joined Neyer in 2008, she started looking for projects to which black investors could be recruited. (Cincinnati Business Courier, OH)
TransEnterix raises $55M, will add 50 jobs Oct 8, 2009
TransEnterix, a spinoff of business accelerator that raised $21 million in December 2007, plans to add 10 to 15 employees in manufacturing and sales by the end of this year, says company spokeswoman Karen Stinneford. CEO Pope foresees the total head count exceeding 80 by December 2010. (Triangle Business Journal)
Toyota's reputation takes a pounding Oct 7, 2009
The recall is meant to replace floor mats that can unexpectedly snag the accelerator pedal, making it difficult to slow a vehicle down. It was ordered after a California state trooper and three family members were killed in a related accident involving a Lexus. (MSNBC -- Business)
Research funding sets record Oct 6, 2009
ISU officials on Monday announced the university's receipt of 16 research grants, half of which went to projects in ISU's physics department and the Idaho Accelerator Center, an off-campus facility that is used by a number of physics faculty ... "These awards are coming at a time when we're facing all these economic challenges." The Accelerator Center, which is known for its research on medical isotopes -- atoms that experts in the medical field use in the detection of cancerous cells -- secured... (Pocatello Idaho State Journal, ID)
Slow start, tough finish frame Rays' 2009 Oct 5, 2009
" Following its dismal 9-14 April, Tampa Bay posted a 16-14 mark in May before the club finally seemed to hit its stride in June with a 19-7 mark. At this point of the season, the Rays seemed to be turning around their fortunes. But they finished July with a 12-12 record, leaving them six games behind the division-leading Yankees. While Tampa Bay continued to tread water in August, posting a 15-12 record, New York put its foot down on the accelerator, expanding its lead over the defending AL... (MLB.com -- Tampa Bay Devil Rays)
Logano burns Busch again Oct 4, 2009
Even a near wreck didn t slow him down; Logano regrouped, hit the accelerator and passed Busch for his fifth career Nationwide win. I had no fear, Logano said. (Hudson Register Star, NY)
Economy Week Out Oct 4, 2009
8 million Toyota cars will be recalled in America, the company announced this week, after it was found that they were fitted with faulty floor mats, which apparently increase the risk of the accelerator getting jammed. The recall was announced after four people were killed in a crash due to a jammed accelerator and failed brakes. (India Times, India -- Intl Business)
Toyota CEO apologizes for Calif. crash, losses Oct 3, 2009
The accident apparently occurred when the accelerator got jammed by a floor mat. Four precious lives have been lost. (Boston Globe)
New results show she wasn't at fault, but driver who struck local firefighter still grieves (6) Oct 3, 2009
She was driving east in a blue 2007 Honda Civic hybrid, and told investigators that she saw two people run across the road and took her foot off the accelerator. Standerfer has since realized that the action made her car quieter, because it's a hybrid when the car isn't accelerating, it's nearly silent. (Lodi News Sentinel, CA)
Overgrown with weeds Oct 3, 2009
In the meantime, other site uses - such as a cyclotron, a particle accelerator used in cancer treatment, or diagnostic laboratories - can be nothing more than ideas. Leeder says many in the medical faculty believed that if Wenkart could not build the private hospital, the university should. (Sydney Morning Herald -- Australia)
Toyota expresses regret over fatal crash Oct 3, 2009
8 million Toyota vehicles in the US, and may cause the accelerator to get stuck ... NHTSA investigators determined that a rubber all-weather floor mat found in the wreckage was slightly longer than the mat that belonged in the vehicle, something that could have snared or covered the accelerator pedal ... NHTSA has said it had received reports of 102 incidents in which the accelerator may have become stuck in the Toyota vehicles involved. (Sydney Morning Herald -- Business)
* No rest for the security weary Oct 3, 2009
They just need to hit the accelerator. . (Taipei Times, Taiwan -- World Business)
Toyota Chief Laments Weak Dollar as Profit-Buster Oct 2, 2009
8 million vehicles in the United States -- its largest-ever -- because of a risk that a loose floormat could force down the accelerator. The problem is suspected of causing at least one crash that killed four people. (ABC News -- Business)
New CEO named for Johnson Controls venture Oct 2, 2009
Shemanski, who has been an executive with Johnson Controls Power Solutions business for about nine months, will replace MaryAnn Wright as Johnson Controls-Saft CEO. Wright has been appointed to a new position as vice president and managing director for Johnson Controls-Saft as the leader of its Business Accelerator program reporting directly to the board. The companies said a key focus for Shemanski will include leveraging Johnson Controls worldwide commercial original equipment organization to... (Milwaukee Business Journal, WI)
Toyota president expresses regret over fatal crash Oct 2, 2009
" Without giving specifics, he said an investigation was under way into the problem which potentially affects 3.8 million Toyota vehicles in the U.S., and may cause the accelerator to get stuck. If Toyota decides on a recall, it would be its biggest ever in the U.S. Toyoda, who took helm at the world's top automaker in June, told reporters in Tokyo that Toyota was cooperating with the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration in the U.S. to investigate the cause of the August accident. That... (Atlanta Journal-Constitution -- Business)
Toyota Recall Spurs More Floor Mat Warnings Oct 2, 2009
If your accelerator pedal becomes caught on the floor mat, here are some steps Toyota recommends. Reach down and pull the mat back from the accelerator. (Click2Houston, TX)
Hospital rates increasing in new budget Oct 2, 2009
About $350,713 for the purchase of a new linear accelerator in the cancer center. Trustee Dr. Oscar Butler Jr. questioned why the purchase of a 40-foot mobile diagnostic unit van was deferred as a noncritical item. (Orangeburg Times and Democrat, SC)
Toyota Mats Trigger Firm's Largest Safety Recall Oct 1, 2009
WASHINGTON -(Dow Jones)- Toyota Motor Corp. (TM) said Tuesday it would carry out its largest safety recall ever after reports that accelerator pedals had become trapped under floor mats, causing vehicles to speed up even after drivers lifted their foot off the pedals ... The DOT said in a statement that the problems appeared to be related to "factors including the use of a variety of unsecured mats, the particular configuration of the accelerator pedals in these vehicles, and the unique steps... (SmartMoney)
911 Call Released In Fatal Santee Crash Oct 1, 2009
Mark Saylor and his wife Cleofe, both 45, their 13-year-old daughter, Mahala, and 38-year-old brother-in-law, Chris Lastrella, were killed Aug. 28 after Lastrella called 911 and said the accelerator was stuck in their 2009 Lexus ... Lastrella: "We're on North 125 and our accelerator is stuck." ... Lastrella: "Our accelerator is stuck. We're on 125.". (TheSanDiegoChannel.com, CA)
N.C. denies CHS plan for $9.2M center Sep 30, 2009
The multidisciplinary center will include a linear accelerator. The technology treats cancer with targeted, concentrated radiation. (Charlotte Business Journal, NC)
Cary Urology beats out UNC Hospitals, Carolina HealthCare for prostate-cancer center Sep 30, 2009
Cary Urology's multidisciplinary center will include a linear accelerator, the main prize sought by the competing health organizations. The technology treats cancer with targeted, concentrated radiation. (Raleigh Triangle Business Journal, NC)
Toyota Recalls 3.8 Million Vehicles; Largest In Company History Sep 30, 2009
DETROIT -- Toyota Motor Co. is launching a recall of thousands of Toyota and Lexus models to immediately remove driver's side floor mats that can stick under accelerator pedals, causing the vehicles to surge forward ... Toyota recalled 55,000 vehicles in 2007 over the same problem affecting Camry and Lexus ES 350 models because of complaints of unintended acceleration caused by the mats sticking under the accelerator pedal. (W-USA News, DC)
AP News in Brief Sep 30, 2009
8 million vehicles, its largest ever in US, over stuck accelerator risk ... 8 million vehicles in the United States, the company's largest-ever U.S. recall, to address problems with a removable floor mat that could cause accelerators to get stuck and lead to a crash ... "A stuck open accelerator pedal may result in very high vehicle speeds and make it difficult to stop a vehicle, which could cause a crash, serious injury or death," Miller said. (Fresno Bee -- Nation)
Detroit Sings the Pick-up Blues Sep 30, 2009
The "unsecure floor mat may hit the accelerator, send[ing] the car speeding forward and cause accidents," BusinessWeek explains. "The fix seems simple enough, but that is a lot of cars." slightly on the news, Dow Jones News Wire reports. (Slate)
Toyota to recall 3.8 million vehicles Sep 30, 2009
8 million vehicles in the United States to address problems with a removable floor mat that could interfere with the vehicle's accelerator and cause a crash ... They say the mats could interfere with the vehicle's accelerator and cause a crash ... 8 million vehicles in the United States to address problems with a removable floor mat that could interfere with the vehicle's accelerator and cause a crash. (India Times)
Berkeley Labs Confirms Existence of Superheavy Element 114 Sep 30, 2009
How is matter built, and what makes it tick. " However, while there may be no obvious practical use for this type of research right now, Mitch Andre Garcia, a Berkeley graduate student who participated in the project, said a rationale still exists for exploring fundamentally "pure" sciences like nuclear science. "Pure science is about understanding the machinery of the universe, and it is about training students like myself how to analyze and tackle complex problems," Garcia said in an e-mail.... (Fox News)
Toyota, Lexus To Recall 3.8M Cars After Fiery Santee Crash Sep 30, 2009
SAN DIEGO -- Toyota USA Tuesday advised owners of a number of its vehicles sold over the last six years to remove their driver's side floor mats to avoid the potential for accelerator interference, a problem that apparently caused a Santee-area car crash that killed an off-duty CHP officer and three family members. In a prepared statement, the automaker acknowledged that unspecified "recent events" had prompted company officials to "take a closer look at the potential for an accelerator pedal to... (TheSanDiegoChannel.com, CA)
Toyota plans huge U.S. recall for dangerous floormats Sep 30, 2009
8 million vehicles in the United States because of the risk that a loose floormat could force down the accelerator, a problem suspected of causing crashes that have killed five people ... Before the crash, a passenger in the car had called 911 and told dispatchers that the accelerator was stuck and the car had reached 120 miles per hour (193 km per hour) ... That investigation, which focused on the Lexus ES350, concluded that grooves in the floormat could trap the accelerator if the mat was not... (Yahoo News -- Press Releases)
Letters for Thursday, September 24, 2009 Sep 25, 2009
Ms. Grace states that if she is being tailgated, she eases off the accelerator and slows down. Does she know that this is illegal. (Lihue Garden Island, HA)
Greenhouse Rock: Stone-Cold Data from Ancient Glacial Deposits May Help Reveal Future Climate Change Sep 25, 2009
(Only one mass spectrometer accelerator, located at the in California, is currently powerful enough to provide these kinds of estimates. . (Scientific American)
Loan-mod laws no help Sep 24, 2009
Card, 38, a scientist at the SLAC National Accelerator Laboratory in Menlo Park, said that in January, he started to call, fax and write Wells seeking a loan modification or short sale. "I got fed up with the delaying tactics of the bank, (which) refused to give me an answer, despite numerous documented promises," he said. (San Francisco Chronicle -- Business)
Letters for Tuesday, September 22, 2009 (1014) Sep 23, 2009
Did you know that if you tailgate me, I ll slowly ease off the accelerator and drive just a bit slower. If I m going the speed limit, I m not going to go any faster for you or anyone else. (Lihue Garden Island, HA)
PDA acquires stake in company Sep 23, 2009
Steven Yano, Positron's chief executive officer, said the company is currently in the final planning stages to diversify its product base and strengthen its research and development programs through the creation of Acceloris, which will be based in Positron's Pocatello location on Alvin Ricken Drive at Idaho State University's Idaho Accelerator Center ... "The common theme (between Positron and Acceloris) is that isotopes can be created using the linear accelerator we already use." Yano said... (Pocatello Idaho State Journal, ID)
Grassley slips slightly in Iowa amidst health debate Sep 21, 2009
If government is so cavalier about making enormous cuts to a near bankrupt Medicare, which will result in severe cuts in services for Seniors and ram down the accelerator towards it's bankruptcy, think what will happen to a government run system when the money starts to runs out. Answer: Bureaucrats, unions and corporate special interest groups will be first in line to get what ever money there is. (TheHill.com)
State analyst rejects MWH's cancer center plan Sep 19, 2009
The new cancer center would include a linear accelerator, a machine that delivers high-energy X-rays to cancerous tumors ... The state insists that a linear accelerator do at least 8,000 treatments a year before it will consider approving a new one ... The two linear accelerators at the Cancer Center of Virginia did about 7,500 treatments each last year. (Fredericksburg.com, VA)
Tom BowlesNASCAR POWER RANKINGS Sep 17, 2009
" Right now, that's all this team can do as it'll be lucky to finish the year 20th in points. 10Last Week: 10 Carl EdwardsWhen Edwards broke his foot last week, most thought that would be the final straw in a '09 championship bid gone sour. Yet despite a ho-hum top 20 in the Cup race at Richmond, a determined drive from the back to the front in the Nationwide show Friday night showed one foot is still more than enough to press on the accelerator. Still winless in the Cup Series this year, the... (SportsIllustrated.CNN -- Racing)
TSC honors Rep. Anna Eshoo for commitment to maintaining America's leadership in research Sep 17, 2009
"I know firsthand Congresswoman Eshoo's support, commitment and farsighted approach to maintaining America's leadership in basic research, and in DOE research in particular. She has been a strong ally in the effort to invest in the research and development needed to secure America's energy future," said Dr. Persis Drell, Director, SLAC National Accelerator Laboratory. Ms. Eshoo serves on the House Energy and Commerce Committee and is a member of the Subcommittee on Telecommunications and the... (EurekAlert! -- Business News)
Microsoft Announces Next-Generation Financial Messaging Solution to Simplify Payments Processing and Integration to SWIFTNet Sep 17, 2009
The Financial Messaging Service Bus supports Microsoft BizTalk Accelerator for SWIFT, which has been awarded the SWIFTReady Financial EAI 2009 label -- thereby achieving six consecutive years of SWIFT certification. The announcement was made at SWIFT's Sibos 2009, the industry's premier global financial services forum. (PR Newswire)
Speed trap label doesn't bother Reedsport police Sep 16, 2009
Take your foot OFF the accelerator and place it ON the brake pedal. The speed limits are posted. (Coos Bay-North Bend The World, OR)
Autonomy Applies its Advanced Meaning-based Technology to Transform Database Market Sep 16, 2009
Autonomy's IDOL SPE is available now in limited release as a standalone product or as an add-on accelerator to existing database applications. Please visit to find out more. (PR Newswire)
Drivers Concerned About Engine Push Start Buttons Sep 16, 2009
SAN DIEGO -- A stuck accelerator resulted in the tragic death of four San Diegans, even though shifting into neutral or turning the car off could have slowed the car down ... A preliminary investigation points to floor mats, causing the accelerator to jam. (TheSanDiegoChannel.com, CA)
S.F. Fed president sees tepid recovery Sep 15, 2009
She said the Federal Reserve remains independent of political pressure and will pull its foot off the economic accelerator when conditions improve. That s why it s so important for me to say the following loud and clear: We at the Fed are and will remain fiercely independent from politics, Yellen said. (San Jose Business Journal, CA)
High-speed chase tests reporters intestinal fortitude Sep 15, 2009
McGrath punched the accelerator and raced through the infield, leaving a cloud of dust in his wake. After a few laps, my stomach was churning faster than the cars pistons, a harbinger of what was to come. (Gillette News-Record, WY)
Fundtech and Microsoft Introduce SEPA Integration Suite to Consolidate SEPA and Legacy Payments Sep 14, 2009
"Fundtech's commitment to Microsoft's banking and payments solutions leverages our familiar mission-critical enterprise platforms, including Microsoft BizTalk Server with the BizTalk Accelerator for SWIFT as the payments messaging infrastructure -- a solution that has been certified SWIFTReady over the past six years.". About Fundtech. (Primezone Releases)
StudioGPU Ships MachStudio Pro 1.2 - Continues to Advance Real-Time Workflow and Rendering Capabilities for 3D Production Everywhere Sep 12, 2009
2 includes many dynamic new features powered by the new industry-leading AMD ATI FirePro V8750 professional 3D workstation graphics accelerator, which is included with the program ... Exclusive to qualified ATI graphics workstation accelerators, MachStudio Pro can create sub-pixel geometry tessellation for greater efficiency and better control over surface geometry ... And, by leveraging the tessellation library and power of the ATI graphics accelerators, MachStudio Pro can increase the... (Yahoo! Wire -- Entertainment News)
America Out of Work: Is Double-Digit Unemployment Here to Stay? Sep 11, 2009
It's a labor version of how the accelerator on your car works: add gas, go faster; less gas, go slower. What made Summers' frank comment important is that it suggests this just-add-gas relationship may now be malfunctioning. (Time.com)
Should the economic stimulus continue? Sep 11, 2009
Do small businesses still need government help, or is it time to take the foot off the accelerator. We ask some leading business operators. (Sydney Morning Herald -- Business)
Virtual conference pits ASIC vs. FPGA designers Sep 10, 2009
The fundamental definition of a SoC is a device that contains one or more processor cores and some on-chip memory coupled with a mixture of hardware accelerator functions, peripheral and communications functions, and often some analog/mixed-signal content. There are two ways to implement an SoC. The first is to create a new chip from the ground up using an ASIC/ASSP design flow. (EETimes)
Alarming wait for urgent operations Sep 10, 2009
On July 1 they took the foot off the accelerator,'' said Patrick Cregan, the chairman of NSW Health's Surgical Services Taskforce. There's been an enormous blowout since then. (Sydney Morning Herald -- Australia)
Ikanos and DSP Group Demonstrate Multi-Service Residential Gateway with DECT Base Station Capabilities Sep 8, 2009
The Fusiv Vx180 also combines accelerator processor (AP) engines for data path functions with a MIPS-based CPU core, resulting in the preservation of host CPU processing power for enabling powerful value-added applications. DSP Group's DECT/CAT-iq Module enables superior voice coverage and wideband audio (HD voice). (Primezone Releases)
Freshened Mazda CX-7 on Sale in Japan Sep 8, 2009
- An "eco-lamp" on the dashboard illuminates when driving parameters, such as the force put on the accelerator pedal and vehicle speed, are efficient. The multi-information display (MID) shows data such as average and current fuel economy to encourage a driving style that is economical and eco-friendly. (JCN Network, Japan)
