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...Although the recalls seemed sudden, the evidence has been piling up. Literally. According to a report from Massachusetts-based Safety Research & Strategies (SRS), a consumer-advocacy group, there was a spike in the number of unintended-acceleration incidents in some Toyota vehicles in 2002, about the same time that Toyota introduced its electronic throttle control. The problem was initially blamed on a floor mat or vehicle trim that, if it came loose, could jam the accelerator pedal in an open-throttle position. That was followed by the first of several National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) investigations...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Behind the Troubles at Toyota | 2/11/2010 | See Source »

...rating for SCRB courses is 4.4, significantly than higher than the 3.9 held by the natural sciences division—HDRB nevertheless struggles as a new and relatively small concentration. Kraemer expressed concern about getting into a lab class for the spring semester, which only had a limited number of spots; other students via Q Guide have mentioned that the courses are enlightening, but unstructured...

Author: By Li S. Zhou, CRIMSON STAFF WRITER | Title: Changing the Culture | 2/10/2010 | See Source »

...Even though she knows her opponent was ranked number one in squash, her attitude is as if she’s like anybody else,” Harvard coach Satinder Bajwa said. “Laura comes in, has a very good work ethic, and doesn’t take anything for granted...

Author: By Stephanie E. Herwatt, CONTRIBUTING WRITER | Title: Gemmell Continues Undefeated Streak | 2/10/2010 | See Source »

...single message in their dealings with China so that Beijing can't play a game of divide and conquer. At the same time, he said, the E.U. should "abandon the fiction of a 'strategic partnership,'" which cannot be meaningful with such divergent value systems, and focus on a limited number of issues on which China and the E.U. can find agreement...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Should Europe Lift Its Arms Embargo on China? | 2/10/2010 | See Source »

...they pleaded with police to let them pass. The pleading and shouting went on for a bit, while 100 meters away, on a small grassy knoll, another crowd gathered, armed with stones, bottles and sticks. The groups eyed each other ominously until the pro-Fonseka crowd grew in number and in noise and pushed the barricade down. The pro-Fonseka activists marched toward the knoll, and stones, bottles and sticks began flying first at them and then from them as clashes erupted between the two groups...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Sri Lankan Protesters Take to the Streets | 2/10/2010 | See Source »

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