And it seemed very fitting to talk about big data, insight acceleration and real time analytics in the very place where mass and speed of light got combined for posterity, more than a century ago.

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Since fuel economy matters all of the time and marginal advantages in acceleration matter almost none of the time, reasonable people agree that's a constructive compromise.

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Beginning in the 2013 season, all 19 MLS clubs will use the data-tracking technology from adidas, providing coaches, trainers and players with real-time performance metrics including heart rate, speed, acceleration, distance, field position and, for the first time, power.

ENGADGET: Adidas miCoach Elite System set to equip all MLS teams in 2013, creates world's first 'smart league'

The Signature Performance model is powered by a 416-horsepower AC synchronous electric motor producing 443 pound-feet of torque between zero and 5, 100 rpm, with a zero-to-60-mph acceleration of 4.4 seconds and a quarter-mile elapsed time of 12.6 seconds.

WSJ: 2012 Tesla Model S Signature Performance Review: I Am Silent, Hear Me Roar | Rumble Seat by Dan Neil

The reduced weight and additional gear ratios helps drop zero-to-60 acceleration time for the naturally aspirated V8 to 6.5 seconds, down from 7.2 seconds.

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As we discussed in last month Monetary Watch , the recent acceleration in uncovered money substitutes is no longer just about depositors liquidating time and other term deposits in favor of instantly redeemable demand and savings deposits (in Austrian speak, bank depositors liquidating credit claims, raising cash, then depositing and holding that cash in money substitute form with those same banks).

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We think it is time to make a shift and talk more about handling and acceleration.

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