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Topham sets personal best, but 2nd in 800
Posted: April 29, 2012 at 1:17 am
DES MOINES One by one, Rebekah Topham started picking them off.
The Griswold freshman stood 13th among 16 runners through 200 meters of Fridays Drake Relays 800-meter final. Topham surged into second place with 200 remaining, but couldnt make up the large deficit on West Des Moines Valley junior Lydia Saggau, who held off Topham to win the flag, 2:12.07 to 2:12.86.
Four other area girls earned medals on Friday at Drake Stadium. Sioux City East sophomore Elizabeth Bohlmann may have been the most surprising second-place finisher of the day, grabbing the runner-up spot in the long jump at 17 feet, 6 inches.
Sixths went to Corning senior Caitlyn Stroud in the 100 (13.16) and Harlan Community senior Abby Sonderman in the discus (129-6). Creston junior Brianna Maitlen placed eighth in the long jump (16-10 ).
Topham, who won the 3,000 on Thursday, was attempting to become the 30th Iowa prep to win at least two individual events in a Drake Relays. Instead, she settled for a personal-best time by nearly four seconds.
I was picking them off, one by one, and I just couldnt catch that girl in the lead, Topham said. She was really good.
Tophams time would have won in 24 of the previous 34 Drake 800s. Battling winds pushing 30 mph at times, Topham said she was pleased with her performance. Through two races, only one girl in the entire state has beaten her.
It feels good, she said. First would be better, but that girl was strong.
Saggau said shes heard good things about Topham. But she didnt hear footsteps as the Tiger standout was closing in the final 20 meters.
I heard the announcer. I heard him say she was in second, said Saggau, who also ran a PR by about a second. I knew she was going to be there. I didnt know how, but I knew she would be.
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Personal best is no consolation for Merrien in tough London marathon
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Beagles marathon runner Lee Merrien
Joshua Richards, joshua.richards@archant.co.uk Friday, April 27, 2012 4:00 PM
Lee Merrien could not hide his disappointment after falling agonisingly short of the Olympic marathon qualifying time despite clocking a new personal best at the Virgin London Marathon on Sunday.
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Needing to run inside two hours 12 minutes to secure his place at London 2012, Merrien was the first British male over the finish line and 17th overall.
But the Newham & Essex Beagles athlete, who turns 33 this week, finished in 2:13.41 after slowing in the final stages and missed out on selection.
If it had been a non-Olympic year Id have been happy with a personal best, but it is and a personal best was not my only target, he said.
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הוֹרֵנִי – Alex Clare – Video
Posted: April 24, 2012 at 1:13 pm
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A Deluxe Personal Transporter The Urban Cruiser sleek durable freedom – Video
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It´s time to get personal. Display, you’re next
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Posted 24 April 2012 13:58pm by Martin Stockfleth Larsen with 0 comments
So, display advertising. Its a channel that many people deemed to be dead some years ago due to huge declines in CTR and conversion rates, but today online display advertising is hotter than ever.
The changing technology landscape has completely re-energised the whole display advertising space.
Not only are display-ad revenues growing faster than ever before, but how we use this channel in the overall marketing mix is being redefined, thanks to a lot of brave venture firms and Google.
1. A shift from offline to online
Marketing spend is shifting from offline to online marketing. The reason behind this is digitalization; people are increasingly spending time online, whether using a computer, tablet, smartphone or any other connected device.
Display is benefitting greatly from this shift.
2. Innovation
Innovation drives growth; thats a fact. Features like retargeting, RTB, DSP, DMP, SSP and DCO are finally becoming real.
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Chesapeake 25% Decline Seen Spurred by Personal Conflict
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By Joe Carroll - Mon Apr 23 20:30:15 GMT 2012
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Aubrey McClendon, chairman and chief executive officer of Chesapeake Energy Corp.
Aubrey McClendon, chairman and chief executive officer of Chesapeake Energy Corp. Photographer: F. Carter Smith/Bloomberg
Workers labor on a Chesapeake Energy Corp. natural gas drill site in Bradford County, Pennsylvania, U.S. Chesapeake has lost a quarter of its market value since the end of March as questions about McClendons finances compounded plunging natural-gas prices.
Workers labor on a Chesapeake Energy Corp. natural gas drill site in Bradford County, Pennsylvania, U.S. Chesapeake has lost a quarter of its market value since the end of March as questions about McClendons finances compounded plunging natural-gas prices. Photographer: Daniel Acker/Bloomberg
Chesapeake Energy Corp. (CHK) Chief Executive Officer Aubrey McClendon has been adding oil fields to his personal holdings faster than he can find cash to drill them. Hes steering the company down the same road.
Chesapeake, producer of more U.S. natural gas than any company except Exxon Mobil Corp. (XOM), outspent its cash flow in 19 of the past 21 years while amassing millions of acres of drilling leases from the Rocky Mountains to Appalachia.
As the company moved to close this years projected funding gap with $12 billion in planned asset sales, investor criticisms of McClendon over a potential conflict of interest are stoking concern about the stability of the company. Chesapeake shares are down 22 percent this month, heading for the worst monthly loss since 2008, the last time McClendons personal finances intruded on company business.
Chesapeake is walking a tightrope right now, Mark Hanson, an analyst at Morningstar Inc. (MORN) in Chicago, said in a telephone interview. McClendon has shown a predilection to outspend, sometimes recklessly.
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Incapsula Makes Cloud Security Personal
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REDWOOD SHORES, CA--(Marketwire -04/23/12)- Incapsula, a cloud-based website security and performance service, today announced that it has expanded its service offering to provide enterprise-grade security and performance to small business and personal websites. The new service plan is expected to boost website speed and performance while offering protection against botnet attacks, comment spammers and other undesired automated traffic.
"Developers, bloggers and business owners need an affordable way to keep their sites up and protect them from the latest security threats without having to juggle a plethora of operations tools or become a security expert overnight. We believe cloud-based security services offer an easy and effective way to make websites faster and protect websites against hackers and bots," said Lawrence Pingree, Research Director at Gartner.
"We see increasing automation by hackers, which we believe has expanded the need for security," said Marc Gaffan, Incapsula co-founder. "And, while our research reflects that more than half a website's traffic comes from automated sources, some of which is aimed at trying to steal proprietary information and customer data, many website owners don't have the right tools or expertise to protect themselves. Incapsula's technology can be used by anyone with a website and a domain."
Incapsula's newest service plan -- Incapsula Personal -- expands the company's suite of offerings to small businesses and personal websites that are looking to add advanced protection against automated attacks while significantly improving their website's performance and reducing their server load. The new plan's features include:
In addition, Incapsula business customers can take advantage of Incapsula's enterprise-grade Web Application Firewall (WAF) for protection against sophisticated, human-generated attacks. Incapsula Enterprise customers, including hosting and service providers, can leverage dedicated throughput capacity, an enterprise SLA, product and security operations support and DDoS protection. Incapsula's basic technology is available to anyone for free. Pricing for paid plans begins at $9 per month.
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About Incapsula:Incapsula is a cloud-based website security and performance service, and a PCI certified cloud web application firewall and content delivery network for small and medium-sized businesses. With a simple DNS switch, Incapsula provides protection and improves the performance of websites without changing the site or installing any hardware/software. Incapsula goal is to provide peace of mind for website owners that their websites have protection against attacks, that their customers' information is safeguarded while their web pages are delivered at a high speed. Incapsula is a majority-owned subsidiary of Imperva (NYSE: IMPV - News), a leading provider of data security solutions. Website: http://www.incapsula.com
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Posted: April 19, 2012 at 9:15 pm
Cirrus Aircraft Announces 'Full Speed Ahead' for Revolutionary Vision SF50 Jet Program
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DULUTH, Minn., April 18, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- Cirrus Aircraft announced today that its Cirrus Vision SF50 personal jet program, with major investment by its new owner CAIGA, is fully funded through certification and initial production. The company anticipates first customer delivery will take place in 2015.
The Cirrus Vision creates a new category in personal aviation it is the first aircraft of its kind to fill the gap between high performance pistons and traditional turboprop twins and light business jets. The Vision will offer the same class-leading innovation, technology and style hallmarks that Cirrus is known for in its best-selling SR20, SR22 and SR22T family of single engine piston aircraft. Seating up to five adults and two children in an expansive cabin that sets a new standard in luxury and flexibility for pilots and passengers, the Vision is designed for performance, affordability and safety.
"Today is simply a tremendous milestone for Cirrus," said Dale Klapmeier, CEO and Co-founder of Cirrus Aircraft. "We revolutionized general aviation with the introduction of the SR20 just over a decade ago. With more than 5,100 SR-series aircraft delivered to date, pilots, entrepreneurs, families and aviators of all kinds have embraced our dream. Today, that dream is renewed as we are on the cusp of an even bigger leap with the Cirrus Vision. Cirrus customers, employees and partners around the world are rightfully proud of this moment."
Klapmeier added, "We have come so far in just a brief time with our new owners as they share our vision for the future of aviation and personal transportation. They have set the highest expectations for the Cirrus team. But more importantly, they are actively partnering with Cirrus while providing substantial resources for us to meet and exceed our shared goals as we build an entire family of Cirrus aircraft."
The first flight of the Vision concept aircraft was in 2008. Detail design, systems verification and full flight envelope testing have been ongoing since that time. Today's investment, however, significantly increases the pace and momentum of the program and allows the company to bring the jet to the market. In an effort to ramp up to certification and production, Cirrus Aircraft will accelerate hiring of engineers, designers and other related technical disciplines critical to the completion of the program.
The Cirrus Vision development team, working with global design and vendor partners, is based at Cirrus Aircraft company headquarters in Duluth, Minn., and Vision jets will be assembled right alongside the SR20, SR22 and SR22T in the same Minnesota and North Dakota Cirrus Aircraft production facilities. Garmin (avionics and flight deck), Williams International (turbofan engine) and Triumph Group (trailing link landing gear) are just three of the strongest brands in aerospace that are members of the Vision supplier team.
Through June 30, 2012, the list price for a well-equipped Cirrus Vision SF50 is $1.72 million with list price moving to $1.96 million effective July 1, 2012.
For more information visit http://www.cirrusaircraft.com.
About Cirrus Aircraft Cirrus Aircraft is a recognized leader in general aviation.Its all-composite line of personal aircraft the SR20, SR22 and the turbocharged SR22T incorporate innovative and advanced performance, electronic and safetytechnologies, including Cirrus Perspective by Garmin avionics and the unique Cirrus Airframe Parachute System (CAPS). As of early 2012, total time on the worldwide Cirrus Aircraft SR-series fleet surpassed five and a half million flight hours with 53 lives saved to date as a direct result of CAPS being a standard safety feature on all Cirrus aircraft. The Cirrus Vision SF50 jet, with over 500 production positions reserved, will provide a new personal and regional business transportation solution the personal jet.All Cirrus aircraft are made in the USA with a direct sales force in North America and authorized sales centers covering export markets in 60 countries around the world.Cirrus Aircraft is wholly owned by China Aviation Industry General Aircraft Co., Ltd. (CAIGA).For additional information on Cirrus and its products please visit cirrusaircraft.com.
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Tire Rack Celebrates 10 Years As Title Sponsor Of The Tire Rack One Lap Of America
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SOUTH BEND, Ind., April 19, 2012 /PRNewswire/ --Tire Rack, America's largest independent tire tester and consumer-direct source for tires, wheels and performance accessories, celebrates its 10th Anniversary this year as the title sponsor of the Tire Rack One Lap of America (www.onelapofamerica.com), a charitable street-legal road rally race started by the legendary auto writer, Brock Yates, 29-years-ago.
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The 2012 Tire Rack One Lap of America begins May 5 at Tire Rack's state-of-the-art 11.7-acre test facility in South Bend, Indiana, and returns there for a final test eight days later on May 12. During that week, drivers will race at tracks like the Autobahn Country Club in Illinois; the High Plains Raceway in Colorado; the road course and drag strip in Brainerd, Minnesota; and two days at the world-famous Road America in Wisconsin. This year, more than 80 entrants will be covering over 3500 miles during the eight day competition.
"Tire Rack is proud to celebrate a decade long partnership with Brock Yates Sr. and Jr. as title sponsor of the Tire Rack One Lap of America," said Matt Edmonds, vice president, Tire Rack. "With nearly 33 years of experience in the tire industry, we feel passionate about continuing to support and educate drivers from all experience levels about the capabilities of their tires and how proper maintenance, traction, safety and durability can be maximized on and off the track."
The Tire Rack One Lap of America is a high level driving competition lasting 24 hours each day and features a selection of the fastest street-legal cars run by all types of drivers from pros to rookies and everyone in-between, as long as they've had some racing experience (and/or two drivers' schools). The event, as it always has been, is one of endurance and vehicle preparation. No support crews are allowed and teams must manage their tires to finish on the same set on which they started. That means frequent checks of air pressure, tread depth and wear and tear for damage. At each scheduled race track, entrants are put through a series of timed lap trials including wet and dry skid pad challenges. Even though scoring is based on performance at the race tracks, the vehicles and their drivers' bragging rights truly kick in when they survive the long distance of driving miles required throughout the competition.
Racing for a Good Cause
Outside of its performance panache, Tire Rack One Lap of America also attracts people from around the country and all walks of life, driving cars as varied as their personalities, for a good cause. The official charity of the Tire Rack One Lap of America is KaleidoLINKS, a 501(c)3 non-profit organization incorporated in Washington, DC, that believes to break out of the cycle of poverty, youth must be empowered not only through education, but through community organization and mentorships. One of theirprograms, KL Racing, will once again be competing in the Tire Rack One Lap of America with a KaleidoLINKS '11 Chevy Camaro piloted by Andrew Stallworth from Bethesda, MD.
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