chicago marathon 2009 race results

chicago marathon 2009 race results

The fastest marathon on American soil--- that's what Kenyan Sammy Wanjiru managed to run when he broke the Chicago Marathon record by a second in a time of 2 hours, 5 minutes and 41 seconds. “I was really happy to see I was the winner,” Wanjiru said, “It was a bit unbelievable to take by one second the record,” he added with a laugh. But that second meant the 22-year-old runner collects a $100,000 bonus to go with his $75,000 first prize. Liliya Shobukhova of Russia took the female victory on a cold and windy day in a winning time of 2:25:56. “Despite the fact that it’s cold most of the time in Russia, it’s still too cold for the marathon,” she said through a translator.

Sammy Wanjiru broke a 1999 record set by Khalid Khannouchi and next expects to go after the world record of 2:03:59. Second was Abderrahim Goumri and third went to Vincent Kipruto. Liliya Shobukhova won for the women with a time of 2:25:55. Today’s run also features a Runners Reunite area and the Energizer Keep Going® Superstar Contest To assist participants in reuniting with friends and family after the race, a Runner Reunite area will be set up with alphabetical signs (A-Z) to facilitate locations by name. Runner Reunite is located at the 27th Mile Post-Race Party in Butler Field at the northeast corner of Columbus Dr. and Jackson Blvd., just beyond the start line. Participants are encouraged to devise a plan with their family and friends prior to the race to reunite in this area.

When making your plans, allow enough time to recover from the race, navigate through the finish area and collect your items from Gear Check. Also, be sure to organize a back-up plan in the event that you cannot locate your party. A Medical Tent will be located near the Runner Reunite Area at Jackson Blvd. and Lake Shore Dr. for participants who need additional assistance. Runner updates will be available at the Information Services tent for spectators to track runners during the race.

elinor ostrom

elinor ostrom

The Nobel in Economic Science was awarded to Elinor Ostrom, the first woman to receive the prize, and to Oliver E. Williamson on Monday. They share the prize for their separate work on economic governance, organization, cooperation, relationships and nonmarket institutions. Both professors teach at American public institutions: Ms. Ostrom at Indiana University, Bloomington, and Mr. Williamson at the University of California, Berkeley. Ms. Ostrom’s work focuses on the commons, such as how pools of users manage natural resources as common property. The traditional view is that common ownership results in excessive exploitation of resources — the so-called tragedy of the commons that occurs when fishermen overfish, for example. The proposed solution is usually to make users bear the external costs of their utilization by privatizing the resource or imposing government regulations such as taxes or quotas.

Ms. Ostrom’s empirical research has shown that this explanation is “overly simplistic,” the prize committee says: There are many cases around the world in which common property is “surprisingly well-managed.” In these cases commons users “create and enforce rules that mitigate overexploitation” without having to resort to privatizationand government regulation (which can both pose their own difficulties). The grasslands in the interior of Asia — shared for centuries in traditional group-based governance — are one such example. They appeared to fare better under group-based governance than under either socialism or privatization.

Ms. Ostrom received her Ph.D. in political science at U.C.L.A., and said in a phone interview during the prize committee’s announcement that she considers herself a political economist. She said she hopes her work may guide policy on global warming. Mr. Williamson’s work focuses on the boundaries of the firm, and the reasons for economic activity inside of firms: Why is there so much vertical integration in the marketplace? Why don’t we all just work for ourselves rather than together inside of a bigfirm?His work argues that “hierarchical organizations sometimes dominate markets because they provide a cheaper way to resolve conflicts,” the committee writes. When two employees quarrel about how best to use resources, a chain of command within the firm — usually leading back to a single chief executive — makes the decision about who is right.

family guy corn maze

family guy corn maze

A farmer in the United States has cut two of the characters from Family Guy, the cult animated comedy, into a maze on his property. Stewie and Brian form the centrepiece of this year's seven acre "Corn Maize" at Connors Farm in Danvers, Massachusetts. Bob Connors, the owner of the farm, has even approached Seth MacFarlane in the hope of persuading the Family Guy creator to pay a visit. “We’ve been trying to get in touch with him. I’d love to have him do the voices here on our busy weekend," he told the Boston Globe.

The makers of Family Guy, a sharp comedy about an average American family with a talking dog, posed no objections to the use of its characters in the maze. The programme is shown on the Fox Network in the US, and BBC3 in Britain. “They waived the rights and all that," Mr Connors added. “We have to run everything by them, but they’ve been great."

While corn, tomatoes and other crops are still grown on the farm, it boosts its income with an annual maze and other activities to attract families, including hayrides and fruit picking. This year's effort, which is only open until the end of the month, features the Griffin family's highly intelligent but misanthropic baby, Stewie, pointing up in anger at his friend Brian, the erudite family pet.