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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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Air Traffic Controller Takes Work Home, Builds Personal Flight Simulator
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Photo: Contra Costa Times.
James Price lives a relatively simple life as an air traffic controller and licensed pilot. Oh and he also built a flight simulator in his garage using a real Boeing 737 cockpit.
In the year 2000, Price bought himself the nosecone section and cockpit of a 1967 Boeing 737. Over the last 12-years Price retrofitted his partial fuselage into a personal flight simulator.
Price stripped the interior of the aircraft section and replaced everything with modern parts to make it function like a real cockpit. This included new seats, pedals, throttles, dual flight controls for the pilot and co-pilot, switches, and a new panel with completely modern instruments. Price and his friend Matt Ford also programmed the flight simulator themselves.
The rig sits inside of Prices three-car garage in Pleasanton, California surrounded by three projector screens that display computer-generated surroundings. The only drawback of the setup is it does not yaw or roll like some fancier rigs. Instead the cockpit only vibrates when the plane maneuvers or because of simulated turbulence.
Of course like any DIY project, Price is not done yet and says hell tinker with it for years to come. Be sure to check out the Mercury News for its full interview with James Price.
[Mercury News via Kyle Wiens via Make]
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DHHS: Employee stole personal information of 288,435 SC Medicaid beneficiaries
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COLUMBIA, SC (WIS) - The personal information of more than 228,000 Medicaid recipients in South Carolina has been stolen by a former state Department of Health and Human Services employee, according to DHHS and the State Law Enforcement Division.
SLED says 36-year-old Christopher Lykes was able to make off with 228,435 Medicaid recipients' personal information by emailing the information to his personal Yahoo email account.
The information contained names, addresses, and Social Security numbers -- information the Lykes had access to and the agency trusted him with.
Most of the people impacted by the security breach live in Richland, Lexington, Barnwell, Orangeburg, Allendale, and Bamberg counties.
Lykes has been charged with five counts of Medically Indigent Act Confidentiality violations and one count of disclosure of confidential information.
DHHS Director Tony Keck says it started in January and ended three weeks ago. They found out about the scheme after conducting employee performance reviews.
"The information was not readily available, but it was available to him through a normal reporting process and that's where we've identified a security lapse that the department was not sufficiently requiring employees to justify their need for that information," Keck said. "That is fairly easy lapse to close and we've done that."
Keck says he called the employee in on April 10 and fired him, then turned the information over to SLED.
SLED has Lykes' home computer and is working to track down where the information went and hopefully why this employee wanted it in the first place.
"Agents have now taken possession of his work computer and also the employee's personal computer. At this time, we know of at least one other party who has received data from this former employee and this transfer is part of this ongoing investigation," SLED Director Mark Keel said.
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For C.E.O.'s, Personal Conduct Does Matter
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Michael W. Peregrine, a partner at the law firm McDermott Will & Emery, advises corporations, officers and directors on issues related to corporate governance, fiduciary duties and internal investigations.
It's the traditional compact in corporate America: what C.E.O.'s do on their own time is their business, as long as they are not breaking any laws. And it's a compact that is rapidly going by the wayside, as boards concerned with the corporate reputation are increasingly making clear.
Last week, Brian Dunn resigned from his position as Best Buy chief while the board investigates his personal conduct. News reports stated that the investigation was focused on Mr. Dunn's misuse of company funds related to an inappropriate personal relationship with a female employee.
Mr. Dunn had served as chief executive of Best Buy since 2009 and was highly popular with employees, having advanced from a store floor sales position to senior leadership over a 28-year career. Best Buy issued a public statement that the investigation was unrelated to operations or financial controls, but a final report is not expected for months.
The Best Buy scandal is the latest in a string of prominent controversies in which boards have moved quickly to terminate executives over concerns with personal conduct rather than legal or financial impropriety. And these cases may mean boards will need to set up new guidelines for their leaders in order to resolve thorny issues involving personal rather than business ethics.
For instance, Highmark's board dismissed its chief, Kenneth Milani, after he was charged with assault and trespassing. The charges arose from his fistfight with the husband of a female employee with whom Dr. Milani was said to be having an affair.
Also relevant was the decision of the University of Arkansas to dismiss its popular and highly successful football coach, Bobby Petrino, for multiple concerns arising from an inappropriate personal relationship with a female athletic department employee. And certainly, there was the highly publicized 2010 decision of Hewlett Packard to dismiss Mark V. Hurd as chief executive for expense account irregularities involving a female consultant on contract.
In each of these situations, the board sought to preserve the company's reputation. And in the era of corporate responsibility, that is increasingly what the law, and public policy, would expect from boards.
Evaluating reputation risk is a component of the board's oversight. Reputation risk can arise from the public disclosure of an event -- violation of prevailing law, professional ethics, or standards of business conduct, product quality, public safety or values. The theory is that an event can create a negative public impression, which in turn jeopardizes a company's value on a broad scale.
While reputation is difficult to monetize, it is equally difficult to restore once damaged. The ultimate governance lesson from Best Buy is that reputation risk can arise from untoward personal conduct of executive officers. Thus, the traditional compact may need to be amended.
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Momentive Performance Materials Introduces Personal Care Products to Address Key Consumer Trends and Benefits
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ALBANY, N.Y.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--
Momentive Performance Materials Inc., a leading global provider of silicones and advanced materials, today announced the launch of seven new additives that can help formulators improve the performance of personal care products while addressing consumer trends. Developed for hair care, sun care, skin care and color cosmetics applications, these products were introduced at In-Cosmetics 2012 in Barcelona, Spain, April 17-19.
Innovation at Momentive is driven by our customers needs on two critical fronts, said David Cohon, Global Marketing Director, Personal Care, Momentive Performance Materials. The first is to provide continual improvements in benefits that consumers have come to expect in their personal care products. The second is to provide products that address ongoing consumer interest in issues ranging from protecting the environment to protection from the environment. Helping formulators meet these needs requires the in-depth knowledge and global capabilities across diverse technologies that only an industry leader such as Momentive, with more than 70 years of science-based innovation for enhancing everyday life, can offer year after year.
Momentive is expanding its comprehensive portfolio of specialty silicones for personal care products with the following new products featured at the In-Cosmetics show:
Hair Care
Three new ingredients not only offer greatly improved hair conditioning effectiveness, but are also manufactured without the use of parabens and are easy to use in formulations.
Sun Care, Skin Care and Color Cosmetics
Two new formulator-friendly emulsifiers for skin care and color cosmetics applications offer high silicone actives, among other sought-after benefits.
Two new additions to Momentives range of film formers leverage the companys leadership in silicone resin technology to enhance the SPF effectiveness of sunscreens while improving durability. The new additives also offer improved performance of sun care, skin care and color cosmetics products along with additional desired consumer benefits.
For more information about Momentives solutions for the personal care industry, please call 800.295.2392 in North America (+1 614 986 2495 everywhere else), email 4information@momentive.com or visit http://www.momentive.com.
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