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 [![Build Status](https://travis-ci.org/hyperium/hyper.svg?branch=master)](https://travis-ci.org/hyperium/hyper)
 
-An HTTP library for Rust.
+A Modern HTTP library for Rust.
 
 [Documentation](http://hyperium.github.io/hyper)
 
-## Scientific* Benchmarks
+## Overview
 
-[Client bench:](./benches/client.rs)
+Hyper is a fast, modern HTTP implementation written in and for Rust. It
+is a low-level typesafe abstraction over raw HTTP, providing an elegant
+layer over "stringly-typed" HTTP.
+
+Hyper offers both an HTTP/S client an HTTP server which can be used to drive
+complex web applications written entirely in Rust.
+
+The documentation is located at [http://hyperium.github.io/hyper](http://hyperium.github.io/hyper).
+
+## Scientific\* Benchmarks
+
+[Client Bench:](./benches/client.rs)
+
+```
+
+running 3 tests
+test bench_curl  ... bench:   1696689 ns/iter (+/- 540497)
+test bench_http  ... bench:   2222778 ns/iter (+/- 1159060)
+test bench_hyper ... bench:   1435613 ns/iter (+/- 359384)
+
+test result: ok. 0 passed; 0 failed; 0 ignored; 3 measured
+```
+
+[Mock Client Bench:](./benches/client_mock_tcp.rs)
+
+```
+running 3 tests
+test bench_mock_curl  ... bench:    329240 ns/iter (+/- 50413)
+test bench_mock_http  ... bench:     61291 ns/iter (+/- 19253)
+test bench_mock_hyper ... bench:     54458 ns/iter (+/- 15792)
+
+test result: ok. 0 passed; 0 failed; 0 ignored; 3 measured
+```
+
+
+[Server Bench:](./benches/server.rs)
 
 ```
 running 3 tests
@@ -19,7 +54,8 @@ test bench_hyper ... bench:    224482 ns/iter (+/- 95197)
 test result: ok. 0 passed; 0 failed; 0 ignored; 3 measured
 ```
 
-_* No science was harmed in this benchmark._
+\* No science was harmed in the making of this benchmark.
+
 
 ## License