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In the interest of public and staff safety, Hereford Library, Museum and Art Gallery is closed temporarily due to the discovery of trace levels of asbestos found in the building as a result of planned building work due to take place at the site. The exhibition programme is postponed until further notice. For further information see the Herefordshire museums page
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Hereford Library and Museum is closed temporarily due to the discovery of trace levels of asbestos found in the building as a result of planned building works. The building is closed while remedial works and improvements to the site are conducted.
The exhibition programme is postponed until further notice.
The Old House museum is operating extending opening hours and the Museum Resource and Learning Centre is also open for public visitors on Wednesdays from 10am to 3pm.
We appreciate your patience during this time and we will seek to provide other services as they become available.
Hereford Museum and Art Gallery, housed in a spectacular Victorian gothic building, has been exhibiting artefacts and works of fine and decorative art connected with the local area since 1874. Although the exterior of the building has changed very little the museum and gallery have kept up with the times.
The exhibitions begin in the foyer of the building with a regularly changing small display in the foyer case. Don't miss the Kenchester mosaic on your way upstairs and the changing art exhibitions on the stairwell walls. The museum is full of interesting local history with hands-on elements for all the family.
Around the walls of the museum is a timeline created by artist Harry Brockway. This sets out the major periods of history and depicts local events, places or museum objects. The exhibits themselves are then ordered according to both the historical era to which they belong and to one of four main themes - Herefordshire as a cultural county, a productive county, a natural county and a border county. Exhibits include a hive of live bees, a two-headed calf, a two metre long fish, swords of every shape and size, elements of costume and textiles and much more besides.
The Art Gallery hosts regularly changing exhibitions of contemporary and historic art and themed object displays from the museum collections. In the Brian Hatton gallery art works by local artist Brian Hatton, killed in the First World War are displayed on a regular basis.
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The Old House is a remarkably well preserved example of a 17th Century timber-framed building and is situated in the heart of Hereford, surrounded by the commercial centre of the city. It is a startling sight, standing as the sole reminder of times-gone-by in the middle of a modern shopping precinct.
Built in 1621, the house has been used for many purposes over the years, starting life as a butcher's home and shop and finishing its commercial life in the hands of Lloyds Bank in the late 1920s. Since 1929 it has been a fascinating museum giving an insight into daily life in Jacobean times. It is furnished in period style with an internationally important collection of English Oak furniture and there are interesting pieces in every room. Of particular interest to many visitors are the rare wall-paintings, the four-poster bed and the baby-walkers.
There are hands-on activities for children including replica clothing and puzzles.
For those unable to climb the stairs, a virtual tour is situated on the fully-accessible ground floor. There are also Braille and tactile images for the blind and visually impaired.
The Old House is operating extending opening hours during the temporary closure of Hereford Museum and Art Gallery. These are:
Closed: Good Friday, Christmas Day, Boxing Day, New Year's Day.
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This is the central storage facility for the county's museum collections.
In addition to climate controlled stores which keep the artefacts, costumes and paintings preserved for all to enjoy, this centre is also open to the public for curatorial advice, identifications and drop in visits on the first Wednesday of each month from 10am to 1pm. Art, archaeology, history, costume, textile and natural science enquiries are welcome.
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Daiichi Sankyo licensed exclusive worldwide rights to develop and commercialize ARQ 092, the first AKT inhibitor candidate to emerge from an ongoing collaboration with ArQule to develop small molecule kinase inhibitors. The anticancer candidate is expected to start in Phase I development within a few months.
Signed in 2008, the kinase inhibitor collaboration between Daiichi Sankyo and ArQule is leveraging the ArQule Kinase Inhibitor Platform (AKIP™), a drug discovery engine that targets inactive forms of kinases that play pivotal roles in cancer and other diseases. AKIP integrates in silico drug design with assay development expertise to design non-ATP competitive inhibitors that interact with these kinases in novel binding modes. ArQule says it has already used the platform to identify over 200 human kinases involved in multiple therapeutic areas that are amenable to non-ATP competitive inhibition.
The Daiichi Sankyo-ArQule collaboration also covers development of the small molecule c-Met receptor tyrosine kinase inhibitor, ARQ 197 (tivantinib), which is currently undergoing Phase III evaluation as a treatment for non-squamous, non-small cell lung cancer. Under terms of this deal Daiichi Sankyo has rights to the compound worldwide, except Japan and certain other Asian countries, where commercial rights have been licensed to Kyowa Hakko Kirin.
ArQule's in-house pipeline includes two Phase I-stage compounds. ARQ 736 is a pan-RAF kinase inhibitor, and ARQ 621 is an inhibitor of the Eg5 kinesin motor protein.
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KILLEEN (May 23, 2013)—Acting on a tip, Killeen police made an arrest Thursday in connection with the robbery of a local 7-Eleven store during which the female clerk was stabbed.
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Michael Stuart Burton, 23, of Killeen, was arrested in the 1900 block of Duncan Avenue.
Burton, who showed an adress on White Avenue, in Killeen, was listed on the Bell County Jail Log Friday morning as ordered held on a $100,000 bond charged with aggravated robbery.
Officers were sent at around 2 a.m. Wednesday to the 7-Eleven in the 1400 block of East Rancier Avenue where they found the 49-year-old clerk injured.
She told officers that a man walked into the store, asked her for help at the cooler and then attacked and stabbed her when she stepped out from behind the counter, Killeen police spokeswoman Carroll Smith said.
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Nanoelectronics research centre Imec and energy giant Total, majority owner of US-based PV energy provider, SunPower, have extended an R&D collaboration to embrace a number of advanced technologies, including n-type PERT bi-facial solar cells and novel low-cost module interconnection concepts.
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SunPower, GRID Alternatives Help Bring Solar To Low-Income Families In Austin
About 80 Austin-based employee volunteers from global solar innovator, SunPower, brought solar energy to four low-income families in Austin's Blackland Neighborhood. Working with national solar nonprofit Grid Alternatives over two days, the volunteers installed four rooftop solar systems totaling 13 kilowatts of generating capacity. The systems are expected to save each family electricity costs, and collectively reduce approximately 233 tons of greenhouse gas emissions over their expected 25-year life.
Borrego Solar Systems Doubled O&M Assets In 2015
Borrego Solar Systems Inc., a California-based solar power project designer, developer, installer, and operations and maintenance (O&M) provider, says that since expanding its O&M services to all owners of commercial- and utility-scale PV plants in early 2015, the company now has 265 MW of assets under contract. The current portfolio is more than double what Borrego Solar managed in 2014 and quadruple that of 2013. Prior to 2015, the company only offered its O&M services to PV system owners of the projects it designed and built.
SolarCity 'Gigafactory' In Buffalo Almost Ready
Soon after SolarCity acquired solar panel maker Silevo in the summer of 2014, it announced the construction of a 1.2-million-square-foot 'Solar Gigafactory' in Buffalo, New York. The Buffalo solar gigafactory aims to start producing solar cells in 2016, with a ramping up to 1 GW of annual capacity by 2017. If all goes well, the facility could eventually be expanded to 5 GW/year at some point. The solar cells produced there have a target price of around $0.50/watt, which would make them very competitive with other power sources.
SEIA Supports Legislation to Increase Use of Renewables by Federal Government
Saying it will "benefit both the economy and environment," the Solar Energy Industries Association (SEIA) has announced its strong support for legislation introduced by Sen. Mazie Hirono (D-Hawaii), allowing the General Services Administration (GSA) to enter into 30-year renewable energy power purchase agreements (PPA). The GSA is an independent agency which manages and supports the basic functioning of the federal government, including procurement. Under current law, only the U.S. military can enter into power purchase agreements for longer than 10 years.
National RES Bill Draws Strong Solar Industry Support
Calling it important to America's energy future, the Solar Energy Industries Association (SEIA) announced its strong support today for legislation to create a national Renewable Electricity Standard (RES). Introduced by U.S. Senators Tom Udall (D-N.M.), Edward Markey (D-Mass.), Martin Heinrich (D-N.M.), Michael Bennet (D-Colo.), Jeff Merkley (D-Ore.), Sheldon Whitehouse (D-R.I.) and Mazie K. Hirono (D-Hawaii), the bill will help to create thousands of new American jobs, save consumers and businesses money and reduce pollution by requiring utilities to generate 30 percent of their electricity from renewable energy sources by 2030
SEIA Applauds Signing of Major Solar Legislation in Georgia
Georgia Gov. Nathan Deal has signed into law consensus legislation which will make it easier and more affordable for homeowners, businesses, churches, schools, nonprofits, military facilities, and police and fire departments to install rooftop solar systems across the state. The Solar Power Free Market Financing Act is considered an important victory for property rights supporters, as well as solar advocates – and represents a bellwether of change in Georgia.
SEIA Welcomes SunLink Corporation as Newest Board Member
Solar Energy Industries Association (SEIA), the national trade association of the U.S. solar energy industry, announced today that SunLink Corporation, a leading commercial photovoltaic (PV) mounting system and solar project solutions company, has joined SEIA's board. SunLink, a California-based company, is a leader in driving the innovations that make solar easier, safer, more reliable and less expensive to install. SEIA President and CEO Rhone Resch said SunLink's proven success can be measured on commercial and utility-scale projects across North America – including many in the world's most extreme environments.
SEIA Applauds Launch of New York's MW Block Incentive Program
Calling it a "key step" in New York's ongoing efforts to expand the use of clean solar energy statewide, the Solar Energy Industries Association (SEIA) is predicting that this week's launch of the NY-Sun Commercial/Industrial MW Block Incentive Program will help to create hundreds of new jobs and spur economic development statewide.
Scatec Solar Completes Utah's First Utility-Scale PV Plant
Scatec Solar ASA has commissioned the first utility-scale solar park in the state of Utah. Located in Parowan, the 104 MW Utah Red Hills Renewable Park (URHRP) will more than double the state's current solar footprint. The plant covers approximately 632 acres (256 hectares) of privately-owned land, consisting of more than 340,000 PV modules on a single-axis tracking system.
Trina Solar To Supply 96.2 MW Of Solar Modules To the Largest Solar Project in Kyushu, Japan
Trina Solar has signed a supply agreement with Toyo Engineering to ship a total of 96.2 MW of solar modules to the Hosoe Mega Solar Project, which is developed by Pacifico Energy K.K. and expected to be the largest solar project in Kyushu, Japan. The modules will be shipped starting from the fourth quarter of 2016 until January 2018. The project will be constructed on 140 hectares of land where a golf course was originally planned.
SunEdison And Vivint Solar Reach Agreement To Amend Definitive Merger Agreement
SunEdison and Vivint Solar have reached an agreement to amend and modify the terms of the definitive merger agreement previously announced on July 20. In conjunction therewith, SunEdison also announced today that 313 Acquisition, the vehicle controlled by private equity funds managed by Blackstone, has entered into a commitment to provide a $250 million credit facility to fund the ongoing growth of SunEdison. The merger is anticipated to close in the first quarter of 2016.
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In the red clay country of Seagrove, North Carolina, Judge Deborah Knott oversees the distribution of property in the bitter divorce between two members of the Nordan clan, a dynasty of skilled potters long cursed by suicide and scandal. After a gruesome act of violence suddenly strikes the homestead, Judge Knott must stop a killer who will stop at nothing to continue a dark history of family secrets, old sins, and new blood. (July)
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PREVIEWS: "Daredevil," "Uncanny X-Men," & More Marvel Comics On Sale August 3, 2016
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DC Entertainment and Warner Bros. aren't the only ones celebrating the 75th anniversary of Batman. Poster Posse, a collective of global artists, has come together for a collection of Dark Knight that's so amazing (and, well, large) that it's being unleashed on blurppy in phases.
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There aren't many 240-pound high school running backs out there that are capable of running near a 4.5 40. In fact, we don't see these kinds of high school backs very often. Florida running back Derrick Henry is that kind of talent, and his recruitment is once again open.
Henry was once committed to the Georgia Bulldogs, but has since backed off of that. The connection between him and the University of Alabama has been strong all along, and since decommitting he's labeled 'Bama as the favorite to land his services.
While they should certainly be viewed as such, they are not alone. A handful of teams are still in the mix for Henry—including Georgia—and his recruitment is far from a foregone conclusion. Watch as we examine Vegas-style odds on where Henry will eventually end up.
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"the road to Verona VT meeting" Verona by kinga_freespirit
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The road to Verona... I didn't quite realize what I was getting into when Brad Brown suggested I drive over to Bucharest and then we do a little road trip culminating in Verona...
Well, it's a long story, I'll just say it was a great journey, different from my usual traveling style (normally I'm the one picked up while hitchhiking, this time I could pick up the hitchhikers, well, at least until the time Brad occupied the entire back seat)
I'll try to share some of the photos here. Right now you can see more of the car that took us there in the album on my main page, and then the road that took us there in the album on Verona page. Also some of the characters...
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Thanks for sharing the ride.
hahaha now I know where you will sleep in Antwerp! Wonderful Portraits! Do zobaczenia w Belgii-> any chance to bring matcrazies too?:)
Looking forward to meet you up in Antwerp :)
Nice pics Kinga. Are you coming to Antwerp with Brad as well? Greetings,
Thanks for the mention Kinga in your t�log. You are certainly one of the most interesting people I�ve met in VT. I think you exemplify what we all should do... 'Live our dreams'. A big hug :o)
looking forward to meeting you & bad bradbrown in June
don't listen to Yana - it's a beautiful picture :)
Your an inspiration, oh yeah I am buying your book to better myself through the greuling commute through Long Island to NYC everyday. I wish NYC was a beginning to a journey like yours
on my copy of your book you wrote: "life is a journey, enjoy it" and I'm really, really happy :-) and honoured that you entered my "journey" in the three days in verona!! hugs
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BIRMINGHAM, Ala. (AP) - Federal and local law enforcement agents worked together to arrest 27 people in Alabama as part of a national crackdown on street gangs.
The arrests were part of a U.S. Immigration and Customs
Enforcement initiative dubbed Operation Big Freeze.
As part of the initiative agents from the agency's national gang unit worked with state and local agencies across the country.
During the four-day enforcement operation, 26 men and one woman with ties to violent transnational street gangs were located and detained in Alabama.
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The effort was part of Operation Community Shield, an ongoing national ICE effort to target foreign-born violent gang members.
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Dry low level airmass combined with clear skies and light/calm winds have allowed temps to fall thru the 60s overnight. As we head into today...expect a near carbon copy of yesterday as high pressure and dry air remain overhead. Today will feature sunny skies and very warm temps. Light wind regime will again allow for lake breeze development this afternoon. Mid/high clouds will begin to increase from west to east this evening well in advance of low pressure developing over the Plains. Latest short term models still show any chances of precip will hold off until after 06z (at least). Sharp instability and 850 mb theta E gradients reach our far western CWA around 09z. Wind fields will still be rather weak thru late tonight...and overall instability will be limited thru 12z. Will better define timing of chance POPs into our CWA overnight...focusing on best chances after 09z. Any storms that do develop late tonight will remain sub-severe...which matches well with SPC`s Day 1 outlook for general thunder across our western and central CWA. Expect another very warm day across the Northwoods...with afternoon highs ranging from the mid 80s in Eastern Upper Michigan to the upper 80s and lower 90s across Northern Lower Michigan. Low temps tonight will cool back into the 60s. .LONG TERM...(Sunday through Friday) Issued at 315 AM EDT Sat Jul 23 2016 For Sunday thru Tuesday... Main concern: Shower and thunderstorm potential Sunday and Sunday night. Pattern/Expected Evolution: A low pressure system over the Canadian Plains Sunday will trek eastward and reach James Bay by Monday morning. The warm and somewhat humid airmass ahead of the approaching cold front will give northern Michigan its first chance at precipitation Sunday and then the associated cold frontal passage Sunday night will bring the potential for some stronger storms to impact the CWA. High pressure will build into the forecast area and produce dry weather through the remainder of the period. Models are already beginning to hint at an MCS forming over northern Minnesota, splitting over northern Wisconsin, and then traversing over western upper/Lake Superior and southern Lake Michigan before dissipating. This scenario of course seems to play out for northern Michigan quite a bit, lingering clouds and showers for the morning and into the early afternoon hours, minimizing destabilization. However, if we can manage to get some sun during the afternoon hours and reach temperatures into the upper 80s and even the low 90s, we may be able to realize MUCAPE and MLCAPE values in the 1250-1700 J/Kg range for the arrival of the cold front slated to arrive in northern Michigan Sunday night, along with an accompanying weak mid- level wave. With 0-6km bulk shear of 30-40 kts nearly parallel to the aforementioned cold front, I would suspect a more linear form of storm type with wind damage and heavy rain being the main threat. Monday will see decreased cloudiness throughout the day behind the departing cold front as high pressure and much drier air builds into the region. This cold front will not tame the daytime temperatures much, with highs still reaching into the low to mid 80s through Tuesday and beyond. Lows will remain in the upper 50s to low 60s. Precipitation-free weather will last through Tuesday as high pressure remains overhead. For Wednesday through Friday... Although the flow will remain zonal and fairly weak throughout the extended period, there will be lingering low-level moisture with dewpoints near 60 each day. Rain and thunderstorms are in the forecast, but it will not be a wash out by any means at all. It has more of a look of hit and miss pop-up showers/thunder during the afternoon and evening hours. Partly cloudy skies with diurnally driven precipitation each afternoon. Best chances appear to be over northern lower...especially Thursday and Friday, as better moisture sags southward ahead of a large area of high pressure building towards the CWA from central Canada. Highs will be a bit cooler...in the upper 70s to low 80s, while lows will drop into the mid 50s to near 60. && .AVIATION...(For the 18Z TAFS through 18Z Sunday afternoon) Issued at 135 PM EDT Sat Jul 23 2016 ...VFR conditions into this evening gives way to much uncertainty later tonight into Sunday... Mainly clear skies and light winds will prevail across the TAF locations into this evening. Deep moisture advection arrives later tonight, likely bringing showers and thunderstorms along with it. Still plenty of uncertainty on the exact timing or impacts/magnitude of these shower and thunderstorms. Will cautiously play it more optimistically for now, keeping vfr conditions. Of course, any stronger storm activity will likely bring periods of significantly greater impacts. The threat for Showers and thunderstorms will continue through at least the first half of Sunday morning, with perhaps a break developing from west to east later during the morning hours. More scattered thunderstorms are possible heading into Sunday afternoon...just beyond this TAF period. && .MARINE... Issued at 315 AM EDT Sat Jul 23 2016 Winds and waves will remain below SCA criteria thru Sunday night as high pressure pushes east of Michigan by tonight...making way for a cold front to swing thru our state Sunday into Sunday night. No precip is expected thru this evening. Chances of showers and storms will increase from west to east beginning late tonight and continuing thru Sunday night as the front moves thru. && .APX Watches/Warnings/Advisories... MI...NONE. LH...NONE. LM...NONE. LS...NONE. && $$ UPDATE...MSB SHORT TERM...MLR LONG TERM...TJL AVIATION...MSB MARINE...MLR


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The Washington Capitals' Braden Holtby and Barry Trotz were honored at the "NHL Awards Show" on Wednesday night in Las Vegas.
Holtby won the Vezina Trophy as the best goalie, and Trotz took home the Jack Adams Award as the top coach.
Holtby tied Martin Brodeur's league record with 48 victories, his goals-against average was fifth in the league at 2.20, and he finished eighth in save percentage at .922.
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India Inc less prone to frauds than Chinese firms: Survey
September 26, 2007
NEW DELHI: While the count of corporate frauds is growing in the country, India Inc can take solace in the fact that it is less vulnerable to activities like patent theft and counterfeiting than those in China and other nations. According to a survey of companies by Economist Intelligence Unit, about half of the respondents in India believe that incidents of corporate fraud has increased in the past three years. However, Indian firms have witnessed a lower incidence of Intellectual Property theft and counterfeiting in the last three years in comparison to China, another fast growing Asian economy.
KPMG needs at least 4 more weeks to restate Satyam accounts
February 9, 2009
ET Bureau
MUMBAI: KPMG, one of the two firms appointed by the Satyam board to restate accounts, would likely take at least another four weeks to complete its work. According to persons familiar with the development, KPMG is also doing an extensive forensic investigation into the accounts of the Hy-derabad-based software company. "Since the issue of fudging accounts goes back several years, it is taking time to sift through all those books," said the person who can't be named. KPMG, which was appointed along with Deloitte on January 14, to restate the accounts of Satyam, has a seven member forensic team currently camping in Hyderabad, to carry out its job. KPMG, which has one of the largest teams among the Big Four, dedi-cated to forensic, had last year come out with a comprehensive report on corporate fraud and how Indian companies were ill-equipped to detect such frauds.
Stock-option fraud under FBI lens
September 27, 2006
WASHINGTON: The FBI is conducting probes of 52 companies that may have illegally backdated stock options and more cases are on the way, its new criminal investigative chief said. The number of criminal cases has increased 16% in less than two months, said Chip Burrus, an assistant director of the Federal Bureau of Investigation. "We're going to knock that pretty good," he said in an interview. "We're going to go after those. " Mr Burrus signalled the justice department will oppose efforts to water down the corporate-governance overhaul adopted in the wake of the scandals involving Enron, WorldCom and others.
George Bush wants to double jail term for offenders
July 10, 2002
WASHINGTON: President Bush on Tuesday proposed doubling the maximum jail term for mail and wire fraud ? charges frequently used in cases of corporate fraud ? to 10 years as part of a crackdown on accounting scandals that have undermine market confidence. Bush's proposals, outlined in a White House fact sheet ahead of his Wall Street speech, included stronger laws to criminalise document shredding and other forms of obstruction of justice ? issues that have come up at bankrupt energy trader Enron, the first of a series of US companies to disclose accounting irregularities.
Mahindra Satyam's suit against former managers to set a useful precedent
January 11, 2012
ET Bureau
Mahindra Satyam has done well to file a case against the former management team of the scam-tainted IT firm seeking damages of over Rs 267 crore. The move sets a precedent for corporate India to deal with such frauds in future and is, therefore, welcome. However, the final outcome would hinge on the evidence furnished by the petitioners. A company has a juridical identity distinct from that of its promoters. So, there is no reason why it cannot sue its promoter for perpetrating a fraud and letting the company bleed.
SFIO unlikely to get power to track funds parked abroad
February 8, 2010
NEW DELHI: The government has said it is not considering to give the Serious Fraud Investigation Office (SFIO) the powers to trail money stashed abroad by corporates. A corporate fraud investigating body under the corporate affairs ministry (MCA), the SFIO has for long been seeking powers to carry out investigations abroad. The SFIO is one of the agencies probing the multi-crore Satyam scam on which it has submitted a 14,000-page report. "Not just during Satyam, but even before that we have been asking the MCA to permit us to carry out investigations abroad.
SFIO to decide on probing KPMG's role in Reebok case: Veerappa Moily
June 11, 2012
NEW DELHI: The government today said it will be up to corporate fraud probe body SFIO to investigate role played by global audit firm KPMG in the alleged Rs 870 crore fraud in Reebok India by its two former top executives. "We have given Reebok (India) as a company to the SFIO, now it's up to them to look into all the aspects," Corporate Affairs Minister Veerappa Moily told reporters here. The Minister was responding to a query on whether the Serious Fraud Investigation Office (SFIO)
MCA plans system in 2 months to detect fraud in early stages
July 26, 2009
Anand Rawani , ET Bureau
NEW DELHI: Investors betting high on the equity market may have a safety valve within two months. Apart from looking at frauds in the future, it would also examine irregularities done in the past. According to an official of the ministry of corporate affairs, who did not wish to be identified, a seven-member internal committee headed by an additional secretary of the ministry of corporate affairs (MCA) has been working to evolve a mechanism of early detection of corporate frauds.
Half of India Inc. has a fraudster within
November 8, 2002
Hansika Pal , TNN
NEW DELHI: Executives seem to be increasingly getting their hands dirty, with 50% of companies experiencing corporate fraud. Manipulation of expense accounts tops the fraud list as far as rupee losses of domestic corporates are concerned. Around 37% of respondents in KPMG's Fraud Survey 2002 felt fudging in expense accounts is the most common executive fraud. Secret commissions and kickbacks come a close second, with 30% of respondents reporting it. Forged documents come in next, while misappropriation/diversion of funds also figure in a big way in India Inc's corporate frauds list.
Satyam fraud reaches Parliament; LS to discuss tomorrow
February 12, 2009
NEW DELHI: The Lok Sabha will tomorrow discuss developments at Satyam that was rocked by a Rs 7,800 crore accounting fraud, prompting the government to takeover operations to prevent damage to the Indian IT industry. This was decided in the business advisory committee meeting, where the leaders of various political parties agreed for a discussion on the fraud. Sources said even Lok Sabha Speaker Somnath Chatterjee himself had suggested having a discussion on Satyam when he met the political leaders on the eve of the session.
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The impact of the xylem-tapping mistletoe Phoradendron juniperinum on the nitrogen and water relations of its host Juniperus osteosperma was investigated under natural field conditions. Leaf conductance, leaf water potential, and leaf Kjeldahl nitrogen contents were followed through the growing season on mistletoes, infected junipers (separating infected from uninfected stems) and uninfected junipers. Infected trees experienced lower leaf water potentials than uninfected trees and also had lower leaf conductances and lower leaf nitrogen contents. Infected juniper stems had higher conductances than uninfected stems. Mistletoes had higher leaf nitrogen contents than their hosts and much of this nitrogen appeared as arginine, a potential nitrogen storage compound. Photosynthetic rates (per unit leaf area) were significantly higher in junipers than in the mistletoe, and higher in the uninfected than infected junipers. Water use efficiencies as estimated by carbon isotope ratios were significantly lower in mistletoes than in their hosts. Increased mistletoe infestation appeared to increase absolute water use efficiency of both host and mistletoe.
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LOS ANGELES (AP) -- Key California legislators have reached an agreement that could lead to a statewide ban on carry-out plastic bags at supermarkets, liquor stores and pharmacies by 2016, officials said Thursday.
Lawmakers in Sacramento have debated similar proposals for years, facing opposition from manufacturers that produce billions of plastic shopping bags each year.
The agreement calls for using $2 million for loans and grants that could help those companies retrain workers and convert to manufacturing "a new generation of reusable bags with the smallest environmental footprint," a summary of the legislation said.
State Sen. Kevin de Leon, a Los Angeles Democrat who helped broker the deal, said it balances "the health of the planet with the preservation of people's livelihoods."
"It bridges the gap and moves the economy forward into a green future," de Leon said in a statement. "We will dramatically reduce the scourge of single-use plastic bags ... and at the same time grow jobs."
Los Angeles and nearly 100 other cities and counties in the state have enacted bans on single-use plastic bags at stores. If approved by the Legislature, the bill would extend a similar prohibition across the rest of the state. The local laws would remain in effect.
The bill summary says supermarkets would have to stop using the bags by July 2015, and the ban would extend to smaller stores a year later. With plastic bags prohibited, stores could sell recycled-paper or reusable bags for at least 10 cents each.
Similar bans have been enacted in other jurisdictions around the U.S., but California is a trendsetter on environmental issues and advocates hope other states would follow its lead.
In 2005, nearly 30 billion single-use plastic bags were generated in California, according to the bill summary, a figure since cut in half by city and county bans.
"We are going to go after this legislation takes effect ... to zero," said Mark Murray, executive director of Californians Against Waste, an advocacy group. "That means less litter, less pollution, less waste."
Mark Daniels, chairman of the American Progressive Bag Alliance, an industry association representing the plastic bag manufacturers, called the proposal "another job-killing, big-grocer cash grab masquerading as an environmental bill."
"Large grocery chains are pushing this bag ban ... at the expense of their customers," he said in a statement.
Cathy Browne, general manager of bag manufacturer Crown Poly Inc. in Huntington Park, outside Los Angeles, said imports dominate the reusable bag market and the $2 million proposed for training and new equipment would be "a drop in the bucket."
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Realm Resources Weighs Funding Options For Indonesian Mine
Realm Resources is looking at options to fund its first coal mine in Indonesia, including the possible sale of legacy assets in South Africa in move that would sever the company's links with its earlier focus on platinum.
Given the "miserable" credit conditions for exploration companies, Realm is likely to pursue prepayment for secured supplies of coal from a mine due to begin production later this year on the relatively undeveloped island of Kalimantan, managing director Andrew Matheson said in a telephone with Deal Journal Australia.
A strategic partnership with a power generation company would be preferred, Mr. Matheson said.
Possible buyers have also been invited to express their interest in the Sydney-based company's platinum exploration assets and aluminum dross processing unit as part of a review of the South African operations.
Mr. Matheson said Bravura has been mandated to review the aluminum assets for the company.
"They [the South African assets] don't cost us anything…But our focus is on the coal," he said.
Mr. Matheson, who is one of the single largest shareholders in the company with a 3.5% stake, joined Realm as a director last June and was appointed managing director in November to lead the company's expansion into coal.
He previously was general manager of Aquila Resources' coal portfolio and head of carbon materials at Talbot Group, a vehicle of Ken Talbot who was among the Sundance Resources executives killed in a 2010 plane crash en route to an iron ore project in the Republic of Congo.
Realm in October secured A$15 million in funding and brought Taurus Funds Management on as a cornerstone investor, with a stake that has since risen to 31%. The funding paid for an initial 51% holding in Indonesian coal explorer Katingan Ria.
The company, which had cash of A$3.3 million at the end of December, has an option to buy a further 24% stake in Katingan Ria for US$17 million this year. It is currently waiting for an operating permit for the project, which may slightly push back the target for first output in the third quarter, Matheson said.
Real has previously estimated it would need about US$44 million in capital to develop the project into a mine producing 3 million metric tons a year, although Mr. Matheson said the company also is looking at initially getting to about the 1 million ton mark and ramping up more slowly, which would require less funding.
"The focus is on getting the project away and establishing cash flow," he said.
Mr. Matheson said Realm has a number of other targets in its sights around the world, and wouldn't discount returning to South Africa or entering Mozambique where several major mining companies are now developing coal mines.
The next natural step, though, would be to expand in Indonesia where Realm has an option to buy a 60% stake in the about 5,000 hectare Katingan Bersama project to the north of Katingan Ria.
Indonesia's government this week said it would start requiring foreign investors to cut their stakes gradually in mining asset, capping ownership at no more than 49% after 10 years of mine production.
Foreign companies had previously been allowed to hold up to 80% of mining companies.
"It won't change our objective of operating in Indonesia, but it is likely to change how we can consider funding the acquisition and development of projects," Mr. Matheson said, adding the company would in the coming weeks consider how the changes would impact Realm.
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I agree with your stance. With the steep tradition that is Michigan football, the facilities, etc... UM should be a top ten contender damn near every year. The only thing going against UM is the cold weather, but that hasn't stopped all recruits in the past and shouldn't in the future. I think UM became complacent and with respect to Lloyd, the game passed him by years ago. I'm glad UM has an "innovator" at the helm, with a renewed S&C program that will bring this team back to where it deserves to be.
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Irrigation and Drainage Systems
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A comparative description of two farmer-managed irrigation systems in Nepal
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The organization of two farmer-managed irrigation systems in the western hills of Nepal is described by examining the ways in which the activities of water allocation, water distribution, maintenance, and resource mobilization are performed. Due to the topography and environment, these two organizations are structured primarily to mobilize the large amount of labor required for maintenance of the intake and canal. Both organizations precisely define each member's water allocation. In one system, water is allocated in proportion to the area of an individual's land holding, while in the other water allocation is by purchased shares. These two cases were used to analyze the importance of the principle of water allocation for expansion of area irrigated and equity of access to irrigation. Evidence from the two systems shows that in this hill environment water allocation by purchased shares provides the individual incentive and an organizational mechanism for efficient development of irrigation resources. Expansion of area irrigated and equity of access to irrigation were found to be greater in the system which allocates water by purchased shares than where water was allocated in proportion to area irrigated.
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- A comparative description of two farmer-managed irrigation systems in Nepal
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Irrigation and Drainage Systems
Volume 2, Issue 2 , pp 147-172
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- 1988-06
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- irrigation
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Poll finds Nevada residents don't want a taxpayer-funded stadium
A proposed deal to move the Raiders to Las Vegas will only happen if the Nevada state legislature approves public funding to build a stadium. And a new poll suggests that the legislators' constituents may not be on board with that.
A KTNV-Rasmussen Reports poll asked likely voters, "Do you favor or oppose the use of up to $500 million in state taxpayer money to help finance a stadium that would bring the NFL's Raiders franchise to Las Vegas?"
The result was that 60 percent of Nevada voters opposed the idea, and only 28 percent supported it. The stadium proposal did better among residents of Clark County, where Las Vegas is, but only a little better: 55 percent opposed the plan, while 35 percent supported it.
It's important to note, however, that the wording of the poll could have had an effect on the results: The question didn't make clear that the proposal is for a tax on hotel rooms to finance the stadium, which means the money would largely be coming from people outside the state.
"The survey question leaves out critical information," said Las Vegas Sands executive Andy Abboud, one of the proponents of the stadium. "Specifically, the public funding would come from an increase in the hotel tax, which is predominantly paid by those visiting Clark County, not its residents."
Nonetheless, hotel tax dollars that go toward a stadium are still tax dollars that go toward a stadium. And most Nevada residents are skeptical of that.
Multiple suspensions expose Cowboys, Steelers to major fines
Nearly a decade ago, the NFL crafted a policy aimed at promoting good player behavior by requiring teams to surrender a portion of a suspended player's lost salary as a fine, if multiple players are suspended in a given year.
In 2013, the then-five-year-old policy likely cost the Seahawks more than $60,000 for a trio of suspensions to offensive lineman Allen Barbre, safety Winston Guy, and cornerback Brandon Browner. The Rams likely faced a similar problem in 2013, due to multiple player suspensions.
As noted by Adam Schefter of ESPN.com, the policy that was first applied to the Cowboys in 2008 will be applied to them again, given the suspensions of Randy Gregory, Demarcus Lawrence, and Rolando McClain. The policy as currently written requires in the event of three suspensions the payment of 25 percent of the collective forfeited base salary to the league, with a maximum payment of $250,000.
With Gregory due to make $608,406 in 2016, Lawrence on the books this year for $920,604, and McClain owed $1.25 million, the Cowboys easily got to the $250,000 ceiling. (Absent the limit, they would have owed 25 percent of $1.095 million, or $273,750.) If another player is suspended, the Cowboys will be required to cough up a full third of the lost wages for each suspended player.
The Steelers could be facing a similar problem, with the full-season suspension of Martavis Bryant and the looming suspension of running back Le'Veon Bell. The policy requires the forfeiture of 15 percent of the lost salary when two players are suspended. With Bryant due to make $600,000 this year (he'll lose all of it) and Bell slated to earn $966,900 (he'll lose $235,294 if the suspension is upheld), 15 percent of the lost salary equates to $125,294.
"It's obviously so important to us in drafting guys with the right character but sometimes things happen that are unforeseen," Cowboys COO Stephen Jones said earlier this year. "Right now, I totally get that it may not look like it in terms of the mishaps we've had here, but it's certainly very important to us and something we'll continue to evaluate and try to be better."
Ultimately, giving up a chunk of the salary that otherwise won't be paid won't deter teams from taking risks on players who may be predisposed to engaging in behavior that could get them suspended or provide an even stronger incentive to keep troubled players out of trouble. To get the attention of teams, they must face the potential loss of draft picks.
Previously, the possibility has been considered in connection with multiple violations of the Personal Conduct Policy. That idea never went anywhere. If the league truly wants to reduce suspensions under all policies, that's the best (and perhaps only) way to do it.
Jack Del Rio: I don't spend any time on hype
It's been hard to miss the optimistic buzz that's built around the Raiders this offseason as there's been no shortage of people predicting a winning season in Oakland for the first time since 2002.
Raiders coach Jack Del Rio has heard that chatter, but says he isn't letting it seep into his thinking. Del Rio told Albert Breer of TheMMQB.com that he has "seen potential come and go" so he is focused on more tangible things as the team continues its preparations for the 2016 season.
"That goes into all the noise, that has nothing to do with executing on third-and-8," Del Rio said. "All those words mean nothing, so I don't spend any time on it. What matters is doing the work."
Del Rio is still emphasizing chopping the wood — in spirit if not action this time around — but he recognizes the reasons why people are bullish about his team. They've added a slew of free agents to players acquired through the draft like quarterback Derek Carr, wide receiver Amari Cooper and defensive end Khalil Mack to build a roster that Del Rio said "all fit together" over the course of their work in the spring.
That doesn't guarantee anything in the fall, however, and that's why Del Rio will be working to keep the team focused on the tasks at hand and leaving the projections to those outside the organization.
Bills and Tyrod Taylor talking about extension, possibly before season
The Bills haven't made any progress on a long-term contract for cornerback Stephon Gilmore, but they apparently have when it comes to an extension for quarterback Tyrod Taylor.
According to Vic Carucci of the Buffalo News, the possibility of a deal for Taylor before the start of the season is real.
A source said the team and Taylor's reps were talking "relatively frequently," as they pursue a contract.
What makes the efforts interesting is the short time Taylor has produced as a starter (14 games), and the hot seat all his bosses seem to be sitting on. With many thinking Bills coach Rex Ryan is out if they don't make the playoffs, a long-term commitment to a skill player with a distinctly Ryan style is a bit of a risk.
But all Taylor has to point to is the sight-unseen $18 million-a-year deal Brock Osweiler got in Houston for half as many starts to justify a deal.
And it sounds like there's at least a chance that gets done.
Ryan Pace on Alshon Jeffery: He knows he has to stay healthy
The Bears and wide receiver Alshon Jeffery didn't come to agreement on a multi-year deal this offseason, which leaves Jeffery playing out this year for the franchise tender of $14.6 million and on track for free agency after he season.
That situation has created some discomfort between teams and players in the past, but General Manager Ryan Pace is confident that it isn't "going to affect him at all." Jeffery signed his tender early in the process, so he'll be at camp and Pace believes that the negotiating process didn't leave any scars that will preclude the two sides from coming together after the season.
Pace also noted that Jeffery's ability to stay healthy — the wideout missed seven games in 2015 — this season will impact any future talks.
"Those negotiations were friendly the whole time," Pace said, via the Chicago Sun-Times. "I don't think it's uncommon when you're negotiating off the franchise tag to sometimes not come to an agreement. But that doesn't mean there's any ill will. We can revisit it after the season. But I'm optimistic. He's a talented player. He knows he has to stay healthy. And we'll see going forward."
Jeffery produced well when he was on the field last season, just as he did while playing in every game during the 2013 and 2014 seasons. If he can do that again in 2016, one big obstacle to a long-term deal will be a little smaller in next year's contract talks.
Ryan Fitzpatrick: "It's been a long six months for sure"
Ryan Fitzpatrick has been without a job for six months, and that means he's been out of the context he's most comfortable in.
The once-and-future Jets quarterback told Manish Mehta of the New York Daily News he's relieved to be back and get to work.
"Oh my gosh… it's been a long six months for sure," Fitzpatrick said. "The biggest feeling was relief. Just relief to have it over and done with. And then when I was driving in [Wednesday night to the team facility] and walking up to the team meeting, it was like the first day of school. I was just all excited to see everybody and to be back in the building. Because through the entire offseason program, I wasn't allowed to be there.
"It was such a weird feeling. I was 10 minutes away just sitting at home getting calls and texts every day. After every practice, talking with the guys and not being allowed in the building to participate and compete with them. That made it an awfully long offseason for me. Now I'm ready to get to work."
Fitzpatrick said — as everyone believed — that he always thought a deal would get done. He didn't anticipate it taking this long, but remained positive through a stretch when Jets offers were being leaked.
"Unfortunately, we had to go through that long process to get to the end result," he said. "But I didn't have any doubts that at some point it would work itself out. . . . Everybody's trying to get a leg up on the bargaining table with negotiations. I thought for the most part it was good that it stayed behind closed doors.
"There was obviously that one period where they released some of the numbers on the contract. Then all the numbers came out. There was such a he said-she said back-and-forth going on. I didn't really love that part of it. Like I said, I'm ready to go and get to work and put it all behind us. And I'm glad that it's over."
The 34-year-old quarterback said he never considered retirement, and feels like he's still getting better. After a productive season and 10 wins, he's hoping to build on what the Jets did last year.
And now that he's finally under contract, he can get back to what he enjoys most.
Dak Prescott found not guilty of DUI
Before quarterback Dak Prescott was selected by the Cowboys in the fourth round of the draft, he was arrested and charged with driving under the influence in March.
The arrest in Starkville, Mississippi may have affected Prescott's landing spot in the draft, but he won't have the charges hanging over his head at Cowboys camp this summer. Prescott was found not guilty of DUI and speeding in Starkville, where he attended Mississippi State, on Wednesday.
"Dak is obviously extremely relieved this process is over," Prescott's lawyer Jay Perry said, via the Jackson Clarion-Ledger. "He's looking forward to going back to Dallas and then to California to compete in camp and learn from Tony Romo."
In addition to Romo, Prescott is joined by Kellen Moore and Jameill Showers on the depth chart at quarterback in Dallas. Moore is expected to be Romo's backup barring an outside addition or a summer showing from Prescott that elevates him more rapidly than expected.
Tyler Varga: Fans should get used to players retiring earlier
Running back Tyler Varga was willing to speak out last year, when he didn't want to take a medication the Colts offered in the wake of a concussion.
And now that he's retired from the NFL after one season, he says stories like his are going to become more and more common.
"People shouldn't be surprised when they hear about players retiring young," Varga told Bob Kravitz of WTHR. "You're seeing it more and more often these days.
"Players are far more educated now about the risks involved in playing football. Guys are more aware of the risks involved."
For Varga, the risk was a drug which had side effects he feared, which included possible psychotic behavior. The Colts offered it in the wake of his concussion, but after researching, he chose to decline the offer.
"In the end, you just have to weigh the risk versus reward, do a cost/benefit analysis, and I ultimately decided it wasn't worth the risk," Varga said. "I didn't want to risk another big one [concussion] and having it impact my quality of life down the road. It was a difficult decision; it always is when you work so hard toward a goal and finally reach that goal, but after a long period of reflection, I felt like this was the best decision for my future."
Varga laughed and said "I think I'll take a pass on that one," when asked if he trusted the league and its teams on the long-term effects of concussions.
The NFL has at least shown some interest in changing that perception, farming out controversial Dr. Elliott Pellman last week, removing someone viewed as a symbol of years of concussion-denial. And Varga's well-prepared for his future without football, with a Yale degree in hand and likely the ability to make a living beyond what he'd have in a few more years of playing in the NFL.
And he considers himself one of the lucky ones.
Josh Doctson opens first camp on PUP list
When wide receiver Josh Doctson missed some practice time this spring with an Achilles injury, the word from the Redskins was that their first-round pick was being cautious in order to be ready to go for training camp.
That precaution may have kept the injury from getting worse, but Doctson isn't going to be on the field with his teammates for the first practice of camp. The Redskins announced that Doctson was placed on the physically unable to perform list Thursday, leaving him unable to do more than work on the side until he's activated from the list.
With DeSean Jackson and Pierre Garcon at the top of the depth chart, Doctson joins Jamison Crowder as options to join them in multiple receiver sets. Any missed time will work against Doctson seeing many of those snaps early in the season.
Tight end Derek Carrier, linebacker Perry Riley and guard Shaun Lauvao are on the PUP list as well. Carrier tore his ACL last year, Riley had foot surgery this offseason and Lauvao spent most of last year on injured reserve with ankle problems.
The Redskins also placed linebacker Junior Galette on the non-football injury list as a result of the Achilles he tore while working out last week. It's the second straight year that Galette has suffered the injury, although it was a different leg this time around.
Back injury lands DeMarcus Ware on NFI list
The Broncos will have linebacker Von Miller on the field at the start of training camp, but his partner at the other outside linebacker spot isn't quite ready to go at this point.
DeMarcus Ware will be on the non-football injury list as camp gets underway as he continues to deal with a back injury that hampered him at times last season and kept him from practicing with the team during their offseason program. Ware can't practice as long as he's on the list, but General Manager John Elway said that the veteran was going to handled with care whether he was on the NFI list or not.
"We'll continue to monitor what he's done," Elway said, via the Denver Post. "DeMarcus was somebody that was going to be very managed through the preseason anyway."
Coach Gary Kubiak said that Ware's moving in the right direction to be ready for the start of the regular season. Shane Ray and Shaq Barrett gives the Broncos options of players to match with Miller until Ware is back and options to limit Ware's workload down the road.
Thursday morning one-liners
Bills assistant coach Ed Reed is developing a following.
A new defensive scheme should help the Dolphins create pass-rush.
The Patriots are hoping to build some continuity up front for whichever QB is on the field.
Jets QB Geno Smith was "this close" to being a starter again.
Ravens RB Justin Forsett isn't interested in hearing about a committee.
The Bengals have some options in the return game.
The Browns latest QB competition can now begin.
Injuries could be the only thing keeping the Steelers from being Super Bowl favorites.
The Texans have some healthy CBs again.
Colts coach Chuck Pagano's not looking back.
The Jaguars have former NFL RB Leon Washington among their summer coaching interns.
Titans DE Jurrell Casey is promising more Pro Bowls.
The Broncos are still in the process of determining which of owner Pat Bowlen's children will take over the team.
Chiefs CB Phillip Gaines gets the first crack at replacing Sean Smith.
Raiders pass-rushers Khalil Mack and Bruce Irvin have become fast friends.
The Chargers are still waiting to see rookie Joey Bosa, one of the last two unsigned draft picks.
Cowboys Hall of Famer Michael Irvin says he's been bitten by the coaching bug.
New Giants coach Ben McAdoo needs to establish his voice quickly.
Eagles coach Doug Pederson isn't worried about how young his LB corps is.
Washington QB Kirk Cousins can focus on football now that the time for finances has passed.
The Bears are displaying a new attitude already.
The Lions have spent the offseason fixing their lines.
Packers rookie WR Trevor Davis could be their next underground sensation.
Vikings RG Brandon Fusco is ready for a bounceback season.
The Falcons want to keep both their big-play RBs fresh.
The Panthers' most experienced CB is starting training camp on PUP.
Saints S Jairus Byrd will finally begin training camp healthy.
Buccaneers RB Doug Martin is excited to build on last year.
The Cardinals refined their playbook without adding pages.
The Rams are paying $10 million to have training camp at UC Irvine for three years.
The 49ers have Torrey Smith and a bunch of question marks at wide receiver.
Seahawks QB Russell Wilson is the star of a corny poster.
Terrell Suggs trying to be smart, but wants to be back on field soon
Ravens outside linebacker Terrell Suggs rarely holds back — as people who have been given nicknames like T-Sizzle are wont to do.
But while he promised he'd be back on the practice field soon following last year's torn Achilles, there wasn't so much of a firm timetable.
"We're close to where we want to be," Suggs said , via Jamison Hensley of ESPN.com. "I'll be honest with you: The Ravens side of me is like, '[F—] it, Sizz, let's go. Let's play some football.' But I've got to be smart with it. I can't be timid, but I've got to be smart.
"It won't be long before I'll be off of it and out there practicing with the guys."
Suggs hadn't talked to reporters there in nearly 11 months, after tearing his Achilles in the regular season opener. He's on the physically unable to perform list now, but can be activated at any time.
And you can tell the 33-year-old Suggs is motivated to get going, to prove he can still play at a high level. But mostly he's glad to be back with the team. He basically disappeared after the injury, but said it was for the best.
"It was just a sucky feeling. It was a sucky time for me," Suggs said. "We didn't start too good. It was just a really bad time. I didn't want it to be about me that I was gone. It was kind of like, 'Just let the smoke clear, and let everything happen.' That's what happened."
The smoke never cleared for the Ravens last year after that injury (or the ones that followed which decimated the roster). And any bounce they get this year is going to be partly determined by whether they get the consistent pass-rush they've come to expect from Suggs.
Packers applying pressure to Matthews, Peppers to submit to PED interviews
The impasse between the NFL and the NFL Players Association over the investigation regarding the Al Jazeera documentary containing allegations against four active NFL players lingers, with the league wanting to interview them, the union declining to make them available, and the league not yet saying, "The interview will occur at this specific time. Show up and cooperate or be punished for failure to do so."
It's unclear whether the league will make such an ultimatum. Behind the scenes, however, efforts are ongoing to persuade the players to comply. In Green Bay, for example, a league source tells PFT that some pressure is being applied by the Packers to linebackers Clay Matthews and Julius Peppers to submit to the requested interviews.
There's not much the team can do other than appeal to their desire to be exonerated, to avoid negative P.R., to get the matter behind them, and to minimize the possibility of a potential distraction. If the players are clean, it's easy to argue that they should want to submit to the interviews so that the league eventually could issue a press release exonerating them, like the one issued earlier this week to exonerate Peyton Manning.
The NFLPA, which still harbors some lingering ill will toward Packers president and former player Mark Murphy from the CBA talks of 2011, nevertheless believes that allowing players to be interviewed based only on the recanted allegations of Charles Sly creates a bad precedent. The fact that the league ultimately regarded Sly's allegations against Manning to be not credible makes it even more important to insist on something more than Sly's shaky word before allowing the league to launch a fishing expedition aimed at getting them to say something that could be used against them.
For now, the active players have held firm. Even free-agent Mike Neal, who has linked his ongoing unemployment to the lingering cloud of PED suspicion, has not yielded. As long as they do, the ball will be in the NFL's court — and the question will be whether the league wants to draw a line in the sand based on allegations from someone whom the league already has determined to be, as it related to Peyton Manning, not believable.
Jarryd Hayne: If the NFL had a minor league I'd still be playing
Rugby star Jarryd Hayne had never played American football when he left his Australian team in 2014 to try to make it in the NFL. Although he made it on the 49ers' roster last year, he didn't get a lot of playing time and quit football to go back to rugby this year.
Now Hayne is telling the NFL that if it wants to attract international talent like him, it needs a minor league.
"If there was a second division team where I could get those mental reps of being on the field, 100 per cent I'd go back to the NFL," Hayne told the New Zealand Herald. "I'm at the end of my career where I really (have) just got to get on the field. I just want to be on the field. I've played eight games in two years. If I went back there to the NFL it'd be one of those things where I'd be a second or third string guy helping out but not really getting a lot of game time."
The NFL tried, with NFL Europe, to have a minor league that would attract international attention. That experiment failed. And the NFL doesn't really need a minor league because the NCAA does that for the NFL, without the NFL having to pay for it.
But the NFL might some day try some type of developmental league. It could be a way to get international talent like Hayne on the field.
Dan Snyder pays for funeral of Redskins' super fan "Chief Zee"
Washington Redskins owner Daniel Snyder stepped up to cover the funeral expenses of one of the team's biggest supporters.
According to Carol Maloney of NBC 4 in Washington D.C., Snyder was the anonymous donor that paid for the funeral of Zema Williams, a.k.a. "Chief Zee."
Williams, who passed away earlier this month, would attend games in full Native American-style headdresses while decked out in team colors.
Snyder isn't exactly the most revered figure in the D.C. sports scene. The Redskins have won just one playoff games since Snyder assumed ownership of the franchise in 1999. He's meddled with personnel decisions, had eight different head coaches in 17 years and been involved in several questionable lawsuits during his ownership of the team.
However, the gesture to cover the funeral costs of one of the team's most visible fans is a nice one to make.