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BGA: Eagles refuse to take it easy on Jets defense
This analysis is based on watching and re-watching TV footage. As such, it is not always possible to accurately determine everything that was going on. However, every effort has been made to ensure that the information below is as complete and correct as possible.
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Coming up, part two of your breakdown of last night's big loss to the Eagles with detailed analysis of the defensive performance and a few notes on special teams.
Join me after the jump as I attempt to cover every angle.
This week, we're splitting the BGA into two and we're getting it up super-early because news of the final cuts should leak out during the day. We covered the offense late last night but now turn our attention to the defense and special teams.
The Jets had fewer players on defense that we can expect to be contributing this season than they did on offense and it showed. Philadelphia carved them up with 568 yards of offense and seven scoring drives.
In their defense, the Jets played about as vanilla as I've ever seen them in the Rex Ryan era. With limited resources at defensive end/outside linebacker, the Jets basically played a conventional nickel package all day, rarely blitzed or stunted and played what looked like a basic quarters coverage in the defensive secondary. We can't therefore read too much into how anyone played in this game, because it bore little resemblance to how any of these players would be expected to play during the season.
Still, let's recap how everyone fared…
Defensive Line
Last year, defensive lineman Junior Aumavae had put together an impressive preseason campaign, with good consistency and a couple of "wow" plays. Entering the final preseason game, he had a good chance to lock down a practice squad spot and maybe even make a case for a roster spot. Unfortunately, he struggled badly and fell off the radar completely. I had that in mind with the so-far impressive TJ Barnes and Kerry Hyder both in more or less the same situation entering this game.
Happily, both held up pretty well, although neither was what you'd term dominant. Barnes was disruptive early with a couple of run stuffs, but then found himself getting blocked out of quite a few plays. He did manage one more run stuff before not playing much down the stretch. Hyder was also in on a couple of run stuffs in the first half but then found himself getting blocked off the line more consistently in the second half. He did beat his man once for a pressure. It looks likely that Barnes will be on the active roster and Hyder on the practice squad (if he clears waivers).
As noted in the offensive section, guard William Campbell also saw reps at defensive tackle. That's not a big deal for him, since that was the position he played in college, but it perhaps doesn't bode well for his future. He did assist on one stop near the line but was also forced inside on a short yardage conversion.
Tevita Finau has had a pretty good preseason and he was easily the Jets most effective pass rusher last night, as they lacked any real bite-. I had him down for four pressures and three run stuffs, including the 4th and one stop on a quarterback sneak. He was blocked out of a few plays though and also overpursued once.
Trevor Reilly was standing up at times, but was effectively employed as a defensive end most of the time. He seemed to be muscled out of quite a lot of plays due to his relative lack of size, but set the edge well a few times, had a couple of pressures and even dropped into coverage to break up a pass. If Reilly makes the final roster, this probably won't be particularly indicative of what you can expect his role to be.
With IK Enemkpali and Troy Davis both out injured, Zach Thompson was the only other defensive end the Jets had available. He was blocked out of a handful of plays, but did assist on one run play and dropped into the flat on an incomplete pass.
Garrett McIntyre also did not play, but I believe he was just rested because he's going to be on the team. Whether Davis makes it will depend on his injury status, I assume. Leger Douzable, Kenrick Ellis and the starters were all rested, despite the fact the official gamebook credits Douzable as being in the starting line-up.
Nick Bellore had to leave the game with a calf strain that we hear is nothing serious. Before he left, he blew up one run, made a good tackle after a short pass and had a pressure on a blitz. He did get blocked out of a couple of plays and missed a tackle too though.
AJ Edds started preseason off really well, but seems to have levelled off a bit over the last few weeks. He made a couple of important tackles and had one pressure, but was blocked out of too many plays and overpursued badly once.
It was a positive day for rookie Jeremiah George though. The last time George saw extended action was in the first preseason game where he looked overmatched. However, last night, he avoided any serious mistakes and was around the ball a lot, ending up with seven tackles, three close to the line and one for a loss on a short pass. He also made a play in coverage, although he was blocked out of one fourth quarter play at the second level. I'd basically written off George's chances at winning a roster spot, but if he'd played like this from the start, I'd have fancied his chances.
I would assume Bellore and Edds have done enough to make it, but I don't know if either will get many defensive reps unless there are injuries.
Defensive Backs
The cornerbacks would come under plenty of scrutiny here, but as noted above, the Jets played a pretty straightforward quarters coverage a lot of the time, leaving the corners to fend for themselves on the outside. Both starters, Ellis Lankster and LeQuan Lewis did make some good plays, but each got beaten several times.
Lewis got off to a good start when he jumped a route in the end zone for an interception. However, moments later he was apparently expecting safety help and let his man get behind him for an easy 43-yard score. Lewis gave up three more first downs, one as he missed a tackle in the flat, but was in a good position on one more incompletion. If Dimitri Patterson is going to be released as some people are predicting then that potentially creates an open roster spot for someone like Lewis, despite his struggles here. However, he might then be the first guy bumped off the roster if the Jets claim another cornerback to improve their depth.
Lankster disappointingly gave up a handful of first downs, although one of these was just before half time and he did make the tackle to force the Eagles to settle for a field goal. Lankster was targeted more often than Lewis and was also in good position on four incompletions, one of which he almost intercepted. He also made one good play against the run. He did also get penalized twice for holding though. Lankster was again employed mostly in off-coverage, whereas his strength is press coverage and that's most likely how they'd use him if he was given a role on the defense this year.
Starting in the slot was Johnny Patrick who made a couple of great plays in the backfield, but also missed two tackles and overpursued badly on one play. In coverage, he was beaten on third down but the receiver dropped the pass. Jeremy Reeves and Brandon Dixon also saw action. Dixon was blocked out of the play downfield on the late touchdown run.
At safety Rontez Miles stood out. He was constantly around the football, making a load of positive plays. He did miss a couple of tackles and overpursued once though. He also added a couple of pressures off the edge.
Like Miles, Jaiquawn Jarrett had nine tackles. However, he probably had the worst day out of all the anticipated regular season contributors to have suited up. When he didn't get into the game early, I had assumed he'd been rested, so I was surprised to see him entering the game late on. It's possible he wouldn't even have played if Josh Bush didn't injure his leg in the third quarter. Jarrett then didn't do himself any favors when he had a bad missed tackle and got beaten for two first downs and a touchdown in coverage in just over a quarter of work. Prior to this game, I'd have thought he was a lock for the roster. Now, I'm not so sure, especially after Miles' active display.
Bush could have been one to capitalize on Jarrett's struggles, but they kept targeting him down the seam for four first downs. He also almost gave up a touchdown as he didn't look back for the ball, but – with Miles' help – was able to force the receiver out of the end zone before he could get two feet down. Bush was also the safety on Lewis' side of the field when he was beaten for that touchdown, so it's likely Bush either should have been back there or should have done a better job of communicating where he would be. There were a few apparent communication issues in the secondary on the day, which Bush appeared to be in charge of.
Special Teams
Let's wrap up with some bullet point notes on the special teams:
- Nick Folk tuned up with one touchback and an extra point
– Once again, Ryan Quigley shanked a punt out of bounds and outkicked his coverage a few times (although there was a penalty to negate the longest return). He's been far from impressive this preseason
– Lewis made a couple of plays, with a tackle and a downed punt, helping his chances
– Saalim Hakim looked uncertain on kick returns all day and overpursued badly in punt coverage once. He did have one return past the 20 with a face mask penalty tacked on and made a great play to down a punt at the six yard line
– Jalen Saunders didn't exactly shine either, going backwards 10 yards on a punt return. He does look comfortable catching punts though
– Edds and Quincy Enunwa also made plays on special teams and Patrick drew a flag
– Zach Sudfeld had a bad missed tackle in the open field
– If Bush doesn't make the team, I wonder who the punt protector will be. It's been him most of the preseason.
That's it for the preseason. I'll be back with a BGA Preview, breakdowns for each position and a BGA Extra for each game during the season. One final reminder to close – if someone is reported to have "made the team" don't forget they could yet be displaced by a waiver claim between now and opening day.
What an ugly mess. I didn't see much good at all. How can our depth be so weak? Is Idzik is cleaning the earpiece on his phone right now?
Terrence West 31 carries for 83 yards this preseason...UGH!
The Law firm has also been released by the bengals...
hey, Antonio Andrews was cut loose by the Titans...
was that Harolds' guy??
It blows my mind that Clyde Gates gets 2 plays listed here, but IK only gets 1.
Yawin Smallwood was released...I might take a shot at him if I don't think Enemkpali or George are worth much...
Cut downs have started...Rob Turner was cut loose by St. louis...
If our secondary wasn't in shambles I could potentially see this team winning 10 games, but lets's be real even Eli Manning torched us with a 90 yard drive and a last second touchdown. Consequently, I wouldn't be surprised if we only won 6 games.
Really? Your mind is blown rather easily...you might want to see a Dr. about this.
Pat Angerer released by the Colts...
@Brendan a Great article! The best part was the comment:
The Jets are way better than us."
" Joe Philbin will curtail the PED usage by reading Frog & Toad to players every night at 9:30."
@Brendan They did a Jet one today & it was quite painful. About the only thing I agreed with was what they said about the front 7.
@Tequila Joe from one drive you came to the conclusion that the secondary is in shambles?
@Tequila Joe Our secondary is not in shambles. We could end up playing zone & have a D at least as good as last year. With the improved offense, we can be in the playoffs.
@Tequila Joe wait, what about the other quarter plus where we shut him down...and ran him all over the field? that dont count?
@a67se Yeah because its so common for a Jets player to have 2 strip sacks & a blocked punt in the preseason.
But I guess you think that qualifies as "not worth much."
@hitchhiker Hahahaha
@WW85 That one came out yesterday, we had a little discussion about it. Lots of funnies in there, only a few things I vehemently disagreed with, and it's all in good fun. Drew Magary, the guy who writes them, is a Vikings fan and his Vikings WYTS is BRUTAL. So no one can accuse him of playing favorites.
@a57se Yeah, Hank's not around so we have to coax him out so we can tell him to shut up and go away.
@Brian Serviss @Tequila Joe From one drive? You clearly don't watch football...
@WW85 @Tequila Joe Our pass defense was ranked 22nd last year, I'm glad you think that's good enough.
@nickballs @Tequila Joe You need to be consistent and have the ability to close games if you want to win them. Did you see the Bengals game? Did you see the ranga (Dalton) pick us apart? Did you see Luck destroy any confidence Patterson had and consequently not even have the testicular fortitude to show up for the next game? Yes, we beat up Eli and I loved it, but he still lead them on that late drive to make it a 10-7 game. Did we dominate that game, yes. Could you tell by the score, no...
He posted the same thing yesterday only forgot the part about the 90 yard drive.
Preseason against scrubs...doesn't mean a whole bunch.
Nothing wrong with getting excited about a guy...
Freeman actually looked like he belonged on the field last night...one of the few for us.
@Tequila Joe @WW85 @Brendan Yeah Tequila Joe & Brendan are both right to a degree!
i love Flipper and feel like the Miami Football team should be forced to change its' derogatory name...
@Joe/Orlando @a57se Fonzie's on fire today. I've never liked so many posts in my life.
Haha...that's what it is!!!
@Tequila Joe @Brian Serviss Trust me, I watch more football in a week than you have in your life. My comment came from yours saying that they are in shambles and only using one example to show why they are in shambles. Which was, yes, one drive
@Tequila Joe 22 would be high compared to this year. i'll say last would be more accurate. you don't run on us you just pass.
no problem.
@Tequila Joe Good enough for a top 15 D overall combined with an average offense, we will be a decent team. I think 9-7 but the upside to 11-5 if the offense can really run the clock.
@Tequila Joe @nickballs to be fair, luck is a top 10 QB in the league and would do that to almost any defense
You actually like his brand of crazy?
@nagel100 @Tequila Joe you think this pass defense is worse compared to the Cowboys, Redskins, Falcons, Panthers, Raiders, Titans, Lions? Last is not anywhere close to accurate
@Brian Serviss @Tequila Joe @nickballs Have you seen our schedule? After week one we pretty much play a top ten QB six weeks in a row...
@a57se @Bent @Joe/Orlando Maybe you have to be in the right mood for it. I've had fun going back and forth with him today.
@Tequila Joe You think our secondary is worse than last year when we had mostly subpar Milliner & terrible Cro? This year we have better safety play, better Milliner & a left side maybe as bad as Cro. It's about the same. Our offense is clearly better. Even last year, we competed in virtually every game except a couple.
@Tequila Joe @Brian Serviss @nickballs 4 of the six anyway.
It looked more like going around in a very small circle...


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I hit a huge speedbump last week.
Something happened in my personal life that sent everything crashing. There were a few days that I didn't eat at all, and a few days that I ran to the point of exhaustion.
One thing I can say, is that there were no days that I regret what I ate or did. Even though I was mentally devastated, I didn't binge, and I didn't layabout.
But I didn't track. I didn't pay attention to my body.
I'm okay- and things are okay now. So time for me to get back on track!
This week is so busy, I am teaching a kids class all week, and my running schedule is off. I managed a run last night, but today has to be a rest day, as there is just no time. It is probably good to rest though, as I hurt my foot last night!
Dear self,
You look fantastic in these size 10 jeans. I am really proud of you for being able to fit in them again!
My daughter's senior prom was Saturday. My husband and I have been planning for years that when she had her senior prom, we would also get dressed up in formal attire, and go out for dinner.
I was planning on wearing a bridesmaid dress from last summer.
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I was wrong. I put it on, and it literally FELL OFF.
My daughter saw, and gave me her homecoming dress from last year (a size 10) and it fit beautifully!
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I am taking a hiatus.
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I have finished my coursework for my PhD, and start my Comprehensive Exams tomorrow. I will have 28 days to complete this rigorous task. Because I will need to focus on research, qualitative methodology, and learning theories, I am taking a break from blogging and social media.
I am NOT taking a break from tracking my foods.
I am ABSOLUTELY NOT taking a break from running. That keeps me sane.
I will track my foods here, and my miles on dailymiledotcom.
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Business, Energy or Environmental regulations or discussions
o The Government today approved 14 proposals of foreign direct
investment (FDI),including that of Mauritius based Ghir Investments,
totalling Rs 1,289.85 crore.
o Acropetal Technologies Ltd today announced that it has entered into a
definitive agreement to acquire LineBeyond Inc, USA, and Optech
Consulting Inc, USA.
o Faced with surging raw material costs, Indian car-makers now face
three additional serious challenges, including a shortage of key
components, which could impact their performance this year.While they
could pass on the burden of increased input costs to customers, a
shortage of components, compounded by the March 11 tsunami and quake
in Japan and the Reserve Bank's latest rate hike - which could affect
car financing - have made them jittery over their prospects in the
short-to-medium term.
o U.K.-based business and technology service company Logica is keen on
expanding its business in India.
o The Reserve Bank of India will allow a promoter or a promoter group to
establish new banks if they set up a holding company.
o Saroj Poddar today announced a unified corporate brand 'Adventz' and
said the group will invest $ 2 billion (around Rs 10,000 crore) for
expansion in the next four years.
o The Northern Railway has suffered losses of over Rs 200 crore ($44
million) due to disruption of rail traffic caused by the Jat
community's job quota agitation.
Activity in the Oil and Gas sector (including regulatory)
o Essar Energy Plc sees a significant near-term hit on its product
sharing contracts with Indian state-run oil marketing companies.
Militant Activity/Terrorism (Particularly in Bangalore, Mumbai, Noida, Chennai,
o A wanted Hizbul Mujahideen militant Mudassir Nazir Lone was today
arrested from the Batamaloo area of Srinagar.
o As many as 100 National Security Guard (NSG) commandos reached the
city on Tuesday as part of a security set up to prevent any terror
attack during the cricket match to be played on Thursday at the Motera
Stadium between India and Australia.
o Amid reports that underworld don Dawood Ibrahim is planning to target
the Central Bureau of Investigation's (CBI) headquarters here to
"destroy" the documents related to the alleged 2G spectrum scam, the
agency today denied that it has received any such "specific threat".
Labor/Social Unrest
o As the Jat agitation continues to wreak havoc on the rail traffic in
northern India, Railways today cancelled two important trains
connecting the Union Territory with the national Capital.
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Oppn mounts attack on PM in LS on cash-for-votes scam
New Delhi, Mar 23 (PTI) A united opposition today mounted attack on Prime
Minister Manmohan Singh over the cash-for- votes scam wondering as to how
he could wash his hands of the matter as he had headed the government in
2008 and was the "biggest beneficiary" of the trust vote.
Leader of the Opposition Sushma Swaraj made a stinging attack on Singh in
the Lok Sabha telling him that as head of the government he should take
responsibility instead of making others scapegoat for the omissions and
commissions of his regime.
"It is the habit of the Prime Minister to blame others. If it is price
rise then (Agriculture Minister) Sharad Pawar is responsible, if it is 2G
then (former Telecom Minister) A Raja is responsible and if it is
Commonwealth Games then (Suresh) Kalmadi is to blame," she said.
JPC to discuss PAC probe into 2G scam
New Delhi, Mar 23 (PTI) The turf war over 2G Scam inquiry has refused to
die down with the Joint Parliamentary Committee planning to discuss
tomorrow whether the PAC, chaired by senior BJP leader Murli Manohar
Joshi, has gone beyond its mandate.
After discussing the issue its first meeting tomorrow, the JPC plans to
write to the Public Accounts Committee Chairman about the Committee
confining itself to inquiring issues over which the CAG report has made
its observations.
"We have no quarrel with them. Propriety demands that we will point out to
them. Joshiji is a very senior member of parliament and he also knows
propriety is very important," JPC Chairman P C Chacko said.
Bomb hurled at DMDK candidate's house
Namakkal (TN), Mar 23 (PTI) Unidentified persons threw a 'petrol-bomb' at
the residence of a DMDK candidate for Trichengode in the April 13 Tamil
Nadu Assembly polls, police said today.
The front door, a two-wheeler and window panes were damaged when the bomb
exploded, they said, adding no one was injured.
The candidate, Sampath Kumar and his family, who were inside the house at
the time of the incident last night, have lodged a complaint with police.
Actor Vijayakant's Desiya Murpokku Dravida Kazhagam (DMDK) is contesting
41 seats as part of the Jayalalithaa-led AIADMK combine.
Make eighth chapter of Telangana report public: HC
Hyderabad, Mar 23 (PTI) The Andhra Pradesh High Court today directed the
Centre to make public the eighth chapter of the Sri Krishna Committee
report on Telangana which deals with sensitive law and order issues.
Justice L Narasimha Reddy of the High Court gave the order on a petition
requesting the court to direct the Centre to disclose the eighth chapter
of the report.
The court observed that the committee was constituted to gather larger
public opinion on carving out a separate state for Telangana region and
the pros and cons of taking a decision on the ticklish issue.
The committee also held an open hearing and interacted with various social
groups and nothing was shown to be secret, it noted.
Three Trinamool Congress MLAs suspended
Kolkata, Mar 23 (PTI) Three Trinamool Congress MLAs were today suspended
from the West Bengal Assembly till March 25 for indulging in
unparliamentary behaviour and heckling Speaker Hasim Abdul Halim in July
last year.
Firhad Hakim, Arup Biswas and Dibyendu Adhikari were suspended for three
days from today, the Speaker said.
Incidentally, no Trinamool Congress member is attending the Budget
session, the last session before the coming Assembly elections.
On July 29, 2010, the three Trinamool Congress members had brought a
privilege notice against Chief Minister Buddhadeb Bhattacharjee, which was
rejected by the Speaker.
The three members then protested the rejection and this led to commotion
inside the House and also in front of the Speaker's chamber.
On July 30, CPI(M) MLA Rabindranath Mondal and seven other MLAs of Left
Front brought a privilege motion against the three TC MLAs alleging
unparliamentary behaviour and heckling the Speaker.
Andhra Assembly stalled over JLC for 6th day
Hyderabad, Mar 23 (PTI) The Telugu Desam Party forced adjournment of the
Andhra Pradesh Assembly without transaction of any business today over the
demand of a Joint Legislature Committee to probe the land allotments in
the last six years.
This was the sixth day that the issue has rocked the Assembly. The
government today said it would consider the demand for JLC only if
Opposition allowed discussion on the issue in the House first.
The TDP, however, remained adamant, saying it wanted nothing but a JLC.
TDP MLAs stormed the Speaker's podium soon after proceedings began, and
shouted slogans, which led to first adjournment for half an hour.
But order could not be restored after the House reassembled. Officiating
Speaker, Nadendla Manohar, then adjourned the proceedings till noon.
National Economic Trends
Lok Sabha Passes Finance Bill
(RTTNews) - India's Lok Sabha on Tuesday passed the Finance Bill 2011
after the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP)-led National Democratic Alliance
(NDA) walked out of the House saying it did not want to create a
constitutional crisis.
The BJP-led NDA opposition members in the Lok Sabha walked out in protest
against the speaker's decision to not allow a discussion regarding the
PM's response to a Wiki Leak revelation on the cash-for-votes scam.
Terming the walkout as rather unfortunate, Finance Minister Pranab
Mukherjee said the Opposition parities have missed an opportunity to lend
their voice and expertise to influence public policy in the larger
national interest.
While moving the Finance Bill, Mukherjee announced a reduction in dividend
distribution tax threshold for foreign companies to 26 percent from 50
percent and cut the basic customs duty on completely knocked down
automobile kits, containing a pre-assembled engine, gear box or
transmission assembly, to 30 percent from the proposed 60 percent.
Mukherjee also rolled back a proposed five percent tax on healthcare,
which many called the misery tax, and provided some relief to ready-made
garment manufacturers by enhancing the abatement available for levy of
taxes on some branded garments and textile made-ups to 55 percent from 40
percent on the retail sale price.
The Finance Bill was later cleared by the Lok Sabha through a voice vote.
FM rollbacks `misery tax' on healthcare
ENS Economic Bureau
First Published : 23 Mar 2011 03:38:29 AM IST
NEWDELHI: Bowing to demands from all around, Finance Minister Pranab
Mukherjee on Tuesday exempted five per cent `misery' tax on healthcare as
Finance Bill 2011 was passed in the Lok Sabha in the absence of
"I have decided to exempt the new levy in its entirety, both in respect of
services provided by hospitals as well as by way of diagnostic tests until
goods and service tax (GST) comes into force," said Pranab Mukherjee who
was flooded with representations against what was described as "misery"
tax in the form of five per cent service charge on air conditioned
hospitals with 25 or more beds and diagnostic tests.
"The proposed levy on healthcare has raised considerable anxiety in this
House and outside. The purpose of the levy was not merely to mobilise
revenue. It was to pave the way for the introduction of the Goods and
Services Tax.
He also went on to reduce custom duty on raw silk from 30 to five per cent
and gave excise relief to small scale readymade garment firms.
Wrapping up discussion on the Finance Bill, Mukherjee regretted the
absence of Opposition in the House. The BJP had led an opposition walkout
as it wanted discussion on WikiLeaks exposure on cash for vote scandal
before the passage of Finance Bill. The Finance Minister said his budget
had given priority to economic growth momentum and the government
introduced amendment to bring Goods and Services Tax regime. Three more
bills - the revised Pension Fund Regulatory and Development Authority
Bill, the Factoring and Assignment of Receivables Bill and the State Bank
of India (subsidiary banks laws) Amendment Bill - are in the offing.
Mukherjee stressed on fiscal consolidation and said that spending beyond
means was unacceptable as he outlined the need to reduce deficit to 2.5
per cent and revenue deficit to zero.
Some of the other changes made were reducing dividend distribution tax
(DDT) limit for foreign companies to 26 per cent. The excise duty for
completely knocked down (CKD) automobile kits has been reduced to 30 per
cent from 60 per cent.
M. Stanley sees India wealth assets growth, to add staff
2011-03-23 17:50:00
Morgan Stanley sees its India wealth management assets growing at a
"sustainable pace" of 25 percent a year in the near future as the bank
adds more advisers in the rapidly growing Asian economy, a senior official
said on Wednesday.
The business in India, however, faces challenges due to the lack of a
large pool of qualified people to manage assets of wealthy individuals,
Leslie Menkes, a Singapore-based managing director for the Wall Street
bank's private wealth management arm, told Reuters.
"We have a strategic plan to expand our footprint and continue to grow the
business," he said. "I believe there are many successful wealthy
individuals and families here in India that have never had a discussion
with a world-class sophisticated wealth manager."
Asia, home to more than 3 million millionaires, has become a battleground
for private banks as global and Asian players compete for market share in
a region that is fast outpacing the United States and Europe in economic
But the competition for wealth management talent in fast-growing Asian
markets such as India is becoming cut-throat, with a slew of global banks
vying with the local financial institutions for a bigger share of the
"I see talent as a capacity constraint for the industry," Menkes said.
"That is a structural challenge that India is facing in wealth management
with the fact that so many players are coming here and there are only a
finite number of really good people."
Business, Energy or Environmental regulations or discussions
Govt clears 14 FDI proposals worth Rs 1,290 cr
New Delhi, Mar 23 (PTI) The Government today approved 14 proposals of
foreign direct investment (FDI),including that of Mauritius based Ghir
Investments, totalling Rs 1,289.85 crore.
The Foreign Investment Promotion Board (FIPB), however, deferred decisions
on 27 proposals, including that of Essar Capital Holdings and Forbo
Holding AG, Lindenstrasse, Switzerland.
"Based on the recommendations of FIPB...Government has approved 14
Proposals of FDI amounting to Rs 1289.855 crore," an official statement
The FIPB , which falls under the Finance Ministry, gave its nod to Kolkata
based Dhunseri Investments FDI proposals worth Rs 715 crore. The company
had proposed to issue and allot equity shares to the non-resident
shareholders consequent upon demerger.
Ghir Investments got the approval of the Board for induction of foreign
equity in an investing company. The Mauritius based company proposes to
bring in FDI worth Rs 530 crore.
Acropetal acquires LineBeyond Inc, Optech Consulting Inc
Bangalore, Mar 23: Acropetal Technologies Ltd today announced that it has
entered into a definitive agreement to acquire LineBeyond Inc, USA, and
Optech Consulting Inc, USA.
While LineBeyond was valued at USD five million, Optech is valued at USD
seven million, according to a release here.
Acropetal Technologies Ltd acquires 100 per cent of LineBeyond and 70 per
cent of Optech Consulting Inc at present. The cost of acquisition of these
companies is USD 4.9 million each.
Announcing the acquisition, Mr Ravi Kumar, CMD Acropetal Technologies Ltd,
said ''these acquisitions mark an important milestone in Acropetal's long
term goals of sustained growth in the healthcare segment. LineBeyond is a
critical acquisition with its strong suite of products and market reach
that will enhance our presence in US healthcare markets. Optech is
perfectly placed for providing cutting edge solutions that cater to the
needs of multiple industries.'' Bangalore-headquartered Acropetal
Technologies Ltd, recently listed on NSE and BSE, was recognised as a
global leader in Information Technology (IT) outsourcing services.
Car-makers face challenges from Japan crisis, rate hikes
Faced with surging raw material costs, Indian car-makers now face three
additional serious challenges, including a shortage of key components,
which could impact their performance this year.
While they could pass on the burden of increased input costs to customers,
a shortage of components, compounded by the March 11 tsunami and quake in
Japan and the Reserve Bank's latest rate hike - which could affect car
financing - have made them jittery over their prospects in the
short-to-medium term.
"Yes, the industry is facing problems, but we are taking it as a big
challenge. We think this is a passing phase - we see light at the end of
tunnel," General Motors India Vice-President P. Balendran told PTI here.
A shortage of critical components, many of them sourced from Japan where
many automobile facilities, besides others, have been damaged by the
powerful quake and tsunami has made the going tough for the industry,
which is likely to find it difficult to meet its sales targets, he said.
"Frankly, it is difficult to meet earlier projected (sales) figure this
time. A shortage of components, including tyres, casting and steel, has
made things difficult," he said.
The hike in key rates by the Reserve Bank, which is expected to push up
interest rates on auto loans, could deter potential buyers, Mr. Balendran
The General Motors executive said, "It is difficult to predict a timeline
for the problems to be resolved."
Home-grown auto major Mahindra & Mahindra is confident of the long-term
potential of the industry, but feels the sector is likely to be stymied by
the Japan crisis and RBI rate hike in the short-term.
"Commodity prices have been increasing in the last few months and now the
Japan calamity will affect supplies of auto components. The rate hikes by
the RBI could add to the industry's woes," said Mahindra & Mahindra
President (Automotive) Pawan Goenka.
The RBI recently hiked both the repo and reverse repo rates by 0.25 per
cent each to 6.75 per cent and 5.75 per cent, respectively, for the eighth
time since March, 2010.
This, in turn, is likely to push up cost of loans for customers.
Auto majors like Honda Siel Cars India and Tata Motors have already
indicated that they would be upping their product prices from April 1 to
offset rising input costs and more are expected to follow suit.
Vijay Kedia, the director of three-wheeler maker Atul Auto, said, "Imports
of some automobile components from Japan will be affected in the
short-term. The growing (auto) industry is sandwiched between surging
input costs and meeting increasing demand."
Following the rate hikes, he said, there could be a slackening in demand.
"People will not be encouraged to buy more vehicles through financiers
this time due to the recent rate hikes by the central bank. It may slow
down demand in the coming weeks."
Admitting that the present situation was "challenging", Ford India
President and Managing Director Michael Boneham exuded confidence that the
tough times would be "short-lived".
"The Indian auto industry, in general, is clocking an unprecedented growth
in sales. Though the Japanese tsunami and the RBI rate hikes present
challenges to the industry, it will be able to overcome them," he said.
Logica keen to expand business
U.K.-based business and technology service company Logica is keen on
expanding its business in India as many European clients have set up
operations in the country. At present, Logica has 12-15 clients in areas
such as banking and finance, energy and utilities and telecom sectors. It
offers assorted services such as payment, liquidity management solutions,
smart metering and telecom services.
In addition, the company offers 24x7 support to over 80 customers across
India. While Bangalore and Mumbai support the domestic market, Chennai
represents global work.
In an interaction with this correspondent, Logica Chief Executive Officer
Andy Green said there were over 4,200 employees in Bangalore and Chennai.
Last year, the headcount grew by 16 per cent. The total staff strength
across the globe is 39,000. Out of which 6,000 were in offshore locations
and the balance in onshore locations. Nearly 135 clients were supported
from offshore. The European market accounted for a major chunk of all
work. Nearly 60 per cent of the offshore work came from non-U.K. clients
and 40 per cent from the U.K.clients. Though there was growth in every
part of the world, faster growth was coming from non-English speaking
countries, he said.
Mr. Green said nearly 60 per cent of the revenue was generated from
non-U.K and non-U.S. clients (Scandinavia, France, Germany and the
Netherlands). Logica was following a blended delivery model (German,
Indian, Finnish, the Philippines and Morocco).
Regarding segregation of work, he said 60 per cent was non-English
speaking countries (Finland, Sweden, the Netherlands, Germany, France and
Portugal) and 10 to 15 per cent of offshore work happened in India, the
Philippines and Morocco.
On the challenges in the European market, he said the company had to take
a call between the blended delivery model and the offshore model.
Generally clients' intimacy would come with culture. As far as European
culture was concerned, it wanted data privacy and protection.
Similarly there were cost related issues in the U.S. and Europe. Wage
rates were higher in Norway and Germany than in the U.S. But the setback
in the U.S. was that people were moving to Europe and a lot of top level
American executives did not want to take up lower level jobs.
Similarly, the European market was three to four times more costly than
the Indian market.
On the economic slowdown in Europe and its impact on the offshore market,
he said the German and Swedish markets were doing well.
The company would enter the high growth market at the right time. There
was good business in Brazil and the Middle East, he said.
RBI sets holding company rider for bank licence
NEW DELHI: The Reserve Bank of India will allow a promoter or a promoter
group to establish new banks if they set up a holding company, which will
own the bank and all other financial services companies regulated by the
central bank or other financial sector regulators.
The holding company structure is described in the draft guidelines that
the central bank has sent to the finance ministry last week. The
guidelines are not final but provide a clue to its thinking. The norms
governing new banks will be made public once the finance ministry
Such a structure is aimed to ring fence the regulated financial services
activities of an industrial house, including the new bank, from other
activities such as manufacturing and trading that are not regulated by
financial sector regulators.
In his Budget speech, the finance minister had said the Reserve Bank of
India would release a set of rules governing new banks before March 31.
The rules will come into force only after a public discussion.
A number of conglomerates such as the Tatas, the Aditya Birla Group and
Mahindra and Mahindra are keenly awaiting final guidelines, which are
likely to be released by the end of this month, as many have shown
interest in starting a bank in India. The draft guidelines refer to
conglomerates as promoter groups.
The draft guidelines sent to the finance ministry stipulate that companies
and promoters considered eligible for banking licence by RBI would have to
set a wholly-owned non-operative holding company (NOHC), which needs to be
registered as a finance company with RBI, and will be governed by a
separate set of prudential guidelines.
But the draft rules say groups that derive 10% of their 'income' from
broking or real estate shall not be eligible. This may hit the plans of
financial services companies with big brokerage units seeking to enter
NOHC will not be permitted to borrow funds for investing in group
companies or "undertake activities which banks are permitted to undertake
departmentally". Simply put, it will just be a vehicle to hold investments
in all regulated financial sector entities on behalf of the
promoter/promoter group for regulatory and prudential comfort.
The central bank has also suggested that the proposed banks will have to
maintain arm's length relationship with promoter group entities, their
business associates and their suppliers and customers.
"The whole concept behind these draft guidelines is to ensure that
systematically important financial institutions, which are granted banking
licences, do not endanger the banking institution in the country," said a
senior official involved in framing the guidelines.
To ensure this, it has suggested that the exposure of the bank to any
entity in the promoter group shall not exceed 10% and the aggregate
exposure to all the entities in the group shall not exceed 20% of the
paid-up capital and reserves of the bank. All exposures to promoter group
entities will have to be approved by the board.
Adventz Gr to invest $ 2bn in 4 yrs; eyes $ 5 bn turnover
NEW DELHI: Saroj Poddar-led Group companies, including Zuari Industries,
Texmaco and Paradep Phosphates , today announced a unified corporate brand
'Adventz' and said the group will invest $ 2 billion (around Rs 10,000
crore) for expansion in the next four yeaRs
"We have planned a capital outlay of $ 2 billion (around Rs 10,000 crore)
in the next four years to expand our businesses across the twenty one
companies in the Adventz Group," Zuari Industries Ltd Managing Director
Suresh Krishnan told PTI.
He said the group was targeting a turnover of $ 5 billion in the next five
"Currently, the Group's turnover is around $ 2.5 billion, which is likely
to go up to $ 3 billion in the next fiscal. Over a period of five years,
we are looking at a figure of $ 5 billion," he said.
Of the total investment planned, a majority of funds will be utilised for
setting up of a new fertiliser plant in Karnataka and for acquiring assets
in the fertiliser business.
The group's flagship firm, Zuari Industries, will be setting up a Rs 5,000
crore gas-based urea plant in Karnataka with an annual capacity of 1.3
million tonnes a year. It will be built near the Dabhol-Bangalore gas
pipeline project, which is expected to complete by 2012-13.
Other focus areas of the group will be retail, real estate, besides the
financial services and brokerage business.
"Over the next few years, we would look at consolidating out position in
the diverse range of businesses that we are in," Krishnan said.
The group today announced re-positioning of its 21 firms, including joint
ventures and subsidiaries, under one umbrella brand 'Adventz'.
"We are in the process of finalising the marketing and promotional plan
for the new identity," he said.
All the products and services offered by the group companies will bear the
new logo and brand name going ahead.
The Adventz group operates in areas such as fertilisers, heavy industry,
engineering services, consumer durables, real estate and financial
The main companies in the group are Zuari Industries (fertilisers and
agriculture services), Texmaco Rail and Engineering Ltd, Adventz Infra
World Ltd , Style Spa Furniture among others.
'SBI-State Bank of Indore merger in public interest'
New Delhi, Mar 23 (PTI) The acquisition of State Bank of Indore by the
State Bank of India (SBI) last year was made in public interest, the Rajya
Sabha was informed today.
The merger is in "overall public interest," Minister of State for Finance
Namo Narain Meena said while replying to the debate on the State Bank of
India (Subsidiary Banks) Amendment Bill, 2010 in Rajya Sabha.
"Now, they (State Bank of Indore customers) can deposit and withdraw money
from all the branches of State Bank of India," he said.
The Upper House later passed the bill seeking to omit all references to
the State Bank of Indore, which was acquired by the SBI in July last year.
Railways loses over Rs 200 crore due to Jat agitation
NEW DELHI: The Northern Railway has suffered losses of over Rs 200 crore
($44 million) due to disruption of rail traffic caused by the Jat
community's job quota agitation, said an official here.
"The railways has suffered huge losses worth several crores of rupees per
day due to the agitators blocking railway tracks and stopping the trains'
movement," a senior Northern Railway official told IANS.
According to the official, the railways was still assessing the quantum of
losses suffered during the agitation. The overall losses may be in the
range of above Rs 200 crore, as the protests still continue in the states
neighbouring the national capital.
Industry experts also concurred that the overall losses suffered by the
railways during the Jat reservation agitation has been in the range of Rs
200 crore.
"We are still calculating the losses...if you see there are many kinds of
losses not only operational, but also penalties on freight delays that we
have to pay," the official said.
The official added that the freight traffic, in particular, has suffered
and the transportation of perishables and on-time performance of the
railways has been hit severely.
"It always happens, like in the Gujjar agitation (for reservation in
Rajasthan). Even at that time, the essential commodities carried by trains
got affected, thereby impacting their availability and prices," official
Commodities that routinely get affected by the train disruptions include
vegetables, milk, coal and petroleum products, whose supply may be
affected in the short term.
Industry experts feel that passenger and freight train disruptions in
north India will impact local commodity prices with cost of certain
perishable products going up. Electricity and fuel shortages may also be
"The overall economic impact of this would be in the range of Rs 200
crore, while due to the disruptions, the commodity prices may go up
locally," Vishwas Udgirkar, senior director, Deloitte in India, told IANS.
According to him, the railways has not only suffered quantitative but also
qualitative loss with its image as a reliable means of transport being hit
due to the increasing frequency of protests stopping train movements.
"Every time people want to protest, they will hit at the most sensitive
part of today's life, which includes the railways. The frequencies of such
incidents are going up and that is worrisome," he said.
According to officials, 66 trains were cancelled Wednesday, a day after
Jat agitators blocked the movement of 71 more trains.
More trouble seems to be in store as the Jat agitators have threatened to
block all rail links between the national capital and other cities,
including Agra, Kanpur and Ambala, from March 28.
Train disruptions by the agitating Jat community have been frequent in
Hisar, Jind and Bhiwani districts of Haryana.
The protests also spread to western parts of Uttar Pradesh, where train
services were hit ever since the agitation started March 5. But the state
government March 18 removed agitators blocking railway tracks following a
court order.
Activity in the Oil and Gas sector (including regulatory)
Essar Energy supply contracts may take a hit in near term
MUMBAI: Essar Energy Plc sees a significant near-term hit on its product
sharing contracts with Indian state-run oil marketing companies, which are
seen lowering their fuel buy from the London-listed firm once their new
refineries become operational and the existing ones are upgraded.
"We supply close to 7 million tonne of refined fuel products to IOC, HPCL,
and BPCL, but now we expect a 5-6% impact on these supply contracts in
2011-12," said a senior Essar Energy official.
The three state-run oil marketing companies - Indian Oil Corporation
(IOC), Bharat Petroleum Corporation (BPCL), and Hindustan Petroleum
Corporation (HPCL) - are building new refineries in Paradip, Bina, and
Bhatinda, respectively. IOC is conducting upgradation at its existing
refineries in Haldia and Panipat while HPCL is also sprucing up its
Vishakhapatnam refinery.
"Once our new refinery in Bina comes online, we will definitely reduce the
volume of petrol, diesel, and LPG (liquefied petroleum gas) that we buy
from Essar and others," said BPCL's director - finance SK Joshi. However,
he said given the rising demand projections in the domestic market, BPCL
will continue to source fuel from outside.
"Once the phase 1 of expansion at Vadinar (refinery in Gujarat) is
complete, it will see a production of 18 mmtpa. Then BPCL's Bina and
HPCL's Bhatinda are also slated to come online this year. So we could see
a temporary fuel surplus in the near future," Essar Energy CEO Naresh
Nayyar, said in a conference call from London, on Monday.
BPCL's Bina refinery will have an initial capacity of 6 million tonne per
annum (mtpa), while HPCL's Bhatinda refinery will start with a production
of 9 mtpa and the company is also planning to double output from
Vishakapatnam refinery to 15 mtpa. IOC has already upgraded its Haldia and
Panipat refineries to 7.5 mtpa and 15 mtpa, respectively, while its new
refinery at Paradip will have a production capacity of 15 mtpa. On Essar's
retail plans, the official said, "We will be going slow on our plans to
expand our retail outlets given the uncertain regulatory environment."
He was echoing what Nayyar had said on Monday, that the sudden spike in
global crude oil prices and the government's slow progress on deregulating
diesel are major roadblocks to Essar's plans to open 1,700 outlets by
March 2011. "We have no choice but to pull the brakes on our retail plans
for now as competition with PSU firms is becoming completely unviable,"
Nayyar had said.
Discussing the impact of the fall in production at Japanese refineries due
to the recent earthquake and tsunami, Nayyar had said, "As a result of the
ongoing crisis in Japan, we in India saw a sudden spurt in refining
margins and we see this trend continuing in the latter part of the year
Militant Activity/Terrorism (Particularly in Bangalore, Mumbai, Noida, Chennai,
Wanted Hizbul Mujahideen militant arrested
Srinagar, Mar 23 (PTI) A wanted Hizbul Mujahideen militant Mudassir Nazir
Lone was today arrested from the Batamaloo area here, police said.
Lone, wanted in several cases, was arrested from Batamaloo bus stand by
the sleuths of Special Operations Groups (SOG) of local police, they said.
The militant was also an accused in a contractor killing case.
Last week, police had arrested six militants of the HM outfit in
connection with attempting to revive the group in north Kashmir's
Baramulla district," officials said.
With these arrests, police claimed to have solved the killing of the
Contractor Nazir Ahmed Lone was murdered over business rivalry by the
militants, who were paid money by Abdul Hamid.
100 NSG commandos in Ahmedabad for India-Australia match
Published: Wednesday, Mar 23, 2011, 15:10 IST
As many as 100 National Security Guard (NSG) commandos reached the city on
Tuesday as part of a security set up to prevent any terror attack during
the cricket match to be played on Thursday at the Motera Stadium between
India and Australia.
The commandos have been sent by the Centre to help the local police in any
untoward situation.
Of these 100 commandos, 15 are officers, while six are senior officers.
Police sources said that they are camping at a private hall in Sola police
station jurisdiction. The NSG commandos will not be deployed but will be
on a stand by to tackle any terror attack.
"The centre send the commandos as a precautionary step and to help in
prompt action in case of any untoward incident," said police commissioner,
Ahmedabad city, Amitabh Pathak. However, he also said that even though
there are no specific intelligence inputs as far as terror alerts are
concerned, the government did not want to take any chance.
A meeting was held till late evening at the commissioner's office to
decide the action plan and optimum use of the NSG, in case of any untoward
The commandos are deployed at a place from where they can act promptly in
case of any untoward incident, sources said.
Meanwhile the city police have already geared up for the security during
the match. Police deployment has already been done at and near Motera
Stadium as well as near the hotel where the players are staying.
CBI denies receiving threat from Dawood gang
New Delhi, March 23, 2011
Amid reports that underworld don Dawood Ibrahim is planning to target the
Central Bureau of Investigation's (CBI) headquarters here to "destroy" the
documents related to the alleged 2G spectrum scam, the agency today denied
that it has received any such "specific threat".
"Non-specific threat perceptions are often received by the CBI owing to
the nature of job of the agency," a CBI spokesperson said, adding that no
"specific threat" from a person or group has been received.
The official said if there were any threat, the inputs were passed on to
the appropriate agency (Home Ministry) for necessary confirmation or
The reports said Dawood Ibrahim's gang D-Company was planning to target
the CBI headquarters in an attempt to destroy all documents relating to
the ongoing probe into the 2G spectrum issue.
The reports added that Mumbai-based CBI officials have passed on this
information to the investigators handling the case.
The spokesperson said that security was already tight on the CBI premises
and has been further strengthened recently.
Labor/Social Unrest
Jat stir: Delhi-Chandigarh Shatabdi among cancelled trains
Chandigarh, Mar 23 (PTI) As the Jat agitation continues to wreak havoc on
the rail traffic in northern India, Railways today cancelled two important
trains connecting the Union Territory with the national Capital.
The morning Shatabdi Express from Kalka/Chandigarh to New Delhi and the
return service from the national capital in the evening have been
cancelled till March 25, when the situation would be reviewed, a Northern
Railway spokesman told PTI here today.
The Delhi Sarai Rohilla -Chandigarh/Kalka Himalayan Queen has also been
cancelled till March 25. The train provides a connection to the tourists
headed for Shimla in Himachal Pradesh as passengers arriving by this train
board the narrow gauge train Himalayan Queen from Kalka to Shimla.


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|I am afraid to use the soil drench because I am afraid it will kill all the good things in my soil. So I put the directed amount on Viking queen only. We have had a lot of rain so I think it is OK and washed thru. Now anyway.
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|Why are you using Bayer 3in1?
I would guess that most of the posters on this forum do NOT recommend it for anything. In fact, my advice is to stay away from all the Bayer "combos"--they are all over-kill!
If you need a fungicide, use the Bayer Garden Disease Control for Rose, Flowers, and Shrubs--and spray it on. If you don't want to spray, then don't use anything--just learn to live with the problem.
|Yes, the insecticide imidacloprid (Merit) in the Bayer combo product is acutely toxic to earthworms. Also it has been found to stimulate reproduction by the two-spotted mite, a major pest of roses. Kate is right, avoid combo products. They are marketed to beginners who don't know any better.
|my viking queen is such a messy looking thing every year. i guess i wanted too see if it would help. but i hate to poison every living thing. i have had a lot of rain here. i wont use anymore soil drench. it is too dangerous. i just tried it on one to see if it does anything. i hope the rain washed most of it .
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|If it is only one rose, maybe the thing to do is pull it out and replace it with something else. Quadra may be a good idea.
|Sam, you say VQ looks bad. What does that mean? Is it black spot or PM? If so then you don't need the combo product you just need a fungicide. Why do you want to spray for insects if you aren't having a problem with them? Most insecticides only kill certain bugs and they'll be listed on the label. But if you don't have bugs why waste the spray and risk killing the good guys? Get the Bayer Rose Disease Control only. Then you can spray VQ for fungus and not kill any of the worms or bugs. Only use the product you need for the specific problem you have and you and your roses will be happier.
|I believe in the right circumstance the 3 and 1 helped. Maybe it kept the blooms not getting chewed by bugs and leaves from getting bs . It is not worth the risk. I hope all the rain washed most of the poison thru. anyway here is a picture with Earth song and Champlain behind it. Viking Queen grows up the 3 trellis.
|They look good, Sam! It's not that the 3 in 1 won't help it's that people have found that it's not as effective as using the right product specific to what you have. It's also in a way over kill because your using things you don't really need at the time.
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Martin did not play in the team's final 35 games, and he finished the season averaging just 4.3 points and 4.2 rebounds in 32 games.
Martin did not travel with the team to Miami and has been sidelined since Feb. 1 because of an ankle injury. He was averaging 4.3 points and 4.2 rebounds through 32 games played.
Martin will be out until at least Feb. 24 as a result of the injury, which has already cost him five games.
Martin is hopeful he'll be able to play after the evaluation, which will come before the team leaves for a long road trip. He has averaged 4.3 points and 4.2 rebounds through 32 games played.
Martin has missed seven of the team's last nine games while dealing with an ankle injury. He has averaged 4.3 points and 4.2 rebounds through 32 games played.
Martin didn't return to Tuesday's blowout win, though he was available to come back if necessary. He has averaged 4.3 points and 4.3 rebounds over 31 games played.
Martin hit all three of his shots and exited with six points, one rebound, one assist and one block to his credit. He has averaged 4.3 points and 4.3 rebounds over 31 games played.
Martin is averaging 4.2 points and 4.4 rebounds per game in 30 appearances this season.
Martin had to leave Thursday's game with an ankle injury, and an MRI on his left ankle revealed the severity of the injury. He has averaged 4.2 points and 4.4 rebounds over 30 games played.
With Tyson Chandler still dealing with an illness that limited him to 16 minutes, the Knicks were forced to rely heavily on Martin. He finished the game with six points on 3 of 6 shooting, while adding six rebounds, one block and one assists in the game.
Martin has been pressed into heavy duty recently, but is still averaging just 7.0 points and 6.8 rebounds in 28.8 minutes per game over the last five.
Martin has scored just six points in four games since returning from an abdominal injury that caused him to miss five games. He has averaged 3.4 points and 4.0 rebounds over 23 games.
Martin returned from a five-game absence brought about by an abdominal strain but was only able to contribute two rebounds in the blowout loss. He has averaged 3.6 points and 4.2 rebounds in 20 games played.
Martin has been out since Dec. 13 due to an abdominal strain, missing his team's last five games. He has averaged 3.8 points and 4.3 rebounds over 19 games but could see an increase in playing time with Carmelo Anthony out Wednesday.
Martin racked up seven rebounds, four blocks, two assists and two steals while going 3 for 4 from the free-throw line. He has averaged 3.6 points and 4.2 rebounds in 18 games played.
Martin has played in 17 games this season, making nine starts, but has only averaged 3.6 points and 4.0 rebounds while playing 18.4 minutes per game.
Martin went 1 of 2 shooting from the field and 3 of 4 from the free throw line. He finished the game with five points and seven rebounds in an 92-86 defeat. He chipped with two steals and one block while logging a season-high 29 minutes of game action.
Martin has yet to score more than six points in a game this season. He is averaging 3.8 points and 4.8 rebounds over his last five games.
The team has given each player a schedule of playing time this month, and while the two will both be active at some point, they should continue to rotate for the foreseeable future.
Stoudemire will "be ready to go tomorrow night," according to Woodson, when the Knicks play at Chicago. Stoudemire will be active for that game with Martin on the inactive list.
"I'm really considering alternating them from game to game," Woodson said. "If there is a game and there's three or four days between the next game, then we can play them both. But if there's four in five nights, we'll probably alternate each guy"
Martin (ankle) and Stoudamire (knee) made their preseason debut Friday against the Bobcats. Stoudamire finished with six points while Martin finished with two points and one rebound. The Knicks are expected to take a cautious approach with both players this season.
Coach Mike Woodson told reporters he is hopeful to have Martin available when the season starts, but Martin is still rehabbing from an ankle injury suffered at the end of last season.
"I understand it, maybe the younger Kenyon probably wouldn't have, but the more mature and older Kenyon understands what the goal is," Martin said. "They need me in April and May and definitely June."
Martin sprained his ankle at the end of last year and averaged just 22 minutes per game over 12 playoff appearances. He's not going to see a lot of time in the preseason in an attempt to keep him healthier.
"It's a long season and I'm not trying to burn him out here right now," coach Mike Woodson said. "Again, we gradually work his way in…and we'll see how he feels (Tuesday) and hopefully there won't be any setbacks with it."


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okay the issue I have been having is that when the outlook client connects to the server, it is looking for the exchange2010.domainname.local certificate, now for our web app address we have just https://exchange2010 - this is for internal use only.
the problem is, if I assign a certificate with the name 'exchange2010' web app will work, but the outlook client will kick out a ton of errors. at the moment clients cannot access https://exchange2010.domainname.local/owa in their browser, only the shorter name.
what is the best way to do this?
I also try creating a second binding in IIS with the port 443 with the exchange2010 certificate attached to it, this works perfectly, except for the fact that I get an error when deleted messages in OWA "An unexpected error occurred and your request couldn't be handled."
any suggestions, as i'm banging my head against the wall at the moment.
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-checked the virtual directory auth options with reference to the EHLO exchange dev websites advice
-set the exchange2010.domain.local certificate to IMAP,POP and SMTP
-set the exchange2010 certificate to "IIS"
-got forms authentication setup
edit* if it helps these are the errors i'm getting in the exchange event log with regards to deleting messages
WebHost failed to process a request.
Sender Information: System.ServiceModel.ServiceHostingEnvironment+Host ingManager/30542218
Exception: System.ServiceModel.ServiceActivationException: The service '/EWS/exchange.asmx' cannot be activated due to an exception during compilation. The exception message is: This collection already contains an address with scheme http. There can be at most one address per scheme in this collection.
Parameter name: item. ---> System.ArgumentException: This collection already contains an address with scheme http. There can be at most one address per scheme in this collection.
Parameter name: item
at System.ServiceModel.UriSchemeKeyedCollection.Inser tItem(Int32 index, Uri item)
at System.Collections.Generic.SynchronizedCollection` 1.Add(T item)
at System.ServiceModel.UriSchemeKeyedCollection..ctor (Uri[] addresses)
at System.ServiceModel.ServiceHost..ctor(Type serviceType, Uri[] baseAddresses)
at System.ServiceModel.Activation.ServiceHostFactory. CreateServiceHost(Type serviceType, Uri[] baseAddresses)
at System.ServiceModel.Activation.ServiceHostFactory. CreateServiceHost(String constructorString, Uri[] baseAddresses)
at System.ServiceModel.ServiceHostingEnvironment.Host ingManager.CreateService(String normalizedVirtualPath)
at System.ServiceModel.ServiceHostingEnvironment.Host ingManager.ActivateService(String normalizedVirtualPath)
at System.ServiceModel.ServiceHostingEnvironment.Host ingManager.EnsureServiceAvailable(String normalizedVirtualPath)
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at System.ServiceModel.ServiceHostingEnvironment.Host ingManager.EnsureServiceAvailable(String normalizedVirtualPath)
at System.ServiceModel.ServiceHostingEnvironment.Ensu reServiceAvailableFast(String relativeVirtualPath)
Process Name: w3wp
Process ID: 468
Outlook Web App couldn't connect Exchange Web Services due to a configuration error. Response code = "500".
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If you live in the States, say goodbye to the Ford Ranger. The oft-neglected baby pickup from the Blue Oval is set to end production at its Twin Cities Assembly Plant in Minnesota next year, thereby kicking Dearborn out of the segment for the first time in nearly 30 years. The rest of the world won't be without a Ranger, though. Ford is set to pull the sheets back on the newest version of the global truck at the Australian International Motor Show next month, though released this intriguing teaser image in the meantime. It's bigger, slated for 180 markets spread all over the planet and it ain't for us. The question is: Why not?
In order to head that quandary off at the pass, Ford wanted to us in on its reasoning behind killing off the Ranger in the U.S. market. Derrick Kuzak, Ford's Vice President of Global Product Development, was kind enough to give us a few minutes out of his time to answer that question and more. Get the answers after the jump.
The official answer as to why the Ranger will no longer be available in America is that the new global platform is simply too close in size to the F-150. Kuzak says that the new global Ranger is 90 percent of the size of the current F-150 and that American buyers would just as soon spend a little more money for a larger, more capable vehicle. But if the two trucks are so close in size, why didn't the company take the F-150 global and do away with the Ranger all together?
"That ten-percent size difference does make a difference," Kuzak said. "Right-hand drive is required in the rest of the world and other regulations, both safety and emissions, impacted that decision."
But there are other forces at work, too. Kuzak notes that the compact pickup market in America has been declining for the past 15 years, dropping from eight percent of the industry in 1994 to around two percent today. Even so, Ford says that on average, it still sells around 75,000 Rangers a year. And that's on a platform that hasn't received a significant powertrain or styling update since 1993. The North American Ranger is about as zombified as a vehicle can get, and yet a good number of buyers remain happy to hop into a new one and take it home in favor of its brawnier big brother.
That said, Ford has conducted research that shows that the majority of Ranger buyers don't purchase the vehicle because it's a pickup. Instead, they come into the showroom looking for the least expensive, most economical Ford available.
"They were looking for affordable transportation. Within our Ford lineup today and increasingly going forward, we're providing them more alternative affordable transportation than we've ever done."
Until just recently, the doomed Ranger filled that role, but now that the Fiesta has arrived, the company expects to see even more buyers flee from the compact truck. Meanwhile, those that have their heart set on an actual work vehicle can turn to offerings like the company's Transit Connect van.
The new Ranger is simply too close in size to the F-150.The final nail in the Ranger's coffin comes courtesy of the 2011 F-150, which will boast new, more efficient drivetrain options. Buyers will be able to outfit their massive pickups with a 3.7-liter, naturally aspirated V6 or a twin-turbo 3.5-liter V6, both of which will be bolted to a six-speed automatic. Ford hasn't released specifics on fuel economy just yet, but we're expecting the numbers to come close to embarrassing the 24.5 mpg combined of the 2010 Ranger while having far greater capabilities. And of course, the Blue Oval stands to make healthier margins on the F-Series than it would if it had to design a new model from the ground-up and sell it in smaller numbers.
All that said, as we've heard from many of our readers, even if the new V6 F-150 models net excellent fuel economy figures, some truck buyers say they simply won't be interested because full-size trucks are harder to maneuver and park. A few have even said they still feel wastefully profligate and unwieldy. And with ever-pressing CAFE standards and many U.S. consumers in need of a light-duty pickup to run trash to the dump or to snag a few sticks of lumber from the home improvement store, it feels like Ford could be leaving the compact truck segment at exactly the wrong time.
Sadly, we'll never know how well the Ranger would have fared if Ford continued its development, and while thoughts of a stripped-out truck with an Ecoboost four-cylinder, six-speed manual transmission and not much else has us giggling like hatters, the Blue Oval clearly doesn't think it can find enough profit in small pickups.