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Local civic leader pledges $5 million to kick off fundraising campaign for city-backed facility to include dance school, rehearsal studios and office space
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after Mrs. Teel's late mother. The Studios will serve four of the region's principal arts groups – The Sacramento Ballet, California Musical Theatre (Music Circus and Broadway Sacramento), the Sacramento Opera and the Sacramento Philharmonic Orchestra. Mrs. Teel has made a $5 million donation and asked that the Studios be named in honor of her mother, whom she credits for her love of the arts. The City of
Joyce Raley Teel is known for bringing the heart and soul of her community into the everyday working life of her company, Raley's Family of Fine Foods. Widely respected as a business woman as well as a community leader and philanthropist, Mrs. Teel has involved Raley's in a widely diverse range of community groups, focusing on the areas of education, literacy, the arts, families, children, youth and health. In recognition of her selfless involvement and generous support, she has been the recipient of numerous awards, including the Presidential Commendation for Private Sector Initiatives to Raley's and Food For Families for outstanding contributions to the community; YWCA Outstanding Woman in Business Award; Distinguished Citizen award from the Boy Scouts of America; William Booth Award by the Salvation Army; the Outstanding Philanthropist Award from the Association of Fundraising Professionals; and the Frank Corti Development Award from the American Red Cross for an individual who has made an indelible mark on the Sacramento community, just to name a few.
Sacramento Mayor Heather Fargo and representatives of the arts groups will announce Mrs. Teel's donation at 11:00 today and will unveil plans for the Studios, which will occupy the corner of 14th and H streets adjacent to the H Street Theatre Complex. The facility will house rehearsal and office space for all four organizations as well as the Ballet's Center for Dance Education.
The ceremony at 14th and H property will also be attended by members of the Sacramento City Council, the boards of directors of the arts groups and some of the region's key philanthropists, including Mrs. Teel. Building designs by architectural firm Dreyfuss & Blackford will be unveiled by Mayor Fargo, Mrs. Teel and the heads of the four boards of directors.
A media packet will be available at the conclusion of the event.
E. Claire Raley was many things to her family and her community: supermarket pioneer, wife, mother, pilot, horsewoman, bridge player, community volunteer.
To her daughter, she was most responsible for instilling in her a love of the arts. And by doing so, she left an enduring legacy for her five grandchildren and 25 great-grandchildren. Her daughter remembers that she "took me to the ballet and concerts. That had a lasting impact on me."
The Studios for the Performing Arts is a groundbreaking collaboration among four of the city's highest-profile nonprofit performing arts groups. The four already share a performance space at the Sacramento Community Center Theater, but the common rehearsal and office space will provide financial stability, expand education programs and create opportunities to explore additional shared resources.
The City Council committed $9 million to the project as part of its Community Reinvestment Capital Improvement Program bond issue approved in February 2006 and has extended a $5 million bridge loan. The four-story, 47,000-square-foot structure has a budget of $25 million. The balance will be supported through a capital campaign and rent payments from the arts groups. The building is expected to be available for occupancy in the fall of 2009.
Currently, lack of suitable rehearsal areas plagues each of the four companies. The Opera and the Philharmonic have led a gypsy existence, scheduling practice sessions in churches and high school gymnasiums. More than one rehearsal has had to be re-scheduled to accommodate a funeral.
The Ballet has had the best situation, with makeshift but spacious leased studio and office space. Its dance studios even produced rental revenue, most notably from Music Circus rehearsals in summer, but also from other local performing arts companies and touring Broadway shows. That comfortable circumstance is coming to an end, however. The impending termination of the lease has sent both the Ballet and Music Circus scurrying to find a suitable replacement.
The E. Claire Raley Studios for the Performing Arts will remedy the uncertainty. Long-term, secure access to full-feature studios and classrooms plus modern office facilities will offer these major arts providers a stable foundation to further develop their artistic visions. Sharing the same space will create a fertile environment to explore inter-disciplinary work and enhance vitality and creativity. Nevertheless, each of the organizations will continue to cultivate its individual identity.
Founded in 1954, The Sacramento Ballet is the region's only professional performing arts organization with a resident company. The Ballet presents four productions per season at
California Musical Theatre is the region's largest nonprofit arts group, producing both Music Circus at the Wells Fargo Pavilion and Broadway Sacramento at the Community Center Theater. Selling over 300,000 theater tickets a year, CMT has received national recognition for its innovative casting and commitment to high-quality productions, as well as its extensive theatre education programs. Founded in 1951, the company is now lead by Executive Producer
Sacramento Opera is one of the five largest performing arts organizations in
The Sacramento Philharmonic Orchestra is the premiere professional orchestra for
The Ballet, the Philharmonic and the Opera have been partners since 2004 in the Regional Arts Managers, an association allowing for collaborative ventures between the organizations, including promotion, fundraising and cooperative outreach programs.
The E. Claire Raley Studios for the Performing Arts will reflect Dreyfuss & Blackford Architects' signature open, modernist style, typified by their many landmark projects, including Sacramento International Airport Terminal A, completed in 1998, CSUS College of Continuing Education (2002) and the airport's 2004 parking structure, which won the American Public Works Association's prestigious 2005 Project of the Year Award. For over 50 years the firm has created inspired public building projects that are timeless, enduring and endearing – to the public, their clients and other architects as well. Above all, Dreyfuss & Blackford creates work that is highly functional, that excels in meeting all program needs and goals for their clients.
The capital campaign to fund the Studios for the Performing Arts is being guided by Millennium Advantage, a local full-service consulting firm headed by Michael E. Moore, FAHP, and Rebecca D. Moore. Established in 1993, Millennium Advantage provides counsel for nonprofit organizations in the fine and performing arts, health and human services and higher education. The company was the first


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April 20, 2011 Howe and Why Goalie Quality Starts, 2010-11
by Robert Vollman
Three years ago, we borrowed the Quality Start concept from baseball in an attempt to replace Wins as a way of measuring goaltenders. After all, Wins are a goofy way to rate goalies, as it puts very average goalies like Chris Osgood up for Hall of Fame consideration just because they played for powerhouse teams. To us, it's more impressive if a goalie consistently plays well enough for their teams to win, regardless of whether or not they get enough scoring in support.
Simply put, a goalie is awarded a Quality Start when either he stops an above-average number of shots (91.3%, typically), or faces so few shots that no more than 2 get by. In general, a team will lose only 25% of games where the goalie can manage that, and win only 25% of the games where they don't. For more detail about the methodology, check out our previous articles about Quality Starts for the methodology in more detail, either the original back in 2008-09 , last year's 2009-10 piece or the midseason write-up in 2010-11 not long ago.
Without any further ado, here is the complete leader board for the 2010-11 season!
Goaltender GS QS QS% Tim Thomas 55 40 72.7% Roberto Luongo 60 41 68.3% Pekka Rinne 64 43 67.2% Sergei Bobrovsky 52 34 65.4% Antti Niemi 60 39 65.0% Jonathan Quick 60 39 65.0% Jonas Hiller 46 29 63.0% Marc-Andre Fleury 62 39 62.9% Corey Crawford 55 34 61.8% Ilya Bryzgalov 67 41 61.2% Carey Price 70 42 60.0% Ryan Miller 65 39 60.0% Cam Ward 74 44 59.5% Craig Anderson 49 29 59.2% Niklas Backstrom 50 29 58.0% Miikka Kiprusoff 71 41 57.7% Dwayne Roloson 54 31 57.4% Kari Lehtonen 68 39 57.4% Jaroslav Halak 57 32 56.1% Martin Brodeur 54 30 55.6% Michael Neuvirth 45 25 55.6% Henrik Lundqvist 67 37 55.2% Tomas Vokoun 57 31 54.4% Steve Mason 53 27 50.9% Jimmy Howard 63 31 49.2% Ondrej Pavelec 54 26 48.1% Brian Elliott 51 17 33.3% Nikolai Khabibulin 46 15 32.6% Minimum 41 Starts
Tim Thomas, who led all goalies in 2008-09, at just under 70%, makes his triumphant return back to the top of the pack. Predator Pekka Rinne was one shy of leading the league in total Quality Starts, earning a spot right behind only today's two established elite netminders Thomas and Roberto Luongo at 67.2%. Carolina's Cam Ward was the over-all leader in Quality Starts with 44, but had 10 more opportunities than Rinne.
Unfortunately, the limited offense on some teams causes them to waste more than the standard 25% of Quality Starts, as was the case with Rinne, who had 14 wasted by the anemic Nashville offense. That's even one more than the king of wasted Quality Starts, Tomas Vokoun, who had 47.1% of his Quality Starts wasted in 2009-10, and 41.9% to lead the league yet again in 2010-11. An honorable mention goes to Martin Biron of the New York Islanders, who has had 10 of his 21 quality starts wasted over the past two seasons.
On the flip side, this year's luckiest goalie is Jimmy Howard. Not only did the Red Wings only lose 16.1% of his quality startsthe lowest of any starting goaliebut they also bailed him out a league-leading 11 times, in 34.4% of his non-Quality Starts. Last year's luckiest goalie was Nikolai Khabibulin, but boy did his luck run out! Not only did the Oilers waste six of 15 Quality Starts (40.0%), but they bailed him out of only one of his 31 non-Quality Starts. The unluckiest goalie is certainly Carey Price, who has been bailed out of only five of his 49 poor starts over the past two seasons.
This year's new statistic is the Really Bad Start, where a goalie fails to stop even 85% of the shots, leaving his team barely a 10% chance of winning. This year's leader is Brian Elliott, with 15 RBS out of 51 opportunities, taking his team right out of 29.4% of their games. Steve Mason (26.4%) and Miikka Kiprusoff (19.7%) had 14 RBS, with Khabibulin (26.1%), Dan Ellis (27.0%), Craig Anderson (20.4%) and Marc-Andre Fleury (16.1%) the only other goalies to blow at least 10. By percentage, the least reliable starters were Ty Conklin (7 RBS in 20 starts, the only goalie with more RBS than QS) and Curtis McElhinney (7 RBS in 22 starts).
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Email me if you would like a copy of the raw data. We have been collecting this data for three years now, if you have any questions, please be generous with your comments as we intend to explore this topic in more detail in Hockey Prospectus 2011-12.
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How did Jimmy Reimer do? I know he was short on the minimum start qualifier, but Torontonians want to know!
Of James Reimer's 35 started, 21 were quality, for an even 60%. Only 4 RBS. Giguere was 13/26 with 3 RBS, and Monster was 6/21 with 4 RBS.
Thanks, Rob. I wonder how instructive it might be to separate QS's from those of 2-or-fewer goals and those above the SV% threshold. I think it would help weed out those who hold up despite being peppered regularly (Vokoun, for example) and those who see little rubber. Also - if shot quality can be factored in...
Really surprised to see Niemi so high. Not at all surprised at where Khabibulin ranked.
The most surprising result to me is Lundqvist, who had a good year overall. I guess that is a corollary to getting 11 shutouts: if your overall numbers are not godlike, that means you had some bad games in there as well.
@tawad: Yes, exactly! A goalie with a lot of shut-outs must also have a lot of 4 or 5 goal nights. Unless his goals-against average is Hainsworthian, that is. @R.A.Wagman: You need the 2-or-fewer goals requirement. If a goalie faces just 20 shots, does he really need to stop 19? Would the team really be disappointed if their goalie only stopped 18? At a macro-level, it doesn't seem to matter how many shots a goalie stops, unless he's either facing 25-30, or can't even stop 80%. Good ideas with shot quality. We were already thinking of looking at even-strength vs power play goals, but wanted to keep QS simple in the hopes it will start replacing Wins.


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Opportune Selectivism is used politically by imposing harshest effects on popular services first to have highest political effect. Same is true with Police and Fire anytime cutbacks are proposed we then immediately bombarded by the threats of loss of popular programs with little or no effect on any other services.
Problem here is that these shipping companies have PAID for the TSA to provide security and port services.
Obama is perpetuating fraud in the name of Political Selectivism over fair equity of cuts in service.
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We live in a strange time. One in which much is said about customer service and yet as customers we seem to wait longer in lines, are on hold longer on the phones, and we talk to a much grouchier group of people when we do get through. It seems that customer service has less to do with service as it does with just surviving till the end of the day!
And yet, as I said, we live in strange times. In what often seems to be a customer service wasteland, there are more and more businesses that have made a "beyond reasonable measure" effort to meet the needs of their customers and to provide customer service that sets the bar higher than ever before! These companies know from experience that the cost of making new customers is much higher than the cost of keeping customers happy, repeat buying, and referring.
The key to happy customers is how they are cared for after the sale. So, what can entrepreneurs and start-ups learn from these "customer-centric" companies? Here are just a few thoughts:
- Great customer service comes from a service oriented business culture. When the overall culture of the company is service oriented from the front office to the care of vendors, to meeting the needs of both employees and customers; great customer service is a natural by product.
- Great customer service comes from people empowered to care for the customer. If someone handling a customer's concerns does not have the authority to take action "right now" the customer may well do business elsewhere the next time. Quick action and empowered employees make great customer service.
- Great customer service comes from a genuine belief in the value of your product/service. When something that you believe is best for the customer (your product/service) doesn't live up to its value, your belief in the product/service should motivate you to make the customer's experience right!
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"I know it's a tough time in Washington, but another four years of deadlock is not going to move this country forward,'' he told U.S. Rep. Connie Mack IV at a brief campaign stop last month in the military stronghold of Walton County in the Panhandle. "It's a recipe for disaster."
Mack didn't hesitate with the answer. "We're going to get this country back and that means more jobs, more security and more freedom,' he said. "I appreciate you coming out."
It doesn't get more complicated than that for Mack, 45, a nine-year Republican congressman from Fort Myers who is challenging incumbent Democrat Bill Nelson for the U.S. Senate.
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They have gone an NHL-record 22 games to start the season without a regulation loss, 28 contests with at least one point dating to last season and are riding a franchise-record-tying nine-game winning streak. Still, the Blackhawks want more. "The biggest thing is we're just trying to get better," winger Patrick Kane said. "We still have yet to play our best 60 minutes. That's pretty fun knowing we have that ahead of us. It's been a fun ride and it's not over yet." The Hawks will put their streaks on the line when they face the Wild on Tuesday night in the first of back-to-back home games. "We want to continue to win," Kane said. "We'll try to regroup and forget about what's in the past and look forward." Added winger Marian Hossa: "We have a great thing going on here. We're rolling four lines, everyone is playing well and it seems like we just find ways to win." Rolling: Entering Monday, Hawks goaltender Corey Crawford ranked first in the NHL with a 1.41 goals-against average, second with a .945 save percentage and tied for third with 10 victories. Crawford has been able to maintain his focus despite twice missing time with injuries. "I don't know how to explain it," Crawford said. "I've just been able to bear down and really focus, especially on the little things on the side of the net and just making sure not to give up those bad goals that change momentum. I've been feeling pretty good so far."
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"The perseverance and dedication of ATF, the Postal Inspection Service, the Scottsdale Police Department, and our prosecution team has brought justice to a defendant who not only spoke in the abstract in favor of violence, but who also committed actual acts of violence against innocent civilians who were engaged in serving the community," said Acting U.S. Attorney Ann Birmingham Scheel. "Although the victims of this crime will live with the physical and psychological effects of the bombing for the rest of their lives, we hope that the sentence imposed today will bring them some sense of justice."
"The Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms & Explosives (ATF) is committed to aggressively pursuing hate-fueled acts of violence," said Thomas Atteberry, ATF Special Agent in Charge. "Today's sentence makes clear that such acts of violence will not be tolerated in Arizona. I commend the tenacity of the ATF agents that led this investigation for eight years, culminating in verdicts of guilt upon Dennis Mahon. We will continue to use every tool in our arsenal to put criminal hatemongers on notice – no matter how long it takes – they are not beyond our reach. I want to especially thank the leadership of the U.S. Attorney's Office and recognize the cooperative efforts of our investigative partners; the United States Postal Service and the Scottsdale Police Department."
"We are pleased to see a conclusion to a very long investigative and judicial process which exhibited a significant level of cooperation between the U.S. Postal inspection Service, the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, and Firearms, the Scottsdale Police Department and the U.S. Attorney's Office," said Pete Zegarac, Inspector in Charge of the U.S. Postal Inspection Service's Phoenix Division. "This case demonstrated that radical extremists like Dennis Mahon, who attempted to inflict harm and fear on others, will be relentlessly pursued for their heinous actions, regardless of how long it takes."
The evidence at trial showed that a bomb detonated at the City of Scottsdale Office of Diversity and Dialogue on February 26, 2004, causing injury to Donald Logan, Renita Linyard, and others. The evidence also showed that Mahon had specific knowledge of how the bomb, addressed to Donald Logan, was constructed. The evidence further showed that Mahon conspired with other individuals on behalf of the White Aryan Resistance to promote racial violence.
The investigation in this case was conducted by the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms, and Explosives; the United States Postal Service; and the Scottsdale Police Department. The prosecution was handled by John Boyle and Michael Morrissey, Assistant U.S. Attorneys, District of Arizona, Phoenix.
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Cook booksAs noted in a thread elsewhere, every bloke should own this book:-
Otherwise, Elizabeth David (complete works), a bit of Jane Grigson, a Larousse, Andre Simon, at least one Nigel Slater, maybe one by Jamie O, and Blanc Mange (by the eponymous Raymond). Also Marcella Hazan, and Cucina Italiana by the Academy of Italian Cooking. No Nigella, no Delia. Others for the shelf?
Re: Cook books"Good choices", says t'missus. She also says that you forgot Stéphane Reynaud. Like Len D, he sprinkles his writings with his own drawings - helpful, and frequently humourous.
She also says, emphatically, "NO **** JAMIE!" and "OUI MICHEL!", and recommends Fergus Henderson's Nose to Tail Eating.
Re: Cook booksTotally 'unter kewl' I know but for the actual cooking guidance I prefer to use the net and sift through recipes, including their reviews, until I find what I want.
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I took up meat-eating again about 4 years ago (after a break of some 20 years) and found this book invaluable.
It starts with a discussion of the ethics of meat-eating, and concludes that it's OK to kill to eat as long as you respect the creature, both in life (by treating it well) and in death (by cooking it well and not wasting any bits). My reason for abstinence was based in animal welfare, so this pretty much describes my views. More importantly, HFW describes the principles of meat cookery rather than merely recipes for slavish adherence. As I'd given up meat round about the time that I started cooking, I'd never learned many techniques such as roasting, so I needed to understand the first principles. Invaluably therefore, after the ethical discussion, there follow sections on each type of animal, the various different cuts, and the broad differences in treatment that each meat and cut demands. The "recipe" part of the book is divided into sections by cooking style, including roasting, slow cooking, fast cooking, curing, and thrift. Each section again begins with a discussion of the principles of that type of cooking - about 10 pages on achieving the perfect roast, for example. Other than this, the original unillustrated English Seafood Cookery by Richard Stein (not Rick in those days) is a great compendium of recipes, including an excellent one for eel in red wine sauce - delicious! The kitchen shelf in Tebb Towers also contains Elizabeth David, The Silver Spoon, and 50 Great Curries of India by Camellia Panjabi.
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The school's career center hosted a job fair. More than 150 employers were on hand looking for new full time employees and also taking applications for internships. Hundreds of people took advantage of the event held at the Columbia Metropolitan Convention Center. Some of the companies plan on interviewing their prospects as early as tomorrow.
"We went through this economic downturn where the perception was there weren't any jobs at all, but that wasn't the reality. It was a tough job market; it continues to be a challenging job market so we have to have a highly visible event to get the students attention and the alumni's attention and demonstrate to them that there are employers who want to hire them," said Tom Halasz, director of the USC Career Center.
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"To keep the body in good health is a duty… otherwise we shall not be able to keep our mind strong and clear", Buddha
Facing the outside world for the first time at urmm 3:30pm today, I was awoken with the desire to indulge fully and completely with today's 'Insight' and incorporate more of a spiritual tone. Ogling other sapiens at such a late stage on an intermittently sunny / sleety / moody / bright Friday afternoon (still daytime mind you), what struck me was the paramount importance of having a daily ritual – and sticking to it – especially when living the life of a freelancer.
Existing as a freelancer for over six years now, often without a routine if I am not working on an inhouse project or without a morning meeting in the diary, I have often feared for the state of my daily existence on a daily basis! I am secretly confident that many in a similar situation will agree with this.
With both the rise of the laptop and the resignation of so many professionals from corporate life, aka 'getting out quick', not forgetting the SJP 'cool sitting on the bed with laptop' factor, this lack of daily routine must be rife right now.
I truly believe that a routine is vital. It is vital for the brain to stay alert, to think creatively, to maintain an an existence on an even keel, or as even as is possible. Freelancers out there need to get out of bed at the same time everyday, virtually visualise that they have an office job to go to, and dress as presentably as is possible (without going overboard). It is so easy to cut short the morning ritual and vaguely brush teeth and 'go'.
Feeling good on the outside HAS to affect the inside. Self-preservation is key and when it slowly slips away, we are swiftly in a damn fine mess.
A routine is in fact fundamental for sanity, for happiness, for consistency, for productivity, for our mental health. We actually like ourselves a lot more when we have routine. For the irreligious amongst us, there is something to be said for customs, traditions and habits. For if anything, they fill a void when loneliness strikes and one just can't seem to get their day going.
As Buddha said, eons before there were anti-social electronic toys to hide behind, we need to keep our bodies in good health for a clear mind. This is our duty to ourselves (and our long-suffering families and friends).


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I saw a recipe for a blueberry breakfast cake on Pinterest, and I had to try it! This was 100% someone else's recipe, but since my blog often features my gradual initiation into the domesticated world, I thought I would share my attempts at cooking, even if not my own recipe.
Here is what you need…
½ cup unsalted butter, room temperature
Zest from 1 large lemon
7/8 cup* + 1 tablespoon sugar**
1 egg, room temperature
1 tsp. vanilla
2 cups flour
2 tsp. baking powder
1 tsp. kosher salt
2 cups fresh blueberries
Recipe called for 1/2 cup buttermilk, I had to use about 3/4 cup
* 7/8 cup = 3/4 cup + 2 tablespoons
** This 1 tablespoon is for sprinkling on top
1. Preheat the oven to 350ºF.
2. Grade the outside off of 1 lemon to get some zest.
3. Cream butter with lemon zest and 7/8 cup of the sugar until light and fluffy.
4. Add the egg and vanilla and beat until combined.
5. Toss the blueberries with ¼ cup of flour.
6. Whisk together the remaining flour, baking powder and salt.
7. Add the flour mixture to the batter a little at a time, alternating with the buttermilk.
8. Fold in the blueberries and remaining flour.
9. Grease a 9-inch square Pyrex with butter or coat with non-stick spray.
10. Spread batter into pan.
11. Sprinkle batter with remaining tablespoon of sugar. I used a little more than called for.
12. Bake for 35 minutes.
Let cool at least 15 minutes before serving.
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TN: CBI reveals Rs 18 crore gold scam in MMTC
By C Shivakumar | ENS - CHENNAI
Published: 24th July 2012 08:14 AM
Last Updated: 24th July 2012 08:14 AM
A probe by the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) has unearthed irregularities in the Union government-run premier foreign trade behemoth, the Minerals and Metals Trading Corporation of India (MMTC), to the tune of Rs 18 crore. During the course of the probe, the investigating agency also seized 400 kg of gold from the premises of a private company alleged to have been favoured by MMTC officials.
According to documents available with Express, the FIR alleged that during the period 2007-09, at Chennai and other places, S Gurusamy, former chief general manager of south zone, MMTC Limited, Chennai Regional Office, V Gurumurthy, former general manager (Finance and Accounts), MMTC Ltd, and some unknown officials entered into a criminal conspiracy with Chennai-based Surana Corporation Limited (SCL) to cheat MMTC in bullion (gold and silver) trading.
"The officials abused their official position by extending undue favours to Surana Corporation Limited by intentionally omitting to debit and recover the difference in exchange rate from the firm thereby causing a loss to the tune of `18 crore," the FIR says. During that period, SCL used to import gold and silver under the Stand-by Letter of Credit (SLBC) scheme. It used to deposit the cost of bullion arrived on the basis of a "notional price and notional exchange rate" prevailing on the date of delivery of consignments.
As per the system and procedure, SLBC transactions are routed through the online Bullion Trading System (BTS). However, the two officials along with others dispensed with the all-important BTS mode and made all transactions manually to allegedly favour the SCL.
"The officials deliberately treated the provisional invoice as final. They showed the difference in cost [difference between the provisional and the final invoice] as a variation in the purchase rate." The officials manipulated the system and intentionally failed to reconcile the difference in exchange rate and to recover the premium and other accompanying costs, the FIR added.
Interestingly, the officials also "covered up" the wrongful loss to MMTC by allegedly showing a debit balance of `18 crore in favour of Foreign Vendors Account in their book of accounts.
Sources revealed that following the registration of cases against the officials for criminal conspiracy, cheating and for various offences under the Prevention of Corruption Act, CBI sleuths conducted raids in various places on June 20, 2012, including the residences of the officials, godowns and corporate offices of SCL. During the raid, CBI found 400 kg of gold kept in the premises of SCL. Besides this, the officials also seized cash.
The gold seized from SCL included gold bars, gold coins, chains, rings and bangles, brought into India without any valid documents, it is alleged. Interestingly, Gurusamy after his retirement from MMTC on June 2008 joined SCL as director while Gurumurthy, who retired on November 30, 2011, joined a leading jewellery firm in Chennai that bought gold from Surana.
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In Gold Imports Nominated Agencies like MMTC are not financially involved directly and only do the paper work and in their name. The international bullion supplier sends metal based on LC opened with the Fixed Deposit given by the Gold Trader along with additional margin for any price fluctuation in gold as well as INR. Within the SBLC period( NOT SLBC) the gold trader can fix the price. If adverse, additional cash margins will be provided by the gold trader and if not the prices are fixed to the value of FD. Hence there is no cash involvement in this operation.If additional margins have not been collected then how the final payment was made if in excess- did MMTC fund it and if so from where did they get funds. The exact nature or debits will reveal the transaction without amibiguity as there has been cash outflow. Further if one of the official have joined Surana Corporation- strange as no one who has favoured a client will openly join in a responsible post.The news appears biased
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In Gold imports nominated agency like MMTC are only channels of imports. The Bankers to LC have to honour it and will be monitoring the adversities marking to market. If adverse and additonal margins is not placed- then both the gold price and rupee will be fixed. In this news has MMTC official taken the risk at the time of fluctuation without collecting it from Gold Trader and how did the banker kept the LC open w.r.t rupee end. Further if it is a risk absorption by MMTC even unwittingly ( which is a remote chance), would it not have got noted within the end of the financial year as there has been cash outflow. Last but not the least if it is a risk managment lapse on the part of MMTC and have allowed the bank to debit their account for the final payment- why did it not take action then. If the official have colluded and debited foreign vendors account instead of surana corporation- why did the debts remain for this long. What did the next man after Mr.Guruswamy do post june 2008.
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First Para and the Last Two Paragraphs speaks about seizure of 400 kg of Gold. It is given to understood that Surana Corporation is one of the large bullion importer and star exporter , manufacturer of gold jewellery and wholesaler. Linking the inventory which values more than 100 crore of a rated and listed public company to MMTC lapse appears to be the making of the news reporter. A company from the published results having a turnover of more than 8000 crores - holding an inventory is part of business. Even a large retailer will hold this . Criminal conspiracy needs to be proved and raiding the premise of the clients of MMTC without proper records appears to be unsubstantiated and abuse of power. Paragraph 2 to 6 commenting on nexus between MMTC officials and Surana Corporation is more of a verbal abuse without clearly mentioning . The amount involved deserves more study then just making headlines. The news needs to be substantiated how the transactions has been conducted
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In Gold imports it is obvious that international bullion supplier - the foreign vendor supplies metal and takes payment for it on the value fixed by the Gold Trader. Hence any debit in Foreign Vendor Account as mentioned in the news is like a suspense account which calls for immediate study. As the debits are there for more than five years- what have been the successive auditors doing without asking for details. Now as outlined earlier in the comments- has MMTC failed to collect the margins on any adverse movement and on account of which the bankers debited the MMTC account when the final payment for the LC was made, In that case the exact details can be placed and if it is operational inefficiency then it is not criminal conspiracy. The time lapse- no sane official will remain static with the huge debit in suspense( foreign vendors account) without collecting it for such a long time from a going concern of standing. How many imports did MMTC do after this debit and why no action ??
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