Report: Shanahan, Redskins Reach Deal

WASHINGTON, D.C. (WUSA) -- The Denver Post is reporting the Redskins have reached an agreement in principal for Mike Shanahan to become the next head coach of the Washington Redskins.

The newspaper cites "sources familiar with the negotiations" with the information of the deal.

The 9 News Now Sports Department contacted the Redskins regarding the report, but the team did not have a response at the time.

According the Denver Post, Shanahan will receive a five-year contract with the Redskins, paying approximately $7 million a year - the same he was making with the Denver Broncos.

The newspaper also reports that the Redskins are making plans for Shanahan to sign the contract and are planning to announce his hiring Wednesday.

Shanahan has a career record of 154-103 as an NFL head coach with both the Broncos and Oakland Raiders. He led the Broncos to back-to-back Super Bowl titles in 1997-98.

Source:wusa9.com/

Second Half Spurt Keys GW Win Over Howard

WASHINGTON, D.C. - Dadrian Collins scored a career- and team-high 17 points and Kandi Mukole came off the bench to add a season-high 14 but it was not enough to offset a second half surge that enabled George Washington University to pull away to an 81-63 win over Howard in a non-conference men's basketball game at the Smith Center.

A 6-5, 190-pound freshman forward from Williamsburg, VA, Collins hit on 6 of 10 from the field, including 3 of 6 from three-point range, offsetting his previous high of 13 against American University on December 5.

The Bison (1-13) played their best half of the season but still trailed, 36-32 at intermission. Senior guard Curtis White led the way by scoring all 12 of his points in the first 20 minutes.



The Colonials (10-3) threatened to put the game away at the start of the second when they embarked on a 16-6 run that opened a 52-38 lead at the 15:03 mark. Damian Hollis, who scored 13 of his game-high 18 points in the second half, did most of the damage.

The Bison aided George Washington's cause by committing 10 turnovers that the Colonials converted into 15 second half points, 29 for the game.

"We did not do a good job of getting back on defense in the transition game," said Howard Coach Gil Jackson. "We are playing a lot of freshmen and they sometimes lose their focus. I'm sure that is something that GW saw on the tape and felt that they could exploit."

Howard was able to cut into the lead and narrow the deficit to 52-44 on a pair of three point baskets by Collins and Mukole at the 13:47 mark. The Bison had chances to cut even deeper into the deficit, but they failed to convert on three straight possessions.


George Washington ran off a 6-0 spurt and Howard was not able to recover as it dropped its fifth straight.

"I thought Dadrian played well tonight as he continues to progress," said Jackson. "I also thought that Curtis (White) had his best game this season. He is a senior and he has not played well. As a whole, our seniors just have not performed the way we expected. We have a number of freshmen who are playing significant minutes so we need our seniors to step up."

Mukole added a team-high 8 rebounds while C.J. Prince came off the bench to tally 6.

Tony Taylor contributed 13 to the George Washington cause.

NEXT UP: Howard begins a three-game home stretch on Monday when it entertains Navy at 7 pm in the Burr Gymnasium. The Bison will then resume MEAC play with games against Morgan State on Saturday, January 9 at 4 and Coppin State on Monday, January 11 at 8 pm.

Source:howard-bison.com/

8 MoUs during PM Singh´s US Visit

CII organized an MoU Signing Ceremony in Washington DC, during Prime Minister Manmohan Singh's momentous visit to USA.

Indian corporate members and institutions entered into collaborative agreements with their American counterparts and resolved to work together in their respective fields. A total of eight MoUs were signed across a wide range of sectors, including Pharmaceuticals and Drug Development, Healthcare, Telecom and Information Communication & Technology, Nano-Electronics, Research and Development, Leadership Training as well as Homeland Security. The growing list of sectors is highly reflective of the widening Indo US partnership and the scope for future collaboration.

"The CII MoU Signing Ceremony holds special significance in light of Prime Minister Singh's visit to USA and demonstrates the interest and dedication of Indian industry to work in partnership with American counterparts across diverse sectors," said Hari Bhartia, Vice President, CII and Co-Chairman and Managing Director, Jubilant Organosys.

The MoUs signed at the ceremony included:

Tata Communications - Tyco Electronics
Jubilant Organosys - University of Alabama at Birmingham - Southern Research Institute
Infosys Technologies - Microsoft Corporation
HCL Security - Cisco
Confederation of Indian Industry (CII) - Santech Communication
Cadila Pharmaceuticals - Novavax
Aspen Institute India - Aspen Institute USA
Apollo Hospitals - StemCyte

Tata Communications has worked extensively with Tyco Electronics, in the continued expansion of the Tata Global Network over the last five years. Dave Ryan, Executive Vice President - Americas Region, Tata Communications and Mike Rieger, Vice President, Tyco Telecommunications signed their intent to continue to do so. They will be working together in providing low latency routes, additional connectivity and transmission over ultra-long haul distances using dark fibers on the submarine cable system.

Jubilant Organosys Ltd, entered into a joint venture with University of Alabama and Southern Research Institute, which will focus on leveraging innovative and enabling technologies in areas of Oncology, Metabolic Disease and Infectious diseases. This unique US-India partnership is meant to accelerate the development of affordable and successful therapies to the patients in India and worldwide. The parties committed to work together for 10 years in establishing path breaking and affordable healthcare.

Infosys Technologies relies on key technologies from Microsoft Corporation to run its business and has been using Microsoft technologies since 1996. Under a multi-year Enterprise Agreement (EA), the licensing framework and the services to deploy the products are articulated and agreed to. The solutions deployed internally span across infrastructure software, application software and databases. At the CII MoU Signing Ceremony, Infosys and Microsoft inked their plan to continue to work closely in the future and build upon their respective strengths further.

Cisco today signed an agreement with HCL Security Ltd to collaborate on delivering safety and security solutions to help enable safer and more secure communities. The collaboration will combine the strengths of Cisco's Smart+Connected Communities leadership with HCL Security's 'Safe State' architecture to design and deliver safety and security solutions in India initially and later in other countries. The vision of the collaboration is to combine Cisco's technology expertise and experience in network and physical security with HCL Security's market leadership to better address safety and security projects and customer requirements.

The Confederation of Indian Industry (CII) and Santech Communication Pvt. Ltd. agreed to work together to explore the possibility of establishing a CII Santech Centre of Excellence on Nano-electronics. The joint initiative would aim to serve the needs of industry on nanotechnology based products and services. It would also work to increase the availability of, and access to, national Research and Development and create an innovation infrastructure in the Nano-Technology sector while providing new opportunities to position Indian companies as significant players in emerging technologies.

Cadila Pharmaceuticals Ltd and Novavax Inc. joined hands with the vision to enable the vital production of key vaccines in India, including the most recently developed H1N1 Pandemic Vaccine, Trivalent Seasonal Influenza Vaccine and targeting other more India specific Virus Like Particles (VLP) vaccines against Dengue, Japanese encephalitis, Chikungunya among other viral diseases.

Aspen Institute India and Aspen Institute USA resolved to work together with the common goal of providing leadership training and to foster a new generation of values-based action-oriented leaders. The two Institutes will offer programs such as the India Leadership Initiative and the Aspen Seminar, which are designed to enable participants to become better leaders. The two Institutes will also conduct Policy and Strategic Dialogues on various issues which will engage government, industry and civil society into a more comprehensive discussion on the issues at hand. Together, they will evolve programs to develop value based leadership in India by conducting seminars, strategic and policy dialogues.

Apollo Hospitals Enterprise Ltd and StemCyte Inc. signed an MOU designed to establish a cord blood bank facility at Apollo Hospitals Ahmedabad. This is envisaged to be the largest for public and private cord blood collection in India. Their collaboration will also provide stem cell therapies to treat patients with certain malignant blood disorders, inherited disorders and immune deficiency diseases. The JV they propose to set up will enable participation in clinical studies to develop cell therapies for indications for which there are unmet clinical needs like Parkinson's, Alzheimer's, Spinal Cord Injuries etc. This collaboration will further be extended to major research efforts extremely valuable to the medical needs of the country in areas relevant to India and developing countries.

Indian investments in the US have been rising consistently and the Indian corporate are keen to collaborate further. The CII MoU Signing Ceremony marked the commitment of the two countries coming together at the corporate level to deeply engage in economic collaboration and strengthen institutional linkages.

Sourcewebnewswire.com