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The Treaty establishing Euratom

From the outset, establishing the European Atomic Energy Community (EAEC or Euratom) was one objective of the relaunched European process. The approach taken was similar to that which had guided creation of the European Coal and Steel Community (ECSC), namely integration by sector, involving in this case the nuclear energy industry, as opposed to the comprehensive economic integration sought through the European Economic Community (EEC). The Treaty establishing Euratom, with its 225 articles and five annexes, provided, however, for the same institutional pattern as both the other treaties, with an Assembly, a Council, a Commission and a Court of Justice. The Assembly and an Economic and Social Committee (ESC) were to be shared institutions of the EEC and Euratom. Euratom’s specific mission, however, dictated that the powers conferred on its institutions should differ in scope from those of the EEC bodies. Negotiations on the establishment of Euratom concentrated on eight key activities around which the Treaty was structured: promoting research, ensuring the dissemination of technical information, protecting health, facilitating investments and joint undertakings, safeguarding supply, ensuring safety, supervising the common market in nuclear energy, and external relations.

Euratom’s mission was to contribute to the formation and development of Europe’s nuclear industries, to help improve the standard of living in the Member States and to further the development of trade with other countries. Its responsibilities were strictly limited to civil applications of nuclear energy. The idea of the Euratom Treaty — concluded for an unlimited duration, unlike the ECSC Treaty which was valid for 50 years — was to enable the Member States, as well as cooperating closely with the USA, to embark together on producing energy of nuclear origin, to control the entire industrial cycle (including research, training and production), to provide for the supply of natural uranium and special fissile materials, and to lay the foundations for the vital task of supervising this particularly sensitive sector. Integrated supply policy was made the responsibility of a Supply Agency, an independent commercial body with legal personality and financial autonomy, even though it was to operate under the Commission’s supervision. To fulfil its tasks the Agency was given a right of option on ores, source materials (uranium) and special fissile materials (plutonium) produced in the territories of Member States, and an exclusive right to conclude contracts relating to the supply of such products from within or outside the Community. Supply was secured by controlling the final destination of these products and their use for specified purposes only. The Euratom Treaty thus created the framework for a nuclear common market.

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Just about nothing is more frustrating when using a smartphone than connecting to a sluggish or broken Wi-Fi network. In most places, mobile data is so effective and speedy these days that we just can’t accept a Wi-Fi network performing worse than our mobile networks can.

If you’re dealing with obnoxiously slow speeds on your mobile phone, here are some tips to try.

1. Isolate the Problem

Your first step is to isolate the problem. First, toggle off Wi-Fi altogether. Does your phone respond quickly with Wi-Fi turned off? If so, you’ve determined that Wi-Fi is the problem. You can skip to step 2.

If your phone is still sluggish with Wi-Fi turned off, it’s time to check whether the problem is your connection or the device itself. Use a speed tester, like the app from speedtest.net, to see how fast or slow your cellular connection is. If you get a bad result, you’re likely in a bad coverage area. If you get a good result, though, then your phone’s sluggishness isn’t related to your internet speed. Chances are there is something wrong with the device itself, or perhaps it’s just too old and needs to be replaced.

2. Check Your Router Location

Next, check your router location. Wireless routers have range limits, too. If you’re far away from your router or if there are thick walls or furniture between you and your router, your speed will be diminished. Try operating right next to the router and see if your speeds improve.

The best location for your wireless router is the center of your home or office, away from any walls or furniture. Of course, this is rarely practical. Get creative and find an inventive way to place your router in a good location.

3. Check Router Strength

All routers have limits, and some have a stronger broadcast strength than others. If improving your router’s location doesn’t do enough, you may need to upgrade to a model with a greater range.

4. Watch Out for Noise and Competing Networks

Certain electronic devices create noise that can weaken your Wi-Fi network’s performance. Anything that emits wireless signals or even electromagnetic radiation can interfere. Cordless landline phones, walkie-talkies, and even microwaves can interfere. Position your router away from devices like these.

You also want to watch out for competing networks. The more wireless networks are competing for the same spectrum space, the worse the performance. In a high-density situation like an apartment complex, you may encounter this kind of network crowding. Your wireless router has the ability to change which portion of the wireless spectrum it uses. Review the documentation that came with your router to learn how to do this. You may want to download a Wi-Fi analyzer app to help determine the best spectrum space for you.

5. Consider Network Congestion

Another reason for slow Wi-Fi is network congestion. Your home or business internet bandwidth has its limits. So does public Wi-Fi.

On a lower speed home network, consider who else is using your connection and what they are doing with it. Gaming and streaming can eat up a lot of bandwidth. Perhaps your Wi-Fi is slow because others are using up all your bandwidth. The same principle is in play with public Wi-Fi networks.

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More than half of MioT devices remain susceptible to the BlueKeep, DejaBlue and other bugs despite security patches. Why?

Following an opinion piece in CybersecAsia on the clear and present dangers of connected medical devices being hacked, the world saw its first report this year about such MioT devices being vulnerable to the BlueKeep exploit.

While the infamous BlueKeep vulnerability was already patched by Microsoft almost a year ago, researchers now warn that almost half (more than 55% of medical imaging devices, including MRIs, XRays and ultrasound machines)  are still vulnerable because they are powered by outdated Windows versions via the remote desktop protocol (RDP) flaw.

Researchers said they found that 22% of a typical hospital’s Windows devices were vulnerable to BlueKeep. Even worse, the number of connected medical devices running Windows that are vulnerable to BlueKeep is considerably higher—around 45%.

Outdated Windows versions exposed medical devices to other vulnerabilities such as DejaBlue.

Healthcare organisations have been attractive targets among hackers for a while now. This is largely due to the vast amounts of personal information which hospitals and other healthcare organisations store and transfer electronically. This valuable data can be used to obtain expensive medical services and prescription medications, as well as to fraudulently acquire government health benefits.

According to Tony Jarvis, Chief Technology Officer, Asia Pacific, Check Point Software Technologies: “From a regulatory perspective, the inherent vulnerabilities associated with healthcare devices, such as a lack of encryption of sensitive data as well as hard-coded or default login credentials, prevent IT professionals from even implementing security patches, should such patches even exist.”

Jarvis noted that the benefits of connected medical devices cannot be ignored. However, healthcare organisations must be aware of potential vulnerabilities and do their best to mitigate any perceived risks. He recommends network segmentation are a best practice which would allow IT professionals in the healthcare sector to embrace new digital medical solutions while segregating them from other critical systems, thereby reducing the risk of vulnerabilities spreading throughout the hospital.

“Once best-practice cyber-hygiene is implemented and enforced, IT security teams can rest assured that their patients’ records, and in turn their organisations’ finances and reputation, are well protected,” he added.


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Australian champion Alex Edmondson (Mitchelton-Scott)

Australian champion Alex Edmondson (Mitchelton-Scott) (Image credit: Tim de Waele)
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Alex Edmondson (Mitchelton-Scott) post-stage (Image credit: Tim de Waele)
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Alex Edmondson (Mitchelton-Scott).

Alex Edmondson (Mitchelton-Scott). (Image credit: Tim de Waele/

The 2018 season started in surprising fashion for Alex Edmondson. The 24-year-old won the national Australian title on the hilly Buninyong circuit arguably unsuited to his characteristics. But in doing so, he also continued the recent trend of track riders taming the famed mountain and opened his win account on the road.

The national title also started a full summer of racing with Mitchelton-Scott, minus the Cadel Evans Great Ocean Road Race, with Edmondson turning helper, despite the new stripes, to help teammates Daryl Impey at Tour Down Under, and Esteban Chaves at the Herald Sun Tour, to overall wins.

"To be able to tick off my first professional win, even though it was just the nationals, it wasn't a WorldTour race or the like but for me it is super special. I will be able to have green and gold on my sleeves," Edmondson recently told Cyclingnews.

Across the summer, Edmondson still managed to snare three top-ten results and with plenty of kilometres spent on the front of the peloton, his new jersey was far from anonymous in the peloton. At the Tour Down Under, Edmondson also showed off the national jersey in Stirling, the Adelaide Hills town where he grew up, and enjoyed a week of racing on home roads. It wasn't all easy going though with Edmondson on lead out duty for Caleb Ewan. While Edmondson isn't Ewan's usual last man, the duo have known each other since junior track days and are working on developing their relationship at WorldTour level.

"For me, it is doing the best that I can, I am the first to admit that I lack a bit of experience and I haven't been doing it for too long. It is about learning how to do it but also jumping into the deep end and doing my absolute best," Edmondson told Cyclingnews. "I know if I can get a bit of open road, I have the speed behind me and the power. It is all about self-belief but also learning. The team is very understanding knowing that I haven't had the experience and I am here to gain experience but also do a job.

"It is always good when you can work with Caleb. I have grown up with him since I was probably 15. We get on really well. At the same time as doing lead-outs, I still want to have the opportunity to go for some of the races in the classics for example. At the end of the day, I am happy to do whatever the team needs."

Classics focus

With Ewan lining out at the Abu Dhabi Tour this week, Edmondson heads to Belgium for the opening weekend of Omloop Het Nieuwsblad and Kuurne-Bruxelles-Kuurne. An important duo of races for Edmondson who is aiming to build on his classics campaign of 2017 that included debuts at Tour of Flanders and Paris-Roubaix.

A U23 Tour of Flanders winner ahead of Gianni Moscon in 2015, Edmondson was 25th on debut at 'De Ronde'. But is fully expecting to play a support role on the cobbles this autumn. And with time on his side, Edmondson is content to play the long game and learn from the likes of Mat Hayman and Matteo Trentin while the opportunity exists.

"I have shown I have some potential in Flanders and that sort of thing. I am not going rule out anything at the moment," he said. "I have the best guys to learn off with Matty Hayman in the team and also with Trentin coming in as well. It is really exciting to see what we are capable of this year. I will be going there in a support role but sometimes the best way to learn is to learn off these guys."

When it comes to the classics, the lottery factory is a quality of the racing that Edmondson thoroughly enjoys as he added.

"With the classics, you never know what is going to happen. You can plan a million different ways but when you race it will probably happen the one way you didn't think of," he said. "That is what I enjoy about the classics. You really have to think. Last year at Paris Roubaix I managed to finish and I crashed twice and got a puncture but I actually did pretty well. Which is so weird to think about that I crashed twice, had a puncture and it wasn't too bad. That just shows that it is one hell of a race."

While Edmondson is focused on the northern European classics, he will also line out at the Commonwealth Games on the road for Australia in mid-April. The Commonwealth Games will be the first major international competition for the team pursuit squad since losing the gold medal final to Great Britain at the 2016 Olympic Games. A squad that Edmondson was part of and signalled the end for now of his track career. While Edmondson is looking to make his mark on the road, he is also isn't ruling out a return at some point to the velodrome to achieve his dream of a gold medal.

"Never say never. If you had asked me a couple of months ago I probably would have said no. I have always wanted to race a six-day so that is something I hopefully do one day," he said. "I always said on the track the one thing I wanted to do was to win Olympic gold. I got close but I didn't quite get there. It is a big difference being able to say you are a silver medallist compared to a gold medallist. For me, I've always wanted to be an Olympic champion. If you can say you are an Olympic champion than you've been able to achieve a fair bit in your life.

"I want to focus on the road and give it a real hot shot. At the moment, I won't be going there anytime soon but I won't be ruling it out."


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POLICE were granted special powers after "selfish morons" flouting new coronavirus restrictions caused two nights of trouble in a New Forest town.

In one of several incidents a man was assaulted by a group of people who punched him to the ground, resulting in the casualty receiving several facial injuries.

Elsewhere people in New Milton Conservative Club say they were warned about a "fracas" outside.

Police were granted a Dispersal Order, giving them the power to move large groups of people away from the area they were in.

Writing on social media a Police Community Support Officer said they and a colleague were on patrol on Friday night when they encountered "something I have not seen for many years in New Milton.

"Hostility and an open disregard for order in a time when all of us are having to sacrifice so much during this very difficult transition that many of us have had to adhere to.

"I am of course referring to a small minority of teenagers and adults who believe 'they do not have to abide by the laws set out by our government and local authorities'."

Urging people to obey the law the officer added: "You will wear a mask when entering indoor premises (unless exempt) and that includes off-licences and convenient stores.

"This is mandatory and is punishable by way of a £200 fine.

"On Saturday and following a nasty assault on a male in the town, in which he was punched to the ground and sustained several facial injuries, what followed was a repeat performance of Friday only this time a Section 35 Dispersal Notice was authorised giving officers the power to move large groups away from the area and I have to say this worked.

"For those of you who suffered alarm and distress as a result of this behaviour I will apologise on behalf of those responsible. These people are selfish morons putting others at risk and will be dealt with robustly.

"Tonight Sunday the Section 35 Dispersal Order is still in place and will be used if this is encountered again."

One of the comments posted on social media adds: "It’s so sad to see that a minority of people think they are above the law believe they don’t have to abide by the rules and guidelines put in to keep themselves and others safe."

A police spokesman said: "We were called to reports of an altercation and anti-social behaviour on Saturday 26 September at 5.53pm on Station Road, New Milton.

"Following an assault, a 29-year-old man was taken to Southampton General Hospital after suffering minor facial injuries.

"A 16-year-old boy from Bournemouth was arrested on suspicion of assault and released under investigation pending further enquiries.

"A dispersal order was also put in place in the surrounding areas of Station Road – from Saturday evening until 7am this morning (28 September) – giving police officers the powers to disperse groups of people out of those areas in relation to the associated anti-social behaviour caused by the incident."


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Two taken to hospital after crash shuts A494 for five hours

Two people were taken to hospital after a crash on the A494. Emergency crews were called after two vehicles collided on Lon Fawr in Ruthin just after 4pm today. One of the vehicles involved is believed to have overturned during the incident. The road was closed between the junction of Mwrog Street and Corwen Road for more than five hours.

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Two people taken to hospital

The ambulance service tell me that they were called to the scene at around 4pm.

They took two people to hospital.

Their injuries are not believed to be serious.

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There are reports that one of the vehicles involved has overturned.

Motorists warned of delays

Traffic Wales is advising the road closure could cause some problems for motorists.

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At the moment it’s not clear if anybody has been injured. We’ll bring you an update from the ambulance service as soon as we can.

Road remains closed

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The fire service tell me that they have not been called to assist with the crash.

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The road appears to be closed from the junction of Mwrog Street and the turning for Corwen Road.

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Crash closes Lon Fawr in Ruthin (Image: Google)

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Initial reports suggest that the accident involves two cars and a caravan.

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There has been a collision on the A494.

Police have closed Lon Fawr in Ruthin due to the accident.

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New Case Limits Changes to Terms of Service

Many businesses find it helpful to have written and agreed-to terms of service for their clients or customers. These terms may be on paper or posted online, and may include regulations for usage of information, facilities or property.

A recent case has limited the flexibility a business has when amending terms of service, and it’s a good reminder that you should consider your terms of service very carefully, as you could be bound by them with limited ability to amend them later.

Changes to Club Policy Cause Controversy

The case arose when a family paid $40,000 to join a golf and country club in their development. At the time they joined, the club had a policy that if someone resigned, they would be refunded when a new person joined.

After they joined, the club sent out a notice that it was changing its policy to reflect that people who resigned would be refunded only after three new members joined.

The family eventually resigned, but were denied their refund, as three new people hadn’t joined the club pursuant to the new, updated policy. The family sued, alleging the club breached the agreement as it existed when they joined.

The club countered that its original agreement specifically stated the club could change its policies at any time with notice, and that it did, in fact, provide notice of the change to the family.

Court Rules Against Club

The court noted that contracts are interpreted based on their plain meaning, and interpreted by the intent of the parties. The court did agree that the club reserved to itself the right to amend its policies at any time, but that this language had been interpreted in other cases to mean that clubs or companies can amend privileges of membership—not substantive rights such as the ability to join, or withdraw with a refund.

Because the family’s substantive rights in membership and refund had vested, the court held those rights couldn’t be altered by a subsequent unilateral change in the policy.

Caution for Businesses

Terms of service with change clauses are often used by businesses, especially those that anticipate long-term, continuing relationships with clients or customers. In recognition that a business can’t anticipate what the future holds, the business will often want flexibility, and try to avoid being bound by contractual provisions that may be outdated, poorly written, or incomplete later on. It is understandable that businesses that may not be able to anticipate the future may wish the ability to alter agreements.

But businesses that have similar provisions in their contracts or on their websites should take heed of this decision. Simply reserving the right to change or alter a policy doesn’t give a business carte blanche right to change substantive terms after something has been agreed to.

Businesses can, of course, change any policies with the consent of the consumer or customer. Generally, that should be written consent.

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ISLAMABAD: Prime Minister Imran Khan chairs a meeting of the Pakistan Tehreek-i-Insaf’s core committee
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ISLAMABAD: Prime Minister Imran Khan chairs a meeting of the Pakistan Tehreek-i-Insaf’s core committee on Sunday.—PPI

ISLAMABAD: Top leaders of the ruling Pakistan Tehreek-i-Insaf have raised questions about impartiality of Chief Election Commissioner (CEC) retired Justice Sardar Muhammad Raza, who is likely to issue a verdict in the PTI’s foreign funding case before his retirement on Dec 6.

The PTI’s core committee, which met on Sunday with Prime Minister Imran Khan in the chair, reiterated its demand that the Election Commission of Pakistan (ECP) club the foreign funding cases of all three major political players in the country — the PTI, Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz (PML-N) and Pakistan Peoples Party (PPP) — and refrain from singling out the ruling party.

A source, who attended the meeting, told Dawn that some “administrative changes” would be made soon in the PTI-ruled Punjab, when the prime minister would visit Lahore and hold a series of meetings there.

In response to a question about the PTI foreign funding case, Special Assistant to the Prime Minister on Information Dr Firdous Ashiq Awan told a press conference held after the core committee’s meeting: “Daal mein kuchh kaala hai, yaa saari dal hi kaali hai?”

She wondered why the chief election commissioner was in a hurry to decide the case against PTI and why similar applications by the PTI against the PML-N and PPP were not being entertained.

Changes likely in Punjab set-up soon; PM aide seeks update on Nawaz health

The PTI foreign funding case is being handled by the ECP for the last five years and the commission has decided to hear it on a day-to-day basis from Tuesday (tomorrow), giving the impression that it may be decided within the next 15 days.

“What is the urgency in deciding the case? Individuals do not matter; they come and go, but the institutions go on. The ECP should follow rules, give equal opportunities to all the parties and conduct across-the-board accountability,” Dr Awan said.

Asked what the PTI would do if the judgement in the case went against it, she said her party had already provided “all the proofs and audit reports” relating to the case.

“Although the opposition is coming up with new claims everyday that the government will no longer be there after a judgement against it, the truth will prevail when the ECP will decide the matter in the light of the Constitution and the law,” she said.

The government’s spokesperson added: “There is no harm if Pakistanis abroad consider the PTI as a saviour and support it monetarily. It is wrong to call it foreign funding because foreign funds are those which are given by a foreign organisation or country,” she said.

Dr Awan said the opposition parties that had not accepted the results of 2018 elections were now expressing confidence in the same ECP that had conducted those polls and also sought from it an early decision in the PTI foreign funding case.

Nawaz’s exit

Asked why Prime Minister Khan had recently raised questions about PML-N supremo Nawaz Sharif’s departure from the country even though he [the prime minister] himself had informed the nation that the former premier was very sick, Dr Awan said: “Mr Sharif was allowed to leave the country for medical treatment on the basis of some medical reports, but now the government and the nation want to know what type of treatment is being given to him abroad and what are his latest reports.”

She said people were asking why the prime minister had allowed a convicted person to leave the country. “What Prime Minister Imran Khan said in his recent speech was the voice of the whole nation,” she maintained.

“We want to know what his ailment is.”

The PTI’s core committee condemned the growing cases of Islamophobia in Europe, as reflected most recently in an incident in Norway, said the government’s spokesperson.

“Such actions add to the spread of Islamophobia and hate crimes against Muslims,” she said adding that the committee had called on the Organisation of Islamic Cooperation (OIC) to raise the issue and condemn the Norway incident.

The core committee also called on the European Union to take notice of the violent actions/crimes against Islam and Muslims in the EU’s member states and European countries. “Such hate-inspired actions are contrary to the EU human rights convention and the European human rights court’s decisions on the issue of limitations on freedom of expression in relation to attacks on Muslims and Islam.”

Talking about the government’s performance, she said Prime Minister Khan had asked the federal government and the provincial governments of Punjab and Khyber Pakhtunkhwa to complete all ongoing projects without delay so that people could benefit from them.

Asked why the name of a former director-general of the Inter-Services Public Relations, Lt Gen Asim Bajwa, had been proposed for the post of director-general of the China-Pakistan Economic Corridor Authority, she said he had been nominated on the recommendation of experts on the basis of strategic concerns and his experience.

Changes in Punjab?

It’s being speculated on social media platforms that Sardar Usman Buzdar could be removed from the post of Punjab chief minister due to frequent complaints against him.

Read: Calls for Buzdar’s ouster rising in PTI

A source said that after the core committee’s meeting, the prime minister held a separate meeting with Mr Buzdar.

The prime minister, he said, would stay in Punjab for a day or two and would make some drastic changes in the provincial set-up.

Mr Buzdar was among the PTI leaders who attended the committee meeting. Others who attended it included Jahangir Tareen, Imran Ismail, Pervez Khattak, Chaudhry Sarwar, Dr Babar Awan, Shafqat Mehmood, Dr Shireen Mazari and Dr Awan.

Published in Dawn, November 25th, 2019


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GPCRs – New Strategies for an Old Target Class

William Downey and Dr Shauna Farr-Jones

GPCRs are the most studied drug target class and have a proven record as valuable drug targets, with 40-50% of marketed drugs being modulators of GPCR function. Despite the intense effort focused on these targets by the pharmaceutical industry over many years, numerous challenges remain.

Evolving technologies for GPCRs present new strategies for exploiting this rich target class. Here we present preliminary results from HighTech Business Decisions’ recently conducted interviews with HTS directors as part of its global study ‘High Throughput Screening 2007: New Strategies, Success Rates and Use of Enabling Technologies’ and discuss trends in GPCR research including deorphanisation, identification on partial agonists, antagonists and inverse agonists, receptor oligomerisation and heterodimerisation and the development of screening panels of GPCRs including whole families.

HTS directors were asked to list the types of targets they screen and to provide the percentage each represents of the total wells screened per year for 2007 and then forecast for 2009. The averaged percentages are shown in Table 1 along with the number of respondents using each target type.

Table 1 Selected target types by averaged percentage use: 2007 and 2009 from 39 respondents

Based on the 39 respondents, the most prevalently screened target types are protein kinases and GPCRs. GPCRs now represent the largest target class screened with an average of 22.4%, slightly higher than protein kinases at 22.2% average use. The use of protein kinases is expected to decrease further in 2009. GPCRs, at an average percentage use of 20.7%, are expected to increase slightly in use over the next two years.

Other target types with expected increases in use are voltage and ligand- gated ion channels, and protein-protein interactions. Novel, specialty targets are expected to grow substantially in use. Altogether, 39 respondents provided data for both 2007 and 2009.

Those respondents not providing data for 2006 indicate that the target types provided by therapeutic groups fluctuate dramatically year to year and they cannot predict these shifts in target types. Several respondents mentioned the increasing use of phenotypic assays and high content screening (HCS) in the future.

Functional GPCR assay technologies

GPCRs are so important pharmacologically because they are cell surface receptors that respond to a variety of extra-cellular stimuli (drugs, neurotransmitters, hormones, odours and others) and transmit responses initiating intracellular signalling events that lead to a host of physiological effects.

Functional assays for this crucial target class require cells and, in recent years, mammalian cellular expression systems have become the standard for GPCR screening. Because GPCRs are such a rich source of drug targets, researchers have developed many approaches to GPCR screening.

Some optical-readout assay systems that do not require displacement of a known ligand to measure activity include PathHunterTM β-arrestin translocation chemiluminescence technology (DiscoveRx) and the imagingbased Transfluor technology (Molecular Devices) have unique advantages in orphan GPCR assays because displacement of a known ligand is not required. However, assay development is challenging for both of these technologies. Each of these assays have advantages and disadvantages.

For example, while imaging-based detection gives information of intracellular translocation, imaging is much slower than Ca++ assays, making imagingbased assays less suitable for primary screening than a single readout. The IP3 detection technology (HTRF® from Cisbio) can also be used for orphan receptors if they have constitutive activity. HTRF can be run in high throughput and used to identify agonists, antagonists and inverse agonists.

Recently, Cisbio reported that its IP-One HTRF assay could be used for detecting slow-binding agonists. IP1 is a metabolite in the inositol phosphate pathway and is a better assay for detecting slow binding agonists than Ca++, which has a very short read out and cannot be used for long compound incubation. However, Ca++ is more sensitive than IP3. In our survey we asked HTS lab directors about the types of cell-based assays they used. Based on our interim findings of 39 respondents, the types of cell-based assays are reported in Table 2.

Table 2 Cell-based assay types (based on results from 39 HTS lab director interviews)

The average percentage of wells screened for GPCR activation or inactivation is expected to go down slightly from 17.9% in 2007 to 16.3% in 2008. Likewise translocation/redistribution assays are expected to decrease for 13.1% in 2007 to 7.7% in 2008.

GPCR dimerisation, heterodimerisation and oligomerisation

While compounds binding to GPCRs are typically classified as agonists, partial agonists or antagonists, GPCR signalling may involve more varied mechanisms than a simple two-state model of active and inactive forms would suggest. Other forms of regulation of receptor signalling have been recognised over the past decade that involved receptor dimerisation, heterodimerisation, interaction with non-GPCR effector proteins and other mechanisms.

Each of these different active states can display different ligand binding profiles, and in vivo, different pharmacology. Thus to the extent that cell-based functional assay systems can recapitulate this complex biology, they will provide assays that are more predictive of clinical results. Although it has been known for many years that

GPCRs can multimerise, the pharmaceutical industry has only recently begun to explore this property. Multimerisation is part of the normal trafficking and function of GPCR may provide a new approach to these targets. Furthermore, understanding multimerisation of GPCRs may explain pharmacologic properties of ligands and drugs. Invitrogen technology provides competitive binding assay pharmacology in a cell-based assay platform.

Tango™ GPCR assays allow isolation of target GPCR signal to be separated from the background of endogenous GPCRs, thus reducing the number of false positives during HTS. In early 2007 Invitrogen acquired Sentigen/CMT, obtaining capability in cell scale-up and production for cell based assays and Tango™ Assay, a proteinprotein interaction assay applied to GPCR screening.

The Sentigen/CMT acquisition provided Invitrogen with an entry into the GPCR assay and screening market, which the company reports will be a major focus in the next two to three years. The engineered Tango assay, illustrated in Figure 1, uses a reporter gene readout.

Figure 1 Protease-tagged arrestin, protease site, transcription factor and beta-lactamase reporter gene diagram

When the GPCR is activated, it binds an intracellular protein (arrestin) with a protease activity. When the arrestin binds to the GPCR a tethered transcription factor is released via protease cleavage, allowing the transcription factor to enter the cell nucleus, bind DNA and initiate transcription. One of the advantages of the Tango assay is that it is highly specific to the receptor under investigation, reducing background signal and identification of false positive hits through endogenous receptors.

GPCR assay panels

GPCR assay panels allow determination of specificity and selectivity of leads, allowing researchers to determine potential off-target effects, which may suggest adverse effects clinically. Assay panels are very useful for primary screening, secondary screening and compound profiling. Furthermore, inclusion of orphan receptors in panels facilitates deorphanisation. Multiple companies offer screening of GPCR panels, including Millipore, Multispan, DiscoveRx, Novascreen (a division of Caliper), Invitrogen, MDS Pharma Services and others.

DiscoveRx, whose products are distributed by GE Healthcare, has launched a GPCR profiling service using its PathHunter™ beta-arrestin technology platform for 32 ligand families. PathHunter™ Arrestin technology measures GPCR activation without imaging or second messenger detection, furthermore, the target does not need to be overexpressed.

The PathHunter™ platform can be used in studies of dose response, agonist/antagonist activity and allosteric modulation. GPCR assays historically involved competition assays using radioactive labels. This approach, besides having the inconvenience and hazard of radioactivity, requires a known ligand. This is not always the case and many orphan receptors remain.

Now fluorescent assays predominate, as illustrated in Table 3, based on interviews with 39 respondents, 13 of whom reported their GPCR assay detection mode.

Table 3 Detection methods used for GPCR assays

Multispan has launched a few unique GPCR panels for compound profiling – the FFA (free fatty acid) receptor family which is typically difficult to develop for HTS. Multispan has the entire FFA family with a signal to noise ratio of 10. Multispan has also launched a prostanoid family panel of nine receptors. This family is involved in inflammation, cancer, cardiovascular disease and a wide range of disease indications. The Multispan assays use FLIPR readouts of calcium signalling.

Figure 2 illustrates the range, diversity and sensitivity of Multispan’s GPCR assays.

Figure 2 Antagonist lead compound against Opioid Receptor Kappa

Another challenging family for scientists is the glutamate receptor family, also called the metabotropic receptor family which has eight members. Multispan plans to launch a panel of the complete family by the end of 2007.

One particularly challenging target family is the somatostatin receptors (SST). The hormone somatostatin inhibits secretion of growth hormone, insulin, gastrin, secretin, cholecystokinin, vasoactive intestinal peptide, glucagons and others, making the SST receptor family an especially interesting target for drug discovery. SST receptor binders may have applications for treating cancer. Multispan recently launched a panel of five SST receptors (SST1-5).

GPCRs with no known ligands (orphan receptors) present a significant opportunity for drug discovery because it opens up new, unexploited targets. Furthermore, identifying agonists or antagonists may lead to discovery of the endogenous ligands and reveal insight into the function of orphan receptors. GPCR panels for orphan screening include known GPCRs as positive controls. However, ligand displacement assays cannot be used for deorphanisaion as known ligands are not available.

Drug repurposing is finding new uses for existing drugs with known safety. Access to panels of GPCRs including those with unknown function offers the opportunity for drug repurposing, an important trend in an industry trying to circumvent the need for expensive discovery efforts and safety testing.

Drugs with known clinical safety profiles may be found to have application for other, unexpected indications. Access to large panels of GPCRs including complete GPCR families provides the ability to explore in great detail the selectivity and specificity of GPCR ligands, and potentially uncover new uses for existing drugs.

Figure 3 Analyzing GPCR activity using GeneBLAzer Validated Assays

While a very old and intensively studied target, technology for assaying GPCRs continues to evolve and pharmaceutical and biotechnology companies continue to search for drugs to this target class. We anticipate that more comprehensive assay panels will be assembled, and assays with the ability to explore the more subtle regulatory mechanisms of oligomerisation and allosteric modulation will be developed. DDW

This article originally featured in the DDW Fall 2007 Issue

William Downey is President and Managing Director of HighTech Business Decisions, a consulting company that specialises in market research for business-to-business biotechnology, pharmaceutical manufacturing, medical and electronic products. HighTech Business Decisions has been serving the biopharmaceutical manufacturing, medical and electronics industries for more than 10 years. He has written numerous articles regarding biomanufacturing, presented at several conferences and worked with clients in the areas of marketing and strategy. Mr Downey has more than 25 years of industry experience, and has held various positions in marketing, sales, strategy and finance for both private and public companies. He has a Masters in Business Administration from Washington University in St Louis and Bachelors from the University of Michigan in Ann Arbor. Dr Shauna Farr-Jones has been working as an analyst with HighTech Business Decisions for more than seven years on market research of HTS, biologics manufacturing and drug discovery technologies. She also provides science writing and strategic editing to biotechnology companies seeking funding from government agencies and private investors. She was a post-doctoral fellow at the University of California, where she conducted research on protein structure. She has a PhD in Biochemistry from Tufts University, and a BSc in Chemistry from the University of Southampton.

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I am just a well-paid performer: Shruti Haasan

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Says Shruti Haasan, as she talks about straddling a career in bollywood as well as the south.
Shruti Haasan
 Shruti Haasan

In spite of a booming career, Shruti Haasan shies away from being called a star. In a chat, the actress talks about how she deals with the pressures of stardom, expectations of always looking good, and working with Rajkummar Rao in Behen Hogi Teri.
Your career started off on a shaky ground; but it seems to be steady now...
My career has been steady for about five years now. For me, both Hindi and Telugu films were on a shaky ground when I was trying to find a foothold. It was just about making the right choices. I think you can plan your career only to a certain point and not too much.
Do you think you have become a star?
I don’t like the word ‘star’; it comes with a lot of pressure. I only consider myself a well-paid performer doing what I love.
Do you agree with the popular belief that the south industry is male dominated?
It’s a male-dominated country. I feel like a daughter of this business and I have grown up on films because of my father and mother.
Born to an atheist father and a spiritual mother, how are you so religious?
Yes, I’m very religious. I find a great personal connect with God, and don’t make a show of it. I do believe I’ve crossed many hurdles because of God’s blessings. Different people have different definitions of God and religion. For me, it’s about discipline and a personal connect.
How was it working with your father, Kamal Hassan, in Sabaash Naidu?
As an actor, it was wonderful and an honour for me. Because he is my father, there was a certain openness in our communication. So, the fact that he’s happy with my work is the proudest thing. He is my superman.

You were considered unapproachable in the beginning of your career. Have you changed for the better?
I was never unapproachable. I was just nervous in the beginning and people misunderstood me. When you are figuring out things, it’s best to keep mum and that was misconstrued.
Your personal life has always been under the scanner. Does that bother you?
My personal life has always been scrutinised since I am an actress. There are lines that are crossed, which I am not comfortable with. But, it’s part and parcel of the business.
There’s constant pressure on actresses to look pretty and shapely all the time. Does that take a toll on you?
It does. It’s not easy because you go through so many changes in life — hormonal or thyroid issues. There is a huge amount of stress on looking pretty and shapely but I take it in my stride. When I joined the industry, dieting and looking fit was a big part of it. I can’t do that anymore because it just makes me an unproductive person. I eat healthy, I work out, and I don’t do anything that makes my soul unhappy.
Why did you walk out of Sangamithra?
I find it difficult to commit to a film as an actress without a bound script. It’s understandable for a project of that scale, actually. I wish them luck.
Does comparisons with other actresses bother you?
It used to bother me when I was younger, but it doesn’t anymore, because being bothered is impractical. Everybody can’t be the same with strengths and baggage. My strength is focusing on my own baggage.
There have been reports of you being in a relationship. So, are you in love?
I am always in love! I love my life. I don’t comment on my personal life not because I’m trying to maintain a single status but because it’s a very precious part of my life and I like to keep it private. I am only open about everything with my parents. They know everything about me.
Were you skeptical while signing Behen Hogi Teri because it had a new director and no star per se?
It’s been an honour working with some established directors, but it’s equally important to work with newcomers who have a fresh approach. Working opposite Rajkummar Rao has been fantastic. He is one of the most respected actors, even if not a commercial hero as such. A good actor can fulfill the expectations of the audience.


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How about being an asset manager?

How about being an asset manager?

KNOW YOUR JOB A factor that adds to a successful manager’s essential traits is proper knowledge of money and the market

In today’s increasingly competitive world, where various factors — political, economic, competitive, cultural or regulatory — constantly complicate an organisation’s environment, the demand for properly skilled managers, who understand the industry and have the energy and courage to tackle difficult situations, is constantly on the rise.

In a country like India, where the investment sector is taking the market by storm, being creative, analytical, a good salesperson and a great communicator may not be just enough. Another factor that adds to a successful manager’s essential traits is proper knowledge of money and the market. This is because when one has up-to-date knowledge of finance, this enhances his analytical techniques, institutional practices, financial theory and practical applications, and allows him to make effective decisions on fiscal policies and strategy.

While various institutes across the globe have entered the race to create successful managers, very few people understand which candidate is apt for which specialisation. For a person who enjoys following the financial markets, understands the trends of the market and constantly updates himself with the shares and stocks prices through various media, an MBA in Investment Management is just the right option.

Specially meant for those  who believe in independent functioning, rational thinking and taking calculated risks from time to time, investment management broadly affects households from all around the world and yet, offers one of the most stabilised careers when compared to other areas of finance like investment banking and others. Also known as asset management, investment management deals with professional management of assets, securities and bonds in order to meet the investment objectives of various investors.  In other words, an asset manager seeks to generate income and grow capital for its clients.

Asset managers do not just work on retail and institutional clients but also on hedge funds, where outside capital is combined with the capital of the partners of the fund, and this money is invested using complex and at times risky methods, in order to receive extraordinary profits. They are immune to the unpredictability of the market because they are generally paid a certain percentage of the total amount they handle, whether the investment results in profit or loss.

Globally, the investment management industry has grown by 10% over the last decade. The clients are generally charged around 1.5-2% of the privilege on retail and industry investments. Hedge funds generally charge 2% management fees and up to 20% performance fees. The best part of being an investment manager is that, in the long run, the fee increases with the growth of the market, but the cost of managing the funds does not; which implies higher returns on lesser cost. Investment management, therefore, has become an increasingly important part of the financial services.

Career prospects

Owing to the increasing importance of investment management, the demand for trained personnel in this field has been constantly on the rise. The work involves meeting with clients, liaising with clients for gathering information, often over the telephone, and researching (from financial media and briefings provided by investment analysts) in order to maintain a comprehensive understanding of investment markets.

Candidates with excellent skills in accounting and finance — especially those with a master’s degree or certification — should enjoy the best job prospects. An understanding of complex financial instruments, derivatives, and international finance is important. Like other managerial occupations, excellent communication skills are also essential because financial managers have to explain and justify complex financial transactions.

Job prospects

Investment managers work for organisations, like pension funds or insurance companies, where huge sums of money are invested. Asset management may also involve unit trusts or investment trusts, products bought by individuals, which involve smaller sums as compared to institutional funds.

As banks expand their range of products and services to include insurance, wealth management, and investment products, branch managers with knowledge in these areas will be needed. As a result, candidates with expertise in management and finance have more favourable prospects. Vacancies may also arise with specialist fund management companies, also known as investment management and asset management firms.

Investment management offers can be a rewarding option even to the newest entrants of the industry provided that his analytical and communicative skills are strong enough to not only impress the clients but also to read the financial market trends. Generally, a minimum remuneration of Rs. 12,000 to Rs. 15,000 can be expected in the beginning. As the person climbs up on the hierarchy ladder and with increased experience,  the earnings tend to increase, since fees increase with time and costs do not. According to estimates, some asset managers increase their fees by double digits as well, even up to 15% a year.

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The minimum qualification for admissions is a pass certificate in the final examination of 10+2 system or its equivalent. You must have passed at least one public (Board or Pre-University) examination. Those appearing in the 10+2 finals or equivalent examination can also appear in the entrance examination conducted by many institutes which also includes group discussion (GD) and personal interviews.

A full-fledged MBA degree course in this field takes two years, inclusive of a short term of industrial training. But there are various colleges that also offer Post Graduate Diploma courses (PGDM) of the same duration.

Today, investment management companies are focusing on more than mere investing. Business decisions such as marketing, distribution, global growth, and technology integration are increasingly becoming vital factors in the success of investment managers. Considering the vast scope for growth in this industry, a number of B-schools across the country have started offering Investment Management as a specialisation in their MBA and PGDM programmes.

Some of the institutes that offer investment management as specialisation in their MBA curriculum are listed below:

- Institute of Business Management and Research (IBMR), D-14, Infocity-2, Sector-33, Near Hero Honda Chowk, (NCR), Gurgaon -122 001, Haryana. Ph: 0124-3220833 / 0124-3221833/ (M) 9311180833 / 9311180834. E-mail ID - Website -

- Sikkim Manipal University, 5th Mile, Tadong, Gangtok, Sikkim - 737132. Ph: +91-3592-232041. E-mail ID - Website -

- Punjab Technical University, Ladowali Road, Jalandhar, Punjab. Ph: 0181-2244002, 2244005; E-mail ID - Website -

- Institute of Science and Technology, VPO Klawad, Ambala-Jagadhri Road, Near Thana Chhapar, Dist Yamuna Nagar, Haryana. Ph: 01735-260300, 01735-260301 / 302. E-mail ID - Website -

- Rajdhani Institute of Information & Technology, Plot No: 1109, Satabdi Nagar, Near Delta Square, Bhubaneswar. Ph: 0674-6451205, 0674-2385672. E-mail ID - Website -

- Kurukshetra University, Kurukshetra-136119, Haryana. Ph: 01744-238410, 238196. E-mail ID - Website -
(The writer is the Founder and Chairman of IBMR Group of Institutes of India)


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Media bemoans NZ exit, but praises team for a spirited show

Media bemoans NZ exit, but praises team for a spirited show

New Zealand captain Daniel Vettori walks off the ground following their defeat in the Cricket World Cup semi-final match against Sri Lanka at the R. Premadasa Cricket Stadium in Colombo on March 29, 2011. AFP PHOTO

The media, however, praised the Kiwis for putting up a spirited performance and exceeding the expectations in reaching the semi-final stage of the quadrennial event.

The New Zealand Herald said the Black Caps, "almost broke the jinx". "They deserve suitable plaudits for a gallant effort," it said.

The New Zealand's national news agency, NZPA, was however, critical as it said, "It was deja vu all over again." New Zealand, yesterday put up a brave show against the favourites Sri Lanka making them earn their ticket to the World Cup final, after they were bundled out within their alloted quota of overs for a small total of 217.

Chasing a modest target of 218, the Sri Lankan's were going smooth at 160 for one before Kiwis struck back dismissing four of their batsman for an addition of just 25 runs to the total. But that did not prove enough as the hosts ran home with the victory in 47.5 overs with five wickets to spare.

Meanwhile, the former New Zealand cricketer Nathan Astle raised doubts about the inability of Kiwis to come out with something innovative rather than sticking to the same game plan that worked for them against South Africa. "The Black Caps' inability to adapt their game plan is what cost them a place in the World Cup final," the cricketer told New Zealand Herald.

Astle, though, admired the team's much enhanced performance at the big stage saying, "It's just a shame we couldn't get across the line for the final but I think they've proven a few people wrong, myself included. "They got a lot further than people thought they would and must be given credit for that," the batsman added.

Fairfax Media described New Zealand's loss as "agonising", but conceded it had an air of inevitability after the Kiwis skittled to a meagre total, giving the bowlers little to defend. "They talked a brave game and genuinely believed they could beat the odds again -- as they did four days earlier by upsetting South Africa in Dhaka," it said.
"But after posting such a small total from their 50 overs, the New Zealanders would have known they hadn't done enough."


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At War With Sooners: Thoughts On The Okie Baphomet

The day Christians have long feared, the day that would part the Heavens and kick-start the apocalypse, is upon us. In the unsuspecting locale of Oklahoma City, a group of enterprising Satanists is working (not via hex or spell, mind you, but the legitimate channels of public policy) to place a gigantic statue of Baphomet on the Capitol grounds. Their seven-foot version — which includes several doe-faced children in the artist’s rendition above — looks like the cover of that awful Dimmu Borgir album In Sorte Diaboli. The saga makes us want to rewrite At War With Satan to something like At War With Tulsa: “Lawyers gather slowly round/The OK City Hall/Here comes the Satan statue/And boy is it friggin’ tall.”
Here’s the overview: The Associated Press reports that: “The New York-based Satanic Temple formally submitted its application to a panel that oversees the Capitol grounds, including an artist’s rendering that depicts Satan as Baphomet, a goat-headed figure with horns, wings and a long beard that’s often used as a symbol of the occult. In the rendering, Satan is sitting in a pentagram-adorned throne with smiling children next to him.”

Now, the chances of this happening – even with the best lawyers and most well-coiffed Satanists– are about the chances that Eyes Set to Kill will make our Top 40 one of these years. Oklahoma’s governor would sign an executive mandate to kill the project, or Christians would chain themselves to the gates of the Capitol until the proposal died. Regardless, you will soon hear more about the happy Baphomet than you will issues of global significance. This story will become the biggest talking point on Fox News in the coming weeks, and they are already referring to Satanists (i.e. metal fans) in language reserved for diseases and oddities like eight-legged toads.

How can we get this right? It’s a new year, well into a decade, and the brain trust at Decibel has thought of a few ways the Satanic Temple (who might subscribe) might increase their chances of success.

Talk economics: Do you think Baltimore wanted to be the site of the largest extreme metal fest in the country? The only reason it got started was that only about 20 people attended the first one. Now, the Baltimore mayor and every liquor store and Five Guys in town have probably written letters of thanks to the founders. Oklahoma could use some similar love. The last time I was in Oklahoma, I stopped at a steakhouse (where locals ordered Diet Cokes to accompany porterhouses and stuffed baked potatoes), stayed at a hotel and got the fuck out. My friend lived near Tulsa for a few years, and all he did was complain about heat and his poor dating prospects.

Why not give people a reason to come to Oklahoma? The tourist revenue would skyrocket with a big-ass Baphomet on the Capitol. Norwegian black metal bands could recreate the cover of Sgt. Pepper’s Lonely Hearts Club Band (and leave Crowley in the photo). People would come to OKC just to visit this statue and spend money. Locals could sell Baphomet key chains and snow globes. T-shirts with Kevin Durant on Baphomet’s lap would be a best-seller. The statue might single-handedly revive the Oklahoma economy.

Find a good spokesperson: Church of Satan founder Anton LaVey, who lived in a black house in San Francisco and presided over esoteric rituals featuring cherubic naked ladies and dudes that looked like your creepy middle school teacher, is so 1960s. We need someone who can accurately represent the cause. Dani Filth wears goofy contacts, Gaahl can’t get in the country and a lot of the other black metal guys are, well, dead. Might we suggest the members of Akercocke? They dress well, are articulate and enjoy fine beverages during stump speeches.

Don’t hold a concert: This will set the cause back with the locals. Even Marilyn Manson, the milquetoast version of most of the bands covered in our Upfront section, was responsible for temporarily shuttering many concert venues in the ’90s. The locals aren’t ready for Watain (pig’s blood); Mayhem (Attila Csihar and whatever botanist’s nightmare rests atop his head) or your local black metal band (members are likely on work release). Instead, wait for the statue to be built and then start the Oklahoma Deathfest — on the Capitol grounds.

Take Baphomet on the road: People aren’t going to know how freaking cool a giant Baphomet statue is until they see it in person. Why not make a mock-up and bring it on the Decibel tour? Can’t you see Steer and Walker rocking out with this thing as a backdrop? Ian Gillan-fronted Black Sabbath never succeeded with the whole Stonehenge thing, but we’re willing to bet that this could be done in 2014.

Oklahoma’s Capitol Preservation Commission has halted all monument requests until the Baphomet lawsuit is resolved. What’s the best way we can get the goat on the Capitol lawn?


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California Officials Hammer Plan to Weaken Fuel Standard

The auto industry, meanwhile, is worried about the possibility of a different standard for the largest U.S. state.

Cal/EPA Secretary Matthew Rodriguez, California Air Resources Board Chair Mary Nichols and California Attorney General Xavier Becerra after speaking during the first of three public hearings on the Trump administration's proposal to roll back car-mileage standards.
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California officials demanded Monday that the Trump administration back off a plan to weaken national fuel economy standards aimed at reducing car emissions and saving people money at the pump, saying the proposed rollback would damage people's health and exacerbate climate change.

Looming over the administration's proposal is the possibility that the state, which has become a key leader on climate change as Trump has moved to dismantle Obama-era environmental rules, could set its own separate fuel standard that could roil the auto industry. That's a change the federal government is trying to block.

"California will take whatever actions are needed to protect our people and follow the law," Mary Nichols, chairwoman of the California Air Resources Board, testified at a hearing with federal officials in a region of central California that has some of the nation's worst air pollution.

State Attorney General Xavier Becerra said California could not afford to retreat in the fight against climate change, citing wildfires and high asthma rates among children in the state's San Joaquin Valley, where residents, environmentalists and state officials testified at the first of three nationwide hearings on the mileage plan.

"Stopping us from protecting our people, our jobs and economy or our planet is like trying to stop a mother from protecting her child," he said.

The proposal announced in August by President Donald Trump's administration would freeze U.S. mileage standards at levels mandated by former President Barack Obama for 2020. The standards regulate how far vehicles must travel on a gallon of fuel.

Under the deal finalized under Obama, the standard would rise to 36 miles per gallon (15 kilometers per liter) by 2025, 10 miles per gallon (4 kilometers per liter) higher than the current requirement.

Trump administration officials say waiving the tougher fuel efficiency requirements would make vehicles more affordable, which would get safer cars into consumers' hands more quickly. A major auto industry trade group says it supports annual increases in fuel efficiency but won't say by how much.

Customers aren't buying more efficient vehicles, Steve Douglas, senior director of energy and environment for the Alliance of Automobile Manufacturers, said in testimony prepared for the hearing. The group represents General Motors, Ford, Fiat Chrysler, Volkswagen, BMW and other automakers.

"No one wins if our customers are not buying the new highly efficient products offered in our showrooms," the written testimony said. "The standards must account for consumer willingness and ability to pay for newer technologies in order for all the benefits of new vehicles to be realized."

Automakers are unanimous in favoring one standard for the whole country so they don't have to design two vehicles, one for California and the states that follow its requirements and another for the rest of the nation.

Scores of people opposed to the Trump plan testified before representatives from the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency and National Highway Traffic Safety Administration, including local residents who said it would worsen their asthma.

More than 130 people, including doctors and electric vehicle advocates, had signed up to speak before the hearing ended.

It was held in California's San Joaquin Valley, the country's most productive agricultural region but an area plagued by sooty air in part because of its bowl-shaped geography. The Sierra Nevada and two other mountain ranges wall in the 250-mile (400-kilometer) valley. Air pollution there is blamed for hundreds of deaths each year.

"We are asking the EPA to represent those of us who have asthma and respiratory disease," said Janet DietzKamei, 73, a member of the Central Valley Clean Air Coalition.

DietzKamei said she is unable to leave her Fresno home on some days because the air is so polluted.

Environmentalists protested outside, hoisting signs reading, "Clean cars = Clean air" and chanting, "Clean cars now."

Paul Gipe, 67, and his wife, Nancy Nies, 69, drove from the city of Bakersfield to join the demonstration.

"It's a step backward, and it's a statement that air pollution is acceptable. Damn the people, full speed ahead," said Gipe, who writes about renewable energy on his website.

An avid bicyclist, Gipe said there are days he can't ride because the air quality is so bad in his hometown.

California and other states have sued to block any changes to Trump's proposal. The administration also wants to revoke California's authority to set its own mileage standards.

Ford CEO Jim Hackett said in a speech last week that his company is against any freeze of the standards and favors "keeping the standard, not a rollback."

"We have plans to meet it," he said.

The Obama administration had planned to keep toughening fuel requirements through 2026, saying the stricter standards would save lives.

Trump administration officials argued they would raise the price of vehicles by an average of more than $2,000. Transportation experts have challenged those arguments.

Hearings are also planned on Tuesday in Dearborn, Michigan, and Wednesday in Pittsburgh.

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Iowans divided on views of state's economic development incentives, Iowa Poll finds

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Iowans are largely divided on their views of state economic development programs that offer tax credits to spur business growth, according to a new Des Moines Register/Mediacom Iowa Poll.

Forty-eight percent of respondents characterized state economic development incentives as "mostly a success." Another 35 percent described them as "mostly a failure" and 17 percent were unsure.

Apple CEO Tim Cook announces the companies plans for its $1.375 billion data center in Waukee on Thursday, Aug. 24, 2017 in Des Moines.

But on a separate question, a slim plurality said they favored cutting tax credits: 44 percent of respondents said they would favor an effort to "dramatically reduce the number of tax credits awarded to Iowa businesses." Another 41 percent said they would oppose such an effort and 15 percent were unsure.

The poll, conducted by Selzer and Co. of Des Moines, questioned 801 Iowa adults Jan. 28-31 and has a margin of error of plus or minus 3.5 percentage points.

More than half of Democratic respondents (54 percent) favored a dramatic reduction in business tax credits, while 36 percent of Republicans surveyed favored such a reduction.

Stacie Hargrave, a 41-year-old Oskaloosa independent who leans Republican, said the state must continue investing in economic development incentives.

"They need to do that," said Hargrave, who works at a local Sherwin Williams store. "They need to give them to keep their employees and to get more people employed with them. I'm thinking it will bring people on unemployment more opportunity to work."

The Iowa Economic Development Authority has recently been criticized for some of the financial incentives it awards to companies pledging to retain or grow jobs in Iowa. Democrats in particular railed against the Republican-controlled administration's $20 million award for an Apple data center in Waukee, which was announced in August 2017.

IEDA Spokeswoman Brooke Miller said the agency has about $16 million annually for direct cash incentives through its High Quality Jobs program. Some of that money is directed for other needs like regional and workforce marketing, finance administration and compliance. The agency also expects a retroactive cut in those funds this year, Miller noted.

IEDA also has a pool of about $105 million in tax credits that go to expanding businesses, workforce housing, brownfield projects and renewable chemical production tax credits, Miller said.

But IEDA isn't the only agency offering state tax awards. The Department of Revenue administers the Research and Development Tax Credit program, which each year cuts checks worth millions of dollars to companies that perform R&D work in the state.

The Revenue Department says the total value of state tax credits has grown from about $153 million in 2005 to an expected $427 million in 2018 — an increase of about 180 percent.

Those programs will likely be up for debate this spring as state legislators grapple with lower-than-expected revenues and consider sweeping tax reform.

More:Tax credits could be on chopping block amid tax reform talks

Poll respondent Sarah Schagt, a hospice case manager in Audubon, said the state should draw a more definitive line between small businesses and the largest companies when handing out tax credits.

A 30-year-old political independent who leans "pretty liberal," she said she wants to see more investment in small businesses and vocational education. And she wants to see more activity in rural areas, not just big cities.

"Our town is a dying town," Schagt said. "We even had a little coffee shop right up the street that couldn’t make it. It's just sad because I don’t know how much we’re going to have left."

But Judy Carnes, a 71-year-old retired nurse in Hiawatha, said the business tax credits help ensure the livelihood of Iowa communities.

"I’m very for it because if we don’t get some jobs in here the young people will leave," she said. "And therefore, the old people can't afford the taxes."

Carnes, a political independent, said the tax incentives "shouldn’t go on forever." But she says incentives seem to have worked in Hiawatha, which has recruited some firms from nearby Cedar Rapids.

"The growth is unbelievable," she said. "The only bad thing is that property taxes go up to support that because the businesses aren’t having to pay as much."

She said her annual property tax bill has increased by about $2,000 over the last decade.

Poll respondent Cindie Guthrie, 47, said the state needs businesses to pay more into state coffers now more than ever. She favors curbing business tax credits. That money, she said, could help make up for funding problems in mental health, education and veterans' programs.

"I believe the businesses should pay more taxes so it offsets the working-class people, the people who don’t make the big money," she said. "I want to see an increase in what (businesses) have to pay and a decrease in what the working class has to pay."

Guthrie, a Democrat who lives in Moorland, formerly worked in home health care, but has been disabled from a car wreck since 2015. She said she understands the importance of economic development programs, but worries they may not be spurring high-paying jobs that pay a livable wage.

"Iowa needs more jobs," she said. "But Iowa needs more jobs that don’t pay the minimum wage, that have benefits. That’s what I see as the major problem: The working class can’t make it right now."

About the poll

The Iowa Poll, conducted January 28-31 for The Des Moines Register and Mediacom by Selzer & Co. of Des Moines, is based on telephone interviews with 801 Iowans ages 18 or older. Interviewers with Quantel Research contacted households with randomly selected landline and cell phone numbers supplied by Survey Sampling International. Interviews were administered in English. Responses were adjusted by age and sex to reflect the general population based on recent census data.

Questions based on the sample of 801 Iowa adults have a maximum margin of error of plus or minus 3.5 percentage points. This means that if this survey were repeated using the same questions and the same methodology, 19 times out of 20, the findings would not vary from the true population value by more than plus or minus 3.5 percentage points. Results based on smaller samples of respondents—such as by gender or age—have a larger margin of error.

Republishing the copyright Iowa Poll without credit to The Des Moines Register and Mediacom is prohibited.


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Devon IT, Inc., a leading thin client hardware and software provider, today announced that its new Microsoft RemoteFX-optimized TC5Xc thin client running Windows Embedded Standard 7 will be released in the second quarter of this year. The TC5Xc will also be available through Dell at

“With Windows Server 2008 R2 Service Pack 1 (SP1), Microsoft now offers new capabilities for Remote Desktop Services and RemoteFX. These capabilities are   designed to improve the user experience  of Windows 7 virtual machines hosted on Server 2008 R2 SP1 systems.  Devon’s newly released products supporting RemoteFX will enable customers to realize great remote multimedia performance while gaining the benefits of a hosted desktop.”

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RemoteFX takes advantage of GPU virtualization and advanced codecs  and delivers the full modern Windows 7 desktop experience, including multimedia and multiple displays, to thin clients,. The TC5Xc thin client will feature Windows Embedded Standard 7 delivering a highly secure environment to protect important data with the latest features for safe, seamless connectivity between the thin client and the network.

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Devon IT works closely with Dell’s Flexible Computing teams to deliver validated solutions that augment Dell’s traditional desktop offerings and enable IT departments to navigate their increasingly complex environment.

“IT administrators continue to strengthen their managed desktop arsenals by going beyond thin client deployments. They are leveraging hosted and virtualized desktops, PCs that access those desktops, flexible PCs that can act as thin clients, and thin client appliances that complement PC strategies. Devon IT has been on the forefront of developing and aiding these technologies for years. Working with Microsoft and Dell to once again provide thin client technologies for the future is a product of our continued commitment to make computing easier, less expensive, and more environmentally friendly.”

– Joe Makoid, President of Devon IT

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