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Novel Computational Methods for Large Scale Genome Comparison.
ABSTRACT The current wealth of available genomic data provides an unprecedented opportunity to compare and contrast evolutionary histories
of closely and distantly related organisms. The focus of this dissertation is on developing novel algorithms and software
for efficient global and local comparison of multiple genomes and the application of these methods for a biologically relevant
case study. The thesis research is organized into three successive phases, specifically: (1) multiple genome alignment of
closely related species, (2) local multiple alignment of interspersed repeats, and finally, (3) a comparative genomics case
study of Neisseria. In Phase 1, we first develop an efficient algorithm and data structure for maximal unique match search in multiple genome
sequences. We implement these contributions in an interactive multiple genome comparison and alignment tool, M-GCAT, that
can efficiently construct multiple genome comparison frameworks in closely related species. In Phase 2, we present a novel
computational method for local multiple alignment of interspersed repeats. Our method for local alignment of interspersed
repeats features a novel method for gapped extensions of chained seed matches, joining global multiple alignment with a homology
test based on a hidden Markov model (HMM). In Phase 3, using the results from the previous two phases we perform a case study
of neisserial genomes by tracking the propagation of repeat sequence elements in attempt to understand why the important pathogens
of the neisserial group have sexual exchange of DNA by natural transformation. In conclusion, our global contributions in
this dissertation have focused on comparing and contrasting evolutionary histories of related organisms via multiple alignment
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ABSTRACT: We study the computational complexity of two popular problems in multiple sequence alignment: multiple alignment with SP-score and multiple tree alignment. It is shown that the first problem is NP-complete and the second is MAX SNP-hard. The complexity of tree alignment with a given phylogeny is also considered.Journal of Computational Biology 02/1994; 1(4):337-48. · 1.56 Impact Factor
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ABSTRACT: Due to recent advances in whole genome shotgun sequencing and assembly technologies, the financial cost of decoding an organism's DNA has been drastically reduced, resulting in a recent explosion of genomic sequencing projects. This increase in related genomic data will allow for in depth studies of evolution in closely related species through multiple whole genome comparisons. To facilitate such comparisons, we present an interactive multiple genome comparison and alignment tool, M-GCAT, that can efficiently construct multiple genome comparison frameworks in closely related species. M-GCAT is able to compare and identify highly conserved regions in up to 20 closely related bacterial species in minutes on a standard computer, and as many as 90 (containing 75 cloned genomes from a set of 15 published enterobacterial genomes) in an hour. M-GCAT also incorporates a novel comparative genomics data visualization interface allowing the user to globally and locally examine and inspect the conserved regions and gene annotations. M-GCAT is an interactive comparative genomics tool well suited for quickly generating multiple genome comparisons frameworks and alignments among closely related species. M-GCAT is freely available for download for academic and non-commercial use at: http://alggen.lsi.upc.es/recerca/align/mgcat/intro-mgcat.html.BMC Bioinformatics 02/2006; 7:433. · 3.02 Impact Factor
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ABSTRACT: We describe a new method (T-Coffee) for multiple sequence alignment that provides a dramatic improvement in accuracy with a modest sacrifice in speed as compared to the most commonly used alternatives. The method is broadly based on the popular progressive approach to multiple alignment but avoids the most serious pitfalls caused by the greedy nature of this algorithm. With T-Coffee we pre-process a data set of all pair-wise alignments between the sequences. This provides us with a library of alignment information that can be used to guide the progressive alignment. Intermediate alignments are then based not only on the sequences to be aligned next but also on how all of the sequences align with each other. This alignment information can be derived from heterogeneous sources such as a mixture of alignment programs and/or structure superposition. Here, we illustrate the power of the approach by using a combination of local and global pair-wise alignments to generate the library. The resulting alignments are significantly more reliable, as determined by comparison with a set of 141 test cases, than any of the popular alternatives that we tried. The improvement, especially clear with the more difficult test cases, is always visible, regardless of the phylogenetic spread of the sequences in the tests.Journal of Molecular Biology 10/2000; · 3.91 Impact Factor


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Dri Archer the ultimate X factor for SteelersScott Brown
PITTSBURGH -- Kent State coach Paul Haynes and Northern Illinois coach Rod Carey shared a memory -- and a laugh -- recently when they recalled Dri Archer's 100-yard kickoff return for a Kent State touchdown last season in a game between the Mid-Ameri...Blog | May 14, 2014
Steelers pick Dri Archer in 3rdScott Brown
PITTSBURGH -- The pick: Dri Archer, RB, Kent State My take: The Steelers added more speed, and arguably the fastest player in the draft, when they took Archer in the third round Friday night. This seems like a little early to take a running back, ...Blog | May 09, 2014
Johnson and that 40 record at the combinePaul Kuharsky
NASHVILLE, Tenn. -- Chris Johnson still holds the fastest 40-time in combine history. His 4.24 from 2006 stood up Sunday, when Kent State running back Dri Archer ran a 4.26. Johnson responded with relief. Earlier Johnson had let it be k...Blog | February 24, 2014
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Former Kent State running back Dri Archer ran the 40-yard dash in just 4.26 seconds at the NFL scouting combine, narrowly falling short of Chris Johnson's record.Story | Conversation | February 24, 2014
Competition fuels Julian Edelman's fireJackie MacMullan
Julian Edelman's success no surprise to those who know him best.Story | Conversation | January 09, 2014
Football journey: OL Josh KlineMike Reiss
When offensive lineman Josh Kline first joined the New England Patriots in May as an undrafted rookie free agent out of Kent State, he was a long shot to make the 53-man roster. Now he's one injury away from being in the starting lineup. The 6-foo...Blog | November 30, 2013
Two-minute drill: Josh CribbsRich Cimini
Our weekly Q & A is with Josh Cribbs, one of the most prolific kick returners in NFL history. The former longtime Cleveland Brown has more than 12,000 return yards and 20 total touchdowns. At Kent State, he played quarterback and passed for more ...Blog | November 23, 2013
Two draft picks agree to dealsRich Cimini
Two down, five draft picks to go. The Jets agreed to terms Thursday with two draft picks -- third-round guard Brian Winters of Kent State and seventh-round fullback Tommy Bohanon of Wake Forest, league sources confirmed. Winters will receive a fou...Blog | May 09, 2013
Draft close-up: G Brian WintersRich Cimini
Continuing our preview of this weekend's rookie minicamp ... Player: Brian Winters, third round School: Kent State Position: Guard Projected impact: He played left and right tackle in college, most recently the left side, but he projects ...Blog | May 09, 2013
OL Winters has something to proveMike Mazzeo
FLORHAM PARK, N.J. -- Brian Winters has always lived by the motto, "I still have something to prove." "Where I'm from, we weren't spoon-fed, we fed ourselves," said Winters, a versatile offensive lineman out of Kent State who was selected by the ...Blog | April 27, 2013
Third round: G Brian WintersRich Cimini
PICK: Third round (10th in round, 72nd overall) PLAYER: Brian Winters SCHOOL: Kent State POSITION: Guard/tackle HEIGHT: 6-foot-4 WEIGHT: 320 pounds What it means: The Jets needed offensive line help -- desperately. They like his ver...Blog | April 26, 2013
Scouting report: Josh CribbsField Yates
Tuesday was a quiet first day of free agency for the Patriots, the biggest buzz linking them to a former Kent State quarterback turned NFL wide receiver. And we're not talking about Julian Edelman, the team's own free agent who is on the open market ...Blog | March 13, 2013
Pats eye Edelman's former roommateMike Reiss
In a move that could be with a "futures" signing in mind, the Patriots had former Kent State safety Brian Lainhart in for a workout Wednesday. Lainhart, a former teammate/roommate of Julian Edelman with the Golden Flashes, had signed with the Beng...Blog | January 04, 2012
BC names offensive coordinatorHeather Dinich
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Antonio Gates likely to deal with foot issues all season longStephania Bell
Stephania Bell discusses the health issues surrounding Antonio Gates entering this season.Story | Conversation | September 02, 2011
Falcons reveal undrafted free agentsPat Yasinskas
The Atlanta Falcons just sent out the list of the 22 undrafted free agents they have agreed to terms with. Here it is. WR Doug Beaumont (Louisville) DB Kirk Belgrave (Kent State) FB Lucas Cox (Georgia Tech) WR Drew Davis (Oregon) C Paul F...Blog | July 27, 2011


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for Familiesby A verified travelerfrom PA
Stayed there for New City trip.Posted Nov 17, 2014
Pros: It was close to New York city and could sleep 6 people. The free breakfast was decent.
Took the family to see the Rockette's in New York so stayed at this hotel because trying to get a room for 6 people in New York city was outrageous. The bus stop is right across the street and runs every 15 to 20 minutes. It takes 20 to 40 minutes to get to the port authority bus station in New York. This is right near Times Square. Bus tickets are about $15 round trip per adult and half price for kids. This worked for us.
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Check in was 11/15/14 Front desk was VERY friendly and helpful. Room was clean and spacious. Very convienent to get to NYC with bus stop right outside hotel. Breakfast was good. Suggestion....in double room, would be way more comfortable with queen size beds.... Room can certainly accommodate it!! Overall great hotel, enjoyable stay!!
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Hyatt Place made our vacation greatPosted Oct 20, 2014
Pros: Clean and spacious rooms, helpful staff and bus stop just across the street.
Cons: A little bit of wear and tear on the rooms, minor at best.
Location: We took the bus to New York and from there, the city is yours to explore.
We stayed at the hotel for one week earlier in October. We decided on Hyatt Place after seeing the fantastic rating and the very affordable prices. The hotel is on a quiet side street and we never heard any traffic noise. The bus stops just across the street and you can take the 320 straight to Port Authority in New York. From Port Authority, you have access to subway systems and a shuttle that will take you to the airport. For convenience sake, I rate this a solid five. The staff were very helpful and friendly. You may hear this a lot, but I mean it. Every time we went down to pick up water or ask directions, they went out of their way to be accommodating and helpful. Free wi-fi is always appreciated and the rooms were spacious. Very spacious. We were blown away at the amount of room that three people had in the room. There was a bit of minor cosmetic damage in the bathroom, a bit of ceiling plaster broken off, but it was clean and comfortable. All in all, If I come back to New York, I'm staying at the Hyatt Place.
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Great Stay and Easy to Travel into the NYCPosted Sep 16, 2014
The location was great for a trade show, right next to the Convention Center. There is a bus stop outside the back door of the hotel Bus $320 which is less then $4 that will take you to the Port Authority bus stop right by Time Square. The hotel is large and has a separate living room space which was great. Did no get a chance to try out there FREE Breakfast in the morning but heard it was good. Some of the Staff was friendly and very helpful, and some were not. The shuttle service with in 3 miles was great. They took us to a Laundry mat to do our laundry for $0.90 a pound. We then dropped off one day and picked up the next.
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Hotel staff are very helpful and professional. They are patient to answer questions. Bus station is just besides the hotel, very easy to transfer to subway. Breakfast is good. The hotel must be a good choice for our next stay.
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Pros: The size and cleanliness of the rooms. The staff friendly and most helpful. The food from the kitchen remarkably tasty - recommend the tomato soup.
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Location: The best part is the location of the bus stop across the road to the heart of Manhattan. Shop and restaurants decent.
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Many Mormons might have a favorite new painting of Jesus Christ after they see the blockbuster, $1.2 million "Sacred Gifts" exhibit at the BYU Museum of Art.
Both the director and the curator of the museum believe Christians everywhere will be touched by the spirit of a 19th-century painting of Gethsemane few of them have ever seen from a painter whose name few of them have ever heard.
More than 200,000 people are expected to visit the exhibit, which opens today and runs through May — 30,000 people already have secured free tickets at sacredgifts.byu.edu/tickets, including "sellouts" on Friday and Saturday — but "Agony in the Garden" by Frans Schwartz may resonate particularly with members of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints.
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If Schwartz does become a Christian favorite, he will join the exhibit's two other painters, whose work already hangs in many homes and churches throughout Christendom, including Mormon meetinghouses worldwide.
Christian icons
Prints of famous, revered paintings of Jesus Christ by masters like Carl Bloch and Heinrich Hoffman hang in Mormon meetinghouses around the world. Now, 19 of their original religious works are gathered together for the first and likely only time.
But it's the third, surprise painter in the exhibit, Schwartz, who might steal the show and win new converts to his powerful, deep and moving images of the focal point of Christendom.
One of the iconic images of Christ's face in American Christian families and Mormonism is from "Christ and the Rich Young Ruler" by Heinrich Hofmann. That painting was loaned to the exhibit with along with three other Hofmanns by the famous Riverside Church in New York City
A dozen paintings by Danish master Carl Bloch, several of which are common in LDS meetinghouses and publications, are on loan to BYU from churches and museums in Denmark, Sweden and Germany
"They say a Broadway musical is a success when people come out of the theater singing the theme song," Magleby said. "People come to our exhibit already singing the tune. They know the song because they have seen prints of many of these paintings in their homes and churches throughout their lives, but at the museum they are really seeing them for the first time."
This collection of religious paintings is a major American art event for the very reason Schwartz is not well-known in America: Many of these paintings never leave their homes. For example, eight of the paintings have never been seen outside the Museum of National History at Frederiksborg Castle in Hillerod, Denmark.
Only chance
"You have to dig them out of the wall," museum chairman Henning Fode said Thursday during a news conference at BYU. "These paintings have never left the castle, and my director instructed me to say it will never happen again."
Loaning out their paintings represented a major sacrifice for some congregants in the churches involved.
"The discussion was extremely emotional for some, who said, 'We're not a museum,' " said Inger-Marie Dahl of the Ordrup Kirke in Charlottenlund, Denmark. Ordrup loaned a famous 1880 Bloch painting titled "The Mocking of Christ."
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text: SECTOR NEWS: Auto www.india-reports.com Week: Aug11th -Aug18th, 2008 India Reports: India has emerged as a key player in the global automobile industry India is set to become a leader in the global automobile industry. All top automobile manufacturers have their presence in India and have major expansion plans. The auto component industry expects the growth to half this financial year due to inflation and fuel price rise. Car customization industry in India is estimated to be a Rs 300 crore industry. Automobile companies are tying up with ITIs for supply of skilled labour. -Chillibreeze Business Research Team Trends India Hopes to Lead Global Auto Industry by 2012 India's automobile sector may become one of the global leaders by 2012. In fact, India's automobile sector is the tenth largest in the world with an annual car production of approximately 2 million out of the world's 73 million. India is the largest motorcycle manufacturer and the fifth largest commercial vehicle manufacturer. Currently, India dedicates 75 percent of its automobile industry to small cars, more than any other country in the world. India is expected to witness more than a dozen new compact car models in the auto market in the next few years. All-time highs in fuel prices and inflation have not dulled demand for automobiles. The last quarter has seen a substantial growth in sales of passenger cars and commercial vehicles on a year-on-year basis. Over the past year, the automobile industry has achieved a turnover of $34 billion, and the auto component industry has reached a turnover of $10 billion. In addition, India's tire industry has registered a turnover of almost $3 billion. The contribution of the automotive industry to GDP rose from 2.77 percent in 1992-1993 to 5 percent in 2006- 2007. Both passenger car and commercial vehicle sales are up. India's automobile sales are expected to grow at a CAGR of 9.5 percent up to 2010. India's automobile and global automotive giants, including General Motors (GM), Volkswagen, Honda, and Hyundai, have announced huge expansion plans. Because of its large market, low base of car ownership (25 per 1,000 people), and surging economy, India is well on its way to becoming an outsourcing country for global auto companies. The list of upcoming cars in India include the Maruti A-Star (Suzuki), Maruti Splash (Suzuki), VW Up and VW Polo (Volkswagen), Bajaj small car (Bajai Auto), Jazz (Honda), Cobalt, Aveo (GM), and more. India has seen an increasing number of global players entering it's market by way of joint ventures, collaborations, and wholly owned subsidiary. Earlier this year, South Korea's top automaker Hyundai opened a second assembly plant in Sriperumbudur. Hyundai told Auto Beat ASIA that the company will maintain its focus on the compact car market, which accounts for more than 70 percent of new vehicle sales. Hyundai India sold 327,200 vehicles in 2007, up more than 9 percent compared to last year. They expect to sell about 530,000 vehicles in the current fiscal year which will account for 45 percent of India's auto exports. Hyundai is planing to invest $1 billion in India by 2013 and will employ up to 4,235 people during these years. Meanwhile, Hyundai has opened a new research and development center in Hyderabad. The staff is expected to grow from 250 to 800 people by next year. Hyundai also plans to increase its dealer network in India by 70 to 300 outlets by the end of 2008. The company has announced that it hopes to bring their next small car, the I20 model, into India's market by 2011-2012. The I20 will have a price tag of $3,500 making it the second cheapest car after Tata's $2,500 Nano model. Subscription enquiries:firstname.lastname@example.com SECTOR NEWS: Auto www.india-reports.com Beside Hyundai, the German auto maker Volkswagen is launching its new assembly plant near Pune six months earlier than expected. On the commercial vehicle front, Volkswagen plans to begin selling buses in India early next year. This will be followed by trucks and business vans. Because India is the world's fourth largest commercial vehicle market, Volkswagen will invest $870 million in the Pune site to build 240,000 vehicles per year in India by 2012. The plant will employ 2,500 people and have a capacity of 110,000 units per year. The mini-cars ―Polo Compact‖ and ―Up‖, which have been selling very well in Europe and Latin America for many years, are also expected to be added to the production mix starting in 2009. In addition, Volkswagen reported in July 2008 that its small car will be specially- designed for India and will be launched in 2010. India's booming car market has prompted the Japanese car maker Honda to start work on a brand new car platform. Honda doubled the capacity of its plant near New Delhi to 100,000 units annually, spending $405 million on the factory. Honda is setting up its second car manufacturing unit in Rajasthan at an investment of $239 million with a capacity to produce 60,000 units in the first phase of 2009. By the year 2014, Honda plans to expand the facility and increase its production capacity to 200,000 units per year. To meet the expected production output, the new plant will be employing 4,000 workers. This means that Honda will not only benefit from the growing market in India, but they will also be stimulating the country's economy. Honda assembles 3 models in India: the Accord, City and Civic. Next year, however, Honda will start making its first small car, the Jazz, in India. The world's largest American automaker GM may be losing big money in its home market, but it is still doing well in India. The company's investment in India is poised to cross $1 billion even as it is close to commissioning its second Greenfield plant at Talegaon in Maharashtra. GM has also invested another $300 million in its Gujarat plant where the existing facility of 60,000 units has been increased to 85,000. GM's market share has increased by 30 percent during the current year while the company has initiated process of constructing more plants in Gujarat, Bangalore and Maharashtra. Production may increase by as many as 300,000 units in the near future. It will have an initial annual production capacity of 140,000 vehicles and will employ more than 1,000 people. For a small market, GM India currently markets a small car called ―Chevrolet Spark‖ with a price tag of $7,350. GM India is targeting sales of 45,000 cars this year and 75,000 cars next year. India's Automotive Industry has been the recipient of major foreign investments. For this year, the Indian automotive industry is worth around $34 billion a year and contributes about 5 percent to India's GDP. It produces about 1.5 million vehicles with half a million of them earmarked for export. It employs 13 million people either directly or indirectly. India's automobile market expects to launch 12 new models by the end of this year, spanning everything from small and affordable cars to SUVs. As a result by 2010, India's capacity could triple to 3.1 million vehicles a year, which is about the same as China's market size today. The government's Automotive Mission Plan calls for automotive sales to more than quadruple and for the auto sector's employment to grow from around 13 million to 25 million people by the year 2016. India's low-cost manufacturing advantage combined with a robust vendor base for components make a compelling case for it to be a global leader in small cars. Source: Aug18, 2008 Source: www.AsiaEcon.org via Quamnet.com URL:http://www.quamnet.com/newscolumnistcontent.action?articleId=924056 Auto component makers see growth halving this year Subscription enquiries:firstname.lastname@example.com SECTOR NEWS: Auto www.india-reports.com Decline in vehicle demand the main culprit; firms look to exports to save the day. The auto component industry expects growth to halve in the current financial year owing to a slowdown in demand for automobiles due to high interest rates and burgeoning fuel prices. ―The industry will grow at 6-8 per cent as compared with a forecast of 12-13 per cent,‖ said Sanjay Labroo, president, Auto Component Manufacturers Association. The Reserve Bank of India has raised its repurchase rate, or repo rate, to nine per cent from 8.5 per cent, the third increase in two months, on July 29. The benchmark rate is now at a seven-year high. It also raised the cash reserve ratio to nine per cent form 8.75 per cent in order to tame inflation. The move forced State Bank of India and ICICI Bank, two of the country's biggest lenders, and other banks to raise lending rates. Besides, rising input costs also affected auto component manufacturers. In fact, commercial vehicle makers like Tata Motors have already indicated a 20 per cent production cut in their schedules. So, it won't be surprising if car makers follow suit as sales take a beating and inventories pile-up with dealers. This could be a difficult year for auto as analysts expect car and commercial vehicle sales to remain muted this year. Sales of tractors, too, could lose momentum. Manufacturers, which have already seen their margins shrink by 300-400 points last quarter, are already struggling as they have been absorbing a part of the rising input costs. The part-makers had to partially absorb the increase in prices of key inputs, though it varied across components. For instance, if the price of an input went up by 100, they got compensated for 80 and had to absorb the rest. ―It's a challenge. We have to absorb the cost increases when volumes are not growing. Unless the market grows, it will be difficult for us to recover our investments,'' said Srivats Ram, joint managing director, Wheels India. To cope with the slowdown, part makers like Setco Automotive are trying to push exports and renew their focus on the after-sales market. ―The replacement market is 7-8 times bigger than the original equipment manufacturer (OEM) market,‖ said Setco CMD Harish Sheth. That could be a viable strategy. In commercial vehicles, where transporters are deferring their decision to buy new vehicles, there's an incremental demand for spares in the the after sales segment. Pushing exports overnight may be difficult unless they have initiated the process months back; getting qualified as a supplier to an OEM can take a year or two. But part-makers, who made acquisitions abroad in last few years, are trying to push exports through overseas entities who are already suppliers to OEMs. It's not an entirely bleak scenario. ―In a slowdown, the OEMs accelerate the outsourcing. International purchasing offices of global OEMs are very active. Last year, we exported parts worth $3.8 billion,‖ said Labroo, who's also the managing director & chief executive officer of sheet-glass manufacturer Asahi India Glass. With commodity prices cooling down, the industry hopes that the inflationary pressures will abate and their ride will be less bumpy. Subscription enquiries:firstname.lastname@example.com SECTOR NEWS: Auto www.india-reports.com Aug18, 2008 Source: Business Standard URL: http://www.business-standard.com/india/storypage.php?autono=331677 Maruti to open 110 new driving schools; 10 research institutes Country's largest carmaker Maruti Suzuki plans to set up 8-10 new Institutes of Driving Training and Research (IDTR) and 110 Maruti Driving Schools (MDS) across India by 2010, with an aim to train five lakh people within the next three years. "There is an urgent need for creating awareness about road safety. As part of our Corporate Social Responsibility activities, we have planned to set up 8-10 IDTRs and 110 MDSs by 2010 across the country," Maruti Suzuki General Manager R K Parimoo told PTI. On fees, he said, it could be as low as Rs 100 per day and as high as Rs 600-700 per day depending on the financial background of people, who enroll for the training, and the programmes. The company currently runs two IDTRs in Delhi and 40 MDSs at various locations and has trained about 4.5 lakh people over the last 10 years. "Our aim is to train at least five lakh people in the next three years," Parimoo said. To start with, the company would set up four IDTRs by the first quarter of next year, of which two would come up in Haryana and one each in Gujarat and Uttarakhand. "We are also in advanced stages of talks with four more states -- Bihar, Rajasthan Uttar Pradesh and West Bengal. Some progress have already been made and soon we will go to these states as well," he said. These institutes would impart training on various courses, like two-day refresher's programme to 45-day heavy commercial vehicle learning programme. Aug17, 2008 Source: Economic Times URL:http://economictimes.indiatimes.com/News/News_By_Industry/Auto/Maruti_to_open_110_new_drivin g_schools_10_research_institutes/articleshow/3372989.cms Classic customised cars turn hot bods on Indian roads The next time you notice a jazzed-up low-rider car with a powerful engine on the roads, take a close, hard look. It may be a classic like a Volkswagen Beetle or a Chevy Biscayne, but with a sparkling new engine under the hood. Now, legendary cars are getting louder, faster and sometimes, perhaps, even better than the original. Strip them down, hop on to them and whiz through, to stand out or just to have some fun. As the car customisation industry in India nears Rs 300 crore, the entire new vibrant hot rod, street rod and muscle car culture has seen a gradual upswing. For the uninitiated, hot rods and street rods are chromed-up cars with bigger and more powerful engines, which follow styles that were popular from the 1940s through the 1960s. Subscription enquiries:email@example.com SECTOR NEWS: Auto www.india-reports.com On the other hand, muscle cars sport powerful engines, which were produced in the late 1960s and early 1970s for both street use and racing. So, if you are looking for a hot rod or a muscle car, you could perhaps choose from a line-up that includes Pontiac Firebird, Chevy Impala, Morris Minor, Pontiac Eldorado and Ford Model A. For the modern-day low riders, the choice gets a bit limited. The cars to choose from in this category at the lower end of the spectrum include Contessa, Ambassador, Fiat Padmini and even Mitsubishi Lancer. Car customisation studios across India have already acknowledged the growing craze for hot rod, street rod and muscle cars. And the market is buzzing with most studios having at least two orders in hand. And that is the maximum they can work on during that time frame. Delhi-based car workshops, Streeted and Performance Guru, are currently working on two hot rod projects each. Auto Psyche has landed orders for 10 muscle cars from different cities. Similarly, Bangalore-based Blazed Customs gets constant orders for cosmetically revamping cars into hot rods and muscle cars. Says Gopal Anand, co-owner of Streeted: ―Hot rod and street rod are a known concept in the US, the UK and Sweden. With the growing exposure to international car markets, such concepts are gaining popularity in India. These are track-and-show cars and involve expensive execution, but people with passion for cars are ready to experiment.‖ The modification of cars into a low rider, hot rod or street rod can cost around Rs 5-7 lakh while the same loaded with air suspension and plush interiors will cost around Rs 15-30 lakh, he adds. Despite the expensive execution, takers of concept cars have increased, as it provides them with the freedom to be different. Says Vivek, a second-year college student: ―I was tired of driving old wheels. I wanted to stand out and that is why I opted for a hot rod. I can now add my identity to the car.‖ People in the car customisation industry agree that hot rodding is all about standing out. Says Neil Soni, owner of Bangalore-based Blazed Customs: ―Third-generation designs are in. People are consciously opting for the concept look to be different from the rest. Cars have become the means of expression and concepts like hot rod and muscle car underscore the willingness of this generation to be different and experiment.‖ Car studio Streeted is currently working on a Morris Minor, remembered as one of the world's better-known small cars. Says Akarsh Garg, graphics head of Streeted, ―Since Morris is the early ancestor of the legendary Ambassador, we will retain the classy outer body with minor mods and work on the interiors. We are planning to make it a real low rider with a subtle makeover.‖ Following the upgradation on looks and engine, Morris will be an eye candy show car, he claims. Yatharth of Performance Guru affirms the car lovers' sentiments. ―Only a car lover can understand the classiness of hot rods and street rods. Getting a car modification depends on the taste of a person. For some people, charm lies in keeping the vintage car untouched and for others the pleasure is in revamping the car and hitting the roads,‖ he says. The current project of Performance Guru is to provide two different Contessas with extravagant trims of bygone times. ―A client has asked me to revamp the Contessa into pony car Chevrolet Camaro while another wants his Contessa to get a Ford Mustang makeover,‖ he quips. Subscription enquiries:email@example.com SECTOR NEWS: Auto www.india-reports.com There are, however, some car studios which do not yet see this as a mainstream trend. But they are ready to expand their services if the client-base increases. Aarush Vohra of Auto Psyche says: ―There are two kinds of car lovers, Purists and Aftermarket. Purists will prefer retaining the vintage car true to its essence while Aftermarket will go for enhancement.‖ At present, Auto Psyche is working on 10 orders of muscle cars that it plans to complete within the next two months. ―We will be building the base for the cars and have already worked out individual designs,‖ Mr Vohra points out. Whichever the form or style, but it's for sure that changing trends in the car customisation industry are not letting old classics sit idle in the garage. It's time that the old cars experienced the asphalt again. Aug16, 2008 Source: Economic Times URL:http://economictimes.indiatimes.com/News/News_By_Industry/Auto/Automobiles/Classic_customised _cars_turn_hot_bods_on_Indian_roads/articleshow/msid-3369827,curpg-2.cms Volkswagen planning to set up research centre in India Volkswagen Group is evaluating the setting up of a research centre in India. This will be on the lines of the centre it set up in China three years ago, to research accident sites and then incorporate safety features in cars. ―In China, we set up an accident research centre in 2005. We go to an accident site to find out exactly what happened there, the real cause, and then use the findings as design inputs. We are considering a similar sort of centre for India. Every country has a different culture and this can require different safety features,‖ said Krishna Dhawan, head of technical office, SkodaAuto India. He added individual country traits have to be catered to especially in India and China, both being growing markets so getting critical volumes for such features should not pose a problem. SkodaAuto is part of the Volkswagen group, which is setting up a e580 million, 1.1 lakh annual capacity greenfield plant at Chakan, near here, from where it will roll out small cars. The VW plant goes on stream next year, starting with Skoda's Fabia, followed by its own product, the Golf, by late 2009. VW group builds safety solutions on its platforms so such features go into products across brands in the group. Mr Dhawan admitted that some safety features in a car would require the existence of infrastructure which is currently not available in India. This includes things like lane departure indications, which requires providing clear lane indications on the road. However, some of the safety features which will go on high-end cars could be introduced simultaneously in India since that market is willing to pay. ―Features have a cost and they usually are introduced in a top down manner, so the high end cars have them first,‖ he said. Referring to VW's global programme for safety, Mr Dhawan said some systems will come into force by 2010 while other systems would come in later since they require infrastructure. Subscription enquiries:email@example.com SECTOR NEWS: Auto www.india-reports.com ―At the moment, VW cars in India have basic safety systems while we still have to see when we can bring in lane departure warning, night view, etc., since other infrastructure is still not available here. Car to car communication is still to happen globally and it will take longer than 2010 to be introduced globally. Some features can be retrofitted while others cannot,‖ he remarked. Aug16, 2008 Source: Economic Times URL:http://economictimes.indiatimes.com/News/News_By_Industry/Auto/Automobiles/Volkswagen_planni ng_to_set_up_research_centre_in_India/articleshow/3369418.cms Premium carmakers offer leasing route to dealers, vendors With network expansion in mind, the premium car makers are facilitating cost-effective operational leasing route for dealers to deck up their showrooms with the latest models. The idea is to arrange vehicles for dealers from a leasing company. The car models are leased out by the dealers primarily for demo purposes. ―Normally dealers procure cars from manufacturers at a subsidised price. Now we have given them an option to take vehicles on lease. ―This scheme results in operational economy for every one,‖ says Mr Ashish Kaul, Head, Corporate Sales, Honda Siel Cars India. Through operational leasing, automobile manufacturers can save a substantial part since they no longer need to offer subsidies to the dealers. Honda recently got into a leasing arrangement with BNP-Paribas subsidiary Arval, an operational leasing and fleet management company with international presence. For dealers, they need not purchase cars yet they can exhibit them on their showrooms and demonstrate their drivability. On the other hand, the third party, the operational leasing company also makes gains. Viable option ―In normal purchasing route, the dealers face a risk of depreciating resale value. There is up to 15 per cent depreciation in a year's time. That is being borne by the leasing company in this case. The cost of selling has come down,‖ said Mr Kaul. The leasing route is opted not only for dealers but also for vendors. ―We have offered the leasing option to our vendors and many have opted for this,‖ said Mr Ankush Arora, Vice-President (Marketing), GM India. GM has tied up with a number of operational leasing companies, including Arval and Orix Auto Infrastructure Services. ―Instead of EMIs, we are paying a monthly rental to the leasing company. We just started migrating to the leasing route of arranging demo cars for our showrooms. We have already taken five cars on lease,‖ said a Chennai-based dealer. Aug15, 2008 Source: Hindu Business Line URL: http://www.blonnet.com/2008/08/16/stories/2008081650590200.htm Auto cos tying up with ITIs to fight skill shortage Subscription enquiries:email@example.com SECTOR NEWS: Auto www.india-reports.com The public private partnership (PPP) model for skill development in industrial training institutes (ITI) announced in the Union Budget turns into an opportunity for automobile manufacturers to fight the shortage of trained manpower. Companies including Tata Motors, Mahindra, Eicher, Honda and Hyundai have already tied up with some of the ITIs near their manufacturing plants as they foresee a big demand-supply gap in skilled workforce in the backdrop of an estimated 16 per cent CAGR growth for the industry by 2016. The industry body, Society of Indian Automobile Manufacturers (SIAM), has set a target of tying up with 100 ITIs in a year's time as the Government's Automotive Mission Plan (AMP) aims at creating additional 25 million jobs in the automotive sector by 2016. The original equipment manufacturers (OEMs) have already signed MoUs with at least 15 such institutes in different parts of the country. MoUs signed In July alone, four MoUs were signed between automobile companies and various State Governments. General Motors and Eicher signed MoUs with the Gujarat Government to train students of Tarsali ITI in Vadodara and ITI Kuber Nagar, Ahmedabad respectively. Mahindra & Mahindra signed MoUs to upgrade ITIs in Ghodegaon and Manikdoh. Mahindra plans to adopt more ITIs in view of its huge manpower requirement for its new large greenfield plant in Chakan. ―However, equally important will be the provision of skilled manpower for our suppliers. This initiative will certainly go a long way in assisting us, our suppliers and the industry in generating manpower with the required skill sets for its future needs,‖ said Mr Pawan Goenka, President (Automotive), Mahindra & Mahindra. ―This is a win-win model. We get trained manpower while the employability of the youth in the country is enhanced by the industry-academy collaboration,‖ said Mr Manoj Khattar, General Manager (Training), Honda Seil Cars India, who is a technical member of SIAM. Fighting HR scarcity Honda tied up with an ITI in Bhiwadi near its upcoming plant in Rajasthan. ―Ours is a manpower- oriented business and this is an effective way to fight scarcity in human resource,‖ he said. Partnership between OEMs and ITIs involve training for the instructors within the plant on the latest technology, study visit of ITI instructors and trainees to the plants, support in the development of curriculum, books and literature, donation of automobile cut section models, equipment and visuals, on-the-job training for ITI students and placement opportunities. Some companies including Tata Motors have been working closely with ITIs much before the implementation of the PPP model. ―The company has decided to carry forward its earlier experience with ITI Pimpri-Chinchwad and Aundh in Pune to some more ITIs in the country. As of now, we have chosen to associate with ITIs, adjacent to our manufacturing locations in Jharkhand, Uttar Pradesh, Uttarakhand and West Bengal,‖ said the Tata Motors spokesperson. Creating jobs Hyundai, which adopted an ITI Guwahati , is planning to adopt half a dozen ITIs including some in the vicinity of its Chennai plant, said the company spokesperson. ―If the growth of 16 per cent CAGR in turnover terms as set out in AMP 2016 is delivered, 25 million new jobs would be created. If the proportion between direct and indirect remains the same, Subscription enquiries:firstname.lastname@example.com SECTOR NEWS: Auto www.india-reports.com 12.5 lakh new jobs would be created directly against the current 5 lakh employed,‖ said Mr Pawan Goenka of Mahindra. Aug15, 2008 Source: Hindu Business Line URL:http://www.thehindubusinessline.com/2008/08/15/stories/2008081551190300.htm Cars Volkswagen to launch Beetle in India by 2009 Come 2009, Indians will have the chance to own the original 'people's car' -- the Beetle -- as German carmaker Volkswagen has firmed up plans for its introduction in the country. "Beetle will come here. After strengthening our dealership network, it will come next year," Volkswagen India President and Managing Director Joerg Mueller told reporters here. The company has been looking at using the Beetle as a brand building tool for Volkswagen as it prepares to get into the highly competitive Indian compact car segment by 2010. Beetle is now manufactured in Mexico for VW's worldwide supplies and could come to India through the completely built unit import route. VW is investing 580 million euros (approx rs 3,600 crore) in setting up a manufacturing facility at Chakan in Maharashtra from where it would roll out is small car for the Indian market. It plans to launch its compact car based on the Polo platform in two variants -- hatchback and sedan -- once it starts production at its Chakan plant in Maharashtra. "The car based on Polo platform will be rolled out from our upcoming plant (in Chakan) by the first half of 2010," Mueller said. From next year, the plant would also produce group firm Skoda's new Fabia, he added. The company is also on a dealership network expansion. It currently has eight dealers in the country and plans to increase to 15 by the end of this year. "We are planning to have 15 dealers this year and it will go up to 120 by 2011," Mueller said. Aug18, 2008 Source: Economic Times URL:http://economictimes.indiatimes.com/News/News_By_Industry/Auto/Automobiles/Volkswagen_to_lau nch_Beetle_in_India_by_2009/articleshow/3376840.cms Maruti rides on old cars to push new sales At a time when car sales have started moving southward for the first time in nearly three years, country's largest carmaker Maruti Suzuki is turning to 15-20-year-old cars to push new ones through exchange. The company has tied up with scrap dealers across India to dispose of old cars exchanged for new cars and is welcoming customers to come with old cars of any make for exchange. Subscription enquiries:email@example.com SECTOR NEWS: Auto www.india-reports.com "We have tied up with 15-20 people dealing in scraps in each of the cities that we are present," Maruti Suzuki India Chief General Manager (Sales Support) Ravi Bhatia said. The company has started giving offers to customers worth up to Rs 40,000 while purchasing a new car through exchange, while inviting bids from scrap dealers at the same time for the old cars. He said the move has helped the company in pushing sales significantly through its pre-owned car business 'TrueValue'. "Ever since we have started accepting 15-20 year old cars, exchange has gone up from 12 per cent to 20 per cent and it has helped an entry level product like Alto to become a replacement model," Bhatia said. Earlier Alto has been considered to be the car for the first time buyer. The exchange offer has helped about 12 per cent of total sale of new Altos coming from it. Initially, TrueValue accepted only Maruti cars, which were not older than 10 years and ran less than one lakh kms. Recently, it has extended the scheme to all cars of any manufacturer and of any age. "When we did a market study, we saw a latent potential where people wanted to exchange their old cars but did not know where to go and was not getting good value from scrap dealers as well," Bhatia said. Aug14, 2008 Source: Economic Times URL:http://economictimes.indiatimes.com/News/News_By_Industry/Auto/Automobiles/Maruti_rides_on_ol d_cars_to_push_new_sales_/articleshow/3364975.cms Nano to keep date with Dussehra: vendors October 1 has been set as the internal deadline for the Nano rollout. The iconic car won't miss the deadline, vendors affirm, even if Singur does. The implication is clear: if political agitations prevent the rollout from Singur, the baton will be passed on to Tata Motors' Pantnagar factory devoted to the light commercial vehicle Ace. ―We have been told Nano is under too intense international glare to make it hostage to the political exigencies of any one state,‖ said a Delhi-based vendor. Tata Motors is also reportedly aiming to put 35,000 vehicles on the road by March 31, 2009. If the production deadline is met, Nano will arrive six days before goddess Durga in Bengal. The official line from Tata Motors, however, continues to be politically correct. The spokesman said, ―The company is setting up the first and the mother plant for the Tata Nano at Singur, that it is a fully integrated facility comprising Tata Motors' own plant and a Vendor Park, and is working towards the calendar of starting production in the October–December quarter of 2008. The entire car will be built at Singur.‖ While vendors have been prepared for the Pantnagar plan, the Tatas have been put into a situation wherein there is a lot of pressure on them to start production in Singur, which is far away from a stage of preparedness. Therefore, vendors have geared up for initially supplying components from their existing factories outside Bengal, even if the political climate is suitable for a rollout from Subscription enquiries:email@example.com SECTOR NEWS: Auto www.india-reports.com Singur. ―If the deadline of early October is to be met, it is impossible to manufacture components in Singur,‖ said a vendor. ―In that case, we will supply components from outside the state.‖ Though some vendors are working at breakneck speed to erect factories in Singur, they reckon it virtually impossible to bring them to production by early October. Production targets have suffered due to this delay. Initially, the Tatas planned to manufacture 96,000 vehicles. Then, in June, the target was reportedly brought down to 50,000 units. The figure now is 35,000 by March 31, 2009. The official line is, again, vague. ―The capacity of the plant is 2,50,000 units per year, expandable to 3,50,000,‖ said the spokesman. Aug13, 2008 Source: Hindustan Times URL:http://www.hindustantimes.com/StoryPage/StoryPage.aspx?sectionName=BusinessSectionPage&id= 7abae824-3dcf-4c61-9099- 7df1c7d1f453&&Headline=Nano+to+keep+date+with+Dussehra%3a+vendors&strParent=strParentID Others Mahindra in JV pact with Chinese tractor major Mahindra's Farm Equipment Sector, one of the world's top tractor brands and the market leader in the country, entered into a joint venture agreement with Jiangsu Yueda Yancheng Tractor Manufacturing Co Ltd, a leading Chinese tractor manufacturer. The tractor related assets and current liabilities of Yancheng Tractors will be transferred to this joint venture, to be formed in China. The value of net assets transferred to this JV will be RMB 335 mn ($50 mn.). Mahindra will hold 51 per cent (about $26 mn) in the JV through its subsidiary Mahindra Overseas Investment Company (Mauritius) Ltd (MOICML). The transaction is subject to receipt of necessary approvals. This would be the second tractor venture of Mahindra in China, in addition to its current tractor business -- Mahindra China Tractor Company Ltd (MCTCL). Yancheng Tractor's Huanghai Jinma brand is the No. 3 tractor brand in China in terms of tractor volumes in 2007. Anand Mahindra, vice chairman & managing director, Mahindra Group, said, ―I have always believed that India and China have unique and complementary strengths, which, when pooled together, can take on the world. We already have a successful joint venture with Jiangling Tractor Company. The JV between M&M and Yancheng Tractor will further combine Indian entrepreneurial and managerial skills with Chinese competitiveness and efficiency. I am sure this formidable combination will contribute substantially towards realising our ambition to be the leading tractor manufacturer in the global market.‖ Shao Yong, president of the Yueda Group, said, ―We are delighted to partner with Mahindra and look forward to a successful joint venture. The JV stands to gain by the operational excellence, international sales and distribution network and R&D capabilities of Mahindra and will eventually lead to the creation of China's leading tractor company.‖ Subscription enquiries:email@example.com SECTOR NEWS: Auto www.india-reports.com Anjanikumar Choudhari, president, Farm Equipment Sector, Mahindra & Mahindra Ltd, said, ―The formation of this joint venture with Yancheng Tractor Company is a significant step in our plans for the China market. The Huanghai Jinma brand is extremely strong in the domestic China market and the company is also one of the biggest exporters of tractors. Along with our current operation at Nanchang, we will have a much larger scale on which we plan to build up our business in China.‖ ―We will have a product range going up to 125HP. We will also have a large manufacturing base which will be used to not only produce for the domestic market but also for low cost manufacture for exports. The combined distribution network of both our operations will give us a much larger presence in the market. Overall, this is an extremely important development for our overseas tractor business operations,‖ he added. The tractor industry (domestic and export) in China has grown from about 56,000 tractors in calendar year 2003 to 2,20,000 tractors in 2007, at a CAGR of 40 per cent. The new agriculture policy introduced by the government in 2004 has played a major role in this growth as it includes a number of positive measures such as abolition of tax on agriculture, introduction of subsidy for tractor purchase to support farmers and enhance per capita income of peasants. The government has also reiterated its commitment to support agriculture and increase fund allocation for development of the rural economy. This has led to a continuous rise in the income level of farmers, increasing their ability to buy tractors and related machinery. Yancheng Tractor, located in Yancheng city, Jiangsu Province, is a state-owned enterprise (SOE). It sells tractors under the brand name of Huanghai Jinma. The Yueda Group is one of the top 100 business groups in the People's Republic of China. The group has a turnover of $5.8 bn and has a presence in various sectors, including automobiles and tractors, coal and mining, infrastructure and real estate, textiles and garments, and hotels and supermarkets. Aug18, 2008 Source: Economic Times URL:http://economictimes.indiatimes.com/News_by_Industry/Mahindra_ties_up_with_Chinese_major/arti cleshow/3377453.cms M&M to enter US market with diesel-powered trucks Utility vehicle major Mahindra & Mahindra (M&M) is readying its Plan B to enter the US market with its diesel-powered trucks and SUVs, where gasoline guzzlers are currently facing a slowdown. Plan A being a keen interest to acquire the Hummer brand at the ―right price‖. M&M may face tough competition from Russian oligarch Oleg Deripaska to acquire Hummer. GM is also in talks with potential buyers for Hummer in China too. However, it has not put the brand on auction yet. Subscription enquiries:email@example.com SECTOR NEWS: Auto www.india-reports.com When contacted, GM and M&M officials declined to comment. Deripaska, which owns Russian automaker Gaz, was also interested in Chrysler and the British brands Jaguar and Land Rover from Ford Motor. Incidentally, Hummer has a strong brand presence in Russia and China unlike in the European and the US markets, where consumers are focusing on more fuel-efficient small cars. Hummer's association with the US military makes it a politically incorrect brand. However, in terms of brand recall, it is one of the strongest in the GM bouquet. Hummer recorded a 35% drop in sales in the first half of this calendar year. Last year, it saw an over 20% drop in sales. Hummer accounts for just 1% of GM's total sales. The boxy SUV has military genes that go back to the early 80s. Its civilian avatar came a decade later when AM General introduced it. GM bought the Hummer brand in 1999, following which it has launched two new products—H1 and H2. GM chief Rick Wagoner recently said there was significant interest in the automaker's planned sale of up to $4-billion assets , but no deals are expected soon. GM is struggling against high oil prices that have hammered sales of its trucks and SUVs, triggering a quarterly loss of $15.5 billion. Although the US automaker has got significant interest in its asset sales, including the Hummer, it probably won't be concluded imminently, officials said. M&M, which sells tractors in the US market, is launching a pik up and SUV next year, as it looks to enlarge its presence in the world's largest auto market. The utility and tractor major will sell a M&M-badged diesel-powered vehicles through a Georgia-based distributor Global Vehicles USA. Already, Global Vehicles have signed more than 300 dealers to sell M&M vehicles. Aug15, 2008 Source: Economic Times URL:http://economictimes.indiatimes.com/News/News_By_Industry/Auto/Automobiles/MM_to_enter_US_ market_with_diesel-powered_trucks/articleshow/3366640.cms Argentum Motors buys Heuliez Indian automotive manufacturer Argentum Motors announced it has signed definitive documents for acquisition of a controlling interest in French automaker, Heuliez S.A. The commercial court of Bressuire approved on Wednesday, the ―safeguard plan‖ proposed by Argentum and Groupe Henri Heuliez and Heuliez SA. As part of its proposal, Argentum Motors will invest up to 25 million Euros for an initial stake of 60 per cent in the French company. CDC (Caisse des Dépôts et Consignations) has also committed an investment of 5 million Euros into Heuliez. In a broad restructuring plan Heuliez will be spun-off into three companies — Heuliez Electric, Heuliez Engineering & Design and Heuliez Manufacturing. While Heuliez Electric will build electric vehicles under the HEULIEZ brand for the global market, Heuliez Engineering & Design will work closely with Argentum Engineering & Design to integrate Heuliez expertise with Argentum delivery capability. Heuliez Manufacturing will utilise its facilities in Cerizay, India, Spain and Slovakia to build cars and automotive parts for the global market. The company will support Argentum by distributing Argentum products in Europe, leverage Heuliez's patents in retractable hard top technology and support Heuliez Electric in the manufacture of electric vehicles. Subscription enquiries:email@example.com SECTOR NEWS: Auto www.india-reports.com Heuliez has sales in excess of Euro 200 million and was founded in 1925. The company supplies components to global OEMs like Peugeot, Renault, Citroen, General Motors, EADS and Daimler Benz. Aug15, 2008 Source: Hindustan times URL: http://www.hindustantimes.com/StoryPage/StoryPage.aspx?sectionName=BusinessSectionPage&id=9275 2d37-7299-4e26-9069- 4191fbaa638e&&Headline=Argentum+Motors+buys+Heuliez&strParent=strParentID SUV sales plunge as fuel prices rise The days of the huge SUVs such as the Hummer, Porsche Cayenne and Audi Q7 are numbered as high fuel prices and a bad eco-image are causing sales to plunge. Manufacturers are offering a better alternative in the compact SUV segment. Hollywood stars such as Arnold Schwarzenegger and James Cameron were often seen driving the fuel-guzzling Hummer in the 1990s, making it the ultimate male status symbol in wealthy suburbia. The trend towards full-sized SUVs then spread rapidly from the US to many European countries. In London, the Range Rover Sport was a favourite among the jet set who did not have to worry about exorbitant parking fees, taxes or fuel prices. Dubbed the "Chelsea tractors" or "Yank tanks", the SUVs were considered polluters and terrified pedestrians and cyclists. In some cities, it was not uncommon for drivers of such vehicles to find notes tucked to their windscreens, vilifying them as polluters. Politicians joined forces with the critics and even former London mayor Ken Livingstone described the owners of such SUVs as "complete idiots". Paris Green city council member Denis Paupin called the SUVs "a caricature of a car". But manufacturers such as Mercedes, Toyota, BMW, Audi and Porsche soon joined the lucrative SUV market, offering their own versions of 4x4 in combining all the off-road qualities of a rough-terrain vehicle with the comfort and luxury of an upmarket sedan. However, with fuel prices soaring, sales of fuel-guzzlers are falling. General Motors has scaled back production of the Hummer by a third and is mooting plans to sell-off the Hummer division, after sales fell by 40 percent this year. Toyota had to suspend production in the US of the Tundra pick-ups and Sequoia SUVs for three months. The Audi Q7 saw a 42 percent sales drop in June compared to the same month in the US last year. German car analyst Ferdinand Dudenhoeffer says "the best days of the SUV are over", predicting a massive downturn for the segment of full-sized SUVs in the next few years. "There might still be a few wealthy people driving them who don't care about high fuel prices," he says, but most car makers are offering small compact SUVs as a better alternative. Subscription enquiries:firstname.lastname@example.com SECTOR NEWS: Auto www.india-reports.com The compact SUVs are smaller and more economical than the full-sized SUVs while merging off- road qualities with those of a typical hatchback. The VW Tiguan has become an instant success, becoming the most popular SUV in Europe with 34,179 units sold during the first five months since its sales launch this year, outselling its main competitor in the segment - the Toyota RAV4. The Tiguan's 2.0-litre-TDI mit 125 kW/170 hp engine, that also finds itself in the Audi Q5, has a listed consumption of 6.7 litres of diesel per 100 km, putting it into the category of most sedans. Other SUVs in the compact segment are the Ford Kuga, the BMW X3 and the Infiniti FX37. Mercedes is offering the GLK with four-cylinder eco-friendly Bluetec diesel technology as an alternative to the bigger M Class. Schwarzenegger, now governor of California, is urging Californians to buy more economical cars and converted his own fleet of Hummers to run on hydrogen and biofuels. 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The pilot project was launched by Volkswagen and Germany's federal ministry for environment BMU with seven other partners. Fraunhofer institutes will be pooling their expertise for the next three years. The researchers are developing an energy storage module based on lithium-polymer accumulator technology that is suitable for use in vehicles. "This module has to be able to withstand the harsh environmental conditions it will encounter in a hybrid vehicle, and above all it must guarantee high operational reliability and a long service life," stated Gerold Neumann, who coordinates Fraunhofer activities. The researchers hope to reach this goal with new electrode materials that are kinder to the environment. A specially developed battery management system makes the energy storage device more durable and reliable. The experts are also researching new concepts that will enable large amounts of energy to be stored in a small space. 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The reports from the last 24-hours have officially come true. The Milwaukee Bucks have announced the hiring of Jason Kidd as their new Head Coach.
In a statement released by the team Tuesday Morning, General Manager John Hammond said the following:
"When you list the characteristics that make a successful head coach, you would include leadership, communication and a competitive drive. Jason used all of those traits to become a 10-time All-Star player in the NBA, and has now translated his on-court success to the bench. We welcome him to the Bucks organization and look forward to building a Championship-caliber team with him as our head coach."
As for the throughts from Bucks co-owners Marc Lasry and Wes Edens:
"Jason is a determined leader, a tough-minded competitor and a great teammate. We believe his focus, vision and intensity will help him work alongside John and David (Morway) to rebuild the Milwaukee Bucks as we aspire to achieve excellence over the next several years. We are excited that Jason will call Milwaukee his new home."
The Bucks sent Brooklyn a pair of second round draft picks for Kidd, who was under contract through 2017 with the Nets. Kidd went 44-38 in the 2013-2014 in Brooklyn leading the Nets to the 2nd round of the playoffs.
Kidd replaces Larry Drew who was let go by the team after the news of Kidd's hiring was reported. Drew went 15-67 in his only season in Milwaukee.
The 41 year-old becomes the 14th coach in team history.
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Cambridge Commons, a new residence hall for the University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee, is located along the city's busy North Avenue where it crosses the deep ravine created by the Milwaukee River. According to the jury, "The entire complex integrates nicely into the urban neighborhood." Designed to house primarily freshman students, the 700-bed residence also provides first-floor common spaces, including a dining hall, laundry room, fitness facility and four classrooms, resting above a parking structure. The residence halls are three separate masses arranged in a U-shape around a courtyard that faces the forested river bluff. The building facades line the urban street edges and offer a selection of retail businesses and a café open to the public. The courtyard encourages outdoor activities. Enclosed glass bridges connect the buildings and present additional study space, lounges, bountiful daylight and distant views of the city. The five upper floors house the student rooms as well as common living rooms with kitchens to meet and socialize. Exterior building materials of brick and dark metal articulate a clean horizontal design. The building includes sustainable design features such as green roofs, porous pavements and rain gardens of native plants.
Jury Comment: "Through its campus and urban design solution, this building is making special internal and external gestures. By sitting the ground floor on top of the parking garage and creating the courtyard, the entire complex integrates nicely into the urban neighborhood. There also is a pleasant and wonderfully consistent relationship between the exterior and interior, with a lot of daylight. We like that the architect resisted the temptation to make the lawn a patio deck, choosing instead to create a recreational area for active sports and play. This underscores the directness of the project."
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Advanced Professional Skills in Biomedical Science
|Course code HUBS3204
|Units 10
|Level 3000
|Faculty of Health and MedicineSchool of Biomedical Sciences and Pharmacy
This course is intended to provide students with an overview of both general and personal professional skills required to enter into, and succeed in, the field of biomedical science. These skills are intended to complement the theoretical and practical skillsets provided by traditional academic courses and practical classes. Emphasis will be on communication, with the importance of effective presentation of a graduate's skill sets (job hunting) and presentation of scientific information to target audiences. In addition, effective understanding and communication of scientific workplace legislation and business practice will be covered. This course aims are to provide students with (i) the skillsets required to keep professional and academic resumes, answer selection criteria for job applications and write effective cover letters.(ii) an overview of the importance and purpose of Good Laboratory Practice (GLP) and ethics considerations in the scientific workplace, (iii) the importance of skillsets for communicating science to specific audiences. There is also an emphasis on (iv) the commercialisation of intellectual property derived from laboratory investigations and the importance of specific skills and practices in certain professional fields.
Available in 2015
|To teach students to:
1. Effectively respond to the selection criteria for employment
2. Understand the differences between professional and academic CVs
3. Learn how to write and maintain effective CVs and cover letters.
4. Learn how to prepare for professional interviews.
5. Understand the importance of effective communication in science.
6. Understand the importance of networking within your peer group.
7. Understand the importance of communicating effectively to a target audience.
8. Assimilate and communicate a scientific abstract to a target audience
9. Know the procedures for safety clearances and be aware of occupational health and safety issues
10. Effectively write and maintain standard operation protocols and risk assessments for laboratory practice.
11. Know the requirements and legislation for animal and human ethics clearance before undertaking research.
12. Know about intellectual property as it applies to laboratory based research.
13. Understand the processes of commercialisation of laboratory based intellectual property.
14. Be aware of QA/QC procedures as they apply to biomedical science labs.
15. Learn the role of the biomedical science in the pathology and pharmacology/pharmaceutical sectors
|The lectures include:
1. Job application skills
2. CV and interview techniques
3. Writing a standard operating protocol (SOP)
4. Writing a risk assessment
5. Animal and human ethics (including online course)
6. Communication skills for specific audiences
7. Intellectual property and commercialisation of research
8. Good laboratory practice, quality assurance & control
9. The Pathology laboratory
10. Pharmaceutical science and Pharmacy
The activities include:
Preparation of:
1. A response to selection criteria
2. A cover letter and CV
3. SOP and risk assessments
4. Completion of online animal ethics course
5. Group assignments
6. Communication of a topic to a target audience
7. MCQ test
|Replacing Course(s)
|Not applicable
|Not applicable
|Industrial Experience
|Assumed Knowledge
|Completion of Year 2 of Bachelor of Biomedical Science or equivalent.
|Modes of Delivery
|Internal Mode
|Teaching Methods
|Problem Based Learning
|Assessment Items
|Contact Hours
|Lecture: for 4 hour(s) per Week for 11 weeks
|2015 Course Timetables for HUBS3204