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Chromosomal Diversity in Insect
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"Dr. Sathe Tukaram Vithalrao [M.Sc., Ph.D., Sangit Vishard, IBT (Seri.), F.I.S.E.C., F.S.E.Sc., F.S.L.Sc., F.I.C.C.B., F.S.S.I., FHAs] is presently working as Professor and Head, Department of Zoology, Shivaji University, Kolhapur. He has teaching experience of 29 years in Entomology at University PG department and 15 years in Agrochemicals and Pest Management. He has written 30 books and published 255 research papers in national and international journals of repute. He guided 20 Ph.D. students and completed 6 major research projects (from CSIR, DST, DBT and UGC). He visited Canada (1988), Japan (1988), Thailand (2002, 2004), Spain (2005), France (2005), South Korea (2006) and Nepal (2007) etc. for academic work. He is member of editorial board of eleven prestigious journals. He delivered 35 talks through All India Radio and international conferences and involved in Doordarshan, S.T.V. and B.T.V. programmes on useful and harmful insects. He published more than 35 popular articles in daily newspapers on insects and sericulture. He got several prestigious awards like "Environmentalists of the Year-2003", "Bharat Jyoti", "Jewel of India", "International Gold Star", "Eminent Citizen of India", "Education Acumen", "Best Educationist", "Eminent Scientist of the Year-2008", "Lifetime Education Achievement", "Lifetime Achievement in Zoology (Insect Taxonomy)-2009", Education Leadership-2011, Asia Pacific International Award-2012, Global Education Leadership Award-2013, etc. He is also working as Research and Recognition (RR) Committee member for Pune University, Pune; North Maharashtra University, Jalgaon; Shivaji University, Kolhapur and DBA Marathwada University, Aurangabad. He has been awarded several fellowships from different scientific and academic societies. He is Chairman of Maharashtra District Environmental Centre of NESA. <BR> Dr. Mahendra Jagtap (M.Sc., Ph.D.) Entomologist, Malaria Department, District Pune has published 15 research papers and 2 books on mosquitoes. He has participated in several national and international conferences."
Chromosomes are hereditary material and have very important role in speciation and identification of closely related species. Chromosomal diversity and their role in speciation and organic evolution has been discussed in different insects including beetles, mosquitoes, aphids, leafhoppers, grasshoppers etc. The chromosomes are basis for the genetic work. Hence, chromosomes have been reported in 8 species of Coccinellids. Simultaneously, morphological diversity have also been reported and correlated from Sangli district of Maharashtra, India. In all 19 species have been reported from Sangli district. Out of which 11 species are found new to the science. Various concepts of chromosomal diversity, genetics, evolution, speciation and insect pest management will be helpful and stimulatory to students, teachers, and scientists.
"Preface 1. General Introduction 2. Review of Literature 3. What is Chromosome? 4. Collection, Preservation and Methodology 5. Morphological Diversity of Coccinellids 6. Chromosomal Diversity of Coccinellids 7. Concepts of Chromosomal Diversity Bibliography Index"
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May 30, 2018 1:30 AM UTC
UK Financial Regulator Launches 24 Cryptocurrency Investigations
The United Kingdom's Financial Conduct Authority, the country's markets watchdog and financial regulator, has confirmed that there are 24 investigations pending of cryptocurrency businesses, according to Citywire. The FCA, in response to a Freedom of Information query, acknowledged that seven whistleblower reports were pending with…
Author: Lester Coleman
The United Kingdom's Financial Conduct Authority, the country's markets watchdog and financial regulator, has confirmed that there are 24 investigations pending of cryptocurrency businesses, according to Citywire.
The FCA, in response to a Freedom of Information query, acknowledged that seven whistleblower reports were pending with regard to cryptocurrency operations thus far this year.
The regulator said it was inquiring into the operations of 24 unauthorized enterprises active in cryptocurrencies, and is attempting to assess if they are engaged in regulated activities without proper authorization.
Regulatory Action Possible
Should the FCA determine that this is the case, the agency could initiate action against them. The regulator would identify which activities pose the most risk to consumers.
John Griffith-Jones, the outgoing agency chairman, said in March that cryptocurrencies, left unregulated, would harm consumers. The agency could advise consumers on its website about certain firms, activities or individuals, and it could initiate a civil action to freeze assets and halt operations.
The agency may also initiative insolvency proceedings as well as criminal prosecutions.
Also read: UK watchdog to publish its review on cryptocurrencies later this year
FCA Clarifies Regulatory Scope
The FCA cited cryptocurrencies as a topic of growing interest for regulators and markets globally when it revealed its business plan. Certain models of cryptocurrency usage place them under the FCA's sphere of regulatory authority, the agency stated, while at the same time acknowledged cryptocurrencies are not directly under its authority.
The FCA said it will present its views about cryptocurrencies later in the year.
In April, the agency required businesses that offer cryptocurrency derivatives to meet authorization requirements, and added that not doing so would constitute a criminal offense. Not all crypto assets fall under the FCA's regulatory sphere, the FCA noted.
The current inquiries are not part of Her Majesty's Revenue and Customs and the Bank of England's review of cryptocurrencies that the FCA announced in is 2018-2019 business plan.
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Name: Spanish film director Luis Garcia Berlanga censored under Franco
Subject: Political/Economic/Social Opinion
Medium: Film Video
Artist: Luis Garcia Berlanga
Confronting Bodies: Franco, the United States
Date of Action: 1952, 1957, 1961, 1963
Specific Location: Spain
Description of Artwork: Luis Garcia Berlanga's films were often subtle satires that criticized the Spanish government under Franco, the strong religious fervor popular in Spain at the time, and the United States' influence in Spain. In one of his early films, "Bienvenido, Mr.Marshall!" a small village prepares for the arrival of the Marshall Commissioners, on the expectation that they will be given large amounts of money. In an effort to do so they go about trying to make themselves seem as Spanish as possible--learning the Flamenco and building a bullfighting ring among other things. In the end, the Marshall commissioners pass by the village without stopping. In another film, "Los Juevos, milagro" (Every Thursday, a Miracle), Berlanga satirizes the Spanish craze for religion and miracle making. In this film a spa town, in order to attract visitors, invents a reappearance of St.Dimas. The 1961 film "Seat a Poor Person at Your Table" is about a rich family who invites the poor to dinner on Christmas eve. This film makes a comment on bourgeois hypocrisy. In "El Verdugo" (The Executioner), a 1963 film which was later voted the best Spanish film by Spanish critics, is about a poor man who is forced to become an executioner and has to execute a convict against his own free will.
Description of Incident: The first censorship Berlanga faced was actually from Americans. At the Cannes Film Festival the publicity for the film "Bienvenido, Mr. Marshall" included handing out dollar bills in which George Washington's face was replaced with the face of the main character in the play. The president of the jury at Cannes was Edward G. Robinson, an American who had recently been pursued by the House Committee on Un-American Activities and he was trying to make himself out to be a patriot. He condemned the movie as anti-American. "Los Jueves, milagro" was first rejected by the Church representative on the censorship junta. Berlanga made some changes, but they were not enough to satisfy the censors. A final scene was added which suggested the whole story had been a dream and with this addition the movie was finally passed. In 1961 censors insisted that Berlanga change the title of "Seat a Poor Person at Your Table" to "Placido", because they were sensitive to any reference of Spanish poverty. "El Verdugo" was the final straw. After the making of that movie Berlanga was called unpatriotic and forced to work abroad.
Results of Incident: After "El Verdugo", Berlanga only made three other movies during Franco's lifetime.
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Obituary: George (Rusty) R. Addleman (23/07/21)
By Staci P. Campos Last updated Jul 23, 2021
George (Rusty) R. Addleman
November 12, 1938 – July 12, 2021
OBERLIN, Kan. ?? George (Rusty) R. Addleman, 82, from Oberlin, was born on November 12, 1938 to Ted and Neva (Russell) Addleman at the Benton Memorial Hospital in Oberlin. He died on July 12, 2021 at Decatur Health Systems, Oberlin.
Rusty attended Oberlin Grade School and graduated from Decatur Community High School in 1956. He attended the College of Emporia, Emporia, Kan. He received a bachelor's degree in business administration and science. During his time at C. of E. he helped lead the? Presbies? to the 1959 Kansas Collegiate Athletic Conference Football Championship. He was appointed to the First Team of the National Association of Intercollegiate Athletics All-American Football Team and the Williamson National Football Rating System. While at C. of E., he earned 17 university degrees in five sports: soccer, athletics, baseball, basketball, and golf.
After the 1960 draft, he signed a contract with the Green Bay Packers. That summer, he survived the two-week training camp and made the final cut before being released from the team. At the time, Paul Horning, Jim Taylor and Bart Starr were well-known players on the team. His coach was the infamous Vince Lombardi, who had just started his coaching career with the Green Bay Packers. Rusty was honored to be trained by him.
In 1963 he received a bachelor's degree in pharmacy from the University of Kansas. He was used as a lieutenant in the air force medical service. Rusty attended the University of Minnesota and received a Master of Hospital Administration from the Air Force in 1967. He completed his internship at Travis AFB, California, and graduated in 1969. For the next four years he was in hospital administration with ENT AFB, Colorado Springs, Lowry AFB, CO; and Osan AFB, Korea.
In 1972 he left the Air Force as a captain. Until 1976 he accepted an administrative position with the Tennessee Foundation for Medical Care in Nashville, Tennessee. In 1976, he returned to Oberlin to award a grant to underserved rural areas to help small towns improve health care in rural communities. During this time he bought the drugstore from his father, hired a pharmacist, became a full-time pharmacist in 1990 and retired in 2009. The Addleman Drug Store was a family business in Oberlin for 103 years.
Four generations of Addleman men have served Decatur County over the past 142 years. They were: Nathan, Dott, Ted and George (Rusty). Their professions ranged from district administrator, merchant and two generations of pharmacists. Rusty carried on the tradition of "service first" to the community. The Oberlin Church has always had a special place in his heart and he wanted it to be progressive. He contributed to numerous boards and committees as needed, such as: Hospital Board, City Council, Rotary, Chamber of Commerce, Council of Churches, American Legion, Golf Course and Fundraising for various organizations, etc. He made sure Oberlin always had fireworks for July 4th .
Rusty's greatest joy was his family, though golf, KU Jayhawks, and sports ranked second. He was proud of his children and grandchildren. PaPa has always been her main supporter and enjoyed watching all of her activities.
Rusty and Sharon Pollnow were married on August 11, 1963 in Oberlin. This relationship resulted in three children: Michelle Renee ??, Shannon Ree ?? and Chad Theodor.
Rusty is survived by his wife, Sharon Addleman; three children, Michelle (Kevin) Rush, Shannon Addleman and Chad (Noel) Addleman and six grandchildren, Gavin and Gannon Rush, Brynna and Bryant Addleman-Gillund, Kate and Jack Addleman; Sister, Ruth Ingold, Lenexa, Kan .; as well as extended family and friends. He had died prematurely from his parents; Brother Alan; and brother-in-law Robert Ingold.
The memorial service will take place on Friday, July 30th, 2021 at 10 a.m. in the Evangelical Methodist Church in Oberlin. A private family burial takes place at the Oberlin cemetery. Viewing Thursday, July 29, 2021, 12 noon-8 p.m., in Pauls Funeral Home, Oberlin. The family welcomes guests from 6:30 p.m. to 8:00 p.m. Instead of flowers, memorial donations can be made to the Rusty Addleman Memorial Fund or a charity of your choice. Condolences can be left on www.paulsfh.com
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Q: How to scrape data from an ajax web page using R? I would like to extract data from this  web page using R:
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The Bible has much to say about light and darkness. Biblically, spiritual light has to do with God's love, mercy, truth, and life, as well as lives touched by the thrill of knowing Him. These expressions of spiritual light are all revealed in the person of Jesus Christ. Physical darkness, on the other hand, is the absence of light, while spiritual darkness is characterized by the rejection of God's true light, Jesus, His only begotten Son. Satan uses spiritual darkness to draw people into indifference (especially about the state of their eternal soul), self-centeredness, anger, depression, unforgiveness, etc. Spiritual darkness ultimately brings death. It is characterized by people devoid of the light of spiritual life, who do not know God as revealed in His Son. John, the apostle, wrote that the "the true light that enlightens every man was coming into the world." (John 1:9) Jesus boldly claimed in John 8:12 that He was that light when He said, "I am the light of the world and He who follows Me shall not walk in darkness, but have the light of life." He came into this darkened world to bring to us the light of God's life (John 1:4-5). Those who are enlightened are delivered from the power of darkness and transferred into "the kingdom of the Son of His love" (Colossians 1:13-14). He rescued us from the domain of darkness through the death and resurrection of Jesus Christ. This rescue restored our relationship to God, providing us with access to the throne of grace where "we may obtain mercy and find grace to help in time of need" (Hebrews 4:16). What wonderful promises! In "light" of these assurances, why would anyone choose to stay in darkness?
Hi Dewey. Thanks for reading and for your comment. While I do believe Jesus was who he said he was and that he did what he did, I do not look to the Bible to inform me about it. I consider the doctrine and dogma that is the foundation of Christianity to be of questionable origin. Additionally, I have no confidence in faith. I understand it is very powerful but only because it mimics confidence. I am confident and all of my confidence rests with God. Having been given birth, by his mother, I am not confused as to just what Jesus was. He was a man and the example he made was the for benefit each of us, that we would understand the true nature of how and who we are.
When John says that "God is light", he is referring literally to God as illuminator. That is, as the illuminator – as the creator – as the generator – of all that was, is, and ever will be. Of course, light not only reveals that which is hidden in darkness, but it also provides energy needed for the giving and sustaining of life. When the earth was dark and void (Genesis) God provided light. This light not only provided physical energy for the development of all life, including human beings, but it also provided spiritual direction, ultimately through the person of Jesus Christ, for the proper orientation of all life toward and in obedience to God's Word. Accordingly, the message that Jesus Christ brings to this world is one that will bring light to the darkness of any heart. It is the Good News about the truth of God's love that is capable of overcoming any obstacle, no matter how dark.
Living the Spiritual life requires walking in Faith. Bible Doctrine must be used to define and decode the mysteries in every aspect of the Spiritual life (2 Cor 4:18; 5:7; Heb 11:6). The temporal life is not the Spiritual life. Spirituality is a totally different realm. The events on the Stage of Life must be understood by means of Bible Doctrine. The believer with Spiritual Self-Esteem will understand the meaning of the events in his own Spiritual life. Those who cannot think spiritually will not have a clue.


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A.I. software automates grading
EdX, a nonprofit venture established by Harvard University and the Massachusetts Institute of Technology, recently unveiled software that uses artificial intelligence to grade written assignments and tests, according to The New York Times.
After an instructor grades 100 essays or essay questions, the system uses machine-learning techniques to base its grading on the professor's evaluations.
San Diego State English and comparative literature professor Joanna Brooks is opposed to the idea.
"We want students to create original, creative essays," Brooks said. "A robot-grading machine can't encourage students to become innovative."
"Students should feel ripped off if someone tells them that a machine can give them one-on-one feedback," Brooks added.
But electrical engineer and president of EdX Anant Agarwal is convinced the software is an advantageous device because, instead of waiting for grades, it allows students to take tests and write essays repeatedly, improving the quality of their answers.
"There is a huge value in learning with instant feedback," Agarwal told The New York Times. "Students are telling us they learn much better with instant feedback."
Still, Brooks believes personal comments are more important.
"What is more valuable to the education of a college student? Instant feedback or personal feedback?" Brooks said.
Based on data the SDSU Department of English and Comparative Literature, students find personalized feedback from professors to be the most helpful aspect of writing assignments, Brooks said.
Educational technology professor Marcie Bober-Michel views EdX's software as a potential "support tool" that "can be an option in some situations."
"It's probably better designed for something that is more technical writing," Bober-Michel said. "I can't see it grading poetry or even short stories."
On March 12, Professionals Against Machine Scoring of Student Essays in High-Stakes Assessment, a group of professors and teachers, began a petition to condemn automated essay grading. Since then, the group has collected about 3,000 signatures.
Bober-Michel said she has no intention of signing the petition, stating, "the world changes and one must learn to cope with that."
However, she remains cautious about technology in an educational setting.
"I don't think anyone should ever adopt something new wholesale without vetting it," Bober-Michel added.
Many SDSU professors currently use Turnitin.com, which is integrated into Blackboard, primarily to check for plagiarism, but it can also check for spelling, grammar, mechanics and style errors.
It remains unknown exactly when EdX will release the software, but it will be made available online for free for any institution that wishes to use it.
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David Hernandez is news editor of The Daily Aztec. He joined the newspaper in 2012 and has previously been a staff writer, copy editor and blogger. He will...


The aim of this course is to prepare the students for computing and technical programming. Number theory.Definitions, operations and properties of Boolean algebra. Digital logic gates. Combinational Systems.Flip, flops. Sequential Logic. Registers, shift registers, counters. ALU, CPU, Control Unit.
1. To understand the usage of different number systems.
2. To understand the use of switching circuits and Boolean algebra.
3. To simplify sum-of-products using Karnaugh maps.
5. To analize Sequential circuits.
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Iranian regime continues to persecute religious minorities
Written by Amineh Qaraee on September 5, 2022 . Posted in NEWS
According to the Baha'i International Community (BIC), at least 68 people are currently imprisoned because of their faith, including those who have been imprisoned since 2013.
Amnesty International issued an urgent warning on August 23 about an intensifying assault on Iran's Baha'i minority. The organization claims that prosecuted Baha'i followers are "suffering escalated attacks on their human rights." "Since 31 July 2022, the authorities have raided dozens of Baha'i houses, detained at least 30 people, and subjected many more to interrogations, electronic ankle bracelets, and threats of imprisonment in connection with their Baha'i faith," they reported. "They've also increased the confiscation and demolition of Baha'i properties."
The UN also stated that "over 1,000 Baha'i individuals are currently facing imprisonment, including 26 Shiraz residents sentenced to up to five years in prison in June 2022 following an unfair mass trial."The Baha'is recently celebrated the 200th birthday of their founder, Bahaullah. Iranian Baha'is are not only unable to hold such celebrations, but they are also subjected to inhumane harassment at the Baha'i epicenter by the Iranian regime.
Since assuming power in 1979, the theocratic regime has been persecuting religious minorities and dissidents. The mullahs led hundreds of Baha'i followers to the dungeons and gallows in their early months. The regime has also barred Baha'is from obtaining an education or working. The judiciary and security-intelligence apparatuses have frequently arbitrarily detained Baha'i followers and sentenced them to long prison terms.
Recently, approximately 200 government agents and police raided Roshankuh village, a Sari suburb, destroying and plundering Baha'i homes. Authorities reportedly sealed off the village before seizing all phones to prevent the news from spreading. The persecution of Baha'is is not a new phenomenon in Iran. For the past 200 years, Iran's religious tyrannies have subjected this minority to various forms of ill-treatment.
In October 2021, agents of the Ministry of Intelligence and Security (MOIS), plainclothes officers, and members of the State Security Forces (SSF) demolished 27 Baha'i homes in Sari, the northern province of Mazandaran's capital. The operation was carried out in accordance with the ruling of the local Revolutionary Court.
The fundamental civil rights of the Baha'is weren't taken away until the time of Islamic Republic founder Ruhollah Khomeini. The crimes against Baha'is were institutionalized by Khomeini and his thugs, who blatantly linked them to the "Small Satan" Israel and Zionism.
Iran's Supreme Leader, Ali Khamenei, also issued an executive order seizing the property of dissidents, including Baha'is and political opponents such as members and supporters of the People's Mojahedin of Iran (PMOI/MEK). Following the extrajudicial executions in the 1980s, the Executive of Imam Khomeini's Order (EIKO) confiscated thousands of hectares from the victims, and Khomeini's successors have continued this plundering to the present day.
Such atrocities have consistently galvanized Iranians from all walks of life, including ethnic and religious minorities, against the authoritarian regime. Today, the Iranian people frequently call on the international community to isolate the mullahs and hold them accountable for their heinous crimes against humanity, rather than welcoming them with open arms into international bodies.
Despite their phony objections to the mullahs, the Shah, whether Rezakhan or his fugitive son Mohammad Reza, continued crackdowns on Baha'is during the Pahlavi dictatorship. To appease the mullahs, the Shah created a legal framework that allowed anti-Baha'i Hojjatiyeh organizations to commit various crimes against low-profile followers.
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2021 Honda CR-V Facelift, First Spy Photos
October 15, 2019 by Paul Dean
The 2021 Honda CR-V will be redesigned, and it will include numerous outside and inside refreshments. Also, from some reliable sources, this model will also get some modifications under its hood. There will be a few engine options, and one of them will be a new hybrid system that also powers the popular Accord sedan model.
Whatsoever, the CR-V crossover will remain to be a compact crossover that provides an attractive look and even better cabin. The new model will offer a spacious interior and more high-quality materials, followed by lots of techs.
2021 Honda CR-V New Look
The upcoming 2021 Honda CR-V will introduce some changes outside. The new model is spied and is wearing 50 percent of the camo. So, from the images that we got, most of the parts are visible. The future model will get a new extended platform that will bring more space inside. Also, the CR-V will be larger than the current model.
Design-wise, this model will provide almost the same lines as the popular HR-V model. The changes on the front will include a new grille, LED headlights and bumpers. Overall, the rear will also be refreshed, and it will sport new taillights and more massive bumper.
Cabin Brings More High-Quality Materials
There will be more changes inside. The 2021 Honda CR-V is lying on the extended platform that will make the cabin more larger. Thanks to that, the popular manufacturer will add a third-row finally. However, this info is not yet officially confirmed. If this happens, the new model will get an increased seating capacity to seven.
The family-oriented SUV will also come with numerous updates. There will be more quality materials and some changes in the tech department. Besides the updated 5-inch infotainment system, the 2021 CR-V will get standard equipment features like single-zone automatic climate control, a rearview camera, 6-way manual-adjust driver's seat, cruise control, and a 4-speaker, 160-watt audio system and Bluetooth wireless connectivity. However, optional features will include more prominent 7-inches display compatible with Apple CarPlay/Android Auto, power driver's seat, dual-zone climate control, moonroof, push-button start, heated front seats.
2021 Honda CR-V Powertrain
Under the hood of 2021 Honda CR-V will be offered with two engine options. The first option is a 2.4-liter gasoline four-cylinder. This engine can deliver 184 hp and 180 lb-ft of torque, and it provides 26 mpg in the city and 32 mpg on the highway. Also, CVT transmission is in the offer. The next on the list is a 1.5-liter turbo that comes as the optional engine. As the first one engine, this one will provide almost the same output of 190 horses and 180 lb-ft of torque.
The diesel variant will also be introduced with the new model. This one will consist of a 1.6-liter that makes around 120 horsepower and over 200 lb-ft of torque.
The 2021 Honda CR-V will also be available with the hybrid system. According to reliable sources, this engine will bring more visual changes. Under the hood, the Honda CR-V Hybrid will be equipped with Honda's familiar two-motor hybrid powertrain. It combines two electric motors with a 2.0-liter, four-cylinder engine.
The same engine system is used in the Accord Hybrid model. However, under the CR-V model, this combination will make the output of 212 horsepower. Also, according to the officials, the new CR-V Hybrid will provide 50 percent better fuel-efficient than the base model. So, it is rated 42 mpg in the city.
Price and Release Date
The upcoming 2021 Honda CR-V will be facelifted, and changes will increase its price to $26,500. Also, the hybrid model will be new this year, and we can expect to cost a thousand dollars more than the base model.
The release date of this model is expected to be sometime next year. Models like Ford Escape, Toyota RAV4, and Nissan X-Trail will continue to compete with the new Honda CR-V.
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August Amazement
Posted: Fri, 16 Aug 2019 13:00 by Thomas Lawley
Hello and welcome back to the Insight blog!
As you may be aware, we at SPHW have released some brand new district profiles for Herefordshire and Worcestershire. These profiles cover a wide range of things about each area. Whether this is which industries are the biggest employers are? Or you are looking to put a funding bid together and you need to know the cost of physical inactivity in your area.
Down below please find some handpicked highlights for each district;
Bromsgrove:
Bromsgrove has a population total of 97,594. Of the population in the workforce, 68% are working in a full time capacity with 32% in part-time roles. The three biggest industries (Transportation and Storage, Administrative and Support Service Activities and Human Health and Social Work Activities) in Bromsgrove represent just under half (49.2%) of the jobs. Bromsgrove has a relatively economically active population with 79% of 16-64 year olds either employed or actively looking for a job.
It is estimated that 24,400 people in Bromsgrove are undertaking significantly less than the recommended level of physical activity, which has been estimated to cost in the region of £7.4 million. Of this, £879,900 has been attributed to additional health and social care costs. The other £6.5 million was spent on other public services as a result of physical inactivity. Despite this 81% of Bromsgrove residents are satisfied with their local area, compared with Worcestershire average of 79%.
Bromsgrove has a life expectancy of 81.9 years (female: 84 years, male: 79.7 years), which is in line with the national average.
Herefordshire:
Herefordshire has a total population of 189,300. Of the population in the workforce, 63% are working in full time positions, with 37% in part-time positions. 50% of the jobs in Herefordshire are provided by three main industries – Wholesale and retail trade (17.3%), Human health and social work activities (17.3%) and Manufacturing (16%). As well as this, agricultural workers represent 1 in 19 jobs across the county. Herefordshire has an economically active population with 82% of 16-64 year olds are either employed or actively looking for a job.
It is estimated that 48,200 people are undertaking significantly less than the recommended level of physical activity, at a cost of £13.3 million. It has been calculated that £1.8 million has been spent in additional health and social care. With the £13.3 million spent on other public services. Despite the additional spending as a result of physical inactivity, 80% of Herefordshire residents are satisfied with their local area.
Herefordshire has a life expectancy of 81.7 years (female: 83.6 years, male: 79.8 years), which is in line with the national average.
Malvern Hills:
Malvern Hills has a total population of 77,165. Of the population in the workforce, 61% working in full time roles, with 36% working in a part-time capacity. 53.6% of all jobs in Malvern Hills are provided by four industries - Wholesale and Retail trade (14.3%), Manufacturing (14.3%), Human health and social work activities (12.5%) and Accommodation and Food Service Activities (12.5%). Malvern Hills are a relatively economically active population with 78% of 16-64 year olds are either employed or actively looking for a job.
It's reported that 19,700 people are undertaking significantly less than the recommended level of physical activity, incurring a cost of £6.8 million. It is estimated that £812,000 is spent on additional health and social care costs. With the remaining £6 million for other public services. On a positive note, 85% of Malvern residents are satisfied with their local area.
Malvern Hills has a life expectancy of 82.4 years (female: 83.7 years, male: 81 years), which is in line with the national average.
Redditch:
Redditch has a total population of 85,204. Of the population who are working, 68% work in a full time capacity, with 29% working in part-time roles. 54% of all jobs in the Redditch area are provided by three industries - Manufacturing (21.1%), Wholesale and retail trade, (21.1%) and Human health and social work activities (11.8%). Redditch, like their district counterparts have a relatively economically active population with 87% of 16-64 year olds are either employed or actively looking for a job.
It's reported that 21,100 people are undertaking significantly less than the recommended level of physical activity, incurring a cost of £6.2 million. It is estimated that £739,000 is spent on additional health and social care costs. With the remaining £5.5 million for other public services. On a positive note, 79% of Redditch residents are satisfied with their local area.
Redditch has a life expectancy of 81.4 years (female: 83.6 years, males: 79.2 years).
Worcester city:
Worcester city has a population of 102,314. Of this population who are working, 62% in a full time capacity, with 38% part-time roles. 35.9% of all jobs in Worcester are provided by two main industries – Human Health and Social Work Activities (20.8%) and Wholesale and Retail Trade (15.1%). Worcester is in line with the district counterparts with a high economically active population with 83% of 16-64 year olds are either employed or actively looking for a job.
It's reported that 24,500 people are undertaking significantly less than the recommended level of physical activity, incurring a cost of £8.4 million. It is estimated that £1 million is spent on additional health and social care costs. With the remaining £7.4 million for other public services. On a positive note, 78% of Worcester residents are satisfied with their local area.
Worcester has a life expectancy of 81.2 years (female: 83.7 years, male: 78.6 years).
Worcestershire:
Worcestershire has a population total of 588,370. Of this total, 66% of working full time jobs with 34% working part-time roles. 42.7% of all jobs in Worcestershire are provided by three main industries – Wholesale and Retail Trade (16.1%), Human Health and Social Work Activities (13%) and Manufacturing (12.6%). Worcestershire has an economically active population with 82% of 16-64 year olds either in employment or available to start work.
It's reported that 145,500 people are undertaking significantly less than the recommended level of physical activity, incurring a cost of £49.6 million. It is estimated that £5.9 million is spent on additional health and social care costs. With the remaining £43.7 million for other public services. On a positive note, 79% of Worcestershire residents are satisfied with their local area.
Worcestershire has a life expectancy of 81.9 years (female: 83.9 years, male: 79.9 years).
Wychavon:
Wychavon has a population total of 125,378. Of this total, 69% of working full time jobs with 31% working part-time roles. 35.2% of all jobs in Wychacon are provided by two main industries – Manufacturing (17.6%) and Wholesale and Retail Trade (17.6%). Wychavon has an economically active population with 83% of 16-64 year olds either in employment or available to start work.
It's reported that 30,700 people are undertaking significantly less than the recommended level of physical activity, incurring a cost of £11.8 million. It is estimated that £1.4 million is spent on additional health and social care costs. With the remaining £10.4 million for other public services. On a positive note, 83% of Wychavon residents are satisfied with their local area.
Wychavon has a life expectancy average of 83.2% (female: 85.4 years, male: 81 years).
Wyre Forest has a population total of 100,715. Of this total, 59% of working full time jobs with 41% working part-time roles. 45.3% of all jobs in Wyre Forest are provided by three industries –Wholesale and Retail Trade (21.9%), Human Health and Social Work Activities (12.5%) and Manufacturing (10.9%). Wyre Forest has an economically active population with 83% of 16-64 year olds either in employment or available to start work.
It's reported that 25,200 people are undertaking significantly less than the recommended level of physical activity, incurring a cost of £9.2 million. It is estimated that £1.1 million is spent on additional health and social care costs. With the remaining £8.1 million for other public services. Continuing on this negative trend, only 65% of Wyre Forest residents are satisfied with their local area – the lowest in Herefordshire and Worcestershire.
Wyre Forest has a life expectancy average of 81 years (female: 83.1 years, male: 79.4 years), which is in line with the national average.
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Thanks for reading and have a good August.
Yours insightfully,
Insight Tom.
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He is seeing people of all ages at the Aurora Bay Area Health Center in Marinette at 4061 Old Peshtigo Road. He also sees patients in Sturgeon Bay and Green Bay.
Grimm treats a wide variety of common skin conditions including skin cancers, acne, dermatitis, dry skin, eczema, fungal infections, hair loss, infestations, moles, psoriasis, rashes, rosacea, shingles, viral and bacterial infections, and warts, cysts and skin tags.
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Very early in a child's life, Japanese children are in a competition to get into the best kindergarten, then primary school, middle school, then high school. Each step is viewed as getting the best education in order to achieve. Cramming, ie spending long hours after formal school hours, is an integral part of every step in the system. The end goal is to get into the best university, when all things change. After so many years where school is all important, now is the time to finally enjoy yourself and not work so hard.
The purpose of Japanese education is to create future japanese and in this, the system is pretty successful. By the time most Japanese students are 18, they are monolingual and convinced that its impossible for a true Japanese to communicate in any other language apart from Japanese. Totally wrapped in nihonjinron and the uniqueness of the Japanese, ignorant about anywhere outside Japan, fully versed in the required behaviourist cues for the next 50 years of their life, devoid of pretty much any cognitive skills, xenophobic, mentally fully rote trained, don't be the nail that sticks out.
Learning how to be Japanese is the number one goal of the system. As time goes by, the youth get more and more conservative. There is an amazing lack of curiosity about the world, lack of ambition to study overseas, lack of desire to do anything other than become a drone. It's impressive, given the easy access to information provided by the internet, low cost of travel, and relative affluence of most Japanese.
Very little learning actually occurs – the students are not given critical thinking skills they need to succeed. The education system was designed in an era when most people would finish up high school and work in factories, either in management or labor. This type of education was fine in an industrialized society where mass production and consumption drove the economy. However, the world is quickly moving to a post-consumerist society where the quality of ideas and the ability to find creative solutions to problems largely determines how successful a person (or an entire economy) will become. Some countries have learned this but Japan has clearly been slow to understand it and has been even slower in adapting its educational system to this reality. It certainly explains why the Japanese economy is sliding into irrelevance.
It may be confusing societal problems with educational problems – from a global developmental perspective the failings of the Japanese educational system – lack of creativity, lack of originality, an inability to interact in the global arena, a tribal concept (more akin to the stone age) of how the world works, inability and unwillingness to make/take decisions and total passivity.
A major emphasis is on getting better at writing entrance exams. What does this say about the education in Japan.. is it ill-equipped to prepare children for the next step in their educational ladder? What about addressing the need for the Juku in this country – why do children need to attend these soul crushers in the first place? There is a need to address the rote learning that goes on in the schools – or to reword that, address the lack of critical thinking or problem solving that doesn't take place. The current education system is geared towards the insistence on standarized tests for everything.
Students have different characters, and accordingly, educational theories must be diverse. Therefore, many educational curricula should be tried in a competitive manner. However, there is no such thing in Japan. The diversity of school books and other materials is limited, and there is little room for developing new educational materials and methods. Japanese education is far from vital.
Today, the primary trouble faced by junior high school level is the students' anxiety related to the entrance examinations to high schools. More than half of them go to cram schools, and some of them attend several cram schools. Moreover, younger children have also become affected by the examination wars. It is quite abnormal that elementary school children return home from cram schools after 10 o'clock at night. A survey has shown that 27% of elementary school students and 64% of junior high school children feel fatigue in their daily lives. Examination wars prevent children from growing up with sound minds, which makes their future of Japan gloomy.
Since a government agency decides educational content, if the agency makes a mistake, all schools are forced to go along with it. Such a risk can be avoided if the power to decide educational content is transferred to local governments or private schools. A new education system can be tried locally and then spread, before the Ministry of Education makes a nationwide decision. This would be both more natural and desirable.
The students who achieved excellent results in a subject can frequently progress faster or proceed to the next grade in the United States. The absence of a national curriculum allows such flexibility. In situation such as in Japan where educational curricula are fixed by a national curriculum, a student permitted to proceed faster must be considered as favorable discrimination. No educational theory nor educational psychology argues that every child at each grade develops at the same speed.
The Ministry of Education decides educational content in Japan. In other words, any educational efforts not approved by the Ministry are essentially useless. In the current system, doing only what is approved by the Ministry and cutting out (as much as possible) what is not approved is the most effective way to enter a famous university. Community and volunteer activities, home education, and learning styles are all useless. This is the largest contradiction in Japanese education. The definition of education is wider in the United States because the federal government does not decide the content of education. Experience in the real world, such as part-time jobs and social activities, are included in education. American high schools permit part-time jobs, while many Japanese high schools do not. Such differences result from the different definitions of education.
It is a considerable problem that the Ministry of Education has the power to develop or eliminate specific sets of values.
The description and interpretation of school books on history have been variously argued in Japan. This includes the recent charity argument and the argument as to whether the operations of the Japanese military in Asian countries was advancement or invasion. However, there is no unified interpretation of history among the people and no need to unify it. Strictly speaking, there are about 1,200 million Japanese nationals, and accordingly, there must be the same number of historical views since all of them were born at different times in different environments. Today, Japanese schools nationwide teach a unified historical view. However, this system may disturb freedom of education and belief for both right and left wingers. Japanese education should be democratized in this respect as well.
Recently, Asian countries have been rapidly catching-up to Japan. Since less expensive Asian products are frequently preferred to Japanese products when the quality is the same, Japanese industries must increasingly depend on creativity and being unconventional.
Not all Asian countries can democratize education. There are several conditions to be satisfied before education is democratized. Japan is among the few countries that can satisfy those. Education may indeed be a "hole card", as it were, for Japan. Japanese education should no longer be discussed at the level of examination wars. It is an urgent issue to be tackled to survive in today's world.
No one can deny the fact that Japanese diplomatism produces new social discrimination in schools. It would be useless to try to solve the problems of bullying and school rejection unless some measures are taken to dismantle the structure of diplomatism.
Kubodera may be an exceptional student, but his decision to seek higher education overseas is all too common among Japanese youth these days. Japan's universities have fallen on hard times, their reputations so dented that many ambitious students no longer consider them even as a last resort. Beset by international competition, hampered by outmoded curriculums and cloistered, change-resistant administrations, universities are seeing enrollment and tuition revenues decline. The total number of higher-ed students in Japan fell from 2.87 million in 2005 to 2.83 million last year, a loss of some 37,000, according to Japan's Education Ministry. Education experts say that nearly 40% of universities and colleges can't fill student quotas, forcing some schools to relax admission standards and others to merge or close.
This troubling trend is partially due to Japan's chronically low birth rate. The country's student body is shrinking. The number of 18-year-olds — a group that accounts for 90% of first-year college students — plunged 35% between 1990 and 2007, from 2 million to 1.3 million, according to the Paris-based Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development (OECD). Simply put, there are fewer and fewer Japanese students to support a system that was built for heavier class loads. As a result, Japan's famously Darwinian educational environment, in which high school students crammed day and night so they could beat their peers on standardized tests and get into good universities, is fading. Instead, even average students now breeze into colleges that are becoming less selective about who fills their hallowed lecture halls.
Educators have a phrase for this phenomenon: daigaku zennyu jidai, which literally means "an age when all are accepted to college." Big schools such as Tokyo University, which receives 40% of its funding from the government, are trying to goose head count by establishing more graduate schools and by adding postgraduate courses for working professionals and retirees. Smaller, underfunded colleges must take more drastic action. For example, Osaka University and Osaka University of Foreign Studies merged in October; two other Osaka schools — Kwansei Gakuin University and Seiwa College, both of which have been around for more than a century — are slated to combine next year.
This is another big reason why Japan is struggling to fill its classrooms. To offset dwindling enrollment, faculties need to reach out globally to attract foreign students as well as top-notch foreign teachers, who bring with them the ability to win lucrative research grants. But foreigners who opt to study in Japan sometimes regret their decision. Martin Rieger, a German attending Aoyama Gakuin University in central Tokyo, says that after one semester, he worries that he's falling behind his peers at his home university near Luxembourg. "I'm writing about topics and issues that will help no way in my future," says Rieger, 26. Bruce Stronach, president of Yokohama City University and the first Westerner to head a Japanese public university, says Japan is "not on the radar screen" of overseas students.
Another campus that's reforming is Tokyo's Waseda University. Four years ago, Waseda launched a new School of International Liberal Studies as a testing ground for "enforced artificial internationalism," as Paul Snowden, the school's dean, describes it. All classes are taught in English. The school as a matter of policy recruits one-third of its students from overseas, from countries as far away as Iceland and Uganda. The strategy seems to be working. Since it opened, the program has seen enrollment grow at an annual average rate of 15%. "This school is dragging Waseda kicking and screaming into the 21st century," Snowden says.
Japan dithers at its peril. Nations such as South Korea are building education systems geared to produce an internationally competitive workforce. "Our students need to globalize to be leaders," says Yuichiro Anzai, president of Keio University, a top private university in Tokyo. Do they have an international outlook today? "Not yet," Anzai says. "We are lacking a sense of the crisis that we face," says Akiyoshi Yonezawa, an education expert at the Center for the Advancement of Higher Education at Tohoku University in Sendai. "This society is becoming more and more disadvantaged year by year." For Japan, the "age when all are accepted to college" may turn out to be less carefree than it sounds.
I would like to think of myself as a full time traveler. I have been retired since 2006 and in that time have traveled every winter for four to seven months. The months that I am "home", are often also spent on the road, hiking or kayaking. I hope to present a website that describes my travel along with my hiking and sea kayaking experiences.


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Herman Cain and His Ever-Changing Sexual Harassment Story
Joanne Cronrath Bamberger 8 years ago No Comments
If you've been tuned into the 2012 presidential campaign, you probably know a lot about Herman Cain, the former Godfather's Pizza guy who has this 9-9-9 plan for taxes and fixing the economy.
No one, probably least of all Cain, thought he would gain the kind of traction he currently has as the potential GOP nominee. In reality, Cain has a book he's trying to sell, and, well, tossing your hat casually into the ring for a political race is a great way to sell books, right?
Except that in the Republican 'anyone but Mitt Romney' dystopia, Cain is, at least for the moment in the polling, a frontrunner.
Whether he remains at the front of the pack will depend on how we, as voters, respond to the ever-evolving story that he may have had a little problem with sexual harassment charges. You know how we love a good story about personal failings and sex!
Few of the actual details of the alleged incidents while he was the head of the National Restaurant Association are available — yet — because the women who accused him signed confidentiality agreements when they settled their claims against Cain. It looks like that will be changing soon, as Cain has now given us several versions of what supposedly happened and one of the women involved was given a year's severance pay as a result of the allegations. Another is trying to get a waiver so she can come forth with her version of the facts.
While the reports about Cain are the flavor of the moment in our 24/7 news cycle, I'm wondering — will the stories ultimately matter? I'd like to think that in the 21st century, that if the allegations against Cain are true, it would be a negative enough reflection on his judgment that he'd be out of the GOP race. But I know better than that.
I'm not sure things have changed sufficiently enough in the last few decades that voters would say "no" to a candidate who made unwanted sexual advances toward his then-employees. Are we still a country with a mindset that 20 years ago gave a pass to Clarence Thomas when Anita Hill came forward with reports of unwanted sexual advances? Things really haven't changed a lot when it comes to the level of respect, or disrespect, that women have in our society. And, we do have quite the history of giving powerful men a pass when it comes to their "indiscretions." I was a big fan of Bill Clinton, but there are still many people who wonder how he was able to remain in the White House after the Monica Lewinsky affair.
Ultimately, the question is whether this is a story about sex or one of judgment and leadership. Or what if another theory is true –maybe someone in the Cain camp realized he was in over his head and made sure that someone stealthily leaked the information?
Presidential politics is always a crazy game — at this point, nothing would surprise me.
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Hit Reset: Why Sonic 3D Blast deserves another chance
Everyone tends to think that Sonic has been dead for an undisclosed amount of time, and generally seem to miss out on or dismiss a lot of interesting games along the way. One of the first games to start the march of "Sonic hasn't been good since…" was Sonic 3D Blast. So, on this episode of Hit Reset, will take a look at why this game was not the beginning of all our problems, and why you may actually be missing out on something pretty cool.
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Reply dereklipkin 02/25/2015 at 1:39 pm
Always loved S3DB. I recently played via "Sonic Mega Collection" (GCN), and finally beat the entire game, with all emeralds, in one sitting! I even tweeted about it. But you had to be there. Let's get this on 3DS!
Reply shihe 02/25/2015 at 2:53 pm
I love this game as well. Back when I was a kid I legitimately thought of it as the next Step for Sonic. Grew up with there pc version, but played the genesis in the Mega Collection + for Ps2.
Wish they'd rerelease a double version bundle (genesis /saturn) today.
Both soundtracks are incredible, Btw.:)
Reply Ravenfreak 02/25/2015 at 7:59 pm
I enjoyed this game growing up. I didn't own a Saturn back when I was a kid, so I grew up with the Genesis version, nonetheless it's still fun. It could have been better without the Flicky system, but hey Sik made a hack way back in 2009 or so that removes the flicky collecting system so that's awesome. xD I also prefer the Genesis soundtrack over the Saturn one… I personally only like a handful of songs from the Saturn version while I love pretty much the entire Genesis soundtrack. 🙂
Reply bmhedgehog 03/01/2015 at 9:51 am
I could see this being on the 3DS and lots of options
Toggle between…
Genesis and Saturn graphics
Genesis and Saturn music (hell it would be nice to pick which music to play on each level (this idea should have been implemented to Sonic CD Remastered))
Flickies on or off (yeah adding Sik's hack would be awesome)
…So yeah.


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Ста́нкович (, ) — сербская и хорватская фамилия. Известные носители:
 Станкович, Александар (1907—1941) — югославский сербский партизан, участник Народно-освободительной войны Югославии, Народный герой Югославии.
 Станкович, Борисав (1876—1927) — сербский писатель и драматург.
 Станкович, Бранко (1921—2002) — югославский футболист.
 Станкович, Василий Васильевич (род. 1946) — советский фехтовальщик на рапирах, олимпийский призёр.
 Станкович, Воислав (род. 1987) — сербский футболист.
 Станкович, Деян (род. 1978) — сербский футболист.
 Станкович, Деян (род. 1985) — швейцарский футболист.
 Станкович, Драган (род. 1985) — сербский волейболист.
 Станкович, Драгана (род. 1995) — сербская баскетболистка.
 Станкович, Евгений Фёдорович (род. 1942) — украинский композитор и педагог.
 Станкович, Иван (род. 1982) — сербский гандболист, правый крайний французского клуба «Кретей».
 Станкович, Йован (род. 1971) — югославский футболист и футбольный тренер.
 Станкович, Корнелий (1831—1865) — сербский композитор, пианист и музыкальный писатель, педагог.
 Станкович, Марко (род. 1986) — австрийский футболист.
 Станкович, Милан (род. 1987) — сербский певец.
 Станкович, Неманя (в монашестве Акакий; род. 1971) — предстоятель Сербской истинно православной церкви, епископ Утешительевский.
 Станкович, Симеон (1886—1960) — епископ Сербской православной церкви, епископ Шабацко-Валевский.
 Станкович, Синиша (1892—1974) — югославский сербский учёный-биолог и политик, первый глава Сербии в составе Югославии.
 Станкович, Сладжана (1965—1999) — сербская военнослужащая, участвовавшая в Косовской войне.
 Станкович, Филип (род. 2002) — сербский футболист, вратарь.
 Станкович, Цицан (род. 1992) — австрийский футболист.

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MyCiTi has 42 stations and 760 stops in many areas of Cape Town. You don't have to live in these areas to use MyCiTi. You can catch the train, another bus or minibus taxi and then change over to MyCiTi for the rest of your journey.
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Everyone who wants to use MyCiTi needs to get a myconnect card. Children aged four and under travel free. A myconnect card costs R35 from a MyCiTi station or selected shops.
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Use the Trip Planner to help you plan your journey. Type in the stop or station you start at and the stop or station where you want to go and the planner will work out the best route with the bus times. You can also view a PDF System map.
When you go into a station you must hold your myconnect card against the validator. This is called a tap in. If you are at a bus stop, you also tap in the same way as when you go into a station. When you get off at a bus stop remember to tap out by holding your card against the validator. If you are getting off at a station, then do not tap out on the bus–tap out when you leave the station. If you forget to tap in or out or you don't do it correctly, you will get a penalty which is charged to your myconnect card.
Change from one route to another, and only pay one fare. Tap out at a station or on a bus and tap in again within 45 minutes to continue your journey. To change buses inside a station, make your way from one bus to another without tapping.
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A green light will shine around the validator screen.
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You will hear 2 beeps after you tap your card.
This means that your transaction was successful, but that you will need to top up urgently.
A red light will shine around the validator screen if your transaction is unsuccessful.
You will also hear 5 beeps.
This means that you do not have enough funds on your myconnect card or there is another error.
While MyCiTi is easy to use when you have done it a few times, it's okay to feel a bit confused at first. Luckily, there's someone to help you at the Transport Information Centre (TIC) all day and night, even on weekends in your choice of English, isiXhosa and Afrikaans. The friendly agents can help you with MyCiTi and other public transport service information to get you to where you need to be and safely back home again.
How does the fare get charged?
When you tap in, the system knows that you have started your journey. When you tap out at your final stop then the system calculates how much your fare is and takes it off the card as money or Mover points. It also knows if you have a special package like a Monthly or a Day Pass. Even if you have a special package you still need to tap in and out.
What are penalties and how do I get them?
If you don't have enough money for your trip.
If you forget to tap in and tap out.
If you tap the wrong validator.
For the first two penalties you will be charged R15, and thereafter R30. The penalty for the Airport route is R117.
How do I check my balance and get a statement?
There are info terminals at some stations where you can check your balance and get a statement. You can also access these services at selected station kiosks or any Absa ATM. You must enter your PIN to access these services. If you forget your PIN, you can reset it at Absa branches at Heerengracht, Gardens, V&A Waterfront or Table View during banking hours.


The immunomodulating properties of ozone can be useful in the treatment of chronic bronchitis. Ozone therapy facilitates the normalization of anti-infective immune response of the organism to viral-bacterial infection. That results in the tension of the local and general immunity, which is decreased in chronic bronchitis. As a result of treatment, in bronchial contents and mucosal cells as well as in peripheral blood it comes to an increase in the total number of T-lymphocytes and T-helpers stimulating the proliferation of B-cells and the formation of antibodies. There is an increase in IgA and IgM in blood serum, an increase in the circulating immunocomplexes and an activation of phagocyte neutrophiles. The indices of secretory IgA in bronchial contents return to normal.
With remission of bronchial inflammation it comes to an increase in the suppressive activity indicating the adequacy of immune response. The absorbability of monocytes and neutrophiles of peripheral blood is activated providing the elimination of causative agents.
Ozone therapy can be successfully used in the treatment of obstructive bronchitis, which is characterized by respiratory insufficiency of different manifestation. Persistent bronchial obstruction does not only result in the progressive respiratory insufficiency, but also facilitates pulmonary hypertension. The vasodilating properties of ozone can be particularly useful in this case. The improvement in the oxygen-transport function of blood through the parenteral introduction of ozone/oxygen gas mixture i.e. by moving aside the lungs, the increase in the release of oxygen to the tissues result in the removal of hypoxemia and tissue hypoxia.
· Inhalations with ozonated water.
The results of ozone therapy used in patients with chronic bronchitis were the following: in 79% of patients - an improvement in the condition, in 29% of cases - a significant improvement i.e. the complete disappearance of cough, dyspnea, weakness, lung wheezing; in 21% of cases - satisfactory results of treatment.
The effect of ozone therapy develops through its many-sided action on the pathological process. First of all, this is the ability of ozone to remove bronchospasm that occurs due to the dilatating effect on smooth musculature through NO-radical produced in the endotheliocytes under the action of ozone.
Of great importance is the ability of ozone to remove tissue hypoxia, which always develops in patients with bronchial asthma due to pulmonary insufficiency, resulted from bronchospasm. The transport of oxygen to blood past the lungs, the increased release of oxygen to the tissues, the improvement in the flow properties of blood are the basis for removal of hypoxia.
An increase in oxygen supply leads to the normalization of organs and systems, in particular the immune system. The organism's immunological mechanisms are oxygen-dependent as the adequate chemotaxis and phagocytosis with generation of oxygen free radicals by the macrophages and granulocytes in response to infection require appropriate oxygen supply.
The immunological effect of ozone develops through the activation of the production of cytokines - interferons, tumor necrosis factor, interleukins. The latter ones activate the cell-bound and humoral immunity. It comes to the intensification of the synthesis of T-killers, which are responsible for the cell-bound immunity, normalization in the production of T-helpers regulating the activity of B-lymphocytes regarding the synthesis of immunoglobulins.
The stimulation of the immune system facilitates the suppression of the inflammatory process owing to the decreased activity of effector cells and their decreased production of biologically active substances providing bronchospastic reactions.
The anti-viral and anti-bacterial effects of ozone are also of great importance. The bactericidal action of ozone is similar to the organism's own processes focused on the destruction of foreign antigens. Ozone intensifies the action of free radicals owing to the increased phagocytic ability of leukocytes. Besides, ozone penetrates into the microbial cell and directly reacts with cytoplasma proteins thus disturbing bacterial proliferation.
The anti-viral mechanism of ozone develops by damaging the polypeptide chains of viral membrane that disturbs the ability of virus to hold on the cells. It also comes to the breakdown of one RNA chain into two parts that stops the reproductive process of viruses. The protective action of ozone towards the intact cells is important. The defense against viruses is provided through the activated synthesis of interferon and the intensified elimination of virus-infected cells.
· Inhalations with ozonized distilled water.
One of the investigations included 42 patients with bronchial asthma who received one course of ozone therapy. Most of the patients (83%) had moderate severity of disease. After the course of ozone therapy a significant improvement in the patient's condition (a decrease in dyspnea attacks more than twice and in the dosage of drug therapy) was observed in 86% of patients. In 7% of patients asthmatic attacks were completely stopped by gradually rejecting the use of medicines. In 7% of cases there was no improvement.
Thanks for sharing this extremely informative article on bronchitis asthma. I recently read about what is bronchitis on website called breathefree.com. I found it extremely helpful.
I am sharing my story in an excited mood. It all started when I woke up with a bad cough. I felt it was because of the cold, maybe, I didn't put on enough warm clothing to sleep. I coughed all through that day. I waited a few days to see if it got worse and it did. I was coughing to the extent of dry heaves and I was vomiting. The cough hurt my throat severely. I finally ended up in the ER. They sent me home with antibiotics, an inhaler, and some pills to stop the coughing.
After 7 days, of worsening cough, I went back to the hospital where I was diagnosed of chronic asthmatic bronchitis. My wheezing became so loud that I found it difficult to sleep. When I went to the doctor I was given a Z-Pak, albuterol inhaler, oral steroids, cough pills which didn't do any good, and was told to take Mucinex. The more I take these medications, the worse my condition became.
I went in search for a cure without complications. I read stories of people who had worst cases of bronchitis and asthma. I was happy that people had gone through what I was going through and were cured by herbal medication.
I was diagnosed of chronic bronchitis (CB). I had it for about 3 years. While it lasted, I coughed every day. My throat was always filled with mucus and it never goes away. Some days my cough is more persistent and I'll cough up the mucus; most days I just have a pitiful cough that bothers my throat but I can't stop. I was given prednisone and different inhalers which I used for years. These medications only subdued it for few weeks, but it will return again coupled with wheezing. I also had other heart challenges from using these medications. I got tired of using English medications and inhalers without a cure; I thought I will be stuck with bronchitis forever.
As a sign of gratitude for how my husband was saved from asthma , i decided to reach out to those still suffering from this.


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Buhari administration's scorecard for 2021: Its stellar performance, says Information Minister
…reels out 100 touchstone achievements recorded amid COVID-19-triggered economic, health challenges
by Per Second News December 30, 2021, 9:18 pm
President Muhammadu Buhari
In spite of insecurity and the COVID-19-triggered economic and health challenges which confronted the country, the Minister of Information and Culture, Alhaji Lai Mohammed said on Thursday that the Muhammadu Buhari administration has performed creditably, and reeled out its 100 touchstone achievements in 2021.
Specifically, Mohammed said one of the greatest achievements of the administration in the outgoing year was recorded in the oil and gas sector, the greatest revenue earner for the country, Persecondnews reports.
Mohammed told a well-attended news conference in Lagos:"The passage and signing into law of the Petroleum Industry Act (PIA) is a landmark achievement. Many have described it as the most profound event in the Nigerian oil and gas space in the last 20 years.
"The PIA is envisaged to foster investment in the industry and delineate responsibilities to the various institutions. Its key objectives are:
– to establish a commercialized National Oil Company (NNPC Ltd.)
– to entrench accountability and good governance
– to promote the exploration and exploitation of the petroleum resources in Nigeria for the benefit of all Nigerians as well as foster the sustainable development of the host communities.
"Overall, the PIA serves to ensure the efficient and effective technical and operational regulation of the upstream, midstream and downstream sectors of the oil industry through the formation of the Nigerian Upstream Regulatory Commission and the Nigerian Midstream and Downstream Regulatory Authority, among others.
"Also worthy of note is the transformation of the Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation (NNPC). The nation's national oil entity has witnessed many changes and transformation through the decades. From its take-off on 1st April 1977 as a merger of the Nigerian National Oil Corporation (NNOC) and the Federal Ministry of Petroleum and Energy Resources, the NNPC – now re-christened NNPC Limited – has been undergoing the kind of transformation designed to re-invent the entity for greater efficiency and value creation.
" Yet, the changes and the unprecedented deluge of reformations in 2021 eclipse previous attempts to restructure the oil company. The tempo created with the passage and eventual presidential assent of the PIA was sustained with the quick activation of Part V of the new law which requires the incorporation of a commercial and profit-focused National Oil Company (NOC) within six (6) months of the passage into law.
"Thus, the NNPC Management – on behalf of the Federal Government – incorporated the Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation (NNPC) Limited under the Companies and Allied Matters Act. Under the new arrangement, NNPC Ltd will, on behalf of the Federation, take over assets, interests and liabilities of the Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation (NNPC).
" Another major achievement in the sector is the posting of a N287 billion profit, after tax, by the NNPC. It was the first time in 44 years that the Corporation has recorded such profit, which the NNPC attributed to aggressive cost cutting measures, cost savings through renegotiation of contracts by up to 30%, improved efficiency through business automation, emphasis on commercially-focused investment and non-interference in the management of the corporation's affairs, among other factors.
"The construction/rehabilitation of 21 Roads under the Federal Government's Road Infrastructure Development and Refurbishment Investment Tax Credit Scheme is also a major achievement. Recall, gentlemen, that the Federal Executive Council (FEC) approved N621.2 billion for the NNPC to take over the reconstruction of 21 federal roads across the six geopolitical zones of the country.
"The construction and rehabilitation of the selected roads are meant as strategic intervention under the Federal Government Road Infrastructure and Refreshment Tax Credit Scheme.''
On the economy, the information minister, Mohammed also stated:"The recovery of the economy remained on a steady path throughout the year 2021. As you are aware, gentlemen, many countries around the world face unprecedented challenges, starting from 2020, as a result of the COVID-19 pandemic and Nigeria is no exception.
"The Nigerian economy was hit by the pandemic in mid-2020, and the economic disruptions led to a recession. The poor performance of the economy during the COVID-19 era affected output growth, trade, household welfare and livelihood.''
Mohammed scored the administration high in the fight against insecurity, boosting the economy and provision of public infrastructure such roads, train and the Second Niger Bridge in the Southeast.
According to Mohammed, a quick response by the federal government with the rolling out of effective fiscal and monetary policies as well as health-related policies intended to curb the spread of the pandemic and mitigate the negative impact of the pandemic on the economy had yielded considerable results.
He said: "Let me admit straightaway that the year has not been devoid of challenges. For the outgoing year in particular, the major challenge has been that of insecurity. In spite of this and the usual economic challenges, especially the dwindling resources available to the government, the Administration has availed itself creditably, as we will be demonstrating shortly.
"As I said in my introductory remarks, our biggest challenge in the outgoing year is in the area of security. Despite the enormity of the challenge, our military has continued to live up to their billing.
"We owe them a debt of gratitude for their patriotism and sacrifice. We just can't appreciate them enough, as you will soon see when I break down their achievements in the year under review.
"To keep our country safe, the Armed Forces of Nigeria (AFN) has set up various operations across the country. These include the Joint Task Force (JTF) North East, tagged Operation HADIN KAI covering the North East region; the JTF SS, tagged Operation DELTA SAFE covering the South South region; the JTF NW, known as Operation HADARIN DAJI covering the North West region; Operation SAFE HAVEN covering Plateau, parts of Kaduna and Bauchi states.
"Operation WHIRL STROKE covering Benue, Nasarawa and Taraba States; JTF SW, referred to as Operation AWATSE and covering Lagos and Ogun States; Operation THUNDER STRIKE covering Abuja-Kaduna Highway and Operation WHIRL PUNCH covering parts of Kaduna State.
"Gentlemen, in the Northeast zone under Operation HADIN KAI, a combination of kinetic and non-kinetic operations, coupled with a review of strategies, led to the neutralization of over 1000 terrorists, rescue of 2000 civilians and the surrender of over 22,000 terrorists including their families.
"Many arms and ammunition were also recovered. This is in addition to destruction of several IED/bomb making factories of the ISWAP/BHT. Under Operation HADARIN DAJI in the North West, the conduct of offensive clearance operations, raids and air operations resulted in the neutralisation of about 427 bandits, arrest of 257 bandits, rescue of 897 civilians and recovery of 3,087 livestock.
"Similarly, Operation WHIRL PUNCH covering parts of Kaduna neutralised about 215 bandits, arrested 133 bandits, rescued 296 civilians and recovered 136 livestock, while Operation THUNDER STRIKE neutralised 36 bandits, arrested 74, rescued 296 civilians and recovery of 3,087 livestock.
"In the North Central, raids and clearance operations conducted by Operation SAFE HAVEN neutralised 91 criminal elements, arrested 155 suspects, rescued 159 civilians and recovered 3,259 livestock.
"For its part, Operation WHIRL STROKE neutralised 158 criminals, arrested 151 suspects and rescued 183 civilians. Operation
"DELTA SAFE in the South-South destroyed about 1,520 illegal refineries, confiscated 5,315 storage facilities and impounded 617 boats, amongst other items. Additionally, about 74,297,425 litres of Dual Purpose Kerosene (DPK), 41,971,693 litres of crude oil and 88,350 litres of PMS were recovered.
"Furthermore, 174 trucks and 13 vessels were impounded while 755 illegal oil bunkerers were arrested and 153 assorted weapons recovered.
"In the Southwest, patrols and clearance operations by troops of Operation AWATSE led to the arrest of 46 persons for various forms of criminalities while several vehicles, jerricans, motorcycles and electricity generators used for illegal bunkering were seized.
"The effectiveness of the military was enhanced by the leadership provided by President Muhammadu Buhari and the unwavering commitment of the armed forces and its leadership.
"The procurement of modern platforms for the armed forces has also gone a long way in raising the level of their operational readiness and efficiency, in addition to boosting their capabilities.''
Mohammed also disclosed that during the period under review, the Nigerian Army procured 160 MRAPS, 150 trucks, 60 APCs and kits to improve its equipment holding in addition to the provision of accommodation for the troops and the recruitment of over 10,000 personnel into the Army.
"The Nigerian Navy (NN), for its part, commissioned the FALCON EYE Maritime Domain Awareness Capability, the third locally-built Seaward Defence Boat, one helicopter, 4 inshore patrol boats and 90 Rigid Hull Inflatable Boats.
"Over 1,500 personnel were recruited into the Navy during the year. The Nigerian Air Force (NAF) took delivery of 12 Super Tucanos and 3 JF-17 Thunder Fighter Aircraft and other platforms with which it has conducted several Air interdictions, provided close air support to ground troops and destroyed several illegal structures and equipment belonging to terrorists, bandits and other criminal elements.
"The Armed Forces of Nigeria has also contributed immensely to International peace and security efforts with its robust participation in the United Nations Multidimensional Integrated Stabilisation Mission in Mali (MINUSMA) and the regional initiative, the ECOWAS Military Intervention in Gambia (ECOMIG).
"The Nigerian military's continued participation in these Missions has ensured their viability and sustenance towards achieving their military and political goals, Mohammed added.
"Overall, the good news is that the military, in spite of its achievements, is not resting on its oars. The Military has assured that it is also poised in fulfillment of its constitutional duties to address the myriad of evolving contemporary threats, particularly as the 2023 elections draw nearer.
"Still on the fight against insecurity, the implementation of the community policing initiative of the current administration has led to the training of 25,000 constabularies in several police colleges across the country.
"The successful officers who were trained on basic police duties, modern intelligence gathering techniques, rule of law, etc. were deployed to their local governments of origin to aid in intelligence gathering and improve police visibility in their communities,'' he explained.
Still on the economy, Mohammed said: "This was an improvement from a declining performance in the first three quarters of 2020 (which led to economic recession) at 1.87 percent in Q1, -6.10 percent in Q2 and -3.62 percent in Q3 2020. Nevertheless, the fourth quarter 2020 recorded a slight improvement of 0.11 percent, ushering in positive growth rates in the three quarters of 2021.
"This economic performance in 2021 shows a steady improvement in growth over the last three quarters of 2020, and this can be attributed to government policies and strategies such as the Economic Sustainability Plan; the N500 billion COVID-19 Crisis Intervention Fund etc.
"In the oil sector, real growth shows poorer performance in 2021, recording 2.21% (year-on-year) in Q1 2021, -12.65% in Q2 2021 and –10.73% in Q3 2021, from stronger growth of 5.06% in Q1 2020, -6.63% in Q2 2020, and -13.89% in Q3 2020.
"However, oil production in million barrel per day continued to decline in 2021, from 2.07mbpd in Q1 2020,1.81mbpd in Q2 2020, 1.67mbpd in Q3 2020 to 1.72mbpd in Q1 2021, 1.61mbpd in Q2 2021 and 1.57mbpd in Q3 2021. Non-oil sector indicated better performance of 0.79% in Q1 2021, 6.74% in Q2 2021 and 5.44% in Q3 2021, compared to 1.55% in Q1 2020, -6.05% in Q2 2020, and -2.51% in Q3 2020.
"In Foreign Trade, Nigeria witnessed dwindling performance in 2020, arising from trade restrictions on accounts of COVID-19 pandemic. Disruptions of trading activities driven by the pandemic further weakened the balance of trade witnessed in Q4 2019 in the subsequent quarters.
"Consequently, total imports in the first three quarters of 2021 rose by 57.13%, from N13.97 in the corresponding quarters of 2020 to N21.95 trillion. Similarly, total exports grew by 40.62%, which was N13.12 trillion in the first three quarters of 2021, compared to N9.33trillion in the corresponding period, an indication of improved trading activities although with a deficit position.
"Over the same period crude oil export improved considerably at N10.03 trillion, compared to N6.92 trillion, showing a growth rate of 44.93%, while Non-oil exports grew by 21.17% – from N1.19trillion to N1.44trillion over the same period.
"Inflation rate has continued to decline on a year-on-year basis since April 2021 when 18.12% was recorded. Looking at the trend, a declining rate was recorded from 17.93% in May to 17.01% in August, 15.99% in October and 15.40% November 2021.
"It is projected that proper implementation of the proposed 2022 project of N17.13 trillion, and Medium-Term Expenditure Framework & Fiscal Strategy Paper 2022-2024 are likely to improve the performance of the economy., Mohammed disclosed.
"Also, judicious implementation of the Petroleum Industry Act will likely improve oil production/sales stability; relatively high oil prices will enhance revenue performance and budget implementation, while strengthening security will improve output growth of the economy.
"For example, the country's domestic growth in the first three quarters of 2021 was positive, recording real GDP of 0.51 percent in Q1, 5.01 percent in Q2 and 4.03 percent in Q3 2021.''
On the Second Niger Bridge, the minister, Mohammed said work had reached 78 percent and that the project would be commissioned by November 2022.
In the transportation sector, Mohammed said: "Definitely the most outstanding achievement in the transportation sector in 2021 is the flag-off of the commercial operation of the Lagos-Ibadan standard gauge rail line in June 2021 by President Muhammadu Buhari.
"The trains are currently conveying goods and services and reducing traffic and human pressure on infrastructural facilities on the Lagos-Ibadan highway. Then there was the ground-breaking ceremony for the rehabilitation and reconstruction of Port-Harcourt-Maiduguri Eastern Narrow Gauge Railway project and the Bonny Deep Sea and Railway Industrial Park.
"The 2,044-km Port Harcourt-Maiduguri rail line cuts across Rivers, Imo, Anambra, Benue, Enugu, Ebonyi, Gombe, Yobe, Adamawa and Borno. President Buhari also performed the ground-breaking ceremony of the Kano-Kaduna standard gauge rail line modernization project in July 2021.
"The project is a continuation of the Lagos-Kano rail plan. It is the third segment, with Lagos-Ibadan as well as Ibadan-Kano as the 1st and 2nd segments, respectively. Then, the MOU for the construction of the US$1.959 billion Kano-Maradi standard gauge line was signed with the Portuguese firm Mota-Engil Group.
"This is part of the on-going Federal Government's initiative to provide inter-modal means of transportation across the country as well as enhance trade between Nigeria and some African countries.''
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