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The Citizen
3 days ago
- Automotive
- The Citizen
Intensely shocked plug-in hybrid Omoda C9 SHS arriving in June
Sister brand to Jaecoo will unveil its first electrified model at the same as the former's own first PHEV, the J7 SHS. Omoda's first ever plug-in hybrid in South Africa could became the latest Chinese product to breach R1-million. Image Omoda & Jaecoo With sister brand Jaecoo having confirmed the arrival of its first plug-in hybrid (PHEV) in South Africa next month, Omoda has announced that its debutant PHEV, based on the C9, will be debuting at the same time as its first product tipped to possibly breach the R1-million mark. Serious PHEV punch Approved for South Africa in February, the C9 PHEV will join the Jaecoo J7 PHEV in adopting parent company Chery's SHS or Super Hybrid System moniker first announced at the Shanghai International Auto Show in March. Differing little from the combustion engine C9 on first glance, bar the addition of a second flap hiding the charging port on the rear wing, the SHS will only be offered in flagship Explore guise, which in 'normal' petrol form, starts R885 900. ALSO READ: Plug-in hybrid Jaecoo J7 becoming one with the grid in June Up front resides the biggest difference in that the SHS swaps the 2.0 T-GDI engine for the same 1.5 T-GDI used in the J7 SHS, but with three instead of a single electric motor. Motivated by a bigger 34.5-kWh battery pack, the C9 SHS has a combined output of 440kW/915Nm, which goes to all four wheels via a three-speed Dedicated Hybrid Transmission (DHT). SHS will be modelled on the top-spec C9 Explore. Note: conventional petrol model depicted. Image: Omoda & Jaecoo The claimed all-electric is 150 km and the combined distance with the petrol engine included, 1 100 km. According to O&J South Africa, using a fast DC charger up to 40 kW will require a waiting time of 25 minutes from 30-80%. Likely spec In terms of specification, and given the combustion engine Explore's features, the SHS will come standard with 20-inch alloy wheels, the 12-speaker Sony sound system, a panoramic sunroof, heated, electric and ventilated front seats, heated steering wheel, Nappa leather upholstery, dual 12.3-inch displays, ambient lighting and a pair of wireless smartphone chargers. Interior of the C9 SHS, seemingly, differs little from the conventional combustion model on first glance. Image Omoda & Jaecoo On the safety side, expect the following to feature: Driver Attention Alert; Adaptive Cruise Control; Rear Cross Traffic Alert with Reverse Automatic Braking; Blind Spot Monitoring; Lane Departure Warning; 540-degree surround-view camera system; Lane Keep Assist; Lead Vehicle Alert Stay tuned With a reported week left before it and the J7 SHS' reveal, expect pricing of the C9 SHS to be announced then. NOW READ: Serious shock: PHEV Omoda C9 and Jaecoo J7 outputs revealed
GMA Network
3 days ago
- Politics
- GMA Network
CHED eyes removal of 3 general education subjects from college curriculum
Three general education courses—art appreciation, contemporary world, and ethics—should be removed from the college curriculum and added to the high school program, according to an official of the Commission on Higher Education (CHED) on Wednesday. 'We have five [subjects]...meaning 15 units out of the 50 existing units of General Education, which are already integrated in senior high school [curriculum]. That 15 units will increase with these three courses [which is three units each]: art appreciation, contemporary world and ethics,' Edizon Fermin, chairperson of the CHED Technical Panel for Teacher Education, told a hearing of the House Committee on Basic Education and Culture on the revised senior high school curriculum. 'The DepEd (Department of Education) has mapped it out and I have also reviewed and found out that these are included in subjects taken by Grades 7 to 12. We don't want a duplication. So, when we add them up, there will be 24 units less in college which is already equivalent to one semester,' he added. CHED's presentation before the House panel stated that the art appreciation can be found in the arts subject, contemporary world can be included in Araling Panlipunan, and ethics is a topic under the Good Manners and Right Conduct and Values Education. The five core subjects that will be covered in the revised SHS curriculum are as follows: Effective Communication (Mabisang Komunikasyon) Life Skills General Mathematics General Science Pag-aaral ng Kasaysayan at Lipunang Pilipino All these core subjects will be taken up in Grade 11, since Grade 12 will be exclusively for taking up electives or a set of subjects relevant to the cluster that the student chose to take. The electives are divided into two clusters: Academic and TechPro clusters. The Academic cluster for those who seek to pursue college education includes the following electives: Arts, Social Sciences and Humanities Business and Entrepreneurship Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics (STEM) Sports, Health and Wellness Field Experience The TechPro cluster for those who seek immediate employment offers the following electives: Agriculture and Fishery Arts Information and Communications Technology Family and Consumer Science Industrial Arts Maritime Work Immersion The revised SHS curriculum, which will be piloted in the School Year 2025–2026, gives students the freedom to choose elective courses that they believe will improve their application for college admission or prepare them for employment following SHS. However, Marikina Representative Stella Quimbo, a former economics professor at UP Diliman, voiced concerns about the plan. 'For example, if I am a STEM [student under Academic] cluster, it is actually possible for me to avoid trigonometry under the new curriculum. But under the current set up, as a STEM student, trigonometry is already mandatory. So, when I reach college, I can skip trigonometry and proceed to a higher Math [subject],' Quimbo said. 'With the new curriculum, you may actually avoid all the math subjects in STEM and just choose science electives. In that situation, colleges might have to revert to the pre-K-12 curriculum. To begin with, they (colleges) have already changed their curriculum keeping in mind that the SHS curriculum already has fixed subjects which can substitute for general education subjects in college,' she added. In response, DepEd Assistant Secretary Janir Datukan stated that guidance counselors can assist in handling such situations. 'We're strengthening our guidance counseling program to exactly avoid that kind of incident where a student can just take whatever [he or she likes],' Datukan said. But Quimbo said guidance counselors can only recommend courses to students, not force them to enroll in them. 'I don't think it's just that. Even if the guidance counselor will say, don't do this but do not all schools have guidance counselors, and we don't have enough guidance counselors. Hindi [rin] required yung bata na makinig doon sa counselor. Persuasive [advise] lang naman po 'yun,' Quimbo said. 'I don't think the guidance counselor can solve that,' she added. — VBL, GMA Integrated News
Scroll.in
5 days ago
- Health
- Scroll.in
Bihar SHS Ayush MO notification 2025 released; 2619 posts on offer
The Bihar State Health Society (SHS) has released the official notification for the recruitment of Ayush MO (Mainstream/RBSK) (on contractual basis) at PHC/CHC/APHC of Bihar under National Health Mission against Advt no. 05/2025. The registration link is likely to be active today on the official website The last date to submit the form is June 15 up to 6.00 pm. The recruitment drive aims to fill 2619 vacancies, of which 1411 are for Ayush Doctor (Ayurvedic), 706 for Ayush Doctor (Homeopathic), and 502 for Ayush Doctor (Unani). Applicants should be between the ages of 21 to 37 years as on August 1, 2024. The upper age limit is relaxed. For information on educational qualifications, pay scale, and other details, please refer to the notification below: Here's the official notification. Application Fee Applicants outside the State of Bihar (Male/ Female)/ Unreserved/ BC/ OBC/ EWS category are required to pay a fee of Rs 500, whereas Rs 125 applies to Bihar State's SC/ ST and PwD category candidates.
Yahoo
23-05-2025
- Business
- Yahoo
Sterling schools to finish up third phase of high school's $13.8M HVAC project this summer
May 23—STERLING — Now that school is out, Sterling Public Schools will work over the summer to finish several projects in the district's three-year facility plan. Among the work is the third and final phase of a heating, ventilation and air conditioning system at Sterling High School using federal COVID-19 relief funds, interior door replacement at both SHS and Challand Middle School, and health and life safety work at both schools. Other projects include sidewalk replacement and parking lot seal coating at several schools. The district also is looking a few years down the road at Jefferson and Franklin schools' needs and the creation of safety vestibules that will enhance security. Sterling High School SHS is finishing the third and final phase in remodeling the school's HVAC system. Work on this phase began last summer. The original 1948 steam boiler, which Sterling Schools' Superintendent Tad Everett called "extremely inefficient and very costly," is being replaced with a more efficient electrical system. The third phase was finalized and approved by the school board in December 2023, with an estimated cost of $2.5 million. However, SPS Director of Finance Matt Birdsley said the final bid came in at $4.45 million. Before the pandemic, the cost for all three phases was projected at $9.72 million. That number has since grown to $13.8 million. "With a project this in-depth, we knew there would be some additional costs," Birdsley said. "The increase in cost is due to the increased cost of the equipment post-COVID, as well as the unknown expenditures that pop up when you open up walls and ceilings that had been enclosed since the building was originally built." Birdsley said SPS used the $4.8 million it received from the Elementary and Secondary Schools Emergency Relief Fund to pay for the first two phases. The federal government gave ESSER funds to schools across the country to improve ventilation in their buildings to help mitigate the spread of COVID-19. The remaining HVAC project costs were covered using a combination of Health and Life Safety bonds, working cash bonds, Corporate Personal Property Replacement Tax funds, local sales tax revenue and the Illinois State Board of Education's School Maintenance Project Grant. SHS also will replace several interior doors this summer. They need to be brought up to date under new state fire codes, which became apparent after the school was flagged during a health and life safety survey that detected several doors would not stay latched. The same work will be done at CMS next summer. Bidding for the project went up Jan. 29, and was awarded to Gehrke Construction. The cost for replacing doors at both schools will be $593,500, using HLS and capital funds. Revenue for these two funds comes from the Life Safety Levy and Sales Tax. SPS also plans to spend $34,600 on several health and life safety survey priority A items at SHS and CMS, including smoke detectors and emergency lights, using HLS funds. Birdsley said the administration will recommend Wednesday, May 28, that the school board approve an asbestos abatement bid for two classrooms at SHS for a total of $40,500 and one alternate bid for an additional classroom for $7,400. "The floor tiles in these classrooms are in poor condition and need to be removed," Birdsley said. "If approved, this work would be completed in summer 2025. Funds for this would come from sales tax revenue." Challand Middle School SPS replaced nine wooden classroom doors at CMS last summer. This summer, it needs to spend $16,500 in sales tax revenue to replace an additional 10 doors. "We also elected to paint the common areas at Challand as it has been 10-plus years since any painting had been done on the inside," Birdsley said. "The cost for this is $38,000 and will be funded by sales tax revenue. This includes all of the hallways and stairwells at CMS." The school is getting a new track facility that will be completed over the next several summers. The first phase, which began last summer, created an all-weather track and track and field areas, including long jump, triple jump, high jump and pole vault areas. Birdsley said the new track was used for team practices this spring, and the second phase is projected to add portable bleachers for spectators and a building that will be used for concessions, restrooms and storage. He said SPS is currently working on its facility plan for 2026-2028, which will include the CMS track's second phase as part of its draft plan, but no decisions have been made. Other summer 2025 projects Sections of sidewalks will be replaced at SHS and Franklin and Lincoln elementary schools at a cost of $32,700, using sales tax revenue. Parking lot seal coating will be done at Washington, Lincoln, Franklin and Jefferson elementary schools, as well as at the SPS warehouse, for $46,368, paid for with sales tax revenue. SHS's Roscoe Eades Stadium will undergo masonry and brick maintenance. The project is part of annual maintenance to the stadium's exterior and includes tuck pointing and sealing exterior brick. The work will cost $48,000 and be paid for by sales tax revenue. Lights will be replaced at the field house. Birdsley said the current light fixtures are outdated and the bulbs will no longer be available for purchase in Illinois. The work will cost $25,170 using sales tax revenue. Future projects "We are anticipating including Jefferson and Franklin renovations in our 2026-2028 facility plan and work on those two buildings would begin in summer 2026," Birdsley said. "This work would be similar to our other remodels and would include a secured entrance vestibule, office renovation, student restroom renovation, replacing flooring, new lights, fresh paint, new lockers, and playground enhancements, among other items." The projects will take multiple summers to complete and, based on the costs from remodeling Washington and Lincoln elementary schools, are estimated to cost millions.
The Citizen
22-05-2025
- Automotive
- The Citizen
Plug-in hybrid Jaecoo J7 becoming one with the grid in June
Jaecoo and parent company Chery's first plug-in hybrid to debut in South Africa, the J7 SHS has an EV-only range of 90 km and a combined system output of 255kW/525Nm. Initially planed for local market release at the end of May, Omoda & Jaecoo South Africa has confirmed that its first-ever hybrid, the J7 SHS, will officially launch in early June. Hybrid shock Its abbreviation denoting Super Hybrid System, which parent company Chery debuted at the Shanghai Auto Show two months ago, the setup consists of the smaller 1.5 T-GDI engine rather than the normal 1.6 T-GDI being combined with a single electric motor driven by an 18.3-kWh lithium phosphate battery pack. ALSO READ: Serious shock: PHEV Omoda C9 and Jaecoo J7 outputs revealed Paired to a new three-speed Dedicated Hybrid Transmission (DHT), the J7 SHS develops a combined 255kW/525Nm and, as a result of being a plug-in hybrid, drive 90 km on the electric systems alone. Supporting DC charging up top 40 kW, the SHS will require a waiting time of 20 minutes from 30-80%. According to O&J, the combined combustion and electric range is 1 200 km. Expect it to fit in here… While no pricing has yet been made, Jaecoo has hinted at the SHS possibly being modelled on the mid-range Glacier trim grade rather than the flagship Inferno, whose only differences include a heated steering wheel and all-wheel-drive. This stems from not disclosing the latter features on the preliminary specification list, which so far names 19-inch alloy wheels, the eight-speaker sound system, Rear Cross Traffic Alert with Reserve Automatic Braking, Lane Departure Warning, Forward Collision Warning and Adaptive Cruise Control as some of the standard items. Known as the SHS, the J7 has a combined electric and combustion engine range of 1 200 km. Image: Omoda & Jaecoo At present, the three-model J7 range starts off at R549 900 for the entry-level Vortex, before increasing to R599 900 for the Glacier. The all-paw gripping Inferno completes the trio at R679 900. As such, the SHS could be positioned above the Inferno on the price, but with identical levels of spec to the Glacier as a means of keeping pricing competitive. More soon For the moment though, this is purely speculative and will only be confirmed or disproved when the official unveiling happens next month. NOW READ: Plug-in hybrid Jaecoos destined for South Africa with serious shock
