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STRAWBERRY-PICKING ROBOTS TO GATHER FRUIT FOR WIMBLEDON FANS
ROMEINE 8:4 “Nou kan ons aan die eise van die wet voldoen, óns wat ons lewe nie deur ons sondige natuur laat beheers nie, maar deur die Gees.” PAGE 2 Strawberry-Picking Robots To Gather Fruit For Wimbledon Fans PAGE 3 Waar Niemand Jou Kan Sien Nie PAGE 4 Recipe PAGE 6 Animals That Made It To Space Before You Did PAGE 14 Meet The Man With The Largest Collection Of Newspaper Titles In The World PAGE 15 DIY PAGE 18 Kinders En Selfone: Weet Van Die Gevare PAGE 19 + 20 Datums Om Te Onthou PAGE 21 Emergency Numbers PAGE 22 • Tide Table • Public Holiday Calendar 2019
STRAWBERRY-PICKING ROBOTS TO GATHER FRUIT FOR WIMBLEDON FANS VIDEO:
https://youtu.be/OyA9XnW6BV4
Wimbledon enthusiasts, who consume around 34,000kg of strawberries every year, could soon get their strawberries picked by a small group of autonomous robots capable of picking enough fruit for the championships in less than a week. The ‘Rubion’ bot, developed by a research and development company specialising in providing robotic solutions to agriculture and food called Octinion, can pick and package ripe strawberries, bruise-free, every five seconds with its delicate clasping mechanism, and has the ability to deliver up to 360kg every single day. Unveiled by the Actphast 4.0, an innovation hub which supports photonics technology by European companies, it would take just 14 of these new robots less than seven days to pick and package all the unblemished strawberries needed for the Wimbledon season, according to its developers. A human picker can collect around 50kg (on average) – depending on the skill and experience – in a day. However, human pickers will need to take breaks, be prepared to work for very little and can be tempted to eat some of the berries. While collecting harder fruits such as apples or pears has often taken a more straightforward mechanical approach, shaking the crops and collecting them off the ground for example, the automated process of picking berries is still deemed a challenge due to the delicate and soft nature of the fruit. “The picking of soft fruits with machines has always been tricky given that they are so easy to get squashed and the sensitivity needed to discern whether a fruit was ripe or rotten, simply wasn’t there,” said CEO and founder of Octinion, Dr Tom Coen. “However, Rubion, our autonomous strawberry-picking robot, is a novel way around this problem. It is comparable to a human in many ways: the robot only picks the finest, fresh, red berries and will not bruise or hurt the strawberries in any way.” The robot picks individual strawberries grown in raised beds a few feet off the floor and can sort the fruits by size or weight and pack into punnets as it goes along, the developers have said. The strawberry-picking robot collects soft fruits like a human, bruise-free, at a rate of 11,500 berries (between 180 and 360kg) in a 16-hour day. Furthermore, with its patented arm-mechanism, the robotic picker can detect a ripe strawberry with lasers before “clasping” a hanging berry from beneath. According to Octinion, picking and sorting speeds are comparable to the ideal human picker but with advanced quality-monitoring and the ability to work without a rest or a break, 24 hours a day, seven days a week. Chief technology officer and co-founder of the company, Dr Jan Anthonis said: “Our robot doesn’t need a break or a holiday and doesn’t complain about the weather. Rotting and unpicked fruit from a lack of human pickers on farms all over the world could soon be tackled with robots.” In order to pick out the ripest strawberries, ‘Rubion’ uses photonic sensors to detect the wavelengths of light, or the “signatures” given off from a ripe, red strawberry according to a preprogrammed set of characteristics determined by the RGB camera built into the “eye” of the robot. “Just like you know what a plump, juicy, red strawberry looks like,” Anthonis explained, “Rubion can do this mathematically, looking for the infrared spectroscopic heat signatures given off from a perfect fruit, getting a perfect ‘hit’ every time.
“The arm has our very own patented ‘soft-touch gripper’ that doesn’t do anymore damage to the strawberries than a human would. It picks the strawberry literally like a person without cutting or burning the stem, but by actually picking a berry.”
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Lank gelede was opvoeding en geloof so hand aan hand dat baie van die leermeesters was hoogs gelowige manne gewees. So ’n leermeester was teenwoordig in die klein dorpie, hy was wel bekend aan al die inwoners en baie geliefd. Hy het vier studente gehad, maar dit het gelyk of hy meer trots was op die een student in die besonder. Sy ander drie studente het dit agtergekom en het op ’n dag besluit om die ou leermeester oor die voortrekkery te konfronteer. Die ou leermeester was besonder wys en besluit dat hy aan hulle ’n toets sal gee sodat hulle hul eie antwoord op hul vraag te wete kan kom. Hy roep al vier die studente en gee aan elkeen ’n hoender. Hy deel hulle mee dat hy wil hê hulle moet elkeen sy hoender neem na ’n plek waar niemand hulle sal kan sien nie, die hoender doodmaak, dit versteek en terugkeer na die skool. Al vier neem hul hoender en vertrek haastig in verskillende rigtings. Dit het nie lank geneem vir die drie studente, wat die leermeester gevra het oor die voortrekkery, om terug te keer na die skool nie. Soos wat die dag besig was om uit te loop het die drie studente die spot begin dryf met die vierde student omdat hy nog nie terug is van die eenvoudige taak wat hulle opgelê is nie. Hulle het hom as ’n dwaas gereken omdat hy nie eens so ’n eenvoudige taak kon uitvoer nie.
Teen ongeveer middernag keer die vierde student eers terug na die skool, met die hoender steeds in sy arms. Die ander drie studente bars uit van die lag en vra aan die leermeester hoe is dit moontlik dat die student wat nie sy taak kon uitvoer sy gunsteling student kan wees? Die ou leermeester draai om na die vierde student en vra, “verduidelik aan ons hoekom jy steeds met jou hoender in jou arms rondloop.” Hy antwoord............ “vergewe my leermeester, maar ek kon nie ’n plek vind om te doen wat u my beveel het nie, want oraloor waar ek gegaan het daar was YaHWeH teenwoordig en het Sy alsiende oë my dopgehou!” Die ou leermeester draai na die drie studente, glimlag en stap weg om te gaan slaap. 3
BESTANDDELE: • 3 preie, in skyfies gesny • 1 teelepel vars knoffel fyn gekap • 5 ml droë gemengde kruie • 200 g spek in blokkies gesny ( kyk vir spek met ‘n bietjie vet aan) • 410 g (1 blik) gekapte tamaties • 410 g (1blik tamatiepuree) • 4 teelepels Ina Paarman’s hoender aftrekselpoeier gemeng met 4 koppies kookwater • Heelwat witpeper of na smaak • Sout na smaak • Bietjie olie
METODE: Verhit olie en sorteer preie, knoffel en gemengde kruie tot preie sag is. Voeg spek by en sorteer tot gaar. Voeg nou tamaties, puree en hoenderaftreksel en sout en peper by en prut vir 45 min oor matige hitte. Geniet warm. Maak 6 sulke sopkomme vol sop. Heerlik dik. Resep en foto: Francis Schoeman 4
Jill Waldbieser Last night’s dinner can be a lifeline when you need a hot and ready lunch, but you may want to think twice before reheating these foods. EGGS: “Eggs almost always contain salmonella,” says Kantha Shelke, Ph.D., a food scientist and principal of Corvus Blue LLC, a food science and research firm. The methods commonly used to cook eggs use gentle heat for a short duration of time, which doesn’t kill the bacteria. And leaving them at room temperature for any length of time is a recipe for those bacteria to multiply to harmful levels. Plus, eggs always taste better fresh and don’t take too long to scramble, so they’re probably not a food you want to save for later. 5
Lauren Cahn
Not many of us can say we’ve been launched into space. But some animals can. “In the early days of rocket science, no one knew what the effects of weightlessness would be,” writes Space.com. So rocket scientists launched animals— mainly dogs by Russia and monkeys and chimps by the United States— up into space to test the effects of space on living beings and determine whether humans could survive a trip to and from space. However, NASA clarifies it only sends animals into space when “absolutely necessary,” preferring instead to conduct experiments via computer modeling and the like. 1947: FRUIT FLIES On February 20, 1947, the United States sent fruit flies, the first animals into space to test the effects of radiation on DNA, blasting them off from White Sands Missile Range, New Mexico. Although the little buggers didn’t quite make it into orbit, they did reach “space,” as the U.S. Air Force defines it: at least 50 miles up. For anyone who’s witnessed the persistence of fruit flies, it won’t be surprising to learn they were alive upon their return. 6
Molly Pennington, PhD Get your silly on! You won’t believe this zany animal with wacky name that are totally true. ZEBROID: Well, you can’t beat these funny animal names. You know how a zebra has stripes? Just imagine those black and white streaks across half the body of a regular equine creature. That’s what can happen when an animal is half-zebra and half-horse. People call these horsey creatures zebroids or zedonks or any zany merger of zebra and horse, mule, or donkey. How about a zorse, zony, or zonkey? .
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Jy kan nie altyd reg wees nie, maar jy kan altyd opreg wees 8
Brandon Specktor The definition of irony: a situation that is strange or funny because things happen in a way that seems the opposite of what you expected. When it comes to finding examples of irony, life proves stranger (and funnier) than fiction. What’s ironic about Crayola crayons? In 1990, after 35 years working at Crayola, their retiring CEO, Emerson Moser, revealed that he was colorblind. 9
Bryce Gruber
Anyone with a phone and web access needs to know this term just to survive without constantly being in a state of confusion. FOMO: FOMO is the granddaddy of text abbreviations because it’s been around for years and means “fear of missing out.” Use it when your best friend uploads a picture of herself on the greatest beach vacation of all time by just commenting, “Gorgeous, #FOMO!” 10
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Ancient Times Since birds and eggs preceded man in the evolutionary chain, they’ve existed longer than historians. East Indian history indicates that wild fowl were domesticated as early as 3200 B.C. Egyptian and Chinese records show that fowl were laying eggs for man in 1400 B.C. Europe has had domesticated hens since 600 B.C. There is some evidence of native fowl in the Americas prior to Columbus’ arrival. However, it is believed that, on his second trip in 1493, Columbus’ ships carried to the New World the first of the chickens, which originated in Asia, related to those now in egg production.
Most people of the world eat the egg of the chicken, Gallus domesticas. Nearly 200 breeds and varieties of chickens have been established worldwide. Most laying hens in the U.S. are Single-Comb White Leghorns. 12
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MEET THE MAN WITH THE LARGEST COLLECTION OF NEWSPAPER TITLES IN THE WORLD By Lewis Blakeman
With an incredible 1,444 items in his personal collection, Sergio Bodini (Italy) has the world's largest collection of newspapers - different titles. At the time of confirmation, Sergio’s collection was made up of newspapers from 115 different countries – just under two thirds of all the countries in the world. Sergio started his collection when he was a 10-year-old boy in 1980. Initially he kept them in his bedroom but as he’s gathered more and more, they’re kept in plastic boxes which are stored in a temperature-controlled cellar. His record has earned him a place in Guinness World Records 2020, and we spoke to him about his collection and his plans to grow it even further: What made you start collecting newspapers? When I was in school we had a class project about newspapers and I fell in love with journalism. My dream was to become a sport journalist… but I eventually ended up being a chemist. I still never lost my curiosity and passion towards newspapers though. I simply love them! When I’m arranging my collection and renewing the inventory I feel really good. I love the idea of having tangible proof of memories like honeymoons, business trips, holidays, etc. What is the most effort you've put into getting hold of a specific newspaper? A funny story… I was once in a small Indian village and the only newsagent didn’t want to sell me a newspaper because I could not read and understand them. I suspected he only had a few left and didn’t want to deprive any locals of their own copy. Finally, with the help of my driver, I managed to convince him to sell me a paper. Sergio’s collection has grown with the help of friends and family sending him newspapers from their travels across the world. He highlights one edition, collected by a family friend during the Romanian Revolution. The incredible thing is that truly every newspaper has more than a story within and it is fascinating reading them and discovering old events, or reading about the common ideas of political situations at that time. Are there any countries or newspaper editions you are desperate to add to your collection? Of course there are. The Oceanic Islands: Tonga, Vanuatu, Solomon, etc, above all. My dream would be to cover all countries but it's a very difficult mission. Will you continue collecting now that you have achieved the record? The Guinness World Records title is a flattering achievement. My motivation (to collect) has only increased with the fact that my collection is now publicly recognised as unique in the world. This collection is something that has accompanied my life ever since I was a kid. Finally, since achieving the record, have you personally been featured in any newspapers and do you have a copy? A journalist from Corriere della Sera, a major Italian newspaper, came to interview me and photograph my collection, but unfortunately the news was never published.
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PRYSLYS BESKIKBAAR 17
SLANGE, die donker, inspuitings, donderweer ... is ’n paar “ou” bang-wees-dinge vir kinders. Nou is daar ’n nuwe bang-wees-ding en dié vrees word nomofobie genoem. Nomofobie is die vrees om sonder jou selfoon te wees en gevolglik nie kontak met ander te kan hê nie.
Geen wonder dan dat tieners wat nie sonder hulle selfone kan leef nie, dieselfde neigings toon as mense met ’n dwelm- of afhanklikheidsprobleem. Dit is aldus navorsing deur die jeugnavorsingseenheid van die buro van marknavorsing binne die departement van ekonomiese- en bestuurswetenskappe aan Unisa, wat bepaal het dat oormatige selfoongebruik deur tieners tussen die ouderdomme 12 en 18 jaar ’n sosiale probleem is. Prof. Deon Tustin het in dié navorsing bepaal dat oormatige selfoongebruik by tieners, het ’n emosionele impak op hulle psige en veroorsaak onder meer, “konflik met vriende, sosiale isolasie, slaapversteuning, spyt dat teksboodskappe gestuur is en blootstelling aan pornografie.” Weet wat is selfoon-gevare: “Ouers is onbewus wat op hulle kinders se selfone aangaan. Kinders word daagliks aan ’n magdom inligting blootgestel en pornografie is deel daarvan,” het dr. Smith tydens ’n vorige seminaar gesê. Kinders word gemiddeld op die ouderdom van 11 op selfone blootgestel aan erge pornografie. Ander selfoon gevare in skole is kuberboelies en seksboodskappe. Dr. Smith sê ouers moet bewus wees van selfoongevare en ’n goeie voorbeeld vir hulle kinders stel. Om jouself op sosiale media reg uit te leef verg ’n gesonde verstand en basiese begrip oor wat reg en verkeerd is. Emma Sadleir, regskenner oor sosiale media, het gesê die belangrikste om te onthou is dat jy nooit dit wat geplaas is weer heeltemal kan uitwis nie. So, kinders moet dink wat hulle op hul selfone deel, “As jou ma nie daarvan hou nie, moet dit nie doen nie en moet dit nie plaas nie.” 18
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