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The lives of Namibian employees are in danger because we have high a number of decision makers who are foreign and have no interest in the growth of Namibians

We need our Judiciary system to act promptly and sternly and only then will the public take our cause seriously and have fear of the repercussion that comes with poaching our Rhino. Simson Uri-Khob (Chief Executive Officer Save the Rhino Trust) See Page 5

Beu Kandjii - who led the peaceful demonstration See Page 4

"Germany, Here We Come” Mascatos pack their bags

See Page 2

Mining and technical expo

to boost buyers and suppliers

Walvis Bay Town Councilor Tobias Nambala cutting the ribbon to symbolise the official opening of the 2nd Walvis Bay Mining and Technical Exhibition, held at the town from Tuesday and Wednesday this week. On left is Andrew MacNamara, the organiz=ser of the expo. (Photo: Absalom Shigwedha) Absalom Shigwedha "The Walvis Bay Mining and Technical Exhibition is creating a synergy between the business operations of the town and the exhibiting suppliers." Tobias Nambala, a councillor in the Walvis Bay Town Council made these remarks when he officially opened the 2nd two day Walvis Bay Mining and Technical Exhibition held at the town this week. He said by doing so the

organisers of this expo “are true to its motto of bringing buyers and suppliers together.” The exhibition is incorporating technical equipment and services used at harbours, mining, fisheries and construction. Nambala said, at the moment, the town is experiencing massive development and expansion and exhibitors can take this opportunity to be part of this growth. “The port itself Continued on Page 3

Global warming a reality as coastal temperatures spike Maria Davel-Wallis

Amidst reports of global warming worldwide contributing towards soaring temperatures as experienced

at the coast recently, March has been marked as “hottest March in modern history”, with the Swakopmund weather station recorded its highest temperature ever this past

weekend. The previous record for the Swakopmund weather station had been recorded in August 2008, when Continued on Page 3

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"Germany, Here We Come” Mascatos pack their bags

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The Mascato Youth Choir with Theodore Cookson (right). Maria Davel-Wallis The Mascato Youth Choir has been sharing and spreading the joy of choral music for 20 years – as part of their 20th Anniversary the choir will tour Germany from 30 April to 15 May under the theme “Celebrating 20 Years of Music”. Established in Swakopmund in 1996 by Ena Venter, it has been under the leadership of Theodore Cookson for the past 5 years. The choir administrator, Ailly Namupala, calls the choir ‘a celebration of cultural diversity as it boasts well over 100 members with ages ranging from 13 to 25 years.’ She says the aim of the tour is to represent the country at festivals and concerts in Europe, as well as to create a platform for cultural exchange for the singers. “The members have all worked very hard the past year, as the dominant money we are traveling with we have self-funded.

The economy just hasn’t allowed for overwhelming donations and there are so many Namibian choirs touring this year, that really it has proven to be excessively difficult to fundraise. So, most of the money we have used was self-raised and we don’t exclude or not notice the efforts of parents, community members, locals from in and around the Swakopmund fraternity and all over the country. The support has been tremendous – but we had to put a large portion of our daily running of the choir into the tour as well.” She says when they return, it will be business as usual for the choir, meaning there must also be enough money to continue rehearsals and their programme. “So, donations are still welcome. Celebrating our 20th Anniversary, we definitely have a range of very special things planned to ensure that we also showcase here at home!! So we will take all contributions at this rate – and

additionally we emphasise again, we take things in kind, polo shirts, travelling bags, things choirs need to look professional and put together, material for new tunics - the list is endless, and if people have things like this in mind they can call me and we can look at what they have additionally; we are more than happy to wear logos and brands!” The Mascatos are hosting their Maiden concert as they call their final concert before their departure, this weekend, on 23 April, at Namib Primary School at 18:00. Tickets are still available at Swakopmunder Buchhandlung and Orion Computers in Walvisbay respectively. “The concert will be a mix of a little bit of everything – however the main focus will be on the tour group as they will be doing a lot of what they will be showcasing abroad.” Namupala can be contacted at info@ mascatoyouthchoir.com or +26481 128 5119

Face of Namibia participants awarded Absalom Shigwedha

About 70 women who took part in the first Face of Namibia Expo held at Kuisebmond in Walvis Bay recently, were awarded a certificate of appreciation at the end of the Expo. “This was to appreciate their participation in the Expo which was really a huge success”, said Mary Ankonga, the founder of the Face of Namibia, an organisation empowering women to help needy women entrepreneurs and fighting gender violence against women. Ankonga said this was the first Face of Namibia Expo and so many women took part. “Some made good money, some did not. But we extended the Expo to Saturday to help those who struggled,” she said. Originally, the Face of Namibia Expo

was supposed to end on a Saturday. Ankonga said plans were already underway to have the same event in March next year, still in the same town. “We are now assisting women and upcoming entrepreneurs to register their businesses,” she said. The Face of Namibia Expo is a platform for women and upcoming women entrepreneurs to show and sell their products as well as to network. The Face of Namibia Expo was officially opened with a speech by former Gender and Child Welfare Minister, Marlene Mungunda, which was read on her behalf by her sister, Ida Mugunda. Mungunda and her sister Ida are members of the organisation called Instrument of Peace Women Summit, which share similar aims with that of the Face of Namibia. Face of Namibia was founded by Ankonga in 2010.

Ida Mugunda (left) and Mary Ankonga (right) in a joyous mood before Mungunda cut the ribbon to symbolise the official opening of the Face of Namibia Expo, held at Walvis Bay recently. Mugunda is a member of the Instrument of Peace Summit, an organisation helping needy women entrepreneurs. The organisation also spiritually help women against gender based violence against against them, through seminars and conferences.

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Thursday, 21 April 2016

Mining and technical expo to boost buyers and suppliers Continued from Page 1

Global warming a reality as coastal temperatures spike Continued from Page 1 the mercury reached 32.6°C. And with the much dreaded 'Oosweer' weather hitting the coastal plain earlier last week which peaked over the weekend, Swakopmunders awoke to a sweltering hot, windy and predictably dusty morning. The weather service foresaw a record temperature of over 39°C, but it soon became clear that the coastal towns were in for an even hotter day, and temperatures rose even higher. The weather station’s official latest, highest temperature Saturday, was recorded as 40.9°C. Eventually, temperatures reached new record heights of over 40°C, and many Swakopmunders remarked that they have never experienced such heat before. Luckily, the bullying east wind subsided at

Armand van Dyk of the Namibian company, Hüster Machine Tools, was amongst the exhibitors at the just ended 2nd Walvis Bay Mining and Technical Exhibition. Photo: Absalom Shigwedha is witnessing huge upgrades, business parks are under development and malls are being built. All in all, a large amount of construction is occurring and Walvis Bay is witnessing incredible growth,” he said. He said the expo was an ideal space for suppliers to showcase whet they have on offer to the right customers, who can now find out how better the operations they work in. Nambala said, although mining is experiencing some rough waves in a stormy sea,

“there are more reasons to be seen showcasing you wish to be part of our industrial, fishing, building and mining sectors.” The Operations Manager for the Mining and Technical Exhibition, Andrew MacNamara, told Namib Independent that about 55 companies exhibited their products at the expo, which was held from 19 – 20 of this month. He said many of the companies were from Namibia, joined by others from South Africa.

Global Vision, a company trading in Namibia and South Africa, was amongst the 55 companies which took part the in 2nd Walvis Bay Mining and Technical Exhibition, held at the town this week. Photo: Absalom Shigwedha

midday, leaving in its wake a perfect summer’s day and picturesque sunset, which is every photographers dream. As if this was out of character, an even more temperamental weather pattern followed. By Wednesday morning, conditions had cooled down favourably, but instead, the unusual sound of thunder rumbled in the sky followed by sporadic drops of rain and a huge cloud build up. Global reports that the world has seen 11 months of rocketing temperatures are worrying signs. According to a report by the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, this is the longest period in its 137 years of record-keeping. According to the report, the average March temperature

planet-wide was 1.22 °C higher than the 20th Century average of 12.7 °C. These temperature spikes have raised concern in the scientific community because they indicate the pace of global warming is accelerating at an alarming pace. Last year was the hottest on record, edging out 2014, which held the title previously. "Overall, the nine highest monthly temperature departures in the record have all occurred in the past nine months," NOAA said. "March 2016 also marks the 11th consecutive month a monthly global temperature record has been broken, the longest such streak in NOAA's 137 years of record-keeping."

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EBH workers allege nepotism, conflict of interest at workplace Absalom Shigwedha Close to three hundred workers at the Elgin Brown and Hammer office in Walvis Bay took to the streets on Thursday of last week to show their unhappiness over the way some managers were treating workers in the company. Waving placards of which some read 'enough is enough,' 'down management, down,' the workers marched from one of their workshops in town to their Headquarters to present their petition to the Human Resources Manager, Patrick Kamwi Chizabulyo. Reading the petition before he handed it over to Chizabulyo, Beu Kandjii - who led the peaceful demonstration - he said some managers in the company have bad attitudes towards workers and that the Human Resources Department was non-functional while foreign managers were victimising workers. The petition alleged that one manager had persistently and deliberately violated the company clocking policy, yet the company instructed an industrial relations officer to defend the employee. “No such thing has ever been done for an ordinary employee. This shows us that the company applies rules

SHOWING UNHAPINESS: Workers from the EBH Company in Walvis Bay during their peaceful demonstration on Thursday last week. Photo: Absalom Shigwedha differently depending on whether you are an ordinary employee or manager,” read the petition. It alleges that the company has a larger number of foreign

managers while Namibians are “forever understudies.” “The lives of Namibian employees are in danger because we have high a number of decision

HERE ARE OUR DEMANDS: The chairperson of the Workers Committee at EBH in Walvis Bay, Alfred Bosman, handing over the petition to the company's Human Resources Manager, Patrick Kamwi Chizabulyo. Photo: Absalom Shigwedha makers who are foreign and have no interest in the growth of Namibians and have no interests in the life of Namibia and the company at large,” said Kandjii. The petition further alleged that the company's understudy programme is in shambles as many qualified Namibians have been understudies for too long and when it comes to job selection they are sidelined and foreigners are preferred over Namibians. The petition demands that all foreigners in the company should return to their countries, the head of the understudy progamme must adhere to the rules and must stop sending false reports to the Employment Equity Commission (EEC). The workers also want an independent audit to be done on EBH, to see how people obtain EBH contracts. “We want the Chief Executive Officer to take charge and provide leadership to

this company. He must not be misled by unscrupulous elements in the company,” said the petition. They also want an urgent meeting with the company's Board of Directors. Chizabulyo promised the workers that the petition will be given to the Chief Executive Officer of the company Hannes Uys and their grievances will be addressed “one-by-one.” On Monday this week, the Chairperson of the Workers Committee at EBH Alfred Bosman told Namib Independent that the company has not yet responded to the workers’ grievances but have tagged a day for the members of the Workers Committee to meet with the Board on 29 April in Windhoek. “But we are not happy with the date. It is too far. They should bring it forward. They do not see the urgency of the workers grievances,” said Bosman.

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Thursday, 21 April 2016

Athletes fired up for 2016 Brandberg Rhino Charity Run Rhino Run and Cycle Tour will comprise three different trail/two-track running events as well as an approximate 30 km off-road cycle tour (no fatbike required). Running and cycling routes will be a perfect blend of rocky, sandy, flat and hilly terrain. The race is entirely self-supported, so athletes must provide their own water and sustenance. Start and end of the event will again be in Uis at the Daureb Isib Campsite. Early booking of accommodation is essential. The Friday night before the event will be a catered braai and an auction of FANTASTIC sponsored accommodation packages and valuable items as part of the fund raiser for SRT. Please indicate number of dinner guests. Bring own cutlery and camp chairs. The first 200 paid entries will receive an event shirt and goody bag. Online entries will close on 3 June 2016, and already by the 15 April, they have 113 entries in the bag for the upcoming event.

A N$50 000 sponsorship was handed over by Robert Grant (KPMG) for the second Rhino Run to Simson Uri-Khob (SRT), with organisers Riana Scholtz and Nico Scholtz (front). Left Back: Erich Goeieman (winner 25km Rhino Run 2015), Kirsty Brits (2nd female 25km), Johan Bronkhorst (3rd male 25km), Albertus Goeieman (winner 12km), Jasper Schrader (cyclist) and Cobus Brayshaw (cyclist). Donna Collins Without funds raised, the fight against the onslaught of Rhino poaching would become a losing battle, especially since the stakes are so high, with black market prices of over U$350 000 a kilo of Rhino horn pushing up the demand. In fact Rhino horn has become more valuable than gold, and the unscrupulous method of poaching these protected species has escalated so agressively that organisations, such as the Save the Rhino Trust, have their hands full keeping the critically endangered Black Rhino safe out in the field. "Our law needs to change because, at present, our courts are not effective with their sentencing and poachers are getting off too lightly," said SRT CEO Simson Uri/Khob."Poaching is a serious crime and is not being treated as such, and at the rate our animals are being slaughtered for their horns, they will be surely wiped out in our lifetime." Uri/Khob was speaking at a small media launch, and N$50 000

sponsorship announcement for the upcoming 2016 Brandberg Rhino Run and Cycle Tour, which last year raised a lot of financial support and awareness for the beneficiary of this annual fund raiser, proceeds of N$88 000 were handed over to Save the Rhino Trust Namibia. His mood was sombre as he stated how the Rhino are being hit from both sides, with poaching and drought at the same time taking its toll on one of the last remaining free roaming Black Rhino populations in the world. With a heavy heart he said that there have been increased cases of poaching since December, with a Rhino carcass discovered in February in the Kunene Region. However, all is not lost, and with the support of people who go that extra mile to support this cause, the second annual Brandberg Rhino Run and Cycle Tour, which will take place on 11 June 2016, is a light at the end of the tunnel, especially since the first event raised a generous amount of funds. Entry fees go directly to the SRT fund and for every ten athletes that enter the 25km trail/jeep track run on 20 June

2015, field rations for 1 team of trackers will be covered for one month. Organisers of this second annual event, Riana and Nico Scholtz were present for the occasion, saying that their passion to help stamp out rhino poaching is a cause that everyone should get involved in, because no one can fight this battle alone. Riana mentioned that last year they had a total of 108 entries, and are hoping to top and better that this year. She said that the event has attracted athletes from all corners of Namibia, and that it is so heart warming to see how everyone is pushing for one common cause - to help save the Rhino. She explained that this year, the Brandberg

The endangered Namibian Black Rhino are amongst only a few free roaming in the world.

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Thursday, 21 April 2016

Allocate mass houses to prevent further vandalism — Shaningwa

Completed mass houses still waiting to be occupied face being vandalised CABINET is expected to pronounce itself on the fate of completed and unoccupied houses under the national mass housing project before the end of May this year. Urban and rural development minister Sophia Shaningwa said this decision will then be communicated to local authorities, regional councils and the National Housing Enterprise (NHE), which will be selling the houses. “We can no longer wait; the houses must be given to people. In the meantime, those who can should please continue to recruit security guards to protect the properties from vandalism,” she said on Thursday in response to questions posed by //Kharas Regional governor Lucia Basson at Swakopmund. Basson raised the issue during the consultative retreat of regional governors, chairpersons of regional and village councils, mayors and chief executive

officers and the line ministry. “The houses are now being vandalised. These houses must be given to people already. We also want to know who are the owners of such houses, and to whom such houses will be given and when”, she said. Shaningwa clarified that people on the NHE and municipalities’ waiting lists will be given priority in the allocation of houses. With regards to money collected from the sale of houses, the minister revealed that it will be put into a revolving fund to be used to construct more houses for other people to benefit in order to combat the housing deficit in the country. Shaningwa stressed that people who are allocated houses should not be allowed to sell it for a minimum period of 10 years. “These are government properties, where hundreds of millions of dollars were spent. Do not just think we give it to you and

you can sell it to make a quick profit,” warned the minister. She noted that Cabinet initially wanted to sell the houses at such prices that funds invested in the construction could be recovered, but the reality is that people cannot afford those prices. The ministry thus drafted proposals to Cabinet to consider reducing the selling prices of such houses, of which some are worth approximately N$600 000. “I cannot reveal how much we suggest the houses be sold at, but it is a lower price,” said Shaningwa. Former President Hifikepunye Pohamba introduced the programme in 2013 as an answer to Namibia’s lack of housing. The two−day annual retreat which started on Thursday and ended on Friday was attended by leaders from all 14 regions. They deliberated on land delivery issues, and how to provide affordable housing to all Namibians. (Nampa)

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Coastal muso's to rock 'Sound for Sight' benefit festival! Entertainment reporter

Swakopmund bassist Edward Taylor of 'Blikweg' is getting ready to rock the Sound for Sight benefit festival

Coastal musicians will form part of the 16-band line-up at the annual benefit rock concert for the blind - the 'Sound for Sight Music Festival' which will be taking place in Windhoek on Saturday 23 April, with proceeds going towards a school for the visually impaired in Khomasdal. Two well-known musicians which include Swakopmund's talented bassist Edward Taylor formerly a band member from the incredible 'Brown Paper Bag' outfit which disbanded last year, sees him joining some old and new band members for 'Blikweg'. Edward is heading up to the capital with his bass guitar and a spring in his step to rock the Sound for Sight festival. Another well-known solo acoustic act, SAVANNAH who is currently recording her first album 'Be Free' in Cape Town, has been spending time with family in Swakopmund. She is making an appearance on the Sound for Sight stage for the second consecutive year pulling out some of her blues/rock originals and choice covers. The exciting line-up this year includes Windhoek; local heavy weights Penilane, Rushour, alternative three piece RAT, Desdemona, Bourbon and Traffic, As Night Fades, Daena, Gasoline, Blikweg from the coast, Solitary Man, Haak en Steek, Sonet, Miraki, Roadhouse Blues, Tripping on Cables and 'rock chic' SAVANNAH. The Sound for Sight Music Festival will be held at the open air field of the Vintage Pub & Grill in Olympia with an entrance fee of N$

Higher interest rates less likely to curb capital outflow from Namibia Economic reporter Higher interest rates (as a result of interest alignment in the CMA) are less likely to stop capital outflow to South Africa or let alone reverse it back to Namibia because the fundamental cause of capital outflow to South Africa goes beyond interest rate differential between the two countries. This statement was released by Standard Bank’s Manager of Economic and Market Research, Mally Likukela, who stated that the usage of tighter Monetary Policy to align interest rates with the hope of curbing capital outflow will only result into higher cost of borrowing and increased possibility of debt defaulting in Namibia. "Although conventional wisdom suggests that higher interest rates can stem capital flight, very often higher interest rates have only managed to increase the probability of debt default and led to antiorthodox effects particularly when the two options (countries) are not perfect substitutes," said Likukela. He explained that Capital outflow is the amount of money that leaves a country’s economy (i.e. Namibia) and is then kept or invested in other countries (i.e. South Africa) during a particular

period. Outflowing capital can be caused by any number of economic or political reasons but can also originate from instability in either sphere. Regardless of the cause, capital outflowing is generally perceived as always undesirable and many countries create laws to restrict the movement of capital out of the nations' borders (called capital controls). Namibia is a neighbour to one of the world’s most developed and sophisticated financial market by size and quality. On 31 December 2014 the total market capitalisation of the Namibian Stock Exchange (NSX) was only N$ 1.680 billion compared to Johannesburg Stock Exchange (JSE), one of the world’s 20 largest exchanges by its market capitalisation of just over U$1 billion and the largest exchange in Africa. Regardless of the difference in level of interest rate, South Africa will always be regarded as a better investment option for investors by virtue of its size and stage of development. The historic and political origin of Namibia, its institutions and policies continue to influence the direction of capital flows. The South African rand is a legal currency within Namibia and the currencies are traded on

par locally. Namibia continues to depend on South Africa as a major source of imports (the import bill from South Africa rose by 19.8 percent to account for N$62 billion in 2015). South Africa remains the second largest export destination accounting for about 19.5 percent of all exports (second only to Botswana) and totalled about N$11.4 Billion. Namibia is a member of the Common Monetary Area (CMA) thus a free flow of capital between the member countries; however, because South Africa has more developed financial markets, capital flows in the Common Market are skewed to that market and any efforts weather fiscal, monetary or otherwise to limit the outflow of capital to South Africa remains futile and will yield no intended results. It was explained further that capital outflow from Namibia to South Africa will persist due to the high savings of institutional investors (mainly insurance companies and pension funds) that seeks to diversify. Most investment professionals agree that, although it does not guarantee against loss, diversification is the most important component of reaching long-range financial goals while minimising risk.

Swakopmund's SAVANNAH flew in for the festival from Cape Town where she is currently recording her first album 100.00 at the gate, as a much appreciated donation to the cause. Food and drinks will be available throughout the event, with the first act opening at 12:00 with bands playing late into the night - so get there early to catch the vibe. The first Sound for Sight Music Festival last year attracted over 650 people, increasing awareness for the cause and raised nearly N$37 000. The Sound for Sight Music Festival is a first of its kind in Namibia, and aims to raise funds annually through live music, and to act as a financial hand for children who are visually handicapped. Funds are used to purchase everything from food, clothing, linen and personal

hygiene items, to expensive educational equipment such as an embossing machine and audio tablets. The Sound for Sight team would like to thank the following sponsors of making this year's event a huge success: Radiowave 96.7 FM, Aucor, Ricoh and CIC Namibia. Be sure not to miss out on this great music explosion and heartwarming charitable event. For more information see the Sound for Sight Facebook page and give them a like - but even better if you are in the capital on Saturday turn up at Vintage on Saturday and join in the fun. (Issued on behalf of Sound for Sight)

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Secret ‘baby farm’ discovered A ‘baby farm’ has been discovered where ‘unwanted’ new-borns were sold and swapped for around N$20,520 each. Babies born out of rape or wedlock were being delivered at a private hospital in India and then sold for adoption. Two of the babies have now been rescued by police from the 30-bed Palash Hospital in the Gwalior district. Prateek Kumar, from the ASP crime branch, told Times of India: ‘Three others have been sold to childless couples in Uttar Pradesh and

Chhattisgarh’. Police raided the hospital on Saturday night following a tip off about trafficking of infants. A case was registered after the hospital management could not provide the whereabouts of two babies found at the hospital. Five people have charged, including hospitals director TK Gupta, with buying or disposing of any person as slave, habitual dealing in slaves and buying minor for the purpose of prostitution. The hospital manager, Arun Bhadoria, was also arrested. A police officer said: ‘When a girl or

her parents approached them for termination of pregnancies, doctors at this hospital used to convince them assuring a safe and secret delivery. ‘Once baby is delivered and mother gets discharged, hospital authorities start hunting for gullible couples who could buy them.’ In one case, a new born girl was swapped with a boy, he added. Rani Bilkhu, from the charity Jeena International, has campaigned against sexselective abortion in the past. She told Metro.co.uk: ‘It is concerning that health professionals who are expected to act in the best interests of their patients are being led by financial gain. Human trafficking must be tackled on a multi-prong approach. ‘Adoption must be transparent and in the best interest of both parties and child.’

Police are now searching for couples who bought babies from the hotel and those that were sold at the hotel. Source: www.metro.co.uk

First ever inflatable habitat attached to the International Space Station History was made this weekend, as the International Space Station (ISS) received its first inflatable habitat, a key technology that may one day be used for space hotels, and even missions to the Moon and Mars. The Bigelow Expandable Activity Module (BEAM), built by Las Vegas-based Bigelow Aerospace, was launched to the ISS in the back of a SpaceX Dragon capsule on April 8. Then, on Saturday, April 16, it was removed and attached to the Tranquility module by the station’s robotic arm at 5:36 a.m. EDT (10:36 a.m. BST), a process that took more than four hours.

“The first human-rated expandable structure to be flown in space, now attached to the International Space Station,” said Dan Huot, NASA public affairs officer, reported Spaceflight Insider. This is the first new “room” that has been installed on the ISS since Leonardo, a storage module, more than five years ago. However, the installation of BEAM is not yet complete. The module itself was launched in a compact form, and it will not be inflated until the end of May, when it will expand to about

five times its current volume. The module will expand from 2.1 meters wide and 2.4 meters in length to 3 meters wide and 4 meters in length. It is also not really a “true” module for the ISS, as the astronauts will not use it for any station operations, not even storage. Instead, several sensors inside BEAM will study how it copes with being in space, measuring radiation levels, pressure, and detecting any impacts from space debris, before it is detached in two years and sent to burn up in the atmosphere.

If the tests proceed without a hitch, though, then Bigelow Aerospace has plans for bigger and better inflatable modules in the future. Most notably, they recently signed an agreement with the United Launch Alliance (ULA) to launch a larger inflatable habitat, called the B330, at some point in 2020. This habitat will either be attached to the ISS or positioned alone in a separate orbit, possibly forming the first part of a new private space station. Further down the line, the plan is to launch multiple B330 habitats and connect them in

space, creating a “space hotel” that paying tourists can go visit on one of several new private spacecraft in development. There are even discussions to use inflatable habitats on missions to the Moon or Mars in order to save space at launch. The successful demonstration that BEAM works without any problems will be an important step towards this goal. The ISS now has a new room, and it is one that could fundamentally change spaceflight forever. Source: www.iflscience.com

Trapped Killer Whales rescued The toilet roll debate is FINALLY from Russian ice settled Rescuers brave the freezing waters to shove aside the ice and help clear a path back to the ocean for the stranded orcas. Three killer whales have been rescued after becoming surrounded by ice and cut off from the sea. One of the whales was "lying on stones" in shallow water and two others were "squeezed in ice", said Denis Ilyinov from Russia's emergency ministry. Rescuers plunged into the

freezing water to shove the ice aside, while others used poles to try to clear a path for the orcas in eastern Russia's Sahkalin region. Three killer whales, including one calf, eventually managed to thread their way back back to the open sea. Rescuers stayed with the fourth orca and were waiting for higher water to help it escape. Source: www. news.sky.com

It is that age old question that has racked scholars’ brains, caused arguments in the office, and kept you awake at night. Which way round does the loo roll go? Well, the only way to find out is to go back to its originator. A patent from December 22, 1891, by S. Wheeler, has surfaced and the picture shows its intended direction. Settled!

The image shows the rolling direction of the loo roll from the outside, but not only that, further diagrams go on to show the correct way to use it… in case that’s been baffling you too. The diagrams have already sparked big debate on social media. And unfortunately some people just can’t be persuaded. Source: www.metro. co.uk

Motoring

Thursday, 21 April 2016

Motoring

Toyota hit by Japan earth quake damaging supply and disruption Toyota Motor Corp, the world's biggest-selling automaker, said on Sunday it would suspend much of its production at plants across Japan this week after earthquakes in the country's south led to a shortage of parts, while some other manufacturers extended stoppages due to damage to factories. The earthquakes on Thursday and Saturday, which killed at least 41 people, reflected the vulnerability of Japanese companies to supply chain disruptions caused by natural disasters, and also highlighted the "just in time" philosophy pioneered by Toyota and followed by many others. Companies had made efforts to address these problems after a 2011 earthquake and tsunami, which led to a nuclear disaster and nearly 20,000 deaths, badly dented output. The way that companies deal with the impact of the latest quakes will likely show how robust these changes

have been. Honda Motor Co. said it would keep production suspended at its motorcycle plant near the quake-hit city of Kumamoto in southern Japan through Friday, though Nissan Motor Co said it would resume operations at its plants north of the epicenter from Monday. Electronics giant Sony Corp said production would remain halted at its image sensor plant in Kumamoto, as the electronics giant assessed structural and equipment damage. The company said it had resumed full operations at its plants in nearby Nagasaki and Oita which also produce the sensors - used in smartphone cameras, including Apple Inc'siPhone. Also on Sunday, semiconductor manufacturer Renesas Electronics Corp (6723.T) confirmed it had sustained damage to some equipment at its plant in Kumamoto which produces microcontroller chips for

automobiles. Having suspended operations following the first earthquake on Thursday, the chipmaker said it would assess damage at the entire facility before deciding when to resume production.

STICKING TO "LEAN" PRODUCTION Toyota said it would suspend operations in stages at most of its vehicle assembly plants across Japan for roughly a week beginning Monday as it was unable to source parts from some of its suppliers including affiliate Aisin Seiki . Earlier this year, Toyota offered limited details about what changes it made to its production system after the 2011 quake exposed the vulnerability of the "just in time" system, which allows companies to operate without big and costly inventories and instead receive small quantities of parts from suppliers only when needed. Since 2011, Toyota, which spent weeks at the time

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