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NATIONAL SENIOR CERTIFICATE (NSC) OCTOBER/NOVEMBER 2021 EXAMINATIONS TIMETABLE WEEK 1
Wednesday 27/10 Thursday 28/10 Friday 29/10
WEEK 2
Monday 1/11 Tuesday 2/11 Wednesday 03/11
Thursday 04/11 Friday 05/11
WEEK 3 Monday 08/11
Tuesday 09/11
Wednesday 10/11 Thursday 11/11
English HL P1 (2hrs) English FAL P1 (2hrs) English SAL P1 (2hrs)
09:00
Business Studies P1 (2hrs) Open Day
14:00
Hindi, Gujarati, Tamil, Telegu, Urdu HL P1 (2hrs) Hindi, Gujarati, Tamil, Telegu, Urdu FAL P1 (2hrs) Hindi, Gujarati, Tamil, Telegu, Urdu SAL P1 (2hrs) Hebrew SAL P1 (2hrs) German HL, SAL P1 (2hrs) Arabic, French, Italian, Mandarin, Modern Greek, Serbian, Spanish SAL P1 (2hrs) Latin SAL P1 (3hrs) Portuguese HL, FAL, SAL P1 (2hrs)
09:00
Election Day
14:00
Open Day Afrikaans HL P1 (2hrs) Afrikaans FAL P1 (2hrs) Afrikaans SAL P1 (2hrs) RELIGIOUS HOLIDAY Mathematics P1 (3hrs) Mathematical Literacy P1 (3hrs) Technical Mathematics P1 (3hrs)
09:00
Mathematics P2 (3hrs) Mathematical Literacy P2 (3hrs) Technical Mathematics P2 (3hrs) Economics P1 (2hrs)
Business Studies P2 (2hrs)
Hindi, Gujarati, Tamil, Telegu, Urdu HL P2 (2½hrs) Hindi, Gujarati, Tamil, Telegu, Urdu FAL P2 (2hrs) Hindi, Gujarati, Tamil, Telegu, Urdu SAL P2 (2hrs) Hebrew SAL P2 (2hrs) German HL P2 (2½hrs), SAL P2 (2hrs) Arabic, French, Italian, Mandarin, Modern Greek, Serbian, Spanish SAL P2 (2hrs) Latin SAL P2 (1½hrs) Portuguese HL P2 (2½hrs), FAL, SAL P2 (2hr) Equine Studies (3hrs) Maritime Economics (3hrs)
14:00
Religion Studies P1 (2hrs)
Hindi, Gujarati, Tamil, Telegu, Urdu HL P3 (2½hrs), FAL P3 (2½hrs) Portuguese, German HL P3 (2½hrs) Portuguese FAL P3 (2½hrs) Marine Sciences P1 (2½hrs) Engineering Graphics and Design P1 (3hrs)
Sepedi, Sesotho, Setswana, Xitsonga, Tshivenda HL P1 (2hrs), FAL P1 (2hrs), SAL P1 (2hrs) isiZulu, isiXhosa, Siswati, isiNdebele HL P1 (2hrs), FAL P1 (2hrs), SAL P1 (2hrs) South African Sign Language HL P1 (2hrs) Physical Sciences (Physics) P1 (3hrs) Technical Sciences P1 (3hrs)
Geography (Climate and Weather, Geomorphology and Mapwork) P1 (3hrs)
Monday 15/11
Physical Sciences (Chemistry) P2 (3hrs) Technical Sciences P2 (1½hrs)
Engineering Graphics and Design P2 (3hrs)
Tuesday 16/11
English HL P2 (2½hrs) English FAL P2 (2½hrs) English SAL P2 (1½hrs) Accounting P1 (2hrs)
Civil Technology (3hrs)
Friday 12/11
WEEK 4
Wednesday 17/11 Thursday 18/11 Friday 19/11
09:00
History P1 (3hrs)
14:00
Economics P2 (2hrs)
Geography (Rural and Urban Settlement, Economic Geomorphology of SA and Map work) P2 (3hrs) Visual Arts (3hrs)
Life Sciences P1 (2½hrs)
Design (3hrs)
NSC Nov 2021 Timetable – 13 September 2021
WEEK 5
Monday 22/11 Tuesday 23/11
09:00
14:00
Life Sciences P2 (2½hrs) Sepedi, Sesotho, Setswana, Xitsonga, Tshivenda HL P2 (2½hrs) FAL (2½hrs ) SAL P2 (1½hrs) South African Sign Language HL P2 (2½hrs) isiZulu, isiXhosa, Siswati, isiNdebele HL P2 (2½hrs), FAL P2 (2½hrs), SAL P2 (1½hrs ) Accounting P2 (2hrs) Afrikaans HL P2 (2½hrs) Afrikaans FAL P2 (2½hrs) Afrikaans SAL P2 (1½hrs) Agricultural Sciences P1 (2½hrs) Nautical Science P1 (3hrs) Sport and Exercise Science (3hrs)
Electrical Technology (3hrs) History P2 (3hrs) Marine Sciences P2 (2½hrs)
English HL P3 (3hrs) English FAL P3 (2½hrs) English SAL P3 (2½hrs) Sepedi, Sesotho, Setswana, Xitsonga, Tshivenda HL P3 (3hrs), FAL, SAL P3 (2½hrs) isiZulu, isiXhosa, Siswati, isiNdebele HL P3 (3hrs), FAL, SAL P3 (2½hrs) South African Sign Language HL P3 (3hrs) Afrikaans HL P3 (3hrs) Afrikaans FAL P3 (2½hrs) Afrikaans SAL P3 (2½hrs) Agricultural Sciences P2 (2½hrs) Nautical Science P2 (3hrs) Dramatic Arts (3hrs)
Tourism (3hrs)
Monday 06/12
Dance Studies (3hrs)
Tuesday 07/12
IT and CAT rewrite
Agricultural Technology (3hrs) Music P2 Comprehension (1½hrs)
Wednesday 24/11 Thursday 25/11 Friday 26/11
WEEK 6
Monday 29/11 Tuesday 30/11
Wednesday 01/12 Thursday 02/12 Friday 03/12
WEEK 7
09:00
09:00
Mechanical Technology (3hrs) Religion Studies P2 (2hrs) Computer Applications Tech P2 (Theory) (3hrs)
14:00
Information Technology P2 (Theory) (3hrs)
Consumer Studies (3hrs) Hospitality Studies (3hrs) Music P1 Theory (3hrs) Agricultural Management Practices (3hrs)
14:00
09:00 Monday, 6 September
Life Orientation (LO CAT) (2.5hrs)
Tuesday 19 October
Computer Applications Tech P1 (3hrs) Practical
Wednesday 20 October
Information Technology P1 (3hrs) Practical
16 August to 15 October
Performing Arts Practical
11 October to 22 October
Visual Arts and Design Practical
Enquiries: Dr. R. Poliah: Chief Directorate: National Assessment and Public Examinations; 012-357 3900
NSC Nov 2021 Timetable – 13 September 2021
e t n o C e l b Ta of
Editor’s Letter
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Contributors
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Hollar at us
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To gap or not to gap
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Gap year: whodunnit
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Gap year: it is real life
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Gap year: Pros and cons
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Studying during holidays
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Make the right choice
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Why is math so hard?
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November 2021
Busy season for music
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Marcia going home
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Agriculture in funny places
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Food in Greenland
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COP 26 - this is urgent
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The next space race
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Christmas carols Christmas in Disneyland
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Th Christmas dinner
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We need writers
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Next issue - January 2022
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Sybil Otterstrom Editor and CEO
This is it! No more school, exams, papers, revisions, marks and thoughts about anything. It is holiday! and what a year it has been. However, before we all pack up and cruise somewhere, we have the last edition for you for this year. Serious stuff, fun stuff, thoughtful stuff and much more. Gap year is an option so look at it. But also one thing: prepare for next year, be it grade 11 or 12 or somewhere else. Good Read! Until next time in 2022
Sybil
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Masiziba Hadebe is doing her Master’s Agricultural Economics at the University of the Free State (UFS). She is driven to make a change and is a passionate volunteer for community projects. She loves reading and writing about science, agriculture and anything in between. She believes you can wear a smile whatever the weather! I am Marcia Ramodike from Limpopo Tzaneen at lenyenye. I am an author when not studying. I am passionate about writing and i live to give hope and wish to change the world. I love reading and in most of my time i write. My favourite book is ‘Her Mothers Hope by Francine Rivers. And we are honoured to also have industry-views from: Edith Wynne-Trollip: Curriculum Support and advise, Overberg District Ashalia Maharajh: Founder & Director, Sivuka Consulting (Pty) Ltd Thozamile Mvumvu: Communications Practitioner, Northlink TVET
Artvilla Dakamela, 22, another wizard from the literature world, he is an Accounting student at the University of the Free State. He has written for the Initiative for Creative African Narratives (iCAN) amongst others. He currently resides in Durban KZN - and is a very enthusiastic reader and writer.
My name is Molatelo Kate Kgatla, I’m 24 years old. I was born and raised in Lenyenye. I’m a grade 2 teacher at Vunza Teddy Bear Learning Academy, an author of a book titled her jouney as a young mother. I became a mother at 17. It influenced me to write about my personal journey to try and help someone that could be going through the same. I love writing and I love my 7 year old daughter and life. Lesly Malose Mahapa is a singer/writer/poet. He started writing at the age of 14 and has since been on a journey to pursue his music and writing career. Lesly is currently working with an indie group ‘MozSouth’ based in Ivory park, Midrand. Lesly is also a brand ambassador for a local clothing line “Boi Boi apparel”
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o gap year or not to gap year – that is a very good question – Just to paraphrase the bard. here are so many questions arising when the topic of gap year comes up. Is it safe? Where to go? Will I be all alone? What if …?
ll of this is a frightening path. Especially if this would be first time outside South Africa. It does not make it easier if it is say in a non-English speaking country.
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e have put some pro’s and con’s together. These are not the only things, but at least the most pertinent one’s. We have also spoken to people who have taken a gap year and of course the major organiser of gap years.
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et there be a warning in all this: gap year ought not to be a year of holiday. As in ‘do nothing at all’. If that is the case, you might find yourselves at a disadvantage. What is your CV saying about a blank spot of 12 month?
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ead on and see if this is for you.
Who has done gap year?
We spoke to Ntsiki who took a gap year and went to the US as a camp counselor for three months. Why a gap year? Ntsiki I felt that I was not ready for starting out on an education and I wanted to try something else. What did the organisation do for you? Ntsiki: They fully understood that I had never been overseas before, actually never outside South Africa. They helped and assisted every step of the way. All my stupid questions were taken serious and answered. Things like, will they laugh at me in Washington? Can they see I am from Africa, those silly things really. But also serious stuff. It calmed me down and ensured I had a wonderful trip. What did you learn as camp counselor? Ntsiki: More than I had ever thought. You know, if you have siblings you might know these things, but I don’t. Suddenly having to look after a set of primary school kids 24/7 was a shock and an experience. It gave me so much. Those were nice and impossible, laughing and crying, missing mom and dad and hugging me. I loved it. They were so cute all of them. But I also felt that I had to grow up fast. It was not me anymore. It
Well, Ntsiki did
was a job for which I got a pay. So I had to do it properly. I did understand that I was not the child there. I was the grown-up. Worth recommending? Ntsiki: Yes indeed. But only to youngsters who are just a bit courageous. Never having been outside of South Africa and then waving goodbye to mom and dad and off on the 747 to Washington, finding the suitcase, getting on a bus to somewhere, finding the Greyhound, people expecting you to know all these things, buying my first MacDonals’s in the US – a real one – it was fun and challenging and so new to me. If I had got home sick in the middle of it, well, I couldn’t, could I? Other comments? Ntsiki: I loved every second of it. But it was not inexpensive, so there is a catch to it. Can everybody afford it? I don’t know, but it is worth working for, say, three months to be able to go there for three months. I also feel that the organisation to choose is important. Here my mom and dad were involved every step of the way and I had full confidence in this.
Gap Year – It is real Gap year is in many ways a ‘funny’ construction. Of course it is in-between. It is finished with school but not starting on an education (or getting a ‘real’ job). However, a gap year job is real. It is a real job out there. People expect you to take it serious. You have an employer. This is the chance also to experience a work environment where you will know it is not a life-long commitment. It may be for a few months only. But it is real anyway. Gap year can be used for many things. It can be a way of earning money before starting on an education. It can be way of seeing the world or to experience a job in your chosen field. The trap is of course that one can get ‘addicted’ to an income and there goes the further studying. But even that might not be so bad either. Imagine that you start out studying and you find out that it is not for me. I am not an academia person. The gap year might have saved you a detour – always a silver lining!
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The cell phone model demo IPRINO is named a�er his first nickname PRINO which is shortened from his first name ENGINEERING STUDIES Prince. With the rapid growth in Computer Technology in South Africa and the world and a shi� towards the fourth Trimester 2 registration starts: 2020 Industrial Revolu�on Prince20is April keeping up with the Classes commence: May 2020of an inven�on of a technology as he has an 11 idea in mind health detec�on applica�on for the IPRINO that will Trimester 3 registration be starts: 17 August 2020 able to scan the body temperature and Classes commence: September detect if there07are any health2020 problems and recommends a healing plan for the disorder, BUSINESS SCHOOL he quoted. SCHOOL OF CREATIVE & SOCIAL SCIENCES
When it comes to innova�on and crea�vity Prince Sebetha a former student of Ekurhuleni East Tvet College sets a KWA-THEMA CAMPUS good example. His journey with the College started back in 2016 when he SC enrolled in one of our campuses (Daveyton Campus) for Engineering and Related Design (fi�ng and Turning).
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Holidays at University: At a Masters level of study Holidays or no holidays? Well, that depends on who you ask. This is because it is important to remember ‘education’ at this level is diverse. That is why some masters students study full-time while others study part time. In addition, others opt to do structured masters (which are dependent on a strict faculty timeline) while others decide to take the research route where you have ‘one’ paper (also called dissertation or thesis) to write for a given period of time. In my case, I decided to take the research masters route. I have been given two years to complete my dissertation. However, the tricky situation is that I structure my own due dates and therefore my own holidays. This can both be a disadvantage and an advantage. For instance, I can decide that I want one week of a holiday at my own time and at my supervisor’s discretion but during the holiday, I am still working on the paper. One may then ask why I am doing work when it is supposed to be holiday.
Firstly, research masters can be a lonely place because it’s you and your supervisors working on one paper. It’s not like undergrad where you can laugh off your workload with your classmates. In some instances, you tend to compete with yourself, asking yourself whether you are doing enough. That is why it is important to opt for a research masters that allows you to have fun in the process. It must be something that you enjoy delving into. That way, the feeling of loneliness will be much more fun in the process! Secondly, in a research masters, there seems to be quite a few hiccups. For instance, it can take you four weeks (a month) to figure out something. In this case, a lightbulb moment hits you in that week placed aside for a holiday which encourages you to visit your ‘paper’ immediately. Recently though, I am dissertation go during because I know that I break. This is of course especially if you are so need some relief.
learning to simply let my weekends and holidays deserve to give my brain a challenging but it is worth it immersed in your work and
To conclude, the holiday or no holiday question at this level of study is different for everyone. Some people start their master’s degree while working and others while having family responsibilities, therefore their holidays may not necessarily be ‘my’ definition of a holiday.
Masiziba Hadebe
First of all, let me introduce myself, my name is Artvilla Dakamela, and I’m studying towards an accounting degree at the University of the Free State. I spend a lot of time at student orientation week learning about what freshers are looking for. I pride myself on helping them make the right decisions.
During your career foresight, you need to be able to choose the right path. Normally, we often start off in one direction, only to change our minds when things go awry, but there is a way to avoid such situations. Do research on what you would love to become from as early as grade 10 because that’s where the starting point is. The subjects you choose at the beginning of grade 10 will have an influence on your career path. But you first need to answer a few questions like: What subjects do I enjoy studying? A student’s success is not only about hard work, but also about potential. If you choose subjects you enjoy studying, you won’t need someone to push you to reach your full potential. You will do your best because you will be driven by the love you have for the subjects. What do I desire to be after university? It is important to be passionate about your career because, without the love for the job, you will not be inspired and thus be less productive. A job that you love will never be as hard as
the one that you don’t. What are the requirements for university admission? Knowing your admission requirements is as important as knowing the right career path, it gives you a sense of direction with regards to the grades you need to get to enter university. It is possible to change your path at university, but you should remember that there will be several implications such as having to extend tuition fees – this includes having to purchase new study material, the period of completion may also be extended – this is most common when transferring to a longer career path. Bear in mind that you will be penalized for dropping compulsory modules in the middle of your study period, thus, choosing the right qualification that motivates and excites you will save you some trouble down the line. Enjoying what you do and understanding your purpose at university should be made a priority because you will likely succeed and inspire others.
Artvilla Dakamela
Is it just a perception that some topics are hard and some not-so-hard? The top is always math. That feared subject of abstract thinking. Is it real? Do we find some subjects hard in general? The answer is a resounding clear MAYBE. Wiki: Most of mathematical activity consists of discovering and proving (by pure reasoning) properties of abstract objects. These objects are either abstractions from nature (such as natural numbers or “a line”), or (in modern mathematics) abstract entities that are defined by their basic properties, called axioms. Contrary to physical laws, the validity of a theorem (its truth) does not rely on any experimentation but on the correctness of its reasoning. In essence: it is abstract. There may not be any practical application. And it is all based on deduction and reasoning. Remember Sherlock? He was not cruising around discovering things. He looked at the facts, fired up his pipe and solved the case by deducing the truth! Math is like that.
Of course we use math for a lot of things: building a bridge, chemistry, computers, and so on will all require some understanding of math. But this is all applied math. Not theoretical math. A good example of something borderline is theoretical physics. Typically physics depend on experiments, but not theoretical physics. This is the application of math principles (deduction) on something we can ‘touch and feel’ (nearly). A wormhole (time travel) has been deduced to exist although it has never been seen. The mathematical proof is there though. Is it practical? Probably. But ‘real’ math is totally divorced from anything like that. It is purely speculative. This is where we as humans have a problem. We have to consider something that is not relevant to anything. Our brain has a problem there. We tend to think in real life. An example? The Banach–Tarski paradox is a theorem in set-theoretic geometry, which states the following: Given a solid ball in 3 dimensional space, there exists a decomposition of the ball into a finite number of disjoint subsets, which can then be put back together in a different way to yield two identical copies of the original ball.
If this does not make your head spin, I don’t know. And that is why we mortals find math so hard
Holiday season is here and that means entertainment. Last year this time we were drowning in the pandemic. We literally spent the holidays in lockdown. This was very strange and unusual for us artists and a lot of us were struggling as the festive holidays are the busiest when it comes to bookings. Alas, things never happened last year. Life is gradually going back to normal and lockdown restrictions are not as hectic as they were in 2020 and for us artists this is a good thing. Finally, we can get back to entertaining and our fans can now attend shows and concerts. That said, we must still be cautious and follow the COVID-19 protocol. As we all get ready to celebrate and spend time with our loved ones, for us artists it is a different story. This is the busiest time of the year for us! the more free time people have, the more the demand for entertainment and that is where we come in.
Corporates are doing year end functions, we see school matric dances, graduations ceremonies, pens down and the list goes on and on and all these events require artists for entertainment. During the year, people are working, studying and “chasing the bag” and we find that there is not a lot of entertainment needed. But come November and December we are in a festive mood. Everyone wants to be jolly and we get booked more than any other time of the year. This is when artists get to be able to put in work and get decent income. We have free time and some are visiting families as this is the only time we get to catch up with each other and also celebrate the festive season. And what is a celebration without entertainment? With the amount of events happening in and around us, as an artist we can literally pick and choose where we want to go. Social media has made it easy for us all. The audience can just check for shows happening nearby and attend and have a good time. And as artists we have the chance to do what we love: entertain and meet our fans. Happy holidays
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Christmas in the new normal “We think we are done with the pandemic, but the pandemic is not done with us” Gitanjali Pai What a year we could all say, because indeed what a strange year it has been. Like the years of the great depression, history is now repeating itself as a pandemic and we all feel it is becoming worse day by day instead of better. Two years ago, Covid-19 came into our lives, changed everything, from jobs, family time, happiness and so forth. There are laws that came to pass during the harsh levels of covid such as visiting relatives during the festive season. Of course, it makes sense to avoid the super spreading of the virus. Now the time has come again, and we are weeks away from the festive season. It is usually a norm for people from Gauteng to leave and go back to rural areas because that is their home, and they only go to the big city for greener pastures.
What am I always asking is ‘does home always have to be rural?’ and do we always have to associate ourselves with our cultures after we have relocated. The truth is, I think, that a time has come where we just leave out the old norms and live a simple life with no high expectations. Home should be where you feel at peace at, not where you come from. It is okay not to associate ourselves with our cultures as long as at the end of the day we are the ones who are happy. Culture is a part of us, and it does define us, but to what extent and can it not change over time? It is the same with traditions. Traditions should keep up with the times to be relevant. And the new normal has given us a chance to revisit who we are. Dear reader, for once in our live time, please do what you like and only what makes you happy. For once, let us start leaving out what our norms and cultures require of us. Yes, let us follow them so they won’t die, but if its draining, leave it alone. Keep it going for future generations, but your life right now matters.
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New Exhibitions
We added two new exhibitions to our collection on the floor. The 4IR and Mirror Maze exhibitions
4IR Exhibition The 4IR exhibition currently hosts the Humanoids (two small ones and the big one called Pepper), Virtual reality Station, Augmented Reality and the interactive displays integrated with of a number of TV screens. This concept is through the touch screen located at the entrance to the center. Interactive display section has been created where visitors are encouraged to use traditional touch screens to immerse themselves in games and content around Science Technology Engineering and Arts and Mathematics (STEAM).
Children are provided with the opportunity to play games to train their analytical ability, improve their ability to solve puzzles and chal-
lenges. They are also challenged to explore more traditional content style, such as exploration of subjects including how Artificial Intelligence works, Machine Learning, how data transfers over networks etc. Science Exploration While traditional science teaching has complex challenges around logistics, safety and costs. VR has none of these limitations. Experiments are done as often as needed with no physical costs of materials or safety concerns. Students can learn about physics and chemistry, life science etc. in a safe environment. Within VR learning occurs without any distract but with full immersion. Learning and understanding mathematics becomes easier and more fun inside of VR due to the nature of games and how they are designed. This is designed to make learning and exploration real fun especially for little ones. Wide learning opportunities exist through this exhibition, children have many prospects to learn on, e.g. google earth exploration experience. With Google Earth VR, children can travel to almost any place in the world. They can fly all over the world and explore any city, any monument and landmark anywhere in the world.The exhibition has two different types of humanoids the small one (called Sanbot Max and the Bigger one called Pepper). The Sanbot Max robot was designed to be implemented into numerous kinds of business scenarios, providing customers and staff members with intelligent and efficient services. Pepper is a semi-humanoid robot, which means that a human has to control it. It is designed with the ability to read emotions. Pepper recognizes faces and basic human emotion.
Drones and Mirror Maze Drones Pilots at the Clubhouse Did you know that the Clubhouse has three certified drone pilots? They also have 10 DJI Tell drones that they will used for their drone course. They are currently putting together content for the said course. In addition, the Clubhouse offers programmes such as Teach Fundamentals of drones, real-life applications of drones: namely surveillance using object identification and tracking to videography for commercials and other media use. This includes python programming that covers drone automation.
Mirror Maze Exhibit A mirror is an object that reflects an image. Light that bounces off a mirror will show an image of whatever is in front of it, when focused through the lens of the eye or a camera. Mirrors reverse the direction of the image in an equal yet opposite angle from which the light shines upon it. This allows the viewer to see themselves or objects behind them, or even objects that are at an angle from them but out of their field of view, such as around a corner. Natural mirrors prehistoric times, water, but people turing mirrors out rials for thousands metals, and glass. metals like silver often used due to applied as a thin cause of its natuhard surface.
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A maze is a path or collection of paths, typically from an entrance to a goal. The word is used to refer both to branching tour puzzles through which the solver must find a route, and to simpler non-branching patterns that lead unambiguously through a convoluted layout to a goal. The pathways and walls in a maze are typically fixed, but puzzles in which the walls and paths can change during the game are also categorised as mazes or tour puzzles Mirror Maze The mirror maze itself is a pattern, combining several characteristics of geometric patterns: repetition, symmetry and tessellation using repeated equilateral triangles. These triangles fit together without any gaps or overlaps, creating a tessellation. Mirrored surfaces all around reflect the pattern so that it repeats and appears infinite.
Agriculture in Funny places
We know of typical farms. These are places where ‘normal’ food is produced. This could mean a cow is kept for the milk or the sheep is kept for the wool or the land is used to produce maize, wheat or barley. However, agriculture can occur in some funny places and in the presence of climate change challenges and rapid expansion of technology, there might be a need to know these funny places. Our first point of reference is Asia. The existence of a bird’s nest farm to produce one thing: Bird’s nest soup. Here, what is needed is the nests of a certain type of bird called ‘swiftlet birds’. Restaurants are willing to pay an attractive price therefore encouraging people to be creative in keeping or producing the nests. For instance, in Indonesia, multistory buildings in urban areas are being modified to house swiftlet bird farms. The upper stories of the buildings are riddled with entrance holes, and swiftlet song recordings, insects’ attractants, and certain scents are used to draw wild birds in. Consequently, the roof becomes a ‘farm’ itself.
Of course, there are some concerns about this unusual agricultural activity. Health concerns are more prominent and for agriculture to continue in this funny place, there is a need to overcome the health concern. The other unusual place to do agriculture is in the air, bringing about what we call floating farms. An example to cite is the Rotterdam’s Floating Farm. Designed and created by the Goldsmith Architectural Firm, the floating dairy farm showcases a way to overcome rising sea levels and produce food in areas vulnerable to flooding. This futuristic project is bringing dairy farming into the city with minimal impact on resources and the environment. Technological innovations include a milk robot that allows cows to be milked as they choose, an automatic belt feeder that distributes food, and a slurry robot that clears away any manure immediately after it is produced. What is most interesting is the circular economy of this floating farm. In other words, the farm generates all of its own electricity from floating solar panels and provides fresh water through an integrated rainwater collection and purification system. Additionally, the cows are fed with grass from playing fields and golf courses within the city alongside potato scraps, bran and brewers grain.
Finally, the ocean farms. These are agricultural activities that take place under the sea. One popular example to cite is Nemo’s garden. This is an initiative by scuba divers and agricultural experts for the first ever underwater cultivation of terrestrial plants growing basil, strawberries and lettuce in pods on the seabed. The aim is to not only create an alternative system of agriculture that is a viable solution to future food insecurity, but also to grow in those areas where environmental conditions, economical or morphologic reasons make plants growth extremely difficult. It is clear from these limited examples that agriculture can occur in ‘funny’ places. However, these places might be the innovation drive that is needed to help the agricultural sector adapt to challenges such as climate change.
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Food in Greenland Did you see Masiziba’s article on agriculture in funny places? It leads us into wondering: what do they actually eat in more hostile places. It is not so easy just to go to Spar if one should have forgotten to get avocados. Greenland is not just tundra and ice and snow and polar bears and dogs and seals and things. There are cities – and Spar around the corner. However, the more outlaying areas still eat more traditional food and that is what we will look at. All of this is inspired by Wiki, There is a national dish in Greenland: suaasat. It is a soup made with seal, whale, reindeer or seabirds. Onions and potatoes are typically added. Lightly salted and seasoned, I think this sounds rather delicious. No surprise that a lot of local food in Greenland is coming from the ocean. It is teaming with fish and marine life. The fish dishes are varied and there are so many species to choose from. Preparing fish is rather straightforward and lends itself into any international fish dish. The species most common in Greenland are mussels, shrimp, capelin, Atlantic
halibut, redfish, deepwater redfish, Greenland halibut, and lumpfish are fished from the west coast, as are Greenland cod. Marine mammals are also on the menu. Seal and whale have been hunted forever. Subsistence whale hunting by indigenous people is legal. It is a part of culture and tradition and is not for commercial exploitation. Land-based animals are also on the menu, but some of these are not indigenous to Greenland. Lamb, sheep, musk-ox and caribou are the more common. And greens and vegs? Well, the Greenland dishes are rich in protein but that does not mean that potatoes and broccoli and rice are not part of the diet. Some of these things are new additions (growing rice in Greenland might be difficult – lol). Berries are easily found in Greenland, but the more local greens would be seaweed, roseroot, fireweed and lousewort. Climate change has meant that the growing season is extended and the variety has increased. Potatoes, onions, carrot and other vegs can be farmed. Although city life in Greenland is not much different from other places, more isolated areas eat a traditional high-protein diet. Spar could be some distance away!
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What does NSFAS do? Supports access to and success in, higher education and training for students from poor and working-class families who would otherwise not be able to afford the cost of studies at a public university or Technical and Vocational Education and Training (TVET) college. • Provides financial aid to eligible students who are studying or plan to study at any of the 50 TVET colleges or the 26 public universities in South Africa • Identifies students who qualify for the bursary • Provides bursaries to students
Who qualifies for NSFAS funding? • All South African citizens • All SASSA grant recipients • Applicants whose combined household income is not more than R350 000 per annum • Persons with disabilities with a combined household income of not more than R600 000 per annum • Students who started studying at a university before 2018 and whose household income is not more than R122 000 per annum
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COP26 – the climate conference in Glasgow Here we are again. Another climate conference. Another resolution. Another set of pledges. Another Greta stamping her feet. Has it done something? Anything new? Anything that will change? It is hard to tell if anything has been said that will herald in change. The only thing that has changed is that it is now more urgent than ever. Let us look at the numbers first – this is all from BBC here COP26 is being held in Glasgow from 31 October to 12 November 2021. It is the biggest conference as of yet and is building on the previous conferences. Among these are the Paris agreement conference (2015), where certain goals and policies were agreed among the delegates. COP26 has some 25,000 delegates from some 200 countries and some 100,000 protesters are expected to also be in town. Among these we see our all-time favourite climate activists: Greta and Attenborough. The initial targets are to limit the global rise in temperature to 1,5 degrees and to cut emission to reach net zero in 2030.
Look at this: we are not even talking about reducing the global warming, only limiting the rise. And 2030 seems an awful long time away. The latest is that there is a draft text on the table. It has to be ratified by the delegates and still to form policies in the participating countries. In essence: it has to be realistic targets and realistic real plans.
We quote: “The document [..] attempts to steer COP26 towards a series of significant steps that will prevent global temperature rises going above 1.5C this century. To that end this draft decision urges parties to “revisit and strengthen the 2030 targets in their nationally-determined contributions, as necessary to align with the Paris Agreement temperature goal by the end of 2022” The sticky point is that this is not possible unless the burning of fossil fuels gets reduced dramatically. Coal is the big one in this equation. India and China are both big on coal and it might be very difficult to phase out coal in the short term. They are talking about 2070 as possible time frames. If we look at the graphs, it just might be too late, but the alternative is to seriously harm the economy in such countries. Welcome to the real world of choices
Do we all agree? And who are the enforcers? COP26 has no teeth in terms of enforcing anything. It is all based on countries realizing the need for change and actually implementing real plans. However, there is one call for action that could be of interest. It is not governmental, it is industry. Insofar as fossil fuel consumption has to be reduced dramatically, the call is for financial institutions to stop funding any new powerplant which is based on coal. It sounds simple and it really is. If this alone is implemented, we can reduce the emissions as older plants will be non-viable to keep going. If all new funding goes towards renewable energy projects, we might get to net zero.
Here is the predicament: China is the leader in solar and wind power. Why is it then that the Chinese emissions keep going up? And why is it we see the reliance on coal? Simple: the demand for energy in China outstrips the pace of creating renewable energy plants. The older coal plants are still there and becoming worse in terms of pollution by the hour. India is not far behind on this either. And with Asia counting some 43% of the world population where the demand for energy is rising fast, there is a problem. The draft text is also mentioning a pledge of $100bn for poorer countries. That still needs to be seen. Other initiatives are cutting down on de-forestation and the emission of methane. Sounds tame? It is not. Forests eat CO2 and methane (cows!) is a potent greenhouse gas. It simply has to be done! Although it is suggested that the UN general-secretary is calling frequent meetings with select world leaders to check on progress, it might still not be enough. The horrible truth is: We have to act as though our house is on fire … because it is!
The next round in the space race We have had several articles on the space race: the space barons, new technology, the limitations of ISS and so on. But there is something new: space stations! Building a space station is by its magnitude not a simple task. The amount of ‘things’ to be flown into space is staggering and the considerations of crew accommodation cannot be simple. So, who could do this? A recap tells us that ISS in its current form is going ‘clunky’. It needs serious upgrades, not only to the software but to the structure itself. It is time to evaluate if there is mor ‘life’ in ISS or it is to move on. If we now look at the Chinese station, we see that with new technology and new engineering principles, it is possible to build a space station at a ‘reasonable’ cost. And now we get to the matter: private enterprise!
Bigelow tried to build a space station, but had to abandon it all in 2020. That leaves the field wide open for the ‘space barons’: Bezoz, Musk and Branson. But where are they in this race? Branson seems to be satisfied with flying trips into space on the Galactic space plane. Musk has got the latest contract with NASA ($2,9 bn) and must now deliver. The manned and un-manned flights must now eat all his bandwidth. And Bezoz: Bezoz’ Blue Origin has now proven itself. It can fly into space and come back safely with its crew and tourists. So far so good. But that is hardly new stuff. Here is the latest: Bezoz is planning a privately owned space station, Orbital Reef. It is not simple. It has required the collaboration from several companies. Although a lot of the ‘science’ stuff has been sorted out by previous space stations, the engineering is still a challenge. Judging by the articles here, Orbital Reef will contain three elements: a science environment for experiments, a manufacturing element for manufacturing in space and a space hotel. Cost: a lot! Timeframe: before 2030. So, let us see who else will be into the ‘hotel in the sky’ race.
Orbital Reef is not a test bed for science. We all know it is possible to have a space station. This is the next step in space usage. This is practical and geared towards customer satisfaction, be it manufacturing space, hotel accommodation and everything else. There are a lot of partners involved and we found a lot of it here. • •
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Blue Origin – Utility systems, large-diameter core modules, and reusable heavy-lift New Glenn launch system. Sierra Space - Large Integrated Flexible Environment (LIFE) module, node module, and runway-landing Dream Chaser spaceplane for crew and cargo transportation, capable of landing on runways worldwide. Boeing – Science module, station operations, maintenance engineering, and Starliner crew spacecraft. Redwire Space – Microgravity research, development, and manufacturing; payload operations and deployable structures. Genesis Engineering Solutions – Single Person Spacecraft for routine operations and tourist excursions. Arizona State University – Leads a global consortium of universities providing research advisory services and public outreach.
We might see that cost will be a factor and that is where private initiative comes in. This might put Bezoz back in the lead in terms of the nest step in the space exploration. All said, does it not require a quantum leap in space technology? As we have previously written, the next step has to be the transport system. It is not possible to carry very heavy things to space based on the traditional rockets. Something else must happen. Instead of transporting tens of tons into space, we should look at hundreds of tons and even more. That will be required if major achievements should be reached. What does it mean? Space elevator and maglev launch systems. The maglev system will in essence do the same as a rocket: launch something into low earth orbit at a far lower cost. The space elevator might just do something else: Insofar as the endnode of the elevator might be some 36,000 km into space, there is no need to consider ‘low earth orbit’. We are in deep space instead. That automatically means that we can use the end-node as the starting point for Mars trips or the coming moon base. Exciting new world!
What is Christmas without the carols? But it is not just all the usual ones. There are many different carols from around the world. Listen on: The first one is of course the absolute classic: BoneyM!
Of course there is also Christmas in Japan:
China is not far behind!
Of course France is here:
Russia has to be there
and of course: ourselves!
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The Christmas dinner
This is surely not the same across the globe! Look on: (all from Wiki) English/American tradition (and therefore also us!) Turkey – of course. The turkey appeared on Christmas tables in England in the 16th century, and popular history tells of King Henry VIII being the first English monarch to have turkey for Christmas. Up until then it could have been even Swan (yes!) and goose.
Japan – different, always A successful advertising campaign in the 1970s made eating at KFC around Christmas a national custom. Its chicken meals are so popular during the season that stores take reservations months in advance. Sweden – it means fish Lutefisk is dried whitefish like cod treated with lye. The first step is soaking the fish in cold water for five to six days. The saturated fish is then soaked in cold water and lye for an additional two days. The fish swells during this soaking, and its protein content decreases by more than 50 percent, producing a jelly-like consistency. When this treatment is finished, the fish is caustic, with a pH of 11–12. To make the fish edible, a final treatment of yet another four to six days of soaking in cold water is needed. Eventually, the lutefisk is ready to be cooked. I have tasted it! It is an acquired taste. Mexico – a traditional drink Champurrado is a chocolate-based thick Mexican drink, prepared with either masa de maíz (lime-treated-corn dough), masa harina (a dried version of this dough), or corn flour,
panela; water or milk; and occasionally containing cinnamon, anise seed, or vanilla. Ground nuts, orange zest, and egg can also be employed to thicken and enrich the drink. I could do that, I think. Italy – the main dish The secondo is very different in the two areas. In Northern Italy they usually eat poultry, often filled, or roasted or boiled and seasoned with sauces, like mostarda. In Southern Italy they eat the fried capitone eel, which is typical of Christmas Eve, because this is a fasting day. Poland
The meal is meatless, honouring Catholic tradition. Many households also prepare a great variety of special Christmas dishes, typically numbering 12 in honor of the 12 apostles. Dishes include: stuffed carp, fried carp, herring in wine sauce, herring in cream sauce, fruit compote, vegetable salad, soup, boiled potatoes, mushroom cream sauce, sauerkraut, and makowiec (poppy seed rolled cake). Most households leave an empty plate at the table for an unexpected guest.
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