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Volume 42 Issue 2 March/April 2016

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Easter EggCompetition

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Cover picture:Rebirth: A butterfly ecloses from her chrysalis.

Rene Oelofse, 2008.

EASTER EGG HUNT!Find and count every

Easter Egg in this issue of the Edgemead News and send your answer through to [email protected] or to PO Box 1 Edgemead 7407 or drop a note into the ERA letterbox at Edgemead Village Centre.

Include your name, address and the number of eggs you found and your name will be entered into the draw to win a box of Beacon Marshmallow Eggs! Enjoy!

Competition closes 29th April 2016, draw takes place at the ERA AGM on the 20th April.

Notice is hereby given of the

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ANNUAL GENERAL MEETINGon

20th APRIL 2016

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atEDGEMEAD HIGH SCHOOL HALL

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EDITORIALHere we are once more in March, and another issue of the Edgemead News has rolled off the press and landed squarely in your letterbox. With it come the rolling clouds of autumn, and already the summer is fading and the sun is rising later and later. The vernal equinox was especially early this year, and therefore so was Easter, and I want to wish all our readers a pleasant and peaceful time as we move into winter here in the Cape.

Other changes are afoot as well, with the ERA Annual General Meeting set for the 20th April in the Edgemead High School Hall – we are seeking new members to fill the Committee. The ERA represents the interests of the residents of Edgemead and our workload is sometimes heavy. We could really do with some extra hands to help deal with upcoming issues, like the License Plate Recognition camera project, the Airport Runway Realignment opposition project and other issues. You can get a nomination form from [email protected] and return it to use with your details before the date of the meeting.

In this issue, the Easter bunny visited but accidentally dropped a bunch of eggs! If you can count them all, and let us know how many you found, your name will go into the draw to win a whole box of marshmallow eggs! Also in this issue, we have a very interesting brain strainer logic puzzle competition. If you think you have the logical thinking needed to win, let us know and you could win a prize as well!

I’d also like to say thank you to the many advertisers that make the Edgemead News what it is. This magazine is the mouthpiece of our ERA and the continued and loyal support of our advertisers goes a long way towards making sure that we are able to bring it to you every second month. Thank you! Peter Bates

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CHAIRMAN’S CORNERWelcome to another fantastic issue of Edgemead News.

I was expecting this letter to be my last as chairman of the ERA and had already started preparing my goodbyes after the January issue, the expectation being that Mark Richards our vice chairman would take over the reins. Unfortunately for us (and fortunately for the ENW) he has been nominated as chairman of Edgemead Neighbourhood Watch. I’m really sad to see him go, but I know he’ll do the Neighbourhood Watch proud.

This leaves me with a bit of a conundrum. Firstly in terms of continuity: it’s unreasonable for me to expect a new member to step into the chairman position and, at the same time, I also have to consider that the remaining members may not be comfortable serving as chairman. Secondly, our constitution specifically states that a chairman may not serve for more than two consecutive years. This rule was specifically added to cultivate an open and accessible committee and prevent getting stuck in the rut of the same-old, same-old.

I would prefer not to amend the constitution so, as a mid-way, it is my intention to put forward a motion at the upcoming AGM that will allow me make myself available to serve a 3rd year as chairman. Anyone is welcome to challenge this motion at the meeting and I look forward to any constructive input our community members have to offer. We do, of course, also accept nominations for new members, so you are more than welcome to join.

Since my last report I’ve had the opportunity to meet with Edgemead and Bothasig Neighbourhood Watches, Bothasig CPF as well as Bothasig SAPS regarding our Licence Plate Recognition (LPR) plans. The discussions and feedback so far have been very positive. In our meeting with SAPS we identified which access roads we’d like to target first, and we also looked at the overall area that needed to be covered. It makes sense for us to tackle this project in conjunction with our neighbours as we share common roads.

Another key point under discussion has been about how alerts from the LPR system would be responded to. We have an opportunity to set up a community control room from which to send out alerts and co-ordinate responses. The CPF and neighbourhood watches are also actively working on setting up a community radio which will should ultimately underpin the control room. These are bold plans and there is still much work to be done, but it’s not insurmountable.

The informal trading plan for the greater Edgemead, Plattekloof road and Monte Vista areas has gone quiet with my last two emails asking for feedback remaining unanswered.

Has anyone else noticed the appalling workmanship that has gone into the painting of the street names in Edgemead and surrounding neighbourhoods? Besides the poor consistency of the lettering, with many being incomplete or hazy around the edges, I’ve also noticed a couple which are not even level. There are even the odd few that have been sprayed half on the top and the other on the bottom of the curb. I’ve sent some examples to our ward councillor who promised to report it. If you have similar examples please do send them on to us. I really don’t see why we should stand for such shoddy work.

That’s it from me. I hope to see you all at the AGM on the 20th of April, 7PM at the Edgemead High School.

Emile Coetzee

FUKUSHIMA TODAYFukushima today – the fears, the fallout and the future

Five years have passed since a massive tsunami washed over the seawall around the Fukushima Daiichi Nuclear Power Plant, sending three reactors and a whole nation into meltdown. The event claimed the lives of 15,891 people, and around 160,000 were forced from their homes following the most devastating day in Japan’s modern history, but the cleanup is expected to take decades, with radioactive materials still unaccounted for and the health effects still very much the subject of debate.

On March 11, 2011, a magnitude-9.0 earthquake struck around 70 km off the coast of Japan, making it the most powerful earthquake on record (since 1900) the island nation has ever felt. This in turn sparked a tsunami, which swamped the Fukushima plant causing critical cooling equipment to fail and, ultimately, the worst nuclear disaster since Chernobyl in 1986.

The huge release of radioactive materials prompted an initial 20 to 30 km evacuation zone around the site, much of which remains a dead zone today. In the time since, workers have pulled up millions of cubic meters of contaminated soil, filled massive steel tanks with tons of toxic water and prepared to build an underground ice wall around the plant to prevent further spread of radioactive material.

But plant manager, Akira Ono, estimates that decommissioning is still only around 10 percent complete, with work on removing the hundreds of tons of melted fuel from the damaged reactors expected to take decades. A major complication is that the exact whereabouts of the fuel isn’t entirely clear.

While fuel melted down in three separate reactors, it is the condition of reactor one that is of particular concern. Last year, it was announced that nearly all of the fuel in reactor one had melted, but radiation levels are so dangerously high that it hasn’t been possible for humans to go in, investigate the interior and locate the fuel. Purpose-built robots have been developed for each of the reactor buildings, a process that in itself takes two years. These robots are designed to wade through underwater chambers brimming with contaminated water in search of melted fuel rods. But the high radiation levels have “fried” the robots’ wiring, leaving them incapable of carrying out their task.

The technology required to locate and remove the melted fuel is not yet available, but recently both the US Energy Department and the French National Research Agency announced that their experts will team up with the Japanese government to advance new tools for this specific purpose. This will involve developing technologies to handle and dispose of radioactive waste, along with robotics and image processing research.

A robot constructed for work in a radioactive environment.



MASCOT’S NAME TURNS OUT TO BE AN ADVERTISING NIGHTMARE

In Japan, using cute and animated characters to promote sometimes serious products and services isn’t uncommon, but for Fukushima Industries, the name of their character could only be described as ”oops” A cartoon egg with wings has been adopted by a company as a corporate mascot. Unfortunately for the company, the name they chose to grant the mascot is unintentionally hilarious. The name is derived from a combination of the Japanese word for “good fortune” and the English word ”happy” - and he represents Fukushima Industries, a large manufacturer of industrial cooling machines.

On the company website, the mascot says “I’m Fukuppy. Nice to meet you!”

The company issued a press release apologising for any confusion and later moved to rename the unfortunate egg.

“Fukuppy” in all his glory

Lee Sedol plays the first move against DeepMind’s AlphaGo.

MIND VERSUS COMPUTERS In 1997, Garry Kasparov lost a chess match against Deep Blue – a computer.

In 2016, Lee Sedol lost a Go match against DeepMind’s AlphaGo – another computer.

This year marks the first time that a champion Go player has been beaten by an artificial intelligence. Go, and ancient eastern strategy game, where players take turns placing white and black stones on a board to capture enemy squares, has always thwarted computer efforts to beat it.

The reason for this is the sheer number of states that the Go board can exist in. The number of distinct arrangements of stones on a Go board is astronomically high – far too many for either human or computer to know them all, by several hundred million times.

A game of Go relies on creative thinking and subtle strategy – which makes it all the more of a break through that a human player has been beaten by a computer.

The secret, say AlphaGo’s designers, is not to teach the computer to play, but rather to design computer that can learn to play by analysing millions of other games. The DeepMind research team allowed the computer to learn from approximately 30 million moves, which allowed the computer to be as good as the best human player. However, to beat the best, AlphaGo played Go against itself over thousands of games, gradually honing its skill until its creators were sure it was in top form for the competition.

In the historic human-vs-machine Go match, Lee Sedol was defeated. But the unassailable Sedol did not despair, saying “I’d like to face it again...” Clearly, the battle is lost but the war is not over.



KEEPING THINGS CLEAN In the men’s room, a little psychology goes a long way towards keeping things clean.

There’s something of a surprise waiting in the urinals in Amsterdam’s Schiphol Airport: an etched image of a fly which has been a fantastic success in keeping the toilets clean.

‘Guys are a bit simple-minded, so put something in the toilet bowl and they’ll aim at that,’ says Klaus Reichardt, the man who sells this technology. ‘Men cannot resist peeing on things and, if it’s something that you consciously don’t like, such as a fly, you’re more likely to pee on it than on a pretty butterfly. On the other hand, if you used a cockroach or an ugly-looking spider people might be afraid to even stand there. A fly seems to be a compromise: something that is universally disliked, but that doesn’t elicit fear.’

As any mother - or for that matter long-suffering wife - will tell you, men often lack a certain precision when aiming into the toilet bowl. This is bad enough at home, but in public conveniences such male carelessness can be multiplied many times over. The idea first came from the manager of the cleaning department at Schiphol, and nothing has worked so effectively in getting men to aim in the right place.

NORA CAN FIX SNORING! Most people who are disturbed by their partner’s snoring have found that a sharp dig in the ribs usually works, but scientists have come up with a “smart pillow” that can save broken nights – and bruised ribs!

Snoring mainly occurs when the muscles in the throat become relaxed, causing them to vibrate as the sleeper breathes in and out. Nora can be slipped inside any pillow and will gently inflate and deflate in a cycle that moves the sleeper’s head, thus opening up the airway and stopping the snoring. It works in conjunction with a smartphone app and a pebble-shaped device which sits on the sleeper’s bedside table.

This device consists of a microphone which picks up the early sounds of snoring, and sends a wi-fi signal to trigger the pillow’s inflation cycle thus causing the snorer to move his or her head.

The pebble-shaped Nora device helps prevent snoring

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Edgemead Residents Association Executive Committee Nomination Form Nominee Name and Surname:_______________________________________________________________________

Address:_________________________________________________________________________________

Contact Number:__________________________________________________________________________

Acceptance signature:________________________________________ Date:______________________ Proposer Name and Surname:_______________________________________________________________________

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Signature:________________________________________ Date:________________________________ Completed Nomination Forms must be posted to the Association, P.O.Box 1, Edgemead 7407 not later than 15 days before the date of the Annual General Meeting.

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I would like to provide very important feedback on the Bothasig Clinic. This City run facility has come under much attack for a number of years due largely to the perceived lack of services provided. As a city run facility providing primary health care, the Bothasig

Clinic performed a much needed and full service in primary health care.

Primary Health does not include curative care and the wider range of expanded services that were so sought after by the community. I was relentless and determined in my approach at the Health Department to lobby for an extended package of services at the Bothasig Clinic and kept it constantly on my agenda.

After many months of emails and meetings, I am happy to report that the services at the Bothasig Clinic will indeed be changing to include an expanded package and these services will be provided by the Western Province Health Department. Among the range of services will be a full dispensing pharmacy and the appointment of permanent Doctors.

The present facility will need to be brought in line with current legislation before any of these services can begin. The full cost implication will be borne off the 2016/2017 budget and will be a phased in approach – which means as soon as one thing is in line with legislation it will become operational.

This is good news for many community members as I am clearly aware of the struggle and challenges for many to make the trip to Dirkie Uys in Goodwood. This will soon be a trip that will not need to be undertaken anymore, and this will benefit many for a number of years to come.

Bear in mind that nothing happens overnight but rest assured, this change is happening and will benefit the community at large.

I have been in correspondence with the Traffic Department to assist with the blatant disregard to road laws that we are experiencing – not just here, but City wide. It really is unrealistic to expect us to have a traffic officer at every stop street and in every road – yet this is what is required in order to bring consequence to people’s actions of simply ignoring the rules of the road. This disregard of the law and speeding down our roads is totally unacceptable. And the sad thing is that a speed bump is not an actual deterrent as the motorist knows where it is, slows down to cross it and then speeds off again. Traffic enforcement is the answer but we are under resourced and under staffed in this area however I will continue to impress upon the need for enforcement in the area.

I would like to thank the hundreds of people who went to register on 5 & 6 March and would like to advise that the next and final IEC registration will be on 9 & 10 April. If you missed the registration in March, this is the time to do so. I would advise that residents do check their registrations regardless as the IEC have changed many street boundaries resulting in changes to your voting station.

Finally, I would like to take this opportunity to wish you and your family a Happy Easter and blessed time with your family.

Helen Carstens Ward 5 Councillor

COUNCILLOR’s REPORT

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Above: Looking from Lion’s Head towards Table Mountain Below: A papyrus reed grows from a pond



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PIKO-CHANTHE LOST BUDGIE

A Japanese bird owner was all in a flap after her prized budgie flew the coop.

Piko-Chan, a two-year-old blue budgerigar, took to the skies after his owner accidentally left the bird’s cage open. Thankfully, the little bird was no bird brain, having learned his address and telephone number off by heart!

After a short flight to a nearby hotel, no doubt to stretch his wings, Piko-Chan was handed in to the authorities and began to speak, reciting the exact address of his owner.

Mrs Takahashi, the bird’s owner, says that this is not the first time he has escaped. She taught him his address and even telephone number so that he could be found again.

She thanked the police who could sparrow few seconds to listen to the little bird.

Mrs Takahashi and her birdPiko-Chan



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A TASTE OF WHAT MONTAGU IS ABOUTMontagu is known by its bright orange packaging, to us this represents the sun shining on the fields where our fruits and nuts are grown and harvested all over the world. Most of our fruits are imported and packaged in our Factory in Montagu where we select each fruit and nut by hand, choosing only the ‘creme de la creme’ for our clients.

Montagu started off as a small franchise, has grown substantially, and has now joined the Edgemead Community by opening in the Edgemead Centre.

Montagu Edgemead strives on building a strong client relationship. We strive to please each and every client that walks into our store, and go the extra mile to make them happy. At Montagu Edgemead, we have regular specials on our quality products to give each client a taste of what Montagu is about at an affordable price.

A big priority to Montagu Edgemead is family and community. We believe that customers, when walking into Montagu Edgemead store, should feel as though they are at home. We strive to provide each and every client with a comfortable shopping experience. We emphasise that we are family orientated and provide quality goods at affordable prices.

We invite all new clients to come in and visit our newest arrival to the Edgemead Community. Come and experience the difference. Quality goodness from our hands to yours.

Come join the family, Come join Montagu Edgemead.

BRAIN STRAINERS – ANSWERS FROM LAST ISSUE!Fill the three litre bucket, pour it into the five litre bucket. Fill the three litre bucket again and pour it over again, leaving one litre behind. Empty the five litre bucket out, and put the one litre into the 5 litre bucket. Then fill the three litre bucket again, and you will have five litres total!

Take the sheep across the river, and return. Then take the wolf, and return with the sheep. Take the cabbage across and return (the wolf won’t eat the cabbage), then take the sheep across. Done!

The boys on bicycles are travelling at 10km/h and therefore meet in the middle of the 20km course at the 10km mark, after one hour. Since the fly was travelling between the two back and forth at 15km/h and it took the boys one hour to meet, the fly would have travelled a total of 15km!



EDGEMEAD LIBRARYBy Lorraine Mathewson

Edgemead Library to close for maintenancePrincipal Librarian, Lorraine Mathewson, advises: “We

expect the library to be closed for a few weeks from around mid- April for pro-active maintenance. We do not have exact dates yet, but we’ll make arrangements that library patrons can return their books to us. We are trying to set up an interim circulation system, but should we be unsuccessful our patrons are welcome to visit surrounding libraries for the period that we’ll be closed.”

The picture above is of the very successful event held on the 8th March with Afrikaans author Irma Joubert. From left to right John Steyn, Margaret Hammer, Irma Joubert and Lorraine Mathewson.

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EDGEMEAD FOOTBALLby Kevin Robinson

Edgemead AFC was the proud host of Swansea City FC (Wales) on Monday 14 March 2016.

Professional coaches from the UK conducted a coaching and skills clinic with various age groups of Edgemead‘s junior

section.

It was an honour and a pleasure to see these guys at work and the youngsters definitely benefited from the experience.

Each of the kids received an authentic Swansea playing shirt and I am sure that there will be a lot more locals supporting this proud Welsh club in future.

Thanks to Umbro and Swansea FC for a memorable afternoon.Junior and Senior training and registrations are in full swing with the season

starting early next month.We are still looking for a few junior coaches so if there any ex-players with

time on their hands, please contact the club ASAPWe are also looking for sponsorship for our first and second senior teams

for tracksuits for the season - we rely heavily on fund raising and sponsorship to run this large club.

EDGEMEAD CRICKET CLUB Jackie Strauss, Club CaptainThe Edgemead Cricket Club held their

Annual Golf day on the 7th February at the Bellville Golf course. A great

day was had by all and much needed funds were raised for the club. This day would not have been as successful, had it not been for the generous support of our sponsors. A sincere word of appreciation and thanks to the following sponsors:

Edgemead OpticalBothasig OpticalPeter Grewe Optical - GoodwoodStor-ageProtea HotelsVirgin Active - N1 CityECP alarmsTyre Mart - N1 CityTyre Mart - MilnertonTiger Wheel and Tyre - N1 CityBrights Electrical - PlattekloofNU-U Beauty - Edgemead Shopping CentreSpar - Edgemead Shopping CentreLetchworth Service Centre - EdgemeadVortex Computers - Edgemead Shopping CentreBaldinger Jewellers - Edgemead Shopping CentrePro Golf Shop - N1 CityMonte Vista ButcheryMonte Vista HardwareMonte Vista PharmacyClover - EppingFerron Hartzenberg

Many thanks, Neville Horton.



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EDGEMEAD CRICKET CLUB - JUNIORSYoung budding cricketers!.Are you interested in playing competitive cricket, learning batting, bowling and fielding skills?

Edgemead Cricket Club can be just what you need.We have junior teams in every age group between 10 and 13 years old.

At club cricket ,the boys practice once a week under the guidance of a head coach and 4 other coaches.The training sessions are structured and well planned.It’s focus is on all the major facets of cricket.

The fruits of this training session is put to the test every Saturday,when the boys take to the field.This fixture commences at 08h30 and ends at about 12h30.

This is a great opportunity for your child to get involved in a wellestablished club, be part of a team and meet children from other schools and areas.

The season starts on 12 October 2016.If you require more information please contact:

Ferron Hartzenberg, Junior Chairman,Mobile Number :0845871051Home :021 5583957 (a/h)email :[email protected] forward to meeting you, Junior Chairman – Ferron Hartzenberg

MOJAVE PHONE BOOTHSomewhere out in the great, dry Mojave desert, a single phone booth stood all alone. Graffitied, beaten up and standing in a pool of its own broken glass, the unassuming phonebooth has a very particular story attached to it.

Godfrey Daniels read about the booth in a letter in a magazine. Out of curiosity, he dialled the number, 760-733-9969, but he got no answer. Lured on by his inquisitiveness, Godfrey became somewhat obsessed with the lonely booth so far from any real civilisation. He called regularly, and got his friends to call too. Every time, the phone just rang and rang and rang. Nobody ever answered.

Until one day, Godfrey got a busy signal. In a flash he was dialling again, again again until he got an answer – a cinder miner, who did not have a telephone and who walked several miles to use this public phone, picked up and they talked. In his haste, Godfrey forgot to ask where the booth was.

Eventually he did track it down and find it. In 1997, the internet was barely a shadow of what it is today, and Godfrey did what seemed to be the most sensible thing: he made a website for the Mojave Phone Booth.

Captivated by the almost poetic idea of a lone phonebooth in the middle of the wilderness, people were enraptured by the story. The phone rang off the hook. International newspapers covered the story. The phone was bombarded by calls form all over the world. Godfrey and friends eventually returned to the phone, and spent hours there, picking up when it rang and talking to whoever was on the other side, from all over the world. The phone became a meeting place, a gathering point. People would make pilgrimages to the phone booth just to camp for a few days and answer the phone and speak to strangers who shared their passion for the mysterious.

However, it was not to last. The phonebooth was build on a nature preserve, and the constant traffic became a problem. The ringing disturbed wildlife and brought in so much additional traffic. The booth was removed in 2000. Eventually, even the slab it once stood on was destroyed.

The booth was popular by chance. Discovered by accident and made famous by luck, serving as a meeting point for many different people from many different walks of life, it gave its callers a glimpse into another world far away, where phonebooths stand vigil against the desert sky, just waiting for someone to dial the number, and ring. A simple phone booth, with an interesting tale

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