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22 July 2020
FROM THE EDITOR
When the going gets tough … the tough get going. The next edition of The Village NEWS will be available on 29 July 2020. The NEWS can be found at over 300 distribution points in the Overberg.
De Waal Steyn PUBLISHING EDITOR E: dewaal@thevillagenews.co.za T: 083 700 3319
Hedda Mittner CONTENT EDITOR
First attributed to Joseph P. Kennedy, the father of US President, John F. Kennedy, this famous expression came to life in the movie, The Jewel of the Nile in the song of the same name by musician Billy Ocean. A clarion call to meet challenges head-on and to work even harder when the situation becomes difficult, this inspirational quote has helped many of us to calm down and focus on what we need to do, even if it sometimes feels as if there is no light at the end of the tunnel.
While the lockdown has wreaked havoc on our local economy and our communities, dedicated volunteers and donors have been working behind the scenes, and with very little fanfare, to ensure that thousands of residents across all communities are being fed every day. Since Day 1 of the lockdown, these selfless and generous individuals have rightly understood that hunger is an even greater threat than Covid-19.
Over the past few months, it has become evident that many residents
Businesses have quickly reinvented themselves, switching from selling
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one product to another. Some have adjusted their strategies or offer new services. Others have partnered to save on office or retail space. Restaurants, one of the worst-affected sectors, have innovated with new menu offerings. Schools have forged new paths with Digi-learning. After a brief pause, the installation of fibre cables has been resumed, which will help to ease the pressure on a WiFi network that is completely overburdened as people work remotely from home and families hibernate.
new innovative businesses have opened their doors! Each week, whether in print, online or on-air on Caledon FM, The Village NEWS tells the stories of these brave and resilient men and women. We will continue to tell their stories, not only because they are interesting and focus on ‘the good news’, but also because they speak volumes about the character and strength of our community. What is abundantly clear is that in the Overberg, when the going gets tough, the tough get going.
And yes, even in the midst of the greatest economic and health crisis to face the world in nearly 100 years,
This is the Good NEWS - Ed
Audacious Audio and Quirks in the Kitchen
E: hedda@thevillagenews.co.za T: 083 645 3928
E: raphael@thevillagenews.co.za T: 074 125 5854
and businesses across the Overberg are meeting the challenges of COVID-19 head-on by stepping up a gear and working flat-out.
By Murray Stewart murray.stewart49@gmail.com
ear and out the other’ implies, folks could literally see right through you. (Latin: opticalis penitratus infinitum).
The Power of Sound Like our other senses, sound plays an important role in our daily lives. Sometimes noises are a warning, like the doorbell or screeching tyres. Sometimes they’re eerie and downright spine-chilling. Other times, they’re a source of enjoyment, like the chirping of birds, a trickling waterfall, the purring of a kitten or the stillness of a sleeping baby.
Anyway, notes or frequencies are measured in Hertz, and we can hear roughly from 20Hz at the bottom, to 20 000Hz up top. Above that, it’s dog-whistle territory.
All that, sadly, is just the sugar-coating on our regular consumption of ear-candy. Deep down inside lurks a fearsome ogre itching to inflict disturbing damage, but we’ll get to that later. Over the years, a shrill soprano or two have been able to shatter glass, although I doubt there’s a future in it these days. And if you stand too long with your mouth open in front of a loudspeaker at a Thrash Metal concert, there’s enough power to blast both eardrums clean out of your head. As the expression ‘in one
The loudness of a frequency is measured in decibels, and around 100dB is burglar alarm loud. So, by cranking up the decibels, and finding the right frequency, the fat lady could sing the molecules in a champagne glass into such a state of agitation that it shatters. This can ruin any wedding toast. Then there’s the destruction of the walls surrounding Jericho. Sopranos were replaced by a brass ensemble and a lot of blokes yelling, which rattled the molecules in the foundations enough to weaken the structure, and the walls did a Humpty-Dumpty. Now, below our hearing threshold, below the rumble of thunder, an equally destructive weapon loiters
in the wings of the sonic stage. Pulsating, inaudible frequencies, when pumped up in volume, can cause serious discomfort if prolonged.
To guys, for example, a piece of crumpet sounds enticing, but what lady wants to be likened to a dollop of stodgy doe?
It has been used for crowd control, and the loudspeakers emitting these inaudible waves induce nausea, disorientation and headaches. People just want to get the hell out of range.
Some think it’s just a storm in a teacup, taken with a pinch of salt. But let’s not upset the apple-cart guys, and since the fat’s already in the fire, we must remember which side of our bread is buttered – and no crying over spilt milk!
It’s called LRAD – long range audio deterrent. The audio ‘beam’ can be aimed at either a group or specific individuals, as was suspected in Cuba last year, when American diplomats all became suspiciously ill and dis- functional, and although physically unharmed, had to return home to convalesce. Food 4 Thought Idioms and quirky expressions are commonplace in all languages, and often revolve around animals (sly as a fox), or nature (farting against thunder), and of course food (go bananas). But the proof of the pudding’s in the kitchen, so we’ve whipped up some culinary clichés in everyday banter.
Anyway, cool as a cucumber you buy a blender – the greatest thing since sliced bread – but after one day it’s toast. In a pickle, and with egg on your face, you realise you’ve bought a lemon. Now, butter wouldn’t melt in your mouth, but soft-soaping the salesman (who you thought was low-hanging fruit), was like nailing jelly to the wall and you had to eat humble pie, which really cheesed you off. Anyway, sour grapes or not, and with fingers in many more the pies, I’ve gotta go – there’s a bun in the oven.
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