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27 October 2015
Prepare yourself for HIGHVELD THUNDERSTORMS
A FRESH APPROACH TO LOCAL NEWS
IN A LEAGUE
Volume 06, 27 October 2015, Week 44
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OF THEIR OWN
RISING STARS: These talented belly dancers from the Hizi-Hizi Belly Dance group which trains in Edenvale have made it into the semi-finals of SA’s Got Talent. They are Julia Scafidas, Tarryn Rego, Melissa Joubert, Pavia Abrosie and Cassidy Monsour.
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What always amazes me is the ability of sport matches, particularly loyalty to a sports team, to transform perfectly reasonable human brings into warmongers. Neatly-dressed, conservative people - professionals with degrees and highstanding members TEAM SPIRIT: Staff fro m the tame TIM of society - will- in su ES wore green pport of the Bo and gold kke on Friday ingly don war paint Stroh last week. Sta and Monica Su nding: Chante pra (rig and warrior gear in Seate ht). Seated, ba ck d on chair: Liz : Nicolene John e Geldenhuis, son. specific colours, to Djung Shane Stander a. In front: Cynth and Heather ia Ngwenya. show loyalty to a special team. his Then there are the war cries and the vuvuzelas… and it’s usually the person you son’s first birthday, he least expect it from blasting the vuvuzela the and his wife held a Cheetahs-themed party - orange balloons, a Cheetahs cake, orange loudest, as though there were no tomorrow. Where does this passion come from? Is it party packs. The piece de resistance of the that we as human beings are biologically party was a Blue Bulls pinyata. Kids had wired to desire to be a part of something turns thumping the pinyata with a bat in the hope of getting sweets – a somewhat triumgreater than ourselves? I grew up with a father who is a Jeppe High phant moment for all the Cheetahs supportSchool for Boys oldboy and a brother who ers. That poor Blue Bulls pinyata! went to King Edward School. As they were Internet news reports say whole wars have supporters of rival schools, some verbal been started over heightened emotions bantering could be expected at the dinner ta- churned up by team loyalty. Wikipedia.com ble, especially during rugby season. When it tells of the Football War, a 100-hour war became to the actual Jeppe-Kes sports match tween El Salvador and Honduras in 1969. – the highlight of the high schools’ rugby cal- While the main reason behind this war was endars, my dad would put on his old Jeppe socio-economic factors, the war itself was tie and my brother would dress accordingly offset by tensions during the second North in Kes supporter clothes (things that read, American qualifying round for the 1970 FIFA “C’mon the Reds”), and off they would go – World Cup. positioning themselves at opposite ends of I’d like to think there is something beautiful behind all the madness – that a certain inthe field as soon as they arrived. After the game everyone was friends of herent nobility in man is highlighted in this course and we could relax again at the din- willingness to stand for a team against all odds. Perhaps this devotion to a team or ner table. Most people can relate to the feeling of pro- country is best expressed in the famous tectiveness over a team, whether over a na- words by Seneca: “Men love a country or tional team or a specific sporting team, such team, not because it is great, but because it is their own.” as the Cheetahs or Blue Bulls. My brother is an avid Cheetahs fan and for
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The Edenvale Senior Citizen’s Society will hold a Springbok braai luncheon. Where: Edenvale Community Centre, Van Riebeeck Ave, Edenvale When: 30 October, from 12.30pm Contact: 011 453 7608
Christmas Craft Market The Cutty Sark Guides and Rangers will hold a Christmas Craft Market. Where: Harmelia Gardens Air Scout Hall When: 31 October, from 10am to 4pm Contact: 082 804 3161 or tuppernut@ gmail.com
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Summer is here and Highveld thunderstorms are now a reality. Lightning presents three main hazards to a house that it hits directly, namely: fire danger, power surge damage and shockwave damage. Did you know that one bolt of lightning can provide enough energy to light a city of 200 000 people for one minute? Theunis Kotze, general manager of ADT: Inland Region, has warned that people tend not to realise that direct strikes are responsible for only five percent of lightningrelated deaths and injuries. “There are other types of ways lightning can hurt you, for example through ground currents and side flashes. These account for up to 80 percent of lightning-related injuries and or deaths.” “That’s why when you see a storm approaching you need to get indoors. It doesn’t even need to be a severe storm and there doesn’t necessarily have to be rainfall either for lightning to strike,” he points out. Kotze offered the following tips for staying safe during a thunderstorm: • Avoid flat, open areas. Lightning will usually hit the highest point so when you are in an open space, there is a higher risk of being hit as you will be the highest point. • Stay away from water and never swim during a storm. • Avoid taking shelter under trees during storms, but if you have no choice, rather take shelter under a group of shorter trees among larger trees. A thick forest is always a better option than a solitary tree or a small group of trees. • Be aware that buildings with exposed openings such as camping shelters
or pavilions are not safe. • When in a storm, stay away from all forms of metal. Golfers should be aware that the metal in their golf clubs acts as a lightning conductor. “Storm season also puts security companies under pressure as storms play havoc with alarm systems,” said Kotze. “The high number of signals that control rooms receive during a storm can lead to delayed response times and can dilute critical emergency resources. In order to cope with this deluge of activity, monitoring centres have no option but to prioritise all signals that are received.” To help reduce unnecessary callouts, Kotze advises residents to contact the monitoring centre to cancel your alarm activation should your alarm go off accidentally during a storm.” He offered the following additional tips around alarm use in the stormy season: • Check the weather forecast before you leave home in the morning. If a storm is predicted, do not leave windows open. • Windstorms play havoc on outdoor detectors and beams, especially those close to vegetation. Consider bypassing beams that could cause false alarms during windstorms. • Doors that get hit directly by wind may cause false alarms if the doors are not properly fitted. Consider using single-sided rubber tape to close the voids and secure doors from movement. “However if you should experience an emergency during stormy conditions, please contact the monitoring centre directly by telephone or if this isn’t possible, by activating your panic button,” concluded Kotze.
Embrace your INNER poet
W2000 member Dr Duncan Stepto will lead a Writers 2000 workshop for members and visitors on Saturday, 31 October, from 10am to noon. His workshop will deal with the use of imagery and ornamentation in poetry, and will look at the beginnings of modern poetry – no doubt leaving many eagerly anticipating future poetry workshops. Dr Stepto is a man with a diverse range of exceptional skills and interests. He is both a geologist and geophysicist, not professions usually associated with poetic endeavour. Self-employed and focussing on ground water, he has travelled
throughout South Africa in the course of his work. As a member of Writers 2000, he has earned the respect of his fellow members and guests for his innovative style and obvious passion for poetry. The workshop will take place at the Inyoni Creek Clubhouse, Rand Aid Complex, corner of Wordsworth and Modderfontein roads, Lyndhurst. Costs are R60 for members and R120 for non-members. For more information, contact INSPIRING: Dr Duncan Stepto nicki-bee@iburst.co.za.
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