Chamundi #25 19Dec2013
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Ajay Raghavendra, the son of a Rotary Club of Mysore member, will speak to the club about his undergraduate studies and research at Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University in the US, focusing on his work on tropical cyclones and fluid dynamics
Chamundi #25 19Dec2013
- 1. M. Eugene Newsom, Rotary Club of Durham, North Carolina, USA 19th President of Rotary International Issue: 25, 19th Dec, 2013 "Real genuine friendship and the laws governing friendships provide the truest basis for all forms of enterprise. If Rotary can materially contribute to the development of friendship between individuals, businesses, professions, and nations, and if the individual is willing to make friendship the basis of his job or vocation, then we have an ideal of service being applied in ways that should make all of us happy." Today@Rotary Mysore Annette Ajay Raghavendra will speak on his Educational experiences in the US, specifically his research topic on Tropical Cyclones and his Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University. Rotary Center, Thursday, 19th Dec 2013, 6:30pm. Guest Speaker of the Day Son of Rtn. B.M.Prakash and Ann S u m a Prakash, A j a y Raghavendra is a Commercial Airplane Single/Multi Engine Instrument-rated pilot, flight instructor and ground instructor (Advanced and Instrument). He is in his 3rd year of undergraduate studies pursuing a double degree i.e. BS Applied Meteorology (Atmospheric Science) and BS Computational Mathematics at Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University (ERAU) Daytona Beach Campus, USA. He is at present conducting research on the “Structure and Evolution of Tropical Cyclones in the Atlantic Basin” and “Polygonal Shapes in Rotating Fluids”. Ajay is part of the Embry-Riddle Honors Program, member of the National Society of Collegiate Scholars (NSCS), National Leadership Honor Society (Omicron Delta Kappa) and, Treasurer of the Meteorology Honor Society (Chi Epsilon Pi). He also works as a tutor and student assistant for the Honors Program and the Weather Center in ERAU. Ajay's passion is obvious when you see him in the picture above. We wish Ajay that he scale great heights in his flying career. Over to Ajay Raghavendra who will take us through a bird's eye view of what for us, grounded folks, will only be a flight of fancy ! L Support Farmers, appeals Keshavmurthy Shri Keshavmurthy N., Agriculture Expert at Akashavani, appealed to consumers to avoid middlemen and suppor t farmers and their produce directly, during his talk on last Thursday 12th Dec at the Rotary Center. After a brief introduction by Rtn. M. Shivanand, Keshavmurthy started by saying how it is important to be internally rich even if simple on the outside. Speaking in Kannada, he referred to his “Banuli Organics” program, he asked us to support consumption of natural and local food – even as our forefathers did - ragi, benne', thuppa, belada hannu etc are all good in regular quantities. He lamented that the same foods have dangerous chemicals added to them to look good. We need to go back to our roots and re-connect with the earth (marali mannige'), he said. The farmer has the potential to be an alchemist(one who with his powers, turns everything into gold), given proper support. Quoting “An Agricultural Testament” by Sir Albert Howard, he advocated natural processes rather than pesticides and other chemical inputs as the better approach to farming. Collaborate with farmers, was his mantra. He wanted us to understand the plight of farmers by reading the book “Everybody loves a good drought” by P Sainath. “Food be thy . medicine”, was the conclusion. While the talk was an eye-opener, some Rotarians felt that the speaker could have given some more practical inputs on organic farming and organic foods. (I have attached the original book on organic farming “An Agricultural Testament” by Sir Albert Howard in pdf format, in my email, for those who are interested – Editor) (Contributed by Rtn. Manoj)
- 2. CHAMUNDI 30th MEGA BLOOD DONATION CAMP@INFOSYS On 10th December 2013, Rotary Mysore Chandrakala Blood Bank in association with SOFTEN- Infosys and Rashtrotthana, Bangalore conducted the 30th Mega Blood Donation Camp at Infosys. About a136 donors came forward out of which 113 units of blood were collected at the camp. Thanks to all the Infoscions for the giving and the organizers for receiving! Thanks to Rtn. Prashanth K.N. for the effort… We are aware that the Rotary South Asia L i t e ra c y Summit was held on Dec 14 and 15. Convened by PRID Shekhar Mehta, there was a series of talks provided by luminaries like RID P T Prabhakar, PRIP Kalyan Banerjee and Hon'ble HRD Minister Dr. Pallam Raju. This was followed by plenary sessions on Total Literacy – the need of the hour, Happy Schools, e-Learning, Child Development, Adult Literacy and Teacher Support. These plenary sessions were addressed by among others, PRID Ashok Mahajan, PRID Panduranga Setty, Advisor to PM Sam Pitroda, and Round Table India President & our own Rtn. Harish Shenoy. Way back in 1985, Rotary International had promised the future generations a Polio free world. Rotarians across the globe have worked endlessly in this battle against Polio. On 13th January 2014, India will be declared Polio-free. Not resting on our laurels, we have decided upon a gigantic mission – that of eradicating iiliteracy from South Asia. After discussions with ministers, experts, activists, bureaucrats about how we may tackle this tremendous task, we have come up with the T-E-A-C-H programme which represents a holistic approach to this mission: Announcement Rtn. M.P.Ramesh Babu, President Rotary Mysore South-East appealed to Rotarians, Anns and Annettes to enjoy “Masterayana” by Master Hirannaiah on 22nd Dec. Contact for further details: 9845113195 T-E-A-C-H the next big thing at Rotary T eacher support E – learning A dult Literacy C hild development H appy Schools We promise elearning in 10,000 schools to start with. Our aim is to develop at least 500 Happy Schools across the country. We have resolved to set up more than 50 adult literacy centres across the nation. We promise teacher training programmes too. Excited and enthused at our new focus of driving illiteracy out of the country and South Asia as well, we have already received promises from famous personalities in different fields to be brand ambassadors of our TEACH programme and our Literacy Mission. Past Rotary International President Kalyan Banerjee is Chair of the South Asia committee and in his words, “We are in Rotary for one simple reason, to change the world.” Convenor and Past Rotary International Director Shekhar Mehta says, “Let us Light up the path towards total literacy and quality education in India and in South Asia.” As you can well understand, our dreams are lofty and aim is high but we need a lot of s u p p o r t i n ex p e r t i s e , f i n a n c e s a n d management skills from other NGOs, activists and in fact make Total Literacy a movement each one has a role to play. We request you to kindly give regular coverage attention to Rotary's attempt at driving out Illiteracy through its Total Literacy Mission and write about it in your esteemed publication or talk about it in your electronic medium, so that our programme gets more and more support from the general population of this nation. Our Vision is a “Literate India” Our Mission – Advocacy for Literacy by developing partnerships with Govt/ other NGOs – Harness Information Technology – Adopt Schools – Strive to Improve Quality of Education – Make Education inclusive by bringing marginalised sections / children at risk to the mainstream COUNTDOWN TO PARIVARTHAN The D-Day is approaching fast. Only 21 DAYS to go. The countdown to Parivarthan, our own District Conference is well and truly on. Will Parivarthan, the District Conference on Jan 10,11,12 2014 be the best ever? It is entirely in our hands. Let us put our best foot forward. Some key speakers at the conference are: Swami Brahmanandaji of Chinmaya Mission Master Hirannaiah, well-known dramatist Dr. Gururaj Karajagi, Creative teaching expert Vasanthi Hariprakash, journalist & TV show host, Basavalingiah Hiremath, Janapada singer. A few other celebrity speakers are awaited for confirmation. Have you registered yet? With Anns and Annettes? As members of the Governor's home club, we have to have 100% registrations. The th last date is 25 Dec. Rush your registration to the District Secretariat at the Rotary Center immediately.
- 3. Rotary Information This is to inform that the NID for Pulse Polio Immunization will be held on 19.01.2014. The date for the February NID is yet to be decided by the Government of India. Please inform to all concerned and gear up your preparations for the D Day. Dr. P. Narayana, Vice-Chairman, India National Polio plus Committee.
- 4. CHAMUNDI Annets' Corner Good to Know (contributed by Rtn. Raghavan) • When you wake up in the morning, Pray to ask God's guidance for your purpose, today.. • Eat more foods that grow on trees and plants and eat less food that is manufactured in plants. • Eat breakfast like a king, lunch like a prince and dinner like a college kid with a maxed out charge card. • Don't take yourself so seriously. No one else does. • However good or bad a situation is, it will change. • Time heals everything. • Life isn't fair, but it's still good. Quote Hanger Religion: Religion is the best armour, but the worst cloak. – Thomas Fuller What mean and cruel things men do for the love of God. – Somerset Maugham Men never do evil so completely and cheerfully as when they do it from religious conviction. – Pascal In matters of religion, it is very easy to deceive a man, and very hard to convince him. – Pierre Bayle Health Bites • What other people think of you is none of your business. • Try to make at least three people smile each day. • Drink green tea and plenty of water. Eat blueberries, broccoli, and almonds. • Envy is a waste of time. You already have all you need. • You don't have to win every argument. Agree to disagree. • Make peace with your past so it won't spoil the present. • Frame every so-called disaster with these words: 'In five years, will this matter?' • Help the needy, Be generous! Be a 'Giver' not a 'Taker' • Your job won't take care of you when you are sick. Your friends will. Stay in touch. • Sit in silence for at least 10 minutes each day • Each night before you go to bed, pray to God and be thankful for what you'll accomplish, today! in a lighter vein! What is confidence? 20 CEOs board an airplane and are told that the flight that they are about to take is the first-ever to feature pilotless technology: “It is an non-crew aircraft.” Each one of the CEOs is then told, privately, that their company's software is running the aircraft's automatic pilot system. Nineteen of the CEOs promptly leave the aircraft, each offering a different type of excuse. One CEO alone remains on board the jet, seeming very calm indeed. Asked why he is so confident in this first non-crew flight, he replies: “If it is the same software that's developed by my company's IT systems department, this plane won't even take off!!!!" That is called Confidence!!! The Four-Way Test “Of the things we think, say or do: 1. Is it the TRUTH? 2. Is it FAIR to all concerned? 3. Will it build GOODWILL and BETTER FRIENDSHIPS? 4. Will it be BENEFICIAL to all concerned?” time to celebrate Birthday Prakash B.M. Dinesh Kothari 13th Dec 19th Dec Wedding Anniversary Lakshminarayan M. & Sunitha 17th Dec Rotary Anniversary Sanath Kumar S.G. Vasudev Bhat Dec 19, 1968 Dec 19, 1985 Rotary Tidbits (source: http://www.rotaryfirst100.org) 1927-The A&O Committee: While the Aims and Objects Plan was adopted by R o t a r y International at the Ostend, Belgium, Convention in 1927, its history goes back several years to one Sunday morning. Sydney W. Pascall, then President of Rotary International in Great Britain and Ireland, and Vivian Carter were walking through a woods in Surrey, England, and the discussion turned to Rotary education. Sydney deplored the Rotary ignorance of the average Rotarian, and outlined a plan to make the Rotary Educational Committee more effective. These two men later exchanged letters which led finally to the putting down on a half sheet of paper what became known later as the Aims and Objects Plan. The scheme was tried out for 12 months in the Rotary Clubs of Britain and Ireland and more than half the Clubs adopted it. Later Vivian came to Chicago and, using a blackboard, explained the plan to the Board, which submitted it to the Ostend Convention. It is interesting to note that the original A&O Plan contemplated only three lines of activity: Club Service, Community Service and Boys Work, and Vocational Service. In 1928, at Minneapolis, International Service was added. At Nice, France, in 1937 the Bylaws were again amended to do away with the separate Committees for the Services. Now one member of the Aims and Objects Committee is responsible for each of the four.