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ROTI is about the first Object of Rotary:
                                                   the development of acquaintance as an
                                                   opportunity for service.

                                                   ROTI members are in a special position to
www.roti.org                                       develop acquaintances. With members
                                                   from around 100 countries, friendship
Madhumita Bishnu, Chair                            and acquaintance has taken on a whole
E-club of Melbourne, D9800                         new meaning and concept. ROTI
Tris Tristram, Vice Chair                          members are in a position to further
RC Four Marks and Medstead, D1110, UK              world understanding in a way none have
Reinaldo Viccini, Secretary                        ever experienced before.
RC Cucuta III, D4270, Colombia
Eugene Beil, Treasurer                             The mission of ROTI is to apply modern
RC Hudson, D6950, Fl, USA                          information technology to enhance
Jesse Tanchanco, Sgt at Arms                       Rotary    service,   fellowship    and
RC Loyola Heights, D3789, The Philippines          knowledge, and to use Internet
                                                   communications to further world
DIRECTORS
                                                   understanding and peace.
Mike Barr, Membership
RC Metairie Sunrise, D6840, USA
John Buchanan, Boardlist moderator                 Rotary International recommends that
RC South St.Paul/Inver Grove Heights, D5960, USA   every District to have a web site to
Don Higgins, ROTI FB                               improve communications between clubs,
RC Pinellas Park, D6950, Florida, USA              DGs, DG staff and Rotary International.
Chris Sweeney, Webmaster                           ROTI    members      worldwide    have
RC Conwy, D1180, North Wales                       contributed to this over the past 10
                                                   years.
BOARD MEMBERS
Patrick Coleman                                    At the start of the 21st century, ROTI is
RC Luanshya, D9210, Zambia                         conscious of our responsibility to ensure
Deborah Perrone-Guelfi                             that new technologies are used
RC Estancia Centro, D4420, Brazil                  effectively to help our organization. At
James Kalassery                                    the same time, we need to remember the
RC Cochin Sunrise, D3201, India                    old adage "If it isn't broken, don't fix it".
Marco Kappenberger
Eclub of Apia/Samoa/Polynesia, D9920, Samoa        ROTI members have led the way
Subhash Saraf                                      (see history) in showing the rest of Rotary
Rotary Aundh Pune, D3131, India                    how      Internet   communication       has
Tom Telfer                                         increased the speed and efficiency of our
RC London North, D6330, Canada                     all our programs.
COUNCIL OF ADVISERS: All past chairs
                                                   Come join us at ROTI and be a part of this
                                                   new adventure!

The BREADBASKET is a monthly publication of the
Rotarians On The Internet. Please send articles
and high resolution photos (maximum of 5) to
giomckay@gmail.com on or before the 3rd of each
month
                        Giovanna McKay, Editor
                              RC Attadale, D9465
                               Western Australia
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Dear ROTI Friends

Madhumita Bishnu, ROTI Chair   Greetings! The new RI theme was rolled out
 E-club of Melbourne, D9800    during the International Assembly in San Diego
                               last month and we are all looking forward to
                               working with RIPE Mark Maloney.

                               Wishing in advance our Chinese Friends ‘Happy
                               New Year of the Pig’! Wishing the very best to
                               All!

                               We didn’t get adequate response to the hotel
                               booking for Hamburg in June 2019 by December
                               and I had to give up the room reservation as the
                               hotel was not keen to hold the booking.
                               Members who are either registered or are yet to
                               register for Hamburg would now have to make
                               their own choice of hotels to stay in (after
                               registering for the RICON).

                               The dinner menu for June 1, 2019 has yet to be
                               provided by the restaurant. Members will be
                               duly informed of the menu choices as soon as we
                               hear from the restaurant.

                               We have a room for our Annual General meeting
                               on June 5, 2019 — details of which I had shared
                               earlier. Please attend the meeting in large
                               numbers.

                               I wish our members the very best at all times
                               and look forward to be an Inspiration to all in
                               our community.

                               Yours in ROTI
                               Madu Bishnu
                               Chair 2017-19
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OUR WORLD

                             David Ives
    Rotary Club of Rhinebeck, New York

D
       AVID IVES was a 16-year-old in rural
       Ohio in 1967 when he embarked on a
       trip that changed his life. With his
       parents, Ives visited church missions
in South America, where he saw people living
in shelters made of corn stalks or tin cans,
and in homes with no furniture other than a
mattress on the floor. He saw rivers that
were used as both sewers and sources of
drinking water.

“That’s the touchstone I can never get rid of,”
he says, “the feeling that I had when I saw
poverty for the first time.”

Ives turned that experience into a career
dedicated to peace and the eradication of
poverty. As a Peace Corps volunteer in Costa
Rica, he was a nutrition educator, helping
people plant gardens to feed themselves
during difficult economic times. While there,
he tried unsuccessfully to save the life of a
child whose lungs were filled with worms as
a result of drinking dirty water. “She’s on my
mind a lot,” he says.

Ives is a former Rotary Peace Forum
coordinator, an adviser to the World Summit
                                                                                               David Ives
of Nobel Peace Laureates, and the executive
                                                                                      Photo by Peter Ross
director emeritus of Quinnipiac University’s
Albert Schweitzer Institute, which conducts
programs based on Schweitzer’s philosophy of reverence for life to bring about a more civil and ethical
society characterized by respect, responsibility, compassion, and service. He has organized Rotary peace
conferences around the globe which feature world leaders such as former Costa Rican President and Nobel
Peace Prize laureate Óscar Arias Sánchez. At one of those peace conferences, in Côte d’Ivoire, Ives —
himself a polio survivor — helped administer the polio vaccine to children in local communities.

With his fellow Rhinebeck Rotarians, Ives helps raise money for U.S. high school students to visit Costa Rica
and carry out humanitarian projects in conjunction with Earth University, which teaches students from
Africa, the Caribbean, and Latin America how to work for socioeconomic and environmental change.

Though now living with Parkinson’s disease, Ives, who turns 68 this month, shows no signs of slowing down
his peace efforts — particularly where Rotary is concerned. “I’ve been extremely impressed with the power
of Rotarians to be a force for peace,” he says. “We have great potential to do even more.”

                                                                                               — Anne Ford
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PATH TO THE PRESIDENCY
Rotary has 1.2 million members; every year, one of them becomes the organization’s president. What steps must
a Rotarian follow to reach that position? Ultimately, all candidates have their own paths, but there are some
universal requirements. We combed through Rotary’s bylaws to boil it down to these basics.

1   Club president
    Any member in good standing is eligible to be elected club president for a one-year term, though most
    presidents have already served their clubs as a committee chair or in some other leadership role.

2   District governor
    Districts select their future governors through either a nominating committee, ballot by mail, or a district
    conference. Any club may suggest one of its members for consideration, though the nominating committee is
    not limited by these suggestions. Governors serve a one-year term. A nominee for district governor must
    have been a Rotarian for at least seven years and have served as a club president.

3   RI director
    Every year, eight or nine of Rotary’s 34 zones each selects a director. Nominating committees are made up of
    one past governor from each district in the zone or section of the zone for a two-year term. The committee
    members interview candidates and choose one to represent the zone. Past district governors are eligible; at
    least three years must have elapsed since the end of their term as governor. Candidates must also have
    attended at least two Rotary institutes and a Rotary convention in the previous three years.

4   RI president
    Every year, half of Rotary’s zones get the opportunity to elect Rotary’s president through their representatives
    on the 17-member presidential nominating committee. (The zones electing the president alternate every
    other year.) Only past RI directors may serve on the nominating committee – current Board members are not
    eligible. If more than one past director from a zone wishes to serve, clubs in their zone hold an election.

    Only past RI directors are eligible to serve as RI president, and most presidents have held additional
    leadership roles, including serving on committees that offer international experience. The term is one year.
    Presidents choose their vice president and treasurer from among the second-year RI directors.
    Additional steppingstones
    While on paper the path to the presidency is only four steps, in practice, the Rotarians who lead the
    organization have held many other roles along the way.

    District leaders: District committees include finance, membership, public image, and Rotary Foundation
    training. Other topics vary by district.

    Regional leaders: Regional leaders include regional Rotary Foundation coordinators, Rotary coordinators,
    Rotary public image coordinators, and endowment/major gifts advisers. Other leaders may serve as trainers
    and facilitators at Rotary institutes, governors-elect training seminars, and other events.

    RI and Foundation leaders: Rotary’s committees are made up of Rotarians and Rotaractors from around the
    world who work with the organization’s leadership. Qualifications for membership vary by committee.
    Application information is listed annually in The Rotarian. Rotarians may also serve as Rotary Foundation
    trustees.

    Trustees of The Rotary Foundation: Trustees must be Rotarians. Candidates should have broad experience
    within Rotary and also have held leadership positions in business, government, philanthropy, or the nonprofit
    sector.

    Past and present Rotary senior leaders suggest individuals for consideration. A task force appointed by the
    Rotary president-elect reviews the names and recommends at least three candidates for each open trustee
    position. The Rotary president-elect chooses the nominees from among these recommendations, and the RI
    Board of Directors formally elects them to a four-year term.

    The Board of Trustees elects its chair from among the current members for a one-year term.

 Facts about                     5                       5                      2                       5
                         RI presidents had       had served as a       had chaired the RI     had chaired an RI or
 the Rotary             been in Rotary for      Rotary Foundation      Finance Committee       Rotary Foundation
                        more than 30 years           trustee                                      committee
 presidency
  of the five                    3                       1                      3                       5
most recent                served as a
                         president's aide
                                              was a member of the
                                              Arch Klumph Society
                                                                         had received the
                                                                        Service Above Self
                                                                                               had been members
                                                                                                of a convention
RI presidents                                                                 Award                committee
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A Memorial to Paul Harris
                What began as a flood of checks has become a means
                 by which Rotarians can back up ideals with action.

T   HERE was no need to devise a memorial for Paul
    Harris. Immediately after his death on January 27,
    funds started coming in from Clubs and
individuals who knew, without prompting, what had
been nearest the heart of Rotary’s Founder and
                                                          disaster has brought general destitution and suffering,
                                                          and for other effective projects developed for the
                                                          advancement of international understanding, goodwill,
                                                          and peace.

President Emeritus.                                       Since announcement of the Memorial Fund a number
                                                          of Clubs in widely scattered Districts have reported
They knew that he had requested that no flowers be        100 percent participation by their members at an
sent to his funeral, and that he hoped those who so       average of at least $10 each. Clayton, New Mexico, first
desired to honor him in death would instead devote        in the United States, and the Alberni District Club in
the money for the advancement of international            British Columbia, first in Canada, came in on the same
understanding. They recalled, perhaps, that as far        day, closely followed by Edgerton, Wisoncsin.
back as 1921 he had said:
                                                          Some Club had contributed 100 percent to the
“Rotary believes that the better the people of one        Foundation before announcement of the Memorial
nation understand the people of other nations, the less   Fund—all seven Clubs in District 100 (Hawaii);
likelihood of friction, and Rotary will therefore         Champaign, Illinois, which completed its quota some
encourage the acquaintance and friendships between        time ago and has kept up-to-date by contributions of
individuals of different nations.”                        $10 for each new member; and San Antonio, Texas.

They knew of the motto that he used so many times:        But Paul Harris would have preferred to put the
“He who has a thousand friends has not a friend to        emphasis, not on the money coming in, but on the
spare.”                                                   money going out to serve the ends of international
                                                          understanding. He was always deeply interested in
They knew of his interest in the Rotary Foundation as     student exchanges, and also in those exchanges of
a practical means of putting his ideas of international   children between Rotary families of different nations
friendship into useful world service.                     that enabled boys and girls to become acquainted with
                                                          ways and customs of other peoples.
So it was the spontaneous thought of a number of
Clubs, including, of course, the Chicago Club which he    He was especially interested in the Foundation’s plan
had founded and which knew him best, to designate         for advanced scholarships, enabling students from one
gifts to the Foundation as a memorial to Paul Harris.     country to do graduate work in another country.

                                                          P
These generous gestures inspired the Rotary                    AUL HARRIS himself had, to an eminent degree, a
Foundation Committee to revise its plan, approved              feeling of warm fellowship that extended itself to
only a few days before by the international Board, for         every Rotarian everywhere, in all parts of the
raising the 2-million-dollar fund that had been           world. He was not demonstrative, often appearing
requested by the 1938 San Francisco Convention. It        almost shy, yet none he met could escape the feeling
was decided that this fund should be known as the         that he hoped to have all call him friend.
Paul Harris Memorial of the Rotary Foundation.
                                                          It seems most fitting, then, that this great
The Fund will be available in its entirety to the         characteristic of his should be extended after death, an
Trustees and the Board of Directors for expenditure       ever-lengthening shadow of his great personality.
during the strategic years that lie immediately ahead
in carrying out the Foundation’s objectives.              Paul Harris cared nothing for commemoration in
                                                          bronze or marble. No more fitting memorial could be
These are to provide Fellowships for Advanced Study,      devised for him than that which seemed the
to set up or support in more countries Institutes of      spontaneous wish of his friends: a continuing of his
International Understanding, for emergency relief to      work for world peace through world understanding.
Rotarians and their families wherever war or other
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Source: Jailan El Shazly, PP, Rotary Club of Giza Cosmopolitan
‘I Am and
                                                                I Will.’
M    ONDAY, February 4th is World Cancer Day, when organizations and people around the world
     unite to raise awareness about cancer and work to make it a global health priority. An
     estimated 9.5 million people worldwide were expected to die from cancer in 2018 – about
26,000 cancer deaths a day - and that number is predicted to grow.

Around the world, communities will hold festivals, walks, seminars, public information campaigns
and other events to raise awareness and educate people on how to fight cancer
through screening and early detection, through healthy eating and physical activity, by quitting
smoking, and by urging public officials to make cancer issues a priority.

This year, the Union for International Cancer Control, which organizes World Cancer Day, is
launching a new 3-year campaign with the theme: “I Am and I Will.” It calls for a personal
commitment to help reduce the global burden of cancer.

How people can help themselves:
•   Make healthy lifestyle choices that include avoid using tobacco products, getting plenty of
    physical activity, eating a healthy diet, limiting alcohol, and staying safe in the sun.
•   Know about signs and symptoms of cancer and early detection guidelines because finding
    cancer early often makes it easier to treat.
•   Share stories about their own cancer experiences, communicate with decision-makers, and
    join support groups to help make positive change for all people affected by cancer.
•   When possible, use work and other daily activities during and after cancer treatment as
    opportunities to maintain normality, routine, stability, social contact, and income.

How people can help others:
•   Support cancer patients and survivors with
    the physical and emotional impacts of cancer even
                                                               I AM AND I WILL
    after treatment ends.
                                                             Whoever you are, you have the
•   Call on government leaders to commit adequate            power to reduce the impact of
    resources to reduce cancer deaths and provide a
                                                             cancer for yourself, the people
    better quality of life for patients and survivors.
                                                                you love and the world.
•   Educate themselves and others about the link
    between        certain      lifestyle behaviors  –            World Cancer Day 2019
    including smoking, poor diet, and lack of physical
                                                             highlights early detection as one
    activity – and cancer risk.
                                                               of the most impactful ways to
•   Dispel rumors and myths that lead to stigma and           improve health outcomes and
    discrimination against people with cancer in some        reduce the global cancer burden.
    communities.
•   Encourage schools and workplaces to implement              To find out how you can get
    nutrition, physical activity, and no smoking policies    involved visit World Cancer Day.
    that help people adopt healthy habits for life.
D
     ON HIGGINS of the Rotary Club of
     Pinellas Park invites you all to try
     out his new social media website
     www.myfacepad.com where you
     can create up to seven pads which
are web pages with a picture and text
on each one.
An example is one of his seven pads
about Rotary: https://myfacepad.com/
pad.php?pad_id=25
Create up to seven pads with pictures
and text. Your pads can be about
whatever is most important to you.
You can share your pads with family,
friends, and/or the public. You can
also view other user pads and "Like"
your favorites. You can also follow other
users and limit your view of pads to just
theirs.
By limiting the number of pads per user
to 7, users are encouraged to decide what is most important that they want to share. Please
read Terms of Service which defines what is acceptable content and what is not. No hate speech or
offensive material please.
There is no advertising and the pads only change when the owner updates or replaces them with new
pictures and/or updated text with hyperlinks. Users can select which pads to view by key word, scope of
user pads, and selected order such as by last update or most likes.
Here are some things you can do on this website:

   Create your own pads on the web and share with family and friends or the public.

   Create up to 7 pads each consisting of an individual web page with a Title, picture, and text.

   Share your pads with the public or restrict access to just those logged in users you choose to "follow".
   Upload pad pictures from your computer including JPG, GIF, PNG, and BMP up to 2,000 pixels wide.
   Update pad text including hypertext links starting with http: or https:
   View selected users with options to search by key word and "follow" selected users.

   View selected pads with options to search by key word and "Like" selected pads.

   Send messages to other users and selected pad owners without sharing your own email.
   Login with name, email, and password. Note email verification is required.
   Logout to stop using cookies to automatically login and return to last page accessed.

   Click on "Pads" menu button to view selected pads.

   Click on "Users" menu button to view selected users.

   Click on "Help" to see more detail on website option
   Join the email user group or Facebook group to participate in group discussions and learn from other
    users.

Email the webmaster if you are interested in becoming an administrator or have suggestions for
improvement.
A glimpse from my Travel Diary
I love travelling and I always plan for my next travel while on the current one. After my successful
volunteer work in Taiwan, I planned for a weekend trip to Sundarbans, the largest mangrove forest of
the world which my part of the world has it, though 25%
of it and 75% of it with Bangladesh. I did a weekend trip
between January 25-27, 2019. I do this trip every year
which is conducted by West Bengal State Tourism
department and they do it pretty well. The vessel can
accommodate 46 people and we were 43 people in total.
We set sail on this river cruise on Friday, 25th January in
the morning and reached Sajnekhali in the noon. We
cruised through Matla river, saw wild boar, monkeys,
crocodiles, red fiddler crabs, black capped kingfisher,
common kingfisher, spotted deers, darter. We toured
Sadhyanakhali, Dobanki, Buri Dabri and returned on
Sunday, January 27th, 2019. The trip is a relaxing
experience with ample opportunities of photography.
Good food and watching large stretch of mangrove
forest and cruising through it makes me a happy
person every time.

Visit as a Cadre Member to Aurangabad
I’m a Past Technical Advisor for Literacy and a Cadre
member of TRF. I had been sent to Aurangabad, in
West India as an Interim Site Visitor to review E-
Learning Centres in 52 public schools in Aurangabad.
The GG project is of Rotary Bombay Elite, RID 3141 and
Rotary Biratnagar, RID 3292 of USD108000. I visited the schools
and interacted with parents, school children, teachers,
Principal and Government representative and everyone
appreciated the benefit of this project and is very happy that
Rotary has come forward with this project which is of immense
value for students. I had a good visit.

                                                                  Rtn Madhumita Bishnu
                                                                  PE & International Service Chair, E
                                                                  Club of Melbourne, RID 9800,
                                                                  Australia
Surprising Facts About St. Valentine

 Who was St. Valentine, and why do we celebrate him on February 14?
                                         By ELIZABETH HANES

1. The St. Valentine who inspired the holiday may have been two different men. Officially
   recognized by the Roman Catholic Church, St. Valentine is known to be a real person who died
   around A.D. 270. However, his true identity was questioned as early as A.D. 496 by Pope Gelasius
   I, who referred to the martyr and his acts as “being known only to God.” One account from the
   1400s describes Valentine as a temple priest who was beheaded near Rome by the emperor
   Claudius II for helping Christian couples wed. A different account claims Valentine was the
   Bishop of Terni, also martyred by Claudius II on the outskirts of Rome. Because of the similarities
   of these accounts, it’s thought they may refer to the same person. Enough confusion surrounds
   the true identity of St. Valentine that the Catholic Church discontinued liturgical veneration of
   him in 1969, though his name remains on its list of officially recognized saints.

2. In all, there are about a dozen St. Valentines, plus a pope. The saint we celebrate on Valentine’s
   Day is known officially as St. Valentine of Rome in order to differentiate him from the dozen or
   so other Valentines on the list. Because “Valentinus”—from the Latin word for worthy, strong or
   powerful—was a popular moniker between the second and eighth centuries A.D., several
   martyrs over the centuries have carried this name. The official Roman Catholic roster of saints
   shows about a dozen who were named Valentine or some variation thereof. The most recently
   beatified Valentine is St. Valentine Berrio-Ochoa, a Spaniard of the Dominican order who
   traveled to Vietnam, where he served as bishop until his beheading in 1861. Pope John Paul II
   canonized Berrio-Ochoa in 1988. There was even a Pope Valentine, though little is known about
   him except that he served a mere 40 days around A.D. 827.

3. Valentine is the patron saint of beekeepers and epilepsy, among many other things.
   Saints are certainly expected to keep busy in the afterlife. Their holy duties include interceding in
   earthly affairs and entertaining petitions from living souls. In this respect, St. Valentine has wide-
   ranging spiritual responsibilities. People call on him to watch over the lives of lovers, of course,
   but also for interventions regarding beekeeping and epilepsy, as well as the plague, fainting and
   traveling. As you might expect, he’s also the patron saint of engaged couples and happy
   marriages.

4. You can find Valentine’s skull in Rome. The flower-adorned skull of St. Valentine is on display in
   the Basilica of Santa Maria in Cosmedin, Rome. In the early 1800s, the excavation of a catacomb
   near Rome yielded skeletal remains and other relics now associated with St. Valentine. As is
   customary, these bits and pieces of the late saint’s body have subsequently been distributed to
   reliquaries around the world. You’ll find other bits of St. Valentine’s
   skeleton on display in the Czech Republic, Ireland, Scotland, England and
   France.

5. Chaucer may have invented Valentine’s Day. The medieval English poet
   Geoffrey Chaucer often took liberties with history, placing his poetic
   characters into fictitious historical contexts that he represented as real.
No record exists of romantic celebrations on Valentine’s Day prior to a poem Chaucer wrote
   around 1375. In his work “Parliament of Foules,” he links a tradition of courtly love with the
   celebration of St. Valentine’s feast day–an association that didn’t exist until after his poem
   received widespread attention. The poem refers to February 14 as the day birds (and humans)
   come together to find a mate. When Chaucer wrote, “For this was sent on Seynt Valentyne’s day /
   Whan every foul cometh ther to choose his mate,” he may have invented the holiday we know
   today.

6. You can celebrate Valentine’s Day several times a year. Because of the abundance of St.
   Valentines on the Roman Catholic roster, you can choose to celebrate the saint multiple times
   each year. Besides February 14, you might decide to celebrate St. Valentine of Viterbo on
   November 3. Or maybe you want to get a jump on the traditional Valentine celebration by feting
   St. Valentine of Raetia on January 7. Women might choose to honor the only female St. Valentine
   (Valentina), a virgin martyred in Palestine on July 25, A.D. 308. The Eastern Orthodox Church
   officially celebrates St. Valentine twice, once as an elder of the church on July 6 and once as a
   martyr on July 30.

                                                    Inspirational                Contemplations

                                                  • Peace: It does not mean to be in a place where
                                                    there is no noise, trouble or hard work. It means
                                                    to be in the midst of those things and still be
                                                    calm in your heart. - Author unknown

                                                  • Kind words are short and easy to speak, but
                                                    their echoes are truly endless. - Mother Teresa

                                                  • This above all: to thine own self be true, And it
                                                    must follow, as the night the day, Thou canst not
                                                    then be false to any man. - William Shakespeare

                                                  • The true measure of a man is how he treats
                                                    someone who can do him absolutely no good. -
                                                    Samuel Johnson

                                                  • Character is what you do when no one is
                                                    looking. - Henry Huffman

                                                  • It is not fair to ask of others what you are
                                                    unwilling to do yourself. - Ann Eleanor Roosevelt

                                                  • Nothing is more noble, nothing more venerable
                                                    than fidelity. Faithfulness and truth are the most
                                                    sacred excellences and endowments of the
                                                    human mind. - Cicero

                                                  • If you have integrity, nothing else matters. If you
                                                    don't have integrity, nothing else matters. - Alan
                                                    Simpson
BRAINS OF OLDER PEOPLE
DOWNLOADING E-BOOKS
                                                                                       Brains of older people are slow
For those who are not aware of it, Cloud Library is an excellent app for getting
                                                                                       because they know so much.
books to read on digital devices. You must first download Cloud Library app
                                                                                       People do not decline mentally
from the app store. Once it is installed, you are asked your country, province,
                                                                                       with age, it just takes them
and city, and it takes you to your local library. You will need a library card to
                                                                                       longer to recall facts because
enter your number to get access to the books.
                                                                                       they have more information in
                                                                                       their brains, scientists believe.
After you are registered, you can borrow any book on the shelves that is free.
All you do is select it and it is put on your device. Just as with physical
                                                                                       Much like a computer struggles
borrowing, you have it for three weeks and then it is returned to the shelves.
                                                                                       as the hard drive gets full, so
There is an option to renew if not on hold.
                                                                                       too do humans take longer to
                                                                                       access information when their
So when I travel, I do not have to carry heavy books. You can even renew or
                                                                                       brains are full.
borrow more books through wifi wherever you are.

                                                                                       Researchers say this slowing
So I took a hefty book, Joseph Boyden's "The Orenda." I was able to read the
                                                                                       down process is not the same
whole thing while away. Waiting for and on the plane gave me a lot of time
                                                                                       as cognitive decline . The
that would have been wasted otherwise. In any case, the book is a page turner
                                                                                       human brain works slower in
and hard to put down once you get into it.
                                                                                       old age, said Dr.Michael
                                                                                       Ramscar, but only because we
I recommend this novel for ALL Canadians and for anyone interested in life in
                                                                                       have stored more information
North America in the 1600s. The novel covers the early life of the indigenous
                                                                                       over time. The brains of older
peoples, their constant rivalry with other tribal nations, and finally the effect of
                                                                                       people do not get weak. On the
the arrival of Europeans. It is mainly focused on the Huron nation and their
                                                                                       contrary, they simply know
repeated blood feuds with the Iroquois. But the novel also covers the arrival of
                                                                                       more.
the Jesuits with the hopes of converting the "heathen" indigenous peoples, the
effects of the early traders, mainly from France, and their establishment of
                                                                                       Also, older people often go to
forts for trade and protection. Of course, the introduction of guns replacing
                                                                                       another room to get something
bows and arrows plays an important part in the events and final outcome.
                                                                                       and when they get there, they
                                                                                       stand there wondering what
The novel is told from the first-person narrative of three central characters: the
                                                                                       they came for. It is NOT a
Huron chief, Bird, his adopted daughter Snow Falls, taken from the Iroquois
                                                                                       memory problem, it is nature's
after one of their battles and in exchange for his daughter and wife killed in an
                                                                                       way of making older people do
Iroquois raid, and a Jesuit priest, Father Cristophe, who lives with the Hurons.
                                                                                       more exercise.
There are many beautiful descriptive scenes of life for the Hurons, many
                                                                                       SO THERE .
fascinating characters with their loves and hates, but there are also passages
detailing the brutal and prolonged human torture inflicted on humans. The
                                                                                       Now when I reach for a word or
author seems to be showing that there is no good and bad side to the
                                                                                       a name, I won't excuse myself
situation. The Hurons, the Iroquois, the Catholic priests and the traders all have
                                                                                       by saying "I'm having a senior
positive and negative human traits.
                                                                                       moment.” Now I'll say, "My
                                                                                       disk is full!.”
It is a long read, almost 500 pages, but in my view, well worth the time
invested in it. It is the kind of book that stays with you, long after you have
                                                                                       I have more friends          I
finished it. For example, in the museum at St. George in Granada there was a
                                                                                       should send this
display describing the plantation life for the imported African slaves and
                                                                                       to, but right
showing the artifacts they made reminding them of their former lives in Africa
                                                                                       now I can't
and retaining their cultural identity. The clash between the slaves and the
                                                                                       remember
plantation owners reflected the same problems as that between the
                                                                                       their names.
indigenous Americans and the European colonizers.
Compiled by Tom Telfer, RC London North D6330, Canada

   TOILET OUT OF ORDER. Please
    use floor below.

   IN A LAUNDROMAT: Automatic                             Steve Jobs died a billionaire at age 56.
    washing      machines.    Please      This is his final essay:
    remove all your clothes when the
    light goes out.                          I reached the pinnacle of success in the business
                                              world. In some others' eyes, my life is the epitome
                                              of success.. However, aside from work, I have little
   IN A LONDON DEPARTMENT
                                              joy. In the end, my wealth is only a fact of life that I
    STORE:     Bargain basement on
                                              am accustomed to. At this moment, lying on my bed
    2nd floor.
                                              and recalling my life, I realize that all the
                                              recognition and wealth that I took so much pride in
   IN AN OFFICE: Would the person
                                              have paled and become meaningless in the face of
    who took the step ladder
                                              my death.
    yesterday please bring it back or
    further steps will be taken.             You can employ someone to drive the car for you,
                                              make money for you, but you cannot have someone
   IN AN OFFICE: After tea break,            bear your sickness for you. Material things lost can
    staff should empty the teapot             be found or replaced. But there is one thing that
    and stand upside down on the              can never be found when it's lost - life.. Whichever
    draining board.                           stage in life you are in right now, with time, you will
                                              face the day when the curtain comes down.
   OUTSIDE      A    SECOND-HAND
    STORE: We exchange anything -            Treasure love for your family, love for your spouse,
    bicycles, washing machines, etc.          love for your friends. Treat yourself well and
    Why not bring your wife along             cherish others. As we grow older, and hopefully
    and get a wonderful bargain?              wiser, we realize that a $300 or a $30 watch both
                                              tell the same time. You will realize that your true
   NOTICE IN HEALTH FOOD SHOP                inner happiness does not come from the material
    WINDOW: Closed due to illness.            things of this world. Whether you fly first class or
                                              economy, if the plane goes down - you go down
   SPOTTED IN A SAFARI PARK (I               with it.
    sure hope so.):       Elephants -
    please stay in your car.                 Therefore, I hope you realize that when you have
                                              mates, buddies, and old friends, brothers and
   SEEN DURING A CONFERENCE:                 sisters, who you chat with, laugh with, talk with,
    For anyone who has children and           have sing songs with, talk about north-south-east-
    doesn't know it, there is a day           west or heaven and earth, that is true happiness!
    care on the 1st floor.
                                             Don't educate your children to be rich. Educate
   NOTICE IN A FARMER'S FIELD:               them to be happy, so when they grow up they will
    The farmer allows walkers to              know the value of things and not the price. Eat your
    cross the field for free, but the         food as your medicine, otherwise you have to eat
    bull charges.                             medicine as your food.

                                             The one who loves you will never leave you for
   MESSAGE ON A LEAFLET: If you              another because, even if there are 100 reasons to
    cannot read, this leaflet will tell
                                              give up, he or she will find a reason to hold on.
    you how to get lessons.
                                             There is a big difference between a human being
   ON A REPAIR SHOP DOOR: We                 and being human. Only a few really understand it.
    can repair anything. (Please              You are loved when you are born. You will be loved
    knock hard on door - as the bell          when you die. In between, you have to manage!
    doesn't work.)
                                             The six best doctors in the world are sunlight, rest,
Proofreading is a dying art, wouldn't         exercise, diet, self-confidence, and friends. Maintain
you say?                                      them in all stages and enjoy a healthy life.
CONVENTION 2019

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          ETTING AROUND Hamburg is
          easy thanks to the city’s safe,
          efficient public transportation
          network. And for those who
attend the Rotary International
Convention from 1 to 5 June, it will
have something else to recommend
it: It will be free.

Registered convention goers will
have unlimited access to Hamburg’s
public transit system, known as HVV
(for a system overview in English,
visit hvv.de/en/about-us/overview-
service-offer). To hop onto buses,
trains, and even ferries, all riders will have to do is show their convention badge with the HVV logo and
valid dates of use on the back.

The four underground lines and 28 rapid transit and regional train lines are connected to a network of
bus routes. Seven ferry lines, meanwhile, run within the port and along the Elbe River. On the principal
train and bus lines in the city center, announcements are made in German and English.

For a bargain sightseeing tour, take the No. 111 bus, which runs along the Elbe between HafenCity and
Altona. You’ll pass sights including the Elbphilharmonie, the Landungsbrücken floating dock, the Altona
fish market, and the famous Reeperbahn with its clubs and bars.

                                                                                     — Gundula Miethke

                 • Register for the 2019 Rotary Convention in Hamburg at riconvention.org
Important deadlines
27 June 2018: Last day for special promotional discount
15 December 2018: Last day for early-registration discount
31 March 2019: Last day for preregistration discount
30 April 2019: Last day to request to cancel registrations or tickets
5 June 2019: Last day for online registration

Registration fees
Register early to take advantage of discounted rates. Go to registration fees for information about rates,
cancellations, and refunds, and what your registration includes.

Group registration
Groups of 25 or more Rotary members, Rotaractors, and club and district employees may register as a group.
All fees must be submitted in full in a single payment using a credit card or check (drawn from a U.S. bank
only), or through an international office or fiscal agent.

Review the group registration guidelines and download the group registration form. After 31 March 2019,
additional group members can be added only on-site at the convention.

Cancellations and refunds
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be received by 30 April 2019. Registrants who cancel after the deadline will not receive a refund. In cases of
force majeure, refund requests will be considered on a case by case basis, and all approved funds will be less
than a $50 processing fee. Registration fees and ticketed event fees will not be refunded on requests after 30
April, unless they are due to a visa. Cancellations caused by visa denial must be received by 5 June 2019.
 Cancel online (preferred method)
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»» “Sip & Sail” Daily Cocktail Hour with
   complimentary wine, beer, spirits and soft
                                                                       DAY    DESTINATION                        ACTIVITIES
   drinks                                                              May 20 Basel                              EMBARKATION
»» Cocktail Reception and Captain’s Gala Dinner                        May 21 Breisach                           Riquewihr excursion
»» Complimentary Wi-Fi access on board                                 			                                         OR Freiburg excursion OR Breisach wine country bike tour
»» Guided shore excursions in every port                               			                                         OR Black Forest excursion
   including Special Interest Tours
                                                                       May 22 Strasbourg                         “The Gem of Alsace” tour OR Strasbourg bike tour
»» Live entertainment, cooking demonstration
   and more                                                            May 23 Ludwigshafen                       “Romantic Heidelberg” excursion
»» Complimentary bicycles
                                                                       			                                         OR Heidelberg Philosopher’s hike OR “Secrets of Speyer” tour
                                                                              Rüdesheim                          Siegfried’s Mechanical Music Museum OR Rüdesheimer Coffee
»» Services of a professional Cruise Manager
                                                                       May 24 Rüdesheim                          Gondola ride and wine tasting
                                                                       			                                         OR Schloss Johannisberg bike tour OR Vineyard hike
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                   land program                                               Rhine Gorge
                                                                              Lahnstein
                                                                                                                 Castles along the Rhine scenic cruising
                                                                                                                 Exclusive festive celebration
PRE-CRUISE FOR $1,560 PER PERSON: 2 nights                             May 25 Cologne                            “Holy City” walking tour and cathedral visit
hotel in Zurich at the Marriott Zurich (or similar),                   			                                         OR Kölsch Beer tasting OR Cologne bike tour
then 2 nights hotel in Lucerne at the Hotel
Schweizerhof Lucerne (or similar)                                      May 26 Amsterdam                          Canal cruise tour OR Jewish Heritage tour
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   then to the ship in Basel                                                                                                                                                   *Itinerary subject to change
»» Daily breakfast
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                                                                                 Cat. AB                      Twin Balcony                     235 sq. ft.                       $3,562.68
                                                                                 Cat. BA                      Twin Balcony                     210 sq. ft.                       $3,430.68
                                                                                 Cat. BB                      Twin Balcony                     210 sq. ft.                       $3,298.68
                                                                                 Cat. CA                     French Balcony                    170 sq. ft.                       $2,968.68
                                                                                 Cat. CB                     French Balcony                    155 sq. ft.                        $2,770.68
                                                                                  Cat. D*                    Fixed Window                      160 sq. ft.                        $2,572.68
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    Senior Vacation Specialist
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