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Posted by Richard Jarrett
on Aug 03, 2015
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With President Miriam still convalescing in Melbourne, Acting President Richard has filed the President;s column this week.
This week's meeting
Members are reminded that there will NOT be a meeting at the Naval and Military Club this Thursday 6 August. Instead, those members who have signed up with Deb Wotherspoon will "Walk a Mile in my Boots" on Friday morning, 7 August, raising money for the Hutt Street Centre. Details of when and where to meet on Friday appear later in the Newsletter.
Last week's speaker
Our speaker last week was our own John Wotherspoon, recently returned from a fascinating trip to Iran. A summary of his talk appears later in the Newsletter.
Our fundraising BBQ
Terry Rodoni reported last week on the Fundraising BBQ we are trialling at the Good Guys, Glynburn Road, Hectorville. Saturday was cold and wet and we were competing with a Crows home game! Nevertheless, we made a profit of $246 for the weekend, which Terry (and the rest of us) thought was a good start. We will review it again after next weekend. The current plan is
- 4 hours each day with 2 – 3 Rotarians on 2 x 2 hour shifts each day
- Rotaractors help out this coming Sunday
Thanks to all those who have assisted so far (or will assist this weekend). It has the potential to be a great ongoing project for the club, providing a good steady fundraising project.
And for the numberphiles
From time to time it is suggested that I have an obsession with numbers. Well, here is an excerpt from last week's newsletter of the Rotary Club of Adelaide:
Tony Milln, their sergeant, spoke about the occurrence of sequence numbered meeting numbers and how infrequently they occur. Today’s meeting is meeting number 4567 and that these sequences occur about every 22.25 years or 1111 meetngs. Meeting number 3456 occurred in April 1993 when 50 current members would have attended and meeting 2345 occurred in January 1971 when only two members would have attended – Bob Hastwell and Ralph Arthur. Meeting 5678 will occur in October 2057 when only those members currently under 63 years of age would likely attend.
The website
In my role as website manager, I have been revamping the website. I would welcome comments or suggestions from members or from any of the friends to whom we send the Newsletter.
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Walk a Mile in My Boots
This year's Hutt Street Centre "Walk a Mile in my Boots" is on Friday, 7th August. This will replace our normal meeting on Thursday, August 6th and and Adelaide Light Rotary Club has 20 participants registered! Well done!
"Walk a Mile in my Boots" is the Hutt Street Centre's official National Homelessness Prevention Week event designed to assist around 6,000 people who experience homelessness in South Australia each year.
Led by the Royal Australian Navy Band of South Australia, this year's Adelaide event on Friday 7th August starts at Victoria Park/Wakefield Road at 7:30am and finishes at 8.00-8.30am at Hutt Rd/South Terrace with a BBQ breakfast in the South Parklands. We will be marching with the other Group 1 Rotary Clubs, carrying a Rotary banner, and so we ask you to wear a club garment so that we can be identified as a Rotary contingent. The Clubs will be gathering at Victoria Park, Wakefield Street at 7:15am - look for the Rotary banner and balloons.
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Posted by John Wotherspoon
on Aug 03, 2015
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My visit to Iran
Iran has a well educated population of ~85m and is well developed - if not for its political isolation after the 1979 Revolution when the Shah was deposed and theocracy took control, it would be considered on a par with most western countries. Despite economic sanctions its infrastructure is similar to ours and for those of you who’ve enjoyed visiting Turkey, Iran is better developed.
The capital Tehran is on the foot of a mountainside and home to 16m people (Sydney ~ 4.5m). Like Australia, Iran is very dry with similar weather to ours but unlike Australia it has many snow-capped mountains that provide ample water. So Iran has plentiful gardens and parks that due to its long Persian history are well planned and maintained. The people are friendly and I felt safe and welcome at all times. If you don’t act against the regime, I imagine this safe feeling applies - otherwise life would not be enjoyable. In public places, adults and children often sought opportunities to approach, chat and be photographed.
Iran is not arabic having clung doggedly to its mostly Persian culture. It became Shi'ah muslim when overrun by the Arabs in 637 AD, so they speak Arabic and use Arabic script but when that Arabian dominance faded in 10th C, they revived their Persian (Farsi) language but by then had lost the Farsi (cuneiform) script. Popular poet Ferdowsi was instrumental in reprising Farsi. Poets are close to the heart of Iranians - Hafez’ tomb was a moving experience with men in tears reciting poems that were important to them. If you recall the Rubáiyát of Omar Khayyám translations from the 20s you’ll appreciate the role of their poetry.
Let’s discuss Iran’s governing structure, dress code and what life is like for women. Iran’s govt control is vested in two Councils - the Assembly of Experts, about 80 (male) Ayatollah candidates across wide skills elected by public vote to supervise government and appoint/dismiss the Supreme Leader and President (both are currently moderates, unlike their predecessors). Parliament and its Cabinet are elected by the people. However, an unelected Guardian Council of 16 Ayatollahs vets Parliamentary candidates, Expert candidates and all legislation to ensure it complies with Sharia law. The Guardian Council is appointed by the Supreme leader, the Judiciary and Parliament. An Ayatollah is akin to a Cardinal and immams or mullahs are like priests, who can become ayatollahs if they exhibit sufficient wisdom and learning.
Like Australia only about 15% of Iranians worship regularly but within this there is a devout core who can be relied upon to rally in the streets when summoned. The theocracy is firmly in control but while 90% of Iranians were happy to overthrow the Shah in 1979 due to his excesses, only 10% think it was a good idea in hindsight. It seems Ahmadinejad’s regime was breathtakingly corrupt but the current leaders now seem moderate, skilled and less self-serving.
The following recounts what I was told about men & women in Iran. Boys and girls mix freely till age 7 when they go to different primary schools - a separation retained until University by which time they’re deemed to have a fully functioning brain that can hold primal urges in check. Note that 60% of university students are women. Sharia law considers girls have reached maturity by age 9 - perhaps true in Mohammad’s time. In Iran it is unlawful to marry before age 16 but in remote country areas sometimes girls are married after age 9 if the respective fathers agree. A dowry is paid by the husband and the father must usually agree to a marriage.
Iranian men do 2 years of Military service but not women. Women can work in most occupations including lawyers and receive equal pay but can’t become Judges (even in the family court). Daughters inherit half that of sons since they don’t have to find a job. Parents and/or prospective spouses negotiate their binding marriage contract. In that agreed contract, the wife must negotiate with her intended that he’ll allow her to study, get a job, start a business or anything that is not the subservient norm. Should a divorce be needed, the cumulative marital assets are divided 50/50. This contract and confident research of an intended husband’s character is most important since as husband and father, men determine a woman’s life - the contract must be met and failure to do so is grounds for divorce. Note the judicial system is inquisitorial like the French rather than our adversarial (UK) approach - judges are all seminary trained (not secular). It is civil law with a Sharia overlay.
 Regarding dress, its all conservative - men wear long trousers and often long sleeve shirts with shoes much more common that sandals. For women the headscarf is required and a manteau (fashionable lab coat) to disguise their curves (lest men lose control). Some older women wore a chador but no burquas. Younger women were understandably more inclined to wear the scarf and manteau in more fashionable style and colour, with the scarf back on their heads to display some hair. Liberalising change is probably slowly coming with universities 60% occupied by women but society is controlled by the immams/mullahs, so there’s a fundamentalists may get back in control. Even so, society seems to want to build a bridge back to the west.
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Posted by Julie Campbell
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Change of Venue
Our meeting on Thursday 20th August 2015 will be held at the Adelaide Royal Coach ,24 Dequetteville Tce., Kent Town at 7am for 7.15am start.
$20 includes buffet continental and /or hot breakfast.
Some parking is available on site and plenty of parking on north side of Flinders Street.
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Posted by Di Lane
on Aug 06, 2015
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9 August 2015: 2.00pm At Maxims Coffee & Wine Bar. Rotaract Representative Changeover Afternoon.
15 August 2015: Henley on Todd Regatta - Alice Springs
20 August 2015: Child Slavery meeting at 5.45pm for 6.00pm start. Oxford Hotel
29 August 2015: Youth Exchange First Briefing Day for the 2016 Outbound Students
(joint day with D9520) to be held at Nunyara, Belair
7 & 8 September 2015: RI Director Guiller’s visit to Districts 9500 and 9520
27 September to 4 October 2015: Walkerville Art Show - St Andrews School Hall
Visit club website for details www.walkerville.rotaryaust.org/
2 March 2016: International Women’s Day. 6.45am at the National Wine Centre
join with Rotary SA as we celebrate Women and the contributions they make to our community
17 - 20 March 2016: District Conference at Barossa Arts & Conference Centre
Details at www.d9500conference.org.au
16 May 2016: RI Convention Seoul
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Posted by Di Lane
on Aug 06, 2015
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1. Young Professionals Forum
DG Doug would like to bring to your attention to a Young Professionals Forum, an event being held by District 9520. DG Dick Wilson (D9520) has invited Rotarians in our District to attend. If you know young business people who might be interested, please give them a copy of the flyer (in the District Dispatch), and bring those who are interested along with you.
When? Saturday, August 8, 2015 10.00am (registrations from 9.30am) concludes 5pm
Where? Science Innovation Learning Centre Physical Sciences Road, Flinders University
Registration is required, so please register a.s.a.p. if you would like to attend.
The event is free and is one which will bring fresh ideas and an opportunity to learn more about what young business people want … with this knowledge, we hope to achieve increasing membership numbers across the two districts.
2. District 9500 Rotaract Representative Celebration and Wine Afternoon.
We will celebrate Elisabeth Beltrame's successful year as DRR and welcome incoming DRR for 15/16 Damien Lynch with a cocktail afternoon and wine tastings. A great opportunity to mingle with other Rotarians and Rotaractors Sunday 9 August at 2pm at Maxims Coffee and Wine Bar, 194 The Parade, Norwood. The day is part of an informal wine tasting with the Rotary Club of Hyde Park - up to 100 different wines will be available throughout the afternoon. Entry: $15.00. Book tickets through:
All money raised will be donated to World Youth International's Nepal appeal.
3. District Website
As from 1st July 2015 All Presidents and Secretaries (automatic with Role in Club) have additional access to Edit and change member details and edit designations etc; Every Member in the District has access to edit their own ‘Member Profile’, to update email address, residential address and contact details etc; If anyone has difficulty with their Log On to the District Database through the District Website, then they can email the District Webmaster for support. webmaster@rotary9500.org
4. Dr Louise Mewton – ARH Bruce Edwards Post-Doctoral Fellow
President David Egan and the Rotary Club of Adelaide would like to invite Rotarians to hear Dr Louise Mewton speak about her insight into issues around Mental Health. Dr Mewton is the inaugural recipient of the Australian Rotary Health Bruce Edwards Post Doctorial Fellowship and her presentation will focus on the relationship between mental illness and the brain, and novel avenues of prevention.
Date: Wednesday 12th August at 12.30pm for 1.30pm.
5. Online District Directory
The ‘On-Line District Directory Download’ has been updated with Member contact corrections that we have received. If there are further corrections, please email the District Secretary with details. The Online District Directory will be updated every 3 months.
6. Voice of Rotary
Broadcast on 1197AM RPH Adelaide each Tuesday 7.30-8.00 pm
From each Wednesday the broadcast program can be heard on-line at
www.rphadelaide.org.au
August 4th
PDG Wendy Gaborit (R.C. of Mobilong)
PP Chris Hughes (R.C. of Burnside)
“Promoting Rotary to the Community”
August 11th
Rtn. Sally Charlton (R.C. of Tailem Bend)
“Helping Hands in Sri Lanka”
August 18th
Dr. Viv Valladares (R.C. of Elizabeth)
“ A Dental Project in Vanuatu”
August 25th
PP Peter Allen (R.C. of Campbelltown)
“Rotarians Against Domestic Violence”
What a great project ... and what a huge sponsor! If you’ve never been to Henley On Todd, make plans for a holiday in the Alice and join the festivities. DG Doug and Lynne will be there. The Great Race is on Saturday 15th August. If you can’t make it, consider making a donation!
Contact - Anjali Palmer Phone: 0428 605 674, Secretary, Henley on Todd.
8. Child Slavery
Invitation to All Rotarians in Districts 9500 and 9520.
The next Rotarians Against Child Slavery Group meeting is on Thursday 20 August at 5.45 for 6pm start at The Oxford Hotel, North Adelaide. Dinner is optional. For more information please contact Teresa Evans, SA Coordinator ph. 0403 306 225 or email teresa@racsrag.org or visit the Rotarians Against Child Slavery RAG Website
9. RI Convention
Book Early & Save for the Rotary International Convention Seoul 2016, 28 th May – 1 st June 2016, book online at www.riconvention.org
10. The Rotary Club of Charles Sturt, Grange
The Rotary Club of Charles Sturt, Grange is asking other Rotarians if there might be a vacant warehouse or commercial building in the Port Adelaide/ Charles Sturt area that we could use in our fundraising project of pallet making. Our current site at West Lakes will be not available within twelve months due to a change in land use. The current shed is about 30m x 15m with power and lights and rent free and this situation is what we are looking for in the foreseeable future. We are also looking to newspaper and internet enquiries in this matter.
Please contact Ian Bond, President Rotary Club of Charles Sturt-Grange Inc.
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Posted by Di Lane
on Aug 06, 2015
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For the benefit of members, we will aim to give the Duty Roster a few weeks ahead - see below.
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| Responsibility |
6 August 2015 |
13 August 2015 |
20 August 2015 |
| Chairperson |
No meeting |
Colin Davies |
Yvette Reade
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| Attendance |
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John Wotherspoon |
Angus Tuck |
| Attendance |
Participation in |
Tony Reade |
Carolyn Wigg |
| Hosting |
"Walk a Mile in My Boots" |
Fred Field |
John Campbell |
| Furniture |
on Friday 7/8/15 |
Barry Grear |
Vinda Kong |
| Furniture |
instead of the usual meeting |
Katina Jones |
Fred Field |
| Invocation |
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Andrew Black |
Di Lane |
| Bottles/cans |
Rob McLennan |
Andrew Black |
Dean Sullivan |
| Rotaract roster |
TBA |
TBA |
TBA |
| Church roster |
9/8 Not required |
16/8 Not required |
23/8 Not required |
| Bread Roster |
9/8 Terry Rodoni/David Riggall |
16/8 David Rowe/Graham Smith |
23/8 Vinda Kong/Richard Jarrett |
| Members' Corner |
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Chairman: meets/ greets speaker for the meeting; introduces and thanks speaker preparation:- find details about the speaker prior to the meeting.
Attendance: set up reception table (attendance sheet; members list – re -payments; guest welcome sheet; money; wine raffle sheet; ticket books); register member payments/ apologies/ guests.
Hosting: set up name badges display; welcome all at the door; ensure speaker and guests are introduced to appropriate persons.
Furniture: flags; banner display; raffle balls; collection boxes; Rotary theme banner; S-A gong and hammer; lectern position before and returned after the meeting. Toshiba laptop set up – Connect to projector. Switch on. Hold function key & press F5 twice.
Invocation: reciting Rotary or other invocation relating to Rotary and fellowship.
Bottles/cans: collect bags of bottles/cans at meeting and take to recycle centre for refund, pass refund and empty bags to David Rowe at next meeting
Members’ Corner: write for the Newsletter on a topic of your choice, particularly during the 3 weeks you appear here on the roster, but also anytime you have something to say.
Rotaract, Church, Bread roster: Roster is for the Sunday/Monday after the meeting date.
Rotaract: Meets alternate Mondays at 6pm (for a 630pm start) at the General Havelock Hotel in Hutt Street.
Church: Sundays, 5.30pm at Pilgrim Uniting Church, 12 Flinders St (Park via boom gate in Flinders St. from 5pm).
Members rostered for Thursday morning duty are asked to be in attendance by 6.45am
If you cannot attend, please arrange a substitute
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Posted by Bob Buckerfield
on Aug 06, 2015
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| Meeting Number |
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1476 Club Meeting |
30th July 2015 |
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| Membership |
36 |
Visiting Rotarians |
Apologies |
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1 |
Nil |
Graham Smith in Pt Douglas |
| Present |
17 + 1 |
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Miriam Silva |
| Attendance |
54.83% |
Club Guests |
Andrew Black |
| Apologies |
5 |
Nil |
Simon Blight |
| Leave of Absence |
4 |
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0 |
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| Absent |
10 |
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| Wine Raffle |
$18.00 |
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Club Visits & other Rotary activities |
Leave of Absence
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| Cans & Bottles this week |
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Richard Jarrett Bread run |
Kym Pedler |
| Cans & Bottles YTD |
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Julie Campbell Eastwood |
Katina Jones |
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Barbecue - Terry Rodoni, Angus Tuck, Kym Pedler, |
Don Tindale |
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Rob McLennan, Di Lane, Dean Sullivan |
Bruce McDonald |
For apologies, please phone Fred Field, Club Secretary 8339 2065, or Bob Buckerfield on 8278 7615. Makeups count 13 days either side of each meeting.
Club Bank Account details: BSB 085-458, Account Number 20-505-9719
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Posted by Richard Jarrett
on Jan 22, 2015
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The Four Way Test
Of the things we think, say or do:
- Is it the Truth?
- Is it Fair to all concerned?
- Will it build Goodwill and better Friendships?
- Will it be Beneficial to all concerned?
Invocation
For good food, for good fellowship and the opportunity to serve through Rotary, we give thanks
Rotary Club of Adelaide Light Mission Statement
To be recognised as the Service Club of Choice in the Eastern Precinct of Adelaide because we are a Friendly Breakfast Club that appeals to a broad range of busy people who want to make a difference to local and international communities.
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Posted by Di Lane
on Aug 06, 2015
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Being contemporary
I AM CURRENTLY TRYING TO MAKE FRIENDS OUTSIDE OF twitter and facebook - WHILE STILL APPLYING THE SAME SOCIAL MEDIA PRINCIPLES.
IT WORKS LIKE THIS: EVERY DAY, I GO DOWN THE STREET AND TELL PASSERS-BY WHAT I HAD FOR BREAKFAST, HOW I FEEL, WHAT I HAVE DONE, WHERE I HAD DINNER THE NIGHT BEFORE, WHAT I WILL BE DOING TODAY, AND WHAT I THINK ABOUT ALMOST EVERYTHING.
I GIVE THEM PICTURES OF MY FAMILY, MY DOG AND ME DOING SOME GARDENING AND SPENDING TIME IN THE LOCAL LIBRARY.
I ALSO LISTEN TO THEIR CONVERSATIONS AND TELL THEM I LOVE THEM. AND IT WORKS:
I ALREADY HAVE 3 PEOPLE FOLLOWING ME : 2 POLICE OFFICERS AND A PSYCHIATRIST.
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