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The highlight for September just has to be the ICUFR Conference organised by Past Chairman, Roger Siddle and held at Lancaster House Hotel on the beautiful Lancaster University Campus. It really was a success in every way. For me the opportunity to meet up with old friends and make new ones was important, and it was good to see some new faces among the attendees, some folk having traveled from USA to be there. I have enjoyed Marlene Mackesey's visit to my home, and was quite sad to say farewell at Gatwick Airport when she left to return to her home in Tennessee. My personal thanks go first to Roger for organising the weekend, ensuring first rate accommodation, and for finding such interesting and entertaining speakers; then to Hilary, who, with Roger, hosted us at their home on the Friday evening, and provided such a sumptuous feast. Thanks too, must go to the conference speakers, Paul Brown, who told us about Data-mining, and also Virtual worlds, Chris Sweeney who introduced us to the RIBI Club and District website template, and Robert Gillon who introduced the idea of a Rotary e-bay-type sale room, and Roger Siddle who showed us how we can set up a Family fileserver at home. Terry Harper, who is one of the two Golden Mouse awardees, ably acted as MC for the day, ensuring that everything went to time. Most of all, thanks to all who gave Roger and ICUFR such good support by sharing the weekend, if you weren't there you missed a treat. At the Saturday evening Banquet I had the privilege to present Terry Harper with his Golden Mouse Award for his services to ICUFR. Sadly, I wasn't able personally to present Steve Henderson with his award, as he wasn't able to be at Lancaster with him, but hope he and Terry will accept the thanks and appreciation of the board for all they do for ICUFR. I am now awaiting the arrival on Saturday of a member of the GSE Team from Australia who will be staying with us for a few days. Never a dull moment in our household! October is Vocational Month, and I expect your clubs are homing in on this Avenue of Service. What is your club doing? What ever it is I hope you all find it fulfilling. Why not tell us in the Vocational Section of the Forum? Stella |
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Every year during our Annual Conference, awards are given out to members who have been especially helpful during the preceding year. The Golden Mouse Award (GMA) originated with our member, PDG Stan Tulak DDS back in the early 1990's. A committee was set up and the late Grace (Grannie) Guderjahn, a past ICUFR Chairwoman, came up with the name. The awards are made to members who have donated outstanding help to ICUFR, and are selected by the Chairman, after receiving suggestions from the Board Members.
He does an excellent online NL every week. As has been indicated many times, our beloved now departed member, PRIP Hugh Archer, told us many times that the "Fellowships are the glue that holds Rotary together". Along those lines it is the Fellowship interaction between the members of ICUFR that is the whole reason for our belonging, as it is for all fellowships. ICUFR is based entirely on communication between members, and we have designed three primary ways for 'interactive' fellowship: The Forum, the mail lists, and the Conferences. The NL and website are a one way attempt to send information and to 'encourage' the members to participate. The Conference is already well described here, so I want to emphasize the Forum in this issue. Our communication FORUM is based on the phpbb program which operates similarly to the old CompuServe forums and is heavily used on the internet today. Messages are kept together by Subject/topic/thread, making it easier to keep organized and topics together, than on a mail list. (Yes there are reasons why we also have the lists) There is a Search function to help you find topics you might be interested in, and a FAQ to help with your questions, and me at: ccardey@verizon.net. First you Open: www2.icufr.org click on register, fill out the form including your "club and District number", and you are ready to join in. It will take a day or so to be approved, but you have instant access to read anything that is on the Forum, and after approval you can then post your own replies or questions. The top section is "Friends and Fun", and Mel Fabrikant has described it very well here in his "Chatting it Up" section. Below F&F are dozens of Sections and folders on many different Rotary and computer topics, just waiting for you to join in: Computers, the Four Avenues of Service, and many other serious Rotary topics. Only Rotarians, Rotaractors, Interactors, and families have access, and we work diligently to keep the spam writers out. So come join us and post your queries or comments. Remember, I'm there every day and the more I hear from you, but better I know where your interests lie. Carl P Cardey - Editor, Director |
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Why I like the F & F Our prestigious editor, Carl P. Cardey recognized a potential story when I mentioned that Friends & Fun as well as the ChatList were now the backbone of keeping the ICUFR cohesive. He handed me the ball and I caught it. One must understand that throughout the history of the ICUFR, (P*, CIS and http://www2.icufr.org ) we have had many detractors. Some members scoffed at the one liners and the humor and ripostes that were hurled. Yet of all the sections in the Forum, only F & F has survived. Note that the latest ICUFR convention news was posted in F & F because it is the one most read. There is a Section for the ICUFR! Over the years, we have discussed most subjects Rotary, the problems encountered and even some solutions. Seeing that new problems have yet to surface, F & F has been the active place to discuss anything. A few stalwarts like Terry Harper, Douggie, James, Galen, Bob Collins, Jeff Goodley, me, once in awhile Marlene and even Daniel Mooers have helped maintain the interest. We do it as a labor of love. Please join us! Below are some samplings of what we do and say. I am sure that CPC will edit them to conform to his needs, but HEEeeeeeeeerrrres Friends & Fun! Why do we like it? Who said we did? I like to come along and interject a little culture from time to time. Had fun yesterday. I was driving our little bus through a small village which we serve, when I came face to face with a Dutchman, driving a maximum size artic combination (rig to you lot). There were parked cars on my side of the road with one decent sized gap, so after about 6 shuffles, I was able to get in close enough that he could get past me. During one shuffle, I realised that the parked car behind me was rolling backwards but fortunately had its brake on. After he had passed me he had about 1/4 inch between him and the wall on one side and the same between him and the parked cars on the other. He obviously made it, as he had gone when I did the second run two hours later. It would appear to be yet another example of a sat-nav leading lorry drivers onto unsuitable roads. He was not "requiring access to premises bordering the road", as far as I could see. This seems to be a growing problem for us. Actually, I don't like the Forum, I just ike you Mel You are sort of a father figure for me
OK Carl .. but how about the rest of you guys chipping in? Tell ME why you like this Forum .. why you keep coming back to it AND contributing. Let's make this a true F & F account!
Bob .. it takes time for these 'serious' Rotarians to comprehend that without the frivolity, the trading of bon mots, the camaraderie, a regular meeting becomes dull. Over here, we have been able to insert some serious issues, in fact not only insert but to solve them. Throughout it all, a family type of group has emerged where we care about each other. Galen's hurricane, your flooding, Carl's sleepiness, Marlene's parking ability, Terry's club's outing, Dan and Gord's trips and lobster hunting, Dave's horses .. we share in them all. It didn't take me long to get into trouble on the "serious" list because I have difficulty not inserting a one liner from time to time when the occasion seems to be calling for it. I learn more here and have a great deal of fun doing it in the process.
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1. Do you have a lot of emails in storage, and have trouble finding one you need? I personally use MSOE 7.0, and I think this probably fits the earlier versions as well. I open Edit > Find > Message and then type a word (or "word+word") in the Message window toward the bottom, and then click "Find Now". You can speed it up if: you know the folder it is in, put it in the "Look In:" window, other wise put "Local Folders" so it checks them all; IF you know approximately when the message came, put an approximate date in the "Received after:" window, and/or even in the "Received before:" window. |
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It is very expensive to send them all to a copy service, but there is an alternative if you don't have a turntable that works, you can get one from Ion Audio's line of "USB" turntables (www.ion-audio.com), which may be the easiest method for digitizing into files. With a $20 rebate I found the TTUSB for $129.99 at Circuit City. |
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If you are about to buy and are interested, Six products have already passed compliance and certifications including: Dell's Inspiron 1720 notebook, D-Link's DUB-1210 wireless USB adaptor and DUB-2240 4 port wireless USB hub, Iogear's Wireless USB Hub and Adapter Kit, and Lenovo's ThinkPad T61/T61; 15.4 inch wide-screen notebook. (the picture is DUB-1210 USB Adaptor) |
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4. One source for when you HAVE to recover lost vital data, pictures etc. First Advantage Data Recovery Service at www.datarecovery.net 5. About to buy a new Printer? I can't copy them all, but here are Costs Per-Page for the top two in each class: Inkjet: Black, Inkjet: Color Laser Monochrome Laser Color (If you really want it all, email me and I'll scan the article and send it to you. ccardey@verizon.net) 5. You are away from home, you have a sudden thought that you MUST remember, are driving, don't have or want to carry a recorder, and can't write it down, then "JOTT" it. (This should work if you have access to US/Canada 866 numbers. It's a really slick FREE way to send a reminder to yourself, or anyone, or a group. Go to http://www.jott.com/ and Register your phone no: cell or home, or bus. Then to use, call the toll free number 1-866-JOTT123, and speak. Jott transcribes your message and emails it to you, or the proper person. You can add names from your contact book and have messages sent to their inboxes. I did it and it works great. 6. A Free Business Card Maker, at Businesscardland www.businesscardland.com It has a few nice simple templates you can customize with your own contact info, different hues for vibrant color cards or classic black and white. It then generates a print-ready PDF you can either print out yourself, or send to a local print shop. 7. Online Bookshelf. For those too far from a library, book lovers can linger online at a new site, Shelfari www.shelfari.com Sign up, search for your favorite books, and add them to your virtual bookshelf. The interface shows the full covers of your books, and you categorize title into separate "shelves" such as currently reading, top ten, wish list, or whatever. Even add your friends and browse their shelves, and give your own recommendations. 8. And this month's magazine shows you how to build your own computer from the bottom up. Thanks to "Smart Computing". Many of these above ideas came from their October magazine. They also have 3 other magazines: CPU - Best Board for your Build; PC Today - keep up with what's new; and First Glimpse - Audio for home theater. 9. What personal information do hackers want and use to get access to your money or identity? Without giving you all the details in a long article, I will list the items.
And Remember, when you are on the internet, even when legitimate, at least be sure it is a 'secure' website, which looks like this: https:// i.e. it has the 's' on the end of it. Thanks to PC World, October edition for this information. Carl P Cardey - Editor, director |
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53 Auld Lang Syne Auld Lang Syne. was performed in 1928 for Paul Harris at The Rotary Club of Glasgow led by the famous comedian/singer and Glasgow Rotarian Sir Harry Lauder. Paul was clearly moved by this musical tribute and remarked to the President of Glasgow Rotary Club that it would be a lovely gesture for the Club to sing "Should Auld Aquaintance be Forgot..." to all visiting Rotarians. The President replied with a frosty disdain "We dinna sing songs like that for everyone." 54 THE LAPEL PIN The first lapel pin in the form of a wagon wheel surrounded by the words Rotary Club New York was designed by John Frick of the New York club on 14 October 1909 and only worn by the club president until 1911. In 1912 the Philadelphia club produced a badge in the form of a gear wheel without a keyway in royal blue and gold and the current lapel pin was adopted in 1924. |
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James Pitt-Payne is a retired medical practitioner and Analytical Psychotherapist. In Rotary since Jan 1975. |
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James writes a weekly bulletin for his club, Langley Park, and the thing that started him on this line of thought was his club board who felt that they wanted something that represented the club better. He said:" Hence a look at the life of Paul Harris, about which the Brits know little or nothing, and another chance to evaluate him using the life skills I have acquired through my career." "Whilst he is revered, few stop to think and ask the most basic of questions - and the answers to these questions is what made him the man he was and made Rotary develop the way it did." "Whilst he may have founded Rotary, he would have been the first to acknowledge that Ches Perry was the builder, so good in fact that when he handed on the RI secretary job in 1942 things went without a hitch. But it was Paul Harris's humanity that inspired the soul of the movement, and it does no harm to have another look at the man and see just how human he was." |
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On an evening in July 1871 Paul and his elder brother, Cecil, began to benefit from a well run home where everything was done nicely, Christian ideals prevailed, and no one ever got cross. In my opinion, the perfect breeding ground for bad behaviour! The children had no insight into what was going on and merely saw what was there. And what was there was pretty good. Naturally there was a church, The First Congregational - now called the United Church of Christ. But place names like Bear Mountain, Child's Brook, Elfin Lake, Green Hill, and Otter Creek Valley bear witness to what must have seemed like an idyllic childhood filled with fresh air, good food, and a modicum of adventure. In due course Cecil went to Wisconsin to live with his Aunt Sue, leaving the young Paul alone with his grandparents. Paul Harris remembers meeting his mother one day in Wallingford. The beautiful lady saw him, stopped, and said: "Are you little Paul Harris?" We are told that all at once a feeling came over him and he felt ashamed of his bare feet and ragged clothes. He is alleged to have replied: "Yes Ma'am." and was promptly swept into her arms and covered in tears, hugs and kisses. The young Harris made friends easily and with the absence of his parents soon became a ringleader and if not then he tended to get the blame. When one sees the pictures of the older Paul Harris as rather a dessicated old man, it may be hard to believe that there was a time when he would have described himself as a rapscallion, as did everyone else. I am told that these are the character forming years and considering the parental separation, the long periods when he would have been exploring on his own, the lack of control, and the tendency to get into trouble, any normal parent would have, at this time of his life, been ringing their hands in despair.... to be continued.... |
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This year we were happy to award a GMA to Terry Harper and Steve Henderson. The information about why they were selected is in the NL in other places along with Terry's picture, so I won't duplicate it here, but Steve wasn't able to attend the Conference, so sent me his picture after receiving his plaque. Our Dr. James Pitt-Payne also took many more pictures than we can post here but he is the NL editor for his Club and if you wish you can find them in his NL's at these addresses:
3. USB jumps on the wireless train. Certified Wireless USB specifications are now ready for prime time within the same principles as USB 2.0. Data rates up to 480Mbsp within 3 meters. This will help eliminate that rats nest of wires connecting to multiple USB devices connected to your computer, and most devices such as M3 players, external hard drives, keyboards, mice, printers and flash drives will eventually use Wireless USB. Certified Wireless USB products are required to encrypt which protects from security risks.
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