E Spark-05(2009-10)

E Bulletin of Rotary club of Surat West

VOL: 14 Issue: 05/2009-10
Next Meeting: Wednesday, 12th August

Program: Patriotic Songs Competition
Venue:- Hotel Golden Star ( former Arzees Health Club)
Near Gujarat Gas circle, Adajan, Surat
Time: 08.45Pm
Participation: Solo Songs can also be presented *max. group of 6 ( one Rotarian compulsory In the Group) . .*Annets may participate; they won’t be counted in the group Numbers.
*each group or solo participant may submit their name and the song selected to Ann Sadhana Pankaj Marfatia at the earliest on PH: - 2259375 ( R ) , 98251-00909 ( M). Orchestra support will be provided.

Forthcoming Club Programs
* Wednesday, 19th August
Meeting Cancelled- Public Holiday
(Pateti)
* Sunday, 23rd August
Program: Business Meeting
Venue: Rtn. Setu Gandhi’s Home
Time: 09.30Am( Tentative)

Birthday Greetings
Rtn. Milind Vora………………………………..: August 09
Rtn. Bhavesh Shah…………………………….: August 10
President Bankim Sitwala…………………. : august 11
Ann Sadhana Pankaj Marfatia……………. : August 17
Rtn. Yogesh Mandlewala…………………… : August 18
Rtn. Vijay Nihlani…………………………….. : August 22
Ann Purvi Snehal Pachchigar……………..: August 24
Ann Sonal Bhavesh Shah…………………….: August 27

Announcement
Please arrange to pay Club Dues @ Rs.5555/- latest by 15th August 2009 for semi annual period 1st July to 31st December 2009.

Report on District Membership Seminar held at Vapi on August02
The Seminar was held at “Center of Excellence”, Vapi, an excellent venue with all good facilities.
The highlights of the seminar are;
· Out purpose today by DG Major Sharmaji.
· Opening remarks by District Membership Chair PDG Bharat Solanki.
· Inaugural address by PRID Kalyan Banerjee.
· Captivating and very informative power point presentation by RRIMC PDG Batra from Delhi sharing vital statistics and graphics gave the idea of status of membership in our District, India and world wide. He explained the need for membership growth and the ways and means to achieve the same. Undoubtedly, PDG Batra is one of the finest Orators that we have heard so far!
· Our club was represented by President Bankim, Hon. Secretary Anant, Setu, Gandhi, Bhavesh Shah, Raghav Khaitan and Vinod Patel in whose car the whole RCSW clan traveled to Vapi.
( Report by: President Bankim Sitwala)

Kudos to President Bankim for motivating five other fellow Rotarians to the seminar! Congratulations to DG major Sharmaji for his innovative motivational approach to enthuse delegates to attend District Events! Vapi Seminar was attended by 192 delegates from 23 clubs of South Gujarat and Dhule District!

QUOTE UNQUOTE – Television

“Television – a medium. So called because it is neither rare nor well done” – Ernie Kovacs
“I find television very educating. Every time somebody turns on the set, I go into the other room and read a book” – Groucho Marx
“Television is more interesting than people. If it were not, we would have people standing in the corner of our rooms” – Alan Corenk
“Television enables you to be entertained in your home by people you wouldn’t have in your home ” – David Frost
“In California, they don’t throw their garbage away – they make it into TV shows” – Woody Allen
“Seeing a murder on television …can help work off one’s antagonisms. And if you haven’t any antagonisms, the commercials will give you some” – Alfred Hitchcock

PROVERBS and their MEANINGS – ANNETS DO READ “So many countries, so many customs” – Every land has its own culture and its own way of life.
“The hand that rocks the cradle rules the world” – A mother’s influence is greatest of all.
“Two’s company, three’s a crowd” – The presence of a third person prevents intimacy.
“You’ve got to be cruel to be kind” – It may be necessary to do something unpleasant in the short term, for long term benefit.
“Prevention is better than cure” – Stopping illness before it starts is better than having to treat it later.

PIT YOUR WITS ( Answers in next issue )
1) MISSING LINKS – test your powers of word association by finding a word that follows the first word in the clue that will make a new word or phrase. Your word must also make a new word or phrase when preceding the second word in the clue. For example, the answer to top…………stand would be hat – top hat, and hat stand.
a) rain…………..string b) Christmas…………..stump

2) DEFINITIONS : Choose right answer from four options given
A) PUFFIN – a) seabird b) engine c) chocolate bar d) flower
B) MOUSSAKA – a) Mexican bandit b) Polish song c) Greek dish d) Arab horse

3) Who is the Chairman of Rotary International Polio Plus Committee for current Rotary Year?

You may send your answers by mail on setugandhi1969@yahoo.co.in OR SMS on 98251 39150 with your name mentioned. The first to give most number of correct answers from our club will be given a prize in next regular meeting if he/she is present. The names of anybody from District 3060 who gives the right answers will be mentioned in SPARK.

ANSWERS TO LAST PIT YOUR WITS (E Spark-04( 2009-10)
Q-1) MISSING LINKS – test your powers of word association by finding a word that follows the first word in the clue that will make a new word or phrase. Your word must also make a new word or phrase when preceding the second word in the clue. For example, the answer to top…………stand would be hat – top hat, and hat stand.
a) side…………..dancing b) door…………..bar
A-1) a) Line b) Handle

Q-2) The chances of seeing at least one shooting star in a given hour one night are 36%. The trouble is, you have only half an hour to spare. What are the chances of seeing at least one shooting star in that time?
A-2) The chances of not seeing a shooting star in the hour are 100%-36% = 64%. If the chances of not seeing a shooting star in any given half hour is Y, then the chance of not seeing a shooting star in two successive half hours are Y * Y. Clearly Y squared = 64/100, so Y = 8/10, which is 80/100 = 80%.

Q-3) How many types of Memberships are there in Rotary club? A-3) Active and Honorary Memberships in Rotary club.

Winner from our club: Rtn IPP Tarun Sethi - CONGRATULATIONS
Rtn Vinod Patel also responded correctly.
Winners from District: IPP. Mukesh Mehta, Ankleshwar.

Nandan Nilekani can do it.Fully integrated ID card system
Operator : "Thank you for calling Pizza Hut . May I have your... " Customer: "Hello, can I order.." Operator : "Can I have your multi purpose ID card number first, Sir?" Customer: "It's..., hold..........on......889861356102049998-45-54610" Operator : "OK... You're... Mr Singh and you're calling from 17 Jal Vayu. Your home number is 22678893, your office 25076666 and your mobile is 09869798888. Which number are you calling from now Sir?" Customer: "Home! How did you get all my phone numbers? Operator : "We are connected to the system Sir" Customer: "May I order your Seafood Pizza..." Operator : "That's not a good idea Sir"Customer: "How come?" Operator : "According to your medical records, you have high blood pressure and even higher cholesterol level Sir" Customer: "What?... What do you recommend then?" Operator : "Try our Low Fat Pizza. You'll like it" Customer: "How do you know for sure?" Operator : "You borrowed a book entitled "Popular Dishes" from the National Library last week Sir" Customer: "OK I give up... Give me three family size ones then, how much will that cost?" Operator : "That should be enough for your family of 05, Sir. The total is Rs 500.00" Customer:"Can I pay by! Credit card?" Operator : "I'm afraid you have to pay us cash, Sir. Your credit card is over the limit and you owe your bank Rs 23,000.75 since October last year. That's not including the late payment charges on your housing loan, Sir.." Customer: "I guess I have to run to the neighbourhood ATM and withdraw some cash before your guy arrives" Operator : "You can't Sir. Based on the records, you've reached your daily limit on machine withdrawal today" Customer: "Never mind just send the pizzas, I'll have the cash ready. How long is it gonna take anyway?" Operator : "About 45 minutes Sir, but if you can't wait you can always come and collect it on your Nano Car..." Customer: " What!" Operator : "According to the details in system ,you own a Nano car,...
registration number GZ-05-AB-1107.." Customer: " ????"Operator : "Is there anything else Sir?" Customer: "Nothing... By the way... Aren't you giving me that 3 free bottles of cola as advertised?" Operator : "We normally would Sir, but based on your records you're also diabetic....... " Customer: #$$^%&$@$% ^ Operator : "Better watch your language Sir.. Remember on 15th July 2010 you were convicted of using abusive language on a policeman...?" Customer: [Faints]
( Courtesy: PDG Sajjan Goenka, Mumbai)

Prohibition in Gujarat

ફરી પાછી ઢળી લાશો, ગાંધીના ગુજરાતમાં !
ફરી સળગાવી ભઠ્ઠીઍ, ચિતાઓ ગુજરાતમાં!
કાઢી રેલી, ભર્યાં છાપા, બતાવ્યું રોજ ટીવીમાં
નેતા, પોલીસ, દારૂને, આપી ગાળ જાહેરમાં!

દેશ આખો સુખે પીતો, બને ગુનો કેમ ગુજરાતમાં?
બેંગ્લોરમાં વાઇન ફેસ્ટીવલ, લટઠાકાંડ છે ગુજરાતમાં
સત્ય, અહિંસા ને ખાદી, ભલે મુકાયાં બાજુમાં
બાપુ દારૂ ના કહેતાં, કેમ ભુલાયે ગુજરાતમાં?

અતિ દારૂનું સેવન છે, હાનિકારક, સૌ જાણે
પણ સામાજિક પીણું સુરા, આ જગમાં તો બહુ માણે
ઘડ્યો કાયદો કેમ જુદો, બાપુ શું કેવળ ગુજરાતી?
ભલું પોતાનું ના સમજે, શું નાદાન સૌ ગુજરાતી?

ચલો હવે માનસ બદલો, અને કાયદા ગુજરાતમાં
બહુ બાપુના નામે થયું, બસ કરો હવે ગુજરાતમાં!
હટાવો દારુબંધી આ, ગાંધીના ગુજરાતમાં
ભરખે ના ભઠ્ઠી લાશો, હવે કદી ગુજરાતમાં!
( Author and Courtesy: Dr. Mukur Petrolwala)

Pictures of the Week
President Bill Clinton negotiated safe release of two American Journalists arrested in North Korea

India launches Indigenous Nuclear Submarine "Arihant"

Raksha Bandhan

Last Laugh
Man called home to his wife and said, "Honey I have been asked to go fishing up in Canada with my boss & several of his Friends We'll be gone for a week. This is a good opportunity for me to get that Promotion I've been wanting, so could you please pack enough Clothes for a week and set out my rod and fishing box, we're Leaving From the office & I will swing by the house to pick my things up" " Oh! Please pack my new blue silk pyjamas " The wife thinks this sounds a bit fishy but being the good wife she is, did exactly what her husband asked. The following Weekend he came home a little tired but otherwise looking good

The wife welcomed him home and asked if he caught many fish? He said, "Yes! Lots of Salmon, some Bluegill, and a few Swordfish. But why didn't you pack my new blue silk pyjamas like I asked you to Do?" You'll love the answer... The wife replied, "I did. They're in your fishingbox ..." Never Lie To A Woman...!!!
(Courtesy: Rtn. Ketan Doshi)