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The Rotary Club of San Jose

The Bulletin

Friday, January 29, 2010 Club Web Site

Editor: Teresa McCarthyIf you have any comments orquestions, email the editor.

Future Speakers

Feb 3 2010Rick Jackson"Cloud Computing"

Feb 10 2010Gerry Uelman"California's Dysfunctional DeathPenality Law"

Feb 17 2010Laura Carstensen"Aging"

Feb 24 2010Kevin Nelson"The Amazing Story of Californiaand the Automobile"

Mar 3 2010John Foster"IDEO Global Design ConsultingFirm (ELC Program)"

Mar 10 2010Brian Adams"Academy Awards"

Mar 17 2010Dick Bolles"What Color Is Your Parachute?"

Mar 31 2010Congresswoman ZoeLofgren"Update On Congress"

Apr 7 2010Mark Purdy"Sports"

Apr 14 2010Col. Michael J. Meese"Combating Terrorism inAfghanistan"

Upcoming Events

ELC Meeting -- 7:30AMFeb 2 2010

Membership DevelopmentMeeting - 7:30 AMFeb 3 2010

Rotary Meeting -- NoonFeb 3 2010

SJ Rotary Chorale -- 11:00 AMFeb 3 2010

Youth Exchange -- 7:30 AMFeb 4 2010

Orientation -- 7:30 AMFeb 5 2010

22nd Annual San Jose RotarySki Trip -- TellurideFeb 7 2010 - Feb 14 2010

Book Club -- 12 NoonFeb 8 2010

Downtown DevelopmentCommittee -- 8 AMFeb 9 2010

Program Committee Meeting-- 11:45 AMFeb 9 2010

Remembering Stu Ganz, Sr.

The Speaker for February 3

Rick Jackson"Cloud Computing"

Rick Jackson is the Chief Marketing Officer for VMware, the global leader in virtualization solutions from the desktop to thedatacenter - bringing cloud computing to businesses of all sizes. His background of over 25 years in IT has been focused on newmarkets, at leading-edge companies such as HP, NeXT Computer, NetGravity, and BEA Systems. He has held executive-levelpositions in marketing, R&D, sales and business development. Mr. Jackson holds a B.S. degree in Computer Science.

Haiti Earthquake Relief Fund

Neither our Rotary Club nor District 5170 have been able to identify specific projects in Haiti to support at this time.

Rotary International has established a donor advised fund called the Haiti Earthquake Relief Fund to assist the victims of theearthquake. Rotarians have been appointed to oversee this fund and they will be working with other Rotarians in Haiti.

If you wish to help immediately, the Club Board of Directors recommends that you send your donations directly to this Rotary International Fund.

Or you can find details at Rotary International's Web Site.

Rotary Lunch Increase

Effective March 3, 2010 the cost of the Rotary lunch will increase to $25.00. The cost of "Meeting Only"will remain $12.00. The cost for parking will remain $3.00.

End Polio Now Update

Rotary's Challenge Hits The Halfway Mark!

As of 31 December, US$105 million has been raised for Rotary's US$200 Million Challenge. Achievement of the fundraisingmilestone was announced at the Concert to End Polio.

"In the face of difficult economic times, Rotarians are heartily commended for their steadfast commitment andresourcefulness in reaching this milestone of support for global polio eradication," says Rotary Foundation Trustee ChairGlenn E. Estess, Sr.

The Rotary Club of San Jose has also reached the halfway mark of our commitment to PolioPlus having raised $16,800 ofour $3,000 3 year goal.

Rotary Annual Event March 6

"Auction Item To Consider"

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Membership CommitteeMeeting -- 7:30 AMFeb 9 2010

Rota-Arts Committee Meeting-- 11:00 AMFeb 10 2010

Rotary Meeting -- 12 NoonFeb 10 2010

Rotary Office Closed --HOLIDAYFeb 15 2010

Board of Directors Meeting --8AMFeb 16 2010

Digital Bridges Meeting --11:30 AMFeb 17 2010

Adult Gift of Life Meeting --7:30 AMFeb 17 2010

Event Committee Meeting --8:00 AMFeb 17 2010

Rotary Meeting -- 12 NoonFeb 17 2010

SJ Rotary Chorale Practice --11:00 AMFeb 17 2010

Los Amigos Meeting -- 7:30AMFeb 18 2010

Rotacare Committee Meeting-- 8:45 AMFeb 18 2010

International Service Meeting-- 12 NoonFeb 18 2010

Red Badge Meeting (NEWDATE) -- 7:30 AMFeb 19 2010

Rotary Meeting -- 12:00NoonFeb 24 2010

Corporate Membership --11:30amFeb 24 2010

Rotaplast Mtg -- 5:30PMFeb 25 2010

Membership InvolvementCommittee Meeting --7:30 AMFeb 25 2010

International House -- 8:00AMFeb 26 2010

District 5170 Celebration2010Apr 23 2010 - Apr 25 2010

RI International Convention --MontrealJun 20 2010 - Jun 23 2010

News

District 5170 -- 2010 --Celebration!

February Birthdays

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The Summary of the January 27th Meeting

Rotary report - Jan 27, 2010President's time summary by JIM LITTLE.

The Habitat for Humanity Committee, chaired by LIESA FENTON, staffed the greeting line for the 4776th meeting of the Rotary Club of San Jose. As we all know, the committee builds new homes for low-income families who would not otherwise qualify for ownership.

The proud new owners provide "sweat equity" as well, as part of the international program of the well-known organization. On an internationalbasis, Habitat for Humanity's modus operandi and the organization itself expect to have mammoth work ahead to help rebuild housing in Haiti.

With PAUL TUMASON providing accompaniment and RAY SILVA we opened the meeting with the singing of "God Bless America". The wisdom for theday was provided by LLOYD KIPP, who acknowledged that we were in a rough time with the current recession, but that those who remembered priorrecessions knew with perseverance we would get through it....as he did in 1982 when his idyllic life was fractured by the loss of two homes and awife. He quoted Napoleon Hill to the effect that only after adversity could we truly appreciate what we had, and Louis Pasteur, who attributed hisaccomplishments to tenacity.

JOHN MCLEOD followed with the news of the day, providing his usual light touch and the announcement that the City of Santa Clara was readyingthe wording on the Resolution for a vote on the city's part of a stadium for the San Francisco 49'ers.

Red Badgers KATHLEEN COLIN and DAN CAPUTO handled the duty with the traveling mikes for this meeting. We had some distinguished localguests and visiting Rotarians from as far away as Carmel, Indiana.

Next President ROD DIRIDON called upon PAUL KANTER to tell us about our Rotaract clubs, whose members are high school students. Paulexplained that we had seven clubs under our purview in local high schools. Our Rotaract committee is short of members to monitor and assist twoof the clubs, which are Bellarmine and Overfelt High School. Paul said the overview would only involve one or two meetings per month with theclub members or leadership, and called upon us for some volunteers for this pleasant and rewarding duty.

The next contributor called upon by President Rod was a younger member also named ROD DIRIDON, but JR. Rod Diridon, Jr. is a member of theMembership Development Committee, which he explained has been organized into three sections conerning the prospects desired for recruitment. The sections are younger members from 20-40 years of age, which he heads, corporate members, which MARK WALKER chairs, and a section for allothers which is headed up by ADLOLPH QUILICI. ROD, Jr ran a drill calling upon members to stand up in response to the age group they were inwhen inducted. I think the result of the exercise was that very few of our members joined in their younger years, depriving the club of young bloodand energy, and the would-be young members of the Rotary experience. So his goal is to make the club "young-centric", a worthy and productiveenterprise.

Next KEN MARTZ told us about progress for the Club Event, i.e. the fund-raiser set for March 6 entitled "A Ticket to Ride". He noted that there arealready 200 tickets sold for this evening of dinner and dancing to be held at the Summit Center where we meet, and stragglers needed to step orrun the risk of missing out. Finally, President Rod announced the passing of STU GANZ, SR. on Sunday January 24. Services were scheduled for1:00 PM this date at Temple Emanu El, and further services at Oak Hill following. We will have a eulogy next week for our friend Stu Ganz, Sr, whowas a member of our club for over 51 years.

Main program summary by RAMESH HARIHARAN.

PRESIDENT ROD requested to LARRY STONE to introduce our speaker RON BLATMAN.


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LARRY said that the Bay area is now home to 7 million residents, and it is important to preserve this beautiful area. RON is executive producer ofthe Saving the Bay public television series, which premiered on KQED in October 2009.

RON previously worked in real estate development and finance in his native San Francisco and on Wall Street in New York, as well as serving asDirector of Business Development in the San Francisco mayor FRANK JORDAN's office in the early 1990s.

He earned an MBA in Finance from the Wharton School and a concurrent Master of City Planning from the University of Pennsylvania. He also holdsa BA in Architecture from UC Berkeley.

LARRY and RON share a common passion for baseball. LARRY mentioned that RON was the mayor's point man for keeping the San Francisco Giantsbaseball team in the city.

RON showed a 10 minute Video presentation titled "Saving the Bay - Story of the San Francisco Bay".

Narrated by Robert Redford and shot in HDTV, Saving the Bay consists of four one-hour episodes about the geological, cultural and developmentalhistory of San Francisco Bay and the larger northern California watershed from the Sierras to the Farallones - the Bay's evolution, how it was almostlost and then saved, and about planning the future of the Bay. It includes an introduction from Redford, five video pieces and background on theproject and production team. Soon available will be downloadable classroom curriculum material accompanied by 26 video segments and interactivemaps.

You can go the web site:

http://www.savingthebay.org/

Click to view the short versions of the videos, and relive the experience!

Just three ladies - CATHERINE KERR, ESTHER GULICK, and SYLVIA MCLAUGHLIN (?) - from Berkeley started the movement to save our Bay in1961. At that time our habitat rich, ocean-flowing Bay was studded with regularly flaming open garbage dumps and raw sewage flowed freely intoit. The plans to fill and develop on top of its wetland shoreline and far into its shallow middle threatened to narrow it into a thin urban-flankedtrickle. The major threat to the Bay is from Landfills. In the year 1959, the Army Corps of Engineers declared that the area is 70% fillable. Aforecast indicated that by the year 2020, the estuary may vanish. A receptive Government listened resulting in the passing of "Save the Bay"legislation by the then Governor RONALD REAGAN in 1969. Needless to say, the San Francisco Bay area is one of world's best estuaries, and is truly a marvel of Nature! We are now in the middle ofrestoration efforts to preserve this body of land and ocean.

RON said that the cost of producing the videos was underwritten by the Water District and the Sewage Treatment Plant, and a host of otherorganizations and individuals.

RON mentioned that contamination from mercury has been caused not only by gold mining activities, but also by the Almaden Silver Mine - mercuryhas flowed via the Guadalupe River to the South Bay.

In course of the productions, RON had to interact with over 200 organizations and public entities.

There was a lively Q&A session.

Q from ROD DIRIDON. Jr: Has the study included Alviso?A: Not yet.

Q from JERRY SILVA: Is there any action on JERRY's suggestion for creating statues of the three ladies?A: No, but can be followed up.

Q from JEFF GORDON: Comments on the voice for the Videos?A: We needed a good voice with an effective presentation and personality. ROBERT REDFORD's pro bono work for the production was praiseworthy.And REDFORD's team was very cooperative and enthusiastic even though it was free of charge.

Q from JEFF GORDON: What were the lessons learnt about coordinating with community organizations?A: There is tact needed in being politely tenacious and focused to build coalitions to achieve the goals. Also, the three ladies were well connectedand effectively used those connections to emphasize their points and get the required attention.

Q from GARY SILVER: What are some of the future problems anticipated?A: Indiscriminate garbage dumping (including cigarette butts) and contamination from agricultural pesticides. Also, there is a speculation about arise in sea levels. Since we like to keep the videos evergreen, we are cautious in ensuring that only facts are presented.

Q: Are there any medallions or plaques indicating the borders of the SF bay?A: There are indeed many. We have also been fortunate to have for the SF bay excellent photos from the 1850's and film footage from the 1890's.The best estimate would be 6 blocks around California and Montgomery St.

Q: Have trails been covered in the Video productions?A: Yes, the 400 mile bike trails, the 800 mile ridge hilltops, and the bay water space have all been depicted. Three concentric circles have beendrawn to contour the areas.

Q: Are the DVD's CD's for sale?A: Yes, of course at $39.99 for the four DVD's.

Q from PAUL MASQUELIER: The water coming out of the sewage treatment plant is very pure. How does it balance with the rest of the water fromthe area for purity?

A: The USGS has set up a system called Polaris - this has been monitoring the water purity around the area since 1969. It is not clear how themonitoring benchmarks work.

(Author's note: The National Pollutant Discharge Elimination System (NPDES) permit program controls water pollution by regulating point sourcesthat discharge pollutants into waters of the United States.you may see: http://cfpub.epa.gov/NPDES/

The talk was lively and provided us an insight into something we tend to take for granted. There are people and organizations who work tirelessly topreserve the natural beauty and environment we have around us in the San Francisco bay area. What a blessing!

(PS: I attended a dinner last weekend hosted by the volunteers of our Washington School Rotacare clinic. These folks are a dedicated bunch ofindividuals that bring free medical care for the relief of pain and suffering to those who have the most need and the least access to medical care.They serve literally hundreds of patients every Wednesday evening. It was celebration time for these volunteers, and I was fortunate to be part ofthe celebration. To say the least, I am amazed by the compassion displayed by these quiet workers! I have included a couple of pictures - you willrecognize Dr. HENRY LEW) (at the end of the pictures)

Next week our program will be with RICK JACKSON on "Cloud Computing".

Respectfully submitted by:


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Jim Little and Ramesh Hariharan

Rotary Smiles

Smiles provided by David Oakes from the Rotary Club of Whistler

WHO SAYS SENIORS AREN'T RICH!Silver in the Hair Gold in the TeethStones in the Kidneys


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Sugar in the Blood Lead in the FeetIron in the ArteriesAnd an inexhaustible supply of Natural GasI never thought I'd accumulate such wealth!

Oxymorons1) Clearly misunderstood2) Exact estimate3) Small crowd4) Act naturally5) Found missing6) Fully empty7) Pretty ugly8) Seriously funny9) Only choice10) Original copy

District Conference April 23-25 in Monterey

Download District Conference Materials

The speaker for Saturday night is Roxana Saberi. Her book is called Between Two Worlds: My Life and Captivity in Iran. Keynote: A harrowing chronicle of the Iranian-American journalist's imprisonment, as well as a penetrating look at Iran and itspolitical tensions, based on six years of research and interviews with Iranians across society. Bio: Roxana Saberi, 32, an Iranian-American journalist, was born in New Jersey and raised in North Dakota. She has a Master'sDegree in Broadcast Journalism from Northwestern University, and a second master's degree from Cambridge, in International Relations. She hasreported for NPR, the BBC, ABC Radio, and Fox News. Roxana is a Rotary Foundation Ambassadorial Scholar.

End Polio Now

Your contribution will help Rotary raise $200 million to match $355 million in challenge grants received from the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation.The resulting $555 million will directly support immunization campaigns in developing countries, where polio continues to infect and paralyze children,robbing them of their futures and compounding the hardships faced by their families.

As long as polio threatens even one child anywhere in the world, children everywhere remain at risk. The stakes are that high. By donating now, youcan help Rotary achieve a polio-free world.

You can down load the End Polio Now bimonthly news letter by Clicking On This Link. This is a separate download. It was updated Jan. 2010.

The bottom line is this: As long as polio threatens even one child anywhere in the world, all children – wherever they live – remain at risk. You can track progress on theinternet at this link.

The Four Way Test

Over 1.2 million Rotarians can't be wrong!In all the things we say and do . . .

Is it the TRUTH?Is it FAIR to all?Will it build GOODWILL and BETTER FRIENDSHIPS?Will it be BENEFICIAL to all concerned?


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