![New set of Wheels
President, Rtn.BhanuChandran acquired a
swanky new Maruti Swift VDi recently. A
recent trend in Midtown is that Rotarian
would acquire a new car just before, during or
just after their term as a President. Power of
thepost?maybe!!
Pic to left : SBC at the driver's seat in his new
car alongwith Midtowners
Pict to right: Strikingly similar pose by Indian
cricketers, except that the bonnet is not
spared!!
Venky team at Tirupati
President Elect Venky already busy with
incorporating plans for his term as president of
Midtown visited Tirupati alongwith Midtown
friends to seek blessings of Lord Venkateshwara
at Tirupati recently. While NaMo enters the
Centrestage with lot of hopes, surely Venky Namo
willalsobringlaurelstotheclub.
Circles, no way, there are only squares in the graphic. Watch
closely at the optical illusion in the left graphic and you will see
circlesaswell.Stillnot abletofigureout,stareatthecross atthe
centre in the graphic and the circles will appear. Awesome,
right?
How many circles do you see?
The Great Indian Election 2014
The Indian general election of 2014 was held to constitute the 16th Lok Sabha, electing members of
parliamenttoall543parliamentary constituenciesofIndia.Runninginninephasesfrom7Aprilto12May
2014,thiswasthelongestelectioninthecountry's history.AccordingtotheElectionCommissionofIndia,
814.5 million people were eligible to vote, with an increase of 100 million voters since the last general
election in 2009, making this the largest-ever election in the world. Around 23.1 million or 2.7% of the
total eligible voters were aged 1819 years. A total of 8,251 candidates contested for the 543 Lok Sabha
seats. The average election turnout over all nine phases was around 66.38%, the highest ever in the
historyofIndiangeneralelections.
The results were declared on 16 May, fifteen days before the 15th Lok Sabha completes its
constitutional mandate on 31 May 2014. The counting exercise was held at 989 counting centres.[8] The
National Democratic Alliance, led by the Bharatiya Janata Party, won a sweeping victory, taking 336 seats.
The BJP itself won 282 seats, the first time since Rajiv Gandhi's landslide victory in 1984 that an Indian
party has won enough seats to govern without the support of other parties. The United Progressive
Alliance, led by the Indian National
Congress, won 59 seats, 44 of which
were won by the Congress. BJP leader
Narendra Modi is thus poised to take
office at the helm of the largest majority
government since 1984. It was also the
second-worst defeat of a sitting
governmentinindependentIndia.
Source:Wikipedia](https://image.slidesharecdn.com/aboutus-46-2013-14-140523065004-phpapp02/85/About-us-46-2013-14-2-320.jpg)
About us 46 - 2013-14
- 1. Issue:46Vol.:33 21-05-2014Date: Pages:04 Midtown at District Assembly Awards Night Bythetimeyouarereadingthisarticle,Midtownwouldhavereceived25awardsatDistrictawardsNite in Shimoga. Bhanvantara 2014 began with a bang and is ending with a bigger one. Midtown camaraderieatitsbest.Congratulationstoallthosewhocontributedtothephenomenalachievement. LongliveMidtown!! Service Organization Cup 2014 In yet another interesting tournament, Midtown bagged the runners-up trophy in Service Organization cup 2014, organized by Round Table (MRT21). The tournament is organized for service organizations in the city. This year 9 teams participated, 3 Rotary clubs, 3 Tables, 1 Lions, BAI 41ers. After a gap of 2 years the tournament wasslatedtobeaexcitingevent.Midtownteamwastheonlyteamwithnewteamcolorsmakingafeweyebrows raise, comments like how come Midtown manages to get new colors for every tournament was heard from otherteams. MidtownwasingroupAalongwithRotaryCentral,41ersBuildersAssociationofIndia.Itlookedlikehistory repeating itself time and again when the ties were announced, Midtown was pitched against its arch rivals (or so it is perceived!!) Rotary Central. Statistically going the match result was obvious but being Cricket, it could be anyone'sgameonagivenday.Thematcheswere8oversasidewithfirst3oversaspowerplay,eachbowlercould bowl a maximum of 2 overs in an inning. Midtown team entered the field without much practice, few of the players having played only during the District tournament held during October. It turned out to be a one sided matchwithCentraldominatingmostofthematch.Centralwoncomfortably. Slightlydisappointed,butwillingtobounceback,Midtownenteredthesecond matchwithmuchconfidence against BAI. The players getting into groove put up a good show on field and restricted BAI for a moderate score. Chasing began with a bang and Midtown managed to score more than 30 runs in the first 3 overs, sealing the matchinMidtown'sfavour.Midtownwonthematchcomfortablyin5overswith9wicketsleft. Having played 2 matches on Saturday, the next day posed a challenge as Midtown would have played 3 matches if it had to reach the finals. Fortunately one of the teams gave walkover ensuring that Midtown got a berth in Semis and much required rest. The semis was against the winner of Group A, Rotary Mysore. The team had to wait till post lunch for the match and Rtn.Alagappan, Rtn.Dr.Prahlad, Rtn.Sundar dropped by to cheer the waiting team. The post lunch match was a scorcher, Midtown won the toss and elected to bat first. Rtn.Milton put up a decent knock taking Midtown to a comfortable score. The challenge was then to field in the hot sun. Midtown bowlers Rtn.Balaji, Rtn.Sanjay,Rtn.Nagi Rtn.Aiyanna put up a brilliant performance to restrict the Mysoreteam.MidtowntriumphedandreachedfinalsofSOC. Finals was again to be played against Rotary Central who had won all the matches they played. Central team had new professional players joining the team. Midtown fielding first, put up a decent show in bowling but suffered due to evidently tired fielders struggling to catch. Yet, the bowlers managed to control the Central batsmen and restricted to under 60 runs in 8 overs. Chasing the modest total Midtown began well with scoring 12runs in the first overbut went on loosing wickets regularlyand finallyconceded withonly 7 runs to winending upasRunners-upinSOC2014.Agrueling,hot2daytournamentendedwithahappynews,Rtn.Saitofferedapair offastracktoalltheplayers. Tired but satisfied with their performance Midtown cricket team left with the thought - Next time we must bagtheWinner'strophy!!!
- 2. New set of Wheels President, Rtn.BhanuChandran acquired a swanky new Maruti Swift VDi recently. A recent trend in Midtown is that Rotarian would acquire a new car just before, during or just after their term as a President. Power of thepost?maybe!! Pic to left : SBC at the driver's seat in his new car alongwith Midtowners Pict to right: Strikingly similar pose by Indian cricketers, except that the bonnet is not spared!! Venky team at Tirupati President Elect Venky already busy with incorporating plans for his term as president of Midtown visited Tirupati alongwith Midtown friends to seek blessings of Lord Venkateshwara at Tirupati recently. While NaMo enters the Centrestage with lot of hopes, surely Venky Namo willalsobringlaurelstotheclub. Circles, no way, there are only squares in the graphic. Watch closely at the optical illusion in the left graphic and you will see circlesaswell.Stillnot abletofigureout,stareatthecross atthe centre in the graphic and the circles will appear. Awesome, right? How many circles do you see? The Great Indian Election 2014 The Indian general election of 2014 was held to constitute the 16th Lok Sabha, electing members of parliamenttoall543parliamentary constituenciesofIndia.Runninginninephasesfrom7Aprilto12May 2014,thiswasthelongestelectioninthecountry's history.AccordingtotheElectionCommissionofIndia, 814.5 million people were eligible to vote, with an increase of 100 million voters since the last general election in 2009, making this the largest-ever election in the world. Around 23.1 million or 2.7% of the total eligible voters were aged 1819 years. A total of 8,251 candidates contested for the 543 Lok Sabha seats. The average election turnout over all nine phases was around 66.38%, the highest ever in the historyofIndiangeneralelections. The results were declared on 16 May, fifteen days before the 15th Lok Sabha completes its constitutional mandate on 31 May 2014. The counting exercise was held at 989 counting centres.[8] The National Democratic Alliance, led by the Bharatiya Janata Party, won a sweeping victory, taking 336 seats. The BJP itself won 282 seats, the first time since Rajiv Gandhi's landslide victory in 1984 that an Indian party has won enough seats to govern without the support of other parties. The United Progressive Alliance, led by the Indian National Congress, won 59 seats, 44 of which were won by the Congress. BJP leader Narendra Modi is thus poised to take office at the helm of the largest majority government since 1984. It was also the second-worst defeat of a sitting governmentinindependentIndia. Source:Wikipedia
- 3. Yoga for Well being Last Wednesday, speaker of the day was Sri.Sudhesh Chand who spoke on Yoga : The Integrated approach towards peace and happiness. The summer heat, IPL action and Election results anxiety took a toll on the attendance and Midtowners in moderate numbers turned up for the meeting which promised knowledge on Yoga. After slightly prolonged fellowship the meeting started with regular actions by President Bhanu. Ann.Chaitra beaming with confidence (she got 3rd rank in M.A Economics, right?) introduced the speaker of the day Sri.Sudhesh Chand to the audience. Chaitra being a student at the Yoga centre run by Sudhesh Chand quickly shared the fact that Midtowner Ravi Moms Sudhesh were class mates. Sri.Sudhesh presented a neatly compiled powerpoint sharing information about Yoga. First few slides explained the vast history of Yoga, its origin, different types of Yoga, components of Yoga and various interesting facts preparing the audience to learn more about Yoga. He mentioned the different forms of Yoga and informed that the most common form of Yoga that general public practice is Raja Yoga. He stressed the point that Yoga is a lifestyle and not just a form of exercise. A yoga practitioner needed much more than performing aasanas, he needed to control his mind and consciously follow good diet. He explained that strained mind is one of the main causes for most of the diseases and quoted a North Karnataka saying Biddaga Niddi, Yeddaga Laddi which signified healthiness of the body. Sudhesh ji stressed the fact that Yoga being our core knowledge is today being practiced propagated by other countries in altered forms. He urged Rotarians to support and save Yoga knowledge by means of journals, magazines, papers and other forms. The crisp presentation gave some Dos donts before winding up. FewoftheRotariansdiscussedtheirthoughtsinQAsession.Rtn.Harishpropsedvoteofthanks. NaMo Narendra Modi - Indian Politician Narendra Damodardas Modi is the designated Prime Minister of India, set to take office soon after leading theBharatiyaJanataPartytoadecisivevictoryinthe2014generalelections. Born: September 17, 1950 (age 63), Vadnagar Spouse: Jashodaben Modi (m. 1968) Party: Bharatiya Janata Party Education: Gujarat University, University of Delhi Siblings: Soma Modi, Pankaj Modi, Prahlad Modi Parents: Heeraben, Damodardas Mulchand Modi After a long fought election, Narendra Modi has emerged as the 16th Prime Minister of the country. If his crisp talk and clear thoughts are any indication of things to come, then truly Acchey din aayenge will be a reality. His promise of good governance and patriotic actions are only but the need of the hour for the reeling millions. A new chapter in Indian political history, Modi has certainlylitalightofhopeamongIndians. VandeMataram.
- 4. 1. IsittheTRUTH? 2. IsitFAIRtoallconcerned? 3. Will it build GOODWILL and BETTER FRIENDSHIPS? 4. WillitbeBENEFICIALtoallconcerned? Rotary Quiz Q: The latest ad campaign beaming videos on Rotary's projects showcases free operationsfor? a. Eye b. Ear c. Heart d. Kidney Rotary InformationPractical Innovation Next Week The Rotary Foundation Trustees have approved a new model for funding the Foundation's operating costs. Effective 1 July 2015, the Foundation will direct 5 percent of Annual Fund donations to help pay administrative and fund development expenses and to build a strong operating reserve.TheFoundationwillalsodrawon other funding sources, including 5 percent of cash contributions for global grants and up to 10 percentofselectcorporategifts. Our current method of using investment earnings to fund these costs is no longer financially sustainable in today's unpredictable markets.Recognizingthatfinancialmarketswill continue to be volatile, the Trustees developed a new model to achieve long-term financial sustainability. Answer:c Wedding Anniversary Wishes Rtn. Milton 22nd May Business Meeting Brief on District Assembly 28th May 2014 A deadly beetle has inspired an ATM protection system that will defend itselffromthieves. The system was inspired by the bombardier beetle's ability to spray its enemies with near-boiling acid. The beetle stores the ingredients for the acid in two separate chambers in its body, which prevents them from mixing until it is readytoattack. Following the beetle's lead, the team from ETH Zurich built a system of two honeycomb structures filled with chemicals. The structures were filled with either hydrogen peroxide or manganese dioxide, with the two chemicals separated by a thin lacquer. The lacquer will break easily if subjected to impact, which will allow the chemicals to mix and cause a reactionsuch as a foam of dye and nanoparticles that would mark the banknotes (and possibly the thief, as well). The system can function without electricity, and could provide a low-cost alternative to current money protectionsystems. Venue: RCL Hall, JLB Road Time: 6.30 pm Courtesy:Internet