I can’t tell you what went on during the meeting last week as I was out of town on business. I can, however, tell you what is coming in the next month thanks to good advance planning by Dr. Mike Carey.
- June 7: Sean Pike, Rodeo bull-rider, clown and rodeo promoter
- June 14: Melissa Osmun, Certified Acupuncturist, Parkinson’s Disease Recovery
- June 21: Diane Van Deren (Susan’s sister-in-law), Elite athlete, ultra marathoner
- June 28: Andrea Bereznak, Rotary Ambassadorial Scholar
The meeting I was attending was in Silver Spring, MD. One of the men that serves on the committee with me is a Rotarian from Kissimmee, FL. One of the new appointees to the committee is a very bright young epidemiologist from Baltimore. During dinner Thursday night, the three of us were seated at the same table and started talking about various diseases. Brian (the Rotarian from Florida) was telling Jennifer about the efforts that Rotary International has made to eradicate polio. After discussing the pro’s and con’s of whether it is possible to eliminate polio, Jennifer posited that the polio vaccine would never be developed today because of the restrictions and steps taken to get a new vaccine approved. She also added that she was thankful it was developed when it was. For those of us that remember the fear of polio and seen the effects of polio on its victims and their families, we are thankful too. As a Rotarian, pat yourself on the back for your contribution to the effort to eliminate this horrible disease.
The following are some random tidbits that came out of the three-day meeting:
- 8% of the national energy demand is to heat, treat and pump water.
- Five minutes of running water uses as much energy as a 60 watt bulb burning for 14 hours.
Regardless of the state of denial by the present administration, numerous agencies have accepted the global warming (climate change) argument and are working towards ways to deal with the problem. There are numerous symposia and meetings ongoing and planned to deal with “carbon sequestration”. This is the process of taking Carbon Dioxide from power plants and finding ways to store it, bind it to other compounds or otherwise prevent it from getting into the atmosphere. Interestingly, Colorado has numerous places where carbon dioxide and be pumped underground and trapped in salt structures or other geologic traps. Much of the Colorado Plateau in Western Colorado is underlain by large salt beds at depth. Also, during the 70’s and 80’s there was a large carbon dioxide extraction process in the southern Wet Mountains near La Veta Pass. This might be a good place to put some of the gas back into the earth.
QUIZ ANSWERA straight razor can legally be used by a barber, but not a hair dresser.
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The movie "300" which depicts the famous battle of Thermopylae was filmed where?
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