EAST ALTON ILLINOIS ROTARY CLUB

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WHY DIDN'T I THINK OF THAT?

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MENSA Q & A

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What is the English name for the city called al-Quds in Arabic?

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IMMUNIZATION RALLY IN INDIA

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By Richard Rivkin, assistant governor of District 6440 and past president of the Rotary Club of Northbrook, Illinois, USA.

After worming our way through the narrow streets of Moradabad, a small city in Uttar Pradesh, India, a local doctor brought us by foot to the End Polio Now rally which had already begun. (click below to read more)

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TODAY IN HISTORY

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FEBRUARY 27

1991:President George H.W. Bush announces that combat in Operation Desert Storm is over, proclaiming the defeat of Iraq and the liberation of Kuwait.

1981: Paul McCartney and Stevie Wonder record McCartney's song about racial harmony, "Ebony and Ivory," on the island of Montserrat for the album Tug of War.

1992: At age 16, golfer Tiger Woods plays in the Nissan Los Angeles Open as the youngest golfer ever to participate in a PGA Tour event; after two rounds he would be five over par and would fail to make the cut.

THAT SHOULD DO IT!

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RI ON SOCIAL MEDIA

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Through social media sites, New Generations participants are sharing advice, making connections, and telling their stories. Here are a few messages we've seen recently on RI’s social media channels:

“Rotarians help with professional dilemmas, career guidance, grant writing, and are contacts in our communities.” From a #RACtalk Rotaract Twitter chat
“25 years since I was in Rotaract and many of my adult lifetime friends remain from those wonderful 10 years of my life.” From a discussion about Rotaract on Facebook
“We have chosen to take a long term approach and focus on developing Rotaract and Interact Clubs to develop future Rotarians. . . we would like to establish a vibrant and dynamic Rotaract Club on every 4-year college/university in our state.” From a LinkedIn discussion on attracting younger club members. (Not part of the RI LinkedIn group? Join now.)

SPACE FILM CIRCA 1957

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SOUTH MIAMI (FLORIDA) ROTARY ART FESTIVAL

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And a fine time was had by all the 30,000 visitors this weekend.

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MENSA Q & A

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Give the current name for the country once known as the Belgian Congo.

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TODAY IN HISTORY

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FEBRUARY 26

2001:Taliban leader Mullah Mohammed Omar orders the destruction of Afghanistan's pre-Islamic cultural heritage, including the famous colossal Buddhas carved into the cliffs of the Bamiyan Valley. The two statues, dating from the seventh century and standing more than 100 feet high, would be demolished in the following weeks in accordance with the Taliban's practice of destroying non-Islamic "idols."

1815: Exiled French emperor Napoleon Bonaparte escapes from imprisonment on Elba, a small island off the coast of Italy, and returns to France, where he would find the support of the French military and return to power for a final 100 days. He would be defeated by a British-Prussian coaltion on June 18, 1815, at the Battle of Waterloo and exiled again, this time to the island of Saint Helena in the middle of the Atlantic Ocean.

1952: British Prime Minister Winston Churchill announces to Parliament that the United Kingdom has developed its own atomic bomb, trailing the United States and the Soviet Union as the world's third nuclear power.

BARKING BRAKE LIGHT

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AND I QUOTE

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"Youth is a wonderful thing. What a crime to waste it on children."-George Bernard Shaw

PEOPLE BEING PEOPLE

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A sting operation by a suburban Houston police department netted one of their own when surveillance cameras caught an officer repeatedly stealing colleagues' food and drinks from the refrigerator in the station's break room.

Deer Park police Officer Kevin Yang was charged with misdemeanor theft and suspended for 30 days without pay. Deer Park Police Chief Greg Griggs tells KTRK-TV of Houston that a class C misdemeanor conviction would not keep Yang from returning to duty.

Griggs says he authorized the video sting because the thefts have been going on for too long. Even though the items being stolen may be of trivial value, Griggs says theft is theft.

LIGHT UP THE WORLD

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BACON LOVERS UNITE

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Today pork aficionados are meeting in Des Moines, Iowa, for the fifth annual Blue Ribbon Bacon Festival, billed as America's "premier" bacon celebration.
The event, which sold out all 4,000 tickets in 25 minutes, offers something to make every swine lover swoon: unlimited bacon samples, a bacon-eating contest, educational lectures, a bacon-themed songwriting contest and crowning of a new bacon queen. Organizers plan to serve up about three tons of the fatty strips.They're also prepared for a bit of oinking from outsiders. (click below to read more)