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The Rotary E-Club of Canada One
For the week beginning December 16, 2024
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to this week's meeting of
The Rotary E-Club of Canada One
For the week beginning December 16, 2024
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Complete the form for a make-up!
Rotary International President – Stephanie Urchik
And for our clubs -
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Greeter this week
Rotarian Angel
Rotary's Theme for the month of December
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Inspirational (and sweet) moment
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Canadiana
Bridge & Wolak
To introduce you to the digital accordion -
And the Canadian duo.
Kitty attended their performance in Sarnia recently.
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Comments from our guests and members
Members and guests attending our weekly meetings are very important to us. Based on your comments we are able to produce many more educational, inspiring, and entertaining weekly meetings.
Following are some of the comments we have received. Would you please send us your comments?
October 28. The videos on synchronization were very cool and very thought provoking, makes me want to try one of the examples myself!
November 5 - Toastmasters. What an awesome program!
November 12. Great video on food waste! The introduction of the composting program in Edmonton forces us to separate out our food waste from general garbage. It does an awesome job of showing us just how much food we throw away.
Patrick Gibson, E-Club of Canada One, District 5370
October 28 - Metronomes. I was watching a guitar player recently and, for whatever reason, they had maybe 50 metronomes and I thought I wonder who took the time to get them all synchronized. Now I know how, they synchronize themselves!
David Werrett, E-Club of Canada One, District 5370
November 4 - The power of words. What an excellent choice for the speaker program!
October 28. What an excellent speaker – the topic of Siblings.
Neil Rogers, E-Club of Canada One, District 5370
Technical update on Polio Eradication. Update on challenges for eradicating polio in various places around the world, especially Afghanistan and Pakistan. When is often a question, but with polio eradication it is a statement: "When we eradicate Polio (not if).”
Elizabeth Rhoads, Rotary Club of Wilmington Delaware, District 7630
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Announcements
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Rotary E-Club of Innovation is raising money to End Polio with their online downloadable Recipe book. If you can, please help support them.
www.foodtheworldover.org
A second Quiz Treat – for December –
Can you ace all 20 questions?
https://www.quiztreat.com/quiz/Zwg4CwXzMQAIiaNF
https://www.quiztreat.com/quiz/Zwg4CwXzMQAIiaNF
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Tips for a Circular Holiday season
https://www.youtube.com/shorts/W-4pejmVMeY
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Material Suggestions and Greeter Messages Always Needed!
Please feel free to forward an approx. 150 - 200 word message or any material suggestions in an e-mail, or in a Word document, along with a JPeg picture or two, to E-Club Administration Chair, Kitty Bucsko.
We'd love to hear from you!
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So you're aware -
Our Club's Ongoing Projects -
We provide ongoing support for the following projects:
And we're doing great!
Ask for more information if you'd like to be involved!
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Real-time meetings
Each 3rd Thursday of the month is our Fellowship Assembly, and we often invite interesting speakers or Rotary Leaders for this entertaining, educational fun event. Plan to join us.
The time is 9:00 a.m. (Mountain Time) in lieu of the weekly Coffee Chat except for July and August when there are no FA’s. Here is the zoom link:
Each Thursday Morning from 8:00 a.m. to 8:30 a.m. (Mountain Time) we host a casual FellowSIP Coffee Chat.
Everyone is welcome to attend and we encourage your participation.
Please click our Event Calendar for details and access Link.
For further inquiries or suggestions please contact: info@rotaryeclubcanada.ca
All our videos can be viewed on our YouTube channel.
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The Rotary E-Club of Canada One
10430 135 Street NW
Edmonton, AB
Canada T5N 2C6
(780) 267 4547
Just some pure entertainment (just because)
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Environment
Humour
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New members' corner
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Rotary minute
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Food for thought
Figures of Speech
What does it mean when someone says, “Roger that”?
The answer is in the alphabet.
If I ended a phone call with you with the sign-off “roger that,” you may think to yourself, “Who’s Roger and why is he so important?” I could be talking about tennis legend Roger Federer; Roger Moore, former James Bond star; or Roger Rabbit, who was 100% innocent, by the way. But “roger that” isn’t referring to a person named Roger at all. It’s a reference to the NATO phonetic alphabet and old-school radio communications in the United States.
You may have heard “roger” is an acronym for “received order given, expect results,” but that’s a myth, and the actual meaning is far simpler. “Roger that” dates back to the early 1940s, when “Roger” was used in place of the letter “R” in the Joint Army/Navy Phonetic Alphabet. It was nicknamed the Able Baker alphabet after its first code words. In radio communications, using the code word “Roger” indicated a message had been received loud and clear. While “Roger” was replaced by “Romeo” in the NATO phonetic alphabet that was adopted in 1956, many two-way radio users still say “Roger” for the same reason that it’s always been used.
According to Dictionary.com, “Roger” became widely used after public broadcasts of NASA’s Apollo missions of the 1960s, when the term was used during radio communications between mission control and the astronauts. The public began using “Roger” as a verb, noun, and interjection, all of which meant that something was understood. So, when someone says “roger that,” you know that they’ve heard the message clearly and concisely.
If I ended a phone call with you with the sign-off “roger that,” you may think to yourself, “Who’s Roger and why is he so important?” I could be talking about tennis legend Roger Federer; Roger Moore, former James Bond star; or Roger Rabbit, who was 100% innocent, by the way. But “roger that” isn’t referring to a person named Roger at all. It’s a reference to the NATO phonetic alphabet and old-school radio communications in the United States.
You may have heard “roger” is an acronym for “received order given, expect results,” but that’s a myth, and the actual meaning is far simpler. “Roger that” dates back to the early 1940s, when “Roger” was used in place of the letter “R” in the Joint Army/Navy Phonetic Alphabet. It was nicknamed the Able Baker alphabet after its first code words. In radio communications, using the code word “Roger” indicated a message had been received loud and clear. While “Roger” was replaced by “Romeo” in the NATO phonetic alphabet that was adopted in 1956, many two-way radio users still say “Roger” for the same reason that it’s always been used.
According to Dictionary.com, “Roger” became widely used after public broadcasts of NASA’s Apollo missions of the 1960s, when the term was used during radio communications between mission control and the astronauts. The public began using “Roger” as a verb, noun, and interjection, all of which meant that something was understood. So, when someone says “roger that,” you know that they’ve heard the message clearly and concisely.
Source: Word Smarts hello@wordsmarts.com
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And what is the meaning of "Woke"?
The term "woke" has evolved quite a bit over the years and carries various meanings depending on context. Originally, it emerged in African American Vernacular English (AAVE) and referred to a heightened awareness of social and racial injustices. To be "woke" meant to be "awake" to systemic inequality, prejudice, and issues affecting marginalized communities.
In recent years, however, the term has broadened, sometimes shifting meanings. Today, "woke" can imply a general awareness of social justice, including gender equality, climate change, and economic inequality. However, in some contexts, it has also become a loaded or even derogatory term, especially in political conversations, where people might use it to criticize what they see as excessive political correctness or activism.
So, while "woke" originally referred to awareness of social and racial injustices, especially in African American Vernacular English, it has since broadened to include general social consciousness and, in some contexts, is used critically to describe excessive political correctness."
(OpenAI ChatGPT, 2024).
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Rotary Jukebox
For a small donation, your favorite musician will be featured on one of our next e-meetings for everyone to enjoy.
Every week we'll have a draw and the lucky person will see their song featured!
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The Four-way Test
To close the meeting, Rotarian Keith recites the Rotary Four-Way Test of the things that Rotarians think, say, or do.
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