Aug.2, 2013 Briar Crier

BRIARCRIER 

August 2,  2013 – Friday 12:15, The Briar's Restaurant, Briarcliff Manor Rotary Club

TODAY IN HISTORY

1907: The U.S. Army Signal Corps established  an Aeronautical Division, forerunner of the U.S. Air Force

MEETING LEADER – Past President Kris Chittur

PLEDGE – Sy Yuter          PATRIOTIC SONG – Sy Yuter            PRAYER – Reverend Lee Carrozzi

HAPPY THOUGHTS AND BUCKS:  Eric, will be with father in Las Vegas next week; Jeff Taylor, was with Eric 34 years ago.

GUESTS: Beth Hussain, a Kris neighbor; June Amsterdam, the speaker's wife

ROTARIANS PRESENT - 16 Rotarians present. New member, Dr. Surrendra Kaushik, installed as Rotarian

SPEAKER AND SUBJECT – Dr. Bob Amsterdam on DNA Geneological Analysis

                                                 

SUMMARY OF TALK

Bob Amsterdam credited the National Geographic Magazine with his initial interest in his own genetic markers. We all originated in East Africa. Women have the XX chromosome and men the XY chromosome. Women can trace back to 180,000 years and men to 140,000 years. He does not know why there is a 40,000 year difference. Our ancestors slowly travelled to the Middle East. From there they spread to Europe and Asia. Surprisingly, his own family originated in Iran (Persia) and Sicily. Interestingly, we are all 1.8% Neanderthal and 1.1%  Denisouvan.  It has been suggested that the famous Lucy is our oldest female ancestor. Apes are 97% the same as us. He noted genetic markers of Puerto Ricans, Peruvians, Northern Indians and people from the Roman and Ottoman Empires.  People get stronger as they mix. The bottom line is that we are all closely related. To discover our own Genome DNA we can order a kit for $199 including a swab inside our cheeks. See https://genographic.nationalgeographic.com/

This Friday at The Briar's Restaurant -- Witnessing the birth of a new technology by Ken Shimazu

Elinor Yuter, Reporter

Rachel Leihbacher, Expediter

July 26, 2013 Briar Crier

BRIARCRIER 

July 26, 2013 – Friday 12:15, The Chapel of the Presbyterian Church on Route 9, Briarcliff Manor Rotary Club.

TODAY IN HISTORY

1952: Puerto Rico becomes a self-governing commonwealth of the United States.

MEETING LEADER – President Anne Cargill

PLEDGE – Sy Yuter            PATRIOTIC SONG – America, Anne Cargill on the piano           Prayer – Bishop John

HAPPY THOUGHTS AND BUCKS: Elinor, hosted oldest son Alan and his new wife Cynthia and her two daughters, all from California; Jeff Taylor, his wife did not get laid off from her job.

GUESTS: None

ROTARIANS PRESENT - 10, eating pizza, fresh fruit salad, cookies and drinks arranged for by our president. 

SPEAKER AND SUBJECT – Amie Siniscakhi, chief program officer of My Sister's Place in White Plains on stopping partner abuse.

                                                                            SUMMARY OF TALK

The charming speaker combined her own personal experiences with many of the reasons for women stopping their partners' abuses.

Abuse can result to gain power and can cause physical injuries like face slappings as well as psychological injuries, and even religious abuse like forcing attendance at religious services. Control of family finances also occurs. There is even elder abuse of long-term marriage or relationships. The abuse often starts subtly and not right away. It is complicated because there is often alot of affection for partners but he tells her what he wants her to do. Some of the abused are men abused by women. Immigrant's often do not know or understand that help is available. My Sister's Place is an organization that provides hope, achievment of justice and changing of lives. My Sister's Place pledges to help build a world free of relationship abuse, mostly against women and girls.

Friday at The Briar's -- Dr. Bob Amsterdam on DNA Genealogical Analysis

Elinor Yuter, Reporter

Rachel Leihbacher, Expediter

July 19, 2013 Briar Crier

BRIARCRIER 

July 19, 2013 – Friday 12:15, The Briar's Restaurant, Briarcliff Manor Rotary Club

TODAY IN HISTORY

1848: A ground-breaking women's convention convened in Seneca Falls, New York.

MEETING LEADER – President Anne CargillM

PLEDGE – Anne Cargill            PATRIOTIC SONG – Sy Yuter            Prayer – Bishop John

HAPPY THOUGHTS AND BUCKS: Dr. Bob Maher, Thank you Ernie for dues advice and for Lou Fitzgerald as a proposed member;  Bishop John, congratulations to our club.

GUESTS: Beth Hussain, a Kris neighbor; Lou Fitzgerald, Haruka Ue 

Ms.Beth Hussain with past Pres. Kris

ROTARIANS PRESENT - 19 Rotarians present.

SPEAKER AND SUBJECT – Briarcliff Police Officer Tom Farrington on DARE (drug awareness resistance education) program.

                         

                        

SUMMARY OF TALK

Tom Farrington, on the police force for 26 years, is the police department's DARE officer. He was educated in the Briarcliff School System and leads the program in the fifth grade. He is fully aware of what is happening in our schools. The current main problem is the use of addictive prescriptive drugs although heroin and marijuana are still available. He spoke of bullying, cyber bullying. He teaches students how to say no to older siblings and to drug abuse in their lives. DARE shirts were given to them to remind them of what they were taught.

This Friday at the Scarborough Church Chapel  on Route 9 – Stopping Partner Abuse -- Terri Simon

Elinor Yuter, Reporter

Rachel Leihbacher, Expediter

July 12, 2013 Briar Crier

BRIARCRIER

July 12, 2013 – Friday 12:15, The Briar's Restaurant, Briarcliff Manor Rotary Club

TODAY IN HISTORY

1859 – Big Ben, the great bell inside the famous London clock tower, chimed for the first time.

MEETING LEADER – President Anne Cargill

PLEDGE – Sy Yuter            PATRIOTIC SONG – Sy Yuter            Prayer – Ann Cargill

HAPPY THOUGHTS AND BUCKS: Sy, two successful eyelid operations; Eric, his 16th wedding anniversary; Zen, going fishing next week.

GUESTS: Trent who went to India as a Rotary Exchange Student; Dr.  Surrendra Koushik, potential Rotary member

Trent with Pres. Anne

ANNOUNCEMENTS AND ROTARIANS PRESENT - 21 Rotarians present including new member Vijaya Jain. 

SPEAKER AND SUBJECT – Kathy Boyle on How to Meet 1000 new people.

                  

                               

SUMMARY OF TALK

Kathy Boyle is a member of the new Rotary Club at Bedford. A person needs 30 seconds to size up what a new aquaintance will mean to you . A person needs goals. They need to know when to say no. Eye contact is imporant  and watch other's body language. A firm handshake is very important. A hand written note will leave a lasting impression. Then follow up is critical. 

Friday – Officer Tom Farrington on the DARE program.

Elinor Yuter, Reporter

Rachel Leihbacher, Expediter

June 27, 2013 Briar Crier

BRIARCRIER

June 27, 2013 – Friday 12:15, The Briar's Restaurant, Briarcliff Manor Rotary Club

TODAY IN HISTORY – 1870 – The first section of Atlantic City, NJ, Boardwalk was opened to the public.

MEETING LEADER – President-Elect – Anne Cargill with President Kris Chittur

PLEDGE – Sy Yuter            PATRIOTIC SONG – Sy Yuter            Prayer – Paul Rosen

HAPPY THOUGHTS AND BUCKS – Eric – Installation dinner wonderful honoring Kris and Anne.

ANNOUNCEMENTS AND ROTARIANS PRESENT - 21 Rotarians present including new member Vijaya Jain.  Next Monday is installation dinner at Orfino’s restaurant.

GUESTS – Seven – one possible new member, Dr.  Surrendra Koushik, Also an Indian Rotary family exchange, two girls and two boys: T. Preati, Kamlesh Daga, F. Saloni Daga, M. Keshav Daga. Also, Janet Gallagher and Fran Finkelstein

SPEAKER AND SUBJECT – David Harter, Long-Term Health Care, Gregory Bushwell

                                                 

SUMMARY OF TALK

In the United States providing long-term care insurance for individuals and business customers is not available. Medicare only pays for 20 days. After 100 days patients must pay themselves.  People are living longer and should not have to rely on their children to pay for their care.  This lack could tear families apart.  Self insuring is very expensive.  In the not too distant future, over 50,000 people may have early dementia.  The average annual cost of long-term insurance is about $3,000 per year.

Next Friday – Kathy Boyle – How to improve sight and hearing

Elinor Yuter, Reporter

Rachel Leihbacher, Expediter

 

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