1. Issue : 04Vol. : 33 31-07-2013Date : Pages : 04
HongiranaSight For The Sightless – A Midtown Project
BACKGROUND: As we see around us in the world a sea of humanity, a vibrant nature and a riot of colors we
seldomrealizewhatifwecannotseethematall.
There are many amongst us who do not have the privilege of enjoying the beauty of the nature in vision.
There could be many reasons for their blindness. One of the major reasons for blindness is deterioration of
RetinatermedasRetinitisPigmentozaresultingindegenerationofRetinacellsandcausingblindness.
HOPE : Attempts are made by Doctors and Scientists to address this ailment. In one such attempt Dr
Humayun an Ophthalmologist of repute belonging to the University of Southern California, USA has tried to use
Technology effectively to address the issue and restore lost vision. This has provided hope to millions of blind
peoplearoundtheworldwiththisproblem
HOW DOES THIS WORK : Dr Humayun has developed a micro chip which can be inserted on to the Retina
through a surgical procedure. A wireless device containing a micro camera fixed on to goggles captures images
and transmits them to the inserted micro chips which inturn triggers the available living cells resulting in
perceptionofvisualsbytherecipient.
Dr Humayun has been successful in his attempt and helped several get their vision restored. This procedure
hasreceivednecessaryapprovalsfromrelevantauthoritiesintheUS
THE BENEFIT: Dr Humayun is on a mission and is planning to help millions of visionless people in the
developing world. In one such attempthe would visit India to demonstrate this path breaking technology to the
medical fraternity. Rtn Narendra as a board member of USC Vitterbi is making attempts to bring in Dr Humayun
toMysoreundertheinvitationofRotaryMysoreMidtown.
THE OBJECTIVE : Rotary Mysore Midtown intends to explore the possibilities of bringing
this technology to India at affordable costs in association with hospitals, medical fraternity
andphilanthropistsandhelpmillionsofIndiansgettheirsightrestored.
Project Log : July 2013
Ÿ Rs 1,25,000/- donated to flood relief fund of Ramakrishna Mission
Ÿ Planting of saplings @ RMA
Ÿ Dengue Awareness walk @ RMA
Ÿ Inauguration of Interact RMA
Ÿ Skin check up camp @ RMA
Ÿ Contribution of Rs 6000 worth medicines to students of RMA by Dr Amarlal
Ÿ Eye check up camp @RMA
Ÿ Rs 15000/- donated to RMA as fees of a school dropout
Ÿ Inauguration of RCC Vinyas Koorgalli
Ÿ Planting saplings @ RCC by DG
Ÿ Contribution of Rs 1,01,000/- to RI Dist 3180 flood relief fund
Ÿ Press Meet on E-Hack Program
Ÿ Installation of Interact @ De Paul
Ÿ Donation of 5 Dictionaries and Not books with Interact Depaul to Pratham
Ÿ Inauguration of EHack Webinar
Ÿ Part of Guinness World Record at EHack
Speaker of the Day Rtn. N. Narendra, MD, Vinyas IT
Director - Vocational Service
"Midtown donated
groceries worth Rs.12000
to "Ajitha Nele" -home for
the orphan children at
Bogadi on 28-07-13"

2. Ever wonder why the Rotary year begins 1 July? The international convention initially played a key role in
determiningthestartdateofourfiscalandadministrativeyear.
Rotary's first fiscal year began the day after the first convention ended, on 18 August 1910. The 1911-12
fiscalyearalsorelatedtotheconvention,beginningwiththefirstdayofthe1911conventionon21August. At
its August 1912 meeting, the Board of Directors ordered an audit of the International Association of Rotary
Clubs' finances. The auditors recommended that the organization end its fiscal year on 30 June to give the
secretary and treasurer time to prepare a financial statement for the convention and board, and determine
thepropernumberofclubdelegatestotheconvention.
The executive committee concurred, and at its April 1913 meeting, designated 30 June as the end of the
fiscal year. This also allowed for changes to the schedule for reporting club membership and payments. Even
The Rotarian changed its volume numbering system to correspond to the fiscal year (beginning with vol. 5,
July1914).Rotary continuedtoholditsannualconventionsinJulyorAugustuntil1917.Delegatestothe1916
event in Cincinnati, Ohio, USA, approved a resolution to hold future conventions in June, mainly because of
theheatincitieswheremostofthemoccurred.Thenextonewasheld17-21JuneinAtlanta,Georgia.
The term "Rotary year" has been used to signify Rotary's annual administrative period since at least 1913.
An article in The Rotarian that July noted, “The Rotary year that is rapidly drawing to a close has been
signalized by several highly successful joint meetings of Clubs that are so situated as to assemble together
easily and conveniently”. Since the executive committee's decision in 1913, the end of the Rotary year has
remained30June.
Article suggested by Ann.Prabha Prahlad
Article source: http://www.rotary.org/en/mediaandnews/news/pages/110708_news_history.aspx
Why the Rotary years begin on 1st July ?
Mottozone Completes 13 Successful years
Midtown Congratulates Rtn. Aiyanna.
R.M.A News
RMA School student Vijayalakshmi has won Silver medal (Under 14 yrs) in 600 mtrs running at
district level sports meet held in Oval grounds and qualified for state level competition at
Shimoga.
Prized moments !!!
Ann.Lavanya got goldmedalforMBA&2cashprizesendowedbyInternationalConferenceonRe-engineeringof
Management Education, National Conference on Economic Recession and Management Strategies respectively,
from the Honorable Governor of Karnataka & Chancellor Sri. Hansraj Bhardwaj at the 13th Annual convocation of
KSOU held on 23rd July 2013. As Rtn. Srini quoted, she is the “Golden Girl”and that makes him "The man with the
GoldenGirl".MidtowncongratulatesLavanyaforthephenomenalachievement.

3. Producer–InfySec&RotaryMysoreMidtown
Director–RtnNarendra/Your’sTruly
Assistant Producers – President Bhanu / Rtn Umesh / Rtn
Sanjay/ Rtn Aiyanna / Rtn Mo-Gun (Mohan)/
RtnPrahlad
Music/Video– VinyasTeam
GuestAppearance–RtnRaghu/ChandrikaRaghu
Design–RtnSeenanna
WelcomeCommittee–TerminalOneTeam
F&B–Narayanbhattru
ShowTimings–9.00amto6.00pm
Muhurath by – B.M Subbaraya ( V.P Infosys training Centre
,Mysore)
First Day First show @ – Bahadur institute Of
ManagementScience.
Premier show attended by – Students / Faculty & System
Administrators.
BoxOfficeReport&Rating–
E HACK – The Ethical Story was targeted to Student, Faculty & System Administrators and was well
appreciated by them , though the show timings got delayed because of the unexpected huge turnout by
audience to the show in Chennai ,as the producers were not able manage the crowd. The Muhurath shot
inmysorewasgivenbyBMSubbarayawhohighlighted&corelatedtheMottoofthemovieEthicswithLife.
The Audience were very happy and engaged with super trailers ( rotary video / motivational videos). This
kind of Movie was never released in Mysore , hence the audience were very eager and enjoyed the
performances.
SUPERAA PERFORMANCE BY - Mr Senthil (Infy Sec, Chennai), Rtn. Raghu / Chandrika Raghu/
Seenanna(MODEL–FAIR&LOVELY)
Overall Ratings : **** ½( FOUR & HALF STARS) Report by Rtn. Raju Baliga
EHACK – The Ethical Story
Installation spree continued with
Midtowners assembling at DePaul
International School on 24th July. More than a
dozen Rotarians including chief guest for the
evening AG.Rtn.M.N.Bheemesh, Principal of
DePaulInternationalandbuzzingkids.Afterthe
meeting was called to order by President
Rtn.Bhanu the touching National anthem by
differently abled was screened wetting a few
eyes. The president welcomed the gathering,
secretary Rtn.Dr.Prahlad gave a brief introduction of Rotary International, Interact and the Chief guest of
the evening. Video clips depicting Rotary and how we can change lives was screened to motivate young
minds. The Principals of High School & Degree College were introduced by Interact Co-ordinator
Ms.Mamatha.
The dignitaries lit the lamp marking an auspicious beginning. Rtn.Bheemesh installed the new office
bearers for the year 2013-14. President of Interact Athena Rose Joseph gave her acceptance speech.
Rtn.Bhanu then recognized the efforts of interact co-ordinator Ms.Mamatha. Principals of High School &
Degree College then shared their thoughts and lauded the efforts of Rotary. Both of them delivered short,
crisp and meaningful thoughts. The members of interact had collected Rs.5000/- and used the amount to
donate books to Pratham foundation alongwith Midtowns contribution of set of Dictionaries. A short intro
of Pratham followed. AG.Rtn.Bheemesh addressed the
gathering and motivated the young minds. He praised
theeffortsoftheInteractmembersandDepaulstafffor
their support. Meeting was adjourned after vote of
thanks. The entire program flowed thru and took a tad
more than 1 hour. Congratulations to Rtn.Sanjay P –
Director,Youth Services & Rtn.Pavithran – Interact
Chairman. (Project beneficiaries – slum children thru
Prathamfoundation'sactivities).
New board of Interact DePaul International installed

4. Rotary Information
Rotary Quiz
Answer:Year-1986
In which year did the Seattle-
International District club unanimously
voted to admit women in Rotary clubs: (Prior
tothisyearwomenwerenotallowedtojoinRotary)
a.1976 b. 1980 c.1986 d. 1990
Next Week
Please Attend
Rotaract Installation at Mahajana's College
Venue : Mahajana's College
Time - will be intimated later
Date - 07.08.2013
Responding to
disaster comes
naturally for New
York Rotarian –As
Jim Kushner sees it,
there's no choice,
not for him. Others
may dither when a
tsunami hits Japan,
an earthquake
levels parts of Haiti,
or a hurricane like
Irene or Sandy demolishes a vast swath of
homes and businesses along the U.S.
northeast coast. For Kushner, past president
of the Rotary Club of Inwood, Manhattan, in
the borough's northernmost neighborhood,
natural disasters present no options: They
demand and deserve immediate and effective
action. How could anyonenot drop everything
and respond? he wonders.Trained in
emergency relief, and resourceful and
unimpeded by the ties that bind, Kushner is
typicallyoutthedoor,equippedwithsupplies,
and on his way to a disaster area before you
and I have even begun to fathom the extent of
thedevastation.
Read complete article at:
http://rotary.org/en/MediaAndNews/TheRotarian/Pages/Kushner1307.aspx
Practical Innovation
We've all been there. You sit
down for a long flight, and you
just can't seem to get your head
to stay upright so you can get a
few hours of sleep to pass the
time. The fact is, airplane seats
aren't built for comfortable
sleeping. A new product called
NapAnywhere is designed to rectify the situation by
supporting your head and allowing you to sleep
comfortably,evenwhilesittingstraightup.
If you've ever been to an airport, you've probably
seen some neck pillows designed to help support your
head while you slumber. According to its creator Ravi
Shamaiengar, these were his inspiration for the
NapAnywhere. "Like many, I would use a U-shaped neck
pillow. Unfortunately, the support I needed just wasn't
there," he said. So, he sought to design one that actually
hadthesupporthedesired.
More details at: http://www.gizmag.com/napanywhere-neck-pillow/28307/
Rtn. Narendrababu
31st July
Birthday Wishes
Rtn. Dr. Raghu
31st July
Rtn. Ashok Yadav
2nd August
Rtn. Naveen Chand
2nd August
Unscramble Popluar projects
Unscramble each of the clue words.Take the letters
that appear in boxes and unscramble them for
thefinalmessage.
Answers:
Bhandavya,Hongirana,Samartha,Diksoochi,Industrialist,Shramajeevi,Journalist
Finalword-Midtown
1. Is it the TRUTH ?
2. Is it FAIR to all concerned ?
3. Will it build GOODWILL and
BETTER FRIENDSHIPS?
4. Will it be BENEFICIAL to all
concerned ?
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