Vol: 70 No: 6 23rd August 2018
President Biffy Danckwerts
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Secretary Monique Bayes
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Treasurer Rob Murphy
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Editorial Board Barry Cleveland, Lina Howard, Stephanie Thomas, Hugh Maunder, Stephen Bredenkamp
August in Rotary Membership and new club development month
Wynberg Rotary meet every Thursday, 6 for 6.30pm, Palm House, Wynberg.
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Wynbergrotary.org.za
Minutes: 9 August, 2018 Compiled by Stephanie Thomas
Attendance Visitors
From the chair of President Biffy
Members’ moments
Slots
Fellowship
13 members, 1 make-up Phil Peckett, Amien White, Peter Thomas (Guest Speaker) Pres. Biffy welcomed all present at the Rotaract Club house, thanking them for braving the heavy rain. Biffy visited Don at Barrington House this week. She noted that it is far for Edith to travel from Hout Bay each day, and asked if fellow Rotarians could also visit him occasionally. Bruce is having a hip replacement operation next week. Rotary Family Health Day has unfortunately been cancelled this year. Hopefully certain issues will be resolved by next year. Marshals are needed for the Cape Town Marathon on 23 September. A minimum of 10 people needed. Justin will co-ordinate and request a position within the Wynberg/Constantia area. The old President’s chain of office is missing. Does anybody know where it may be? Mini Conference in Mossel Bay 13 October: Biffy is booking accommodation. Please contact her if you are wanting to attend. Dennis’ heart landed him in hospital and ICU overnight after having 3 stents. Fortunately he is back in good health and enjoying his wine again. Barry announced that a number of key members will not be available to assist at Proms this year. Please can all assist, as well as co-opting other Rotarians and friends to help. Graham will be co-ordinating manpower for the event. Stacy will be collecting donations for toiletry care packages for a R1500 Interact project and movie day at St Michael’s Home. Blisters for Bread will take place on 22 September. Members are encouraged to sign up and join a 5Km walk with our Interact and Rotaract Clubs. Citation points are up for grabs, Please wear Rotary branded clothing. Justin: Questions are all ready for the Quiz Night on Tuesday 28 August. Vouchers and prizes have been coming in, but more are needed for extra prizes on the night. Tables are still available. Keela, Biffy and Mike’s tables have places for members who don’t have a team. Reminder to get there early and order pizzas and drinks before the Quiz starts. String has taken over the duty of liaison with Palm House. Please let him know by mid-day Wednesday if you won’t be attending the following day. None recorded for the next week
Guest Speaker
Peter Thomas from Participlan spoke about how organisations can engage more productively. It turns out that Wynberg Rotarians could make up a very scary and efficient ‘Mob’!!
Swindle
Peter Thomas drew the 6 of hearts (shame!); and Dave won the R20 attendance.
President’s Words Thinking positively will attract positive things into your life. of Wisdom
Duty Roster
August
September
23
30
6 Business
13
Cleveland
NO
Jackson
Overbosch
O’Driscoll
MEETING
Schonegevel R
Schreiber
Bredenkamp
Cleveland
Maunder
Door Duty
Todd
Van Niekerk
Barnard
Grace
Howard
Jackson
Murphy
Loyal Toast
Schonegevel R
Smith
Thomas
Dietrich
Gowdy
Howard
Van Niekerk
N/A
Bayes
Dietrich, Munday, Schonegevel J, Jackson, Barnard
Bayes, Gowdy, Murphy, Thomas, Schonegevel R
Sergeant Wynpress Editorial Wynpress Minutes
International Toast Speaker Intro and Thanks Entertainment for the month
Dates To Diarise 23 August 28 August (Tuesday) 30 August 31 August (Friday) 6 September 13 September
Guest Speaker: ex SA cricketer Vince van der Bijl will tell us about working with young people in disadvantaged communities Quiz night No club meeting: See you all at the Quiz Night! Barnyard fundraiser (RC Melkbos ) Lowell and Linda Rice from California will talk about their project in Victoria Falls, assisting local women to start their own business as seamstresses. Report back on Rotarians’ Club visit to Karmøy, Norway. TBC Packing of Santa’s Shoeboxes (Keela)
20 September Belinda Speed to talk about her PhD project on forensics (Stacy) TBC 27 September Cyber phishing/Hacking/Rotary website (Stephen B) TBC 29 September Last Night of the Proms at 20.00 in the City Hall (Saturday) 30 September Last Night of the Proms at 17.00 in the City Hall (Sunday)
Tailpiece Bizarre Sleeping Habits of the Rich and Famous
submitted by Rob Murphy
Do optimal amounts of sleep lead to success in life? Not necessarily… When it comes to getting a good solid sleep session, some people will go to extreme lengths to ensure it goes ahead without disturbance or hindrance. But for others, sleep is not considered a priority and they are capable of functioning on as little as a 2 or 3 hours per night. Here are a few of the most bizarre sleeping habits followed by the rich and famous:
Scientists and Inventors:
Name
Albert Einstein
Marie Curie
Thomas Edison
About Person
A German born Theoretical physicist particularly famous for developing the theory of relativity, one of the two pillars of modern physics.
Otherwise known as, Madam Curie, was a Polish physicist and chemist who conducted pioneering research on radioactivity.
Edison was an inventor and businessman from Ohio, USA. He has been described as the greatest inventor America has ever seen.
Sleep Fact
Einstein slept a solid 10 hours each night and took a few day time naps when needed.
Madam Curie slept with a jar of radium at her bedside. This caused her to develop aplastic anaemia due to the exposure to radiation - leading to her early death.
Edison was a polyphasic sleeper. He slept for 20 minutes, every three hours. He once worked for 72 hours straight, without any breaks for rest.
Artists & Writers:
Name
Leonardo Da Vinci
Vincent Van Gogh
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
About Person
Leonardo was an Italian polymath of the Renaissance with a large area of interest, including: invention, painting, sculpting, architecture, science, music, writing and palaeontology. He is considered one of the greatest painters of all time.
The talented Dutch painter is among the most famous and influential figures in the history of Western art. He is well known for the act of cutting off his ear and creating the famous “Self-Portrait with bandaged Ear”, merely a year before taking his own life in 1890.
A composer of the classical era, born in Salzburg.
Sleep Fact
The polyphasic sleep process, Da Vinci observed is called “The Da Vinci Sleep Schedule”. Da Vinci slept between 20 minutes and 2 hours per session - several times a day.
The artist treated his insomnia by dousing his mattress and pillow with camphor, a relative of turpentine. The camphor slowly poisoned him and was one of the factors that pushed him to suicide.
Mozart was a monophasic sleeper who would go to sleep at 1am and wake up at 6am sharp.
Politicians:
Name
Winston Churchill
Thomas Jefferson
Barack Obama
About Person
Former British Prime Minister, politician, writer and army officer - born in Blenheim Palace, United Kingdom.
One of the Founding Fathers of America and the principal author of the Declaration of Independence. He later went on to become the third President of the USA.
He graduated from Harvard in 1991 and became the 44th President of the United States in 2009.
Sleep Fact
Churchill was classified as a “biphasic sleeper”. Every day at 5pm, he would drink a weak whisky and soda before taking a 2 hour nap (this sounds pretty normal, right?). He would then more often than not work straight through the night.
Jefferson was what we call, a polyphasic sleeper. He slept only 2 hours a day at different times. He devoted a minimum of 30 minutes to creative reading prior to going to bed. He would then wake together with the sun.
Obama claims to always sleep 6 hours per night. He goes to bed at 1am and gets up at 7am.
Entertainment and Sports:
Name
Tom Cruise
Mariah Carey
Lady Gaga
Jimmy Kimmel
Michael Phelps
About Person
An American Actor / producer most commonly known for his role in the Mission Impossible movies. The 55 year old has been nominated for 3 Academy Awards and has won 3 Golden Globe Awards.
An award winning American singersongwriter, referred to as the “Songbird Supreme” by the Guinness World Records.
The controversial singer of the hit single Poker Face, from New York, USA. She is known for her unconventionality and provocative work.
The hilarious host and executive producer of Jimmy Kimmel Live! From New York, USA.
Phelps is an American competitive swimmer and easily the most successful and most decorated Olympian of all time, with a total of 28 medals.
Mr. Cruise sleeps in a sound-proof “snoratorium”, because of his tremendous snoring. This ensures he will not be heard outside the locked door.
This feisty female sleeps an astonishing 15 hours each day! This is almost twice as much as the average person. She sleeps with 20 humidifiers around her bed, which basically turns her bedroom into a steam room. Talk about beauty sleep!
Kimmel is a narcoleptic Gaga sleeps inside of the sleeper. This causes him to egg, which she used for the fall asleep at the most performance of her hit single inappropriate times. He “born this way”. She refers had admitted to falling to it as a “vessel” and claims asleep while driving and to have stayed inside of it during writers meetings for 3 days. Yikes! for Jimmy Kimmel Live.
Phelps sleeps in a chamber with air comparable to that at the altitude between 8500 - 9000 feet. This forces his body to work harder to produce more red blood cells and deliver oxygen to his muscles. This method of sleeping claims to give him optimal physical performance. Well, it showed!
Sleep Fact
As you can see, some of the world’s most successful people have claimed to operate on minimal sleep, because it frees up a ton of time to get more work done. Whether that is the key to becoming rich and famous is not known….
Speaking of the ‘rich and famous’, look who the roving camera found at Kenilworth Racecourse last Saturday!
Peter Thomas explaining to the Wynberg mafiosi how to do it properly, and without leaving evidence (note the hooch in the foreground)