President George's
Wednesday 14 June 2006
So now we know how to avoid having a stroke or at least minimizing the chances. Michelle Sharkey certainly knew her subject in last weeks talk and was able to impart her knowledge in laymen’s terms. It seems we need less stress for whatever it is that ails us.
Every President lives in hope of having a good year. An all round successful year. I think the fellowship aspect of Rotary life in Strathfield this year has been as good as ever though I was beginning to think that fundraising might be lagging just a little bit. However last Wednesday Treasurer Bob gave me the figures to the end of May showing that we had donated just on $46,000 to worthy causes. While that is a long way from being a record amount it is still well over $900 that we have given away each week, so perhaps it wasn’t all that bad after all.
Remember Veronica Necyporuk? Yes, of course, she was the lady who told us about how malaria was spread. She recently emailed Bradley with answers to two questions that went unanswered on the night.
Q1. If a mosquito bit a person who was HIV positive would this virus be transferred to another person when the mosquito bit again?
No, because the mosquito sucks up blood and not injects blood, and also the HIV virus would not survive in the time taken for the mosquito to bite again.
Q2. Where did the malaria virus come form ie where did it originate?
The answer is not known as malaria has been around for centuries and has been called different things. It was only in the late nineteenth century and early 20th century that it was discovered that malaria was transmitted by mosquitoes.
So thank you for clearing that up Veronica.
“The important thing is not to stop questioning. Curiosity has its own reason for existing. One cannot help but be in awe when he contemplates the mysteries of eternity, of life, of the marvelous structure of reality. It is enough if one tries merely to comprehend a little of this mystery every day. Never lose a holy curiosity.” Albert Einstein
Until next week
Enjoy Rotary,
President George
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