Word of the Day: Attentive

Word of the Day: Attentive

Word of the Day: Attentive

at-ten-tive / ə-ˈten-tiv
 
adjective
 
1.      observant; paying close attention
He who speaks without an attentive ear is mute.
Stephen King, 1947-
 
2.      thoughtful
It’s really important to be attentive to the people who have less – who are less fortunate than you are.
Paul Newman, 1925-2008

Thank you for including the Dictionary Project in the good work you do in your club.  In my club, we have provided Dictionaries for third-grade students for enough years that now we are having former students help us to present dictionaries each year.  They are often returning to the same classrooms that they were third-grade students.  Teachers plead every year for us to NEVER quit this valuable project.  They tell us that students NEED paper books to learn to read, to learn to do research and to do independent study.  Please send me pictures of your presentations and tell me about your visits to the schools to give dictionaries to the students. To be included in our newsletter you can send me your stories at DG.2019@5630mail.org.

Word of the Day: Attentive

Word of the Day: Time and Thyme

Word of the Day: Time and Thyme

Time is
Too Slow for those who Wait,
Too Swift for those who Fear,
Too Long for those who Grieve,
Too Short for those who Rejoice;
But for those who Love,
Time is not.
 
Henry Van Dyke, Jr., 1852 – 1933
 
time
time / tīm
adjective
 
1.      designed to activate at a particular moment
Time release pills are designed to release a steady stream of a drug into your system over a certain period of time (six to eight hours) instead of an instant ‘hit’ of the drug in one go.   www.howitworksdaily.com
 
2.      payable on a future date
A time deposit is an interest-bearing deposit held by a bank or financial institution for a fixed term whereby the depositor can only withdraw the funds after giving notice.
www.investinganswers.com
 
3.      pertaining to installment buying
But we are brainwashed by our economic system until we end up in a tomb beneath a pyramid of time payments, mortgages, and preposterous gadgetry, playthings that divert our attention from the sheer idiocy of the charade. Sterling Hayden. 1916 – 1986
 
4.      pertaining to the measuring of time
This is the key to time management – to see the value of every moment.
Menachem Mendel Schneerson, 1902 – 1994
 
noun
 
1.      a certain hour or part of the day
Every time I ask what time it is, I get a different answer.
Henny Youngman, 1906-1998
 
2.      the moment
The time is always right to do what is right.
Martin Luther King, Jr., 1929 – 1968
 
3.      a period or event; an occurrence
Our greatest glory is not in never falling, but in rising every time we fall.
Confucius, 551 BC – 479 BC
 
4.      an interval marked by the passage of minutes, hours, days, weeks, months, years, etc.
Time is what we want most, but what we use worst.
William Penn, 1644 – 1718
 
5.      an appointed moment for something to occur
Never give up, for that is just the place and time that the tide will turn.
Harriet Beecher Stowe, 1811 – 1896
 
6.      the period spent working; the standard period for work
By and large, mothers and housewives are the only workers who do not have regular time off.
Anne Morrow Lindbergh. 1906 – 2001
 
7.      a period of service as in the military, apprenticeship, or jail
I served my time and came out of prison when I was just 26 and have worked with the government for 37 years.
Frank Abagnale, 1948 –
 
8.      a person’s lifetime
Don’t waste your time being upset about something you can’t change. Begin again and do it better this time.
Joyce Meyer, 1943 –
 
9.      one’s experience at a certain period or occasion
Tough times never last, but tough people do.
Robert H Schuller, 1926 – 2015
 
10.  one of several occurrences
Listen a hundred times; ponder a thousand times; speak once.
Turkish proverb
 
11.  a period when something is available or is being performed
Tea time is a chance to slow down, pull back and appreciate our surroundings.
Letitia Baldrige, 1926 – 2012
 
12. the rate of speed of an activity
The platoon will have to march in double time to get back to base before nightfall.
 
13. the tempo of a piece of music, an interval of a musical pattern
Your heart is a drum keeping time with everyone.
Beck, 1970 –
 
14. a period, such as a span of years, characterized by certain conditions
Times change and we change with them.
Latin proverb
 
verb
 
1.      to measure how long it takes to do something
Mr. Greer timed all our speeches with an oven timer.
From “Airhead” by Meg Cabot, 1967 –
 
2.      to adjust to keep an accurate measure of the passage of seconds, minutes, hours, days, weeks, months, etc.
He meticulously corrected, repaired, lubricated, and timed the clock.
Jim F, (reviewer), Broadway Clock Shop, www.yelp.com/biz/broadway-clock-shop-everett, 1/16/2014
 
3.      to set the period when an event or activity will occur
The sky was clear — remarkably clear — and the twinkling of all the stars seemed to be but throbs of one body, timed by a common pulse.
Thomas Hardy, 1840- 1928
 
4.      to adjust so that a particular action occurs at the moment needed
Think not silence the wisdom of fools; but, if rightly timed, the honor of wise men, who have not the infirmity, but the virtue of taciturnity.
Thomas Browne, 1605 – 1682
 
thyme
thyme / tīm
from the Greek thymon through the Latin thymum and the Old French tym
 
noun
 
1.      any member of the plant genus Thymus, a member of the mint family, which is an aromatic herb or low shrub
Just as bees make honey from thyme, the strongest and driest of herbs, so do the wise profit from the most difficult of experiences.
Plato, 429 BC – 348/347 BC
 
2.      a seasoning using the leaves of the herb T. vulgaris
While thyme has many applications, many of the most popular ones are in French soups and stews where it is often paired with other Mediterranean herbs like marjoram and oregano.
“Cooking with Thyme: The Do’s and Don’ts”, www.spiceography.com/cooking

Thank you for including the Dictionary Project in the good work you do in your club.  In my club, we have provided Dictionaries for third-grade students for enough years that now we are having former students help us to present dictionaries each year.  They are often returning to the same classrooms that they were third-grade students.  Teachers plead every year for us to NEVER quit this valuable project.  They tell us that students NEED paper books to learn to read, to learn to do research and to do independent study.  Please send me pictures of your presentations and tell me about your visits to the schools to give dictionaries to the students. To be included in our newsletter you can send me your stories at DG.2019@5630mail.org.

DACdb Makes It EZ!

DACdb Makes It EZ!

On Saturday October 12, 2019 the District Assembly was held at University of Nebraska at Kearney.  We were very privileged to have as our guest presenter, Mark Landmann, CEO DACdb (Distract and Club database).  As the senior developer and CEO of the company Mark is extremely knowledgeable of the internal and external workings of DACdb.  His training was excellent. 

 

So what is DACdb anyway?

 

DACdb is a powerful suite of software designed to make all the functions of your club’s member management easier. DACdb helps your Rotary club and our District effectively communicate and engage with all members while making management of individual profiles, events and more as easy as a few clicks.

 

DACdb helps you manage everything from managing member contact information, editing club bulletins, prospecting new members to registering for events. DACdb has a series of template reports designed for flexibility. It can adapt to fit your group’s current size and it can easily scale, adding further functionality as your club’s membership grows. Best of all it is fully integrated with Rotary.org and will keep your membership data at RI correct and up-to-date.

 

… and DACdb is FREE for your Rotary club to use.  Since we are using the software at the district level, your club has access to all of the standard features for free.  These standard features include:

  • RI Direct connect integration, to maintain members club and personal contact information
  • An executive Club dashboard with a detailed overview of your club’s activities
  • Club Member management (Active and Honorary Profiles, Club Leadership past, present and future, Club Committees, Interact, Alumni)
  • Club Bulletins, Club Calendar and Event Registration
  • PMail and PText communication to all members, prospects or a custom designation (ie: guests)
  • File storage for clubs public and secure documentation
  • Monthly attendance (weekly engagement/attendance is available as a premium addon)
  • Club survey module
  • Dozens of premade reports

Documents from the 10/12/19 Assembly

  • DACdb Product brochure                              CLICK the link     http://bit.ly/2Mu4qPc
  • DACdb Flyers and Promo materials           CLICK the link     http://bit.ly/35OQMOf 
  • DACdb Powerpoint presentation               CLICK the link     http://bit.ly/2J67JtS

What’s Next?

  1. Step 1. Check your email for the link to the Zoom.us recording from the 10/12/19 Assembly.
  2. Step 2.  Make sure you can login to DACdb.com.  
  3. Step 3.  Review ALL your club members for complete information (list all leadership, including as much past info as you can obtain)
  4. Step 4.  Connect your club with Rotary.org.  Follow these instructions: (http://bit.ly/2N3tlZ8)
  5. Step 5.  Perform a Club Member Compare report (under RI Integration tab, My Club)
  6. Step 6.  Start using DACdb.com with your club.  Let us know what you need help with.
Word of the Day: Attentive

Word of the Day: Sight

Word of the Day: Sight

sight / sīt
 
noun
 
1.      the faculty of seeing; vision
Charm strikes the sight, but merit wins the soul.
Alexander Pope, 1688-1744
 
2.      spectacle
The bravest sight in the world is to see a great man struggling against adversity.
Lucius Annaeus Seneca, c. 4 BC-65 AD
 
3.      one’s range of vision
If my ship sails from sight, it doesn’t mean my journey ends, it simply means the river bends.
Enoch Powell, 1912-1998
 
4.      a perception of something by the eye
The sight of books removes sorrows from the heart.
African Proverb
 
5.      plural, aspiration
Set your sights on a place higher than your eyes can see.
Rumi, 1207-1273
 
6.      plural, something regarded as worth seeing
I don’t ask for the sights in front of me to change, only the depth of my seeing.
Mary Oliver, 1935-2019
 
7.      judgment
Use the Light that dwells within you to regain your natural clarity of sight.
Laozi, 601 C.53 BC
 
8.      an optical viewing device, as on a firearm, used for aiming
His eyes narrowed, reminding her of a hunter looking down a gun sight[…]
from ‘Nobody’s Baby But Mine’ by Susan Elizabeth Phillips, 1948-
 
9.      a lot; a great deal
It may be hard for an egg to turn into a bird: it would be a jolly sight harder for it to learn to fly while remaining an egg.
C. S. Lewis, 1898-1963
 
verb
 
1.      to look at, observe, see, etc.
[Second to the right, and straight on till morning], Peter had told Wendy, was the way to Neverland; but even birds, carrying maps and consulting them at windy corners, could not have sighted it with these instructions.
from ‘Peter Pan and Wendy’ by James M. Barrie, 1860-1937
 
adjective
1.      based on comprehension or understanding at first glance
Sight reading seems to be one of those challenges that either a beginning musician loves or has recurring nightmares about.  http://musicnotes.com/now/tips/10-tips-tricks-sight-reading-music/

Thank you for including the Dictionary Project in the good work you do in your club.  In my club, we have provided Dictionaries for third-grade students for enough years that now we are having former students help us to present dictionaries each year.  They are often returning to the same classrooms that they were third-grade students.  Teachers plead every year for us to NEVER quit this valuable project.  They tell us that students NEED paper books to learn to read, to learn to do research and to do independent study.  Please send me pictures of your presentations and tell me about your visits to the schools to give dictionaries to the students. To be included in our newsletter you can send me your stories at DG.2019@5630mail.org.

Word of the Day: Attentive

Word of the Day: Frugal and Frugality

Word of the Day: Frugal and Frugality

frugal
 
fru-gal / ˈfrü-gəl
 
adjective
 
1.      careful with money; thrifty
Living a frugal lifestyle gives you the opportunity to invest more money towards your future.
John Rampton, ?-
 
2.      meager
Vegetarian and frugal it may be, but the chickpea is one of the most versatile ingredients you could keep in your cupboards.
Yotam Ottolenghi, 1968-
 
frugality
 
fru-gal-i-ty / frü-ˈga-lə-tē
 
noun
 
1.      the state or quality of managing money in an economical way
Frugality is the sure guardian of our virtues.
Brahman Proverb

Thank you for including the Dictionary Project in the good work you do in your club.  In my club, we have provided Dictionaries for third-grade students for enough years that now we are having former students help us to present dictionaries each year.  They are often returning to the same classrooms that they were third-grade students.  Teachers plead every year for us to NEVER quit this valuable project.  They tell us that students NEED paper books to learn to read, to learn to do research and to do independent study.  Please send me pictures of your presentations and tell me about your visits to the schools to give dictionaries to the students. To be included in our newsletter you can send me your stories at DG.2019@5630mail.org.