parksRotary Club of Altadena parksOFF THE ROTARY WHEEL AN AWARD-WINNING NEWSLETTER SS December 22, 2011 ThisThis WWeekeek by President Mike Ukleja, PhD iew Tony Hill Managing the Vfrom Millenials the Hill Guest Program Host: Hal Yorke Thanks for All the A recent USA Today headline said, Great Programs … “Businesses are struggling to keep pace with a new generation of young his week I am paying special tribute whole story in her own words. It was riv- people entering the workforce who to our program chairs and Jacque eting. How she found out that her adopt- have starkly different attitudes and TTForeman, who keeps them on task. ing mother was actually her real mother. desires than employees over the past Such warm thoughts were triggered by How she found out who her famous fa- few decades.” This week’s speaker, an article I saw in the Star News of Dec. 2, ther was and how she developed a rela- Mick Ukleja, PhD, delves into the skills 2011. It was a notice about the death in tionship with her famous father, all the needed to bridge this attitude gap. Philadelphia of Judy Lewis. Judy had lived while continuing to keep it a secret. Quite Businesses, educational institutions, a long life — she was 76 at the time of her a challenge in the celebrity world where government agencies, and nonprofits death. Up to the time of her illness, she the press is constantly looking for a new are all experiencing the challenge of had worked as a psychotherapist in Los scandal. managing across generations. Ukleja Angeles. But what made Judy special was Another bi-product of having a speaker shares insight from a three-year re- that she was the out-of-wedlock daugh- come to our Club is that sometimes that search project that identifies key ter of actors Loretta Young and Clark speaker ends up joining our Club. This has managerial leader competencies that Gable, conceived while they filmed the been one of the special events in my year demystify the generational discon- movie Call of the Wild in the 1930s. How- as President, when, in July, Julius Johnson nect experienced in today’s work- ever, the very famous Loretta Young — brought in Wilbert Smith to talk about a a place. unmarried at the time and a devout Ro- book and video he was working on. Well Ukleja is founder and president of man Catholic — disappeared from the as you know, Wilbert is now one of us, LeadershipTraQ, a leadership-con- public eye for about a year and then re- Please turn to View, p. 5 sulting firm based in California. He was surfaced with her adopted daughter Judy. the host of LeadershipTraQ Televised, This whole story remained a family se- GreetersGreeters an interview-format talk show in cret until Judy told all in her 1994 autobi- December 22 Southern California that profiled out- ography, Uncommon Knowledge. Mike Zoeller So why am I telling you all this? Be- standing leaders. He helped found the December 29 cause one of the program chairs of our Ukleja Center For Ethical Leadership Dark -- No Meeting at California State University, Long Rotary Club of Altadena — I do not re- member who — brought Judy Lewis to January 05 Please turn to This Week p. 3 our Club as a speaker. She told us the Susan Applegate PrProgrogramam RReeeeeevieviewwwwww The Huntington A San Gabriel Valley Treasure that’s known around the World
untington Library and Gardens do ings in Southern California. cent Lynn Kern discussed a brief Huntington was also a man of vision — HH history of this local treasure, new with a special interest in books, art, and projects, and the impact of our recent gardens. During his lifetime, he amassed windstorms. the core of one of the finest research li- The following has been taken from the braries in the world, established a splen- Huntington Library website did art collection, and created an array of (www.huntington.org). A private, non- botanical gardens with plants from a geo- profit institution, The Huntington was graphic range spanning the globe. founded in 1919 by Henry E. Huntington, The Library’s collection of rare books an exceptional businessman who built a and manuscripts in the fields of British and financial empire that included railroad American history and literature is noth- companies, utilities, and real estate hold- ing short of extraordinary. For qualified scholars, The Huntington is one of the larg- Sparks is published 48 weeks a year and is est and most complete research libraries the official publication of the Rotary Club of in the United States in its fields of special- Altadena. The deadline for submission of ar- ization. For the general public, the Library changing exhibitions. “The Huntington Art ticles is Friday at 6p to current editor email, fax, or delivery. has on display some of the finest rare Gallery, originally the Huntington resi- Rotary Club of Altadena - #7183 books and manuscripts of Anglo-Ameri- dence, contains one of the most compre- Chartered: February 14, 1949 P.O. Box 414, Altadena, CA 91003 can civilization. Altogether, there are hensive collections in this country of 18th- www.altadenarotary.com about 6 million items. and 19th-century British and French art. Meets: Thursday, 12:10p Altadena Town & Country Club The Munger Research Center, the new- It serves as home to Gainsborough’s Blue 2290 Country Club Drive • Altadena, CA est addition to the Library structure, adds Boy and Lawrence’s Pinkie.” 626-794-7163 Rotary Int. Pres...... Kalyan Banerjee 90,000 square feet of space for scholars The Botanical Gardens are an ever- Dist 5300 Gov...... Doug Fowler and staff, preservation, conservation, and Please turn to Program, p. 8 Officers storage. Tony Hill, Pres...... Bus. 626-795-5363 Congratulations Julius Johnson, Pres. Elec. . Bus. 626-797-1186 The Art Collections are distinguished Congratulations Brian Hayes, VPres...... Bus. 626-529-8093 by their specialized character and elegant Birthdays Jim Gorton, Sec...... Bus. 626-793-6215 settings in three separate galleries on the Mike Noll, Trea...... Bus. 626-683-0515 Birthdays Huntington grounds. A fourth space, the Directors 12/05 - Linda Wilkes Jim Gorton • Craig Cox • Julius Johnson MaryLou and George Boone Gallery, hosts Sterling Louviere • Brian Hayes 12/06 - Carlton Gustafson Linda Wilkes • David Smith December Programs 12/12 Karen Gorton Chairmen 12/15 - Jacque Foremen Julius Johnson ...... Administration Rotary Family Month Craig Cox ...... Foundation Program Chair, Sue Applegate 12/15 - Gordon Seyffert Jacque Foreman...... Public Awareness 12/25 - Art Ferris Jacque Foreman ...... Acting Publicity Dec 29 - Dark - No Meeting Jacque Foreman ...... Sparks/Website 12/26 - Mona Jasnow Mike Zoeller ...... Club Projects January Programs 12/26 - Carol Zoeller Ed Jasnow ...... Community Rotary Awareness Month John Frykenberg ...... International Gordon Seyffert ... Youth Contests/Awards Program Chair, Brian Hayes Anniversaries Hal Yorke ...... Vocational/Youth Projects Jan 05 - To be Announced 12/10 - Kevin & Ursula Moore Craig Cox...... Membership Jan 12 - To be Announced Editor, Design & Typesetting ...... Foreman Graphics Jan 19 - To be Announced 12/22 - Gordon & Marsha Seyffert Photography ...... Jacque Foreman Jan 26 - To be Announced 12/29 - C. Ray & Joy Carlson
2 Sparks - Altadena Rotary Club Newsletter hairmen’hairmen’ssssss The Rotary Foundation … Changing CCCCCCornerorner Lives through the Generous Donations of Rotarians by Craig Cox, Foundation Chair
(The following is million in challenge grants from the Bill butions to the Foundation through Alta- from the November & Melinda Gates Foundation to dena Rotary Charities. A link is available 2011 Rotary Leader) achieve a polio-free world. online at www.altadenarotary.com. Con- Three Things Ev- 2. The Foundation changes lives. Through tributions can be designated to the An- ery Rotarian Should Know About the the resources and programs of the nual Fund, PolioPlus or toward approved Foundation Rotary Foundation, Rotarians carry foundation grants. Everything that the Rotary Foundation out far-reaching projects based on achieves — from paying for polio vac- Rotary’s areas of focus. Communities cines to teaching children to read — is have access to safe water and health View possible because of the time and contri- care, and benefit from the work of Continued from p. 1 butions of Rotarians and friends of Rotary. Rotary Peace Fellows because of the providing the latest update on his project “When Arch Klumph in 1917 put for- Foundation. two weeks ago. ward the idea of an endowment fund to 3. You make it possible. The Foundation So, thank you to the program chair do good in the world, he could not have is supported solely by voluntary con- who brought Judy to us, and thank you to imagined what our Rotary Foundation tributions from Rotarians and others all of the program chairs of the past who would become, “ says Trustee Chair Will- who share Rotary’s vision of a better worked so hard to bring us such wonder- iam B. Boyd. world. And because of the Foundation’s ful programs. 1. Rotary’s top priority is to eradicate impact — and the close monitoring of Thank you Julius Johnson, Craig Cox, polio. Through PolioPlus, the Rotary projects — giving to the Rotary Foun- Ray Carlson, Tom McCurry, Hal Yorke and Foundation has led a global effort to dation is a financially sound decision. Sue Applegate who have been respon- rid the world of this crippling disease. “Our Rotary Foundation tells the world sible for providing such great programs To date, Rotary has contributed mote that we care,” says Boyd. “Be proud of so far in my Rotary year. I need go back than US$1 billion toward that goal. our Foundation and the wonders that we no further back than last Thursday, when Rotary’s US$200 Million Challenge is achieve through it.” Sue, in spite of all her current health chal- the Foundation’s response to the $355 Altadena Rotarians can make contri- lenges, brought us the very interesting docent at Huntington Library, Lynn Kern. And thank you in advance to Brian This Week Hayes, John Frykenberg., Sterling Continued from p. 1 Louviere, Theo Clarke, Julius Johnson (for Beach, the second largest university in the profit sectors. He serves as Chairman of double duty) and Ed Jasnow for programs state. He is coauthor of Managing the the Board of Trustees for the Astronauts yet to come through the remainder of my Millennials, which identifies nine compe- Memorial Foundation at the Kennedy Rotary year. tencies for mangers on how to best inte- Space Center, which oversees the Cen- Not being overly comfortable running grate younger workers into organizations. ter for Space Education. He received the the show, the high point of each meeting Ukleja keynotes across the country on President’s Distinguished Service Award in my year as President is when I get to how to create an environment in which from California State University, Long turn the program over to the speaker managers and Millennials can thrive, and Beach in 2002, and, in 2006, was named chair, return to my seat, sit back and en- is an expert on generational diversity in Distinguished Alumnus from the College joy the stimulating program while I drink the workplace. of Liberal Arts. my coffee and eat my dessert. So keep Ukleja has worked with entrepreneurs Ukleja has been featured on Fox News, those fabulous programs coming. Your and corporate executives of businesses CNN, Fox Business Network, NBC, and in efforts to find unique and entertaining and organizations in the non- and for- numerous publications. programs are greatly appreciated. Sparks - Altadena Rotary Club Newsletter 3 ONEYby Linda M Wilkes MATTERS
Economic Update Initial claims for unemployment ben- treatments. Last Week in the News efits fell by 23,000 to 381,000 for the week The amount of foot traffic plays an im- The Mortgage Bankers Association said ending December 3. Continuing claims portant role in carpet selection. Areas of its seasonally adjusted composite index of for the week ending November 26 fell by heavy traffic (kids’ rooms, hallways and mortgage applications for the week end- 174,000 to 3.583 million, the lowest level stairways) call for a dense construction ing December 2 rose 12.8 percent. Refi- since September 2008. and a low pile cut. Nylon is a good fiber nancing applications increased 15.3 per- Upcoming on the economic calendar choice. It’s the most durable, the easiest cent. Purchase volume rose 8.3 percent. are reports on retail sales on December to clean and reasonably priced. Factory orders fell 0.4 percent in Octo- 13 and consumer inflation on December When purchasing carpet, avoid a seem- ber to a seasonally adjusted $450.03 bil- 16. ingly low cost per square foot. Take into lion, following a revised 0.1 percent de- Homeline consideration the total cost of carpeting crease in September. Excluding the vola- Carpet: What You Need to Know (delivery, installation, removal and dis- tile transportation sector, orders rose 0.2 Carpet covers nearly 70 percent of the posal of old carpeting, and any necessary percent in October. flooring in the United States. Aside from subfloor work). Be aware of any warran- The Institute for Supply Management its aesthetic and noise-dampening ben- ties included with your new carpeting and reported that the monthly composite in- efits, new manufacturing techniques their limitations. dex of non-manufacturing activity fell make carpeting the best floor covering Insight NOW slightly to 52 in November from 52.9 in for people who suffer from asthma and Success Strategies for Business & Life October. A reading above 50 signals ex- allergy problems. Carpet acts like a fil- Make Accountability a Core Value pansion. It was the 24th straight month of ter, trapping allergens so they can be re- In this month’s edition of InsightNOW, expansion in the services sector. moved through vacuuming and deep- Prospect Mortgage’s Chief Performance Retail sales fell 2.3 percent for the week cleaning extraction. Officer Todd Duncan talks with manage- ending December 3, according to the Carpets are rated by there pile den- ment consultant and author John G. Miller. ICSC-Goldman Sachs index. On a year- sity and tuft twist count. Density indicates They discuss Miller’s trilogy of books, over-year basis, retailers saw sales in- how tightly fibers are stitched together. “QBQ! The Question Behind the Ques- crease 3.8 percent. ,Higher density increases durability and tion,” “Flipping the Switch,” and “Out- Wholesalers increased their inventories provides greater comfort underfoot. Tuft standing! 47 Ways to Make Your Organi- 1.6 percent to $470.2 billion in October. This twist count refers to the process of twist- zation Exceptional,” which all emphasize followed a revised 0.2 percent rise in Sep- ing yarns together. Lower-quality carpet how your success depends on the ability tember. Sales at the wholesale level rose tends to untwist or blossom and is less to take responsibility for your behavior 0.9 percent to $406 billion in October. On a resistant to crushing and matting. Higher and mindset. A strong proponent of mak- year-over-year basis, sales were 13.1 per- twist counts result in better resilience and ing personal accountability a core value, cent higher since October 2010. texture retention. Miller stresses how stepping up and own- The trade deficit decreased to $43.5 bil- Another consideration is the durabil- ing your actions can offer far-reaching lion in October from an upwardly revised ity rating. This is also called the Perfor- dividends in and out of the office. $44.2 billion in September. Exports fell 0.8 mance Appearance Retention Rating The most important thing is to avoid percent to $179.2 billion. Imports decreased (PAR). Higher ratings indicate better du- what he refers to as the three traps of 1 percent to $222.6 billion. rability. self-limitation: victim thinking, finger The Reuters/University of Michigan When reviewing carpet samples, look pointing, and procrastination. Eliminate consumer sentiment index for December’s for the manufacturer’s label on the back. these, and you’re on your way to improv- preliminary reading rose to 67.7 from 64.1 This will detail the PAR, pile density rat- ing your behaviors, improving yourself in November. It was the fourth monthly ing, tuft twist count, the makeup of the and — as a result — improving your busi- gain in a row for the index. fiber, and any anti-stain or anti-static Please turn to Money p.5 4 Sparks - Altadena Rotary Club Newsletter Money sss Continued from p. 4 ness. Miller’s practical, common-sense Rough News on style breaks down success to something don’don’don’ as simple as taking a complaint (“Why is by Gordon Seyffert Orange Roughy no one training me?”) and reframing it into an action (“How can I develop my- GorGorGor self?”). Not only can it be the difference CCCororornenenerrr between failure and success, concentrat- ing on what you can bring to a situation In the last column I ended with a note The Whitefish page references a recov- instead of trying to blame or fix others of sarcasm — having just learned what it ery from low levels of the mid-20th cen- can enhance all relationships in your life. was that Whitefish eat. But that doesn’t tury. [I seem to recall this as being caused The key is to develop solutions instead of compare with what Theo Clarke learned in part by lamphreys that entered the bemoaning problems; even in a weak when he tried to discover whether Or- Great Lakes through the St. Lawrence market, someone is winning. Todd ob- ange Roughy would classify as white fish. Seaway, although only invasive species serves that people who “get out of the Theo turned to the Monterey Bay are mentioned.] However, populations excuse zone” and identify positive steps Aquarium folks for his information, and have rebounded to the extent that White- to improve their situation are the ones discovered to his horror that Orange fish is now “the dominant deepwater fish who win. Enhancing your position with a Roughy is the subject of a Seafood Watch in the Great Lakes.” “can do” attitude is an approach with life- on their website. Here is most of what they Returning now to the Orange Roughy, long benefits, according to Miller. “Change said: I found from Wikipedia that in life this fish the way you view everything and life will “A deep-sea fish also known as the “is actually a bright, brick red color,” but change for the better.” slimehead, Orange Roughy grows slowly that its yellowish-orange quality is a func- Find Linda Wilkes on line: http:// and reproduces late in life. These traits tion of its death upon being harvested from www.myprospectmortgage.com/lwilkes make it especially vulnerable to overfish- the sea. ing. Orange Roughy lives 100 years or It turns out that the US National Ma- more — so the fillet in your freezer might rine Fisheries Service renamed the fish be from a fish that is older than your from its former moniker of Slimehead in grandmother! The Environmental De- order to better market them. In the 1970s, fense Fund has issued a health advisory when this occurred, the fish was actually for Orange Roughy due to high levels of an underutilized species; the Marine Con- mercury .... Another concern with Orange servation Society categorizes it as “vul- Roughy is the way it’s caught. Bottom nerable to exploitation” today. Consump- trawls are problematic, causing damage tion rose with the use of new trawling tech- to seafloor habitat, especially in the frag- niques. ile, deep-sea ecosystems where Orange Giant Food is one food retailer that has Theo playing his violin before our December 08 meeting Roughy live. For these reasons, Orange chosen to market only sustainable sea- Roughy are ranked as a species to Avoid. food [See: http://www.giantfood.com/ ” living_well/healthy_living/ Intrigued, I looked for the rating for seafood_sustainability.htm ]Also, “The Whitefish. When caught by trap-net, Lake Monterey Bay Aquarium Seafood Watch • REMEMBER • Whitefish (from Lakes Superior, Huron & program helps consumers and businesses Michigan) received a Best Choice rating. make choices for healthy oceans.” You Wild-caught Round Whitefish from Lakes may download several “Seafood Watch” WE WILL BE Huron and Michigan was deemed a Good guides for your use, including guides spe- Alternative. Nevertheless, I noted that the cific to the West Coast and to Sushi. Go to DARK ON EDF has issued a consumption advisory
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Please turn to Christmas Party, p. 8 Sparks - Altadena Rotary Club Newsletter 7 Program Continued from p.2 changing exhibition of color and a con- programs, free of charge. Lesson plans in ated a special fund for this purpose to en- stant delight. Covering 120 acres, more science, art, and the humanities, devel- able work to continue without pause. than a dozen specialized gardens are ar- oped by Huntington educators and schol- They will be able to fund a portion of the ranged within a park-like landscape of ars, and that feature The Huntington’s work through the generosity of the be- rolling lawns. Among the most remark- collections, are put to use in schools na- quest from the late Frances Brody, but the able are the Desert Garden, the Japanese tionwide. total costs are likely to be quite signifi- Garden, the Rose Garden, and the Chi- The Huntington fared extensive dam- cant. nese garden. The camellia collection is age after the extraordinary windstorms Several historic tree canopy areas one of the largest in the country. Other that buffeted Southern California and es- were heavily impacted in the North Vista, important botanical attractions include pecially the San Gabriel Valley. As many Jungle, Japanese, and Australian gardens. the Subtropical, Herb, Jungle, and Palm as 100 specimen trees from the collections But on the bright side, they’ve already gardens. have been lost (more than 50 major trees started to propagate a series of plant The Huntington’s education programs are down; many others have been so specimens — tabebuia, acacias, and cy- serve a broad audience and provide en- badly damaged they will have to be re- press pines among them. Donations will richment for members of the institution, moved). Large areas have been closed to make an important difference, and they casual visitors, school teachers, children, visitors pending safety assessments for welcome involvement from those who are and adults. Programs range from lively weak and broken limbs. Fortunately, there moved to help. The new fund is being af- activities for preschoolers to intensive five- were no injuries, and only minor damage fectionately called HARP — the Hunting- week institutes for K-12 classroom teach- to structures and garden statuary. ton Arboreal Recovery Project. They look ers. On average, The Huntington’s school The Huntington has received a num- forward to emerging from this as quickly programs serve approximately 12,000 chil- ber of inquiries from people asking how as possible so that all of their garden ar- dren and 750 teachers each year. Students to help ease the financial burden of the eas will once again be available to visi- from throughout Los Angeles, San Diego, cleanup and renewal process, which will tors seeking beauty, splendor, and respite Ventura, and San Bernardino counties likely be under way for an extended pe- in this very special place that is The Hun- participate in 11 different school field trip riod of time. In response, they have cre- tington. Christmas Party Continued from p. 7
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