Centenary of Rotary International 23.2.2005

Rotary International.

(0.55Euro)  Creation of Rotary International. The first Rotary Club was formed when attorney Paul P. Harris called together a meeting of three business acquaintances in downtown Chicago, United States, at Harris's friend Gustave Loehr's office in the Unity Building on Dearborn Street on February 23, 1905. In addition to Harris and Loehr (a mining engineer and freemason), Silvester Schiele (a coal merchant), and Hiram E. Shorey (a tailor) were the other two who attended this first meeting. The members chose the name Rotary because initially they rotated subsequent weekly club meetings to each other's offices, although within a year, the Chicago club became so large it became necessary to adopt the now-common practice of a regular meeting place.

To reflect the addition of a club outside of the United States, the name was changed to the International Association of Rotary Clubs in 1912.

In 1922, the name was changed to Rotary International. By 1925, Rotary had grown to 200 clubs with more than 20,000 members.

(0.70 Euro) Centenary of Rotary International

The Monaco International Dog Show 1.3.2005

The Monaco International Dog Show

The Monaco Dog Show, under the patronage of H.S.H. Prince Rainier and officially titled Exposition Canine Internationale, is usually held during the last week of March or the first week of April at Monaco’s Espace Fontvieille. 

EVS 21 : the 21st Worldwide Battery, Hybrid and Fuel Cell Electric Vehicle Symposium and Exhibition : 2-6 April 2005, Monaco.

The Venturi Fétish is a two-seater electric sports car. It has been produced by Venturi in Monaco since 2006, and the design of the car was done by the Parisian designers Sacha Lakic. The Fétish was first introduced in concept form at the 2002 Geneva Motor Show, and was also shown at the 2002 Paris Motor Show (where it was fitted with a Renault petrol engine) and the 2003 North American International Auto Show. When it went into production, it was the first electrically-powered production sports car in the world.

EUROPA 2005 – Gastronomy – Monaco 3.5.2005

The stamp on the FDC is one of a set of four stamps depicting various types of dishes in Europe.In 2005, the theme was gastronomy.  A very interesting theme for all food lovers. 

(0.53 Euros) Pissaladière is a dish which originated from Nice in Southern France. The dough is usually a bread dough thicker than that of the classic pizza Margherita, and the traditional topping consists of usually caramelised (almost pureed) onions, black olives, and anchovies (whole, and sometimes also with pissalat, a type of anchovy paste). Now served as an appetizer, it was traditionally cooked and sold early each morning around Nice.

The etymology of the word seems to be from the Latin piscis, which in turn became pissalat (via peis salat, "salted fish" in Ligurian and Niçard).

(0.53 Euros) Both rainbow chard, with its colorful stems, or the more traditional white-stemmed chard are great for this crustless pie sent in by Jeanne M. Woodes of Wellfleet. The soft, eggy quiche-like custard bakes with the dark green leaves, which are scented with fresh thyme and covered with Parmesan.

Monte-Carlo Bay Hotel and Resort 7.10.2005

A contemporary style with the charming colours of the Riviera The Monte Carlo Bay Hotel & Resort offers a beautiful view of the blue azure of the Mediterranean.

25th Anniversary of Special Olympics 3.6.2005

Special Olympics is a global organization that serves athletes with intellectual disabilities working with hundreds of thousands of volunteers and coaches each year. Since the establishment of Special Olympics in 1968, the number of people with and without intellectual disabilities who are involved with the organization has been growing, but the unmet need to reach more people with intellectual disabilities is staggering.

Monte-Carlo Magic Stars 5.9.2005

This event was started in 1985 under the aegis of HSH Prince Rainier III of Monaco and has become a flagship event recognized by all the great magic professionals around the world. Its purpose is to defend the Art of Magic and to make it better known to the general public.