Wednesday 20th February 2013
THIS WEEK'S MEETING
Maleny Hotel at 6:30 for 7:00pm with Guest Speakers NYSF students Harley Lutze and Carl Jonsson.
APOLOGIES
Please tender apologies to Lionel Tilley by noon Tuesday.
DUTY ROSTERS
Feb 20 Mar 6 Mar 20
Duty Officer Jeff C Mike G Sherryl G
Registration Karen B Debra L Chris B
ADO & Scribe John W Sherryl G Mike G
Fellowship Sherryl G Chris B Debra L
SAUSAGE SIZZLE ROSTER
2nd March
Lionel Tilley (Leader) Lloyd Larney Bill Hankinson
16th March
Andy Schouteten (Leader) Keith Rogers Debra Lynde
MINUTES OF MEETING OF 6TH FEBRUARY
President Karen opened the meeting with welcomes for guests DGE Trevor and Robin Taylor; Paul Fisscher; Robin Thorne and guest speaker Angela Andrews (and ,of course, the Polio Pig). Brief reports were received from directors and some discussion given to ways in which the recent flood problems in our own nearby communities might be addressed.
DGE Trevor gave a short address and thanked the club for its efforts in assisting with the organisation of the District Changeover. Sergeant Bill extracted gelt from members and guests alike with a focus on further punishment for weather related matters while Robin Taylor picked up the valuable “Heads and Tails” reward.
Guest Speaker Angela -a Sunrise Beach resident- introduced her talk by showing her latest book “ Cookin’ for Cures”. This is the latest in a body of seven works which have been endorsed by various health professionals. It deals with the use of aloe vera in dressings, sauces and other mixtures designed to bolster the immune system. Angela explained how she had come to believe in the restorative power of the aloe. After suffering severe burns to her arms, even one third degree burn, she used the gel of the plant on the surfaces which healed without scarring. She also treated her little dog, who had severe arthritis and cancer, with doses which she prepared and administered orally by syringe. The dog is still alive many years later.
She shared anecdotes of pregnant women who successfully treated aching joints by drinking the gel without ill effect to their babies and of an elderly man who enjoyed improvement in his kidney related condition after using the substance orally. She also shared the idea that aloe vera may direct healthy cell development while deterring cancer cells. The next step of her talk was a demonstration of the way in which the gel can be prepared from the raw material. She took a leaf from the plant which she had brought and showed how to strip off the spiny sides and cut off the bottom section which has a staining bitter component. This latter she washed off in a bowl then split open the leaf to extract the gel. This can then be mixed in water juices or other liquids. It seems that the fresh gel is more effective than commercial products. The use of this as a home remedy is said to provide sufferers of many conditions with a feeling of independence in their treatment.
In answer to questions Angela mentioned that some formal studies have been conducted on the material by a U.K. herbalist. Her talk concluded with an opportunity for members and guests to peruse her publications and leaflets.
VOCATIONAL VISIT TO BARUNG
Though a breakdown in communications at the Landsborough Hotel caused a delay to our subsequent meal service it seemed that most people enjoyed their meal and socialising ( dare I use the old fashioned term “ fellowship”). An added bonus was Chris Brooker’s impromptu history lesson with his captive audience on the bus.
SEEK AND YE SHALL FIND - A MODERN DAY PARABLE
A not unknown local identity stood on the steps of his temple and issued a cri de couer. "HELP MAAAAATE!!!" (He was not a French speaker). The problem was that his temple aka the RSL bar was running short of stubby holders as the ones there had been souvenired and stocks were low. Any spares from members cupboards would be welcome.
Some seed fell on stony ground - and there was slight response from the Range. But lo, a hemisphere and many kilometres away in Canada there lived a man named Paul who rose to the challenge. "Chris" he wrote, for such was the name of our identity for those who have not been paying attention, "allow me to donate 100 stubby holders celebrating the 50th anniversary of the Droughtmaster Society to the RSL."
In his note of thanks, Chris asked if Paul used stubby holders in Canada - the latter explained that they were warmers to stop the beer freezing!
Our generous former member Paul Sawtell is due to visit Maleny from Canada next month.
ROTARY NEWS PUBLISHED 8 FEBRUARY 2013
World on the brink of ending polio, needs resolve, says Independent Monitoring Board
Rotary International and the other spearheading partners of the Global Polio Eradication Initiative have received a letter from the Independent Monitoring Board (IMB), reporting on the effort’s progress as of the end of 2012. The IMB, which met by teleconference on 18 January, independently verifies progress toward the achievement of a polio-free world.
Rotary Foundation Trustee Chair Wilfrid J. Wilkinson received the letter sent to Rotary. Identical to the letter to the World Health Organization that appears on the global initiative’s website, it states that “The world is on the brink of eradicating polio. This goal absolutely must be seen through to completion.” Noting that the global initiative has performed well but citing challenges that remain, the IMB concludes that, “If the right things are done and commitment remains high,” polio eradication will happen."
“Rotary appreciates the IMB’s assessment of both the strong progress that has been made and the further improvement that is needed in the global effort to eradicate polio,” says Wilkinson. “Rotarians have worked tirelessly to help bring the world to the tipping point in the fight against the disease. We are energized by the marked reduction of polio cases and are committed to finishing the job.”
FUTURE MEETINGS & EVENTS
27th Feb Masonic Hall at 6:30 for 7:00pm for Rotary's 108th Birthday Party.
6th Mar Maleny Hotel at 6:30 for 7:00pm with Guest Speaker TBA.
13th Mar Board Meeting.
20th Mar Maleny Hotel at 6:30 for 7:00pm with Guest Speaker Eric Kiernan – Positive Ageing Pilot Program.
22-24 Mar District Conference at Twin Waters - registration now open.
BIRTHDAYS FOR FEBRUARY
2nd Shirley Larney 18th Jeff Cornfoot 28th Marlene Hankinson
NOW FOR SOMETHING DIFFERENT
A GOLDEN OLDIE FOR THOSE NOT LOOKING FORWARD TO SEVERAL MONTHS OF ELECTIONEERING!
A old stationhand named Billy was overseeing his herd in a remote pasture in the outback when suddenly a brand-new BMW advanced toward him out of a cloud of dust. The driver, a young man in a Brioni® suit, Gucci® shoes, RayBan® sunglasses and YSL® tie, leaned out the window and asked the old man, "If I tell you exactly how many cows and calves you have in your herd, will you give me a calf?"
Billy looks at the young man, who obviously is a yuppie, then looks at his peacefully grazing herd and calmly answers, "Sure, why not?"
The yuppie parks his car, whips out his Dell® notebook computer, connects it to his Cingular RAZR V3® cell phone, and surfs to a NASA page on the Internet, where he calls up a GPS satellite to get an exact fix on his location which he then feeds to another NASA satellite that scans the area in an ultra-high-resolution photo. The yuppie then opens the digital photo in Adobe Photoshop® and exports it to an image processing facility in Hamburg, Germany ...
Within seconds, he receives an email on his Palm Pilot® that the image has been processed and the data stored. He then accesses an MS-SQL® database through an ODBC connected Excel® spreadsheet with email on his Blackberry® and, after a few minutes, receives a response. Finally, he prints out a full-color, 150-page report on his hi-tech, miniaturized HP LaserJet® printer, turns to Billy and says, "You have exactly 1,586 cows and calves."
"That's right. Well, you'll be helpin’ yourself to one of me calves then, since you won it fair n square", says Billy.
He watches the smartly dressed yuppie select one of the animals and looks on with amusement as the man gingerly picks it up and stuffs it into the boot of his car.' As the yuppie is carefully brushing the dust & hair off his suit, Billy says, "Hey, if I can tell you exactly what work you do & where you come from, will you give me back my calf?”
The yuppie thinks about it for a second, wondering what this wrinkled up dirt encrusted uneducated old man could possibly know? He grins and then says, "Okay, old fella, why not? I'm a believer in fair play."
"You're a politician and you work in Canberra", says the old timer.
"Wow! That's correct", says the yuppie, "but tell me how on earth did you guess that?"
"No guessing required", answered Billy. "You showed up here even though nobody called you. You want to get paid for an answer I already knew, to a question I never asked. You used millions of dollars worth of equipment trying to show me how much smarter than me you are, and you don't know a thing about how working people make a living - or about cows for that matter. This is a herd of sheep. Now give me back my dog."
AND THAT FOLKS IS WHAT THE PROBLEM IS ALL ABOUT.
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