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President's Time
It was a Good Week for men with cavities after a German dentist bought low cut dresses for herself and her nurses to distract patients as the "sight of cleavage narcotizes and distracts them from the pain rather quickly..." It was also a good week for poetic justice as three robbers who preyed on motorists stuck in the snow near Kansas City were arrested when their getaway car got stuck in the snow! It was a Bad Week for meter maids after an Australian created an iPhone app that lets users alert one another when they see agents issuing tickets, an idea born out of frustration after he paid $1,000 in parking tickets last year.
MAYORAL CANDIDATES FORUM on Februaruy24. Please submit your questions to Gene Witherspoon no later than February 20th. Invite your neighbors and friends who vote in Coral Gables. It's a great way to get to know who you're voting for in April.
Tickets and invitations will be available next week. Some of the cool prizes for the casino include a week's ski vacation in Burlington Vermont INCLUDING round trip airfare to Boston and an Enterprise rental car from Boston to Burlington. If you're a party animal you'd like to win the three day two night stay at The Biltmore Hotel in the grand Everglades Suite (that's the one that's haunted) on the top floor and use of a Cabana for the same period. You can stay over for brunch on Sunday. Or you can win a trip for four on the Goodyear Blimp! We are still putting together the casino prizes but you can be sure they'll be things you really want to WIN! Remember, MARCH 4, 2011.
CONGRATULATIONS TO PAOLO POSSENTI who has worked very hard to rescue the Miami Airport Rotary Club. It's now the Rotary Club of West Miami and he is the President-Elect. We're going to miss Paolo....he's been a member of our club since 1984 with Perfect Attendance. But we wish him luck and success with this new venture in Rotary. Now we have another place to make up. And it's a breakfast club!
ON A MORE SERIOUS NOTE ... New member Bill Beckham's son was injured this week in a sports accident and has suffered a spinal cord injury. It appears he will be paralyzed. PLEASE, keep Bill and his family in your thoughts and prayers at this very difficult time.
Aquarians are known to be friendly, loyal humanitarians who are pretty unemotional. Does this sound like Allan Heard? Say Happy Birthday to Allan on February 6th.
We have lots of Rotary Anniversaries this week including Don Vickers, a member for 39 years, Greg Martini for 16 years, Kirk Landon, 11 years and Rodney Langer for two years. That's a lot of years of service. Thank you all and congratulations!
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The good doctor Groh wasn't happy with the clap that he got from people today but he found happy Rotarians regardless ... Dr. Phil was happy that CGHS Interact is so very busy with the Kidney Walk, Autism project and collecting school supplies for a school in Haiti. They're a group to be proud of. Swiss Chris Tyson was impressed that both he and Mubarak are both 82 but Chris wants to set an example and step down as the Dictator of Coral Gables. Rick Tonkinson is happy to have been able to do business with a bunch of Rotarians. He just bought an office building on South Dixie Highway and was able to work with Carlos Ruiz (Miami Club) and our own Ron Shuffield (EWM) on the deal. He's moving in May. Dick Golden has returned and is trying his best to amuse us with a story about a fellow who was depressed because the superintendent of his apartment building was boasting of sleeping with all the married ladies ... it wasn't that memorable .... the joke wasn't ... J B Spence was happy to be celebrating 60 years of practicing law this week. The GI Bill made it possible for him to go to law school. He's had some 200 cases over his career and has won the most and lost the most. Walter Alvarez is happy to see Rudy Dominguez at the meeting. Arne Themmen had a bad dentist joke but is pushing Valentine's Day Singing Valentines for your sweetie. Gloria Burns was happy to see Ron Shuffield at the meeting today and she also wanted us to know that Rick Tonkinson was voted #43 of the top 100 small business owners in South Florida. Happiness pays so keep on smiling!
Working Rotarians - February 3, 2011
Greeter - Rodney Langer
Registration - Aaron Glasser
Collections - Bill Forshee
Head Table Assignments - Debbie Swain
Special Needs - Hadley Williams, Debbie Swain & Yoli Woodbridge
Open the Meeting - Dick Golden
Invocation - Yoli Woodbridge
Pledge - Dick Golden
Singers - Dan Scipione, Bill QuesenberryThemmen
DeWitt Law Silver Dollars - Walter Alvarez
Given to- Gloria Burns & Rodney Langer
Pin Drawing Gift - Club T-Shirt
Pin Drawing Winner - Rob Hatfield
50/50 Raffle - Gloria Burns & Donald Trombly
50/50 Winner - Hadley Williams
5-Way Test - Trish Hoffman
Today's Program
Dean, St. Thomas University School of Business
The Economic Outlook: 2011
There is better news for the next year. 2011 – 2012 should have 3 – 3.5% growth, compared to a “normal” rate of 5%. The recession was a perfect storm, with three crises occurring nearly simultaneously: (1) The big decline in home prices / equity, (2) financial crisis, (3) a global economic downturn. We are now doing better – the recovery is gaining momentum. During the next two years, the economy will gather significant strength. The global economy will improve, which will bring international business to south Florida. The equity market will improve, making more credit available to the credit-worthy. Inflation should remain stable this year.
Miami-Dade, Broward and Palm Beach Counties are doing better than the rest of the state – due in large part to diversification, with particular growth in the areas of life science, private education, and international investment. The real estate market is improving. In 4/2005, there were 2800 houses inventory, increasing to 17,000 by 7/2008. In 12/2010, the inventory had declined 52% to 8,000.
2010 was a transition year, and in 2011 – 2012 some industries are improving. The weakest industries are new construction and manufacturing (except medical components). The greatest risk we face is public sector finance activity, and the fiscal imbalance and in all levels of government.
NEXT WEEK'S PROGRAM: "Blue Babies, Bombs and Bad Places", Charles Miller, Director of Development for the Children's Heart Foundation.
Thought for the Weekby Tom Dixon
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