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HILLS

THE COMING WEEK (in brief - see ‘Soleparent’ for details)

Thursday 17 November

Final Bookings for:City - Pyrmont Guided tour and BBQ, Sunday 20 Nov.

HILLS DISTRICT

OPEN FAMILY SQUASH NIGHT

MACARTHUR

DUMARESQU STREET CINEMAS

NORTHSIDE

BUSHWALK

Friday 18 November

Final Bookings for:City - Genesian Theatre Saturday 19 Nov.

CITY OF SYDNEY

HAVE SOME FUN ON THE CHEAP Harold Park Raceway

Also

TENNIS AT VILLAWOOD

HILLS DISTRICT

ADULT HOUSE PARTY @ Lee's, Nth Parramatta

MACARTHUR

PEKING VILLAGE CHINESE RESTAURANT FAMILY DINNER

NORTHSIDE

WINE & CHEESE PARTY @ John's Cromer

Saturday 19 November

CITY OF SYDNEY

GENESIAN THEATRE

HILLS DISTRICT

NEW MEMBER FAMILY JOINING DAY & DJ's FAMILY BBQ

Also

MIND / BODY / SPIRIT FESTIVAL PLANET ARK SPECIAL EVENT

MACARTHUR

IAN'S ADULT HOUSE PARTY Bradbury

NORTHSIDE

FITAP

Also

SEAFOOD BUFFET

Sunday 20 November

CITY OF SYDNEY

PYRMONT: THE GUIDED TOUR AND BBQ

Also

TENNIS AT WINSTON HILLS - Adults Only.

HILLS DISTRICT

FAMILY ROLLER SKATING

Also

ASQUITH LEAGUES CLUB FAMILY DINNER

MACARTHUR

THIRLMERE RAIL HERITAGE CENTRE MUSEUM

NORTHSIDE

BUSHWALK/SWIM

Monday 21 November

CITY OF SYDNEY

WALK THE BAY

HILLS DISTRICT

BUDGET MONDAY NIGHT DINNER

NORTHSIDE

INFORMAL MORNING COFFEE & CHAT

Also

BISTRO CLUB LUNCH

Tuesday 22 November

CITY OF SYDNEY

CEROC DANCE LESSONS

Also

THELMA'S DANCE LESSONS

HILLS DISTRICT

VALUE T-BONE STEAK DINNER

NORTHSIDE

DINNER AND CHAT

Wednesday 23 November

HILLS DISTRICT

NEW MEMBERS INFORMATION & JOINING NIGHT

Also

KINGSWOOD SINGLES DANCE

Also

SOCIAL TENNIS

Thursday 24 November

Final Bookings for:Northside - Pizza & Cards night Saturday 26 Nov.

HILLS DISTRICT

OPEN FAMILY SQUASH NIGHT

NORTHSIDE

BUSHWALK

Friday 25 November

Final Bookings for:Northside - Seafood BBQ, Sunday 27 Nov.

CITY OF SYDNEY

TENNIS AT VILLAWOOD

HILLS DISTRICT

ADULT HOUSE PARTY @ Bill's, Wentworthville.

MACARTHUR

PENRITH PANTHERS

IN THE NEWS

Liberals: Calls For Overhaul On Early Learning

PRESCHOOLS should operate under a national system to ensure uniform standards, parents should be issued with vouchers and social workers should be on hand to help those mothers who are dumping their children in childcare because they cannot cope. More

Welfare To Work: Single Parents Lose $63 A Week

A $63-a-week cut in the family's income will be the Howard Government's birthday present to the eight-year-old children of working single parents.Read on

PM Caves In On Single Parents

SINGLE parents will be given two extra years on higher welfare payments to retrain and prepare for a job, as the Howard Government softens its welfare package. Read more

No Surprise: Marriage Lowers The Male Sex Drive

BAD luck, dad. Scientists have found testosterone levels are lower in husbands and fathers than in bachelors. Continues

Being Thankful As A Single Parent

Single parents are the strongest parents in the world. Ask your children…they will tell you. Details

FAMILY FACTS

3. FAMILY SOCIAL STATISTICS 2003 Lone Parent Families ( ABS 2003 )

FAMILIES WITH CHILDREN AGED 0-17 YEARS - Marital status of parent(s)

Of all couples with children aged 0-17 years, 12% were in a de facto marriage in 2003. Couples in both step (56%) and blended families (39%) were more likely than those in intact families (8%) to be in a de facto marriage.

Of the 542,600 lone parents of children aged 0-17 years, 35% reported that they had never married. Of lone parents who had ever been married, 51% were divorced, 38% were separated, with the remainder being widowed (8%) or reporting their status as still married (2%). Lone mothers were more likely to have been never married than lone fathers (38% and 15% respectively).

WORD FOR THE WEEK

dyspeptic \dis-PEP-tik\, adjective:
1. Of, pertaining to, or having dyspepsia (indigestion).
2. Irritable or ill-humored, as if suffering from dyspepsia; morose; gloomy.

November 11

Birthdays:

1925 Rock Hudson Winnetka IL, actor (Pillow Talk, A Farewell to Arms)

1937 Peter Cook Torquay England, actor/comedian (Bedazzled)

1938 Gordon Lightfoot Ontario Canada, folksinger (Sundown)

1942 Martin Scorsese Queens, dir (Mean Streets, Last Temptation of Christ)

1944 Danny De Vito Neptune NJ, actor (Taxi, Ruthless People, Twins)

1965 Darren Beadman, jockey

1966 Kate Ceberano, singer.

On this day…

1558 Elizabeth I ascends English throne

1945 New world air speed record 606 mph (975 kph) set by HJ Wilson of RAF

1959 De Beers firm of South Africa announces synthetic diamond

1966 Leonids meteor shower peaks (150,000+ per hour)

1967 Surveyor 6 becomes 1st man-made object to lift off the Moon

1980 John Lennon releases "Double Fantasy" album in UK

:-) Comprehending Accountants

Take One

Two accountancy students were walking across campus when one said, "Where did you get such a great bike?" The second accountant replied, "Well, I was walking along yesterday minding my own business when a beautiful woman rode up on this bike. She threw the bike to the ground, took off all her clothes and said, "Take what you want." The first accountant nodded approvingly, "Good choice; the clothes probably wouldn't fit."

Take Two

An architect, an artist and an accountant were discussing whether it was better to spend time with the wife or a mistress. The architect said he enjoyed time with his wife, building a solid foundation for an enduring relationship. The artist said he enjoyed time with his mistress, because of the passion and mystery he found there. The accountant said, "I like both."

"Both?" The accountant replied "Yeah. If you have a wife and a mistress, they will each assume you are spending time with the other woman, and you can go to the office and get some work done."

Take Three

To the optimist, the glass is half full. To the pessimist, the glass is half empty. To the accountant, the glass is twice as big as it needs to be.

Take Four

A businessman was interviewing applicants for the position of Divisional Manager. He devised a simple test to select the most suitable person for the job. He asked each applicant the question, "What is two and two"?

The first interviewee was a journalist. His answer was "twenty-two." The second applicant was an engineer. He pulled out a calculator and showed the answer to be between 3.999999 and 4.000001. The next person was a lawyer. He stated that in the case of Jenkins v. Commr of Stamp Duties (Qld), two and two was proven to be four. The last applicant was an accountant. The business man asked him, "How much is two and two?" The accountant got up from his chair, went over to the door, closed it then came back and sat down. He leaned across the desk and said in a low voice, "How much do you want it to be?" He got the job.

· What's the definition of an accountant?

Someone who solves a problem you didn't know you had in a way you don't understand.

· What's the definition of a good tax accountant?

Someone who has a loophole named after him.

· What's an extroverted accountant?

One who looks at your shoes while he's talking to you instead of his own.

· What's an auditor?

Someone who arrives after the battle and bayonets all the wounded.

· Why did the auditor cross the road?

Because he looked in the file and that's what they did last year.

· How do you drive an accountant completely insane?

Tie him to a chair, stand in front of him and fold up a roadmap the wrong way.

· What's the most wicked thing a group of young accountants can do?

Go into town and gang-audit someone.

· What do accountants suffer from that ordinary people don't?

Depreciation.

Afterthought: "In Hollywood, brides keep the bouquets and throw away the groom." - Groucho Marx

EVER WONDERED . . . ?

Interlaced - A graphics formatting technique that causes an image to gradually appear on your screen instead of appearing all at once. The image appears blurry at first and is replaced by successive waves of bit streams that gradually fill in the missing lines until the image fully appears in full resolution. This gradually rendering of the image is helpful for Web users who have slow modems and connections, since this technique allows the viewer to see enough of the image to decide whether or not to continue loading it. For fast connections, there is no discernible difference.

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