Incorporating Hills HawkEye
Why YOU should join Parents Without Partners (PWP)
· Over 1,500 affordable activities a year
· Something on every night of the week
· Subsidised children's activities every weekend
· A great new single lifestyle
· Meet people and make friends at PWP
· Membership is a passport to any PWP activities in Australia & overseas
Members always have discounts to open functions &/or get group discounts at events
Everything you want to know is at the PWP NSW Website
BILLBOARD
BRANCH ANNOUNCEMENTS
BRANCH COMMITTEES:
Please Email ANNOUNCEMENTS or PROGRAM CHANGES to be published here
-STATE
-CITY
-HILLS
NEW MEMBERS NIGHTS
There will be NO New Members joining night on the 11th April at Julie’s place as she will be away.
Also that there is no joining night on the 25th April being Anzac Day.
-MACARTHUR
Easter Camp – Macarthur bookings close 2nd of April
If previously booked please reconfirm
The number for Bookings has changed please contact committee member Chris G or ring on branch Number 4647 4477.
–NORTHSIDE
-THE COMING WEEK
(in brief - see ‘Soleparent’ for details)
Thursday 29 March
CITY OF SYDNEY
SALSA NIGHT AT THE TRADIES
HILLS DISTRICT
OPEN FAMILY SQUASH NIGHT
NORTHSIDE
BUSHWALK/SWIM
Friday 30 March
CITY OF SYDNEY
HAVE SOME FUN ON THE CHEAP AT HAROLD PARK RACEWAY
HILLS DISTRICT
ADULT HOUSE PARTY @ Rebecca's, Seven Hills
Saturday 31 March
CITY OF SYDNEY
ADULT HOUSE PARTY AT MARIE'S Kareela
HILLS DISTRICT
ADULT CHINESE DINNER & DANCING NORTH ROCKS at the Beijing Duck
MACARTHUR
FAMILY PICNIC DAY Menangle River Reserve
NORTHSIDE
ADULT HOUSE PARTY @ Carol's, Belrose
Sunday 1 April
CITY OF SYDNEY
LUNCH AT THE WATSON'S BAY PUB
HILLS DISTRICT
FAMILY ACTIVITY TIMEZONE Castle Towers Shopping Centre
Also
ASQUITH LEAGUES CLUB DINNER
MACARTHUR
NEW MEMBERS INFORMATION DAY Pembroke Park, Minto
NORTHSIDE
BUSHWALK/SWIM Blue Mountains National Park
Monday 2 April
CITY OF SYDNEY
WALK THE BAY
HILLS DISTRICT
BUDGET MONDAY NIGHT DINNER
NORTHSIDE
INFORMAL MORNING COFFEE AND CHAT Hornsby
Also
BISTRO CLUB LUNCH
Tuesday 3 April
CITY OF SYDNEY
CEROC DANCING LESSONS Lane Cove West Bowling Club
HILLS DISTRICT
BLACKTOWN WORKERS SPORTS CLUB DINNER NIGHT
Also
NEW MEMBERS INFORMATION AND JOINING NIGHT Blacktown Workers Sports Club NORTHSIDE
DINNER AND CHAT Dee Why RSL Club
Also
NEW MEMBERS NIGHT Dee Why RSL
Wednesday 4 April
CITY OF SYDNEY
GENERAL COMMITTEE MEETING
HILLS DISTRICT
SOCIAL TENNIS Gilbert Rd Courts, Castle Hill
Also
KINGSWOOD SINGLES DANCE
Also
PWP KINDY KIDS @ Rebecca's, Seven Hills
Thursday 5 April
Final Bookings for:Northside - Greek Dinner, Sat 7 April.Northside - Classical concert, Fri 20 April.
CITY OF SYDNEY
SHORT FILM NIGHT AT THE TAP GALLERY Darlinghurst
HILLS DISTRICT
OPEN FAMILY SQUASH NIGHT Squash has been cancelled until further notice.
Friday 6 April
HILLS DISTRICT
ADULT HOUSE PARTY @ Lenny's, Bella Vista
MACARTHUR
EASTER BUNGONIA RECREATION AREA FAMILY CAMP
-March 29-
Birthdays:
1917 Man O'War racehorse (winner of 20 out of 21 races & $249,465)
1937 Billy Carter Plains GA, brother of President Carter
1943 Eric Idle South Shields Durham England, comedian/actor (Monty Python)
1943 John Major British Prime Minister (1990-97)
1943 Vangelis [Evangelos Papathanassiou] Valos Greece, composer/keyboardist (Chariots of Fire)
On This Day:
1795 Beethoven (24) debuts as pianist in Vienna
1886 Chemist John Pemberton begins to advertise for Coca-Cola (with cocaine)
1932 Jack Benny debuts on radio
1946 1st Test Cricket between Australia & New Zealand
1986 Beatle records officially go on sale in Russia
1994 Last day of Test cricket for Allan Border
:-) Engineers
Understanding Engineers - Take One:
Two engineering students were walking across a university campus when one said, "Where did you get such a great bike?"
The second engineer replied, "Well, I was walking along yesterday, minding my own business, when a beautiful woman rode up on this bike, threw it to the ground, took off all her clothes and said, "Take what you want."
The second engineer nodded approvingly and said, "Good choice; the clothes probably wouldn't have fit you anyway."
Understanding Engineers - Take Two
To the optimist, the glass is half full. To the pessimist, the glass is half empty. To the engineer, the glass is twice as big as it needs to be.
Understanding Engineers - Take Three
A priest, a doctor, and an engineer were waiting one morning for a Particularly slow group of golfers.
The engineer fumed, "What's with those blokes? We must have been waiting for fifteen minutes!"
The doctor chimed in, "I don't know, but I've never seen such inept Golf!"
The priest said, "Here comes the greens keeper. Let's have a word with Him."
He said, "Hello, George! What's wrong with that group ahead of us?
They're rather slow, aren't they?"
The greens keeper replied, "Oh, yes. That's a group of blind fire fighters.
They lost their sight saving our clubhouse from a fire last year, so we always let them play for free anytime."
The group fell silent for a moment.
The priest said, "That's so sad. I think I will say a special prayer for them tonight."
The doctor said, "Good idea. I'm going to contact my ophthalmologist colleague and see if there's anything he can do for them."
The engineer said, "Why can't they play at night?"
Understanding Engineers - Take Four
What is the difference between mechanical engineers and civil engineers?
Mechanical engineers build weapons and civil engineers build targets
Understanding Engineers - Take Five
The graduate with a science degree asks, "Why does it work?"
The Graduate with an engineering degree asks, "How does it work?"
The Graduate with an accounting degree asks, "How much will it cost?"
The Graduate with an arts degree asks, "Do you want fries with that?"
Understanding Engineers - Take Six
Three engineering students were gathered together discussing the possible designers of the human body. One said, "It was a mechanical engineer. Just look at all the joints." Another said, "No, it was an electrical engineer. The nervous system has many thousands of electrical connections." The last one said, "No, actually it had to have been a civil engineer. Who else would run a toxic waste pipeline through a recreational area?"
Understanding Engineers - Take Seven
Normal people believe that if it isn't broke, don't fix it. Engineers believe that if it isn't broke, it doesn't have enough features yet
Have You Noticed ?
How the word “lose” (= not win or misplace) is morphing into “loose” (= not tight). I don’t know why the extra “o” is being added. It is not a time-saver !
Afterthought:
“I want to seize fate by the throat” – Ludwig van Beethoven
-Computing Tip
Just Before YOU Upgrade – Does Vista really need 4GB of RAM?
There's some controversy about just how much RAM Vista needs. As has been the case with all versions of Windows back to at least Win98, Microsoft's "minimum" recommendations should really be called "life-support" standards — the least amount of PC hardware required to get the operating system barely alive and functioning.
For Vista, Microsoft says you need at least an 800MHz processor, 512 MB of RAM, and a graphics processor that's at least DirectX 9 compatible. Vista will indeed run on such a system, but you won't enjoy the experience. You'll also lose key features of Vista, such as the new interface.
Microsoft's "recommended" standard — including a 1GHz CPU, 1GB of RAM, a graphics card with at least 128 MB of video RAM, a WDDM driver, and 32 bits/pixel output — is a more realistic minimum for real-life use, where you'd actually be trying to be productive with Vista. A system like this should allow all the key components of Vista to load and run. But even then, a "recommended" hardware standard is not the same as an "optimal" setup.
Many pundits recommend at least 2GB of RAM, which was a sweet spot for XP. Vista is larger and more complex than XP, so it will not run as well on 2GB as XP does. Nevertheless, many users will find Vista's performance perfectly acceptable in this range.
That's where the 4GB recommendations come in. All the 32-bit versions of Vista can handle up to 4GB of RAM (the 64-bit versions can handle more). So, the reasoning goes, you might as well throw in as much RAM as Vista will allow. That way, you'll have access to all of the new operating system's features with no performance loss compared to XP.
So, does Vista really need 4GB? No. Vista will run in a limited way with as little as 512MB. It will run passingly with 1GB, and fairly well with 2GB. But, if you're looking to get as much out of Vista as it has to offer, then yes, you need 4GB of RAM.
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