Published each Thursday
Outlook Online << Click here if you missed any copy of “Outlook”.
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 at open functions
Everything you want to know is at the PWP NSW Website
BILLBOARD
-STATE-
IS YOUR MEMBERSHIP RENEWAL DUE (OR OVERDUE?)
A reminder that you need to check on your membership and pay promptly otherwise you will not receive your Soleparent (new issue due soon).
DON’T MISS OUT !
PLEASE NOTE:
To renew your membership by credit card or to fax your renewal form, ring Kim on 9833 2633 between 10am and 5pm (if not available leave a message and she will call you back)
-BRANCH ANNOUNCEMENTS-
BRANCH COMMITTEES:
Email ANNOUNCEMENTS or PROGRAM CHANGES
to be published here…
-COMBINED BRANCHES-
-CITY-
CITY OF SYDNEY’S 40TH BIRTHDAY PARTY
Saturday 17th at Kathy’s, West Ryde
We’ve been waiting 40 years and now we’re counting down the days. We were the first branch in NSW. We want this to be the City party of the year, so come help us celebrate! We’ve expanded Kathy’s backyard to accommodate the extra guests. All Branches welcome! Enjoy our warm hospitality and dance to City's popular music system played by our DJ Eddie. $6 plus usual, (or pay $10 extra) SNCP. Get on the phone NOW! And phone all your old friends who have been in PWP through the years. Ring talk back radio; tell the world that’s its City of Sydney’s 40th Birthday. For 40 years, we’ve been meeting people and making friends.
We want the City’s 40th to be a memorable night.
Direct any enquiries to Margaret D 9558 9701
(permission obtained to publish phone number)
-HILLS-
-MACARTHUR-
-NORTHSIDE-
-THE COMING WEEK
-(in brief - see ‘Soleparent’ for details)
Thursday 15 November
Final Bookings for: Macarthur - Isabelle's Restaurant, 17 Nov.
HILLS DISTRICT
OPEN FAMILY SQUASH
NORTHSIDE
BUSHWALK
Friday 16 November
CITY OF SYDNEY
FAMILY DINNER AT ENGADINE BOWLING CLUB
Also
DINE AT STAR OF THAILAND Drummoyne
HILLS DISTRICT
ADULT INTRODUCE A FRIEND ROLE REVERSAL HOUSE PARTY @ Sue's, Kellyville
MACARTHUR
CAMPBELLTOWN RSL
Saturday 17 November
CITY OF SYDNEY
CITY OF SYDNEY'S 40TH BIRTHDAY PARTY @ Kathy's, West Ryde
Also
SYDNEY WELSH CHURCH CHOIR AT HORNSBY RSL CLUB
HILLS DISTRICT
YOUNG SINGLES DINNER & BAND Peachtree Tavern, Penrith
MACARTHUR
ISABELLE'S WOODFIRED PIZZERIA Leumeah
NORTHSIDE
ADULT HOUSE PARTY @ Marie's, Epping
Sunday 18 November
Final Bookings for: City - Family Christmas party Sun 25 Nov.
CITY OF SYDNEY
WALK ALONG THE FORESHORES OF BOTANY BAY
Also
WORKSHOP PHOTO SCRAPBOOKING
HILLS DISTRICT
FAMILY BBQ / PICNIC Crestwood Reserve, Baulkham Hills
Also
ASQUITH DINNER
Also
ADULT TENNIS
MACARTHUR
FAMILY HOUSE PARTY WITH CRAFT ACTIVITIES (FITAP) @ Kathy's Bradbury
Also
FAMILY DINNER AT THE CAMPBELLTOWN TENNIS CLUB
NORTHSIDE
BUSHWALK/SWIM - Blue Mountains National Park
Also
JAZZ AT BERRY ISLAND Shirley Rd, Wollstonecraft
Monday 19 November
Final Bookings for: Macarthur - Bents Basin Camp, 1 Dec.
CITY OF SYDNEY
WALK THE BAY
HILLS DISTRICT
BUDGET DINNER
NORTHSIDE
INFORMAL MORNING DISCUSSION AND COFFEE AND CHAT Wahroonga
Tuesday 20 November
HILLS DISTRICT
SPORTS CLUB DINNER
Also
PLANET ARK COFFEE/TEA & CHAT NIGHT
NORTHSIDE
DINNER AND CHAT
Wednesday 21 November
HILLS DISTRICT
NEW MEMBERS INFORMATION & JOINING NIGHT
Also
OPEN SOCIAL TENNIS
Also
KINGSWOOD DANCE
Also
KINDY KIDS
NORTHSIDE
NEW MEMBERS NIGHT The Great Northern Hotel, Chatswood
Thursday 22 November
CITY OF SYDNEY
NIGHT RACING AT CANTERBURY PARK RACEWAY
HILLS DISTRICT
OPEN FAMILY SQUASH
NORTHSIDE
BUSHWALK
Friday 23 November
Final Bookings for: Northside - Seafood BBQ Sun 25 Nov.
HILLS DISTRICT
ADULT HOUSE PARTY @ Angelo's, Rouse Hill
MACARTHUR
ADULTS 'MYSTERY' NIGHT
.STATE PRESIDENT'S DESK.
RE-SOCIALISING WITH PWP
The importance of the need to re-socialise should not be under-estimated - it is a 'must do' coping strategy - it gets easier every time at Parents Without Partners. Re-socialise in a safe friendly environment.
Because it is a safe - no pressure environment. We have all been through a similar situation. We are a down to earth, easy going group. Not having a partner is the norm. We nearly all go to functions on our own. We like our parties as a diversion from worries. You can meet people and make friends. Functions are affordable. There is something to go to every week. You can set the pace for your involvement. You don't have to explain why your on your own.
Some Re-Socialising Tips
Let a committee member know you are new and don't know anyone - they will introduce you. At functions just join in a group standing around talking and introduce yourself - go with the flow. If someone asks you to dance - consider saying yes - have fun. Why not ask someone for a dance - they might say yes. After a while mix and mingle with different people. Say hello to people you have met at previous functions - use peoples names (first names on name tags). Do come again - it gets a bit easier each time - eventually you will enjoy and look forward to that regular contact you're your peers at PWP.
Ross F State President
.PWP DOES IT AGAIN.
SUBMIT YOUR BRANCH FUNCTION REPORTS
Each week we would like to share with other members what great functions are organized by PWP. We will publish one function report a week – so why not tell us about a dinner, a party, a picnic, a kids function or a health and fitness function. Don't date the entry – it just needs to have happened in the past month or so. Let's make it good news week. Why not submit a brief one paragraph report of one of your branches recent successful functions. Email to Ross at rossemail@gmail.com
-YOU CAN HELP YOUR PWP-
WANTED – HELP IN ADVERTISING SALES
If you have contacts and think you could help us sell advertising for our Sole Parent and Outlook publications – then we need your help. Advertising sales can help pay for the costs of our publishing for members. If you can help email our State President Ross at rossemail@gmail.com
-EDUCATION & PERSONAL DEVELOPMENT-
SEPARATED FATHERS INFORMATION WORKSHOP
Saturday 24 November 2007. From 9:45am to 4:00pm. Fathers' Support Service 126 Marsden Street, Parramatta Bookings essential 9806 0200
FAMILY LAW SEMINAR
Property Matters - 22 Nov 2007, Liverpool. South West Sydney Legal Centre Training Seminars. Click here to download information flyer and registration form (PDF document).
PARENTING SEMINAR
29 November Temper Tantrums for parents of young children seeking guidance on how to cope with temper tantrums. The Benevolent Society Download
-ABC HEALTH NEWS-
THUMBS DOWN FOR COUGH MIXTURE
A panel of experts in the US has warned against giving over-the-counter cough and cold preparations to children under the age of six. Details
BRAINWORK AND DEMENTIA
Keeping your mind active can almost halve your risk of getting dementia. Details
(So why not volunteer to help PWP, join the committee – it could save you from dementia.)
CHRONIC COUGH? YOU MAY NEED MORE IRON
FUNDING KNOCKED BACK FOR POSSIBLE ARTHRITIS CURE
SKINNY SMOKER MYTH BLOWN AWAY
DOES SELF-MANAGEMENT WORK?
People who self-manage their asthma are being under-treated, say researchers in New York. Details
WEIGHT GAIN SURVEY
Melbourne researchers found Australians got fatter during the 80s and 90s, but now the bulge may be shrinking.
HIDDEN BRAIN INJURIES WARNING IN CHILDREN
School nurses need to be alert to the symptoms of 'hidden' brain damage in children, warns a charity. The Children's Trust is calling for more awareness of acquired brain injury, which can be caused by head injuries sustained in a fall, or from choking, meningitis or a brain tumour. It warns that on the surface children with ABI look and behave normally until put under pressure or in a situation they are unused to, for example the transition from primary to secondary school. Fiona Adcock, head of the trust's community support team, said: 'For those with an acquired brain injury it's around this time of year that any difficulties they have in thinking, making friends and managing their behaviour in class can start to have a major negative impact on their lives. They can become isolated, fall behind and may end up being excluded. It's vital that children with ABI are diagnosed and helped to reach their full potential.' A NICE guideline estimated that around 5,000 schoolchildren in England receive injuries annually that can leave them with a hidden disability. Details
-ON THE WEB-
Australian Kids Portal
A safe way for kids to find web sites, and other online resources. www.kids.net.au
Community Builders Current Discussion Forum Topic
Grandparents raising grandchildren - how do they do it?
-PWP SOCIAL SERVICES & POLICY NEWS-
THE ELECTION: A GUIDE TO VOTING FOR PEOPLE WITH DISABILITIES
The Department of Ageing Disability and Home Care has a brochure that provides details re getting information on the polling venues with wheelchair access, guides available in audio and video formats, and an electronic voting trial of 29 electronic voting booths across Australia (which use voice-prompted software and a telephone keypad) for people with vision impairment at the federal election. Details here
HELPING PARENTS GET THEIR FINANCES BACK ON TRACK AFTER SEPARATION
Child Support after 1 July 2008
For the first three years after separation parents will be able to apply to have additional income earned since separation (e.g. income from second jobs and overtime) excluded from child support calculations - provided the extra money that they are earning is not more than 30 per cent of their total income.
Me and My Money is a free booklet full of practical money ideas to help separated families get their finances back on track and develop a budget. To order a free copy contact 1800 040 972 or visit www.csa.gov.au.
-SCIENCE ONLINE-
-November 15-
Birthdays:
1708 William Pitt the Elder (Whig) UK PM (1756-61, 66-68) `Great Commoner'
1891 Erwin Rommel German field marshall (WW II-African campaign)
1905 Mantovani Venice Italy, orchestra leader (Mantovani)
1932 Petula Clark England, singer (Downtown, My Love)
1942 Daniel Barenboim Buenos Aires Argentina, pianist/conductor
On this day...
1492 Christopher Columbus notes 1st recorded reference to tobacco
1920 League of Nations holds 1st meeting, in Geneva
1965 Craig Breedlove sets land speed record (600.601 mph-966.57 kph)
1969 250,000 peacefully demonstrate in Wash DC against the Vietnam War
1969 Janis Joplin, accused of vulgar & indecent language in Tampa, FL
1979 British government identifies Sir Anthony Blunt as 4th man in Soviet spy ring
:-) Actually Happened...
· These sentences actually appeared in church bulletins or were announced in church services:
· The Fasting & Prayer Conference includes meals.
· The sermon this morning: "Jesus Walks on the Water." The sermon tonight: "Searching for Jesus."
· Ladies, don't forget the rummage sale. It's a chance to get rid of those things not worth keeping around the house. Bring your husbands.
· The peacemaking meeting scheduled for today has been cancelled due to a conflict.
· Don't let worry kill you off: let the Church help.
· For those of you who have children and don't know it, we have a nursery downstairs.
· Next Thursday there will be tryouts for the choir. They need all the help they can get.
· Irving Benson and Jessie Carter were married on October 24 in the church. So ends a friendship that began in their school days.
· A bean supper will be held on Tuesday evening in the church hall. Music will follow.
· At the evening service tonight, the sermon topic will be "What Is Hell?" Come early and listen to our choir practice.
· Eight new choir robes are currently needed due to the addition of several new members and to the deterioration of some older ones.
· Scouts are saving aluminium cans, bottles and other items to be recycled. Proceeds will be used to cripple children.
· Please place your donation in the envelope along with the deceased person you want remembered.
· Potluck supper Sunday at 5:00 PM prayer and medication to follow.
· The ladies of the Church have cast off clothing of every kind. They may be seen in the basement on Friday afternoon.
· This evening at 7 PM there will be a hymn singing in the park across from the Church. Bring a blanket and come prepared to sin.
· Ladies Bible Study will be held Thursday morning at 10 AM. All ladies are invited to lunch in the Fellowship Hall after the B. S. is done.
· Low Self Esteem Support Group will meet Thursday at 7 PM. Please use the back door.
· Weight Watchers will meet at 7 PM at the First Presbyterian Church. Please use large double door at the side entrance.
· The Associate Minister unveiled the church's new tithing campaign slogan last Sunday: "I Upped My Pledge”. Up yours!
-Afterthought:-
My Lord, I am sure I can save this country, and no one else can. – William Pitt the Elder
-IT & CONSUMER ELECTRONICS-
Seven Wonders of the IT World (2 of 7)
First, there were the Seven Wonders of the World. Then there was a New Seven Wonders list, voted on Internet-style. That got us thinking: What are the seven wonders of the IT world? Here's a look at seven of the biggest, most extreme and most unusual computers and projects.
#2 Computer Farthest From Earth
Nasa's Voyager 1 Satellite
Distance from Earth: Voyager is three times farther away than Pluto. That's to say at least 4 billion kilometers, times three.
Distance from the sun: 15.44 terameters (1012 metres).
Distance logged per day: 1 million miles.
Years old: Almost 30, having launched on Sept. 5, 1977.
Places it's dropped by: Jupiter and Saturn, on the way to the edge of space as we know it.
How it communicates with Earth: Uses NASA's Deep Space Network, a system of antennas around the Earth. There's no IM out here: Signals travelling at light speed take 14 hours one-way to reach Voyager.
Daily to-do list: Collects data on solar wind, energetic particles, magnetic fields and radio waves.
Powered by: Radioisotope thermoelectric generators.
Power needed: About 300 watts, the amount of power needed for a bright light bulb.
Next: Google's Ultra-mysterious Data Center
(By C.G. Lynch September 07, 2007 — CIO)
Computer Problems?………..Hardware failure?
Computer running slowly?…Don’t understand your software?
Internet problems?…………..Don’t know what to do next?
· Help to buy, set up and use your computer
· New or refurbished systems to suit your budget
I have refurbished computers, each internet ready and available now. Fully protected with firewall, antivirus and antispyware installed. Keyboard, mouse and monitor supplied. Ideal first computer or child’s computer.
Please contact me for more details:
Ring John: 9626 9093 or 0408 416 466
Email: getugoing@hotpop.com
Approved by PWP SMC - I maintain (gratis) PWP NSW computers and software
0 comments:
Post a Comment