CLUB MEETING 19th JUNE 2017

PRESIDENT JOHN WATSON welcomed members.

John advised members of disbursements made by the club for the year.

GUEST SPEAKER: GARY PHILLIPS.

Gary gave a presentation on the digital area at work as a teacher at Notre Dam College.

In a "Show & Tell" Gary showed members how technology is becoming more sophisticated and cheaper  by showing devices such as Raspberry Pi are being used to introduce Year 7 & 8 to computing and coding.

In a power-point presentation Gary explained what is happening in computing in junior classes.

Computing helps with problem solving, critical thinking and creative thinking by using a micro computer such as Raspberry Pi in designing, making and testing.

To illustrate the changing times Gary concluded with a quote from the 1950's "Ballpoint pens will be the ruin of education in our country, Students use the devices and then throw them away."                                                                                                                                                                        

REPORTS

SECRETARY PHIL MEAGHER:

Changeover dinner next week, partners night, two course dinner. Please respond to invitation on Club Runner to indicate attendance.

JULIE ANDREW FOR JASON:

District debating in three rounds with first round by 30th June, second round end of September and third round end of November.

In the first round our team is the away team debating the negative on the topic "University education is essential for success".

JEFF BUZZA:

Members of Rotary asked to talk at Numurkah Secondary College this Wednesday on "Contributing to Community".

GRANT DEPPLER:

Hosting Jake Edwards this Wednesday at Nathalia "Outside the Locker Room"

Telegraph Hotel "Big Freeze" raised $15,700 for MND.

Made contact with Craig Lowndes V8 Supercar Driver re availability for Breakfast speaker next year. Craig's charity is RSPCA.

P.P. ALLEN CANOBIE:

Spent two weeks in S.A. with Terry and wives. Visited Castlemaine Art Show on way home. Similar number of entries with similar artists. Nice without being a spectacular display.

P.P. ERNEST JONES:

Numurkah & District Development Committee invitation to officially launch the Exercise Units along the Broken Creek walking tracks. Thursday 29th June at 2.30pm at the Lake Numurkah Car Park, Madigan Street. Coffee & tea available, BYO chair.

P.E. JACQUE PHILLIPS:

Committee structure and program for next 6 months will be emailed next week.

ATTENDANCE:

 24 in attendance with 6 apologies. 68%

FELLOWSHIP:

 Phil Meagher birthday 17th June, Sieg Seiter 16th June, Janine Connolly 21st June. Gary Phillips a member for 2 years, Terry Brennan member for 42 years.

HEADS & TAILS:

 Ernest Jones.

NEXT MEETING

DATE: MONDAY 26th JUNE 2017

CLUB CHANGEOVER

VENUE: NUMURKAH GOLF & BOWLS CLUB

CHAIR: CHRIS SUTTON

APOLOGIES:

Bill Hewson

Phone: 5862 1944

Email: whe13166@bigpond.net.au

A man enters a bar and orders a drink. The bar has a robot bartender.
The robot serves him a perfectly prepared cocktail, and then asks him, "What's your IQ?"
The man replies, "150", and the robot proceeds to make conversation about global warming factors, quantum physics and spirituality, biomimicry, environmental interconnectedness, and nano-technology.
The guy is very impressed and... thinks, "This is really cool.", and decides to test the robot.
He walks out of the bar, turns around, and comes back in for another drink.
Again, the robot serves him the perfectly prepared drink and asks him, "What's your IQ?"
"About a 100," the man responds.
Immediately the robot starts talking, but this time about football, the Bathurst 1000, cricket, supermodels, favourite fast foods, and the like.
Really impressed, the man leaves, then walks in again.
"What's your IQ?" the robot asks.
"Er, 50, I think."
And that’s when the robot responds, very, very slowly, "So, I expect you’re following Collingwood again this year?"