Issue number seventyfour (December 2006) in a series of Signposts sent by the U3A International Group UK and U3AOnline Australia, once a month, to any and all U3A members anywhere in the world.

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	Gardening groups may like to know about the following websites:- - The Royal Horticultural Society - http://www.rhs.org.uk/ - National Gardening Association http://www.garden.org/home - The Weekend Gardener web http://www.weekendgardener.net - Ryton Organic Gardens - http://www.gardenorganic.org.uk/ near Rugby is especially good for group visits.
	History: Richard of York may have given battle in vain but his followers soldier on, determined to reverse the unjust treatment given him by W. Shakspere. See http://www.r3.org/ - a rich and passionate site.
	Languages groups are recommended to subscribe to the BBC's monthly highlights of news of language courses and resources. http://www.bbc.co.uk/languages/yoursay/newsletter/
	Some details of the government's pensions Bill of 29th November are now available at the Pensions Advisory Service website. Click on this link
	The World U3A Climate Study group is only 8 weeks old and they have assembled over 150 recent authoritative articles from all over the world rekating to the science of climate change, practical actions and varied opinions including sceptics. See http://u3aclimatestudy.pbwiki.com Thank you Malcolm Crocker - U3A Henley-on-Thames)
	http://www.moneysavingexpert.com is an excellent website, lots of useful tips and completely free of ads. You can subscribe to a weekly newsletter. (Thanks Ray Cane - U3A UK)
	TECHNICAL SUPPORT Vista Transformation Pack will give to your Windows XP system the look of Microsoft's Windows Vista without actually installing the O.S. Backup your system first, then download Release 6 from this link