Electronic Precinct - December 1998

What's On

Centre for Continuing Education

Part-time Study for All

The Centre offers a programme of accredited evening and daytime weekly courses, linked days and residential courses, held in Liverpool and at other local centres. There are concessionary fees for full-time students and for University staff. The following Liverpool courses start soon. For further details of these, and other courses starting later in the New Year, please contact the Centre on 0151-794 6900/6952 or e-mail conted@liverpool.ac.uk.

Unless otherwise stated, courses take place on the University Precinct.

Monday 11 January

Nineteenth-Century French Art: From Neo-Classicism to Post Impressionism (10 mtgs, 7.00-9.00pm) Marketing: Planning and Strategy (10 mtgs, 6.30-8.30 pm)

French Year 2 (20 mtgs 5.30-7.30pm)

Italian Year 1 (Absolute Beginners) (20 mtgs, 6.00-8.00 pm)

Tuesday 12 January

Varieties of Unionism 1850-1930 (10 mtgs, 7.00-9.00 pm)

French Year 1 (Absolute Beginners) (20 mtgs, 6.00-8.00 pm)

Spanish Year 1 (Absolute Beginners) (20 mtgs, 3.00-5.00 pm)

Spanish Year 2 (20 mtgs, 5.30-7.30 pm)

Orwell's 1984 (10 mtgs, 7.00-9.00 pm)

Thursday 14 January

An Introduction to the Decorative Arts (10 mtgs, 10.30-12.30 pm)

Monday 18 January

Heroes? Villains? Or Misunderstood? An Examination of Some Great Figures from Antiquity (10 mtgs, 1.30-3.30 pm)

Contemporary Issues in European Integration (10 mtgs, 7.00-9.00 pm)

Jazz Arranging (10 mtgs, 7.00-9.00 pm)

Merseybeat (10 mtgs, 7.00-9.00 pm)

Popular Music on Record (10 mtgs, 7.00-9.00 pm)

Tuesday 19 January

Roman Britain (10 mtgs, 7.00-9.00 pm)

Tutankhamun: Pharaoh of Egypt (10 mtgs, 1.30-3.00 pm)

Religion in Ancient Egypt (10 mtgs, 6.00-8.00 pm)

Theatre Studies: Performing Poetry (Advanced) (10 mtgs, 7.00-9.00 pm)

Modern Country Music (10 mtgs, 7.00-9.00 pm)

Hindu and Buddhist Ideas of Salvation (10 mtgs, 7.00-9.00pm)

Climate Watch (10 mtgs, 7.00-9.00 pm)

Wednesday 20 January

Developing skills in Archeological Illustration (10 mtgs, 1.30-3.30 pm)

The History and Archaeology of Mesopotamia c.3,500-911Bc (10 mtgs, 7.00-9.00 pm)

Habitat: 150 years of British Homes (10 mtgs, 10.00 am-12.00 noon)

An Introduction to Philosophy of Science (10 mtgs, 7.00-9.00 pm)

Nature Conservation and Habitat Management (10 mtgs, 11.00 am-1.00 pm)

Settlements and Landscapes in North-West England (10 mtgs, 6.30-8.30 pm)

Thursday 21 January

Inside the Music Industry (10 mtgs, 7.00-9.00 pm)

The Music of Ireland (10 mtgs, 7.00-9.00 pm)

Anarchy, State, Animals and Environment (10 mtgs, 7.00-9.00 pm)

Dates to be arranged:

Watercolour: A Fresh Approach (20 mtgs, Mon 6.30-8.30 pm, from January)

Understanding Colour in Art (20 mtgs, Thur 2.00-4.00 pm, from January)

Series, linked days, weekend courses:

Springboard: Women's Development Programme (Sats 16 Jan, 13 Feb, 20 March and 1 May 9.30-5.00 pm)

The Friday Afternoon Shakespeare Class (Fri 22 Jan, 5 Feb and 5 March 1.00-4.30 pm)

Object-oriented Programming in C++ (Sats, 16, 23, 30 Jan and 6 Feb 9.30-4.30 pm)

Renaissance and Baroque Rome (Part Two) (Sats 23 and 30 Jan 10.00 5.00 pm)

Egyptian Hieroglyphs (4 days, Sat-Sun 6-7 and 20-21 Feb 9.30-4.30 pm)- (repeated 22-23 May and 5-6 June)

Saturday English Literature Days: Victorian Novels (10.00 am-4.30 pm, four further days in March-June)

Mrs Gaskell, Wives and Daughters Sat 23 Jan

Anthony Trollope, The Last Chronicle of Barset (Sat 20 Feb)

Residential courses:

The Treasure of Secrets Revealed: Everyday life in a Stuart Manor House(12-14 Feb at Alston Hall Residential College)

The Geology around Welshpool (23-25 April)

The Proud Countess: The Life of Lady Ann Clifford (13 May, Penrith, Cumbria)

Monasteries and the Medieval Landscape (6-11 May, North Yorkshire)

Paeleolithics and Later Hunters and Foragers in the Welsh Marches (Introductory evening in Liverpool, and residential weekend, early Summer 1999, based Preston Montfort, Shropshire)

Tuscany: Exploring the Medieval Italian Town (19-26 June, Montecatini and Siena)

Historic Churches of the Ribble Valley (18-20 June at Alston Hall Residential College)

The Country Houses of Norfolk (10-13 Sept, based Fakenham)

Physical Recreation Service

Aerobics for Beginners

Have you ever tried or wanted to try aerobics or step, or been put off because everyone knows the moves? The Sports Centre is running a NEW course after Christmas for total beginners. For further information and application forms about this course and any of the regular Active Life and Aerobics classes and courses call in the Sports Centre or tel ext 3307.

Fitness Assessments

The fitness assessment service has been re-introduced to the Sports Centre. This service should appeal to anyone who has not exercised for a while or anyone returning from an injury. So, if you want a one-to-one consultation with an expert, book now! Call into the Sports Centre or tel ext 3307.

Student Charter

The 1998-99 Annual Annexe of the Student Charter is available. Anyone wishing to obtain a copy may do so from: All Faculty Offices The Guild of Students Senate House Reception and the General Office: Liverpool School of Tropical Medicine, School of Health Sciences Dental School,

Department of Sociology, Social Policy and Social Work Studies

January 27: Kamlesh Patel, Central Lancashire, Issues facing South Asian drug users in the UK.

February 3: David Hall, The Cobalt Project: community based learning.

February 10, Gordon Marshall, Nuffield, Oxford, Social mobility.

February 17: Chris JonesAll on Wednesdays, 3.00pm-- 4.30pm, room 1.45.

Liverpool Astronomical Society

January 15: Speaker, Mr Chris Jordon, President of Salford A.S. Subject, Cosmology

February 19: Speaker, Mr David Ratledge. Subject, CCD Astronomy

Monthly meeting are held every third Friday in the month. Venue is the Lecture Theatre, Liverpool Museum, William Brown Street. Between 7pm-9pm. Email: www.liv.ac.uk/~ggastro/Syllabus.9899.html

Pre-Sessional English for Academic Purposes Courses.

The Applied English Language Studies Unit is now offering full-time Fast Track pre-Sessional EAP courses to intending postgraduates during term time. These courses aim to be flexible to departmental and student need. They involve small groups of students and classes are highly individualised and interactive. The next course will run from 25th January to 1st April. Late entry is possible if applicants fulfil certain conditions. Places can now be booked on our ten-week and six-week intensive full time pre-sessional summer courses. The dates for these are: 5th July 9th September and 2nd August-9th September 1999. Admission tutors are strongly advised to recommend attendance on the ten-week course if the applicant's language qualifications are weak.

For further information, application forms, and to be put on our mailing list, please contact the EAP Course Secretary Karin Alecock (x2335; alecock@liv.ac.uk). To consult about language levels or late applications, contact Celia Shalom, Pre-sessional Co-ordinator (x2736; cns@liv.ac.uk).

Art Gallery Exhibitions and Events.

The Return of the Triffids a display from the John Wyndham Archive 15 January-26 February 1999.

Liverpool Mathematical Society

Monday 18 January, 5.00pm. Tony Gardiner (University of Birmingham)

Where are we now? The Cultural Revolution in English mathematics education 1980-1996

Monday 25 January, 4.30pm-6.00pm. Wendy Singleton (Advisory teacher for Lancashire) Activities to support Numeracy

Meetings will be held in the Mathematics and Oceanography Building.

The University Symphony Orchestra is to give a concert on March 23.

For the members of the orchestra it is rewarding to be able to present the result of the terms work more than once. Next term, to demonstrate the breadth of the repertoire the chamber orchestra tackles, they can be heard in 20th century music in the Opus concert on March 3 in the Eleanor Rathbone Theatre, and also all of these events can be purchased rom the Music Departments administrator, Patricia Fisher, in the Music Department on 794 3096.

For Sale

Modernised three-bedroom terrace off Aigburth Road, GCH, alarm, lounge, sitting-room, fitted kitchen, bath, shower. Convenient for shops, buses, 5 mins walk from Lark Lane. Freehold. Carpets and fittings negotiable. £44,500. Contact Dr Maggie Scammell ext2656 or 0151 283 6631 (eves).

3 Bedroomed Semi-Detached with 4th bedroom in loft. 2 GCH, fully fitted bath and shower. Garden and double garage. 2 mins walk from Calderstones Park. No chain. Price £109,000. Contact Chris Murphy tel 0151 4283180 or ext 8128. Paul Murphy (work) 0151 709 5045.

Period, listed, modernised cottage off Aigburth Vale in Sefton Park Conservation Area. 5 bedrooms, lounge and family room, set in secure walled gardens front and back.

Granny flat possible, safe for children, convenient for Sefton Park and Otterspool, shops nearby in Aigburth Vale. 3 car drive. Freehold. Carpets and curtains negotiable. £159,950. Contact Professor David Morgan, tel: ext 2653 or (0151) 291 4738 evenings.

For sale or to rent (short term). Cottage style terraced house in New Brighton, good bus and train service to Liverpool. 3 bedrooms, 2 with fitted wardrobes, lounge with living flame fire, dining room, fitted kitchen, bathroom with shower, GCH. Price on request. Telephone Beverley Brunskill, 0151 630 1554 (evenings and weekends) or extension 5576.

Spacious 4 bedroom family house with much admired garden in good residential area (Blundellsands). Close to excellent village shopping, schooling at all levels, buses and railway. (20 mins to Liverpool). £139,950. Tel: 0151 924 1525.

3 bedroom house in Mossley Hill. Bedrooms, GCH, double glazed, living gas fire flame, recently decorated including new carpets and wood flooring, no chain. £49,950 fqs. Contact 794 4616 or email: ewatson@liv.ac.uk

3 bedroom terrace in New Ferry, Wirral. 2 reception rooms, breakfast room and fitted kitchen & bathroom. GCH, part DG, garden/bach yard. Situated by the waterfront. £33,000 Contact Lisa on ext 5489 or email: lcmj@liv.ac.uk

Victorian two storey house on Smithdown Road. Four bedrooms, bathroom and separate shower room, large kitchen and two lounges. Garden front and rear. Viewing recommended £61,000. Contact 733 9418.

3 bedroom terrace house in Seaforth. 2 reception rooms, kitchen/diner, bathroom, and GCH. £44,000. Contact 476 7791. Claughton, Wirral. Purpose built 2nd floor flat, GCH, balcony, garage. £39,950. Contact 0161 275 2535/2525 daytime. Tomy Papouse brand new £15 ono, Avent Breast Pump, brand new, £15 ono, Baby bouncy chair brand new, £10. Contact Kathy on 727 4815 any time day or night. B reg Nissan Micra LS. Tax and MOT until June 1999. 70,000 miles. £650. Tel: (0151) 733 9918.

Peugot 306D Turbo (1995; N) 66k, FPSH. Very good condition all round. £7,450. Contact Derek Knottenbelt on 6041 or email: knotty.

G reg Peugot 1.91 405SR, LHD, remote locking, air con. 12 months MOT. Very good condition. £2,200. Tel: 01957 810528.

Lancia Dedra 1.8 ie LS white. Do you need a left-hand drive car? Air conditioning, power steering, and many extras. £5,800 (negotiable). Contact: Dr Domenico Bondi (01244 602961) office or (01244 677194) evenings.

Laser sailing dinghy. Sail number 121957. White hull and deck, launching trolley and cover. All gear. £895 ONO. Sportboat inflatable R250. Wooden transom and floorboards. £325 ONO. Contact 924 4928 or email sforrow@liv.ac.uk

Ski walker (Body Sculpture). Cost £ 100. Sell £60. Email: lath@liv.ac.uk or tel Pat on 708 9359/2115

Astronomical Telescope Vixen 4 Refractor. GP-E Equatorial Mounting & Tripod finder scope & star diagonal 2 eyepieces 25mm & 10mm. £375. Contact Martin Eva. Ex 2036.

Sanyo notebook computer 386 processor, mb memory, fax/modem and carry care. £250 ono. Contact Lisa ext 5489 or email: lcmj@liv.ac.uk

MFI cabin bed and wardrobe. Suitable for child/teenager. Buyer to dismantle and collect. £100.

Large office desk in solid wood. £30. John Corner on 2654 or home 724 2465.

Fisher stacker system £99. Shaeffer fountain pen £49 (never been used), Cross fountain pen £49 (never been used), carpets suitable for bedrooms, dark blue with peach motif £75 for two. Contact 283 4630.

Ferguson Colour 21" TV, good condition, £50. Samsung CG Hifi, £50. Table and four chairs (black). £25. Cone uplifter lamp, modern design, £10. Contact 726 1527.

Childrens games and toys, most in excellent condition, from £2.50. Ladies soft black leather jacket, size 10. £15. 3 bags of boys clothing, age 4-6, excellent condition. £25. Ladies cream silk suit made in Thailand, size 8-10, never worn. £25. Contact Karen on 01606 871771 or Email k.e.blain@liv.ac.uk

Beautiful Wedding Dress in Excellent Condition: Versailles White Wedding Dress, Size 10, cleaned and heirloomed. £200 ono. Contact Patrick 0151 794 3042. 9-5pm.

Sun-bed £75. 9 tube full-length, good condition. Bruce Moore 724 1419.

Brand new Canon E0S500 SLR, autofocus, 35-80mm zoom lens, Wide Strap, Vanguard adjustable aluminium tripod (new), Canon remote switch, Lens covers. Available with original purchase packaging and valid Canon European warranty. £390, will take best offer. Contact A. Gombe 794 6767 ext 86417, email enOu5090@liv.ac.uk.

Mersey Water Systems Water Heater- all parts and operational manual. Instant hot water provider £75.00 ono. Contact 0151 285 2409

For Rent Comfortable 3 bedroom semi in Hunts Cross. Fully furnished, GCH, garden. Available for 1 year from January 1999. £400 pcm. Tel 486 3526.

Lovely large room in a house. £250 pcm. Bills inclusive except for phone. Very Convenient, Russell Road off Penny Lane, Liverpool 18. Contact ex. 2666 or evenings 733 4964. Available immediately.

Spacious 4 bedroom terraced house. 3 reception rooms, GCH, courtyard garden. 5 mins to City Line (Allerton Station). £450 pcm. Tel Robert: 794 5312 or 427 4162 (eves).

House for rent close to University, 2/3 bedrooms, fully furnished, GCH, fitted kitchen, alarmed. Available from January. Contact Daphne Gelling on 0151 794 2479 or dgelling@liv.ac.uk

Large room available in comfortable shared house in Lark Lane/Aigburth area. Please call 726 9661.

1 large room to rent in large house with double bed on Woodlands Road. Shower, microwave, washer. Contact 734 2888. Two bedroom furnished house in Wavertree. £300 pcm. Available start of December. Postgraduates or staff only. Email: Mark.Prescott@med.monash.edu.au or George Prescott 645 5485.

Four to five bedroom terraced house, fully alarmed, GCH, furnished available on Elm Bank Road off Greenbank Road, Liverpool 18. Suitable for family/professional. £400 per month available for 9-12 months but negotiable. Call (0151) 428 7600 after 2.00pm if interested.

House-share. Magnificent study-bedroom with own colour TV, central heating all inclusive in beautiful Georgian house by Birkenhead Park. Girl preferred. Contact Virna 670-0602.

Comfortable 2 bedroom terrace in Walton. Fully furnished, GCH, Alarmed. £300 pcm. Available start of January. Postgraduates or staff only. Email dave@hep.ph.liv.ac.uk or Diane Muskett on 264 9305 (home) or 706 2000 bleep 159 (work).

Available Gift tokens. Treat your friend to an aromatic massage/ manual lymphatic drainage/ reflexology treatment. From £7.50 per half hour. Contact Fiona McDavid L.C.S.P. on 733 1014.

Italian native speaker offers private tuition in Italian language. Sound knowledge of Italian culture and history. Tel: 7545 or Email: santilli@liv.ac.uk.

Turkish professional native speaker offers private tuition in Turkish. Tek: 794 5595 or email: yenal@liverpool.ac.uk.

Translations, English to Spanish/ Spanish to English. Contact Mrs Lamb 426 6665 (eves) or email: lucia.

Experienced research data analyst available. Contact Mrs Lamb 426 6665 or email: lucia.

Florida, Orlando. Secluded luxury villa, sleeps 8, private pool, near Disney and attractions, some weeks still available spring and early summer 1999. Tel: (0151) 291 1874.

South Cornwall (Roseland). Superb all-seasons chalet on secluded grassy site with own woodland, 50 yaeds from tidal creek, 300 yards from sandy sea-beach. Includes master bedroom (double) with en suite, second bedroom and bathroom. From 185 pw. Tel: 0151709 7615 or email .

Bed and full English breakfast available in luxury, secluded, villa in Mijas, Costa del Sol, Spain. Rates from 20,000 to 22,000 pesatas per person per week, (approx £85 to £95 @ 230 Pts/£) Contact John and Valerie Mack, Casa Kay, Burzon 12, Urb. LAs Lomas de Mijas, 29650 Mijas, Malaga, Spain. Te: 00 34 52 485791. Contact Bill Blythe, ext 3215.

Snowdonia Log Cabin: Trawsfynnyd. Weekly from £140 and weekends from £46 per night. Discount available for University staff. Sleeps 6, fully furnished. Discount available for University staff. Near dry ski slope in Holiday Village. Tel Jean Alexander ext 4649 or at home on 0151 548 7736.

Beautiful, new Holiday Home in centre of Coniston village. Warm and comfortable with all mod cons (CH, Washing machine, microwave etc). Awe inspiring views, central location for pubs/restaurants and variety of walking/climbing sites Sleeps 4. Tel: 0151 394 41 632 (After 6pm Mon-Fri or Weekends).

Holiday cottage in Tuscany to let. Superb setting near mountains. Florence, Siena, Arezzo and the Chianti country in easy reach. Ideal walking, sight-seeing,etc. Tel: 0117 924 7537. Email:gp.ck@virgin.net. Native Spaniard offering Spanish conversation and lessons at all levels of Spanish grammar. Tel: 0151- 291 0711.

Lovely large room in a house. £250pcm. Bill inclusive except for phone. Very convenient, Russell Road off Penny Lane, Liverpool L18. Contact ex.2664 (daytime) or 733 4964 (evenings) Available immediately.

Wanted

Tutor required for Philamonic Court Self-Catering Residences from September 1999. Post-Graduate desirable, experience in a similar position would be advantageous. Contact the Manager on 794 3828.

Experienced string quartet for occasional local gigs. Contact: 0151 724 6162.

Law books wanted: The Oxford Companion to Law by David M Walker, Clarendon Press, Oxford 1980. Jarrits Dictionary of English Law, 2nd or 3rd Edition, John Burke, Sweete & Maxwell, London (2 volumes). Contact Sam Denniss on 3738 or email qq73@liv.ac.uk

Second person to share two bedroomed flat in Crosby (near Sainsbury's). Most mod cons. On 53/86 bus route, ten mins walk to Blundellsands station. Warning -- I smoke. Rent, rates and bills 275 pcm, dep/refs. Email paulw@csc.liv.ac.uk, day tel: 794 8202, home tel: 286 3644

If you wish to publicise lectures or small ads, please send them to: Joanne McGovern, Editorial Office, Senate House. TEL: 0151 794 2251, FAX: 0151 794 2249 or email: janis.files@liv.ac.uk

N.B. If the adverts describe articles for sale, these are accepted in good faith and Precinct cannot guarantee the accuracy of the adverts it accepts. Priority will be given to University events and adverts will be included subject to available space and may be abbreviated to fit. Full text will be made available on the WWW.

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