Electronic Precinct - February 1999

What's On

Centre for Continuing Education

The Centre for Continuing Education 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 s tart soon. For further details of these, and other courses starting later in the year, please contact the Centre on (0151) 794 6900/6952 or email: conted@liv.ac.uk.

Unless otherwise stated courses take place on the University Precinct.

Sats 20 Feb/6 March 10.00-5.00 at Tate Gallery Liverpool Women and Art.

Sats 6/13 March 9.30-4.30 Office Applications: Word, Excel, Access and Powerpoint.

Saturday 27 March 9.30-4.30 Using Microsoft Powerpoint.

Sats 27 March and 10 April 10.00-4.00 at St George's Hall St George's Hall: The Secret History.

Saturday English Literature Day: Victorian Novels (10.00am-4.30pm). 20 February Anthony Trollope, The Last Chronicle of Barset. 6 March Elizabeth Barrett Browning, Sonnets From the Portuguese. 27 March A E Housman, A Shropshire Lad. 8 May Selected Poetry of George Herbert. 5 June Milton, Paradise Lost.

Residential Courses:

The Geology Around Welshpool (23-25 April). The Proud Countess: The Life of Lady Ann Clifford (1-3 May, Penrith, Cumbria).

Monasteries and the Medieval Landscape (6-11 May, North Yorkshire). Palaeolithics and Later Hunters and Foragers in the Welsh Marches (Introductory evening in Liverpool, and residential weekend, early Summer 1999, based Preston, Montford, 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).

Economics, Accounting & Finance.

Wednesday 3 March at 2.30pm. 'Why do firms die young?' Robert Cressy (Warwick Business School).

Wednesday 17 March, 2.30pm. 'Intra-industry Trade and Labour Market Adjustment' by Marious Brulhart (Manchester).

In Room 230, 2nd floor, Eleanor Rathbone Building. Thursday 25 March, 4pm. Annual Special Lecture 'Globalisation, Free Markets and Europe' by Patrick Minford (Cardiff). In the Eleanor Rathbone Theatre. For further information contact Dr Patrick McCloughan Tel: ext 3042 or email: ukjj250@liv.ac.uk.

Institute of Popular Music.

Tuesday 23 February, 4.30pm. 'House Music, Television and the Ecstasy Generation: A Goldmannian Analysis' by Stuart Borthwick (Liverpool John Moores University).

Tuesday 9 March, 4.30pm. 'James Brown's Greatest Hits (the research paper)' by Charlie Ford (Thames Valley).

Tuesday 23 March, 4.30pm. 'Midnight Cowboy and Blue-eyed Soul: Southern Music, Dialogue and the Segregation of the Airwaves' by Les Back (Goldsmith's College).

In Room G.04, Roxby Building. For further information Tel: ext 3101 or email: ipm@liv.ac.uk.

Music

Wednesday 3 March, 7.30pm. Opus directed by James Wishart. In the University Theatre, Eleanor Rathbone Building.

Wednesday 17 March, 7.30pm. Liverpool University Wind Orchestra conducted by Neil Bird. In the Metropolitan Cathedral of Christ the King.

Thursday 18 March, 7.30pm. University Singers conducted by Julian Cattley and Rosalind Fuller. In Mossley Hill Church.

Sunday 21 March, 8pm. The Renaissance Music Group directed by Morris Davies - Music for Easter in the Lady Chapel, Liverpool Cathedral, St James's Mount.

Tuesday 23 March, 7.30pm. Liverpool University Symphony Orchestra conducted by Tony Shorrocks. In St Peter's Arts Centre, Fylde Road, Preston, University of Central Lancashire.

Wednesday 24 March, 7.30pm. Liverpool University Symphony Orchestra conducted by Tony Shorrocks. In The Banqueting Suite, Britannia Adelphi Hotel, Ranelagh Place, L3.

For further information contact Patricia Fisher Tel: ext 3096.

Liverpool Astronomical Society

Friday 19 March, 7pm. 'Mars: The Next Generation' by Mr Paul Money (Boston Astronomers).

In the Lecture Theatre, Liverpool Museum (NMGM) William Brown Street, Liverpool. For further information contact Mr Ken Clark, Tel: (0151)638 3270 or ext 5356 or email: ggastro@liv.ac.uk.

Liverpool Mathematical Society

Wednesday 10 March 2.00pm. 'Mathematics and the Brain- What's it all to do with the Real World?' by Paulo Lisboa (LJMU). In the ULRB.

March (date to be confirmed), 4.30pm. 'Raising Standards by Early Intervention: Identifying the Mental Strategies which Young Children Use to Solve Numerical Problems' by Jim Martland. In the M&O Building.

Monday 22 March (date to be confirmed), 5pm. 'The PPARC Astrowise Project' by Michael McCabe (Portsmouth). In the M&O building.

For further information contact Dr Newstead Tel: ext 4040.

Liverpool Medical History Society

Thursday 4 March, 5.30pm. 'Death by Water: John Snow and Cholera in the Nineteenth Century' by Dr Stephanie Snow. In the Seminar Room, Liverpool Medical Institution, 114 Mount Pleasant. For further information contact the Hon. Secretary Tel: 01704 871931.

Liverpool Centre for Medieval Studies

Friday 26 March, 5pm. 'Houmour and Folly in English Misericords' by Dr Christa Grossinger (Manchester). In the Senior Common Room, Department of History. For further information Tel: ext 2389.

Pensioner' Club

Friday 5 March, 1pm. 'Land of the Thunder Dragon - Bhutan' by Miss Lucy Pengelly. In the Senate Room, Senate House. Memberhship is open to all retired staff of the University and the annual subcription is currently £2 a year. For further information contact the Hon. General Secretary Mrs Rosemary M orris Tel: (0151) 632 5581.

Philosophy

Monday 1 March, 4.30pm. 'Philosophical Argument and Literary Interpretation: Problem-solving or Liturgy?' by Mr Bernard Beatty.

Monday 8 March, 4.30pm. 'Humanisms: Old and New' by Professor David Cooper (Durham).

Monday 15 March, 4.30pm. 'Hegelianism and Feminist Philosophy' by Dr Kimberley Hutchins (Edinburgh).

Monday 22 March, 4.30pm. 'Externalism, Intentionality and the Real Distinction' by Professor Greg McCulloch (Birmingham). In Seminary Room 1, 7 Abercromby Square.

Department of Physiology

Tuesday 2 March, 1pm. G L Brown Lecture 'Elementary Ca Signals: a New Understanding of Cellular Signal Transduction' by Dr Peter Lipp (Cambridge).

Tues 9 March 'Physiological mechanisms of regulation of apoptosis' by Professor A Watson. Tues 16 March Dr S O Sage (Physiological Laboratory, Cambridge) 'Calcium-signalling in human platelets'.

Tuesday 23 March, 1pm. 'Studies of Receptor Mobility and Associations by Single Particle Fluorescence Imaging: Applications to Cell Surface MHC Molecules' by Dr R Cherry (Essex). In the Veterinary Anatomy Theatre.

Thursday 4 March, 5pm. Biomedical Review Lecture 'African Eve? Asian Adam! An Essay into Modern Human Origins' by Professor Charles E Oxnard (Western Australia). In the Large Lecture Theatre, Ashton Street Building.

Senate House Exhibition Hall.

Until Friday 12 March. The Intimate Mosaic, paintings and drawings by Jagjit Chuhan and Laura Arison. Open 9-5 Monday to Friday. For further information contact the Curator Tel: ext 2347/8 or email: acompton@liv.ac.uk.

For Sale

Modernised three-bedroom terrace off Aigburth Road, GCH, alarm, lounge, dining-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 ext 2656 or 0151 283 6631 (eves).

3 Bedroomed semi-detached with 4th bedroom in loft. 2 reception rooms, fully fitted kitchen, GCH, fully fitted bath/shower. York stone patio/large south facing garden, double garage, quiet road, 2 mins walk Calderstones Park. Located well for schools. No chain. Price £109,000. Contact Chris Murphy Tel: ext 8128 or (0151) 428 3180 or Paul Murphy Tel: (0151) 709 5045 daytime.

3 bedroom end terrace house in West Derby, L12. Fitted wardrobes in all 3 very reasonably sized bedrooms, lounge with gas fire, kitchen/diner, downstairs cloakroom, garden shed, garage, front and rear gardens, gch, some dg, alarm, close to local amenities. Ideal for first time buyer. £33,500 ono. N o chain. Tel (0151) 291 1761 evenings.

Two Radiator covers made by Jali, various sizes, very attractive, paint to your own colour scheme. £30 and £45 buyer collects. Boiler for gch/hot water system, gwo, served and maintained by British Gas. £25 buyer collects. 5ft Continental bed, 2 separate mattress' complete with headboard and match ing valance cover, under bed storage. £15 buyer collects. Contact Mrs Garden (0151) 291 1761 evenings.

Period, listed, modernised cottage off Aigburth Vale in Sefton Park Conservation Area. 5 bedrooms in all. 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 d rive. Freehold. Carpets and curtains negotiable. £149,000. Contact Professor David Morgan, tel: ext 2653 or (0151) 291 4738 evenings.

Spacious 4 bed family house, Little Neston, Wirral (25 mins from University); large lounge with living gas fire; dining room; study/play room; fitted kitchen; bath & shower/sep shower; 2nd WC; sep double garage; patio & hard pad. GCH, DG, alarm, new carpets & newly decorated. No chain. £105,000. Co ntact 706 4184 or 3365721 or email: dagreenhalgh@liv.ac.uk.

Olive Grove, 3 bedroom modern detached in cul-de-sac location. lounge, dining/kitchen with patio doors, alarmed, GCH, DG, gardens, shed, driveway. No Chain. £64,995. Tel: ext 4511 or email l.wright@liv.ac.uk.

3 bedroom house in Mossley Hill. Bedrooms, GCH, dg, living flame gas fire, recently decorated including new carpets and wood flooring, no chain. £49,950 fqs. Contact ext 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/back yard. Situated by the waterfront. £33,000 Contact Lisa on ext 5489 or email: lcmj@liv.ac.uk.

Sanyo notebook computer 386 processor, 7 mb memory, fax/modem and carry case. In vgc £250 ono. Contact Lisa ext 5489 or email: lcmj@liv.ac.uk

3 bedroom terrace house in Seaforth. 2 reception rooms, kitchen/diner, bathroom, and GCH. £44,000. Contact (0151) 476 7791.

Claughton, Wirral. Purpose built 2nd floor flat, GCH, balcony, garage. No Chain. £39,950. Contact Anna Christie (0161) 275 2535/2525 daytime.

Baby bouncy chair brand new, £10. Contact Kathy on 727 4815 any time.

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, FSH. Very good condition all round. Best offer over trade price of £7,450. Contact Derek Knottenbelt on 6041 or email: knotty@liv.ac.uk.

Ford Escort (Ghia) Pepper Red, 15 months old, lady owner, 9,000 miles. £8,300. Contact Daphne Gelling ext. 2479.

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

N Reg VW Polo 1.3, 5 door, metallic green, stereo, 41,000 miles. Very good condition, £5,100. Tel: Caroline on ext 5081 or 475 1512(eve) or email: cal@liv.ac.uk.

Lancia Dedra 1.8 ie LS white. Left-hand drive, air conditioning, power steering, and many extras. £5,800 (negotiable). Contact: Dr Domenico Bondi (01244 602961) office or (01244 677194) evenings.

Canon EOS 1000FN autofocus (auto everything!) camera, 35-135 USM lens. £170 ono. Contact R Gayton on ext 5304 or email: arm610@liv.ac.uk.

One pair of black tap dancing shoes, brand new, only worn once, size 4. £10. Contact Tina on ext: 4518.

Ferguson Remote Control Video complete with instructions full working order £40ono. Contact Val Tel: RLUH 4561 or RLUH 4563 9-1pm or (0151) 489-4080 (evenings).

Piano, made by Schiedmayer U. Soehne, Stuttgart. Steel frame, over-stringed, underdamped, mounted on Shepherd's Casters. Finished in light-coloured oak. Excellent condition. Contact Dr C D V Wilson on 625 8396.

King Sized Mattress- Sealy Posturepaedic Deluxe, as new £80. Tel: ext 4726 or evenings at (0151) 638 1602.

Royal Memorabillia. Small childhood collection. Some material from death of George VI. Not good condtion but interesting. Offers. Contact 608 1049.

Laser sailing dinghy. Sail number 121957. White hull and deck, launching trolley and cover. All gear, gc, £895 ONO. Avon Sportboat inflatable R250. Wooden transom and floorboards. £325 ONO. Contact (0151) 924 4928 or email: sforrow@liv.ac.uk

Camera for sale. 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. £290, will take best offer. Contact A. Gombe Tel: ext676 7 or email en0u5090@liv.ac.uk.

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

1982 Ford Escort 1.6 Ghia, taxed end of Feb., long MOT, new battery, silencer, radio cassette, service history, old MOT's. £495 ono. Tel: 01925 811654 after 6pm.

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.

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

Beautiful Versailles White Wedding Dress in Excellent Condition, Size 10, sweetheart neckline, short sleeves, fitted bodice, delicately beaded, full length with scalloped hem, medium length train, cleaned and heirloomed. £200 ono. Contact Patrick Tel: ext 3042.

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

Newly modernised 3 bedroom terrace in Liverpool 8. Fully furnished, large bathroom, through lounge. Close to University. No Chain. £24,500 with £1,000 cashback. Tel: (0151) 733 1545.

Renault Clio Versailles (97:P), 5-door, metallic green, sunroof, 17,000 miles. £4,995. Tel: ext 2159 or 07957 394355.

Edwardian family house in West Kirby, 6 bedrooms (5 plus study), hall, large breakfast/kitchen area and large sitting room, front and back porches, large attractive south-facing garden. £175,000. Contact shep@liv.ac.uk.

Peugot 306 XTDT (1985: N reg, top spec and low mileage at 34,000 miles, tax and MOT July 1999, FSH, vgc. £8,500 ono. Tel: ext 5735 or 8240 or 0973 247874 mobile.

Beautiful, hand-embroidered/cutwork white linen and tablecloths. Prices starting from £1.50. Tel: ext 4383.

For Rent

Furnished detached 3-bedroom house with study room, garage, GCH, alarm, en-suite shower in master bedroom in sort after residential area of Woolton, Liverpool, L25. Rent £500 per calender month. Call 0151-428 7600 after 2pm.

Fully-furnished 3 bedroomed semi-detached house within 5 min walk to the University, large conservatory, car drive, fire and burglar alarms, freezer, washing machine and microwave. £500 pcm. Tel 0151 709 1141 (Mrs Dahab).

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.

Second person to share two bedroomed flat in Crosby (near Sainsbury's). Most mod cons. 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.

Spacious 4 bedroom terraced house, not overlooked, 3 reception rooms, GCH, courtyard garden, polished wood floors and original working fireplaces in bedrooms and reception rooms. 5 mins to Allerton Station. Ideal for staff, postgrads or mature students £450 pcm. Contact Robert Tel: ext 5312 or 427 4162 (eves).

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

PostGrad students to join 2 existing post-grads in large house in Sefton Park, 2 bathrooms (one with shower), fully fitted kitchen with fridge-freezer, microwave, cooker, washing machine and dryer. Large sitting room. Fully furnished. Tel 0151 336 5245

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.

Superior 3 bedroom self-contained unfurnished flat in newly converted Victorian house in Crosby, nr beach. gch, dg, private parking, fitted carpets and kitchen, cable phone/tv, door entry, close to rail and bus, suit working professioanls, refs and guarantor required. Tel: 0973 393309 (mobile).

Bedsit and small downstairs study in Freshfield. Access to all amenities, suit lecturer or postgrad, all expenses paid. Contact 01704 872838.

2 bedroom apartment in Sefton Park. Large living room, furnished, garage. £120 pw. Avail mid-March for 3 months (may extend). Tel: (0151) 709 7352 daytime or (0151) 727 2557.

Available

Native Spaniard offering Spanish conversation and lessons at all levels of Spanish grammar. Tel: 0151- 291 0711.

Registered childminder has vacancies. Full time and part-time places, school pick-ups. Garston area. Contact Mrs Gould Tel: (0151) 494 9037. Wanted

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. Jarrit's 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

House wanted to rent by Senior Professionals for approx. 6 months, unfurnished/furnished, min 2 bedrooms, preferably South Liverpool area and alarmed. Tel: (0151) 428 8621.

Health Fair Wednesday 14 April 10-4pm. Occupational Health Service 'Health Fair' in Students Lounge, Ground Floor, Chadwick Building. All staff welcome.

University staff/postgraduate cricket Any university staff or postgraduate students who are interested in playing cricket over the summer. The Chemical Pathology Cricket Club is looking for new players, of all standards, for the upcoming season. Nets are to be held in the sports hall in March and A pril, with the season starting at the end of April. Anyone interested in playing or coming along to nets contact either Dave Law, ext 5230, email: dwlaw@liv.ac.uk or Stuart Carter, ext 4206, email: scarter@liv.ac.uk.

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