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| Sunday 1 August 2010 |
| From Sheba to Petra: Travels in Arabia Felix | |
From the time of Bilqis, legendary queen of Sheba, exotic items from India and Africa were traded to Southern Arabia. Dr John Tidmarsh considers how trade along the incense routes gave rise to the mysterious and still-largely unexplored desert cities Marib and Shabwa in Arabia Felix (modern Yemen) as well as the spectacular caravan city of Petra.
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| Time: 2:00pm-3:00pm Aug 01 Cost: Free
Venue: Nicholson Museum, Quadrangle A14, The University of Sydney
Bookings: Sydney University Museums sydney.edu.au/museums/whatson/public_eve.. (02) 9351 2812 |  | |
| Forensic Evidence: CCTV Images on Trial | |
With the increasing use of CCTV images in courts, is it really a case of seeing is believing? Senior Lecturer and Head of the Forensic Science program at the University of Western Sydney, Glenn Porter discusses how CCTV images are currently used in criminal courts and the issues of reliability.
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| Time: 3:00pm-5:00pm Aug 01 Cost: $10/$5 members
Venue: Friend in Hand Pub, 58 Cowper Street, Glebe
Enquiries: Partners in Crime (c/o Robyn McWilliams) www.partnersincrimesydney.com (02) 9918 3356 | | |
| The Abrahamic Faiths: Contribution and Relevance | | At an Interfaith Forum, Prof Neil Ormerod, Dr Salih Yucel and Rabbi Jeremy Lawrence explore the three Abrahamic faiths, their contribution to society and their relevance today.
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| Time: 4:00pm-7:00pm Aug 01 Cost: $20/$10 conc.
Venue: Isabel Menton Theatre, Mary MacKillop Place, 11 Mount St, North sydney
Enquiries: Affinity Intercultural Foundation www.affinity.org.au (02) 9702 0789 | | |
| Bruce Petty on Global Haywire | |
One of Australia's best-known political satirists, Bruce Petty speaks about and presents Global Haywire, his latest film which won him the AFI Award for Best Documentary Director.
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| Time: 7:00pm-10:00pm Aug 01 Cost: $10 incl refreshments
Venue: Ruby's Place, Chapel by the Sea, 95 Roscoe St , Bondi Beach
Enquiries: Chapel by the Sea, Bondi Beach Uniting Church www.chapelbythesea.unitingchurch.org.au (02) 9130-3445 |  |
| Monday 2 August 2010 |
| Minimising Stress | | Chiropractor Mark Symonds explains how to create better health by minimising structural, dietary and emotional stress.
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| Time: 10:30am-11:30am Aug 02 Cost: Free
Venue: Mosman Library, Library Walk, 605 Military Road, Mosman
Bookings: Mosman Library www.mosman.nsw.gov.au/library (02) 9978 4091 | | |
| To Whom Must We Answer?: Responsibility, Community and Criminal Law | | The criminal law defines a range of public wrongs, whose perpetrators are held to account by their fellow citizens through the criminal process of trial and punishment: but does the law treat offenders as citizens? Professor Antony Duff, University of Stirling, Scotland, examines the question in the Simone Weil lecture on human values |
| Time: 5:30pm-7:30pm Aug 02 Cost: $22/$20 Senior/$15 Conc
Venue: Dixson Room, Mitchell Wing, State Library of NSW, Maquarie St, Sydney
Bookings: State Library of NSW www.sl.nsw.gov.au/events/events_talks/ev.. 9273 1770 | | |
| An evening with Inspector Singh | |
Author Shamini Flint discusses the adventures of the hero of her crime series, Inspector Singh Investigates, during a Singapore-style banquet. |
| Time: 6:00pm-8:30pm Aug 02 Cost: $25 incl. dinner
Venue: Harry's Singapore Restaurant, Level 1, 198 Elizabeth Street, (entrance via Campbell Street), Sydney (near Central)
Enquiries: Australian Writers Network 0403 48 63 63 | | |
| Civil Society – A Development Perspective | | Stephen Hill, former UNESCO Regional Director, leads a discussion on a range of development issues including social inclusion, systemic reform, and community relations and engagement from diverse international perspectives. |
| Time: 6:00pm-8:00pm Aug 02 Cost: $5
Venue: UTS Building 10, Level 4 Seminar Room 470, University Technology Sydney Ultimo, 235 Jones Street, Broadway Campus , Ultimo
Enquiries: Sydney Development Circle sdc.groupsite.com 0414 905 290 | |
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