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| Thursday 11 March 2010 |
| Siimon Reynolds on Why People Fail | |
Advertising guru Siimon Reynolds, introduces his new book Why People Fail and discusses how to overcome the 16 obstacles to success in any endeavour.
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| Time: 1:00am-2:00am Mar 11 Cost: Free
Venue: STANTON LIBRARY, Ridge St, NORTH SYDNEY
Enquiries: Constant Reader Bookshop www.constantreader.com.au 02 9438 1763 |  | |
| Mavericks of Change | |
Exploring sustainable design Chris Bosse, LAVA; David Gravina, Digital Eskimo; Marcus Piper and Christey Johansson, one8one7 and Marc Schamburg, schamburg + alvisse give rapid-fire illustrated talks about their design practices.
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| Time: 6:00pm-8:00pm Mar 11 Cost: Free Bookings Essential
Venue: Object Gallery, 417 Bourke Street, Surry Hills
Bookings: Object www.object.com.au/#/node/20/ (02) 9361 4555 | | |
| 8th Phil Renouf Memorial Lecture - Young men mucking about in old boats | | Warwick Turner, one of the founders of the Sydney Heritage Fleet and instrumental in saving and restoring the Lady Hopetoun back in the 1960s, delivers the Phil Renouf Memorial Lecture talking about his life and some of the classic steam vessels that have caught his eye over the years.
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| Time: 6:15pm-8:00pm Mar 11 Cost: $25/$20 ANMM & SHF Members
Venue: National Maritime Museum, Darling Harbour, Sydney
Enquiries: National Maritime Museum www.anmm.gov.au (02) 9298 3644 | | |
| European Justice: Judging in the Court of Justice of the European Union | |
Judge Aindrias Ó Caoimh, the Irish Judge on the Court of Justice of the European Union, talks about his experiences as a Judge of the Court, offers insights into the operation of the Court, interesting cases and changes to the Court under the new Treaty of Lisbon.
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| Time: 6:30pm-7:30pm Mar 11 Cost: Free Registrations Essential
Venue: The Clayton Utz Lecture Theatre – LT 106, Sydney Law School, New Law Building (F10), Eastern Avenue, University of Sydney
Enquiries: Sydney Law School sydney.edu.au/news/law/457.html?e.. (02) 9351 0238 |  |
| Friday 12 March 2010 |
| Joseph Hooker: Botanist and Unsung Hero of Evolution | |
Joseph Hooker had a great influence on the theory of evolution but is relatively unknown. Filmmaker Dr Peter Donaldson, who is making a major TV documentary on Hooker, uses illustrations to talk about how Hooker was slowly converted from creationism to being probably Darwin's greatest supporter.
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| Time: 5:30pm-7:00pm Mar 12 Cost: $18/12 Members incl refreshments at 5.30pm
Venue: Maiden Theatre, Royal Botanic Gardens Sydney, Sydney
Bookings: Friends of The Gardens www.rbgsyd.nsw.gov.au/friends (02) 9231 8182 | | |
| Napoleon's Josephine in Paris | |
David Millar introduces us to Josphine. Almost executed by 'Madame Guillotine' and widowed, she traded her favours to support her family until she married Napoleon. She had an eye for decoration and fashion, and helped to establish Paris as a new city.
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| Time: 6:00pm-8:30pm Mar 12 Cost: $39
Venue: David Stewart Room, WEA Sydney, Ground Floor, 72 Bathurst Street, SYDNEY
Bookings: WEA Sydney www.weasydney.nsw.edu.au (02)9264 2781 |  | |
| Violence in Modern Aboriginal History | | Gordon Briscoe, Jackie Huggins, The Hon Bob Debus MP, Peter Read and Julie-Anne Williams discuss the issue followed by the launch of the books Racial Folly A twentieth Century and Aboriginal family by Gordon Briscoe and Tripping Over Feathers. Scenes in the Life of Joy Janaka Wiradjuri Williams by Peter Read.
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| Time: 6:00pm-8:00pm Mar 12 Cost: Free
Venue: Building F09, Foyer, Sydney Law School, Eastern Avenue,, University of Sydney
Enquiries: School of Philosophical and Historical Inquiry sydney.edu.au/arts/research/humanities_s.. 9351 5658 | |
| Saturday 13 March 2010 |
| Putting Beliefs into Practice | |
Stephanie Dowrick and Rev Dr Michael Whelan examine the issues involved in behaving in accord with our best intentions.
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| Time: 9:30am-3:00pm Mar 13 Cost: $50
Venue: Villa Maria Parish Hall cnr Mary St and Gladesville Rd, Hunters Hill, Cnr Mary St & Gladesville Rd, Hunters Hill
Bookings: Aquinas Academy www.aquinas-academy.com (02) 9247 4651 | |
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