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Archive for September, 2007

Well Tasty

Posted by LibeRaCe on September 28, 2007

Spice up your assignments with these free range links…. a pinch of professionals, a sprinkling of inspiration, a soupcon of gossip, marinaded in the recipes of yesteryear and sieved through the technology of today. 

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        The Professionals : 

Society of Master Chefs, Association of Pastry Chefs, Welsh Culinary Association, Nationwide Caterers Association, World Association of Chefs Society,  British Hospitality Association, Institute of Food Science and Technology.

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                                   Business Information                                

Do you really know what you’re talking about???

Sourcing your food…

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Food Prep, Food Safety &  Food Science techniques  

Cheffie Problems and Inspiration                               Cuisine from around the world…

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Ancient recipes, modern day  

Magazines : Restaurant (in library), Caterer and Hotel Keeper (in library), Foodchain,  Quality Food Online

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What restaurant staff are really talking about :)

 Find all your Catering books in the library at shelves 641-647

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Eye Spy

Posted by LibeRaCe on September 27, 2007

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Whats going on in the UK  right now?? Click to find out – - – - Big Brother might just be watching………

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Science – the Good, the Bad and the Ugly

Posted by LibeRaCe on September 26, 2007

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TED.com - free talks and lectures from some of the worlds greatest thinkers

Royal Institute Christmas Lectures hub – the annual lectures revisited

Bad Science – the truth is out there

Darwin Awards – celebrates those who unintentionally prove the theory of Natural Selection …….

How stuff works – yes really, the inward goings-on about everything from vegetarians to jet engines

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Make your own …… comics

Posted by LibeRaCe on September 25, 2007

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Download and create your own comic, using your own pictures for FREE at Softpedia.com and even more software can be found at HyperComics online.

Have a look at Zark - the long form webcomic, on the go since 1995!

Could you do any better…..?

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You Beauty!

Posted by LibeRaCe on September 24, 2007

Tone up your assigmenments with this selection of links plucked from the WWW e-spa-cially for you. Face up to facts, you’ll need to pore over more resources than ever to clean up at exam time……..  

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The Professionals BABTAC, British Spa association, Professional Beauty, Guild of Professional Beauty Therapists, British Skin Foundation

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Business Information                                                                     What if your client has a problem?  

Ancient beauty tips and how different are they from today’s?

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Magazines  International Therapist (in library), Health & Beauty Salon (in library), Beauty Magazine Online, Todays Therapist.

Find a job

Find all your Alternative Therapies in the library at shelf 615 and all Beauty Therapy books in on shelf 646.72

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North Wales Pioneer Web Version

Posted by LibeRaCe on September 21, 2007

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 Did you know you can now read the whole North Wales Pioneer newspaper online?

Click on the link above to bring you to the webpage.

Click on E-Version Llandudno at the top of the page. We have registered a password for our library users to access this version.

Username: liberace     Password: liberace

Once the page has loaded you can use your arrow keys to turn the page!

(It is also possible to access the Colwyn Bay version through the main E-Version link at the top of the homepage)

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Rebel Librarian – Help!

Posted by LibeRaCe on September 20, 2007

They’re here to help.

They want to help.

They know you need help……………….. but some students are making it very difficult.

Be kind to your on-site librarians, they  have feelings too…… and if you own a library card they know your telephone number and where you live …………….. :-P

 

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Hair’s to you

Posted by LibeRaCe on September 20, 2007

No longer a fringe subject, there’s plenty online to keep you a-head of the game. The links below are a cut above the rest and will stop you tearing your hair out when writing your assignments……

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The Professionals

 Hairdressing Council, National Hairdressers Federation, British hairdressing Awards 

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Business Information with  Hairfinder

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Do you really know what you’re talking about??

Some simple techniques and the science behind it all….

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What if your client has a problem?

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Even the history of hairstyles through time! How do they compare with todays styles

Magazines – Hairdressers Journal International (in library), Hairdressers Journal Interactive, Salon Business, HairCouncil Mag

 

Find all your library books at shelf number 646.7242

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YARRRRR Me Hearties !

Posted by LibeRaCe on September 19, 2007

Today is the national ‘Talk Like A Pirate Day’. Get some top converstaion tips to shiver your timbers for the rest of the afternoon……………………….

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Building on your future

Posted by LibeRaCe on September 18, 2007

For new and returning contruction students: We can’t promise to have all you need under one roof, but we can give you a sound foundation to stop you climbing the walls in the build up to exam time…. (too many puns in one sentence??)

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 Building techniques : Old and New        Sustainable Construction   Up to the minute News

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 hard hats

Magazines – Construction News (in library) and online

Websites for your coursework- Yeah but no but, don’t be  giving me Eevls

And I’m forever Bubls….     

CITB now called Construction Skills    

                                                                           

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     Career Advice and a guide to qualifications             Jobs - National and Local                      Business Information

And do you really know what you’re talking about?

Textbooks for your course can be found in the library at shelf no.690

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