Just another day in the ‘hood…….
Posted by LibeRaCe on June 9, 2008
(photo by M.Jones)
What do you mean you didn’t bring the ladder..????
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World Laughter Day - 4th May
Posted by LibeRaCe on May 2, 2008
World Laughter Day : Dr.Kataria’s Laughter Page
Laughter Network : Find out whats happening in the UK
The Laugh Lab : The Internet humour experiment
Laughter for Health! and Is it the best medicine?
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Top Health and Safety Myths Revealed!!!
Posted by LibeRaCe on April 30, 2008
The Health and Safety Executive has a dedicated ‘Myth of the Month’ page, which helps to reveal the truth behind all the recent stories in the news like children being banned from playing conkers if they don’t have goggles and chrsitmas decorations being too dangerous for the workplace!
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College Scores Top Marks from Estyn!
Posted by LibeRaCe on April 7, 2008
See the BBC News Report here
Coleg Llandrillo Cymru based in Rhos-On-Sea, Conwy scored straight grade ones by the education inspector. The college received top marks for its teaching, student success and curriculum provision in a number of subject areas.
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Clocks Spring Forward - 30th March
Posted by LibeRaCe on March 28, 2008
Don’t forget - the start of British Summer Time is on Sunday - all changes should be made at 1am!
Britain has been doing this for nearly a 100 years!
Find out more about the history of BST and you can even see what dates your clock will change on for the next 3 years!
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More Free eBooks
Posted by LibeRaCe on March 18, 2008
There are more sites than ever providing free access to online text and audio books. Many of the books are older classics that are “in the the Public Domain” as they are no longer covered by copyright law, however some sites may be hosting material illegally. Check the authenticity of host/editor of the site before you download.
The Online Books Page (hosted by Univeristy of Pennsylvania)- over 30,000 free ebooks from classics to more modern titles. Good subject coverage.
Etext Centre (hosted by the University of Virginia) - one of the original ebook libraries on the web, includes staff recommended lists.
Many Books (uses a similar database list to Project Gutenberg) - modern and classic titles, with good subject coverage.
Microsoft Reader (not all books are freely accessible) - good for free dictionaries to download in multiple languages.
Classic Reader (Public domain books) - Includes books, plays and short stories with some author biographies and portraits. Over 3,400 titles too choose from with easy author/title search function.
There are other sites such as Page By Page Books which also have free ebook access to classic titles but their editors or hosts cannot be ascetained.
Audio book sites covered by a Creative Commons License (a non profit organisation that provides free tools for authors, artists, and educators to mark their creative work with the freedoms they want it to carry) inlcude -
Telltale Weekly (free perfomances released five years after their first appearance here or after a hundred-thousand purchases of the recording, whichever comes first. These recordings will be freely available for download at The Spoken Alexandria Project) - covers mostly classic literature.
Literal Systems (professional actors re-tell classic stories) - smaller number of classic books available but quality of recordings makes up for this. Older material is cleared to make room for new titles. Shakespeare’s sonnets may be relisted if demand arises.
Posted in A Levels, Books, Counter Questions, English, FE Students, Five Minutes, HE Students, ICT, Library Online | 1 Comment »
Stress Busting Day in the Library - 17th March
Posted by LibeRaCe on March 13, 2008
Beauty Therapy 10.00-12.00 and Sports Science 11.00-13.00 students will be in the Library Monday 17th March for a Stress Busting Day!
Everyone Welcome!!
Come along to take basic fitness tests (including grip, body fat and blood pressure checks), see head massage demos, get advice on healthy living and give your self a break from the working day!
Why not take 5 minutes to browse the shelves and have some ‘me’ time? Find more stress busting tips here.
Find more about beating stress at shelf no. 155.9042
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Paul’s Pics
Posted by LibeRaCe on March 7, 2008
If you have any questions about his images or regarding photography in general, then please feel free to ask and he’ll do his best to answer.
Find out more about photography in the Library at shelf no. 770
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Paul’s Pics - March 3rd
Posted by LibeRaCe on March 3, 2008
Paul Ingram teaches photography at the Abergele Campus and hopes that his photos might inspire you to pickup your cameras and start using them!
If you have any questions about his images or regarding photography in general, then please feel free to ask and he’ll do his best to answer.
Find out more about photography in the Library at shelf no. 770
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Young Reviewers Competition - London Book Review
Posted by LibeRaCe on February 27, 2008
LBR Young Reviewers Competition
The London Review of Books is holding a competition for young reviewers. The prize for the best entry is £1000 and a one-year subscription to the LRB. Prizes may also be awarded for runners-up.
Each entrant should submit one review, praising or unpraising, between 2500 and 3000 words long, of any work of fiction or poetry published after the beginning of 2007. The review must be original, unpublished work (it is allowed to have appeared in a student periodical).
Entrants must be under the age of 26 at the closing date, 2 June 2008.
Please send submissions, along with contact details, to competition@lrb.co.uk (as an attachment), or by post to:
The Editors
London Review of Books
28 Little Russell Street
London
WC1A 2HN
They regret that they are unable to acknowledge receipt of entries.
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