Students entering Preliminary and HSC years at Hastings Secondary College are able to undertake Vocational Education and Training.
(VET) courses with the opportunity to apply skills learned in the classroom to the workplace and gain nationally recognised qualifications as part of, and in addition to, their Higher School Certificate.
Vocational Education and Training (VET) courses teach industry-specific skills relevant to future study and employment. These courses are competency-based and allow students to gain both HSC qualifications and Australian Qualifications Framework (AQF) accreditation. AQF qualifications are recognised by industry and employers throughout Australia and give students advanced standing and credit transfer in the related study at TAFE NSW and other Registered Training Organisations. A work placement component is a compulsory part of all VET Framework courses.
There are thirteen Board Developed VET courses that are based on Industry Training Packages. The courses are designated Board Developed (Category B) for the purposes of the calculation of the ATAR. Students must study the 240-hour course and undertake the optionally written examination to have the course contribute to their ATAR calculation.
Why Choose a VET Course?
Are for everybody irrespective of whether students intend transitioning to university or further training or the workforce. The skills that are learned will benefit you in any career.
Enable students to commence on a career path in which they are interested for example Construction, Entertainment, Hospitality, Metal and Engineering, Primary Industries, Retail Services and Information and Digital Technology. Students will have a significant advantage when applying for employment, especially with nationally recognised qualifications.
Help students obtain full-time work after leaving school (or if a job was offered before completing the HSC) and may help in obtaining part-time work whilst studying at university, college or TAFE.
School VET courses include Construction, Entertainment, Hospitality, Metal and Engineering, Primary Industries and Retail Services.
Are offered in a variety of industry areas.
All courses count towards the HSC and may also count towards an ATAR as a Category B course if the student chooses to complete the final external examination. Many courses also have a specialisation study in the HSC year for further training.
See each course description for more details about all specialisation courses.
Hospitality and Metal and Engineering are delivered utilising the Port Macquarie-Hastings Trade Training Centre facilities located at our college campuses.
School delivered VET courses complete mandatory work placement in a one week block in the Preliminary and HSC years. This involves students being at a workplace for the whole day. Students must undertake to complete missed school lessons whilst attending work placement.
The School Based Apprenticeship and Traineeship Programs provide students with the opportunity to include a recognised VET qualification within their HSC and to combine this with paid work.
School based apprentices and trainees must complete formal training that is delivered by a Registered Training Organisation (RTO). The formal training must meet the requirements of the relevant Vocational Training Order (VTO) for that apprenticeship or traineeship vocation, and leads to a nationally recognised qualification. The formal training component of School Based Apprenticeships and Traineeships will contribute unit credit to the HSC.
School based apprentices and trainees must undertake a minimum of 100 days on-the-job training by 31 December of the year they will complete their HSC. Exceptions to this are apprentices and trainees in the Construction industry, who are required to be in the workplace for 144 days, and Plumbing apprentices and Electrical/Electro-technology trainees and apprentices, who are required to be in the workplace for 180 days. This on-the-job training must be in the form of paid employment as an apprentice or trainee under an appropriate industrial arrangement.
Enrol in a minimum Certificate II AQF qualification level as specified in the Vocational Training Order (VTO).
Students must first find an employer interested in hiring them as a school based apprentice or trainee. Once an offer of employment has been made, students must contact their School Based Apprenticeship and Traineeship Contact Person - VET Coordinator or Careers Adviser.
The School Based Apprenticeship and Traineeship contact person will then commence the process to seek approval to establish a School Based Apprenticeship or Traineeship.


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I'm buying this for my girlfriend, mainly because of the cute cake packaging. Might have to nab those boxes to store my ever-growing scarf collection too.
(A present from me to me): Always partial to a strong red lip, and this Dior collection is so good I want one of each, please & thank you.
"Thank u, next" is our New Years resolution. Going to keep this Burn Book brush case around the office for Ariana as Regina inspo throughout 2019.
My girlfriend has always worn this fragrance, and I'm told this limited edition red bottle is an essential for any dedicated No.5 fan. What better way to say "I love you"?


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The Impact of Don LaFontaine's in a World Where…
Whether you've read the Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy or Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon, you've probably noticed the voice of Don LaFontaine. It's an iconic voice, and Don LaFontaine's performance will make an unforgettable impression on moviegoers. Here are a few things you should know about his performance.
Steve LaFontaine's in a world where… trope
Don LaFontaine's voice
Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy trailer
Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon trailer
This "in a world where Don LaFontaine exists" trope has gotten overused, and is the subject of parody. Baker was unable to tell us which production LaFontaine used it in, but he did say that it was for the movie "The Big Lebowski." It's also been spouted in comics. One of the best examples is an advertising ad for Geico insurance in 2005.
LaFontaine was born in Duluth, Minnesota, and began his career as a recording engineer in the United States Army. He then went on to work as a sound engineer at the National Recording Studios in New York. He eventually got a job with radio producer Floyd L. Peterson, who was working on a series of radio commercials for Dr. Strangelove. The two formed a professional partnership and worked out of Peterson's apartment.
Thousands of film trailers feature the voiceover announcer Don LaFontaine, the "West Coast In-A-World Guy," who died in 2008. This voiceover artist is now better known for his "In a World Where…" phrase. In the 1950s and 1960s, he voiced everything from Geico commercials to Disney trailers and national commercials.
The classic Voice of God voice-over in movie trailers was performed by Don LaFontaine, a deep bass voice that made movie trailers almost unbearably loud. This voice evoked the voice of God, and was considered divine by some critics. LaFontaine dominated the movie trailer industry for many years, voicing upward of 60 trailers per week.
The "in a world where…" trope is one of the oldest and most common film trailer formats. Many people misrepresent movie plots can also be found in fake trailers. The trailers are an example of participatory remix culture. They also provide positive media coverage for old films.
This film trailer uses the "in a world where…" trope to highlight a key point in the film. The "in a world where…" trope can make a modern film trailer sound more generic than it is.
The impact of Don LaFontaine's "In a World Where…" trope on modern film trailers has reached new heights. Trailers, formerly considered an afterthought, are now a significant part of the movie industry. With the rise of the internet, film trailers have become more critical than ever.
Don LaFontaine's voice was a staple in many of Hollywood's radio commercials. In the early 1970s, he began a production company called Don LaFontaine Associates, which produced trailers and radio spots for movies. Later, he moved to Los Angeles and was contacted by a recording agent. This lead to a career spanning three decades. By the end of the 1970s, LaFontaine had recorded six to ten spots a day and was earning six to ten figures a day. His voice became the most recognized in Hollywood.
In addition to voicing hundreds of thousands of TV, radio, and print ads, Don LaFontaine also acted as an announcer for television's America's Most Wanted for two decades. He also read clues on TV's Jeopardy. He created the phrase, "In a world where…", and was the voice of hundreds of companies.
Throughout his career, LaFontaine became synonymous with the phrase "In a world where…", which made him an icon in the movie trailer industry. He recorded more than 5,000 movie trailers, and was known as "The Voice of God" in the industry. Despite his fame, he often poked fun at himself in his ads. He even lent his voice to the Simpsons Movie trailer, where his character mimicked the phrases he read.
In addition to voicing movies, LaFontaine also narrated movie trailers. His voice was heard in nearly 5,000 trailers, including the "Indiana Jones" series, the "Rambo" series, and the "Die Hard" series.
Despite Don's success in his career as a voice actor, he was self-conscious about his voice at first. However, his friends helped him understand that his baritone voice was a great asset. As a result, he became one of the most sought after voice talent in the world. At one point, he was hired for nearly half a million voice acting jobs.
If you're interested in science fiction, you may have heard of Hitchhiker's Guide to the galaxy, the 2005 science fiction comedy film based on the media franchise of the same name. Douglas Adams, the author of the books, is credited with creating the character.
The movie is an adaptation of Douglas Adams' cult sci-fi novel of the same name. It stars Sam Rockwell, Mos Def, and Martin Freeman. The trailer features some of the cult classics from the series, including Louis Armstrong's 'What a Wonderful World'.
The Hitchhiker's Guide to the galaxy is a movie that pays homage to the spirit of irreverence and invention. The movie has a unique mix of special effects that propel the audience into an alternate world. The trailer for the upcoming film is definitely worth watching.
Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon is a wuxia film from 2000 directed by Ang Lee. The film was written by Wang Hui-ling and Kuo Jung Tsai. It features a cast of international actors of Chinese origin, including Michelle Yeo, Chow Yu-fat, and Chang Chen.
Set in ancient China, "Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon" is a martial-arts spectacle with a heartfelt love story. The fight sequences are beautifully choreographed by Yuen Wo-Ping, the man behind the action sequences in "The Matrix." The action in the film is breathtaking, and the story is compelling.
The film has already received a Netflix reboot. It was formerly known as Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon: The Green Legend. It will arrive in theaters in early 2016 and on Netflix. It will also be released in IMAX theaters. Until then, you can watch the trailer from Netflix.
The Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon trailer is a must-see for fans of martial arts movies. The movie stars Michelle Yeoh and Donnie Yen, two of the greatest martial artists in history. The movie is based on a novel by Wang Dulu. The story unfolds like a comic book. Aside from being an excellent adaptation of the original novel, it has also increased the interest in Asian actors in the United States.
Although the movie isn't particularly complex, it's certainly beautiful. The cinematography by Peter Pau is exquisite. His cinematography captures the ethereal quality of Lee's storytelling. The movie's cinematography has earned it an Oscar. The movie is a beautiful example of a dream-like approach to martial arts.
In a world where… is a common trope in modern film trailers, it's been used for over 5000 film trailers. Don LaFontaine's voice was used in many commercials and featured in thousands of TV commercials.
The impact of Don LaFontaine's "In a World Where…" trope on modern film trailers goes far beyond its effect on the movies. A movie trailer is a crucial component of advertising and selling a film. In the 1930s, movie theaters began showing film trailers before the feature film. At the time, serial-style films were in decline, so many people left the cinemas after the feature film.
While the "in a world where…" trope is common in Hollywood, it isn't always a good thing. For example, a movie trailer may contain a cover song that's recognizable to everyone.
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#28445 Walding | 13.05.2017
In an asylum shelter, an Afghan (21) threatens to kill his partner (38) if she leaves. When it comes to another fight, he pulls a knife and threatens to kill himself, attacks the son of his son and stabbed her with the knife in the stomach and chest. The perpetrator is sentenced to 10 years imprisonment for attempted murder.
Zehn Jahre Haft für Mordversuch an Lebensgefährtin
Nicht rechtskräftiges Urteil in Linz
#28444 Leipzig | 13.05.2017
Arab (about 18-22) pushes a 65-year-old woman to the ground and wrestles her purse. The victim suffers injuries in the face, knee and ankle as a result of the fall, which must be treated in the hospital.
#28443 | 13.05.2017
Afghane (21) wollte Freundin töten: 10 Jahre Haft
Weil er versucht haben soll, seine Lebensgefährtin mit einem Messer zu töten, ist am Mittwoch ein 21-Jähriger in Linz zu zehn Jahren Haft verurteilt ....
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#28442 Münster | 13.05.2017 - 02.00 o'clock
A male guerrilla group (about 25-40, all broken German) threatens a man (30) and demands the surrender of all valuables. When the injured man initially opposes, one of the guards holds out a knife. The victim then issues the wallet and mobile phone.
#28441 Schwetzingen | 13.05.2017 - 17.30 o'clock
Approximately 25-35 dark-skinned men claim football ground for themselves and beat football-playing Turks off the court. Six Turks are injured. As part of the investigation launched immediately, seven suspects from Gambia aged 19 to 35 years are arrested.
#28440 Görlitz | 13.05.2017 - 04:00 o'clock
Ukrainians (41) smuggle six-legged Chechen family into the FRG. Although they enter via a safe third country, they are granted an asylum procedure illegally - free smugglers.
#28439 Schwabmünchen | 13.05.2017
In the dispute in the asylum shelter, two Afghans (26, 27) mutually injured by stitches and cuts. The 26-year-old's pregnant wife, a 25-year-old Afghan woman, seeks to intervene and is hurt by a kick.
#28438 Pirna | 13.05.2017
Afghan (58) gropes four-year-old boys. When the boy's stepfather (27) challenges the Afghan, he attacks him with a knife. The 27-year-old can evade the attack. Arrest and investigation for attempted dangerous bodily injury and threat.
Messerattacke auf dem Sonnenstein
Auf dem Sonnenstein in Pirna ist am Sonnabend ein 58-jähriger Afghane mit dem Messer auf einen 27-jährigen Pirnaer losgegangen. Ursache der Attacke: D...
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#28437 Wiesbaden | 13.05.2017 - 23:30 o'clock
Two men (about 18-20, Arabic accent) are following a 17-year-old boy - when he falls, they throw themselves at him and, under threat of blows, demand his mobile phone, PIN and wallets - TÃ Escaped with the victim's blackmail as well as the door key of the victim
#28436 Frankfurt (Oder) | 13.05.2017 - 00:30 o'clock
Pole (28) tries to infiltrate three Vietnamese (15-22). Still on polish territory they are stopped. The Polish authorities have taken over the handling of the case.
Four North Africans raid a young man on an unlit footpath - even as the victim is already lying on the ground, the men continue to beat and kick the torso, arms and head of their victim - eventually the perpetrators rob 20 euros cash , a cell phone and a headset
#28434 Neustadt am Rübenberge | 13.05.2017 - 22:20 o'clock
Shortly before a betting shop is closed, an employee (30) is threatened by a masked robber with an Eastern European accent, a sharp object, and a request for cash. The offender flees with the prey. The police asks for clues.
#28433 Geisenheim | 13.05.2017 - 22.00 o'clock
A man (about 25, dark skin) robs an 18-year-old, after withdrawing cash at the ATM, with a knife held 200 â,¬ and flees unrecognized.
#28432 Marsberg | 13.05.2017 - 17.45 o'clock
A so-called "Southerner" (30-40), under the pretext of being a doctor and wanting to see for the medications, gains access to the apartment of an 81-year-old elderly woman who then robs her.
#28431 Wuppertal | 13.05.2017 - 15.30 o'clock
Southerner (about 20) speaks to a 75-year-old man under an excuse and then snatches the camera from him.
#28430 Hamburg | 13.05.2017
At departure control, a 32-year-old Albanian is arrested. He still has a remaining sentence of 156 days to complete. Instead of landing in Pristina, he ends up in the detention center.
#28429 Hennef (Sieg) | 13.05.2017 - 00:10 o'clock
Man (broken German) threatens gas station employees with a pistol and loots a three digit euro amount. Then he flees with an accomplice - police asks for clues!
#28428 Harrislee | 13.05.2017
Federal police arrest three men from Morocco and Libya in the border area. When they recognize the police, they flee.
#28427 Karlsruhe | 13.05.2017 - 16.30 o'clock
Roaring (44) turns around as his vehicle, which he has parked in the fire protection zone, is to be towed. He gets in the car and drives off. He included the employee (44) of the security service and the 21-year-old driver of the towing service, who was injured. Arrest, confiscation of the driver's license.
#28426 Füssen | 13.05.2017
In person control, an Albanian (20) was arrested. He was wanted for a search, because the current place of residence and residence was to be determined because of a theft offense from the year 2015. After cooperating and collecting the necessary data, he was able to continue his journey.
#28425 Basel | 13.05.2017 - 03.30 o'clock
Southerners suddenly beat a 24-year-old boy in front of a club, causing him to fall to the ground - the injured must be taken to the emergency room by the ambulance service
#28424 Freiburg im Breisgau | 13.05.2017 - 01.05 o'clock
An approximately 20-headed group abruptly strikes two men (22, 23). Six suspects aged 17-24 can be identified on the spot. Including: four Germans, one Kenyan and one Serbian-Montenegrin national.
#28423 Darmstadt | 13.05.2017 - 09:00 o'clock
Afghan (24) masturbates on the regional express in front of a 19-year-old woman. Arrest and initiation of a preliminary investigation for exhibitionist action.
#28422 Weinheim | 13.05.2017 - 19.30 o'clock
10x 4x
About ten Poles (32 to 37) and four Syrians (21 to 41) beat and kicked each other in alcohol, put on bottles and probably a knife - all received only a place reference.
#28421 Hannover | 13.05.2017 - 15:30 o'clock
East Europeans and accomplices get disguised as chimney sweeps access to the apartment of a senior citizen. There they swindle their debit card under an excuse - police asks for clues!
#28420 Marl | 13.05.2017 - 03:15 o'clock
Southerners (about 18-23) invades a tearoom, fires a gun at the owner (60) and loots the daily income.
#28419 Zürich | 13.05.2017 - 16:15 o'clock
A vehicle inspection leads to the arrest of two Bulgarians (35, 48). They are suspected of having tampered with various payment machines at petrol stations. A detailed list of petrol stations leads to inspections at several sites. These gave evidence of at least one specific offense.
#28418 Winsen (Luhe) | 13.05.2017 - 13:00 o'clock
In a refugee shelter, a dispute over the use of the toilets escalates and a stabbing occurs - an Algerian (23) attempts to stab a Syrian (24) and injures a total of four people, all of whom are hospitalized for treatment need to be used - for lack of detention reasons, the Algerian will later be released ...
#28417 Engen | 13.05.2017 - 02.35 o'clock
Three Southerners and other accomplices threaten three young adults, beat them up and rob them of a double-digit amount - the three teenagers are slightly injured
#28416 Forst (Lausitz) | 13.05.2017 - 17.45 o'clock
A Pole (25) is routinely checked and identifies first with a fake Polish driver's license, then with a fake Polish passport. He is wanted by International arrest warrant for multiple frauds. Brandenburg JVA.
#28415 Reutlingen | 13.05.2017 - 01.00 o'clock
Iraqi (45) threatens several passers-by with a knife for no reason, and spits them provocatively at their feet - when police arrest him, they have to endure the most insulting insults
#28414 Kempten (Allgäu) | 13.05.2017
After a row in a bar, a Russian (48) is taken into custody. His indignation at the custody was blatantly vilified against the forces. On the way to the office he bites an officer (23) in the arm. It goes ad.
#28413 Pirna | 13.05.2017 - 14.30 o'clock
A federal-controlled Bulgarian (38) had to go straight from the highway to a detention center. He was subject to a pre-trial detention order for commercial and gang fraud.
#28412 Wismar | 13.05.2017 - 12:00 o'clock
Four Romanians (m / w, 16 to 23) claim to raise funds for a "national association for the disabled and deaf and dumb". However, there is no such thing - proceedings initiated for fraud.
#28411 Berlin | 13.05.2017
Two Poles fake control signs for their car - inside the vehicle, obvious stolen goods are secured - a Pole is also known to the police
#28410 Husum | 13.05.2017
A 24-year-old Moldovan man turns out to be a falsified person at a checkpoint, and then he is treated by the Criminal Investigation Service
#28409 Bad Urach | 13.05.2017 - 19.45 o'clock
A Pole (45) is stopped with his pickup truck as he drives snake lines. Breath alcohol test gives 3.0 parts per thousand.
#28408 Görlitz | 13.05.2017
A Pole (36) is routinely checked. Two presumably stolen, high-quality bicycles are found in his uninsured Audi A6, he was already on a corresponding wanted list.


When I need to regain my concentration on a task or when I need to perk myself up for an upcoming task, this strategy helps me get a lot of clutter cleared out in just 20 minutes. If I was sleepy before, the exercise makes me more awake and mentally "free". Then I start to concentrate better, and get inspired do what I have to do.
It's been proven over and over again. I used this strategy to write articles such as 'Blank Sheet', 'Obsession With Blogging', and 'I Don't Know What To Write'. Yeah.
Our mind is like computer.
Every computer has RAM (Random Access Memory) which is a form of storage - which determines its processing capacity. The more applications you run on your computer, the more RAM it uses and the slower your computer gets. Our brain has its own RAM too. Our RAM is used for all kinds of brain work, from thinking, recalling past memories, analyzing data, to solving a problem. The more RAM you have at your disposal, the more RAM you have to focus on your tasks at hand.
However, not all of our RAM is available when we want them. At least half is occupied with yamayama thoughts mind clutter – thoughts running in the background. We will just be thinking about things that we shouldn't be thinking about - Things like what we have not done yet, what we said wrong, some issue we are facing, some advertisement we just saw on TV, music we just heard next door, Twitter, what Amaka wrote on her blog yesterday, etc.
So, How do you clear your mind? How do you process the thought you need from the clutter?
I choose to call it The Mind Releasing Strategy because it simply means releasing the contents of your mind through writing. Yes, writing. (I wanted to call it The Thinking-Thinker Strategy' like I once admitted on BMF, but I changed my mind).
It can either be pen/paper or a screen. I prefer a pen on paper because I have a nice handwriting. Just kidding. Choose whatever works best for you.
When I say whatever, I mean whatever! For example, if you are looking at the paper and thinking "wow, this looks so white", then write that. If you don't know what to write, then just write "I don't know what to write". Basically just get whatever is on your mind down. No matter how crazy or stupid it is, write. There's no need to overthink this. It's just to get down what you are thinking.
Do it for however long it takes for your mind to feel clearer. Sometimes just 10 minutes is enough for me, and other times I can take over an hour if I'm extremely bogged down.
I keep asking myself: "Amaka, what are you thinking about right now?" And my answers move from something hilarious, to something sensitive, to something deep.
It's very normal that you will find your own thoughts jumping from all angles too. One minute you are thinking about what you had for breakfast, the next minute you are thinking about how your last weekend went, then the next minute you are thinking about the friend you have not seen for days.
Let it flow. Keep writing until you break through your thoughts. The longer you spend on this exercise, the more clutter you can clear, and the higher your mental clarity.
Writing is bae. Writing is a more effective way of processing clutter than sleeping. Some people clear their minds by sleeping. With sleep, you have to wait till REM before clutter is processed. But with this exercise, you can process a lot of clutter really FAST.
It's so interesting to read back what you have written after the 20 minutes.
As random as these thoughts may be, as queer as they may seem, these thoughts have always been on your mind – the exercise merely brought them out so they're now cleared from your mind.
When you have poured out your thoughts on paper, you literally see your mind with your eyes. And it will help you choose the useful thoughts to dwell on.
It's a wonderful experience, really.
You will feel calmer and lighted up.
Do whatever you want to do with the content of what you wrote. Delete it or tear it off. There's no need to keep them unless some things gave you new insights. You might want to keep them as an evaluation process or a source of inspiration for what to do next.
Just the same way I was inspired by that blank sheet post and this very one you are now reading. It is fun doing this exercise! If you're someone who likes to draw, draw instead. I did that when I drew up Mr. Man.
What's your most favourite time to write?


Space is Fun: a fitting title for a section in children's magazine Anorak, a youth-focused magazine which encourages a sense of wonder and imagination. In collaboration with Universe Awareness, 'Space Cadet' Allison Hill has been writing space-related articles and texts for Anorak magazine for the last three years.
Allison is a PhD student of Extragalactic astronomy: high redshift galaxies (far away) from when the universe was just a couple of billion years old. Since 2014, she has written various articles for the space section in Anorak, aptly named 'Space is Fun'. During that time, she has covered subjects ranging from the importance of astronomy for plants and nature, to answering questions sent in by young readers, like: "If one were to colonize one planet, which one should we choose and why?" The articles are accompanied by imaginative illustrations that really make the content pop.
Besides sharing knowledge to inspire and educate children with astronomy topics, Allison herself was also inspired by writing about astronomy: "I have learned how to better simplify my language for kids! I have also learned a few astronomy facts that were new to me when researching questions and topics for the articles. Being able to communicate astronomy to a general audience reminds me of the awe I had for the subject in the first place." Writing for Anorak has earned Allison the honorary title of 'Space Cadet'.
"The very nature of Anorak magazine is very open-ended and covers a wide range of subjects. Anything that can inspire the imagination, and teach children about the amazing world around them is fair game!" - Allison Hill, writer for Anorak: The Happy Mag for Kids, from Universe Awareness. Image credit: Anorak Press.
The term 'Anorak' refers to a person who has a very strong interest in niche subjects. The magazine touches on all subjects of life, like science, literature, and more: "Anorak encourages a sense of wonder and imagination which I think is a necessary part of any childhood. And the illustrations are just beautiful! Writing for their excellent 'Space is Fun' section has been a pleasure," says Allison. The Happy Mag for Kids offers timeless articles that, combined with the artwork, make this magazine into a great collector's item.
Anorak magazine is published four times a year on recycled paper with vegetable ink. The 'happy mag for kids' focuses on boys and girls aged between 6 and 12 years old, but can also be enjoyed by the whole family. For more information about The Happy Mag for Kids, please visit .


Leading co-educational boarding school in Villars-sur-Ollon with English and French sections and inspiring extra-curricular activities including winter ski programme and international expeditions.
Founded in 1910 in the scenic Swiss Alps, Collège Alpin International Beau Soleil is one of the oldest private boarding schools in Switzerland as well as one of the most picturesque.
The school welcomes students between 11 and 18 years old from over 40 countries and encourages them to be ambitious each day. The academic programme is available in French – with students sitting the Diplôme National du Brevet and the French Baccalaureate – or in English – with students sitting the IGCSE and the International Baccalaureate.
Students benefit from a small student to teacher ratio (4:1) and from close monitoring of their progress; which helps them develop their skills more efficiently. Careers and university counselling is provided during the senior years and as a result, many students are admitted into prestigious universities in the United Kingdom and the United States.
The wellbeing of students is a very important part of the philosophy of the school and the extra-curricular activities available to students not only help them be emotionally and physically healthy but also teach them invaluable life skills. They can practice a wide variety of sports – making the most of the schools spectacular location – join up to 40 clubs and societies or challenge themselves with unforgettable trips such as the expedition to Mount Kilimanjaro.
Students' happiness is further guaranteed in the boarding houses thanks to the dedicated resident staff who provide a home away from home experience, allowing students to flourish and form long-lasting friendships in a safe and secure environment.


Statistics reveal that 18% of its population is 65 years of age and older. When it comes to persons that are 85 years of age or older the percentage is over 2.4%. This number is steadily rising, due to people living longer. Studies show that in the year 2016, there were 285 individuals, for every 1,000 persons that were between the ages of 16 to 64. The life expectancy in the UK is increasing. The average female is expected to live well into her early 80s. For men, their life expectancy is on average ten years less. In it is averaged that a good 39 million Americans are currently 65 and older. This number has increased by 4%, from the 1900s.
Experts say due, the increase in human longevity has primarily had to do with the surge in medical technology and advancement. Add this, to the reality of women not having as many children as in the past.
Though statistics are excellent pieces of information, many people will agree that our older family members are much more than statistics. They are people that we love and care for. And we all do our best to help them live as long as possible. They are people that helped to raise us, such as parents, grandparents, uncles, aunts, and neighbors. They were there to watch us and make sure we on the right track. They gave advice to us, even when we didn't want it, and lent an ear to us when we desperately needed someone to talk to. So, statistics are great, but to many these numbers are real. As a society, we want to make sure our older generation is safe and content. Lifeline Telecare is there to make certain that they are. Lifeline Telecare specializes in providing alert alarms. As a member, an individual can receive a personal panic alarm. This personal panic alarm is designed to send help immediately. If the button on this alarm is pushed, regardless of the time of night, someone will be there. Alert alarms of all different types are being created, for easier convenience and access. And Lifeline Telecare is making sure that they're leading the way, in the development of new innovative alarms.
Independence is something that no one wants to lose. It's something that we've had all of our lives. So regardless, of age, most people will not give it up freely. This is why the development of personal panic alarms are so very important. The ability to contact family and friends right away becomes crucial. Due to technology some devices can detect if a person has fallen and have lost consciousness. other devices actually allow the person to talk through a pendant, where ever they are, whether at home, shopping etc.
To know that your loved ones are still independent and living on their own is a good feeling. However, if you're worried about them all the time, it can cause you to become upset and stressed out. With a personal panic alarm and other types of advanced alert alarms, the stress can be alleviated and you can rest assured that you will be notified if anything goes wrong.


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The Artist in His Room at the Villa Medici, Rome
Léon Cogniet
(French, 1794-1880)
France, 19th century
Framed: 58 x 51 x 7.5 cm (22 13/16 x 20 1/16 x 2 15/16 in.); Unframed: 44.5 x 37 cm (17 1/2 x 14 9/16 in.)
Mr. and Mrs. William H. Marlatt Fund 1978.51
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In 1817, Léon Cogniet won the Prix de Rome for history painting, allowing him to live and work in the city for five years. The helmet, shield, and swords seen at left refer to the expectation that Cogniet would produce a history painting each year to send back to Paris for review.
Léon Cogniet was one of many artists who traveled from across Europe to Rome during the early 19th century, drawing upon the city's ancient past and its surrounding landscape for inspiration. In this formally composed scene, the artist stands within his studio, its walls bare and colorless in contrast to the dramatic light cast through his open window.
Léon Cogniet came to painting just as the pictures by Théodore Géricault (1791-1824) challenged the established neo-classical style and academic hierarchies. Straddling these two worlds, Cogniet experimented with different subjects and composition but generally retained a relatively traditional technique. He entered the École des Beaux-Arts in 1812 and studied with Baron Pierre-Narcisse Guérin (1774-1833), but he was friendly with Delacroix (q.v.), Géricault, and other romantics. Aiming for the most esteemed rank of history painter, Cogniet won the Grand Prix de Rome in 1817 (Helen Freed by Castor and Pollux, École Nationale Supérieure des Beaux-Arts, Paris) and made his Salon debut while studying in Rome (Metabus, King of the Volscians, Musée des Beaux-Arts, Chartres). The French state first bought his paintings at the 1824 Salon (Marius on the Ruins of Carthage, Musée des Augustins, Toulouse), and three years later he was commissioned for a series of the life of St. Stephen for the church of St. Nicolas-des-Champs in Paris (in situ). Around the late 1820s Cogniet became especially enamored of subjects from contemporary British literature, by Sir Walter Scott for example, an interest shared by many French romantic artists. He seems to have been open to different styles and fluctuated between a conventional neoclassicism and more personally inflected romanticism. After 1831 Cogniet became regularly engaged on prestigious public commissions under the regime of Louis-Philippe. He painted Bonaparte's Expedition to Egypt (1833-35), a ceiling in the Louvre palace for the newly created Musée d'Egypte, then several large canvases for the new Musée Historique at Versailles. For these official paintings Cogniet combined his early neoclassical style of clearly organized pictorial space and forms, crisp modeling in light and shade, and smooth surface finish with greater attention to natural-istic details, a looser or more casual composition. The artists adopting this style were called the juste milieu (loosely, "middle of the road"), a term first used in the political arena to identify politicians who espoused neither conservative nor radical ideas but those that, rather, benefited the bourgeoisie, the same class that most admired these paintings. In 1843 Cogniet enjoyed a huge success with Tintoretto Painting His Dead Daughter (Musée des Beaux-Arts, Bordeaux), an invented scene of the great Venetian painter at the deathbed of his beloved daughter. In spite of its popularity, Cogniet exhibited only portraits at the following Salons, and his production fell off after the mid-1850s. He received the highest titles given to painters: Academician (1840), Legion of Honor (1846), and professor at the École des Beaux-Arts (1851). Teaching became an important aspect of Cogniet's later life. Besides the atelier for men that he established by 1830, he was also responsible for another for women, which his sister Marie-Amélie directed. He served as drawing instructor at the Lycée Louis-le-Grand from 1831 to 1876, where Degas (q.v.) was his student. He also taught at the École Polytechnique for sixteen years, which may have contributed to his interest in such new technologies as drawing machines and photography that he later integrated into his painting. Nevertheless, after the administrative and curricular reforms of 1863 were passed to reorganize the Académie and École des Beaux-Arts, Cogniet resigned from his teaching position there in protest. Among his hundreds of pupils were Bonnat (q.v.), Meissonier (q.v.), and Jean-Paul Laurens (1838-1921).
Hazlitt, Gooden & Fox, London. Purchased by the CMA in 1978.
Talbot, William S. "Cogniet and Vernet at the Villa Medici." The Bulletin of the Cleveland Museum of Art 67, no. 5 (1980): 135-49. Reproduced: cover, p. 134; Mentioned: p. 135-49 www.jstor.org
Miller, Peter Benson. Studio Systems. New York, NY: American Academy in Rome, 2016.
Épistolaire 37 (2011) Reproduced: Cover
Ozvald, Serenella Rolfi. "L'artista allo Scrittoio. Un'immagine Controversa." Ricerche di Storia dell'arte. 125 (2018) 4-16.
Reproduced: p. 7, fig. 1; p.[97], fig. 1
Miller, Peter Benson. Studio Systems. New York; Rome: American Academy in Rome, 2016. p. 49 Reproduced: P.49, fig. 6
Groom, Gloria Lynn. "The Empty Room." In Van Gogh's Bedrooms. Gloria Lynn Groom, ed., 28-35. Chicago: Art Institute of Chicago, 2016. Reproduced: P. 30, fig. 1; Mention: P. 29, 35 n. 8
Pomarède, Vincent. "The Villa Medici, the Villa Malta, the Darchis Foundation . . ." In Viva Roma!: Artists and the Trip to Rome. Vincent Pomarède, et al., 100-113. Ghent: Snoeck Publishers, 2018. Reproduced: p. 105
London, Hazlitt, Gooden & Fox. From Revolution to Second Republic (1978), no. 24 (repr.).
Washington, D.C., National Gallery of Art; Brooklyn Museum; Saint Louis Art Museum. In the Light of Italy: Corot and Early Open-Air Painting (1996-97), no. 59 (repr.).
Paris: Galeries nationales du Grand Palais (4/3/01 - 7/9/01); Mantova, Italy: Palazzo Te (9/1/01 - 12/9/01) "Paysages d'Italie. Les peintres du plein air (1780-1830), exh. cat. no. 6, pp 14-15.
French Academy in Rome, Villa Medici (3/5/2003 - 6/29/2003): "Maestá di Roma, da Napoleon all'Unita d'Italia: Da Ingres a Degas: Les artistes francais a Rome", exh. cat. no. 50, p. 219.
New York, Dahesh Museum of Art (September 3 - November 2, 2003): "French Artists in Rome: Ingres to Degas, 1803 - 1873"
Year in Review: 1978. The Cleveland Museum of Art, Cleveland, OH (organizer) (February 13-March 18, 1979).
In the Light of Italy: Corot and Early Plein-air Painting. National Gallery of Art (May 26-September 2, 1996); The Brooklyn Museum (October 11, 1996-January 12, 1997); Saint Louis Art Museum (February 21-May 18, 1997).
Paysages d'Italie. Les peintres du plein air 1780-1830. Galeries Nationales du Grand Palais, 75008 Paris, France (April 3-July 9, 2001).
"un paese incantato" Italia dipinta da Thomas Jones a Corot. Museo Civico di Palazzo Te, Mantua, Italy (September 1-December 9, 2001).
Maestá di Roma, da Napoleon all'Unita d'Italia: Da Ingres à Degas. Les artistes français à Rome. Dahesh Museum of Art, New York, NY (September 9-November 9, 2003).
Rooms with Views: The Open Window in the 19th Century. The Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, NY (organizer) (March 28-July 4, 2011).
Viva Roma!. La Boverie Museum, Liège, Belgium (organizer) (April 24-August 26, 2018).
Stories From Storage. The Cleveland Museum of Art, Cleveland, OH (organizer) (February 7-May 16, 2021).
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Brown Thomas is opening a massive new store in Dundrum.
The Irish Times report the retailer will be taking over the lower ground floor and the ground floor of House of Fraser.
The location will be more than 63,000sq ft, which the publication repot is about half the size of Brown Thomas' Grafton Street store.
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Brown Thomas' BT2 outlet in Dundrum will be vacated when the new store opens in the first half of 2021. House of Fraser, meanwhile, is said to be ceasing trading in May this year.
"Despite our best efforts over the last 12 months, we have been served notice by our landlords in Dundrum," a spokeswoman for House of Fraser in Dundrum told the publication.
She added that while the announcement wasn't one that they expected, they hope many of their current staff "will now be employed by the new tenant".
Brown Thomas said that the vision for the Dundrum location was to create a space that was contemporary, and a mix of the "physical and digital, designed to enhance the shopping experience for customers".
"We have been looking for a larger space at Dundrum for a number of years to enable us to deliver a more enhanced customer experience, and, in particular, to help grow our successful BT2 business there," Donald McDonald, managing director of Brown Thomas Arnotts said. "In the meantime, it will be business as usual for the existing BT2 store in Dundrum, and for customers and team members."
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Frank Sinatra - You're A Lucky Fellow, Mr. Smith Lyrics
Frank Sinatra Lyrics
You're A Lucky Fellow, Mr. Smith Lyrics
[Recorded Januaru 2, 1964, Los Angeles]
(Now, see here, Mr. Smith or whatever your name may be.)
(You seem like a pretty nice guy, so I would like you to listen to me,)
(I don't want to butt into your business but I heard you complaining a lot,)
(Of a louse of a luck you have, and the good luck that others have got,)
(I say you're a little bit crazy, you have plenty of luck, my friend,)
(I think you should open your eyes, and discover your country again.)
Hey, you're a lucky fellow, Mr. Smith (Mr. Smith) to be able to live as you do,
And to have that swell Miss Liberty gal carrying the torch for you.
(You're a lucky fellow. Mr. Smith), look around you if you want to brag,
You should thank your lucky stars and I mean, thank all 50 in your flag.
(And you really got a family tree) with Washington, Jefferson, Lincoln and Lee,
(You're lucky to have ancestors like that),
you were born with a feather in your hat.
(You're a very very wealthy gent), I don't care if you haven't cent.
You can still have things your own way, on each election day.
If some poor suckers could choose, they like to be in your shoes,
You are a lucky fellow, Mr. Smith (Mr.Smith), to be able to swing like you do,
And to have that swell Miss Liberty gal carrying the torch for you
(You're a lucky fellow, Mr. Smith), look around you if you like to brag
You should thank your lucky stars and I mean, there are 50 in your flag.
(For you're rolling in a lot of wealth), your speech is free, yes siree, you got your health.
(So we got our health and tell me, why not?),
You should look at the great constitution that we got.
(You're a very very wealthy gent), I don't care if you haven't a cent.
You're blushing red, white and blue, but buddy, that's alright too,
You're a fortunate fellow, (yes, a fortunate fellow),
And a privileged person (and a privileged person),
Back to: Frank Sinatra Lyrics


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Musings on my Model Railroading Addiction
A mad model railroaders adventures in modelling Toronto's Liberty Village in the 1950's.
The Liberty Village Line
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Nothing puts a damper on your night of model making fun like finding your storage locker forced open
January 30, 2018 Stephen Gardiner Apartment Living-Modelling, Not About Trains
So, I went to our locker in the basement of our apartment building last night, and what had been a quite pleasant evening, quickly became a very bad evening. Around 9pm last night, I had everything else I needed to do on a Monday evening done, and Gandalf was chilling have been worn out by my teasing him with cat toys. So I went into the office, and realized that for some reason during a clean up before Christmas in the apartment, I had put some parts I needed for the 587 Yonge model into one of my many storage tubs of model trains in the locker.
So I grabbed my keys, and went downstairs to our storage locker. Being a bit compulsive, I have an excel spreadsheet that lists everything in the tubs. The parts I needed were in one of the top tubs in a pile, so I knew it would only take a few minutes to grab them once I got there and moved other stuff to access the tubs.
When I got to the floor where our locker was, the hallway floor carpeting and base was all ripped up to the bare structural concrete, and the wallpaper and drywall were peeling on the walls. I thought back to the fire alarm the first weekend of January, where I remember them saying there had been a sprinkler issue on the floor our locker is on. I also thought, our locker room has concrete floors, and nothing sensitive is low enough to sit in water (though we had a pipe leak and flood the locker a couple of years ago wrecking some cardboard boxes). I opened the locker room, and everything looked fine on first glance, as I got closer though, I noticed that something didn't look right on the door jam. When I touched our lock, the whole plate fell out of the wall and the door slowly swung open…
As I walked up to our locker I could tell something was off, when I touched our lock, the whole thing fell off and the door swung open…
Upon the door swinging open, my heart sank as I contemplated the mess of having to call the police and deal with a potential theft of our bikes, other sporting goods, some household stuff, and a large collection of model trains (some of which have massive sentimental value and aren't really replaceable to me). Fortunately, very quickly, I realized that everything appeared to be in its right place, and after a more detailed search, nothing appeared to be missing.
I was able to grab some 3″ screws from the apartment (the plate had been held on with 1″ screws, not very effective as can be seen above). These had enough bite to get through the damaged area from the old screws and bite into the stud and re-secure the lock. We're now waiting on our Building Management investigating with the maintenance staff and telling us what is going on, and why they potentially didn't tell us our locker had been forced open for 3 weeks (most of the other lockers in this room are used by the buildings Maintenance Staff for storage, something we learned from the previous flood a couple of years ago). Four other lockers in the room had their locks cut and were open when I went in last night. It appears our lock they felt they couldn't cut, so they just pry bared the whole thing off the wall.
The moral of this story is that I am clearly going to have to set a schedule of checking the state of our storage locker weekly, as I can't handle the near heart attack of walking in and thinking we've been robbed again and having no idea how long our lockers been open to anyone with a key to that locker room.
Tuesday Train #90
January 30, 2018 January 29, 2018 Stephen Gardiner Tuesday Train
The changing face of the Great Western mainline in England. On the left, a Class 43 diesel "High Speed Train", on the right, a Class 800 "InterCity Express Train" disesel/electric dual mode train on the left. The HST is a pair of locomotives at each end of a train of traditional coaches. The IET is a DMU/EMU permanently formed five coach train, with drivers cabs at both ends. I had a chance to ride on the IET during my recent trip, they are nice, smooth running trains, but feature the same problem as many modern trains in the UK with a lack of luggage room and feeling the seating space is constantly being squeezed even smaller.
That said, Isambard Kingdom Brunel would approve of the constant push forward in technology, and his statue in Paddington no doubt does.
Continued Progress on 587 Yonge Model/Diorama
January 27, 2018 March 6, 2018 Stephen Gardiner 3D Printed, HO Scale, Scratch Building, Structure
Wow, it's been over 3 months since my last post on any actual model making that I'm doing (Oct 20, 2017 if you're keeping track). Since that post on the model of 587 Yonge Street, a lot has happened in my life, we lost our beloved cat Fergie, we went on vacation for ten days to the UK at Christmas, and yesterday we picked up a new little fuzzball to join our family, Gandalf.
Hi, I'm Gandalf, I'm teeny right now, but once I get bigger and am allowed to explore the whole apartment, I can't wait to meet your trains…
But, this post isn't a post about cats (though it totally could be!!). While I've certainly written plenty about the planning of my layout to come in the intervening three months, layout planning hasn't been happening entirely at the expense of working on models. As I try not to work to schedules to avoid making stupid mistakes, I've just slowly been puttering along doing a bit of work here and there, but this is bringing me close to "milestones" in the projects completion. The interior area of the ground floor is now basically done, as is the ceiling and the lighting. The next steps after this are to permanently install the ceiling to the interior, and then the upper parts of the walls to the ground floor so that I can start connecting the wiring for the lights.
Progress in November and December, assembling the upper walls and test fitting them over the interior.
None of the tasks have been particularly fascinating. The most interesting thing I've done is with the roof. In trying to mimic the texture of a gravel/asphalt roof, I spent a lot of time looking for a suitable material. I found it in decorative crafting sand from Deserres Art Stores in Canada (Sandtastic Sand). It comes in 1lb bags for $3.49, and in 13 different colours, more than enough for the small roof I had. I chose a light grey colour for the roof attempt. To apply it, I spread a layer of thinned white glue on the styrene roof, and placed that in a plastic tray, and dumped sand over it. This let me tip off any sand that didn't catch in the glue into the tray, and recover it for future use. Once it was set, I used a cheap rattle can of primer to paint the roof surface for two purposes, to finish holding on any loose sand, and to give some variation of colour across the roof.
The roof, covered with sand and then a rough coat of primer to leave some of the sand colour and sparkle, an attempt at mimicking a gravel/asphalt flat roof. The air conditioning unit is shown, the piping to it hadn't been completed yet.
The rooftop mechanical equipment is a combination of a laser cut wood rooftop air conditioner from Inter-Action Enterprises and vent piping made from styrene tube. As you can see from the above picture, most of the roof is visible and not covered by equipment, so it will be quite visible on the finished model.
For the interior, I have used a combination of plastic tables and chairs from Preiser and scratchbuilt furniture from bits of stripwood and styrene. The brick wall behind the raised bar area is a slider, so I can move that out of the way to take pictures looking through the interior, and to let people see more of the interior detail that would otherwise be hidden.
The ceiling for the first floor, with five 3D printed "Transparent Acrylic" light fixtures from my Shapeways store (hanging & flat) along with two shots of the more or less finished interior before the ceiling gets attached.
At the moment, I have mostly given up on the signs for the tanning salon in the upper windows. The decals I made myself are not dark enough to be visible on the black plastic I used for the windows. The only one I got to work is the one pride flag that was hanging in a prominent window at the corner of the building. These were mostly individual letters that said "Tanning", but some where overall blanking panels with the letters cut out. They aren't the core of the model, and revisiting decals or transfers for this is something I can come back to down the road.
Another test fitting of all the parts of the model. Next up, installing the ceiling in the interior and the walls so I can connect all the wiring for the interior and exterior lights.
So, with that, I'm settled in for the first major 24 hour endurance race of the year on TV, the 24 Hours of Daytona, hopefully some puttering on the model in the night, and waiting on our new kitty becoming comfortable enough in his new home to come out and get to know us a bit.
The Era of the Railroad Steamer – S.S. Keewatin may move again
January 24, 2018 January 24, 2018 Stephen Gardiner 1:1 Scale Railroading, Not About Trains
The S.S. Keewatin returns "Home" to Port McNicoll Ontario on June 23, 2012.
I'm putting this post up as something came across my radar from one of the many railfan message boards I peruse, the last of the Canadian Pacific Railway's Great Lakes Steamers, the S.S. Keewatin, which was returned to her home port of Port McNicoll in 2012 and has been under restoration as a museum ever since is about to become homeless as the developer which paid to bring her back from Michigan has sold the land they were attempting to develop around her, and the new owner doesn't want to include her in their plans. I was able to be in attendance for what at the time was thought to be her last voyage returning to Ontario, but it appears a move may be in the cards again, with potential destinations of Midland, Owen Sound and Collingwood being considered.
Why is this railroad related? One, she is a Canadian Pacific Railway steamship. Two, she provided a link across the lakes between Port McNicoll and Fort William (now part of Thunder Bay) for the railroad, hauling passengers and freight. And three, the Toronto Railway Museum received the coach Nova Scotia through the generosity of Skyline Investments, the same firm that brought the Keewatin home and purchased the railcars from the Ossawippi express for the development including the Keewatin.
The article from the Owen Sound Sun Times is at the link below for those who want more information: http://www.owensoundsuntimes.com/2018/01/17/ss-keewatin-needs-a-new-home-operators-would-consider-a-pitch-to-owen-sound-if-midland-doesnt-want-it
Hopefully this important piece of Canada's Rail/Maritime Heritage will quickly find a new home and the group restoring her and operating her as a museum can continue to do so. More pictures I took of the day she returned home can be found on my Flickr.
The S.S. Keewatin is swung around to her berth in Port McNicoll on June 23, 2012. At the time this was thought to be her last voyage returning to her home port to be turned into a museum.
A Caged Hall. Great Western Railway "Hall" class 4-6-0 locomotive No. 5972 Olton Hall on display in its more famous guise as "Hogwarts Castle" at the Warner Brothers Harry Potter Studio tour outside of London England. The locomotive was used in filming the 8 Harry Potter movies while it was "in ticket" and able to steam. It's now on loan to Warner Brothers for the studio tour while it awaits a future restoration and return to steam.
The Buildings of Liberty Village 3 – The Hinde and Dauche Paper Company (43 Hanna Ave)
January 19, 2018 Stephen Gardiner Apartment Living-Modelling, HO Scale, Layout, Structure
This is the third in a series of posts on the main buildings in Liberty Village that will be modeled on my layout. The previous Buildings profiled are:
Brunswick-Balke-Collender (40 Hanna Ave)
Sunbeam Incandescent Lamp Company of Canada (219 Dufferin Street)
The Hinde and Dauche Paper Company is another fine (ok, that's my opinion, I love the look of early 20th century industrial buildings) industrial complex built starting around the turn of the 20th century, and expanded and modified over the years. Many know the facility as Irwin Toys who occupied the building later in its life after Hinde and Dauche left. I understand there were at least some public toy sales that people older than me apparently remember, but when the site was redeveloped into condominium lofts in the mid 2000's, the building became known as the "Toy Factory Lofts" because of the association with Irwin, and any remaining vestiges of the Hinde and Dauche painted signs was removed when three stories were added to the building.
43 Hanna Ave in less than good condition (late 1970's?) courtesy of the Toronto Archives (Series 1465, File 58, Item 36), and today, complete with additional stories and converted into Condominium Lofts in the mid 2000's as Liberty Village became a happening area.
The building occupied a triangular site on the north side of Liberty Street. There were railway sidings on both the east and south side of the building, serving a number of loading docks. The building was at its ultimate build-out as an industrial complex, four storeys in height with large banks of windows to allow light into the factory facilities. Inside the building, as can be seen now in the condos, was an impressive structure made of Douglas Fir posts which support the exterior to this day, old school construction, not poured concrete, heavy brick walls supported by the timber framing.
Extract of Underwriters Insurance Plan Vol 2 Sheet 86 showing the Canadian General Electric Plant at Duffern St/Liberty St/Mowat Ave in 1945 (Toronto Public Library Collection).
By the early 2000's, industrial uses in the Liberty Village area were winding down, and developers saw opportunities for major changes in the area to introduce residential and commercial uses. The area is very close to downtown Toronto, and the thought process for the development industry was changing, as more people were willing and desiring to live close to work and the activity of the downtown area. Lanterra Developments were one of the first into the area, turning the vacant factory into a 215 unit live-work loft style condominium, adding three storeys to the building in places and introducing the first major commercial to the area. Not things relevant to my layout, but interesting to see how the area developed over time.
Two views down East Liberty Street. The first from a realtors website shows the building before redevelopment (http://www.urbanopolis.com/Toy-Factory-Lofts), the second shows the courtyard where the boiler house once was, and the three storeys added to the eastern portion of the building in the mid 2000's when it was turned into a residential condominium.
For my layout, again the compromises of compression in the current design are catching this building out by making it heavily compressed in the corner of the layout. Despite this, even a portion of this building will be an impressive end piece, and have space for several cars to be spotted for switching. Hinde and Dauche would have received raw materials in the form of cardboard, which they then converted to boxes and packaging, shipping out finished products. From the Fire Insurance Maps, it also appears that they received coal by rail for their boiler house to provide power to the factory. This will mean at least two types of cars being delivered, boxcars and hopper cars. On the layout, some compression again will likely see the 2nd spot on the east of the building as the "coal" spot, despite it appearing that this was actually a separate siding from the shipping/receiving track. Its a compromise, but one which will hopefully create some operational challenge for crews if they need to spot a coal hopper in the right place.
Extract of the Eastern Corner of the Layout Plan, 43 Hanna Ave is building "H" on the plan.
One decision I will have to make is whether to compress the painted signage along the roof parapet level, or selectively compress it to get it all in. That is something that will need to wait until I am actually building the model to see what looks right.
The painted signs on Hinde & Dauche, the east side circa 1959 (from Ray Kennedy's Old Time Trains), and the south side of Hinde and Dauche circa 1990's, again courtesty of a realtor's website on the Toy Factory Lofts (https://www.jeffreyteam.com/toy-factory-lofts-43-hanna-avenue-2/)
This will be one of the major industries on my layout, and I'm very much looking forward to trying to do justice to the look and feel of the building, even in a compressed form.
A Model Meander My friend Mark's blog on his modelling, currently a Proto48 O Scale layout called Comstock Road.
Algonquin Railway Ryan Mendell's Blog on his freelance Algonquin Railway layout.
CP Rail Manitoba & Minnesota Subdivision John Longhurst of Winnipeg blogs about his layout and other aspects of model railroading.
Elgin Car Shops Blog Pierre Oliver's blog on his 1950's Wabash Rwy layout
Esquimalt & Nanaimo in 1988 Jon Calon from Calgary's blog on the construction of his layout, modelling Vancouver Island in 1988.
G&W Quebec and Gatineau in HO Scale Bernard Hellen's model of the G&W Quebec and Gatineau Railway. A great looking project from another modeller in my neighbourhood here in Toronto.
George Dent – Modelmaker George Dent of Model Rail Magazine in the UK's blog of his outstanding modelling.
Kingston Sub Jason Shron of Rapido Trains blog on his home layout, the Kingston Subdivision between Union Station and Kingston in the fall of 1980.
Model Railways of Chris Nevard Another excellent UK Modeller and writer for magazines in the UK and his modelling work.
Modeling Maine Railroads Modelling the CP Rail branchline to Houlton, Maine, as it was in the late 1970s.
Port Rowan in 1:64 Trevor Marshall's blog on his S Scale layout featuring the CNR branch to Port Rowan Ontario in the 1950's.
Prince Street Chris Mears blog on his modelling from his home down east in Prince Edward Island.
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Model Railroad Hobbyist Magazine A free electronic magazine on Model Railroading. A very high quality production with great articles on a wide range model railroading subjects.
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Great British Train Show The Great British Train Show, held every other year (next in 2020) in Brampton. Two days of all the best of British Model Railways at a show in Canada.
Greater Toronto Train Show Another large show in close proximity to Toronto. The Greater Toronto Train Show has a great mix of vendors, layouts and manufacturers along with clinics on modelling and prototype topics.
Lakeshore Model Railroaders Flea Market A show where all manner of things can be found. From traditional stores with booths, to individuals with a table clearing out their collection. An ecclectic mix of items can always be found.
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Monthly trade programme roundup – October 2020
By Dr Sheng Lu | 5 November 2020
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Many US fashion companies are concerned the Section 301 investigation against Vietnam may result in new US punitive tariffs on imports
The latest round-up of updates to key free trade agreements and trade preference programmes involving the United States, the European Union and Japan covers developments in October 2020.
Caribbean Basin Trade Partnership Act (CBTPA)
On 10 October 2020, President Trump signed into law H.R. 991, which extends the Caribbean Basin Economic Recovery Act (CBTPA) for another ten years from 30 September 2020 to 30 September 2030. H.R. 991 was approved by the House on 23 September 2020, followed by another vote in favour by the Senate on the evening of 30 September 2020. The CBTPA offers qualifying textiles and apparel, travel goods, and footwear originating from members of the agreement duty-free access to the US market.
The value of US apparel imports from the CBTPA region in 2019 totalled US$986m (up 7.6% from 2018), within which US$955m were under the preference programme (a 97% utilisation rate).
US-UK Free Trade Agreement
The US and the UK are scheduled to host their fifth round of negotiations on a bilateral free trade agreement in early November 2020. According to UK side, the talks have entered "advanced stages" that include consolidating texts in a majority of chapters. Both sides remain optimistic about concluding a deal "reasonably soon" regardless of the results of the US presidential election.
Over the past decade, the US and UK bilateral trade in apparel has enjoyed steady growth, reflecting the ever closer business ties between fashion companies in the two countries. While US apparel exports still predominantly go to geographically nearby countries such as Mexico and Canada, the UK has emerged as the single largest export market for "Made in the USA" apparel outside the western hemisphere. Similarly, the United States has always been the UK's single largest export market outside the EU region.
The value of US apparel exports to the UK increased from $205.3m in 2010 to $325m in 2019 – a 5.2% compound annual growth rate (CAGR). This was notably higher than the 3.2% CAGR of total US apparel exports to the world over the same period. Likewise, the value of US apparel imports from the UK also grew from $72.1m in 2010 to $117.8m in 2019, or a 5.6% CAGR. In comparison, the CAGR of total US apparel imports over that period was only 1.8%.
For a more detailed insight, click on the following link: What might a US-UK trade deal mean for apparel?
US Section 301 investigation against Vietnam
The Office of the US Trade Representative (USTR) announced two new Section 301 investigations on Vietnam regarding the country's import and use of timber that is reported "illegally harvested or traded" and Vietnam's "undervaluation of its currency." Many US fashion companies are concerned the investigation may result in new US punitive tariffs on imports from Vietnam, which could cover apparel items. Comments on the investigation can be submitted to USTR by 12 November 2020.
Many US fashion companies are seeking to increase their apparel sourcing from Vietnam to reduce their exposure to China. The value of US apparel imports from Vietnam increased by 131% between 2010 and 2019, much higher than the 17% world average. Vietnam's share of the US apparel import market has also soared from only 4.0% in 2005 to 16.8% in 2019 (and 20.2% from Jan to August 2020).
EU-US Airbus-Boeing WTO trade dispute
On 26 October 2020, the World Trade Organization (WTO) Dispute Settlement Body officially authorised the European Union (EU) to take countermeasures against the United States by increasing its import duties on US products worth up to US$4bn. While the EU and the US are currently negotiating for a solution, EU tariff action is not impossible in the near future.
In April 2019, the EU had identified around US$20bn worth of US imports on which it could impose additional tariffs. The list includes several textile products, such as handbags and travel bags, cotton and cotton waste:
HS code Products
52010090 Briefcases, school satchels and similar; handbags; articles normally carried in pocket or handbag) cotton, neither carded nor combed (excl. rendered absorbent or bleached)
52029100 Garnetted stock of cotton
52029900 Cotton waste (excl. yarn waste, thread waste and garnetted stock)
52030000 Cotton, carded or combed
Meanwhile, the European Commission, the European Parliament, and the European Council on 28 October 2020 reached a political agreement on reinforcing the EU's Enforcement Regulation. The new enforcement law will allow EU members to impose retaliatory tariffs against a trading partner without authorisation from the WTO. Some trade insiders have also warned that US-EU trade tensions might escalate next year.
EU-Australia Free Trade Agreement
From 14 to 25 September 2020, the European Union (EU) and Australia conducted their 8th round of negotiations on a comprehensive bilateral free trade agreement. The talks covered technical barriers to trade, sustainable development, goods, services, public procurement, rules of origin, and intellectual property rights including geographical indications.
The EU-Australia Free Trade Agreement discussions were launched in 2018 with the goal of enhancing the bilateral trade relationship of the two partners. Australia currently ranks as the 19th-largest trade in goods partner of the EU, while the EU is Australia's third-largest trading partner after China and Japan, and before the United States.
The next virtual negotiation round is scheduled from 30 November to 11 December 2020.
UK-Japan Free Trade Agreement
On 22 October 2020, Japan and the United Kingdom officially signed the UK-Japan Comprehensive Economic Partnership Agreement (CEPA), which will enter into force on 1 January 2021.
According to the pact, Japan and the UK will eliminate tariffs on all apparel items (HS Chapters 61 and 62) traded between the two countries once the CEPA enters into force – that is, there will be no tariff phaseout schedule for apparel items.
Compared with other free trade agreements enacted in Japan, it also adopts more liberal rules of origin for apparel items to qualify for the preferential duty treatment. Eligible products can meet one of the following two rules of origin to enjoy the benefits:
"Fabric-forward" rules of origin, which means that fibres and yarns may be produced anywhere, but each component starting with the fabric used to make the garments must be formed within the free trade area. This rule is sometimes called "double transformation," as it requires that weaving or knitting of the fabric, and assembly of the final apparel garments, must all occur within the free trade area.
"Value-added" rules of origin, meaning apparel items qualified for preferential duty treatment under the free trade agreement (FTA) shall contain non-originating material no more than 50% measured by EXW (i.e., the value of the apparel item when leaving the facility where it was produced) or 45% measured by FOB (i.e., the value of the apparel item when loaded to the ships).
In 2019, the UK exported around US$94m apparel to Japan, whereas Japan exported US$42m apparel to the UK. A good proportion of these apparel products are in the luxury segment of the market.
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Battle Skin Panic 9821 – Review
Review by TheSAMMIES
Reviewed: 03/05/13 | Updated: 08/19/13
Clothes Are For The Weak
You know about how sometimes in movies the hero will tear off his shirt before fighting a bunch of bad guys to show how tough he is? Battle Skin Panic 9821 takes this concept and applies it to its logical extreme. In this game, removing your clothes actually will make you stronger and you fight strongest when you're naked. The game has a good sense of humor and knows very well how ridiculous it is. The game is one wild ride that should not be missed if you're into PC98 games.
Battle Skin Panic had more than one release, with the version on the PC9821 being the most graphically advanced. Even if you take away the fancy graphics and play the low resolution MSX version of this game, it still has a silly and quirky atmosphere, and is still a fun, lighthearted adventure. You'll laugh at it. You'll laugh with it. You might even love it. I sure did.
Huge warning. Battle Skin panic 9821 is a highly pornographic game. The concept of naked cartoon girls is so thoroughly ingrained into the game that stripping is actually a gameplay mechanic. There are plenty of scenes with uncensored cartoon nudity, so if you're too young to be playing such a game or are simply easily offended by naked cartoon character, then maybe you should skip this one.
Story- You play as a student at a high school. There's a new girl named Mimi that is totally into you. Mimi also happens to be a master of martial arts and has this crazy superpower that makes her stronger when she's wearing less clothes. You and Mimi get into all kinds of crazy adventures together and eventually get thrust into a much larger plot, one where the fate of the entire world hangs in the balance.
The story never really takes itself seriously. It's funny throughout and while it's all in Japanese, you don't really need to know any to play, enjoy, and complete this game. Be sure to stick around for the final boss. It's one of the funniest and most over the top parts of Battle Skin Panic and is a perfect way to end such a ludicrous story.
Presentation- Battle Skin Panic 9821 looks significantly better than any of its other ports. Characters and settings are all hand drawn. Characters are fully voiced in battle. You can hear characters call their attacks, grunt in pain when hit, even talk trash when humiliating each other. Each character even has a different voice, a nice little touch that is unexpected of a game that came on floppy disks. Graphics are drawn in very high resolution, so much that you'd think this was a Playstation game and a good-looking one too. This truly is a graphical achievement for the PC98, something that pushed the boundaries of what the PC98 could do.
As always, Battle Skin Panic is completely uncensored. Whether this is a good thing or a bad thing is really up to you. On one hand, there aren't any mosaic blocks covering up any naked bits that look horrible and out of place. The whole mosaic block thing is very prevalent on PC98 games that involve genitalia and it's thankfully absent here. On the other hand, do you really want to see some of the enemy's evil insect monster genitalia? Either way, there's cartoon nudity all over this game on both humans and non-human creatures.
Battle Skin Panic also has really good music. The entire soundtrack consists of remixed songs from the MSX version, which is a very good thing. There are only a handful of tunes, but they all fit the silly tone of the game perfectly. They're typically fast, upbeat, happy, and fun, just like the game. A few others stand out too. One boss has a theme that is dark and mysterious. It makes sense that the game would do this because the boss with this theme is dark and mysterious, just like the song. Even if the music choices are a bit limited, they still fit perfect and sound great.
Gameplay- Battle Skin Panic is divided into two parts. One part is an adventure game that gives you four commands. They are "look", "talk", "listen", "move", and "save". Their functions are pretty obvious besides Save, which has no gameplay function other than saving your game. To get through the adventure game segments, just choose the "look", "talk", and "listen" choices until you move onto the next scene. It's easy to figure out what you need to do and the game is full of pictures, so you always know what's going on, even if you can't read Japanese.
The other gameplay segment is a fairly complex card battle game. These are the best and most well designed part of the game. Each card does something different depending on its type and value. Red cards are attack cards. They hurt your opponent's health bar. Blue cards are defense cards, which make you more resistant to physical damage. Yellow cards are healing cards. They raise your health equal to their value. Pink cards damage your opponent's shame. We'll get to that later.
There are also special cards. Huge blue cards restore all of your health. If you're dealt one, save if for in case you feel like you're about to die. Huge pink cards are by far the most important to learn. They are strip cards. They have your character tear off a piece of her clothing to immensely raise her attack while lowering her defense and damaging her shame. While these sound risky, you will absolutely need to take off your clothes if you are even thinking about completing this game. If you don't, then you simply won't do enough damage and will end up getting pummeled. You need to watch your shame, though.
Shame accumulates when you take off your clothes. Mimi obviously feels no shame if she's fully dressed, but if she's standing around in only her panties, she's going to feel self-aware. Enemies can take advantage of this and use shame cards. If a character's shame exceeds 120, then all of their clothes fall off and they transform into a tiny, "cute", naked, and crying super deformed version of themselves. In this state, they are incapable of doing any damage unless they can lower their shame. You can do this to enemies too if they get overeager with stripping, and some of them certainly will. There is a huge yellow card that cures shame, and if you get enough of it, you can end up fighting naked and not caring. It's kind of a funny effect too if you think about it.
The problem with this shame system is that while it's a cool alternate way to win and the characters look absolutely hilarious when they're in their "cute" form, later enemies are completely immune to this strategy. A good example is the aforementioned disgusting naked insect girl. Go ahead and shame her all you want. She doesn't speak human and doesn't even know what a nudity taboo is. This part of the game could have been designed better. Even worse, battles tend to get repetitive later on, with the game throwing the same two shame-proof enemies at you over and over again in a "maze" that is actually in the shape of a straight line.
Even with its flaws, Battle Skin Panic is still an amazing game. It won't take you too long to beat it. It can be conquered on a lazy weekend with nothing to do. After you complete the game, you unlock a battle select mode that lets you pick any battle in the game an replay it. If you play the game with this feature unlocked, don't go straight to the battle select mode. You're missing out on the ludicrous and awesome story if you do.
Cool Fact- Mimi will fight with all of her clothes off, but she'll never take off her hair decorations. Is she truly naked, then? Yes.
Also Try- Capcom vs SNK Cardfighter's Clash on the Neo Geo Pocket Color. It's another fun card battle game that you can actually play in front of other people without getting funny looks from people watching you.
Product Release: Battle Skin Panic 9821 (JP, 09/21/93)
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