Safety Gear

Bib Overalls

Complete Overalls

Overalls

There are two types of overalls used in a workshop, the bib type and the complete overalls. The difference between these two pairs of overalls is simply that the bib type covers every part of your body except your shoulders and arms, while the complete overalls cover every part of your body, except your neck and head of course. The complete overalls are ideal for dirtier jobs.

Welding Gloves

It is difficult to find the perfect pair of welding gloves, they are ideal for handling hot materials, but the thicker and more heat resistant, the clumsier and more difficult to work with they are.

Ear Protection

There are multiple forms of ear protection that you can use when you work in a loud, noisy, workplace. There are neckband earmuffs, which instead of going over the top of the person's head, like most ear muffs, they curl around the back of your neck. This pair of earmuffs are practical for workplaces and allow for a worker to easily and comfortably wear safety glasses and hard hats in a busy workplace when they can't find suiting banded earmuffs.

The banded earmuff is the more popular and common of all of them in the workplace. It allows for a worker to easily wear a hard hat and safety glasses as well. It is the best at removing higher and lower frequency sounds.

The earplug

The earplug is cheaper, easier to manage, but offers less protection from louder and higher frequency noises. These are better for shorter periods of working.






Eye Protection

Safety glasses

Safety glasses are best for less dangerous work, not for activities like welding and other things alike. These are not the best due to debris being able to get through the sides, where protection is not given.

Safety goggles

The safety goggles are a lot more practical and safe. They provide a lot more protection and are a lot more comfortable than safety glasses. Although, for a non-disposable, a longer-lasting pair of safety goggles you will need to pay a bit more as they are more expensive.

Face shield

These are best for activities that go for a longer duration, like grinding, buffers and other activities alike because they are able to protect the entire face.






Head protection

Hard hat

Used commonly in construction sites, hard hats are often required for such places to help protect one's head from falling objects.






Respirators

Dust mask


The most common and basic of the different kinds of dust masks will filter the small dust particles, but will not do the best job in doing so. These are good for short-term uses.

Respirator

These are great for all sorts of situations like painting, welding and working in toxic areas. These last long and filter the toxins in the air really well.






Boots

Steel and scuff toe

Best for working in the workshop for a short period of time, the steel and scuff toe for the best form of protection.



Lace-up

These boots are known to be a good combination between military boots and steel and scuff toe boots, providing the most practical form of protection for feet.





Welding goggles and masks

Welding goggles

The best thing for welding, allowing the wearer to wear other personal protection equipment while welding as well. The best as welding masks can be clumsy and annoying.

Welding mask


The welding helmet allows for the entire face to protected while welding, although it is not very practical when needing to wear other personal protection equipment.

My Workshop Diary Of Making A Balancing Toy

Since the beginning of term 3, we have been making balancing toys. Now, the period of Metalwork is drawing to a close, even so, many of the students in our class have not succeeded in completing the toy. As you can see, I have not either. Even though we had an extended amount of time, being an extra few hours per week, only around four or five of us finished, no one finishing in time for the original deadline. All that I would have had left to do was finish cleaning my work, weld the last parts, bend the wire into the correct shape and then weld that, then I would have had to clean it again and then spray painted.


Did I finish? If not, why not?

I was not able to finish my project. I believe this is due to the number of days off, short days and the week I had sick. During these days off and short days, however, I was not able to continue with working on the balancing toy.


What did I enjoy?

I enjoyed the subject but often found it pressuring and a little bit stressful, still the subject was fun and I learnt quite a bit about how much work actually goes into making these types of toys and projects. I also enjoyed working in a proper workshop like this one because the one we used during year seven and eight didn't have all the different types of machines and equipment that the school's workshop has.





What did I learn?

I learnt many things including how to change the drill bit on a drill using a chuck key, how welding works, the dangers of working in a metal workshop, the importance of warning signs and other signs alike, there are also many other things I learnt.


What was a challenge?


It was a challenge trying to learn where everything was and how to use it, also remembering the exact names of certain machines and how to work with them.

How did I overcome that challenge?

I overcame that challenge by asking others and asking them questions about how to work each of the machines.

Did I weld?

Yes, I got the opportunity to weld once, but I would have like to have the opportunity again.

What did I think of welding?

It was terrifying holding a torch blowing out the fire and having my hands so close to it. It was still fun using it though, having done it myself with only a small amount of help from my teacher.


What have I got better at?

I think I have gotten better with time management, because of not finishing, this has reminded of how I need to improve upon this. I also think I have gotten better with filing quicker using the draw file.

Crackin' Down On Knuckles!!

Brutus "Knuckles" Adras, the full name I created for the character I am playing in Bugsy Malone, Knuckles. I created this name because, in both the film and Broadway show, their real name is never shown or told, they are referred to only as Knuckles. As I have previously mentioned in my last blog post, Knuckles is named so because of their habit of cracking their knuckles so often.

Here is their character profile!!

Name: Brutus "Knuckles" Adras, the names Brutus and Adras each have different meanings, Brutus meaning 'stupid', I chose the meaning for obvious reasons, Knuckles being one of Fat Sam's dumb gang members. Adras means 'horseman', I was originally looking for a name that plainly meant man, so that the two names would come together to mean 'stupid man', but for some reason, 'stupid horseman' sounds a bit funnier, more original and unique, doesn't it?

Age: In the film and Broadway shows Knuckles is played by a tween, which is one of the things that makes 'Bugsy Malone' so different, the entire cast are children and tweens. Even so, if this had been a production with older, more suitable, cast, I believe that Knuckles would have been portrayed as someone either in their late teens or early twenties.

Most Common Emotion: Fear, I believe that Knuckles would be in either constant fear of the gang leader, Fat Sam, or in admiration.

Physical Characteristics: The cracking of the Knuckles, as discussed.

Fears: Fat Sam, can you blame him? The guys always yelling about how stupid they are and often threatening to kill them. Even still, Knuckles could never leave him, Fat Sam would hunt him down.

Strengths: Knuckles strength is his strength, it is often mentioned how dumb the gang members are and Fat Sam even says 'You've got muscle where you ought to have brains,'. It is stated quite a bit how Fat Sam's gang member s are slow and dumb, having no other better characteristics.

Early Life: Brutus grew up as a down and out until he walked into Becker's Book Emporium while trying to get away with stealing some food from a shopkeeper. He was allowed in and Fat Sam offered him a job for some good cash. Since learning that Fat Sam was also a down and out when he was young, Knuckles has been in constant admiration of the gang leader who built an entire empire out of nothing.

Makeup Ideas: With Knuckles, I think it would be best that, if there was any makeup, it could be depictions of scarred skin and dirt covering their face.

Costume Ideas: A suit of some kind would be best for a character like Knuckles, but seeing as I don't have something like that. I imagine it would be something along the lines of a plain white shirt, dress black jacket, and black jeans or tights.

https://www.google.co.nz/searchq=bugsy+malone+fat+sam&rlz=1CAACAJ_enNZ690NZ691&source=lnms&tbm=isch&sa=X&ved=0ahUKEwid067gk-HeAhVTOSsKHZlRD1kQ_AUIDigB&biw=1366&bih=618&safe=active&ssui=on#imgrc=CG3teRjSlI1oSM:
https://www.google.co.nz/searchq=makeup+dirty+face&rlz=1CAACAJ_enNZ690NZ691&source=lnms&tbm=isch&sa=X&ved=0ahUKEwid_5ajlOHeAhVHdCsKHXTlAoEQ_AUIDigB&biw=1366&bih=618&safe=active&ssui=on#imgrc=6hOVN7BZm4VV-M:

The Very Beginning Of Bugsy Malone!

This year, instead of the Festival of The Arts, we have Passion Projects, although there is really not much of a difference to me, seeing as I've been doing the same type of project for the last two years as well, those plays being Annie and The Lion King. But, this year, we're doing the play production of the movie, Bugsy Malone, a play about two gangs going to war in the 1920's, the gang led by Sam 'Fat Sam' Stacetto and the other led by Dandy Dan, yes, that is his name, yes, it does sound really stupid when we rehearse the script, but we can't exactly change it. This year, I am playing a character nicknamed 'Knuckles', known to be named that because they crack their knuckles, this character is in Fat Sam's gang and the leader of this gang actually played Scar in The Lion King last year, so I'm their lackey once again, except we're kind of the good guys.

What were the buildings like?

The buildings, in the 1920's, were commonly skyscrapers and other forms of tall buildings, they were commonly duller and grey colours with straight and flat walls for architecture. 

What was fashion like?

The fashion in 1920 was clean and outrageous, with shiny, and frilly skirts for the women, and tight, and bold suits for the men. The hairstyles were really short cut, ending as bobs for the women and cut even shorter for all of the men. Most people wore hats, headbands and all other forms of different head accessories. The shoes were often high heels/stilettos for all of the women and leather dress shoes, coming mostly in either black or brown. 

What was home life like?

The home life is a broad subject so I'll start off with gender roles. Even with women being viewed as more individualistic and rebellious in this age, many of them were still housewives, cleaning, cooking, and taking care of children. All of this while their husbands worked for long hours of the day.  Moving on, The Roaring Twenties is often a nickname for this set of years, named so because in this time, in America, women earned the right to vote, great technological advancements were made, more children than ever started to get an education, more women than ever got a job outside of their household and attended school's and universities, and men and women began to marry for love.

What was entertainment like?

The entertainment of the 1920's included the first commercial radio stations, where they broadcasted across America. By 1929, ten million houses had radios, there were 800 different stations and sales of the radio's reached $426 million US dollars. Radios weren't the only form of entertainment though, as 'movie palaces' began to appear in all of America's major cities, costing a quarter (25 cents) for a double feature and a live show. Movie Palaces were able to seat thousands at a time and by the end of the decade, the weekly average of people became 90 million, some even going more than twice a week! Even so, the movies were just in development, and during this time, they were still colourless, and silent!

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Anika Moa

What am I learning?

I am about a New Zealand icon who has gone up the ladder so far and still came from such a small community in Hornby. 

How does this work show my learning?

It shows that I looked into her story, given in-depth details and taken the time to look up the perfect pictures I needed.

What am I wondering?

Who taught her while she attended Hornby High? Would I know the teacher?

Lorde

Ella Marija Lani Yelich-O'Connor may be her real name, but the singer-songwriter is now more commonly referred to as Lorde, her stage name. 

Ella and Louis

Lorde was born in Takapuna, Auckland and raised in the nearby suburb of Devonport with a Croation mother, Sonja and an Irish father, she was raised alongside her older sister, Jerry, younger sister, India, and her younger brother Angelo. She first entered the music industry when she won the annual Belmont Intermediate talent show with her friend, Louis McDonald as a duo. From there the pair made an appearance on Jim Mora's Afternoons show on Radio New Zealand, where they performed covers of Pixie Lott's 'Mama Do' and King of Leon's 'Use Somebody'. Louis' father Ian soon after took his home recording of the pair doing a cover of Duffy's 'Warwick Avenue' and Pixie Lott's 'Mama Do' and sent them to Universal Music Group (UMG) A&R Scott Maclachlan. In the same year, Lorde was signed to UMG so she could develop her talent. All in the same year, Lorde was also part of the Belmont Intermediate band 'Extreme' who placed third in the North Shore Battle of the Bands finals.

In 2010 Ella and Louis started to perform their covers on a regular basis at small cafes and restaurants and they soon performed at the Vic Unplugged at Victoria Theatre and Devonstock in Devonport.

In 2011 UMG got her a vocal coach, Frances Dickinson who gave Lorde singing lessons twice a week for a year. During all of this she began to write all of her own songs and on the 16 November 2011, she performed her own original songs publicly at The Vic Unplugged II on the Devonport Victoria Theatre stage.  In December 2011, MacLachlan paired Lorde with Joel Little, a songwriter and record producer. The pair recorded five songs at Little's Golden Age Studios.

Lorde's official line of work is a singer and songwriter. Her impact is that she has inspired New Zealander's and shown them that we can go far as well and we can't be restricted just because of how same of a country we are. It has not just been New Zealander's she's inspired, Lorde is known to be a feminist and supports women strongly. "It's about all women, women who might not have the opportunities that I have or the privileges that I have. Trying to fight for better, better conditions, better treatment of all women. Whether that be trans women or women of colour or women in professions that don't typically get a lot of respect. That to me is what feminism is about."

• What is her most popular and famous song?

The most popular song is either Royals or Green Light.

• How old was she when she signed her first record deal?

Lorde was just thirteen years old when she signed her first record deal with University Music Studios.

• How many awards has she won?

Lorde has won two Grammys, two Billboard Music Awards, 4 New Zealand Music Awards, one MTV Music Award and probably many other awards as well that I couldn't find, there is thought to be around 32 which she has won and 85 she has been nominated for.

• Why did she choose Lorde?

The name was decided when she was sixteen and was obsessed with nobility and aristocracy, "It was a good spontaneous choice, I think. I’m quite proud of my 16-year-old self for not messing that one up, cause if I’d given myself a cool, weird, hip name I hated now, that would be super annoying. Again, it’s that nobility, aristocracy obsession that I had. I hit upon ‘Lord’ and loved the way it sounded, and then I was like, ‘It would be quite cool to add an ‘e’ to feminise it.’".

• What is Lorde's net worth?

Lorde's net worth is believed to be $12 million.

• What are some interesting facts?

She began to date a photographer named James Lowe, but broke it off with him and has been known to have written some of the songs in the album, Melodrama, about him.

In August 2013, Lorde became the first woman to top the Billboard Alternative Songs chart in the United States since Tracy Bonham back in 1996.


Lorde was only 15 when she wrote the song Royals.

Lorde turned down the opportunity to give the opening act on Katy Perry's own Prism tour after Katy Perry asked her when Lorde's song Royals topped the charts.

Bibliography -

• https://www.aceshowbiz.com/celebrity/lorde/biography.html
• https://www.biography.com/people/lorde
• https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lorde
• https://www.celebsnetworthtoday.com/bio-wiki-2018-2019-2020-2021/singer/lorde-net-worth-3764/
• https://www.elle.com.au/celebrity/how-lorde-chose-her-stage-name-13553
• https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GkhziRFfHec
• https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Vn48aBLF4wk
• https://www.google.co.nz/search?q=ella+and+louis+mcdonald&rlz=1CAACAJ_enNZ690NZ691&source=lnms&tbm=isch&sa=X&ved=0ahUKEwjGgvfp_vzdAhXZUd4KHY_CAlgQ_AUIDigB&biw=1366&bih=618&safe=active&ssui=on#imgrc=HcbrsLuF-lq2qM:
• https://www.vanityfair.com/style/2018/01/lorde-grammys-dress-protest

THE FAIR GO AD AWARDS ARE OVER

WE FINALLY FINISHED THE AD, kinda because the editors still need to edit it properly. But, I'm sure it'll be fine. OKAY, questions.

What have I learnt over this term?

•  Over the past term, I have learnt about advertising and the importance of it. We have talked about so many things and how they made up the ad, even the things we couldn't see or hear. When we look back at the ad, we know all about the letters we had to write, the phone calls we made, how long we spent in that recording booth and how many tries it took, there are so many things that have gone into ads that you can't see.

What challenges did the class face while creating our advert and how have we fixed them?

•  We faced the challenge of deciding the tune and what instruments we were going to use in the jingle but in the end, we overcame this by not having any instruments and just having lyrics in there. We are still facing challenges now as our editors work to edit the video so the clips align with the lyrics and jingle. 

What would we do differently and how?

•  I think the entire class would've wanted to be a bit more focused and have worked quicker and harder to help out others, I think we would've also wanted to add some instruments to make the jingle catchier and easier to get stuck in your head.

What were the highlights of this process and why?

•  I think my personal highlight was getting to write the letter to our principal and going to all the parks to films as it was like a big day out with the entire class altogether.

What am I hoping to do in Music next?

•  I'm hoping to maybe to learn some piano songs like Dying in LA or Royals because I started to learn piano a while ago and stopped, but I would like to relearn.