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Teruyuki Okazaki (b June 22, 1931), a tenth degree black belt in Shotokan Karate, is the founder, chairman and chief instructor of the International Shotokan Karate Federation (ISKF).
Along with Funakoshi and Nakayama, Okazaki helped found the JKA Instructor training program. Okazaki has published a book on his experiences titled Perfection of Character.[1]
Teruyuki Okazaki was born in Fukuoka Prefecture Japan. As a young man, he grew up studying judo, kendo, and aikido. In 1948, at the age of sixteen, he entered Takushoku University. It was here that Okazaki began his karate training. Teruyuki Okazaki studied primarily under Gichin Funakoshi (Shotokan's founder) as well as Masatoshi Nakayama. In 1953, Okazaki graduated and was immediately appointed coach of the Takushoku team. Later that year, it was decided that Okazaki would be trained as a "test case" for the still formulating JKA Instructor Trainee Program. In 1955, he was appointed head of the program, which produced some of modern Shotokan's most integral leaders. Takayuki Mikami, Takaura Eiji, and Hirokazu Kanazawa were among the first graduates from this program. As part of an effort by Nakayama to spread the practice of Shotokan karate internationally, Okazaki came to the United States in 1961, originally planning to stay only six months, but has since opened a dojo in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania and setteled there permanently.[2] In 1977, Okazaki founded the International Shotokan Karate Federation.
In summer 2007 Okazaki proposed, as chief instructor of the ISKF, termination of the ISKF's relationship with the JKA and form an external, independent body. This motion was supported by 25 other countries which continued their relationship with the ISKF and discontinued relations with the JKA.
This decision came following Okazaki's concern that the JKA had not been conducting itself in the manner appropriate to the teachings of Master Gichin Funakoshi. - Wikipedia
Continuing from the Design & Mold Preparation section, we are ready to make the molds used for the injection molding for the frame - the most complex thing I've ever worked on ><
Injection Mold Preparation
1. I chose to work with a Japanese company called Muto based in Tokyo - this is our first meeting discussing part layouts, issues and wotnot. The process of making an injection mold is complex and we had to modify many parts to avoid warpage, wrinkling etc.
2. Once we are ready to make the molds, I'm off to inspect and oversee the making of the molds at Muto's Shinjo factory in the Yamagata prefecture.
3. Injection molds are huge! They are also expensive too >< Never have I received an invoice for 160,000 USD before ^^; But after making the mold, I understand why it costs so much - you are not just paying for 2 pieces of metal but paying for the knowhow involved into placement of the parts in the mold.
4. Our mold taking shape - the carving process takes a few weeks.
5. The holes you see in the mold are for ejector pins which push the part out of the mold after the molding process. For this reason many products have little circles which are usually placed in not-so-visible areas.
6. We make the mold in pieces so that its easy to change parts in the future. Parts which are tube shaped that contain a shaft need to be put at the side of the mold and are called "Slide" because an extra mold part is slid in from the side.
7. Our injection mold is complete! Now I need to order the pellets.
8. Before ordering the pellets, I need to choose the color. I send off a sample of the outer shell and get back a set of color plates which have been made especially to match my requirements.
9. For the spine, I use a product called JETON which is a joint that already exists on the market and are used as a frame for dolls and plushies. I use those color plates to order some JETON joints in the same color.
10. Color matching is a difficult process as colors looks different in varying lighting conditions.
11. My pellets have come back from mixing and have been placed in the injection molding machine. Here they are heated to high temperatures and injected into the mold which has also been heated up to receive the material.
12. Once the material has been injected into the mold, the mold opens up and the parts are pushed out by the ejector pins.
13. The size of each part on the runner changes depending on the values used during the injection molding process which include things like temperature, pressure, speed and so on.
14. So even though we have the mold made to spec, we then need to tweak values over the next few months to make sure that all frame parts fit together nicely.
15. We do thousands of tests which unfortunately does involve wastage but is all part of the process of making all the parts fit perfectly. All test parts are recycled according to Japanese rules and regulations.
16. To see if the parts fit together properly, we need to assemble several hundred frames over a period of a few months.
17. We use grease on all joints to ensure smooth but rigid movement. Initially from time to time the grease may seep out to the surface of the wrist, ankle or elbow joint - if that happens then just blob it with some tissue.
18. Its not just the assembly of the frame we need to do - we also need to put the frame in the outer shell to see if everything fits together properly. Through this process we had to change a few of the outer shell molds.
19. The very first frame batch to come out of the mold is known as T1. Everytime we make a change to the frame we increment that number. We finalized the frame at T7.
20. Mirai Frame is made from POM (Polyoxymethylene) which is recognized for its high strength, hardness and rigidity.
I do plan to sell the frame standalone which is why I designed some hands and a head for it - the hands and head only come with the standalone frame.
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You may remember that hellabella killed, robbed and quartered me a while back. That's what you get for fraternizing with girls from east manc...
Luckily I had had my mind state recorded aboard the GCU Lightly Seared on the Reality Grill prior to that sordid business, and growing a new body was done within weeks.
I let a knife missile do the dirty work and had the GCU displace what was left of her into the sun before going in to loot. The credits on my motbok was utterly used up (BIG surprise) but I managed to get my mitts on this here fine FB book.
So. All is well that ends well. If only I could find her blasted soul keeper I'd sleep better. Anyway, I left a handful of nano missiles and a small anti-matter charge just to make sure.
This is from the diary of Mary Anne Frances Wilmot. She came from Oystermouth in Wales, and was 9 years old when she started it. The full text of the diary and some details of the people in it can be found at wilmotdiary.wordpress.com.
We all assembled in the drawing room, and the Bride came down and looked so very nice. She was beautifully dressed. Her dress was white glacé silk with the upper skirt trimmed with ruches of white silk, and a wreath and veil, which became her beautifully. She was quite composed and remained so throughout the whole ceremony.
We 8 bridesmaids then started in the Break. We were saluted several times on the road by the firing of some guns, which made us all jump, and scream tremendously.
I forgot to say the day was miserably cold and it was raining hard; and we in our thin muslins were nearly frozen ( Our dresses were white spotted muslin. the upper skirt trimmed with silk and finished off in Vandykes of ruches in tulle, Lilac. white muslin scarfs, with Lilac riban and bow behind. and white crepe bonnets trimmed with white and Lilac, Lilacs)
When we arrived at the Lytch gate, we had to wait some time while the people who had started before us, got out of their carriages. While we were waiting there Aunt Caroline and Grandmama arrived. So we waited in the Lytch gate till she got out, and she took Morton’s arm; and we followed her up the walk to the church – fortunately they had put some matting down, so that saved our white satin shoes, a little, but it was raining hard, and Dulcie Vivian and I had to walk up without an umbrella.
Mr Welby did the service very nicely, and after it was over we all came home, to the breakfast; at which there were 36 people, all the Vivians and Grenfells, & others.
The cake was very pretty and very good. & while we were very busy eating it, the bride appeared at the door, all ready to start, just to say goodbye, but every body rushed out to see the start, and an old shoe was thrown after the carriage – they both looked very happy, particularly Aunt Caroline.
We had to wait some time longer before we could be quiet. The Vivians and others stayed in the drawing room, and conversation was carried on. At last they went, & very glad we were to take off our dresses, and rest.
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Camera: Canon 7D
Lens: Canon EF-S 18-200mm f/3.5-5.6 IS
Exp: ISO 100, 32mm, f/9.0, 1/20
Such a beautiful bridge to walk, bike, or jog on.
News - TROY FLEECE/Leader-Post - Family, friends, trained search and rescue, members of the RCMP and other members of First Nations joined in a search effort on Friday to try locate missing Amber Redman on the Standing Buffalo Reserve. Amber's mom Gwenda Yuzicappi was on hand to help organize the search parties for her missing daughter.
Continuing search
Mother of missing woman sharing story with others
Heather Polischuk
The Leader-Post
Thursday, May 17, 2007
Gwenda Yuzicappi has never stopped looking for her missing daughter, Amber Redman, in the hopes that she is still alive.
On Friday, the mother from the Standing Buffalo First Nation will take her story to Stanford University in Palo Alto, Calif., as part of a conference there on murdered and missing women.
The conference, entitled "Feminicide = Sanctioned Murder: Gender, Race & Violence in Global Context", takes a hard look at the large number of disappearances and murders of women in Canada, Mexico and Guatemala.
Yuzicappi has her own reasons for attending the conference.
Ever since Redman, 19, went missing from a Fort Qu'Appelle bar on July 15, 2005, Yuzicappi has led numerous searches for her daughter and has spoken publicly about the painful turn her life has taken.
"To me, doing this, I feel that this is one of my purposes for my daughter and I feel that I'm on the right track," she said. "This is my purpose."
Since Redman disappeared, Yuzicappi has spoken publicly at a number of events across Canada and said she felt honoured to be asked to go to Stanford to represent Canadian First Nations people who are searching for missing loved ones or mourning those who have been found murdered.
Yuzicappi said she has found an affinity with other families who share her experience and hopes she can now begin to connect with families from other countries.
"At (an) event (in Ottawa), I made a statement that I would like nation to nation to come together and support each other, the unity, to bring this issue to the forefront," she said. "When we have more people the strength is stronger and the support is enormous...
"I just believe this is so important and I'm so passionate about this issue that I would go and speak anywhere. If I can let one more person know about my daughter, then I believe that my purpose is met that day."
Yuzicappi will be speaking at Stanford alongside women from Mexico and Guatemala whose daughters have been the victims of violence in their countries.
Yuzicappi said she was touched by a Canadian/British-produced documentary called Killer's Paradise, which tells the story of the brutal murders of women in Guatemala, many of which go uninvestigated and unsolved. That film was to be shown at the conference on Wednesday.
"When I watched that documentary, it upset me but ... when I heard the parents speak on there, I just felt, 'You're going through the same thing that I'm going through,' " she said.
Yuzicappi said she would like to be able to help other families the way she feels she has been helped by bonding with others in Saskatchewan who share her experience.
"When we mention one thing, we all understand that loss that we're facing," she said. "We understand going through shock, going through denial and when we talk about it we have that similarity within the families ...
"But going back to Stanford University and the conference, that's my intent when I go down there. I'm hoping that (through) my words that I'm bringing, my healing and what I'm going through every day, that I'm able to extend that out to other families and vice versa."
Later in May, Yuzicappi will join other family members of missing aboriginal women at an event in Saskatoon. She said she would one day like to help organize a conference in Saskatchewan to host families from around the world who are experiencing the same loss.
© The Leader-Post (Regina) 2007
Feminicide=Sanctioned Murder
Today we continue our visit of one of the most iconic monuments of my November photo trip to the southern French provinces of Languedoc and Roussillon, and one of the most famous Benedictine abbeys of all times: Saint Michael of Cuxa.
The origins of the abbey go back to 840, when the monastery was created just after the Muslims were defeated and chased away. In its original locale near Eixelada, this first settlement endured a catastrophic flooding in 878. The 35 surviving monks moved to Cuxa, and under the protection of the earls of Cerdagne-Conflent, the abbey began to be built and prospered as early as the 900s. Cuxa fought for and obtained privileges of jurisdiction, thereby escaping religious authority, except that of the Pope, and secular authority, except that of the local King of Cerdagne.
Appointed abbot by King Sunifred II around 960, Garin (also referred to as Warinus), already head of five other monasteries, introduced a Cluniac reform and cut the last ties with the secular powers. He built a first church to replace the small initial chapel first mentioned in writing in 938. On his way back from a pilgrimage in Rome and Venice, Warinus convinced Doge Pietro Orseolo to abandon power, wife and children, and the pair fled Venice in the night of September 1, 978 —not leaving behind, however, a substantial part of the Doge’s riches, as well as two hermits, Marinus and Romuald. The presence of such illustrious guests at the abbey attracted large pilgrim crowds until the death of Doge Orseolo, in odor of sainthood, in 987. His companions returned to Italy where Romuald founded the order of the Camaldolese.
Warinus died around Year 1000 and was succeeded by the famous Oliba, elected abbot in 1008. He will go down in History as the great builder of Cuxa, as well as the one who considerably expanded the real estate domain owned by the abbey, which was already very substantial.
Decline began for Cuxa, like for so many other monasteries, with the end of the Middle Ages and the weakening and corruption of the faith brought about by the Renaissance. The monks stopped living communal life, the buildings fell into disrepair as the proceeds from the abbey’s domains were diverted and appropriated by the monks, and when it was sold to private owners in 1791, in the wake of the French Revolution, the abbey was in a sorry state. In 1907, an American managed to acquire a number of the capitals of the cloister and exported them to the USA where they formed the basis for The Cloisters museum in New York City.
Monks (Cistercians, indeed) returned to Cuxa after World War I, to be replaced by Benedictines from Montserrat in 1965. Extensive restoration campaigns began in 1940 and the monastery was finally listed as a Historic Landmark in 1958. It still functions as a working Benedictine abbey today.
The façade of the abbey church. I’m truly sorry for not being able to give you a wider and more comprehensive shot, but there was absolutely no space to step back because of works being carried on. An ugly fence to the left also prohibited me from shooting horizontally.
You can still see that the main portal also is an arc outrepassé, and you can, by comparison, appreciate the size of the enormous gable window: the church was not designed to be vaulted, and never was, which of course puts a lot less stress on the walls and allows for larger openings without unreasonable risks of endangering the structure.
once you start playing this game with Finn it's hard to stop. Poor Two Spot is so so so worried about him.
Petty Officer 2nd Class Mike Lewis inspects damaged areas by Hurricane Dorian in support of search and rescue and humanitarian aid in the Bahamas, Sept. 4, 2019. The Coast Guard is supporting the Bahamian National Emergency Management Agency and the Royal Bahamian Defense Force, who are leading search and rescue efforts in the Bahamas (U.S. Coast Guard photo by Seaman Erik Villa Rodriguez)
The big news in the Borders was the purchase of First's operations by Perrymans. Now Border Buses, they are purchasing Barc of Peebles and one of the fleet is this former Northern Irish Optare Solo SLZ8614, seen here in Galashiels.
Sydney Metro opens for business on 26 May 2019 - Chatswood station prepares for the big day.
I spent an hour or so at Chatswood, the interim terminus for Sydney Metro and found the station just about in readiness for the big day next Sunday. Trains continue to be tested .
Signage is under wraps, although the Metro roundels are in evidence and who could miss the Metro PIDs. Some hazy and speed blurred pics follow
Lil Faithful playing with her toys now and says she is full. :)
Visit this location at Del Renee Villas, Club House in Second Life
Continuing our sous vide adventures we decided to attempt poached eggs for breakfast. Unfortunately we forgot that we only had 2 eggs left in the fridge, so instead of eggs with bacon I made a little chorizo salad with picked fiddlehead ferns, fresh mozzarella, pretzel croutons, and an artichoke tapenade dressing (basically random items lying around our fridge and pantry) which was then topped with the sous vide egg. The eggs were super easy to make but I suspect we'll be fiddling with the temp/time a few times to get the yolks perfect for us - they were just a tiny bit thicker than we'd like this time, but still delicious.
I kind of love these ad hoc meals because it forces me to get creative with what I have!
Construction work continues at the Smith-9th Sts. station in Brooklyn on Thursday, March 21, 2013.
The world's highest subway station is set to re-open after a two-year rehabilitation project that brought a ground up renewal to the 79-year old facility. Trains will begin making regular stops at the station the week of April 22, 2013.
Photo: MTA New York City Transit / Marc A. Hermann
Continuing with the 'look-back' through this year ...
September :
The Dreadful & Depressing Destash reached the hat collection - I had about 90 hats (not including partially made ones) I've managed to de-stash about 20 to various opshops.
Photo on the Top Left shows some of the chaos involved.
Top Right is a hat that I'm keeping - one I made in 1987 I think (the first time I did a millinery course) 1940s inspired (it was made on a 40s block) it actually suits me now ... I might change some of the tulle (cheap - what I could afford in the 80s) to some vintage veiling that I now own.
Lower Left - finally finished Hand Spinning the Bright Pink & 2 shades of Purple. I'll have to knit myself something appropriately 'Crazy Old Lady' with this yarn.
Lower right - another project that took longer than it should - a 'Breton' top for daughter. Was given a big cake of a 4ply (sock weight) mostly cotton yarn with an ombre effect - enough for half a jumper. Had the white wool 4ply in stash ... got out Barbara Walker's book 'From the Top Down' for guidance and ...
Boat neck with facing, hems on sleeves and body, raglan shaping, 3/4 sleeves, darts to make the body fitted.
I am pleased with it and learnt a heap about getting a top-down 'raglan' to fit well ... and why so many patterns don't.
Continued flooding caused evacuations throughout the county, power outages and the closure of U.S. 36 on Thursday. Parts of most major roads in Boulder were also closed.
On October 12, 2015, St. John Cantius Parish was privileged to host the major relics of the body of St. Maria Goretti- the youngest canonized Saint in the Church. The relics are on tour around the United States as a preparation for the Year of Mercy which, according to the will of Pope Francis, is to begin in December. Thousands came to venerate the relics, hear about the life of this outstanding young Saint who forgave her own murderer and became the reason of his conversion, as well as to take part in the Solemn High Pontifical Latin Mass celebrated by Bishop Joseph Perry in honor of St. Maria Goretti.
Blockbuster Video store located on the corner of Walter Road West and the former alignment of Collier Road in Morley in Perth's north eastern suburbs. At the time of this posting it is the last Blockbuster store in Australia still trading one one of two in the world with the other in Bend, Oregon in the United States. This store has also succumb to the effects of Netflix and will be closing by the end of March 2019 with the last day of rentals Thursday March 7.
Blockbuster began operations in Australia in 1991 in Melbourne and steadily grew by a combination of new openings and acquisitions of smaller chains around the country, mostly operated as franchises. Blockbuster LLC sold its Australian operations to local chain Video Ezy in 2007 which was around the peak of its operation with both brands continuing to operate.
Over coming years both chains began to shrink substantially with the effects of the likes of Netflix taking the customer base. As can be seen at this store a plan was devised to reduce costs and keep operating by shrinking the store with the left hand portion closed off and leased out as a separate tenancy - in this case a real estate agency.
By 2019 only the Morley store was left with another in Toowoomba, Queensland having recently closed. In early March the Morley store announced its closure leaving the Oregon store to be the last in the world.
9 Feb 2013
More than 110,000 people took part in demonstrations across the country today, in protest at the country’s continued bank debt burden.
The protests were organised by the Irish Congress of Trade Unions and took place in Dublin, Cork, Galway, Limerick, Waterford and Sligo.
Over 60,000 took part in the Dublin protest, while at least 15,000 turned out in Cork, 13,000 in Waterford, 10,000 in Limerick, 7,000 in Sligo and 5,000 I Galway.
Congress General Secretary David Begg told protestors at a rally in Dublin’s Merrion Square that bank debt problem had not been solved by the recent deal.
He vowed Congress would continue its bank debt campaign until the link between private bank debt and national debt was clearly broken.
“If you read some papers yesterday you would think we had achieved economic salvation and our problems were over. Nothing could be further from the truth. And we have over 100,000 thousand people on the streets of Ireland today who feel the same way.
“New deal, same problem: 1.8 million people cannot possibly pay of a bank debt burden of €64 billion - especially a debt they played no part in running up. There is nothing fair about this deal.
“We saved the European banking system in 2008, an act of extraordinary solidarity with Europe - now we want some solidarity in return,” Mr Begg said.
He pointed out that Ireland had already paid some €41 billion for the banking crisis, more than Germany, the UK, Spain or Portugal.
“So far, every Irish person has paid €9000, while the average across the EU is €192. That is neither fair nor just.,” he said.
The rally also heard personal testimonies from people affected by the crisis.
Continuing the trend of posting photos that amuse me, I pulled another one from the stash tonight. Thanks to my friend, Van, for pointing out this particular photo of Chinese food outside the local Chinese restaurant. Apparently if you eat this, or your family eats this, it will create a happy family! These occasions are why I am glad I carry a pocket camera.
Graduating student Brian Hamilton with his wife, Alyssa, and their children Taylor (front left), Lenox (center), and Peyton at the Fall 2009 Penn State World Campus and Continuing Education Open House on December 18, 2009. (photo by Jane Ireland)
The retainer removed in Step 4. is trickier to put back in then to take out. Care must be taken to make sure that it is perfectly straight before screwing it in, otherwise it is easily jammed and may get stuck for good.
we are continuing our quest to be as safe and visible as possible, we have the neon tights, the neon tops, reflective belts, bands, etc, we have the ANSI / OSHA certified class III reflective vests, but we continue the quest to have outfits that are visible as well as comfortable to wear as we walk, run or bike.
These are the neon yellow outfits we have tried, from the company in Florida, we have some neon orange outfits, the neon orange color may be the better color for wear during the summer, as the orange contrasts with the greenery we have here on the Alabama Gulf Coast. The neon yellow appears better for the late afternoon, evening and nights when paired with reflective belts, bands and / or vests.
Since we both usually run in races together, the neon outfits we wear show up in the sea of black, and blues and white outfits. There have been a number of comments by local media about the couple with the neon yellow (or green or orange) outfit we may be wearing. One local station has made several comments how we stand out in the sea of runners, walkers, sorry we do not do bike races, to dangerous. We have a couple of other couples who run with us, along with their kids, and we all wear the same color outfits when we race, and we tend to run as a group, 10 runners in neon yellow tights and tops, grouped together really tend to stand out as a right spot in all the other non-neon clothing.
we have had a number of negative comments from some others who make fun of our visibility, like guys do not wear neon yellow, neon green or neon orange is the usual comment form the guys in their black shorts and tights. After several cyclists have been hit here in he Mobile area there appears to be a subtle change occurring, there are now a couple of others who have adopted neon yellow, green or orange. There are now a few more folks out for walks and runs with reflective materials.
as mentioned above, there are a few others who share the desire to be seen and safe.
older post below:
determined that I needed to be more visible while we rode out bicycles on and near roads.
most bikers wear a colored top, not necessarily neon and black shorts and bottoms, really not that visible. A lot of the colored tops act more like camouflage rather than being visible as a solid color would be.
we found the neon tops at a local sporting goods store and the tights come from a company in Florida. who has them in 51 colors, a number of them neon.
we have some zentari suits we wear that are neon, wearing over bike clothing stretches them in the waist and bottom area, kind of baggy for running, we found these work better able to replace as needed when worn.
we get stopped regularly by others who tell us we stand out from a long distance, we are quite visible..
Thailand.
1985 slide scan
Visiting tribal minorities up north.
We did it the hard way ;)
It was hot and there were lots of insects and bloodsucking leeches.
This was taken at the beginning of our hike. After one day we looked like something that just crawled from under a rock.
This is the land barge known as Q156. It was an intermodal train all right, but never really acted like one. It came out of CSX's 59th St yard, usually between 10,000 and 12,000 feet long, and was pretty much always underpowered. This version has three units, but not necessarily the cream of the crop. It was neat to see a C40 on the point, but I'm sure the crew didn't share my sentiments. They had to ride this bad boy all the way to Willard, where another unlucky crew would continue the slow journey east.