How I market your Vancouver Home For sale?
With me as your REALTOR® in Vancouver you get to expose your property locally, and globally. I have a vast networking system that will notify every potential buyer. Other than traditional open houses, we also network with credible brokerages to bring us their clients.
Marketing a property in Vancouver is my top list of priority. Other than a traditional off line marketing which places the property in magazines and newspaper, I mostly focus online. Social Media, News and Search Engines are the best method to make buyers aware of the listed property. As the research shows 89% of buyers find their home online. I also use an extraordinary technic by increasing the amount of online attention since I am a Computer Science graduate.
As a global REALTOR with international brand of Re/Max, I expose the listed property amongst our connection literally. The listing can be displayed in our European and North American Shop's website. You also get a direct link with Juwai, one of the richest Chinese website for investors. I must say that's not easy to get but you'll get it with me.
Our policy is the highest quality pictures. Regardless of the price of the property I spent the highest amount on the picture quality. Since we work globally, I have to represent how beautiful the listed property truly is. I never go for cheap photos.
Other than commercial videos for some properties, I always do a personalized YouTube video and scatter it online. In this videos, I walk the potential buyers and bring their attention to the property's highlights.
I always provide floor plan for my listings. They come in all shape and sizes, but it is important to have the proper measurement of the property. This will help the potential property buyers in Vancouver with their anticipated furniture size and comfortability. Did I mention the 3D?
Every property has a story. As one of top REALTORS in Vancouver BC, I always tell the story of the property in my write ups in MLS® listing. A buyer wants to feel themselves and their family in the property they search and connect to it. If they want to know the square footage and number of bedrooms, they can just look at the side page. In the property highlights, story of the property and how it is shaped to be, can make a big difference.
Proud to be a top negotiator REALTOR™ in Vancouver BC, I always protect my client's interest and strive to consistently provide value. Regardless if it is a multiple offer case or a one on one negotiation, my clients know they are in the best hand possible.
To place my clients at ease, I always do a walkthrough and provide a list of to do (which I help them hands on) in addition, I work alongside of a professional home stager. This is a great value as most of the time, it can work with their own furniture and re-decorating it results in amazing value.
Every percentage count when it comes to selling your listed property on MLS®. Placing a feature sheet of your home behind our office window, might not be a biggest marketing, but it might attract 1% of people walking by and that 1 person who might be interested to make an offer. In real estate is all about the number game and that only needs one person to see your property as theirs. A) For Sale Sign post in the yard (5% of buyers call through)B) Public Open houses (10% of homes sold via public open house)C) Broker open house (a very effective way to invite qualified brokers to showcase your property)D) Just listed (Thats also part of 1%) but that one neighbor that wants their family closer to them might make an offer. This is best before open house.
When the sale is done, I always standby my clients. To me is a relationship and they become part of my business family. I describe it as business family as my business is my personal life in contrary to any other businesses. I love what I do and I do it best. I'm proud to be a productive REALTOR® in Vancouver BC.
If you are thinking of relocating, downsizing and yet wondering what steps are involved, I'd be happy to meet with you and go over full details of every steps. I always tell my clients that although moving and change is never easy, but let the selling and buying stress be mine.


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Not far from the Great Pyramids is the so-called Osiris Tomb (also Osiris Shaft). The existence of the mysterious underground tomb has long been dismissed by experts as the brainchild of the Greek historian, geographer and ethnologist Herodotus of Halikarnass. Around 450 BC, this Herodotus traveled to Egypt. In his 2nd history book he tells of a tomb under the rocky hill on which the Great Pyramids stand. In this tomb, Herodotus said, an artificial lake surrounds an island where Pharaoh Cheops is buried.
In 1933/34 the site was rediscovered by the Egyptologist Selim Hassan during excavations. From 2008 it was also researched by the chief Egyptologist Zahi Hawass.
The path of the small tunnels towards Sphinx and Great Pyramid
Osiris Tomb & Great Pyramid: The Underground Connecting Corridor
Entrance of the Osiris tomb under the entrance to the Pyramid of Chepren (south side)
Entrance of the Osiris tomb under the entrance to the Pyramid of Chepren (north side).
Descent into the
Underworld A few years ago, I had the opportunity to explore the three chambers on top of each other, of which there are only a few recordings. The entrance is hidden under the entrance that leads from the Sphinx up to the pyramid of Chephren.
Level /
Chamber 1 I reach the first chamber via a less trusting iron conductor. It is located at a depth of six metres, is 4 x 10 metres in size and is empty. From here, another vertical shaft leads dizzyingly far into the depths. One of the two ladders is completely rusted through and the other is in a serious condition.
Descent to the level / chamber one at a depth of six meters.
Entrance to the shaft to the level / chamber two
Gregor Spörris descent to the plain / chamber two at 18 meters depth
Chamber 2 The second chamber is located at a depth of 18 metres. It is 5 x 8 meters in size and has eight niches. It was dated to the late age of ancient Egypt around 500 BC, using shards of clay and bone analysis.
In two niches there are massive granite sarcophagi. In the coffin in Niche 2, I discover human remains of bones and teeth. It also blocks an 80 x 100 centimetre corridor that goes east towards the valley temple and Sphinx. Someone pushed the coffin into the aisle with such force that it broke. The coffin in niche 7 is empty. In principle, only authorized persons have access to this facility. So why was the gang blocked? What is there in the Osiris Tomb of Giza that cannot be seen and/or explored?
Illustration of the level / chamber two (2009)
In this sarcophagus, GS found human remains
In the blockade coffin on the level / chamber two Gregor Spörri discovers human remains.
This sarcophagus blocks a 'secret passage' at level / chamber two.
Questionable dating
Around 500 BC, graves in Egypt were usually richly decorated with cartridges, coloured reliefs and inscriptions. There is none of this in the Osiris tomb. The bare ceilings, walls, floors and sarcophagi, however, are part of a series of megalithic buildings that may have come from a much older era: the Giza pyramids and the Sphinx Temple, the Osireion in Abydos, the Serapeum in Sakkara …
Stone graves were often used several times. After being looted by grave robbers, new 'tenants' moved in. It is quite possible that the ceramics and bones analysed come from such 'tenants', which led to incorrect dating.
Level / Chamber 3 –
The Osiris Tomb In niche 4 of the second chamber, a shaft of just under 2 x 2 metres leads even further down into the underground. The descent is again an adventure. Finally, I reach the so-called Osiris tomb at a depth of 30 meters.
Gregor Spörris descent to the plain / chamber three at a depth of 30 metres
The only light down there comes from an old construction headlight and my headlamp. I try to orient at home: in the middle of the spacious chamber, as described by Herodotus, there is a lake. In the middle of it is a rectangular platform. At the four corners of the platform as well as on the ceiling, there are remnants of square columns. Changes in pressure, tectonic shifts or an earthquake destroyed the pillars a long time ago.
Osiris tomb (shaft) in Giza: Underground lake on level (chamber) three
Osiris tomb (shaft) in Giza: columned hall in level (chamber) three
A rectangular recess is inserted into the platform. Embedded in it lies a mighty granite sarcophagus with a rounded headboard. I appreciate its size and calculate a weight of 10 to 15 tons. When Looking at the monstrous container, I automatically ask myself the question: How did they bring the thing down here?
The water in the chamber is much higher at the moment than in Herodotus's time. The island and the sarcophagus where Cheops is said to have rested are flooded. The coffin lid was placed across two wooden beams. The headboard of the lid protrudes a bit out of the water.
According to analyses of further finds, the third level is more than twice as old as the second level, at around 5000 years. That makes no sense, because you dig from top to bottom and not the other way around!
Is this the sarcophagus of Phara Cheops or of the god Osiris?
Zahi Hawass with the mighty sarcophagus of Cheops or the god Osiris. © Hawass (2008)
Mysterious corridors, vaults and tunnels
Via an improvised wooden walkway I reach the east wall of the burial chamber. From there, a narrow passage leads even deeper into the Egyptian underworld. I force myself into it. After about 20 meters I get into a small vault, in which you can hardly turn. From here, a tunnel only 40 x 40 centimetres small leads northwards towards the Great Pyramid. In addition, there is a second, equally small tunnel, which goes east towards Sphinx. It is impossible to explore the tunnels. Chief Egyptologist Zahi Hawass sent a little boy in a few years ago. But he soon got stuck and had to be pulled out with great difficulty.
Gregor Spörri explores the level / chamber three
Gregor Spörri explores the mysterious passage on the east side of level / chamber three
In the small vault you can hardly turn
This tunnel, which is only 40 x 40 centimetres in size, leads towards the Great Pyramid
Osiris Tomb / Great Pyramid: The Underground Passages
My objections to Zahi Hawass' theses
Using ceramic shards, bone remains, as well as the arrangement of the four stone pillars on the rock slab, Zahi Hawass thinks that the site is a symbolic tomb and a sacred place of worship of the god of the dead Osiris. According to mythology, Osiris was murdered and dismembered by his brother Seth. Isis is said to have reassembled and resuscitated her husband's body. Since then, Osiris has been regarded as the judge of the dead and ruler of the underworld.
According to Hawass, Pharaoh Cheops had his pyramid built so close to the Osiris tomb that it could stand on sacred land.
Objection 1: A sacred place of worship for a god is expected to be a stately building similar to the valley temple at the Sphinx and not an inconspicuous hole in the earth.
Objection 2: Human remains were apparently found in the supposed god coffin, suggesting that the place served as a real burial ground.
Objection 3: Zahi Hawass is said to have never scientifically substantiated his theses, which still leads to great uncertainty among Egyptologists. No further research seems to be taking place at the moment.
QuestionsQuestion 1: Was Cheops actually buried in Osiris Tomb, as Herodotus reports? The pharaoh lived about 4500 years ago. His alleged grave, however, is at least 500 years older.
Question 2: How did the mighty sarcophagus come down to the third level?
Question 3: How could 40 x 40 centimetres of small tunnels towards the pyramid and sphinx be knocked out of the rock without artificial lighting and ventilation?
Question 4: What was the purpose of these tunnels?
Question 5: Where does the tunnel lead on the second level?
I hope to be able to resolve some of the outstanding issues during further on-the-spot research.
Gregor Spörri has written an exciting and informative mystery thriller on the subject: Gods, angels and giants: more information about the book
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June, 2011 Monthly archive
Global Social Network Use – the Stats
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Social networking is an internet phenomena and as such not limite to political borders. It spread rather quickly around the globe and is now as a range of maps recently has shown present on al continents as an important part of internet usage. THere are of course great variations between the locations as factors of actual internet accessibility.
Image taken from globalwebindex / THe ranking of Social Network penetration by country. Not sure why Japan is so low. This depends on the definition of Social Networking presumably which is not provided.
Mashable describs the research: "The research, run by London-based consultancy Trendstream, has conducted six waves of surveys about global consumer adoption of the Internet and social media in 36 markets. It used data from its February 2011 surveys of between 750 and 2,000 online users in each market to define three behavior types: messagers, groupers and content sharers."
Image taken from globalwebindex / The global usage of Social networking. The grey circle show total number where the colours characterise the different group of use characteristics. Click for large image.
GlobalWeg Index explains the map as: "This shows the universe size of active social networkers for each market and then segments users into three behaviour types: Messagers, Groupers and Content Sharers. This behavioural data is based on a number of detailed questions we conduct into the way that consumers use social networks. Because social networking is now so big and touches every aspect of our internet experience, this detail is essential for the effective planning and implementation of marketing activity across social networks. This data reveals that users across the world are very different in how they utilise their network, with more focus on messaging and less on content sharing in established markets like the US and UK but more focus on content and groups in fast growing markets like Indonesia and China."
These three different groups are shown on the map as with three different colours red for messages and mailers, blue for content sharers and green for group focused. The observed countries behave differently and from this study it seems that content sharing is more important in Asia, where messaging is more often used in the West. Indi seems to be the main marked for groups. Overall Asia and especially China is the largest market, with 155m users even now overtaking the US, with about 114m users. It is definitely the largest growing market.
Africa is as expected the smallest market compared to individual European or Asian countries. Some of the results are surprising such as the low number in Australia and rather high number in Poland. Also the visualisation is rather misleading with the results evenly distributed across the globe when it actually only is looking at certain countries. The map visually looks as if it covers everything. Stronger colouring in the actual locations or clearer association of the graphs with the country would probably help.
Nevertheless it provides a great overview and gives a feeling for the state of the social network usage globally.
Via Mashable
Book – Model Making: Physical Ideas
With the possibilities of new computer technologies and the availability of rendering power physical models in architecture have lost the role as the main tool for spatial and physical shaping and testing of ideas.
It is convenient with a few clicks to simulate a rough 3D sketch in some free sketch tool providing bulky and unfitting standard elements. And for the architect it is easy to project ideas over these unfitting representations, mentally covering up and extending on the shortcomings of the method. Where this method can't provide any help is with the physicality of materials the depths and the tactility. For this a real physical representation in 3D is needed.
Model making is a wide ranging field from sketch models to working models to models produced by a professional model maker. Similar is the application range for models, they can come it at every stage of the design process in various forms, scales and detail.
Image taken from Model Making / Book page p29 showcasing the composite stack, where different materials are combined, prepared individually put together and sanded into shape.
The new book Model Making, of the Princeton Architectural Press series Architectural Briefs, is by Megan Weber. She is the founder of zDp Models, a San Francisco -based model making firm working for a range of clients in the bay area and beyond. This includes Apple, Renzo Piano Building Workshop, SOM, Gensler and EDAW.
The book is designed as a basic reader guide to model making and model material introduction. It takes the read through a whole range of options arranged by material. Each step is arranged by material, necessary tools, technique, technology, range of architectura concepts it is suitable for and some alternatives. This forma provides a good overview, for both inspiration and guidance. Further sections discuss the tools, additional techniques and specific aspects such as scale, surface treatment and architectural concepts.
Image taken from Model Making / Book page p28 demonstrating the composite stack, where different materials are combined, prepared individually put together and sanded into shape.
The question is not whether one technique is better than the other one. This would be an exhausting an not very productive discussion. It is more a question of how do the different methods work together and where are they complementary. The process of designing is very individual depending on the team and the project but the tools can consistently be available and provide the methods for both developing and testing. Architectural models are definitely together with the drawings the essential tool and brings the ideas for the forst time into physical form, models are real.
For real world inspiration the V&A has an extensive collection of architectural models. It is definitely worth a visit and browsing through the range of historic and contemporary structures.
Image taken from Model Making / Book cover.
Werner, M., 2011. Model Making, New York, N.Y: Princeton Architectural Press.
Automated 3D Digital Landscapes
Together with the digital mapping the 3D modes have become very popular and are of most mapping services these days. There is the basic terrain that can be rendered in 3D, but also the buildings.
Google had from very early on 3D buildings for cities, gradually expanding on numbers and quality. They started with grey volumes and now show good quality photo mapped buildings. To get here Google tried crowd sourcing the work in different ways and were really successful. They offer an online tools, the Building Maker, for people to use together with the required data such as location, aerial imagery and images of the building or texture mapping. This was back in 2009.
Image taken from engadget / 3D model of an urban fragment generated from areal images recorded by an SenseFy UAV.
Other companies tried different technologies. Yell Maps were one of the first to show full coverage in 3D for cities using 3D models built from satellite imagery. It is based on lidar scans that created the basic mesh for the topography and then automatically mappen on with images.
This is a very different approach to the Google model because basically the buildings and the topography are mapped out at once. It is a high res topography scan that will include the buildings. This is sort of what other companies are using now for the 3D visualisation of online maps as for example the Nokia OVI maps or the maps available on the Swedish search engine hitta.se.
Image taken from searchmesh / The principles of a lidar scan.
At EPFL in Lausanne a team of scientists has extended on this research and developed a drone based mapping version of a similar technology. It is however, no longer based on laser scanning of the terrain for the point mesh, but instead they are using the images themselves to create the point mesh.
The drone is something like the SenseFly. An UAV works autonomous but can be controlled in rel time and captured images re available immediately after landing. See a clip HERE and a post on Digital Urban HERE.
Image taken from geeky-gadgets / The UAV developed by SenseFly. It comes with a 12m camera and controle software in a neat flatpack box.
The drone will cover an area multiple times taking pictures from different angles as it passes overhead. The computer will match all images calculating the differences and produce the mesh in amazing detail.
This sort of brings the 3D modeling back to the crowd where everybody can join in and produce parts of the digital environment. On a larger scale this would also provide time based imagery with links to a great archive. It could become a tool for project like the Grassroot Mapping project (discussed on uT HERE) and similar projects of public involvement and feed into the Community Remote Sensing CRS movement.
Probably the commercial version is too expensive at $10'000 and mainly focusing on faming applications and land surveys. But maybe an adapted version using an iPhone and the photostich software to merge the images.
Via sunFoundation
Book – Game Urbanism
The widening of the planning process is something we have only seen happening in the past 20 years. Public consultations are older, but not public participation. There was a strong practice of participation in the late eighties and early nineties ,which has sort of established some public involvement, but it has also died out to a great extend again. It is however an upcoming topic again also with the availability of new tools and technologies such as digital and mobile gadgets.
The tension between the 'planners' and the 'to be planned', has always posed obstacles and the understanding and the working together is complicated already because of the self image of the different parties. One of the few methods with a good success for a productive process involving multiple parties is the games oriented approach, where the immediate self and the preoccupation can be diverted and the engagement or possible temporally enacting of a different role seems acceptable and possible.
In a new Valiz publication Game Urbanism: Manual for Cultural Spatial Planning, Hans Verhuizen discusses his theories and his practice in this field of, what he terms 'Cultural Planning', of working with multiple stakeholders on planning processes.
The publication puts Spatial Planning as: "Reassuring End-Pictures Remove all Fear of Change, yet also Curiosity about an Uncertain Result" and crucially for the approach: "The Best Idea is Indeed the Idea you Think of Yourself".
The book puts forward a specific term for the aspects it is concerned with as 'Cultural Planning'. It is not a new term, but Charles Laundry traces its roots back to the 1980s. The terms aims to broaden the meaning of 'planning' as a mer infrastructure and definitely physically oriented process. With the addition of culture the aim is to include social and cultural aspects.
The publication is structured in three main chapters, Handbook, Workbook and Urbanism Game. To understand the ful index it is important to have a look at the first few pages which are in fact part of the index. It is a sort of index spread allowing for a note with each topic. The number at the bottom is not the actual page number, but the page number this topic is discussed.
The Handbook chapter is the theoretical part with a wide range of inputs and considerations. Especially the side notes are a playful set of very serious input. The whole book is full of playful elements with rotation and skips or directions, where the topic of the content has informed the presentation and the character of the publication.
Image taken from archined / Parquette, a project game employing the herringbone pattern as a principle of reorganisation. The games reveilles the positive side of conflicts in the urban planning processes.
"Game Urbanism deals with the culture of spatial planning. Hans Venhuizen advances a broad understanding of culture that encompasses cultural history, heritage, architecture and art, as well as the culture of the current residents of a region and the idiosyncrasy of a place. In his search for a more specific identity for cities and areas, Venhuizen links the worlds of culture and space to each other in different ways. In this, his focus is always on the culture of spatial planning itself, and the game is his most important instrument. The relation between playfulness and seriousness is a key feature in all of Venhuizen's projects. The game is capable of involving participants in an assignment on an equal basis. Moreover, it simplifies complex situations, reveals the wishes and interests of those involved, and provides pleasure in uncertain processes of change."
"The book offerscase studies, context, methods and reflection. It shows a fundamentally different way of looking at how we deal with space, one in which culture assumes a natural and decisive role."
The three authors have very different backgrounds and this shapes a very distinct perspective, creating interesting view.
Hans Venhuizen is director of Bureau Venhuizen, a project management and research bureau in the field of planning processes and spatial planning, also referred to as culture-based planning.
Charles Landry is founder and director of Comedia (UK), an international agency advising on creativity as source and stimulator for urban development and change. Landry is author of The Creative City: a Toolkit for Urban Innovators (2000), The Art of City Making (2006) and with Phil Wood of The Intercultural City: Planning for Diversity Advantage (2007).
Francien van Westrenen is Programmer/Curator Architecture of Stroom in The Hague and was project manager at Bureau Venhuizen.
For a quick overview of the book pleaase have a look at this clip.
Image taken from archined / Book cover.
Venhuizen, H., Landry, C. & Westrenen, F.V., 2010. Game Urbanism: Manual for Cultural Spatial Planning, Amsterdam: Valiz.
SubMap – Subjective Map
The discussion around the subjectivity of mapping and the potential of subjective mapping tools becoming possible with the ever greater penetration of gadgets an locative media is gaining momentum. There are a number of project focusing on the output of individual mapping outputs specifically conditioning the visuals to the location, mood, speed or purpose.
One such interesting project is SubMap by Dániel Feles, Krisztián Gergely, Attila Bujdosó and Gáspár Hajdu at Kitchen Budapest. A collective working with technology and the environment, its mainly funded by Magyar Telecom.
Image taken from SubMap / In the first version of SubMap we present three print maps which show the city from 'our point of view'. We chose our homes as epicenters of these unique, spherical, perspectival distortions. Additionally we created a superimposed map centred around Kitchen Budapest where we all work together.
The SubMap project distorts the map according to the location and literally lets the map appear larger around the focal point. This can be the actual location of the person or a location that is currently being talked about.
In the subjective version they are using Foursquare to track themselves and log the location. Each check in creates a new focal point. There is a whole series of SubMaps currently at version 2.0 including a Generative sound by Kiss László.
Exhibited: Subjective Budapest Maps, Galeria Centralis, Budapest, 20/10/2010-02/12/2010
In SubMap version 2.0 they are pulling in news data from a large archive. This shifts the focus from the individual to a more collective representation of activity. As described by "Ebullition visualises and sonificates data pulled from one of the biggest news sites of Hungary, origo.hu. The work is part of the project SubMap, which deals with subjective mapping of cities and countries.
One frame is one day, and on one day many things can happen. Depending on how many times a day the name of a city or a village is mentioned on the site, the map of Hungary dynamically distorts according to that number. The sound follows and sonfies that visual outcome, creating a generative ever changing drone."
Via jmichaelbatty on Twitter.
Book – Sentient City – the Intelligent Urban Environment
In a new book Sentient City: Ubiquitous Computing, Architecture, and the Future of Urban Space Mark Shepard presents a discussion on the current state of the art of ubiquitous computing showcasing a range of five projects together with a series of essays around the topic of the sentient city in the sense of a responsive and 'intelligent' city. It is published by MIT Press with the Architectural League of New York.
The book grew out of an exhibition 'Towards the Sentient City' presenting a whole range of investigative projects. This was supported by the Architectural League New York. For the exhibition the curator Gregory Wessner summarised the aims as: "For many, it is a leap of the imagination to think that a microprocessor the size of your fingertip, or the mobile phone in your pocket, can meaningfully affect the shape of the room you're sitting in, let alone a city's skyline. At a moment when new digital technologies seem to be dematerializing more and more of the world around us (think books, CDs, photographs), what impact can they possibly have on the insistent materiality of buildings and cities?"
The book offers a range of five case studies which each have a specific focus and of course essentially build on concepts of pervasive technologies. They are:
Amphibious Architecture by the Living with Natalie Jeremijenko on visualising water quality.
Image taken from SentientCity / Project Natural Fuse – Experiment with wilting plants by intermittent/PWM water delivery.
Natural Fuse by Haque Design+Research on sourcing plants for energy. The plant in this project acts as a sort of distributor to encourage energy sharing. Energy is distributed through the plant, but only if consumers share it nicely the plant is happy and can grow letting the consumers use more energy. If they don't share the energy use kills the plant and consumers can use less energy.
'Trash Track' by the MIT on tracking trash's end-of-life journey. Using smart tags the team tracked the route of trash, from the point of deployment, a bin presumably, all the way though the cities waste management system. This is how it works: "TrashTrack uses hundreds of small, smart, location aware tags: a first step towards the deployment of smart-dust – networks of tiny locatable and addressable microeletromechanical systems. These tags are attached to different types of trash so that these items can be followed through the city's waste management system, revealing the final journey of our everyday objects in a series of real time visualizations."
Image taken from spatiallyrelevant / A track of a plastic bottle in New York City through the City's waste management system.
'Too Smart City' by Davis Jimison and Joo Yoon Paek on 'intelligent' street furniture. The street furniture is equipped with a lot of technology and robotics and set to augment the context they are acting within. They are however, programmed to surprise and interrupt and with it chalenge our expectation of what furniture should be doing. They have for example developed a bench that can trow people of or a sign that changes direction.
'Breakout!' by Anthony Townsend on the city as office. They are injecting light wight structures into the urban realm providing essential working infrastructure and with this allowing for impromptu meet-ups through social networking software.
In the second part of the book the topics around the sentient city are explored in a series of 10 essays. There is a very interesting group of people contributing with for example Saskia Sassen and Kazys Varnelis who wrote the Infrastructural City book.
The discussion around the role of ubiquitous computing in urban design and the present of a possibly sentient environment is definitely something that is going to influence the debate on cities and urban environments for the next years. This book picks up from where it experimenting stands today and leads thoughts towards how this could be substantially integrated in future practice of urban design.
Image taken from archleague / Book cover showing the heat sensitivity of the colour used.
Shepard, M., 2011. Sentient City: Ubiquitous Computing, Architecture, and the Future of Urban Space, Cambridge, MA: MIT Press.
The Matterhorn as AnimatedSource of Identity
The Matterhorn is the iconic mountain in Switzerland and features on many 'Swiss' Products or as part of a logo as for example with Toblerone the Swiss chocolate in triangular shape, a abstraction of the Matterhorn itself.
There are of course other mountains, such as the Eiger or the Stockhorn, but the Matterhorn is definitely the best mountain as a brand. This si definitely also a lot to do with tourism and the way Zermatt, the village grown resort at the foot of the Matterhorn has managed to build up a name internationally and retain a popularity. This happened definitely in a symbiosis between the village and the mountain. Zermatt is probably thee days one of the most famous car free resort in the world.
Image taken from smudgecoverglasses / The Toblerone logo. Can you spot the hidden creature in the logo? Hint, its the animal representing the chocolate's home town, the Swiss capital actually.
The Matterhorn is with 4'478 meters on of the talest peaks in the Alps. And as it is described on Wikipedia: "The Matterhorn was the last great Alpine peak to be climbed and its first ascent marked the end of the Golden Age of Alpinism. It was made in 1865 by a party led by Edward Whymper and ended tragically when four of its members fell to their deaths on the descent. The north face was not climbed until 1931, and is amongst the six great north faces of the Alps. The Matterhorn is one of the deadliest peaks in the Alps: from 1865 – when it was first climbed – to 1995, 500 alpinists died on it."
The Golden Age of Alpinism was not lead by Swiss or French people, who lived in the valleys and Villigas surrounding the peaks, but it was mainly English climbers and explorers who fueled and pushed alpinism. It is the period between the ascent of the Wetterhorn in 1854 and Edward Whymper's ascent of the Matterhorn in 1865. Its start predates the formation of the Alpine Club in London in 1857, the Golden Age was dominated by British alpinists accompanied by their Swiss and French guides.
BBC run a series on this topic with a group of mountaineers retracing some of the most famous routes. Also Britannica Online has a extended blogpost on the Golden Age, the Matterhorn and Eduard Whymper.
All this started more than 150 years ago and it is still to this day acting as a deining element for a wider region, a range of brands and as icon. This is not to say that it hasn't already fulfilled such a role earlier. THe mountains do in fact as we all know very much so play an important role in old stories and myths. THey are definitely a strong source of identity.
In his stopMotion animation Willem van den Hoed plays with this subject of the Matterhorn as the focal point of a place and illustrates this poetically from different angles. Very much a nice clip and a good portrait of a mountain representing an age, a region and a dream.
The film was also part of the "Film in de buurt – Festival" in Rotterdam (2007) and shown at the Willem van den Hoed – exhibition, "Glass" at Galerie Litfasssaeule in Munich until the 11th of November 2007. Also shown at the Raiffeisen open Air Kino Zermatt (2008).
Book – Towards a New Kind of Building
Buildings are generally thought of being static structures playing a dual role in hosting and defining spatial context. The different types of buildings are adjusted to different activities and usages serving as platforms for interaction and communication.
A building live span is usually beyond the human live span and types are developed over generations of buildings adapting to chaining conditions such as context usage or activity, but also material and performance. The context has a very strong influence. Historically even more so as the direct surrounding and conditions shaped the resulting building directly via ground conditions, available materials near by and climate conditions.
Image taken from DotCalendArt / ONL Saltwater Pavilion, Neeltje Jans, 1997. "The saltwaterpavilion has evolved from the very beginning of the design process as a three-dimensional computer model. We kneaded, stretched, bent, rescaled, morphed, styled and polished. He delineation of the form is laid down in the digital genes of the design that hold the germ of life. The first idea is the genetic starting point for all subsequent steps in the development. We no longer accept the domination of platonic volumes, the simplistic geometry of cube, sphere, cylinder and cone as the basic elements of architecture. That resolution is much too low. Our computers allow us to command millions of coordinates describing far more complex geometries."
Along these parameters local and very specific building cultures have developed. And all of them are tightly entangled with everyday culture and practice and form a very important part there of.
Todays conditions have changed, with possibilites to source materials from around the globe and buildings being developed for less specific usages but the connections and context relevance are still very similar. Even if architects planners and especially developers are trying to denying any of this with some of the building they put up, building are still placed in context with adjoining developments.
In his new book 'Towards a New Kind of Building – A Designer's Guide for Nonstandard Architecture',published by NAi Publishers in 2011, the Dutch architect Kas Oosterhuis discusses the paradigm shift in architecture thorough the aspects of shifting design, production and manufacturing processes, highlighting the changes. He uses his own architectural work both with his office ONL and with the Hyperbody research group at the University of Delft as a reference and discusses these shifts in a wider social context.
Image taken from ONL / Car showroom and workshop for BMW dealer EKRIS. "Architects must learn from the evolution of car bodies. IN the thirties cars were still traditional coaches on top of a chassis, much like buildings are a loose set of components on top of a foundation structure. Car evolved in the forties and fifties into monocoque structures, self-sufficient structural monocoque shell, preciously folded and perforated as to integrate a variety of organs, wiring and cladding materials. Now it is the architects turn to design and build monocoque structures, coherent enough to actually pick them up and displace them without losing its structural integrity."
The book is structured along the process Oosterhuis is proposing with 'Tag – all components will be tagged as to process information', 'Shape – the point cloud is organized by power lines to shape the body', 'Move – building components are actors in a complex adaptive system', Evolve – the building body is a personal universe living inside evolution'.
The talking is of parametric design. Using the digital design tools the design process has shifted from individual blocks and pieces to mesh surfaces, continuous and flexibel materials strapped over point clouds and adaptive algorithms. Oosterhuis is also putting lot of emphasis on the changes and shifts leading from a top down to a bottom up planning process. He proposes this as a result of the shifting processes. What he puts forward he summarises with "From mass production to mass customisation".
The book is not the first one to do so but probably is the most direct and open about making the claim for a new architecture style that is radically different from anything been here before. However, Oosterhuis gives it another 50 years to be fully established and common practice world wide.
Image taken from Modern Journal / Book Spread showing the Al Nasser Head Quarter Project by ONL.
Leading architecture school all haven been for a number of years participating in this field of parametric design with dedicated units and courses to the topic. The AA, the Bartlett, TU Delft (Oosterhuis' lab), or at Yale to have only a few examples. Digital computing in architecture, especially in schools is common practice and firms like Zaha Hadid and Frank Gerry are other companies heavily using and developing such technologies.
Oosterhuis brings together in his book a well structured and comprehensive presentation of the changes brought along by the new technologies and methods and also outlines the process he has developed over the years as a 'workflow' or better probably a methodology. The presentation, as it starts in the introduction and spans right to he conclusion (which is actually already featuring in the introduction), is dominated by a very personal presentation of facts and points. This is on one hand irritating, probably because one would expect such proposal to take an objective position. On the other hand this provides space for a wealth of examples and experience presentations otherwise not possible.
Image taken from ONL / 2012 Space Xperience Curacao [SXC], Curacao, Spaceport for Spaceship II. "The ambition of the initiators Harry van Hulten and Ben Droste *) of the Space Xperience Curacao© BV [SXC], supported by the Curacao authorities and their entrepreneurs, is to create a major touristic attractor for the Caribbean, hosting the future operator for Galactic Travels, and offering a venue for international scientific space research. The SXC landmark building, designed by the internationally renowned Dutch design studio ONL **), will be built as a spaceship, applying maritime and aviation techniques on the building body of the SXC. The SXC will be an inspiring venue both for the international scientific community, the future astronauts and for the tourists who will bring home a memorable Experience from the Space Xperience Curacao."
To some extend it also stands opposed to the process and the method being generally understood as objective, algorithmic, in the sense of digital evolution with little conventional design elements, and therefor rather absolut. The presented personal standpoint in this sense helps to brake this up and develop a rather subjective understanding of the method.
There is a lot of presentation and a clear structured text with a wealth of practical examples supporting the case. The proposition of a change a paradigma shift in architecture, or parts of the architecture world, is on one hand overdue and on the other already superseded by itself. The field is moving very fast, but is still in development and this makes it extremely difficult to comprehensively bring the fundamentals and extend of a new kind to the point. Nevertheless, this book brings together a experience and development background of about 30 years in the field and at least bring this to the point. A very good start for a new kind of building.
Image taken from Modern Journal / Book Cover.
Oosterhuis, K., 2011. Towards a New Kind of Building: A Designer's Guide for Non-standard Architecture, Rotterdam: NAI Publishers.
Drawing New York
Nike is one of the very big brands managing to cleverly connect to their customers through both very good marketing and a product range always catching and inspiring the trends. So they were very early to offer an iPod extension to connect their sport equipment with a lifestyle gadget.
Since these early days of the Nike iPod marriage a lot has changed, but the basics are stil, you can listen to your favorite music and mange your training data. Nike+ offers a platform for managing the training data based on distance, pace and route and track performance over time. It also comes as an app for the iPhone including the GPS tracking.
Image taken from cargoCollective / The 1000 runs of New York as a sample of Nike+ training data. The activity data redraws the geography of Manhattan including many of the streets.
Cooper Smith, a interaction designer, worked with a 1000 runs taken from the Nike+ data store and produced a series of amazing graphics focusing on New York. What he is working with is really the GPS tracks and the contained time and location data. He has been using the Google Refine for data cleaning and processing for the visualisations.
The data nicely draws out the geography of New York, especially Manhattan and shows a runners map of NY of sort. It is an individuals map with a collective presentation of spatial activity. Different patterns are showing as Smith is experimenting with different visualisation and processing parameters.
Image taken from cargoCollective / Smith explains the distance parameters: "Not surprisingly, longer runs tended to be more prevalent in areas that runners could get to stretches of uninterrupted running trails, such as Central Park, the bridges, and the West Side Highway. Landlocked areas where trails are replaced by streets tended to see much shorter runs. I was surprised to see that most of the runs originating from the Upper East Side and Upper West Side were short runs, given their proximity to Central Park. It appears that people who begin their runs in Central Park tend to go for longer runs, while those who start outside of Central Park and run into it tend to go for shorter runs".
The full animation of the data shows the patterns over a 24 hour period, superimposing the tracks in time. There seems to be more activity after work, but already in the morning is quite a peak. Nevertheless NY seems to be running all day. At least this was the picture back in autumn 2010.
Book – Urban Regeneration in the UK
Urban regeneration in the UK appears to be mainly driven by speculation developer dominated investment projects thought and planned isolated as unique pieced dropped in a pool of likeminded, but distant relatives. As it looks cities, especially inner cities are suffering from identity loss with globalisation of characters and increasingly fragmented spatial configurations.
This is of course not a objective but a very subjective view on what is happening and how these changes feel. To be fair earlier changes in the seventies and eighties were worse. In this perspective a lot has changed and the nineties and the beginning of the 21th century projects have become a lot more sensible to a little bit wider context, maybe up to the pavement, and pretend more of a respect for environment and society.
Image taken from Wikimedia / A view of the Public in West Bromwich. "The Building is lovely to photograph, though looks somewhat less impressive when actually standing in front of it. A financial disaster, the scheme has yet to prove its value in attracting investment to this run-down part of the West Midlands.
Phil Jones and James Evans have published in 2008 with Sage a reader on this topic, 'Urban Regeneration in the UK: Theory and Practice'. It a classical text book with all the features 'Overview' at the beginning of a chapter, 'Key Points' at the ed of each chapter, a 'Further Reading' section and very helpful a chapter by chapter bibliography. This is not to to say it is dumb or boring on the contrary it is very helpful and allows for quicker orientation, skipping and finding of specific information.
Finding thing is really what you what with this type of book. It is not about discovering and becoming immersed in new thought, its clearly to get the facts on the tabe. An this it does along the topics of 'Policy Framework', 'Governance', 'the Competitive City', 'Sustainability' and 'Design and Cultural Regeneration'. Within this framework the book makes use of studies to present the cases and points. It is great to have such a practical focus.
Image taken from geograph / A view of the Drake Circus shopping centre in Plymouth finished in 2007. It replaced a completely run down previous shopping mall. However, in stead of solving the identified problems of its precessor it presents a whole new set of complication to the city and the public. This includes its expression on the outside, connections for access, dead spaces and frontages as well as the very problematic roundabout at the north end of the development.
However it is important to point out that this is not a practical 'how to do urban regeneration guide'. This is probably to be found in the CABE reading list or somewhere around there. This book is set in an academic context focusing on state-of-the-art research. In this sense the publication is providing the theoretical background and the discussion to the topic.
It an important topic and compared to many of Europe's other large cities the quality of building in urban centres is really poor, actually dramatic. This publications provides some insight on the mechanics and the policies behind the processes leading to such a state. However it does not explain the spectacular failings. Project such as 'The Public, West Bromwich' or the 'Drake Circus' shopping centre and regeneration in Plymouth are on a two examples (see images above).
Image taken from surreylibraries / 'Urban Regeneration' book cover.
Jones, P. & Evans, J., 2008. Urban Regeneration in the UK: Theory and Practice, London: Sage Publications Ltd.
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The Cleveland Kendo Association provides expert instruction in the Japanese Martial Art of Kendo in the Cleveland, Ohio area since 1986.
Cleveland Kendo Association is a martial arts school located in Cleveland Heights, Ohio. The school was established in 1986 as a not-for-profit organization and has maintained a philosophy of assisting students to obtain Kendo training with minimal financial impact.
All of our instructors volunteer their time and do not profit from their Kendo activity. This non-commercial and community service philosophy have been instrumental in reaching an array of students from diverse backgrounds to develop a samurai spirituality that can be a powerful source of strength and focus to manage their daily lives.
Cleveland Kendo is a proud member of The Greater North Eastern U.S. Kendo Federation - a regional federation of The All United States Kendo Federation, and The International Kendo Federation.
Kendo is the Japanese martial art of swordsmanship. Kendo is practiced with a split bamboo sword with leather bindings called a "shinai" and its practitioners wear a modified form of armor that is fashioned after the Oyoroi of the Samurai. Wooden swords called "Bokken" or "Bokuto" are used to practice kata. The uniform consists of a traditional woven cotton top called a keikogi and pleated skirt-like trousers called a hakama.
Kendo, literally translated, the way of the sword, cannot be traced to a single founder or given an exact founding date. The story of the rise of the modern martial art of Kendo begins with the samurai and extends over the culture of several centuries.
By the end of the 12th century, the authority of the Japanese central government had declined. Bands of warriors grouped together for protection forming local aristocracies. Feudalism had come of age, and was to dominate Japan for several centuries. With the establishment of the Shogun in Kamakura and military rule controlling Japan, a new military class and their lifestyle called Bushido, ìthe way of the warrior,î gained prominence. Bushido stressed the virtues of bravery, loyalty, honor, self discipline and stoical acceptance of death. Certainly, the influence of Bushido extended to modern Japanese society and the martial art of Kendo was also to be greatly influenced by this thinking.
The Japanese warrior had no contempt for learning or the arts. Although Kenjutsu, "the art of swordsmanship" had been recorded since the 8th century, it gained new prominence and took on religious and cultural aspects as well. Sword making became a revered art. Zen and other sects of Buddhism developed and the samurai often devoted time to fine calligraphy or poetry.
The next great advance in the martial arts occurred during the late Muromachi period (1336-1568) often call the "age of Warring Provinces" because of the many internal conflicts. This period brought an increased demand and respect for men trained in the martial arts. Consequently, many schools of Kenjutsu arose, eventually numbering about 200. Each was taught by a famous swordsman whose techniques earned him honor in battle. Real blades or hardwood swords without protective equipment were used in training resulting in many injuries. These schools continued to flourish through the Tokugawa period (1600-1868), with the Ittoryu or ìone sword school,î having the greatest influence on modern Kendo.
Kendo began to take its modern appearance during the late 18th century with the introduction of protective equipment: the men, kote and do and the use of the bamboo sword, the shinai. The use of the shinai and protective armor made possible the full delivery of blows without injury. This forced the establishment of new regulations and practice formats which set the foundation of the modern martial art of Kendo.
With the Meiji Restoration (1868) and Japanís entry into the modern world, Kendo suffered a great decline. The Samurai class was abolished and the wearing of swords in public outlawed. This decline was only temporary, however, interest in Kendo was revived first in 1887 when uprisings against the government showed the need for the training of police officers. Later the Sino-Japanese War (1894-95) and the Russo-Japanese War (1904-05) again encouraged an awareness of the martial arts spirit.
Consequently in 1895, the Butokukai, an organization devoted to the martial arts was established. In 1911, Kendo was officially introduced into the physical education curriculum of middle schools and in 1912, the Nihon Kendo Kata, a set of regulations for Kendo, was published. In 1939 as Japan prepared for war, the martial art of Kendo became a required course for all boys.
After the war, because of its nationalistic and militaristic associations, Kendo was outlawed and the Butokukai was disbanded. However by 1952, supporters of Kendo successfully reintroduced a ìpure sportî form of Kendo, called Shinai Kyogi which excluded the militaristic attitudes and some of the rougher aspects of practice characteristic of prewar Kendo, into the public schools. Today, Kendo continues to grow under the auspices of the All Japan Kendo Federation, the International Kendo Federation, and federations all over the world.
Although the outward appearance and some of the ideals have changed with the changing needs of the people, the martial art of Kendo continues to build character, self-discipline and respect. Despite a sportlike atmosphere, Kendo remains steeped in tradition which must never be forgotten. For here lies the strength of Kendo which has carried it throughout history and will carry it far into the future.
Aikido is a modern Japanese martial art, founded by Morihei Uyeshiba Sensei in the last twentieth century. Aikido is rooted in the Japanese martial art of Jujitsu, which emphasizes grappling, joint locks (immobilization) and projections (throws). Unlike Jujitsu though, Aikido places focus on non violent resolution of conflict and not on the destruction of the opponent.
Instruction in Aikido is provided by Betsy O'Donnell Sensei 4th Dan Aikido of Lake Shore Aikido.
O'Donnell Sensei is affiliated with, and accredited by The Aikido Schools of Ueshiba (ASU) which is the membership organization that affiliates more than 100 North American Dojos under the instruction of Mitsugi Saotome Shihan. It is a formally recognized organization under the Aikido World Headquarters in Tokyo, Japan. Established in 1975, the ASU is a 501(c)(3) nonprofit organization managed by a board of senior instructors.
To learn more about O'Donnell Sensei and Lake Shore Aikido please visit their website at www.lakeshoreaikidocleveland.com .
The concept of Kendo is to discipline the human character through the application of the principles of the Katana (sword). The Concept of Kendo was established by All Japan Kendo Federation in 1975.
The new dojo is built!
Our new dojo is located at 2110 South Taylor Rd Cleveland Heights, Ohio 44118.
What is a Dojo Sho?
In Japanese culture, a school (dojo or juku) logo is called a "Dojo Sho(道場章)". A Dojo Sho is an important symbolic reflection of the values of the school.
The Dragonfly is said to only fly straight ahead. Unable to fly backwards, it thus became a symbol of the spirit to "never give up" and "never retreat". Additionally, the Dragonfly's wings resemble the blades of a sword (Katana). During the Sengoku era, this quality was especially admired by warriors, and it received the name of "Kachi-mushi" (勝虫)as a symbol of sure victory. 勝虫 can be also pronounced as Katsu-Chu. Coincidentally, "Katsu-Chu" is the same pronunciation as the word for armor (甲冑).
These characteristics made the Dragonfly a symbol that was used by the samurai for centuries. The image of the Dragonfly has been used in the design of clothes, decoration of armor and related items to bring success to the owner of these items.
The Dojo Sho of Akitsu symbolizes our deep connection to traditional Japanese martial arts values (Budo), and the Samurai concept of moving straight forward courageously, without retreat, and never giving up.
The shape of our Dojo Sho is round, like the tsuba (hand guard) of the sword carried by the Samurai (Katana). In Japanese culture the sword is a powerful symbol that represents, among other things, a person's soul and inner strength. Just as the sword passes through the hole in the center of the tsuba, we also pass through our own personal challenges and elevate ourselves through the practice of Kendo (the way of the sword).
The Cleveland Kendo Association operates under the guidance of Dr. Tsuyoshi Inoshita MD (Kyoshi 7th Dan Kendo), President of the GNEUSKF.
Head Instructors: Dr. Shigemi Matsuyama PhD (5th Dan Kendo 2dan Iaido), Mieko Matsuyama (4th Dan Kendo).
Instructors: John Beaty (4th Dan Kendo), Neil Adelman (4th Dan Kendo), and Dr. Miwa Morita PhD (3rd Dan kendo).
Note: All of our instructors are accredited by the All United States Kendo Federation (AUSKF).
"Kendo begins and ends with Rei". The word 'REI' in Japanese refers to the physical act of bowing as well as 'good manners' in general. Good etiquette in kendo is essential. It is the manifestation of respect, consideration, and gratitude for your partner, your instructors, and yourself. This is the essence of "REI".
In Kendo, like many other martial arts, etiquette is an important aspect that needs to be constantly practiced and continually observed. To be clear on terminology, "Reigi" is the concept of etiquette and "Reiho" is its physical manifestation. Etiquette in the dojo is not designed to give airs and graces to senior members. Nor it is designed to contribute to the mystique of the martial arts. Etiquette is common sense, discipline and manners on the whole, and is an integral requirement for self-awareness and development. It is the means of conveying respect towards the dojo, sensei, sempai, peers, and towards the art of Kendo itself. It is perhaps the easiest facet of Kendo to transfer from the dojo to everyday life as concepts of respect, courtesy, and restraint become embedded in everyday actions and considerations.
Almost all of kendo has been regulated and systematized, which make it almost impossible to list and memorize all the possible points; this is at best an incomplete list. We are all learning and all make the occasional mistake but if you find yourself in an awkward position, correct yourself as quickly and quietly as possible, apologize ("gomenesai"), and return your attention to practice. Much of it is really just common sense and good manners in the dojo.
Greet your instructors and seniors upon entering the dojo.
The "Men" should not be taken off until the command is given at the conclusion of practice.
Step over a shinai, bokuto (wooden sword), or Iaito, lean on it, twirl it, or drag it. Treat it with disrespect. It is to be considered as a real sword and is to be afforded the necessary level of respect.
Walk in front of other kendoists who are seated or standing. If necessary, extend your right hand and bow slightly as you pass.
Soji (sōji) is a Japanese ritual/art for cleaning the dojo after practice. It derives from Zen where purification and several practices around it are closely connected to cleanliness and purity.
At Akitsu Kendo Dojo (Cleveland Kendo), we sweep the floors with traditional brooms, clean the floors with hand cloths, and wipe down any areas that collect dust, including the guest area. All instructors, students, and visitors participate. The purpose of Sōji is not only to clean the dojo and polish the floor, but to polish ourselves. Soji is a fundamental part of our Kendo practice that demonstrates appreciation, care, pride and respect for each other and the dojo we have the privilege of using.
Kata were originally used to preserve the techniques and history of kenjutsu for future generations. In the past, many ryu or schools of Kendo had their own set of Kata that students used to learn. Nihon Kendo Kata were first unified in the Keishicho Gekken Kata or Police Department Attacking Motion Kendo Kata, when exemplary kenshi were hired to standardize kata instruction in 1880. Nihon Kendo Kata were finalized in 1912 by integrating many kata (forms) from different kenjutsu schools. Modern usage of kata is as a teaching tool to learn strike techniques, attack intervals, body movement, sincerity and kigurai (pride).
Kendo kata are practiced with a solid wooden sword called a bokken. More formal demonstrations are conducted with Katana, usually of a form that is similiar to that used in Iaido, but heavier since contact is made with another sword.
There are ten kendo kata specified by the All Japan Kendo Federation, 7 kata with tachi (long sword) and 3 kata with kodachi (short sword).
Each kata studies a single set of concepts in a very pure setting allowing the practitioner to delve deeply into these concepts.
Kendo kata are practiced between two people, the Uchitachi and the Shidachi. In kendo kata, the Uchitachi attacks the Shidachi who in turn demonstrates a proper response to the attack. Seven of these kata are illustrations of the technique of the long sword against the long sword. The last three kata illustrate the short sword defending against attacks by the long sword.
Prior to the invention of the shinai and bogu, kata were the only way that kendoists could safely practice. Originally, the role of Uchitachi was taken by the teacher and the role of Shidachi by the student. This tradition carries over into modern Kendo kata in that the Uchitachi always sets the pace and distance at which the actions are performed.
Bokuto Ni Yoru Kendo Kihon-waza Keiko-ho (Bokuto Application for Kendo Fundamental Technique Practice) is a new form of bokken training that is directly translatable to bogu Kendo.
The fundamental concept of Kendo is to cut with a sword: the Shinai representing the sword. However, this concept has become obscured as Kendo has become more sports oriented. The Kendo Kata was established in 1912 to teach to and preserve the concept that the shinai and the katana are one in the same; however, the Kendo Kata, in addition to being difficult for most beginners, is infrequently practiced and is often exercised only in hurried preparation for examinations. Therefore, the Bokuto Ni Yoru Kendo Kihon-waza Keiko-ho was developed to bridge the gap between modern kendo practice and traditional training concepts and values .
Bokuto Ni Yoru Kendo Kihon-waza Keiko-ho also facilitates learning the Nihon Kendo Kata, and because of this was adopted by the All Japan Kendo Federation for use in primary and secondary school. While Nihon Kendo Kata uses all five kamae, Bokuto Ni Yoru Kendo Kihon-waza Keiko-ho uses only Chūdan-no-kamae, the most common stance. Instead of student and teacher roles, there are the equal roles of Motodachi and Kakarite. The Motodachi receives the waza of the Kakarite. The first four waza are focused on attack initiaion techniques, while the final five are focused on techniques for responding to an attack .
 Uchida, Mark (2003). "Bokuto Ni Yoru Kendo Kihon-waza Keiko-ho (Bokuto Application for Kendo Fundamental Technique Practice)". Mushinkan Dojo.
Kendo equipment consists of the swords, uniform and armor.
There are two types of wooden swords used. First, the bokken or bokuto, a solid wood sword made of oak or another suitable hardwood. The bokken is used for basics and forms practice (kata). Second, the shinai, is made up of four bamboo staves and leather. The shinai is used for full contact sparring practice.
The uniform or dogi consists of woven cotton top called a keikogi and pleated skirt-like trousers called a hakama.
The armor or bogu consists of four pieces: the helmet (men), the body protector (do), the gloves (kote), and the hip and groin protector (tare). Modern Kendo armor design is fashioned after the Oyoroi of the Samurai.
Mokuso is part of the training of the mind called "Mushin", which comes from Zen Buddhism. One must attempt to return to the mental state of a new-born-child that is without a sense of fear, not conscious of distress, pain, cold etc. A baby cannot anticipate these things and therefore has no fear and does not hesitate before moving. An adult knows fear and is afraid. When attacked they feel tense and are often useless against the assailant because movement is restricted.
If one sees a beautiful flower, normally the mind concentrates on it, but with an empty mind (Mokuso) the mind is aware of everything else as well as the flower. So when one fights an enemy, attacking and defending, if only concentrating on blocking techniques, the mind is restricted to that movement, but if the mind is empty the body is able to do the next movement automatically and movements will always be natural. If the body is tense it is wasting energy and restricting speed, it is essential to move without being conscious of it. That feeling is called Mushin.
The word Mokuso is formed by several ideograms that all together, are translated as "watching in silence toward our heart. To think or to reflect profoundly". Meditation is to the soul and the spirit, what the physical workout is to the body and mind. "As a crystalline water's lake reflects without distortion all that exists around it, giving to it a shade of tranquility and perfection to the nature; thus it must be the mind of the kendo student toward the teachings of the master". Mokuso is one of the paths leading to this state of mind.
The development of a strong commitment toward attaining peace and serenity puts us in harmony with the universe. The meditation is the vehicle to this union with the world and its inhabitants. Releasing the mind of any thought, we can see another dimension of the world. In this state of complete relaxation and sublime concentration, we release any mental disturbance (hatred, fears, pains, excessive desires, etc.) and simultaneously we unconsciously generate a psychic force. It is virtually impossible to create this force consciously. Just as we train hard to perfect techniques until they become part of our "body memory", the practice of meditation teaches us to release this psychic force in a conditioned reflex for spiritual growth. While we advance toward this goal, the practice of meditation has beneficial effects.
Daily meditation reduces stress, oxygen consumption decreases, which (cellular oxidation). The blood pressure and the pulse tend to slow. The lower respiratory rate stabilizes the nervous system.
Meditation is defined by some experts as the perfect passive activity for the health of human beings. To practice standing, sitting or lying down, we should meditate in complete stillness.
Keep in mind that the practice of kata is by and large, an active form of very advanced meditation, and only those which have devoted many years to the practice of passive meditation, along with kendo training, can discover this active meditation. To reach this level one must learn and practice certain specific relaxation techniques. These techniques must be executed with an iron will.
In Kendo, Mokuso is a very important ceremony and should be practiced immediately before "Men Tsuke" (putting on the Men, or head gear) to garner the proper resolve for a hard practice session, as well as after each Kendo practice.
Additionally, practice Mokuso for at least sixty minutes daily, preferably at sunrise and before bed. Little by little, as a result of perseverance, Kendoka can learn to live in a constant moving meditation.
The Cleveland Kendo Association and Lake Shore Aikido are "non-commercial" groups and do not profit from our activities. We only seek to cover our minimum expenses and keep our practices affordable and accessible. Our instructors are all volunteers.
Unlimited Training! For one monthly membership fee you can choose to learn Kendo or Aikido, or both, and participate in as many practices as you want during any week or month (note: new members may be restricted to beginner's classes until they reach a sufficient level to join in more advanced group practices as decided by the instructors).
Free Trial: Your first lesson in Kendo and/or Aikido is free.
Note: No serious student will be turned away due to financial hardship. Sliding scale is available at the discretion of the head instructor.
Both Cleveland Kendo and Lake Shore Aikido are part of a wider community of national and international organizations who provide instruction, guidance, accreditation, and promotion exams to our instructors and students. All students are required to become members of these organizations depending on which martial art you practice.
Kendo students: Membership in the Greater Northeastern U.S. Kendo Federation and the	All United States Kendo Federation.
Collected once per year in January or February.
Aikido students: Membership in the Aikido Schools of Ueshibo. Collected once per year in January.
<> Payment made directly to the Aikido Instructor.
Visitors are always welcome to watch our practice. We are happy to answer any of your questions before and after the scheduled practice. We only ask that you e-mail us at contact@clevelandkendo.com to let us know you are coming.
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Since 1988, The Annual Cleveland Kendo Tournament has become one of the longest running continuous Kendo tournaments in North America, attracting competitors from across the United States, Canada, Japan, and other countries.	SEE DETAILS BELOW.
We are happy to invite you to the 31st Cleveland Kendo Tournament / Greater Northeastern United States Kendo Championships at Adelbert Gymnasium at Case Western Reserve University in Cleveland, OH on March 29 – 31, 2019.
We are proud to announce that Takeshi Ishii Sensei, 8dan kyoshi, former vice chief instructor of Tokyo Metropolitan Police Kendo, will be with us during the tournament weekend. He will give us a special kendo seminar as part of the GNEUSKF Kendo Educational Tour 9 AM to 12:00 noon on Sunday March 31, 2019.
Attached please find information on the31st Annual Cleveland Kendo Tournament. We are processing applications the same way as last year.
Thank you for your cooperation, and we are looking forward to seeing you in Cleveland this spring.
Since 2010, the Case Western Reserve Kendo Club has been hosting a kendo tournament in September for middle school, high school, and college students (and recent graduates). The weekend encompasses special practices and seminars with visiting instructors, an AUSKF sanctioned promotion examination, and of course the competition itself.
On behalf of the Case Western Reserve University Kendo Club, I would like to cordially invite all of you to our 9th Annual Student Cup. This event will be held on the 5th to 7th of October 5th to 7th, 2018. We welcome all high school, university, and recent alumni to participate in our event. Furthermore, I am happy to announce that this event will also include a shinpan seminar, a promotional exam up to the 3rd dan, and many opportunities for godo geiko. The seminars, co-sponsored by GNEUSKF, are open to everybody, not just student kenshi, so please do not hesitate to join us!
Follow the links below for our tournament and promotion exam registration and information. Please take care to read the information, and send us your forms postmarked by the 17th of September 2018.
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(Scroll down for video) When calling big companies, no one likes to be put on hold. For that reason, many people find it faster and more convenient to get answers through websites and emails.
Andrew Kahn called Qantas Airlines in order to confirm his flight from London, England, to New York. When he called, he got the usual message of "We will be with you shortly".
Kahn, a marketing executive from the United States, decided to stay on hold until a representative answered his call. He waited for 15 hours, but unfortunately no one took his call.
Kahn left the call running overnight. He was determined to speak to someone to confirm his flight. He wait until he felt there was no point in waiting any longer so he hung up just after 11:00 the next morning. He spent his time browsing the internet and doing some work.
After having reordered his hold time, he uploaded the video to YouTube. This got the attention of a Qantas Airlines representative. This time, Qantas Airlines called Kahn to apologize for the wait and offered him an upgrade for his flight to New York. They also paid his $800 phone bill he incurred by being put on hold by the airline.
As for now, Kahn is so unhappy with the airline's customer service he does not believe he will use the airline again.


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Last night on my test-drive, I tried to just roll the driver's window down an inch or so, and the only "settings" on the driver's window switch are auto-down, up, and auto-up. Is this normal, or is the switch broken?
Really? No "partial-down" feature, just Auto-down on the Driver's window?
OK... anything else I should be aware of?
I am debating between getting the LX and EX ... the differences I see are the sunroof, 4-wheel disc brakes, 6-speaker stereo, alloy wheels instead of steel ones, as well as a 60/40 split rear seat, with fold-down armrest. Is there anything else I'm missing?
Has anyone else debated this and decided on the LX over the EX? It's about $25-30 a month difference in payments.
So wait you cant just roll down the window a little? it has to be all thee way up or all the way down?
Apparently you can start the auto-down, and then stop it wherever you like. Not a big problem - the vehicle it replaces doesn't have power windows OR locks, or a sunroof, or alloy wheels, or 4 doors, or a trunk, or a 5-speed. But what it does have is 4x4, an 8' bed, a better stereo (installed myself, lots of goodies), and the ability to run over just about anything i wanted to run over without sustaining damage. Oh, and I could park my truck anywhere, without worrying if it got dinged or hit or something.
Actually if you lightly touch it it will go down just an inch or however low you want it. Just don't fat finger it. I thought the same thing, at first, on mine (08) but when you lightly touch it you can tell where the auto kicks in and where it doesn't. It's pretty much 2 switches on the same button.


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EP Tender: The Trailer That Helps Electric Cars Cover Long Distances
The French startup EP Tender has developed a range extender that will help electric vehicles tackle long distances with ease. The range-extending generator comes in the form of a trailer, available via an on-demand rental system, which users simply snap onto the back of their cars for those extra kilometres, convenience and peace of mind.
© EP TenderA French startup has developed a range extending trailer for electric vehicles.
While their use is on the rise, electric cars currently still only make up a tiny 0.15 per cent of the cars on our roads worldwide. In certain European countries, however, things look a little different: alongside the pioneering Norway, home to the electric vehicle capital of the world, things are also on the move in France, where the huge electric car sharing service Autolib is based. But when it comes to buying one, many consumers are still put off by the comparatively limited driving range of electric vehicles.
The French startup EP Tender wants to make those worries a thing of the past. They've developed an innovative range-extending trailer that should allow cars to cover a range of up to 500 kilometers, plus the distance allowed by the car's inner electric motor. Because such long journeys are pretty rare, the company is focusing on a rental system, meaning their potential clients don't have to commit to a purchase. According to a survey done by the company, the majority of car journeys are short enough to be covered by an electric car without any need to recharge along the way - meaning that for the average car user, this range extending trailer will only be used very rarely.
This is where the rental system, "Tender'Lib" comes in: the startup plans to make the trailers available to rent throughout the whole of France, at any time of the day or night, via an on-demand rental network of over 400 charging stations. Meaning there's no need to own one - all you need is a trailer hitch on the back of your car, so that you can attach the trailer to your vehicle.
Energy Produced By a Combustion Engine
But how do these trailer generators work? Currently the electricity for the trailers is produced by a combustion engine and an alternator. The 35 litre tank is the same size as that of a small-sized car and still requires petrol, meaning as soon as the trailer is added, the car becomes a kind of hybrid. There's one obvious question at this point: if you still have to burn fossil fuels to cover longer distances in your car, then to what extent does that cancel out and contradict the reasons behind buying an electric car in the first place?
But the company is hoping to further develop the technology in the future, and power the trailer with fuel cells or a larger battery. They want to speed up the switch to more sustainable technologies, and argue that their range extender would only need to be used for a small number of trips each year - 2% of total car usage, so they claim. And if a solution like this is enough to get more electric cars on our roads, then that would already be a huge achievement.
The startup is partially financed by Horizon 2020, an EU research and innovation programme, and was chosen to be one of the 18 finalists at the Start Up Energy Transition Tech Festival, held by the German Energy Agency in Berlin on the 20th of March. The trailer is due to enter the French market this year, while tests in the USA, China and the EU are in the planning stages.
This is a translation by Marisa Pettit of an original article that first appeared on our German language site.
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Carlos Ray Norris (Ryan, Oklahoma, 10 de marzo de 1940), conocido como Chuck Norris, es un actor estadounidense, campeón mundial de Karate Do en 1978, exmilitar y fundador de una asociación de su propio arte marcial.

Biografía

Norris nació en Ryan, Oklahoma el 10 de marzo de 1940, hijo de Ray Norris y de Wilma Scarberry. Norris ha declarado que tiene raíces irlandesas y cheroquis. Su nombre lo tiene en honor al ministro de su padre, Carlos Berry. Tiene dos hermanos más jóvenes, Wieland (1943-1970; muerto en Vietnam) y Aaron (1951-, productor de Hollywood). Cuando Norris tenía dieciséis años, sus padres se divorciaron; se trasladó más tarde con su madre y hermanos a Prairie Village, Kansas, y luego a Torrance, California.

Se unió a la Fuerza Aérea de los Estados Unidos como policía militar (AP) en 1958, y fue enviado a la Base Aérea Osan, Corea del Sur; fue allí donde Norris adquirió el apodo de «Chuck» y comenzó su formación en las artes marciales. Cuando regresó a los Estados Unidos, continuó sirviendo como guardia en la Base de la Reserva Aérea March Joint, ubicada en California. Se licenció en agosto de 1962.

Trabajó asimismo para la compañía aeronáutica Northrop y posteriormente abrió una exitosa escuela de lo que en ese entonces se conocía como "karate coreano", y también una escuela de exhibición en Boulevard Hawthorne, Torrance.

Durante su estadía en Corea del Sur, practicó judo. A su regreso a los Estados Unidos comenzó a practicar boxeo, karate, y a participar en numerosos torneos de Karate Deportivo, o Karate por puntos, años después practicó jiu-jitsu brasileño, el sistema de lucha brasileño que enfatiza las técnicas de suelo.

Dentro del conjunto de películas en las que actuó cabe recordar la protagonizada junto a Bruce Lee, El Furor del Dragón, donde al final se enfrenta en un combate épico a Tang Lung (Bruce Lee) en el Coliseo de Roma, siendo derrotado. Este film dio a Norris notoriedad en el ambiente cinematográfico que supo explotar proyectándose en el celuloide.

Después de ese filme, Norris actuó en diversas películas de acción, la mayoría de ellas interpretando papeles de héroe, en donde ha mostrado sus habilidades marciales. En opinión de la revista Variety, "action more than acting characterizes Norris performances" ("acción más que actuación es lo que caracteriza las puestas en escena de Norris").

Es sobre todo famoso por protagonizar la serie de televisión Walker, Texas Ranger desde 1993 hasta 2001. Norris interpretaba al Ranger de Texas Cordell Walker, un policía duro que defendía a toda costa los buenos valores, así como también la ley y la justicia. En esta serie lo acompañaban Clarence Gilyard Jr. (James Trivette), Noble Willingham (C.D. Parker) y Sheree J. Wilson (Alex Cahill).

En agosto de 2017, sufrió dos infartos de los que logró recuperarse.

Chun Kuk Do

Chuck Norris creó el arte marcial llamado Chun Kuk Do, el cual está basado principalmente en Tang Soo Do e incluye elementos de varias de las artes marciales que Chuck Norris practicó. Como en las artes marciales tradicionales, el Chun Kuk Do incluye un código de honor y unas reglas de vida. Estas reglas pertenecen al código personal de Chuck Norris y son las siguientes:
 Desarrollaré mi potencial al máximo posible en todas las perspectivas de mi vida.
 Olvidaré los errores del pasado y me concentraré en los grandes triunfos del presente.
 Me mantendré siempre en un pensamiento positivo y trataré de transmitir este a todas las personas que conozca.
 Trataré continuamente de desarrollar el amor, la alegría y la lealtad en mi familia y comprenderé que ningún otro logro puede compensar los fallos en el hogar.
 Buscaré lo mejor de todas las personas y les haré sentir que valen la pena.
 Si no tengo nada bueno que decir sobre una persona, no diré nada.
 Emplearé tanto tiempo en mejorar mi persona que no tendré tiempo de criticar a los demás.
 Seré siempre tan entusiasta con los logros de otras personas como con los míos propios.
 Mantendré una actitud de tolerancia hacia las personas que tienen un punto de vista diferente del mío, mientras me mantengo firme respecto a lo que personalmente creo verdadero y honesto.
 Mantendré respeto hacia las autoridades y lo demostraré todo el tiempo.
 Me mantendré siempre leal a Dios, mi país, mi familia y a mis amigos.
 Me mantendré siempre altamente orientado durante toda mi vida con una actitud positiva a ayudar a mi familia, mi país y mi persona.

Leyenda humorística

Desde 2005 han proliferado por Internet una serie de chistes sobre Chuck Norris, llamados Hechos de Chuck Norris (Chuck Norris Facts), presentándole como el tipo duro que acostumbra a interpretar en sus películas y series.

Norris se manifestó al respecto en el blog conservador WorldNetDaily en 2006. Considera buena parte de dichas bromas algo divertido, no sintiéndose ofendido. No obstante, aclara «Y en la historia de este planeta, sólo ha habido un verdadero superhombre. No soy yo.»

Política
En el año 2007, utilizó su popularidad para apoyar al candidato a la nominación republicana para las elecciones presidenciales de EE. UU. en 2008, Mike Huckabee, mediante un vídeo promocional en el que aparecían ambos y Huckabee pronuncia algunas Verdades sobre Chuck Norris.

Filmografía

Cine

Televisión

Referencias

Enlaces externos

 Página web oficial de Chuck Norris (en inglés)
 Ficha en la NNDB (en inglés)

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Actores de televisión de Estados Unidos
Practicantes de artes marciales
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Republicanos de Oklahoma

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Highly efficient with low energy consumption: the precision electronic controller, the dynamic refrigeration system and highly effective insulation guarantee low operating costs and are eco-friendly as well. The high quality of the appliances guarantees long life and reliable operation and provides for economic and ecological sustainability in laboratory and research applications.
All laboratory appliances are designed according to the ISO 60068-3 standard with regard to maximum temperature stability. They are specially constructed for intensive professional use and feature a very sturdy design – with highest-quality materials and perfect workmanship right down to the smallest detail. The exemplary quality of the appliances is ensured by elaborate tests. All electronic and refrigeration components fulfill Liebherr's stringent specifications to form a wellbalanced and therefore reliable system – ideal for research and laboratory.
Hygiene plays a special role in research and in the laboratory. That is why Liebherr appliances are equipped with moulded inner liners with large radii that are easy to clean. Flush seals prevent condensation and the accumulation of dirt and dust. Sturdy castors also allow easy cleaning of the floor space underneath the appliances.
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