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Epson’s talks about innovative printing solutions at pre-drupa meet

At the pre-drupa press conference held in Dusseldorf from 25-27 March, Duncan Ferguson, vice president of Epson Europe’s commercial and industrial printing division, offered a glimpse into the company’s anticipated showcase at drupa 2024. Epson will be present in Hall 5, Stand D20, at the printing and packaging show scheduled to be held from May 28 to June 7 in Dusseldorf.

Titled ‘Changing the Model for Localised Production,’ Ferguson outlined Epson’s commitment to manufacturing, focusing on compact, efficient printing solutions, and emphasizing personalization and on-demand production technology.

His presentation covered several key areas:

Advanced Printhead Technology: Epson’s latest industrial printhead, the D3000, is tailored for various applications including packaging, labels, textiles, and décor. Special features include high speed, single-pass, 1200 dpi resolution with nozzle-level re-circulation.

Innovative Product Design: Epson’s new product design concept features space-saving designs, replaceable printheads, enhanced environmental standards, and improved user interfaces. The new platform will be easier to use with a large 4.3-inch user interface display, low profile and flat top design, media cleaner and a media lifter allowing for a single-person set-up.

Next-Generation Label Press: Epson’s new SurePress labeling concept promises increased productivity and image quality through real-time nozzle detection and additional enhancements.

Direct-to-Fabric Printing: Ferguson introduced the Monna Lisa 13000, a new digital fabric printing solution offering in-line printing with sustainable pigment inks and enhanced print durability. The innovation aims to revolutionize textile printing by eliminating the need for post-treatment equipment, making it more accessible to commercial printers.

Productivity Breakthroughs: The SureColor F10000, Epson’s most productive dye-sublimation printer, features jumbo roll capabilities and self-replaceable parts for minimal downtime. The dye-sublimation printer delivers productivity up to 255m2/h, 10L hot-swap inks (LcLm/FyFp) and has self-replaceable parts for easy maintenance.

Personalization Solutions: Epson’s range of printers targeting the personalization and micro-production market, including hybrid DTG/DTFilm printers and UV flatbed printers. This included the recently launched hybrid DTG/DTFilm SureColor F1000 and the A4 UV flatbed SureColor V1000. Ferguson introduced the A3 UV flatbed SureColor V2000 and new micro-production SureColor F2200 and showed the complete range of mini-lab (D1000, D500) and smaller dye sublimation printers (SureColor F500 and F100).

Supporting Software and Tools: Epson’s software and process management tools, including the SD-10 Scanning Table and Edge Color Lite software, which enhance color management and consistency. Also launched was the new SD-10 scanning table along with mentions of Epson’s Edge Color Lite and Edge Print software that further the capability to manage distributed printing at the highest quality and consistency.

Focus on services

Ferguson also explained how Epson is delivering successful product reconditioning programs to extend the life of Epson printers and create a more sustainable business model. He talked about Epson’s reconditioning program, which aims to repair, repurpose and upgrade products on its customers‘ premises. He mentioned how Epson has established a central facility for technical refurbishment work and is collecting and returning customer products; how it reuses cartridges and printer parts and collects cartridges that can be refilled with genuine Epson ink.

Future developments

Finally, Ferguson revealed future developments, including support for more sustainable fashion using Epson’s Dry Fiber Technology (DFT). DFT produces durable printable fabric from used garments without any water. He said that the Japanese fashion designer Yuima Nakazato is using DFT to experiment with batches of cotton, polyester and silk and plans to commercialize his range in 2024. Some examples of Dry Fibre fabric fashion items were on display at the presentation.

He discussed Epson’s new direct-to-shape technology and explained how the company is developing its expertise with inkjet technology to print on complex shapes using automation with its robots.

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Addled Roots: Prologue

The Apocalypse Obsession

The apocalypse was a national obsession, you could say. People always talked about the end of the world. Every summer, Hollywood churned out blockbusters about robots pushing mankind to the brink of extinction. For a decade-long stretch, the most popular show on TV had zombie herds wandering across the country like the buffalo used to tromp across the Great Plains. People had fears galore: global warming, rising seas, super flus, super volcanoes, giant meteoroids, toxins in our food, air, and water. Y2K was supposed to signify the collapse. Then it was the end of the Mayan calendar. The sun itself was a massive flare away from frying all the electronics on the planet and sending us back to the Neolithic Age. It was just a matter of time before some flop-haired billionaire pushed us to the brink of nuclear annihilation. The apocalypse was right around the corner and we were all chewing our fingernails off waiting for it to arrive. Oh, those were the good old days. 

If I could go back to 2018, I would be the Apocalypse’s Paul Revere. “People,” I’d warn, “The apocalypse isn’t coming… The apocalypse isn’t coming. IT’S ALREADY HERE!” 

Here is a quick history lesson. The “first beast” of the apocalypse was invented in Japan in 1893 when a chemist used western science to understand ancient Asian medicines. The Nazis gave a synthesized version of it to soldiers during World War II and the drug-crazed Wehrmacht blanketed half of Europe in a furious Blitzkrieg.  The tentacles of the beast spread across America in the 1950s. It started as a simple pick-me-up, a good time booster that beatnik poets used for fuel. Then it was outlawed in the 1970s by the American government relegating it to biker gangs and hardened drug users. By the late 1980s, Americans were making it in their bathtubs and houses were exploding from Ogunquit Maine to the salt flats of California. It shattered rural American communities like Little Boy’s blast flattened Hiroshima. Crystal Methamphetamine, is far and away the most abused drug in the history of the world. 

The Drug Epidemic

In late 2018, while America was deep in the throes of a quarter century old meth epidemic, another drug started to wreak its havoc. A “second beast”—if you will briefly indulge my hyperbole—had legitimate roots, and many got it by prescription and in pill form. It had a handful of names: oxy, roxy, fentanyl, black tar, china, chiva, smack, heroin… call it what you will. All of them were from the same family of opioids. Unlike its bastardized brother meth, opioids reached into all levels of society. It hit housewives just as hard as street users. Unsuspecting patients were prescribed the drug by their trusted family doctor for an injury only to begin the spiral of addiction. People bought it in the mail, off the shadow internet, and had it FedExed to their houses. Pill mills were seemingly in every strip mall in America. Opioids were everywhere, more ubiquitous than the Golden Arches of McDonalds. 

A syndemic is the study of two epidemics and how they interact. Imagine, if you will, two massive epidemics each wielding a crippling outcome of addiction in millions of people. On the one hand, you have the meth scourge, arguably one of the worst in world history.  On the other, you have the opioid crisis that was rumored to be so debilitating both economically and socially that it alone have removed America’s status as a superpower. Now what if both of those epidemics fed off each other and exponentially magnified the negative consequences? What if they were spinning at breakneck speeds in opposite directions in a social particle accelerator and smashed together? New elements are born that have unforeseen consequences. That is a syndemic effect. And that is exactly what happened to the Great U.S. of A. 

The opioid epidemic was sucked into areas that were already ravaged by meth like light hits a black hole. And in the pressure and darkness of those afflictions, something truly malevolent sprung from the track-marked carcasses of dying addicts.  There was an interaction, an unexpected agitator that spun people into a specific mindset. It wasn’t pure rage, not exactly, because there was a calculating aspect even though they moved with reckless abandonment. These addicts awoke from a figuratively dead sleep with the intent to murder. They had—to borrow a word from the legal community—a “depraved heart” and singular purpose. 

“Oh, you poor fuckers,” I’d say, “you should have seen it coming.” 

A Rash of Drug Overdoses

The addicts called it a “goofball.” It was a mixture of meth and heroin heated in a spoon. The high was a combination of the warm bath sedation of heroin and the frantic euphoria of IV meth. A high-low lethal amalgamation that some addicts described as a tearing in half of the soul. Overdoses skyrocketed. There was a public outcry and a flurry of class action lawsuits aimed at the manufacturers, distributors, and the physicians who wrote the scripts. A hundred thousand died in a three-month period. And, in this little bitty town in the middle of nowhere, there were a handful of ODs that didn’t stay dead.  

It all began in a spot between Denver and Saint Louis. I’m not sure if it happened when some hapless local queued up a “goofball” in a dirty spoon and put a match to it. But I do know that it started with a new synthesis of meth. It wasn’t more powerful than the Mexican meth cooked in super labs or more potent than Walter White’s mythical “baby blue.” But this meth, when it was mixed with an opioid and heated, grabbed peoples’ brains and never let them go. It dipped its tentacles deep into the gray matter and molded the perfect soldiers of the apocalypse.

The signs were everywhere. While people were helplessly plugged into their phones and sprouting roots into their couches binge watching Netflix, America was deteriorating like a bad case of meth mouth. The epidemic hit the rural Midwest first. Addicts showed signs of “the shakes.” Oh, dear God the shakes. These addicts were like normal meth fiends: the rotten teeth, the open sores, hallucinations, advanced aging, the insatiable desire to find the next fix… the whole kit and caboodle. But they appeared only at night in rural areas and in massive packs. They looked like your general run-of-the-mill meth heads but they were different. Really different. 

So, yeah, about the “goofballs”—turns out that was an apt nickname. Do you remember Looney Tunes when Bugs drank poison? His eyes bulged out, arms contorted in lighting fast poses. That was the cartoon version isolated to a single subject. The real-life shakes were this twitchy, spastic shuffle that was eerily coordinated across groups of people. They moved as a unit like nocturnal predators. Once the shakes came, they always packed up and hunting for the living, all while burning swaths of homes to the ground. And these things, these fucking drug beasts, could cut and move like NFL slot receivers. They were dead addicts, with only one key difference. They didn’t eat brains or human flesh. Though they were not alive, they were not undead either. They seemed to exist somewhere between the planes of alive and dead in some biological limbo. These “dead addicts” had only one purpose: to head out at night in large, fast moving packs to murder, burn, and infect. The screams and the flames spread across the country like a viral advertisement.

A year into the syndemic, as the shakes exploded across rural America, there were probably only twenty thousand dead addicts. That sounds like a lot, but they were spread out. The government might have handled things. The larger cities immediately put up fence lines, thick walls, and check points. Martial law and the army’s use of nighttime firing lines and shoot-on-sight strategies were effective for a time. Most places could have ridden out the fires and roving killing herds. But there were issues that no one fully understood. 

These dead addicts didn’t drag their feet and listlessly moan while shuffling toward a meal. They moved in predatory packs and tightly controlled formations.  After they hit an area, they rarely returned. And there are other things, too. They sent out small groups to test the strength of a wall or estimate the total firepower of a defensive position. When they strike, they did it with such an awesome display of force. Twenty thousand rapidly-moving, living corpses, all pressed into and over cement barriers while under a barrage of machine gun fire. The dead addicts scratched and bit and bleed in their frantic, flailing way. It was all so militaristic, like they had a general. And they retreated into dark areas to wait out the day hiding in older sewer lines, in abandoned houses, or just buried themselves in the dirt. Only the most fortified places are still standing, but even they will eventually fall.  

The Troubled Children

Right after the outbreak of the shakes, before shit went south, a new wrinkle appeared. Something started happening with the kids. They were always children of a certain age, slightly older than toddlers and not quite teenagers. You know kids in that horribly awkward stage of life? The big elbows, comically skinny legs, and bad hair. Almost always they were grade-schoolers somewhere between second and sixth grade. These kids became susceptible, open to control. There were many stories of grade-schoolers stopping in mid-stride, always with their head tilted slightly and a thousand-yard stare, before engaging in a brief fit of terrorism. Out of nowhere, in the middle of the night, they threw open gates. They went on violent rampages. They broke into weapon stashes and fuel depos with catastrophic results. A minute later, the kids would be sitting, sobbing, completely oblivious to the world. Utterly unaware of their acts. 

City leaders came up with various plans to deal with the children, all of them equally flawed: (1) isolate, (2) segregate, or (3) eliminate. That would have been a fine plan if talking about a rat infestation or coyotes killing calves. But these were kids. You do not fuck with people’s kids. The slightest insinuation that the government was planning to “deal” with the “kid problem” turned soccer moms into suicide bombers. I honestly believe that Martha Stewart would peel the skin off your face with a butter knife if you threatened her children. All hell broke loose, and it never stopped breaking. No place was safe. There was chaos inside the cities. It always seemed like any place was on the verge of collapse. In the countryside, there was a desperate horror. If the killing herds found you—and there were millions of dead addicts tediously searching everything—they would kill you. 

Token-Oak

All this aforementioned shit started in the little town of Token-Oak. My hometown. And I’d like to tell you that no one saw this behemoth coming, that it was some chemistry accident stumbled upon by a bathtub chef who unwittingly created the batch that brought the greatest military in world history to its knees. But there was one person who saw this whole damn thing decades before it started. 

Before the emergency declarations and mobilization of the national guard, she knew. Before the major cities were surrounded by barbed wire and guard towers with check points every thirty miles on major highways, she knew. Before all rural America became uninhabitable and uncrossable, my grandma knew what was coming. She knew it all the way back in the late 1980s, the first time we saw a meth addict in Token-Oak. She saw the fall and, in her own way, prepared me for what was coming. And everyone thought she was crazy. 

God, I should have seen it, too. It was always right in my face grabbing me by the ears throughout my life. As a kid in Token-Oak, the meth crisis had just taken hold with bathtub cooks springing up everywhere. When I moved away as an adolescent, I saw it increase a little more each time I returned to the town. Little pockets of the apocalypse—lab explosions, rampant murder, and disappearances—were all over Token-Oak. And as an adult that got trapped in that pit of hell, I was at ground zero when the syndemic started. I was in the eye of the hurricane, a silent circle as the ferocious winds of the storm tore the country apart. 

I don’t think we will ever make it back, not to normal anyway. Once the world has been saturated with enough blood, it has forever changed. After the whole scale slaughter of the American Indians, a nation of roads and laws and good Christian morality sprang up in their place. But underneath it all—waiting in the shiny new world—there was this bitterness, the cold reality that human beings are capable of the gravest infliction of suffering and pain. And that is why we were all so obsessed with the Apocalypse. Because deep down, we all knew it was coming. Because it had been here many times before. 

But what I know now is that we wanted it to come, too. And the thing that keeps me awake at night is the thought that we needed the apocalypse in many ways. A fresh start. A clean slate. Call it whatever you want, but millions felt that way before the collapse. 

My story is not the most exciting tale of the downfall—hell, you will find any account of the survivors from the shake attack on Chicago more riveting. It’s not the sexiest, it doesn’t have the best intel on the government response, though there is a great deal written in these pages about how to survive a night in America when they come for you. And they always come for you. But my story is the most complete of all the stories. I was a child in Token-Oak during the syndemic’s humble beginnings in the late 1980s. And, in a blind stroke of luck, I was a graduate assistant at the University of Chicago when the government first tested human brains for the shakes. I was the first person, due to my professional training and location, to recognize that there was a problem with certain American kids. And, somehow, I ended up back home on the day the syndemic officially began. I was at ground zero every step of the way. There is not another person alive or dead that can say the same thing. 

I never thought my life would end up like this. Not in a million years did I think a child from Token-Oak would be on the forefront of the apocalypse. There is a good chance that everyone will be dead soon. The spread has done nothing but intensify since the outbreak. Each passing month, another small pocket of resistance, another American city, succumbs to the killing herds. 

If I told you that I don’t know why I am writing this book, I’d be lying. It will probably never be read by another human being. There won’t be awards, no reading circles, it will not be published. And I can tell you that writing these pages at night nearly drowning in sounds of screaming and the gnashing of teeth has not been easy. But I write this nightly for selfish reasons. It keeps me alive, pushes me to fight on, to scrounge food and keep my weapons clean. Because in these pages, buried somewhere in my memory of the downfall, is a secret. Something hidden that I somehow overlooked. And maybe, if I dig deep enough, pull out my memories, I will find something that will beat these ravenous bastards straight back into hell. 

I am going to take you back to the beginning. All the way back to where it started and walk you through everything step by bloody step. I’ll start with the smartest woman—the most simultaneously ruthless and loving woman that ever lived. And even though we never talked about it, she knew. My Grandma knew it was coming and did her best to warn me.  “Oh, you poor fuckers” I’d say riding from city to city, “the APCOLYPSE IS HERE.” 

Robert Warrington, Ph.D.  Token-Oak, Winter of 2026 2556 days after the Syndemic

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Gintama Seiyuu Radio Translation: Ishida Akira Guest Appearance

Translator's Note: I was searching for random Gintama-related videos on Youtube and happened to stumble upon a series of Gintama radio broadcasts by the Gintama voice actors (seiyuu). These are very nicely transcribed, and have a lot of pictorial aids that make understanding the random references the seiyuus talk about much easier. These are in Youtube channels such as: 

声豚TV【文字起こし】: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCbz0J8IAJv_GGgSBJPidbfA/featured

https://falchion9.com

文字起こし番組ＣＨ: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCVx4X0xeiiae4Iyl-wGpZkQ

As far as I know, there doesn't seem to be any English translations for the radio broadcasts yet. Since I'm relatively free at the moment, I decided to try translating them. This is my first time translating anything at all, so if anyone spots any errors/ have tips on how I can improve, feel free to let me know! 

Finally, before I move onto the translations, I just want to say that me translating these would be near impossible if not for the transcriptions and the picture aids. So please do show them your support by subscribing to their channels as well :) 

Please do support me by buying me a cup of coffee (link of the left side of the page) :D Enjoy~! 

First up: The Old Man in Elizabeth Contest! 

Radio Hosts: Sugita Tomokazu (Sugi; Gintoki's VA) and Sakaguchi Daisuke (SD; Shinpachi's VA) 

Guest Appearance: Ishida Akira (Ishi; Katsura's VA) 

Sugita-san and Ishida-san compete to see who has a better understanding of what Elizabeth actually thinks of various Gintama characters. 

Video by 声豚TV【文字起こし】; Link - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=V4wF5YK18rs 

00:00

SD: Well then, together with our guest Ishida Akira-san, let's move on to the next segment!

SD: The first run of - 'the old man in Elizabeth contest'!

Now, let's also evolutionize the person inside Katsura's cute partner, Elizabeth!

Sugita-kun or Ishida-san, who is more fitting of becoming the second generation old man in Elizabeth?

Let's battle it out.

Both of you, do you want to become the old man inside Elizabeth?

Sugi/Ishi: Oh~~~

Sugi: Sadaharu

0:33

SD: The one who just said Sadaharu was Ishida-san

Ishi: Eh? That’s not- Ehh?!

Sugi: Good evening, I am Ishida Akira.

Ishi: Uwa~

SD: This is so bad.

Ishi: I am Sugita~! Please treat me well~~!! I’ll do my best~!! I am Sugita!!

Sugi: Sugita-kun is always so energetic.

SD: This energy level (lol).

Ishi: I am as per normal~!

SD: I have never met a Sugita-kun that is ever like this!

Sugi: Erm, yesterday I forgot about my cup noodles and it became soggy. But it was still delicious.

SD: So long! This tale is so long!

Sugi: The one that tasted nice when it became soggy was seafood noodles.

SD: Are you still continuing. I got it about your seafood noodles, Ishida-san. Yeps. Now i will hand over the Elizabeth signboards to the both of you. Here you go~

1:10

Ishi: Yes, thank you very much!!

SD: your energy level is so high!! Now try to put yourself in Elizabeth’s frame of mind. Now, answer my questions as Elizabeth and write your answers down on the whiteboard. This is of course a radio show, so you can talk alright?

Sugi: Ok

Ishi: Even though you are Elizabeth? Are you going to talk even though you’re Elizabeth?

SD: This is the first time I’ve seen Ishida-san getting so into it! What should we do? Conversely I’m gonna blow my fuse here (lol)

Sugi: Excuse me, someone just called- Hello, this is Ishida. Eh? Ah, I see. I think it’s still too early.

SD: What is? (lol)

Sugi: Sorry, Z is (that??) so when I finish up here I will go to the scene.

Ishi: You can’t do this, please off your phone during the recording~!!

SD: Uwa this tale is so troublesome!!

Sugi: Sorry, Sugita-kun.

SD: Are you really continuing, please. Let’s move on to the questions.

Ishi/Sugi: ok.

2:02

SD: By the way, what does Elizabeth actually think about Katsura?

Sugi: What does he think?

SD: What does he think? What?

Sugi: Er, Ishi-, erm.

SD: ‘Ishi’, ‘Ishi’

Ishi: (lol)

Sugi: Not about Ishida-san.

SD: Elizabeth.

Sugi: Katsura, katsura.

SD: What does Elizabeth think about Katsura.

Sugi: Whenever Eli talks, he always uses placards right? ‘Talk!!’ It was really interesting when Katsura cut him off (lol) ‘No!! Talk!! I know you’re super chatty whenever I’m not around!’

Sugi: That was really the best. Katsura’s comment.

Ishi: I know right~?

Sugi: There was that one frame that Katsura looked like a fervent idiot. The drawing was super good at that part.  

Ishi: lol, fervent idiot. This is so nostalgic.

Sugi: It’s about what Elizabeth thinks right?

SD: Yea, what does Eli think. What do you think, Sugizabeth and Ishizabeth? What do you think? Alright! Let’s have the answers please. First, let’s start with Sugizabeth. Do~n!!

2:55

Sugi: Erm, if I put it in a graph it’ll look like this.

SD: Great. J-Gundam. Sleepy. What on earth is this?? (lol)  

Sugi: Well, I think that a small proportion would be that Katsura is great.

SD: Ah, a small proportion.

Sugi: And then, a bit more of him would think that Katsura is like Justice Gundam.

SD: Justice Gundam, right? Yeps yeps yeps.

Sugi: Well the rest of it would be sleepy. If somebody asks him about Katsura he would get sleepy.

Ishi: Is he a guinea pig?

Sugi: Well more or less it would be justice gundam.

SD: Well well well, so it’d be justice gundam right? In other words?

Sugi: Katsura kind of has a bit of justice down there, the bottom kind of resembles a lifter.

SD: Putting himself on a lifter. Going like swish swish, wielding it around like Gyan- ah nope Gelgoog.

Sugi: Wouldn't it crash then?

SD: Crash (lol) [1]

Sugi: I think it's really hard for people to make it.

SD: Yeps, my Gundam was also like that

Sugi: Whenever there's a lifter craftsman around, he'd say, "are you gonna break that again?"

Ishi: It's handmade by the craftsman.

SD: He'd say something like, "I didn't make this for it to get broken."

Sugi: Probably-

Ishi: It was made by a craftsman from Hida Takayama.

Sugi: Probably only one or two lifter craftsman in the universe are frantically making them.

SD: (lol) lifter craftsman. I get it. I get your justice gundam answer. Ok! Moving on to Ishizabeth.

3:58

Ishi: Yeps, I think it’s probably like this. "Oh, this person. If I’m not around he can’t do anything <3"

SD: Uwa- he’s so affectionate!! He’s unexpectedly affectionate!!

Ishi: Normally he wouldn’t say it out.

SD: Yeps

Ishi: But that’s what he would think.

SD: So those are thoughts that he wouldn’t vocalize.

Ishi: He wouldn’t vocalize it.

Sugi: Eh~?

SD: That’s unexpectedly affectionate.

Sugi: Did he have such a cute side to him?

Ishi: He usually doesn’t show it though.

SD: This, I can’t show it to the listeners but at the end there’s a heart mark.

Sugi: Yea, that’s right. Eh wait a second.

Ishi: (lol) What is it

SD: I don’t know why but Sugita-kun is getting excited.

Sugi: really… £$*£@)($*£?! A really unexpected answer just emerged. I don’t think he’d show this kind of cuteness usually.

Ishi: He wouldn't, so... If he really shows it to Katsura, it would be during Katsura's last moments. On the brink of death.

SD: Being shown a heart mark on the brink of death would be kinda annoying.

Sugi: U~wa~! Gosh~! This is horrible!!

SD: A heart mark on the brink of death would be so annoying. Let's move on to the next question.

Sugi/ Ishi: ok

5:00

SD: Hey hey, what does Elizabeth think of Gin-san?

Sugi: Gintoki?

SD: What does he think about Gintoki?

Sugi: Ah~...

SD: What does he think about the Gintoki that meets the eye?

Sugi: Ah~...

SD: Ok~ Are you done?

Sugi: Yeps I'm done.

SD: So you're done.

Sugi: Yes, I'm done. *imitating Tominaga’s voice

SD: Oh, Tominaga Ichirou-sensei (manga artist). Let’s start with Tominaga Ichirou-sensei’s answer.

Sugi: Beside me would be Suzuki-sensei (manga artist). [2]

SD: Suzuki-sensei. Yoshiji-sensei would be after that. Ok, let’s start with Tominaga-sensei.

Sugi: Ok. Ok, this is my answer. “Silver ranking: Third would be silver chariots. Second would be the princess. First would be samurai.”

SD: This is ridiculous (lol). Isn’t this ridiculous! What are we going to do with this?

Sugi: When the silver samurai in the first place throws a big shuriken, he’d go “Ya-, Ya-.”

SD: Only the users would understand that! Is this really ok?!

Sugi: The princess in the second place has never watched anime. She only remembers what she did on a Sunday morning.

SD: That’s right, that’s right. Sunday~, Asahi Television~. Yeps. Then, chariots would be cool.

Sugi: Yeps, that’s it. So with that, let’s move on to Ishizabeth’s answer. Do~n.

6:05

Ishi: I wrote this down actually, is it ok to say it aloud?

SD: Oh, it’s fine. I think it should be fine.

Ishi: It’s fine? Erm~. “The fact that he eats so much sugar but doesn’t get fat is strange, isn’t it? Is he *beep*? *beeeeeep*?”

SD: Yeps, I think it’s hard to understand what was being beeped out, but you should be able to guess that easily. Everyone, please just try to imagine it.

Sugi: Ishida-san, is your health ok?

Ishida: Health? I'm unhealthy.

Sugi: Eh?!

Ishi: I have confidence in my unhealthiness.

SD: Ishida-san has a reputation of being picky about what he eats.

Sugi: Really?

Ishi/ SD: Yes.

Sugi: Eh? Ishida-san, eh? What do you usually eat?

Ishi: Usually? Meat.

Sugi: Meat!

Ishi: I don't get the vitamins I ought to get from vegetables.

Sugi: Oh.

SD: There we go. This kind of lifestyle indeed exists. I'm following it. Ishida-san's way of living, I'm definitely following it.

Sugi: So every night Ishida-san is fighting with those wasted ghosts. While saying something like "You're meant to be thrown away!!" Mounting up those wasted ghosts, vegetables, and then Ishida-san punches them relentlessly.

SD: Oh~. The vegetables are being punched relentlessly.

Sugi: While saying, "DISAPPEAR FROM HERE!!"

Ishi: That's right. I'm fighting everyday.

Sugi/SD: With the wasted ghosts.

SD: Ah I see. Now let's move on to the last question~.

Sugi/ Ishi: ok.

7:26

SD: What does Elizabeth think of Shinpachi?

Sugi: Shinpachi.

SD: What does Elizabeth think of Shinpachi? Ok~, are you done?

Sugi: Yes

SD: Then we'll start with Tominaga-sensei. Please go ahead~

Sugi: Ok, this is my answer *imitating Tominaga-sensei's voice. "Eh? Including lenses will be 1280 yen?"

Ishi: Another ridiculous answer (lol).

Sugi: Isn't that really cheap?

SD: That's really cheap.

Sugi: Being able to get a glasses with lenses at 1280 yen.

SD: That's cheap. That's indeed cheap. I can't help but think of that spectacles shop in Unsho-san's commercial.

Sugi: (lol) that's indeed Unsho-san.

SD: That's the feeling that I get. I see. Next up is Suzuki Yoshiji-sensei.

Ishi: Yeps, this is my answer. “Shinpachi? Who is that?”

SD: Uwa that’s realistic. That was a realistic answer.

Sugi: So that means that he didn’t even realise the existence of that character? I’m sticking with the spectacles answer.

SD: So it means that its either spectacles, or he doesn’t have an existence. There’s nothing about Shinpachi himself. Well, I guess so.

Ishi: That’s kind of like Hasegawa-san.

SD: It’s the same as Hasegawa’s sunglasses.

Sugi: Yes.

SD: So ultimately (Shinpachi’s body) is just a accessory. The glasses are the real thing. So if we were talking about Shinpachi’s real body it would be like the bud on top of Char’s Gundam.

Sugi: No no, there’s a meaning to that, isn’t there? That’s believed to be an antenna-sort of thing.

SD: So there’s no meaning to Shinpachi!!

Sugi: Eh? Eh?

SD: What should we do? This is getting sad.

8:54

Sugi: Erm.. Er. Does Ishida-san like girls who wear specs?

Ishi: Girls with specs? I think girls with specs are great.

Sugi: Ah really?

Ishi: Yes.

Sugi/SD: Ho~

Sugi: So that’s your favourite look.

Ishi: But it’s not that I don’t like it when girls don’t wear specs.

SD: Ho~ So that’s playing it by ear then.

Sugi: Playing it by ear.

SD: My preferences are more fixed. How about Sugita-kun?

Sugi: Specs?

SD: Yes.

Sugi: For those people who suit specs, it really makes them look really great.

SD: Ah~.

Sugi: But Daisuke-san, I think spectacles has other uses than that.

SD: There isn’t. Stop it (lol)

Sugi: Like in just now’s Love Plus.

SD: Don’t say it with such a smile. If we’re talking about Love Plus, erm… If it’s done well everyone will be wearing specs.

Sugi: If we’re talking about Manaka’s visuals, people would be really getting into other parts of her, right?

SD: That’s not true.

Sugi: Ah, I see.

SD: Tehe~ Ishida-san, which parts (of a girl) would you like?

Sugi: Probably the voice.

SD: Don’t give any suggestions!!

Ishi: The voice?

SD: Which parts would Ishida-san really get into?

Ishi: Eh?

SD: For example, in a girl.

Ishi: Actually, I think the voice is important too.

Sugi/SD: Oh~

SD: Here it comes. Here comes a like-minded person.

Ishi: You know~, this… how do I put this. There are voices that just grab hold of you, isn’t there.

Sugi/SD: Yes, there is.

SD: (lol) What is with this sense of unity. Yes, there is. This mood is so real it’s a bit scary.

Sugi: That’s right. This is becoming a relatively serious conversation.

SD: This is totally like the nights of a school trip.

SD: You, who do you like? *whispering

Ishi: Whose voice do you like! *whispering

Sugi: Whose voice actor do you like?

Ishi: CV

SD: Who is the voice actor?

Ishi: I don’t like that feeling~. I don’t like doing things like that together~.

Sugi: That's really awful.

10:17

SD: Now then, we have completed all three questions. Now I will decide who is the winner.

Sugi/Ishi: Ok.

SD: The one who is chosen to be the second generation of the old man inside Elizabeth is… *drumroll*

SD: Baban. Suzuki Yoshiji-sensei! (Ishida-san was imitating him just now)

Sugi: Ah~.

SD: Now Suzuki Yoshiji-sensei will receive-

Ishi: Yes?

SD: Manga Dojo’s special edition Elizabeth cap!

Ishi: Ah, thank you very much~!

Sugi: Oh~, you did it. Tettere~

SD: Tettere~.

Ishi: It seems that entering the earthen pipe (the mario pipe) and working long and hard was worth it.

Sugi/Ishi: Lol

SD: This, this is an Ishida-san I have never seen before.

Ishi: Right?

SD: Uwa~!!

Ishi: Thank you very much.

SD: This, this is great.

Ishi: This is a great laurel.

Sugi: I think it’s kind of like how we got to see a bit of Muscle Man’s real face.

SD: Kind of like a face flash.

Sugi: That aside, this is kind of great. This is not like the polluted rivers, but somewhat like the feeling of Ishida-san's dirty room becoming clean.

SD: Oh~. This is really great. Who knows, the day might come whereby the old man inside Elizabeth might become Ishida-san or Suzuki Yoshiji-sensei so please wait in anticipation!! That's all for the first run of the 'Old man inside Elizabeth' contest!

11:23

Sugi: Unfortunately, it's time for us to part with our guest, Ishida Akira-san.

Ishi: Yes.

Sugi: Today we got to learn about some secrets, and you got to wear the Elizabeth cap.

Ishi: Yeps. I'll get through this winter using this.

Sugi: Really?

Ishi: It really warms my head.

Sugi: Really? It's indeed great for the upcoming season. Somehow, this, this cap...

Ishi: What is it?

SD: This feels surreal (lol)

Sugi: Instead of a cap it kind of looks more like a mask.

Ishi: Eh? Should I pull it more over my head?

SD: Uwa-!! Uwa-!! Scary-!!

Ishi: Like this? You mean like this? Is it like this??

Sugi: Ya-!!

Ishi: I can do this anytime!! Who am I imitating actually?

Sugi: Wouldn't this be a masked wrestler. Ishida-san, Ishida-san.

SD: Isn't this Hirada?? You are Hirada, right??

Sugi: Before the air becomes thin, before the air becomes thin.

SD: Friend! It's Friend! Friend is around! [3]

Sugi/Ishi: Friend.

Sugi/SD: Let's play~~.

Sugi: This is awful. Today, Ishida-san-

Ishi: Don't apologize, isn't it going to end??

SD: Ue~i! Ue~i！

Sugi: Ishida-san voicing Friend from 20th Century Boys anime is great.

SD: The voice of Friend is decided.

Ishi: I don't want to let this program end, yeps.

12:23

Sugi: We just got to know a few secrets, such as how Ishida-san is really good at drawing.

SD: Oh!

Sugi: I've seen his drawings before. For example, I've seen a picture of the dog which pissed on a bike and got scolded, "Dog, come out here!!"

Ishi: Ah~ You remembered such an old story!

Sugi: That was really good! The drawing of the dog and the bike!

SD: A bike and a dog.

Sugi: I was really surprised! Did you draw anything recently?

Ishi: Not recently, I don’t have the tools to draw.

SD: Ah~.

Ishi: I’m not a manga artist.

SD: But you want to draw.

Sugi: Ishida-san’s drawings are really really good.

Ishi: Nah, I’m not as great as you say.

Sugi: I was really surprised. Next time, with Kobayashi Yuu-san [4]

SD: A contest.

Ishi: (lol) I can't win~~!!

SD: Let's have a face-off between the two manga artists.

Ishi: I definitely can't win. I can't win.

Sugi: Ishida-san will be the big brother master of the ceremony. Big brother. Then, I will do the voice of the evil soft toy.

Ishi: I am Kasshi with white on the side of 'Ki' [5]

SD: (lol) Young people wouldn't get this joke!

13:12

Sugi: So last of all, Ishida-san has a message for all of you listening to this Gintama CD.

Ishi: Today, in this Gintoki's room, ah Sakata's room. Thank you for inviting me to Sakata's room. It was fun. Thank you very much. Yeps. Next, I will aim for Otose's room.

SD: Uwa~(lol) This is becoming a Kuroyanagi-like development, I'm sure. [6]

Sugi: That was 'Sakata as he is Evolution''s guest, the CV of Katsura Kotarou, Ishida Akira-san. Thank you evolution.

SD: Thank you evolution.

13:46

SD: From a fan with the radio name 'It's hard to speak in the middle of an operation': My younger brother uses a lot of tissue. Why is that so?

Sugi: Why not just take away the tissue? And then, next time just take a long bath.    

--

Translation Notes:

[1] I’m not very certain of the translation for this part, due to my lack of knowledge regarding Gundam. If any one of you realise that the translation is wrong, or have some input regarding what is being said here, please do message me and I’ll edit the post. Thank you!

[2] Tominaga Ichirou and Suzuki Yoshiji are Japanese manga artists. If I’m not wrong, both of them were active in the mid 20th century.

[3] Friend is the main antagonist of 20th Century Boys.

[4] Kobayashi Yuu is Sacchan's CV, who is really good at drawing.

[5] Referring to Kashimura Takeaki, a freelance announcer. The Kashi in his name is written as 柏. White in Japanese is 白, whereas 'Ki' is 木. 白 on the side of 木 would be 柏.

[6] Kuroyanagi here is probably referring to Totto-chan's author.

[itsworn]

Homebuilt Pro Street 1968 Camaro

There’s a first time for everything, like riding a bike or diving into the deep end. But just as you might skin a knee from a fall or cough up some pool water, it wasn’t all easy-peasy for Bren Manke working on his ’68 Camaro.

“This was the first car build I had ever done,” he admits. “I built the entire thing, including all the engine assembly, rollcage fabrication, suspension work, wiring, and just about everything else, in my two-car garage.”

Fortunately, Bren is mechanically inclined and had some previous experience working on snowmobiles with his dad, Bill. And he had one big motivation: to build this car with the sole intent of making it go really fast.

That’s a familiar line to Chevy High Performance readers. Making it happen is a whole ’nuther story, though. Fortunately, when he found the car on a Craigslist ad as a rolling chassis, it had very little rust. “But it was pretty much just a shell,” he admits.

While his idea initially was to build a Pro Touring car, his focus shifted after attending the NHRA Sonoma Nationals and watching some cool old drag cars tearing up the track. So he switched horses in midstream and went the Pro Street route instead.

“The only problem was that I had already mini-tubbed the car,” he notes. “So I got the absolute biggest tires I could fit into the wheelwells without doing fullsize tubs.” He also welded in some subframe connectors and bolted on Competition Engineering Slide-A-Link traction bars, secured to a 3.70 Ford 9-inch with Moser 33-spline forged axles. To further minimize axlewrap, Detroit Speed supplied 3-inch drop-leaf springs and shocks.

This setup was for putting some serious power to the pavement—about 750 horses at 15 psi from a 383 small-block topped with a Weiand 6-71 blower. All good in theory, but he encountered a few bumps in the road along the way. The first one happened while testing the engine right after he had gotten the Weiand blower installed.

“I went to my favorite testing spot and floored it,” he relates. “Well, the throttle linkage that hooked to the carburetor wasn’t adjusted right and got stuck against the side of the blower, keeping it at full throttle. I was getting really close to 140 mph when I shut the ignition off.” As a result, the engine backfired super hard, which in turn bent the crankshaft. He was able to limp it home and ended up pulling the engine and installing a new crank.

The next challenge was a more involved technical issue, as the engine ran too hot. After months of fighting overheating issues he determined the problem was caused by the blower being over-driven too much.

“I was achieving the boost levels I wanted, but the extra load during idle and cruising caused it to overheat.” And that was after trying all sorts of fixes, such as installing a huge radiator that barely fit between the framerails, adding water wetter, a high-flow 55-gpm electric water pump, and dual shrouded electric fans, plus adjusting the timing, changing the jetting—everything.

He eventually went with a Whipple W200R twin-screw supercharger instead, which has a bypass valve to bleed off boost at slow speeds. Even so, he replaced the plastic butterfly-style valve with a turbo blow-off unit. Why the switch? “Because of the aesthetics and the fact I can calibrate the amount of vacuum needed to open it by using different tension springs,” Bren explains.

Drawing on his snowmobile experience, he also designed a water-to-air intercooler to adapt it to his existing 6-71 intake. That involved drawing up several designs and fine-tuning through trial and error (just as he did on the rest of the project).

Assembled by Bren, with some help from his father, the innards of the engine provided by CNC Motorsports include Eagle forged rods and a crank with a 3.750-inch stroke in a 0.030-overbore of 4.030 inches, slinging JE forged pistons with an 8.8:1 compression ratio. AFR 220 heads run Scorpion 1.5:1 rockers. Filtering the air into a Pro Systems SV1 carb is a K&N element with a custom scoop.

Downstream from the block are Schoenfeld headers (1 7/8 to 1 3/4-inches), dumping into a 3-inch custom X-pipe and dual mufflers. Backing up the mill is a TCI Auto Turbo 350, actuated by a B&M shifter and fitted with a trans brake.

Another scary surprise came when Bren was trying out a new electric fuel pump. He had it operating for a while without having the car running. So how did things get a little weird?

“Well, unknown to me when I had installed the fittings on the pump, a small metal shaving made its way into the carburetor and kept the needle and seat open, flooding the motor extremely bad (like, hydraulic the motor bad),” he relates. Bren decided to pull the spark plugs and crank the motor to clear the gas out but forgot to unhook the coil.

“When I hit the key something sparked and ignited the gas that came out of the cylinders, and before I knew it I had three-foot flames shooting out of the engine bay,” he recalls with wince. Fortunately, he grabbed a fire extinguisher and put it out pretty fast—but not before it burned up the majority of the wiring around the engine.

“We also had a heck of a time getting the matte finish to come out right,” Bren admits. “We ended up spraying, sanding, and respraying the entire car because when the matte finish would begin to dry, random striping would appear, the worst of which were on the flat surfaces such as the roof and decklid.” That’s when he decided to go with the two-tone flat/matte finish.

Despite all the hurdles and hiccups, this build had a good ending, as he and his bride, Aggie, did a smoky burnout at their wedding reception. All told, after three years of overcoming various challenges, “This car was an absolute blast to build and one heck of a learning curve.”

And they lived happily ever after. CHP

Tech Check Owner: Bren Manke, Sparks, Nevada Vehicle: 1968 Camaro

Engine Type: Chevy small-block V-8 Displacement: 383 ci Compression Ratio: 8.8:1 Bore: 4.030 inches Stroke: 3.750 inches Cylinder Heads: Aluminum AFR 220, 65cc combustion chambers, 220cc intake ports, 80cc exhaust ports, 2.10/1.60-inch valves Rotating Assembly: Eagle forged rods and crank, JE forged pistons Valvetrain: Scorpion rocker arms 1.5:1, Isky EZ-Roll solid roller lifters, Comp Cams pushrods Camshaft: Comp Cams solid roller (0.609-inch lift; 256/264-deg. duration) Induction: Whipple W200R supercharger, Pro Systems SV1 carburetor, Weiand intake manifold with custom water-to-air intercooler Ignition: MSD BTM 6 Exhaust: Schoenfeld headers (1 7/8 to 1 3/4 inches), 3-inch custom X-pipe, Super 44 dual mufflers Ancillaries: Painless Performance wiring Output (est.): 750 hp Machine Work: CNC Motorsports (Brookings, SD) Built By: Bren and Bill Manke

Drivetrain Transmission: TCI Auto Turbo 350, B&M shifter, trans brake, custom aluminum driveshaft Rear Axle: Quick Performance Ford 9-inch, 3.70:1 gears, Truetrac differential, Moser 33-spline axles

Chassis Front Suspension: Detroit Speed 3-inch drop coil springs Rear Suspension: Competition Engineering subframe connectors and Slide-A-Link traction bars, Detroit Speed 3-inch drop-leaf springs and shocks Brakes: Classic Performance Products 13-inch rotors, two-piston calipers, front; 12-inch rotors, single-piston calipers, rear

Wheels & Tires Wheels: Racestar 17×4.5 front, Champion Wheels 15×12 rear Tires: MH Racemaster 4.5/26-17 front, Hoosier Quick Time Pro 29/13.50-15 rear

Interior Upholstery: Bren Manke Material: Vinyl Seats: Kirkey aluminum race buckets, Simpson seat belts Ancillaries: Custom eight-point rollcage installed and built by Bren Manke Steering: Custom with Grant wheel Shifter: B&M Dash: Custom aluminum center console Instrumentation: Dakota Digital VTX Audio: Pioneer HVAC: None

Exterior Bodywork: Bill and Bren Manke Paint By: Bill Manke Paint: Flat and matte black; graphics by Auto Color Studios Hood: Harwood fiberglass Grille: Polished aluminum custom Bumpers: Stock

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[healingstargirl]

my affordable products / hygiene routine for living on ur own as a busy n broke student / retired lifter / retired sugarbaby lol

hair:

garnier shampoo, condish & leave-in, is actually GOOD for ur hair despite what ppl say just make sure ur going 3+ days between washes ur scalp and hair will thank u, also they come in cheap big bottles w pumps which i love. i usually braid my hair when wet and then just comb the next days sometimes refresh w water (i have fine wavy hair)

body;

lubriderm lotion, hemp body bronzer, dove soap, any cheap preferably mens razors, cocoa butter deodorant, any perfume or mist u have

skin:

PC system, clinique oil makeup remover, any cheap facewipes for mascara, aveeno nightcream, lifted a laneige lip mask forever ago thats super beneficial to use weekly, aquaphor on lips at night to seal in moisture

makeup:

i have bad skin so i cant rly be minimalist w this & it costs quite a lot sadly but, revlon colorstay foundation & concealer, real techniques beauty blenders, maybelline full n soft mascara, essence brow gel, burts bees pomegranite lipbalm, anastasia brow pencil (but im looking for a cheaper altenative), no8 setting powder, any cheap blush but rn i have a MAC one, any cheap eyeshadows, nyx lip pencils!! hella cheap and comes in many colors i use Natural daily. for brushes im not sure cuz i use the same pack i got from a sd years ago

food:

great grains cereal, oatmilk, ramen, berries, and occasionally buy stuff for chicken & quesadillas if u can, coffee

health:

daily multivitamin gummies, calcium gummies, vitamin C tablet, probiotic (helps gut health which improves skin a ton)

extras:

-the quick dri nailpolishes are cheap and great quality just use a gel topcoat and itll look expensive

-for art on ur walls find images on pinterest that u like and print them out if u can find a color printer and make a collage

-from where u work take leftovers before theyre thrown out

-have many side hustles to have income coming in from many ways some online, some at regular part time jobs, some making art to sell

-thrift comfortable clothing that will actually last a long while

[bestdamascusknife-blog]

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[lazuliblade]

Hi, love your post about the YOI fandom history! I disagree about the part saying the exhibition duet being based on Ice Dancing rather than Pairs though -- while the routine is probably a mishmash of both, it seems closer to Pairs rather than Ice Dance. 2 very important distinctions: "In ice dancing, dancers must always skate to music with a definite beat or rhythm" and "jumps are disallowed". Pairs is also closer in style to singles, rather than Ice Dance that is closer to ballroom dancing.

No. It’s Ice Dance.

I’ve touched on this briefly in past posts, and I’ve explained it enough to be sick of the repetition, so I’ll just do a full post here and be done with it.

Yuuri starts the EX program doing the Singles version of Stammi Vicino (Victor’s “Aria” program from the prior season) which is why we see jumps. However, when Victor comes onto the ice, the routine switches to Ice Dance choreography weaved between the existing step sequence/choreo sequence of Aria. Literally the arguments you used are what make this EX an Ice Dance routine instead of Pairs. For reference, here’s the referee&judges handbook, and the technical panel handbook. Let me write out the basic distinctions:

1. There are no throws, jumps, or death spirals in ice dance (these are Illegal Elements/Movements. Technical Panel handbook pg98).

2. The point of contact for lifts must be held no higher than the head of the one lifting (technical panel handbook pg98) – although you’ll notice most ice dance lifters holding the point of contact at or below shoulder-height.

3. Partners must skate either in hold or, if separation is required for the element, as close to each other as possible with no more than 2 arms length apart. (referee&judges handbook pg 2 for SD; pg 9 for FD) Even in the No Touch Step Sequence, partners should skate no more than 2 arms length apart (technical handbook pg 83).

4. The definite rhythm applies more strictly to competition programs - specifically the Short Dance where the dance patterns (European waltz, foxtrot, paso doble, midnight blues, hip hop, etc.) are assigned and rotated every year.

You can check out this season’s requirements here. Of the 24 main rhythms and any additional rhythms, the two for this season’s SD are Blues (skater’s choice for which Blues type they want, but some Midnight Blues steps must be used), AND Hip Hop or Swing.

For the Free Dance, the dance has more leeway - while the song needs to have a beat of some sort (i.e. you can’t dance to the sound of wind), there is no restriction on tempo (beats per minute), or the type of rhythm used. Instead, the FD consists of a balance of required elements such as twizzles, the number of dance lifts (short and combination lifts), the style of step sequences (straight and curved), and the types of choreographic elements allowed.

Furthermore, EX have even less restrictions (check out these EX: Tessa&Scott 1, Meryl&Charlie 2, Shibutani Sibs 3). Note that just because the rules are less restrictive for exhibition skates, doesn’t mean they add higher lifts, throws, or jumps in the name of freedom – this is because it takes training to be able to do different elements like those.

Pairs may be closer to Singles because it has jumps and is less dance-like, but that doesn’t have anything to do with deciding an individual skater’s EX. Yuuri is known for step sequences and dance styles - Ice Dance would be just as fitting for him with his dance background. It’s also very notable that an ice dance was chosen instead of a Pairs routine, because Yuuri and Victor had their first significant connection via ballroom dancing at the Sochi GPF banquet (paso doble). Seeing the series end with a dance on ice is very poetic.

If that isn’t enough, here’s the link to the Ice Dance routine that was used as reference for the Duet choreography: Tessa Virtue & Scott Moir 2016 GPF FD. If you have trouble with Dailymotion, here’s the one YouTube video that wasn’t muted or pitched to avoid copyrighting (the commentary here can be a bit distracting, though.) And here are side-by-side comparison gifs.

In fact, Ice Dance influences YOI in one more area: Hiramatsu (the character designer who adapted Kubo-sensei’s initial drawings) mentioned that he references ice dance routines for the cover illustrations of the DVD/BD boxes.

Pairs certainly is the more well-known of the partners skating disciplines, but that doesn’t mean it’s used all the time, and it’s lamentable that this notoriety allows Ice Dance to be dismissed. We shouldn’t be so set on the idea of “Pairs” that we assume it is performed unless proven otherwise.

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My piece of E-waste is a Technics SU-Z400 Stereo Integrated Amplifier. An amplifier is a piece of Hi-Fi (High fidelity) home audio equipment. An Amplifier takes audio signal from devices like a CD player or cassette tape and amplifies the signal so it can be played through speakers. These were most popular when Home Audio was a larger market.

Home audio, including amplifiers, took a massive blow when portable music arrived. The first Sony Walkman was released in 1979, and this changed the way people listened to music. These devices used headphone, small in or over ear devices that don’t require amplification. The Sony Walkman first used cassette tapes, then CDs, then digital MP3 files. Today, portable music can be played off phones, a single device that solves a range of problems. 

Like all advances in technology, as the new development took hold, the old systems became obsolete. 

This graph shows Google searches of ‘Amplifier’ from 2004 to present, and is a good indicator of general interest in a topic. Although 2004 was well into the portable music generation, interest is still gradually falling.

The same is true for ‘Home audio’, although it does have a regular resurgence in interest, peaking around December. I would guess that this is because of Christmas.

Many portable speakers today even have a built-in amplifier, and don’t require a large, external unit. Although home audio isn’t completely gone, it is now a more niche market.

This amplifier was in production from 1984 to 85, and I have the (S) silver type variant.

An integrated amplifier has both a pre-amp and power amp in a single device, so it can serve as the sole intermediary step between a below line-level input device and speakers. Like nearly all Hi Fi equipment, this works with stereo signal(discrete left and right channels).

The SU-Z400 has five input terminals on the back; Two tape players, with both line-in for playback and line-out for recording to cassette tape. A CD/Video/Aux input, a phono input (record player), and a tuner input. 

Outputs support two main speaker  s and two remote speakers., with variable impedance and, on some models, AC outlets.

After reading through the Service Manual, I found the Disassembly instructions and gave Procedure 1 a go. I removed screws 1 to 5 and lifter the metal case off.

With the cabinet off, I could see all the components. This appliance was designed and manufactured in the 1980′s - about 30 years ago, and a lot has changed in how electronics are made. Not only the technology, but how accessible they are. As shown in the service manual’s exploded diagram, almost every component can be removed and replaced by a technician or competent consumer. This means that the life span of this amplifier wouldn’t be limited to the component with the shortest life span, and could be serviced to keep it running. Today, however, companies have realized that if a product breaks, then the customer will buy another one. Electronics now rarely come with a service manual, and many employ ‘Planned obsolescence’ - a built in lifespan of a device.

As I continued to randomly unscrew and pry the Z400 apart, I matched circuit boards to their diagram in the service manual. These worked like a map, and the circuits made a lot more sense when they were labelled.

This small PCB board was the main speaker terminal (labelled J).

This larger board sits behind the front panel and is connected to the dials and buttons to control the balance, treble, and bass of the signal. There are also two different controls, labelled ‘Volume’ and ‘Loudness’, and while I don’t know the difference, it’s safe to say they change how loud the sound is. 

After taking the SU-Z400 apart and looking at the circuit diagrams, I was amazed at how complex it was and how many components it contained. From the service manual, this amplifier had nearly one thousand resistors, and similarly large amounts of capacitors, transistors, diodes and coils.

I thought these would be the main issue as far as e-waste, but after doing some research it’s actually the PCB’s (printed circuit boards) themselves that posed the greatest threat.

Towards the back of the Z400, mounted on a large heatsink with thermal paste, was the amplifier chip. The STK 2058 Mark 4 was manufactured by Sanyo in the 80’s, but production was discontinued in 2001. I couldn’t find any datasheet relating to this specific chip, but I did look into how IC’s are made.

Beryllium is a metal used in nearly all electronics. It can be found in electrical contacts, chip heat sinks, and fiber optic cables. This is mostly in the form of a beryllium-copper alloy, but even combined with another metal the health risks of beryllium are still there. Exposure is acutely and chronically toxic to humans and people exposed can develop Chronic Beryllium Disease (CBD), which causes scarring on the lungs, and this stops oxygen from being able to absorb into the blood stream. This is a potentially fatal disease, and although the levels of beryllium in consumer electronics are low, the main danger to people is in the production of beryllium and the components that use it. Workers who refine beryllium can inhale beryllium oxide and become ill, and also transport beryllium dust home and expose their family to beryllium poisoning. This can also happen to people recycling devices containing beryllium, and workers becoming sick after recycling electrical devices could be a reason that it’s not more common. Beryllium is also classified as a carcinogenic, meaning it causes cancer cells to develop in humans.

The circuit boards inside my e-waste were covered in solder points that held the components in place and connected them together. Lead is used in solder as it has a low melting point, but lead is toxic to humans and has a compound effect. Lead can also leech into the ecosystem from e-waste and accumulate as it moves up the food chain. This means even years from now we could be eating lead that was used in some old technology.

Although this piece of e waste would be massively toxic to the environment if not properly recycled or disposed, it is a relatively simple piece of electronic equipment. Over the last 40 years, technology has developed exponentially, and as newer technology is developed faster and faster, devices are becoming outdated and obsolete at a faster rate too - meaning more e-waste as consumers upgrade.

These advances in technology also use more toxic or rare materials. Compared to a PC or smart phone, this analog amplifier is quite outdated. With the invention of the micro processor, computing power has continued to double again and again, thanks in part to rare earth metals. These 17 metals have allowed the miniaturization and sophistication of computers that has happened over the last 20 or more years. As the name suggests, these metals are rare, with the rate of smartphone ownership ever increasing (a projected 6.1 billion smartphones by the year 2020) the value and scarcity of these metals will also increase.

References:

SU-Z400 Amplifier Service Manual

https://trends.google.co.nz/trends/explore?date=all&q=%2Fm%2F02pxk

http://www.madehow.com/Volume-2/Integrated-Circuit.html

https://www.hifiengine.com/manual_library/technics/su-z400.shtml

http://edition.cnn.com/2013/09/27/tech/innovation/death-stereo-system/

https://www.theverge.com/2014/7/1/5861062/sony-walkman-at-35

http://hometheaterhifi.com/editorial/decline-high-end-audio-sales-new-outlook/

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https://circabc.europa.eu/sd/a/69b35967-108e-4e6d-9ffe-5992819f4290/Chemicals%20in%20electronics_GP%20briefing.pdf

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Immaculate 1965 Pro Street Corvette

It’s not his fault. Mike Veeder hails from a hard-core Corvette clan that was so much so that he can’t remember any other cars being there besides Corvettes. He says that dad, Ozzie, was his inspiration, his shining light.

Ten years back, Mike was looking for a C2 to infuse with the spirit of Pro Street. A friend found something in Texas, an old Modified Production racer that was in rough shape. Still, he gave $28,000 for a carcass without any interior and some serious pieces missing—no dashboard, no console, no carpet, no seats. It had a huge black hole in the middle of the floor where the shifter used to be.

In the beginning, the project got legs from Ron Dryer who started work on the transmission tunnel straightaway. Mike says that this aspect of the build was the most daunting and that it took the better part of a year to complete the firewall and to resurrect the center console lump. Then Doug’s Auto Repair picked up the package.

The first thing Doug Engels and his guys did was pull the engine out and refine the firewall and the area under the hood. They ducked underneath the new dashboard, wired the system, and then got beneath the floor to plumb the lines for the brakes and fuel. With the engine in place and the brakes and lights working, the car began to take shape. Fixing the retractable headlights was handled by Veeder’s Collision, with brother Gary pulling the strings. Veeder’s marched on, cosmetically updating the original ’65 to look like a ’67, the last incarnation of the midyear series. Then Veeder’s shipped it off to Robert Solem in Watertown, South Dakota. Solem tidied the bodywork for the final time and applied the Sikkens BMW Silver (which was supplied by Mark Czichotzki, the owner of Dakota Bumper and one of Veeder’s vendors).

Nostalgia crept in on silent feet. Rather than being swept along with the LS-engine lemmings, Mike held tradition with a vintage small-block of historic proportions. Out east in Marshall, Minnesota, Matt Steen at Victory Engines pumped up a 406 with a forged rotating assembly, pairing a Bullet crankshaft, Ohio Crankshaft connecting rods, and Speed-Pro pistons. He held the compression ratio to a sleepy 10:1 so the thing could run on cat-pee if ever the need arose. Matt slid the ol’ solid roller bumpstick in place. He covered the bores with Air Flow Research cylinder heads fresh off the five-axis CNC lathe and topped them with a 780-cfm Quick Fuel carburetor that straddles a Bow Tie single-plane intake manifold. Waste products are extracted by large-diameter Hooker primaries that leak into a 4-inch collector. What Steen’s industry produced was 546 horsepower at 6,200 rpm and 509 lb-ft at 5,100 rpm, more than enough dope to make this lightweight scoot like it was scalded with muriatic acid.

In the end, Pro Street is delineated more than anything by monster back wheels, ones big enough to steer the car regardless of driver input, so punching it like it was heading off the front of an aircraft carrier is clearly its mission. No slalom tricks, no balls-to-the-wall braking contests, and no high-speed cornering, although with enough soapy slurry under them, the Corvette might win the burnout contest. Regardless, Mike amended the suspension with SPC Performance adjustable upper control arms and coilovers to support the front of the car and a fabricated four-link between vertical coilovers to harness those beer-barrel hog skins. Because of the unwritten Pro Street 15-inch rule, the speed-burners are minimal disc brakes all the way around.

The quarters in Mike’s dream are subdued, functional, and belie the utter chaos described earlier. It looks new; it looks perfect. The ex-race car already had a tight-fitting chromoly rollcage and no one could think of a reason to change that for the Corvette’s new mission. Look what Doug and Lisa Oelrich at Delmar Upholstery did. They laid down factory-style carpet, put up factory stock door panels and center console, and turned attention to the Procar buckets that they lavished with leather. Despite all the somber black, there are enough pinpoints of red (gauge needles, door safety reflectors, Line-Loc switch, crossed flags on the floor mats, and the logos on the Simpson five-point safety belts) to draw eyes right to them.

Mike hankered for a third pedal underneath his feet because he likes to whack gears when he tries to push the throttle through the floor. “I love taking it out on the weekends and running it through the gears! When I get back, I feel … completely de-stressed. What a great feeling!” Call it his catharsis.

We couldn’t think of a better way out. CHP

TECH CHECK

  Vehicle: 1965 Corvette

Owner: Mike and Jamie Veeder, Watertown, South Dakota

  Engine

Type: Small-block

Displacement: 406ci

Compression Ratio: 10.0:1

Bore: 4.155 inches

Stroke: 3.75 inches

Cylinder Heads: Air Flow Research Eliminator 23-degree, 75cc combustion chambers, 318/233 cc runners at 0.650-inch lift, 2.10/1.60 valves,

Rotating Assembly: Bullet crankshaft, Ohio Crankshaft H-beam rods, Speed-Pro pistons, Speed-Pro ring packs, ACL bearings

Valvetrain: Jesel 1.5:1 and 1.6:1 shaft rocker arms, Manley 3/8-inch standard length pushrods, Manley dual springs

Camshaft: Ohio Crankshaft solid lifter (0.650-inch lift; 294-deg. duration at 0.050), Chevrolet Performance rocker covers

Induction: Bow Tie raised-runner single-plane intake manifold, Quick Fuel 780-cfm carburetor, K&N filter, 10-gallon aluminum fuel cell

Ignition:  MSD Pro-Billet distributor, Blaster SS coil, 8.5mm primary wires

Exhaust: Hooker Headers, 1.875-inch primaries, 4-inch collectors, custom mild steel 4-inch system, Spintech mufflers

Ancillaries: 50-amp alternator, four-point chromoly roll bar, Be Cool radiator

Output: 546 hp at 6,200 rpm, 509 lb-ft at 5,100 rpm

Machinework: Matt Steen, Victory Engines, Marshall, MN

Built By: Matt Steen

  Drivetrain

Transmission: Tremec TKO-600 (w/carbon fiber shift fork upgrade), Hays flywheel, Centerforce 11-inch clutch assembly

Rear Axle: 9-inch Ford, 5.13:1 ratio, Mark Williams spool and 35-spline axle shafts, Inland Empire aluminum driveshaft

  Chassis

Front Suspension: Stock spindles, SPC Performance adjustable upper control arms, QA1 shocks/Performance Master coilover springs

Rear Suspension: Four-link assembly, Performance Master coilovers

Brakes: Wilwood cross-drilled 10-inch rotors, two-piston calipers, front; 12-inch rotors, two-piston calipers, rear; Wilwood master cylinder

  Wheels

Wheels: Billet Specialties Pro Comp 15×4; Bogart RT 15×12 w/custom beadlock feature

Tires: Mickey Thompson ET Front, 27.5/4.5; Sportsman Pro 33×19.50

  Interior

Upholstery: Doug and Lisa Oelrich, Delmar Upholstery, Watertown, SD

Material: Leather

Seats: OE, Simpson five-point harnesses

Steering: Stock column, Summit Racing Corvette wheel

Shifter: Tremec

Dash: Stock, Auto Meter insert

Instrumentation: Auto Meter Sport Comp

Audio: N/A

HVAC: N/A

  Exterior

Bodywork: Veeder’s Collision Center, Watertown, SD; fiberglass repair and retractable headlight installation, Robert Solem and Brandon Engebretson

Paint By: Robert Solem, Watertown, SD

Paint: Sikkens BMW Silver (supplied by Mark Czichotzki at Dakota Bumper)

Hood: Fiberglass cowl

Grille: Stock

Bumpers: Stock, re-chromed by Dakota Bumper, Fargo, ND

Photos: Jason Lubken

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$3,750 TOYOTA ESTIMA EMINA AERAS 4WD ABS Campervan Located in Christchurch

CAMPERVAN 4X4 FULL TIME

YEAR 1996 / PETROL 91

AUTOMATIC GEAR BOX

263 XXX KM

WOF UNTIL NOVEMBER 2017

REGO UNTIL END OF SEPTEMBER 2017

RELIABLE CAMPERVAN FOR 2 PEOPLE

ALL INVOICES AVAILABLE

ZERO MECANICAL PROBLEM DURING 8 MONTHS OF TRAVEL

FULLY EQUIPPED: READY TO GO!

TEST IN CHRISTCHURCH & AROUND

AVAILABLE IN AUGUST (2ND WEEK)

New front tyres June 2017

Oil change done July 2017

Brakes changed November 2016

Auto steering + Overdrive + ABS

Electric glass and mirrors lifters + 2 sun roofs

Central electric locking system inside /outside

Air conditioning + heating

Stereo AUX / USB / SD CARD

Double bed at the back convertible in a face to face living-room with table

2 big boots under the bed and kitchen set-up in the back boot with selves

Rain shelter on the door-slide side

1 GPS + 1 ELECTRIC CONVERTER + 1 CAMPING EXTENSION LEAD + 1 EXTENSION LEAD + 1 CABLE JACK + USB PLUG

1 CAMPING LAMP + 1 HEAD LIGHT + 2 CAMPING CHAIRS + 1 TABLE + 1 BATTERY BOOSTER + BATTERY CABLES +

1 GAS COOKER + 1 CHILLI BIN + 20L WATER CONTAINER + 5L WATER FONTAIN + 1 WASHING BOWL + 1 ELECTRIC HEATER + TOOLS + 1 NZ ROAD ATLAS + MAPS + BOOKS + BEACH GAMES AND MANY MORE THINGS

BED: 1 big blanket + 4 polar blankets + 4 pillows + all bed-linen included

KITCHEN: 2 pans, 1 saucepan with lid, 6 plates, 4 bowls, glasses, forks, knifes, spoons, scissors, chopping board, colander, grater, corkscrew, tin-opener, ladle, coffee plunger, 3 big storage boxes, 5 tea towels, sistema box and jars

MORE PHOTOS CAN BE SENT ON REQUEST BY EMAIL / WE CAN PICK YOU UP WHEREVER YOU ARE FOR A RIDE

PRICE: 3750 $ / 2400 Euros - PAYMENT BY TRANSFER IN NZ DOLLAR AND EUROS OK

CONTACT IN ENGLISH / FRENCH OR SPANISH: 021 021 85 874 / hidden 

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