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 Disrupter - Akira Ishikawa
Ishikawa and his team first had to invent some way to make a single crystal of silicon in the shape of a sphere, which they accomplished by dropping molten silicon through a tower that cooled the droplets precisely as they fell.
Ishikawa's reputation as an original thinker with a good track record seems to be the one reason that Ball Semiconductor is not dismissed out of hand as a crackpot scheme.
Ishikawa also has high hopes for medical applications, such as temperature sensors that could be slipped into the body through catheters, or pills you could swallow that would report temperature as they pass through your body.
www.fastcompany.com /online/52/ishikawa.html   (964 words)

  
 Kanazawa, Ishikawa - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Originally built as the outer garden of Ishikawa castle, it was opened to the public in 1875.
It is considered one of the "three most beautiful gardens in Japan" and is filled with a variety of trees, ponds, waterfalls and flowers stretching over 25 acres (100,000 m²).
The quality of the local sake derives from the excellence of the rice grown in Ishikawa Prefecture as well as the considerable precipitation of the Hokuriku region, allowing for an ample supply of clean, fresh water.
www.wikipedia.org /wiki/Kanazawa   (678 words)

  
 FindLaw for Legal Professionals - Case Law, Federal and State Resources, Forms, and Code
Further, Ishikawa argues that because the Board accepted the conclusion that the decision to reduce the managers’ bonuses was because of the management factions, then this Court must find that Ishikawa’s decision to reduce the employees’ bonuses was motivated by that same concern.
Ishikawa’s silence on this issue is deafening and we conclude that Ishikawa’s decision to reduce the employees’ bonuses was unlawfully motivated.
Ishikawa’s asserted business justification is simply unpersuasive in light of its increased productivity and profitability and because even the sparse financial information that Ishikawa had provided warned of its lack of reliability.
laws.lp.findlaw.com /6th/04a0007p.html   (2324 words)

  
 Murton Gp Business Network Partnership Quality Gurus-ISHIKAWA   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-21)
Ishikawa built on Feigenbaum's concept of total quality and suggested that all employees have a greater role to play, arguing that an over-reliance on the quality professional would limit the potential for improvement.
Under the "company-wide" Ishikawa umberella are not just a company's internal quality control activities but the company itself, the quality of management, human respect, after sales service and customer care.
Ishikawa insisted that Total quality means everyone contributes but in teams rather than as an individual, and went on to coin the phrase that quality was a thought revolution and based on the "respect of humanity".
www.murtongroup.com /documentation/ishik1.htm   (915 words)

  
 Ishikawa - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Ishikawa (石川 "rocky river") is a Japanese surname, and the name of several places in Japan, primarily Ishikawa Prefecture.
Ishikawa, a member of Public Security Section 9, Ghost in the Shell
Ishikawa diagram, cause-and-effect diagram, developed by Kaoru Ishikawa
en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Ishikawa   (112 words)

  
 Allquality présente : LES RENDEZ-VOUS DE LA QUALITÉ   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-21)
Ishikawa's reasoning was that the Chinese alphabet, one of the most difficult writing systems in the world, can be mastered only after a great deal of study; thus, hard work and the desire for education became part of the character of those nations.
Ishikawa was also involved in efforts to promote quality ideas throughout Japan, both in industry and among consumers.
In his Shewhart Medal acceptance speech, Ishikawa called standardization and quality control "two wheels of the same cart." His emphasis might be surprising to some who think of standards as rigid and unchanging, but Ishikawa stressed the need for standards to change, and the dangers of clumsy enforcement of standards.
www.allquality.org /modules.php?name=CANAL_ALLQUALITY&file=print&sid=1   (904 words)

  
 Effect of Normal Endometrial Stroma on Growth and Differentiation in Ishikawa Endometrial Adenocarcinoma Cells -- ...
Ishikawa cells were seeded on plastic or on top of BME in the presence or absence of stromal cells for 5 days.
Ishikawa cells were cultured in the presence or absence of CM from stromal cells grown on plastic or embedded in BME.
Ishikawa cells were plated at clonal density and treated for 7 days with steroid hormones, E, EP, or EPR plus CM from stromal cells pretreated with the same hormonal regimen (E, EP, or EPR).
cancerres.aacrjournals.org /cgi/content/full/62/1/79   (7774 words)

  
 Main Line Judo - Exercising Your Mind, Body and Spirit
For those fortunate to know or have been taught by Sensei Ishikawa his art and passion for Judo spoke volumes even while Sensei was reticent to acknowledge his greatness.
Ishikawa in general and his stay in Cuba in particular can be found in Robert Smith’s book, Martial Musings.
Ishikawa pioneered one of the early versions of a sprung floor which made for a strong, dynamic style of Judo among his students.
www.mainlinejudo.com /ishikawa.asp   (1474 words)

  
 State v. Ishikawa (Memorandum Opinion)   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-21)
Ishikawa, he feels that from [the] get go her attitude in regards to the charges that were brought against him is correct.
Ishikawa responded that he did not have a driver's license and the car did not belong to him so he did not know the location of the paperwork.
Ishikawa further argues that this was his "first request for new appointed counsel" and "no prejudice would have resulted from any attendant delay," should his motion have been granted.
www.state.hi.us /jud/ica25020mop.htm   (6564 words)

  
 Shakuhachi player Ishikawa Toshimitsu
Ishikawa Toshimitsu studied Kinko-ryu shakuhachi music and other classical honkyoku (solo compositions that were played by the zen priests, komuso, in a form of meditation known as suizen) under Tajima Tadashi and Yokoyama Katsuya.
In 1996, Ishikawa was awarded the Osaka Arts Theater's Shorei-Shinjin prize, and in 1997, was awarded the Shorei prize at the 3rd All Japan Hogaku contest.
Besides being a member of the Orchestra Asia "Japan Ensemble" and a representative of the Osaka Hogaku Solisten, Ishikawa also presides over his own organization, Ishi no Kai, periodically holds training classes for the public, and is a permanent lecturer of the International Shakuhachi kenshukan.
shaku8-ishikawa.com /eprofile.htm   (718 words)

  
 I, Cringely . September 26, 2002 - Steal This Column | PBS   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-21)
I quoted Ishikawa as saying that kiddie porn was a precursor to child abductions, that child abductions were a growing problem.
And I quoted Ishikawa as saying that his company probed only public ports on consumer computers, that it knew where every peer-to-peer file was going, and that a major bust is coming in October for movie pirates.
But the greatest criticism I received was for not arguing with Ishikawa, for not fighting him on behalf of the beleaguered Napsterites, for not at least giving the guy a wedgie.
www.pbs.org /cringely/pulpit/pulpit20020926.html   (1211 words)

  
 Era Two - The Gurus - Kaoru Ishikawa
Ishikawa is a forgotten guru to many in the world of quality.
Ishikawa is remembered for his books on the tools of quality.
A simple tool that Ishikawa developed and put into wide use in Japan is the Quality Circle.
www.geocities.com /dfloyd2292/ishikawa.html   (418 words)

  
 Kaoru Ishikawa: The man behind the fishbone diagram.
According to Ishikawa, quality improvement is a continuous process, and it can always be taken one step further.
Ishikawa also showed the importance of the seven quality tools: control chart, run chart, histogram, scatter diagram, Pareto chart, and flowchart.
Additionally, Ishikawa explored the concept of quality circles-- a Japanese philosophy which he drew from obscurity into world wide acceptance.
www.skymark.com /resources/leaders/ishikawa.asp   (456 words)

  
 Ishikawa Kazumasa   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-21)
Ishikawa was only 13 when he first served Tokugawa Ieyasu, who at the time was a hostage of the Imagawa at Sumpu (Suruga).
After the Battle of Okehazama and the death of Imagawa Yoshimoto (1560), Ieyasu became independent, and Ishikawa rose to become one of his chief councilors.
While Ieyasu plotted a way to have them released, Ishikawa went to the Imagawa capital to act as their guardian, a dangerous assignment.
www.samurai-archives.com /kazumasa.html   (283 words)

  
 The Seattle Times: Arts & Entertainment: Ishikawa named top curator at SAM
Chiyo Ishikawa, a smart, steady asset to SAM for 15 years in the often low-profile role of curator of European art, will take over as deputy director for art in September, when Corrin departs.
Ishikawa is best known for co-curating last year's "Spain in the Age of Exploration 1492-1819," organized in conjunction with the Patrimonio Nacional.
Also on Ishikawa's résumé are the 1997 show "Leonardo Lives: The Codex Leicester and Leonardo da Vinci's Legacy of Art and Science," co-curated with Fairbrother, and the popular "Impressionism: Paintings Collected by European Museums" in 1999.
seattletimes.nwsource.com /html/artsentertainment/2002321773_chiyo09.html   (440 words)

  
 Acetaminophen Exhibits Weak Antiestrogenic Activity in Human Endometrial Adenocarcinoma (Ishikawa) Cells -- Dowdy et ...
Ishikawa cells in E2-free medium were plated in 96-well plates and exposed to medium with no additions (control) or medium containing indicated concentrations of acetaminophen for four days, then assayed for alkaline phosphatase activity (A) or cellular protein (B); values are means ± SE.
Ishikawa and MCF-7 cells maintained in estrogen-free media for four days were subjected to Western blotting with anti-ER and anti-ß-catenin primary antibodies, as described in Materials and Methods.
Equal amounts of MCF-7 and Ishikawa cell lysate protein (20 µg) from one experiment were analyzed in each lane: Lanes 1 and 2 are Ishikawa cell lysates; lanes 3 and 4 are MCF-7 cell lysates.
toxsci.oxfordjournals.org /cgi/content/full/72/1/57   (4059 words)

  
 Ishikawa Goemon   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-21)
Ishikawa Goemon was an infamous outlaw in 16th century Japan.
Toyokuni manga zue Ishikawa Goemon by Utagawa Toyokuni 1859.
A bandit chief called Ishikawa Goemon holds a child in his arms, his son by a courtesan.
www.nma.gov.au /exhibitions/travelling/outlawed/explore_the_outlaws/ishikawa_goemon   (391 words)

  
 Anime News Service - The World's Source For Anime News   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-21)
Ishikawa stands on stage with the film's key princples such as director Quentin Tarantino and stars Uma Thurman and Lucy Liu.
Back to the photograph, Ishikawa says he was personally overcome with great emotion upon seeing the name of his company for the first time on that stage in the opening credits of Kill Bill.
Ishikawa said he had to reatain his tears at being so honored at this purely generous offering.
www.animenewsservice.com   (8679 words)

  
 2003 US Tour - Suzuki Children Violinists from Japan's Ishikawa Violin Institute
Ishikawa School director, Satoshi Ishikawa, and his wife, violin teacher, Young Chun Ishikawa, received Suzuki Violin training from Shinichi Suzuki, the creator of the Suzuki Method.
Ishikawa and children from the Ishikawa Violin Institute made their 1st visit to South Florida in January and February of 2001.
Ishikawa is exceptionally qualified to teach Suzuki Violin by virtue of his background and training.
suzuki-violin.com /2003tour   (1203 words)

  
 Toraji Ishikawa ( - ) Artwork Images, Exhibitions, Reviews
Hokushu, Nakamura Utaemon III as Ishikawa Goemon Disguised as the Farmer Gosaku (Nakamura Utaemon hyakusho Gosaku jitsu wa Ishikawa Goemon, circa 1832
Ishikawa Kazan, [Landscape with house on a lake], 1820 - 1830
Ashiyuki, Nakamura Utaemon as Ishikawa Goemon and Arashi Rikan as Gengoro, circa 1820 - 1830
wwar.com /masters/i/ishikawa-toraji.html   (408 words)

  
 Player Bio: Kara Ishikawa :: Women's Soccer
Ishikawa made a name for herself as Cornell's top scorer in 2004.
Ishikawa earned four letters at the Iolani School and was a member of the 1999 state championship squad.
Kara Yaeko Ishikawa is the daughter of Erik and Susan Ishikawa, and she has two older brothers.
www.fansonly.com /schools/corn/sports/w-soccer/mtt/ishikawa_kara00.html   (211 words)

  
 Shinobi no Mono   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-21)
The next ninja craze wouldn't come until the eighties, when Enter the Ninja touched off a ninja film frenzy in America, and movie industries all over the world produced as many ninja movies as they could to profit from the short-lived fad.
Though perhaps 'historic' is not the best term, considering one of them was a bandit, and not a ninja at all, and the other two may have been the same person.
Ishikawa Goemon (Ichikawa Raizo) trains under Momochi Sandayu (Ito Yunosuke) to become a ninja, for the purpose of assassinating Oda Nobunaga.
www.illuminatedlantern.com /cinema/reviews/shinobinomono.html   (1090 words)

  
 Characterization of Integrin Expression in a Well Differentiated Endometrial Adenocarcinoma Cell Line (Ishikawa) -- ...
Ishikawa cells were grown and maintained in MEM containing 5% (vol/vol)
As described in Materials and Methods, Ishikawa cells were specifically labeled with monoclonal antibodies against several integrin subunits normally found in human endometrial epithelium, and the number of cells stained was quantitated using flow cytometry.
Photomicrographs of Ishikawa cells using immunofluorescence and specific monoclonal antibodies to several integrin subunits.
jcem.endojournals.org /cgi/content/full/82/1/136   (3636 words)

  
 Digital Archives of Ishikawa Japan   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-21)
Furthermore, in 1946 after Japan's defeat in World War II Ishikawa was one of the first areas to become reputable for its postwar crafts with the nation's first ever University for Arts which was opened in Kanazawa.
As you can tell from the things that I have already mentioned, several individuals and institutions in Ishikawa are not only trying to protect the long tradition of local arts and crafts but also add a breath of fresh air to the local arts by open-mindedly inviting new methods and skills.
This Ishikawa International Cooperation Research Center has recognized the importance of "Crafts and the Environment" with the aim of protecting the natural resources in the environment while furthering the tradition of crafts as we approach the 21st century.
www.eva-conferences.com /eva_cal/SHOFUPAP.html   (1054 words)

  
 > Ishikawa Prefecture abcworld.net   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-21)
On March 1, 2005 the town of Noto and village of Yanagida from the former Fugeshi District merged with the town of Uchiura from the former Suzu District, Ishikawa forming a new town of Noto and the districts merged forming Hosu District.
Ishikawa's industry is dominated by the textile industry, particularly artificial fabrics, and the machine industry, particularly construction machinery.
In the anime Ghost in the Shell, a character is called Ishikawa, the name taken from the Prefecture.
www.abcworld.net /Ishikawa_Prefecture.html   (843 words)

  
 Spontaneous shift in transcriptional profile of explanted glomeruli via activation of the MAP kinase family -- Ishikawa ...
Ishikawa, Y, and Kitamura M. Spontaneous apoptosis of podocytes in explanted glomeruli.
Ishikawa, Y, and Kitamura M. Inhibition of glomerular cell apoptosis by heparin.
Kitamura, M, and Ishikawa Y. Oxidant-induced apoptosis of glomerular cells: intracellular signaling and its intervention by bioflavonoids.
ajprenal.physiology.org /cgi/content/full/279/5/F954   (3871 words)

  
 I, Cringely . September 19, 2002 - We Can Run, but We Can't Hide | PBS   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-21)
This is for good reason, since Ishikawa is one of the few Silicon Valley CEOs who regularlyreceives death threats.
But many people — including, oddly,Mark Ishikawa — think the DMCA goes too far by making it illegal for me to eventell you how to circumvent encryption or copy protection technologies.
Mark Ishikawa came to the data security business from the Dark Side, having beenbusted years ago for breaking into the network at the Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory.
www.pbs.org /cringely/pulpit/pulpit20020919.html   (1137 words)

  
 Wajima-Nuri/Ishikawa/Kanazawa   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-21)
Ishikawa prefecture was the wealthiest province in Japan around 16th to 19th centuries, which used to be called "Kaga-Han" in Edo-era.
Kanazawa was the capital of Kaga-Han, where Lord Maeda located his Kanazawa-Castle, and is the capital of Ishikawa prefecture today.
Kenroku-En, one of "Great Three Japanese gardens" in Japan, which used to be the private garden of Maeda's Kanazawa Castle, is located in the middle of Kanazawa-city.
www.tangle.com /_wajima/ego/KANAZAWA.html   (319 words)

  
 Ishikawa history
It has been the domain of the Maeda family for almost 300 years and therefore the different Lords who succeeded there had a very important influence and we can even say that they have established, organized, promoted and to some extent supported the development of Kutani.
In the middle of the 17 century, what is to day Ishikawa ken was separated in several fiefs controlled by different Lords.
Maeda was rewarded additional land and became one of the most powerful Daimyo in Japan who controlled what is today Ishikawa and Toyoma Prefectures and had a revenue of 1.195.000 Koku.
www.gbouvier.com /ishi.htm   (2290 words)

  
 Ishikawa Diagram
The first name is after the inventor of the tool, Kaoru Ishikawa (1969) who first used the technique in the 1960s.
The Ishikawa diagram, like most quality tools, is a visualization and knowledge organization tool.
The labels of these groups are the names for the major bones on the Ishikawa diagram.
mot.vuse.vanderbilt.edu /mt322/Ishikawa.htm   (665 words)

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