May 29, 2009
May 27, 2009
My Favourite Spot in OKINAWA
The Churaumi aquarium is a part of the Ocean Expo Commemorative National Government Park located in Motobu, Okinawa. The main tank called the 'Kuroshio Sea' holds 7,500-cubic meters (1,981,290 gallons) of water and features the world's second largest acrylic glass panel, measuring 8.2 meters by 22.5 meters with a thickness of 60 centimeters. Whale sharks and manta rays are kept amongst many other fish species in the main tank.
Nana san Lecture on blogging
Video Class session for Digital Video Production for Education and Enlightenment course in Okinawa, Japan, 2009
May 26, 2009
Tradition and Conservation Awareness
A conceptual change in recent years concerns the role of human activity in natural ecosystems, especially in the tropics. Formerly, human activity was viewed solely in negative terms as far as its impact on biological diversity was concerned.
More recent research shows that human impact can be a positive as well as a negative force ecologically, depending on the type and level of disturbance. The removal of certain disturbance factors such as fire, pastoralism and shifting cultivation can be as prejudicial to biodiversity as over- exploitation, particularly in ecosystems where human activity has played a shaping hand ecologically over several millennia.
Human activity must therefore be judged in terms of its impact on biological diversity, rather than whether it is natural or not.
Sports and Health
Above waving David Kinjah (King David, the Premier Mountain Biker in Africa.)
Surprising answer to arthritis pain is Exercise. Since the cartilage, the pad between the bones, doesn’t have a blood supply, it has to get its nutrients from the joint lining which occurs only when the joint is used.
Since arthritis is caused by over one hundred medical conditions, symptoms of arthritis vary and can depend on which type of arthritis you have. Osteoarthritis, the most common form of arthritis, occurs when the cartilage in the joint degenerates. This type of athritis commonly affects feet, knees, hips and fingers.
It affects at least 16 million Americans mostly older than 45 years.Reumatoid arthritis is a condition in which the body attacks itself. Therefore the immune system attacks the synovial membrane of the joints. This can severely damage the joints and deform them. This form of arthritis affects the whole body. It can cause fatigue, weight loss and anemia. It also affects the heart, eyes and lungs. It occurs in about 2.1 million Americans. Women are three times more prone to Reumatoid athritis than men.
Gout arthritis causes sudden, severe attacks in the big toe. But any joint can be affected. It occurs because of deposition of uric acid crystals in the joints. It affects about 1 million Americans.Ankylosing Spondylitis Arthritus causes chronic inflammation of the spine which can result in the vertebrae becoming fused and the spine becoming rigid. Most of the people with this disease have a gene in common known as HLA-B27. It is harder to diagnose in women.
Psoriatic arthritis causes inflammation of the bone and
joint tissues and like rheumatoid athritis causes the body to attack itself. 5 percent of people with this disease have chronic skin disease and problems. It usually affects fingers and spine.In general, the symptoms of arthritis can be vague and confusing. But if you are aware of the different types of arthritus which affect different areas of the body, it will be easier to diagnose.
joint tissues and like rheumatoid athritis causes the body to attack itself. 5 percent of people with this disease have chronic skin disease and problems. It usually affects fingers and spine.In general, the symptoms of arthritis can be vague and confusing. But if you are aware of the different types of arthritus which affect different areas of the body, it will be easier to diagnose.Right myself on a road bike.
Dan Sullivan
The size of the future you actually experience will largely be determined by one factor; the people you choose to connect with. When you invite people who are truly committed to growth into every aspect of your life, your own potential for growth becomes truly unlimited.
Favourite books
It’s one thing to be joyous and it’s another to be happy. Happiness is the attitude of courage. Happiness is being you, here now there then!
Remind yourself
Sometimes we go for these outer things thinking they will bring us happiness, but its really backwards. You need to go for the inner joy, and then all outer things appear! How bad do you really want happiness?
Too shy to take a compliment
If you are no stranger to tripping over your tongue and burning cheeks, then you are not alone! Too many of us are too shy to even spell the word, and, we should have more features like this that help us develop our positive self-esteem.
Not all shyness are bad thou either in relationships, offices, homes, name it, but when shyness gets in the way of daily life, that’s a problem. Strong-minded people however don’t permit circumstances to dictate to them, they take powerful grasp on the situation they may be in and dictate to the circumstances.
In one hand, some compliments could be a hidden way of making fun on someone, but we should not focus on living negative because we are just as special and blessed. Everybody admires the openhearted, someone who has nothing to hide and who doesn’t try to cover up faults and weaknesses. Hence every time we throw those compliments generously to our colleagues, acquaintances or friends, genuineness would save the day.
Then how do we spare ourselves the burden of blushes?
We need to focus on other people because they may just be as shy. We need to make small talk by not having to say anything shattering, but a simple compliment back and appreciation could be a great start. In-group conversations in wherever you may be, teach yourself to wait for a quiet period then you can step in with a positive remark like “That would be great” and make your own point.
There is only one corner of the universe you can be sure of improving, your own self!
A Chinese proverb reads, ‘You cannot prevent the birds of sorrow (and shyness) from flying over your head, but you can prevent them from building nests in your hair’, and how true that is.
Not all shyness are bad thou either in relationships, offices, homes, name it, but when shyness gets in the way of daily life, that’s a problem. Strong-minded people however don’t permit circumstances to dictate to them, they take powerful grasp on the situation they may be in and dictate to the circumstances.
In one hand, some compliments could be a hidden way of making fun on someone, but we should not focus on living negative because we are just as special and blessed. Everybody admires the openhearted, someone who has nothing to hide and who doesn’t try to cover up faults and weaknesses. Hence every time we throw those compliments generously to our colleagues, acquaintances or friends, genuineness would save the day.
Then how do we spare ourselves the burden of blushes?
We need to focus on other people because they may just be as shy. We need to make small talk by not having to say anything shattering, but a simple compliment back and appreciation could be a great start. In-group conversations in wherever you may be, teach yourself to wait for a quiet period then you can step in with a positive remark like “That would be great” and make your own point.
There is only one corner of the universe you can be sure of improving, your own self!
A Chinese proverb reads, ‘You cannot prevent the birds of sorrow (and shyness) from flying over your head, but you can prevent them from building nests in your hair’, and how true that is.
Act Rather Than React
Hey ladies, be encouraged in spite of the observable fact you are going through; living with big babies! The old ways of doing marriage business have changed with new consequences and men too must change.
Women who understand their sweethearts well have a bigger chance to facilitate in strengthening and supporting their husbands. I tell you what, the male ego is surprisingly fragile in that it needs a strong wife to build and preserve his confidence. Men are a little shaky on the inside and you can just destroy what you build in years when you throw your hands-up in the air and say ‘am fed up with you’. It’s this moment in time you helped your husband get the best from you and for himself because it will reciprocate.
Marriages work best, again I believe, when we begin to think less about ourselves and more about the ones we love. Give your man what he wishes despite the habits, one day it will snap to him how immeasurable you have been to his development as a man. If you don’t pray for him, may be it may perhaps be the right moment to pick it up!
The single ones as well!
Women who understand their sweethearts well have a bigger chance to facilitate in strengthening and supporting their husbands. I tell you what, the male ego is surprisingly fragile in that it needs a strong wife to build and preserve his confidence. Men are a little shaky on the inside and you can just destroy what you build in years when you throw your hands-up in the air and say ‘am fed up with you’. It’s this moment in time you helped your husband get the best from you and for himself because it will reciprocate.
Marriages work best, again I believe, when we begin to think less about ourselves and more about the ones we love. Give your man what he wishes despite the habits, one day it will snap to him how immeasurable you have been to his development as a man. If you don’t pray for him, may be it may perhaps be the right moment to pick it up!
The single ones as well!
Inner Happiness
Sometimes we go for these outer things thinking they will bring us happiness, but its really backwards. You need to go for the inner joy, and then all outer things appear!
How bad do we want happiness?
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