Fujio Genkai
Genkai Dental Clinic

Fujio Genkai, the dentist appeals the correspondence at anindividual level and the level of the Great Society is necessary and to be urgent business for the present conditions that there are too many problems unsolved, besides, in the Japanese super aging society.

He suggests the possibility that the weakening of the oral cavity function with the aging is connected for locomotive syndrome by feebleness (Frailty) and the muscle attenuation (Sarcopenia) in the whole body while showing the mechanism of oral cavity functions such as infants, the data about the normal growth and obstacle of the oral function of the child and breathing or the deglutition from a fetus and proposes importance of the oral cavity function maintenance.
And he says that we need to consider how the dentist concerned with all any people regardless of age or sex from an infant to an elderly person through the treatment of the oral cavity should solve this problem.

　未病　ME-BYO
The state that abnormality is not found even if examined, and a disease is not diagnosed, but it cannot be said that it is healthy either.

What is the oral health?

We thought that the treatment of caries and periodontal disease was dental treatment, and the oral function was kept if the number of the teeth existed a lot until now.
However, the new problem to increase the risk of the life begins to appear when it was in a situation that a body does not move with leaving many teeth because the cleaning of the tooth is difficult. Besides, even if a tooth exists, an aspiration and the suffocation do not decrease, and apnea and sleep disorder during sleep are not solved.

Now, dentistry is thought to have to do a paradigm shift from Dental health to Oral health, Health of the whole body.

At such a point, the definition of the oral health of Mitsuharu Takeuchi (professor emeritus of Tokyo Dental College) captures the oral health widely and states that oral health is not only "there not being illness abnormality", but also “the normal growth" and "the display of the function".
Furthermore, he continues that when "the health of the dental oral cavity of the former two makes the main constituent and is not merely a thing called the prevention of the illness abnormality".
In other words "the normal growth of the oral cavity" and "the display of the oral cavity function" include the main constituent of the oral health, and it is in particular thought that to manage the growth of the chin oral cavity so that a mouth reserve function is shown enough, it prevents disease of oral cavity and abnormality of a form, the structure of the oral cavity and it is connected for the way of dentistry of ME-BYOU.

In addition, Kuniaki Otake who is my teacher says in his book; "Health means there is no disease, but also a person should be able to have adequate function. It is to become in condition to be able to show the role and the function that oral cavity has enough.

In other words he states, it is only a requirement that there is not a disease.

Now the dentistry worker is demanded that he arrests a person as a whole and comes to maintain living environment surrounding the person for the oral health.

Reference　Definition of the health of WHO

and not merely the absence of disease or infirmity.

What is the oral function?

It is that balance of quality and the stomatognathic system of the oral function strongly influences dentition, occlusion that the malocclusion is accompanied by some kind of malfunctions by all means.
Therefore the acquisition of a favorable oral cavity function will bring upbringing of dentition, the occlusion and the prevention of the dentition anomaly of occlusion for an infant of the development period.

However, the cause that the oral function is acquired and cannot show is not clear really .
Because start time of the acquisition of the oral function is the child care period, we cannot judge a delicate border to keep between the growth patterns of the infants who continue growing normally and infants holding a problem.
Therefore, it may be said that it is very difficult to let the infant of the period of growth get an oral cavity function smoothly artificially.
As a result, it is thought that there is a difference in the quality of the oral function to all adults, and big influence appears when they became the elderly person.

The main oral function is eating, breathing, articulation, expression display and input of the sense information.
These functions strongly affect life support and the social nature as the human being.
Therefore to invite the drop of the oral function affects to independence of the everyday life of infants and an elderly person, a person requiring nursing care who are the life weak.

Thus, the acquisition of the oral cavity function that is favorable for the infant of the period of growth, and the maintenance, planning prompt recovery of the function to an elderly person is the important problem.
And this will cure ME-BYOU.

What is the display of the oral function?

Not the viewpoint biological function (chewing, swallowing, breathing) and daily life function (articulation, the expression) that are a general oral function, judging from an anatomical viewpoint, as for the oral function, it is thought with three of the eating function (chewing, swallowing), breathing function and articulation function.

Because "cavity of pharynx" is cooperated and used , these functions cannot be acted at the same time.
The cranial position in the human trunk changed into it by Homo sapiens having become the vertical bipedalism in a process of the evolution, and expansion of the cavity of pharynx was produced, and soft palate and an epiglottis did detached room open.
Due to the closing and the resonance of the pharynx formed by the soft palate and the tongue occurred, the human being got mouth respiration and articulation called the new function in this way.
However, on the other hand, human being obtained the problem about crisis of the life called asphyxia and aspiration, habitual mouth breathing and apnea during sleep.

Therefore, mechanism of the oral functions judging from structure of the oral cavity of pharynx is to change these three functions, and the power to change these three functions is expected that "an oral function shows" .

Closedown function of cavity of pharynx producing oral functions

Generally, the animal does not let the respiratory tract clog up with a thing, and a passage of the air and a passage of the food adopts the grade separation system and do not have the aspiration.

On the other hand, the Homo sapiens takes the crossover point system in the face of a risk daringly though a grade separation is safer.
It enables a sound and a language in the Homo sapiens.
The Homo sapiens cannot speak words by nature and the throat of the baby is the same as a chimpanzee until about three months, and the passages drinking breathing and milk become separate and the baby sound a nose while drinking the breast and breathe.
When it is over three months, pharynx and an epiglottis begin to fall down with the development of the lower jaw and come to start the laughter and words from a mouth with the vocal cords.

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The change of the pharynx by the vertical bipedalism

What is the mechanism of the oral function?

The oral function is regulated in response to "pressure".
In breathing and the starting words, it is coordinated by an aerodynamic element (the extensibility of the breathability of the nasal cavity, the lungs and the trachea, larynx air speed, the capacity of the oral cavity and pressure, swelling of lips).
At the time of the swallowing, it is adjusted by the pressure of the meal lump which is an element of the dietary behavior.
In the adjustment mechanism of these two, it is soft palate that plays a central role by coordinating the pressure with oral cavity on a border of the cavity of pharynx, and a swallowing function and a breathing function and a speaking function are changed instantly by the work of the soft palate.

The negative pressure formation of the oral cavity of pharynx is related to mechanism of the development and the acquisition of the oral function.
Maruyama reports the association between posture of the fetus and oral function as follows.
"Intraoral negative pressure increases, and lips closedown is facilitated, and it is possible for amniotic fluid deglutition easily when the fetus does posture forming a circle that the posture of the fetus in the uterus bent a neck forward, and the activity of the facial muscle is stable, and the development of functions such as suckling milk, swallowing, the nose breathing is promoted after birth."

In addition, Hayashi reports that the exercise that supports posture and human trunk by the crawling on all fours of the child face down for three months after birth states is important when an oral cavity function develops.

In other words the acquisition of the high quality oral cavity function cannot be expected if the negative pressure formation of oral cavity and the cavity of pharynx cannot be got in mechanism of the development of the oral function.
Therefore a human trunk supporting craniocervical part well is necessary, and it is necessary for the human trunk to form the negative pressure of oral cavity and the pharynx

In the elderly person, when the muscular strength of the human trunk decreases, the head inclines above, and a neck grows, and the negative pressure formation of the oral cavity of pharynx becomes insufficient, and the pressure reception of pharynx and the oral cavity decreases, and the elderly person has a drop of a deglutition reflection and the cough reflex, and an aspiration becomes easy to occur.

In addition, a decrease in dopamine decreases substance P secretion and reduces pressure reception of the oral cavity of pharynx and produces an aspiration when the cerebrovascular disorder in the brain deep part cortex occurred.
When substance P decreases, pressure reception decreases and cannot sense food and a sputum and leads to an aspiration.

Capsaicin is used for a rise of the substance P, but secretion of the substance P is promoted clinically when person receives the sense of touch stimulation to oral cavity.

The original purpose of the mouth care is not only prevention of the infection by the mouth cleaning, and it may be said that it is improvement of the pressure reception of pharynx and the oral cavity by the secretion promotion of the substance P by the sense of touch stimulation to the oral cavity and the face neighborhood.

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Nourishment and oral function

The nourishment action of person begins in the choice of the meal from environment and, after outside the body process called cooking, the processing, is contributed to a living thing after body process of digestion and swallowing, excretion from an intraoral process called uptake, chewing, the swallowing.
It is processes from cooking, processing to chewing, swallowing that dentistry affects, and "the efficiency of the meal" and "security of the dietary behavior" become the pillar of the activity target.

Therefore I greatly divide nourishment and the concrete action to an oral function into three and try to think.

Power to surely eat

A study on influence to give chewing mind and body advances, and not only chewing influences a lifestyle and nourishment, stress, but also the influence on recognition function from chewing and relations of the center is reported, and masticatory importance is evaluated more.

The chewing "is in saliva and the process that I mix it, and form a meal lump while chewing food with dentition", and chewing motion is exercise to do the food which lower jaw, lips, cheeks, a tongue, the parts of four of the soft palate put in a mouth while cooperation cooperates in a meal lump. It is thought that it becomes the means to delay aging of the whole oral cavity function to keep this chewing function.

Characteristic of the chewing motion 1.2
Half unconsciousness motion, Half self-regulation motion and rhythm movement

Four parts constituting chewing motion are controlled by the center, and the semiautomatic semiunconscious rhythm movement to be seen in chewing motion resembles a walking movement closely.

When we usually walk, we walk in response to a change of the ground while switching on/off the consciousness.
Similarly, we perform chewing motion while switching on/off the consciousness when food is in the mouth.

Characteristic of the chewing motion 3
It is hard to do disuse atrophy.

When muscle power usually declines, control imperfection of a walk and the posture occurs and results in functional decline by the disuse atrophy.
However, exercise to adjust the balance with the muscle of the circumference to while constrictive adjustability of small distance and fast power to repeat the shrinkage and relaxation at a speed are demanded from the oral function while large number of muscles cooperate and taking the constrictive timing of the line does not need big muscle power.
As a result, disuse atrophy is hard to occur.

It is thought that it can continue using the muscle power required by the daily living activity of the oral cavity function in about 20-30%.
When it was less than this, it becomes the disuse atrophy, and muscle fatigue is easy to come out when it exceed this, and it is thought that it cannot work for a long time.

At the time of the conversation in particular, the muscle of a chin and a tongue and soft palate and the face repeats it at fast speed for long time and exercises.
However, even the long-time conversation is not tiring because of around 30% of the maximum muscle power.

Characteristic of the chewing motion 4
A free motion degree is big.

Joint of the oral region is only temporomandibular joint.
Muscle will connect with muscle in one way or another without having joint.
It means that it is necessary to be active in a good balance while competing for plural muscles.
"Flexibility, extensibility and cooperation of the muscle" are necessary to show an oral function, and not to reduce the quality.
Therefore, sensitivity for "the pressure" that is the base of the oral function is high.

Characteristic of the chewing motion 5
A limit and permission decide the exercise side and a range.

Mandibular movement and the tongue motion are the center of the chewing motion, and these exercise carries out most suitable activity according to a property and size of the food by the information from the sense organs of the oral cavity.
In addition, it works in 6 directions of anteroposterior, top and bottom, right and left, and it decides a direction and size and strength of the chewing motion.
A difference comes out to exercise on this occasion by receiving a limit and permission by facies occlusalis dentis forms and occlusion states and muscle power in the exercise range (dietary behavior is different between individuals).

Because it is difficult for patient oneself to recognize strength of a limit and the interference of the mandibular muvement, the instruction and the correction from a person of medical care are necessary.

In addition, the correction of the motion is possible by learning it under consciousness and can return it to the motion that is unconsciousness.
It is thought that it is important people is conscious, and to exercise so that smooth mandibular movement is always possible to every direction.

Power to eat safely

To eat safely is power to remove an alien substance in chewing and power to swallow safely.

[Power to remove an alien substance]
Food safety is said to be the pillar of of the food education, but the most appealed for things to eat safety.
Food safety for the dentistry person may be to let people get power to eat safely, not safety of food.

However, children who cannot look for the one small bone increase recently.
It is thought that the reason why alien substance exclusion of such a food is not possible is caused by the fact that a chewing function is low.
The information for the alien substance enters by the sense input from lower jaw, a tongue, lips, cheeks, soft palate by chewing motion, but, as for the elderly person, it is thought that alien substance exclusion ability falls because chewing motion decreases with aging.

In addition, it is not only taste to eat, but also the sense from temperature and pressure associated with the sense of touch, and the peculiar sense from joint and muscle and periodontal membrane are input.
The dietary behavior inputs the best sense stimulation in enhancing the cognitive function of the brain.

[Change of the swallowing and breathing]

Harold G. Preiksaitis, Catherine A. Mills
Journal of Applied Physiology Published 1 October 1996 Vol. 81 no. 4, 1707-1714

CPG (Central Pattern Generator) of swallowing and the breathing exists all in the lower part of brainstem.
Not only they are near anatomically, but also they affect closely each other by mutual nerve combination functionally.
Therefore, both the swallowing and the breathing are controlled in the speaking, and breathing is controlled when the swallowing is done.

Dietary behavior and dietary habits not to be disturbed

Because a body cannot fit current living environment (a meal in particular and physical activity)when the Homo sapiens evolved to a human being,, it is thought that the basic problem that present we have occurs.

At a glance, the death at birth and the death due to infectious disease decreased and seemed to obtain health and longevity without malnutrition except some countries and areas.
However, a chronic disease derived from life represented by obesity and metabolic syndrome spreads over the world.
In that way it is thought that our body cannot fit the society of modern convenient life and economy system.

I think that "optional judgement" in the meal and the body activity is necessary to cut off a vicious circle in this modern life, and to live for health.

After having chosen a meal among environment, a mouth determines whether we put it in the body.
The development of the oral cavity function and the growth of the form are indispensable to acquire dietary behavior and dietary habits to choose a meal in accord with a body.
However, we tended to give priority to nourishment when we thought about dietary behavior.

[Oral function and dietary behavior]

Dietary behavior

It is admitted that an occlusion form particularly "deep overbite" strongly influences dietary behavior.

The deep overbite is easy to be behind in the development of the eating action, and a characteristic action is easy to occur in a meal.

It is not good to eat well, and there is a cause to eat well there, and not to eat.

There are a lot of elements thinking about an oral function from dietary behavior.
Does the structure not to function which does chewing motion called deep overbite and open bite exist or not?
Do they pour it immediately because oral sensation is sensitive and feels a process of the meal lump formation called the chewing to be feel sick?
On the contrary, do they save it near intraoral front tooth forever, because they cannot swallow it?
Because they cannot chew without functioning of front tooth, do they stuff their mouth with much food?
Because they cannot chew only a soft and thin thing, do they stuff their mouth a lot?

One article

The dietary behavior of such infants period is similar to a kind of habit action.

There are greatly 2 types in a habit.

The type that it decreases with age increase at low age to be high incidence, this representative are finger sucking.

The dietary behavior "not to swallow” and “unbalanced diet " decreases with age increase.

The other type that it does not appear at the low age, but begins with about 4-5 years old and makes about 8 years old the peak, and decreases.
The representative of this habit is " nail biking", and is "eat one article" in the dietary behavior
From this way, it is indicated that the dietary behavior develops as a sensorimotor part.

In addition, in the case of "the child who do not eat much ”, who is easy to become the problem by the dietary behavior of infants , it is more likely to be deep overbite same as "the child who eats good ".

And oral cavity and the hypersensitivity of the pharynx sense are doubted.
Therefore it may lead to obesity by "pour and eat " as they grow up.

If it becomes an adult with dietary behavior from the infants period becoming a custom, and it is connected from obesity and metabolic syndrome to a chronic disease, it is important to let them acquire the dietary behavior that is normal as ME-BYO counter-plans of the chronic disease that assumed a meal prime cause, and it may be dentistry to carry the role.

Skill in the whole body motion development and the oral motion development

If all of the oral function mainly on eating is a motion function, I think that it is important to catch the development of the oral function as a part of development skills of whole body motion.
The oral emotion is located in the centrifugal rank in a whole body.
Therefore, to show the oral function, posture maintenance of a neck and the head which did it including a human trunk supporting the stable movement of the oral function is indispensable.

It is important to develop in order of "stable " " movable " " separation" to work on stable cooperation in the motion development of whole body.

The oral development skill is similar to it, too.
In other word, “stability” and “possible” of motion is important to switch from sucking motion to chewing motion.
In sucking motion, lingual muscle and orbicularis oris muscle, pharyngeal muscles are active all in one body to synchronize it for an opening and shutting movement of the mandibular.

In contrast, as for , the chewing motion works on reciprocal cooperation because the activity of the chin and the facial muscle of a tongue and lips, cheeks is enabled individual motion.

Stable sucking where a tongue was united with mandibular gives stability on mandibular, and the movement of the mandibular separates from this united motion.
Lips are open, and the activity of lips is low at sucking time, but lips closedown is necessary at the time of the chewing start.

The closedown of top and bottom lips enables the stable exercise of orbicularis oris muscle and buccinator muscle and, besides, creates the strong strangulation of the superior constrictor muscle at the time of the swallowing.
Thus, it is thought that lips closedown and the mobility of a mandible and the tongue are important to switch from sucking to chewing.

The ordering of exercise of mandible and tongue development follow a skill of the motion development of whole body.
The mobility develops with proximal stability as a base, and the development of the mandible develops with the skull and the head and the human trunk trunk as a base.

The tongue is more distal than mandible, and become the finger-tip when compare it to a hand.
When a tongue motion function decreases and became unstable, at first we confirm the stability of the mandible which is the higher motion, and it becomes more important to confirm the stability of the skull (posture) , the neck sequentially.

The oral function and sleep

It is known widely that the retrusion of the mandible lets the respiratory tract become constricted, and leads to sleeping breathing disorder.
However, the apneic cause during sleep of Japanese is said to be 50% of soft tissue types, skeleton type 10%, mixed type 30% and we knows that the problem of the soft tissue is big rather than the reason why only the retrusion of the mandible leads to a sleep disorder.

If the quality of the combination, cooperation campaign of four parts (mandible, lips, cheeks, tongue, soft palate) forming an oral function is low, it influence the individual quality and a form of dentition and cause the retrusion of the mandible and cause a sleep disorder.

Furthermore, the break of the posture by the physical strength drop of the elderly person causes a drop of the negative pressure of pharynx and the oral cavity, and the larynx descent by the aging worsens the interlocking movement of soft palate and the epiglottis and lets mandible retreat.

The deep overbite is improved by letting the infant of the deep overbite that lower jaw retreats and small walk every day.
From this, I think that the walking movement is effective in the elderly person with the retrusion tendency of mandible.

In addition, after letting the baby with sleep disorder do the nursing with the nursing bottle which was hard to suckle , posture and breathing during sleep was improved by in two weeks.
For the elderly person, I think that the exercise that he strongly breathes in and out with a mouth is effective

There is the opinion that the posture of sleeping on side or lying prone is not good in sleeping posture.
However, in infants and the elderly people who are poor at the function of respiratory muscle, mandible is easy to retreat, and such a posture is easy to breathe because a respiratory muscle is the most stable.
Posture and the exercise of us are related to stability of the sense input as well as a large fine motor and oral function by stabilizing a human trunk.

Risk of the mouth respiration

The damage of mouth respiration begin to be recognized widely, but mouth respiration in itself exists as supporting breathing of the nose breathing, and it may be said that it is one of the normal oral functions.
In other words, the mouth respiration are exercised spontaneously when environmental temperature changes and mind and body needed quantity of much breathing.

The mouth respiration is the function that is got because an oral cavity function was started at the time of birth, and the premature infant of viviparous 32 weeks causes Apnea by rhinostenosis cold without it being possible for mouth respiration.
The switch function that the newborn baby after viviparous 36 weeks performs mouth respiration at the time of nasal blockage is got.
Mouth respiration is got by receiving appropriate pressure resistance in oral cavity and the pharynx by repetition of sucking.
Because a change of nose breathing and the mouth respiration became possible, the change of breathing and the deglutition is stable.

Generally, the cause of the mouth respiration is regarded as lips dysraphism, but the mechanism of switch from nose breathing to mouth respiration works when the fauces closedown that works to maintain internal pressure of the cavity of pharynx as posterior oral sealing failed.
If the coherence of soft palate and the tongue is steady, nose breathing is maintained no matter how much by rhinostenosis even if nasal cavity ventilation resistance rises.
However, even if there is little degree of the rhinostenosis, the fauces closedown is broken if the coherence of soft palate and the tongue is weak, and the breathing air invades it in oral cavity easily and makes the mandible of a backward turn and the tongue of the low position, and it makes paths of breathing in oral cavity and destroy lips closedown (anterior oral sealing), and mouth respiration is started.

In other words, the fauces closedown by the coherence of soft palate and the tongue at the time of the nose breathing is important with lips closedown.

Becoming the custom of the mouth respiration does not only cause a problem such as dry mouth and the bad breath, and is more likely to make a chronic lesion to the oral cavity and pharynx.

Masahira Hattori, HIdetoshi Morita

Continuous inflammation for the chronic lesion produces excessive reactions of immunity and causes immune diseases such as allergic disease, rheumatism, palmoplantar pustulosis from abnormality of the immune system.

It is thought that rhinopharynx and palatine tonsil, apical lesion become the lesion, and the IgA kidney disease to account for around half of kidney dialysis patients develops.

Only after the oral function that is essential for the maintenance of human life and the social existence is obtained enough, the surprising effects of saliva will be shown.

Saliva & Flora


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6 Spellbinding Travel Destinations in the Philippines

6 Spellbinding Travel Destinations in the Philippines

Here are six jaw-dropping adventure spots in the Philippines.

1. Bohol

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2. Davao

Very few places offer travelers the same level of profound thrills as the unique city of Davao. Dubbed the Eco-Adventure capital of the Philippines, Davao City is home to the country’s highest mountain peak and to the noble and extremely rare Philippine Eagle. Davao is thoroughly cosmopolitan, being the country’s third largest city and a regional economic player in Southeast Asia. Even then, only 7% of the city’s total land area is urbanized, with around 50% classified as forests or timberland and 40% appropriated by the state-of-the-art agriculture that has catapulted the city among the world’s top producers and exporters of fruits and flowers. Considered the cleanest, greenest and safest city in the Philippines, Davao offers some of the most unique and memorable travel experiences anywhere in the world. From mountaineers to beach bums, from extreme sports enthusiasts to cultural historians, and from artists to ecologists, tourists of every stripe flock to the city to experience its gripping cultural and natural wonders. Dotting its coasts are top-rated beaches and uninhabited islands while exotic plants and animal species dwell within the spellbinding topography of its interior.

3. Donsol

Donsol pulls and beguiles. For travelers who demand nothing but authentic and transformative experiences, the idyllic coastal town of Donsol in central Philippines provides a one-of-a-kind setting for unforgettable encounters. By itself, the town already possesses the attractions that make other destinations elsewhere a hit among global tourists: fascinating local culture, gorgeous beaches of fine sand, lush forests and stunningly rugged coastlines. At least for most travelers, these attractions are enough reasons to pack their luggage, book accommodations, and hit the trail. But Donsol offers a lot more. If nature had a soul, then Donsol provides a rare window from which to see it in perfect clarity. Something in the town attracts two sensitive indicator species that are disappearing in much of their former ranges. There are only a few thousand whale sharks left in the world and most congregate and frolic in the waters of Donsol. Meantime, as human development encroaches on natural habitats, fireflies are also becoming a rare sight and very few young people even remember seeing them. Fortunately, they are in jaw-dropping numbers along the course of the Donsol River. In Donsol, just a few hours after daybreak, people can literally swim at arm’s length with the gentle but colossal whale sharks. After the sun sets, on the other hand, when only the night sky offers some glimmer of light, thousands of fireflies synchronize their biolumiscent abilities to add a spectacular surreal gleam to the riverscape.

4. Coron

Combine seven lakes, coral reefs, mangroves, white sand beaches, a native islander culture, and more than a dozen islands to explore and you’ll get the phenomenal Coron experience. Isolated from urban centers by the windswept sea, Coron Island is one of the finest eco-adventure destinations in the world. The extensive reefs surrounding the island play host to highly acclaimed diving spots while sections of its coasts are protected by mangrove forests that also provide a secure habitat for different species of birds, reptiles, mammals and marine life. Sustainably managed by the peace-loving Tagbanuas–the native tribe that has ancestral dominion over the island–Coron Island is off limits to visitors at night while daytime excursions are carefully regulated. Fishing and tourism are the two industries that keep the island thriving and its precious natural resources conserved. Trekking, island hopping, scuba diving, swimming, and interacting with the natives are just some of the memorable activities that provide priceless thrills when done in Coron.

5. Cordillera Highlands

The imposing Cordillera Mountain Range courses through much of the north central part of Luzon and is the prominent terrain for the autonomous region that takes after its name. The area showcases the profoundly inspiring natural and cultural voices of the Philippine highlands. Given the region’s rugged beauty and the fascinating highland tribes that lend it an extraordinary character, tourism ranks high among the top sectors that provide the stimulus for the regional economy. Waterfalls, mountain forests, millennia-old rice terraces, folk art, burial caves, and nature trails are the irresistible attractions that draw local and foreign tourists to the Cordilleras. Diverse and colorful, the region’s richness permeates the traditional summer capital of Baguio City, the ecologically fascinating Mount Data National Park, the moving aura of Sagada, and the magnificent expressions of folk art in Bontoc and Batad. But perhaps the most well-known landmark in the area is the sprawling Banaue Rice Terraces, an engineering and agricultural marvel that has been carved by hand from the slopes of the mighty Cordillera Mountain Range several thousands of years ago. Designated as a UNESCO World Heritage Site, the rice terraces continue to nourish the unique tribal cultures that inhabit the region. Memorable Baguio hikes, challenging bike trails, waterfall and cave explorations, nature trekking, bird watching, white water rafting, rappelling, cultural/historical immersions, and meaningful village interactions await travelers who are looking for unforgettable and extraordinary experiences in this one-of-a-kind location.

6. Palawan

Unforgettable. Beguiling. Palawan. Three interchangeable words as far as natural splendor is concerned. Voted by Conde Nast as the destination with the best beaches in Asia, Palawan offers more than pristine sands and one of the richest reef ecosystems in the world. Isolated from the Philippine’s major urban centers, Palawan retains much of its old-growth rainforests that shelter a surprising number of exotic and endemic species. Extensive mangrove areas hedge its coasts while lush canopies lend a rich verdant accent to its rugged interior, attracting a wide variety of plants and animals that call Palawan their home. Across its beaches are magnificent limestone islands that jut out of the surf to play a breathtaking symphony with the sea, while farther across are marine sanctuaries that international teams of experts consider unparalleled in terms of species density. Hosting the primary airport of the island province, Puerto Princesa is the gateway to the Palawan experience and the hub for numerous initiatives on nature conservation and biodiversity protection.

It is also just a few kilometers from the world-renowned Underground River, a ribbon of crystal clear water that flows through spectacular limestone formations over an area that fully encapsulates a mountain-to-sea transition. Because of its unique richness, the Puerto Princesa Underground River was declared a UNESCO Heritage Site and was just recently included in the Seven Natural Wonders of the World Project. There are countless ways of experiencing Palawan. Aside from taking a breathtaking journey across the Underground River, travelers can explore the exotic string of islands that provide a profound natural contrast to the placid contours of the sea. Travelers have the option to go midpoint between sea and sky by para-sailing or reacquaint themselves with the element of water by exploring the destination’s unmatched snorkeling sites. Scuba-diving is also a popular attraction, especially to those who wish to interact with the stunningly colorful denizens of the coral reef. Simply put, Palawan is the epitome of a tropical paradise and is unmatched by any place in the world for its ruggedly beautiful terrain, breathtaking seascapes, world class diving sites, exotic wildlife, nature trails, extensive sanctuaries, and fascinating native cultures. Nature trekking, swimming, snorkeling, island hoping, local dishes & delicacies, scuba diving, bird watching, parasailing, tattooing, ecological research, bar hopping and photography are just some of the experiences that become strangely distinctive when done in Palawan.

Japan Travel Destinations

Japan Travel Destinations

The Peace Museum in Hiroshima, dedicated to the promise of peace that Japan made after the devastation of World War II, is a beautiful park and museum that serves as a reminder of the horrible deaths that Hiroshima residents experienced in the nuclear bombings. The Peace Museum is also a reminder of the beautiful war-free history that Japan has preserved since that terrible experience.

The Museum

There are two main areas of the museum. The East building contains information about Hiroshima before the attack, the attack and atom bomb itself, and the strive toward peace after the nuclear demolition. The main building is dedicated to what survived the attack – both artifacts and people. Survivors of the Hiroshima bombing drew and painted numerous pieces depicting their experiences on August 6, 1945 that are now displayed with captions telling their memories of that day. Special exhibits also alternate throughout the year.

The Park

At one end of the long park are the very tall “Gates of Peace” that contain the word “peace” in a myriad of languages. Continue from there to the large “Fountain of Prayer” that is constantly shifting and stands in front of the museum. Beyond the museum are several rectangular pools and a monument with an eternal flame dedicated to the victims. The magnificent Ota River marks the outer boundary of these pools. Across the Ota River stands the one building that survived the bombing, now known as the A-Bomb Dome. Every year on August 6, a ceremony is held at the A-bomb Dome to commemorate those who suffered. Throughout the park there are many memorials and monuments to individuals and groups affected by the bombing.

In the spring, the park in Hiroshima comes alive with cherry blossoms, and the A-Bomb Dome is surrounded by cherry trees, their blossom reflecting on the Ota River, giving visitors a bitter-sweet and serene atmosphere for some reflection of their own. It is a beautiful park that has sprung from the ashes of a now buoyant city, and a beautiful endeavor for peace that has sprung from the ashes of a shattering war.

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slovensko Since ancient times, humans observed with curiosity events in nature and around them. They have studied them, adapted to them and learned to turn them to their benefit. The sudden movement of solid ground is certainly one of the most horrible experiences known to humans…

In the late nineties of the last century, the seismic network of Slovenia comprised seven stations. Six of them were equipped with digital seismographs, which were connected over dial phone lines. Data transmission was automatic and the operation was controlled and instruments configured through the central computer on Golovec in Ljubljana.
Since the Environmental Agency was established in 2001, it has modernized the national network of seismic stations – which is the responsibility of its Seismology and Geology Office.

Seismic station Ljubljana is at the Astronomical-Geophysical Observatory on Golovec (396 m). It is located in two nearby parts: the first is in the cellar of the observatory building, where the seismic instruments are placed on a specially designed concrete pillar. The second part of the seismic instruments is placed in a 20 m distant shallow shaft. The station has been operating since 1958 and is part of the World seismic network for earthquake recording.

(Source of text: ARSO, Seismology and Geology Office, Seismic Network of Slovenia, Ljubljana 2006)

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Kenya - Treetops, Aberdares National Park
In 1928, a couple of English settlers - Mr Sherbrooke Walker and his wife Bettie - started the Treetops. They began opening a small four-bedroom hotel in Nyeri calling it Outspan and shortly afterwards they began to build the Treetops as the result of Bettie?s memories: the tree house built in the garden by her brothers. It overlooked a large waterhole where, day and night, the animals emerged from the bush to drink. - See the Kenya map with a complete picture set.


Termite Control Glendale

A termite begins its life cycle when winged productive males and productive females leave their established colonies and begin their swarming mating flight to procreate. After fertilization has taken place these male and female winged termites land and shed their wings. They then move on to become and kings and queens of the new colonies they form, new centers of the termite life cycle, responsible for reproduction.

Caste Decision in the Termite Colony

It is unclear how the larvae are relegated to the different castes. Some research indicates that maturity and the colony’s need might dictate the assignment. In fact, castes are not rigidly set – termites that belong to one case may develop into another caste if the colony has a need for it. For example, a soldier termite can become a worker or reproductive alate if the colony is experiencing a shortage of that kind of caste.

Different Appearances of Termite Castes

The castes are all different in physical appearance. Worker termites are smaller. Their primary job is to construct tunnels and the chambers of the colony. But they are also responsible for feeding and grooming the other castes. Soldier termites are yellow-brown in color and have dramatically enlarged heads and large mandibles that are useful for combat but render the soldier termite incapable of feeding itself. The reproductive alates are darker in color than the other castes and are born with two pairs of wings.

Termite Life Spans

Worker and soldier termites live approximately one to two years. Queen termites can survive for over a decade if the climate conditions are optimal.

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Spine Assessment - Yogashero
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Spine Assessment

spine-assessment-chicago-northshore-1Where do we meet?

Answer: We will come to your home or office or schedule a studio for an additional fee.

Why do we highly recommend a doctor’s assessment before taking Yoga for lower back care?

Answer: We as yoga teachers always recommend you discuss any pain with your doctor before entering any exercise program. If you are experiencing severe back pain, you and your doctor can discuss if you need to get any diagnostics exams. Yogashero back care services are geared towards addressing minor back pressure and/or pain through a series of asana poses and stretches. All the poses are proven to ease pressure on your lower back when practiced on a daily basis. We will get there together one pose at a time.

What if I am in pain?

Answer: The pain needs to be addressed first and in a very individual way, especially if you have herniated disk, or other diagnosis.  I may recommend working privately for several sessions to address the pain.  It is difficult to come to class in a high level of pain, as you may not be able to practice the poses without the pain being aggravated.  It is important to address and relieve the pain first in specific ways.  We will need to address your breath and more, specific to your type and location of pain.  On a scale of 1 – 10 (10 being greatest pain), if your level of pain is below 3, you may be able to come to a class.  The pain will distract you from working the pose in some cases so working privately we can set up a sequence with therapeutic poses to lower the pain and/or alleviate it.

How long and how much is a private back care class?

Answer: Private classes are $75-$125 per hour. For one private, you will be charged $125. The more private classes you purchase the less expensive the rate.

No of Class(es)              Private Class Costs

1 Private                              $125

3 Privates                            $260

10 Privates                         $750


Conway School District

POSITION:    Long Term Substitute - Title I Teacher (2017/18 SY Only)

  1. NH elementary teacher certification (K-6 or K-8) or proof of eligibility for NH certification
  2. Bachelor’s degree or higher
  3. Experience preferred but not required

REPORTS TO:           Building Principal

JOB GOAL:               To provide all students with a quality educational program in which they reach their full potential

  2. Demonstrate knowledge of all content areas and child development
  3. Provide instruction in all core academic areas in assigned grade (literacy, mathematics, science, and social studies) following district curriculum, setting high and attainable outcomes
  6. Manage classroom procedures and student behavior
  7. Communicate with students and their families
  9. Implement 504 and IEP accommodations and modifications
  11. Follow District policies and procedures
  12. Complete other duties as assigned by the principal

ANTICIPATED START / EMPLOYMENT DATES: Immediate opening with anticipated start date of March 13th, 2018. This position is until the end of the 2017/18 school year.


By: Elyse McMaster

Señora Soto teaches Spanish two and three. She has the students do projects such as music videos, cooking videos, fashion shows, and piñatas. The piñata project has been done for years by the Spanish three students. The project requires students, individually or in groups, to design, build, and decorate a piñata. The students have to get their own boxes but the school cafeteria and offices usually have some for the students to use. Señora Soto makes a list of the colors of tissue paper needed and buys that for the students. The last week or so of school, the students spend most of the class time, and other free time, working on their piñatas. They can choose to do layers of fringe to decorate their piñatas or do a more plush, 3D design. This annual project is a good way for students to experience the Spanish tradition and most of the students look forward to it.


Flash memory can't be securely erased

Flash memory in the form of USB thumb drives and solid state hard drives (SSD) has changed the way we deal with data forever, but a new study conducted by a team of researchers from the University of California in San Diego has cast doubt on the security of such devices.

The study (PDF) wich was presented at the USENIX Conference on File and Storage Technologies shows that large amounts of persistent data on individual chips can be read using a custom adaptor based on and FGPA chip, even if the data has been 'securely erased' or overwritten several times.

According to the study, the use of wear levelling is SSDs means that there is not a consistent relationship between physical (flash) memory cells and the sector addresses addressed by the device's normal (ATA / SATA / USB / SD) interface.

Once deleted the data cannot be retrieved using those standard interfaces but some data fragments persist and can be read using custom hardware and software.

The researchers also found that although some self-encrypting devices had taken a step in the right direction, many of the encryption routines had been so poorly implemented that trusting that data had been permanently deleted on these devices was "unduly optimistic".

In short, hard-drive centric deletion techniques are effective when implemented properly, but only when the entire drive is wiped. None of the currently available software techniques were effective when deleting individual files.

The report's authors are calling for hardware and software manufacturers to come up with verifiable sanitisation techniques for flash-based storage.


Malaysiakini News

Technical glitch forces MAS flight to return to Brisbane

Bernama  |  Published:  |  Modified:

A Malaysia Airlines flight from Brisbane, Australia, bound for Malaysia's capital Kuala Lumpur was forced to turn back due to an unexpected technical issue, the airlines said today.

According to Xinhua news agency, the national carrier confirmed in a statement that its Flight MH134, which departed from the Brisbane International Airport at 11.18pm local time yesterday and was bound for Kuala Lumpur, did an air turn back to Brisbane.

"This was due to an unexpected technical issue that occurred after take-off," it said, adding that the safety of all passengers and crew on board was of paramount importance at all times and the captain in charge made the decision to return to Brisbane.

The flight, which was scheduled to arrive in Kuala Lumpur at 5.50am local time today, landed safely at the Brisbane International Airport at 12.34am local time today, according to the statement.

"The aircraft is currently undergoing technical inspection and rectification," it said.

- Bernama

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Untangling the Webs, Paperback / softback Book

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Having to show grit, and aided by the common thread of a close female `rock', each one struggles on towards overcoming huge obstacles assailing them, untangling strong threads of mystery, intent on achieving joy again.

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Lost letters found four years after Trudie's married lover, Laurie, disappears without trace, offer a few clues, but a serendipitous discovery in a Cornish church reveals vital information, if Trudie is brave enough to act upon it. Alison has to deal with repercussions from unearthing vicar Henry's and police inspector Phil's mendacious betrayals, before meeting lovely Stephen.

Her discovery of Julia's brutish husband David's deep secret, breaks the impasse of her friend's stressful situation.

Phoebe's cossetted life appears idyllic, but her late husband's previously out-of-bounds den holds a breathtaking shock, needing Alison's help to solve the enigma.

Set in Cheshire, Worcestershire, Gloucestershire, Cornwall and the South of France, this debut novel captivates the reader with warm humanity through the author's natural gift for storytelling.

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