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Discovering the depths of the ocean has always been an enchantment to mankind. Below the waters lies a world as rich and diverse as our own above the surface. For humans, exploring the waters filled with beautiful and mysterious creatures in fascinating locations proves difficult and treacherous and requires scuba diving equipment.

Underwater is not our natural habitat. To help sustain in shallow waters, divers use basic equipment like snorkels but deeper diving becomes problematic. The rising pressure from deeper sea levels also proves dangerous for deep sea divers.

During 19th century, great developments has been made in the area of diving and equipment through scientific research. Technology like carbon dioxide scrubbers and compressed air pumps were developed making it possible for divers to stay under water for longer periods of time. Safe limits for compressed air diving and the effects of water pressure on the body were established.

Through this studies and technology that scuba diving and scuba diving equipment eventually developed. The term "scuba" started as an acronym, Self-Contained Underwater Breathing Apparatus, during World War II when it was developed for underwater warfare.

The scuba set which is an independent breathing set supplying the diver with compressed breathable gas is the most important piece of scuba equipment . It is vital for breathing underwater during scuba diving.

Modern scuba sets can either be open-circuit sets or closed-circuit sets.

Open-circuit sets allow the diver to breathe in from the set and clear the exhaled gas into the surrounding water. The closed-circuit set, also known as a re-breather allows the diver to breathe in and to exhale into the set again where the air is being reprocessed.

Preventive measures are need to be taken for possible diving health risks and other hazards. Having the right scuba diving equipment will go a long way towards ensuring enjoyable and safe dive.

A breathing set is considered a fundamental piece of equipment for scuba diving. In some circumstances, it is recommended that a snorkel be used instead. Breathing set goes with a diving mask to protect eyes when submerged in water. Swimming fins for your feet help you for easier underwater mobility and to surface quickly when needed.

To keep your body warm and regulate body temperature, you will need a diving suit which is especially important in cold water. When body loses too much heat and temperature is unusually low, hypothermia sets in . A hood is as important as covering the rest of your body. Suits protect against cuts under water and possible stings from sea creatures.

To utilize appropriate scuba diving equipment will surely aid in providing safe and enjoyable dive.

Looking to find the best deal on scuba diving equipment, then visit www.MyDiveBuddies.com to find the best advice on scuba diving gear for you.

Allyn Cutts is a scuba diving enthusiast, traveling the globe with his wife checking dive destinations off thier bucket, list one at a time. He is also the Dive Master at www.MyDiveBuddies.com, a private social networking community specifically for scuba diving fanatics.

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Shunga, literally "Images of Spring", is the generic term used to describe erotic prints, books, scrolls and paintings of Japan.

As a dealer of Japanese woodblock prints and shunga in particular I have come accross numerous striking and evocative designs. The following 10 shunga designs appeal to me and are in no typical order. These prints I saw in books, on auctions and in private collections.

Kappa Rape - Utamaro

This design is the first print from Utamaro's excellent Uta-makura (Poem of the Pillow) -series published in 1788 and depicts a complex scene with a awabi (abalone) diver watching two kappa(underwater monsters) assaulting a colleague under water. This apparent rape scene is in reality the woman's own fantasie imagining a violent sexual encounter. Also the tightly curled (for the Japanese an expression of high sexual excitement) indicates this is not a rape scene. (Illustrated in Strangers in Paradise - R. Lane on p.14, Ill.131)

Lesbian Couple - Eiri

From Eiri's magnificent Models of Calligraphy published in 1801 an exciting female-female love scene with one of the women (the younger one) wearing a harigata (artificial phallus) and holding a holding a sea shell containing some kind of lubricant. The viewer is struck by the refined beauty reminiscencing the erotic art of ancient Greece. (Illustrated in Japanese Erotic Fantasies - C. Uhlenbeck and M. Winkel on p.147, Ill.49c)

Chinese Couple - Shigenobu

An extraordinary and extreme scene from Shigenobu's Willow Storm-series (late 1820s) involving a Chinese Couple. The man with his plait curled on top of his shaven head is extracting fluid from the woman's vagina. In his book Sex and the Floating World Timon Screech remarks that Keisai Eisen wrote that such fluids were used as an aphrodisiac and rubbed onto the male's genitals before intercourse. (Illustrated in Japanese Erotic Fantasies - C. Uhlenbeck and M. Winkel on p.177, Ill.65b)

Western Couple - Shigenobu

From Shigenobu's same marvellous Willow Storm -series a depiction of a Western couple. What's so unique and striking about this design are the Western influences imitating the shading effects of Western copperplate etching. The Western man is represented as a demon like figure. (Illustrated in Japanese Erotic Fantasies - C. Uhlenbeck and M. Winkel on p.177, Ill.65c)

Tea House - Utamaro

Probably the most acclaimed oban (large format) print within shunga from Utamaro's masterpiece Poem of the Pillow -series depicting two lovers in a private room in a teahouse. The high-quality printing technique, the elegant flowing lines, the composition and the subtle details such as the transparency of the clothing make this one of the most coveted prints. It is whispered that the male lover in this abuna-e (non-explicit print) is actually Utamaro himself. (Illustrated in Japanese Erotic Fantasies - C. Uhlenbeck and M. Winkel on p.130, Ill.39)

Peasant Girl - Kiyonaga

Kiyonaga's Sleeve Scroll (Sode no maki) -series (c.1785) is another highlight of the shunga genre with its unique horizontal hashira-e (pillar print) sized prints. One of the scenes involves a peasant girl and her lover caught in a moment of ecstacy. The girl resting her head on a bundle of charcoal sticks, with her toes curled in sexual bliss. (Illustrated in Vol.24 of The Complete Ukiyo-e Shunga - R. Lane)

Horny Maneemon - Harunobu

The sixth plate in 'The Fashionable Lusty Maneemon' series (c.1770) by Harunobu depicts an intriguing scene in the open air with a peasant girl being taken from behind by a man wearing a mask. Her parents are watching while the man claims he is a descendant of Inari, the god of rice. Maneemon also called 'Miniature Man' or 'Imitation Man' who's the main protagonist in this series is a comic mythical character who sits relaxed under a tree on his straw hat. (Illustrated in Japanese Erotic Prints, Shunga by Harunobu & Koryusai - Inge Klompmakers on p.65)

"69" Position - Hokusai

A scene with a totally nude couple in a soixante-neuf position in a perfectly balanced composition. This print is from Hokusai's most celebrated oban series Fukujuso (The Adonis Plant) and is so distinguishing because of the large scale of the portrayed figures. Some shunga lovers call this image the 'Egg'. (Illustrated in Vol.23 of The Complete Ukiyo-e Shunga - R. Lane)

Dutchman - Eiri

A striking depicition of a Dutch captain having intercourse with a beautiful courtesan. They are watched (by the viewer) through a window of a Nagasaki brothel. Behind them on a small table an incense burns in a vessel. This specific detail is on a lot of shunga designs depiciting this theme and it is said this use of incense burning by courtesans was to drive away the smell of their Western clients. The long fingernails of the Dutchman are also a striking detail. Dutch women were not allowed to live in Nagasaki but Japanese courtesans were permitted to enter the compounds. Eiri's Models of Calligraphy was inspired by Utamaro's Poem of the Pillow which also includes a Dutch couple. (Illustrated in Vol.24 of The Complete Ukiyo-e Shunga - R. Lane)

Octopus - Hokusai

Last but definitely not least the most famous of all shunga designs best known as The Dream of the Fisherman's Wifefrom Hokusai's Young Pine Saplings (Kinoe no komatsu)-series. A depiction of an abalone diver abandoned in an ecstatic embrace with two octopuses. For a long time collectors and scholars thought this infinitely fascinating scene to be a rape scene but this has been refuted by Danielle Talerico who discovered that an Edo audience would have associated the image with the legend of Tamatori. Also the text in the image indicates the mutual satisfaction between all involved protagonists. (You can find numerous pictures of this print on the internet!)