Oceans of Opportunity

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Cousteau | ahead of his time AND a visionary for the future

‘Cousteau’ is THE name synonymous with our ocean world. In all of our past and future journeys to the sea, underlying our motivations is undoubtedly a vision that has been inspired by this single man. Not only was Cousteau ahead of his time – pioneering numerous innovations in personal life system design, undersea habitation, and wet…

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a pirate’s utopia, or a model for sustainability?

Back in 2007, I attended an evening presentation in downtown Providence by artist Michael Townsend. Townsend, a well-respected artist from Rhode Island to New York, gained a sort of national fame when his four year project to set up residence inside the Providence Place Mall was exposed. That subject alone deserves lengthy discussion here at…

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a new year, and a new life in the sea

I wanted to wish a very happy and prosperous new year to all of my readers. 2010 has been quite the productive year, with more than 90 posts delivering the latest in undersea exploration, psychology, related ocean news, new world views for a blue-er planet, snippets of our Earth’s and civilization’s past, and discussions of…

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shopping at ‘Price Rite’ | an illustration of where we are going wrong

After a leisurely holiday week spent relaxing with the fam, today marked the official start of getting back to the program. Among the many chores I assumed for the day was grocery shopping. For nearly a decade now, I have been quite favorably shopping at a chain of grocery stores called ‘Price Rite’. The store prides…

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New Year’s Eve Ball Drop | What does it mean?

After only a modest night on the town to celebrate the New Year, I ended up home on the couch sharing in the countdown to midnight with millions of people across the country as ‘the ball dropped’ over Times Square in New York City. With the holiday being a highly social one, renowned for debauchery…

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The A.R.E.’s Search for Atlantis | a Review

Drs………. Greg & Lora Little’s ‘The A.R.E.’s Search for Atlantis’ highlights the organization’s relatively recent field efforts investigating the theory that the Lost City of Atlantis had its roots in the island nation of the Bahamas. The A.R.E. (Association for Research and Enlightenment) is a not for profit organization based in Virginia Beach, VA built…

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Celebrating Christmas and the Gift of Time

While I am generally careful to discuss religion here on ‘a new life’, with the Christmas season upon us, I feel compelled to share a piece of information about Jesus that we likely take for granted and that bears influence on us all, believers or not. Today, we will discuss our modern calendar. Today, all…

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a sneak peak from the early Holocene

To sum up what may very well be the most interesting 10,000 years in history in just one word – the Holocene. This also happens to be the period of time we are currently living in, and one where water has literally sculpted our planet. The start of the Holocene, some 10 to 12,000 years…

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cheap ideas and the soloist’s dilemma

Five thousand four hundred and thirty is the number of files I came to discover today while backing up my computer. This is not the mish mash from days past – old projects, images, archived information – these are the current workings in my personal day to day system. My intent today was to do a…

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a real Atlantean discovery | some free thinking

Sometimes you have to let your mind slip outside of the box as a mental health exercise. With that, some outside-the-box thinking might even come your way. This morning, I stumbled upon ‘Alternate Perceptions Magazine’, and it made for some great Saturday morning reading over a few cups of coffee. Of particular interest, were a…

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