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So, What do you do?
Just a few short pages into Timothy Ferriss’ ‘The 4-Hour Workweek’, that ever so familiar question was right there in front of me…in black and white… “So, what do you do?” It’s a daunting question these days, and the answers that you find today are so very different than what one would have found ten,…
Read MoreWhat should have been | Sealab III
Forty-one years ago today (February 15, 1969), perhaps the most ambitious life in the sea programs in history was deployed off San Clemente Island in California. At a depth of 610 feet/185 meters, the Sealab III project built upon the successes great success of Sealabs I and II. The project was spearhead by the US…
Read MoreVideo Archive | 2010 Northeast Rebreather & Advanced Diving Technology Workshop
The Video Proceedings of the 2010 Northeast Rebreather & Advanced Diving Technology Workshop are now available on Youtube: This collection archives the five workshop presentations made by Eliot Danner, Mark Munro, Jeff Godfrey, Dave Sutton, and Chris Cooper. A DVD ‘Video Proceedings’ is also being compiled and will be made available soon. Your ongoing support…
Read Moredeep, out of necessity
Today it often seems that the push for range extension for manned diving excursions comes from the recreational community. The motivation is often a personal one, though benefits naturally extend to other areas or disciplines. Peter Maas’ ‘The Terrible Hours’ is an account of the rescue and salvage of the Squalus, a US submarine designed…
Read Morebuilding a nation | John Adams
To say I am completely taken by the HBO mini-series about John Adams is an understatement. Generally not being a history buff, I had some reservations about sitting through nearly 10 hours of US Political History, but I was pleasantly surprised. Showing the viewer a perspective of the formation of the United States from a…
Read MoreSupport Ocean Opportunity | 2010 Annual Appeal
2010 will be OO’s most exciting year yet, with several field programs being scheduled, educational and outreach programs in development, and major progress being made in our campaign efforts to help people ‘Get Connected’ with Earth. Like all small, grassroots, not for profit organizations, we depend on the support of our community, friends, and collaborators…
Read MoreBranson goes 20,000 leagues under the sea…
Or more like just on a fancy, overpriced scuba dive… Branson goes 20,000 leagues under the sea On one hand, this is indeed progress for ocean exploration – that is creating the ability for humans to perceive a more familiar mode of undersea transportation. On the other hand, a $25,000 ride to 100 feet using…
Read Morethe State of the Union | 2010
In our quest for better understanding the steps necessary to build, nurture, and evolve to a new life in the sea, politics are not to be overlooked. Last night, the US was presented its State of the Union by President Obama. Opinions across party lines aside, the facts of where we stand today as a…
Read Morethe Hall of Ocean Life
Yesterday was a unique day in delving into the psychology of a more permanent presence in the sea. I departed New Haven Connecticut by train to Grand Central Station in New York City. From Grand Central, I made two short subway hops, eventually taking me to the American Museum of Natural History located on Central…
Read MoreAdvanced Diving Workshop a Huge Success
Saturday January 23rd marked the first Northeast Rebreather & Advanced Diving Technology Workshop which was organized by Ocean Opportunity Inc. The event was hosted by URI’s Center of Excellence in Undersea Technology. More than 80 people attended the full-day program. Among them included representatives from a variety of academic and private research institutions, folks from…
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