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Tag: some history

Edgar Cayce’s Atlantis | a review

There is nothing short of the word ‘rivetting’ to adequately describe Edgar Cayce’s visions of Atlantis. Coupled with the fact that such insight came from a Kentucky farm boy at the turn of the 20th century adds an even greater sense of bewilderment. ‘Edgar Cayce’s Atlantis’, authored by Drs………. Greg and Lora Little and John Van Auken…

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Remember the ‘Rules of Civility’ this 4th of July

George Washington, General during the American Revolution and 1st President of the United States of America, cast a set of ideals on the role of the Presidency – and on living in this country – that should not be forgotten as we press forward here in the US over 200 years later. Where did these ideals…

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JAWS celebrates 35 years!

Thirty-five years ago, this very weekend, Steven Spielberg brought fear, panic, and mass hysteria to beaches worldwide. While the film JAWS was unquestionably remarkable for its time and included a number of industry firsts in the area of production and special effects, it marked a terrible turn for humans’ appreciation and conservation of sharks worldwide.…

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Happy 100th Birthday Jacques Cousteau!

Born June 11th, 1910, Jacques Cousteau embarked on a lifetime intertwined with the sea. His “The Silent World” hit movie screens around the world in 1956, making his name iconic as history’s most prolific ambassador of the oceans. Cousteau’s career included over 120 television documentaries, 50 books, the 300,000 member foundation the Cousteau Society, and…

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What 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…

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deep, 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…

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building 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…

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We’ve come so far, yet have so far to go | Trieste turns 50

It’s been 50 years since the history making journey to the deepest part of our planet..the Trieste dives to the bottom of the Marianas Trench. In many ways, those 50 years have been full of continued success in the ocean sciences, yet in other ways we have so, so far to go. That spirit of…

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