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Uwatec Tec – Setting the O2
Use of computers is becoming more common every day. First think I have to offer you is RTFM. Read The Friendly Manual. Know how your computer works. Ask for help and understanding. It’s faster than readying, right? 🙂 I use Uwatec (scubapro) wrist mounted computers. I own three and use the Uwatec Tec as my primary. Here, I will walk you through the menus of this computer. I feel once you see what I have to show, you’ll get it. Understanding the menuing system on the Tec is Easy. It’s really a matter of remembering what their for and how to use them. Let’s get started. First, Let’s look at the mechanics that allow you to navigate through the menus. Contacts. There are FOUR contacts on the Uwatec tec. Three are found at the … Read entire article »
Filed under: Training
Pizza Pizza
I know this isn’t diving related, so I’ll make it diving related. After a good day of diving, wink (that’s the diving part I added), I decided to try Dominos Pizza. Seeing their commercials on their new and improved pizza and all. NOT! First bite and I thought, “New?, Improved?” I noticed right away too much parmesan cheese. I also noted too much salt. I thought back to when I use to order Dominos and wondered what it was I liked about their sauce. Pepper! The sauce was missing that distinct flavor of pepper. One of the distinguishing characterists Dominos Pizza use to have when compared to other establishments such as Pizza Hut, Papa Johns, Little Ceasars and others. Each pizza supplier has their own good pizza. For example, I like the Pan Pizza … Read entire article »
Filed under: Report
authors wanted
Divetalking is looking for authors. Divetalking would like to hear from you, as well as its readers. If you would like to become a regular contibutor to this site, to own your own column, please signup and begin posting. We all would love to hear from you. Regards,Larry Davis … Read entire article »
Filed under: Promotions
St. Johns County, St Augustine Florida Artificial Reef
Today I visited the Bridge of Lions to film some of the work being performed pulling out pillings, stacking, cutting and storing them on a barge to be placed off shore St. Augustine later this month, July 2010. Met with Carl Blow, Artificial Reef coordinator for St. Johns County as details of the plan are discussed. [xr_video id=”cc2c5f0a1ba74f25a8180215200c0744″ size=”sm”] Larry … Read entire article »
Filed under: Artificial Reefs, Events, Reefs, Videography
Site upgrade
Today, Divetalking.com went through a Web based upgrade. I presume the interruption was unseen or so brief you may have thought a refresh may help. I hope this upgrade will provide me with better tools to serve this site, hense you. Regards,Larry Davis … Read entire article »
Filed under: Report
Sebatical
Hello, My appologies for stepping away from this site for a bit of time. Three weeks prior to June 28, 2010 I have been having some pain in my lower right quadrant of my abdomen. I went on with my daily life just accepting the pain, thinking it was something spicey I ate. I left the country, went diving, basically leading my normal life. Then Sunday June 27 something wasn’t right. I was sleeping ALOT, sweating and the discomfort was more consistent and became concerning. Monday June 28 I phoned my primary Dr. made a visit and it was determined with high probability I had something wrong with my appendix. I was directed to the hospital. During the Hospital visit, a CT scan shows my appendix had ruptured. It now about 8pm and … Read entire article »
Filed under: Report
June 18 – 21 2010 Grand Bahamas trip
The trip began at 6pm Thursday June 17th. Picking up Jason and Tara, owners of Scubaextreme dive shop in Middleburg, Florida, we start the trip down to Ft. Lauderdale. We stop about 30 miles North of Ft. Lauderdale to spend the night at a friends home. Up and out the door by 6am Friday morning to continue our route to Port Everglades to catch our boat to the Bahamas. Grand Bahamas is the destination this day. We hopped, skipped and jumped to our boat. OK, some walked. Discovery Cruise Lines was our carrier. A pretty cool boat. The passage ways wind and do not follow the same path on either side. You will have to walk outside and take ladders up as you find them. I lost more than 1/2 our guest the … Read entire article »
Filed under: Report, Travel, Trip Report
BP gets OK to burn off captured oil, gas at sea
By RAY HENRY and BRIAN SKOLOFF, Associated Press Writers Ray Henry And Brian Skoloff, Associated Press Writers – 1 hr 18 mins ago PASS CHRISTIAN, Miss. – BP won permission to start burning oil and gas piped up from its broken seafloor well as part of a pledge to more than triple how much crude it stops from spewing into the Gulf of Mexico. Federal authorities gave permission late Monday for BP PLC to use a new method that involves pumping oil from the busted wellhead to a special ship on the surface, were it would be burned off rather than collected. The British oil giant announced Monday it hopes to trap as much as roughly 2.2 million gallons of oil daily by the end of June as it deploys additional containment equipment, including the flaring system. The … Read entire article »
Filed under: Artificial Reefs, Emergency/FirstAid, Events, Reefs, Reference, Report
current Trajectory Maps – BP Oil Gulf of Mexico
NOAA maintains a current trajectory map of where the BP oil spill is going. Click on the TRAJECTORY link to view. Larry … Read entire article »
Filed under: Artificial Reefs, Emergency/FirstAid, Events, Reefs, Reference, Report
NOAA Announces to their Divers
To All NOAA Divers, In response to several requests from NOAA divers for clarification on acceptable areas for diving in the Gulf of Mexico, the NOAA Diving Control and Safety Board sought advice from several agencies including the US Navy, EPA and NOAA's Office of Response and Restoration (OR&R). Based on this advice, the Board decided to establish a "diving exclusion zone" extending 30 NM beyond the furthest boundary line shown in the 72-Hour Nearshore Surface Oil Forecast for the Deepwater Horizon (MC252) incident which is produced and updated daily by OR&R. As the boundary line may change daily, it is imperative that all NOAA divers wishing to dive in the Gulf of Mexico consult the OR&R webpage to view the projected location of the surface and near-surface oil over the next 72 hours and then extend it outward 30 additional … Read entire article »
Filed under: Artificial Reefs, Events, Open Water, Reefs, Reference, Report
Florida Springs Tour Guide for Hire
Are you looking to dive the Springs of Florida and don’t know where to start? I’m the guide you’ve been looking for. If you are planning a visit to Florida and would like to dive Springs like Ginnie, Blue Grotto, Devils Den, Paradise, Troy and others, send an email to lars2923@divetalking.com with your interests. I’m sure we can arrange a weekend of guided diving at a reasonable cost. Feel secure and safe diving with a professional of over 33 years in the industry as well as very familiar with the sites mentioned. If diving off the East Coast of Florida is something you would like to do, arrangements can be made to dive from the Georgia coast all the way to the keys. Send email to lars2923@divetalking.com for more information. Larry … Read entire article »
Filed under: Cavern, Events, Open Water, Photography, Promotions, Reference, Report, Travel, Trip Invitations, Videography
The Pipe BP is using. What is its maximum rated capacity?
What is the pipes maximum rated capacity? You know, the BP Oil Spill in the Gulf of Mexico pipe that has oil pouring out from the end of it? How many units of oil/gas are capable of flowing through the pipe? By unit I mean feet/meter/gallons what ever the unit may be given on a per time. Example, 85000 gallons/hour or 2000000 gallons/day. What is the number? What ever that number is is most probably the amount of oil/gas flowing from the well. If you think about the amount of weight pressing down on this huge pool of oil and gas, the atmosphere of air at sea level (14.7psi), the weight of the water (14.7psi * (151 Atmospheres)), the soil and rock beneath the sea . You add all that up and you get millions … Read entire article »
Filed under: Artificial Reefs, Events, Reference, Report
Sinking BP shares ignite trans-Atlantic rift
This is what cutting corners to make a profit does. LONDON – The Gulf of Mexico oil spill risked turning into a trans-Atlantic diplomatic rift Thursday after U.S. threats to have BP fork out billions more for the disaster caused a precipitous slide in the blue-chip’s stock, hurting retirement savings for millions of Britons. My thought: Why tell us, tell BP. They are the ones who are responsible for this mess. America, are you willing to give up your lively hood, your sovernty so BP and Britons may feel good about their retirement and executives bonus’? British lawmakers are even pushing Prime Minister David Cameron to get President Barack Obama to tone down his stinging criticism of the oil company, complaining that the hostile rhetoric will have severe implications for pensioners with nest eggs in … Read entire article »
Filed under: Artificial Reefs, Events, Reefs, Reference, Report
BP Consequences for Gulf Oil Spill
What do you think? What should be the consequences for the catasptrophe occuring off our shores for BP and US Government? Is a companies profits (Mngt bonus’) to come at the cost of our planet and its citizens? Should non stockholder of BP be made to pay for their mistakes of saving a buck to make a ton of bucks for BP, its stockholders? Who is BP being responsible to? Of course they’ll say, the stock holders. The shorting of processes came to save a buck and make even more $$’s just increase profits benefiting shareholders and management. Where did all that shortcuts get the rest of the world, especially all citizen directly affected by the spill? Did BP really make a profit from this catastrophic mess? Now, where did the spill get them and us? Is paying … Read entire article »
Filed under: Artificial Reefs, Emergency/FirstAid, Events, Reefs, Reference, Report
Additional Info/Reference BP Oil Spill
OTHER IMPORTANT LINKS www.MyFloridaCFO.com Congress Jeff Miller’s Deepwater Horizon Hub site Florida Business Survey CONTACT INFORMATION Report Oiled Shorelines 1-877-272-8335, #DEP (on a cell phone) or 1-866-448-5816, give exact location of oiled findings and and leave a message if not answered. (Important: Do not touch any substance you suspect to be oiled or oil-related. Call in the exact location for teams to investigate.) Report Oiled Wildlife 1-866-557-1401, leave message. Messages checked hourly. Florida Emergency Information Line 1-800-342-3557 Florida Oil Spill Information Line 1-888-337-3569 Report Boom Vandalism 1-800-320-0519 or #DEP on cell phone Volunteer Information: 1-866-448-5816 BP’s Paraprofessional Training Class schedule. This is not volunteer training. BP Claims Hotline and Spill-Related Damage File a claim online or call 1-800-440-0858, 8A-8P, seven days a week. If you are not satisfied with BP’s resolution, call 1-800-280-7118. BP Services 281-366-5511 To register as a consultant, contractor, vendor, or submit ideas on alternative response technology, services, productions or suggestions. BP Vessels … Read entire article »
Filed under: Artificial Reefs, Emergency/FirstAid, Events, Reefs, Reference, Report
BP Oil Spill News and Updates References
Florida State Emergency Response Team (SERT) maps for oil impacted areas of Florida Deepwater Horizon Latest News from Unified Command (Coast Guard, Homeland Security, NOAA, BP, Transocean, Department of the Interior – Minerals Management Service) Joint Information Center: http://www.doi.gov/deepwaterhorizon/index.cfm Deepwater Horizon Response on Facebook Deepwater Horizon Response on Twitter | BP on Twitter Live video feed from BP’s underwater camera NOAA Incident News NOAA Updates Fisheries Information (Closed areas updated daily) Hurricanes and the Oil Spill Fact Sheet Deepwater Horizon Oil: Characteristics and Concerns EPA Air Monitoring on the Gulf Coast Federal Whitehouse.gov Deepwater – BP Oil Spill web site Florida Govenor’s Deepwater Horizon Response Actions DEP’s Deepwater Horizon Response Information DEP’s Homeowner Tips for Protecting Florida’s Shoreline FWC’s Area Contingency Plans Department of Financial Services Public Service Annoucements BP’s Florida Gulf Response Escambia County Information and News Updates Oil Spill Response Strategies (PowerPoint) Approved Local Action Plan (LAP) Addendum #1 (PDF) Addendum #2 (PDF) Area Contingency Plan … Read entire article »
Filed under: Artificial Reefs, Emergency/FirstAid, Events, Photography, Reference, Report, Videography