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Divelink Nitrox B.U.G. Available Online in North America

By Anonymous

Victoria, British Columbia - December 31, 2001-- Divelink International Technologies made the latest in dive computer technology available online this week. The Nitrox Bathymetric Underwater Gauge (B.U.G.) computer watch is already a bestseller in Asia, and Divelink, the exclusive distributor in North America, expects to see the same success here.

There are 4 million recreational divers in the world. Pierce Hoover, editor of Sport Diver Magazine, the official publication of the PADI Diving Society said "I had the opportunity test dive a working model, and the results were most impressive."

"This is the latest technology developed by Seiko," said Pete Devine, Vice President of Divelink. "They brought together a number of industry leaders in order to assemble the best components available."

The B.U.G. watch, which spent three years in development, was developed by Seiko Epson, Japan. It's a regular watch until the user is in the water. At the point of immersion the B.U.G. uses a combination of precision sensing hardware and sophisticated software to calculate and compensate for complex and demanding dive profiles. Critical information such as depth, time, nitrogen levels and water temperature is displayed every second; by comparison, the best competing watch is updated only every 20 seconds.

The screen was specially designed to be read underwater and information is displayed in a large format to account for conditions of poor visibility. Titanium was chosen for the casing for its strength and resistance to corrosion.

The Nitrox B.U.G. watch sells for $795 U.S. A complete list of specifications and an online order form are available at www.bugcomputerwatch.com. The B.U.G. is also available in North America through current Divelink dealers.

Divelink International Technologies, located in Victoria, British Columbia, Canada, has been specializing in underwater communications for 10 years, supplying hands free underwater communications systems in almost 60 countries worldwide.

For further information on the company's products and services Contact: 800-348-7815 or visit www.divelink.net, www.bugcomputerwatch.com.




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Hunters In the Fog: War Diary to Screenplay

By Anonymous

Boston, MA February 17, 2004 -- During WWII author Jim Stallings’ father kept a diary during his 300 combat hours and 81 missions as a decorated P-47 fighter pilot in England. This new book "Hunters In The Fog" celebrates and honors his father and mother’s participation in that difficult time. What they bravely accomplished is simply timeless and echoes universal, archetypal narrative. In the case of Western literature their story is a version of the ancient tale of Ulysses, his survival in the Trojan war, and his difficult “odyssey” to come home again.

The screenplay “Hunters in the Fog” looks into the mysteries of luck and fate in war. Why is it certain pilots, regardless of their refined skills in war, fall victim to death, chopped short in youth? Stallings’ father turns over that question in his diary. He notes the near misses to himself and other pilots, the mysterious accidents, the horror of fiery death and the strange beauty and suspense of aerial warfare. With his advice, and inspired in part by the classic characters of Dumas’ The Three Musketeers, this father-son team fashioned a similar set of actors who must survive 300 hours of deadly aerial combat to complete their tour of duty.

“My hands began to sweat,” Jim Stallings said, “while I was transcribing my father’s combat diary. It suddenly hit me looking at his handwritten daily entries. He didn’t know if he’d ever live to write the next day’s mission in this diary. He didn’t know for sure whether he would ever see his recently married wife. And if he hadn’t survived, I wouldn’t be writing this.”

But in fact, while his father did survive as a decorated P-47 dive bomber pilot, and go on to serve a full career reaching into the Viet Nam War, more than 50 pilots in his squadron were lost during his six month combat tour in England. Some survived as P.O.W.’s or were rescued by the Resistance, but many were killed in action.

From this understated diary, Jim Stallings with his father’s expert consultation went on to craft and improvise a riveting screenplay that captures the dramatic highs and lows, on the ground and in deadly aerial combat, that are emblematic of these brave air warriors.

Jim Stallings is an anthropologist, fiction writer, and a senior news editor with Thomson Dialog. He is also the author of Tales for Commuters & Other Time Travelers (stories) and Neon Nirvana (novel). He lives with his wife Laurie, an artist and editor, near Boston.

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Hunters In the Fog: War Diary to Screenplay
ISBN: 0-595-29841-9 (paper); 0-595-66064-9 (hardcover)
publication date, December 2003; price: $14.95 (paper); $24.95 (hardcover)
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Exploring Beneath The Surface

By Rebecca Skeele

Unwanted feelings and thoughts are rich territory to dive beneath the surface for fresh insights that open the heart. Imagine for a moment that you are floating along on the ocean of feelings unwilling to accept that the choppy waves to your left signify anger. If you put on snorkeling gear and dive under them, you will see a whole new world.

Beneath the anger you will most likely find a hurt or a fear. Complete the following sentences with yourself: Each time I think of __________I get angry. If I feel this anger, I’m afraid that ___________. When I feel this anger, I am hurt about __________.

Remember, avoid assigning personal meaning to these feelings. (I’m such a terrible person for feeling and thinking this way.) Just swim around with your snorkel securely in place, investigation the fear and hurt that lies beneath the anger.

Surface briefly and reflect about the role your anger plays. Here are a few possibilities: Anger is a shield that protects a part of me that feels afraid or hurt. Anger is a red flag alerting me to the presence of fear of hurt. Anger is a messenger. A part inside must feel afraid or hurt.

Now take a deep breath and dive again, looking next to the fear or hurt for a judgement it may have spawned, such as the following: If people knew I was afraid they would reject me. I’m pathetic for being afraid of this. Feeling hurt is weak and foolish. Because I feel hurt I am unworthy of love.

Chronic reactive angry responses can disrupt relationships, derail important business deals, and cause high blood pressure. Unexpected fear can freeze us in mid-sentence, hold us back from speaking our truth.

The heart – the energetic center of acceptance and loving – shuts down when you adopt black and white thinking. Desperately needing to stay in control of life and make sense of the world, you resort to rejecting what you see as wrong (bad, inappropriate, immoral) and cling to what you see as right (good, appropriate, moral).

When the heart opens, making sense of the world is not as important as being happy, finding lasting peace, feeling healthy and stress free, and getting a good night’s sleep. Restraining from taking a position about the world, other’s behavior, your performance at work allows the heart to thaw out revealing depths of information that quiets fear and loosens the grip of control. You then can live authentically rather than self-righteously.

Questions for Letting Go of Black/White Thinking: If I am judging my husband/wife/boss/ friend do I also judge myself in the same way? Am I condemning my mistakes or lack of perfection because I am afraid of failing or being seen as a failure? Do I judge anger (fear, sadness, caring, loving) as wrong in others because I see it as wrong in myself? Do certain people get on my nerves because I’m afraid their behavior resembles my own? If I want to be happy rather than right in this situation, what do I need to accept and forgive in myself?

Snorkeling can open the mind to what is really going on in your ocean of feelings. But only self-acceptance can uncover these truths and open the heart.

© 2003, Rebecca Skeele, Author, Coach, Counselor

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