 |
Breaking News |
 |
|
Breaking News |
|
|
04/2002
05/2002
06/2002
07/2002
08/2002
09/2002
10/2002
11/2002
02/2003
03/2003
04/2003
05/2003
06/2003
07/2003
08/2003
09/2003
10/2003
02/2004
03/2004
05/2004
06/2004
07/2004
08/2004
09/2004
11/2004
12/2004
01/2005
03/2005
04/2005
06/2005
07/2005
03/2006
04/2006
06/2006
07/2006
08/2006
09/2006
10/2006
11/2006
12/2006
02/2007
03/2007
04/2007
05/2007
06/2007
07/2007
08/2007
09/2007
10/2007
11/2007
12/2007
02/2008
03/2008
04/2008
current
News by and for the members and friends of the North Shore Frogmen's Club
|
Sunday, March 27, 2005
Q: Who could ever replace Raquel Welch in tight neoprene?
A: Jessica Alba! Check it out: March 23, 2005 - World Entertainment News Network:
Certainly, I am not the only boy who was intrigued by SCUBA thanks to not only Jacques and Lloyd, but also to Raquel and Jacqueline.
Comments:
I don't think it's a remake, just a new movie that shares the name. Not really a problem, though ;-)
Post a Comment
Wednesday, March 16, 2005
CDNN : Feds Bust Boston Sea Rovers for Stealing Wreck Artifacts
"The feds named David Morton, Eric Takakjian, Steve Gatto, Tom Packer, Tom Murray, and Steve Scheuer of the Boston Sea Rovers in a lawsuit that clearly demonstrates the government's new 'get tough' policy against scuba diving grave robbers and thieves. This looks like some pretty serious business for one of the world's oldest and most prestgious dive associations, and several high profile and well liked (or greatly despised) members. The line between artifact collector and graverobber has always been a very gray (or strictly black and white) area. In other words, this frog is saying that this topic makes for great discussion, and that this page is a great place to have it. Names need not be croaked, and fins need not be pointed, but could anyone (someone) please weigh in with some opinion (never wrong) on the matter? Yours truly, under the guise of his human and responsibility taking form, will weigh in later, but let's get the ball rolling! What's desecration of a grave? What's artifact collecting. What, if anything, should be protected? Why? Is it OK if it goes in a museum instead of my rec room? Why? What should the penalty be? What are the other questions?
Comments:
Well... it's always been said that if you believe that a law is wrong, you don't break it, you challenge it. Otherwise we don't have democracy, we have anarchy.
Society has always designated some places sacred, or off limits. Why should underwater tombs be any different? (This is a question, not a statement of fact or opinion; someone may have a convincing opinion or answer.) Also, why does someone want a bell, or piece of china from a sunken ship? Is it like taking a piece of petrified wood from the petrified forest, or a pine cone from the giant redwood forest? If so, those acts are prohibited so that all visitors, forever, can share in the splendor. If not, why not and how is it different? Again, just questions. Any opinions?
Why should underwater tombs be different? I'm not sure they should be, conceptually, but here's how they are, practically: They are not truly tombs; they are accident sites.
Post a Comment
Nowhere else on earth do we have places where, by choice, the dead have been left where they died. Generally, mankind has some kind of ritual burial or memorial,and the physical remains are taken from the location of their demise. The remaining personal property is either destroyed, removed by the government (if it is a crime scene), or claimed by heirs. What is left, if not on private property, is up for the taking. Many of the wrecks we are talking about were reachable or salvagable. Had people chosen to reclaim bodies or property, they would have. Certainly, insurance companies reclaim ships - with dead bodies - if economically worthwhile.So, harsh as it may sound, some may argue that what we have here is abandoned property left on public property. It also differs practically from the pinecone and the petrified wood argument, both of which are items given to us by nature, and which are only protected to the extent they are on government land, under laws designating some areas National Parks, and where people of all ages, physical abilities, and wealth may visit if only they choose to. With man made objects, accidentally dropped on the bottom of a sea owned by no one, most of that argument falls very short. In fact, where a pinecone the size of a football or a rock that could pass for a piece of wood are truly awesome (literally), you have already questioned the desire for a piece of broken china. Personally, I don't care if I see a broken cup on the floor of the ocean, the floor of my kitchen, or in a museum. It was manmade, lost and broken by accident - sounds like trash to me. Since one man's trash is another man's treasure - why not let them have it, if they want to spend and lose fortunes and lives in its pursuit? Why is it different if it's gold? Why one would spend thousands of dollars and risk lives for a broken teacup, when nicer intact ones can be purchased by the dozen at Pier One is a discussion for another day! Wednesday, March 09, 2005
Hot, Make That Burning Hot, News!!
As of this moment, Activities, Dive Talk and Breaking News are available as an RSS Feed. Anyone besides Daryl know what that means? If you do, great! Hop to the head of the lillypad and tell me. If you don't great! All I know is that you can now make these postings an automatic part of your browser home (start) page if you use MyYahoo, or MSN. Monday, March 07, 2005
Friends, Put Your Hands on The Keyboard! Freddie-Sol Gonna Heal Y'all!
|
![[Powered by Blogger]](http://buttons.blogger.com/bloggerbutton1.gif){kind=small}
