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Sorry for the confusion, everyone, but I'm glad you brought the broken email to my attention. Long story short, my web hosting company was purchased by another company, and in the transition, they broke the secure electronic delivery of the PDF file. I spent MONTHS trying to get them or ANYone...

Just a hooves in Central Park argument, but it is sea itch season in Cayman. Warnings to cover all exposed flesh with sunscreen, oily cream, or even a sea itch specific topical were posted everywhere at Ocean Frontiers when we were there two weeks ago. As the warnings clearly described, the...

I hope Bob took him out to a nice dinner first... Cameron

I'm not cherry picking at all. I am just trying to avoid retyping previous posts or my entire book here. <g> I just listed the first three studies I found using the search terms "dcs vo2max" and directed those interested in learning more to click the "related articles" link. Doing so will...

I think you might be reading more into my posts than I intended. You set a high bar with the language you used in your first two posts, and I was merely attempting to prepare you for what you were going to find. Unfortunately, with the nature of the research involved, we cannot determine...

Finally got approved to post here. <g> If you have to fake your own death to do it, you need to come on this trip. You will be blown away with Ocean Frontiers and how Fraser runs things there. I've said it before, but they are one of the best customer service organizations of any industry...

There is little abilty to control all of the variables you'd like to control when studying human physiology. Every study done on divers leaves significant questions unanswered because of this, and this is what I mean when I question your threshold for hard science. We're not studying microbes...

Bobhog, I don't know what your standard for hard science is, but there is a *ton* of research examining the overlap between exercise physiology and hyperbaric physiology. You can search the archives here for several posts where I list studies in different areas- BMI, body fat %, VO2max...

Reports of GUE's demise are premature. <g> I'm reminded of an episode of "Cheers," where a barbershop quartet came into the bar arguing over who screwed up in some ongoing competition. Finally, the bass singer walked out in disgust, and the remaining three were left wondering out loud how...

Thanks for the endorsement! I'll be sure to put your profile headshot on the website. <g> Cameron

I think most of this thread was in answer to the greater part of the original post. As for the other questions in the post, I have not heard of anyone losing their cards due to smoking. However, I have heard of people who lied on their applications who were then prohibited from training once...

I think "hypocritical" is not the word you mean, as this would suggest that the ones making the rules are actually smokers themselves. <g> Maybe you mean "inconsistent." I cannot provide a better answer for this apparent inconsistency than my previous post. Cameron

As others have pointed out, accident data only looks so far into the cause of a dive accident. There are many interesting questions that we'd love the answer to regarding risk factors: What did the diver eat? Do they exercise on a regular basis? What was their hydration status? Were they...

I couldn't agree with you more, though you are mistaken if you think anyone is trying to control *people*. Such conspiracy theories would be better received at the "X Files" fan club forum. <g> Controlling *risk*, on the other hand, is the whole reason for dive training from any agency...

While GUE promotes a healthy diver in a holistic way (yes, your health on the surface is important, too), it is the second paragraph above that accurately describes the reason for the rule. This is not something that you can do on your own time without it affecting you at dive time. Cameron

1. Corrective mask makes a handy back-up in case you have any eye problems and cannot wear your contacts at some point during a dive vacation. This has only happened to me once in 9 years, but the mask with corrective lenses saved the trip. I've also used it lots in pool practice dives, where...

<g> Cameron

I've made some of the best friends of my life through the DIR community. There are a lot of people in this group who think like me- there are times during diving to be very serious, but the rest of the time, you should be laughing until it hurts. Many of the people I've met through GUE and the...

Yes, but as the attachment shows, they are there to talk about the RB80, an SCR rebreather (at least in the configuration used by the WKPP). In general, I think it's important to note that there is much less animosity between the leaders of GUE/WKPP and other ways of diving than it seems from...

I try to avoid making comments out of my personal experience, but I've seen and heard enough firsthand to add a bit here. First off, I too am wondering if there is confusion with some posters regarding the different types of rebreathers. Yes, the WKPP uses rebreathers, but they are...