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Kris Land Featured Blogger
Executive manager with experience as CEO, CTO, EVP of Technology, VP of Engineering, and founder of nine previous companies. While in these positions my respective teams and I have delivered unique solutions that transformed corporate goals into reality, built effective business solutions, and produced rapid and sustained business growth.
Kris Land’s Specialties:
Internet, Intranet Communications • Storage Technologies • Management Team Development Strategic & Operational Planning • Multimillion-Dollar P&L Oversight Operating and Capital Budgets • Document Management • Workflow Optimization & Imaging Technology • Management & System Implementation • Strategic Negotiations • E-Commerce Extranet • Data Center Design • Business Continuity Planning • Physical and Network Security
Kris Land’s Specialties:
Internet, Intranet Communications • Storage Technologies • Management Team Development Strategic & Operational Planning • Multimillion-Dollar P&L Oversight Operating and Capital Budgets • Document Management • Workflow Optimization & Imaging Technology • Management & System Implementation • Strategic Negotiations • E-Commerce Extranet • Data Center Design • Business Continuity Planning • Physical and Network Security
Recent Posts
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Radioactive Cloud coming our way...
Hello Andrew and fellow readers, First, I agree with everything you have said, the single largest issue with nuclear energy is what do you do with the fuel and waste product that has a radioactive half-life of 3 million years. And this is a huge problem, but I want to add a comment dealing with the concern of the "Radioactive Cloud coming ...Mar 17 -
Welcome
Welcome to the new Sea Bird Adventure Blog. ...Feb 15 -
Where are you going to get the waste oil if you remove the engines, Trol’ing for cod fish and using cod liver oil?
Well, there is about 800 million gallons of waste oil created in the US alone of which 200 million is not even accounted for. Here's the 1st focus, all of the fishing fleets, rec. boats, pretty much anything with a motor today creates waste oil -- all of this must be collected and if I was to get the waste oil I have collected it would cost me abo ...Feb 15 -
Hybrid Ship Pulse Detonation Turbine
Hello All, I recently entered into a purchase agreement for a 177' all steel ship here in sunny San Diego she has an amazing history which you can read about at www.seabirdadventure.com the plan is to convert her to a exploration and research ship for environmental issues. Now to where you all can help, as I was thinking about the 600-700 gallons ...Feb 15 -
Sea Bird Welcomes you to our Earth Blog
Individuals can help us by telling others, by being involved in the Earth Blog, by sharing your ideas with us and by forwarding your support to companies who you think should get involved. Through sponsorship, you can help us fully acquire the Sea Bird and make our eco-friendly concepts a reality. If we are successful, the Sea Bird could be listed ...Feb 15 -
Other entries by Kris Land
Chris Conant
Chris Conant has been involved with the Sea Bird Adventure for over a year, and is actively trying to make headway on the project on a daily basis.
Originally from the Seacoast of New Hampshire (yes, New Hampshire has a seacoast), Chris currently resides in San Diego, CA.
Originally from the Seacoast of New Hampshire (yes, New Hampshire has a seacoast), Chris currently resides in San Diego, CA.
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Coca-Cola goes ...White?
Well, you could consider it 'green'. Yesterday Coca-Cola Chairman, Muhtar Kent stated that the company wants to raise awareness of the threatened levels of Polar Bears, which have been one of their beloved icons since 1922. To do so, they are changing their iconic Coca-Cola cans from red, to white! The cans are expected to be in s ...Oct 26 -
It's RAPTOBERFEST (and no, not the music)
As many people enjoy celebrating Oktoberfest, we here at the Sea Bird Adventure enjoy celebrating Raptoberfest. RAPtoberfest is a project that was set up by the Surf Rider Foundation and stands for 'Rise Above Plastics'. The overall goal of this project is to reduce our carbon footprint (and save the oceans). ...Oct 21 -
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Sarah Paulin
Sarah Paulin is currently finishing her bachelor's degree at UCSD as a Writing major, Environmental and Film studies minors. She plans on attending Chapman's MFA Screenwriting program in the fall. Currently, Sarah has had a number of fiction and nonfiction pieces published, as well as various blog entries. She has always had a deep passion for animals and the environment and hopes to bring awareness to the environmental perils that plague our Earth.
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Summer Car Travel Expected to Level
Researchers in the transportation department are projecting a leveling trend and expecting to see it take effect this summer. Memorial day kicks off summer travel plans and though there will always be more people driving during the warmer months, it is thought that an overall plateau has been reached and record numbers will no longer be broken. &nb ...Jun 03 -
Mega Floods: The Mississippi River
Some scientists have determined that the massive flooding in the Mississippi region was not unforeseen. The damage has caused thousands in Mississippi, Louisiana, Tennessee, and Arkansas to evacuate from their homes, leaving behind everything. Though the spillway system is flawed, there is something to be said about the natural rainwater that flood ...Jun 02 -
G8 2011: Environment Takes a Backseat
With the current global economical struggles, it is not very likely that the environmental perils that we are still facing (and contributing to) will find a resolution, or even discussion platform, at this years G8 summit in France. The G8 is an annual gathering of the world's leading eight economies and their representatives where economical, poli ...Jun 01 -
Consumers Demand More, And Get It
CNN reported May 25th that starting with the new 2013 car models, clearer labels are going to be used providing consumers with fuel economy estimates and comparisons. This marks a trend that manufacturers and product providers are listening to the demands of consumers, particularly regarding higher environmental standards. ...May 31 -
Sequences of the Japanese Quake
Stanford scientists have determined that the magnitude nine earthquake that struck Japan on March 11th was caused by a unique set of geological sequences that had never been seen before with this clarity. ...May 30 -
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Samina Cabral
Samina Cabral is a native Southern Californian who now resides on the shores of Lake Erie in Northeast Ohio. Samina and her husband believe that sustainability starts in the home and try to live their lives as simply as possible without compromising comfort.
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Friday Creature Feature: Coal Turtle
There was once a turtle so large, they say it was the size of a Smart car and that if it had wanted it could have eaten a small crocodile. That’s what paleontologists from North Carolina State University have concluded in a paper recently published about the discovery of 60 million year old fossil they call Carbonemys. ...May 18 -
Chicken Little May have had a Point After All
Why did the chicken cross the road? He was going to give you the answer but he didn’t think you were listening. Researchers at the Georgia Institute of Technology and the University of Georgia are studying “avian expressiveness” and they think all those squawking birds may be trying to tell us something. "Many poultry professionals swear they can ...May 17 -
Junk Food Could be Making us Dumb
What do soda and cigarettes have in common besides their ability to kill you? They both can alter the way your brain works. There was a British study earlier this year that reported prospective memory loss in smokers and yesterday a UCLA study reported that a diet heavy with foods that contain fructose, specifically high fructose corn syrup (HFCS) ...May 16 -
Do You Want Some Fish with that Wine?
The traditional pairing of white wine with a fish dinner has another relationship aside from your plate and palate. Biologists at the University of California, Berkeley have found that fish and viticulturists in wine country may be unknowingly competing for one of the state’s most limited resources: water. Take a guess as to who is losing the stru ...May 15 -
Everybody Outside Now!
Today may be the dreaded beginning of the week but as you slog through your Monday it’s never too soon to start thinking about the weekend. Saturday is “National Kids to Parks Day” (KTP Day) and the official mascot, Buddy Bison of the National Park Trust (NPT), wants kids and their families to visit a green space. Parks -city, state, and national- ...May 14 -
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Breaking News
There was once a turtle so large, they say it was the size of a Smart car and that if it had wanted it could have eaten a small crocodile. That’s what paleontologists from North Carolina State University have concluded in a paper recently published about the discovery of 60 million year old fossil they call Carbonemys. In 2005 Edward Cadena, a doctoral student from the university, discovered the turtle’s fossilized remains in a coal mine in present-day Colombia. It lived 5 million years after the dinosaurs disappeared and according to the article it lived amongst other giant...
Why did the chicken cross the road? He was going to give you the answer but he didn’t think you were listening. Researchers at the Georgia Institute of Technology and the University of Georgia are studying “avian expressiveness” and they think all those squawking birds may be trying to tell us something. "Many poultry professionals swear they can walk into a grow-out house and tell whether a flock is happy or stressed just by listening to the birds vocalize," Wayne Daley, a principal research scientist from the Georgia Tech Research Institute (GTRI) told Rick Robinson from the...
What do soda and cigarettes have in common besides their ability to kill you? They both can alter the way your brain works. There was a British study earlier this year that reported prospective memory loss in smokers and yesterday a UCLA study reported that a diet heavy with foods that contain fructose, specifically high fructose corn syrup (HFCS) like soda and practically everything else we like to eat- because it’s a preservative- can slow the brain. This slowing affects memory and the ability to learn but there is a way to lessen the damage. Fernando Gomez-Pinilla, a professor of...
The traditional pairing of white wine with a fish dinner has another relationship aside from your plate and palate. Biologists at the University of California, Berkeley have found that fish and viticulturists in wine country may be unknowingly competing for one of the state’s most limited resources: water. Take a guess as to who is losing the struggle? There is a fifty/fifty chance you guess correctly. If you guessed the fish and are clutching a bottle of wine you are correct and win that bottle you are holding. Theodore Grantham, the study’s lead author and a Ph.D. graduate from...
Today may be the dreaded beginning of the week but as you slog through your Monday it’s never too soon to start thinking about the weekend. Saturday is “National Kids to Parks Day” (KTP Day) and the official mascot, Buddy Bison of the National Park Trust (NPT), wants kids and their families to visit a green space. Parks -city, state, and national- across the country are hosting events to encourage people to experience and explore nature. This only the second annual KTP Day and last year’s activities drew more than 15,300 families outside to hike, kayak, birdwatch, fish,...
Do not get bottled water
Instead of bottled water get a reusable container to carry water. Also you can get a filter to make your home tap taste more like bottled water. It is definitely more cost efficient.
Instead of bottled water get a reusable container to carry water. Also you can get a filter to make your home tap taste more like bottled water. It is definitely more cost efficient.
1944: Camano Class Light Cargo Ship was laid down for the US Army as FS-289 at Wheeler Shipbuilding in Whitestone, NY.
1945: Delivered to US Army.
1950: Acquired by the US Navy on July 1, 1950 and placed in service as USNS New Bedford (T-AKL-17).
1954: The movie, Mister Roberts, was made on the USNS New Bedford (T-AKL-17).
1955 - 1963: Used as a cargo supply ship for the Texas Towers, a network of advanced radar stations located off the Eastern Seaboard. In 1957, Capt. Sixto Mangual was commander of the AKL-17 and in 1961 it was rechristened the USNS New Bedford. The New Bedford, sailing out of State Pier, was keeping vigil when Texas Tower No. 4 callapsed off the New Jersey coast during a January 1961 nor'easter.
1963: Reclassified as Miscellaneous Unclassified (IX-308).
1971: The New Bedford (IX-308) served as a Torpedo Test Firing Vessel in the Puget Sound area.
1994: Ceremony in New Bedford.
1995: The ship was struck from the Naval Register on April 4.
2004: The Sea Bird's current disposition is a tuna long liner (fishing boat) out of San Diego, CA.
2006: Design of the Tesla Turbine began on June 11, 2006. The Sea Bird was sold by Defense Reutilization and Marketing Service for commercial service.
2007: The Sea Bird was drydocked for renovations.
2008: The Sea Bird setting sail to Sea-Tac in Seattle, WA.
2009 - 2010: The Sea Bird is currently docked at Seattle Sea-Tac.
