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While a lot of news coming in on successful Black Friday sale in the US, here are some people holding CYBER MONDAY sale. It's not too late to dive right in!

K2scuba.com
MENTION "DIVINGLIST"  TO GET FREE SHIPPING!!!
Wicked Deals up to 77% off of Brand Name Scuba Gear (a bunch under dealer cost), 15% off the ENTIRE WEBSITE. Certain stuff (drysuits, can lights, scooters) are excluded. Use the promo code:  TribeCalledK2

On top of that, in celebration to DiversOne.com releasing Underwater Channel TV (http://www.diversone.com/page/the-underwater-channeltv), K2 is  throwing in the $65 TUSA Imprex Knife above as a gift with your purchase. . . this offer ends today-MONDAY at midnight.

24 Hour Cyber Monday Sale, Lets Get this Party Started NOW! 70% off TUSA, 65% off DiveRite, 35% off Oceanic!

Liquid Productions, LLC
Cyber Monday Special! Buy 'The Mill Pond Experience' and 'The Bare Bones of Spearfishing' DVD's and receive a free t-shirt! Just request your size in the comments section at checkout! http://shop.LiquidProductionsLLC.com

Piranha Dive Manufacturing

This week's sale is limited to in stock only.... No Backorders! Go visit Piranha Dive Manufacturing and click on our HOT DEALS tab at the top of our website!! The Cyber Monday Sale runs now until 8:00am EST Tuesday December 1st. And our Spectacular Thanksgiving Sale still runs until Wednesday, December 2nd.

And Bonus...

Black Friday -Cyber Monday Big Deals on Adventure Travel Gear, Trips & Clothing via About.com

Happy Cyber (Diver) Monday!!!

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Orignal From: Cyber (Diver) Monday: It's not too late to dive (shop) in.

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Triple Post...

It's been a while to make an entry as we gather overwhelming information, but you get triple post today.

Free Seminar
MDA Guam is holding the Free Intro to Tech Academic Seminar on Saturday, November 14, 2009 at 8pm. Only 12 more seats available as of this Monday. For more information, visit: http://www.mdaguam.com/ and contact them directly.

App Store?
We had overwhelming hits on our previous post, There's an App for That (Scuba Version) on the Blog Action Day. We thought it was great way to share what we gathered in one place. Up and coming website, Appboy.com allows us to do that. We favorited and put a lot of Scuba Diving and Ocean Related mobile apps that may be of your interest on our AppBoy profile. You can directly purchase apps from DivingList's profile.

The mobile platforms that they are currently supporting are iPhone, Android, BlackBerry, and Palm Pre. And we included them all.

One problem we ran into is that all the apps we saved are not appearing. We will keep you posted, but bookmark our AppBoy Profile and Stay Tuned: http://appboy.com/divinglist/

7 photographs. 7 captions. 7 prizes.
The last post of the day goes to Dive Junkie. They are currently running a contest on their Facebook Fan Page.

Come up with the funniest captions for each of the 7 photographs to stand a chance to win one of 7 Dive Books they are giving away! Visit Dive Junkie's Facebook Page now to participate!

Don't forget - they recently released Fall 2009 collection for their scuba diving apparel line. Now is the time to check out before they are all "gone" - www.divejunkie.com.sg

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Orignal From: App Store, Free Seminar, and 7 Prizes.

From Blog Action Day Action:

This year's Blog Action Day topic is... Climate Change. You as a scuba diver may not think that it may directly affect you. But there are a lot of small factors involved, and as a whole, it may come to affect all of us in a big way.

We did some researches. We also borrowed ideas from this website, Center for American Progress. (Actual Article HERE) Based on the ideas, we put some thoughts out there.

You might wonder why the title of today's post is "There's an app for that." Well, we're sharing some "app" ideas and how scuba divers can utilize them to protect our environment. Why mobile application? We're sure you might be aware of the decrease in the forest, pollution, carbon dioxide, climate change... Not-so preferable cycle.



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Seafood Watch by Monterey Bay Aquarium (iPhone/Mobile Web Application)
There have been many write-ups about Seafood Watch. We've read them all including app reviews on iTune App Store. We also know that there are handy pocket guides for Sushi available by other organizations. What's so different about this? First, it's a mobile application. It'll go anywhere with you even if you are in another country on vacation, trying that popular seafood. Is it good for you? What you choose may make a big difference.

The Sushi guide nicely comes with the Japanese Name and the common market name (quoted from Seafood Watch website), easy to read, and color-code lets you know which sushi would be your best bet while dining at your favorite restaurant.

There are 2 things involved in this small change - protecting your ocean and beautiful sea creatures by being aware and practicing to select sustainable seafood.

Don't have an iPhone? No problem. Visit: http://mobile.seafoodwatch.org

And all in all, there's an app for Seafood Choices, for Free.

Where by Where.com (Android/iPhone/BlackBerry/Palm Pre Application)

One of the reasons why you might go away for a day or on a vacation is probably because of that unknown adventure. To explore the local town, shop at local stores, or just walk around is always interesting. But where can you go? Asking hotel employees may be one thing but knowing "where" to go is another.

Where can help you all that. On your next trip, take "Where" with you. You can find Local Weather, Gas Prices (and Gas Stations), Traffic Information, access to Yelp to find restaurants (with phone numbers and address) and reviews, and you can even find Starbucks near you when you need a warm cup of tea after the dive.

How is this going to help divers to be sustainable? Think of it this way. You can find the information you need right in your hand at all time, no reason to drive around for hours trying to find places even if you are on a short dive trip.

This application is a GPS mobile application. This means you'll have to have a satellite enabled service to use.

DiveLocator (iPhone Application)

Originally found the post on Scubaboard.com, DiveLocator is an iPhone application that provides an information on Dive Sites with a visual map (Google Map). Not only that, you can find the current condition in surrounding area with 2 tide tables.

How is this going to help divers? No more Print-Out maps. This also would potentially decrease the amount of time you'd be driving to find that hidden dive site.

PS> They also are accepting dive site information to grow their database. Click on the title above to visit the post from Scubaboard.com for more info.

Rent Cycle by RentCycle.com (Web application)


The reason why we picked RentCyle.com is because of their idea - reduce.reuse.rent. Rent Cycle can be potentially great for dive operators in vacation destination. Why? Well... Rent Cyle allows your customers to reserve rental gears and pay before their tour begins right at their finger tips. This web application has easy 3 steps for setup. First, you register. Second, you put the link to your Rent Cycle store on your website. Third, let customer book their rental gears and pay. All administration is done over the web. You can technically manage it from anywhere.

One of the great things we discovered about this service is you can create the store today with up to 5 items for free of charge. Features include an inventory management, online confirmation, payment processing, reservation systems, reports, and SMS (Short Messaging Services) to list a few.

How is this helping your dive business? Because you don't need papers to track everything. You are recycling other people's ideas to a good use, and reducing the cost but still renting.

Dive Log Mobile Applications (Platform varys)

Some of the things we discovered during our research is that a lot of people are interested in mobile scuba diving applications, iPhone applications in particular. For instance, if you run a search for "scuba diving application iphone" on Google, you'll probably see a lot of forum entries by fellow divers seeking "it" app.

The use of mobile application on your mobile device make small differences, like reducing the use of the paper, decreasing the driving time, calculating

After all, we decided to put a list here. Our research went so far and some divers that actually use listed software are unable to get back to us on time. But here's what we found:

• iScubaPlan (Originally posted on DiveVets.com) - Recreational Scuba Diving Application for iPhone/iPod


• DiveLog (Originally posted on DiveVets.com) - Full featured Scuba Diving Logbook for iPhone/iPod


• iDeco (Originally posted on DiveVets.com) - Multi-Level dives/Multiple Dive planner for Technical Diving for iPhone/iPod


• V-Planner - King of Technical Diving Planning Software for Windows Mobile Phones and iPhone/iPod


• Mix Blender - Full function Gas Blending (Nitrox/Trimix) Application for iPhone/iPod


• Dive Assistant - Dive Planning, Dive Equipment Management, Dive Table Reference for Pocket PC


• My Deco Plan - Full Function Decompression Dive Planning Application on the web

So, what else can you do to be a sustainable diver?

Note:
All rights for the software/application listed above are reserved by its creator/owner/developer/business.
The result of this list is solely based on our researches and other divers. If you have other applications that you'd like to share, feel free to use the comment area below.
We also will add more as we hear back from our fellow divers.
We also would like to thank those who helped us today (and during our research) to make this post happen.

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Orignal From: Blog Action Day: There's an app for that. (Scuba Version)

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From Our "Action" List:

We took some time off in preparation for tomorrow - Blog Action Day. We don't know how many people are aware of this program, but it is an annual event that all the bloggers in the whole wide world post an entry about the same topic on their own blog on the same day - sponsored by Change.org and hundreds of partners.

This year's topic is "Climate Change." DivingList will be posting "something" interesting for readers some time tomorrow. (can't tell you when, okay?)

To support this good cause and to raise the awareness, we also would like to ask you for help. If you have your own blog, please register it at http://blogactionday.org/ and post an entry on Climate Change tomorrow.

But we'd like to go one step more. If you give us a link to your blog entry any time tomorrow, we will keep the list going for the scuba diving community and publish it with a list of Blog Action Day Participants at a later date as our thanks. (remember, we are the list after all...)

There are 3 ways you can do to leave the link for us:

• @divinglist on Twitter


• Comment or Wall post on DivingList Fan page on Facebook


• Comment on this blog entry below today and/or tomorrow

And here are rules on posting your blog entry link:

• Your blog must be registered at http://blogactionday.org/


• You must be in Scuba Diving Industry or Ocean/Marine Conservation Industry
  **Eco-Tourism is okay, so long as there is an opportunity for scuba diving/snorkeling


• ANY DUPLICATE ENTRY will be removed and will NOT be listed

The more people are aware of the issue, the better.  We want to help you and need your help. Please retweet this post or forward it to your friends who have blogs. It's only once a year.

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Orignal From: Blog Action Day:Climate Change - Are You In? #bad09

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From Facebook:
You may already know, if you are a fan of Into the Drink on Facebook or follow them on Twitter. But in case you don't know, Into the Drink is a TV program produced by Liquid Assets TV with a host, AAron Faulls. The show is based on exotic islands diving and night life combined in one.

They are offering an opportunity to join the crew at on-location as they film - scheduled locations are Grand Cayman, Wakatobi, and Qamea. How exciting! But they don't leave you there. If you go to this website, http://www.freescubagear.com to reserve your spot, you automatically will be entered to win a full set of Scuba Diving Gear courtesy of ScubaPro and Liquid Assets TV.

Check out: http://www.freescubagear.com/

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Orignal From: Into the Drinks On-Location Trips & Win Dive Gear

Dear DT Readers:

Past a month and a half, we have been redesigning DivingList to improve reader experience based on the feedback we've received from the readers and some experts we interacted. Next couple of days, you may experience some service interruptions.

Some of the exciting features we will be releasing are:

• Improved Design & Site Experience
  Users will be able to browse our site by category without searching. Search Feature will remain on the site.
  
• Reader Comments
  Readers will be able to comment on the post. The comments will be open to anyone and accessible to all readers. Comments will be moderated to increase the integrity of our site, and comments policy will be posted in our "About" section. No advertisement in the comment section will be accepted.
• Facebook Connect and Twitter
  You will be able to comment via your Facebook Account as well as Twitter account.
• Advertising Option
  While DivingList remains the way it always has been, "Unbiased" place where divers of all levels including dive store owners, dive professionals, and dive travel agents can obtain great deals, we will be offering advertising opportunities to expand the circle. The details will be released by the end of 2009. For more information, please contact advertise (at) divinglist.com. There is no obligation.

During this roll-out, we continue to push news and deals via Facebook Fan Page (http://www.facebook.com/pages/DIVINGLIST/113361582416) as well as Twitter (http://www.twitter.com/divinglist).

At this moment, there will be no change in RSS Feed. We will post information if there is any changes.

If you have any questions in regards to our (small) Facelift project, feel free to leave a wall post on our Facebook Fan page or @ reply us on Twitter.

If you are an operator in the diving industry and have red hot news, do e-mail us at tips (at) divinglist.com.

Thank you for being our precious reader!

Many Bubbles,
Team DT

From our (small) inbox:

We know we've been all about travels lately, but there are a lot of great deals going on in dive travels right now and we can't keep up with all. However... we received this press release earlier today on great Caribbean deals, offered by Elite Island Resorts.

Check Out: http://www.reuters.com/article/pressRelease/idUS168493+17-Sep-2009+PRN20090917

And Bonus Post for Dive Shop Owners, Dive Travel Agents and Operators.
We got the insider information today that Respax, the peer-to-peer Travel Reservation System based in Cairns, Australia will be releasing the Dive Travel Booking system within a few weeks. The difference between Respax and other systems is it is Real-Time reservation system. This means that subscribers or the operators using this system will be able to customize the travel package with real-time availability.

For more information on Respax, visit: http://www.respax.com.au/
And for those who are on Twitter, follow @Respax for upcoming releases.

As soon as we receive an official releases on Dive Travel System, we'll post.

From our (small) inbox:

Double post today!

First item is... Belize Scuba Diving Package from $749 - posted on MSNBC. It is at Terazzas Resort during the Green Season (5/1 to 12/18)

Check out: http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/32781994/ns/travel-deals/

Second and last item of the day is... Win a Trip to Fiji by Velocity Hotels in Australia. To enter, you simply register yourself and stay at one of their hotel partners in Australia and/or New Zealand before October 31, 2009. The winner will receive 2 round trip tickets to Fiji, 5 nights accommodation at Hilton Fiji Beach Resort and Spa.

Check out: http://velocityhotels.com.au/competition-details

From random search:

We ran into this website - Functravel.com and let us tell you why we want to post this website. It's because... it'll search the cheapest airfare all in one shot. Well-known website, Kayak.com does the same thing, but what we liked about this website is the straight-forwardness of the website. You type in where you are flying from and to, put dates, and hit go. All the filters that you can apply is easy to navigate also, and the results are listed in easy-to-read grid.

Check out: http://www.functravel.com/Flight/

And this is bonus for UK/GB Readers on Thailand Travel:

http://www.prweb.com/releases/2009/09/prweb2869274.htm

From our (small) inbox:

We found out today that the online diver magazine, Divernet, is selling really cool Dive Travel Guide for 2009/10 and they are currently running the specials. According to the post, this 244-page guide covers all over the world including 80+ dive travel destinations, top dive resorts and surrounding areas, and color-coded regional breakdowns written by divers. Retail price is £7.95, but it's £6.95 including shipping and handling.
Subscriber of this magazine gets even further discounts. They ship internationally - add £2.

Check out: http://www.divernet.com/Diver_Bookshop/diveguidesworld/OtherGuides/p214/diver_travel_guide_200910.html

This can be a great addition to your dive library! 

From our (small) inbox:

We know that we've been posting all dive trip related opportunities, but we received the press release today in regards to Royal West Indies Resort. They are offering Every 3rd Night FREE!

Royal West Indies Resort is a beach-front resort located in Turks and Caicos Islands. They offer spacious accommodations from studio to 2 bedroom suites. There are packages available for scuba divers - you can contact the reservation desk to ask for details. Their preferred dive operator is Dive Provo (http://www.diveprovo.com/), well-known dive operation in Turks and Caicos.

To view the online version of this press release, visit: http://www.reuters.com/article/pressRelease/idUS112607+10-Sep-2009+BW20090910

And check out Royal West Indies Resort on the web: http://www.royalwestindies.com/

And don't forget to check out Dive Provo: http://www.diveprovo.com/

Let's go!

From Random Search:

Some of you may have seen the posting on sportdiver.com, but we really thought it is good to post on DivingList to spread the word. After searching and searching, we ended up on etahititravel.com for all Tahiti travel needs. The website lists quite a few specials on the home page, but why look at them when they have a page dedicated to Scuba Diving! There are about 10-12 packages listed. All levels of divers are accommodated, according to the post, and the diving is offered by TopDive.

Check Out: http://www.etahititravel.com/packages/packagemain.aspx#5

Thinking Bora yet?

From Random Search:

We ran into this post on concierge.com, where the great deals on the Bahamian getaways were posted. It's up to 40% off... nope, we're not kidding. The article is really well written. Why? Well, it'll tell you where you can stay (and website and phone numbers you can call), the pricing, how much you'd be saving,  and when you need to complete the travel by. In addition to that, there is a section for the airfare. That's really a one-stop editor's picks!

Check out: http://www.concierge.com/cntraveler/blogs/perrinpost/2009/09/bahamas-cheap-vacations.html

We think those hotels are pretty cool, being that they are the "editor's picks."

Are you ready for a quick getaway?

From tips:

We got an insider tip that Dive Junkie is holding the "High on Nitrogen" giveaway from tomorrow (or may be this evening if you live in the US time zone) The giveaway is held over their Facebook Fan page. All you have to do is become Dive Junkie fan and post a wall comment with "I want to win a Dive Junkie Hamper" or "I want to win Asian Diver Subscription." Isn't that easy???

Here's the blurb that'll be announced:

2. "The High On Nitrogen Giveaway" contest starts on the 08th September and ends on the 30th September 2009 12 midnight, Singapore time.

 

3. Winners will be picked based on a random draw.

4. Winners will be announced on the 2nd October 2009 at the Dive Junkie's Facebook Page and will be contacted via the Facebook messaging system.

5. All prizes will have to be claimed by 11th October 2009.

Sounds good?

If you think your friends will like a Dive Junkie Hamper or an Asian Diver Subscription or simply because you think they should check out Dive Junkie, please help spread the word about "The High On Nitrogen Giveaway" contest  to your friends.

From our (small) inbox:

We got a notification that there was this blog post on Key West, FL. After clicking a few links, we ended up on this website, bestonkeywest.com. There is a Scuba Diving section, and the price listed has supposedly 110% lowest price guarantee.

Check out: http://bestonkeywest.com/scuba-diving.html

From our (small) inbox to FB to..:

We're going to the triple post today because... it's one of our team members' birthday tomorrow!

First post is Dive Photo Guide (http://www.divephotoguide.com). We received a note earlier with notifying that there are ONLY a few spots left for their Walindi Resort, Papua New Guinea trip in October of 2010. As you may know, they are closely working with NYUPS (New York Underwater Photographic Society - http://www.nyups.org) and DPG's expedition trip is one of the reputable ones (and well-known one) in the scuba industry. If you haven't seen the sardine photos by Jason from their previous trip, you missed something.

For more info on their 2010 trip, visit: http://www.divephotoguide.com/underwater-photography-expedition/papua_new_guinea_underwater_photo_video_festival_2010/

Second post is... O'Three. While digging up some links on Facebook, we ran into O'Three, UK based Dive, Surface, and Surf shop. Visiting their online store, we discovered that they are doing some Summer Sale on Oceanic BCD, Viper Fins, Regulator, and V16 split fins.

For more info, visit: http://www.shop.othree.co.uk/saleitems/cat_saleItems.html

Last post of the day, we fly to the beautiful Indonesia. Tasik Ria Resort Spa & Diving, which happened to be one of our fans on Facebook. While checking out their website, we ran into the Price List. (of course...) Their 3-day diving package is very reasonable. And don't forget... the resort looks very nice!!! To convince your non-diver family member(s), you can suggest their spa treatment while you are diving. (hint hint)

Check out: http://www.tasikria.com/

So, which one is your favorite post of the day?

From Our (small) Inbox:

We received a note last night in regards to the Annual Soiree by Iemanya Oceanica, the non-profit foundation dedicated to the conservation of sharks, rays, and their habitats. You may know them as "Adopt-A-Shark" of Adapotashark.com - Adopt a Shark is one of their programs.

This upcoming September 17, 2009, Iemanya Oceanica is hoting an annual soiree at the Skirball Cultural Center in the beautiful City of Angels (Los Angels). (Invitation is on the left.) From 6pm, it starts with Mako Martini Auction to Live Entertainment to honoring of Councilman Ed Reyes for his conservation efforts, the ticket to this soiree starts from $100.

However... we are not going to disappoint you (remember, we find things...) We were able to obtain the promotional code from the Iemanya Oceanica to get $25 off of the ticket!!!

To purchase the ticket(s), go to: https://co.clickandpledge.com/sp/d1/default.aspx?wid=28326
And use the promotional code of "2Sharksfor1" at the Checkout.

Why not help sharks & rays, have fun at the soiree with people who care about them in the City of Angels? The promotion does not last too long and the space is limited.

Also, please take a few minutes of your time to visit:
http://www.iemanya.org/en//index.php
http://www.adoptashark.com/

At DivingList, we care very much about marine and environmental conservations. Please, if you know of anyone who cares about sharks and rays, kindly share the links for this event.

From Random:

Florida Keys History of Diving Museum is celebrating their 3rd birthday (anniversary) this coming September. On September 19, 2009, they are offering 50% off admission fee whole day. Not only that, kids under 12 get in FREE!

According to their website, they will have a birthday cake and blow the candles around 12 noon. Some specials at the Museum Store as well as Museum Tour.

They also offer monthly seminars for those who are interested.

Check out: http://www.divingmuseum.com/

Happy 3rd Birthday, History of Diving Museum!!!

From random search:

Because our Dive T-shirt RunnerUp was pretty popular post, we're doing the similar post. This time, it's all about Win Free Dive Trip (or Dives). The title of the post is linked to the website. Do let us know if you know any other offers available to divers.

• Win a Free Dive in Solitary Islands Marine Park with Jetty Dives- Photo Contest
  Jetty Dives in Australia is running Monthly Dive Photo Contest. The only catch is the photo needs to be a work during their dive boat trip.
• Win a Dive Trip for 2 to Fiji by Dive Zeo and Matava
  Although it is a link to the post on ScubaBoard.com, Dive Zero is offering a Top Point Leader contest. The one that has the most point will win a dive trip for 2 to Fiji!
  Don't forget to check out: http://www.divezero.com
• Northwoods Trash & Treasure Dive
  YMCA of Northwoods and Mobile Divers LLC are hosting Northwoods Trash and Treasure Dive on Sept. 19, 2009 in Lake Metonga, WI. Some of the best prizes include a 6 nights 7 days trip to St. Croix, USVI to Apex Regulators to Suunto Dive Computer to Aqua Lung Sling Shot Fins. 
• Win a Free Dive Trip with Jeanne-II
  Jeanne-II, run by Capt. Bill who is also the president of Eastern Dive Boat Association is offering a Free Dive Trip giveaway when you fill their Registration Form! (Don't worry, they don't spam you.) Scroll down to the bottom for more info.
• Win Free Blackbeard Trip & more
  Offered by the Great American Diving Comany in conjunction with their Back-to-School sale, you have a chance to win a trip with Blackbeard!
• Red Sea Safari Underwater Photo Contest
  If you enter their monthly underwater photo contest and are selected as the photo of the month, you'll be automatically entered in their big prize draw - Free Stay, Transfer and 5 days of Unlimited Diving.
• Discover Dominica Photo Contest - a paid trip to Dominica!
  US Residents only - submit your photo exploring mother nature and win a trip to Dominica for 2!
• Win a Free Trip to Bay Island Beach Resort in Roatan by Texas Clipper
  Submit your photo of incredible marine life, divers, and the graunder of the Texas Clipper beneath the water. Contest detail is on the right side of the page. 

We hope that this can keep you busy for a little while! Good Luck and have a great weekend!

From our (small) inbox:

Good thing that people keep us busy, there are a lot of end of summer deals going on and it's really sad that we cannot keep up to post every single deal that come our way. But we must post this...

Divi Resorts are offering really hot summer special right now. The one in Bonaire offers diving facility and the accommodation starts from $102 per night for a spacious studio unit. What's more, children under 15 will stay free, and if they are younger than 12, they stay free and eat free!

For more info: http://www.ownersperspective.co.uk/sizzling-summer-sales-in-caribbean-offered-by-divi-resorts/

And Divi Resort website: http://www.diviresorts.com/index.html