OMG - Have you EVER tried to drink from a high-pressure firefighting water hose? That’s how it feels out here on IODP’s JOIDES Resolution, with all the activities and research going on during this magnificent expedition off Vancouver Island — a constant overload of impressions, data, information, and moments of AWE!

The mind-boggle never stops, and so we just share a few pictures of the highlights from the last few daze: A Kite-Flying contest:

But the BIG THING was truly the first deployment of one of three CORKS — with a lot of art work on them, which earns all of us an entry into the Guinness Books of Records

Last, but not least, of course: Some wildlife that we observed after - finally!- the sun came out for THREE full days, was an extra treat for everyone …

See you soon again somewhere else — and stay tuned with us, through this and TheJR.org websites!

Thomas

PS: Photo credits go to Mr. Tim Fulton and Mr. Garrik “G-Man” van Rensburg. Thank You!!!

PS#2: Plus, we had some chances to further promote our awesome & magnificent KANGEN H2O machines while being out here - and certainly not on board, but around the world via the Internet! For more info on our restorative water, please go to our website now ~ Our water is dearly missed out here … only 3 more weeks…

Well - Since we have started to serve scientists from around the world on IODP’s JOIDES Resolution (www.THEJR.org), we have participated in a lot of adventurous tours since last year: From the Equatorial Pacific to New Zealand, and now off Vancouver Island, where a new world is discovered: the secret world of microorganisms, which live somewhere in the deep of our Earth…pressure is not an issue for those critters…

However: This expedition is as exciting as it is different from all previous ones — it feels almost more like a SUMMERCAMP (as one of my dear fellow sailing colleagues coined it the other night…) rather than a typical science expedition:

Not much “Core on Deck” so far, therefore missing a bit the typical shot of adrenalin gushing through your blood, with dirt & hectic swirling all around during every recovery event — instead people on board enjoy “Drawing Classes”, “ROV Building Classes”, “Kite Building Contests”, and what not…

The reason? This expedition is lesser dedicated to pulling things out of the seabed, but rather to put something down there! Brilliant engineers & scientists plan to install long-term laboratory instrumentation on the seafloor, which is now reaching a point of unprecedented perfectionism - not without a price: Many years of tedious work and money has brought scientists like Prof.James Cowen from the University of Hawaii-Manoa & his fellow researchers from around the world to this point of deep earth & ocean science excellence. The time has finally come to dig deep and unearth secrets from our Planet no human being has ever witnessed & observed before…

So: In between these rather fun-enriching Summercamp activities, the true face of this operation re-surfaces: Serious discussions about instruments that require constant attention and further improvement - and gosh - how brilliant some of these people are … - creating new hard & software for existing & future research equipment, endless series of test measurements with diverse probes; acoustic & ultrasonic experiments, osmotic systems & mind-boggling engineering technologies that truly show the amazing geniality of all minds combined on our ship and somewhere else in this universe…in short: very enthusiastic (and kind, too!) co-chief-scientists from CA & Japan, supported by many brilliant minds from all around the world —

And as it always has been the case on the JR: All efforts are buoyed by the expertise and kindness of our friendly, yet professional staff — from catering to top-notch scientists & our first-class drilling crew - and last, but not least: a very skilled & equally capable group of outreach experts, teachers & artists. They actually take the high challenge and explain all of the above to a general audience of people, who never will have a chance to experience JR’s little microcosmos…

So - SUMMERCAMP 2010? Well, talk to us again in a few weeks after toughening through the next 5 weeks of coring and deploying ingenious gadgets into the seabed — instruments that seem to come straight from a science fiction movie!

As always: I am totally blown away what I see & experience out here — somewhere in the middle of the High Seas - be it as videographer, or simply “supportive technician” for certain selected purposes.

Yours in awe ~

Thomas

PS: Look for more info & pictures on our JOIDES BLOG at THEJR.org

PS#2: We’ll be back in Texas in late September, gearing up for the FALL Season with H2OWELLNESS & H2O FITNESS. working with & through our beloved AEROFIT CENTERS in Bryan - YEeeeHAAaaa!

A NEW H2O~FITNESS DVD is available (something for your eye - PROMISE!), and as always, we’ll combine our H2O FITNESS activities with our fabulous KANGEN H2O campaign.

BYTW: Our downhole logging engineer - as seen in the picture above (with Prof.James Cowen) - also LOVES the KANGEN H2O. He got his own machine after our last expedition, first and foremost as a gift for his wife. Now he and his wife both benefit from the amazing properties of our water ~ and that makes us very happy

A message someone from somewhere on this expedition off New Zealand understands:
“….Geseënde Kersfees, Nollaig chridheil, Nadolig llawen, Nollaig shona duit, Hyvää joulua ja onnellista uutta vuotta, Joyeux Noël, ….

….Buon Natale, meri keuriseumaseu mich saehae bok manhi bateusaeyo, meri kurisumasu, Schöni Wienachte, singdaanjit tùnhg sànnìhn faailohk (?…), Froue Weihnåcht’n, Froehliche Weihnachten, A Blythe Yule, Glæd Geol, Cr?ciun fericit ?i (?…), singdaanjit tùnhg sànnìhn faailohk, Meri Kirihimete me nga mihi, Happy Christmas (Zimbabwe), En frehlicher Grischtdaag (Pennsylvania!), Merry Christmas….

… We counted about 22 Nationalities on board of the JOIDES RESOLUTION where ~ just in time before Christmas ~ the amazing drill crew and a team of scientists & techs recovered the last core from the deepest hole ever drilled on one site with one drill bit ~ a pretty incredible & phenomenal success of the IODP program!

Bon Voyage and Happy Holidays!

Thomas Joerg

PS: If you want to know how to stay clean during or detox after the Holidays, please visit our friendly KANGEN-H2O website!

Howdy Y’all ~ We just celebrated THANKSGIVING on the JOIDES RESOLUTION, an American Research Vessel, in service to the international science community (www.JoidesResolution.org) ~ This year’s Tx-Giving Day was one of the most memorable ones in my life!

Photo credits for the picture of a “Shy Albatross” off the coast of New Zealand are gratefully going to Prof. Simon George (Macquarie University, Sydney Australia). Simon, an organic & inorganic chemist, is also an avid bird-watcher, and took this shot while studying the effects of naturally occurring sea level changes, modified by tectonic processes. Sediment records of this expedition cover a time period of the past 15+ million years within the Canterbury Basin region (South Island of New Zealand).

Getting back to “Thanksgiving”: This Holiday is certainly about “Food”, but offers many people also a sincere opportunity to look inside themselves, and to contemplate about the blessings we receive every day.

To me “Thanksgiving 2009″ was very much related to the fact that we unite about 15 to 20 nationalities on board the ship, working on this particular mission of maritime research off the beautiful coast of New Zealand. And besides the actual (fun!) work & top-professionalism we witness every moment out here, the human aspect of this endeavor is truly remarkable!

Get a glimpse of our life on board of the JR and follow our expedition every week on JR’s IODP Expedition 317 website!

With that we are wishing everyone in this beautiful World a Happy Holidaze!

“Middle Earth” & “The Lord of the Rings” are sure alive ~ however in many good & positive ways…and the journey continues…

Practice Peace in Gratitude ~

Thomas Joerg

PS: Thank you Lara (Miles, IODP’s core curator) for the great picture of the baby crocodile in my hands when visiting a wildlife park in Townsville, Australia. This little creature felt sooo incredible…

PS#2: Talking about “Food” & “Health” - of course, we gotta add one comment here…
Living on the JR is something like experiencing the TRIPLE-COMBO OF SUPER-SIZE-ME, with an overload of excellent food ~ an onslaught that hits you every 3 hours, or so (if you are diligent on your “Super-Size Mission” ~ as I am…)

Everything with this is perfect, except that by now I know, for example, what the effects of lesser-quality H2O on our body are (dehydration, acidification of our body tissue & organs, etc.) On board of the vessel we drink “reverse osmosis” H2O, which draws minerals out of your body (which is not a good thing for anybody…), and in addition by now I also know the difference of drinking water that just sits in your stomach like a balloon ~ versus the smooth and silk-like tasting & feeling Kangen-H2O.

After 3-4 weeks without KANGEN-H2O, I notice again more wrinkles on my face again (…OK, you darn narcissist, you can live with that…), and with lesser smoothness of my skin & hair, I feel more itchy-ness on my scalp again ~ which I normally do not have anymore since I have started drinking my KANGEN-H2O at home.

In addition, I notice more issues with my joints & bones (it is physically challenging out here after all), and it definitely bothers me at times more compared to when I drink my KANGEN-H2O at home (I normally work out also when I am at home…) KANGEN-H2O hydrates & lubricates your joints in a near-perfect way, which helps to reduce joint & bone pain.

So, I can only - gratefully! - refer to more information about KANGEN-H2O, and wish you a good sense & judgment to try it out yourself for a while!

Contact us via email at kangen.thomas@yahoo.com should you have any further questions or comments in that regard, and we are also happy to connect you with other very knowledgeable & experienced “Kangen People”.

I simply love watching this video over & over again, as Benna Else from Tulsa/OK explains how “Helping H2O” further improves her splendid & blessed life (it certainly took Benna some time to accept the “Water Truth” in her life ~ now she completely loves it…):

Watch some more videos of KANGEN~H2O Drinkers in Tulsa/OK ~ for example, Connie & Fred Routsen, who talk about severe diabetes, which they both are struggling with, and also some kidney problems (in Fred’s case). Fred tops it off when he talks about his tomatoes that grow so strong after watering them with some “Disposed KANGEN~H2O”, and that you’d think every person who loves gardening needs that KANGEN~H2O for veggies & flowers, for sure…

And Cherrie MAXWELL is talking about how she has greatly benefited from KANGEN~H2O through detox, reducing weight, acquiring more energy and experiencing more benefits. PLUS, she now helps others to feel better, including a colleague with kidney stones.

When you listen to 11-year young Ali and her Mom Dawn, one wonders what else they can come up with to surprise you…some of their very powerful stories about conquering “Psoriasis”, Irritable Bowel Syndrom (IBS), and several other severe health ailments seem to be rather unbelievable. And yet: They ARE feeling & doing so much better in their daily lives ~ and that alone counts…

Last, but not least, watch Lonnie Larson, talking about his KANGEN~H2O experience after a severe car accident, and also how his heavily diabetic brother lost 80 pounds in weight (instead of his job, as he was threatened by his employer…)

These are not just all “Accidents”, or events simply drawn from “Belief” (however strong of a component “Belief” in self-healing plays…) ~ these “Stories” are truly manifesting themselves due to fact that “Prevention” is often better than “Cure” ~ and in this case through the concept of drinking enough of the right H2O…

Learn more about KANGEN-H2O at: http://KangenThomasJoerg.YourBodyIsWater.org, and then simply try it out!

We give our KANGEN~H2O away FOR FREE! The only thing we do, is to encourage you to drink that KANGEN~H2O, and then simply let your body tell you its own “Water Truth” story!

Are you ready to experience your own KANGEN~H2O Truth? Call us at 808.778.3459, and we make it happen for you!

Thomas

PS: To learn more about KANGEN~H2O, visit out new KANGEN~H2O website at:
http://KangenThomasJoerg.YourBodyIsWater.org