Before I go into seabed minerals, a bit about the Winter Olympics. There will be a lot to see today, for the USA had only two total medals as of yesterday. Here is the current medals standing . We're up to 11. Olympics Medal Leaders Gold Silver Bronze Total Norway Italy United States 7 4 4 2 2 5 4 7 2 13 13 11 For details, go to the official Milano Cortina Winter Games page . First, some background about my experience with seabed mining. My professional career was great, but frustrating in one particular area. To begin, my PhD is in biochemical engineering. I began teaching/researching at the University of Hawaii in 1972. I worked in the U.S. Senate from 1979 to 1982. I returned to the University of Hawaii, and in 1984 became director of the Hawaii Natural Energy Institute. HNEI was co-center with the University of Mississippi as the Department of Interior's Marine Mineral Technology Center, which focused on seabed mining and relate...
I've almost totally ignored topics like Donald Trump, international hotspots and the like for months. So today, a quick look at news of the world. Of course, the most noteworthy is still the 2026 Winter Olympics in Milan, Italy. But I don't want to spoil your TV-watching, so will be mostly circumspect in my reportage. I won't give final results of the day ( and the events today will be over by the time I release this posting ), unless it is so earth-shaking that something has to be said. With that, I can send you to the best location to see what has happened, and what you can anticipate in the future. This is the official site of these Winter Games . While this is bringing you up to date, I will continue to include the official medals tally. If some of you are concerned that your country isn't doing well, there are 12 days left. To segue into the real world, American Olympic athletes are having a hard time being honest about w...