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THE SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY OF THE BLUE REVOLUTION

    From Worldometer (new  COVID-19 deaths yesterday):


        DAY  USA  WORLD   Brazil    India    South Africa

June     9    1093     4732         1185       246       82
July    22     1205     7128         1293      1120     572
Aug    12     1504     6556        1242        835     130
Sept     9     1208      6222       1136       1168       82
Oct     21     1225      6849         571        703       85
Nov    25      2304    12025        620        518      118
Dec    30      3880    14748       1224       299      465
Jan     14       4142    15512         1151        189       712              
Feb      3       4005    14265       1209       107      398
          25       2414    10578        1582        119      144
Mar     2        1989      9490       1726       110      194
          31       1115      12301        3950       458       58
April   6         906     11787         4211        631       37
May    4         853     13667         3025     3786      59 
         26         607     12348         2399     3842     101
June    1        287     10637         2346      3205      95
            2        514     10984         2394      2899    110
            9        401     10240         2693      2213    120
          16        434       9497         2673      1411      136
          23        326       8704        2343        978    166        
          29        294       7660         1917        816    226

Summary:
  • Looking better for much of the world, except Africa and South America.
    • While South Africa was only #7 in new cases yesterday, with 13,347 (U.S. had 11,427, and is now #9), several other countries are now into four digits.
    • Brazil was #1 in new cases with 64,903, Colombia #3 with 25,880 and Argentina #4 with 24,065.
  • Texas was the state with most new cases at 1,370 and Michigan had the most new deaths with 32.
  • Hawaii had 33 new cases and no new deaths.
  • Vermont had 4 new cases and no new deaths.
  • There is a new cases uptick in parts of the Orient
    • Indonesia 20,467
    • Malaysia  6,437
    • Thailand 4,6662
    • Philippines  4,471
    • With the Summer Olympics a little more than three weeks away, Japan had 952 new cases and 35 new deaths.
    • South Korea  594 new cases and 2 new deaths
    • Taiwan  54 new cases and 8 new deaths
    • China  18 new cases and no new deaths
    • Singapore  10 new cases and no new deaths
Did you know that the U.S.-Canadian border has been closed since March of last year for non-essential travel (meaning no tourists)?  And, this closure has continued, with Prime Minister Justin Trudeau just announcing that it will be closed until at least July 21.  Which does not mean free travel after that.  He insists that 75% of Canadians will need to be vaccinated before he will consider lifting the order.

The following posting comes from Blue Revolution Hawaii of a presentation made at the Le Meridien Hotel in San Francisco during a gathering of the Seasteading Institute:

PREAMBLE:   Floating in space is the International Space Station, a $150 billion adventure which appears to be in the process of being abandoned.  For one percent the cost, say $1.5 billion, the Pacific International Ocean Station is being planned to serve as a grazing plantship powered by OTEC for a global partnership to advance the development of sustainable ocean resources in harmony with the marine environment.  Certainly marine biomass plantations and next generation plantations, but also opportunities for innovative business practices, exciting new living habitats and maybe even a Disney at Sea.






These powerpoint slides are explained in the presentation mentioned above.  On further analysis, it was deemed possible to design, build and operate the technology portion of the Pacific International Ocean Station for $150 million.  The higher initial cost included activities such as Disney-at-Sea and the Blue Revolution Hawaii headquarters to be placed on the current site of the former Hawaiian Electric Company powerplant next to the Aloha Tower complex, which can still be considered.

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