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Dear Fellow Diver;
I know this is late and I am truly sorry. What an exciting month it=01,s be= en! First, if you weren=01,t at Total Submersion, you missed out on something g= reat!=20 I know I bought my share of drinks at My Bar at Sunset House in Grand=20 Cayman. It was great meeting so many of you down there. We had almost one= =20 hundred people in only our first year! I would like to thank the staff of= =20 Sunset House, Comfort Suites, and Treasure Island Resort, as well as the=20 great team from Sport Diver magazine, and of course our team from PADI and= =20 PADI Travel Network for making Total Submersion event a great success. The= =20 weather was wonderful, the diving was incredible, the seminars were well=20 received, and everyone had a fantastic time. But, you ain=01,t seen nothin= g=20 yet. Stay tuned to see what we come up with for next year!=20 http://www.sportdiver.com/totalsub.htm We are very proud of the recent recognition PADI received from the Maritime= =20 Division of the Friends of War Memorials with regards to the recent change = in=20 one of our Mission Statements Goals. We are spreading the word to our=20 network of professionals and retailers and resorts to be respectful of wrec= ks=20 and the remains found on many wrecks around the world. Reverend Andrew=20 Phillips from the Maritime Division in the United Kingdom acknowledged our= =20 awareness campaign in an article in the UK Sport Diver magazine and in the= =20 House of Commons in England. I can=01,t tell you how many offers we=01,ve rejected to include advertisin= g=20 materials or to even =01&rent=018 this email list. Your faith in us not to = do this=20 has resulted in a =01&remove=018 or =01&unsubscribe=018 rate that is practi= cally not=20 measurable. In fact, it=01,s less than one thousandth of one percent monthl= y! After some soul searching, I feel that a few of these offers are so good th= at=20 they would be of interest to you and contribute to my goal of keeping you= =20 active in diving. So, I=01,m going to try this for a while by including no= more=20 than one promo item per month, clearly labeled as The Product of the Month.= =20 And, you have my promise that you=01,ll only see the best of the best or yo= u won=01, t see anything at all. I know a few of you will find this a bit mercenary, = as=20 I have always tried to keep the commercialism to a minimum. If I get carri= ed=20 away, don=01,t hesitate to let me know. Thanks to all of you who responded to the requested feedback about the=20 Adventures In Diving Program. Here=01,s what just a few of you had to say: Hello, I just completed my advanced open water course, and I loved it. I g= o=20 through Advanced Aquatic in St. Clair Shores, Michigan and our instructor i= s=20 Mark Kistner. He is great, he really motivates you. For my deep dive, he= =20 suggested that I go up to the straights of Mackinaw, and that there was a= =20 group going in 2 weeks. Kathy from Roseville, MI We did our course through the Waikato Dive Centre and really enjoyed it. I= 'm=20 hoping to get my photos from my photography specialty tomorrow and hope the= y=20 turn out. Thanks PADI. Vicki from New Zealand I've recently completed AOW as well as the photography, deep, wreck, and=20 naturalist specialties. Being a relatively new diver (OW certified last=20 spring) I've found that the AOW class and the specialties offer a great=20 opportunity to expand my skills. Ron from Seattle, WA Kathy, Vicki, Ron and about 200 other PADI Divers received a new Cordura Lo= g=20 Binder for helping us with that feedback. Thank you all and stay tuned for= =20 more Dear Fellow Diver surveys. One of our corporate partners, ZuluSports.com, just put the finishing touch= es=20 on their extreme activity brand-new Gear section. You'll find product specs= ,=20 professional and user reviews, dealer information and purchasing options, a= ll=20 with a whole new look and feel. ZuluSports helps you research gear for your= =20 favorite sports, and when you're ready to make a purchase, they point you t= o=20 retailers near you. They might be one of your best sources for objective= =20 reviews, buying tips, and more. You'll never find an easier way to make up= =20 your mind about which extreme gear to buy. Click here to see what they've= =20 done. http://www.zulusports.com. OK, you have all been very patient waiting to find out who is going to Las= =20 Vegas. We received more than 2,000 entries and the winner is Mr. Doug Cla= rk=20 from Royal Oak, Michigan,. He and a guest will travel from Detroit to Las= =20 Vegas and have three days of fun and at least one great dive in Lake Mead o= n=20 me! We will keep you informed of when he will be going and the details.=20 Thanks to all of you who sent entries and keep your eyes open for more in t= he=20 future. And speaking of travel, for the best dive travel offerings, I recommend you= =20 subscribe to the PTN Electronic Newsletter at http://www.padi.com/ptn/ I know this edition is the longest yet. I=01,ll try to do better next month= . =20 Now get a friend, and go diving. Till next Month Brian P. Cronin Senior Vice President Business Development and International Business
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