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	STOP VOTING! We've got a new name, a new website, a new ethos and a new pencil. Well, not the ethos. And it's just Ed that has a new pencil (HB, no eraser). Observe Rob's Blog for details coming very soon, but fear not, it'll still be the same happy mixture of good and evil. But on a national scale. Oh yes...
To Catch A Shark OK, the idea of fishing for shark to us divers, seems to be wrong, evil and 'NO' we all scream together. It doesn't matter if the shark gets put back alive into the water.... Read more		WIN A CANVAS! Send us your underwater pics and win a printed canvas from Ocean Visions.
	The Dos and Don'ts of Sharm: Day Boating Read more
Best Dive Worst Dive Trevor Norton The southern Arabian coast is one of the least studied in the world. I was invited to assess the marine resources of the Peoples Democratic Republic of Yemen... Read more
	Highlights From The Archive: Issue 7 - Letters Issue 8 - Bubble Free Guide to Rebreathers Issue 4 - Diving Dentist
Cooking the Catch: Scallops in Shells Andrew Maxwell Scallops Roasted in their Shells with Wild Flowers, plus the Axis of Evil... Read more		Send us your diving dilemmas, teeth traumas and random rants and we'll get dive guru PV Toomer (left) or dive dentist Celehte Fortuin (right) to soothe your querulous nature.
Latest entry from Rob's Blog:
9th February 2010 I've been busily working away on the shiny new site for the brand new mag: Tanked Up or How I Learned To Stop Worrying and Love the Fact that LDM goes national, so there's been little blogation happening here recently, which I sincerely think you should just get over and move on with your lives. January was rubbish anyway. The highlight, as I'm sure you'll all agree, was this dessicated scorpion, which didn't even kill anyone. February, though, is already a vast improvement and has already seen our first dive on the HMAS Canberra, which really is the stuff of legend. Albeit, a very recent legend, since it was only scuttled in October. My brother uses the word "scuttled" as a euphemism for "had sex with", but I mean "sunk". Well, that dive will be the subject of the Tanked Up Launch Blog. I know you're excited. I can smell the wee. Oh, that's me. Fear not though, the new site, like the new mag, is essentially the same but betterer. And national. Actually, gonads to it, it's global, I've just decided. Intergalactic, actually, should any citizens of Alpha Centauri feel inclined to pop over and grab a copy. So, until then, I'd just like to leave you with this little tale: A few days ago, we were summoned to our doorstep by some junior Christians who were conducting a survey in the very earnest way that you would expect. Luckily, Marina volunteered to respond to their quizling natures, whilst I hid in the spare room and tried not to listen. I could't help overhearing though (I had a glass to the door: unnecessary, really, since it was open, but I think it helped to unsettle the kids since they could see me). Here then, was the highlight: Junior JC Fan: Question 3. Do you think that Jesus was the son of God, a great leader, a prophet, or something else? Marina: I think he was the son of God. Junior JC Fan: Question 4. Do you believe in God? Marina: No. Rob
A message from Ed Change is afoot. You can smell it in the air. A new Government is perhaps poised to end the humdrum years of Labour. The Lisbon Treaty will go through, without so much as a peep from the UK, so we can welcome in the future an EU army, President Tone of Blairfordshire and European regs. That's what pisses me off. Just what is a European Regulator? My British ones are just fine. Well almost. They have blown up on me a couple of times and it's like breathing through a soggy sponge when the water temperature is low. But they are British and I am proud of them. So, in light of the worldwide changes going on, we, at this fine magazine, have decided to jump on the band-wagon as well. WE'RE GOING TO CHANGE OUR NAME FOR THE NEXT ISSUE. And we want you to decide which name is the best. You can vote on this very page. Don't worry, it will contain the same levels of juvenile humour (from Rob), erudite letters (from you) and awesome diving tales from our contributors. If you want to be part of this brave new direction, then please send in your diving photos, club night shots and anything else you think we should print. This issue sees our photo love go to distant shores, as well as our guide to how to survive Sharm day boating. There are hot new recipes as well as our hot dentist, Celehte. Read on then dear diver and don't forget to check the site to be part of our new future. And like the Sun changes political direction according to whom is the most photogenic leader... Vote UKIP I say, it sounds like kipper, which is more fishy than Tory or Labour. Ed And so: Upload your Club Night photos and the good photographs you've taken in the deep. Even take a step on your journalistic career and write up your last dive trip. Whatever sort of diver you are, from a violent sociopath like Tyson the triggerfish to a sexually-retarded instructor like Brad, enjoy this website and get hold of a copy of London Diver Magazine.
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