The Lagoon
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| Originally published | January 1897 |
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| Authors | Joseph Conrad |
| Genres | Short Story |
| Published in | The Cornhill Magazine |
| Publication type | Magazine |
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| ID | 1176466 |
About The Lagoon
"The Lagoon" is a short story by Joseph Conrad composed in 1896 and first published in Cornhill Magazine in 1897. The story is about a white man, referred to as "Tuan", who is travelling through an Indonesian rainforest and is forced to stop for the night with a distant Malay friend named Arsat.
Florida professor breaks record for time spent living underwater
... Prof Dituri - who also served in the Navy for 28 years - is teaching his biomedical engineering classes online while he lives in The Lagoon, according to the University of South Florida...
Nigeria election 2023: The battle for Lagos
... On the other side of The Lagoon is a new national rail line connecting Lagos with the city of Ibadan via a stop in Abeokuta, and a landmark bridge now leads to the upmarket Lekki Peninsula, where upwardly mobile young Nigerians in the tech sector live in swanky apartments...
Flooded Venice battles new tidal surge
... Mr Conte said the government would accelerate the Mose project - construction of a hydraulic barrier system to protect The Lagoon from rising sea levels and winter storms...
Venice floods: Italy to declare state of emergency over damage
... He said the government would accelerate the building of structural defences for The Lagoon city, referring specifically to the so-called Mose project - a hydraulic barrier system to shut off The Lagoon in the event of rising sea levels and winter storms...
Venice floods: Italian city hit by highest tide in 50 years
... Two people died on the island of Pellestrina, a thin strip of land that separates The Lagoon from the Adriatic Sea...
Scots tourist's hand and wedding ring found inside shark
... It was found just over four miles (7km) from The Lagoon where the man was last seen...
The 'zombie fungus' and the climbing dead
... Mothers and young in The Lagoon will actively seek contact with people for a head scratch or back rub...
Venice bans large cruise ships from the historic centre
... But conservationists say the government s plans are sufficient to prevent, under water erosion and pollution in The Lagoon of the city...
Florida professor breaks record for time spent living underwater
By Madeline HalpertBBC News
A US researcher has broken the World Record for the longest time spent living underwater without depressurisation.
Joseph Dituri has spent More Than 74 days at the bottom of a 30ft-deep lagoon in Key Largo , Florida.
And he does not have plans to stop yet. On Sunday, He Said he would stay in Jules' Undersea Lodge for at least 100 Days .
" The Curiosity for discovery has led me here, " He Said .
" My goal from Day One has been to inspire generations to come, interview scientists who study life undersea and learn how the Human Body functions in extreme environments, " he added.
The previous World Record for most days spent living underwater at ambient pressure - 73 - was established by two professors in 2014 in the same Key Largo lodge.
Unlike a submarine, The Lodge does not use technology to adjust for the increased underwater pressure.
Prof Dituri - who goes by the nickname Dr Deep Sea - began his journey on 1 March at Jules' Undersea Lodge, a small room that sits at the bottom of a lagoon in the Florida Keys .
It is named after Jules Verne , who wrote the well-known sci-fi book 20,000 Leagues Under The Sea .
For The Project , called Project Neptune 100, the University of South Florida professor is studying how the Human Body reacts to long-term exposure to extreme pressure.
Researchers are studying the 55-year-old's health, as well as the psychological effects of being isolated and confined for so long, by running a series of medical tests.
But his time underwater has not kept him from his professorial duties. Prof Dituri - who also served in the Navy for 28 years - is teaching his Biomedical Engineering classes online while he lives in The Lagoon , according to the University of South Florida .
To keep busy, The Professor wakes up at 05:00 each day to exercise. He stays full by reportedly eating protein-heavy meals such as eggs and salmon that he can keep warm with his microwave.
And while his underwater stay has proven ground-breaking, he is excited to get back to some above-ground activities.
" The Thing that I miss The Most about being on The Surface is literally The Sun , " he told the Associated Press .
Related TopicsSource of news: bbc.com