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Paradoxically, forcing submersible design into the competitive marketplace may prove to be a boon to underwater research. A new version of Shinkai 6500 would cost perhaps $100 million and require a new surface ship as well. Says Hawkes, who designed Deep Flight and will put it through its initial paces: "That's so expensive that they'll only build one, which means it could only be in one place at a time." Deep Flight, he says, could cut through this impasse. "If we're successful, it will show that we can access the bottom of the ocean in vehicles costing...
Over the past quarter-century, NEA seed money has been a boon and a blessing to America's myriad cultural outlets. It is easy to think of scores, and possible to find hundreds, of museum exhibitions, dance and drama projects, concerts and arts- education programs of real cultural value that would not have had private underwriting without the spur of public money. Corporations need reassurance and are reluctant to disgorge without...
...entryway system has its ups and downs. The rooms are more likely to be private and quiet, a boon if you're into a sedentary lifestyle. ON the other hand, casual dropin visits to anyone above the third floor are bound to seem a little contrived. Some find the entryway setup picturesque and charming. Others are less gracious, grumbling that a social life determined by stairwell is both tiring and stifling...
...reinforces the weakened area, can be positioned in the aorta through a thin tube inserted into the groin area and guided up to the chest. If proven as effective as the surgery, the device, currently being tested on 150 patients in a four-year program, could be a major boon. "Any time you can avoid major surgery, you're better off," says TIME health reporter Janice Castro...
...boon of URLs is that they are linked to Web hypertext. But graphics and sounds are not the only objects that have URLs. Entire Web sites can be located by using URLs. It is through such URLs that any one Web page can include links to any number of other Web pages, thus creating a "world-wide...