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...breath is already fogging the bubble dome. Jacobson has been through the safety instructions: "To come to the surface turn the green knob by your right side to let compressed air drive the water out of your variable ballast tank." The bay is less than 20 ft. deep here. S 250 is insured by Lloyd's of London and her seaworthiness has been approved by the U.S. Bureau of Standards. But the student now finds himself plaintively inquiring, over the tiny walkie-talkie set: "Even if I'm submerged, can I still loosen the bubble and swim free...
...symptoms of withdrawal are classic and immediately recognizable to some 60 million football addicts. First, an uncontrollable twitching of the hand, which has no television knob to turn. Next, an irrepressible urge to curse, usually at the two-minute intervals during which, normally, passes would be dropped, quarterbacks sacked, or egregiously erroneous calls made by officials. Milder side effects include the opening of phantom beer cans and hurriedly placed phone calls to bookies for a nonexistent point spread. After a six-month diet of football, the American public must shake a national habit, and the transition is not easy...
Sina originally designed these works so observers could affect the changing patterns by turning a knob on the piece, but, unfortunately, in this exhibit the works have been computerized to show the maximum number of possible patterns...
Before he retired, Hoy married a deaf mute named Anna Maria, who taught at a school for the deaf in Cincinnati. His teammates were intrigued by the couple's unusual doorbell. The caller pulled a knob which released a lead ball on the floor. The Hoys heard the vibrations through their feet and knew someone was at the door...
...will be remembered as the long hot summer of the TV tube. From the Bicentennial blitz to the last flicker of the Republican Convention, the OFF knob will never get a chance. Midway through this sizzling season is the sports fan's ultimate midsummer's dream: 74 hours of Olympian extravaganza...