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		<title>Helpful Diamond Ring Suggestions</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Engagements Rings


Don&#8217;t make an engagement ring a birthday or Christmas gift.

First, if on the off chance she was to break up with you and the engagement ring was a birthday or Christmas gift, and then she would be able to keep the ring.
Second, the giving of an engagement ring should be on a special day [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.fathoms.info/2008/09/05/helpful-diamond-ring-suggestions/</link>
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		<title>People Search to Find People Spokeo</title>
		<description><![CDATA[ Spokeo has made a big splash in the people search industry ever since its initial launch. Very rarely has a 5-person company with no professional marketing division received so much press in such a short time. It has been covered in Newsweek, Wall St Journal, ABC TV, and TechCrunch, to name a few sources.
So [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.fathoms.info/2008/09/02/people-search-to-find-people-spokeo/</link>
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		<title>LifePsychic Raises the Bar in Astrology</title>
		<description><![CDATA[ There are many areas of LifePsychic.com that make it stand out from the rest. First, and most important, it is FREE to join. That is for users AND advisors. There are no hidden costs or start up fees. The site only gets paid when the advisors get paid. Bring us to the next point [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.fathoms.info/2008/08/29/lifepsychic-raises-the-bar-in-astrology/</link>
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		<title>On Page Optimization Tasks</title>
		<description><![CDATA[
List of Enhancement Tasks for Existing Pages of a Website
 In the here and now (May 2007) traditional search engine optimization is rather limited on actual optimization tasks. We generally denote these practices as On-page Optimization which constitutes most any enhancement task completed on the current pages of a website domain being optimized.
For the sake [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.fathoms.info/2007/06/02/on-page-optimization-tasks/</link>
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		<title>Shipwrecks: Underwater Multimedia and Video Archive</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Video and multimedia collection of Eco-Nova Productions, a Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada producer for History Television. Features interactive wreck map, discussion bulletin board, online merchandise, student resources, and live feeds from current archaeological project.

Fig 1.2 Shipwreck Central&#8217;s Underwater Video Archive (Click to view)
Eco-Nova Productions dive teams have been traveling the planet searching for and filming [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.fathoms.info/2006/09/25/shipwreck-centrals-underwater-video-archive/</link>
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		<title>Underwater Habitats - Poseidon Resorts</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Luxury accommodations reside at the bottom of the sea by Rennay Craats.
Water resorts are nothing new. Cruise ships carry thousands of people to exotic destinations aboard their luxurious decks. Countless hotels and resorts have been built on the shores of some of the most beautiful beaches in the world. But now travelers can take it [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.fathoms.info/2006/09/25/underwater-habitat-poseidon-resorts/</link>
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		<title>Submarines Towed Array Sonar Systems (and Ships)</title>
		<description><![CDATA[I have always been fascinated by the beamforming abilities of passive acoustics towed systems. Hundreds of proverbial microphones singlarly detecting sounds from a finite direction &#8212; collectively building the big picture for human interpretation.
Originally trained in these system in the Royal Navy, United Kingdom I was equally amazed at how rapidly my peers to visualize [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.fathoms.info/2006/09/25/submarines-towed-array-sonar-systems-and-ships/</link>
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		<title>Submarine Tours - Subsea Vivid Imagination!</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Each year 130 million North American&#8217;s visit aquadic theme parks such as SeaWorld and Marineland plus hundreds of public aquariums. 6 million are certified recreational divers, and in the late srepng and summer month 2 million takes charter cruises for a chance encounter and glimpse at the largest mammals on our watery planet.
Under the ocean&#8217;s [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.fathoms.info/2006/09/25/submarine-tours/</link>
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		<title>Whales: Singers of the Sea - Marine Life</title>
		<description><![CDATA[In submarines I preferred the back-watch (1am - 7am) particularly if dived in deeper waters. As an acoustics specialist with a good appreciation underwater sound interpretation I could easily identify most sounds produced by North Atlantic Ocean marine life with specific fondness to whales.
As both Humpback and Right Whales routinely populate Nova Scotian waters - [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.fathoms.info/2006/09/24/whales-singers-of-the-sea-marine-life/</link>
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		<title>Sable Island: Graveyard of the Atlantic &#038; Marine Archaeology</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Sable Island, approximately 300 km east-south-east of Halifax, Nova Scotia, is a remote offshore sandbar perched on the edge of the Scotian Shelf (the continental shelfÂ south of Nova Scotia in the Atlantic Ocean). Over the past 300 year 400+ ships have become victims to the island shoal where the waters surrounding Sable Island are scattered [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.fathoms.info/2006/09/24/marine-archaeology-around-sable-island/</link>
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		<title>Deep Quest Submersible System</title>
		<description><![CDATA[To demonstrate one manufacturerâ€™s approach to meeting the constraints and requirements of submersible diving, Lockheed Missiles and Space Corporationâ€™s DEEP QUEST system will be examined (Fig. 2.4a). DEEP QUEST is not necessarily the most successful approach, but its 8,000-ft operational depth capability and support systems confront and offer solutions to the majority of problems encountered. [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.fathoms.info/2006/09/24/deep-quest-submersible-system/</link>
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		<title>Support Requirements for Submersibles</title>
		<description><![CDATA[TRANSPORTATION
Weight and size are the factors controlling a submersibleâ€™s transport and, hence, mobility. Land, sea and air transportation are possible; but, for some vehicles, this means dismantling major components. Deployment at the site of embarkation requires lift and possible rail facilities not available at many ports.
SUPPORT PLATFORM
There are few, if any, occasions when a submersible [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.fathoms.info/2006/09/24/support-requirements-for-submersibles/</link>
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		<title>Emergency Procedures for Submersibles</title>
		<description><![CDATA[ENTANGLEMENT
To minimize the fouling potential with foreign objects such as wreckage, cables, or ropes, submersibles should have smooth, streamlined exterior surfaces, and objects extending beyond the fairing should be kept to a minimum. When possible, objects that offer a potential for fouling should be jettisonable.
Power Loss
In the event of a complete electrical power loss, the [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.fathoms.info/2006/09/24/emergency-procedures-for-submersibles/</link>
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		<title>Human Considerations for Submersibles</title>
		<description><![CDATA[RESPIRATION
Oxygen must be supplied, and carbon dioxide must be removed for the duration (6-12hr) of a normal dive and for an extended period in the event of an emergency. Monitoring devices must be included to maintain proper levels and to check for the presence of contaminants. In the event of diver support, storage and supply [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.fathoms.info/2006/09/24/human-considerations-for-submersibles/</link>
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		<title>Manned Submersibles by Busby, Frank R.</title>
		<description><![CDATA[This is the electronic version of Frank R. Busby&#8217;s Manned Submersibles. This work is a tribute to Busby himself and to Douglas R. Farrow, the gentleman that has found &#8220;the lost Busby&#8217;s&#8221;.
T a b l e o f C o n t e n t s
Front cover
Dedication
Foreword
Acknowledgements
Table of Contents
1. INTRODUCTION
Manned Submersibles Defined
A field in Flux
Vehicle [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.fathoms.info/2006/09/24/manned-submersibles-by-busbys-frank-r/</link>
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		<title>Submersibles - Vehicles Performance Requirement</title>
		<description><![CDATA[No one submersible is designed to perform all the underwater tasks that may arise, but there is a commonality of vehicle performance requirements which may be found by analyzing past dives; these requirements are listed below.
VIEWING
Some means for external viewing is required. Viewports (windows) provide the easiest and most reliable solution, but their location and [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.fathoms.info/2006/09/24/vehicle-performance-requirements/</link>
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		<title>Ocean&#8217;s Environmental Constraints</title>
		<description><![CDATA[PRESSURE
A fundamental consideration in the design of any vehicle transporting man or equipment underwater is pressure. Pressure may be resisted, as it is by the submersibleâ€™s hull, or it may be compensated, as is the case with many battery packs, propulsion motors, etc. Once the submersibleâ€™s operating depth has been established, the pressure at that [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.fathoms.info/2006/09/24/environmental-constraints/</link>
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		<title>Design and Operational Considerations of a Submersible</title>
		<description><![CDATA[To accomplish its passenger-carrying and work functions economically, a submersible must be transportable, easily maintainable, and amenable to launch/retrieval from a rolling vessel. A review of submersibles in Chapter 4 reveals the varied approaches to these requirements. No matter what the approach, there are laws of physics and human biology which all successful vehicles must [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.fathoms.info/2006/09/23/submersibles-design-operational-considerations/</link>
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		<title>The &#8220;Manned&#8221; Aspect of Submersibles</title>
		<description><![CDATA[The most significant omission of submersible components in the the following chapters in the human component. The Deep Submersible Pilot Association and the Navy&#8217;s Submarine Development Group One have defined the minimal requirements for an operator or pilot. Chapter 12, herein, tabulates the number and types of operating and support personnel for selected vehicles. Unfortunately, [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.fathoms.info/2006/09/23/manned-aspect-of-submersibles/</link>
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		<title>CIS - Commonwealth of Independent States Ex-Soviet Bloc Submersibles</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Conspicuous by its absence is any discussion of Soviet Bloc submersible design. The reason is quite simple: There is no easy way to authenticate what information is available. Mr. Lee Boylan of Informatics Inc., Rockville, Maryland summarized Soviet-bloc submersible development in a 1969 monograph for the Marine Technology Society Journal (v. 3, n .2) and [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.fathoms.info/2006/09/23/commonwealth-of-independent-states-cis-soviet-bloc-submersibles/</link>
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		<title>Publications of Interest for Manned Submersibles</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Throughout the text reference is made to a variety of books, articles and reports dealing with specific design aspects or operations of submersibles. For the reader who might be interested in only one vehicle or particular components of submersibles, the following books or reports, though referenced later, are noted:
GENERAL LISTINGS AND DESCRIPTIONS OF MANNED SUBMERSIBLES

Terry, [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.fathoms.info/2006/09/23/publications-of-interest-for-manned-submersibles/</link>
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		<title>Manned Submersibles Terminology/Units</title>
		<description><![CDATA[A number of terms herein will probably send the traditional submariner into a deep depression. With over a half century of tradition behind him, the military submariner has a ready-made field of jargon which quite appropriately applies to the military submarine. But, there is no traditional submersible and the jargon which has grown around this [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.fathoms.info/2006/09/23/terminology-units/</link>
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		<title>Vehicle Status for Manned Submersibles</title>
		<description><![CDATA[It would seem to be a relatively simple task to state what a vehicle&#8217;s status is - i.e., it is either operational or not operational. But, in reality, a vehicle&#8217;s status may be quite difficult to define accurately. ALUMINAUT is a typical example. It is now in storage in Florida and has not dived since [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.fathoms.info/2006/09/23/vehicle-status-of-submersibles/</link>
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		<title>Definition of a Manned Submersible</title>
		<description><![CDATA[To limit the scope of this book the following defines a manned submersible: A manned, non-combatant craft capable of independent operations on and under the water&#8217;s surface which has its own propulsion power and a means of direct viewing for the occupants who are embarked within a dry atmosphere.This definition precludes underwater habitants which have [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.fathoms.info/2006/09/23/defining-manned-submersibles/</link>
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		<title>The World of Manned Submersibles (Continued)</title>
		<description><![CDATA[The future of manned submersibles is not beyond a description of vehicles now under construction or about to be built. Not that the future looks dim; on the contrary, it looks fantastic. But it looked fantastic once before and then fell on its face. Predicting or even speculating on the course of future events in [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.fathoms.info/2006/09/23/10/</link>
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		<title>The World of Manned Submersibles</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Some four centuries before the birth of Christ, Aristotle wrote of small &#8220;diving bells&#8221; used by sponge divers who regularly worked at depths of 75 to 100 feet. The bells were inverted bowls weighted down by stones. The divers would stick their heads in them to replenish their air without surfacing. The air in the [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.fathoms.info/2006/09/22/manned-submersibles-introduction/</link>
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		<title>Submersibles</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Submersible - defined as:
A small underwater vessel.
A small submarine that is able to reach the depths of the ocean or that is able to probe inside places that are too small for ordinary vessels.
A submarine vehicle used in oceanographic studies.
A type of underwater vessel with limited mobility, intended to remain in one place during use. [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.fathoms.info/2006/09/22/submersibles/</link>
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