NR-1 Sinkhole NR-1 Sinkhole The NR-1 Sinkhole is a giant underwater sinkhole located in the Straits of Florida southwest of Key West, Florida. It is found at an approximate depth of of water at the foot of the Pourtales Escarpment, an area of Quaternary sediment. It was discovered in October 1994 during a survey conducted by the American submarine NR-1, a U.S. Navy nuclear research submarine, and is named for the submarine. It was first identified via side-scan sonar and near-bottom echo sounder data, prompting a second survey in May 1995 to confirm the finding. Discovery of the NR-1 Sinkhole prompted scientific
A Marriage Below Zero the first English-language gay-themed novel, and establishes the pattern of gay novels ending in death: especially suicide. Its melodramatic format is closely linked to its author's occupation as a New York drama critic at a time when the primary American theatre form was melodrama. The book met with mixed reviews. An anonymous reviewer in "Bedford's Magazine" described it as ""A saturnalia in which the most monstrous forms of human vice exhibit themselves shamelessly""; while an approving review in the "New York World" described it as ""Absolutely unconventional"". A Marriage Below Zero A Marriage Below Zero is a novel by Alan