In reply to Jed Rothwell's message of Sun, 26 Oct 2008 16:21:26 -0400: Hi, [snip] >We believe that the federal government should allocate between five >and $10 million a year to this research. Many qualified fellow >researchers would like to perform cold fusion research, but they have >not been funded. [snip] When you specify an amount, you run the risk of creating an artificial ceiling that you may come to regret. OTOH if you don't specify an amount you run the risk of getting too little.
Perhaps you could just say that at least "x number" of researchers should be supported? Also, it may not hurt to remind that the review panel said that some research should be supported. Regards, Robin van Spaandonk <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>