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After last week's romantic (?) proposal, Love & Hip Hop resumed with some slight back story behind Jim Jones' decision to head to Miami. There is a video montage of the pair from season one intermixed with Jim preparing to pop the question.
As he waxes poetic in the background about what it means to have Chrissy as a lady and confidante, why she is perfect for him, and what all they've been through, we watch him shower (he totes has a body under those baggy clothes!), profess his love for Chrissy in the steamy mirror and contemplate choosing the perfect ring. Oh VH1, how
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Introduction to Photodynamic Therapy (PDT)
Photodynamic therapy (PDT) is a treatment that uses light to damage malignant or abnormal tissues. PDT is used to provide relief of obstruction caused by esophageal cancer or non-small-cell lung cancer (NSCLC); treatment of microinvasive endobronchial NSCLC in patients not recommended for surgery or radiotherapy; treatment of Barrett's Esophagus and high grade dysplasia; actinic keratosis; and age-related macular degeneration.
PDT requires a light source, such as a laser, combined with a drug that makes the tissues light-sensitive, which is known as a "photosensitizer." When the light and photosensitizer are combined, oxygen-free radicals that are able to destroy cancer cells are released. Photosensitizers are taken up in greater amounts by cancer cells compared to normal cells.
A photosensitizing drug is given to the patient orally, by an intravenous (IV) line, or topically (specifically to treat skin lesions) a few hours to days prior to the light exposure, but the drug is not activated until it is exposed to a particular wavelength of light. When the light is directed at the area of the cancer, the photosensitizer is activated and the cancer cells are destroyed. This wavelength determines how far the light can travel into the body. Typically, the depth of penetration is on the order of millimeters. Therefore, PDT is generally not used to treat large tumors, because the light cannot reach the necessary depth to treat those tumors. Different photosensitizers are activated by different wavelengths of light; therefore, depending on the area of the body to be treated, there are different photosensitizing drugs and different wavelengths of light that can be used.
How does PDT work?
PDT is a multistep treatment process. First, the photosensitizer is administered to the patient. The drug takes a certain amount of time to be absorbed by the body; exactly how much time is needed is dependent on the type of photosensitizer that is used, but typically takes a few days. The drug gets absorbed by cells all over the body, however, it stays in cancer cells longer than normal cells. Second, the physician directs a laser light source at the cancer cells. In the case of esophageal and bronchial lesions, this is done using an endoscope or bronchoscope. The amount of time that the laser is used will vary from patient to patient, according to the amount of disease present. In the presence of light from the laser, the photosensitizer will act on and damage the cancer cells. Since the photosensitizing drug is retained longer in the cancer cells, the cancer cells sustain more damage than the healthy cells that have already cleared the drug.
In PDT, cell death occurs through multiple mechanisms. There can be direct damage to cells via interaction between oxygen and the cancer cells. There are also indirect effects, including damage to blood vessels that supply the tumor, both during the treatment and after the treatment is over. Damage to the tumor blood supply during or after PDT will deprive tumor cells of oxygen/nutrients, thereby enhancing responses. Finally, PDT also stimulates the host immune system to attack the cancer cells.
How PDT is used?
PDT may often be done as an outpatient procedure, depending on the site that is to be treated. PDT may also be repeated and may be combined with other treatments, such as surgery, radiation, or chemotherapy.
Researchers are currently studying ways to improve PDT. In addition to more widespread uses of PDT to treat early stage or pre-invasive skin, lung, and esophageal cancers, studies are evaluating the use of PDT for cancers of the brain, skin, prostate, head and neck, cervix, ovaries, liver, anus, and the pleural and peritoneal cavities. Photosensitizers with fewer side effects or improved depth of penetration are in development. Researchers are also investigating ways to improve the delivery of the light.
What are the side effects of PDT?
Photosensitizers make the body sensitive to light. The period of time over which a patient is sensitive, and therefore should avoid light exposure, varies according to the type of photosensitizer used, but can last up to 6 weeks after treatment. Patients are given light precautions, including avoidance of direct sunlight and bright indoor light for the period of sensitivity. If light precautions are not followed, there is the possibility of sustaining burns, swelling, and pain. Other side effects of PDT are related to the area that is treated and can include coughing, trouble swallowing, stomach pain, painful breathing, local swelling, and/or shortness of breath.
Agostinis P, Berg K, Cengel KA, Foster TH, et al. Photodynamic therapy of cancer: An update. CA Cancer J Clin. 2011;61(4):250-81. Epub 2011 May 26.
Cengel KA, Glatstein E, Hahn SM. Intraperitoneal photodynamic therapy. Cancer Treat Res. 2007;134:493-514.
Simone CB 2nd, Cengel KA. Photodynamic therapy for lung cancer and malignant pleural mesothelioma. Semin Oncol. 2014;41(6):820-30.
Friedberg JS, Mick R, Culligan M, Stevenson J, et al. Photodynamic therapy and the evolution of a lung-sparing surgical treatment for mesothelioma. Ann Thorac Surg. 2011;91(6):1738-45.
Quon H, Simone CB 2nd, Cengel KA, Finlay JC, Zhu TC, Busch TM. Photodynamic Therapy in the Management of Cancer. In Perez and Brady's Principles of Practice of Radiation Oncology, 6th Edition. Ed. Halperin EC, Wazer DE, Perez CA, Brady LW. Philadelphia, PA, Lippincott Williams & Wilkins, 2013, pp 539-551.
Tobias J and Hochauser D. Cancer and its management. 6th edition. 2010. Blackwell Scientific Publications.

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"On the normal setting, DMC4 isn't anywhere near as difficult as the previous game, but it's still challenging enough to entertain long-time fans of the series. On the easy setting, enemies still put up some resistance, but the battles are quite forgiving. The game offers just the right amount of challenge on both settings, yet deftly avoids becoming frustrating, making this a game that's enjoyable regardless of how skilled you are."
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At ISOTX we worked on the free-to-play title March of War. A turn-based strategy game for PC and tablets. It is based on a World War 2 theme with a twist towards over engineering and diesel punk hardware.
Besides modeling units and props. I have spent a lot of time fixing the art style where possible, giving all units a massive overhaul to make sure they fit in their faction style, recreating old assets, cleaning up source files, help resolve art bugs, managing documents like art workflows and outsourcing docs, help the mapping team with all their art needs and advising other teams or projects where possible. In general, when it came to anything that had to do with art, I was involved. – Created in 2013.
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Barska, a leading manufacturer of binoculars, telescopes, and sport optics products has improved its selection of large astronomy binoculars with the introduction of a new line of zoom binoculars designed for long distance, high magnification viewing of astronomical and celestial objects.
Many great advantages come with using a pair of astronomy binoculars as apposed to a traditional telescope such as comfort and ease of use. Further, using a telescope with a single light path for astronomy results in a flat image with no depth of field whereas a high powered zoom binocular provides a stereo 3-D view of an object which provides the user a much more in-depth and profound view. Typically binoculars don't have as high of magnification or "power" that a telescope may have, resulting in a distant view of an object in the sky. Barska's new high power zoom binoculars allow the user to increase the magnification of an image from a stand distant view to a close-up detailed view effortlessly.
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Fairytale Estate in Incline Village, Nev.
Known as the Castle on Lake Tahoe, this storybook-worthy chateau is surrounded by mature pines, flowering shrubs, a freshwater trout creek and a pond with trickling waterfalls.
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Whimsical sculptures of deer and other woodland creatures dot the 1.7-acre property.
Gated Entrance
This elaborately gated entryway opens onto a curving drive that frames the picturesque, 9,000-square-foot estate.
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Arches, turrets and peaked roofs – this fairytale mansion is just waiting for its prince or princess.
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Outdoor Seating
Intimate seating areas adjoin the lushly landscaped paths.
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Pink roses and vibrant petunias colorfully outline the pond, with its frolicking dolphin statues.
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Get away from the daily grind on this luxurious patio with a private view of Lake Tahoe.
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Boiserie wainscoting, a scrolled fireplace and an ornately decorated tray ceiling give this living room Rococo flavor.
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Block-panel beams and wooden paneling give this kitchen and morning room the cozy feel of a huntsman's lodge.
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This feminine bedroom gets a dose of drama from the striking Lake Tahoe view.
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I am no expert in the field. I hope the question is suitable for MO.
I once followed a quantum mechanics course aimed at mathematicians. Instead of the usual motivations coming from experiment at the turn of the 19th century, the following argument (more or less) was given to show that the QM formalism is in some sense unavoidable.
When one does physics, he is interested in measuring some quantity on a given state of the universe. The quantity (say the speed of a particle) is defined experimentally by the tool used to do the measure. We define such an instrument, with a given measure unit, an observable. So for every state and every observable we get a real number.
We can now define a sum and a product of observables. These are obtained by performing the two measures and then adding or multiplying their values. Similarly we can define scalar multiplication. These operations are then associative, but there is no reason why they should be commutative, since performing the first measure can (and indeed does) change the state of the universe. For some reason I cannot understand, anyway, addition is assumed commutative. I also see no reason why multiplication should distribute over addition. We can now also consider observables with complex values, by linearity.
At this point observables form an $\mathbb{R}$-algebra. We intoduce a norm it as follows. The norm of an observable is the sup of the absolute values of the quantities which can be measured. Every instrument will have a limited scale, so this is a real number. By definition this is a norm. Moreover it satisfies $\|A B \| \leq \|A\| \| B \|$. We can now formally take the completion of our algebra and obtain a Banach algebra.
Finally we define an involution * on our algebra by complex conjugation of observables. This yields a Banach * -algebra, and the third assumption which is mysterious to me is that the $C^*$ identity holds.
Finally we can use the Gelfand-Naimark theorem to represent the given algebra as an algebra of operators on a Hilbert space. If this turns out to be separable, it is isomorphic to $L^2(\mathbb{R}^3)$ and we recover the classical Schrodinger formalism.
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In this approach I see three deductions which seems arbitrary: addition is commutative, multiplication is distributive and the $C^*$ identity holds. Is there any kind of hand-waving which can jusify these? In particular
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Dr. Graboys Book Signing
Vicki and Tom Graboys, M.D., and Cathy Flanagan, LBD support group facilitator.
A Walk to Remember
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LBD on The Early Show
(L to R) Dave Price, The Early Show weatherman, Norma Loeb, NYC LBD support group facilitator, Hennie Friedman,Jennifer Brookman, Diana Suarez, Philip M. Gardiner, Angela Taylor, LBDA.
LBD on Today
(L to R) Meredith Vieira, Jennifer Brookman, Norma Loeb, Angela Taylor, Marta Mooney.
LBD Information Display at the Chardon Public Library
Chardon, OH by Carol Spence Tuttle.
Marta and Sean Mooney help raise LBD awareness at the Today show in NYC.
Victoria Ruff is ready to hand out flyers on LBD during her LBD awareness walk in Cambridge, MA.
Artwork to Remember
Art therapy workshop for LBD caregivers.
LBD Lecture with Stephen Gomperts, M.D., of Mass. General Hospital
Pancake Breakfast
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The chief executive of Tesla Motors said he is in talks with Google and may add driverless technology to its vehicles.
Elon Musk, 41, said that cars that can drive themselves is the next logical step in car evolution, according to Bloomberg News.
"I like the word autopilot more than I like the word self- driving," Musk told Bloomberg. "Self-driving sounds like it's going to do something you don't want it to do. Autopilot is a good thing to have in planes, and we should have it in cars."
Perhaps Musk has a direct line to Google because both Google founders Larry Page and Sergey Brin invested in Tesla prior to its initial public offering in 2010. Google expects the driverless car technology to be released within five years. However, Musk wants costs to come down because currently the Model S sedan has a $69,900 base price and his goal is to sell it for $30,000 in "a few years."
Google declined to comment.
"I think Tesla will most likely develop its own autopilot system for the car, as I think it should be camera-based, not Lidar-based," Musk said an e-mail to Bloomberg. "However, it is also possible that we do something jointly with Google."
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How to Have a Lumberjack Competition With Your Kids
Have your kids ever heard stories of lumberjacks like Paul Bunyan?
Want to create some unique backyard fun for your family?
Create a family lumberjack competition.
It's simple to set up and gets everyone outside for some friendly competition. Not only are the activities fun, but you'll also learn about a fascinating industry with deep historical roots.
In this article I'll explain how to put together kid-friendly versions of real competitive events from actual lumberjack competitions.
Why a Lumberjack Competition?
A lumberjack competition is a great opportunity to combine the cerebral with the physical! You'll get your kids outdoors for an adventure that's part obstacle course, part relay race, part target practice and all fun! Plus, you'll be able to sneak in a fascinating history and social sciences lesson about this tradition.
Lumberjacks and lumberjills, or loggers as they're referred to today, are people who cut down trees to harvest lumber. Your family won't be cutting down any trees. Instead, you'll participate in fun games that simulate some of the skills used in logging.
It's easy to create your own competition, using materials found at home or any big-box store.


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TV viewers have become fascinated by cable's backwoods boys.
From bayou gator grabbers on History's "Swamp People" to the folksy unpretentious millionaire family on A&E's "Duck Dynasty," these real-life characters have captured a wide audience with their down-home ways. The shows, which include Animal Planet's "Hillbilly Handfishin'," History's "Cajun Pawn Stars" and A&E's "Billy the Exterminator," have become big business for cable.
Twitter went into overdrive May 14 when Mitchell Guist, one of the stars of "Swamp People," suddenly passed away. For that week, the series snagged a whopping 4.1 million viewers.
Unlike other reality series, such as "Jersey Shore" and the Kardashian franchise, these shows largely avoid train-wreck relationships. Instead, the emphasis is on family, morals and fun — not necessarily in that order. And despite the fact that the National Enquirer or OK magazine aren't writing about the swamps of the South, ratings for these shows are often higher than anything on the more celebrity-favored nets Bravo and E!
In addition, these shows don't need critical approval for auds to tune in.
"There are just too many screeners, and you tend to go for the things that will pop," says Philadelphia Daily News TV critic Ellen Gray about the lack of coverage. "These are shows viewers can love even if a critic didn't tell them to."
But Max Dawson, a professor of film and television at Northwestern U., thinks these shows are worth watching and analyzing.
"They are like those enjoyable sitcoms of the '60s, like 'The Beverly Hillbillies,' but are being enacted not by professional performers but real-life people," Dawson says. "They are warm and funny, but every bit as savvy as the Kardashians."
"Duck Dynasty" revolves around the antics of the Louisiana-based Robertson clan who have become wealthy with their duck calls. The half-hour offers plenty of chicken-soup advice ("If you are too busy to fish, you are too busy," says brother Jace) and crazy escapades, including a honey hunt that ends badly for most of the Robertsons until patriarch Phil shows them the right way.
Judging from the strong ratings, viewers are fascinated not only with the casts, but also with a part of the country that is unfamiliar to most.
"They show a way of life and rich culture we would never ordinarily see portrayed on television," Dawson says. "You see how they interact with the environment."
For those who think these shows might be exploitive, New Orleans Times-Picayune TV critic Dave Walker allays those fears.
"Louisiana breeds characters who are unselfconscious about their lives and always on the alert for visitors with loose money," Walker says.
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Venera 4 left Baikonur Cosmodrome in the central Soviet Union early in the morning of 12 June 1967. The first two stages of its three-stage Molniya-M launch vehicle placed the 1106-kilogram automated spacecraft into a 173-by-212-kilometer parking orbit about the Earth, then the launcher's third stage boosted Venera 4 out of orbit onto a fast path Sunward toward the cloudy planet Venus.
Two days later, after launch on a Atlas-Agena D rocket from the Eastern Test Range-12 launch pad at Cape Kennedy, Florida, 244.8-kilogram Mariner 5 followed Venera 4 toward Venus. Mariner 5 had been built as the backup for Mariner IV, which flew successfully past Mars in July 1965. Hardware modifications for its new mission included a reflective solar shield, smaller solar panels, and deletion of the visual-spectrum TV system in favor of instruments better suited to exploring Venus's hidden surface.
When Mariner 5 and Venera 4 left Earth, the nature of Venus's surface was only beginning to be understood. Though the Mariner II Venus flyby (14 December 1962) had measured a surface temperature of at least 800° Fahrenheit (F) over the entire planet, some planetary scientists still held out hope for surface water. They believed that Venus's atmosphere was made up mostly of nitrogen, with traces of oxygen and water vapor. They supposed that, even if Venus was in general hotter than Earth, its polar regions had to be cooler than its equator and mid-latitudes; perhaps cool enough for Venusian life. They also suggested that life might float high above Venus's surface in cool moist cloud layers.
Venera 4 reached Venus on a collision course on 18 October 1967. Shortly before entering the atmosphere at a blazing speed of 10.7 kilometers per second, it split into a bus spacecraft and a one-meter-wide, cauldron-shaped atmosphere-entry capsule. Both parts had been sterilized to prevent contamination of Venus with Earth microbes, and the capsule was designed to float if it splashed down in water.
Radio signals from Venus ceased suddenly as the bus was destroyed as planned high in the Venusian atmosphere; then, after a brief pause, signals from the capsule reached Earth-based antennas in the Soviet Union. After its steep atmosphere entry, during which it experienced a deceleration of 350 Earth gravities, the capsule lowered on a single parachute for 94 minutes. It transmitted data on atmospheric composition, pressure, and temperature as it fell toward the surface. Twenty-five kilometers above Venus, at a pressure 20 times greater than Earth sea-level pressure and a temperature of more than 500° F, transmission abruptly ceased. Venera 4 confirmed that Venus's atmosphere is more than 90% carbon dioxide.
Mariner 5 flew by Venus the next day at a distance of 4100 kilometers. For nearly 16 hours it performed an automatic encounter sequence and stored data it collected on its tape recorder. On 20 Oct, it began to play back data to Earth. The U.S. spacecraft found no radiation belts; this was hardly surprising, since it also found a magnetic field only 1% as strong as Earth's.
As it flew behind Venus, Mariner 5 sent and received a steady stream of radio signals. The signals faded rapidly as they passed through the dense Venusian atmosphere, yielding temperature and pressure profiles before they were cut off by the solid body of the planet. Mariner 5 revealed that Venus's atmosphere at its surface has a temperature of almost 1000° F and a pressure 75 to 100 times greater than Earth's.
As Venera 4 and Mariner 5 explored Venus, D. Cassidy, C. Davis, and M. Skeer, engineers at Bellcomm, NASA's Washington, DC-based planning contractor, put the finishing touches on a report for NASA's Office of Manned Space Flight. In it, they described automated Venus probes meant to be released from piloted Venus/Mars flyby spacecraft. They based their plans on a sequence of piloted Mars/Venus flyby missions outlined in the October 1966 report of NASA's Planetary Joint Action Group (JAG).
In the Planetary JAG's plan, NASA's piloted flyby program would begin with a Mars flyby mission in 1975. The second mission in the program, the 1977 Triple Planet Flyby, would depart Earth in Feb. 1977, almost a decade after Venera 4 and Mariner 5. It would zip past Venus in June 1977, pass Mars in Dec. 1977, explore Venus again in August 1978, and return to Earth in December 1978. The third and final Planetary JAG piloted flyby mission, the 1978 Dual Planet Flyby, would leave Earth in December 1978, pass Venus in May 1979, pass Mars in Jan. 1980, and return to Earth in September 1980.
Cassidy, Davis, and Skeer presented a progressive plan of Venus exploration, with preliminary reconnaissance during the first Venus flyby and increasingly in-depth studies during the next two. Most of the Venus probes they proposed were designed to float in Venus's atmosphere, though they also described armored landers, impactors, and large orbiters.
The June 1977 Venus flyby would see a piloted flyby spacecraft pass the planet at a distance of 680 kilometers moving at 11.8 kilometers per second. Periapsis (the point of closest approach to the planet) would occur over a point just north of the equator in the middle of the dayside hemisphere. The astronauts on board the flyby spacecraft would study Venus with a 40-inch reflecting telescope and a cloud-penetrating mapping radar.
They would also release a total of 15 automated probes with a combined mass of 27,200 pounds. These would include six 200-pound Drop Sonde/Atmospheric Probes (DSAPs); four 2075-pound Meteorological Balloon Probes; two 700-pound Venus Landers; two 700-pound Photo-RF Probes; and one 8000-pound Orbiter. The crew would release all of the DSAPs, two Meteorological Balloons, one Lander, one Photo-RF Probe, and the Orbiter during approach to Venus. The other four probes (one Photo-RF probe, two Meteorological Balloons, and one Lander) they would release as the flyby spacecraft moved away from Venus and began its journey to Mars.
The DSAPs would be the first to go, separating from the piloted flyby spacecraft between 10 and 16 hours before periapsis passage. Following a fiery entry into the Venusian atmosphere, they would transmit temperature, density, and composition data as they fell toward the surface, much as had Venera 4.
The Bellcomm team recommended targeting one DSAP to the "sub-solar region" (that is, the middle of the dayside), one to the "anti-solar" region (the middle of the nightside), one to the terminator (the line between day and night) near the equator, one to the "mid-light" region (mid-latitude on the dayside), and one to the "mid-dark" region (mid-latitude on the nightside). Because of its steep atmosphere entry angle, the terminator-equator DSAP would undergo deceleration equal to 200 Earth gravities.
Following release from the flyby spacecraft, the large Orbiter would fire its rocket motors to place itself into a low near-polar orbit about Venus. It would pass over both the sub- and anti-solar regions during the piloted flyby, then would continue to orbit and explore the planet after the flyby, transmitting its findings directly to Earth. Using radar and a multispectral scanner, it would map Venus's entire surface in about 120 Earth days. Controllers on Earth would also track its motion to chart any Venusian gravity anomalies.
The four Meteorological Balloons would communicate with Earth via the Orbiter, not the flyby spacecraft; this, the Bellcomm team explained, would help to reduce the burden on the crew during the hectic flyby. The Orbiter would track the Balloons for weeks to chart circulation patterns in the Venusian atmosphere at different locations and altitudes.
The Bellcomm team targeted the twin "survivable type" Landers to Venus's north pole and mid-light region. The former would enter the atmosphere steeply about three hours before flyby spacecraft periapsis, experiencing up to 500 Earth gravities of deceleration. Both Landers would descend through Venus's atmosphere for up to an hour. After they impacted on the surface, they would transmit meteorological and surface composition data for up to an hour.
The first Photo-RF Probe would enter Venus's atmosphere over the sub-solar region one hour before flyby spacecraft periapsis. The second would enter over the mid-light Lander site 15 minutes after periapsis passage. The Bellcomm engineers explained that the Photo-RF probes, which they likened to the Block III Ranger moon probes, would transmit only while the flyby spacecraft was close enough to accommodate their one-million-bit-per-second data rate. They each would transmit one wide-angle image from their downward-pointing cameras every 10 seconds for up to an hour as they plummeted toward destructive impact on the Venusian surface.
The 1977 Triple Planet Flyby mission's second Venus pass in Aug. 1978, 14 months after the first, would build on knowledge gained in the first pass, enabling a greater emphasis on Venus surface exploration. The flyby spacecraft would reach periapsis 700 kilometers above a point near the equator at the center of Venus's nightside. In addition to performing observations using flyby spacecraft instruments, the astronauts would aim five Lander Probes and five Photo-RF probes at interesting surface features discovered during their first Venus flyby and subsequently by the Orbiter they left behind.
Bellcomm recommended that the third Venus flyby of the series, the 1978 Dual Planet Flyby mission's single Venus flyby in May 1979, focus on "the search for life and extended surface operations." The astronauts would release a pair of 3100-pound Buoyant Venus Devices (BVDs), a pair of 3400-pound Near Surface Floaters (NSFs), and an 6000-pound Orbiter, for a total probe mass of 19,000 pounds. Moving at 14.1 kilometers per second, the flyby spacecraft would reach periapsis 1170 kilometers above a point on the terminator near Venus's north pole.
As they drifted in the cool atmospheric layer some believed existed between 125,000 and 215,000 feet above Venus, the 82-foot-diameter BVDs would filter "very large quantities" of atmospheric gas in the hope of capturing high-flying Venusian "aerosol life." So hopeful were the Bellcomm planners that life might be found on or above Venus that they set aside 180 pounds of each BVD's 230-pound science payload for biology experiments.
Meanwhile, the 30-foot-diameter NSFs would image the gloomy surface from an altitude of a few hundred feet using floodlights and flares as needed. The Bellcomm engineers recommended that one NSF explore a polar region; the Venusian poles, they argued, would be relatively cool and thus hospitable to life. The other NSF might explore a site on the equator.
The four Floaters would transmit their data to the flyby spacecraft at a high bit rate as it passed periapsis. The astronauts would examine images from the polar NSF in hopes of finding a biologically interesting site to sample. If the NSF drifted over such a site, the crew would quickly command it to drop a claw-like anchor and lower a biological sampling device to the surface on a cable. After the flyby, control of the Floaters would pass to Earth, with radio signals relayed through the Orbiter at a reduced bit rate.
The Meteorological Balloons deployed during the 1977 Triple Planet Flyby mission and the 1978 Dual Planet Flyby mission's Floaters would share many features. All would include "superpressure" balloons filled with hydrogen. They would, however, be made of different materials because of their different operating temperatures. For those floating within 65,000 feet of the surface, the Bellcomm engineers proposed "super-alloy steel fiber weave (impregnated with silicon polymer filler)." Such fabric had been tested on Earth at temperatures of up to 1200° F, they explained. Kapton and Mylar films would probably be adequate at higher altitudes where the Venusian atmosphere would be cooler.
The Bellcomm engineers assumed that one day astronauts might explore the Venusian surface in person. They wrote that "the [manned] exploration mode could well employ a class of propeller driven cruising vehicles. . .employing nuclear power," and suggested that the NSF probes could constitute "a first step in achieving this design."
In August 1967, the U.S. Congress, eager to rein in spending in the face of increased expenditures in Vietnam, cut all funds for piloted planetary mission planning and most funds for robotic missions from NASA's Fiscal Year 1968 budget. NASA went to bat for its automated planetary program in September 1967, and succeeded in convincing lawmakers to fund automated Mars missions in the 1969, 1971, and 1973 Mars transfer opportunities. The agency did not, however, try to save piloted flybys. By the time the Bellcomm team submitted its Venus probe report, the piloted flyby concept was all but defunct. Planning for piloted planetary missions continued at a low level during 1968, enjoyed a resurgence in 1969-1970, and ceased entirely by the end of 1971 as NASA's piloted spaceflight program focused all of its efforts on the Space Shuttle.
Robotic Venus exploration continued, however; in fact, the Soviet Union made Venus its favorite target for planetary exploration. Each new mission confirmed that early optimism concerning Venus biology was unfounded. Veneras 5 through 8 were near-copies of Venera 4. In December 1970, Venera 7 crash-landed, yet managed to transmit data to Earth, making it the first spacecraft to return data from the surface of another planet. The Venera 9 through 14 landers were of a more complex and capable design. Venera 9 returned the first images of Venus's rocky surface in October 1975; these also were the first images returned from the surface of another planet. Veneras 15 and 16 included no landers; instead, they radar-mapped much of Venus's northern hemisphere between October 1983 and July 1984. The Vega 1 and 2 missions to Halley's Comet passed by Venus in June 1985; each released a balloon and a lander.
NASA's Mariner 10 spacecraft flew past Venus in February 1974. In addition to collecting data, it used Venus's gravity to shape its orbit so that it flew past the planet Mercury three times in 1974-1975. Other spacecraft have explored Venus while using its gravity to speed them toward some other destination: after the Vega twins, the next spacecraft to do so was the Galileo Jupiter orbiter, which flew by Venus in February 1990.
Pioneer Venus 1 captured into Venus orbit in May 1978 and explored the planet until August 1992, when its orbit at last decayed and it burned up in the atmosphere. It mapped most of the planet's surface at low resolution. In November 1978, Pioneer Venus 2 released one large and three small Venus atmosphere probes. Although not designed to survive landing, one of the small probes reached the surface intact and continued to transmit for more than an hour.
By the time Pioneer Venus 1 burned up, the Magellan spacecraft was in orbit around Venus. Launched from the cargo bay of the Space Shuttle Atlantis in early May 1989, the spacecraft reached Venus in August 1990. Using a high-resolution imaging radar, Magellan mapped nearly the entire surface of the planet in unprecedented detail.
On 5-6 June 2012, as Venus crossed the disk of the Sun as viewed from much of the Earth, the European Space Agency's Venus Express spacecraft was in orbit around the planet. Venus Express was launched on a Russian rocket in November 2005, and reached Venus polar orbit in May 2006. At this writing, it has operated continuously for more than six and a half years. In November 2007, scientists participating in the mission reported results from the 500-day Venus Express primary mission in the journal Nature. Besides evidence for past water oceans, they presented images of a strange double vortex in the atmosphere over the planet's south pole. They reported the existence of a Venus ozone layer in August 2011.
Preliminary Considerations of Venus Exploration via Manned Flyby. TR-67-730-1, D. Cassidy, C. Davis, and M. Skeer, Bellcomm, Inc., 30 November 1967.


text: Scientists from St. Jude Children's Research Hospital and the Children's Oncology Group (COG) have discovered in children with acute lymphoblastic leukemia (ALL) scores of inherited genetic variations that clinicians might be able to use as guideposts for designing more effective chemotherapy for this cancer. The findings are important because although cure rates for ALL exceed 80 percent, patient responses vary significantly to the same drugs. Much of this variance has been unexplained. The newly discovered genetic variations, however, will likely give scientists a clearer understanding of why treatments fail in some patients with ALL, and how to predict early in treatment which children could be successfully treated with less aggressive treatment. "This study differs from most previous investigations of gene variations linked to chemotherapy outcome because those studies focused only on the genes of the leukemic cells themselves," said Mary Relling, Pharm.D., St. Jude Pharmaceutical Sciences chair. "We focused on genomic variation that is inherited and affects all cells in the body, not just the leukemic cells." Relling is the senior author of a report on the team's study that appears in the January 28, 2009, issue of the Journal of the American Medical Association. In their research, St. Jude scientists collaborated with a team from COG, a worldwide group of medical institutions that cooperate in laboratory research studies and clinical trials of cancer treatments for children. Instead of studying genetic variations acquired by leukemia cells, scientists identified small genetic variations the children inherited from their parents. The researchers then determined which of those small, inherited variations, called single-nucleotide polymorphisms (SNPs), were associated with minimal residual disease (MRD). MRD is the small number of leukemic cells that survive after remission induction therapy -- the initial treatment. This measurement helps clinicians identify patients whose disease is highly responsive to chemotherapy and therefore might be cured with milder and less-toxic treatment, and also shows if remission induction therapy will likely fail. The researchers performed a search of 476,796 inherited SNPs from two independent groups of children with newly diagnosed ALL: 318 patients on clinical trials at St. Jude and 169 patients on COG clinical trials. The study discovered 102 of the inherited genetic variations that affected the level of residual leukemia or MRD. A high proportion (21 of 102) of these MRD-linked SNPs also predicted leukemic relapse; moreover, 21 SNPs linked eradication of MRD with greater exposure of the leukemic cells to the chemotherapy drugs. For example, the researchers discovered five SNPs that are located in and around a gene called IL15, which codes for a protein called interleukin 15 that stimulates multiplication of leukemic cells. The finding was significant because previous studies showed that IL15 protects tumors from certain chemotherapy drugs; and that it is linked to both invasion of the central nervous system by leukemic cells and an increased risk of recurrence in that area following treatment. In the current study, the team found a link between the IL15 SNPs, increased levels of IL15 in leukemia cells, and an increased risk of high MRD at the end of induction therapy. "Our finding that IL15 plays such an important role in the failure of chemotherapy suggests that this gene may be a marker we could use to predict outcome of therapy," Relling said. "IL15 might also represent a new target for novel drugs that knock out its activity and improve the outcome of patients with high levels of this interleukin." In addition, 21 of the 102 SNPs that predicted MRD also significantly associated with the pharmacokinetics of two antileukemic drugs, etoposide and methotrexate, which are representative of the array of antileukemic medications used to treat lymphoblastic leukemia. Pharmacokinetics comprises the various biochemical fates of a drug in the body--absorption, distribution throughout the body, breakdown and excretion. In almost all cases, gene variation predicting faster elimination of the drugs from the body was associated with higher levels of MRD, suggesting that higher drug doses may be able to overcome the problem of low drug exposure related to an inherited tendency for fast drug elimination, Relling said. Overall, 63 of the 102 SNPs were associated with early response to therapy, with relapse or with pharmacokinetics of drugs. Few of the 102 SNPs the team identified in this study had previously been suggested by other investigators to be likely to affect the outcome of ALL chemotherapy. This suggests the need for further research using whole-genome approaches to identify SNPs that affect how individual patients will respond to chemotherapy, Relling said. "Our results show the importance of surveying variations in the entire human genome in normal cells from patients, since many such variations can determine the effectiveness of chemotherapy," said Jun Yang, Ph.D., a fellow in the St. Jude Department of Pharmaceutical Sciences and the paper's first author. "It also showed that our genome-wide approach to identifying such SNPs is useful for identifying genetic variations that can be used to predict treatment outcomes. In the future, such information might help clinicians use drugs more effectively to overcome the patient's own genetic variation and reduce the chance of treatment failure." Other authors of this paper include Cheng Cheng, Wenjian Yang, Deqing Pei, Xueyuan Cao, Yiping Fan, Stan Pounds, Geoffrey Neale, Lisa R. Trevino, Deborah French, Dario Campana, James R. Downing, William E. Evans, Ching-Hon Pui (St. Jude); Meenakshi Devidas (University of Florida, Gainesville, Fla.); W.P. Bowman (Cook Children's Medical Center, Ft. Worth, Texas); Bruce M. Camitta (Medical College of Wisconsin, Milwaukee, Wis.); Cheryl Willman (University of New Mexico Cancer Center, Albuquerque, N.M.); Stella Davies (Cincinnati Children's Hospital and Medical Center, Cincinnati); Michael J. Borowitz (Johns Hopkins Medical Institute, Baltimore); William L. Carroll (New York University Medical Center, New York); and Stephen P. Hunger (The Children's Hospital and the University of Colorado Cancer Center, Aurora, Colo.). This study was supported by the National Institutes of Health, the National Cancer Institute, the National Institute of General Medical Sciences Pharmacogenetics Research Network, CureSearch and ALSAC. St. Jude Children's Research Hospital St. Jude Children's Research Hospital is internationally recognized for its pioneering work in finding cures and saving children with cancer and other catastrophic diseases. Founded by late entertainer Danny Thomas and based in Memphis, Tenn., St. Jude freely shares its discoveries with scientific and medical communities around the world. No family ever pays for treatments not covered by insurance, and families without insurance are never asked to pay. St. Jude is financially supported by ALSAC, its fundraising organization. For more information, please visit http://www.stjude.org. Children's Oncology Group The Children's Oncology Group/CureSearch Children's Oncology Group (COG), the world's largest cooperative pediatric cancer research organization, which includes every recognized pediatric cancer program in North America, comprises a network of more than 5,000 physician, nurse, and other clinical and laboratory investigators whose collaboration in clinical and translational research has turned childhood cancer from a virtually incurable disease to one with an overall cure rate approaching 80%. COG is committed to conquering childhood cancer through scientific discovery and compassionate care. For more information, please visit http://www.childrensoncologygroup.org St. Jude Children's Research Hospital http://www.stjude.org


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The Moomins are the troll-like characters about which Tove Jansson's classic Finnish stories are based. Leading a carefree existence in Moomin Valley, Jansson's charming community of Trolls live life to the full with their great love of adventure, nature and friendship. Jansson created a beautiful and positive world, loved by generations of adults and children alike.
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"Project Runway" star Nina Garcia will soon have two little boys strutting their stuff.
The TV talent judge and "Marie Claire" fashion director told People magazine all about her family's new addition on Wednesday at the "Target Kaleidoscopic Spectacular" fashion show in New York.
"I'm having another boy!" she told the mag. "We're very excited to give our son a brother."
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Garcia, 45, and her husband, businessman David Conrod are already parents to 3-year-old son Lucas.
Lucas is very excited for the arrival of his little bro, Garcia said. "We told him and he's very happy to be a big brother. He's waiting for the baby to come more than we are."
With the baby due this December, the now six-months pregnant Garcia said that her craving of choice is watermelon.
"Lots of fruit and vegetables but mainly watermelon. It tastes better than ever, so I've been indulging in that," she said.


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It's been a big week for Bethenny Frankel, but I've come to learn that every week is a big week when you're a Skinnygirl with anything and everything on your plate…and that plate is seen by a gazillion viewers, followers, haters, and fans. Oddly enough (and I didn't think it was odd at all until my dear friend–a true Fan-kel–pointed it out to me over cocktails), I have no opinion on Bethenny. Whatsoever.
I think she's savvy and smart. I think she's equally annoying. I love her clothes. I hate her brashness, but I think I'm secretly jealous of it. She is the one reality star that should push my buttons–good or bad–but doesn't. That said, I am following her current reports much more closely because I am equal parts saddened by her heartbreaking news, intrigued by her ability to garner such strong reactions, and a ridic lover of bad daytime talk shows. Quite the combo!
After the new season of Bethenny Ever After premiered Monday night, the reality maven was a guest on Bravo's Watch What Happens Live. In between drinking games and pleading the fifth, Bethenny spoke about her, much touted, new foray into the realm of daytime chitchat. Following this announcement on WWHL, The Hollywood Reporter expanded on Bethenny's growing empire.
The star, known for her sharp tongue and keen business skill, revealed to Andy Cohen that her new talk show, Bethenny, will premiere June 11th on Fox. Citing the premise of her show, she opined, "Instead of watching my marriage, my sex life, my conversations about money, I want to involve you." Hmmm, I am not sure I want to be involved in ALL that, but I'm curious nonetheless.
Bethenny continued, "It's a girlfriends show, but it's really honest…[j]ust what's really going on, have an honest conversation without it being just me being in the fishbowl. I want to involve everyone in the conversation." It sounds, well just fabulous! When she stated she planned on having celebrity guests as well, I was sold. Now if only I could quit my day job, so I can sit home to watch it…
The one-hour daily program is being produced by Telepictures Productions, with Bethenny and Ellen DeGeneres serving as executive producers. I do love some Ellen! The Frankel/Hoppy clan will be spending some time in Burbank, as that is where the show will be taped.
Additionally, it will get a special preview in test markets for six weeks. Those of you lucky enough to live in New York and Los Angeles will be among the first viewers. Wendy Williams was successful with a similar strategy. If Bethenny prevails on these selected stations, she will be in good company on the daytime talk circuit. It was reported that Jeff Probst, Katie Couric, and Steve Harvey will also be joining the increasing crowded world of sofa chats, cooking segments, and book clubs.
And speaking of book clubs, Madame Frankel has had three lifestyle and nutrition books to hit the New York Times' bestseller list. She is now taking the plunge (get it?) into fiction as her first novel, Skinnydipping, will hit the shelves May 1.
While in the clubhouse, Bethenny also opened up about her recent miscarriage and some resulting health issues. Earlier Monday morning, she revealed her tragic ordeal on the TODAY Show when asked if she had plans for more children. A tearful Bethenny responded, "We were pregnant with a second baby, and at eight weeks, I miscarried."
Understandably, Bethenny, who is the mother to 21-month-old Bryn with husband Jason Hoppy, has been struggling during such a difficult time. She shared, "There are so many…things that come with [miscarrying]. You go through a roller coaster of emotions…[a]bout your age, about being a woman, about, can you have another baby, are you a failure to your partner? You go through a million different things."
On WWHL, she revealed to Andy, "As a result of [the miscarriage], I was on an antibiotic Doxycycline. I took it at night without any water, went to bed and it burned a hole in my esophagus. I have a hole in my heart and my esophagus." She retorts, "But it's okay — I'm feeling good. I wouldn't be drinking a Skinnygirl Margarita if I weren't feeling good!"
I'm glad to see she still has her signature cocktail and signature sense of humor. Our thoughts are with Bethenny and her family.


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Fighting styles are simply systems of combat. They are either taijutsu or strategy and tactics. In taijutsu or ninjutsu, different fighting styles are systems of codified practices and traditions of training for physical education, exercise and combat. A ninja's fighting style is an approach to combat that make use of that ninja's strengths and talents; one example is Sakura Haruno, in Part II her fighting style takes full advantage of her precise chakra control, resulting in her Chakra Enhanced Strength.
Taijutsu Styles
"Strong Fist"
This taijutsu style is a both an 'external' style and a 'hard' style martial art:
- An "External" martial arts style is a fighting style which is characterised by the focus on fast, explosive movements and developing the practitioner's physical strength and agility. Training regimes for external styles focus around muscular power, speed and application, developing the user's muscle memory and their stamina, building it all up to the desired 'hard' physical level for real combat. Flashbacks of Rock Lee show him training rigorously for hours doing exercises such as punching and kicking a hard, wooden training post, hundreds of squats, as well as cardiovascular exercises such as skipping with a jump rope.
- A "Hard" martial arts style is a fighting style which is characterised by its approach by intercepting and countering an opponent's incoming force with equal and/or greater force: In these styles, the practitioner either directly blocks the incoming attack with an attack of their own or by cutting through the attack at an angle. These styles rely on external power; in the case of a Strong Fist practitioner, it is the user's superior strength and physical conditioning, that creates success. The practitioner fights head-on offensively, and their offence becomes their defence.
"Gentle Fist"
Another example of a fighting style is the taijutsu style known as Gentle Fist, which is both an 'Internal' style and a 'Soft' style martial art:
- An "Internal" martial arts style is a fighting style which is characterised by its emphasis on the use of the practitioner's mind to coordinate the leverage of the relaxed body, (as opposed to the use of brute strength,) and the internal development, circulation, and expression of their chakra. A practitioner of a internal style understands that an opponent is only as strong as their weakest joint. Training regimes for internal styles include meditation and exercising control over their internal chakra flow.
- A "Soft" martial art is a fighting style characterised by its approach of receiving the aggressor's force and momentum and then directing the opponent's force, leading the attack into another direction. In these styles, the user seeks to turn their opponents own strength against them, to bring them off-balance, diffusing the energy of the incoming attack, and, in the case of the Gentle Fist, to take them down from the inside. A 'Soft' style is less about physical strength and more about internal power. In Gentle Fist, the user's superior chakra control and precision is the key to their success, emphasising control and defence.
Combat Tactics
- In taijutsu and ninjutsu, a fighting style also refers to an approach to fighting opponents. One example is Naruto Uzumaki's fighting style - as a 'power' type, Naruto's fighting style exemplifies raw power, charging straight in and clearing a path through the enemy's defensive line, making a way in for the rest of the team.
- Another type of fighting style is the "Stationary" type, Gaara, for example makes use of his sand to reach his opponents and attack from a distance, using "catch and crush" tactics. Most members of the Aburame clan also practices this type of fighting approach to combat. Their method revolves around 'surround and seizure' tactics, seeking out the opponent and restricting their movements to capture them dead or alive.
- An "Offensive" fighting style is favoured by 'power' types like Naruto and the Fourth Raikage, A who utilises brute force to overwhelm their opponents in combat.
- Likewise, a "Defensive" fighting style is favoured by members of the Hyūga clan for example who can use the defences of the Gentle Fist style as their offence.
- A "Supplementary" fighting style involves working in co-ordination with others to bring down enemy forces. An example of supplementary fighting formations in the series are the fighting formation used by both the former and the current Ino–Shika–Chō Trio. Members of the Inuzuka Clan also employ this type of fighting alongside their ninken.
Fighting styles are also mainly divided into long-range, mid-range, and close-range type fighters. Puppeteers, such as Kankurō, are long-range fighters, but are at a disadvantage in close-range combat. The Wind Release compliments a close-to-mid-range fighter who favours brute force. The Fire Release is a style that compliments a mid-to-long-range fighter.


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Berkeley didn't make the list of schools selected last week for outdoor air quality monitoring by the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, and a local environmental group isn't happy about the omission.
Mothers and Others for Measuring Metals in the Air (MOMMA), a group of parents and concerned citizens, has been pushing for the testing of emissions near local schools ever since a USA Today story last December identified three Berkeley schools in the top 1 percent of the country's most at-risk sites for exposure to harmful chemicals.
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The EPA's initial screening analysis, he said, did not show place Berkeley's air toxics levels among the highest levels nationally, even considering their proximity to a major freeway. The EPA will spend more than $2 million to sample air quality, focusing on schools near large industries and urban areas, where toxic emissions come from a mix of large and small industries, cars, trucks and other sources. Bandrowski said the sampling would take into account mobile air sources, which the USA Today study did not consider.
"When we did our own assessment, Berkeley schools didn't show up high on the list," he said, explaining that the agency was only looking at the top 62 schools identified through the screening. "However, the EPA is still aware of the issues surrounding Pacific Steel Casting and we are working with the community to resolve them."
Another factor, Bandrowski said, was ongoing monitoring and health studies that were being done to identify toxic emissions from Pacific Steel Casting.
He referred to an October 2008 health risk assessment released under California's Hotspots Information and Assessment Act, which did not predict significant air toxics impacts at nearby schools.
Bandrowski also pointed to an air toxics monitoring system set up by the Bay Area Air Quality Management District at Sixth and Camelia streets in Berkeley, which is located within 1,000 feet of the source.
"So there is already comprehensive monitoring in place," he said. "The information the EPA would have got out from the short, 60-day air monitoring at the schools would have been less information than what the community is already getting."
"We may decide to do a second round of testing in the future," Bandrowski said. "But we don't know for certain if that's going to happen."


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