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Comets have bright future in golf

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VELMA An eighth-place finish at the Class 2A state tournament provided a disheartening end to a successful season for Velma-Alma boys golf.

With just one senior, Alan Beck, coach Greg Gothard knew that this year might be one of rebuilding.

The Comets snuck through the qualifying with a fifth-place finish, just four strokes better than final-qualifier Mangum. The team hit its stride in regional play, scoring third place with one of its best showings of the year. It gave Gothard a glimpse of the current players potential not only for the state tournament, but for the future as well.

We werent sure we could make it (to state), Gothard said. Were relatively young... For us to make it to the state tournament, I thought it was a big deal for us. I thought they did a great job.

Freshman Tristen Dunn led the Comets with a 26th-place finish after shooting 161 in two rounds on the first day. Sophomore Trever Morrisen was second, finishing 40th.

Beck was third in the standings at 56th, but Gothard said he was the true leader of the team all season. Gothard, who coached Beck in football as well, said that while he is not the most talented player he has ever had, he has always performed consistently well and has been very coachable.

I wish they were all like that, Gothard said. Ill miss him in all the sports. He played four sports this year as he does every year.

Beck also competed in track while he was a member of the golf team. He was a member of the Velma-Alma boys basketball team that made the state tournament this year as well.

Even with his departure, though, Gothard likes the direction the program is heading. He said combined with the talent coming back, there are also a couple of eighth graders that could make a difference on the team next year.

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Herpes-Loaded Stem Cells Used To Kill Brain Tumors

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May 18, 2014

Image Caption: Stem cells loaded with cancer-killing herpes virus attack a brain tumor cell. Tumor cells in green. oHSV-loaded stem cells in red. oHSV-infected tumor cells in yellow. Credit: Khalid Shah/MGH

Harvard Stem Cell Institute (HSCI)

Harvard Stem Cell Institute (HSCI) scientists at Massachusetts General Hospital have a potential solution for how to more effectively kill tumor cells using cancer-killing viruses. The investigators report that trapping virus-loaded stem cells in a gel and applying them to tumors significantly improved survival in mice with glioblastoma multiforme, the most common brain tumor in human adults and also the most difficult to treat.

The work, led by Khalid Shah, MS, PhD, an HSCI Principal Faculty member, is published in the Journal of the National Cancer Institute. Shah heads the Molecular Neurotherapy and Imaging Laboratory at Massachusetts General Hospital.

Cancer-killing or oncolytic viruses have been used in numerous phase 1 and 2 clinical trials for brain tumors but with limited success. In preclinical studies, oncolytic herpes simplex viruses seemed especially promising, as they naturally infect dividing brain cells. However, the therapy hasnt translated as well for human patients. The problem previous researchers couldnt overcome was how to keep the herpes viruses at the tumor site long enough to work.

Shah and his team turned to mesenchymal stem cells (MSCs)a type of stem cell that gives rise to bone marrow tissuewhich have been very attractive drug delivery vehicles because they trigger a minimal immune response and can be utilized to carry oncolytic viruses. Shah and his team loaded the herpes virus into human MSCs and injected the cells into glioblastoma tumors developed in mice. Using multiple imaging markers, it was possible to watch the virus as it passed from the stem cells to the first layer of brain tumor cells and subsequently into all of the tumor cells.

So, how do you translate this into the clinic? asked Shah, who also is an Associate Professor at Harvard Medical School.

We know that 70-75 percent of glioblastoma patients undergo surgery for tumor debulking, and we have previously shown that MSCs encapsulated in biocompatible gels can be used as therapeutic agents in a mouse model that mimics this debulking, he continued. So, we loaded MSCs with oncolytic herpes virus and encapsulated these cells in biocompatible gels and applied the gels directly onto the adjacent tissue after debulking. We then compared the efficacy of virus-loaded, encapsulated MSCs versus direct injection of the virus into the cavity of the debulked tumors.

Using imaging proteins to watch in real time how the virus combated the cancer, Shahs team noticed that the gel kept the stem cells alive longer, which allowed the virus to replicate and kill any residual cancer cells that were not cut out during the debulking surgery. This translated into a higher survival rate for mice that received the gel-encapsulated stem cells.

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SPIRITUAL REFLECTIONS: Stretching the impact of generosity

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It doesnt matter what spiritual tradition you come from, the connection between healthy spirituality and generosity is closely knit into them all. And if spirituality is not your cup of tea, consider the fact that scientists tell us that the happiness-inducing chemical dopamine is released into our brains when we are generous.

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Wildstar – Spellslinger(32) – Shiphand(Space Station Venture) – Solo Gameplay #2 – Video

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SpaceX Dragon heads home

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CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. SpaceX's Dragon cargo ship returned to Earth from the International Space Station on Sunday, bringing back nearly 2 tons of science experiments and old equipment for NASA.

The robotic commercial spaceship splashed into the Pacific, just five hours after leaving the orbiting lab.

"Welcome home, Dragon!" the California-based company said via Twitter.

A photo taken from a recovery ship shows SpaceX's Dragon cargo capsule splashing down in the Pacific with three parachutes floating above.

The Dragon rocketed to the space station on April 18 with a full load and arrived at the orbiting lab two days later, on Easter Sunday.

After a one-month visit, the cargo ship was set loose Sunday morning. Astronaut Steven Swanson, the station commander, released it using the big robot arm as the craft zoomed more than 260 miles (420 kilometers) above the South Pacific.

"Very nice to have a vehicle that can take your science, equipment and maybe someday even humans back to Earth," Swanson told Mission Control.

The SpaceX Dragon is the only supply ship capable of returning items to Earth. The others burn up on re-entry. This was the fourth Dragon to bring back space station goods, with 3,500 pounds (1,600 kilograms) aboard; it came down off Mexico's Baja California coast.

A recovery team is bringing the craft and its cargo back to shore.

NASA is paying SpaceX and Virginia-based Orbital Sciences Corp. a total of $3.5 billion to make station deliveries through 2016. Orbital is next up, next month. Russia, Europe and Japan also make occasional shipments.

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SpaceX Dragon Spacecraft Returns Critical NASA Science from Space Station

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SpaceX's Dragon cargo spacecraft splashed down at 3:05 p.m. EDT Sunday, in the Pacific Ocean, approximately 300 miles west of Baja California, returning more than 3,500 pounds of NASA cargo and science samples from the International Space Station.

A boat will carry the Dragon spacecraft to a port near Los Angeles, where it will be prepared for a return journey to SpaceX's test facility in McGregor, Texas, for processing. Some cargo, including a freezer packed with research samples collected aboard the space station, will be removed at the port in California and returned to NASA within 48 hours.

"The space station is our springboard to deep space and the science samples returned to Earth are critical to improving our knowledge of how space affects humans who live and work there for long durations," said William Gerstenmaier, associate administrator for human exploration and operations. "Now that Dragon has returned, scientists can complete their analyses, so we can see how results may impact future human space exploration or provide direct benefits to people on Earth."

Investigations included among the returned cargo could aid in better understanding the decreased effectiveness of antibiotics during spaceflight while also improving antibiotic development on Earth. Others could lead to the development of plants better suited for space and improvements in sustainable agriculture.

The T-Cell Activation in Aging experiment, which also launched to space aboard Dragon, seeks the cause of a depression in the human immune system while in microgravity. The research could help researchers develop better protective measures to prevent disease in astronauts.

Dragon is the only space station resupply spacecraft capable of returning large amounts of cargo to Earth. The spacecraft lifted off from Cape Canaveral Air Force Station in Florida April 18, carrying approximately 5,000 pounds of supplies and science investigations to the space station. The mission was the third of at least 12 cargo resupply trips SpaceX plans to make to the space station through 2016 under NASA's Commercial Resupply Services contract.

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Cannes Film Festival 2014: Jennifer Lawrence And Eva Longoria Turn Heads With Their Red Carpet Fashion (PICS)

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"The Hunger Games: Mockingjay Part 1" Party - The 67th Annual Cannes Film Festival

CANNES, FRANCE - MAY 17: Actress Jennifer Lawrence attends 'The Hunger Games: Mockingjay Part 1' party at the 67th Annual Cannes Film Festival on May 17, 2014 in Cannes, France. (Photo by Ian Gavan/Getty Images)

CANNES, FRANCE - MAY 17: Actress Jennifer Lawrence attends 'The Hunger Games: Mockingjay Part 1' party at the 67th Annual Cannes Film Festival on May 17, 2014 in Cannes, France. (Photo by Ian Gavan/Getty Images)

CANNES, FRANCE - MAY 17: Actress Julianne Moore attends 'The Hunger Games: Mockingjay Part 1' party at the 67th Annual Cannes Film Festival on May 17, 2014 in Cannes, France. (Photo by Ian Gavan/Getty Images)

CANNES, FRANCE - MAY 17: Actor Josh Hutcherson attends 'The Hunger Games: Mockingjay Part 1' party at the 67th Annual Cannes Film Festival on May 17, 2014 in Cannes, France. (Photo by Ian Gavan/Getty Images)

CANNES, FRANCE - MAY 17: Actor Liam Hemsworth attends 'The Hunger Games: Mockingjay Part 1' party at the 67th Annual Cannes Film Festival on May 17, 2014 in Cannes, France. (Photo by Ian Gavan/Getty Images)

CANNES, FRANCE - MAY 17: Actor Donald Sutherland attends 'The Hunger Games: Mockingjay Part 1' party at the 67th Annual Cannes Film Festival on May 17, 2014 in Cannes, France. (Photo by Ian Gavan/Getty Images)

French actress Eva Green poses as she arrives for the screening of the film 'The Salvation' at the 67th edition of the Cannes Film Festival in Cannes, southern France, on May 17, 2014. AFP PHOTO / VALERY HACHE (Photo credit should read VALERY HACHE/AFP/Getty Images)

CANNES, FRANCE - MAY 17: Director Paul Brizzi, Actress Salma Hayek and director Joan C. Gratz attends the 'Saint Laurent' premiere during the 67th Annual Cannes Film Festival on May 17, 2014 in Cannes, France. (Photo by Tim P. Whitby/Getty Images)

CANNES, FRANCE - MAY 17: Jeffrey Dean Morgan and actress Eva Green attend the 'The Salvation' premiere during the 67th Annual Cannes Film Festival on May 17, 2014 in Cannes, France. (Photo by Tim P. Whitby/Getty Images)

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Tigers beat up John Lackey, Red Sox

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BOSTON John Lackey's last outing against the Tigers was a gem 6 scoreless innings in the Red Sox' 1-0 win in Game 3 of last year's ALCS. The stakes weren't so steep Saturday night at Fenway Park, and Lackey's performance wasn't nearly as sparkling, either.

Lackey lasted just 5 innings matching his shortest outing of 2014 and Detroit battered him for nine hits in a 6-1 win on a beautiful night for baseball.

The Tigers collected five doubles off Lackey, and Miguel Cabrera wrapped a solo home run around the Pesky Pole in the third.

"I thought he had very good stuff," Red Sox manager John Farrell said of Lackey. "There were some mislocated fastballs, particularly to the arm side that they were able to capitalize on. When you saw the doubles to the right-handers, those were balls that ended up on the inside part of the plate."

For the second straight game, the Red Sox got hardly anything going offensively. Xander Bogaerts' solo home run into the Monster seats in the fifth accounted for the Red Sox' only run of the series so far.

Tigers right-hander Rick Porcello (7-1, 2.91) won his sixth straight start. He retired the last 11 Red Sox batters he faced. Porcello went eight innings, his longest outing of the year.

"He throws a lot of strikes," Farrell said. "He attacked the strike zone. They've done a good job. It's a good team."

The Red Sox have lost three straight and four of their last five games.

The Tigers have won 10 straight road games and improved to 13-4 away from home, the best mark among American League teams.

Cabrera, who doubled off reliever Koji Uehara in the ninth, was 3 for 4.

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