Word: ballooned
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Taking a page from treatment manuals for prostate cancer, a few doctors have implanted tiny radioactive "seeds" in the breast to ensure that the maximum amount of radiation is delivered near the tumor site. They leave a small, balloon-tipped catheter in the breast after a lumpectomy. The balloon is filled from the outside with the radioactive material for five to 10 minutes twice a day. After five days, both catheter and contents are removed...
...party of fiscal responsibility. Yeah, there's a war and a recession to fight, but Republicans fret that when Bush opens the door slightly to a deficit, the Democrats will open it wider to pour in money for all their spending programs. The budget deficit could balloon and GOP congressmen would catch as much heat for the red ink as the Democrats...
...sudden roaring blast of the burners shatters the morning peace, as our pilot John forces the balloon higher. By now, a brilliant sun has burned off the early morning chill. We sail over Cessnock, an old mining town laid out like a chessboard, as a 75-carriage coal train snakes through the countryside. Another blast and we lift to 300 m. From that height we can see a 40-km stretch of the valley?a lush strip running east to west. To the north flows the mighty Hunter River and on the southwestern horizon rises the magnificent Brokenback Range. Tawny...
...Back at Balloon Aloft headquarters we finally get our champagne, as we toast the success of our 30 minute ride. It's only 8 a.m., plenty of time still for a country breakfast of bacon, eggs and freshly brewed coffee, the better to prepare for a day of rambling in the vineyards or touring wineries to sample some of the fine vintages the Hunter has to offer...
...want to experience the Hunter Valley from aloft, book Balloon Aloft's $250- per-person tour at (61-2) 4938-1955 or www.balloonaloft.com...