Light Heart was a balloon constructed by Colonel Thomas Leigh Gatch Jr., USAR (13 September 1925 – disappeared 19 February 1974) for an unsuccessful attempt...
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purposes, balloons can be filled with smoke, liquid water, granular media (e.g. sand, flour or rice), or light sources. Modern day balloons are made from...
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Cardiospermum halicacabum (redirect from Balloon vine)
Cardiospermum halicacabum, known as the lesser balloon vine, balloon plant or love in a puff, is a climbing plant widely distributed across tropical and...
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The heart is a muscular organ found in most animals. This organ pumps blood through the blood vessels. Heart and blood vessels together make the circulatory...
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crossing of the Atlantic by balloon in a superpressure balloon named Light Heart. Following the loss of at least two of the ten balloons which provided lift,...
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Jeff Koons (redirect from Balloon Rabbit)
popular culture and his sculptures depicting everyday objects, including balloon animals produced in stainless steel with mirror-finish surfaces. He lives...
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Colonel Thomas Leigh Gatch, Jr. USAR also disappeared in his Light Heart superpressure balloon. Finally, on August 17, 1978, three Americans - Ben Abruzzo...
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Jean-Pierre Blanchard (category Balloon flight record holders)
first balloon flight in the Americas, witnessed by President George Washington. Married to Sophie Blanchard in 1804, Blanchard suffered a fatal heart attack...
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Double Eagle II (redirect from Double Eagle (balloon))
to fly from East Hampton, New York, to Europe. The superpressure balloon Light Heart (attempt #6), carrying Colonel Thomas Leigh Gatch, Jr. USAR, disappeared...
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Perfusion Balloon Angioplasty known as "Sahota Perfusion Balloon". Sahota holds two dozen patents for other medical inventions including Red Laser Light for...
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List of ballooning accidents (redirect from Balloon incident)
involved manned balloons, such as Montgolfiere hot-air balloons, Charlière gas balloons, or Rozière gas and hot-air hybrid balloons. This list does not...
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Five had a No. 7 hit in the UK Singles Chart with Froggatt's "The Red Balloon" in 1968. His own original version of the song, under the title "Callow-la-vita"...
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One of them is Kubíček Balloons (in Czech Balóny Kubíček (pronounced Koo-bee-check), is a Czech manufacturer of hot-air balloons, inflatables and airships...
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Myocardial infarction (redirect from Heart Attack)
artery into the blood vessels of the heart. The probes are then used to identify and clear blockages using small balloons, which are dragged through the blocked...
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the catheter is in position, a thin wire with a balloon is guided to the place of blockage. The balloon is inflated to widen the artery, allowing the blood...
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American College of Cardiology (category Heart disease organizations)
projects include the Door to Balloon Alliance, Hospital to Home and Imaging in FOCUS. Launched in November 2006, the Door to Balloon Alliance is focused on...
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personality. His sigil is his book. His speech appears as a regular word balloon with letters in italics. In his domain called the "Garden of Forking Ways"...
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Aortic stenosis (category Valvular heart disease)
invasive procedure, balloon aortic valvuloplasty (BAV), may result in benefit, but for only a few months. Complications such as heart failure may be treated...
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2017). "Balloon syndrome hedgehog is 'popped'". BBC News Online. BBC. Retrieved 12 June 2017. "Hedgehog 'blown up like beach ball' has balloon syndrome"...
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Care Bears (redirect from Swift Heart Rabbit)
Brave Heart Lion, Cozy Heart Penguin, Bright Heart Raccoon, Lotsa Heart Elephant, Gentle Heart Lamb, Loyal Heart Dog, Playful Heart Monkey, Proud Heart Cat...
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have performed various flybys, orbits, and landings on Venus, including balloon probes that floated in the atmosphere of Venus. Study of the planet is...
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Angina (category Ischemic heart diseases)
chest pain or pressure, usually caused by insufficient blood flow to the heart muscle (myocardium). It is most commonly a symptom of coronary artery disease...
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way to the mirror. She leaves the balloon to get a closer look and leaves Blaze to watch it. However, the balloon’s anchoring gives way and it flies off...
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Project Echo (redirect from Echo II (balloon))
the two American spacecraft, launched in 1960 and 1964, were metalized balloon satellites acting as passive reflectors of microwave signals. Communication...
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the lungs. This can be treated with inotropic agents or by intra-aortic balloon pump, but this is regarded as temporary treatment while the underlying...
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Ventricular assist device (redirect from Heart assist device)
replace the function of a failing heart. VADs can be used in patients with acute (sudden onset) or chronic (long standing) heart failure, which can occur due...
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- Axial cut B roll - Baby plates - Backlot - Background lighting - Balloon light - Barn doors (lighting) - Below the line (film production) - Best boy...
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Outline of cardiology (redirect from List of heart disorders)
Intra-aortic balloon pump (IABP): A balloon placed in the thoracic aorta to supplement cardiac output from the heart. It pulsates opposite to the heart such that...
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addition of red balloons to the now-familiar "Hearts, stars, horseshoes, clovers, and blue moons, pots of gold, and rainbows, and tasty red balloons!” In 2008...
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Up, Up and Away (song) (redirect from My Beautiful Balloon)
And So: On (1971) Letters (1972) Land's End (1974) El Mirage (1977) Angel Heart (1982) Suspending Disbelief (1993) Ten Easy Pieces (1996) Twilight of the...
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