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8 Nov. 14 Nov. 21 Honolulu 0.00 Kahuku 0.00 Mililani 0.01 Olomana 0.04 Waianae 0.00 Nov. 29 Today 7:39 p.m. 8:23 a.m.

Tuesday 8:23 p.m. 9:16 a.m. Today 6:35 a.m. 5:55 p.m. Tuesday 6:36 a.m.

5:54 p.m. Venus 4:09 a.m. 4:10 p.m. Mars 4:35 p.m. 4:55 a.m.

Jupiter 11:50 a.m. 10:42 p.m. Saturn 12:10 p.m. 11:06 p.m. Hilo: Some sun and brief showers today.

Spotty showers tonight. Kahului: Partly sunny and breezy today. Partly cloudy tonight. Kaunakakai: Sunny today. Mainly clear tonight.

Some sun Tuesday. Partly cloudy Tuesday night. Lanai City: Mostly sunny and nice today. Patchy clouds tonight. Mostly sunny and nice Tuesday.

Kona: Partly sunny and beautiful today. Partly cloudy tonight. Partly sunny and nice Tuesday. Lihue: Partly sunny today. Partly cloudy tonight.

Some sun Tuesday. Spotty showers Tuesday night. Partly cloudy Partly sunny. Wind at 7-14 mph. TODAY Partly sunny and pleasant.

Wind ENE at 7-14 mph. TUESDAY Morning showers. Wind SSE at 4-8 mph. Passing morning showers. Wind at 7-14 mph.

WEDNESDAY THURSDAY Partly cloudy Partly cloudy Partly cloudy Partly cloudy Partly cloudy HIGH 6 Channels: Wind east 8-14 knots today. Wind waves 5-7 feet. Northwest swell 5 feet. Visibility 1-3 miles in spotty showers. Coastal waters: Wind east 5-10 knots today.

Waves 2 feet. Northwest swell 5 feet. Visibility 1-3 miles in spotty showers. East wind 15 knots Tuesday. high low weather high low weather 24-HOUR RAINFALL (in inches) RISES SETS AREA SKIES ALMANAC Temperature: Rain in inches: Daniel K.

Inouye International Airport Planets -10s -0s 0s 10s 20s 30s 40s 50s 60s 70s 80s 90s 100s 110s Moon Sun MAINLAND FORECAST EXTREMES For the mainland: MAINLAND WORLD Hot spot: Cold spot: Last New First Full Haleiwa Kahuku Honolulu Wahiawa Waianae 4-DAY FORECAST The higher the UV Index number, the greater the need for eye and skin protection. TIDES ACROSS THE STATE ACCUWEATHER.COM UV INDEXTM extreme VH: very high high moderate low VOLCANO WATCH AIR QUALITY INDEX Kailua BEACH HAZARDS For daily forecasts go to hawaiibeachsafety.com. MARINE ADVISORIES Forecast surf heights are estimates of the height of the faces or fronts of waves. This can be up to twice the surf height traditionally reported in Hawaii. high: 23 Cause: Particulates For live updates go to www.airnow.gov.

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NEWS DAY 1 1 2 2 0 TA A I B3 By Katherine J. Wu New York Times After millenniums of careful slicing and dicing, it might seem as though scientists have figured out hu- man anatomy. A few dozen organs, a couple of hun- dred bones and connective tissue to tie it all together. But despite centuries of scrutiny, the body is still capable of surprising scientists. A team of researchers in the Netherlands has dis- covered what may be a set of previously unidentified organs: a pair of large salivary glands, lurking in the nook where the nasal cavity meets the throat.

If the findings are confirmed, this hidden wellspring of spit could mark the first identification of its kind in about three centuries. Any modern anatomy book will show just three major types of salivary glands: one set near the ears, another below the jaw and another under the tongue. we think there is a said Dr. Matthijs Valstar, a surgeon and researcher at the Netherlands Cancer Institute and an author on the study, pub- lished last month in the journal Radiotherapy and Oncology. The study was small, and examined a limited patient population, said Dr.

Valerie Fitzhugh, a pathol- ogist at Rutgers University who involved in the research. But seems like they may be onto she said. real, it could change the way we look at disease in this Even without a direct therapeutic application, Dr. Yvonne Mowery, a radiation oncologist at Duke University, said she quite shocked that we are in 2020 and have a new structure identified in the human Valstar and his colleagues, who usually study data from people with prostate cancer, set out on a treasure hunt for unidentified spit glands. But the structures are important to researchers and doctors who deal in oncology.

Salivary glands collectively churn out about a quart of spit each day, which is responsible for lot of things that make you enjoy Valstar said. It lubricates the mouth, making it easier to speak and swallow. It ferries the tasty chemicals in food to the microscopic cells that can sense them. It even comes imbued with crude healing powers, waging war against germs and speeding the closure of wounds. Doctors take numerous precautions to avoid damaging the glands when administering radiation therapy, which can, with a single misdirected zap, permanently compromise the delicate tissues.

While perusing a set of scans from a machine that could visualize tissues in high detail, the researchers noticed two unfamiliar structures dead center in the head: a duo of flat, spindly glands, a couple of inches in length, draped discreetly over the tubes that connect the ears to the throat. Puzzled by the images, they dissected tissue from two cadavers and found that the glands bore similari- ties to known salivary glands that sit below the tongue. The new glands were also hooked up to large draining ducts a hint that they were funneling fluid from one place to another. not completely clear how the glands eluded anatomists. But location is not very accessible, and you need very sensitive imaging to detect said Dr.

Wouter Vogel, a radiation oncologist at the Netherlands Cancer Institute and an author on the study. The other large salivary glands, which sit closer to the surface of the skin, can also be poked and prodded; far less feasible with this fourth pair of structures, which are tucked under the base of the skull. The new find, Vogel said, might help explain why people who undergo radiation therapy for cancer of the head or neck so often end up with chronic dry mouth and swallowing problems. Because these ob- scure glands known to doctors, ever tried to spare from such treatments, Vogel said. Dr.

Alvand Hassankhani, a radiologist at the Uni- versity of Pennsylvania, said he was hesitant to label the structures In addition to the three pairs of known large salivary glands, some 1,000 mi- nor salivary glands are sprinkled across the lining of the mouth and throat. possible that the Dutch re- searchers just happened upon a better way to image a set of underappreciated minor glands, Hassankhani said. Researchers stumble upon possible organs SCIENCEWEATHER Kilauea Volcano is not erupting. A small swarm of shallow seismicity has occurred northwest of summit. Other monitoring sites show no signs of increased activity.

SURF REPORT NORTH: 10 to 14 feet WEST: 7 to 10 feet SOUTH: 1 to 3 feet EAST: 1 to 3 feet A reinforcing north-northwest swell is expected to fill in today and will continue to produce near advisory-level surf into the evening. A late- season south swell is expected midweek and should bring surf heights above the summer- time average. Source: National Weather Service Feet OCEANFUN PUBLISHING LTD. www.tidewiz.com www.tidespy.com* Coconut Island 3 2 1 0 -1 am 3 6 9 noon 3 6 9 pm am 3 6 9 noon 3 6 9 pm am 3 6 9 noon 3 6 9 pm Honolulu Haleiwa Waianae Kaneohe Nawiliwili Hanalei Kahului Lahaina Kailua-Kona Hilo Kaunakakai TODAY TUESDAY WEDNESDAY.