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Where are you from?
I was born in Barranquilla, Colombia, and I was raised in Argentina. My family and I moved to the United States when I was a teenager. I now live in Washington, DC.
Describe the first time you made a personal connection with outer space.
When I was a little girl I would go on the roof of my house and look at the stars and wonder how far they were away from me. I would also make "spacecraft" with the pots and pans from my mother's kitchen. I would dress my doll up as an astronaut, and my dog Taurus was my co-pilot.
How did you end up working in the space program?
As soon as I landed in the USA I asked: "Where is NASA?" After my junior year in high school, and thanks to the Space Exploration Post 509 -- sponsored by the Jet Propulsion Laboratory (JPL), I was able to first volunteer at JPL and then work there as an employee during the summer. As I started college I continued to work at JPL. I majored in geology at the California State University at Los Angeles, earning a B.S. there in 1983. I then got my Master of Science in planetary geology from California State University, Northridge. I received both my degrees while working full-time at JPL as a research scientist. I'm currently finishing my Ph.D. at the University of Amsterdam in the Netherlands.
Space exploration was my passion from a very young age, and I knew I wanted to be part of it. I would dream and design space colonies while sitting atop the roof of my family's home in Argentina.
Who inspired you?
My parents were my inspiration. They always encouraged me to reach for the stars and instilled in me the knowledge that education was the gateway to making my dreams come true. Space exploration was my passion from a very young age, and I knew I wanted to be part of it. I would dream and design space colonies while sitting atop the roof of my family's home in Argentina.
What is a Science Program Manager?
Some of my duties include being the New Frontiers lead program executive. New Frontiers includes the Juno mission to Jupiter, the New Horizons mission to Pluto and the asteroid sample return mission OSIRIS-REx. I am also the lead Venus scientist responsible for NASA's collaboration with ESA's Venus Express mission, JAXA's Venus Climate Orbit and the Venus Exploration Analysis Group (VEXAG), which develops strategic plans and assessments for the exploration of this planet.
Tell us about a favorite moment so far in your career.
A favorite moment would have to be my research that led to the discovery of the Chicxulub impact crater. The impact that formed this crater caused the extinction of more than 50% of the Earth's species, including the dinosaurs. I wrote my master's and Ph.D. theses on this crater and I have led six research expeditions to study this amazing event that changed the evolution of life on our planet.
What advice would you give to someone who wants to take the same career path as you?
"Dream and never give up." When thinking about the great adventure that you have ahead, dream and never give-up, be persistent and always be true to your heart. Live life with gusto. I would like to share my mnemonic (STARS) with you from the Girl Scouts book "Recipes for Success:"
Smile: Life is a great adventure
Transcend to triumph over the negative
Aspire to be the best
Resolve to be true to your heart
Success comes to those who never give up on their dreams
What do you do for fun?
I love nature and anything that has to do with flying. Also, I love exploring and living life like it is a grand adventure.


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SOCORRO, N.M., June 13, 2008 –Freeport-McMoRan, a worldwide leader in the mining industry, recently donated $1 million to New Mexico Tech to help create an endowed chair in the Mineral Engineering Department.
"This donation by Freeport-McMoRan is a great benefit to New Mexico Tech," university President Dr. Daniel H. López said. "Through this partnership, we will be able to continue to attract the best instructors and top students."
Freeport-McMoRan Copper and Gold Inc. is the world's largest publicly traded copper company, with headquarters in Phoenix. The company operates mines that produce more molybdenum than any company in the world.
"We're very pleased to be able to make this donation to New Mexico Tech to help strengthen their Mineral Engineering Department. This investment represents a number of investments we have made in partner universities to support the expansion of mining engineering programs across the United States," said Richard C. Adkerson, President and Chief Executive Officer of Freeport-McMoRan. "Copper mining is an exciting and vital industry, presenting future engineers with the opportunity for rewarding work, highly competitive compensation and growth and development in national and international settings."
Along with $1 million of matching funds from the state of New Mexico, the state-supported university in Socorro has created a $2 million endowment to add a new faculty position in the department.
"This sort of support is indispensable for New Mexico Tech to continue to produce mining engineers," Lopez said. "With this support we can attract, retain and graduate the best and brightest for future work in the extractive industries."
Formerly known as New Mexico School of Mines, the university has one of only 12 mining engineering programs in the nation.
Department chair Navid Mojtabai said the company's donation is not only generous, but also indicative of the need for more mining engineers.
"The Mineral Engineering department offers a very broad-based program with strong emphases in mining" he said. "We need faculty with broad background – not just in mining, but civil engineering, geology and processing."
Mojtabai said the donation gives the university flexibility with hiring a top-notch educator.
"Because of our low enrollment in the Mineral Engineering Department, we do need outside assistance," Mojtabai said. "We go through cycles of high and low enrollment, so we rely on outside sources to stay self-sufficient."
The skyrocketing price of oil and gas in recent months has generated headlines around the world. The price of metals like copper has been on a steep climb as well. As demand outpaces supply, mining companies like Freeport-McMoRan have accelerated their activities globally.
Freeport-McMoRan reported $16.9 billion of revenue in 2007, nearly triple its 2006 revenue of $5.9 billion. The company operates mines in Arizona, New Mexico and Colorado. Internationally, the company operates mines in Indonesia, Congo, Peru and Chile. In addition to its proven expertise, Freeport-McMoRan has significant reserves of copper, gold and molybdenum.
"The markets for the metals we produce are strong and we are aggressively pursuing growth opportunities, creating significant employment opportunities, particularly for engineers," Adkerson said. "Our goal is to work with universities such as New Mexico Tech to support student recruitment, strong curriculum and quality faculty.
Despite the growing demand, college-age students are not selecting mineral engineering in enough numbers to keep up with the industry's demand for professional engineers. The industry needs 300 engineers each year, but the 12 mining engineering colleges in America are only graduating 100 each year, Mojtabai said. Additionally, the industry is aging – the average age of mining engineers is 55, he said.
"There is a serious shortage of mining engineers and a very high demand," he said. "The industry needs engineers to match the increase in production, but also to replace those who are retiring."
The Mineral Engineering department at New Mexico Tech has four professors, 17 undergraduate students and 20 graduate students. Recruiting is difficult, Mojtabai said, because students know very little about the discipline, unlike civil, mechanical and electrical engineering.
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Existence, God, Eternity…
"Throughout The Ages, Man
Has Always Asked Why…
This Book Gives The Answer"
Imagine a book that could remove your fear of death forever, a bridge between the now and the infinite…
The following is for those who seek, who virtually thirst and hunger for true knowledge… the very "whys" of existence. It's not for the complacent, the blindly smug, the minimally satisfied man or woman content to live their lives in what one poet calls a state of "blissful ignorance."
In fact, this book may even be called dangerous to those holding false or erroneous beliefs as their reality. Many may even find that it shatters the very concepts of life and death – or what comes after your time on this earth passes away
If you are one of the thirsty ones, ready to face and move past your fears, allowing yourself to discover the eternal peace you were created to experience, I urge to read every word coming up. Your life – and your lives to come – may very well think back on this moment as a determining, life life-altering crossroads of existence.
In The Past There Were Some Who
Suggested We Are Nothing More
Than Complex Chemical Reactions…
If you listen to "modern" Western wisdom, the response to the above would be a rather depressing yes. To hear some of the "scientific" experts explain it, you, me and everyone else who ever walked on this planet called earth are merely the end results of an almost unceasing parade of trial and error chemical combinations.
We become aware sometime during our conception, live our lives and then die – returning to the elements which spawned us. An eternity of oblivion. It makes one wonder why a life ever begins in the first place, if unending nothingness is the ultimate, inevitable result. Where and what is the sense of it all?
Well, there would be no sense to it – IF this was all there was. But I'm here to tell you that there is more – infinitely more!
We don't just expire and go blindly into everlasting darkness – but continue on in an endless parade of life – always the unique soul that defines you – albeit in myriads of forms and incarnations.
Does this sound a bit too "esoteric" for you? It surely did for me when true understanding first came into my life. I wasn't just confused, I was almost terrified! Thinking about "forever' is one thing. Actually experiencing what eternity means is quite another.
Who Am I?
Let me introduce myself. My name is Bruce Adams. I am neither a theologian, a Bible scholar, a pastor, nor a teacher.
In fact, I was a no-nonsense businessman for some 25 years before I received the revelations that would literally change my life. Though I was born a Catholic, and still prayed each evening, religion was no big deal in my life.
I dealt in dollars and cents, and if I couldn't feel it or count it, it really didn't register with me. Yes, I loved to question things and seek answers that others couldn't explain, but it was more a diversion than anything else.
I was then on the verge of a huge financial breakthrough with a new product that had all the hallmarks of making me wealthy – set for life. Over a year of intense effort and considerable investment was poured into my idea – and the payoff was finally in sight.
That's when it happened. It's been said God speaks in whispers, but for me it was different. I was out skating with my nine year old son, and suddenly the world went quiet – almost like moving through a fog of absolute silence.
Then the Voice was heard, not limited to my mind, but multi-dimensional – a voice that was heard not only through my outward senses, but vibrating throughout and within my entire being. And quite frankly, I wasn't happy about what it was saying to me.
Instructed To Give Up Everything I Worked For!
I was being instructed to drop all my plans, all my work, all my financial expectations – and start upon a new journey.
If you think I immediately fell into line and accepted my new life, you'd be dead wrong. I reasoned it was just a fluke. My mind was just playing tricks. Somebody else was playing tricks. Something, anything to explain away what happened that day on the ice.
But one thing I found out, God is patient! And after a flow of other events that utterly defied my logic and understanding – I was ready to be awakened to a totally new understanding of the Universe, and our place alongside the Infinite.
The Universe and You Are Not Separate!
You look at the night sky and see the myriads of stars. You walk along the road and pass trees, plants, rocks. You interact with your family, your friends, with strangers… and what do you experience? Do you feel separate and apart from these signs of nature? Almost everyone does.
But what if I told you that this separation was only an illusion? A point of reference we make in order to hide from the truth, because the knowledge that all things are indeed interconnected would be terrifying to our earth-bound bodies?
This is what I am meant to bring to the world. There is no outside, no barriers between us and the entire universe – except those of our own mental creation.
It is now time to work through these limiting, false beliefs. It is now time we realize we are all a focal point for the entire vastness of creation – that we not only are part of this creation, but are the creators as well.
Hard to grasp, isn't it? But this is exactly what the great teachers of the ages have been saying for millennia. The Buddha, Jesus, Rumi – regardless of the faith, the message is universally the same. In fact, even no-nonsense scientists such as Einstein recognized the life we live is but an illusion, that the past, present and future are inexorably intertwined in an eternal "now" unfolding before our eyes.
If only we would open those eyes and see!
Your Guidebook To An Entirely New Existence…
This Book Is Meant To Be Read, Then Read Again
Admittedly, many will find the concepts I bring forth into the light strange and even hard to grasp and understand. All new ideas seem foreign and even unusual at first.
There will be those who will read a chapter or two, and then dismiss everything out of hand. They would rather remain in their zone of false comfort than be challenged by the utter uniqueness of reality. They are the ones content to walk through life hindered with the shackles of their own making, never understanding they hold the keys to their own deliverance and freedom.
But there will be many more whose spirit will awaken from their long sleep, and see the physical world as the dream, and the realm of experiences and visions and feelings as the truer forms of existence.
You will then be open to this inescapable fact – we are spiritual beings temporarily inhabiting a physical shell. That there is no end to existence. And the life we now live has been created by us, by our thoughts and our feelings to further our way along the path of knowledge.
Succinctly put: We are all individual flames kindled from the same creation.
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The Turmoil Will Be Calmed!
What This Book Will Bring Into Your Life…
This book isn't merely a philosophical exploration. It dives into some of the hardest questions mankind has looked to answer, such as…
Why are we here, and where do we go after "death?"
Is there really a heaven or hell?
Why do we not easily see the realms beyond our physical senses?
How is it possible our wondrous body, with a mind that can conceive the heavens, is so restricted and limited by our physical thoughts?
Why do we see ourselves as separate and apart from the world, when in fact the world is part of every atom of our existence?
Why do we experience heartaches, loss and physical pain, if indeed we are ultimately beings of light and existing throughout eternity?
Why are hate and strife so common, while love and forbearance so elusive?
Free Will & Personal Responsibility vs. Fate and Judgment – which ones control us?
What is Consciousness? Do inanimate objects share a consciousness as well?
What and who is God?
And so many, many other soul-searching questions you've probably asked yourself a hundred times over…
Are You Ready To Lift Yourself Above
The Mundane and Frightened Masses?
It will take a special type of person to fully face these answers, a seeker of truth and knowledge, willing to walk down paths lesser, more timid men and women would shun.
Modern science is moving closer and closer to explain the dynamics of time and space and the interplay between the various dimensions. Quantum realities are re-defining the very essence of matter and energy. Possibilities are being explored that would have been thought as the musings of madmen just a scant decade ago.
Yes, this book will make you think. It will it all probability shake the foundations of some of your more cherished beliefs and convictions. It will transport you to realms of thought that in all honesty, many will scoff at in ridicule.
But now, just for a moment, close your eyes and picture this in your mind… a future filled with quiet and peace, a life lived with contentment and harmony, the fear of "what comes after" totally removed from your being. Where the madness of many no longer infects your inner peace and happiness. A place where life and death aren't frightening at all… but are both entwined in an endless, remarkable parade of existence.
This is the promise Prophet or Madman makes… the challenge it now lays down before you. Are you are truly prepared to finally look at the Universe through entirely different eyes – and be ready for the adventure of your lifetimes?
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Love and Light Always…
Brother Bruce
Brother Bruce
P.S. This book will be seen by some as frankly dangerous. To those I say it may be best not to read these chapters, and continue on in your blind walk along a moonless life.
But for the others… the rewards… the rewards… they will be nothing less than miraculous.
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A welterweight bout between Nah-Shon Burrell (8-2 MMA, 3-1 SF) and Yuri Villefort (6-1 MMA, 0-1 SF) is the latest addition to next month's "Strikeforce: Melendez vs. Healy" card.
The bout is slated for the night's preliminary card.
"Strikeforce: Melendez vs. Healy" takes place Sept. 29 at Power Balance Pavilion in Sacramento, Calif., and lightweight champion Gilbert Melendez meets Pat Healy in the headliner.
The night's main card airs on Showtime (10 p.m. ET/PT) following prelims on Showtime Extreme (8 p.m. ET/PT).
Burrell recently snapped a six-fight win streak and was tagged with his first Strikeforce loss when he suffered a first-round TKO defeat to Chris Spang in May. Prior to the loss, the Philadelphia-based Fight Firm member picked up consecutive Strikeforce wins over Joe Ray, Lukasz Les and James Terry.
Villefort (the brother of Danillo Villefort) recently returned from a two-year layoff due to injuries. After opening his career with a 6-0 record, the Imperial Athletics fighter suffered his first career loss when he dropped a split decision to Quinn Mulhern in his Strikeforce debut back in May.
The latest "Strikeforce: Melendez vs. Healy" card now includes:
MAIN CARD (Showtime, 10 p.m. ET/PT)
- Champ Gilbert Melendez vs. Pat Healy (for lightweight title)
- Guto Inocente vs. Gian Villante
- Adriano Martins vs. Isaac Vallie-Flagg
- Quinn Mulhern vs. Jorge Santiago
- Caros Fodor vs. Josh Thomson
PRELIMINARY CARD (Showtime Extreme, 8 p.m. ET/PT)
- Mike Kyle vs. Dion Staring
- Nah-Shon Burrell vs. Yuri Villefort
- Amanda Nunes vs. Cat Zingano
For more on "Strikeforce: Melendez vs. Healy," stay tuned to the Rumors section of the site.
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Witzmann, Zenner Named All-Americans
HATBORO, PA -- South Dakota State University players Bryan Witzmann and Zach Zenner were named Monday to the Football Championship Subdivision All-America First Team as selected by The Sports Network.
2012 Sports Network FCS All-America Team
A junior offensive tackle from Houlton, Wis., Witzmann anchored a Jackrabbit offensive line that led the way for Zenner to reach 2,000 yards and record averages of 23.4 points and 367.6 yards of total offense per game. Witzmann has started at left tackle each of the Jackrabbits' 35 games over the past three seasons, earning first-team all-Missouri Valley Football Conference honors in 2012 after an honorable mention selection in 2011.
Zenner, a sophomore running back from Eagan, Minn., was named to his second All-America team in as many weeks. Honored earlier by the American Football Coaches Association, Zenner has since regained the lead in the FCS rushing race with 2,044 yards for an average of 157.2 yards per game. He crossed the 100-yard mark in nine games and topped 200 yards three times, including a school-record 295 yards in the opening round of the FCS playoffs Nov. 24 versus Eastern Illinois. Zenner averaged 6.8 yards per carry and scored 13 touchdowns on the ground, while adding 28 receptions for 197 yards.
The selections of Witzmann and Zenner marked the first time the Jackrabbits have had two first-team All-Americans in the same season at the Division I level. In 2007, offensive lineman Mitch Erickson was a first-team selection with defensive back Tyler Koch earning third-team honors. The 2009 playoff squad featured first-teamm defensive end Danny Batten and third-team running back Kyle Minett.
South Dakota State finished the 2012 season with a 9-4 overall record, including a runner-up mark of 6-2 in the Missouri Valley Football Conference. The Jackrabbits' nine wins were their most in a season at the Division I level as they made their second playoff appearance in four seasons.
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Law school admissions committees agree that the most appropriate and beneficial preparation for law school is a traditional liberal arts education combined with relevant extra-curricular experiences. The Pre-Law advising and preparation at Dickinson incorporates these elements in a comprehensive approach to Pre-legal studies. Coordinated by the Pre-law advisor at the Career Center, the program is inherently flexible and allows students to explore the breadth of their intellectual interests.
Pre-law students can select any major field of concentration at the college. It is helpful to take certain courses that will provide a substantive background in the subjects that are directly related to the practice and development of law. Students planning to pursue the study of law should include courses to refine their writing, research, and argument formation skills. Below is a list of courses that are recommended to introduce students to the skills and issues related to the study of law.
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we are Just Crossing over not even spending a night.
Crossing back into the U.S. is much more restrictive, no fresh fruit or vegetables allowed.
As of three days ago when I returned to Canada you were not allowed any poultry products including eggs .Bill
We had eggs and frozen chicken in the fridge and they never said anything. They did go inside the truck camper and inspected. It may depend in which part of the country you're attempting to cross over. Seem so I read that the avian flu was only found in certain states and not the entire country.
The last time we entered the states, we had to toss our fresh fruit. I am told the US won't let in dig food either...
Technically, only some states are subject to the ban, but unless you can show where your chicken or eggs came from, you're subject to having them confiscated if you are asked. Attached is a list of the states from which poultry products are banned.
Good link docj.We were on motorcycles in Glacier NP in July. Took a day trip to the Canada side. While waiting at the border patrol, we saw a steady procession of RV drivers required to haul their eggs and poultry to the stateside garbage bins.
Coming back into the US last month, I did, inadvertently, find a way of avoiding all questions about what we had onboard. I was going through an exceptionally narrow lane getting up to the US border agent when I managed to scrape my right mirror on the concrete wall of the adjacent booth. Fortunately, there was no significant damage to the mirror but the ICE agents were so concerned about whether or not I had damaged their wall that they "forgot" to ask me about what I was carrying with respect to foodstuff or alcohol! What a waste; we were 100% compliant and no one even asked!
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Before a photographer snapped a picture of Scott Niedermayer's family, the former star Ducks defenseman directed a stern, yet calm order to one of his four sons.
"Sit up straight," Niedermayer said.
For 18 years, Niedermayer was looked to as a leader on his teams. Now he's mainly the leader of his family. That family, which includes wife Lisa, and sons Logan, 12, Jackson, 11, Joshua, 8, and Luke, 3, has been grateful that Niedermayer is now away from the game. They follow his direction. They get to spend more time all together, as a family, said Niedermayer, a Newport Beach resident.
Wednesday evening was a time for them to be together. The family gathered at the Ronald McDonald House of Orange County in Orange before attending the Ducks' hockey game against San Jose at Honda Center.
The Niedermayers received a tour of the house. Then they posed for a portrait in a cozy lobby. Nearby on a wall there were photos of families that have received help from the McDonald house.
Niedermayer smiled with Luke on his lap. The four-time Stanley Cup winner and two-time Olympic gold medalist says he is enjoying these days with his family. Of course, there's a big part of him that misses the game, he admits, but he is happy to have more time with his wife and four sons.
The 38-year-old Niedermayer also has time for charity work. His family volunteered to be honorary chairs of Sunday's Walk for Kids at Honda Center.
The event is a 5K walk that benefits the Ronald McDonald House Charities of Southern California and the services they provide. There are also walk events at Exposition Park in Los Angeles, Shoreline Park in Long Beach and Victoria Gardens in Rancho Cucamonga.
The Niedermayers want to do their part because the Ronald McDonald House helps families who need a home away from home when their child is sick or injured at a hospital nearby. The McDonald house in Orange is near Children's Hospital of Orange County.
Niedermayer said his family has not had a direct experience with the place, but his wife's cousin did use the McDonald house in Canada.
"It's a great charity and they do great work that is very important," Niedermayer said. "They provide a place to stay for families when their children are sick. That's not a fun time obviously. To have something like this that takes care of at least some of their issues they have to go through, I would imagine that it would be a great thing."
Niedermayer said Kevin Starkey, vice president of operations for Honda Center, asked him to help with the charity and Niedermayer, "jumped at the chance." Niedermayer remains involved with the Ducks in a management-type role, he said. His time with the Ducks is flexible and allows his schedule to open up for coaching his sons' hockey teams, or driving them to soccer practice. Or walking for charity at Honda Center this Sunday as part of Team Niedermayer.
It's a different life for sure than being on the ice, but Niedermayer is cool with it. So is his wife.
"It's great to have him home," Lisa said. "It was a big change for all of us. We've adjusted and it's great."
Niedermayer answered a few questions while at the McDonald house Wednesday night and before the Ducks' victory over the Sharks.
Question: Do you miss the game?
Answer: I think you're always going to miss it. It was a big part of my life for a long time. I was fortunate to have a lot great experiences throughout my career. But at the same time I'm now getting a chance to do some things that I normally wouldn't get the chance to do. A lot of it is joining my kids in what they do.
There are times I miss it, but that will probably be forever. It's a pretty special thing and a tight bond you have with your teammates. You're with them every day. I do miss it, but I'm enjoying what I'm doing now.
Q: Do you still follow the Ducks and are you bummed about their season?
A: I still work for the team as in a management kind of position. They were excited before the season with the thought to get into the playoffs. But the start they had made it hard for them to achieve that. They played like many thought they would later in the season. But it was a too-little-too-late kind of thing. There's always next year.
Q: What do you think of the Kings?
A: They have a good team. They have some young players that have improved and grown. They are in a dogfight now. The parity in the league is as great as I can remember. You can't have any bad stretches.
But I don't know if a Duck fan is allowed to say anything good about that team.
It's a fun rivalry. It was fun to be a part of it. I had some experience with that before when I was with New Jersey and of course against the Rangers. It makes for some intense, fun games.
Q: What are some of the differences in your life now that you are away from the game?
A: It's a big difference. Before, once the season starts you're committed to being at the rink every day. There are no weekends, no long weekends or spring break with the kids. There's an occasional day off. Your plane lands at two in the morning and the coach will say take a day off and we'll see you the next day. But that is really it.
It's very demanding, mentally and physically, of your time.
It's totally opposite now. I am doing a little work with the Ducks. There's flexibility of when and what I do. I'm in charge of my schedule now, which I never was before. So that was a challenge figuring out how to make it work. I always had someone telling me where to go, what to do, what to bring, what to wear. Now I'm on my own. But I'm enjoying it: Helping coach all my kids' hockey teams, taking them to their soccer games and going on weekend trips. And, being able to go on a spring break or on a vacation with the family and enjoy that. I was really fortunate throughout my hockey career to have some success. Now I'm enjoying doing some different things.
Q: What advice would you give kids who plays sports even your own?
A: You've got to really enjoy it because to put the work in and the commitment that it takes to be the best is just different. If you don't enjoy what you're doing it's going to be very hard to do it. You hope that they enjoy it and then you tell them it takes hard work to do it, but it's that way with almost everything. Hopefully they hear it.
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New Super Material Can Stop and Capture Speeding Bullets
It's generally not a good idea to engage in behaviors that would lead you to be shot at. However, in the not-so distant future, the ramifications of a speeding bullet might not be so harsh.
Researchers at Rice University have developed a lightweight substance that will not only stop a bullet dead in its tracks but will seal around it, providing a nifty souvenir for whatever misadventure it was that led you to be fired upon.
During the split second process of blocking the bullet the substance itself suffers no noticeable trauma. "There's no macroscopic damage; the material hasn't failed; it hasn't cracked," Ned Thomas, a scientist worked on the project, explained.
All kidding aside, there are some pretty amazing practical uses for this super material, including protection of satellites and aircraft against fast moving objects. More importantly, it could lead to the next generation of body armor for our military.
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For this frame I'll be using a snowflake mold from First Impressions Molds. As with the other molded fondant posts I'm pushing a ball of fondant into the cavity and pressing out any air with my finger wrapped in a plastic baggie.
Again this helps to keep the fondant from sticking to my finger and pulling back out of the mold.
Cleaning up the edges as I go with my plastic wrapped finger I push and squish the fondant to one end of the snowflake adding fondant if needed. I remove the excess and clean up the last edge using my fingernail (still in plastic) or the blunt end of a toothpick.
After the excess fondant is removed it should look like this with clean edges and the fondant should be flat with the top of the mold. Place this in the freezer for about 10 minutes.
After about 10 minutes pop the snowflake out of the mold right side up onto parchment paper.
Note: The fondant will start to soften up right after leaving the mold so leave it undisturbed until it dries.
If condensation appears on the mold let it air dry before using again, or if you need the mold again right away dry it with a coffee filter as these won't leave lint on the mold.
For my cameo frame I will need two fondant snowflakes, so I will mold another one as soon as I dry my mold.
This is one whole snowflake. I'll need two snowflakes to finish a frame that will fit around the cameo.
To make the frame pieces fit around my cameo I cut each snowflake in half.
Now I need to fit the cut halves around the section of cameo where the frame piece will go, so I need to use the part of the oval cutter (same cutter I used to cut the cameo background) to match where it will set around the cameo.
This piece will go on the side of the cameo as I'm using the side of the cutter.
Hopefully this photo will help clarify what I mean.
I used the top and bottom of the cutter to cut the section where the top and bottom snowflake frame piece will go so it will fit around that part of the cameo. I then did the same with the sides.
Now all the frame pieces fit snug against the cameo. The cameo can now be adhered with a dab of royal icing to an iced cookie followed by the individual framing pieces. Any gaps will be filled in with sugar pearls or royal icing dots.
Here are two photos of Christmas ornaments cookies using snowflake frames that I did last year for a magazine tutorial. The photo on the left shows an iced cookie with just the fondant pieces attached. The photo on the right shows a finished cookie with fondant pieces, jewelry transfers, individually place sugar pearls and dragees, as well as simple royal icing accents piped on to fill in some empty spaces.
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Played Like a Raven – Ravens Defense
With something to prove after the San Diego game, the Ravens defense came to play Sunday against the Browns. The Ravens entered the weekend with the #17 ranked defense in the NFL – 1st against the run, 28th against the pass, and 23rd in points allowed. Well, after giving up just 3 points and 186 yards, the Ravens now own the NFL's #7 defense (run – 1, pass – 17, points – 11).
Of course, it helps to play the Browns, a team that has scored just 1 offensive touchdown since the Bush administration – but still, the Ravens handled their business on defense. They picked off Browns quarterbacks 4 times and sacked them twice, and are now tied for 2nd in the NFL in picks with 6, and tied for 4th with 7 sacks.
I'm not short-changing the offense here. I just felt that the defense deserved some props after hearing all week how they were suddenly the weak link in Charm City.
The question becomes now, can they keep it up against Brady, Moss, and Welker?
Did Not Play Like a Raven – N/A
When you win 34-3, it's pretty safe to say that it was a full team effort. Sure, we could always nit-pick about the lackluster return game or about "only" getting two sacks. But, as players are always quick to remind us, "the other team gets paid too." No Raven was guilty of the dreaded "Did Not Play Like a Raven" in Week 3.


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The Carcinogenic Potency Database (CPDB) is a unique and widely used international resource of the results of 6540 chronic, long-term animal cancer tests on 1547 chemicals. The CPDB provides easy access to the bioassay literature, with qualitative and quantitative analyses of both positive and negative experiments that have been published over the past 50 years in the general literature through 2001 and by the National Cancer Institute/National Toxicology Program through 2004. The CPDB standardizes the diverse literature of cancer bioassays that vary widely in protocol, histopathological examination and nomenclature, and in the published author's choices of what information to provide in their papers. Results are reported in the CPDB for tests in rats, mice, hamsters, dogs, and nonhuman primates.
For each experiment, information is included on species, strain, and sex of test animal; features of experimental protocol such as route of administration, duration of dosing, dose level(s) in mg/kg body weight/day, and duration of experiment; experimental results are provided on target organ, tumor type, and tumor incidence; carcinogenic potency (TD50) and its statistical significance; shape of the dose-response, author's opinion as to carcinogenicity, and literature citation.
Only tests with dosing for at least ¼ the standard lifespan of the species and experiment length at least ½ the lifespan are included in the CPDB. Only routes of administration with whole body exposure are included. Doses are standardized, average dose rates in mg/kg/day. A description of methods used in the CPDB to standardize the diverse literature of animal cancer tests is presented for: 1) Criteria for inclusion of experiments 2) Standardization of average daily dose levels and 3) TD50 estimation for a standard lifespan. See Methods for other details.
TD50 provides a standardized quantitative measure that can be used for comparisons and analyses of many issues in carcinogenesis. The range of TD50 values across chemicals that are rodent carcinogens is more than 100 million-fold. More than half the chemicals tested are positive in at least one experiment.
A plot of all results on each experiment in the CPDB for this chemical is presented below. These results are the source information for the Cancer Test Summary table above.
Chemical (Synonym) CAS # Species Sex Strain Route Xpo+Xpt PaperNum 0 Dose 1 Dose 2 Dose 3 Dose Literature Reference or NCI/NTP:Site Path Site Path Notes TD50 DR Pval AuOp LoConf UpConf Cntrl 1 Inc 2 Inc 3 Inc Brkly Code
FUMONISIN B1 116355-83-0 2932 M f b6c eat 24m24 TR496 : 0 .650mg 1.95mg 6.50mg 10.4mg liv MXA 6.79mg Z P<.0005 c 4.75mg 10.6mg 5/48 3/52 1/48 19/48 39/48 liv:hpa,hpc. liv hpa 8.68mg Z P<.0005 c 5.79mg 14.6mg 5/48 3/52 1/48 16/48 31/48 liv hpc 24.2mg * P<.0005 c 14.1mg 46.7mg 0/48 0/52 0/48 10/48 9/48 TBA MXB 8.19mg Z P<.0005 4.67mg 23.6mg 32/48 17/52 22/48 30/48 44/48 liv MXB 6.79mg Z P<.0005 4.75mg 10.6mg 5/48 3/52 1/48 19/48 39/48 liv:hpa,hpb,hpc. lun MXB no dre P=1. 99.6mg n.s.s. 2/48 0/52 0/48 1/48 0/48 lun:a/a,a/c. 2933 M m b6c eat 24m24 TR496 : 0 .600mg 1.80mg 9.60mg 18.0mg hag ade # 182.mg * P<.02 - 64.2mg n.s.s. 1/48 0/48 0/48 0/48 5/48 S hag MXA 195.mg * P<.04 64.1mg n.s.s. 1/48 1/48 0/48 0/48 5/48 hag:ade,car. S TBA MXB no dre P=1. 32.4mg n.s.s. 37/48 19/48 34/48 24/48 27/48 liv MXB no dre P=1. 48.0mg n.s.s. 12/48 9/48 9/48 9/48 10/48 liv:hpa,hpb,hpc. lun MXB 276.mg Z P<.3 68.4mg n.s.s. 6/48 0/48 0/48 0/48 6/48 lun:a/a,a/c. 2934 R f f34 eat 24m24 TR496 : 0 .248mg .745mg 2.49mg 4.97mg TBA MXB no dre P=1. - 4.12mg n.s.s. 45/48 35/40 45/48 43/48 46/48 liv MXB no dre P=1. 35.0mg n.s.s. 0/48 0/40 1/48 0/48 0/48 liv:hpa,hpb,hpc. 2935 R m f34 eat 24m24 TR496 : 0 .199mg .596mg 1.99mg 5.96mg kid MXA 3.73mg Z P<.0005 c 1.75mg 10.2mg 0/48 0/40 0/48 9/48 (15/48) kid:rua,ruc. kid ruc 5.05mg Z P<.0005 c 2.17mg 16.7mg 0/48 0/40 0/48 7/48 (10/48) kid rua 19.2mg * P<.002 c 8.29mg 87.9mg 0/48 0/40 0/48 2/48 5/48 TBA MXB no dre P=1. 5.75mg n.s.s. 48/48 35/40 44/48 43/48 43/48 liv MXB no dre P=1. 28.7mg n.s.s. 0/48 3/40 3/48 0/48 1/48 liv:hpa,hpb,hpc. 2936 R m bd9 eat 52w52 2018m 0 2.00mg Gelderblom;carc,12,1247-1251;1991 liv hpc k no dre P=1. .515mg n.s.s. 0/5 0/5 2937 R m bd9 eat 86w86 2018n 0 2.00mg liv hpc k 1.02mg P<.02 + .285mg n.s.s. 0/5 3/5 2938 R m bd9 eat 26m26 2018o 0 2.00mg liv hpc 1.34mg P<.005 + .534mg 8.70mg 0/5 7/10 2939 R m bd9 eat 24m24 2652 0 40.0ug .400mg 1.00mg Gelderblom;txcy,161,39-51;2001 liv hpc no dre P=1. .145mg n.s.s. 0/20 0/20 0/20 0/20 tba mix 5.68mg * P<.3 1.56mg n.s.s. 1/20 0/20 3/20 2/20
See full CPDB Summary Table on 1547 chemicals. See Full CPDB for all results on 6540 experiments of 1547 chemicals.
A complete list of CPDB chemicals, which is searchable by name or by CAS number, is available here.
For a compendium of CPDB results organized by target organ, which lists all chemicals in each species that induced tumors in each of 35 organs, see Summary Table by Target Organ.
The CPDB is available in several formats that permit printing and downloading into spreadsheets and statistical databases.
A Supplementary Dataset gives details on dosing and survival for each experiment.
Relatively precise estimates of the lower confidence limit on the TD10 (LTD10) are readily calculated from the TD50 and its lower confidence limit, which are reported in the CPDB. For researchers and regulatory agencies interested in LTD10 values, we provide them in an Excel spreadsheet.
PDF versions of our publications of analyses using the CPDB are available, organized by year and by research topic.


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The fire had burned more than 6 1/2 square miles as of Thursday morning and grown 500 acres from the previous day. At 4,300 acres, it remained 30 percent contained.
State fire spokeswoman Alicia Amaro said the fire made short runs uphill during the night.
The steep and rugged terrain has forced crews to build containment lines by hand without the help of bulldozers.
The fire has damaged two homes and seven outbuildings.
Besides the homes that have been evacuated, 180 more are threatened, but it was burning to the north of the county's famous vineyards.
"It has not come anywhere close to what we consider Napa Valley wineries," said Cate Conniff, a spokeswoman for the Napa Valley Vintners, a nonprofit trade association. "It is moving in the opposite direction, and it continues to move that way. We're keeping an eye out on it." Pope Valley is about 20 miles north of Napa Valley.
More than 1,000 firefighters were hoping to get a better handle on the blaze after they made progress overnight Tuesday, said Daniel Berlant, a spokesman for the California Department of Forestry and Fire Protection.
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Crews have requested more bulldozers from across the state to assist the dozen on site in strengthening containment lines, Berlant said.
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The fast-moving blaze began Tuesday afternoon in Napa County. Within hours, it covered 600 acres and then spiked to 2,700 acres by late evening as it spread northeast. State firefighters and crews from Napa, Lake and Solano counties spent a second day working in 90-degree weather on Wednesday.
Similar high temperatures were expected again on Thursday. The fire exploded because of dry conditions across the state, Berlant said.
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Hey North America: STALINGRAD Is In IMAX 3D Starting Tomorrow!
Here's your only opportunity to see the highest grossing Russian movie of all time on big screen and what better way then IMAX 3D!
I'm definitely going to check this thing out as I have only had a few scenes graciously made available to me while I was entertained at 3ality Technica's headquarters last year (they provided their 3D rigs, expertise and Steve Schlair is 3D Producer on the project). The trailer and visual fx look amazing! What I saw was just enough for me to be thrilled to hear that we're getting it in IMAX. I'm very interested in WWII's European Theater as well.
Whether you're a veteran, WWII historian or just someone who enjoys solid action, especially based in fact, then you'll love STALINGRAD.
Here's the storyline for the movie:
Written by Ilya Tilkin and Sergey Snezhkin and directed by Fedor Bondarchuk, STALINGRAD is set in 1942, when invading German troops were in control of the Volga River. A group of Soviet soldiers finds a young woman trapped behind enemy lines and works to protect her. Thomas Kretschmann and Yanina Studilina star.
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Blackfoot wrote:Rudy ISN'T a consistent scorer so the point is moot. Would have not beat the Clippers with him, as evident of last year first round bout.
C'mon, Blackfoot. Rudy Gay has a bad playoff series and he's a cancer forevermore?
The guy's not an efficient shooter, we know. He's got the same problem Josh Smith, Monta Ellis, Rajon Rondo, and countless other studs (whom you dismiss) have. He doesn't have the all-mighty, God-willing, handed-down-from-Olympus-on-high, true-shooting percentage on lock. That doesn't make him a bad player.
Furthermore, it doesn't make him an offensive player the opposing team can ignore. Gay's worst enemy (like Smith and Ellis) is himself; he refuses to adjust his game to his skill-level and quit launching errant 3's. The common denominator of all 3 of these guys? Poor 3-point shooting; which you've claimed is not the executioner's axe to your favorite stat, but I believe otherwise. None of these guys shoot above 35% from long-range, all of them pour in 17 points or higher the past 3 seasons, but because they don't knock down the long ball, their TS% suffers. Meaning you'd rank them behind players like JJ Reddick, Mike Miller, and Carlos Delfino. Y'know what those 3 guys lack that their poor-shooting peers don't? The ability to create their own shot. That's why players like Reddick consistently stay within their role, at 9 points on efficient shooting, while guys like Ellis bring 20 points a night on sporadic shooting that can be hot, cold, or anywhere in between.
Of course you want the Holy Grail; the efficient scorer who can create his own shot... but there are only so many LeBron's, Curry's, and Durant's to go around. Most players with elite TS% percentages reside in 3 categories: (a) the ultra rare superstars (like Harden) who can create their own shot and pour in buckets at a high percentage, (b) the big men who only shoot from 2-feet out (Brandan Wright, Tyson Chandler), and (c) the role players who NEVER go above their gameplan and chip in efficiently when called upon but very rarely can be counted on to create a basket when the ball starts in their hands. These are the Sefolosha's, the the Korver's, and the Battier's.
I'm not trying to claim that guys like Rudy Gay, Monta Ellis, or Josh Smith can sniff the characters in category A. I'm simply saying, they're worth more than the guys in the B/C realm. Don't believe me? We'll see who gets more greenbacks this offseason: Josh Smith and Monta Ellis, or Jarrett Jack and Brandan Wright.
But the bottom line is that a guy like Rudy Gay is a huge asset. And pretending that he's not because he has a high-usage and a low-TS% is throwing out the baby with the bathwater. His TRB% is higher than LeBron's, he's an elite wing defender, and he scores 18 points a game on 45% shooting (which would be way above 50% inside the arc). Dude is a baller.
I'll make a friendly wager with you. Since you were touting Ed Davis' advanced stats at the time of the trade and you say Gay is such a loser, I'll bet you Rudy Gay finishes next season with a higher PER. Seeing as Gay plays 3 times as many minutes, we can all agree that it's much harder for him to maintain a high PER the longer he's out there (like playing the house in blackjack). If Davis proves to be the superior player, I'll put "BLACKFOOT WAS RIGHT" in my sig for 3 months. If Gay wins out, you put "32 WAS RIGHT" in your sig for 3 months. Deal?


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Studillac or Cadillaker? Or Maybe Its Just a Whacked-Out Stude-Wackr
You've got to admit that the name Studebaker doesn't give you the impression of wild wheels. But when you convert one into a hybrid hauler using Cadillac body parts and paint it the right colors, it screams for "whazzat?" attention.
Randy Seger picked up this 1946 Studebaker pickup truck in 1995 for only $200. A competent car guy who knows how to cut, chop, smooth, mold and fabricate like one of the Barris boys, he set himself a real task with the Studebaker. He wanted a low look and it had to be different–really different–to satisfy his "neither-fish-nor-fowl" automotive appetite. He did a lot of measuring and junkyard scrounging to come up with this combination, but once work started, he really delved into the project.
Randy started off by sectioning the frame by a massive 77 inches, then wacking the top 4.5-inches. The rear window was replaced with Chevy LUV pickup frame that had been shortened and narrowed. The front fenders were sectioned 3.5 inches on each side, raised a half inch, extended six inches inwards, with 1967 Cadillac front fender flares then molded in.
The work continued with a three-inch stretch to the hood, which was also radius cut to match it up with the new fender lines. This mod required giving the grille some attention, too. For this, Randy dropped it 12 inches, reshaped it, custom-formed 84 stainless steel bars and frenched the license plate mount. He also added suicide doors (at this point, your average bodyworker probably would have committed suicide instead).
With the front half done, Randy turned to building a new bed. The new quarters were formed out of a 1967 Eldorado rear section. Randy moved the wheel openings 14 inches, sliced eight inches out of the width and shortened them three inches. He then formed them all around fabricated inner bead and then, once all the pieces were in place, fashioned a tonneau cover in aluminum with a black Hartz cloth cover.
When all the bodywork was done, Randy had Jim Davis in Cherryville, Kansas, paint the Stude' in PPG Metallic Purple and Vanilla Shake, with John Freeman adding the pinstriping. The combination turned out quite startling; no, that's putting it mildly. The whole thing is so out there that you can't help staring at it, sorta like the Mystery Mud Woman or the two-headed snake at a carnival freak show. (For those who feel compelled to take on an odd-rod project akin to Randy's, can we watch, by the way?).
Underneath Randy also created an intriguing assemblage of parts. Using the stock frame, he added a narrowed 44-inch, 9-inch Ford axle with 3.00 gears, all suspended by the stock Studebaker springs. Up front he installed a Mustang II independent suspension complete with disc brakes and rack-and-pinion steering. The wheels package adds some nice hot rod to the Stude', with 14 X 6 American Racing (Coke Bottles) wheels up front and matching 15 X 10s at the rear.
Motorvation comes in the form of a 1971 Chevy 350 small block. Randy had it bored .030 over by the Chuck Hull in Coffeyville, Kansas and built it up with flat-top TRW pistons, TRW cam, double-roller timing chain, and 1974 Chevy 350 heads. The engine is fed by a single 625cfm Edelbrock Performance four-barrel with a matching manifold and air cleaner. Spent gases flow through custom headers and a set of 2.5-inch Dyno mufflers. Shifting the estimated 300 horses to the rear wheels is a stock 1971 Turbo 350 transmission fitted with a custom Hargraves driveshaft.
The last work was to remake the now tiny interior. Randy's custom dash is fitted with Chevy LUV instruments and a 10-inch steering wheel. The LUV was also the source of the bucket seats that have been retrimmed in black vinyl over black carpet with a new black headliner.
Randy doesn't do any hauling in his peculiar pickup–except maybe for transporting body parts from a downed UFO. After all, if you carry X-Files material in the back of a whacked-out Stude-Wackr, people aren't likely to get too curious about what's in the bed.


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The same companies that are polluting our rivers with toxic chemicals are also polluting our politics with their spending.
Right now, Maine's water polluters are spending millions to lobby their allies on Capitol Hill to block the clean water rule, which, if adopted, will help protect the drinking water of 450,000 Mainers that is currently at risk to pollution. A bill to stop the clean water rule is currently pending in the House of Representatives.
Send a note to your representative asking him or her to not be influenced by polluters, but to listen to the majority of Mainers who want to move forward with protecting our waterways and drinking water.


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Ed Reed having a suspension overturned was viewed as a win for many defensive players, and now the league admits it's going to look closely at the rules for illegal or low blocks that many defensive players have complained about.
NFL executive vice president of football operations Ray Anderson told Albert Breer of the NFL Network that the split of fines between offense and defense is "much more balanced than you might think," denying a bias.
But he also said the issue demands a closer look.
"We have constantly made sure to protect all players, and we've expanded some of the rules in response to what defensive coaches and players have told us," Anderson said. "We added protection on illegal crackback blocks, the plays when the H-backs and receivers come back to the interior of the line; those defensive guys are protected as defenseless players. . . .
"There's no question the competition committee is gonna take a look at all the low blocks we've seen, including chop blocks, in the offseason. So our response would be that we've taken recent action, responded to some concerns, and hope to continue to take significant steps to protect all players."
It's easy for players to see a double standard, such as Texans linebacker Tim Dobbins being fined $30,000 for hitting Bears quarterback, while Jets guard Matt Slauson was fined $10,000 for the low block that ended Texans linebacker Brian Cushing's season.
Anderson's claims aside, defensive players are always going to believe they're being slighted.
"We do take offense to it,"49ers safety Donte Whitner told Breer. "But that's the nature of the business. We always get the short end of the stick. The rules they put in are always designed to help out the offense."
He may be right. But if the competition committee is going to look at dangerous blocks more closely, it might be another move toward leveling the playing field, at least in terms of making charitable donations.


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These findings may help in planning and evaluating screening programs, clinical trials and other studies, the researchers say.
Using a new mathematical model, the scientists were also able to estimate the numbers of breast cancers detectable by mammography. This is a new approach to estimating the growth rate of tumors and the ability of mammograms to find them.
"There are enormous implications for the sensitivity of breast cancer screening programs," lead researcher Harald Weedon-Fekjr, of the Department of Etiological Research, Cancer Registry of Norway, said in a statement.
"We found that mammography screen test sensitivity increases sharply with increased tumor size, as one might expect. Detection rates are just 26 percent for a 5 millimeter tumor but increase to 91 percent once a tumor is 10 millimeter in size," he added.
The report was published in the May 8 issue of the online journalBreast Cancer Research.
In the study, Weedon-Fekjr, and colleagues tested their model using mammography results from 395,188 women aged 50 to 69.
The researchers found that the growth rate of tumors varied significantly between patients. About one in 20 tumors doubled in size, from 10 to 20 millimeters in just over a month. However, a similar number of tumors took more than six years to double in size.
Based on this finding, Weedon-Fekjr's team estimated that it takes an average of 1.7 years for tumors to double in size. Moreover, tumor growth appeared to be faster among younger women and slowed as women aged, the researchers noted.
"Tumor growth and test sensitivity estimates can be directly linked to tumor size in a full population study, resulting in very useful growth estimates directly connected to a biologically relevant measure," the researchers wrote.
"Tumor growth seems to vary greatly between tumors, with higher growth rates among younger women. Most tumors become visible at screening when they reach a diameter of 5 millimeters to 10 millimeters," they concluded.
One expert thinks this study again confirms the need for women to have a mammogram every year.
"This study continues to prove why we need to screen women every year, starting at age 40," said Debbie Saslow, director of breast and gynecologic cancer at the American Cancer Society.
This is another study that shows that tumors grow faster in younger women, Saslow said. "It just doesn't make sense to have guidelines that say younger women should be screened every one to two years and every year as they get older," she said.