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Pet of the Week: Syd the Cat

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Syd the Cat. Courtesy/FOS

SHELTER News:

Syd is a BIG orange male cat who is 15 years old and more than a little sad about ending up in the shelter.

He arrived last week, after it was reported that he was no longer using the litter box. It turns out this poor guy just had a urinary tract infection and couldn’t make it to the litter box in time.

Syd is on medication for his UTI, and already beginning to feel a lot better. He would love a quiet home with patches of sunshine and a lap where he can get the love and attention he deserves during his golden years. Syd will also need to eat a special (low-cost) diet of the K/D Read More

Jae Drummond Art at Jean Cocteau Gallery June 16

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‘Nymeria’ by Jae Drummond. Courtesy photo

JCCG News:

Jae Drummond’s art training started early. Her father, David Drummond, also a professional painter, attached a roll of butcher paper to a board, creating a portable drawing table with an infinite supply of paper. By the time you have filled several rolls of paper, you draw pretty well, she said.

The artists she was first introduced to were the great American illustrators N. C. Wyeth, Maxfield Parish and Norman Rockwell. Both her formal schooling and her love of art and illustration focused on the human figure. Drummond Read More

Ten New Mexico Businesses Win 2014 VAF Awards

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Purple Adobe Lavender Farm owners Elizabeth and Roger Inman. Courtesy photo 

BUSINESS News:

Ten New Mexico businesses headquartered in Abiquiu, Albuquerque, Alcalde, Santa Fe and Taos have been named winners of the 2014 Venture Acceleration Fund (VAF) awards.

VAF was initiated in 2006 by Los Alamos National Security, LLC (LANS), the company that manages Los Alamos National Laboratory (LANL), to stimulate the economy by supporting growth-oriented companies. 

“Since the VAF was initiated in 2006, Los Alamos National Security has invested approximately $3 million in 49 New
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Heinrich on Immigration Reform: A Year of Inaction

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Sen. Martin Heinrich

U.S. SENATE News:

U.S. Senator Martin Heinrich, D-N.M., released the following statement June 27 calling on House Republicans to act on the Senate bipartisan immigration reform bill that passed the Senate one year ago:

“After a vigorous public debate last year, the Senate passed a common-sense proposal to reform our country’s immigration policies. The bill would modernize our immigration system to meet the needs of our economy, provide an accountable pathway to earned citizenship for the undocumented workers currently living in the shadows and dramatically Read More

Ai Weiwei and Bert Benally Create ‘Pull of the Moon’

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Navajo artist Bert Benally. Courtesy photo

Chinese artist Ai Weiwei. Courtesy photo

NMA News:

Ai Weiwei, internationally-acclaimed Chinese dissident artist, in a remarkable collaboration with Navajo artist Bert Benally, will create “Pull of the Moon,” a temporary, site-specific art installation in a remote part of Coyote Canyon on the Navajo Nation. 

The project is part of Navajo TIME (Temporary Installations Made for the Environment), a unique partnership between New Mexico Arts and the Navajo Nation Museum. The installation will feature earth-based drawings using Read More

Pinon Brings ‘Green’ Professional Event Coordination Services to New Mexico

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BUSINESS News:

Pinon Conference and Event Management is a new Los Alamos-based business specializing in the planning and execution of top-quality events in Northern New Mexico.

Owner Kimberley Hoch of Los Alamos relies on her past experience as an event manager to bring new clients’ goals and vision to reality.

“The success of an event relies on the early identification of the end goal – whether that be positive ROI, or a great experience for guests, or increased visibility of an organization,” Hoch said.

Pinon offers services to support corporate, community and personal events – anything Read More

DOE Launches Micro-grid 2014 MVP Challenge

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DOE News:

WASHINGTON, D.C. – The Department of Energy (DOE) launched the Micro-grid 2014 MVP Challenge, a competition to support resiliency and adaptation in communities across America.

The Challenge will recognize local organizations that have adopted successful grid strategies that are able to continue providing vital public services during power disruptions caused by severe weather and other events. As part of the Obama Administration’s Climate Action Plan, the competition advances the President’s commitment to helping the nation prepare for the impacts of climate change.  Read More

United Way Launches ‘Born Learning Trail’ to Promote Early Childhood Learning, Family Fun

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Photo by Jeremy Varela

UWNNM News:

Learning happens everywhere a child goes, but parents, grandparents and caregivers may not always know how to support that learning.

All that changed when United Way of Northern New Mexico (UWNNM), Los Alamos County, Metzger’s “Do It Best” and the YMCA “YES” Corp, along with community volunteers, came together to create an outdoor early-learning trail at Urban Park to help adults turn excursions with young children into fun, interactive learning moments. The trail was unveiled June 19.

The “Born Learning Trail” is a series of learning activities that any Read More

Senate Votes to Improve Training & Education for New Mexico Workers, Job Seekers

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Sen. Tom Udall

U.S. SENATE News:

U.S. Sen. Tom Udall, D-N.M. joined the Senate in voting 95-3 to pass a bipartisan bill that will help New Mexico workers get updated workforce and skills training to better enable them to compete for new jobs and career advancement.

The Workforce Innovation and Opportunity Act, which is expected to pass the U.S. House of Representatives soon, will also help employers find the qualified workers they need to grow and expand their businesses.

“This bill is a critical investment in New Mexico’s workforce,” Udall said. “It will make much-needed updates to vitally Read More

DOE Project Captures Million-plus Metric Tons of CO2

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DOE News:
 
The U.S. Department of Energy (DOE), in partnership with Air Products and Chemicals, Inc., has announced a major milestone: successfully capturing more than one million metric tons of carbon dioxide (CO2) at the hydrogen-production facility in Port Arthur, Texas.
Using an innovative technology called vacuum swing adsorption, the project captures more than 90 percent of the CO2 from the product stream of two commercial-scale steam methane reformers that would otherwise be emitted into the atmosphere.
 
In addition to the secure storage, captured carbon
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