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Faith & Science: A Finely Tuned Universe July 1

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LAFSF News:
 
This week’s faith and science topic is “A Finely Tuned Universe: its beginnings and dynamics”, presented by Glenn Magelssen.
 
Scientific evidence suggests that the universe is very old, roughly 13.7 billion years and that it started with a “Big Bang”. Furthermore the physical laws are fine tuned in such a way that galaxies and stars can form allowing nuclear reactions to produce the energy that sustains the “starlight” we see.
 
The sun is an example of a star that releases energy in a way that allows life on Earth. Scientific evidence will be
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Water Used For Hydraulic Fracturing Varies Widely

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AGU News:
 
WASHINGTON, D.C. ― The amount of water required to hydraulically fracture oil and gas wells varies widely across the country, according to the first national-scale analysis and map of hydraulic fracturing water usage detailed in a new study accepted for publication in Water Resources Research, a journal of the American Geophysical Union.
 
The research found that water volumes for hydraulic fracturing averaged within watersheds across the United States range from as little as roughly 9,800 liters (2,600 gallons) to as much as 37 million liters (9.7 million
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Governor Helps Break Ground At Cerrillos And I-25

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Diverging Diamond overview. Screen Shot/NMDOT

 

 
NMDOT News:
 
SANTA FE — Gov. Susana Martinez joined local, state, and federal officials Monday to break ground on the state’s first Diverging Diamond, the first of its kind in New Mexico, at Cerrillos Road and Interstate 25 in Santa Fe.
 
The interchange is designed to improve safety and traffic flow.  
 
“This new state-of-the-art interchange is yet another example of what we can accomplish when we commit significant state infrastructure investments, and leverage
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Brainpower & Brownbags 2015 Lunch Lectures

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Lee Marvin, James Coburn, Katy Jurado and Sam Peckinpah laugh it up at the 1981 Santa Fe Film Festival. Photo by Mario Villafuerte. Palace of the Governors photo archives, Santa Fe New Mexican Collection, HP.2014.14.355
 
 
 
NMHM News:
 
SANTA FE — From the making of a classic Western flick to stories of remarkable women, Harvey Houses, and Southwestern cuisine, the Fray Angélico Chávez History Library’s Brainpower & Brownbags Lunch Lectures offer a wealth of learning.
 
Organized by Librarian Tomas Jaehn, the monthly lectures are free and open to the
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WIPP: Bryson Named Acting Manager For CBFO

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New Acting Manager of DOE Carlsbad Field Office Dana Bryson
 
WIPP News:

Mark Whitney, Acting Assistant Secretary for the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) Office of Environmental Management (EM), today named Dana Bryson the Acting Manager for the DOE Carlsbad Field Office (CBFO).

He is replacing Joe Franco, who recently returned to a position in DOE’s Richland Operations Office in Washington. Bryson has more than 30 years of experience in the nuclear industry and served as the CBFO Deputy Manager since December 2013. 

Previously, Bryson was the

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Tuesdays At The Pond Continues With The Nukeproofs

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Courtesy/LACD
 
 
CREATIVE DISTRICT News:
 
Tuesdays at the Pond continues this week with The Nukeproofs performing at Ashley Pond Park. 
 
Los Alamos’ own Nukeproofs plays a hard-hitting mix of hardcore punk and rock n roll. Tuesdays at the Pond, a summer entertainment series, runs through Aug. 11. It brings a variety of entertainment acts to the Ashley Pond stage in downtown Los Alamos every Tuesday evening.
 
The Los Alamos Creative District directs a variety of programs that bring people to downtown Los Alamos:
 
  • Fourth Fridays is a monthly event
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Udall Discusses Critical Need To Address Youth Suicide In Native Communities

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SENATE News:
 
WASHINGTON ― Wednesday June 24, at a hearing of the Senate Committee on Indian Affairs, U.S. Sen. Tom Udalldiscussed the critical need to address the high rate of suicide among Native American youth.
 
He questioned the acting director of the Indian Health Service, Tribal leaders and a Psychological and Developmental Sciences expert about improving desperately needed mental health services.
 
Udall highlighted some of the challenges facing New Mexico’s Tribal communities and cited recent research by the University of
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Registration Open For YMCA July 4 Fun Run

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YMCA News:
 
Registration is now open!
 
The Family YMCA in Los Alamos is hosting its annual Firecracker 5K Family Fun Run Saturday, July 4.
 
The 5K is open to all ages that want to walk, run, or jog in this festive event. Prizes will go to the top male and female finishers in Youth, Adult, Adult 60+, and Dog Jogger. The best Costumed Participant will win Bagels-for-a-Year from Ruby K’s. All participants will get the annual Fun Run t-shirt and are eligible to win random door prizes.
 
The 5K race route starts in the YMCA parking lot, turns north on 15th to Canyon, west on Canyon
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New Mexico Motor Vehicle Division Rolls Out Phase 1 Of Tapestry Project

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MVD News:
 
SANTA FE ― The New Mexico Motor Vehicle Division (MVD) has rolled out the first phase of a new database for drivers services as a part of the division’s Tapestry Project. It will improve efficiency in customer transactions to better serve New Mexicans.
 
“The Tapestry project is a model for the Governor’s initiatives to make state government more efficient,” said Demesia Padilla, Secretary of the New Mexico Taxation and Revenue Department. “The Governor’s support of this project has been critical.”
 
The Tapestry project began in 2014 to replace MVD’s
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Legal Agreement Reached To Reduce Power Plant Pollution Damaging Southwest’s National Parks

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NPCA News:
 
WASHINGTON ― The National Parks Conservation Association (NPCA) and other clean air advocates, represented by Earthjustice, reached an agreement today with the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) and the owners of New Mexico’s Four Corners Power Plant to reduce the plant’s pollution and improve the health of surrounding communities and national parks.
 
“For far too long, the irresponsible management of Four Corners has denied the Navajo people the basic human right to clean, healthy air in our communities,” said Lori Goodman, board member of Diné
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