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SFI: ‘Statistical Physics Of Massive Data Acquisition’

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Marc Mezard (l’Ecole Normale Supérieure)
SFI News:
The Santa Fe Institute (SFI) presents “Statistical Physics and Massive Data Acquisition” at 3:30 p.m. Tuesday, April 21, at Noyce Conference Room in Santa Fe.
The rapid increase in the amount of data that is presently being generated, acquired and processed opens new perspectives in many branches of science.
In order to take full advantage of this data revolution, and to turn it into a major tool for scientific discoveries, new concepts and methods need to be developed, thus allowing us to focus on the extraction of significant
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Letter to the Editor: First Earth Day In Los Alamos

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By Mary Louise Williams
Los Alamos
 
To remember the first Earth Day in Los Alamos County, one must give credit where it is due – the Los Alamos High School students to Save Our Environment.
 
A group of very concerned students answered the call of a teacher and formed a group to determine how to plan for a first Earth Day. They were linking up with the efforts of the newly formed Citizens for Clean Air and Water, a group of citezens and lab scientists who had begun addressing the deadly air pollution from the Four Corners power plants.
 
The idea for the First Earth Day arose nationally
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SFI Presents: ‘Rugged Landscapes And Timescale Distributions In Complex Systems’

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Dan Stein (New York University; SFI Science Board Co-Chair)
SFI News:
Santa Fe Institute (SFI) presents “Rugged Landscapes and Timescale Distributions in Complex Systems” at 12:15 p.m. Monday, April 20 at the Collins Conference Room.
Abstract
Complex systems are generally characterized by a high degree of metastability. In such cases it is often useful to characterize their dynamical behavior as a random walk on a “rugged landscape.”
There are many approaches toward studying this generic problem, and it remains a common theme in the mathematical analysis of
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Letter To The Editor: Don’t Let Your Legacy Be Defined By The Trash You Leave Behind

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 By EMMA COHEN
Los Alamos
 
Did you know that over 1 trillion single-use plastic bags are used each year? And that the U.S alone uses 100 billion plastic bags annually?

Single-use plastic bags never fully biodegrade, the bags break down from the heat and sunlight into smaller pieces that end up in the soil and waterways. Living in a landlocked state, we do not have to worry too much about our trash becoming marine pollution, but for many coastal cities their trash becomes part of an array of trash gyres throughout the oceans. In some areas,
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New Mexico Museum Of Art Presents ‘Fire Season’

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NMMA News:
 
SANTA FE — Fire Season is the fourth and final group exhibition in the Focus on Photography series, a year-long examination of the influential and ever-changing medium of photography.
 
The exhibition opens at 5.30 p.m. Friday, May 1 with a free public reception and runs through July 26.
 
This group show of 15 photographs includes work by Jane Fulton Alt, Patricia Galagan, Philip Metcalf, Larry Schwarm and Greg Mac Gregor, that explores the dynamic element of fire, from controlled burns and active wildfires, to their
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First National Rio Grande Announces $25,000 In Charitable Contributions

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First National Rio Grande and First National Santa Fe President Michelle Coons
 
FNRG News:
 
ALBUQUERQUE ― First National Rio Grande announced that it will be providing a $15,000 contribution to the NDI New Mexico and a $10,000 contribution for New Mexico Appleseed’s Parade of Playhouses.  
 
“Throughout our 145 year history, we have provided support to those organizations that align with our core values – helping build and improve our communities,” says Michelle Coons, president of First National Rio Grande and First National Santa Fe.
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Wardog Releases ‘Clouds Of Magellan’

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Heavy/power metal band Wardog. Courtesy photo
 
Music News:
 
Tom Gattis of Los Alamos is a singer/guitarist for the heavy/power metal band Wardog. He just announced the release of the band’s song “Clouds Of Magellan” (sung in Klingon).
 
“Clouds Of Magellan” is an old song, but previously unreleased until now. The publishment of the song is part of a 10-track sampler titled, “Metalliance – Volume 1”, which includes other bands like Watchtower, Level Fields and Killers.
 
“Metalliance – Volume
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Pet Of The Week: Benji The Cat

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Benji the cat. Courtesy/FOS
 
SHELTER News:
 
Benji is a neutered male buff tabby, about 4 years old. He loves attention from adults and gentle children.
 
Benji was found wandering around White Rock, taken in by a kind family, but never adapted to their resident cats. Whether or not he is adaptable toward dogs is still unknown.

The Los Alamos Animal Shelter, 226 East Road, 505.662.8179, has a great selection of adoptable pets; see the Petfinder website for photos here. All adoptable pets are micro-chipped, spayed or neutered, and have up-to-date on vaccinations.

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DOE Offers Conditional Commitment To Alcoa To Support Making Aluminum For Automotive Sector

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DOE News:
 
WASHINGTON, D.C. — As part of the Administration’s effort to support advanced vehicles that are more affordable for Americans to drive, strengthen U.S. leadership in manufacturing advanced vehicle technologies, and reduce greenhouse gas emissions through increased fuel efficiency, the Department of Energy has announced a conditional commitment for a $259 million loan to Alcoa Inc.
 
This conditional commitment is the first issued by the Department under the Advanced Technology Vehicles Manufacturing (ATVM) loan program since Secretary Moniz announced a number
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