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RCLC Meets In Los Alamos July 10

Submitted by Chris Clark on July 8, 2015

RCLC News:

The Regional Coalition of LANL Communities is meeting 9-11 a.m. Friday, July 10 at the Los Alamos Municipal Building, Boards & Commissions Conference Room #110 at 1000 Central Ave.

Scheduled on the agenda is an update on the Congressional Delegation, presentation by Executive Director and President of Higher Education Center Rebecca Estrada, , presentation by REDI Net General Manager Duncan Sill and a Budget Update by Los Alamos County Deputy Manager Brian Bosshardt.

The meeting is open to the public.

African Prince Performs In Los Alamos At ScienceFest

Submitted by Carol A. Clark on July 7, 2015

His Royal Highness Prince Jongisilo Pokwana ka Menziwa

COMMUNITY News:

Los Alamos will receive a visit from royalty July 13-18 – an African Prince along with traditional South African performers coming to the town to share an energetic dance performance with live music July 15 and 18 at ScienceFest.

His Royal Highness Prince Jongisilo Pokwana ka Menziwa and his performing group, Izingane Zoma, were invited to perform July 10-12 at the International Folk Art Festival in Santa Fe.

This is not the Prince’s first visit. This time last year, he was traveling with another South African performance Read More

New Research On Human Ability To Smell Odors

Submitted by Carol A. Clark on July 7, 2015

Courtesy/ASU

ASU News:

ASU Researcher Disputes Claim that Humans can Distinguish One Trillion Odors

Assistant Research Professor Rick Gerkin

TEMPE, Ariz.—An Arizona State University researcher is calling into question recent findings that the human nose is capable of distinguishing at least 1 trillion odors.

Rick Gerkin, an assistant research professor with ASU School of Life Sciences, says the data used in a study made public last year does not support this claim.

According to Gerkin, this is important because findings from the 2014 study published in the journal Science are already Read More

SFCSO Gifts Vehicle To Los Alamos Sheriff

Submitted by Chris Clark on July 7, 2015

Santa Fe County Sheriff Robert A. Garcia presented an official vehicle slated for auction to Los Alamos County Sheriff Marco Lucero last week in Santa Fe. Photo by Chris Clark/ladailypost.com

Staff Report

Santa Fe County Sheriff Robert A. Garcia presented an official vehicle slated for auction to Los Alamos County Sheriff Marco Lucero last week in Santa Fe.

“He said it was to help me out and in honor of my 23 years of service as a sheriff with the Santa Fe County Sheriff’s Department,” Lucero said.

Lucero is serving his second term in office

Company Trains World’s Largest Neural Network

Submitted by Chris Clark on July 7, 2015

TECHNOLOGY News:

NASHVILLE, Tenn. ― Digital Reasoning, a leader in cognitive computing, today announces it has trained the largest neural network in the world to date with a stunning 160 billion parameters.

Google’s previous record was 11.2 billion, and Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory recently trained a neural network with 15 billion parameters.

The results of Digital Reasoning’s research with deep learning and neural networks is published in the Journal of Machine Learning and Arxiv alongside other notable companies

Governor Martinez Appoints Myles Copeland As Aging And Long-Term Services Department Cabinet Secretary

Submitted by Carol A. Clark on July 6, 2015

Myles Copeland

STATE News:

SANTA FE — Gov. Susana Martinez announced Thursday the appointment of Myles Copeland as New Mexico Aging and Long-Term Services Department (ALTSD) cabinet secretary to succeed Secretary Gino Rinaldi, who is leaving his post after more than two years of service.

Copeland has been the deputy secretary of the department since 2013. Previously, he worked with issues relating to Alzheimer’s disease and other dementias, and he has a passion for helping the elderly and those who care for them.

“I am grateful to Secretary Rinaldi for his service to New Mexico,” Martinez Read More

Santa Fe Physician Arraigned On Federal Indictment Alleging Scheme To Defraud Programs

Submitted by Chris Clark on July 6, 2015

FBI News:

ALBUQUERQUE — Roy G. Heilbron, 51, a cardiologist in Santa Fe, was arraigned in federal court in Albuquerque on a 24-count indictment charging him with health care fraud and wire fraud.

Damon P. Martinez and Special Agent Carol K.O. Lee of the FBI’s Albuquerque Division, announced that Heilbron entered a not guilty plea and was released on his own recognizance.

The indictment alleges that Heilbron, a physician licensed to practice medicine in New Mexico who specializes in cardiology, executed a scheme to defraud Medicare and other health care benefit

Governor: Everyone Has A Duty Under The Law To Report Suspected Child Abuse

Submitted by Chris Clark on July 6, 2015

STATE News:

ALBUQUERQUE — Today, Gov. Susana Martinez and local leaders are gathering in Albuqueruqe to remind New Mexicans that anyone who suspects that child abuse or neglect is taking place must report it.

Reports of suspected child abuse or neglect decline over the summer months, when children are not in school. New Mexicans can easily report suspected child abuse or neglect by dialing #SAFE.

“As New Mexicans, we all have a duty under the law to report suspected child abuse or neglect,” Martinez said. “Over the summer months when children are not in school, we need

Op-Ed: New Mexico Businesses Need Patent Reform

Submitted by Chris Clark on July 6, 2015

By Sen. Jerry Ortiz Y Pino

D-12-Bernalillo

SANTA FE ― New Mexico businesses may be on the verge of seeing one form of commercial piracy go away, a plague that can seriously damage any business’ ability to survive.

Congress is debating “The Innovation Act” which is currently awaiting a vote in the House of Representatives. It is New Mexico’s best hope for protection against “patent trolling,” the filing of patent infringement lawsuits which drain innovation—and form a sort of “tax” on creative businesses.

This parasitic practice has in

Global Synthesis Of Large Wildland Fires Shows Ecological Benefit

Submitted by Chris Clark on July 6, 2015

Natural fire mosaic, southwest Oregon, 10 years post-fire. Courtesy/Geos Institute

SCIENCE News:

ASHLAND, Ore. ― Twenty-five leading fire scientists from around the world released a new synthesis “The Ecological Importance of Mixed-Severity Fires: Nature’s Phoenix” published by Elsevier, a world-leading provider of scientific, technical and medical information products and services.

For the first time extensive documentation from around the world reveals that forests and other plant communities need a variety of

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