Pino Fire Aerial And Hand Ignitions Begin
SFNF News:
SANTA FE – The lightning caused Pino Fire, on Santa Fe National Forest’s Jemez Ranger District, is now estimated at 152 acres. The fire is five miles south of N.M. 4 and six miles east of Jemez Springs.
This fire is being managed for resource benefits. Sunday’s fire behavior was the most active seen on this fire, and is accomplishing resource objectives, including fuel reduction, nutrient recycling, forest insect and disease regulation, and watershed protection for Ponderosa and other communities. Smoke production is likely to increase, and will be visible over a much Read More
Labor Day Celebrates Union Movement Achievements
First labor Day Parade in New York City in 1882. Courtesy/wikipedia.orgStaff Report
Today is Labor Day, an annual celebration of workers and their achievements, which originated during one of American labor history’s most dismal chapters.
In the late 1800s, at the height of the Industrial Revolution in the United States, the average American worked 12-hour days and seven-day weeks in order to eke out a basic living. Despite restrictions in some states, children as young as 5 or 6 toiled in mills, factories and mines across the country, earning a fraction of their adult counterparts’ wages. Read More
AHF: A Secrecy Sieve
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AHF News:
In 1944, General Leslie Groves commissioned a history of the Manhattan Project. The Department of Energy has just released the 36-volume, declassified history. There are many interesting stories in the texts, from the science to counterespionage programs. Science blog io9 did a story on the “Manhattan District History,” focusing on the security leaks investigated during the project.
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“Since September 1943, investigations were conducted of more than 1,500 ‘loose talk’ or leakage of information cases Read More
Crisis Underway At Cariños Charter School In Española
Fearing a lock out, teachers, staff and parents stage a sit in beginning Friday and running through the holiday weekend at Cariños Charter School in Española. Photo by Carol A. Clark/ladailypost.com
Teachers and supporters at Cariños Charter School in Española are fighting to keep their doors open. Photo by Carol A. Clark/ladailypost.com
Staff Report
Fearing they will be locked out over the holiday weekend, teachers and staff at Cariños Charter School in Española have staged a sit in, taking shifts to ensure an around the clock presence inside the school.
The school was “red-tagged’
Additional Resources Arriving For Pino Fire
SFNF News:
SANTA FE – Today and Monday, more firefighters and equipment will be arriving in Jemez Springs to strengthen the Type 3 Incident Management organization on the Pino Wildfire.
The lightning caused fire, on Santa Fe National Forest’s Jemez Ranger District, is now estimated at 141 acres. The fire is five miles south of N.M. 4 and six miles east of Jemez Springs. The wildfire is being managed for resource benefit.
Saturday, firefighters observed low intensity fire activity. Smoke from this fire is still not significant, but will steadily increase over the holiday weekend. In preparation Read More
Los Alamos Scientist To Hike Grand Canyon ‘Rim-To-Rim-To-Rim’ in 22 Hours for Veterans For Justice
Pawel Listwan
NMLA News:
Los Alamos National Laboratory scientist Pawel Listwan has always liked a challenge – like leaving his home country of Poland at the age of 19, living, studying and exploring Australia for nearly 20 years and arriving in Los Alamos eight years ago where he settled with his wife Dorota Listwan and their three children.
In November 2012, together with his business partners, Patrick Mockler-Wood, Catherine Mockler and his wife Dorota, they opened the Pajarito Brewpub and Grill, an American-style restaurant and pub.
Now Listwan has set his sights on a new challenge. Listwan Read More
Pino Fire Management Activity Increases
SFNF News:
Firefighting operations on the Pino Fire are gradually intensifying to take advantage of predicted favorable weather. It is expected that conditions on Tuesday, Sept. 2 will be optimal for aerial and hand ignitions to direct fire to holding and control features. Management of the wildfire is under the direction of a Type 3 Incident Management organization.
The lightning caused fire, on Santa Fe National Forest’s Jemez Ranger District, is now estimated at 132 acres. The fire is located five miles south of State Highway 4 and six miles east of Jemez Springs. The wildfire is being managed Read More
CIR Lecture: Disarming Syria’s Chemical Weapons
Cheryl Rofer
CIR News:
The Santa Fe Council on International Relations presents a world affairs lecture by Cheryl Rofer on disarming Syria’s chemical weapons Thursday, Sept. 4.
Doors open at 5 p.m. and light refreshments will be served followed by the lecture at 5:30 p.m. at the Santa Fe Woman’s Club, 1616 Old Pecos Trail in Santa Fe. The cost for CIR members is $15 and $20 for non-members; qualifying students may attend for free.
Rofer is CEO and founder of Nuclear Diner (https:////nucleardiner.com) and contributes posts and discussion to that site. She retired after 35 years as a chemist Read More
Explosive Interest In WGN’s ‘Manhattan’
Scene from WGN’s television show ‘Manhattan.’ Courtesy/wgnamerica
AHF News:
WASHINGTON, D.C. – The WGN America television show “Manhattan” has galvanized the interest of millions of viewers. Shown on Sunday nights, national audiences are riveted by the dramatic tension between rival groups of scientists and the omnipresent security police in Los Alamos in 1943.
“Manhattan” follows the scientists as they confront the challenges of making a workable atomic bomb while dealing with an intrusive military force, intense rivalries, and strained marital relations where Read More
Los Alamos Photographer Phillip Noll’s Work Displayed At Smithsonian Beginning Sept. 3
Phillip Noll’s photograph of Mt Sneffels goes on display at the Smithsonian Sept. 3. Courtesy/Phillip NollSo far this year, 4.9 million people have walked through the Smithsonian National Museum of Natural History. While this massive number has viewed flora and fauna from all over the world, starting in September, the crowds will see Los Alamos represented on the museum’s walls.
Phillip Noll during a photo shoot. Courtesy photo
Los Alamos Photographer Phillip Noll of Raven Images earned honorable mention in the Wilderness50 photography Read More
