AT&T Invests Nearly $225 Million to Enhance Local Networks in New Mexico
Jerry Fuentes, president of AT&T Arizona and New Mexico
BUSINESS News:
ALBUQUERQUE—AT&T has invested nearly $225 million in its best-in-class wireless and wired networks in New Mexico between 2010 through 2013, driving a wide range of upgrades to enhance speed, reliability, coverage and performance for residents and business customers.
Advancing its Project Velocity IP (VIP), an investment plan to expand and enhance its wireless and wired IP broadband networks, AT&T in 2013 made 285 network upgrades in New Mexico, including new cell sites, addition of wireless network Read More
Los Alamos Sending 25 Projects to New Mexico Science and Engineering Fair
Qualifiers from Los Alamos County from the Northeastern New Mexico Regional Science & Engineering Fair. Of the 64 Los Alamos projects, 25 qualified for the New Mexico Science and Engineering Fair April 4-5 at New Mexico Tech in Socorro. Courtesy photo Read More
Think New Mexico Among World’s Top Think Tanks
TTCSP News:
The Think Tanks and Civil Societies Program (TTCSP) at the University of Pennsylvania’s International Relations Program recently recognized Think New Mexico as one of the top think tanks in the world in its seventh annual “Global Go To Think Tank Index Report.” According to TTCSP, “the index has become the gold standard for think tanks around the world and is widely cited by governments, donors, journals and policymakers.”
Think New Mexico is a nonpartisan, results-oriented think tank dedicated to improving the quality of life for all New Mexicans, especially those who lack a Read More
College Tuition and Fees Waived for Foster Children
Sen. George Munoz
STATE News:
SANTA FE – Gov. Susana Martinez signed March 10 Senate Bill 206, Foster Care System Student Tuition Waiver, sponsored by Sen. George Munoz, D-Cibola, McKinley and San Juan.
The legislation signs into state law that college tuition and fees be waived for certain children who have been in the foster care of the state or in the legal custody of a New Mexico Indian nation, tribe or pueblo or the United States Department of the Interior Bureau of Indian Affairs Division of Human Services.
“This piece of legislation is very important to the people of New Mexico. Foster children Read More
WIPP UPDATE: Internet Rumors About Safety Concerns Are Inaccurate
WIPP News:
An Internet rumor has been fueling concerns about the need to be prepared to evacuate southeastern New Mexico because of recent events at the Waste Isolation Pilot Plant.
There is absolutely no basis for these rumors. Monitoring conducted by Nuclear Waste Partnership of air, soil, water and vegetation are showing no radiation releases that would approach levels causing health concerns. Independent monitoring by the Carlsbad Environmental Monitoring and Research Center has reached similar conclusions. (View CEMRC’s monitoring data at CEMRC.org.)
In a recent letter to New Read More
Advisory: Strong Winds Continue Through Early Tuesday
NWS News:
The National Weather Service has released a wind advisory through early Tuesday. Sudden wind gusts may cause drivers to lose control of vehicle.
URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE - NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ALBUQUERQUE NM - 6:21 PM MDT MON MAR 17 2014
...STRONG WINDS WILL CONTINUE THROUGH THE EVENING AND EVEN INTO THE EARLY MORNING HOURS TUESDAY FOR PORTIONS OF NORTHERN AND CENTRAL NEW MEXICO...
.A VIGOROUS DISTURBANCE ALOFT AND A STOUT JET STREAK ASSOCIATED WITH THIS FEATURE WILL BE TRACKING NEAR THE NORTHERN BORDER OF NEW MEXICO TONIGHT. IN ADDITION A STRONG SURFACE PRESSURE GRADIENT
WILL Read More State Transportation Commission Meets In T or C
NMDOT News:
SANTA FE – The State Transportation Committee, which determines policy for the New Mexico Department of Transportation, will hold its monthly meeting at 12:30 p.m. Thursday, March 20 in Truth or Consequences.
The meeting will be at the Lee Belle Johnson Senior Recreation Center at 301 South Foch St.
Agenda items include:
- State Transportation Improvement Program (STIP) Amendment 3
- Presentation on the Santa Teresa Rail Yard
- Aviation Budget Adjustment Request
The public is invited to attend and time will be allotted for public comment.
The full agenda is available on the Read More
New Airborne GPS Technology For Weather Conditions Takes Flight
Scripps Institution of Oceanography at UC San Diego geophysicist Jennifer Haase is seated at the controls of GISMOS, a 205-pound GPS atmospheric measurement system, testing the equipment prior to flights during a 2010 campaign. The equipment is installed in the cabin of a reconfigured Gulfstream V business jet. Courtesy/Scripps Institution of Oceanography
AGU News:
LA JOLLA – GPS technology has broadly advanced science and society’s ability to pinpoint locations and motion, from driving directions to tracking ground motions during earthquakes. A new technique stands to improve weather
Bandelier Releases Animations of Long House Pueblo
Animation of Long House site, Bandelier National Monument. Courtesy/NPS
Long House site, Bandelier National Monument. Courtesy/NPS
BANDELIER News:
Bandelier National Monument has joined a number of parks in completing 3D laser scans of important archeological sites. At Bandelier, the scans were made of the western half of Long House Pueblo, located along the main trail near the Visitor Center and familiar to thousands of visitors.
The three-year project began with field data collection, consisting of laser scanning of 120 meters of the ground level structures, extending Read More
Highway Signs Direct Visitors Into Area
The black Bandelier sign stands out against the green Los Alamos and White Rock signs helping direct visitors coming into the area. Photo by Carol A. Clark/ladailypost.com Read More
