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Regional Coalition Of LANL Communities Meets Aug. 14

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RCLC News:
 
Regional Coalition of LANL Communities meets 9-11 a.m., Aug. 14, at Santa Fe County Chambers (102 Grant Avenue).
 
Agenda:
 
A. NM Congressional Delegation Updates (5 mins) 9:15 – 9:20 a.m.
B. Presentation on the future of the LANL Workforce (30 mins) 9:30 – 10 a.m. 
C. Presentation on Tech Transfer in NM by Katie Richardson, Sen. Heinrich, David Pisiri, Feynman Center for Innovation (30 mins) 10 – 10:30 a.m.
D. Updates for Board Members (10 min) 10:30a – 10:39 a.m.
  1. Recap of ECA Meeting on Manhattan
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Northern New Mexico The Next High Tech Center? … It Could Happen

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From left, Descarte Labs CTO Steven Brumby, Brian Crone and Rep. Ben Ray Luján discuss the future of high tech in New Mexico at the Descarte offices on Central Avenue in Los Alamos. Photo by Bonnie J. Gordon/ladailypost.com
 
By BONNIE J. GORDON
Los Alamos Daily Post
 
U.S. Rep. Ben Ray Luján and Congressional Fellow Brian Crone, who is attached to Luján’s office as well as a technical staff member at Los Alamos National Laboratory, were in Los Alamos Aug. 5 to meet with Descartes Labs co-founder Steven P. Brumby in his office in the Museum Parke Building.
 
Descartes is a one-year-old
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DNCU Partners With LANL’s Gus The Bus Program Collecting Backpacks And School Supplies

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DNCU’s Baxter Bear with backpacks and back-to-school supplies collected by members and employees. Courtesy/DNCU

Janelle Vigil-Maestas of LANL’s Community Programs Office checks out some of the hundreds of backpacks that Laboratory employees and members of the public donated as part of the Lab’s LANL Laces/school supplies drive. Courtesy/LANL

DNCU News:

Del Norte Credit Union members and employees have been busy collecting backpacks and back-to-school supplies on behalf of LANL’s Gus the Bus program.

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SFI Seminar: ‘Knots And Links In 4-Dimensions’ Aug. 12

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Taylor Martin, Sam Houston State University
 
SFI News:
 
The Santa Fe Institute (SFI) hosts “Knots and Links in 4-Dimensions” with Taylor Martin, 12:15 p.m., Wednesday Aug. 12, at Collins Conference Room.
 
Abstract: The mathematical branch of topology is the study of the properties of shape that are unchanged by stretching. One aspect of topology is the study of knots and links.
 
A mathematical knot is an embedding of a circle into 3-dimensional space, while a link is an embedding of more than one circle into 3-space. One way to study knots and links
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Two New DOE Reports Highlight Trends Of Growing U.S. Wind Energy Industry

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DOE News:
 
WASHINGTON, D.C. ― According to two reports released Monday by the Energy Department, the U.S. wind energy industry continued growing at an impressive rate in 2014, further solidifying America’s position as a global leader in wind energy.
 
Wind power is a key component of the President’s all-of-the-above energy strategy and Clean Power Plan to reduce climate-changing carbon pollution, diversify our energy economy, and boost America’s economic competitiveness by bringing innovative technologies online.
 
With rapidly increasing wind energy generation,
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WIPP Hosts Fire Protection & Response Workshop

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Representatives from DOE headquarters and other agencies meet in Carlsbad for a fire protection and emergency response workshop. Courtesy photo
 
WIPP News:
 
Fire protection experts from the Department of Energy’s Office of Environmental Management (DOE-EM), the Mine Safety and Health Administration (MSHA), the Defense Nuclear Facilities Safety Board (DNFSB), the Carlsbad Field Office (CBFO), and Nuclear Waste Partnership (NWP) gathered for a workshop this week in Carlsbad.
 
The purpose of the workshop was to identify and discuss applicable
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Santa Fe Institute’s Main Building Renamed After New Mexico Scientist Murray Gell-Mann

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Dr. Murray Gell-Mann

SFI News:

A ceremony this morning is being held to rename Santa Fe Institute’s main building after legendary New Mexico scientist Murray Gell-Mann.

For 30 years, no one has been a more significant presence at the Santa Fe Institute than Dr. Gell-Mann and this event will honor New Mexico’s most prominent scientific figure by naming its iconic main building after him.

The naming takes place during a special ceremony at which Santa Fe Mayor Javier Gonzales will commemorate Dr. Gell-Mann’s lifelong contributions to science and to New Mexico. An etched stone placard Read More

Peace Activists Hold Annual Los Alamos Protest

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Rev. James Lawson, left, meets with fellow demonstrators at Sunday’s Rally at Ashley Pond Park. The man at right wears sackcloth in repentance for the bombing of Nagasaki during World War II. Photo by Bonnie J. Gordon/ladailypost.com
 
Giant peace statue moves through the crowd at Sunday’s rally.  Bonnie J. Gordon/ladailypost.com
 
By BONNIE J. GORDON
Los Alamos Daily Post

Peace activists returned to Los Alamos Sunday for a rally commemorating the 70th anniversary of the bombing of Nagasaki.

Activists also were in town Thursday for the 70th anniversary of the Read More

Upcoming Events Announced Commemorating 70th Anniversary Of End Of WWII

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HISTORICAL SOCIETY News:

Los Alamos Historical Society and Museum announces upcoming events commemorating the 70th anniversary of the end of WWII:

LECTURE

Tuesday, Aug. 11, 7:30 p.m. Fuller Lodge.

New Mexico State Historian Rick Hendricks will talk about the role New Mexico played in World War II.

FILM

Wednesday, Aug. 12, 6:30 p.m. Fuller Lodge.

The Atomic Film Festival presents “Japan’s Longest Day,” a film about the decision to surrender.

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book signing

Thursday, Aug. 13, 5:30-7 p.m. Bethe House.

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Peace Activist John Dear Speaks To Los Alamos

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Peace activist John Dear

By CAROL A. CLARK
Los Alamos Daily Post
caclark@ladailypost.com

Internationally known peace activist John Dear gathered with more than 300 protesters Sunday at Ashley Pond Park in Los Alamos to commemorate the anniversary of the bombing of Hiroshima and Nagasaki.

“We’re here again like we’ve been coming every year to call for the abolition of all nuclear weapons,” Dear told the Los Alamos Daily Post. “Today we are joined by the architect of the civil rights movement, Jim Lawson, so with his presence we are all called upon to fight for nuclear peace … I encourage everyone

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