Rotarian Monica-Amit Mishra, with Rotary President James Nesmith Tuesday at the Dixie Girl Restaurant following her presentation on Pancreatic Cancer Awareness and the Pancreatic Cancer Action Network. The Pancreatic Cancer Action Network is a national organization creating hope in a comprehensive way through research, patient support, community outreach and advocacy for a cure. For information, visit www.pancan.org. Mishra is a department member in the Bioscience Division Department at Los Alamos National Laboratory. Photo by Carol A. Clark/ladailypost.com Read More
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Bradbury Presents Spooktacular High Tech Halloween
BRADBURY News:
The whole family can have a “spooktacular” good time 4-6:30 p.m. Friday, Oct. 25 at the Bradbury Science Museum’s High Tech Halloween. Admission is free and open to everyone.
Some of the most popular demonstrations on cryogenics and robotics along with new interactive shows involving magnets, optics, dry ice bubbles, and much more.
Immerse yourself in adventure tunnels, then make your way over to the creepy crawly critters to get a glimpse at snakes, millipedes, spiders, and even live owls! Read More
Curiosity Confirms Origins of Martian Meteorites
Scientists identified meteorites, such as this one nicknamed ‘Black Beauty,’ as Martian in origin. Courtesy/NASA
AGU News:
WASHINGTON, D.C.—Earth’s most eminent emissary to Mars has just proven that those rare Martian visitors that sometimes drop in on Earth — a.k.a. Martian meteorites — really are from the Red Planet. A key new measurement of Mars’ atmosphere by NASA’s Curiosity rover provides the most definitive evidence yet of the origins of Mars meteorites while at the same time providing a way to rule out Martian origins of other meteorites.
Read More LANL’s Surplus Property Sale Oct. 17 Cancelled
LANL News:Los Alamos National Laboratory’s surplus property sale scheduled for Thursday, Oct. 17 is cancelled because of possible adverse weather.
Weather permitting, the next surplus property sale is scheduled Nov. 21.
Read More Regional Coalition of LANL Communities Cancels October Meeting
RCLC News:
The October meeting of the Regional Coalition of LANL Communities is cancelled.
The next meeting of the Board of Directors is scheduled for Nov. 7 in the Council Chambers of the City of Española, 405 N. Paseo de Oñate.
For more information, visit the Regional Coalition website at https:////regionalcoalition.org.
About the Regional Coalition of LANL Communities:
The Regional Coalition is comprised of eight cities and counties surrounding the Department of Energy’s Los Alamos National Laboratory (LANL). Founded in 2011, the Regional
Read More Lujan Grisham: Protect New Mexico’s National Labs
U.S. Rep. Michelle Lujan Grisham
U.S. CONGRESSIONAL News:
WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Rep. Michelle Lujan Grisham (NM-01) spoke on the House floor Saturday night about the importance of New Mexico’s national laboratories and the need to pass a clean funding bill that will reopen the government, restore funding to the national labs and prevent lab employees from being furloughed.
Below is a transcript of her remarks and a link to the video.
Click HERE to watch the video.
“Thank you very much to my friend and colleague from California.
“Mr. Speaker, I rise today to draw attention to the hard work of the Read More
Del Norte Credit Union is Here to Help
Del Norte Credit Union CEO Chuck Valenti
DNCU News:
We are pleased to be able to offer assistance to our members who have been furloughed from any federal government agency or contractor for any federal government agency.
We are happy to work with you on an individual basis and have designed the following options to help you during this period of uncertainty:
- One -time replacement loan equal to two times your net pay (last two most recent paychecks direct deposited to DNCU). Interest free for the first 60 days, at which time the loan will be paid in full or converted to a 4.99% loan for the next
House Approves NNSA Temporary Funding
U.S. Rep. Steve Pearce
U.S. CONGRESSIONAL News:
The U.S. House of Representatives voted 248-176 Friday to fund the National Nuclear Security Administration through Dec. 15. NNSA is the agency that oversees Los Alamos National Laboratory and Sandia National Laboratories.
“Today’s vote to fund the NNSA is key to the security of our nation, and assures that the hard-working employees of Los Alamos and Sandia National Labs will continue to have jobs,” said Rep. Steve Pearce, R-N.M. “Our contractors and employees at Sandia and Los Alamos provide a vital service to our nation, which must Read More
Piecemeal Funding Bill Picks Winners and Losers, Would Still Leave Lab Employees Furloughed
U.S. CONGRESSIONAL News:
WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Rep. Ben Ray Luján of New Mexico’s Third District spoke Friday on the House floor on the importance of swiftly passing a clean funding bill that will end the government shutdown, fund the national laboratories, and ensure that Lab employees are not furloughed.
House Republicans are bringing up piecemeal bills that fund portions of the federal government, but fail to provide full funding to end the shutdown, he said.
Click here to watch Luján’s speech.
Luján’s remarks on the floor:
“Mr. Speaker, Read More
Luján: Republican Piecemeal Funding Bill Picks Winners and Losers, Would Still Leave Lab Employees Furloughed
U.S. Rep. Ben Ray Luján
U.S. CONGRESSIONAL News:
WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Rep. Ben Ray Luján of New Mexico’s Third District spoke today on the House floor on the importance of swiftly passing a clean funding bill that will end the government shutdown, fund the national laboratories, and ensure that lab employees are not furloughed.
House Republicans are bringing up piecemeal bills that fund portions of the federal government, but fail to provide full funding to end the shutdown. Below are Luján’s remarks on the floor. Click here to watch his speech.
“Mr. Speaker, Read More