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International Folk Art Market Book Signing Dec. 4

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IFAM News:

SANTA FE — The International Folk Art Market (IFAM) will be hosting a book signing Dec. 4 for a new book the organization has published—IN THE BUDDHA’S LIGHT by Joanna Hurley with photographs from award-winning photographer, Jack Parsons and a foreword by Buddhist teacher, Zen priest and anthropologist, Roshi Joan Halifax, Ph.D.

“We’re thrilled to not only announce the publication of IN BUDDHA’S LIGHT, but also to be able to offer the public a chance to meet the author and to have their copy signed,” IFAM CEO Stuart Ashman said. “The book is truly a work of art, providing an immersive Read More

Malenfant: Lest We Forget…

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TA-18, Pajarito Site, a collection of general purpose laboratories capable of subcritical, delayed and super-prompt critical operations at Los Alamos National Laboratory. Courtesy/LANL

Courtesy/Bradbury Science Museum

By RICHARD (DICK) MALENFANT
Highlands Ranch, Colo.
Formerly of Los Alamos

On November 10, 2015, Secretary of the Interior Sally Jewel and Secretary of Energy Ernest Moniz signed an MOA for creating and managing the Manhattan Project National Historical Park. 

Congress passed the National Defense Authorization Act of 2015, which included provisions authorizing Read More

U.S. Sen. Tom Udall Statement On Veterans Day

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From the Office of U.S. Sen. Tom Udall:

WASHINGTON, D.C. — U.S. Senator Tom Udall (D-N.M.) released the following statement honoring the contributions and sacrifice of veterans in New Mexico and across the country.

Udall also celebrated the completion of the National Museum of the American Indian’s National Native American Veterans Memorial.

“Veterans Day represents the opportunity to reflect, acknowledge and honor the brave women and men who have served and sacrificed to protect our families, our freedoms, our democracy, and our way of life. Our veterans have protected our nation’s bedrock Read More

Nov. 11, 2020: An Opportunity To Honor America’s Veterans

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When first celebrated as Armistice Day, Veterans Day marked the end of World War I, formally recognized on the ‘11th hour, of the 11th day, of the 11th month’ in 1918. A vehicle parade is taking place at 11:11 a.m. today in Los Alamos hosted by the Elks Lodge 2083, VFW Post 8874 and American Legion Post 90 to honor veterans. The parade begins in the Elks Lodge parking lot on Trinity Drive. Courtesy/military.com

Staff Report

Today is Veterans Day – a time for us to pay our respects to those who have served. The day all stand united in respect for veterans.

This holiday started as a day to reflect upon the heroism

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Los Alamos National Laboratory Works To Make Better, More Recyclable Plastics With New ‘BOTTLE’ Consortium

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A new science consortium will tackle how to degrade and upcycle today’s waste plastics in a way that incentivizes their reclamation, and work toward wholly redesigning tomorrow’s plastics to be recyclable-by-design. Courtesy/LANL

LANL News:

  • New Department of Energy program builds on strengths of multiple laboratories

Los Alamos National Laboratory is partnering with four other national laboratories and four academic institutions in a new program to tackle the problem of plastic pollution. The partnership has been dubbed the BOTTLE Consortium for “Bio-Optimized Technologies to Read More

SpaceX Invites Public To Ride Along On Historic First Operational Astronaut Launch For NASA Nov. 14

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SpaceX Crew-1 astronauts, NASA’s Shannon Walker, Victor Glover and Michael Hopkins and JAXA astronaut Soichi Noguchi, pose in front of their Dragon capsule, ‘Resilience’, at SpaceX headquarters in Hawthorne, Calif. Courtesy/©SpaceX

By MIKE WALL
space.com

SpaceX’s first operational astronaut launch for NASA is just nine days away, and the agency is inviting the public to go along for the historic ride.

The Crew-1 mission is scheduled to lift off from NASA’s Kennedy Space Center (KSC) in Florida on the evening of Nov. 14.

A SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket will send a Crew Dragon capsule carrying Read More

AFT New Mexico Wins Victory Against Abusive Teacher Recruiter Agency ‘Total Teaching Solutions International’

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AFT New Mexico News:

CARRIZOZO –  AFT New Mexico and its former member Analyn Catli won the dismissal of a lawsuit Oct. 29, brought by infamous New Mexico teacher recruiter agency Total Teaching Solutions International (TTSI), based in Lincoln County.

AFT NM supported Catli and other victims of TTSI’s practices, by providing her with legal counsel during her trial.

TTSI is known to charge excessive recruitment fees to teachers in the Philippines as part of a process of bringing these teachers to the United States to teach in New Mexico’s public school districts. TTSI’s lawsuit against Catli Read More

Sen. Tom Udall And Ecology Professor Subhankar Banerjee: We Must Mobilize To Avert A Lonely Earth

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U.S. Sen. Tom Udall

By Sen. Tom Udall and Subhankar Banerjee
In Scientific American

The United States needs to repair the environmental damage that the Trump administration has wrought, both within the U.S. and across the world

Recently, thousands of migratory birds suddenly dropped dead across New Mexico.

Sparrows, warblers and swallows that normally wheel across New Mexico’s iconic landscapes as they fly south for the winter instead fell lifeless across the land, weakened by extreme conditions.

Subhankar Banerjee

While scientists are still working to conclusively explain this tragedy, Read More

NOAA Agreement With Google Explores Artificial Intelligence To Enhance Environmental Monitoring; Weather Prediction

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Under a three-year Other Transaction Authority (OTA) agreement, NESDIS and Google will pilot specific AI- and ML-related projects to amplify NOAA’s environmental monitoring, weather forecasting, climate research, and technical innovation. Courtesy/NOAA

NOAA News:

NOAA’s Satellite and Information Service (NESDIS) has signed an agreement with Google to explore the benefits of Artificial Intelligence (AI) and Machine Learning (ML) for enhancing NOAA’s use of satellite and environmental data.

Under this three-year Other Transaction Authority (OTA) agreement, NESDIS and Google Read More

Kiwanis: African Library Effort Continues Despite Pandemic

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Retired Los Alamos teacher Sharon Allen in partnership with the Los Alamos Kiwanis Club has continued the mission of supporting African libraries through the African Library Project. Courtesy/Kiwanis

Kiwanians from left, Cheryl Pongratz, Morrie Pongratz and Don Casperson help pack books for shipment to African libraries through the African Library Project. Courtesy/Kiwanis

KIWANIS News:

Despite a world-wide pandemic, Sharon Allen, retired Los Alamos teacher in partnership with the Los Alamos K Family (Kiwanis, Key Club, Builders Club and the three K Kid Clubs at Barranca, Aspen and Read More