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Lecture: ADLaM Alphabet

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Fulani Student in Conakry, Guinea studies the ADLaM alphabet. Courtesy photo
 
NMHM News:
 
SANTA FE ― The New Mexico Historic Museum and the Santa Fe Book Art group jointly host a lecture in June by Santa Fe resident and professional calligrapher Randall Hasson.
 
Hasson will recount the fascinating story of the creation of a new alphabet, of bringing the script into the digital world, and its spread at an astounding rate. Hasson’s serendipitous meeting with Ibrahima Barry, one of two brothers who invented and implemented a unique alphabetic writing system in present-day West
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AGU: Triennial Earth-Sun Summit – Onsite Information; Potentially Newsworthy Presentations

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A solar prominence captured by NASA’s Solar Dynamics Observatory (SDO) in August 2012. Courtesy NASA/SDO/AIA/Goddard Space Flight Center
 
AGU News:
 
WASHINGTON, D.C. — The American Geophysical Union’s Space Physics and Aeronomy Section (AGU/SPA) and the American Astronomical Society’s Solar Physics Division (AAS/SPD) will meet next week for the second Triennial Earth-Sun Summit (TESS), which runs 20-24 May 2018 at the Lansdowne Resort and Spain Leesburg, Virginia.
 
Included in this advisory:
  1. About the meeting and scientific program
  2. Press registration
  3. Press room
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Sen. Martin Heinrich Votes To Save Net Neutrality

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U.S. Sen. Martin Heinrich

From the Office of U.S. Sen. Martin Heinrich:

Today, U.S. Sen. Martin Heinrich (D-N.M.) voted to reverse President Trump and the Federal Communications Commission’s (FCC) repeal of net neutrality rules that protect a free and open internet.

The bipartisan resolution to save net neutrality passed the Senate by a vote of 52 to 47. Without congressional action, net neutrality protections will officially end next month.

“A free and open internet is essential to fostering innovation and education, and promoting civic engagement,” Sen. Heinrich said. “I stand with Read More

AGU: Sounds Of Melting Glaciers Could Reveal Shrinkage Speed

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This recording captures 30 seconds of underwater sound produced by the melting of Hans Glacier in Hornsund fjord, pictured here. Recordings can be heard here. Courtesy/Oskar Glowacki
 
This recording captures thirty seconds of underwater sound produced by an iceberg in close proximity to the underwater microphone. Recordings can be heard here. Courtesy/Oskar Glowacki
 
AGU News:
 
Scientists could potentially use the racket made by melting glaciers to estimate how fast they are disappearing, according to a new study of audio recordings captured in the waters of an Arctic
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Heinrich Presses Counterintelligence Director Nominee On Security Threat Posed By Chinese Company ZTE…

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U.S. Sen. Martin Heinrich
 
U.S. SENATE News:
 
WASHINGTON, D.C. ― Tuesday, U.S. Sen. Martin Heinrich (D-N.M.) questioned William Evanina during a Senate Select Committee on Intelligence confirmation hearing on his nomination to continue his service as the Director of the National Counterintelligence and Security Center (NCSC).
 
 
During the hearing, Heinrich raised concerns with President Trump’s
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Santa Fe Council On International Relations Presents ‘The Free Press And Democracy’ Thursday

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CIR News: 
 
The Santa Fe Council on International Relations presents, The Free Press and Democracy: 7 Edward R. Murrow Journalists, at 5:30 p.m. Thursday at the Lodge at Santa Fe, 750 N. St. Francis Dr.
 
The talk is open to the public and focuses on the perspective and experiences of journalists from seven different countries, including:
  • Rights and responsibilities of a free press in a democracy and the principles and laws governing the press in the United States and around the globe;
  • Evolution, current status, and trends in journalistic investigations and research in the
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LANL: Mapping Body’s Battle With Ebola And Zika

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Computer models are providing valuable insight to the structure and function of both Ebola and Zika viruses as they invade the host’s cells. Side view, left, and top view of the Ebola Virus fusion end-state in a molecular dynamics computer model. Courtesy/LANL

 

LANL News:

 

The viruses that cause Ebola and Zika, daunting diseases that inspire concern at every outbreak, share a strong similarity in how they first infiltrate a host’s cells. Through the computer modeling capabilities of Los Alamos National Laboratory, the molecular calisthenics involved in invading a cell are visually Read More

MOWW Meets At American Legion Post 90 Tuesday

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MOWW News:

 

Rockets away! To Mars and beyond! Nuclear-powered space ships, perhaps like the one in “2001: A Space Odyssey”, may be in our near future. However, LANL was developing the reactors starting in the 1950s. What were the successes and what happened to the program?

 

Come hear LANL Historian Allan B. Carr describe the rise and fall of Project Rover at this month’s Military Order of World Wars meeting Tuesday, May 15. In addition to Carr, Commander in Chief David Gibson and his wife Diane will be attending.

 

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World Futures Institute: Risks, Rewards And Responsibilities Part 2

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By ANDY ANDREWS
Los Alamos World Futures Institute

Last week we examined risk as a function of probability and explored the concept of expected value to be received if it goes our way. This is a great way to determine if a risk is worthwhile and promises a positive return for your investment. Return on investment implies that the decision is economic but most decisions are not overtly so. What you receive is a reward defined at https:////www.learnersdictionary.com as “money or another kind of compensation payment that is given for something that has been done or that is offered that might be done.” Read More

Sen. Martin Heinrich Questions CIA Director Nominee Gina Haspel In US Senate Intel Committee Hearing

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U.S. Sen. Martin Heinrich questions CIA Director Nominee Gina Haspel today in a Senate Intel Committee Hearing in Washington, D.C. ScreenShot/LADP

CIA Director Nominee Gina Haspel undergoing questioning by U.S. Sen. Martin Heinrich questions today in a Senate Intel Committee Hearing in Washington, D.C. ScreenShot/LADP

Scene today from the Senate Intel Committee Hearing in Washington, D.C. ScreenShot/LADP

From the Office of U.S. Sen. Martin Heinrich:

WASHINGTON, D.C. – Today, U.S. Sen. Martin Heinrich (D-N.M.) questioned Gina Haspel during a Senate Select Committee on Intelligence Read More