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Heinrich Welcomes DOJ Request To Retrieve Stolen Acoma Pueblo Shield

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SENATE News:
 
WASHINGTON, D.C. ― U.S. Sen. Martin Heinrich (D-N.M.) welcomed the news that the U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ) is seeking a warrant to retrieve a stolen Pueblo of Acoma religious shield that’s being held in France.
 
The shield was scheduled to be sold off by the EVE Auction House in Paris in May, but was cancelled after the Pueblo of Acoma, Senator Heinrich, and others worked to halt the sale.

“The Department of Justice’s request to retrieve this sacred shield is welcome news, and I will work to ensure it’s brought

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BOLO For Aging Terrorists

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HSNW News:

Dutch police detectives are on the lookout (BOLO) for three aging German far-left militants who have disappeared decades ago but who have emerged as the main suspects in a series of recent heists.

Ernst-Volker Staub, 61, Burkhard Garweg, 47, and Daniela Klette, 57, are former members of the violent Red Army Faction (RAF) — also known as the Baader-Meinhof gang — a German militant group, which terrorized Germany (then: West Germany) in the 1970s and 1980s with a campaign of bombings, arson, kidnappings and killings.

DutchNews reports that the Dutch and German police Read More

Democrats Brace For More Email Leaks

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CYBERSECURITY News:

Robby Mook, Hillary Clinton’s campaign manager, said Sunday that Friday’s release by WikiLeaks of Democratic National Committee (DNC) internal emails was the work of Russian government hackers. The leak, Mook said, was part of an effort by President Vladimir Putin and people in his circle to weaken Clinton and increase the chances of a Donald Trump victory in November.

Trump has made many favorable, even admiring, comments about Putin and his leadership style, and Trump’s proposals would make U.S. foreign policy more accommodating to Russian interests in Europe, Read More

Talk On Cruises For Every Style Thursday

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TRAVEL News:

The “Los Alamos & Santa Fe People Who Love Travel” Meetup Group is meeting Thursday, July 28 for a presentation about the many styles of cruising. 

The presenter is Tom Wyant, cruise expert and owner of Enchanted Trek Travel in White Rock.  He will present a slide show to provide examples of the many different styles of cruising, the differing travel experiences that they offer, and some of the many possible destinations.

This month’s presentation will be given at 6:30 p.m. at the projectY community Read More

SFCIR: Reserve Space For India Of Contrasts Tour 2017

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SFCIR News:
 
THe Santa Fe Center for International Relations (SFCIR) invites the community to learn more about fascinating India, by joining Martha and Ray Wallace on their tour of India in February 2017.  
 
To view an outline of the India of Cnotrasts: Desert Rajasthan and Tropical Kerala itinerary, click here.
 
To learn more about the itinerary and cost for the trip, email Martha and Ray at india-adventures@comcast.net or phone: 505.986.8434.

To reserve your space for this unique travel adventure, send your $500 deposit per traveler to

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ACEEE To Rank U.S., 22 Other Major Countries On Energy Efficiency

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ACEEE News:
 
WASHINGTON, D.C. ― Which major nation has the most energy-efficient economy? Is the United States ahead of or behind other nations—including the U.K., China, Germany, India, South Korea, Australia, and Japan—when it comes to energy efficiency?

The American Council for an Energy-Efficient Economy (ACEEE) will issue its 3rd edition of the International Energy Efficiency Scorecard report measuring the energy efficiency of 23 of the world’s largest energy-consuming countries.

 
The new ACEEE scorecard will be released during a phone-based news event
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World Nuclear Industry Status Report 2016 Released

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WNISR News:

The year 2016, marking the 30th anniversary of the Chernobyl catastrophe and the 5th year since the Fukushima disaster started unfolding, strangely might go down in history as the period when the notion of risk of nuclear power plants turned into the perception of nuclear power plants at risk. Indeed, an increasing number of reactors is threatened by premature closure due to the unfavorable economic environment. Increasing operating and backfitting costs of aging power plants, decreasing bulk market prices and aggressive competitors.

The development started out in the U.S.,

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Oppenheimer Lecture: National Academy Of Sciences President Examines Question Of Climate Intervention

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National Academy of Sciences President Marcia McNutt will deliver the 46th annual J. Robert Oppenheimer lecture Wednesday night in Los Alamos. Courtesy photo

 

By ROGER SNODGRASS
Los Alamos Daily Post
 

A few years back, the American geophysicist Marcia McNutt was one of three distinguished scientists who were asked by a British publication — if they could go to any time in the past, which event would they most like to see. At that time she was executive director of the U.S. Geological Survey and the question came from EarthWise, a digital magazine of the Royal Scottish Geological

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Local Dancers Prepare For Performances In China

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Two local dancers, Claire DeCroix and Louisa Belian, are attending a five-week ballet intensive program at Long Beach Ballet in Long Beach, Calif. The program consists of three weeks in Long Beach, followed by two weeks of dancing in several locations in China. The dancers are in their third week and have been working hard to learn all the dances for the trip to China. Courtesy photo Read More

An Open Book: To Those Who Help Us Speak

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By DAVID IZRAELEVITZ
Los Alamos

One of my clearest memories of high school was watching Mr. Cipolla, a vigorous young social studies teacher, pacing back and forth across the blackboard in his tight pants popular in the 70s, the top of his shirt opened to reveal impressive amounts of chest hair. He would wave the chalk in his hand and prompt us to think deeper about the historical period we were learning that day or even current events. “Pay attention guys,” he scolded us during the Watergate era. “This stuff will be in the history books!”

He was colorful and loud and spirited, even outrageous at times, Read More