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Space Fence: Advancing Way To ID And Track Junk

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The geographic separation and the higher wave frequency of the new Space Fence radars will allow for the detection of much smaller microsatellites and debris than current systems. Courtesy/Lockheed

HSNW News:

General Dynamics SATCOM Technologies earlier this month completed the construction and walk-through of the 7,000 square-foot radar receive array structure which is part of the U.S. Air Force Space Fence radar system.

With the array structure complete, the General Dynamics Space Fence team will dismantle the 700,000-pound steel structure and ship it to Kwajalein Atoll, Marshall Read More

Aspen Elementary Students Host African Arts Night

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Students create maasaii necklaces in the art room during African Arts Night April 15 at Aspen Elementary School. Courtesy photo
 
Examples of the African art created by Aspen students this year. Courtesy photo
 

LAPS News:

More than 150 families attended Aspen Elementary School’s African Arts Night April 15.

Six teachers have been collaborating to immerse their students in a hands-on and multidisciplinary study of African traditions and culture. The African Arts Team included Britt Williams, the art teacher; Ándrea Dowdy, the music teacher; Jeff Lloyd, the librarian; Read More

NASA Tweets Out Purple Nebula In Honor Of Prince

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NASA shared an image Thursday afternoon of a purple nebula to honor Prince.  Courtesy/NASA

CARVER COUNTY News:

Carver County Sheriff Jim Olson has released a press release on the sudden death of artist Prince. He said that at about 9:43 a.m. today, sheriff’s deputies responded to a medical call at Paisley Park Studios in Chanhassen, Minn.

When deputies and medical personnel arrived, they found an unresponsive adult male in an elevator. First responders attempted to provide lifesaving CPR, but were unable to revive the victim. He was pronounced Read More

Simon On Intel’s Plan To Lay Off 12,000 Workers

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Dave Simon
 
RIO RANCHO – Intel announced Tuesday that it will lay off 12,000 members of its global workforce, which at the end of last year was about 107,300 people.

Intel said most of the employees affected by the layoffs will be notified in the next 60 days, while some of the cuts may happen through mid-2017.

Intel is the largest computer chipmaker in the world but has failed to replicate that success across mobile devices that have now replaced traditional desktops and laptops.

Dave Simon, candidate for State Senate Dist. 10 (which includes portions of Rio Rancho and Los Ranchos de Albuquerque),

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Scenes From Saturday’s Patriot’s Day Dinner

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A crowd of 118 people turned out for Saturday’s Patriot’s Day Dinner at the Church of Christ, 2323 Diamond Dr., to hear Apollo 17 Astronaut Jack Schmitt speak about his trip to the moon. Candidates running in the June Primary also spoke at the event. Photo by Carol A. Clark/ladailypost.com

Republican Party of Los Alamos County Chair Bill McKerley welcomes the crowd to Saturday’s event. Photo by Carol A. Clark/ladailypost.com

Saturday’s Presentation of the Colors and Pledge of Allegiance is led by Eagle Scouts Zach Erkkila and John Gordon. James Robinson is at right. Read More

‘The Caveman Of Atomic City’ Shows At Guild Cinema In Albuquerque Saturday

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microMike. Courtesy photo
 
MOVIE News:
 
“The Caveman Of Atomic City” is the story of microMike, a unique man who lived in caves under Los Alamos National Laboratory, the secretive birthplace of nuclear weapons. He developed a theory of time and space to rival Einstein’s, found the most valuable rock on the planet that may help stop a Martian invasion, and challenged the world’s brightest minds about what it really means to be a scientist.
 
“One of the purposes of the film is to bring spirituality to science,” microMike said. “Science without spirituality
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Scenes From Apollo 17 Astronaut’s Talk In Los Alamos

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During Saturday’s Republican Party of Los Alamos’ Patriot’s Day Dinner at the Church of Christ, 2323 Diamond Dr., Apollo 17 Astronaut Harrison (Jack) Schmitt shares his experience walking on the moon. Schmidt also served as a United States senator from New Mexico. Photo by Carol A. Clark/ladailypost.com

Apollo 17 Astronaut Jack Schmitt is shown walking on the Moon. Apollo 17 was the final mission of NASA’s Apollo program, the enterprise that landed the first humans on the Moon. Launched at 12:33 a.m. Eastern Standard Time (EST), Dec. 7, 1972, with Read More

Sheriff Of Baghdad Comes To Los Alamos

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The former sheriff of Baghdad Ted Spain now leads the protective force services at LANL for Centerra. Photo by Carol A. Clark/ladailypost.com
 
Centerra’s Ted Spain, LANL’s new protective force general manager, on the ground in 2003 in Baghdad. Courtesy photo

Col. Ted Spain in Baghdad briefing Ambassador Paul Bremer, right, and Bernie Kereck, the acting Minister of Interior. Kereck was the New York City Police Chief on 9/11. Courtesy photo

 

By ROGER SNODGRASS
Los Alamos Daily Post

Retired Army Col. Ted Spain, general manager of Centerra, the protective force services at Read More

AlgaStar/BioStim And Los Alamos National Laboratory Renew Research

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Biostim test setup at LANL. Courtesy/AlgaeIndustryMagazine.com

SCIENCE News:

A research team at AlgaStar Inc., a Florida-based biomass R&D cultivation company, reported to the Algae Biomass Summit in 2014 that electromagnetic field (EMF) biostimulation had yielded a 300 percent biomass growth increase and 174 percent increase in lipid oil content in several alga samples over controlled growth conditions.

Part of this research is being carried out by BioStim Inc., AlgaStar’s wholly owned subsidiary located in New Mexico. They are leading a consortium of small businesses as a part Read More