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Global Synthesis Of Large Wildland Fires Shows Ecological Benefit

July 6, 2015 by Submitted by Chris Clark

Natural fire mosaic, southwest Oregon, 10 years post-fire. Courtesy/Geos Institute

SCIENCE News:

ASHLAND, Ore. ― Twenty-five leading fire scientists from around the world released a new synthesis “The Ecological Importance of Mixed-Severity Fires: Nature’s Phoenix” published by Elsevier, a world-leading provider of scientific, technical and medical information products and services.

For the first time extensive documentation from around the world reveals that forests and other plant communities need a variety of

Eighteen Candidates Become US Citizens During Bandelier’s July 4 Naturalization Ceremony

July 5, 2015 by Submitted by Carol A. Clark

During Saturday’s Naturalization ceremony at Bandelier, 18 candidates from nine countries took the oath to become citizens of the United States. Photo by Leland Lehman/ladailypost.com Photo by Leland Lehman/ladailypost.com

USCIS Officer Peter Rechkemmer opens Saturday’s Naturalization ceremony at Bandelier. Photo by Leland Lehman/ladailypost.com

Chief US District Judge The Honorable M. Christina Armijo officiates at Saturday.s Naturalization Ceremony at Bandelier. Photo by Leland Lehman/ladailypost.com

Special guest speaker Stephanie

CIR Presents Talk On Recent Energy Trend Impacts

July 2, 2015 by Submitted by Chris Clark

Senior Adviser to the Center for Naval Analyses, James Clad. Courtesy photo

CIR News:

The Santa Fe Council on International Relations presents James Clad, senior adviser to the Center for Naval Analyses and former deputy assistant secretary of defense.

Clad will discuss how recent energy trends have upset the world oil market and transformed the geopolitical landscape in a talk entitled, “The World Politics of a Changing Energy Landscape” at 5:30 p.m., Wednesday, July 22, hosted at Tipton Hall, SF University of Art and Design, 1600 St. Michaels Dr.

Asian energy

Udall Welcomes Historic Agreement To Re-open U.S. And Cuba Embassies

July 1, 2015 by Submitted by Carol A. Clark

U.S. SENATE News:

WASHINGTON, D.C. — Today, U.S. Sen. Tom Udall, a member of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee, released the following statement on the agreement between the United States and Cuba to re-open embassies in Washington and Havana:

“Re-opening embassies in Washington and Havana is a historic step toward normalizing relations and finally building a 21st century relationship with Cuba. In my visits with Cuban entrepreneurs, artists and others, it’s clear to me that the Cuban people are eager to engage with the world. Re-establishing formal relations and further

Judges Select Youth Olympic Games Medal Design

June 30, 2015 by Submitted by Carol A. Clark

The winning medal design for the Youth Olympic Games/Lillehammer 2016, titled ‘To the TOP’ by Burzo Ciprian of Romania. Courtesy/meltwaterpress

SPORTS News:

“To the TOP” by 20-year-old Burzo Ciprian from Romania was chosen out of more than 300 entries from 65 nations as the medal design for the Youth Olympic Games in Lillehammer in 2016.

Burzo’s winning design was chosen by a panel of judges comprising Olympians, young ambassadors and young reporters.

“For me was one of the best feelings I’ve ever had after I was announced as the winner. It’s a nice moment because Read More

Curiouser And Curiouser: Bright Spots On Ceres

June 29, 2015 by Submitted by Carol A. Clark

Courtesy/NASA/JPL-Caltech/UCLA/MPS/DLR/IDA

SCIENCE News:

The closer the Dawn spacecraft approaches, the mysterious bright spots on the dwarf planet Ceres appear more complex, and the more complex they appear, the more interesting they become.

The cluster of mysterious bright spots on dwarf planet Ceres can be seen in this image, taken June 9 by NASA’s Dawn spacecraft from an altitude of 2,700 miles (4,400 kilometers). These new images of Ceres from NASA’s Dawn spacecraft provide more clues about its mysterious bright spots, and also reveal a pyramid-shaped peak towering over

Mathematicians: Boeing 777 Nosedived Into Ocean

June 28, 2015 by Submitted by Carol A. Clark

Courtesy/TAMU.edu

HSNW News:

The plight of Malaysia Airlines flight 370 (MH370) is one of the biggest mysteries in aviation history, but an interdisciplinary research team led by a Texas A&M University at Qatar math professor has theorized the ill-fated plane plunged vertically into the southern Indian Ocean in March 2014.

The researchers’ computer simulations lead to the forensic assertion that a 90-degree nosedive explains the lack of debris or spilled oil in the water near where the plane is presumed to have crashed. The research was the cover story in the April 2015 issue of Read More

WR Baptist Church Launches 30 Hour Famine

June 27, 2015 by Submitted by Carol A. Clark

WRBC News:

Over the years, the youth from the White Rock Baptist Church have participated in an event called the 30 Hour Famine. At the famine, students and adult sponsors go 30 hours without eating anything.

There’s year’s event began at noon Friday and participants will break their fast at 6 p.m. today. Students do this event in order to raise their own personal awareness of global hunger issues, but they also do this event as a fundraiser. Students find donors willing to sponsor their famine, and the proceeds go to benefit World Vision—a nonprofit 501(c)3 organization

Drones And Food

June 25, 2015 by Submitted by Carol A. Clark

Pteryx UAV, a civilian UAV for aerial photography and photomapping with roll-stabilised camera head. Image/wikipedia

HSNW News:

The precision agriculture sector is expected to grow at a high rate over the coming years.

This new way of farming is already a reality in northwest Italy, where technologies are being used to keep plants in a good state of health but also to avert the loss of quality yield.

Sensors and drones can be among the farmers’ best friends, helping them to use less fertilizers and water, and to control the general condition of their crops.

CORDIS reports that nowadays Read More

Analyzing Ocean Mixing Reveals Insight On Climate

June 24, 2015 by Submitted by Carol A. Clark

A Three-dimensional spatial structure of mixing in an idealized ocean simulation, computed using Lagrangian particle statistics. Courtesy/LANL

LANL News:

Eddies pull carbon emissions into deep ocean, new model simulates complex process

Scientists at Los Alamos National Laboratory have developed a computer model that clarifies the complex processes driving ocean mixing in the vast eddies that swirl across hundreds of miles of open ocean.

“The model enables us to study the important processes of ocean storms, which move heat and carbon from the atmosphere into the deep ocean,”