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IRS: Don’t Take The Bait, Step 8

Submitted by Chris Clark on August 31, 2017

IRS News:

PHOENIX ― The IRS, state tax agencies and the tax industry today offered important tips for how tax professionals can get started protecting their clients and their business from cybersecurity threats.

All tax practitioners, from the largest of firms to the smallest of offices, have a legal obligation to protect taxpayer information in their care. That means securing sensitive data from unauthorized disclosure, improper disposal and outright theft.

Explaining how to address security threats is part of the “Don’t Take the Bait” campaign, a 10-part

Jurisdiction Questioned In Sherman Dogs Case

Submitted by Carol A. Clark on August 31, 2017

Los Alamos County Attorney Alvin Leaphart, right, chats with Deputy Police Chief Jason Wardlow Herrera Wednesday as Public Safety Aide Robert Aragon looks on. Photo by Maire O’Neill/ladailypost.com

By MAIRE O’NEILL

Los Alamos Daily Post

maire@ladailypost.com

Los Alamos Magistrate Judge Pat Casados opted to maintain jurisdiction in a civil “dangerous dog” case Wednesday against Leslie Sherman of White Rock despite opinions from Los Alamos County Attorney Alvin Leaphart and Sherman’s attorney Aaron Boland.

The case pertains to a March 29 incident in which Sherman’s

Governor, Red Cross New Mexico Announce State Employees Raise More Than $13,500 For Disaster Relief

Submitted by Chris Clark on August 31, 2017

STATE News:

ALBUQUERQUE — Gov. Susana Martinez and Red Cross New Mexico announced Wednesday that state employees have raised more than $13,500 in this year’s Dollars for Disaster campaign.

The sixth annual partnership between Red Cross New Mexico and New Mexico state employees raises money to provide relief to victims and help to emergency responders throughout the state.

“From fires, floods and other emergencies, New Mexicans know more than most how important it is to be prepared – and how to come together to help those in need,” Martinez said. “I’m proud that our state

Alert: FBI Offers $10K Reward For ‘Double Hat Bandit’ Seen In Vehicle With New Mexico License Plates

Submitted by Carol A. Clark on August 30, 2017

FBI News:

The FBI is offering a reward up to $10,000 for information leading to the identification, arrest and conviction of a serial bank robber dubbed the “Double Hat Bandit”, who drove a vehicle with New Mexico license plates during one of his robberies in the northwestern part of the country.

On June 27, 2017, after a bank robbery in Spokane, Wash., the subject was seen in a grayish/blue Malibu style vehicle with New Mexico license plates. (Photo of vehicle is in attached wanted poster)

The subject, who wears two hats during his crimes, is responsible for at

Thanks For Supporting Bankens Mountain Martial Arts Academy’s Efforts To Help Hurricane Harvey Victims

Submitted by Carol A. Clark on August 30, 2017

Many are taking part in assisting Bankens Mountain Martial Arts Academy in Los Alamos in its efforts to help victims of Tropical Storm Harvey as they load trucks with a plethora of supplies donated by local individuals and organizations in Los Alamos, Santa Fe and Albuquerque. The Benkens would like to acknowledge and thank the following for their support: Vera Jaramillo of The Family YMCA, John and Susan Wilcox of Crossfit Los Alamos, all Bankens Mountain Matiral Arts Academy students, Hope Pregnancy Center, Children’s Clinic, LAMC, Torre de La Luz Church, Pinon School teachers, LANB, Read More

LANL: Machine-learning Earthquake Prediction In Lab Shows Promise

Submitted by Carol A. Clark on August 30, 2017

LANL researchers have developed a two-dimensional tabletop simulator that models the buildup and release of stress along an artificial fault. In this image, the simulator is viewed through a polarized camera lens, photo-elastic plates reveal discrete points of stress buildup along both sides of the modeled fault as the far (upper) plate is moved laterally along the fault. Courtesy/LANL

LANL News:

Listening to faultline’s grumbling gives countdown to future quakes

By listening to the acoustic signal emitted by a laboratory-created earthquake, a computer science approach using machine Read More

FBI Offers $5,000 Reward In Albuquerque Serial Bank Robbery Case

Submitted by Carol A. Clark on August 30, 2017

FBI News:

The FBI is offering a $5,000 reward for information that leads to the arrest and conviction of a man suspected of robbing three Albuquerque banks, including a robbery that occurred Tuesday, Aug. 29.

The Bank of the West at 10050 Coors Blvd NW, was robbed at approximately 1:55 p.m., Tuesday.

The suspect is described as a Hispanic or white male in his 50s or 60s, approximately 5’10” tall, with a slender build and unshaven face. He wore a blue hooded sweatshirt with “2011 Knights” written on the back, sunglasses, a dark baseball cap with a logo on the front and blue jeans.

The suspect entered

New Mexico Political Parties Unite During Tragic Week

Submitted by Carol A. Clark on August 30, 2017

Staff members from the New Mexico Democratic and Republican state parties donate blood Tuesday in Albuquerque. Courtesy photo

STATE POLITICAL News:

ALBUQUERQUE – New Mexico’s political parties joined efforts Tuesday afternoon, giving back to the community during a tragic week.

In the wake of a violent shooting in Clovis and a disastrous hurricane in Texas, the state’s political party staff members donated blood at United Blood Services.

Both Parties put aside political differences to help communities during these hard times.

FSU Researcher Studying Ways To Treat Spinal Cord Injuries At Cellular Levels

Submitted by Carol A. Clark on August 30, 2017

FSU News:

TALLAHASSEE, Fla. — Supported by a new $800,000 National Science Foundation grant, Florida State University College of Medicine Professor Yi Ren is studying the immune response to spinal cord injuries and how cellular functions contribute to paralysis and organ dysfunction.

While instant paralysis is an obvious point of fear in spinal cord injuries, a great deal of the damage actually takes place after the initial trauma.

“Most of the research being done by scientists who focus on spinal cord injuries is about trying to prevent the secondary injury from happening,”

Groups Call On Japan Not To Dump Radioactive Water Into Pacific Ocean

Submitted by Carol A. Clark on August 30, 2017

BN News:

TAKOMA PARK, Md. — Beyond Nuclear has signed onto a new letter from marine wildlife, environmental and conservation groups calling on authorities in Japan to avoid at all cost the dumping of hundreds and thousands of tons of radioactively contaminated water into the Pacific Ocean.

Currently, Japanese utility, TEPCO, is planning to release 777,000 tons of waste containing radioactive tritium into the Pacific Ocean from its stricken Fukushima-Daiichi nuclear site. The contaminated water, used to cool the destroyed reactors to avoid further

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