Udall, Rockefeller Welcome National Academies’ Study on Concussions in Youth Sports
Sen. Tom Udall speaks at a Senate Commerce Hearing on sports concussions and safety equipment marketing with Alexis Ball, a former UNM soccer player who testified about how sports concussions have impacted her life. Courtesy photoLetter to the Editor: Vote for PRC Reform
By Fred NathanToward the end of your ballot in this coming election is an opportunity to professionalize and streamline New Mexico’s dysfunctional Public Regulation Commission (PRC) by voting in favor of Constitutional Amendments 2, 3 and 4.
This matters because no local, state or federal government agency directly affects more New Mexicans on a daily basis than the PRC.
In addition to approving the prices New Mexicans pay for electricity, natural gas, water, and Read More
Time Extended for Public Comment on Transportation to Bandelier
BANDELIER News:
The National Park Service (NPS) at Bandelier National Monument is developing a Transportation Plan/ Environmental Assessment (plan/EA) to improve transportation conditions in Bandelier National Monument.
The public comment period has been extended, and will now close Tuesday, Nov. 6,
The NPS is in the scoping phase of the project and needs and encourages public input during this initial comment period.
These comments are crucial to defining the issues and concerns to be addressed.
The public will have a second opportunity to comment Read More
Deborah Jin Receives ‘For Women in Science’ Award
Deborah Jin. Courtesy/University of Colorado Boulder
NIST NEWS:
Deborah Jin, a physicist at the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) who works at JILA, has been selected as the North American recipient for the 2013 For Women in Science Awards.
JILA is a joint institute of NIST and the University of Colorado Boulder.
The award is given annually by the L’Oréal Foundation and UNESCO as part of an international program recognizing women in science and supporting scientific vocations.
Five women scientists are recognized each year, one for each of five regions of the world. Since Read More
Solar Glitter at New Mexico PBS Science Cafe
PBS News:
Come to the New Mexico PBS October Science Café from 10 a.m. to noon, Saturday, Oct. 27 at the Centennial Engineering Center Auditorium (Room 1041), on the UNM Main Campus, in Albuquerque for Solar Glitter.
The speaker is Jose L. Cruz-Campa from Sandia National Laboratories.
In the current Information Age, the triumphs of tiny are seen all around us: smaller transistors and microchips used in ever-shrinking laptops and cell phones.
Materials science has changed history and is shaping the future every day and is ushering in a new generation of materials.
Learn how Sandia National Laboratories Read More
Red as a Lotus: Letters to a Dead Trappist
NEW MEXICO HISTORY MUSEUM News:
Join poet Lisa Gill for readings from her book Red as a Lotus: Letters to a Dead Trappist, interspersed with portions of the film, Compassion Rising, an outgrowth of the 1968 meeting between the Dalai Lama and Thomas Merton.
The event, part of the programming series for the exhibits Illuminating the Word: The Saint John’s Bible and Contemplative Landscape, is 2 p.m. Sunday, Nov. 4, in the History Museum Auditorium (located at 113 Lincoln Ave., in Santa Fe. Free with admission; Sundays free to New Mexico residents.
Public Invited to Hall Campaign Rally with Governor
ELECTION 2012 News:
Gov. Susana Martinez will be in Los Alamos Sunday afternoon to attend a Campaign Rally for Republican Rep. Jim Hall, candidate for House Dist. 43.
Community members are invited to this event, which takes place from 2 to 5 p.m. at the Hilltop House Hotel and includes food, drinks and live music. Read More
San Juan Prescribed Burn 95 Percent Complete
SFNF News:
San Juan Prescribed Burn 95 percent Complete – 7,000 acres treated, 300 acres remain
Fire managers have completed ignitions on the San Juan prescribed burn for today, Thursday, Oct. 18.
Today, 5,750 acres were successfully treated with hand and aerial ignitions. Since yesterday, 7,000 acres have been treated.
Favorable conditions allowed fire managers to treat a greater area today and complete most of the burn, therefore limiting the number of days smoke will be in the air.
Tonight, firefighters will remain on-site monitoring the burn area.
Tomorrow, if conditions Read More
High-Value Muscle Cars on the Auction Block
U.S. MARSHALS News:
WASHINGTON – The U.S. Marshals Service will sell more than 50 high-value muscle cars, sports cars, motorcycles and jet skis via a live auction at 10 a.m. Thursday at Apple Auctioneering Co., 14851 NW 27th Ave., Opa-Locka, Fla.
The vehicles were seized and forfeited to the federal government as part of a pill mill takedown in Broward and Miami-Dade counties in 2011.
Proceeds generated from the auction will be deposited into the Department of Justice Assets Forfeiture Fund, which is used to compensate victims, supplement law enforcement programs and support community programs. Read More
Santa Fe National Forest Fire Management Notification
SFNF News:
Fire managers have successfully treated 1,250 acres of the 7,300 acres scheduled scheduled for up to five days on the San Juan prescribed burn.
Flames and fire are visible from Cat and San Juan Mesas at night and residents will see a “glowing mountain” … this is expected so don’t be alarmed.
Ignitions have started again today on the San Juan prescribed burn and fire managers will continue using hand ignitions to create a blackline along the southeastern/western perimeter of the burn area.
Blacklining consists of pre-burning of woody material on the ground adjacent to control Read More