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Air Force Research Laboratory Senior Scientist Dr. Lawrence ‘Robbie’ Robertson III Selected As 2022 AIAA Fellow

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Senior scientist Dr. Lawrence ‘Robbie’ Robertson III

AFRL News:

KIRTLAND AFB — Air Force Research Laboratory (AFRL) senior scientist, Dr. Lawrence “Robbie” Robertson III, is recognized as a 2022 American Institute of Aeronautics and Astronautics (AIAA) Fellow.

AIAA confers the distinction of Fellow upon individuals in recognition of their notable and valuable contributions to the arts, sciences and technology of aeronautics and astronautics.

Nominated from among its Associate Fellows, since the inception of this honor in the 1930s, 2,008 persons have been elected as a Fellow, with Read More

NOAA Satellites Helped Save 330 Lives In 2021

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Courtesy.NOAA

NOAA News:

NOAA’s fleet of advanced satellites are essential for predicting weather and climate, and last year they also helped rescue 330 people from potentially life-threatening situations throughout the United States and its surrounding waters.

Of the 330 U.S. rescues, 195 were water rescues, 29 were from aviation incidents and 106 were from events on land. Alaska had the most SARSAT rescues with 55, followed by Florida with 52 and California with 37. 

NOAA’s polar-orbiting and geostationary satellites are part of the global Search and Rescue Satellite Aided Tracking Read More

More Than 60 Los Alamos National Laboratory Staff Members Recognized With DOE Secretary’s Honor Awards

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United States Secretary of Energy Jennifer Granholm. Courtesy/LANL

LANL News:

  • Four teams honored for exceptional contributions

More than 60 staff members on four different teams at Los Alamos National Laboratory (LANL) were recently recognized with Honor Awards from the Department of Energy Secretary—the highest honor a DOE employee or contractor can receive.

“To be recognized with this award is an exceptional achievement,” Laboratory Director Thom Mason said. “These teams illustrate the commitment to excellence that has always been a hallmark of the Laboratory, and they should Read More

U.S. Sen. Ben Ray Luján Suffers Stroke

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U.S. Sen. Ben Ray Luján

From the Office of U.S. Sen. Ben Ray Luján: 

ALBUQUERQUE – Carlos Sanchez, Chief of Staff to U.S. Sen. Ben Ray Luján (D-N.M.), issued the following statement this afternoon:

“Early Thursday morning, Sen. Luján began experiencing dizziness and fatigue. He checked himself into Christus St. Vincent Regional Hospital in Santa Fe. He was then transferred to UNM Hospital in Albuquerque for further evaluation.

“Sen. Luján was found to have suffered a stroke in the cerebellum, affecting his balance. As part of his treatment plan, he subsequently underwent decompressive surgery Read More

New Mexico Gets $43.7 Million For Orphan Well Clean-Up

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STATE News:

SANTA FE — Gov. Michelle Lujan Grisham and members of the Congressional delegation announced Monday that the U.S. Department of the Interior has made $43.7 million available to the state to clean up abandoned oil and gas wells in New Mexico through the federal Infrastructure and Jobs Act.

When an oil and gas operator goes bankrupt, wells may become “orphaned” and the responsibility to plug and reclaim the site may fall to the state. Wells and associated facilities that are left abandoned can cause environmental damage by leaking methane or impacting groundwater.

There are approximately Read More

LANL Researcher Detects World-Record Lightning ‘Megaflashes’ Using Space-Based Technology

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Satellite image of the record lightning flash over Uruguay and Argentina June 18, 2020, which lasted 17.102 seconds. Courtesy/LANL

LANL News:

A researcher at Los Alamos National Laboratory has detected two world-record lightning “megaflashes”. The longest-distance flash was detected in the southern United States on April 29, 2020 and spanned more than 477 miles from Mississippi to Texas.

The longest-duration lightning strike was detected over Uruguay on June 18, 2020 and lasted 17.1 seconds.

“We are now at a place where we have excellent lightning measurements, which allows us to discover Read More

Heinrich, Luján Welcome Nomination Of Alexander M.M. Uballez To Serve As U.S. Attorney District Of New Mexico

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Alexander M.M. Uballez

U.S. SENATE News:

WASHINGTON, D.C. — U.S. Senators Martin Heinrich (D-N.M.) and Ben Ray Luján (D-N.M.) welcomed President Joe Biden’s nomination of Alexander M.M. Uballez for U.S. Attorney for the District of New Mexico.

“We are very pleased that President Biden accepted our strong recommendation to nominate Alexander M.M. Uballez to serve as U.S. Attorney for the District Court of New Mexico,” Heinrich and Luján said. “Mr. Uballez’s entire career has been in service to New Mexico. Having prosecuted federal and state crimes, he is intimately familiar with the very Read More

Posts From The Road: The Colorful Life And Times Of Judge Roy Bean In Langtry, Texas

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Visitor Center: The Judge Roy Bean Visitor Center in Langtry, Texas, along the Rio Grande north of Del Rio, Texas. The center features artifacts from the days this colorful character served as Judge. Photo by Gary Warren/ladailypost.com

Jersey Lilly: Roy Bean owned the Jersey Lilly Saloon and conducted court hearings on its front porch. Bean was an odd and unqualified judge but held the position for 20 years. Photo by Gary Warren/ladailypost.com

By GARY WARREN
Photographer
Formerly of Los Alamos

During our recent visit to west Texas, we made time to stop at the Judge Roy Bean Visitor Center in Read More

FBI: Man Who Sold Pistol Used In Synagogue Hostage Crisis Federally Charged … Faces Up To 10 Years In Prison

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FBI News:

The man who sold Malik Faisal Akram the gun he used to kidnap hostages in a Texas synagogue earlier this month has been charged with a federal firearm crime, announced Chad E. Meacham, United States Attorney for the Northern District of Texas.

Henry “Michael” Dwight Williams, 32, was charged Tuesday via criminal complaint with being a felon in possession of a firearm. He made his initial appearance Wednesday afternoon before U.S. Magistrate Judge Renée H. Toliver in the Northern District of Texas. A detention hearing has been set for Monday, Jan. 31.

“Federal firearm laws are designed Read More

Chart 591: COVID-19 Diagnoses In Los Alamos Remain Higher Than State And National Averages

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This chart shows the seven-day average number of COVID-19 diagnoses per 100,000 people versus date nationwide, statewide and countywide. Diagnoses in Los Alamos County remain higher than the statewide and nationwide averages. On a scale of 0 to 100, the diagnoses index quantifies the current level of diagnoses by using a comparison with daily levels since the start of the pandemic (the higher the index, the more severe the current state of the pandemic is). The current number of diagnoses in Los Alamos is higher than 98 percent of preceding days. Sources: New York Times and New Mexico Department Read More