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Reasons Military Veterans Make Topnotch Employees
By TONI TANTLINGERToni@newsandexperts.com
Politicians call them heroes and strangers thank them for their service.
But when their enlistment comes to an end, veterans need more than a pat on the back as they return to civilian life. They need jobs.
And increasingly, they seem to be getting them because the unemployment rate among veterans has been on the decline. In May, the veteran unemployment rate was 3.4 percent, down from 5 percent for the same month in 2015, according to the Bureau of Labor Statistics.
That compares to a 4.7 percent overall unemployment rate. Read More
Heinrich Highlights New Security Enhancement Measure At Albuquerque International Sunport
From the Office of U.S. Sen. Martin Heinrich:
ALBUQUERQUE – U.S. Sen. Martin Heinrich (D-N.M.) joined Director Roderick Allison, of the Transportation Security Administration’s (TSA) Office of Law Enforcement/Federal Air Marshal Service, a component of the U.S. Department of Homeland Security, at the Albuquerque International Sunport Friday to highlight a legislative measure the senator led to enhance U.S. airport and mass transit security.
The measure was included in the bipartisan, bicameral Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) extension.
In the wake of Read More
NNSA Awards Nevada National Security Site Management & Operating Contract To NVS3T
NNSA News:
Contract Award Provides Best Value to the Government and Workforce Stability for a Decade
WASHINGTON, D.C. – The National Nuclear Security Administration (NNSA) announced today it has awarded Nevada Site Science Support and Technologies Corporation, LLC (NVS3T) with the management and operating contract for the Nevada National Security Site (NNSS) near Las Vegas, NV.
NVS3T is a wholly owned subsidiary of Lockheed Martin Integrated Technology, LLC. Fluor Federal Services, Inc. and Longenecker and Associates, Inc. will support NVS3T in the performance of this contract.
NNSA Read More
Wider Temperature Tolerance Is Based On Ion-pair-coordinated Polymers
Researchers Yu Seung Kim,left, and Kwan-Soo Lee. Courtesy/LANLLANL News:
A new class of fuel cells based on a newly discovered polymer-based material could bridge the gap between the operating temperature ranges of two existing types of polymer fuel cells, a breakthrough with the potential to accelerate the commercialization of low-cost fuel cells for automotive and stationary applications.
A Los Alamos National Laboratory team, in collaboration with Yoong-Kee Choe at the National Institute of Advanced Industrial Science and Technology in Japan and Cy Fujimoto of Sandia National Read More
Johnson Supports Johnson
Longtime Los Alamos GOP leader JoAnn Johnson worked side by side with Gary Johnson as his regional campaign chairman in the 1994 election in which he became Governor of New Mexico. Photo by Carol A. Clark/ladailypost.com By JoAnn Johnson
Los Alamos
If you are looking for a viable candidate for President of the United States in the Nov. 8, 2016 General Election, Libertarian candidate Gary Johnson is your man.
Johnson’s beliefs are what I want to hear. He has pushed for equal rights for LGBT couples, criminal justice and immigration reform and for less American military intervention. Read More
High-impact Innovations Are R&D 100 Award Finalists
Pulak Nath, of Los Alamos National Laboratory, holds the Pulmonary Lung Model (PulMo). Courtesy/LANL
LANL News:
- Eight technologies offer breakthroughs in energy, computing, cybersecurity, health, materials and particle accelerators
Eight Los Alamos National Laboratory innovations were selected as finalists for the 2016 R&D 100 Awards, which honor the top 100 proven technological advances of the past year as determined by a panel selected by R&D Magazine. The finalists, with projects covering energy, computing, health care, and materials, demonstrate the continued success Read More
National Park Service Is 100 Years Old Today!
Turret Arch and North Window are two of the massive stone arches at the Windows Section in Arches National Park Utah. Photo by NPS/Jacob W. Frank
NPS News:
The National Park Service turns 100 years olds today and everyone can take part in the celebration.
The centennial kicks off a second century of stewardship of America’s national parks and engaging communities through recreation, conservation and historic preservation programs.
The National Park Service invites the nation to find a park and discover the national parks and programs in their own Read More
Humanist Lobby Group Releases Scorecard For US House Members On Church/State Separation
CFE News:WASHINGTON, D.C. — The Center for Freethought Equality, the 501(c)4 sister advocacy organization of the American Humanist Association, released its scorecard of the members of the US House of Representatives of the 114th Congress.
Read More “It’s time for our US Representatives to listen to the concerns of the nonreligious community, especially now that the Pew Research Center is reporting that nearly a quarter of Americans do not identify as religious,” said Roy Speckhardt, executive director of the Center for Freethought Equality. “This scorecard will hold legislators accountable
National Park Service Turns 100 Years Old: All Parks Are Free To Visit Aug. 25-28
NPS News:
My name is Cheyenne and I am a rising 5th grader at an elementary school in Maryland. This Thursday, Aug. 25, the National Park Service turns 100 years old.
Read More To celebrate this anniversary, all national parks will be free to visit Aug. 25-
28, and I wanted to tell you why I hope you will go to FindYourPark.com and plan a visit to some of these amazing places.Parks are very important to me. When you go to parks, you are able to see just how beautiful and awesome the outdoors can be and how we must be good stewards of our planet.
Sure, you can go on an adventure in a video game, or see
