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Los Alamos – U.S. Navy: Partners Since World War II

A Regulus nuclear-armed cruise missile sits aboard the USS Grayback submarine. The Regulus, designed by Los Alamos, was the first nuclear weapon to enter the Navy’s stockpile. Courtesy photo
 
 
By ALAN CARR
Los Alamos
 
On Dec. 7, 1941, Imperial Japanese forces launched a surprise attack against the U.S. Pacific Fleet at Pearl Harbor. This attack, which claimed the lives of 2,400 Americans, marked America’s entry into World War II and, ironically, represented the beginning of the end of Imperial Japan, which would suffer defeat after defeat at
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IRS: ‘Tax Design Challenge’ Begins Soon

IRS News:
 
PHOENIX  The Internal Revenue Service has announced the upcoming start of its first Tax Design Challenge crowdsourcing competition to encourage innovative ideas for the taxpayer experience of the future.
 
The effort, being done in coordination with the Mortgage Bankers Association (MBA), is a crowdsourcing competition open to the public. The competition will engage teams of designers, developers, and innovative thinkers across the U.S. to envision options for taxpayer interactions.
 
“Crowdsourcing is a new activity for the IRS, but we believe working
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NPS 100th Anniversary Celebrated On Forever Stamps

USPS News:
 
WASHINGTON, D.C. — The U.S. Postal Service will begin celebrating the National Park Service’s Aug. 25 centennial just in time for summer vacation letter writing by issuing a pane of stunning Forever stamps depicting 16 examples of our national treasures on June 2.

To create buzz and excitement among national park fans, each stamp will be previewed alphabetically over the next three weeks, beginning Monday, April 4.

“These stamps celebrate the 100th anniversary of the National Parks and depict the beauty and diversity of these national treasures,” Postmaster General Megan

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Los Alamos Historical Museum Delegation Meets With Officials At U.S. Embassy in Tokyo

The Los Alamos Historical Museum delegation, from left, Kallie Funk, Stephanie Yeamans and Judith Stauber meeting Monday with Cultural Affairs Specialist Akihito Nakanishi, left, and Cultural Affairs Officer Dale G. Kreisher at the U.S. Embassy in Tokyo. Courtesy photo

 

Blog Entry By Kallie Funk, Judith Stauber, Stephanie Yeamans
Los Alamos Historical Museum

On Monday morning March 28, our Los Alamos Historical Museum (LAHM) team checked out of our hotel and headed to the U.S. Embassy in Tokyo.

We met with Dale G. Kreisher, cultural affairs officer, and Akihito Nakanishi, cultural Read More

Udall, Alexander: Sick Nuclear Workers Deserve Better

From The Office Of U.S. Sen. Tom Udall:

  • Department of Labor should delay new rule that could jeopardize benefits for those who worked at Cold War-era sites
 
WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Senators Tom Udall, D-N.M., and Lamar Alexander, R-Tenn., this week urged the U.S. Department of Labor to delay a new rule that could make it more difficult for sick nuclear workers who served at Los Alamos, Oak Ridge, Y-12 and other Cold War-era nuclear sites to get benefits they deserve under the department’s Energy Employees Occupational Illness Compensation Program.
 
“It’s shameful that so many Americans
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Is There A Link Between Oral Health And The Rate Of Cognitive Decline?

WILEY News:
 
Better oral hygiene and regular dental visits may play a role in slowing cognitive decline as people age, although evidence is not definitive enough to suggest that one causes the other.
 
The findings, published in the Journal of the American Geriatrics Society, come from the first systematic review of studies focused on oral health and cognition—two important areas of research as the older adult population continues to grow, with some 36 percent of people over age 70 already living with cognitive impairments.
 
Researchers have questioned whether an
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Balderas & Federal Trade Commission Announce $75 Million Settlement Against Sham Cancer Charities

Attorney General Hector Balderas
 
STATE News:
 
SANTA FE Attorney General Hector Balderas along with the Federal Trade Commission and an unprecedented group consisting of all 50 states and the District of Columbia, announced that the last two nationwide sham cancer charities named in the largest charity regulation case in history, are to be dissolved, their assets transferred to a receiver for liquidation, and their president banned for life from profiting from fundraising, consulting or conducting charitable activity.
 
The stringent ban and total forfeiture of all
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Ted Piccone To Speak On Five Rising Democracies April 19

Ted Piccone
 
CIR News:
 
The Santa Fe Council on International Relations is pleased to present a talk by Ted Piccone, Senior Fellow, Project on International Order and Strategy, Latin America Initiative in the Foreign Policy program at Brookings. 
 
This talk will focus on Piccone’s most recent book, Five Rising Democracies and the Fate of the International Liberal Order, and will begin at 6 p.m., Tuesday, April 19 at the Forum, Santa Fe University of Art & Design, 1600 St. Michael’s Dr. Cost is $15 for CIR members; $20 non-members
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State Unveils Draft Of New Consent Order For Public Comment

Resource Protection Division Director Kathryn Roberts and NMED Secretary Ryan Flynn discuss the newly released draft Consent Order with the Northern New Mexico Citizens’ Advisory Board Wednesday in Albuquerque. Photo by Roger Snodgrass/ladailypost.com

The NNMCAB meets Wednesday in Ballroom A of the Sandia Casino and Resort in Albuquerque. Photo by Roger Snodgrass/ladailypost.com

 

By ROGER SNODGRASS
Los Alamos Daily Post

Albuquerque – The New Mexico Environment Department released a draft revision to the current Consent Order between the state and the Department of Energy Read More

Udall Commemorates Legacy Of César Chávez

U.S. Sen. Tom Udall
 
From The Office Of U.S. Sen. Tom Udall:
 
WASHINGTON, D.C. – Today, U.S. Sen. Tom Udall, a member of the Senate Democratic Hispanic Task Force, issued the following statement commemorating the life and legacy of labor leader and civil rights activist César Chávez.
 
Civil rights activist César Chávez
 
Udall is cosponsoring a resolution in the Senate to honor Chávez and designate his birthday, March 31, as “César Chávez Day.” 
 
“César Chávez fought tirelessly to improve working conditions for farm workers nationwide,
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