Historic explorers honored as Leif Erikson and Columbus days marked
The newsletter notes Leif Erikson Day on October 9 and Columbus Day on October 12. It highlights Norse reach to Newfoundland and Labrador and Columbus's later contact with the Americas, plus NASA astronaut Frank Borman's view on exploration. It also details Roswell Public Library resources, events for children, and local book clubs and stores supporting library programs.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Leif Erikson
Christopher Columbus
North America
Newfoundland and Labrador
Vinland
Columbus
Europe
NASA
Frank Borman
Roswell Public Library
Pennsylvania
Friends of the Roswell Public Library
Friends
Bondurant
Tracy Chevalier
W. Second St
Letters From Faith and Thanks Reach Roswell
Genesis passages open and a brief note from Mary E. Whalen and Edith Garrett. A Roswell cheerleader issue criticizes a school board rule on national level participation. A kind reader returns a cane with thanks.
Spaceport America hosts first open house event
Spaceport America in New Mexico opened its facilities to the public with a large hangar tour, a replica SpaceShipTwo, and flight demonstrations. About 30 pilots were invited to fly small planes as visitors explored the site funded at 218.5 million dollars as Virgin Galactic eyes suborbital tours and drone test uses.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Las Cruces
Ists
Spaceport
America
Christine Anderson
Anderson
AI ethics and control debated at global summits
Scientists address whether advanced AI constitutes a new life form and if it should have rights. The piece notes AI will be developed by deep corporate and state actors, often in stealth to gain market and national power, with companies and nations keeping competitive edges and sharing little.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Debra Thomas
Judy Schachner
Dewey Bob
Schachner
Dewey
New York Times
Goldman Sachs
JP Morgan
Google
Facebook
Apple
Amazon
Walmart
U.S
China
Iran
Israel
Potential problem found in implanted heart valves study
Doctors report a possible defect in bioprosthetic heart valves where some valves fail to open or close properly possibly due to clots. In a New England Journal of Medicine study 22 of 55 patients showed motion problems and strokes occurred in several cases, but experts say overall risk remains low and valves still appear beneficial.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Raj Makkar
Cedars-Sinai Heart Institute
Los Angeles
New England Journal of Medicine
St. Jude Medical
David R. Holmes Jr
Mayo Clinic
Holmes
Makkar
FDA
Jeffrey Shuren
Agency
Center For
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By Loretta Clark
Roswell
Pustic Library
Roswellpubliclibrary.org
Skippyjon Jones
Second St
John Grogan
RHS
Mary E. Whalen
Gene
Lost and Found
Edith Garrett
Eral
Green
Anjoak
Red
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