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There’s an old joke about a linguistics professor lecturing on the similarities of grammar and math.  The professor says, “In English, as in math, two negatives make a positive.  And in English, again just like in math, two positives never make a negative.”

 A student quips back, “Yeah. Right.”

 One of the great strengths of the English language is its ability to convey meaning even when it misused, abused, and diffused.  Even the most educated tongue occasionally trips over the rules of grammar.

 I myself, and sometimes me, gets lost among the trees that define proper speech.

 See how I discretely included me, myself and I as among the most educated?  Well, nothing could be farther from the truth.

“Is Islam the antichrist?”—Steve

First, the term “antichrist”: there is a particular eschatological or “end times” set of beliefs drawn from several biblical passages (which include, among others, II Thess. 2:3-9; Rev. 13:4-8; see Ezek. 38-39; Dan. 7:23-26; 8:23-25). 

This perspective purports that one day, prior to the Second Coming of Christ, a political figure will appear on the world stage. 

He will gain immense popularity and wield vast power. 

As the Memorial Day Holiday signals the unofficial start to the summer vacation season, fire danger remains high and the New Mexico State Forestry Division is urging all residents and visitors to be cautious with any use of fire as well as follow all fire restrictions while enjoying the state’s abundant natural resources.

“We’re still extremely dry in many areas, and all it takes is one careless mistake for a wildfire to endanger our lives and communities,” said Forestry Division Fire Prevention and Outreach Program Manager Dan Ware. “With so many of us traveling this weekend and throughout the summer, it is crucial that we all be responsible and do our part to prevent wildfires.” 

This year, 139 fires have burned 1,071 acres across New Mexico on State or private land.

Los Alamos National Laboratory has awarded a master task order agreement in which three small businesses will compete for environmental work worth up to $150 million over five years. The businesses each have offices in northern New Mexico.

The agreement is for technical services for the Laboratory’s Environmental Programs directorate and includes work such as environmental engineering design, regulatory support, risk assessment and reporting.

The companies chosen are Terranear PMC, Navarro Research and Engineering, Inc., and Adelante Consulting, Inc. The agreement is for three years with two additional one-year options. Task orders under this agreement will be competitively bid among the three companies based on available funding.