Carol A. Clark

Bethlehem Church Hosts Dual Ordination

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Bethlehem Evangelical Lutheran Church in Los Alamos filling up Sunday before the dual ordaination in which Jennifer Chrien of Los Alamos and her husband Steven Simpson of Santa Fe were Ordained to the Ministry. Photo by TK Thompson/ladailypost.com
 
The Ordinands process into the church at the start of Sunday’s ceremony. Photo by TK Thompson/ladailypost.com
 
Ordained Clergy in attendance practice the ancient rite of Laying on of Hands as part of the Ordination Service. Photo by TK Thompson/ladailypost.com
 
Jennifer Chrien and Steve Simpson introduce their parents
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NNSA, Euratom Conclude Second Joint Steering Committee Meeting

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NNSA News:

NNSA and Euratom meet in Brussels. Courtesy/NNSA

BRUSSELS – The National Nuclear Security Administration (NNSA) and the European Atomic Energy Community (Euratom) have concluded the second Joint Steering Committee meeting under a 2010 Agreement in the field of nuclear material safeguards and security research and development.

The Agreement provides a framework for technical cooperation in nuclear safeguards, border monitoring, nuclear forensics, export controls, and physical protection of nuclear materials and facilities.

The meeting served as an opportunity to reinforce Read More

Fire Department Asks Residents for Help

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LAFD News:

With the current Fire Danger at EXTREME, and the anticipation of the fire danger level elevating to Stage 3 in the coming days, the Los Alamos Fire Department (LAFD) is asking for the community’s help.

 

LAFD asks people to refrain from using fireworks, campfires or bbq’s on public land. LAFD also asks people to smoking only inside a vehicle or building during these extremely dry conditions, especially during the annual Fourth of July celebration.

Adhering to this request could prove very beneficial, not only to the fire department, but to the citizens in the entire county,

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Human Cooperation (1+1=2.7): Superlinear Group Production in Open-Source Source Software Collaborations and Evolutionary Feedback Selection

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Didier Sornette of the Department of Management, Technology and Economics (D-MTEC), ETH Zurich will present a talk at 12:15 p.m., Thursday July 5 in the Noyce  Conference Room at the Santa Fe Institute.

Sornette’s talk is entitled, “Human Cooperation (1+1=2.7): Superlinear Group Production in Open-Source Source Software Collaborations and Evolutionary Feedback Selection.”

Abstract: In the first part of the seminar, we present a new analysis of a representative sample 254 open source software (OSS) projects that show how development activity of successful Read More

Rotary Hosts Blood Drive with United Blood Services

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ROTARY News:

The members of the Rotary Club of Los Alamos are partnering with United Blood Services (UBS) to host a blood drive July 12-13.

The public is invited to participate in this life-saving activity.

There is a hero inside each person ready to make a difference when others need help.

People who donate blood are heroes to those in need.

Blood Drive Details

WHEN:

  • 11 a.m.-7 p.m., Thursday July 12; and
  • 9 a.m.-4 p.m., Friday July 13

WHERE:

  • First Baptist Church, 2200 Diamond Dr.

APPOINTMENTS:

www.unitedbloodservices.org; log in and register; (walk-ins always welcome.)

INFORMATION:

Linda, Read More

One Year Later: Udall to Tour Las Conchas & Wallow Fire Sites

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SOCORRO – This week, U.S. Sen. Tom Udall will visit Catron County and Santa Clara Pueblo to examine the destructive long-term effects of last year’s Las Conchasand Wallow fires and their implications for the current record-breaking wildfire season.

Udall will also visit the Karl G. Jansky Very Large Array (JVLA).

Today, July 2, Udall will travel to the JVLA radio telescope facility near Magdalena.

Udall will tour the site with association directors and scientists and travel up into the interior of an antenna.

Udall will then travel to Spur Ranch in Luna where last year’s Wallow Fire crossed Read More

Los Alamos Police Blotter: June 21 to June 27, 2012

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The following information is obtained from Los Alamos Police Department records.

Neither arrests nor charges indicate a conviction, and neither means that a person is guilty of the charges filed against them.

June 21 at 10:24 a.m. / Police charged Charles Pacheco, 56, of Los Alamos with fraudulent use of credit cards in the 300 block of Aragon and issued him a summons to appear in court.

JESUS ANDUJO

June 21 at 7:20 p.m. / Police arrested Jesus Andujo, 23, of Hernandez on Trinity Drive and charged him with violating a protection order.

 

 

 

STEWART OBRIEN

June 21 at 7:37 p.m. / Police Read More

Leslie Bucklin’s ‘Enchanted Parks’ Exhibit Opens Tuesday

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MESA PUBLIC LIBRARY News:

Yellowstone Buffalo. Photo by Leslie Bucklin

A public reception for Enchanted Parks: A Photographic Tale of Life in Our National Parks by Leslie Bucklin is set for 5-7 p.m., Tuesday July 3 in the Mesa Public Library Art Gallery. Join Bucklin for a gallery walk of her work.

As the Los Alamos Historic District prepares for the possibility of becoming part of this nation’s first non-contiguous National Park, we have the opportunity to look at not only what makes our current National Parks so extraordinary, but what has always made North Central New Mexico extraordinary. Read More

U.S. Releases Updated Plutonium Inventory Report

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NNSA News:

Plutonium pellet. Courtesy photo

WASHINGTON, D.C. – The National Nuclear Security Administration (NNSA) announced Friday the public release of a report that details the current plutonium inventory of the U.S.

Titled The United States Plutonium Balance, 1944-2009, the document serves as an update to Plutonium: the First 50 Years, which was first released by the Department of Energy (DOE) in 1996.

The report provides the U.S. inventory of plutonium owned by DOE and includes material in the possession of the Department of Defense (DoD).

It can be found online at https:////nnsa.energy.gov/plutoniuminventory. Read More

Cowboy Breakfast Aids American Cancer Society

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Mary Martucci helps out in the kitchen during this morning’s Cowboy Breakfast at the Sheriff’s Posse Lodge held in conjunction with the American Cancer Society. Photo by Salvador Zapien/ladailypost.com

Bill Casson lays down some batter for the Cowboy Breakfast held today and on the first Sunday of each month at the Sheriff’s Posse Lodge. Photo by Salvador Zapien/ladailypost.com

Blueberry pancakes cook on the griddle this morning at the Sheriff’s Posse Lodge. Photo by Salvador Zapien/ladailypost.com

From left, Debe Braden, Hilde Fitzgerald, Cathy Grastataro Read More