Chris Clark

NMSA Presents ‘House Of Bernarda Alba’ Nov. 5-7

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NMSA News:
 
SANTA FE ― New Mexico School for the Arts’ Theater Department is excited to present acclaimed poet, playwright, and director Federico Garcia Lorca’s The House of Bernarda Alba as its second theatrical production this fall.
 
Directed by NMSA Theater Instructor Elizabeth Wiseman, the play will run Nov. 5-7 at Warehouse 21.
 
Written in 1936, The House of Bernarda Alba is a precautionary tale inspired by the rise of Franco’s dictatorship in Spain. 
 
It was intended as a political commentary, but is also an intimate study
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‘Compounded Ironies: Japanese Internee Fathers, American Patriot Sons’ With Dr. Gail Y. Okawa

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Military sons visiting their interned fathers and friends at the Santa Fe Internment Camp. Photo from Shinoda Family Collection. Courtesy/NMHM
 
NMHM News:
 
SANTA FE — During World War II, Santa Fe was the site of one of the nation’s largest Justice Department internment camps.
 
It primarily housed Japanese immigrants, among them the Rev. Tamasaku Watanabe.
 
At 2 p.m., Sunday, Nov. 15, at New Mexico History Museum auditorium, (113 Lincoln Avenue, Santa Fe) Watanabe’s granddaughter, Dr. Gail Y. Okawa, speaks on a brain-twisting aspect
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Best For Vets: Career & Technical Colleges 2016

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New Mexico’s Santa Fe Community College tops the Best for Vets: Career & Technical Colleges 2016 rankings for the second straight year. Courtesy/SFCC
 
SFCC News:
 
When Mike Baker left the Marine Corps in 2008, he was hoping to leverage his military training as a bulk fuel specialist into a civilian career in the same field. He applied immediately for higher-level civilian fuels jobs, without going to school for a civilian degree or certificate.
 
Companies weren’t interested.
 
“I had the training, but nobody would hire me because I didn’t have the piece
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FBI On Nationwide Human Trafficking Operation

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FBI News:
 
Officials from the FBI announced Tuesday the recovery of 149 underage trafficking victims and the arrest of more than 150 pimps in a nationwide human trafficking operation conducted throughout the United States last week.
 
The initiative, dubbed Operation Cross Country IX, is a national effort spearheaded by the FBI and the National Center for Missing and Exploited Children, along with state and local law enforcement partners across the country.
 
The initiative, now in its ninth year, targets the criminal enterprises responsible for the commercial sex trafficking
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Northern Regional Family Caregiver Conference Nov. 14

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NRFCC News:
 
ESPANOLA ― Saturday, Nov. 14, Espanola will host the “Northern Regional Family Caregiver Conference”; a very special education event intended for caregivers from all communities of Northern New Mexico; and designed to feed the mind and soul with workshops, camaraderie, resources and fun.
 
The conference is 8 a.m. to 4 p.m., Saturday, Nov. 14, at the Santa Claran Hotel & Casino in Espanola, 460 N. Riverside Dr. The conference is being presented by the Alzheimer’s Association, NM Chapter. This project is
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SFI: ‘Thoughts On Information Theory …’ Oct. 26

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Amos Golan, American University; SFI External Professor
 
SFI News:
 
The Santa Fe Institute (SFI) holds “Thoughts on Information Theory and Prior Information” at 12:15 p.m., Monday Oct. 26, at Noyce Conference Room.
 
Abstract: Although in principle prior information can significantly improve inference, incorporating incorrect prior information will bias the estimates of any inferential analysis. This fact deters many scientists from incorporating prior information into their inferential analyses.
 
In the natural sciences, where experiments
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LAHS Hosts 3rd Annual Career Fair Oct. 28

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LAHS News:
 
The Guidance Department of Los Alamos High School will host the 3rd Annual Career Fair noon to 3 p.m., Wednesday, Oct 28 in the A-wing lobby.
 
A number of career options will be represented by local employers and employees.
 
“It’s a great opportunity for students to meet with members of the community who represent the careers they may be interested in pursuing, and learning about what it takes to get there,” explained Cindy Black, LAHS guidance counselor.
 
Refreshments will be served.
 
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SFI: ‘The Evolution Of Experience’ Oct. 27

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Peter Godfrey-Smith
City University of New York and University of Sydney 
 
SFI News:
 
The Santa Fe Institute (SFI) is hosting “The Evolution of Experience” at 3:30 p.m., Tuesday, Oct. 27 at Noyce Conference Room in Santa Fe.
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Abstract: I’ll attempt to make progress on the problem of the evolutionary origins of subjective experience, drawing on recent ideas about animal phylogeny, the Ediacaran/Cambrian transition, early nervous systems, and the relation between experience and cognition.
 
SFI Host: Eric Libby
 
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Rotary Inducts New Member Kim Selvage

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Rotarian Nancy Cerutti, left, inducts new member Kim Selvage, LANL project manager, into the Rotary Club of Los Alamos during a meeting Tuesday at the golf course. Selvage was proposed for membership by Peggy Durbin, right. Photo by Hal Davis

Rotary Youth Exchange student Leslie Thalmann, a senior at LAHS, recently described her year-long experiences in Belgium. Thalmann was sponsored by the Rotary Club of Los Alamos as part of the club’s New Generations program. She is wearing her official jacket with her collection of trade pins from youth exchange travels in Europe. Photo by Hal Davis Read More

Miller Takes Five-Day Bike Tour To Aid Local Youth

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Robert Joseph Miller holds up pottery that donors may receive as a ‘thank you.’ Courtesy photo
 
 
By MANDY MARKSTEINER
Los Alamos
 
It was already dark when the chain fell off Robert Joseph Miller’s bike. He was riding from Los Alamos to Gallup, just 15 miles past Cuba. He was already so worn out that setting up the tent seemed like a lot of work.
 
After looking around, he saw a 48-inch culvert. He stashed his gear inside the culvert, rolled out his sleeping bag and settled in for the night.
 
That’s when he heard rustling on the other end of the culvert. Great,
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