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Sophia Pieck Top Predictor / 1st Place One Mile Finisher In Weekly Pace Race

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Racers are off at Ponderosa Campground trail Tuesday evening. Courtesy photo
 
Courtesy photo
 
 
ACRR News:
 
Sophia Pieck, 8, was the top predictor at 6 seconds off her predicted time as well as the fastest finisher on the one mile course with a time of 9:02 in the weekly pace race held on the trail at the Ponderosa Campground in the Bandelier National Monument. 
 
Other accurate predictors were Katie Gattiker with a 7 second differential, Duane Marr at 15 seconds off, and Martin Pieck recording a 21 second difference.
 
The top male finisher
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Letter To The Editor: ‘A New Harvest’

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By JAMES ROBINSON
Los Alamos
 
This week, I enjoyed falling asleep to the sound of rainfall outside my window. It was my surprise this morning to wake up and have rain continuing to fall.
 
As I drove to work, I took notice of how much rain water was flowing off houses, businesses, and county buildings.
 
Realizing that the water flowing off these structures is only destined to travel to a storm drain and out into a canyon, I thought to myself, “Why don’t we utilize more rain water harvesting here in Los Alamos?”
 
A quick search on the Internet produced
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NLRB: Postal Service Deal With Staples Violates U.S. Labor Law

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BUSINESS News:
 
WASHINGTON, D.C. ― The U.S. Postal Service illegally subcontracted work to Staples, according to a complaint issued June 26 by Region 5 of the National Labor Relations Board (NLRB).
 
The complaint is a major blow to the agency’s deal with the office-supply chain, which set up postal counters staffed by Staples employees in hundreds of Staples stores.
 
“This is a major step in the fight against privatization of our public postal service,” says Mark Dimondstein, president of the American Postal Workers Union.
 
APWU reacted immediately
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NM State Police Begin 89th Recruit School

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NMSP News:
 
SANTA FE ― Out of hundreds of applicants for the New Mexico State Police recruit school, 57 recruits were present Sunday to begin their 22-week journey to become New Mexico State Police officers.
 
Chief Kassetas addressed the recruits during the family orientation ceremony and congratulated them on being part of the process. He also reminded them of the challenges ahead and the growth they would experience if they succeed to the end of the academy journey. 
 
Chief Kassetas challenged the recruits stating, “Today, you will
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Los Alamos Family YMCA Camp Schedule

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YMCA News:
 
 
The Family YMCA has released the following dates and times for its summer camp programs:
 
 
Soccer Clinic
July 13-17 ― Ages 3-14 ― $105+
(follow link for details and to register) www.challengersports.com

 

Wrestling Clinic
July 13-17 ― Ages 5-12 ― $40
4-5:30 p.m.

 

Basketball Skills
July 20-24 ― Age 5-9 ― 8-9:15 a.m.
Age 10-14 ― 9:30-11:15 a.m.

 

Rock Climbing
July 20-24 ― Age 6-9 ― 8:30-10 a.m.
Age 8-12 ― 10:30 a.m. – 12 p.m.
 
Space
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RCLC Meets In Los Alamos July 10

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RCLC News:
 
The Regional Coalition of LANL Communities is meeting 9-11 a.m. Friday, July 10 at the Los Alamos Municipal Building, Boards & Commissions Conference Room #110 at 1000 Central Ave.
 

Scheduled on the agenda is an update on the Congressional Delegation, presentation by Executive Director and President of Higher Education Center Rebecca Estrada, , presentation by REDI Net General Manager Duncan Sill and a Budget Update by Los Alamos County Deputy Manager Brian Bosshardt.

The meeting is open to the public.

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SFCSO Gifts Vehicle To Los Alamos Sheriff

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Santa Fe County Sheriff Robert A. Garcia presented an official vehicle slated for auction to Los Alamos County Sheriff Marco Lucero last week in Santa Fe. Photo by Chris Clark/ladailypost.com
 
 
Staff Report
 
Santa Fe County Sheriff Robert A. Garcia presented an official vehicle slated for auction to Los Alamos County Sheriff Marco Lucero last week in Santa Fe.
 
“He said it was to help me out and in honor of my 23 years of service as a sheriff with the Santa Fe County Sheriff’s Department,” Lucero said.
 
Lucero is serving his second term in office
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Company Trains World’s Largest Neural Network

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TECHNOLOGY News:
 
NASHVILLE, Tenn. ― Digital Reasoning, a leader in cognitive computing, today announces it has trained the largest neural network in the world to date with a stunning 160 billion parameters.
 
Google’s previous record was 11.2 billion, and Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory recently trained a neural network with 15 billion parameters.
 
The results of Digital Reasoning’s research with deep learning and neural networks is published in the Journal of Machine Learning and Arxiv alongside other notable companies
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Los Alamos Magistrate Court Docket July 6-28

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COURT News:
 
The following is the upcoming docket for Los Alamos Magistrate Court in the Justice Center with Judge Pat A. Casados presiding unless otherwise noted: 
 
Monday, July 6:
 
10 a.m.
M-33-MR-2013-00137
Defendant: Gerardo Almanza Ruiz
Proceeding: Pre-Trial Hearing
Prosecutor: Def Atty: Tyr Loranger; Officer: David J. Boe
 
10:15 a.m.
M-33-MR-2015-00039
Defendant: James B Scott, Jr.
Proceeding: Pre-Trial Hearing
Prosecutor: Def Atty:; Officer: Sheldon Simpson
 
10:30 a.m.
M-33-TR-2015-00146
Defendant:
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