Chris Clark

LAPS: Dean Obermeyer Earns CETL Designation

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LAPS News:
Dean Obermeyer, Technology Coordinator, Los Alamos Public Schools recently earned the Certified Education Technology Leader (CETL) designation by passing a rigorous certification exam.

The CETL certification, awarded by the Consortium for School Networking (CoSN), signifies that Dean Obermeyer has mastered the knowledge and skills needed to bring 21st century technology to our K-12 school systems. 

“Earning the Certified Education Technology Leader certification demonstrates a commitment to bringing 21st century learning to our nation’s schools. Because

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Letter To The Editor: CO2 And Global Warming

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By JOEL M. WILLIAMS
Los Alamos
 
On Tuesday, Gov. Brown of California signed a pact with 11 other states and countries to slash greenhouse gas emissions and tackle climate change.
 
The non-binding agreement pledges to reduce greenhouse gas emissions 80 to 95 percent below 1990 levels by 2050 (click here). AUN summit on climate control will take place in Paris later this year.
 
I previously sent a letter to the Los Alamos Daily Post entitled: “Can Mankind Really Expect to Tame Earth’s Climate and Remove It from Cosmic Control?” (click
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No Blue Bus Service On Memorial Day

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RTD News:
 
The North Central Regional Transit District (NCRTD) has announced that the RTD “Blue Buses” will not be in service Monday, May 25, in observance of the Memorial Day holiday. 
 
Regularly scheduled bus service throughout north central New Mexico including Los Alamos, Rio Arriba, Santa Fe and Taos Counties will resume Tuesday, May 26.
 
The North Central Regional Transit District provides free bus service Monday throughFriday to a service area that encompasses over 10,000 square miles of north central New Mexico including the counties
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Northern New Mexico College Receives Accreditation Of Its Baccalaureate Business Programs

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Associate Professor Karen Simpson instructs students in her accounting class at Northern. Photo by Stephanie J. Montoya
 
EDUCATION  News:
 
ESPANOLA ― The Accreditation Council for Business Schools and Programs (ACBSP) has awarded Northern New Mexico College accreditation of its baccalaureate business programs.
 
“This decision shows that Northern’s business program is of a quality equal to and as rigorous as those at other schools,” College of Business Administration Dean Lori Baca said. “We have
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Strong Start For America’s Children Act Introduced

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SENATE News:
 
WASHINGTON, D.C. ― U.S. Senators Tom Udall and Martin Heinrich joined a group of senators in introducing the Strong Start for America’s Children Act to expand quality preschool programs in New Mexico and throughout the country.
 
The Strong Start for America’s Children Act is a 10-year innovative federal-state partnership to expand and improve early learning opportunities for children from birth to age 5.
 
“Quality preschool can transform a child, helping them start kindergarten ready to learn and become more successful
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Meet Katsina Carver At Millicent Rogers Museum

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Katsina carvings by Elmer Yungotsuna. Courtesy/MRM
 
MRM News:
 
Come meet and watch renown Hopi katsina carver Elmer Yungotsuna at Millicent Rogers Museum, 1504 Millicent Rogers Road in El Prado.
 
Yungotsuna will be demonstrating katsina carving and talking to visitors in the museum’s galleries 10:30 a.m. to 4 p.m. Saturday, May 23; Sunday, May 24 and Monday (Memorial Day).
 
Elmer Yungotsuna. Courtesy/MRM
 
He will make a more formal presentation at 11 a.m. and 3 p.m. each day.
 
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U.S. Leads Fifth International Review Meeting On Safety Of Spent Fuel And Radioactive Waste Management

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NNSA News:
 
VIENNA, Austria ― Representatives of the nations or Contracting Parties who are signatories to the Joint Convention on the Safety of Spent Fuel Management and on the Safety of Radioactive Waste Management (Joint Convention), began on Monday the Fifth Review Meeting of the Contracting Parties.
 
The Joint Convention is the first international instrument that deals with the safety of management and storage of radioactive waste and spent fuel in countries with and without nuclear programs. It elaborates and expands the existing International Atomic Energy Agency
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New Mexico Honors Three Fallen Police Officers

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DPS News:
 
SANTA FE ― Three New Mexico law enforcement officers, from three different centuries, were honored this morning at the New Mexico Department of Public Safety’s (DPS) Law Enforcement Memorial when their names were unveiled on a memorial wall.
 
The black marble memorial wall, which now lists 198 names, is dedicated to the memory of New Mexico law enforcement officers who died in the line of duty.
 

The morning’s memorial honors Rio Rancho Police Officer Anthony Haase, Santa Fe Police Chief Apolonio Pino and Santa Fe Police Officer Jose A. Read More

Farmers Market Thursday May 21

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Photo by Chris Clark/ladailypost.com
 
 
LAFM News:
 
The Los Alamos Farmers’ Market will set up shop 7 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. Thursday, May 21 in the Los Alamos Library Parking lot on Central Avenue.
 
What’s in store this week: 
 
Certified organic seeds, vegetable starts, dried chile pods, and lettuce bowls, vegetable and flower starts, potted plants and flowers, hanging plants, also native plants and starts.
 
Lavender body and soap products, goat soaps, fabulous fresh pork, ungraded eggs and pecans, spinach,
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Letter To The Editor: Still Hundreds Of Plants For Sale

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By LOS ALAMOS GARDEN CLUB
Los Alamos
 
Dear Los Alamos Daily Post Editor, thank you so much for covering the details of The Los Alamos Garden Club Spring Plant Sale held last Saturday. 
 
With your help, the sale was a success even without the cooperation of the weather. The stalwart souls of Los Alamos braved wind, rain and even a little snow to come out and support our efforts. 
 
As a consequence of Mother Nature, we still have a few hundred plants left and so will be offering them for sale again from 8 a.m. to noon this Saturday, May
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