Report: NM Should Revamp Education Programs For Low-Skilled Workers
NMVFC News:
- Current adult education system is underfunded, fragmented, and has low completion rates
ALBUQUERQUE—New Mexico could improve the quality of its workforce and strengthen its economy by implementing changes to its adult education programs for workers who have low levels of education and few job skills. Developing a career pathways framework—which weaves together and aligns adult education, workforce training, and college courses—would increase the success rate, employment opportunities, and earning potential of the state’s low-skilled workers. It would have the added Read More
LAHS And Rotary Exchange Student Federiek Gerretschen Describes Life In The Netherlands
Rotary Exchange Student Federiek Gerretschen discusses life in the Netherlands during her talk Tuesday to the Rotary Club of Los Alamos at the Manhattan Project Restaurant. Photo by Carol A. Clark/ladailypost.com
Bicycles are the transportation of choice in the Netherlands and fill parking lots much more than cars. Photo by Carol A. Clark/ladailypost.com
Even before she became a Rotary Exchange Student, Federiek Gerretschen had already done some extensive traveling.
During her presentation to the Rotary Club of Los Alamos Tuesday at the Manhattan Read More
Los Alamos Native Seeks Help For His International Battalion
Jonathan Miller in uniform in Israel. Courtesy photo
Jonathan Miller’s IDF Unit contains soldiers from all over the world. Courtesy photoBy JONATHAN MILLER
My name is Jonathan Miller. I grew up in Los Alamos and graduated from Los Alamos High School in 2008. After graduating from the University of Tennessee in 2012, I traveled to Israel for the first time on a Taglit Birthright trip.
I had such an incredible experience on my trip and felt drawn to return to Eretz Yisrael. Less than a year later I realized my dream and enlisted in the IsraeI Defense Forces (IDF). This is my way of giving Read More
Veterans of USS Curtiss Visit Los Alamos
Veterans, spouses and widows of veterans of the USS Curtiss during a tour Thursday of the Bradbury Science Museum. Photo by Leland Lehman/ladailypost.com
Archive photo of the USS Curtiss. Courtesy/LANLSome 25 WWII veterans, spouses and widows of veterans of the USS Curtiss paid a special visit Thursday to Los Alamos.
Members of the American Legion Riders escorted the group during their visit. Los Alamos National Laboratory Historian Alan Carr presented a talk to the group at the Bradbury Science Museum on the Lab’s history and impact on the world.
“We
WIPP Personnel Completing Preparations For Underground Facility Rock Bolting Activities
Mining personnel install a rock bolt that helps stabilize the rock formation in the WIPP underground facility. Courtesy/WIPP
WIPP News:
Personnel at the Waste Isolation Pilot Plant (WIPP) are completing preparations to resume rock bolting activities maintaining the WIPP underground facility in a safe and stable condition as the recovery process continues.
At WIPP, rock bolts are typically installed in a pattern that optimizes the bolt’s effectiveness to ensure stability of disposal rooms and access tunnels. Mechanics must first perform preventative maintenance on the mine equipment, Read More
State Police Checkpoints and Saturation Patrols in Counties Across State Throughout September
STATE POLICE News:
State Police will conduct Sobriety Checkpoints, Saturation Patrols and Registration, Insurance and Drivers’ License Checkpoints in all New Mexico counties during the month of September.
These efforts continue to show a significant reduction in alcohol related fatalities. This is attributed to the continued media attention and intensive advertising. These checkpoints are helping to change society’s attitude about drinking and driving. People are choosing to not drink and drive. This is the biggest step in keeping impaired drivers from crashing into friends and Read More
Udall, Heinrich Invite Outstanding N.M. High School Students to Apply for U.S. Senate Youth Program
Courtesy/USSYP
U.S. SENATE News:
WASHINGTON, D.C. – Today, U.S. Senators Tom Udall and Martin Heinrich announced the beginning of the statewide application process for the highly competitive United States Senate Youth Program (USSYP), and encouraged outstanding New Mexico high school juniors and seniors to apply.
Two New Mexico students will be selected as delegates to the 53rd annual Washington Week program. They will join 102 student delegates from around the country on an all expenses paid trip to Washington, D.C., March 7-14, 2015, for an intensive educational program about the workings Read More
Pino Fire Appears To Have Met Resource Objectives
The Pino Fire is burning five miles south of N.M. 4 and six miles east of Jemez Springs. Screenshot/ladp
SFNF News:
SANTA FE – The lightning caused Pino Fire is now estimated at 4,313 acres. The fire is burning on Santa Fe National Forest’s Jemez Ranger District, five miles south of N.M. 4 and six miles east of Jemez Springs.
This fire has been highly visible for the past few days as it has been managed to improve forest health. Through a combination of hand and aerial ignitions, low-intensity fires have been used to reduce excess fuels. These actions should moderate the risk of future high-intensity Read More
Comedian Joan Rivers Dies At Age 81
Joan Rivers
Comedian Joan Rivers has died at the age of 81.
Rivers was undergoing surgery on her vocal cords Aug. 28 at a clinic in New York City when she stopped breathing and had to be transported to Mount Sinai Hospital.
Her daughter Melissa announced that her mother passed away peacefully at 1:17 p.m., today surrounded by family and close friends. Read More
NIST: Experts Defend Operational Earthquake Forecasting
Damage from the August 2014 earthquake in China’s Yunnan province. Courtesy/NIST
NIST News:
After the devastating 2009 L’Aquila earthquake in Italy, critics suggested that operational earthquake forecasting (OEF) is ineffective, distracting, and dangerous.
In an editorial published in the Seismological Research Letters, experts defend OEF, arguing the importance of public communication as part of a suite of activities intended to improve public safety and mitigate damage from earthquakes.
In an editorial published in the Seismological Research Letters, experts Read More
