Russian Youth Paint White Rock Rock
This morning in White Rock, Russian youth visiting from Sarov as part of the Los Alamos-Sarov Sister Cities Initiative painted the White Rock Rock at Rover Boulevard and N.M. 4. Photo by Carol A. Clark/ladailypost.com
The rock project begins to take shape. Photo by Carol A. Clark/ladailypost.com
The rock is painted. Photo by Carol A. Clark/ladailypost.com
Once the rock was painted, the group headed over to the nearby White Rock Fire Station for a tour. Photo by Carol A. Clark/ladailypost.com Read More
Russian Visitors Present Painting to Paul White
This morning in White Rock, Russian youth visiting from the Sister City of Sarov presented a painting to Paul White of the Los Alamos-Sarov Sister Cities Initiative. White asked the youth how they ever got the painting over here from Russia to which they answered, “It wasn’t easy.” Photo by Carol A. Clark/ladailypost.com Read More
Schools’ 2013 Standards Based Assessment Results Unveiled at 12:30 p.m. Today
Gov. Susana Martinez
STATE News:
SANTA FE – Gov. Susana Martinez, together with Public Education Secretary Hanna Skandera will present the results of the 2013 New Mexico Standards Based Assessment (NMSBA) at 12:30 p.m. today.
PED Secretary Hanna Skandara
Students in grades 3rd through 8th, as well as high school sophomores and juniors take the NMSBA every spring and results are used to determine if students are on grade level in core subject areas.
Check back at ladailypost.com for full details on how Los Alamos schools rank on the assessments. Read More
Three Funding Opportunities in Engineering Research
NIST News:
Funding opportunities for research in the areas of disaster-resilient buildings and communities, sustainable construction and manufacturing, and “smart” firefighting have been announced by the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST.)
NIST anticipates selecting one project on each topic and awarding about $300,000 per project. Electronic applications are due no later than 11:59 p.m., Eastern Time, July 25, 2013. The deadline for paper applications is 5 p.m., Eastern Time, July 25, 2013.
NIST’s Engineering Laboratory seeks proposals Read More
Humans Stoked Australia’s ‘Angry Summer’ Heat
The Australian continent endured unprecedented high temperatures in the summer of 2013. This image, using data from NASA’s Aqua satellite, shows Australian land-surface-temperature anomalies, or departures from average, during Jan. 1-8, 2013. Red means above-average temperature; blue, below average; grey, incomplete data. Australia’s summer occurs during the northern-hemisphere winter. Image by Jesse Allen/NASA Earth Observatory
AGU News:
WASHINGTON, D.C. –- Human influences that drive global warming are likely to have played a role in Australia’s exceedingly hot summer Read More
Luján: With Only a Few Days Left until Interest Rates Double on Student Loans, It’s Time for Congress to Act
U.S. CONGRESSIONAL News:
WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Rep. Ben Ray Luján of New Mexico’s Third District voted today to bring up legislation to address the increase in interest rates on student loans that is scheduled to occur on July 1.
With only five days to go until rates double, Luján joined with all his Democratic colleagues in an attempt to immediately bring legislation to the floor that would freeze rates at 3.4 percent for the next two years. Not one Republican voted with Democrats to bring up the legislation, blocking the effort.
“House Republicans have passed a bill that is a non-starter in the Read More
Thompson Ridge Fire 95 Percent Contained … 3 Percent Sustained High Intensity Burn
Initial Burn Severity Map for Thompson Ridge Fire. Courtesy/BAER
JEMEZ SPRINGS – Thompson Ridge BAER specialists recently completed their field surveys and are finalizing their analysis and findings.
The hydrologists and soils scientists finished their modeling for predicted post-fire water run-off and erosion levels.
The BAER team identified critical values-at-risk and is finalizing their recommended emergency stabilization actions and treatments for these values that will be included in their BAER assessment report along with their data, analysis, and findings. The BAER report Read More
US, Japan Develop New Method for Radiological Dose Assessment Around Fukushima Daiichi Nuclear Power Plants
Courtesy/NNSA
NNSA News:
WASHINGTON, D.C. – The National Nuclear Security Administration (NNSA) and the Japan Atomic Energy Agency (JAEA) have developed a novel method for analyzing airborne radiological monitoring data. This new method has been used to perform a detailed study of survey data taken by the NNSA and JAEA in the months following the March 2011 radiological incident in Japan.
Aerial surveys were employed in the region surrounding the stricken Fukushima Daiichi Nuclear Power Plant to cover the area impacted by the accident quickly, thoroughly and safely. This new analysis Read More
Russian Youth Visit Los Alamos
At Tuesday’s first meeting in the new Municipal Building, Los Alamos County Councilor Fran Berting presents gifts on behalf of the Council to youth from Sarov, Russia visiting town as part of the Los Alamos Sarov Sister Cities Initiative. Photo by Carol A. Clark/ladailypost.com
Russian youth present Los Alamos County Council members with gifts during Tuesday’s meeting. The group has a full schedule of activities and events to attend before leaving for home Monday. Photo by Carol A. Clark/ladailypost.com
Dr. Robert Thomsen, right, a longtime member of the Los Alamos Sarov Sister Read More
Los Alamos County Clerk Elected VP of NMAC
NMAC News:
CLOVIS – Los Alamos County Clerk Sharon Stover was elected vice president of the New Mexico Association of Counties (NMAC) June 20 at the 77th Annual Conference in Curry County.
Stover has served as the NMAC treasurer and board representative for Los Alamos County. Previously, she was a Los Alamos County Councilor and involved with economic development in her community. She was chosen as part of the new leadership by her peer elected officials to help guide the NMAC Board of Directors representing all 33 counties in New Mexico.
“New Mexico’s counties will be well represented with Commissioner Read More
