Chris Clark

David Kratzer Top Predictor In Weekly Pace Race

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And the racers are off! Courtesy photo
 
 
Courtesy photo
 
ACRR News:
 
David Kratzer was 3 seconds off his predicted time in the weekly pace race held on American Springs Road up in the Jemez. 
 
Other accurate predictors included Nikol Strother recording 8 seconds off, Lyle Cunningham with a 10 second differential, 5 year old Anders Medin at 24 seconds off, and Lauraine Maness at 25 seconds.
 
On the 1 mile course the top finisher was Tad Hughes clocking a 9:05. The fastest female was Sue Elkins at 13:19.
 
Ted Romero finished the 3
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Energy Department Issues New Report, Highlights The Success And Potential Of American Hydropower

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David Danielson
 
DOE News:
 
WASHINGTON, D.C, ― In support of the President’s all-of-the-above energy strategy, at the National Hydropower Association Annual Conference April 27, Assistant Secretary for Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy David Danielson announced the release of the 2014 Hydropower Market Report, the first ever report to quantify the current size, scope and variability of the nation’s hydropower supplies.
 
Hydropower currently provides approximately seven percent of the U.S. electricity supply – enough to power more than 20 million homes,
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State Police Checkpoints And Saturation Patrols In Counties Across New Mexico Throughout May

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ENDWI News:
 
SANTA FE ― State Police will be conducting Sobriety Checkpoints, Saturation Patrols, and Registration, Insurance and Drivers’ License Checkpoints in all New Mexico counties during the month of May.
 
Our 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
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SFI Presents: Science On Screen – Jurassic Park May 3

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Liz Bradley (University of Colorado)
 
SFI News:
 
The popular Science On Screen series continues May 3 in Santa Fe with SFI External Professor Liz Bradley of the University of Colorado Boulder presenting Jurassic Park.
 
“Life finds a way.” Steven Spielberg’s 1993 film about scientists who clone long-dead dinosaur species on a hidden island features as a special family-friendly afternoon showing at Science on Screen. Professor Liz Bradley will introduce the film with a brief talk and helping place it in scientific context.
 
Jurassic Park
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Wildlife Center To Hold Annual Open House May 2-3

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Bobcat. Courtesy photo
 
NMWC News:
 
ESPANOLA ― New Mexico Wildlife Center, New Mexico’s only wildlife hospital, is holding its free Annual Open House 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. Saturday, May 2 and Sunday, May 3.
 
The Open House is a great opportunity to get up close and personal with native New Mexico wildlife.
 
New Mexico Wildlife Center is in its 29th year of providing rehabilitation services to native New Mexico wildlife and educational programming to the human inhabitants of the state. Each year, New Mexico Wildlife Center takes in more than
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FSN: Tweens To Teens Workshop For Girls May 6

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FSN News:
 
Family Stengths Network is holding workshop Tweens to Teens: For 9- to 13-year-old girls and their moms or other female adult.
 
How will you talk to your girl about puberty? This workshop uses games and activities to foster fun, supportive discussion.
 
We will review the biology of puberty – what physical and emotional changes she can expect and how to deal with them. We will also learn about feminine hygiene products. We will work on maintaining open communication and shared values. Families will leave with the book The Care
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Los Alamos Golf Course Community Building Grand Opening Thursday

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Los Alamos Golf Course Community Building. Courtesy/LAC
 
COUNTY News:
 
Los Alamos County has announced the Grand Opening for Los Alamos Golf Course Community Building at 3:30 p.m.  Thursday, April 30 at 4244 Diamond Dr.
 
An official ceremony with Los Alamos County Council officials, Golf Course staff and golfers will take place during the opening with remarks prior to ribbon cutting on the east side of the front entrance of the new facility.
 
There will be self-guided tours of the building after the ceremony ends at approximately
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Forest Service Begins To Pave Way For Massive Urban Sprawl Next To Grand Canyon

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View from Mohave Point of the Colorado River flowing through the Grand Canyon. Courtesy/wikipedia
 
EJ News:
 
FLAGSTAFF, Ariz. — The U.S. Forest Service on Friday began paving the way for a sprawling urban development near the southern edge of the Grand Canyon that would include more than 2,100 housing units and 3 million square feet of retail space along with hotels, a spa and conference center.
 
The superintendent of Grand Canyon National Park has called the project one of the greatest threats to Grand Canyon in the 96-year-history of the park.
The proposal, by the Stilo Development
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SFI Colloquium: ‘Cyberspace And International Relations – The Co-Evolution Dilemma’

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Nazli Choucri (MIT; SFI Science Board)
 
SFI News:
 
Santa Fe Institute (SFI) presents “Cyberspace and International Relations: The Co-Evolution Dilemma,” by Nazli Choucri at 3:30 p.m. Wednesday, April 29 at Noyce Conference Room in Santa Fe.
 
SFI Host: Jerry Sabloff

Click here to view the online event listing.

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Boots To Business Entrepreneurship Program Trains 25,000 Transitioning Service Members

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SBA News:
 
WASHINGTON, D.C. ― Administrator Maria Contreras-Sweet, the leader of the U.S. Small Business Administration (SBA), announced that the agency’s Boots to Business program has now trained 25,000 transitioning service members.
 
For two years, Boots to Business—the entrepreneurship track of the Department of Defense’s Transition Assistance Program (TAP)—has provided entrepreneurship and business planning training to members of America’s armed forces who are transitioning to civilian life, giving them the tools to start their own successful
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