LTAB News:
The July 15 Lodger’s Tax Advisory Board meeting is cancelled due to lack of a quorum.
Direct any questions or concerns to Kelly Stewart at 505.662.8087. Read More
Cone Zone: Week of July 14
Central Avenue Improvements Project road work underway near 15th Street. Photo by Carol A. Clark/ladailypost.com
Construction work underway along Trinity Drive and Knecht Street. Photo by Carol A. Clark/ladailypost.com
COUNTY News:
Upcoming Road Construction
For more information about the projects listed below, e-mail lacpw@lacnm.us, call 505.662.8150, or visit the “Projects” link at www.losalamosnm.us. Please slow down and use caution within the construction work zones.
Central Avenue Improvements Project:
Central Avenue continues to be fully closed 7 p.m. to 6 a.m., between Read More
SFI Community Lecture: Lloyd to Speak on Possibility of Time Travel July 16
Prof. Seth Lloyd
SFI News:
The Santa Fe Institute (SFI) will host a lecture by Seth Lloyd at 7:30 p.m., Wednesday, July 16, at the James A. Little Theater, 1060 Cerillos Road in Santa Fe.
Lloyd is a science board and external professor at SFI and professor of Mechanical Engineering at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology. His talk is entitled, “Is Time Travel Possible? Testing the ‘Grandfather Paradox.'” Lloyd’s research area is the interplay of information with complex systems, especially quantum systems.
Time travel is a science fiction staple, inspiring Read More
Masonic Lodge Hosts Charity Waffle Breakfast July 19
Courtesy photoMASONIC LODGE News:
The Los Alamos Pajarito Masonic Lodge 66 will host a waffle breakfast to benefit the American Cancer Society, 7:30-10:30 a.m. Saturday, July 19 at 15th Street and Canyon Road in Los Alamos.
The cost is $7 for adults and $3 for children under age 6.
The community is invited to attend.
Read More Udall: Campaign Finance Reform Momentum Builds With Panel Vote on Constitutional Amendment
U.S. Sen. Tom Udall
U.S. SENATE News:
U.S. Sen. Tom Udall, D-N.M., welcomed the Senate Judiciary Committee’s approval of his proposed constitutional amendment to restore power to regulate campaign finance to the people.
Udall’s amendment would clarify in the Constitution that money does not equal speech, effectively reversing U.S. Supreme Court decisions, which have unraveled campaign finance regulations and handed undue influence over elections to corporations and wealthy donors.
Following the July 10 committee vote, Udall’s amendment is expected to be considered
N.M. Delegation Expresses Serious Concerns With VA’s Handling of Veteran’s Death
STATE News:
Thursday, all five members of New Mexico’s congressional delegation sent a letter to the acting director of the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) to express their serious concerns about the New Mexico VA’s handling of the recent tragic death of a veteran at its Medical Center in Albuquerque, as well as its lack of transparency in response to requests for information from the public and their offices.
In the letter, the lawmakers said the lack of transparency is not only eroding the public’s faith in the VA, it is inhibiting their ability to conduct congressional oversight over Read More
Rahim AlHaj: Master of the Oud Performs Aug. 23
Rahim AlHaj
CONCERT News:
Rahim AlHaj, composer and two-time Grammy nominee, celebrates the release of “Journey,” his new retrospective CD, with a special concert at The Outpost performance space in Albuquerque Aug. 23.
AlHaj is a virtuoso on the oud, a pear-shaped stringed instrument commonly used in Middle-Eastern music. Construction of the oud is similar to that of the lute. It is considered an ancestor of the guitar.
Special guest musicians include percussionist Issa Malluf, violinist David Felberg (Chatter String Quartet) and others.
Rahim is known for the depth of soul and emotion Read More
SFI Seminar: ‘The Primordial Origins of Cellular Homeostasis and Balanced Growth’
Sanjay Jain, External Professor, SFI
SFI News:
The Santa Fe Institute (SFI) will host a seminar at 12:15 p.m., July 14, in the Collins Conference Room, SFI, 1399 Hyde Park Road in Santa Fe.
The featured speaker is Sanjay Jain, SFI University External Professor.
Abstract: A self-reproducing cell in an exponential phase steady state culture must double the population of each of its component molecular species between birth and division. Achieving this “balanced growth” wherein thousands of chemicals coordinate their doubling in the same time is a remarkable regulatory feat Read More
NNSA Recognizes Industry Partners for Efforts to Eliminate HEU in Medical Isotope Production
NNSA News:
The National Nuclear Security Administration (NNSA) today recognized two industry partners for their efforts to eliminate the use of weapons-useable highly enriched uranium (HEU) in the production of medical isotopes.
Presented on behalf of NNSA Deputy Administrator for Defense Nuclear Nonproliferation, Anne Harrington, the awards to United Pharmacy Partners, LLC., (UPPI) and Lantheus Medical Imaging, Inc., (LMI) are in recognition of their efforts to increase the use of non-HEU-based molybdenum-99 (Mo-99).
UPPI and LMI have made a significant contribution toward accomplishing
Los Alamos Historical Society and Time Out Pizzeria Host ‘Manhattan’ Viewing Party July 27
Courtesy/LAHS
COMMUNITY News:
It’s not every day that your hometown is featured in a major television series. Starting July 27, with the premiere of “Manhattan” on WGN America, Los Alamos will be.
The Los Alamos Historical Society and Time Out Pizzeria (Los Alamos branch on Central Avenue) are hosting a viewing party and discussion group for each of the season’s 13 episodes. The premier is 7 p.m., Sunday, July 27. Subsequent episodes will air 8 p.m Sundays.
According to WGN, “Manhattan” is about “brilliant but flawed scientists” who lived in Los Alamos during World War II and were racing to build Read More