Carol A. Clark

Los Alamos Police Blotter: May 10 to May 16, 2012

The following information is provided by the Los Alamos Police Department.

Neither arrests nor charges indicate a conviction, and neither means that a person is guilty of the charges filed against them.

May 10 at 12:33 p.m., / Police were called to Smith’s Food & Drug Centers, 31 Sherwood Blvd., on a report that someone shoplifted from the store. The estimated loss is less than $100.

May 10 at 4:40 p.m., / Police received a report of a 28-year-old Los Alamos woman who said that she was battered by a household member in the 800 block of 9th Street. The matter is under investigation.

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‘EVERYTHING Matters’ Talk is Thursday at The Hive

 

THE HIVE News:

James Glover will present at talk at 6:30 p.m. at The Hive in White Rock.

Glover is the founding partner of The Idea Group and is a branding, marketing and media expert.

Over the past 10 years, Glover has worked with many New Mexico clients to develop strategic plans and branding initiatives. He recently launched “Once a Day Marketing,” his daily video blog featured on SantaFe.com to provide knowledge, strategy and inspiration for companies to market every day.

When it comes to branding, everything matters.

In today’s competitive world, a brand matters even more as consumers Read More

DOE Honors Local Scientists

LANL News:

Amy Clarke of Los Alamos National Laboratory’s Metallurgy group and Ivan Vitev of the Lab’s Nuclear and Particle Physics, Astrophysics and Cosmology group are among the recipients of the DOE Office of Science 2012 Early Career Awards.

The DOE Office of Science recently announced the researchers who have been selected for a financial award under the fiscal year 2012 Early Career Research Program.

The funding opportunity for researchers in universities and DOE national laboratories supports the development of individual research programs of outstanding scientists Read More

Authors Speak Series Presents Dr. Levine Thursday

LIBRARY News:

Mesa Public Library’s Authors Speak Series presents Frances Levine, PhD, Director of the New Mexico History Museum at 7 p.m., Thursday May 24 in the Upstairs Rotunda at Mesa Public Library.

Coummunity members and their out of town guests are welcome to attend and hear Levine speak about an intriguing episode in colonial New Mexico’s history, “In Her Own Voice: Doña Teresa de Aguilera y Roche Takes on the Spanish Inquisition.”

Among the many events lived in New Mexico’s Palace of the Governors, the administration of Governor Bernardo López de Mendizábal captures Read More

SFI: Seminar About Why Sex Ratios Vary

SFI News:

John Martin will present the talk, Sex Ratios at Birth Vary with Maternal Residence, Age, Parity and Their Interactions, at 12:15 p.m., Wednesday May 23 in the medium conference room at the Santa Fe Institute.

Martin is a Visiting Research Associate, School of Advanced Research; Professor Emeritus, Department of Anthropology, Arizona State University.

Abstract: The ratio of male to female births [(m/f) x 100] is reported to vary from 100 or less among national populations in southern Africa to 105-6 among national populations in Europe, Asia, and in the United States.

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Local Residents Shoot the Moon

Taken from Overlook Park, this evening’s beginning Moon during the eclipse. Photo by Jennifer Bartram

The full Moon. Photo by Jennifer Bartram

The ending Moon. Photo by Jennifer Bartram

This photo shot from Zuni and Los Pueblos in Los Alamos with a reflection in a Sony HDR-HC-7 movie camera. Photo by Joel M. Williams

The community fills Overlook Park in White Rock to watch tonight’s eclipse. Photo by Norm Delamater

Various devices were utilized to view the eclipse visible from Overlook Park in White Rock this evening. Photo by Norm Delamater

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Sen. Martinez Meet & Greet at 11 a.m.

By Sen. Richard Martinez

I want to remind all of my constituents living in Los Alamos that I will be visiting with a few of the Los Alamos County Councilors today, May 21.

We are having coffee at the Coffee Booth in the Mari-Mac Shopping Center and starting at 11 a.m. will follow with a “meet and greet” for the members of the public.

Some of the members of the Los Alamos community who were in attendance at the forum sponsored by the League of Woman Voters of Los Alamos Thursday, May 17, provided valuable input on issues we need to address not only as lawmakers, but together as a community

For those of you who Read More

Dignitaries Break Ground on Biological Research Lab

Dignitaries break ground Friday for a new research laboratory set to be constructed on property adjacent to the Los Alamos Cooperative Market at 95 Entrada Dr. From left, Dr. Peter Lammers (NMSU faculty), Bill Enloe (LANB), Secreary David Martin (NM Environment Dept.), Kevin Smith (LASO), Charlie McMillan (LANL), Richard Sayer (LANL/NMC), Sen. Tom Udall, Sharon Stover (LA County Council), Fran Berting (LA County Council) and Katherine Chartrand (NMC). Photo by Carol A. Clark/ladailypost.com

U.S. Sen. Tom Udall, who celebrated his birthday Friday, spoke at the groundbreaking ceremony Read More

Jemez Mountain Trail Runs Event Wraps Up Proudly

Robert Carr crosses the finish line in the half-marathon. He set a new course record Saturday. Photo by TK Thompson/ladailypost.com
Chris Houghten, left, and Robert Carr compare notes after the finish of the half-marathon. Carr finished first and Houghten was second in the event. Photo by TK Thompson/ladailypost.com
Runners coming down the Perimeter trail in the half-marathon race. Photo by TK Thompson/ladailypost.com
Cyndi Wells passes water to the runners at Aid Station #1 near the junction of the Perimeter and Mitchell trails. Photo by TK Thompson/ladailypost.com
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