Daily Postcard: Dramatic Scene At Nightfall
Daily Postcard: A dramatic picture emerges Wednesday as night falls on Los Alamos. Photo by Carl Newton Read More
LANL: Science Versus ‘Horatio Alger Myth’
LANL News:
- Physicists use condensed matter theory to explore whether personal initiative can overcome frustration and create more equality
In a new study published today in the journal PLOS ONE, Los Alamos National Laboratory scientists have taken a condensed matter physics concept usually applied to the way substances such as ice freeze, called “frustration,” and applied it to a simple social network model of frustrated components. They show that inequality of wealth can emerge spontaneously and more equality can be gained by pure initiative.
It’s a computer-modeling exploration of Read More
Heinrich Rallies For Wind Power
U.S. Sen. Martin Heinrich Ice Rink Closes For Season At 5 p.m. Today
Illustration of a meltng ice rink. Courtesy image
COUNTY News:
Due to the warm and sunny weather of late, the Los Alamos County Ice Rink is closing today for the season.
Public skating will run until 5 p.m. today and then the 2016-2017 Ice Rink season will be over. Staff will be working at the Rink over the next couple of weeks taking out the ice and preparing the facility for spring and summer activities.
Direct questions to the PROS Administrative Offices at 505.662.8170. Read More
Daily Postcard: Sun Sets On Upper Frijoles Canyon
Daily Postcard: Thick cloud cover forms a smooth backdrop to the setting sun Saturday evening looking across upper Frijoles Canyon toward Peralta Ridge. Photo by Marc Bailey Read More
Nature Center Planetarium Line-up For Feb. 24-26
PEEC News:
How do we know the Universe is expanding and how long ago the Universe began? Dr. Rick Wallace will lead a discussion and exploration of the age of the Universe and distances between galaxies, Friday, Feb. 24.
This journey starts at 7 p.m. in the Los Alamos Nature Center Planetarium and is the second show in a series about astronomical measurements.
Saturday and Sunday, Feb. 25 and 26, Mysteries of the Unseen World, a film that uncovers what is normally too fast, too slow, too small or outside the visible spectrum, will play at 2 p.m. in the planetarium.
For more Read More
Daily Postcard: Sunrise Breaks Through Low Clouds
Daily Postcard: Sun begins to appear through low lying clouds this morning in White Rock. Photo by Carol A. Clark/ladailypost.com Read More
Daily Postcard: Sunrise Lights Up Los Alamos
Daily Postcard: Friday’s Sunrise sends a fiery glow across the Los Alamos sky. Photo by Marc Bailey Read More
The Sun, The Moon & Chaco Canyon: Recent Findings By The Solstice Project
It’s Not Dust, It’s Not Smoke, It’s Allergy Season!
Juniper tree pollen explosions Feb. 10 near Nogal, NM. Photo by Hollis Fuchs
Photo by Hollis Fuchs
Photo by Hollis Fuchs Read More
Sipapu Ski Resort Hosts Popular Family Event
Courtesy/Sipapu Ski ResortHouse Committee Shuts Window On Solar
STATE News:WIPP Releases Preliminary Shipping Estimates
WIPP News:Council Approves Brush & Bulk Collection Changes
From left, Environmental Sustainability Board Chair John Bliss, Environmental Services Manager Angelica Gurule and Public Works Director Philo Shelton answer Council questions about the board’s recommendation for the brush and bulk collection program during Tuesday’s meeting. Photo by Kirsten Laskey/ladailypost.com
During its meeting Tuesday night, the Los Alamos County Council unanimously approved changing the way brush and bulk items are collected in this community.
Council approved the Environmental Sustainability Read More
Legislation To Add Solar Power On State Buildings Passes Key Senate Committee
STATE News:Help Sought For Care Of Injured Red-tailed Hawks
Red-tailed hawks. Courtesy/LEWF
LEWF News:
Cottonwood Rehab is in need of help from the Los Alamos community for the care of four injured red-tailed hawks that arrived at Cottonwood Rehab in the last three weeks.
Dr. Kathleen Ramsay is caring for two of the hawks at her home under intensive care. The other two hawks have graduated to outdoor cages. The cost of rehabbing these raptors is around $15/day for food and medication. With a normal rehab time table of about three months, Cottonwood Rehab needs $1,000 to $1,500 to get these hawks back into the wild.
To help, visit www.landofenchantment.org Read More
LANL Hosts Public Meeting At Fuller Lodge March 8
LANL News:
Los Alamos National Laboratory will hold a public meeting 5:30-7:30 p.m., March 8 at Fuller Lodge, 2132 Central Ave., in Los Alamos.
The purpose of the meeting is to provide information on a hazardous waste permit modification request to add storage units at Technical Area 55 at the Laboratory.
The proposed permit modification is available for public review weekdays 8 a.m. and 5 p.m. at the New Mexico Environment Department – Hazardous Waste Bureau, 2905 Rodeo Park Drive East, Building 1, in Santa Fe.
Copies also are available at the Los Alamos Hardcopy Public Reading Room 9 a.m. to Read More
Two Guided Snowshoe Hikes In VCNP This Month
In January, snowshoers visited a historic building and observed the elegant frozen landscape in the Valles Caldera National Preserve. Photo by Jonathan CreelIce Melts As Season Draws To Close At Local Rink
As the days grow warmer the ice is beginning to melt at the Los Alamos County Ice Rink. This happens each year around this time explains Parks, Recreation and Open Space Division Manager Chris Wilson. The rink typically closes for the season near the Presidents Day weekend or the week after. ‘The user groups work with us very well this time of year. It is always safety first certainly, and sometimes we reschedule activities for later in the day as needed,’ Wilson said. Photo by James Chrobocinski
Los Alamos ice rink. Photo by James Chrobocinski
Los Alamos ice rink. Photo by James Chrobocinski Read More
History Of Cosmic Distance Measurements And Black Holes At Nature Center Planetarium This Weekend
