Letter to the Editor: Ideas to Attract Visitors
By Sue KingHere are a few ideas that would bring visitors to Los Alamos, no matter what the slogan is:
- Build an affordable attractive rustic lodge with a choice of dormitory or family units, a shared kitchen, gathering places, like a hostel; offering talks, activities, and information on trails, recreation, history, and other attractions.
- Train trail guides and offer themed guided bike or walking trips in the summer and fall, transportation from a central point, and possibly lunch. These could be at several levels of difficulty.
- Provide a package deal for visitors to include reduced
Yang: There Was (and hopefully is) Intelligence Out There In Management Land
There Was (and hopefully is) Intelligence Out There In Management LandAfter that bit of “rant” on “double bagging” last week, I really want to offer you a “good” story.
I am sure there are quite a few out there, but since I haven’t heard from anyone, I dug up an old story to share in this space.
The story is short and succinct. Way back in the late 40s, a manager employed “emotional intelligence” principle (a good topic for next week) and helped launch a group of brilliant scientists that invented the transistor at what was then Bell Labs.
Of course, mine is 20/20 hindsight based Read More
Thoughts From the Big Chair: TV’s Late Night Talk Shows and Johnny Carson – A Quantitative Analysis Part II
Thoughts From the Big ChairIt’s time to finish off the late night talk show discussion started in Last Week’s Column
But first a Newsflash!!
Before I get down to the analytical part, a few things have come up since last week’s column was submitted.
The Big News that’s Developing!
A few weeks ago, it was strongly rumored that Read More
A View from the Stacks: Your Librarian – the Original Natural Language Search Engine
Column by VERONICA ENICINASLong, long ago, before the World Wide Web had matured and long before the miraculous search algorithm of Google was invented, finding the answer to your questions often involved consulting an encyclopedia – as well as a call or visit to your local library.
On one of those long ago days, a reference librarian was asked, “What are those little stringy things on the inside of banana peels called? You know, the ones that sometimes cling onto the banana after you’ve peeled it?” Well out came the botanical reference books and a search Read More
How The Hen House Turns: How The Hen House Came To Be … And Other Things, Like Goats
How The Hen House TurnsHow The Hen House Came To Be … And Other Things, Like Goats
It must have been the summer of 1973 when Don built the Hen House. Our youngest daughter was about to have her sixth birthday.
She wanted a pet of her own, because, the year before, someone’s white rabbit had wandered into the yard. As a result, Santa Claus brought middle daughter item number one on her Christmas wishlist–two white rabbits, Sniffy and Pinkears.
Youngest daughter (YD) lucked out that next summer. The timing was right. Don had raised chickens as a boy
Hypno Talk: What is Hypnotherapy?
Hypno TalkWhat is Hypnotherapy?
Let me introduce to you the most powerful self-help system known to man – Hypnotherapy!
What exactly is hypnotherapy and how can it help me, you may be wondering? Hypnotherapy uses the ancient art of hypnosis to put a client into a deep state of relaxation.
Once the client is relaxed completely the therapist accesses the most powerful part of the mind, the subconscious mind. This is where we hold all of our beliefs and memories.
Before we get too far down the rabbit hole let me explain a little about the mind, starting with the conscious mind. Our Read More
Letter to the Editor: How I learned to Stop Worrying and Love Los Alamos
By Joel M. WilliamsWhat’s the chance that the “Branding of Los Alamos” will be some version of “Virginia is for Lovers”?
I like “How I learned to Stop Worrying and Love Los Alamos.”
We could use a Los Alamos/Rio Grande landscape in the background with one of our local councilors (updated every year to give max visibility to the elected) astride.
“Get to know” Los Alamos, where discoveries are made!” is touted by BuffaloTours LA. The latter portion (in bold) is already splashed around on the web (on tourist sites like Read More
