‘Salt and Pepper’ a Funny, Touching and Accurate Look at Aging
The Director (Rick Vargas) invites ‘Gertrude’ (Deborah Dennison) to look over his script in ‘Resting Places.’ Photo by Bonnie J. Gordon/ladailypost.com
Joyce (Deborah Hayden), left, and Dianne (Jennifer Graves) share a moment together at the Post Office. Photo by Bonnie J. Gordon/ladailypost.comIt’s not often one reviews two productions of the same play within five months. I reviewed the New Mexico premier of Los Alamos playwright Robert Benjamin’s “Salt and Pepper” in June. Last night I attended a new Read More
Los Alamos Rotary Club Hosts 14 Swedish Guests
Swedish Rotarians on a Friendship Exchange Trip with Los Alamos Rotarians gather for a photo with statues of Robert Oppenheimer and Gen. Groves in downtown Los Alamos Tuesday. Photo by Carol A Clark/ladailypost.com
Los Alamos Rotarians Linda and Skip King toast with Rotarians from Sweden during a potluck dinner Wednesday at the home of Rotarian Chris Sierk. Photo by Carol A Clark/ladailypost.com
Staff Report
The Rotary Club of Los Alamos hosted a Friendship Exchange this week with 14 Rotarians visiting from Sweden. The Rotary Friendship Exchange program gives Rotarians and their families Read More
Set Clocks Back An Hour Sunday
Set clocks back an hour Sunday. Courtesy image
Staff Report
Daylight Savings Time ends at 2 a.m., Sunday when clocks are adjusted backward one hour for most of the U.S. goes back to Standard Time.
There’s some debate about who first came up with the idea of Daylight Saving Time, though many people attribute it to George Vernon Hudson, “a New Zealand artist and amateur bug collector who first proposed the idea in an 1895 paper,” according to the Smithsonian. However, the Smithsonian says, Benjamin Franklin wrote about such an idea in a journal 100 years earlier.
Some colonial homemakers observed Read More
Luján Salutes Native American Heritage Month
U.S. CONGRESSIONAL News:
SANTA FE – U.S. Rep. Ben Ray Luján of New Mexico’s Third District and Co-Vice Chair of the Congressional Native American Caucus released the following statement today on Native American Heritage Month, which is celebrated during November.
“Native American Heritage Month is a time to look back at the many contributions of the First Americans, while also looking forward to ways we can build a brighter future for tribal communities.
“As home to one of the richest indigenous tribal populations in the United States, New Mexico is proud of the Read More
Udall, Heinrich Back End To Dragnet Collection Of Phone Data
U.S. SENATE News:
WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Senators Tom Udall and Martin Heinrich are backing legislation that seeks to restore Americans’ privacy rights by ending the government’s dragnet collection of phone records and requiring greater oversight, transparency, and accountability with respect to domestic surveillance authorities.
“In 2001, I voted against the Patriot Act because I believed it was hastily written and had the power to undermine the constitutional rights of our citizens. Unfortunately we now know Read More
Popa-Simil Presents Micro-nano Technology Talk
NSEC News:
Dr. Liviu Popa-Simil, president of LAVM, will give a talk on “Harmony in Science and Engineering” 3:30-5 p.m. Tuesday, Nov. 5, at Los Alamos Research Park, Conference Room 203A (second floor.)
“Micro-nano technology is much more than a fashionable term,” Popa-Simil writes in his abstract. “In the case of nuclear materials, this new scientific field may represent the path toward accelerated progress, yielding a fantastic increase in performance as well as application range.”
Read the full abstract here. This talk is unclassified and open to the public. Read More
NNSA Reaffirms CNS to Manage Oakridge and Pantex
NNSA News:
WASHINGTON, D.C. – The National Nuclear Security Administration (NNSA) announced Thursday that it has reaffirmed the award to Consolidated Nuclear Security, LLC (CNS), to be the management and operating contractor for the Y-12 National Security Complex (Y-12) in Oak Ridge, Tenn., and the Pantex Plant near Amarillo, Texas.
The contract includes project management of the Uranium Processing Facility (UPF) at Y-12 and an unexercised option for Savannah River Tritium Operations at the Savannah River Site near Aiken, S.C.
“Our nuclear production capabilities are critical to our Read More
Three Lunchtime Seminars At SFI This Week
SFI News:
This week the Santa Fe Institute (SFI) will offer three lunchtime talks at 12:15 p.m. in the Collins Conference Room at the Santa Fe Institute, 1399 Hyde Park Road. The public is welcome and invited to bring a lunch to the talks.
Eric Deeds
Monday, Nov. 4, Eric Deeds from the University of Kansas will present “The Dynamics of Assembly in Biological Networks.” Click here to read his abstract and learn more.
Luis F. Seoane
Thursday, Nov. 7, Luis F. Seoane of Universitat Pompeu Fabra, Spain will present “Multiobjective Optimization and Phase Transitions.” Click here to read his abstract Read More
Living With Fire in NNM Workshop Nov. 16
SFNF News:
SANTA FE–The Santa Fe National Forest is teaming up with a group of partners to host a free interactive workshop about living with fire in northern New Mexico 9 a.m.- 4 p.m. Saturday, Nov.16 in the Jemez Rooms of Santa Fe Community College.
Participants will learn about the ecology of forests and fire in northern New Mexico; current conditions in our forests and Wildland Urban Interface (WUI) communities; as well as how land managers apply science to reduce fire risk and create more resilient forests.
Community members and homeowners will gain valuable information on Read More
Governor and Comcast Kick-Off Year Three of Broadband Access Program
Governor Susana Martinez
STATE News:
ALBUQUERQUE ─ Gov. Susana Martinez joined former NFL coach Tony Dungy and Comcast officials Thursday morning to announce the continuation of a program that provides low-cost broadband internet access to qualified families with school-age children.
The program, now in its third year, has already helped more than 4,000 families in New Mexico bridge the digital divide.
The two most important groups of people in a child’s education are their teachers and engaged parents, Martinez said. This week, Read More
Beebee the Dog Needs a Home
SHELTER News:
The Los Alamos Animal Shelter, 226 East Road, 505.662.8179, has a great selection of adoptable pets … so stop by and adopt a new friend today or checkout all of the shelter’s adoptable animals on the Petfinder website: https:////www.petfinder.com/shelters/friendsoftheshelter.html
SHELTER HOURS:
- Noon to 6 p.m. Monday–Friday; and
- 10 a.m. to 1 p.m. Saturday and Sunday.
Check out the shelter’s website at www.lafos.org, to find information about volunteering, adopting and donating and learn more about special needs animals and cats and dogs currently Read More
Bernalillo County Man Dies of Plague
NMDOH News:
- Fourth New Mexico Plague Case in 2013
SANTA FE – The New Mexico Department of Health announced today a fatal case of plague in an 80-year-old Bernalillo County man. Confirmatory testing was performed at the Department’s Scientific Laboratory Division.
This is the fourth human case of plague in New Mexico and in the United States this year. An environmental investigation by the Urban Biology Division of the City of Albuquerque Environmental Health Department will take place at the man’s home to look for ongoing risk to others in the surrounding area.
“The Department of Health Read More
Top Open Houses on Display this Weekend!
REAL ESTATE News:
Tour the top open houses scheduled for this weekend throughout the area!
The Los Alamos Daily Post features a weekly section highlighting the open houses throughout Los Alamos, White Rock, Jemez Springs and Santa Fe.
Photographs, details and a map depicting the location of each open house are included in this weekly section.
Click on the map to read details about the featured homes. Print out a copy of the map before heading out to tour the open houses or pull up the map on a smart phone or ipad from the road!
Click on the Real Estate Section “red button” near the top of Read More
Clark & Kendall’s Weekend Preview: Nov. 1
Sponsored by www.fyila.com
Friday, Nov. 1
Fusion Cafe & Coffee Roasters Grand Opening 5 to 7 p.m. (MariMac Village)
Live! Scenic Roots 7 p.m. Friday, Nov. 1 at Morning Glory Bakery (1377 Diamond Drive) $5 at the Door
Saturday, Nov. 2
Los Alamos County Employee Arts & Crafts Fair 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. Saturday, Nov. 2
Arts and crafts fair that’s put on by the employee fund committee. Come do your early Holiday shopping.
The Spanish Table: Tapas y Vino 5:30-9 p.m. Saturday, Nov. 2 at Dixie Girl
Five courses paired with five wines, Wine tasting with Sommelier Mark Johnson, Silent Read More
Car Lands on Planter on Central Avenue
Terry Langham, 65, of Los Alamos was driving on Central Avenue Thursday morning and somehow drove up onto the sidewalk and landed on a concrete planter in front of CB FOX. Police report that Langham has not been cited. Photo by Leland Lehman/ladailypost.com
Photo by Leland Lehman/ladailypost.com
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Ducks Return To Ashley Pond
The ducks released back to Ashley Pond Park this morning are rushing to jump in the water. The County is working with the Duck Buddies organization, which cares for the ducks, and will coordinate with them should the need arise to shelter them during a cold snap this winter. Photo by Leland Lehman/ladailypost.com
Photo by Leland Lehman/ladailypost.com
Duck Buddies arrive at Ashley Pond this morning with the ducks that have been sheltered during the improvements project, which is now completed. Photo by Leland Lehman/ladailypost.com
Photo by Leland Lehman/ladailypost.com
Photo by Leland Read More
Town Hall Meetings Gather Community Input On Education
Members of the panel at the Santa Fe Town Hall Meeting on Education held Wednesday. From left, Ryan Ross, a Los Alamos elementary school teacher; Stephanie Duran, Santa Fe parent of two school-age boys; Kersti Tyson, assistant professor in the College of Education at the University of New Mexico; Bernice Garcia Baca a school counselor and president of the National Education Association – New Mexico, which represents Santa Fe educators; and Randy Mondragon, a Santa Fe school bus driver. Photo by Bonnie J. Gordon/ladailypost.com.A group Read More
Scarecrow Contest Top Honors Awarded to Otowi Veterinary Mobile Services: ‘Cruella’
‘Cruella’ created by Otowi Veterinary Mobile Services won the ‘Best Over All’ and the ‘Best Organization Contemporary’ Awards in this year’s Los Alamos Arts Council Scarecrow Contest in downtown Los Alamos. Photo by Carol A. Clark/ladailypost.com
The ‘Armor of God’ scarecrow created by Trinity on the Hill Youth won the ‘People’s Choice’ and the ‘Best Organization Traditional’ Awards. Photo by Carol A. Clark/ladailypost.com
Winners in the Los Alamos Arts Council Scarecrow Contest include: Read More
County’s Housing Survey Closes Nov. 8
COUNTY News:
Los Alamos County’s housing survey will close in one week – on Friday, Nov. 8.
The results will help shape housing needs and priorities and assist staff in forming housing programs and activities.
The survey is available online via Survey Monkey at https:////www.surveymonkey.com/s/Los_Alamos_Housing_Survey, or pick up a paper copy at the senior centers, 311 CCC or libraries. Read More
LANL: New Global HIV Vaccine Design Shows Promise in Monkeys
Bette Korber of Los Alamos National Laboratory, who developed a component of a new vaccine against HIV, now being tested in monkeys. Courtesy/LANL
LANL News:
- Preclinical study provides strong rationale for clinical trials
The considerable diversity of HIV worldwide represents a critical challenge for designing an effective HIV vaccine. Now, it appears that that a vaccine bioinformatically optimized for immunologic coverage of global HIV diversity, called a mosaic vaccine and designed by Bette Korber and her team at Los Alamos National Laboratory, may confer protection from infection. Read More
