LACA Season Begins Sept. 23 with Rachel Barton Pine’s Violin Performance
Los Alamos Concert Association Artistic Director Ann McLaughlin describes this year’s concert season to Rotary Club members during a noon meeting Tuesday at the Dixie Girl Restaurant. Rotary Club members will attend the opening of LACA’s concert season featuring Rachel Barton Pine, violin with Matthew Hagle, piano at 4 p.m. Sunday, Sept. 23 at Duane Smith Auditoruim. Photo by Carol A. Clark/ladailypost.com Read More
Column: Area Ponderosa Pine Trees Appear to be Dying; Should You be Concerned?
Column by Carlos ValdezThe sudden appearance of drying needles, dead branches, or even dead Ponderosa Pine trees can alarm anyone, especially homeowners.
Damage occurs throughout New Mexico where Ponderosa Pine is found growing, but is most severe in the urban setting, on the fringe of forested areas, and on shallow, rocky, or droughty soil types.
That describes Los Alamos to a tee. Trees growing near roads or in areas of soil disturbance or abundant competing vegetation are most frequently affected.
According to Danny Norlander, New Mexico Read More
Portables Leave LAHS Monday Bound for LAMS
LAPS News:
…”and away they go!” Portable classrooms leave Los Alamos High School Monday headed to their new home at Los Alamos Middle School. Courtesy/LAPS
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SFI: Seminar on The Immune System Detects Intruders by Randomly Migrating Detectors
SANTA FE INSTITUTE News:
Monday, July 23 • 12:15 p.m. • Medium Conference Room
The Immune System Detects Intruders by Randomly Migrating Detectors
Rob J. De Boer
Theoretical Biology & Bioinformatics, Utrecht University; SFI External Professor
Abstract: The immune system is a distributed system where billions of individual cells, each carrying a unique receptor (detector), scavenge the body to detect the presence of pathogens (intruders) in any of its tissues.
The very few cells detecting a pathogen will expand, generating a large clone of effector cells that together become capable Read More
From Robotics to Preserves and Quilts … Get Your Exhibits Ready for the County Fair and Rodeo
COOPERATIVE EXTENSION News:
It’s County Fair Time 2012!
Attention gardeners, bakers, quilters and artists – you have two weeks to get your entries ready for the Los Alamos County Fair.
If you are into robotics, here is an opportunity to exhibit your favorite robot as well as your home preserves, garden produce and those lovely quilts.
The County Fair and Rodeo runs Aug. 9-12.
Anyone living or working in Los Alamos County is eligible to enter.
Exhibit categories include:
- Culinary (baked items),
Rep. Jim Hall Sends Letter to Congressional Delegation Protesting Censorship of Crosses in Jemez Springs
By Carol A. Clark
New Mexico House District 43 Rep. Jim Hall is sending the letter below to all members of the New Mexico Congressional Delegation today voicing his opposition to the New Mexico Department of Transportation’s apparent attempt to block artwork depicting crosses slated to adorn two new bridges on N.M. 4 in Jemez Springs.
Hall expressed dismay that NMDOT would take such action, calling it “incredible.”
Jemez Springs Mayor Edmond Temple told the Los Alamos Daily Post last night that since he has notified various state officials, including Hall, and the story Read More
Sheriff Conducts Sex Offender Address Verifications
SHERIFF’S OFFICE News:
Los Alamos County Sheriff Marco Lucero checks his file during Monday’s compliance verification operation, which the Sheriff’s Office conducted throughout Los Alamos County to ensure that local registered sex offenders continue to reside at the address they have listed with the Sheriff’s Office. Lucero said that his office was able to confirm compliance in all cases. Courtesy photo
Los Alamos County Deputy Sheriff John Horne, left, and Sheriff Marco Lucero at the home of a registered sex offender during the department’s address Read More
Derailers Play Friday at Entrada Business Park
Editor’s Note: Updated with article by Russ Gordon, producer of Friday’s Los Alamos County Summer Concert.
Los Alamos fans gather near the stage when the Derailers performed Aug. 21, 2009 at the Mari-Mac Shopping Center. The band is set to play at 7 p.m. Friday, July 20 at the Entrada Business Park. The Los Alamos Cooperative Market and the Holiday Inn Express are sponsoring the event, which is free and open to the public. Photo by Skip Wecksung
By Russ Gordon
We have the Texas country dance band, the Derailers playing this Friday, July 20 at Entrada Business Park for “Holiday Read More
University, Industry Experts Recommend Steps to “Invigorate” U.S. Manufacturing
NIST NEWS:
A new report by a national committee of U.S. industry and university leaders details 16 recommendations “aimed at reinventing manufacturing in a way that ensures U.S. competitiveness, feeds into the nation’s innovation economy, and invigorates the domestic manufacturing base.”
The report was prepared by the 18-member steering committee of the Advanced Manufacturing Partnership (AMP) that was launched by President Obama in June 2011 and co-chaired by Susan Hockfield, now president emerita of the Massachusetts Institute of Technology, and Andrew Liveris, president, Read More
Sheriff Presents Scholarship to Local Student
Los Alamos County Sheriff Marco Lucero presents an $800 scholarship check to Brandon Williams on behalf of the the 2012 New Mexico Sheriff’s Association Scholarship Award. Willliams plans to attend Western New Mexico University and study Zoology. He also served as a member of the NJROTC at Los Alamos High School and was active in Football and LaCrosse. From left, Deputy Sheriff John Horne, Sheriff Marco Lucero, Brandon Williams and Undersheriff Eric Ringquist. Courtesy photo Read More
Feds Forbid Crosses on Bridge Panels in Jemez Springs
Image: Sample of a U.S. Postal Service stamp that has a picture of “San Xavier Del Bac Mission” and the title “HISTORIC PRESERVATION” across the bottom. Courtesy
UPDATE: Tonight during an interview with Jemez Springs Mayor Edmond Temple, he said Bill Hutchinson of the New Mexico Department of Transportation (NMDOT) had previously informed him that the feds would not permit artwork depicting crosses be attached to two new bridges in the village. The censorship story broke this afternoon and Temple said this evening that NMDOT is now saying the issue isn’t Read More
Local Democrats Meet Thursday
The Democratic Party of Los Alamos will hold its monthly meetingat 7 p.m., Thursday July 19 att Mesa Public Library.
The group will discuss upcoming events including a visit from U.S. Rep. Martin Heinrich, Democratic candidate for U.S. Senate.
The meeting is open to the public.
LANL: HIV Immunity Study Could Pave Way for Vaccine Development
LANL News:
- Los Alamos scientists among Duke-led consortium
Photo: LANL Researcher Bette Korber. Courtesy/LANL
Two Los Alamos National Laboratory scientists are among the team recently funded to explore ways to create the precise immune factors needed for effective vaccines against HIV.
The Duke University-led consortium will largely concentrate on inducing broadly neutralizing antibodies that can prevent HIV-1 infection, as well as on generating protective T-cell and innate immune system responses.
“A vaccine-elicited broadly neutralizing antibody response has the potential Read More
Column: Requiem For A Canyon
Food on the Hill: Bruschettas
Master Woodworker Pat Soran Breaks Down Segmented Woodturning
Master Woodworker Pat Soran talks about his craft. Photo by TK Thompson/ladailypost
By Mandy Marksteiner
Pat Soran’s segmented woodturnings are a fascinating combination of smooth natural lines and intricate geometrical patterns. Mother nature doesn’t make wood that looks like that–it needs to be engineered.
Soran is a retired nuclear engineer who first became interested in woodworking many years ago when he needed a relaxing hobby to help him unwind from his stressful job.
After retirement he brought his woodworking to a more artistic level by completing a two-year woodworking course Read More
16 Countries Take Part in NNSA Radiation Medical Training in Vienna
NNSA News:
Emergency responders. Courtesy/NNSA
WASHINGTON, D.C. – Participants from 16 countries took part in a National Nuclear Security Administration (NNSA) international radiation medical (I-MED) training course last week in Vienna, Austria. The training was hosted by the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA).
Joseph J. Krol, Rear Admiral, United States Navy (Retired), is the Associate Administrator for NNSA’s Office of Emergency Operations. Courtesy/NNSA
“The course instructed medical responders on how to treat injured contaminated patients following a radiation Read More
Pajarito Mountain Event Set For July 28
PEEC Teams with Historical Museum for Los Alamos Friday Night
Master Storyteller Terry Foxx captivates a crowd gathered near Romero Cabin. Courtesy/PEEC
Regional Coalition of LANL Communities Hires MVM Group as Executive Director
COUNTY News:
–Attorney DeAnza Valencia Sapien will assume the lead role of executive director for the Coalition.
The Regional Coalition of LANL Communities announced Friday that it has contracted with the MVM Group to provide executive director services to help move the Coalition forward.
The MVM Group is a strategic consulting firm focused on the intersection of business strategy, public policy and reputation management.
Partners DeAnza Valencia Sapien, Yasine Mogharreban Armstrong and Lillian Montoya-Rael, lead the firm.
The MVM Group has extensive experience in assisting companies, Read More
