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Beauty in the Beast Opening Reception Featured Unique Perspectives

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The beauty of a beast shines in the eye of the beholder. Photo by TK Thompson/ladailypost.com

 

Friday night’s opening reception drew 150 people to view the Beauty in the Beast show at Fuller Lodge Art Center.

The show revealed the wild side of beauty. It runs through March 31.

Works by local artist Thelma Hahn are on display in the Portal. The Art Center at 2132 Central Ave. is in the historic Fuller Lodge and is open 10 a.m. to 4 p.m., Monday through Saturday.

Gallery Manager Amy Bjarke greets patrons during Friday’s opening reception of Beauty in the Beast. Photo by TK Thompson/ladailypost.com Read More

Los Alamos Police Blotter: Feb. 16 to Feb. 22, 2012

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The following information was 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.

Feb. 16 at 12:02 p.m./A 12-year-old Los Alamos girl reported that she was battered at Los Alamos Middle School on Hawk Drive.

Feb. 16 at 10:39 p.m./A 14-year-old Los Alamos girl was charged with battery at LAMS and referred to the juvenile probation officer.

Feb. 17 at 11:30 a.m./A 15-year-old Los Alamos girl was charged at Los Alamos High School with possession of marijuana Read More

Los Alamos Boasts First Photovoltaic System Installed on a Landfill in New mexico

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NEDO has begun installing the photovoltaic system on the capped landfill adjacent to the Eco Center. NEDO will install one megawatt, and the Los Alamos Department of Public Utilities will enter into a purchase power agreement for another, for a total of two megawatts on the capped landfill. This is the first photovoltaic system in New Mexico to be installed on a landfill. Photo by Julie Williams-Hill

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Japan’s New Energy and Industrial Technology Development Organization (NEDO) has partnered with Los Alamos Department of Public Utilities and the Los Alamos Read More

Teen Center and Nature Center Move to Phase 2

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The County’s Capital Improvement Program (CIP) Evaluation and Oversight Committee held a public hearing Thursday in Council Chambers for those applicants who have indicated that they are ready to move from Phase 1 (Study) to Phase 2 (Design/Construction). The committee passed unanimously Phase 2 applications for both the Teen Center and the Nature Center for the Pajarito Environmental Education Center.
 
The CIP Committee’s recommendations for approval will be forwarded to County Administrator Harry Burgess. Burgess could
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White Rock Business Expands into Santa Fe

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Owner Gary Knapp tends the grill inside his mobile eatery housed near Metzgers in White Rock. Photo by TK Thompson/ladailypost.com

Knapp’s Wraps near Metzger’s in White Rock next to the Hive on N.M. 4 is rumored to make the best burritos in town if not the entire county – so say many who’ve eaten them.

Some even say that the Southwestern Chile Cheese Steak burrito, which is a takeoff on the classic Philly Cheese Steak, “is simply awesome.”

Gary and Cindy Knapp have owned the mobile eatery for several years and recently expanded their burrito empire to include a café in the Design Center in Santa Read More

LANL Cost Management and Workforce Planning Memo

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Charlie McMillan

LANL Director Charlie McMillan sent out the following memo to all employees this afternoon:

Subject: Cost Management and Workforce Planning

On Thursday, the Laboratory submitted a plan to NNSA calling for a voluntary separation program (VSP) with a severance package based on years of service.

There are three main reasons why we are taking this action now:

* Our current budget and future financial outlook require significant cost-cutting to position the Lab for FY13 and beyond. In FY12 alone, we face a budget reduction of around $300 million across multiple Read More

Local Students Build Hoop Shooting Robot

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Photo by TK Thompson/ladailypost.com

A team of 14 Los Alamos High School students are spending their spare time creating a robot that can shoot a basketball.

The three girls and 11 boys are working with 10 adult mentors in facilities at UNM-Los Alamos.

The team intends to enter their robot in the “Rebound Rumble” at the “FIRST Robotics Competition” in Salt Lake City, Utah.

Check back for the full story on this exciting project.

From left, Ben Nelson, Xian Eutsler (behind Nelson), Don Davis (mentor), Cameron Tauxe, AJ Harrison and Ben Schilling. Photo by TK Thompson/ladailypost.com

Ben Schilling,

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Los Alamos Police Blotter: Feb. 9 to Feb. 15, 2012

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The following information was 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.

Feb. 9 at 12:56 p.m./A 23-year-old Los Alamos man reported that he was the victim of unlawful use of a telephone on Trinity Drive.

Feb. 9 at 1:15 p.m./Police responded to an unattended death at 600 San Ildefonso Road.

Feb. 9 at 1:32 p.m./A 12-year-old Los Alamos girl reported that she was the victim of criminal sexual penetration of a child under 13 years of age. The matter is under investigation. Read More

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