EAA Chapter 691 Annual Young Eagles Event Postponed
The Blue Flower. Courtesy/EAA
EAA News:
Local EAA Chapter 6 has postponed its annual Young Eagles event scheduled for Saturday at Los Alamos County Airport.
The event will be rescheduled for sometime in April.
Chapter 691 of the Experimental Aircraft Association (EAA) is one of thousands of chapters spread around the world. The EAA organization represents the ‘Spirit of Aviation’ and was founded in 1953 (http://www.eaa.org/about/chronology.asp).
The chapter is spread across Northern New Mexico; including Los Alamos, Santa Fe, Espanola and Read More
Roger This: Here We Go Again With The Bomb Factory
By ROGER SNODGRASS
Los Alamos Daily Post
A new report from the Government Accountability Office finds little to like about the latest plans for building plutonium production and analysis capacity at Los Alamos National Laboratory.
Congress has asked the lab to step up its potential to supply pits, or plutonium triggers, for the existing nuclear arsenal and meet the needs of a modernized inventory of nuclear weapons, while making way for additional process equipment upgrades.
DOE and the National Nuclear Security Administration have the responsibility to forge a strategy to pick Read More
AGU: Climate Change Could Cause Major Decline In Antarctic Krill Habitat By 2100
AGU News:Isotope Research Opens Possibilities For Cancer Treatment
The triumphant research team during the acquisition of the first actinium X-ray Absorption Fine Structure analysis (on the screen). From left, Thomas Hostetler (SSRL), Chantal Stieber (former Los Alamos), Maryline Ferrier (Los Alamos), Juan Lezama Pacheco (Stanford) and Stosh Kozimor (Los Alamos). Courtesy photoLANL News:
- Computer models supporting spectroscopy unlock behavior of actinium-225
A new study at Los Alamos National Laboratory and in collaboration with Stanford Synchrotron Radiation Lightsource greatly improves scientists’ understanding of the element Read More
Cinema Cindy Reviews Suicide Squad
By CYNTHIA BIDDLECOMB
Los Alamos
“Suicide Squad” is this late summer’s hit action flick, despite its poor reviews. It’s packed with super bad guys (coerced into helping the good guys), mostly derivative special effects, and enough character development to not be a total waste of your time. Oh, and it is colorful, with special 3D effects. There is some bad language and a lot of violence. In fact, every kind of weapon gets used in this film.
Movie poster for ‘Suicide Squad’.
The bad guy criminals are, themselves, weapons, tools at the disposal of the U. S. military. Each has his or her Read More
Santa Fe Thunder Half Marathon Sept. 18
Courtesy photo
Running News:
- Event Honors Kenyan Runners in New Mexico, Celebrates Native New Mexican Tradition
SANTA FE – Santa Fe Thunder, a half marathon, 5k run and 1-mile walk through the scenic landscapes surrounding Santa Fe, is a unique running experience that connects cultures, benefits youth, and features authentic New Mexican charm.
Dubbed “The Race Different,” this year’s one-of-a-kind event is Sunday, Sept. 18 and will honor former World Record holder and Olympic Silver Medalist Peter Koech, who is known as one of the pioneers of Kenyan Running in New Mexico. Read More
Daily Postcard: Rainbow Appears Above Deer Trap And Los Pueblos Mesas
Daily Postcard: Deer Trap and Los Pueblos mesas frame a rainbow at sunset following a thunderstorm Wednesday. Photo by Mary Snow/ladailypost.com Read More
Foxx: Does Voting Matter?
By TERALENE FOXX
Los Alamos
It is Aug. 18, 2016 as I write this. Ironically, it is the 96th anniversary of the 19th Amendment that gave women the right to vote. And I ask myself “Does voting really matter?”
I once read a book called “Having Our Say, The Delany Sisters First 100 Years.” It was about two African American Sisters, Sadie and Bessie Delany (born in 1889 and 1890). It is their real life stories of trials, and tribulations they faced during their century of life. In their book, they describe their excitement at being able to vote for the very first time.
To them it was Read More
Renovations Close Fuller Lodge West Entrance Aug. 22
COUNTY News:
As progress continues with interior work at Fuller Lodge, crews with R and M Construction will begin exterior renovations of the west entrance Monday, Aug. 22.
Work includes removal and replacement of concrete sidewalk, stairs and ADA ramp as well as installation of a snow melt system to help keep the entrance free of ice during snow storms. This work will also coincide with the replacement of the stairs and retaining wall outside of the kitchen.
The west entry is expected to be closed for 4-6 weeks to complete the work, weather permitting.
Signage will be provided to route visitors Read More
Celebrate National Parks Centennial With Free Lecture Sept. 4
Sheehey: Why Los Alamos Needs A Sheriff
By PETE SHEEHEYThe County Council recently voted 5-2 to put a proposed change to the County Charter on the November 2016 general election ballot to eliminate the office of Sheriff. I have no objection to the voters deciding on this issue, but I voted against the motion because eliminating the Sheriff is a bad idea. We have a Police Department with a multi-million dollar yearly budget, led by an excellent Chief. Why then should Los Alamos County also have an elected Sheriff with a small budget and staff?
Elected Sheriffs are a very enduring tradition Read More
SFNF: Prescribed Burn Planned For Española Ranger District
SFNF News:NOAA Launches America’s First National Water Forecast Model
The new National Water Model will provide river forecast guidance at 2.7 million locations (in blue), complementing the 4,000 locations (in yellow) where National Weather Service river forecasts are currently issued. Courtesy/NOAA
NOAA News:
NOAA and its partners have developed a new forecasting tool to simulate how water moves throughout the nation’s rivers and streams, paving the way for the biggest improvement in flood forecasting the country has ever seen.
Launched today and run on NOAA’s powerful new Cray XC40 supercomputer, the National Water Model uses data from more than 8,000 Read More
Smart Design With Suzette: Join Me For My Green Design Class!
By SUZETTE FOX
Los Alamos
Green is everywhere these days–in the news, politics, fashion, and even technology.
With a million messages and ideas coming at us from all sides, it can be easy to get caught up in the ordinary stuff–switching to organic foods, turning down the thermostat, recycling — without thinking about the big picture of how your actions stack up.
Worse, you could even be suffering from a little green “fatigue” — that is, tuning out the green messages due to its message overload.
While it’s easy to get overwhelmed, the truth is that everything single thing Read More
Los Alamos Co+op Unveils New Plans
Co+op General Manager Tim Morrison and Board Treasurer Karen Kendall discuss new plans for the store during a presentation Tuesday at the League of Women Voters ‘Lunch with a Leader’ at Mesa Public Library. Photo by Carol A. Clark/ladailypost.com 
League of Women Voters and guests listen to a presentation Tuesday on the Los Alamos Co+op Market. Photo by Carol A. Clark/ladailypost.com - Membership Is Not Required To Shop At Co+op
New plans for the Los Alamos Cooperative Market were unveiled during Read More
Infinity Wellness Opens In Los Alamos
Dr. Carmen Solano at her new office Tuesday afternoon at 1460 Trinity Dr., Suite 8. Photo by Carol A. Clark/ladailypost.comDr. Carmen Solano is the healthcare provider at Infinity Wellness, a new premier healthcare center at 1460 Trinity Dr., Suite 8, that delivers functional medicine to Los Alamos and surrounding communities.
The community is invited to celebrate the grand opening of the practice with a ribbon cutting event at 1 p.m. Thursday, Aug. 25 at Infinity Wellness, directly behind Trinity
Scenes This Morning As Classes Begin At LAHS
Students arrive by bus this morning to begin classes at Los Alamos High School. Photo by Chris Clark/ladailypost.com
Scene from Los Alamos High School this morning as students begin the 2016-17 school year. Photo by Chris Clark/ladailypost.com
Scene from Los Alamos High School this morning as students begin the 2016-17 school year. Photo by Chris Clark/ladailypost.com
Scene from Los Alamos High School this morning as students begin the 2016-17 school year. Photo by Chris Clark/ladailypost.com
Scene from Los Alamos High School this morning as Heinrich To Host Summit On Energy Storage Strategies For Industry And National Security
From the Office of U.S. Sen. Martin Heinrich:
ALBUQUERQUE – U.S. Sen. Martin Heinrich (D-N.M.) will host the 2016 Energy Summit: Energy Storage Strategies for Industry & National Security in Albuquerque.
The event is Tuesday, Aug. 23 and will bring together industry leaders, scientists, and grid and national security experts, and feature panel discussions with representatives from the U.S. Department of Energy, U.S. Department of Defense, Sandia National Laboratories, Tesla, SolarCity, AES Energy Storage, California Independent System
The Elephant In The Room: Filling Justice Scalia’s Shoes
The Elephant in the RoomShould a teacher be forced to pay union dues to fund the campaign of a political candidate she does not support?
Can a state pass a law prohibiting the carrying of firearms in public, effectively making the Second Amendment null and void in that state?
Should a pharmacist be forced to sell abortion drugs despite his religious objections?
These are just a few of the issues that will be decided by the U.S. Supreme Court in the months ahead. Their decisions will touch the lives—and rights—of every American citizen for generations to come.
The death of Justice Read More
NNSA Receives Excellence Award For Radiological Security Enhancements
NNSA Deputy Administrator Anne Harrington – Defense Nuclear Nonproliferation
HONOLULU – At an official event this week, the City and County of Honolulu presented the Department of Energy’s (DOE) National Nuclear Security Administration (NNSA) with the Homeland Security Award for DOE/NNSA’s Office of Radiological Security’s (ORS) efforts to enhance the security of radioactive materials in the State of Hawaii.
The award recognizes DOE/NNSA and Hawaii’s partnership to improve radiological material security across Hawaii in order to prevent the materials from Read More
