Los Alamos Big Band Entertains Concert Crowd
The Los Alamos Big Band entertains the crowd at Friday’s Summer Concert at Ashley Pond Park. The Los Alamos Daily Post sponsored the concert for the third year in a row. Photo by Bonnie J. Gordon/ladailypost.com
A crowd gathers to hear the Los Alamos Big Band despite Friday’s chilly temperature. Photo by Bonnie J. Gordon/ladailypost.com
Members of the Los Alamos Big Band’s saxophone section. Photo by Bonnie J. Gordon/ladailypost.com
Jennifer and Los Alamos sheriff candidate Jaret McDonald dance to the Los Alamos Big Band, led by his father, Jan McDonaldThe Amateur Naturalist: Summer Monsoons and Temporary Streams
The Amateur NaturalistThe summer monsoon rains during the past several weeks have brought many of the temporary streams in our area to life.
Why have some streams been flowing but others have remained dry? Why have some flowed for only a short time? Rain water is a primary consideration, but it is the level of water in the ground below and around a stream that has a major influence on whether a stream will have flowing water on a continuing basis.
The ground around a stream may contain sufficient water so that some of the water Read More
WIPP: Samples Taken From Materials Surrounding Suspected Waste Drum In Underground Facility
Courtesy/WIPP
WIPP News:
Workers entered the underground facility to collect additional samples Aug. 15, in support of the Accident Investigation Board’s (AIB) ongoing investigation into the cause of the February radiological event at WIPP.
The AIB requested additional samples of the materials surrounding the waste drum that is the suspected source of the radiological release in Room 7 of Panel 7. The samples will be sent to offsite laboratories for analysis in an effort to further evaluate what types of material were released from the drum at the time of the event.
Another key component Read More
Entire Manhattan Project History Declassified And Online
Cover of Manhattan District History – Book 1, Volume 1. Courtesy/DOE
DOE News:
General Leslie Groves, head of the Manhattan Engineer District, in late 1944 commissioned a multi-volume history of the Manhattan Project called the Manhattan District History.
Prepared by multiple authors under the general editorship of Gavin Hadden, a longtime civil employee of the Army Corps of Engineers, the classified history was “intended to describe, in simple terms, easily understood by the average reader, just what the Manhattan District did, and how, when, and where.”
The Office Read More
Man Behind New Subway Shares Opening Schedule
Subway owner Larry Singh invited the Los Alamos Daily Post to his new restaurant Friday. The eatery on Central Avenue just east of 15th Street has been a longtime in the making. He explained that he is installing high-end everything in the restaurant from tile to countertops. ‘The truck with the finishing products is scheduled to arrive Aug. 29 … we’ll finish everything by Sept. 2 and after that all we’ll be waiting for to open our doors to the public is the final inspections,’ Singh said. Photo by Carol A. Clark/ladailypost.com
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Robots Wow Crowd At Bradbury Science Museum
Robotics Night at the Bradbury Science Museum, 1350 Central Ave., was a big hit Friday. Operators and their robots of different sizes, shapes and uses from Legobots to Bomb Squad robots showed off their skills and dazzled the crowd. Photo by Carol A. Clark/ladailypost.com
Ready! Photo by Carol A. Clark/ladailypost.com
Set! Photo by Carol A. Clark/ladailypost.com
Goal! Photo by Carol A. Clark/ladailypost.com
Photo by Carol A. Clark/ladailypost.com
Photo by Carol A. Clark/ladailypost.com
Photo by Carol A. Clark/ladailypost.com
Stargaze At Dark Night Saturday Aug. 30
PAJARITO ASTRONOMERS News:
The Pajarito Astronomers will hold a County-sponsored Dark Night starting at 7:45 p.m. (sunset) Saturday, Aug. 30 at Spirio Soccer Field in Overlook Park.
Weather permitting, the public is invited to come out, wander among the telescopes and star gaze.
A crescent moon as well as the planets Mercury, Mars, Saturn (and its rings), Neptune and Uranus will be visible. There will be a tour of the summer constellations, and there will be telescope views of double stars, star clusters, nebulae, and galaxies.
The public is invited and encouraged to attend. Read More
Udall Seeks To Protect Service Members From Abusive Loan Contracts
Courtesy photo
U.S. SENATE News:
WASHINGTON – Thursday, Sen. Tom Udall, D-N.M. announced that he and several colleagues sent a letter to Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) Director Richard Cordray and Federal Trade Commission (FTC) Chairwoman Edith Ramirez, urging them to close a loophole in the Fair Debt Collection Practices Act (FDCPA) that leaves service members vulnerable to abusive loan contracts.
The letter follows a ProPublica report on USA Discounters, a business that appears to be using an FDCPA loophole to sue thousands of service members in a venue where they often Read More
Skin Care Column: Probiotics and Skin Care
Skin Care ColumnBy JUNE ENGLISH, LE
Today many people are aware that probiotics can be found in sources like Greek yogurt and supplements. However the benefits of probiotics can be found beyond the dairy case and vitamin shelves.
Topical probiotics have been shown to enhance the skin’s natural defense barriers, as well as increase immune responses. Immunity is important not just for fighting infection but for overall skin function, including the production of collagen.
Certain strains of lactic acid bacteria have been shown to modulate growth factor production. Read More
Hilltopper Marching Band Music Fills Sullivan Field
The Los Alamos High School HilltopperMarching Band is playing and marching Thursday at Sullivan Field on the UNM-LA campus. Photo by Carol A. Clark/ladailypost.com Read More
Services For Trent Johnson 1 p.m. Saturday
Trent Johnson
SERVICES ANNOUNCEMENT:
Services for Trent Johnson will be held at 1 p.m., Saturday Aug. 23 at the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints in Los Alamos. The address is 1967 18th St.
Johnson, 39, died Monday in a single vehicle crash off N.M. 4 near mile marker 49. He worked for 14 years at Los Alamos National Bank.
LANB President Steve Wells issued the following statement about Johnson:
“He was a wonderful person … liked by everyone … he was part of the fabric that makes LANB what it is – it’s the people like him – and he will be sorely missed,” Read More
Vigorous Debate Ensues At Thursday’s GOP Forum at UNM-LA Over Proposed DPU Charter Changes
From left, moderator Bill McKerley goes over the ground rules with ‘con’ panelists John Arrowsmith and Felicia Orth and ‘pro’ panelists Susan O’Leary and Ed Birnbaum during Thursday’s GOP forum on the proposed changes to the charter for the Department of Public Utilities and its board. Read the full story in this weekend’s edition of the Los Alamos Daily Post. Photo by Carol A. Clark/ladailypost.com
Many audience members took notes during Thursday’s GOP Forum at UNM-LA on the proposed charter changes to the Department of Public Utilities. Read More
Cleanup Project Begins Near Upper Truck Route
A worker shovels dirt at the TA-61 soil cleanup site. Courtesy/LANLLANL News:
Los Alamos National Laboratory’s Corrective Actions Program has begun a legacy-contaminant soil cleanup project at the former Technical Area 61.
Located on the south side of East Jemez Road adjacent to the county landfill, the project began Aug. 11 and will last until mid-September. Crews will excavate about 120 cubic yards of soil contaminated with polychlorinated biphenyls (PCBs), which are common in industrial sites, from a utility corridor where a leaking transformer was staged in the past.
The contamination Read More
Fast Company Magazine Founder Keynotes Santa Fe Startup Weekend
BUSINESS News:
- First Startup Weekend Event to Recognize Social Entrepreneurs
SANTA FE – Alan Webber, co-founder of Fast Company magazine, entrepreneur, business man and former candidate for the Democratic nomination for Governor, keynotes the second annual Santa Fe Startup Weekend, Sept. 19-21 at the Santa Fe Business Incubator, 3900 Paseo del Sol in Santa Fe.
In addition to traditional business startups, the Santa Fe Startup Weekend organizers offer specialized coaching, mentoring and other services for participants interested in socially minded startups.
“Social entrepreneurship Read More
Local Teen Strives to Succeed in Music Business
COMMUNITY News:
Brian Johnson, a 16-year-old Los Alamos High School student, is an Electro Dance Music (EDM) Disc Jockey (DJ) and music producer.
Johnson is enrolled at the Berklee College of Music earning his bachlors degree in music production as well as completing high school.
Also known as Turbul3nc3, Johnson has been Djing since the age of 12 and started producing music about two years ago. He has two albums and three singles on iTunes and performs at a 21 and under venue in Albuquerque most weekends.
Recently, an opportunity of a lifetime has knocked on his door, a chance to play Read More
Don Quixote of White Rock Featured in USA Today
Staff Report
Don Quixote Distillery and Winery in White Rock is featured in USA Today’s 10Best.com series.
Los Alamos National Laboratory engineer Ron Dolin and his wife Olha own Don Quixote Distillery and Winery in White Rock. Their specialties include New Mexico-grown blue corn vodka and bourbon. Check out dqdistillery.com.
Also featured in USA Today’s 10Best.com:
- Bradbury Science Museum
- Los Alamos History Museum
- Los Alamos Historic Walking Tour
- Fuller Lodge/Oppenheimer and Groves statues
- AreaHiking Trails
- Bandelier National Monument
- Pajarito Mountain
- Valle Caldera
Bandelier’s Summer End Activities Include Fee Free Day, Hikes and More
Sign at the entrance to Bandelier National Monument Courtesy/NPS
BNM News:
Shine That Car, Eat Lunch and Help LAHS Choir at Fundraiser Saturday!
LAHS CHOIR News:
Seeing spots? Bring your cars down to the Los Alamos High School Choir Car Wash Fundraiser 9 a.m. to 2 p.m. Saturday, Aug. 23 at the American Legion (next to McDonalds).
Volunteers will selll burgers and hot dogs for lunch 11 a.m. to 1 p.m., as well as refreshing snow cones.
Proceeds from Saturday’s event benefit the LAHS Choir Program.
DEA Publishing Final Rule Rescheduling Hydrocodone Combination Products
DEA News:
U. S. Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA) will publish in the Federal Register the Final Rule moving hydrocodone combination products (HCPs) from Schedule III to the more-restrictive Schedule II, as recommended by the Assistant Secretary for Health of the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) and as supported by the DEA’s own evaluation of relevant data Aug. 22.
The Federal Register has made the Final Rule available for preview on its website at http://go.usa.gov/mc8d. This Final Rule imposes the regulatory controls and sanctions applicable to Schedule II substances Read More
Letter to the Editor: Spruce Up Los Alamos Water Towers
By ZENA THOMASMany of our water towers look like they could use a good clean up or painting. Would it be possible to have the towers both on the hill and those located as you drive up the hill, painted white and then put the beautiful Los Alamos logo on it?
I am referring to the logo that has the mountains inside of the zia. Wouldn’t that look a lot better than the brown or white peeling paint that we now see?
Just a thought. Read More
