Ex-Enron Executive Indicted on Bankruptcy Charges
FBI News:
HOUSTON—A federal grand jury has returned a 24-count indictment against Jeffrey Adam Shankman with bankruptcy fraud and concealment of assets, announced United States Attorney Kenneth Magidson.
The indictment was returned today. Shankman is expected to turn himself in to federal authorities and make an initial appearance before a U.S. magistrate judge in the near future.
According to the indictment, Shankman engaged in a scheme to conceal assets to defraud creditors and the trustee who was appointed to collect and dispose of all Shankman’s assets in his bankruptcy estate.
Pearce Vows to Pay Back Salary During Shutdown
U.S. Rep. Steve Pearce
U.S. CONGRESSIONAL News:
U.S. Rep. Steve Pearce released a statement saying that the Senate must join the House and end the government shutdown.
As of tonight (Monday), the Democrat-controlled Senate has refused to pass any of the three continuing resolutions proposed by the House of Representatives. As a result, the federal government will shut down until an agreement can be reached to resume government funding.
“I have always believed that Congress should be held to the same standards as everyone else,” Pearce said. “As a result, I have made the difficult decision Read More
Udall Statement on Government Shutdown
U.S. SENATE News:
WASHINGTON – U.S. Sen. Tom Udall released the following statement:
“A small minority of extremists in the Republican party is now holding the entire country hostage over a law that has cleared the Congress and the Supreme Court, and survived a presidential election. Insisting on a government shutdown to prove a point isn’t leadership, it’s a temper tantrum, and the American people are rightly disgusted.
“In New Mexico, the impacts of a shutdown will be felt immediately as our civilian employees are sent home from military installations, Read More
Government Shuts Down … Now What?
Members of the Cabinet watch as President Obama makes a televised statement earlier today in the Roosevelt Room of the White House about the looming government shutdown. Official White House Photo by David Lienemann
WHITE HOUSE News:
President Obama delivered remarks from the White House Press Briefing Room today about what the shutdown will mean for the country.
While some services will continue –- social security checks, postal service, operations related to national security or public safety –- a number of changes will go into effect immediately.
Office buildings will close. Paychecks Read More
LANL Remembers Former Director Harold Agnew
Harold Agnew with the former President Ronald Reagan. Courtesy/LANL
LANL News:
- Manhattan Project pioneer was LANL director from 1970-1979
Los Alamos National Laboratory Director Charlie McMillan today remembered Harold Agnew as a national treasure who transformed the Laboratory into what it is in the 21st century.
“His contributions to the Laboratory made us the institution we are today,” McMillan said. “It was his vision – decades ago – that recognized that national security science brings value to a broad spectrum of breakthroughs. Los Alamos and the nation will be forever in Harold’s Read More
LAHS Homecoming Week Events
LAYL News:
Los Alamos Youth Leadership (LAYL) is proud to bring the community the annual homecoming bonfire at 7:30 p.m. today in the Sullivan Field parking lot.
Everyone is welcome to stop by, support the football team, and roast s’mores while enjoying a nice evening full of music and Topper spirit. The event won’t go past 9:30 p.m. and the Los Alamos Fire Department and Chief Troy Hughes will be standing by, to ensure everyone’s safety at the bonfire.
Spirit Week Events:
- Monday: Crazy hat and hair day, 4:30 p.m. JV Football vs. Hope Christian at Sullivan Field, 7:30 p.m. Bonfire
New Mexico Consortium’s Biological Laboratory and Greenhouse a Winner of Prestigious Best Projects Award for 2013
Courtesy/NMC
ENR News:
Engineering News-Record (ENR) Southwest announced that the New Mexico Consortium’s new Biological Laboratory and Greenhouse in Los Alamos is one of the Merit Award winners of the prestigious Best Projects Award for 2013.
The Best Projects Awards are a series of special events to celebrate and honor the building teams that created the best projects of 2013 nationwide. These extraordinary projects are selected by juries of local prominent industry professionals.
The NMC Biological Laboratory and Greenhouse, submitted by Studio Southwest Architects, was Read More
LANL Hosts Additional Benefits Information Session
LANL News:
Los Alamos National Laboratory’s Benefits Office has added an additional information session regarding the Laboratory’s 2014 health plan offerings.
The session is 1-3 p.m. Thursday, Oct. 3 at Crossroads Bible Church, 97 East Road in Los Alamos.
The session provides a convenient, additional choice for spouses or same-sex domestic partners of Los Alamos National Security, LLC employees to learn about the 2014 plan options.
Note: Plan to arrive early; seating is limited. Read More
UNM-Los Alamos Class Teaches Stress Management Techniques
UNM-LA News:
The University of New Mexico-Los Alamos Community Education program will offer a four-week class in stress management. The class, taught by UNM-LA Professor Victoria Erhart, focuses on physical, mental and emotional stress and the techniques that can be used to mitigate and lower each of these.
The class starts Oct. 1 and meets 6-8:40 p.m., Tuesdays in room 627 on the UNM-LA campus. The cost is $145 for all four sessions and may be eligible for tuition reimbursement or professional development units.
According to a 2007 American Psychological Association poll, stress impacts Read More
Former LANL Director Harold Agnew Has Died
HAROLD M. AGNEW March 28, 1921-Sept. 29, 2013
Harold M. Agnew, died Sept. 29 2013 at his home in Solana Beach, Calif.
Agnew was present at Fermi’s first neutron chain reaction Dec. 2, 1942, director of the Los Alamos Scientific Laboratory for 10 years and for 10 years president of General Atomics.
He had been afflicted with chronic lymphocytic leukemia since spring.
Agnew was born in Denver, Colo. After receiving his undergraduate degree in chemistry from the University of Denver in 1942, he joined Enrico Fermi’s research group at the University of Chicago.
Agnew worked on the Manhattan Read More
Police Sgt. DeWayne Williams Retires Friday
Police Sgt. DeWayne Williams retires Friday after serving the Los Alamos community for nearly two decades. Photo by Carol A. Clark/ladailypost.com
Los Alamos Police Blotter: Sept. 19 to Sept. 25, 2013
The following information is 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.
Sept. 19 at 3:04 p.m. / A 36-year-old Santa Fe woman reported that she is the victim of identity theft on Bikini Atoll Drive.
Sept. 20 at 10:15 a.m. / A 41-year-old Los Alamos woman reported that someone trespassed on her property on 36th Street.
Sept. 20 at 11:06 a.m. / A 50-year-old Santa Fe man reported that he is the victim of larceny on Pueblo Canyon Road. The estimated loss is less than $250.
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Cindy Eaton Honored as Kiwanian of the Year
Cheryl Pongratz looks on as outgoing Kiwanis President Don Casperson presents Cindy Eaton with the Kiwanian of the Year award at Saturday’s Installation Dinner. Photo by Greg Kendall/ladailypost.com
Staff Report
The Kiwanis Club of Los Alamos celebrated its annual Installation and Recognition Dinner Saturday evening at Trinity on the Hill, Kelly Hall.
Cindy Eaton was named Kiwanian of the Year. Outgoing Kiwanis President Don Casperson thanked her on behalf of the club for her many contributions. He said that she “worked quietly in the background at the same job for five years” as Read More
Alaskan Huskies Need a Home ASAP!
Governor to Promote Vaccinations for Vulnerable New Mexicans
Gov. Susana Martinez
STATE News:
SANTA FE – New Mexico Gov. Susana Martinez will promote vaccinations that protect vulnerable New Mexicans like children, the elderly and others at high risk for infections.
The governor will receive a vaccination for influenza at a Walgreen’s Pharmacy in Albuquerque today, and share with the public important information to protect New Mexicans from several dangerous and debilitating diseases. Read More
LAMS Cross Country Teams Shine at Albuquerque Academy Invitational
Photo by Trisha Conlin
SPORTS News:
Diners Perch Above Diamond Drive to Support United Way
Yang: I Like Brevity … Till I Need More
Pithy comments can be enlightening, useful, and often embed great wisdom. However, sometimes, their brevity leaves much to ponder over. Or, maybe that’s the purpose of pithy words; it provokes us to think more.
While I cherish Robert Townsend’s “Up The Organization,” full of piercing observations of organizational nonsense and wise advise to counter it, I often want to parse some sentences for details on the how’s. It is difficult to address how’s in a pithy manner. A thoughtful and wise manager (yes, it’s a rarity but such managers exist) may Read More
New Mexico’s Dr. Kathleen Ramsay Launches Wildlife Foundation
An orphaned bear cub in rehabilitation at Dr. Kathleen Ramsay’s compound north of Espanola. Photo by Carol A. Clark/ladailypost.com
Dr. Kathleen Ramsay. Photo by Carol A. Clark/ladailypost.com
A dozen rescued bears ranging in weight from 4 to 150 pounds are recuperating and rehabilitating along with other wildlife at a secluded compound north of Espanola. The 150-pound bear was emaciated when it arrived a couple of months ago, weighing just 27 pounds.
Dr. Kathleen Ramsay, founder of The Wildlife Center in Espanola, and her son Tyrone Horak Read More
Cone Zone: Week of Sept. 30
COUNTY News:
Public Works Projects:
For more information about the projects listed below, please e-mail lacpw@lacnm.us, call
662-8150, or visit the “Projects” link at www.losalamosnm.us. Please slow down and use caution as you travel through these construction areas.
Eastern Area 2 Concrete, Paving & Utility Project – Phase 2:
15th Street: Work on 15th Street will primarily consist of earthwork and placement of base material. Driveway accesses to business parking areas on 15th Street have been closed in order to place valley gutters and drive pads at this intersection. This closure Read More