Cinema Cindy: ‘The Second Best Exotic Marigold Hotel’
Review by CYNTHIA BIDDLECOMB“The Second Best Exotic Marigold Hotel” is an equally entertaining sequel to the first film of the same enterprise. Like the “First Exotic Marigold Hotel” which gained much acclaim in 2011, “The Second” features Judy Dench, Maggie Smith, Bill Nighy and a few other British character actors, all of whom have chosen to retire in this hotel in Jaipur, India. Their relationships with one another and their adventures in India create the vignettes in this ensemble film.
But the story holding all the vignettes together is the impending wedding of Sonny (Dev Patel), Read More
Igor & Red Elvises Play Posse Lodge Tonight
SUMMER CONCERT News:
Igor & the Red Elvises play the Posse Lodge at 7:30 p.m. today at a fundraiser for the 2015 Los Alamos County Summer Concert Series.
Tickets are $20 per person. There will be no food or drinks served so it’s recommended that people eat before at concert sponsors Manhattan Project Bar & Grill, Pajarito Ski Hill or Pajarito Brewpub and Grill. Also, refreshments can be purchased at Smith’s Marketplace and brought to the Posse Lodge.
Igor & the Red Elvises is a brand new Red Elvises band now staring Igor with an all-woman band. You’ve never heard this band unless Read More
Rio Grande Trail Bill Goes To Governor’s Desk
Rep. Jeff Steinborn
STATE News:
- Legislation creates a commission to develop the Rio Grande Trail
SANTA FE – House Bill 563, “Rio Grande Trail Commission” sponsored by Rep. Jeff Steinborn, D-Las Cruces has passed in the Senate.
The bill now goes to the Governor for approval. Governor Martinez has already expressed support for creation of the Trail, stating in a news release that it would be a historic achievement for New Mexico.
HB 563 would create the Rio Grande Trail Commission to study and recommend the best paths for a new Rio Grande Trail. The Commission would coordinate with the many stakeholders Read More
SFI Colloquium: From Fourier To Forensics
Michael B. Weissman, University of Illinois, Urbana-ChampaignPajarito Mountain Freeride Team Pizza Party Tonight
Los Alamos Youth Lacrosse Season Starts Today
SPORTS News:
LAYLAX (Los Alamos Youth Lacrosse) would like to let everyone know that its 2015 season starts today.
The team’s first high school games of the year are 10 a.m. vs Sandia/Highlands and 2 p.m. vs Rio Rancho at Rio Rancho High School.
GO TOPPERS! Read More
Gov. Susana Martinez Acts On Legislation
STATE News:
SANTA FE — Today, Gov. Susana Martinez signed the Vaccine Purchasing Act.
Senate Bill 121, sponsored by Rep. Terry McMillan, R-Las Cruces and Sen. Bill O’Neill, D-Albuquerque, shores up funding for a statewide program that provides critical vaccines for children against life-threatening diseases. New Mexico is one of only nine states that purchase all recommended vaccines for children.
This legislation will ensure that New Mexico continues to be a leader in vaccinating children against life-threatening diseases.
The governor also acted on the following legislation:
- Signed
WIPP Center Stage At Waste Management Conference
James Knox with the Arizona Department of Public Service performs a mock Commercial Vehicle Safety Alliance (CVSA) level VI inspection of a WIPP truck and transuranic waste shipping containers during this week’s Waste Management Conference in Phoenix. Courtesy/WIPP
WIPP News:
WIPP took center stage at this week’s Waste Management Symposia 2015 in Phoenix, Ariz., where more than 200 participants attended a three-hour panel discussion titled “Lessons Learned and Return to Operations Following 2014 Operational Incidents.”
The panel focused on the WIPP fire and radiological release Read More
Senate Breaks Impasse On Immigrants’ Drivers Licenses
STATE News:
- Strongly Bipartisan Compromise Bill Passes Senate On 35-5 Vote
SANTA Fe – With the broad support of both Democrats and Republican members, the New Mexico Senate today passed compromise legislation that successfully resolves the complex issue of undocumented immigrants drivers’ licenses and state compliance with the federal REAL ID law.
The compromise was hammered out by two of the Senate’s most respected leaders, Republican Floor Leader Sen. Stuart Ingle, R-Chaves, Curry, and Finance Committee Chairman, Democratic Sen. John Arthur Smith, D-Luna. Senate Bill 653 (SB 653) Read More
This Week At Pajarito: Closing Weekend
PAJARITO MOUNTAIN News:
After one of the best ski and snowboard season in years, barring substantial snowfall, Pajarito Mountain Ski Area will end winter operations after Sunday, March 22.
We invite all of our guests – especially our New Mexico Power Pass holders – to visit our sister resorts, Sipapu Ski and Summer Resort, Purgatory and Arizona Snowbowl, which are all scheduled to remain open into April.
Hours:
- Ticket office, rental shop and restaurant will be open at 8 a.m.
- Mountain will be open from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m.
- Restaurant will be open
LANL Foundation ISEC Staff And Students Demonstrate Inquiry Science Kits At Roundhouse
LANL Foundation Inquiry Science Education Consortium (ISEC) staff and student scientists demonstrated inquiry science kits to visitors at the Santa Fe Capitol Roundhouse this week. Young scientist Jakob Warniment assists New Mexico Secretary of Education Hanna Skandera with a microscope from the Microworlds science kit. Standing in back from left, ISEC Director of Professional Development and Evaluation Gwen Warniment, LANL Foundation CEO Jenny Parks and ISEC Program Director Dorothy Sanchez. Courtesy photo
Rep. Stephanie Garcia Richard recognized the success of the Inquiry Science Read More
Project Manager Details 20th Street Improvements
The 20th Street Improvement Project is expected to begin in July. Photo by Carol A. Clark/ladailypost.com
Los Alamos County Engineering Project Manager Bryan Aragon told the Los Alamos Daily Post today that the project includes new 6-foot-wide sidewalks on both sides of the street, improved ADA ramps, two crosswalks, planter boxes and new street lights to match those installed recently on Central Avenue. Read More
LANL: HAWC Observatory To Study Universe’s Most Energetic Phenomena
The HAWC Gamma-Ray Observatory, 13,500 feet above sea level on the slopes of Mexico’s Volcán Sierra Negra. Courtesy/LANL
LANL News:
- Inaugural ceremony marks completion of powerful system to detect gamma rays and cosmic rays
Supernovae, neutron star collisions and active galactic nuclei are among the most energetic phenomena in the known universe. These violent explosions produce high-energy gamma rays and cosmic rays, which can easily travel large distances—making it possible to see objects and events far outside our own galaxy.
Construction is now complete on the newest tool available Read More
Los Alamos Police Receiving Higher Volume Of Reports Of Fraudulent Charges To Credit Cards
LAPD News:
The Los Alamos Police Department has been receiving a higher volume of reports of fraudulent charges to credit card purchases from citizens and visitors to the community and the LAPD Investigations Division has been looking into the matter.
“We understand there has been a lot of ‘online’ communication amongst local victims who have had their credit cards used fraudulently in other states,” Cmdr. Oliver Morris said. “We would like these victim’s to come to the Los Alamos Police Department and ask to speak to a detective.”
There has not been one instance reported to LAPD of a debit Read More
LAPD Places Drug Collection Box In Lobby
Citizens may now dispose of their unused and unwanted prescription medication in this drug collection box in the front lobby of the Los Alamos Police Station at 2500 Trinity Dr. The box is under 24-hour surveillance. Courtesy/LAPD
LAPD News:
The Los Alamos Police Department obtained a free drug collection box from the National Association of Drug Diversion Investigators (NADDI) and has placed it in the LAPD front lobby at 2500 Trinity Dr.
Last September was the ninth and final Drug Enforcement Agency’s drug take back initiative where citizens could turn in their unused and unwanted Read More
Los Alamos Police Arrest Suspected Pot Grower
Los Alamos police confiscated these marijuana plants Wednesday in the Denver Steels neighborhood. Courtesy/LAPD
LAPD News:
On the evening of Wednesday, March 18, the Los Alamos Police Department’s Patrol Shift led by Sgt. Monica Salazar-Casias executed a search warrant in the Denver Steels neighborhood.
Roy Moore
The patrol shift investigated the illegal growing of marijuana plants without an official license from the New Mexico Department of Health. The team was able to eradicate 43 separate growing marijuana plants, yielding 12 pounds of “green” growing marijuana as well as more than Read More
OBITUARY: Edward Gene Carlson March 11, 2015
EDWARD GENE CARLSON March 11, 2015
Edward Gene Carlson, 87, of Los Alamos, New Mexico, died March 11, 2015. He was born in Tacoma, Washington, where he lived most of his life.
He served in the U.S. Army during World War II and the Korean conflict. He later worked in Tacoma as a motion picture projectionist and a TV cameraman.
Ed loved the mountains of Washington State and spent much of his free time hiking in Mt. Rainier National Park.
He was preceded in death by his parents, Frank and Selma Carlson of Tacoma, Washington; his brother, Roy Carlson of Boston, Massachusetts; and by his nephew Lester McGehee, Read More
Bill To Significantly Boost New Mexico Businesses Passes Senate Floor
Senate Majority Whip Michael Padilla
SANTA FE – Senate Bill 69 (SB 69), also known as the Resident Business Set-Aside Act, has passed the Senate floor. SB 69 is designed to build the local economy and create more jobs for New Mexicans by proposing that 33 percent of certain state contracts go to resident businesses.
Bill sponsor, Senate Majority Whip Michael Padilla, D-Bernalillo, said he is delighted about the support the bill has received in the Legislature and from the public.
“This week, the Senate passed a bill that is important to our state. It’s time we start taking care of local business Read More
LANL: Frontiers In Science Talks Explore New Strategies For Diagnosing Challenging Diseases
LANL researcher Harshini Mukundan discusses the re-emergence of tuberculosis in a series of threeupcoming lectures. Courtesy/LANL
LANL News:
- First talk is Tuesday, March 24 in Los Alamos
Los Alamos National Laboratory researcher Harshini Mukundan discusses the re-emergence of tuberculosis in a series of three lectures called “The Microbe Strikes Back: The Return of Tuberculosis.”
The talks, which focus on how effective diagnosis can prevent its spread and save lives, take place in Los Alamos, Albuquerque and Santa Fe.
“Human evolution and persistent diseases have existed side-by-side,” Read More
