Former Los Alamos National Laboratory Worker Sentenced for Violating Atomic Energy Act Violations
Marjorie Roxby Mascheroni and Pedro Leonardo Mascheroni. Courtesy photo
FBI News:
ALBUQUERQUE—The Justice Department today announced that a former contract employee at the Los Alamos National Laboratory (LANL) was sentenced this morning for conspiring to violate the Atomic Energy Act by communicating classified nuclear weapons data to a person believed to be a Venezuelan government official, and making false statements to the FBI.
Marjorie Roxby Mascheroni, 71, of Los Alamos was sentenced by U.S. District Judge William P. Johnson to a year and a day in federal prison followed by three
Beta Sigma Phi Hosts Ice Cream Social Saturday
BETA SIGMA PHI News:
The local council of Beta Sigma Phi sorority will hold its annual Ice Cream Social 2-4 p.m. Saturday, Aug. 23 at East Park in Los Alamos, under the pavilion near the swings.
The Ice Cream Social is hosted by the Preceptor Beta Chapter of Beta Sigma Phi and is open to all members and any prospective members. Come to the social to learn more about the sorority. Members are invited to come and renew friendships, as well as catch up with sorority sisters and their summer activities.
Beta Sigma Phi is an international group of women who care about each other, their community and the world. Read More
FlyLosAlamos Mobile Site Takes Off
COUNTY News:
FlyLosAlamos has launched a new mobile-friendly website offering a better way to view flight information and make reservations.
Formatted to fit all types of mobile devices, the site offers streamlined navigation that connects customers to flight schedules, an airport location map, tap-to-call function for reservations, and a connection to the New Mexico Airlines website to view availability and book a flight.
Airport Manager Peter Soderquist said the new mobile site was designed with the busy traveler in mind.
“Passenger feedback indicated that many travelers Read More
Governor Directs NMDOT To Initiate Suicide Prevention Measures At Rio Grande Gorge Bridge
Rio Grande Gorge Bridge near Taos. Courtesy/wikipedia.com
STATE News:
Santa Fe – Gov. Susana Martinez has directed the New Mexico Department of Transportation (NMDOT) to initiate suicide prevention measures at the Rio Grande Gorge Bridge 10 miles northwest of Taos.
The NMDOT is designing a plan to install 10 telephones at or on the bridge to be answered by the New Mexico Crisis Access Hotline. The design should be done by the end of August and will then be submitted out to bid for approximately 30 days, with construction to begin as soon as possible.
“Installing crisis prevention phones Read More
Myrna and Tom McDonald Recognized as Honorary Rotarians
Myrna and Tom McDonald were recognized as Honorary Rotarians at the July 29 meeting of the Rotary Club of Los Alamos at the Manhattan Project Restaurant. Photo by Carol A. Clark/ladailypost.com
Staff Report
The Los Alamos Rotary Club Board recognized Myrna and Tom McDonald as Honorary Members during its July 29 meeting at the Manhattan Project Restaurant.
Rotary International (RI) defines an Honorary Member as a person who, by serving with distinction in the furtherance of Rotary ideals, has been elected to honorary membership of a club. An honorary member is exempt from payment of Read More
The Stumbing Critic: Anime 101
The Stumbing Critic: Anime 101Movies became a primary focus of my reviews because film is an easy medium to criticize. A small part of my day can be spent in a theater and a few hours of content are easily encapsulated. One might assume that movies are my passion, but watching anime supersedes film for me. Despite the global popularity of anime, most folks I encounter don’t watch it for a plethora of reasons.
As a style of animation, anime can turn people away with incredible proficiency. Additional misunderstanding about content (distinguishing between normal anime and pornographic Read More
This Year’s First Café Scientifique Sept. 25
Poster designed by a Café Youth Leadership Team member. Courtesy/CS
Café Scientifique News:
This year’s first Café Scientifique in Los Alamos is set for 7-8:30 p.m. Thursday, Sept. 25 in the second floor conference room of the Los Alamos Research Park.
Bandelier Birding Interns Discuss Biological and Cultural Diversity in their Home Country of Mexico
Fernando Mayani and Jessica Thompson, both from Mexico, and currently working as interns in Bandelier’s bird banding program. Courtesy/PEECPEEC NEWS
Mexico is one of the most biologically and culturally diverse countries in the world. These two categories, culture and nature have gone hand-in-hand throughout history in Mexico, nature being fundamental to Mexican cultural development and vice versa.
In a free presentation at the Pajarito Environmental Education Center (PEEC) at 7 p.m. Wednesday, Aug. 27, two interns from Mexico, currently working at Bandelier, Read More
Call For Artists: Fire Hydrant Painting Competition
Painted fire hydrant. Courtesy/Los Alamos MainStreet
MAINSTREET News:
Los Alamos MainStreet is looking for interested parties to participate in a fun, new art contest to coincide with the Los Alamos ScienceFest taking place Sept. 5-13.
If you are any artist, you can help make our town more beautiful and bring pedestrian traffic to downtown by painting selected fire hydrants in the Los Alamos MainStreet district down Central Avenue!
Up to nine fire hydrants may be painted and may include:
- In front of the Bradbury Museum
- Across Central Avenue from CB FOX, in front of 106 Central Ave. (Fusion
- Multisport)
How the Hen House Turns: The Human Factor (One)
How the Hen House TurnsI have worried about leaving Gwendolyn, the chicken I raised in the house during a spring too cold for hen-less chicks. (No one in the Hen House gang had set. Domestic birds don’t take chicks if they haven’t set eggs the required three or four full weeks.)
Gwen, I thought, was a normal adult, independent hen until she lost her “littermate” Americia. Then she began to come to me when I sat on the bench by the stock tank. She would tuck her head under my arm and stay there. She stayed quiet, snuggled against me, for a half Read More
LACA Artistic Director Ann McLaughlin Details New Concert Season During Rotary Presentation
LACA Artistic Director Ann McLaughlin discusses the upcoming concert season during a talk at Tuesday’s Rotary Club meeting in the Manhattan Project Restaurant. Photo by Carol A. Clark/ladailypost.com
Staff Report
Los Alamos Concert Association Artistic Director Ann McLaughlin presented a talk at Tuesday’s Rotary Club meeting in the Manhattan Project Restaurant detailing the upcoming concert season.
This is LACA’s 69th season, and will feature the added attraction of a newly refurbished venue – Duane Smith Auditorium. The first phase of a multi-year upgrade Read More
New Issue Of LANL’s 1663 Magazine Available
LANL News:
The latest issue of Los Alamos National Laboratory’s 1663 Magazine is now availble.
In this issue:
- Gamma-ray bursts and persistent monitoring of the night sky
- The effort to preserve helium-3, an endangered nuclear species
- Global climate research stations for atmospheric sampling
- No-yield subcritical nuclear testing
- How endothelial cells adhere to blood vessels
- …and more
Click here to get your science and technology fix from Los Alamos. Read More
Discussion of Fourth Episode of WGN’s ‘Manhattan’
Niels Bohr on Sawyer’s Hill in Los Alamos during the Manhattan Project. Courtesy/LAHS Archives
LAHS News:
The Los Alamos Historical Society (LAHS) wants to thank the community for their continued interest and support in our discussions of WGN’s TV series Manhattan.
Here are some of the common questions we heard at the discussion of the fourth episode this past Sunday and on social media.
Every week the Society will be updating a bulletin board in the museum to continue exploring questions and reactions as the 13-episode series continues.
Previous episodes are discussed on the LAHS website Read More
Bandelier Bans Unmanned Aerial Vehicles
BNM News:
Bandelier National Monument has announced that until further notice, the use of Unmanned Aerial Vehicles (UAV’s) or other unmanned aircraft is prohibited in the monument.
The popularity of UAV’s is rapidly rising, and they are increasingly being seen in National Parks and other protected areas that visitors seek out for quiet and solitude, not for the presence of buzzing drones.
Recently there have been several incidents that have brought this situation to public attention. In some parks, UAV’s have been observed harassing wildlife, as their owners attempted Read More
‘Authors Speak’ Features Local Science Fiction Author T. Jackson King Aug. 28
Book cover of ‘Alien Assasin.’ Courtesy/T. Jackson King
T. Jackson King
His novel has hit Amazon Bestseller ranking in six sci-fi categories. They are: No. 18, Space Exploration; No. 19, First Contact; No. 23, Space Marine; No. 24, Galactic Empire; No. 25, Alien Read More
Energy Department Invests $67 Million to Advance Nuclear Technology
DOE News:
WASHINGTON – Building on President Obama’s Climate Action Plan and the Administration’s efforts to expand clean energy innovation, the Energy Department announced today nearly $67 million in nuclear energy research and infrastructure enhancement awards.
Eighty-three projects were selected from across the country based on their potential to create scientific breakthroughs that both help strengthen the nation’s energy security and reduce harmful greenhouse gas emissions.
“The Department’s support for cutting-edge nuclear science and engineering across our universities, Read More
Atomic City Children’s Theater Holds Auditions For Roald Dahl’s Willy Wonka Jr.
ACCT News:
Atomic City Children’s Theater (ACCT), the Los Alamos Public Schools’ after-school theater program, is excited to announce auditions for its elementary school production of Roald Dahl’s Willy Wonka Jr., a two-act musical play based on Dahl’s children’s book and full-length movie.
Registration begins at 1 p.m. and auditions are 2-4 p.m., Wednesday, Aug. 27 in the Mountain Elementary School gymnasium. The auditions are open to any 5th or 6th grade students in the Los Alamos area.
ACCT also is looking for students interested in participating as student directors/choreographers Read More
HOPE Pregnancy Center Hosts ‘A Night of Laughs’ Fundraising Event
HPC News:
HOPE Pregnancy Center is hosting “A Night of Laughs,” a fundraising event featuring comedian Mike Williams. A silent raffle and dessert gala will round out the evening.
Come enjoy Mike Williams’ unique blend of stand up and musical comedy, full of laughs and clean fun.
The evening starts at 6 p.m., Monday, Sept. 8, at Crossroads Bible Church, 97 East Road, Los Alamos and is free to the public.
HOPE Pregnancy Center is a Christian nonprofit committed to supporting those facing unplanned pregnancies by providing information and education, as well as material resources. Read More
Letter to the Editor: Support Much Appreciated For ‘Drive For Matches’ Golf Tournament
By DAWN BROWN To Our Wonderful Communities,
On behalf of the Big Brothers Big Sisters Los Alamos/Rio Arriba Regional Board, I would like to thank our communities for the unending and incredible support of our 3rd Annual Drive for Matches Golf Tournament.
The tournament was held July 26 at the Los Alamos Golf Course with a record 97 golfers in attendance.
A special thank you goes out to our community members, volunteers, Big’s & Little’s, businesses and organizations that helped to make this tournament the success that it was.
More than $16,000 was raised Read More
WIPP Modifies Underground Entry Requirements
WIPP News:
Entries into the Waste Isolation Pilot Plant (WIPP) underground facility are becoming more frequent, a sign that recovery efforts are progressing.
Recently, radiological control personnel began conducting the surveys and sampling necessary to reclassify areas in the underground facility from areas of potential airborne contamination to radiological buffer areas. A buffer area is an uncontaminated area immediately adjacent to the contaminated area and is usually located at the exit or entrance point of the contamination zone.
The initial areas being surveyed, sampled Read More