Former LANL Workers Plead Guilty to Atomic Energy Act Violations
Pedro Leonardo Mascheroni and Marjorie Roxby Mascheroni. Courtesy photo
FBI News:
ALBUQUERQUE—The Justice Department today announced that a scientist and his wife who both previously worked as contractors at the Los Alamos National Laboratory (LANL) in New Mexico have pleaded guilty to charges under the Atomic Energy Act and other charges relating to their communication of classified nuclear weapons data to a person they believed to be a Venezuelan government official.
The guilty pleas, which were entered today by Pedro Leonardo Mascheroni, 77, a naturalized U.S. citizen from Argentina, Read More
MANNM Installs Exterior Sign At LAMC
Medical Associates of Northern New Mexico (MANNM) had a sign installed Thursday to an exterior wall near its medical offices at Los Alamos Medical Center. It is the first time in MANNM’s 17-year history that it has had its own exterior sign. Electricians are now working to illuminate the new sign. Photo by Carol A. Clark/ladailypost.com
Medical Assoicates installs new sign on the building at left. Photo by Carol A. Clark/ladailypost.com
Los Alamos Medical Center on West Road with the offices of Medical Associates of Northern New Mexico at left of center. Photo by Carol A. Clark/ladailypost.com Read More
Current Trail Conditions and Closures
COUNTY News:
At 8 a.m. today, all trails on the Santa Fe National Forest have closed due to fire danger.
This includes, but is not limited to:
Sections of the Perimeter Trail (visit www.losalamosnm.us and Parks/Open Space & Trails/Trails Network to link to a land ownership map for details)
- Mitchell Trail above (north of) the Perimeter Trail
- Rendija Trail, Pajarito Trail, Cabra Loop
- Guaje Ridge Trail, Guaje Canyon Trail
- Pipeline Road
- Quemazon Trail from about 0.6 miles above the trailhead
- Cañada Bonita Trail (Guaje Canyon Trail)
- Water, Valle, Pajarito Canyon trails and the Nail Trail
Also, Read More
Los Alamos Soldier Injured in Afghanistan
Micah Jay Andersen of Los Alamos during a ceremony in Afghanistan in which he was promoted to 1st Lieutenant. Courtesy photo
COMMUNITY News:
On June 1, 2013, First Lieutenant Micah Jay Andersen formerly of Los Alamos was severely injured by an improvised explosive device (IED) while leading his platoon on a mission near Kandahar Afghanistan.
Andersen lost both legs above the knees. One soldier was killed and six others injured in the attack that included multiple IEDs. Andersen was assigned to the 1st Battalion, 36th Infantry Regiment, 1st Stryker Brigade Combat Team, 1st Armored Division Read More
Yang: Change – When is it a Metamorphic One… Part II
Change: When is it a metamorphic one? And when is it an inevitable evolutionary step? — Part II
By ELENA YANG
“To make changes, we can either change the metaphor or the context in which the metaphor is embedded. To change metaphor is about changing the descriptor; to change context, we totally alter the meanings attached to the descriptor.” — Kenwyn Smith
We often use metaphors borrowed from military context to describe organizations, such as “authority,” “subordinate-superior,” “hierarchy,” etc. Let’s for the moment focus on “superior-subordinate” categories. Read More
Los Alamos Student Travelers Take Paris By Storm
The Eiffel Tower is tres magnifique for 24 graduating seniors from Los Alamos touring Europe on an educational trip of a lifetime. The students are discovering Paris. Photo by Lynn Ovaska
Deep thinking underway at Versaille. Photo by Lynn OvaskaRead More
Cone Zone: Week of June 24
COUNTY News:For more information about the projects listed below, 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 Phase 1 Slurry Seal – Night Work:
Night work requiring road closures will occur on Myrtle, 9th between Myrtle and Canyon, 4th north of Central, and Canyon from Nugget to Manhattan Loop east between 10 p.m. and 5 a.m. Wednesday, June 26, and Thursday, June 27. RMCI will start staging the traffic control devices at Read More
School Board to Hold Executive Session Thursday
LAPS News:
The Los Alamos School Board will meet in Executive Session at 4:30 p.m. Thursday, June 27 to discuss a specific personnel issue
The board also will discuss the acquisition or disposal of real property per Section 10-15-1-H(8) of the Open Meetings Act.
The meeting is closed to the public. Read More
New Mexico Drops to 50 in Nation for Child Well-being
NM Drops to 50 in Nation for Child Well-being in 2013 KIDS COUNT Data Book- State improves in some areas, worsens in others
ALBUQUERQUE—For the first time New Mexico has fallen to the bottom slot—ranking 50 in the nation in overall child well-being in the 2013 national KIDS COUNT Data Book.
New Mexico has never ranked above 40 in the publication’s 20-plus year history, but this is the first time the state has ranked dead last. Last year, New Mexico ranked 49 and Mississippi was 50. The data book, released annually by the Annie E. Casey Foundation, ranks the 50 states on 16 indicators of child well-being, Read More
Scribble Works Reviews: World War Z
Naftali Burakovsky, left, and Lorenzo Venneri
Scribble Works Reviews
By LORENZO VENNERI and NAFTALI BURACOVSKY
World War Z
World War Z is directed by Marc Foster (Monster’s Ball and Quantum of Solace) and stars primarily Brad Pitt among others.
The screenplay (by Mathew Michael Carnahan and Drew Goddard) is based on Max Brooks’ novel and follows the story of a United Nations agent in the aftermath of a worldwide zombie takeover as he tries to answer questions concerning the new plague. We mostly enjoyed the film’s global scale and Brad Pitt’s serious but also funny character. Read More
Udall Meets With Local Supporters
Sen. Tom Udall, D-N.M., shown here with Los Alamos resident Karyl Ann Armbruster and Dist. 46 Rep. Carl Trujillo, answered questions during a gathering at a Santa Fe home Sunday on topics such as national security, the immigration bill and Syria asked by a group of supporters from Los Alamos and Santa Fe. Courtesy photo Read More
Los Alamos Fire Experts Scrutinized Equipment for Kiwanis Club’s 4th of July Extravaganza
As part of an intense safety evaluation process recently conducted in collaboration with experts at the Los Alamos Fire Department and Los Alamos National Laboratory, Kiwanians Rick Reiss and Pat Soran demonstrate the firing system for the fireworks show set for the 4th of July at Overlook Park in White Rock. From left, Fire Chief Troy Hughes, Capt. Kelly Sterna, Reiss, Deputy Chief Glenn Trehern and Soran. Courtesy photo
From left, Deputy Fire Chief Justin Grider, Fire Chief Troy Hughes, Fire Capt. Kelly Sterna, Kiwanian Rick Reiss and Deputy Fire Chief Glenn Trehern. Reiss briefs the fire
The Craig Martin Experience … Tight, Tight, Tight!
The Craig Martin Experience first surfaced on the Los Alamos music scene some 18 months ago and has developed into the tightest jazz band around. The group’s soulfully jazzed up rendition of ‘Summertime’ was a particular favorite of the Saturday night crowd that filled the Blue Window Bistro, 813 Central Ave. This is the fourth time The Craig Martin Experience has played the Blue Window Bistro, which offers a full dinner and drink menu during the concerts. Photo by Carol A. Clark/ladailypost.com
Los Alamos musician Craig Martin and his Craig Martin Read More
Scared Cat Scrambles Up Electrical Pole
A Los Alamos resident writes, ‘My cat nick named Buzz Buzz, found herself at the top of an electrical pole after being chased by something after she got out of the house sometime Saturday evening (See her under transformer.) Luckily she was rescued Sunday morning by Los Alamos Public Utility workers. Thank you 311 for rescuing my beloved pet!’ Courtesy photo Read More
June Moon Above Downtown Los Alamos
View of the moon at 10:30 p.m. Saturday visible through the trees above a Bathtub Row home in Los Alamos. Photo by Carol A. Clark/ladailypost.com
View of the moon Saturday night above a Bathtub Row rooftop in Los Alamos. Photo by Carol A. Clark/ladailypost.com
View of the moon Saturday night above downtown Los Alamos. Photo by Carol A. Clark/ladailypost.com Read More
Ask The Life Coach: En Route to Happiness
Ask The Life Coach: En Route to HappinessI never had an original thought in my life. That is why I always turn to established authorities like Tolstoy, Woody Allen and Tony Robins.
What? You think it’s an odd list? It contains a classic writer, famous cinematographer and bigger than life, Life Coach. So what? I learned a thing or two from them. Mainly, that our existence is all about happiness — happiness and completion. Really!
What would you not be willing to try to get there? You will take an unconventional route, you will not bend to circumstances, and you will push harder and harder Read More
Los Alamos Student Travelers Tour Switzerland
Twenty-four graduating seniors from Los Alamos are touring Europe on an educational trip of a lifetime. After a long climb, they reached the top of Mt. Pilatus. Photo by Lynn Ovaska
The students view a stone lion in Lucerne. Photo by Lynn Ovaska
The group dines at their quaint Swiss Hotel. Photo by Lynn Ovaska Read More
Piecemakers Celebrate Birthday Tuesday
PIECEMAKERS News:
The Los Alamos Piecemakers Quilt Guild will celebrate its birthday at 7 p.m. Tuesday, June 25 at the United Church.
Everyone is invited to have cake, share the memories and learn more about the history of the guild. Bring show and tell quilts of guild classes or workshops, a president’s quilt, a block of the month quilt, or any guild project you have and would like to share the story of.
There will be games, prizes, lots of fun and surprises. Feel free to bring a quest, maybe someone who has been a past member of the guild and would enjoy the merry making.
There will also be information Read More
SFI Lecture: Learn Why Time is a One-Way Street
Leonard Susskind
SFI News:
The Santa Fe Institute will present a Community Lecture at 7:30 p.m. Wednesday, June 26 at the James A. Little Theater at SFI, 1399 Hyde Park Road in Santa Fe.
Leonard Susskind, director of the Stanford Institute for Theoretical Physics will speak on the topic, “Why is Time a One-Way Street?” Lectures are free and open to the public. Seating is limited.
Anyone can see that the past is different from the future. Anyone, that is, but theoretical physicists, whose equations do not seem to distinguish the past from the future, Susskind writes in his abstract. How then do physicists Read More
Hannemann’s Music Corner: Let’s Jam…
Hannemann’s Music Corner: Let’s Jam…