Take a Peek at Hitchcock’s ‘Rear Window’ This Week
Grace Kelly and James Stewart in ‘Rear Window.’ Courtesy photo
Review by Kelly Dolejsi
We never know what’s really happening behind closed doors, or even wide open windows.
But that’s never stopped us humans from drawing our own conclusions about other people’s lives, in which we are sometimes much more interested than our own.
The 1954 Alfred Hitchcock classic “Rear Window” is not only a “who dunnit?” but a “did anyone do it?” And even the “it” is ambiguous. Was there a murder? Or did a lady take a train? Is a man a killer, or simply in sales? And what’s going on with the little dog, anyhow? Read More
NM Delegation Introduces Mining Cleanup Legislation
CONGRESSIONAL DELEGATION News:
- Bill Would Allow States to Access Funding for Reclamation of Abandoned Uranium and other Mines
WASHINGTON D.C. – New Mexico Congressional Delegation members Sen. Tom Udall, Sen. Martin Heinrich, Rep. Ben Ray Luján and Rep. Steve Pearce, introduced legislation Monday in the United States Senate and House to help state and tribal governments complete high-priority uranium mine cleanup projects.
SFI Seminar: Shared Information — New Insights and Problems in Decomposing Information in Complex System
Eckehard Olbrich
SFI News:
The Santa Fe Institute presents a SFI Seminar by Eckehard Olbrich, Max Planck Institute for Mathematics in the Sciences, at 12:15 p.m., Thursday, Feb. 7 in the Collins Conference Room at 1399 Hyde Park Road in Santa Fe.
Olbrich’s seminar is titled “Shared Information — New Insights and Problems in Decomposing Information in Complex System.”
Abstract: How can the information that a set of random variables contains about another random variable be decomposed? To what extent do different subgroups provide the same, i.e. shared or redundant, Read More
DNA and Quantum Dots: All That Glitters is Not Gold
The NIST team explored the behavior of quantum dots and gold nanoparticles placed in different configurations on small rectangular constructs made of self-assembled DNA. Laser light (green) allowed the team to explore changes in the fluorescent lifetime of the quantum dots when close to gold particles of different sizes. Courtesy/NIST
NIST News:
A team of researchers at the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) has shown that by bringing gold nanoparticles close to the dots and using a DNA template to control the distances, the intensity of a quantum dot’s fluorescence Read More
Los Alamos Daily Post Awarded 2013 Small Business of the Year
U.S. Sen. Martin Heinrich, center, with members of the Los Alamos Daily Post news team Friday, from left, Reporter Kirsten Laskey, Publisher Carol A. Clark, Lifestyles Editor Bonnie J. Gordon and Webmaster/Reporter Greg Kendall. Courtesy photo
LACDC News:
The Los Alamos Commerce & Development Corporation (LACDC) has selected the Los Alamos Daily Post online newspaper as its Small Business of the Year for 2013.
“We are pleased to announce that the Los Alamos Daily Post will be recognized as our 2013 Success Client," LACDC Executive Director Kevin Holsapple said. "Carol Read More
Heinrich Calls for Sufficient DOE Cleanup Funding
Sen. Martin Heinrich with President Barack Obama in January. Courtesy/U.S. Senate
U.S. SENATE News:
Sen. Martin Heinrich, D-N.M. together with Sen. Tom Udall, D-N.M., sent a letter to President Obama today calling for sufficient funding for DOE’s Defense Environmental Cleanup program in FY2014.
Heinrich asked the president to consider funding two projects that he said are of particular importance to New Mexico.
“We urge you to request $225 million for environmental cleanup for Los Alamos National Laboratory and $222 million to operate and maintain the Waste Isolation Pilot Plant Read More
World War II Role of Oak Ridge National Laboratory Featured in Second 70th Anniversary Lecture
Y12-142: Calutron Girls shown operating the electromagnetic separation units (Calutrons.) Gladys Owens, right, said hair pins would fly out of her hair and stick to the equipment because of the high level of magnetism in the room. Courtesy/LANL
LANL News:
- Shared national security mission with Los Alamos highlighted
Los Alamos National Laboratory continues its 70th anniversary lecture series at the Bradbury Science Museum at 5:30 p.m., Feb. 13 with a talk by Y-12 National Security Complex historian Ray Smith about that laboratory’s role during World War II and the shared national security Read More
Los Alamos Historical Society Archives Closed for Move
LAHS News:
The Los Alamos Historical Society Archives are closed in preparation for a move, tentatively scheduled for April.
The Los Alamos Historical Museum will remain open during its regular hours, 10 a.m. to 4 p.m., Monday through Friday, 11 a.m. to 4 p.m. Saturday and 1-4 p.m. Sunday.
The archives are closed in order to more than 1,800 linear feet of documents and photographs along with more than 20,000 items from Fuller Lodge and the Community Building to the new, purpose-built facility that is part of the new Municipal Building.
The Historical Society is asking that donors hold on to items Read More
Los Alamos Police Blotter: Jan. 24 to Jan. 30, 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.
Jan. 24 at 10:07 p.m. / A 71-year-old Los Alamos man reported he was the victim of larceny in the 600 block of La Bajada. The estimated loss is less than $2,500.
Jan. 24 at 10:33 a.m. / Los Alamos Public Schools reported that it was the victim of larceny at 2101 Hawk Dr. The estimated loss is less than $500.
ISAAC PEARSON
Jan. 24 at 12:20 a.m. / Police arrested Isaac Pearson, 40, of Los Alamos near West Jemez Read More
The Laboratory at 70: A Proud History, Leaning Forward to Shape the Future
LANL Director’s ColumnSeventy years ago on the Pajarito Plateau, the U.S. Army and the University of California joined together to undertake perhaps the most influential effort of the 20th century: the Manhattan Project.
The Project accomplished what it set out to do and gave birth to transformational technologies not only in national security, but in many areas which affect our daily lives. For example, in 1948, work began on the MANIAC computer, one of the first electronic, digital computers. MANIAC’s descendants are now everywhere—in our smart phones, tablets, Read More
New Eatery Offers Creole, Cajun and Down Home Food
Creole Nouvelle co-owner Esther Lucchini inside her new restaurant at 1793 Deacon St. Photo by Carol A. Clark/ladailypost.com
By Carol A. Clark
After working in Los Alamos for LANL contractor Canberra Industries for several years, Peter Lucchini suggested to his wife Esther that the town could benefit from a different type of restaurant.
“Peter loves creole food and had a good friend who was a chef in the Louisiana/Mississippi area who was willing to move out here,” Esther Lucchini said. “So we decided to open Creole Nouvelle with the goal of providing the community with Read More
LANL’s Xu Named Mineralogical Society of America Fellow
Hongwu Xu. Courtesy/LANL
LANL News:
The Mineralogical Society of America (MSA) has selected Hongwu Xu of LANL’s Earth System Observations group as a Fellow.
MSA members who have contributed significantly to the advancement of mineralogy, crystallography, geochemistry, petrology or allied sciences and whose scientific contribution used mineralogical studies or data are elected to the rank of Fellow.
The Society recognized Xu as a crystallographer who is equally talented in neutron diffraction, conventional and synchrotron X-ray studies.
His research focuses on detailed Read More
Los Alamos County Clerk Settles Into Office
Newly elected Los Alamos County Clerk Sharon Stover has settled into her office at 2451 Central Ave. The Clerk’s Office is responsible for recording and filing public documents, issuing marriage licenses, liquor licenses and business licenses, registering voters, administering elections, maintaining official documents for the County Council, such as Ordinances, Resolutions and Council Minutes, and serves as Clerk to the Probate Court. The County Clerk’s Office also records deeds, mortgages, leases and other real estate documents. In fact, any legal document can be filed in Read More
Los Alamos Athlete to Sign with Colorado Mesa University
LAHS News:
Wednesday, Feb. 6, Los Alamos High School athlete Zak Kennison will sign a National Letter of Intent with Colorado Mesa University, in Grand Junction, Colo.
The community is invited to join Kennison in the main lobby area at 11:20 a.m. Wednesday for his signing.
Kennison will be continuing to run cross country and track for Colorado Mesa University. They are a NCAA Division II college and compete in the Rocky Mountain Athletic Conference.
LANB Hosts School Bond Celebration
Aspen Elementary School Principal Kathryn Vandenkieboom spoke at a gathering at Los Alamos National Bank Friday afternoon celebrating the recent school bond passage and thanked everyone for their support. A portion of the $20 million bond will provide a much needed construction overhaul of the aging Aspen Elementary School building. Photo by Carol A. Clark/ladailypost.com
County Councilor Steve Girrens spoke of the importance of the school bond and thanked everyone for their efforts. Photo by Carol A. Clark/ladailypost.com
Superintendent Gene Schmidt, right, expressed his appreciation Read More
This Week’s Chamber Events
CHAMBER News:
There are plenty of opportunities to get together through the Chamber this week:
- Wednesaday, Feb. 6, 5:30-7 p.m., the annual FAN (Food And Nextworking) Club hosted by Gillian Sutton of KRSN and Empty Bowla, at the Chamber of Commerce/Visitor Center, 109 Central Park Square. Homemade chili and posole will be served and hand-painted bowls to benefit Self Help, Inc. will be available for purchase.
- Thursday, Feb. 7, 7:30-9 a.m., Chamber Business Breakfast at UNM-Los Alamos, presented by the Safety and Security Division at the Los Alamos National Laboaratory. The topic is new ID
Column: A Sensible Organization Is Not A Perfect Organization – Part I
A Sensible Organization Is Not A Perfect Organization: Drawing Boundary, Yes; Generating Unlimited Rules, Not So Much – Part I
Column by Elena Yang
Plenty of organizations are not sensible but work very hard trying to generate perfect rules to make them look sensible.
The more rules they make, the more innovation they choke off, but the safer they feel within the comfort of all the known rules.
As usual, when dealing with complicated topics, I try to break them into two or more entries, as in today’s topic.
One way of understanding the third law of thermodynamics: To drive all imperfections Read More
Los Alamos Students Perform Well in Sonata Contest
Some of the Los Alamos students who were winners at the Sonata Contest and their teachers. Front row from left, Jennifer Wang, was the winner of the Level VII Division; Sruthi Garimella, won Second in the Level VI Division; and Sonyia Williams won first place in the Level VI Division. Back row from left, teachers Madeline Williamson and Ronald Grinage.
SFMTA News:
The Santa Fe Music Teachers Association held their annual statewide Sonata Contest Saturday, Feb. 2.
Los Alamos residents did very well in the competition,
Prize winners from Los Alamos were as follows:
Level II: Read More
Los Alamos Police Chief Ties Knot
It was clearly a joyous occasion Saturday, Feb. 2, as Municipal Judge Alan Kirk performed the marriage ceremony of Los Alamos Police Chief Wayne Torpy and Gina Coluzzi, joined here by her children Angela, Nicholas and Christopher at their White Rock home. Photo by Carol A. Clark/ladailypost.com
Family and close friends gathered at the casual outdoor wedding of Los Alamos Police Chief Wayne Torpy to Gina Coluzzi who works in finance at Los Alamos County. The ‘Paradise West’ wedding theme held at the family’s White Rock residence included palm trees and pink flamingos. Photo Read More
Artists Meet Patrons at Friday’s Opening Reception
Artists greeted patrons and showed off their work during Friday’s opening night reception of ‘Behind the Scenes’ at Fuller Lodge Art Center including Schoschi Friedel whose work is on display in the Portal Gallery. Photo by Greg Kendall/ladailypost.com
Artist Eileen G. Gorman with her clay sculpure and behind the scenes photos portraying her creative process. Photo by Carol A. Clark/ladailypost.com
Staff report
Many artists were on hand to talk about their work at Friday’s opening reception of “Behind the Scenes” at Fuller Lodge Art Center.
The show, which runs Read More