Learn to Manage Chronic Disease at Free Workshop
Staff Report
Adults with an ongoing health condition are invited to join a free 2.5 hour “MyCD Workshop” sponsored by the Los Alamos Cooperative Extension Service, Los Alamos Retired and Senior Organization, and the Family YMCA.
Participants will get the support, find practical ways to deal with pain and fatigue, discover better nutrition and exercise choices, understand new treatment choices, and learn better ways to talk with the doctor and family about their health.
“If you have conditions such as diabetes, arthritis, high blood pressure, heart disease, chronic pain or Read More
Council Approves FY 2013 Year End Budget Revisions
Los Alamos Deputy County Administer Steve Lynne presents details of the FY 2013 year end budget revisions to Council this evening. PrintScreen photo
Staff Report
Los Alamos County Council voted 6-0 to approve FY 2013 year end budget revisions. Councilor Fran Berting was absent.
The approved revisions include the following:
Refunding and Bond Issuance Costs – This budget revision is for past Council action which authorized the refunding and refinancing of the Gross Receipts Tax Improvement Bonds, Series 2008. The amount will be invested in an irrevocable escrow that will be used to pay debt Read More
County Council Imposes Fireworks Restrictions
Ash and scorched pine needles fall from the smokey sky looking west over the Gold Street Apartments and throughout Los Alamos today. Photo by Carol A. Clark/ladailypost.com
Smoke fills the sky looking west just past the White Rock ‘Y’ today. Photo by Carol A. Clark/ladailypost.com WHEREAS: the weather in North Central New Mexico, including Los Alamos Read More
LANL Launches 70th Anniversary App for iPhone, iPads
LANL News:
Los Alamos National Laboratory has launched its first app for iPhones and iPads as part of the Laboratory’s yearlong celebration of 70 years serving the nation. The free application is available from the Apple Store (search for Los Alamos National Lab.) (https://itunes.apple.com/us/app/lanl-app/id647349599?mt=8)
The app enables users to learn more about the Laboratory’s national security mission, cutting edge research, unique history, top-flight scientists and the many other people who work at the Lab. It also provides easy access to news, feature stories, publications, Read More
Los Alamos Rotary Named Club of the Year!
Rotary President Linda Hull holds the ‘Club of the Year’ plaque awarded to the Los Alamos Rotary Club at the annual District Conference last month in Las Cruces. Photo by Carol A. Clark/ladailypost.com
The Rotary Club of Los Alamos brought home a carload of trophies from the recent District Conference in Las Cruces including the prestigious “Club of the Year” for 2012-2013.
“This is extremely exciting news and reflects the District’s recognition of the good work we have done throughout this Rotary year to serve in the Five Avenues Read More
Bandelier Vies for Votes as ‘Eighth Wonder of the World’
The climb to Alcove House at Bandelier National Monument. Courtesy/BNMBANDELIER News:
Bandelier National Monument is among more than 200 landmarks worldwide vying for the VirtualTourist.com’s quest to crown the “Eighth Wonder of the World.”
Public voting for the “Eighth Wonder of the World” began Monday, June 3 and continues through Sept. 30 at VirtualTourism.com, a leading travel research website and community that is part of TripAdvisor Media Group.
“It’s wonderful to have a nomination from every corner of the world so we are thrilled to receive landmark as a nomination from nominator,” Read More
Pajarito Reads: Discover the Divine in Yourself with Henry Ahlefelder
Column by BONNIE J. GORDONHenry Ahlefelder didn’t start out to be a teacher, healer and follower of a spiritual path.
“I was the opposite of a new age type of person,” Ahlefelder said. “I was into rock and motorcycles.”
On a whim, he asked a friend to teach him to meditate. The results amazed him and set him on his path to become a healer and a teacher. The journey let him to his first teacher, Yogi Behjan. He learned the practice of kundalini yoga and studied healing from a Japanese monk.
The journey led him to India where Yogi Bhajan’s teacher, Baba Virsa Sign took him as a student. Read More
Posts Live from Van Cliburn International Piano Competition: Behind the Scenes at the Semifinals
Posts Live from Van Cliburn International Piano CompetitionThe Van Cliburn International Piano Competition has been called the Piano Olympics. There are similarities.
Both are quadrennial. Both attract competitors from around the globe. Both generate constant rumblings about biased judges, which suggests that playing the piano has more in common with gymnastics or figure skating than with, say, running marathons. Competing in the Cliburn requires intense preparation over many years, careful coaching, physical and mental Read More
Alert: County Is Under Stage II Fire Restrictions
COUNTY News:
Effective Wednesday, June 5, 2013 and in concert with the U.S. Forest Service, National Park Service and Los Alamos National Laboratory, Los Alamos County is under Stage II Fire Restrictions.
The following acts are prohibited until further notice:
- Building, maintaining, attending or using an open fire, campfire, charcoal or wood stove on all Los Alamos County lands including fires in developed campgrounds or improved sites.
- Smoking is prohibited except within an enclosed vehicle or building.
- Discharging of firearms except at designated shooting ranges
- Fireworks
Thompson Ridge Fire Grows Overnight
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Bill Knight shared this MODIS image from 1:15 a.m. today showing where the Thompson Ridge Fire has increased overnight. Courtesy photo
Thompson Ridge Fire Update – June 4 at 10:30 a.m.
Acres: 4,451 Start date: May 31, 2013
Cause: Under Investigation Location: 10 miles north of Jemez
Containment: 5 percent Fuels: Mixed conifer and Ponderosa pine
Terrain: Steep, rugged Resources: 14 crews, 32 engines, 4 water tenders, 2 dozers
Total personnel: 591 Available air support: 5 helicopters
Summary: Today firefighters again expect extreme fire behavior due to the continued warm weather, Read More
LANL: Using Laser-Driven Neutrons to Stop Nuclear Smugglers
A burst of laser energy 50 times greater than the worldwide output of electrical power slams into an extremely thin foil target to produce neutrons at Los Alamos National Laboratory’s TRIDENT laser facility during a recent experiment, which proved that laser-driven neutrons can be used to detect and interdict smuggled nuclear materials. Courtesy/LANL
An experimental apparatus used by scientists to prove that laser-driven neutrons can be used to stop nuclear smugglers. Courtesy/LANL
LANL News:
- Los Alamos shows first nuclear material detection by single short-pulse-laser-driven
Rep. Stephanie Garcia Richard Attends National Meeting in Cincinnati
Los Alamos air service to Albuquerque continues to grow in popularity and Monday’s 6:30 a.m. flight was nearly filled to capacity. On Monday’s flight was State Rep. Stephanie Garcia Richard, left, who took the early flight on her way to attend a national meeting in Cincinnati for legislators dealing with DOE site cleanup and other nuclear industry related issues. Garcia Richard is a member of the National Conference of State Legislators’ Nuclear Legislative Workgroup. Courtesy photo Read More
Sod Installed Along Myrtle Street and Canyon Road
Following recent ground work in the area, landscapers on Friday began resodding the green area between Myrtle Street and Canyon Road. Photo by Leland Lehman/ladailypost.com
Photo by Leland Lehman/ladailypost.com Read More
Letter to the Editor: Posse Lodge Support Greatly Appreciated
By the Sheriff’s Posse of Los Alamos
The Sheriff’s Posse would like to thank everyone who attended Sunday’s Cowboy Pancake Breakfast, with a special thank you to Richard Hannemann who donated his musical talent and time toward our cause.
Between a record breaking number of breakfast sales and your additional donations, we made excellent headway towards our NM State mandated capital improvements.
Without your support we would not be able to continue. As you may know, if we do not upgrade our septic system and kitchen equipment we may be permanently shut down and the historic Read More
Los Alamos Catalyst Could Jumpstart E-Cars, Green Energy
A high-resolution microscopic image of a new type of nanostructured-carbon-based catalyst developed at LANL could pave the way for reliable, economical next-generation batteries and alkaline fuel cells. Courtesy/LANL
LANL News:
- Economical non-precious-metal catalyst capitalizes on carbon nanotubes
Los Alamos National Laboratory scientists have designed a new type of nanostructured-carbon-based catalyst that could pave the way for reliable, economical next-generation batteries and alkaline fuel cells, providing for practical use of wind- and solar-powered electricity, Read More
The Success Cycle – Achieving What You Want in Life
Michelle Harkey running her first marathon. Courtesy photoAt 5:30 p.m. Thursday, June 6, Michelle Harkey, owner of Mullein Leaf Massage, will give a Ruby K’s Community Hour presentation on how to put yourself into a peak state so that your life is on the path of an upward spiral.
You may be wondering, what is an “upward spiral?”
“Many philosophers have noted the correlation between our metaphorical every day manner of speaking and actual patterns in life. This is one of them,” Harkey said. “There Read More
Thompson Ridge Firefighters Are Fully Supplied
FIRE News:
The firefighters battling the Thompson Ridge Fire are now fully supplied with first aid and hygiene supplies as well as food.
There is no need to collect supplies for them at this time. Read More
Airport Manager to Discuss Air Service To Albuquerque
New Mexico Airlines’ Cessna Caravan. Photo by Greg Kendall/ladailypost.com
BESC News:
Los Alamos County Airport Manager Peter Soderquist will talk about the new air service to Albuquerque at noon Friday, June 7 at the Betty Ehart Senior Center.
Soderquist will discuss valuable information about the airline, its services and answer questions.
Learn about the new flight schedule, which begins June 10. A tour of one of the planes will be given at 1:10 p.m. after the talk for those interested.
Those attending the talk are invited to have lunch at 11:30 a.m. Call for reservations at 662 -8922. Read More
Your Money: Is Your Investment Philosophy Based On The Daily News?
Your Money: Is Your Investment Philosophy Based On The Daily News?Let’s face it: Many of us are addicted to the news, whether or not we want to admit it. Every second of every day, there is a non-stop barrage of fresh, new events to scare us.
Yes, to scare us.
Consider this: When you watch TV news or read a newspaper or follow your social media news feed, there is generally a smattering of feel-good stories. But doesn’t most of what you see fall under the broad categories of “doom and gloom” or “run for the hills.” (In New Mexico, that assumes, of course, that the hills are not burning at the Read More
SFI Talk Focuses on Evoution, Information and Two-Dimensional Probability
SFI News:
Michael Lachmann from Max Planck Institute for Evolutionary Anthropology will give a talk titled “Evolution, Information and Two-Dimensional Probability.”
Lachmann’s talk is 3:30 p.m. Thursday, June 6 in the Noyce Conference Room at the Santa Fe Institute, 1399 Hyde Park Road in Santa Fe.
What is a signal worth, how much information does it carry? Two different approaches tackle this question in biology. On the one hand, one can measure the information carried by the signal in bits — the entropy reduction that it provides, on the other, one can ask about the fitness benefit Read More