‘Star Trek: Into Darkness’ a Great Summer Adventure
Movie Review by KIRSTEN LASKEY
Some movies just fit the bill for the perfect summer blockbuster.
They are as refreshing as a soda on a hot day, as thrilling as an approaching three-month break from school and as fun as that first jump into the pool. “Star Trek: Into Darkness” fits solidly into this description.
This movie jets you, at warp speed, on a wonderful tour of the galaxy. You get to travel to planets that are lush in scarlet forests or observe Earth’s future sleek and glossy cities. Even the bowels of the starship Enterprise are beautiful. Everything is a visual delight.
The cast of characters Read More
Barranca Students Shine in Nationwide Math Test
BARRANCA News:
Two Barranca students placed first and second in a nationwide math test called “Kangaroo math.”
Danielle Ensberg placed first in the state and Leah Wolfsberg placed second. Both girls happen to be in the same class at Barranca Mesa being taught by Mrs. Ladino.
The mission of Kangaroo math is to encourage students to:
- Master their mathematical knowledge;
- Give them confidence in their ability for comprehending mathematics;
- Help them understand how mathematics applies in nature’s laws and human activities;
- Develop their ability to derive pleasure and satisfaction
INSANITY® Comes to YMCA
YMCA News:
The Family YMCA is now offering INSANITY® classes!
INSANITY® is a revolutionary cardio-based total body conditioning program based on the principles of MAX interval training. Each workout is packed with plyometric drills on top of nonstop intervals of strength, power, resistance, and ab and core training moves.
Each INSANITY workout keeps you constantly challenged as you alternate between aerobic and anaerobic intervals performed at your MAX! These classes are taught by Insanity-certified instructors and are available 9-9:30 a.m. Monday, Wednesday and Friday, 5:30-6 p.m. Read More
Los Alamos Students Traveling to National History Day Competition
Los Alamos Middle School students celebrate their achievements at the state National History Day Competition. Second from left, Ruby Selvage and second from right, Kathryn McClenahan, placed first in junior group performance with a play on the development of the Soviet Atomic Bomb. Miriam Wallstrom, center, placed second with her junior individual website on the 13th amendment to the U.S. Constitution. Courtesy photo
LA HISTORICAL SOCIETY News:
Students from the Los Alamos Public Schools won 11 awards at the recent statewide National History Day (NHD) contest, and eight of those students Read More
Survivors of Suicide Support Group Meets Mondays
Food on the Hill: Panini with Prosciutto, Peaches and Provolone
Photo by Sue York/ladailypost.com
Photo by Sue York/ladailypost.com
Directions:
You can get the cheese and the meat at the deli counter, that way you can get as much or as little as you need. Cut and butter Read More
Column: Parents, Children, and Divorce
Parents, Children, and DivorceWith an ever-increasing world population, marriages are becoming more and more common. However, with the increasing number of marriages, there comes a subsequent increase in the number of divorces. Statistics suggest that every one in two marriages will end in divorce, and 40 percent of the children born in this decade will have to experience the marital transition of their parents. Additionally, an abundance of research collected by various groups suggest that children who are present for a marital transition Read More
Bazan Plays Local Living Room Concert May 26
David Bazan plays the Drunken Unicorn in Atlanta. Courtesy photoStaff Report
David Bazan, an indie singer-songwriter from Seattle, is touring around the country playing in individuals’ living rooms. Bazan will give one of these intimate concerts at 8 p.m. Sunday, May 26 in Los Alamos.
Bazan will play for about an hour and a half, stopping between songs for questions. This is a great opportunity to talk to the artist directly about his music. Tickets can be purchased at the following link: https:////www.undertowtickets.com/product/bazan-living-room-show-los-alamos-nm-may-26-8pm Read More
Suicide Prevention Working Group Forming
JJAB News
Los Alamos Juvenile Justice Advisory Board and Los Alamos County Social Services Department announces the first meeting of the Suicide Awareness and Prevention Working Group meeting.
The meeting will take place 2-3:30 p.m. Wednesday, May 22, at the new Municipal Building, in the large conference room on the third floor (room 330.)
The goal is to form a working group of experts, representatives of agencies and other entities who will work together to formulate and implement a multi-pronged approach of evidence based and best practice programs that will help bring about long term Read More
Dr. Bradley Presents ‘Elk Mountain and the Centennial Peaks’ 7:30 p.m. Today at Geological Society
LAGS News:
The Los Alamos Geological Society will meet at 7:30 p.m. Tuesday, May 21 at the Christian Church, 92 East Road.
The speaker is Dr. Paul Bradley. He will provide a talk entitled “Elk Mountain and the Centennial Peaks.” Colorado’s highest 100 peaks are known as the Centennial Peaks. Dr. Bradley will provide an overview of his 2011 and 2012 climbs of four of these peaks located in the Elk Range.
Dr. Bradley received a BS and MS from Texas A&M in chemical engineering and physics. He received a PhD in Astronomy from University of Texas at Austin.
The May field trip Read More
Deadline Extended for Open Call for Art/Ideas
‘Scale of Justice’ created by Jemez Springs artist Troy Williams. Photo by Greg Kendall/ladailypost.com
APPB News:
The Art in Public Places Board (APPB) has extended the application deadline for an “Open Call for Art/Ideas” to June 7.
Due to difficulties with email, those who previously submitted electronic proposals are asked to resubmit them to ArtProposals@lacnm.us. This email is now functioning correctly.
“Open Call for Art/Ideas” provides Los Alamos citizens the opportunity to suggest ideas or artwork that they would like added to the public art collection. This can Read More
Wendy Mathson to Present ‘Scrap Management’
Storm at Sea quilt by Wendy Mathson. Courtesy photo
LAPQG News:
Wendy Mathson is an author, teacher, designer, inventor, illustrator, lecturer and general quilt fanatic.
She has been quilting for more than 30 years and will present her lecture and trunk show “Scrap Management” at the next meeting of the Los Alamos Piecemakers Quilt Guild.
The meeting is 7 p.m. Tuesday, May 21 at White Rock Baptist Church. Experienced and new quilters are invited to attend the Guild meeting.
Mathson uses her collection of antique quilts, plus some of her own creations, to illustrate and teach some of what she has Read More
Susanna Lucido: The Reality of Suicide
The Reality of SuicideBy SUSANNA LUCIDO
Did you know that one in four Americans will experience depression at some point in their life? That just about guarantees at least one of your family members or friends suffers from depression.
In 2010, suicide was the number one cause of death from a mental illness. So why aren’t we fixing this problem?
Granted, counseling and medication are expensive, but there are ways around that. Schools, health insurance, and clinics all provide cheap therapy, but In the end, the reason we ignore this giant problem is because it is taboo in our Read More
Los Alamos Reservoir Filling Slowly [Video Attached]
View of the reservoir as it slowly fills. Photo by Greg Kendall/ladailypost.com
Los Alamos Reservoir is beginning to fill with water again.
Contractors have rebuilt the dam and have cleared out the debris and muck that resulted from the devastating 2011 Los Conchas Fire.
The run off from winter snows has been disappointing this year and the reservoir is filling very slowly. Currently there are about three acre feet of water in the reservoir that has a capacity of approximately 25 acre feet. It is hoped that a good monsoon season may fill the reservoir. Read More
Los Alamos Police Blotter: May 9–May 15, 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.
May 9 at 10:31 a.m. / A 53-year-old Los Alamos man in the 1300 block of San Ildefonso Road reported that he was the victim of larceny. The estimated loss is less than $2,500.
May 9 at 12:33 p.m. / A 53-year-old Los Alamos man reported a case of extreme cruelty to animals/torturing and criminal damage to property in the 300 block of Conejo. The matter is under investigation.
GARY BROWN
May 9 at 3:53 p.m. Read More
LAHS Students Place in Grand Awards Ceremony
LAHS Award winners from left, sophomore David Murphy, senior Holly Erickson, and freshman Coleman Kendrick. Courtesy photo
LAHS News:
All three Los Alamos High School students attending the 2013 Intel International Science and Engineering Fair earned Grand Award Places during the Awards Ceremony Friday May 17.
Holly Erickson, Coleman Kendrick and David Murphy competed at the ISEF last week in Phoenix against 1,400 students from 70 countries, provinces and states for $3 million in prizes and awards.
Holly Catherine Erickson, 17, Los Alamos High School, Project Titled; An Read More
Pajarito Reads: Local Sci-Fi Writer Carolyn Neeper Explores Creating a Sustainable Society
Column by BONNIE J. GORDONLos Alamos science fiction writer Carolyn Neeper has been contemplating and engaging in interspecies communication for many years.
As readers of her column in the Los Alamos Daily Post, “How the Hen House Turns“ know, Neeper is deeply involved with the animals in her life, be they skunks, dogs or turkeys. It doesn’t hurt that Neeper also is a microbiologist.
“We aren’t unique in our emotional responses,” Neeper said. “We exaggerate our uniqueness. We need to appreciate more that we’re simply a part of it all.”
Neeper has watched the Read More
Yang: Cooperate To Cheat … To Get A Good Grade, Or, To Learn?
Cooperate To Cheat … To Get A Good Grade, Or, To Learn?Here is an interesting read: https:////blogs.kcrw.com/whichwayla/2013/04/cheating-to-learn-how-a-ucla-professor-gamed-a-game-theory-midterm
To sum it up: An UCLA professor of Behavioral Ecology allowed his students to create their own rules for a midterm test. Instead of the usual closed-book test, he told his students a week in advance that they could bring to the test: notes, books, laptop, experts (if they could locate one or two in time), calling former students who had taken this test before … anything not in Read More
Los Alamos Choral Society Spring Concert May 26
Los Alamos Choral Society in rehearsal at United Church. Photo by TK Thompson/ladailypost.com
LACS News:
To conclude its 70th anniversary season, the Los Alamos Choral Society is presenting its Spring Concert at 3 p.m. Sunday, May at the United Church of Los Alamos.
The concert entitled “Encore! Favorites Through The Years” will include music from past performances; from the 1970s through the past decade.
Included in this program are:
- “How Can I Keep From Singing”, an American folk hymn arranged by Ronald Staheli,
- “Frostiana”, poems by Robert Frost set to music by Randall Thomson,
Isaac Hayden Memorial Service 3:30 p.m. Wednesday
LAHS News:
The Los Alamos High School Student Council is holding a remembrance service for Isaac Hayden at 3:30 p.m. Wednesday, May 22 at the memorial garden at the high school.
“Isaac was a sophomore at LAHS who died back in March,” Student Body President-Elect Soumyo Lahiri-Gupta said. “The Los Alamos High School Student Council felt it right to have a remembrance service for Isaac at our memorial garden in order to make sure he is not ever forgotten at our school.”
The LAHS Student Council invites the public to attend this service. Read More