UNM-LA Offers New Class in Entrepreneurship
Nicholas Seet will teach Introduction to Entrepreneurship during the spring semester at UNM-LA. Photo by Mandy Marksteiner
By Mandy Marksteiner
Have you ever wanted to start your own business? Got a great idea but need a little help getting started? Looking for all the hidden pitfalls and business secrets?
UNM-LA is offering a class where students can learn the process of starting a successful company from someone who has both academic training in entrepreneurship and the experience of turning his garage-invented technology into a successful business.
“Everybody has an idea,” said Read More
Meet LANL’s Chris Fresquez at Thursday’s Business Breakfast
CHAMBER News:
Members and prospective members of the Los Alamos Chamber of Commerce are invited to the Business Breakfast Roundtable: LANL and Small Biz event, 7:30-9 a.m., Thursday Jan. 31 at the UNM-LA Lecture Hall, 4000 University Dr.
The purpose of the gathering is to introduce Chris Fresquez of LANL’s Small Business Office to the business community.
There will be a roundtable/discussion format, so that business people can provide input as well as hear from Fresquez about his plans for the Lab’s Small Business Office.
The presentation starts at 8 a.m., but business people Read More
BREAKING NEWS: Areas of Chamisa School Flooded by Rain – K Thru 3rd Grade Classes Canceled Today!
LAPS News:
Rain water has flooded areas of Chamisa Elementary School in White Rock causing kindergarten, first, second and third grade classes to be canceled for today.
Students in grades 4, 5 and 6 should report for class today as usual.
Check back to ladailypost.com later today to learn whether the K-3 classrooms will be ready for students tomorrow. Read More
Police Arrest Probation Violator at Ashley Pond Park
Los Alamos Police Sgt. Jeff Regenold, left, and Commander Jason Wardlow Herrera question Jesus Velazco at Ashley Pond Park Friday afternoon after the suspect called 911 to report that he had a gun and was headed to the park. Photo by Carol A. Clark.ladailypost.com
Los Alamos Police Commander Jason Wardlow Herrera checked the jacket of Jesus Velazco for a gun at Ashley Pond Park Friday after the suspect called 911 to say he had a gun and “no one is going to take me in when I let my dog off leash.” Photo by Carol A. Clark.ladailypost.com
Jesus Antonio Velazco
By Carol A. Clark
Threats to fight Read More
Jammin’ with the Los Alamos Derby Dames
The Los Alamos Derby Dames practice at the Family YMCA. Photos by Bonnie J. Gordon/ladailypost.com
By Bonnie J. Gordon
It’s a cold winter night in Los Alamos, but at the Family YMCA, our very own roller derby team is generating plenty of heat as they spin around the gym at top speed.
The Los Alamos Derby Dames is a flat track roller derby league founded in April 2011. The league currently has one team, the M’Atom Bombs.
With some help from the 2009 movie “Whip It” roller derby, which is dominated by all-female amateur teams, has grown in popularity in recent years.
There are a number of teams around New Read More
Letter to the Editor: We Have a Wonderful Opportunity at this Cross Road for UNM-LA … I Would Like to be a Part of the Solution
By Michelle HallOur college, UNM-LA as we most often refer to it, has met or exceeded each of 10 metrics set by the state for two-year colleges for many years running.
It ranks first in the state in four of the 10 metrics (New Mexico Association of Community Colleges Annual Report, 2012.)
For example, of the two-year colleges in the state, UNM-LA had the highest percentage of students (92.7 percent) who obtained employment or continued their education at a four-year school upon completion of their studies at UNM-LA.
It is a gem in the rough that Read More
Skidmore Lecture: ‘The Seven LANL Explosives Fatalities – Technical and Human Perspectives (U)’
Memorial plaque. Courtesy/LANL
LAHS News:
Cary B. Skidmore of Los Alamos National Laboratory will give a lecture at 7:30 p.m. Tuesday, Feb. 12 at Fuller Lodge at part of the Los Alamos Historical Society’s 2012-2013 lecture series, “History and Science.”
Skidmore’s lecture is “The Seven LANL Explosives Fatalities – Technical and Human Perspectives (U).”
When the implosion concept came to the Manhattan Project, it brought with it a need to use explosives in a new way.
Rather than destroying or breaking apart something, precisely shaped pieces were needed to assemble Read More
Hilltopper Girls Drop Close Game to Santa Fe 47-53
Anna Scott attempts to take charge. Photo by Alan Kirk
McKenzie Logan with drive and score. Photo by Alan Kirk
PILE UP. Photo by Alan Kirk
Anna Scott drives to basket. Photo by Alan Kirk
Kiana Zerr takes shot. Photo by Alan Kirk
Amber Logan takes shot. Photo by Alan Kirk
Alysan Crane makes jump shot. Photo by Alan Kirk
Amber Logan and Erin Kirk on defense. Photo by Alan Kirk
Anna Scott defending the ball. Photo by Alan Kirk
Ice Forms Around Ashley Pond Fountain
Frigid temperatures have created an ice formation around the fountain at Ashley Pond. A couple paused Friday afternoon to watch ducks and geese bask in the fountain’s spray. Photo by Carol A. Clark/ladailypost.com
Photo by Carol A. Clark/ladailypost.com Read More
Pet of the Week: Shayla the Dog
Pet of the Week: Shayla – sweet senior spayed female GSD Mix with amazing energy. One owner until the economy forced her family into housing where Shayla was not allowed.
Recent grooming donated by Yours Truly Diana. Great on leash walks and all-around nice girl. Housebroken. Confident, affectionate. Great with male dogs.
The Los Alamos Animal Shelter, 226 East Road, (505) 662-8179, has a great selection of on-site adoptable pets. Others are off-campus in foster homes.
Visit the Friends of the Shelter website: www.lafos.org, for information about volunteering, adopting and donating. Also
Seeking Applicants for VFW ‘Scout of the Year Scholarship’
VFW News:
Your local Veterans of Foreign Wars Post 8874 is seeking a Scout to compete for this year’s “VFW Scout of the Year Scholarship.”
This is a program that provides a $5,000 scholarship award, and which several of the local Scouts would be very competitive.
Column: Just Trust Me on This, Go to a Poetry Reading
Just Trust Me on This, Go to a Poetry ReadingJon was reading at Mesa Public Library as part of Authors Speak series. I love poetry readings but I hadn’t made it to one for a couple of years.
Santa Fe Poet Laureate Jon Davis. Photo by Bonnie J. Gordon
I should go to more poetry readings and you should too. Here’s why.
Poetry reveals the inner workings of another person’s mind and how they perceive the world as no other medium can.
Most people process things through language. Even if Read More
Movie Review: ‘Les Miserables’ – a Story that Stands the Test of Time
Anne Hathaway in ‘Les Miserables.’ Courtesy/Universal A truly great story contains a special quality. It can be revisited again and again and never become dull or tired. Victor Hugo’s “Les Miserables” is one of these stories.
The French writer wrote the story in 1862. It transferred from paper to stage in 1985 and became the second longest-running musical in the world.
Then in 2013, “Les Miz” transformed again, this time as a movie. And that special quality has never faded.
The musical, which Read More
Column: Knee Injuries and Alignment
By Jessica Kisiel M.S.
Contrary to popular belief your knee is not a fragile joint. It is designed to run, jump, ski and perform all the activities you ask of it. The knee is actually a simple joint with a complex job.
Acting as a hinge joint, the knee flexes and extends the lower leg. The complexity of the joint lies in its role in coordinating and synchronizing the movement between the hip and ankle.
Your body is linked together in a kinetic chain and works as a unit. No joint or muscle works in isolation. Just try to bend or extend your knee without involvement from the hip, ankle or pelvis. It’s Read More
Rotary Club Student of the Month is Caitlin Haynes
ROTARY News:
Caitlin (“Katie”) Haynes, a senior at Los Alamos High School (LAHS), was recently honored as Rotary Student of the Month for January.
Haynes is the daughter of Karen and Don Haynes and older sister of Trip Haynes. Haynes is an active member of the LAHS Hilltalker Speech and Debate Team, an award-winning club, and has served as a team captain for three years.
Active on the national debate circuit, she has won awards at some of the most competitive tournaments in the country. She has also received the National Forensic League’s highest honor – the title of Academic All-American, an award Read More
RECALL NOTICE: Hunt’s 8 Oz. Tomato Sauce
NMED News:
The New Mexico Environmental Department has issued a recall notice for Hunt’s Tomato Sauce because the product was packaged in cans containing a defect in the inner lining.
There is no food safety concern associated with the product, but the can defect may cause the can to swell and the product to spurt out when opened.
RECALL NOTICE
TO: ALL New Mexico Environment Department District and Field Offices
FROM: Johnathan Gerhardt, NMED Food Specialist, District 1
DATE: Jan. 25, 2013
SUBJECT: FOOD RECALL – CLASS I, FOOD RECALL – CLASS II and FOOD RECALL – CLASS III
PRODUCTS: 8 ounce Read More
New Business Offers Kitchen Spice & Everything Nice
Former Los Alamos Fire Marshal Mike Thompson and his look-a-like cake that Darby Martinez created for his retirment party. Courtesy photo
By Bonnie J. Gordon
From cakes shaped like Yoda or a fire hydrant to the most elegant tiered wedding confection, to a cookie bouquet, Darby Martinez, owner of Kitchen Spice and Everything Nice, can dream it up and bake it.
Yoda cake by Darby Martinez. Courtesy photo 
She wants customers to be able to manage the same kinds of kitchen magic with the help of her online store.
Kitchen Spice and Everything Nice has a wide variety of kitchen essentials and a huge array Read More
Next Driving Force Movie Plays Jan. 31 at Real Deal
‘Music on Barcelona’ 5:30 p.m. Today in Santa Fe
Brian Newnam with the microphone, Cindy at the Piano, and Shanalyn Kemme with her cello. Courtesy/Carl Newton
Music on Barcelona:
The Los Alamos piano trio of Brian Newman, violin; Shanalyn Kemme, cello; and Cindy Little, piano is returning to Music on Barcelona at 5:30 p.m. today, Jan. 25.
Music on Barcelona is the last Friday of the month musicale at the Unitarian Universalist Congregation of Santa Fe, 107 West Barcelona Road.
The Newman-Kemme-Little Trio appeared there last February, performing a Shostakovich trio. Today they will perform Joaquin Turina’s Piano Trio No. 1.
Other works Read More
‘Nanotubes on a Chip’ May Simplify Optical Power Measurements
The circular patch of carbon nanotubes on a pink silicon backing is one component of NIST’s new cryogenic radiometer, shown with a quarter for scale. Gold coating and metal wiring has yet to be added to the chip. The radiometer will simplify and lower the cost of disseminating measurements of laser power. Photo by Tomlin/NIST
NIST News:
The National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) has demonstrated a novel chip-scale instrument made of carbon nanotubes that may simplify absolute measurements of laser power, especially the light signals transmitted by optical fibers in telecommunications Read More