Local Scientist Competing in 3,000-Mile Race
Lisa Dougherty participating last November in the 24 Hour World Time Trial Championships in Coachella Valley, Calif., finished 2nd among the women, one 16-mile loop behind six-time Race Across AMerica (RAAM) winner Seana Hogan. Courtesy photo
By Carol A. Clark
Local athlete Lisa Dougherty is a Ph.D. materials scientist, Project Management Professional and Certified Quality Engineer working full-time as an engineer at Los Alamos National Laboratory (LANL.)
In November, she qualified to participate in the 3,000 mile non-stop Race Across AMerica – RAAM. She will start in Oceanside, Read More
Spaghetti For Everyone 5:30-7:30 p.m. Friday!
LAHS SWIM TEAM News:
The community is invited to attend the Los Alamos High School Swim Team’s Annual Fundraising Spaghetti Dinner.
The dinner is 5:30-7:30 p.m. Friday, Jan. 11 at the Trinity on the Hill Episcopal Church.
Tickets are $5 a person – children 8 & under are $3/plate. The dinner includes spaghetti (both a meat sauce and a non-meat sauce will be available), salad, garlic bread, dessert and a drink.
Tickets can be purchased in advance from any high school swimmer or at the door.
YMCA Offering Endurance Training for Cyclists
FAMILY YMCA News:
Are you looking for some training guidance for an upcoming cycling event or do you just want to work on your own cycling endurance?
The Family YMCA is offering an Endurance Training for Cyclists Class. Each class will have a 2-hour riding component and a 1/2 hour of core conditioning.
In addition, the following topics will be discussed:
- Proper bike fit;
- Clothing and equipment;
- Nutrition and hydration,
- Aches and pains-preventing them and what to do if you have them;
- Weekly training recommendations; and
- How to design your own training plan.
PEEC: Learn About Conservation Canines Jan. 17
PEEC News:
The community is invited to PEEC to hear a presentation from 7 to 8 p.m. Thursday, Jan. 17 about restoration work in the Jemez Mountains.
Anne Bradley, Forest Conservation Program Manager for The Nature Conservancy, will give the talk about the Conservancy’s current projects in the area, which include the Conservation Canines.
The Nature Conservancy has recently partnered with several organizations to provide information about climate change and tools to aid in forest conservation and restoration.
One of the most interesting collaborations is the study of the Read More
‘Pajarito Mountain Beer and Band’ Kicks Off Saturday with The Nomads
PAJARITO MOUNTAIN News:
The exciting new “Pajarito Mountain Beer and Band” event kicks off Saturday with local favorite The Nomads.
Atomic City Transit is providing a new bus service to Pajarito Mountain with the last bus going down Saturday at 5:20 p.m. so people can enjoy the show and get a ride home! Read More
‘Hive505’ Created to Harness Los Alamos Brainpower
Hive505 News:
What was Thomas Edison’s most useful invention? It wasn’t the light bulb. It wasn’t the gramophone or even the motion picture.
Los Alamos businessman Keith Barras suggests that the most useful invention was the laboratory itself. Edison’s workspace (complete with physics, chemistry and metallurgy labs, a machine shop, library and ample space to conduct experiments) made it possible to come up with innovative ideas, and also develop them into marketable products.
In the spirit of Edison, a small group has been developing a new business model for harnessing the creative Read More
Chairworks and Dunn Quilting Sale/Store Closing Jan. 15-19
Courtesy/Dunn Quilting
Staff Report
Chairworks and Dunn Quilting, 3801-A Arkansas Ave., will hold an inventory/closing sale Jan. 15–19 with everything in the store marked down 40 percent.
The store is closed from now until Jan. 15 when it will be opened 10 a.m. to 5:30 p.m. through Jan. 19, after which it will close for good.
Dunn Quilting owner Nicole Dunn has moved her longarm quilting business to her home studio where she will continue to finish quilt tops, and make one-of-a-kind custom quilts for the community, as well as create and design her own art quilts.
Chairworks owner Pat Randall Read More
‘Standard Quantum Limit’ Smashed, Could Mean Better Fiber-Optic Comms
Fiber optic communications illustration. Courtesy/NIST
NIST News:
Communicating with light may soon get a lot easier, hints recent research* from the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) and the University of Maryland’s Joint Quantum Institute (JQI), where scientists have potentially found a way to overcome a longstanding barrier to cleaner signals.
The findings, which demonstrate for the first time an error rate far below the “standard quantum limit” for a wide range of light levels, could increase the efficiency of fiber-optic systems by reducing Read More
Kathleen Veenstra: Molding Psyches and Clay
‘Rocky Mountain Christmas’ by Kathleen Veenstra. Courtesy/FLACKathleen Veenstra is well known for her many years of work with the Los Alamos Public Schools as a counselor, but fewer people are familiar with her as an artist.
Veenstra is successful as a ceramicist/potter and also as a fine artist, painting landscapes and portraits. When asked about how she was able to develop to a professional level in all three areas, Veenstra explained that her first love was art and the career as a counselor evolved somewhat Read More
Beaver Spotted Swimming in Rio Grande
Stephen Shankland visited his mom Becky Shankland of Los Alamos over the holidays and snapped a shot of this beaver, which he spotted Dec. 29 just above Ancho Rapids in the Rio Grande, along the same path where Paul Arendt led a PEEC hike in December. Courtesy photo Read More
Do Not Be Afraid … Learn More Sunday
TOTH News:
By Lisa Rothrock
In our culture, we are surrounded by constant reminders to be afraid. The news mostly covers stories about disastrous occurrences happening throughout our country, and advertisements are constantly telling us that we need to buy their products to prevent disasters and afflictions from happening to us.
On top of this, we have all personally endured pain and suffering of some kind. Then we hear from God that He does not want us to fear, even when we hear or see bad things happening around us.
How do we do that when everything around us tells us to be afraid? This Sunday, Jan. Read More
Council Votes to Appoint Committee to Recommend Name for New Muni Building
Los Alamos County Public Information OfficerJulie Habiger presents details of a request from Councilor Fran Berting to name the New Municipal Building in memory of Jeannette O. Wallace, New Mexico Representative for House District 43. Council voted 7-0 to acknowledge that request and take the action requested in accordance with County Code; and directed County Administrator Harry Burgess, at left, to establish an impartial administrative committee, consisting of one staff member, Habiger, two members of the public who have no connection with the facility, other than being citizens Read More
County Garners Unqualified ‘Clean’ Audit Opinion
Los Alamos County Deputy Chief Financial Officer Joe D’Anna briefs Council on the County’s Comprehensive Annual Financial Report for the fiscal year ended June 30, 2012. Council voted unanimously to accept the report. Photo by Carol A. Clark/ladailypost.com
Staff Report
The Comprehensive Annual Financial Report (CAFR) documents the County’s financial position at the end of the fiscal year, and the results of its operations for that full 12-month period.
Throughout the fiscal year, many departments and employees help the County record the County’s Read More
Council Elects New Leadership at First Meeting of 2013
The newly seated 2013 County Council voted 7-0 to elect Geoff Rodgers, right, as Council Chair and David Izraelevitz as Vice Chair as the new year gets underway this evening in Council Chambers. Photo by Carol A. Clark/ladailypost.com
The 2013 County Council from left, Councilor Fran Berting, newly elected Councilor Steven Girrens, Vice Council Chair David Izraelevitz, Council Chair Geoff Rodgers, newly elected Councilor Kristin Henderson, newly elected Councilor Pete Sheehey and Councilor Rick Reiss. Photo by Carol A. Clark/ladailypost.com
LANL: Check Out Latest Addition of National Security Science Magazine
Readers May Be Surprised: look inside the new issue of National Security Science magazine
- Solving a Nuclear Whodunit—How Los Alamos solves the crime could deter it from happening.
- Giving Nuclear Watchdogs Their Bite—Who trains all of the International Atomic Energy Agency’s (IAEA) inspectors?
- Surplus Plutonium Pits—Only Los Alamos can convert them into fuel for civilian nuclear reactors.
- Los Alamos Technology Goes to Mars—The Mars Curiosity rover wouldn’t rove without the Laboratory’s plutonium power source.
- Stockpile Size—Too many? Too few? Brig.
Community Invited to Los Alamos Family Council’s Third Wellness Seminar Jan. 10
NNSA Selects CNS to Manage Consolidated Contract for Nuclear Production Operations
NNSA Headquarters in Washington, D.C. Courtesy/NNSA
NNSA News:
- New Partnership Shapes Future of Nuclear Security, Saves Taxpayers more than $3 Billion
WASHINGTON, D.C.–In a move that shapes the future of the United States’ nuclear security enterprise and will save $3.27 billion in taxpayer dollars over the next decade, the National Nuclear Security Administration (NNSA) today announced that Consolidated Nuclear Security, LLC (CNS) has been selected to be the management and operating contractor for the Y-12 National Security Complex in Oak Ridge, Tenn., and the Pantex Plant near Amarillo, Read More
Your 2013 Resolution Roadmap
Photo: Ron Helman
By Mandy Marksteiner
This Saturday, Jan. 12, from 10 a.m. to noon, master life coach Ron Helman will present a talk and hands-on workshop called The Power of NO/W at Fuller Lodge, 2132 Central Ave., in downtown Los Alamos.
The Power of NO/W is for people who want to clarify, prioritize and achieve their most important goals. You will discover when NO is a BIG YES!
The workshop is free. Participants will have the opportunity to receive group and private coaching at a reduced rate.
“In the workshop, we’ll create a strategy that will get you from where you are to where you want to go,” Helman Read More
Bringing Calorimetry to CT Dose Assessment
Heather Chen-Mayer at the PET/CT scanner with HDPE phantoms. The large sections are for whole-torso measurements; the small cylinder is one of two other sizes tested in the course of the project. Courtesy/NIST.
NIST News:
In the United States, about 80 million x-ray computed tomography (CT) scans are made every year – 7 million of them on children – according to the American Association of Physicists in Medicine (AAPM.)
Not surprisingly, there is intense interest in accurate determination of the radiation doses that patients receive from CT machines, and researchers are actively seeking Read More
Column: Music, All Music, Any Music, Is Wonderful
Music, All Music, Any Music, Is Wonderful