DOE Awards $62 Million in Contracts to Accelerate Development of ‘Extreme Scale’ Supercomputers
Sequoia, an IBM supercomputer at Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory (LLNL) in California, was on June 18, 2012 named No. 1 in the TOP500, a list of the world’s fastest supercomputers. Here, Sequoia is installed in LLNL’s Terascale Simulation Facility in April 2012. Courtesy/LLNL
DOE News:
WASHINGTON, D.C. – Under an initiative called FastForward, the Department of Energy (DOE), Office of Science and the National Nuclear Security Administration (NNSA) have awarded $62 million in research and development (R&D) contracts to five leading companies in high performance computing Read More
Once a Year Breakfast for School Retirees is Aug. 15
SCHOOL RETIREES News:
With the many cars, buses and pedestrians headed to the Los Alamos Public Schools by 7:50 a.m. Wednesday, Aug. 15, a large group of school retirees will be just getting ready for their “First Day of School.”
Since the 1970s, school retirees have celebrated the start of each new school year with a delightful breakfast and much camaraderie at the single yearly meeting of that organization.
Retirees will meet from 9:30-11 a.m. at the Trinity on the Hill Episcopal Church, 3900 Trinity Dr.
A catered breakfast featuring individual green chile quiche, fruit and juice, Read More
Workers Dredge 15th Street
Workers dredged beneath 15th Street near Central Avenue last week. The roadwork is now complete with 15th Street newly paved and open to public traffic. Photo by Carol A. Clark/ladailypost.com
Photo by Carol A. Clark/ladailypost.com
Photo by Carol A. Clark/ladailypost.com
LANL Sets Waste Shipping Record for Fourth Consecutive Year
LANL News:
Los Alamos National Laboratory has set another record for shipments of transuranic waste in a single fiscal year. Here, the Laboratory’s 172nd shipment leaves the Laboratory on Aug. 2, headed for the Waste Isolation Pilot Plant. Courtesy/LANL
LANL News:
- Lab has sent 172 shipments so far this year; aiming for 200 by Sept. 30
For the fourth consecutive year, Los Alamos National Laboratory’s TRU Waste Program has shipped a record number of transuranic (TRU) waste shipments to the Waste Isolation Pilot Plant (WIPP) near Carlsbad, N.M, for permanent disposal.
The Laboratory’s 172nd Read More
Los Alamos Police Blotter: July 27 to Aug. 1, 2012
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.
July 26 at 10:38 p.m. / A 46-year-old Los Alamos woman reported that someone burglarized her vehicle parked in the 100 block of La Mesa Circle. The estimated loss is unknown.
DONAVEN VANWIJKWEIJER
July 27 at 4:09 p.m. / Police arrested Donaven Wanwijkweijer, 18, of Los Alamos on Trinity Drive an outstanding Magistrate Court warrant.
ADA MARTINEZ
July 29 at 5:12 a.m. / Police arrested Read More
‘CBS This Morning’ Features Los Alamos in National Historic Park Video
The V-Site buildings and nearby Gun Site are the last significant structures still standing at Los Alamos associated with the development and assembly of the world’s first nuclear devices. Courtesy photo
On Monday, the CBS This Morning Show ran an interesting video segment on the topic of the potential Manhattan Project National Historic Park. Los Alamos was a key feature of the story.
Click the following link to read the story and view the video: “Atom bomb historic sites may become national park.” Read More
Fall KinderKick Soccer Registration Ends Aug. 17
FAMILY YMCA News:
Registration is open until Aug. 17 for the YMCA Fall KinderKick Soccer program for ages three to four and five to six.
The Season runs Aug. 27 to Oct. 4. Practice and games are twice a week for six weeks in White Rock and Los Alamos.
Volunteer Coaches, Asst. Coaches and Team Parents are needed. Price is $45 for Y Members and $60 for Program Only Members and includes a high quality soccer jersey.
Call 662-3100, visit www.laymca.org or stop by the Family YMCA at 15th Street and Iris Street for more information.
LANL Access Restrictions Lifted
LANL News:
Effective 3:30 p.m. today, Los Alamos National Laboratory has lifted access restrictions.
Vehicle access points on West Jemez Road will be open to non-badge holders, who remain subject to normal security rules regarding weapons or other prohibited items. Read More
Transportation Board Agenda Aug 9
LOS ALAMOS COUNTY TRANSPORTATION BOARD MEETING AGENDA
5:30 p.m. Aug 9, 2012 in Public Works Conference Room
2101 Trinity Drive Suite A2
I. Call to Order
II. Public Comment (for items not on the agenda)
III. Approval of Transportation Board Minutes
IV. New Business
A. Chair Elections
B. Discussion of NM4 / Truck Route / Tsankawi Intersection Alignment
V. Old Business
A. Alternative Fleet Fuels: Continued Discussion
B. Planning, Adopting Building and Transportation Energy Greenhouse Gas
Emission Reduction Standards: Continued Discussion
VI. Staff Report
A. NM502 / Trinity Design Update Read More
Thursday Talk Features Dinosaur Expert Ralph Chapman at The Hive in White Rock
Photo: Paleontologist Ralph Chapman at a recent event at the Bradbury Science Museum. Photo by Carol A. Clark/ladailypost.com
LAEN News:
The public is invited to attend a free presentation by paleontologist Ralph Chapman titled, Virtualizing Dinosaurs: Problems, Strategies and Solutions, (from dinosaur bones to images and models.
The talk is hosted Jointly by LAEN (Los Alamos Entrepreneurs’ Network) and The Hive (community hacker space.)
- When: 6:30 p.m. Thursday, Aug. 9
- Where: The Hive, 134 State Road 4 in White Rock (just east of the Metzger’s gas station.)
Chapman is an owner/partner Read More
CB FOX Opens Temporary Mattress Store Downtown
Dave Fox of CB FOX welcomes customers into his new mattress store Saturday. The store has opened temporarily in the space recently vacated by the flower shop adjacent to the CB FOX Department store on Central Avenue. The mattress store is designed to accommodate customers who have trouble using the stairs in the department store as well as allow more space for the large variety of mattress available at CB FOX. The mattresses will remain on display until the space is leased. Photo by Katy Korkos Read More
Curiosity Made it to Mars!
Curiosity made it to Mars! There was restrained clapping and a big sigh of relief in the audience of some 400 people gathered at the Los Alamos National Laboratory’s Bradbury Science Museum Sunday night when NASA announced Curiosity had landed on Mars. Photo by TK Thompson/ladailypost.com
The NASA commentator provided a lively blow-by-blow of the Rover’s journey to Mars on the big screen in the Bradbury Science Museum’s auditorium Sunday night. Photo by TK Thompson/ladailypost.com
The first thumbnail photo from Curiosity on Mars shows a wheel on the ground.Appreciative Inquiry: A Positive Method to Change an Organization
Column by Elena Yang
People always lament that change is very difficult, especially in an organization.
They usually don’t mean that they themselves would resist all changes, as long as they are reasonable.
So, what’s reasonable? That, right there, begins the messy process of change.
In a crude manner, I break organizational change into three categories:
(1) Change for the sake of making changes. It strikes me that a lot of new managers when taking on their new title feel the need to demonstrate that they are doing something different. They feel compelled to make a few changes Read More
LANL Protesters Released From Jail
From left, Catherine Euler, Cathie Sullivan, Janet Greenwald, Benjamin (Summer) Abbott, Barbara Grothus and Pamela Gilchrist have been released on their own recognizance from the Los Alamos County Detention Facility after being issued criminal citations to appear in court. The six protesters were arrested this morning at Los Alamos National Laboratory and charged with trespassing, failure to obey a lawful order and obstructing traffic. Photo by Greg Kendall/ladailypost.com
Security lined the parking structure at Los Alamos National Laboratory this morning in preparation Read More
Demonstrators Move Protest From LANL to Jail
Protesters marched from Los Alamos National Laboratory this morning to the Los Alamos County Detention Center to chant and show solidarity for six of their members arrested earlier today for blocking traffic near the entrance to LANL. Photo by Greg Kendall/ladailypost.com Read More
Daughter of Los Alamos Activist Arrested at LANL
Barbara Grothus is arrested this morning along with five other protesters after blocking traffic near the entrance to Los Alamos National Laboratory. Grothus is the daughter of longtime Los Alamos activist Ed Grothus who died from cancer. Following this morning’s arrest, several more protesters entered the street near the same location and blocked traffic for about five minutes. No arrests were made during that action. The protesters have now left LANL property and are marching across the Omega Bridge heading toward the Los Alamos County Detention Facility. They said that they intend Read More
BREAKING NEWS: Six Protesters Arrested at LANL
Protesters demonstrate at Los Alamos National Laboratory this morning on the 67th anniversary of the bombing of Hiroshima and Nagasaki. Photo by Bonnie J. Gordon/ladailypost.com
Photo by Bonnie J. Gordon/ladailypost.com
Staff report
Six protesters were arrested a few minutes ago at Los Alamos National Laboratory for blocking morning commuter traffic near the entrance to the complex.
Maria Brazil of (Un)occupy Albuquerque said at the scene that those arrested were from a mixture of groups including No Nukes Now, Pax Christi and she thought she recognized someone from CARD (Citizens for Read More
LANL Temporarily Open to Badge Holders Only
LANL News: and Tweets:
Effective 6 a.m. today, Los Alamos National Laboratory will be open to LANL and Department of Energy badge holders only.
Badges will be physically checked at the Laboratory’s vehicle access points. Those without badges will be directed around the Laboratory via N.M. 4.
“This is a precautionary measure for the safety and security of our employees, our facilities and the general public,” said Mike Lansing, LANL’s associate director for safeguards and security. “We respect everyone’s right to express themselves peacefully Read More
Curiosity Lands on Mars!
NASA News
NASA’s Curiosity rover has landed on Mars. Curiosity is a car-size, one-ton rover that touched down on Mars at 11:31 a.m. Monday. The landing marks the beginning of a two-year prime mission to investigate.
Courtesy Photos. First photos sent to NASA from Curiosity within minutes of landing on Mars.
Its descent-stage retrorockets fired, guiding it to the surface. Nylon cords lowered the rover to the ground in the “sky crane” maneuver. Nearly 400 people gathered at the Bradbury Science Museum to watch the direct feed from NASA television and celebrate the historic
Board of Public Utilities Agenda Aug 15
BOARD OF PUBLIC UTILITIES News
REGULAR MEETING AGENDA
5:30 p.m. Aug 15, 2012 at DPU Conference Room
170 Central Park Square
I. Call to Order
II. Public Comment
III Chair’s Report
IV. Board Member Reports
V. Manager’s Report
VI. County Administrator’s Report
VII. Council Liaison’s Report
VIII. Environmental Sustainability Board Liaison Report
IX. Approval of Previous Meeting Minutes
X. New Business
A. Approval of Budget Carry-overs for Fiscal Year 2012 – Janet Bettinger
B. Approval of Department of Energy (DOE) – Los Alamos County (LAC)
Resource Pool Budget for Fiscal Years 2013-2014 Read More