Seeing the Color of Disease
Microarrayer machines (A) now can mix colors and deposit them on microscope slides, which can be used to calibrate hyperspectral imagers (HSI) for use in medical applications. The finished slides can be custom-colored (B) to calibrate HSIs to find specific types of tumors or disease tissue. Close up, they resemble dot-matrix printwork (C). Credit: Clarke/NIST
NIST News:
A powerful color-based imaging technique is making the jump from remote sensing to the operating room—and a team of scientists* at the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) have taken steps to ensure it Read More
Obituary: Thomas Keane 1956 – June 14, 2012
Thomas Keane, 55, passed away Thursday, June 14, 2012. Tom was born in Chicago, Ill and was a 1975 graduate of Los Alamos High School.
Eco-Tourism Bonanza: Make LA America’s Zip-line Capital
Multiple zip-line example. Courtesy photo
By William T. Sellers
As a recent Los Alamos resident returning to New Mexico after 17 years, the lab was a major business client of mine during the 1980s and 1990s.
Compared with those days, Los Alamos has come a long way.
Yet, from attending the latest capital improvement projects meeting I must confess: the end result was a bit of a disappointment.
I have long heard from local business and community interests, going back to my early days and then today, on the need for local investments that “create their own synergies.”
From my perspective, Los Alamos Read More
LANL to Host Robot Rodeo Tuesday
Courtesy/LANL
- Events test skills of hazardous devices team from around the Southwest
Hazardous devices teams from around the Southwest will wrangle their bomb squad robots at the sixth annual Robot Rodeo beginning Tuesday, June 19 at Los Alamos National Laboratory (LANL.)
The rodeo gets under way at 8 a.m. in Technical Area 49, a remote section of Laboratory property near the entrance to Bandelier National Monument.
Eight teams are scheduled to participate in the three-day competition.
“The Robot Rodeo gives bomb squad teams the opportunity to practice and hone their skills in a lively but Read More
Local Woman Vacations Hard…
While vacationing in Hawaii 11 days ago, Heather Burke of Los Alamos smashed the top of her head into the Kailua Beach Park Bridge causing the skin around her eyes to blacken and resemble the face of a racoon. “I had stepped out of our kayak and let my daughter continue paddling as I walked along side when I collided with the bridge … we vacation hard,” Burke said laughing. She and her husband Brady Burke own Enterprise Computing Systems, LLC and Piñon PC Support. Her husband remained behind in Los Alamos due to work commitments and expressed shock when he saw his wife’s face Read More
Los Alamos Police Blotter: June 7 to June 13, 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.
June 7 at 7:30 a.m. / Police charged Cory Kershner, 23, of Los Alamos with criminal damage to property at 3301 Canyon Road and issued him a summons to appear in court. The estimated damage is less than $1,000.
June 7 at 12:08 p.m. / A 43-year-old Los Alamos woman reported damage to her property on Casa Grande Drive. The estimated loss is less than $1,000.
BRENNAN HAZEN
June 8 at 11 p.m. / Police arrested Read More
Best Western Hilltop House Hotel Rebrands as Hilltop House Hotel and Conference Center
A temporary banner replaces the “Best Western” sign at the hotel at 400 Trinity Drive at Central Avenue. Photo by Carol A. Clark/ladailypost.com
The Best Western Hilltop House Hotel is changing its name to the Hilltop House Hotel and Conference Center.
“We feel that this change better describes the full extent of what our property can do,” said owner Ron Selvage in a news release.
This new direction also supports the owners’ desire to have complete freedom to independently manage the investments and dedicate more investment in the hotel rather than Read More
World’s Fastest Supercomputer Passes 16 Petaflops!
NNSA News:
An IBM technician loads CPUs into Sequoia, the world’s fastest supercomputer. Courtesy Courtesy LLNL.gov/IBM
WASHINGTON, D.C. – The National Nuclear Security Administration (NNSA) announced this morning that a supercomputer called Sequoia at Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory (LLNL) was ranked the world’s most powerful computing system.
Every six months, the biggest supercomputers have a giant race to see which can lay claim to being the world’s fastest high-performance computing cluster.
Clocking in at 16.32 sustained petaflops (quadrillion floating point Read More
Rotary Club Sponsors Sunday’s Deborah Beene Memorial Award-Winners Concert
Jin Park, left, and Dalton Smith wait for the Deborah Beene Memorial Award-Winners Concert to begin Sunday afternoon at Fuller Lodge. The Rotary Club of Los Alamos hosted the annual concert. Photo by Salvador Zapien/ladailypost.com
David Li plays a piece by Samuel Barber. Photo by Salvador Zapien/ladailypost.com
Bryant Letellier plays Sontata in A Minor on his trombone. Photo by Salvador Zapien/ladailypost.com
Jin Park plays a piece by Maria Theresa Von Paradis. Photo by Salvador Zapien/ladailypost.com
Susan Hargreaves, a soprano, sings In dem Shatten. Photo by Salvador Zapien/ladailypost.com Read More
LALT Awards Scholarship; Elects Board
Aidan Bradbury-Aranda has been accepted into the School of Cinematic Arts at the the University of Southern California. Courtesy photo
At the June 10 Annual Meeting of the Los Alamos Little Theatre, members elected the new Board of Directors and applauded the 2012 recipient of the LALT scholarship.
Los Alamos High School graduate Aidan Bradbury-Aranda received the $1,000 LALT scholarship, given for academic achievement and intent to pursue a career associated with the performing arts.
Bradbury-Aranda will attend the University of Southern California where he was accepted into the School Read More
Santa Fe Rodeo Parade Draws Spectators to Plaza
The Santa Fe Rodeo Parade was held Saturday June 16. The Rodeo itself runs June 20-23. Photo by Salvador Zapien/ladailypost.com
2012 Santa Fe Rodeo Queen Alexandria Layne Tapia waves to the crowd during the Rodeo Parade. Photo by Salvador Zapien/ladailypost.com
A princess of the Santa Fe Rodeo rides in the Rodeo Parade. Photo by Salvador Zapien/ladailypost.com
Santa Fe Rodeo mascot “El Toro Diablo” makes its way down the streets of Santa Fe during the Rodeo parade. Photo by Salvador Zapien/ladailypost.com
A rodeo clown entertains the crowd. Photo by Salvador Zapien/ladailypost.com Read More
Kiwanis Meets Tuesday at the Masonic Lodge
“Meet the PEEC Critters” Summer Family Evening
PEEC News:
Foxxy the Hognose Snake is a friendly favorite of kids visiting PEEC. Courtesy photo
What is a turtle’s favorite food? Does a snake feel smooth or rough? Join animal-care expert Jennifer Macke at 6:30 p.m. at PEEC, (Pajarito Environmental Education Center) Tuesday June 19 for an informative presentation about the live animals on exhibit.
Macke will discuss what each animal eats and tell some amazing facts about each one. The program will answer many questions about local reptiles and amphibians, including questions you never knew you had.
Kids of all ages will get to touch and feed Read More
Rotary Meets Tuesday at Fuller Lodge
THE ROTARY CLUB OF LOS ALAMOS News:
The Rotary Club of Los Alamos currently meets at at 11:45 a.m. at Fuller Lodge on Tuesdays.
Everyone is welcome. Contact Linda at 662-7950 to make lunch reservations.
The speaker Tuesday June 19 is Director Linda Deck of the Bradbury Science Museum.
Business Skills for Artists & Art Organizations Workshop Offered Wednesday at The Hive
Business Skills for Artists & Art Organizations Workshop is set for 1-4 p.m., Wednesday June 20 at The Hive, 134 N.M. 4 in White Rock.
This workshop will offer artists, art businesses, and art organizations training on essential business skills.
Participants will learn how to create a successful business concept, address customer first impressions, navigate the “7 P’s” for successful marketing, address a variety of selling scenarios, connect with customers, and techniques for effective business management.
The speaker will be Bette Bradbury, WESST.
To register, call 505-661-4803 Read More
Father’s Day Has Long History
On July 19, 1910, the governor of the U.S. state of Washington proclaimed the nation’s first “Father’s Day.”
However, it was not until 1972, 58 years after President Woodrow Wilson made Mother’s Day official, that the day became a nationwide holiday in the United States.
Origins of Father’s Day
The campaign to celebrate the nation’s fathers did not meet with the same enthusiasm–perhaps because, as one florist explained, “fathers haven’t the same sentimental appeal that mothers have.”
On July 5, 1908, a West Virginia church sponsored the nation’s first event explicitly in honor Read More
Concert Series Entertains Community for 22 Years
Concert Promoter Russ Gordon of the Los Alamos Summer Concert Series at Friday’s concert featuring The Police Experience. Photo by Salvador Zapien/ladailypost.com
By Bonnie J. Gordon
Summer’s here and every Friday night, big hunks of the population of Los Alamos can be found at the current Los Alamos Summer Concert Series show of the week, also known as the Gordon’s Concert.
Russ Gordon, father of the Concert Series, has been providing great free concerts in Los Alamos for 22 years.
Gordon didn’t start out to be a concert promoter. It just sort of happened.
Gordon was exercising his fanatical
DWI Checkpoints Conducted by Los Alamos Police are Underway Throughout the County
Throughout the remainder of June, the Los Alamos Police Department will be conducting DWI Checkpoints.
Officers will be targeting impaired drivers on local roadways and at DWI Checkpoints within Los Alamos County. Read More
Artist M.J. Oref Celebrates the Physical and the Metaphysical and will Exhibit her Work during Cross-Country Adventure
Artist M.J. Oref in her studio Friday as she prepares for a cross-country trip to exhibit her jewelry line. Photo by Carol A. Clark/ladailypost.com
By Bonnie J. Gordon
On June 26, artist M.J. Oref will walk out the door of her Espanola home, jump in her blue Prius and take her show on the road. 
Oref plans to spend a month introducing her jewelry to potential customers in a dozen states at private shows hosted by friends and family.
“We’ll eat and drink and have a good time,” Oref said. “If someone buys something, great. If not, we’ll still have fun.”
Even during the Depression, women always found Read More
Why Afghanistan?
Dr. Bob Fuselier of Los Alamos with friend Blake Batten, Dr. Mohammad Khan Kharoti and graduating students in Afghanistan. Courtesy photo
Column by Dr. Bob Fuselier
The main purpose of our Afghanistan trip last month was to visit the graduation ceremonies for Green Village Schools’ Advanced Education Center (GVS-AEC) in Lashkar Gah, the capital of Helmand Province.
My organization (the Afghan Sister Village Project) and Blake’s organization (Project PeacePal founded by Sarah Wilkinson of Albuquerque) acted as support players for Green Village Schools, the organization that runs the Read More