LANL Proposes to Submit Interim Work Plan on Chromium Contamination Monitoring
LANL News:
On Monday, Los Alamos National Laboratory sent the following letter to Hazardous Waste Bureau Chief John Kieling at the New Mexico Environment Department.
In the letter, LANL proposes to develop by Dec. 15, a work plan to perform interim measure alternatives analysis for chromium in Mortandad and Sandia canyons.
Authors Speak Series Features Married Mystery Writers June 28
By Kirsten Laskey
Writing is a solitary task. Typically, it’s just a writer and a computer. There are always exceptions to the rules, however, and Aimee and David Thurlo are one of them.
For the past 30 years, the husband and wife have joined forces to create several mystery series including the Ella Clah series, romantic mysteries and supernatural thrillers centered on a Navajo vampire.
Their collaboration has earned the Thurlos spots on best-seller lists and starred reviews in Publisher’s Weekly.
Their novels are sold in 18 countries and Hollywood has taken an interest in their vampire books. Read More
Summer Giving Effort Provides $20 Million in Grants for Youth
Youngsters from the Family Learning Center are among those who recently enjoyed a nutritious meal at the Española YMCA Teen Center. Courtesy/EYTC
Family YMCA News:
Walmart and six of its nonprofit partners serve up a smarter, healthier summer for 180,000 kids in 350 communities nationwide, including Los Alamos.
The Walmart Foundation announced more than $20 million in grants to six nonprofit organizations nationwide that will create opportunities for children to enjoy smarter, healthier and more productive summers.
The grants will help expand nutrition, learning and employment programs Read More
Can Spin Glasses be Used to Study Opinion Formation?
Helmut Katzgraber will present a talk at 12:15 p.m. Tuesday, June 26 in the Medium Conference Room at the Santa Fe Institute.
Katzgraber works at the Department of Physics & Astronomy, Texas A&M University and ETH Zurich.
His talk is, Boolean Decision Problems with Competing Interactions on Scale-Free Networks: Can Spin Glasses be Used to Study Opinion Formation?
Abstract: Spin glasses are paradigmatic models that deliver concepts relevant for a variety of systems.
However, despite ongoing research spanning several decades in the area of glassy systems, there remain many fundamental Read More
Udall: NM Tech to Receive $700,000 for Energy Research
Torres Attempts Longest Day with Longest Play
He did it 20 years ago and tomorrow will attempt it again – Rotarian Donnie Torres, the PGA golf pro at Los Alamos Golf Course is starting his day by teeing off at 5:30 a.m. Thursday, June 21 and is going to play all day straight through until sunset.
This is a fund-raiser and one half of the pledges made will benefit the PGA’s golfing programs for youth; the other half will be donated to the Rotary Club of Los Alamos.
Torres said he has 100 pledges totaling $4,000 (if he makes it through) and is hoping people will donate even after the day is over.
Although today was the longest day of the year, Torres Read More
Bandelier Rangers and National Guard Rescue Distressed Hikers
BANDELIER News:
On Tuesday, June 19 Bandelier Rangers with the assistance of National Guard air support, conducted a successful search and rescue operation in the area between Alamo Canyon and Capulin Canyon.
Sandoval County 911 Center received a cell call Tuesday morning from a group in distress and requesting aid in the backcountry of Bandelier National Monument.
Sandoval County provided Bandelier personnel with the call’s GPS coordinates, and Bandelier Archaeologist/Rangers Heath Bailey and David Shiffler, who were already in the vicinity, immediately responded.
The parties Read More
BREAKING NEWS: LANL Director Calls All-Employee Meeting Regarding Workforce Update
From/MS: Charles F. McMillan, A100
Date: June 20, 2012
Subject: Workforce Update and All-Employee Meeting
Over the past several months, we have been engaged in efforts to manage Laboratory costs to live within the current budget and to position the Laboratory to successfully deal with future funding scenarios.
With the help of the entire Laboratory, I believe we have been successful in working the myriad budget issues so that we can more confidently face future challenges while delivering on our mission commitments.
In the Fall of 2011, I established the Laboratory Integrated Stewardship Read More
Trinity Capital Corporation Announces Dividend
LANB News:
Trinity Capital Corporation (Trinity), the holding company for Los Alamos National Bank (LANB) and Title Guaranty & Insurance Company, today announced a dividend on its common stock.
The dividend of $0.15 per share will be paid to shareholders of record as of June 30, 2012 and payable on July 13, 2012.
Trinity is a bank holding company with $1.5 billion in total assets and has 341 employees.
LANB is currently in its 49th year of operation, and offers financial services at its main office in Los Alamos, an office in White Rock, three offices in Santa Fe and two offices in Albuquerque. Read More
NNSA Sites, Labs Earn 12 R&D 100 Awards
Courtesy/LANL
NNSA News:
WASHINGTON, D.C. – The National Nuclear Security Administration (NNSA) today congratulated its laboratories and production sites for receiving 12 of R&D Magazine’s 2012 R&D 100 Awards.
“Congratulations to this year’s R&D 100 award winners,” Energy Secretary Steven Chu said. “The research and development at the Department of Energy’s laboratories continues to help the nation meet our energy challenges, strengthen our national security and improve our economic competitiveness.”
Awarded annually by Read More
Women Gather for Stephanie Richard Event
A female crowd gathered at the Los Alamos home of Marvel Harrison Tuesday for a “Women For Stephanie” get together and fundraiser for Democratic House District 43 candidate Stephanie Garcia Richard. Photo by Salvador Zapien/ladailypost.com
House District 43 Candidate Stephanie Richard addresses women voters gathered Tuesday to hear her stand on the issues facing Los Alamos and White Rock. Photo by Salvador Zapien/ladailypost.
Anita Schwendt, right, asks a question of Stephanie Richard. Photo by Salvador Zapien/ladailypost.com
Denise Carson, right, listens as House Read More
Contractor’s High Pressure Hose Breaches Power Line
A Department of Public Utilities lineman’s hands measure outputs from each phase while wearing protective safety gear during the power outage on North Mesa Tuesday afternoon. Courtesy/DPU
Power was interrupted to North Mesa beginning at 11:18 a.m. Tuesday when a contractor digging with a high pressure hose and vacuum exposed and breached one wire of three phase direct bury electric lines on the east end of North Mesa, according to officials at the Department of Public Utilities (DPU.)
“About 250 customers were affected, initially,” said DPU’s associate engineer for electric distribution Read More
Police and Lab Join Forces for Robot Rodeo
Los Alamos Police Department explosive devices experts and LANL hazardous devices experts joined forces to compete against seven other teams in the sixth annual Robot Rodeo underway this week in Technical Area 49 at Los Alamos National Laboratory. In this scenario, a pair of robots inspect a car involved in a chase and abandoned by drug traffickers. Photo by Salvador Zapien/ladailypost.com
Bob Clark, a Hazardous Devices technician at Los Alamos National Laboratory makes some final adjustments to the LANL/LAPD team robot. Photo by Salvador Zapien/ladailypost.com
One of the tasks Read More
Exhibitors Sought for Next Big Idea Event
Rotary Club Thanks Community
Members of the Rotary Group Study Exchange from Capetown, South Africa visited Los Alamos recently including from left, Matt Haywood, Simisha Pather-Elias, Tabiso Mokwena, Robin Gilfillan and Viennie McShane. Photo by Gil Butler
By President-elect Linda Hull
The Rotary Club of Los Alamos would like to thank everyone in the community who so warmly welcomed our Group Study Exchange (GSE) visitors from Capetown, South Africa of Rotary District 9350 during their brief stay here last month.
The GSE program offers opportunities for four young professionals, ages 25-40, to travel to a Rotary Read More
Congress Adds 26 Synthetic Chemicals to Controlled Substances Act
Roy Cope Makes Perfect Prediction
ATOMIC CITY ROAD RUNNERS News:
Courtesy Photo
Roy Cope makes perfect prediction on Tuesday’s pace race on North Mesa on the one mile course.
Runners had the choice to run either one mile or a true 5K, but either way their error was adjusted to a uniform error for a three mile course.
The next best prediction was made by Alexander Romero with a distance adjusted 21 second error.
11-year-old Jacob Thompson was fastest male on the one mile course with a time of 9:56. Fastest female was Ann Nichols with a time of 17:25.
14-year-old John Rees was fastest male on the 5K course with a time of 20:55. Fastest Read More
Obituary: Harold Eugene Rayburn April 1, 1916 – June 8, 2012
Harold was born in Campbell, Missouri, the son of Charles William Rayburn and Zola Elizabeth Waltrip. The eldest of five children, he was predeceased by sisters Virginia Paulfrey, Margaret Moates and Doris Aileen Boothby. He is survived by a brother, Finis Rayburn. Harold married Lois Lucille Love on January 30, 1941. After celebrating 66 years of marriage in January 2007, Lois passed away a few months later.
Harold is survived by two children, a daughter and son-in-law, Gale and Dale Thomas, a son and daughter-in-law, Mark and Sandy Rayburn; grandchildren Kim Read More
North Mesa Power Outage – UPDATE
DPU News:
A power outage on North Mesa began at 11:18 a.m. today due to contractor digging activities, which contacted with an underground utility line.
About 250 or one third of customers on North Mesa’s eastern end were affected.
Department of Public Utilities electric linemen repaired the line and by 4:30 p.m. had restored power to the area. Read More
Work Continues on Pajarito Canyon/Nail Trail Loop
Ten volunteers worked on the Pajarito Canyon Trail Monday evening and stabilized about a quarter mile of the trail. Photo by Craig Martin
Volunteers are needed for a half-day work session to continue post-Las Conchas fire stabilization of the Pajarito Canyon/Nail Trail loop.
The work needs to be completed before the monsoon season begins or sections of the trail will wash away.
- When: 8:30 a.m.-1 p.m., Saturday June 23
- Where: Pajarito Canyon Trailhead
- Plan: Hike in about one mile and work the eroded side slope section before the entire trail washes away
- What to Wear: Sturdy shoes, long pants,