37th St. Play Lot Renovations Coming Soon
- remove the sand safety zone material in the designated play areas and replace with engineered wood fiber, bringing the safety/fall zone into compliance
- add a merry-go-around with fall/safety zone material and borders (similar to the one at Community Park or North Mesa Park)
Regional Coalition Decries Funding Cuts, Calls on Congress to Restore Full Funding to Protect Jobs and the Environment
County News:
Today, the Regional Coalition of LANL Communities held a press conference in which they called on Congress to provide full funding for the Los Alamos National Laboratory to protect jobs and to remediate legacy waste at LANL.
The organization released the following statement:
“Adequate funding is needed to ensure environmental liabilities are addressed. Funding cuts are undermining DOE’s commitment to a safe and timely cleanup. The hazardous materials incident that occurred last week at TA-21 raises serious questions about the challenges that the site faces in remediating Read More
N.M. 4 Paving Falls Behind Due to Hot Mix Plant Problem
This is the back end of a machine called the “Shuttle Buggy” that has been parked at La Vista and N.M. 4. Bottom-dump semi trucks drop a line of the asphalt mix down the center of the road they are about to pave. The Shuttle Buggy comes along and scoops the asphalt up, mixes it, and deposits the prepared asphalt mix out the conveyor on the back end into the waiting maw of the paving (lay-down) machine. This way the delivery truck schedule is not dependent on the rate of paving lay-down. Photo by TK Thompson/ladailypost.comWorld Record Shattered During Six-Experiment Pulse at LANL
Charles Mielke, center, receives congratulations at the moment of the 100-T pulse. Courtesy LANL
LANL News:
Researchers at Los Alamos National Laboratory’s biggest magnet facility today met the grand challenge of producing magnetic fields in excess of 100 tesla while conducting six different experiments. The hundred-tesla level is roughly equivalent to 2 million times Earth’s magnetic field.
“This is our moon shot, we’ve worked toward this for a decade and a half,” said Chuck Mielke, director of the Pulsed Field Facility at Los Alamos.
The team used the 100-tesla pulsed, multi-shot magnet, Read More
Hilltoppers Softball Team Victorious
On Tuesday, March 20th, the Los Alamos Hilltoppers softball team beat Pojoaque 16 to 0.
Kianna Zerr hitting foul ball. Photo by Alan Kirk/Courtesy
For more photos, click on link below or go to the Sports & Rec Page: https://ladailypost.comcontent/hilltoppers-softball-team-victorious-gallery
Third Weird Creature Sighted in Los Alamos
Photo by T.K.Bestsellers at Otowi Station Bookstore the week of March 13-20, 2012
- The Partnership: Five Cold Warriors and Their Quest to Ban the Bomb, Philip Taubman
- The Hunger Games, Suzanne Collins
- Los Alamos: Beginning of an Era, LANL*
- Catching Fire, Suzanne Collins
- Mockingjay, Suzanne Collins
- Wonder, R. J. Palacio
- 109 East Palace, Jennet Conant
- Frankenstein, Mary Shelley
- The Making of the Atomic Bomb, Richard Rhodes
- Mini Weapons of Mass Destruction, John Austin
Curves 14th Annual Food Drive
Three Days Left in Food Drive
Recognizing that the need for donations is greater than ever at local food banks across the nation, Curves International is kicked off the 2012 Curves Food Drive on March 1 with a challenge to all Curves Clubs to meet or exceed last year’s donations. Each club, including Curves of Los Alamos, is asking its members to donate bags of non-perishable food or cash throughout the month of March to support their local community food bank. In addition, Curves of Los Alamos will waive the membership fee for new members who bring in a bag of non-perishable food or donate $30 Read More
Friends of the Shelter: Animal of the Week
Who could resist this face?
Rocky – Pug/Boston Terrier Mix: An adoptable dog in Los Alamos, NM
Rocky has personality plus! He is a very high energy dog that loves to run and play. Petfinder says no kids but he would do okay with older kids rather than younger children.Rocky is a small 3-year-old neutered male dog who came to the shelter when his owner moved. He is friendly, enthusiastic, energetic and is probablytoo bouncy for small children. He is good with dogs. His behavior with cats is not known. Rocky loves to go to the dog park, where he runs and runs, even if there are no other dogs to play with. Read More
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Screen shot of Subscribe IconNanopower: Avoiding Electrolyte Failure in Nanoscale Lithum Batteries
Using a transmission electron microscope, NIST reearchers were able to watch individual nanosized batteries with electrolytes of different thicknesses charge and discharge. The NIST team discovered that there is likely a lower limit to how thin an electrolyte layer can be made before it causes the battery to malfunction. Photo by Talin/NIST
From NIST Tech Beat:
It turns out you can be too thin—especially if you’re a nanoscale battery.
Researchers from the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST), the University of Maryland, College Park, and Sandia National Laboratories Read More
Postdocs Invited to Deal Stream Summit
General session facilities at the Hyatt Resort. Courtesy Photo
The first New Mexico Postdoc Industry & Entrepreneurship Exploration Day event is set for 11:45 a.m. to 4 p.m. Thursday, April 5, at the Hyatt Regency Tamaya Resort and Spa.
New Mexico Postdoc Industry & Entrepreneurship Exploration Day aims to help New Mexico postdocs from Los Alamos National Laboratory, Sandia National Laboratories and the University of New Mexico explore opportunities outside of academia or the national laboratory setting.
At this pilot event, New Mexico postdocs are invited to learn about industry Read More
Rep. Jim Hall Formally Launches Campaign for House District 43
Rep. Jim Hall with Campaign Manager Denise Lane during Wednesday’s press conference at Ashley Pond. Photo by Carol A. Clark/ladailypost.com
Rep. Jim Hall with Campaign Manager Denise Lane at Ashley Pond Wednesday. Photo by Carol A. Clark/ladailypost.comIdeas Flourished at the Chamber’s Annual Marketing and Promotions Fair
Executive Director Jean Gindreau, left and Kate O’Donnell of PAC 8. Photo by Carol A. Clark/ladailypost.com
Creativity and the entrepreneurial spirit flowed through the Los Alamos Chamber of Commerce’ s annual Marketing and Promotions Fair held inside the Coffee House Café at 723 Central Ave. Wednesday.
Theone-stop shop provided a venue for all Chamber members to find out more about how to promote their business and non-profit organizations.
Hot topics at the event included details of exactly how much it will cost to carry out their marketing plan, what resources are available through Read More
Calling All Entrepreneuers and Other Interested Parties
The Los Alamos Entrepreneurs’ Network (LAEN) is meeting at 6 p.m. today at the Hive in White Rock.
Executive Director Kevin Holsapple of the Los Alamos Chamber of Commerce will give a presentation to LAEN explaining membership benefits.
Members and other interested parties are encouraged to attend.
The Hive is at 134 N.M. 4 next to Metzgers.
For information, contact David Jones, The Hive Steward and Los Alamos Entrepreneurs’ Network Member at 695-2017 or visit www.hive505.com Read More
PEEC Summer Adventure Programs Open for Registration
Spectacular! The volcanic Jemez Mountains rise up from the high desert like an island in the sky surrounded by a desert sea. The Rio Grande rift splits the Colorado Plateau and a sparkling ribbon of water flows along its path. Northern New Mexico’s rich diversity of ecosystems awaits the curious. This June, PEEC offers children the opportunity to explore this wild and enchanting landscape. Programs are for children entering grades 4-6 (Nature Odyssey) and grades 7-8 (LEAP). Each week is a chance for them to spend their days outdoors, make new friends, Read More
Your Voting Location Has Changed
COUNTY CLERK News
Registerd voters assigned to any precinct (1 through 17) may vote at any of the following Voter Convenience Centers (VCC) on Election Day:
- White Rock Fire Station #3, 129 NM State Road 4
- Los Alamos County Community Building, 475 20th Street
- Trinity on the Hill Episcopal Church, 3900 Trinity Drive
For the 2012 Primary, absentee voting by mail or in person will be available at the County Clerk’s Office located at 2451 Central Avenue, Suite D between May 8th and June 1st from 8 am to 5 pm on Monday through Friday.
Early Voting will be available from 10 am to 6 pm on Saturday Read More
School Board Special Meeting & Work Session Agendas
Los Alamos Public Schools Board is conducting both a Special School Board Meeting and a work session on Thursday, March 22, 2011 beginning at 5:00 p.m. at Pinon Elementary School.
The Special Board Meeting is scheduled to approve a charter for the Los Alamos High School Bus Loop Committee.
Immediately following the Special Board Meeting, the work session includes a presentation on bullying by two Pinon students, a presentation by three principals on the Math MC2 workshop and a presentation by the Pinon principal, Jill Gonzales. Read More
Toppers Softball Takes Second
Hilltopper Varsity Softball Team after winning second place in the Aztec Tournament this last weekend. Photo – Alan Kirk/Courtesy. Read More
New Restaurant to Replace Central Avenue Grill
Photo by Greg Kendall/ladailypost.com
The Los Alamos Daily Post has just learned that longtime local business leader Denise Lane is taking over the location of Central Avenue Grill.
“I will be opening a new restaurant in this location this summer,” Lane said.
The fate of Central Avenue Grill has been in question for several months since owners Min Sung Park and Sohyank (Monica) Park declared bankruptcy last August in U.S. Federal Court in Albuquerque.
The Park’s have been operating Central Avenue Grill, 1789 Central Ave., as well as their Osaka Grill and Seafood restaurant Read More