Science fare Nov. 7, 2009
Upcoming science, nature and technology programs on KNME Public Television, channel 5. NOVA: Becoming Human, Part 1 Ch. 9.1 — 7 p.m. today Ch. 5.1 — 11 a.m. today NOVA presents a definitive three-part special that investigates explosive new discoveries that are transforming the picture of how we became human. The first program explores fresh clues about our earliest ancestors in Africa, including the stunningly complete fossil nicknamed "Lucy's Child." These three-million-yea ...
Two S.F. nurses get recognized for work
Two Santa Fe nurses were recently awarded 2009 New Mexico Nursing Excellence Awards. Trudy Perry, the Region 2 school health advocate of the New Mexico Department of Health received the New Mexico Distinguished Nurse of the Year Award presented by the Bank of Albuquerque. Paula Lewis Devitt, the director of the Diabetes Center of Excellence at Christus St. Vincent Regional Medical Center received the Excellence in Ambulatory Care Award presented by United Blood Services. Perry could not be ...
Food-service inspections Nov. 7, 2009
For the period ending Oct. 30. Call the New Mexico Environment Department at 505-827-1840 to file a complaint. VANESSIE OF SANTA FE, 434 W. San Francisco St. Cited for moderate-risk violation for lack of chlorine test strips (corrected), lack of thermometers (corrected). Cited for low-risk violation for peeling and stained kitchen hallway walls, greasy exhaust hood filters. LOS MAYAS, 409 W. Water St. Previous violations corrected. New citations for high-risk violations for boxes of ...
Rowe family struggles to make ends meet with child who suffers from debilitating disorder
It's not an easy life. Every day is a struggle for Rowe resident Jessica Gonzales and her family. In June of 2006, Gonzales and her husband, Justin Ortega, were ready to give birth to a healthy baby girl. All the ultrasounds and checkups gave her reason to believe her little girl had no problems. Even after she was born, she appeared to be in perfect health. It wasn't until a checkup a few years ago that a doctor asked to run tests on Kaylee Ortega, now 3. The infant was diagnosed with DiG ...
T. rex, pigeons linked by potentially deadly disease
What do Tyrannosaurus rex and today's pigeons have in common? According to a new study by a group of paleontologists, round holes in the jawbones of many T. rex skeletons suggest that the ferocious creatures may have been afflicted by a potentially life-threatening infectious disease, trichomonosis, that occurs today in pigeons and other birds. Pigeons carry trichomonosis without getting sick, but birds of prey can become infected when they kill and then eat infected pigeons. They can then ...
Study: Vast magma pool sits under Washington
WASHINGTON — A vast pool of molten rock in the continental crust that underlies southwestern Washington state could supply magma to three active volcanoes in the Cascade Mountains — Mount St. Helens, Mount Rainier and Mount Adams — according to a study that's causing a stir among scientists. The study, published Sunday in the magazine Nature Geoscience, concluded that the magma pool among the three mountains could be the "most widespread magma-bearing area of continental crust discovered so ...
Science fare Oct. 31, 2009
Upcoming science, nature and technology programs on KNME Public Television. All programs are the regular channel 5.1 (220HD) unless otherwise stated. NOVA: Family that Walks On All Fours Ch. 9.1 — 7 p.m. today Ch. 5.1 — 11 a.m. Sunday An intense scientific debate has ignited around a quiet but extraordinary family living in rural Turkey — a family with five adults who walk on all fours. Since bipedality has long been considered one of the defining characteristics of modern hu ...
Food-service inspections Oct. 31, 2009
For the period ending Oct. 27. Call the New Mexico Environment Department at 505-827-1840 to file a complaint. LOUIE'S CORNER CAFE, 229 Galisteo St. Permit approved. A LA MESA, 428 Agua Fría St. No violations. INTERNATIONAL HOUSE OF PANCAKES, 3301 Cerrillos Road. Cited for low-risk violations for lack of light in women's restroom. MASA SUSHI, 927 W. Alameda St. No violations. HACIENDA NICHOLAS, 320 E. Marcy St. No violations. BULL RING, 150 Washington A ...
Nonprofit raising money to help locals who struggle to access treatment
The room is sunny with bright yellow walls and big, puffy microfiber reclining chairs. It's unlike any other chemotherapy room that Natalie Cunningham has ever seen. It certainly is more cheery than the drab, green room without windows where she received treatment several years ago in Florida. Cunningham, the president of the Cancer Institute Foundation, is working to make the experiences that cancer patients have in this room positive. She and her team are working to make sure that the ma ...
Food-service inspections Oct. 23, 2009
For the period ending Oct. 20. Call the New Mexico Environment Department at 505-827-1840 to file a complaint. INDIA PALACE, 227 Don Gaspar Ave. Cited for high-risk violation for lack of hot water in hand sink in kitchen. Cited for moderate-risk violations for filthy trash buckets and cans, filthy cover surfaces on bulk food containers (cleaned during inspection). Cited for low-risk violations for bags of onions stored on floor, ceiling above dry storage area not covered, dirty floor in d ...
'Medical spa' uses soothing nature of water to center clients
Watsu is one of the most nurturing experiences that an adult can have, explained Marion Phelps, the executive director of the Aqua Therapy Center of Santa Fe. Just a peek into one of the sessions taking place at the center, which is run out of Phelps' Santa Fe home, confirms her statement. The watsu instructor held the client close, massaging him and guiding his body in zig-zag motions across the small, warm private pool. The client never opened his eyes as his legs floated with two black ...
Food-service inspections Oct. 31, 2009
For the period ending Oct. 27. Call the New Mexico Environment Department at 505-827-1840 to file a complaint. LOUIE'S CORNER CAFE, 229 Galisteo St. Permit approved. A LA MESA, 428 Agua Fría St. No violations. INTERNATIONAL HOUSE OF PANCAKES, 3301 Cerrillos Road. Cited for low-risk violations for lack of light in women's restroom. MASA SUSHI, 927 W. Alameda St. No violations. HACIENDA NICHOLAS, 320 E. Marcy St. No violations. BULL RING, 150 Washington A ...
Nonprofit raising money to help locals who struggle to access treatment
The room is sunny with bright yellow walls and big, puffy microfiber reclining chairs. It's unlike any other chemotherapy room that Natalie Cunningham has ever seen. It certainly is more cheery than the drab, green room without windows where she received treatment several years ago in Florida. Cunningham, the president of the Cancer Institute Foundation, is working to make the experiences that cancer patients have in this room positive. She and her team are working to make sure that the ma ...
Food-service inspections Oct. 23, 2009
For the period ending Oct. 20. Call the New Mexico Environment Department at 505-827-1840 to file a complaint. INDIA PALACE, 227 Don Gaspar Ave. Cited for high-risk violation for lack of hot water in hand sink in kitchen. Cited for moderate-risk violations for filthy trash buckets and cans, filthy cover surfaces on bulk food containers (cleaned during inspection). Cited for low-risk violations for bags of onions stored on floor, ceiling above dry storage area not covered, dirty floor in d ...
'Medical spa' uses soothing nature of water to center clients
Watsu is one of the most nurturing experiences that an adult can have, explained Marion Phelps, the executive director of the Aqua Therapy Center of Santa Fe. Just a peek into one of the sessions taking place at the center, which is run out of Phelps' Santa Fe home, confirms her statement. The watsu instructor held the client close, massaging him and guiding his body in zig-zag motions across the small, warm private pool. The client never opened his eyes as his legs floated with two black ...
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