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TALES OF OUR TIMES: Chronic Bias Is Hardwired

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Tales of Our Times
By JOHN BARTLIT
New Mexico Citizens
for Clean Air & Water

Chronic Bias Is Hardwired

In partisan issues, which are most issues, the mind judges “our side” and “their side” in wholly different ways.

At last, hard data confirm the stubborn trait. Physical science can now see the biased brain doing its dark deeds. We watch it simply sidetrack anything that helps an opposing view.

A study at Emory University shows how the biased brain physically throws away annoying evidence. This revelation may help or not. Still, the contortions of the reflex that trashes evidence are worth

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This Week At The Reel Deal

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By JIM O’DONNELL
Real Deal Theater

This Friday we are opening Everest, Hotel Transylvania 2, and The Intern. Maze Runner: The Scorch Trials will hold for another week. Jurassic World, Phoenix, and Far from the Madding Crowd will end Thursday.

The Martian opens at the Reel Deal next Friday on Oct. 2. This film is getting 90 plus favorable reviews and took the Toronto Film Festival by storm. I think we’ll see it competing for an Oscar this season. The film is based on Andy Weir’s 2011 novel The Martian, which was adapted into a screenplay by Drew Goddard, who grew up in Los Alamos and is the Read More

An Open Book: Going For A Hike

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An Open Book: Going For A Hike
By DAVID IZRAELEVITZ

Although this happened a few years ago, I still remember those 20 young men and women, all high school seniors, winners of a scholarship from the LANL Foundation. Each took a turn talking about their plans for the future. I heard about future physicians, about future diplomats, about future engineers and scientists and teachers who would change the world or their home town, or maybe just one life, but that is enough.

As I stood listening to them, I couldn’t help but place myself among them, thinking back to my own youth and plans for the future, Read More

Food On The Hill: Confit Byaldi New Mexico

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A serving of Confit Byaldi with Vinaigrette. Photo by Felicia Orth
 
Food On THe Hill
By FELICIA ORTH
Los Alamos

Confit Byaldi New Mexico

There’s an awful lot to say about this recipe; I will offer just some of it briefly:

  • The name of the original Turkish dish “Imam Byaldi” translates as “The Imam Fainted.” He swooned because the dish was so tasty, or perhaps because it required the remainder of his wife’s dowry of olive oil.
  • It is the tastiest vegan recipe I know, and is gluten-free as well.
  • Although it is not quickly prepared or quickly cooked, the time spent is worthwhile. This would be a good recipe
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Yang: Socially Constructed Reality Of Amazon’s Inner Working

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By ELENA YANG
Los Alamos

Socially Constructed Reality Of Amazon’s Inner Working

The immediate responses to the lengthy New York Times’ article (link)on the inner workings of white collar professionals at Amazon.com were almost as intense as the article’s content. 

The 5,800+ readers’ comments are by far the most any New York Times’ article has ever elicited. The very next day, a post on LinkedIn provided a detailed rebuttal by Nick Ciubotariu, (link) one of the system engineers/managers from Amazon. He emphasized that he wrote the piece totally on his own initiative.  

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Smart Design With Suzette: How To Decorate For Fall On A Budget

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Smart Design With Suzette
By SUZETTE FOX
 

How To Decorate For Fall On A Budget

I LOVE, LOVE, LOVE this time of year! I want to pull out my sweaters and boots and decorate for fall. Of all the seasons, fall is the easiest and least expensive to decorate. Walk out your front door and you have found your inspiration and resources.

Adding autumn touches of decor to your home will help you transition into the new season with excitement of the passing of the year.

From the exterior to the interior of your home, fall decor colors can be rich and robust or subtle and subdued.

 Here are a lot of ideas to inspire Read More

Pastor Granillo: …With Liberty And Justice For All

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By Pastor Raul Granillo
Los Alamos

We have rules in our home; I dare say most families do. Our children know that there are rules for using the computer, for watching TV, for how they speak to each other, for how they treat each other’s property, and for just about everything relational we can think of.

These rules are designed to keep the peace, teach respect, create a safe environment, and provide many other skills that will benefit our children through their lives.

Rules and laws are a part of life, but to what end? In our world we find that there are many rules and laws that we must follow under the threat Read More

Kent Pegg: Ratings Of Perceived Exertion

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By KENT PEGG
Los Alamos
 
One of the more difficult decisions to make when exercising is how hard to train to keep fit and get the most out of your workout.
 
Should you exercise at low intensity or high intensity? And what, exactly, does low intensity and high intensity feel like?
 
Fortunately, there are ways to determine just how hard you’re working and what the intensity should be.
 
While exercise intensity can be determined through monitoring your heart rate, that’s not always the easiest or most cost effective method. Heart rate monitoring can be difficult to master and
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This Week At The Reel Deal

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By JIM O’DONNELL 
Reel Deal Theater 

This Friday we are opening The Maze Runner: Scorch Trials, Far From the Madding Crowd, and Phoenix. Jurassic World will hold for another week. Vacation, Diary of a Teenage Girl, Man from Uncle, and Shaun the Sheep will end Thursday.

Next week on Sept. 25, we are booked for The Intern, Hotel Transylvania 2 and we are working hard to open Everest on the Sept. 25. Universal hasn’t committed yet but we have pressed them with the benefits of opening this film in our mountain town.  We did not make the cut for Black Mass with Johnny Depp this week Read More

Steinhaus: Measuring A College’s Value

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By KURT STEINHAUS, Superintendent
Los Alamos Public Schools

This is the time of year when many Los Alamos High School parents of juniors and seniors receive an onslaught of advertisements from colleges and universities all over the country.

Many will be attending the RMACAC College Fair in Albuquerque this coming Sunday and just in the next two weeks more than two dozen colleges and universities will be sending representatives to our high school to meet with students and parents. See the LAHS website for the times and dates.

Deciding on the best choice for your student can be daunting and overwhelming. Read More