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How The Hen House Turns: Turkey Poults

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How The Hen House Turns
By CAROLYN (CARY) NEEPER Ph.D.
 
Turkey Poults

From May 26  to June 1, 1982, I traveled to Española with my friend Marge.

At the Country Farm Supply, all the turkey poults were crowded together at one end of a large metal tray in the chick room. Their feathers stuck together. The storekeeper tried to relieve their crowding by pulling them apart, but they continued to crowd themselves together. Finally, he put some older roosters in the tray to keep them stirred up.

“I need a turkey hen,” I said, out of ignorance.

“We don’t sex turkeys,” the clerk said.

I took two, when Read More

Skin Care Column: Minimizing Aging Factors

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Skin Care Colum
By JUNE ENGLISH and JENNIFER LINDER, M.D. (PCA)
 
Minimizing Aging Factors

Although we can’t stop the hands of time, the factors thought to be responsible for 85 percent of visible aging are largely preventable.

One of the primary offenders is UV exposure. Other forces responsible for extrinsic aging are less frequently discussed, such as pollution, sleep deprivation and smoking.

By addressing these extrinsic factors, our fight against skin aging can be more successful:

  • Pollution – Car exhaust produces copious amount of reactive oxygen species (ROS) that are
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Home Matters: Loan Processing And Underwriting

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Home Matters
 
By SARAH HOSFORD-CAMPBELL
Mortage Loan Specialist
 
Last month we learned about the importance and purpose of a real estate appraisal. What happens next?
 
After the inspections and appraisal, there may be additional negotiations between you, the buyer and the seller based on the results of the inspections and appraisal. Your realtor will work with you and advise you on any additional negotiations.
 
Once you and your realtor are certain everything is ready to continue moving forward, your loan officer will now submit your loan
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This Week at the Reel Deal

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By JIM O’DONNELL
Reel Deal Theater

“Summer at the Movies,” sponsored by Los Alamos National Bank, continues at 10 a.m. Monday, Wednesday and Friday. Doors open at 9:30 a.m. so be sure to come early, as these free movies have filled to capacity in the past. Film titles are listed at the bottom of this column.

New Reduced ticket prices:

  • Matinees before 6 p.m. for everyone $7.50
  • Evenings after 6 p.m.
    • Adults: $8.75
    • Seniors 60 and over: $7.50
    • Students (ID may be required) $7.50
    • Children 12 and under: $7.50
  • 3D surcharge: $2

This Friday, the Reel Deal is opening Minons (7.5 out of 10 favorable Read More

Review: Rigoletto Avenged … Golden Age Opera Delivers The Goods

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Quinn Kelsey (Rigoletto) and Georgia Jarman (Gilda) in ‘Rigoletto’. Photo (c) Ken Howard/Santa Fe Opera 2015

Bruce Sledge (Duke of Mantua) and chorus in ‘Rigoletto.’ Photo (c) Ken Howard/Santa Fe Opera, 2015

 

By ROGER SNODGRASS With CARL NEWTON
Los Alamos Daily Post

Giuseppe Verdi’s tragic masterpiece Rigoletto provided a decisive boost to the struggling composer’s already promising career in 1851, and opened a new era for nineteenth century opera after its introduction at La Fenice near the Venice Rialto. Saturday’s performance at the Santa Fe Opera Read More

Los Alamos Single Family Home & Condo Sales Rise

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By CINDY HOLLABAUGH, President
Los Alamos Association Of Realtors

Single Family home sales jumped by 33 percent from 43 in the 2nd Quarter of 2014 to 57 this Quarter. Single Family home sales volumes also noted an increase from $12.9 million in 2014 to $15.1 million for the 2nd Quarter of 2015.

Condo and Townhome sales also rose in the 2nd Quarter of 2015 to 16 units compared to 11 units sold in the same Quarter of 2014. The median price of Single Family Home sales noted a slight drop when compared to the 2nd  Quarter of 2014 or $255,000 to $250,000 in this Quarter. During this same period, the median Read More

Food On The Hill: German Potato Salad

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German Potato Salad. Photo by Felicia Orth
 
Food on the Hill
By FELICIA ORTH
Los Alamos
 
German Potato Salad
 
Growing up, this was the only potato salad we ate, usually prepared in large quantities by my Grandmother Mabel for the summertime holiday celebrations in St. Louis.

It’s best when served near room temperature, or just a little warmer, so if you make it in advance take the chill off it before serving. It is not a difficult recipe, but it is important to dress the potatoes as soon as possible after they cook; otherwise they don’t absorb the other ingredients. Here’s to nourishing Read More

LeAnne Parsons: Interpretations

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By LeAnne Parsons
Los Alamos

Last month, we took a break from our discussion of the Big 4 energy blocks to discuss the release of Bruce D Schneider’s new book, Energy Leadership. The book is doing extremely well – it has sold out on Amazon twice, and reached #1 on both the Organizational Development and Workplace Bestseller Lists and #2 on the Leadership Bestseller List. Thanks to all who have purchased the book. We’d love to hear your feedback on it – thewalkyourtalkcoach@gmail.com.

Jumping July! 

The Big 4 energy blocks keep you stuck and prevent you from achieving what you want to in your Read More

Amateur Naturalist: Looking And Caring For Ospreys

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An osprey parent flying from its nest. Photo by Robert Dryja

 

By ROBERT DRYJA
Los Alamos

We are fortunate in that Fenton Lake is not too distant from Los Alamos. It is the home of a nesting pair of Ospreys. Ospreys have been reported there regularly since 1989.

Ospreys are a fish eating species of eagle and Fenton Lake provides one source of fish. The nearby Seven Springs Fish Hatchery had been a second source. The fish hatchery has long narrow breeding tanks where trout are raised. An osprey simply had to swoop along the length of a tank to pick up a trout. This easy source of food lasted until fencing Read More

A Delightful ‘Daughter of the Regiment’ Bodes Well For Opera Season

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Santa Fe tailgaters take a stroll after dining in the parking lot Friday evening at the opera. Photo by Roger Snodgrass/ladailypost.com
 
BY ROGER SNODGRASS WITH CARL NEWTON
LOS ALAMOS DAILY POST

In the midst of a creative frenzy and heady renown after moving from Italy to Paris in 1838, Gaetano Donizetti modestly wrote to a friend, “I have written, orchestrated and delivered a little opera for the Opéra-Comique that will be given in a month or 40 days.”

The “little opera,” The Daughter of the Regiment, quickly became, and remains to this day, one of his most successful works. A reinvigorated Read More