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How the Hen House Turns: Celebrating the Life of Little Bear

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Little Bear with the two chicken chicks she raised, Pan and Dora. Courtesy/Cary Neeper
 
How the Hen House Turns: Celebrating the Life of Little Bear
Column by Carolyn A. (Cary) Neeper, Ph. D.

Little Bear (aka Second Turkey) died Saturday after one brief day of puzzlement and less than two hours of quiet distress. That morning, as usual, she hopped down from her roost in the Hen House. When I opened the pen for the birds’ daily outing, she hesitated, but hung out with Lucy as usual until snack time at 4 p.m.

When everyone else was back in the pen pecking at honeydew melon rinds and expensive dried Read More

Food on the Hill: Monte Cristo Sandwich

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This week’s recipe:
 
Monte Cristo Sandwich
 
Photo by Sue York/ladailypost.com
 
Ingredients:
 
Good French loaf bread
Black forest ham, sliced thin
Smoked turkey, sliced thin
Swiss cheese, slices
Smoked gouda cheese, slices
Mayonnaise
Country Dijon mustard
Ground pepper
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1 tablespoon of flour
1 tablespoon of melted butter
3 eggs
Powdered sugar
Raspberry or current jam
 
Directions:
 
Slather a small amount of mayonnaise and mustard on the insides of the bread. 
 
Photo by Sue York/ladailypost.com
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Venturing into the Valley of the Moon

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Kerri Frasier in the desert in Wadi Rum. Photo by Jason Frazier
 
Sydney Frazier pets a baby camel. Photo by Jason Frazier

Editor’s note: Kerri and Jason Frazier and their 8-year-old daughter Sydney are traveling around the world. So far, they have visited Europe and the Middle East. They are currently traveling in Thailand. Kerri is the daughter of local storyteller, ecologist and artist Teralene Foxx of Los Alamos.

 

Venturing into the Valley of the Moon
By KERRI FRAZIER

At the mere mention of Jordan, Petra immediately comes to mind with its’ ancient tombs carved into sandstone rock, Read More

Healing Hands: Managing Stress with Massage

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Healing Hands: Managing Stress with Massage
By GREGORY BARTHELL

Pain and stress management are two of the most common reasons to seek therapeutic massage. Dangers of stress include blood pressure and stress triggered enzyme production. (See https:////www.massageadvancer.com.)

 A licensed massage therapist (LMT) has several tools to help release stress in the body, lower blood pressure, and ease chronic pain. These tools include myofascial trigger point therapy, hydrotherapy, and reintegration. Therapeutic massage allows the body to reset by calming the mind to the degree Read More

Column: Good Nutrition Essential for Seniors

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By KEN HENDRICKS
Home Instead Senior Care

Editor’s note: This is the first in a series of columns by members of Los Alamos Community Health Council, seeking to educate the community about existing resources, issues, and emerging health concerns.

Healthy eating is essential for people of all ages, but for many seniors, a well-balanced diet is the key to feeling their best. In fact, nutrition experts consider good nutrition to be the first line of defense in the fight to stay healthy.

According to research conducted for the local caregiving company Home Instead Senior Care, 62 percent of Read More

How the Hen House Turns: Chicken Brains Are Not Simple

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How the Hen House Turns: Chicken Brains Are Not Simple
Column by Carolyn A. (Cary) Neeper, Ph. D.

The human brain has been called the most complex object in the universe. It deserves that title because its 86 billion neurons each can have as many as 10,000 connections to other neurons.

Also, neurons are supported by at least three types of glial cells—astrocytes that provide oxygen and nutriens, oligodendrocytes that provide a myelin insulation, and microglia that act as nursemaids. Check out Science News Nov. 30, 2013.

By comparison, suns and galaxies are relatively simple, with billions of Read More

This Week at the Reel Deal

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Column by JIM O’DONNELL                                 
Reel Deal Theater

Friday we will be opening Robocop, and Winter’s Tale.

We will hold The Monuments Men for another week and due to its overwhelming popularity, we will probably hold The Lego Movie another couple of weeks.

I saw the dark, hilarious film, August: Osage County last night and was blown away by the performances in this film. Read More

Pain Free Athlete: Love Your Body This Month

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Pain Free Athlete:
By JESSICA KISIEL

Love Your Body This Month

When was the last time you showed appreciation for your body and all it does to support and move you? If you are like many, recent conversations with your physical structure have had a more negative tone. Perhaps you’ve heard yourself expressing resentment for your pain, lack of flexibility, poor motion, uneasy balance, lackluster race results and on and on the body bashing goes.

February is the month of love and I encourage you to extend your feelings of affection and tenderness beyond chocolate and cards to include your body. Read More

Food on the Hill: Easy as Pie Buttermilk Pie

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This Week’s Recipe: Easy as Pie Buttermilk Pie
 
Photo by Sue York/ladailypost.com
 
Here’s an  easy pie for your sweetie. Again this year I am doing a special recipe that I feel anyone could make. The special someone in your life would like a surprise on Valentines Day., Make them a pie!
 
Ingredients:
1 frozen pie crust, thawed
6 tablespoons butter, softened
1 ½ cups sugar
3 tablespoons flour
3 whole eggs and 1 egg yolk
1 cup buttermilk, warmed slightly (80-90 degrees)
1 teaspoon vanilla
¼ teaspoon butter flavor (optional)
1 teaspoon lemon juice
zest from
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Sanchez: Give Credit Where Credit is Due on Education Reform

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Give Credit Where Credit is Due on Education Reform
By Sen. Michael Sanchez, D-Bernalillo & Valencia

Last year, high school graduation rates in New Mexico improved 10 percent over recent historic rates, from the low 60 percent range up to 70 percent.

 
For the second year in a row, Hispanic New Mexican students enrolled in Advanced Placement (AP) classes have the highest completion and graduation rates of all AP students in the country.

These are fantastic developments that are justly lauded, and which the current governor is rightly touting – for which she is incorrectly taking credit.

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