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Lady Green: As Humanity Grows

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Lady Green:As Humanity Grows
By HJ CORNING
Los Alamos

As humanity grows, so does the space we take.

And as the space we need grows, the space that wildlife gets to inhabit diminishes. We live in a place where wildlife and humanity constantly bump up against each other.

While I was behind a tree changing clothes after riding through the Gilman tunnels, a friend saw a woman stop next to a busy road, and release several chipmunks. When questioned about her actions she replied indignantly, that the chipmunks were eating her bird seed, so she had live trapped and moved them.

I am sure she thought she was doing Read More

This Week at the Reel Deal

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Column by JIM O’DONNELL
Reel Deal Theater

This Friday, we will be opening The Wolf of Wall St. and Her.

Her, stars Joaquin Phoenix, whose character falls in love with his computer’s highly advanced operating system played by Scarlett Johansson.

This film, written and directed by Spike Jonze, is clearly pushing the envelope in this original adult comedy. Phoenix has been nominated again this year for the upcoming Golden Globes Awards and is on the short list for an Academy nomination.

He won the Globes in 2005 for his brilliant performance as Johnny Cash in Walk the Line. I look forward to Read More

Your Money: Social Security Strategies for Couples

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Your Money: Social Security Strategies for Couples
By KATE STALTER

It’s a new year, and that means a new cohort of people are eligible for Social Security. Some elect to begin taking benefits at 62, the earliest age allowable.

While it may sound good to take the money as soon as it’s available, that’s often not the best option. The age at which you apply affects the amount you get. Most of the time, the math works out better for those who wait at least until full retirement age, if not longer.

But for married couples, it’s worth taking even more time to consider the Social Security options. When spouses Read More

Food on the Hill: Chicken Soup

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This Week’s Recipe: Chicken Soup

Photo by Sue York/ladailypost.com

Ingredients:

One pre-roasted chicken, skinned and meat taken off
About 7 Swanson no-salt chicken stock containers (Albertsons)
1 head of celery
1 ½ onions
1 parsnip, medium to large size, peeled and rough chopped
4 cups of carrots,
2 inches of raw ginger, peeled and rough chopped
5 cloves of garlic, rough chopped
2 bay leaves
2 teaspoons of cracked pepper
¼ cup white vinegar
4 baby bella mushrooms, sliced
1 or 2 packages of frozen egg noodles (optional)
1 teaspoon dried thyme
1½ teaspoons dried parsley
wire mesh sieve
2 large
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Izraelevitz: My Last Christmas Presents

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My Last Christmas Presents
By DAVID IZRAELEVITZ
Los Alamos

My last summer in Montevideo, Uruguay,was spent in my grandparents’ home. My father was already in America making arrangements for our family to join him. It was that summer that I got to know my grandfather well, and through a simple question that he didn’t answer, I learned a lot about celebrations, traditions, and about myself.

My grandfather had always been a mystery to me, and he spoke little about his past in the “Old Country.” Mostly, I relied on a single photograph, one that I still have at home. My grandfather is standing beside his Read More

Yang: Antagonism, Conflicts, Opposites…

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Antagonism, Conflicts, Opposites … fight against them? Or, learn to live with them?
By ELENA YANG
Los Alamos

First: Happy New Year.

Nothing like welcoming a new year by completing the incomplete, and embracing differences as the source of energy. 

Shortly before my break, I got into the dynamics of “cross-cultural groups (link below),” based on the study and article by Kenwyn Smith and David Berg. Not surprisingly, the cross-cultural groups in their study displayed more differences than similarities during their initial interactions. Smith and Berg remind us that in traditional group Read More

Column: New Year’s Exercise Program

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New Year’s Exercise Program
By KENT PEGG

Another new year is upon us and that means that many of you will be resolving to get fit, lose weight, or improve your health this coming year. Good for you! There is no time like the present to start out on your path to a healthier, more fit life.

But often that’s easier said than done. If you don’t have  significant workout history it can be challenging to find the right exercise program and stick with it long term. Fear not because there are some things you can do to significantly improve your chances of succeeding with your resolutions this year.

First, Read More

How the Hen House Turns: The Power of Imprinting

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How the Hen House Turns: The Power of Imprinting
Column by Carolyn A. (Cary) Neeper, Ph. D.

I’m thinking of new beginnings as the new year begins. It’s been almost four years now, since Gwendolyn hen was a chick, raised in our human house during a nasty cold spring, thus imprinted with me as her mother hen.

She still climbs onto my lap whenever I perch on the bench beside the stock tank. She’ll accept a snuggle under my jacket and holds still for several minutes—a rare event in the life of most chickens—then she gets bored and hops off to peck around in the yard for the rest of the morning.

Such imprinting Read More

Skin Care Column: Microdermabrasion, How It Works

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Skin Care Column: Microdermabrasion, How It Works
By JUNE ENGLISH

Microdermabrasion, also known as microderm, is one of the easiest and most effective anti-aging treatments you can get. Its benefits are many: Microderm softens lines and wrinkles, helps to smooth coarsely textured skin, decreases the appearance of scarring, decreases pore size, and reduces superficial hyper-pigmentation, sometimes known as age spots.

Microdermabrasion also makes it easier for medical grade skin care products to penetrate into the deeper layers of the skin and build collagen, which gives skin its youthful

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Column: Avoid These Three Mistakes When Setting New Year’s Resolutions

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The Pain Free Athlete
By JESSICA KISIEL
 
Avoid These Three Mistakes When Setting New Year’s Resolutions

Polls show that one quarter of people who set New Year’s Resolutions drop their efforts by the end of the first week. This figure rises to a third by the end of the first month and is over half at the conclusion of six months. Not very promising statistics, especially since many resolutions are set to improve health. Losing weight tops the list as the most common resolution almost every year.

As a wellness coach, I work with clients to make positive lifestyle and behavior changes Read More