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Naturalization Ceremony At Fuller Lodge Saturday

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Individuals from 10 countries take the Oath of Allegiance during the 2015 Naturalization Ceremony at Fuller Lodge. Photo by Kirsten Laskey/ladailypost.com
 
Rotarian James Nesmith addresses the audience gathered last year for the second annual Naturalization Ceremony at Fuller Lodge. Nesmith is the chair of this annual event. Photo by Kirsten Laskey/ladailypost.com
 
COMMUNITY News:
 
The community is invited to attend the third annual naturalization ceremony sponsored by the Rotary Club of Los Alamos.
 
The ceremony is 11 a.m., Saturday at Fuller Lodge.
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Local Students Support Purple Pinky/Polio Eradication

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Rotarian Steve Ciddio, Rotary friend Debbie Claytor, Rotarians Jane Phillips and Sarah Rochester salute Purple Pinky Day with little fingers raised at Chamisa Elementary School as they wait for students to  participate in Rotary Club’s Purple Pinky project. Rotarians not shown include Rob Metcalf, Alison Pannell, Linda King, Mary Burns, Nancy Cerutti, Ed Van Eeckhout, Antonya Sanders, Chuck Tallman and Kim Selvage. Photo by Nancy Cerutti
 

ROTARY News:

 
To commemorate World Polio Day, Oct. 23, the Rotary Club of Los Alamos sponsored a Purple
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CIR Events Saturday And Wednesday

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Ambassador Karl W. Eikenberry. Courtesy/CIR
 
CIR News:
 
International Lecture Series #3:
 
SINO-U.S. RELATIONS AND THE SOUTH CHINA SEA: THE TEMPEST OR MUCH ADO ABOUT NOTHING? NEW Input from Ambassador Karl W. Eikenberry: This talk will particularly emphasize China’s National Security Strategy.
 
Ambassador Karl W. Eikenberry
  • 3-5 p.m., Saturday, Oct. 29
  • The Forum, SF University of Art & Design
  • 1600 St. Michael’s Drive
  • $15 CIR Members; $20 Non-members and Guests
 
Professor Eikenberry is the Oskenberg-Rohlen
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Bringing ‘Purple Pinkie Day’ To Local Schools Today

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By ALISON PANNELL
ROTARY CLub of Los Alamos

What is Purple Pinkie Day? It is an effort by the Rotary Club of Los Alamos to support Rotary International Foundations Polio Plus Program for the eradication of Polio worldwide.

For as little as 60 cents worth of vaccine, a child can be protected against this crippling disease for life. Therefore, in an effort to raise awareness and encourage participation, our local Rotary Club is asking for your support at a “Purple Pinkie” Day that is aimed at the students of our community. 

Why Purple Pinkie? Every time a child is immunized, their pinkies are Read More

Letter To The Editor: What Is The U.S. Doing In The Middle East?

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By Dr. T. DOUGLAS REILLY
Los Alamos

We are involved in various ways in the wars in Iraq, Syria, and Yemen. In most we are fighting against the Islamic State* with a limited coalition. The US position is to demand that President Bashar Assad step down and we support rebel factions fighting for the same goal. The Russian position is to support Assad against all rebel groups; they also support the fight against the Islamic State.

Unfortunately for the Syrian civilians this means the slaughter and flight of refugees continues unabated. For whatever Realpolik reasons, the US provides arms and supplies Read More

IRS Offshore Voluntary Compliance Tops $10 Billion

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IRS News:

More Than 100,000 Taxpayers Come Back Into Compliance

PHOENIX – As international compliance efforts pass several new milestones, the Internal Revenue Service reminds U.S. taxpayers with undisclosed offshore accounts that they should use existing paths to come into full compliance with their federal tax obligations.

Updated data shows 55,800 taxpayers have come into the Offshore Voluntary Disclosure Program (OVDP) to resolve their tax obligations, paying more than $9.9 billion in taxes, interest and penalties since 2009. In addition, another 48,000 taxpayers have made use Read More

Aspen’s K-Kids Help Collect And Pack Books Headed To African Schools

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Students at Aspen Elementary School hold up books to be donated to school libraries in Africa. Courtesy photo

Students at Aspen Elementary School. Courtesy photo

 

By SHARON ALLEN
Aspen Elementary Teacher
 
For the past year I have been preparing for retirement from the profession I have loved and dedicated my life to for over 30 years.
 
One of the things that weighed on my mind was how to make the best use of an amazingly large and diverse assortment of children’s books collected over the years. Four years ago I took a month-long camping trip to Southern Africa with 14 teachers
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Daily Postcard: Hunter’s Moon Over Pajarito Mountain

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Daily Postcard: A hunter’s moon hovers above Pajarito Mountain early Monday morning. At its closest point over the weekend, the supermoon was 222,365 miles from Earth — on average, it’s 238,855 miles away, according to National Geographic. This kicks off three straight months of supermoons with the next appearances scheduled for Nov. 14 and Dec. 14. The November moon is set to be a real show-stopper: According to NASA, it is ‘not only the closest full moon of 2016 but also the closest full moon to date in the 21st century.’ It won’t be this close to Earth again until 2034. Source: NPR. Photo Read More

How The U.S. Failed In Excess Weapons Plutonium Disposition … A Nuclear Sputnik Moment?

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By CHARLES D. BOWMAN
Los Alamos

Putin’s withdrawal from the U.S./Russia agreement for each nation to destroy 34 tons of excess weapons plutonium, (W-Pu) enough for 17,000 nuclear weapons, is more the consequence of U.S. technical failure than the deterioration of an international relationship. Both nations agreed that the plutonium be either destroyed by fission or converted to a plutonium isotopic form that was not useful for weapons. Russia chose to build a fast-spectrum nuclear reactor in hopes of launching a new breeder technology. The U. S. chose to combine the plutonium with uranium

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Los Alamos-UK Collaboration Unveils Hidden Molecular Machinery In RNA Processes

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Artist’s impression of a long, non-coding RNA system. Grey/blue/red indicates main long non-coding RNA. Green, showing a second RNA interacting with long-noncoding RNA. Magenta ribbons and blue barrels indicated RNA-interacting proteins. Courtesy/LANL

LANL NEWS:

A special stretch of ribonucleic acid (RNA) called COOLAIR is revealing its inner structure and function to scientists, displaying a striking resemblance to an RNA molecular machine, territory previously understood to be limited to the cells’ protein factory (the ‘ribosome’) and not a skill set given to mere strings of Read More