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Los Alamos Historical Museum Team Meets Monica Bethe In Kyoto

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During a tea Thursday in Kyoto, Japan, from left, Monica Bethe with Los Alamos Historical Museum team members Judith Stauber, Stephanie Yeamans and Kallie Funk. Photo by Chef at the Tea House
 
 
Blog Entry By Kallie Funk, Judith Stauber, Stephanie Yeamans
Los Alamos Historical Museum
 
 
The Los Alamos Historical Museum team met Monica Bethe, daughter of Manhattan Project Scientist Hans Bethe, Thursday at the Noh Theatre in Kyoto.
 
Bethe gave us a personal, cultural tour of Kyoto. She first took us to the Raku Museum which displays low-fired ceramics
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Los Alamos Historical Society Team Visits Kyoto

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Ginkakuji (Silver) Temple. Photo by Stephanie Yeamans
 
Gion District. Photo by Judith Stauber
 
Torii gate with cherry blossoms. Photo by Judith Stauber
 
Blog Entry By Kallie Funk, Judith Stauber, Stephanie Yeamans
Los Alamos Historical Museum
 
We journeyed from Tokyo to Kyoto via the Shinkansen (bullet train) and in the distance saw Mt. Fuji. After we arrived we visited the Ginkakuji (Silver) Temple, and wandered on the Philosopher’s path, a trail through cherry blossoms.
 
Later we traveled to the multi-level Kyoto Handicrafts Center, which was filled
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Los Alamos – U.S. Navy: Partners Since World War II

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A Regulus nuclear-armed cruise missile sits aboard the USS Grayback submarine. The Regulus, designed by Los Alamos, was the first nuclear weapon to enter the Navy’s stockpile. Courtesy photo
 
 
By ALAN CARR
Los Alamos
 
On Dec. 7, 1941, Imperial Japanese forces launched a surprise attack against the U.S. Pacific Fleet at Pearl Harbor. This attack, which claimed the lives of 2,400 Americans, marked America’s entry into World War II and, ironically, represented the beginning of the end of Imperial Japan, which would suffer defeat after defeat at
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Los Alamos Historical Museum Delegation Meets With Officials At U.S. Embassy in Tokyo

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The Los Alamos Historical Museum delegation, from left, Kallie Funk, Stephanie Yeamans and Judith Stauber meeting Monday with Cultural Affairs Specialist Akihito Nakanishi, left, and Cultural Affairs Officer Dale G. Kreisher at the U.S. Embassy in Tokyo. Courtesy photo

 

Blog Entry By Kallie Funk, Judith Stauber, Stephanie Yeamans
Los Alamos Historical Museum

On Monday morning March 28, our Los Alamos Historical Museum (LAHM) team checked out of our hotel and headed to the U.S. Embassy in Tokyo.

We met with Dale G. Kreisher, cultural affairs officer, and Akihito Nakanishi, cultural Read More

CIR Presents Great Decisions April 19

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CIR News:
 
The Santa Fe Council on International Relations is pleased to present GREAT DECISIONS 2016, a program of eight discussion topics focusing on current world affairs.  
This program begins Tuesday, April 19 and continues on the third Tuesday of each month for eight months – April through November. Participants may choose between a morning session 10 a.m to noon or an evening session 5:30-7:30 p.m. 
 
The meetings will be at the SFCIR Conference Room, 413 Grant Ave., Suite D. Each meeting includes a half
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Ted Piccone To Speak On Five Rising Democracies April 19

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Ted Piccone
 
CIR News:
 
The Santa Fe Council on International Relations is pleased to present a talk by Ted Piccone, Senior Fellow, Project on International Order and Strategy, Latin America Initiative in the Foreign Policy program at Brookings. 
 
This talk will focus on Piccone’s most recent book, Five Rising Democracies and the Fate of the International Liberal Order, and will begin at 6 p.m., Tuesday, April 19 at the Forum, Santa Fe University of Art & Design, 1600 St. Michael’s Dr. Cost is $15 for CIR members; $20 non-members
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Los Alamos Historical Museum Japan Initiative Underway

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Los Alamos Historical Museum delegation members Judith Stauber, Stephanie Yeamans and Kallie Funk at the gate in Denver International Airport. Courtesy photo

A panoramic view from the observation deck of the Tokyo Tower. Courtesy photo

 

Blog Entry By Kallie Funk, Judith Stauber, Stephanie Yeamans
Los Alamos Historical Museum

Our trio left Los Alamos March 24 for an unexpected drive to Denver when our flight from Albuquerque was cancelled.

Thank you to Dave Funk for his willingness to drive us to Denver International Airport at 4:30 a.m., Thursday to ensure we would make our connection. Read More

Santa Fe World Affairs Forum Presents Seminar & Symposium Featuring International Speakers

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SFWAF News:
 
SANTA FE ― The refugee crises in the Middle East and Europe and the hot button topic of immigration in this year’s U.S. presidential campaign have brought into stark relief the issues raised by migration of large groups of people across borders. Why do we erect walls and other barriers?
 
This topic will be explored by the School for Advanced Research (SAR) in an April 20 colloquium titled The World of Walls: Why Are We Building New Barriers to Divide Us? In addition, a two-day symposium sponsored by the Santa Fe World Affairs Forum (SFWAF) April
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Griggs: Tangier & Chefchaouen – Last Weeks In Morocco

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Lighthouse at Cape Spartel, a few kilometers west of Tangier. An imaginary line between Cape Spartel in Morocco and Cape Trafalgar in Spain delineates the western side of the Strait of Gibraltar. Photo by David Griggs/ladailypost.com   
 

David Griggs with the Tangier harbor in the background. Morocco’s King Mohammed VI has been very active in upgrading the port facilities and city of Tangier in general. Courtesy photo

 

By DAVID H. GRIGGS
Foreign Correspondent
Los Alamos Daily Post
 
Was that William S. Burroughs at the next table?
 
La Petit Soco still
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LANL: Novel Water-Removal Technique Boosts Performance Of Carbon Nanomaterials

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LANL News:

  • ‘Transformational implications’ for fuel cells and batteries

New research illuminating water’s critical role in forming catalysts for oxygen reduction in materials has revealed the key to designing next-generation carbon nanomaterials with enhanced performance for fuel cells and batteries.

“The implications of understanding water’s role in achieving high-performance layered materials for energy generation and storage devices will be transformational,” said Gautam Gupta of the Materials Synthesis and Integrated Devices group at Los Alamos National Read More