Performers with the Salzburg Marionette Theater prepare to carry a Los Alamos Concert Association’s concert poster back to Austria after their performance in the Smith Auditorium Saturday evening. They were so taken with the design that they plan to display the poster along with other memorabilia in their home theater in Salzburg, which celebrated its 100th anniversary in 2013. Courtesy photo Read More
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CIR: Former US Ambassador To Ukraine Delivers Final Fall Lecture Thursday Nov. 6
John E. Herbst
CIF News:
Former US Ambassador to Ukraine John E. Herbst will deliver our fourth and final Fall lecture on the crisis in that beleaguered country at 5:30 p.m. Thursday, Nov. 6.
The venue is The Santa Fe Women’s Club, 1616 Old Pecos Trail in Santa Fe. A full house is anticipated for this presentation, so interested parties should reserve their tickets as soon as possible. They may do so on line at sfcir.org or by calling 505.982.4931. Tickets are priced at $15 for members and $20 for non-members and guests. Full-time students 25 and under are admitted free with proper ID.
Ambassador Read More
Students Asked To Submit Idea For Volunteer Project With Meaningful Impact Abroad
AFS-USA News:
- Winning student will get to put their vision into action on a free, two-week program abroad
New York—AFS-USA, a global leader in intercultural student exchange programming, is asking American 8th-12th graders: What is one problem in the world that you would like to solve, and what type of volunteer project would you design to help solve it?”
Students are asked to submit a short essay or video outlining their idea for a volunteer project that could have a meaningful impact abroad. Projects can take place in any of 14 countries, and should focus on one of five key issue areas: arts and Read More
New Mexico Consortium First To Use Social Media To Track Northern Lights
A recent All-sky camera photo of the northern lights or aurora, a natural light display in the sky, predominantly seen in the high latitude regions. Courtesy/NMC
NMC News:
The New Mexico Consortium (NMC) is launching a new citizen science platform today called Aurorasaurus that allows the public to track auroras in real-time using their smartphones and the project website.
The public can help researchers track auroras on their desktops, laptops, tablets and smartphones. Courtesy/NMC
This NSF funded project provides data to help space scientists understand the mechanics behind the beautiful Read More
Johnson: Giving People Cash Works
By DUSTIN JOHNSONLos Alamos
(Currently in a master’s program in Nova Scotia)
Much emergency aid in disaster and war zones takes the form of in-kind assistance: food, shelter, clothing, medicine, etc. Part of the reason for this is that these may simply not be available in the area. Often though, some forms of services are still operational, especially near refugee camps or after natural disasters in heavily populated areas.
So, why not give people in these situations cash to take advantage of available, local services? The conventional wisdom has been that if you just give people cash, Read More
Longest Serving Under Secretary Of State Dr. Paula J. Dobriansky Presents Major Lecture Oct. 28
Dr. Paula J. Dobriansky
CIR News:
Dr. Paula J. Dobriansky’s Oct. 28 appearance before The Council on International Relations (CIR) represents the third Fall 2014 lecture in a series of four focusing on the crisis in Ukraine and its ramifications for Europe, NATO and the United States.
Dr. Dobriansky is the country’s longest-serving under secretary of state, having served in the Bush administration between 2001 and 2009. Her lecture, as distinct from the first two held, will review highlights of the major players’ foreign policies of the last 25 years, all leading up to Read More
Kyoto University To Explain Demand Response Research In Los Alamos
DPU News:
Los Alamos Department of Public Utilities invites the public to attend a special presentation on preliminary results of the Mesa Smart Meter Study.
Researchers from Japan’s Kyoto University, the New Energy and Industrial Technology Development Organization (NEDO), and Toshiba Corporation will provide an update and explain the continuing research being conducted at 6:30 p.m. this Thursday in Los Alamos in the New Golf Course Community Building, 4250 Diamond Dr.
For the past year and a half, Los Alamos volunteers in North and Barranca Mesas participated in Read More
New U.S. Citizens Take Oath of Allegiance During Naturalization Ceremony At Fuller Lodge
Family and friends join 17 new U.S. citizens in the Pledge of Allegiance during a naturalization ceremony sponsored by the Rotary Club of Los Alamos this morning at Fuller Lodge. Photo by Kirsten Laskey/ladailypost.com
U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services Officer Peter Rechkemmer breaks down the naturalization ceremony to participants Saturday at Fuller Lodge. He also spoke about his experience taking part in his own naturalization ceremony. Photo by Kirsten Laskey/ladailypost.com
Chief U.S. District Judge M. Christina Armijo, who presided over the naturalizationLos Alamos Rotarian Tony Chan Shares Travels On The Silk Road
At the Los Alamos Rotary Club’s Tuesday meeting at the Manhattan Project Restaurant, Rotarian Tony Chan gave a presentation about his family’s trip on the Silk Road, which included exploring Kashigar, Urumqui and Turfan . The photo shown here was taken at a livestock market. Chan also showed photos of treks across frozen lakes and switchbacks climbing up steep mountains. The photos showed everything shrouded in snow and mist, ‘Doesn’t look very friendly, does it,’ Chan told the crowd. Photo by Kirsten Laskey/ladailypost.com
In addition to the wintery scenes TonyPurple Pinkie Day Coming To Los Alamos!
ROTARY News:
As world health officials struggle to respond to the Ebola epidemic, Pakistan has passed a grim milestone in its efforts to combat another major global health crisis: the fight against polio.
Los Alamos Public Schools has generously agreed to support Rotary’s effort to raise awareness and funds to counter polio. Hopefully, the community and its children will wish to participate and wear their “purple pinkie” as a badge of honor for saving the life of another child.
To support the Global Polio Eradication Initiative, The Rotary Read More