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DEA on Arrest of ‘El Chapo’

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Joaquin “El Chapo” Guzman Loera. Courtesy/DEA

DEA News:

WASHINGTON, D.C. – Remarks made by retired Drug Enforcement Administration Agent Phil Jordan and those of other retired DEA agents do not reflect the views of the Drug Enforcement Administration.

Jordan, who spent three decades with the DEA and headed the agency’s El Paso Intelligence Center, said the arrest represents a huge blow to the Sinaloa cartel.

“It is a significant arrest, provided he gets extradited immediately to the United States,” Jordan told CNN. “If he does not get extradited, then he will be Read More

Kiwanians Learn About Vastra Vang Dig

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Archaeologist Maria Cunningham, right, at work at the Vasta Vang excavation. Courtesy photo
 
By CHARMIAN SCHALLER
Kiwanis Club of Los Alamos

Gold-foil figure of a woman dating to the Iron Age found at the Vastra Vang site. Courtesy photo

Maria “Mia” Cunningham, a Los Alamos archaeologist, has worked in New Mexico for many years at sites ranging from downtown Santa Fe to the Valles Caldera and the desert near Las Cruces – but she is of Swedish descent, and she has always been fascinated by Swedish archaeology.

Several years ago, Mia (wife of Robert Cunningham and daughter-in-law of Paul Cunningham, Read More

Local Occupational Therapists Share Skills With Nicaraguan Children

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A Nicaraguan child practices sorting skills. Photo by Hannah Bloom
 
Play is therapy for students with diabilities in Nicaragua. Photo by Hannah Bloom
 
By BONNIE J. GORDON
Los Alamos Daily Post

In mid-March, three occupational therapists, six OT students, and a physical therapist will spend two weeks in Matagalpa, Nicaragua, where they will collaborate with Nicaraguan teachers and therapists in a cultural exchange. Students will live with host families in a full-immersion environment, where they will speak Spanish and learn about Nicaraguan culture.

Two Los Alamos OT students Read More

Area Youth Invited To Visit Sarov, Russia – Summer 2014

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St. Basil’s Cathedral in Moscow’s Red Square. Courtesy/LASSCI

LASSCI News:

Red Square, the Kremlin, St. Basil’s Cathedral, the (formerly) Secret City of Sarov, the iconic Sarov Bell Tower, warm welcomes from Sarov youth, memories to last a lifetime!

The Los Alamos – Sarov Sister Cities Initiative (LASSCI) is seeking applications from high school students interested in a life-changing, summer 2014 visit to Sarov. An information session for interested students and parents will be at 1 p.m. Saturday, Feb. 1 at Mesa Public Library, 3rd floor, rooms 2 & 3. Attendees will learn everything

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India Celebrates Three Polio-Free Years

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ROTARY News:

India, once considered the hardest place to eradicate polio celebrated three years without a case Jan 13, with official WHO certification occurring in late March and a high-level celebration planned for Feb. 11.

The third anniversary provides an opportunity to recognize the importance of India ’s achievement, highlight the power of vaccines and encourage continued political and financial support for polio eradication.

Rotary International and its partners have reduced polio cases by 99 percent worldwide since its first project to vaccinate children in the Philippines Read More

Iceland Trek Featured at Mountaineers’ January Meeting

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Steam vents and thermal springs encountered in the highlands along the trek from Skogar to Landmannalaugar. Courtesy/LA Mountaineers
 
Icebergs floating to the sea at Jokulsarlon. Courtesy/LA Mountaineers
Skogafoss, the spectacular waterfall near Skogar at the start of the trek. Courtesy/LA Mountaineers
 

LA MOUNTAINEERS News:

 
The January meeting of the Los Alamos Mountaineers will feature a first-hand account of a six-day, 50-mile trek in Iceland by Mario Schillaci.
 
The public is invited to hear this presentation Wednesday, Jan. 15, at Fuller
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NNSA, IAEA Conduct Emergency Response Training for First Responders for Ports and Customs

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Joseph Krol, NNSA

NNSA News:

WASHINGTON, D.C. – The Department of Energy’s National Nuclear Security Administration (NNSA) and the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) recently conducted an International Radiological Assistance Program Training for Emergency Response (I-RAPTER) course for 16 representatives from 10 countries including Armenia, Djibouti, Dominican Republic, Jamaica, Malta, Mexico, Netherlands, Philippines, Thailand and Vietnam.

The course, held in Las Vegas, Nev., focused specifically on response procedures for port and customs offices involved Read More

Sydney’s Corner: Roman Ruins, Bulgaria

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The Roman  Amphitheatre in Plovdiv, Bulgaria. Photo by Jason Frasier
 
Sydney’s Corner: Roman Ruins, Bulgaria
By SYDNEY FRAZIER

Sydney Frazier is the granddaughter of Los Alamos resident Teralene Foxx and is traveling the world with her parents for the next two years. As part of her home schooling during the trip, Sydney is blogging about her adventures. She is sharing some of her posts with the Los Alamos Daily Post.

We went to Plovdiv, Bulgaria. Did you know there are Roman ruins in Plovdiv? There are lots of Roman ruins in Plovdiv. I thought I would tell a little about them.

There Read More

Los Alamos Veterinarian Continues Educational Support For Afghanistan Village

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Worked has begun on the concrete foundation for a Sarkar school in Afghanistan. Photo by Ayub Kharoti

Photo by Ayub Kharoti

Staff Report

Bob Fuselier, a veterinarian in Los Alamos, began working with Dr. Mohammad Khan Kharoti on educational projects in Afghanistan several years ago and traveled to the country in 2012. He continues his support of educational projects in Afghanistan and wanted to share the latest progress with Los Alamos Daily Post readers.

Los Alamos veterinarian Bob Fuselier, right, with colleague Blake Batten at an airport in Afghanistan in 2012.  Photo by Ayub Kharoti Read More

New NIST Tests Explore Safety of Nanotubes in Modern Plastics Over Time

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Exposed to intense ultraviolet light and high temperatures, samples of epoxy containing multiwalled carbon nanotubes deteriorated. Exposure tended to destroy the epoxy, but on the surface remained a network of nanotubes, which NIST tests indicated were less damaged than the epoxy over time, ranging from approximately 6 months (A) to 18 months (B) to 4 years (C) in subtropical conditions. Courtesy/NIST

NIST News:

Who cares about old plastic? Researchers at the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) do, so that you won’t have to years down the road, when today’s plastic concoctions Read More