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What Country Consumes The Most Ice Cream?

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New Zealand ranks #1 in ice cream consumption followed by the U.S. Original photo by AbElena/iStock

By KRISTINA WRIGHT
Writer
www.interestingfacts.com

When you’re in the mood for a tasty treat, it’s hard to beat ice cream — whether served in a bowl or a cone, topped with syrups and sprinkles, or blended in a milkshake. U.S. ice cream manufacturers produced 1.3 billion gallons of ice cream in 2023. (New Zealand ranks #1 in ice cream consumption).

The average American consumes around 5 gallons (or 25 pounds) of ice cream each year. But the U.S. isn’t the only country with an ice cream obsession. No Read More

Retired Military Working Dog Betyar Honored At Kirtland AFB

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Military Working Dog Betyar receives a medal during his retirement ceremony Aug. 12 at Kirtland Air Force Base. Betyar completed four and a half years of active-duty service to the U.S. Air Force and some of his accomplishments include a deployment to Ali Al Salem Air Base, Kuwait in 2023, responding to three credible bomb threats and supporting multiple secret service missions for the current and past president of the United States. Photo by Senior Airman Karissa Dick/U.S. Air Force

Military Working Dog Betyar during his retirement ceremony Aug. 12 at Kirtland Air Force Base. Photo by Senior Read More

Public Invited To Uplifting Program On Efforts To Rescue Afghan Girls Sunday At Unitarian Church Of Los Alamos

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Unitarian Church News:

Pecos native Kirsten Hardenbrook will speak at 11:45 a.m. at the Unitarian Church of Los Alamos. The public is invited to attend this unique forum.

Along with her Afghan host daughter and another Afghan student, Hardenbrook will talk about the current situation for young Afghan women still secretly pursuing an education. Hardenbrook volunteers for a non-profit that operates an underground railway to extract Afghan girls who have proven themselves academically, and gets them into safehouses in Pakistan. They then match the girls with host American families and scholarships, Read More

Catch Of The Week: Huge Breach Of American Data

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By REBECCA RUTHERFORD
Los Alamos
For the Los Alamos Daily Post

Hitting the news this week … cyber criminals leaked 2.7 billion records of personal information for US, UK and Canadian citizens on a dark web forum. Information included names, social security numbers, all known physical addresses, and possible aliases. Yikes.

Information appears to have been stolen from a company called National Public Data, a company that collects and sells this data for use in background checks, to obtain criminal records, and for private investigators. The company is believed to scrape this data from public Read More

Society Of Catholic Scientists To Host Community Lecture ‘A Bell For Nagasaki’ By Prof. James Nolan On Aug. 15 At IHM

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Prof. James Nolan, Jr.

SCS News:

The Society of Catholic Scientists (SCS), New Mexico Chapter, invites the community to a special invited lecture “A Bell for Nagasaki” by Prof. James Nolan, Jr., at 7 p.m. Thursday, Aug. 15 at the Karen McLaughlin Parish Hall at Immaculate Heart of Mary Parish, 3700 Canyon Road in Los Alamos. A Mass at 6 p.m. in honor of the Assumption of the Blessed Virgin Mary will precede the talk in the main church.

Prof. Nolan is the Washington Gladden 1859 Professor of Sociology at Williams College. He is the author of a number of books including Atomic Doctors:  Conscience and Read More

Local Athletes Competing In South America

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LAHS 10th grader Ian McLean earns 3rd place at the IFSA 2* Aug. 8 in El Colorado, Chile. Courtesy photo

From left, Cullen McLean, Liam Kastrin and Chris McLean (coach) discussing line choices at the event finish.  Courtesy photo

SPORTS News:

Four local youth athletes, Ian McLean (Los Alamos High School 10th grader), Cullen McLean (Los Alamos Middle School 8th grader), Liam Kastrin (Albuquerque Academy 10th grader), and Streeter Kastrin were invited to compete in the International Freeride Ski and Snowboard Association (IFSA) competition held Wednesday, Aug. 8 at El Colorado, Chile. 

The Read More

Charcuterie Box Builds House Of Hope

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Beth (Pattillo) Smithson, formerly of Los Alamos, shows off some of the handy and hard work completed on the inside of the home built in February of this year. Courtesy photo

TOTH News:

For many years Trinity on the Hill Episcopal Church and numerous other churches have taken part in home building mission trips to the north colonias of Juarez, Mexico. The trip is the culmination of a year-long fundraising effort, and brings the light of Christ to a family in the form of a simple, but well-constructed house. Additionally, the small rural community is provided with an afternoon of children’s activities Read More

Governor Travels To India To Discuss New Mexico Partnerships With Higher Education, Business And Government Officials

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From the Office of the Governor:

SANTA FE – Today, Gov. Michelle Lujan Grisham is traveling to India until Aug. 10 to discuss New Mexico partnerships with higher education, business and government officials.

The governor’s itinerary includes stops in New Delhi and Chennai. She will travel with the First Gentleman, Manny Cordova, and a state delegation that includes the Office of the Governor Deputy Chief of Operations, Caroline Buerkle; Director of the Office of Strategy, Science, & Technology at the New Mexico Economic Development Department, Nora Sackett; and New Mexico Energy, Read More

Lantern Lit Legacies & International Dark Sky Park Aug. 9-11

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Courtesy/FUNM

Fort Union News:

WATROUS — Fort Union National Monument announces its upcoming free evening Lantern Lit Legacies and “An International Dark Sky Park” programs to be held Friday, Saturday, and Sunday, Aug. 9-11.

8 p.m. – Lantern Lit Legacies: Why preserve these ruins? Discover this site’s legacy as the sun has set and lanterns now shine during this 45-minute tour. This tour immediately precedes the dark sky program. (Park gates re-open at 7 p.m., but historic fort area will not open until the 8 p.m. tour for participants.)

8:45 p.m. – An International Dark Sky Park: Experience the Read More

‘The Atomic Rocketeer’ Documentary Premiere At Oppenheimer Festival 2024 At SALA Aug. 10-31

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Courtesy/SALA

SALA News:

SALA Los Alamos Event Center has announced the highly anticipated premiere of the documentary “The Atomic Rocketeer” co-directed by Larry L. Sheffield, at the upcoming Oppenheimer Festival 2024.

This groundbreaking film unveils the untold story of Wernher von Braun and his team of German rocketeers, whose work laid the foundation for America’s space program.

The festival will run Aug. 10-31, 2024, featuring exclusive events, screenings and Q&A sessions with the award-winning producer/director Sheffield.

“The Atomic Rocketeer” sheds light on von Braun’s Read More