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Los Alamos Site Of Manhattan Project National Historical Park Hosting Day Of Peace And Remembrance In Observance Of Atomic Bombings Of Japan

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NPS News:

Manhattan Project National Historical Park, in partnership with Pearl Harbor National Memorial (NM), will host four “Days of Peace and Remembrance” across its three sites and at Pearl Harbor National Memorial to commemorate and reflect on the 79th anniversary of the atomic bombings of Japan in 1945.

The Los Alamos event will take place at 6:30 p.m. MDT, Thursday, Aug. 8. In collaboration with Friends of MAPR-LA and Los Alamos Arts Council the park will host a viewing of the documentary film Richland followed by a silent luminaria viewing at 8 p.m. MDT in the historic Memorial Rose Garden Read More

2012 Los Alamos High School Graduate Chase Ealey Jackson To Compete At 2024 Olympic Games In Paris

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Los Alamos High School graduate Chase Ealey Jackson acknowledging nearly 9,000 cheering fans in attendance during introductions for the women’s shot put event at the USA Track & Field National Championships in July 2023 in Eugene, Ore. Los Alamos Daily Post photographer/videographer Nate Limback was on scene covering the event. Photo by Nate Limback/ladailypost.com

Staff Report:

2012 Los Alamos High School graduate Chase Ealey Jackson will represent the United States in the shot put at the 2024 Olympic Games in Paris. She qualified by throwing the shot put 20.10 meters at the trials Read More

Los Alamos Couple Andy And Devon Lee Celebrate Triumph At 2024 Wife-Carrying World Championships In Finland

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Andy Lee of Los Alamos jumps into the ‘Wife Pond’ with wife Devon Lee on his back at the 2024 Wife Carrying World Championships on July 5 in Sonkajärvi, Finland. Photo by Kindra McAllister

Kindra McAllister, Andy Lee, Kalob Bowman and Taylor McAllister win bronze in a team event at the 2024 Wife Carrying World Championships on July 5 in Sonkajärvi, Finland. Photo by Devon Noel Lee

SPORTS News:

The sun shone brightly on Sonkajärvi, Finland, as Andy and Devon Lee of Los Alamos sprinted, splashed  and soared their way to success at the 2024 Wife Carrying World Championships. This dynamic duo, who marked Read More

Los Alamos Home Town Hero LCDR Britton A. Girard

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Los Alamos native LCDR Britton A. Girard stands near his F/A-18 jet. Courtesy/Molly Girard

LCDR Britton A. Girard with his wife Molly and their daughters Maggie and Evie. Courtesy/Molly Girard

By CAROL A. CLARK
Los Alamos Daily Post
caclark@ladailypost.com

Los Alamos native LCDR Britton A. Girard returned last weekend from the Middle East where he was deployed as a F/A-18 pilot with the United States Nuclear-powered Aircraft Carrier USS Dwight D. Eisenhower (CVN 69). 

The “Ike” and other naval vessels in the Carrier Strike Group (CGS-2) have been deployed to the Middle East and Mediterranean Read More

Manhattan Project National Historical Park To Host Days Of Peace And Remembrance In 79th Anniversary Observance Of Atomic Bombings Of Japan

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The Friendship Bell in Oak Ridge wreathed with luminarias during the Bell Ringing Ceremony in 2022. Courtesy/NPS

Los Alamos Lights for Peace event in 2022 at Ashley Pond Park. Courtesy/NPS

Hanford Lights for Peace event in 2022. Courtesy/NPS

NPS News:

DENVER – Manhattan Project National Historical Park, in partnership with Pearl Harbor National Memorial (NM), will host “Days of Peace and Remembrance” across its three sites and at Pearl Harbor NM to commemorate and reflect on the 79th anniversary of the atomic bombings of Japan in 1945.

This commemorative programming acknowledges and interprets Read More

SFCC Presents Cristina Kahlo: Contemporary Mexican Photography Lecture Tuesday Aug. 6

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Photographer Cristina Kahlo, in front of an image of her great-grandaunt Frida Kahlo, will give a lecture on Contemporary Mexican Photography Aug. 6 at Santa Fe Community College. Courtesy/SFCC

SFCC News:

SANTA FE — Santa Fe Community College (SFCC) will present Cristina Kahlo, who will give a lecture on Contemporary Mexican Photography, 4-5 p.m. Tuesday, Aug. 6 in the Lecture Hall (Room 216). The free lecture is offered by the SFCC’s Art on Campus in collaboration with Carlos Rovelo, Trustee and Chair, Education and Community Engagement Committee of the Georgia O’Keeffe Museum.

“SFCC is Read More

LANL’s William Tobey To Speak At MOWW July 13

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William Tobey

MOWW News:

The Military Order of the World Wars (MOWW) Chapter 229will meet Saturday, July 13 at the Pecos Trail Cafe, 2239 Old Pecos Trail in Santa Fe.

This month’s speaker is William Tobey on “The Challenges We Face to the International Nuclear Order”.

The war in Ukraine, the expansion of China’s nuclear forces, and the threat of nuclear proliferation from North Korea and Iran all shake the pillars of the decades-old international nuclear order, which consists of deterrence, arms control, nonproliferation, and nuclear security. 

The United States and its allies and partners Read More

ICF Blue Cranes Cross-foster Newly Hatched Sandhill Chick 

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Blue Crane female Periwinkle broods Calypso shortly after the Sandhill Crane chick hatched at the International Crane Foundation. Photo by Luke Johnson//International Crane Foundation

ICF News:

BARABOO, Wis. – There’s a new crane in the marsh at the International Crane Foundation (ICF). Named Calypso, the chick was hatched on June 15 and paired with Blue Cranes Harold and Periwinkle for species cross-fostering. The new family will be on exhibit for a limited period this summer.

“When Periwinkle and Harold were first introduced a couple of years ago, they quickly formed a very strong pair, Read More

Los Alamos National Laboratory Teams Up With OpenAI To Improve Frontier Model Safety

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Los Alamos National Laboratory and OpenAI are conducting safety evaluations on frontier AI models. Image created in DALL-E by Nick Njegomir/LANL

LANL News:

  • Safety evaluations will assess biological capabilities and risks associated with AI

Researchers at Los Alamos National Laboratory (LANL) are working with OpenAI on an evaluation study to bolster artificial intelligence safety. The upcoming evaluation will be the first of its kind and contribute to state-of-the-art research on AI biosecurity evaluations.

“The potential upside to growing AI capabilities is endless,” LANL Read More

NNSA To Conduct Helicopter Aerial Radiation Assessment Flights Over Milwaukee Ahead Of GOP National Convention

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Twin-engine Bell 412. Courtesy/NNSA

DOE/NNSA  News:

WASHINGTON, D.C. – The U.S. Department of Energy’s National Nuclear Security Administration (DOE/NNSA) will conduct low-altitude helicopter flights over downtown Milwaukee, Wisc., Tuesday, July 9 through Thursday, July 11, in support of the 2024 Republican National Convention.

NNSA’s Nuclear Emergency Support Team (NEST) aircraft will measure expected background radiation as part of standard public health and safety preparations.

The public may see a twin-engine Bell 412 helicopter, which is equipped with radiation-sensing Read More