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Los Alamos Volunteers Assemble Christmas Bags For Immigrant Children Awaiting Asylum Hearings In Juarez

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Immigrant children in Ciudad Juarez waiting for their asylum hearings hold up their bags filled with toys, treats and necessities assembled Dec. 10 by volunteers at United Church of Los Alamos. Courtesy/UCLA

Immigrant children in Ciudad Juarez hold up their bags filled with toys, treats and necessities that were assembled by volunteers at United Church of Los Alamos. Courtesy/UCLA

United Church of Los Alamos News:

Local volunteers gathered Dec. 10 at the United Church of Los Alamos and packed 217 colorful homemade fabric bags with toys for immigrant children in Ciudad Juarez to be distributed Read More

UCR: Decoding Secret Language Of Photosynthesis

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Basic inputs and outputs of the photosynthesis process. Courtesy/US Riverside

UCR News:

For decades, scientists have been stumped by the signals plants send themselves to initiate photosynthesis, the process of turning sunlight into sugars. University of Cailfornia at Riverside (UCR) researchers have now decoded those previously opaque signals.

For half a century botanists have known that the command center of a plant cell, the nucleus, sends instructions to other parts of the cell, compelling them to move forward with photosynthesis. These instructions come in the form of proteins, Read More

An Open Book: Hoy, Dios es Argentino

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By DAVID IZRAELEVITZ
Los Alamos

I had it all figured out. I could watch the World Cup final and we could still make it to Popejoy Hall in time to park and grab a quick bite before the matinee. Argentina was winning 2-0. Time was running out for France. 

Somehow France didn’t agree that time was running out, so they scored two late goals, threw the game into extra time, and messed it all up for me. I jumped from the couch and ran to the computer to google “world cup final on the radio.” Making my way to a free SiriusXM 3-month introductory subscription, I performed the necessary credit card incantations and Read More

Rep. Leger Fernández Statement On Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy’s Address To Congress

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From the Office of U.S. Rep. Teresa Leger Fernández:

WASHINGTON, D.C. — U.S. Rep. Teresa Leger Fernández issued this statement Wednesday in response to President Volodymyr Zelenskyy’s address to Congress:

“President Zelenskyy, like the brave people of Ukraine, has inspired the world in the fight for Ukraine’s sovereignty, freedom, and democracy. His visit comes at a critical time in the war, as winter arrives and Russia recklessly targets civilian water and electricity infrastructure.

“The United States, in coordination with our allies around the world, must continue to support democracy Read More

LAHS Key Club Raises Funds For Thirst Project

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LAHS Key Club President Ming-Yuan Lo presents a $1,000 check recently to Lieutenant Governor Adeline Feng of the Southwest District’s Sangre de Christo Division. Courtesy/Kiwanis

Key Clubbers Yeanwoo Park, Ethan Singell, Chloe Li, Rebecca Li, Adeline Feng and Ming-Yuan Lo operate the cotton candy machine during a summer concert. Courtesy/Kiwanis

By MORRIE PONGRATZ
Kiwanis Club of Los Alamos

Millions of people worldwide are without clean, fresh drinking water. The Thirst Project is a nonprofit organization that works with the support of young people to end the global water crisis by building Read More

Retired Wildland Firefighter Donates Ambulance Blessed By Father Theophan To Ukrainian Humanitarian Effort

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Father Theophan of Saint Job of Pochaiv Orthodox Church in Los Alamos blesses an ambulance donated by recently retired local wildland firefighter Brian Kliesen that will be transported to Ukraine. Courtesy/Father Theophan

The ambulance donated by recently retired local wildland firefighter Brian Kliesen and blessed by Father Theophan being prepared for transport to Ukraine. Courtesy/Father Theophan

SAINT JOB News:

Tuesday, Dec. 6, Father Theophan was at Saint Job of Pochaiv Orthodox Church, making copious amounts of Baklava for the annual fundraiser for Ukraine. While baking, the Read More

What Is The Best-Selling Cookie In The World?

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Fun Facts News:

What is the best-selling cookie in the world? Oreo cookies.

Since the brand’s inception in 1912, more than 450 billion Oreo cookies have been sold around the world, and are now available in more than 100 countries.

The traditional flavor (chocolate wafers with vanilla cream filling) is by far the most popular, but many other flavors have been produced over the past century such as birthday cake, java chip and caramel coconut.

Lemon meringue was one of the original Oreo flavors, but it was discontinued in 1920.

Source: www.quizdaily.com Read More

Mountaineers Celebrate The Year’s Adventures Dec. 14

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Lana Martin will speak about ‘Hiking the Fisherman’s Trail in Portugal’. Fishermen’s Trail is an extensive network of stunning hiking trails throughout southern Portugal featuring magnificent scenery, excellent weather, and affordable accommodation. She followed the incredible Atlantic coastline all the way from Porto Covo to Lagos. Courtesy/LAM

Back side of Annapurna from Manang. John Sarracino will speak about the Annapurna area, past and present. In 2022, he returned to the area where he was a Peace Corps volunteer in the 1960s. He and companions took jeeps most of the way and then Read More

NNSA Extends Triad Management & Operating Contract

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NNSA extends Triad’s management and operating contract to Oct. 30, 2028. Courtesy/LANL

NNSA News:

WASHINGTON, D.C. – The Department of Energy’s National Nuclear Security Administration (NNSA) announced today it has exercised Option Periods 1 through 5 of Triad National Security, LLC’s management and operating contract for Los Alamos National Laboratory.

Triad is made up of three members:

The exercise of Option Periods 1 through 5 extends the period of performance of Triad’s contract Read More

Los Alamos Rotary Hears From Mission Possible Members

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Addie Murphy, right, U.S. Coordinator for Mission Possible, a faith-based non-profit serving Eastern Europe, explains field operations and support organizations as Mission Possible administrator Joy Ecklund joins Murphy at the podium during a recent meeting of the Rotary Club of Los Alamos. Photo by Linda Hull

By LINDA HULL
Vice President
Rotary Club of Los Alamos

“Our founder was inspired by Brother Andrew, a Dutch missionary, who smuggled Bibles into the Soviet Union, sewn in the linings of coats,” began Addie Murphy and Joy Eklund, referring to the work of Mission Possible when they Read More