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Wreaths Across America Makes National Call To Stand Out And Wave Flags On 21st Anniversary Of 9/11

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WAA News:

COLUMBIA FALLS, ME — Sunday, Sept. 11, 2022, national nonprofit Wreaths Across America (WAA) is calling on all Americans to join them in waving the American flag in their own communities to commemorate the 21st anniversary of 9/11.

At 8:46 a.m., Tuesday, Sept. 11, 2001, five hijackers took control of American Airlines Flight 11 and flew it into the heart of New York City and the northern facade of the World Trade Center’s North Tower (1 WTC). 

At 9:03 a.m., five other hijackers flew United Airlines Flight 175 into the southern facade of the South Tower (2 WTC).

At 9:37 a.m., another Read More

Stauber, Daniel Discuss Truman-Israel Tour At Rotary Club

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The Los Alamos-Japan Institute will offer a Truman-Israel Tour in May. Courtesy photo

President Harry S. Truman’s Honorary Rotarian card, Courtesy/Truman Library, Independence, MO.

ROTARY News:

Dr. Judith Stauber, founder of the Los Alamos-Japan Institute (LAJI), and Clifton Truman Daniel, eldest grandson of the late President Harry S. Truman, met in Los Alamos in 2017 during the grand re-opening of the Los Alamos Historical Society (LAHS). Stauber was the Los Alamos Historical Museum Director at the time. Their mutual interest in history, particularly World War II and the Manhattan Read More

Scenes From Ukrainian Beer Dinner Fundraiser At The Tub

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Santa Fe Firefighter/Paramedic Rollin Tylerr Jones and LAMC ER Doctor Chris Hammond went to Ukraine in March and spent a little over a month there taking care of patients on the front lines. Jones is speaking of his experience during the Ukrainian beer dinner this evening at the Bathtub Row Brewing Co-op in Central Park Square. Beer by David Seymour. All Ukrainian style beers by David Seymour.were served. The idea for the dinner came from the heart of General Manager Doug Osborn of Bathtub Row Brewery Coop. Courtesy photo

Santa Fe Firefighter/Paramedic Rollin Tylerr Jones speaking this evening
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LANL News Roundup: For Week Of Aug. 22-26, 2022

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Nine Los Alamos projects win R&D 100 Awards

Nine Los Alamos National Laboratory technologies won 2022 R&D 100 Awards and five inventions scored Special Recognition awards, including a gold medal in the Green Technology category, a silver medal for Battling COVID-19, and bronze medals for Market Disruptor – Products, Market Disruptor – Services, and Corporate Social Responsibility. Read the full article here. Courtesy/LANL

LANL News:

Los Alamos National Laboratory (LANL) shares a compilation of news stories for the week of Aug. 22-26, 2022.

Quantum AI breakthrough: theorem Read More

SFCC Library/PDAC: Aalpana-Making Events Sept. 8, 15

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Aalpana, circular ground art rooted in ceremonial art traditions from south Asia. Courtesy/SFCC

Aalpana, circular ground art rooted in ceremonial art traditions from south Asia. Courtesy/SFCC

SFCC News:

Santa Fe Community College’s (SFCC) Library and President’s Diversity Advisory Committee (PDAC) present two art events in September on Aalpana-making, a form of circular ground art rooted in ceremonial art traditions from south Asia. Shalimar Krebs, co-chair of PDAC and Associate Dean of the SFCC School of Arts, Design, & Media Arts said, “This circular-art-making event at SFCC Read More

Huang: From Golden Gate Bridge 金门大桥 To Kinmen-Xiamen Bridge 金厦大桥 – A Thank You Note To Nancy Pelosi

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Nancy Pelosi and Tsai Ing-wen 蔡英文 stand side by side in front of a framed portrait of Dr. Sun Yat-Sen 孙中山. Courtesy/Zhen Huang

By ZHEN HUANG
Los Alamos

At a time when most of the eastern part of China have been covered by record-breaking heat waves and are in dire need of landing typhoons to bring plenty of rainstorms to cool down the heated atmosphere, the Taiwan Strait is disturbed by a “political typhoon” originated from the other side of the Pacific Ocean, the US House Speaker Nancy Pelosi’s Taipei visit.

Such a political typhoon seems to have caused increased concerns about military conflict Read More

FBI: Mexican National Faces Federal Drug Trafficking Charges In New Mexico

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FBI News:

ALBUQUERQUE — Alexander M.M. Uballez, United States Attorney for the District of New Mexico, announced today that Carlos Arturo “Ochenta” Quintana, 40, was arraigned on an indictment charging him with conspiracy to import a controlled substance into the United States.

A federal grand jury returned a superseding indictment charging Quintana, along with 10 other co-defendants, July 23, 2015. According to the indictment and other court records, in February and March 2011, Quintana, Jesus Salas-Aguayo, Elmy Hermosillo, Raul Corella-Hernandez and Jorge Adrian Ortega-Gallegos Read More

Prestigious Grant Sends SHSU Students Across Globe

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Principal Investigator and Associate Professor Khalid Khan with student team Stacey Wright, Mary Musleh, Brooke Brown and Colleague Rasheda Sultana. CourtesySHSU

SHSU News:

Sam Houston State University students and faculty embarked on a unique journey to Bangladesh this summer in response to a prestigious RO1 grant from the National Institute of Health (NIH).

A five-year grant, secured in 2021, has allowed Principal Investigator and Associate Professor Khalid Khan of the Department of Population Health and his colleagues determine how environmental metals impact the brain health Read More

NNSA’s Hruby Visits South Korea To Discuss National Security, Nonproliferation, And Nuclear Security Issues

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NNSA Administrator Jill Hruby tours Korea Atomic Energy Research Institute’s fuel fabrication facility. Courtesy/NNSA 

NNSA News:

WASHINGTON — Jill Hruby, Administrator of the National Nuclear Security Administration (NNSA), wrapped up her visit to East Asia Saturday with a trip to South Korea.

She discussed national defense, nuclear nonproliferation, and nuclear security with her counterparts, visited key scientific organizations, and hosted a dialogue with several policy experts.

“The relationship between the United States and South Korea is strong, and both sides bring tremendous Read More

U.S. Embassy & FBI Return Historic Sculpture Of San Antonio De Padua To People Of Mexico

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Saint Anthony of Padua statue from the 19th century. Courtesy image

FBI News:

MEXICO CITY, MEXICO —The Embassy of the United States in Mexico and the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) have announced the return of a Saint Anthony of Padua statue from the 19th century that was located in the Museum of Fine Arts of San Angelo (SAMFA) in Texas.

Through a formal request process initiated by Mexican authorities, FBI personnel contacted the museum who worked cooperatively and responsibly to reach a mutual resolution and effectuate the transfer of this important object to Mexico through the FBI. Read More