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1. Lab to inventory its unclassified software
   The Laboratory is conducting an inventory of its unclassified computer software beginning this month and a new tool was developed to assist divisions with the inventory.
2. Heavy truck traffic expected near Technical Area 50
   Laboratory personnel can expect increased heavy truck traffic near Technical Area 50 for several weeks while construction of a new tank farm is completed.
3. Diversity Cinema screening today
   The Diversity Office's Diversity Cinema series continues today with a screening of "Part 1 - Surviving Columbus: The Story of the Pueblo People."
4. March weather highlighted by mid-month storm in Los Alamos, White Rock
   A mid-month snowstorm that dumped 17 inches of snow in Los Alamos highlighted March’s weather picture, which also included typical spring winds.
5. American Indian Heritage month talk today
   Today, former Laboratory employee and now Taos Pueblo Tribal Council member Gilbert Suazo will talk about a tribal perspective on prehistoric and historic uses and efforts to preserve and protect aboriginal rights. The talk is at 11:30 this morning, in the Materials Science Laboratory Auditorium at Technical Area 3 and is part of the Lab's celebration of American Indian Heritage month.
6. SUP employees tour future home
   John Roybal, left, of Construction, A and E and Facilities (SUP-8), Jane Beck of Operations (SUP-OPS) and Lorraine Lucero, right, also of SUP-8, look at architectural drawings of new offices some 170 Supply Chain Management (SUP) Division employees will relocate to next month.
7. DOE adds nine new screening centers for former workers
   Nine additional screening centers around the country are being added to the Department of Energy's Former Worker Medical Screening Program.
8. Quarterly public poster session on groundwater is this evening
   A quarterly public poster session sponsored by the Laboratory's Groundwater Protection Program (RRES-GP) is scheduled from 5 to 7:30 this evening.
9. Lab supports Santa Fe Business Expo
   The Laboratory is participating in, and is a major supporter of the 2005 Santa Fe Business Expo April 21 at the Rosemarie Shellaberger Tennis Center at the College of Santa Fe. Sponsored by the Santa Fe Chamber of Commerce, the expo features 101 information booths staffed by Santa Fe and regional businesses.
10. Lab homeland defense efforts showcased to Canadian visitors
    Holly Dockery, left, of the federal Department of Homeland Security's international affairs, science and technology directorate, talks to national defense, science and public security officials from Canada during a visit to Los Alamos on Monday.
11. Director's Notebook
    Managing stress isn't easy. Left unmanaged, stress can adversely affect a person at work and at home. In today's Director's Notebook, Laboratory Director Pete Nanos and Tom Locke, the Lab's clinical psychologist in Occupational Medicine (HSR-2), talk about the importance of managing stress through exercise. Nanos also reminds workers that the Lab has a number of services, such as the Wellness Center and the Employee Assistance Program to help employees manage stress. Click here to read the Director's Notebook.
12. Scientists model physics of stellar burning
    A Laboratory scientist working with astronomers from around the world recently validated a computer model that predicts the rebirth and stellar burning and mixing processes of evolved stars. The discovery is a leap forward in our understanding of how stars like the sun evolve through violent outbursts during their evolution.
13. Santa Fe Business Expo is today
    The Laboratory is participating in, and is a major supporter of the 2005 Santa Fe Business Expo today at the Rosemarie Shellaberger Tennis Center at the College of Santa Fe. Sponsored by the Santa Fe Chamber of Commerce, the expo features 101 information booths staffed by Santa Fe and regional businesses.
14. External review board says Research Library is 'best in world'
    The Research Library (STB-RL) at Technical Area 3 was recently named "the best science research digital library in the world" following a review by the library's External Advisory Board, a group of high-profile information experts who review library operations.
15. Lab's Wallace to be on UCTV
    Strategic Research Directorate Leader Terry Wallace Jr. will talk about the history and causes of tsunamis on a edition of "Behind The White Coat" today on University of California television.
16. April Personal Best newsletter now online
    The April issue of the Personal Best health and wellness newsletter is now online.
17. Memorial supports UC continuing as Lab operator
    Laboratory Director Pete Nanos talks with State Rep. Jeannette Wallace last Friday in the Director's Office. Wallace, R-Los Alamos, Sandoval, presented Nanos with a copy of the House Joint Memorial approved by the 2005 Legislature urging the Department of Energy to keep the University of California as the operator of the Laboratory.
18. Lab's Kratzer recognized for efforts with supercomputing challenge
    David Kratzer of High Performance Computing Systems (CCN-7) received the Governor's Awards for his efforts at making the Adventures in Supercomputing Challenge a success during Tuesday's awards ceremony.
19. Pollution Prevention awards ceremony is today
    Thirty-nine employee teams are receiving Pollution Prevention Awards at a ceremony scheduled for 10:30 this morning in the Physics Building Auditorium at Technical Area 3. The ceremony is open to all Laboratory workers.
20. Services Tuesday for Lab retiree Richmond
    A graveside service for Laboratory retiree William Richmond is scheduled for 3 p.m., Tuesday in Santa Fe. Richmond died last Thursday. He was 70.
21. Lab's ALEXIS satellite completes its mission
    Diane Roussel-Dupre of Space Data Systems (ISR-3) sets up the ground station for the last contact with ALEXIS last Friday afternoon at the ALEXIS satellite operations center at Technical Area 3.
22. Materials Science and Technology Division cleans up and celebrates
    Bob Holton of Structure/Property Relations (MST-8) puts a few more burgers on the grill in preparation for the second annual Materials Science and Technology (MST) Division site-wide cleanup celebration this week.
23. Release 3a to expedite purchasing process
    The Enterprise Project’s Release 3a software product debuted last Friday. Release 3a facilitates selected purchasing functions for Laboratory employees.
24. Speaker: preserving culture, traditions important
    "Without language there is no culture. Without culture the body doesn't have a soul," said Arsenio Cordova, educator, lecturer, historian and musician.
25. Los Alamos opens Small Business Outreach Office in Española
    Small business owners and operators in the Española Valley will have a point of contact with the Department of Energy's Los Alamos National Laboratory right in their backyard with the opening April 8 of a Small Business Program Office outreach center in Española.
26. Notebook: Success starts with effective leadership
    Creating tomorrow's successful Laboratory leaders starts today. That is the goal of the Director's Development Program, which welcomed its third class of participants this week. Eighteen Lab managers are in the 2005 DDP class. Laboratory Director Pete Nanos talks about the Director's Development Program and principle-centered leadership in Monday's Director's Notebook.
27. “Town Hall� meeting today focuses on update of HR policies
    Laboratory employees can learn about potential updates to Human Resources (HR) policies and the Laboratory Administrative Manual at a “Town Hall� meeting today.
28. Laboratory to provide technical assistance to Valles Caldera National Preserve
    Laboratory Director Pete Nanos on Tuesday signed a memorandum of understanding in which the Lab will provide technical expertise to assist the Valles Caldera National Preserve with environmental and geological research that will lead to a greater understanding of the Preserve.
29. Reaccreditation site visit for Occupational Medicine set for mid-May
    The Accreditation Association for Ambulatory Health Care (AAAHC) will be conducting an on-site accreditation survey of Occupational Medicine (HSR-2) on May 16 and 17.
30. Smaller slower, supercomputers someday may win the race
    The supercomputers of the future will never crash and will cost far less to run than today's machines. At least that's the vision of a scientist at the National Nuclear Security Administration's Los Alamos National Laboratory.
31. UC President Dynes releases message to Laboratory work force
    University of California President Robert Dynes on Wednesday issued a message to Laboratory workers regarding the university's plans on the contract competition.
32. Memorial service today for Kauppila
    A memorial service for former Laboratory employee Todd Kauppila is scheduled for 4 this afternoon at Ashley Pond. Kauppila died Sunday. He was 41.
33. Interim Director Kuckuck speaks to work force Monday
    Interim Director Robert Kuckuck will speak to the Laboratory work force at 10:45 a.m. Monday (May 16) in the Administration Building Auditorium at Technical Area 3.
34. Los Alamos researchers recommend AIDS vaccine strategies
    AIDS, vaccine, genetic, HIV-1 virus
35. Interim Director Kuckuck speaks to work force Monday
    Interim Director Robert Kuckuck will speak to the Laboratory work force at 10:45 a.m., Monday (May 16) in the Administration Building Auditorium at Technical Area 3.
36. Takes two to tango: Neutralization of staph toxins
    Scientists at the Department of Energy's Los Alamos National Laboratory are researching a new approach for neutralizing deadly toxins released by pathogenic bacteria, such as those that cause anthrax and plague.
37. Retirement planning seminar is Tuesday
    Benefits and Employment Services (HR-B) and Fidelity Investments Tax-Exempt Services Co. is hosting a retirement planning seminar Tuesday at the Reel Deal Theater in downtown Los Alamos. The seminar begins at 8 a.m.
38. Informational meeting Wednesday on purchase cards
    As part of a Laboratorywide effort to increase and encourage the use of purchase cards (P-cards), the Laboratory has doubled the per-transaction and monthly limits for P-cards, with even higher limits possible with division management approval.
39. Lab's ER Project completes investigation at former DP Tank Farm
    The Laboratory has completed a detailed Resource Conservation and Recovery Act Facility Investigation at a site along DP Road where petroleum products were historically stored.
40. Colloquium today looks back at Cerro Grande fire
    Five years ago this month, a prescribed burn turned awry destroyed hundreds of homes in Los Alamos, burned some 48,000 acres in and around the Lab and led to a short-term closure of the Laboratory.
41. University of California, Los Alamos announce engineering education initiative
    The University of California, San Diego (UCSD) and Los Alamos National Laboratory today announced plans for a joint education initiative to train engineers in disciplines that support Los Alamos' mission of enhancing global security.
42. Supply Chain Management offices moving downtown
    Beginning today, Procurement (SUP-1), the Supply Chain Management (SUP) Division Office and the Small Business Program Team (SUP-4) will move to offices in the Central Park Square building downtown. SUP personnel expect to complete the move by Monday.
43. New appointments made in Strategic Research Directorate
    Don Rej is the Laboratory’s new acting Office of Science Program Manager, replacing former program manager B. Ray Stults, who left to take a position at the National Renewable Energy Laboratory.
44. Dedication ceremony today for UC, San Diego-Los Alamos engineering institute
    Laboratory and University of California, San Diego officials today are dedicating a new engineering institute to be located in the Los Alamos Research Park.
45. Robotic telescope discovery sheds new light on gamma-ray bursts
    A new type of light was detected from a recent gamma-ray burst, as discovered by Los Alamos National Laboratory and NASA scientists using both burst-detection satellites and a Los Alamos-based robotic telescope.
46. Veterans Committee Memorial Day breakfast is Thursday
    The Laboratory's annual Memorial Day breakfast sponsored by the Veterans Committee is Thursday morning in the Otowi Building cafeteria at Technical Area 3.
47. Diversity Cinema screening set for Thursday
    The Office of Equal Opportunity and Diversity (HR-OEOD) is sponsoring a Diversity Cinema screening Thursday in the Physics Building Auditorium at Technical Area 3 as part of the Laboratory's observance of Asian Pacific American Heritage Month.
48. Richardson to speak Friday at Laboratory
    Gov. Bill Richardson is scheduled to talk to Laboratory workers at a town hall meeting at 10 a.m., Friday. The meeting is in the Administration Building Auditorium at Technical Area 3.
49. Draft RFP for contract to manage the Lab released
    The Department of Energy is seeking comment on its draft Request for Proposal (RFP) for the competitive selection of a management and operating contractor for the Laboratory.
50. Jones to lead DX Division
    Kevin Jones will lead the Dynamic Experimentation (DX) Division, having accepted a permanent appointment to the job he has held since July of last year.
51. Lab personnel needed for Fellows screening committee
    Technical staff members are needed to serve on a committee reviewing nominations for Laboratory Fellows.
52. Forest health specialist talks Thursday at Bradbury Science Museum
    Stephani Sandoval, a forest health specialist with the New Mexico State University Cooperative Extension Services, will talk about the condition of area forests, bark beetles and other forest-related topics at a talk at noon, Thursday, in the Laboratory’s Bradbury Science Museum downtown.
53. Lecture Tuesday focuses on uniqueness of plutonium
    A Los Alamos metallurgist will discuss the uniqueness and properties of plutonium and its alloys in a pair of inaugural talks for a series of lectures from the Laboratory’s Glenn T. Seaborg Institute for Transactinium Science.
54. Brooks, Przyblek speak Friday at Laboratory
    Linton Brooks, National Nuclear Security Administration director, and Tyler Przyblek, chair of the Department of Energy's Source Evaluation Board, will speak to the Laboratory work force from 12:30 to 2 p.m. Friday, in the Administration Building Auditorium at Technical Area 3.
55. Comment period for Laboratory draft request for proposals ends Friday
    Friday is the deadline for submitting comments to the Department of Energy regarding the draft request for proposals for operating the Laboratory.
56. Los Alamos NewsLetter to be distributed this week
    The biweekly hard-copy newsletter for the week of Jan. 17 is scheduled to be in mailboxes and newsstands this week.
57. Inventory weakness identified, remedied
    Weakness in the process for firearms inventory was recently identified during an investigation of firearms internal controls at Los Alamos National Laboratory. The weakness pointed out an inability to quickly confirm that all firearms owned by the Laboratory were accounted for.
58. Helping those who need it most
    Know someone who needs assistance but doesn't want to fight a lot of red tape?
59. Scholarship fund drive extended to June 30
    The annual Los Alamos Employees' Scholarship Fund drive to raise funds to award college scholarships to Northern New Mexico area students has been extended to June 30.
60. Grant funds Northern New Mexico business initiative
    Cristina McCandless of the Regional Development Corp., speaks at a news conference Thursday in Española to announce a $2 million grant from the W. K. Kellogg Foundation to fund a entrepreneurship development program in Northern New Mexico.
61. May started wet and cool, ended warm and dry in Los Alamos, White Rock
    May had a little bit of everything, weatherwise, for Los Alamos and White Rock residents, with cool, then warm temperatures, sunny days, rain and even snow.
62. Lab honors state legislators
    State Rep. Nick Salazar, D-Mora, Rio Arriba, San Miguel, Santa Fe, Taos, talks with Laboratory Director Robert Kuckuck, Rep. Debbie Rodella, left, D-Rio Arriba, Sandoval, Taos, and Rep. Jeannette Wallace, right, R-Los Alamos, Sandoval at a reception last Friday at Carlos Vigil Middle School in Española.
63. Lab hands out Director's Achievement awards
    Geraldine Rodriguez of Solid Waste Regulatory Compliance (ENV-SWRC) holds the certificate for a Director's Achievement Award after receiving the certificate from Tony Grieggs of ENV-SWRC.
64. Los Alamos combines neutron scattering and high-field magnet for materials science tests
    
65. Astronomy Days lecture series begins Monday at Bradbury Science Museum
    A series of six evening lectures begins Monday, June 27, at Los Alamos National Laboratory's Bradbury Science Museum with a discussion about cosmology by Laboratory scientist Katrin Heitman. The lectures are at 6:30 p.m., and are free and open to the public.
66. Los Alamos plans colloquium, workshop on financing high-tech business
    
67. New Mexico gets DOE grant for energy efficiency projects
    New Mexico will receive $412,000 from the Department of Energy for energy efficiency projects.
68. New Procurement organizational model developed
    The Laboratory's Procurement Improvement Project has accomplished a major milestone by developing a new organizational model for Procurement (SUP-1).
69. 2003 Distinguished Performance Award winners announced
    The Laboratory has selected its 2003 Distinguished Performance Award winners.
70. Clean-up, recycling events scheduled Labwide
    The Material Recycling Facility is planning to hold special clean-up and recycling events around the Laboratory.
71. New student mentoring policy released
    The Lab implemented a new student mentoring program policy and procedure on May 31. According to Terry Lowe of the Science and Technology Base Programs (STB) Office, the policy, IPP 787.0, references and supports IMP 300.2 Integrated Work Management for Work Activities, which directs that all Lab work be conducted in accordance with Laboratory policies and procedures.
72. Excess Laboratory property benefits education
    More than $200,000 in computer equipment and printers were transfered to Northern New Mexico kindergarten through 12th grade schools in the Lab's recently completed fiscal year, according to a year-end report on the disposition of excess and surplus property produced by Johnson Controls Northern New Mexico.
73. Benjamin recounts Trinity Test at Heritage talk
    Thirty seconds after the first atomic bomb exploded, the shock wave rolled over Ben Benjamin, who was manning an array of cameras atop a bunker six miles west of Ground Zero.
74. Lab has information booth at Santa Fe Business Expo
    Carlos Chacon, second from right, of the small business advocacy team in the Community Relations (CRO) Office, talks with Greg Scipes of the New Mexico Business Journal at the Laboratory's information booth at the Santa Fe Business Expo.
75. Los Alamos energy expert to speak in Rio Rancho
    An expert on energy issues from Los Alamos National Laboratory will talk to members of the Rio Rancho Rotary Club at noon on Tuesday, July 19.
76. UC Project Management panel meeting in Santa Fe
    Laboratory affiliate Sharon Eklund, standing, of the University of California, talks with Paul Gilbert, right, and Peter Offringa on Tuesday morning before the start of the UC Project Management Panel meeting in Santa Fe.
77. Skillport tool aids in professional development
    A new professional development tool that Lab employees and subcontract personnel can use to find online courses, books and other skills-building tools is now available through Training and Development (HR-TD).
78. Heritage Series lecture scheduled for Tuesday
    One of the few remaining eyewitnesses to the world’s first atomic bomb will reflect on his experiences during World War II at a Heritage Series Lecture scheduled for Tuesday.
79. Udall visits Lab training center
    Victor Rutherford, left, of PS-13, the Laboratory's General Employee Training (GET) instructor, gives a brief presentation and overview of GET training as Congressman Udall looks over the GET training handbook.
80. Kunkle to tour "new land" via classified talk on Soviet nuclear testing
    A Los Alamos scientist who has studied the history of U.S. and Soviet nuclear testing extensively will take his audience through the "new land" of testing at the arctic site of Novaya Zemlya at the next Director's Classified Colloquium.
81. Linux Networx to build Linux supercomputer for Los Alamos
    Los Alamos National Laboratory has selected Linux NetworX of Salt Lake City, Utah, to build, integrate and deliver a 1,024-processor Linux cluster computer.
82. Roadway sealant job on truck route starts Thursday
    A roadway improvement project on three miles of East Jemez Road (the truck route) is scheduled to begin Thursday.
83. Roadway sealant job on truck route starts today
    A roadway improvement project on three miles of East Jemez Road (the truck route) is scheduled to begin today.
84. Christof Koch to give Oppenheimer Memorial lecture
    Christof Koch, a professor of computation and neural systems at California Institute of Technology, will speak about his latest book "The Quest for Consciousness: A Neurobiological Approach," at 8 p.m., Monday (Aug. 1), in the Duane Smith Auditorium at Los Alamos High School as this summer’s J. Robert Oppenheimer Memorial lecture.
85. Bradbury Museum's Science Circus April 30 makes learning science fun
    Hands-on science activities and demonstrations for elementary school age children designed to make science fun can be found at the annual Science Circus from 4 to 7 p.m., Friday (April 30) at Los Alamos National Laboratory's Bradbury Science Museum.
86. State traps, removes black bear
    Manny L'Esperance of Emergency Management and Response (EMR) tags the ear of a sedated black bear trapped in a culvert trap last week in the canyon behind Sombrillo Nursing and Rehabilitation Center.
87. Lab receives Diamond Award from Quality New Mexico
    Laboratory Director Robert Kuckuck, right, receives a Diamond Award from Robert Kingsbury, chairman of the board of directors of Quality New Mexico at a presentation Tuesday in the Director's Office at Technical Area 3.
88. New Human Reliability Program begins Thursday
    The Laboratory's Personnel Assurance (PAP) and Personnel Security Assurance (PSAP) programs will be combined into the new Human Reliability Program (HRP) on Thursday.
89. Naval aviator Ashworth talks today at Lab
    The naval aviator who armed the second atomic bomb dropped on Japan to help end World War II will talk about his wartime experiences at Los Alamos and in the Pacific Theater today.
90. Dial-up data access to Laboratory computer network to change
    Big changes are being made to the dial-up data modem process, which employees use to access Laboratory network services. Remote access dial-up data modems via local, long distance, and Integrated Services Digital Networks (ISDN) are all affected by the changes.
91. Lab researcher receives army distinguished service award
    
92. Occupational exposure under investigation
    Laboratory management learned on Aug. 3 that on June 16, two postdocs working with a chemical called Aqua Regia inhaled chemicals that led to the hospitalization of one of the post docs in July.
93. Fact Sheet: Computing at Los Alamos
    
94. We have liftoff
    Apprentice rocket scientists watch as one of their rockets lifts off at Overlook Park Thursday morning.
95. Oppenheimer photo exhibit at Laboratory's Bradbury Science Museum
    In commemoration of the centennial year of the birth of Los Alamos National Laboratory's first director, J. Robert Oppenheimer, the Bradbury Science Museum has on display an exhibit of photographs of Oppenheimer. The traveling exhibit entitled "J. Robert Oppenheimer, 1904-1967: Photographs From His Life," is on display at the museum through Sunday.
96. March Personal Best now online
    The March issue of the Personal Best health and wellness newsletter is now online.
97. V Site exhibit opens Thursday at Bradbury Science Museum
    "A Handful of Soldiers," an exhibit of art and photography commemorating the role played by the Department of Energy's Los Alamos National Laboratory's historic V Site in the Manhattan Project, will open with a reception beginning at 4:30 p.m. Thursday at the Bradbury Science Museum.
98. Remembering V Site at museum opening
    Laboratory retiree Ken Ewing talks about the commercial candy cooker that was used to melt explosives at the Laboratory's historic V site during the Manhattan Project at the "A Handful of Soldiers" exhibit opening reception Thursday at the Bradbury Science Museum.
99. Heritage Series lecture scheduled for Tuesday
    One of the few remaining eyewitnesses to the world’s first atomic bomb will reflect on his experiences during World War II at a Heritage Series Lecture scheduled for Tuesday.
100. Los Alamos creates technology maturation fund
     Los Alamos National Laboratory has announced the first five awards in a new technology maturation funding program. The purpose of the funding is to give Laboratory inventions a boost in moving from the laboratory to the marketplace.
101. Northern New Mexico small businesses can be certified for HUB zone eligibility through Laboratory
     Small businesses in Northern New Mexico interested in becoming certified as a Historically Underutilized Business (HUB) are encouraged to contact the Small Business Program Office at the Department of Energy's Los Alamos National Laboratory.
102. Laboratory/Northern New Mexico Day at Isotopes Park is Sunday
     Tickets can still be purchased for Sunday's Albuquerque Isotopes baseball game at Isotopes Park.
103. Richardson: Quality New Mexico assists the state
     Bob Stuewe, left, of the Prime Contract Office (PCO), shakes hands with Gov. Bill Richardson at a presentation in the Governor's Office in Santa Fe last week.
104. Stamp dedication recognizes Los Alamos Manhattan Era scientists
     Robert Valentine, of Murray State University in Kentucky, impersonated Manhattan Era physicist Richard Feynman at a stamp dedication last Friday outside the Los Alamos Post Office.
105. Mapping the evolution of a virus
     A Laboratory scientist working with collaborators from the University of Cambridge (England) and the World Health Organization National Influenza Center at Erasmus Medical Center, (Rotterdam, Netherlands) have developed a computer modeling method for mapping the evolution of the influenza virus.
106. Learning from small earthquakes focus of talk August 18 at Laboratory's Bradbury Science Museum
     The study of earthquakes and seismology is the subject of a talk Aug. 18 by University of California, Berkeley lecturer Margaret Hellweg. The talk is at noon in the Bradbury Science Museum downtown and is free and open to the public.
107. Laboratory symposium to honor physicist Bethe
     A daylong symposium honoring the late physicist Hans Bethe is being held on Friday Aug. 19 in the J. Robert Oppenheimer Study Center at Los Alamos National Laboratory. The event is by invitation only, but several seats have been reserved for local news media.
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109. Lynch to give the 'Brookhaven Story' talk at Laboratory Aug. 26
     If you can’t trust your neighbors, who can you trust? Never was that adage more appropriate than for Brookhaven National Laboratory during the mid 1990s when plumes of volatile organic compounds were discovered in groundwater near the Lab. At 1:15 p.m. next Monday, Margaret Lynch will deliver "The Brookhaven Story" in a colloquium.
110. Laboratory partners on hazardous waste collection in Española
     Mike Pope, left, of Duratek Federal Services, Paul Newberry and Deba Daymon, right, both of Solid Waste Operations (NWIS-SWO), pour fungicide into a 55-gallon drum at the household hazardous waste collection day at the La Loma Transfer Station on Industrial Park Road in Española.
111. Lab cell phone users should update roaming software
     Laboratory employees who use digital cellular telephones should update the software that determines their preferred roaming list as a potential cost-saving measure.
112. Lab technology and expertise helping in Katrina disaster
     Los Alamos is assisting in the Hurricane Katrina situation, both in the air and in the realm of virtual reality. On-scene in the Gulf Coast area, Laboratory spectroscopic equipment is airborne on the EPA's ASPECT plane and scientists are analyzing the data, while closer to home the critical infrastructure modeling teams of Decision Applications (D) Division have been hard at work.
113. Airborne sensor technology assists emergency responders
     Scientists at the Laboratory and emergency first-responders from the Environmental Protection Agency have developed airborne infrared sensor technology that can aid emergency crews by detecting and mapping hazardous and toxic chemical plumes unleashed by disaster or terrorist acts.
114. Los Alamos to host international accelerator conference
     Los Alamos National Laboratory will host an international conference on particle accelerator technology that could draw up to 1,500 scientists and engineers from all over the world.
115. Laboratory donates funds to Oppenheimer house restoration project
     A check for fifty thousand dollars was given by Laboratory Director G. Peter Nanos, right, to Nancy Bartlit, center, with the Los Alamos Historical Society and Hedy Dunn, left, the Los Alamos Historical Museum, director.
116. Davis researchers using ultrasound in cancer treatment
     Researchers at the University of California, Davis are using ultrasound as a method of treatment for cancer patients.
117. Scientists demonstrate quantum teleportation with atoms
     A Laboratory researcher collaborating with researchers at the University of Innsbruck in Austria, recently demonstrated the first teleportation of a quantum state from one trapped atom to another located 8 microns -- slightly less than a thousandth of an inch -- away. This is the first time quantum teleportation has been achieved with actual particles (as opposed to beams of light), and the first time it has been demonstrated in an entirely deliberate and controllable manner.
118. Personal identification numbers (PINs) required for TA-3 security area access
     Laboratory employees who require access behind the fence in Technical Area 3 will need a personal identification number (PIN) to gain access.
119. 2003 Hazmat Challenge features Chem/Bio weapons response
     The largest field of contestants, including for the first time teams from outside New Mexico, and an action-packed schedule of events highlight the 2003 New Mexico State Hazmat Challenge, Aug. 19 through 22 at Los Alamos National Laboratory.
120. Laboratory releases information on performance and salary management
     The Department of Energy/National Nuclear Security Administration has authorized a 2.8 percent merit pool for Los Alamos’ University of California employees in the 2006 fiscal year.
121. Los Alamos gets closer to quantum computing
     
122. Public meeting Sept. 28 to discuss road improvement projects
     The New Mexico Department of Transportation is hosting a public meeting Sept. 28 to discuss two planned rock slide prevention projects near Los Alamos.
123. Lab scientists part of NASA team's distant gamma-ray burst discovery
     Laboratory scientists David Palmer and Ed Fenimore are part of a NASA team that recently detected the most distant gamma-ray burst from the edge of the visible universe. Palmer and Fenimore, of Space Science and Applications (ISR-1) are part of the NASA Swift satellite team.
124. Funeral service today for Lab employee Montalvo
     Funeral services are this morning for Laboratory employee and Pojoaque High School senior Christopher Montalvo.
125. Gammator recovered from Tuskegee
     A Tuskegee University employee uses a cutting torch to separate the steel base from a gammator recovered earlier this month at the Alabama college by the Laboratory's Off-Site Source Recovery Project.
126. McDermott scholars tour LANSCE, other Lab facilities
     Chief Science Officer Tom Bowles, left, talks with Benedict Voit, Kassandra McLean, center, and Liam Skoyles, right at the Lujan Center at Technical Area 53 on Monday.
127. Frontiers in Science lecture series resumes Jan. 29 with talk on neutrinos
     Los Alamos National Laboratory's Frontiers in Science Public Lecture Series resumes on Jan. 29 with a lecture on neutrinos and their importance in the universe.
128. Four Los Alamos physicists honored by American Physical Society
     The American Physical Society has honored four Los Alamos National Laboratory physicists for their outstanding contributions to physics, naming them fellows of the society. Steve Elliot, David Montgomery, David Moore and John Singleton were among 201 scientists nationwide elected as American Physical Society fellows in 2004.
129. Laboratory staff members receive NNSA service coin award
     Twenty-nine Laboratory staff members received a National Nuclear Security Administration award at a ceremony last week in the Otowi Building Cafeteria at Technical Area 3.
130. Lunch Buddies make a difference in children's lives
     As an agency that benefits from United Way funding, Big Brothers Big Sisters of Northern New Mexico has been able to make a difference in the lives of children living in the counties of Rio Arriba, Santa Fe, and Los Alamos.
131. Los Alamos researchers measure atmospheric isotope buildup
     Researchers at Los Alamos National Laboratory have shown that deuterium, a naturally occurring stable isotope of hydrogen, concentrates itself in molecular hydrogen (H2) in a key layer of the atmosphere. The finding lends important insight into the natural cycle of molecular hydrogen and could have ramifications for the use of fuel cells as an alternative energy source.
132. Preschool made possible through the United Way
     If you’re looking for Joan Jamison, lead teacher of the Children’s Zone Program at Santa Fe’s Agua Fria Elementary School, don’t look in her classroom. She is more likely to be outside, surrounded by children with smiling faces.
133. Two TA-55 workers contaminated
     Two Laboratory employees were contaminated during routine inventory work last Tuesday at the Plutonium Processing Facility at Technical Area 55.
134. Lab requests environmental assessment on Bioscience facility
     The Department of Energy's Los Alamos National Laboratory has taken an important step in evaluating the possibility of adding additional capability for biological research.
135. Hydrogen as viable energy source subject of talk Oct. 13 at museum
     Is hydrogen a viable, alternative energy source? Are the technical and economic barriers to development of hydrogen as an alternative fuel insurmountable? These and other questions will be discussed at a talk Oct. 13 at the Bradbury Science Museum.
136. Los Alamos National Laboratory organizations earn seven out of 13 NNSA Pollution Prevention Awards
     Los Alamos National Laboratory received seven, or more than half, of the 2005 Pollution Prevention (P2) Environmental Stewardship Awards given nationally by the National Nuclear Security Administration (NNSA).
137. Operations Task Force report complete
     A task force created to review how to standardize and bring about consistency of operations across the Laboratory by studying the outcomes of the suspension of normal work operations recently completed its report.
138. Postdoc publication prize winners discuss their work
     Felicia Taw of Actinide, Catalysis and Separations Chemistry (C-SIC) talks with Richard Schaller, right, of Physical Chemistry and Applied Spectroscopy (C-PCS) and former Physics (P) Division Director Damon Giovanielli before Schaller discussed his research at a colloquium last Thursday in the Physics Building Auditorium at Technical Area 3.
139. Construction to impact commuter bus service pick up location near TA-3
     Laboratory personnel who use the All Aboard America commuter bus service from Española, Santa Fe and Albuquerque will notice some changes around the pick up and drop off area east of Technical Area 3.
140. Lab scientists on NOVA this evening
     Laboratory scientist Steen Rasmussen is on a NOVA scienceNOW documentary about artificial life that is scheduled to be shown this evening on KNME TV Channel 5.
141. NNSA to seek funding for Laboratory perimeter project
     Based on the May 2003 Design Basis Threat (DBT) from the Department of Energy and input from Los Alamos County community leaders and officials, the Laboratory and the Nartional Nuclear Security Administration site office plan to seek funding for a revised Security Perimeter Project in fiscal year 2005.
142. Bradbury Museum's Science Circus Friday makes learning science fun
     Hands-on science activities and demonstrations for elementary school age children designed to make science fun can be found at the annual Science Circus from 4 to 7 p.m., Friday the Bradbury Science Museum.
143. High-Tech Halloween scheduled for Oct. 28 at Bradbury Science Museum
     Follow the light into Los Alamos National Laboratory's Bradbury Science Museum and see if your eyes can fool your mind or if your mind will fool your eyes in this year's theme about light at the 11th annual High-Tech Halloween on Friday (Oct. 28).
144. Lab, pueblo governors meet in Española
     Laboratory Director Bob Kuckuck, second from right, shares a laugh with Santa Clara Pueblo Gov. Joseph Bruce Tafoya, center, and others attending the 19th cooperative agreement executive meeting Monday in Española.
145. Los Alamos develops technology to ease transition to HDTV
     Scientists at the Department of Energy's Los Alamos National Laboratory have developed a technology that could make the coming transition from current analog television to high-definition television a whole lot easier. The technology is a new transmission algorithm capable of compressing a HDTV data stream to the point where the HDTV and analog TV signals can be broadcast over the same channel.
146. Elvis helps raise funds for United Way
     Elvis, aka David Montoya, made a cameo appearance at the principal associate director for weapons program (PADNWP) United Way fund raiser Thursday at the Administration Building at Technical Area 3.
147. Six from Los Alamos named 2005 AAAS Fellows
     The American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS), the world's largest general scientific society, and publisher of the journal, "Science," has named six current and former Los Alamos National Laboratory employees as Fellows for 2005.
148. Benefits presentation for veterans is today at Lab
     Veterans who work at the Laboratory can learn about benefits available to them at a presentation today in the Physics Building Auditorium at Technical Area 3.
149. Art, music has foundation in science; subject of talk Nov. 2 at Bradbury Science Museum
     Pianist, composer and author Stuart Isacoff will explore the historical connections between science and art at a lecture Nov. 2 in Los Alamos National Laboratory's Bradbury Science Museum.
150. Melting the way to environmental remediation
     The Laboratory has begun the next phase of its Nontraditional In Situ Vitrification (NTISV) technology that underwent a successful demonstration at Material Disposal Area V at Technical Area 21 at the east end of DP Road and Trinity Drive in Los Alamos.
151. Keeper of the keys
     Kenneth Schlindwein, left, accepts the keys to the Nonproliferation and International Security Center from Jay Herzig.
152. Tech Lab opens Thursday at Bradbury Science Museum
     Los Alamos National Laboratory's Bradbury Science Museum unveils its new multipurpose discovery space, Tech Lab, at a public opening Thursday afternoon (Nov. 3).
153. Los Alamos, UCLA, architect design virtual laboratories
     
154. Talk at Bradbury Science Museum focuses on getting people to Mars
     Laboratory technical staff member Elizabeth (Betsy) Cantwell will talk about some of the critical risks for ambitious manned flights beyond Earth's low orbit in a talk Wednesday at the Bradbury Science Museum.
155. Occupational Medicine to give flu shots today
     Occupational Medicine (HSR-2) recently received a limited number of flu vaccine doses to administer to the Laboratory work force.
156. Six from Los Alamos named 2005 AAAS Fellows
     Six current and former Laboratory employees recently were named as Fellows for 2005 by the American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS), the world's largest general scientific society, and publisher of the journal, "Science."
157. Nanos names seven new Laboratory Fellows
     Recognizing the highest levels of scientific excellence at Los Alamos National Laboratory, Director G. Peter Nanos has named seven distinguished scientists as Laboratory Fellows. Recipients of the annual honor are technical staff members who have demonstrated the highest level of excellence in programs important to the Laboratory's mission, made significant scientific discoveries that lead to widespread use, or have been recognized as leaders in their fields both inside and outside of the Laboratory.
158. Banning cell phone use doesn't reduce vehicle accidents
     Many communities, including some in New Mexico, have enacted bans on talking on cellular telephones while driving.
159. New contract transition Web page unveiled
     A new Web page with information for the Laboratory work force on the contract transition process was unveiled this morning. The Web page is designed to be employees' primary tool to obtain information on the transition process, Laboratory Director Bob Kuckuck said in an all-employee memo.
160. Los Alamos weapons program employees receive DOE / NNSA Awards of Excellence
     The outstanding achievements of more than 300 Los Alamos National Laboratory employees were recognized by The Department of Energy (DOE) and National Nuclear Security Administration (NNSA) last week with Defense Programs Awards of Excellence.
161. Lab to host catalog-contracts pre-solicitation conference
     Los Alamos National Laboratory's Supply Chain Management Division will host a conference on Thursday to provide information about how regional businesses and suppliers can respond to requests for proposals for Just-in-Time catalog subcontracts with the Laboratory.
162. New Ombuds Office director to focus on enhanced communication
     Newly selected Ombuds Office Director Camilla Lopez wants Laboratory employees to know that she and her staff are a good first resource for addressing workplace problems.
163. Thursday is last day to buy discounted Lobos football tickets
     As part of an effort designed to salute heroes in New Mexico, Lab employees have been offered discounted, $10 tickets to the University of New Mexico vs. Air Force football game scheduled for 12:30 p.m., Saturday (Nov. 19) at University Stadium in Albuquerque.
164. Lab researcher looks at Northern New Mexico groundwater, usage patterns
     A Laboratory scientist is taking to the road as a way to educate the public about water usage in the Northern New Mexico area.
165. Exploring the noisy nature of atoms
     University of California scientists working at Los Alamos National Laboratory have demonstrated a way to use the random fluctuations that exist naturally in all magnetic systems to perform magnetic resonance studies without disturbing the system's natural state.
166. Scientists announce cosmic ray theory breakthrough
     University of California scientists working at Los Alamos National Laboratory have proposed a new theory to explain the movement of vast energy fields in giant radio galaxies (GRGs). The theory could be the basis for a whole new understanding of the ways in which cosmic rays -- and their signature radio waves -- propagate and travel through intergalactic space.
167. HSR-2 offers tips for flu season
     Earlier this year, most employees did not receive flu shots because of an expected vaccine shortage.
168. Los Alamos National Laboratory to license its worm intrusion response and quarantine software to aid industry
     Los Alamos National Laboratory had the first public and commercial demonstration of its NARQ software to deal with the ever-growing threat posed by malicious compute network WORMs at the Supercomputing 2005 conference in Seattle, Wash.
169. Laboratory to license its worm intrusion response and quarantine software to aid industry
     The Laboratory had the first public and commercial demonstration of its NARQ software to deal with the ever-growing threat posed by malicious computer network worms at the Supercomputing 2005 conference in Seattle, Wash.
170. Latest issue of Los Alamos Science now available to Lab employees
     The newest issue of Los Alamos Science, "Science-Based Prediction for Complex Systems," is now available to Lab employees.
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172. Nanos, Lab staff, address state Legislative committees
     Laboratory Director G. Peter Nanos talks to members of a joint meeting of the state Legislature's Laboratory Oversight and Information Technology Oversight committees last Friday at the Los Alamos Research Park.
173. Laboratory scientist probes desert varnish for better understanding of past environments
     Archaeologists have long been fascinated with desert varnish, as indigenous people around the world have often carved patterns and figures - designs called petroglyphs - into this thin brownish to black coating that forms on rock surfaces in deserts and other semi-arid locales.
174. Contract competition update
     Laboratory Director Bob Kuckuck issued an all-employee memo regarding the contract competition for operation of the Laboratory.
175. Los Alamos weapons program employees receive DOE / NNSA Awards of Excellence
     More than 300 Laboratory employees were recognized for outstanding achievements by the Department of Energy (DOE) and National Nuclear Security Administration (NNSA) with Defense Programs Awards of Excellence. The awards are given to individuals and members of small and large teams from the Laboratory's weapons program.
176. Los Alamos and Xerox join forces to meet new Laboratory knowledge management needs
     
177. Nanos meets with Mayor Lucero, visits Española
     Interim Laboratory Director Pete Nanos, right, talks with Española Mayor Richard Lucero outside the Mision Convento during a visit last Friday.
178. Lab employees can sign up for Research Library online newsletter
     Laboratory workers who want to learn more about the Research Library (STB-RL) and its products and services can now sign up to receive a monthly online newsletter.
179. DOE awards $6.3 billion contract extension for Oak Ridge National Laboratory
     The Department of Energy has awarded a five-year, $6.3 billion extension to its current management and operating contractor, UT-Battelle, LLC, for the continued operation of the Oak Ridge National Laboratory.
180. Talk at museum Tuesday on Cerro Grande Fire impacts to vegetation, elk population
     Laboratory technical staff member Susan Rupp of Ecology (ENV-ECO) will speak about the effects of the 2000 Cerro Grande Fire on elk and vegetation in Bandelier National Monument at a talk Tuesday (Dec. 6) in the Bradbury Science Museum.
181. Two new routes added from Santa Fe to Los Alamos
     Increased demand has prompted the New Mexico Transportation Department to add two trips from Santa Fe's south side to Los Alamos as part of a new commuter bus service the agency began this spring.
182. Trails management meeting this evening in White Rock
     The public can learn about the management of trails within the Laboratory at a meeting today in White Rock. The meeting is at 5 p.m., at the White Rock Town Hall Building, 139 Longview Drive.
183. Potential water-saving solutions to be tested
     Beginning in mid-April, four companies will begin testing new technologies or processes that may help the Department of Energy's Los Alamos National Laboratory save hundreds of millions of gallons of water used annually in cooling towers.
184. Lab scientists discuss their work Sunday on KKOB radio show
     Using supercomputers to model submicroscopic cell functions will be the subject of an interview Sunday morning on Albuquerque radio station KKOB AM 770.
185. Cave Kiva trail tours today, Saturday
     Tours of the Cave Kiva trail near the bottom of NM 501 (truck route) are scheduled today and Saturday. The tours are sponsored by the Cultural Resources team in Ecology (ENV-ECO).
186. Laboratory names new Chemistry division leader
     Los Alamos scientist and former group leader Vahid Majidi has been selected as the new leader of the Laboratory's Chemistry Division.
187. Coffee with the director
     Laboratory Director Bob Kuckuck and Gregory Green, right, of the Human Services (HR) Division, have coffee and pastries on Wednesday morning in the Director's Office.
188. Lewis discusses future Air Force technologies at Director's Colloquium
     Mark Lewis, the United States Air Force's chief scientist, talked about future Air Force technologies at a Director's Colloquium Wednesday at the Laboratory.
189. Technical Area 18 early move celebrations
     David Crandall, left, National Nuclear Security Administration assistant deputy administrator for research, development and simulation, talks with Dave Beck, acting associate director for weapons engineering and manufacturing (ADWEM), at a Technical Area 18 early move celebration last week.
190. Special holiday meal to be served today in ARAMARK cafeterias
     ARAMARK Corp. is serving a special holiday meal today in the Otowi Building cafeteria at Technical Area 3 and cafeterias at TA-55 and the Los Alamos Neutron Science Center (LANSCE) at TA-53.
191. Laboratory's Johnson selected as region's financial executive of the year
     Jay Johnson, Los Alamos National Laboratory's chief financial officer, recently was selected as the Institute of Management Accountants' 2005 Financial Executive of the Year for IMA's Rocky Mountain Region.
192. Department of Defense official to give classified talk on U.S. nuclear weapons policy
     Thomas Scheber of the Principal Associate Director for Nuclear Weapons Program (PADNWP), senior director for strike policy and integration in the Office of the Assistant Secretary of Defense for International Security Policy, will talk about the nation's nuclear weapons policy as it relates to the 2001 Nuclear Posture Review at a classified Director's Colloquium Wednesday.
193. Before you leave for the winter closure
     The Laboratory’s annual winter closure is Dec. 24 through Jan. 2, 2006. While facilities management teams will inspect major and problem buildings during the closure, all employees should take precautionary steps to help secure their work space before leaving for the break.
194. Tis the season ...
     Coro de Camara and Friends helped to make the season brighter on Tuesday at the Otowi Building cafeteria with a choral concert around the piano during the lunch hour.
195. Bradbury Science Museum sets holiday operating hours
     Los Alamos National Laboratory's Bradbury Science Museum will be closed on Christmas Day, Sunday, Dec. 25, and New Year's Day, Jan. 1, 2006.
196. ARM educational kiosk on display at museum
     Los Alamos teachers, students and visitors can learn about climate studies on the North Slope of Alaska by visiting the Bradbury Science Museum and checking out the educational kiosk titled "Climate Change: Science and Traditional Knowledge."
197. University's whistelblower policies are revised
     The University of California has revised its whistleblower policy to bring it into compliance with the amended California Whistleblower Protection Act.
198. High energy gamma rays may emanate in the Milky Way
     Los Alamos scientists have evidence from the Laboratory's Milagro telescope that TeV (one trillion electron volts) gamma rays, the most energetic form of electromagnetic radiation known, can originate in the plane of the Milky Way galaxy.
199. Scientists "PAD" their way to new metal-oxide film technology
     University of California scientists working with a researcher from Washington State University at Los Alamos National Laboratory's Superconductivity Technology Center have developed a novel method for creating high performance, inorganic metal-oxide films using polymer-assisted deposition, or PAD. The breakthrough could pave the way for a greater use of metal-oxide films into the electronics manufacturing industry.
200. Three Laboratory scientists named E.O. Lawrence Award recipients
     Laboratory scientists Bette Korber, Fred Mortensen and Greg Swift are recipients of the E.O. Lawrence Award.
201. John Browne named Los Alamos director
     
202. Applications available for Los Alamos Employees' Scholarship Fund scholarships
     Northern New Mexico high school seniors and undergraduate students can now apply for 2003 Los Alamos Employees' scholarships through the Laboratory Foundation.
203. Laboratory advances the art and science of aerogels
     Scientists working at the Laboratory have recently demonstrated a novel method for chemically modifying and enhancing silica-based aerogels without sacrificing the aerogels' unique properties.
204. Governor names Luce, Erickson to Solar Power Task Force
     Gov. Bill Richardson on Wednesday named two Los Alamos scientists to a newly created panel that will assess and promote using solar energy to produce electrical power in the state.
205. Colloquium explores strategies in HIV treatment
     New strategies in dealing with vaccines for HIV is the topic of an unclassified Director’s Colloquium Tuesday (Jan. 17) by Dr. Bruce Walker, director of Partner's AIDS Research Center at Massachusetts General Hospital.
206. Kuckuck, Anastasio to speak to Lab employees Thursday
     Laboratory Director Bob Kuckuck and Los Alamos National Security LLC President Michael Anastasio will speak to Laboratory employees at 2 p.m., Thursday from the Administration Building Auditorium at Technical Area 3.
207. Ambassadors visit Lab for program updates
     Ambassador Roald Naess, second from left, of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs for Norway and Ambassador Richard Ekwall, right, director of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs for Sweden, look over an agenda before the start of two days of program reviews and briefings last week at Los Alamos.
208. Laboratory, UC, Santa Barbara establish the Institute for Multiscale Materials Studies
     The Laboratory has formed a partnership with the College of Engineering at the University of California, Santa Barbara to create the Institute for Multiscale Materials Studies (IMMS). The newly established institute is designed to meet critical training, recruiting and staff retention needs for a wide range of current and future national security missions.
209. Rental properties needed for Los Alamos summer students
     
210. Los Alamos researchers charge ahead in ultracapacitors
     Scientists at Los Alamos National Laboratory have developed an ultracapacitor with the ability to deliver millions of discharge cycles. This development has the potential to impact nearly every domain of electrical energy use, from transportation to communications and computing.
211. Risk communication expert Peter Sandman to give two talks at Laboratory Aug. 18
     
212. Rej, Fox selected as leaders for SNS division
     Don Rej and Will Fox of the U.S. Department of Energy's Los Alamos National Laboratory have been selected as director and deputy director, respectively, for Los Alamos' Spallation Neutron Source Division.
213. Lab licenses rights to technology to develop noninvasive medical tools
     
214. Fellows Prize colloquium, ceremony set for Tuesday
     Four Laboratory technical staff members are being honored for outstanding research and leadership at the 2005 Fellows Prize colloquium and celebration on Tuesday in the Physics Building Auditorium at Technical Area 3.
215. Communication: Building Trust
     Trust can only be demonstrated, not asserted.
216. Reception honors Lab's Mah
     Richard Mah listens as Denny Erickson, left, of the Weapons Program Directorate (ADWP) offers some advice at a recent reception held for Mah at the Otowi Building at Technical Area 3.
217. Los Alamos researcher receives accelerator technology award
     Los Alamos researcher Lloyd Young has been awarded the 2001 Particle Accelerator Science and Technology Award. Young accepted the award at the recent Particle Accelerator Conference in Chicago, sponsored by the Institute for Electrical and Electronics Engineers Nuclear and Plasma Sciences Society.
218. Lab seeking applicants for machinist apprenticeship program
     Applications are now being accepted for the Laboratory's Machinist Apprenticeship Program.
219. Former deputy Laboratory director dies
     Dick Burick, former deputy Laboratory director for operations, died Thursday in Los Alamos.
220. LANS compensation package now online
     The total compensation package proposal for Laboratory employees by Los Alamos National Security, LLC, is now available.
221. Los Alamos receives five pollution prevention awards from NNSA
     Los Alamos National Laboratory received three Pollution Prevention Best-in-Class awards and two Pollution Prevention Environmental Stewardship awards from the National Nuclear Security Administration.
222. Meetings set for this week on employee, retiree benefits plans
     The National Nuclear Security Administration (NNSA) is conducting poster board meetings this evening in Santa Fe and Wednesday in Española at which the Lab's new contractor, Los Alamos National Security, LLC, will present Laboratory employees and retirees with the LANS proposed total compensation package.
223. Ergo expo "season finale" is next week
     The traveling "Health/Ergo @ Work Expo" concludes a second year of ergonomic events from 9 a.m. to 1 p.m., Tuesday (Sept 24), in the Otowi Building side rooms A, B and C at Technical Area 3.
224. DOE to compete contract for Pacific Northwest National Laboratory
     The Department of Energy intends to seek competitive bids for the management and operations contract for the Pacific Northwest National Laboratory.
225. Iranian-Western relations focus of talk at Lab
     The growing crisis regarding Iran’s leadership, its attitudes towards nuclear weapons, and the potential outcomes of this situation was the focus of a talk on Wednesday at Los Alamos.
226. Los Alamos names new director for LANSCE
     The Los Alamos Neutron Science Center (LANSCE) at the Department of Energy's Los Alamos National Laboratory has a new leader, long-time Los Alamos researcher and manager Paul Lisowski.
227. Memorial service Friday for Lab employee Fowler
     A memorial service for Laboratory employee Clarence "Max" Fowler, is scheduled for 2 p.m., Friday in United Church.
228. Tours of LANSCE, talk Wednesday
     As part of the Laboratory's 60th Anniversary celebration, the LANSCE staff will offer tours of key LANSCE facilities.
229. Scientists develop split green for tagging protein
     Scientists working at the Laboratory have developed a new protein tagging and detection system based on a process for "splitting" a green fluorescent protein.
230. Memo updates work force on resumption of operations
     All risk-level 1 and 2 Laboratory operations have resumed and more than 70 percent of all risk-level 3 work has resumed as the Lab continues toward achieving full operations, Laboratory Director G. Peter Nanos said in a all-employee memo.
231. Access to Pajarito Road for bicyclists to change
     Beginning today, bicyclists without a valid Laboratory or Department of Energy security badge will no longer be allowed to use Pajarito Road.
232. Two Lab employees treated for injuries
     Two Laboratory employees were injured when the material they were weighing underwent a chemical reaction resulting in a release of energy last Friday, May 27.
233. Laboratory's Business Resource Guide assists Northern New Mexico businesses
     Northern New Mexico business owners who have questions about marketing, financing, training or education, or on how to do business with government agencies like Los Alamos National Laboratory now have a resource guide to help answer these types of questions.
234. Backhaus named top young innovator by Technology Review magazine
     The Massachusetts Institute of Technology's Technology Review magazine today announced that Los Alamos National Laboratory staff member Scott Backhaus is one of the world's 100 Top Young Innovators for 2003.
235. Motorists should be alert for Good Friday walkers to Chimayo
     Every year on Good Friday, thousands of people walk to Chimayo in observance of the Easter holiday.
236. Laboratory receives latest data on chromium in regional aquifer
     Los Alamos National Laboratory has just completed a comprehensive groundwater sampling effort to test for levels of chromium in the groundwater.
237. Daylight savings time begins at 2 a.m. Sunday
     
238. New NASA IBEX mission to carry Los Alamos instrument
     A new NASA mission, IBEX, will probe the very edge of the solar system, capturing the quiet hum of a vast, distant shock wave. One of its two instruments is a compact Los Alamos device called the High Energy Neutral Atom Imager.
239. Protein folding physics modeled at the atomic level
     Researchers at Los Alamos National Laboratory and the University of California, San Diego, have created the first computer simulation of full-system protein folding thermodynamics at the atomic-level. Understanding the basic physics of protein folding could solve one of the grand mysteries of computational biology.
240. Director's Colloquium on carbon dioxide management explores stabilization wedge strategies
     Robert Socolow, co-director of the Carbon Mitigation Initiative at Princeton University's Princeton Environmental Institute, will address strategies for the stabilization and management of global carbon budgets in a Director's Colloquium talk Thursday at the Laboratory.
241. Energy in the 21st century focus of Laboratory Frontiers in Science talk
     Laboratory scientist Rajan Gupta of Elementary Particles and Field Theory (T-8) will discuss the current energy crisis and its future at a Frontiers in Science public lecture this evening.
242. Los Alamos to get Lightning computer system from Linux Networx
     Los Alamos National Laboratory has selected Linux Networx to design, integrate and deliver one of the largest Linux clusters ever built, with a theoretical peak of 11.26 trillion operations per second.
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244. Lab, UC officials discuss Appendix F in Washington
     Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory Director Michael Anastasio, standing left, and other Laboratory and University of California staff were in Washington, D.C. for an Appendix F pre-brief meeting earlier this week.
245. Valles Stories lecture series starts Tuesday at Bradbury Science Museum
     The Bradbury Science Museum is hosting a series of lectures about recent research and the global importance of the Valles Caldera. This lecture series called “Valles Stories,� begins Tuesday.
246. Wild land fire drill planned
     Emergency responders from the Laboratory, Los Alamos County Fire Department, National Forest and National Park services and the Bureau of Indian Affairs will hold a drill on April 5 to focus attention on interagency cooperation, restrictions and intra-agency communications in the event of a wild land fire.
247. Ceremony marks opening of dispatch center at EOC
     Officials from the Laboratory, National Nuclear Security Administration and Los Alamos County were on hand to celebrate the opening of the Consolidated Dispatch Center at Los Alamos' Emergency Operations Center at Technical Area 69.
248. Fire crews quickly contain Los Alamos Canyon fires
     A 1.25-acre wild-land fire in Los Alamos Canyon near Technical Area 41, believed sparked by a power line short, is completely encircled by a fire line this morning, as is a second slightly larger blaze in the region of TA-2.
249. Proposals sought by Lab for research with UNM
     The Laboratory and the University of New Mexico are accepting proposals for research in the areas of bioscience, materials, quantum information science and computer science, distributed sensor networks (including, but not limited to, chemical/biological detection), and nuclear futures (including nuclear applications) under the sponsorship of a Joint Science and Technology Laboratory.
250. Valles Stories lecture series starts today at Bradbury Science Museum
     The Bradbury Science Museum is hosting a series of lectures about recent research and the global importance of the Valles Caldera. This lecture series called “Valles Stories,� begins this evening.
251. Online program matches students, Lab summer job opportunities
     Students can now find summer opportunities at the Laboratory that are better suited for them through a new program developed by the Education Program Office (STB-EPO) called the Student Postings Initiative.
252. Scientists observe solitary vibrations in uranium
     Los Alamos scientists, working with collaborators from around the world, recently observed experimental evidence of solitary vibrations (solitons) in a solid. First observed as localized waves on the surface of water more than a century ago, the concept of solitons in solids was only theorized as possible two decades ago.
253. Fix-It team action helps clarify Lab laser safety requirements
     A concern submitted to the Fix-It Team clarified requirements for Laboratory employees who use class 3b or class 4 lasers.
254. Motorists should use caution, be alert for walkers to Chimayo
     Every year on Good Friday, thousands of people walk to Chimayo in observance of the Easter holiday. Many of them walk along heavily used roads, such as NM 502 and 503 and U.S. 84-285.
255. Amended complaint filed by the Regents of the University of California
     Los Alamos National Laboratory officials announced today that an amended complaint has been filed by The Regents of the University of California challenging the finding of endangerment signed by New Mexico Environment Department Secretary Peter Maggiore on May 2, 2002 as well as additional regulatory actions taken by the Department that are based on that finding, its accompanying draft order or associated legal principles.
256. Women's History Month student artists recognized
     Alix Morgan, left, of Chamisa Elementary School in White Rock receives a certificate from Leisa Davenhall of Chemical Sciences and Engineering (C-CSE) at a presentation this week at Mesa Public Library.
257. Criticality accidents report issued
     Since 1945 there have been 60 criticality accidents world-wide with varying levels of severity, from the most recent, a September 1999 accident in Japan that resulted in the deaths of two workers, to the very first fatal accident during the WWII Manhattan Project.
258. Los Alamos, ZECA Corp. recognized by Scientific American
     The Laboratory and ZECA Corp. have been recognized in Scientific American's December issue as providing one of the most significant "path-breaking developments that have taken place in recent months in laboratories, corporate suites and the halls of government," according to the article.
259. High fire danger prompts Laboratory restrictions
     The Laboratory this week implemented work restrictions in forested or undeveloped areas on Laboratory property because of continued drought conditions and the potential for an extreme wild land fire season.
260. Sandia Preparatory School team takes top prize at Los Alamos' Supercomputing Challenge
     A computer analysis of sorted cell data gave a computer team from Sandia Preparatory School in Albuquerque the top prize today in the 10th annual New Mexico High School Supercomputing Challenge at the Department of Energy's Los Alamos National Laboratory
261. Requirements for wireless communications devices at the Lab
     This notice establishes revised procedures on the possession and use of cellular phones, cordless phones, pagers and radios in and close to Laboratory security areas.
262. Space-based supercomputer in design at Los Alamos
     The Laboratory on Wednesday announced funding of a new space payload which dramatically increases on-orbit computational capabilities. The project is jointly sponsored by the National Nuclear Security Administration's (NNSA) Office of Nonproliferation Research and Development and the U.S. Department of Defense.
263. Laboratory breaks ground on new CMRR building
     Sen. Pete Domenici, R-N.M., center, used an American flag to signal to a backhoe operator to begin breaking ground on Thursday for the Lab's new Radiological Laboratory Utility Office, phase one of the planned Chemistry and Metallurgy Research Replacement (CMRR) project at Technical Area 55.
264. Los Alamos Employees' Scholarship Fund drive campaign kicks off today
     The Los Alamos Employees' Scholarship Fund, which encourages Laboratory employees, retirees and subcontract personnel to donate to a fund that awards college scholarships to Northern New Mexico area students, begins today.
265. NNSA deputy administrator visits Laboratory
     Jerald Paul, left, National Nuclear Security Administration principal deputy administrator, talks with KSL Services employees during a briefing last Thursday at the Los Alamos Research Park near Technical Area 3.
266. Employees must follow four-step process to retire before June 1
     Laboratory employees wishing to retire under the University of California Retirement System must complete a four-step process by May 31. The process is outlined below.
267. Employees can check employment-offer status online
     University of California Laboratory employees can check on the status of their employment-offer packages from a new link on the Transition Web page.
268. New technologies enhance quantum cryptography
     A team of Laboratory scientists, in collaboration with researchers from the National Institute of Standards and Technology in Boulder, Colo., and Albion College, in Albion, Mich., have achieved quantum key distribution (QKD) at telecommunications industry wavelengths in a 50-kilometer (31 mile) optical fiber.
269. Lab retirees learn about health-care plan changes
     Chris Binns, left, of Benefits and Employment Services (HR-B), talks with Laboratory retiree Darrell Call and his wife Shirley during an open enrollment 2003 presentation last week in Surprise, Ariz.
270. Predictability of earthquakes focus of today's Director’s Colloquium talk at Lab
     Thomas Jordan, director of the Southern California Earthquake Center (SCEC), will talk about building brick-by-brick knowledge of earthquake predictability during a Director’s Colloquium today at the Laboratory.
271. UC vice president named new UC Irvine chancellor
     Michael Drake is the new chancellor of the University of California's Irvine campus.
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273. Southwestern Consortium pursues radio telescope project
     Working closely with Los Alamos National Laboratory as part of the Southwest Consortium, officials at the University of New Mexico announced today that they are leading the effort to propose a new low frequency radio astronomy observatory be built in a region covering New Mexico and Western Texas. The planned Low Frequency Array (LOFAR) radio telescope will be similar to the Very Large Array (VLA) telescope near Socorro, N.M. but will be more widely distributed across the region and will operate at longer wavelengths.
274. It’s a Celebration … and you’re invited
     Come join the fun at the Laboratory’s celebration of the University of California’s 63 years of service to the nation through its management of the Laboratory.
275. Reflecting on Renaissance Painting: The link between optics and art
     Were Renaissance artists gifted geniuses or did they have a little help from science?
276. Cost of generic Prozac drops
     The cost for the generic equivalent of the drug Prozac has dropped significantly, which could affect Laboratory employees.
277. Lab is ISO 14001 certified for EMS
     The Laboratory was recently certified to ISO 14001 based on its Environmental Management System.
278. The mountain as metaphor
     Former New Mexico Gov. Gary Johnson talks about his ascent of Mount Everest on Monday during the Associate Director for Administration (ADA) directorate leadership retreat in Santa Fe.
279. Classified colloquium outlines Los Alamos' Reliable Replacement Warhead design
     For the past year, Los Alamos and Lawrence Livermore national laboratories have been engaged in a competitive feasibility study to develop conceptual designs for a Reliable Replacement Warhead that would be deployed on ballistic missiles and would support existing military requirements.
280. Memorial service Saturday for Lab employee David “Dwain� Keith
     A memorial service for Lab employee David “Dwain� Keith, 50, of Radiation Protection Services (HSR-12) is scheduled for 2 p.m. Saturday at the Jemez Falls Picnic Area.
281. New wave supercomputers catch big waves
     The new wave in computing — super-fast machines churning out three-dimensional models viewable in high-tech, immersive theaters — may teach us more about the big waves that sometimes threaten people who live near the seashore.
282. Lab policy allows time off to vote in Tuesday elections
     Laboratory policy and state law allows Lab workers up to two hours to vote in local and state government elections on Tuesday.
283. Lab videotape on beryllium safety wins national awards from film and video industry
     The Laboratory and the Department of Energy recently received the 2002 Silver Screen Award for the training video "Beryllium Worker Safety."
284. Raiders of the lost dimension
     A team of scientists working at the Laboratory's National High Magnetic Field Laboratory’s Pulsed Field Facility has uncovered an intriguing phenomenon while studying magnetic waves in barium copper silicate, a 2,500-year-old pigment known as Han purple.
285. Settlement of personal injury lawsuit announced
     
286. Castellano is talented musician, budding engineer
     Technology and science; what a wonderful combination! So many great minds reaching new heights every day and discovering wonders that the world has to offer. Here, in Northern New Mexico a fresh young mind is waiting to start on a path of discovery.
287. Memorial service today for Lab retiree David Smith
     A memorial service for David Robert Smith is at 11 this morning in the Karen McLaughlin Hall of the Immaculate Heart of Mary Church in Los Alamos.
288. Conference celebrates discovery of neutrino
     Laboratory Director Mike Anastasio, right, talks with Santa Fe Mayor David Coss and Tom Bowles, chief scientist, before the start of the Neutrino 2006 Conference on Wednesday morning in the Lensic Performing Arts Center in Santa Fe.
289. XMM-Newton discovers X-ray nova and unique, pulsating white dwarf in the Andromeda Galaxy
     In its first look at the Andromeda Galaxy, known as M31, the X-ray Multi-Mirror satellite observatory has revealed several unusual X-ray sources. In examining new satellite data, an international team of scientists, including researchers at the United States Department of Energy's Los Alamos National Laboratory, discovered an unusually bright spot created by an enormous X-ray nova outburst. Another mysterious object has been found as well: one of the "coolest" sources of the central region appears to be a luminous white dwarf with an extremely soft energy spectrum and the shortest X-ray pulsation period seen to date.
290. Increased traffic creates safety concerns on NM 30
     New Mexico 30 is a two-lane gauntlet intersecting NM 502 on its southern end and the city of Española to the north.
291. Diversity Cinema screening is today
     The Office of Equal Opportunity and Diversity (HR-OEOD) is sponsoring a Diversity Cinema screening today in the Materials Science Laboratory Auditorium at Technical Area 3 as part of the Laboratory's observance of Gay Pride Month.
292. Biosafety committee to hold meeting June 13
     Los Alamos National Laboratory's Institutional Biosafety Committee (IBC) will hold its quarterly meeting starting at 10 a.m. Tuesday, June 13.
293. Astronomy Days kicks off Tuesday at Bradbury Science Museum
     The Bradbury Science Museum's ninth annual Astronomy Day lectures begin on Tuesday (June 20).
294. Lab employee Andrade dies
     Tony Andrade, acting leader of the Quality Assessment Office for the Weapons Engineering and Manufacturing directorate (ADWEM), died suddenly last Thursday (Feb. 10).
295. Employees to receive COBRA packet from UC
     Laboratory employees who were employees of the University of California on May 31 later this month are scheduled to receive a packet at their home addresses from UC regarding COBRA continuation coverage.
296. Memorial service Thursday for Lab retiree Wilmarth
     A memorial service for James Edwin Wilmarth is at 3 p.m., Thursday at the Strong Thorne Mortuary, 1100 Coal Avenue, S.E. in Albuquerque.
297. Diversity Cinema screening is today
     "Trembling Before G-d," which recounts the stories of Hasidic and Orthodox Jews who are gay and lesbian, can be seen today in the Materials Science Laboratory Auditorium at Technical Area 3.
298. Update on Wednesday’s hoisting accident
     Two employees of Albuquerque-based Magnum Steel, a subcontractor to the Laboratory, were injured Wednesday in a construction accident at a waste treatment facility at Technical Area 50.
299. Lab employees, retirees receiving UC book
     A book that summarizes the accomplishments and events at the Laboratory over the past six decades is being distributed to all employees. Science in the National Interest - Photographs Celebrating Six Decades of Excellence is a 225-page coffee table gift to employees from the University of California to commemorate UC’s 63-year management of the Laboratory.
300. Drought won't dampen Fourth of July festivities
     Despite severe drought conditions that caused fire officials to ban all fireworks in Los Alamos County this year, the Kiwanis Club of Los Alamos, a Laboratory sanctioned organization, and Los Alamos County are again sponsoring the annual 4th of July celebration at Overlook Park in White Rock.
301. Update on Wednesday’s hoisting accident
     Two employees of Albuquerque-based Magnum Steel, a subcontractor to the Laboratory, were injured Wednesday in a construction accident at a waste treatment facility at Technical Area 50.
302. Bradbury Science Museum hosts Human Body Road Show
     The "Human Body Road Show," a hands-on traveling exhibit developed by Seattle's science museum, the Pacific Science Center and hosted by Los Alamos National Laboratory's Bradbury Science Museum, will be visiting communities throughout Northern New Mexico this summer.
303. Lab employees, retirees receiving UC book
     A book that summarizes the accomplishments and events at the Laboratory over the past six decades is being distributed to all employees.
304. Los Alamos selects vendor for Integrated Business Management System
     The U.S. Department of Energy's Los Alamos National Laboratory has selected Oracle Corp. of Redwood Shores, Calif., to supply software that will help integrate, unify, modernize and streamline Los Alamos' administrative operations. The contract is worth nearly $4 million over four years.
305. DOE issues request for proposals to operate Ames Laboratory
     The Department of Energy is seeking competitive proposals for the management and operation of Ames Laboratory in Iowa.
306. Lab co-sponsors global warming conference this week in Santa Fe
     The Second International Conference on Global Warming and the Next Ice Age begins today in Santa Fe. The conference concludes with a workshop on Aerosols and Climate Prediction Uncertainties.
307. Investigation finds Laboratory employee innocent in Mustang case
     A University of California and Los Alamos National Laboratory internal investigation into the allegation that a Laboratory employee attempted to purchase a Mustang automobile with government funds has uncovered evidence that the employee was not responsible for any wrongdoing in the case.
308. Web page can help with new organizational names
     A new Web page can help Laboratory employees find names of new divisions and directorates.
309. Lab hosts global warming and climate variability talk
     Major climate change is inevitable, according to Professor Chris Folland of the UK Hadley Centre for Climate Prediction and Research.
310. Scientists model the dynamics of DNA transcription
     In a collaboration with colleagues at Harvard Medical School, University of California researchers working at Los Alamos National Laboratory have developed a model and diagnostic tools to simulate the dynamics of DNA.
311. Hundreds attend Lab sponsored business expo
     Carlos Chacon, left, of the Community Progams Office (CPO) holds a linear chain at the Concise Motion Systems information booth Thursday at the "Making the Connections Business Expo 2006" in Ben Lujan Gym at Pojoaque High School.
312. Diamond-Jemez intersection changes on Monday
     Laboratory employees and contractors who work in Technical Area 3 will see a new street intersection when they return to work August 7.
313. Los Alamos National Laboratory releases purchase card external review
     Los Alamos National Laboratory Director John Browne today released the results of a three-month external review of the Laboratory's purchase card program.
314. Center for Nonlinear Studies holds 20th annual conference
     Los Alamos National Laboratory's Center for Nonlinear Studies will hold its 20th Annual International Conference on June 5-8 at the J. Robert Oppenheimer Study Center on the Laboratory campus.
315. Los Alamos and NMSU team up for research and teaching
     
316. Understanding the black hole in the center of the Milky Way Galaxy
     "Gas in the Milky Way galaxy caused the light from stars in the galactic center to be hidden from the normal eye, which means viewing the center of the galaxy is impossible without using different frequencies,� Laboratory scientist Robert Coker said at a talk Wednesday at the Bradbury Science Museum.
317. Human Body Road Show is in Los Alamos
     The “Human Body Road Show,� a hands-on traveling exhibit developed by the Pacific Science Center makes a stop today and Friday at the Bradbury Science Museum in Los Alamos.
318. Dedication of National Security Science Building
     Dedication of National Security Science Building (NSSB).
319. Strategic computing complex construction contract signed
     
320. NISC construction project enters home stretch
     With construction of the new Nonproliferation and International Security Center now 85 percent complete, the project is about to enter its final stages of interior finish work and installation of furnishings.
321. Strategic Computing Complex dedication is today
     Today marks the formal dedication of the Strategic Computing Complex, which houses the Nicholas C. Metropolis Center for Modeling and Simulation.
322. Pueblos, governors, San Ildefonso, Santa Clara, Cochiti, Jemez, task order agreements, Cerro Grande Rehabilitation Project, Community outreach
     The Department of Energy's Los Alamos National Laboratory this week signed four task order agreements with area pueblos to support the Laboratory's Cerro Grande Rehabilitation Project. The Laboratory finalized negotiations leading to the award of task order agreements with San Ildefonso, Santa Clara, Cochiti and Jemez pueblos.
323. Scientist recalls wartime work at Lab
     On the 61st anniversary of the Nagasaki mission, former Laboratory scientist Lawrence Johnston recalled his work at wartime Los Alamos and of witnessing the first three nuclear detonations in the world to a packed house in the Physics Building Auditorium Wednesday.
324. School supplies drive extended to Aug. 8
     If helping students with supplies for the upcoming school year isn't satisfaction enough, here's another incentive: pay no state gross receipts tax on purchases.
325. Classified colloquium to focus on plutonium aging
     The oldest plutonium is about to turn 66, but is hardly ready for retirement. Because plutonium aging is a matter of great scientific interest and an important aspect of national security, Los Alamos, along with other sites in the Department of Energy complex, began seriously studying the issue a few years ago.
326. Classified colloquium to explore threat to U.S. from electromagnetic pulse attack
     The potential threat to the United States from an electromagnetic pulse (EMP) attack is the topic of a classified Director's Colloquium Wednesday by Laboratory weapons scientist Michael Bernardin.
327. Lab breaks ground on new detonator manufacturing facility
     Dynamic Experimentation (DX) Division Leader Mary Hockaday (top photo, at podium) helped break ground Wednesday for a new detonator manufacturing facility at Technical Area 22.
328. Motorists should use caution, be alert for annual Good Friday walkers to Chimayo
     Every year on Good Friday, thousands of people walk to Chimayo in observance of the Easter holiday.
329. Delegation from Japan visits Laboratory
     Laboratory Director Mike Anastasio and Toshihiro Nikai, Japanese Minister of economy, trade and industry look at a piece of Nambeware presented to Nikai Monday in University House.
330. Small earthquakes do occur in the Jemez
     Forces of nature happen often throughout the United States and around the world. Florida and New Orleans have experienced the wrath of hurricanes, Hawaii has its share of volcanoes, Texas has the highest number of tornado occurrences and California experiences a fair amount of earthquakes.
331. Los Alamos Director testifies on security incident
     In testimony today before the Senate Armed Services Committee, Los Alamos National Laboratory Director John Browne described a number of additional actions he has taken in response to the recent security incident involving mishandling of two computer hard drives containing classified information.
332. Students, mentors recognized at symposium banquet
     Six students and staff members received Distinguished Student and Mentor awards at the Laboratory's Student Symposium earlier this summer.
333. New fire danger requires new emergency response
     Due to unique forest conditions, this fire season has Los Alamos County, Los Alamos Public Schools and Laboratory emergency managers recommending that evacuation as a protective action during a wildfire may not be the way to go.
334. Local business gets Lab contract for environmental work
     Acquisition Services Management Division (ASM) Leader Kevin Chalmers, left, and Peter Maggiore of North Wind Inc. of Los Alamos signed a contract last Friday at the Laboratory for work North Wind will provide.
335. Los Alamos scientists write in Physics Today about enabling largest superfund cleanup to date
     Two Laboratory scientists helped author an article about the scientific understanding that helped the U.S. government clean up waste at the Rocky Flats nuclear weapons production complex years ahead of schedule saving taxpayers billions of dollars.
336. Laboratory appoints diversity director
     
337. Laboratory sponsoring annual pancake breakfast in Santa Fe
     Most chefs will agree that cooking is an art form as well as a delicate science. Laboratory employees know the people that do science best are scientists.
338. Lab one of many sponsors of Santa Fe's Pancakes on the Plaza
     Flipping pancakes early Thursday morning in Santa Fe is Jamie Langenbrunner, left, of Primary Design and Assessment (X-4), along with Debbi Wersonick of the Community Relations Office (CRO), Noor Khalsa of Materials Science (DX-7), Vanessa De la Cruz, also of CRO, and Kien-Yin Lee of Thermonuclear Applications (DX-2).
339. Lab employees help raise funds for United Way
     Gordon McDonough of the Bradbury Science Museum holds a carafe of pancake batter at the annual Pancakes on the Plaza community event Tuesday on Santa Fe's downtown plaza.
340. Lab retiree Campbell is “Vecinos� award winner
     Laboratory retiree Larry Campbell is the latest recipient of a Vecinos award for outstanding volunteer work. Coordinated by the Community Programs Office (CPO) and the Los Alamos National Laboratory Foundation, the Vecinos program recognizes outstanding volunteers.
341. Wall That Heals Vietnam War memorabilia on display at Otowi Building
     Jim Bergauer of Distributed Finance (BUS-2) looks at Vietnam veterans memorabilia in a display in the lobby of the Otowi Building near the entrance to the Human Resources (HR) Division at Technical Area 3.
342. Laboratory lauded for supporting Quality New Mexico
     Laboratory Deputy Director John Mitchell shakes hands with Bill Enloe of Los Alamos National Bank on Wednesday during a presentation in Mitchell's office at Technical Area 3.
343. Family Council works to address community mental health care needs
     Schizophrenia. Depression. Substance abuse. They're all in a day's work at the Los Alamos Family Council on 15th Street, one of several nonprofit groups that benefit from the 2006 United Way Campaign now under way.
344. Lab hosts construction forum Oct. 8 in Los Alamos
     The Laboratory’s Small Business Program (SUP-4) Office is hosting a construction forum Oct. 8 in the Los Alamos Research Park near Technical Area 3.
345. Five scientists named 2006 Laboratory Fellows
     Laboratory scientists Petr Chylek, Keith Despain, Joyce Guzik, Rajan Gupta, and Beth Nordholt are the newest Laboratory Fellows, signifying the Laboratory's highest honor for technical accomplishment.
346. More changes in store at Diamond-Jemez intersection
     New detours in the intersection of Diamond Drive and Jemez Road as part of the Security Perimeter Project are scheduled to occur this evening. And a number of changes are scheduled to occur over the next week; Lab employees should be alert to changes in traffic through this intersection that takes employees into Technical Area 3.
347. Revised management guidance on salary increase authorization process
     Laboratory managers received revised guidance on this year’s salary management process, which has been extended to September 28.
348. Los Alamos tracks influenza genetic codes
     In the same way that the FBI archives the fingerprints of criminals nationwide, Los Alamos National Laboratory archives the genetic codes for influenza strains worldwide.
349. Data indicate that Cerro Grande Fire did not add contaminants to downwind soils
     Analyses of soil samples taken from farms downwind of the Cerro Grande Fire indicate that no significant amounts of contaminants were deposited by smoke and ash onto surrounding areas.
350. UC purchasing card program called best in class
     The University of California has a best-in-class purchasing card program, according to a major national bank.
351. Today is first day of fall
     Fall officially begins at 10:03 p.m. today.
352. Lab begins search for principal AD for science, technology and engineering
     A committee is conducting an international search for candidates to fill the position of principal associate director for science, technology and engineering (PADSTE).
353. Blue Mountain supercomputer is decommissioned
     Blue Mountain, the Laboratory's first supercomputer for the National Nuclear Security Administration's Advanced Simulation and Computing program, will be taken out of service at 8 a.m., Monday.
354. Cowan, Rosen awarded the Los Alamos Medal
     Noting that science is the value the Laboratory brings to the nation, Interim Director Pete Nanos called the scientific contributions of retired staff members George Cowan and Louis Rosen "humbling."
355. Summary of Anastasio all-employee meeting
     Last week, Laboratory Director Mike Anastasio spoke to the work force on a number of issues, including safety and security, recent accomplishments, focus areas and the Lab's budget.
356. Lab managers to pick up trash
     Laboratory managers are getting down and picking up trash at the Management Invitational Trash Tournament sponsored by Infrastructure and