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The Research Library will sponsor two Knovel training sessions from 10:30 to 11:30 a.m. at the Chemistry Division Auditorium (TA 46, Bldg 535, Rm 103) and from 3 to 4 p.m. at the Library's Training Room (TA 3, Bldg 207, Rm 115) on Sept. 10. Knovel has a database of over 500 science and engineering reference handbooks, databases and conference proceedings. Including CRC Handbook of Chemistry and Physics, Sax's Dangerous Properties of Industrial Materials, Marks' Standard Handbook for Mechanical Engineers, Materials Selection Deskbook, Perry's Chemical Engineers' Handbook and ANTEC Annual Technical Conferences Doug Sears of Knovel Corporation will lead the sessions. A few of the subjects covered in the demonstration are
For more information, contact the Library at 7-4175 or write to library@lanl.gov by electronic mail. Updated 8/29/03
Mesa Public Library is taking donations of books, videos, CDs, video games, DVDs or records. The Library in Los Alamos runs a small store just inside its main entrance that sells donated items to the public. A staff of volunteers runs the store, and the money raised is used to buy new books and other materials for the library. The Mesa Public Library is located at 2400 Central Avenue. The store is open weekdays from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. and weekends from 1 to 4 p.m. For more information, contact Sonja Salzman at ssalzman@lanl.gov by electronic mail. Updated 8/29/03 YMCA activities Desert
Dance program The Family YMCA also is registering youths age 11 and above for a beginning hip-hop class. The class begins Sept. 9 and meets from 3:30 to 4:30 p.m. on Tuesdays in the Drama Room at Los Alamos Middle School. This class costs $19 for Family YMCA members, $26 for nonmembers. Additionally, a beginning country western dance class starts Oct. 3 and consists of four, two-hour sessions. This class meets from 7 to 9 p.m. on four consecutive Fridays and costs $35 for Family YMCA members, $45 for nonmembers. Tae Kwan Do Electronics class Feldenkrais movement
class Shaolin Kung Fu class The Los Alamos Family YMCA is located at 1450 Iris St. downtown. For more information, contact John Marble at 662-3100. Updated 8/28/03 Volunteer opportunity Big Brothers Big Sisters Los Alamos Lunch Buddies are looking for volunteers to join the team. They have been in existence since 1996 and have helped hundreds of children in Española (since 1998) and Los Alamos. Lunch Buddies is a proven, effective way to provide adult mentoring and friendship for children (kindergarten through 6th grade) who need a little extra help to build self esteem, promote healthy lifestyles and relations, and to resist self-destructive behavior like dropping out of school, joining gangs, smoking, drinking or doing drugs. Volunteers meet with their Lunch Buddies for an hour a week, on school grounds, for two semesters to eat breakfast (Española) or lunch (Española, Los Alamos, White Rock) together. For more information contact, Jennifer Bartram, Program Coordinator for Big Brothers Big Sisters - Los Alamos Lunch Buddies at 470-0452. Big Brother Big Sisters Los Alamos Lunch Buddies will be answering questions about the program and signing up new volunteers from 11:30 a.m. to 1 p.m. on Sept. 4 in the Otowi Cafeteria Lobby. Updated 8/28/03 FSN news
To register or for more information, call 662-4515. Updated 8/29/03 Wild Wednesdays program registration under way at Los Alamos Family YMCA The Los Alamos Family YMCA, a Laboratory sanctioned organization, is now registering youths in grades one through six for its Wild Wednesdays program. The program, which includes instructor-led sports oriented games, runs from 1 to 5 p.m., at the YMCA gymnasium downtown. Los Alamos Bus does pick up children from schools and drops them off at the YMCA. Registration is monthly or on a drop-in basis. The Los Alamos Family YMCA is located at 1450 Iris St. For more information, contact Kristi Hunt at 662-3100. Updated 8/25/03 INS news A color inkjet makes a better paperweight than a printer, and printing in black and white just won't cut it anymore. Integrity Networking Systems and Xerox are offering the Phaser 8200 Solid Ink printer at a economical price. For more information and to receive the instant rebate, contact Lititia Romero of INS at 294-7747. Limited time offer. Updated 8/25/03 Wellness Center classes The Wellness Center will be offering The BEST (Bone-Exercise-Strength Training) class from 11 a.m. to noon, Tuesday's and Thursday's (Aug. 26 - Oct. 2). Join physical therapist Cindy Lawton, dietitian Marta Gentry Munger, and instructors Sue Bachmeier and Phyllis Webb on a quest for strong bones. Learn and practice the exercises that recent research shows will help improve bone density - while getting stronger and fit at the same time. Individual postural assessment and nutrition tips included. Cost is $27. Metabolic Rate Revealed - That elusive metabolic rate - calories burned - can now be individually measured and better understood for weight management, fitness goals and more. Includes interpretation of Resting Metabolic Rate using indirect calorimetry equipment, along with diet and exercise techniques that boost metabolic rate. Fee: $20, to cover the cost of the individual metabolic testing equipment. Registration extended until Thursday (Aug 28). Advance registration is required for completing metabolic test prior to class. Maximum enrollment is 15. Noon to 1 p.m., Part 1: Tuesday, Sept. 23, and Part 2: Tuesday, Sept. 30 (two weeks), Wellness Center Room 106. Registration information is available at http://www.wellness.lanl.gov/svc/classes/hp/hp_reg.htm online. For more information go to http://www.wellness.lanl.gov/ online or call 7-7166. Updated 8/25/03 Trade show on Sept. 3 Fisher Scientific will be hosting a Trade Show from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. on Sept. 3 at Technical Area 3, SM-31. The following vendors will be in attendance: Mettler, Mapa Gloves, Millipore Water Systems, Thermo Labsystems, Denver Instruments, Thermo Neslab, Alltech, Millipore, Brandtech, Labconco, Thermo Electron, Fisher Chemical, Whatman and Omnigloves. Refreshments will be served. For more information, contact Carole Gurule of Fisher Scientific at 7-4333. Updated 8/25/03 Small Lot Intelligent Manufacturing Workshop on Sept. 2-3 The Small Lot Intelligent Manufacturing Workshop will be held on Sept 2 and 3 at the Santa Fe Courtyard by Marriot. This two day workshop where experts from industry, government and academia present their solutions to the problem of assuring high quality when manufacturing very small numbers of components. A poster session is available for those who would like to present their work in this field. For more information, go to http://www.lanl.gov/slim/ online or contact Brian Reardon of Weapon Response (ESA-WR) at 5-9974 or write to breardon@lanl.gov by electronic mail . Updated 8/21/03 TIG news Technology Integration Group has desktops and servers on hand for immediate delivery. Includes a free TIG T-Shirt and a 256MB free memory upgrade on desktops only.
For more information, contact Jimmy Armijo of TIG at 800-856-8199 ext. 8286 or write to jimmy.armijo@tig.com by electronic mail. Updated 8/20/03 West Nile Virus information Occupational Medicine (HSR-2) has been receiving a number of telephone calls and inquiries concerning the West Nile Virus, prompted in part by the recent case of the illness confirmed in a Santa Fe County woman. The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention in Atlanta has developed a Web page with useful information. The Web page can be found at http://www.cdc.gov/ncidod/dvbid/westnile/index.htm online. The New Mexico Department of Health also has information on West Nile Virus on its Web page. It can be found at http://www.health.state.nm.us/website.nsf/frames?ReadForm online. Or call the department's Office of Epidemiology at 827-0006 between 8 a.m. and 5 p.m., Monday through Friday. Updated 8/18/03 Computer Corner news Compaq Tablet PC's, iPaq handheld's, desktops, workstations, servers, parts and storage - all on Computer Corner Just-In-Time. Epson, NEC, Sony, Viewsonic, Microsoft, Logitech, SoundBlaster, Iomega, Palm - software, parts, drives, monitors, carrying cases, printers, scanners and more - all on Computer Corner JIT. For more information, contact Adam Warren at 1-800-873-7295, write to awarren@compcorner.com by electronic mail or go to http://www.compcorner.com online. Updated 8/7/03 National Technological University (NTU) Registrations are now being accepted for Fall 2003 semester courses. Deadlines vary depending on the university selected. NTU offers 18 master's degree programs to pick and choose from:
For detailed course information, go to www.ntu.edu online.. For registration information and material for NTU's Graduate degree program, contact Michelle Aguino of HR Training and Development at 7-9074 or write to NTU@lanl.gov by electronic mail. Updated 8/7/03 TIG sponsors "Computers for Kids" The Technology Integration Group, a Laboratory vendor, is donating 20 new computers to kindergarten through 12th grade classrooms in Española. Nominations of schools to receive a new computer can be made by calling (505) 830-8400 or going to www.tig.com/register online and selecting Computers for Kids New Mexico. Entries will be drawn and winning, accredited K-12 schools will receive a TIG desktop personal computer and 17-inch color Princeton monitors at an award ceremony. TIG will mentor area high school students who have an interest in computer technology and build and configure the computers. TIG will award a total of 40 computers and displays to Española and Albuquerque K-12 schools; however, both area programs will work independently of each other. Albuquerque prizes will be appointed by a local education committee. Updated 7/31/03 LANL Energetic Materials Review on Sept. 29 - Oct. 2 The 2003 LANL Energetic Materials Review is scheduled for Sept. 29 - Oct. 2. The objective of the review will be to present a broad perspective of the Laboratory's energetic materials related R&D activities that support tactical and strategic nuclear and conventional weapons deliverables. Eight topical sessions with associated poster sessions will be presented, each beginning with a short overview to highlight key progress in the past year and future plans. Topical sessions: HE Synthesis, Formulations & Advanced Energetics; HE Engineering, Processing & Characterization; HE Characterization & Constituent Modeling; Non-shock Initiation (Thermal, Impact, Shear & Friction); Energetic Materials Aging; Initiation Systems & Shock Initiation; Shock Chemistry & Reactive Burn; and Detonation Physics, DSD & EOS Unclassified sessions are scheduled at the J. Robert Oppenheimer Study Center. Only badged personnel will be allowed to attend the presentations. Some attendance restrictions may apply to UCNI and/or OUO presentations. One classified session is scheduled for the Forum on Thursday afternoon. Attendance at classified sessions by DOE and non-DOE personnel will require clearance access to SRD, Sigmas 1-10. For all Lab DOE personnel, verification of your Sigma 1-10 status by your group management (via fax or email to Janet at 5-2828/neff@lanl.gov) will be required prior at the start of the review if you wish to attend any of the presentations in the classified session. Registration for all attendees is requested by Sept. 12. For more information, contact Janet Neff-Shampine of Pulsed Power Hydrodynamics (P-22) at 7-8214. Updated 7/16/03 LabVIEW training courses Offered by National Instruments in Albuquerque and Los Alamos National Instruments is offering LabVIEW training courses. Sign up for both courses and receive a 25 percent discount on the cost of the second course.
Seating is limited. To register, download course descriptions or view additional courses go to http://digital.ni.com/express.nsf/express?openagent&code=exrxux online. Or call (888) 484-4436 to reserve your seat. Updated 8/21/03 Lower floor of Library closed The lower level of the Laboratory Research Library (STB-RL) will be closed to the public beginning July 9 for approximately six weeks while compact shelving is installed. To request research materials from this floor, use the request form on the Library home page or in the Library use the request forms at the customer service desk. For more information, contact Lou Pray of STB-RL at 5-2756. Updated 7/14/03 Employees leaving Lab must attend termination presentation Employees who are leaving the Laboratory or changing to casual status must attend a benefits termination presentation held by Benefits (HR-B). The termination presentations are held every Laboratory pay day for University of California Lab employees. Employees who are retiring aren't required to attend a presentation, but rather, they should schedule a meeting with their designated benefits specialist. The presentations begin at 8:30 a.m. in room P280 on the second floor of the Otowi Building at Technical Area 3. Pre-registration is required. Employees should register on line at http://hrcluster.lanl.gov/TIOCourses/TIOAha.asp?CourseNumber=21013 one to two weeks prior to their last scheduled work day to sign up for a benefits termination presentation. Employees also must obtain a departure processing form from Staffing (HR-S) before the presentation. This form is available at http://www.hr.lanl.gov/hrstaffing/Terminations/index.stm online. At the presentation, employees will receive a packet of information about their benefits and savings balances. They will learn about options to continue or convert insurance plans and distribution options for savings funds. Employees who require a sign language interpreter should write to benefits@lanl.gov by e-mail three days in advance of the presentation they plan to attend. Or call the benefits office at 5-3842 (TDD). Because of limited parking, employees should plan to arrive early and/or make alternative transportation arrangements, such as using Johnson Controls Northern New Mexico's ride service. Updated 10/25/02 Lost and found Lost: cell phone in leather caring case on Aug. 25 in the south side men's restroom on the 1st floor. Please contact Leo Jaramillo at leoj@lanl.gov by electronic mail or call 7-0741. Found: two set of keys on plain rings and one key with a white twist-tie on a dirt road between TA-46 and TA-52. The keys have Wal-mart, Hillman and Strattec on them. Contact Laura Ortega at 5-7407 or lco@lanl.gov by electronic mail to claim. Lost: medium size purse, denim fabric. If found, contact Leanna Martinez at 5-2545 or 927-7275. Found: key ring at the Pueblo Complex with a single key to a Jeep vehicle, a keyless entry remote and a medallion at the Pueblo Complex. Call 5-3814. Lost: Palm Pilot m130 hand held computer lost in or around the Otowi Building on July 24. If found, please contact sstokes@lanl.gov by electronic mail. Lost: gold-tone pin with 3 parrot birds made from stones. Call Karen at 5-6592. Found: watch at the Wellness Center. Call 5-8555 to claim. Found: reading glasses and a watch were turned into the registration desk at the Family Festival event on July 19. Contact Debby Thompson at 5-6457 to claim. Lost: Oakley prescription sunglasses at TA-53 on July 24. If found, contact Mike at 5-2297 or write to rjenkins@lanl.gov by electronic mail. Lost: prescription sunglasses on July 22. Blue frame in a soft leather eyeglass case. Please contact Ira Wasserman at ira@astro.cornell.edu by electronic mail or leave a message with Deb at 7-0920 or Richard at 7-9595. Lost: silver bracelet with single turqoise stone either at Wellness Center, in TAXI service van or at TA-52, Buildings 44 and 45. If found, contact Andrea at 5-5250. Lost: small square gold earring on July 21 at or in front of the Otowi building (east side). Approx. 1/2" high. Please call Florence at 7-5994. Found: religious pin with a metal of the Virgin Mary - found in the upper level of the JRO Study Center following the Ergo Expo on July 17. Call Pat at 7-5755 to claim. Found: handmade beaded choker necklace in Study Center parking lot on July 11. Call Lyn or Linda at 7-4448 to claim. Lost: key ring with two keys and two remotes in or around the Otowi Building. If found, write to chdavis@lanl.gov by electronic mail. Commuter's Corner To run an ad, contact the Newsbulletin at newsbulletin@lanl.gov or 7-6103.
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