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Wellness Center offers Sumba Express class

Get ready to party with Robin in this low impact class designed with your busy schedule in mind. Thirty minutes of Latin moves that will be more fun than work.

Free to all eligible Wellness Center clients. A preview of this new and exciting exercise class is from 11:05 to 11:35 a.m. on Tuesday (Sept. 9) and Thursday (Sept. 11) at the Wellness Center (Room 121).

For more information, contact the Wellness Center at 7-7166.

Updated 9/8/03


Retirement party for Fairley Barnes on Thursday

There will be a retirement party for Fairley Barnes of Atmospheric, Climate and Environmental Dynamics (EES-2) from 3 to 5 p.m. Thursday (Sept. 11) at TA-51, Building 25, Room 102. Come and join us in wishing her a happy retirement.

For more information, contact Helen Bustos of EES-2 at 7-3331.

Updated 9/8/03


MANA del Norte's 14th Annual Scholarship Banquet on Sept. 19

MANA del Norte's 14th Annual Scholarship Banquet is scheduled for Sept. 19 at the Hilton of Santa Fe (100 Sandoval Street). The silent auction and no host reception is from 5:30 to 7 p.m. The dinner, guest speaker and presentation of scholarship awards will begin at 7 p.m. Entertainment will be provided by Jenna Martinez of Penasco. The guest speaker is The Honorable Ellen Sauerbrey, U.S. Ambassador, United Nations Commission on the Status of Women.

The cost is $35 per person.

If interested in attending, contact Sandra Rodriguez at 473-6130 or srodriguez@csf.edu or Theresa Sandlin at 672-1025 or tmortega51@hotmail.com by electronic mail by Sept. 16.

For more information on the MANA del Norte Scholarship Program, contact Terry Ortega, MANA del Norte Vice President at 995-3136, 473-4733 or write to tmortega51@hotmail.com by electronic mail.

Updated 9/4/03


Wellness Center classes

September is National Cholesterol Education Month

There is more to lowering your cholesterol than just cutting back on fat. In Ten Quick Food Tips to Lower Cholesterol, participants will learn about dietary strategies for achieving the recommendations of the National Cholesterol Education Program. 12:15 to 12:45 p.m., Tuesday, Sept. 9

Myth - Walking doesn't burn calories the way running does.  Fact - Data proves that consistent walkers find it easy to lose weight and burn extra calories. Join Lois and Joe Thompson in the Walk Smart class to practice effective calorie-burning walking techniques to help manage health and weight. Noon to 1 p.m., Wednesday, Sept. 10

Stress Proofing is a half-day that teaches how to help cope more effectively with stress. The class includes relaxation techniques, humorobics, thinking your way through stress and much more. Co-facilitated by the Employee Assistance Program (EAP) and the Wellness Center. Minimum registration of 8 required. 8 a.m. to noon, Thursday, Sept. 11

Classes are held in Wellness Center Room 106. Health promotion classes are open to the entire Lab work force. No fee, but pre-registration is required.

For related classes and registration, go to http://www.wellness.lanl.gov/svc/classes/hp/hp_sch.htm online.

For more information, contact the Wellness Center at 7-7166.

Updated 9/4/03


Volunteer opportunity

The Los Alamos First Response (LAFR) team is seeking volunteers. Volunteers needed to work shifts of days, evenings and weekends to serve as advocates for domestic violence, sexual assault, and attempted suicide for Los Alamos County. Extensive training is provided to qualified individuals. Additional training will be provided to those individuals interested in suicide prevention. Training is scheduled from 8 a.m. to 5 p.m., Oct. 3 and 4. Training will be repeated for anyone unable to attend on these dates. If interested, contact Donna Martinez at 672-2208 or 5-7467 or write to donanez@lanl.gov by electronic mail.

Updated 9/5/03


FSN news

  • Music Together - free music demonstration by Ashana Lobody, 10:30 to 11:30 a.m., Wednesday, Sept. 10
  • Toddler Support Group, 10:30 a.m. to noon, Wednesday, Sept. 10
  • Infant Support Group, 10:30 a.m. to noon, Thursday, Sept. 11

All events are held at the Family Resource Center, 1990 Diamond Drive. To register or for more information, call 662-4515.

Updated 9/5/03


Research Library sponsors Knovel training

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 Wednesday (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

  • An overview of the Knovel product.
  • Benefits provided by Knovels searching capabilities.
  • Benefits provided by Knovels productivity tools.
  • Actual search examples to show you the power of the product!

For more information, contact the Library at 7-4175 or write to library@lanl.gov by electronic mail.

Updated 9/8/03


Donate books to Mesa Public Library

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


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


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.

  • Dell Optiplex GX260 Small Minitower: $1,040, P4 2GHZ Processor 400FSB 512MB RAM 1 DIMM free 256MB upgrade for a total of 768MB Dell PS/2 Keyboard 32MB ATI Radeon 7500 40GB HDD 1.44MB Floppy Windows 2000 SP3 Microsoft PS/2 Intellimouse Integrated Gigabit NIC (10/100/1000) 48X CDROM 3year on site NBD warranty Mouse pad Gold Technical support
  • PowerEdge 2650: $4910.89, PowerEdge 2650, Intel Dual Xeon 2.8GHz w/512K Cache 1.0GB DDR, 2X512 DIMMS 3x36GB 10K RPM Ultra 320 SCSI Drive PERC3-DI, 128MB Battery Backed Cache, 2 Internal Ch- Embedded RAID 1.44MB Diskette Drive Windows 2000 Server w/5 cal Dual On-Board NICS 24X IDE Internal CD ROM Drive Active Bezel Option for Dell PowerEdge 2650 5 Bay (1x5) Hot Plug SCSI Hard Drive Backplane Users Manual, Installation and Trouble Shooting Guide on CD On-Board RAID 0, 1 to 5 drives connected to on-board RAID VersaRails for Non-Dell 4-Post Rack 3 year parts and onsite labor NBD Redundant AC Power (2x500 Watt Power Supplies)  

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


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.

  • LabVIEW Basics I: Introduction (3 days) - Introduces students to LabVIEW environment, features, dataflow programming. Teaches how to create applications that acquire, process, display and store real-world data. Provides hands-on learning for immediate application of programming techniques.
    • September 15-17, Los Alamos, NM, Cost of Course: $1495
  • LabVIEW Basics II: Development (2 days) - Details how to design complete, stand-alone applications in LabVIEW. Makes student successful in creating applications for research, engineering and testing environments. Covers proper design techniques, implementation of complete LabVIEW solutions, DataSocket technology, advanced file I/O, optimizing speed and memory usage, networked environments and error handling.
    • September 18-19, Los Alamos, NM, Cost of Course: $995

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


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.


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