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Thomas McLaughlin of Criticality Safety (HSR-6) will retire after 31 years with the Laboratory. A reception is scheduled from 3 to 5 p.m., Tuesday, Feb. 10, in the Otowi Cafeteria, Side Room A. Please come and wish him well. For more information, contact Jan Barnes of HSR-6 at 7-4614. Updated 2/4/04 Linda Aldrich will talk about "Los Alamos: The Ranch School Years, 1917-1943," at a Los Alamos Historical Society lecture Feb. 10. The talk is at 7:30 p.m., in the Pajarito Room of Fuller Lodge on Central Avenue downtown. It is free and open to the public. The Los Alamos Historical Society is a Laboratory sanctioned organization. Aldrich's talk examines whether the Los Alamos Ranch School was unique and look at the personalities whose lives helped create the school. Aldrich is the former archivist of the Los Alamos Historical Society. She lives in Los Alamos. For more information, contact Phyllis Holland at 672-9788. Updated 2/4/04
Los Alamos Photographers have put together another wonderful show of local talent at the Mesa Public Library Art Gallery. The show, which is open to Los Alamos photographers of all skill levels, promotes appreciation of photography and encourages novices to professionals to exhibit their work. The exhibit includes any photographic process that results in prints suitable for hanging-digital images printed with ink jet, traditional photographs printed with platinum-palladium and more. Entry to the show was not competitive and no awards are given. Approximately 100 pieces will be on display for the month of February, with an opening reception on Thursday (Feb. 5) at 5:30 p.m. The show will run from Feb. 5 - 28 during regular library hours. Updated 2/4/04 Wellness Center offers craving for chocolate class A Craving for Chocolate - This special class will explore the lore and allure of chocolate, along with strategies for recognizing and dealing with food cravings. Includes a food tasting. 12:05 to 12:50 p.m., Feb. 12, Wellness Center Room 106; no fee. Health promotion classes are open to the entire Laboratory work force. Register at http://www.wellness.lanl.gov/svc/classes/hp/hp_sch.htm online or call the Wellness Center at 7-7166 for more information. Updated 2/3/04 FSN news The Family Strengths Network is hosting a workshop "Celebrate Parents" from 8:30 a.m. to 12:30 p.m., Saturday (Feb. 7) at the United Church in Los Alamos. There is limited free childcare for those who pre-register. The cost is $20 per person or $25 per parental couple. Scholarships are available. Incentive credits also will be offered. Call 662-4515 for further information or to obtain registration materials. The workshop is for parents, grandparents, foster parents, single parents, stepparents, childcare workers and educators. The workshop is especially designed for parents who want to understand more about how children grow and develop and what they can do to help them along the way. Topics include Make Parenting a Pleasure, Survivor: The Preschool Years, Can We Talk, Bullyproof Your Child, Understanding Your School Age Child, SOS for Parents, Transitioning to the Teen Years, Communication with Teens, Guiding Good Choices and much more. For more information, go to http://www.losalamos.com/familystrengths online. Updated 2/2/04 Astronomy workshop in Santa Fe this week There is an Astrophysics workshop on observation and theory in the X-ray and radio wavebands in Santa Fe this week. For more information, go to http://www.aoc.nrao.edu/events/xraydio/ online. The conference runs from Tuesday to Friday at the Santa Fe Hilton. Updated 2/2/04 Arms Control meeting this evening The public is invited to attend a talk on "The Role of Nuclear Weapons at the End of WWII," by John C. Hopkins, former director of the Laboratory nuclear weapons program. Hopkins also is the former director of the Center for National Security Studies at Los Alamos and has served on numerous governmental and international boards on national security issues, nuclear weapons policy, deterrence and arms control. The talk will be given at a meeting of the Los Alamos Committee on Arms Control and International Security at 7:30 this evening in the Lounge at the United Church’s Christian Education Building. For more information, contact Lewis Agnew at 662-7144 or write to Agnewlm@aol.com by electronic mail. Updated 2/4/04 Seaborg Institute Research Fellow recruitment drive deadline is Feb. 20 The Seaborg Institute is beginning its recruitment drive for Seaborg Institute Research Fellows for the summer of 2004. The institute is accepting applications for work in all laboratory areas; however, the primary thrusts are in f-element science, nuclear and radiochemistry, high explosives chemistry, surface science, spectroscopy, analytical chemistry and materials science. Interested students and mentors can get more information as well as download the application at http://pearl1.lanl.gov/seaborg/default.htm online. The application deadline is Feb. 20. Updated 1/27/04 Wellness Center classes February is American Heart Month -- a great time to take a class
to help manage cholesterol and blood pressure. Learning to Eat for a Healthy Heart. This interactive, updated online learning program is a great introduction to cholesterol management. For more information and online registration go to http://www.wellness.lanl.gov/olrsc/wcol/wcol_index.htm online. Classes held in Wellness Center Room 106; no fee; open to the entire Laboratory work force. Register at http://www.wellness.lanl.gov/svc/classes/hp/hp_sch.htm online or call the Wellness Center at 7-7166 for more information. Updated 2/4/04 Deadline for Dog Jog logo contest is Feb. 20 The Dog Jog committee, a Laboratory sanctioned organization, is calling on all creative young artists to put their imaginations and love of dogs to work by submitting a drawing for the 2004 Dog Jog Logo Contest. The contest is open to youngsters aged 8-11 whose family lives or works in Los Alamos County. The winning design will be used as the official 2004 Los Alamos Dog Jog logo and will be placed on event t-shirts and other official event materials. The Logo Contest winner also will receive one free t-shirt. The contest entry form and guidelines can be found at Otowi Vet, Animal Clinic of Los Alamos and Pete’s Pets in town, or at ladoc.dogbits.com/events/events.html online. Deadline for the logo entry is Feb. 20. For more information on the contest, call 661-9619. Updated 1/23/04 Volunteer opportunities 1. The Los Alamos Light Opera is in need of community volunteers for their production of "Music Man" which will be presented the second and third week in March. The organization needs help with set production at the moment: carpenters and painters. Work is done on weekends at the Smith Auditorium from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. with lunch provided. The show is also in need of persons who would like to work as stage crew during the run of the show. The crew is responsible for setting the stage between acts and for assisting with curtains. If anyone would like to use this opportunity to get involved in local theater, call Fran Stovall at 662-6090 or write to enchantscenes@losalamos.com by electronic mail. 2. McCurdy School needs science fair judges. The Fair is scheduled from 8 a.m. to noon, Friday (Feb. 6). Lunch will be served. If interested in volunteering, contact Olivia Martinez at 7-4583 or write to omartinez@lanl.gov by electronic mail.. 3. The 2004 Native
American Science Bowl is from 8 a.m. to 5 p.m., Feb.
14 at the Colorado College, Armstrong Hall, Colorado Springs,
CO. Practice/training rounds for volunteers is scheduled from noon to
6 p.m., Feb. 13. This session
is not required.
Volunteers with backgrounds in astronomy, biology, chemistry, physics,
mathematics, earth science and general science are needed to serve as
scientific judges, moderators and rules judges. General volunteers also
are also needed to assist with a variety of duties, e.g. score keepers,
timers,
runners, etc. The NASB is sponsored by The Institute for Sustainable
Development. Each year, Native American High School students from throughout
the country
are invited and participate in a science competition. The winners go
on to compete with teams from over 60 other regional competitions at
the Department of Energy's National Science Bowl, held in Washington,
DC April 29 - May 3. Detailed information on the competition rules and
responsibilities can be found at the National Science Bowl Web site at 4. The Santa Clara Pueblo Community Library is looking for volunteers tutors to help in their tutoring program from 6:30 to 8 p.m., Monday and Wednesday evenings at the Community Library. The program is designed to help the children of the community in various subjects they are having difficulty in. The students are in grades K-12. Volunteer tutors are needed to help a 10th grade student in geometry, 6th grader in Math (decimals, multiplication, etc.) and possibly a 7th grader in English. For more information, contact Alisha Martinez at (505)753-7326 ext. 248 or alisha@santaclarapueblo.org by electronic mail. 5. Math/reading tutors needed at Pojoaque Elementary and Intermediate
schools. Volunteer
math
and reading
tutors
are needed
for
most grade levels.
During
school hours is most desirable (~30 minutes to 1 hour, one or two days/week).
Other arrangements could be made for other times during the day. Contact
Shirley Rutledge at 670-8617 for more information. Updated 1/29/04 Book discussion group kits available at Los Alamos County Public Libraries Five new book discussion group kits will be available to check out in early February from White Rock Branch and Mesa Public Library. Each kit contains 10 paperback copies of the same book, discussion questions and information about the author. The kits will check out to one person in the group for one month. Available titles include The Little Friend by Donna Tartt, Atonement by Ian McEwan, Cry, the Beloved Country by Alan Paton, The Secret Life of Bees by Sue Monk Kidd and Bel Canto by Ann Patchett. Others titles will be added based on input and requests from patrons and book discussion groups. Also included in each kit are tips on where people can go for information on how to start a book group and some helpful places they can go to choose their next read, starting, of course, at your local library’s reference desk or on the library Website at http://library.lac-nm.us online. For more information, call the White Rock Library at 662-8265, Mesa Public Library at 662-8240, or visit the County Web site at www.lac-nm.us online, then go to Mesa Public Library. Updated 1/22/04 National Instruments LabVIEW classes
LabVIEW users who have not yet attended LabVIEW Basics training can register for these class at www.ni.com/training online or by calling (888) 484-4436. For more information, contact Hank.Buterbaugh at (800) 433-3488 x36305 or write to Hank.Buterbaugh@ni.com by electronic mail. Updated 2/2/04 Respirator and Cartridge Selection workshop in February A Respirator and Cartridge Selection workshop will be offered at the White Rock training center on Feb. 23 and 24. This is a free professional development course for industrial hygienists, safety professionals, health physicists and radiological control technicians. For more information, contact Myra Stafford of Industrial Hygiene and Safety (HSR-5) at 5-8213. Updated 1/8/04 LabView courses offered in February in Albuquerque Need to learn LabVIEW and learn hands-on GPIB theory and application for instrument data acquisition and control using LabVIEW in the same course? Several courses are being offered in February in Albuquerque (see schedule below). The courses will be held at the Eubank Suites Inn (formerly Ramada Mountainview), 25 Hotel Circle at Interstate 40 and Eubank Boulevard N.E. For more information, contact Don Jordan at (512) 566-0003 or write to interfacing.concepts@att.net by electronic mail.
Updated 1/7/04 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 Found: CRYPTO card and monthly bus pass. To claim, call 5-5522. Lost: single key on a clip. The clip is the type generally used for badges. Dropped at TA-3, probably in the parking lot in front of the Administration Building or in the parking lot near the Physics Division. If found, please call 5-8377. Found: one key on ring with remote control for vehicle. Call 7-3946 to claim or come by room B115 of the Administration Building. Lost: necklace with a cluster of black pearls possibly near the Central Park Square. Contact Karen at 5-6610. Found: Silver toned ring with cross and hearts design in parking area between new Occupational Medical Building and Physics Building Auditorium. Contact pwh@lanl.gov. Found: tinted prescription glasses in a hard black case on pedestrian walk near parking garage at TA-3. Call 5-5758 or send e-mail to jgerken@lanl.gov to claim. Lost: ladies black gloves at Otowi Building or Otowi west parking lot on Jan. 20. If found, contact Coleen at 5-1201 or write to coleen@lanl.gov by electronic mail. Lost: earring - dangling black bear stone earring for pierced ear approximately an inch in length. Lost in TA-3, Bldg. 261 area. If found, call 7-0874 or write to lafave@lanl.gov by electronic mail Found: gold ring at the Otowi Building. Contact nelda@lanl.gov or daltonj@lanl.gov. Must provide ring description. Found: key ring with one key and name of Melton on keychain at SM-30. To claim, call 7-0037. Lost: sterling silver hoop earring (3/16" w) for pierced ears either near TA-43, HRL or TA-35, Building 2. If found, contact susanc@lanl.gov by electronic mail. Found: handwritten notes including many addresses and phone numbers on several sheets of blue 5x7 (mini-legal) paper in the Materials Science Laboratory lobby. Contact MST-DO at 5-1131 to claim. Lost: diamond hooped earring with five diamonds on Tuesday around the TA-3 area. If found, contact Donna at 5-3304 or write to dnm@lanl.gov by electronic mail. Lost: black Rotring (one ballpoint, one fountain) pens in a soft nylon mini-maglite case. If found, contact dath@lanl.gov by electronic mail. Found: necklace, part hand crafted silver with beads. Contact Carla with color description at 7-6901. Found: gold tone ball clip-on earring near SM-31. Call 7-5648 to claim. Commuter's Corner To run an ad, contact the Newsbulletin at newsbulletin@lanl.gov or 7-6103. |
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