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Wellness Center news The Wellness Center locker rooms will undergo a major renovation in the next few weeks, beginning with the men's restroom. All updates on the progress of the construction will be posted on the Wellness Center's Web site at http://www.wellness.lanl.gov/events.htm online. It is suggested that regular Wellness Center clients bookmark this Web site for future reference and updated information. Important dates: Thursday (April 22) - Water will be shut off to the building at 4 p.m. No restroom or shower facilities available. Clients are highly encouraged to bring water. The exercise facility will remain open until 8 p.m. Friday (April 23) - The Wellness Center will be closed to all personnel. No entry will be allowed into the building, except for authorized KSL personnel in personal protective equipment. All classes are cancelled. Monday (April 26) - The men's room will be open for limited use only. No locker or shower facilities are guaranteed. Plan your workouts accordingly and make alternate showering arrangements as necessary. The women's locker room will be fully functional. Updated 4/21/04 Colorectal screening kits available today From noon to 1:30 p.m., today, Occupational Medicine (HSR-2) is giving away a limited quantity of LifeGuard home test kits for detecting fecal occult blood for individuals at risk. Information about colorectal cancer will be available along with the free test kits. The screening kits will be available in the lobby of the Otowi Building at Technical Area 3. Fecal occult blood is one of several screening tests recommended beginning at age 50, and earlier for higher risk groups. Those groups include people with a personal or family history of benign colorectal polyps, colorectal cancer, or inflammatory bowel disease, such as ulcerative colitis or Crohn's Disease. For more information about the test kits, go to http://int.lanl.gov/worklife/health/phd/ online. Or contact Diane Min Fa of HSR-2 at 5-0520 or dianemf@lanl.gov by electronic mail or Marta Gentry Munger at 7-7166 or mgm@lanl.gov by electronic mail. Updated 4/22/04 Awards give money to small-business owners Free money for small business success? Sounds too good to be true, right? Not anymore! WESST Corp is looking for passionate, enthusiastic, committed, driven and successful women and minority small business owners. Does that describe you or someone you know? If so, nominate your favorite entrepreneur via a written nomination form, which can be found online at http://www.pnm.com/wesst and at PNM service centers statewide or call 1-800-GO WESST for more information. Each award recipient receives both a cash award and an engraved plaque and will be honored during the Fifth Annual Entrepreneurial Leadership Awards luncheon, to be held from 11:30 a.m. to 1:30 p.m., Friday, June 4, at the Albuquerque Hilton. Updated 4/20/04 Golf Course pool memberships available Golf Course pool memberships are available for the summer. For more information, contact Louis at 661-2568 or 7-1458. The Golf Course pool is a Laboratory-sanctioned organization. Updated 4/12/04 Volunteer opportunities 1. National Volunteer Week is April 18 - 24 and the Laboratory is joining in the festivities with The Great Garbage Grab (at the Lab). In response to employee concerns (as expressed in the Reader's Forum) about the littering of Lab property, organizations are encouraged to form teams to clean up designated Lab areas. Facility and Waste Operations (FWO) Division is hosting a friendly competition between organizations for the Traveling Trash Trophy. The organization that collects the most trash between April 19 - 30, will be the proud owner of this prestigious award. We need teams, team leaders, etc..to get your organizations involved. The Community Relations (CRO) Office will provide gloves, garbage bags and safety vests. The first 150 volunteers get an official Great Garbage Grab t-shirt, buttons, magnets, mirrors and key chains. For more information, see the April 8 Daily NewsBulletin. If interested in joining a team, contact Debbi Wersonick at sonic@lan.gov by electronic mail. 2. Habitat for Humanity - Española Valley/Los Alamos needs volunteers. The next Habitat house is already in the early stages of construction and at least one more house is planned for this year. We have specific needs for a backup caller for Los Alamos volunteers and new volunteer, site selection, family support and church relations committee members, as well as volunteer home builders. Whether experienced in construction or picking up a hammer for the first time, contact Yvonne Maestas at the Española/Los Alamos Habitat for Humanity office at 747-2690. 3. Cimarron High School is hosting a Career Fair from 8 a.m. to 3 p.m., Friday, April 30. The students would like to have Lab volunteers represent the Science, Technology and Engineering portion of the sixteen career clusters they have studied. Volunteers who participate in this event will explain the steps, training and education needed to reach their current occupation. For more details, contact Marcelina Martinez of ESA-WSE at 7-9331 or Letitia Martinez of Cimarron High School at (505) 376-2241. Participation in this event may be eligible for Community Service time - see the STB Web site for details. 4. Santa Fe Beautiful is celebrating its 20th birthday by sponsoring the Great American Spring Clean-Up Day Saturday, April 24 in Santa Fe. Spring Clean Up Day is cosponsored by the city of Santa Fe's Solid Waste Management Division and the Parks and Recreation Department. Residents of Santa Fe County, and citizens in communities around the state also are conducting clean up days in conjunction with Keep America Beautiful's Great American Clean-Up Day. On Spring Clean Up Day, volunteers meet at the city's Operations and Maintenance Complex, 1142 Siler Road, from 7 to 9 a.m., to pick up bags and work gloves and receive assigned areas for picking up litter. Neighborhood and school groups may choose to pick up litter in their neighborhood or on their school campus. City crews will pick up the refuse and remove it to the city landfill. Afterward, beginning about noon, volunteers are invited to a picnic at the city's Frenchy's Field Park on Agua Fria Street at Osage Avenue. There they will receive their official Great American Spring Clean Up Day t-shirt and will be eligible for several door prizes. There is ample parking at the park. Citizens interested in participating in Spring Clean Up Day are urged to sign up in advance by calling Gilda Montaño at 955-2215 or writing to gjmontano@ci.santa-fe.nm.us by electronic mail or contact Steve Sandoval of Public Affairs at 5-9206. Updated 4/13/04 Tree thinning activities in Rendija Canyon A project to remove dead and dying trees on the south side of the bottom of Rendija Canyon on Department of Energy property began April 12. Infrastructure Projects (FWO-IP) is doing the work, which is expected to continue through about May 15. For public safety, the work area will be limited to FWO-IP and subcontract personnel. The public is asked to avoid using this area during thinning activities, including nights and weekends. For more information, contact Phoebe Suina of FWO-IP at 7-4548. Updated 4/19/04 Northern New Mexico ARMA Chapter event Records and Information Management Month will be celebrated internationally for the entire month of April to promote the profession and to emphasize the impact that records and information management has on global business. In observance of Records and Information Management Month, Northern New Mexico ARMA chapter will hold a celebration from 1 to 3 p.m., Friday (April 23) at Fuller Lodge. The speaker will be Sandra Jaramillo, administrator for the New Mexico State Records For more information, contact Dolores Salazar at dolores@lanl.gov by electronic mail. Updated 4/19/04 IM-5 training classes Two sessions for Point of Contacts have been scheduled for April 26 at Canyon School, Room 165. These sessions are for those POCs who have not taken the prior POC training. The sessions will provide interested employees with the basic tools needed to continue to implement this LIR and answers to questions regarding its requirements.
There is no cost for these sessions and registration can be done through Virtual Training on the Lab's home page. For more information, contact Dolores Salazar at dolores@lanl.gov by electronic mail. Updated 4/21/04 Registration underway for summer camp at Los Alamos Family YMCA The Los Alamos Family YMCA, a Laboratory sanctioned organization, is now registering youths for its annual summer camp. The camp runs from June 7 through Aug. 20. The "Day Camp Down Under" is for children between ages 5 and 12 and is in session from 7:30 a.m. to 5:30 p.m., Monday through Friday at Mountain Elementary School. Activities include field trips, guest speakers, rock climbing, racquetball, library and aquatic center trips and arts and crafts activities. Between April 12 and May 7, the $25 registration fee is being waived and membership in the Los Alamos Family YMCA is not required. The Los Alamos Family YMCA is located at 1450 Iris St. downtown. For more information, contact Michelle Hennigar at 662-3100. Updated 4/7/04 Wellness Center classes The new Spring 2004 session of classes has begun at the Wellness Center. Check out new classes and returning favorites. Remember that the following Health Promotion Classes are open to all Laboratory employees. Computer Jocks Unite - Take hold of your health and prevent cumulative trauma from occurring. This class emphasizes strengthening and stretching for the upper extremities (arm, forearm, hand), the neck and upper back. The program is designed to help prevent injuries to these areas from continual use on the computer. Includes a light warm-up along with exercises for the specific targeted areas of concern. Get away from your desk and join in. No fee. 12:30 to 1 p.m., Tuesday and Thursdays, April 6 - May 6, Wellness Center Room 101. Mariposa: Practical skills for Menopause - This popular four-week class returns with an update on the latest treatment and medication options, nutrition and exercise for easing menopausal symptoms and emotional adjustments to mid-life change. Team taught by a medical professional, dietitian, fitness professional and counselor. Noon to 1 p.m., Wednesdays, April 14 - May 5, Occupational Medicine Conference Room, TA-3, Bldg. 1411. Register for health promotion classes 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 4/16/04 Holman's Quick Ship Express program Holman's new "Quick Ship Express" program is designed for Laboratory customers who want quick delivery and service on PC computing products. Product solutions from HP and IBM will be stocked at Holman's and available for immediate delivery. Products range from HP PDAs to HP workstations, along with IBM ThinkPads and monitors. Our HP and IBM equipment may be purchased using the Lab purchase order and products will be delivered in under three days. Please call Mike Rahmer or Tony Greiner at (505) 343-3552 to inquire or place orders under this program. Updated 4/6/04 Skolnik training class
For more information or to register, go to http://www.skolnik-tech.com/ online or call Skolnik at (505) 299-1157. Updated 4/21/04 FSN news
Updated 4/12/04 Mesa Public Library event Author Speak Series - A new series will be starting at Mesa Public Library on the fourth Thursday of each month at 5:30 p.m. called Author Speak, a joint effort of Library Board members, Friends of Mesa Public Library and staff. The first event will take place this evening in the Upstairs Rotunda at Mesa Public Library and feature Patricia Tillery discussing her book "Spirit of the Ordinary, Reading Women's Lives," a compilation of letters exchanged over 50 years among a group of six women who met as WAC's during the Manhattan Project. For more information, contact Carol Meine at 662-8247 or go to the Web site at www.lac-nm.us online. Updated 4/19/04 Los Alamos County Fair competition on May 1 Young Los Alamos County cowgirls between the ages of 14 and 23 can compete on May 1 for the 2004 Los Alamos County Festival, Fair and Rodeo Queen's Court. The Horsemanship Competition is at 10 a.m. at Brewer Arena. The Personality Competition is at 1 p.m. at the Sheriff's Posse Shack. Deadline to enter is Friday (April 23). Each contestant will give a formal speech before a panel of judge(s), and will compete in a Horsemanship contest. Winners will go on to participate in the Red River Rodeo and the Rodeo de Santa Fe - in addition to reigning over the Los Alamos County Festival, Fair and Rodeo in August. In September, the Rodeo Queens from around the state also compete at the New Mexico State Fair in Albuquerque for the title of State Queen. The statewide winner will receive another crown and buckle, in addition to a saddle and $1,000. For more information, contact Sally Friese Hoffman of the Community Services Department at 662-8403 or write to hoffmans@lac.losalamos.nm.us by electronic mail. Updated 4/19/04 Executive MBA program deadline is April 30 Candidates are now being selected for the 2004-06 Executive MBA class which begins in late June. The Executive MBA program at the University of New Mexico's Anderson Schools of Management is a Master's degree program in business administration designed for high-potential managers with an undergraduate degree in any field and at least three years of significant work experience.
Deadline for application is April 30. For more information on the program, contact Leslie Knowlton of Training and Development (HR-TD) at 5-8646, write to lesliekn@lanl.gov by electronic mail or go to http://emba.mgt.unm.edu/ online. Updated 4/16/04 Cognitive systems workshop in June Sandia National Laboratories and the University of New Mexico are co-hosting the Second Annual Workshop on Cognitive Systems: Human Cognitive Models in System Design workshop. The workshop will explore current thinking and activities with regard to the understanding of cognitive systems. Topics to be addressed in the workshop include:
The workshop is June 29 - July 1 in Santa Fe. It will combine presentations from leaders in the field and breakout sessions in which selected issues will be considered at some depth. For more information, go to http://www.sandia.gov/cog.systems/cognitive_workshop/index.htm online. Updated 3/23/04 Upcoming National Instruments LabVIEW classes
The LabVIEW Basics I prepares you to develop test and measurement, data acquisition, instrument control, data logging and measurement analysis applications using LabVIEW. The LabVIEW Basics II course is a logical extension of Basics I and prepares you to design complete, stand-alone applications in LabVIEW. LabVIEW Intermediate I teaches structured practices to design, develop, test and deploy LabVIEW applications. The Intermediate II course builds on the skills developed in LabVIEW Intermediate I by doing an in-depth examination of memory management and performance techniques to help extend the ability to develop LabVIEW code that maximizes application performance. This training is also for LabVIEW users pursuing the Certified LabVIEW Developer certification. For more information, contact Hank Buterbaugh at (800) 433-3488 x 30218 or write to Hank.Buterbaugh@ni.com by electronic mail LabVIEW users who have not yet attended LabVIEW can register for these classes at www.ni.com/training online or by calling (888) 484-4436. Updated 4/22/04 2004 Dog Jog on Saturday On Saturday (April 24), families, canines and runners will gather at Chamisa School in White Rock to run the 5-kilometer course or walk the 2-mile course. The early-bird registration ends on Thursday, April 1, but registration will be accepted up to and on the day of the race. Every registered individual will receive an event T-shirt (short sleeved for kids and long sleeved for adults) and a packet filled with entertaining and educational dog related information. If you don't have a dog and would like to have one for the race, dog rentals may be available. For more information, contact Teresa Hofheins at 7-3312. For entry forms, go to ladoc.dogbits.com online and look under the upcoming events section or forms also are available at many Los Alamos businesses. Updated 4/19/04 YMCA classes
The Los Alamos Family YMCA is located at 1450 Iris St. downtown. Updated 3/31/04 Lattice 2004 Symposium in June The XXII International Symposium on Lattice Field Theory (Lattice 2004) is June 21-26 at Fermi National Accelerator Laboratory in Batavia, Il. For more information, go to http://lqcd.fnal.gov/lattice2004/ online or write to lattice04@fnal.gov by electronic mail. Updated 3/12/04 Women Leaders 2004 conference The University of California, San Francisco, Center for Gender Equity is hosting a conference titled "Women Leaders 2004: A Symposium for Women in University Settings." The conference is May 10 - 11 in San Francisco. Complete program information is available at http://www.ucsf.edu/cge/ online. For more information, contact Victoria Auer at (415) 476.5222 or write to vauer@genderequity.ucsf.edu by electronic mail. Updated 2/27/04 Vacuum seminar in October Varian Vacuum Technologies will present a seminar on vacuum technology from 8 a.m. to noon, Oct. 13 at the Physics Building Auditorium. The non-commercial presentation is about vacuum technology in general and is applicable to all brands of vacuum equipment. Workbooks and refreshments will be provided by Varian. Subjects covered include: Brief introduction to vacuum technology, system pressure, total gas load, materials selection, sstem pumping speed, gauging, system operation, Troubleshooting and a question and answer session. To register, send name and telephone number to tom.mathers@varianinc.com by electronic mail. Updated 2/26/04 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: key ring with four keys, black alarm control and a Smith's rewards card found in the road near the ARTIC center, TA-55 on April 15. To claim, call 7-2556. Found: automatic car opener (key ring type) in back parking lot of UNM (Mesa Complex). To claim, call 7-6068. Lost: a set of keys to Chevrolet GSA pickup between TA-63 and TA-3, Bldg. 38. If found, call Carl at 699-0317. Found: set of keys at Quemazon by the water tower. Call 7-2701 to identify. Found: key ring with nine keys and three different charms found in parking lot by SM-456 at the corner of Diamond and Eniwetok. To claim, call 5-8430. Lost: two women's scarves; one lavender wool, the other velvet and satin. If found, contact Theresa at 5-4574 or write to tgc@lanl.gov by electronic mail. Found: key ring with one key and "One Love" key chain at TA-35, Bldg. 2. To claim, call 7-7110. Lost: thick silver choker with in lay black and mother of pearl between Otowi and down the canyon. If found, call 7-8517 or write to dubois@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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