|
|
|
||
 |
||
 |
||
|
||
|
Thursday, July 29, 2004 |
||
|
|||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
|
|
The Wellness Center will re-open at 7 a.m., Monday, Aug. 2. For the week of Aug. 2 - 6, hours of operation will be 7 a.m. to 7 p.m. All returning customers are encouraged to visit the facility early in the week to complete the restart process. There will be limited use of locker rooms and showers. Exercise class information will follow soon. Individuals who had consultations scheduled during the suspension of work should call to reschedule. For more information, go to http://www.wellness.lanl.gov/ online or call 7-7166. Updated 7/29/04 New badge verification process not in effect Because of the suspension of work operations Laboratorywide, changes to access procedures at Security Condition posts won't go into effect as planned. The changes were to have gone into effect at 12:01 a.m., Wednesday. For more information, contact the Security Help Desk at 5-2002 or write to security@lanl.gov by electronic mail. Updated 7/29/04 Research Library is open The Research Library is now open. For more information, go to http://stb.lanl.gov:8080/wosaserver/web?pg=/library/index.xml online. Updated 7/28/04 Wellness Center stress management class and update Classes to discuss constructive ways to deal with stress will be held this week. All sessions are open to the entire Laboratory work force, no fees or registration required. Stress Management Strategies: Employee Assistance Program staff will facilitate discussion about coping with uncertainty and change. This class will cover recognizing the signs of stress, stress management techniques and resources available for additional assistance for dealing with stress, 1 to 1:50 p.m., today (July 29), Occupational Medicine (HSR-2) Conference Room, TA-3, Bldg 1411. The Wellness Center class "Which Energy Bar?," originally scheduled for Thursday (July 29) has been cancelled. The Wellness Center continues to be closed. For more information, go to http://www.wellness.lanl.gov/ online or contact Marta Gentry Munger at mgm@lanl.gov or Phyllis Webb at pwebb@lanl.gov by electronic mail or call 7-7166. Updated 7/29/04 Cancelled talk
Updated 7/29/04 Fitness alternatives to Wellness Center available Several businesses in Los Alamos offer alternatives for Laboratory personnel unable to use the Wellness Center at Technical Area 3, which is closed until further. The Laboratory has suspended work operations and some facilities, such as the Wellness Center. Some of these businesses are providing special for Laboratory personnel during the Wellness Center closure. The businesses, their address and telephone numbers are provided below.
Updated 7/22/04 Wellness Center class The following Health Promotion class is open to the entire Laboratory work force. Register soon for Metabolic Rate Revealed, the class that includes a test of individual resting metabolic rate (RMR) for determining a personalized "calorie budget." Knowing your RMR can help with weight management, fitness goals and more. Two noon hour sessions will focus on diet and exercise techniques that can boost metabolic rate. Noon to 1 p.m., Thursday, Aug. 5, and Thursday, Aug. 12 (2 weeks), Wellness Center Room 106. Fee: $20, to cover the cost of the individual metabolic testing equipment. Maximum enrollment = 15. For class details and registration, go to http://www.wellness.lanl.gov/svc/classes/hp/hp_sch.htm online or contact Marta Gentry Munger at 7-7166 or write to mgm@lanl.gov by electronic mail. Updated 7/28/04 YMCA offers Pajarito Punishment Prep class The 14th annual Pajarito Punishment will be held Aug. 14 as part of the Los Alamos Fat Tire Festival. This infamous cross country race has earned a reputation that lives up to its name. New for 2004 is a beginners race that traverses around town but does not go up the climb on Pipeline Road. It is a challenging course consisting of nearly 100 percent single track and ending on some steep switchbacks to the intersection with Pipeline Road and a well stocked aid station. To help prepare for the race, the Los Alamos YMCA, a Laboratory-sanctioned organization, is offering a co-ed Pajarito Punishment Prep class for ages 13 and up. If you are new to mountain bike racing and want to try this great, local race, then this class is for you. Taught by a pro racer, participants will learn racing basics including how to physically and mentally prepare for the race, what to expect at the race, racing strategies, what to bring on race day and how to recover. During the class, participants will ride the beginner race course and learn skills specifically needed for the terrain. The class requires previous experience on the mountain bike and a base level of fitness. The class will be held from 5:30 to 8 p.m., Aug. 4 and 11. The fee is $45 for YMCA members and $62 for nonmembers. Updated 7/26/04 Skolnik training class Skolnik Technical Training Institute will be hosting a five day IPC/EIA J-STD-001C Certification training class from 8 a.m. to 5 p.m., Aug. 16 - 20 at Skolnik's soldering training facility in Albuquerque. This IPC/EIA J-STD-001C class is designed to provide soldering certification to assemblers, technicians and/or engineers, for end-product acceptance criteria of high reliability electronic assemblies. The tuition fee is $1,149. Skolnik also will host a four day Enhanced IPC-A-610C Solder Certification training seminar from 8 a.m. to 5 p.m., Aug. 23 - 26 at Skolnik’s soldering training facility in Albuquerque. This IPC-A-610C class is designed to provide soldering certification to assemblers, technicians and/or engineers, for end-product acceptance criteria of high reliability electronic assemblies. The tuition fee is $945. For more information, go to http://www.skolnik-tech.com online or call the Registration Department at (505)299-1157. JIT switches paper source Because of a recent shortage of recycled, white, 20-pound bond paper used in desktop printers and copiers, the Lab is switching its source to Boise Office Products. This change should allow for a smooth transition for Just in Time System users, while maintaining quality products and lower cost. Refer to the Boise Office Products catalog on the JIT home page. The new part numbers are as follows:
The contacts administration team will convert established automatically generated or "autogen" orders. Orders placed with Unisource the week of June 5 will be filled the week of June 12 - to cancel such an order, contact Unisource and re-order through Boise. For more information, contact the following members of the JIT Admin. Team: Charlotte Carter, 5-9153; Veronica Pacheco 5-5098; or Paul Schwarz 5-4524. Updated 7/12/04 International Conference on Recent Progress in Many-Body Theories The 12th International Conference on Recent Progress in Many-Body Theories will be from Aug. 23 - 27 in Santa Fe. Participation is limited due to space constraints so participants should register as soon as possible. Registration and hotel information is available at the conference Web site at http://cnls.lanl.gov/Conferences/Many-BodyTheories online. For more information, contact Joe Carlson at carlson@lanl.gov, Gerardo Ortiz at g_ortiz@lanl.gov or Eddy Timmermans at eddy@lanl.gov by electronic mail. Updated 7/6/04 Upcoming National Instruments LabVIEW classes
The LabVIEW Basics I course shows how to develop test and measurement, data acquisition, instrument
control, datalogging and measurement analysis applications using LabVIEW. The LabVIEW Basics II course
is a logical extension of Basics I and shows how to design complete, stand-alone applications in LabVIEW. Updated 6/28/04 LabVIEW training classes offered in Albuquerque July 29 - 30: Creating Sophisticated Optimized LabVIEW Instrumentation Programs from Scratch: Attendees develop basic LabVIEW IEEE-488 programs from an HP instrument manual sample BASIC program. Then the attendees optimize the programs, modularize the programs, and create a sophisticated LabVIEW program to select the created program modules as desired to acquire data, analyze the data, store the data and display the data. Cost: $1,000 August 2 - 4: LabVIEW Intermediate Level Jump-Start Course: learn more sophisticated LabVIEW methods of programming such as objects and panels that appear and disappear as needed, programming special effects in LabVIEW, choice of suitable programming architectures, improving LabVIEW operation and memory use, and special topics such as waveform acquisition, customizing LabVIEW programs and more. Cost: $1,200 August 5 - 6: IEEE-488, RS-232 and the Computer Course: learn IEEE-488 and RS-232 common terms, configuration, communication with instruments from the computer keyboard, how the IEEE-488 and RS-232 actually work, and how to work them the way they were designed to work properly. This hands-on course is for people who already know a computer language and know some of the IEEE-488 and RS-232 concepts, but really need to know the correct way to use them, the way they were designed to be used with instruments. Cost: $1,000 Training classes are at the Quality Inn (formerly Ramada Mountainview), 25 Hotel Circle at I-40 at Lomas and Eubank in Albuquerque. To register or for more information, Call Don Jordan at (512) 566-0003 or write to interfacing.concepts@att.net by electronic mail. Updated 7/26/04 Integrity Networking Systems Inc. news Receive an instant $300 rebate when you purchase the Phaser 6250 color laser printer (not available on base model). Offer ends Aug. 31. There is a new solid ink printer available on JIT. The Phaser 8400 offers unbelievable performance at a great price. Call Tish Romero at (505)294-7747 or write to Lromero@integrityns.com by electronic mail. All Xerox printers and printer supplies available on JIT through Integrity Networking Systems Inc. Updated 6/23/04 Potential motor safety problem with Alcatel vacuum pumps Vacuum pumps include all Alcatel Pascal Series 5-21m3/h pumps manufactured prior to serial number 408960. Models concerned include 1005,1010,1015,1021 SD, C1, 2005SD, I, C1 and H1, 2010SD, I, C1 and C2, 2015SD, I, C1, C2 and H1, 2021SD, I, C1 and C2 (all models concerned have a white motor). If you are a user or know of a user of the Alcatel vacuum pumps, call Mike Rider of Scientific Sales Inc in Albuquerque at (505)266-7861. Scientific sales is ready and equipped to make the repair to the vacuum pumps. For more information, contact Paul Schwarz of Procurement (SUP-1) at 5-4524. Updated 6/9/04 Sign language classes at Lab American Sign Language classes are being offered at the Lab this summer. The classes are from noon to 1 p.m. in the Occupational Medicine (HSR-2) conference room. The dates are
These classes are sponsored by the Deaf Awareness Group and the Diversity Office. For more information or to register, contact Donna Leshne of HSR-2 at 5-0198. Updated 6/15/04 Local concerns classes Register for the popular "local concerns" classes held at the PS-13 Training Center in White Rock.
To enroll, call the registrar office at 7-0059 or register online. For more information, click here. (Adobe Acrobat Reader required) Updated 5/10/04 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 noncommercial 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 Lost: bracelet, three strings of blue beads, different shapes and colors. Heart clasp and silver fish pendant. Very sentimental gift, very sad, $20 reward. If found, write to mmead@lanl.gov by electronic mail. Lost: a set of five keys to a Nissan and Jeep. If found, please contact Jared Griego at 5-0192 or 104-2283. Found: small angel pin in Otowi building. Call 5-9870 to identify and claim. Lost: a small ring with four MPF keys and a file cabinet key in the vicinity of TA-53, MPF-1. Contact Craig at 7-8837. Lost: silver dangle-earring with two black pearls with glass bead between pearls. If found, call Debbie at 7-9005. Lost: key ring with silver medal of St. Francis (great sentimental value), three brass "house keys," other small keys, scanner tags for Smith's and Curves fitness center, possibly in Physics Auditorium area or parking lot south of Physics Building. If found, call Sally at 5-2463. Lost: HOV parking permit #0131. If found, contact Jo Anne at 5-5805 or write to joroybal@lanl.gov by electronic mail. Commuter's Corner To run an ad, contact the Newsbulletin at newsbulletin@lanl.gov or 7-6103. |
||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
|
Questions? Contact the Newsbulletin at newsbulletin@lanl.gov or 667-6103.
|
|||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
|
|||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
|
|
|||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
|
|||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
|
 |
|
Operated by the University
of California for the National Nuclear
Security Administration, of the US Department of Energy. Copyright © 2001 UC | Disclaimer/Privacy |
|
