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The International, Space and Response (ISR) Division is hosting its third in a series of Division Colloquia. This colloquium series is intended to be a monthly forum for the presentation of cutting edge science and technology with relevance to the mission of ISR Division and the Threat Reduction (TR) Directorate. The speaker will be Richard Epstein of Space Science and Applications (ISR-1). His talk is titled "Optical Refrigeration: Chilling with Lasers." The talk begins at 10:30 this morning in the Physics Auditorium at Technical Area 3. For more information on the ISR Seminar Series, contact Eric Dors of ISR-1 at 7-9023 or Valerie Lopez of ISR at 7-3901. Updated 10/20/04
Blood Pressure and the DASH Diet - Find out how the "DASH" diet and a low sodium lifestyle can help manage your blood pressure. Blood pressure screening is available before or after class. 12:05 to 12:50 p.m., Tuesday, Oct. 26 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. Maximum enrollment: 10. 12:30 to 1 p.m., Thursday, Oct. 28 - Dec. 2 (four sessions) Health promotion classes are open to the entire Laboratory work force. Classes are held in Wellness Center Room 106; no fee. Register at http://www.wellness.lanl.gov/svc/classes/hp/hp_sch.htm online or call the Wellness Center at 7-7166. Updated 10/20/04
Representatives from Central Missouri State University will meet with prospective students in an informational meeting on their masters degree program in occupational safety. Representatives will be in Albuquerque from 1 to 3 p.m., Nov. 4, at the College of Santa Fe, 4501 Indian School Road NE, Room 206. For more information, call the Office of Extended Campus and Distance Learning at 1-800-SAY-CMSU or write to penrod@cmsu1.cmsu.edu by electronic mail. Updated 10/20/04 Integrity Networking Systems news The Xerox Phaser 8400 solid ink printer starts at just $999. No other printer prints color this brilliant, this fast, at this price. Receive instant rebates when you purchase a Xerox Phaser 6250 color laser printer. Rebate offer ends Nov. 31 so get your JIT orders in today. Call Tish Romero at (505) 294-7747 ext. 150 to place your JIT Xerox printer orders. Visit the Integrity Networking Systems booth during the Laboratory's Technology Expo from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m., Thursday, in the Motorola Building (Room 203 A&B). Updated 10/18/04 Retirement party for Kim Lloyd is today After 20 years of service to the Laboratory, Kim Lloyd of MSM-6 will be retiring on Oct. 29. There will be a reception for Kim at 2 p.m., today at the Shop area (TA-3, SM-102). This is a Q cleared area. For more information, contact Joni Hyder at 7-4198. Updated 10/20/04 Retirement celebration for Jo Ann Painter on Thursday A retirement pot luck luncheon for Jo Ann Painter of MSM-6 has been scheduled from 11:30 a.m. to 12:30 p.m., Thursday (Oct. 21) at the SM-39 conference room (104). This is a Q-cleared area. For more information or to RSVP, contact Monica of MSM-6 at 7-0309. Updated 10/18/04 Volunteer opportunities The Tesuque Pueblo After-School Learning and Leadership Program is seeking volunteer tutor-mentors to work with students at the center for one hour once a week during the school year. The center is located right on the Pueblo of Tesuque and is open Monday-Thursday from 4 to 6:30 p.m. (which should be especially convenient for those commuting between Los Alamos and Santa Fe). The program serves K-12th graders but elementary students are the main ones taking advantage of it. Tutors are needed to 1) reinforce the fundamentals of reading, writing and math; 2) help students apply themselves to their homework and the innovative after school curriculum; and 3) support other avenues of learning including computer literacy, community service and creative arts. To learn more about the program or to sign up, contact Robb Hirsch at 988-3364 or write to robbhirsch@comcast.net by electronic mail. The Volunteer Shelter Program is a group of volunteers dedicated to improving the quality of life of the animals at the Los Alamos county Animal Shelter, and to making sure that those animals find good homes. The Volunteer Shelter Program is run in conjunction with the Los Alamos Friends of the Shelter (FOS), which is a Los Alamos-based non-profit organization whose focus is improving the lives of hurt and homeless animals throughout Northern New Mexico. Both organizations are all-volunteer and are in great need of new volunteers. Duties for volunteers with VSP are mainly, but not completely, hands-on work with the animals at the shelter. There are two main groups of volunteers, one group for dogs and the other for cats, but this is mainly due to our volunteers' personal preferences and cross-over is encouraged. For more information about how to volunteer, call Erica Sullivan at 661-9060, Nyree Cox at 662-2054 or go to http://www.petfinder.org/shelters/NM07.html online. San Ildefonso Day School - Mentors are needed for six students, grades 4-6. Assistance needed initially to help students develop projects for science fair. Science Fair judges also are needed for the San Ildefonso Day School Science Fair. The Fair is from 9:30 a.m. to noon, Nov. 10. Participating students are in grades K-6. Lunch will be provided at noon. All volunteers should report to the Principal's (Virginia Velasquez) Office by 9:30 a.m. To sign up for either activity, contact Byron Yepa at 5-5430 or write to byepa@lanl.gov by electronic mail. If you have any questions about the activities, contact Barbara Grimes at 5-5121 or write to bgrimes@lanl.gov by electronic mail. Updated 10/13/04 Online interactive Mathematica training The Wolfram Education Group has its new, online mini-courses for Mathematica users. The mini-courses are live training classes in specific areas such as statistical analysis, numerical computation, technical publishing and applied programming with Mathematica. Mini-courses are taught by Wolfram developers, who present innovative and emerging technologies integrated into Mathematica products - including webMathematica, gridMathematica, J/Link, .NET/Link and the Web Services Package. Additional information including upcoming dates for mini-courses is available at http://www.wolfram.com/weg/minicourses online. For questions, contact Paul Wellin of Wolfram Education Group at (217)398-0700. Updated 10/12/04 Skolnik training classes Skolnik Technical Training Institute will host the "Advanced General RF & µWave Measurement, Theory and Practice" training classes from 8 a.m. to 5 p.m., Oct. 27 - 29, at the Holiday Inn Conference Center in Albuquerque. This class is designed to provide the practical RF design and troubleshooting skills for engineers and technicians. The fee for this class is $1,599. A four-day "Enhanced IPC-A-610C Solder Certification” Skolnik training class is from 8 a.m. to 5 p.m., Nov. 8 - 11, 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. Skolnik also will be hosting a five-day "IPC/EIA J-STD-001C Certification" training class from 8 a.m. to 5 p.m., Nov. 15 - 19, 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. For more information, go to http://www.skolnik-tech.com/ online or call the registration department at (505) 299-1157. Updated 10/18/04 Baca is Property Awareness Month contest winner Reynetta Baca of Accounting (CFO-1) is the winner of a $50 gift certificate in a contest sponsored by Property Management (SUP-2). The contest was part of a property awareness campaign SUP-2 sponsored Labwide in September. The $50 gift certificate was donated to the Lab by the Land of Enchantment Chapter of the National Property Management Association. Baca was one of 528 Laboratory personnel who went to the SUP-2 Web page and reviewed the property awareness campaign information. Her name was randomly selected for the gift certificate. For more information, see the Sept. 20 Daily Newsbulletin. Laboratory workers who have property-related questions should call the SUP-2 property help line at 5-3230. Updated 10/4/04 Sept. 8 safety culture talk material available Presentation materials from the Sept. 8 safety talk at the Laboratory are available for viewing. The talk, "Safety Culture and High Consequence Accident/Failure Theories," was presented by Malcolm Jones. To access the materials, go to http://int.lanl.gov/memos/MasterManagement/MM1929_ADS2099.PDF (Adobe Acrobat Reader required). Updated 10/1/04 Technology Expo Thursday at the Los Alamos Research Park The Los Alamos Technology Expo is scheduled for 10 a.m. to 2 p.m., Thursday (Oct. 21) at the Los Alamos Research Park (rooms 203 A - B). The expo is free and open to all Laboratory workers. It is sponsored by National Conference Services Inc. More than 20 industry leading manufacturers, developers and system integrators will be demonstrating the latest computer hardware, software and services. There will be refreshments and free giveaways while supplies last. For more information, contact Kathryn Stephenson at 301.596.8899 ext. 245, or write to Stephenson@ncsi.com by electronic mail.Updated 10/18/04 NMSU hosting 6th annual UAV conference The Technical Analysis and Applications Center at New Mexico State University is hosting the sixth annual UAV conference, "Coming of Age: Integration and Interdependence." The conference is Nov. 30 - Dec. 2, at the Tamaya Hyatt Regency Resort, located on the Santa Ana Pueblo, north of Albuquerque. This year's event is a three-day conference, featuring a day of classified sessions, followed by a two-day forum limited to U.S. Government, (Federal and State agencies) and their contractors, and law enforcement agencies. The conference will provide an understanding of the accelerated UAV requirements and technology environment leading to integration and interdependence. This knowledge is critical to all UAV stakeholders, including decision-makers, program managers, technology developers, users and regulators. For more information, contact Gabriel Rivera of NMSU at (505) 521-9649, write to gabe.rivera@psl.nmsu.edu by electronic mail or go to http://www.psl.nmsu.edu/uav/conferences/2004/ online. Updated 9/27/04 LabVIEW classes offered in Los Alamos Need to learn LabVIEW and learn hands-on GPIB theory and application in the same course, for instrument data acquisition and control using LabVIEW with instruments? Don Jordan has hands-on answers in his courses, coming to Los Alamos at the Holiday Inn Express in Los Alamos in October. Call (808) 630-3600 or write to interfacing.concepts@att.net by electronic mail for more information about the courses. Prerequisites: LabVIEW course or programming experience.
Updated 9/23/04 NNSA has employee concerns number The National Nuclear Security Administration has a toll free telephone number for NNSA and Laboratory employees who have concerns they want to express about work related issues. The telephone number is 1-800-688-5713 and is available to NNSA, Laboratory and all subcontract personnel who work for NNSA, said Linton Brooks, NNSA administrator. "I continue to worry that some individuals are afraid to speak up about problems they see within NNSA or at our contractors," Brooks said in a message to NNSA personnel. He said NNSA personnel should never have to be worried about the perils of doing their jobs honestly, safely, and correctly. "People should not be afraid to bring problems to the attention of management, or be worried about facing retribution rather than receptiveness," said Brooks. For more information, contact Bernie Pleau of NNSA's Los Alamos Site Office at 7-6691. Updated 10/4/04 Managers can sign up for class on prevention, detection of retaliation Laboratory managers can sign up for a mandatory training class on prevention and detection of retaliation in the workplace. The class is for deputy group leaders and above and is available through the Laboratory's Virtual Training Center. The class is designed to assist managers in preventing retaliation claims in the workplace and consists of four hours of videotaped instruction. The course number is 29039 and the Virtual Training Center has additional information on class meeting times. Classes are held at the former Canyon School Complex and will be monitored by LC staff attorneys. For more information, contact Pamala Maggio of Laboratory Counsel (LC) at 7-3970. Updated 9/21/04 HR sponsors "Service Essentials for Everyone" Earlier this year, the Human Resources (HR) Division sponsored Moran Consulting to conduct a course titled, "Service Essentials for Everyone." This course was attended by all human resources staff and was well received. Due to the broad interest in this course, HR is offering it to anyone who is interested. The course is from 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. Nov. 16. The cost is $390. This one-day training curriculum teaches fundamental customer service skills and understanding people's behavior styles. The six modules are: Understanding Yourself and Others, Developing an Attitude of Service Excellence, Identifying Customer Needs, Thoughtful Body Language and Words, Providing Uncompromising Service at Every Contact, Resolving Conflict and Exceeding Expectations. Everyone who signs up for the course must contact Moran Consulting at service@moraninc.com by electronic mail and provide them with their name and contact information. In return, Moran will send each participant a link to an online DiSC profile that must be completed in advance of the training session. Participants are encouraged to save the profile and print it out and bring to the class. The profile takes approximately ten minutes to complete. To sign up for the course, go to http://www.hr.lanl.gov/TIOCourses/TIOAha.asp?CourseNumber=29981 online. Updated 10/13/04 DOE's ESnet to host collaborative services workshop at Lawrence Berkeley Lab The Department of Energy's ESnet (Energy Sciences Network) will hold a workshop from Oct. 27-29 to help plan the future directions for ESnet Collaboration Services. The workshop will be held at Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory in Berkeley, Calif. ESnet Collaborative Services provides a number of online services aimed at improving collaboration among researchers at the many national laboratories and universities served by ESnet. Users, engineers and managers of collaboration services at all DOE/ESnet research centers are invited to attend. The workshop agenda will consist of noted guest speakers in the fields of voice, video, and data services, as well as, present the current features of ESnet Collaboration Services. The keynote speaker will be Jill Gemmill, assistant director of the Academic Computing Office of the Vice President for Information Technology at the University of Alabama at Birmingham . Gemmill, who is also a research assistant professor in the Department of Computer and Information Sciences, directs the IT Academic Computing Advanced Technology Laboratory. Her current research activities include use of single-sign-on authentication architectures, transparent authorization, secure videoconferencing, end-to-end application performance, grid computing, and developing better collaboration tools for virtual organizations. For more information on the agenda, speakers, and registration for the workshop, go to http://www-staff.es.net/~mikep/workshop/esnet_collaboration_workshop.htm online. ESnet, funded primarily by the DOE Office of Science, is managed by Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory, which is operated by the University of California. Updated 8/27/04 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: black leather jacket, size XL, at the men's locker room at the fitness center on Oct. 15 between 10:30 and 11:45 a.m. If found, contact Robin Vitek at 7-8072. Lost: black leather glove, left hand, lined, size XL. Lost in TA-3 in early October. If found, please leave message at 7-1402, or write to kmh@lanl.gov by electronic mail. Found: Samsung phone with plastic belt clip, possibly T Mobile service. Found on San Ildefonso Road towards end of North Mesa. Keypad locked. Contact siyer@lanl.gov to identify and claim. Lost: Samsung cell phone in black leather case with belt clip. Possibly lost near downtown Park and Ride. Contact John at 7-1885 or write to jeklund@lanl.gov by electronic mail. Lost: keys on ring with keyless entry key on a Hawaii key ring holder. If found, call Sarah at 7-1212. Found: silver, turquoise and opal earring near back gate of TA-3. To claim, call Connie at 7-2871. Lost: keys on Sept. 22 around the TA-3 area. Key ring has Ace Hardware and Albertsons card; keys for Volvo, Saab plus others. Please contact dwheeler@lanl.gov by electronic mail. Lost: four keys on a key ring with a round white tab near TA-3. Call Bev at 5-0996. Lost: women's black microfiber jacket with front zipper and side zip pockets. If found, call 5-4770. Lost: plastic sunglasses with tortoise shell rims. Lost in ground-floor women's restroom in Otowi. If found, write to amye@lanl.gov by electronic mail. Found: glasses, silver rims, may be men's reading glasses at TA-15. Call DX-6 at 5-5830 to claim. Found: small ring with two keys at TA-59, Bldg. 1 ladies rest room. To claim, call 5-9527. Found: blue notebook on bus. To claim, call Barbara at 5-5833. Found: black BMW baseball style cap outside the Louis Rosen Auditorium at TA-53. To claim, contact Joyce at joyer@lanl.gov by electronic mail. Lost: sunglasses, plastic silver frame with dark brown lenses. Please call 5-3642 if found. Found: a key with a black handle and silver ring in Administration Building on the second floor, D Wing, on a table near the X-7 mail boxes. Contact the X-7 group office at 7-6504 or 5-5167. Commuter's Corner To run an ad, contact the Newsbulletin at newsbulletin@lanl.gov or 7-6103. |
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