Monday, August 16
THEORETICAL ASTROPHYSICS SEMINARS WILL RESUME
IN THE FALL
3:30 p.m. DIRECTOR'S COFFEE BREAK - 2nd Flr X-Over
4:00 p.m. All Experimenters' Meeting - Curia II
Tuesday, August 17
10:30 a.m. Academic Lecture Series (NOTE LOCATION) - 1 West
Speaker: L. Lyons, Oxford University
Title: Practical Statistics for Physicists: Miscellaneous Topics
1:00 p.m. Computing Techniques Seminar - 1 West
Speaker: G. Fox, Indiana University
Title: Web Service Based Community Grids for Research and Education
3:30 p.m. DIRECTOR'S COFFEE BREAK - 2nd Flr X-Over
THERE WILL BE NO ACCELERATOR PHYSICS AND TECHNOLOGY
SEMINAR TODAY
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Monday, August 16
French Quarter Gumbo
French Dip w/ Horseradish Cream Sauce $4.75
Honey Garlic Pork Chop $3.75
BBQ Roasted Quartered Chicken $3.75
Italian Panini with Provolone $4.75
Bacon Cheeseburger Pizza $2.75
Sweet n' Sour Chicken with an Egg Roll $4.75
Wilson Hall Cafe Menu
Chez Leon
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TARGET Program Celebrates 25th Anniversary
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Target Students pose after presenting their
summer projects at the luncheon. (Click on image for larger version.) |
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The TARGET program marked its 25th anniversary on Friday, August 6 as this
summer's students completed their six-week program with project presentations
ranging from Rocket Aerodynamics to Fiber Optics Transmission and Receiving.
Each summer, TARGET pairs about 20 minority students with Fermilab technicians,
engineers and administrative support staff who mentor them in fields such as data
entry, data mining, and cable testing. After working with their mentor in the
mornings, they meet with TARGET's team of teachers at Naperville Central High School
to work on projects involving optics, electronics, and radio and rocket
construction.
"One young man didn't know anything about electronics before the program,
but now he loves assembling circuit boards so much he's considering an
engineering profession," said Dianne Engram, Manager of the Equal Opportunity
Office. "That's the goal -- to encourage students to take the classes in high
school that will prepare them for a technical curriculum in college. This program
shows a commitment of the laboratory to increasing the number of minority
students involved in the technical disciplines, and that's a great way
of preparing America for the future."
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Record Number of Employees Attend the Annual PPD Safety Picnic
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A record number of employees attended the PPD Safety Picnic on Friday. (Click on image for larger version.) |
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Approximately 300 employees from the Particle Physics Division gathered outside
the Kuhn Barn on Friday for their annual safety picnic. The unseasonable autumn-
like weather provided the perfect temperature for a comfortable picnic outdoors.
Employees and their family members enjoyed a water balloon toss and other picnic
games. Face painting and sand art were available for the younger members of the
crowd. Fire extinguishers, flashlights, carbon monoxide detectors and other safety
prizes were raffled off periodically throughout the picnic. One of the picnic
organizers, Sue Schultz, said, "Everyone is having a great time. I think that
this is our biggest turnout so far."
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From Nature, July 29, 2004
What's in a name?
Physicists agree that experiments at the Brookhaven atom collider have created a new form of matter. But theorists and experimentalists are still arguing about what to call it. Geoff Brumfiel investigates.
Just over a year ago, a rare event took place at Brookhaven National Laboratory on Long Island, New York. It didn't happen in the lab's massive atom smasher, but in a packed seminar room. Here experimentalists and theorists collided in a very public manner at a special colloquium held to announce "exciting new results".
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Work Planning
Planning is the key to assuring that work is done correctly and safely.
Associate ES&H Section Head Mary Logue recently evaluated Integrated Safety
Management at Fermilab. She found that workers are thinking about the
hazards
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they will encounter and taking steps to control them. In high-hazard,
large-scale projects, formal hazard analyses are conducted. In low-hazard,
small-scale activities, informal reviews are used. Examples include
individuals "thinking things through" or working groups discussing "what
might happen."
Beginning next week many people will be working on accelerator shutdown
tasks. Accelerator Division Senior Safety Officer John Anderson noted that a
large number of formal hazard analyses are being required, especially for
subcontractor work. In addition, an electronic work list is being used for the
first time. This application provides an efficient mechanism for the
landlord, the Shutdown Coordinator, and Radiation Safety Officer to review
and approve individual tasks. As he did the last time, Accelerator Division
Head Roger Dixon will conduct an "all hands" briefing with safety as a major
theme. Dixon hopes workers will extend the hazard analysis process to the
lowest level, considering what can go wrong with even the simplest tasks and
taking appropriate precautions. For some activities, it can be helpful to
practice the procedures beforehand. Dixon also hopes for feedback from
workers on whether they are receiving the right kind of safety information
and support.
Have a great day and let's work safely all week!
Safety Tip of the Week Archive
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Upcoming Classes
August 24 - Word Intro
August 25 - Adobe Acrobat 6.0 Prof. -
Forms, Security & Accessibility (one half-day)
August 31 & Sept. 2 - Cascading Style Sheets (two half-days)
Sept. 14 - 16: JavaScript Programming
October 5 - Excel Intermediate
October 6 - Access Intermediate
October 19 - Word Advanced
more information
Cruisin' the Lab August 17
The next Cruisin' the Lab will be Tuesday,
August 17 at 11:30 a.m. and 12:15 p.m. Docents
from the Education Office will give tours of the
Interpretive Trail. The group will meet at the Lederman Center.
There will be no van rides from Wilson Hall to the Lederman Center.
If you would like to go on the tour, please be sure to wear long pants
and comfortable walking shoes. Mosquito repellant with DEET would also
be helpful. Call x3092 or email edreg@fnal.gov
to sign up for the tour.
Free English Classes
NALWO-sponsored free English language classes for beginning and
advanced levels are Mondays at the Users Center from 9:30 a.m. to 11:00 a.m.
Scottish Country Dancing
Scottish Country Dancing will be held at 7:30 p.m., Tuesday,
August 17, at the Geneva American Legion Post. Info at 630-584-0825 or
630-840-8194 or folkdance@fnal.gov.
Wilson Hall Interior Window Washing Finishes Week
The cleaning crew will finish washing the interior windows in Wilson Hall
this week. Please remove
any papers that are taped to the windows in your office.
Please move any papers
or other items on your desk that are near the windows. For questions,
contact Enixe Castro at x2798. The windows will be cleaned according
to this schedule:
August 16: Ground floor and mezzanine
August 17-18: Atrium
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