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April 26, 1996



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Weed eaters at work

CAPTION: A herd of goats (or are they sheep?) goes to work on the hillside behind Bldg. 46. The grazers, who have been eagerly munching their way around the Hill, are doing their bit to help keep the Lab's fire risk low. Their compensation? A great view! Photo by Joe Moore

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Community workshop sparks lively debate on environmental issues

Lab-hosted event draws city residents, action group members

By Ron Kolb

A community workshop on environmental issues, hosted by Berkeley Lab at the North Berkeley Senior Center on April 17, featured three hours of lively discussion and debate between Lab representatives and about two dozen city residents. Many of the attendees represented environmental action groups.

The public forum was scheduled in response to citizen concerns that the Laboratory needed to provide more information about its programs in waste storage and management. As a result, nine Lab professionals, plus representatives from ICS Kaiser Engineers and the Department of Energy, devoted an evening to answering questions on everything from Lab safety to research programs.

Guests were invited to raise any concerns they had about environmental monitoring, regulatory compliance, waste management and minimization, fire protection and emergency services, tritium risk assessment, and environmental restoration.

Lab representatives included Jack Bartley, Mike Chartock, Stacy Cox, Iraj Javandel, Michelle Obrien, Ron Pauer, Nancy Shepard, Brian Smith, and Robin Wendt. Chris Whipple, a consultant to the Lab on the tritium risk assessment, and Larry McEwen from DOE-Oakland also participated.

Much of the evening was devoted to conversation about the potential health risks of the Laboratory's hazardous waste, especially under various disaster scenarios. Berkeley Lab is seeking an amendment to its current state permit for increased storage capacity of its waste, and several community members challenged the need and process for obtaining the new permit.

Lab spokespeople sought to reassure the residents by providing background on the nature of the stored toxics and well as the measures in place to secure those wastes and protect them in instances of fire or earthquake.

Following last Friday's close of the public comment period on the Environmental Assessment for the waste storage permit, the Laboratory is addressing all questions and concerns and will forward the responses to the state Department of Toxic Substances Control for review. The DTSC will then decide on both the adequacy of the assessment and on the permit modification. The process is expected to conclude later this spring.

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Computing Sciences announces organization

William McCurdy, Berkeley Lab's associate lab director for computing sciences, has announced the organizational structure and initial management team for his program area. Computing Sciences incorporates the elements of the National Energy Research Scientific Computing Center (NERSC)--including its high performance computing, networking, and Center for Computational Sciences and Engineering--with existing Berkeley Lab research, development, and production programs in mathematics, computer science, computing and networking, and all other elements of the Information and Computing Sciences Division (ICSD). Sandy Merola is Computing Sciences program deputy.

ICSD

Stu Loken will continue as division director of ICSD. The division's R&D programs in computer science include scientific data management, distributed collaborative environments, hardware and software architectures, and networking. ICSD also maintains responsibility for Macintosh and PC desktop support. As the home of Berkeley Lab's Technical and Electronic Information Department (TEID), ICSD will continue to provide publishing, photography, and library services, as well as database design and implementation. ICSD's Information Systems and Services Department (ISS) will continue to supply the computing and information infrastructure and expertise for the Lab's administrative and financial requirements. Ruby Tebelak is head of TEID; Carl Eben is head of ISS.

Networking and Telecommunications Department

This department combines existing Berkeley Lab networking and telecommunications efforts with the Energy Sciences Network (ESnet). A major national and international data communications network, ESnet is funded by Energy Research to meet the communications needs of its researchers. Jim Leighton, the leader of ESnet since its inception, will head the Networking and Telecommunications Department. Bob Fink will continue to lead internal Laboratory efforts.

Center for Computational Sciences and Engineering--CCSE develops and applies advanced computational methodologies to solve large-scale scientific and engineering problems arising in DOE mission areas involving energy, environmental, and industrial technology. CCSE's application-driven mathematical and numerical research enhances DOE's ability to use high-performance computing as a scientific and engineering tool. CCSE has been closely associated with NERSC for several years. John Bell will continue as leader of CCSE at Berkeley Lab.

Mathematics Department--The Mathematics Department has played a central role in and developing state-of-the-art numerical algorithms used throughout the DOE community. Located at the intersection of applied mathematics, physical modeling, and advanced computer architectures, this group invents and implements techniques significant to problems in Energy Research. James Sethian has been appointed to lead this collaboration between UC Berkeley and Berkeley Lab.

NERSC--Berkeley Lab's newest division, NERSC brings together the High Performance Computing Department and its future technologies efforts with Berkeley Lab services in both central computing and distributed scientific workstation support. Horst Simon, formerly of Silicon Graphics (see Currents, 2/9/96), is the new division director. Bill Kramer has been appointed head of the High Performance Computing Department. He comes to Berkeley Lab from the NASA Ames Research Center.

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Office moves nearly complete

As of April 26, only 35 personnel, all in ICSD, remain to be relocated in moves connected with NERSC. Crews are now at work preparing office space for these employees, and the moves should be completed by the end of May.

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Auto study suggests unexpected source of emissions control system failure

By Allan Chen

When an automobile's emissions control system fails, it may be because that model is more prone to failure than most others, according to a new study by researchers at Berkeley Lab and the University of Michigan. This finding goes against conventional wisdom that most auto emissions control failures are caused by owners who don't maintain their cars properly or deliberately disable their emissions systems.

Tom Wenzel of the Energy & Environment Division, and Marc Ross of the University of Michigan conducted the new study. Their results may provide clean air regulators with more cost-effective strategies to reduce air pollution from autos than the current system of individual auto inspections.

The Clean Air Act sets standards for emissions of carbon monoxide (CO), nitrogen oxides (NOx) and hydrocarbons (HC) from new automobiles. The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) tests automobile models for compliance with these standards. Since the mid-1960s, emissions of CO and HC from cars measured in these "on-cycle" lab tests have come down 96 percent. At the same time, cars in actual use emitted only 75 percent less CO and HC, while Americans drove twice as many miles per year--resulting in a roughly 50-percent net drop in actual auto emissions. Vehicle travel is growing so rapidly that the trend of decreasing total emissions could reverse without additional regulatory steps.

One problem with using the on-cycle tests to predict a car's real emissions is that the tests measure a car's performance in the lab, not on the road. Road emissions tend to be higher because drivers run their cars at higher speeds and accelerations than in the on-cycle tests. The EPA does not extensively test emissions from cars after they have been on the road for a few years, when the performance of emission controls has begun to degrade.

Wenzel and Ross analyzed thousands of observations of car tailpipe exhaust measured with a remote sensing system used in California. The system's infrared beam measures the CO, CO2 and HC emissions directly from the tailpipe as the car drives by, while a video camera records the car's license plate. Researchers from the University of Denver gathered this data for the California Air Resources Board in 1991. They set up the system at several sites in California. State Department of Motor Vehicles records provided each car's vehicle identification number, which encodes the make, model, engine type, and other technical data for each vehicle.

Wenzel and Ross studied 4,000 observations of 3,000 model year 1987-1989 cars that were two-to-five years old. Their aim was to determine the probability that a car on the road had malfunctioning emissions controls. They expected that these "young" cars, which were within the manufacturers' warranty period for emission control components, would have a low probability of malfunction.

"What we found surprised us" says Wenzel, "About 10 percent of these cars showed CO emissions that were 50 times higher than for properly functioning cars. This is a very high rate for young cars." They also found that the malfunction rate varied widely by vehicle model; some models had few or none, while others had failure rates of up to 30 percent.

The data did not show a correlation between manufacturer and probability of malfunction. In fact, their data suggests that the manufacturers whose models were among the worst identified also had very clean models. The five worst-performing models were low-priced models of Asian manufacturers: an average of 22 percent of the models in this category had malfunctioning emissions controls, compared to 6 percent for all the other models. At the same time, the mid- and high-priced models of the same manufacturers had very low failure rates. Most domestic models performed well, falling into the middle of the range of malfunction percentages.

Another finding of the Berkeley Lab study is that malfunction rates are higher in vehicles with certain technologies. With few exceptions, carbureted automobiles were more likely to malfunction than fuel-injected ones.

"The data indicate that emission control problems are not necessarily the fault of drivers not properly maintaining their cars. Certain models appear to have more problems than others. Policies that focus on improving the durability of emission controls on all models may therefore be more cost-effective in reducing emissions than the proposed approaches," Wenzel says.

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End of an era

CAPTION: As her fellow team members look on, Marion Blechman of the Oracle Purchasing Team pulls the plug on POPS, the Purchase Order Processing System, located in Bldg. 46. POPS has produced all Berkeley Lab purchase orders since it was first put into service in 1978. Consisting of a DEC PDP 11/34 computer, HP intelligent terminals, and Teletype printers, POPS was assembled and programmed in-house by the Real Time Systems Group. Behind the scenes, the plug is also being pulled on the Purchase Analysis Report, a COBOL program used to track purchases since the 1960s and operating on the IBM mainframe. The new Oracle Purchasing system replaces these two systems. Other team members present include (left to right): Steve Kessler, John Speros (partially hidden), Jos Polman, Rich Arri, Jim Bettencourt, Carl Eben, and Maureen Cowger.

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In Memoriam -- Jose G. Lopez

A memorial service will be held on Friday, April 26, for Jose G. Lopez of the Technology Transfer Department (formerly of the Center for Science and Engineering Education). Jose died on Monday, April 22, at the age of 39. The service will be held at Newman Hall, Holy Spirit Parish, 2700 Dwight Way (at College). Visitation is 6-7 p.m., rosary at 7 p.m., and Mass at 7:30 p.m. A potluck will follow the service.

A profile of Jose's life and work will appear in next week's Currents.

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N e w s w i r e

BELATED KUDOS:

This past October, Martin Head-Gordon, of the Chemical Sciences Division, received a David and Lucile Packard Fellowship. This highly competitive five-year fellowship provides a total of $450,000 for each recipient to support his or her research. Head-Gordon is developing new algorithms for calculating ground and excited states of molecules with the idea that these algorithms will eventually serve as standard tools of chemistry. His group recently made a significant breakthrough with the development of the "Continuous Fast Multipole Method," an algorithm that makes calculations for large molecules feasible by dramatically reducing computation. "We're trying to redefine the frontiers of electronic structure theory," Head-Gordon says.

POINT AND COUNTERPOINT:

A GAO report issued last week which was critical of a DOE "Success Stories" report on the basis of "faulty analyses" was itself roundly criticized for "faulty analyses." The GAO report was commissioned by House Budget Committee chairman John Kasich (R-Ohio) to investigate DOE claims that relatively small investments in energy R&D have paid huge dividends to consumers. GAO concluded that DOE made some valid claims but "we found problems with the analyses DOE used to support the benefits cited in 11 out of the 15 cases we reviewed. (This) makes DOE's estimates of the benefits for these cases questionable." The GAO report came under immediate fire from DOE supporters for, among other things, dismissing the conclusion of the Success Stories report over a few math errors and incomplete analysis. In a letter to GAO leaders, Rep. George Brown Jr. (D-Calif.) wrote, "The picture left by your report is that DOE is either incompetent or lying and that the successes claimed are actually failures. The truth is that your evaluation is unbalanced, incomplete, and often dead wrong, and even using your own preferred methods, most of the challenged cases would still count as successes." DOE has said it will revise its Success Stories report. GAO has not said whether it, too, will make revisions in its report.

CONGRESSMAN CLEARS WAY FOR DOE TO EXTEND UC LAB CONTRACTS:

Representative Bill Richardson (D-N.M.), who represents the district in which Los Alamos National Lab is located, has announced he is dropping his request that DOE seek bids on the LANL contract. Because LANL was the only one of the UC-operated labs for which the University's continued management was being challenged by a member of Congress, this announcement is believed to have cleared the way for DOE to extend the UC contract at all three labs. Richardson says the University made concessions to his concerns. Energy Secretary Hazel O'Leary says she will announce DOE's decision on extending the UC contracts for LANL, LLNL, and Berkeley Lab by the end of this month.

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Currents ONLINE

The full text of each edition of Currents is published on the Lab's home page on the World Wide Web. View it at http://www/lbl.gov/ under "Research News and Publications." To set up your computer to access the World Wide Web, call the Mac and PC Support Group at X6858.

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All that jazz!

CAPTION: The UC Berkeley Jazz Ensemble's Wednesday Band struck up some tunes earlier this month in a lunchtime serenade on the cafeteria lawn. Directed by Dave LeFevre, the band has been appearing at the Lab for more than a decade. Berkeley Lab's Don Krieger, who has been instrumental in bringing the band to the Hill, put in a guest appearance on the drums. The band will perform today and tomorrow (April 26-27) in the Pacific Coast Collegiate Jazz Festival, held at Zellerbach Hall and Sproul Plaza.

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Dances from afar

CAPTION: Kelsey Poe of the Facilities Lockshop and Brennan Kreller of Community Relations/Public Information strike a pose from the Moldavian Suite, a dance they perform as members of the Neva Russian Dance Ensemble of San Francisco. The two, who are partners in several numbers, have been performing with Neva for about four years. The Ensemble, under the direction of Vladimir Riazantsev, will present its 1996 concert series, "Dances of the Russian Soul," April 27 and 28, and May 4, 5, and 10. With one exception, performances are at the Russian Center, 2450 Sutter St., San Francisco. Saturday performances are 2 and 7:30 p.m.; Sundays at 2 p.m. The Friday, May 10, performance is 8 p.m. in the Showcase Theater at the Marin Civic Center. The concert also features international guest artists. Kreller will dance in memory of Jose Lopez, who died on April 22. For ticket information, please call (415) 563-7362.

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Lab stationery, logo now available electronically

A group of master templates containing the Laboratory's name and new logo is now available to employees electronically.

Templates for Berkeley Lab letterhead, internal memos, viewgraphs, and name tags, as well as the logo itself, can be obtained through the Workstation server, the Web, or the TEID Composition Group, X6600.

Among the stationery options is a generic Berkeley Lab letterhead with the official laboratory address, plus versions for each division. Department, center, group or other special letterheads require division approval and can be prepared by TEID for electronic and hard-copy production. Pre-printed division stationery may be ordered by calling Faye Jobes at X6787. Generic Lab letterhead and envelopes are available through Stores.

A letterhead request form also appears on the Server and the Web (via the TEID home page) and can be handled through the Composition Group in Bldg. 50F.

In the logo folder, black-and-white and one- and two-color versions are available as encapsulated postscript (EPS) files. They can be imported or placed into Microsoft Word, and can be sized as needed. Alternative logos designed for special applications are also available through TEID's Illustration and Design Group. For assistance, contact Flavio Robles (X5997) or Marilee Bailey (X4145).

Business card designs are also being prepared by TEID. Applications and information forms are available at the Employee Buying Service in the cafeteria lobby.

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Bay Area traffic on the Internet

The PIXPage, the Internet connection for KPIX Television and Radio, has launched a new visual aid for commuters. The PIXPage (www.kpix.com) provides live pictures of Bay Area highways and gives continuously updated information on where the traffic jams are. Traffic conditions are updated every 10 minutes on all major Bay Area highways. There are also continuous updates on the status of Bay Area road construction.

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Earth Month 1996

CAPTION: Berkeley Lab's celebration of Earth Month included a number of special events throughout April. The Recycled Products Fair on April 17 brought together environmentally minded vendors, park staff and employees, and at least one bunny rabbit. Photo by Joe Moore

CAPTION: EVERY ONE'S A WINNER--During an Earth Month tour of the Sutta Company, Berkeley Lab employees stand in front of bales of shredded California lottery tickets slated for recycling--all of the shredded tickets in the bales were winners! The Sutta Company is one of two vendors that helps recycle as much of Berkeley Lab's waste stream as possible, in this case by accepting shipments of unsorted waste from office trash receptacles, separating out the paper, and shredding and baling it for shipment to facilities that can generate recycled paper and other products. Sutta handles paper waste from all over the Bay Area. As many as 25 trucks a day leave the plant loaded with bales.

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Calendar of Events -- April 29-May 10

MON., APRIL 29

EH&S CLASS

Basic Electrical Hazard Awareness-Researchers (EHS 260), 10 a.m.-noon, Bldg. 51-201

JOINT CENTER FOR BEAM PHYSICS & PHYSICS DIVISION & UCB PHYSICS DEPT. COLLOQUIUM

"Logical Analysis of EPR-Bohm and Stern-Gerlach Experiments" will be presented by Yuri Orlov of Cornell University from 12:30 - 2 p.m. in 308 Le Conte Hall.

DEPARTMENT OF NUCLEAR ENGINEERING COLLOQUIUM

"Fusion, The Competition and the Prospects for Alternative Fusion Concepts" will be presented by L. John Perkins of LLNL at 3:30 p.m. in 3105 Etcheverry; refreshments, 3:15 p.m.

PHYSICS DEPARTMENT COLLOQUIUM

"The Almost Magical World of Photonic Crystals" will be presented by J.D. Joannopoulos of MIT at 4:30 p.m. in 1 Le Conte Hall; refreshments, 4 p.m., 375 Le Conte.

TUES., APRIL 30

EH&S CLASS

Chemical Hygiene & Safety Training (EHS 348), 9 a.m.-noon, Bldg. 51-201

EARTH MONTH ACTIVITY

Pollution Prevention Awards, noon, in the Bldg. 50 Auditorium.

JOINT CENTER FOR BEAM PHYSICS & UCB SLAVIC AND EAST EUROPE CENTER LUNCHEON SEMINAR

"The Probability of a Neo-Totalitarian Regime in Russia" will be presented by Yuri Orlov of Cornell University at noon in 270 Stephens Hall.

LIFE SCIENCES DIVISION SEMINAR

"Double-Strand Break Repair and the Specific Cloning of Human DNA in Yeast" will be presented by Michael A. Resnick of the National Institute of Env. Health Science at 4 p.m. in the Bldg. 66 Auditorium.

SURFACE SCIENCE AND CATALYSIS SEMINAR

"Highly Selective Organometallic CVD of Germanium from 1.3-Di-ter.butyl-1,3,2-Diazagermolidin-2-Yilidine" will be presented by Stan Veprek of the Technical University of Munich, Germany, at 1:30 p.m. in the Bldg. 66 Auditorium.

WED., MAY 1

JOINT CENTER FOR BEAM PHYSICS & PHYSICS DIVISION & UCB PHYSICS DEPT. SEMINAR

"Origins of Quantum Hilbert Space and Indeterminism" will be presented by Yuri Orlov of Cornell University from 12:30 - 2 p.m. in 308 Le Conte Hall.

ENERGY AND RESOURCES GROUP COLLOQUIUM

"The Coming Energy/Environment/Security Train-Wreck: -Why business as usual is a prescription for disaster. -What we should be doing about it. -Why we're not doing it." will be presented by John P. Holdren of UCB at 3:30 p.m. in the Lipman Room, 8th Floor, Barrows Hall; reception, 3 p.m.

THURS., MAY 2

SURFACE SCIENCE AND CATALYSIS SEMINAR

"Microengineering of Heterogeneous Catalysts" will be presented by Abhaya Datye of the University of New Mexico at 1:30 p.m. in the Bldg. 66 Auditorium.

DEPARTMENT OF ASTRONOMY COLLOQUIUM

"Rings" will be presented by Doug Hamilton of the University of Maryland at 4 p.m. in 1 Le Conte Hall; refreshments, 3:30 p.m. at 661 Campbell Hall.

FRI., MAY 3

OPEN CALENDAR

MON., MAY 6

SPECIAL CENTER FOR BEAM PHYSICS SEMINAR

"Coherent Radiation from Short Bunches in Storage Ring" will be presented by Sam Krinsky of BNL at 2 p.m. in the Bldg. 71 conference room.

DEPARTMENT OF NUCLEAR ENGINEERING COLLOQUIUM

"Inertial Fusion Energy: A Clearer View of the Safety and Environmental Perspectives" will be presented by Jeff Latowski of UCB at 3:30 p.m. in 3105 Etcheverry; refreshments, 3:15 p.m.

PHYSICS DEPARTMENT COLLOQUIUM

"Single Molecule Flashlights: A Spectroscopic Yard-stick for DNA, Proteins and Stuff" will be presented by Shimon Weiss of LBNL at 4:30 p.m. in 1 Le Conte Hall.

TUES., MAY 7

OPEN CALENDAR

WED., MAY 8

EMPLOYEE MUSIC CLUB

General meeting at noon in the lower level cafeteria.

TOASTMASTERS'

Officer's meeting at 12:10 p.m. in Bldg. 2-100

THURS., MAY 9

SHOEMOBILE

7:30 a.m. - 4:30 p.m., near Bldg. 77

AFRICAN AMERICAN EMPLOYEES ASSOCIATION

General meeting at noon in Bldg. 90-1099.

SURFACE SCIENCE AND CATALYSIS SEMINAR

"Template-Directed Crystal Growth Using Biomolecular Membranes" will be presented by Deborah Charych of LBNL at 1:30 p.m. in the Bldg. 66 Auditorium.

PHYSICS DIVISION RESEARCH PROGRESS MEETING

"The First Extrasolar Planets" will be presented by Geoff Marcy of UCB/SFSU at 4 p.m. in Bldg. 50A-5132; refreshments, 3:40 p.m.

FRI., MAY 10

CENTER FOR BEAM PHYSICS SEMINAR

"Generation of High-Intensity Half-Cycle Electromagnetic Pulses" will be presented by Edward Budiarto of UCB at 10:30 a.m. in the Bldg. 71 conference room. Photo by Don Fike

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May EH&S Class Schedule

Pre-registration is required for all courses except Intro to EH&S. To pre-register for all other classes, send e-mail to LBNL Training-Registration in the HR zone or send a fax to X4072 with your name, employee ID number, extension, and class name, date & code (or call X5999).

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Dining Center -- April 29-May 3

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F l e a M a r k e t

Flea Market ads may be sent via e-mail to [email protected], Fax to X6641, or Lab mail to Bldg. 65B. The deadline is 5 p.m. Friday.

AUTOS/SUPPLIES

'78 PONTIAC Trans Am, a/t, p/s, p/b, new stereo, black ext. & int., must sell, asking $1,900/b.o. Ken, 462-2010

'84 JEEP Cherokee 4X4, loaded, new all-terrain tires, brakes & battery, $4K. Tom, 547-5445

'85 SAAB 900, 4-dr, 106K mi., exc. int., 5-spd, CD, $4K. Pat, 874-7877 (day), 568-6386 (eve.)

'86 TOYOTA Celica GT, silver, 5-spd, a/c, AM/FM cass., 112K mi., exc. cond., $4700. Bob, X6557, 527-6937 (eve.)

'87 NISSAN Sentra, 168K mi., 5-spd, gd cond., reliable, $1K. Klaus, X7779, 540-1206 (eve.)

'88 FORD Escort GL, white, 4-dr hatchbk, a/t, a/c, AM/FM cass. stereo w/4 spkrs, tilt steering wheel, 27K mi., well maintained, exc. cond., $5500. 652-4190

'88 TOYOTA Dolphin motorhome, 22', 67K mi., 4-cyl., a/t, a/c, 1 owner, exc. cond., $10.5K/b.o. Adele, X5803, 658-5503

'92 HONDA Civic LX, 4-dr, a/c, exc. cond., 45K mi., $10.8K/b.o. Inna, X6312, 881-5646

'95 PLYMOUTH Neon, sports sedan, 5-spd, 132 HP, loaded, 4-disk/ABS, alarm, emerald/tan, warranty, $10,750. Philip, X5096, 236-9778

TIRES, 2 ea., Michelin, 205/65/sr 15 V rated, low mi., $25 ea. R. Arri, X4593

CABLE CHAINS, slightly used, from '80 Honda Civic, fits tire sizes: 5.50 & 5.60-12, 145 & 155 R12, and 135 R13, $10. Linda, X5716

TICKETS

OAKLAND SYMPHONY, Fri., 5/17, w/Indonesian Gamelan music & Afro-Cuban drumming/dance, dress circle, $17 ea. (cost $22). Ken, X7739

WANTED

SPONSORS for California AIDS Ride, to benefit the San Francisco AIDS foundation, 7-day, 525-mi. bicycle trek. Steve, X6971, 559-9442

MISCELLANEOUS

BED, queen sz., solid oak frame w/headboard & 6 drwrs beneath, incl. Ortho mattress, over $1K new, sell for $400/b.o. Mark, X6781, 524-5234

CABINET for home, audio/video rack style, 6' tall, 30" wide, 12" deep, has 4 adj. height shelves - 2 glass, wood finish, 2 units avail., $60 ea./b.o. Philip, X6583

COIN SORTER, commercial, electric, Klopp engineering, $100. Ed, 526-6328

COLOR PRINT CARTRIDGE for Hewlett-Packard Color DeskJet/ Deskwriter, never used, $20. Bill, X5703

GOLF CLUBS, set of "Sting", used twice, irons are 2 thru sand wedge, 3 metal woods, swing weight D-1, stiff shafts, standard grips, cost $650 new, sell for $450 firm. Kathy, 837-7062 (eve.)

SKI LIFT TICKETS (2), for Squaw Valley, usually $44 ea., $35 ea. Luanne, X5853

TENNIS RACQUET, Wilson Prostaff, mid sz., great cond., string of your choice, $75 + stringing. Dan, X7356, 848-2005

TONER CARTRIDGES for older Apple, HP, etc. laserprinter series I, $10 ea. Ken, X7739

WATER FILTERS, NSA, sink models 50C & 100S. Marek, X5029, 582-5867

WINDSURFING EQUIPMENT, 9'6" Fanatic Ultra Bee Slalom Board, $250; 5.8 ART Rad Wing, $50; 3.1 Convertible Windwing, $75; 2 pc. epoxy mast, $25. Erik, X6435

WORK SPACE/ARTIST STUDIO, Berkeley, 3K sq. ft. to share, incl. use of machine tools & other metal & wood working equip., rent will depend on need, $100-$350/mo. + dep. X5869, 843-5052

HOUSING

BERKELEY, 3-bdrm, 2-bth upper unit of 6 yr. old duplex, nr downtown, refrig., dishwasher, washer/dryer, Jacuzzi bth, deck, 2 frpls, w-w carpets, 1 yr. lease, avail. 6/1, $1700/mo. David, 525-4470

BERKELEY, 1-bdrm apt, nr Blake @ Sacramento, avail. mid-May, new, yd setting, off st. parking, $500/mo.+util. Meng, 841-6452

BERKELEY HILLS, summer sublet, 2-bdrm house, above stadium, 15 min. walk from UCB, very pvt., bay views, floor to ceiling windows, open beam construction, pvt. patio, avail. between 5/27 & 8/7, $250/wk, incl. utils., min. 7 wks. Ian or Debbie, 548-8384

NO. BERKELEY, nr LBNL/UCB, part. furn., 5-bdrm, 3-bth, 2-story contemp., bay view, frpl, decks, sunny, LR, DR, avail. mid-July, $2200/mo. + utils., $2800 dep., poss. addt'l studio. 845-2901, 524-4654

NO. BERKELEY HILLS, furn. 1-bdrm in home, avail. 6/23 to 7/27 or 8/16, wintergarden, balcony, bay view, sep. entrance & bth, share kitchen, washer, dryer, quiet, nr bus, $450/mo. incl. utils. Stefanie, 528-5573

CANYON, handcrafted artists' home, 1 lg bdrm, 2nd sleeping area, plus 2 bdrm, 1 bth in adjacent cabin, all appliances, redwood setting nr excellent k-8 school, 20 min. fr. LBNL, avail. 6 mo. starting 6/1 $1500/mo. 376-3543

CASTRO VALLEY, 2 bdrms avail. in home, 1 w/pvt. bth, laundry & kitchen privs., short/long term, rent & dep. negot. Marek, X5029, 582-5867

EL CERRITO, furn. rm for rent in house, pvt garden entrance & full bth, closet, privacy, yd, breakfast negot., nr bus & UC/LBNL shuttles, short/long term stays, reasonable rates, avail. 6/15. X5006, 524-2327 (until 8 p.m.)

EL CERRITO HILLS, sunny rm w/patio & yd, pvt entrance & bath, share kitchen, washer, dryer, nr bus & BART, 10 min. from LBNL, $385/mo. + utils. Daniel, X5827, 527-8756

KENSINGTON, glass house w/views, verdant setting, share w/professional woman & exuberant Labrador, pvt. courtyd, entrance, bth & lg. bdrm, workshop space avail., off-st. parking, $500/mo.+1/2 of utils. 528-3575

KENSINGTON, 3-bdrm, 1-1/2 bth house, GG view, deck, lg. yds, avail. 5/29 till 7/10, $1200/mo. 524-1641

ORINDA, furn. sm. 3-bdrm house, 1-1/2 bth, lg. garden, 3 blks from BART, 12-15 min. from LBNL, $1400/mo. Scott, (916) 894-5519, (916) 898-5747

WALNUT CREEK, 2-bdrm, 1-bth home, on cul-de-sac, woodsy setting, nr. trans., hardwd flrs, appliances, no smoking, no pets, avail. 5/1, $1100/mo. incl. gardening. 895-3584 (msg.)

NEW YORK CITY, furn., lg. studio, kitchen, dressing rm on upper Central Park West, move-in cond., convenient travel to Columbia, NYU, $1250/mo. Mel, X4801, 652-2483

WANTED: nice apt from June or July on, in Berkeley, for a 28- yr-old postdoc, smoker. [email protected]

WANTED: sunny, comfortable, quiet, house in the Kensington or Walnut Creek area for professional single mom w/9 yr. old daughter, Sept. '96 - June '97. Chris, 528-0172

WANTED: 2-3 bedroom house for visiting Israeli researcher & family, non-smokers, for Sept. '96-Feb. '97 (somewhat flex.) prefer furn., will consider unfurn. w/appliances, pet dog (but flexible), pref. Berkeley, Albany & El Cerrito. [email protected], 011-972-2-611519 (FAX)

WANTED: rental nr campus for 4 UCB grad students mid-May '96 to May '97. Graham, X5436

WANTED: house for visiting French scientist w/3 children, 6/20 thru Aug., animals welcome, could exchange 4-bdrm, 2-bth apt & car (Volvo 740) in cent. Paris. 33 1 43389440 (msg.), [email protected]

WANTED: summer rental, July/Aug., 3-bdrm house in Berkeley, Kensington or No. Oakland for visiting prof. & family from CERN. Luanne, X5853

WANTED: house mid-June thru July for visiting French scientists. Fred, X4892

REAL ESTATE

CORTE MADERA, remodeled 4-bdrm, 2-bth house, 2K sq. ft., water views, $428K, you find buyer and $1K is yours. (415) 924-0367

SONOMA COAST, Timbercove, 2.16 acres, all utils., has beach access. Nick, 527-1965

VACATION

NO. TAHOE, 3-bdrm, 2.5 bth home, greenbelt views, lake, beaches, shopping & casinos within 10 min., full accommodations, summer res. now. Wayne, X7685, 837-2409

SO. LAKE TAHOE, Tahoe Keys, 3-bdrm, 2.5-bth house, W/D, upstairs living, mountain & water views. Bob, 376-2211

LOST & FOUND

FOUND: necklace, gold w/pendant, Bldg. 71 trailer parking lot on Thurs., 4/18. Lori, X4737

FOR FREE

REPAIR MANUAL for '85 Toyota Camry, + new boxed oil & air filters. X4920