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Today
9
a.m. – 4 p.m.
Sun Microsystems "SunDay" Event
Perseverance Hall
11
a.m.
ASD Academy’s Scientists for Non-Scientists Series
Aging
Judith Campisi, Life Sciences
Bldg. 50 Auditorium
Noon
Yoga Class with Naomi Harwig
Bldg. 70A-3377
1
p.m.
Scientific Computing Seminar
Minimum Redundancy Feature Selection in DNA Gene Expression
Classification
Hanchuan Peng, ORNL
Bldg. 50B-4205
Monday
Noon
Yoga Class with Keith Olson
Bldg. 70A-3377
5:45 p.m.
Physics Oppenheimer Lecture
Quark Confinement and String Theory
Edward Witten, Institute for Advanced Study
2050 Valley Life Sciences Building
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Market Carvery: Baked Salmon with
Sun-dried Tomato Tapenade
Fresh Grille: Philly Cheese Steak
Sandwich with Onion Rings
Menutainment: Chicken or Pork Burrito
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6:30
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11
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Full
menu
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Engineering Announces
RIFs; Volunteers Sought
Acting
Engineering Division Director Kem Robinson
has announced that financial constraints have
necessitated a Reduction in Force (RIF) process
in the division. All hiring activity, promotions
and reclassifications have been temporarily frozen.
Volunteer resignations will be considered in lieu
of layoffs of others, with applications due Jan.
30. Volunteers may be eligible to receive severance
pay. Go here
to read Robinson’s announcement memo to
the Division.
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Computer
Brown Bag
Features Cube of Doom
The
next Computer Protection Brown Bag event will feature
Steve Lau of NERSC speaking on "The Spinning
Cube of Potential Doom" at noon, next Wednesday,
in the Building 50 auditorium. Lau will discuss his
work in graphically visualizing malicious traffic on
the Internet using network information collected by
the Bro intrusion detection system. The "Cube"
is useful for monitoring the overall level of continual
malicious traffic on the Internet. Bring your lunch
and questions.
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Betty
Armstrong Retirement Party Next Tuesday
After
more than thirty years of extraordinary service to Berkeley
Lab's Physics Division and the Particle Data Group,
Betty Armstrong will retire on January 30. Among
her many achievements, Betty is the architect of the
1000-page biennial Review of Particle Physics, the "bible"
of the high-energy physics community. A farewell reception
will be held next Tuesday at 2 p.m. in the Director's
Conference Room, 50A-5132. All of Betty's co-workers
and friends are welcome to attend.
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Molecular
Foundry
Ceremony Next Friday
Next
Friday, the Lab will celebrate the groundbreaking of
the Molecular Foundry, a DOE nanoscience national user
facility. Activities will begin with a keynote address
at 10:45 a.m. by Larry Bock, Chairman of Nanosys, in
the Bldg. 66 Auditorium. Director Shank will
then be joined by U.S. Congressman Mike Honda and other
dignitaries for a groundbreaking ceremony at 11:30 a.m.
below Bldg. 66. Details of the ceremony and other groundbreaking
activities may be found here.
Because space is very limited, registration
is required.
Inventory
'Blow-Out'
Clothing Sale Next Week
Next
Monday through Friday, the Lab Cafeteria will be holding
an "Inventory Blow-Out Sale" on all Berkeley
Lab merchandise and clothing. That means that sweatshirts,
t-shirts, sweaters, jackets and hats will all be priced
at 20% to 50% below regular cost. Sales are limited
to items in stock. Daily sale hours are 2 to 4 p.m.
only.
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