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8 a.m.
Human Resources
New Employee Orientation
Bldg. 50 Auditorium
9:10 a.m.
EHS 10
Introduction to ES&H at Berkeley Lab
Bldg.50 Auditorium
9:30 a.m.
EHS275
Confined Space Hazards
Bldg. 51-201
1 p.m.
EHS 274
Confined Space Retraining
Bldg. 51-201
2 p.m.
EHS330
Lead Hazards Awareness
Bldg. 51-201
5 p.m.
Computational Research
Mars Rover Screening
Chip Smith
Bldg. 50B-1211
Tomorrow
9:30 a.m.
EHS 604
Hazardous Waste
Bldg. 51-201
11 a.m.
EHS 622
Radioactive/Mixed Waste
Bldg. 51-201
Noon
Computer Protection Program
Network Security Visualization Tools
Kiran Lakkaraju, NCSA
Bldg. 50 Auditorium
12:15 p.m.
Employee Activities Assoc.
Yoga Class with Chris Hoskins ($10/$12)
Bldg. 70A-3377
3 p.m.
ALS/CXRO
The Study of Ion-Pairing and Ion-Solvation in Lithium Battery Electolytes by Soft X-ray Absorption/Emission Spectroscopy
Vera Zhuang
Bldg. 6-2202
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Editions: Ham & Smoked Cheddar Scramble with Potatoes & Bagel
Market Carvery: Spinach, Mushroom, & Tomato Quiche with Fruit Salad
The Fresh Grille: New York Deli Steak Sandwich with Garlic Fries
Menutainment: Fiesta Taco Salad with Ground Turkey
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The Promise, Perils Of
Nanotech Revolution
By
Keay Davidson
Nanotechnology
could revolutionize science, technology, medicine, and
space exploration. Nanotechnology could ravage the environment,
eliminate jobs and lead to frightening new weapons of
war. Those are two extreme takes on the hottest, and
potentially most controversial, new technology since
biotech and PCs. In federal fiscal year 2004, the funding
is $106 million, compared to $56 million in 2001. One
of the recipients is Berkeley Lab, which is studying
how nanoparticles are transported and altered in the
environment, including within air, water, living organisms
and cells, including the cells' genetic material. Full
story.
An Explosive Theory
About Volcanoes
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David Pescovitz
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The hulking steel volcano simulator in UC Berkeley professor Michael Manga's laboratory is a far cry from the baking soda-and-vinegar science fair projects of our youth. Of course, that's to be expected. What's unusual is that Manga, also with Berkeley Lab's Earth Sciences Division, is trying to answer the same question posed by the quintessential science class experiment: Why do volcanoes erupt? More specifically, Manga's research explains why volcanoes sometimes erupt by oozing lava and other times violently burst ash into the air. Understanding what makes magma erupt in these two very different ways, sometimes from the same volcano, could help scientists determine how hazardous a particular volcano may be. Full story.
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One-Time
Password
Project Is Underway
If
you have a hard-to-crack password and use secure shell
to encrypt everything sent over the network, you will
not necessarily be safe from Internet attacks. Increasingly,
attackers are installing software in compromised systems
outside the Lab's control that captures all input, including
passwords, in and out of these systems. To counter this
threat, a Lab team is examining the feasibility of implementing
one-time passwords on Unix systems. With one-time passwords,
each user never enters the same password twice, crippling
the hackers' ability to attack systems. The one-time
password team solicits any input or suggestions
you may have.
Tomorrow's Computer Protection Talk
Changed
The presentation on Internet Explorer vulnerabilities originally scheduled for noon tomorrow has been postponed until next month. It is being replaced with a talk by Kiran Lakkaraju of the National Center for Supercomputing Applications. He will speak on that institution's new network security visualization tools. The lecture will take place at noon in the Building 50 Auditorium.
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