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Today
12:15 p.m.
Employee Activities Assoc.
Yoga Class with Chris Hoskins ($10/$12)
Bldg. 70A-3377
12:30 p.m.
Physics
Baryogenesis from the Kobayashi-Maskawa Phase
Tomer Volansky, Weizman Institute of Science
Bldg. 50A-5026
Tomorrow
7:30 a.m. to 3:30 p.m.
EHS
Ironage Shoemobile Visit Cafeteria parking lot
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Editions: Breakfast Bagel
Tomorrow's Breakfast: Swiss Cheese, Avocado & Tomato Omelet
Market Carvery: Beef Carnitas Plate
The Fresh Grille: Chicken Parmesan Sandwich with 20 oz. Dasani water
Wild Greens: Grilled Chicken Caesar
Full Meal Deal:
New York Deli Burger, Fries, Side Salad, Sherbert Sprite Float & Pie
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Desktop Supercomputer
Intriguing, Simon Says
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On Monday, Orion Multisystems announced a new desktop
workstation computer for users who want more computing
power. Orion is building a computer the size of a pizza
box, intended for a single engineer or scientist, which
will have 12 processors yet consume about the same amount
of power as a standard desktop personal computer. "I'm
quite intrigued," said Horst Simon,
director of Berkeley Lab's National Energy Research
Scientific Computer Center. "Orion fills a performance
gap between the desktop and departmental computer."
Full
story (registration required).
Lab, Chu Lure
For Birgeneau
In a story about Robert Birgeneau's appointment as the new chancellor of UC Berkeley, the Toronto Star reports on how he "rebuffed Berkeley's advances for months until it offered a package deal he couldn't refuse by throwing a Nobel prize-winner and friend into the mix. Just as Berkeley was offering the chancellor's job to Birgeneau, it was offering his friend and Nobel Laureate Steve Chu the chance to run Berkeley Lab. Both men were told the other was being courted. Both took the bait." Full story.
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GERT Training Update
Required Every 2 Years
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All
onsite Berkeley Lab employees are reminded that, by
DOE regulation and Lab policy, General Employee Radiation
Training (GERT) is mandatory. Every two years, retraining
is required to be provided to all employees. Employees
with internet access can take an online course (EHS
405 GERT). Employees may also review a GERT booklet
available through the Radiation Protection Group (x7652),
the EHS Training Program office (x2228), or from your
Division Safety Coordinator. To receive credit for reading
a paper copy, fill out the GERT attendance roster and
return it to MS51R-0208. For more details about the
process, go here.
L 457(b) Plan
Enrollment Will Start Today
Starting today, employees may enroll in the new 457(b) savings plan that effectively doubles the amount of money that may be put into tax advantaged retirement savings. Investment options for the 457(b) plan will initially be limited to the six UC Managed Funds. More investment options will be available mid-2005. Go here for more information. Shuttle Survey
Deadline Looms
Employees have until Friday to fill out an online survey on the Lab's shuttle bus service. Go here to access the form.
Clarification
Regarding the story in yesterday's edition of "Today
at Berkeley Lab" on free car wash tickets: the
tickets are ONLY for government vehicles at the Lab,
not personal vehicles. Go here
to see the story.
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