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Today
8 a.m.
EHS 423
Radiation Protection-Lab Safety
Bldg. 70A-3377
Noon
Employee Activities Association
Yoga with Naomi Hartwig
Bldg. 70-191
1:15 p.m.
Scientific Computing
Overview of the National Center for High Performance Computing (NCHC) and the National Center for Typhoon and Flooding Research (NCTFR) in Taiwan
Joe Juang, Wen-Yih Sun, and Gour-Tsyh Yeh, NCHC and NCTFR, Taiwan
Bldg. 50A-5132
2 p.m.
Berkeley Nanosciences & Nanoengineering Institute
Rewiring the T-cell Signaling Network Using Solid-state Nanostructures
Jay T. Groves
390 Hearst Memorial Mining Building (campus)
3 p.m.
EETD
Multiphoton Laser Processing: A Unique and Simple Way to Enter the Nano-Platform
Andreas Ostendorf, Laser Zentrum Hannover, Germany
Bldg. 90-3148
Saturday
9 a.m. to 3 p.m.
DOE-BSO, CSEE
DOE Regional Science Bowl
Bldg. 50 Aud.
Sunday
3 p.m.
Heinz Heinemann Memorial Service
Faculty Club (campus)
Monday
11 a.m.
Human Resources
Be Prepared to Lead
Bldg. 2-100B
Noon
Employee Activities Association
Yoga with Inna Belogolovsky
Bldg. 70-191
4:30 p.m.
Berkeley Physics Department
Exploring Matter-Antimatter Asymmetries at the B Factories
David MacFarlane, SLAC
1 LeConte Hall (campus)
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Morning Editions: Biscuits and Gravy with 2 Eggs
Monday's Breakfast: 2 Eggs, 2 Bacon Strips and 2 French Toast
Market Carvery: Chicken with Sun Dried Tomatoes and Artichokes
The Fresh Grille: Tuna Melt with Fries and Coleslaw
Menutainment: Viva El Burrito with Chicken or Pork
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Package of Bills Would
Boost Science Funding
Four Senators introduced bipartisan legislation Wednesday that would implement many of the recommendations made in a recent National Academy of Science study on improving U.S. competitiveness. Berkeley Lab Director Steve Chu was among the authors of “Rising Above the Gathering Storm,” whose 20 proposed actions were combined in three bills collectively known as the PACE (Protecting America’s Competitive Edge) Act. Among the bill’s provisions – doubling funding for science agencies, including the DOE, and creating "ARPA-E," a new agency for transformational energy research. Go here to read a section-by-section summary of the bills’ provisions, and here to read a Congressional news release on the subject.
Life’s Subtle Signature
In the Lay of the Land
By Robert Sanders
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One of the paradoxes of recent explorations of the Martian surface is that the more we see of the planet, the more it looks like Earth, despite a very big difference: Complex life forms have existed for billions of years on Earth, while Mars never saw life bigger than a microbe, if that. "This caused us to ask: Can we tell from topography alone, and in the absence of the obvious influence of humans, that life pervades the Earth? Does life matter?" said William E. Dietrich, Berkeley Lab earth scientist and professor of earth and planetary science at UC Berkeley. In a paper published yesterday in the journal Nature, Dietrich and graduate student J. Taylor Perron reported, to their surprise, no distinct signature of life in the landforms of Earth. Full story.
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Fleming, Faletra to Greet
Science Bowl Contestants
Berkeley Lab Deputy Director Graham Fleming and the Department of Energy's Peter Faletra, Senior Technical Advisor for Science Education in the Office of Science, will attend tomorrow's third annual Science Bowl at the Lab. Faletra will offer opening remarks in the Building 50 Auditorium, and Fleming will present the championship award. The 9 a.m. – 3 p.m. competition will feature 18 teams from eight high schools in the Bay Area, answering fast-response science questions in matches staffed by Lab and DOE volunteers. The winner moves on to Washington D.C. for the national competition in the spring.
Learn About Healthy
Hearts Next Wednesday
Berkeley Lab’s Health Care Facilitator Office is hosting an employee brown bag on heart disease next Wednesday in Perseverance Hall from noon to 1 p.m. The speaker will be Cathy Luginbill, RN, MS, CNS from Alta Bates Summit Cardiovascular Rehabilitation. Health Services representatives will be on hand to check blood pressure, pulse, height, weight, and body mass, free of charge.
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Tree Removal Will
Slow Traffic Tomorrow
Four large trees will be removed in the area of the Blackberry Gate tomorrow. The work will start at 8 a.m. and will continue until 5:30 p.m. One lane with traffic controls will be used, and delays can be expected. Use caution when driving through the area.
Crane Work Interrupts Traffic Tomorrow
A mobile crane will be set up on McMillan Road between Buildings 76 and 26 tomorrow to facilitate the removal of a large boulder from the hillside. Traffic in this area will be detoured for about four hours. After the completion of this job, the crew will be setting up erosion control devices near Building 90, which will require blocking some parking spaces in the adjacent lot.
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Happy ‘Year of the Dog’:
Chinese Celebrate Sunday
Many Asian countries celebrate their ancient tradition, the Chinese New Year, at the beginning of the year by the Chinese lunar calendar – in 2006, on Jan. 29. Chinese soothsayers expect the coming “year of the dog” to be mainly positive and peaceful, but warn natural disasters could be in store. In Chinese astrology, the dog is the most likeable, honest and straightforward of all animals. Its influence is expected to bring a year of justice and harmony. Each year of the Chinese 12-year zodiac is dominated by an animal. And each year also comes under the influence of one of the five elements — fire, water, wind, earth and wood. This year is a fire year.
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