Today at Berkeley Lab: July 11, 2006

Tuesday, July 11, 2006

Today

9 a.m. to 3 p.m.
Health Care Facilitator
Chair Massage
Bldg. 26

Noon
Computing Sciences
Student Seminar: Computing the Cosmos
Bldg. 50B-4205

Tomorrow

8:30 to 10:15 a.m.
Human Resources
New Employee Orientation
Bldg. 66 Auditorium

9 a.m.
EHS 530
Fire Extinguisher Safety
Bldg. 48-109

10:15 a.m.
EHS 10
Intro to EH&S at Berkeley Lab
Bldg. 66 Auditorium

Noon
Yoga Club
Class with Chris Hoskins
Bldg. 70-191

Noon
Yoga Club
Class with Naomi Hartwig
Bldg. 937-302

Noon
Dance Club
East Coast Swing Practice
Bldg. 51 Lobby (Bevatron)

Noon
Public Affairs Office
Invention and History of the Bubble Chamber
Nobel Laureate Don Glaser
Bldg. 50 Auditorium

Noon
Public Affairs Office
Founders Day Planning
Perseverance Hall

1 p.m.
EHS 274
Confined Space Entry Retraining
Bldg. 70A-3377

4 p.m.
Interdisciplinary Instrumentation
One Picture is Worth...Solid State Imaging Detectors
Peter Denes
Bldg. 50 Auditorium

Morning Editions: Ham and Eggs with Hash Browns and Toast
Market Carvery: Turkey Meatloaf with Baked Potato and Salad
The Fresh Grille: Korean Style Ribs with Fries and Fruit
Menutainment: Fiesta Taco Salad

B'fast:	6:30 a.m. - 9:30 a.m.
Lunch:	11 a.m. - 1:30 p.m.
Full menu

Do Humans Carry
Neanderthal Genes?

Neanderthals died out 40,000 years ago, leaving behind only a few bones and fragments of stone. We don't know why they became extinct or what they called themselves. Eddy Rubin, a tall, lanky man with disheveled white hair and scuffed hiking shoes is reducing the Neanderthal's remains to tiny strings of nucleotides and producing the world's first extended sequence of Neanderthal DNA. Rubin is director of the Joint Genome Institute and Berkeley Lab's Genomics Division. Full story.

Location for Orientation
Has Been Changed

The New Employee Orientation, which runs from 8:30 to 10:15 a.m. tomorrow, will take place in the Building 66 Auditorium, instead of its normal location in the Building 50 Auditorium.

Listen Up for Test
Of Lab PA System

The monthly test of the Lab's hill-wide public address system will take place tomorrow at 10 a.m. Employees who cannot hear the address should contact their building manager or Nikki De Jager to let them know.

Central Storeroom
Closed Today

To comply with Department of Energy accounting procedures, the Central Storeroom (Building 78) will be closed for inventory today. Those with a critical requirement can call x5087.

Noon Founders Day
Meeting Tomorrow

With just a month and a half to go before the Lab's Founders Day celebration on Saturday, Aug. 26 (10 a.m. to 3 p.m.), the planning process is kicking into high gear. To ensure the success of the event, employees are invited to share their ideas and pitch in to help out. Those interested in participating can attend a meeting tomorrow at noon in Perseverance Hall. Contact Lyn Hunter to RSVP or request additional information.

Outdoors Club Hosts
Picnic in Tilden Park

The Lab's Outdoors Club would like to invite employees and their friends and family to a barbecue picnic at Tilden Park on Sunday, July 23, at 11:30 a.m. The event will include refreshments, games and a hike. Those interested in attending or needing more information can contact Dinah Levy.

Former Employee, Wife
Of Current Staff Passes

Martha Elizalde, who worked as an administrative specialist for the Lab Directorate from 1991 to 1993 (her maiden name was Cruz), and wife of Facilities Division technical supervisor (Labor Shop) Michael Elizalde, has passed away, leaving two young children. Co-workers have organized a fundraising effort to assist with the college education of the Elizalde's offspring. Those interested in donating can contact Deborah Martin for more details.

WEATHER

Partly cloudy.
High: 68° (20° C)

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SECURITY CONDITION

SECON level 3

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