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Wednesday, October 27 11:00 a.m. Fermilab ILC R&D Meeting - Curia II Speaker: H. Weerts, Fermilab/Michigan State University Title: ILC Detector Design and R&D 3:30 p.m. DIRECTOR'S COFFEE BREAK - 2nd Flr X-Over 4:00 p.m. Fermilab Colloquium - 1 West Speaker: M. Veltman, Ohio State University/NIKHEF, Amsterdam Title: A Century of Particle Physics
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Wednesday, October 27 Italian Wedding with Meatballs Diner Style Patty Melt $4.75 Mediterranean Style Baked Fish $3.75 Beef & Broc $3.75 Greek Chicken Panini with Feta Cheese $4.75 Sicilian Style Pizza $2.75 Grilled Chicken Bowtie in a Tomato Cream Sauce $4.75 Wilson Hall Cafe Menu Chez Leon |
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Computer Security Awareness: This Is A Test! | |
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When it comes to computer security, there always seems to be an unfortunate
incident lurking in the immediate past or the immediate future. Fermilab has been
the scene of another unfortunate incident recently, prompting the need for
heightened awareness of security issues and procedures.
All lab employees and visitors are asked to take a few minutes today to complete the following simple computer security awareness checklist. This will help ensure that you understand some basic principles and are following proper computer security practices. (We'll help you out with one small hint: the correct answer to questions 1 through 8 is YES.)
More detailed information about particular topics will follow in subsequent
articles; some additional information about each question can be seen by
following the web links.
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From MSNBC, October 25, 2004 Puzzling star clump spotted near our galaxy Globular cluster? Dwarf galaxy? Experts don't know, but it could shed light on Milky Way mysteries Astronomers have spotted a faint cluster of stars in or near our galaxy, but they're not sure what to call the grouping. The star clump is a companion to our galaxy. It could be an object known as a dwarf galaxy. Or it might be a globular cluster, one of more than 100 that float within the gravitational influence of the Milky Way. A handful of globular clusters are thought to be remnants of very ancient galaxies consumed to make ours larger. The cluster, cataloged as SDSSJ1049+5103, resides not along the main plane of the Milky Way but in a sparsely populated halo, hovering about 60 degrees above the main galactic plane.
It is 150,000 light-years away from us in the direction of the constellation Ursa Major, which includes the Big Dipper. The cluster is a similar distance away from the center of the galaxy.
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Nobel Laureate Martinus Veltman Speaks at the Fermilab Colloquium Today Nobel Laureate Martinus Veltman, of Ohio State University, will present "
In 1999, Veltman and Gerardus 't Hooft received the Nobel Prize "for elucidating the quantum structure of electroweak interactions in physics." In an interview taken after receiving the Nobel Prize, Veltman commented on what winning the prize means to him. "It really is an appreciation of things you did in the past, which are usually forgotten," he said. "I'm happy they didn't forget. But now I'll go back to my regular existence." The complete interview and Nobel Prize
The title of Veltman's colloquium is taken from his recently published book.
"Facts and Mysteries in Elementary Particle Physics" provides a comprehensive
overview of modern particle physics for a general audience. His colloquium
will focus on physicists who contributed substantially but did not get much
recognition. Veltman will also review the connection between particle physics
and astrophysics.
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Power Outage News MI-40 October 27 – The power will be off to the MI-40 service buildings and tunnel for three and a half hours starting at 8:30 AM on Wednesday. Village October 30 – The power will be off to the Village for eight and a half hours beginning at 7 AM on Saturday. Meson and Radiation Facility November 6 – The power will be off to Meson and the Radiation Facility for five hours on Saturday beginning at 7 AM. Wilson Hall The Wilson Hall power outage has been tentatively scheduled for Sunday, November 14, beginning at 7 AM. It will last ten hours.
October PC Managers Meeting
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