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Monday, August 8 3:30 p.m. Director's Coffee Break - 2nd Flr X-Over 4:00 p.m. All Experimenters' Meeting - Curia II Special Topic: DZero Silicon Radiation Damage So Far Note: Particle Astrophysics Seminars Will Resume In The Fall
Tuesday, August 9 |
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Monday, August 8 Potato au Gratin Monte Cristo $4.85 Savory Roasted Chicken Quarters $3.75 Lasagna Bolognaise $3.75 Chicken Ranch Wrapper $4.75 Assorted Pizza Slices $3.00 Szechwan Style Pork Lo Mein $4.85 The Wilson Hall Cafe now accepts Visa, Master Card, Discover and American Express at Cash Register #1. |
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Wednesday, August 10 Lunch Thai Beef & Vegetable Salad Banana Bourbon Cake w/Cream Anglais
Thursday, August 11
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LPC Will Hold Workshop to Discuss First Years of LHC | ||
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Fermilab's LHC Physics Center (LPC) is sponsoring a mini-workshop about the turn-on and first years of physics at the LHC on Thursday, August 11, from 2-5 p.m. The workshop will begin with a presentation by Michelangelo Mangano of the CERN theory group, who co-authored the article "LHC Physics: The First One-Two Year(s)" with Fabiola Gianotti, the Deputy Spokesperson of Atlas. Afterward, CDF Spokesperson Young Kee Kim and DZero Spokesperson Jerry Blazey will lead a discussion. The meeting will be held in the Sunrise Room, on the 11th floor of Wilson Hall.
"The LHC community and the Tevatron community have both been thinking about LHC physics for a while, but in different ways," explained CDF collaborator and LPC leader Avi Yagil, who is organizing the workshop with Sarah Eno of the University of Maryland. "We want to get people from the different communities to attend, and take advantage of the opportunity to open a discussion." "The physics at the LHC will be very different than Tevatron physics because the energy is so much higher. Some things will be much easier due to production rates," said Yagil. "However, commissioning the experiments will still be extremely hard." Yagil said he hopes that Tevatron scientists can use their recent hands-on experience in a similar environment to join the rest of the LHC community in facing the expected challenges of the first years at the new energy frontier.
The workshop is part of LPC's goal to provide a transition between the Tevatron and LHC experiments. "Right now, there is a two directional feedback from two sets of people, and it will be interesting to put these perspectives together," said Yagil. | ||
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From The New York Times, August 4, 2005 Pentagon's New Goal: Put Science Into Scripts By David M. Halbfinger LOS ANGELES - Tucked away in the Hollywood hills, an elite group of scientists from across the country and from a grab bag of disciplines—rocket science, nanotechnology, genetics, even veterinary medicine—has gathered this week to plot a solution to what officials call one of the nation's most vexing long-term national security problems. Their work is being financed by the Air Force and the Army, but the Manhattan Project it ain't: the 15 scientists are being taught how to write and sell screenplays. At a cost of roughly $25,000 in Pentagon research grants, the American Film Institute is cramming this eclectic group of midcareer researchers, engineers, chemists and physicists full of pointers on how to find their way in a world that can be a lot lonelier than the loneliest laboratory: the wilderness of story arcs, plot points, pitching and the special circle of hell better known as development. |
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Colon cancer screening | ||
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Colorectal cancer is cancer that occurs in the colon or rectum. Often called colon cancer for short, it is the second leading cancer killer in the United States. It is estimated that 56,000 Americans will die from this disease in 2005.
Colon cancer does not always cause symptoms, especially during early curable stages. However, there may be blood in or on stool, unexplained abdominal discomfort; a change in bowel habits, or unexplained weight loss. If you have any of these symptoms, contact your doctor. Fortunately, colon cancer is a disease that is amenable to regular screening. At least one-third of deaths from colon cancer could be avoided if everyone 50 years and older had regular screening. Fermilab's Occupational Medicine Director, Dr. John Foxen, strongly encourages employees to get screened for colon cancer. One simple technique is the fecal occult blood test that is offered as part of Fermilab's routine health risk assessments to employees who are considered to be at risk. This includes people 50 years and older, those with inflammatory bowel disease, and those with a close relative who has colorectal polyps or cancer. Whether or not they take advantage of the test, employees are encouraged to follow up with an offsite physician. Over the past year these efforts have paid off for at least two Fermilab employees. Their previously undetected colon cancers were diagnosed and treated at an early stage with minimal disturbance to their lives. If you would like additional information on this topic, contact your doctor or the Fermilab Medical Department (x3232). |
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August 3 - August 5 - During this 48 hour period Operations established one store that combined with an existing store provided the experiments with approximately 35 hours and 49 minutes of luminosity - Store 4318 sets Luminosity Record with 129.8E30
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| Blood Drive a Success Thanks to all the donors who took part in the blood drive last week! The Fermilab community gave a total of 117 pints in two days.
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