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Wednesday, September 28
Thursday, September 29 |
 Rain Likely 71º/41º
Extended Forecast |
Secon Level 3 |
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Wednesday, September 28 - Italian Wedding w/Meatballs - Diner Style Patty Melt - Chicken A La Mer - Beef & Broccolli - Greek Chicken Panini w/Feta Cheese - Sicilian Style Pizza - Grilled Chicken Bowtie in a Tomato Cream Sauce The Wilson Hall Cafe accepts Visa, Master Card, Discover and American Express at Cash Register #1. |
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Wednesday, September 28 Lunch -Ham, Gruyere & Green Onion Crepes -Salad of Field Greens -Fennel & Arugula -Peach Melba
Thursday, September 29
Chez Leon Menu |
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| Change in Visitor DHCP Node Registration Policy |
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Beginning October 1, visitor computers brought on site that apply for a temporary DHCP address will be scanned and must demonstrate the same level of computer security required for all lab machines. The easiest way to ensure that a machine is secure is to run an operating system with up-to-date patches and current virus signatures. For machines found to have critical vulnerabilities, there will be a physical network connection near the Fermilab Helpdesk in Wilson Hall that visitors can use to connect to and download patches from their vendor or university. This connection will not have internal access to the Fermilab network but will have access to the Internet.
Note that only critical vulnerabilities will cause a system to be denied a temporary address; machines with non-critical vulnerabilities (anything not on the above list) will be granted a temporary address and you will receive email notification with instructions describing how to remediate the problem. |
| CD's Allen Back From 'Surreal' Katrina Relief |
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He saw the gutted houses, their battered second floors suspended on metal support-like stilts. He drove down streets resembling woodlots, strewn with tires and smashed cars. But it was something else Jason Allen saw during his nine-day relief visit to Biloxi, Mississippi, that made him realize the huge scope of Hurricane Katrina's damage--the things that didn't belong: family photos scattered across lawns, clothing wound around trees and a dead alligator laying on the beach. Allen, of Fermilab's Computing Division, arrived back home September 19, after a spontaneous trip to help the residents of the city he once lived in as a child. "It was surreal," he said. "It was almost like being on a movie set; it was just so hard to wrap your mind around it."
Using his vacation days, Allen drove south on September 9, eventually signing up with the volunteer organization Hands On USA. As a volunteer airport trafficker, Allen kept track of arrival times for supply planes headed toward Gulfport Airport, just west of Biloxi. From there, he helped load waiting vehicles with much-needed water, cleaning supplies, food and other essentials. Allen also volunteered at a local animal shelter, walking the dogs made ownerless by the storm. He spent his nights in an activity center of a Methodist Church across the street from the elementary school he attended as a 10-year-old.
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From The Chicago Tribune , September 27, 2005 DuPage high-tech park dedicated: Innovative firms expected to fill 800-acre project
Someone once proposed a race track for the 800 acres south of DuPage County Airport in West Chicago. The community didn't like that idea, so someone else proposed the property be used for a rail yard, which residents didn't care for either.
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New Trail Signs Guide
Visitors Without Jargon
Revamped nature signs lining the Margaret Pearson Interpretive Trail
The sign-replacement project, managed by the Roads & Grounds department, relied on input from members of the Education Office and Visual Media Services. Priscilla Meldrim, of the Education Office, became active in renewing the signs after taking a class in interpreting nature for children. Based on her class and additional research, Meldrim and the rest of the sign-replacement team agreed to swap scientific and technical names for more user-friendly terms. All signs begin by "snaring the hiker" with a catchy title, followed by a short explanation of the topic, a more detailed explanation and an action, Meldrim said. For instance, one sign, labeled "Who's the fairest of them all?" describes the different heights of prairie plants and asks the user to identify the root system of a plant in front of them. "Most people will look at signs for 30 seconds, so you've got to grab them," Meldrim said.
Other concepts described include differences in grasses and the annual burning of the prairie. The signs also have an ultraviolet protection to prevent fading and prolong the amount of time until the next replacement, said Mike Becker, head of Roads & Grounds. The trail is open to the public from 6 a.m. to 8 p.m. daily. "While the weather is still warm, take advantage," Meldrim said.
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Lecture: Origami in Art, Science and Technology
Robert J. Lang, Artist & Engineering Consultant, will give a lecture on Friday, October 7 at 8 p.m. in the Ramsey Auditorium. Admission is $5.
Other Upcoming Origami Lectures 2006 Entertainment Books
Unix Users Meeting
"Frolic and the Fox" |
