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Monday, February 20 2:30 p.m. Particle Astrophysics Seminar - Curia II Speaker: L. Grisa, New York University Title: Resonance in Asymmetric Warped Geometry 3:30 p.m. DIRECTOR'S COFFEE BREAK - 2nd Flr X-Over 4:00 p.m. All Experimenters' Meeting Special Topics: Shutdown Plans; ICW Shutdown Flushing Plan - Curia II
Tuesday, February 21
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Monday, February 20 -Potato Au Gratin -Monte Cristo -Savory Roasted Chicken Quarters -Lasagna Bolognaise -Chicken Ranch Wrapper -Assorted Pizza Slices -Szechuan Style Pork Lo Mein The Wilson Hall Cafe accepts Visa, Master Card, Discover and American Express. |
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Wednesday, February 22
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Chez Leon Menu |
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| Engineers’ Week Gearing Up | ||
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The 283 members of Fermilab’s engineering community will mark the 55th annual National Engineers Week beginning today. Featured is a presentation to the lab’s engineers by Fermilab Director Pier Oddone on Wednesday, February 22 at 3 p.m. in One West. Engineers Week was established in 1951 by the National Society of Professional Engineers, and reaches thousands of schools, businesses and community groups across the US through its supporting association of engineering, education and cultural societies and more than 50 corporations and government agencies. Engineers are major contributors to Fermilab outreach efforts, and any engineers who would like to join outreach activities are encouraged to contact the lab’s Education Office (X3092). |
| Butterflies in February? They Call Fermilab Home |
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Where do butterflies go in the winter? While a few species, like Monarchs, migrate to warmer climates, the majority of species spend winter wherever they are, in a metabolic state similar to hibernation called diapause. More than 50 butterfly species regularly call Fermilab home and most of them are here even now, just not in the form you may imagine. Butterflies have four stages in their life cycle--egg, larva, pupa, and imago (adult butterfly)--and while you might think they would spend winter as pupae in a cocoon or chrysalis, you'd be only partly correct. "Actually, all four stages are out there right now," said cryogenics engineer Tom Peterson, the lab's resident butterfly expert and newly appointed ELM committee chair. "While every species typically has one pattern and overwinters in the same stage every year, right now, there are even adult butterflies sitting in the woods, hiding in trees." Local species that overwinter as imago include the Eastern Comma and Mourning Cloak. Both have cryptic coloring, which camouflages them and is the only real way an animal in diapause can avoid predators —Dawn Stanton |
| What's Happening at CMS? | ||
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National Geographic News, February 13, 2006: Dark Matter Properties "Measured" for First Time, Study Says If you're a researcher at Cambridge University's Institute of Astronomy in England, the answer is: Use painstaking calculations and a really big telescope. With the help of data from the world's most advanced optical array, Cambridge scientists announced last week that they may be a step closer to identifying properties of dark matter. This mysterious yet pervasive substance could be the "cosmic glue" that keeps rotating galaxies from spinning apart. |
| Water cooler bottles | ||
Bob explained that safety was a major factor in selecting Ice Mountain as our current vendor. They provide handles on their 5-gallon bottles. We can also get 3-gallon bottles, but not with handles. Though often suggested as a fix, the smaller container has not caught on at Fermilab. Ice Mountain representative Tracie Dempsey commented that she finds the handles make a big difference. A 5-gallon container with a handle is like a 3-gallon container without a handle. FESS's deputy head, Randy Ortgiesen, points out that the Lab's domestic water system is now fed from Warrenville's municipal system. It is likely that opportunities exist to discontinue bottled water use resulting in reduced cost and less risk of injury. Other tips to consider:
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February 15 - 17 - One special 1x1 store provided 40 hours and 20 minutes of low luminosity. - Booster suffered from a vacuum leak and RF problems. - Linac also had RF trouble. Read the Current Accelerator Update |
Blood Drive Neutrinos on TV Add Your Name to NALWO Mailing List URA Scholarship Application
GSA Formal Winter Ball
FNRT Printer Down Thursday, Feb. 23 |
