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Monday, May 24 2:30 p.m. Theoretical Astrophysics Seminar - Curia II Speaker: D. Fox, California Institute of Technology Title: Early-Time Observations of Gamma-Ray Bursts 3:30 p.m. DIRECTOR'S COFFEE BREAK - 2nd Flr X-Over 4:00 p.m. All Experimenters' Meeting - Curia II Special Topic: Critical Feeder Replacement Project
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Monday, May 24 French quarter gumbo French dip w/ horseradish cream sauce $4.75 Pork Piccata w. Lemon Caper Suace $3.75 BBQ Roasted Quartered Chicken $3.75 Italian Panini with Provolone $4.75 Bacon Cheeseburger Pizza $2.75 Sweet n' Sour Chicken with an Egg Roll $4.75 Wilson Hall Cafe Menu Chez Leon |
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Fermilab Chess Club Completes Best Season Ever | ||
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Last week, the Fermilab Chess Club completed what its 25 members are calling
the best season ever. "This year has really been phenomenal," said Chess
Club President Lenny Spiegel. "Everyone really seems to have clicked this year."
In the beginning of May, the club advanced to the Chicago Industrial
Chess League playoffs and faced the Motorola Kings in the
first round. Spiegel reports that Fermilab had a victory over
the Motorola Kings but suffered a loss to the Motorola Knights in
the second round of the playoffs. Fermilab celebrated a victory
over the Pawns in the third and final round. The Fermilab Chess Club,
which finished first in the far-west division of the league,
tied for second place in the overall Chicago Industrial Chess League
with Argonne and the Alumni Aces. Spiegel plans to organize
some informal chess game over the summer and resume regular play in September.
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Electrical Safety Month Profiles In connection with Electrical Safety Month, Fermilab Today offers a series of profiles recognizing Electrical Coordinators at Fermilab. Electrical Coordinator Joe Pathiyil Joe Pathiyil keeps Fermilab running. As the electrical engineering supervisor for FESS Operations and the FESS electrical coordinator, he makes sure the whole site -- from the Village to the Main Injector -- gets the power it needs.
"When there is an emergency, it can be hectic, with long days and sometimes very cold temperatures," said Pathiyil. "No matter what, safety is my priority. We have special safety procedures in place to make sure that people are protected."
Safety is a large part of every aspect of Pathiyil's work. As
electrical coordinator, he inspects most of the FESS electrical work
permits. Once a year, he updates the high voltage electrical procedures
and trains the electricians on high voltage practices. He's a longtime
member of the electrical safety subcommittee, attending meetings once
a month for eight years and working with the other members to ensure
lab-wide electrical safety.
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May 19 - May 21 - During this period of time Operations established two stores that added with an existing store provided approximately 33 hours and 56 minutes of luminosity to the experiments. - The TeV suffered two aborts and one quench - TeV beam gap problem resolved - Booster troubled by power supply problems
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From Timberjay, May 21, 2004 New physics project slated for Soudan Mine By Marshall Helmberger The home of the now-defunct proton-decay experiment, located at the bottom of the Soudan Mine, may soon play host to a new high-tech physics facility. The University of Minnesota has approved initial funding for a low-background radiation counting facility that would be housed in the cavern currently occupied by the inactive physics experiment.
The $2 million project would be designed to detect background radiation being emitted by equipment and other materials being used in sensitive detection experiments, such as the cold dark matter research, also located in Soudan.
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Electrical Safety at Home Advice from the NuMI Electrical Project Engineer Bob Ducar
Always de-energize a circuit before starting any work. If your fuse or circuit breaker panel does not have a listing of what each circuit powers, take the time to develop one. Verify that the circuit is de-energized before working on it. Be careful to properly wire duplex receptacles for correct polarity. Use a tester to check the polarity. Light switches should switch the "Hot" wire to the load, never the "Neutral" from the load. GFCI receptacles should be installed in wet areas such as kitchen counters and bathrooms. For the outside, GFCIs are a must. If a fuse or circuit breaker trips, replace it with the same size fuse or reset the breaker. If the circuit continues to trip, you have either an overload condition (start unplugging loads) or a circuit fault (contact a knowledgeable person or an electrician). Warm conductors or conduit is a sign of overload. Use #14 gauge wire for 15 Amp circuits, #12 gauge for 20 Amp circuits. Switches and outlets do wear out. Have them replaced immediately if there are any signs of sparking. Ground connections, including those to your water pipes and laundry equipment, are important for safety. Good electrical connections are tight and free of corrosion. It is not a bad idea to tighten all connections every five to ten years.
Have a great day and let's work safely all week!
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