Friday - April 7, 2006

Secretary of Energy Bodman

Listen to Secretary of Energy Bodman

by Kelen Tuttle

Secretary of Energy Samuel W. Bodman will address the staff of Fermilab this morning in Batavia, Illinois.

Secretary Bodman will highlight aspects of the American Competitiveness Initiative and discuss how work at Fermilab helps to further this initiative. He is also expected to talk about the value of high-energy physics to U.S. competitiveness in science.

The talk will be broadcast live via streaming video beginning at 9:00 a.m. PST.

SLAC Colloquium:
The Jasons

Freelance science writer and Johns Hopkins Professor Ann Finkbeiner will present Monday's colloquium, "The Jasons." Finkbeiner is the author of a profile of Jason, a group of academic scientists that advises the U.S. government. The book starts where the Manhattan Project ends—with physicists trying to decide, having let the genie out of the bottle, how to get it back in again. One result of their attempts is Jason.

Jason meets for six weeks every summer to answer questions for the government—usually for the defense department or the intelligence community—about national security issues. The group specializes in studies for the Department of Energy on the technical backing for treaties to ban the bomb. Jason is unique, not only in this country, but in the world. In her talk, Finkbeiner will discuss the group's attempt to hold onto its scientific soul, remain independent, and still stay in business.

The colloquium will take place at 4:15 p.m. on Monday, April 10 in Panofsky Auditorium. All are invited to attend.

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Linda Price Wins Silver

Update on February 17 TIP article: Linda Price, GLAST Project Controls Manager, won the silver medal in her interpretive event at the 2006 Adult National Figure Skating competition, held in Dallas, Texas, last month. In the words of her 94-year-old grandmother, "Wow! That's just like winning!" Congratulations, Linda!

SLAC Welcomes
New Employees

Photo by Diana Rogers

On Thursday, April 6, four people attended SLAC's new employee orientation. From left to right, they are: Logan Davis (DIR), Elizabeth Caplun-Cochran (SSRL), Lionel Beltran (CEF), and Scott Zadel (LCLS).

Events (see all | submit)

• April 10: (04:15 p.m.) SLAC Colloquium: The Jasons

Access (see all)

• 4/3 - 6/1: Short Spur Road Off North Access Road Closed
• 3/31 - 4/30: Gate 17 Hours Extended During Alpine Gate Shutdown
• 3/28 - 4/30: Intermittent Narrowing of Loop Road Near Bldg. 35 and 81
• 3/27 - 4/28: Alpine Gate Temporarily Closed
• 1/01 - 4/17: Loop Road Near Kavli Building Temporarily Closed
• 1/01 - 4/30: North Gallery Road Closed at Sector 20

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 Lab Announcements

• Sign up now: Certificate in Supervision starts 4/11

Community Bulletin Board

• Local Cosmologist to Give Lecture and Book Signing
• SLAC Blood Drive

News (see all | submit)

• Energy Secretary Ditches Science Advisers  Nature
• U.S. Rolls Out Nuclear Plan  LA Times
• Hidden Structure Revealed in Characteristics of Transistor Laser   EurekAlert

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Friday
Breakfast Boosters	Two eggs with corned beef hash and breakfast potatoes	$4.73
Hot	White bean with Swiss chard and fresh fennel or New England clam chowder	$2.35/$2.95
Taste	Stuffed turkey breast with ham and Gruyere cheese or garlic roast tri-tip	$5.65
Good Food For You	Butternut squash ravioli w/ sun-dried tomato	$5.65
Tossed	Shrimp Louis with tomato and egg over crisp iceberg lettuce	$5.65
Panini	Chili roasted chicken with tomato basil relish	$5.65
Sandwich Favorite	Talapia fish served with potato chips and tangy cole slaw	$5.65