Element 106, which was created at LBL in 1974 and confirmed here last
summer, has been named "seaborgium" in honor of Nobel Laureate and LBL
Associate Director-at-Large Glenn T. Seaborg. It is the first time an
element has been named for a living person.
"This is the greatest honor ever bestowed upon me--even better, I think,
than winning the Nobel Prize," said Seaborg, the co-discoverer of
plutonium and nine other transuranium elements. "Future students of
chemistry, in learning about the periodic table, may have reason to ask
why the element was named for me, and thereby learn more about my work."
The name seaborgium, with its chemical symbol of "Sg," was announced on
Sunday, March 13, at the 207th national meeting of the American Chemical
Society in San Diego. The announcement was made by Kenneth Hulet, retired
chemist from Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory (LLNL) and one of the
co-discovers of seaborgium. Hulet made the announcement while accepting
the ACS Award for Nuclear Chemistry for his lifetime achievements in the
field.
Seaborgium is the newest name to be added to the family of "transuranium"
elements--those beyond uranium on the periodic table. Uranium, element
92, is the heaviest known naturally-occurring element. The transuranium
elements can be artificially created in particle accelerators.
Seaborgium has a half-life of less than a second. It was first created
and identified in 1974 in an experiment conducted at LBL by a team of LBL
and LLNL researchers led by Hulet and LBL physicist Albert Ghiorso.
According to criteria proposed by nuclear science researchers in the
1970s, the naming of a new element is the prerogative of the original
discovery team, but proposal of a name should await independent
confirmation of the discovery.
Seaborgium was finally confirmed in 1993 in an experiment at LBL's
88-Inch Cyclotron that was designed by Ken Gregorich, a divisional fellow
in LBL's Nuclear Science Division, and carried out by a team including
Gregorich and LBL faculty senior scientist Darleane Hoffman, plus
postdoctoral fellows and students from LBL and the UC Berkeley Department
of Chemistry. The confirmation was announced last September at the
Actinides '93 conference in Santa Fe, New Mexico.
The name seaborgium was chosen to honor the man who shared the 1951 Nobel
Prize in chemistry with former LBL Director Edwin McMillan for "their
discoveries in the chemistry of the transuranium elements."
Born in 1912 in Ishpeming, Michigan, Seaborg received a Ph.D. in
chemistry from UC Berkeley in 1937. He joined the UCB faculty in 1939 and
served as chancellor from 1958 to 1961. From 1961 through 1971 he served
as chairman of the Atomic Energy Commission (predecessor of the U.S.
Department of Energy) under U.S. Presidents Kennedy, Johnson, and Nixon.
He then returned to research at Berkeley, where he continues today in his
search for new elements and isotopes. In addition to his duties at LBL,
Seaborg is currently a University Professor (UC's highest academic
position), and chairman of the Lawrence Hall of Science.
Seaborg is perhaps best known for his role in the discovery of plutonium.
This took place in 1940, when Seaborg, McMillan, Joseph Kennedy, and
Arthur Wahl, using the 60-inch cyclotron built by Ernest Lawrence,
bombarded a sample of uranium with deuterons and transmuted it into
plutonium. Seaborg and his co-workers used the discovery of plutonium as
a stepping stone to the creation of a succession of transuranium
elements--americium, curium, berkelium, californium, einsteinium,
fermium, mendelevium, nobelium, and now seaborgium.
It was Seaborg who in 1944 formulated the "actinide concept" of heavy
element electronic structure which predicted that the
actinides--including the first 11 transuranium elements--would form a
transition series analogous to the rare-earth series of lanthanide
elements. Called one of the most significant changes in the periodic
table since Mendeleev's 19th century design, the actinide concept showed
how the transuranium elements fit into the periodic table and paved the
way for future discoveries.
Seaborg holds more than 40 patents, including the only ones for a
chemical element (americium and curium). He is the author of numerous
books and more than 500 scientific articles. He has been awarded 50
honorary doctoral degrees and is recognized as a national advocate for
science and math education.
On March 15, Seaborg was presented with the ACS's George C. Pimentel
Award in Chemical Education for his "outstanding contributions to the
education of the world's citizens." The Pimentel award is named for the
LBL and UCB chemist and former ACS president who died in 1989 after an
outstanding career in research and education.
PHOTO CAPTION -- Glenn T. Seaborg points out the newly named seaborgium
on the periodic table. Photo by Paul Hames
PHOTO CAPTION -- Chemistry students from Albany, Piedmont and Salinas
high schools greeted Seaborg with colorful banners at the Oakland airport
on Wednesday. Seaborg was returning from the American Chemical Society
Meeting in San Diego where the naming of seaborgium was announced.
Photo by Mike Wooldridge
An important part of American industry's efforts to "go green" in the
coming decades will be to invent clever ways to extract raw materials
from renewable resources. LBL chemical engineer Judson King and coworkers
have created two environmentally friendly methods to recover carboxylic
acids from plants instead of from oil.
Important in a variety of industries, carboxylic acids serve as the
building blocks of nylon (adipic acid), help put the fizz in antacid
tablets (citric acid) and give many soft drinks their tart taste (citric
acid). Other forms, such as succinic and lactic acid, are important
intermediates in many industrial chemical reactions.
The low-cost techniques, devised by King and his colleagues in the Energy
and Environment Division, recover carboxylic acids from two important
sources: fermentation broths, where microorganisms break down the
carbohydrates from plants such as corn; and industrial waste streams,
such as the run-off from sugar cane factories.
The techniques themselves produce very little waste since the acids are
extracted with chemicals that can be recycled. Traditional carboxylic
acid recovery techniques generate massive amounts of calcium sulfate as a
waste product.
"Using waste streams as sources also gives companies essentially a
zero-cost raw material," King says. "They can recover carboxylic acids
and take care of a waste problem at the same time."
The new methods may also allow companies to make acid-based products that
in the past have been too expensive to manufacture. King is currently
tailoring the techniques to produce a non-corrosive salt from acetic acid
for use in de-icing roads. The methods may also help companies trying to
create biodegradable plastics from lactic acid. Cargill, Inc., a
Midwestern grain manufacturer, constructed an $8 million plant in
Minnesota last year to develop plant-based plastics.
Scientists currently separate carboxylic acids formed in fermentation
processes by adding calcium, which forms a solid calcium carboxylate salt
that drops out of solution. They then add sulfuric acid to the salt,
which regenerates carboxylic acid along with calcium sulfate.
"Places that produce citric and lactic acid create piles and piles of
calcium sulfate that they can't use," King says. "The hills you see
around some of the factories are actually grass-covered mounds of calcium
sulfate." The first invention, recently patented and for use primarily with
fermentation broths, removes carboxylic acids from solution with
amine-based extractants. The carboxylic acids are freed from the
extractants by transferring them to a second, more strongly binding amine
molecule, which is subsequently boiled away.
The second recovery method, for use mainly with waste streams, makes use
of an unusual solubility phenomenon found for carboxylic acids. Some
carboxylic acids that are generally very insoluble will dissolve much
more readily into certain organic solvents if the solvents contain a
small amount of water.
The technique removes carboxylic acids from solution by letting them
diffuse into such a water-containing solvent. Scientists recover the
carboxylic acids by boiling the water away, which causes the acid to drop
out of the solvent as a solid.
PHOTO CAPTION -- LBL chemical engineer Judson King and coworkers have
created environmentally friendly methods to extract acids
A variety of hardware security lockdown devices and installation services
are available from the Engineering Technology Department's Electronics
Installation Group. Some of the items to consider for security lockdown
are personal computers, facsimile machines, laser printers, copiers,
instruments, and other equipment prone to theft.
For information or to arrange for service, contact Joan Wolter via phone
(X5580; between 7 a.m. and 3:30 p.m.), fax (X5582), or Quickmail (Joan
Wolter, Engineering mail center). Be prepared to provide the following
information:
* Account number
* Name of requestor/contact and extension
* Name of user and extension, if different from above
* Best time for work to be done
* Type of equipment
* Make and model of equipment
* Quantity
LBL's next blood drive is scheduled for Friday, April 1, in Bldg.
70A-3377. All employees are encouraged to stop by between 7:30 a.m. and 1
p.m. and donate to the Blood Bank.
If possible, please follow this schedule (by surname) to avoid
congestion:
A-D 7:30-9 a.m.
E-J 9-10 a.m.
K-O 10-11 a.m.
P-S 11 a.m.-noon
T-Z noon-1 p.m.
Heart attack? Don't wait at home
The average heart attack victim waits three hours before going to a
hospital emergency room. That's unfortunate, because the new blood-clot
dissolving drugs now stocked by hospital emergency rooms work best if
they're administered as soon as possible after heart attack symptoms
appear.
If you experience any of the classic signs of a heart attack, get to a
hospital emergency room as soon as possible.
* Signs to look for include uncomfortable pressure, squeezing, fullness,
tightness, burning, or other aching under the breastbone that lasts two
minutes or more and is not relieved by nitroglycerine tablets.
* Other common places for pain to be felt include: neck and jaw, inside
arm and shoulder (left side more frequently than right), upper abdomen
(often mistaken for indigestion pain), and between the shoulder
blades.
* The pain may be continuous, or may come and go.
* Often there is shortness of breath, dizziness, weakness, clamminess,
sweating, and nausea.
Reprinted with permission of HOPE Publications, Kalamazoo, Mich.
Teachers become students for a day at 4th annual BASTEC conference
The Bay Area Science and Technology Education Collaboration (BASTEC) held
its fourth annual conference on Friday, Feb. 11, at Castlemont High
School in Oakland. More than five hundred teachers from the Oakland
Unified School District participated in the event.
Thirty-five sessions and 31 workshops were offered to give teachers the
opportunity to hear and work with some of the Bay Area's top educators
and scientists. María Alicia López-Freeman, Director of
Special Projects for the California Science Project, gave the keynote
address, highlighting the special emphasis of this year's conference,
"Multiculturalism in the Core Curriculum." Rollie Otto, Director of LBL's Center for Science and Engineering
Education, was among the presenters, discussing activities for middle and
high school teachers to help students learn about the periodic table.
BASTEC is funded by the Department of Energy, and was established to
promote improvements in math and science education in Oakland schools.
EARTH DAY poster contest
LBL's Center for Science and Engineering Education is sponsoring an Earth
Day poster contest for kids. Submitted posters will be displayed at LBL
during April. Any LBL employee who would like information for their
child, or their child's class at school, may call Karin Levy at X5513.
Please leave your name, extension, and mail stop. Participants will
receive a certificate of congratulations, and there will be a special
awards category for children of LBL staff.
Retirement fete
A luncheon is planned in honor of Bob Brokloff, who is retiring from the
Laboratory after 33 years of service. The luncheon is scheduled for noon
on Monday, April 4, at the Mandarin Garden Restaurant, 2025 Shattuck
Ave., Berkeley. RSVP to Sharon Fujimura at X4991 or Alline Tidwell at
X4257 by Friday, April 1.
Local childcare fairs
LBL parents are invited to attend the Bay Area's third annual Preschool
Fair, 11 a.m. to 4 p.m., Saturday, March 26, at the East Bay
French-American School, 1009 Heinz Ave., Berkeley. For a $1 entrance fee
(children are free), learn about childcare and educational options in the
Bay Area.
The Oakland-Piedmont Branch of the American Association of University
Women presents the 12th annual Children's Summer Programs Information
Fair, from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. on Saturday, March 26, at the Scottish Rite
Center, 1547 Lakeside Dr., Oakland. Admission is free.
21 m o n d a y
DEPARTMENT OF NUCLEAR ENGINEERING COLLOQUIUM
3:30 p.m., 3105 Etcheverry; J. Ahn, Tokai Univ., "Key Radionuclides and
Parameters for Safety of HLW Geological Disposal," Refreshments, 3:15
p.m.
CHEMICAL ENGINEERING COLLOQUIUM
4 p.m., 120 Latimer; J. Ross, Univ. of Limerick, Ireland, "Multicomponent
Oxide Catalysts for Oxidative Coupling and Related Reactions of Methane,"
Refreshments, 3:30 p.m.
22 t u e s d a y
LIFE SCIENCES DIVISION SEMINAR
Noon, Bldg. 62-203; J. Papkoff, Sugen Inc., "The Wnt-1 Glycoprotein and
Regulation of Cell Adhesion"
CENTER FOR PARTICLE ASTROPHYSICS SEMINAR
12:30 p.m., 375 Le Conte; B. Wagoner, UCB/Stanford Univ.,
"Diskoseismology: A New Signature of Black Holes"
23 w e d n e s d a y
EH&S CLASS
8 a.m.-noon, Bldg. 62-203; Level 1 Crane/Hoist Operator Training (EHS
211); pre-registration required, X6612
EH&S CLASS
9-11:30 a.m., Bldg. 66-316; Building Emergency Team Training (EHS 154);
pre-registration required, X6554
FINANCIAL & ESTATE PLANNING SEMINAR
Noon, Bldg. 50 Aud.; continues on 3/24 and 4/6; call X6680 to
register
LBL TOASTMASTERS MEETING
12:10 p.m., Bldg. 2-300F; guests welcome
ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCE, POLICY & MANAGEMENT COLLOQUIUM
4 p.m., 2060 Valley Life Science Bldg.; W. Cronon, Univ. of Wisconsin,
"The City and Nature: Chicago and the Great West," Refreshments, 3:30
p.m., Bldg. T-4, Room 100A
MECHANICAL ENGINEERING DEPARTMENT SEMINAR
4 p.m., 3110 Etcheverry; L. Panetta, Texas A&M Univ., "Baroclinicity
and Large Scale Flow Organization in Planetary Circulations"
PHYSICS DEPARTMENT COLLOQUIUM
4:30 p.m., 1 Le Conte; C. Townes, UCB, "What's Happening at the Center of
Our Galaxy? An Update," Refreshments, 4 p.m., 375 Le Conte
24 t h u r s d a y
FINANCIAL & ESTATE PLANNING SEMINAR
Noon, Bldg. 50 Aud.; continued from 3/23, concludes 4/6; call X6680 to
register
SURFACE/CATALYSIS SCIENCE SEMINAR
1:30 p.m., Bldg. 66 Aud.; R. Maboudian, UCB, "Scanning Tunneling
Microscopy of GaAs Surfaces"
PHYSICS DIVISION RESEARCH PROGRESS MEETING
4 p.m., Bldg. 50A-5132; S. Parker, Univ. of Hawaii, "From Muons to
Mammography," Refreshments, 3:40 p.m.
25 f r i d a y
CENTER FOR BEAM PHYSICS SEMINAR
10:30 a.m., Bldg. 71 Conf. Rm.; V. Litvinenko, Duke Univ., "Duke 1 GeV
Storage Ring Program"
ADOBE ACROBAT
Noon, Bldg. 50 Aud.; demonstration of new software
X-RAY SCIENCE & TECHNOLOGY SEMINAR
4 p.m., Bldg. 2-100B; A. Jackson, LBL, "ALS Storage Ring Performance and
Expectations for Future Capabilities," Refreshments, 3:30 p.m.
monday
Banana pancakes
Beef barley
Sesame chicken[[heart]]
Sloppy Joe
South of the Border
tuesday
Biscuits & gravy
Vegetarian vegetable[[heart]]
Roast beef
Fishwich
Chicken Caesar salad
wednesday
Corned beef hash & eggs
Cream of broccoli
Turkey & spinach meat balls[[heart]]
Hot pastrami
South of the Border
thursday
Blueberry pancakes
Manhattan clam chowder
Savory veal birds
Steak burger
Pizza pizza
friday
Ham scramble
Old-fashioned bean & ham
Baked cod
Bacon & cheddar on sourdough
South of the Border
Flea Market ads may be sent via Lab mail to Bldg. 65B, electronic mail to
fleamarket@lbl.gov, or via Fax to X6641. The deadline is 5 p.m Friday.
AUTOS/SUPPLIES
'69 CHEVROLET Chevelle Malibu, new red paint & white vinyl top. 350
V-8, a/t. p/s, p/b, a/c, tinted glass, exc. cond., $4K. Charley Matuk,
X4658, 283-6111
'82 CHEVROLET Caprice, brown-beige, 145K mi., p/s, p/b, new a/t, runs
well, reliable, gd cond., $1400/b.o., Jan, X7571, 843-7849
'86 MAZDA 626 LX, white, 4-dr sedan, 83K mi., $4588/b.o. 254-2625
'88 HONDA Accord DX, a/c, am/fm stereo, 5-spd, 68K mi., exc. cond.,
$6950/b.o. Joseph, 642-1826, 934-7143 (after 6 p.m.)
'89 CHEVY Celebrity sta wgn, a/c, a/t, p/s, 8K mi., 1 owner, almost never
driven, $7K. Emily,
547-0727 (after 4 p.m./msg.)
'90 PLYMOUTH Voyager SE,
7 passengers, exc. cond., low mi., loaded, $10,900 or assume lease.
Liona,
643-7005, 210-1119 (eve.)
'92 MAZDA MPV, white, 23K mi., exc. car, $16K. Ed, X6190, 525-5341
MOTORCYCLE, '81 Honda CB 900F Supersport, tank & saddle bags, luggage
rack, padded back rest, exc. cond., photos in cafeteria, $1500. Ron,
X6189, 516-1727
CAR/VANPOOL
CARPOOL drivers/riders wanted, Walnut Creek/Lafayette area to UCB, 8
a.m.-5 p.m. work hrs. Liona, 643-7005
VANPOOL, rider wanted, Concord to LBL/UCB, 7:30 a.m.-4:30 p.m., M-F.
Roger Cochran, X5565
VANPOOL, riders wanted, Antioch to Berkeley, 7:30 a.m.-4:30 p.m. work
hrs. Charles Smith, X7615, Vanessa Selzer, 642-6301
WANTED
GARAGE to rent for storage space, clean & dry, prefer Berkeley area.
X4695
HOST VOLUNTEERS for International students living on campus, to maintain
informal contact & hosting for holidays. John Ruzek, X5987, 939-5181
(eve.)
HOUSE TO SIT, female visiting student from France seeks house/apt nr
UCB/LBL, from 6/4 to 9/4. Remi, X6186
HOUSE SITTER, end of May to mid-June for about 3 wks., comfortable house
in Oakland nr Mormon Temple, 20 min. to LBL, feed & walk dog morning
& eve., prefer non-smoker. Ken Woolfe, X7739
NEW MEMBERS for the Alameda Aero Club, non-profit organization w/the
lowest rates in the Bay Area for aircraft rental & instruction.
Keith, X7067
MISCELLANEOUS
ACOUSTIC GUITAR, steel string, 6-string, Takamine replica of a Martin
D-28, beautiful tone, lowered action, straight neck, rosewood back, incl.
hard case, $350; sailboard & rig, customized Mistral equip., 12.5'
raceboard w/2 Dagger-boards & extra footstraps, 2 Windwing race
sails, 7.0 & 8.0 sq. meters, both in like new cond., 2 Serfiac pro
aluminum masts, like new cond., $500 for whole pkg. Drew Kemp, X5789,
524-7165
BICYCLE, Raleigh RT-300, 23" Road Bike, 14-spd, double butted tubes,
Shimano Exage parts, brand new, $550 in stores, asking $350/b.o. Marc,
X6712
BICYCLES, girl's 24", 10-spd, Murray, 18" frame, exc. cond., $60; 24"
single spd bike, exc. cond., $30; scooter, 12" pneumatic tires, w/hand
brake, $20; '94 Entertainment Coupon Book, $36, $8 goes towards American
Liver Foundation. Hank, X4517
COLOR TV, Amtron, 13", w/remote, 2 yrs. old, no quirks, $100. Catherine,
X7441, 376-8257
COMPUTER, Mac Plus w/external floppy drive & software, Image Writer
II, make offer. Ed Lofgren, X7212, 525-0531
COMPUTER, Macintosh SE dual floppy, 70 meg external HD enhanced keyboard,
$550/b.o. Robi, 642-8678
FUTON & FRAME, queen sz., frame is couch or bed, $220; color TV, 13",
$65. Daniel, X6558, 549-9604
HAMMOND ORGAN (Spinet), 2 manuals, 13 base pedals, 20 yrs. old, exc.
cond., model A100, $300/b.o. Bob,
376-2211
IBM PC, 386 DX-40 MHz, 64 cache, 130MB hard disk, 3-1/2" & 5-1/4"
floppy, 14" SVGA monitor, kb, mouse, with MS-DOS 6.0, Windows, Word,
Excel, used twice, still on warranty, $700/b.o. Jan, X7571, 843-7849
MAC IIsi, 4 MB RAM, 40 MB hard drive, CPU only, software installed: Word,
Pagemaker, Aldus Freehand, MacDraw, Norton Utilities. Martin, X4092,
649-0507
JET SKI, '85 Kawasaki 440, S.S. prop, elec. bilge pump, pole spring,
water bypass, flush kit, modified pump, milled head, ported cylinders,
cover & cart, photos in cafeteria, $1500. Ron, X6189, 516-1727
MOVING SALE, 2 white melanine bookcases, approx. 30"Wx72"Hx 36"D, 2
couches, 2 dressers, end table, make offer. Ed, X6190,
525-5341
MOVING SALE, furniture less than 2 yrs old, sofa, $275; matching love
seat, $225; white desk, $40; entertainment ctr., $75; queen bed, $95;
night stands (2), $30 ea.; queen mattress, $155; bureau, $145; ski boots,
about sz. 8, $60. H. Matis, X5031, 339-0584
MOVING SALE, portable radio & cass. player $40; vacuum cleaner, $40;
answering machine, $30; standing lamp, $20; juice maker, $12; mirror, 4'
X 1', $7 & other stuff. Jan, X7571, 843-7849
TREADMILL, Stamina brand, manually driven, w/computer, brand new, orig.
cost $225, $150/b.o. Gretchen, X5006, 524-2327
WASHER, GE elec., gd working cond., $60/b.o. Tom, X7210,
(707)447-1310
HOUSING
BERKELEY, sunny 2-bdrm house, living & dining rms, frpl, garage,
workshop space, yd, 20 min. walk to UCB/LBL shuttle. 527-4192
BERKELEY, Ocean View area, studio w/lg. main rm, full kitchen & bath,
parking, avail. 4/1, $485/mo. 540-0385
BERKELEY, sunny 2-bdrm lower flat, front & back yds, parking, storage
space, 10 min. walk to UCB/LBL shuttle, $825/mo. 548-9869
BERKELEY, upstairs furn. studio unit, skylight, parking, yd, 10 min. walk
to UCB/LBL shuttle, $525/mo. 548-9869
BERKELEY, 3-bdrm, 2-bth upper duplex, new bldg., refrig., dishwasher,
washer/dryer, 2 frpls, Jacuzzi bthtub, w-w carpets, deck, off st.
parking, nr dwntn, $1400/mo. David, 525-4470
BERKELEY, Northside (Scenic/Virginia), furn. 2+bdrm townhouse, avail.
4/1, $975/mo. 843-4014, 548-1887
BERKELEY, furn. 3-bdrm, 2-1/2 bth condo., TV appliances, washer/dryer,
dishwasher, very clean, nr UCB & gourmet ghetto, $1500 + utils.
845-8086
BERKELEY, furn. rm w/sep. entrance, pvt. bth, garden view, kitchen &
laundry privs., walking distance from LHS, $485/mo. 549-0510
BERKELEY HILLS, 2-bdrm, 1-bth house nr Euclid/Cedar, 5 blks from UCB,
secluded, redwood in & out, wooden flrs, newly painted, pristine
cond., $1400/mo., water & gardener incl. 548-1287
CONCORD, Dana Farms, nr Ygnacio at base of Mt. Diablo, roommate wanted
for spacious 4-bdrm house, neighborhood pool open May-Oct., nr shopping
& state parks, 35 min. to LBL, van/carpools avail., $265/mo. + share
utils. X4517
NO. BERKELEY HILLS, nr Tilden Park, GG view from lg. living rm, dining
rm, bkfast nook, 2 rms, 1-bth, fully equip. kitchen, color TV, VCR, tape
deck, stereo, 1 blk from bus, no pets, no smoking, prefer single family,
avail. 4/13-6/13. 524-5597
EL CERRITO (2 listings), both in triplex, nr Plaza & BART, have
refrig, stove, dishwasher, garbage disposal, drapes, coin laundry &
1-car garage, 6 mos. lease, 1-bdrm apt, $575/mo., $750 dep.; 2-bdrm apt.,
avail. 4/1, $750/mo., $850 dep. Judy, 527-8766
EL CERRITO HILLS, summer sublet, lg. rm in furn. house, share house
w/woman grad student at JFK Univ., safe residential neighborhood, deck
w/bay view, washer/dryer, dishwasher, lg. back yd, plenty of st. parking,
approx. 20-25 min. (~3 1/2 mi.) bike ride to UCB, approx. 20 min. walk to
E. C. BART, along a few car-pooling routes to LBL, avail. mid-May to
approx. mid-late Aug., $500/mo. Scott Saleska, 525-2393
EL SOBRANTE, 4-bdrm house to share w/1 person, pvt. bth, share kitchen
& living areas, quiet area, 25 min. from LBL, 1-bdrm, $400/mo.;
2-bdrms, $500/mo. + share utils. 669-9920
KENSINGTON, garden studio apt., washer/dryer, tile flrs, sm., no storage
space, nr busses & shopping, $550/mo. 525-3697
MONTCLAIR, upper flr (2 part. furn rms) of cottage, bay view, quiet,
woodsy residential area nr Piedmont, share kitchen & bath, prefer
non-smoking female, $350/mo. Alma, 420-1118
MONTCLAIR HILLS, 2-bdrm flat to share w/1 other person, own entrance,
hardwd flrs, kitchen, sitting rm, off-street parking, easy commute to LBL
& UCB, no smokers, no pets, $450/mo. Stephan, 339-3079
ORINDA, rm for rent, pvt. 1/2 bth, share kitchen, laundry, etc., pvt.
balcony, panoramic views, 20 min. from LBL, $450/mo. Bob, X5128, Kummo
Kim, 376-0429
ROCKRIDGE, furn, 4-bdrm, 2-bth house, yd, 3 blks from BART & College
Ave., avail. 6/28-8/2, $1600. Jim, 654-1900
ROCKRIDGE, rm avail. in house, share house w/3 male, 1 female
environmentally-minded U.C. grad students, we each cook 1/wk for everyone
else, bike to UCB, short walk to BART, buses & shopping, no smokers,
avail. 4/1, $400/mo. 658-1390
WANTED: Furn. studio/apt. for visiting Italian scientist, arr. April for
approx. 6 mos., prefer nr UCB/trans. Carol Taliaferro, X4994
WANTED: 1-bdrm apt nr LBL shuttle for visiting teacher, mid-June to
mid-Aug. Karin Levy, X5513
WANTED: Furn. 2 or 3-bdrm apt./house for visiting prof. & family, 3
mos., May-July. Bob, X4831
WANTED: 3-bdrm house, possible 2-bdrm, for visiting professor, wife &
2 children, for 1 mo. (slightly flex.) starting 6/22, will have a car so
can be outside Berkeley. J Pati, pati@umdhep.umd.edu
VACATION
INCLINE VILLAGE, No. Tahoe, 3-bdrm condo, slps 8+, nr skiing (5 min. from
Diamond Peak, 10 min. from Northstar), convenient to lake, casinos &
shopping. Hank, X4517, 449-7240
SO. LAKE TAHOE, deluxe townhouse, lakefront, all amenities, nr all play
spots. Herbert Newkirk, 422-8845, 455-5595
LOST & FOUND
LOST: Keys & wallet in black fanny pack, 3/11, around Bldg. 50 or 90,
please return, no questions asked. Sara, Bldg. 90-2148
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children. 526-4773
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