Summer is the season for new faces at LBL. Dozens of high school and college students spend their vacations at the Lab attending lectures, touring research facilities, and working on independent lab projects. This year, LBL's Center for Science and Engineering Education has arranged for 145 students to participate in educational programs at the Lab.
This summer is the second time around for Susan Mao, an undergraduate at Cornell University. Two years ago, Mao was Colorado's representative in LBL's High School Honors Program. Then, while in a NASA student program last year, she saw a presentation by researchers from Priscilla Cooper's lab in the Life Sciences Division on the effects of radiation on DNA. "I ended up writing to Dr. Cooper to say that I was interested in her research," she says. "I was able to get into her lab through the undergraduate research program."
Over the summer, Mao is comparing different methods of DNA immunoprecipitation, a technique that uses antibodies to recover DNA strands from solution. If anything, she says, she has found out that scientific research is not always smooth sailing, such as when the antibodies she ordered for her project turned out to have DNA-destroying enzymes in solution with them.
"But for the most part it's been very rewarding," she says. "Coming into the program I had thought that the lab work would involve a lot of mindless tasks, like running gels all day. But there is a lot more critical thinking involved, and I like seeing every step that goes into a research project."
Mao thinks that the hands-on experience will definitely give her a leg up in her studies at Cornell. "Coming to LBL I had never taken an advanced biology course--I felt a little lost in the lab," she says. "Now I have a much better understanding of lab techniques. That should help in school."
At NASA last summer, Mao helped prepare a plant genetics experiment that is slated to go up in the space shuttle next year. She hopes that the experience gained during her summers will pave the way to medical school.
Chetan Bettegowda, a high school graduate from North Carolina, is taking part in two programs while at LBL this summer. He is the winner of the first Explorer's Club Seaborg Field Trip, and is also participating the High School Honors Program.
Bettegowda won the chance to spend time with Glenn Seaborg, LBL's Director-at-Large, at the International Science and Engineering Fair in Birmingham, Ala., last spring. His prize-winning project investigated the lubricating ability of fullerene molecules.
While at LBL, Bettegowda is getting to talk one-on-one with Seaborg about his life's work in science, as well as meeting with other researchers on the Hill. He will also meet with Darleane Hoffman's group to learn about their work in heavy-ion radiochemistry, and with Albert Ghiorso's group to learn about the search for element 110. He also hopes to visit Alex Zettl's lab, where LBL researchers are doing their own work on fullerenes.
Through the High School Honors Program, Bettegowda is getting a taste of the cutting-edge bioscience research going on in the area. Activities in the program have included an overview the genetics research at LBL, a tour of the Emeryville biotech company Chiron, and a lecture on the brain by Marian Diamond, director of the Lawrence Hall of Science and UC Berkeley professor of integrative biology.
Bettegowda says he has been so impressed with the life sciences work that he is reconsidering what he will pursue when he starts college in the fall. "Before I came here I was pretty sure I wanted to go into chemistry," he says. "Now after learning about so much about biology--especially from Dr. Diamond--I think I might switch to bioengineering. I was never exposed to the science of the brain in high school."
Seaborg, who won his Nobel Prize in chemistry, says he's confident that Bettegowda's experience at LBL will keep him on the chemistry track.
"He still has a lot more to see while he's here," Seaborg says. "I think he'll still want to pursue chemistry." Bettegowda will enter Duke University in the fall.
PHOTO CAPTIONS-- Susan Mao, a summer student working in the lab of LBL biologist Priscilla Cooper, is spending 10 weeks exploring molecular biology through the Center for Science and Engineering Education's research program for undergraduates.
Summer student Chetan Bettegowda, winner of this year's Explorers
Club Seaborg Field Trip, had the opportunity to meet with LBL Associate
Director-at-Large Glenn Seaborg as a part of his summer experience.
Photos by Paul Hames
His talk, "The Advanced Light Source: New Tool, New Opportunities," will begin at noon on Wednesday, Aug. 3, in the Bldg. 50 auditorium.
All Lab employees and guests are invited to attend the lectures. For more information, contact the Public Information Department at X4015.
Wednesdays at noon, Bldg. 50 Auditorium:
Over the past two decades, Americans have significantly improved their automobile fuel economy relative to the rest of the world, substantially narrowing the miles-per-gallon gap between the United States and Europe and Japan.
The increase in fuel economy, combined with stability of gasoline prices, made the real cost for Americans to drive a mile in 1991 more than a fourth less compared to the cost at the beginning of the oil crisis.
The good news comes from a study by LBL's International Energy Studies Group led by Lee Schipper, an energy economist in the Energy and Environment Division. Results of the study appeared in the "ORNL Transportation Energy Data Book" published by Oak Ridge National
Laboratory.
The research group surveyed annual fuel use totals from 1970, before the Middle East oil crisis, through 1991, the last year international fuel totals are available.
The study reports that fuel economy for light-duty passenger vehicles (cars and light trucks) in the United States rose from an average of 13.3 miles per gallon (mpg) in 1973--the first year of the oil crisis--to 20.1 mpg in 1991, an increase of 53 percent.
Over the same period, European countries raised fuel economies only seven percent, from 23.0 mpg in 1973 to 25.0 mpg in 1991. Japan saw a gain of two percent, from 21.3 mpg in 1973 to 21.8 mpg in 1991.
The research group gives several reasons for the greater U.S. gains. While the United States, Europe and Japan all raised fuel taxes in response to the oil crisis in the 1970s, the U.S. hike was much greater in a relative sense, since fuel taxes before then had been very low, Schipper says. (U.S. fuel prices still remain far below those of Europe.)
The Corporate Average Fuel Economy (CAFE) standards implemented in the United States also applied significant pressure on auto makers to make more fuel efficient cars, he says. Europe and Japan had no comparable standards. Europeans also moderated the impact of higher fuel prices in part by switching to cars that used lower-cost diesel fuel, he says.
Combining the fuel economy data with fuel price figures, the researchers found surprising changes in the real fuel cost in the United States compared to the rest of the world. Americans paid $6.28 for fuel to drive 100 miles in 1973 but only $4.51 in 1991, a drop of 28 percent (1985 U.S. dollars were used as a standard, with costs adjusted for purchasing power).
In Japan, Britain, France and Italy, drivers paid about the same for fuel in 1991 compared to 1973. Drivers in Denmark paid 12 percent less, while Germans paid about 12 percent more, mostly the result of a fuel tax increase to fund German reunification.
Such a decrease in the real cost of fuel in the United States, Schipper says, could work to reverse the climbing trend in automobile fuel economies. "With the cost of using fuel at or below 1973 levels," he says, "there is less pressure for consumers and auto companies to be concerned about fuel economy."
Members of the LBL Fire Department participated in a July 20 training exercise in Contra Costa County that involved more than 280 fire fighting personnel from 29 agencies. The exercise included training in progressive hose lays, structure protection, helicopter operations, rural water supplies, and fire shelters. Captain Dick Valentine and firefighters Maureen Noon, Marc Fitzgerald, and Jim Deatherage participated in the exercise. LBL Fire Inspector Dave Dewey participated as a member of the Alameda County Arson Task Force, and Assistant Chief Stacy Cox participated as a member of the overhead team for incident command.
ON DISPLAY:
Second Take," an exhibition of photomontages created by LBL photographer Don Fike, is on view Aug. 1-31 at the Fairfax Library in Fairfax, Calif. The library is located at 2097 Sir Francis Drake Blvd. Hours are 10 a.m. to 9 p.m., Mondays through Thursdays, and 10 a.m. to 6 p.m., Saturdays. The public is invited to a reception to be held 2-4 p.m. on Aug. 6.
NEW USE FOR X-RAYS:
IBM, AT&T Corp., Motorola Inc., and Loral Corp. are discussing a joint research project on the use of x-rays to manufacture the next generation of semiconductors. IBM operates a beamline at the Advanced Light Source, a facility where cutting edge research in x-ray lithography is being conducted by LBL's Center for X-Ray Optics. According to IBM spokeswoman Tracy O'Neill, IBM's research "clearly points to x-ray being far and ahead the best alternative" for the chips that must be produced a decade from now. O'Neill said other companies may join the research venture, which could spend as much as $100 million.
8/3 Crane/Hoist Operator Training, Level I (EHS-211) 8 a.m. - noon 62-203
8/3 Ergonomics for Computer Users (EHS-60) 9:30-11:30 a.m. 2-300F*
8/9 Laser Safety (EHS-280) 9:30-11:45 a.m. 90-2063
8/9 Lockout/Tagout (EHS-256) 9 a.m. - noon 90-3148
8/10 EH&S Roles & Responsibilities for Sups (EHS-25) 8 a.m. - noon 2-300F*
8/10 Forklift Truck Safety (EHS-225)+ 1:30-3 p.m. 90-4133
8/10 First Aid (EHS-116) 8 a.m. - noon 48-109
8/12 Fire Extinguisher Use (EHS-530) 10 -11:30 a.m. 48-109
8/12 Chemical Hygiene & Safety Training (EHS-348) 9-11:30 a.m. Calvin
8/15&17 Radiation Protection - Radiological Worker I
(EHS-430) - both days 8 a.m. - noon 2-100B
8/16 Chemical Hygiene and Safety Training (EHS-348) 9 a.m. - noon Calvin
8/16 Earthquake Safety (EHS-135) 9-10:30 a.m. 48-109
8/17 Introduction to Environment, Health & Safety at LBL
(EHS-10) 9-11:30 a.m. 66 Aud.
8/18 Medical/Biohazardous Waste (EHS-730) 10 -11:30 a.m. 66-316
8/23 Blood Biosafety Training (EHS-735) 9-10:30 a.m. 2-300F*
8/24 Adult Cardiopulmonary Resuscitation (EHS-123) 9 a.m. - noon 48-109
8/24 Machine Tool Safeguarding (EHS- 245) 9-11 a.m. 90-2063
8/31 First Aid (EHS-116) 8 a.m. - noon 48-109
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*Room Correction
+Date Change
Pre-registration is required for all courses except New Employee Orientation. Call X6554 to register for CPR, First Aid, Fire Extinguisher Use, Earthquake Safety, and Building Emergency Team Training. Call X6612 or send a fax with your name, extension and employee number to X6608 to pre-register for all other courses.
Feder was the cataloger for the LBL Library, working at the main branch in Bldg. 50. According to her colleagues, she was forward-thinking and encouraged the Library to standardize its cataloging practices.Under her urging, the Library joined the Research Libraries Information Network (then called BALLOTS) for the purpose of obtaining cataloging from that utility. The Library is still using RLIN. It is because of its early use that the Library had a fairly large portion of its cataloging in machine-readable format. This made it possible to load the records into the local on-line library catalog.
Feder is survived by a daughter, Ann Lee, and a grandson.
Embree began his career at LBL as a member of the Electronics Installation crew in April 1952, and was immediately put to work building the Bevatron. He later became an electronics coordinator and after a number of small projects around the Lab, went to work for Spencer Knoll at the HILAC. He was instrumental in the big overhaul during the mid-1960s that changed the HILAC to the Super HILAC. Embree retired from LBL as the Electronics Coordination supervisor at the Super HILAC in October 1987.
Embree is survived by his wife Josephine of Oakland, sons Robert and Kenneth of Spokane, Wash., and brother Glenn Embree of Rigby, Idaho. Donations can be made in Embree's name to the American Heart Association.
High School Honors Program
A two-week program that brings top U.S. and foreign science students to LBL for science lectures, field trips and hands-on lab assignments. The program focuses on the life sciences, and aims to acquaint students with the latest techniques and to teach them about the role of the national labs in scientific research. The program also includes activities that consider the social implications of modern science. The program is administered by Eileen Engel. Total students this summer: 69
Summer Student Research Program
A 10-week program that allows college students a chance to complete research projects on topics relevant to their fields of study with LBL scientists. Students also have the opportunity to take tours, participate in seminars, and attend classes. The program ends with a poster session at which participants present the results of their projects. This year's poster session will by held on Wednesday, Aug. 3, from 3 to 5 p.m. in the LBL cafeteria. The program is administered by Laurel Egenberger. Total students this summer: 50.
Student Research Program
A seven-week internship program for area high school students from groups underrepresented in science. Part of CSEE's Outreach Program, the program aims to increase the number of underrepresented students in science-related fields. The program ends on August 10 with student presentations at the Bldg. 66 Auditorium. The program is administered by Marva Wilkins of CSEE. Total students this summer: 26.
Q: What is an invention?
A: The act of inventing is basically the act of bringing an idea to fruition. It begins with conception of an idea, generally a technological advance which meets a certain need. After the idea is conceived, the invention is "reduced to practice" by making and testing the invented object or process under conditions in which it will typically be used. Or, for patent office purposes, reduction to practice can be effected by filing a patent application with the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office. This is called a "constructive" reduction to practice.
A new service available to LBL employees is Lawrence Livermore National Lab's Chemical Exchange Database (CHEW). CHEW lists more than one thousand surplus chemicals and is accessible via the LBL EH&S Server.
To access the server by Mac, click on the AppleShare icon in the Chooser, choose the ehsserv-75 zone and select the *EHS MAC Server. Please note that all surplus chemicals obtained from either LBL or LLNL are free. For more information, contact Shelley Worsham, LBL's waste minimization specialist, at X6123.
List of available chemicals
1-Methylnaphthalene 99% 338
1,2,3 -Indantrione * Monohydrate
(Ninhydrin) 576
2'7' - Dichlorofluorescein,
Indicator pH 4.-6 578
2-aminoethanol (ethanolamine) 278
2-Methoxyethanol 277
2-methoxyethyl ether 231
200 Fluid 311
2,3 - Butanedioze monoxime 329
2,3-butanedione 232
4,5 - Dihydroxynaphthalene - 2,7 -
Disulfonic Acid 587
Acetic Acid 509
Acetic Acid (Glacial) 355
Acetone 188
Acrawax, C Beads 439
Acrawax HM-S 486
Acrylic Cement 414
Acryloid Resin 309
Adiprene L-100
(Liquid urethane elastomer) 431
Adiprene L-167
(Liquid urethane elastomer) 487
Ag2 SO4 361
Aktivkohle 0,3 - 0,5 mm 584
Alkaline Detergent 215
Alpha Alumina,1.0 Micron 457
Alumicut 189
Aluminum Hydroxide, 98.1% 492
Aluminum Jelly 364
Aluminum Oxide 586
Aluminum Oxide, 9.5 Micron
Crystal 456
Aluminum Powder, sulfate 483
Ammonium Chloride, Granular 563
Ammonium Hydrogensulfate 571
Ammonium Hydroxide 166, 238
Ammonium Sulfate 572
Analytical Grade Mixed Bed
Resin 568
Anti-Stat Spray, "6" 480
Anti-Static Spray 395, 420
Antimony 249
Antimony, 99.999% 471
Antimony Lump form 291
Antimony Metal 473
Antimony Oxide 250, 251
Arsenic Metal, lump 446
Barium Fluoride, 99% 459
Barium Fluoride, Powder 458
Barium Nitride (Reactive), 99.98% 433
Barium Random Pieces, 99.5+% 465
Benzaldehyde 98% 335
Benzene 316, 610
Benzyl Alcohol 340, 552
Beryllium 441, 442, 443
BHT Butylated Hydroxytoluene 357
Black Lacquer 167
Bleach 370
Boron Nitride 437
Borylium, 99.8% (Rocks) 445
Brushing Lacquer 168
Cadmium, 325 mesh 438
Calcium Catalyst 484
Calcium Chloride 156, 159
Calcium Metal (Reactive), 99% 440
Calcium Oxide 436
Capella Oil - D Waxfree 600
Carbon Disulfide 332
Carbosorb E 290
Catalyst 24 LV 365
Celvacene Hvy Vacuum Grease 510
Cement 399
Cesium Metal 467
Chromium Carbide, 98% 469
Chromium Trioxide 422
Clear Acrylic 190
Cobalt Sulphate 328
Coconut Charcoal, 50-200 mesh 511
Coconut Charcoal, 6-14 mesh 452
Colloidal Silica 468
Conformal Coating 169
Contact Cement 375
Convoil 20 602
Copper 254
Copper, <40 mm 489
Copper, C.P. 561
Copper Powder 491
Copper Powder 494
Copper Powder Pettets
(Pressed) 496
Copper Powder, spherical,
270 mesh 490
Cumeoe 99%
(isopropylbenzene) 346
Cupric Sulfate, Blue Crystal 479
Cutting Compound 386
Cutting Fluid 385, 416
Cyclohexane 604
Darvan C 481
Dautherm 209 601
De-Ox-Id 191, 300
Developer and Replenisher
(GBX) 281
Diethoxymethane 170
Diffusion Pump Fluid 192
Dinitrophenylhydrazine/ [2,4] 255
Dowtherm A
(Heat Transfer Agent) 482
Draft Gauge Oil 597
Drierite, anhydrous (white),
4 mesh 500
Drierite Ca SO4 373, 305, 306
Drierite (indicator), 8 mesh 501
DTE 24 Hydraulic Oil 241, 243
Dykem 171
Dykem Blue 172
Dykem Marking Fluid 376
Dykem Spray 419
Dykem Spray - Steel Blue 382
Enamel 173
Eosin B, Acid R 91 C.I. 573
Epoxy BY 6005 160
Epoxy GY 508 161
Epoxy Repair 193
Ethyl Acetate 345
Ethyl Bromoacetate 97% 334
Ethylene Dichloride 372
Ethylenediaminetetraacetic Acid 512
Ferrous Sulfate, 7-Hydrate,
granular 513
Fixer and Replenisher (GBX) 280
Fluorescein Disodium Salt 577, 581
Formaldehyde 37 wt % 605
Formaldehyde-Dimethylacetal 174
Formic Acid 202
Furbish 153
Gallium, Indium, Tin Alloy 374
Gallium Ingot, 99.99% 466
GE Grease 380
Gelatin 515
Germanium Powder 435
Germanium Powder, 99.999%,
-325 mesh 497
Glass Frosting 194
Gloss White 175, 176
Glycerol, Anhydrous (glycerin) 313
Glycerol-Alpha-
Monochlorohydrin 558
Glyptal 177
Glyptal Varnish 381
Glyptol Red Enamel 412
Hardener HY 956 162
Hematoxylin (Stain) 356
Hoechst Wax C 485
Hydrochloric Acid 516
Hydrofluoric Acid 248
Hydrogen Peroxide, 3% 239
Hydrogen Peroxide, 30% 240
Hydrogen Peroxide, 30%
Solution 499
Hysol 9309 Part B 178
Indium 99.99% 258
Indium / [foil] 257
Indium (Metalic) 297
Indium Trifluoride 259
Inhibisol 279
INK (Red) 379
Insecticide 179, 180
Insecticide Spray 387
Insulating Enamel 181
Invoil 940 silicone diffusion
pump oil 233
Ion Exchange Resins 569
Iron Metal Powder 394
Iron Phosphide, 99.9%,
-40 mesh 498
Joint Compound 401
Karl Fisher Reagent 182
Karl Fisher Titrant 337
Lacquer Enamel 406
Lead Fluoride, Purified 462
Lead Monoxide, 99.99% 461
Lead Oxide 460, 464
Lead Sulfide 167
Levigated Alumina 585
Lithium Hydride, 98% 463
Lithium Tetrahydrido
aluminate (Li Al Ha) 224
LSI Developer 216
Lubriko Grease 408
Magnesium Powder (Ignitable) 434
Magnesium Powder, Purified 478
Magnesium Sulfate
Master Grease 407
Media Bottles (500ml) EMPTY 358
Mercuric bromide 349
Mercuric Chloride 350, 574
Mercury 230, 612
Mesityl Oxide 260, 261, 262
Mesitylone 342
Methyl Alcohol 593
Methyl Celluiose 493
Methyl Red, Indicator 575
Methyl Violet 580
Methylene Blue 582
Methylene Chloride 596
Methylmorpholine 99% 292
Micropolish 312
Miradrem 250 Rust Remover 409
Molecular Sieve 195
Molecular Sieve , 30/60 mesh 570
Molecular Sieves Type 13X 592
Molukote Z Dry Lubricant
(Powder) 599
Molybdenum Disulfide 263, 264, 265
Mono Cerium Sulfide, 98-99% 455
Monophase"s" 288
N,N - Dimethyl formamide 339
N-Butyl Alcohol 283
N-Ethylanilie, 97% 589
Naphthol Green B, Dye
Content 50% 579
Neodymium, 99.9% chips 488
Never Seez 196
Nextel Velvet Coating 197
Nickelous Chloride, Crystal 423
Nickelous Nitrate 424
Non-drying Immersion Oil -
Type B 598
Oxalic Acid, Crystals 518
Palmitic Acid 324
Palmitic Acid
(Hexadecanoic Acid) 323, 325
Penetrox Elect Joint Compound 403
Permagluor V 289
Phenolphthalein (Powder) 583
Phosphorus Pentoxide, Water
reactive 519
Photographic Developer
and replenisher 226
Pipe Sealant 397, 398
Pneumatic Lubricating Oil 322
Polyvinyl Alcohol 326
Potassium Biphthalate, Crystal 520
Potassium Chloride, Crystal 562
Potassium Cyanide 163
Potassium Cyanide, Crystals 426
Potassium Dichromate 521
Potassium Dichromate, Granular 427
Potassium Ferricyanide 266
Potassium Ferricyanide, Crystal 428
Potassium Hydroxide 267
Potassium Hydroxide, Pellets 430
Potassium Hydroxide,
Pellets 85% 429
Potassium Nitrate, Crystals 522
Potassium Nitrite, Crystals 523
Potassium Permanganate,
Crystals 524
Primer T 198
Pyridine 333
Quinoline 98% 341
R.T.V. Coating - 3140 402
R2 Iron Powder 453
RP Fix fixer and replenisher 225
Rubber Cement Thinner 502
Safety Solvent 368
Safety Yellow 184
Salicylamide 330
Sana Steel 199
Sanding Sealer 185
sec - Phenelhyl Alcohol 98% 336
Selenium 268, 474, 475
Silica 525
Silicon Carbide Powder, Grit 240 470
Silicone Heat Sink Compound
- 340 404
Silver Chloride 451
Silver Nitrate 530
Sodium Acetate, Anhydrous
Powder 531
Sodium Bicarbonate 549
Sodium Carbonate, Granular 534
Sodium Chloride 594
Sodium Chloride, Granular 535
Sodium Chromate 421
Sodium Citrate, Crystal 536
Sodium Flouride 383
Sodium Fluoride (Powder) 537
Sodium Hydroxide 354
Sodium Metabisulfite 539
Sodium Metal 595
Sodium Nitrate, Granular 425
Sodium Nitrite 540
Sodium Nitroprusside, Crystal 564
Sodium Oxalate 541
Sodium Phosphate Monobasic Monohydrate 542
Sodium Phosphate Tribasic 543
Sodium Pyrophosphate, Crystals 565
Sodium Silicate 186
Sodium Sulfide (crystal), 99.0% 476
Sodium Sulfite 351, 352, 353
Sodium Thiosulfate, Crystals 566
Sodium Tripolyphosphate 477
Soldering Flux 371, 389
Sponge Iron 454
Spray Paint (Various Colors) 405
Sprayflex Surface Lube 417
Spraygrip 366, 418
Starch Soluble Powder 567
Stoddard Solvent 359
Strip-X 200
Structolite Plaster 591
Styrene Base in Toluol 611
Sulfamic Acid 544
Sulfanilamide 545
Sulfuric Acid 546
Sulfurous Acid. 6% Solution 547
Tellurium, -65 mesh 449
Tellurium Metal, Purified 447, 450
Tellurium Metal, Shot - 99.99+% 448
Tetrakis (Dimethylamino)
Ethylene TMAE 310
Tetramethylpentane 187
Thiophene 588
Thread Sealant 400
Tin 271
Toluene 315, 609
Tonar Cartridge Kits 347
Toner #92275A for HP
Laser Jet IIP, IIP plus, IIIP 296
Toner Clear Dispersant,
V-80 Series 507
Toner Dispersant, Model 16D 504
Toner Premix, V-80 Series 506
Toner Type H Concentrate 505
Toner Type M Versatec 508
Triethanolamine (Trolamine) 551
Triethylamine 302
Triflouroacetic Acid
Trimethyl Phosphite 343
Triphenyl Phosphate 97% 344
Tungsten Selenide 495
Type H Premix Copier
Toner 4405-1GR 363
Ultra Black (carbon) 432
Ultra Flux 369, 393
Urea 362
Vac Grease 388
Vacuum Grease 410, 411
Vacuum Leak Sealant 415
Vacuum Pump Oil 319
Victaulic Lubricant 396
White Out Thinner 503
Wire Pulling Lubricant 413
Wood's Alloy (sticks) 472
Zinc 99.99% 273
Zinc Oxide 274
Zirconium Nitride 275
Zonolite Plaster (Vermiculite) 590
ZYGLO Developer 378
ZYGLO Penetrant 377
Approximately 50 summer students will be on hand to present their work. Refreshments will be served.
The picnic is sponsored by The African American Employees Association, The Latinos and Native Americans Association, The Lesbian, Gay and Bisexual Association, The Office of Work Force Diversity, and The Work/Family Committee.
OPEN CALENDAR
2 t u e s d a y
OPEN CALENDAR
3 w e d n e s d a y
EH&S CLASS
8 a.m.-noon, Bldg. 62-203; Crane/Hoist Operator Training
Level I (EHS-211); pre-registration required, X6612
EH&S CLASS
9 a.m.-noon, Bldg. 48-109; Adult CPR (EHS-123); pre-registration required, X6554
EH&S CLASS
9:30-11:30 a.m., Bldg. 2-300F; Ergonomics for Computer Users (EHS-60); pre-registration required, X6612
SUMMER LECTURE SERIES
Noon, Bldg. 50 Aud.; B. Kincaid, LBL, "The Advanced Light Source: New Tool, New Opportunities"
LBL STUDENT POSTER SESSION
3-5 p.m., cafeteria; refreshments will be served
4 t h u r s d a y
OPEN CALENDAR
5 f r i d a y
CENTER FOR BEAM PHYSICS SEMINAR
10:30 a.m., Bldg. 71 Conf. Rm.; P. Spaedtke, GSI, Germany, "The GSI Accelerator Facilities as Viewed from the Ion Source End"
CENTER FOR BEAM PHYSICS SEMINAR
Noon, Bldg. 71 Conf. Rm.; A. Sessler, LBL, "An Informal Discourse on Accelerators and Beams"
Banana pancakes
Hearty vegetable beef
Eggplant parmesan
Bacon cheeseburger
South of the Border
tuesday
Breakfast sandwich
Cream of broccoli
Roast leg of lamb
Tuna melt
South of the Border
wednesday
Biscuit & gravy w/eggs
Mulligatawny
Sweet & sour ribs
Polish sausage
South of the Border
thursday
Big blueberry pancakes
Chicken noodle
Lemon chicken breast
Philly cheese steak
South of the Border
friday
Ham scramble
Beef barley
Braised sirloin steak
Seafood salad on grilled sourdough
South of the Border
F L E A M A R K E T
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
'68 VW Bug, sunroof, radio/cass., 20K mi. on rebuilt eng., orig. owner, runs great, $1800. William Miller, 642-0653, 525-9197
'69 MERC. wgn, big & ugly, exc. mech. cond., '71 4-bolt main 429/360 hp w/only 41K mi., $1429/b.o. Greg, X6213
'80 MBZ 450SL, 88K mi., 2 tops, gd care, exc. cond., $15.5K. 254-4680
'82 DODGE Colt, manual trans., 130K mi., am/fm/cass., $1K/b.o. Heidi, X4526
'82 TOYOTA Celica, 5-spd, a/c, sun roof, hatchbk, shade kit, $1750. Tom, X7704, 527-2068
'82 VW Rabbit convertible, 5-spd, 125K mi., runs great, gd eng., new clutch, leaving country, $2K. Bas, X4181
'83 CHEVROLET Cavalier type 10, 98K mi., $1200/b.o. 238-8949
'83 FORD Econoline overdrive conversion, 137K mi., $5800/b.o. 238-8949
'84 NISSAN Stanza, 5-spd, 4-dr sedan, 95K mi., moving, must sell, $1350/b.o. Liu, X4823, 527-7864 (morn./wkend)
'85 THUNDERBIRD, V-8, all pwr, cc, a/c, 155K mi., well maint., new tires & brakes, $2650. X4691, 933-0342
'86 PONTIAC Fiero, red, a/t, a/c, am/fm cass., sunroof, exc. cond., runs great, very clean, like new, best offer. X7088
'86 VW Vanagan, 65K mi. on new engine, camper, $5200/b.o. Heidi, X4526
'87 SUBARU GL wgn, 4-wd, exc. care, clean, 78K mi., $4500/b.o. 254-7821
'88 DODGE Caravan SE, V-6, 7-pass., a/t, p/s, a/c, stereo, roof rack, silver, exc. cond., 72K mi., going back home, $7500. Jan, X5466, 843- 6005 (eve.)
'88-1/2 FORD Escort LX, 42K mi., 2-dr hatch, p/s, p/b, orig. owner, moon roof, must sell, $2900/b.o. Celia, X4349, 526-4504
'89 NISSAN Maxima GXE, 4-dr sedan, a/t, p/s, a/c, p/w, p/l, am/fm, cass., tilt wheel, cc, keyless entry & exit, 58K mi. asking $10.5K. (415)661-0718
'58 Y-BLOCK 312/265 hp motor, exc. cond., 34K orig. mi., std. bell, $300. Greg, X6213
CAR/VANPOOL
MINI-VANPOOL, 6 riders wanted, newly-forming, Oakland/San Leandro. Gail, X6185
VANPOOL, riders wanted, Fremont/Union City to Berkeley. Greg, X6213
WANTED
CAMPER SHELL for '89 Ford Ranger, prefer w/lumber rack, but w/o is OK. Tom, X7704, 527-2068
GARAGE SPACE for storage, secure, dry, prefer Berkeley/Albany/No. Oakland. X4695, 843-5100
HOUSE TO SIT, avail. now to 8/27, for watering, pets, etc., 2 French engr. students, responsible, clean. Nathalie & Karine, X4108, 843-3856
LAKE TAHOE RENTAL, 5-7 days, between Christmas & New Years, 2-3 bdrms. Michael Thibodeau, X7626
MAC COMPUTERS, printers or software for national, non-profit literary assoc., tax deductible donations. John, X4897, 339-8950
NATIVE FRENCH to practice French with at lunch time, intermediate level. Tennessee, X5013
SPINNING WHEEL, inexpensive, for stressed-out accountant. Barbara, 643-5313
VIOLIN, full sz. for budding 12 yr. old musician. Dale Sartor, X5988, 547-2356
MISCELLANEOUS
BED, dbl sz., $200; couch, love seat & matching throw pillows, $350; TV, Sony 19", $200; ironing board & iron, $25; solid wood side table w/wheels, $30, all 1 yr. old. Zaf, X5784, 601-5065
BICYCLE, Giant Iguana, 21-spd street bike, 22" frame, purple, perfect cond., $300. Sally or Chris, X5327, 528-4252
CHEST, Ethan Allen, early 1950s, "Mr. & Mrs.", 6-drwr w/mirror, very gd cond., $175. Margie, 490-0804
DOUBLE OVEN, elec. Hotpoint, build-in, mustard color, uses 25" cavity, $150/b.o. Dianne, 886-5527
EXERCISER, Bowflex 2000, all-body, w/attachment for rowing machine, exc. cond., all instructions & manuals, $750/b.o. X7130
GARAGE, locked, on Coventry Rd. in Kensington, $75/mo. 527-2937 Robert G. Bergman, 642-2156, 642-7714 (FAX)
FLOTATION MATTRESS, queen sz., w/tubes & box spring & frame, $200. Al Harcourt, X7660, 634-3785
MOVING SALE: Sat., 7/30, 39 Glen Ave., Oakland, Commodore 64 computer, fun for kids-lots of games, $30; TV, $30; guitar, $40; books & many other items. Lesley, X4329, 654-1386
MOVING SALE: Queen sz. mattress w/box spring, $100; wooden desk, office chair, $30; white wooden dresser, $50; white wooden shelves, $25; white mirror, 5x5 ft., $15; 2 sm. bedside tables, oak, $10; wooden bookshelf, oak finish, $25; couch, hide-a-bed, $100; 2 matching lamps, ceramic, $15/both; lamp, golden color, $5; microwave oven, $45; stereo system, $15; bed spreads; sheets; pillows; couch pillows; 2 coffee machines; toaster; popcorn machine; hand mixer; 2 garden chairs; 2 folding chairs; 2 launch chairs; ironing board. Heinz, X4555, 256-4061
MOVING SALE: Furniture less than 1 yr. old, beige/mauve floral print sofa, $250; matching love seat, $200; wood coffee table, $90; matching end table, $50; family room sofa, $200. W. Blount, X7560, X5327
MOVING SALE, Sun., 7/31, 9 a.m. -3 p.m., 22 Domingo Ave., Berkeley, plants, refrig., desk, kitchen table & chairs, futon, book shelves, coffee table, entertainment case, answering machine, mirror & more. Marjorie, X5999, 848-9239
PIANO w/bench, antique tiger oak, 1914 upright, ivory keys, looks & sounds great, $1850. Peter, X7337, 531-7837
SHORT-WAVE RECEIVER, $75; HAM radio equip., transceivers, Swan 80 thru 10 meters, 250 watts, National NCX-3, 400 watts, $75 ea. Bob, X6181, 845-3753
STAINED GLASS, approx. 10 sq. ft. of opalescent glass, various colors, and 13 sq. ft. of antique glass, some very unusual colors, $100/b.o. Kathleen, 763-9189
STEREO, Yamaha Natural Sound, purch. '89, CD, dual cass., tuner, powerful amp & floor spkrs, exc. cond., must sell $400/b.o.; piano, Chickering, blk console, must sell, $2700/b.o.; moiré love seat, champagne colored satin, hand upholstered, exc. cond., $450/b.o. Celia, X4349, 526-4504
TENT for 4 persons, $10. Fafy, X7717, 527-0693 (eve.)
WIND SURFER, Fanatic Viper, 11'4", great beginner-transition board, semi-complete, $250; RightWriter 4 grammar checker, $15/b.o.; Managing Your Money 9, $15/b.o.; coffee machine, 10 cups, $13/b.o.; Kasparov Chess Computer, Companion 2150, complete board w/pieces, $85/b.o. Reto, X4291, 865-2617
HOUSING
ALBANY, 3-bdrm, 1-bth house, kitchen appliances, washer/dryer, hardwd flrs, frpl, detachable garage, lease, $1500/mo., 1st, last + cleaning dep. Kym, 525-8961, 525-8743 (FAX)
ALBANY, rm w/ lg. walk-in closet in 3-bdrm apt, on 52/52L bus lines, coin-op washer/dryer, non-permit parking, mo.-to-mo. lease, share w/2 female grad. students, responsible non-smokers only, avail. mid-Aug., $250/mo. + util. Susan, X4875
ALBANY, 2-bdrm, 2-bth condo, very clean, partly furn., bay view, swimming pool, tennis cts, 24-hr sec., garage parking, bus/BART to LBL/UCB 15 min., nr shopping ctr, no pet, non-smoker, avail Sept., lease, $950/mo. Rai Sun, X7613, 524-7941 (eve.)
BERKELEY, bed & bkfast, TV, phone line, kitchen privs., walk to UCB, avail. mid Aug., 1 person per rm, by the mo., $600/mo. incl. utils & daily bkfast. 527-3252
BERKELEY, suite in spacious, new, 2-bdrm apt, incl. all household appliances, semi-furn., share w/ present tenant, 10 min. walk from BART/LBL shuttle, avail. 8/6, $450/mo. + exp. Camilo, X6516, 845-5442
BERKELEY, newly remodeled studio w/ext. deck & parking, located across from lighted tennis courts in Ocean View dist., $450/mo. 540-0385
BERKELEY, studio unit, in Ocean View, lg. yd & parking, $400/mo. 548-9869
BERKELEY, unfurn. 2-bdrm, 1-bth house, kitchen, living & dining rms, frpl, garage, exc. schools, no smoking, $1495/mo. 763-7843
BERKELEY HILLS, 3-bdrm, 1-1/2 bth house, decks, bay view, frpl, washer/dryer, 1 blk from bus, pets OK, $1500/mo. Neville, X5423, 843-1643
BERKELEY HILLS, edge of Tilden Pk, studio apt., decks, parking, semi-furn, modern, w-w carpet, lg. bath, quiet st., pvt. entrance, alarm, nr. 65/67 bus, no smokers, one person only, no pets, $700/mo. Evan, X6784, 525-7655
NO. BERKELEY, quiet, unfurn. rm in 2-bdrm duplex house, pvt. bth, laundry, 10 min. walk to UCB, nr BART, parking, share w/present tenant, $340/mo. incl. utils. X5752
EL CERRITO, 3-bdrm house, sep. dining rm, frpl, 2-car garage, washer/dryer, nr bus, BART & school, no pets, avail. 8/2, $1200/mo. 525-8431
EL CERRITO, nr Del Norte BART, 2-bdrm, 2-bth condo, frpl, wetbar, balcony, kitchen w/microwave, dishwasher, refrig. & stove, 1 carport, coin-op washer/dryer, $850/mo. Marlene or Arti, 236-7792
EL CERRITO HILLS, 2-bdrm, 2-bth house, 1200 sq. ft., 6 mi. from LBL, avail. 8/2, $1200/mo. Yu Wong, X5631, 528-0627 (after 6 p.m.)
HERCULES, rm avail., laundry & kitchen privs., quiet, no smoking, $400/mo. X4536, 799-4933
KENSINGTON, self-contained, furn. 1-bdrm, 1-bth apt, deck, view, living rm w/frpl, den, modern kitchen, pvt. entrance, 1 person only, 1 yr. lease, avail. end of Aug., $700/mo. 527-0189
OAKLAND HILLS, 2-bdrm house to share w/friendly, indep., grad, student, quiet, safe, older neighborhood, frpl, washer/dryer, hdwd, porch, yd, 2 cats, $550/mo. 763-3626
RICHMOND ANNEX, 2-bdrm apt in triplex, nr EC Plaza & BART, lg. kitchen, dishwasher, refrig., range, yd, garage w/locked door, coin laundry, new paint & blinds, $750/mo. Judy, 527-8766
WANTED: Cornell professor seeks apt/house, min. 1-bdrm, furn./unfurn., for academic yr. Sept. `94-June `95. (607)255-0917
VACATION
CENT. LONDON, furn. 2-bdrm,
1-bth apt, living rm, modern kitchen, cent. heating, carpet, walk to trans., stores, etc., lease, avail Aug. 527-0189
HIGH SIERRAS, comfortable, quiet 4-bdrm cabin, washer & dryer, deck, frpl, hiking, swimming, fishing, canoeing (comes w/house), sunbathing, 4 hr from Berkeley, 1 hr from Truckee, wks/wkends, to those who will take gd care of our vacation home. Jane Mauldon, 642-3475, 849-4096
LAKE WILDWOOD, nr Grass Valley/Nevada City, furn. 3-bdrm, 2-bth house, panoramic lake view, swimming, fishing, golf, tennis. 352-7709 (eve.)
MENDOCINO, 2-bdrm, 2-bth country home, overlooking the Anderson Valley, views, warm & sunny, 20 min. inland from Elk Beach, pvt., quiet, decks, gardens, set on 24 acres of redwood forest, wkend getaway/family vac. Rose Sergeant, 849-1726
NO. LAKE TAHOE, Incline Village, furn. 3-bdrm condo, slps 8+, convenient to lake, shopping & gambling, by day/wk. Hank, X4517, 673-9716
SO. LAKE TAHOE, lakefront townhouse, all amenities, nr all playspots. Herbert Newkirk,
422-8845, 455-5595
FOR FREE
VW HUBCAP, gray, plastic, serial #255 601 149A. Shelley, X6123
EDITOR:
Mary Bodvarsson, X4014
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STAFF WRITERS:
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Fax X6641
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