For years, researchers in LBL's Energy and Environment Division have been building the case that "painting it black" in sunny climates burns money.
Typically two-thirds of metropolitan landscapes are covered by asphalt-shingled roofs, black-paved roads, and other dark, heat-absorbing materials. The radiation they capture from the sun, researchers say, is an important reason why summer afternoon temperatures in cities average 5deg.F higher than those in nearby rural areas.
The warmer temperatures in these so-called "heat islands" translate into an extra $4 billion in cooling costs in the United States each year, studies estimate. They are also an indirect contributor to air pollution, since warmer temperatures boost chemical reactions that produce smog.
Now the heat island problem has also been taken up by President Clinton. Much of the cool communities approach that began at LBL--which seeks to decrease temperatures in heat islands with reflective roofs, lighter pavement, and shade trees--has been integrated into Clinton's Climate Change Action Plan (CCAP). The comprehensive plan seeks to cut the nation's energy use 10 percent by the year 2000 with about a dozen energy-saving strategies, including cool communities measures.
Members of E&E's Heat Island Project met with other government researchers, roofing and pavement industry representatives, and utility officials at conferences in February and July of this year to formulate a national plan for the CCAP's cool communities approach. What emerged was a 10-year, $30 million program that aims to bolster research on cool materials as well as bring the cool communities philosophy to the marketplace.
"The approach is very down-to-earth," says E&E's Hashem Akbari, who heads the Heat Island Project at LBL and chaired the steering committee at the two conferences. "We are looking at the available resources. We are trying to get into the culture of the manufacturer and the consumer, and educate them about the benefits of using cool materials." E&E's Sarah Bretz, Paul Berdahl, and Art Rosenfeld also participated in the conferences.
Currently, the status of cool materials in the roofing industry ranges from fair to poor, says Akbari. While there exist cool materials for use on commercial buildings--light-colored roofing membranes and such--they are often viewed as a more expensive alternative rather than a practical first choice. The picture is much bleaker in the residential market: reflective materials are practically non-existent.
Central to the committee's goals is the creation of a nationwide computerized resource covering the philosophy and technology behind cool communities. The information system would integrate databases and simulation models about cool paints, shingles, asphalts and other materials. Researchers, architects, and manufacturers could call up the information electronically, potentially over the Internet. Similar information would be spread to consumers through such means as interactive kiosks at retail outlets.
Plans were also set up by the committee for a nationwide product rating and labeling system for cool materials, similar to the energy savings figures now attached in stores to refrigerators, water heaters and other appliances. Controlled tests would assign products such as roofing shingles a rating based on the temperature they rise to on an average sunny day. With the labels, homeowners could weigh the air conditioning costs of choosing different shingles when reroofing a house.
The plan proposes specific research projects to answer some of the long-term questions associated with cool materials. How will more reflective materials withstand the elements compared to those currently on the market? Many experts expect cool roofing materials will actually extend the life of roofs, since a cooler roof would tend to undergo less expansion and contraction, and thus experience less wear and tear under the sun.
The CCAP plan also recommends more studies of heat islands and air quality to present a clearer picture of what effect cooler cities will have on smog. Current computer simulations at LBL estimate that a 3deg.F drop in air temperature in a major heat island like Los Angeles--a change considered feasible with cool community measures on a wide-scale--could cut smog 10 percent, equivalent to converting about a million conventional cars on the road to electric.
"We believe energy efficiency, including heat island measures, is moving into the market to a certain extent just by the natural market forces," Akbari says. "However, in some cases the natural market forces have to compete with the cheap energy prices, and they may not initially compete very well. We're just trying to give the natural processes a push."
"It's a question of aesthetics," says Paul Berdahl, an LBL materials scientist who works on cooling buildings at the molecular level. "Though it varies somewhat from place to place and over time, white is basically regarded as an unsuitable color for roofs in residential areas."
Even the lighter conventional asphalt shingles on the market today, Berdahl says, are relatively hot. "The ones on the shelf that are called "white" are essentially black in the sun, since their material absorbs most of the solar radiation that strikes them," he says.
But if research at LBL pans out, having a cool roof may not necessarily require you to cover your home with unstylish materials. This is because half of the sun's rays are invisible to the eye, and have no effect on a material's color. A clear, low-emissivity coating tested at LBL, for example, has been shown to reduce temperatures of the darkest, hottest shingles 20 degrees by reflecting invisible light.
Lab researchers are also looking to tinker with the molecular structure of paints to make them more reflective. For instance, the pigment hematite, which is used on shingles, contains impurities of magnetite that absorb light in the near infrared part of the spectrum. Finding a way to get rid of the magnatite, Berdahl says, could create a more reflective paint without noticeably changing its rust-red color.
"It comes down to a question of understanding how the structure of a material contributes to its performance in the sun," he says. In the end, consumers may be able to keep their dark shingles and tiles, and have cooler homes, too.
Durette has had a distinguished career as a public history consultant, historic preservation specialist, and urban environmental design and land use analyst. He has served as a historian for the U.S. Department of the Interior's Technical Preservation Services Division, program coordinator for the National Trust for Historic Preservation's Minority Heritage Initiative, and public history consultant for the City of Baltimore. He has a master's degree in history from Atlanta University, and has completed post-graduate studies in urban history, city planning and African American studies at Emory University.
The talk is sponsored by the LBL/Jackson State University/ Anna G. Méndez University System Science Consortium, in cooperation with the Center for Science and Engineering Education.
Rosenberg, 67, is the author of numerous books and articles on science and technology policy issues and has served as a consultant for a variety of organizations, including Congress, the World Bank, the International Labor Organization, the National Academies of Science and Engineering, and a number of foreign governments. A summa cum laude graduate of Rutgers University, with a Ph.D. in economics from the University of Wisconsin, he has been a professor in the Stanford Economics Department since 1974.
The goal of the Director's Distinguished Lecturer Series is to bring to the Laboratory distinguished members of the world community whose accomplishments and insights are relevant to LBL. Lecturers are drawn from different fields of science, industry, education, and public policy in order to bring a diverse set of views into the Laboratory. In addition to their noontime talks, the guest lecturers meet with senior Laboratory management to discuss their views on the challenges facing LBL.
In accordance with its policy to conduct five-year reviews of all campus chancellors and DOE Laboratory Directors, the University of California is now conducting a review of LBL Director Charles Shank.
For directors of the UC-managed laboratories, reviews are performed by a Special Review Board appointed by the University President. Members of the Review Board are: Dr. John Armstrong (Chairman) Retired VP, IBM; Patricia Buffler, Dean of the UC Berkeley School of Public Health; Boyce McDaniel, Professor Emeritus, Cornell University; Christopher McKee, UCB Space Sciences Laboratory; Thomas Page, San Diego Gas & Electric; Kumar Patel, UCLA Vice Chancellor for Research; and Lucy Shapiro, Stanford Medical Center.
The Board will meet in closed sessions at LBL on Dec. 12-13. On Jan. 10-11, 1995, the Board will meet again to hear from employees selected by the Board who have asked to comment in person. This meeting will be held off-site in order to maintain the confidentiality of those requesting to speak.
Neither the meeting agenda, nor a list of interviewers, nor a list of those writing to the Board will be given to anyone other than Board members, who are tasked to maintain strict confidentiality. All agendas and letters are held by one person at UC's Office of the President, who serves as staff to the Board.
In the interest of time and efficiency, the Board encourages employees who wish to comment to do so in writing. Employees also may ask to be heard in person.
Written statements may be sent to the Chairman of the Review Board: Dr. John Armstrong, c/o University of California, Office of Laboratory Affairs, 300 Lakeside Drive, 18th Floor, Oakland, CA 94612-3550. Written statements should be submitted no later than Jan. 6, 1995.
Employees who wish to address the Board in person may request to do so by writing to the same address or by calling the Office of Laboratory Affairs at 987-9409. These request should be submitted no later than Dec. 22.
While it might take some period of time for the Board to complete its review, a statement regarding the outcome of the review will be issued by the UC President. The University welcomes your input to this process.
From the aerodynamics of a baseball to the precise spin of a skater, SPORT gives you "hands-on"--actually "bodies-on"--experience with the basic science involved with a range of sports, including baseball, bobsledding, rock climbing, and more.
Kids of all ages can:
Lawrence Hall of Science is located on Centennial Drive above LBL, and is open daily from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. For more information, call 642-5132.
Energy Secretary Hazel O'Leary, writing for last Sunday's New York Times, claimed success at "reorienting national laboratories to contribute more directly to industrial competitiveness and job creation," and invited American companies to join the effort. "In the past year, we have halved the average processing time for R&D agreements from 32 weeks to 16 weeks," the Secretary wrote. However, she cautioned that the national labs must not become "job shops" for industry nor perform the private sector's work. The fundamental missions of the national labs continue to be "stewardship of the nation's weapons stockpile, development of clean-energy sources, and environmental technologies and basic research."
FOCUS ON DOE NATIONAL USER FACILITIES:
Tight research budgets have prompted the creation of an advisory panel to rank the various user facilities supported by DOE's Basic Energy Sciences (BES) program. Specific facilities to be included are four synchrotron light sources, including LBL's Advanced Light Source, two research reactors--at Brookhaven and Oak Ridge--the neutron spallation source at Argonne, and the Combustion Research Facility at Sandia National Lab in Livermore. Acting BES director Iran Thomas told the panel that some members of the scientific community "have a gripe" with DOE continuing to support so many user facilities while funding for individual research projects declines. Martha Krebs, director of the Office of Energy Research, which funds BES, noted in response that the number of non-staff scientists using the facilities in question went from 1,200 in 1989 to about 4,500 last year. About half of the outside users came from private industry and the rest from universities. Ranking these facilities, Krebs has said, "should take into account the importance of each facility to DOE and the nation with respect to science and industry." The other synchrotron facilities to be evaluated are the National Light Source at Brookhaven and the Stanford Synchrotron Radiation Laboratory at SLAC, plus the Advanced Photon Source now under construction at Argonne.
At the same time, DOE is considering whether to close some of its national user facilities, the Clinton Administration is considering an initiative to pump an additional $200 million into the operating funds of those facilities. An article in this week's issue of Science describes a "rescue" plan drawn up at the White House that would be included in the FY96 budget. The plan would extend the operating schedules for such facilities as LBL's Advanced Light Source, which is only operating at three-fifths capacity. ALS director Brian Kincaid was quoted in the article as saying that a $2-million increase in the current $22-million operations budget would enable the synchrotron to be run to its full capacity of 5,000 hours per year. Martha Krebs, who heads the DOE office that funds the national user facilities, backs the initiative, but says she does not want it to come at the expense of proposed facilities such as the Advance Neutron Source at Oak Ridge. She admits, however, that in the face of flat or declining budgets, DOE will have some difficult decisions to make. "We're struggling to meet very difficult numbers," she told Science.
DOE NEWS RELEASES DULL?
Michael Gauldin, DOE Director of Public Affairs, joined Energy Secretary Hazel O'Leary in criticizing the department's new releases for being flat and dull. In an e-mail message to staff members, he wrote, "If there is some external force, some government regulation, some personal injury, some barrier, some gremlin somewhere that is forcing us to write boring news releases, tell me what it is so I can eliminate it." In a subsequent interview with Inside Energy, Gauldin said that, "I feel an intense responsibility to justify to the taxpayers what the department is doing, as does the Secretary."
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Andrew Sessler, former LBL director and current senior scientist with the Accelerator and Fusion Research Division, has won the Dwight Nicholson Award. The award is presented by the American Physical Society (APS) in recognition of contributions to education, improving the quality of life, and fostering international cooperation in physics.
Sessler was cited for "his courageous leadership in the successful campaign on behalf of human rights for scientists in the Soviet Union as co-founder of the international organization Scientists for Sakharov, Orlav, and Sharansky; for his leadership, during a critical period, of the APS committee for the international freedom of scientists; and for his patient, thoughtful and motivational interaction with students and younger colleagues."
A theoretical physicist, Sessler has been with LBL since 1961. He served as director of the Laboratory from 1973 to 1980 and led its expansion from primarily high-energy and nuclear physics research into today's broad range of scientific programs. His own research contributions to the design of particle accelerators is credited with having brought accelerator physics to new levels of sophistication. He was also instrumental in developing a new understanding of collective beam instabilities and new techniques for manipulating accelerator beams, and he was one of the first to propose the concept of electron-positron colliding beams.
In recent years, Sessler's work has focused on developing compact linear accelerators that use exotic power sources such as free-electron lasers or relativistic klystrons to achieve high energies over short distances.
The ballots were counted on November 15 at the Public Employment Relations Board (PERB). Of the approximately 3,800 employees who were eligible to vote, just under 60 percent (2,207) cast valid, non-challenged ballots. The election results were determined by a majority of those casting valid ballots.
A total of 992 voted for "No Representation," and 1,215 (32 percent of eligible employees) voted in favor of exclusive representation by UPTE/CWA Local 9119.
The UC/LBL and UPTE have until Friday, Nov. 25, to file objections to the conduct of the election and the election results. If no objections are filed, the results will be certified by PERB on Dec. 1, 1994. The current "laboratory" conditions for Technical Unit employees will continue until the election results are certified by PERB. This means that during the "laboratory" period no significant changes in policies and/or procedures that impact the terms and conditions of employees in the Unit can occur.
After the election results are certified, the UPTE/CWA Local 9119 and the University will meet to begin negotiations over mandatory subjects of bargaining. These negotiable subjects include, but are not limited to, topics such as salary, hours of work, holidays, sick leave, vacation, health & safety, layoff and leaves of absence.
For questions or more information, please contact the Employee/Labor Relations Office at X6700.
Participants shared in the latest technological advances and career development opportunities, and enjoyed keynote addresses from speakers such as IBM Vice-President Ed Zschau, and Stewart Uddahl, former Secretary of the Interior. A powwow and traditional dinner were among the highlights of the event.
The four-day (Nov 10-13) conference at San Jose's Convention Center brought together members of American Indian tribes from across the United States. ICSD's Evon Cesar-Dubois, who is of the Mohawk tribe, said she was encouraged to see that Native Americans are pursuing and achieving success in scientific and technical positions. "The conference was inspiring and motivational."
Featuring sessions on topics ranging biomedical science to resume-writing, the conference was a forum for professional networking and learning. Major sponsors of the conference included the Department of Energy, Intel, IBM and Hewlett Packard. The conference theme "Weaving Tradition and Technology was epitomized by the unveiling of a traditional Native American weaving that depicted the image of Intel's newest microchip.
Among those attending from LBL were members of the Center for Science and Engineering Education, who treated High School and College students to a display of the Physics Division's Hands-On Universe project. The Human Resources Department, in collaboration with the Workforce Diversity Office, provided students and educators with information about career and internship opportunities. Roberta Boucher, HR's Recruitment and Outreach coordinator, said the experience was an excellent opportunity to learn the interests of "our future scientists and engineers. The cultural background of the attendees was evident in their fascination with the Environmental Sciences. It was wonderful to see so many students working toward their career goals."
AISES, an organization with more than 90 chapters nationally, assists its members both through education and continual support and encouragement. In a moving ceremony that included a blessing from the elders, $630,000 in academic scholarships were handed out.
Chemistry teacher Marcus Cheney, a post doc in the Earth Sciences Division, helped staff LBL's Career Expo booth. He said he had the opportunity to rekindle relationships with many of his former students. Cheney, of the Yaqui tribe, said the conference was an opportunity to foster interest in young people to continue their educations and become successful in their professional careers. "I truly believe that the young people of today need mentors to guide them, rather than role models to pattern themselves after."
Victor Orange, a civil engineer in LBL's Facilities Department who is of Cheyenne descent, said of the conference, "AISES provides organizations like LBL exposure to qualified American Indian scientists and engineers who can make positive contributions to our Laboratory. I appreciate LBL's more concerted outreach efforts to the American Indian community."
The 1995 AISES conference will be held in Detroit, Michigan.
This change has become necessary as a result of the recent reduction in staff in Financial Management's Finance & Accounting, and is consistent with a recommendation by the Process Improvement Team on Travel to reduce effort in that area.
As a result of the change, reimbursements for petty cash transactions will be handled by Accounts Payable in Bldg. 936B, downtown Berkeley. Petty cash signatories will be individually notified of this change. Checks for miscellaneous payments such as conference and workshop fees will also be issued in Accounts Payable.
In addition, the Cashier will no longer provide for late pick-up of payroll checks not collected during the regular scheduled payday pick-up hours (8:30-9:30 a.m.). The late pick-ups will be held at the Payroll Office in Bldg. 936B. Affected employees will be notified of the change individually. To alleviate any problems, employees are encouraged to take advantage of electronic direct deposit to their bank account.
For more information, contact Kenneth Lines at X6959.
A total of 35 individual and 20 team awards were presented to employees who have made exceptional contributions to the Laboratory or produced noteworthy achievements going beyond the expectations of their job.
Types of accomplishments that would be considered for an OPA include:
lndividual Awards
Hiroaki Aihara, Physics
Paul Alivisatos, Materials Sciences
Dariush Arasteh, Energy and Environment
Rodolfo Bartolo, Engineering
Robert Berninzoni, Facilities
Fred Bieser, Nuclear Science
Christine Byrne, EH&S
Shih-Ger Chang, Energy and Environment
Michael Chartock, Planning and Development
Aloke Chatterjee, Life Sciences
Laura Chen, Facilities
Mark Dedlow, ICSD
Jeri Edgar, Materials Sciences
Angela Galtieri, Physics
Jose Gonzalez, Engineering
Frederick Goozen, Physics
Kathie Hardy, Physics
Irene Kan,Operations
Carol Kielusiak , Planning and Development
Jennifer Knox, Life Sciences
Mark Lasartemay, EH&S
Zuzanna Liliental-Weber, Materials Sciences
Augusto Macchiavelli, Nuclear Science
Richard McClure, Facilities
Jeanne Miller, Physics
Henry Rutkowski, AFRD
Fred Schirmer, Administration
Bruce Schumm, Physics
Richard Sextro, Energy and Environment
Helmuth Spieler, Physics
Charles Taberski, Facilities
Joan Tarzian, Nuclear Science
Stephen Wiel, Energy and Environment
Marva Wilkins, Planning and Development
Russell Wells, Engineering
Team Awards
(Divisions noted in parentheses indicate the employee's
division when the employee was recognized for work with a different division)
Accelerator and Fusion Research
New Plasma/Materials Synthesis Technique
Robert Castro (ENG)
Michael Dickinson (ENG)
Robert MacGill (ENG)
ALS Beamline 7.0
Richard DiGennaro (ENG)
Phillip Heismann
Dmitri Mossessian
Anthony Warwick
Accelerator Physics Team
Rosa Alvis
Alan Jackson
Roderich Keller
Charles Kim
Gary Krebs
Dexter Massoletti
Hiroshi Nishimura
David Robin
Lindsay Schachinger
Administration
Human Radiation Research Team
Anna Berge
Loretta Hefner
Bonnie Kapus
John Stoner
New Employee Orientation Committee
Mary Bodvarsson (OPD)
Shirley Claire
Shaun Fennessey (OPD)
Marina González
Mary Anne Holman
Meredith Montgomery (NSD)
Sara Rigler-Udo (EH&S)
Financial Review
Julie Blickle
Carol Laramore
Surplus Property Sales
Monte Clevenger
Charles Elliott
Energy and Environment
Worker health, safety and productivity during Bldg. 90 retrofit
Brad Bingham
Carol Stoker
Engineering
Human Genome Center Instrumentation Group
William Benner
Anthony Hansen
Davey Hudson
Joseph Katz
William Kolbe
John Meng
Steven Perreira
Martin Pollard
Michael Press
Ashley Steve Rothway
Jocelyn Schultz
William Searles
Linda Sindelar
Donald Uber
Mark West
David Wilson
Jack Zelver
Heavy Ion Fusion Accelerator Injector
William Abraham
Ralph Hipple
Craig Peters
John Pruyn
Louis Reginato
Gerald Stoker
Committee on Diversity in Engineering
Carol Corriadi
Sally Floyd
B. Maureen Jeung
Charles Lawrence
Albert Salazar
Kenneth Woolfe
Environment, Health & Safety
Mixed Waste Operations Team
Richard Celestre
Ricky DeGuzman
Holden Herbert
Steve Leland
Billy Johnson
James Johnson
David Steffen
Materials Sciences
Center for X-Ray Optics
Phillip Batson (ENG)
Rene Delano (ENG)
Charles Kemp (ENG)
Steven Klingler (ENG)
Ron Tackaberry (ENG)
Scanning Tunneling Microscope
Brian McIntyre
Miquel Salmeron
Novel Sensors for viruses and toxins
Deborah Charych
Raymond Stevens
New methods for studying effects of dopants on surfaces and interfaces
David Ogletree
Eicke Weber
Jun Fei Zheng
Science for Support Staff Seminar
Margaret Holm
Sally Nasman
Operations/Facilities
Electron Beam Micro-Characterization Facility Conceptual Design Report
Fred Angliss
Richard Baker
Donna Brown
Wayne Cox
John Eastman
Kirk Haley
Doug Lockhart
Martin Luk
Danica Truchlikova
Meteorological Monitoring Project
Nathan Hong
Patrick Thorson
Planning & Development
PID-TID Publications Outreach
Pamela Patterson
Lynn Yarris
SPECIAL GUEST LECTURE
Noon, Bldg. 50 Aud.; D. Durette, Equity/Justice for the Committee for the National Institute for the Environment
THEORETICAL PHYSICS SEMINAR
2:30 p.m., 430 Birge; M. Luehrmann, Gettysburg College/UCB, "Avoiding Critical Slowing Down in Monte Carlo Calculations"
DEPARTMENT OF NUCLEAR ENGINEERING COLLOQUIUM
3:30 p.m., 3113 Etcheverry; A. Rao, General Electric, "The Simplified Boiling Water Reactor - Improved Economics and Safety," Refreshments, 3:15 p.m.
PHYSICS DEPARTMENT COLLOQUIUM
4:30 p.m., 1 LeConte; W. Nierenberg, Scripps Inst. of Oceanography, "Global Warming/10 Years Later," Refreshments 4 p.m., 375 LeConte
22 t u e s d a y
DIRECTOR'S DISTINGUISHED LECTURER
Noon, Bldg. 50 Aud.; N. Rosenberg, Stanford Univ., "Technical Change and the Medical Device Industry"
23 w e d n e s d a y
NUCLEAR SCIENCE DIVISION COLLOQUIUM
2 p.m., Bldg. 70A-3377; P. Reagan, ANU/Surry, "High-K Studies at the ANU"
24 t h u r s d a y
THANKSGIVING HOLIDAY
25 f r i d a y
THANKSGIVING HOLIDAY
SHOEMOBILE
7:30 a.m.-4:30 p.m., Bldg. 77
THEORETICAL PHYSICS SEMINAR
2:30 p.m., Bldg. 50A-3107; Y. Shadmi, Stanford Univ., "Searching for the Gluonic Operator tr(G3)"
EMILIO SEGRE DISTINGUISHED LECTURE
8 p.m., George C. Pimentel Hall; T. Hänsch, Max-Planck-Inst./Univ. of Munich, Germany, "Hydrogen and Fundamental Physics"
29 t u e s d a y
EH&S CLASS
8 a.m.-noon, Bldg. 66-316; Radiation Protection - Radiological Worker I (EHS 430), concludes on Thursday; pre-registration required, X6612
EH&S CLASS
10-11:30 a.m., Bldg. 48-109; Back Injury Prevention (EHS 53); pre-registration required, X6612
U.S. CHAMBER OF COMMERCE SATELLITE SEMINAR
10 a.m., Bldg. 50B-6208; K. Gulledge, Covey Leadership Ctr., "Increasing Quality Performance with Principle-Centered Leadership"
LIFE SCIENCES DIVISION SEMINAR
4 p.m., Bldg. 66 Aud.; G. Hager, National Cancer Inst., "Structure and Regulation of MMTV Chromatin"
30 w e d n e s d a y
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
EH&S CLASS
10-11:30 a.m., Bldg. 2-100B; Medical/Biohazardous Waste Training (EHS 730); pre-registration required, X6612
EH&S CLASS
10 a.m.-noon, Bldg. 66 Aud.; Animal Welfare in Research Environments (EHS 734); pre-registration required, X6612
1 t h u r s d a y
EH&S CLASS
8 a.m.-noon, Bldg. 66-316; Radiation Protection - Radiological Worker I (EHS 430), continued from Tuesday; pre-registration required, X6612
BUILDING ENERGY SEMINAR
Noon, Bldg. 90-3148; M. Tucker, City of San Jose, "Implementing Sustainability at the Urban Level"
SURFACE/CATALYSIS SCIENCE SEMINAR
1:30 p.m., Bldg. 66 Aud.; C.T. Campbell, University of Washington at Seattle, "Model Cu/ZnO Catalysts for Energy Conversion Reactions: The Role of the Cu-ZnO Interface"
PHYSICS DIVISION RESEARCH PROGRESS MEETING
4 p.m., Bldg. 50 Aud.; F. Halzen, Univ. of Wisconsin-Madison, "High Energy Neutrino Astronomy," Refreshments, 3:40 p.m.
2 f r i d a y
CENTER FOR BEAM PHYSICS SEMINAR
10:30 a.m., Bldg. 71 Conf. Rm.; G. Konrad, Siemens Medical Systems, Inc., "Overview of Radiation Therapy Machines and Related Equipment"
MECHANICAL ENGINEERING SEMINAR
4 p.m., 3110 Etcheverry; M. Denny, Stanford Univ., "Kelps, Kinetics, and Chaos: The Dynamics of Wave-Swept Macroalgae," Refreshments, 3:30 p.m.
French toast
Beef barley
Half game hen
Bacon cheeseburger
tuesday
Corned beef hash & eggs
Turkey vegetable
Barbecued beef ribs
Fishwich
wednesday
Breakfast sandwich
Cream of broccoli
Grilled trout
Sloppy Joe
thursday & friday
Thanksgiving Holiday
Banana pancakes
Turkey w/rice
Chicken parmesan
Guacamole burger
tuesday
Biscuit & gravy w/eggs
Lentil vegetable
Savory beef stew
Tuna melt
wednesday
Mushroom & cheddar omelet
Vegetable beef
Pizza
Chicken breast sandwich
thursday
Big blueberry pancakes
Creamy clam chowder
Carved roast beef
Philly cheesesteak
friday
Ham scramble
Vegetarian split pea
Tempura-fried fish
Grilled ham & cheese
AUTOS/SUPPLIES
'71 FORD F100 pickup, new water pump, clutch, rebuilt carb., needs engine work, $850. Linda, X5353
'75 PORSCHE 914 V-8 conversion, Chevy 305, modified 901 transaxle, everything new or rebuilt, mint cond., $7500. 530-3933
'82 ALFA Spider Veloce, metallic grn, 43K mi., brand new top, tires, bodywork exc., but needs paint, $4500/b.o. John, 643-5181
'85 SUBARU FWD sta wgn, 1 owner, 5-spd, 120K mi., very gd cond., new clutch, rebuilt carb., $2350. Regine, X5897, 653-1654 (eve./wkend)
'85 TOYOTA Tercel wgn, 117K mi., a/t, p/s, a/c, am/fm/cass, v.g. cond., $3300/b.o. 527-0693
'86 SUBARU wgn, gd cond., manual trans., low mileage, $4K/b.o. Ed, X6047, 527-9933
'87 CHEVROLET Nova, 103K mi., a/t, a/c, 4-dr, very reliable, $2300/b.o. 865-1952 (msg.)
'90 ISUZU Trooper, 59K mi., 1 owner, new tires & brakes, all service records, $10.5K. 836-3522
'92 FORD Escort LX, 3-dr hatchbk, blue, 33K mi., a/t, a/c, p/s, am/fm/cass., exc. cond., leaving country, must sell, $7900/b.o. Eric or Lisa, 643-9680, 528-3980
CAR/VANPOOL
VANPOOL, riders wanted, route begins in Rohnert Park, stops at Petaluma Blvd. So., Shattuck & Hearst, ends at Berkeley BART, work hrs. are 8 a.m.-5 p.m. Shirley Claire, X4521
TICKETS
49ERS, 2 tix, 11/20 vs. Rams, 12/17 vs. Broncos. John, (415)924-3210
S.F. OPERA, Mefistofele w/Samuel Ramey, Sat., 11/3, 8 p.m., 2 tickets, first row balcony, $40 each (subscriber price). N. Edelstein, X5624, 841-9216(msg.)
WANTED
COLEMAN LAMP 200A; Kingston Trio's records, Last Month of the Year, Something Special, Stereo Concert by Capitol and DL-4758 by Decca. Nobu, X4585
CURRENCY from different countries, coins/bills, for pastime collector. Shi-Jie Wen, X7140
HOUSE TO SIT over Christmas holidays, family is coming to visit & we can't fit them all in our house, prefer No. Berkeley. Lindsay, X5009, Vern, X7504
MOUSES for Mac Pluses which were donated to a local school dist., could also use some 1 meg SIMMs & sm. ext. hard drives, donations are tax deductible. X5833
OIL/ACRYLIC PAINTING equipment & supplies including easel, palette, tray, etc., new or used, price negot. Tennessee, X5013
OLD PHONOGRAPHS & 78 records, Victor, Edison discs & cylinders, parts, etc. Peter, X6517, 527-5115
SAFE DRIVER to pickup preschool-aged children in Richmond (nr 32nd/Clinton) & El Cerrito & drop children off at Berkeley preschool (nr College/Derby) between 8:30-10:00 a.m., drive takes 25 mins., drop off takes 5 mins., 5 days/wk preferred or 3 days/wk min., $7/day. Janet, 233-4944
MISCELLANEOUS
BICYCLE, Peugeot road bike, rebuilt, HP Conti tires, Cinelli seat, 23" Reynolds 531 frame, $100; motorcycle jacket, black leather, insulated, sz. 40, identical to SFPD, $80. Pat, X7110
BIKE, 10-spd, $70; file cabinet, 4-drwrs, metal w/hanging folders, $50. Carin or Johan, 528-1657
BRONZEWARE, setting for 12, from Bangkok, Thailand, circa 1967, used twice, elegant, unique, set consists of 144 pieces, twelve 11-piece place settings & 12 serving pieces, wooden case, $3250/b.o. Auben, X4613, 245-0343
CLARINET, Yamaha, exc. cond., case, $250; downhill skis for kids, sz. 120 & 140; ski boots, sz. 3 & 5; play skis for toddler, sz. 3 yrs.; old bricks, used, about 250, $.30 ea. or $60 take all. Ivana, 524-9039
MINI-BLINDS, blue, 29Wx60L, gd cond., $3; sm. ironing board, $3, make offer. 843-2097
MOTORCYCLE JACKET, new, black leather, fully lined w/air vents, top designer brand from Europe, sz. 34 (European), $450 new, $95/b.o. Elise, X4574
MOUNTAIN BIKE, Trek 8000, lightweight aluminum frame, Shimano DX & XT components, bar ends, bottle cage, exc. cond., must sell, $425/b.o. Robert, 937-6433
MOVING SALE, desk, med. sz., sturdy, $60; 5-drwr dresser, white, exc. cond., $60; futon, used for 2 yrs, $25/b.o. Barbara, X5159
PIANO w/bench, antique tiger oak, 1914 upright, ivory keys, $1850. Peter, X7337, 531-7837
PRINTER, Panasonic KX-P1124, almost new, $100. Linda, X5353
SOFA BED, gold upholstered, $100/b.o.; US Divers 80 cu. ft aluminium scuba tank (1988 hydro test) w/Dacor wing pack, $75/b.o.; diver's weight belt w/20 lbs. lead, $10; Apple 13" RGB monitor, $300/b.o.; Hayes 2400 baud modem for Mac, $20; Apple Stylewriter w/cable & driver, $100/b.o.; Emerson VCR, $100/b.o.; Sharp carousel microwave oven, $75/b.o.; desk, mahogany, 4-drwr, $60/b.o.; guitar, Takamine acoustic/electric w/case & strap, $550/b.o. Bill, X4502, (415)292-7968
STEREO, Fisher hi-fi system w/remote, am/fm intergrated amp., dual cass. deck, 5 CD player, (2) 120W 15" woofer, oak casing, new, must sell, $900/b.o. Gladys, X4891, 881-5519 (eve.)
HOUSING
ALAMEDA, lg., sunny rm in furn. Victorian, very safe & clean, phone & cable hookup, avail. 12/15, $450/mo. + dep. Elise, X4574
ALBANY, Jackson St., 3-bdrm, 2-bth condo, sweeping hill view, 1- car attached garage, no pets, 1 yr. lease, $1095/mo., $1200 dep. 235-3983
BERKELEY, upstairs furn. 1-bdrm, 5 min. walk to UCB/LBL shuttle, $600/mo. incl. water, heat & parking. 527-1358
BERKELEY, upstairs, 1-bdrm, share yd, avail. 12/15, $650/mo. 527-1358
BERKELEY, studio w/skylight, sunny garden area in back, 15 min. walk to UCB/LBL shuttle, 10 min. walk to gourmet ghetto, $525/mo. 540-0385
BERKELEY HILLS, Euclid/Cedar, 5 blks from UCB, furn. rm in pvt. home, kitchen privs., washer/dryer, deck, view, nr trans., shops, tennis cts. & Rose Garden, non-smoker, no pets, must be clean, prefer visiting scholar/ft working person, $450/mo. + util. Laura, 642-8517, 548-1287
NO. BERKELEY, Walnut & Eunice St., bd & bkfast in home, daily bkfast, kitchen privs., in-room TV & phone line, snack provided for lunch or dinner, 1 person/rm, avail. 12/1 for 2-6 mos., $195/wk, $600/mo. 527-3252
NO. BERKELEY, furn. 1-bdrm apt./penthouse, full kitchen incl. microwave, TV, dbl bed (linen/towels incl.), ofc. space w/computer desk, leather sofa, clean & quiet, elec. entrance, 1-1/2 blk from UCB, LBL shuttle, public trans., shopping, post ofc., etc., garden, patio, laundry rm, st. parking or secured inside bldg. w/fee, 1 or 2 people max., no smoking, no pets, $1200/mo. + dep. 548-8658, 548-6528 (FAX)
NO. BERKELEY, furn., spacious, quiet rm in lg. home, easy walk to LBL shuttle & downtown, kitchen privs., long/short term, non-smoker, $400/mo. Rob, 843-5987
CONCORD, 3-bdrm, 1 (new) bth house, back fence w/gate on park, tile entry, hardwd flrs, new paint, $895/mo. + dep. 689-7213
EL CERRITO HILLS, 2-bdrm, 2-1/2 bth townhouse, modern, family rm, 2 balc & frpl, W&D, D/W, refrig, 2X garage, tennis/pool/clbhs, view of Wildcat Cyn. Pk.- hike/bike trails, avail. Dec., $1275/mo. 236-0966
KENSINGTON, furn. 3-bdrm house, view, garden patio, quiet setting, 2 cats, prefer visiting LBL staff, avail. 1/1, rental period flex., $1200/mo. 526-6730
OAKLAND, 3300 Jordan Rd., Redwood Hts., 3-bdrm, 2-bth house, 2-car garage, w/1-bdrm in-law house, $1550/mo. 530-0945
OAKLAND, lg. 2-bdrm apt. off Lake Merritt, China Hill dist., very safe, quiet neighborhood, 2 min. off I-580, 1300 sq. ft., wall-to-wall carpet, coin-op washer/dryer, dishwasher, off-st. parking, frpl, disposal & more, $800/mo. Lee, 422-0377, (415) 242-9201 (eve.)
NO. OAKLAND, furn. 1-bdrm apt., quiet neighborhood, clean & modern bldg. w/underground parking, saunas, swimming pool, walk to shops, restaurants & Rose Garden, avail. after 1/15, $725/mo. X7472, 547-0727 (after 4 p.m.)
SAN PABLO, furn. lg. rm in 4-bdrm house, nr public trans. & shopping ctr., share kitchen & bthrm, no pets, no smoking, $350/mo. incl. utils. Gladys, X4891, 881-5519
WANTED: Furn. apt., house sitting or other suitable arrangement for visiting professor from Germany, 2/1 - 3/31. Fred Schlachter, X4892
WANTED: 1-bdrm house/apt. or share in lg. house for grad. student couple from 1/3 or earlier, prefer in hills, rent neegot. Diana, X4978
VACATION
BAHAMAS, 1-bdrm condo on beach, slps 4, Taino Beach Resort Club, 2 mo. adv. notice needed, $500/wk (Sat. to Sat.). 528-1614
REAL ESTATE
ORINDA, 3-bdrm, fam. rm, frpl, located in cul de sac, Glorieta school dist. 528-1565
FOR FREE
CAT, 2 yr. old female, Calico, recently abandoned. Mark, X6554
Mary Bodvarsson, X4014
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