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September 1, 1995



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Summer camp -- lab style

By Brennan Kreller, BPKreller@lbl.gov

Thirty-two youngsters in grades 1 through 7 have spent the last week at the Laboratory learning science the fun way, with hands-on experiments, demonstrations, and field trips, as well as recreational activities to round out the day.

It's all part of the new Science Exploration Camp for children of Lab employees. The second week of the three-week camp ends today.

Each morning the campers assemble at the cafeteria to conduct their own experiments, learn about chemical reactions, play math games, and study ecology during nature walks. After lunch, they head for the Strawberry Canyon pool, a nearby park, or local hiking trails.

The camp is a pilot project undertaken by a subcommittee of the Lab's Work/Family Committee. The committee was an outgrowth of the Child Care Center Working Group, headed by Deputy Director Pier Oddone.

The camp came together after two years of research and planning. In July, the subcommittee formed a non-profit corporation and in August signed a Memorandum of Understanding with the Laboratory. The same subcommittee members share the day-to-day direction of the camp, which is staffed by two group leaders, two assistant counselors and several volunteers.

Jill Geller of Earth Sciences, a camp director, said the camp has been a success so far. "Parents have responded very positively," she said. "They appreciate the convenience of the on-site camp, and they can even have lunch with their children."

The future of the camp will depend on feedback from the pilot program. We think "the potential for a summer-long camp is there," said Geller, "and we are planning to explore options for a fuller program next year."

Anyone interested in planning or enrollment for next summer's camp should contact Science Exploration camp president Jim Lutz at X7302. Other camp directors include Janet Jacobsen, Tammy Campbell, Diana Attia, Glen Dahlbacka, and Meg Carroll.

CAPTIONS -- Meg Veitch and Jeffrey Brown figure out their next strategy in "Frog Math," an exercise in characterizing, sorting, and grouping objects. Meg is the daughter of EH&S's Chris Byrne, and Jeffery is the son of Bus Service's Tammy Brown. Photo by Brennan Kreller.

Campers decorate their camp journals, which they use to record their experiences and activities throughout the week. Photo by Steve Adams.

Director Shank receives a quick lesson in "Frog Math" from Mao Mao Zhu, the daughter of E&E's Hwi Zhang. Photo by Brennan Kreller.

Laboratory gearing up for October Open House

By Ron Kolb, RRKolb@lbl.gov

Promotional announcements and publicity will begin next week for the Laboratory's Open House, to be held Saturday, Oct. 28. In the spirit of the theme "Opening Doors to the Future," the event will feature more than 50 special activities, including tours, scientific lectures, exhibits and demonstrations, a family science tent, food, and music.

"At a time when federal spending on science is under intense scrutiny, it becomes more important than ever that we tell our constituents how important our work really is to their lives and to the future of our country," Lab Director Charles Shank said. "An open house gives us the opportunity to share the value and excitement of research with our public stakeholders."

Planning coordinators for Laboratory divisions and programs have been working for the last few months on ways to showcase their work for Bay Area residents and employees visiting between 10 a.m. and 3 p.m. that day. Visitors will be greeted by a 40-by-60-foot canopy in the cafeteria parking lot, where Lab representatives and displays will guide them to tours, open labs and special programs.

Highlights will include public tours of user facilities such as the Advanced Light Source, the National Center for Electronic Microscopy and the 88-Inch Cyclotron, and a special lecture series in the Bldg. 50 Auditorium. Speakers will include Nobel Laureate Glenn Seaborg, Eric Norman and Jay Marx of Nuclear Science, Robert Cahn of Physics, Peter Schultz of Materials Sciences, and Mina Bissell of Life Sciences.

A number of programs have been designed especially for children. Local science teachers will present a variety of hands-on activities at the Family Science Tent in the Bldg. 50 parking lot. Special Science Discovery Theatre programs will be staged in the Bldg. 66 Auditorium with the assistance of the Lawrence Hall of Science. A team of "science wanderers"--costumed student volunteers--will walk around with science questions and information.

The preliminary program includes:

The cafeteria and several local restaurants are sponsoring food booths in the central staging area. The Lab's Music Club will provide entertainment on the cafeteria lawn.

A complete schedule of activities will be available in about two weeks (watch for it in Currents).

Transportation presents a special challenge for the Open House. Since much of the Lab will be open to pedestrians, automobile traffic will be limited. Employees with valid permits will be able to park in designated lots inside the Blackberry and Strawberry entrance gates, as space allows. No other parking will be available except to Open House volunteers.

Visitors will be directed to several lots along Hearst Avenue, where they will be able to park for free and ride a shuttle bus to the Laboratory. Four off-site buses will travel continuous loop routes with stops at the downtown Berkeley BART station and along Hearst. Passengers will disembark in the parking lot at the Cyclotron Road "Y" for the short walk to the cafeteria lot and the welcome canopy. Shuttle buses will also run regularly around the Lab site, staffed with volunteer tour guides.

Posters and flyers will be distributed to stores, libraries and schools. A special phone line has been established (510-486-6999) to provide taped information on the program, transportation and parking, and children's activities. Selected newspaper advertising will also promote the event.

For more information about Open House, contact Susan Torrano at X6734. n

Volunteers needed

The Open House Organizing Committee is looking for volunteers to assist with preparations and activities for the Oct. 28 event. Help is needed with the following functions: If you are interested in helping out, please contact Susan Torrano (X6734 or S_Torrano@lbl.gov). A group meeting for all volunteers will be scheduled for late September.

Up in smoke

CAPTION -- LBNL fire fighters train a hose on a prescribed burn conducted on the hillside above Building 46 Saturday, Aug. 23. The burn helped eradicate a large section of non-native, highly flammable French broom plant, which was cut and windrowed for the burn. The hillside will be reseeded and replanted with less flammable native vegetation. The effort is part of a comprehensive vegetation management plan by Facilities and the LBNL Fire Department to reduce fire hazards around the Hill. Photo by Dayna Powell.

In memoriam -- Edward C. Hartwig

Edward C. Hartwig, former head of the Lab's Electronic Engineering Department, died on April 11. He was 78.

Hartwig came to LBNL from Westinghouse Corp. in 1952. He was matrixed to Livermore, where he worked on mercury pool tubes, the energy flow from capacitors, and the application of coaxial geometry to large pulsed power systems.

He returned to Berkeley in 1957 to work on the HILAC and Bevatron accelerators. He was responsible for the Advanced Accelerator Design study, including magnet design and the RF Injector, Power, and Control groups.

In the 1970s, Hartwig was head of the electrical systems of the Proton-Electron-Positron joint construction project with SLAC at Stanford. Later he joined the Heavy Ion Fusion project in AFRD.

From 1977 until his retirement in 1986, Hartwig headed the Electronics Engineering Department. After retiring, Hartwig continued to do consulting work for the Lab's Heavy Ion Fusion Group. A colleague said Hartwig's "engineering know-how would be very difficult to replace."

Hartwig is survived by his wife, Phyllis, of Walnut Creek, daughters Elaine, Dyanne, and Patricia, and three grandchildren.

In memoriam -- Charles G. Dols

Charles Dols, an electronics engineer at LBNL for 41 years, died on May 25 after a long illness in Willits, Calif. He was 76.

Dols started at the Lab in 1950 with the Special Design Problems group in the Electronics Engineering Department. In 1954 he became head of the Magnet Testing Group, where he was responsible for magnetic measurements, solar energy and physics instrumentation projects, the installation and use of software aids to microprocessor systems, and other control system problems for large accelerator and biomedical experiments.

After retiring in 1981, Dols continued using state-of-the-art engineering. He designed and built an allergy-free home in Willits, complete with a solar-powered, photovoltaic electrical system.

"Charles was always a man ahead of his time," said Don Nelson, who was a coworker in the Electronics Engineering Department. "His curious nature, wide-ranging knowledge, and ability to spur his colleagues toward perfection was difficult to replace when he left the Laboratory."

He is survived by his wife, Patricia Kriegler-Dols, of Forest Knolls, Calif., daughters Kit Morris and Nancy Neithammer, and stepson Jay Kriegler.

Memorial contributions may be made to the Willits Hospital Hospice Program, Willits, CA 95490.

N e w s W i r e

OUTSTANDING STUDENT GOING TO SWEDEN:

An outstanding high school student from Arcadia has won the 11th annual Ernest O. Lawrence Nobel Travel Award, presented by the Lawrence Hall of Science. The honor distinquishes Wallace Huang, 18, as one of California's top high school students. Huang, a graduating senior from Alhambra High School who has been accepted to Stanford University, will travel to Sweden, all expenses paid, to attend the 1995 Nobel ceremony in December. He was selected from more than 30 students from around the state. The award is the brainchild of LBNL Associate Director at Large and Nobel Laureate Glenn Seaborg, who is chairman of the Hall of Science. The award honors LBNL founder Ernest O. Lawrence, who invented the cyclotron and became UC's first Nobel laureate (physics, 1939).

AAAS PROJECTS HARMFUL SCIENTIFIC FUNDING CUTS:

The American Association for the Advancement of Science released a report this week in which it claimed that federal financing of nonmilitary scientific research in this country will decline by one-third within seven years. DOE is projected to be one of the hardest hit of all the science-funding agencies with a total reduction of 47.4 percent forseen by the year 2002. Only the Commerce Department, with a projected 50-percent reduction in funding cuts, fared worse. Overall spending on nonmilitary research was projected to decline by 32.9 percent. AAAS, which tracks scientific funding in the U.S.r, based its projections on the budget resolution passed by Congress on June 29 and on subsequent actions by the House and Senate in drafting appropriations bills for FY96. AAAS called the projected reductions the "most-significant across-the-board funding cuts to research and development in the post-World War II era," and warned that "the long-term effects of dismantling a coherent scientific enterprise could be very harmful." Albert Teich, who directed the study, said Congress is moving too hastily and without adequate information. "Now we have an awful lot of new people in Congress who don't have any connection with science. It is up to the scientific community to try to reach them." Teich said, however, that much could happen by the year 2002 to change these projections.

DOE CONCLUDES STUDY OF HUMAN RADIATION EXPERIMENTS:

After an 18-month review of nearly 250,000 pages of documents, DOE has concluded its investigation into experiments with radiation involving human subjects. The $14-million review found that studies that played a role in understanding how the body functions both normally and in a state of disease accounted for 65 percent of the experiments. Studies aimed at developing new diagnostic techniques and treatments comprised 30 percent of the total, and the rest were largely dose response studies to determine the biological effects of radiation and help set standards for protection. Dr. Tara O'Toole, assistant secretary for environment, safety, and health, told reporters that while "a cursory review does raise some troubling ethical problems," the department will leave it up to the Presidential Advisory Committee on Human Radiation Experiments to pass judgment. Copies of the final report, entitled Human Radiation Experiments Associated with the U.S. Department of Energy and Its Predecessors, are available to Lab employees from the Office of Scientific and Technical Information, P.O. Box 62, Oak Ridge, TN 37831. The 213-page document has 39 pages on experiments at LBNL.

Hispanic Heritage Month

In celebration of National Hispanic Heritage Month, the Laboratory is sponsoring a number of events throughout September, the month in which Americans celebrate the heritage and contributions of the country's Hispanic population. The first two events are described below; watch Currents for announcement of future events. Look also for special Wednesday menus in the cafeteria. Hispanic Heritage Month activities are sponsored by the Laboratory with the assistance of Office of Work Force Diversity and the Latino and Native American Association.

Mexican Dance troupe

Noon, Friday, Sept. 8

México Danza Mexican Folkdance Company of Hayward, under the direction of René González, will perform outside the cafeteria at noon.

Special guest lecture

Noon, Monday, Sept. 11

Carlos Muñoz Jr., professor of Chicano Studies in the UC Berkeley Department of Ethnic Studies, will speak on "Multicultural Democracy or Apartheid: America's Choice for the 21st Century," at noon on Monday, Sept. 11, in the Bldg. 50 Auditorium.

Muñoz is one of the country's most respected experts on ethnic and racial politics, multiculturalism, immigration, and affirmative action. He received a Ph.D. in government from the Claremont Graduate School and was the founding chair of the first Mexican American/Chicano Studies Department in the United States while at Cal State University Los Angeles in 1967.

Muñoz has authored numerous publications on multiracial coalitions and on the Chicano/Latino experience. He has also been a lead organizer or advisor for several national movements and coalitions, including the Faculty for Human Rights in the Americas, the Rainbow Coalition, and the Jesse Jackson Presidential Campaign.

Have an idea that celebrates diversity?

The Diversity Committee invites all employees to submit suggestions for events or activities to be sponsored by the Laboratory that celebrate diversity in the work place. Deadline for submissions is Tuesday, Sept. 5. The ideas, from either individuals or employee groups, will be used to develop a Laboratory Diversity Calendar. All ideas will receive consideration and a prompt response.

Suggestions for diversity activities or events should be forwarded in writing (or by electronic mail) to a Diversity Committee representative, the Committee Co-Chairpersons (Mary Worth and Janet Jacobsen), or to Gail Kato in the Work Force Diversity Office. Contact Kato (X6588) for a current listing of Committee members.

Currents takes a break

Because of the Sept. 4 Labor Day holiday, Currents will not be published on Friday, Sept. 8. Publication will resume on Friday, Sept. 15.

UCOP goes online with new web site

The UC Office of the President has activated a new UCOP web site on the subject of DOE lab management. The address is http://labs.ucop.edu/. The site includes the newsletter LabSOURCE and provides more information from UC about its lab-management role. It is best viewed using the current version of Netscape.

Time to prepare for LBNL Runaround XVIII

On Friday, Sept. 22, Lab employees will take to the hills for the 18th annual LBNL Runaround. The course is 3 kilometers (1.86 miles) long, with some steep slopes (see elevation map). The event begins at noon near the LBNL Firehouse (Bldg. 48), and ends at the cafeteria parking lot. (There may be slight adjustments to the course this year to steer clear of construction sites.) You do not have to be a runner to participate. Walkers and striders are welcome. All finishers will receive a free T-shirt. The first official BikeAround--strictly noncompetitive--begins at 11:30 a.m. in the same location, and should finish in plenty of time for bikers to join in the Runaround. Let's start getting in shape now!

September Classes

library database training
Date   Demonstration                              Time      Location
___________________________________________________________________

9/7    LBNL Library & MELVYL Catalogs              11 am    50-134
9/12   Current Contents via MELVYL                 11 am    50-134
9/14   LBNL Library & MELVYL Catalogs              1:30 pm  62-339
9/19   Current Contents via MELVYL                 11 am    50-134
9/21   TULIP (full-text Materials Sci. journals)   1:30 pm  62-339
9/26   SPIN via Amer. Institute of Physics' PINET  11 am    50-134
9/28   SPIN via Amer. Institute of Physics' PINET  1:30 pm  62-339

EH&S training courses
Date   Course                                Time         Place
___________________________________________________________________

9/7    Fire Extinguisher Use (530)           10-11:30 am  48-109
9/7    Chemical Hygiene & Safety (348)       1-4:30 pm    51-201
9/11   Introduction to EHS (10)              9-11:30 am   66 Aud.
9/12   Adult CPR (123)                       9 am-noon    48-109
9/12   Machine Tool Safeguarding (24)        10 am-noon   90-2063
9/12   Lockout/Tagout (256)                  9-11:30 am   51-201
9/13   Crane/Hoist Training Level 1 (211)    8 am-noon    70 Conf.
9/14   Laser Safety (280)                    1-3:15 pm    51-201
9/19   Introduction to EH&S (10)             9-11:30 am   66 Aud.
9/20   Radiation Protection-Rad. Worker I
& 22   (430) both days                       8 am-noon    51-201
9/20   Bldg. Emerg. Team Training (154)      9-11:30 am   48-109
9/21   First Aid (116)                       8 am-noon    48-109
9/28   Chemical Hygiene & Safety (348)       8:30 am-noon 51-201

Pre registration is required for all courses except Introduction to EH&S. To preregister, send a fax to X7209, call X6612, or mail your request to Bldg. 51-208. Include your full name, employee ID number, extension, class name and date, and mail stop.

Human Resources Corner

UC Benefits offers new service

UC Benefits has initiated a new automated service that permits University of California Retirement System (UCRS) members 24-hour access to current information about retirement account balances and fund performance.

If you are a UCRS member, you may request information on a specific fund or on all of your UCRS accounts through the new service. You may access performance or balance information or request a fax of this information. You may also request forms for UCRS transactions such as fund transfers and plan distributions.

To access the new service--called UC Benefits at Your Service--you must have a personal identification number, or PIN. By now, all UCRS members should have received a PIN along with information on UC Benefits at Your Service. If you have not received your PIN, please take the following steps:

Benefits info on the Web

UC employees and retirees who are receiving benefits may now visit the UC benefits home page via the World Wide Web at:

http://www.ucop.edu/bencom.

Currently, the home page has monthly performance updates for the UC- managed retirement funds along with other useful savings and investment information. UC Benefits will add and update information monthly, and hopes to be able to provide personal account information by the end of the year. Access to this personal information will require use of the Benefits PIN.

Calendar of Events -- September 4-22

Calendar items may be sent via e-mail to
currents_calendar@lbl.gov, Fax to X6641,
or Lab mail to Bldg. 65B. The deadline
is 10:30 am Tuesday.

4 m o n d a y

LABOR DAY HOLIDAY

5 t u e s d a y

CENTER FOR PARTICLE ASTROPHYSICS SEMINAR

"What's the Matter with the Cosmic Velocity Field?" will be presented by Tsafrir Kolatt of Harvard University at 12:30 pm in LeConte 375.

LIFE SCIENCES DIVISION SEMINAR

"Thymocyte-Specific SATB1 and Breast Tumor-Associated p114 That Bind to the Core Unwinding Element of MARs" will be presented by Terumi Kohwi-Shigematsu of the La Jolla Cancer Research Foundation at 4 pm in the Bldg. 66 Auditorium.

6 w e d n e s d a y

ENERGY AND RESOURCES GROUP COLLOQUIUM

"Putting in Really Big Things: About Engineers, Operators, and Technological Progress" will be presented by Alexandra von Meier of UCB at 4 pm in 2 Le Conte; reception at 3:30 pm in 310 Barrows.

LIFE SCIENCES DIVISION SEMINAR

"Characterization of the Trinucleotide Repeat Sequence-Binding Proteins" will be presented by Yoshinori Kohwi of the La Jolla Cancer Research Foundation at 4 pm in the Bldg. 66 Auditorium.

7 t h u r s d a y

EH&S CLASS

Fire Extinguisher Use (EHS 530), 10 - 11:30 a. m., Bldg. 48-109;

pre-registration is required, X6554.

SURFACE SCIENCE AND CATALYSIS SCIENCE SEMINARS

"Complex Chemistry in Simple Reactions at Electrochemical Interfaces" will be presented by Philip N. Ross of LBNL at 1:30 pm in the Bldg. 66 Auditorium.

8 f r i d a y

JEWELRY SALE

8 am - 2 pm, cafeteria

CENTER FOR ENVIRONMENTAL BIOTECHNOLOGY SEMINAR

"Kinetics of Growth and Iron-Reduction by Bacterium BrY" will be presented by Billie Lea Cox of UCB at noon in Bldg. 50A-5132.

HISPANIC HERITAGE MONTH

Folk dance company Mexico Danza will perform at noon outside the cafeteria.

11 m o n d a y

EH&S CLASS

Introduction to EHS (EHS 10), 9-11:30 am, Bldg. 66 Aud.

HISPANIC HERITAGE MONTH

Carlos Muñoz, professor of Ethnic Studies at UCB, will speak on "Multicultural Democracy on Apartheid: America's Choice for the 21st Century," at noon in the Bldg. 50 Auditorium.

CHEMICAL ENGINEERING COLLOQUIUM

"Some thoughts on the Thermodynamic Modelling of Difficult Systems" will be presented by Stanley Sandler of the University of Delaware at 4 pm in the Pitzer Auditorium; refreshments, 3:30 pm

DEPARTMENT OF NUCLEAR ENGINEERING COLLOQUIUM

"Repository and Deep Borehole Disposition of Plutonium" will be presented by William G. Halsey of LLNL at 4 pm in 3106 Etcheverry; refreshments, 3:45 pm

12 t u e s d a y

EH&S CLASSES

Lockout/Tagout (EHS 256), 9-11:30 am, Bldg. 51-201; pre-registration is required, X6612.

Adult CPR (EHS 123), 9 am-noon, Bldg. 48-109; pre-registration is required, X6612.

Machine Tool Safeguarding (EHS 245), 10 am-noon, Bldg. 90-2063; pre-registration is required, X6612.

LIFE SCIENCES DIVISION SEMINAR

"Functional Diversity of LDL Receptor-Related Genes" will be presented by Joachim Herz of the University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center at 4 pm in the Bldg. 66 Auditorium.

13 w e d n e s d a y

EH&S CLASS

Crane/Hoist Training Level 1 (EHS 211), 8 am-noon, Bldg. 70 Conference Room; pre-registration is required, X6612.

NUCLEAR SCIENCE DIVISION COLLOQUIUM

"A Review of Recent Results from the SPS Heavy Ion Program" will be presented by Barbara Jacak of the Los Alamos National Laboratory at 4 pm in Bldg. 70A-3377.

14 t h u r s d a y

EH&S CLASS

Laser Safety (EHS 280), 1-3:15 pm, Bldg. 51-201; pre-registration is required, X6612.

AFRICAN AMERICAN EMPLOYEES ASSOCIATION

General body meeting at noon in Bldg. 90-1099.

SURFACE SCIENCE AND CATALYSIS SCIENCE SEMINAR

"Surface Chemistry of Solid State Gas Sensors" will be presented by Daniel J. Dwyer of the University of Maine at Orono at 1:30 pm in the Bldg. 66 Auditorium.

PHYSICS DIVISION RESEARCH PROGRESS MEETING

"QCD Results from CDF" will be presented by Brenna Flaugher of Fermilab at 4 pm in Bldg. 50A-5132; refreshments at 3:40 pm

15 f r i d a y

CENTER FOR ENVIRONMENTAL BIOTECHNOLOGY SEMINAR

"Kinetics of Growth and Iron-Reduction by Bacterium BrY" will be presented by Billie Lea Cox of UCB at noon in Bldg. 50A-5132.

18 m o n d a y

CHEMICAL ENGINEERING COLLOQUIUM

"Experimental and Computational Protein Design" will be presented by Tracy Handel of UCB at 4 pm in the Pitzer Auditorium; refreshments, 3:30 pm

PHYSICS DEPARTMENT COLLOQUIUM

"Charge Ordering and Superconductivity in Bad Metals" will be presented by Steven Kivelson of UCLA at 4:30 pm in 1 Le Conte; refreshments at 4 pm in 375 Le Conte.

19 t u e s d a y

EH&S CLASS

Introduction to EH&S (EHS 10), 9-11:30 am, Bldg. 66 Auditorium.

20 w e d n e s d a y

EH&S CLASSES

Radiation Protection-Rad. Worker I (EHS 430), 8 am-noon, Bldg. 51-201, concludes on Friday; pre-registration is required, X6612.

Bldg. Emergency Team Training (EHS 154), 9-11:30 am, Bldg. 48-109;

pre-registration is required, X6612.

HISPANIC HERITAGE MONTH

The musical group Mariachi Tapatio will perform at noon on the cafeteria lawn.

21 t h u r s d a y

EH&S CLASS

First Aid (EHS 116), 8 am-noon, Bldg. 48-109; pre-registration is required, X6612.

SURFACE SCIENCE AND CATALYSIS SCIENCE SEMINAR

"Force Microscopy of Ice Surfaces near -8 Degrees Celsius: Electrostatic Effects on Tip-Surface Forces" will be presented by Samuel C. Fain of the University of Washington at Seattle at 1:30 pm in the Bldg. 66 Auditorium.

22 f r i d a y

EH&S CLASS

Radiation Protection-Rad. Worker I (EHS 430), 8 am-noon, Bldg. 51-201, continued from Wednesday; pre-registration is required, X6612.

LBNL 1995 RUNAROUND

Noon, in front of Bldg. 48.

Dining Center Menu -- September 4-8

monday

Early Bird

Today's soup

Bistro fare -- Have a safe and happy Labor Day!

Passports>

Sadie's Grill>

tuesday

Early Bird--2 eggs, 2 bacon, hash browns, toast & coffee $2.95

Soup -- Russian cabbage(TM) $1.35 & $1.95

Bistro fare -- Baked pork chop & apple sauce w/potatoes, peas & carrots $3.95

Passports -- Mexican fiesta salad $3.95

Sadie's Grill -- Meatball sub w/fries $3.25

wednesday

Early Bird -- Biscuit & gravy w/2 eggs & coffee $2.05

Soup -- Chicken posole $1.35 & $1.95

Bistro fare -- Pasta saute: Bowties, andouille, mushrooms, spinach* $3.95

Passports -- South of the Border -- (a la carte)

Sadie's Grill -- Grilled chicken breast w/pesto, jack & fries $3.95

thursday

Early Bird--Blueberry pancakes w/coffee $2.05

Soup -- Manhattan clam chowder $1.35 & $1.95

Bistro fare -- Turkey & wild rice Waldorf salad w/herb vinaigrette(TM) $3.95

Passports -- South of the Border -- (a la carte)

Sadie's Grill -- Mushroom steakburger w/fries $3.95

friday

Early Bird -- Ham scramble w/coffee $2.60

Soup -- Sante Fe turkey beam $1.35 & $1.95

Bistro fare -- Pasta Piatti w/breadstick* $3.95

Passports -- Pasta Piatti w/breadstick* $3.95

Sadie's Grill -- Ortega cheeseburger w/fries $3.25

*Denotes recipe lower in fat, calories & cholesterol

Is bowling down your alley?

The LBNL Bowling League will kick off its 1995-96 season on Wednesday, Sept. 13. (The season is being delayed one week to avoid overlapping with softball.) All interested LBNL, UC, and DOE employees, retires, and family members are invited to sign up.

The league bowls every Wednesday from 6 to 8:30 pm at Albany Bowl, 540 San Pablo Ave., Albany.

For more information about the league, which bowls through mid-May, contact Cynthia Long (X6672) or Harold Blair (X7685).

Golf Club news

The LBNL Golf Club played at Paradise Valley on Aug. 12. Results and net scores were:
	First Flight       Second Flight    Third Flight
___________________________________________________________________

1st     Denny Parra (62)   Norm Lino (67)   Rich Cobb (67)
2nd     Thom Davis (65)    Sam Villa (69)   Bob Ferrero (69)
3rd     Daryl Corbin (69)  John Lee (69     Skip Giacoletti (69)
The next tournament will be held at the Peacock Gap Golf Course in San Rafael on Saturday, Sept. 9. For more information, contact Rich Cobb at X5581.

In other news, Operations' Stewart Arnold finished in second place in the DOE Challenge Tournament held at the Presidio Golf Course on Aug. 4. LBNL placed fifth overall.

F l e a M a r k e t

Flea Market ads may be sent via e-mail to
fleamarket@lbl.gov, Fax to X6641, or
Lab mail to Bldg. 65B. The deadline is 5 pm Friday.

AUTOS/SUPPLIES

'78 OLDSMOBILE sta. wgn, exchange engine, new brakes, radio/cass., great cond., $1550/b.o. Nik, X4688, 526-6246

'83 HONDA Accord, 4-dr, 5-spd, 125K mi., am/fm cass. stereo, a/c, $3K. Cathie, X6439

'83 MAZDA B2000 pickup truck, red w/camper shell, 145K, 5-spd, runs gd, new break pads, used car diagnostic, smog check, radio, $1800. Deirdre, X5605, 528-8805

'84 MAZDA, a/t, 120K mi., runs great, new brakes, am/fm cass. stereo, clean, leaving country, must sell, $1250. Mimo, X7527, 548-9474

'85 MAZDA 626LX, 106K mi., very gd cond., a/c, p/s, p/b, AM-FM cass., sunroof, 5-spd, Prolock anti-theft dev., $3100. Johan, X5652, 540-6052

'85 OLDSMOBILE Cutlass Ciera, gd cond., 72K mi., $2900/b.o. Jean, X8666, 283-7742

'87 FORD/MERCURY Lynx, 5-spd, 60K mi., gd engine & tires, needs clutch, $1200/b.o. 635-4417 (after 6 pm)

'93 SATURN SC2, silver, anti-lock brakes, loaded, 42K mi., $12K/b.o. John, 601-0730 (before 10 pm)

BIKE RACK, hoop-style for VW Beetle, $10. Kurt, X4061, 528-7747

MOTORCYCLE FAIRING, Windjammer II, w/windshield & mounting hardware, brand new, was for '73 Yamaha 500, $30/b.o. Werner, 937-6433

ROOF RACK, Yakima, Railrider 1 towers & 48" poles, fits on factory installed racks (Ford Taurus Wagons, MPV, 4-Runner etc.), $40. Russ, X7925

TRUCK CAMPER, slps 3, LP gas range top, ice box, Porta Potti, 110 V hookup, $3500. X7729, 799-7041

WANTED

BOWLERS for LBNL League, '95-'96 season 9/13 - mid May, Albany Bowl, 540 San Pablo. Cynthia, X6672

GOLF CLUBS, left handed set, must be in gd cond. Frank, X6640

PARKING, walking distance to LBNL shuttle/UCB. Lisa, X4166

PLAYMATES, 1 to 2-yr.-old, to sign up w/toddler's exc. daycare provider in Berkeley. Roy, X7751, Carol, 215-0779

REFRIGERATOR, sm., 3' tall. James, 548-8830

VIDEO GAME CARTRIDGES, Atari, used. Mike, X6249

TICKETS

S.F. OPERA, balcony ticket, Fri. eve. 8 pm performances, 10/31 La Cenerentola, 10/20 Madama Butterfly, 11/24 Don Giovanni, $32 ea. performance. Jon, X6507, 704-0530

MISCELLANEOUS

BABY ITEMS, great cond., Perego rolling high chair, adjusts up/down, removable chair & tray w/clip-on activity toy; Graco tot-loc chair; pink snuggli w/multi-pastel pouch cover; Fisher Price Sure-Grip gates; Evenflow portable automatic swing; Gerber glass bottles, 4 & 8 oz. Meredith, X4453

CARD TABLE, gd cond., $10; antique dresser w/mirror, needs refinishing, $65. Kurt, X4061, 528-7747

COLOR TV w/remote, 13", 1.5 yr. old, $95; iron & sm. ironing board, $14; blanket & pillow, $18; scales, $9; tennis racket, $5; pan & frying pan, $10; glasses & mugs, $5; sweeper (rug cleaner), Blisset 2200, $10. Johan, X5652, 540-6052

COMPUTER DESK/hutch/printer stand, light oak, perfect cond., $800 retail, asking $400; bookcase, 84"x36", wood, adj. shelves, $100; entertainment ctr., open shelves, dark oak, asking $225. Julie, X6261, 769-7028 (eve.)

FUTON FRAME, full sz., solid oak, exc. cond., custom made Crane's futon cover, $175/b.o. 528-9094

GAS STOVE, old O'Keefe & Merritt, single oven, exc. cond., $400/b.o. 528-7829

MATTRESS PAD, king, full cotton, new in bag, $9. Nanyang, X5814, 528-8861

MOVING SALE, stereo $100/b.o.; 10-spd bike, couch, bed, lamps, $1-$50. Jean, X8666, 283-7742

MOVING SALE, coffee table, dining table, rocking chair, desk chair, bamboo blinds, new variable-spd turntable, 4-octave Casio keyboard, etc., best offer. Debbie, X4835

SCREEN HOUSE TENT, 12'x12'x7'6" center height, tan, $20. John, 531-1739

SLIDING GLASS DOOR, 8', alum. door & frame, w/screen door, gd cond., $20/b.o.; kitchen sink, dual stainless steel, 19"x33", $20/b.o. Werner, 937-6433

SNOW SKI PKG., Pre 800s (190 cm), Marker M26 bindings, Nordica 617 boots, sz. 10, tuned last year, all very gd cond., $125/b.o. Robert, 937-6433

YARD SALE, multi-family, 2325 McKinley (between Channing & Bancroft), Sat., 9/2, 10 am-5 pm

HOUSING

NO. BERKELEY, furn. lg. rm in 4-bdrm house, bay view, shopping, bus stop, parking, washer/dryer, $425/mo. 528-6953

NO. Berkeley, lg., sunny, upstairs furn. room w/patio in lg., quiet house, nr trans., avail. 11/1/95 - 5/1/96, share kitchen & bth, no smoking or pets, suitable for 1 person only, $365/mo. incl. laundry fac. & utils. 525-8043

EL CERRITO, unfurn. 3-bdrm house, no pets, no smoking, $1050/mo. Mrs. Kim, 524-4199

EL CERRITO HILLS, 4+bdrm, 2-1/2 bth house, 2-car garage, hardwd flrs, 2 frpls, lg. deck, nr BART, no smoking, no pets, sec. dep. req'd, $1500/mo. 526-5689

HERCULES, 2-bdrm, 2-bth, modern townhome, rent or lease option. John, 245-8334

KENSINGTON, 5-bdrm house to share w/1 person, private bth., view of bay & Golden Gate, garden, nr shopping/buses, $475/mo. + 1/3 utils. 524-7086

MONTCLAIR, Colton Blvd., 3-bdrm, 1-bth house, lg. garage, frpl, $1200/mo. Don, 339-2697 (eve./wkend)

OAKLAND, Redwood Heights, lg. 1-bdrm apt in duplex, hardwd flrs, lg. kitchen, washer/dryer, garden, garage, nr shops & public trans., easy commute to UC/LBNL, cat OK, $695/mo. + util., dep. Amelia, 273-9461

OAKLAND HILLS, nr Claremont Hotel, new, 1-bdrm, in-law apt, balcony, 3-bridge view, hardwd flrs, 1-car garage, use of washer/dryer, non-smoker, no pets, bicycle to Lab, $795/mo. incl. utils. + sec. dep. 841-6285

WALNUT CREEK, 3-bdrm, 2-bth townhouse, split-level, a/c, storage, pool, clubhouse, walking distance to Pleasant Hill BART, avail. 9/1 for 1 yr. lease, $990/mo., 1st, last & sec. dep. 825-9433

WANTED: 1-bdrm apt in Berkeley/No. Oakland for non-smoking visiting researcher, for 2 yrs. or longer, rent $600/mo. or less. Jacco, X6130, 841-2373, or Kitty, 428-3505 (day)

WANTED: LBNL postdoc seeks studio/1-bdrm apt nr LBNL or in Berkeley area, prefer furn., from10 /1 /95 to 10/1/96. Nadia, X7794

WANTED: UC grad student & wife (LBNL employee) w/baby seek 2-bdrm apt/house, prefer nr LBNL or in Berkeley area, from 1/96. Kelly, X4523

REAL ESTATE

EL CERRITO HILLS, off Barrett, 2-bdrm, 1-bth house, move-in cond., bay view, carpets, hardwd flrs, sep. dining rm, laundry rm, frpl, terraced backyd w/drip system. Jean, 232-0281, 232-3990

EL CERRITO HILLS, 4+bdrm, 2-1/2 bth, study rm, bkfst nook, 2-car garage, hardwd flrs, 2 frpls, lg. deck, lg. fam. rm, landscaped gnds, nr BART, $280K. 526-5689

OAKLAND, Oakmore, 3905 Lyman Rd., 2-bdrm, 1+bth house, finished basement, fruit trees in back, $189K. X5278, 530-4458

VACATION

SO. LAKE TAHOE, Tahoe Keys, 3-bdrm, 2.5-bth, 2-story house, w/boat dock, mountain views, quiet area, nr everything. Bob, 376-2211

FOR FREE

COLLEGE TEXTBOOKS, subjects ceramic engineering, physical chemistry, thermodynamics, materials science; circa mid- to late-1980s. Steve, X6903

PIANO, Lester Upright, partly refinished, action was replaced, some boards/covers missing, not a showpiece for home, OK for school or kindergarten, you transport. Werner, 937-6433

LOST & FOUND

FOUND: Glasses, 1 pair of clear, oval tortoise frame @ LBNL bus stop at Hearst/Euclid, 8/29. Charles, X7615

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