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New furlough information, Fermilab tunnels make hit Dealing with risk including an up-to-date Q&A History Channel show section, appears on the Errors often happen when furlough Web pages daily. sudden, unfamiliar situations require Layoff Information immediate action. When Associate Director for New information on Fermilab Accelerators Steve Holmes layoffs, including an up-to-date was 6 years old he decided Q&A section, appears on the to go down a steep gravel layoff Web pages daily. road on his new bike, and his regular method of braking - dragging his feet Calendar Steve Holmes - failed. He caught a chin Monday, March 17 full of gravel. Accelerator Division Senior 2:30 p.m. Safety Officer John Anderson was 12 when he Particle Astrophysics Seminar fell through ice after he and a friend decided to "Cities of the Underworld" show host Don Wildman walk across a frozen river rather than use a - One West (NOTE (center) interviews NuMI safety coordinator Mike bridge some distance away. Fortunately, he LOCATION) Andrews. moved toward shore where his friend pulled Speaker: S. Watson, University him out. of Michigan The group had braved days in Parisian catacombs, underground dungeons and Title: Cosmological Dark In both cases, Holmes and shipwrecks. Yet as the elevator dropped 360 Matter and LHC: How Robust Anderson had completed feet into the MINOS near detector hall at is the Connection? these activities many times Fermilab, flickers of uncertainty crossed the 3:30 p.m. without incident. However, faces of the globe-trotting television crew. DIRECTOR'S COFFEE changes affecting the level BREAK - 2nd Flr X-Over In late September 2007, "Cities of the of risk went unrecognized. 4 p.m. Underground" host Don Wildman and a crew This is known as a All Experimenters' Meeting - from Authentic Entertainment came to knowledge-based error in Curia II Fermilab with intentions of peeling the the methodology of Human John Anderson Tuesday, Mar. 18 laboratory's layers like an onion. Beginning Performance Improvement, which draws upon 3:30 p.m. hundreds of feet deep in Fermilab's tunnels many disciplines. By looking at total quality DIRECTOR'S COFFEE and working their way to the top of Wilson management, process improvement, BREAK - 2nd Flr X-Over Hall, the group documented explanations of behavioral psychology, instructional systems THERE WILL BE NO the science at Fermilab and the formation of design, organizational development and ACCELERATOR PHYSICS the laboratory itself for the hit History Channel human resources management, a person can AND TECHNOLOGY series "Cities of the Underworld." understand the factors that cause this type of SEMINAR TODAY error and develop a strategic approach to Although Fermilab only appears in a brief minimizing the frequency and severity of these Click here for NALCAL, segment of the episode, which airs at events. 8 p.m. tonight, Authentic Entertainment a weekly calendar with links producer Chris Bray said that the Fermilab to additional information. These principles apply both at home and at tour and the science of neutrinos really steals work and in all stages of life. When Weather the show. encountering a sudden, unfamiliar situation, slow down to allow for a more thorough review Rain "It turned out great," Bray said. "We were or try to change the situation. If that isn't 46°/39° worried about the explanation of such abstract possible, make sure to think through how you and complicated science, but when we can prevent or lessen the risk associated with Extended Forecast showed people an early version, we found that this situation in the future. they loved neutrinos. This really is the star of Weather at Fermilab the Chicago show." Safety Tip of the Week Archive

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Current Security Status Each show in "Cities of the Underground" Announcement focuses on the tunnels, tombs and Secon Level 3 subterranean hideouts that make up the Arts Series offers 15 percent foundations of today's cities. Former sites furlough discount Wilson Hall Cafe include dungeons of Scottish castles, the underground infrastructure of and the The Arts Series will offer a "Fermilab Monday, Mar. 17 caves beneath . Employee Furlough Discount" of 15 percent - Apple & fennel soup for any full-price Arts Series tickets purchased While most of the program's visits give viewers - Monte cristo by a Fermilab employee or user between now a glimpse of past achievements, Fermilab's - *Savory roasted chicken and Sept. 30, or the end of the furlough NuMI tunnel offers a look at current science quarters period. Employees or users must show a valid working to shape the future. - Corned beef Fermilab ID. The discount for graduate students, 50 percent off Arts Series tickets, will - Chicken ranch wrapper "It appeals to a wide audience - people are remain the same. Discounts are applicable to - Assorted slice pizza fascinated by looking at all different aspects of all Arts events now posted on our Web page. - Szechuan style pork lo mein what goes on in the world," said NuMI safety coordinator Mike Andrews. "It definitely gives Upcoming highlights include Barrage, Wilson Hall Cafe Menu exposure to the neutrino program and the Reduced Shakespeare Company, Klezmatics, Chez Leon laboratory as a whole." Michel Lauziere, Dixie Hummingbirds, Solas and Best of Dance Chicago. Wednesday, March 19 --Rhianna Wisniewski Lunch Accelerator Update - Trout almondine In the News - Lemon scented rice March 12-14 - Vegetable of the season Full steam ahead - Four stores provided 27 hours and 10 - Amaretto cheesecake minutes of luminosity From Physics World, Feb. 29, 2008 - Store 5977 quenched due to compressor trip Thursday, March 20 - TeV auto orbit smooth program working When he takes charge of the world’s largest Dinner - MI collimator studies improve stashing and physics laboratory next January, Rolf-Dieter - Seviche TeV transfers Heuer will begin work just as the long-awaited - Paella Large Hadron Collider reaches full throttle. - Watercress, oranges & red Read the Current Accelerator Update Matthew Chalmers finds out what CERN’s onion salad Read the Early Bird Report next director-general plans to make of his - Brazo de gitano rather fortunately timed five-year term. View the Tevatron Luminosity Charts Chez Leon Menu Announcements When the Economist recently reported the Call x4598 to make your news of Rolf-Dieter Heuer’s appointment as Have a safe day! reservation. the next director-general of CERN, it depicted Archives him sitting cross-legged in the middle of a Discounted tickets available circular track steering a model train around Discounted tickets are available for the Fermilab Today him — smiling. It was an apt cartoon for Chicago Bulls at the United Center, March 22, someone who is about to take charge of the $26 and March 25, $30. Stop by the world’s most powerful particle accelerator: the Recreation Office, WH15, or call x2548 for Result of the Week 27 km-circumference Large Hadron Collider, more information. which is nearing completion at the European laboratory just outside Geneva. What the DreamWeaver CS3: Advanced Safety Tip of the Week cartoonist did not known is that model railways An advanced course on DreamWeaver CS3 is are one of Heuer’s passions. offered. This course is targeted to Web site developers, Web site designers, marketing

ILC NewsLine “I don’t ‘play’ with the trains,” the 59-year-old managers, Web graphic artists and Web site German particle physicist is quick to point out administrators. Learn more and enroll over the phone from his office at the DESY Info laboratory in Hamburg, where he is currently Excel 2003 Intermediate director of high-energy and astroparticle An intermediate class on Excel 2003 is physics. “I like to build complex track offered. Learn how to create templates, sort arrangements — and not just circles!” and filter data, import and export data, analyze data and work with Excel on the Web. Learn From January 2009 Heuer will have a more and enroll somewhat more complicated toy at his disposal. The LHC, which is due to start Going to CERN? tentatively smashing protons into one another file:///U|/wwwdocs/pub/v5_0/today/archive_2008/today08-03-17.html (2 of 3)3/17/2008 2:48:29 PM Fermilab Today

Fermilab Today beneath the Franco-Swiss border this summer Take your camera! Have your photos featured is online at: after 23 years of planning and construction, is in the Fermilab Remote Operations Center www.fnal.gov/today/ the largest scientific instrument ever built. online gallery. Contact Elizabeth Clements for When it reaches full throttle next year, the details. Send comments and multibillion Swiss Franc accelerator will pack suggestions to: an energy of a few TeV (1012 eV) into a Additional Activities [email protected] volume of about 10-45 m3. Such conditions have not existed since the first trillionth of a second after the Big Bang, which means that the LHC could open the door to particles and forces that have never been seen before. The timing of Heuer’s five-year directorship could hardly be better.

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