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Vol. 50 - No. 43 November 1, 1996 BROOKHAVEN NATIONAL LABORATORY

1996 in Holds Special Interest for BNL

This year’s lium-3 because there is a short-range — for the discovery of in repulsion between -3 atoms a rare form of helium, helium-3 — has that overcomes their longer range at- a special interest for BNL. traction. Two BNL-related theoretical physi- “Since the whole subject was very cists — in the Physics Andrew Sessler much in our minds, it was not long Department and Lawrence Berkeley (left), Lawrence before we decided to explore the possi- National Laboratory’s (LBNL) Andrew Berkeley bilities further,” Emery recalled. Sessler, who is also a Trustee of Asso- National Can Fermions Pair? ciated Universities, Inc. — wrote a Laboratory and paper in 1960 that helped start pio- a Trustee of The two theorists considered neering experiments in the field. And, Associated whether helium-3 atoms could form in 1966, one of the Nobelists, David Universities, pairs in angular momentum states Lee of , spent a Inc., and Victor with zero, one, two, etc., units of angu- sabbatical year at BNL, working on Emery of BNL’s lar momentum, which are labeled “s- some of the techniques later used in Physics state,” “p-state,” “d-state,” etc., in the the prize-winning research. Department language of atomic spectroscopy. The prize was won by experimen- stand outside In the simplest generalization of talists and Robert Richard- Berkner Hall, 36 the BCS theory, they found that the son, also of Cornell, and Douglas years after their optimum pairing was in the d-state Osheroff, Stanford University, for 1960 theoretical and estimated the temperature at their 1972 discovery while at Cornell paper written at which liquid helium makes the transi- that the isotope helium-3 can become Berkeley helped tion into a superfluid at about 0.08 K. superfluid, flowing without normal start pioneering A similar suggestion was indepen- viscosity, at a temperature of 0.002 on experiments in dently made by Keith Brueckner, the Kelvin scale, very close to abso- liquid helium-3. Philip Anderson, Toshio Soda and lute zero (about −459.67°F). Pierre Morel in the U.S., and a re- The discovery generated such ex- lated, but less specific, prediction was Photos by Roger citement because, like helium-4, the Stoutenburgh made by Lev Pitaevskii in Moscow, all common form of helium, when he- at about the same time. lium-3 becomes superfluid, it shows fermion systems such as liquid he- weaker interaction between electrons. “All these proposals were unex- effects that can be understood only in lium-3 could be superfluids, in much Both Emery and Sessler had con- pected because people were still the submicroscopic world of quantum the same way that electrons in a metal cluded that the existing theory would thinking in terms of conventional mechanics. are superconducting. Fermions are a not lead to superfluidity in liquid he- (continued on page 2) The comparatively large-scale ef- class of particles that include protons, fects shown by superfluid helium-3 neutrons and electrons. provide new information on the col- Emery had examined the stability lective behavior of atoms in a quan- of the high-temperature state using Lab to Ship Spent Reactor Fuel tum liquid. The effects include, for methods developed in nuclear phys- example, the ability to “climb” up the ics. Sessler, together with Leon Coo- Before the end of the calendar year, BNL is planning to ship spent fuel walls of containers, or, when swirled per and Robert Mills, had generalized that had been in temporary storage after being used in the High Flux about, to form vortices that appear or the BCS theory to strongly interacting Beam Reactor (HFBR) to a storage facility at the U.S. Department of disappear very abruptly rather than particles. The BCS theory, named for Energy’s (DOE) Savannah River Site, in South Carolina. smoothly, as would happen in ordi- authors , Cooper and The planned shipment will go by barge from Long Island to Virginia nary liquids. Robert Schrieffer, explains supercon- and then by truck to South Carolina. A total of 210 spent fuel elements ductivity in metals and involves a Minds Meeting will be shipped in five containers in one barge shipment. Shipments of spent fuel elements have been ongoing nationwide for In 1960, Emery and Sessler met in over 40 years, and, like shipments of other radioactive materials, they Berkeley at Lawrence Radiation Labo- Here & There have an excellent safety record. During that time, no fatalities or injuries ratory, now named LBNL. Emery was have occurred in a transportation accident because of the radioactive on a Harkness Fellowship, while Zohreh Parsa, a BNL physics as- nature of the cargo. Sessler was on sabbatical leave from sociate, chaired a symposium on the BNL’s own history of spent fuel shipments began in 1954, when the Ohio State University. “Future of High Energy Colliders,” first of about 330 shipments were made over a 22-year period, until 1976. “We shared a very small office and October 21-25, at the Institute for Following legal action in the late 1970s, the court ruled that U.S. began to work together,” said Sessler. Theoretical Physics (ITP) of the Uni- Department of Transportation (DOT) regulations prevailed, and BNL Emery and Sessler had each al- versity of California, Santa Barbara. resumed shipping in 1985, making 19 shipments through 1987. All past ready published papers considering The symposium was held in conjunc- shipments have gone either to Savannah River or to Idaho National the possibility that strongly-coupled tion with a five-month workshop on Engineering Laboratory. “New Ideas for Particle Accelerators” The decision to make this year’s shipment by barge was influenced by that Parsa is coordinating at ITP. discussions with stakeholders, who perceive that barging reduces impact Coming Up Among the BNL speakers at the on their communities. In addition, five containers are available for the shipment, making the barging option more efficient and cost effective. The Lab and its environ- symposium were Laboratory Director Whether shipped by land or sea, the spent fuel is encased in a cask- mental record will be the top- Nicholas Samios, offering perspec- tives on the future of high-energy phys- type structural package that provides radiation shielding and prevents ic of a forum titled “BNL ics; Senior William Marc- release of radiation in the event of a traffic accident. Containers must Speaks Out,” to be held on meet rigorous specifications and be able to withstand: Saturday, November 9, at the iano, discussing the physics of the • a 30-foot drop onto an unyielding surface at the package’s weakest Fine Arts Theatre of Long Is- standard model, and beyond; Michael point. land University’s South- Harrison, Associate Head of the Rela- • a 40-inch drop onto a 6-inch diameter rod at least 8 inches long, striking ampton College. All are wel- tivistic Heavy Ion Collider Project, on a big hadron collider; Senior Physicist the container’s weakest point. come to attend this forum, Frank Paige, discussing the comple- • exposure to a temperature of 1475°F for 30 minutes. sponsored by the World Af- • water immersion for 8 hours. fairs Council. mentarity of lepton and hadron The barge will not depart unless there is a 36-hour window of good The afternoon will begin at colliders; and Robert Palmer, Head weather. 3:30 p.m. with lobby exhibits of the Center for Accelerator Physics, DOT and the U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission provide outside on Brookhaven’s research. sharing an overview of a muon col- lider. regulation, and the U.S. Coast Guard provides further regulation of the Then, at 4 p.m., brief talks will • barge segment of the shipment. be given by: Sue Davis, Associ- Earlier this year, BNL and DOE briefed local, state and federal ate Director for Reactor, Safe- At the Biotechnology officials on planned shipments. Also, employees may have noticed ty & Security; Robert Casey, Association’s sixth annual meeting, activity in the HFBR parking lot, when BNL hosted a workshop/demon- Head of the Safety & Environ- in New York City, on Friday, October stration on container handling. mental Protection Division; 25, the afternoon spotlight was on BNL as “New York’s resource for Because of federal requirements, the exact shipping dates are safe- and Jean Howard, a physician genomics and structural biology.” guarded until after shipments have reached their destination. in the Medical Department. A The HFBR is a world-class research facility that provides neutrons to reception will follow. Under the theme “New Science in more than 200 researchers for studies in biology, chemistry, physics, For more information, call New York: A Technology Development materials science and medicine. For example, the reactor is used to make Public Affairs, Ext. 2345. Symposium,” the meeting brochure a tin compound that offers substantial pain relief for patients with bone Southampton College is lo- described BNL as “a multidisciplinary Department of Energy laboratory lo- cancer. The compound has shown promise in early clinical trials con- cated on Montauk Highway in cated on Long Island [that] has unique ducted by BNL’s Medical Department. — Mona S. Rowe Southampton. (continued on page 3) Brookhaven Bulletin November 1, 1996

Inside Info Scam Warning R. William Casey, Head of BNL’s Free Raffle! Free Raffle! Last December, an article in the Safety & Environmental Protection Brookhaven Bulletin warned BNLers (SEP) Division since 1988, has been If eliminating your waiting in line at the bank to deposit your pay about a worldwide scam originating in named a Fellow of the Health Physics every week or month isn’t incentive enough to sign up for direct deposit, Nigeria that had found its way to Society (HPS). He was one of six senior here’s another reason: Two $100 American Express gift certificates will BNL. Now, almost one year later, em- members of the society who were be awarded in December in two separate raffles — and, to be eligible to ployees are still receiving letters de- elected fellows during HPS’s annual win one, all you have to do is to sign up for direct deposit in November signed to entice them into opening meeting this July, for their significant or already have your entire net pay deposited directly in the bank(s) of their bank accounts to supposed Nige- administrative, education and/or sci- your choice. rian government officials. entific contributions to the profession As designated by the Fiscal Group in the Financial Services Division, While letter formats can vary, all of health physics. November is Direct Deposit Month at BNL. The Fiscal Group is encour- seek to transfer millions of dollars to At the July 25 awards luncheon, aging BNLers to have their entire salaries deposited directly into the the recipient’s account, with the prom- Casey was presented a certificate des- bank for the following reasons: ise of compensating the recipient with ignating him as “a Fellow of the Soci- • you can use the time you spent banking doing something better, 20-30 percent of the total fund. ety in recognition of outstanding con- • for weekly employees, who usually receive their paychecks at 3 p.m., BNLers should not respond to let- tributions to the profession of Health your money will instead be deposited in the bank five hours earlier, ters that seem to fit this description; Physics.” earning interest for you or available to you for withdrawal by 10 a.m., instead, send the original letters and A professional organization with • your money is deposited, even when you are sick, on vacation or their envelopes to Russel Reaver, over 6,000 members in 40 countries, traveling, and Manager of the Safeguards & Secu- HPS is dedicated to the development, • you may have your funds automatically divided as you like among rity Division, Bldg. 50. dissemination and application of sci- checking, savings, money market accounts, etc., or split between differ- entific knowledge and practical tech- ent banks. nology for radiation protection. Regardless of where you bank, you may learn more about the advan- Don’t Be Alarmed To protect people and the environ- tages of direct deposit from representatives of the on-site Teachers ment from unnecessary exposure to Federal Credit Union, who will be in the lobby of Berkner Hall during By Fire Engines! radiation, the society aims to under- lunchtime on Wednesday, November 6, to encourage their members who stand the risk versus the benefits de- have not already done so to take advantage of this benefit. If you’re on site this Sunday, No- rived from radiation exposure. Among Once you have decided to take advantage of direct deposit, complete vember 3, and hear lots of sirens and other organizations, it is affiliated with the back of the Direct Deposit Month memo recently sent to employees see several fire engines and ambu- the International Radiation Protec- still receiving paychecks and return it to Payroll, Bldg. 134J. In appre- lances, don’t be alarmed: You’re wit- tion Association, the American Na- ciation, maybe you’ll win an extra $100 in the form of a gift certificate. nessing a drill that the BNL Fire/ tional Standards Institute and the If you already have direct deposit for your entire net pay, you will Rescue Group in the Safety & Envi- National Academy of Sciences. automatically be entered in the raffle for the second $100 gift certificate. ronmental Protection Division is host- ing with several outside fire depart- ments, to ensure coordination between Nobel Special to BNL (cont’d.) lium-3 becomes a superfluid below Alamos National Laboratory) to join a BNL and multiple outside agencies about 0.002 K, with pairing in p-states. physics group headed by Craig. during an emergency. theory, which assumed that if two Theoretical work by Tony Leggett, who From Los Alamos, Kitchens had Beginning at 8 a.m., the drill sce- particles pair together in a bound state, was visiting Cornell from the Univer- brought with him the design of a cool- nario will unfold throughout the en- they do so most easily in the s-state, sity of Sussex, , and experi- ing mechanism, a helium-3/helium -4 tire warehouse area, centered on the the zero angular-momentum state,” mental work by Wheatley, Emery said, dilution refrigerator, that would reach railroad tracks at Grove Street. explained Sessler. contributed greatly to this understand- down to new low temperatures, and The major roadways to be used by Also, Emery added, some solid-state ing. Tom Oversluizen built several in Bldg. emergency responding units will be: theorists resisted the new develop- After 1960, Sessler focused most of 510. Others who worked in or with the Bell Avenue, Brookhaven Avenue, ments because of the suggestion that his attention on accelerator physics at group included Boyd Osgood and Bill East Princeton Avenue, Grove Street, fermion superfluidity could occur with- Lawrence Berkeley, where he was Di- Thomlinson. Visitors came and went, South Railroad Street, Rochester out the aid of a polarizable lattice, rector, 1973-1980. Currently, adding among them, David Lee. Street, Rowland Street, Weaver Drive which is vital for in to his many other professional activi- Lee’s past experience and keen in- and Upton Road. simple metals. ties, he is Vice President of the Ameri- terest in the problems of getting he- Employees who must be on site on “The new proposals stirred interest can Physical Society and will be Presi- lium-3 cold made him an ideal addi- Sunday are asked to avoid using these and helped start the pioneering ex- dent in 1998. tion to the group. Further, the streets or entering the scenario area periments with liquid helium-3 that Emery, who joined BNL in 1964, techniques being developed here were until the drill is over, at about noon. were done over the next decade,” de- has since worked on low-temperature useful for his own research. Organizations invited to participate clared Sessler. In particular, the late and solid-state physics, especially the Commenting in a telephone inter- in the drill include: the Brookhaven John Wheatley of the University of theory of organic conductors and high- view on that period at BNL, Lee said Group of the U.S. Department of En- Illinois spearheaded the push to lower temperature superconductivity. “We had time and colleagues for dis- ergy, Long Island Rail Road, Suffolk temperatures and, within a year, he cussions, and good technical assis- County Department of Fire Rescue & Coming in for the Cold had established that liquid helium-3 tance. We had fun, and we developed Emergency Services and the Police did not become a superfluid above a An attraction at BNL and the other some of the concepts that were used Group in BNL’s Safeguards & Secu- temperature of 0.008 K. “This was an national laboratories are the many later in the defining experiments.” rity Division. incredibly low temperature to achieve opportunities for collaborations or in- “It’s a nice example of how the The following groups will also par- at such an early date,” Sessler empha- formal networking among research- friendly interaction within the na- ticipate with BNL Fire/Rescue, using sized. “The world lost much with the ers and visiting scientists — a re- tional labs and the general scientific their own engines, ambulances and/or untimely death of John Wheatley.” search style established under the community, which is still promoted by rescue units: Gordon Heights, Manor- Atomic Energy Commission and con- DOE, helps establish a climate that ville, Middle Island, Rocky Point, Ridge Theory Points to p-States tinued under the U.S. Department of encourages progress and discovery,” and Yaphank Fire Departments, and Emery, back in England at the Energy (DOE). On many occasions, Emery concluded. — Liz Seubert the Manorville Ambulance Company. in 1963, different areas of interest benefit from analyzed recent experiments on liq- the range of developments springing uid helium-3 and showed that the ef- from a new idea or technique. fective interaction between two he- Such was the case in 1966, when CCD to Phase Out bnlux1 lium-3 atoms inside the liquid is very scientists and technicians from the different from the “bare” interaction Alternating Gradient Synchrotron, In December, after six years of ser- machine. To determine the best choice, used in the earlier calculations. This Applied Science and Physics Depart- vice, the aging interactive server contact CCD. is because of the relatively high den- ments were working in a loose-knit bnlux1.bnl.gov will be removed from • Files may be made available to the public sity of the liquid as well as its proxim- group on various aspects of cooling for service by the Computing & Commu- via the anonymous file-transfer-protocol ity to a state of magnetic order, simi- experiments in superconductivity or nications Division (CCD). The reason server ftp.ccd.bnl.gov. lar to that found in iron. Emery found liquid helium. The group included Paul is that the computer, a Digital Equip- • Network News reading packages, and the Web browsers Netscape Navigator 3.0 ment Corporation (DEC) DECsystem that the effective interaction is actu- Craig; Helen Farrell, now of DOE’s and Lynx are available on sun2. 500/240, is old and slow by today’s ally repulsive in d-states, but, since it Office of Energy Research (OER); • A wide range of public domain and li- is weakly attractive in p-states, he Meyer Garber; Bill Sampson; and standards, and its operating system is censed software is available on sun2. How- concluded in a 1964 paper: “. . . it is Myron Strongin. Emery had been there no longer supported by DEC. ever, if you cannot find a software package possible that [p-states] could give rise for two years, working on the theory of However, all services provided by that you need, then e-mail your software to the transition.” helium-3 and helium mixtures. bnlux1 are available on other machines request to [email protected]. It was not clear at first what the The year before, Thomas Kitchens, or in other ways. The majority of the • All programs built on bnlux1 must be 1972 Nobel-Prize winning experiment now of OER, had arrived from Los needs of bnlux1 users are being met by recompiled to run on sun2, which has C, had actually found — that liquid he- Alamos Scientific Laboratory (now Los sun2.bnl.gov, a Sun Microsystems C++ and Fortran compilers from Sun, as Sparcstation 20, which is more than well as gcc and g++. five times as powerful as bnlux1 and • The computer auth.bnl.gov now provides 50 YEARS AGO THIS WEEK runs the Solaris version 2.5.1 operat- password authentication for PC-NFS us- ing system. Therefore: ers. For more information on how to switch from bnlux1 to auth, send e-mail to • User accounts have been moved to sun2, [email protected]. This series, which recounts the earliest days of Associated Universities, Inc. with the same user names and passwords • Several printers are accessible from sun2, (AUI), and BNL, will run as appropriate throughout 1996 and 1997, the 50th as users had on ux1. Users files are now on anniversary years of AUI and BNL, respectively. the central file server userdata.bnl.gov. and more can be added upon request. • November 1, 1946 - Robert Bacher, missioner of the Atomic Energy Commis- • E-mail is now available on a new mail- For more information, e-mail Cornell University, resigns from the Ex- sion. Bacher had also served on AUI’s Sci- only computer, mail.bnl.gov, so users have [email protected], or call Morris ecutive Committee of the AUI Board of entific Advisory Committee. a choice of using that computer, using Strongson, Ext. 4192, or Tom Schlagel, Trustees upon his appointment as Com- (To be continued on November 8.) sun2 or having it forwarded to another Ext. 2890. Brookhaven Bulletin November 1, 1996

Cut Medical, Day-Care Costs With Reimbursement Accounts

Although BNL offers comprehensive health plans, not all expenses are once per month — on the 16th of each month. covered in full, such as eyeglasses, physical exams, deductibles, coinsur- Also next year, recent IRS rulings will eliminate the following expenses ance and expenses above reasonable and customary limits. And, although from being eligible for reimbursement: agency fees for au pair placements on-site child care is available at the Lab, the cost of child care, as well as and adopting children; and registration fees paid for day care, summer elder care, can quickly add up. camp, preschool, kindergarten, etc., unless these fees are applied toward The Health Care and Dependent Day Care Reimbursement Accounts the first tuition bill, and only if the fees are shown on the bill to be deducted can help to pay for these expenses through salary reduction. Employees can from the regular tuition charge and only once that bill has been paid. set aside before-tax dollars to pay for out-of-pocket health and dependent However, as of January 1, the IRS will consider the cost paid to a day-care day-care expenses, so actual costs are lower because of the tax savings. provider for dependents’ meals as a reimbursable expense, unless those Enrollment in these accounts is going on through November 29. Eligible meals are included as part of the cost of a field trip or other such outing. employees — those who work at least 20 hours a week — may set aside from All employees who want to sign up for 1997 must complete new forms, $300 to $2,500 in the Health Care Account and/or $300 to $5,000 in the even if they are currently enrolled for 1996. For enrollment forms or more Dependent Day Care Account. information, contact Muriel Pfeiffer, Ext. 2877. Forms must be returned to Effective January 1, 1997, reimbursements from either the Health Care the Human Resources Division, Bldg. 185, by November 29, for coverage or Dependent Day Care Reimbursement Accounts will be processed only effective January 1, 1997.

Watch Out for Deer! Softball Champs ’96 As the cold weather sets in, mem- bers of the Lab’s large deer population come out of the woods, onto the grass at the side of the roads and, occasion- ally, onto the roads. Deer do not watch out for traffic, so drivers must watch out for them. Be prepared to stop quickly should a deer bolt in front of your car, and, since deer travel in herds, don’t start up again until you are sure that all the deer have passed. Arrivals & Departures Lights Out were the brightest spot in League E2: Arrivals (front, from left) Bob Chanda, Brett Magee, Armand Jianlin Mi...... AGS DiFlippo, John Biermer; (back, from left) Rich Srinivasan Rajagopalan...... Physics Marcus W. Schulz...... Physics The Good Timers and their mascots had a wonderful Chernis, Harry Hacker, Mike Wenzek, Bruce Yanofsky, Rich Alles, Gene Sorensen, co-captain Steve Departures time becoming League M1 champs: (front, from left) This list includes all employees who have termi- Dina Tullo holding Joe and Theresa Tullo, co-cap- Farrell, MVP Ernie Schmitt; (not pictured) Bob nated from the Lab, including retirees: tain Jennifer O’Connor holding Michael O’Connor, Edwards, captain Bob Geib, Toshi Hayakawa, Joe Vidyasagar S. Hejmadi...... Biology Kerry Bonti, Maryann Musso; (back, from left) Claudia Loronzoni and Pete Picciano. Brian W. McCarrick.....Safeguards & Sec. Jones, Allen Jones, Mike O’Connor, Lou Nieves, Larry Musso; (not pictured) Artie Biamonte, Barbara Biamonte, co-captain Pete Bonti, Jerry Gaeta, Luke (cont’d.) Here & There Greco and Diana Lombardo. high energy facilities for biotechnol- ogy and pharmaceutical R&D, includ- ing the National Synchrotron Light Source, the High Flux Beam Reactor, and Protein Data Bank. These facili- ties, coupled with the expertise of Brookhaven’s scientific staff, provide collaboration opportunities for biotech- nology and pharmaceutical companies in structural biology, drug develop- ment and rational drug design.” During the spotlight period devoted to BNL, Biology Department Chair William Studier offered an overview; Senior Scientist John Dunn discussed The Stray Cats scratched their way to the top of improved Lyme disease diagnostics The Phoubars barred everyone else from victory in League M2: (front, from left) Bob Miltenberger, and vaccines through gene expression League E1: (front, from left) Bret Engmann, Keith Heather Hartmann, Sue Behrens, Bill Behrens; (back, and genomics; Scientist Walter Man- Greiner, captain John Ingoglia, Chris Ingoglia, John from left) co-captain Andrea Epple, Kathryn Clifford, gel talked about protein inhibitors as Di Biase, Jim Garrison, Guy Mastrion; (back, from Bob Tozzie, Nancy May, Terri Kneitel, Ralph Mevs; potential antiviral agents; Senior Ge- left) Jim Desmond, Joe DeVoe, Jim Rowehl, Paul (not pictured) Sue Anderson, Norb Hartmann, Debbie neticist Ben Burr discussed better Infranou, Bill Fox, Don Lynch, Leroy James, Al Langdon, Tommy Langdon, Glenn Mehl, Tina Mehl, corn and cotton through genomics; and Boerner; (not pictured) co-captain Gordon Smith co-captain Robb Merkel, Nancy Tozzie and Doug Biochemist John Shanklin talked and David Verdi. Warren. about engineering enzymes to make better oils. Representatives from BNL’s Office While ACCESS and Project will be of Technology Transfer were also on Gift Books Galore Computing Corner covered in two-day classes, the other hand to talk to participants. At BERA Book Fair The Computing & Communications classes are one day; the fee is $177.75 Division (CCD) offers the following: per day of training. To register, send an On Thursday and Friday, Novem- ILR for the correct amount to Pam Netscape/Eudora E-Mail ber 21 & 22, BERA will sponsor a Mansfield, Bldg. 515. For more infor- Book Fair, featuring fun reading On Thursday, November 7, the Per- mation, call her at Ext. 7286 or e-mail ranging from children’s stories to sonal Computer Resource Center will [email protected], or contact your depart- cookbooks to New York Times best- demonstrate how to set up e-mail op- ment or division’s training coordinator. Published weekly tions using two applications: Netscape, by the Public Affairs Office sellers. UNIX Training for the employees of These new, hardcover books will from 10:30 to 11 a.m.; and Eudora, 11 to BROOKHAVEN NATIONAL LABORATORY be sold at a 50-70 percent reduction. 11:30 a.m. To reserve a seat for either UNIX training is being planned for presentation in the second floor semi- January. Classes will include: intro- ANITA COHEN, Editor They will be in stock, ready for imme- MARSHA BELFORD, Assistant Editor diate purchase at the fair. nar room, Bldg. 515, call Ext. 5444. duction to UNIX, Perl programming, A list of available books and a Solaris system administration, and Bldg. 134, P.O. Box 5000 PC Training UNIX system 5 internals. Depending Upton NY 11973-5000 small, pre-sale display will soon be Tel. (516) 344-2345; Fax (516) 344-3368 available at the BERA Sales Office, In November, training in popular upon the length of each class, the train- Berkner Hall, from 9 a.m. to 1:30 Microsoft applications for the personal ing fee per person will be $300-800. World Wide Web: computer will be offered in: Windows For more information and to regis- http://www.pubaf.bnl.gov/~pubaf/bulletin.html p.m. weekdays until the first day of the fair. 95, beginner and intermediate ACCESS, ter your interest, contact Ed McFad- The Brookhaven Bulletin is printed on pa- per containing at least 50 percent recycled For more information, call Andrea beginner and intermediate PowerPoint, den, Ext. 4188 or e-mail [email protected], materials, with 10 percent post-consumer waste. It can be recycled. Dehler, Ext. 3347, or Kay Dellimore, beginner and intermediate Project, and or Pam Mansfield, Ext. 7286 or e-mail Ext. 2873. beginner Word. [email protected].

Tonight: Wine & Cheese All are invited to the Brookhaven Women in Science (BWIS) Wine & Cheese Party, tonight, Friday, Novem- ber 1, from 5:15 to 7 p.m. in the Recre- ation Building. Archery Club The Archery Club will hold its next meeting on Thursday, November 7, at noon in the large seminar room, Phys- ics, Bldg. 510. New members are al- ways welcome. For more information, call Bill Schoenig, Ext. 2377.

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