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Vol. 58 - No. 34 October 1, 2004 Three BNL Organizations Achieve OHSAS 18001 Registration BNL is first DOE Lab to have components recommended for such status n Friday, September 24, for C-A, it was agreed that all O following a three-day re- three organizations should be view by NSF, an external certi- included in the pilot registra- fying organization, BNL’s Cen- tion project. tral Fabrication Services Divi- Lab Director Praveen Chaud- sion (CFS), Collider Accelerator hari formed the Occupational Department (C-A), and Plant Health Safety Assessment Series Division (PE) — (OHSAS) 18001 Pilot Project were recommended for OHSAS Team, led by Pat Williams of the 18001 registration. BNL is now Facilities & Operations Director- the only Lab in the DOE com- ate, to help guide the project. The plex to have components of its team’s other members include operations achieve such status. Assistant Laboratory Director for

Roger Stoutenburgh The OHSAS 18001 project Environment, Safety, Health & started about eight months ago, Quality (ESH&Q) James Tarpin- when PE, C-A, and CFS, which ian; Steven Hoey, ESH&Q; Assis- have the largest number of Lab tant Laboratory Director for Fa- employees routinely at risk of cilities & Operations Andrew injury in their day-to-day work, McNerney; Edward Lessard, C-A; met to discuss safety improve- Steven Stein, Quality Programs & D0710904 ment initiatives. At that time, Services Office; and Jane Korop- it was suggested that the orga- sak, Community, Education, Gathered with Lab Director Praveen Chaudhari (front, right) are many of the leaders of the recently nizations model their occupa- Government & Public Affairs. achieved OHSAS 18001 registration: members of the OHSAS 18001 Pilot Project Team Steven Hoey tional safety and health man- Said Williams, “With support (back, left) and Jane Koropsak (back, right), and (front, from left) Steven Stein, James Tarpinian, and agement system (OSHMS) using and commitment from Thomas Patricia Williams; and managers of the three organizations now registered, (center back, from left) OHSAS 18001 specifications, Lambertson, CFS Manager; Derek Edward Murphy, Thomas Lambertson, and Derek Lowenstein. Not present are: Deputy Lab Director for since it allows for registration Lowenstein, C-A Chair; and Ed- Operations Michael Bebon, and Project Team members Edward Lessard and Andrew McNerney. similar to the way BNL’s envi- ward Murphy, PE Manager, the ronmental management system employees in each of the three Safety & Health Management mitment to continuing that co- efforts. We hope to have the was registered under ISO 14001. organizations and the ESH&Q Systems. I believe the renewed operative effort.” entire Laboratory registered to OHSAS 18001, widely ac- Directorate, we achieved recom- awareness gained from this ex- As Chaudhari noted, “I know this high standard in the near knowledged as offering one of mendation for registration in ercise will result in improved that, in addition to the OHSAS future, just as we are under ISO the best guidelines available for record time! Employees, supervi- safety performance. team and managers of the three 14001. The OHSAS 18001 re- safety standards, is in harmony sors, managers and safety profes- “Another benefit from the pi- pilot organizations, there are quirements will help us move with the Integrated Safety Man- sionals worked together to evalu- lot project,” continued Will- many others who have put in towards our goal: that every em- agement system that was al- ate the risks associated with rou- iams, “was sharing best safety long hours preparing for this ployee, visitor, and contractor ready in place on site. Since CFS tine work and made improve- management practices across registration. I want you all to returns home safely at the end and PE provide support services ments to our Occupational each organization and the com- know that we appreciate your of the day.” — Jane Koropsak

Nobel Laureate Richard Smalley Gives Pegram Lectures, 10/19, 20

ichard E. Smalley, winner of sustain a modern lifestyle for made with molecular perfec- Nobel Laureate Rthe 1996 in the billions of people in the de- tion, can exhibit revolutionary Richard Smalley will for the discovery of veloping world, 50 TW of clean electrical, thermal and me- present the 2004 a structure of atoms power would be needed. chanical properties on the na- George Pegram known as a “buckyball,” will How will we get the 10 to 50 nometer scale. In this lecture, Lectures on give a series of two lectures at TW of new power? How will we Smalley will discuss the basic October 19 and 20, BNL. On Tuesday, October 19, transport this energy, store it, underlying the exotic sponsored by at 4 p.m., Smalley will present and transform it? Can the new chemical and physical proper- Brookhaven Science Associates. a lecture on “Our Energy Chal- energy be discovered and used ties, as well as the methods of lenge,” and on Wednesday, Oc- soon enough to avoid the hard production, purification, analy- tober 20, at 11 a.m., he will economic times, terrorism, war, sis, and assembly of buckytubes speak about “The Brave New and human suffering that is for solving real-world techno- World of Buckytubes.” Spon- likely to occur as we fight over logical problems. sored by Brookhaven Science the dwindling oil and gas re- Richard Smalley earned his Associates through the George serves on the planet? bachelor’s degree in 1965 from nology Laboratory. B. Pegram Lectureship Series, in Energy may very well be the the and His research has led to which distinguished scholars single most critical challenge fac- his master’s degree in 1971, and the start of a new examine topics of both scien- ing humanity in this century, and Ph.D. in 1973, both from Prince- company, Carbon tific and general interest, the Smalley believes that nanotech- ton University, with an inter- , lectures are open to the public nology will be the key to solving vening four-year period in in- Inc., which is cur- and will be held in Berkner Hall. it. – technology dustry as a research rently developing Visitors to the Lab age 16 and executed on the scale of bil- with the Shell Chemical Com- large-scale produc- over must bring a photo ID. lionths of a meter – makes pos- pany. During his postdoctoral tion and applications In his first lecture on Octo- sible the creation of materials research years at the University of buckytubes. ber 19, Smalley will explore the with new properties, perhaps of Chicago, Smalley pioneered Besides receiving difficult problem of supplying leading to new ways to make, a powerful technique in chemi- the Nobel Prize, the world with energy in the transmit and store energy. cal called supersonic Smalley has been 21st century and beyond. In In his October 20 lecture, beam laser . came a professor in the Physics honored with numerous profes- order to maintain adequate en- Smalley will discuss “bucky- Smalley joined Rice Univer- Department, and, in 2002, he sional awards including the ergy supplies for the world’s ex- tubes,” elongated buckyballs sity in 1976, and was named to was appointed University Pro- 1992 Lawrence Award, the 1996 panding population, scientists that are essentially a new high- the Gene and Norman Hacker- fessor. From 1996 to 2002, , and the 2002 will have to find a new, eco- tech polymer that can conduct man Chair of Chemistry in Smalley was founding director Glenn T. Seaborg Medal. He is a nomical energy source that can electricity. Experiments and 1982. He was founder of the of the Center for Nanoscale Sci- member of the National Acad- provide at least 10 terawatts theory have shown that these Rice Quantum Institute in 1979, ence and Technology at Rice, emy of and the Ameri- (TW) of clean power on a sus- tubes can be either metals or and served as the chair from and he is now director of the can Academy of Arts and Sci- tainable basis. To achieve and semiconductors and, when 1986 to 1996. In 1990, he be- university’s Carbon Nanotech- ences. — Diane Greenberg

Inside Story Introducing BNL’s new internal home page ‘@Brookhaven TODAY’ and video program ‘Take 5’ (page 2) The Bulletin October 1, 2004

Calendar New on BNL’s Internal Home Page: @brookhaven TODAY, Take 5 his week marks the debut of the ner and the local navigation of Laboratory Events TLaboratory’s new internal home list on the left-hand side. • The BERA Sales Office is located in page and a redesigned website. The Berkner Hall and is open weekdays from 9 new internal (intranet) page, Search Function a.m. to 3 p.m. For more information on BERA events, contact Andrea Dehler, Ext. “@brookhaven TODAY”, is similar Web usability studies show 3347; or Chris Carter, Ext. 2873. to the old design, but has an im- that a large percentage of users •Additional information for Hospitality Committee events can be found at the proved template and new content will bypass navigation links and Recreation Bldg. and at the laundry, both and features. Outsiders will see go straight for the search func- located in the apartment area. tion to find what they’re look- • Contact names are provided for most BNL’s external home page un- events for more information. changed (to see the external page, ing for. The Google-powered • Calendar events flagged with an asterisk scroll down the left-hand column of BNL search engine is accessible (*) have an accompanying story in this week’s Bulletin. the internal home page and click on from a consistently placed input BNL External Home Page). But the box just below the page banner — EACH WEEK — new internal page is expected to be and global navigation bar. Indi- Weekdays: Free English for Speakers of greater use to internal users. BNL’s vidual departments have the of Other Languages Classes Web Administrator, Gary Schroeder option to narrow the search to Beginner, Intermediate, and Advanced classes. Various times. All are welcome. Learn English, of the Community, Education, Gov- within their department by se- make friends. See www.bnl.gov/esol/schedule. ernment & Public Affairs Director- lecting a radio button. html for schedule. Jen Lynch, Ext. 4894. ate, has spent many weeks in creat- Mondays: BNL Gospel Choir Maximizing 5:15-7 p.m. Berkner Hall. All faiths are wel- ing the new intranet and templates, come. www.bnl.gov/bera/activities/choir/. taking into consideration the ideas Displayed Content Mondays & Wednesdays: Pilates and requests of Lab users. The fol- Web usability studies indicate Mon., Noon-1 p.m. in the gym; Wed., 5:30-6:30 lowing notes by Schroeder explain that users do not like to scroll to p.m. in the Rec. Hall. Christine Carter, Ext. 5090. Mondays & Wednesdays: Yoga the reasoning behind various see content. Often, what they see Noon-1 p.m., Brookhaven Center. Free. Ila changes, which the Bulletin believes on the initial page-load is all they Campbell, Ext. 2206, [email protected]. will be of interest to Lab readers. will see when deciding to read the Mon., Wed., & Fri.: Tai Chi page or move on. The Lab/De- Noon-1 p.m., Brookhaven Center North Room. The Redesign Adam Rusek, Ext. 5830 or [email protected]. partment banner has been kept Tuesdays: Welcome Coffee The new template solves sev- deliberately small in the vertical 10-11:30 a.m., Rec. Hall. First Tuesday of ev- eral of the old template’s prob- side the Lab; ad listings are not cated at the bottom of the dimension to maximize the ery month is special for Lab newcomers and lems: (1) it uses a variable-width carried on the external home intranet home page if they have amount of content that is dis- leaving guests. Cindy Ottemann, 849-2646. page. See the home page or http:/ constructive suggestions or if Tuesdays: BNL Music Club design that adjusts to fit your played “above the fold”, i.e., what Noon, North Room, Brookhaven Center. Come monitor (those with large, high- /intranet.bnl.gov/ads for details. they just want to make their is seen without scrolling. hear live music. Joe Vignola, Ext. 3846. resolution monitors will no Lab news releases are now also opinion known. All comments Tuesdays: Jiu Jitsu Club longer see a half-blank screen); (2) dynamically generated from a sent by this mechanism will re- Scalability/Accessibility 6:30-7:30 p.m. in the gym. All levels, ages 6 database. This has several advan- ceive a prompt response. and above. $10 per class. Tom, Ext. 4556. all text can be sized to the user’s These are two elements preference using the zoom con- tages over the old, static system. which are frequently over- Tuesdays: Toastmasters New BNL Template Design 1st and 3rd Tuesday of each month , 5:30 trols on their browser; (3) Lab web First, news releases can now be looked in “home-grown” web p.m., Bldg. 463, room 160. Guests, visitors authors who use this template on sorted by department, research In the last several years, effec- sites. First, the revised tem- always welcome. www.bnl.gov/bera/activi- ties/toastmstrs/default.htm. their site will find it easier to work area, or other topic, e.g., biology, tive web-page design has gelled plate is “liquid” in that it will Tuesdays & Thursdays: Aerobics with. It has been designed with physics, events, or awards (see into a science. Just as book pub- expand to fill whatever size 5:15-6:30 p.m., $5 per class or $40 for ten the novice web author in mind www.bnl.gov/newsroom to try lishers know what makes a book screen the user is reading it on. classes. Rec. Hall. Pat Flood, Ext 7886. and draws on several years of ex- this feature). Second, with news easy to navigate and read, antici- Also, the text elements are Tuesdays & Thursdays: Aqua Aerobics information stored in a format pating what conventions a reader 5:15-6:15 p.m. Eight-week session. $20 to at- perience providing technical sup- scalable such that if a user on tend once a week; $40 to attend twice a week. port to web authors across the which can be sorted by topic, dif- expects to find between the cov- a high-resolution monitor sets Ext. 2873 for more information. Laboratory; (4) the new template ferent Lab groups can add self- ers, so it is now with web sites. their browser to display text at Tuesdays & Thursdays: Jazzercise conforms to the current state of updating news modules to their The most effective web sites share 150%, the content and menu Noon-1 p.m., Rec. Hall. Preregistration is required. Christine Carter, Ext. 5090. the art in web standards, mean- respective home pages, eliminat- the common conventions de- text will scale accordingly. Sec- Tues., & Thurs.: Kickboxing ing that it uses coding which en- ing needless duplication of effort scribed below. These conventions ond, the content within the $5 per class. Tues., 5:15-6:15 p.m. in the gym; sures the widest possible compat- or outdated sites. The Chemistry have been built into the new template is accessible to any Thurs., noon-1 p.m. in the gym; Thurs., 5:15-6:15 p.m. in Brookhaven Ctr. North Room. Registra- ibility with the Laboratory’s di- Department is the most recent Laboratory template. internet-enabled device. That tion is required. Christine Carter, Ext. 5090. verse computing environment. Department to take advantage of is, the content is largely sepa- Modularization Tues., Thurs., Fri.: Upton Nursery School One aspect of a standards-com- this capability (see www.bnl.gov/ rated from presentation ele- 8:30-11:30 a.m. Amie Kennedy, 727- pliant website is content which chemistry ). Likewise, web pages This template makes maxi- ments in such a way that even 8082, [email protected], Christine Carter, Ext. 5090, for information. is separated from styling rules throughout the BNL website can mum re-use of common elements the oldest browsers or newest Tues. & Thurs: Rec Hall Activities such as font types and colors. contain self-updating modules to reduce maintenance overhead wireless devices will be able to 5:30-9:30 p.m. General activities, large- Users who choose to continue built from this data. (Send an e- and increase uniformity be- display the page contents, albeit screen TV, ping pong, chess, games, and so- tween pages. “Include files” are cializing. Christine Carter, Ext. 5090. using older “legacy browsers” mail to [email protected] if you in a less visually attractive way. Wednesdays: On-Site Play Group such as Netscape 4 will notice are interested in adding this used to pull in common navi- 10 a.m.-noon. Rec. Hall. An infant/toddler that the content of the site con- functionality to your depart- gation menus and departmen- Ease of Authoring drop-in event. Parents meet while children ment’s site.) BNL news releases tal graphics, including the page play. Kati Petreczky, 821-4131. tinues to be visible and accessible, This template has been de- banner, the global navigation Wednesdays: Farmer’s Market but without any of the advanced now also feature a true print- signed with ease of use by non- 11:30 a.m.-1:30 p.m., Berkner Hall parking lot. visual styling that is available us- friendly version and an “e-mail bar, the search box and the style web development experts in Wednesdays: Weight Watchers ing a modern browser such as to a friend” option. sheet. A single change in any mind and draws on several years Noon-1 p.m. Michael Thorn, Ext. 8612. Mozilla Firefox, Netscape 7, Op- one of these files results in a glo- of experience providing techni- Wednesdays: Open Chess Night era 7, Internet Explorer 5/6, or Rich Site Summary (RSS) bal change across the site. cal support to authors across the 5-8 p.m., Rec. Hall. Christine Carter, Ext. 5090. Apple’s Safari. Legacy browsers Another news feature now Laboratory. The production of Consistent Look and Feel Wednesdays: Dance Lessons are largely incompatible with being offered on the BNL web sites has become increasingly 5:15-8 p.m. Brookhaven Cntr., North Room. BNL Ballroom Dance Club hosts lessons, be- modern web standards and this website is an RSS feed. RSS, or While each department is sophisticated since the earliest ginner to adv. John Millener, Ext. 3853. approach eliminates software “Rich Site Summary,” delivers unique in terms of the type of days of the web when individual Thursdays: Reiki Healing Class conflicts which often lead to un- BNL news headlines to software research that it conducts, users pages were little more than on- Noon-1 p.m., Bldg. 211 Conference Rm. Nicole Bernholc, Ext. 2027. expected display problems. called a news aggregator. Using a from outside the Lab need to be line word-processed documents. Thursdays: FreshDirect Delivery news aggregator, you can browse presented with a consistent inter- Most users have neither the time 3:30-5:30 p.m., Berkner Hall parking lot. New Content/Features news headlines from multiple face that reinforces the idea that nor the inclination to become Fridays: Family Swim Night The name of the new intranet websites simultaneously in one each department resides within experts, nor should they have to. 5-8 p.m. at the BNL Pool. $5 per family. site reflects the fact that the in- location. When the aggregator is the same Lab. Using this template, an indi- Fridays: BNL Social & Cultural Club formation found on the page is running, a small alert box pops vidual using a common web 6-9 p.m., North Ballroom, Brookhaven Ctr., Consistent Navigation dance lessons, 9-11:30 p.m. general dancing. always current. Almost all the up whenever new headlines are authoring tool such as Microsoft Rudy Alforque, Ext. 4733, [email protected]. content of the page is dynami- posted to a website. You can read Within any web site at BNL, Frontpage is presented with a cally generated from a database, all about RSS, news aggregators users should always be pre- plain white box where their con- requiring no intervention to be and how to use the BNL news sented with an interface that tent can be entered. (Note: — THIS WEEKEND — updated. Dynamic features in- feed at www.bnl.gov/bnlweb/ allows them to feel that they Frontpage does not insert Micro- Saturday, 10/2 clude the events database, the pubaf/pr/rss-faq.asp. can get back to where they soft-specific “garbage” tags if one BERA’s Long Island Wine Tour announcements box, Laboratory Like all websites, @brook- started with a minimum of ef- uses it properly.) They need never 10 a.m.-3 p.m. Ride the vintage Trol- news, Newsclips, and, for the first haven TODAY is a site in tran- fort. Three elements on the be concerned with other pre-set ley on Long Island North Fork to taste time, Bulletin classified ads. Clas- sition and improvements will page achieve this: the BNL elements of the page that are wine at three wineries, and have lunch be made as various shortcom- logo in the upper right-hand common to every page on the and in-depth winery tour. Farm-stand sified ads may now be entered on- stop included also. $45/person. BERA line by anyone possessing a valid ings make themselves known. corner (which links back to the site. Standards-compliant cascad- Sales Office, 9 a.m.-3 p.m. Ext. 3347. life number. Once reviewed and I encourage everyone to make home page), the global navi- ing style sheets are used to main- — NEXT WEEK — approved by a Bulletin editor, ads use of the comments box lo- gation bar below the top ban- tain consistent visual styling such are posted to the home page in a as fonts, colors, etc. Additionally, Tuesday 10/5 “first-in-first-out” fashion. A com- Take 5 — BNL’s New Video Program there is little opportunity to acci- plete list of all active ads is avail- dentally corrupt pre-set elements. Caring Friends Meet Debuting this week along with “@brookhaven TODAY” is able on a separate page. Ads will In short, the author can concen- Noon, Berkner Hall, Room D. All are “Take 5,” BNL’s new monthly video program, produced by welcome to join an informal support continue to be printed in the Bul- trate on what is most important Photographer Alex Reben. Take 5 is a five-minute streaming group serving as a resource for indi- letin as always, but they will be in their site: the content. viduals experiencing grief following the video which may be viewed with RealPlayer software available earlier on the web, be- — Gary Schroeder loss of a loved one. Pat Hein, Ext. 3962, (downloadable from the WBNL website) featuring BNL and Gerry Van DerLaske, Ext. 3476. ing posted as they are received. More notes on the new web features scientists, their work and other items of interest to the Lab This feature is only available in- will follow in another Bulletin. community. See http://www.bnl.gov/video to view it. The Bulletin October 1, 2004

56 BNLers Earn $200 Bonds for Perfect Attendance Calendar arlier this year, BNL held a celebration to recognize the full-time represented by the International Brotherhood of Electrical Workers. In (continued) Eemployees who have won a certificate and a $200-bond Perfect At- 1998, members of the Suffolk County Security Police Association in the tendance Award for 2003. Those of the 56 winners who were able to Safeguards & Security Division also became eligible for the prize. Thursday, 10/7 attend the afternoon event at Berkner Hall were welcomed by Compen- This year, as previously, many awardees had achieved multiple years BNL Career Network Group Meeting sation Manager Robert Kelly, Human Resources & Occupational Medi- of perfect attendance: 14 won for the first time, ten for the second time, Noon, Berkner Hall, Room A. All are cine Division. The winners were warmly congratulated by BNL Director one for the third, eight for the fourth, three for the fifth, three for the welcome. Cathy Wehrmann, Ext. 7823. Praveen Chaudhari, who thanked them for their service and dedication sixth, five for the seventh, three for the eighth, eight for the ninth, and *Cycletrons Motorcycle Club Meeting on behalf of the Lab. one, Phyllis Tinsley-Smith of the Biology Department, for the twelfth 5 p.m., Brookhaven Center. BNL’s Mo- The Perfect Attendance award was first given in 1992, when full- time. The list below of this year’s winners indicates how many times an torcycle Club, the Cycletrons, meets on the first Thursday of each month. All time employees on the technical and clerical schedules were recognized employee has won by the number following his or her name. Names are welcome. for their attendance during 1991. In 1995, these employees and those with no number indicate a first-year win. However, employees who be- from the Paper, Allied-Industrial, Chemical & Energy Workers Interna- came eligible for the prize after its inception have often served BNL with Friday, 10/8 tional were joined in being eligible for the award by BNL employees additional years of perfect attendance that are on record elsewhere. *Pine Barrens Research Forum 8:30 a.m.-4:30 p.m., Berkner Hall. All are welcome to attend this free public event. Talks will focus on various issues of moni- toring within the Pine Barrens. See no- tice below and http://pb.state.ny.us/re- search/2004_ agenda.pdf for agenda. *BERA Softball League Party 7-11 p.m., Rock Hill Country Club in Manorville. $30 per person, with cash bar. See notice below. Send your checks, payable to BERA Softball, to Rich Scheidet, Bldg. 134C. WEEK OF 10/11

Joseph Rubino Monday, 10/11 *Lectures on Vedanta Philosopy 4-5:15 p.m., Berkner Hall. Sponsored by BERA’s Indian American Associa- D1400404 tion and Asian Pacific American Asso- ciation, Swami Parthasarthy will dis- cuss Vedanta, the ancient philosophy of India. All are invited to this free talk. Photographed at the celebration with (front, from left) Deputy BNL Engineering Division: James Callihan, 7; Patria Cortes, 8; Thomas 6:30-7:45 p.m., at SBU, Parthasarthy Director for Operations Mike Bebon, BNL Director Praveen Chaud- Crews, 8; Robert Danowski; Francisco Gaetan, 7; Ganga Ghimiray, will give a second lecture. See more de- hari, and Compensation Manager Robert Kelly, are: Biology Depart- 4; Ralph Giordano Jr., 2; Hubbard Harris, Jr., 4; Darren Harris, 2; tails in article below, left. ment: Phyllis Tinsley-Smith, 12; and Stuart Myers; Central Fabrica- Ruth Harris, 2; Myron Henderson; Keith Jackson; Fernando Jaramillo, Wednesday, 10/13 tion Services: James Bell, 5; William Dalton, 6; Christopher Man- 2; Dollie Johnson, 4; Richard Lutz, 9; Lisa Metz, 4; Lonnie Muldrow, ning; Reginald Redman; and Randolph Seibel, 9; Collider-Accelera- 6; Richard Muller, 2; Stephen O’Kula, 7; Peter Realmuto, 4; Dennis 397th Brookhaven Lecture tor Department: Jorge Galarraga; Brent Gingrich; and John Moore, Renahan, 4; William Schmidt, 9; Fe Singleton, 2; Gregory Stawski, 2; 4 p.m., Berkner Hall. All are invited to attend this free public lecture on “Ap- 4; Emergency Services Division: Roy Barone, 9; and Gary Schaum, and Johnnie Turner, Jr.; Procurement & Property Management Divi- plications of Scientific Visualization,” 7; Fiscal Services Division: Ann Marie McCarthy; Information Tech- sion: Samuel Cortes, 8; Ulises Feliciano, 5; Isidro Garcia, 2; Lamar by Michael McGuigan, Information nology Division: Ruth Merker, 2; Joan Smith, 2; National Synchro- Gardner, 5; Dhruba Ghimiray, 7; Jerome Quigley, 9; Steven Schroder; Technology Division. tron Light Source: John Burke, 3; Photography & Graphic Arts Divi- Anthony Shane; Janet Soper, 4; Charles Whiting, 6; and Shelby Wil- sion: Cornelius Jackson, 9; Terry Jones; and Alex Reben, 9; Plant liams, 9; and Radiological Control Division: Douglas Aichroth. WEEK OF 10/18 Tuesday, 10/19 Field Day Fundraiser for Upton Nursery School Lectures on ‘Vedanta’ Indian Philosophy, 10/11 *First of Two 2004 Pegram Lectures 4 p.m., Berkner Hall. Nobel Laureate Upton Nursery School invites the BNL community to the On Monday, October 11, all are welcome to attend two free Richard Smalley, , will school’s first annual Fall Field Day, which will be held on Tuesday, lectures on Vedanta, the ancient philosophy of India. Sponsored talk on Our Energy Challenge.” All are October 12, at 10:30 a.m. at the Recreation Hall playground area, by BERA’s Indian American Association (IAA) and Asian Pacific welcome. See story, page 1. with a rain date of October 19. This parent-run, cooperative nurs- American Association (APAA), the lectures will be given by Swami Wednesday, 10/20 Parthasarthy, founder of the Vedanta Institute and acclaimed as ery school relies on fundraising to keep tuition costs low for the *Second 2004 Pegram Lecture the world’s foremost exponent of Vedanta. children of the BNL community. All are invited to come and show 11 a.m., Berkner Hall. Richard Smalley support for the school by sponsoring the event, which will feature First, at Berkner Hall, 4-5:15 p.m., Parthasarthy will talk on “Sci- will speak about “The Brave New World the Leaf Pile Jump, Hop Ball Race, Crazy Dance Contest, and more. ence of Life: Life and its constituents, subjective and objective of Buckytubes.” All are invited. More information is on page 1. This is also an opportunity to see the school and meet Ellen Becker, science, structure of the human personality, intelligence vs. intel- the new teacher. The school is non-profit status, so all contribu- lect, the power of the mind. The Self within: The Supreme Enliv- — WEEK OF 11/15 — tions are tax deductible. For more information, contact Cindy ening Principle.” Then, on the same day, at the Wang Center, Stony Ottemann, school registrar, 849-2646 or [email protected]. Brook University, 6:30-7:45 p.m., he will talk on “Life in Focus.” Thursday, 11/18 As Parthasarathy will explain, Vedanta is the knowledge of life On-Site Road Repair Starts, 10/4 and living based on universal truths, and it explains our true na- *Family Planning Talk ture and our relationship with the world. Vedas are India's four Noon-1 p.m., Berkner Hall, Room B. Join Starting on Monday, October 4, along the East Fire Break and Katherine Burnett, Vice President of South Boundary Path, the Plant Engineering Division will be stag- holiest scriptures. The first three contain the universal Truths and Medical Services at Planned Parenthood teachings. The fourth contains all of nature's mysteries and sci- Hudson Peconic, Inc., presents the Health ing piles of blend material. For approximately three weeks, Site Promotion Program talk “Family Plan- Maintenance will distribute and grade this material to make re- ences, the cosmos, medicine, unique formulas applicable to math- ning: Today & Tomorrow.” Michael pairs to the road base. ematics, calculus and physics. Thorn, Ext. 8612, or [email protected]. BNLers are asked to use caution when traveling on these paths Parthasarathy states, “Life consists of two factors —the world as large earthmoving equipment will be moving throughout the and the individual. To make life better we have to attend to both. Science is imperative for development. Scientists bring prosperity area. Plant Engineering apologizes in advance for any inconve- Note: This calendar is updated continuously nience that this may cause. For more information, contact Rich to the world through technological advancements. However, the and will appear in the Bulletin whenever Jones, Ext. 5684; or Tom Roza, Ext. 3085. development of the individual has been neglected. As a result stress space permits. Submissions must be received and disharmony are rampant.” by the preceding Friday at noon to appear A post graduate of London University, Parthasarathy wrote in the following week’s Bulletin. Enter BNL Walks for Diabetes Research, 10/17 information for each event in the order listed Vedanta Treatise, a book of scriptural insights in contemporary Supported by the BNL Volunteers in Partnership program, Ruth above (date, event name, description, and thought that is a bestseller, currently in its 11th edition. He is also Comas of the Staff Services Division is forming a BNL team to join cost) and send it to [email protected]. Write the founder of Vedanta Academy, India. “Bulletin Calendar” in the subject line. the October 17 Suffolk County Walk to “Blow Away Diabetes” with For more information, contact Ila Campbell, [email protected], or forefront research. The 5-kilometer (3.1-mile) walk will be held Hai-Dee Lee, [email protected], and visit http://geocities.com/ on the campus of the New York Institute of Technology in Central TheTropics/Harbor/1595/iaaEvents.html. To join a group who will Pine Barrens Islip, ending at the Student Activity Center where a Fitness Festi- have dinner at the Curry Club at 8 p.m., on October 11, after the val, Youth Zone and refreshments will be located. Registration Research Forum lectures, call Ila Campbell, Ext. 2206, by October 7. begins at 9 a.m., and the walk starts at 10 a.m. Each team member Open to All, 10/8 is required to have a sponsor-form filled, the average sponsorship The Annual Pine Barrens Re- being $150 per member. If you are interested, contact Comas at Cycletrons Meet, 10/7 search Forum, which is open to [email protected]. Arrivals & Departures the public at no charge, will be BNL’s Motorcycle Club, the Arrivals held on Friday, October 8, in Bike Tour of NYC For MS Society, 10/17 Cycletrons, meets on the first Brian Brueggert ...... C-A Berkner Hall, 8:30 a.m.-4:30 Volunteers are invited to join a team from BNL planning to Thursday of each month at Michael Caruso ...... Plant Eng. p.m. This year's event will fea- participate in a bike tour for the Multiple Sclerosis Society of 5 p.m. in the Brookhaven Cen- ture the signing of “Twinning” New York, with rides of 30, 60, and 100 miles in and around Young-suk Choi ...... CFN ter. The next meeting is on documents between the Central Manhattan and New Jersey. The Asymptotic Freedom Riders of Departures Thursday, October 7. All are wel- Pine Barrens and the Migliarino- BNL have been participating in this event for several years and none come. San Rossore-Massaciuccoli are welcoming more people. Team T-shirts and support will be (MSRM) Regional Park in provided by the BNL Volunteers In Partnership (VIP) program. BERA Softball League Party, 10/8 Tuscany, Italy. Talks will focus Other contributions for the event are also welcome. Contact: The BERA Softball League end of season party will be held at the on various issues of monitoring Ofer Rind, [email protected] or Ext. 6299. Rock Hill Country Club in Manorville on Friday, October 8, 7-11 within the Pine Barrens. For the Note: For information on the BNL Volunteers in Partnership p.m. The cost is $30 per person and includes a buffet dinner and DJ conference agenda, see http:// program and its support of BNL employees’ volunteer efforts, by “Gemini II.” There will be a cash bar. Send your checks, payable pb.state.ny.us/research/ contact Elaine Lowenstein, Ext. 2400 or [email protected]. to BERA Softball, to Rich Scheidet, Bldg. 134C. 2004_agenda.pdf. 97 FORD THUNDERBIRD - a/t, a/c, p/s, p/b, p/w, c/c, tan/beige, am/fm/cass., great Well Run, BNL! New Classified Ad System In Place shape, 96K mi. $5,000/neg. David, 395-3484. Enforces ‘One Ad Per Week’ policy automatically 97 MERCURY VILLAGER - a/t, a/c, p/b, Two Lab teams will race in the Corporate p/s, p/w, seats 7, 12-disc cd, mint cond., The classified ads that appear below were compiled using the Bulletin’s new on- 80K mi. $8,000. Jeff, 516-982-5400. Challenge Championship in NYC tomorrow, 10/2 line submission system. Right now, this new system is only available to BNLers 96 HONDA ACCORD - EX sedan - 4cyl, who are on site and using computers that are inside the BNL network. A link to 5spd., tune-up, muffler; p/w, p/b, abs, a/c, cd, the ad submission form can be found on the Bulletin web page at www.bnl.gov/ c/c. 116K mi. $3,995/neg. Patrick, Ext. 6195. bnlweb/pubaf/bulletin.asp. 96 PLYMOUTH VOYAGER VAN - a/t, a/c, Those retirees and other off-site BNLers with valid life numbers who wish to p/s, p/b, p/w, cd, seats 7, new tires, excel. submit a classified ad should send an e-mail to [email protected]. Be sure to cond., well maint. 80K mi. $3,200. Ext. 3280. include your name, life number, telephone number, and ad text in your e-mail. 95 JEEP WRANGLER - blk. body, tan top, The new system will be expanded to allow off-site access in the future. running cond. 136K mi. $3,000. Sachin, This is the first week that the new system is available, and it now enforces sev- Ext. 2197. eral aspects of the Bulletin’s classified ad policy automatically. 94 MAZDA 626 - a/t, a/c, p/s, p/b, p/w, This system enables you to list a maximum of one ad in each of the three airbags, new tires, timing belt, excel. cond., categories (Sales & Notices, Real Estate, and Services) at any given time. 110K mi. $2,999/neg. Jim, 335-9007. Those of you who submitted more than one ad in each cat- 93 SATURN SC2 COUPE - a/t, a/c, p/b, egory will notice that only one of your ads appeared. If you p/s, p/w, clean car. 105K mi. $1,900. John, wish to have your missing ads appear, then resubmit the ads 878-6417. (only one per week) using the web-based form. 93 MERCURY COUGAR - V8, all pwr., new • Once entered into this system, your classified ad will be sent to a Bulletin brakes, runs well, v. reliable. $3,000. Sande Sixty-five BNL employees participated in the 19th annual Long editor for review and approval. Once edited and approved, your ad will be or Don, 775-6148. Island JPMorgan Chase Corporate Challenge at Long Beach on July posted to the Bulletin's Classified Advertisements web page where it will be 92 CHEVY S10 BLAZER - 4x4, red, runs well. 27. All proceeds from this race benefited the Long Island United Way. displayed for seven days. If you wish to display the ad for an additional seven $1,000/neg. Tom, Ext. 3085 or 744-4535. days, then you must resubmit the ad. Ads will not be permitted to run for The BNL teams placing second and twelfth both qualified for the more than 14 days. 92 FORD TAURUS WAGON - 97K mi. $850. Richard, 929-5872/eves. championship race to be run on October 2 in New York City. • Service ads will be displayed for one year and do not have to be resubmitted each week. 92 CHEVY SUBURBAN - a/t, p/s, p/b, p/w, 4x4, many new parts, gd. cond. 237K mi. omorrow, on Saturday, October 2, two BNL running teams will • Ads received by noon on Friday will appear in the following Friday's printed $2,800. Christopher, Ext. 3868 or 395-6112. compete in the 2004 JPMorgan Chase Corporate Challenge Bulletin, space permitting. If no Bulletin is printed that week due to a Lab T holiday, then you must resubmit the ad the following week if you wish to have 91 HONDA ACCORD - v. gd. cond. 150K Championship, which will be held on Park Avenue, New York City. it appear in print. mi. $2,500. Blendell, 680-3056. This year, the Challenge involves 16 different races run in six • Due to space limitations, service ads are no longer printed in The Bulletin at 91 LEXUS ES 250 - a/t, a/c, p/s, p/b, p/w, countries on five continents. The best teams from the 16 races are regular intervals and will appear in print whenever space permits. mint cond., well maint., orig. owner. 107K mi. $2,000. Dhruba, Ext. 3849 or 682-1443. invited to compete in the championships. • The three most recently approved ads will also be posted to the Lab's internal home page and will be automatically replaced as additional ads are received. 90 FORD FESTIVA - a/c, a/t, runs well, “Many companies only wish they could get the prestige of having winter tires; fuel efficient, test drive any time. one team invited,” says Jim Marron of BNL’s Business Systems Divi- 113K mi. $800/neg. Eli, 720-933-4100. sion, who has organized the Lab effort at the JPMorgan Chase Cor- Extensive administrative experience 76 CHEVY MONTE CARLO - a/t, a/c, p/s, porate Challenge race for the past three years. “But BNL has two!” Classified should include financial performance, con- p/b, not running. 193K mi. $500/neg. Bob, tract administration, coordination of pro- Ext. 7191 or 874-3201. So, how did two BNL teams get selected for the championship Advertisements gram funding, grant preparation, and finan- 70 INTERNATIONAL SCOUT - 5-spd., race? As Marron tells it, “The qualifying race was held at Jones cial reporting. Excellent written and oral needs body work, $500. Brian, 909-1102. Beach on the cloudy evening of July 27. Sixty-five BNL employ- Placement Notices communication skills, proficiency in Excel and other MS Office products and experi- Boats & Marine Supplies ees joined over 8,200 employees of over 250 other companies and The Lab’s placement policy is to select the ence with PeopleSoft is required. Will as- walked to the starting line. As everyone stood at attention for the best-qualified candidate for an available posi- sist in the overall management of the 14' HOLDER/HOBBIE DAYSAILER - jib tion. Candidates are considered in the follow- department’s administrative business ac- and main 1 yr. old, ready to sail, excel. National Anthem, the first raindrops started to fall. And, by the ing order: (1) present employees within the tivities, including budgets, subcontracts, cond. $1,200. Gerry, 475-0711. time the New York Jets head coach, Herman Edwards, sounded department/division and/or appropriate bargain- and grant preparations (DOE and other 18' ANGLER CENTER CONSOLE - '87 the starter’s horn at 7 p.m., it poured. The 19th annual Long Is- ing unit, with preference for those within the federal agencies). Medical Department. w/trailer, 115hp Merc. pwr. trim, am/fm/cass/ immediate work group; (2) present employees OPEN RECRUITMENT – Opportunities for marineband, df, $4,200/neg. 875-9426. land JPMorgan Chase Corporate Challenge was run in steady rain.” within the Laboratory; and (3) outside applicants. Laboratory employees and outside candidates. 19' GRADY WHITE TOURNAMENT - has Marron describes how, through rain and driving wind, Terry In keeping with the Affirmative Action Plan, se- Magic Tilt trailer, 130hp Yamaha, less than lections are made without regard to age, race, MK4150. POSTDOCTORAL RESEARCH Sullivan led Men’s Team A, including Dave Phillips, Peter Pohlot, 75/hrs. on bracket, more. $10,000. 878-3202. color, religion, national origin, sex, disability or ASSOCIATE – Requires a Ph.D. in experi- and Brian Boyer, to a second-place finish. “Terry finished an im- mental high-energy physics. Will work with veteran status. Each week, the Human Re- 21' FOUR WINNS QUEST 217 - needs eng., pressive fourth place overall, out of more than 8,200 contenders,” sources Division lists new placement notices, one of the ongoing experiments, including ctr. console, Bimini, full canvas, vhf, fishfinder, first, so employees may request consideration the ATLAS experiment, at the LHC and the 2qt. cooler, storage, more. $4,000. 563-4312. says Marron. The Men’s Team B: Victor Usack, Paul Geiger, Rich- DO experiment at Fermilab. Under the di- for themselves, and, second, for open recruit- 22' PEARSON FIXED KEEL - 3 sets sails, ard Wilke, and Chris Homes, placed twelfth and also qualified for rection of D. Lissauer, Physics Department. ment. Because of the priority policy stated sleeps 4, 8hp Evinrude, low hrs., trailer. a berth in the championships. above, each listing does not necessarily repre- $3,000/neg. Douglas, Ext. 2795 or 472-1830. sent an opportunity for all people. Except when Motor Vehicles & Supplies Meantime, while the scoring was taking place to find out which operational needs require otherwise, positions 02 HONDA ACCORD LX COUPE - a/t, a/c, Furnishings & Appliances teams had qualified, six-foot heroes were opened, refreshments will be open for one week after publication. For p/b, p/s, p/w, 1 yr. warr., excel. 18.5K mi. more information, contact the Employment $13,000. Yongbin, Ext. 2835 or [email protected]. TABLES - coffee, wicker end w/glass tops, poured, beach chairs opened and, most memorable of all, accord- Manager, Ext. 2882; call the JOBLINE, Ext. $200; 82" Castro convert., $200, 90" sofa, ing to those present: the rain stopped. The post-race party began. 00 FORD FOCUS ZX3 HATCH - a/t, a/c, $250; more. Gary, Ext. 2576 or 581-1993. 7744 (344-7744), for a list of all job openings; p/s, o/d, cd, dual airbags, PT warr., navy, ex- “Music was playing. Old friends reunited. BNL employees vis- use a TDD system to access job information cel. cond., 56K mi. $6,100. Lou, Ext. 7222. ENTERTAINMENT CENTER - breakfront, 3- by calling (631) 344-6018; or access current pc contemp., beige Formica/glass, excel. ited and were visited by employees of other companies, sharing job openings on the World Wide Web at 99 FORD WINDSTAR LX - a/t, a/c, p/b, p/w, cond., $200. Fran, Ext. 3381 or 744-4061. tales of that night, past races, old bosses and new responsibilities. www.bnl.gov/HR/jobs/default.htm. 3.8L, orig. owner, well maint., v.gd. cond. 97K mi. $5,500. John, Ext. 3222 or 929-4101. Audio, Video & Computers It was a blast!” sums up Marron. “Even the inclement weather 99 MERCURY MARQUIS - a/t, a/c, p/b, probably will be a positive for the participants. They will never LABORATORY RECRUITMENT – Oppor- COMPUTER - Dell 450Mhz tower w/128Mb p/s, p/w, dark green, leather seats. 56K mi. tunities for Laboratory employees. ram, no mon., ask $95. Steve, Ext. 2897. forget those 3.5 miles they ran, jogged or walked at Jones Beach.” $8,000. Tom, 689-5236. TB3544. STAFF SPECIALIST (A-6) – VIDEO CARD - Mad Dog Champion Marron has two messages: “First, congratulations to the win- 98 HONDA CIVIC DX - 5spd., rims, body Requires a bachelor’s degree in account- GeForce2 MX400, AGP 4x, 64Mb, ning BNL teams and best of luck for the championship. And sec- kit, lowered, runs, mint cond. 86K mi. ing, business administration, or equivalent SDRAM, $30. Mike, Ext. 2550 or 744-7360. and at least five years’ related experience. $6,000/neg. Jason, 727-6714, leave msg. ond, for all who attended the qualifying race at 7 p.m. on July 27, MONITOR - 19" Compaq MV900, great 2004 — where will you be at 7 p.m., July 26, 2005?” cond., $75. Steve, Ext. 4449. MONITOR - 20" Trinitron, excel. cond. Note: For more on the race, including a story on BNL’s proposal to have $150. Ext. 7992 or 331-4820. a Masters’ Division added to it, go to www.jpmorganchasecc.com/ MONITOR - 19" Viewsonic CRT, $70; 04races/cha/chahome04lis.htm. October Is Healthfest 512M PC133 memory, $45; 2 network BNL’s Month-Long Celebration cards, $3/ea. Yiqun, Ext. 3940. COMPONENT STEREO - Yamaha POOL EQUIPMENT - 1.5hp pool pump, 16" For Rent Of Health, Fitness, Safety A1020 integ. ampli., T1020 tuner, GE60 sand filter w/valve, chemicals, vacuum tools, equalizer, Nakamichi RX-202 tape dk. more, used 2 mos., $150. Ken, 225-0462. MASTIC - charming cottage, f/p, deck, 1.5 $200. 588-1214. bath, near water, no smkg/pets, $1,050/mo. uring this year’s Healthfest, BNLers are encouraged to take re- + sec. 281-3322. DAT RECORDER - Teac model Yard & Garage Sales sponsibility for personal health, fitness, and safety. To do so, STONY BROOK - charming older house in D RD101T, digital audio tape recorder, BROOKHAVEN - 6 Pine St., behind fire- village center, close to shops, beach. 3 bdrm., BNLers are welcome to take part in Healthfest raffles, health screen- new, in box w/manual, extras, $125. house, 9 a.m.-4 p.m., 10/2 & 3, rain date 10/ l/r, d/r, eik, quiet street, large, priv. yard. Avail. Peter, Ext. 2913. 9,10. Tools, jewelery, cameras, etc. 286-2287. ings, safety demonstrations, fitness events, and the “Health, Safety & Dec.–June. $2,150/mo./neg. 474-8715. Fitness Fair.” For more information, contact HealthFest 2004 Co-chairs Sports, Hobbies & Pets SOUND BEACH - Sat, 10/9, 9 a.m.-5 p.m., ARUBA - Marriott/share, 2-bdrm suite lockoff, Michael Thorn, Ext. 8612, and Denise DiMeglio, Ext. 2881. Shagwong Dr. off N. Country Rd., house 1 bd, sofa bd, slp. 4; kit., l/r, d/r, bath. Studio, BIKE HELMET - Red, white, and blue items, furn., vintage bar signs. 744-8087, eves. Rudy Project bike helmet, never used, q-bd, sofa bd, slp. 4, bath, wetbar, $700/wk., Next Week’s HealthFest Events sm./med. $20. 988-2984. PORT JEFF STATION - 26 Hurtin St., 10/2- 11/5-12. $1,200/mo. For Sale also. 467-5853. 3, 9 a.m.-4 p.m., many items, many catego- WORKOUT STATIONS - silver plated ries, rain date, 10/9-10. Donna, Ext. 4599. For Sale Friday, October 1 11 a.m. – 2 p.m. w/extra plates. $2,000/obo over Safety First on the 1st – at the BNL Firehouse, Bldg. 599. See safety demonstrations, $1,000. Tim, 208-0408. HAUPPAUGE, NY - 1-bdrm. condo, lg. l/r, including the proper use of fire extinguishers, how to deal with a stove fire, and a mock Car Pools d/r, a/c, w/d, attic storage, hardwood flrs., smoke situation, ergonomics for the home and office, home security, bicycle safety, and Tools, House & Garden PORT JEFFERSON - from PJ Main St/ see photos at www.ourhomesdirect.com. more. Get your “This is Why I Work Safely” badge by bringing a photo that can be cropped North Country Rd. to BNL. Tobi, Ext. 3954 $194,000/neg. 234-3844 or 817-0999. to 1.5” by 1.5" of someone or something that serves as a reminder of why you work LAWN MOWER - Sears, 20", rear bag- or 331-2936. safely. Sponsored by the Emergency Services Division, Safeguards & Security Division, ger, $40. Walter, 567-9025. On-Site Service Station and Environment, Safety, Health & Quality Directorate. FENCING - 8 sections of 4x8 stockade Free fence, used, excel., $5. John, Ext. 4028. Tip of the Month Monday, October 4 11 a.m. – 2 p.m. JUNK CAR/TRUCK REMOVAL - top dol- Laugh at Lunchtime – in the Berkner Hall auditorium, Bldg. 488. Relax, bring your LEAF BLOWER - Homelite, hand held, lar paid, $50/minimum. Richard, 589-9103. As cold weather approaches, lunch, and enjoy some funny videos! runs well, $70; men's golf clubs, bag, cart, $120; scroll saw w/light kit, $100. IGUANA - 2' green, w/75 gal. tank, light, batteries are subject to failure. If Wednesday, October 6 11:45 a.m. – noon stand, heating pad, u-pick-up. 325-1711. Aerobic Stretch – at the Science Education Center, Bldg. 438. For information, call Pat 929-5008. you have a 1999 vehicle with the Flood, Ext. 7886. PIANO & ORGAN - Spinet piano & Thomas original battery, it is at the end of Miscellaneous 'color-glo' organ, you-pick-up. 331-5912. Wednesday, October 6 noon – 1 p.m. its useful life and should be Fitness Walk – 2-mile walk with your co-workers at your own pace, starting at the Sci- PIANO - Winter spinet, lovely tone, Wanted changed. If you are not sure, the ence Education Center, Bldg. 438, and going to the National Weather Service and back. dark wood, great for beginner/interm., Participants will receive a 2004 Healthfest t-shirt (supplies are limited). v.gd. cond., $2,000. Alison, Ext. 8367 BLANKETS, QUILTS - in good cond., for on-site station, Upton Industries, or 455-2102. needy families at THEE Island INN Soup Inc., will be glad to test it. The sta- Thursday, October 7 11 a.m. – 2 p.m. Kitchen. Barbara, [email protected], Ext. 2098. Massage Day – at Berkner Hall, Bldg. 488. Enjoy a 10-minute massage by a licensed COSTUME - Hershey Kiss, $8; Beanie tion carries a complete line of Delco massage therapist. Babies, $2/ea., daybed, $120; comforter, BICYCLE CAR CARRIER - needed for $15; woman's bike, $15. Ext. 7007 or Honda car to hold 2 to 3 bicycles. Reason- professional series batteries. For 513-473-9678. able. John, Ext. 7120. more information, call Ext. 4034.

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