Some of this week's stories

Eight win combined appeal raffle prizes

Pledge envelopes returned to division coordinators were entered in the raffle. Drawing were held each Monday through the month-long campaign, which ended Oct. 31.

Winners were:

* Week one: Robert Baldwin and division coordinator Julie Wertelka (both RE).

* Week two: Edmund Huff and division coordinator Florence Smith (both CMT-AC).

* Week three: Al Nisius and division coordinator Georgiana Larson (both OCF).

* Week four: Sarah Ettinger and division coordinator Georgiana Larson (both OCF).

Participating restaurants included Carriage Greens Country Club, Downers Delight Pancake House and Restaurant, Home Run Inn Pizza, Jonelli's Club 75, Lemont Street Cafe, Little Italian Ristorante, Phillies, Ripples and TGI Fridays.

$50 savings bonds were donated by the Argonne Credit Union, Lemont Banking Center, NAB Bank of Darien and the NBD Bank of Lemont.

The Argonne Combined Appeal campaign gives Argonne-East employees an opportunity to contribute to United Way/Crusade of Mercy, United Way of Will County and 18 other charities. Employees will receive information packets and contribution forms from division and department coordinators. The drive ended Oct. 31.

United Way organizations provide support to a network of about 500 human-care service agencies in Chicago and 170 suburban communities in Cook, DuPage, Will, Kane and Lake counties. The 18 other agencies supported by the combined appeal range from the American Cancer Society to FISH, Inc., of Downers Grove.

Argonne Club promises
`mystery, murder, mayhem'

Argonne employees, family members and friends will create their own detective agencies to solve the murder of the beautiful actress Starr. Immediately after winning the best-actress Oscar for her starring role in "From There to Maternity" Starr went into convulsions, collapsed and died as a result of poisoning by curare.

Participants will interrogate, challenge and grill fellow Argonne witnesses, scoundrels and culprits to find out "who done it." Suspicious suspects include Gary Cant, Barbie Skysande, Morton Scarsezme, Stephen Squealburg and Tia Marrow.

Tickets are $20 and include a buffet dinner. A cash bar will be available. Tickets will be on sale daily through Wednesday, Nov. 15, from 11:30 a.m. to 1 p.m. in the Building 213 cafeteria. For more information, call Jill Morgenthaler (OPA) at 2-2725.

Group seeks volunteers to help
develop `virtual museum' about lab

A-LINC, for "Argonne - Looking Inside the National Laboratory Community," aims to connect citizens in surrounding communities with scientists at Argonne and work with the Division of Educational Programs to develop and promote the lab's educational resources.

A-LINC comprises Argonne employees and members of the Argonne Community of Teachers. The group was founded by Harvey Hisgen, a chemistry and physics instructor at Downers Grove Community High School South.

A-LINC is looking for Argonne pioneers and others who want to get involved with the development of several new projects.

Current Argonne-LINC projects include:

* Developing an Argonne-LINC educational resource and Argonne "virtual museum" on the Internet.

* Planning and development of an on-site Argonne museum documenting the laboratory's first 50 years.

* Establishing a group of individuals who are knowledgeable about Argonne to act as information liaisons between the community and the laboratory.

* Help develop Argonne-LINC awards for excellence, which will recognize and reward community members who show interest in, and understanding of scientific advances and discoveries.

* Provide opportunities for the public to increase their scientific literacy through workshops and lectures on selected topics.

For more information, contact Hisgen by e-mail at DCRAZYONE@aol.com.

Five seats open on Argonne Club board

Five board positions are available. Terms are three years long.

The board of directors coordinates and sponsors laboratory-wide events like the employee picnic and Breakfast with Santa. The board also oversees Argonne Park, the use of Building 951 and the swimming pool.

Interested employees should call Stan Reinke (ECT-ELT) at 2-6957 by Friday, Nov. 10.

Brush fire training is no walk in the park

Most Argonne employees have occasionally seen -- or smelled -- smoke from controlled burns in Waterfall Glen Forest Preserve. These brush fires are intentionally set by the forest preserve district to promote the health of native plants and reduce the probability of wildfires. Not all stands of brush and grass are as well-maintained, and firefighters occasionally have to deal with wildfires that threaten property and lives, especially in the fall.

Four firefighters represented Argonne at the field training -- Jay Rivette, Mario Maenza, David Bamonti and Lt. Craig Patterson (all ESH-FD). They joined their counterparts from the Darien-Woodridge and Romeoville fire departments and the Tri-State Fire Protection District for an hour of classroom training, then took to the field to learn the finer points.

Their instructor was Bob Stanton, district south sector manager for the forest preserve district and an expert in controlled burns and brush fires.

Fires were set by a forest preserve employee wearing flame-resistant clothing, who used a drip torch containing a mixture of motor oil and gasoline. At first, the waist-high grass snapped and crackled but showed little smoke or visible flame. Inevitably, the spreading fire reached dense pockets of tinder. Geysers of flame would erupt for a minute or so, then just as quickly die down. Some of the flames reached 25 feet into the air.

Extinguishing a grass fire is hot, slow, manual work. Wildfires usually occur far from fire hydrants, so firefighters can't just flood the prairie to drown the problem. Heated by the fire and an unusually warm October sun, firefighters in thick protective suits and helmets practiced using heavy hand tools to extinguish the flames.

"Beaters," which look like broom handles attached to flexible mats, were used to blot out small patches of flame. Other standard tools include the "MacLeod," which looks like a combination rake and oversized hoe, and Indian pumps, 40-pound backpacks of water connected to a brass nozzle and pumped with a manual sliding motion.

Firefighters usually work a brush fire in teams of four or five, Stanton said. Leading the team is a firefighter wearing an Indian pump, who knocks down the larger flames while carefully conserving the precious five gallons of water. Next come several more firefighters with hand tools to beat down leftover fires.

The firefighters also learned to guide a tank-equipped pickup truck through the rough and to take apart "snags" of tree branches, which can hide smoldering wood.

The training benefitted local firefighters and the forest preserve district, said Argonne Fire Department Deputy Chief John Flynn. "These controlled burns aren't just good for the natural plants, it's for safety," Flynn said. "They can prevent accidental fires from getting out of control."

Seminar to cover Alzheimer's Disease

Kuhn, Educational Director of the Rush Alzheimer's Disease Center, and Mufson, a neurobiologist, will discuss symptoms, diagnosis, treatment and causes. The one-hour seminar will also cover the impact of the disease on individuals and families, and resources for family members who provide care.

The seminar is sponsored by Argonne's Preventive Health and Wellness Program.

Toastmasters host talk
on role of fathers, husbands

"Promise Keepers" will begin at noon, Wednesday, Nov. 8, in Building 201, Conference Room 274. All Argonne and DOE employees are welcome.

The Toastmasters Club promotes speaking and leadership skills, effective presentations, and provides experience in conducting meetings. For more information, call club president Rich Lee (ET) at ext. 2-7927.

Computer users' agenda includes Windows '95

The agenda includes the following items:

* ECT proposal to reduce consulting hours

* IBM 3084 decommissioning updates.

* Administrative computing client programs

* Microsoft Windows 95: Argonne policy and early experiences

The CUG usually meets on the first Tuesday of each month at 3 p.m. in the Building 203 Auditorium and is open to all interested ANL and DOE employees.

Meetings move to Building 221, Room A216 starting in December 1995.

To subscribe to the Computer Users Group e-mail mailing list, send "subscribe cuglist e_address" in the body of an email message to Majordomo@ra.anl.gov. (Substitute your email address for "e_address"

Additional CUG information is available in newsgroup anl.committees.cug and on the Return to Index

Coping, planning for aging parents topic of talk

The one-hour seminar will cover:

* Planning for the future needs of an older parent

* Resources and options available for elder care services

* Coping with changing family roles

Each person attending will receive a free booklet containing an overview of elder care questions and services.

The seminar is sponsored by Human Affairs International, the laboratory's off-site employee assistance program.

Crisp to speak on `Credentials
of the Professional Secretary'

Crisp is the Great Lakes District representative for Professional Secretaries International's Institute of Certification. She received her certified professional secretary rating in 1988, the certified meeting professional designation in 1991 and is currently working towards the certified administrative manager designation. She is executive secretary to the director of the Environmental Sciences Division for the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency.

All interested individuals are invited to attend.

U of C scientist to detail
South Pole studies of Big Bang

"Astronomy at Antarctica: The Rest of the Story" begin at 7 p.m. in Argonne-East's Building 362 auditorium. All employees are invited.

In 1994, Nguyen spent eight months at the South Pole running the SPIRex experiment, telescopic and spectroscopic observations designed to study the "microwave background," the faint residual glow of the Big Bang. Since his return from the pole he has worked at the University of Chicago preparing results for publication, and helped to work on the data coming from this year's experiments.

Monday, Nov. 6

Energy Technology Division Seminar: "High-Temperature-Superconductor Current Leads for Electric Utility Superconducting Magnetic Energy Storage Applications" by R.C. Niemann. 10:30 a.m., Bldg. 212, Conference Room A157.

Mathematics and Computer Science Division Seminar: "A Smoothing Technique for Mathematical Programs with Equilibrium Constraints" by Francisco Facchinei, University of Rome, Italy. 10:30 a.m., Bldg. 221, Conference Room A216.

Chemistry Division Monday Morning Seminar Series: Structural Studies of Actinides in Aqueous Solution for High Level Nuclear Waste Isolation and Storage" by David L. Clark, Los Alamos National Laboratory, Los Alamos, N.M. 11 a.m., Bldg. 200 Auditorium.

Physics Division Seminar: "Little Bang Nucleosynthesis" by Shiva Kumar, Yale University. 3:30 p.m., Bldg. 203, Conference Room R150.

Tuesday, Nov. 7

Theoretical Physics Seminar: "Nuclear Final-State Interaction in High-Energy (e,e'p) Reaction" by Ryoichi Seki, California Institute of Technology, Pasadena, CA. 3 p.m., Bldg. 203, Conference Room B221.

Fall 1995 ACCA Biology Seminar Series: "Dimorphism, Hormones and Genetics in Garter Snakes" by Richard King, Northern Illinois University. 7 p.m., Bldg. 203 Auditorium.

Fall 1995 ACCA Chemistry Seminar Series: "An Introduction to Electrically Conductive and Nonlinear Optical Polymers" by Tobin Marks, Northwestern University. 7 p.m., Bldg. 223 Auditorium.

Fall 1995 ACCA Computer Science Seminar Series: "Distributed Databases" by Hatem Sleem, AT&T Global Information System. 7 p.m., Bldg. 221, Conference Room A216.

Wednesday, Nov. 8

High Energy Physics Division Seminar: "Measurement of Z Transverse Momentum Distribution at D0" by J. Jiang, Stanford Linear Accelerator Center. 11 a.m., Bldg. 362, Conference Room F108.

Materials Science Division Seminar: "Atomic Relaxation Modes of Grain Boundaries in Metals and Oxides" by Karl L. Merkle (MSD). 11 a.m., Bldg. 212, Conference Room A157.

Thursday, Nov. 9

Center for Mechanistic Biology & Biotechnology General Seminar: "Prions" by Stanley Prusiner, University of California, San Francisco, Calif. 3:30 p.m., Bldg. 202, Conference Room B169.

Friday, Nov. 10

Chemical Technology Division Seminar: "Materials Applications of Room Temperature Molten Salts" by Richard T. Carlin, Senior Scientist, Covalent Associates, Inc. 10:30 a.m., Bldg. 205, Y-Auditorium.

Physics Colloquium: "Exploring New Physics at a Muon-Muon Collider" by Vernon Barger, University of Wisconsin. 11 a.m., Bldg. 203 Auditorium.

Monday, Nov. 13

Physics Division Seminar: "Search for Second Class Currents in the Mass 8 Nuclei" by Ludovic De Braeckeleer, University of Washington, Seattle. 3:30 p.m., Bldg. 203, Conference Room R150.

MISCELLANEOUS

MISCELLANEOUS --Nikonos IVA underwater camera. $300. Sunpak 422 handle-type flash for Canon AE-1. $30. Box of assorted dog collars and leashes, including electric bark collar. $35. Large collapsible dog crate, like new. $50. Electric water dish heater. $15. 2 Bigfoot "Power Wheels", need new batteries. $40 each of both for $75. Men's Fuji 10-speed, good condition. $25. 16" boys bike. $15. 12" girl's bike. $15. Troy-bilt "horse" roto-tiller, needs carburetor. $350. Baby carriage and collapsible stroller. $10 each. Baby walker. $5. 12 x 12 x 5 maple butcher block. $10. Mark Dumais, (708) 406-1882.

BASEBALL CARD COLLECTION -- Worth at least $1,500 - asking $750 Firm. A. Puccillo, (708) 852-4971.

BOAT -- 1992 Astro, 20' Fish & Ski, 200HP Mercury, very low hours, like new. Was $20,000 - asking $12,000. Joseph Kamely, (815) 744-9574.

LAZY BOY -- Sleeper sofa, south western colors, excellent condition. $195. Ginger Warren, (708) 963-2612.

GUITAR -- Electric, Epiphone by Gibson, beautiful 6 string & Tronix practice amplifier, like new. Guitar alone retails at $289 - asking $150 for both. David Warren, (708) 963-2612.

EXERCISE EQUIPMENT -- DP weight bench w/46 kg weights, good condition. $35. DP rowing machine, good condition. $50. Ira Charak, (708) 246-6424.

BICYCLES --Girl's 20" Huffy, very good condition. $15. Girl's 16", fair condition. $7. Boy's 20" Murry trick bike, good condition. $12. Diane Massey, (708) 325-7745.

SCOOTER -- Girl's 12", very good condition. $10. Diane Massey, (708) 325-7745.

MISCELLANEOUS -- 14" American Racing torque thrust rims with new BF Goodrich tires, very good condition. $375. Clareen Krolik, (708) 257-9618 - ask for Jim.

SKI CARRIER -- Car roof top, "Mont Blanc", made in Sweden, 4 locks, excellent condition. $25. Fred Wysk, (708) 885-3974.

MISCELLANEOUS -- Swivel office chair, padded, high quality steel. $20. Air conditioner, Fedders, 3-speed, 6000 BTU, excellent condition. $150. Twin futon w/stand, all cotton, good quality. $50. Kang Song, (708) 663-1205.

FURNITURE -- King sized canopy bed & matching cabinet with drawers. plenty of storage, mirrors, lights & etched glass. New over $1,500 - make offer. Don Smith, (708) 301-1496.

METAL DETECTOR -- White's 5000 D, rechargeable battery, good condition. $200. Bob Laforte, (708) 614-9738.

DISHWASHER -- Westinghouse, white, excellent condition. $200. Charles Potter, (708) 910-7455 - ask for Dorian.

FREEZER -- Frigidaire, upright deluxe, model #UFD-123-58, old but always dependable, good for garage or basement. $55. Maureen Clapper, (708) 910-7538.

SEWING MACHINE -- Elgin Free Arm, model #4400F, used only once. $85. Maureen Clapper, (708) 910-7538.

MISCELLANEOUS -- Klausaner, forest green plaid couch. $60. 2 wood end tables. $10 each. Jim Feigl, (815) 838-2422.

MATERNITY CLOTHES -- Maternity dress clothes, excellent condition, size small & medium, call for details. Approximately $15 each. Ron Kmak, (708) 301-1269 - ask for Cathy.

MISCELLANEOUS -- Panasonic camcorder & case. $250. '82 - '86 Ford pick-up grille. $10. Girl's 3-speed bicycle. $20. John Urban, (708) 985-9164.

GAME BOY -- Nintendo game boy with carrying case, operator's manual, 9 games, all instructions included, magnifier, light, adapter, headphones. $130. Marge Kowalski, (815) 725-6939.

CEMETERY LOTS -- 7, located in Floral Garden Section, Clarendon Hills Cemetery, must settle estate. Worth $2,400 - asking $2,100. Jim Roggentine, (815) 723-1202.

MISCELLANEOUS -- Portable, with butcher block top, excellent condition. Proform Climber, sectional sofa. Make offer. Robert Ylimaki, (708) 798-3857.

MISCELLANEOUS -- Oak twin size bedroom set, chest, night stand, bed w/mattress & box spring. $300 o.b.o. Living room furniture - Simmons traditional green sofa, 2 chairs, coffee table, 2 end tables, excellent condition. $625 o.b.o. Brown lazy boy rocker w/wood trim. $50. Gold traditional chair. $50. Set of Salem dishes, service for 8 w/serving set, white w/silver trim, new. $50. Pat Canaday, (708) 789-8353.

REFRIGERATOR -- Clean, runs well, two door, freezer on top, 32" x 25" x 65", 14 cu. ft. $85 cash & carry. Daniel Kung, (708) 448-0628.

AUTOMOBILES

1969 CAMARO -- All stock, V8-307, excellent interior, body good shape, vinyl top. $2,950 o.b.o. Daniel Harty, (312) 233-4121.

1968 PLYMOUTH -- Fury III, 20K miles, V-8 318 engine, excellent condition, good family car. $6,500 o.b.o. Sandra Tollaksen, (708) 897-2339.

1951 WILLYS -- M38 military jeep w/accessories, military radio & trailer, restored and garage kept. $7,500. Clareen Krolik, (708) 257-9618.

1989 PONTIAC -- Lemans SE, 4 door, AT, 50K miles, runs well, good condition, must sell by Nov. 22. $3,650 o.b.o. Vincent Smith, (815) 726.9299.

1992 FORD -- Explorer XLT, 4 wheel drive, mileage in the low 50's, black. $16,000 o.b.o. Jacqueline Falbo, (815) 729-0275.

1991 ACURA -- Integra LS, 2-door, AT, PW, power sunroof, power mirrors, tilt, cruise, AM/FM cassette, 48K miles, maintenance records, excellent condition. $9,700 o.b.o. Scott Massow, (708) 778-9698.

1985 CADILLAC -- Cimarron, good reliable transportation, some rust. $800. Irving Vaughn, (708) 306-1663.

1989 MERCURY -- Tracer, stick shift, one owner, good shape. $1,800. Gian Felcher, (708) 325-9377.

HOUSING

TOWNHOUSE/RENT -- New, 2 bedrooms, 2 baths, 1-car attached garage, month to month lease, immediate occupancy. $1,000/month. Diane Harrington, (708) 971-1972.

HOUSE/SHARE -- Private bath, female preferred, all utilities included, very close to laboratory, call for more details. Rose Lee Pausche, (708) 739-0126.

HOUSE/RENT -- Darien, 3 bedrooms, 1.5 baths, 1 car garage, all appliances, unfurnished, 1.5 miles from lab. $920/month. Jerry Gogol, (708) 985-7648.

HOUSE/SALE -- Romeoville, 8 minutes from lab, contemporary split level, cathedral ceilings, very open design, 3 bedrooms, 1 bath with 2nd roughed in, 1.5 car garage, all new appliances, new carpet, neutral throughout. $86,900. Deb Stevens, (708) 416-8639.

HOUSE/SALE -- Woodridge, 10 min. from lab, Erhart home w/cathedral ceiling, fireplace, 3 bedrooms, 2 baths, full basement, 2-car garage. $248,000. Ray Osborn, (708) 515-8418.

WANTED

TRAILER -- 4' x 8' trailer in good condition, reasonable. Mark Dumais, (708) 406-1882.

PIANO STOOL -- Adjustable height. Simon Phillpot, (708) 963-9674.

TICKETS -- Chicago Bulls or Blackhawks tickets. Amy Harrison, (815) 436-4615.

DOG -- AKC Rottweiler puppy, reasonably priced, for a good home. Amy Harrison, (815) 436-4615.

BAG PHONE -- Motorola AC-250 bag phone, wanted for parts. Clarence Blark, (708) 553-9567.

TO BE GIVEN AWAY

STEAMER TRUNKS -- Two antique, from the days of the ocean liners. J. Berkowitz, (708) 325-7397,

TELEVISION -- Console, Quasar Dynacolor, 27" screen, beautiful wood cabinet, but electronics are failing, good project for electronics handyman. You haul and it's your TV. Maureen Clapper, (708) 910-7538.

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