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BOULDER LABS WEEKLY
BULLETIN
February 13-20, 2009
Deadline, noon on Wednesday, February 18
Send notices and subscriptions to wbsend@boulder.nist.gov
Contents
Technical Talks
Reminder: Anyone outside DOC wishing
to attend on-site talks must be sponsored by an employee and receive a visitor
badge.
On
Site:
Making Life and Death Decisions in Conditions of
Uncertainty: The 2008 Russian-Georgian War, February 20 (videocast)
Off Site:
Hot,
Flat and Crowded: Why We Need A Green Revolution - And How It Can Renew
America, February 16
Dam
Removal: Advocacy, Resistance, & Feasibility, February 16
Announcements
DSRC
ATM Removal
Black
History Month
Brown
Bag Seminar, February 19
“The
Life of Madam C.J. Walker, February 25
NOAA
Gift Shop Monthly Special
NIST
Gift Shop
EMSS News
Planned
Projects
Cafe News
BLEA
Maharaja
Indian Cuisine
Tandoori Grill Discount
Haircuts
on Site
Employee
Association Info
Library
Free Earth Science Images
New
Books
Vacancies
Budget
Analyst
Secretary
(Office Automation) (2)
http://jobsearch.usajobs.opm.gov/
Technical Talks
Monday, February 16, 2009
Hot, Flat and Crowded: Why We Need A Green Revolution - And How It Can Renew
America
CU-Boulder's
student-run Distinguished Speakers Board Lecture
Thomas
Friedman, New York Times foreign affairs columnist
7:30
p.m., Macky Auditorium, CU Boulder
For
more information, contact the Distinguished Speakers Board at
303-735-6653.
Dam Removal: Advocacy, Resistance, & Feasibility
Environmental
Studies Program Colloquium Series, 2009
William
Lewis, CIRES Center for Limnology
Commentators:
Mark Squillace, CU Law School and Caitlin Crouch,
ENVS
3:30-5
p.m., Humanities 1B50, CU Boulder
Friday, February 20, 2009
Making Life and Death Decisions in Conditions of Uncertainty: The 2008
Russian-Georgian War
NIST
Colloquium Series
Andrei
Illarionov, Senior Fellow, Cato Institute
8:30
a.m., 1-1107, DOC Boulder (videocast)
Announcements
DSRC ATM REMOVAL
On March 3rd, Elevations Credit
Union will be removing the ATM machine from the DSRC. The reason behind the
decision to remove this machine is based upon the fact that this particular ATM
does not generate sufficient volume to justify its continued support,
maintenance and operation.
Elevations
apologizes for any
inconvenience this may cause and has posted a map on the ATM machine indicating
the nearest locations of other machines in the general area.
If you have any questions or
comments, you may e-mail Elevations at: ecuservice@elevationscu.com Elevations
will respond to your e-mail within 2 business days.
BLACK HISTORY MONTH
Black history and culture are such a part of the American fabric
that it's difficult to imagine a time when that wasn't so. To recall and
celebrate the positive contributions to our nation made by people of African
descent, American historian Carter G. Woodson established Black History Week
beginning on Feb. 12, 1926. Extended to a month-long celebration in 1976,
Black History Month is an opportunity to emphasize the history and achievements
of African Americans.
Members from NIST will celebrate Black History Month in February with free
films, literature, audio books, music. The items, which include films
like “An American Gangster” and “Akeelah and the
Bee”, books like “Phenomenal Woman” by Maya Angelou, and “A Hand to Guide Me”
by Denzel Washington are available for check out in back of Building 1.
Visit and explore the timeline of milestones of Black History.
BROWN BAG SEMINAR, February 19
Sponsored by the Boulder Labs Diversity Council and the Employee Health
Unit.
This month the Brown Bag Seminar’s guest speaker will be our own EAP Counselor,
Shay Meskew-Stacer, M.A.
Shay works as a therapist at the Raimy Psychology
Clinic and group therapist at the Wardenburg Health
Center. She works with a wide variety of clients on issues such as
anxiety, depression, life transition and relationship difficulties. The presentation
"Rising Above The Darkness" explores
Depression and Anxiety and ways to cope. We hope to see you on February 19,
2009 at 12 p.m., in the DSRC, GB124.
“THE LIFE OF MADAM C.J. WALKER, February 25
A Black History Month Presentation
11 a.m. to 12 p.m, DSRC Multipurpose Room, GC-402
The Boulder County Blacks in Government Chapter and the NOAA/OAR Equal
Employment Opportunity Office will host a one-woman play on the life of Madam
C.J. Walker by Grace Stiles, Director, Stiles African American Heritage Center,
Inc. Madam C.J. Walker, a daughter of
former slaves, revolutionized the hair care and cosmetics industry for African
American women in the early 20th century. Attendees are invited to stay for lunch from
12-1:30 p.m. For more information, contact
Becky Rios, ext. 6439.
NEW BOULDER CORPORATE SERVICES WEBSITE
A new secure Boulder Corporate Services website has just
been launched! This site is available to
computers on the Boulder DOC campus and to NOAA employees anywhere who can
validate with their NEMS username and password. It is not available to
non-government employees. The URL or
address is: https://inside.boulder.doc.gov/corporate
This website replaces www.masc.noaa.gov and is an important
part of the Boulder Campus employee website, https://inside.boulder.doc.gov On
February 12 a redirect was made on the original MASC website www.masc.noaa.gov to automatically take
visitors to the new website,
https://inside.boulder.doc.gov/corporate.
The information on this new website is structured much the
same as it was on www.masc.noaa.gov;
however the site has been streamlined to point to headquarters sites when
appropriate.
Please contact Joan Tomek x5287 if you have questions
about this change. We hope this new site will help you find the support you
need from the Boulder Corporate Services staff.
NOAA GIFT SHOP MONTHLY SPECIAL
The NOAA Gift Shop’s monthly special for February: $1 off for every $10
spent on Electronics. Normal hours are 12-1 p.m., Tuesday-Thursday. The shop is
located in DSRC 1C307.
NIST GIFT SHOP
The NIST store is located under the lobby stairs
near the Building 1 cafeteria. If you would like to purchase any NIST
merchandise, please call ext. 5453, 3832, 3988, or 3378. See pictures of their
NIST t-shirts, hats, post cards, and more at the BLEA web site by clicking
"sales" - http://blea.doc.gov/
CAFE NEWS
NIST CAFETERIA - Building 1
303-497-5938, http://www.nistcafe.com/page/page/5591285.htm
Menu for NIST Café, February 16-20
Monday-Chicken and Dumplings
Tuesday-Teriyaki Chicken or Tofu with Brown Rice
Wednesday-Deep Dish Pizza-Sausage, Onions, Olives and Peppers or Cheese and
Basil or Pepperoni
Thursday-Open Faced Roasted Turkey Sandwich with Mashed Potatoes and Gravy
Friday-Chef’s Choice
NOAA DELI - DSRC
Info: ext. 5771
Menu for NOAA Deli was not received by press time.
BLEA - BOULDER LABS EMPLOYEES ASSOCIATION
MAHARAJA INDIAN CUISINE DISCOUNT FOR BOULDER LABS
STAFF
Maharaja Indian Cuisine is offering Boulder Labs employees
15% discount for lunch & dinner. Just show us your
Government ID. Lunch hours: 11 a.m.- 2:30 p.m.,
Dinner hours: 5-9:30 p.m. There is a lunch & dinner buffet or you can
choose to order from our menu. Location: 1915 28th St., Boulder, 80301 (Next to
Office Depot & Ultimate Electronics). Phone: 303-442-2770. Offer valid
until 09/01/09.
TANDOORI GRILL DISCOUNT FOR BOULDER LABS STAFF
The Tandoori Grill is offering Boulder Labs staff a 15% discount on their lunch buffet. Please print and
present a copy of this announcement to receive the discount. Lunch Hours:
11:30 a.m.-2:30 p.m., Monday-Saturday. Location: 619 S. Broadway, 80305 (N.E.
side, Table Mesa Shopping Center, Ground Floor). Phone: 303-543-7339.
HAIRCUTS ON SITE
We specialize in Haircuts and Styling - Fun, Funky, or Traditional, we've
got you covered! Please stop in and see us! Walk-ins always welcome! We
are located on the bottom floor of Building One, Wing 5 (bomb shelter) around
the corner from the gym. Hours are Thursdays from 10 a.m.-2 p.m.
Relax, Unwind, get a haircut and feel fresh and rejuvenated! Haircut for
men and women are $18.00. Paul Mitchell products15% off
retail. Schedule your appointment at http://www.haironwheels.net or call us
at the last minute at 303-667-0656.
EMPLOYEE ASSOCIATION INFO
Find out more about BLEA's special deals and activities at http://blea.doc.gov. If you work here, you're
already a member of the Boulder Labs Employees' Association. See what it has to
offer!
LIBRARY NEWS
PHYSICAL REVIEW FOCUS
Physical Review Focus
(focus.aps.org) is a free service of the American Physical Society (APS).
Selected physics research published in Physical Review (PR) and Physical Review
Letters (PRL) are highlighted, including videos.
The site also provides an
archive of links to Physics News Update stories from the American Institute of
Physics that cover papers from APS journals.
* Archive
* Image Index
* Physics News Archive
Story Highlights
* Landmarks: Laser Cooling of Atoms
"In the 1970s and 80s, researchers
developed techniques for cooling atoms to very low temperatures using laser
light. The work led to improvements in atomic clocks and the observation of a
new ultracold state of matter..."
* Quantum Blurring
"A coral reef looks a bit blurry to a
scuba diver, in part because of light bouncing off of the water's continual
density fluctuations, which come from random motions of the warm water
molecules. But some of the blurring comes from a constant quantum jiggling of
molecules that occurs even close to absolute zero temperature..."
Library News: http://library.bldrdoc.gov/news.html;
RSS / XML: http://library.bldrdoc.gov/rss.html
NEW LIBRARY BOOKS,
1/23/09
Online:
library.bldrdoc.gov/libnote.html
- ARCHIVES QC 100 U57
no.260-171. Charpy machine verification
: limits and uncertainty / J. D. Splett, C.-M.
Wang, C. N. McCowan. 2008
- BRANCH QC 874.3 S63 2007.
Spatial interpolation for climate data : the use of
GIS in climatology and meteorology / edited by Hartwig
Dobesch, Pierre Dumolard, Izabela Dyras.
- QA 276.3 F73 2008. How to display data / Jenny V. Freeman, Stephen J. Walters, Michael
J. Campbell.
- QA 303.2 H83 2007. Vector
calculus, linear algebra, and differential forms : a
unified approach / John Hamal Hubbard, Barbara Burke
Hubbard. 3rd ed.
- QC 446.2 G73 2007. Optics
and photonics : an introduction / F. Graham Smith,
Terry A. King, Dan Wilkins. 2nd ed.
- TA 340 R93 2007. Modern engineering statistics / Thomas P. Ryan.
- TJ 1075 N36 2008. Nanolubricants / edited by Jean Michel Martin, Nobuo Ohmae.
- TK 145 E44 2007.
Electromechanical devices and components illustrated sourcebook / Brian S.
Elliott.
- TK 5103.45 C53 2007. Next generation CDMA technologies / Hsiao-Hwa
Chen.
New acquisitions are
announced each Friday and displayed at the Main and Branch Libraries for one
week. You can reserve item(s) by completing the online form
(library.bldrdoc.gov/libnote.html) and then you’ll be notified when they're
available for pick up or office delivery.
The library encourages your
recommendations for books or journals. The recommendation form is available
online at: library.bldrdoc.gov/bookrec.html
VACANCIES
Budget Analyst, ZA-0560-II
OAR-ESRL-2009-0027 & 0041
NOAA, Boulder
Closes: 2/17/2009
Secretary (OA), ZS-0318-III
EEEL-2009-0013 & 0014
NIST, Boulder
Closes: 2/17/2009
Secretary (OA), ZS-0318-IV
OAR-ESRL-2009-0050 & 0051
NOAA, Boulder
Closes: 2/24/2009
Please check the web sites for official announcements: http://www.usajobs.opm.gov/ or http://jobsearch.usajobs.opm.gov/.
These listings are compiled for your information, but should not be considered
complete. If your group has a job vacancy to list, please send it to wbsend@boulder.nist.gov by noon on
Wednesday.
The Boulder Labs Weekly Bulletin, brought to you by the NIST Publications
Office, is available online at http://www.boulder.nist.gov/bulletin/.
Submit announcements and or subscribe at wbsend@boulder.nist.gov. The deadline
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