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Tickets for "Good for What Ails You: An Evening with the Docs," Arts at Argonne's Silent Film night, will be sold the week of March 6 from noon to 1 p.m. in Argonne-East's Building 213 Cafeteria.
Tickets are $5. Any remaining tickets will be sold at the Auditorium Box Office the day of the performance beginning at 6:30 p.m.
Two movies will be shown in the Advanced Photon Source Conference Center Auditorium Friday, March 10, at 7 p.m., to live piano accompaniment. The event is open to the public; no special permit is required to enter the laboratory site.
"Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde" -- This 1920
version of Robert L. Stevenson's 1886 morality
tale about scientific research gone wrong stars
John Barrymore as both Jekyll and Hyde. The star
avoided extensive use of makeup when playing Mr.
Hyde, achieving most of his startling
transformation through control of his facial
muscles.
"Doctor Jack" -- Silent comedy great
Harold Lloyd spoofs Barrymore's Hyde persona in
this 1922 film. In a last-ditch effort to save the
girl he loves, kindly "Dr. Jack"
transforms himself into a manic version of the
monster. "Doctor Jack" was one of the
highest-grossing films of 1922.
Live piano accompaniment for the films will be provided by David Drazin, official silent film accompanist for the School of the Art Institute's Film Center.
Drazin is also a composer, film maker and motion-picture historian. He has accompanied various ballet and jazz ensemble groups, and produced a number of recordings.
To gear up for springtime severe weather, Argonne emergency responders will participate in the annual statewide tornado drill Tuesday, March 7, in conjunction with the laboratory's monthly outdoor warning siren test.
The drill supports the Illinois Emergency Management Agency, which has declared March 12-18 "tornado preparedness week."
The week of March 12-18 marks the 75th anniversary of the worst tornado disaster in American history, and has been designated "tornado preparedness week" by the Illinois Emergency Management Agency (IEMA). A monster storm spawned a tornado -- or perhaps series of tornadoes -- that rampaged for 219 uninterrupted miles through Missouri, Illinois and Indiana and claimed 689 lives on March 18, 1925.
Some 25-30 tornadoes occur annually in Illinois during March, April and May. Argonne-East has suffered minor tornado damage on more than one occasion.
Each building will have its own tornado drill during March, according to Argonne Emergency Management Officer Mary Goodkind (ESH).
Goodkind listed three procedures employees should follow when severe weather is a possibility:
Know the difference between a watch and a warning
(see box above).
Know where to seek shelter both at home and at
work.
Monitor weather conditions, preferably on a
specialized weather radio.
Employees should know the safest place at home and at work, and know how to get there quickly. Avoid windows and head for the basement or interior hallway; stay low, preferably under a stairwell, heavy table or workbench.
If outside, try to move at a right angle away from the tornado, or find a ditch or culvert to lay down in, and cover the head. Do not remain in an automobile.
The Argonne-East Cafeteria, Building 213, is vulnerable to tornadoes due to its free-span roof and large windows. If a warning is sounded during meal service hours, Sodexho Marriott employees will direct the patrons to one of the building's shelter areas.
The basement locker rooms, dock area stairwell, kitchen area, supply and storage rooms on the southeast corner of the building, and the bathrooms near the entrance are all tornado shelter areas.
Goodkind recommends the use of a weather radio to sound the warning at home. Most will sound an alarm automatically if a watch or warning is issued; some have more sophisticated "SAME" circuitry that can screen out warnings for faraway areas.
For more information on weather radios, see theNational Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration Web page .
Awatch means conditions are right for a
tornado to develop. Watch announcements will
be made on the site-wide public address system.
Hazardous materials may have to be secured, and
classified documents have to be ready to be locked
up. Workers in trailers may have to move to a
permanent building.
A warningmeans a twister has been sighted
in the area or detected by radar. Outdoor
sirens will sound, and an announcement will be
made to direct employees to head to designated
tornado shelters immediately and remain there
until the all-clear announcement.
Another 50 employees won Integrated Safety Management coffee mugs by answering a short quiz in the third special issue ofESH Focus.
Winners of the third contest were
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by Bill Hannum, Argonne security advisor
Information security in the DOE complex has received a lot of publicity recently. While basic science requires open exchange of information, there are still threats that demand the attention of all employees.
There are several factors that make information security a complex topic at a laboratory like Argonne.
Virtually all information we deal with today is handled electronically. To do our work and maintain effective communications, essentially all our computers are interconnected. Computer hacking is a growth industry, and a hacker attack on one computer could be an entré into wider parts of our system.
You can expect enhanced computer security measures, such as more complex password requirements, as we seek to ensure the integrity of both our data and our operating systems.
And there are still "bad guys" out there. They may be harder to identify, because they cover a very broad spectrum that ranges from terrorists and terrorist countries to groups or individuals looking to gain an unfair commercial advantage over their competition.
In addition to the cyber-security measures, DOE and other government departments and agencies have fairly rigid restrictions on release of information. The most explicit restrictions are export regulations that deal with the release of certain types of information to foreign groups or nationals. This creates a natural tension between the need for free and open exchange and the need to protect information.
DOE and the laboratories are working to find ways to accommodate these conflicting demands, but youassure appropriate protection for sensitive information without inhibiting free exchanges on fundamental research.
You can expect, over the next several months, to receive further guidance on these matters. This may include additional procedures for hosting foreign visitors and additional briefings prior to foreign travel.
To assist us, many resources are available at the laboratory:
Paul Krystosek (ECT), ext. 2-3456, provides
cyber-security support.
Export-control information is available at
Argonne-East from Elliot Kolsto (LEG), ext.
2-2701, and at Argonne-West from Dave Krekel (RPS)
at ext. 3-7495. Detailed information on export
control requirements can be found by clicking on "export
control" at the bottom of the Argonne home
page (http://www.anl. gov).
A professional security officer can help with
physical security questions and travel advice. At
Argonne-East, contact Dave Metta (SEC) at 2-5738.
At Argonne-West, call Manny Sanchez (RPS) at
3-6525.
Two students from the University of Kazakhstan spent 10 days at Argonne-West to establish a student exchange program between the United States and the Republic of Kazakhstan.
Timur Kulsartov and Maxim Makukov were selected by the director of the Kazakhstan Nuclear Technology Safety Center (KNTSC) to identify potential research projects in which students from both countries could learn and participate.
Kulsartov and Makukov selected eight scientific projects aimed at strengthening nuclear safety in both countries. The projects include irradiated materials data, nuclear measurements, environmental chemistry, cold crucible technology, plasma-material interaction, liquid metal technology for fusion and the interaction between hydrogen isotopes and fusion structural materials.
Students from each country will spend about 10 weeks performing work associated with the selected projects.
During their stay, the two students visited the Idaho Accelerator Center in Pocatello and learned how accelerator technology can be used to analyze materials and detect contraband drugs. Both students also toured major Argonne-West Facilities.
"I am very impressed by the facilities here at Argonne," Kulsartov said. "It is the first time I've seen anything like it."
For more information on the student exchange program, contact Linda Hansen (ED), Argonne-West program manager for the KNTSC, at ext. 3-7640.
-- Gaylene Floresand Linda Hansen
A representative from Metropolitan Life Insurance Company (MetLife) will visit Argonne-East Tuesday, March 14, and Tuesday, March 21, to meet with individual employees for insurance comparisons and quotes for the "METPAY" group automobile and homeowners insurance program.
To schedule an appointment, call (630) 810-0346, ext. 143. Before each appointment, employees should fax their auto policy renewal statements to Craig Riddick at (630) 810-1628.
Service Awards for February include:
James M. Joswick (PHY), James P. Regis (RE), Larry Spencer (ED), Bruce J. Zabransky (PHY).
Sandra L. Slade (CHM).
Robert C. Birtcher (MSD), Mark E. Boyd (PFS), Karl N. Grimm (RA), Caroline L. Herzenberg (DIS), Doris R. Huff (CMT), Lennox E. Iton (MSD), Robert A. Paddock (DIS), Sandra L. Rodeghero (TD).
Sandra A. Davis (ES), Margaret E. Oldham (OCF), Annie M. Smith (EA), Frank M. Vivio (DEP), James B. Wozniak (ESH).
Henning Esbensen (PHY), Gaven C. Knighton (NT).
Carol A. Babcock (OCF), Kevin G. Bailey (PHY), Patrick R. Beallis (PFS), Rick L. Chappell (RPS), Dan G. Cummings (ED), Patrick M. Dombrowski (AOD), Mary E. Donnafield (RPS), Charles L. Doose (ASD), Richard A. Ferry (ASD), Diana Gierich (HR), Arthur E. Grelick (ASD), Jim R. Harral (OD), Heidi M. Hartmann (EA), Jon K. Hawkins (AOD), Gary L. Henriksen (CMT), Kelly M. Jaje (ASD), James A. Johnson (PFS), Byron W. Lee (RPS), Eliane S. Lessner (ASD), Glenda F. Shelton-Williams (DEP), William R. Sproule (AOD), Yifen Tsai (CMT), Brian R. Westphal (NT).
Melanie Johnson (HR), Yuval Halpern (ES), Robert T. Keane (AOD), A. Dale Pflug (EA), Vicki W. Worthington (OCF).
