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  THIS WEEK AT UCAR -- 20 February 1997
  University Corporation for Atmospheric Research
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  National Center for Atmospheric Research
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ANNOUNCEMENTS

In brief:

    WORKPLACE VIOLENCE WORKSHOP
    MAT CLASSES!!
    NEW BOOKS FOR THE UPCOMING WEEK

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WORKPLACE VIOLENCE WORKSHOP
with Dr. John Nicoletti
Nicoletti & Associates

Thursday, 27 February
10:00 a.m. - 12:00 p.m. -- FL2-Auditorium
1:30 p.m. - 3:30 p.m. -- ML-Main Seminar Room

This workshop provides participants with practical tools for the
identification and early intervention of potentially disruptive
behaviors due to personal or work-related changes.  Current indicators
and assessment factors utilized in predicting violence are presented.
The session focuses on techniques for diffusing rising tensions in the
workplace.  Dr. Nicoletti specializes in the areas of police
psychology, violence assessment and prevention, threat analysis and
deescalation of force, psychology of motivation, trauma interventions
and stress management.  He works with private corporations,
municipalities, state and federal law enforcement agencies and fire
departments.

Discussion topics include:
Scope of the problem
Causes of work-related violence
Who are the perpetrators?
Potential signs and signals of impending violence
Inoculating against violence--management and security considerations
Dealing with the aftermath of work-related violence

No pre-registration is required.  For more information, please contact
Cheryl Cristanelli, ext. 8708 or email cherylc@ucar.edu.

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MAT CLASSES!!

Repatterning exercises based on The Method of Joseph H. Pilates,
taught by Christine Guzy.

New sessions:

Foothills Lab
Monday,   24 February through 31 March, 11:00 - 12:00 p.m.
Thursday, 27 February through  3 April, 12:05 -  1:05 p.m.

Mesa Lab
Tuesday,  25 February through 1 April, 4:00 - 5:00 p.m.
Thursday, 27 February through 3 April, 4:00 - 5:00 p.m.

Cost: $36 for each six week session.

To learn more about The Method of Joseph H. Pilates, see articles
posted on both the FL and ML Fitness Center bulletin boards. For more
information, or to register for classes, contact Christine at
494-5569.

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NEW BOOKS FOR THE UPCOMING WEEK

This is a sampling of the new books available at the NCAR library.
These books and others will be on display at the Foothills library for
the upcoming week. For a complete list of new titles at both the
Foothills and Mesa locations please check the Information Desk on the
library's on-line catalog (NOLA).

The C++ graphics programming handbook / R. T. Stevens
QA76.73 .C153 C13 1996 / location:  FL

Ruminations on C++ : a decade of programming insight and
experience / A. Koenig
QA76.73 .C153 K68 1997 / location:  FL

The Java class libraries / P. Chan
QA76.73 .J38 C47 1997 / location:  FL

The Java language specification / J. Gosling
QA76.73 .J38 G68 1996 / location:  FL

The Java application programming interface / J. Gosling
QA76.73 .J38 G67 1996 v. 1&2 / location:  FL

The Java virtual machine specification / T. Lindholm
QA76.73 .J38 L56 1997 / location:  FL

The Java developer's toolkit / J. Marketos
QA76.73 .J38 M35 1997 / location:  FL

Java and JavaScript programming / P. Wayner
QA76.73 .J38 W39 1997 / location:  FL

Oracle : forms developer's companion / A. Yang
QA76.73 .S67 Y31 1993 / location:  ML

Linux companion : the essential guide for users
and system administrators / M. Komarinski
QA76.76 .O63 K648 1996 / location:  ML

Learn Java on the Macintosh / B. Boone
QA76.8 .M3 B663 1996 / location:  ML

Jim Blinn's corner : a trip down the graphics
pipeline / J. Blinn
T385 .B585 1996 / location:  FL

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