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| EAC Quiz!! Win Free Movie Tickets!! | Mon, 18 Dec |
| Early Career Scientists Assembly | Wed, 13 Dec |
| Nature Added to the Electronic Journals Collection | Wed, 13 Dec |
| Art in the FL Library | Tue, 12 Dec |
| Inktomi Search engine deployed at UCAR | Mon, 11 Dec |
| Open Enrollment Confirmation Statements Coming Soon | Fri, 8 Dec |
| A Pre-Winter Reminder From PPS | Fri, 8 Dec |
| Correction: Outstanding Performance Award nominations | Fri, 8 Dec |
| TW announcement tip: multiple announcements about one topic | Thu, 7 Dec |
| On-Site Mammograms | Fri, 10 Nov |
Be the first to answer this question and win free movie tickets! Here is the question: What were the names of the bands at the 2000 Spring Fling, Up-the-Hill and Holiday parties? Email your answer to delauran@ucar.edu. The first person to answer correctly wins!!
For more information, contact Jennifer DeLaurant at 1263,
delauran@ucar.edu. Or see the web page at
EAC Homepage.
(Posted Mon 18 Dec to Tue 19 Dec)
The NCAR/UCAR Early Career Scientist Assembly (ECSA) provides a forum to discuss career development topics and to host scientific leaders in the atmospheric sciences. You can find out more about the Early Career Scientist Assembly on the web at http://www.asp.ucar.edu/ecsa/default.htm. At this web site, you will find that we are organizing several discussion fora this year. These fora include a promotion discussion, proposal writing workshop, a discussion on mentoring, a family issues discussion, and the hosting of scientific leaders in our field to interact with early career scientists. If you are interested in receiving announcements to the early career scientists, you can subscribe to the ECSA email list by visiting: http://net.asp.ucar.edu/mailman/listinfo/ecsa.
For more information, contact Mary Barth at 8186,
barthm@ncar.ucar.edu.
(Posted Wed 13 Dec to Tue 19 Dec)
The Library has added the online edition of Nature to the electronic journals collection on the Library Web site (http://www.ucar.edu/library). Click on the E-Journals button at the top of the screen and look for Nature in the alphabetical list of e-journal titles. The Nature web site provides full text articles published since June of 1997. Additional features include the capability to search for jobs, post your resume, locate postgraduate and professional grants in scientific fields, and browse a list of the latest research reported by the Nature science writing team.
For more information, contact Leslie Forehand at 8505,
forehand@ucar.edu. Or see the web page at
Library Web Site.
(Posted Wed 13 Dec to Tue 19 Dec)
Cathy Koepke, artist and graphic designer, is exhibiting her work in the FL Library December 7 through January 30. Her use of strong vivid colors and concepts on a variety of materials, that include recycled bowling balls, show a sense of fun and originality.
For more information, contact Leslie Forehand at 8505,
forehand@ucar.edu.
(Posted Tue 12 Dec to Mon 18 Dec)
The Web Engineering Group has recently acquired and configured an Inktomi Search engine (formerly known as "Ultraseek") for use by all of UCAR. The new search engine is faster than previously used ht://dig engine and offers natural language search capabilities, customizable user interface, include/exclude at the site, directory, or document level. In cooperation with UCAR Corporate Affairs office, a search page that utilizes Inktomi Search engine was created for UCAR/NCAR/UOP web site. Please take a look at http://www.ucar.edu/ucar/search.html to see how the search engine can be incorporated in to a web site. One of the advantages of this UCAR wide search engine is that individuals, divisions, or programs can use this search engine within their own web sites. Search pages that point at this search engine can be configured to only return hits that correspond to hits on specific webservers or sites. Full announcement, documentation pointers, and an example can be accessed at http://webdoc.ucar.edu/search.html
For more information, contact Andrei Rodionov at x1847,
webmaster@ucar.edu. Or see the web page at
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(Posted Mon 11 Dec to Sun 17 Dec)
UCARflex 2001 Open Enrollment is now over. Employees should receive a confirmation statement the week of Dec. 11. Please review the statement and verify that all the information is accurate. If there is an error on the statement, please mark the correction and return the statement to Human Resources no later than Tuesday, Dec. 19. All changes made during Open Enrollment will be effective January 1, 2001.
For more information, contact Cyd Perrone at 8710, cperrone@ucar.edu.
(Posted Fri 8 Dec to Thu 14 Dec)
With winter only a few weeks away, Physical Plant Services would like to remind staff of the UCAR closing procedures. In the event there is an emergency closure of the facilities, employees will be notified in two ways. KOA radio at 850 AM and her sister stations throughout the front range will broadcast closure information. In adittion, a broadcast phonemail will be sent to all NCAR/UCAR/UOP employees informing them of any closures and information related to the closure. In the event of a major snowstorm or other local emergency condition that has caused other local businesses to close, please check for these announcements before starting off to work. PPS wishes you all a Happy Holiday and a safe winter.
For more information, contact John Pereira at 1128, pereira@ucar.edu.
(Posted Fri 8 Dec to Thu 14 Dec)
Due to a production error, the lead nominee from HAO for the Outstanding Publication Award was incorrectly listed in yesterday's TW announcements. The nominee is Dave Charbonneau. A total of 16 nominations were received for this year's Outstanding Performance Awards. Below are the nominees. Winners will be announced at the annual holiday party today, 8 December, at 3:30 p.m. in the Mesa Lab lobby. A fuller description of each nomination will appear in the January issue of Staff Notes Monthly. More background on the nomination and award process, which was revised last year, can be found at the URL below. ADMINISTRATION ---Steve Hinson, Vance Howard, Karl Werner, Karla Edwards, Rich Johnson, Kristian Woyna, Kevin Welsh, Shelley Richards- Craig, and Barb Bunting (F&A), for creating and implementing the automated time-card reporting system. ---Gina Taberski and Anita-Monk Ryan (F&A) and Belinda Housewright (SCD), for their work in building the Front Range GigaPOP consortium (which provides wide-area networking services) and establishing UCAR and NCAR roles in engineering and administrative support for the consortium. EDUCATION AND OUTREACH --- Guy Brasseur, John Orlando, and Geoff Tyndall, along with other participants from ACD, for their work in editing and preparing the contributions of over 60 coauthors, contributors, and essayists to "Atmospheric Chemistry and Global Change," an indispensible reference book and teaching aid. ---Steve Cohn (ATD), for his exceptional efforts to advance graduate and undergraduate education through the use of observing systems and data in a series of field projects. ---Karon Kelly (DLESE), for her leadership and extraordinary service in initiating and sustaining K-12 and public science education efforts. ---Morris Weisman (MMM), for his outstanding contributions in transferring results from convective storm research to forecasters, researchers, and students. SCIENCE AND TECHNICAL ACCOMPLISHMENT ---Jon Lutz, Brian Lewis, Michl Howard, Paul Johnson, Mitch Randall, Eric Loew, Bob Rilling, Dick Oye, Mike Strong, Al Phinney, Joe Vinson, and Bart Woodiel (ATD), for development of the S-Pol weather radar, which combines the highest- quality radar measurements, high portability at low cost, and an unprecedented number of real-time products. ---Peter Neilley, Bill Myers, Missy Petty, Gerry Wiener, Greg Thompson, Shel Dalton, and Greg Young (RAP), for development of the Dynamic, Integrated Forecast (DICast) system, which provides automated weather forecasts for a broad variety of applications around the world. ---Rick Shetter, Barry Lefer, Sam Hall, and Luca Cinquini (ACD), for development of the actinic flux spectroradiometer, which has fostered a breakthrough in photolysis rate information available from aircraft. ---Jim Van Dyke (SCD), for his leadership role in the Boulder-area Research and Administrative Network (BRAN), which has led to substantial improvements in the scientific and technical capabilities of NCAR/UCAR and the Boulder research community. OUTSTANDING PUBLICATION ---Dave Charbonneau and Tim Brown (HAO), David Latham (Harvard-Smithsonian Center for Astrophysics), and Michel Mayor (Observatory of Geneva, Switzerland), "Detection of planetary transits across a Sun-like star," Astrophysical Journal 529, L45-L48. ---Tom Hamill (ASP/MMM) and Chris Snyder (MMM), "A hybrid ensemble Kalman filter-3D variational analysis scheme," Monthly Weather Review (MWR) 128, 2905-2919. ---Didier Hauglustaine, Sasha Madronich, Brian Ridley, Jim Walega, Fred Eisele, David Tanner, Siri Flocke, Paul Ginoux, Rick Shetter, Chris Cantrell, and Elliot Atlas (ACD), "Observed and model-calculated photostationary state at Mauna Loa Observatory during MLOPEX2," Journal of Geophysical Research (JGR) 101, 14681-14696, and "Photochemistry and budget of ozone during the Mauna Loa Observatory Photochemistry Experiment (MLOPEX2)," JGR 104, 30275-30307. ---Roy Rasmussen, Jothiram Vivekanandan, and Jeff Cole (RAP), "Common snowfall conditions associated with aircraft takeoff accidents," Journal of Aircraft 37, 110-116, and "The estimation of snowfall rate using visibility," Journal of Applied Meteorology 38, 1542-1563. ---Stan Trier, Chris Davis, John Tuttle, and Bill Skamarock (MMM), "Long-lived mesoconvective vortices and their environment: Part I: Observations from the central United States during the 1998 warm season," MWR 128, 3376-3395, and "Part II: Induced thermodynamic destabilization in idealized simulations," MWR 128, 3396-3412. ---Tammy Weckwerth (ATD), as first author of three papers in Monthly Weather Review: "Thermodynamic variability within the convective boundary layer due to horizontal convective rolls," MWR 124, 769-784; "Horizontal convective rolls: determining the environmental conditions supporting their existence and characteristics," MWR 125, 505-526; and "An observational study of horizontal convective rolls," MWR 127, 2160-2179.
For more information, contact Dale Kellogg at 1112, dkellogg@ucar.edu.
Or see the web page at
Outstanding Performance Awards home page.
(Posted Fri 8 Dec to Thu 14 Dec)
THIS WEEK AT UCAR's announcement posting form allows you to post
multiple announcements about your topic in advance, all at one
sitting. So for example, if you have announcements about an event
such as:
Ice seminar on February 28th!
(posted a month in advance, gives basic date, time, location,
description, presenters names, etc.)
Ice seminar presenters added
(posted two weeks in advance, just got Joe Blow from
Wassamatta U for a special talk)
Ice seminar program schedule
(posted three days early so people can plan their day)
Ice seminar reminder
(posted the day before to jog people's memories, includes a
check-list of material to bring with you)
Now the sneaky trick is that you can post all of these announcements
when you post that first one. You just set the "begin" and "expire"
dates on the form. So for the example above, you might post using
following dates (assuming each post contains only new information):
Announcement title begins expires
----------------------------- ------ -------
Ice seminar on February 28th! Jan 31 Feb 28
Ice seminar presenters added Feb 14 Feb 28
Ice seminar program schedule Feb 26 Feb 28
Ice seminar reminder Feb 27 Feb 28
When each announcement's begin date arrives, it shows up in the morning
email that day, and the rest of the set remains available in the
"Previous Announcements" on the Web until after their expire date, when
they all get archived.
If later announcements include all the information from the earlier
announcements, you should expire the older ones before the newer ones
come up, to reduce redundancy and confusion. In that case, you'd use
the dates:
Announcement title begins expires
----------------------------- ------ -------
Ice seminar on February 28th! Jan 31 Feb 13
Ice seminar presenters added Feb 14 Feb 25
Ice seminar program schedule Feb 26 Feb 26
Ice seminar reminder Feb 27 Feb 28
You can reduce your work in this case by doing the following:
1. Post your first announcement, going through the whole form.
2. a. Use your "back" button to go back to the first page of the form
which should still contain your data.
b. Update your announcement title.
c. Add your new data to the announcement body for the second
announcement.
d. Change the "begin" and "expire" dates.
e. Post.
3. Repeat until all of your announcements are posted.
4. READ YOUR RECEIPT EMAILS CAREFULLY to make sure everything is as
you want it to be, with particular attention to the announcement
titles (remember: no duplications) and the begin and expire dates.
As always, let me know if you have any questions.
For more information, contact Jacque Marshall at 8616,
thisweek@ucar.edu.
(Posted Thu 7 Dec to Wed 13 Dec)
On-Site Mammograms Thursday, 14 December 9:00 a.m. - 4:30 p.m. FL3-1067 Pre-registration required 15-minute appointments provided Breast cancer affects one out of every eight women, so it is critical for women to understand the risks of breast cancer and the benefits of early detection. The UCAR Wellness Advisory committee is proud to provide an on-site mammography-screening program to make obtaining a mammogram as convenient as possible. The screening is available to UCAR staff, their spouses and retirees. The screenings will be performed by the SALLY JOBE MAMMOGRAPHY CENTER (formerly RADIOLOGY & IMAGING ASSOCIATES OF DENVER/MAMMOGRAPHY CENTER). The Sally Jobe Mammography Center is certified by the FDA and accredited through the American College of Radiology. The exams are performed in a private, caring, one-on-one environment. The mammogram is done on a dedicated film-screen mammography unit. Once completed, the films are taken to their labs for interpretation by a board- certified radiologist. After the examination and analysis your listed physician will receive the results, evaluate the information, and advise you accordingly. Sally Jobe Mammography Center does not offer any diagnosis; this is a screening process only. Women who have had previous mammograms with positive results are encouraged to continue working with their current physician and not attend this screening. Breast cancer is a disease of change, which is why current mammograms are compared with previous screenings. The radiologist will compare breast anatomy from your last screening to detect subtle interval changes that may have occurred. If you have had a mammogram before, you can bring your most current films with you on the day of the screening. If you prefer, your previous provider may mail the films to: Sally Jobe Mammography Center 155 Cook Street, Suite 100, Denver, Colorado 80206 (303) 333-6375. A comparison analysis will be completed and your old films will be returned to the previous provider of service. If Radiology & Imaging/Mammography Center performed your last mammogram, please provide this information on the day of your screening, as Sally Jobe Mammography will be able to access these records. COST AND INSURANCE INFORMATION The cost for the screening is $125, which may be covered by your insurance. Please bring your insurance card with you to the screening for verification. The mammogram results are sent directly to the physician you indicate at the time of the screening. PacifiCare EPO (Option 1) If you are over age 35 and have not had a mammogram in the past year, the cost will be covered 100%. If you are under age 35, please consult your primary care physician. PacifiCare may cover mammograms for those under age 35 based on family history. Sally Jobe Mammography will send billing information directly to PacifiCare and the screening results to your primary care physician. PacifiCare PPO (Option 2) The screening is covered 100%. Sally Jobe Mammography will send billing information directly to PacifiCare and the screening results to your current care physician. Kaiser HMO (Option 3) Because Kaiser has the proper equipment to perform mammograms within its own facilities, Kaiser will NOT cover services rendered by any other providers. Please contact Cheryl Cristanelli, ext. 8708, cherylc@ucar.edu if you would like more information regarding the program or to schedule an exam for yourself or a family member. Please be assured that confidentiality will be maintained. Early detection could save your or a loved one's life.
For more information, contact Cheryl Cristanelli at 8708,
cherylc@ucar.edu. Or see the web page at
Wellness Homepage/Calendar.
(Posted Fri 10 Nov to Thu 14 Dec)