<html><body style="word-wrap: break-word; -webkit-nbsp-mode: space; -webkit-line-break: after-white-space; " class=""><div class=""><font class="Apple-style-span" face="Arial">To access the full version of the JLab Weekly Briefs, visit: </font><a href="http://www.jlab.org/news/briefs/index.html"><font class="Apple-style-span" face="Arial">http://www.jlab.org/news/briefs/index.html</font></a></div><div class=""><font class="Apple-style-span" face="Arial"><br class=""></font></div><div class=""><font class="Apple-style-span" face="Arial">July 21 Briefs Excerpts:</font></div><div class=""><font class="Apple-style-span" face="Arial"><br class=""></font></div><div class=""><div class=""><div class=""><div class=""><b><font class="Apple-style-span" face="Arial">Site Construction Updates</font></b></div><div class=""><font class="Apple-style-span" face="Arial">- The EEL parking lot will close at 5:30 p.m. today for striping. All vehicles and stored materials/equipment must be removed.</font></div><div class=""><font class="Apple-style-span" face="Arial">- Rattley Road will close at 5:30 p.m. today for striping. Subcontractors will also finish painting the crosswalk on Hadron Drive.</font></div><div class=""><font class="Apple-style-span" face="Arial">- On the accelerator site, travel on CEBAF Blvd. will be restricted to one lane south of the Guard House for installation of an electrical ductbank July 22-26. Flagmen will be present to assist vehicles.</font></div><div class=""><font class="Apple-style-span" face="Arial">- The CEBAF Center parking lot is now striped and all striped areas are open for parking.</font></div><div class=""><font class="Apple-style-span" face="Arial">Note that all road and parking lot striping work is weather dependent. If it rains during the scheduled work period, the work will be rescheduled.</font></div><div class=""><font class="Apple-style-span" face="Arial"><br class=""></font></div><div class=""><b><font class="Apple-style-span" face="Arial">American Red Cross Blood Drive</font></b></div><div class=""><font class="Apple-style-span" face="Arial">The next American Red Cross Blood Drive is scheduled for Wednesday, July 28, from 10 a.m.-4 p.m. in CEBAF Center room F113. New and repeat donors are encouraged to attend. Walk-ins are welcome; however, making an appointment allows the Red Cross to schedule adequate staff for the visit. Volunteers are also needed to help with the blood drive. To schedule an appointment or to volunteer, e-mail or call Johnie Banks, x7539.</font></div><div class=""><font class="Apple-style-span" face="Arial"><br class=""></font></div><div class=""><b><font class="Apple-style-span" face="Arial">August Beam Physics Symposium Honors Yaroslav Derbenev</font></b></div><div class=""><font class="Apple-style-span" face="Arial">On Aug. 2 and 3, Jefferson Lab will host an international event to celebrate a milestone for both a scientist and his half century in science. The lab is holding a Beam Physics Symposium to honor the 70th birthday and lifetime of achievements in accelerator and beam physics of Yaroslav "Slava" Derbenev, whose distinguished career stretches from Novosibirsk to Yerevan and from Ann Arbor, Mich., to JLab's Center for Advanced Studies of Accelerators. A special session recognizing Derbenev will take place from 4-5 p.m. on Aug. 2 in the CEBAF Center auditorium. The entire JLab community is invited to this portion of the symposium. For more information, contact Audrey Barron, x7327, or Yuhong Zhang, x7509.</font></div><div class=""><font class="Apple-style-span" face="Arial"><br class=""></font></div><div class=""><div class=""><b><font class="Apple-style-span" face="Arial">Redhat Enterprise Linux Version 3 Support Ending</font></b></div><div class=""><font class="Apple-style-span" face="Arial">Redhat will stop support for the Redhat Enterprise Linux 3 version of its operating system in October. As a result, JLab will stop supporting RHEL3 on Oct. 1. If you are running a RHEL3 system, plan to upgrade to RHEL5 no later than Oct. 1. Installation CDs are available from the IT Division Helpdesk, which is open 8 a.m.-4:30 p.m., Monday through Friday. If you have questions about upgrading your system, contact the IT Helpdesk at x7155 or at </font><a href="mailto:helpdesk@jlab.org"><font class="Apple-style-span" face="Arial">helpdesk@jlab.org</font></a><font class="Apple-style-span" face="Arial">.</font></div></div><div class=""><font class="Apple-style-span" face="Arial"><br class=""></font></div></div></div></div><div class=""><font class="Apple-style-span" face="Arial">To access the full version of the JLab Weekly Briefs, visit: </font><a href="http://www.jlab.org/news/briefs/index.html"><font class="Apple-style-span" face="Arial">http://www.jlab.org/news/briefs/index.html</font></a></div><div class="" style=""><br class="" style=""></div></body></html>