<html><head></head><body style="word-wrap: break-word; -webkit-nbsp-mode: space; -webkit-line-break: after-white-space; "><div><font class="Apple-style-span" face="Arial">To access the full version of the JLab Weekly Briefs, visit: <a href="http://wwwold.jlab.org/news/briefs/index.html">http://wwwold.jlab.org/news/briefs/index.html</a></font></div><div><font class="Apple-style-span" face="Arial"><br></font></div><div><font class="Apple-style-span" face="Arial">November 9 Briefs Excerpts:</font></div><div><font class="Apple-style-span" face="Arial"><br></font></div><div><b><font class="Apple-style-span" face="Arial">JLab Primary Nameserver Work Set for Tomorrow</font></b></div><div><font class="Apple-style-span" face="Arial">
JLab's primary internal DNS name server will be taken offline at 7:30 a.m. for about five minutes on Thursday, Nov. 10. There are continued issues with the primary nameserver, and this emergency effort will put in place a temporary nameserver until a complete solution can be implemented. Staff and users may see a slowdown in their internet connections during the work. If you have questions or concerns, contact the IT Division Helpdesk, x7155.</font></div><div><font class="Apple-style-span" face="Arial"><br></font></div><div><b><font class="Apple-style-span" face="Arial">Reminder: Golf Carts Must Use Headlights After Dusk</font></b></div><div><font class="Apple-style-span" face="Arial">Good safety practice calls for anyone at JLab using a golf cart between dusk and dawn to drive with the golf cart's headlights on. For some golf carts, turn on the headlights and enable the turn signals by turning the ignition key to the "accessories" notch.</font></div><div><font class="Apple-style-span" face="Arial"><br></font></div><div><b><font class="Apple-style-span" face="Arial">Quark Cafe Offers Holiday Desserts</font></b></div><div><font class="Apple-style-span" face="Arial">The cafe is accepting holiday dessert orders through Nov. 18 during breakfast, lunch and Wednesday snack hours. The cafe is offering a selection of whole pies, including sweet potato, pumpkin, pecan, apple high and fruits of the forest. Pumpkin cheesecake is also available. Pre-ordered desserts will be available for pickup on Tuesday and Wednesday, Nov. 22-23. Pick up your order form and get more information in the Quark Cafe.</font></div><div><font class="Apple-style-span" face="Arial"><br></font></div><div><font class="Apple-style-span" face="Arial"><b>JLab Colloquium and Public Lecture Set for Nov. 16</b> </font></div><div><font class="Apple-style-span" face="Arial">Marc Kamionkowski, Johns Hopkins University, will present "The Cosmic Microwave Background: Beyond the Power Spectrum" in a colloquium set for Wednesday, Nov. 16 at 4 p.m. in the CEBAF Center auditorium. Kamionkowski will discuss new signatures in the cosmic microwave background.</font></div><div><font class="Apple-style-span" face="Arial"><br></font></div><div><b><font class="Apple-style-span" face="Arial">Thanksgiving Warm-Up Buffet in the Quark Cafe</font></b></div><div><font class="Apple-style-span" face="Arial">The annual Quark Cafe Thanksgiving Feast is set for Thursday, Nov. 17. This year's buffet will feature roast turkey with cornbread sage dressing, gravy, fresh orange-cranberry sauce, Smithfield ham, roast prime rib of beef with au jus and horseradish cream, Yukon gold garlic mashed potatoes, sweet potato casserole, green beans almandine, maple-walnut brussel sprouts, dinner rolls and assorted pies. The buffet is just $9.99 (plus tax).</font></div><div><font class="Apple-style-span" face="Arial"><br></font></div><div><b><font class="Apple-style-span" face="Arial">JLab 2012 Holiday Calendar Posted</font></b></div><div><font class="Apple-style-span" face="Arial">The official calendar of holidays to be observed by JLab in 2012 is now posted on the Human Resources page: <a href="https://wwwold.jlab.org/div_dept/admin/HR/calendar.html">https://wwwold.jlab.org/div_dept/admin/HR/calendar.html</a></font></div><div><font class="Apple-style-span" face="Arial"><br></font></div><div><b><font class="Apple-style-span" face="Arial">Tracking Thomas at JLab</font></b></div><div><font class="Apple-style-span" face="Arial">Congratulations this week go to Doug Higinbotham, Jason Willoughby, Russell Mammei, Michelle Shinn, Mike Wilson, Narciso Gomez, Christine Fragapane and Samika Hawkins, who were the first to correctly identify the Nov. 2 location. </font></div><div><font class="Apple-style-span" face="Arial"><br></font></div><div><font class="Apple-style-span" face="Arial">Honorable mentions go to Deborah Dowd, Harry Fanning, Sue Witherspoon, Ron Bartek, Jim Boyce, Karsten Flowers, Dick Owen and Stephanie Vermeire. Check out the Tracking Thomas webpage for a better view of his last location and this week's new mystery photo and email Kandice Carter if you think you know where he is: <a href="http://wwwold.jlab.org/news/briefs/trackingthomas.html">http://wwwold.jlab.org/news/briefs/trackingthomas.html</a></font></div><div><font class="Apple-style-span" face="Arial"><br></font></div><div><font class="Apple-style-span" face="Arial">To access the full version of the JLab Weekly Briefs, visit: <a href="http://wwwold.jlab.org/news/briefs/index.html">http://wwwold.jlab.org/news/briefs/index.html</a></font></div><div><br></div></body></html>