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JLab Weekly - <span class="Object" id="OBJ_PREFIX_DWT15898_com_zimbra_date"><span class="Object" id="OBJ_PREFIX_DWT15939_com_zimbra_date">September 26</span></span>, 2018 			
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IN THIS ISSUE 


• Emergency Alert Test 

• Internet Outage 

• Procurement Changes 

• New Chef 

• Vacation Donation 

• United Way 

• Reduced Graphics 

• In Case You Missed It 
	
September 26 , 2018 


Commercialization, Startups and Venture Capital 

In tomorrow ’s colloquium, Patrick Ennis will bring to bear his decades of experience as a Ph.D. physicist, engineer, businessman and venture capitalist on demystifying the road that technology takes toward commercialization, all while highlighting its parallels to physics. The talk will take place in the CEBAF Center Auditorium on Sept. 27 at 1:30 p.m. 

				
		
		


ACCELERATOR OPERATIONS/EXPERIMENTAL NUCLEAR PHYSICS 
Continuous wave beam was established to Hall D over the weekend. During Hall C startup, a kink in the South Linac beamline was discovered, so a maintenance and radiofrequency recovery period was taken on Monday . By Wednesday morning, beam delivery had been established and beam parameter tuning was underway for Halls B and C. In Hall A, target cool down was begun on Tuesday , and the hall began its final preparations to accept beam on target. 

THEORETICAL AND COMPUTATIONAL PHYSICS 
The discovery of a sizeable asymmetry in the u¯ and d¯ distributions in the proton was one of the more consequential experimental findings in hadron physics last century. Although widely believed to be related to the fundamental role of chiral symmetry in QCD, a definitive verification of this hypothesis has remained elusive. A novel test of the role of chiral symmetry in generating the sea flavor asymmetry has been proposed by comparing the d¯−u¯ content in the proton with that in the Δ+ baryon, where a significant enhancement is expected around the opening of the Nπ decay channel. Recent developments in lattice QCD suggest a promising way to test this prediction in the near future. 



ESH&Q 
FEMA Schedules Emergency Alert System Test for Wednesday , Oct. 3 
The Federal Emergency Management Agency, in coordination with the Federal Communications Commission, will conduct through the Integrated Public Alert and Warning System (IPAWS) a nationwide test of the Emergency Alert System (EAS) and Wireless Emergency Alerts (WEA) on Oct. 3 at approximately 2:20 p.m. The WEA test message will be sent to cell phones that are connected to wireless carriers participating in WEA. The EAS is a national public warning system that provides the President with communications capability to address the nation during a national emergency. For more information on the test, visit the FEMA IPAWS Test webpage . 

COMPUTING 
Short Internet Interruption Scheduled for Tuesday , Oct. 2 
There will be a short interruption to internet connectivity on Tuesday , Oct. 2, after 5 p.m. The interruption should only last a few minutes while a router is rebooted for configuration changes. Internet connectivity will be fully restored by 5:15 p.m. If you have any questions or concerns about this scheduled work, contact the IT Division Help Desk at helpdesk at jalb.org or x7155.. 


GENERAL ANNOUNCEMENTS 
Change in Procurement Processes Effective Oct. 1 
Starting Oct. 1, changes are being introduced to the purchase requisition software and procurement processes in an effort to improve communication and documentation regarding subcontractor oversight between the Subcontracting Officer Technical Representative (SOTR) and the Subcontracting Officer (SO). The changes will require assignment of a SOTR to all purchase requisitions with “YES” selected for “Will Personnel Be Working On Site?” and approval of the requisition by the appropriate Associate Director. In addition, SOTRs will now complete a formal monthly report for all subcontracts that have a value of $10,000 or greater with work on site required or that are highly complex and require additional documented oversight. For more information, see the full memo . 

Quark Café Announces New Chef 
Jefferson Lab is excited to welcome Chef Bill Yoakum to the Quark Café team. A Johnson & Wales University graduate, he joins the Elite Management Group team with more than 30 years of experience as an executive chef. Chef Bill is excited to bring new and fun changes to Quark Café, including fresh, scratch-prepared soups and entrees and new Grab-n-Go options, available daily. Stop by to join us in welcoming Chef Bill to Jefferson Lab. 



Vacation Donation Enrollment Ends Friday 
The Vacation Donation Program is designed to provide financial assistance to employees during approved unpaid leaves related to a medical illness for themselves or an eligible family member. The employee must have exhausted all of his/her available sick and vacation leave and would otherwise be subject to a severe loss of income aside from this program. Other eligibility criteria must also be met. During open enrollment, eligible employees may anonymously donate vacation time to the vacation donation bank. Open enrollment for the Vacation Donation Program ends Friday , Sept. 28, at 5 p.m. For more information and the link to the program, see the full memo . 

United Way Campaign Kicks Off Oct. 3 with Picnic Lunch 
The annual United Way campaign kicks off with a picnic lunch at CEBAF Center on Wednesday , Oct. 3. Senior management will serve a variety of picnic selections for $1 per item to employees during the lunch period in the atrium, 11:30 a.m.- 1:30 p.m. In addition, $1 raffle tickets will be sold for prizes donated by JSA, including Ryze Tello Quadcopters, an Apple Watch Series 3 (GPS + Cellular), and a $250 Best Buy Gift Card. All proceeds will be donated to the United Way of Virginia Peninsula. Employees are also encouraged to make additional contributions to the United Way. For more information and a link to the donation form, see the full memo . 

Reduced Graphic Arts Support at Jefferson Lab During October 
The Jefferson Lab Communications Office will be providing limited/reduced levels of Graphics and Graphic Arts support during the first two weeks of October, Oct. 1-10. If you need graphics support during this time, plan now to give as much advance notice as possible. For more information and support, email jlabinfo at jlab.org . 

CONTACT 
The JLab Weekly provides information on the status of safety, accelerator operations, experiments, reviews, upcoming activities and special events. Deadline for submission is every Tuesday by 10 a.m. Submit new items to: the Communications Office or contact Kandice Carter at x7263. 

		
PUBLISHED JOURNAL ARTICLES 


Sept 17 - 23, 2018 

No peer-reviewed publications for this period. 

Remember to submit your papers for approval to the Jefferson Lab Publications database . 


HISTORY PHOTO OF THE WEEK 



On Sept. 24, 1989, CompuServe launched the first commercial online service and public email system. This History Archives Photo of the Week features two IT Division staff members and the email servers in use in 2008. 	

UPCOMING EVENTS 
Sept. 27-29: GlueX Collaboration 
Oct. 8: Safety Shoe Truck on-site 
Oct. 17: Colloquium 
Oct. 19: American Red Cross Blood Drive 
Oct. 24: JAG Tailgate 
Oct. 29-Nov. 1: EIC Accelerator Collaboration Meeting 


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• Staff Accountability Policy 

• 2018 Fall Golf Tournament 

• Editorial Guide 
	
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