<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"><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">January 4 Briefs Excerpts:</font></div><div><font class="Apple-style-span" face="Arial"><div><br></div></font><div><b><font class="Apple-style-span" face="Arial">Section of CEBAF Blvd. Closed Jan. 4-5, 2012</font></b></div><div><font class="Apple-style-span" face="Arial">A section of CEBAF Blvd - the two-lane road through the middle of the Accelerator Site - is closed Wednesday and Thursday, Jan. 4-5, for the delivery and installation of equipment to CEBAF's Central Helium Liquefier, Building 8. The section of road and sidewalk - from about the southwest corner of Building 87 to about the front door of Building 89 - will be closed. For more information, see the announcement: <a href="http://wwwold.jlab.org/memo/2011CEBAF_Blvd_Closed.html">http://wwwold.jlab.org/memo/2011CEBAF_Blvd_Closed.html</a></font></div><div><font class="Apple-style-span" face="Arial"><br></font></div><div><font class="Apple-style-span" face="Arial"><div><b>Resolving ES&H Concerns</b></div><div>To ensure the welfare and productivity of its workforce, JLab has several mechanisms for employees, or anyone who comes into contact with the lab, to report issues potentially affecting the safety of workers, visitors, lab neighbors or the environment without fear of retaliation or reprisal. ES&H Manual Chapter 2310 lists a variety of mechanisms for resolving and reporting ES&H concerns and for preventing similar concerns from occurring in the future. See the full version of the Briefs for the full announcement.</div></font></div><div><font class="Apple-style-span" face="Arial"><br></font></div><div><b><font class="Apple-style-span" face="Arial">Fire Academy Graduation to Fill CEBAF Center Parking Lot</font></b></div><div><font class="Apple-style-span" face="Arial">The Tidewater Regional Fire Training Academy will hold its graduation ceremony and reception Thursday evening, Jan. 5, in the CEBAF Center auditorium and lobby. Fire Academy leaders and cadets will begin arriving to set up for the event Thursday afternoon. Shortly after 5 p.m., the cadets’ family members will begin arriving. The event will last until about 8:30 p.m. If you normally park in the main CEBAF Center parking lot, you might want to park your vehicle toward the back of the lot (east and north ends), behind the EEL (Bldg. 90), or in the Rutherford Road parking lot on the north (cafeteria) side of CEBAF Center after lunch on Thursday to avoid congestion from incoming traffic to the main CEBAF Center parking lot.</font></div><div><font class="Apple-style-span" face="Arial"><br></font></div><div><b><font class="Apple-style-span" face="Arial">Onsite Blood Drive Set for Jan. 27</font></b></div><div><font class="Apple-style-span" face="Arial">The next American Red Cross Blood Drive is scheduled for Friday, Jan. 27, 10 a.m.-4 p.m. in CEBAF Center Room F113. New and repeat donors are encouraged to attend. Appointments and walk-ins are welcome. Contact Johnie Banks, x7539 or <a href="mailto:jbanks@jlab.org">jbanks@jlab.org</a>, to schedule an appointment.</font></div><div><font class="Apple-style-span" face="Arial"><br></font></div><div><b><font class="Apple-style-span" face="Arial">Rate Restructuring for SURA Residence Facility</font></b></div><div><font class="Apple-style-span" face="Arial">The SURA Residence Facility, located adjacent to JLab, is open to all lab researchers, users, guests, collaborators, business associates and their families. The facility's rates will change on April 1. If you have a blanket purchase order on file with the facility that states an authorized rate, contact Melissa Hicks as soon as possible to update. For questions, contact Rose Durham or Melissa Hicks at 757-223-1167 or <a href="mailto:resfac@sura.org">resfac@sura.org</a>. The new rates and more information can be found online: <a href="http://wwwold.jlab.org/memo/SURAresFacRate.html">http://wwwold.jlab.org/memo/SURAresFacRate.html</a></font></div><div><font class="Apple-style-span" face="Arial"></font></div></div><div><div><font class="Apple-style-span" face="Arial"><br></font></div><div><font class="Apple-style-span" face="Arial"><div style="font-weight: bold; ">Tracking Thomas at JLab</div>Congratulations this week go to Harry Fanning and Lawrence Ferbee, who were the first to correctly identify the Dec. 14 location. Honorable mentions go to Richard Jacobsen, Casey Heck, Jason Willoughby, DeAnn Maddox, Dick Owen, Karen Bartek, Doug Higinbotham and Samika Hawkins. 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><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><div style="font-family: Helvetica; "><font class="Apple-style-span" face="Arial"><br></font></div></font></div><div><br></div></body></html>