<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">February 1 Briefs Excerpts:</font></div><div><font class="Apple-style-span" face="Arial"><br></font></div><div><b><font class="Apple-style-span" face="Arial">PCs and Macs Available for Purchase</font></b></div><div><font class="Apple-style-span" face="Arial">The CNI group has joined with the Stockroom to form the JLab PC Purchase Program. This program makes the purchasing of desktops, laptops and monitors easier and faster. The equipment is configured for the JLab CUE on your behalf and is ADP pre-approved. The Stockroom currently has a variety of machines available onsite, including iMacs, MacBook Pro laptops, Dell standard and developer desktops and laptops and monitors. For more information on the program, visit the PC Purchase Program webpage: <a href="https://cc.jlab.org/pcpurchasing">https://cc.jlab.org/pcpurchasing</a></font></div><div><font class="Apple-style-span" face="Arial"><br></font></div><div><b><font class="Apple-style-span" face="Arial">Big Game Tailgate Lunch in Quark Cafe on Friday, Feb. 3</font></b></div><div><font class="Apple-style-span" face="Arial">Support your team and enjoy tailgate favorites at lunch in the Quark Cafe, 11:30 a.m.-1:30 p.m. Tailgate specials will include a New York Deli-Style Hot Pastrami and Swiss sandwich, a New England Submarine sandwich and the always super Wing It! Buffalo Chicken Wings. The cafeteria will also offer additional lunch fare; for details, see the weekly menu.</font></div><div><font class="Apple-style-span" face="Arial"><br></font></div><div><b><font class="Apple-style-span" face="Arial">Come Out and Play on the JLab Softball Team!</font></b></div><div><font class="Apple-style-span" face="Arial">The JLab co-ed softball team is now forming for the 2012 spring/summer season. All are invited to try their hand with a bat and glove. To express an interest in joining the team, send an email to Casey Heck at <a href="mailto:heck@jlab.org">heck@jlab.org</a> by Wednesday, Feb. 8. The team would play in the Co-Ed Industrial League on Friday nights, April through July, in York County.</font></div><div><font class="Apple-style-span" face="Arial"><br></font></div><div><b><font class="Apple-style-span" face="Arial">Take Time to Tango - Part Two</font></b></div><div><font class="Apple-style-span" face="Arial">The JLab Tango Club is again organizing free group tango lessons at Port Warwick. Beginner lessons will be held on Tuesday evenings, with intermediate lessons followed by a Tango dance party (all skill levels are welcome) on Fridays. The lessons are free, and no prior experience is necessary. For more information, send an email with your name and contact information to Alexandre Camsonne at <a href="mailto:camsonne@jlab.org">camsonne@jlab.org</a>, Francois-Xavier Girod at <a href="mailto:fxgirod@jlab.org">fxgirod@jlab.org</a> or Taisiya Mineeva at <a href="mailto:mineeva@jlab.org">mineeva@jlab.org</a>.</font></div><div><font class="Apple-style-span" face="Arial"><br></font></div><div><b><font class="Apple-style-span" face="Arial">Onsite TIAA-CREF Counseling Offered</font></b></div><div><font class="Apple-style-span" face="Arial">TIAA-CREF will offer individual counseling sessions onsite in VARC 53A on Feb. 24, March 22, April 6 and May 4. In these sessions, employees can discuss their personal financial situation with a TIAA-CREF consultant on a confidential basis. To discuss your plan and options for managing your retirement savings or to schedule an appointment with a TIAA-CREF individual consultant, call TIAA-CREF at (800) 732-8353, Monday-Friday, 9 a.m.-8 p.m.</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 Narciso Gomez, who was the first person to correctly identify the Jan. 25 location. Honorable mentions go to Samika Hawkins, Doug Higinbotham, Michael Haddox-Schatz, Stephanie Vermeire, Maurizio Ungaro, Annie Tran and Joe Arango. 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>