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Volume 3, Issue 21 October 27, 1999 Key Information Change for SLAC Travel Reimbursement Major Guideline Changes All SLAC Staff were recently informed about significant changes in travel reimbursement guidelines resulting from language in the FY2000 Energy and Water Development Appropriations Act (see "All SLAC Staff" memo from Jerry Jobe, dated October 22, 1999). Tips Are Available for Dealing With These Changes To better serve the SLAC community in its efforts at travel cost reduction, the SLAC Travel Office has provided two web pages to view cost saving travel ideas. These new pages can be accessed via SLAC Travel Home Page at: http://www-group.slac.stanford.edu/travel/slac_travel.html On the page entitled "Handy Tips from SLAC Travel Office", you will find suggestions from the SLAC Travel Office. The other page entitled "Tips from SLAC Travelers", has money-saving tips and comments that were sent in by other SLAC travelers. You can also share your cost saving tips with your SLAC colleagues through this web site. These web pages also provide links to the Federal Travel Regulations (FTR’s) and other key information you will need for better understanding this recent federal mandate. Contact: Sharon Oden, Travel Office, Ext 4346, oden@slac.stanford.edu SLAC Recycling Program for Paper, Beverage Cans/Bottles, and Corrugated CardboardThis is the second segment of a three-part article on the SLAC Recycling Program. This information can also be found on the Web at: http://www-group.slac.stanford.edu/fac/recycling/recycle.html. This material is provided for those who may not have easy access to the Web. Segment three will be published in the next issue of the SLAC Bulletin Board on November 10th. Separating Materials for Recycling White Paper (white colored label) Acceptable Items
1Check with manufacturer to determine if the paper is the uncoated type. Unacceptable Items
Note: No rubber bands or plastic paper clips. Mixed Paper (orange-colored label) Acceptable Items
Note: Metal staples and paper clips are okay. Unacceptable Items
Note: No rubber bands, plastic paper clips, or plastic wrappers. 2Confetti paper from cross-cut shredders must be bagged and placed in the trash. Newspaper (yellow-colored label) Acceptable Items
Unacceptable Items
Beverage Containers (light blue-colored labels) Acceptable Items
Note: Remove and place plastic caps in the trash. Empty beverage containers and rinse for indoor collection locations. 3Aluminum and other metals from work areas are managed as scrap metals, check with Property Control/Salvage Warehouse (Ext. 2329) 4Look on the bottom of the container for a number inside "chasing arrows." The next article titled "Common Concerns and Guidance" will be available in the November 10th issue. Contact: Rich Cellamare, Waste Management, Ext. 3401, rcellamare@slac.stanford.edu Please Do Not Open or Forward Unknown Executables Attached to E-mailsSLAC Computing Services has been noticing a spate of viruses spread as e-mail attachments. One example is the "salary virus" which comes attached under many names such as:
The "salary virus" is a joke virus with no email bomb or system destructive capabilities, but it does take up e-mail bandwidth. However, other executables can be very destructive. This salary virus has been sent to SLAC users from several off-site sources, and SLAC users have forwarded this to hundreds of other SLAC users. This is a reminder to not open executables that come as email attachments, unless you are sure there is a business purpose for the attachment. Examples of these attachments to beware of are files with extensions: -- .exe -- .vbx Contact: Andra Chan, SCS, Ext. 3524, achan@slac.stanford.edu Foreign Visitors May Need Extra Car InsuranceSLAC often arranges for visitors to have a rental car while at SLAC. If you host such visitors, please be sure they are told of the need to have separate insurance coverage for any personal use they may make of the rental car. If the visitor is being paid or supported by SLAC, University-provided insurance will cover all work-related driving (such as getting to and from SLAC or doing SLAC-related activities at another lab such as LBNL). However, this insurance will not cover them when they drive to San Francisco or Napa or any place else as a personal excursion. Under our arrangement with AVCAR, the car rental price includes the work-related coverage. AVCAR offers coverage for personal use at an extra charge. Foreign visitors not supported by SLAC must independently obtain coverage for both business and personal use. Contact: Rachel Claus, Office of Legal Counsel, Ext. 4343. rachel@slac.stanford.edu Information of General Interest New Travel Agency for Stanford
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