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2005 International Linear Collider Workshop Comes to
Stanford
 The 2005 International Linear Collider Workshop (LCWS05) will be held at
Stanford University from March 18 to 22.
This workshop is hosted by SLAC and sponsored by the World Wide Study
for future e+e- Linear Colliders. It will be the eighth in a series of
International Workshops devoted to the physics and detectors associated
with e+e- Linear Colliders.
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SPEAR3 ‘Breathes’ in Response to Temperature Changes
By Matthew Early Wright
As the sun rises each day, warming the grounds and buildings of SLAC,
the entire SPEAR3 facility expands in response. The change is minuscule,
on the scale of a few microns—far too slight to observe with the naked
eye. This expansion doesn’t escape the watchful gaze of the SPEAR3
feedback regulation system. In fact, the system responds by ‘breathing’
in time with daily fluctuations in temperature.
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SLAC Stage a Great Stanford Community Day
By Nina Stolar
 The fourth annual Stanford Community Day will be held Sunday, April 10.
Bring your family and friends to enjoy an all-day open house on the
Stanford Campus featuring music, arts, athletic events, science
exhibits, a childrens’ community carnival and a health fair. Most events
are located near or around the university’s main quadrangle at the end
of Palm Drive.
Community Day is designed to promote partnerships and
increase understanding among Stanford and its neighbors, especially the
residents of Palo Alto, Menlo Park, East Palo Alto, Woodside, Mountain
View and Portola Valley.
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Windows XP Service Pack 2 to be Installed on All
Centrally-Managed Windows Computers
By Andrea Chan
Windows XP Service Pack 2 (SP2) will be installed on all
centrally-managed Windows computers within the next few months. SP2 has
several security enhancements that will benefit SLAC Windows machines.
Most noticeable to users are the security enhancements to the built-in
Windows Firewall and to Internet Explorer. Some users have already
installed SP2 on their home computers. In an enterprise environment,
however, it is more complicated.
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