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Institutional Publications The Quarterdeck (publication)

1991-08-01

The Quarterdeck / 1991-08-01

Naval Postgraduate School, Monterey Callifornia

http://hdl.handle.net/10945/52192

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Del Monte Lake remain~ under close observatiOn after nine ducks . died froni unknowri causes in the past two weeks. ..

"We reaiiy dori~Cknow ~hat caused the deaths, bl.lt It Is •. strictly confined to the . lilke's waterfowl," . ~cco~dirig J{) Fhrik •.· Yogi; environffien:tarcoordlriatof for the .

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........... F~~! ~ii~~~. }~ c.~f ~~~t~r. being tested for bacteria bf the Fort .Ord . prevenil~e . m~didne Uidt . arid the ·

Calif~"eia i?f~#,rtri.i~~f or Fi~h & ···•• Game~s> (CDF&GL wildlife

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:i~1I/1r~~Sl~~~~=~:r~d ·t11a:itfrti~fi 11~.fuea ··· •> Pr~f.' bahiel J/C~mlls was re·

centlf named AerohautlcS/ i\stroriau· tics Departrrterat Chafrman for NPS.

Colllris, who Joined the Aero~ nauties Depattnierit in Sept1967; has engaged In a \Vlde range of experlmen· tallnvestlgatl~ns arid has made s0rrie signitWarif c6ntrii>uttons to ··· bolo· graphic Interferometry and ·· laser doppler aneffionietrf measurementS. He h~ recetltly become active In the control theory analysis lilvolvhlg recoriflgurationalgoi'ithms and elgen~ vector assignment with veetor valued cost functions.

After a tour (1986·88) at the Office of Naval Research London, Collins has begun research on the ap· plication of neural networks to mlli· tary problems.

Sarepera retires from service Capt. Hillar

Sarepera, dean of stu­dents and di­rector of pro­grams at NPS, retired from naval service here Friday, July 26.

Sarepera was commis­sioned in July 1961 after graduating from Rutgers University in June 1960.

Capt. Hil/ar Sarepera sltalus hands wilh ~an H. ShuU, NPS provost,following his retirement ceremony July 26.

Prior assignments Sarepera held in­cluded commanding officer USS Jesse L. Brown (FF1089); senior negotiator of in­ternational base rights agreements throughout Europe and the Middle East;

and chief of staff to Commander Naval Central Command in Honolul,u and the Middle East during Operation Earnest Will, the Persian Gulf escort operation of reflagged Kuwaiti tankers.

NPS professor awarded Menneken Mathematics Prof. William

Gragg has earned the Sigma Xi Mermeken A ward for distinguished research.

Gragg was recognized by the NPS chapter of the international science honors society for his research in numerical algebra.

In research on parallel computing, Gragg discovered "an elegant and simple" solution for an eigenvalue problem, noted math Prof. Carroll Wilde. This algorithm has a fundamental importance for certain aspects of high resolution signal

·processing, Wilde said. Gragg joined the NPS faculty in

1987. He earned his Ph.D. in mathematics at UCLA in 1964, and has held research and academic positions at the Oak Ridge National Laboratory, University of California at San Diego, and University of Kentucky.

The NPS chapter of Sigma Xi

established the research award in 1963, later naming it the Menneken Award in honor of Distinguished Prof. Carl E. Menneken, NPS dean of research administration from 1962 to 1972.

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The future of nuclear weapons SGL: Dr. Wolfgang K. H. Panofsky

Dr. Wolfgang K. H. Panofsky , director emeritus and professor emeritus, Stanford Lin­ear Accelerator Center, will be the super­intendent's guest lecturer August 6, at 3:15 p.m. in King Hall auditorium.

Panofsky's field is experimental high energy physics.

He has served in many advisory ca­pacities to various government agencies and currently is the chairman of the com-

mittee on international se­curity and anns control of the National Academy of Sciences and the chair­man for the Super Con­ducting Super Collider laboratory in Dallas.

Earning a Ph.D (X-rays and natural constants) in

1942 from the California Institute of Technology, he worked on various military problems including consultant to the Los Alamos Laboratory in New Mexico during World War II.

Fireman's muster participants: (I tor:) Rony Musones, Humberto Arista, Steve Nabor, Larry Barlow, Russel Okumura and Glenn Samples. Photo by NPS photo lab.

Dept. participates in fireman's muster The NPS Fire Dept. placed third in one

event and had a good showing in two others in a recently held fireman's muster in

The Quarterdeck is published weekly by the Public Affairs Office In accordance with NA VSO P-35. Views and opinions expressed arc not necessarily those of the Department of the Navy. Deadline for all submissions, including dassificd ads and items for the campus calendar is noon Thursday. The Quarterdeck phone number is 646-2113.

Superintendent .......... . . . ... . . Rear Adm Ralph W. West Jr. Provost . .. . ............................. Dr. Harrison Shull Public Affairs Officer .... . .... .. . .. . Cmdr. Joseph W. McGrath Editor . . .. ....... . ........ ... . . . J02(SW) James D. Newberry

Produced by the Public Affairs Office

Spreckles. Represented by firemen Glenn

Samples, Steve Nabor, Humberto Arista, Larry Barlow, Rony Musones and Russel Okumura, the department competed in several events including the bucket bri­gade, make-and-break hose relay, and the motorized hose cart.

The department also fielded a team that traveled to Gonzales to take part in the Salinas Valley Firefighters Assoc., Fireman's Muster. The team finished first in the bucket brigade and placed second ine one event (tum-out race).

The muster team placed second in over­all competition.

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....... for your information

9 1991 Engineers' Ball The site for the 1991 Engineers' Ball

has been changed, but the date and time are still Aug. 17 at 6:30 p.m. ·

Cocktails and hors d' oeurves will be seived in the quarterdeck area and dinner and dancing will take place in Herrmann Hall's El Prado room.

For more details contact John Eremic (ext. 2120) or Mary Logsdon (ext. 2033).

Staff inspection The child development center will

open 7 a.m., Aug. 14, to accommodate parents who use the center and to allow them to muster for the command-wide staff personnel inspection.

Newcomer's evening The Officer Students' Wives Club

(OSWC) invites all NPS students and their spouses to a welcome aboard/newcomer's evening Aug. 15 at 7:30 p.m. in King Hall.

The evening will feature a presenta-e tion of "Cramalot" - a musical comedy performed by students and spouses which gives an entertaining look into family and student life at NPS. Rear Adm. Ralph W. West,NPS superintendent, will be the guest speaker.

There will be displays set-up in Spanagel Hall by NPS and community or­ganizations offering information on activi­ties, seivices and volunteer opportunities on the Monterey Peninsula.

Free child care is available on a first come-first seive basis. Reseivations are required and should be made by contacting Mrs. Mull at the Child Development Center (646-2734).

If you would like more infomation, or would like to participate in the program, contact Susie Thompson (372-8617).

Cooking class offered An international cooking class (Aus­

tralia host country) is being offered at the La Mesa Community Center Aug. 14 from 7-9 p.m.

To sign-up for this class send your a name, phone number and a $5 check (pay­W able to "International Committee") to SMC

#1944 before Aug. 9. For more details contact Lee Man­

Ying (372-8409) between 7-8 p.m.

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Navy beach adopted Girl Scout Troop 2098, through

the California Coastal Commission's Adopt-a-beach program, has officially adopted the Navy beach.

They began cleaning the lower beach July 20.

The scouts will conduct regular clean-ups to remove glass, aluminum cans, wood and other debris - including a major clean-up on Sept. 21 in con junc­tion with the Coastal Commission's na­tionally sponsored Beach Clean-up Day.

The scouts also hope to work on other projects, such as dune restoration and habitat protection.

Capt. A. J. Begbie (k/t) and Capt. John C. Cook pose with Cadeue Girl Scout Troop 2098 members (I to r): Jaime Roller, Sarah Cadwallader, Kathy Wight, Jennifer Hoskins, (front rwo) Michelle Proses, Nicole Salciano, Elisa DiGwvanni and Diane Hoskins-troop leader.

Ombudsman wanted If you are interested in becoming an

Ombudsman contact the Family Seivice Center at ext. 3060 .

....... safety noies

Is working with VDTs hazardous? What exactly is a video display ter­

minal (VDT)? If you work on a computer then you know it is the screen you look at. But what is it made of and what are the hazards to you if any? A VDT is a vacuwn tube encased in either a metal or plastic case. Within this vacuwn tube lies the "cathode" - a negatively-charged elec­trode at the back of the screen. It sweeps across it, then down, then across again until the entire screen has been covered. This pattern is constantly repeated. The front of the cathode ray tube is a screen coated with "phosphorus" spots that glow when hit by the electron beam. Over the past few years many questions have come up from employees who spend much of their work day in front of a VDT. Some common concerns are:

Am I being exposed to radiation? Like other common devices (irons, toast­ers, televisions, etc.) VDTs produce some kinds of radiation. This radiation, when dectected, has been found to be well below federal safety guidelines. None of the many studies made of VDT radiation have shown it to cause health problems in hu­mans.

What can I do to relieve the strain in my neck, back and shoulders? Good pos­ture is the key. Be aware of what type of chair your sitting in and how you are sitting in it. The upper body is most com-

fortable when you sit feet flat on the floor, keep your knees level with your hips, keeping your head up and your back straight.

Sore hands and wrists can result from using repetitive motions. These parts of the body are most comfortable when the fore­arm is nearly at a right angle to the upper arm. Keep the wrist straight - in line with hand and forearm.

These are a few tips to keep in mind while you are using your computer. For more information on VDT's contact the safety office (ext.2475).

~ sports.lr,e~ West outshoots East

The NPS Rifle and Pistol team(R&P) came in second recently in the Central Sports Conference Pistol Championships held at NAS Alameda.

According to William Walsh, this is the second time in five years the team has placed second in this event.

"The team has placed third three times and second twice in this event over the last five years," he said.

Top finishers were: Gordon Nakagawa (4th individual) and Patrick Corkill (2nd individual).

The rifle and pistol team will be com­peting in the Central Pacific Sports Confer­ence Rifle Championships, Sept. 7; and the NRA Regional Service Rifle Champion­ship, Oct. 11-13.

Walsh said that over the past three months the team had participated in several events.

"We placed second in the all services small commands category, first for all Navy small commands category and placed

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fourth in the overall (large and small comands) category in the Pacific Fleet Rifle and Pistol Match held in May.

"Three of our shooters qualified at this match for the All Navy matches(top 50 shooters from each coast). One of these individuals, Corkill, who was named cap-

tain of the Pacific Fleet team, helped to defeat the Atlantic Fleet team for the Ale Navy Championship."

Walsh added that anyone with competi­tion experience who is interested in compet­ing should contact him (ext. 3113).

Summer Classic Golf Tournament You and 119 other golfers (30 four­

person teams) are invited to play in the second annual Monterey Bay Summer Classic Golf Tournament Friday, August 9 at the Quail Lodge Carmel Valley Golf Club.

Proceeds of this event will benefit the programs of Monterey Bay Girl Scout Council.

The shotgun scramble format golf tour­nament will be preceded by lunch and fol­lowed by an awards buffet/raffle for prizes.

The cost is $150 per player (includes lunch, green fees, driving range, clinic, cart, prizes, awards buffet and special gifts)

Various prizes will be awarded includ­ing a new car or $10,000 for a hole-in-one.

For more details contact the Monterey

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An episode of botulism virus killed several ducks in the lake last fall. Vogl said CDF&G wildlife biologists told him they think whatever caused the deaths has run its course. He said a large flock of ducklings was sighted Monday and they, along with

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