LLNS may have excluded the wrong people in last VSSOP? The exclusions were based on outdated job categories and related skills. ULM are now thinking that in the future, job categories and functional areas will have to be re-defined. The next VSSOP/ISP will be based on the new categories and functional areas. The questions I have are: 1) Why didnt they think of that before the transition. It seems like their style is “change things as you go”. Planning is out the window! 2) Who will give input on the new changes? The next RIF apparently is going to be more lucrative than the VSSOP. Depending on the length of employment, a RIFed person, not only gets their 1 week pay per year of service but also from 30 to 120 days notice, essentially 30 to 120 days pay. Please feel free to comment on the rumors or add new ones you actually heard.
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Los Alamos, NM – Los Alamos County officials are reporting the fire is now threatening Los Alamos. They are ordering a mandatory evacuation which will begin and proceed in this order: Group 1: Western, Quemazon, Ponderosa; Group 2: North Community, Barranca Mesa, North Mesa; Group 3: East of Diamond and the remainder of the town site. White Rock is NOT being evacuated at this time. Residents in Los Alamos should NOT go to White Rock to stay in case it is later evacuated.
It raced toward the town site covering over 8 miles during only 24 hours. I have never seen a wildfire grow so large so quickly!
This doesn't look good. If we get any strong S-SW winds, the town may be lost to the fire.
June 28, 2011 8:43 PM
I saw Knapp speeding home one Friday evening in his Porsche Cayenne shaking his fist at a slow old man. Mr. invincible even looked old and haggard. Poor fools never read the story of King Midas.
Lot's of inaccuracies in these POGO claims, however, the poor Time readers will never know it:
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Q&A: Is New Mexico's Los Alamos National Laboratory Really Safe?
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Lot's of inaccuracies in these POGO claims, however, the poor Time readers will never know it:
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Q&A: Is New Mexico's Los Alamos National Laboratory Really Safe?
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June 29, 2011 3:26 PM
What was inaccurate? The man is entitled to his opinion. I do notice that MacMillan and Terry really do downplay the risks when interviewed. I guess I'm, getting tired of hearing that there is "nothing but gloves" in the TRUPAC shipments to WIPP. It's really insulting for those of us that work on the WDP at Area G to hear those kind of "elementary" descriptions of the work we do.
Employees will likely use "report pay" for time & effort, but where will the real money come from to pay the salaries over all this time?
July 2, 2011 11:06 PM
Pattiz is going to pay for it out his bank account. Incidentally, did anyone take notice that Pattiz was completely "absent" during the fire? I mean not even a whisper. Not surprising!
Unlike with the Cerro Grande fire, it looks like LANL is going to get little financial help from NNSA for this one.
Figures.