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<br /> <br />EWEB expressed gratitude to the participating agencies for their planning and logistical assistance in advance of the <br />exercise and day of support from City staff. Such partnerships and inter-agency coordination is essential to improving <br />incident response and community resiliency when disaster strikes. For more information, contact Public Works Safety <br />Coordinator Kristi Hayden at 541-682-4848. <br /> <br />Explore the Universe at Eugene Public Library <br />Join University of Oregon physicist James Brau for a fascinating introduction to the “hidden universe” of dark matter, dark <br />energy and gravitational waves at the Downtown Eugene Public Library on Saturday, Jan. 18, at 2 p.m. Admission is free. <br /> <br />The visible universe inspires awe and wonder Ȇ„—––Š‡”‡‹•—…Š‘”‡–‘‹––Šƒ…ƒ„‡ <br />directly seen. Scientists have discovered that there is far more invisible "dark matter" in <br />the universe than ordinary matter made of atoms, but they still don’t know exactly what <br />dark matter is. Even more intriguing, "dark energy" fills the universe, dominates the <br />energy content of all matter, and causes expansion of the universe to accelerate. <br /> <br />Because humans can’t directly view these phenomena, scientists work to understand them <br /> <br />indirectly with techniques such asobserving the motion of stars within galaxies, relative <br />motion of galaxies, and radiation from the Big Bang. They also use searches in <br />underground laboratories and at high energy particle colliders. A potential new window <br />on the hidden universe will soon open with the search for gravitational radiation through <br />the operation of Advanced LIGO (Laser Interferometer Gravitational-Wave Observatory). <br /> <br />Dr. Brau is the Knight Professor of Natural Science and director of the University of Oregon’s Center for High Energy <br />Physics; a leader in the global effort to develop and construct the International Linear Collider, the next large High Energy <br />Physics Collider; and a member of the LIGO Scientific Collaboration since it was founded in 1997. For more information, <br />contact the Eugene Public Library at 541-682-8316 or www.eugene-or.gov/library. <br /> <br />LRCS Uses Info Graphics and Humor to Liven Annual Report <br />The Library, Recreation and Cultural Services Department’s (LRCS) annual report this year is – well, different. Gone is the <br />commonplace 12-page booklet used for years. In its place is an online document that uses creative graphic images to depict <br />the department’s accomplishments, service <br />highlights and milestones over the 12 months <br />ending June 30. <br /> <br />This “info graphic” report enabled staff to tell the <br />department’s story in ways especially <br />meaningful to residents. For instance, visitors to <br />the Eugene Public Library in 2013 numbered <br />more than 1.2 million. That’s impressive. But the <br />information is perhaps even better <br />comprehended when info graphics explain that <br />the number of library visitors equals 22 <br />capacity-filled Autzen Stadiums. (The library is <br />much quieter, of course.) <br /> <br />LRCS/ 2013 in Review consists of four web pages: the department title and overview and one page for each division. Each <br />page is full of unique comparisons and interesting facts. For example: Recreation Services offered nearly 35,000 hours of <br />opportunities for patrons to be active and build their bodies and brains in 2013. As it happens, that’s nearly 10 times <br />longer than it took settlers to travel the Oregon Trail. (Recreation activities have a much higher survival rate.) <br /> <br />An important achievement for each division is ensuring that their services are accessible. Cultural Services provided access <br />to some 31,000 event attendees in 2013 – four and one-half times more than the number of performances by the longest- <br />running musical on Broadway, Les Miserables. <br /> <br />LRCS 2013 in Review is packed full of links to web pages and videos with more detail about the department. A limited <br />number of hard copy reports are available with QR code links to the videos. The URL for LRCS 2013 in Review is <br />www.eugene-or.gov/LRCS. Viewers may link to the division pages from there and also from each division’s home page. For <br />more information, contact LRCS Marketing and Public Information Manager Kathy Madison at 541-682-6342. <br /> <br />EUGENE CITY COUNCIL NEWSLETTER PAGE 2 <br />January 16, 2014 <br />