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Welcome! Resources for new lab members
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Lab things
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You should add yourself to the `lab members page
<https://github.com/dib-lab/dib-lab/blob/master/members.rst>`__ with a
pull request!  Make sure to ask CTB to update the web site.

Employment advice
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Make sure you sign up for UC Davis health care before the deadline.

On-campus resources
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If you run into any personal or professional issues, please see:

"`The Academic and Staff Assistance Program program
<http://www.hr.ucdavis.edu/asap/>`__ offers confidential, cost free
assessment, intervention, consultation and referral services to all UC
Davis faculty, staff and their immediate families. Whether the problem
is work- related or personal, administrative or individual, career or
relationship focused, our experienced staff can assist you in
recognizing and resolving the problem. Paid release time is
appropriate for appointments at ASAP."


Davis-local resources
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All things Davis - the `Davis Wiki <http://daviswiki.org>`__ is a tremendous
source of advice for the local area.

Buying a bike
~~~~~~~~~~~~~

You'll probably want a bike to get around Davis.

Ken's Bike & Ski has decent rentals and a good maintenance department
- 650 G St.

B&L Bike Shop has great customer service - 610 3rd St.

`Green Bicycle Depot <https://localwiki.org/davis/Green_Bicycle_Depot>`__ seems to be cheaper and has pretty good customer service too.

Craigslist, Sacramento with keyword 'Davis' https://sacramento.craigslist.org/search/bik?query=davis

Once you have a bike, you might be interested in looking at the
`goBike program <http://goclub.ucdavis.edu/bike/>`__.

Furniture
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L street furniture has a large warehouse of decent used and reasonably priced pieces e.g. bookshelves for $20, desks for $30, chairs for $20 - 421 L St, Davis, CA 95616 

Ikea - 700 Ikea Ct, West Sacramento, CA 95605

Craigslist, Sacramento with keyword 'Davis' - https://sacramento.craigslist.org/search/fuo?query=davis

Semi-official lab spots
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The Beer Shoppe (G St) is recommended for beer aficionados.

California and surrounding environs
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There's tons of stuff to do locally.  A small sampling, below.

Super local
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`Davis bike loop <https://localwiki.org/davis/Davis_Bike_Loop>`__

`Plainfield Station <https://localwiki.org/davis/Plainfield_Station>`__

`Putah Creek <https://localwiki.org/davis/Putah_Creek>`__ (hiking area west of 113, note)

Day trips
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Muir Beach and Stinson Beach are a bit north of San Francisco.  Point Reyes
and Bodega Bay are further up. All are lovely, with lots of day hikes and
beaches and views and ...

.. Mt Tamalpais

`The Railroad Museum <http://web.csrmf.org/>`__ in Sacramento.

Monterey Bay Aquarium, Carmel, and Point Lobos are long day trips away,
but wonderful.

Charles Schulz Museum in Santa Rosa.

Crocker Art Museum in Sacramento.

`Gold Rush museums <http://www.parks.ca.gov/?page_id=1081>`__

`Cal Academy of Sciences <http://www.calacademy.org/>`__ is great for kids
and adults both.

`Children's Discovery Museum of San Jose <https://www.cdm.org/>`__

Longer trips
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The whole California coast is amazing - it's a nice full-day drive
down the 101 and 1 to Los Angeles, through Big Sur.

Yosemite National Park is quite close, but you should at least do an
overnight.

`Lassen Volcanic National Park <http://www.nps.gov/lavo/index.htm>`__

Pinnacles National Park comes highly recommended.

The Redwoods! Go see the Redwoods!  Redwood National Park, etc.