By Window designers sail on to 2000

Los Altos Village Association judges awarded honors for best summer and sailboat-themed window displays last week in the association’s “Sail On To 2000″ contest.

Patt’s Greenhouse took a first-place honor, followed by Calla in second place and Fast Frame in third place. Linden Tree Children’s Records and Books took a fourth-place honor. Honorable mentions were given to Lin’s Toy Cupboard and Los Altos Card and Party.

Human germline subject of lecture

Mountain View’s Golden Wok Restaurant will host a lecture, “The Case Against Human Germline Engineering,” 11:45 a.m., Tuesday.

The talk is part of the Technology and Society Committee’s biweekly luncheon speaker series.

The lecturer will be Dr. Marcy Darnovsky, who teaches at Sonoma State University. Darnovsky will present arguments against human germline engineering, or the modifying of the genes we pass on to our children. She will speak on the emergence of genetic castes and the abandonment of our commitments to human equality as affluent parents select their children’s genes from a catalog of potential success.

The Golden Wok Restaurant is located at 895 Villa St., in Mountain View. Lunch is $7 for TASC members and $8 for non-members.

Agilent supports Flying Hospital

Agilent Technologies’ first major corporate donation to kick off “Agilent Action Week,” June 19, at Moffett Field, was $1 million in medical and diagnostic equipment for The Flying Hospital, Inc. This is an international charity that provides free medical services through a unique aircraft which contains a fully-equipped surgical hospital. The wide-body, three-engine airplane is equipped with a four-station surgical suite, a 12-bed pre/post operative area, a pharmacy, and a classroom that can accommodate 67 people.

“Agilent Week” emphasized worldwide corporate volunteer efforts in support of science education and children’s health-care programs. For more information, visit www.agilent.com/go/communityrelations.