KIRKWOOD SKI CABIN AVAILABLE FOR RENT PRESIDENTS DAY WEEKEND
We have other plans for the Presidents Day Weekend, so our cabin at Kirkwwod is available for rent. The snow in the Sierra Nevada has been way less than usual this year, but with a base level of 7800', all lifts are open at Kirkwood, plus 45 km of groomed cross country trails. They had an amazing base of man-made snow before the three to four feet of "real" snow that came in late January. I skied two days this week. Check out the video at http://www.kirkwood.com/site/latest_video.
Our cabin has 3 bedrooms available, 2 bathrooms, sleeps 6. Three night minimum. $400 per night.
For picture, see: KWskiCabin.shutterfly.com. For more information call Gary on 254-3618.
[Posted: Gary Gallaher, Friday, February 03, 2012] (626)
JUST PUBLISHED - JIL PLUMMER'S NEW NOVEL
Below is the blurb for Jil's new ebook, CARAVAN TO ARMAGEDDON, published January 16, 2012 by Big Hat Press. WAY TO GO,JIL!!!
Caravan to Armageddon is a "post-apocalyptic mystery/thriller" with a rich cast of vivid international characters on a mission to save the planet, and a gripping plot filled with surprises.
The year is 2030. Kendra Savage, 28, a photojournalist, is commissioned to chronicle the journey of thirteen travel trailers, secretly carrying popular celebrities from eleven countries, across the United States. The goal is to prove travel and commerce again safe after the recent devastating worldwide plague. But Kendra finds herself forced closer than her camera lens when "accidents" compel her to discover the saboteur in their midst before everyone is dead.
This book contains content considered unsuitable for young readers 17 and under.
[Posted: George Ehrenhaft, Wednesday, January 25, 2012] (623)
2012 ANNUAL DUES
A reminder that Tom Sturges is now collecting your ORR 2012 dues of $20 each or $35 per couple (no senior discount). If writing a check, plese make it out to Jerry Wendt. Thanks.
[Posted: Tom Sturges, Sunday, January 15, 2012] (621)
USED SHOES
Please bring your Used Running(or Otherwise) Shoes to the Runs. I'll be collecting them and Donating them to the Homeless in San Francisco. Thank you in advance for your Consideration. Sincerely, Greg 925 890-1676 Cell
[Posted: Greg Fernbacher, Tuesday, January 03, 2012] (618)
FOR THE WOMEN!
http://www.nytimes.com/interactive/2011/12/22/magazine/the-lives-they-lived.html?ref=magazine#view=grete_waitz
[Posted: Maryly Phillips, Tuesday, January 03, 2012] (617)
MESSAGE FOR SOME OF US
http://well.blogs.nytimes.com/2011/12/21/for-older-runners-good-news-and-bad/
[Posted: Maryly Phillips, Wednesday, December 21, 2011] (615)
Many of you may remember Hiro who came here for about 1 year to improve his English and became a good friend and now a far-flung Orinda Roadrunner, when he returned to Japan, married and started a family. Check out the Christmas card and photo he recently sent. Its in our Picture Gallery. Here is his accompanying email:
Hello, Linda and Coach.
How have you been? It's already Christmas season. How was Road runner's Christmas party this year? As you know, the big earthquake has casted a shadow over Japan this year. More than 300,000 people have still lived in temporary houses or evacuated from devastated area. Our family gave them small donation and now buys some local food, such as Japanese rice wine, from devastated area as support. In our family, our son became 5 years old and our doughter became 3 years old this year. In Japan, we celebrate children's growth, when the boy is 5 years old and the girl is 3 and 7 years old. We went to local shrine to celebrate with beautiful Japanese Kimono. Our kids were blessed by Shinto priests. Last Sunday was a beautiful day. I went up to the top of the hill near my house and enjoyed beautiful scenery. Whenever I see beautiful scenery, I remember Orinda's beautiful hills and scenery. How are the members of Orinda Road Runners?. I hope they are in good shape and enjoy running, biking and walking. I sent you some cookies to you as the Christmas gift as usual. Would you please enjoy them in the weekend run.
Best Regards.LAMORINDA PATCH FEATURES THE BIG GAME LUNCHEON
Nice, Quiet Little Orinda Roadrunners Luncheon Interrupted By Big, Loud Cal Marching Band
[Posted: Ed Katibah, Saturday, November 19, 2011] (610)
YOU GOTTA SEE THIS - FESTIVAL OPERA POP-UP IN SAN FRANCISCO
Spontaneous opera...
[Posted: Helen Sheaff, Saturday, December 18, 2010] (533)
NED SELECTED AS THE RECIPIENT OF THE 2011 IEEE MARIE CURIE AWARD
Charles K. (Ned) Birdsall, Professor Emeritus at the University of California, Berkeley, was selected as the inaugural recipient for the IEEE Marie Sklodowska-Curie Award. This Technical Field Award is one of the highest awards in the IEEE hierarchy, and recognizes outstanding contributions to the field of Nuclear and Plasma Sciences and Engineering. His citation is "for theoretical investigations and fundamental discoveries involving microwave tubes, electron beam physics and particle-in-cell simulation of plasma physics." The award, which includes an honorarium, a bronze medal, and a certificate, is to be given at the 2011 IEEE International Conference on Plasma Science (June 27-30, Chicago, IL).
Ned made a strong impact in the microwave tube industry early on. In the 1950’s, he and his collaborators invented the resistive-wall, reactive-wall and rippled-wall amplifiers, as well as the ring-bar traveling-wave tubes that remain in use to this day; he also performed analysis that led to the first multikilowatt TWT at X-band. These significant achievements in industry led to Ned’s election to IEEE Fellow in 1962, at the age of 36.
Ned is one of the founding fathers of many-particle simulation in plasmas. He and his PhD student discovered virtual cathode oscillation, which may well be regarded as the most important theoretical development in diode physics since the discovery of the Child-Langmuir Law. He later led the invention of the Cloud-in-Cell (now usually called Particle-in-Cell) concept, with various methods in removing short wavelength fluctuations due to the use of a few hundred to a few thousand “superparticles” during plasma simulations. His book, Plasma Physics via Computer Simulation [C. K. Birdsall and A. B. Langdon, McGraw-Hill (1985)], has attained a classic status, with over 2100 citations in Google Scholar, and continues to be cited at an average rate of over 300 citations per year.
In the early 1980’s, Ned originated another development, namely, that of bounded-plasma simulation codes. This effort represented a quantum jump in realistic simulations of whole plasma devices, culminating into a series of very powerful and versatile simulation codes that are used worldwide, from fusion (e.g., tokamak edge plasmas), to technologically relevant discharge plasmas (e.g., semiconductor materials processing, lighting, high power microwave sources and pulsed power systems) as well as teaching. The codes, developed by Ned and his group, are readily available in the public domain, free of charge, graphics included. Users of these codes number in the thousands.
During his long tenure at UC Berkeley, Ned built two groups from scratch: the Plasma Theory and Simulation Group; and the Energy and Resources Group. These two groups, under Ned’s mentorship, have nurtured a large number of PhD students and junior faculty members, quite a few on a veritable “Who’s Who” list of leaders in science and engineering. They include the top experts in their own respective fields, major society awards winners, members of the National Academy of Science and National Academy of Engineering, and Science Advisor to the President.
Ned was also the first recipient of the IEEE Plasma Science and Applications Committee (PSAC) Award, 1988; and the first recipient of the Dawson Award, given at the 2003 International Conference on Numerical Simulation of Plasmas.
[Posted: Ginger Birdsall, Friday, September 17, 2010] (503)