Mountain Views News, Pasadena Edition [Sierra Madre] Saturday, December 23, 2017

Mountain View News Saturday, December 23, 2017 

Nicholas Mcgegan to be Free Events Roundup at theSymphony Guest ConductorPasadena Senior Center 

 Join the Pasadena Symphony 


The Grateful Dead, The Rolling

 NASA scientists conducting of fires, in every landscape 

and Principal Guest Conductor 

 There is something for Stones and many more.

research on the connection type, the number of small 

Nicholas McGegan as he takes 

everyone in December at the Scenic Walkers Club – 

between fuel moisture and fires increased after a wet pre


you on a wonderful adventure 

Pasadena Senior Center, 85 E.Wednesdays to Dec. 27, at 10 

fires have uncovered a paradox: season.

with Baroque Around the 

Holly St. You do not have to be aa.m. Enjoy a series of leisurely

a wet winter corresponds to Jensen explained that a wet 

World, on January 20, 2018 

member to attend. Some events walks in the great outdoors 

more small wildfires in the winter causes grasses and other 

at Ambassador Auditorium. 

require advance reservations asat locations throughout the 

following fire season, not fewer, small plants to grow profusely. 

Highly regarded as “one of 

noted.west San Gabriel Valley.

as is commonly assumed. Large These plants dry out and die 

the finest baroque conductors 

 Stay Connected with Alan Colville will give you a

fires behave more “logically,” at the end of the growing 

of his generation” (London 

Social Media – Tuesdays andlist of items to bring, let you

with fewer large fires after a season, leaving abundant fuel 

Independent), the two-time 

Thursdays to Dec. 28, from 9know what to expect, provide

wet winter and more after a dry for a wildfire. Trees and larger 

Grammy nominee will jump 

to 11 a.m. Learn how to keep indetailed itineraries and arrange

one.shrubs, however, retain more 

start the new year as only he can 

touch with family and friendstransportation. For more 

 “This is the most surprising moisture after a wet winter. 

with his historical performance 

via the Internet. Choose which information or to sign up, email

result from our study, because That might hamper the ability 

practice bringing a wealth 

application you would like toalancolville@charter.net.

we would expect small fires to of small fires to grow into large 

of experience to this exotic 

learn, from Skype to FacebookDomino Club – Thursdays,

follow suit with larger fires,” ones in landscapes containing 

Baroque repertoire, ranging 

and other forms of social to Dec, 28, at 1 p.m. New and 

said Daniel Jensen, a Ph.D. trees.

from the finest Cleopatra 

media. Bring a laptop or useexperienced players will enjoy

candidate at UCLA who To obtain their results, 

operas to quintessential Bach. 

of the onsite computers. If youa rollicking version of Chicken

worked on the project under the researchers developed 

“He’s a dynamo, a true animator, 

have an email address, bring itFoot Dominoes that will have 

together an absolutely riveting the direction of scientist J.T. techniques to assimilate 

an energiser and an ignition along with your password. Signeveryone cracking up! For more

performance of a varied Reager of NASA’s Jet Propulsion GRACE data into a high


point from which music can up at the Welcome Desk or callinformation call Vicki Leigh at

program of music, all in the Laboratory. When there is resolution U.S. hydrology 

take off and take wing” (Herald 626-795-4331 for a 30-minute 928-478-4654. 

masterful hands of Conductor ample moisture for plant model called the Catchment 

Scotland). Don’t miss this 

Nicholas McGegan.growth, Jensen pointed out, “It Land Surface Model, from one-on-session. For more information visit 

chance to witness the “King” A Toast to the Joys of Music –www.pasadenaseniorcenter.org

 The Pasadena Symphony seems that the buildup of fuel NASA’s Goddard Space Flight 

of Baroque interpretation at his Tuesdays to Dec. 28, from 9:30or call 626-795-4331.

provides a quintessential content alone causes there to be Center in Greenbelt, Maryland, 

finest, as he applies his special to 11:30 a.m. Tom Campbell Founded in 1960, the Pasadena 

experience specially designed more fires -- but not necessarily for a product with both 

craft to the genius of these two will play guitar and sing songsSenior Center is an independent

for the music lover, the social more devastating fires.”accuracy and high resolution. 

Baroque masters.in the Senior Center Lounge.nonprofit organization that 

butterfly or a date night out, The research is a step toward They parceled each GRACE 

 For the symphony's entrée Stop by and enjoy his coversoffers recreational, educational, 

and the inner epicurean in understanding the role of fuel estimate, which covers a

to the new year, Colburn artist of traditional country, countrywellness and social services 

us all. For those who want to moisture in wildfires, which region about 186 miles (300 

Blake Pouliot will join principal rock, blues, folk, gospel andto people ages 50 and older

learn more about the music, could help in determining kilometers) square, into dozens 

oboist Lara Wickes for Bach's classic rock originally madein a welcoming environment.

join us for Insights – a free how severe a fire season may of smaller “boxes” to match the 

Concerto for Violin and Oboe. famous by Willie Nelson, MerleServices are also provided 

pre-concert dialogue with be several months before resolution of the model, using 

Grand prize winner of the Haggard, Vince Gill, Elvis for frail, low-income and 

Conductor Nicholas McGegan, it arrives. A paper on the data assimilation techniques 

2016 Orchestra Symphonique Presley, B.B. King, Neil Young, homebound seniors. 

which begins one hour prior research is online in the journal to refine the “fit” until the 

de Montreal (OSM) Manulife 

to each performance. Patrons Environmental Research results added up correctly 

Competition, the twenty-three-

Space Sensors Take

Letters.to match the GRACE data. 

year-old “Pouliot has the whole who plan to arrive early 

can also enjoy a drink or a As anyone who has ever lit Data assimilation, a technique 

package the look, charisma 

bite in the lively Sierra Auto a campfire knows, dry fuel commonly used with weather Test Ride on NASA ER-2

and talent." (The Toronto 

Symphony Lounge, yet another catches fire and burns faster forecasting models, adds 

Star) Soprano Sherezade 

addition to the carefree and than damp fuel. Knowing the ongoing observational data 

Panthaki will also take the 

elegant concert experience the moisture of a fuel supply can throughout the course of a

stage to invoke the fabled 

Pasadena Symphony offers. A improve predictions of how simulation to keep a model on 

queen of the Nile with heart-

posh setting along Ambassador fast a wildfire may spread, but track. 

rending Cleopatra arias from 

Auditorium’s beautiful outdoor measuring it from samples The scientists chose GRACE 

Handel, Graun, Mattheson 

plaza, the lounge offers collected in the field is time-because of the mission’s 

and Hasse. An acknowledged 

uniquely prepared menus from consuming and labor-intensive. longevity, said Reager. Other 

star in the early-music field, 

Claud &Co for both lunch and Remote sensing offers a missions such as NASA’s 

Panthaki has developed strong 

dinner, a full bar and fine wines possible alternative, and earlier Soil Moisture Active Passive 

collaborations with many of 

by Michero Family Wines, plus studies have shown that soil (SMAP) satellite offer higher 

the world's leading interpreters moisture (the water contained resolution, but none has been Scientists recently completed of future satellite missions, 

music before the concert and 

including Nicholas McGegan. in the soil) correlates well with in orbit as long as GRACE. test flights with prototypes of including the European Space 

during intermission.

Her international success has 

 Performances on January 20, “Without long record, potential satellite sensors – Agency’s EarthCare, the 

fuel moisture.that 

been fueled by superbly honed 
2018 take place at both 2:00pm Jensen and co-authors we wouldn’t have been able to including two from NASA’s Jet European Organization for the 
musicianship and passionately 
and 8:00pm at Ambassador correlated records of wildfire do the model fitting,” Reager Propulsion Laboratory-- over Exploitation of Meteorological 

informed interpretations, the said. “Now that we’ve built the the Western United States, Satellites’ Meteorological 

"mining deep emotion from Auditorium, located at 131 occurrences across 

contiguous United States model, we can plug in SMAP probing basic science questions Operational Satellite – Second 

South St. John Avenue, 

the subtle shaping of the lines" data. This methodology will about aerosols, clouds, air Generation (METOP-SG), 

Pasadena, CA. Subscriptions from 2003 through 2012 with (New York Times).
start at $99 with single ticket soil moisture measurements help us get a better look at the quality and global ocean and NASA’s Multi-Angle 

 Bookended by Telemann’s 
prices starting at $35. Tickets from the U.S./German ecosystem dynamics of fire ecosystems.Imager for Aerosols (MAIA) 
Overture des nations anciens Gravity Recovery and Climate activity.” The flight campaign, called and Plankton, Aerosol, Cloud, 

may be purchased online at 

et modernes and Rameau’s 

pasadenasymphony-pops.orgExperiment (GRACE) satellite For more on GRACE and Aerosol Characterization ocean Ecosystem (PACE) 

Les Indes Galantes, these two 
or by calling (626) 793-7172. mission and U.S. Geological GRACE-Follow-On, which from Polarimeter and Lidar programs. MAIA is being built 
young soloists promise to bring Survey data on vegetation and is launching next spring (ACEPOL), sought to test and is managed by JPL.


landscape types. They found to continue the GRACE capabilities of several proposed The team completed nine 
that although each landscape measurement, see: 2.csr.utexas. instruments for the Aerosol-flights that wrapped up in mid-

Pet of the 

type varied in average soil edu/grace and: gracefo.jpl. Cloud-Ecosystem (ACE) pre-November, observing targets 

moisture and average number nasa.gov. formulation study.such as California’s Central 

 Aerosols are small solid or Valley and the Pacific Ocean, 

Week 

Freedom of Press Caucus 
Freedom of Press Caucus 
liquid particles suspended in and as far east as Arizona, 
Earth’s atmosphere, like fine where the team observed 

 Dasher (A447655) is an 

dust, smoke, pollen or soot. smoke from controlled forest 

adorable, petite terrier mix. 

Urges Pressure on Burma 

These particles scatter and fires near Flagstaff.

At 7 months old and 25 

absorb sunlight and are critical The ER-2’s payload 

pounds, Dasher still has a 

to Release Journalists 

to the formation of clouds and included four airborne 

bit of growing to do. This 

precipitation. Scientists can polarimeters --Airborne 

 Reps. Adam Schiff (CA-violence in Rakhine State.

friendly and social pup is 

analyze this scattered light using Hyper-Angular Rainbow 

28) and Steve Chabot (OH- In the letter, the eight members 

instruments like polarimeters, Polarimeter (AirHARP), 

very playful with people. 

01), along with six other write: “Wa Lone and Kyaw 

which measure the color and JPL’s Airborne Multi-

She especially enjoys 

colleagues from the bipartisan Soe Oo arrest shows that the 

romping around with her polarization of the scattered angle SpectroPolarimetric 

care for your pet.Congressional Caucus for Burmese military is attempting 

light, and lidars, which use Imager (AirMSPI), Airborne 

buddy Blitzen (A447656), a Call the Pasadena Humane Freedom of the Press, wrote to silence the atrocities it 

3-year-old pit bull mix. In Society & SPCA at (626) 792-to Secretary of State Rex cannot deny. By helping to lasers to probe the atmosphere. Spectropolarimeter for 

Together these data sets provide Planetary Exploration 

fact, Dasher and Blitzen are Tillerson Thursday requesting expose ongoing violence in 

7151 to ask about A447655 key information about aerosol (AirSPEX) and Research 

inseparable. We hope to find that the State Department urge Rakhine State – violence the 

& A447656, or visit at 361 S. properties, including size, shape Scanning Polarimeter (RSP) 

Burma to drop all charges and Burmese military has denied 

this duo a forever home for Raymond Ave. in Pasadena. and chemical composition -- and two lidar instruments 

immediately release Reuters – journalists have helped keep 

the holidays. Adoption hours are 11 a.m. -- information that provides – Cloud Physics Lidar (CPL) 

journalists Wa Lone and Kyaw international pressure on 

 The adoption fee for dogs a better understanding and and High Spectral Resolution 

to 4 p.m. Sunday; 9 a.m. Soe Oo, who could face up Burma to end its violence. That 

is $130. All dogs are spayed assessment of their effects on Lidar-2 (HSRL-2). Each of the 

to 5 p.m. Tuesday through to 14 years in prison for their is why we believe that press 

or neutered, microchipped, weather, climate and air quality.polarimeters used different 

Friday; and 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. investigative journalism. Their freedom is essential to ending 

and vaccinated before going has this crisis and that working to Prior to being launched into techniques and angles 

Saturday.reporting extensively to 

space, airborne versions of measure and record data. 

to their new home. Pets may not be available focused on the Rakhine State’s free Wa Lone and Kyaw Soe Oo 

satellite sensors typically take a The instruments also differed 

 New adopters will receive a for adoption and cannot be refugee crisis, where over will further American efforts to 

test ride on NASA’s ER-2 high-from one another in size and 

complimentary health-and-held for potential adopters 600,000 Rohingya, including at bring a resolution to the crisis. 

altitude aircraft. The platform, power. From an engineering 

wellness exam from VCA by phone calls or email. least 250,000 children, have fled To that end, we ask you to use 

based at NASA’s Armstrong perspective, the ultimate goal 

into neighboring Bangladesh, all available U.S. diplomatic 

Animal Hospitals, as well Directions and photos of Flight Research Center in of the ACEPOL mission was to 

as they sought refuge from tools to urge the Government 

as a goody bag filled with all pets can be found at Palmdale, California, flies at better understand how those 

assault, rape, and murder by of Burma to drop all charges 

information about how to pasadenahumane.org.altitudes of up to 70,000 feet overall differences translate 

Burmese state security forces. and immediately release Wa 

(21,336 meters), and provides into data collection.

The journalists arrested have Lone and Kyaw Soe Oo.” 

a vantage point and conditions The combination of the 

reportedly been charged for Schiff and Chabot were joined ALTADENA POLICE BLOTTERunlawful possession of military in the letter by six of their similar to space. By flying these polarimeter and lidar 

instruments on an aircraft instruments, along with 

documents pertaining to the colleagues. 

before the expense of launching ground-based data from 

various Canon cameras, 

them into space, scientists stationary air quality 

Monday, December 11thlens, and memory cards. County to Assess Wildfire 

and engineers can make measurement stations, 

1:15 PM – A residential 2:19 PM – An assault with 
adjustments to the hardware provide scientists with a more 

burglary occurred in the a deadly weapon occurred and data retrieval algorithms.complete picture of the three-

Damage to Infrastructure

500 block of E. Poppyfields in the 700 block of E. The ER-2 also enables dimensional distribution of 

Drive. Suspect(s) entered Sacramento Street. Suspect county.scientists to observe specific aerosols in Earth’s atmosphere. 

the residence by shattering has been identified and On a motion by Supervisors “To help prevent further events of interest, like wildfires Using a variety of different 

the sliding glass door. investigation is on-going. Kathryn Barger and Sheila trauma and harm, today’s or volcanic eruptions, to gain a approaches for collecting 

Kuehl, the Board of Supervisors more comprehensive collection 

Stolen: passports. 5:15 PM – Ismael Garcia, Board action directs county data also enables scientists to 

4:00 PM – A petty theft 38 years of Los Angeles directed county departments departments to assess the of different types of aerosols differentiate between various 
to examine the effect of recent damage to our infrastructure, in different conditions. The types of aerosols (e.g., smoke, 

occurred in the 600 block of was arrested in the 2800 

wildfires on the county’s begin repairs and expedite aircraft test phase in sensor dust, pollution) and clouds 

W. Altadena Drive. Stolen: block of N. Lake Avenue for infrastructure, including roads, assistance to residents whose development is helpful for (cirrus, stratus, etc.).
brown and white Michael possession of a controlled bridges, dams, debris basins, homes were damaged or ensuring instruments are The ACEPOL mission Kors purse.substance. channels, and storm drains. destroyed,” said Supervisor collecting both accurate and involved partnership between 

5:57 PM – A stolen vehicle 5:50 PM – Kevin Eldridge, The motion further asks the Kathryn Barger. useful data prior to the time multiple NASA centers, 
occurred in the 3000 block 55 years old of La Puente Department of Public Works to Beginning on December 5, the final version of the sensors including Langley Research 
of Lincoln Avenue. Vehicle was arrested in the area take steps to protect and repair three wildfires in Los Angeles makes its trip into space.Center in Hampton, Virginia; 

described as a green 2005 of Fair Oaks Avenue and critical infrastructure impacted County burned through the In addition to testing Goddard Space Flight Center 
Chevrolet Tahoe. Mountain View Street for by these fires – particularly San Fernando Valley, the Santa capabilities of new sensors, in Greenbelt, Maryland; the 

6:30 PM – A vehicle taking a vehicle without the in areas where rains and Clarita Valley, and the west ACEPOL flights also provided Goddard Institute for Space 
runoff could create additional side of Los Angeles. The Creek, calibration and evaluation Studies in New York City; and 

vandalism occurred in the owner’s consent. Vehicle 

damage. County departments Rye, and Skirball fires caused data for NASA’s Cloud-Aerosol JPL. The mission also included 

2300 block of El Molino was recovered and released 

including Regional Planning major disruption and safety Lidar and Infrared Pathfinder international partnership with 

Avenue. Suspect(s) damaged to the owner. and Fire are also directed to issues including the evacuation Satellite Observation the Netherlands Institute for the vehicle door handle. Wednesday, Dec. 13thprovide expedited issuance of of thousands of residents, (CALIPSO) satellite lidar by Space Research, which flew Tuesday, December 12th3:30 PM – A vehicle was building permits and planning destruction of multiple staging satellite underpasses the AirSPEX instrument on 

1:00 PM – A grand theft reported stolen from the 900 approvals for residents who residences and structures, as part of their flight plans. board the ER-2 for the second 
from a vehicle occurred block of E. Wapello Street. need to repair or rebuild their power outages and unhealthy In addition to comparisons time. The instrument made its 
in the 1700 block of N. Vehicle described as a blue homes through local assistance air quality conditions. A report with CALIPSO, ACEPOL also maiden flight on the ER-2 in 
Altadena Drive. Stolen: 1998 Honda CRV. centers established by the back is due in three weeks. contributes to the development January 2016. 

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Wet Winters May Not

Dampen Small Wildfires