Surfers wanted for performance series Surfers of...

Surfers wanted for performance series

Surfers of all ages are wanted to perform in “Mavericks,” which

will be presented April 12 at the Newport Beach Central Library as

part of its 2003 Lecture and Performance Series.

No stage experience is necessary. For more information, contact

director Keith Glassman at (949) 588-2427 or doelane@yahoo.com.

Former Balboa Pavilion owner to discuss history

Art Gronsky, former owner of the Balboa Pavilion, will discuss the

history of the Balboa Pavilion at a gathering of the Newport Beach

Historical Society and Friends on Thursday.

The event will take place at 6 p.m. at the American Legion Hall,

215 15th St., Newport Beach.

The evening will include a complete dinner by Swedish chef Allan

of Cigi’s Waterfront. The cost is $20.

Tickets are available by mailing a check made out to the Newport

Beach Historical Society, P.O. Box 1428, Newport Beach, CA 92663.

Include full names of all guests so name tags can be made.

For more information, call Bill Grundy at (949) 675-6161.

Emulex tops list of adapter suppliers

An independent research firm has said Emulex Corp. is the top

supplier of fiber channel adapters, with a 45% share of that market.

The Dell’Oro Group, based in Redwood City, Calif., included the

information in its annual Storage Area Network Report that was

released Feb. 24.

The report said Emulex was No. 1 in revenue, as well as in total

ports sold for the year. The company specializes in host bus

adapters, which are switches that enable large corporations to

connect large groups of computers to share information.

“Dell’Oro Group’s report validates Emulex’s continued market share

growth in the storage networking connectivity space,” said Kirk

Roller, the president and chief operating officer of Emulex.

Education academy will host presentation

David Hull, president of NAWA Academy, will present parents and

educators with options for students who are hands on learners, or

those who may have learning differences or time management issues. He

will discuss the programs offered at NAWA Academy, an educational

alternative for parents.

The presentation will be held from 7 to 9 p.m. Thursday in the

Fairview Room at the Costa Mesa Community Center. The academy is the

only boarding school on the West Coast designed exclusively for

nontraditional learners. Along with the curriculum, students

participate in a wide variety of activities and sports that develop

skills in leadership, organization, problem solving and sequential

thinking.

Such activities include rock climbing, rafting, skateboarding,

snowboarding, baseball and cross country running. For reservations,

call (800) 358-6292.

UCI professor awarded for book

UC Irvine Professor Penelope Maddy has won the 2002 Imre Lakatos

Award in Philosophy of Science for her book “Naturalism in

Mathematics.”

The prize of 10,000 British pounds is awarded by the London School

of Economics and Political Science’s Lakatos foundation and is

awarded for an “outstanding contribution to the philosophy of

science.”

The award is regarded as the premier prize and highest honor for

published research in this field.