Word: pasadena
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...Francisco, California; Jonathan S. Leff '90 of Pennypacker Hall and Atlanta, Georgia; Karen W. Levy '89 of Dudley House and Potomac, Maryland; Emily Mieras '90 of Canaday Hall and Lexington, Massachusetts; Teresa A. Mullin of Canaday Hall and Allentown, Pennsylvania; Kristin L. Olson '88 of Winthrop House and Pasadena, California; Joseph C. Tedeschi '90 of Thayer Hall and Brooklyn, New York; Julio R. Varela '90 of Holworthy Hall and New York, New York; Benjamin Waldman '89 of Lowell House and Plainview, New York; Michael E. Wall '90 of Hurlbut Hall and Malibu, California...
...soon as I arrived at LAX, I phoned my great-uncle in Pasadena. "Uncle!" I cried. "In this time of national emergency, with the specter of another failed Presidency on the horizon, can I count on you to do your part as an American citizen...
...trademark may be a soccer ball rather than a football, but nonetheless, Pele, 45, has been tapped to be grand marshal of the Tournament of Roses Parade in Pasadena, Calif., next New Year's Day. The Brazilian megastar, who led his country's team to World Cup victory three times and scored 1,281 goals in his career before retiring in 1977, follows such past marshals as John Wayne (1973), Gerald Ford (1978) and Lee Iacocca (1985) in kicking off the show. "To me it is like another World Cup," said Pele, who flew to California to accept his latest...
Still, a dog's life is subject to cultural differences. What is adorable in Pasadena might be pronounced delicious in Pyongyang. Whether a cat ends up in a lap or a wok is a matter of local custom. There are moments when Serpell seems to harbor a hidden vegetarian agenda. His descriptions of the insensitive technology of pig farming and "porcine stress syndrome" take the fun out of a ham sandwich. Yet In the Company of Animals is not intended to change our habits but to open our minds. Historians, psychologists, sociologists and Lady Beaverbrook may resent Serpell's romp...
What if a large asteroid or comet is discovered heading toward the earth? At the AGU meeting, Shoemaker and Colleague Alan Harris, of the Jet Propulsion Laboratory in Pasadena, Calif., suggested that the intruder could be diverted by landing a thrusting device on it. As a last-ditch effort, they say, a small nuclear warhead could be detonated on or near it. Says Shoemaker: "We have the technology to do that right now." But if the explosion simply broke the meteorite into large chunks, the danger would only be multiplied. "The more prudent solution," says Harris, "is to burrow...