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With a mixture of excitement and dread, scientists with the U.S. Geological Survey in Pasadena are rushing to augment an already extensive seismic network with portable instrumentation. "Before the San Andreas goes," reflects geologist Ken Hudnut somberly, "maybe we'll catch a precursor." A hot wind swoops across the desert as Hudnut retrieves a plastic box from under an oleander bush and pops the lid to reveal the small satellite receiver it shields from blowing sand. Nearby, a tripod-mounted antenna straddles a survey pipe like a spindly sentinel. Coded signals beamed down by orbiting ! satellites, Hudnut explains, serve...
...ROSS PEROT holds a campaign convention for his loyal followers, he won't have to worry about where to do it. His campaign has already received several unsolicited offers -- in some cases even signed leases -- from places eager to play host to the gathering. Besides Pasadena, which offered the Rose Bowl, hopefuls include Minneapolis and Orlando...
Born in San Francisco, Calif., Fromholz moved to southern California when she was 10. Now residing in Pasadena, Fromholz attended Polytechnic High School, where her softball career began on a rocky note...
...live in a comfortable part of Pasadena. You grew up wealthy, were once a very successful fashion model. What made you go into the projects of South Central Los Angeles and write about the Bloods and the Crips...
...system that treats diseases by administering tiny doses of the substances that might normally cause the same symptoms as the ailment.) "We're not just another New Age fairy tale" is also much heard. So says Marcel Lavabre, president of the 200-member American Aromatherapy Association, based in Pasadena, Calif. Lavabre admits that "for an infection, essential oils wouldn't be as strong as an antibiotic, but they wouldn't have side effects." A mixture of thyme and lavender with rosemary is used in France to heal wounds, he adds...