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July 6, 2001 I n s i d e Volume 31 Number 14

News Briefs ...... 2 Youthful Exuberance ...... 3

Special Events Calendar ...... 2 Educators go back to school . . . 4

WFPC2 images baffle scientists . . 2 Passings,Letters, Classifieds . . 4 Jet Propulsion Laboratory

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When Cassini arrives at Saturn in July 2004, it will, within its first seven months there, complete three flybys of instead of two as originally planned. Then, in February 2005, Cassini will resume the rest of its four-year prime mission as originally planned, studying the planet and its rings, moons and magnetic environment. The changes to the mission plan will use about one-fourth to one-third of Cassini’s reserve Revised supply of propellant. The reserve supply is carried for unforeseen needs such as this and for possible use if the mission were to be extended plan for beyond 2008. “In any complex space mission, problems may arise,” said John Cred- land, head of the ’s Space Science Projects Cassini, Department. “The measure of an organization is the manner in which it recovers.” Last week, European Space Agency Director of Science Dr. David Southwood and NASA Associate Administrator for Space Science Dr. Edward Weiler gave the go-ahead for Cassini and Huygens teams to implement the recommendations of the Huygens Recovery Task Force. Managers for the international Cassini mission to Saturn To ensure that the pioneering probe returns as much data as possible, announced have announced a revised plan to work around a telecommunications the plan shortens Cassini’s first two around Saturn and adds an problem and avoid loss of scientific data after the drops the By Guy Webster additional that provides the required new geometry for Huygens’ Huygens probe to descend to the surface of Titan, Saturn’s biggest descent to Titan. Cassini’s arrival date at Saturn on July 1, 2004 re- moon, in 2005. mains unchanged. However, its first flyby of Titan will now occur on Oct. The new plan will change the originally planned date and geometry Artist’s rendering shows the 26, 2004, followed by another on Dec. 13. The Huygens probe will be for the part of the mission in which the Huygens probe will parachute released toward Titan on Dec. 25 for an entry into the moon’s atmos- parachuted descent of the into the thick atmosphere of Titan. The new date will be Jan. 14, 2005, phere 22 days later. seven weeks later than originally planned. The plan will also position Huygens probe, which will now Shrouded in an orange haze, Titan is one the Cassini orbiter farther away during that descent. take place seven weeks later of the most mysterious objects in our solar After six months of analysis by the European Space Agency’s and system. It is the second largest moon (after than originally planned. NASA’s joint Huygens Recovery Task Force, senior management from Jupiter’s Ganymede) and the only one with a both agencies and members of the Cassini-Huygens scientific communi- thick atmosphere. The atmosphere excites ty have endorsed the mission modifications. The analysis was undertak- scientific interest, since it may resemble en after the telecommunication problem was identified last autumn. that of a very young . “This recovery plan will allow us to meet all of the mission’s scientific To reduce the Doppler shift in the signal objectives,” said Bob Mitchell, Cassini program manager at JPL. “It has from Huygens, Cassini will fly over Titan’s the additional advantage of giving us a close look at Titan before releas- cloud tops at an altitude of about 65,000 ing Huygens.” kilometers (40,000 miles), more than 50 times higher than formerly planned. The new “This re c o v e ry plan will allow us to meet all of the mission’s scientific objectives. It has the plan also calls for several modifications to additional advantage of giving us a close look at Titan before releasing Huygens.” ensure maximum efficiency of the Huygens communications system. These include pre- — Bob Mitchell, Cassini program manager heating the probe to improve tuning of the transmitted signal, continuous commanding The Cassini-Huygens mission was launched in 1997. Engineers last by the orbiter to get the best possible performance by the receiver, and year identified a design flaw in the Huygens communication system. changes in the probe’s on-board software. Without a change in flight plans, the Huygens receiver would be unable “I am very happy that we have found a good engineering solution,” to compensate enough for the Doppler shift in radio frequency between said Kai Clausen, the European Space Agency’s integral project manager the signal emitted by the probe and the one received by the orbiter. A and co-chairman of the task force. “But a lot more work still needs to Doppler shift happens when the distance between a transmitter and be done. Now we need to complete the detailed design, implementation, receiver is changing, and Cassini originally would have been rapidly validation and testing over the next few years.” approaching Titan during Huygens’ descent. This would have resulted in “There are still some small uncertainties, for example the exact defin- the loss of important data from the probe during its trip through Titan’s ition of the landing site, but these are minor problems,” said Dr. Jean- atmosphere. Pierre Lebreton, ESA’s Huygens project scientist.

s TARS AND GALAXIES The JPL-developed Galaxy spacecraft bus,” said Project perform a series of level G a l e x Evolution Explorer, a Manager Dr. Jim Fanson. ”This environmental tests,” he said. that will map the history of star was done in order to alter the Galaxy Evolution Explorer will c o n t i n u e s formation in the universe, going structural dynamic properties of survey the sky using the ultravio- 80 percent of the way back to the the instrument and reduce the let part of the light spectrum, and e n v i ro n m e n t a l Big Bang, continues environmen- telescope vibration response level, will observe hundreds of thou- tal testing in preparation for its which we deemed to be too high sands of galaxies. “We think the tests launch next spring. from earlier testing.” universe is about 13 billion years Random vibration testing of the Previously, optical and thermal- old, so we’ll be studying galaxies The Galaxy Evolution Explorer instrument (which contains the vacuum tests were conducted. and stars across about 10 billion telescope) was completed last Fanson said the plan is to deliv- years of cosmic history,” Fanson as shown undergoing week at JPL. “We modified the er the instrument to Orbital Sci- said. “Our goal is to determine vibration tests at JPL in June. primary structural support of the ences Corp. in Germantown, Md. how far away each galaxy is from instrument by softening the three for integration with the spacecraft us and how fast stars are forming support bipods that attach to the bus on Sept. 1. “After that we will in each galaxy.” 2 Dumas, Caro get NASA’s highest honor Control of Flight Award from the Ameri- JPL Deputy Director LARRY DUMAS, can Institute of Aeronautics and Astro- and ED CARO, chief engineer for the nautics (AIAA) for his “contributions to Sp e c i a l Events Ca l e n d a r Shuttle Radar Topography Mission astrodynamics and , (SRTM), have been awarded NASA’s particularly for being the technical changed the Lab when no one was Distinguished Service Medal. innovator of the navigation system used Ongoing Support Gro u p s looking—when innovation from the The June 21 ceremony at NASA to implement the first orbiter.” Alcoholics Anonymous—Meetings are trenches took JPL’s culture off the Headquarters cited Dumas for his Miller was lead technical engineer for available. Call the Employee Assis- established path to create workable distinguished leadership and significant navigation of the Near Earth Asteroid tance Program at ext. 4-3680 for time solutions. Ne w s management contributions to the Rendezvous (NEAR) mission, completed and location. success of the Lab’s robotic exploration earlier this year. His other work experi- Codependents Anonymous—Meeting Tu e s d a y, July 17 of the solar system. ence at JPL includes guidance and at noon every Wednesday. Call Occu- Investment Advice—TIAA/CREF will Caro received the award for distin- control analysis on the Mariner pational Health Services at ext. hold individual counseling sessions Br i efs 1969 mission, control and trajectory guished service throughout his career in 4-3319. from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. in T-1720. For optimization for the Viking mission, furthering the NASA mission through End of Issues and Bereavement— an appointment, call (877) 209-3140, navigation analysis and system design for extraordinary engineering contributions Meets the second Monday of the ext. 2614, or log on to www.tiaa- and interpersonal effectiveness. He was the mission and proposed Comet month at noon. For location, call the cref.org. the chief engineer on almost all NASA Rendezvous Asteroid Flyby mission. Employee Assistance Program at ext. JPL Hiking+ Club—Meeting at noon space radar missions, and the intellec- He graduated from Carnegie Mellon 4-3680. in Building 238-543. University in 1961 with a bachelor’s tual inventor of the SRTM. Caro retired Gay, Lesbian and Bisexual Support TIAA/CREF Enrollment Meeting—For degree in electrical engineering. from JPL in September 2000, after 42 Group—Meets the first and third employees newly eligible to partici- years of service. Trosper gets scholar-athlete honor Fridays of the month at noon in pate in the retirement plan. Invest- JPL’s recently retired director, DR. Building 125-133. Call the Employee ment options and assistance in the JPL engineer JENNIFER HARRIS ED STONE, was also given the Distin- Assistance Program at ext. 4-3680 or completion of the enrollment forms TROSPER has been inducted into the guished Service Medal, although a Randy Herrera at ext. 3-0664. will be available. To be held from Verizon Academic All-America Hall of scheduling conflict prevented him noon to 1 p.m. in Building 180-101. Fame in New York City. Parent Support Group—No meetings from attending the awards ceremony. are scheduled for July; next meeting TIAA-CREF Investment Workshop— The medal—the highest honor that The Hall of Fame honors former college scholar-athletes who have is Aug. 16. For location, call the Scott Budde, director of CREF invest- NASA confers—is awarded to any person Employee Assistance Program at ments, will present “Ignoring the excelled in their professions and have in federal service who, by distinguished ext. 4-3680. Noise: An Analysis of Stock and Fund Larry Dumas made substantial contributions to their se r vice, ability, or courage, has personally Returns” from 10 to 11:30 a.m. in communities. Senior Caregivers Support Group—No made a contribution rep r esenting substan- von Kármán Auditorium. Topics will Trosper is the project systems engi- meetings are scheduled for July or tial progress to the NASA mission in the August; next meeting is Sept. 6. For include Dual Investment Management interests of the United States. The neer for JPL’s Strategy (active vs. index manage- mission, which in 2003 will send two time and location, call the Employee contribution must be so extraordinary Assistance Program at ext. 4-3680. ment), short-term vs. long-term that the other forms of recognition by rovers to Mars to search for evidence of perspective on risk and return in NASA would be inadequate. liquid water that may have been present equity markets, causes of volatility in in the planet’s past. Tu e s d a y, July 10 the market, how to approach equity Maleki garners IEEE honor At JPL since 1990, Trosper is a JPL Genealogy Club—Noted speaker investing, and qualities to look for in Senior Research Scientist DR. LUTE graduate of the Massachusetts Institute and author Barbara Renick will an investment management company. MALEKI, technical group supervisor of of Technology, where she lettered in present a program on the most useful the Quantum Sciences and Technology volleyball all four years. sites and online tools for family his- We d n e s d a y, July 18 Group, has been honored by the Insti- tory research at this special meeting IT symposium proves a success date, at noon in Building 301-271. Investment Advice—Fidelity and tute of Electrical and Electronics TIAA/CREF will hold individual coun- Engineers (IEEE) “for outstanding In-situ mission simulation, nanoscale JPL Stamp Club—Meeting at noon in electronic devices, scientific animation seling sessions from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. contributions and scientific leadership Building 183-328. in T-1720. For an appointment with techniques and the InterPlanetary in the development of a wide range of Fidelity, call (800) 642-7131. For Network were among the topics pre- atomic clocks and oscillators support- We d n e s d a y, July 11 TIAA/CREF, call (877) 209-3140, ext. Ed Caro sented at JPL’s first Information Tech- ing the U.S. space program.” Associated Retirees of JPL/Caltech 2614, or log on to www.tiaa-cref.org. Maleki received the I.I. Rabi award nology Symposium, held on May 9. Sponsored by Institutional Computing Board—Meeting at 10 a.m. at the at the IEEE’s International Frequency Caltech Credit Union, 528 Foothill T h u r s d a y, July 19 Control Symposium. The award recog- and Information Systems and the Center Blvd., La Cañada. Von Kármán Lecture Series—“Mars nizes outstanding contributions related for Space Missions Information and JPL Amateur Radio Club—Meeting at Exploration: From the Vikings to the to the of atomic and molecular Software Systems (CSMISS), the event noon in Building 238-543. 21st Century” will be presented by Dr. frequency standards, and time transfer showcased the accomplishments and John Callas, Mars Exploration Rover and dissemination. capabilities of the Lab’s information JPL Toastmasters Club—Meeting at 5:30 p.m. in the Building 167 confer- Science Office manager, at 7 p.m. in Maleki has been at JPL since 1979. Technology community. Sixty-five papers ence room. Guests welcome. Call Jim von Kármán Auditorium. Open to the His group’s areas of research include and 20 posters were presented. Approx- Raney at ext. 4-6301. public. the development of atomic frequency imately 300 people attended. standards and atomic sensors; cryo- Among the keynote talks were those F r i d a y, July 20 genic oscillators; photonics frequency by GAEL SQUIBB, director for Inter- T h u r s d a y, July 12 generation and distribution systems; Planetary Network and Information JPL Stories—DJ Byrne of Section 366 Von Kármán Lecture Series—“Mars and investigations of the noise and Systems; TOM RENFROW, Chief Infor- will present “Shadow Systems: Col- Exploration: From the Vikings to the stability properties of radio frequency mation Officer; DR. WILLIAM WEBER, laboration Strikes Back” at 4 p.m. in 21st Century” will be presented by Dr. and optical frequency sources. director For Engineering and Science; the Library, west end of Building 111. John Callas, Mars Exploration Rover and DR. RICHARD DOYLE, leader of He will lead a story circle, where Science Office manager, at 7 p.m. in Miller receives AIAA award CSMISS and the Division 36 manager. people who have built or benefited The Forum at Pasadena City College, JAMES MILLER of the Navigation Pr esentation abstracts, slides and videos from shadow systems are invited to 1570 E. Colorado Blvd. Open to the and Mission Design Section 312 has are online at http://icis.jpl.nasa.gov/IT_ share their tales about how they public. received the 2001 Mechanics and Symposium/index.html.

Scientists are mystified by what may be unex- Because these findings are so surprising, the terms of Finder and possible pected, wandering, planet-sized objects. astronomers caution that they must be confirmed precursor missions.” A new image taken by the Wide Field and Plane- by follow-up Hubble observations. The new Hubble image includes an inset photo WFPC2 tary Camera 2 (WFPC2) aboard NASA’s Hubble “S c i e n t i f i c a l l y , this Hubble result is one of many showing the entire globular cluster of about Space Telescope implies the presence of these in d i re c t me a s u r ements suggesting that planets are 10 million stars. Globular cluster M22 is about images baff l e objects. The image is available at http://oposite. lurking out there in the galaxy,” noted Dr. Karl 60 light-years wide. A light-year equals about stsci.edu/pubinfo/latest.html and http://www.jpl. Stapelfeldt of Division 32, an astronomer on the 9.5 trillion kilometers (5.9 trillion miles). The .gov/images/wfpc. WFPC2 Science Team. “This is the first res u l t image was taken in June 1995 by the Burrell s c i e n t i s t s The camera was designed and built by JPL. If suggesting that planets can be found in association Schmidt telescope at the Case Western Reserve confirmed, the new information could yield new with stars much older than the Sun. In this case the University’s Warner and Swasey Observatory on insights about how stars and planets formed. planets would have to be ‘free floating,’ meaning Kitt Peak in Arizona. In results published in June in the journal Na- they have been stripped away from their paren t Additional information about the Hubble Space ture, the scientists report six unusual “microlens- stars and follow their own independent paths within Telescope is online at http://www.stsci.edu. More ing” events inside the globular cluster M22. the star cluster. information about WFPC2 is at http://wfpc2.jpl. Microlensing occurs when a background star “Results like these continue to build the case for nasa.gov. brightens momentarily as a foreground object drifts obtaining direct images of extrasolar planets,” The Space Telescope Science Institute in Balti- by. The gravitational field of the object amplifies Stapelfeldt said. “No current telescope is capable more manages space operations for the Hubble light from a distant background star in the huge of imaging planets like ours circling other stars, Space Telescope for NASA’s Office of Space central bulge of our galaxy. The objects believed to but NASA’s Origins program is working to make Science. cause these events are too dim to be seen directly. this possible in the not-too-distant future.” The unusually short period (less than 20 hours) “These results are early indications that there over which these microlensing events occurred are sure to be more surprises as we begin to study The Wide Field Planetary indicates that the mass of the intervening objects nearby planetary systems in greater detail,” added C o r re c t i o n could be as little as 80 times that of Earth. If Dr. John Trauger, WFPC 2 principal investigator. A News Briefs article in the June 8 issue of Camera 2 imaged these bodies in confirmed, these bodies would be the smallest “The recent result in M22 suggests we need to Universe highlighted winners of NASA’s 2001 the globular cluster M22 by the celestial objects ever seen beyond our solar system revise our understanding of planet formation. George M. Low Award for Quality and Technical that are not orbiting any star. “The was not designed Performance. The article failed to include that way their gravity bends the light Th e o re t i c a l l y , these objects might be planets that for direct detection of planets,” Trauger said. Swales Aerospace of Beltsville, Md., was this year’s we r e gravitationally torn away from parent stars in “Instead, this will be accomplished by a new winner in the small business–product category. from background stars, a the cluster. However, they are estimated to make generation of space that build upon Swales has supported numerous JPL missions and phenomenon called microlensing. up as much as 10 percent of the cluster’s mass— our experiences with Hubble, possibly within this projects through its Pasadena office since 1997. too numerous to be wandering, “orphaned” planets. decade. And JPL will likely be in the forefront The company currently has a contract with JPL of these new planet-finding missions, both in with a maximum value of $34 million. 3

YOUTHFUL By Derek Blackway XUBERANCE After breezing through high school, E 18-year-old couldn’t wait to explore space

When phoning JPL summer intern Aubrey Watson at her office, it was not surprising to hear the voice recording announc- ing that she was busy on the other line. As a result of her experience working at JPL, Watson is Between graduating high school a year early, finishing her fresh- considering double-majoring in aerospace along man year at and interning at JPL under Mars with . Odyssey support, Watson has had her hands full – and she just Watson’s interest in space is turned 18. steadfast, and has been ever Transferring from a high school in Idaho as a sophomore, Watson since she was 11 years old. finished her senior year at Corona del High School in Tempe, “If I’m not doing some- Ariz., when she was 16 years old, all the while aiming to become thing involved in space, an . I lose interest,” “High school was not challenging enough,” said Watson. “I was she said. bored.” Beginning in elementary school and continuing through high school, hile in the she immersed herself into space exploration. She got involved in pro- W sixth grade, jects ranging from the Mars In-Situ Propellant Experiment curriculum Watson’s pas- to acting as a laboratory assistant for Dr. Laurie Leshin, an associate sion for space professor of geological sciences at ASU. was ignited by It was when working with Leshin that Watson decided to graduate two factors: early. ice skating and the movie “Aubrey focuses like a laser beam when she targets her goal. She has made a “ 13”. She was wonderful contribution to our group and she reminds me of why I’m teaching.” impressed by — Dr. Laurie Leshin, Arizona State University professor the dedication the ice skaters displayed by start- “Dr. Leshin was the first one who exposed me to the research environ- ing their profession ment,” Watson said. She enjoyed working with Leshin and resolved to at such a young age, attend ASU after she finished high school. and resolved that begin “Aubrey focuses like a laser beam when she targets her goal,” Leshin ning a career at an early said. “She has made a wonderful contribution to our group and she age was the smartest deci reminds me of why I’m teaching.” sion she could make. She was Dissatisfied with the slow pace of high school, added with her vehe- an 11-year-old girl who felt like she ment desire to propel into space science, she went to her counselors was wasting time by not getting started in seeking early graduation advice. It turned out that she was already on a career of her own. “I wanted to start working her way to being eligible to graduate early. She completed the necessary towards something substantial,” Watson said. Shortly classes and graduated the day after she turned 17. thereafter, she found her inspiration for her interest in space after Her goals were set early. But how she was going to reach them had watching “.” The rest is history, or would future be a better yet to be revealed. She was going into ASU as a freshman, but did not word? know what she wanted for a major. She decided to give geology a try, It was difficult for Watson to get involved with space programs at because “it made sense.” After completing an honors geology course such a young age. “I’ve always been the youngest one,” she said. “No with Leshin at ASU, she realized that she loves the subject and will stay one would really take me seriously when I told them my career goals.” with it as her major. Her minor will be in astronomy. Although battling against her younger age, Watson’s encouragement She had always wanted to go to other planets, but upon her explo- to face her fears derives from her mother’s continuing support. ration of geology, she now looks at Earth in a different light. She finds Watson’s mom, Sheri Klug, a Mars outreach coordinator at ASU for it fascinating to be able to identify Earth’s geological features and grades K-12, emboldens Watson to “get over it,” whenever it would be piece together the past of a given area based on its natural composition. easy for her fears to get the best of her. Geology further fueled her passion for learning about planetary With that strong support behind her, it is evident that “determination composition. is no problem for me,” Watson said. “The only thing stopping you is your mind.” At a chance meeting while attending ASU, Watson met JPL’s David A. As for her experience at JPL, “There is a team atmosphere here. I Spencer, mission manager for . Upon learning of love it. I can learn so much from the people with whom I am working. Watson’s desire to become an astronaut, Spencer and Watson main- It’s an amazing place.” tained correspondence over the months. When summer came around , Until she graduates, Watson will delve into as many aspects of the she was offered the internship. as possible. Her plan is to be able to un- Now, here at JPL, she’s working with Mars Odyssey mission opera- derstand the different components of a mission regardless of which tions and just started 2003 -site support, dealing with field she decides to keep as her career. However, the main theme landing ellipses and Mars Orbiter camera data. resonating in anything she does is the desire to never get bored. Working part time under Landing Site Project Scientist “I want always to be doing something that makes me say, ‘Wow.’” Dr. Matt Golombek, Watson is plotting Mars Orbiter camera high- resolution images on potential landing ellipses for the Mars Exploration Photo of Aubrey Watson by Dutch Slager / JPL Photo Lab Rovers. “Aubrey has a good feel for the software,” Golombek said. 4 A group of 17 elementary and secondary “W h e r e did we come from?” and “Are we alone?” school teachers from Native American reserva- “Our role is to help teachers come up with Native American tions learned about some of JPL’s most excit- a plan that they can take back to their cl a s s - ing missions during a two-week educational room,” said Gene Vos i c k y , the center’s adminis- educators go workshop ending June 22. Teachers fr om four tr a t o r . “Tog e t h e r , we work to answer questions di f f e r ent school districts—three in New Mexico and figure out ways to incorporate space back to school and one in Arizona—learned how to involve science and technology into their curriculum.” By Carolina Martinez their students in the wonders of space ex p l o - The primary goal of the workshop was to ration while pres e r ving and celebrating their develop an action plan that supports stan- rich Native American traditions. da r ds-based teaching and learning in mathe- In an exercise to teach students how The workshop at the JPL Educator Resource matics, science, technology and geography. constellations are named, teachers Center in Pomona brought together two differ- Scientists, educators and engineers from JPL worked inside a plastic “planetarium” ent worlds that view the stars differen t l y . For se r ved as guest speakers. Tours of a botanical at JPL’s Educator Resource Center, one, the stars are a source of spiritual guid- ga r den, an observa t o r y and NASA Dryd e n where they poked small holes in the ance, and for the other they are a means to Flight Research Center were also part of the structure to create stars. learn more about age-old questions such as wo r k s h o p .

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LORRAINE BRAKEBILL, 80, a BIKE, road, specialized, 1991 Allez, lg. carbon ’91 FORD T-Bird, V8, 34,800 mi., new front kitch. w/b’fast rm., laundry area, cent. heat/air, Chief Photographer former executive secretary in the fiber frame, Suntour 12-speed shifters, very light brakes, tires & battery, interior and exterior vg new a/c unit, new l/r & d/r hrdwd. floors, new & stiff, both triathlon & standard drop bars, look cond., drive to appreciate, $4,000. 951-3467. stove,fridge, m’wave, new paint, 1 walk-in + 3 Director’s Office who retired in 1992, pedals, $300 firm. 626/794-0886, Ted. closets, new marble entry & bath granite floors, Bob Brown/Photo Lab ’85 FORD Bronco II XLS, 4 x 4, 2 dr., 5 spd., died of cancer June 10. security bldg., subterr. storage & parking, htd. BIKE, mountain, 21 spd., Shimano equipped, recently rebuilt 2.8L V6, new exhaust & cat- pool/Jacz., $315,000. 626/793-3561. Services were private. 24" frame, nearly new, used little, cost $135 alytic converter at time of rebuild, rebuilt carb, A d v e rt i s i n g new, must sacrifice, $80/obo. 661/297-0219. brand new tires & spare, reg'ed & smogged til PAUL BROER, 60, a former software BOOTS, hiking, Vasque Clarion, new, ladies Jan ’02, must sell, $1,850/obo. 626/791-7219, Vacation Rentals Susan Braunheim-Kalogerakos size 7, orig. $150, sell for $75. 626/798-6248. 7-10 p.m., Khee or [email protected]. engineer in Section 345, died of brain BIG BEAR LAKEFRONT, luxury townhome, 2 BUNK BED, solid pine, $150. 248-2931. ’67 FORD Mustang, 390, 4 spd., S code, new cancer June 12. decks, tennis, pool/spa, beautiful master bd. Universe is published CAMERA, Nikon N70 (body only), orig. box & paint & interior, orig. LA model, 80% restored, suite, sleeps 6. 949/786-6548. Broer’s work included testing flight runs great, $9,000/obo. 626/339-9353, Greg. every other Friday by the owner’s manual, extra battr., $225. 989-1388. CAMBRIA, ocean front house, sleeps up to 4, sequences for Galileo operations as CAR SEATS, 2 Evenflo infant seats, luggage ’89 MAZDA MX-6, red, good cond., 134K mi., excellent view. 248-8853. $2,500. 540-1008. Office of Communications well as re-programming duties to help style handles, Looney Tunes characters, exc. HAWAII, Kona, ocean front on Keauhou Bay, ’93 PLYMOUTH Voyager mini-van, blue, new repair the spacecraft’s antenna. He left cond., $28/ea. 626/443-9774, Eve. house & guest house comfortably slp. 6, 3 bd., and Education of the Jet COFFEE, top of the line 100% pure Kona, hand- transmission, new tires, new brakes, 94K 2 ba., rustic, relaxing & beautiful, swimming, Propulsion Laboratory, JPL in 1999. picked from top-quality trees, 100% sun dried, miles, $4,500/obo. 626/857-1854, eves. snorkeling, fishing, spectacular view, nr. Services were held June 30 at Throop rich, dark roast, ltd. supply, discounted 45% at ’92 SATURN coupe, exc. cond., 68K mi., moving res t a u r . golf & other attractions. 626/584-9632. 4800 Oak Grove Drive, Unitarian Universalist Church in introductory price of $21/lb. 626/584-9632. to Hawaii, must sell, $4,500/obo. 790-6261. HAWAII, Lahaina, Maui, 1,500 sq. ft. condo on Pasadena, CA 91 1 09. Pasadena. COFFEE TABLE, with 6 sectional tables, oval, ’88 SEA RAY boat, 23' cuddy cabin, 185 orig. beach, 2 bd., 2 ba., sleeps 6, lanai, 2 pools black, table-top recalls, garden scene with 5 hrs., 5.7 liter motor, mercruiser outdrive, new and spa, tennis, restaurant, bar on site, golf For change of address, con- lady figurines with their musical instruments, upholstery, ship to shore radio, live bait tank, nearby, avail. 2/2-2/9/02 and possibly other tact your section office (on- SONIA KHATRI, 36, a communica- handcrafted in mother-of-pearl, around a hand- $11,000/obo. 626/339-9353, Greg. dates, $1,500. 626/797-6737. tions engineer in Section 366, died of painted Chinese pagoda, rim and sides are ’00 TOYOTA Corolla CE, mint cond, 4 dr., auto, HAWAII, Maui condo, NW coast on beach handpainted with gold details, 50" x 30" x 20", Lab personnel) or Xerox cancer June 14 at her home in Canyon a/c, pwr/ windows/locks, cassette, grn. w/gray w/ocean view, 25 ft. fr. surf, 1 bd., w/loft, com- comes with 3/8" glass to protect the delicate interior, 14K mi., $11,900/obo. 310/915-5991. pl. furn., phone, color TV, VCR, mcrowv., d/w, Business Services, (626) 844- figurines, $150/obo. 626/683-0706. Country. ’93 TOYOTA Camry LE, dark green, 112K mi., pool, priv. lanai, slps. 4, 4/15-12/14 $105/nt/2, 4102 (retirees and others). Khatri had worked at JPL since 1989. COMPUTER, Apple iBook, blueberry, 300MHz, fully automatic, a/c, exc. cond., $5,700/obo. 12/15-4/14 $120/nt./2, $10/nt. add’l person. She is survived by her son, Viraj, and 96MB, SDRAM, 3.2G HD, 24 x CD, 56K 626/294-0049, eves. 949/348-8047. modem, exc. cond., graphite-colored case, ’90 TOYOTA 4Runner SR5, 4 X 4, V6, auto, pwr. LAKE TAHOE condo, North Shore, 2 bd., 2.5 Notice to Advert i s e r s her parents. $850. 249-0183, eves. windows, door locks, sunroo f / m o o n r oof, tilt ba., slps. 6, pool, priv. beach, all amenities, Advertising is available Services were held June 18 at Craw- COMPUTER, Mac Power PC 6400, 180 MHz, wheel, a/c, am/fm stereo/cass., CD, running convenient loc., avail. Aug., weeks only, special ford Mortuary in Northridge. monitor & printer, $200/obo. 626/798-0329. bo a r ds, roof rack, 117K mi., gold w/tan interior, JPL discount. 626/355-3886, Rosemary or Ed. for JPL and Caltech em- COMPUTER DESK, 6 months old, exc. cond., runs great, very clean, $6,500. 626/852-0589. MAMMOTH, Chamonix condo, 2 bd., 2 full ba., ployees, contractors and ELAINE EVANS, 65, an administrator burnt sienna wood color veneer, on wheels, ’88 TOYOTA 4Runner SR5, V6, a/c, p/w, PIAAs sleeps 6, fully equipped kitchen, incl. micro- keyboard tray, lots of storage, must sell, $50. on grillguard, runs great, 152K mi., am/fm w/ wave & extras, f/p & wood, color TV, VCR, retirees and their families. in Section 220 who had been on long- 626/798-5222. cassette, flip up sunroof, $5,900. 626/791-0075. cable, FM stereo, pool & sun area, o/d Jacz., No more than two ads of term disability, died of cancer June 23 COMPUTER MONITOR, color, 21", Avitron AV- sauna, game, rec. & laundry rms., play & at her home in Glendora. 21TF, purchase price $1,000, two months old, barbecue areas, conv. to lifts, shops, hiking, up to 60 words each will sell for $400. 790-3854, Carol. Wa n t e d summer events, daily/wkly, rates. 249-8524. Evans joined the Lab in 1979. She is be published for each KITCHEN CABINET with stainless steel sink, ANTIQUE LINENS, white on white, hand- MAMMOTH, Courchevel, fully equipped unit, 2 survived by her husband, Robert; nine chrome faucet and spray, white formica cabinet embroidered, preferably monogrammed (any bd., 2 ba., sleeps 6, summer rates for summer a d v e r t i s e r. Items may be children, 14 grandchildren and 1 great with 3 doors and 1 drawer, 39" H x 52" Wx 26" monogram), must be in exc. cond. 980-1638. activities, fishing, mountain biking, hiking. 661/255-7958. grandchild. D, $65. 626/798-0329. SPACE INFORMATION/memorabilia from U.S. & combined within one other countries, past & present. 790-8523, MAMMOTH, Snowcreek, 2 bd., 2 ba., + loft, slps. Burial was at Oak Dale Mortuary in MISC: dining set, Italian marble, w/6 chairs s u b m i s s i o n . Ads must be $1,800; grandfather clock, antique, needs Marc Rayman. 6-8, fully eq’p’d kitch. incl. microwave, D/W, cable Glendale. minor repair, $800. 626/441-0150. TO RENT condo or house; French engineer + TV, VCR, phone, balcony w/mtn. view, Jacz., submitted on ad card s , sauna, streams, fishponds, close to Mammoth PIANO, Login & Co, 1920s era upright, gd. for spouse and 2 children at JPL for 1 year, start- Cr eek, JPL disc. 626/798-9222 or 626/794-0455. available at the ERC and JAMES BLAIN, 62, a retired member beginners, pd. $1,385, make offer. 951-8888. ing in Aug., furn. or not. 561 27 47 85 (France) or [email protected]. OCEANSIDE condo, fully furn. 2 bd., 2 ba., f/p, PRINTING CARTRIDGES, 2, new, Brother PC- of the information systems staff in full kitch., quiet, relaxing, beautiful setting at the Universe office, Bldg. 201, for use with fax 1010/1020/1030, fax VANPOOL RIDERS from Littlerock/Palmdale to beachside, w/BBQ/pool/spa/game room, great Section 311, died of cancer June 24. 1170/1270/1570MC, MFC-1770/1970, $10 JPL/Caltech. Ext. 3-3790 or 661/944-2448. 18 6 - 1 1 8 , or via e-mail to ocean view, easy walk to pier and restaurants, Blain worked at JPL from 1986–98. each. 626/443-9774. u n i v e r s e @ j p l . n a s a . g o v. sleeps 6, avail. weekly or monthly. 909/981- He is survived by sons James and SAW, Craftsman, 10" radial arm, on movable F re e 7492 or [email protected], Jim or Darlene. stand, little use, gd. cond., $225. 352-0075. Ads are due at 2 p.m. Enrique, daughter Maria, and three PATIO BLOCKS, 100. 626/445-2616, Shari. OCEANSIDE, on the sand, charming 1 bd. con- on the Monday after publi- grandchildren. SAW, Skilsaw table saw, 10 inch, new $100; do, panoramic view, walk to pier or harbor, ROUTER, Black & Decker, 11 amp, new, $130; pool, spa, game rm., sleeps 4. 949/786-6548. Services were private. FUTON, $50; LOVESEAT, $70; MATTRESS SET, cation for the following For Rent PACIFIC GROVE hse, 3 bd., 2 ba., f/p, cable tv/ Cal-king, pillow-top, $500; BED, Cal-King, pine ALTADENA house, 1 bd., 1 ba., large front yard, vcr, stereo/CD, well-eqpd, kit w/microwv, beaut. i s s u e . 4 poster, $400. 626/797-6737. JOHN O’KANE, 72, a retired mainte- on cul de sac; water, garbage and gardener in- furn; close to golf, bches, 17 Mile Dr., aquar., All housing and vehicle nance electrician in Section 662, died SLEEPING BAG, A16 mummy, blue, 4 season, cluded, $800. 626/798-3640. Cannery Row; JPL discnt. 626/441-3265. $25. 989-1388. of heart failure June 25. ARCADIA, lg. studio, detached, separate entr y, ROSARITO BEACH condo, 2 bd., 2 ba., ocean advertisements require STORAGE BUILDINGS, (2) 8' x 16', wood view, pool, tennis, short walk to beach on priv. O’Kane joined the Lab in 1967 and furn., kitchen, laundry facilities, no pets, non- that the qualifying per- frame, sliding, portable, $4,000 new, $995/ea. smokers, shared utilities, $850. 626/441/0041. rd., 28 hole golf course 6 mi. away, priv. secure 562/699-8687. retired in 1992. He is survived by EAST PASADENA, charming house, 2 bd., 2 parking. 626/794-3906. son(s) placing the ad be sisters Mary and Isabel O’Kane, and TABLE dinette, square glass top, 5' x 5', w/met- ba., 2 extra rms. for office use, hardwd flrs., VENTURA beach cottage, 3 bd., 1 ba., slps 6-8; listed as an owner on the Kathleen O’Hagan. al feet and 4 matching chairs, $700/obo; BAR f/p, 2-car gar., lndry, 3 window air condition- TV, VCR, CD player, phone, washer/dryer, back- STOOLS, four matching, metal frame, all in su- ers, $1,200. 626/794-3906. yard BBQ; short walk to beach and Marina Burial was at Calvary Cemetery in perb condition, $300/obo. 626/398-3480. ownership documents. LA CANADA guest house, 2 bd., 1 ba., close to Park. 248-0521. Santa Barbara. TELESCOPE, Meade 10-inch Schmidt- school, $950. 952-8638, after 6 p.m., Susan. July 20, 2001 I n s i d e Volume 31 Number 14

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Over the last seven years, the network has grown rapidly from only a few stations in 1994, about 50 in 1998, to 250 at present. Almost all stations have been

San Luis placed on public lands, such as Quake- Obispo schools and parks. Many of them are located on the facilities of public agencies that will benefit monitoring from seismic studies and on prop- Santa Barbara erty used by organizations that reply on GPS for surveying. The Los Angeles Metropolitan Water District, for network example, has allowed stations to Long Beach be placed near pumping plants arthquake aside aqueducts and uses the data unveiled e for surveying and monitoring the scientists have unveiled a deformation around dams, aque- San Diego ducts and aquafers. JPL a key player new network of ground-motion The locations secured at commu- nity colleges and schools have monitors in Southern California that in developing provided additional benefits, in use satellite technology to precisely record many cases becoming a focal point a rray throughout for students interested in learning millimeter-level motions of the Earth’s crust. JPL is one of the science. “JPL has also developed S o u t h e rn Californ i a an educational module, with CD-ROMs and other materials, to teach major partners and leaders in the development of the network. kids about earthquakes and the GPS technology,” Webb said. By Mark Whalen Using the network’s data to measure deformation of Earth’s crust— Unlike other earthquake networks that record shaking, the Southern which can occur as the sudden movement along faults during earth- California Integrated GPS Network tracks the slow motion of Earth’s quakes or as the slow distortion of the ground between earthquakes— crust by using signals from the Global Positioning System (GPS)—a scientists can investigate the processes that control how strain builds constellation of , originally designed for military navigation, up slowly over time before being released suddenly during earthquakes. that are used to determine precise locations on the ground. With the new The accumulated strain is directly related to earthquake potential, and network, the between the motions of the plates that make up Earth’s measurement of it contributes to earthquake hazard assessments that crust and the resulting earthquakes is now being observed continuously help motivate people to prepare for earthquakes. by an array of GPS stations operating across Southern California and northern Baja California—one of the world’s most seismically active and ith the completion of this phase of the network, Dr. Ghassem highly populated areas. On July 2, the 250th station in the network was w Asrar, associate administrator for Earth science at NASA, noted, installed at Joshua Tree National Park. “Southern California becomes the premier laboratory for earthquake The GPS network is jointly operated and managed by JPL, the Scripps research in the nation.” Research using the network’s data, he said, will Institution of Oceanography at UC San Diego and the U.S. Geological provide other government agencies, states, and local communities with Survey, under the umbrella of the Southern California Earthquake Cen- new knowledge of these dangerous events. ter, a science and technology center for the National Science Founda- Along those lines, the new GPS network, together with the Southern tion. Major funding for the network has been provided California Earthquake Center, has led efforts to develop Locations for GPS earthquake by NASA, the W.M. Keck Foundation, the National interagency partnerships. Webb said researchers in the monitoring stations include, Science Foundation and the U.S. Geological Survey. Pacific Northwest, Dr. Frank Webb of the Tracking Systems and Appli- Nevada, Utah at left, Elysian Park, near cations Section 335, the network’s program manager and Northern downtown Los Angeles; Joshua at JPL, is a member of the network’s Executive Com- California’s Bay mittee, representing the Laboratory and the Satellite Area “have seen Tree National Park; bottom cen- Geodesy and Geodymanics Systems Group. He noted our success, and ter; and along the Glendale that the $20 now there are million project several similar Freeway in Glendale, right. At was spurred arrays in North top center, near the GPS station by the 1994 America.” Northridge Dr . Marga re t in Glendale is an instrument earthquake. Leinen, assistant connected to a laser strainmeter, At that time, di r ector for geo- less than five sciences at the National Science Founda- embedded in the freeway to continuously tion, noted that the new GPS network was measure how much stretching or operating GPS “a model for interagency collaboration stations exist- and for the leadership needed to get a compressing is taking place. ed in Southern big project like this done.” As a result of California. JPL, these successes, scientists are planning with support from NASA, led the initial efforts to build even bigger arrays across all of western the network up to 250 stations. North America. The GPS network has already begun “ ecades ago, NASA began looking at the plate to provide valuable earthquake-related d motions by using large radio telescopes around data to scientists, surveyors, utilities, the world,” he said. “With investments by NASA in GPS technology emergency planners, government agencies and others. The data are at JPL, we improved the necessary ground systems and processing freely available over the Internet (www.scign.org). The majority of the capability to the point that motions as small as a millimeter (about one hundreds of data users are scientists working in universities and twenty-fifth of an inch) per year can be observed with lower cost and government agencies around the world. easier-to-place GPS instruments, allowing us to deploy a dense geodetic For more information about the Southern California Earthquake network that is giving us a much sharper picture of the tectonic defor- Center and the Southern California Integrated GPS Network, visit mation that occurs across the faults in Southern California.” www.scec.org or www.scign.org. 2 Odyssey more than halfway to Mars they should proceed to submit a full At 8:30 a.m. Pacific time July 16, proposal. JPL's 2001 Mars Odyssey spacecraft Proposers should send a hard copy of Sp e c i a l Events Ca l e n d a r passed the halfway point on its journey one-page pre-proposals to CRAIG to Mars. Monday marked 100 days SCHLUE at mail stop 241-242 as well since Odyssey’s launch and now less as an e-mail copy to him. The pre- Ongoing Support Gro u p s We d n e s d a y, July 25 than 100 days remain until its Oct. 24 proposal should contain the Lab thrust Alcoholics Anonymous—Meetings are Investment Advice—Fidelity will hold arrival at the Red Planet. addressed, a list of investigators, total available. Call the Employee Assis- individual counseling sessions from “Odyssey is now closer to Mars than budget, technical background, work to tance Program at ext. 4-3680 for time 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. in T-1720. For an Earth,” said DAVID A. SPENCER, the be performed, and anticipated results and location. appointment, call (800) 642-7131. Ne w s Odyssey mission manager at JPL. “The and value to the thrust area. spacecraft is healthy and all systems The Director’s Research and Develop- Codependents Anonymous—Meeting JPL Toastmasters Club—Meeting at are looking good. Planning for Mars ment Fund supports research in innova- at noon every Wednesday. Call 5 p.m. in the Building 167 conference approach and orbit insertion in October tive science and breakthrough tech- Occupational Health Services at ext. room. Guests welcome. Call Joy 4-3319. Hodges at ext. 4-7041. Br i efs is our primary focus right now.” nologies. It encourages university collaborations and cross-pollination The navigation team reports the End of Life Issues and Bereavement between technical divisions to enhance spacecraft is right on course. To date, —Meets the second Monday of the T h u r s d a y, July 26 the Deep has taken 11 JPL’s skill base. Since space missions month at noon. For location, call the Eudora Solutions—Help Desk person- separate measurements using the so- are fundamentally limited by technology, Employee Assistance Program at ext. nel will demonstrate Eudora capabili - called delta differential one-way range any breakthrough technology offers a 4-3680. ties that can save PC and Mac users possibility of bypassing today’s limita- measurement, a technique that uses time and work more efficiently. The tions and leads to revolutionary, highly Gay, Lesbian and Bisexual Support two ground stations to determine the focus will be on solutions to problems innovative improvements in space Group—Meets the first and third angular position of the spacecraft frequently encountered by those who Fridays of the month at noon in relative to the known position of a science and missions. use Eudora on institutional e-mail Building 125-133. Call the Employee quasar. The measurements provide Full proposals for both Lab thrusts servers. To be held at noon in von Assistance Program at ext. 4-3680 or the navigation team with an additional and seed efforts for innovative science Kármán Auditorium. Randy Herrera at ext. 3-0664. source of information, adding confi- and breakthrough technologies are due Sept. 7. For more information, log on to JPL Golf Club—Meeting at noon in dence to their estimates of the Odyssey Parent Support Group—No meetings Building 306-302. flight path. http://drdf.jpl.nasa.gov. are scheduled for July; next meeting As of Monday, Odyssey was 45.8 D e p ression, alcohol screening available is Aug. 16. For location, call the million kilometers (about 28.5 million Employee Assistance Program at ext. JPL’s Employee Assistance Program F r i d a y, July 27 miles) from Earth and 30 million kilo- 4-3680. meters (about 19 million miles) from is offering employees, and the adult Caltech Folk Music Society—Irish Mars, traveling at a velocity of 26 members of their families, an opportu- Senior Caregivers Support Group—No band Danú will appear in Caltech’s kilometers per second (58,000 mph) nity to take a free, anonymous and meetings are scheduled for July or Dabney Lounge at 8 p.m. The seven- relative to the Sun. confidential telephone and on-line August; next meeting is Sept. 6. For member group features accordion, Launched April 7, the 2001 screening for depression and alcohol time and location, call the Employee fiddle, Uileann pipes, bodhran, flute, Viking celebrates 25th anniversary problems. The program is designed to Assistance Program at ext. 4-3680. bouzouki, and guitar, and the music is Mars Odyssey spacecraft is now Twenty-five years ago, on July 20, help individuals recognize the signs of an assortment of jigs, polkas, reels 1976, NASA’s soft- depression and alcohol misuse and and songs. Tickets are $15 for adults more than halfway to Mars. F r i d a y, July 20 and $4 for children under 12 and are landed on the surface of Mars, becom- learn how and where to get help. available in advance and at the door. ing the first successful mission to land Both illnesses are highly prevalent Coping With Chronic Health Prob- For information, call (626) 395-4652 on the Red Planet, as well as the first and can be treated. Between 17 million lems—Dr. Janet Kramer, director of or check the Folk Music Society Web and 20 million Americans experience the Wellness Community in Pasadena, successful American landing on another site at http://www.cco.caltech.edu/ planet. depression each year. More than 14 will speak at noon von Kármán Audi- torium on the impact of illness on the ~folkmusi. With a second lander later joining the million Americans have an unhealthy patient and family; how it can affect first on the surface and with two or- relationship with alcohol. And for some, work; methods for coping with the biters circling the planet, the Vik i n g alcohol use is connected to underlying We d n e s d a y, August 1 stress it creates; and minimizing the problems like depression. pr oject changed our understanding of impact on family. For questions, call Associated Retirees of JPL/Caltech— To participate in the screening, call that alien world. Its trea s u r e trove of the JPL Employee Assistance Pro- Meeting at 10 a.m. at the Caltech (800) 390-7302 or log on to www. images and data covering the entire gram, ext. 4-3680. Credit Union, 528 Foothill Blvd., La globe remains a valuable scien- mentalhealthscreening.org/screening, Cañada. tific res o u r ce for the study of Mars. where the password is HEALTH. “Understanding via the Visualization “JPL designed and built the two Symptoms of adult depression include of Large, Earth Science Data Sets”— Viking orbiters and we are extremely persistent sad or empty mood; loss of This presentation from 3 to 4:15 p.m. T h u r s d a y, August 2 proud of the Lab’s history with Project interest or pleasure in ordinary activi- in von Kármán Auditorium will in- JPL Gun Club—Meeting at noon in Viking,” said DR. FIROUZ NADERI, ties; changes in appetite or sleep; clude: forests and wet- Building 183-328. manager of the Mars Exploration Pro- decreased energy or fatigue; inability to lands as viewed by synthetic aperture gram at JPL. “The success of that concentrate or make decisions; feelings radar and airborne digital videogra- JPL Stories— mission mission set the stage for our current of guilt, hopelessness or worthlessness; phy, by Dr. Bruce Chapman of JPL analyst Donna Shirley will discuss and future slate of spacecraft.” and thoughts of death or suicide. and Dr. Laura Hess of UC Santa the mission, also known as Venus/ Barbara; the geological history of San NASA’s Alcohol warning signs to consider: Mercury 1973, in “Perils of Pauline— Diego, by professor Pat Abbott, San or Failing All the Way to Mercury (3 was responsible for managing Project • Has anyone close to you ever Diego State University; and “Lewis times)” at 4 p.m. in the customer Viking, and in April 1978 turned the worried or complained about your and Clark: Search for the NorthWest service area of the Library, west end project over to JPL. alcohol use? Passage,” by Dr. David Curkendall of of Building 111, room 104. For ques- • Have you ever tried to quit or cut JPL and Abbott. Sponsored by Institu- tions about the JPL Story series or to Deadline nigh for re s e a rch pro p o s a l s down with only temporary success? tional Computing and Information participate, call Teresa Bailey at ext. The pre-proposal deadline for fiscal • Have you ever wondered whether Services and the Office of Communi- 4-9233. year 2002 Director’s Research and you have an alcohol problem? cations and Education. Development Fund proposals is Friday, For more information on the screen- July 27. ing, or on depression and alcohol Von Kármán Lecture Series—“Mars F r i d a y, August 3 This deadline is for major “Lab misuse, call the Employee Assistance Exploration: From the Vikings to the “The Quest for Mission Success: the thrust” proposals only (either for the Program at ext. 4-3680. If you or a 21st Century” will be presented by Dr. Clementine Mission”—Dr. Trevor current topic or for addi- loved one has scored positive on the John Callas, Mars Exploration Rover Sorensen, former Clementine Lunar tional topics). This pre-proposal will be screening, you are encouraged to call Science Office manager, at 7 p.m. in Mission Manager, will speak from reviewed by the Science and Technology the EAP office for a referral, or call The Forum at Pasadena City College, 1:30 to 3 p.m. in the Building 167 Management Council, which will provide your health-care provider. 1570 E. Colorado Blvd. Open to the conference room. Sponsored by the guidance to the investigator on whether public. Reliability Engineering Office 513.

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A kaleidoscopic movie made from about 1,200 The version centered on the north pole and their larger cousins Jupiter images taken by the JPL-managed Cassi- another version showing the entire planet are like the Great Red 70-day Jupiter ni spacecraft reveals unexpectedly persistent available online at ht t p : / / w w w. j p l . n a s a . g o v / v i d e o s / Spot at lower lati- polar weather patterns on the giant planet. jupiter and from the Cassini imaging science tudes,” Ingersoll movie pulls Long-lived storms and globe-circling belts of team’s site at http://ciclops.lpl.arizona.edu. said. clouds are familiar features around Jupiter’s Caltech planetary scientist Dr. Andrew Inger- The mystery of p a t t e rns out midsection, easily seen even in still pictures. soll, a member of the Cassini imaging team, said Jupiter’s weather is Closer to the poles, though, still images show the movie also gives into storms’ dura- why the storms last of chaos widespread mottling that appears chaotic. tion in Jupiter's high . “There are thou- so long. Storms on “You’d expect chaotic motions to go with the sands of storms there the size of the biggest Earth last a week before they break up and are By Guy Webster chaotic appearance, but that’s not what we see,” storms on Earth,” he said. “Until now, we didn’t replaced by other storms. The new data heighten said the planetary scientist who put the movie know the lifetime of those storms.” The movie the mystery because they show long-lived together, Dr. Ashwin Vasavada of Caltech. “The shows thousands of spots bumping into each storms at the highest latitudes, where the Right: Jupiter as imaged movie shows that the small spots last a long other but generally moving together within each weather patterns are more disorganized than by Cassini on Jan. 15 time and move in organized patterns.” band of . The spots occasionally change at low latitudes. Cassini shot the images in infrared light to cut bands or merge with each other, but usually they “Perhaps we should turn the question around during the spacecraft’s through Jupiter’s upper haze and show the last for the entire 70 days. Each spot is an and ask why the storms on Earth are so short- flyby on the way to clouds underneath in black and white. The movie active storm in Jupiter’s atmosphere. lived,” Ingersoll said. “We have the most unpre- clip combines those images taken over a span of “The smaller and more numerous storms at dictable weather in the solar system, and we Saturn. 70 days into a sequence less than a minute long. high latitude share many of the properties of don’t know why.” 3

HERE COBy MarthaMES Heil and Mark Whalen THE UN S , set for a July 30 launch, will bring the solar wind to Earth

for a dramatic helicopter capture

the solar wind like oxygen and nitrogen into a special collector tile. Sample collection will conclude in April 2004, when the spacecraft returns to Earth. Genesis will be the first mission to return a sample of extraterrestrial material since the mission to the moon in 1972. In September 2004, the solar samples will be returned in a dra matic helicopter capture. As the Genesis return capsule parachutes toward the ground at the U.S. Air Force’s Utah Testing and Training Range, a helicopter will catch it on the fly to prevent the delicate samples from being disturbed by the impact of a parachute landing. “A number of tests showed that the hardware was survivable for a J P L’s next robotic space explorer landing under the right conditions, but the right conditions might not necessarily exist,” Sasaki said. “For example, some of the solar-wind is ready to do a little sunbathing on a mission to catch samples might have damage from micrometeorites, so we wanted to minimize the damage to the samples. But once the canisters enter a wisp of raw material from the luminous celestial body re-entry mode, they are safe.”

around which the Earth and other planets revolve. The samples will be taken to NASA’s in Hous- ton, where the collected materials will be stored and distributed for The Genesis mission, set for launch July 30 from Florida’s Cape analysis. Scientists anticipate that, in addition to today’s capabilities, Canaveral Air Force Station, is designed to collect pieces of the Sun new analytical techniques developed in coming decades can be used and return them to Earth. The mission is expected to capture about to study the solar matter returned by Genesis. 10 to 20 micrograms of the solar wind, made up of isotopes (charged Data analysis will be performed much particles) expelled by the Sun. Genesis Project Manager like was done on the moon rocks, Sasaki The particles, about the weight of a few grains of salt, will be said, where scientists will submit pro- Chet Sasaki says the returned to Earth with a spectacular mid-air helicopter capture in posals to do the research. 2004. Scientists will preserve this treasured smidgen of the Sun in mission will be “the “Not all facilities and capabilities for a special laboratory for study. The researchers hope to answer fun- sample-return analysis have been devel- Stone of damental questions about the exact composition of our star and the oped yet,” he said. “One of the benefits birth of our solar system. planetary science data, of the sample return mission is we can Chet Sasaki, a veteran of more than 20 years at JPL who has keep on developing instrumentation for because it will show always aspired to manage a major project, is getting his first oppor- analysis. Three years from now we’ll tunity to do so, with a first-of-its-kind and possibly history-making us the foundation by have better capabilities than we do now; endeavor. 10 years from now we’ll have even better capabilities. The idea is which we can judge “This mission will be the Rosetta Stone of planetary science data, not to squander your resources before the analysis technology is because it will show us the foundation by which we can judge how how our solar system developed.” our solar system evolved,” Sasaki said. “The samples that Genesis evolved.” Genesis’ returns will show us the composition of the original solar nebula that esearchers believe the surface of the Sun, from which the solar solar-wind collector formed the planets, , comets and the Sun we know today.” R wind originates, has preserved the composition of the solar nebula “Genesis will return a small but precious amount of data crucial to arrays, left, are made from which all the different planetary bodies formed. Study of Genesis’ our knowledge of the Sun and the formation of our solar system,” said samples is expected to yield the average chemical composition of the of materials such as Dr. Donald Burnett of Caltech, principal investigator and leader of the solar system to greater accuracy. It will also provide clues to the mission. “Data from Genesis will provide critical pieces for theories diamond, gold, evolutionary process that has led to the incredible diversity of environ- about the birth of the Sun and planets.” ments in today’s solar system. silicon and . “Scientists do know which materials are most abundant in the solar I n October 2001, Genesis will have traveled to a point about system,” Sasaki said. “What they don’t know quantitatively are the 1.5 million kilometers (about 1 million miles) away from Earth— isotopic ratios of the different elements and, with high precision, the about 1 percent of the way toward the Sun—where gravitational and elemental abundances. We’ve created some super-pure material to be centrifugal forces acting on the spacecraft are balanced, known as the collectors or the containers of the solar wind, and we expect a full the Lagrange 1 point, or L1. Genesis will then be well outside Earth’s range of elements; in fact, the entire periodic table. The distribution atmosphere and magnetic environment, which will allow it to gather of the elements will be the discoveries.” pristine samples of the solar wind. Genesis is sponsored by NASA’s , which competi- The spacecraft carries four scientific instruments: bicycle-tire-sized tively selects low-cost solar system exploration missions with highly solar-wind collector arrays, made of materials such as diamond, gold, focused science goals. silicon and sapphire, designed to entrap solar wind particles; an ion Additional information is available online at http://genesismission. monitor, which will record the speed, density, temperature and ap- jpl.nasa.gov. proximate composition of the solar wind; an electron monitor, which will make similar measurements of electrons in the solar wind; and an ion concentrator, which will separate out and focus elements in 4 The following employees received recognition as Devin Simmons, Carolyn Squillace, Marc White, Section 345: James Alexander, Harry Balian, winners of JPL’s Notable Organizational Value Added Linda Worrel. Edward Barlow, David Bayard, Dhemetrio Boussalis, (NOVA) awards for July and August. Organization Section 311: Robert Carnright, Sandra Dawson, William Breckenridge, Jay Brown, Paul Brugarolas, numbers represent the NOVA unit in which the Govind Deshpande, George Fox, Janis Graham, Larry Chang, Hari Das, Chris Granger, Fred nomination was made. Edward Greenberg, Jairus Hihn, Michele Johnson, Hadaegh, Robert Ivlev, Bryan Kang, Danny Lam, NOVA For more information on the awards, log on to Greg Kazz, Barnwell Legge, Frances Mulvehill, Edward Mettler, Mauricio Morales, Scott Peer, Marco http://eis/sec614/reward/nova01.html. Robert Oberto, Thomas Pastorius, Tamara Roust, Quadrelli, Frederick Serricchio, George Sheasby, Joel awards Troy Schmidt, James A. Smith, Shirley Stroup, Carlos Shields, Gurkirpal Singh, Samuel Sirlin, John Section 100: Ruben Becerra, Thomas Berry, Car- Velez Jr., Keith Warfield, James Wood, Diane Wright. Spanos, Arthur Thompson, Edward Tunstel, Charles olina Carnalla-Martinez, Jayne Dutra, Vance Heron, Section 314: Kerry Erickson, Brian Hammer, Nora Vanelli, Matthew Wette, Edward Wong. Elizabeth Herrera, Douglas Hughes, Scott Hulme, Mainland, Albert Nakata, Mark Rokey, Donald Royer, Section 346: Bruce Bumble, Rebeca Chacon, Jacob Kristina Kim, Vicki Laidig, Carmen Lam, Stephanie Marla Thornton, Ricardo Torres, Bruce Waggoner. Chapsky, Stephanie Cowans, Debra Cuda, Serge Lear, Sauwan Leung, Charlotte Marsh, Angela McGa- Section 334: Torry Akins, Janice Ball, William Dubovitsky, Pierre Echternach, Pawan Gogna, Vir- han, Joon Park, Iris Pedrosa, Robert Powers, Paul Fiechter, David Imel, Charles T C Le, Marsha ginia Guzman, Alexander Ksendzov, Annette Laster, Ramirez, Michael Razeggi, Charles Rhoades, Vic McGhee, Gary Hamilton, Gregory Neumann, Leslie Henry Leduc, Carol Lewis, John Liu, Kamjou Man- Rodriguez, Myriam Ruiz, Daniel Sedlacko, William Nguyen, Theresa Pace, Patricia Rollins. sour, Suzanne Martin, Krikor Megerian, Annie Mur- Seixas, Rachel Skinner, Nicole Thai, Beth Verish, Section 335: James Border, Susan Finley, Charles ray, Sekharipuram Narayanan, Patricia Patterson, Alice Wessen, Mark Whalen. Goodhart, Byron Iijima, Christopher Jacobs, Andre Daniel Pinion, Judith Podosek, Yueming Qiu, Don Section 220: Florencio Cunanan, Robert Hanna, Jongeling, Gabor Lanyi, Stephen Lowe, Sumita Rafol, Carl Ruoff, Adriana Wall, Emily Wesseling, Jienming Jou, Linda Kang, Krishna Kunamaneni, Nandi, Jean Patterson, Timothy Rogstad. William West, Victor White. Dennis Lo, Sella Moursalian, Vuong Phan, Haiyan Section 336: Brian Cook, Joyce Donato, Frank Ott, Section 349: Peyton Bates, Elisa Garcia, Marian Wang, Beth Wilson, Sahar Yousef. Ernest Stone. Meridieth, Matthew Mori, Jerry Mulder, Tran Ngo- Section 260: Steve Alfery, Leslie Berridge, Mar- Section 344: Anwar Akhtar, David Calkins, Ken- Luu, Heather Parsons, Mau-Huu Tran, Flora Yang. garet Cooper, Carolina Coppolo, Jeff Cornish, Adolfo neth Crabtree, Dwight Geer, John Gilbert, Charles Delgado, Diane Garinger, Richard Hillquist, Christine Hand, Mitra Hartmann, Pooya Iranpour, Keizo Ishi- Editor’s note: Due to space limitations, the remain - Horowitz, Bill Kert, Stan Packard, Geoffrey Pomeroy, kawa, Alfred Khashaki, Martin Le, Yee Lee, Misrahim Lorraine Reeves, Michele Schneider, Christine Zuro. Morales, Minnie Perry, Julianne Romero, Donald der of NOVA winners for July and August will be Section 270: Rose Ackerley, Saundra Menotti, Schatzel, Carl Steiner, Stephen Tseng, Frank Zee. published next month.

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PASADENA, room in a furnished 2-bd. apt. sun dried, rich, dark roast, ltd. supply, win/door, sporty looking with rear spoiler, near Lake Ave. district, treetop and mtn. discounted 45% at intro price of $21/lb. $10,750. 626/856-8723. view surroundings, tree-lined street, near Pas s i n g s 626/584-9632. shopping, PCC, Caltech, underground ’96 FORD Escort LX, exc. cond., 5 spd., 2 secured parking, laundry facility, pool, EUGENE HEADRICK, 81, a retired CEMETERY LOTS, Rose Hills Whittier, 2 dr., 57,000 miles, a/c, am/fm/cassette, exte- side-by-side, "Poplar Lawn" near Japanese rior red, interior gray, $5,900/obo. 909/980- utilities paid, female preferred, $500 + $300 senior test mechanic in Section 352, Gardens, $1,500/ea or $2,500/both. 3508. deposit. 626/796-8982 or 626/399-6072, cell. died of emphysema June 25. 626/296-3782. ’93 FORD Aerostar van, green w/gray interi- Headrick worked at the Lab from DAY BED, twin, and mattress, used for only or, 109K mi., a/c, clean, good cond., $3,100. SUNLAND/TUJUNGA townhome, 2 bd., 2 ba., Classified ads will be 6 months, exc. cond., black metal with a 626/301-9965. spacious 2-story with mt. view, roof deck, 1946–84. He is survived by his wife, central air, built-ins and 2-car garage, fresh- moon, sun, and star on backboard with gold ’93 HONDA Nighthawk, 750 cc, 4 cyl., new available the day before Norma, daughter Judy Reid, two grand- accents, will e-mail photo upon request, ly painted and new carpets, $1,195. 952- Plexifairing 3 Corbin seat, very clean, 5568. Universe is published, at children and two great grandchildren. $150. 626/688-7659, leave msg. dependable, $2,400/obo. 367-0969. Services were private. BOOKCASE, white, tall, adj. shelves, from ’95 JEEP Wrangler Rio Grande, 4 cyl., 52K Plummers, $20; ROTISSERIE/GRILL, Farber- mi., pearlstone/tan, soft top, ARB rear locker Real Estate h t t p:// w w w. j p l . n a s a . g o v/d a i l y p l a n e t ware, $25. 790-3543. ERHARD BURKERT, 81, a retired and air comp, BFG A/Ts, exc cond, $11,500. GLENDORA, 3 bd., 2 ba., family room, EXERCISE EQUIPMENT, low-impact 626/351-1335. senior engineer in Section 511, died custom built-in kitchen, new tile floors in J P L’s online news sourc e Elliptical Exercise Machine ProForm, 485 E ’90 NISSAN 240SX SE Fastback, 5 spd., kitchen and bathrooms, hardwood floors in of congestive heart failure June 30. Model 927, bought new last year from Sears flip-up sunroof, power steering, tilt wheel, living room and dining area, central air, f/p, Burkert joined JPL in 1977 and for $390, like new, $200/obo. 626/284-4694. cruise, AM/FM stereo, single owner, well- 1,560 sq. ft., move-in condition, detached 2- retired in 1985. He is survived by his LUGGAGE CARRIERS, rooftop, Sears fiber- maintained, all records, runs/handles great, car garage, built-in spa and fruit trees, glass, $50; SOFT CARRIER, new, $20. 626/ 100K mi., good cond., $3,600/obo. 323/467- $244,500. 949/500-3404 or 626/331-0407. wife, Doris, six children, 17 grandchil- 797-6982. 4742 . MONROVIA, beautiful ranch home in the dren and 1 great grandchild. COLLECTION, quartz, etc., left ’91 SUBARU Loyale 4D wagon, 149K miles, 5 foothills, 4 bd., 1.75 ba., fabulous city Services were private. over from 1978 science fair display, $75 for spd., 2 w/d, must sell, very well maintained, lights/mountain views from every room, everything or call for price per mineral. a/c, power locks/steering/windows, CD, alloy secluded 18,000 sq. ft. lot, professional Editor 626/403-0025. wheels, tilt wheel, Yakima roof rack, new landscaping, pool, spa, gazebo, fountain, THOMAS TESAREK, 67, a retired many fruit trees, office/laundry room in MONITOR, 17 inch, 0.26 mm dot pitch View- tires, new clutch, recently repaired transmis- basement with access to garden/pool, newly Mark Whalen member of the engineering staff in sonic Optiquest V775, sharp image and text, sion, a/c & timing belt, runs great, call for remodeled kitchen with maple cabinetry and Section 333, died of cardiac arrest right up to 1152 x 864 at 85 Hz, cannot dis- digital pictures, Kelly Blue Book $3,755, sell granite countertops, professionally play blue (appears black) and has a greenish for $2,900/obo. 507-5632 or 626/379-0969. Design & Layout June 30 at his home in Victorville. decorated, immaculate, entertainer’s delight, tint, reds, yellows, and greens show up, in ’91 TOYOTA Corolla Deluxe, metallic blue, 4- $535,000. 626/351-9117. Adriane Jach, Audrey Riethle/ Tesarek worked at JPL from original box with 15-pin cable and power dr. sedan, 5 spd., 4 cyl., 1.6L, a/c, 134K mi., 1978–99. He is survived by his wife, cord, $40. 626/683-0706. good cond., all maintenance records, Design Services Sandra, seven children and six grand- MOVING SALE, living & dining room $3,500/obo. 626/578-7587. Vacation Rentals children. furniture, all like-new, exc. cond., Italian ’89 TOYOTA short bed pickup truck, 4-spd. BIG BEAR LAKEFRONT, luxury townhome, 2 travertine dining set w/8 chairs, 4-piece sofa manual, 115K mi., exc. cond., very well Chief Photographer Services were private. decks, tennis, pool/spa, beautiful master bd. set, matching coffee and 2 side tables, maintained, a/c, Sony AM/FM/CD, $3,600. suite, sleeps 6. 949/786-6548. leather sofa & love seat. 547-6347, Noushin. 248-7796. Bob Brown/Photo Lab CAMBRIA, ocean front house, sleeps up to 4, ROBERT WHITCOMB, 85, a retired NOTEBOOKS, Fujitsu 655TX, Pentium 150 excellent view. 248-8853. member of the technical staff in Sec- MMX, 80MB RAM, 1.3 GB HD, 12.1" active A d v e rt i s i n g matrix screen, built-in 33.6 fax/modem, Lost & Found HAWAII, Kona, ocean front on Keauhou Bay, tion 201, died of heart failure June 30. external floppy drive, dual lithium ion FOUND:Motorola cell phone in Building 144. house and guest house comfortably sleep 6, Susan Braunheim-Kalogerakos Whitcomb joined the Lab in 1962 and battery, ultrathin about 1", 4.4 lbs, 3 units Contact Geoff Laugen @ 4-9350 (144-118) 3 bd., 2 ba., rustic, relaxing and beautiful, available, $250/ea. 626/308-2163. to claim. swimming, snorkeling, fishing, spectacular retired in 1987. He is survived by view, near restaurants, golf and other attrac- Universe is published daughters Cheryl and Karen. PALM 100, handheld, brand new, in original tions. 626/584-9632. packaging, retail $120, will sell $100. Wa n t e d Services were private. 661/257-4350. HAWAII, Maui condo, NW coast on beach every other Friday by the ANTIQUE LINENS, white on white, hand-em- w/ocean view, 25 ft. fr. surf, 1 bd. w/loft, Office of Communications PIANO, Clavinova digital, Yamaha CLP 411, broidered, preferably monogrammed (any compl. furn., phone, color TV, VCR, mcrowv., 3 yrs. old, exc. cond., black, $1,900/obo. monogram), must be in exc. cond. 980-1638. d/w, pool, priv. lanai, slps 4, 4/15-12/14 626/333-8310. and Education of the Jet HOUSING, visiting scientist w/family looking $105/nt./2, 12/15-4/14 12/nt./2, $10/nt. add’l C o r re c t i o n s PLAYER PIANO, 1920s, Henderson for furnished house/apt. for month of Aug. person. 949/348-8047. Propulsion Laboratory, w/Gulbranson player, older restoration, In the July 6 issue of Universe, two Ext. 4-7391 or 562/693-2986. LAKE TAHOE, North Shore condo, 2 bd., 2.5 4800 Oak Grove Drive, $1,200/obo. 626/797-8562. ba., sleeps 6, pool, private beach, all ameni- articles in the Passings column re- MOTORSCOOTER, Vespa or Lambretta, any Pasadena, CA 91 1 09. PRINTER, HP Laserjet II, incl. manuals year or condition, running or not, for JPL ties, convenient location, available August, quire clarification. cables, etc., $200/obo. 323/665-3439. student employee. [email protected] weeks only, special JPL discount. 626/355- 3886, Rosemary/Ed. The article reporting the passing of SOFA, sectional sleeper, makes into queen- or 323/721-5584, Dorian. size bed, attractive abstract water color de- POOL TABLE, used, good cond. 909/468- MAMMOTH townhouse, 2 bd. + lg. loft, Notice to Advert i s e r s Elmer Hastings should have indicated sign in cream, aqua, mauve, great condition, 5907. sleeps 8, beautiful and comfortable, spa, that he joined JPL in 1960 and that $350; COFFEE TABLE, white oak finish, with pool, gameroom; rent 4 nights, get 2 nights Advertising is available glass panels, like new, $100; see photos at SHOPPERS: "Shop Til You Drop," Wed., July free w/JPL discount (until 9/1/01). 626/794- his cause of death was heart failure. ERC or call for e-mail photo. 830-8993, eve 25, 5:30 to 8 p.m., Arcadia Elks Lodge, 27 W. 6860. for JPL and Caltech em- & wkend, 903-8979, cell. Huntington Dr., no admission, fashions from The article reporting the passing of No rd s t r om, Macy's, Robinsons-May, MAMMOTH, Chamonix condo, 2 bd., 2 full ployees, contractors and James Blain should have indicated TABLE, dinette, square glass top 5' x 5' Bl o o m i n g d a l e ’ s, 50-70% off store prices, noth- ba., sleeps 6, fully equipped elec. kitchen, retirees and their families. w/metal feet and 4 matching chairs, ing over $33, sz. 4-24, handbags, scarves, incl. microwave & extras, f/p & wood, color that he is survived by his wife, Pilar, $700/obo; BAR STOOLS, four matching bar jewelry, girl's clothing, all proceeds donated to TV, VCR, cable FM stereo, pool & sun area, No more than two ads of as well as his children and grandchil- stools, metal frame, all in superb condition, disabled children in CA & Hawaii. 626/445- game rec. & laundry rms., sauna, play & $300/obo. 626/398-3480. 2025. BBQ areas, o/d Jacuzzis, conv. to shops, hik- up to 60 words each will dren. 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For Sale WASHER/DRYER SET, GE Premier Line, 3 626/403-0025. microwave, d/w, cable TV, VCR, phone, available at the ERC and yrs. old, matched white set, huge capacity, balcony w/view to mtns., Jacuzzi, sauna, AIR CONDITIONER, window mounted, G.E., cost $1,000, sell for $600. 790-6185, Tim or streams, fishponds, close to Mammoth the Universe office, Bldg. 8,000 BTU, like new, hardly used, $175. [email protected]. For Rent Creek, JPL discount. 626/798-9222 or 626/794-8737. 626/794-0455. 18 6 - 1 1 8 , or via e-mail to WET SUIT, men’s size large, jacket and GLENDALE house to share, exclusive AIR CONDITIONER, window, Fedders, 10,000 Farmer John pants, Body Glove, $20/ea; location, large furnished room, central court- OCEANSIDE condo, fully furnished 2 bd., 2 u n i v e r s e @ j p l . n a s a . g o v. BTU, clean, exc. cond., 12 months old, fits SWIM FINS, heavy duty, $15. 626/794-2431. yard w/fountain, deck w/gazebo, bathroom ba., f/p, full kitchen, quiet, relaxing, in beau- windows up to 39" wide, $150. 626/796- with garden view, complete house privileges, tiful setting, located at beachside, with Ads are due at 2 p.m. 4218. WHEELCHAIR, power, Ezerest & Jennings, no smoking/ drinking, $700. 246-4750. barbeque, pool, spa, game room, and great exc. cond., 9 mo. old, almost new, used only ocean view, easy walk to pier and on the Monday after publi- AIRLINE ticket, round trip, anywhere inside, $3,500/obo. 626/798-0033, Denise. MONTROSE studio apt., detached, 10 min. Southwest flies, must complete travel by from JPL, $485. 626/445-0884. restaurants, sleeps 6, available weekly or cation for the following Aug. 8, 2001, $300/obo. 626/355-3886, monthly. 909/981-7492, Jim or Darlene or e- NORTH ALHAMBRA, borders South mail [email protected]. i s s u e . Rosemary. 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CELL PHONE, Audiovox 4000, two, inc. car white, automatic, a/c, power north of Colorado, near PCC, avail. 8/1, son(s) placing the ad be priv. rd., 18-hole golf course 6 mi. away, & home chargers, headset and case, locks/windows/steering, cruise control, tow- $1,500. 590-2793, Dorothy. priv. secure parking. 626/794-3906. listed as an owner on the $75/both. 362-7187. ing package, bed liner, exc. cond., 48K mi., PASADENA, nr. Lake and 210 fwy, 2 bd., 1 ownership documents. COFFEE, top of the line 100% pure Kona, $13,500/obo. 626/429-3830. ba., in a 4plex unit, spacious and clean, $795. 952-5568.