Word: charming
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...pairs of light particles known as leptons, of which the negatively charged electron and chargeless neutrino are the most familiar, and three pairs of heavier particles known by the whimsical name of quarks. "Up" and "down" quarks combine to create protons and neutrons, the components of everyday matter, while "charm" and "strange" quarks conspire to make more exotic particles, the sort produced in deep space by quasars and high-energy cosmic rays. In 1977, when a fifth quark called "bottom" was discovered, physicists quickly deduced that it too must have a partner...
...Standard Model predicts three pairs of quarks: up and down, strange and charm, and top and bottom. In 1977, the bottom quark became the last of these particles to be conclusively identified--a development which immediately sparked a search for its partner, the top quark...
...Cinema: Hugh Grant drips charm but has a wicked side...
...Bruck amply demonstrates, Ross's charm made him a natural for Hollywood, where everyone is a vortex of ego and where success belongs not to those who count the beans but to those who extravagantly spoil the stars. If Barbra Streisand wanted a painting, why not buy it for her? If Dustin Hoffman was vacationing in Europe, why not provide him with a yacht? If Steven Spielberg was looking for a home in the Hamptons, why not arrange the sale for him? "It's about people, really -- realizing what they want," Ross once told Bruck...
...follow Disney's lead in producing animation that appeals to both adults and children. However, the movie's confused plot and lack of engaging characters, despite a number of talented voices, prevent it from achieving this goal. A film of a few good moments, "Thumbelina" lacks the sustained charm of a "Beauty and the Beast" or "Aladdin...