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...neutron star; this is essentially a dead star that has run out of nuclear fuel. As its fires die out and the star's gases cool, they explode, with the remnants collapsing upon themselves, and the star shrinks to incredible density. Typically, such a star once had a girth of 100 million miles or more, but now is only a few miles in diameter. A teaspoonful of its material weighs as much as 100 million tons, and the star's gravitational force is so strong that it pulls away a steady stream of gases, mostly hydrogen and helium...
...tragedienne Mrs. Crummies, great of girth and spirit, explains to Nicholas why she had to give up her title role in The Blood Drinker: "The audiences, sir," she sighs and smiles, "they could not stand it. It was too... tremendous...
...studio, :he honored guests were informed that the topic of discussion would be not politics, t health food. Somewhat stunned, the Fords and the Kissingers were seated at a table for a spare vegetarian meal served in Buddhist temples, known as Shojinryori. Though meat eaters of some girth and standing, the two men diplomatically picked their way through the offerings. Says Nancy: "I thought the President and Henry would go through the floor...
...prize-winning scholar and professor of Government here for nearly a decade, Verba assumed the position of associate dean of the Faculty for undergraduate education last year. The 50-year-old man of unimposing girth and height became one of the most important occupants of University Hall in the span of one year, initiating several substantive curriculum changes...
...former major general, Sharon is frequently called "the Bulldozer." It suits both his girth (5 ft. 6 in., 235 lbs.) and his autocratic style. He inspires extremes of emotion. To his admirers, especially his troops, he is a brave and brilliant field commander who is not afraid to take risks, even at his peril. To his critics, among them many of his generals and Cabinet colleagues, he is an arrogant and dangerously ambitious megalomaniac with little or no respect for opposing points of view, much less democratic process. Said a senior Knesset member who attended meetings with Sharon last week...