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...like a peanut that the resemblance was almost comical. A few large impact craters, and hundreds of tiny ones, were scattered at random over its charcoal-gray surface. There were no visual clues to give any sense of scale, but Singh knew its dimensions by heart: 1,295 m maximum length, 456 m minimum width. Kali would fit easily into many city parks...
...alternative to drinking caffeine is taking it in pill form. Caffeine pills like Vivarin and No-Doz are available over the counter. Vivarin and Maximum Strength No-Doz contain 200 mg of the drug per tablet, while Regular Strength...
That may be. But the willingness to expose those inner lives from the podium is something new in U.S. politics. In 1972 Thomas Eagleton was shamed off the Democratic presidential ticket after revelations that he had undergone shock therapy. This year, in contrast, the Democrats are getting maximum electoral mileage out of their personal problems -- perhaps hoping that people will bring their inner children into the voting booths with them...
...convicted on all 59 charges of bank fraud, making false statements to a federally insured bank and conspiracy, Walsh, 47, can be sentenced a maximum of 208 years in prison and $14.75 million in fines...
...that beef" or "A few sparks, a big thrust and his mighty rocket started to rise." The real meaning, however, is usually banal; the comments, no matter how innocent (the beef was filet mignon; the rocket, fireworks on the beach), have been reprocessed by the show's writers for maximum double-entendre effect...