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...terrestrial feel, the new planet - unpoetically dubbed Gliese 581c - has a decidedly extraterrestrial look. It is probably more than 1.5 times the diameter of Earth and five times heavier. But unlike our world, which orbits a comfortable 92.9 million miles from the flames of the sun, 581c hovers just 7 million miles from its home star. What prevents it from being incinerated like a match head is that its star is a red dwarf, only about one one-hundredth as bright as the sun. The dim light coupled with the planet's close proximity places it in what astronomers call...
...minutes you are: Passed out at my computer with drool on my face and Sun Chips and juice all over my lap and eggshells spread out around the common room...
...summer is to make those essential connections so that you never have to get a real job. Schmooze with high society at the Breakers resort in Palm Beach as a pool and beach attendant. But be warned that the standards are high—only those who can apply sun-block, adjust an umbrella, and mix a stiff gin and tonic all at once need apply. (And we’re guessing that cabana-boy man-thongs are par for the course as well.) Jump on these opportunities and this summer need not be lost. And while you?...
Favorite childhood activity: Being in the sun...
...bomb. I decided that the day had already gone so wrong that it couldn’t possibly get any worse. The flight would be fine, I’d get some school work done, and maybe I would even get to sit next to some attractive, post-Cabo, sun-kissed student, returning to Boston rested and ready to begin the last few weeks of school...