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...author with Greg Laughlin of The Five Ages of the Universe (Touchstone Books; 2000), Adams predicts that all this dead matter will eventually collapse into black holes. By the time the universe is 1 trillion trillion trillion trillion trillion trillion years old, the black holes themselves will disintegrate into stray particles, which will bind loosely to form individual "atoms" larger than the size of today's universe. Eventually, even these will decay, leaving a featureless, infinitely large void. And that will be that--unless, of course, whatever inconceivable event that launched the original Big Bang should recur, and the ultimate...
...cartel--which included publishing letters from mothers of Ramon's victims calling Ramon a coward--Blancornelas was shot four times in broad daylight in 1997 by a group that included Ramon's main hitman, David Barron Corona (a San Diego gang member who was himself killed by a stray bullet between the eyes during the botched assault). "If the will is there, and I think it is," says Blancornelas, "it could happen soon...
...Hanssen indictment came the same day that outgoing FBI Director Louis Freeh admitted on Capitol Hill that bureau archivists had discovered still more stray papers in the McVeigh case--after Freeh's 16th document request to FBI field offices. Ashcroft pushed back McVeigh's execution until June 11. McVeigh's lawyers may seek more time, and attorneys for accomplice Terry Nichols have already asked for a new trial. At first, bureau officials blamed the snafu on an outdated computer system, but last week Freeh pointed the finger at his own hand-picked field commanders and middle managers. "I think there...
...Outside, where the lightning bolt had tunneled the air, stray leaves fluttered down from the maple tree, smelling of spent electricity. The leaves looked like the fluttering canary feathers in Sylvester and Tweety cartoons after the cat has gobbled a bird...
...come next fall. District officials are so impressed with Stiglbauer's performance that they've asked her to leave Hand to head a struggling Columbia high school. Stiglbauer, who lives three blocks from Hand and whose son will begin the sixth grade there next fall, has promised not to stray too far. "A long while ago," she says, "I forgot where I stopped and these students started...