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...unlivable. Calculating how and when this will happen is a genuinely dismal science, but not without a certain grim fascination. The classic Big Bang theory, refined over the decades since the astronomer Edwin Hubble discovered the expanding universe in 1929, suggests that cosmic destiny will be decided through a tug-of-war between two opposing forces. One is the expansion of space, which for more than 10 billion years has been carrying galaxies ever farther apart from one another. The other is the mutual gravitational force exerted by those galaxies and all the other stuff in the universe; it acts...
...glass cube, it admits a view of the New York City sky, or as much of it as high-rise, heaven-deprived Manhattan allows. Even the threadwork of exposed cables and clamps that holds the glass in place hints at the tug of forces that bind the universe together. "If you push these comparisons too far, you fall into kitsch," says Polshek. But push them just so, as he does, and you climb to the stars...
Mention the word "Cuba" in the United States and many people will immediately think of Bacardi, Montecristos and Guaguanco. To others, Cuba conjures images of Elian Gonzlez, the poor boy who has been the focus of an emotional tug-of-war. And to those who look forward to his deportation, perhaps images of Fidel Castro, Ch Guevara, and the wonders of Communism parade in their minds...
...intense tug-of-war that lasted for over 35 minutes of play, the Crimson came away with a 58-47 victory over the Big Red (10-8, 2-4) on Friday night at the Newman arena...
...going to be that kind of family reunion. Elian's grandmothers--his abuelas--spent 90 minutes last Wednesday chatting with and hugging their six-year-old grandson. But they might as well have grabbed one of his arms and not let go: this family gathering was a diplomatic tug-of-war. When it ended, the abuelas, Mariela Quintana and Raquel Rodriguez, said Elian had seemed a "completely different boy." The meeting hardened their resolve to take him home. "I feel angry and impotent," a tearful Rodriguez told TIME. "What is happening is inhuman." But Elian's Miami clan...