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...Nobody backed us or sponsored us. Our ability is something to be proud of." ALI IMRON, Accused Bali bomb maker, taking credit for the attacks...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Verbatim | 2/17/2003 | See Source »

...Pudding made Scorsese’s labors worth his while, and the acclaimed film-maker walked away from the event with both...

Author: By Faryl Ury, CRIMSON STAFF WRITER | Title: Pudding Crowns Scorsese | 2/14/2003 | See Source »

...Neill is the latest addition to the Allston Initiative team—which includes on-the-ground-deal-maker Harris Band and Boston native and neighborhood specialist Kevin McCluskey...

Author: By Lauren A.E. Schuker, CRIMSON STAFF WRITER | Title: Staff Addition Gives Allston Initiative New Face | 2/13/2003 | See Source »

...last week announced $4 billion in 2002 sales, ranking it among the nation's top 10 defense contractors, just below such industry giants as Lockheed Martin and Boeing. L-3's fast start is widely credited to CEO Frank Lanza, 71, who was head of Loral Corp., maker of electronic warfare systems, when it was sold to Lockheed in 1996. With partner Robert La Penta, then a Loral executive, and financing from Lehman Bros., Lanza bought 10 Loral electronic-manufacturing divisions, glued them together, bulked up their research-and-development units and named them L-3 (for Lanza, La Penta...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Best Defense | 2/10/2003 | See Source »

...response, L-3 has been scrambling to devise civilian applications for its technology. Over the past year or so, the company has been on an acquisition binge, buying smaller companies in electronic-communications niches. A recent purchase was Wescam, a Canadian maker of stable cameras used by the movie industry to film action scenes--cameras well suited for aerial duty. And L-3 is one of the few suppliers of those hulking new airport luggage scanners mandated by Congress to screen checked bags. L-3's version uses technology originally developed to process military surveillance and reconnaissance photos. The company...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Best Defense | 2/10/2003 | See Source »

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