Word: metallism
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...iron on both ends of Briggs Cage took a beating as Harvard and Northeastern combined for 76 missed shots during the Crimson's 65-58 victory over the Huskies. But all the clanging metal worked to Harvard's advantage; the home team pulled down an amazing 50 rebounds to ensure the victory...
...Haven office. The same day as the Yale attack, the New York Times received a letter that predicted both bombings, saying, "We are an anarchist group calling ourselves FC. We will give information about our goals at some future time." (Eleven of the bombs have contained metal parts, designed to survive the explosion, inscribed...
...blown-up bit, FBI investigators have pieced together a psychological profile of their prey. They can tell by the handmade wooden boxes and by the tiny, handcrafted screws that he is a meticulous, even compulsive, man. He spends hours, they say, cutting, filing and whittling little bits of metal and wood, removing any hints of their origin. According to retired FBI bomb expert James Ronay, the bomber also assembles and disassembles the whole thing several times before he is through. He has "an uncontrollable urge to fool with this thing as much as possible," Ronay explains. "And ultimately...
...urge the public to call a toll-free hotline with tips (1-800-701-BOMB), the seeming randomness of Mosser's murder left some people wondering if they might be next. Many advertising agencies beefed up their security procedures, and sales of such devices as X-ray metal detectors skyrocketed. Some computer users on the Internet discussed the case in private E-mail messages but avoided the public bulletin boards, loath to call attention to themselves. But John T. Horn, head of corporate security at Kroll Associates, a New York-based security company, is careful to keep the matter...
Harding and her confederacy of dunces thought they could eliminate the Olympic figure-skating competition with one thwack of a metal baton on Nancy Kerrigan's leg. They would then skate to riches, and nobody would know better. In fact, everybody went to jail but Harding, who plea-bargained her way to probation...