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McNally forges a complicated, interlocking structure of relationships. By the end of the book, the initial shock of the suicide has spread through the network of characters and dissipated. The plot appears a mechanical process, divorced from the actions of those whom it surrounds. McNally creates no rapport between the story and the subjects, no common development of scope and substance. The narrative never takes off, never generates its own momentum, never grows--it just plays itself...
...only was there often no payoff on the bottom line, but corporate chiefs who expected at least some applause from Wall Street for reducing labor costs also got a nasty shock. "Senior executives may think that a press release announcing layoffs sends a signal like, 'Look, I'm cutting costs, therefore reward me,' " says Carol Coles, president of Mitchell & Co., a management consulting firm in Waltham, Massachusetts. "But investors are a lot savvier than that. They know that firms that had major layoffs often have more significant problems. Streamlining a company does not push stock prices higher...
...North Carolina goes 11-15, it's a shock. If Brown goes 11-15, it's a miracle...
Experts will also try to determine the velocity of the shock waves emanating from the blast. "Different compounds explode at different speeds," says Brian Jenkins, senior managing director for Kroll Associates, an international investigating firm. "You can tell by examining the metal that was torn apart. Was it a big explosion that moved a lot of things, or was it a high-velocity explosion that rent metal?" Sophisticated plastic explosives tend to shred metal and pulverize concrete, while common substances like dynamite tend to knock walls over and push vehicles around. Once investigators identify the substance, they will...
Experts speculate that the bomb may have consisted of several hundred pounds of high explosives. The bomber may have known that because the device would be detonated in the reinforced enclosure of a garage, it would deliver more bang for the buck. An enclosed area can double the "shock wave" value of an explosion. "When you have a contained explosion, the blast doesn't vent," says Phil Hough, president of International Explosives Disposal (USA). "Effectively the building becomes part of the bomb." Says Phillips: "The garage was the perfect location because of both the damage to the upper floors ((with...