Word: containing
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...killer, it seems, was never on Everson's bad-trick list. He left no decipherable signature: the bags tied around his victims' heads were more likely an effort to contain the blood than a symbol of suburban anonymity. Even FBI psycho profilers were stymied, offering only that the perpetrator was probably a white male age 20 to 40. When a suspect was finally arrested, hookers recalled him as a regular, paying cash several times a month for a $28.95 room at the Spokane Budget Saver Motel. "He was a good trick," says Everson. "He was never weird. The women were...
...With the trade in "blood diamonds" on the agenda of the G8 summit later this month, De Beers is moving quickly to rebrand itself as a concerned corporate citizen of the world. Still, the company may struggle to contain the market backlash that could result from diamonds' being associated with brutality in Africa. De Beer's spokesman Andy Lamont, speaking in London, sounded a defensive note when pressed on industry responsibility for financing insurgencies. "Diamonds don't kill people," said Lamont. "People kill people." Shopworn NRA slogans won't necessarily mollify a potentially fickle market - De Beers may do better...
...then fire the interceptor from the Pacific. It hopes the resulting collision will persuade President Clinton to give the order to start building a $30 billion system to protect the U.S. from missile attack. Success could signal the most profound change in U.S. national security since Washington decided to contain Soviet expansionism in 1947. That is why so much is riding on this week's test for the military, its contractors and the space shield's many proponents in Washington...
...answer, like the odor, is in the cork. Wooden corks contain microbes that create unpleasant odors, but plastic corks are as classy as Dixie cups. The solution? Zap 'em. Researchers recently discovered that a specially designed microwave oven will kill the offending organisms, leaving corks odorless. Don't try this at home, however. These ovens will be incorporated into the wine-production process...
...With U.N. experts projecting that at least $3 billion a year is needed to simply contain the spread of HIV in the continent without even beginning to treat it, assistance from the West also becomes a matter of life and death - Africa currently spends some $15 billion each year simply on servicing its debts to the industrialized world. Of course, while Mbeki champions this point of view, domestic critics question whether it wouldn't be more persuasive if his government weren't spending some $5 billion on new jet fighters and submarines when it is AIDS, rather than some foreign...