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...well, we weren’t quite sure, but we settled on “MacDaff,” after a variety of options ranging from “Magdeath” to “McDuff.” At the end of the trip, when we saw it in writing, we learned that his name was actually “Mega Death.” Obviously...
...While Musharraf's government brought electricity to remote villages - a popular vote earner - it failed to increase energy production. "Sure, we saw incredible growth over the past five years," says industrialist Mirza Ikhtiar Baig, "but the previous government failed to generate a single additional megawatt. If you have that kind of growth but do not generate the power to go with it then the system will collapse." Load-shedding - as much as 18 hours a day in some areas - has brought production lines in key employment sectors such as textile-manufacturing to a standstill. Rising oil prices had been mitigated...
...Riots over power shortages, usually a standard summer feature when demand is at its highest, are rocking Pakistan's major cities. In the industrial town of Multan, a recent protest over power outages saw 58 gravely injured and hundreds of thousands of dollars in damage to government buildings, factories, utilities and vehicles. If the problems continue it could lead to political instability. "The economy is more urgent than extremism," says an American diplomat in Islamabad...
...sprawling archipelagoes with dozens of tiny islands, Indonesia and the Philippines sound like ideal hideouts for fugitives. They could stay out of sight for years. Look at how long it has been since anyone saw Osama bin Laden. Wendy Ling, Cairns...
...fact that I met my wife there too.) When the project was over, I missed him terribly and stayed in touch as much as I could. With his 90th birthday approaching, I wanted to make sure that my two boys--each of whom boasts a Mandela-related middle name--saw the great man one more time. He was sunny and happy that morning, and spent most of the time entertaining my sons...