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Thwack. Almost every time he hit a long iron, Charlie McPhee would hear the dread sound of a golf ball headed for trouble. Thwack. Instead of hitting the ball solidly in the blade's sweet spot, he would catch it slightly forward, on his club's toe. "I was sick of hearing that sound," he says. "I would hear it in my sleep...
...Cruiser?the snow on "Kili" pink in the sun's glow?and studying the mining operations below. He had come from the Block D zone reserved for small-scale miners and was headed to Block B, a second area for locals, studded like D with a jumble of corrugated-iron roofs, holes and ladders marking each small claim. But between them was a large dirt stretch with no activity. He made inquiries, put together a group of private investors in South Africa, and with them eventually took over the mining rights for Block C. The company they created was ultimately...
Worried that you left the iron on? iControl, which won the 2006 Electronic House Product of the Year Award for its system of cameras, sensors, lamp modules, thermostats and detectors, allows you to view live video and manage your utilities and appliances from a personal Web portal or any Web-enabled cell phone. The iControl starter kit costs $399, with a monthly subscription fee of $10. HomeSeer's $200 Home Control Software 2 can create elaborate automated routines that you can then control remotely via a Web page and activate by voice or simply by sending an e-mail...
...China's economic planners, the mineral finds come at a critical time. Over the past several years Chinese businesses have scoured the globe to acquire the raw materials demanded by the country's red-hot economy. They've faced steep price rises, more than 160% in the price of iron ore since 2004. The potential reserves in Tibet could help with that. They include 1 billion tons of rich iron ore, 40 million tons of copper and 40 million tons of lead. "Just going by the reports I've seen and accepting them at face value, the size of these...
...Dharamsala argue that average Tibetans are unlikely to benefit. "Development projects must ensure the real benefits go to the Tibetan people themselves and not undermine Tibet's fragile ecology," says Thubten Samphel, a spokesman for the exiled Tibetan government. "We have the same concerns with these discoveries of iron, copper, lead and zinc." But for Beijing, feeding China's hungry economy is clearly worry number...