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Back at the bomb site, rumors about al-Hakim continued to swirl. It was not until 5 p.m. that his death was confirmed, and by then about 80 bodies had been counted. With more than 150 injured, the main hospital in Najaf was straining to cope with the load. "This is a catastrophe for Iraqis," said Hassan al-Naji al-Moussawi, imam of the Mohsen Mosque in Sadr City, Baghdad's Shi'ite-dominated suburb, once known as Saddam City. "And for it to happen at the walls of the Imam Ali shrine, it's as if somebody has reached...
...FEES MATTER Most 529 plans are sold through financial advisers. Such plans charge a one-time sales load of as much as 5.75% of money invested, which you may think a fair trade for good advice. But a high annual expense ratio--charged by all plans, even those you buy direct--will only eat at returns. Plans charge as little as 0.65% annually; the average...
...says, was "my greatest challenge, the most speculative reconstruction I've ever worked on." In addition to the handful of ship carvings at Borobudur and a few vaguely analogous shipwrecks, he was also guided by Assad's instincts and experience. Burningham built a model based upon historical estimates of load and the limits of materials available at the time, then gave it to Assad to construct on the Indonesian island of Pagerungan Kecil. "He not only built from the model," says Burningham, "he also interpreted...
...First, it's a start: the beginning of what the Americans hope will become a larger contingent. Second: politics, of course. Helping to share the heavy load seems a smart business move to many governments - because Uncle Sam is willing to make some sweet deals to dispel the impression that the U.S. and U.K. are stranded. "The biggest advantage is to demonstrate the U.S. is not alone," says a senior U.S. intelligence official. "If all the promises materialize, it will still be only one-fifth of the U.S. forces deployed there." America's needs are creating big opportunities for some...
...cost-effective strategy is to nominate either your cellular or your land-line service as your main communications link. Load it with the monthly minutes you need at the best possible price while subscribing to a bare-bones plan for your little-used secondary phone. If your land line is your primary phone, you can get a basic cell-phone plan from T-Mobile for $19.99 a month, including a free phone. That will give you 60 minutes to use anytime, plus 500 weekend and nighttime minutes. Be careful, however, not to underestimate how often you use a cell phone...