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...tiny Pacific nation's internationally famous resorts with their manicured grounds, picture-postcard beaches and beaming staff, a swathe of desperate humanity resides in flimsy and illegally built shanties, without sewerage, running water, electricity or garbage disposal. This mainly Indo-Fijian underclass represents more than 10 per cent of the country's 900,000 population. A third of them have no income at all; four out of five lack the means to provide three meals a day for their families...
...Schveep for half a cent...
...this year; before the coup, it had forecast growth of 2%. Speaking the day before his government's first Budget, Bainimarama blames Qarase's team. "If the economy falls," he says, "then 2% of the fall can be attributed to the events of Dec. 5. Ninety-eight per cent is the fault of the previous government. We were already going downhill, but we need to pick it up very quickly...
...stabbing, intoxicated underage girls, secretive nightclub managers, and a sausage vendor conveniently located in the shadow of a blood-stained parking garage have come together in a strange tale. Although this might sound like the plot of a 99-cent mystery novel, such elements actually make up the story behind the new restrictions Boston has placed on clubgoers throughout the city. Last New Year’s Eve weekend, Boston began enforcing a ban prohibiting those under the age of 21 from attending clubs after 11 p.m., essentially limiting the club scene to the over-21 crowd.A CIVIC RESPONSESafety concerns...
...same time, Hurt linked the aggressive masculinity he finds in hip-hop music to what he sees as a broader phenomenon in American society. “I started thinking about the larger culture of violence. If George Bush were in the rap game, he would probably outsell 50 Cent,” said Hurt. “His brand of hyperaggression, his inability to make any concessions, to acknowledge any mistakes, sends a message about masculinity that I find very troubling.” A clip of California Governor Arnold Schwarzenegger uttering the words “don?...