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...word for homeboy an so we just call ourselves desis." That word basically means countrymen in Hindi, but in Londonstani it seems to embrace any young gangsta wannabe who fancies bling jewelry, designer hooded sweatshirts, Bollywood film divas, high-end mobile phones and senseless violence. A former "coconut" - brown outside, white inside - Jas has given up his studious ways to hang out with a gang of more authentic desis: Hardjit, a well-muscled Sikh who likes to beat up goras and Muslims suspected of fancying Indian girls; sheeplike Ravi, who is overeager to fit in; and angry Amit, tortured...
...rioters' outrage stems from reports that Rini had bought M.P.s' votes with money from Asian business backers. Rini has denied the allegations, but claims of bribery and corruption - which were also leveled at his predecessor, Sir Allan Kemakeza - swirl constantly on the Solomons' "coconut wireless." Police investigating the riots on Sunday arrested Central Honiara M.P. Nelson Ne'e for intimidation and issued a warrant for the arrest of East Honiara M.P. Charles Dausabea on similar charges...
...been scheduled for Good Friday, Dingman only said that the invite was not suitable. “I think the way the party advertised itself was inappropriate, period,” Dingman said. An e-mail sent to freshman open-lists advertising the party read: “Coconut bras, strategically placed fauna, caution tape, tin foil, trashbags...” “Get creative this Friday night and show us what you’ve got. Join the First Year Social Committee and the Class of 2009 for this weekend’s most risque event...
...Card party cut into a huge coconut cake and watched a slide show that White House photographer Eric Draper had assembled to commemorate Card's five-plus years in the West Wing, the second longest any Chief of Staff has served. The meal for the two-hour flight from Des Moines was chicken Marsala and tomato cucumber salad. The Air Force One crew presented Card with a jacket and a window from the plane inscribed with his name as an expression of gratitude. Card, a frequent guest at Camp David and a member of the "Hundred Degree Club...
...Oranienburger Strasse, bellinilounge.de Located on one of Berlin's main nightlife drags. Find a place in the cozy back room and watch the tropical fish as you sip a Bellini, a champagne cocktail with peach juice. Try the green temptation, an award-winning house creation made of butterscotch, coconut and melon liqueurs and kiwi, lemon and passion-fruit juice. Windhorst 65 Dorotheenstrasse, tel: (49-30) 20450070 Günter Windhorst doesn't have it easy: his bar is located next to the U.S. embassy, and post-9/11 security nearly blocked the entrance. But it's worth crossing the security...