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...Like much else in Honiara, democracy is a haphazard work in progress. Bankrolled by the U.S. but not quite complete, the Parliament building is occupied only sporadically for sittings. The chamber is strikingly decorated with fish, birds and symbols representing the four directions of the wind. But a background of pastoral serenity has inspired few who've sat here to live by the motto on the coat of arms: to lead is to serve. Instead of grounding a diverse nation, Parliament and executive governments have been the epicenter of corruption. Criminal behavior, dressed up as traditional kastom, has become entrenched...
...Whether they behave or misbehave, you don't criticize them." Some of those major players are finally being called to account. In September, Agriculture Minister Alex Bartlett was arrested on charges of demanding money with menace, assault and arson after an incident in 2000. Other big fish are being investigated, and more charges are expected soon. The paper trail of bribes and corrupt decisions is surprisingly well preserved, says a law enforcement official...
...fish are fake, but the tropical excitement is real. O.K., maybe that's overstating it, but as the fish swim around, it really looks as if they're waiting for food. thinkgeek.com...
...you’re a local city candidate or councillor, it’s like shooting fish in a barrel,” Winters said. “You cannot lose by shooting at Harvard...
...fish, conveyor belts and robots serving drinks hardly seem the makings of a hit restaurant, but maybe that's why it worked out so spectacularly in 1997 when Woodroffe invested $275,000--his life savings--to open YO! Sushi in London. "We had a line down the block," says Woodroffe, 52. Today there are 21 YO! Sushi restaurants in Britain, Greece and Dubai. Woodroffe's newest project is a hotel: combine a Japanese capsule hotel (tiny rooms, windows onto a corridor) with the plush service of a first-class airplane seat, and you've got YOTEL, a five-star...