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...native black bass into the lake's waters believing that hotels and restaurants could lure more tourists if they could offer freshly caught lake fish on their menus. Over the years, however, the bass ate through nearly the entire food chain, including the the young of the rare Pato Poc duck. Their consumption disrupted the ecosystem and destroyed the organisms that would have kept the bacteria...
...courts. The busiest people in Port Moresby are judges, who are now deciding whether the five-month adjournment of Parliament was constitutional, whether Skate breached the Leadership Code when he quit as acting vice-regent, whether Skate's removal as Speaker was proper, and whether Matane or Sir Pato Kakaraya, the winner of the December vote, should be sworn in as the next Governor-General. Urgent issues like poverty, crime and corruption, a looming aids crisis, decaying infrastructure and dwindling investment must wait until Parliament has time for them. Voters are disgusted. Politicians "are just thinking of their own interests...
...high wooded hill with views of the Soajo Mountains and the Atlantic. If you're fit, climb its monumental Baroque staircase; otherwise take the 19th century water-powered elevator. At the top, treat yourself to the view from the excellent restaurant at the Hotel do Elevador. Try Arroz de Pato à Moda do Minho (duck with rice). There are also seclude footpaths, grottoes, a tennis court and a lake with boats for hire. The hillside is covered with beautiful things: the main staircase and a Pelican fountain have graceful statues of biblical figures. Nearby is the Stairway of Virtues (with...
...Pato Fu BRAZIL Pop rock with a sense of humor and a charge of electronica. Key album: Televisao De Cachorro...
...Weasel That first night of the concert turned out to be my favorite. The next day, Saurday Jan.13, had its high points - R.E.M. turned in a great set - and Sunday, January 14, the hard rock night, featured not only Pato Fu, a promising local hard rock band, and Nacao Zumbi, a cool local electronica outfit, it also Guns N' Roses, and they're always interesting to make fun of (at 3 a.m. on Saturday, there were about a dozen kids waiting outside of Axl Rose's hotel, waiting for a glimpse...