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...icon of the British capital. Affectionately dubbed "the Gherkin," the skyscraper is a hit with everyone from architects to heritage lovers to ordinary Londoners, while its environmentally smart design takes advantage of natural light and ventilation, using just half the energy of a typical office block. Designed by Sir Norman Foster for global reinsurers Swiss Re, the building's elegant outline has reassured locals that architecture can be both attractive and high-rise, even in a city that, as late as the 1960s, prohibited the construction of buildings taller than St. Paul's Cathedral. In fact, the 40-story tower...
...Sir Frank Kermode is considered one of the most distinguished critics and academics of English Literature. He is best known for his celebrated studies on D.H. Lawrence and Shakespeare...
...M.P.s on both sides plotted to replace the government, Opposition leader Sir Mekere Morauta decided to join it. In mid May, saying, "the nation needs stability," he took most of his P.N.G. Party into Somare's 12-party coalition. A week later, Somare sacked seven Cabinet ministers, including four members of the People's National Congress, whose founder, Bill Skate, was Speaker of Parliament - and thus acting Governor-General. "We need a government intact," Somare explained, "a government to continue and complete its term of office...
...M.P.s arriving at Parliament were searched for weapons by armed police. The Opposition accused Somare of "resorting to undemocratic ways" but couldn't match the numbers on the government benches. Former diplomat Sir Paulias Matane was elected as Governor-General, but the expected no-confidence motion didn't come. Next day, the government voted to sack Skate as Speaker. Unable to stop the move, most of the Opposition stormed...
...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...