Dede Sophie

 PAPUA New Guinea, over the last three years, has been working at re-establishing stronger foundations and re-defining its destiny going forward into the future. Prime Minister Hon. James Marape – who, by law, remains the prime minister until the return of writs and establishment of the next government – said today from Fiji his resolve remains resolute and his focus total even if an army of Namahs, O’Neills and Davis’ marched against him with words of sharpest steel. The Prime Minister, who just handed over the leadership of the Melanesian Spearhead Group earlier today to Vanuatu PM Hon. Bob Loughman while balancing other regional negotiations at the 51st Pacific Islands Forum (PIF) summit in Fiji, said he would not be deterred by politically-fuelled, biased, unfounded criticisms by Belden Namah, Peter O’Neill, and Davis Steven that contributed little to nation-building.  “These men will never deter me and my leaders from the course we have set. Our paddles are already in deep, sails

Decoding The Lost Symbol: The Unauthorized Expert Guide to the Facts Behind the Fiction (A Touchstone Paperback Original; November 2009; 0-7432-8727-4; $14.99) is the first book available in bookstores analyzing the mysteries inside The Lost Symbol by Dan Brown. Simon Cox, bestselling author of Cracking the Da Vinci Code and Illuminating Angels & Demons , offers the first definitive guide to all the mysteries featured in Dan Brown’s latest novel. Based on extensive research, this A-to-Z guide lists the real people, organizations, and themes featured in Brown’s book. Easy to read and straightforward in its layout, it includes illustrations and color photos of the settings and artifacts referenced in The Lost Symbol . It was April 2009, and I was just arriving at the London Book Fair at the Earls Court Exhibition Halls. I was intending on catching up with friends, my UK publisher, and having a general look at what was new in the publishing world. However, I knew that something rem