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SIERRA Leone counted votes today from its first elections since UN peacekeepers left two years ago and early results showed a run-off might be needed to choose the new president.

SIERRA Leone counted votes today from its first elections since UN peacekeepers left two years ago and early results showed a run-off might be needed to choose the new president.

Enthusiastic voters turned out in huge numbers on Saturday in polls billed as a test of stability, five years after the end of a conflict fuelled by diamonds and notorious for the hacking of limbs off civilians, sometimes by drugged child soldiers.

FREETOWN (Reuters) - War-scarred Sierra Leone counted votes on Sunday from its first elections since U.N. peacekeepers left two years ago, polls its people hope will speed recovery from an 11-year civil war.

War-scarred Sierra Leone counted votes on Sunday from its first elections since U.N. peacekeepers left two years ago, polls its people hope will speed recovery from an 11-year civil war.

The winds of change are blowing stronger across M Chinnaswamy stadium, the seat of power of Cricket in Karnataka, as liquor Baron Vijay Mallya and the last Scion of the Wadiyar dynasty Srikantadatta Narasimharaja Wadiyar determined to unseat the current team of the Karnataka State Cricket Association (KSCA) spearheaded by former test cricketer Brijesh Patel.

Jim Farber: A whole line of boomer-generation musical families have all spawned highly useful children. Never has this genetic windfall been more obvious than on the new album from Linda Thompson.

Leslie Sturges' home in Fairfax County, Va., is infested with bats. Brown bats and red bats. Grumpy, full-grown bats and pups the size of a coin. They roost in the basement of her home. They zip around the gazebo-like structure in the backyard. There are...

Millions of people lined up to vote in Sierra Leone in the first election since U. N. peacekeeping efforts ended two years ago, ready to...

EVERETT - Think of it as a bank on wheels. With one year of business under its belt, Mountain Pacific Bank is doing its best to offer services that will bring in new customers as well as keep its existing ones satisfied. One of those services is through the bank's "mobile branch."

Published Jul 19, 2007 - 17:38:13 CDT. By the time you read this, I'll be married and off on my honeymoon. Through all the planning and stress, I still was able to relax by taking the time to sit down with a good book.

During a recent vacation to Pawley's Island, S.C., I'd planned to spend quality time with a good mystery or two. I didn't expect to stumble across a real-life one that has persisted for almost two centuries, with the Carolinas playing a central role.

Immigration Minister David Cunliffe is not sure what or where New Zealand’s 384 cases of suspected immigration fraud are. “I am not going to speculate”.

In the first election since UN peacekeeping efforts ended two years ago, the people of Sierra Leone voted on the first new president since the brutal civil war in 2002.

STRASBURG, Pa. - Jellybean, a 1992 Toyota Previa owned by Marilyn Weaver of Strasburg, boasts 311,000 miles.

As the rain system that lasted over seven hours proceeded to move out of the La Crosse area on Saturday, a new rain system continued to develop in southeastern Minnesota.

On Thursday, August 9th, the Defense Advanced Research Agency announced that 36 teams are advancing as semifinalists to the DARPA Urban Challenge. The challenge offers a $2M prize to the team fielding a driverless robotic vehicle to self-navigate 60 miles of city traffic.

It is the first election in Sierra Leone since United Nations peacekeeping efforts ended two years ago.

A mass sale of First Solar Inc. stock raised $618 million, nearly a quarter of which went to heirs of Wal-Mart scion John Walton.

Literary event is set for today at bookstore ARLINGTON -- A "Literary Celebration" today at the Barnes & Noble at 3909 S. Cooper St. will feature readings by Arlington and Mansfield city leaders and a performance by actors from the Artisan Center Theater in Hurst. The event is from 1 to 4 p.m. Up to 25 percent of some purchases made today at the store will benefit Arlington Alliance for ...

A box can be a beautiful thing.

Sierra Leoneans vote on Saturday in their first presidential elections since a U.N. peacekeeping force left the war-shattered West African country two years ago.

Movement, held at Scion-Hawaii on 2850 Pukoloa St. in Mapunapuna, will be hosted by Big Mox and will include Sir Style and DJ Flip as featured performers.

HILLSBORO -- A race between a car and sports utility vehicle Thursday night left the car totaled and police on the lookout for the driver of the SUV. Lt. Michael Rouches, spokesman for the Hillsboro Police Department, said two vehicles began racing about 11 p.m. on Northeast Cornell Road near Grant Street.

HILLSBORO -- A race between a car and sports utility vehicle Thursday night left the car totaled and police on the lookout for the driver of the SUV. Lt. Michael Rouches, spokesman for the Hillsboro Police Department, said two vehicles began racing about 11 p.m. on Northeast Cornell Road near Grant Street.

HILLSBORO -- A race between a car and sports utility vehicle Thursday night left the car totaled and police on the lookout for the driver of the SUV. Lt. Michael Rouches, spokesman for the Hillsboro Police Department, said two vehicles began racing about 11 p.m. on Northeast Cornell Road near Grant Street.

HILLSBORO -- A race between a car and sports utility vehicle Thursday night left the car totaled and police on the lookout for the driver of the SUV. Lt. Michael Rouches, spokesman for the Hillsboro Police Department, said two vehicles began racing about 11 p.m. on Northeast Cornell Road near Grant Street.

HILLSBORO -- A race between a car and sports utility vehicle Thursday night left the car totaled and police on the lookout for the driver of the SUV. Lt. Michael Rouches, spokesman for the Hillsboro Police Department, said two vehicles began racing about 11 p.m. on Northeast Cornell Road near Grant Street.

HILLSBORO -- A race between a car and sports utility vehicle Thursday night left the car totaled and police on the lookout for the driver of the SUV. Lt. Michael Rouches, spokesman for the Hillsboro Police Department, said two vehicles began racing about 11 p.m. on Northeast Cornell Road near Grant Street.

HILLSBORO -- A race between a car and sports utility vehicle Thursday night left the car totaled and police on the lookout for the driver of the SUV. Lt. Michael Rouches, spokesman for the Hillsboro Police Department, said two vehicles began racing about 11 p.m. on Northeast Cornell Road near Grant Street.

HILLSBORO -- A race between a car and sports utility vehicle Thursday night left the car totaled and police on the lookout for the driver of the SUV. Lt. Michael Rouches, spokesman for the Hillsboro Police Department, said two vehicles began racing about 11 p.m. on Northeast Cornell Road near Grant Street.

After all is said and done, after the exchange of harsh and hurting words, after all the threats of final separation and filing of court cases, will estranged couple Ruffa Gutierrez and Yilmaz Bektas let bygones be bygones and, ehem, get back together again?

A car traveling at 105 mph on Allisonville Road crashed overnight, killing the driver.

HILLSBORO, Ore. --- A car and an SUV were involved in what police described as racing crash Tuesday night in Hillsboro. Officers said two vehicles were going eastbound when somehow they collided with one another near NE Cornell Rd. and NE Grant Street.

As the rain system that lasted over seven hours proceeded to move out of the La Crosse area on Saturday, a new rain system continued to develop in southeastern Minnesota.

National Post readers across Atlantic Canada will now have to travel to Halifax if they want an actual print copy of the national newspaper.

Patricia Terry and her family own a house at Whiskey Creek and Riff roads in the town of Corning. It's a fairly wild corner of the Twin Tiers, so they're used to seeing black bears from time to time.

Though Cambridge is a town where being on the city council comes with the job security of a tenured professorship, this November’s race could put two new faces on the nine-person city council—and that’s assuming that all the incumbents win reelection.

SAN MATEO, Calif. — Scion's innovative 2007 marketing campaign, which so far this year has included a Book of Deviants and partying at Alcatraz with circus freaks, veered in another direction on Thursday.

SANTA MONICA, Calif.----Edmunds Inc., publisher of four Web sites that empower, engage and educate automotive consumers, enthusiasts and insiders, today regretfully announced that it recently miscalculated the True Cost of Incentives (TCI) for the Toyota Tundra.

The French fashion label has a powerhouse as its Indian ambassador SHE has the most enviable job among her gal pals. Not because there aren't enough ladies who launch international fashion labels in India, but she's arguably the only one who actually walks the talk. Kalyani Chawla is clearly more than a pretty face, hired to rep Christian Dior in India. She waxes easy on the French couturier's ...

Published Jul 19, 2007 - 17:38:13 CDT. By the time you read this, I'll be married and off on my honeymoon. Through all the planning and stress, I still was able to relax by taking the time to sit down with a good book.

As the rain system that lasted over seven hours proceeded to move out of the La Crosse area on Saturday, a new rain system continued to develop in southeastern Minnesota.

Toyota Motor Corp (7203.T) will continue to grow in the U.S. market, but at a slower rate than it has in the past, and is considering targeting young consumers with a premium small car, the automaker's North American sales chief said on Thursday.

National Post readers across Atlantic Canada will now have to travel to Halifax if they want an actual print copy of the national newspaper.

National Post readers across Atlantic Canada will now have to travel to Halifax if they want to buy an actual print copy of the national newspaper.

Traverse City, MI – August 9, 2007 – Featured speaker at the Wednesday morning session, Ford’s new big boss Alan Mulally, charmed the audience with an extemporaneous talk about his first months at the helm of the struggling automaker.

TRAVERSE CITY - The tarmac at Cherry Capital Airport was populated with corporate jets Wednesday morning, indicating the arrival of automotive industry big guns scheduled to share their wisdom with 1,200 or more acolytes assembled in the ballroom at the Grand Traverse Resort.

Toyota Motor Sales (TMS), U.S.A., Inc., today placed first among all corporations and earned 10 segment awards in the 2007 J.D. Power and Associates Vehicle Dependability Study(SM) (VDS), more than any other manufacturer.

Scion Capital, LLC announces that Scion Qualified Value Fund, a Series of Scion Qualified Funds, LLC acquired ownership of 870,000 common shares of PetroGlobe Inc. and 870,000 common share purchase warrants of PetroGlobe by way of a private placement on August 7, 2007.

Makena Technologies, creator of the popular social virtual world There.com, has launched Club Scion, a new in-world marketing campaign from Scion that features a large-scale, interconnected "tower" of the Scion xA, xB and tC car models that have been customized as sleek nightclubs, complete with music, dance floors, seating, hot tubs and even transparent walk-ways and ladders that let consumers ...

THE ARTIST known as Buff Monster might have been born in Hawaii, but it wasn't until he moved to Los Angeles that -- fed on a cultural stew of heavy metal, graffiti art, ice cream and the color pink -- the beast came into being.

Inspired by the first Tomb Raider videogame, originally released in 1996, Lara Croft Tomb Raider: Anniversary is a totally new 2006 adventure for Lara, faithfully preserving the elements which made the original Tomb Raider such a classic.

A galloping case of bronchitis confined me indoors for the past three weeks. To keep the virus all to myself before my oldmonia develops into pneumonia (Ugh!

Constitutional issue looms over charges of cocaine possession

NOW we know that those in authority at the African National Congress (ANC) have the good sense to read this august organ from front page to last, how else will they remain on par with the writings of your friendly neighbourhood columnist?

What a difference a year makes for Ned Lamont.

A hired assassin who charged $1 million a kill, he was one of James Bond’s most calculating and ruthless enemies.

What a difference a year makes for Ned Lamont.

The fate of Moses Greengrass is in the hands of District Judge James Boyd, who will decide whether his arrest in March was constitutional.

It's a good thing Tim Torres drives a gas-sipping Scion. He's spent the summer driving the 344 miles between Salem and Lexington, Ky., as the Houston Astros move him up and down the same two rungs on their minor-league ladder.

Former Free State cricket captain Joubert Strydom has been appointed the new convener of selectors for the Proteas. He is a scion of the Strydom clan from Bloemfontein. His father Steve and three of his uncles played cricket for the province.

KATHMANDU: Two Indians are languishing in a Kathmandu hotel where they have been held captive for over three months for no fault of theirs. Their employer in Mumbai, they say, has apparently been shirking his responsibility.

Published Jul 19, 2007 - 17:38:13 CDT. By the time you read this, I'll be married and off on my honeymoon. Through all the planning and stress, I still was able to relax by taking the time to sit down with a good book.

Bangalore, Aug. 7: A Bengali teacher of French has been accused of raping a woman for two days and three nights and video-graphing the acts, claiming to be replicating scenes from French films.

Uncut Versions of Indie Favorites Raising Arizona, The Princess Bride and Napoleon Dynamite Will Be Featured on a State-Of-The-Art Outdoor Video SystemEvent offers opportunity for local filmmakers to ...

IFC and Comcast announced today that San Francisco has been selected as a destination for the IFC Free Film Fest - a state-of-the-art, multimedia 10-city independent film tour.

A teachers association has complained about Internet bullying of its members. But perhaps, writes Natalie Haynes , they need to take a lesson about the web from their pupils

VISALIA -- A 71-year-old Visalia man was killed early Saturday morning when the car he was driving crashed into a tow truck removing a vehicle from the scene of a hit-and-run crash.

Prashant Joshi and his assistant are being held prisoners because the travel agency they work for has not paid their hotel bills.

Two Indians are languishing in a Kathmandu hotel where they have been held captive for over three months for no fault of theirs. Their employer in Mumbai, they say, has apparently been shirking his responsibility.

Scion of the chocolate-making family Joel Cadbury (NYSE:CSG) was more likely to have been drawn by a desire to hang out with the smart set to burn off calories than any moral duty.

By Sudeshna Sarkar, Kathmandu, Aug 7: Two Indians are languishing in a Kathmandu hotel where they have been held captive for over three months for no fault of theirs.

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Kathmandu, Aug 7 (IANS) Two Indians are languishing in a Kathmandu hotel where they have been held captive for over three months for no fault of theirs.

NEW LONDON -- A former employee of St. Bernard High School accused of embezzling nearly $850,000 entered a not guilty plea Monday in New London Superior Court.

NEW LONDON -- The first of a dozen people charged in an alleged embezzlement scheme at Toyota of Colchester was voluntarily sent to prison.

Whyville.net, with 2.6 million members, has snagged a grant with the Texas Workforce Commission to teach kids robotics, high-tech manufacturing and aerospace design in a virtual world.

EVERETT - Think of it as a bank on wheels. With one year of business under its belt, Mountain Pacific Bank is doing its best to offer services that will bring in new customers as well as keep its existing ones satisfied. One of those services is through the bank's "mobile branch."

Published Jul 19, 2007 - 17:38:13 CDT. By the time you read this, I'll be married and off on my honeymoon. Through all the planning and stress, I still was able to relax by taking the time to sit down with a good book.

As his father and sister prepared for an eventful trip to Delhi in July, DMK scion Stalin was getting an image makeover designed to make sure he goes far enough.

The new 2009 Toyota Corolla should go on sale in early 2008, according to Automotive News, and we'll get our first look at the car this November at the SEMA Show in Las Vegas. There will be quite a few changes, most noticeably a new "edgier" design.

TV Tokyo began its summary coverage of last Sunday's Upper House election later than the other stations, and included some genuine theater: A short dramatization of the ruling Liberal Democratic Party's "crushing defeat."

VISALIA -- A 71-year-old Visalia man was killed early Saturday morning when the car he was driving crashed into a tow truck removing a vehicle from the scene of a hit-and-run crash.

TIJUANA, Mexico (AP) -- An economist from Mexico's ruling party appeared to have defeated Tijuana's flamboyant, self-proclaimed billionaire mayor in a hotly contested Baja California gubernatorial race, according to returns released Monday.

Thomas Cholmondeley is the sole heir to one of Kenya's largest land-owning dynasties, and the scion of one of its most famous colonial settlers. For the second time in a year, he is accused of murdering a black Kenyan.

JERUSALEM - Holocaust survivors in Israel demanded yesterday that the Jewish state raise what they consider a laughable new offer of $20 monthly stipends. At least 500 elderly survivors and their supporters rallied outside the parliament building, carrying placards and wearing stickers reading "The Holocaust is still here" and "Forgive us for surviving."

In an iconic 1950s photograph, parents and offspring sit in front of a spanking new TV, entranced by a variety show. All but forgotten is the other occasion to gather in the living room during the mid-20th century: to watch moving images of a far more...

Even major Hollywood liberals are saying Sean Penn "went too far" in letting himself be used by Venezuelan president Hugo Chavez to again bash the United States.

JERUSALEM - Holocaust survivors in Israel demanded yesterday that the Jewish state raise what they consider a laughable new offer of $20 monthly stipends. At least 500 elderly survivors and their supporters rallied outside the parliament building, carrying placards and wearing stickers reading "The Holocaust is still here" and "Forgive us for surviving."

PLAINFIELD -- A Danielson man was injured Sunday after his motorcycle veered off Green Hollow Road and struck a utility pole. James D. Harrison, 32, was treated at The William W. Backus Hospital in Norwich and later was transported to Rhode Island Hospital for further treatment.

EVERETT - Think of it as a bank on wheels. With one year of business under its belt, Mountain Pacific Bank is doing its best to offer services that will bring in new customers as well as keep its existing ones satisfied. One of those services is through the bank's "mobile branch."

Among as many as 17 people who have been indicted for voter fraud or vote tampering in Hidalgo County in the last decade, only one has served any jail time.

Deanna Hensley, 7, holds her ears to the loud base music comming from The Scion XB limited edition Release Series 1.0 No.1075 during the Carolina Car Stereo car show on Saturday afternoon.

To make sure all east Pasco students have the school supplies they need to start the 2007-08 school year, the Projects of Pasco organization has placed donation boxes at businesses throughout the area. Wesley Chapel Toyota is taking the concept one step further.

New Delhi, Aug. 5: Political circles in Delhi are once again abuzz with talk of a cabinet shuffle and an AICC revamp — but both, sources say, hinge on a decision to be taken by the MP from Amethi.

TOMS RIVER — Seniors, get ready for the scoop of the year. The Scoop Expo, sponsored by the Asbury Park Press and the Senior Scoop weekly publication, is sure to turn on area seniors to a wide array of information ranging from finances to how to have fun at Great Adventure.

A state prosecutor who recommended the filing of murder and obstruction of justice charges against two Butuan traders involved in the rape-murder of a 19-year-old beauty titlist admitted getting bribery attempts just to reverse his recommendation.

My last item, where you got to hear me as well as read me, was, fittingly, my 1,000th post since I began this dubious exercise of blogging. That somehow seems like a more important anniversary than how long I've been doing it.

A photo from 1918 shows that the current interest in electric cars is a long-awaited revival.

Published Jul 19, 2007 - 17:38:13 CDT. By the time you read this, I'll be married and off on my honeymoon. Through all the planning and stress, I still was able to relax by taking the time to sit down with a good book.

The National Tropical Botanical Garden offers plenty of beautiful flowers, with three sites on Kauai, Hawaii's "Garden Isle." Here visitors can get off the beach and learn more about the local flora. But one aspect of what takes place at the National Tropical Botanical Garden goes well beyond aesthetics. Resident scientists face the challenge of snatching the Pacific islands' quickly disappearing ...

TV Tokyo began its summary coverage of last Sunday's Upper House election later than the other stations, and included some genuine theater: A short dramatization of the ruling Liberal Democratic... Read more . . .

Here’s good news for fans of a loose-meat seasoned sandwich that’s returning to the local market after a hiatus of more than 20 years: Des Moines-based Maid-Rite plans to open an outlet late next month in the Café Court at Columbia Mall, franchise co-owner Chuck Caisley said.

Blood services organization to conduct drive: Virginia Blood Services will conduct a blood drive from noon to 6 p.m. Aug. 17 at Verona United Methodist Church at 406 Lee Highway. For more information, call 248-7777.

London, Aug 4 (ANI): Paris Hilton is reportedly dating actress Mischa Barton's ex, Cisco Adler. The socialite had a series of dates with Adler, who was earlier dumped by Barton after his nude pics appeared on ParisExposed.com. And it seems 'The O.C.' actress has no issues with her ex dating Hilton, for Barton, who earlier dated oil scion Brandon Davis, a close pal of 'The Simple ...

These 10 women hold their own in their spouses' high-stakes world.

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Published Jul 19, 2007 - 17:38:13 CDT. By the time you read this, I'll be married and off on my honeymoon. Through all the planning and stress, I still was able to relax by taking the time to sit down with a good book.

Bangalore: In a hurriedly convened press conference, BCCI president Sharad Pawar said that he had no role to play in the forthcoming Karnataka State Cricket Association (KSCA) elections though he did add that the current association has done ...

Here is a look at some current and new DVD releases, reviewed by Walter Addiego, Peter Hart- laub, G. Allen Johnson, Mick LaSalle, Joel Selvin and Ruthe Stein. JUST RELEASED RATING: (SNOOZING VIEWER) FIREHOUSE DOG All you...

Al Gore ’s youngest daughter, Sarah , doesn’t do the red carpet much — but the UCSF medical student recently walked down a different colored aisle, after bringing a cute Chinese American businessman home to mum and dad.

Toyota Motor Engineering & Manufacturing North America, Inc. , today announced that Misao Fukuda will be president of Toyota Motor Manufacturing, Mississippi, Inc. .

Within a period of 40 days, Mr. Godswill Obot Akpabio, as governor of Akwa Ibom State, has no doubt proven that his claim to developmental and responsive leadership spirit was not a ruse.

A Scion Car Show will be held from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. Saturday at Tom Scott Motors, 5933 Idaho Center Blvd., Nampa. T-shirts and a goodie bag will be given to all who register their Scion. Registration, which begins at 9 a.m., is free. Trophies will be a

If you didn't get enough drag racing last weekend, you've got another chance this weekend when the Cal-Steam/Kohler NHRA Division 7 circuit takes over the lightning-quick Infineon Raceway strip Friday through Sunday. The series is part of the NHRA Lucas Oil Drag Racing Series.

Toyota Motor Sales USA has sold 224,058 vehicles in July, a 3.5% decrease, compared to July 2006. Division sales for July went down by 4.5% to 196,917 units, compared to last July.

[Ed. note: this article was originally published on August 14th, 1995.] On a recent afternoon, four women met at an Upper East Side restaurant to discuss what it was like to be an extremely beautiful young woman in New York City. About what it was like to be sought after, paid for, bothered, envied, misunderstood and just plain gorgeous—all before the age of 25. read more

ILOCOS Norte Representative Ferdinand "Bongbong" Marcos Jr. will testify based on his "personal knowledge" on why his family owns 60 percent of tycoon Lucio Tan's business empire, according to a government lawyer.

(AP file photo) The late Eric Medlen was honored at Infineon Raceway Sunday.

Using both hands, Darrius Dickerson clenched the sporty coupe's steering wheel as he accelerated into the tight turns at speeds higher than 40 mph. The novice driver couldn't speak, all his focus intent on keeping the Toyota Scion from crashing into traffic cones or spinning out on the soaked...

The Bancroft family, which has controlled the prestigious Wall Street Journal for more than a century, is the latest newspaper dynasty to be dismantled by the pressures of the Internet age.

A Scion Car Show will be held from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. Saturday at Tom Scott Motors, 5933 Idaho Center Blvd., Nampa. T-shirts and a goodie bag will be given to all who register their Scion. Registration, which begins at 9 a.m., is free. Tro

A travelling exhibition chronicles the intertwining story of their life and art.

Aug. 1 (Bloomberg) -- General Motors Corp., Ford Motor Co. and Chrysler captured less than half of the U.S. auto market in July for the first time ever as a housing slump and rising gasoline prices damped demand for new cars and trucks.

Published Jul 19, 2007 - 17:38:13 CDT. By the time you read this, I'll be married and off on my honeymoon. Through all the planning and stress, I still was able to relax by taking the time to sit down with a good book.

PHILADELPHIA, PA - As part of the Second Annual Tour for the Cure, Tim Riley will be spending a lot of time at ballparks this summer.

WALTHAM, Mass., BUSINESS WIRE -- Remember the dreaded "sex talk" with Mom and Dad? Well, it just got reinvented thanks to AmberMadisonTV, a unique Web-based video channel launching today featuring straight talk, interviews and real answers.

Tethered hot air balloon rides will be part of the 2007 Markle Wildcat Festival. The balloon rides will be available from 6 to 9 p.m. Saturday, Aug. 26, during the festival.

LOS ANGELES/NEW YORK — Leave it to Scion's out-there marketing geniuses to make vandalism trendy. Toyota's youth brand said it will roll out an innovative marketing campaign for its 2008 Scion xD in August that encourages consumers to peel off pieces of original artwork from noteworthy street artists to unveil an xD advertisement.