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 A Special Mining Lease (SML) principal landowner of the giant Pogera gold mine in Papua New Guinea is now the pioneer MP elect for the newly created Paiela-Pogera Open Electorate in Enga Province. *Photo shows Paiela-Pogera Open MP elect Hon.Maso Karipe (centre with signed Writ) after his declaration by Provincial Returning Officer Mr.Anton Iamau (left) and District Returning Officer (DRO) Mr.Daniel Arembo (right) inside the  Wabag Primary School Counting Centre this evening. [FM100 Photo] Independent candidate Hon.Maso Karipe polled a total of 15,272 votes after the the 25th elimination of Vincent Pyati to surpass the absolute majority of 14,086 this evening at the Wabag Primary School Counting Venue in the heart of Wabag Town. Another independent candidate and SML landowner Dickson Puri Pundi finished second with 12,974 votes while Vincent Pyati came  third with 10,309 votes. Hon.Karipe’s first mission is to bring back normalcy in the trouble torn golden valley before pushing f...

You’d be forgiven for not noticing that the car above is a Toyota Prius, writes Brian Byrne. But to motor racing fans in Japan it is the last of a what has been a hero series of Priuses for a decade. Its predecessor car made a debut win at the 2013 Fuji 500 in Japan’s Super GT Series, the top level of auto racing in that country. It was the first ever win for a hybrid-engined car in the series. While the hybrid part of the car’s powertrain was close to factory standard for the Prius of the time, the internal combustion part was not — it was a howling 3.4 V8. There were to be three generations of the Prius GT, the last with a 5.4 V8 and hybrid electrification. With many podium wins and places down the decade, Toyota pulled the plug on the car after the 2021 season. From now on, apr Racing who operated the Prius GT for the carmaker, will be running a new car based the Lexus LC 500h. But a decade of Prius GTs turned road Prius owners in Japan into very proud people, ready...

Jennifer Crusie is one of my fave authors for romantic comedies with a core of reality. Maybe This Time (St. Martin’s Press, 352p, Isbn-0312303785) is a bit different as in there is a strong ghostly element to the story and there are 2 children who are central to the storyline, in addition to the protagonists. And in her own inimitable style, Crusie crafts a spooky tale that’s certain to hold readers spellbound. Read more »

 Autumn is upon us and winter is now just around the corner. However while the overnight temperatures are still mild it won’t be long before we will need to look at putting in some preparation for over-wintering the tortoises. They can’t really be left outside in the freezing conditions so Lorna will now be making arrangements to have everything in place to hibernate her tortoises so that can do so in the safest possible way before it gets to cold. With that in mind we thought it would be a great idea to have a chat with Lorna to find out what she has in mind and the reasons behind it.  If you would like to see more content like this the why not consider supporting our YouTube channel ‘Walking Talking Gardeners’. It is absolutely free and you can be notified whenever we publish a new video.