Guatemalans waited in long lines yesterday to vote in the second presidential election since peace accords were signed seven years ago, ending 36 years of civil war. The poll will decide the future of former dictator Rios Montt, who has been accused of human rights abuses and criticised by the US government.There were reports of problems, including two women being trampled to death as a crowd fought to enter a polling station in the northern city of Chajul. Today, its meaning is almost the opposite - denoting those designer spreads sprouting in American suburbs, with the sole purpose of telling neighbours, "Look, I'm richer than you are."Who knows? In 10 years' time a "McJob" may have come to mean the best work in town.. "McJobs is trademarked, and we've notified them that legally that's an issue for us as well," he added.There was no word yesterday from Merriam-Webster. But the 400,000 people with "McJobs" around the world may take solace from the linguistic trajectory of "McMansion", another McDonalds-inspired word."McMansion" entered the lexicon a decade ago as a derogatory term for modest, standardised new homes, the architectural equivalent of the hamburger.

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Jim Cantalupo, the company's chief executive says in an open letter sent to US news organisations, that it is "an inaccurate description of restaurant employment" and a "slap in the face to the 12 million men and women" who work in the restaurant industry.McDonald's operates 30,000 restaurants around the world. A McDonald's spokesman said the word "McJob" closely resembles McJobs, the company's training programme for handicapped people.

Of the men and women who own and operate them, Mr Cantalupo goes on, more than 1,000 got their start in a "McJob", serving customers.As is often the way in America, the lawyers may shortly be involved. The entry is one of 10,000 additions to the latest version of the dictionary.McDonald's is furious. Poor old McDonald's. Just as the world's largest fast-food chain is trying to spruce up its image (and its profits) it has been dealt another blow - this time lexicographic Poor old McDonald's. Another said he was "shaking."Gangland killings are no novelty in the Republic, with more than a dozen in Dublin this year, but the fact that most victims are regarded as criminal characters means they generally receive only limited attention.The Keane case has how-ever attracted much attention, with Prime Minister Bertie Ahern speaking of "a deeply evil group of individuals." He vowed: "We have to take tough actions against that.". One told the court, "I don't think I'll be able to handle this I'm a bit nervous.

Christy's brother Kieran, who assumed control in his absence, is suspected of having killed one of the Ryan family in a pub shooting.Kieran himself was subsequently shot dead. Five Limerick men are on trial for his murder under particularly strict security at a Dublin court where the chief witness is Kieran's nephew.In the courtroom itself the witness is accompanied by two large Special Branch men, a defence lawyer complaining that they had earpieces and "some sort of padding in their jackets".Finding a jury proved difficult in the case, many potential jurors citing a variety of reasons to be excused. A two-finger gesture by a smirking baby-faced youth acquitted of murder was at the centre last night of a soul-searching debate in the Irish Republic about whether its criminal justice system can cope with gangland crime. The political and legal establishment was collectively affronted when the gesture by the youth, 19-year-old Liam Keane, was carried on the front pages of Dublin newspapers.A member of a notorious family in Limerick, he had been accused of stabbing another teenager in the city. But he walked free after six witnesses either changed their evidence or retracted statements.One witness said repeatedly, "I can't remember making no statement," adding: "I was out of my head."The judge in the case described the witnesses as suffering from "collective amnesia," sarcastically telling two of them they would receive brain scans and any medical attention necessary to help their memory loss. But there are fears of a return to the civil unrest that overtook the country in the early 1990s, when renegade army units shot at the parliament building and drove tanks through the capital.