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A series of rape incidents, a minister going behind bars in an air hostess suicide case and sexual abuse of women and child inmates in a shelter home brought infamy to Haryana in 2012, overshadowing the glory its sports persons achieved at the London Olympics.
Bhupinder Singh Hooda government remained busy warding off Opposition attacks on many fronts including the law and order scene following a fresh bout of labour unrest at Maruti Suzuki's plant in Manesar in which a senior company executive was killed and cancellation of mutation of a land deal involving Sonia Gandhi son-in-law Robert Vadra's company.
The year also saw senior IAS officer Ashok Khemka taking on the Haryana government for his frequent transfers, Jats reviving their agitation for quota in government jobs, and Haryana Janhit Congress-BJP trying to consolidate their political base in the state.
In July, violence broke out at Maruti Suzuki plant following an alleged scuffle between a worker and a supervisor. A general manager (HR) was killed in the incident and 100 others were injured. The company declared a lockout at the plant which was lifted a month later. During the lockout overall production loss was pegged at around Rs 1,400 crore.
The state government had to face another embarrassment when minister and Independent MLA Gopal Kanda was embroiled in the suicide case of 23-year-old Geetika Sharma. After high drama, Kanda surrendered and is lodged in a jail in Delhi. Geetika in her suicide note said she was ending her life due to harassment by Kanda and his aide.
With the Kanda issue yet to die down, a series of rape incidents took place in September-October with the victims including some Dalit girls. Amid an outrage, Congress chief Sonia Gandhi visited the family of a Dalit teenaged girl in Jind district, who had immolated herself after being gangraped.
Facing flak from all quarters, a rattled Hooda formed a three-member committee at district levels to investigate, monitor and ensure speedy prosecution of such crimes.
However, what added to the public outcry, was suggestions by khap panchayats to do away with the marriageable age limit, claiming it will check such crimes, and also that consumption of chowmein was behind the growing incidents of rapes as it creates hormonal imbalance.
Adding to the khap sermons, another panchayat banned disc jockeys for creating noise in marriages and other functions in Hisar.
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There was a bizarre scene in last week's episode of The Office, wherein Pam complained to Oscar that their boss Michael was sleeping with her mother.
"How would you like it if Michael was having sex with your mom!?" Pam asked.
After a brief pause, Oscar told her, "My mom is in a wheelchair…"
The embarrassed, stunned reactions on behalf of both characters suggested that Oscar might have told Pam his mom was dead. His mom is in a wheelchair, so – she can't have sexual relationships? Using a wheelchair is not like being in a coma, and it's not death. Wheelchairs don't render their users incapable of sexual activity, nor do they erase sexual desire. I was baffled and pretty disappointed that The Office writers would desexualize and infantalize people with disabilities in that way.
Coincidentally (?), Chally at the FWD blog covered this in a post on Sunday. As she points out, people with disabilities (PWD) are often characterized as passive and stoic, not really living. That's just not true.
It's not that disabilities don't affect people's sex lives, but they don't necessarily destroy people's sexuality. Our media puts forth the message that only those with supposedly perfect bodies have sex (unless some frat guy sleeps with a fat chick on a dare). Straight, thin, conventionally attractive, able-bodied, cis-gendered white people are framed as "normal." Everyone else is sexually deviant, sexually inactive, or unfuckable. That message has seeped into our culture and warped our "reality." The consequence of this is not only intense body insecurity, but judgement about other people's bodies and their potential as sexual beings.
On the other end of the spectrum, sometimes able-bodied folks treat PWD explicitly as sex objects, fetishizing them on the basis of their disabilities. Trust me; it's out there. In terms of sexuality, the dominant culture pushes PWD to the margins, either desexualizing them or fetishizing them. In reality, PWD have sex lives as diverse as people without disabilities! To The Office writers, I'd say: don't make assumptions about what PWD can or can't do, or like or dislike to do in the bedroom – or on the floor, or up against a wall – based on their disabilities.

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Though I have only progressed moderately in this activity/sport over the years, I have on occasion tried to encourage people who showed interest to take up cycling again, as I do believe it an excellent activity for both young and old, extremely fit to only moderately fit, and men and women. But, maybe it is a waste of time, as so far, I don't think my efforts to spread the word has resulted in a single non bike enthusiast becoming a bike enthusiast. (as a professional advocate, a 0% success rate is hard to accept).
I convinced one friend to actually buy a bike, but he hasn't really ridden it. I convinced an acquaintance to service his old road bike, but haven't been able to motivate him to actually ride it. After he replaced the wheels, tires, brake pads etc.. on his bike boom era 10 speed, he tells me yesterday, maybe I will just sell it now that it is in ready to ride condition. :bang: To which, I said, seriously? You just spent hundreds of dollars on a bike that is worth, maybe $125 to $150 so you would have something to ride this spring. To which he said, it is vintage, and worth much more than I put into it. :(
Is it that people are just polite, that when they say they want to get into cycling, they are just making conversation? Maybe Voltaire was right and we should cultivate our own garden.
Anyhow, I am volunteering at a local bike expo this weekend for a local cycling club, so will make my pitch to total strangers this Sunday.
Edit: I am not perfect either. I had stretches of years where my interest in biking waned extremely, and now amount of coaxing by others could get me back on the bike.


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Launched in 2008, AOk Drinks is the UK's only antioxidant drink made with red grapes, cherries, aloe vera and ginger. Mr. Stuart Roberts, Founder, tells EatSleepDrink about how his background as a trained nutritionist has helped to shape the growth of this innovative drinks producer.
Mile High, as it was formerly known, flew off the shelves in 30 Waitrose stores when it was first launched in September 2008. Following on from this initial success, this wonderfully refreshing natural juice drink has achieved nationwide distribution via a listing with www.ocado.com and is now sold in over 100 Waitrose stores across England and Wales. In 2009, AOk drinks also secured a listing with specialist health food and drink distributor Tree of Life, which further boosted the brand's presence in all good health stores nationwide.
Towering above the competition
"Due to my background as a nutritionist, I thought it would be a great idea to develop a drink full of antioxidants that offered a great taste as well," Stuart begins by explaining. "The drink itself was very much a product of my experience in the industry. As a consequence, AOk was borne out of many years of research and the need to create a drink, which genuinely helps to improve energy and reduce the harmful effects of free radicals on the body".
Indeed, research published in 2003 in the Journal of Agriculture and Food Chemistry revealed that the optimum daily intake of antioxidants is between 3,000 and 5,000 ORAC (Oxygen Radical Absorbance Capacity) units, as Stuart continues. "In this test, we scored 3,600 ORAC units per 250 millilitre, which is a result of our powerful combination of multiple antioxidant substances making AOk an exceptional antioxidant drink".
When compared with the antioxidant strength of other juices in the same 250 millilitre bottles, it is little surprise that AOk has achieved such success in such a relatively short amount of time. Indeed, apple juice contains just 1,500 ORAC units, while orange and tomato juice – at 1,500 and 275 ORAC units respectively – do little to threaten the undoubted health benefits of AOk's juice, as Stuart notes. "Drinking a 250 millilitre bottle of our juice is a quick, easy and delicious way to ensure that you supplement your daily antioxidant needs. At only 145 calories, AOk is also one of your 'five a day' and contains the recommended levels of daily antioxidants as well.
"In a nutshell, in health and well-being, combinations will always have a stronger effect than individual actions or substances. We see this in nutrition where vitamins and minerals never work effectively in the body in isolation but always together. When a person is treated in nutritional medicine it is achieved using the synergistic effect of changes in lifestyle and diet along with combinations of supplements," he confirms. "We believe that this synergy concept does not just apply to the AOk drink but to all areas of health and well-being. For instance, by combining small regular exercise sessions with small, gradual changes in diet you can achieve amazing results without having to have major upheavals in your everyday life and routine".
The benefit of branding
Being an expert in nutrition, Stuart applied his experience when he formulated AOk and the resulting combination of different antioxidants makes the company's juice one of the most potent and effective antioxidant drinks on the market. Furthermore, AOk also contains naturally occuring melatonin, which has been scientifically linked to reducing the symptoms of jet leg. Indeed, one of the main reasons behind the development of AOk was due to Stuart and Co-Founder, Mr. Richard Hammond's joint interest in flying. "I believed that I could apply my health and fitness expertise to creating a drink that would improve general well-being for all lifestyles and life stages – from pregnancy to ageing, to recovering from a stressful journey", Stuart describes.
Richard's direct experience of 15 years in the aviation industry presented the company with the perfect opportunity to put Mile High – as it was then known – through its paces. "When Richard trialled Mile High with his cabin crew colleagues we received overwhelmingly positive feedback. Although the drink was launched as Mile High in 2008, we decided to re-brand it 2010 following consumer feedback that the name was limiting its potential acceptance as a mainstream, everyday, lifestyle drink. The fact that just one small bottle provides the recommended daily amount of antioxidants is a huge attraction to the growing number of health-conscious consumers looking to have the autonomy to improve their health, maintain fitness levels, improve their general well-being or simply treat themselves to a great tasting drink after a long day at work".
Designed for life
Designed to help consumers take control of their health and well-being, AOk Drinks have already proved a great success with shoppers up-and-down the UK. Indeed, drinking just one 250 millilitre bottle of AOk provides the recommended daily amount of antioxidants, which have a major impact on well-being and are vital in maintaining optimum health, helping to render free radicals that are harmless to the body, as Stuart tells us. "Free radicals are highly active and dangerous chemical groups that are unavoidable and, everyday, our bodies are exposed to vast numbers of them. Their destructive actions on the body are known as oxidation – hence the name antioxidant.
"These free radicals play a role in the development of many diseases as a result of the degeneration of body tissues, which also contributes to the ageing process," he explains. "Some examples of more commonly known diseases that free radicals contribute to include cardiovascular disease, cataracts, cancer, rheumatoid arthritis and strokes. Fortunately, nature has equipped our bodies with special antioxidant substances that are produced to neutralise the harmful effects of free radicals. These, in conjunction with antioxidant substances obtained from a healthy, fresh food diet containing plenty of multi-coloured vegetables and fruits, helps to mitigate the damage caused by free radicals".
As well as combating these free radicals, a bottle of AOk will also do wonders for stress and exhaustion, as Stuart continues by affirming. "When we're stressed we often ignore our diet, cut back on exercise and feel exhausted. We all encounter inevitable stresses in our lives, so giving ourselves the best-possible support through exercise and a well-balanced whole-food diet is essential in helping us to cope with unavoidable stressful situations".
Drinking to the future
Having achieved so much success during some of the toughest business conditions in living memory, the company is understandably keen to maintain its considerable momentum, as Stuart is unsurprisingly quick to point out. "We're all working hard to build the AOk brand and launch it into a wide variety of outlets within the health, fitness, travel and general grocery sectors. A huge part of our philosophy is to educate and inform people about the small steps they can take each day to live a healthier, more active lifestyle. One of our core aims is to increase antioxidant awareness, as well as provide a thirst-quenching, original and innovative juice drink that is packaged with natural goodness.
"We're also working on a variety of other pack formats and further recipe extensions," he states. "Ultimately, there are no quick-fixes to health and nutrition. However, there are small steps that we can take that add up to massive changes in how we look and feel, such as drinking our juice! Rest assured, everything that we do will maintain the same brand credentials and, most importantly, the health emphasis that is integral to AOk Drinks. We have a great team of people working at the company and we're always looking to get the feedback of consumers to improve our recipe. In my mind, of all the things I do, hearing positive feedback from the consumer is what makes everything worthwhile. In 2012, I would very much like to expand the availability of AOk into more stores around the UK – we're thrilled to be in Waitrose and Ocado, but there are many more outlets, including hotels, restaurants and cafés that we think the drink would be perfect in.
"Over the next five years, we are looking to consolidate our market position and expand our range of juices in order to really capitalise on the demand for our juice," Stuart concludes. "Ultimately, it is our aim to be synonymous with the antioxidant drinks market – not only is AOk made with complete integrity, it is convenient, nutritionally-sound and great value. Particularly with the forthcoming Olympics in the UK, we feel there is a great opportunity for us to push the recovery-value of AOk in the sports market. Many people don't realise that strenuous exercise creates a huge amount of free radicals because of the oxygen it requires – AOk is therefore the perfect drink to aid recovery as it helps to replace vital antioxidants!"
Already available in 102 Waitrose stores, online via www.ocado.com and www.victoriahealth.com, AOk is also sold and stocked in all good health food and independent stores in England and Wales. Given the reaction of consumers and, indeed, the growing demand for the company's juice across the UK, we are expecting the future to be even brighter and healthier for AOk Drinks.
Visit: www.aokdrinks.com for more information on antioxidants and how AOk can help you lead a healthier lifestyle!


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Durham, NC -- A federal judge has removed former Durham County prosecutor Mike Nifong from a civil lawsuit filed by the three former Duke University lacrosse players he falsely accused of rape. The disgraced district attorney filed for bankruptcy two weeks ago, citing more than $180 million in liabilities. Almost all of that amount is the estimated damages from pending civil lawsuits. US District Court Judge James Beaty left open the possibility that Nifong could again become a defendant in the civil suit. He said that could happen within 90 days of the end of his bankruptcy case. Nifong led the case against the three players, who state prosecutors later declared innocent. Attorneys for Reade Seligmann, Collin Finnerty and Dave Evans later filed the lawsuit against Nifong and several others.
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How Much Does a Dozen Eggs Cost?
A dozen eggs is the form in which most eggs are sold. Eggs are stored in a container made of styrofoam or other similar material. There will be 12 sections, each of which will contain one egg. A dozen eggs can be purchased in every grocery or convenience store in your area. Eggs can also be purchased straight from the farm or at a farmer's market if you have access to either.
There are so many different uses for eggs. They can be cooked in different ways, such as hard boiled, scrambled, over easy, or poached. Aside from different ways of cooking eggs themselves, eggs are also used in almost every baking recipe. Because eggs are so commonly used, it is a good idea to keep a dozen eggs in your fridge at all times.
How much does it cost?
- Websites online such as SavingNaturally.com indicate that the price for a dozen eggs will range from as low as $2 for a dozen to as high as $8. This depends on the location of the buyer as well as the type of egg.
- Organic eggs will generally have different costs, and according to some, the food fed to the chickens will also play a factor on the pricing of the eggs.
- On average, your local grocery store is going to sell eggs for anywhere from $1.50 to $4 or more per dozen.
What is going to be included?
- When shopping for these eggs, you will surely end up with a good set of healthy ones for your meal or dish. Organic is probably the most preferred in the market because it is free from particular chemicals and substances that may have affected its flavor and nutrients. Buying a dozen eggs will also mean that you technically get the freshest ones that are gathered and collected straight from the farm.
- All cartons of eggs will provide nutritional information for the consumer. Eggs are a great source of protein as well as phosphorous and riboflavin. However, eggs are also very high in cholesterol and should be eaten in moderation and as part of a complete diet. Eating only the egg whites can help the cholesterol problem.
What are the extra costs?
- Usually, it would be the organic eggs that will be affected with higher prices.
- Buying eggs at really affordable prices will typically be the basic costs that you have to deal with. However, if you plan to use the eggs for other dishes you want to cook, then you might have to consider the additional expenses of the other ingredients.
Factors that influence the price:
- Among the first factors that affect the egg prices would be the types of chicken that produced it. Eggs from chickens raised in barns or eggs from free roaming chickens are the most common.
- The size of the eggs would also be considered in pricing. The larger the egg, the higher cost can potentially be.
- Free range and organic types of eggs would be the cheapest as the chickens that typically lay the eggs require as little feeds for their food. Plants and insects basically form the foundation of their diets.
- The Omega 3 Eggs are considered a little more expensive because of the potential health benefits it brings to the body.
How can I save money?
- If you really want to get some big savings on your eggs, it would be best to choose supermarkets that offers coupons. In addition, it seems practical to buy these eggs by the dozen as individually bought items would often be priced higher.
- When it comes to using eggs for creating other dishes, you can certainly try alternative ingredients. However, replacing the eggs might change the taste and flavor of the dish. Organic eggs would be the best choice, and if you want to really save on eggs, you can raise chickens on a farm and harvest the eggs yourself.


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PREP WRESTLING: Five storylines for the 2012-2013 season
1. Can Temecula Valley bounce back to its pre-2012 status?
Practically every program out there would gladly settle for the Golden Bears' "off-year" in 2011-12. Temecula Valley failed to place a wrestler at the state meet for the first time in 16 years. The Golden Bears also didn't capture the CIF Southern Section individual tournament title for only the third time in 14 seasons, settling for an unprecedented third-place finish.
"It was probably my least favorite of my 19 (years) in coaching," Golden Bears coach Arnold Alpert said.
Alpert and fellow co-coach Lyndon Campbell have emphasized team unity and the group has gelled in the early going.
"This group of kids likes each other," Alpert said. "They are like a little family that really cares and wants each other to do well. We are wrestling better because of that."
The coaches scheduled overnight camping trips to foster an environment of team camaraderie. The wrestlers themselves have done self-policing to hold teammates accountable for their grades.
"We do family trips to the beach so we can bond, see our similarities and it shows in the (wrestling) room," team captain Josh Cortez said. "Our partners have worked together, pushed each other."
So far, Alpert believes the Bears are on the right track following their first-place finish at both the Santa Fe Scuffle and the Las Vegas Shadow Ridge Invitational. Temecula Valley also improved on its showing in the prestigious Reno Tournament of Champions as it finished 17th among 118 teams following a 23rd-place standing the previous year.
2. Chaparral and Great Oak round out a formidable Temecula trio.
Both the Pumas and Wolfpack field strong teams that could be among the top 10 in Division I. The Pumas were ranked No. 10 in the preseason poll.
Chaparral, last year's runner-up, brings back a strong group of seniors that includes Bradley Christensen (160), Warren Bringhurst (145), Dylan Garcia (132) and Will Bitonti (120).
Christensen, who is drawing interest from Cal Baptist and Army, is arguably the top wrestler in the Valley. Bringhurst has yet to lose a match this year.
The Wolfpack have an intriguing blend of returners and newcomers.
Shane Gonzalez (220), Jacob Bailey (160) and Christian Lechuga (126) lead the familiar faces.
Great Oak also landed two impressive transfers in Carter Armendarez (Temecula Valley) and Kyle Barnett, a 170-pound junior from Virginia. Barnett was named the outstanding upper weight at the Battle by the Beach in Imperial Beach.
Even with Temecula Valley's incredible run of 24 straight league titles and 90 consecutive league dual-meet wins under Alpert and Campbell, neither team is settling for second-place when it comes to their expectations.
"We tend to be second place in league a lot and it's always behind them," Chaparral coach Jake Paino said. "They are our goal. That is always the goal. Beat TV."
3. Can Paloma Valley knock Temescal Canyon off its perch atop the Sunbelt League?
The Titans have established themselves as the class of the Sunbelt League with consecutive titles and by claiming the Division III dual-meet title in 2011.
But Paloma Valley feels confident about its 2012 prospects with 12 returners. The Wildcats are ranked No. 5 in the preseason Division III poll, just behind Temescal Canyon (No. 4).
Thus far, Paloma Valley has warranted the praise as it outperformed Division II No. 4 Santa Ana at the Vista Murrieta duals. The Wildcats also held their own with third-ranked Hemet in various meets.
The Wildcats are led by a strong senior class that includes Jose Espinoza (106), Marshall Palmer (152) and heavyweight Chris Kocay.
However, Temescal Canyon has league champion grapplers Aaron Allard (113) and Jacob Beas (138) back, plus five other postseason qualifiers.


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Egyptian soldier killed, two wounded as police station in Rafah on border with Gaza comes under rocket fire two days after Morsi ouster; army seizes top Muslim Brotherhood figures
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Islamist gunmen staged multiple attacks on security forces in Egypt's troubled Sinai Peninsula early on Friday, two days after the army overthrew elected Islamist President Mohamed Morsi,
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Earlier, attackers fired rocket-propelled grenades at army checkpoints guarding El Arish airport, close to the border with the Gaza Strip and Israel,
in the latest of a string of security incidents in the lawless region, the sources said.
It was not clear whether the attacks were coordinated and in reaction to Morsi's removal. Islamist terrorists believed to have links to al-Qaeda
have established a foothold in the sparsely populated desert peninsula, sometimes in league with local Bedouin smugglers and with Palestinian terrorists from Gaza.
Earlier this week the IDF said Egypt moved forces into the border area near the Gaza Strip in coordination with Israel.
With unrest sweeping the country, Egypt is believed to have moved several dozen armored vehicles to the volatile border area to contain terrorist activity.
On Thursday Egypt's military moved swiftly against senior figures of the Muslim Brotherhood, targeting the backbone of support for ousted Morsi. In the most dramatic step, authorities arrested the group's revered leader from a seaside villa and flew him by helicopter to detention in the capital.
That question has long been at the heart of democracy efforts in Egypt. Hosni Mubarak and previous authoritarian regimes banned the group, raising cries even from pro-reform Brotherhood critics that it must be allowed to participate if Egypt was to be free. After Mubarak's fall, the newly legalized group vaulted to power in elections, with its veteran member Morsi becoming the country's first freely elected president.
"We declare our complete rejection of the military coup staged against the elected president and the will of the nation," the Brotherhood said in a statement, read by senior cleric Abdel-Rahman el-Barr to the crowd outside the Rabia al-Adawiya Mosque in Cairo.
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The military has a "strong will to ensure national reconciliation, constructive justice and tolerance," he wrote. He spoke against "gloating" and vengeance, saying only peaceful protests will be tolerated and urging Egyptians not to attack Brotherhood offices to avert an "endless cycle of revenge."
The revolution, he said, must continue so "we stop producing tyrants."


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BEIRUT (IPS) — The Lebanese government will use television to gain maximum attention for its plan to abolish the death penalty, giving one station the first right to question Justice Minister Ibrahim Najjar about the details of an abolition bill which will be eventually presented to parliament.
Lebanese peacefully protest the death penalty in the streets of Beirut in this undated photo.
News of plans to abolish the death penalty was first made public on Oct. 10, the World Day against the Death Penalty.
Lebanese Justice Minister Ibrahim Najjar
Abolishing the death penalty was in line with Lebanon's religious and humanitarian values, as well as its legal culture, Najjar said at the time.
"Preventive measures are more effective than the death penalty in reducing crime," he said.
The abolition bill comes after years of campaigning by anti-death penalty activists.
"I am confident that it is only a matter of time before the law is passed," Walid Sleybi, head of the Lebanese Association for Civil Rights, told IPS.
"Society should not be allowed to sit back and look at the killing of people, even if they are found guilty of a crime. A crime should never be punished by another crime.
"Recent studies have shown that capital punishment does not contribute to curbing crime levels. On the contrary, people tend to resort to violence when they see the state itself commiting the ultimate crime."
Sleybi has long struggled to implement civil rights initiatives in Lebanon, promoting non-violent movements and battling against sectarianism with fellow-activist Ugarit Younan. In 1997, Sleybi published the book "The Death Penalty Kills," a critique of capital punishment.
In 2004, the movement against capital punishment, which includes seven MPs such as long-time activist Ghassan Mokhaiber, also proposed a bill to abolish the death penalty. However, the adverse political situation after the 2005 assassination of prime minister Rafik Hariri and the ensuing paralysis of parliament until recently prevented it ever being put to a vote.
"We have new hope now that parliament is reconvening on a regular basis," Sleybi said.
He added that executions in Lebanon had often been tied to politics.
"Presidents have often used the death penalty as an instrument to reaffirm power and control over the state, especially after the civil war, which lasted from 1975 to 1990. This was best illustrated during the term of President Elias Hrawi (1989 to 1998), which witnessed the highest number of executions," Sleybi said.
"The political and sectarian dimension of executions in Lebanon was further demonstrated in the execution of mass murderer Ahmad Mansour in 2004."
The accused, a Shi'a, was found guilty of killing eight people at the UNESCO building in Beirut, seven of whom were Christian. He was sentenced to death by the judges, who accused Mansour of orchestrating a sectarian hate-crime.
In an effort to maintain a fragile balance in a country with 18 recognized religious groups, Badih Hamadeh, a Sunni convicted of killing three members of the Lebanese army intelligence during an attempted arrest in south Lebanon in 2002, and Remy Zaatar, a Christian convicted of murdering two civil defense colleagues in 2000, were also executed on the same day as Mansour, at the Roumieh prison in Beirut's suburbs.
The sentences were carried out in violation of a 1998 de facto moratorium on the death penalty, which was put into effect following pressure from the European Commission after the hanging of two men convicted of murder in a public square in the northern town of Tabarja in the same year.
The executions were broadcast by television stations in Lebanon and the two bodies were left on display for a few hours.
Since the country's independence in 1943, 51 death sentences have been carried out, while many have been suspended or remain pending. Only men were executed from 1947 to 2001, 45 percent of whom were between the ages of 19 and 27. Thirty-four were hanged and 14 shot, said Sleybi.
During the civil war, capital punishment was temporarily put on hold.
In May 2007, the U.N. Security Council authorized the setting up of a special tribunal to try suspects in the assassination of Hariri.
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February is American Heart Month, and unfortunately many of us know someone who has had heart disease. Although the risk of heart disease increases with age, it doesn't have to be an inevitable part of aging. While there are some behaviors we can control, such as diet and exercise, there are some risk factors like age and family history that we cannot change. There are a number of things we can do to protect ourselves and our loved ones as part of our daily routines and habits.
Heart health is critical for all ages, but since heart disease is a leading cause of death for people over 50, older adults should pay particular attention to ways to maintain cardiovascular fitness. You also may be surprised to know that heart disease is the biggest threat to a woman's health - even more so than breast cancer. While Heart Month focuses attention on the disease, leading a heart-healthy life is important year round.
Many other health conditions can contribute to and increase one's risk of having heart disease. Risks are habits and conditions that make heart disease more likely. The more risks you have, the higher your chances of a heart attack, stroke or other problems. Most risk factors can be managed to help make your heart healthier. Risk factors that you can manage or change include smoking, high cholesterol, high blood pressure, diabetes, being overweight, being physically inactive, high levels of stress.
Most people, especially women, often don't realize that certain symptoms could be related to heart disease. If you experience any of the following symptoms, see your doctor and ask to be tested for heart disease.
When you present your symptoms to your doctor, a good way to get the conversation started in to use the "Ask Me 3" questions:
1. What is my main problem?
2. What do I need to do?
3. Why is it important for me to do this?
If your symptoms are heart-related, your doctor will start treatment.
Finally, focus on what you can control. Make small realistic changes in eating and activity habits.Maintain a healthy weight and a tobacco-free lifestyle. Manage your level of stress.
And if you are being treated for heart disease, follow your doctor's plan of care. Understanding all of the factors that contribute to heart disease, can help you to avoid the disease, better manage your condition and live a longer, healthier life.
Dr. Judith Black is the medical director for Senior Markets at Highmark Inc.


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Research Figures
Checker Shadow Illusion
The visual system needs to determine the color of objects in the world. In this case the problem is to determine the gray shade of the checks on the floor. Just measuring the light coming from a surface (the luminance) is not enough: a cast shadow will dim a surface, so that a white surface in shadow may be reflecting less light than a black surface in full light. The visual system uses several tricks to determine where the shadows are and how to compensate for them, in order to determine the shade of gray "paint" that belongs to the surface. The first trick is based on local contrast. In shadow or not, a check that is lighter than its neighboring checks is probably lighter than average, and vice versa. In the figure, the light check in shadow is surrounded by darker checks. Thus, even though the check is physically dark, it is light when compared to its neighbors. The dark checks outside the shadow, conversely, are surrounded by lighter checks, so they look dark by comparison. A second trick is based on the fact that shadows often have soft edges, while paint boundaries (like the checks) often have sharp edges. The visual system tends to ignore gradual changes in light level, so that it can determine the color of the surfaces without being misled by shadows. In this figure, the shadow looks like a shadow, both because it is fuzzy and because the shadow casting object is visible. The "paintness" of the checks is aided by the form of the "X-junctions" formed by 4 abutting checks. This type of junction is usually a signal that all the edges should be interpreted as changes in surface color rather than in terms of shadows or lighting. As with many so-called illusions, this effect really demonstrates the success rather than the failure of the visual system. The visual system is not very good at being a physical light meter, but that is not its purpose. The important task is to break the image information down into meaningful components, and thereby perceive the nature of the objects in view.
Recovering Intrinsic Images from a Single Image.
Tappen, M. F., Freeman, W. T., and Adelson, E. H.. IEEE Transactions on Pattern Analysis and Machine Intelligence, 27(9): 1459 - 1472, (2005).
Compressing and Companding High Dynamic Range Images with Subband Architectures.
Li, Y., Sharan, L., and Adelson, E. H., ACM Transactions on Graphics (Siggraph Proceedings), 24(3): 836-844 (2005) .
Specular Reflections and the Perception of Shape.
Fleming, R. W., Torralba, A., & Adelson, E. H., Journal of Vision, 4(9):
798-820, (2004).
Motion Illusions as Optimal Percepts
Weiss, Y., Simoncelli, E. P., and Adelson, E. H., Nature Neuroscience
5(6):598-604 (2002)
More illusions, demos, and publications can be found here.


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There was a crash in the B group of the San Diego Bicycling Club ride this morning, and I thought I'd post about it and mention that everyone was relatively okay. There was a fire truck on the scene quickly, which was positive. I believe there may have been a crash with a different group within the SDBC ride as well (heard it mentioned from someone at Java Depot and B&L afterward), but this info is about the B ride.
Crash happened coming south on 101 between La Costa Ave and Leucadia Blvd. Riders reported traveling at between 18-22mph. About 10-15 in the group at that point. A car pulled out abruptly but did not strike anyone. At least one rider braked hard to avoid the car, wheels collided, and 4 or so riders went down. Seems like no broken bones, but some road rash on hands, elbows, etc. One rider was run over by a few others and had a cracked helmet. Some damaged wheels and bicycles, but it didn't look like catastrophic failures (no frames that visibly came apart at the scene, etc). All in all, fortunate that no one was hurt more seriously.
Someone in the group had a helmet cam that I noticed when we stopped at the crash site, so there might be footage of the incident. Just to be clear, not assigning blame of any kind, nor criticizing anyone. Just sharing info on what turned out to be a scary/lucky morning. If anyone else was there and has more to share/info on injuries/video, post away.


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Fun Acronyms for Agile Software Development
Many of people are familiar with the acronym WYSIWYG = What you see is what you get. It's a great pneumonic device that describes the expectations people have, versus the product they get. As it turns out, there are a few other great acronyms that describe human behavior patterns in the world of software. WILIWIK (pronounced "willy-wick") = "What I like is what I...Read More


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Jennifer Lopez Officially Returning to 'American Idol'!
It's official! Jennifer Lopez will be returning to American Idol as the show heads into its thirteenth season. I know you're sick of these "Is she?/ Isn't she?" articles, but this time, it seems the deal is sealed.
Rumors swirled following a leak of information from JLo's current boyfriend, Casper Smart. Now, Us Weekly has officially confirmed that the "On the Floor" singer will be reprising her role as judge on the singing competition series' panel. Fox has yet to make their own announcement. Jennifer Lopez joins returning judge Keith Urban.
Viewer reactions to the announcement seem to be mixed at best. Some longtime fans have missed Lopez' presence on American Idol. The show's producers, at one point, even allegedly conspired to replace former Idol 12 judge, Mariah Carey, with Lopez mid-season. Critics, on the other hand, have not been nearly as receptive to a JLO return.
Is the return of Jennifer Lopez enough, in any case, to save a sinking ship?
My personal opinion: Jennifer Lopez, to me, seemed to love the job but not the work. Meaning, I think the draw of stepping into the spotlight of a hit television show, glammed up beyond belief, twice a week was sorely missed. I don't believe that Jennifer Lopez cares so much, on the other hand, about fostering young talent. (If you had to take a guess, do you think JLo bought any album by Scotty, Lauren, Haley, James, Colton, Jessica, Phillip..? I'd guess no.) I saw Mariah Carey as an example of the opposite. I think she was the kind of diva who enjoyed working with new talent but loathed the actual Idol judging job.
JLo, if Us Weekly is correct in their confirmation, please bring your A-game.


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Scala Variables
Variables are nothing but reserved memory locations to store values. This means that when you create a variable you reserve some space in memory.
Based on the data type of a variable, the compiler allocates memory and decides what can be stored in the reserved memory. Therefore, by assigning different data types to variables, you can store integers, decimals, or characters in these variables.
Variable Declaration
Scala has the different syntax for the declaration of variables and they can be defined as value, i.e., constant or a variable. Following is the syntax to define a variable using var keyword:
var myVar : String = "Foo"
Here, myVar is declared using the keyword var. This means that it is a variable that can change value and this is called mutable variable. Following is the syntax to define a variable using val keyword:
val myVal : String = "Foo"
Here, myVal is declared using the keyword val. This means that it is a variable that can not be changed and this is called immutable variable.
Variable Data Types:
The type of a variable is specified after the variable name, and before equals sign. You can define any type of Scala variable by mentioning its data type as follows:
var or val VariableName : DataType [= Initial Value]
If you do not assign any initial value to a variable, then it is valid as follows:
var myVar :Int; val myVal :String;
Variable Type Inference:
When you assign an initial value to a variable, the Scala compiler can figure out the type of the variable based on the value assigned to it. This is called variable type inference. Therefore, you could write these variable declarations like this:
var myVar = 10; val myVal = "Hello, Scala!";
Here by default myVar will be Int type and myVal will become String type variable.
Multiple assignments:
Scala supports multiple assignments. If a code block or method returns a Tuple, the Tuple can be assigned to a val variable. [ Note: We will study Tuple in subsequent chapters.]
val (myVar1: Int, myVar2: String) = Pair(40, "Foo")
And the type inferencer gets it right:
val (myVar1, myVar2) = Pair(40, "Foo")
Variable Types:
Variables in Scala can have three different scopes depending on the place where they are being used. They can exist as fields, as method parameters and as local variables. Below are the details about each type of scope:
Fields are variables that belong to an object. The fields are accessible from inside every method in the object. Fields can also be accessible outside the object depending on what access modifiers the field is declared with. Object fields can be both mutable or immutable types and can be defined using either var or val.
Method Parameters:
Method parameters are variables, which are used to pass the value inside a method when the method is called. Method parameters are only accessible from inside the method but the objects passed in may be accessible from the outside, if you have a reference to the object from outside the method. Method parameters are always mutable and defined by var keyword.
Local Variables:
Local variables are variables declared inside a method. Local variables are only accessible from inside the method, but the objects you create may escape the method if you return them from the method. Local variables can be both mutable or immutable types and can be defined using either var or val.


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On Meet The Press today, John Brennan (Assistant to the President for Homeland Security and Counterterrorism) said the following when asked about Cheney's comments:
"I'm very disappointed in the vice president's comments," Mr. Brennan said, describing himself as neither a Democrat nor a Republican. "Either the vice president is willfully mischaracterizing this president's position both in terms of the language he uses and the actions he's taken, or he's ignorant of the facts.
"And in either case it doesn't speak well of what the vice president is doing. The clear evidence is that this president has been very, very strong. In his inaugural address he said we're at war with this international network of terrorists. We continue to say that we're at war with al Qaeda."
Mr. Brennan added that "partisan politics should be put aside when something as important to national security as the threat of terrorism . . . continues to haunt us. And we have to make sure that we stay focused on al Qaeda. And so that's what I'm going to do in this job. I don't care what Republicans or Democrats say out there. We need to continue to prosecute this war because al Qaeda the organization needs to be destroyed."
Cheney doesn't care what the facts are, he doesn't care about the consequences of his words…he simply wants to harm Obama (and Dems) in the eyes of all conservatives and possibly even right leaning independent hawks. It's shameful stuff, but there it is nonetheless.
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As a microcosm of just why Cornish are struggling this season, it is worth reviewing the selection dilemmas that befell the exiles prior to the game at Camberley.
Lock Ben Ievers was concussed during the Guildford game and is out for a few weeks; hooker Will Carew-Gibbs has had to take his school on a trip; blind side Andrew Dinwiddie broke his nose and is out for a fortnight; open side Max Cantrell injured a shoulder and was not fit to play; back row Simon Brading twisted a knee and is out for a fortnight; fly half Rich McKeown injured a hip and was not fit to play; utility back Dave Soar was away with work. Finally, full back Nick Harlock came home from work on Thursday to find his kitchen had burnt down and so was absent for personal reasons.
Before the coaching team had even thought about form, more than half the side would already be absent! When you consider that Dave Madigan, George Johnson and Conor O'Daly have all had to find work overseas, while Graeme Smeaton and Ian Keith have had to retire, it wouldn't have taken much of an injury list to bring Cornish to their knees, and yet the exiles still could have fielded 4 full squads this weekend if required – there are few clubs in the league that could have done the same given similar circumstances.
The key reason Cornish have picked up so many injuries is down to the fact that the players are simply not conditioned enough for the level of rugby, primarily down to the fact that when training once a week, you are relying on that training taking place, which it hasn't on 10 of the last 15 weeks due to the weather. 5 straight league defeats tells its own tale, and yet as strange as it sounds, there was promise in this defeat to bottom of the table Camberley as Cornish created enough chances to have won the match comfortably, and even the home supporters afforded themselves a few smiles as they wondered how they had walked away with the spoils.
Cornish used their 9th half back combination in the 17 league games this season when they were finally able to call upon fly half Jeff Power, signed before Christmas but only briefly seen as a replacement before injury prevented a full debut til now. Up front the return of Skip Dave Theobald, hooker Tim Homan and replacement prop Oli Low would ensure that Cornish would not be dominated in the tight. With so many absentees particularly in the backs, Mark Osei-Tutu was deployed as an emergency wing and player/coach Tom Sincock at full back.
Cornish opened playing towards the clubhouse and as it turned out, contrived to lose the match in the opening 4 minutes. With their opening attack the home side demonstrated great handling to send their right wing on a clear run to the line, which he then converted from wide out. With the restart not making the distance, from the following scrum Camberley simply fashioned and executed a 3 on 2 to send the same player clear, this time him able to round closer to the posts to make his extras a formality. 14-0 down and with a scratch side, it was a stunned exiles that now faced a mountain to climb. Gradually, the visitors worked their way into the match, open side Phil Jones bursting off the back of a ruck on 10 minutes to win his side a kickable penalty in a central position just outside the 22, but this was uncharacteristically shanked wide by the normally reliable Luke Spells. Cam had their own kickable penalty 5 minutes later but this too went wide. Confident in their handling, Cam were a constant threat out wide in this opening quarter and on 19 a chip over the top was just claimed by a retreating Homan just feet from his line before Power provided the first evidence that if Cornish can keep him fit, they may have unearthed something special with a howitzer boot from inside his dead ball area reaching halfway. Now the exiles began to play, and on 21 minutes Power worked a set play to send Spells on an arcing run into Cam territory, him supported by the bullocking Andrew McEwen to draw the last man and then throw a poor pass in front of Jones who had a clear run to the line. With Power and Spells both angling kicks to touch, the home side were forced to defend deeper and deeper until McEwen again powered his way into the 22 for scrummie Sam Williams to send a cut out pass to Spells but as he angled inside the final pass to a wide open Phil Francis was delayed too long and the chance went begging. With constant pressure seeing a series of penalties conceded, it was no surprise that a home prop was binned for pulling down a rolling maul on 33, but twice Cornish conceded penalties when hammering away feet from the line in the corner by the clubhouse, once for holding and another for accidental offside. The last of these saw the home 10 badly injured and replaced – it looked like a nasty knee injury and we wish him well with his recovery. With time running out on the half, Cornish once more fashioned an overlap wide left and as Francis hit the deck a Cam hand came in and scooped it back only for the referee to award a penalty against the exiles to much chortling from the Cam supporters on that side of the pitch and much consternation for the Cornish support. When the whistle went at the break, the opening 4 minutes remained the key ones in the half.
Patience had been the watchword for the exiles at the break, and they opened the second period in the same vein as they had ended the first, centre Giles Humphries thumping over the gainline to gain his side a penalty on 42, Spells lifting a decent kick between the uprights to put Cornish on the board. Humphries suffered a dead leg in the act and was replaced by Nick Stanley. Within 4 minutes it was the replacement who made the initial incision, Jones again on hand to take the ball on, and this time when Williams hit Power the fly gave notice of his passing ability too to send a long pass into the hands of the hungry Osei-Tutu, no stopping the makeshift wing from just inside the 22 to crash over his opposite number for the try wide right. Though the extras were missed, Cornish had reduced the deficit to 14-8. To the visitors great frustration, 3 of these were handed straight back on 50 minutes when a penalty for not releasing the tackled player saw a long range kick hit the mark. On 53 minutes a fine Francis counter saw him weave his way from his 22 to the Cam 10 metre line, and when Jones took the ball on with the home d in disarray, a forced pass saw the ball knocked on and the chance went begging, though the home side lost another prop to injury at this point. 5 minutes later and Cornish kicked a penalty to the Cam 22 on the left flank, and when Pete Calvert claimed the lineout, an inexorable rolling maul took play to 5 out. As Mike Bond broke from the ruck, he drew the final man but slung the final pass into the face of the onrushing McEwen, the referee bizarrely awarding a knock on. What was becoming clear was that the home side was beginning to tire but the visitors were already chasing the game, and the pattern was set for the remainder of the match. Cornish replaced Theobald with Low on the hour mark, and he saw his side counter from their 22, Power, Stanley and finally Osei-Tutu all involved only for play to be called back for a forward pass. Cam signaled a warning shot that they could still hurt the exiles on 64 when their 12 arced his run away from the cover and chipped a kick over the try line in front of the clubhouse only for the ball to run dead ahead of his charge. Cornish continued to work decent field position but unforced errors hampered their every move. An odd event on 70 minutes saw confusion reign as the home side lost another man to the bin, presumably for something said though the whistle was blown while the exiles were actually attacking on half way. Cornish kicked the pen to the 22, and as Tim Oakes, Low and Andrew Preston took play to 10 out, the visitors were mystified to be pinged again. With the referee having lost count of the Cam prop situation, the home side elected for uncontested scrums at this point, but try as they might in the closing minutes, Cornish were the architects of their own downfall as they knocked the ball on repeatedly when in promising positions. Camberley could celebrate a win fashioned in those calamitous opening 4 minutes.
The battle at the bottom is not clear cut with any 2 of 5 still in it, and recent form has seen Camberley hold then league leaders Sutton & Epsom to a draw to show that they are not going down without a fight. A new Head Coach and a few recruits have certainly given them a cutting edge they didn't have earlier in the season, but it's still a tough ask given the run in they have. Their Scruffs remain a top bunch of supporters, and win, lose or draw, are always worth a beer and chat post match!
The 2 week break will give Cornish a chance to get some game time into some of those returning from injury, and the improved weather forecast should also ensure regular training to aid the cause. However, there was enough promise in this performance to suggest an upturn in fortune is not far off, just as long as the exiles start matches as they invariably finish them!
|Sutton & Epsom
|Effingham & Leatherhead
|Old Reigatian
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Steve Jobs, the movie
The publication of Walter Isaacson's highly-anticipated, authorized bio of Steve Jobs, formerly titled iSteve (like iWoz?) and now titled, er, Steve Jobs, has been moved up to October 24 and Sony Pictures is reportedly buying the movie rights. (more…)
October 31st is Jesusween
Kids around the nation will be happy to hear that Jesusween celebrators plan keep their candy for themselves and instead "give out Bibles and Christian gifts -- in a friendly way!" on October 31.
The Walking Dead trailer
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Las Vegas Slots vs Voting Machines infographic
It's easier to rig an electronic voting machine than a Las Vegas slot machine, says University of Pennsylvania visiting professor Steve Freeman. That's because Vegas slots are better monitored and regulated than America's voting machines, Freeman writes in a book out in July that argues, among other things, that President Bush may owe his 2004 win [...]


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Maisonette 9
Maisonette 9 is a "members only nightclub" in Liberty City in Grand Theft Auto IV. The Lost and Damned and The Ballad of Gay Tony.
GTA IV and The Lost and Damned
The club itself is referenced occasionally in GTA IV, as in the case in "Out of the Closet" when Tom Rivas mentions the club and Hercules, another club owned by Gay Tony. Other characters from GTA IV are also known to have frequented the club, including Gracie Ancelotti (as revealed during "...I'll Take Her"), and Alexandra Chilton and Carmen Ortiz (Carmen refers to the club as "Bungalow 9") in dialogues during dates with Niko. The club is later reported by the libertytreeonline.com to be closed alongside Hercules following allegations of drug pushing in the premises. Both in GTA IV and The Lost and Damned, the club is inaccessible until The Ballad of Gay Tony.
The Ballad of Gay Tony
According to The Ballad of Gay Tony's official website, Maisonette 9 was founded in 2003 by "Gay" Tony Prince, and, as indicated in The Ballad of Gay Tony, has been designed to face Galveston Avenue, at the Westminster—Meat Quarter border, in the basement levels of a warehouse-turned loft. The club itself only exists physically in The Ballad of Gay Tony, whereas the same location in GTA IV and The Lost and Damned is nondescript, with no hints of the club's existance. Maisonette 9 is supposedly one of Liberty City's hottest nightclubs, where Luis Fernando Lopez serves as a bouncer and personal bodyguard to the club owner. Other Maisonette 9 clubs are currently operating in London and Las Venturas.
As Luis works in Maisonette 9 as a bouncer, the player can access the club and interact with its patrons. Luis can dance, compete in a champagne drinking game, drink shots or manage the club. Maisonette 9 also serves as mission destination points. In the near final storyline in The Ballad of Gay Tony, the club is later closed by the city but was re-bought by Yusuf Amir in the later storyline.
- Anthony "Gay Tony" Prince - (Owner)
- Luis Lopez - (Head of Security / Co-Owner)
- Dessie - (Doorman),
- Joni - (CCTV Guard)
- Cindy - (Waitress)
- Various Bouncers
- A Bartender
- A Lackey
- Seeing as The Lost and Damned and The Ballad of Gay Tony are both on the same disc for Episodes from Liberty City, Maisonette 9 and Hercules are present during The Lost and Damned, although are inecessible.
- On Integrity 2.0, Lazlow and his sidekick Jorge try to get into Maisonette 9, but Dessie stops them, and some woman suggests they go to Bahama Mama's, and later the two end up at Hercules, thinking the club is full of women due to the long line of men outside, unaware it's a gay club.


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Special CBI Judge Om Prakash Saini, who has sent many behind bars in the infamous 2G scam case, is a soft-spoken but a tough judge.
Known to be a humble and honest man among the legal fraternity, Saini started his career as a Delhi Police sub-inspector in 1981. Considering his reputation and impeccable record, Saini was handpicked to exclusively try the 2G spectrum cases after a Supreme Court bench asked the government to set up a special court.
After serving in the police force for six years, Saini appeared for the judicial magistrate examination and cleared the test with excellent marks - the only policeman from a batch of 100 to clear it.
Equal treatment
Saini hails from a middle-class Haryana family but does not bat an eyelid even when ministers or corporate honchos are standing before him. The 58-year old judge is known to act tough if the decorum of the court is not maintained.
In November 2011, when it was believed that Kanimozhi, daughter of DMK patriarch M. Karunanidhi, would get bail after serving five months in jail, on grounds of being a woman, he shocked everybody by dismissing her bail saying she was a powerful politician and witnesses could get intimidated if she was not in custody.
The reticent judge also took everybody by surprise on March 19 this year by using his special powers under Section 319 of the CrPC, rarely used by courts to summon three more accused - Sunil Mittal of Bharti Airtel, Asim Ghosh of Hutchison Max and Ravi Ruia of Sterling Cellular in the 2G case. This came as a shock to most as the CBI had given a clean chit to the telecom honchos.
Last week, the lawyer of Karunanidhi's wife Dayalu Ammal, a prosecution witness in the case sought the court to exempt Ammal for appearing before it. The counsel said Ammal has been diagnosed with "cognitive and behavioural abnormalities" resulting in "abrasive behaviour, clumsy habit with sudden hitting or punching people, inappropriate talk and action". But the arguments did not impress Saini who said Ammal was an important witness and summoned her presence in court on July 8.
Former corporate lobbyist Niira Radia, a crucial witness in the case, who appeared before him on May 28 to record her evidence also faced the judge's ire when she tried to evade questions. Radia (53) was told by the judge that she is an intelligent professional and she should answer the questions properly.
He rarely smiled during the hearings but when high-profile accused such as former telecom minister A. Raja and corporate bigwigs were brought in, he never failed to allow them seats. Senior advocate Sushil Kumar, who defends Raja in the 2G case, described him as a balanced judge.
He bravely took up the 2000 Red Fort shootout case, after at least two judges refused, and handed death penalty to main accused Mohammad Arif and gave life imprisonment to six others. Arif's lawyer playing the communal card didn't deter Saini either.
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