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Surveys record 'brainless fish'
28 December 2011
Last updated at 19:21 ET
Scotland's biggest horse mussel bed and a "faceless and brainless" fish were recorded during government-backed surveys this year.
The work covered almost 2,200 square miles - equivalent to an area one and a quarter times the size of the Cairngorms National Park.
The Scottish government has hailed the finds made during the surveys.
WWF Scotland said the results highlighted the need to better protect the marine environment.
Scottish Natural Heritage and Edinburgh's Heriot-Watt University were among organisations that carried out the work.
Underwater video was shot and acoustic and 3D images were used in the surveys.
Vessels from Marine Scotland, the Scottish Environment Protection Agency (Sepa) and the Northern Lighthouse Board were also involved.
Several rare species were recorded.
Off the west coast, fan mussels were found. Growing to up to 48cm long, the mussels are Scotland's largest sea shell.
Around the Small Isles more than 100 specimens of marine life were noted.
Off Tankerness on Orkney, the government said the prehistoric "faceless and brainless" amphioxus fish was recorded.
The rarely-seen species was regarded as a modern representative of the first animals that evolved a backbone, the Scottish government said.
With a nerve chord down its back, the fish does not have a clearly defined face or brain.
The largest horse mussel bed in Scotland was recorded near Noss Head in Caithness.
The molluscs stabilise seabeds, which in turn provides habitat for other species, and can live up to 50 years.
Other finds included flame shell beds in Loch Linnhe in Argyll and new communities of northern feather star off the Sound of Canna.
Environment Secretary Richard Lochhead described the finds as "weird and wonderful".
He added: "The waters around Scotland are rich in such fascinating biodiversity and it's our responsibility to protect this fragile environment.
"That's why we have ramped up our marine survey work, with plans being prepared for new surveys in 2012 to further our knowledge of what lies beneath Scotland's seas."
'Future generations'Susan Davies, director of policy and advice with Scottish Natural Heritage, said Scotland's seas were a "fantastic asset".
She added: "The findings from these surveys will help us to manage them sustainably and ensure future generations can also enjoy the benefits of a healthy and diverse marine environment."
WWF Scotland's head of policy, Dr Dan Barlow, said the surveys had confirmed that the seas and coasts provided important habitats for wildlife.
He said: "From helping inform the appropriate deployment of marine renewables?to supporting the roll out of a network of Marine Protected Areas, these survey findings will prove invaluable in helping ensure the recovery of Scotland's seas.
"It is important that the government builds on this survey work to further our knowledge of the marine environment."
Source: http://www.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/int/news/-/news/uk-scotland-highlands-islands-16346065
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Victim's sis surprised producer OK with extradition
By Randee Dawn
Bruce Beresford-Redman, the former "Survivor" producer accused of murdering his wife Monica, will not fight extradition from the United States to be put on trial in Mexico for that April 2010 crime, TODAY's George Lewis reported Tuesday. The decision comes after a federal judge in Los Angeles ruled there was enough compelling evidence to warrant the extradition.
This came as unexpected good news to Beresford-Redman's sister, Carla Burgos and the family attorney Alison Triessel, who spoke with TODAY's Savannah Guthrie.
"We were surprised because given the vigor with which he has fought this, tooth and nail every step of the way, we were really surprised that now he has decided to waive extradition and go back to Mexico," said Triessl. "I had prepared the Burgos family for another fairly long battle."
The Beresford-Redman family had been vacationing at a Cancun, Mexico, resort when Monica went missing; three days later she turned up in a hotel sewer. After being asked by officials to remain in the country, Beresford-Redman returned home to the U.S. and has been held in a federal detention center since Nov. 2010.
The entire orderal, said Burgos, has been "really painful ... my parents, my father, he was always a really happy man, easygoing and stuff, and he's been so sad and angry about this situation."
Burgos says there's been no contact between the her family and Bruce Beresford-Redman, and she objects to having the 7- and 4-year-old children living with his parents. "That's not what we want, we don't think that's the best for them," said Burgos.
Juanita Beresford-Redman proclaimed her belief in her son's innocence last week on TODAY: "I know he is innocent, he is a good man, and of course I trust him completely."
By not fighting the extradition, Triessl said that Beresford-Redman could be headed back to Mexico within 60 days. He is expected to face charges of aggravated homicide.
And Burgos says she has faith in the Mexican legal system to handle the case once Beresford-Redman arrives back in that country. "They've been really fair during all this process, and we really hope they keep doing it," she said. "Because we need justice for (Monica). She didn't deserve to go like that."
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Ben Nelson: 'It's time to move on' (Politico)
Democratic Sen. Ben Nelson of Nebraska announced his retirement from the Senate Tuesday, delivering a serious blow to Democratic efforts to hold on to the majority in the chamber next November.
?There?s much more that needs to be done to keep America strong. And while I relish the opportunity to undertake the work that lies ahead, I also think it?s time for me to step away from elected office, spend more time with my family, look for new ways to serve our state and nation. Therefore, I am announcing today that I will not seek reelection,? Nelson said in a video posted on YouTube, titled ?What?s Next.? ?Simply put, it?s time to move on.?
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Bresnahan on Nelson retirement
Nelson apologized to his aides during a conference call that word of his retirement had leaked to POLITICO before he had a chance to personally inform them of his decision. Nelson began calling top Senate Democrats early Tuesday to tell them he was not running for reelection.
Nelson wavered in whether to retire, according to sources close to the Nebraska Democrat, telling aides that ?some days it was yes, some days it was no.?
He also said on the call that the ?tea party must be stopped.?
Sen. Claire McCaskill (D-Mo.), who also faces a tough reelection battle next year, sent a note to Nelson saying how sad she was over his decision to step down next year. McCaskill jokingly added to her note: ?Nebraska still sucks.?
The 70-year-old Nelson was considered one of the most endangered Democratic incumbents this cycle. GOP-affiliated outside groups have already dumped hundreds of thousands of dollars into TV ads bashing Nelson, while the Democratic Senatorial Campaign Committee spent over $1 million on its own ad blitz to bolster his image.
The White House and top Senate Democrats, including Majority Leader Harry Reid of Nevada and Chuck Schumer of New York, had quietly mounted a pressure campaign to keep Nelson from retiring. Nelson has more than $3 million in his campaign war chest, and his approval rating solidified after falling over the past several years. Nelson can give unlimited amounts to the DSCC from his reelection fund, Democratic sources noted.
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Commodity Trading Tips for Ref Soya Oil by KediaCommodity
Ref Soyaoil yesterday traded with the positive node and settled 1.86% up at 706.05 crossing 700 mark as the drop in the rabi oilseeds acreage and a firm undertone in local demand pushed up the prices. There has been a very good bounce in edible oils futures on weak sowing progress and strong global cues. As per Solvent Extractors Association of India, India imported 827,684 tonnes of vegetable oils in the first month of oil marketing year (November to October), up 27 percent from 652,262 tonnes a year ago. Marker share of palm oil imports was about 90% of total vegetable oil imports. However, soybean oil?s share was less than 1% and rest was sunflower oil. India imports palm oil from Indonesia and Malaysia and a small quantity of soy oil from Argentina and Brazil. At the Indore spot market soyoil edged up by 6.05 rupee to 701.65 rupees 10 kgs. In yesterday's trading session Ref Soyaoil has touched the low of 690 after opening at 693.1, and finally settled at 706.05. For today's session market is looking to take support at 694.6, a break below could see a test of 683.2 and where as resistance is now likely to be seen at 712.9, a move above could see prices testing 719.8.
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Ref soyaoil trading range is 683.2-719.8.
Refined soy oil crossed 700 mark due to drop in rabi oilseeds acreage and firm undertone in local demand
India imported 827,684 tonnes of vegetable oils in the first month of oil marketing year
Ref soyoil looks to take support at 694.60 and resistance at 712.90 level.
At the Indore spot market soyoil edged up by 6.05 rupee to 701.65 rupees 10 kgs.
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Wednesday, December 28, 2011
A Guide to the American Federal Debt
A satirical short film taking a look at the national debt and how it applies to just one family. Starring Brian Stepanek & Eddie Jemison, Produced by Seth William Meier, DP/Edited by Craig Evans, 1st AC Brian Andrews, Sound Mixer Gus Salazar, Written and Directed by Brian Stepanek.
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Some NFL players still willing to hide concussions (AP)
Ask Jacksonville Jaguars running back Maurice Jones-Drew whether he would try to play through a concussion or yank himself from a game, and he'll provide a straightforward answer.
"Hide it," the NFL's leading rusher said.
"The bottom line is: You have to be able to put food on the table. No one's going to sign or want a guy who can't stay healthy. I know there will be a day when I'm going to have trouble walking. I realize that," Jones-Drew said. "But this is what I signed up for. Injuries are part of the game. If you don't want to get hit, then you shouldn't be playing."
Other players say they would do the same: Hide it.
In a series of interviews about head injuries with The Associated Press over the last two weeks, 23 of 44 NFL players ? slightly more than half ? said they would try to conceal a possible concussion rather than pull themselves out of a game. Some acknowledged they already have. Players also said they should be better protected from their own instincts: More than two-thirds of the group the AP talked to wants independent neurologists on sidelines during games.
The AP spoke to a cross-section of players ? at least one from each of the 32 NFL teams ? to gauge whether concussion safety and attitudes about head injuries have changed in the past two years of close attention devoted to the issue. The group included 33 starters and 11 reserves; 25 players on offense and 19 on defense; all have played at least three seasons in the NFL.
The players tended to indicate they are more aware of the possible long-term effects of jarring hits to their heads than they once were. In a sign of the sort of progress the league wants, five players said that while they would have tried to conceal a concussion during a game in 2009, now they would seek help.
"You look at some of the cases where you see some of the retired players and the issues that they're having now, even with some of the guys who've passed and had their brains examined ? you see what their brains look like now," said Washington Redskins linebacker London Fletcher, the NFL's leading tackler. "That does play a part in how I think now about it."
But his teammate, backup fullback Mike Sellers, said he's hidden concussions in the past and would "highly doubt" that any player would willingly take himself out of a game.
"You want to continue to play. You're a competitor. You're not going to tell on yourself. There have been times I've been dinged, and they've taken my helmet from me, and ... I'd snatch my helmet back and get back on the field," Sellers said. "A lot of guys wouldn't say anything because a lot of guys wouldn't think anything during the game, until afterward, when they have a headache or they can't remember certain things."
San Francisco 49ers defensive lineman Justin Smith captured a popular sentiment: Players know of the potential problems, yet would risk further damage.
"It doesn't take a rocket scientist to figure out if (you have) a concussion, you're probably damaging your brain a little bit. Just like if you sprain your wrist a bunch, you're going to have some wrist problems down the road. Yeah, I'd still play through it. It's part of it. It's part of the game," Smith said. "I think if you're noticeably messed up, yeah, they'll take you out. But if you've just got some blurry vision, I'd say that's the player's call. And most guys ? 99 percent of guys in the NFL ? are going to play through it."
Smith said he sustained one concussion in high school ("You don't know who you are," is how he described it) and another in college ("Walking around the whole time, but I don't remember anything until six hours later").
The NFL likes to say that views about concussions have shifted from simply accepting they're part of the sport to doing what's possible to lessen impacts. Commissioner Roger Goodell talks about "changing the culture," so players don't try to "walk it off" after taking hits to the head.
Yet the AP's conversations with players showed there is room for more adjustments, which did not surprise Dr. Richard Ellenbogen, co-chairman of the NFL's head, neck and spine committee.
"The culture change takes awhile," Ellenbogen said in a telephone interview. "Why would these guys want to go out? They love playing the game. They don't want to leave their team. They want to win. I understand all that. And that's why we have to be on our toes with coming up with exams that are hard to beat, so to speak."
New Orleans Saints offensive lineman Zach Strief put it this way: "We all grew up with, `Hey, get back in there. You (only) got your bell rung.' And while it's changing now, I think it's going to take time for the mindset to change."
A few players said they'd be particularly inclined to hide a concussion if it happened in a playoff game or the Super Bowl. Some said their decision would depend on the severity of a head injury ? but they'd hide it if they could.
Clearly, there is a stigma associated with leaving the field, no matter the reason. Indeed, one player who said he'd exit a game if he thought he might have a concussion didn't want to be quoted on the subject.
Other findings from the interviews:
_Asked whether the NFL should have independent neurologists at games to examine players and determine if they should be held out because of concussions, 31 players said "yes," and 10 said "no." Three didn't answer.
"They've got guys looking at your uniform to make sure you're wearing the right kind of socks," St. Louis Rams safety Quintin Mikell said. "Why not have somebody there to protect your head? I think we definitely should have that."
He said he's tried to clear his head and stay on the field "many times."
"I'll probably pay for it later in my life," Mikell said, "but at the same time, I'll probably pay for the alcohol that I drank or driving fast cars. It's one of those things that it just comes with the territory."
_Specifically regarding concussions, 28 of the 44 players think playing in the NFL is safer now than in 2009, while 13 think it's the same, and two think it's more dangerous. One wasn't sure. Those who think safety has improved gave credit to the rise in awareness; more fines for illegal hits; this season's changes to kickoff rules that have cut down on the number of returns; and the new labor contract's reduction in the amount of contact allowed in practice.
"When I first came into the league, it was like, `Whatever goes.' It was more of that old-school, just `beat-him-up' football. Not wanting to hurt anybody, but show how tough you were. Back in the day, it was like if you come out (of a game) with (a) slight concussion, then you weren't giving it all for your team," Buffalo Bills linebacker Andra Davis said. "But now, they're taking that option away from you."
Davis, a 10th-year veteran who turned 33 on Friday and said he's had a couple of concussions, is one of those whose view on seeking help for such injuries has changed.
"The younger me would definitely hide it," Davis said. "But the older me now ? with wife and kids and looking more at life after football ? I would say something about it."
_Asked whether more can be done to protect players from head injuries, 18 players said "yes," and 24 said "no." Two did not respond.
Not surprisingly, there were divisions according to position, and players on opposite sides of the ball generally drifted toward opposing views: Those on offense seemed more likely than those on defense to say more can ? and should ? be done to improve safety. Linemen, meanwhile, often complained that there is no way to improve their plight, with the helmet-to-helmet banging that takes place at the snap on play after play. One player described those collisions as "micro-episodes that build up over time."
Nearly three-quarters of the players who told the AP they think safety can improve ? 13 of 18 ? suggested equipment can be improved, too. Helmet technology, mouth guards and chin straps all were mentioned.
Two players suggested more education about concussions is needed.
Dr. Robert Cantu, a senior adviser to Ellenbogen's NFL committee who said he is consulted regularly by the league, insisted that while there has been progress, there is still work to be done.
"Has there been a culture change overall? I think the answer is, unquestionably, `yes.' Could there be more done? Yes. Do all the players get it? No. Do they want to get it? No," said Cantu, a clinical professor of neurosurgery and co-director of the Center for the Study of Traumatic Encephalopathy at Boston University School of Medicine.
CTE is a degenerative disease increasingly found in football players and other athletes who have absorbed repeated blows to the head. It has been linked to memory loss, disorientation, poor decision-making, and depression that can lead to drug use and, as in the case of former Chicago Bears defensive back Dave Duerson, even suicide.
The league distributed informational posters in 2010 to warn about the dangers of head injuries, but Cantu said: "Just because the posters are in every locker room, it's not mandatory reading. Or people can say they read it but not really have read it."
"More stress needs to be placed ? and I believe this is the players association's responsibility as much as it is the NFL's ? on the dangers of playing symptomatic with a concussion and more knowledge needs to be imparted on chronic traumatic encephalopathy, which obviously does exist in the NFL. ... All of those sub-concussive blows count, and you need to minimize the amount of brain trauma that you take," Cantu said.
Union spokesman George Atallah declined a request for comment about concussions.
Little-discussed until reporting by The New York Times led to an October 2009 congressional hearing on concussions in the NFL, head injuries are now part of the daily conversation about professional football. On Saturday alone, two starting quarterbacks, Cleveland's Colt McCoy and Arizona's Kevin Kolb, sat out because of head injuries, while a third, Minnesota's Christian Ponder, left his team's game with what his coach called "concussionlike symptoms."
According to data from STATS LLC, from 2000-09, an average of 3.1 NFL players ? and never more than nine in an entire season ? went on injured reserve because of a concussion or head injury. That number rose to 18 last season, and stood at 17 through Week 15 this season.
Similarly, STATS LLC said, over that same 10-year span at the start of the century, an average of 26 NFL players each season were listed on the weekly injury report and missed games because of a concussion or head injury. That number rose to 89 in 2010, and stood at 75 this season through Saturday's games.
At least eight lawsuits have been filed against the NFL in recent months ? including three within the last week ? by dozens of former players who say they have medical problems related to brain injuries from their time in professional football. The NFL's stance, in part, is that players knew there were risks of injury, and there was no misconduct or liability on the league's part.
"It's a physical sport. Guys are going to get hit in the head. When we're young, when we start playing this sport, we know what we're getting into," Philadelphia Eagles tight end Brent Celek said. "It's not like, `Oh, I'm going to play this because my head's going to be fine when I'm done playing.' It's a risk you take playing this game, but I think the league is doing everything in their power to make it as safe as possible."
The NFL certainly has found itself adjusting on the fly.
One example: After San Diego Chargers offensive lineman Kris Dielman got a concussion but stayed in the lineup in October, then had a seizure on a team flight, the NFL said it would give game officials "concussion awareness training" so they could keep an eye out for players.
A few players interviewed by the AP mentioned the recent case of Cleveland's McCoy, who has missed two consecutive games after a shot to the helmet from Pittsburgh Steelers linebacker James Harrison. McCoy was not checked for a concussion during the game against Pittsburgh and went back in; Harrison was suspended for a game; starting with this week's games, the league put certified athletic trainers in booths above the field to watch for injuries. The trainers aren't there to diagnose or prescribe treatment, the NFL said, but are supposed to call down to team medical staffs to alert them there could be a problem.
Some think the league could go further.
"I don't think it's sufficient. I think it's a great first step," BU's Cantu said, mentioning a study that showed concussions were noticed more in junior hockey when there was an observer at the rink.
While Cantu, like players interviewed by the AP, is in favor of having independent neurosurgeons at games rather than only team-employed doctors ? something raised as a possibility in 2009 but never done ? NFL committee co-chairman Ellenbogen said the more pressing issue was "the ability to see all the players on the field."
"Team doctors are pretty concerned about concussions, and I don't think they're people that are going to be bought and sold. ... If the real problem is the doctors are being influenced by the coaches, then we've got to fix that," said Ellenbogen, chairman of the department of neurological surgery at the University of Washington School of Medicine. "If the (players' union) says, `We want independent neurologists,' we'll discuss that. ... To be honest with you, we ain't done. When our committee meets with the team physicians after the Super Bowl, everything's on the table. You think this is the last rendition of what we do? Heck, no. We're not done."
As it is, while the players the AP spoke to tend to feel better about the way concussions are handled now than in 2009, they won't deny that dangers lurk.
"You're never going to be totally safe from concussions in this game," Oakland Raiders cornerback Stanford Routt said. "This is the only place where you can actually legally assault people."
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AP Sports Writers Bob Baum, Tim Booth, Tom Canavan, Chris Duncan, Josh Dubow, R.B. Fallstrom, Dave Ginsburg, Fred Goodall, Pat Graham, Will Graves, Stephen Hawkins, George Henry, Chris Jenkins, Joe Kay, Jon Krawczynski, Larry Lage, Mark Long, Rob Maaddi, Michael Marot, Brett Martel, Janie McCauley, Steve Reed, Andrew Seligman, Dave Skretta, Howard Ulman, Teresa M. Walker, Dennis Waszak Jr., John Wawrow, Bernie Wilson, Steven Wine, and Tom Withers contributed to this report.
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Howard Fendrich is on Twitter at http://twitter.com/HowardFendrich
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Pratibha Devisingh Patil () (born 19 December 1934) is the 12th and current President of the Republic of India and first woman to hold the office. She was sworn in as President of India on 25 July 2007, succeeding Dr. A.P.J. Abdul Kalam and after beating her rival Bhairon Singh Shekhawat.
She won the presidential election held on 19 July 2007 defeating her nearest rival Bhairon Singh Shekhawat by over 300,000 votes. She took office as India's first woman president on 25 July 2007.
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She is a member of the Indian National Congress (INC), was nominated for the presidency by the ruling United Progressive Alliance and Indian Left.
Early life
Pratibha Devisingh Patil was born on December 19, 1934 in Nadgaon village of Jalgaon District, Maharashtra. She got her early education from RR Vidyalaya, Jalgaon and later obtained her Master's degree in Political Science and Economics from the Mooljee Jetha College, Jalgaon. She obtained the degree of Bachelor of Laws from Government Law College, Mumbai. She always took part in sports and won several shields at various inter-collegiate tournaments. Even as a MLA, she pursued her studies as a law student.Career
Pratibha Patil started her professional career as a practising lawyer at the Jalgaon District Court and worked on various social activities, especially, for the upliftment of poor women.She was elected for the Jalgaon Assembly constituency when aged 27. She was elected four times consecutively for Muktainagar (formerly Edlabad), Maharashtra, as a member of the Maharashtra Legislative Assembly between 1962 and 1985. Thereafter, she served as a Member of Parliament in the Rajya Sabha from 1985 to 1990. In 1991 she was elected as a Member of Parliament in the tenth Lok Sabha, representing the Amravati constituency and stayed in the role until 1996. She has the distinction of not having lost a single election that she contested to date.
She was the 24th Governor of Rajasthan between 2004?2007, and the first woman to hold that office.
Presidential Election 2007
On 14 June 2007, United Progressive Alliance (UPA), the ruling alliance of political parties in India headed by the Indian National Congress, and the Indian left nominated her as their candidate for the Presidential Election to be held in July that year. She emerged as a compromise candidate after the Left parties would not agree to the nomination of former Home Minister Shivraj Patil. UPA chairwoman Sonia Gandhi proposed her: her loyalty to the Nehru-Gandhi family was widely perceived to be a major factor in her nomination. With the possibility that she might become the first female President of India, Sonia Gandhi described her nomination as a "historic occasion".
Before leaving Jaipur for New Delhi, she thanked Gandhi for choosing her and said that her first job as president would be to make the National Rural Employment Guarantee Act (NREGA) started by UPA a success. In Delhi she asserted that she would not be a rubber stamp president.
She faced Bhairon Singh Shekhawat, the NDA candidate, in a straight contest. Her campaign was boosted by the decision of UNPA to abstain from voting.
The Leader of the Opposition, L K Advani, unsuccessfully sought the intervention of Election Commission of India to force Patil to declare her assets.
Shiv Sena, an important ally of NDA, declared its support of Patil on the grounds that she would be the first Maharashtrian to hold the office. This decision caused problems for the BJP-Sena alliance.
Presidency
| Name | Pratibha Patil |
|---|---|
| Dipstyle | Her Excellency Pratibha Patil, President of the Republic of India |
| Offstyle | President Patil |
| Altstyle | Madame President }} |
Philanthropy
Along with her husband, she set up Vidya Bharati Shikshan Prasarak Mandal, an educational institute which runs a chain of schools and colleges in Amravati, Jalgaon and Mumbai. She also set up Shram Sadhana Trust, which runs hostels for working women in New Delhi, Mumbai and Pune; and an engineering college in Jalgaon. She also founded a cooperative sugar factory known as Sant Muktabai Sahakari Sakhar Karkhana,muktainager and a cooperative bank named after herself as Pratibha Mahila Sahakari Bank. The bank ceased trading in February 2003 due to having its license revoked as a consequence of financial irregularities.Controversies
BJP campaign
The Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) have opposed her in its political campaigning. BJP leader Arun Shourie wrote two articles published as a booklet titled Does This Tainted Person Deserve to Become President of India?, and another BJP leader, Arun Jaitley, announced the launch of a website called Know Pratibha Patil, which contains various media reports and documents concerning the alleged questionable financial dealings of both Patil and her family.While the BJP tried to build a strong moral opposition to her nomination in 2007, it was advised not to challenge the nomination on legal grounds.
Legal challenges to candidature
A Public Interest Litigation was filed before the Supreme Court of India challenging her 2007 presidential nomination. The claim was referred to the various allegations against Patil and her family members and sought the cancellation of her nomination papers on the constitutional grounds of her being an undischarged bankrupt who had not cleared a debt to the public exchequer and others.The court ruled that it could not act on unsubstantiated allegations, and rejected the petition as being without merit at the admission stage. Furthermore, it queried the intention of the petitioner and said that it was more of a "private interest litigation". The court ruled:
The petitioner then approached the Election Commission of India seeking her disqualification. The Election Commission response was that:
Following this, the petitioner again approached the court, contending that the Election Commission had not applied its mind to the matter, and sought quashing of the commission's order.
In another case a Delhi-based NGO has also filed a petition before the Delhi High Court alleging that Patil being Managing Trustee of Mumbai-based Shram Sadhana Bombay Trust, which is under the control of state government, was holding the office of profit making her ineligible to contest the President's election. The High Court deferred the hearing until after election.
Refutation
The leaders of Indian National Congress and Indian left tried to repudiate these charges. They have also said that these issues have never been raised in the past while she was a deputy chairwoman of the Rajya Sabha, or during her tenure as a governor. They accused the BJP of launching a "malicious, unsubstantiated and deliberate" slanderous campaign just to damage her reputation. Prime Minister Manmohan Singh defended Pratibha Patil and dismissed the charges as "mud-slinging". On Monday 2 July 2007 breaking her silence Patil described the allegations leveled against her as "false, malicious and baseless".Prominent allegations against her that have been controversial are:
Allegations of shielding her brother on a murder charge
On 22 June 2007, Rajni Patil, a professor at a Jalgaon college, claimed that Pratibha Patil's brother G.N.Patil was the person who had murdered her husband, Jalgaon congressman Vishram G Patil. She accused Pratibha Patil of shielding her brother. She further said that she had provided details of her allegations to Sonia Gandhi and President Dr A P J Abdul Kalam. Copies of her letter to the President were distributed to the press by Sudheendra Kulkarni, an aide of Leader of the Opposition L. K. Advani.
On 13 July 2007 Rajani Patil petitioned the Bombay High Court, demanding that the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) investigate Pratibha Patil and her brother in connection with the allegations before the presidential election. The court directed the CBI accordingly in order to remove the possibility that presidential immunity might come into play if Prabitha Patil were elected.
The lawyer Mahesh Jethmalani said that two CDs have surfaced which contain incriminating material against Patil's brother. The CDs contain footage of the elections for the district Congress presidentship in Jalgaon. Jethmalani offered to place both CDs on record, saying "These contain vital information showing the political link behind the murder."
Pratibha Women Cooperative Bank
Pratibha Mahila Sahakari Bank was a cooperative bank set up by Patil in 1973 to empower women. The license for it to operate as a bank was revoked in 2003 by the Reserve Bank of India for alleged financial irregularities. Among the irregularities listed were the loans policy of the bank and loan interest waivers given, among others, to Patil's relatives. Patil was one of the chairpersons of the bank and a number of her relatives were also directors.
She is currently one of 34 respondents in a legal case at the Bombay High Court relating to allegations of mismanagement of the bank and misappropriation of funds by its directors.
In her defence, her supporters point out that she was not the founding president of the bank, and that she held the job of the chairwoman for a little over a month. They also point out that the RBI has never mentioned Patil's name in the report, and the court has not charge-sheeted her. Communist leader A.B. Bardhan cast doubts on the credibility of the official employees' union of the bank, which has been highlighting the issue of mismanagement since 2002, drawing attention to the fact that it is associated with the BMS union led by the BJP.
Sant Muktabai Cooperative Sugar Factory
A cooperative sugar factory ? Sant Muktabai Sahakari Sakhar Karkhana ? of which Pratibha was a founder member, was declared a defaulter for failing to repay a Rs 17.5 crore (Rs 175 million) bank loan. Pratibha Patil had been its chairwoman and director until she became the Governor of Rajasthan. The loan was taken in 1994 when Pratibha was its chairwoman, but the factory has failed to repay the full amount. The bank sealed the factory on 23 January 2007 after issuing many reminders. This was the second occasion the mill had been sealed. Earlier, it was sealed in January 2006, but was reopened after the board of directors headed by G. N. Patil - younger brother of Pratibha Patil - requested for an opportunity to improve the performance of the mill.In 2002 the chief commissioner of central excise and customs, Pune, issued notice to the factory for evading excise duty resulting from diversion of export-oriented sugar by the factory into domestic market.
Dubbing as "malign campaign" the allegations, Union Agriculture Minister Sharad Pawar, defended Pratibha and noted that there was never any enquiry under Maharashtra Cooperative Societies Act against her. He also pointed out that as many as 74 mills were issued notices in December 2006, and it was "unfortunate that only one particular case has been brought up in the media". Pawar said most of the mills had failed to repay the loans because of persistent drought affecting sugarcane production, leading these mills to go sick.
Nevertheless in 2007, Manohar Lal Sharma, an independent advocate, filed a public interest litigation petition in the Supreme Court alleging that Mrs Pratibha Patil was an undischarged insolvent relating to the Sant Muktabai Sugar Factory and hence disqualified to remain in the office of the presidency.
Party loyalty
In February 2011, Rajasthan state minister Amin Khan addressing a meeting of the district INC party was quoted by the local media as saying Pratibha Patil was rewarded with the presidency because "she used to make tea and cook food at Indira Gandhi's residence" without expecting anything in return. Khan later said that he was misquoted and did not mean any disrespect, and resigned from his post over the controversy.Shrama Sadhna Trust
MPLADS
It was alleged that as a Member of Parliament for Amravati between 1991 and 1996 Patil diverted Rs 36 lakh (Rs 3.6 million) from her MPLADS fund to a trust run by her husband Devisingh Shekhawat. This was in violation of Government rules which barred MPs from providing funds to organisation run by their relatives.Views on sterilisation
On 10 December 1975, when she was the Health Minister of Maharashtra, Patil advocated in Maharashtra Assembly that people with hereditary diseases should be compulsorily sterilised.Divine indication
Patil claims to have spoken to the spirit of the deceased leader (Baba Lekhraj) at their headquarters in Mount Abu, Rajasthan."Dadiji ke shareer mein baba aye ... Maine unse baat ki (Baba entered Devi?s body and he communicated to me through her)," she said on TV camera. Reporters began to report on the message she received of a "divine indication" of great responsibility coming her way.
Positions held
| Period | ! Position |
| 1967-72 | Deputy Minister,N.H.E.A.,Scav, Public Health, Prohibition, Tourism, Housing & Parliamentary Affairs, Government of Maharashtra |
| 1972-74 | Cabinet Minister, Social Welfare, Government of Maharashtra |
| 1974-75 | Cabinet Minister, Public Health & Social Welfare, Government of Maharashtra |
| 1975-76 | Cabinet Minister, Prohibition, Rehabilitation and Cultural Affairs, Government of Maharashtra |
| 1977-78 | Cabinet Minister, Education, Government of Maharashtra |
| July 1979 to February 1980 | Leader of Opposition, CDP (I), Maharashtra Legislative Assembly |
| 1982-85 | Cabinet Minister, Urban Development and Housing, Government of Maharashtra |
| 1983-85 | Cabinet Minister, Civil Supplies and Social Welfare, Government of Maharashtra |
| 18 November 1986 to 5 November 1988 | Deputy Chairman, Rajya Sabha |
| 1986-88 | Chairperson, Committee of Privileges, Rajya Sabha; Member, Business Advisory Committee, Rajya Sabha |
| 1991-96 | Chairperson, House Committee, Lok Sabha |
| 8 November 2004-June 2007 | Governor of Rajasthan |
| 25 July 2007 to date | President of India |
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Monday, December 26, 2011
Paulryburn: WTF Dos Equis Lager is .50 cheaper at the Little Rock Saucer. Not that it matters, I'll be drinking Boulevard and Diamond Bear beers
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How does Cody Rhodes measure up to Booker T's past?
Booker T has stood toe-to-toe with the best Superstars in WWE history. How does Intercontinental Champion Cody Rhodes measure up to some of the legend's greatest opponents??
The Rock: Rocky Maivia became the iconic Rock when he embraced his egocentric side ? speaking of himself in the third person, channeling the ?millions and millions? of fans shouting his name as he deemed himself The People?s Champion. This attitude gave him a strong advantage against any opponent. Cody Rhodes has embraced this same egocentric philosophy, making his voice heard with a righteous indignation that belittles Superstars and the WWE Universe alike. Although self-centered, there is no doubt the confidence he exudes has become a valuable trait, not unlike The Great One.?
?Stone Cold? Steve Austin: The Texas Rattlesnake gained a huge advantage over his adversaries by launching an all-out rebellion against WWE, doing whatever he wanted, whenever he wanted to do it. Rhodes also carries a strong disregard for the rules, laughing in the face of what is considered acceptable behavior. He continuously questions authority figures such as SmackDown General Manager Theodore Long, refuses to stand silent whenever the actions of other Superstars rub him the wrong way and takes every advantage he can ? from attacking his opponents before a match to using weapons. This is something Booker, no doubt, learned at WWE TLC.
The Undertaker: For more than two decades, The Phenom has set his adversaries off-balance before the bell even rings, largely because of the ominous mystique that surrounds him. If there is one thing Rhodes shares with The Deadman, it?s this mysterious dark side. The Intercontinental Champion's career was redefined following his accidental injury at the hands of Rey Mysterio. Though he has since dropped the protective mask and self-loathing, traces of the scars still remain on his psyche, giving Rhodes a dangerous focus that breeds intimidation and keeps the competition guessing about what to expect from him.
Batista: The mighty Batista was called "The Animal" because he could channel pure rage capable of overpowering any opponent. Rhodes does not carry the size of the former World Champion. But, despite his good looks and smooth ability on the mic, he too is driven by an inner fury. When backed into a corner, he attacks with a vicious aggression that many opponents don't see coming until it's too late.
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Christian: Say what you want about Christian?s constant insistence that he should have ?one more match? or his complaints about a lack of concern for his recent injuries. But regardless, no one can deny the extraordinary ability of this two-time World Heavyweight Champion in the squared-circle. Likewise, in spite of what anyone thinks of Rhodes' antics, he is as sound a ring technician as anyone in the locker room, strategic and cunning as they come.
One could argue that with his many dominant attributes, Cody Rhodes is as strong a threat to Booker T as any Superstars he has faced before. If the Intercontinental Champion brings the full force of these characteristics to fruition in further altercations with the Master of the Spin-a-Roonie, it could present the greatest challenge of Booker's career.
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Sunday, December 25, 2011
Attorneys for teen accused of golf course slaying want client in juvenile detention
Attorneys for a teenager accused of the gang-related shooting of 18-year-old JoJo Lee Brandstatt at a West Valley City golf course nearly three years ago are again lobbying to have the teenager housed in juvenile detention instead of the Salt Lake County jail.
The request follows a ruling earlier this week by the Utah Court of Appeals, which said the case of Antonie "Hunter" Farani should be returned to the juvenile court system ? at least temporarily ? while a judge reconsiders his prior decision to certify the teen as an adult.
The appeals court said 3rd District Juvenile Court Judge Andrew Valdez relied on a juvenile probation department report containing information considered inadmissible hearsay in his December 2009 determination that Farani should be tried as an adult.
The appeals court remanded the case back to Valdez, who will consider whether there is enough evidence to certify Farani as an adult under stricter rules of evidence.
Attorneys met Friday in 3rd District Court to discuss the detention issue. Farani?s defense attorney, Richard Van Wagoner, was told to prepare the appropriate order to request to have Farani, 17, moved.
Farani ? charged with aggravated murder, two counts of aggravated kidnapping and five counts of aggravated robbery, all first-degree felonies ? was 14 years old when he allegedly killed Brandstatt on the night of Feb. 6, 2009.
Farani was with three older gang members who kidnapped another man, Gregory Brown, who is now 21.
Brown claims he was told by the group that if he was able to get $2,000 by the end of the night through robberies, they wouldn?t kill him. Brown said he called Brandstatt, who agreed to meet the group with the address of a gang member they could rob.
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When Brandstatt arrived, he was wearing a red T-shirt and red shoelaces, indicating a connection to Norte?o gang members. Farani allegedly said, "Let?s just finish off this Norte."
The group drove to a West Valley City golf course, where Farani allegedly shot and killed Brandstatt. Driving away from the body, the group then forced Brown to rob three convenience stores with a pellet gun.
Police say Farani confessed to the crime during a videotaped interview with West Valley City police, according to prior court testimony. The teen said he was high on marijuana and pressured to pull the trigger by 20-year-old Spencer Isaiah Cater, who allegedly believed the victim "knew too much."
All four were arrested, and two others ? 29-year-old Jeremiah "Jay" Ha?k Williamson and 21-year-old Shardise "Kaiso" Malaga ? have since pleaded guilty and been sentenced to 15 years in prison. Cater was convicted at trial last week on aggravated kidnapping and robbery charges and is to be sentenced in February. The jury acquitted Cater of the murder count.
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IBJTheScore: Colts owner Jim Irsay says if Peyton Manning puts on an NFL helmet again it will have a horseshoe on the side of it.
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Over 40 Internet Companies Come Out Publicly Against SOPA
Since the list of 120 or so SOPA supporting companies?hit the Internet yesterday, the lines have been drawn; People are publicly promising to pull thousands of domains from domain registrar Godaddy after it appeared on the list as a supporter. Other people are calling those people "bullies." Whether you're for or against SOPA has become somewhat of a pain point amongst techies, with the overwhelming majority, including myself and almost every other writer on the TechCrunch team, leaning heavily towards "against."Source: http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/Techcrunch/~3/zO0jel5TPeI/
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Saturday, December 24, 2011
Southern California Bracing for More Winds
Another round of powerful and possibly damaging wind gusts up to 60 mph are expected to hit?Southern California.
The National Weather Service says the north to northeast winds will kick up before dawn on Thursday and continue through early Friday as a high pressure system builds over the Great Basin.
Sustained winds will range from 25 to 40 mph, with gusts to 60 mph.
The weather service says the winds will make travel hazardous for big-rigs and high-profile vehicles, such as motor homes. The winds and low humidity will also increase the danger of wildfires.
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Friday, December 23, 2011
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Ten Tips for Better Christmas Photos, Like Not Posing [Photography]
Whether you're getting a new fancy camera for Christmas or if you've already got a decent one, chances are your family is going to be together for the holidays and you're going to want to take some photos to remember the occasion. How-To Geek has ten tips you should keep in mind to make your pics as good as possible.
Among the tips are obvious ones like taking multiple photos so you can pick and choose later, and thinking about lighting when you adjust your settings manually, plus not-so-obvious ones like trying photos with and without the flash. My favorite is?despite being the most obvious?not making people pose for the camera. It's weird how many people still think this is the only way to take photos, holiday or not, when it comes off as artificial instead of natural, or in the moment. The best photos you see are ones that capture a specific thing happening, and nothing is actually happening when you're posing for the camera. That's not to say that you shouldn't have a few posed ones, but don't make that your only photo type.
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Monday, December 19, 2011
President Obama's Empty Veto Threat of Spending Bill Will Haunt Him (ContributorNetwork)
COMMENTARY | President Barack Obama decided to back away from his veto option over the spending bill even though it included wording moving the Keystone pipeline forward, according to Fox News. As a political consultant, I am discouraged by the fact the president backed down on his previous veto statements. He should have never made them in the first place.
The president should never threaten using his veto power unless he fully intends to use it. It is the strongest card he can use against Congress and should never be used lightly. The threat alone is enough to make some congressional leader freeze up in terror due to the extra hours of negotiation they might face under a veto threat.
Congress never wants the chance of having to deal with a veto threat. How would you feel if you knew you might put hours of work into a project only to have your boss toss it out? The veto threat is used to send a message of complete opposition to a certain move. President Obama should know what presidents have known in the past. He should know an empty veto threat turns both sides of Congress against you faster than the veto would have in the first place.
By passing on his threatened veto option, President Obama sends certain messages to Congress he does not want to send. The Democrats get a message that their leader gives empty threats. The Republicans get the impressing of a president who will back down from his threats when pushed up against the wall. Both of these can hurt his chances of leading in the future whenever he gives another veto threat.
There is a year until the election. President Obama does not want to go into the homestretch appearing as a hollow president. He should know the opposition will use any chance it can to make him appear weak. Empty veto threats will be brought up in the future. He can be made to look like a president who cannot stand behind his own words. Not only can this make him look like a poor leader at home, it can also make his foreign policy appear to be full of holes as well.
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Sunday, December 18, 2011
Falcons take flight vs. Jags
Atlanta (9-5) breezes to 41-14 win, stays in line to claim wild-card berth
APFalcons defensive tackle Corey Peters runs a fumbled ball into the end zone. Peters and Atlanta crushed the Jaguars on Thursday.
By PAUL NEWBERRY
updated 12:54 a.m. ET Dec. 16, 2011
ATLANTA - Ho hum, another winning season for the Atlanta Falcons.
That's not such a big deal anymore.
This team has much higher goals.
Putting together its most complete effort of the season, the Falcons clinched a fourth straight winning record with a 41-14 rout of the Jacksonville Jaguars on Thursday night. Matt Ryan had another big game, throwing three touchdown passes in less than three quarters of work, and John Abraham terrorized rookie quarterback Blaine Gabbert with 3? sacks.
Atlanta (9-5) strengthened its hold on an NFC wild card, shrugging off the immediate accomplishment of another above-.500 finish.
"Our expectations are much higher than winning seasons," coach Mike Smith said. "I'm glad we've been able to accomplish that as an organization and a football team. But believe me, It's not one of those expectations we really want to talk about. If we're where we think we are as an organization and a football team, that's expected each and every year."
It wasn't so long ago that nine wins was a big deal. The Falcons went through the first 42 years of their existence without so much as back-to-back winning seasons. All that changed when Smith and general manager Thomas Dimitroff took over in 2008.
Since then, Atlanta has been to the playoff two times and is closing in on a third appearance.
"I can't speak to the people who came before, but I know since Thomas and I had the opportunity to be here, we've just kind of put our heads down and gone to work," Smith said. "When you do that, good things usually happen. We are not finished, believe me. Our expectations and internal goals are much higher than having a winning football season."
This one was over by halftime. Atlanta led 27-0 when the teams trotted to the locker room, Gabbert and the shellshocked Jaguars (4-10) saddled with a net passing total of minus-1 yard.
Atlanta stretched out its lead to 41-0 before Jacksonville scored on a blocked punt. Going back to the previous week, when the Falcons overcame a 16-point halftime deficit at Carolina, they ripped off 65 points in a row over five quarters.
Now that's more like it from a team that was projected as a Super Bowl contender but had not quite lived up to expectations.
"I feel like we've hit our stride," said Roddy White, who had 10 catches for 135 yards and became just the eighth receiver in NFL history with 80 receptions and 1,000 yards in five straight seasons.
Gabbert had one of his worst games in a miserable rookie season, coughing up the ball twice on hits by Abraham. Both fumbles led to Atlanta scores, with defensive tackle Corey Peters scooping up the second one and trotting to the end zone early in the third quarter for a touchdown that ended any thought of the Jaguars getting back in the game.
"It wasn't just me," said Abraham, who came into the game with only five sacks on the season. "The whole team was able to get to the quarterback."Ryan was 19 of 26 for 224 yards and three touchdowns, with a season-high rating of 137.3. White caught two of the scoring passes, Julio Jones the other.
Gabbert was 12 of 22 for 141 yards, also throwing an interception during a truly awful night full of bad decisions when he wasn't running for his life. He was sacked five times and got most of his yards on a meaningless final drive, which resulted in the only offensive touchdown of the night: a 16-yard pass to Chastin West with 59 seconds remaining.
"It wasn't our best night," Gabbert said. "We've just got to learn from it, take the positives out of it and just get better."
The injury-riddled Jaguars, playing out the season with an interim coach and a new owner, were coming off their best performance, having scored 41 straight points in a 41-14 victory over Tampa Bay. But, playing for the third time in 11 days, they couldn't build any momentum for a strong finish.
Shahid Khan must have been wondering why he paid an estimated $760 million to buy the team from original Jaguars owner Wayne Weaver, a deal that was unanimously approved by NFL owners a day earlier.
"You've just got to keep fighting," Gabbert said. "Things didn't go our way early, but what can you do? It's football."
On the first snap of the game, Michael Turner burst off left guard for 15 yards, and the Falcons were off and running. Ryan capped the opening drive by stepping up to avoid the pressure, flipping a short pass to Jones, then watching the rookie turn on an impressive burst of speed for a 29-yard touchdown.
Gabbert got an idea of what he'd be up against on his first snap: Abraham shrugged off a blocker and threw the quarterback for a 10-yard loss. The rookie finally completed a pass on the final play of the opening quarter, but Sean Weatherspoon sniffed out the screen and slammed Marcedes Lewis for a 4-yard loss.
Matt Bryant kicked a 33-yard field goal that made it 10-0, then another brutal mistake by the Jaguars early in the second quarter helped turn this one into a rout. Jarrett Dillard let a punt slip right through his hands, and Weatherspoon fell on it at the Jacksonville 5. The next play, Turner rumbled into the end zone standing to make it 17-0.
The Falcons weren't done, not by a long shot. Ryan capped a nine-play, 72-yard by hooking up with White in the back on the end zone on a 6-yard touchdown, a pass that Tony Gonzalez was nearly in position to catch as well.
Now down 24-0, the Jaguars couldn't even get off the field without turning it over again. Abraham popped the ball loose from Gabbert, and after a wild scramble Curtis Lofton finally fell on it at the Jacksonville 19. That set up Bryant's second field goal, a 31-yarder on the final play of the half.
"I've just got to get rid of the ball," Gabbert said. "I can't take those sacks and those fumbles. That's completely on me."
Notes: Jacksonville had negative net yards passing most of the game and finished with just 91, actually lowering what was already the NFL's worst passing average. ... Jones finished with five catches for 85 yards. ... Jacksonville's Maurice Jones-Drew, the NFL's leading rusher, had 112 yards on 17 carries.
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