Call for inquiry voted down Mar 12, 2010
After airing allegations of coerced abortion, torture and financial heavying in the Senate last year, Senator Xenophon broadened the terms of reference for his proposed inquiry from a direct examination of Scientology to a general examination of the tax status of religious or charitable groups. The inquiry would have questioned whether the tax exemptions of religious groups should be subject to a public benefit test. (Sydney Morning Herald -- Australia)
Paragallo blames farm manager for keeping him in dark Mar 5, 2010
During direct examination by defense attorney Michael Howard, Paragallo testified he had not known about the deplorable condition of the horses. He said Salazar did not inform him of the horses emaciated state or that they were infested with lice. (Catskill Daily Mail, NY)
OSA, APS highlight history and future of laser technology at 2010 AAAS Annual Meeting Feb 25, 2010
"From gamma rays to megawatts to attoseconds, developments in optical techniques at the extremes of laser light offer the potential basis for the next generation of accelerators, attosecond timescale free-frame photographs of electron motion, light intense enough to allow vacuum nonlinearity to be observed, and the direct examination of gravity waves," said Moderator Christopher Ebbers, staff physicist at LLNL. "Previous and current laser research has not only advanced the frontiers of... (EurekAlert!)
Liberia: Prosecutors Accuse Taylor of Lying Before Court Jan 31, 2010
Also asked today whether he gave RUF commander Issa Sesay a satellite phone, Mr. Taylor said that "yes, I did give Issa Sesay a satellite phone." Mr. Koumjian again pointed that in September 2009, during his direct examination, Mr. Taylor had said that he did not give Mr. Sesay a satellite phone. Mr. Koumjian also read a May 2000 letter which was purportedly written to Mr. Taylor by Mr. Sesay in which the RUF commander highlighted some conditions required for the RUF's cooperation in the Sierra... (allAfrica.com)
Boies Lands Verbal Punches on Ballot Measure Backer During Proposition 8 Trial Jan 22, 2010
Since Boies, who represents two same-sex couples in a federal challenge to Prop 8, called Tam as a witness Thursday, technically his questions were direct examination. But the feel and strategy was all cross. (Law.com)
San Diego mayor says gay marriage views changed Jan 21, 2010
San Francisco City Attorney Dennis Herrera, who questioned Sanders on direct examination, asked why Sanders was so emotional on the video. "I felt I came very close to making a bad decision," Sanders said. (Pensacola News Journal)
A Large Cast Shares Spotlight at Proposition 8 Trial Jan 17, 2010
That attention continued on the first day of trial last week: Olson and Boies conducted dramatic direct examinations of their plaintiffs in a courtroom packed with reporters ... Last week, for instance, Stewart handled the direct examination of Yale professor George Chauncey, an expert on the history of anti-gay bias. (Law.com)
Coral reefs are evolution hotspot Jan 10, 2010
Data "generated by direct examination of the specimens themselves by the relevant taxonomic specialists" is more reliable when it comes to working out important evolutionary patterns, he said. Carl-Gustaf Lundin, head of the marine programme at the International Union for Conservation of Nature (IUCN) said that this was a "very welcome paper". (BBC News -- Science)
