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Sign-up season for HealthCare.gov and state insurance marketplace begins this weekend.
Individuals or families can either sign up or renew their health insurance coverage for 2015 using the Health Insurance Marketplace. The program offers options for differing plans, as well as financial assistance for those who qualify.
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text: One Book, One Philadelphia Writing Workshop Series Kicks Off In February January 22, 2013 The Certificate Program in Writing and Publishing is gearing up for its annual series of writing workshops next month, beginning February 13th, 2013. Supporting the Free Library of Philadelphia's One Book, One Philadelphia initiative—a program that promotes reading, literacy, and book discussion throughout the City of Brotherly Love—the series will bring together book lovers for a discussion of Julie Otsuka's The Buddha in the Attic, One Book's 2013 reading selection. Participants will explore various topics in the workshop series, from their ancestors' immigration narratives to their own personal experiences with immigration, all in an effort to give voice to their own distinct experiences. The writing workshop series will take place around the tables in the main lobby of the Marks Intercultural Center (30 S. 33rd Street, on the corner of 33rd and Chestnut Streets) from 2-4 PM on February 13th, 20th and 27th, and March 13th, 2013. Workshops will be led by faculty members in Drexel's Department of English and Philosophy, and will give participants the opportunity to write fiction, poetry or creative nonfiction in a supportive setting. Open to writers of all levels, beginning to advanced. Admission is free but space is limited. For more information or to RSVP, contact Harriet Levin Millan, director of the Certificate Program in Writing and Publishing, at email@example.com.


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Clarksville, TN – In the traditional closing to the Thanksgiving holiday, thousands of people left their homes on Thanksgiving evening to stand out in the cold waiting for the chance to participate in Black Friday. Retailers across the country offer some of the best deals of the year to shoppers eager to begin the Christmas purchases.
Shaquana Harmon was waiting at the entrance to Governor Square Mall with her sisters and cousins. They were hoping to find some deals on some new outfits from Victoria's Secret and Old Navy. They arrived at the mall at around 8:00pm on Thanksgiving day for the midnight opening. "We were already out and about and had stopped at Walmart, and so we decided to come on over to the mall afterwards." They were the 2nd group to arrive at the main entrance with the other arriving shortly before at around 7:30 PM.
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Healthy diets come in all shapes and sizes. Discover how easy it is to eat healthy.
A healthy eating plan can be illustrated in many ways. The U.S. Department of Agriculture uses a dinner plate, called MyPlate, to encourage people to make healthy food choices.
Many other healthy diets are represented by food pyramids. These include the Asian, Latin American, Mediterranean, and Vegetarian diet pyramids, as well as the Mayo Clinic Healthy Weight Pyramid, just to name a few. These graphics reinforce the choices that are the foundation of a healthy diet.
Symbols, such as a pyramid, illustrate how the pieces of a healthy diet fit together. The base of the pyramid is typically made up of foods that should be the bulk of your healthy diet. In contrast, foods you should eat in smaller amounts or less frequently are shown in the smaller sections of the pyramid.
The same principle applies to the dinner plate — half of the plate consists of what should be the bulk of your diet.
Of course, no single food provides all of the nutrients that your body needs, so the idea is to eat a variety of foods from each group to get all the necessary nutrients and other substances that promote good health.
Whether in pyramid or plate form, most healthy eating plans emphasize the following:
Although most healthy diets are built on the same general principles, there are key differences that reflect dietary preferences, food availability and cultural eating patterns. For example, the Latin American Diet Pyramid might mention tortillas and cornmeal, whereas the Asian Diet Pyramid might include noodles and rice.
Other differences include:
To see how your eating habits match up to these healthy eating plans, keep a food diary for several days. Then compare how much of your diet comes from the various food groups. You may be surprised by the results.
To eat healthier, start with gradual changes, such as eating more vegetables, fruits and whole grains, and limiting fats and sweets.
Here are a few more tips to help you adopt healthier eating habits:
Remember to be creative and go for good taste. A variety of healthy eating plans are available, so why not try a few on for size? You can explore the world's cuisines and improve your diet at the same time.
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Common Services Centre (CSC) is one of the core ICT enabled initiatives of the Government of India (GoI) under its National E-Governance Plan (NeGP), which aims at setting up service booths in 100,000 villages across India. The program is being rolled-out across the country by respective state governments as Public-Private-Partnership Project (PPP). It is perceived as a 'bottom-up model' for delivery of services and information by public and private enterprises as a sustainable business model with the dual objective of revenue yielding as well as socio economic upliftment in rural areas.
Vayam Technologies Limited is deploying this project across 30 districts of Uttar Pradesh, which collectively account for 6409 Common Service Centres, named Jan Seva Kendra, as part of the initiative of Department of Information Technology, Government of Uttar Pradesh.


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Senate unveils far-reaching immigration reform plan
WASHINGTON -- Side by side, leading Democratic and Republican senators pledged Monday to propel far-reaching immigration legislation through the Senate by summer, providing a possible path to citizenship for an estimated 11 million people now in the U.S. illegally.
The senators acknowledged pitfalls that have doomed such efforts in the past, but suggested that November's elections -- with Hispanics voting heavily for President Barack Obama and other Democrats -- could make this time different.
Passage of the emotionally charged legislation by the Democratic-controlled Senate is far from assured, and a taller hurdle could come later in the House, which is dominated by conservative Republicans who've shown little interest in immigration overhaul.
Obama will lay out his own proposals today, most of which mirror the Senate plans.
Besides the citizenship provision, including new qualifications, the Senate measure would increase border security, allow more temporary workers to stay and crack down on employers who would hire illegal immigrants.
The plans are still short on detail, and all the senators conceded that months of tedious and politically treacherous negotiations lie ahead.
But with a re-elected Obama pledging his commitment, the lawmakers argued that six years after the last sustained congressional effort at an immigration overhaul came up short in the Senate, chances for approval this year are much better.
"Other bipartisan groups of senators have stood in the same spot before, trumpeting similar proposals," said Sen. Charles Schumer, D-N.Y.
"But we believe this will be the year Congress finally gets it done. The politics on this issue have been turned upside down," Schumer said, arguing that polls show more support than ever for immigration changes and political risk in opposing it.
"Elections. Elections," said Sen. John McCain, R-Ariz. "The Republican Party is losing the support of our Hispanic citizens. And we realize that there are many issues on which we think we are in agreement with our Hispanic citizens, but this is a pre-eminent issue with those citizens."
Obama got 71 percent of the Latino vote in November, compared to 27 percent for Republican Mitt Romney.
The president will endorse the Senate process during an event in Las Vegas today, administration officials said. He will outline a similar vision for overhauling the nation's immigration laws, drawing on the immigration "blueprint" he first released in 2011.
The blueprint focuses on four key areas: a pathway to citizenship for the 11 million illegal immigrants in the U.S., improved border security, an overhaul of the legal immigration system and making it easier for businesses to verify the legal status of workers.
Seeking to ramp up pressure on lawmakers, the White House has prepared formal immigration legislation that it could sent to Capitol Hill should the Senate process stall, administration officials said. The officials spoke on the condition of anonymity in order to discuss internal strategy.
Like the president's blueprint, the Senate proposals also call for a path to citizenship for illegal immigrants already here. But lawmakers want the creation of that pathway to be contingent upon securing the border and better tracking of people in the U.S. on visas.
The Senate's five-page framework also calls for overhauling the legal immigration system, including awarding green cards to immigrants who obtain certain advanced degrees from American universities, creating an effective high-tech employment verification system to ensure that employers do not hire illegal immigrants in the future and allowing more low-skill and agricultural workers.


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Up until now most of our work has been outside. This winter we finally started tackling some interior projects as well, other than replacing water heaters and other fun necessities. Right before we bought the place the seller had installed brand new, near-white, cream-colored carpeting. With two young kids, the carpeting didn't stand a chance, especially in our dining room. So, last weekend, with a bit of help from my dad, I ripped out the carpeting from the living and dining rooms and installed cork flooring. It was a ton of work, including undercutting our limestone hearth with a jamb saw outfitted with a masonry blade. It was a disaster zone, so my wife took the kids and went out of town for the weekend. I managed to finish the job and have everything nearly back in place when she walked in the door on Sunday. This is how it turned out…
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The forecasts are predicting our first snow flakes next week, so it's a good thing I spent part of last weekend winterizing the coop. I cleaned it out good, installed a water de-icer and also installed 4 marine-style tarps to the outside of the run to prevent snow from blowing in and to reduce drafts over the winter. I took some measurements a few weeks back and ordered some custom sized heavy-duty polyester tarps from MyTarp.com. It was really reasonable from a cost standpoint. When I got them home I installed stud-fastener grommets instead of typical brass tarp grommets. This will allow me to easily open up a tarp for a rare warm winter day and also ease taking things off easily in the spring.
Here's what they look like installed. It wraps the lower half with four separate tarps, one in the back, one on the door and two for the sides, which wrap around the front of the coop.
I went with white because it will let the most light through and my hope is the coop will disappear into the landscape a bit once we have snow on the ground.
A close up of the stud fasteners. You'll see these a lot on boats. They'll make removing and installing the tarps a breeze going forward.
The big news is that our two Red Sex Links started laying regularly two weeks ago. Now the three Black Australorps better get a move on it.
Reclaiming Stones Past Cast
The creek on our property is seasonal. In the fall through spring it's a downright torrent at times, but in summer, there are periods when it dries out, as shown above. When it does, there is a ton of flagstone that is exposed. I think the prior owner dumped a couple of tons worth of old patio in there. This summer, I dug up a couple hundred pounds of it to use for a flagstone walkway to the chicken coop. There's plenty more for future projects too. I'm thinking fire pit next summer.
Laying out stone is maddening at times, but with some patience it all falls into place. Here it is before I dug it all in.
The near-final result. The stone is set in on about 3 inches of gravel. I re-seeded it all for a grass-joint finish. Now my feet won't be covered in dew every morning when I walk to the coop.
Plunging Down the Poultry Path
A big part of moving was finding a municipality that would allow us to keep chickens. We moved in August 2012 and spent the first few months making interior improvements to our fixer upper. When spring sprung in April, it was time to build the chicken coop. While I toyed with designing and building a coop from scratch, I didn't have a ton of time on my hands (with an infant, etc.), so I ended up picking up a base plan from The Garden Coop. Glad I did too. The plan was great. Well documented, but flexible. I ended up making a few tweaks from the base plan – moving the chicken entrance door and how some of the interior was constructed – but overall the plan was solid. I highly recommend it.
It took parts of 5 weekends to build. I had about 2 days in that period that I could focus on the build, otherwise is was 2 or 3 hours here and there. From the start, I gave myself a deadline by ordering 3 Black Australop and 2 Red Sex Link chicks from MyPetChicken.com that were due to be delivered June 4th. I ordered lumber for delivery and boned up on keeping poultry by reading a few books and visiting backyardchickens.com. In the end, things went rather smoothly overall.
The foundation was easily the most difficult part. The area was sloped and the ground was frozen when I started. Eventually, I got everything leveled and the basic frame erected.
Next up was the roof. The polycarbonate panels were remarkably easy to install and should last forever. I went with a semi-opaque version that will block direct sun yet still let a lot of light in.
Shown with some of the siding installed above. Wrapping and securing the hardware cloth was the second most difficult part of the build, but worth it. It extends a foot into the soil and I have stone all the way around the base on top of that. Theoretically, this thing is predator-proof.
Here it is in its final glory, ready for the girls to arrive.
Here's a recent shot, with the ladies enjoying their coop. You can also see the grass-joint flagstone walkway I recently installed.
Here's my daughter checking out the chicks. She's named them for us. Meet Pipsqueak, Uno, Tootsie, Nugget and Chancellor Puddinghead. (I know, I know…)
Dang, these chicks grow fast. Here they are at about 3 weeks old. Gangly teenage years.
They're not quite to laying age, so the benefits of keeping aren't fully realized yet. The biggest plus to date has been having a place (other than the compost bin) to use our food waste. These girls are voracious omnivores. Our new nutrient cycle is: Food Scraps Chickens Poo Compost Pile Food Repeat…
The ladies roosting. Chancellor Puddinghead (The Red Sex Link on the left) has become the top hen of the pecking order. She's bold and curious. The others follow her lead generally.
A detail of the interior clean-out door. This allows you to clean out the coop while keeping them contained in the run.
Devouring the leftover pancakes from this morning's breakfast.
So far so good. The next few weeks should produce the first eggs from the coop. Then we'll see if all of the work has been worth it! I must say, now that it's all built, the "keeping" part is rather low maintenance; food, water and an occasional clean out.
A Place to Call Home
After our first child, our family quickly filled up our small, 1,100 sq. ft, 2-bedroom "starter" home in Wauwatosa, a suburb of Milwaukee. It had served us well, but with another child on the way, it was time to start looking for a new house. A place to raise some kids. We made our wish list out and the priorities landed on a few seemingly simple requirements. 3-4 bedrooms, 2+ acres, chicken- and maybe goat-friendly ordinances, good schools and a reasonable commute to work for us. This was a needle in a haystack of a house we were looking for. There were plenty of large-acerage, chicken-friendly homes out there, but they were in the boonies. A 1-hour commute each way easily.
Then, in August of 2012, we finally found this place:
It's almost 3 acres in Milwaukee County (a 15-minute commute to downtown on most days) in the Village of River Hills.
- 3-4 bedrooms? Check. The kids' rooms are a bit small, but so are they.
- 2+ acres? Check. Almost 3!
- Chicken & goat-friendly ordinances? Check. The chicken coop was one of our first projects. (Look for another post on this soon.)
- Good schools? Check. And our daughter loves her school.
- Reasonable commute to work for us? Check. This is one place I expected to have to compromise on.
It's an interesting place. Both the house and the neighborhood. The seller was the original owner who built the place with her husband in 1968. It's basically the Brady Bunch house crossbred with a German ski chalet. Dark wood. Open floor plans. Carpeting in the kitchen. Original bathrooms, including a goldenrod toilet. But, as mentioned before, "newly remodeled" was not on our wish list. My project list is long and expanding.
It's basically the Brady Bunch house crossbred with a German ski chalet.
A quick rundown of major projects/repairs/purchases this first year includes:
- Tuckpointing the fireplace and pouring a new cap
- Building a bridge over the stream (oh yeah, there's a stream too)
- Building a chicken coop
- Pouring a new patio in the back yard
- Landscaping
- Repairing our boiler and hydronic heating system (thanks home warranty!)
- Replacing our water heater, dish washer and washer and dryer (thanks again home warranty!)
- Painting much of the interior
- Replaced entrance doors
- Cut an opening and installed a new door off our dining room
- Cleared about 1/4 acre of buckthorn with about 1/2 acre more to go
- Purchased a riding mover to tame the acreage
- Cut some initial trails though the woods and prairie
Why buy a house that needed that much work? It satisfied our wish list. We also wanted a fixer upper that we could put our stamp on and also build some equity with. River Hills is fancy-schmancy and we literally bought the house in need of most repair in the village I think. (Nice way of saying a total dump.) With a little elbow grease I think we can make out nicely on the place. But in all honesty, we bought it for the land and location. The aerial view above shows the canvas we have to work with. There are plans for bees, and orchard, a giant garden and some permaculture experiments. It's been a great first year with tons of wildlife including turkey, deer, coyote and birds up the wazoo.
So there you have it. Moving forward on the blog you'll see lot's of the projects and experiments we'll be undertaking at our new place and on our new land.


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US natural gas boom leads to decade-low price
The price of natural gas has fallen to its lowest level in more than a decade, a remarkable decline for a commodity that not long ago was believed to be in short supply.
The country's supply of natural gas is growing so fast that analysts worry the country's underground storage facilities could reach their limits by fall.
On Wednesday, the futures price of natural gas declined to $1.984 per 1,000 cubic feet, its lowest level since January 28, 2002, when the price hit $1.91. If the price falls to $1.75, it would be the lowest since March 23, 1999.
Natural gas production has boomed across the country as energy companies employ a new drilling technique to tap previously untouched reserves. The process has raised concerns about water safety, and has been temporarily banned in New York and New Jersey. But where it has been allowed, it has led to increases in drilling, job growth and production.
The falling price of natural gas has been a boon to homes and businesses that use the fuel for heat and appliances, and for manufacturers that use it to power their factories and make chemicals, plastics and other materials.
From October to March, households spent $868 on average on natural gas, a decline of 17 percent from last winter. Those savings have helped to relieve the burden of rising gasoline prices. Households spent $1,940 on gasoline from October to March, a 7 percent increase from the same period a year ago.
There is so much natural gas being produced - and still in the ground - that drillers, policymakers, economists and natural gas customers are trying to figure out what to do with it.
Here's more about what natural gas is, what it is used for, who makes it, and where it comes from:
Natural gas seeps baffled early civilizations, and likely inspired the Ancient Greeks to build the shrine known as the Oracle of Delphi. In the U.S., the natural gas industry was launched in 1859 when Edwin Drake struck oil and gas in Titusville, Pa. Natural gas prices were regulated for most of the last century. It wasn't until 1993 that the last of the federal price controls were lifted.
When natural gas is pulled from the ground, it is 70 percent to 90 percent methane, a simple molecule of carbon and hydrogen that is the most abundant organic molecule on earth. Methane is what gets delivered to homeowners. But the natural gas that comes out of the earth also contains some ethane, propane, butane and other hydrocarbons. These other hydrocarbons are separated from the methane and sold to chemical companies and other industrial users.
As recently as 5 years ago, natural gas was thought to be in short supply in the U.S. Then engineers learned to drill horizontally into shale formations and inject millions of gallons of water, sand and chemicals to break open rock and free the natural gas trapped inside. Enormous reserves of gas that were suddenly economical to produce were found in the East, Southeast, Midwest and West.
- Current U.S. futures price: $1.984 per 1,000 cubic feet
- All-time low: $1.32 (Jan. 13, 1995)
- All-time high: $15.3 (Dec. 5, 2005)
- 10-year average: $5.96
- Average price in Asia: $15.90
- Average price in Europe: $9.37
- Top 5 producers of natural gas in the U.S.: ExxonMobil, Chesapeake Energy, Anadarko Petroleum, Devon Energy, Encana.
- Top 5 producing states in the U.S.: Texas, Alaska, Louisiana, Wyoming, Oklahoma.
- Top 5 producing countries: U.S., Russia, Iran, Algeria, Canada.
- 34 percent is used to generate electric power. (It accounts for a quarter of the nation's electricity).
- 30 percent is used by industry to heat boilers or make chemicals, fertilizer and plastics.
- 21 percent is used to heat homes, cook, dry clothes and heat water.
- 14 percent is used by office buildings, restaurants and shops.
- 0.1 percent is used to power trucks, buses and other vehicles.
- Expand the production of plastics, fertilizers and other products that use natural gas as a feedstock.
- Liquefy it and export it to Asia and Europe, where it fetches far higher prices.
- Build natural gas fueling stations to encourage trucking and other commercial fleets to use compressed natural gas or liquefied natural gas as fuel.
- Turn it into diesel or ethanol.
SOURCES: Oil Price Information Service, Platts, Energy Information Administration, Natural Gas Supply Association, Energy Intelligence.


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Might we be in a dividend bubble? If the number of news accounts on the benefits of dividend-paying stocks and the mountains of company cash are any indication, one would most certainly say yes.
Jason Zweig hints at such a state in his latest column in The Wall Street Journal, noting, "Sooner or later, the markets always punish investors who do the right thing for the wrong reason. Some investors in dividend-oriented stock funds might end up learning that lesson the hard way."
Coupled with the fifth straight day of heavy losses on the Dow and ominous warnings for earnings season, cause for concern might not sound so crazy.
"The number of firms in the Standard & Poor's 500-stock index that provided earnings guidance to investors in March was 27, the lowest ever for the month of March and just the second-lowest of any month since 2000," Jonnelle Marte notes on Real Time Advice blog. "While the reasons for staying mum can vary, analysts say silence often means companies are uncertain about their earnings going forward."
"It seems like we're hitting resistance," Jack Ablin, chief investment officer of Harris Private Bank in Chicago, told Reuters. "I think the market will grind higher, but it will be at a much slower pace. Earnings and jobs aren't helping."
Analysts have trimmed estimates, management teams have grown more cautious, and overall growth rates have fallen sharply, the news service adds, while noting "analysts have been cutting estimates steadily in the last few months, but the ratio of cuts to increases leveled off in March, That indicates "analysts are still cutting estimates, but at a decreasing rate."
Adding to the confusion, however, is an outlook from SNL Financial that finds big banks, like JPMorgan Chase, which releases earnings this Friday, expect "reasonably good" first-quarter results.
"The nation's largest banking companies—JPMorgan Chase & Co., Citigroup Inc., Bank of America Corp. and Wells Fargo & Co.—are expected to post per-share profits for the first quarter," SNL writes, "despite only modest loan demand and pressure on net interest margins."
"It should be a reasonably good quarter," the Guggenheim Securities analyst Jeff Davis told SNL. Big U.S. bank earnings season kicks off April 13, when JPMorgan and Wells Fargo report first-quarter results, the firm says.


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- Global Eagle Acquisition Corp. Announces Filing Of Definitive Proxy Statement For Its Special Meeting In Lieu Of 2012 And 2013 Annual Meetings Of Stockholders And That The Special Meeting Has Been Rescheduled To January 31, 2013
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Global Eagle Acquisition Corp. Announces Filing Of Definitive Proxy Statement For Its Special Meeting In Lieu Of 2012 And 2013 Annual Meetings Of Stockholders And That The Special Meeting Has Been Rescheduled To January 31, 2013
17 Jan, 2013
Global Eagle Acquisition Corp. Announces Filing Of Definitive Proxy Statement For Its Special Meeting In Lieu Of 2012 And 2013 Annual Meetings Of Stockholders And That The Special Meeting Has Been Rescheduled To January 31, 2013
LOS ANGELES, Jan.
17, 2013 /PRNewswire/ — Global Eagle Acquisition Corp. (the "Company") announced today that it filed a definitive proxy statement for its special meeting in lieu of 2012 and 2013 annual meetings of stockholders to consider and vote upon proposals to approve and adopt the previously announced Agreement and Plan of Merger and Reorganization by and among the Company, EAGL Merger Sub Corp., a Delaware corporation, Row 44 Inc., a Delaware corporation, and PAR Investment Partners, L.P., a Delaware limited partnership ("PAR"), and the Stock Purchase Agreement by and between the Company and PAR for the purchase by the Company of 86% of the outstanding shares of Advanced Inflight Alliance AG, as well as to consider and vote upon related matters.
The Company also announced that its special meeting has been rescheduled to be held on January 31, 2013, at 8:30 a.m.
Eastern time, which is one day later than previously scheduled in order for it to coincide with the month end. The meeting will be held at the offices of McDermott Will & Emery LLP, 340 Madison Avenue, New York, New York.
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The original record date of December 17, 2012 has not been changed. The full meeting agenda is detailed in the definitive proxy statement, which will be mailed to all stockholders of record as of the record date.
About Advanced Inflight Alliance AG Advanced Inflight Alliance AG (AIA) is the world's leading provider of innovative content and solutions for the in-flight entertainment industry. AIA, which is listed on the Frankfurt Stock Exchange, and its subsidiaries are market-leading companies pioneering in the "passenger experience" sector which provide content solutions such as international and local audio, video, applications, games and services to the majority of the world's airlines.
AIA was incorporated in Germany in 1998 and completed its initial public offering in 1999.
About Row 44 Row 44, Inc. is a satellite-based in-flight Wi-Fi and entertainment content provider for commercial airlines.
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Row 44 enables airlines worldwide to provide their travelers with high-speed Internet connectivity, access to world-class entertainment content, including live television and streaming Video-On-Demand, and local activities that can be booked en route, all streamed directly to their Wi-Fi-enabled devices. Row 44, through their airline partners, has a fleet of approximately 450 high-speed Wi-Fi-enabled planes that operate over land and sea.
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The Row 44 platform uses Ku-band satellite technology for connectivity to deliver airline passengers a quality travel experience, and airlines incremental revenue and growth opportunities. To learn more, please visit www.row44.com.
About Global Eagle Global Eagle Acquisition Corp.
is a special purpose acquisition company formed for the purpose of effecting a merger, capital stock exchange, asset acquisition, stock purchase, reorganization or similar business combination involving Global Eagle Acquisition Corp.
and one or more businesses. Global Eagle Acquisition Corp.
is a Delaware corporation formed in 2011. It raised approximately $190 million in its IPO in May 2011 and its securities are traded on NASDAQ under the ticker symbols EAGL, EAGLW and EAGLU.
ADDITIONAL INFORMATION ABOUT THE TRANSACTION AND WHERE TO FIND IT Global Eagle has filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) a definitive proxy statement in connection with the proposed business combination and will mail a definitive proxy statement and other relevant documents to its stockholders.
Global Eagle stockholders and other interested persons are advised to read the definitive proxy statement, and any amendments thereto, in connection with Global Eagle's solicitation of proxies for the stockholders' meeting to be held to approve the business combination because the proxy statement contains important information about AIA, Row 44, Global Eagle and the proposed business combination.
The definitive proxy statement will be mailed to stockholders of record of Global Eagle as of December 17, 2012.
Stockholders will also be able to obtain copies of the proxy statement, without charge, at the SEC's website at http://www.sec.gov, or by directing a request to: Global Eagle Acquisition Corp., 10900 Wilshire Blvd., Suite 1500, Los Angeles, CA 90024.
Attn.: James A. Graf, Chief Financial Officer.
PARTICIPANTS IN THE SOLICITATION Global Eagle and its directors and officers may be deemed participants in the solicitation of proxies to Global Eagle's stockholders with respect to the transaction.
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A list of the names of those directors and officers and a description of their interests in Global Eagle is contained in the proxy statement for the proposed business combination.
FORWARD LOOKING STATEMENTS This press release may include "forward looking statements" within the meaning of the "safe harbor" provisions of the United Stated Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995.
Forward-looking statements may be identified by the use of words such as "anticipate", "believe", "expect", "estimate", "plan", "outlook", and "project" and other similar expressions that predict or indicate future events or trends or that are not statements of historical matters.
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Doughnut Soup Recipe
Quirky, cute, sometimes controversial, always delicious recipes from Jessie Oleson.
This creamy, dreamy dish is the ultimate in doughnut decadence. It starts by caramelizing glazed doughnuts in a buttery bath, then mixing it with milk and heating the mixture until the flavors merge beautifully in a hot, sweet, very creamy broth. It's my easy-to-prepare take on a dessert served at Chicago's Moto, a restaurant revered in the world of molecular gastronomy.
- Yield:serves 4
- Active time: 30 minutes
- Total time:30 minutes
- 2 tablespoons butter
- 2 glazed yeast doughnuts
- 1 1/2 cups whole milk
- 1/2 cup cream
- 4 mini cake doughnuts or doughnut holes, for garnish
- Cinnamon, nutmeg, or espresso powder, to garnish
In a medium frying pan, melt the butter over medium heat. When the butter is melted and bubbling lightly, add the two glazed doughnuts, cooking on each side until the glaze becomes caramelized. Transfer to paper towels to blot them.
Put the fried doughnuts along with the milk and cream in a blender, and blend until the doughnuts are completely liquefied into the mixture. Note: You can do this with all milk if you want the broth a little lighter.
Transfer the doughnut-milk mixture into a saucepan on medium heat, stirring occasionally until the mixture reaches a low simmer.
Pour the "soup" into small bowls and directly before serving, garnish with a mini donut and cinnamon, nutmeg, or even espresso powder.
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A friendly face among the Japanese superpowers, Nissan got itself embedded in the UK from an early date and consequently feels rather British. From what was once a caterpillar of worthy minicabs has sprung a butterfly of inventive, attractive modern cars with loads of character. Worth a snoop.


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Quinton Aaron, Star of the Blind Side, Helps Kids Beat the Odds
For those of you who've seen The Blind Side (and who hasn't by now?), you know it's the story of Michael Oher, a homeless and traumatized boy who beat the odds to become an All American football player and first round NFL draft pick.
The character was played by Quinton Aaron, who also beat the odds to get the part – Aaron was working as a security guard, unable to pay his rent, and on the verge of homelessness when he landed the starring role. Now he shares his story with students as a spokesman for the Beating the Odds Foundation, (a partner of the NEA Foundation) which works to inspire young people to reach their full potential in life.
NEA Today Express caught up with Aaron to ask him about his breakout role in The Blind Side and his dedication to young people.
How did you first find out about the role?
My mom, rest her soul, submitted my name for the audition. She was my acting manager. She read what size they were looking for, and told me this was it, this role was mine.
How are you and Michael Oher alike?
He was a gentle giant, like me. He didn't have a lot of friends, and stayed to himself, like me. We're both big dudes, but quiet, and neither of us wanted any trouble, even though our size made us look tougher than we were.
I also grew up in poverty, and struggled all my life. I always wanted to do something different, to lift myself up. I always wanted to be an actor, but everyone doubted me. They'd say, "You're 610, 300-plus pounds! There's no work for you as an actor!" They told me to keep my job in security. But entertainment was something I wanted to do forever. Now I'm living out my dream, just like Oher got to live his.
What appealed to you about the role?
The message. That no matter how hard your life was growing up, you can't let it discourage you from following your dreams. Nothing is impossible. You can still be a movie star, or a doctor. You can still become great. It's a good message for kids, but also for adults who shouldn't give up on a kid just because of his current situation.
Why did you become involved with the Beating the Odds Foundation?
The organization has celebrity spokesmen and women who've been through hard times in their lives, but still followed their dreams, and they tell kids today that they can do the same thing. I thought that sounded like a great thing to do. So many kids drop out of school, get in trouble, land themselves in jail, or wind up dead, because think they have to make easy money or live a fast life just because of their current situation. They think things will never get better for them. I figured it wouldn't hurt to be part of an organization that allows you to tell people your story and help encourage them to follow their dreams.
What's the story you tell young people?
I grew up in one of the toughest neighborhoods in New York City, but I never became a product of my environment. There were lots of kids who wanted to hang on the block and be about the street life, but they weren't my friends. I'd walk by them to go to church or go to work, but I'd never hang outside and kick it with them.
That's what I tell kids who are living in poor neighborhoods. I tell them to surround themselves with kids going in the right direction. It was hard for me, too. We didn't always have food to eat, but we made do with what we had, and I never lost faith that I'd make it out some day.
What is your message about education?
It's simple. You need a diploma. You need to graduate. The stuff you want to do -- like sing, or act, or play football, or basketball -- may not pan out. And if you don't have an education, then you don't have a Plan B. You'll have to go back to school to finish something you should have done as a kid. I always tell kids to stay in school. It might not be fun now, but it's way better than trying to go back.
What was school like for you?
It was hard. I didn't really like school, back in the day. I was talked about more than I was liked. But because of some great teachers, it got better, and I stuck it out.
Who was one of your favorite teachers?
Sherry Puryear was my chorus teacher. She was a blessing, not only music-wise, but spiritually as well. I had hard times in high school, and I could always talk to her, and she'd help me out. She always had the answer, and she never tripped about anything.
How can teachers today help kids who are struggling?
Tell kids about yourself, and why you became a teacher. If you've had struggles, share them, and tell them how you got to where you are today. It's the same as The Blind Side. After they see the movie, kids are inspired to do what they can to succeed, and they'll do the same for you. If they hear your story, and hear what you overcame, they'll be inspired to try to succeed -- for themselves, and for you. If you open up to them, your kids will respect you for it. And if they feel that you're dedicated to helping them, and see that you are there for a deeper purpose, they'll be inspired to do their best.
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Daily Roundup: Reba McEntire, Miranda Lambert + More
Scotty McCreery won't be the only country singer to appear on 'American Idol' tonight. A legend has been added to the show. Find out who Reba McEntire is going to sing with and what Miranda Lambert said about Taylor Swift in today's Daily Roundup.
Also included in this recap of the day's top stories are a few from pop music and the small screen. Justin Bieber announced his North American tour dates, and a famous actor made a big announcement. Read all of today's the top stories right here.
Today on Taste of Country:
Reba McEntire Joins 'American Idol' Season Finale Lineup
Miranda Lambert Gives Credit to Taylor Swift Talks Relationship With Blake Shelton in W Magazine
Big and Rich, 'That's Why I Pray' - Song Review
Josh Thompson Returns to Pouring Concrete on 'Day Jobs'
High School Marching Band Surprises Lady Antebellum Onstage
Lauren Alaina Surprises Fans With Scotty McCreery Duet in Las Angeles
Best Horse Song - Readers Poll
Tim McGraw Insists He Isn't a Great Songwriter
Win a Jana Kramer Autographed Album Prize Pack or Have a Song Dedicated to You!
Alan Jackson Raises $152K for the Town of Mineral, Va.
Before They Were Famous: Dave Haywood of Lady Antebellum
Kip Moore's 'Somethin' 'Bout a Truck' Earns Gold Status
Luke Bryan Is Rooting for Phillip Phillips on 'American Idol'
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'Big Bang Theory's' Jim Parsons Comes Out as Gay
Justin Beiber Announces 2012 + 2013 Believe Tour Dates for North America
Is Lolo Jones, the Virgin Olympic Athlete, the Next Tim Tebow?
Gregg Allman Announces He's Engaged to a 24-Year-Old
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National Geographic is reporting on how marine biologists working off the coast of New Zealand have pulled up a number of rare and unknown species of fish from more than a mile down. After taking a look at them, however, the scientists would probably do well to put them right back down where they found them. These things are downright scary.
Writing in NatGeo, Peter McMillan describes the work done by New Zealand's National Institute of Water and Atmospheric Research:
NIWA had set up eight trawl stations to capture fish at varying depths around Chatham Rise, part of a network of underwater plateaus, mountains, ridges, canyons, and abyssal plains.
"We know very little about the abundance and distribution of fishes at these depths," NIWA fisheries scientist Peter McMillan said in an email.
The team discovered that the whalefish has little company below 1.3 miles (2.1 kilometers), where a small number of other fish, including skates, slickheads, rattails, and cusk-eels, were also found during the expedition.
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From its debut in 2011, the Haymarket Opera Company has thrived by putting on repertory of the sort no other Chicago group has investigated as thoroughly – unusual baroque chamber operas using period instruments and historically informed stage direction, movement and design. These intimate rarities have felt perfectly at home in Mayne Stage, a cabaret-style theater in the city's Rogers Park neighborhood that seats 230 and serves drinks during performances.
Sold-out houses have greeted such esoteric offerings as Handel's "Acis and Galatea" and "Clori, Tirsi e Fileno," and Marc-Antoine Charpentier's "La Descente d'Orphee aux Enfers." This weekend, music director Craig Trompeter and friends are completing their second full season with performances of a more mainstream baroque masterpiece, Henry Purcell's only opera, "Dido and Aeneas," which dates from around 1689.
Trompeter, who doubles as the company's principal cellist and conductor, took time out from rehearsals last week to talk about what makes the Haymarket "Dido" different from other stagings of the Purcell piece given in the city in recent years.
He's particularly excited, he said, about the addition to the Haymarket artistic team of Sara Edgar, an internationally-known baroque dance specialist and choreographer who has been teaching cast members 17th century dance style. As such, her work complements that of stage director Ellen Hargis, who's known for infusing Haymarket's productions with a painstakingly researched movement vocabulary that's faithful to what we know of period practice.
"Sara is a fantastic dancer but she's also a really good teacher, and so she's given the cast these 11 dances, which make up a huge part of the production," said Trompeter. "Now that she's in town to teach baroque dance at Northwestern University, she has given Haymarket a lot more possibilities in terms of doing pieces, such as early French operas, with lots of dancing in them."
Another new wrinkle drawing on historical precedent will be Haymarket's use of a musical prologue Hargis created for a student production at Cleveland's Case Western Reserve University that combines miscellaneous Purcell songs and ensembles to create a kind of back story for the tragic love affair of Dido, queen of Carthage, and the Trojan hero Aeneas.
"I have never seen a production of 'Dido' with historical dancing and authentic historical costumes. Usually they are modernized, in one way or another," Trompeter said. "The way Ellen does things, every movement comes from the music. There's no disconnect, no sense of anything being pasted on."
The cast will include such Haymarket regulars as bass-baritone Peter van de Graaff as Aeneas and mezzo-soprano Angela Young Smucker as the Sorceress. Oak Park-based soprano Kimberly McCord, who sings regularly with Music of the Baroque and the Handel Week Festival, will portray Dido. Kelly Ballou will take the role of Dido's confidante, Belinda. Meriem Bahri's costumes and David Mayernik's décor promise to reinforce the sense of historical re-creation.
Haymarket Opera – which takes its name from both the notorious 1886 bombing in Chicago's Haymarket Square and the theater in London's Haymarket district where many of Handel's operas were produced – has made steady artistic advances in its two seasons. The company budgets conservatively (expenses for the two "Dido" performances total about $40,000) and, largely because of that, continues to operate in the black. Trompeter reports a hands-on involvement on the part of Haymarket's seven-member board. Last year the Elizabeth F. Cheney Foundation awarded the company its first grant.
Inevitably the organization is feeling the pinch of growing pains.
While Trompeter is pleased with the full houses the company has attracted to Mayne Stage, he concedes the venue is too tight a fit for some of the 17th and 18th century operas he has on his Haymarket dream sheet. (Already audience members are practically sitting in the laps of the musicians.) And so the music director has been scouting larger theaters around the city, such as the Athenaeum Theatre, to test their feasibility as sites for future shows.
On the other hand, the intimate focus provided by Mayne Stage, with its postage-stamp-sized stage, presents a potent argument for the company's staying right where it is, at least for the time being.
"It's so powerful for the audience to be able to see faces on stage, and the gestures of baroque opera are so subtle that they would never work in a large theater," said Trompeter.
Haymarket Opera Company's production of Purcell's "Dido and Aeneas" plays at 7:30 p.m. Friday and 7 p.m. Saturday at Mayne Stage, 1328 W. Morse Ave.; $53; 773-381-4551, maynestage.com.
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The Chicago-based contemporary music sextet eighth blackbird picked up two Grammy awards on Sunday for "Meanwhile," its latest album on Chicago's Cedille label. And for good reason: It's an exhilarating mix of new-music styles played with the sort of knife-edge brilliance and elan the blackbirds have made distinctively their own.
The six sections of Stephen Hartke's "Meanwhile: Incidental music to imaginary puppet plays" (which won for best contemporary classical composition) evoke Asian puppet theater with wondrous subtlety, using modern instruments to mimic the shimmers and twangs of Javanese gongs, Vietnamese dulcimers and the like.
The pieces on either side of the Hartke – Missy Mazzoli's jumpy, elegiac "Still Life with Avalanche," Philippe Hurel's knotty but nice "…a mesure," Philip Glass' hypnotically repetitive "Music in Similar Motion" and Thomas Ades' tart, quirky "Catch" – are vital and engaging in their own right and add considerably to the pleasures of this disc. Too bad, though, that Chicago composer Roshanne Etezady's "Damaged Goods" is represented by only two excerpts.
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- "You can exist without your soul, you know, as long as your brain and heart are still working. But you'll have no sense of self anymore, no memory, no...anything. There's no chance at all of recovery. You'll just — exist. As an empty shell. And your soul is gone forever... lost."
- —Remus Lupin on the Dementor's Kiss[src]
The Dementor's Kiss is the act of a Dementor sucking out a person's soul. It was sometimes used as a sentence for criminals by the Ministry of Magic, and is considered a fate worse than death. Before Voldemort was in control of the Ministry, the Dementor's Kiss was ordinarily used against those who escaped from Azkaban. When Kingsley Shacklebolt became Minister for Magic after the end of the Second Wizarding War in 1998, Dementors were no longer used by the Ministry of Magic.
When the Dementor's Kiss is performed, the Dementor will pull back its hood, clamp its jaw around the victim's mouth, and consume his or her soul. The Dementor's Kiss is generally considered to be a punishment worse than death. Victims are left in what Muggles would call a Persistent Vegetative State: empty shells that are still alive but irretrievably "gone". It is impossible to return as a ghost, for the Kiss consumes the soul, and the soul of a person is required in order to become a ghost.[1] It is unknown what happens to souls once a Dementor "ingests" them.
- "Ah, vengeance is sweet. How I hoped I'd be the one to catch you... But why deny the Dementors? They're so longing to see you. Do I detect a flicker of fear? Ah, yes. The Dementor's Kiss. One can only imagine what that must be like to endure. It's said to be nearly unbearable to witness, but I'll do my best."
- —Severus Snape's joy at the thought of Sirius Black being kissed[src]
The Dementor's Kiss was occasionally imposed as a sentence for criminals by the Ministry of Magic; as the reformed Ministry stopped employing Dementors as guards of Azkaban after the Second Wizarding War, the Dementor's Kiss was no longer used as a criminal sentence either.
Sirius Black was fated for such a sentence if he was caught after he escaped from Azkaban. Barty Crouch Jr also suffered this when his escape was discovered. These are the only known examples of this punishment being legally meted out prior to Voldemort's takeover of the Ministry. This fact and the fact that even very serious criminals (such as Bellatrix Lestrange) were not sentenced to it, suggest that it may have been reserved for the crime of escaping from Azkaban.
The Dementors attempted to Kiss Harry Potter, Hermione Granger and Sirius Black after cornering them by the Black Lake in 1994. However, the Dementors were driven away by a Patronus that had been cast by Harry's future self after he and Hermione used a Time-Turner to try to rescue Sirius. After his capture, Sirius was sentenced to be Kissed, but Harry and Hermione helped him to escape once again with Buckbeak's assistance.[1]
The Kiss was performed on Barty Crouch Jr after it was discovered that he had disguised himself as Alastor Moody to deliver Harry Potter to Lord Voldemort and had killed his father in 1995. However, as the Kiss was administered before an official confession could be documented, Cornelius Fudge refused to believe that Voldemort had actually returned.[2]
During the summer holiday, Harry and his cousin Dudley Dursley were attacked by two dementors in Magnolia Crescent in Little Whinging, secretly sent by Dolores Umbridge to 'silence' Harry of his opposition to the Ministry's stance of denial on Voldemort's return. Were it not for Harry's quick response, both he and Dudley Dursley would have received the Kiss.[3]
When Voldemort was in control of the Ministry in late 1997 and early 1998 and Muggle-borns were being persecuted, those detained by the Muggle-Born Registration Commission were threatened with the Kiss if they resisted. Dementors nearly kissed Mary Cattermole during one trial, but Harry Potter repelled them, and he and Hermione Granger freed her and the other Muggle-borns being held prisoner, helping them to escape, along with Ron Weasley.
In an alternate timeline in the year 2020, Dementors attack while Severus Snape, Ron Weasley, and Hermione Granger help Scorpius Malfoy escape. Snape, Ron and Hermione are kissed by the Dementors and lose their souls.
Known victims
- "Harry felt a chill in his stomach, as Professor McGonagall struggled to find words to describe what had happened. He did not need her to finish her sentence. He knew what the Dementor must have done. It had administered its fatal Kiss to Barty Crouch. It had sucked his soul out through his mouth. He was worse than dead."
- —Barty Crouch Jr suffers the kiss[src]
Narrow escapes
Behind the scenes
- A Dementor attempting a kiss on Sirius is witnessed in the film adaptation of Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban, in which his soul is being sucked out his mouth in the form of a small, glowing, white dot, but the Dementors are fought off by Harry's Patronus before they can finish this. They never needed to clamp their jaws over his mouth.
- During the the film adaptation of Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban when Harry and Sirius are being attacked by the lake, two Dementors can be seen performing the Kiss on Harry together, causing his soul to be divided by two while they fed. This implies that more than one Dementor can feed on a person's soul at a time.
- This may be one of the things that Dumbledore claimed was "worse than death". Given that the soul is a person's self, the loss of that person's soul would make them cease to be. The individual's soul could also possibly be trapped inside the Dementor.
- In a Quidditch match between Gryffindor and Hufflepuff, one Dementor put its mouth very close to Harry's lips, nearly Kissing him.
- In the film adaptations, whenever a Dementor is sucking happiness or the soul out of their victim, there is a distortion in the victim's face and the air near him or her.
- According to Snape, witnessing the Dementor's Kiss is nearly unbearable.
- The only two people in the books to ever witness a Dementor's Kiss were Minerva McGonagall and Cornelius Fudge, when the Dementor kissed Crouch.
- In the video game adaptations of The Prisoner of Azkaban, the soul takes on a pearly white, ghostly image resembling its owner and can be sucked from the body when the Dementor is within range rather than actual physical contact.
- It is never explained what happens to the soul after one is kissed. It is theorised that the soul is either completely obliterated or that it is imprisoned in the Dementor. The latter would mean that the person who got kissed is literally trapped in the Dementor's body while the victim is still alive, which is likely why some call it a fate worse than death (assuming a Dementor's interior is as bad as their appearance). The Dementor's interior may be some kind of "dimension" in which the soul remains in torment, unable to pass on and earn their comfort of death. If that is the case, it is unknown if the souls are able to interact with the others that are trapped in the same Dementor.
- Some suggest that Dementors may die if "starved" of happiness for extended periods of time (one possible interpretation of Rowling's claim that "their numbers can be controlled"). If that is indeed the case, and the above theory on the soul being trapped in the Dementor is correct, it is possible that the trapped soul may then be freed and move on.
- Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban (First mentioned)
- Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban (film) (First appearance)
- Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire (Mentioned only)
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Jamie Carragher to host charity match and dinner for homeless
Sky pundit Jamie Carragher will stage a charity football match and dinner to raise money for the homeless.
The former Liverpool defender announced the game will take place this month after visiting the Signature Shelter at Kingsway House in his home city along with former Reds captain Mark Wright.
With over 300,000 people estimated to be homeless in the UK, Carragher donated several bags of his own clothes and made an undisclosed cash donation to the shelter after being moved by what he saw.
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Carragher said: "I am truly humbled by what I have seen today and what is happening on the streets of Liverpool which is part of a national epidemic of homelessness.
"What Lawrence Kenwright and these guys at Signature Living are doing here is truly remarkable.
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FORT MEADE — A military judge on Thursday largely barred an Army private from presenting evidence at his trial that the mountain of classified information he's accused of leaking did little harm to U.S. national security and foreign relations.
Army Col. Denise Lind, presiding over a pretrial hearing at Fort Meade, agreed with prosecutors that the extent of any damage is irrelevant to the 22 charges against Pfc. Bradley Manning. He's accused of aiding the enemy by sending hundreds of thousands of diplomatic cables and war logs to the secret-spilling website WikiLeaks. That charge carries a possible life sentence.
Lind left the door open, though, for defense attorneys to raise the issue of harm to show bias by individual trial witnesses.
Prosecutors also are barred from presenting evidence of harm during the trial phase. Both sides will be allowed to give that evidence during sentencing if the 24-year-old native of Crescent, Okla., is convicted.
Prosecutors argued they aren't required to prove the leaks caused harm. Lind agreed, saying jurors "will be confused by the focus of the trial shifting" if such evidence is allowed.
Manning's trial, originally set for late September, could be pushed back to February, Lind said Thursday.
Lead Manning attorney David Coombs said during arguments Wednesday that the defense would be "cut off at the knees" if lawyers can't talk about harm at trial. Military justice experts said Coombs will have a tougher road without the information.
The damage done by the leaks is disputed.
More than two dozen so-called "damage assessments" were conducted by the departments of State, Defense, Homeland Security and other agencies, according to Manning's lawyers. Those assessments aren't public, but Coombs said the damage is minimal or "speculative at best."
Speaking about the leak in 2010, then Defense Secretary Robert Gates seemed to agree, saying: "Is this embarrassing? Yes. Is it awkward? Yes. Consequences for U.S. foreign policy? I think fairly modest."
Other officials have been more wary. They say the information's release caused turbulent relations with some countries and caused others to pull back from dealings with the United States. They cautioned that the fallout may last for years.
Jon Shelburne, who has frequently been a defense attorney in military cases, said before the hearing that it would be a large leap for a military jury to let Manning off the hook simply because no harm resulted from his actions.
Victor Hansen, an Army lawyer for more than a decade, said before the hearing that excluding evidence of harm would make the prosecution's already complex case more straightforward. Hansen, who teaches at New England Law in Boston, said barring such evidence from the trail would prevent Manning's lawyers from introducing their major theme of "no harm, no foul."
Lind also ruled Thursday that United Nations torture investigator Juan Mendez cannot testify about Manning's pretrial detention at a Marine Corps brig in Quantico, Va. She said Mendez' testimony was irrelevant to whether Manning's nine months in maximum-security confinement amounted to illegal punishment. The court will hear arguments on that issue next month.
Mendez accused the United States last year of violating U.N. rules by refusing him unfettered access Manning.
Manning was held at the brig in Quantico before he was moved in April 2011 to medium-security confinement at Fort Leavenworth, Kansas. During virtually all of his time at Quantico, he was confined to his cell 23 hours a day. Coombs claims the former brig commander, Chief Warrant Officer 4 James Averhart, illegally put Manning on suicide watch or "prevention of injury" status against the advice of the brig psychiatrist and a defense psychiatrist. For several days in January 2011, Manning's clothing was taken from him each night until he was issued a suicide-prevention smock.
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KYIV, December 31, 2011 (UKRINFORM). A third of Ukrainians associate New Year with the smell of a Christmas tree and tangerines at home, according to a survey conducted by Research & Branding Group from December 4 to December 14 to study the attitude of Ukrainians to Christmas and New Year holidays. Another 36% of respondents associated New Year with a favorite holiday since childhood. One in four Ukrainians associate this holiday with a decorated Christmas tree. Some 26% of Ukrainians associate New Year with a good festive mood, and another 2% of those surveyed - with New Year's feast.
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Sweden is getting closer to Ukraine.
Within the frame of EUROPE IS OUR HOME project the Santa Lucia holiday has been selebrated for the first time in Poltava on December 13th. In Poltava there is only private school where pupils study history and culture of Sweden. Not long ago they initiated Swedish language course for pupils. Mostly they have taken part in the celebration that taken place in Poltava Art Gallery. Wearing a white gown with a red sash and a crown of candles on her head, Santa Lucia walked at the head of a procession of girls, each holding a candle. Some of those who participated the holiday have been to Sweden recently. They prepared an exhibition of photos taken in Sweden to bring this still mysterious and little-known country closer to Ukrainians.
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Seven Wonders of Ukraine
1. Akkerman Fortress (Bilhorod-Dnistrovsk) in Odesa region,
2. Vorontsov Palace in the Crimea,
3. Kamianets-Podilsky Fortress in Khmelnitsky region,
4. Upper Castle in Lutsk, Volyn region,
5. Metropolitan Palace in Chernivtsi,
6. Kachanivka Palace in Chernihiv region,
7. Khotyn Fortress in Chernivtsi region.
Tomenko said that after the awarding ceremony a brochure will be published "Seven Wonders of Ukraine: Ukraine - a Country of Miracles," to be available in several languages. Next year, organizers of the event as part of the Seven Wonders of Ukraine contest plan to determine the TOP 10 parks in the country.
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