AMR, US Airways Clash With U.S.

on Rush to Trial in Merger Case

By David McLaughlin & Sara Forden - Aug 30, 2013 9:30 AM M!"0#30
A$erican Airline% &AAM'() and *S Air+ay% rou, -nc. &L//), even 0e1ore 2hey3ve
en2ered cour2, are 4gh2ing 2he 5u%2ice De,ar2$en2 over +hen 2he govern$en23%
an2i2ru%2 la+%ui2 2o 0loc6 2he airline%3 ,ro,o%ed $erger %hould go 2o 2rial.
!he 5u%2ice De,ar2$en2 i% %ee6ing a March 2rial, +hile 2he airline% are ,re%%ing 1or
7ove$0er 2o re%olve 2he ca%e 2ha2 i% 6ee,ing A$erican ,aren2 AM' /or,. %2uc6 in
0an6ru,2cy. *.S. Di%2ric2 5udge /olleen 8ollar-8o2elly in 9a%hing2on i% %cheduled 2o
hear argu$en2% 1ro$ 0o2h %ide% 2oday.
!he carrier% and 2he govern$en2 %aid in an Aug. 2: 4ling 2ha2 2hey +ere a2 an
;i$,a%%e.< !he airline% %ay +ai2ing un2il March 2o %2ar2 2he 2rial +ould cau%e
;%igni4can2 har$< and ,u2 2heir $erger a2 ri%6. !he 5u%2ice De,ar2$en2 ha% %aid
ru%hing 2o 2ry 2he ca%e i%n32 a good idea given i2% co$,le=i2y, 2he volu$e o1 $a2erial
2ha2 need% 2o 0e e=changed and 2he ,o2en2ial 1or 2he $erger 2o hur2 co$,e2i2ion
and con%u$er%.
;!he govern$en2 i% %hoo2ing 1or 2he 1ar2he%2-ou2 da2e 2o give 2he$ $ore 2i$e 2o
,re,are,< %aid 5e>rey 5aco0ovi2?, an an2i2ru%2 li2iga2or +i2h Mc/ar2hy, S+eeney &
@ar6a+ay A/ in 9a%hing2on +ho i%n32 involved in 2he ca%e. ;!he airline% have $ore
a$$uni2ion 2o ,roceed 2o early 2rial and 2hey +an2 2o go a% %oon a% ,o%%i0le
0ecau%e 2heir 0u%ine%% i% 0eing held u,.<
!he *.S., Boined 0y %i= %2a2e% and 2he Di%2ric2 o1 /olu$0ia, %ued 2he airline% on Aug.
13 2o 0loc6 2he 2ie-u,, +hich +ould crea2e 2he +orld3% large%2 airline. !he ca%e
u,ended 2he $erger agree$en2 2ha2 ca$e 2oge2her in Fe0ruary and %2alled AM'3%
e=i2 1ro$ 0an6ru,2cy ,ro2ec2ion.
Bankruptcy Plan
*.S. Ban6ru,2cy 5udge Sean Lane in Manha22an delayed a,,roval o1 2he co$,any3%
reorgani?a2ion ,lan a2 a hearing ye%2erday. Lane %aid argu$en2% in 1avor o1 a,,roval
+ere ;1airly ,er%ua%ive< and %e2 2he ne=2 hearing 1or Se,2. 12.
9i2h 2he la+%ui2 ,ending, AM' re$ain% in 0an6ru,2cy. !he govern$en2 la+%ui2
cau%e% ;%eriou% and needle%% uncer2ain2y< over 2he 1u2ure %2ruc2ure and 0u%ine%%
,lan% o1 2he 2+o airline%, 2he co$,anie% %aid.
;Being in 2hi% %i2ua2ion i% li6e 0eing in legal and 0u%ine%% li$0o,< %aid 'o0er2
Mc!a$aney, a la+yer a2 /ar2er Ledyard & Mil0urn LLA in 7e+ Cor6 +ho i%n32
involved in 2he ca%e. ;Cou don32 +an2 2o 2a6e %igni4can2 ac2ion% +i2h re%,ec2 2o 2he
0u%ine%% 0ecau%e you don32 6no+ +he2her 2he 0u%ine%% i% going 2o e=i%2 in a
co$0ined or %e,ara2e 1a%hion.<
Prospects Slim
Aro%,ec2% 1or %e22ling 2he ca%e are %li$, according 2o Se2h Bloo$, 1ounder o1 Bloo$
S2ra2egic /oun%el ALL/ and 1or$er general coun%el o1 2he Sena2e An2i2ru%2
Su0co$$i22ee. ;iven +ha2 2he 5u%2ice De,ar2$en2 ha% alleged in 2he co$,lain2,
+i2h $ore 2han 1,000 ci2y ,air% a>ec2ed, 2he end o1 $averic6 ,ricing 0y *S Air+ay%,
and 2he danger o1 ,rice increa%e% in ancillary 1ee%, all o1 2ho%e i%%ue% $a6e% 2hi%
ca%e very diDcul2 2o %e22le.<
!he govern$en2 ha% ,ro,o%ed a ;2rial-ready< da2e o1 March 3, a 2i$e-1ra$e %i$ilar
2o 2he one i2 %ough2 in 2he 2011 la+%ui2 2o 0loc6 A!&! -nc. &!)3% acEui%i2ion o1 !-
Mo0ile *SA -nc. A!&! a0andoned 2he deal 0e1ore 2he 2rial +a% held.
A$erican and !e$,e, Ari?ona-0a%ed *S Air+ay% have ,ro,o%ed a 10-day 2rial
0eginning 7ov. 12. !ha2 +ould ,rovide a longer ,eriod 0e2+een 2he la+%ui23% 4ling
and 2he %2ar2 o1 2he 2rial 2han o2her govern$en2 $erger ca%e%, 2he co$,anie% %aid.
;Becau%e A$erican i% in 0an6ru,2cy, 2i$e i% an i%%ue +i2h 2he credi2or%,< Michael
Derchin, an analy%2 a2 /'! /a,i2al rou, LL/ in S2a$1ord, /onnec2icu2, %aid in a
,hone in2ervie+. ;!hey +an2 2o ge2 ,aid and 2hey3re %ic6 o1 +ai2ing,< %aid Derchin,
+ho reco$$end% 0uying *S Air+ay% %hare%.
Paying Creitors
AM', 0a%ed in For2 9or2h, !e=a%, ha% 0een reorgani?ing in 0an6ru,2cy %ince
7ove$0er 2011. !he $erger +i2h *S Air+ay% 1or$% 2he 0a%i% o1 i2% ,lan 2o ,ay
credi2or% and e=i2 cour2 ,ro2ec2ion.
!hrough ye%2erday, AM' ha% 1allen F2 ,ercen2 %ince Aug. 12, 2he day 0e1ore 2he
5u%2ice De,ar2$en2 %ued. *S Air+ay% 1ell 1# ,ercen2 during 2he %a$e ,eriod.
-1 2he $erger i% %ucce%%1ully 0loc6ed, A$erican +ould con2inue o,era2ing in
0an6ru,2cy and develo, a ne+ reorgani?a2ion ,lan. !ha2 ,roce%% +ould %2re2ch in2o
201F, according 2o 5ac6 Bu2ler, an a22orney 1or AM' credi2or% +ho hel,ed nego2ia2e
2he $erger.
;!he co$,any +ill have 2o go 0ac6 2o 2he dra+ing 0oard,< %aid Michael Fried$an, a
la+yer a2 'ichard%, 8i00e & Gr0e LLA +ho i%n32 involved in 2he ca%e. ;!hey3ll have 2o
co$e u, +i2h a ga$e ,lan 2ha2 +or6%, a good ra2ional 0u%ine%% ,lan 2ha2 +ould 2a6e
2he$ and hel, 2he$ %urvive a% a %2andalone airline 2ha23% %$aller 0u2 %2ill a0le 2o
co$,e2e.<
!he an2i2ru%2 ca%e i% *.S. v. *S Air+ay% rou, -nc., 13-cv-0123H, *.S. Di%2ric2 /our2,
Di%2ric2 o1 /olu$0ia &9a%hing2on). !he 0an6ru,2cy ca%e i% -n re AM' /or,., 11-06-
1#FH3, *.S. Ban6ru,2cy /our2, Sou2hern Di%2ric2 o1 7e+ Cor6 &Manha22an).
Repu!lican "ealth#Care Attack Shi$ts %rom &e$un to &elay
'e,u0lican congre%%ional leader%, in a 1re%h %2ra2egy a12er re,ea2edly 1ailing 2o
di%$an2le Are%iden2 Barac6 G0a$a3% heal2h-care la+, are leaning 2o+ard an e>or2 2o
,o%2,one i2 ra2her 2han cho6e o> 1unding.
Fre%h$en Sena2or% !ed /ru? o1 !e=a% and Mi6e Lee o1 *2ah have co$$anded 2he
%,o2ligh2 during 2hi% $on2h3% congre%%ional rece%%, %aying 2hey +an2 2o %hu2 do+n
2he govern$en2 unle%% 2he la+ i% de1unded. Mo%2 o1 2heir colleague% haven32 Boined
2he$. ;Far 2oo $any 'e,u0lican% are %cared o1 2hi% 4gh2,< /ru? %aid ye%2erday on
'u%h Li$0augh3% radio 2al6 %ho+.
Inlarge i$age
Sen. !ed /ru? &'-!J) %,ea6% during a 2o+n hall $ee2ing ho%2ed 0y @eri2age Ac2ion
For A$erica a2 2he @il2on Ana2ole on Augu%2 20, 2013 in Dalla%. Aho2ogra,her:
Brandon 9adeKe22y -$age%
Aug. 23 &Bloo$0erg) -- 9hi2e @ou%e Budge2 Direc2or Sylvia Ma2he+% Bur+ell 2al6%
+i2h Bloo$0ergL% Al @un2 a0ou2 2he ou2loo6 1or 1ederal 0udge2 nego2ia2ion% and a
,o%%i0le delay in i$,le$en2a2ion o1 2he A>orda0le /are Ac2. /ivil righ2% leader 5ulian
Bond di%cu%%e% Dr. Mar2in Lu2her 8ingL% March on 9a%hing2on #0 year% ago and *.S.
vo2ing righ2%. Bloo$0ergL% @an% 7ichol% re,or2% on SyriaL% u%e o1 che$ical +ea,on%.
/o$$en2a2or% Megan McArdle and Margare2 /arl%on di%cu%% Bradley ManningL% 3#-
year ,ri%on %en2ence 1or ,roviding %ecre2 *.S. in1or$a2ion 2o 9i6iLea6%. &Source:
Bloo$0erg)
-n%2ead, @ou%e and Sena2e 'e,u0lican% ,ro0a0ly +ill 2ry 2o 1orce 2he la+3% delay a%
,ar2 o1 2he de0a2e %2ar2ing ne=2 $on2h over 1unding 2he *.S. govern$en2 and
rai%ing 2he na2ion3% de02 ceiling, according 2o in2ervie+% +i2h aide% and la+$a6er%.
!hi% +ould 0e a %igni4can2 %hi12 a% 2he 'e,u0lican-led @ou%e ha% 1ocu%ed on
draining 1und% 1or 2he A>orda0le /are Ac2. Since 2011, 2he @ou%e ha% vo2ed 3M
2i$e% 2o re,eal or de1und 2he $ea%ure, a ,ro,o%al 2he Sena2e +on32 con%ider.
;A% a $a22er o1 1airne%%, i1 0u%ine%%e% and in%urance co$,anie% are ge22ing a delay,
i23% only righ2 1or 2he A$erican ,eo,le 2o ge2 a delay,< %aid 'e,re%en2a2ive !o$
Arice, a eorgia 'e,u0lican and 1or$er chair$an o1 2he 'e,u0lican S2udy
/o$$i22ee, +hich call% 1or li$i2ed govern$en2. ;-23% no2 going 2o +or6 in i2% curren2
con%2ruc2.<
!he G0a$a ad$ini%2ra2ion announced 5uly 2 2ha2 i2 +ould ,o%2,one 1or a year 2he
la+3% reEuire$en2 2ha2 co$,anie% +i2h #0 or $ore +or6er% ,rovide heal2h in%urance
2o e$,loyee%. !he ad$ini%2ra2ion i% $oving ahead +i2h 2he individual $anda2e
reEuiring $o%2 A$erican% 2o carry heal2h in%urance.
%iscal 'ear
/ongre%% $u%2 rene+ govern$en2 1unding +hen 2he ne+ 4%cal year %2ar2% Gc2. 1,
+hich i% al%o +hen unin%ured A$erican% and %$all e$,loyer% $ay %2ar2 ,urcha%ing
coverage 2hrough e=change%, or -n2erne2-0a%ed $ar6e2,lace% 1or heal2h in%urance.
!he 4gh2 2o over2urn 2he heal2h-care la+ ha% uni2ed 2he 'e,u0lican Aar2y and
hel,ed la+$a6er% +in elec2ion% in 2he ,a%2 2+o congre%%ional ca$,aign%. 7o+
divi%ion% over con2inuing 2he %2ra2egy $ay lead 2o $ore in2ra-,ar2y challenge%.
@ou%e S,ea6er 5ohn Boehner, an Ghio 'e,u0lican, re1u%ed during a con1erence call
la%2 +ee6 2o co$$i2 2o de$anding 2he la+ 0e de1unded during 2he 0udge2
nego2ia2ion%. !he 2en%ion% ri%6 +ea6ening 2he Ghio 'e,u0lican3% ,o%i2ion in
nego2ia2ion% +i2h De$ocra2%.
'e,u0lican a,,roval ra2ing% 1ell a12er a %2ando> in 2011, +hen 'e,u0lican% ri%6ed a
de1aul2 on 2he na2ion3% de02 2o 1orce cu2% in govern$en2 %,ending.
Conser(ati(es %un
!he Sena2e /on%erva2ive% Fund i% running ad% again%2 'e,u0lican %ena2or% +ho
+on32 %u,,or2 2he /ru?-Lee e>or2, including Lind%ey raha$ o1 Sou2h /arolina and
Sena2e Minori2y Leader Mi2ch Mc/onnell o1 8en2uc6y.
-n 2he @ou%e, ac2ivi%2% are 2a6ing a ne+ a,,roach 2o 1orcing Boehner3% hand. Gn
Aug. 2M a grou, called Fai2h2Ac2ion held a rally ou2%ide hi% oDce% in Ghio ,ledging
2o %2ar2 calling 2he heal2h la+ ;Boehnercare< i1 he allo+% 1unding 2o con2inue.
;-3$ 0eginning 2o 2hin6 Boehner3% 2hin6ing, i1 2hey don32 +an2 $e 2o 0e 2he %,ea6er -
don32 care, 0u2 -3$ no2 going 2o %hu2 do+n 2he govern$en2 and -3$ no2 going 2o
de1aul2 on 2he na2ion3% de02%,< %aid Bill @oagland, a 1or$er 'e,u0lican %2a> direc2or
o1 2he Sena2e Budge2 /o$$i22ee.
!he G0a$a ad$ini%2ra2ion ha% %aid i2 +ould ve2o legi%la2ion 2o +i2hhold $oney 1or
carrying ou2 2he heal2h-care la+, rai%ing 2he ,o%%i0ili2y o1 a govern$en2 %hu2do+n i1
'e,u0lican% a22ached i2 2o a $ea%ure 1unding 2he govern$en2.
Short#Term Bill
Iigh2y @ou%e 'e,u0lican% -- le%% 2han hal1 o1 2he caucu% -- %en2 an Aug. 21 le22er 2o
Boehner urging hi$ 2o de1und 2he heal2h-care la+ a% ,ar2 o1 a %hor2-2er$ 0ill 2o 1und
govern$en2 o,era2ion%. -n 2he Sena2e, /ru? and Lee have 13 %igna2ure% -- al%o le%%
2han hal1 o1 2he cha$0er3% 'e,u0lican% -- on a %i$ilar le22er.
;Cou e>ec2ively can32 de1und 2he A/A,< %aid 5o%e,h An2o%, a heal2h analy%2 a2 2he
A$erican In2er,ri%e -n%2i2u2e, a 9a%hing2on-0a%ed ,olicy grou, 2ha2 %u,,or2% 1ree
$ar6e2%. For in%2ance, ;a lo2 o1 2he ac2ivi2y involve% con2rac2% 2ha2 have already
0een le2 +i2h ,riva2e ,ar2ie%,< he %aid.
Iven %o$e +ho %u,,or2 2he de1unding e>or2 %ay i23% $o%2ly ,oli2ical. Gn Aug. 22,
'e,u0lican Sena2or 'and Aaul o1 8en2uc6y 2old /77 2ha2 ;i23% a du$0 idea 2o %hu2
do+n 2he govern$en2.< !ha2 i% a $ean% o1 ;leverage< in 4%cal nego2ia2ion%, he %aid.
!he ,u0lic al%o o,,o%e% de1unding, according 2o a 8ai%er Fa$ily Founda2ion ,oll
relea%ed ye%2erday. !he ,oll 1ound 2ha2 +hile F2 ,ercen2 o1 A$erican% o,,o%e 2he
la+, #M ,ercen2 don32 +an2 2o cu2 o> 1unding, including 3F ,ercen2 o1 'e,u0lican%.
)ni(iual Manate
'e,u0lican% $ain2ain 2ha2 2he la+3% individual $anda2e 2o ,urcha%e in%urance +ill
,o%e an econo$ic hard%hi, 2o lo+er-inco$e individual%.
Mean+hile, 2he G0a$a ad$ini%2ra2ion i% ;no2 in2ere%2ed a2 all in delaying< 2he
heal2h-care la+ a% a +ay 2o ge2 a 0udge2 deal +i2h /ongre%%, 9hi2e @ou%e Budge2
Direc2or Sylvia Bur+ell %aid in an Aug. 23 in2ervie+ on Bloo$0erg !elevi%ion3%
;Aoli2ical /a,i2al +i2h Al @un2.<
@oagland, no+ a %enior vice ,re%iden2 a2 2he Bi,ar2i%an Aolicy /en2er in 9a%hing2on,
%aid 2ha2 ge22ing a delay i% a ;long %ho2, 0u2 2ha2 +ill 0e 2he %2ra2egy 2he
'e,u0lican% +ill a22e$,2.<
-23% a ne+ 2ac2ic +i2h 2he %a$e o0Bec2ive, %aid !ony /arr6, direc2or o1 heal2h care a2
2he /en2er 1or A$erican Arogre%% Ac2ion Fund. ;-23% ,urely a ,oli2ical argu$en2
2hey3re $a6ing 2o 2ry 2o re,eal 2he la+,< he %aid.
&e!t *imit
@ou%e congre%%ional aide% %ay no deci%ion ha% 0een $ade a0ou2 +he2her 2o ,u%h
1or a delay a% ,ar2 o1 %hor2-2er$ govern$en2 1unding or in 2al6% over rai%ing 2he
na2ion3% 0orro+ing li$i2, +hich !rea%ury 1oreca%2% +ill 0e reached in $id-Gc2o0er. !o
$ini$i?e 2he conNic2, 'e,u0lican% including Arice in%i%2 a delay +ould 0e eEuivalen2
2o de1unding.
Senior Sena2e aide% %ay 'e,u0lican% +ill ,ro0a0ly reEue%2 a delay o1 2he en2ire la+,
+hile ,re,aring 2o acce,2 %o$e2hing le%% 2han 2ha2. For e=a$,le, 2hey ci2ed a
,o2en2ial delay in 2he individual $anda2e and %o$e o1 2he %u0%idie% 2ha2 +ill No+ 2o
individual%.
A delay o1 2he en2ire la+ +ould 0e 0o2h legi%la2ively and ,rac2ically diDcul2 2o
achieve. -2 ha% $any ,o,ular ,ar2%, including 0arring in%urance co$,anie% 1ro$
re1u%ing coverage 0a%ed on ,re-e=i%2ing condi2ion% and ,er$i22ing adul2 children 2o
%2ay on 2heir ,aren2%3 in%urance ,lan.
Fur2her, $any o1 2he la+3% ,ar2ici,a2ing ,rogra$% are on 1unding au2o,ilo2, %o
/ongre%% +ould have 2o ca%2 a2 lea%2 H0 %e,ara2e vo2e% a>ec2ing %uch ,rogra$% a%
Medicaid, according 2o one Sena2e 'e,u0lican e%2i$a2e.
+,asy Ways-
;!he ea%y +ay% 2o re%olve 2hi% 2o ,ro2ec2 2he ,eo,le in our di%2ric2% 1ro$ 2hi% are
gone,< %aid 'e,re%en2a2ive 5a$e% Lan61ord, an G6laho$a 'e,u0lican and chair$an
o1 2he @ou%e 'e,u0lican Aolicy /o$$i22ee.
Ce%2erday, 2he ad$ini%2ra2ion ,u%hed 0ac6 2he %igning o1 4nal agree$en2% +i2h
in%urance ,lan% 2o 0e %old on 1ederal heal2h in%urance e=change% %2ar2ing on Gc2. 1.
Sena2e Minori2y Leader Mi2ch Mc/onnell o1 8en2uc6y %en2 a le22er 2hi% $on2h 2o 2he
/en2er% 1or Medicare and Medicaid Service% %aying 2he ad$ini%2ra2ion %houldn32
o,en 2he heal2h e=change% +hen 2he govern$en2 i% $i%%ing 2e%2ing deadline% and
can32 guaran2ee 2he %ecuri2y o1 ,er%onal and 4nancial da2a.
;!he ,u0lic3% going 2o %ee very clearly 2ha2 2he ra2e% are %hoc6ingly higher 2han
anyone an2ici,a2ed,< %aid 'e,re%en2a2ive Michael Burge%%, a !e=a% 'e,u0lican.
'e,u0lican clai$% 2ha2 individual% +ill 1ace higher heal2h-care ra2e% are ;1ac2ually
un%u,,or2ed,< %aid @an6 Aaron, a heal2h analy%2 a2 2he Broo6ing% -n%2i2u2ion in
9a%hing2on.
"ealth#Care Premiums
Are$iu$% 1or 2he ;%ilver< heal2h-care ,lan, +hich +ould cover a0ou2 M0 ,ercen2 o1 a
,olicyholder3% co%2%, +ill average a0ou2 O321 a $on2h in 2he 11 %2a2e% 2ha2 are
0uilding 2heir o+n e=change% and have announced ,rice%, %aid a 5uly re,or2 0y 2he
De,ar2$en2 o1 @eal2h and @u$an Service%.
!ha23% a0ou2 1: ,ercen2 le%% 2han an2ici,a2ed, 2he agency %aid, 0a%ed on an
e%2i$a2e i2 derived 1ro$ /ongre%%ional Budge2 GDce da2a 1ro$ March 2012. !he
,re$iu$% don32 include any di%coun2 1ro$ %u0%idie%, +hich +ill 0e availa0le 2o
anyone earning le%% 2han 1our 2i$e% 2he ,over2y level, or a0ou2 O9F,000 a year 1or a
1a$ily o1 1our.
;-1 2hey have $ode%2 inco$e%, 2hey are going 2o 0e eligi0le 1or %u0%idie%,< Aaron
%aid. !he $ore in1or$a2ion 2ha2 i% %,read a0ou2 2he ,rogra$, 2he $ore A$erican%
+ill Boin 2he in%urance ,ool, 1ur2her lo+ering ra2e%, he %aid.
ood ne+% 1or 5a$e% S,ader P 2he Euir6y charac2er ac2or i% co$ing 0ac6 in a 0ig
+ay a% one o1 MarvelL% ul2i$a2e villain%.
S,ader ha% Bu%2 landed 2he 2i2le role in Q!he Avenger% 2: !he Age o1 *l2ron,Q 2he
u,co$ing %eEuel 2o 2012L% record-%e22ing %u,erhero Ba$0oree.
*l2ron i% an evil ro0o2 2ha2 can 2ravel 2hrough 2i$e and u%e% hi% 2alen2% 2o change
2he ,re%en2 %o he can have 2he u,,er hand in 2he 1u2ure.
Bu2, de,ar2ing 1ro$ 2he co$ic, +ri2er-direc2or 5o%% 9hedon ,lan% 2o %2ri, %o$e o1
*l2ronL% ,o+er% 1or 2he u,co$ing 4l$. Q- 6ne+ righ2 a+ay +ha2 - +an2ed 2o do +i2h
hi$,Q 9hedon recen2ly 2old In2er2ain$en2 9ee6ly. Q@eL% al+ay% 2rying 2o de%2roy
2he Avenger%, godd--- i2, he3% go2 a 0ee in hi% 0onne2. @eL% no2 a ha,,y guy, +hich
$ean% he3% an in2ere%2ing guy. @e3% go2 ,ain. And 2he +ay 2ha2 $ani1e%2% i% no2
going 2o 0e %2andard ro0o2 %2u>. So +e3ll 2a6e a+ay %o$e o1 2ho%e ,o+er% 0ecau%e
a2 %o$e ,oin2 every0ody 0eco$e% $agic.Q
S,aderL% *l2ron +ill 0e $a6ing 2rou0le 1or MarvelL% co%2u$ed heroe% in 2he $ovie,
including -ron Man, !he @ul6, /a,2ain A$erica, and !hor. @o+ever, %ince *l2ron i%
en2irely $echanical, i2 re$ain% 2o 0e %een i1 S,ader +ill 0e on %e2 in a %ui2,
in2erac2ing +i2h hi% 1ello+ ca%2 $e$0er%, or i1 heLll 0e ,roviding 2he voice 1or a /-
crea2ion. So 1ar, Marvel and Di%ney havenL2 +eighed in on 2he $a22er.
9hedon 4r%2 revealed 2ha2 *l2ron +ould 0e 2he $ain villain in 2he QAvenger%Q %eEuel
during hi% a,,earance a2 San Diego /o$ic-/on in 5uly. And 2ha2 S,ader +ill 0e
,laying a le%% ,o+er1ul *l2ron, 2hi% %hould give 1an% ,len2y o1 roo$ 2o %,ecula2e on
ho+ 2he +ri2er-direc2or +ill a,,roach 2he charac2er, given S,aderL% a0ili2y 2o ,lay
0ad guy% +ho are a2 once char$ing and a li22le cree,y.
R'ela2ed: LAvenger% 2L !i2le 'eveal% Sur,ri%ing 7e+ BaddieS
A12er ri%ing 2o 1a$e a% a Bra2 Aac6er in 19:HL% QAre22y -n Ain6Q and 19:ML% QLe%% !han
TeroQ &+here he ,layed o,,o%i2e hi% ne+ ne$e%i%, -ron Man 'o0er2 Do+ney 5r.),
S,ader +o+ed cri2ic% in 2he 19:9 inde,enden2 dra$a QSe=, Lie% and Uideo2a,e,Q
and develo,ed a re,u2a2ion 1or nailing o>0ea2 role%, %uch a% a $an o0%e%%ed +i2h
car +rec6% in 199HL% Q/ra%hQ and 2he 6in6y 0u%ine%%$an in 2002L% QSecre2ary.Q
A12er a long run on 2he !U %erie% QBo%2on Legal,Q S,ader %ee$ed 2o %2u$0le a%
'o0er2 /ali1ornia, 2he o02u%e idea $an +ho 2oo6 over 1or Michael Sco22 on Q!he
GDceQ &he +a% one o1 2he 1e+ charac2er% 1ro$ 2he %erie% +ho didnL2 ,o, in 1or 2he
%ho+L% grand 4nale). Bu2 S,ader i$,re%%ed audience% and cri2ic% la%2 year +i2h a
%ho+y role in S2even S,iel0ergL% QLincoln,Q and +i2h a ne+ !U %erie%, Q!he Blac6li%2,Q
de0u2ing in Se,2e$0er.
9i2h Q!he Avenger% 2: !he Age o1 *l2ronQ on 2he hori?on, i2 %ee$% %a1e 2o %ay 2ha2
5a$e% S,ader i% $a6ing a la2e-in-hi%-career co$e0ac6.
Q!he Avenger%: Age o1 *l2ronQ i% %la2ed 2o o,en in 2hea2er% on May 1, 201#, +hile
Q!he Blac6li%2Q ,re$ier% on 7B/ Se,2e$0er 23, 2013.
!he age o1 di%covery i%nL2 over ye2. A colo%%al canyon, 2he longe%2 on Iar2h, ha% Bu%2
0een 1ound under reenlandL% ice %hee2, %cien2i%2% announced 2oday &Aug. 29) in
2he Bournal Science.
QCou 2hin6 2ha2 every2hing 2ha2 could 0e 6no+n a0ou2 2he land %ur1ace i% 6no+n, 0u2
i2L% no2,Q %aid 5ona2han Ba$0er, lead %2udy au2hor and a geogra,her a2 2he
*niver%i2y o1 Bri%2ol in 2he *ni2ed 8ingdo$. Q!hereL% %2ill %o $uch 2o learn a0ou2 2he
,lane2.Q
!he grea2 gorge $eander% nor2h+ard 1ro$ Su$$i2, 2he highe%2 ,oin2 in cen2ral
reenland, 2o+ard Ae2er$ann lacier on 2he nor2h+e%2 coa%2, covering $ore 2han
FH0 $ile% &M#0 6ilo$e2er%). 'e%earcher% 2hin6 2he ravine could 0e even longer, 0u2
2hey donL2 ye2 have 2he da2a 2o ,rove +here 2he canyon ,e2er% ou2 dee, under 2he
in2erior ice %hee2. Q-2 $ay ac2ually go 1ar2her %ou2h,Q Ba$0er 2old LiveScienceL%
GurA$a?ingAlane2.RSee Aho2o% o1 Mega-/anyon *nder reenland -ce Shee2S
!he 0road cha%$ i% u, 2o 2,H00 1ee2 &:00 $e2er%) dee, and H $ile% &10 6$) +ide,
%i$ilar 2o A$ericaL% rand /anyon in %cale, 2he re%earcher% %aid. !he di%2inc2ive U-
%ha,ed +all% and Na2 0o22o$ %ugge%2% +a2er carved 2he 0uried valley, no2 ice,
Ba$0er %aid. !hough i2 i% no2 2he +orldL% dee,e%2 canyon, i2L% 2he longe%2, handily
0e%2ing 2he 30:-$ile-long &F9H 6$) Carlung !%ang,o rand /anyon in /hina.
Many mysteries in what lies !eneath
!he di%covery could rai%e a% $any Eue%2ion% a% i2 an%+er%. For in%2ance,
re%earcher% have long ,u??led over+ha2 ha,,en% 2o +a2er under reenlandL%
in2erior ice %hee2. reenland 0o+% in+ard li6e a %ou, 0o+l, ye2 +a2er $el2ing under
2he in2erior ice %hee2 %ee$% 2o drain 2o 2he %ea in%2ead o1 ,ooling in 2he $iddle.
Ba$0er and hi% colleague% 2hin6 2he nor2hern canyon $ay rou2e %o$e o1 2he
$el2+a2er in2o 2he ocean.
!he grea2 river channel could e=,lain 2he $i%%ing la6e% under reenlandL% in2erior
ice %hee2. !he +eigh2 o1 2he ice %hee2 ,u%he% do+n 2he i%landL% $iddle in2o a 0o+l-
%ha,ed 0a%in. iven 2hi% %aggy $iddle, %cien2i%2% have long +ondered +hy
reenland i%nL2 4lled +i2h 0uried la6e%, li6e An2arc2icaL% La6e Uo%2o6 and La6e
9hillan%. !he nor2hern ,ar2 o1 2he canyon $ay drain $el2+a2er, 0u2 1ar2her inland,
Ba$0er and hi% colleague% 2hin6 2he $a%%ive +eigh2 o1 ice ,u%he% +a2er el%e+here.
R7or2h v%. Sou2h Aole%: 10 9ild Di>erence%SQ-2 ,ro0a0ly doe%nL2 have +a2er No+ing
2hrough all o1 i2 2oday, given 2he in2er1erence 0y 2he ice over0urden. @o+ever, +hen
ice-1ree, +a2er +ould channel 2hrough all o1 i2,Q Sieger2 2old LiveScienceL%
GurA$a?ingAlane2.
And 2he ne+ly di%covered canyon could 0oo%2 2he 0rea6u, o1 one o1 2he
coa%2lineL% 0ri%6ly re2rea2ing glacier%. !he reenland rand /anyon du$,% righ2 in2o
Ae2er$ann lacier, +hich ha% dro,,ed 2+o $a%%ive ice0erg% in 2he ,a%2 2hree year%,
each 0igger 2han Manha22an.
Q-2L% 1air 2o %ay 2ha2 a lo2 o1 +or6 i% no+ needed 2o +or6 ou2 2he evolu2ion o1 2hi%
1ea2ure and +ha2 i2 $ean% 1or 2odayL% ice %hee2,Q %aid %2udy co-au2hor Mar2in
Sieger2, a glaciologi%2 a2 2he *niver%i2y o1 Bri%2ol. RFly Gver reenlandL% rand
/anyonS
Where the water .ows
Scien2i%2% %2ill have very li22le in%igh2 in2o ho+ $uch +a2er No+% under 2he $iddle o1
reenlandL% -ce Shee2, or +here i2 goe%, 0ecau%e o1 ho+ hard i2 i% 2o reach 2he 2hic6
ice, 2hen drill under i2 or $ea%ure a 2hin 4l$ o1 +a2er +i2h radar. Ce2 under%2anding
2he +a2er No+ i% an i$,or2an2 ,ar2 o1 ,redic2ing ho+ 2he ice %hee2 +ill 0ehave a%
2he cli$a2e +ar$%. !he uncer2ain2y $ean% conNic2ing $odel% o1 +a2er $ove$en2,
called 0a%al hydrology, are o12en ,u0li%hed in re%earch Bournal% +i2hin +ee6% o1
each o2her.
Q9hen i2 co$e% 2o 0a%al hydrology under 2he 0ig ice %hee2%, +e are 0a%ically
%cra2ching our head% a2 2hi% ,oin2,Q %aid Michael S2udinger, ,roBec2 %cien2i%2 1or
7ASAL% G,era2ion -ceBridge, +ho +a% no2 involved in 2he %2udy. Q!ha2L% +hy you %ee
con2ra%2ing re%ul2% co$ing ou2.Q &-ceBridge i% a $i%%ion 2ha2 u%e% air,lane% ou2422ed
+i2h variou% in%2ru$en2% 2o $ea%ure change% in 2he ,olar ice %hee2% every year.)
!he canyon ,reda2e% 2he ice %hee2 2ha2 ,er$anen2ly covered reenland a0ou2 1.:
$illion year% ago, Sieger2 %aid. !he channel curl% acro%% nor2h+e%2ern reenland,
ending in a dee, 1Bord 4lled 0y Ae2er$ann lacier. !he 4nd o,en% a +hole ne+ %e2
o1 idea% 2o e=,lore 1or %cien2i%2% %2udying 2he glacierL% ra,id re2rea2.
Q-1 2here i% a channel 2ha2 can 2ran%,or2 %u0glacial $el2+a2er all 2he +ay 1ro$ 2he
in2erior o1 reenland 2o 2he coa%2, 2ha2 No+% righ2 in2o Ae2er$ann lacier, you
change 2he +hole +a2er circula2ion 2here and have a 0ig i$,ac2 on %2a0ili2y,Q
S2udinger %aid in an in2ervie+. Q!hi% i% one o1 2he 0igge%2 glacier% in reenland and
i2 ,roduce% a lo2 o1 0ig ice0erg%,Q he %aid.
Crikey/
!he ne+ canyon i%nL2 2he 4r%2 a$a?ing ,olar di%covery 1ro$ Ba$0er and hi%
colleague%, +ho are e=,er2% in crea2ing $odel% o1 2he ,olar region%, 0u2 i2 i% one o1
2he $o%2 incredi0le, 2hey %ay. Sieger2 co$,ared i2 2o learning o1 La6e Uo%2o6 in
An2arc2ica. Q9hen 5ona2han ca$e in2o $y oDce and ,u2 R2heS ,a,er% on $y de%6, i2
+a% a Ba+-dro,,ing e=,erience,Q Sieger2 %aid.
!he gorge ,o,,ed ou2 o1 air0orne radar da2a collec2ed 0y 7ASAL% G,era2ion
-ceBridge and $any o2her Arc2ic %urvey%. !he radar on0oard 2he -ceBridge ,lane
,ene2ra2e% 2he ice, revealing 2he land%ca,e 0elo+. @in2% o1 a linear 1ea2ure in
nor2h+e%2 reenland had a,,eared in earlier 0edroc6 $a,%, 0u2 no one ever had
enough de2ail 2o 4nd 2he canyon un2il no+, Ba$0er %aid.
Q-2 +a%nL2 e=ac2ly a LIure6aL $o$en2, 0u2 a% +e +or6ed u, 2he da2a, +e reali?ed
2here +a% %o$e2hing 2here 2ha2 loo6ed ,re22y e=2en%ive,Q Ba$0er %aid. Q9e loo6ed
a2 %o$e ,ro4le% acro%% i2 Bu%2 2o $a6e %ure i2 +a% +ha2 +e 2hough2 i2 +a%, and i2
very $uch loo6ed li6e a river ,ro4le,Q he %aid. Q- 2hough2, L9ell, cri6ey, +eLve
di%covered a #00-$ile-long ,aleoriver.LQ
Beleaguered !ri0une /o. i%%ued ano2her 0rui%ing 4nancial re,or2 la2e !hur%day,
ac6no+ledging a H1 ,ercen2 inco$e dro, in i2% %econd Euar2er on lo+er 0roadca%2
revenue and declining ne+%,a,er ad%.
!he ,aren2 co$,any o1 2he L.A. !i$e% al%o re,or2ed lo+er con%olida2ed o,era2ing
revenue and ,ro42 during 2he ,eriod ended 5une 30. Bo2h o1 2ho%e yard%2ic6%
dro,,ed dou0le digi2% co$,ared 2o 2he year-ago ,eriod.
Bu2 2he ne2 inco$e %an6 lo+e%2 o1 all: a +ho,,ing H1 ,ercen2, 1ro$ 1M0.: $illion in
%econd-Euar2er 2012 2o OHH.3 $illion in %econd-Euar2er 2013.
Also rea0 LA !i$e% @i2 By Layo>% A% Aro42% Alunge F1V a2 !ri0une
!ri0une /o. ,re%iden2 and /IG Ae2er Liguori ac6no+ledged 2ha2 2he ne+% +a% no2
good 1or 2he co$,any, 0u2 2ried 2o 1ocu% on 2he 1u2ure.
Q9hile our %econd Euar2er 4nancial re%ul2% reNec2 $any o1 2he %a$e challenge%
1aced 0y 2he o2her co$,anie% in our %ec2or, +e have $ade %u0%2an2ial ,rogre%%
%2ra2egically re,o%i2ioning !ri0une 1or longW2er$ gro+2h.Q
Q9e have %2a0ili?ed our ,u0li%hing 0u%ine%% and re$ain 1ocu%ed on 2he advan2age%
o1 %cale +hich +ill 0e genera2ed 0y our ,ending acEui%i2ion o1 Local !U @olding%,Q
Liguori added, re1erencing !ri0uneL% O2.M 0illion ,urcha%e o1 19 Local !U 2elevi%ion
%2a2ion% in 5uly.
Also rea0 !ri0une /o$,any Buying Local Media S2a2ion% 1or O2.MB
Al%o in 5uly, !ri0une announced ,lan% 2o %,in o> i2% ,u0li%hing divi%ion and i2% eigh2
ne+%,a,er%, including 2he L.A. !i$e%, in2o a %2andalone co$,any.
!he co$,anyL% con%olida2ed o,era2ing revenue declined 10 ,ercen2 2o O:H $illion.
Much o1 2he lo%% ca$e 1ro$ 2he 0roadca%2ing ar$, +hich lo%2 OHH $illion, or 20
,ercen2, on lo+er co,yrigh2 royal2ie%. !he 0eleaguered ,u0li%hing divi%ion lo%2 F
,ercen2, or O19 $illion, 0u2 2he co$,any ac6no+ledged a %har, dro, in ne+%,a,er
,rin2 ad% during 2he ,eriod.
Also rea0 G/ 'egi%2er Au0li%her Aaron 8u%hner: L9eLre S2ill Ac2ively -n2ere%2ed in
!ri0uneL &I=clu%ive)
!he co$,anyL% con%olida2ed o,era2ing ,ro42 decrea%ed %har,ly a% +ell -- nearly 30
,ercen2 -- 1ro$ O12# $illion in %econd Euar2er 2012 2o O90 $illion in %econd Euar2er
2013.
!he co$,any, +hich +a% $ired in 0an6ru,2cy 1or %everal year%, ha% %ough2 0uyer%
1or %o$e 2i$e 2o no avail. -n 5une, G/ 'egi%2er ,u0li%her Aaron 8u%hner 2old
!he9ra, 2ha2 hi% co$,any +a% Q%2ill ac2ively in2ere%2ed in !ri0une.Q
Since 2hen, ho+ever, 2he 8och 0ro2her% -- o2her ,o2en2ial !ri0une 0idder% -- %aid 2ha2
2hey are no longer in2ere%2ed in 2he co$,any.
-n a no2-%o-%ur,ri%ing develo,$en2, Micro%o12 ha% decided 2o ,er$anen2ly lo+er 2he
,rice o1 i2% Sur1ace Aro 2a0le2. Engadget ,oin2% ou2 2ha2 Micro%o12 i% loc6ing in 2he
O100 ,rice cu2 2ha2 i2 $ade 2o 2heSur1ace Aro earlier 2hi% $on2h and +ill no+ %ell 2he
2a0le2 a2 O:00 1or i2% HFB $odel and O900 1or i2% 12:B $odel. Micro%o12 %ay% 2ha2
i23% %la%hing 2he Sur1ace Aro ,rice 2o ge2 i2 in2o 2he hand% o1 $ore ,eo,le %ince
;,eo,le +ho 0uy Sur1ace love Sur1ace.< Micro%o12 %i$ilarly lo,,ed o> O1#0 1ro$ 2he
,rice o1 i2% Sur1ace '! 2a0le2 la%2 $on2h Bu%2 0e1ore 2he co$,any announced 2ha2 i2
had 2o 2a6e a O900 $illion +ri2e-do+n on 2he device, %o i2 $a6e% %en%e 2ha2 2he
co$,any i% 1ollo+ing %ui2 +i2h a Sur1ace Aro ,rice cu2.
Aug 30 &'eu2er%) - eneral Ilec2ric /o ,lan% 2o %,in o> 2he *.S. con%u$er lending
o,era2ion% o1 i2%4nance ar$ I /a,i2al, a% 2he conglo$era2e $ove% 2o 1ocu% on i2%
core indu%2rial o,era2ion%, 2he 9all S2ree2 5ournal re,or2ed, ci2ing ,eo,le 1a$iliar
+i2h 2he $a22er.
!he deci%ion 2o dive%2 2he 0u%ine%% 2ha2 i%%ue% %2ore credi2 card% 1or ## $illion
A$erican% co$e% a$id concern% a0ou2 2he co$,anyL% e=,o%ure 2o 0an6ing, 2he
5ournal %aid.
Areli$inary +or6 2o %,in o> 2he uni2 2hrough an ini2ial ,u0lic o>ering i% under +ay,
2he ne+%,a,er %aid. &)
I ha% %aid 2he *.S. con%u$er-4nance 0u%ine%% earned O2.2 0illion la%2 year. !he
o,era2ion accoun2% 1or a0ou2 O#0 0illion o1 I /a,i2alL% ou2%2anding loan% o1 O2MF
0illion.
An -AG could co$e early ne=2 year, 0u2 i2% %i?e ha% no2 ye2 0een de2er$ined, 2he
,eo,le 2old 2he ,a,er.
Ban6er% 1ro$ 5AMorgan /ha%e & /o and old$an Sach% rou, -nc are +or6ing on a
,o%%i0le ,u0lic o>ering, +hile al2erna2ive% include %$aller %,in-o>% or a%%e2 %ale%,
2he 9S5 %aid.
I could no2 i$$edia2ely 0e reached 1or co$$en2 0y 'eu2er% ou2%ide o1 regular
*.S. 0u%ine%% hour%.
Health-care fraud costs taxpayers billions of dollars every year, with con artists constantly finding
new ways to cheat the system. And while federal investigators report they are trying their best to
crack down on crime, one scheme involving pharmacies and Medicaid is growing so quickly they said
they cant work fast enough to keep up. (Read more below the video.)
Heres how the scam works, according to !om "#onnell, special agent in charge with the Health and
Human $ervices "ffice of %nspector &eneral' An owner of a pharmacy asks customers to bring in
prescription slips from doctors. (ut instead of filling the scripts and dispensing the drugs, the owner
pays the customers a small fee and then bills Medicaid for the drugs that were never dispensed.
)*() rode along with the +eds as they busted one pharmacy owner in (rooklyn, Aleksandr %lyayev.
"ur cameras were rolling during the entire raid, from the early morning briefing session to the
owners ultimate arrest. %nvestigators had been keeping a close eye on the owner for a year, and said
they already captured him on undercover video-allegedly pulling off a bra,en scheme to rip off
taxpayers.
(Read more: Aphrodite girls: Inside an alleged high-end escort service )
!he owner allegedly asked patients to bring prescription slips to his pharmacy in exchange for cash
and *ew -ork !ransit Authority Metro)ards. !he cash amounts werent big-the owner allegedly
dished out ./0 to .10 for each prescription, according to investigators.
+rom there, "#onnell said, the owner would bill Medicaid for drugs that were either partially filled,
or never dispensed at all. "#onnell said he also billed for refills.
According to federal agents, the owner focused on prescriptions for expensive H%2 drugs like Atripla,
%sentress, 3re,ista and 4eyata,. 3harmacies are reimbursed by Medicaid for these drugs-often
paying out as much as .5,600 for a 70-day supply.
All told, investigators allege the owner bilked Medicaid out of almost .5 million. !hrough his
attorney, %lyayev denies the charges.
(Read more: Hunting for the real Pink Panther diamond thieves )
!his alleged scheme is 8ust the tip of the iceberg, said "#onnell, with other, similar schemes being
played out at mom- and-pop pharmacies all over the country. He added that his departments
caseload has quadrupled in the past five years.
%ts a 9drug trade subsidi,ed by taxpayers,9 added &ary )antrell, deputy inspector general in the
"ffice of %nvestigations.
According to :auren Mack, executive assistant district attorney in ;ings )ounty, (rooklyn, between
7 percent and 50 percent of all Medicaid spending is fraudulent, or .5<1 million to .=70 million
worth of fraud.
A%2rono$er% %2udying a %2ar nearly iden2ical 2o our Sun X a L%olar 2+inL X have
$ade %o$e i$,or2an2 di%coverie%, clearing u, a $y%2ery a0ou2 2he age and
co$,o%i2ion o1 2he Sun, and ,o%%i0ly %ho+ing 2ha2 2hi% %2ar ha% a ,lane2 %y%2e$
%i$ilar 2o our o+n.
Anyone loo6ing 1or an%+er% a0ou2 our Sun can ge2 a lo2 o1 hel, 1ro$ L%olar 2+in%L. By
e=a$ining 2he%e %2ar%, 2hey can ge2 an idea o1 +he2her 2he Sun i% re$ar6a0le in
%o$e +ay, or i1 i2L% 1airly 2y,ical. !hey can al%o %ee +ha2 our Sun +a% ,ro0a0ly li6e
in 2he ,a%2, and +ha2 i2 +ill ,o%%i0ly 0e li6e in 2he 1u2ure.
Gne Eue%2ion 2ha2L% 0een on a%2rono$erL% $ind% 1or a+hile i% +he2her or no2 2hereL%
a connec2ion 0e2+een a %2arL% age and 2he a$oun2 o1 li2hiu$ 2hey de2ec2 in i2.
Li2hiu$ i% a 1airly %i$,ly ele$en2, +hich +a% crea2ed along +i2h hydrogen and
heliu$ during !he Big Bang, and i2 +ould have 0een a0undan2 in 2he $a2erial% 2ha2
1or$ed 2he Sun. @o+ever, no+, 2he Sun ha% only a very %$all a$oun2 o1 li2hiu$ in
i2, roughly 1V 2he original a$oun2. @igher a$oun2% have 0een %een in younger
%2ar%, li6e 1: Scor,ii, ano2her %olar 2+in in 2he %2udy, 0u2 no %,eci4c connec2ion 2o
age could 0e $ade un2il no+.
'ecen2ly a%2rono$er% ga2hered 2he ligh2 1ro$ a %2ar called @-A 1021#2, +hich i%
loca2ed 2#0 ligh2 year% a+ay 1ro$ u%, in 2he con%2ella2ion /a,ricornu%. !heir
o0%erva2ion% %ho+ed 2ha2 2hi% %2ar could 0e called an iden2ical 2+in o1 our Sun,
e=ce,2 2ha2 i2L% $uch older &around :.2 0illion year% old, or 3.H 0illion year% older
2han 2he Sun), and 2he a$oun2 o1 li2hiu$ 2hey de2ec2ed 1ro$ i2 give% 2he$ 2he %olid
connec2ion 2hey +ere loo6ing 1or.
Q9e have 1ound 2ha2 @-A 1021#2 ha% very lo+ level% o1 li2hiu$,Q %aid %2udy lead
au2hor !ala9anda Monroe, o1 2he *niver%idade de SYo Aaulo, according 2o an ISG
%2a2e$en2. Q!hi% de$on%2ra2e% clearly 1or 2he 4r%2 2i$e 2ha2 older %olar 2+in% do
indeed have le%% li2hiu$ 2han our o+n Sun or younger %olar 2+in%. 9e can no+ 0e
cer2ain 2ha2 %2ar% %o$eho+ de%2roy 2heir li2hiu$ a% 2hey age, and 2ha2 2he SunL%
li2hiu$ con2en2 a,,ear% 2o 0e nor$al 1or i2% age.Q
1 More 2eek3uino40 5ew stuy supports iea that li$e on ,arth originate
on Mars 6
!he 1ac2 2ha2 @-A 1021#2 i% con%idered a nearly iden2ical 2+in o1 2he Sun +ill 0e
%o$e e=ci2ing ne+% 1or ,lane2 hun2er%.
According 2o 2he %2udy, 2hereL% a ,ar2icular ,a22ern 2hey %ee in 2he ele$en2% and
che$ical% 2ha2 $a6e u, @-A 1021#2 2ha2 2hey donL2 %ee in all %olar 2+in%, 0u2 2hey
do %ee in our Sun. !he rea%on 2hi% ,a22ern %ho+% u, i% 0ecau%e 2ho%e ele$en2% and
che$ical% 2ha2 are $i%%ing or de4cien2 in 2he Sun +en2 in2o $a6ing 2he roc6y
,lane2% and a%2eroid% in our %olar %y%2e$. !here1ore, +i2h @-A 1021#2 %ho+ing 2hi%
%a$e ,a22ern, i2L% Eui2e li6ely 2ha2 i2 ha% 2he %a$e 6ind o1 roc6y ,lane2% and
a%2eroid% or0i2ing i2 a% +ell.
Adding 2o 2ha2, %ince a%2rono$er% havenL2 de2ec2ed any large ga% gian2 ,lane2%
or0i2ing clo%e 2o 2he %2ar, 2ha2increa%e% 2he odd% 2ha2 any roc6y ,lane2 2ha2 $igh2 0e
2here +ould 0e or0i2ing in%ide 2he %2arL% ha0i2a0le ?one. !ha2 $a6e% @-A 1021#2 a
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CNN) -- Texas A&M quarterback Johnny Manziel will serve a half-game suspension for an
ina!vertent violation regar!ing the signing of certain autographs" the #ational $ollegiate Athletic
Association an! the university sai! %e!nes!ay&
'n a statement" the groups sai! there is no evi!ence that Manziel" who ma!e history last year as the
first freshman to win the (eisman Trophy" receive! money in exchange for autographs&
'n a!!ition to serving his suspension" Manziel will a!!ress the team about lessons learne!" an!
Texas A&M will revise its e!ucation concerning stu!ent-athlete autographs&
)tu!ent-athletes are often aske! for autographs from fans" but unfortunately" some in!ivi!uals* sole
motivation in seeking an autograph is for resale" #$AA +ice ,resi!ent of Aca!emic an!
Membership Affairs -evin .ennon sai! in the statement&
't is important that schools are cognizant an! e!ucate stu!ent-athletes about situations in which
there is a strong likelihoo! that the autograph seeker plans to resell the items&