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9:00 PM: Paralyzed football player Eric LeGrand shares video of himself getting pushed around by his therapy dog Willie.

8:45 PM: Mike Tyson tweeted on Friday: "16 yrs ago today I had the notorious Bite Fight with (Evander Holyfield). I'm so glad we are friends now."

8:30 PM: A former Tennessee Titans cheerleader accused of groping a 12-year-old boy refused a plea deal in court on Friday. Elizabeth "Leigh" Garner has a trial date set for November 12 on charges of aggravated sexual battery & solicitation of a minor for child rape.

8:15 PM: The Tennessean reports that four Vanderbilt football players have been suspended amid a sex crimes investigation by Nashville police.

8:00 PM: Former Louisville basketball player Peyton Siva said he got some "awkward looks" from Michigan fans while at Friday's press conference to introduce the Detroit Pistons' draft pick. The Cardinals defeated the Wolverines in this year's NCAA title game.

7:45 PM: New Jersey Devils goalie Martin Brodeur has been chosen to be the cover model for EA Sports' NHL 14 video game.

7:30 PM: The Columbus Blue Jackets announced Friday they have signed head coach Todd Richards to a one-year contract extension through the 2014-15 season.

7:15 PM: Doc Rivers explained Friday why he called Bill Simmons an "idiot" after the ESPN analyst said Rivers quit on the Celtics: "I thought it kind of ruined the broadcast last night, 'cause he kept bringing it up. It was almost like he had an agenda. I was just getting tired of it."

7:00 PM: From The Onion: "Stanley Cup Shot 11 Times During Chicago Blackhawks Victory Parade"

6:45 PM: Ray Allen will return to the Miami Heat next season after picking up his $3.2 million contract option.

6:30 PM: Milwaukee Brewers first baseman Corey Hart will be out for the rest of the season as he prepares to undergo surgery on his left knee. Hart has been on the disabled list since spring training with a right knee injury.

6:15 PM: An 18-year-old North Carolina man was arrested Friday on charges of vandalising the Howard's Rock at Clemson's football stadium. Micah Rogers was charged with malicious injury to real property & unlawful entry to enclosed places.

6:00 PM: A 48-year-old man taking paragliding lessons in Imperial Beach, California died Wednesday after crashing into rocks near the beach.

5:45 PM: A Connecticut family claims they were denied membership to the Ellington Ridge County Club because their eight-year-old autistic son requires a flotation device when he goes swimming.

5:30 PM: A Potter County, Pennsylvania judge has been assigned to preside over the lawsuit of Joe Paterno's family against the NCAA regarding the Jerry Sandusky sanctions. Centre County officials requested that a judge from outside the area be chosen to avoid a conflict of interest with Penn State.

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WHITE HOUSE NOTEBOOK: Obama pitches aid in Africa

DAKAR, Senegal (AP) ? President Barack Obama is pitching U.S. foreign aid and, by extension, an image of a new Africa -- not one of malnourished children with hollow eyes and distended tummies, but one of smiles and plump babies.

Obama on Friday toured a series of booths set up behind his Dakar hotel that were designed to showcase Senegalese agriculture with a focus on nutrition and fortified foods.

At one of the booths, a large poster featured a healthy-looking baby in the arms of a smiling mother.

"That's a big, fat and happy kid," Obama said.

At another, he spoke to a farmer who displayed a sweet potato fortified with beta-carotene.

"This is not just your average sweet potato," Obama said. "This is your super-duper sweet potato."

The message was in part meant for an audience back home, where foreign aid in an age of budget squeezes is often first in line for cutbacks. The food programs get help from Feed the Future, a public private partnership initiated during Obama's first term that the administration says has helped seven million small farmers in 19 developing nations, including 7,000 in Senegal.

"When people ask what is happening to their taxpayer dollars in foreign aid, I want people to know that this money is not being wasted," Obama said. "It's helping feed families, it's helping people to become more self-sufficient, and it's creating new markets for U.S. companies. It's a win-win situation."

Speaking to reporters later aboard Air Force One, Obama said the aid serves as an economic development tool by increasing farmer income that in turn builds a new middle class that can support local manufacturing.

"Our foreign aid budget is around 1 percent of our total federal budget. It's chronically the least popular part of our federal budget," he said while en route to Johannesburg. "But if you look at the bang for the buck that we're getting when it's done right, when it's well designed, and when it's scaled at the local level with input from local folks, it can really make a huge difference."

During the agriculture tour in Dakar, he needled U.S. reporters traveling with him, whose questions have focused on recent Supreme Court decisions back home and on the whereabouts of secrets-leaker Edward Snowden.

"I know that millet and maize and fertilizer doesn't always make for sexy copy," he said. He asked a farmer at a display booth to show reporters some of his rice. "These are some city people," he said of the reporters. Then teased them, as if imparting a lesson: "This is where rice comes from."

As for the rice, he said he'd like to see it served at the White House. "We'll have the White House chef whip it up," he said.

Source: http://news.yahoo.com/white-house-notebook-obama-pitches-aid-africa-132422682.html

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The Civil War: Vicksburg National Military Park

The Siege of Vicksburg took place from May 18th to July 4th, 1863. After failing to take the city by force, Union General Ulysses S. Grant and the Army of the Tennessee laid siege to the city, held by Confederate General John C. Pemberton and his forces. On July, 4th, after 47 days, General Pemberton surrendered; and Vicksburg?the last major Confederate stronghold on the Mississippi River?was turned over to General Grant and the Union. In this program, we?tour Vicksburg National Military Park with Tim Kavanaugh, the park's supervisory ranger for interpretation.

Source: http://www.c-span.org/Events/The-Civil-War-Vicksburg-National-Military-Park/10737440210/

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Markets remain calm as half-year comes to an end

A man walks by an electronic stock board of a securities firm in Tokyo, Friday, June 28, 2013. Asian stock markets were boosted Friday by encouraging indicators from Japan and further proof that the U.S. economy is on the upswing. Japan's Nikkei 225 index surged 3.6 percent to 13,684.37. (AP Photo/Koji Sasahara)

A man walks by an electronic stock board of a securities firm in Tokyo, Friday, June 28, 2013. Asian stock markets were boosted Friday by encouraging indicators from Japan and further proof that the U.S. economy is on the upswing. Japan's Nikkei 225 index surged 3.6 percent to 13,684.37. (AP Photo/Koji Sasahara)

A man looks at an electronic stock board at the Tokyo Stock Exchange in Tokyo Friday, June 28, 2013. Asian stock markets were boosted Friday by encouraging indicators from Japan and further proof that the U.S. economy is on the upswing. Japan's Nikkei 225 index surged 3.6 percent to 13,684.37. (AP Photo/Koji Sasahara)

Tokyo Stock Exchange employees work at the computer terminal in Tokyo, Friday, June 28, 2013. Asian stock markets were boosted Friday by encouraging indicators from Japan and further proof that the U.S. economy is on the upswing. Japan's Nikkei 225 index surged 3.6 percent to 13,684.37. (AP Photo/Koji Sasahara)

A man looks at a cell-phone in front of an electronic stock board of a securities firm in Tokyo, Friday, June 28, 2013. Asian stock markets were boosted Friday by encouraging indicators from Japan and further proof that the U.S. economy is on the upswing. Japan's Nikkei 225 index surged 3.6 percent to 13,684.37. (AP Photo/Koji Sasahara)

A worker stretches on a chair during a trading at the Tokyo Stock Exchange, in Tokyo, Friday, June 28, 2013. Asian stock markets were boosted Friday by encouraging indicators from Japan and further proof that the U.S. economy is on the upswing. Japan's Nikkei 225 index surged 3.6 percent to 13,684.37. (AP Photo/Koji Sasahara)

LONDON (AP) ? Markets were ending the half-year on a settled note Friday after a month of volatility that pushed many of the world's major stock indexes down from multi-year and record highs.

The coincidence of the end to the month, quarter and half year may prompt some volatility in trading, as some investors try to make their portfolios look better for financial reports. But the prevailing market mood was calm, particularly compared with last week.

That's due to a number of factors, including solid U.S. economic data and a seeming attempt by the U.S. Federal Reserve to ease investor concerns over the pace of any reduction in its monetary stimulus.

Japan also got a dose of upbeat economic news when the government said industrial production rose 2 percent in May from April, the fourth straight monthly increase. Perhaps more importantly, the consumer price index stopped falling for the first time in seven months. That's important as the Bank of Japan is engaged on a massive monetary stimulus to get prices rising again after a near two-decade period of deflation.

"The latest Japanese economic data just published highlighted encouraging signs of recovery," said Neil MacKinnon, global macro strategist at VTB Capital.

The news gave Japan's main stock index, the Nikkei 225 index, a big lift as it finished 3.5 percent higher at 13,677.32. The Nikkei's gains fed through across Asia and helped shore up Europe at the open.

Britain's FTSE 100 rose 0.1 percent to 6,251, while Germany's DAX was more or less unchanged at 7,989. The CAC-40 in France fell 0.4 percent to 3,749.

Wall Street was poised for another solid performance, with Dow futures up 0.3 percent and the broader S&P 500 futures 0.4 percent higher.

The main U.S. economic data later will be a manufacturing survey around the Chicago region and the University of Michigan's latest assessment of consumer confidence around the country. They may determine whether the Dow finishes the month in positive territory. It needs to add 200 points to do so, a tough ask.

"It's arguably going to be close as to whether the Dow can manage to finish the month positive," said Fawad Razaqzada, market strategist at GFT Markets. "The bulls would need to remain in a rampant move."

One reason stock markets have calmed this week is that Fed officials appear to be trying to calm investor jitters over an upcoming reduction in the financial assets the central bank buys every month to help the economy. The so-called tapering of the purchases raised fears because the stimulus has been one of the drivers for stocks over recent years.

Earlier in Asia, Hong Kong's Hang Seng advanced 1.8 percent to 20,803.29 while mainland Chinese shares also rose as fears eased of a credit crunch in China. The Shanghai Composite Index gained 1.5 percent to 1,979.21, while the smaller Shenzhen Composite Index edged up less than 0.1 percent to 887.68.

The central bank had allowed rates that banks pay to borrow from each other to soar last week, part of an attempt to clamp down on massive credit in the informal lending industry. Later, however, Chinese policymakers softened their stance with the promise to provide "liquidity support" if needed.

In currency markets, the dollar has been making further gains against the yen, trading up 0.5 percent higher at 99.01 yen on Friday. The euro was up 0.2 percent at $1.3059.

Oil prices were steady too with the benchmark rate up 60 cents at $97.65 a barrel.

Associated Press

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PFT: Full coverage of Hernandez murder investigation

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Geraldo Rivera and Rush Limbaugh are using the Aaron Hernandez case to tell their audiences that the NFL is contributing to a decaying American culture.

Rivera appeared on FOX News and said that the NFL and player agents should do more to keep players like Hernandez out of trouble.

?I don?t know why the league who recruits these kids from the inner city, how they don?t have minders, how the agents who are collecting 10 percent of $40 million, where are they in all of this?? Rivera said. ?Why aren?t they mentoring these young men who are fatherless, many of them ? Ray Lewis and all of the rest. Michael Vick. Uh, you can count them. There?s a ton of them. They sign them because they?re superb athletes and do nothing to preserve their character and put them on the right road toward manhood. It?s really pathetic.?

Rivera gets a few things wrong here: Hernandez isn?t from the inner city, he?s from a middle-class subdivision in Bristol, Connecticut. Hernandez?s father died when he was 16, but it?s wrong to call him ?fatherless,? as Hernandez often spoke about the close relationship he had with his father. Also, Hernandez?s agent didn?t get ?10 percent of $40 million,? as NFL agents can get a maximum of 3 percent of a player?s income, and $40 million represents the total value of the contract Hernandez signed last year ? most of which he will never see.

And, of course, the NFL does do plenty to try to encourage players to conduct themselves like professionals not only on the field but off, starting with the rookie symposium and continuing with player development programs that are available to every player during and after their careers. The NFL?s track record isn?t perfect, but how could any employer be 100 percent sure that none of its employees get into trouble away from work?

Those problems aside, Limbaugh piggybacked on Rivera?s comments. Limbaugh has long criticized what he sees as ties between the NFL and gangs, saying in 2007, ?The NFL all too often looks like a game between the Bloods and the Crips.? Limbaugh indicated that he thinks it?s unfair that he was criticized for those comments while Rivera will probably get a free pass, but Limbaugh added that he thinks the Hernandez case demonstrates the problem with a gang culture in the NFL.

?This guy is a star player in the National Football League, a star player for the New England Patriots. This has the potential to blow the lid open on the NFL and gangs and the whole concept,? Limbaugh said.

Rivera also decided that he wanted to bring Tim Tebow into the story and compare the two former teammates.

?Ironically a college classmate at the University of Florida of Tim Tebow ? ironic, why? Because Tim Tebow, probably the most religious, straight-shooting ballplayer in the league,? Rivera said. ?And Aaron Hernandez, a kid, an ex-hoodlum. You can take the kid out of the hood you can?t take the hood out of the kid. He was a Bristol Blood, he was a gang banger.?

Unfortunately for Rivera, The Onion beat him to trying to turn the Hernandez story into a Tebow story.

Source: http://profootballtalk.nbcsports.com/tag/aaron-hernandez/

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Castro, Spieth take 1-shot lead into weekend

BETHESDA, Md. (AP) ? Texas teenager Jordan Spieth and Roberto Castro have taken a one-shot lead into the final two rounds at the AT&T National.

The second round of the weather-delayed tournament at Congressional was not completed until Saturday morning. Andres Romero of Argentina briefly tied for the lead until an errant tee shot into a bunker led to bogey on the par-5 16th. He still had a 5-under 66 and was one shot behind. Nicolas Colsaerts had a bogey-free round of 68 and was among those two shots behind.

The cut was at 3-over 145.

Joe Ogilvie figured to have the weekend off until he birdied three of his last five holes to make it into the last two rounds. Nick Watney shot 40 on the back and made the cut on the number.

Source: http://news.yahoo.com/castro-spieth-1-shot-lead-weekend-150909836.html

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'Brainwashed' Examines the Value of Brain Scans

Guests:

Sally Satel, Psychiatrist, Co-author of "Brainwashed: The Seductive Appeal of Mindless Neuroscience," Resident Scholar at American Enterprise Institute
Gary Marcus, Professor of Psychology, Director of the NYU Center for Language And Music, Author, "Guitar Zero: The Science of Becoming Musical at Any Age"

Russell A. Poldrack, Director, Imaging Research Center, Professor of Psychology and Neurobiology, University of Texas at Austin

David Eagleman, Founder and Director, Initiative on Neuroscience and Law, Director, Laboratory for Perception and Action at Baylor College of Medicine

In the new book Brainwashed: The Seductive Appeal of Mindless Neuroscience, co-authors Sally Satel and Scott Lilienfeld examine the science behind some recent brain imaging research. Satel joins host Ira Flatow and other guests for a look at what brain scans can ? "and cannot ? "tell us about human behavior and how the mind works.

Source: http://www.npr.org/2013/06/28/196594978/brainwashed-examines-the-value-of-brain-scans?ft=1&f=1007

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T.J. Grant says Anthony Pettis? attempt to take the lightweight title shot was ?disrespectful?

No cuts, no butts, no coconuts. It's something we were taught as we lined up for dismissal in grade school. It's a lesson we live with when in line at the grocery store or the ATM. It's an idea heavily enforced as we board planes by specific groups.

With that in mind, you can see why T.J. Grant was miffed when he heard Anthony Pettis trying to take his title shot with Benson Henderson at UFC 164. After an injury to Pettis forced him out of his featherweight title bout with Jose Aldo at UFC 163, Pettis said he wanted to fight later that month.

?I can be 100-percent ready to fight Benson Henderson in [at UFC 164] Milwaukee. With all due respect to TJ Grant, Milwaukee is my town and the fight with Ben is the fight everyone has wanted for years,? read a statement that Pettis released to Fuel TV. ?If it works out, great; if not, I will get my shot very soon. But I think we all know which fight the fans want to see and the entire city of Milwaukee!?

Pettis' pleas to fight at UFC 164 didn't matter as his injury required he sit out for six weeks. Grant was still unhappy that Pettis tried to take the shot.

?I wish it was handled a little differently. Him of all people, I think it was disrespectful, to do that against someone who has earned the right to fight is not right,? Grant said to ESPN. ?Unfortunately he got hurt but it was low class, I thought. I didn?t want to get into the whole talking thing. I got here legitimately and earned it. Ultimately, what he was saying was that he wanted my title-shot which was incredibly disrespectful. It was pretty dirty.?

On two different occasions, Pettis had and then lost title shots. First, the draw between Frankie Edgar and Gray Maynard put Pettis back in line, and then the injury. You can see why Grant was upset when Pettis tried to do to him what has happened to Pettis before.

Source: http://sports.yahoo.com/blogs/mma-cagewriter/t-j-grant-says-anthony-pettis-attempt-lightweight-145006043.html

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Much love! Preeti Shenoy: Persist. (post 16)

It is amazing when you think about the difference in how others view you and how you view yourself. Others judge you by what you have achieved while you judge yourself by what you are capable of achieving, or rather, to be put it precisely, what you think you are capable of achieving. Sometimes all of these are vastly different from each other.

For instance, many newspapers write about me and they highlight 'blogger turned author'. This gives most people an impression that all you have to do to become a successful author is to start a blog. The fact is, I have always been in love with the written word, and I have always written. I used to write in a diary, every single day, since I was 12. In school, I have won lots of prizes for writing competitions. In college, I have won prizes at University level for short-story writing, creative writing and Public speaking among others. Before I became a published author, I wrote for many magazines, including Readers Digest. I have also written for Times of India.

The blog, no doubt helped me reach out. The popularity of this blog (this blog is among the top blogs in India) , no doubt pushed me towards my first book. But there was a lot of ground work, which had been happening for years, before that!

If you want to be a published author, it is not imperative to start a blog, though of course, a blog will help. A blog will help you to connect directly with your readers, give you a platform to showcase your writing skills, will help you get noticed, and you will also have a 'ready sample' of your writing when you approach people for writing assignments.

When I started this blog, it wasn't with any intention to get published. I wrote here everyday, because I loved to write and I wanted to connect to people. For months and months, nobody even read my blog. But I continued writing, as it gave me joy. I still remember how excited I was, when I first got a comment on my blog, from someone living in the UK. I remember flying down the stairs excitedly, telling Satish that someone from UK, actually could connect to what I was saying. That someone later went on to become a good friend. When I moved to the UK, I met him many times and to this day we remain in touch. regular readers will know that I am referring to Niall Young, an awesomely talented artist and a wonderful human being. (My home is full of paintings by Niall)

The other day, at a social gathering, a discussion about writing came up and when I mentioned that I am doing a blog-marathon, most people in the group were taken aback. 'Oh my God, I could never do that. It just isn't my cup of tea,' they said in admiration. But I was just doing something that came naturally to me.

I write, because I love to write. I do the blog-marathon, as a challenge. Ask a marathon runner and he/she will tell you that he/she runs because they love to run.

I do believe that is so essential to success. You have to be passionate about something if you want to keep doing it day-in and day-out. Malcolm Gladwell in his book 'Outliers' (a brillant book--i loved it) says that it takes roughly 10,000 hours of practice to achieve mastery in any field.

And if you have to persist for that long. you will be miserable, if you are forcing yourself to do it.

Discover what gives you joy. Do what comes to you naturally. Do what you enjoy.

Persist.

Persist.

Persist.

And you will find success chasing you, instead of the other way round.

And even if it doesn't, you will still be? happy.
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World stocks boosted by Japan, US indicators

A man walks by an electronic stock board of a securities firm in Tokyo, Friday, June 28, 2013. Asian stock markets were boosted Friday by encouraging indicators from Japan and further proof that the U.S. economy is on the upswing. Japan's Nikkei 225 index surged 3.6 percent to 13,684.37. (AP Photo/Koji Sasahara)

A man walks by an electronic stock board of a securities firm in Tokyo, Friday, June 28, 2013. Asian stock markets were boosted Friday by encouraging indicators from Japan and further proof that the U.S. economy is on the upswing. Japan's Nikkei 225 index surged 3.6 percent to 13,684.37. (AP Photo/Koji Sasahara)

A man looks at an electronic stock board at the Tokyo Stock Exchange in Tokyo Friday, June 28, 2013. Asian stock markets were boosted Friday by encouraging indicators from Japan and further proof that the U.S. economy is on the upswing. Japan's Nikkei 225 index surged 3.6 percent to 13,684.37. (AP Photo/Koji Sasahara)

Tokyo Stock Exchange employees work at the computer terminal in Tokyo, Friday, June 28, 2013. Asian stock markets were boosted Friday by encouraging indicators from Japan and further proof that the U.S. economy is on the upswing. Japan's Nikkei 225 index surged 3.6 percent to 13,684.37. (AP Photo/Koji Sasahara)

A man looks at a cell-phone in front of an electronic stock board of a securities firm in Tokyo, Friday, June 28, 2013. Asian stock markets were boosted Friday by encouraging indicators from Japan and further proof that the U.S. economy is on the upswing. Japan's Nikkei 225 index surged 3.6 percent to 13,684.37. (AP Photo/Koji Sasahara)

A worker stretches on a chair during a trading at the Tokyo Stock Exchange, in Tokyo, Friday, June 28, 2013. Asian stock markets were boosted Friday by encouraging indicators from Japan and further proof that the U.S. economy is on the upswing. Japan's Nikkei 225 index surged 3.6 percent to 13,684.37. (AP Photo/Koji Sasahara)

BANGKOK (AP) ? World stock markets were boosted Friday by encouraging indicators from Japan and further proof that the U.S. economy is on the upswing.

Reports showing improved consumer spending, a jump in pending home sales and a drop in jobless claims emboldened investors to dive into riskier assets such as stocks. Wall Street posted its third-straight gain of the week.

Japan got a dose of upbeat economic news when the government said industrial production rose 2 percent in May from April, the fourth straight monthly increase, while the most-watched consumer price index stopped falling for the first time in seven months. Japan's Nikkei 225 index surged 3.5 percent to 13,677.32.

In early European trading, Britain's FTSE 100 rose 0.1 percent to 6,249.19. Germany's DAX was nearly unchanged at 7,987.27. France's CAC-40 fell 0.3 percent to 3,752.23. Wall Street was poised for gains. Dow Jones industrial futures gained 0.3 percent to 14,977 while S&P 500 futures advanced 0.3 percent to 1,611.70.

Investors were also encouraged by comments from key U.S. Federal Reserve officials. The president of the New York branch of the Fed said the central bank would likely keep buying bonds if the economy failed to grow at the pace expected. Jerome Powell, a member of the Fed's board in Washington, said investors appear to have incorrectly concluded that the Fed will taper its purchases soon.

That brought a sign of relief to markets fearing that a pullback by the Fed would deflate stock and commodity markets, where investors have turned due to the low interest rates created by the bond buying program.

Hong Kong's Hang Seng advanced 1.8 percent to 20,803.29 while mainland Chinese shares also rose as fears eased of a credit crunch in China, analysts said. The Shanghai Composite Index gained 1.5 percent to 1,979.21, while the smaller Shenzhen Composite Index edged up less than 0.1 percent to 887.68.

The central bank had allowed rates that banks pay to borrow from each other to soar last week, part of an attempt by Beijing to clamp down on massive credit in the informal lending industry. Later, however, when Chinese policymakers softened their stance with the promise to provide "liquidity support" if needed.

The central bank's action was "good for the future because it makes merchant banks turn more market-driven and do more prudent lending," said Linus Yip, strategist at First Shanghai Securities in Hong Kong.

Elsewhere, South Korea's Kospi added 1.6 percent to 1,863.32. Australia's S&P/ASX 200 fell 0.2 percent to 4,802.60

Among individual stocks, Japan's Sharp Corp. soared 8.1 percent after announcing it will set up a joint venture with in China with liquid crystal display panel maker Nanjing China Electronics Panda Group Corp., Kyodo News reported. Panasonic gained 7.6 percent. Nintendo added 6.7 percent.

New York stocks got a substantial boost Thursday by the National Association of Realtors, which reported that its seasonally adjusted index for pending home sales rose 6.7 percent last month. That's the highest level since December 2006. Separately, the U.S. Commerce Department said consumer spending rose 0.3 percent last month, nearly erasing a similar decline in April. Income rose 0.5 percent.

Benchmark oil for August delivery was up 62 cents to $97.67 per barrel in electronic trading on the New York Mercantile Exchange. The contract rose $1.55 a barrel to close at $97.05 on the Nymex on Thursday.

In currencies, the euro rose to $1.3051 from $1.3049 late Thursday in New York. The dollar rose to 98.89 yen from 98.36 yen.

Associated Press

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It's Whitey Bulger on trial, but FBI's bad behavior is recounted, too

Retired FBI supervisor John Morris took the witness stand in the Whitey Bulger trial Thursday and Friday, describing conduct that could have landed him in jail if he hadn?t gotten an immunity deal.

By Mark Trumbull,?Staff writer / June 28, 2013

This 2011 booking photo provided by the US Marshals Service shows James "Whitey" Bulger, captured in Santa Monica, Calif., after 16 years on the run.

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Officially it is former crime boss James ?Whitey? Bulger who?s on trial, but this week a lot of incriminating evidence pointed in another direction: at Boston FBI agents whose job was to take down organized crime.

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Retired FBI supervisor John Morris was on the witness stand Thursday and Friday, describing behavior that could have landed him in jail if he hadn?t gotten an immunity deal for his willingness to testify.

Mr. Morris acknowledged that he accepted money and gifts from Mr. Bulger, that he helped to feed sensitive information to Bulger, and that he signed off on misleading reports about what information Bulger was sharing with the Federal Bureau of Investigation.

Bad behavior by the FBI doesn?t mean that Bulger is likely to win the ?not guilty? jury verdict that he hopes for. He's being tried on racketeering counts that include 19 alleged murders.

But the trial is opening a new window on a cautionary chapter in FBI history.

Four decades ago, in an era when the agency?s focus was on attacking Italian-American organized crime, its Boston office developed a cozy and corrupt relationship with the Irish-American crime group led by Bulger and a few colleagues.

The FBI listed Bulger and his partner, Stephen "The Rifleman" Flemmi, as top informants against other criminals. But Bulger?s handler, a former Morris subordinate named John Connolly, went from being lauded for his anti-Mafia successes to serving prison time as a convicted felon.

On Friday, Morris acknowledged that he panicked when Bulger and Mr. Flemmi were indicted in 1995 because he knew his acceptance of bribes from Bulger could be exposed.

"I was worried about whether I could be prosecuted," Morris said. "I certainly did not want my bad behavior known in any manner, shape, or form."

Mr. Connolly was convicted of tipping off Bulger to the 1995 indictment, which had prompted Bulger to flee Boston in what became a 16-year stint as a fugitive. Flemmi is in prison. Bulger was captured in 2011, while living in California, and is now immersed in a trial that could last through the summer.

Morris said he agreed to cooperate with prosecutors because he "wanted to set things straight" after taking actions he knew were wrong. He ended up testifying for the prosecution when Connolly was convicted of second-degree murder, in 2008.

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Cold spring 'blasted' winged insects

28 June 2013 Last updated at 02:24

Winged insects including bees, moths and butterflies are suffering this year following the UK's late, cold spring, a National Trust report has revealed.

The charity warns the drop in numbers of winged insects could lead to food shortages for birds and bats.

The six-month review assessed the state of plants and animals in England, Wales and Northern Ireland and came up with a "winners and losers" list.

Snowdrops, bluebells and daffodils are all on the winners' list

Among the "losers", butterflies have been "very scarce" this year, due to a combination of an unsettled spring and the last year's extremely wet summer.

Likewise, moth numbers have been driven down by cool, wet or windy nights over the past few months.

Mason bees and mining bees also struggled to survive in poor weather in May, which may have a knock-on effect for plant pollination.

"Insect populations have been really very low. Then when they have got going, they've been hit by a spell of cool, windy weather... so our environment is just not bouncing with butterflies or anything else," said Mathew Oates, a naturalist at the National Trust, who worked on the report.

He acknowledged insects follow a "boom and bust pattern", but explained: "The concern is when you have a sequence of poor summers, then a lot of small [insect] populations are lost... and they [effectively] retreat back to the nature reserves."

Birds on the "losers" list include martins, swifts, swallows and warblers, all of which rely on airborne insects to feed and may struggle to survive in the coming months.

Some seabird populations have been hard hit too. In March, windy weather along the coast of Scotland and northern England led to the apparent starvation of thousands of puffins along with guillemots, razorbills, kittiwakes and shags.

However, a number of animals and plants have enjoyed a more fruitful year, earning a place on the list of "winners" of the first half of 2013.

Snowdrops and daffodils had "amazingly long flowering seasons", according to the charity, with daffodils flowering well into May and snowdrops appearing from January through to mid-April.

And the weather has not been problematic for all birds: rooks are less sensitive to poor conditions than other birds and 2013 has so far been a "superb" year for the animals, following reports of a very successful breeding season.

Mr Oates said: "This year winter was loathe to let go. All of this has meant that spring got seriously behind and was the latest since 1966."

The delayed spring, beginning with the coldest March in 50 years, meant frogs and toads struggled to breed in water that was still frozen and many flowering plants in gardens and in the wild such as dogwood, elder and lilacs, bloomed weeks later than normal.

Mr Oates said that people and wildlife alike in Britain are now "crying out for a long hot summer."

"Summer is now running two to three weeks late but may come good yet."

Speculating ahead to the second part of 2013, the National Trust predicts a good year for cabbage white butterflies which appear in July and August. Late-flowering apple varieties are also expected to be abundant following some good weather for pollination in early June.

Snowdrops and daffodils had "amazingly long flowering seasons"

Primroses appeared late but persisted until late May

Bluebells peaked three weeks later than usual, in the third week of May, but lasted until early June

Rooks have had a "superb" year

Record numbers of sandwich terns have been nesting at Blakely nature reserve on the north Norfolk coast

Flowering buttercups were in abundance in early June

Craneflies are in high numbers

Mason bees and mining bees, important pollinators, were hit hard by May's unsettled weather

Summer migrants birds such as warblers arrived in Britain to a countryside lacking in flying insects, and are expected to suffer as a consequence

Swallows, swifts and martins may struggle to find enough airborne insect food

Oystercatchers suffered large numbers of their eggs being predated by gulls in spring, as lack of typical food sources drove some animals to seek sustenance elsewhere

Bitter winds in March have been linked to the deaths of 3,500 puffins, seemingly from starvation

Guillemot, razorbills, kittiwakes and shags were also hit by March's harsh weather

Dormice may have suffered due to the cold spring, but other hibernating animals such as bats and hedgehogs seem to be largely unaffected despite emerging late

Slugs did exceptionally well in 2012 but late spring frosts may mean their numbers will be depleted this summer

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Rescuers believe American schooner carrying 7 sank

WELLINGTON, New Zealand (AP) ? Rescue crews searching for a classic American schooner carrying seven people believe the boat sank between New Zealand and Australia, although they haven't given up hope of finding survivors.

A third day of aerial searches Friday turned up no sign of the 85-year-old wooden sailboat or its crew. Named Nina, the boat left New Zealand on May 29 bound for Australia. The last known contact with the crew was on June 4. Rescuers were alerted the boat was missing on June 14, but weren't unduly worried at first because the emergency locator beacon had not been activated.

The six Americans on board include captain David Dyche, 58, his wife, Rosemary, 60, and their son David, 17. Also aboard was their friend Evi Nemeth, 73, a man aged 28, a woman aged 18, and a British man aged 35.

The leader of Friday's search efforts, Neville Blakemore of New Zealand's Rescue Coordination Centre, said it's now logical to assume the 70-foot (21-meter) boat sank in a storm but added that it's possible some crew members survived either in the life raft that was aboard or by making land.

On the day the boat went missing, a storm hit the area with winds gusting up to 110 kilometers (68 miles) per hour and waves of up to 8 meters (26 feet).

Blakemore said the Southern Hemisphere winter months tend to produce the year's worst storms, although he added that he wouldn't normally expect a sturdy and well-maintained craft like the Nina to sink in a storm like the one in early June.

Friday's search focused on the coastline around northern New Zealand, including the small Three Kings Islands. Rescuers were looking for wreckage or the life raft.

Blakemore said plane searches earlier this week covered a wide band of ocean between New Zealand and Australia. He said searchers were considering their options for the weekend.

He said the logical conclusion is that the boat sank rapidly, preventing the crew from activating the locator beacon or using other devices aboard, including a satellite phone and a spot beacon. He said that unlike many locator beacons, the one aboard the Nina is not activated by water pressure and wouldn't start automatically if the boat sank.

Dyche is a qualified captain, and he and his family are experienced sailors. Blakemore said the family had been sailing around the world for several years and was often joined on different legs by friends and sailors they met along the way.

Susan Payne, harbor master of the St. Andrews Marina near Panama City, Florida, said the couple left Panama City in the Nina a couple of years ago and sailed to Mystic Seaport in Connecticut, where they prepared for the trip.

New Zealand meteorologist Bob McDavitt was the last person known to have been in contact with the schooner, when the boat was about 370 nautical miles west of New Zealand.

He said Nemeth called him by satellite phone on June 3 and said, "The weather's turned nasty, how do we get away from it?"

He advised them to head south and brace for the storm.

The next day he got a text message, the last known communication: "ANY UPDATE 4 NINA? ... EVI"

McDavitt said he advised the crew to stay put and ride out the storm another day. He continued sending messages the next few days, but didn't hear back. Friends of the crew got in touch with McDavitt soon after that, and then alerted authorities.

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Associated Press writer Melissa Nelson-Gabriel in Pensacola, Florida, contributed to this report.

Source: http://news.yahoo.com/rescuers-believe-american-schooner-carrying-7-sank-053935827.html

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Middle School History Teacher Travels to Turkey on Training Trip

Middle School History Teacher Travels to Turkey on Training Trip

By Debbie Cohen | Jun. 27, 2013

This article was originally published in the summer 2013 Harker Quarterly.

Middle school history teacher Andrea?Milius loves spending her days?speaking about events from the past.?Last month the inspiring instructor?made a little history of her own after?being selected as the first Harker?faculty member to travel to Turkey on?an impressive two-week historic and?culturally-based teacher training trip.

Milius heard about ?this wonderful?opportunity? through a resource?she had been working with for?professional development called?ORIAS (The Office of Resources for?International and Area Studies).?Sponsored by the University of?California, Berkeley, ORIAS provides?scholarly resources and professional?development for K-12 and community?college educators.

Her application to be considered for?the trip consisted of a series of essay?questions focused on the incorporation?of global education and international?perspectives into her curriculum,?especially in reference to the Middle?East and Islam.

The unique travel program was offered?through the Middle Eastern Studies?Center at Ohio State University, which?strives to peacefully bridge gaps?dividing people along cultural, ethnic?and religious lines.

Aided by a Turkish guide named?Serkand, Milius and nine other lucky?trip recipients (including teachers,?curriculum writers, librarians and?even an international lawyer) gained?firsthand knowledge of the Middle?East, its past and current economic,?social and political developments.

The goal of the trip was to enable?participants to return to their work in?the United States better equipped to?promote teaching, learning, research?and public awareness of the diverse?array of Middle Eastern languages,?cultures and peoples.

?The trip achieved its objectives. I feel?honored to have participated, and I?am so thankful that Harker supported?me in this endeavor. I learned so much?about Turkish daily life and culture?as well as the many intricate details?about the actual practice of Islam,?even though this was one of my major?areas of research in?graduate school,??reported Milius.

Source: http://news.harker.org/middle-school-history-teacher-travels-to-turkey-on-training-trip/

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Watch Gwyneth Paltrow Strip for Her Sex-Addict Boyfriend

Sex addiction has been a hot topic in the news these past couple years -- so it was only a matter of time before it worked its way into a romantic comedy. In Thanks for Sharing, Gwyneth Paltrow is the woman who unknowingly falls for a recovering sex addict played by Mark Ruffalo. Other members of Ruffalo's recovery group include Pink, making her feature film debut, and 1600 Penn's Josh Gad. Watch the trailer below!

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The Myth of the Komodo Dragon?s Dirty Mouth

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In 1969, an American biologist named Walter Auffenberg moved to the Indonesia island of Komodo to study its most famous resident?the Komodo dragon. This huge lizard?the largest in the world?grows to lengths of 3 metres, and can take down large prey like deer and water buffalo. Auffenberg watched the dragons for a year and eventually published a book on their behaviour in 1981. It won him an award. It also enshrined a myth that took almost three decades to refute, and is still prevalent today.

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As Snapchat Grows Up, It Must Hold On To Its Youth

It has been quite a week for Snapchat. Now, the founders will try to keep their heads down and out of the spotlight as they work to grow the product and company. Snapchat is all about discovery and quickly and intimately sharing brief moments with friends. Everything the company does moving forward will have to hold true to its mission. But this could evolve from simply one-on-one sharing.

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'White House Down' review: impeach the movie, elect Channing Tatum

By Leah Rozen

LOS ANGELES (TheWrap.com) - Sometimes movie stars grow on you, with familiarity breeding fondness. It's taken time but Channing Tatum has finally won me over with his goofy, lunkish charm.

Good thing, too, since he's front and center in the shameless bonfire of gunfire, explosions and macho hyperbolic heroics that is "White House Down," the latest over-the-top offering from director-producer-blockbuster specialist Roland Emmerich ("Independence Day," "The Day After Tomorrow" and "2012").

Emmerich, of course, notoriously annihilated the White House and most of Washington, D.C., in "Independence Day," a movie about an extraterrestrial invasion. In "White House Down," it's the Capitol that gets blown up, and this time it's human bad guys who are the invaders, taking over the White House at gunpoint.

Tatum plays John Cale, a Capitol Hill policeman and Afghanistan War vet who just happens to be accompanying his precocious daughter, Emily (Joey King), on a guided tour of the White House that day. During the course of the tour, President James Sawyer (Jamie Foxx), an idealistic former academic who chomps on Nicorette to keep from smoking - hmm, remind you of anyone? - stops by to greet the visitors and grants young Emily a brief interview for her video blog.

Minutes later, a group of heavily armed gunmen, who'd been posing as repairman, put into operation with military precision a takeover of the White House. Pulling out major weaponry, they start firing, slaughtering the President's entire protective detail and bevies of bureaucrats.

Cale quickly unites with President Sawyer, trying his best to protect the leader of the free world and keep him out of the bad guys' hands. As the two sneak around the Executive Mansion, trying to elude the gunmen and get to safety, they're also attempting to figure out what the heck is happening and who's behind the takeover.

At the same time, in a secure bunker elsewhere, a group of high level security personnel (Maggie Gyllenhaal), military officers (Lance Reddick) and elected figures (Richard Jenkins) gather to investigate the identities and motives of the White House invaders and how best to save the President and the nation.

The cat-and-mouse game in "White House" goes on and on (the movie runs for two hours and 17 minutes), growing more preposterous and silly by the scene. This totally is the stuff of action movies, not real life.

It's kind of fun, in a dopey way, for a while, but then it's just noise and firepower and boys with their toys.

As for the acting, Tatum proves a sturdy action hero, stripping down to a sleeveless undershirt in record time and projecting resolute concern. This guy is Aldo Ray all over again, only he's going to have a longer and more successful career.

Foxx goes with the flow, doing a sly take on the current occupant of the White House, making his President Sawyer both noble and ready to rumble. In supporting roles, Gyllenhaal, Reddick, Jenkins, James Woods and Jason Clarke all deliver when asked to, and Nicolas Wright earns laughs as a know-it-all White House tour guide who's appalled by the gunmen's disregard for historical White House antiques.

I'll give "White House Down" this: For sheer chutzpah, both in terms of product placement and situational believability, it will be hard for any other movie this summer to top a scene in which a bad guy has the temerity to grab President Sawyer by the ankles.

The Commander in Chief, having earlier in the story swapped his heavy dress shoes for pricey, fleet-making sneakers, fights the man off, scolding, "Don't touch the Jordans!"

Source: http://news.yahoo.com/white-house-down-review-impeach-movie-elect-channing-000214156.html

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Senate poised to pass sweeping immigration legislation

By Richard Cowan and Rachelle Younglai

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The Senate neared passage on Thursday of a landmark bill overhauling the nation's immigration laws amid bipartisan support for a plan to put 11 million people living illegally in the United States on a pathway to citizenship.

But the bill may not progress beyond the Senate. The measure was in serious trouble in the more conservative House of Representatives. House Speaker John Boehner has said it will not even be considered in its current form.

The legislation, debated nearly non-stop since early May - first in the Senate Judiciary Committee and now on the Senate floor, is backed by President Barack Obama, who has made enactment of such a law one of his top priorities this year.

Test votes on the bill this week indicated that about two-thirds of the 100-member Senate could vote for passage. Final passage is expected Thursday afternoon.

House Republicans are producing much more narrow bills that contain no steps toward legalization and eventual citizenship for the 11 million undocumented foreigners, some of whom are now raising families with American-born children.

Boehner on Thursday warned that at every step of the legislative process he would only consider bills that enjoy the support of the majority of the 234 Republicans in his chamber.

"The House is not going to take up and vote on whatever the Senate passes. We're going to do our own bill ... that reflects the will of our (Republican) majority and the will of the American people," Boehner said at his weekly press conference.

That could doom chances of Congress sending Obama a bill to sign into law bringing the 11 million "out of the shadows," where they no longer would fear deportation and could openly seek employment, attend college and serve in the U.S. military.

But many Republicans argued that the party should heal its rift over immigration legislation. Senator Lindsey Graham of South Carolina, who helped write the Senate bill, said it was difficult to get Hispanic-Americans even to listen to Republicans because many likely think they "want to deport their grandmother."

Despite earlier statements by some House Republicans that a bill could be on the floor some time in July, Boehner declined to say when the full House might debate and vote on an immigration bill, saying that he will huddle with his fellow Republicans following a July 4 recess.

One House Republican aide told Reuters that the House debate might be put off until the fall.

Nevertheless, the Senate was treating the immigration bill as a measure of historic importance.

Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid said that he would take the unusual step of calling all 100 senators to the chamber for the vote, requiring them to cast votes while seated at their desks.

On most votes, senators mill around the chamber talking to each other, creating a noisy scene in the ornate chamber.

But Reid was demanding more decorum on Thursday. "This is not a vote where people should be straggling in," he said.

BORDER CONCERNS DOMINATE

The Senate formally began debate on the bill on June 7 and since then most of the fight has been over whether the southwestern U.S. border with Mexico would be sufficiently secured by the legislation.

Most Republicans have argued that none of the 11 million should gain legal status or citizenship until the border was deemed fully secured.

"In the absence of a firm, results-based border security trigger, there's just no way I can look my constituents in the eye and tell them that today's assurances won't become tomorrow's disappointments," Senate Republican leader Mitch McConnell said as he outlined why he would vote against the bill

But Democratic and Republican supporters of the bill said opponents were trying to erect an impossible standard and one that could indefinitely delay the pathway to citizenship.

On Wednesday, the Senate approved a major border security amendment aimed at broadening Republican support for the bill.

It would spend $46 billion over 10 years to place 20,000 more federal law enforcement agents at the U.S.-Mexico border, finish construction of a 700-mile fence on portions of the border and purchase high-tech surveillance equipment.

Many House Republican members have expressed a desire to vote for a bill that is tough on securing both the border and cracks down on illegal immigrants in the interior of the country.

The Republican-controlled House Judiciary Committee is working on various immigration bills. This week it passed legislation requiring all U.S. employers to use an electronic program known as "E-verify" to ensure they are only hiring legally documented workers.

The committee also is working on a bill to increase work visas for the high-tech industry and has passed other bills to strengthen interior enforcement and to establish a new temporary work visa for farm aides.

The Senate bill contains many of these elements, in addition to the pathway to citizenship.

"What I see myself voting for, number one, is border security," said Republican Representative Sean Duffy of Wisconsin. "We are a nation of immigrants, but we are also a nation of laws."

(Additional reporting by Thomas Ferraro. Editing by Fred Barbash and Cynthia Osterman)

Source: http://news.yahoo.com/senate-expected-pass-landmark-immigration-bill-165953454.html

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Hunger strikers protest deep cuts to Philadelphia schools

By Daniel Kelley

PHILADELPHIA (Reuters) - Children wrote letters. Parents staged rallies in Pennsylvania. But Earlene Bly, a hotel housekeeper, didn't feel like anyone was listening.

A more dramatic gesture was needed, Bly thought, to protest an austerity budget passed last month that stripped Philadelphia public schools of art and music, nurses and librarians, guidance counselors, assistant principals and hundreds of cafeteria and recess monitors.

So the 46-year-old Bly stopped eating.

Bly, who has a daughter in high school, joined a hunger strike outside Governor Tom Corbett's Philadelphia office to protest the austerity budget. "No one was listening," she said. "We had to do something to get their attention."

Bly and three other protesters fasted for a full week, then turned their campaign over to a new group of activists, who haven't eaten since Monday. Camped out under a tent, wearing red armbands and matching T-shirts, they have drawn considerable attention. Drivers honk at them. Pastors pray with them. Union leader Randi Weingarten, president of the American Federation for Teachers, plans to fast for the day Thursday in solidarity.

So far, however, the handful of activists, who include school employees, haven't gotten what they came for: More money for Philadelphia public schools.

Urban school districts across the United States have been struggling for years. Chicago recently approved closing 54 schools. But Philadelphia is in more desperate straits than most. The district has borrowed so much money that it will owe $280 million next year for debt service alone, spokesman Fernando Gallard said.

Escalating benefits costs, such as retiree pensions, have hurt. The district also loses hundreds of millions each year when children in the city choose to go to privately run charter schools. And the budget hasn't recovered from steep cuts in state funding two years ago, Gallard said.

As a result, the district has closed 30 schools in the past 14 months, given some employees unpaid furloughs, cut benefits for others - and still faces a $304 million deficit for the coming fiscal year, Gallard said.

The budget passed at the end of May closes that gap by laying off 3,920 employees, or 20 percent of the school-based workforce, including 650 teachers.

Schools Superintendent William Hite has called the budget "catastrophic." Lori Shorr, the mayor's chief education aide, said it was a "travesty."

The city has sought permission from the state legislature to hike the local cigarette tax by $2 a pack; combined with other measures, officials estimate that would raise $74 million next year for Philadelphia schools. The district is seeking another $120 million from the state and is trying to negotiate salary and benefit cuts worth $133 million with teachers and other employees.

But so far, the state has not provided more money and employees have not agreed to work for less.

Dismayed by the standoff, the hunger strikers say they hope to keep the focus on the children of Philadelphia.

Bly said she fears schools will be chaotic without recess monitors, lunchroom aides and other support staff.

"They know our children, and they treat them like family," she said.

(Additional reporting by Stephanie Simon in Boston; Editing by Richard Valdmanis and Lisa Shumaker)

Source: http://news.yahoo.com/hunger-strikers-protest-deep-cuts-philadelphia-schools-224536665.html

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Protein is involved with colon cancer cell's ability to invade other cells

June 27, 2013 ? Understanding how the protein km23-1 enables in the spread of colon cancer may lead to new treatments for the disease, according to researchers at Penn State College of Medicine.

Previous research shows that km23-1 is involved in the movement of cancer cells and in the control of specific proteins at the leading edge of moving cells. Kathleen Mulder, professor of biochemistry and molecular biology, who discovered the protein, now says km23-1 is used in the cancer cell's ability to move out of a tumor in the early stages ofinvasion.

"km23-1 may be able to help in this process due to its role in the assembly of large groups of proteins favorable to cancer invasion," Mulder said.

Colorectal cancer is the third most common cancer in the United States. Tumors spreading to other parts of the body are the greatest threat to a patient's survival.

The researchers limited the amount of km23-1 available in the cells they studied, which allowed them to see how it affects cell behavior. A reduction in km23-1 caused a decrease in the production of transforming growth factor beta (TGF-beta). In healthy cells, TGF-beta helps prevent cancer growth. However, in cancer cells, the protein actually aids in the spread of tumors. Limiting km23-1 also blocks the activity of proteins previously shown to lead to TGF-beta production. Researchers reported their results in PLOS One.

The researchers also find that cells with less km23-1 have reduced amounts of a protein that forms a framework structure associated with the spread of cancer. This scaffolding holds together key factors that help the cancer cells move and invade to form secondary tumors.

Mulder and colleagues say that by decreasing km23-1, colon cancer cells do not spread as much. This also affects several proteins known to make a cancer cell invasive, demonstrating that km23-1 is an important potential target for cancer therapies.

The researchers also looked at another protein that influences cell survival, migration and invasion, called ERK, which has higher activity in cancer cells. Lowering the levels of km23-1, reduced ERK activation. Decreased ERK activity relates to the production of TGF-beta and cell movement.

"If we can block km23-1, we can stop the spread of colon cancer earlier," Mulder said. "But we would also affect other important functions of the protein. In order to address this issue, we are now trying to find the specific partners of km23-1 that contribute to the invasion of the cancer cells. Then we can design more precise therapeutic agents that target critical regions of km23-1 rather than eliminating the entire protein."

Researchers used a cell model that represents a unique class of colon cancer that needs further study. This model features cells that move as groups, and not singularly.

"The type of cell movement, or migration, has important implications with respect to the detection of tumor cells in the blood of cancer patients, as well as for the development of new treatments," Mulder said.

Other researchers are Qunyan Jin, Guangming Liu, and Phillip P. Domeier of the Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology; and Wei Ding, Department of Pediatrics.

The National Institutes of Health and, in part, a Pennsylvania Department of Health CURE grant supported this study.

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Rotting corpses spark fears of epidemic amid India floods

By Nita Bhalla

NEW DELHI, June 26 (Thomson Reuters Foundation) - Rotting corpses contaminating water sources and poor sanitation amid devastating floods in northern India could lead to a serious outbreak of diseases such as cholera and dysentery, aid groups warned on Wednesday.

The floods, triggered by heavy monsoon rains more than 10 days ago, have killed at least 822 people in the Himalayan state of Uttarakhand and forced tens of thousands from their homes. Officials say the death toll may cross 1,000 and thousands are still reported missing.

Authorities have so far been focusing on rescuing thousands of pilgrims who visit the region for its sacred Hindu temples and shrines, but aid agencies, struggling to get past roads choked by landslides to local villagers, warned of another disaster unfolding in form of an outbreak of diseases.

Aid workers said they were concerned that a combination of heavy rains and corpses lying out in the open would contaminate streams and rivers.

"We are getting reports from the field that there are rotting bodies lying around, many of them semi-buried in soil and rubble that came down from the mountains," said Zubin Zaman, Humanitarian Manager for Oxfam India, which is working in Rudraprayag, one of the worst affected districts.

"There are also carcasses of livestock in rivers and streams and this has, of course, contaminated so many of their water sources. But people are desperate and are being forced to consume water they wouldn't otherwise."

Zaman said he was concerned of outbreaks of water-borne diseases such as cholera, diarrhea and dysentery, adding that he had received reports that 400 people were admitted to a medical camp in Sonprayag.

The disaster - the worst floods India has witnessed since 2008 when around 500 died in the eastern state of Bihar - has swept away buildings, washed away farmland and destroyed major roads and bridges.

The floods and landslides have been dubbed a "Himalayan tsunami" by the Indian media due to the torrents of water unleashed in the hilly region, which sent mud crashing down, burying homes and other buildings.

Heavy rains over the last two days have hampered rescue operations by the army and air force who have been air lifting survivors marooned in and around the four temple towns of Kedarnath, Badrinath, Gangotri and Yamunotri since June 15.

Television channels broadcast dramatic pictures of desperate pilgrims scrambling to get aboard dozens of military helicopters which have been ferrying people to safety. Around 96,500 people have so far been evacuated by land and air, according to media reports.

An air force rescue helicopter crashed on Tuesday, killing 20 people on board. The air force said the helicopter was delivering wood for the mass cremation of bodies found in and around the temple town of Kedarnath.

(Editing by Nick Macfie)

Source: http://news.yahoo.com/rotting-corpses-spark-fears-epidemic-amid-india-floods-122327338.html

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