Toy Story: Story Theater leads iOS Apps of the Week

An educational app headlines this week?s list. With Toy Story: Story Theater kids can let their imagination run wild as they create their own short movies using characters from the Toy Story movie universe. Our other selections include an update to a decision-focused app, a new app similar to Twitter?s Vine, a DIY cooking app and a local gift delivery app.

Toy Story: Story Theater puts the power of play right into your child?s hands, as they create stories from scratch using familiar characters and props from Pixar?s Toy Story along with their own recorded voice samples. Kids can use Buzz, Woody and Jessie throughout a number of backgrounds to create mini-movies all their own. The app promotes early literacy skills through guided play and there are offline opportunities within the app to extend learning opportunities. If you?d like to find out more about creative apps like this, be sure to check out AppoLearning.com, a new website that focuses on educational apps.

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Seesaw, the app for iPhone that lets a user put up two items and have their friends vote on which they prefer, updated with several nice features that make the app worth checking out if you haven?t already. Essentially, Seesaw for iPhone is the ideal app for folks who have an awful hard time making decisions. Users can now sign in with their Facebook, Twitter or Instagram accounts, and votes can be changed once they?ve been made, particularly helpful if you?ve accidentally rushed to judgment on a selection. Finally, voting results are now displayed in handy pie-charts.

As original ideas go, Moovee is not exactly reinventing the wheel. Take a short video, share it on your social network of choice, then browse other ?channels? where users are posting their short videos ? sounds a lot like Vine from Twitter. Except, you know, the name is different. But competition is never a bad thing. And although Moovee?s features have yet to distinguish themselves from the competition, aside from its swipe-gestures for playback, ?it?s great that users have another app for uploading their video clips.

Is cooking getting too complex? DIY Simplify Meals App makes time spent in the kitchen easier than ever before. With hundreds of recipes that can be prepped and cooked in under 30 minutes, Simplify Meals is the place to go for quick and easy ideas. The app sorts recipes by category, or users can shake the app to grab a random recipe. DIY also includes food prep videos and grocery list creation tools as well as an option to save recipes for later use.

If you?re looking for a unique gift idea, check out H.Bloom Gifts. The app sells local gifts like flowers, plants, cupcakes, candles and more from other stores and then hand delivers them as early as the next day. Currently H.Bloom is supported in Chicago, Dallas, New York, San Francisco and Washington D.C. Vendors like Sprinkles Cupcakes, L.A. Burdick Chocolates and Niven Morgan are involved along with many other retailers. Who wouldn?t appreciate a surprise donut delivery from time to time?

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In a first, black voter turnout surpassed white turnout in 2012

For the first time, black voters went to the polls at a higher rate than white voters on Election Day 2012 ? a shift that gave President Obama the margin of victory he needed to win the states of Ohio, Pennsylvania, Virginia, Florida, Colorado, and, as a result, a second term.

Had all racial groups turned out at the same rate as they had in 2004 or '08, Mitt Romney would have won the election, according to a new analysis of census data and exit polling by the Associated Press.

?The 2008 election was the first year when the minority vote was important to electing a US president. By 2024, their vote will be essential to victory,? said William Frey, a demographer at the Brookings Institution in Washington, who analyzed the data.

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For the next decade, whites and blacks will remain the two largest racial groups, but by 2024, 1 in 3 voters will be nonwhite, according to the AP analysis, released Monday.

During the 2012 campaign, politicos and pundits argued about whether the minority vote was the key to winning the election. Of all eligible voters in the US, 71 percent are white, 12 percent are black, 11 percent are Hispanic, 4 percent are Asian, and 2 percent other. But the number of minority voters matters less than their turnout rate, Dr. Frey told the Monitor in September.

?It depends on what degree minority voters? enthusiasm and turnout balances the white voters? enthusiasm and turnout,? Frey said.

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Overall voter turnout declined from 62 percent in 2008 to 58 percent in 2012. White voters cast 72 percent of the total votes in 2012, down from 74 percent in 2004. That lower turnout rate accounted for 2 million to 5 million fewer white voters at the polls in 2012.

Black voters accounted 13 percent of the total votes cast in 2012, a repeat of 2008 ? the first election in which their share of the total vote was larger than their share of the total population. States with significant black populations did not have as much of a decline in voter turnout as other states, said Michael McDonald, an associate professor at George Mason University in Fairfax, Va., who reviewed the analysis.

?The 2012 turnout is a milestone for blacks and a huge potential turning point,? Andra Gillespie, a political science professor at Emory University who has written extensively on black politicians, told the Associated Press. ?What it suggests is that there is an 'Obama effect' where people were motivated to support Barack Obama. But it also means that black turnout may not always be higher, if future races aren't as salient.?

NAACP President Benjamin Todd Jealous said that blacks turned out in large numbers due to Mr. Obama?s concentrated get-out-the-vote drive, and in spite of controversial voter ID laws that some experts say deters minorities from voting.

"Black turnout set records this year despite record attempts to suppress the black vote," Mr. Jealous said.

Minority demographics seem to favor Democrats ? Obama won 93 percent of blacks, 71 percent of Hispanics, and 73 percent of Asians, the Monitor reported in November ? a fact that is forcing Republicans to reevaluate their political strategies.

Although Latinos, at 17 percent of the population, are the fastest growing minority group in the US, they represent only 10 percent of the total votes cast in 2012. If 11 million immigrants here illegally become eligible for US citizenship ? as they could under the proposed Senate immigration reform bill ? the total share of Latino voters could spike to 16 percent by 2026.

?Democrats will be looking at a landslide going into 2028 if the new Hispanic voters continue to favor Democrats,? Frey said.

The last election showed that the Republican Party needs ?a new message, a new messenger and a new tone,? said Whit Ayres, a GOP consultant who advises Sen. Marco Rubio (R) of Florida, a potential 2016 presidential candidate.

That's one reason some Republicans are eager to back some form of immigration reform, which could earn the support of minority votes, Mr. Ayres said.

? Material from the Associated Press was used in this report.

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Sniffing out schizophrenia

Apr. 29, 2013 ? A debilitating mental illness, schizophrenia can be difficult to diagnose. Because physiological evidence confirming the disease can only be gathered from the brain during an autopsy, mental health professionals have had to rely on a battery of psychological evaluations to diagnose their patients.

Now, Dr. Noam Shomron and Prof. Ruth Navon of Tel Aviv University's Sackler Faculty of Medicine, together with PhD student Eyal Mor from Dr. Shomron's lab and Prof. Akira Sawa of Johns Hopkins Hospital in Baltimore, Maryland, have discovered a method for physical diagnosis -- by collecting tissue from the nose through a simple biopsy. Surprisingly, collecting and sequencing neurons from the nose may lead to "more sure-fire" diagnostic capabilities than ever before, Dr. Shomron says.

This finding, which was reported in the journal Neurobiology of Disease, could not only lead to a more accurate diagnosis, it may also permit the crucial, early detection of the disease, giving rise to vastly improved treatment overall.

From the nose to diagnosis

Until now, biomarkers for schizophrenia had only been found in the neuron cells of the brain, which can't be collected before death. By that point it's obviously too late to do the patient any good, says Dr. Shomron. Instead, psychiatrists depend on psychological evaluations for diagnosis, including interviews with the patient and reports by family and friends.

For a solution to this diagnostic dilemma, the researchers turned to the olfactory system, which includes neurons located on the upper part of the inner nose. Researchers at Johns Hopkins University collected samples of olfactory neurons from patients diagnosed with schizophrenia and a control group of non-affected individuals, then sent them to Dr. Shomron's TAU lab.

Dr. Shomron and his fellow researchers applied a high-throughput technology to these samples, studying the microRNA of the olfactory neurons. Within these molecules, which help to regulate our genetic code, they were able to identify a microRNA which is highly elevated in those with schizophrenia, compared to individuals who do not have the disease.

"We were able to narrow down the microRNA to a differentially expressed set, and from there down to a specific microRNA which is elevated in individuals with the disease compared to healthy individuals," explains Dr. Shomron. Further research revealed that this particular microRNA controls genes associated with the generation of neurons.

In practice, material for biopsy could be collected through a quick and easy outpatient procedure, using a local anesthetic, says Dr. Shomron. And with microRNA profiling results ready in a matter of hours, this method could evolve into a relatively simple and accurate test to diagnose a very complicated illness.

Early detection, early intervention

Though there is much more to investigate, Dr. Shomron has high hopes for this diagnostic method. It's important to determine whether this alteration in microRNA expression begins before schizophrenic symptoms begin to exhibit themselves, or only after the disease fully develops, he says. If this change comes near the beginning of the timeline, it could be invaluable for early diagnostics. This would mean early intervention, better treatment, and possibly even the postponement of symptoms.

If, for example, a person has a family history of schizophrenia, this test could reveal whether they too suffer from the disease. And while such advanced warning doesn't mean a cure is on the horizon, it will help both patient and doctor identify and prepare for the challenges ahead.

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1. Eyal Mor, Shin-Ichi Kano, Carlo Colantuoni, Akira Sawa, Ruth Navon, Noam Shomron. MicroRNA-382 expression is elevated in the olfactory neuroepithelium of schizophrenia patients. Neurobiology of Disease, 2013; 55: 1 DOI: 10.1016/j.nbd.2013.03.011

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FDA will investigate added caffeine in foods

WASHINGTON (AP) ? The Food and Drug Administration says it will launch a new investigation into foods with added caffeine and their potential impact on the health of children and adolescents.

The FDA's new look at added caffeine is in response to a caffeinated gum introduced this week by Wrigley. Called Alert Energy Gum, it promises "The right energy, right now."

Michael Taylor, FDA's deputy commissioner of foods, said in a statement Monday that the proliferation of caffeine added to foods is "beyond anything FDA envisioned."

Taylor said the agency will look at the potential impact these "new and easy sources" of caffeine will have on children's health and will take action if necessary. The agency previously launched an investigation into the safety of energy drinks.

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How Typing on a Smart Watch Might Actually Make Sense

While the prospect of new smart watches from every corner is terribly exciting, few people seem to spent much time working out how to make them, you know, useful. But a researcher from Carnegie Mellon University has, fortunately, been trying to work out if an on-screen keyboard could work on a smart watch?and the here's his solution.

Called Zoomboard, the idea is that a small screen can contain a full QWERTY keyboard by smartly zooming as you type. Press down on part of the keyboard, and it zooms to show keys in just that area; pressing again types a letter. It also uses swipes to help you edit: swipe right to insert a space, left to delete, or up to see symbols.

It's not a complicated bit of technology, but it's neatly executed and could at least allow you to type a short message on your wrist. It better be short, though: in tests, students managed a fairly paltry 9.3 words per minute on the keyboard.

But that's OK, because this is a first step. Smart watches won't be perfect at first, but it's nice to know that people are at least thinking about how to make them work. The software will be presented at the Computer Human Interaction conference in Paris this week, and the source code will be made freely available, too. [Zoomboard via Technology Review]

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Moody's, S&P settle lawsuits over debt ratings

NEW YORK (AP) ? Ratings agencies Standard & Poor's, Moody's and investment bank Morgan Stanley have settled two lawsuits dating back to the financial crisis that accused them of hiding risky investments.

The lawsuits from King County in Washington state and Abu Dhabi Commercial Bank claimed that the ratings agencies and Morgan Stanley hid the risk of investing in a fund that purchased bonds backed by subprime mortgages.

Judge Shira Scheindlin dismissed the lawsuits on Friday, in federal court in New York, with prejudice, which means they can't be filed again.

Spokesmen for the McGraw-Hill Cos., which owns S&P, Moody's Corp. and Morgan Stanley confirmed the settlements but did not disclose terms.

"This settlement allows us to put the significant legal defense and related costs, as well as the distraction, of these very protracted litigations behind us," said Moody's spokesman Michael Adler in an emailed statement. "We are satisfied that it is in the best interests of our company and shareholders."

McGraw-Hill spokesman Jason Feuchtwanger said the cases were settled without any admission of liability or wrongdoing.

Ratings agencies came under intense scrutiny following the 2008 financial crisis for giving top-notch ratings to investments backed by subprime mortgages. As defaults and losses mounted in the housing market, especially among subprime loans, the value of bonds backed by the bad debt plummeted.

As the mortgage market collapsed, the ratings agencies sharply lowered their ratings on the investments.

With the value of such investments declining, funds that purchased the bonds filed for bankruptcy. King County and Abu Dhabi sued the ratings agencies and Morgan Stanley claiming the banks misled them about the safety of some investments that were part of a structured investment vehicle.

A structured investment vehicle is a fund that borrows money by issuing short-term securities at a low interest rate and then lends that money by purchasing long-term securities at higher interest. That process can make a profit for its investors from the difference.

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New iPhone commercial focuses on Photos Every Day

Apple has aired a new iPhone commercial, Photos Every Day, which unlike previous, recent commercials, eschews cheery music, chanting, and a rapid fire parade of apps to focus on the camera and camera apps, and on capturing those special moments, at a variety of times, in a variety of places, under a variety of conditions.

It's an interesting change. At first glance, it might seem like a reaction to something like the Nokia Lumia 920 or the HTC One, both of which boast optical image stabilization (OIS), among other technologies, that help improve photos under low-light when subjects are relatively stationary.

However, neither of those phones will likely sell in any meaningful numbers compared to the iPhone. The just-launched Samsung Galaxy S4, on the other hands, is just as mass-market, and aimed just as much at "everyday" photography as the iPhone.

I spent much of the last week shooting photos with Alex Dobie as he prepared for his Galaxy S4 review, and while he called it the best all-around Android camera to date, to my eyes the iPhone 5 still out-shot it under a wider range of conditions, including and especially in low-light. Like the phone itself, it came off as spec-heavy but ultimately scattered and soul-less.

Opinions on that can and will vary, however, which is likely why we're getting this commercial now, and in this way. Apple's taking the competition seriously, and they're putting out a serious ad to address it.

And once again, they're doing it very, very well.

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Your Child Will Never Be Safer In a Car Than In the Arms of Batman

Despite his gruff mannerisms, deep down Batman is a tender, loving superhero. And had he kids of his own, he would embrace and protect them just like this Batman carseat will do for yours. If he can protect Gotham from evil super-villains, surely he can protect your kids during a fender bender. More »

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An Introduction To Complications: The Perpetual Calendar

Editor's note: This is part four in a series of introductory pieces on watches from our friends at Hodinkee. You can read part one here, part two here and part three here. More »

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Museum find proves exotic 'big cat' prowled British countryside a century ago

Thursday, April 25, 2013

The rediscovery of a mystery animal in a museum's underground storeroom proves that a non-native 'big cat' prowled the British countryside at the turn of the last century.

The animal's skeleton and mounted skin was analysed by a multi-disciplinary team of Durham University scientists and fellow researchers at Bristol, Southampton and Aberystwyth universities and found to be a Canadian lynx ? a carnivorous predator more than twice the size of a domestic cat.

The research, published today in the academic journal Historical Biology, establishes the animal as the earliest example of an "alien big cat" at large in the British countryside.

The research team say this provides further evidence for debunking a popular hypothesis that wild cats entered the British countryside following the introduction of the 1976 Wild Animals Act. The Act was introduced to deal with an increasing fashion for exotic ? and potentially dangerous ? pets.

The academics believe such feral "British big cats" as they are known, may have lived in the wild much earlier, through escapes and even deliberate release. There is no evidence that such animals have been able to breed in the wild.

The study of the Canadian lynx, rediscovered by research team member Max Blake among hundreds of thousands of specimens at Bristol Museum and Art Gallery, details records unearthed at the museum which showed the animal had originally been mislabelled by Edwardian curators in 1903 as a Eurasian lynx ? a close relative of the Canadian lynx.

The records also showed that the lynx was shot by a landowner in the Devon countryside in the early 1900s, after it killed two dogs.

"This Edwardian feral lynx provides concrete evidence that although rare, exotic felids have occasionally been part of British fauna for more than a century," said lead researcher, Dr Ross Barnett, of Durham University's Department of Archaeology.

"The animal remains are significant in representing the first historic big cat from Britain."

Co-author Dr Darren Naish, from the University of Southampton, added: "There have been enough sightings of exotic big cats which substantially pre-date 1976 to cast doubt on the idea that one piece of legislation made in 1976 explains all releases of these animals in the UK.

"It seems more likely that escapes and releases have occurred throughout history, and that this continual presence of aliens explains the 'British big cat' phenomenon."

The researchers point out in their paper that Eurasian lynxes existed in the wild in Britain many hundreds of years ago, but had almost certainly become extinct by the 7th century. Laboratory analysis of the Bristol specimen's bones and teeth established it had been kept in captivity long enough to develop severe tooth loss and plaque before it either escaped or was deliberately released into the wild. Ancient DNA analysis of hair from the lynx proved inconclusive, possibly due to chemicals applied to the pelt during taxidermy.

Julie Finch, head of Bristol's Museums, Galleries & Archives, said: "Bristol Museum, Galleries and Archives were pleased to be a part of this ground-breaking research, which not only highlights the importance of our science collections, it establishes the pedigree of our 100-year old Lynx and adds to our knowledge and understanding of 'big cats' in the UK.

"Our museum collections are extensive and caring for them requires the considerable skills of our collections officers. We have an amazing collection of taxidermy animals on display and we welcome museum visitors to come along, to take a closer look and discover more about the natural world."

Dr Greger Larson, a member of the research team from Durham University and an expert in the migration of animals, said: "Every few years there is another claim that big cats are living wild in Britain, but none of these claims have been substantiated. It seems that big cats are to England what the Loch Ness Monster is to Scotland.

"By applying a robust scientific methodology, this study conclusively demonstrates that at least one big cat did roam Britain as early as the Edwardian era, and suggests that additional claims need to be subjected to this level of scrutiny."

The lynx is now on public display at the museum.

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The 50 greatest WWE Championship Matches ever!

WWE Hall of Famer Jim Ross once called the WWE Title ?the ultimate dream of everyone who aspires to be a wrestler.? Indeed, whether it was The Dirtiest Player in the Game or The Demon from Death Valley, the Superstars who have captured sports-entertainment?s ultimate prize have realized a goal that millions fantasized about, but only 43 men have accomplished.

It?s been 50 years since the WWE Championship was first established on April 25, 1963. Since then, the world has seen 10 different United States Presidents, the innovation of the personal computer and the fall of the Twinkie. And through it all, the WWE Title has remained the pinnacle of sports-entertainment.

Here, WWEClassics.com presents the 50 most outstanding bouts in the title?s storied history. These are the contests that made myths out of men. These are the matches that triggered WWE Hall of Fame careers and highlight reels. These are the 50 greatest WWE Title bouts. ??

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'The Lone Ranger' Footage: Johnny Depp's Tonto Steals Show In Extended First Look At New Film

"Iron Man 3" (May 3)

Tony Stark is back in "Iron Man 3," which picks up after the events of last summer's "Marvel's The Avengers." Robert Downey Jr., Gwyneth Paltrow, Ben Kingsley, Rebecca Hall, Jon Favreau, Guy Pearce and Don Cheadle all star. Shane Black replaces Favreau behind the camera as director.

"The Great Gatsby" (May 10)

F. Scott Fitzgerald's classic novel gets the Baz Luhrmann treatment: 3-D and a soundtrack by Jay-Z. (Go all-in, however, on Joel Edgerton's mustache.)

"Tyler Perry's Peeples" (May 10)

Craig Robinson and Kerry Washington star in the comedy "Peeples," produced and presented by Tyler Perry. (Tina Gordon Chism wrote and directed the film.)

"Star Trek Into Darkness" (May 17)

Chris Pine, Zoe Saldana, Zachary Quinto, Simon Pegg, Anton Yelchin, John Cho and director J.J. Abrams all return for "Star Trek Into Darkness," the highly anticipated sequel to 2009's "Star Trek." Boldly go, especially with newcomers Alice Eve (as a potential love interest for Kirk) and Benedict Cumberbatch (as a terribly evil villain).

"Frances Ha" (May 17)

Co-written by Noah Baumbach and star Greta Gerwig, "Frances Ha" focuses on Frances (Gerwig), a young woman navigating life and love in New York. "This is a celebration for me," <a href="http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2012/10/01/frances-ha-new-york-film-festival_n_1928478.html" target="_blank">Baumbach said at the New York Film Festival last year</a>. "One idea for the movie was that we could make it like a great pop song, so that as soon as it's over, you want to play it again." Just as an FYI: You will.

"Epic" (May 24)

From "Ice Age" director Chris Wedge comes an action-adventure about good and evil and all that stuff. What you'll want to note is the bananas vocal cast: Beyonce, Pitbull, Steven Tyler, Josh Hutcherson, Amanda Seyfried, Aziz Ansari, Christoph Waltz, Chris O'Dowd and Jason Sudeikis.

"The Hangover Part III" (May 24)

It all ends. Bradley Cooper, Ed Helms, Zach Galifianakis, Justin Bartha, Heather Graham, Ken Jeong, John Goodman and Melissa McCarthy star.

"Fast & Furious 6" (May 24)

The movie that will make you believe a car can drive through the cockpit of an exploding plane.

"Before Midnight" (May 24)

The third film in Richard Linklater's "Before" franchise (following "Before Sunrise" and "Before Sunset"), "Before Midnight" is one of 2013's best movies thus far. Ethan Hawke and Julie Delpy reprise their roles, respectively, as Jesse and Celine.

"Now You See Me" (May 31)

Magic bank robbers! No, really: "Now You See Me" is about magicians who rob banks. The cast is impressive here: Jesse Eisenberg, Mark Ruffalo, Morgan Freeman, Michael Caine, Isla Fisher, Melanie Laurent, Woody Harrelson and Dave Franco.

"After Earth" (May 31)

Will and Jaden Smith star in this post-apocalyptic thriller from M. Night Shyamalan.

"The East" (May 31)

Alexander Skarsgard, Ellen Page and Brit Marling star in this "Fight Club"-y thriller about environmental terrorists and the law enforcement agent (Marling) who infiltrates their ranks.

"The Kings Of Summer" (May 31)

Formerly called "Toy's House," "The Kings Of Summer" focuses on three friends who build a house in the woods after running away from home. Think "Stand by Me," "The Goonies" and "The Tree of Life," but with Ron Swanson as co-star. (Nick Offerman plays one of the boys' dads.) This excellent indie debuted at Sundance.

"The Internship" (June 7)

Vince Vaughn and Owen Wilson reunite for the first time since 2005's "Wedding Crashers" for "The Internship," a comedy about two middle-aged guys taking internships at Google. Is it OK to say that this looks really funny? Cool, thanks.

"The Purge" (June 7)

One week after "Before Midnight," Ethan Hawke also stars in the horror thriller "The Purge," a film about home invasions on steroids.

"Much Ado About Nothing" (June 7)

Joss Whedon takes on Shakespeare in this modern-day adaptation of "Much Ado About Nothing." A charming diversion with no superheros in sight.

"Man Of Steel" (June 14)

You'll believe a man can fly. Henry Cavill, Amy Adams, Michael Shannon, Kevin Costner, Diane Lane and Russell Crowe star.

"This Is The End" (June 14)

Seth Rogen, James Franco, Danny McBride, Jonah Hill, Craig Robinson, Jay Baruchel, Michael Cera, Emma Watson and dozens of other stars play themselves ("themselves") in Rogen's directorial debut, an all-out, R-rated apocalypse comedy. (Rogen co-wrote and co-directed with Evan Goldberg, his "Superbad" collaborator.) "This Is The End" has the most lol-worthy trailer of the year. (NSFW, of course.)

"The Bling Ring" (June 14)

Sofia Coppola's take on the notorious Burglar Bunch, a group of Los Angeles teens who robbed from stars like Paris Hilton. Emma Watson and this movie for all the wins.

"Monsters University" (June 21)

Mike and Sully are back in this prequel to "Monsters, Inc." Expect bank.

"World War Z" (June 21)

Originally set for release last December, "World War Z" finally arrives in theaters this June. Will the Brad Pitt film overcome a troubled production (including last-minute rewrites and reported fights between Pitt and director Marc Forster) and find its audience? Since zombies are so hot right now ("Zoolander" reference), don't bet against that happening.

"Twenty Feet From Stardom" (June 21)

This Sundance hit focuses on famed back-up singers like Darlene Love.

"The Heat" (June 28)

"The Heat" was supposed to come out on April 5, but Fox was so happy with the film that the studio moved Paul Feig's comedy into the heart of the summer. The red-band trailer, shown here, helps explain that decision. (It's the best.) Sandra Bullock and Melissa McCarthy star.

"White House Down" (June 28)

Channing Tatum (as wannabe Secret Service agent) and Jamie Foxx (as the President of the United States) team up to stop the U.S. government from crumbling from the inside. Roland Emmerich ("Independence Day") directs. Yep, in.

"I'm So Excited" (June 28)

Get excited: This is Pedro Almodovar's first film in two years.

"Despicable Me 2" (July 3)

"Despicable Me 2"; or, ka-ching, ka-ching, ka-ching. (It's going to make a lot of money.)

"The Lone Ranger" (July 3)

Disney's $250 million gamble: will audiences want to see "The Lone Ranger" with Johnny Depp when Johnny Depp isn't playing "The Lone Ranger"? (He's Tonto.) Gore Verbinksi (the "Pirates" franchise) directs, so don't be surprised if the answer is yes.

"Kevin Hart: Let Me Explain" (July 3)

Sleeper hit potential: Kevin Hart's last concert film, "Kevin Hart: Laugh At My Pain," earned a surprise $7.7 million at the box office in 2011.

"The Way Way Back" (July 5)

From Oscar-winning screenwriters Nat Faxon and Jim Rash ("The Descendants"), "The Way Way Back" looks like the type of charming indie that Fox Searchlight normally releases during the summertime. That's probably why the studio spent $10 million to acquire the film -- co-starring Steve Carell, Sam Rockwell, Maya Rudolph and more -- at the Sundance Film Festival in January.

"Grown Ups 2" (July 12)

Because you've always wanted to see a deer pee on Adam Sandler's face.

"Pacific Rim" (July 12)

Robots vs. monsters! Guillermo Del Toro directs what will be your geeky cousin's favorite movie of 2013.

"Crystal Fairy" (July 12)

Michael Cera play an American jerk searching for a mystical high in this Sundance comedy.

"The Conjuring" (July 19)

This movie is so scary that the MPAA gave it an R-rating despite a lack of violence or bloodshed. Translation: Too scary.

"R.I.P.D." (July 19)

Jeff Bridges and Ryan Reynolds star in this high-concept adaptation of the graphic novel of the same name. <a href="http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0790736/" target="_blank">From IMDb</a>: "A recently slain cop joins a team of undead police officers working for the Rest in Peace Department and tries to find the man who murdered him."

"Red 2" (July 19)

Since "Red" left so many unanswered questions. (Hey, Helen Mirren!)

"Turbo" (July 19)

<a href="http://www.imdb.com/title/tt1860353/?ref_=sr_1" target="_blank">Fun with real log lines</a>: "A freak accident might just help an everyday garden snail achieve his biggest dream: winning the Indy 500."

"Girl Most Likely" (July 19)

Kristen Wiig, Darren Criss and Annette Bening star in this comedy-drama about a New Jersey native (Wiig) who returns home to live with her mother (Bening) after faking a suicide attempt.

"The Wolverine" (July 26)

Hope it's better than "X-Men Origins: Wolverine."

"Blue Jasmine" (July 26)

Woody Allen's annual film stars Cate Blanchett, Bobby Cannavale, Alec Baldwin, Louis C.K. and Andrew Dice Clay.

"Fruitvale" (July 26)

The Sundance Film Festival Grand Jury Prize winner for 2013 tells the story of Oscar Grant (played by Michael B. Jordan, pictured), a Bay Area resident who was shot and killed by police on New Year's Day in 2009.

"2 Guns" (Aug. 2)

Denzel Washington and Mark Wahlberg team up to star in what should be the best movie ever.

"300: Rise Of An Empire" (Aug. 2)

Because you've always wanted to see a sequel to "300."

"The Smurfs 2" (Aug. 2)

This again.

"The Spectacular Now" (Aug. 2)

Another Sundance favorite, "The Spectacular Now" is an excellent coming-of-age drama that recalls "Say Anything." Shailene Woodley and Miles Teller lead the film, and will become superstars after this release.

"Percy Jackson: Sea Of Monsters" (Aug. 7)

Surprise! This actually looks pretty fun.

"Elysium" (Aug. 9)

Matt Damon and Jodie Foster star in Neill Blomkamp's first film since 2009's "District 9." Get excited now.

"Planes" (Aug. 9)

Featuring the voices of Dane Cook and Val Kilmer.

"We're The Millers" (Aug. 9)

Jennifer Aniston, Jason Sudeikis and Ed Helms star in this comedy about a pot dealer who uses a family to transport his drug supply into the United States from Mexico.

"In A World" (Aug. 9)

Lake Bell won the Waldo Salt screenwriting award at Sundance this year for "In A World," a comedy about a vocal coach with dreams of becoming a voice-over artist.

"Kick-Ass 2" (Aug. 16)

Chloe Moretz, Aaron Taylor-Johnson and Jim Carrey star in this sequel to "Kick-Ass."

"Ain't Them Bodies Saints" (Aug. 16)

Rooney Mara and Casey Affleck star in "Ain't Them Bodies Saints," another film that made waves at this year's Sundance Film Festival.

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Do You Take Naps?

Taking naps may seem like a luxury, but interesting and somewhat compelling research continues on the power of napping. Do you do it?

We've talked before about the science behind napping. As it turns out, a good nap can boost cognition, help you stay productive and creative, and may even boost learning ability. And, hey, if it's just not possible for you to take naps, it turns out that even faking it may help.

So tell us:

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Cancer cells' Achilles' heel revealed

Apr. 24, 2013 ? Scientists from the Manchester Collaborative Centre for Inflammation Research (MCCIR) have discovered why a particular cancer drug is so effective at killing cells. Their findings could be used to aid the design of future cancer treatments.

Professor Daniel Davis and his team used high quality video imaging to investigate why the drug rituximab is so effective at killing cancerous B cells. It is widely used in the treatment of B cell malignancies, such as lymphoma and leukemia -- as well as in autoimmune diseases like rheumatoid arthritis.

Using high-powered laser-based microscopes, researchers made videos of the process by which rituximab binds to a diseased cell and then attracts white blood cells known as natural killer (NK) cells to attack. They discovered that rituximab tended to stick to one side of the cancer cell, forming a cap and drawing a number of proteins over to that side. It effectively created a front and back to the cell -- with a cluster of protein molecules massed on one side.

But what surprised the scientists most was how this changed the effectiveness of natural killer cells in destroying these diseased cells. When the NK cell latched onto the rituximab cap on the B cell, it had an 80% success rate at killing the cell. In contrast, when the B cell lacked this cluster of proteins on one side, it was killed only 40% of the time.

Professor Davis says: "These results were really unexpected. It was only possible for us to unravel the mystery of why this drug was so effective, through the use of video microscopy. By watching what happened within the cells we could clearly identify just why rituximab is such an effective drug -- because it tended to reorganise the cancerous cell and make it especially prone to being killed."

He continues: "What our findings demonstrate is that this ability to polarise a cell by moving proteins within it should be taken into consideration when new antibodies are being tested as potential treatments for cancer cells. It appears that they can be up to twice as effective if they bind to a cell and reorganise it."

The findings from this study have been published online today on the website of the journal Blood. The research was carried out in collaboration with MedImmune, the global biologics research and development arm of AstraZeneca.

Commenting on the research Dr Matt Sleeman, Senior Director of Biology at MedImmune said: "Not only is this a great observation that can influence how we as a biotech company identify and design future therapies, it also shows the innovative 'out of the box' thinking that can be achieved by working in close partnership with academics at the top of their field. This unique partnership, bringing together industry and academia, demonstrates a real catalyst of scientific change within the UK, and I am excited by the potential of the MCCIR to bring further innovation that could ultimately bring benefit to patients."

Much of the research for this study was carried out during Professor Davis' time at Imperial College London. He will be continuing to use high quality video imaging at a microscopic level to investigate immunology at the MCCIR.

Professor Davis and MedImmune would like to acknowledge the funding they received from the Medical Research Council which helped make this study possible.

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Children routinely injured or killed by guns, U.S. study shows; Access to loaded, unlocked firearms remains a problem

Apr. 23, 2013 ? While gun control issues usually surface after major incidents like the fatal shooting of 20 elementary school students in Newtown, Conn., a new study shows that children are routinely killed or injured by firearms.

The study, conducted by the Colorado School of Public Health, Denver Health and Children's Hospital Colorado, was published today in the Journal of the American Medical Association (JAMA). It examines trauma admissions at two emergency rooms in Denver and Aurora over nine years and found that 129 of 6,920 injured children suffered gunshot wounds.

"In 14 percent of these cases children managed to get access to unlocked, loaded guns," said the study's lead author Angela Sauaia, M.D., Ph.D., at the Colorado School of Public Health and the University of Colorado School of Medicine. "In an area with so much disagreement, I think we can all agree that children should not have unsupervised access to unlocked, loaded guns."

The study shows that at least 14 children between the ages four and 17 are injured by firearms every year in the Denver metro area alone. That number excludes those found dead at the scene. It also doesn't count those who did not go to the emergency department, so Sauaia believes the injury rates exceed 14 or roughly 2 percent of all child trauma admissions.

The number of gun injuries to children has changed little over the years.

According to state data, Colorado firearm death rates for children were 2.2 per 100,000 in the year 2000, 1.9 per 100,000 in 2009 and 2.8 per 100,000 in 2011.

"People tend to only pay attention to gun safety issues after these mass killings but this is happening all the time to our children and it's totally preventable," Sauaia said. "Are we as a society willing to accept that 14 or more children shot each year is an acceptable number?"

Sauaia, an associate professor of public health, medicine and surgery, studied child trauma admissions from 2000-2008 at Children's Hospital Colorado and Denver Health Medical Center. She found those who had been shot suffered significantly more severe wounds than children hurt with other objects and that the severity of the firearm injuries is increasing.

At the same time, 50 percent of shooting victims required intensive care. And, 13 percent died compared to 1.7 percent of children hurt in non-firearm incidents. The majority of those shot were adolescent males whose injuries were often self-inflicted.

Sauaia did not include the 1999 shootings at Columbine High School, which killed 12 students and injured another 21, in her study. The 2012 Aurora theater shootings, which killed 12 and wounded 58 last year, were also not in the time frame included in the study.

"When we examined the data we found that seven percent of the injuries to children were related to violence and of those 38 percent were related to guns," she said. "If the injury was gun related, the odds of dying were 10 times greater than from any other kind of injury."

Sauaia and her colleagues had done another study in 1993 that found that 42 percent of people who died from trauma incidents in Denver were killed by guns. That compared to 26 percent killed in car accidents.

She conducted both studies entirely without federal funding.

"There is little money to do gun research, which is unfortunate," Sauaia said. "But the point we can all agree upon is that, no matter what side of the gun divide you fall on, we need to store these weapons safely to protect our children from death or serious injury."

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Affidavit: Maine hermit carried bacon, syrup, $395

AUGUSTA, Maine (AP) ? A state police affidavit says a Maine man who lived in the woods as a hermit for nearly three decades was carrying bacon, marshmallows and $395 in cash when he was arrested on burglary charges.

An affidavit obtained by the Kennebec Journal (http://bit.ly/13oW4cH ) lists the items 47-year-old Christopher Knight possessed when he was arrested this month on charges he stole food from a camp for children with special needs.

The items also include keys, pliers, electrical tape, a watch, a baseball hat, coffee, hamburger patties, chicken nuggets, cheese, corn syrup and potato chips.

Since his arrest, Knight has attracted a telephoned marriage proposal and a stranger's offer to bail him out. Knight rejected the bail offer and remains jailed.

Police say he may have been responsible for 1,000 burglaries overall.

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Skier, 4 snowboarders killed in avalanche ID'd

DENVER (AP) ? Authorities have released the names of four Colorado snowboarders and one skier killed over the weekend in the state's deadliest avalanche in more than 50 years.

Clear Creek County Sheriff Don Krueger said search and rescue crews recovered the men's bodies from a backcountry area on Loveland Pass several hours after Saturday afternoon's slide, which was estimated to be about 600 feet wide and eight feet deep. All of the men were equipped with avalanche beacons.

The sheriff identified the victims Sunday as Christopher Peters, 32, of Lakewood; Joseph Timlin, 32, of Gypsum; Ryan Novack, 33, of Boulder; Ian Lanphere, 36, of Crested Butte; and Rick Gaukel, 33, of Estes Park. Another snowboarder, identified by friends as Jerome Boulay, was buried and survived, but authorities have not released his condition.

The Denver Post reported Sunday the group of men, all experienced in extreme terrain, were participating in a snowboarding event called the Rocky Mountain High Backcountry Bash to raise money for the Colorado Avalanche Information Center when the slide occurred.

Snowboarder Mike Bennett of Dillon told the newspaper he dug through hard-packed snow to help free Boulay before finding two others buried about two feet below the surface.

"They were wrapped around each other, below a patch of trees," he said.

Bennett said four of the victims were snowboarders and one was a skier.

Meanwhile, Adam Schmidt, editor in chief of Snowboard Colorado Magazine, told The Associated Press the event organized by Timlin, "ironically," was aimed at promoting backcountry safety.

"Joe is really about the snowboarding community in Colorado," said Schmidt, whose magazine was an event sponsor. "He really stressed making this event about backcountry safety. ... Unfortunately, if Mother Nature decides to throw something at you, you can never be too prepared."

The slide occurred on a spring weekend when many skiers and snowboarders took advantage of late season snowfall in the Rocky Mountains. Loveland Pass, which rises to an elevation of 11,990 feet about 60 miles west of Denver, is popular among backcountry skiers and snowboarders, but dangerous conditions are common in the area even in the spring.

Ethan Greene, director of the Colorado Avalanche Information Center, said a systemic weakness in the snowpack was exacerbated by heavy snow that fell on the pass over the past week and a half.

"It's been something that's been giving us problems all winter," he said. "But the snow storms that have been coming in this spring have just created a large slab on top of it."

Forecasters for the avalanche center warned skiers and hikers again Sunday of potentially dangerous backcountry conditions, saying the new snow has pushed the old snowpack to the breaking point.

On Thursday, a 38-year-old snowboarder died in an avalanche south of Colorado's Vail Pass. Eagle County sheriff's officials said the man and another snowboarder likely triggered the slide after a friend on a snowmobile dropped them off at the top of Avalanche Bowl.

According to the Colorado Avalanche Information Center, 11 people have died in avalanches in Colorado this winter season.

Greene said Saturday's was the deadliest in the state since 1962, when seven people were killed in a slide that wiped out several homes in the town of Twin Lakes near Independence Pass.

U.S. avalanche deaths climbed steeply after 1990, averaging 24 a year, as new gear became available for backcountry travel. Until then, avalanches rarely claimed more than a handful of lives each season in records going back to 1950.

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G-20 approval of Japan's easing drives markets up

People walk by an electronic stock board of a securities firm showing Japan's benchmark Nikkei stock exchange surged 261.88 to 1,578.36 in Tokyo Monday, April 22, 2013. Asian markets traded higher Monday, with Tokyo stock markets heading close to a five-year high after a meeting of global finance leaders lent support to Japan's aggressive monetary policy. The Nikkei index rose after a statement by finance ministers and central bank presidents from the world's biggest economies appeared to give its blessing to aggressive credit-easing moves pushed by Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe, saying they were intended to stop prolonged deflation and support domestic demand. (AP Photo/Koji Sasahara)

People walk by an electronic stock board of a securities firm showing Japan's benchmark Nikkei stock exchange surged 261.88 to 1,578.36 in Tokyo Monday, April 22, 2013. Asian markets traded higher Monday, with Tokyo stock markets heading close to a five-year high after a meeting of global finance leaders lent support to Japan's aggressive monetary policy. The Nikkei index rose after a statement by finance ministers and central bank presidents from the world's biggest economies appeared to give its blessing to aggressive credit-easing moves pushed by Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe, saying they were intended to stop prolonged deflation and support domestic demand. (AP Photo/Koji Sasahara)

A woman walks by an electronic stock board of a securities firm in Tokyo, Monday, April 22, 2013. Asian markets traded higher Monday, with Tokyo stock markets heading close to a five-year high after a meeting of global finance leaders lent support to Japan's aggressive monetary policy. (AP Photo/Koji Sasahara)

A man is reflected on the electronic board of a securities firm in Tokyo, Monday, April 22, 2013. Asian markets traded higher Monday, with Tokyo stock markets heading close to a five-year high after a meeting of global finance leaders lent support to Japan's aggressive monetary policy. (AP Photo/Koji Sasahara)

PARIS (AP) ? A global stamp of approval for Japan's aggressive monetary policy pushed global stocks higher Monday, as investors in Europe followed the exuberance in Asia.

Upending expectations, finance ministers and central bank governors from the world's largest economies gave their blessing this weekend for Japan's monetary easing, which has driven the value of the yen against the dollar down more than 20 percent since October.

That sent Japan's Nikkei 225 index to its highest close in nearly five years, encouraging other stock markets to follow suit.

In mid-morning trading in Europe, the FTSE index of British shares rose 0.8 percent to 6,337. France's CAC-40 was up 0.5 percent at 3,669, and Germany's DAX jumped 0.7 to 7,510 after EU statistics showed government deficits across the 17-country eurozone declined in 2012. However, the figures also showed deficits rose in countries imposing the toughest austerity measures, such as Greece, Spain and Portugal.

Ahead of Wall Street's open, S&P futures were up 0.6 at 1,556, while Dow futures rose 0.5 percent to 14,538.

Earlier in Asia, the Nikkei closed 1.9 percent higher at 13,568.37. South Korea's Kospi added 1 percent to 1,926.31, and Hong Kong's Hang Seng closed 0.1 percent higher at 22,044.37. Australia's S&P/ASX 200 rose 0.7 percent to 4,966.60. Shares in mainland China were mixed.

Oil was also buoyed by the enthusiasm. Benchmark crude for May delivery was up 38 cents to $88.65 per barrel in electronic trading on the New York Mercantile Exchange.

"We are high on Hopium, know it and need a clear miss on upcoming PMI's for the divergence between extreme hopes and reality to sink in," said Sebatian Galy, an analyst with Societe Generale. The PMI survey of the manufacturing for the countries that use the euro will be released Tuesday.

The decline of the yen has stirred up concerns among Japanese exporters' key rivals, such as the U.S. and South Korea that Japan's real goal is to weaken the yen as a way to gain trade advantages. But officials at the G-20 meeting were reluctant to voice any opposition to the Bank of Japan's monetary stimulus program.

Other countries may now feel free to rein in their own currencies.

"The rapid weakening of the yen, as a direct result of the ultra-loose monetary policy, has led to suggestions that the BoJ (Bank of Japan) would be warned about future easing, which could prompt other central banks to act in order to limit the appreciation of their own currency," said Craig Erlam, a market analyst with Alpari Research.

The euro was fairly even against the dollar Monday at $1.3048.

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Associated Press Business Writer Youkyung Lee in Seoul, South Korea, contributed to this story.

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State Bar of Texas sets up legal hotline to help with basic legal ...

Texas residents with basic legal questions after the plant explosion in West can get help for free. The State Bar of Texas has set up a hotline to aid low-income residents.?

Also, see below if you are an attorney who wants to volunteer.

Here is a press release with the information:

AUSTIN ? The State Bar of Texas has established a disaster legal hotline ??800.504.7030?? to assist people with basic legal questions following the devastating plant explosion in West, Texas.

The hotline ? answered in English and Spanish by Lone Star Legal Aid ? is intended to help low-income persons affected by the disaster with such issues as replacing lost documents, insurance questions, landlord-tenant issues, and consumer protection issues such as price-gouging and avoiding contractor scams in the rebuilding process. Residents can call and leave a message any time. People who qualify for assistance will be matched with Texas lawyers who have volunteered to provide free, limited legal help.

A partnership between the State Bar of Texas, Texas Young Lawyers Association, American Bar Association Young Lawyers Division, Lone Star Legal Aid, local bar associations, and other legal services providers throughout Texas is making a range of assistance available.

Additional resources are available at?www.texasbar.com/disasterresponse?and?www.texaslawhelp.org.

The State Bar of Texas reminds the public that solicitation of a potential legal case is a crime unless the lawyer has a family relationship with you or you have been a client of the lawyer in the past or are currently a client.?Solicitation of you is also a crime if perpetrated by a non-lawyer employee or representative of the lawyer, unless the previous conditions exist. Please report any prohibited contacts by lawyers or their representatives, whether in person, telephone or otherwise, to your local law enforcement authority or the State Bar of Texas at?877.953.5535.

Attorneys who want to volunteer to help may visit our?Disaster Relief and Attorney Resources?page.

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