Colbert's Super PAC has raised over $1 million

FILE- This Thursday, June 30, 2011 file photo shows comedian Stephen Colbert as he appears before the Federal Election Commission in Washington. Colbert's ?super? PAC has raised a staggering $1 million. Political action committees were required to submit their financial reports to the Federal Election Commission on Tuesday. Colbert disclosed that as of Monday, his Americans for a Better Tomorrow PAC has raised $1,023,121.24. (AP Photo/Cliff Owen, File)

FILE- This Thursday, June 30, 2011 file photo shows comedian Stephen Colbert as he appears before the Federal Election Commission in Washington. Colbert's ?super? PAC has raised a staggering $1 million. Political action committees were required to submit their financial reports to the Federal Election Commission on Tuesday. Colbert disclosed that as of Monday, his Americans for a Better Tomorrow PAC has raised $1,023,121.24. (AP Photo/Cliff Owen, File)

(AP) ? Stephen Colbert's sway in the presidential election might be a joke, but he's got some real financial muscle.

The comedian disclosed Tuesday that his Americans for a Better Tomorrow "super" political action committee has raised a staggering $1.02 million. PACs were required to submit their financial reports to the Federal Election Commission on Tuesday.

In a letter to the commission, Colbert was quoted as saying, "How you like me now, FEC?"

"I'm rolling seven digits deep!" Colbert said. "I got 99 problems but a non-connected independent-expenditure only committee ain't one!"

Colbert raised the money by asking for donations from viewers of "The Colbert Report." He has used the PAC to highlight what he considers the absurdity of campaign finance law and, in particular, the 2010 Supreme Court ruling that allows corporations and unions to raise limitless money to run campaign ads.

"We raised it on my show and used it to materially influence the elections ? in full accordance with the law," Colbert said in a press release. "It's the way our founding fathers would have wanted it, if they had founded corporations instead of just a country."

When Colbert earlier flirted with running for president, he legally transferred control of his PAC to Jon Stewart of "The Daily Show." On Monday's "The Colbert Report," he elaborately hunted down Stewart to regain his PAC presidency.

Colbert said Tuesday that the PAC is considering yet another name change to: John Colbert Cougar Super MellenPAC.

On "The Report," Colbert has portrayed every turn of the screw in the life of a political action committee, going through the minutia of the law with his attorney, Trevor Potter, former Federal Election Commission chairman.

Thus far, his PAC has created a handful of television ads, including an over-the-top negative ad against Republican presidential candidate Mitt Romney, and an anti-players ad during the NBA lockout.

Tuesday's FEC filing also revealed the donors who gave more than $200 to Colbert's PAC. Among them are Gavin Newsom, lieutenant governor of California (who gave $500), Bradley Whitford of the "The West Wing" ($250) and "Hot in Cleveland" star Laura Sangiacomo ($250).

Colbert is yet to say what he intends to do with his money.

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Online:

http://www.fec.gov/disclosure.shtml

http://www.colbertsuperpac.com/

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    Apple engineers ?heavy into? near-field communication for iPhone 5, rumor says (Appolicious)

    Near-field communication seems poised to be the next major technology to sweep the smartphone market. Already there are smartphones running Google?s Android operating system that contain the technology, and we recently heard about a chip embedded in a smartphone case that brings the capability to any current iPhone.

    But with the iPhone 5, you might not need an external chip hidden in a smartphone case. Rumor has it, Apple is working hard on bringing NFC to the next iPhone, expected to drop this summer.

    A little background for the unfamiliar: near-field communication is a short-range broadcast technology that would allow your smartphone to interact with other devices when you hold them close together. The major use for the tech right now is for completing transactions in brick-and-mortar stores: imagine inputting all your credit card information (as well as loyalty cards and anything else relevant to the store you?re in) into your phone, then just waving it in front of a terminal at a store. Many stores already include Pay Pass terminals, which include the same tech, and the credit card ?wallet? system describes the Google Wallet system the company announced last year.

    According to a story from 9to5Mac, an unidentified high-ranking app developer told the site at Macworld that Apple?s engineers are hard at work on NFC technology, presumably to work it into the iPhone 5 ? and that he was confident enough to bet app development on it. That make sense in a lot of ways, given that NFC seems ready to break out, with merchants embracing the technology (or similar, smartphone-related payment methods), terminals readily available and mobile payment methods provided by credit card companies, Google and others.

    Apple usually likes to wait for a technology to be mature and reliable before implementing it, as well as make sense for its users. NFC makes sense under those criteria, especially given the move among many smartphone owners to make use of their phones to pay for things. Already, Starbucks stores are seeing heavy use of the company?s mobile app, which allows users to use the screens of their iPhones in place of a Starbucks card; scanning the barcode on the screen can be used to pay for the transaction in-store. PayPal is currently testing a similar app-driven system in Home Depot stores.

    There are still hurdles to be worked out for NFC payment programs, though. Apple will likely find a partner (as 9to5Mac reports, Pay Pass seems likely) for its service, but it?ll also need the cooperation of its carriers. Over in the Google camp, Verizon has blocked Google Wallet in favor of ISIS, its own NFC wallet tech. So though the beginning of the NFC road could be waiting for iOS users in June, how long it?ll be before we?re swiping our smartphones to pay for groceries isn?t yet clear.

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    From locksmith to limelight: Dujardin, star of 'The Artist,' adored in France

    Jean Dujardin, who has already won a Golden Globe for his role in 'The Artist' and is nominated for an Oscar, has endeared himself ? particularly his eyebrows ? to the French.

    Move over G?rard Depardieu. France has a new face on the global silver screen.

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    Jean Dujardin, who manages to be both suave and folksy ? in a French sort of way ? is a 2012 "Best Actor" Oscar nominee for his role in ?The Artist,? a black and white ?silent? throwback to the 1920s, with swing-era jazz and plenty of playful nostalgia.

    Mr. Dujardin, unknown abroad until now, is loved in France as an unsnobby comic who rose from a working class Paris suburb, a one-time locksmith who was told his face was too rotund for the camera.

    ?I adore him ?he is a born clown,? says Christine Bertholts, a legal secretary in Paris, in a typical comment. ?And those eyebrows!???

    While France has produced several female Oscar winners, Dujardin, will be the first French male to take home the prize?if he gets the nod on Feb. 26.?

    Dujardin plays George Valentin, a silent star with a pencil-thin moustache who can?t or won?t make the transition to talkies and goes into a funk, but is saved by his adorable dog and a woman he generously helps when he?s riding high.

    The French actor learned to tap dance for the part, and says his favorite American actor is Paul Newman. He is up against George Clooney, Brad Pitt, Demian Bichir, and Gary Oldman for the Oscar. ?

    The Artist is nominated for 10 Oscars, including Best Picture. It just won three Golden Globe awards ? including best actor in a comedy for?Dujardin ? throwing film-crazy France into a small state of euphoria.?In interviews after the ceremony, French radio hosts had fun with an Anglo version of Dujardin?s last name, asking if they were speaking with ?Jean of the Garden.?

    "When I started [as an actor],? Dujardin said after winning the Golden Globe, ?An agent told me, ?You won?t make films, your face is too expressive??It's not my fault,? I told him, ?My eyebrows act independently!?"

    France's main Hollywood presence for years has been Mr. Depardiu, who earned a 1990 Academy Award nomination for Green Card, but did not win. Le Point, a French news magazine, said of Dujardin, ?He may even de-throne Depardieu in the Anglo-Saxon heart.?

    "We thought it would be a film for festivals, a film that critics could like, but we weren?t counting on this!" French daily Figaro quoted director Michel Hazanavicius saying about its commercial and critical success.

    It's a good thing "The Artist" is a silent film. Dujardin speaks little English and says he?s not preparing for work outside of France.

    Source: http://rss.csmonitor.com/~r/csmonitor/globalnews/~3/q8JnXu6TVlU/From-locksmith-to-limelight-Dujardin-star-of-The-Artist-adored-in-France

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    Storms leave dozens of pets boarded in Pinson, Clay (gallery and ...

    BIRMINGHAM, Alabama -- Lori and Christopher Theriot credit a 9-year-old mutt with saving their lives during the overnight tornado that ripped the roof off their home in the Pinson/Clay area last week.

    "Dawson bought us the extra five minutes we needed to grab our essentials and get to a safe place," said Chris Theriot.

    Dawson doesn't like storms, and while he'll usually try to get as close to his humans as possible, on this particular night he was barking and trying to jump to get in bed with the couple.

    In truth, Dawson was an accidental hero, but the Theriots say that doesn't matter; what matters is that they were able to stand outside their destroyed home in shoes and warm clothes.

    The Theriots were lucky; they lost their home, but they and their family -- including their 5-year-old daughter and Dawson -- escaped unharmed. They also were able to go, together as a four-member family, to stay with Lori's parents.

    For about 90 dogs and cats in the storm-ravaged area, that wasn't the case. Of that number, about 70 are being boarded because their owners homes were damaged. The remainder were found wandering in neighborhoods near those affected by the storm.

    Damaged homes meant a stay in an animal clinic or shelter; in one case, animals already staying overnight in a clinic had to be moved when the clinic was destroyed.

    The storm tore off most of the roof at James Wallace's Parkway Veterinary Clinic in Center Point, but the area where about 20 animals were housed was untouched. Veterinarians from the area acted quickly to help get the pets to safety.

    "It was amazing how the community came together," said Mark Pelham, a veterinarian at Kelley Animal Hospital in Center Point.

    Pelham said he was boarding about a dozen of the Parkway animals; 10 more were are at Pinson Animal Hospital, according to veterinarian Patrice Woodruff.

    Trussville Animal Hospital has become a temporary home to about 17 dogs and cats that lived in houses that were damaged; Clay-Chalkville Animal Clinic has about 20.

    The clinics as well as area shelters currently have about 20 dogs and cats that were found wandering in the area hardest hit by the storm.

    "This is nowhere near what it was in April," said Phil Doster, spokesman for Birmingham-Jefferson County Animal Control. "We have about eight pets from the storm right now, and we know who almost every one of them belongs to."

    Doster said he wouldn't be surprised if a lot of displaced animals show up this week. He said animals often will go into hiding, then start coming out when they get really hungry.

    He said animal control representatives have been delivering food and bowls to the areas affected by the storm, and he encouraged anyone who is missing a pet to contact the shelter.

    "If we pick up an animal in the storm areas, we will hold it indefinitely," Doster said.

    Deerfoot Animal Clinic is accepting donations of blankets, food, crates -- "anything a pet would need," said Jackie Oser.

    Mission PAWSible, a project of the Animal League of Birmingham, also is accepting donations of pet necessities. Hollywood Feed stores in Mountain Brook and Greystone are serving as drop-off points for the donated items.

    The league works with rescues and shelters in the metro Birmingham area to provide money and goods, particularly to smaller groups that often work either with small staffs or through volunteers.

    "We lend a hand whenever we can," said Tina Willard, league president.

    Pelham, the vet at Kelley Animal Hospital, said the clinic is keeping a list of lost and found dogs, but he also urged anyone who finds a displaced pet to check with the Alabama Pet Registry.

    "We check for microchips," Pelham said. "It really is a lot easier to reunite pets with their owners when we can read a microchip."

    He said many dogs -- including his -- have a fear of storms. They tend to run and hide if not contained; even if they are inside, they are likely to run if the house is damaged.

    Dawson kept his family safe

    Dawson -- that reluctant hero dog -- is afraid of storms, which is why he inadvertently helped keep his family safe.

    During storms, Dawson usually can be found next to the bed, whimpering to snuggle with his humans until the danger passes. Last Monday night, however, he was especially persistent, and the Theriots are grateful to the 25-pound mixed breed dog they adopted years ago from the Shelby Humane Society.

    "When Dawson woke us up, we turned on the TV and heard that the tornado was in the Pinson area," Lori Theriot said. "I decided that since the storm was close, we should be prepared."

    She and her husband got out of bed, put on some warm clothes and tennis shoes, then got their daughter up and dressed. They got wallets and cellphones, then headed to the bathroom where they put on their bicycle helmets and crouched in the tub. Lori had even gotten a stroller so she could put their child and Dawson in it if necessary.

    She knew they had done the right thing when she felt her ears pop and saw debris floating around the bathroom.

    "Two beams came through the ceiling," Lori Theriot said. "The storm had torn the roof off the house."

    As she stood outside what was left of the one-story home she and her husband had lived in the past 10 years, she was grateful to Dawson.

    "He was the catalyst," she said. "He gave us the five extra minutes we needed."

    Join the conversation by clicking to comment or email Kennedy at vkennedy@bhamnews.com.

    Source: http://blog.al.com/spotnews/2012/01/dozens_of_pets_remain_boarded.html

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    Pythons pose rising threat in Everglades

    A burgeoning population of huge pythons ? many of them pets that were turned loose by their owners when they got too big ? appears to be wiping out large numbers of raccoons, opossums, bobcats and other mammals in the Everglades, a study says.

    The study, published Monday in the Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, found that sightings of medium-size mammals are down dramatically ? as much as 99 percent, in some cases ? in areas where pythons and other large, non-native constrictor snakes are known to be lurking.

    Scientists fear the pythons could disrupt the food chain and upset the Everglades' environmental balance in ways difficult to predict.

    "The effects of declining mammal populations on the overall Everglades ecosystem, which extends well beyond the national park boundaries, are likely profound," said John Willson, a research scientist at Virginia Tech University and co-author of the study.

    Tens of thousands of Burmese pythons, which are native to Southeast Asia, are believed to be living in the Everglades, where they thrive in the warm, humid climate. While many were apparently released by their owners, others may have escaped from pet shops during Hurricane Andrew in 1992 and have been reproducing ever since.

    Can swallow alligators
    Burmese pythons can grow to be 26 feet long and more than 200 pounds, and they have been known to swallow animals as large as alligators. They and other constrictor snakes kill their prey by coiling around it and suffocating it.

    The National Park Service has counted 1,825 Burmese pythons that have been caught in and around Everglades National Park since 2000. Among the largest so far was a 156-pound, 16.4-foot snake captured earlier this month.

    For the study, researchers drove 39,000 miles along Everglades-area roads from 2003 through 2011, counting wildlife spotted along the way and comparing the results with surveys conducted on the same routes in 1996 and 1997.

    The researchers found staggering declines in animal sightings: a drop of 99.3 percent among raccoons, 98.9 percent for opossums, 94.1 percent for white-tailed deer and 87.5 percent for bobcats. Along roads where python populations are believed to be smaller, declines were lower but still notable.

    Rabbits and foxes, which were commonly spotted in 1996 and 1997, were not seen at all in the later counts. Researchers noted slight increases in coyotes, Florida panthers, rodents and other mammals, but discounted that finding because so few were spotted overall.

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    "The magnitude of these declines underscores the apparent incredible density of pythons in Everglades National Park," said Michael Dorcas, a professor at Davidson College in North Carolina and lead author of the study.

    Prime suspect
    Although scientists cannot definitively say the pythons are killing off the mammals, the snakes are the prime suspect. The increase in pythons coincides with the mammals' decrease, and the decline appears to grow in magnitude with the size of the snakes' population in an area. A single disease appears unlikely to be the cause since several species were affected.

    The report says the effect on the overall ecosystem is hard to predict. Declines among bobcats and foxes, which eat rabbits, could be linked to pythons' feasting on rabbits. On the flip side, declines among raccoons, which eat eggs, may help some turtles, crocodiles and birds.

    Scientists point with concern to what happened in Guam, where the invasive brown tree snake has killed off birds, bats and lizards that pollinated trees and flowers and dispersed seeds. That has led to declines in native trees, fish-eating birds and certain plants.

    In 2010, Florida banned private ownership of Burmese pythons. Earlier this month, U.S. Interior Secretary Ken Salazar announced a federal ban on the import of Burmese pythons and three other snakes.

    Salazar said Monday that the study shows why such restrictions were needed.

    "This study paints a stark picture of the real damage that Burmese pythons are causing to native wildlife and the Florida economy," he said.

    Source: http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/46194981/ns/technology_and_science-science/

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    LeBron James Jumps Over Hapless Defender For Dunk; John Lucas III Trends on Twitter


    Poor John Lucas III.

    LeBron James' drunk over him was so insane in the first quarter of the Miami Heat's win over the Chicago Bulls Sunday that the defender became an instant trend in the Twitter-verse. He may end up on a poster someday, too ... though not in a good way.

    In one of the most ridiculous alley-oops you will ever see - no small feat for the human highlight reel - Dwyane Wade threw a lob to LeBron, who literally JUMPED OVER LUCAS, throwing it down with relative ease no less.

    Watch the gravity (and comprehension) defying clip below:

    Source: http://www.thehollywoodgossip.com/2012/01/lebron-james-jumps-over-dunks-on-hapless-defender-john-lucas-iii/

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    Marshall's monster day leads AFC

    Dolphins receiver catches 6 passes for 176 yards and 4 TDs in 59-41 win

    By JAYMES SONG

    updated 1:00 a.m. ET Jan. 30, 2012

    HONOLULU - While everyone was playing at half-speed and ready to extend their Hawaiian vacation, Brandon Marshall played as if it was his last game.

    The Miami Dolphins wide receiver caught six passes for 176 yards and a Pro Bowl-record four touchdowns, and the AFC used a second-half surge to beat the NFC 59-41 on Sunday.

    "You never know when you're going to be back," Marshall said, "and I wanted to go all out today because it could be my last Pro Bowl."

    Marshall had a touchdown catch in each quarter, including an early 74-yarder and a 3-yarder in the fourth, in a game filled with highlight-reel grabs.

    He was selected the game's MVP, and his name now will join the likes of Walter Payton and Jerry Rice on the MVP banners at Aloha Stadium.

    "You know what? I wanted it," he said. "It's a Pro Bowl. Some guys are playing 100 (percent), some guys are playing 90, some guys aren't playing at all, but it means a lot to be up in the rafters with some of these guys."

    The 59 points by the AFC set a Pro Bowl mark, and the 100 points scored by the teams combined was the second highest, a touchdown shy of the 107 scored in 2004.

    But it was clear from the start it was Marshall's day. He hauled in a deflected, go-ahead 47-yard TD pass from Andy Dalton, while on his back, to give the AFC a 38-35 lead late in the third quarter. It was Marshall's third TD catch of the game, tying Jimmy Smith's Pro Bowl record set in 2004.

    "It was the most unathletic highlight I ever had," he said. "Andy put it up there for me to make a play. I saw the ball, got nervous, fell, saw the ball, kicked it up and it just fell in my hands."

    Marshall, making his third Pro Bowl appearance, then nabbed a 3-yard TD pass from Dalton that gave the AFC a 52-35 lead with 8:25 left and put the game away.

    "People were saying throw to him. I saw the matchup I had and he's a great receiver, so I knew he could make the play," Dalton said.

    Hawaii has been kind to Marshall, who also won MVP honors at Aloha Stadium in his final game at Central Florida in the 2005 Hawaii Bowl, where he caught 11 passes for 210 yards and three touchdowns.

    Marshall noted he had six TDs this season, but four this game.

    "It says a lot when you're playing with these type of quarterbacks," Marshall said. "They just put it in the right place and I just made the play. Hats off to those guys throwing me the ball."

    The game featured 36 first-timers, including rookie quarterbacks Cam Newton of the Carolina Panthers and Dalton of the Cincinnati Bengals, who replaced Super Bowl quarterbacks Eli Manning and Tom Brady. Their selection made this Pro Bowl the first to feature two rookie signal callers.

    Dalton and Newton played the entire second half.

    While Dalton looked composed, Newton played horribly ? struggling to move the ball, stay in the pocket and find his targets, which drew some boos from the sun-splashed, sellout crowd of 48,423.

    "No excuses," Newton said. "When you hang the ball up there, against these kind of players, that's what you get," Newton said. "It's the good and the bad of playing in a Pro Bowl. I learned a lot."

    Newton finished 9 of 27 for 186 yards with two touchdowns and two interceptions. Dalton, meanwhile, was 7 of 9 for 99 yards and two TDs.

    On his first series, Newton overthrew a wide-open Tony Gonzalez over the middle, with the ball sailing into Eric Weddle's hands. The San Diego Chargers safety popped up to his feet and returned it 63 yards to the NFC 23, leading to a 37-yard FG by Sebastian Janikowski, which gave the AFC its first lead of the game at 31-28.

    Newton recovered on the next series, airing out a 55-yard go-ahead touchdown pass to Panthers teammate Steve Smith, making it 34-31. But he was intercepted again on the next series.

    Weddle also intercepted another pass by Newton late in the game. After picking off the deep pass, he pitched it to teammate Derrick Johnson, who rumbled 60 yards for the AFC's final score.

    "None of us want to go out and lose, so we picked it up and went out and made some plays," Weddle said. "Got the 'W,' that's the main thing."

    With the Pro Bowlers unable to get out of third gear ? particularly on the offensive and defensive lines ? and hitting each other as though they were having a pillow fight, the Pro Bowl featured some good, bad and real ugly ? sometimes on the same play. For example, Aaron Rodgers caught a pass from himself. His throw was deflected at the line and he leaped to catch the ball and backpedaled for a 15-yard loss.

    Rodgers was 13 of 17 for 141 yards and two TDs, giving him a quarterback rating of 139.6, higher than his NFL record 122.5 rating during the season. But he was watching late in the game as Newton struggled.

    Rodgers said it's easier to play in the first quarter when the game isn't as intense.

    "It's tough to be the last guy in, when it's the fourth quarter and money becomes an issue," he said. "Guys are playing a little bit harder. They come at you."

    The NFC had three players with 100-yard yard receiving: Gonzalez (seven for 114), Larry Fitzgerald (6 for 111) and Smith (5 for 118).

    The AFC and NFC traded score after score, and turnover after turnover in the first half.

    Rodgers and Fitzgerald connected for a pair of scores on back-to-back plays to put the NFC up 14-0 early in the game.

    After stopping the AFC on fourth down at midfield, Rodgers drove the NFC down the field and threw a 10-yard TD toss to Fitzgerald. Six seconds later, Rodgers aired a 44-yard rainbow in the end zone to Fitzgerald for another score after the NFC got the ball back with a surprise onside kick.

    The reception was Fitzgerald's sixth career TD catch in the Pro Bowl, tying Gonzalez's record. He would break the record with the game's last touchdown, on a 36-yard pass from Newton.

    The AFC came right back and tied it up on two deep TD passes on the right side by Ben Roethlisberger. He threw a 34-yarder to rookie A.J. Green, and then connected with Marshall on a 74-yarder.

    But Drew Brees and the NFC kept the scoring going. Just like in the regular season, Brees and Saints teammate Jimmy Graham hooked up to give the NFC a 21-14 lead in the second quarter. On fourth-and-goal, Brees zipped a pass to Graham for a 6-yard score and would later find Greg Jennings for an 11-yard TD. Brees finished 10 of 14 for 146 yards and two touchdowns.

    Antonio Gates pulled in a 27-yard TD from Chargers teammate Rivers as time expired in the half to tie it at 28.

    Each AFC player earned a record $50,000 for the win, while the NFC players received $25,000.

    ? 2012 The Associated Press. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten or redistributed.


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    Marshall's monster day leads AFC

    ??Brandon Marshall caught six passes for 176 yards and a Pro Bowl-record four touchdowns and the AFC used a second-half surge to beat the NFC 59-41 on Sunday.

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    Megaupload user data could be gone Thursday

    Federal prosecutors say data from users of Megaupload could be deleted as soon as Thursday.

    U.S. prosecutors blocked access to Megaupload and charged seven men, saying the site facilitated millions of illegal downloads of movies, music and other content.

    The company says its millions of users stored their own data, including family photos and personal documents. They haven't been able to see their data since the government raids earlier this month, but there has been hope would be able to get it back.

    Megaupload hires outside companies to store the data, for a fee. But Megaupload attorney Ira Rothken said Sunday that the government has frozen its money.

    A letter filed in the case Friday by the U.S. Attorney's Office for the Eastern District of Virginia said storage companies Carpathia Hosting Inc. and Cogent Communications Group Inc. may begin deleting data Thursday. Spokespersons for the two companies and for the U.S. Attorney's Office did not respond to messages Sunday night.

    The letter said the government copied some data from the servers but did not physically take them. It said that now that it has executed its search warrants, it has no right to access the data. The servers are controlled by Carpathia and Cogent and issues about the future of the data must be resolved with them, prosecutors said.

    Rothken said the company is working with prosecutors to try to keep the data from being erased. He said at least 50 million Megaupload users have data in danger of being erased.

    Rothken said that, besides its customers, the data is important to Megaupload so it can defend itself in the legal case.

    "We're cautiously optimistic at this point that because the United States, as well as Megaupload, should have a common desire to protect consumers, that this type of agreement will get done," he said.

    Megaupload is based in Hong Kong. U.S. authorities said they had authority to act because some of its leased servers are in Virginia.

    AP Business Writer Daniel Wagner contributed to this report.

    Source: http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/46190158/ns/technology_and_science-security/

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    Biological time-keeper linked to diabetes

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    Researchers in Lille and Paris demonstrated that mutations in the melatonin receptor gene (melatonin or the "hormone of darkness" induces sleep) lead to an almost sevenfold increase in the risk of developing diabetes. This research, which was published in Nature Genetics on 29 January 2012, could contributed to the development of new drugs for the treatment or prevention of this metabolic disease.

    Type 2 diabetes is characterised by excess blood glucose and increased resistance to insulin. It is the most common form of the disease and affects 300 million people in the world, including 3 million in France. This figure should double in the next few years, driven by the obesity epidemic and the disappearance of ancestral lifestyles. It is known that genetic factors, combined with a high-fat, high-sugar diet and lack of exercise, can also contribute to the onset of the disease. Furthermore, several studies have shown that sleeping disorders that affect the duration and quality of sleep are also high risk factors. Shift workers, for example, are at greater risk of developing the disease. No previous research has described any mechanism linking the biological clock to diabetes.

    The researchers focused their attention on the receptor of a hormone called melatonin, which is produced by the pineal gland as light fades. Melatonin, also known as the hormone of darkness, can be seen as a biological "time-keeper", synchronising biological rhythms with nightfall. The teams sequenced the MT2 gene, which encodes its receptor, in 7600 diabetics and persons with normal glycaemia. They found 40 rare mutations that modify the protein structure of the melatonin receptor, 14 of which made the receptor in question non-functional. The team went on to demonstrate that the risk of developing diabetes is nearly seven times higher in people affected by such mutations, which make them melatonin-insensitive.

    It is known that the production of insulin, the hormone responsible for controlling blood glucose levels, drops at night to prevent any risk of hypoglycaemia. Insulin production starts up again, however, to avoid excess blood glucose during the day, which is when most people eat.

    This study could lead to new drugs aimed at preventing or treating diabetes. Researchers could, for example, adjust MT2 receptor activity to control the metabolic pathways associated with it . The work also highlights the importance of genome sequencing as a means of personalising treatment for diabetic patients. There are many genetic causes for diabetes and the therapeutic approach needs to be adapted to the metabolic pathways concerned by each patient's particular disorder.

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    Bibliography

    Rare MTNR1B variants impairing melatonin receptor 1B function contribute to type 2 diabetes Amlie Bonnefond, Nathalie Clment, Katherine Fawcett, Loc Yengo, Emmanuel Vaillant, Jean-Luc Guillaume, Aurlie Dechaume, Felicity Payne, Ronan Roussel, Sbastien Czernichow, Serge Hercberg, Samy Hadjadj, Beverley Balkau, Michel Marre, Olivier Lantieri, Claudia Langenberg, Nabila Bouatia-Naji, MAGIC, Guillaume Charpentier, Martine Vaxillaire, Ghislain Rocheleau, Nicholas J.Wareham, Robert Sladek, Mark I. McCarthy, Christian Dina, Ins Barroso, Ralf Jockers & Philippe Froguel

    Nature Genetics, 29 January 2012

    Research contacts

    Philippe Froguel, froguel@good.ibl.fr

    Ralf Jockers, ralf.jockers@inserm.fr



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    [ Back to EurekAlert! ] Public release date: 30-Jan-2012
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    Contact: Inserm Presse
    presse@inserm.fr
    INSERM (Institut national de la sant et de la recherche mdicale)

    Researchers in Lille and Paris demonstrated that mutations in the melatonin receptor gene (melatonin or the "hormone of darkness" induces sleep) lead to an almost sevenfold increase in the risk of developing diabetes. This research, which was published in Nature Genetics on 29 January 2012, could contributed to the development of new drugs for the treatment or prevention of this metabolic disease.

    Type 2 diabetes is characterised by excess blood glucose and increased resistance to insulin. It is the most common form of the disease and affects 300 million people in the world, including 3 million in France. This figure should double in the next few years, driven by the obesity epidemic and the disappearance of ancestral lifestyles. It is known that genetic factors, combined with a high-fat, high-sugar diet and lack of exercise, can also contribute to the onset of the disease. Furthermore, several studies have shown that sleeping disorders that affect the duration and quality of sleep are also high risk factors. Shift workers, for example, are at greater risk of developing the disease. No previous research has described any mechanism linking the biological clock to diabetes.

    The researchers focused their attention on the receptor of a hormone called melatonin, which is produced by the pineal gland as light fades. Melatonin, also known as the hormone of darkness, can be seen as a biological "time-keeper", synchronising biological rhythms with nightfall. The teams sequenced the MT2 gene, which encodes its receptor, in 7600 diabetics and persons with normal glycaemia. They found 40 rare mutations that modify the protein structure of the melatonin receptor, 14 of which made the receptor in question non-functional. The team went on to demonstrate that the risk of developing diabetes is nearly seven times higher in people affected by such mutations, which make them melatonin-insensitive.

    It is known that the production of insulin, the hormone responsible for controlling blood glucose levels, drops at night to prevent any risk of hypoglycaemia. Insulin production starts up again, however, to avoid excess blood glucose during the day, which is when most people eat.

    This study could lead to new drugs aimed at preventing or treating diabetes. Researchers could, for example, adjust MT2 receptor activity to control the metabolic pathways associated with it . The work also highlights the importance of genome sequencing as a means of personalising treatment for diabetic patients. There are many genetic causes for diabetes and the therapeutic approach needs to be adapted to the metabolic pathways concerned by each patient's particular disorder.

    ###

    Bibliography

    Rare MTNR1B variants impairing melatonin receptor 1B function contribute to type 2 diabetes Amlie Bonnefond, Nathalie Clment, Katherine Fawcett, Loc Yengo, Emmanuel Vaillant, Jean-Luc Guillaume, Aurlie Dechaume, Felicity Payne, Ronan Roussel, Sbastien Czernichow, Serge Hercberg, Samy Hadjadj, Beverley Balkau, Michel Marre, Olivier Lantieri, Claudia Langenberg, Nabila Bouatia-Naji, MAGIC, Guillaume Charpentier, Martine Vaxillaire, Ghislain Rocheleau, Nicholas J.Wareham, Robert Sladek, Mark I. McCarthy, Christian Dina, Ins Barroso, Ralf Jockers & Philippe Froguel

    Nature Genetics, 29 January 2012

    Research contacts

    Philippe Froguel, froguel@good.ibl.fr

    Ralf Jockers, ralf.jockers@inserm.fr



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    Source: http://www.eurekalert.org/pub_releases/2012-01/ind-btl013012.php

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