AP says Twitter hacked after false report of White House explosions

(changes dateline, updates with Roura quotes) MUNICH, April 22 (Reuters) - Barcelona forward Lionel Messi, who has been struggling with a hamstring strain, is likely to face Bayern Munich in Tuesday's Champions League tie but his participation will be decided after a final training session, the Catalans said on Monday. "I wouldn't like to venture a definitive answer, but in these last few days, the injury has evolved well and we have a good sensation," interim coach Jordi Roura told a news conference. "But we will wait and see what happens in training. ...

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iTunes Store update lets you buy media today, download it tomorrow

While we like the convenience of shopping the iTunes Store from any device, that doesn't mean we want the download wherever we happen to be -- just ask anyone trying to buy the Beatles Box Set using a flaky coffee shop hotspot. As of a quiet update noticed by Macworld, customers won't have to risk a long wait for some of their impulse purchases. Buy from iTunes on any device and you now have the option to defer very large downloads, whether they're music box sets, movies or TV shows. Shoppers have to live in an area where iTunes in the Cloud is up and running for downloads elsewhere, but that's about the only major catch. Swing by the source link for Apple's explanation of how its delayed gratification works for each format.

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Growing Up Geek: Steve Dent

Welcome to Growing Up Geek, a feature where we take a look back at our youth, and tell stories of growing up to be the nerds that we are. This week, we have our very own Steve Dent!

If you make a bad career choice when you're young, don't worry -- I'm living proof that everything can still work out. Maybe I should've known I wouldn't be a great civil engineer when I pursued it after high school. My predilection for daydreaming wasn't suited to such a rigorous field, and resulted in early childhood trauma like the infamous "spacing out in class during a fire drill" episode -- which was not great considering that the school I went to at the time actually did burn down a year or two later (luckily while empty). In fact, as a child living in Vanderhoof, BC, Canada, I was happiest with a book, or Spider-Man comic, and being plopped in front of the TV, and it was a good thing that video games still hadn't arrived. When Pong ushered in that era, I became dangerously obsessed, even though we had a bum Atari machine that only worked for a few minutes before the ball would weirdly pass through the paddle.

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Cutting back on sleep harms blood vessel function and breathing control

Apr. 22, 2013 ? With work and entertainment operating around the clock in our modern society, sleep is often a casualty. A bevy of research has shown a link between sleep deprivation and cardiovascular disease, metabolic disorders, and obesity. However, it's been unclear why sleep loss might lead to these effects. Several studies have tested the effects of total sleep deprivation, but this model isn't a good fit for the way most people lose sleep, with a few hours here and there. In a new study by Keith Pugh, Shahrad Taheri, and George Balanos, all of the University of Birmingham in the United Kingdom, researchers test the effects of partial sleep deprivation on blood vessels and breathing control. They find that reducing sleep length over two consecutive nights leads to less healthy vascular function and impaired breathing control.

The team will discuss the abstract of their study entitled, "The Effects of Sleep Restriction on the Respiratory and Vascular Control," at the Experimental Biology 2013 meeting, being held April 20-24, 2013 at the Boston Convention and Exhibition Center, Boston, Mass. The poster presentation is sponsored by the American Physiological Society (APS), a co-sponsor of the event. As the findings are being presented at a scientific conference, they should be considered preliminary, as they have not undergone the peer review process that is conducted prior to the data being published in a scientific journal.

Cutting Sleep in Half The researchers have worked with eight healthy adult volunteers between the ages of 20 to 35 to date. For the first two nights of the study, the researchers had these volunteers sleep a normal night of eight hours. Then, rather than restrict their sleep completely, the researchers instead had them sleep only four hours during each of three consecutive nights.

Each of these volunteers underwent tests to see how well their blood vessels accommodate an increase in blood flow, a test of healthy blood vessel, or vascular, function. Following the first two nights of restricted sleep, the researchers found a significant reduction in vascular function compared to following the nights of normal sleep. However, after the third night of sleep restriction, vascular function returned to baseline, possibly an adaptive response to acute sleep loss, study leader Pugh explains.

In other tests, the researchers exposed subjects to moderately high levels of carbon dioxide, which normally increases the depth and rate of breathing. However, breathing control was substantially reduced after the volunteers lost sleep.

The researchers later had these volunteers sleep 10 hours a night for five nights. After completing the same tests, results showed that vascular function and breathing control had improved.

A Mechanism for Cardiovascular Harm Pugh notes that the results could suggest a mechanism behind the connection between sleep loss and cardiovascular disease. "If acute sleep loss occurs repetitively over a long period of time, then vascular health could be compromised further and eventually mediate the development of cardiovascular disease," he explains.

Similarly, the loss of breathing control that the researchers observed could play a role in the development of sleep apnea, which has also been linked with cardiovascular disease. Pugh adds that some populations who tend to report sleeping shorter periods, such as the elderly, could be at an even higher risk of these adverse health effects.

He and his colleagues plan to continue studying these effects in more subjects to strengthen their results. Eventually, Pugh says, they hope to discover a mechanism to explain why restricting sleep harms vascular function and breathing control.

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When it comes to discrimination lawsuits, the clock starts ticking with ...

A federal trial court has reiterated that the important date for filing deadlines is not when an employee learns he was discriminated against, but when he was fired. Employees have to file their EEOC complaint within 300 days of discharge or they lose the right to sue.

Recent case: Tyrone, who is black, worked as a JetBlue pilot. While off-duty at an airport, a woman approached him and they exchanged phone numbers. They spoke by phone several times until someone who identified himself as the ?woman?s boyfriend intercepted a call and told Tyrone to stop calling or he would get him fired. Tyrone never called again.

The boyfriend apparently complained to JetBlue, which fired Tyrone. More than 300 days later, he filed an EEOC complaint alleging the reason he was terminated was that he is black and the woman white. He claimed that only recently had he learned that while discussing appropriate punishment, managers and supervisors used racial slurs and may have treated other, nonblack pilots differently.

The court tossed out the case, explaining that the initial discharge date triggered the 300-day deadline, even if Tyrone didn?t suspect race played a role until later. (Berry v. JetBlue, No. 11-CV-1888, ED NY, 2012)

Final note: JetBlue eventually rehired Tyrone, but he missed out on pension benefits he thought he deserved, and which had been paid to ?others who had been reinstated ?following discharge. He lost that claim, too.

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Bruins end slide with 3-0 win over Panthers

First responders, members of law enforcement and Boston Marathon officials hold Boston Bruins jerseys as they gather with members of the team, back, on the ice following an NHL hockey game against the Florida Panthers at the TD Garden in Boston, Sunday, April 21, 2013. In a change requested by fans, Bruins players presented their jerseys to some of those who offered help in the minutes and days following the marathon bombings on Monday. The Bruins defeated the Panthers 3-0. (AP Photo/Steven Senne)

First responders, members of law enforcement and Boston Marathon officials hold Boston Bruins jerseys as they gather with members of the team, back, on the ice following an NHL hockey game against the Florida Panthers at the TD Garden in Boston, Sunday, April 21, 2013. In a change requested by fans, Bruins players presented their jerseys to some of those who offered help in the minutes and days following the marathon bombings on Monday. The Bruins defeated the Panthers 3-0. (AP Photo/Steven Senne)

First responders, members of law enforcement and Boston Marathon officials hold Boston Bruins jerseys as they gather with members of the team, back, on the ice following an NHL hockey game against the Florida Panthers at the TD Garden in Boston, Sunday, April 21, 2013. In a change requested by fans, Bruins players presented their jerseys to some of those who offered help in the minutes and days following the marathon bombings on Monday. The Bruins defeated the Panthers 3-0. (AP Photo/Steven Senne)

Singer Rene Rancourt, right, gestures toward a Watertown Police Honor Guard, left, on the ice before a NHL hockey game between the Boston Bruins and the Florida Panthers at the TD Garden in Boston, Sunday, April 21, 2013. The second suspect in the Monday, April 15, 2013, bombings that took place near the finish line of the Boston Marathon was captured in Watertown, Mass., Friday, April 19, 2013. (AP Photo/Steven Senne)

Florida Panthers right wing Jack Skille (12), left, grapples with Boston Bruins defenseman Johnny Boychuk (55), right, in the first period of an NHL hockey game at the TD Garden, in Boston, Sunday, April 21, 2013. (AP Photo/Steven Senne)

Boston Bruins left wing Milan Lucic, top, and Florida Panthers defenseman Dmitry Kulikov keep their eyes on the puck as they slam into the boards in the first period of an NHL hockey game at the TD Garden, in Boston Sunday, April 21, 2013. (AP Photo/Steven Senne)

BOSTON (AP) ? The Boston Bruins saluted rather than celebrated.

Ending a four-game winless streak and reaching a tie for first place in the Northeast Division with a 3-0 victory against the Florida Panthers on Sunday was secondary to the Bruins, considering all that's happened in Boston recently.

Each member of the team remained on the ice for a postgame ceremony to hand over their jerseys to a group of people who jumped in to assist the victims of the Boston Marathon bombing or members of law enforcement who participated in the manhunt that led to the capture of one of the suspects Friday night.

Thousands of fans remained for the ceremony, cheering as 26 jerseys were handed out to the heroes of a tragic week that could have been so much worse.

"There was still some electricity in the air when you look at the end of the game," Boston coach Claude Julien said. "Too much has happened in this past week to suddenly turn the corner and say we've forgotten. We haven't and we never will."

The "Shirt Off Our Backs" ceremony is actually an annual promotion for fans. But the Bruins said season-ticket holders asked instead for first responders to be the recipients.

"It's pretty overwhelming to see all the fans and all the players taking the time to say thanks," said Massachusetts State Police Trooper Mark Spencer, who was holding on to the sweaty jersey Jaromir Jagr had just handed him. "We couldn't even walk through upstairs during the venue without people stopping us and thanking us."

Spencer piloted the helicopter equipped with a thermal imaging device that confirmed the 19-year-old bombing suspect was hiding in a parked boat in neighboring Watertown.

Trooper Eric Fairchild, who was handling communications on the helicopter crew, received Rich Peverley's jersey. Both, dressed in their black flight suits and hats, modestly credited others with having more important roles in the rescue and apprehension.

"We were a small cog in a big wheel with a lot of people working together and it came to a successful resolution," Fairchild said. "The citizens of Massachusetts are amazing and we feel very honored today. Boston fans, Massachusetts residents and United States citizens at this time have been amazing."

Jagr, whose goal 3:03 into the game gave the Bruins a 1-0 lead, said the players were grateful for the chance to meet and thank the honorees personally.

"It's part of our job to somehow help people ? somehow make them happy," Jagr said. "It's a small help, but at least it's a help we can do. Hopefully they appreciate it and they are happy."

The Bruins were playing the second of back-to-back afternoon games after hosting the Penguins in a 3-2 loss Saturday. The Pittsburgh game was originally scheduled for Friday night, but postponed because of the lockdown and manhunt for one of the suspected bombers.

Tuukka Rask stopped 28 shots for his fourth shutout of the season and the Bruins pulled into a tie with idle Montreal for first place in Northeast Division with 59 points. The Bruins have four games to play, one more than the Canadiens as the longtime rivals try to lock up the division in the final week of the regular season.

The visiting Panthers honored local law enforcement by wearing Boston Police hats during their pregame skate. Bruins fans once again took over the singing of the national anthem, a practice that started last week in the first game since the deadly explosions at the marathon finish line.

Rookie Dougie Hamilton added his fifth goal of the season on a slap shot from the blue line in the second period, giving the Bruins goals from their oldest and youngest player. Jagr, who has eight points in nine games for Boston, is 41; Hamilton is 19.

Brad Marchand picked up his team-high 18th goal when he backhanded the puck into an empty net with 1:22 remaining.

Florida has lost six in a row and seven of eight, although the Panthers did improve slightly on defense in this latest loss. The Panthers had been outscored 17-5 during the first three games of a four-game road trip, which ended Sunday.

"There was enough try to give us an opportunity to be very competitive in this game," Florida coach Kevin Dineen said. "At the end of it, you have to find a way with what we have to try to create some kind of offense."

Jacob Markstrom stopped 36 shots for Florida, one day after allowing six straight goals in a 6-2 loss at New Jersey.

NOTES: Bruins D Adam McQuaid (lower body) and F Nathan Horton (upper body) were out of the lineup. ... Boston C Carl Soderberg, who made his NHL debut on Saturday, assisted on Jagr's goal for his first NHL point. ... The Panthers' last won on April 7, beating Ottawa 2-1. ... Florida has not scored more than three goals in any game this month.

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19 Mind-Blowing Facts (PHOTOS)

Relax man. Take it easy. Free your mind. And check out these 19 mind-blowing facts that are guaranteed to get you out of your head and help you get into April's favorite unofficial holiday.

• Mmmm, Space

  According to astronauts, space smells like seared steak, hot metal and welding fumes.

• The Wonders Of The Human Body

  25,000,000 of your cells died while you read this sentence. It?s okay though, your body made more than 300 billion new ones today.

• Hop To It

  A kangaroo can't jump unless its tail is touching the ground.

• Wake Up

  A snail can sleep for 3 years.

• Unsure Universe

  All the stars, galaxies, and black holes in the universe only comprise about 5% of the mass of the universe. As crazy as it sounds, the other 95% is unaccounted for. Scientists decided to label this mystery material ?dark matter? and to this day they are still not sure where or what it is.

• We Contain Multitudes

  There are 60,000 miles of blood vessels in the human body. That's enought to wrap around the world 2 1/2 times.

• Hubba-Hubba

  A pig's orgasm lasts for 30 minutes.

• We Are Machines

  Your body has enough iron in it to make a nail 3 inches long.

• Chocoholics

  Every second, Americans collectively eat one hundred pounds of chocolate.

• There's A Name For This

  Obsessive nose picking is referred to as rhinotillexomania.

• Come On, Squirrels

  Squirrels forget where about 50% of the nuts they?ve hidden are.

• An Unholy Crime

  The Bible is the number one most-shoplifted book of all time.

• Calm Down, Stomach

  Without its lining of mucus your stomach would digest itself.

• The Truth Is Out There

  Current estimates suggest that there are up to 400 billion stars in the Milky Way galaxy and up to 50 billion planets. Ife even 1% of those are in their systems Goldilocks zone, then there are 500 million planets in our galaxy alone capable of supporting life.

• We Have The Power

  When awake, the human brain produces enough electricity to power a small lightbulb.

• Fresh Start

  Some animals have the ability to freeze solid during winter, thaw in the spring and remain perfectly healthy.

• Survivors

  You could remove a large part of your internal organs and survive. The human body may appear fragile but it?s possible to survive even with the removal of the stomach, the spleen, 75 percent of the liver, 80 percent of the intestines, one kidney, one lung, and virtually every organ from the pelvic and groin area.

• Unbelievable

  There are at least 10 billion trillion stars in the universe.

• Taking Care Of Each Other

  During pregnancy if the mother suffers organ damage, the baby in the womb sends stem cells to repair the damaged organ.

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