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Liberty Media (LMCA) is stepping up its efforts to gain control of satellite radio broadcaster Sirius XM Radio (SIRI), according to regulatory papers filed Thursday.

In filings with the Securities and Exchange Commission, the two companies continued a cat and mouse game as Liberty Media has fought recently for control of Sirius.

In May, the Federal Communications Commission rejected a bid by Liberty Media to take control of Sirius. Liberty Media, Sirius' largest shareholder, now wants the FCC to reconsider that decision and has taken action to support their position that they should control the smaller company.

Liberty Media said in its filing that it intends to convert half of the preferred stock it owns in Sirius into common shares, which would give Liberty a total of 32% of the common stock. Liberty Media also said it will move as soon as practicable to take control of the satellite-radio broadcaster's board.

Sirius countered with its own filing Thursday afternoon, stating that it had been engaged in discussions with Liberty Media to explore possible transactions with respect to its ownership interest in Sirius.

But Sirius stressed that no agreement has been reached with respect to a specific transaction that would be mutually beneficial to both our common and preferred stockholders.

In addition, Sirius stated: There is no assurance that these discussions will result in any specific action or transaction. We do not expect to disclose developments with respect to these discussions.

Liberty Medias shares rose $1.28, or 1.53%, to $84.98. Sirius shares rose 1 cent, or 0.53% to $1.90.

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LOS ANGELES (CBS) Its one of the most popular and fastest growing social networking sites online but some women are using Pinterest to feed their eating disorders.

Pinterest, a self-described online pinboard, is popular with women, who pin pictures of their favorite fashion and food items, wedding ideas and lifestyle concepts. The site is the third most popular social networking site, following Facebook and Twitter, according to Forbes magazine.

Nadine Bivens, who teaches Zumba at Body Rush in Studio City, said Pinterest helps her stay on track with fitness.

Its nice to have an image that youre shooting for, said Bivens, who pins photos of celebrities like Mel B to motivate her. Every little thing looks fit, tight, defined, and I just think thats an image of a great body!

But theres also a dark side to the site.

If you take it further, and search for anorexic, thinspiration, or thinspo on Pinterest, disturbing images come up of emaciated bodies and pro-anorexic slogans.

When I could see my bones and stuff, I was like, OK, I am thin! I have gotten there, said Sara, a Westwood resident.

Sara is recovering from anorexia and didnt want to show her face on camera, but said, in her darkest days, negative images like those found on Pinterest fueled her disorder.

Now that I have gone through all of this, I look at those pictures and I cant believe, like I watched Black Swan, and cant believe I wanted to look like that, Sara said.

Dr. Stacey Wadlington is a licensed clinical psychologist in Beverly Hills and said Pinterest needs to do more to monitor these images.

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NATIONAL HARBOR, Md. (USA TODAY) There were no "guetapens" here for 14-year-old Snigdha Nandipati of San Diego, who won the 85th Scripps National Spelling Bee on Thursday night when she correctly spelled the word, which means a trap or ambush.

Confetti shot into the air in front of Snigdha, who said she knew all her words when she got up in front of the microphone.

What will she do with her $30,000 cash prize?

"I don't know, maybe save it for college," Snigdha said.

Snigdha's grandparents traveled from India to watch her spell. Her family proudly stood up on stage as she was handed her trophy.

Snigdha said she studies 10-12 hours on weekends and six hours on weekdays. She wants to become a psychiatrist or a neurosurgeon.

First runner-up, Stuti Mishra, 14, of West Melbourne, Fla., misspelled "schwarmerei" which means excessive enthusiasm.

Nine finalists battled Thursday night after surviving a four-hour semifinal round that eliminated 41 hopefuls.

Two-year National Spelling Bee repeater Lena Greenberg, easily the most energetic of the spellers, screamed that she felt "amazing" as she wiggled, almost knocking over a decorative honeycomb.

Lena's last word seemed to stump her, but she jumped and squealed with joy when the judge announced that she had spelled "cholecystitis" perfectly.

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Snigdha Nandipati, 14, wins National Spelling Bee

The winner will take home $30,000 and a scholarship.

The most experienced speller remaining in the National Spelling Bee breezed through most of two semifinal rounds with his usual confidence. But with one word separating him from his first time in the finals, he was flustered.

"Kanaima."

Nicholas Rushlow went through the usual checklist, asking the definition an evil spirit, believed to be an avenger. Next he asked for the country of origin, which was British Guyana. Pronouncer Jacques Bailly used it in two sentences.

"Is there anything else I didn't ask?" Rushlow said.

After getting the word right, he mouthed a word that was easy to spell "Whoa!" then bounded back to his seat and high-fived his few remaining competitors.

Out of 278 participants who gathered at a convention center outside Washington, nine made it to the finals Thursday evening. They nailed words derived from Greek, Latin, French, German, Hawaiian and Afrikaans. They got proper names and obscure medical terms.

Snigdha Nandipati was first up in the finals. The 14-year-old avid reader from San Diego correctly spelled "psammon," which means an ecological community.

Hours earlier, Lena Greenberg, an excitable home-schooled 14-year-old from Philadelphia, became the last to make the finals when she spelled "cholecystitis" an inflammation of the gallbladder. She said she didn't know the word but was able to piece it together. After spelling it right, she ran back to her chair, handed out high fives and buried her face in her hands.

"It means so much," Greenberg said. "I can't believe I got here! It doesn't make sense. There were a lot of the words in the semifinals I didn't know."

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What's that word? National Spelling Bee ready for finals

You lot have been curious cats again this week and, as ever, Tube Talk has taken on the challenge of answering the TV queries keeping you up at night.

This time around we've got teasers about the new seasons of Vampire Diaries and Dexter, as well as updates on homegrown comedies Fresh Meat and Chickens (aka, that show with two of The Inbetweeners).

When does filming begin on Fresh Meat series two?

Alright, we'll be honest, we're recycling a question from last week, but that's because we've finally got some concrete news for you on this front - filming on new episodes of this hilarious E4 uni comedy has started! Shooting began on location this week, with all of your favourites back for more...

But Fresh Meat star Gemma Chan (Ruth) was tight-lipped on series two when we cornered her for some scoop. "I'm probably not allowed to say [if I'm coming back]," the actress teased. "I'm sworn to secrecy - they like to keep everything under wraps!"

Chan was keen however to thank the show's fans for the rapturous reception to the first series. "I don't think anyone expected it to be such a great reaction, so I think everyone's very pleased," she said.

That Vampire Diaries finale was incredible! What's going to happen next?

Whoa, whoa, hold your horses. We can understand your curiosity - the Vampire Diaries season three closer was indeed a little bit epic, but it has only just aired. We doubt even the people behind the show know all of what's going on in season four yet.

What has been promised is that Klaus, who took on Tyler's (Michael Trevino) form in the finale, will return in body at some point in season four, which is good news for Joseph Morgan fans. Although he may be dead, we also wouldn't rule out a return for Alaric (Matt Davis). Diaries exec Julie Plec has said that she wants the character to still be part of the show despite Davis's new project Cult being picked up by The CW.

We'd also suggest that viewers who are undecided about Elena's transformation into a vampire stop worrying - Nina Dobrev seems very excited about the twist and we predict she'll throw herself into it with the utmost enthusiasm. Speaking of predictions, here's some more of our hopes and dreams for Vampire Diaries season four...

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