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MANCHESTER, ENGLAND - JUNE 29: Four year old Angel Yousafzi cools off in the fountains of Piccadilly Gardens on June 29, 2009 in Manchester, England. Forecasters have predicted a heatwave across England and Wales with temperatures rising as high as 32C (90F). NHS staff have been put on standby to treat patients suffering from the heat. (Photo by Christopher Furlong/Getty Images)

The "Lotus Riverside project," an apartment block that collapsed at 5:30 a.m. two days ago, lies on the ground in Shanghai, China, on Monday, June 29, 2009. Shanghai's government detained nine people involved in the construction of a collapsed apartment block, as investigators continued their probe into what caused the accident that killed one person. Photographer: Qilai Shen/Bloomberg News

Melanie Oudin of U.S. returns to Agnieszka Radwanska of Poland, during their fourth round women's singles match at Wimbledon, Monday, June 29, 2009. (AP Photo/Alastair Grant)

Two butterflies (aglais urticae) perch on a blossom on the Schauinsland mountain in the Black Forest, southern Germany, Monday, June 29, 2009. (AP Photo/ Winfried Rothermel)

A dog jumps over another in the flooded embankment road of the River Danube in downtown Budapest, Hungary, Monday, June 29, 2009. The River Danube reached its peak in the country's capitol Monday, but several roads remain closed as due to the heavy rains and the unusual wet weather with swollen rivers causing floods throughout Hungary. (AP Photo/Bela Szandelszky)

A Kashmiri boy jumps into Nigeen Lake on a hot summer day in Srinagar, India, Monday, June 29, 2009. (AP Photo/Mukhtar Khan)

This photo taken June 18, 2009 shows Chrysanthemums. Chrysanthemums run the gamut, from plants that are bushy mounds covered with blossoms to those that are stately, upright, and capped by one or just a few humongous blooms. Colors and forms of flowers are equally variable. Generally, you just buy the kinds of ‘mums that you like, plant them, then do nothing more than enjoy their blossoms. (AP Photo/Lee Reich)

A girl carries paddy saplings for transplantation at a field in Goldhunga village, about 20 kilometers (12 miles) from Katmandu, Nepal, Monday, June 29, 2009. Nepali farmers celebrated "ashar pandra" Monday, the auspicious day for planting paddy in Hindu culture. (AP Photo/Binod Joshi)

6/28/09 Twin sisters Shaina 12 Petrucick (lft), and Hannah Petrucick 12 (rt), have some summer time fun speeding over the wake in a giant tube on Lake Wylie in Belmont Sunday afternoon. They are from Concord and were spending the day on their uncle Jason Thompson's boat with their family. ROBERT LAHSER- rlahser@charlotteobserver.com

Mainor Hernandez,4, listens to music at the annual Carnaval Carolina held at the Metrolina Expo Center. JESSICA ROTKIEWICZ - jrotkiewicz@charlotteobserver.com

Kathie Quintanilla (middle) dances with Johusett Fonseca at the annual Carnaval Carolina held at the Metrolina Expo Center. JESSICA ROTKIEWICZ - jrotkiewicz@charlotteobserver.com

People wait in line to cast their votes at a polling station in Buenos Aires, Sunday, June 28, 2009. Allies of Argentina's President Cristina Fernandez and her predecessor and husband Nestor Kirchner have controlled the Congress for six years, but analysts say they could lose two dozen seats in congressional elections, eroding their majorities in both chambers. (AP Photo/Natacha Pisarenko)

A Harley-Davidson rider attends the start of the "Harley Days 2009" parade, in downtown Hamburg, Germany, Sunday, June 28, 2009. Around 60,000 drivers took part in the event over the weekend. (AP Photo/Fabian Bimmer)

Pope Benedict XVI, at second left, arrives with other prelates for a solemn vespers service for St. Peter and St. Paul, in St. Paul Outside the Walls Basilica, in Rome, Sunday, June 28, 2009. The pontiff said recent scientific tests on what are believed to be the remains of the Apostle Paul "seem to conclude" that they do indeed belong to the Roman Catholic saint. At right, a Vatican Swiss guard. (AP Photo/Andrew Medichini)

Brazil's Robinho, center top, celebrates with fellow team members after they defeated the US 3-2 in their Confederations Cup final soccer match at Ellis Park Stadium in Johannesburg, South Africa, Sunday, June 28, 2009. (AP Photo/Paul Thomas)

Youths sit on a flooded bench beside the River Danube in front of the historical Chain Bridge of downtown Budapest, Hungary, Sunday, June 28, 2009. Due to heavy rains and the unusual wet weather, swollen rivers burst their banks and caused floods throughout Hungary. (AP Photo/Bela Szandelszky)

Iranian supporters of presidential candidate Mir Hossein Mousavi, resident in Turkey, stage a protest to condemn the presidential election results and violence in Iran, in Istanbul, Turkey, Sunday, June 28, 2009. Riot police clashed with thousands of protesters near a mosque in north Tehran on Sunday, using tear gas and truncheons to break up Iran's first post-election demonstration in five days, witnesses said. Witnesses told The Associated Press that some protesters fought back, chanting: "Where is my vote?"(AP Photo)

A young Afghani girl studies a U.S. Marine of the 2nd MEB, 2nd Battalion, 3rd Marines as they visit people in the village of Khwaja Jamal in Afghanistan's Helmand province Sunday June 28, 2009. (AP Photo/ David Guttenfelder)

A model displays a creation by French designer Alber Elbaz for French fashion house Lanvin, during the presentation of his men's spring-summer 2010 collection, Sunday June 28, 2009 in Paris. (AP Photo/Jacques Brinon)

Disabled Nepalese children wait for the rain to stop so that the events start, during the annual national disabled students sports meet in Katmandu, Nepal, Sunday, June 28, 2009. (AP Photo/Gemunu Amarasinghe)

Army soldiers break into the presidential residency in Tegucigalpa, Sunday, June 28, 2009. More than a dozen soldiers arrested President Manuel Zelaya and disarmed his security guards after surrounding his residence before dawn Sunday, his private secretary said. Protesters called it a coup and flocked to the presidential palace as local news media reported that Zelaya was sent into exile.(AP Photo/Esteban Felix)

HENLEY-ON-THAMES, ENGLAND - JUNE 28: Swimmers take part in the annual Black Sheep Henley Swim on June 28, 2009 in Henley-on-Thames, England. The Black Sheep Henley Swim started 7 years ago when a couple of ex-rowers (but also swimmers) decided that it would be nice to swim up the Henley Royal Regatta course (2.2km) during the Sunday before the regatta starts. Since then the event has grown in size, and a feature is the early start, with a walk to the head of the course in darkness at 4.00am with a start time as the sun rises at 4.30am. (Photo by Tom Shaw/Getty Images)

Brothers. Jeremy(l) and Brandon(r) play with two-year old Cubby. Brandon Hawkins, 11, and brother Jeremy, 8, both have Batten disease, a degenerative neurological disorder that is taking their sight. To read more about Brandon and Jeremy or get in touch with their parents: www.ourboysjourney.com. To learn more about Batten disease: www.bdsra.org or www.ninds.nih.gov/disorders/batten/batten.htm T.ORTEGA GAINES-ogaines@charlotteobserver.com

Brandon hugs the family dog , two-year old Cubby. Brandon Hawkins, 11, and his brother Jeremy, 8, both have Batten disease, a degenerative neurological disorder that is taking their sight. Since Brandon was a kindergartener at David Cox Elementary, parents Wendy and Chris Hawkins have been fighting CMS over his right to special education. They eventually put him in private school, then moved to Concord. But they kept an ever-thickening folder documenting CMS delays, errors and obstacles. They won a series of rulings against the school district. T.ORTEGA GAINES-ogaines@charlotteobserver.com

A fan writes a condolence note beside Michael Jackson portrait during a rally in memory of him in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia, Sunday, June 28, 2009. (AP Photo/Lai Seng Sin)

Brian Woolridge, a Michael Jackson tribute street performer, dances in an alley on Liberty St., Sunday, June 28, 2009, in Ann Arbor, Mich. Woolridge, who has performed Michael Jackson songs since 1995, said of the recent death of the pop icon, "It's been rough, but he's such an inspiration of mine. I don't plan on ever stopping." (AP Photo/Max Collins, The Michigan Daily)