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Hi everyone! Guess what I want to shout right now?

This was a really lame cartoon, I?m sorry. I wanted to add more panels and reactions and things, but then my internet just died last night when I was composing this post. I think it must have hit the bandwidth?limit. Oopsie. That?s embarrassing. Too many vlogbrothers videos, maybe? That?s another thing I do when procrastinating, and it?s kind of addicting. This is why this post is even later than usual. I?m in the university library right now, using stupid, slow Internet Explorer to write this. Ugh.

I had to get it published before NaNoWriMo starts, because I also have to add that I don?t know how regular updates will be between exams and novel-writing and everything else I complained about above. I?ll try to update on my writing and I have a few cartoons that I can upload, so we?ll just have to see how far I get. Anyway, if you want to laugh at my failure to write, the NaNo widgets have made a reappearance in my sidebar ?> right underneath the follow icons. It?ll update with?my word count, if you?re interested. Now I can just hope my internet makes a reappearance tomorrow.

Speaking of NaNoWriMo, I made myself a word count calendar this year and I?m uploading it to the internet if anyone else wants to use it. Feel free to download it, save it as your wallpaper, print it or share it with your friends! Just don?t remove my watermark, or distribute it as your own.

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Featuring:?a Lord of the Rings?themed NaNoWriMo calendar. (I took the opportunity to compare NaNo to an epic journey, Frodo?s to be specific.)
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Enjoy!

Now, for the random stuff (yes, this post is long, consider it making up for future lack of posting): when I started this cartoon, I? thought of this book cover:

Don?t panic! That?s advice I could do with remembering! That?s The Hitchhiker?s Guide to the Galaxy, for those who can?t tell.

And then? as I took this picture, I though ?How many things are?there sticking out about my head?! Seriously?? So then I made this (I was bored):

Okay, that is probably quite enough. I?m going to look for a novel plot now. Find me on Tumblr for more NaNo related stuff, or check the sidebar widget and good luck to everyone else participating!

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Hurricane Sandy looks as the 'Bride of Frankenstorm' Approaching U.S. East Coast

ScienceDaily (Oct. 26, 2012) ? NASA's TRMM satellite revealed Hurricane Sandy's heavy rainfall and the storm is expected to couple with a powerful cold front and Arctic air to bring that heavy rainfall to the Mid-Atlantic and northeastern U.S. Some forecasters are calling this combination of weather factors "Frankenstorm" because of the close proximity to Halloween. However, because Sandy is a woman's name, the storm could be considered a "bride of Frankenstorm."

NASA satellites have provided forecasters at the National Hurricane Center with rainfall data, infrared, visible and other data on Sandy and will continue to do so. Dr. Marshall Shepherd who works with TRMM data provided an insight into the storm's development.

NASA's TRMM Satellite Sees Sandy Drench Jamaica and Eastern Cuba

The Tropical Rainfall Measuring Mission (TRMM) satellite had a partial view of hurricane Sandy on Oct. 25 at 1425 UTC (10:25 a.m. EDT) after it had passed over Cuba and moved into the Bahamas. An eye was hard to find but TRMM's Microwave Imager (TMI) data showed that a large area of intense rainfall was occurring around Sandy's center of circulation. Hal Pierce of NASA's TRMM Team at NASA's Goddard Space Flight Center in Greenbelt, Md. used a GOES-13 satellite image captured at the same time to fill in the part of the image not viewed by TRMM to create a total picture of the storm.

With its combination of passive microwave and active radar sensors, TRMM is ideally suited to measure rainfall from space. For increased coverage, TRMM can be used to calibrate rainfall estimates from other additional satellites. The TRMM-based, near-real time Multi-satellite Precipitation Analysis (TMPA) made at NASA Goddard can be used to rainfall over a wide portion of the globe. TMPA rainfall totals were tallied for the seven-day period from Oct. 18-25, 2012.The heaviest rainfall occurred over open ocean where totals were as high as 325 millimeters. Rainfall amounts as high as 250 millimeters were measured over eastern Cuba and some extreme southern areas of Hispaniola.

Hurricane Sandy passed over the islands of Jamaica and Cuba causing at least 21 deaths. Extensive flooding and other damage were reported near the capital city of Kingston and other areas of Jamaica.

National Hurricane Center Rainfall Expectations

The heavy rainfall potential is evident in the National Hurricane Center's (NHC) forecast on Oct. 26. The NHC noted that Sandy is expected to produce total rainfall amounts of 6 to 12 inches across Haiti and the Dominican Republic with isolated maximum totals of 20 inches possible. Rainfall totals of 3 to 6 inches are expected over portions of the Bahamas with isolated maximum amounts of 12 inches possible. Rainfall totals of one to three inches are expected across the Florida Keys into southeastern and east-central Florida with isolated maximum amounts of six inches possible. Rainfall totals of 4 to 8 inches are possible over far eastern North Carolina.

Interview with Research Meteorologist Dr. Marshall Shepherd

Dr. Marshall Shepherd, University of Georgia Professor and Research Meteorologist has worked with TRMM satellite data since its launch in 1997. Dr. Shepherd provided his take on the storm event. "Models are coming into consensus on a landfall, if you will, in the DelMarVa area. Comparisons are being made to the Perfect Storm of 1991, but many folks won't remember that. Storm will bring very strong winds (hurricane force) over a strong area. Remember the Derecho of June 29, 2012. Expand that to the entire Delaware/Maryland/Virginia and New York/New Jersey region."

Shepherd said that the event will bring significant rains and inland freshwater flooding , that he said was often the deadliest threat from tropical systems. He also cited concerns about the storm surge and coastal flooding as full moon will mean elevated water levels/tides coupled with the storm-induced surge. Finally, he noted, there is likely to be heavy wet snow into the inland and higher elevations of the effected region. "Pay attention to the cone or area of influence rather than a specific track as the storm will affect an area not a point," he said.

"Advances from NASA satellites, aircraft, and models are essential for ingest into the models, assessing storm locations and intensity, and testing future modeling techniques. It may not be obvious to many, but our warning and prediction capability does have traceability to the NASA program in numerous ways and I have been happy to play some small role as a former NASA scientist and current member of the NASA Precipitation Science Team and Earth Science Subcommittee of the NASA Advisory Council."

Where is Sandy on Friday, Oct. 26?

A Hurricane Warning is in effect for the Northwestern Bahamas Except Andros Island. A Tropical Storm Warning is in effect for the Central Bahamas, Florida East Coast from Ocean Reef to Flagler Beach, Lake Okeechobee and Andros Island in the northwestern Bahamas. A Tropical Storm Watch is in effect for Savannah River to Oregon Inlet North Carolina, Pamlico Sound, the Florida east coast from North of Flagler Beach to Fernandina Beach, the Florida Upper Keys from Ocean Reef to Craig Key, and Florida Bay.

On Friday, Oct. 26, at 8 a.m. EDT, Hurricane Sandy's maximum sustained winds were near 80- mph (130 kph). Sandy is a category one hurricane on the Saffir-Simpson Hurricane wind scale. Some weakening is possible during the next day or so, according to the National Hurricane Center. It was centered near latitude 26.4 north and longitude 76.9 west. Sandy is moving northwest near 10 mph (17 kph) and is expected to turn north and then northeast on Oct. 27, while slowing down.

Storm surge is expected to be big factor as Sandy approaches the Mid-Atlantic coast. Very rough surf and high and dangerous waves are expected to be coupled with the full moon. The National Hurricane Center noted that the combination of a dangerous storm surge and the tide will cause normally dry areas near the coast to be flooded by rising waters. The water could reach the following depths above ground if the peak surge occurs at the time of high tide. Some storm surge forecasts include: 5 to 8 feet in the hurricane warning area in the Bahamas and one to three feet along the Florida coast in the warning areas on Oct. 26.

GOES-13 Satellite Shows Sandy and Powerful Cold Front

NOAA's GOES-13 satellite monitors weather over the eastern U.S. and the Atlantic Ocean. In a visible image taken from NOAA's GOES-13 satellite on Friday, Oct. 26 at 1415 UTC (10:15 a.m. EDT) Hurricane Sandy's huge cloud extent of up to 2,000 miles extended into the Atlantic, while its center was over the Bahamas. At the same time a long line of clouds associated with a powerful cold front approaching the U.S. east coast stretched from the upper Midwest to the Gulf coast. The image was created by the NASA GOES Project at NASA Goddard.

"Bride of Frankenstorm"

Hurricane Sandy is expected to mix with a powerful cold front approaching the east coast, and cold Arctic Air mass, setting up for a powerful storm, a "Bride of Frankenstorm."

The cold front stretching from the upper Midwest to the Gulf coast is moving eastward and is expected to temporarily push Sandy away from the coast. However, the front is expected to break down as it moves toward the coast, allowing Hurricane Sandy to come back toward the coast.

As happens when any storm becomes extra-tropical, Sandy will go from a warm to cold core center and the strongest winds spread out and the storm will expand. According to the National Hurricane Center, hurricane force winds extend outward up to 35 miles (55 km) from the center and tropical storm force winds extend outward up to 275 miles (445 km). The wind field of Sandy is expected to grow in size during the next couple of days. The storm's circulation almost reaches 2,000 miles.

Although landfall is expected in southeastern Delaware early Tuesday morning as a hurricane, the Mid-Atlantic is expected to start feeling the storm's effect starting Sunday, Oct. 28.

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In debate, Romney reiterates Russia is 'geopolitical foe' of US

The GOP presidential candidate's comments about Russia, which he has repeated several times this year, are likely to irk the Kremlin, but are not apt to change US-Russian relations.

By Arthur Bright,?Staff writer / October 23, 2012

Republican presidential candidate, former Massachusetts Gov. Mitt Romney delivers a foreign policy speech at Virginia Military Institute in Lexington, Va., in early October.

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In last night's US presidential debate on foreign policy, Mitt Romney once again stated his belief that Russia was a "geopolitical foe" of the US, echoing similar comments he made in March of this year.?

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When he has accused Russia of being a "geopolitical foe" in the past, Moscow reacted with confusion and irritation, but little expectation of a change in US-Russian relations.

Mr. Romney first called Russia "our No. 1 geopolitical foe" during the Republican primaries in March, soon after an open mic caught President Barack Obama asking Russia's then-President Dmitry Medvedev to dial back their objections to US missile defense plans until after the November elections, when "I'll have more flexibility."

Although ostensibly a political attack against Mr. Obama, Romney's words caused puzzled concern in Moscow, the Monitor's Fred Weir reported.

A poll carried out by the independent, Moscow-based Levada Center earlier this month found that 42 percent of Russians think relations with the US are either "friendly," "good neighborly," or "normal and peaceful," while 47 percent think they are "cool" or "tense," and just 4 percent said they are "hostile."

"I can't see Romney's remarks as anything but an emotional outburst," says Gennady Gudkov, deputy chair of the State Duma's security committee. "That just doesn't correspond to the actual state of relations between our countries at all. Not only is Russia not a country that's hostile to the US, we are actually allies in many geopolitical issues. Russians may sometimes verbally abuse America, but we tend to keep our money over there, both privately and in the form of our national currency reserves, which are held largely in US dollars?. ?In fact, Russia is far more interested in our relations with the US than the Americans are in their ties with Russia." ...

"Regarding ideological clich?s, every time this or that side uses phrases like 'enemy No. 1,' this always alarms me, this smells of Hollywood and certain times [of the past]," Medvedev said. "I would recommend all US presidential candidates ... do two things. First, when phrasing their position, one needs to use one's head, one's good reason, which would not do harm to a presidential candidate."

When Romney repeated his criticism of Russia during his acceptance speech at the Republican National Convention in August ? he said that "Under my administration, our friends will see more loyalty, and [Vladimir Putin, who was sworn in as Russia's president in May,] will see a little less flexibility and more backbone" ? it again spurred a negative response from Moscow, Weir reported.

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Once Obama country, Colorado now razor-close

FILE - In this Oct. 3, 2012, file photo, Republican presidential candidate former Massachusetts Gov. Mitt Romney and President Barack Obama talk after the first presidential debate at the University of Denver in Denver. In 2008, Obama used Colorado as a stage both for his nominating convention and to show how his new brand of politics could unite young voters, women and minorities to create a winning coalition even in places that normally back Republican presidential candidates. Now Colorado has become an example of how hard it has been for Obama to maintain that coalition against the headwinds of a sour economy and his disastrous debate performance in Denver. (AP Photo/Charlie Neibergall, File)

FILE - In this Oct. 3, 2012, file photo, Republican presidential candidate former Massachusetts Gov. Mitt Romney and President Barack Obama talk after the first presidential debate at the University of Denver in Denver. In 2008, Obama used Colorado as a stage both for his nominating convention and to show how his new brand of politics could unite young voters, women and minorities to create a winning coalition even in places that normally back Republican presidential candidates. Now Colorado has become an example of how hard it has been for Obama to maintain that coalition against the headwinds of a sour economy and his disastrous debate performance in Denver. (AP Photo/Charlie Neibergall, File)

MORRISON, Colo. (AP) ? Four years ago, Barack Obama used this state as both a stage for his nominating convention and a place to show how his new brand of politics could unite young voters, women and minorities to create a winning coalition even in places that normally back Republican presidential candidates.

Now Colorado has become an example of how hard it has been for him to maintain that coalition against the headwinds of a sour economy and his own disastrous first debate performance in Denver.

Republicans and Democrats alike agree that Colorado is a toss-up in this election. Like other battleground states, a slight Obama polling edge before October here has been transformed into a deadlock. That's because independent suburban women ? the key demographic in this closely divided state ? are taking a second look at Romney. Some analysts see an enthusiasm gap between Obama's supporters and his rival's. And the president's attacks on Romney's wealth may resonate less here than in blue-collar Midwestern battlegrounds like Ohio.

"He should be doing better and he isn't," said independent pollster Floyd Ciruli, a former chairman of the state Democratic Party. "It's the worst (swing) state of the bunch for him; isn't that amazing? It's the place we thought he could use as a model."

Though the state has only voted for a Democratic presidential candidate once since 1968, Obama won it by 9 percentage points in 2008. The president is now tied in most public polls here, as well as nationally.

The Romney campaign tried to capitalize on that dynamic Tuesday night with a high-profile appearance of Romney and his running mate, Paul Ryan, joined by musicians Kid Rock and Rodney Atkins at historic Red Rocks Amphitheater.

"We're in the homestretch now and I think the people of Colorado are going to get us all the way there," Romney told an ecstatic crowd of about 10,000.

Obama was due to hold another rally in Denver on Wednesday. His campaign expresses confidence about its chances, saying it always knew 2008 was an anomaly and this contest would look more like the normal election-year photo finishes in a state evenly divided among Republicans, Democrats and independents.

'We have always said this race will be a close election, and we are confident that the president's plan to move our country forward, coupled with the strongest grass-roots organization in history, will lead us to victory on Election Day," Obama campaign spokeswoman Kim Parker said.

To do that, the president needs to win back voters like Robin Abrams, 24, one of the suburban female moderates who voted for Obama in 2008.

"Obama seemed promising ? something new, something fresh," Abrams said Tuesday from a coffee shop in Englewood, a suburb south of Denver.

But this time around, she'd undecided. She's getting out of college in about a year and isn't sure she'll be able to find a job. She likes Obama's stance on social issues, especially women's health and abortion rights. But she's thinking about her pocketbook, too.

"Socially, I think I'm more Democratic. But economically, I'm not sure. And I want to be sure," said Abrams, who added that she turns off her cellphone sometimes because she's so bombarded by political messages.

The two campaigns are fiercely battling for the votes of the roughly 100,000 undecided voters here who are overwhelmingly nonpartisan women who support abortion rights. The Obama campaign has modeled its approach on Michael Bennet's 2010 U.S. Senate race, in which the Democratic political novice defied the Republican Party by hammering his tea party opponent on immigrants' rights and abortion. Bennet won by less than 30,000 votes.

Laura Chapin, a Democratic consultant, argues that approach ultimately will put Obama over the top. "The demographics still favor President Obama," she said. "This is a young, well-educated state with a majority of women and a lot of Latino voters."

But the state's high levels of education and relative affluence mean that some of Obama's class-based attacks on Romney may not resonate as well.

"Have you ever seen jobs shipped overseas to China from here?" Ciruli said. "We've got no labor unions, we've got minimal old-style manufacturing."

And Republicans contend that the Obama campaign's attempt to paint Romney as an extremist melted away after voters watched him in the first debate, which was widely viewed in Colorado. "That narrative came crashing into reality when they saw that guy up on the debate stage in Denver seeming rational and reasonable," said Ryan Call, chairman of the state Republican Party.

Kenneth Bickers, a political scientist at the famously liberal University of Colorado, Boulder, said Obama also is suffering from an enthusiasm gap. He said that despite two Obama campaign visits here, he sees far less enthusiasm than he did four years ago. "If there's an enthusiasm gap on the Boulder campus, where I am, that's the canary in the coal mine," Bickers said, adding that he believes Hispanics, who are 21 percent of the population here, may not turn out at the same clip as they did four years ago.

Democrats scoff at the notion of an enthusiasm gap, while boasting that their field operation is as strong as ever and could be worth a percentage point or two of the vote. In a sign of its strength, Democrats dramatically narrowed Republicans' advantage in voter registration this summer. Republicans say their own ground game is vastly improved since their low point in 2008.

Denver-based GOP operative Katy Atkinson said that in a state as close as Colorado, the ground game may make all the difference.

"The Democrats have spent a lot of money registering new voters, and those can be the toughest to turn out. So they have the tougher job, but they also have a very sophisticated program," Atkinson said. "If anybody can do it, the Obama people can. But that's the whole question in Colorado."

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Roche probed for not reporting side effects

FILE - In this June 6, 2011 file picture, the logo of Swiss drugmaker Roche is photographed in Rotkreuz, Switzerland. The European Medicines Agency has started an infringement procedure against pharmaceutical giant Roche for allegedly failing to properly report side effects in patients in the U.S. (AP Photo/Keystone/Urs Flueeler, File)

FILE - In this June 6, 2011 file picture, the logo of Swiss drugmaker Roche is photographed in Rotkreuz, Switzerland. The European Medicines Agency has started an infringement procedure against pharmaceutical giant Roche for allegedly failing to properly report side effects in patients in the U.S. (AP Photo/Keystone/Urs Flueeler, File)

LONDON (AP) ? Europe's top drug regulator announced Tuesday it is taking action against pharmaceutical giant Roche for allegedly failing to properly report the side effects of 19 drugs being used by U.S. patients.

It is the first time the European Medicines Agency has begun a so-called 'infringement proceeding' against a drug maker. European regulations lay out numerous requirements for pharmaceuticals, including reporting suspected side effects and submitting such cases to officials.

Eight of the drugs involved are used for the treatment of cancer, including breast cancer. They include Avastin, Herceptin, Tarceva, and Xeloda. The flu drug Tamiflu was also included in the list.

British authorities brought the problem to the attention of the European authorities in May after noticing "serious shortcomings" in how Roche AG reported potential side effects.

Regulators said about 80,000 reports by consumers of possible adverse effects to drugs sold in the U.S. had not been properly analyzed. Among those reports were over 15,000 deaths, though it was unclear if those deaths were caused by Roche medicines.

The regulator said there was no evidence that users of Roche's drugs were at risk.

The European Medicines Agency did not state what the side effects were but said it was more concerned that these potential reactions were not properly reported.

"It could have been anything like a rash on your hand to something more serious," including death, said Monika Benstetter, an agency spokeswoman. "There was a failure in the system," she said, noting officials didn't have information on how many of the side effects may have been reported.

If Roche is found to have violated its reporting requirements, it could be fined up to five percent of its sales revenue in the European Union from the preceding year. Shares in the company fell 2 percent on Tuesday.

The European Commission, the executive body for the 27-country EU, asked the European Medicines Agency to begin the infringement process. In a statement, the European Medicines Agency said it will further investigate the allegations against Roche.

The agency sent Roche a detailed letter listing the allegations against them and is now awaiting the company's response. Officials have 18 months to finish their investigation. After that, it will be up to the European Commission to decide whether Roche should be penalized.

Daniel Grotzky, a Roche spokesman, said the company was working with the EMA to provide more information and it did not want to speculate on the outcome of the investigation. Roche said patient safety was "of paramount importance" and that it was possible some of the potential side effects may have been reported to European officials in other ways, such as reports from doctors.

"Both the EMA and other health authorities have consistently said there is no change to the safety profile of our drugs," Grotzky said.

He said Roche recognized that some adverse events had not properly been reported in the past.

"We are taking measures within the company...to make sure this does not happen again," he said.

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NBA Preseason: The 15 Biggest Surprises

It?s never a good idea to overreact to preseason outcomes. Wins and losses don?t matter until October 30, when the NBA?s regular season gets underway. The preseason gives executives a chance to evaluate the fringe players on their roster and decide who to cut while coaches teach their system and build their rotation. That?s the purpose of these exhibition games ? the final score is an afterthought.

The Los Angeles Lakers are perhaps the most talented team in the NBA, but at 0-6 they?re also the only team in the league that?s currently winless in the preseason. Last year, the New Orleans Hornets were undefeated in the preseason, but went on to finish with the worst record in the Western Conference and win the draft lottery. At the end of the day, preseason records don?t tell us much.

However, there is something that can be taken away from preseason games. Team performances may be misleading, but individual performances can be revealing. Players get to show what they?ve worked on over the offseason. Rookies get their first taste of NBA action. Reserves finally get a chance to step onto the court and showcase their skills. By now, every team in the league has played at least five preseason games, which means we have a nice sample size to judge players on.

Here are 15 players who have turned heads during the 2012-13 preseason:

Andre Drummond, Detroit Pistons ? When the Pistons selected Drummond with the ninth overall pick in this year?s draft, they did so because of his unlimited upside. At 19 years old, Drummond was very raw and the rebuilding Pistons were willing to be patient with him as he developed and matured. Throughout the draft process, everyone labeled Drummond as a project and nobody expected him to contribute right away. Apparently, Drummond didn?t get the memo. Through six preseason games, Drummond has been very impressive, averaging 9.8 points, 5.8 rebounds and 1.5 blocks in just 17.5 minutes off of the bench. He?s already recorded a double-double with 19 points and 10 rebounds against the Milwaukee Bucks and he had a four-block performance against the Orlando Magic. Not only has Drummond put up impressive numbers, he has filled the highlight reel with monster blocks and dunks. If Drummond can continue to play at this high level, he may be moving into the starting lineup and forming a twin towers with Greg Monroe sooner than anyone expected.

Corey Brewer, Denver Nuggets ? The Nuggets are just too deep. As if they didn?t already have enough talented swingmen on their roster with Andre Iguodala, Danilo Gallinari and Wilson Chandler, they now have Brewer playing out of his mind as well. Brewer has always been known as a very good perimeter defender who can score when he gets out in transition. However, through four preseason games, the 26-year-old has been scoring at will. Brewer currently leads the Nuggets in scoring with 17.5 points per game, and he has the seventh-highest scoring average among all players in the preseason. He?s shooting 60.5 percent from the field and 53.3 percent from long range. Not to mention, he?s putting up these numbers off of the bench and playing just 21.3 minutes per contest. Brewer has been a pleasant surprise during the preseason, giving Nuggets head coach George Karl yet another weapon to deploy.

Nick Young, Philadelphia 76ers ? When the Sixers signed Young over the offseason, they knew they were getting a talented scorer who could help replace Lou Williams and spread the floor with his range. The 27-year-old has done just that through six preseason games, and then some. He?s averaging 16 points per contest, leading the Sixers in scoring without starting a single game. Even more impressive is the fact that Young has been incredibly efficient, which was rarely the case earlier in his career when he developed a reputation as a chucker. He?s shooting 49.2 percent from the field and 48 percent from beyond the arc. Young has played very well and seems poised for a breakout year.

Jared Sullinger, Boston Celtics ? Three months ago, Sullinger was red-flagged at the draft combine because of a back issue that could potentially shorten his career. Teams were concerned and the 20-year-old slipped on draft night, falling to Boston at No. 21. Sullinger?s back may cause him problems down the road, but it hasn?t slowed him down during the preseason. Through eight games, he has been one of the most productive rookies in the league and showed that he?ll be able to make an impact right away with the Celtics. He has averaged 10.9 points and 7.0 rebounds while shooting 56.1 percent from the field. Celtics head coach Doc Rivers has been extremely impressed with Sullinger, starting the rookie ahead of Brandon Bass in five of Boston?s eight preseason games.

Glen Davis, Orlando Magic ? For years, Davis has wanted to be a starter and have an increased role. Now, with the Magic in rebuilding mode, he?ll get that opportunity. During last year?s playoffs, Davis showed what he can do as a starter, averaging 19 points, 9.2 rebounds and 1.2 blocks against the Indiana Pacers despite playing out of position at center and giving up five inches to Roy Hibbert. Now, he has picked up right where he left off, averaging 19.3 points, 7.5 rebounds and 1.2 steals through four preseason games. He has the league?s third-highest scoring average among all players who have appeared in multiple preseason games, trailing only Carmelo Anthony (21.3 PPG) and Kobe Bryant (20.3 PPG). Davis has solidified himself as a starter in Orlando and he may end up being the number one option in the Magic?s offense. The 26-year-old has been extremely productive and, with his minutes and touches significantly increasing, he?ll have every opportunity to succeed this season.

Andray Blatche, Brooklyn Nets ? Three months ago, the Washington Wizards paid Blatche to go away. They used the amnesty clause on the power forward, who was considered a cancer in the locker room. Throughout the course of his six-year career, Blatche butted heads with coaches, fought with teammates and had a number of embarrassing off-court incidents. He also developed a reputation for being lazy and, at one point, was benched indefinitely for poor conditioning. After being amnestied, teams weren?t exactly lining up to sign Blatche, which was a humbling experience for the 26-year-old. The Brooklyn Nets decided to give him a one-year, non-guaranteed deal. Blatche realized that he couldn?t afford to make any more mistakes and he?s taking this second chance seriously. He has worked hard, lost 20 pounds and been on his best behavior in Brooklyn. It seems like Blatche has finally grown up and he has been a pleasant surprise for the Nets. It looks like he?ll make the team and, through five preseason games, he?s averaged 12.8 points and 7 rebounds while shooting 56.5 percent from the field.

Brandon Roy, Minnesota Timberwolves ? Roy is just two years removed from being an All-Star so his preseason success shouldn?t be surprising. However, this time last year he was retired due to chronic knee issues and it seemed as if he had played his last NBA game. Even when he announced his comeback and signed a two-year deal with Minnesota over the summer, nobody was sure what to expect from the 28-year-old. After all, Roy?s knees have been operated on six times and no longer have any cartilage. Could he stay healthy? Would he be a shell of his former self? Through five games, Roy has been productive and, more importantly, pain-free. He has started every game for the Timberwolves and his minutes haven?t been limited. Roy is averaging 11.4 points on 48.6 percent shooting from the field. He has even shown glimpses of his former self, dropping 19 points in 25 minutes last week. He has been Minnesota?s second-leading scorer in five preseason games and he?ll be asked to carry the scoring load when the regular season starts since Kevin Love and Ricky Rubio will be sidelined. Roy seems healthy enough to do that, which is remarkable given everything he?s been through.

Maalik Wayns, Philadelphia 76ers ? After going undrafted in June, Wayns has been on a mission to make every team in the league regret passing on him. First, he dominated in the Orlando Summer League and now he?s playing very well during the preseason. Wayns is averaging 12.4 points, 4.8 assists and 2.4 rebounds through five games with the Sixers, and he has become a fan favorite since he was born and raised in Philly and starred at Villanova. Not only does Wayns seem like a lock to make Philadelphia?s roster, it seems he has earned a spot in 76ers head coach Doug Collins? rotation.

Nate Robinson, Chicago Bulls ? Last season, Robinson played well with the Golden State Warriors, averaging 11.2 points, 4.5 assists and 1.2 steals in 51 games. He was productive off of the bench and stepped up when injuries forced him into the starting lineup. However, even after a bounce back year with the Warriors, Robinson had a tough time finding a new team when he became an unrestricted free agent this summer. The 28-year-old settled for a veteran?s minimum deal with the Bulls. Through five preseason games, that contract looks like a bargain for Chicago. Robinson has averaged 11.4 points, 4.0 assists and 1.8 steals in 23 minutes. Last week, Robinson had one of the most impressive performances of the preseason when he recorded 24 points, 13 assists and 2 steals against the Milwaukee Bucks. Once Derrick Rose returns from injury, there may not be many minutes for Robinson. But until then, he should be able to provide a spark off of Chicago?s bench just as he has done during these exhibition games.

DeQuan Jones, Orlando Magic ? Who? Many of the names on this list are recognizable, but Jones is still a relative unknown. The 6?8 swingman spent four years at the University of Miami, but he didn?t do much to distinguish himself at the college level. During his senior season with the Hurricanes, Jones was a reserve who averaged just 5.9 points in 17.3 minutes. Jones received a camp invite from the Magic, but nobody expected him to stick. Now, after six preseason games, Jones has emerged as a significant contributor for Orlando and he has a shot at making the final roster. He dropped 22 points on the Detroit Pistons (his college career-high was just 16 points) and he has averaged 10 points per game. Magic head coach Jacque Vaughn has been very impressed with Jones. Vaughn has started Jones in three games, a move that surprised everyone including Jones.?The rookie is a freak-of-nature athlete who has had plenty of highlight-reel plays during the preseason. Fans in Orlando have fallen in love with the underdog and are hoping he makes the team. Several weeks ago, Jones was an obscure prospect who seemed poised to sign overseas. Now, he?s turning heads around the NBA. ?DeQuan Jones took someone?s job tonight,? texted one league source after watching Jones? impressive 10-point performance against the Indiana Pacers. ?He?s making the team for sure. He might be the most athletic player in the NBA.?

Brian Roberts, New Orleans Hornets ? After going undrafted in 2008 and spending four years overseas, Roberts is finally on the verge of realizing his NBA dream. The 26-year-old earned a camp invite from the Hornets after dominating in the Las Vegas Summer League, scoring in the double-digits in every game. Now, through six preseason games, Roberts continues to produce for the Hornets. He has been New Orleans? second-leading scorer in the preseason behind only Anthony Davis, averaging 10.7 points as well as 4.6 assists and 2.6 rebounds. In his lone start of the preseason, Roberts finished with 16 points (7-9 from the field) and eight assists against the Charlotte Bobcats. He?s taken an unconventional route to the NBA, but he?s making the most of his opportunity and has been one of the pleasant surprises of the preseason.

Eddy Curry, San Antonio Spurs ? The Spurs added Curry to their roster on a non-guaranteed deal several days before training camp began. It was a low-risk, high-reward signing to see what the 29-year-old had left in the tank. Last year, Curry won a championship with the Miami HEAT, but played limited minutes throughout the season and appeared in just 14 games. After working hard over the offseason, Curry is determined to prove he belongs in an NBA rotation. The Spurs decided to cut Curry on Tuesday afternoon, but that he doesn?t take away from what he was able to accomplish during the preseason. He was impressive during San Antonio?s training camp and produced when given the opportunity during the Spurs? five preseason games. Curry averaged 8.4 points while shooting 68 percent from the field. He even started one game, putting up 11 points and 8 rebounds in 25 minutes against the Atlanta Hawks. Players who work out with Curry each offseason rave about his game and swear that he?s still capable of being a significant contributor in the league, and his preseason production lines up with that. Don?t be surprised if another team signs Curry in the coming weeks ? he received interest from several other franchises before inking his deal with the Spurs.

Perry Jones III, Oklahoma City Thunder ? There were plenty of questions about Jones during the pre-draft process. He was inconsistent at Baylor and never seemed to play to his full potential. Then he was red-flagged for an issue with his meniscus, and some teams worried that the injury would require surgery and cause problems down the road. Now, the only question being asked is how did 28 teams pass on Jones? He has been outstanding during the preseason, averaging 10.8 points in 23.5 minutes as a reserve for the Thunder. He?s shooting 64.5 percent from the field, which is currently the fourth-highest field goal percentage in the league. Jones? stats would be even better, but he?s been limited in two of Oklahoma City?s four preseason games. When given the chance to play 30 minutes against the Charlotte Bobcats, Jones delivered with a 17-point, five-assist, four-rebound performance. The jury is still out on Jones, but the Thunder have to feel good about their 28^th overall pick after his preseason action.

Chris Copeland, New York Knicks ? Copeland has never played in the NBA, but he has plenty of professional basketball experience. The 6?8 forward has played for teams in Spain, Germany, Belgium and the Netherlands in addition to a stint in the NBA Development League. Copeland has been the epitome of a journeyman since going undrafted in 2006, but now it seems he?s on the verge of making the Knicks? roster. Through five preseason games, Copeland has been extremely impressive, averaging 15.4 points in 22.4 minutes. Copeland began to turn heads when he scored 21 points in 19 minutes against the Boston Celtics. Then, one week later, Copeland had his coming out party in a rematch with the Celtics, finishing with 34 points and six rebounds. With Amar?e Stoudemire sidelined for the near future, it seems like Copeland will stick with the Knicks. Now if only he could play every game against Boston.

Jae Crowder, Dallas Mavericks ? Crowder has been able to impact games on both ends of the court for the Mavericks. The second-round pick has been filling the stat sheet on a nightly basis, averaging 9.4 points, 3.6 rebounds and 2.4 steals. While it?s unlikely that the 22-year-old will earn many minutes under Rick Carlisle, he has turned heads with his perimeter defense and scoring ability. Crowder enters the season buried on the depth chart behind swingman like O.J. Mayo, Shawn Marion and Vince Carter, but he deserves credit for his outstanding preseason play. He does a little bit of everything and finds ways to help his team.

Who has surprised you in the preseason? Leave a comment below!

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GOP's McMahon ad targets Conn. Obama voters

HARTFORD, Conn. -- GOP Senate candidate Linda McMahon is courting ticket-splitters in a new ad in which four supporters of President Barack Obama, who has a double-digit lead in the state, say they also will cast ballots for her. Her campaign strongly denied she was writing off Republican presidential hopeful Mitt Romney, saying she supports the former Massachusetts governor "100 percent."

"Linda McMahon will work with President Obama and I believe he'll work with her," says one of the voters in the ad, David Cole, a disabled veteran who said he plans to vote for the Republican on the independent line in November. McMahon's name will appear as both the Republican and the Independent candidate.

Nonsense, said Rep. Chris Murphy, the Democrat in the race once thought to have a better shot at winning.

"This is one of the strangest political ads I have ever seen because we know that Linda McMahon is going to oppose President Obama on everything that he stands for. She's told us that, over and over again," said Murphy, referring to the Republican candidate's calls to repeal and replace Obama's health care legislation and her opposition to his positions on energy reform and tax policy. "I mean, there is almost nothing Linda McMahon agrees with President Obama on, which makes this ad absolutely deceitful."

It was the latest volley in one of the nation's quirkiest Senate races, one of a series of stubbornly tied contests that have left the national battle for control of the Senate in question. Republicans need to gain three seats, or four if Obama wins. From Massachusetts to Connecticut, Virginia, Indiana, Missouri, Wisconsin, North Dakota, Montana, Nevada and Arizona, contests for Senate are so tight that with two weeks to go, the parties, candidates and outside groups are doling out cash and getting creative about peeling votes away from the other guy.

With McMahon's ad, Connecticut joins Senate races in which candidates are banking on voters choosing candidates of different parties down the ticket. In places like Montana and North Dakota, the politics are reversed, with Romney expected to win big and Democratic Senate hopefuls making their pitches as independent-minded candidates.

In Connecticut, the candidates are racing to win the seat of a retiring senator who counted himself an independent: Sen. Joe Lieberman, who caucused with the Democrats.

The state has a vibrant independent streak. As of last week, the Secretary of the State's Office reported 2 million registered voters in Connecticut, with the largest group, 842,335, being unaffiliated. They are followed by registered Democrats, at 744,729 and registered Republicans at 422,312.

McMahon's ad rankled Republicans, after they chose the former wrestling empire executive over former Rep. Christopher Shays in the August primary. McMahon lost in 2010 to then-Attorney General Richard Blumenthal after spending more than $50 million of her own money. She has so far personally spent some $27 million on this year's race. State GOP Chairman Jerry Labriola said the Connecticut Republican Party headquarters has been "experiencing very high call volume in response to the ad," with Republican "expressing serious concerns."

"It's a distressing situation, but we're doing our best to deal with it," he said, adding how he still believes Romney can win in Connecticut and how he's "working very hard to get to elect all Republicans on the top line of the ballot this November."

McMahon's campaign spokesman, Todd Abrajano, said the campaign has not received a large number of complaints.

"I think most people realize that in the state of Connecticut, if you're a Republican running statewide, you're going to have to get independents and Democrats to vote for you in order to win," said Abrajano.

Abrajano said McMahon supports the GOP presidential ticket "100 percent" and is not encouraging people to vote for Obama, who is expected to win relatively easily in Connecticut. However, if Obama wins, he said McMahon is willing to work with him.

Bill Heyn, a 70-year-old retiree from New Canaan who attended a McMahon rally on Monday in Stamford featuring New Jersey Gov. Chris Christie, said he understands why McMahon is running such an ad.

"It makes sense. She's got to get somebody to cross over," he said. "She's trying to win."

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High schools with athletic trainers have more diagnosed concussions, fewer overall injuries

ScienceDaily (Oct. 22, 2012) ? High schools with athletic trainers have lower overall injury rates, according to a new study, "A Comparative Analysis of Injury Rates and Patterns Among Girls' Soccer and Basketball Players," presented Oct. 22 at the American Academy of Pediatrics (AAP) National Conference and Exhibition in New Orleans. In addition, athletes at schools with athletic trainers are more likely to be diagnosed with a concussion.

Researchers reviewed national sports injury data on girls' high school soccer and basketball programs with athletic trainers, between the fall of 2006 and the spring of 2009, from the Reporting Information Online (RIO?) and compared it to local Sports Injury Surveillance System (SISS) data on a sample of Chicago public high school programs without athletic trainers for the same sports and time period.

Overall injury rates were 1.73 times higher among soccer players and 1.22 times higher among basketball players in schools without athletic trainers. Recurrent injury rates were 5.7 times higher in soccer and 2.97 times higher in basketball in schools without athletic trainers. In contrast, concussion injury rates were 8.05 times higher in soccer and 4.5 times higher in basketball in schools with athletic trainers.

While less than 50 percent of U.S. high schools have athletic trainers, "this data shows the valuable role that they can play in preventing, diagnosing and managing concussions and other injuries," said Cynthia LaBella, MD, FAAP. "Athletic trainers have a skill set that is very valuable, especially now when there is such a focus on concussions and related treatment and care. Concussed athletes are more likely to be identified in schools with athletic trainers and thus more likely to receive proper treatment.

"Athletic trainers facilitate treatment of injuries and monitor recovery so that athletes are not returned to play prematurely. This likely explains the lower rates of recurrent injuries in schools with athletic trainers," said Dr. LaBella.

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Britain nixes extradition of NASA hacker Gary McKinnon to US

Gary McKinnon, a British citizen, is accused of breaking into nearly 100 US military and NASA computers, looking for photos of UFOs.

By Arthur Bright,?Staff writer / October 16, 2012

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The British government today announced that Gary McKinnon, a British hacker with a condition that has been diagnosed as Asperger's syndrome, will not be extradited to the United States. But while the decision is nominally about his human rights, it may also be a byproduct of a longstanding debate over the US-Britain extradition treaty, which British critics say is weighted too much in favor of US interests.

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British Home Secretary Theresa May today told the House of Commons that she had withdrawn the extradition order against Mr. McKinnon after determining that extraditing him would violate his human rights, BBC News reports.

Mr McKinnon is accused of serious crimes. But there is also no doubt that he is seriously ill. He has Asperger's syndrome, and suffers from depressive illness. The legal question before me is now whether the extent of that illness is sufficient to preclude extradition.

After careful consideration of all of the relevant material, I have concluded that Mr McKinnon's extradition would give rise to such a high risk of him ending his life that a decision to extradite would be incompatible with Mr McKinnon's human rights.

Ms. May said that it would now be up to the director of public prosecutions to determine whether McKinnon would face charges in Britain.

McKinnon is accused of breaking into nearly 100 NASA and US military computers between 2001 and 2002, causing hundreds of thousands of dollars in damage, and is charged in Virginia and New Jersey on eight counts of computer fraud. Lawyers for McKinnon said that he was merely looking for evidence of UFOs and did not have any criminal intent. The Daily Telegraph reported in 2009 that McKinnon's supporters say he is being made a scapegoat for US failures to secure its computers, which McKinnon has called "ridiculously easy" to hack.

US lawyer David Rivkin, an adviser to the Reagan and Bush administrations, told the BBC that the decision to deny extradition for McKinnon?on health grounds was "laughable" and that "under that logic, anybody who claims some kind of physical or mental problem can commit crimes with impunity and get away with it." British solicitor Edward Fitzgerald told The Guardian that he felt McKinnon's case turned on his alleged high suicide risk.

While May said in her statement that the "sole issue" before her was McKinnon's human rights, her decision not to extradite McKinnon comes amid public debate in Britain over the country's extradition responsibilities, particularly those in its treaty with the US.

Critics say that the US-Britain treaty, enacted in 2003, favors US interests over British ones. The Guardian's Owen Bowcott points out that between January 2004 and October 2012, 92 people have been extradited from Britain to the US, while only 43 have made the opposite trip. He also notes, however, that between January 2004 and December 2011, Britain made 57 requests for extradition and 40 extraditions took place, while the US made 134 requests during that same period, and only 75 extraditions occurred.

In announcing her decision on McKinnon, May called the US-Britain treaty "broadly sound," reports The Guardian.? But May added that she would introduce a new "forum bar" to the extradition process, which would allow a court to deny extradition if it deemed a British trial more fair to the accused than a trial overseas, reports The Guardian. May also said that she planned to end the home secretary's ability to deny extradition on human rights grounds ? the very grounds she used to bar McKinnon's extradition ? arguing that such discretion would be better placed in the courts than in the government's hands.?

May's proposed reforms to the US extradition process are just part of a broader overhaul by the British government to its approach to international justice. The Washington Post reports that May also announced that Britain would be?opting out of more than 100 criminal justice measures?with the European Union and reinstating selected measures. The Post writes that the move "appeared aimed at satisfying Conservative lawmakers who have grown increasingly skeptical of the E.U.?s reach in British affairs."

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Italian scientists convicted over quake warning

L'AQUILA, Italy (Reuters) - Six scientists and a government official were sentenced to six years in prison for manslaughter by an Italian court on Monday for failing to give adequate warning of an earthquake that killed more than 300 people in L'Aquila in 2009.

The seven, all members of a body called the National Commission for the Forecast and Prevention of Major Risks, were accused of negligence and malpractice in evaluating the danger and keeping the central city informed of the risks.

The case has drawn condemnation from international bodies including the American Geophysical Union, which said the risk of litigation may deter scientists from advising governments or even working in seismology and seismic risk assessments.

"The issue here is about miscommunication of science, and we should not be putting responsible scientists who gave measured, scientifically accurate information in prison," Richard Walters of Oxford University's Department of Earth Sciences said.

"This sets a very dangerous precedent and I fear it will discourage other scientists from offering their advice on natural hazards and trying to help society in this way."

The scientists, Franco Barberi, Enzo Boschi, Giulio Selvaggi, Gian Michele Calvi, Claudio Eva and Mauro Dolce as well as Bernardo De Bernardis - a senior official in the Civil Protection Authority - were convicted of criminal manslaughter and causing criminal injury.

The 6.3 magnitude earthquake struck L'Aquila, in the Abruzzo region, at 3:32 a.m. on April 6, wrecking tens of thousands of buildings, injuring more than 1,000 people and killing 308.

At the heart of the case was the question of whether the government-appointed experts gave an overly reassuring picture of the risk facing the town, which contained many ancient and fragile buildings and which had already been partially destroyed three times by earthquakes over the centuries.

The case focused in particular on a series of low-level tremors that hit the region in the months preceding the earthquake and which prosecutors said should have warned experts not to underestimate the risk of a major shock.

Eva's lawyer Alfredo Biondi said the decision was "wrong in both fact and law" but the verdict, delivered in a tiny improvised court room in an industrial zone outside the still-wrecked city center, was welcomed by relatives of the victims.

"This is not thirst for revenge, it is just that our sister is not coming back," said Claudia Carosi.

More than three years later, much of the once-beautiful medieval city is still in ruins and thousands of people have been unable to return to their homes.

Defense lawyers said earthquakes could not be predicted and even if they could, nothing could be done to prevent them.

"If an event cannot be foreseen and, more to the point, cannot be avoided, it is hard to understand how there can be any suggestion of a failure to predict the risk," defense lawyer Franco Coppi said before the verdict was delivered.

"INCOMPLETE, IMPRECISE"

Prosecutors, who had only sought a four-year sentence, said they did not expect scientists to provide a precise forecast.

But they argued the Commission had given "incomplete, imprecise and contradictory" information on the danger after a meeting on March 31, 2009, a few days before the earthquake.

The case is part of a wider controversy over the disaster in L'Aquila, which has been at the center of a series of bitter rows over Italy's disaster preparedness.

Central Italy is continuously shaken by low level tremors, very few of which precede bigger earthquakes and they are generally marked by no more than a brief statement from civil protection authorities.

Key to the dispute is the kind of cautious language, hedged by caveats and reserves which scientists typically use in predicting highly uncertain events, but which can be of limited use as a guideline for the general public.

According to scientific opinion cited by prosecutors, the dozens of lower level tremors seen before the quake were typical of the kind of preliminary seismic activity seen before major earthquakes such as the one that struck on April 6.

Instead of highlighting the danger, they said the experts had made statements playing down the threat of a repeat of the earthquakes which wrecked the town in 1349, 1461 and 1703, saying the smaller shocks were a "normal geological phenomenon".

Italy is among the most earthquake-prone countries in Europe and has been struck repeatedly by lethal shocks, most recently in May 2012, when 16 people were killed and hundreds injured by a 5.8 tremor in the Emilia Romagna region.

(Additional reporting by Cristiano Corvino and Kate Kelland in London, writing by James Mackenzie; Editing by Alison Williams)

Source: http://news.yahoo.com/italian-scientists-convicted-over-earthquake-warning-180222699.html

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