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TERRE HAUTE, Ind. (WTHI) -The warm months across the Midwest bring a common sightthunderstorms.

Since we all like to get outside when the temperature gets warmer, we need to know how to spot a thunderstorm.

These are usually formed with big clouds.

At the front of the storm, on the bottom, you may see what we call a shelf cloud.

It sticks out from the bottom of the storm, as one long cloud.

On the front part of the storm at the top is what we call the mammatus.

This looks like a much bigger shelf angling out ahead of the top of the storm.

After a storm passes through, the back side has some specific characteristics as well.

On the bottom is what looks like the shelf cloud, except it is more compact.

This is what we call the wall cloud.

The wall cloud can also be the start of a tornado developing.

On the back side of the storm is called the flanking line.

This is what we see as the storm goes away, and these clouds look more scattered out, and not as full.

Finally the last two parts may be the most important.

This first line is called a spiraling updraft.

This is the warm air that fuels the storm.

Once it makes it to the top of the storm, we get a downdraft.

This is where wind, hail, and rain are formed as they make their way to the ground.

Now something else we usually associate with a thunderstorm is lightning.

So next time Ill be talking about heat lightning, and whether or not its actually real.

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Anatomy of a Book – The New Yorker

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In D. W. Youngs lighthearted, lexical short film A Body of Language, a bookdealer shows off one of the antiquarian book worlds favorite prints: a caricature of a bedraggled, elderly bibliophile standing in a muddle of books, as if he has risen from them. His hair is slightly mussed, eyes obscured behind spectacles, and he wears a suit with a pocket square. Titled Anatomy of an Antiquarian Bookseller, the posters provenance makes it something that dealers of rare tomes especially appreciate: only fifty lithographs of the design, by the artist Ronald Searle, were produced, as a commission for the centenary of a Scottish book-trading firm. Searle labelled the portrait with terms drawn from the vernacular of book-dealing that apply equally to the settling and slumping of a body, which, once in fine condition, is now merely fair: dog-eared; mottled calf; joints badly worn; spine cracked.

The obscure and fanciful language of the book worldparticularly the bodily lingois the focus of the above film, and the two dozen or so booksellers interviewed on camera describe with relish their favorite terms. I love the words, one dealer says. The way that they resonate within a kind of closed system is so beautiful, and the way that they relate to humansthe head of the spine, the foot of the spine, the spine. Dentelles, another tells us, as he ever so gently traces a finger down a frilly gilt border, is the name for the golden edging on the inside of a cover; the word is drawn from the French dentelle, which means lace, and which itself comes from the Middle French for little tooth.

It is often fascinating to hear experts discuss their craft, because the demonstration of extreme competence and precision is powerfully appealing: there is a name for every part and every production method, and particularly for every malady. The specialized language is all in the service of diagnosis and correction. When a book has been read too much or loved too roughly, its thumb-soiled (deliciously icky-sounding). If the spine tilts just a bit to the side, its slightly cocked. (A little juvenile, dont you think? one book dealer exclaims.) When paper is browning from age or moisture, its foxed. Some things sound bad but are not so: stab holes might show that a book has been bound from side-stitched installments that were published separately. And that mottled calf from the poster isnt a sign of decayits only the name for a method of using dribbles of acid to make young leather look more interesting. Accordingly, and comfortingly, the language of cures for booky ills is also expansive. The film tells us about wormholes in the binding, showing spines chawed to dust by pests, but it also reassures us about the existence of rembotage: the procedure for swapping covers if you have one volume with marvellous innards but a ragged cover, and another that is gorgeously packaged but drab inside. And a look through the ABC for Book Collectorsthe antiquarians bible, compiled by John Carter and Nicolas Barkerreveals that, while books can be chipped, creased, tired, and disbound, they can also be re-cased, pressed, re-hinged, and guarded. (If only healing the cockled or faded body were so easy.)

If all professions are conspiracies against the laityas one bookseller jokes, quoting George Bernard Shawthen sometimes the rest of us want to be in the congregation, guided by someone who can offer us the language to describe our parts. The professionals, positively glowing with their expertise, reassure us that someone has already seen and recognized the details, and has a word for the state of things and how they are likely to change over time. Whats more, someone has already devised a fix for our troubles. Searles scribbly and just a bit soiled librarian does not need to be a rare survivalan astonishingly well-preserved and scarce piece. His appeal comes from his dictionary of imperfections, and because the cataloguing of exacting terms is its own kind of delight.

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The anatomy of a PERFECT striker: From Lionel Messis left foot and Cristiano Ronaldos heart to Vardys pace – The Sun

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LIONEL MESSI, Cristiano Ronaldo, Gary Lineker... when putting together the perfect striker we are truly spoilt for choice.

From dynamite left feet to powerhouse speedsters, Marca has come up with its own formula for a magnificent goalscoring version of Frankenstein's monster.

Here, SunSport details how the "perfect" striker might look and offer up some different options for each asset.

There is a delicate art to unleashing devastating shots on goal while running at full speed.

And Mbappe runs faster than any other with some of the fiercest pings in the business, thanks to his cracker of a right foot.

Perfected shot technique is a vital component here, with Alan Shearer and Wayne Rooney also good shouts.

You could probably take a whole load of the Argentine magician and pour him into the perfect striker but his left foot is his best asset.

From dead-ball situations he is unparalleled and his dribbling skills have dazzled opponents since he was a child.

It's hard to argue with Messi in this realm but Raul is another who wowed fans with his left foot, as did Adriano and his trademark thunderbolts.

Ronaldo is often lauded for his skill but he also has bucketloads of determination and heart.

The Juventus forward has reached the top - and stayed there - as one of the hardest training, most competitive men in the game.

In this category of sheer enthusiasm and passion, the likes of Zlatan Ibrahimovic and Paolo Di Canio might be two interesting picks.

Poacher's instincts are among the most valuable, unique hallmarks of a top-quality striker.

England legend Lineker had it in abundance with the vast majority of his 300-plus career goals coming so close to the line he could smell the goalkeeper.

See alsoJermain Defoe and Robbie Fowler for forwards who simply know where the goal is.

Ask any defender - strikers with immense pace are among the most difficult to handle.

Leicester's Plan A as they won the league in 2016 was to send the ball over the top for Vardy to chase - a route to goal that still works to this day.

Michael Owen, pre-hamstring injury, would give the Foxes star a run for his money in this department, as would Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang.

There are goals and then there is Van Basten's goal in the final of Euro 88.

His world famous volley past the USSR showed that the Dutchman had perfected the art of scoring in style.

Other attackers who only ever seemed to score beautiful goals include Francesco Totti and Thierry Henry.

Slightly different to the instinct of being in the right place at the right time, this is about getting the ball over the line no matter what.

Being able to turn even the slightest whiff of an opportunity into a goal is a skill Muller showed in his years leading West Germany and Bayern Munich's frontline.

Modern day examples include Harry Kane and Sergio Aguero, both naturals at getting even quarter-chances on target.

What might have become of Ronaldo's career had he not suffered from brutal injuries is a great question for fans to ponder.

Some believe he was the most talented footballer ever and arguably his best asset was his determination to reach the goal, as shown by his famous one-man show past Compostela in 1996.

Good luck getting the ball off O Fenomeno, or similarly devilish forwards such as Luis Suarez or Didier Drogba.

At only 5ft 9ins, Real Madrid legend Santillana had plenty of ground to make up on towering defenders when the ball was in the air.

And it was his stunning leap that helped turn him into one of the most threatening headers of the ball of his era.

Fellow Spaniard Aritz Aduriz was another mean aerial threat before his recent retirement, as was 6ft 7in England star Peter Crouch, scorer of the most headed goals in the Premier League era.

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Russias covid-19 outbreak is far worse than the Kremlin admits – The Economist

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May 21st 2020

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RUSSIA IS MORE successful in fighting covid-19 than the West, thanks to its superior health-care system and excellent leadership. Though faced with one of the highest rates of infection, its fatality rate is a seventh of that in most countries. That is, if you believe Russian statistics.

Few independent experts do. Russia has officially recorded just over 300,000 cases of covid-19 and 2,900 deaths, which makes its fatality rate less than 1%, compared with 4.5% in Germany and 14% in Britain. Yet the fatality rate among Russias front-line health professionals, who keep their own records, is about 16 times as high as in comparable countries, which suggests that the official figures are much too rosy.

Nonetheless, these were the figures that on May 11th led Vladimir Putin, Russias president, to order an end to a period of non-working days, a euphemism for a national lockdown that he never officially declared. Although he transferred responsibility for retaining restrictions to regional authorities, he signalled that Russia was through the worst. We must give thanks to our doctors and our president, who works day and night to save lives, Vyacheslav Volodin, the speaker of the Duma, declared.

The Russian government was upset when, on the same day, the Financial Times reported that the real death toll could be 70% higher; the New York Times quoted an expert as saying it could be nearly three times the official tally. These estimates were derived by calculating excess deaths. One member of the Duma demanded that the journalists accreditation be revoked. Kremlin mouthpieces denounced what they called an orchestrated attack on Russia by the West.

Meanwhile, some Russian doctors on social media say they were told to keep numbers low by including in the covid statistics only those who died directly of the disease, not those who had underlying conditions that might have contributed to their demise. Victims relatives are furious.

Adding weight to the suspicion are the improbable figures posted by some regions. For example, in Krasnodar, a region with 5.2m people, the number of reported infections has fluctuated only minutely, between 96 cases and 99 cases a day for the past two weeks. Statistically speaking, that is extremely unlikely.

Several other regions have produced odd statistics. They show the number of infections recorded in regional centres and those recorded in adjacent territories fluctuating in opposite directions, thus balancing each other out and producing a straight line of cases across the region.

The official numbers reveal less about covid-19 than they do about Russias political system, which, like its Soviet predecessor, is saturated with lies. Russian elections throw up similarly strange graphics. Many Russian athletes during the Sochi winter Olympics in 2014 took performance-enhancing drugs, and their cheating was covered up by secretly swapping urine samples with official connivance.

Konstantin Sonin of the University of Chicago says the problem is not that the Kremlin hides or distorts figures, but that it often does not have them in the first place. Most regional bigwigs are not accountable to voters but are entirely dependent on the Kremlin for status and money. They file rosy reports so as to appear to be meeting official targets. The aim is to please the president, not the people. The Kremlin does not even need to tell them what figures to report; they know to report what the Kremlin likes to hear, he says.

Over the past few weeks Russian state television has provided a perfect illustration of this system. In the West officials have at least tried to communicate with their electorates and the media. On Russian television people see their officials reporting to the self-isolated Mr Putin via a videoconference screen. The screen resembles a Russian Orthodox icon: Mr Putin is displayed in a large central box, surrounded by 12 apostles in smaller boxes.

Yet this manufactured image is starting to crack. Mr Putins ratings have dropped to historic lows in recent weeks. On May 17th the health minister in Dagestan, a Russian territory of 3m people in the North Caucasus, told a local blogger that the true number of infections on his patch was four times that reported, and that outbreaks of pneumonia had killed 657 people, not the officially recorded 27. Fully 40 medics had died of it. Mr Putin blamed citizens for trying to treat themselves at home.

Some big cities have been more open than the Kremlin. Moscow admitted that the real number of cases could be significantly higher than officially reported, and retained a lockdown.

The Kremlins handling of the crisis reminds some of the cover-up of the Chernobyl nuclear disaster, which prompted Mikhail Gorbachev, the Soviet leader, to launch glasnost, a campaign for more openness. The whole system is penetrated by the spirit of bootlicking, persecution of dissidents, clannishness, window-dressing. We will put an end to all this, Mr Gorbachev told his politburo at the time. Mr Putin, who began his presidency 20 years ago by covering up the sinking of the Kursk submarine, is determined not to repeat the glasnost experiment, which helped to bring the whole system crashing down.

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A new series of psychological thrillers is coming to Netflix titled ANATOMY OF A SCANDAL by David E. Kelley – Newsdio – NewsDio

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David E. Kelley, the creator of shows Big Little Lies and Mr. Mercedes is partnering with Melissa James Gibson, who was showrunner in House of cards, to develop a psychological suspense series for Netflix titled Anatomy of a scandal.

They will write, produce and show the six-part miniseries, which is based on Sarah VaughanThe best-selling novel. It is described as a "insightful and suspenseful series about a sexual consent scandal between the British elite and the women caught in its wake."

S.J. Clarkson (Jessica Jones, The Defenders) will direct all episodes and also receive executive producer credit. The show will be filmed in the UK. Here is the description of the book's story:

You want to believe your husband. She wants to destroy him.

An astonishingly incisive and suspenseful novel about a scandal between Britain's elite elite and women caught in its wake.

Sophie's husband James is a loving father, a handsome man, a charismatic and successful public figure. And yet he is accused of a terrible crime. Sophie is convinced that she is innocent and desperate to protect her precious family from the lies that threaten to tear them apart.

Kate is the attorney hired to process the case an experienced professional who knows the law is about winning the argument. And yet Kate searches for the truth at all times. She is certain that James is guilty and is determined that he will pay for his crimes.

Who is right about James? Sophie or Kate? And are any of them informed by more than instinct and personal experience? Despite her privileged upbringing, Sophie is well aware that her beautiful life is not inviolable. She has known this since she and James were the first lovers, at Oxford, and witnessed the ease with which pleasure can turn into tragedy.

Most people would rather not try to understand what goes on between a man and a woman when they are alone: alone in bed, alone in a hug, alone in an elevator or alone in the moonlit courtyard of an Oxford university, where a girl once stood in front of a boy, her heart pounding with emotion and then fear. Sophie never understood why her tutoring partner Holly left Oxford so abruptly. What would she think if she knew the truth?

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Grey’s Anatomy boss explains Teddy scene in Station 19 finale – digitalspy.com

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Grey's Anatomy and Station 19 spoilers follow.

Grey's Anatomy showrunner Krista Vernoff has addressed Teddy Altman's appearance in Station 19's season 3 finale.

The final episode of the spin-off show's season saw Teddy encouraging Carina DeLuca to forgive Maya Bishop, after Maya cheated on Carina with Jack Gibson. The scene led to speculation over the status of Teddy and Owen's relationship, as Owen found out about Teddy's affair with Tom Koracick in Grey's Anatomy's early season finale.

Are Teddy and Owen over? Or did Owen forgive Teddy?

Vernoff said that while some scenes in Station 19 had to be edited due to the fact that Grey's Anatomy could not complete its season 16 storylines as planned, the Teddy scene remained because of its ambiguity.

"There were four episodes of Grey's that we could not shoot. So we're gonna have to play those stories through on Grey's in the fall. Some scenes [in Station 19], I had to go in and edit or change when I couldn't air the [missing] Grey's episodes," Vernoff explained.

"But what I liked about that [Maya/Carina/Teddy] scene and the reason I allowed Teddy to remain a part of it was that I felt like you couldn't tell whether she had been forgiven or not.

"You could tell that she cared deeply about the subject, but you didn't know what had happened in her own life since episode 21 of Grey's."

Related: Grey's Anatomy boss confirms original season 16 finale won't be used for season 17

Vernoff also recently addressed Andrew DeLuca's bipolar diagnosis, after it was mentioned in Station 19's penultimate episode of the season by Carina.

Recent reports have suggested that the original Grey's Anatomy season finale would have seen a major character die.

Grey's Anatomy and Station 19 air on ABC in the US. They air on Sky Witness in the UK with selected episodes also available on NOW TV.

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ABC renews 19 shows including Greys Anatomy, The Good Doctor – The Indian Express

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By: AP | Los Angeles | Published: May 22, 2020 10:18:29 am As with other networks facing the uncertainty of an industrywide, coronavirus-caused production halt, ABC is releasing its plans later than usual.

ABC is bringing back the lions share of its series for next season, including black-ish, A Million Little Things and The Rookie.

They are among the 19 shows that will return in the 2020-21 season, the network said Thursday, adding to a list of previously announced renewals.

New series debuting next season include Big Sky, a thriller from writer-producer David E. Kelley (Big Little Lies, Boston Legal), the comedy Call Your Mother and game show revival Supermarket Sweep with host Leslie Jones (Saturday Night Live).

As with other networks facing the uncertainty of an industrywide, coronavirus-caused production halt, ABC is releasing its plans later than usual and piecemeal. Its schedule has yet to be announced.

Among the ABC series that wont be back: sitcoms Bless This Mess, Schooled and Single Parents, the drama Emergence, and Kids Say the Darndest Things, a reality show hosted by Tiffany Haddish.

Decisions on The Beauty and the Baker and For Life have yet to be announced.

More returning shows are: American Housewife, The Bachelor, The Conners, Dancing with the Stars, The Goldbergs, mixed-ish, Shark Tank, Stumptown, 20/20, Who Wants To Be A Millionaire, Americas Funniest Home Videos, American Idol, The Bachelorette, The Good Doctor, Greys Anatomy, Station 19.

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‘All Day and a Night’ | Anatomy of a Scene – The New York Times

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Im Joe Robert Cole, writer/director of All Day and a Night. So in this scene, were following our main character, Jahkor, played by Ashton Sanders, his girlfriend, Shantaye, played by Shakira Janai Paye, and his best friend, TQ, played by Isaiah Johns. The sequence takes place during a distinctly Bay Area gathering called a sideshow. Authenticity was big for me. So I tried to incorporate elements, like the BART train that just passed and local people, as much as possible. The guy on the bike were following is an example. Even the banter and the slang in the background I tried to make specific to Oakland. The film is crafted to root the audience in an intimate way in Jahkors journey. But I wanted to do something a little bit different here. I wanted our three leads here to feel swept up in the whirlwind of people, cars, and culture, and music. So this tracking shot becomes more about how it feels to be at a sideshow than keeping up with them. [OVERLAPPING RAP] I worked out the placement and the camera route with little model cars and people on a schematic in my office. [OVERLAPPING RAP] But I think that the biggest challenge of the scene was figuring out how to safely get our camera between these two moving cars. So as we move into the center coming up here, the car that just passed us ducks out through the crowd. And so we stay focused on this one car here with the ladies in it. And it feels as if the other car is still behind us, when actually, its not there. So at real sideshows, people actually try to hit the cars with their hands when they go by. Where we going to be able to put people that close? The answer to that is no. So we had a lovely VFX house that helped us to place our folks without putting anybody in danger.

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Greys Anatomy: 6 times a doctor fell in love with a patient – Hidden Remote

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Greys Anatomy has explored all kinds of relationships in its sixteen-season run. Love triangles, student-teacher relationships, dying patients who couldnt live without each other. And in some cases, doctors falling in love with their patients.

In fact, there have been at least six instances where a doctor has developed feelings for the person theyre supposed to be treating or saving. Some flings lasted a day, while others resulted in engagement or marriage. In all cases, those relationships ended one way or another. Heres a look back at every time a doctor crossed the line all in the name of love.

Season 4, Episode 8 introduced us to Marcus Kane, a man who was admitted to the E.R. thanks to a bus crash. It wasnt long before he went from being an average patient to someone from Dr. Baileys past. And he wasnt just anyone. He was Baileys high school crush.

At a time where we didnt know much about Baileys love life outside of her troubled marriage, Marcus allowed for a new side of Bailey to shine. She was distracted, bashful, very flirtatious, and even got in trouble from Dr. Hahn.

The feelings werent exactly mutual here as Bailey later realized Marcus was simply using her both in high school and there in the hospital. Regardless, this one-episode fling allowed fans to learn more about who Miranda Bailey was before her surgical days.

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Anatomy of the perfect transfer saga – RTE.ie

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The blockbuster summer transfer.

It's one of the most bloated, soap-operatic, indulgent parts of professional football.

And yet, it's a sirens' call to a lot of supporters. You want to resist its nonsense, but it's hard not to be lured towards the mysterious waters of a rumour mill.

Even if a lot of the juiciest ones turn out be red herrings or ploys from a player to get a few more zeroes added to their currentcontract, every so often a big shark jumps pooland the ripples change the game.

Certainly Neymar's 222m move to PSG from Barcelona in 2017 had that kind of impact.

It led to Barca shelling out 160m for Philippe Coutinho, and Liverpool in turn making Virgil van Dijk the most expensive defender of all time when they paid Southampton 84m for the Dutchman's services.

They later forked out 75m for Roma's Alisson, a record fee for a keeper. Chelsea smashed that a couple of weeks later when they brought Kepa Arrizabalaga in from Athletic Bilbao for 80m, while the following year Manchester United eclipsed the Van Dijk fee after they stumped up 87m for Leicester centre-half Harry Maguire.

The hysteria around these transfers isn't a modern phenomenon either. In 1984, Napoli paid Barcelona 11m to lure volatile genius Diego Maradona to Italy, triggering scenes of adulation on a religious scale. Seventy-five thousand supporters wedged intoSan Paolo Stadium for the Argentinian's unveiling.

In England, it took a while for such mammoth fees to become a regular occurrence.

The record transfer fee was broken there in 1995 when Andy Cole left Newcastle United for Manchester United in a 7m deal.

A year and a half later, Alan Shearer's 15m switch to the Magpies from Blackburn Rovers blew that out of the water.

Right now Jadon Sancho's on-again off-again move to Manchester United is the most glamorous bit of tittle-tattle around.How will it end? Time will tell. But if Sancho does leave Borussia Dortmund before the extended window ends in October, it'll be done with all the usual fanfare these stunningly expensive dealsbring.

Expect it to tick a few familiar boxes...

THE BOMBSHELL

A rumour; a whisper; a leak from a well-placed source- the initial talk of a big switch usually comes from enigmatic manouevres in the background as the various parties of interest make their move.

In the summer of 2000 though, it was a public declaration of intent that seemed too outlandish to believe.

Talking himself up before the Real Madrid presidential elections, candidateFlorentino Perez said that if he landed the role he would sign the jewel in the crown of arch-rivals Barcelona: Luis Figo.

Perez played the whole thing beautifully. He set up a deal through Figo's agent that lured the Portuguese star into agreeing to move to Real if Perez won the election. Figo's people did not believe it would happen, andPerez reportedly promised the payer a considerable sum (1.7m) if he didn't get the presidency.

It looked like easy money. However, if Perez did win and Figo didn't move, he'd have to pay Perez a penalty fee of 22m.

Perez was voted in,Figo and his agent were left in an impossible situation, and he headed for the Bernabeu in what remains one of the most contentious transfers of all time.

In 1990, there was a famous fallout to rival it. On the eve of the World Cup, Juventus broke the world transfer record to sign Roberto Baggio from Fiorentina, the 10m deal leading to riots in Florence.Supporters took to the streets to vent their anger at losing Il Divin Codino (The Divine Ponytail), with around 50 people suffering injuries in the chaos.

They threw bricks, chains and petrol bombs, leading to clubpresident Flavio Pontello locking himself inside the ground to take refuge from the mob.

On his return to Florence the next season with Juve, Baggio declined to take a penalty kick that his team had won when trailing 1-0.

They missed it anyway,and Baggio later picked upa Fiorentina scarf that had been tossed onto the pitch just after he was subbed in what was perceived to be a warm gesture towards his former club.

Two days later, a couple of hundred Juve fans came to the training ground to give Baggio a piece of their mind and remind him where his loyalties should lie.

You can't please them all.

THE SULK

Players who don't get the big move they want have a tendency to throw some toys out of the pram. Van Dijk and before him Dejan Lovren both made life difficult for Southampton after Liverpool came calling.

The Merseysiderswere on the other side of it when Luis Suarez wanted to go to Arsenal in 2013. Had the Gunners bid a bit more than the 40m and one pound they wrongly believed was enough to trigger his buyout clause, they would have gotten the Uruguayan.

Instead Suarez stayed put, stewed in the reserves for a while as punishment before re-emerging and almost leading Brendan Rodgers' men to the title.

Then there'sPeter Odemwingie, the unwitting star of a marvellously bizarre deadline day saga.

The West Brom striker drove from Birmingham down to London to try and complete a move to QPR.

But the deal collapsed as QPR failed to get it over the line by the 11pm deadline. "(Afterwards) I said I'm going to play a song from Akon, Lonely, and drive home. I wish it all didn't happen, but that's life," said Odemwingie who had to return to the Baggies with his tail between his legs.

Still, nothing defines the absurdity of life as a top-level earner in the game better than Ashley Cole's infamous reaction to Arsenal's contract offer of 55,000-a-week in 2005 [he'd previously been on around 27,000 but wanted 60,000].

"I nearly swerved off the road," he writes in his autobiography."'He [Arsenal vice-chairman David Dein] is taking the piss, Jonathan!' I yelled down the phone. I was so incensed. I was trembling with anger. I couldnt believe what Id heard. I suppose it all started to fall apart for me from then on."

By the summer of 2006, he was a Chelsea player.

THE SLANGING MATCH

Things get testy when managers are trying to keep a hold of their prized assets.

In December 2008 when Real Madrid were circling around Cristiano Ronaldo, United boss Alex Ferguson came out swinging.

"Do you think I would enter into a contract with that mob?" he said. "Absolutely no chance. I would not sell them a virus.There is no agreement whatsoever between the clubs." Ronaldo was gone for 80m by the following June.

Back in 1998, Aston Villa's John Gregory didn't takethe departure of Dwight Yorke to Old Trafford particularly well. "A couple of weeks ago Dwight openly stated to me that he wanted to play for Manchester United and not Aston Villa. That really hurt me, and if I had had a gun I would have shot him," he deadpanned after Ferguson got the attacker for 12.6m.

And Ferguson was involved in another heated affair in 1993 when he angered Blackburn Rovers manager Kenny Dalglish by swooping for Roy Keane very late in the day. The Corkman had told Dalglish he would go to Ewood Park from relegated Nottingham Forest but once United got in his ear, the midfielder had a change of heart.

"You've made a bad move," Dalglish growled at Keane.

Twenty-five years later, when reflecting on the transfer, Dalglish was able to laugh it off, telling Keane on Sky Sports:"The next time I saw you, you'd won about three [league titles] and a European Cup. I said,'I told you you'd made a mistake'."

THE FANS' ABANDONMENT OF ALL RATIONALE

All bets are off once your team is linked to an exotic new signing.

The presence of cameras around the various grounds in the hours before the deadline day cut-off point has attracted nosy supporters keen to get involved in the excitement.

It's led to many an ashen-faced reporterstiffly soldiering through an update surrounded by a gurning crowd hellbent on going viral. Some outlets have actually stopped the practice now after things got a little too... colourful.

In this age of endless scrutiny, fanbases have developed an almost comical level of sophistication when it comes to staying in the loop.

In 2018, 32,000 Arsenal fans spent an an hour and a half watchinga virtual screen trackinga private jet from Dortmund to London.

Why?The Flightradar24 Twitter account had claimed that strikerPierre Emerick Aubameyang was on board and heading to England to sign a deal.

The constant monitoring of footballers' social media activity is another favoured tactic.

Last October, eagle-eyed Liverpool supporters spotted that Kylian Mbappe liked an Instagram post from Mo Salah, who'd published a photo of himself with Jordan Henderson after a 2-1 win against Spurs.

It could only mean one thing, right? Well, wrong. Despite giving Salah a virtual love heart, Mbappe has yet to make a move to Merseyside.

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In recent years TV coverage of transfer deadline day has become this weird assault on the senses where we're told absolutely anything could happen but, often, nothing really does.

There's been exceptions in fairness. Manchester City upset the old order in 2008 whenSheikh Mansour took over the club and immediately started to spend his money on a scale the Premier League had never seen before.

They tried, and failed, to hijack Manchester United's move for Dimitar Berbatov but offset that very quickly by pulling off an outrageous deal to sign Robinho from Real Madrid. The Brazilian looked certain to link up with compatriot Felipe Scolari at Chelsea until the newly minted Citizens threw down a huge offer to get him north.

As revealed in a lengthy piece on Robinho in The Athletic, when faxing through their offerCity put the paper in the wrong way and it came out the other side blank. "Try again," Real told them. They did, and they got him.

Robinho may not have taken off at City in the way they would have hoped but his capture signalled the dawn of a new era at the Etihad.

In 2011 we had one of the barmiest sequence of big-money moves ever. Chelsea, who had long admired Liverpool superstar Fernando Torres, finally got their man for 50m.

The Redswere desperate to make a statement of their own after losing their poster boy and ended up paying an eye-watering 35m for Newcastle's Andy Carroll - and this came after they'd swooped for the then lesser know Suarez, who arrived for 22.5m from Ajax.

On the helicopter to Liverpool to complete the deal, Carroll had his agent Google the Liverpool squad because he only knew two of his new team-mates - Steven Gerrard and Jamie Carragher.

"That's actually a true story," he said years later. "Its bad because its Liverpool players, but its not disrespectful - I just literally didnt watch football, so I didnt know."

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Greys Anatomy season 17 begins filming, season dedicated to healthcare workers – Netflix Life

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The cast share their first photos of Greys Anatomy season 17 filming

Its been six months since production shut down on all TV shows and movies. Filming is starting up again, andGreys Anatomy season 17 is the latest TV show to start filming.

The cast took to Instagram and Twitter to share their selfies. Ellen Pompeo made it clear thatGreys Anatomy season 17 is dedicated to the healthcare workers. So many have lost their lives due to the coronavirus that it is only fitting that the series about doctors be dedicated to them.

Other cast members shared their selfies. Kelly McCreary put up a trailer selfie, commenting that its six months since she last acted. The last time she went that long without acting was in 1995. Is it like getting back on a bike?

Kevin McKidd opted for a simple one with him and Kim Raver. The two are dressed in scrubs, scrub caps, and in masks, although it doesnt look like theyre in the OR. They may be getting ready for an OR scene. The cast and crew will all need to wear masks when they are onset as part of the new health and safety regulations.

In fact, Pompeo led by example with the mask-wearing. She and co-star Richard Flood, who was promoted to series regular for the season. The two arent wearing scrub caps, which suggests theyre definitely not getting ready for OR scenes. Theyre just following health and safety guidelines in between takes.

This is a season that will include the coronavirus, too. The show is going to pick up in the middle of the fight, giving us a look at what live is like in the hospitals around the country.

The show isnt including the storyline to be disrespectful to those who have caught the virus and to the families grieving the losses due to the coronavirus. Instead, the focus is on what life is like. Medical dramas routinely raise awareness for medical concerns.

Greys Anatomy is certainly one of those shows. Theres been the awareness that womens health conditions are often overlooked, especially Black women. We got a look at the problems with insurance and people dying because they dont have coverage. There has also been awareness about mental health problems, including depression.

It only makes sense that the season will include something about the coronavirus.

We still dont know whenGreys Anatomy season 17 will premiere. Its slated for the fall and possibly will premiere in late October or November 2020. Its later than usual, but we know its going to be worth the wait.

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Welcome to the sideshow, a street party with car stunts that has Bay Area roots. The writer and director Joe Robert Cole captures the energy of the event in this scene from his Oakland-set drama All Day and a Night, streaming on Netflix.

In a tracking shot somewhat reminiscent of the opening one in Touch of Evil, the movies lead character, Jakhor (Ashton Sanders), with his girlfriend, Shantaye (Shakira Janai Paye), is led through a sideshow by his best friend, TQ (Isaiah John). But the scene focuses less on these three characters and more on the event itself, with a blend of hip-hop and tricked-out cars taking center stage.

Two cars do doughnuts in the middle of the street, and the director takes a you-are-there approach, placing the camera right next to one vehicle as it spins and kicks up dust. In his narration, Cole, who was a screenwriter on Black Panther, discusses using locals in the scene, how he put the camera in the middle of the action, and how some of the daredevil stunts were achieved without causing his performers any harm.

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Ellen Pompeo’s Salary On Season 1 Of Grey’s Anatomy Vs What It Is Today – TheThings

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Ellen Pompeo asked producers of the show to not only match her salary with Dempsey's but to pay her $5,000 more to "make a point."

Ellen Pompeo has been a fan favorite actor since her debut on "Grey's Anatomy" back in 2005. The star was cast for the role of Meredith Grey and the show revolved around her, hence the name, "Grey's Anatomy".

Despite being cast as the lead, Ellen Pompeo was only being paid half of what her male co-star and love interest, Patrick Dempsey, was making. This what not only a major issue for the star during her first season but the pay gap between Ellen and Patrick lasted for the first three seasons of the show.

After years of fighting for equal pay, Ellen Pompeo asked producers of the show to not only match her salary with Dempsey's but to pay her $5,000 more to "make a point". The production company denied Pompeo's request but did, in fact, match her salary with her male counterparts. This sparked a huge conversation in Hollywood and ended up securing Ellen a $20 million per season deal. Let's get into all of that, now!

"Grey's Anatomy" first aired back in 2005 and instantly became one of the most popular and successful medical drama's in television history. The cast itself mesmerized viewers and led them glued to their screens week after week. Two characters who surely made the show as great as it is was none other than Ellen Pompeo and Patrick Dempsey, who played doctors and lovers, Meredith Grey and Derek Shepherd.

Meredith Grey was the lead star, hence the show title, "Grey's Anatomy". Although Pompeo was playing the lead character alongside her male co-star and love interest, Patrick Dempsey, she was not being paid the same amount of money. According to Pompeo herself, Patrick Dempsey was making twice the amountshe was, and that wasn't only for the first season. This sparked major outrage amongst cast and crew of the show and viewers who later found out that production had been paying Ellen less when in reality, she was the star.

The pay gap between Pompeo and Dempsey lasted for a whopping three seasons before she became aware of what was going on. Production obviously leaves out salaries and specific contract details and does not make this type of information cast knowledge, so when Ellen Pompeo found out she'd been making half what Patrick Dempsey was, you know all hell broke loose and rightfully so!

Related: "Grey's Anatomy": These Facts Leave Viewers Scratching Their Heads

When the time came to negotiate her salary for season 4 and on, Ellen Pompeo made things very clear, she wanted equal pay and then some! She not only fought tooth and nail to be paid the same as her male counterpart on the show, but she wanted to see if she could go the extra mile and she definitely tried it.

According to Ellen Pompeo, she requested that the production company pay her only $5,000 more than Patrick Dempsey, to "make a point". While that is by no means a lot of money for a show as popular as "Grey's Anatomy", however, her request was denied. While this definitely sparked a bigger conversation later on in Hollywood regarding equal pay amongst female and male actors, Pompeo got what she wanted, but she was in no way, shape or form,done.

The star would later on become quite vocal about salary gaps in Hollywood and began tackling women's rights issues in the entertainment industry. Ellen also became extremely vocal about diversity in film and television, hitting all the important points on her way to what would become the biggest pay raise in television history.

Related: What Went On Behind The Scenes Of "Grey's Anatomy"?

Ellen Pompeo, who has now starred on the hit medical drama show for a whopping 16 seasons, has found herself breaking all sorts of records. Considering "Grey's Anatomy" gainsmillions of viewers per week in addition to their deal with Netflix, it goes without saying that the show racks in millions annually, and luckily for Ellen Pompeo a lot of that goes directly to her.

After fighting for equal pay in the workforce, particularly in the world of Hollywood, Ellen Pompeo not only made her point but made millions of dollars out of it. Ellen currently holds the record for the highest salary by any television actor to date. She is currently making an impressive $20 million per season, which is not too shabby if we say so ourselves.

While the whole point behind her pay gap movement was not to make more money for herself, despite it working in her favor, but it was to start a bigger conversation and get the ball rolling on viewing female and male actors as the same. Luckily for Ellen, she is not only making millions, but she's managed to stir the pot in quite a positive direction for female actors in the industry.

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‘Grey’s Anatomy’: Some Fans are Ready For the Series to End – Showbiz Cheat Sheet

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Greys Anatomyhas been on the air since 2005. During that time, fans have watched with bated breath as the doctors at Grey Sloan Memorial Hospital had to struggle through some very traumatic events.

From tragic deaths to new romantic relationships, millions of loyal fans have tuned in every week to watch as the drama unfolds on one of ABCs longest-running scripted primetime shows.

While the show still has a cult-like following and continues to bring in good ratings, there are some long-time fans who believe that maybe after 15 years, the storylines seem a bit tired and played-out.

The creators of Greys Anatomyjust announced that the new season will be airing soon, but should this be the shows last season? Some fans definitely seem to think so.

Greys Anatomyis a somewhat exaggerated depiction of what life is like for the many men and women who work in a hospital. While many doctors and nurses who watch this show are able to relate to the struggle that medical professionals face while trying to balance their personal life and professional life, most dont have to also deal with life-threatening experiences on a weekly basis.

For example, the main character, Meredith Grey (played by Ellen Pompeo), has had to live one crazy, dramatic day after another. In the very first episode, she finds out that the guy that she had a one-night stand with is actually one of the attending doctors that work at the same hospital she is doing her residency at. From there, the dramatic moments continue to get more intense with each season.

Throughout the rest of the series, she had to endure some pretty traumatic moments like holding a bomb inside of a patients body so that it doesnt detonate and kill everyone, almost dying after a ferry crashed and caused her to nearly drown, having a C-section during a power outage, and being involved in a plane crash that killed her sister and left the other doctors injured.

These are just a few examples of some of the drama that has unfolded during the last 15 years. Throughout the series, Meredith Grey and her co-workers have had to deal with more tragic events in a week than most people see in their entire lifetime.

RELATED: Greys Anatomy Writers Foreshadowed Derek Shepherds Death Back In Season 1

Recently, E! News updated their Twitter followers on what fans can expect to see on the upcoming season of Greys Anatomy. E! News reported that the show plans to continue on with season 17 and also plans to have the COVID-19 pandemic front and center. While many thought that this was good news, there were some fans who thought the show should quit while it is ahead.

One Twitter user by the name of @Ozzymandias2K20 said: Oh my God, end the show. It was good. Its been on too long. Should have stopped on the 10th season.

Another user agreed by saying, Was just thinking the same thing. End it. Its over!

A third Twitter user also agreed that the show has been on for too long and said that they would rather see the final scene of the series.

While some fans do feel thatGreys Anatomyhas been on for long enough, there are several other fans that are excited to see what is in store for the doctors at Sloan Grey Memorial Hospital in the upcoming season.

@iamcindyrodas said, Dont ever end the show.

Another user thinks that if the show stays on the air, it can help to provide a much-needed distraction from reality. 2020 has been TRASH. This is the entertainment we needed, the commenter wrote. And apparently, there are plenty of other fans that feel the same way.

According to The Hollywood Reporter,Greys Anatomyhad 7.1 million viewers last season after much of the country went into lockdown because of the novel coronavirus.

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Get ready for a bit of a time jump whenGrey's Anatomy Season 17 begins.

The new episodes pick up "a month and a half into full COVID, so it's going to take place a little bit beyond where we left off," Giacomo Gianniotti, who plays Dr. Andrew DeLuca, told ET.

In terms of filling in the gaps in the story, "we might have some flashbacks. We might have some things where we're referencing last season." Filming is set to start in September, but that could change, as it already has; they were previously looking to begin this month.

While he hasn't read a script yet, he does have some sort of idea of what viewers will see on-screen, just in terms of keeping the actors safe."We're going to be wearing full [personal protective equipment] of course, as we're going to take place in coronavirus on the show when we start the season. All of our characters will be justifiably protected," Gianniotti explained. Because they play doctors, "we're uniquely lucky that we get to wear PPE."

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Grey's recently promoted Richard Flood, who plays Dr. Cormac Hayes, to series regular, suggesting that we'll see more of Dr. Meredith Grey's (Ellen Pompeo) love triangle in Season 17. With his character the other part of it, Gianniotti expects that as well.

Last season, DeLuca and Meredith's relationship hit a rough patch, and as it ended, he was going through quite a bit in terms of his mental health. (The firefighter spinoffStation 19 appeared to confirm he's bipolar, through a conversation between his sister, Stefania Spampinato'sDr. Carina DeLuca, and her girlfriend, Danielle Savre's firefighter Maya Bishop.) According to Gianniotti, that may have opened the door for Hayes to be "much more desirable and stable and more of a compatible partner" for Meredith.

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This ‘Grey’s Anatomy’ Alum Shares Her Theory on Why She Was Fired From the Show – Showbiz Cheat Sheet

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Greys Anatomy has seen the departure of top cast members including Sandra Oh, Patrick Dempsey, and Justin Chambers over its 16 seasons. While some of the medical drama stars are written off alive and well, others have met with some sort of untimely demise.

One Emmy Award-winning actress on the show was surprised to get her pink slip from Greys producers, but hypothesized on the potential reason for her firing.

Premiering in 2005, Greys Anatomy catapulted several of its cast members to stardom including Oh, Demspey, Katherine Heigl, and show matriarch Ellen Pompeo. Yet over the past 15 years, some of the stars have either felt the need to move on or that decision was made for them.

Four main characters on Greys each met a permanent end. George OMalley (aka 007), played by T.R. Knight, was hit by a bus saving an innocent bystander in the first episode in Season 6. A plane crash in Season 8 claimed the lives of Lexie Grey (Chyler Leigh) and Eric McSteamy Sloan (Eric Dane). And fans are still in mourning over the death of Dempseys Dr. Derek Shepherd, better known as McDreamy, due to a car accident in 2015.

Knowing the creativity Greys brings to its storylines, theres always a chance these characters will reappear in spiritual form. Other cast members who exited the show still breathing include Sara Ramirez (Callie Torres), Sarah Drew (April Kempner), Jessica Capshaw (Arizona Robbins), as well as Oh, Heigl, and Chambers.

RELATED: Which Greys Anatomy Alum Has the Highest Net Worth: Sandra Oh, Katherine Heigl, or Patrick Dempsey?

Actress, director, and dancer Debbie Allen joined Greys Anatomy behind the camera in 2010, according to Deadline. Taking the directors chair for three episodes, Allen soon served in front of the camera as well in a recurring role as Jackson Averys mom, Catherine, who developed a romance with Dr. Richard Webber (played by James Pickens, Jr.). The two wed after Webbers wife Adele (played by Loretta Devine) died from Alzheimers disease.

Named executive producer of the medical drama by showrunner Shonda Rhimes in 2015, Allen continues to juggle her many responsibilities on the prime time hit show.

With showbiz sometimes being a small world, Allen and Devine had worked together on several occasions prior to their time on Greys. Their continual reunions prompted Devine to speculate on why her character made a permanent departure.

RELATED: Greys Anatomy: James Pickens Talks Richard Webbers Diagnosis and If There Is a Future for Richard and Catherine

In a segment for PeopleTVsCouch Surfing in August 2019, Devine recalled getting written out of Greys.

I got an Emmy for this show for best guest spot and then they fired me right after that, she said, according to Entertainment Weekly. They killed me with that damn Alzheimers.

Devine had been a part of the show for two years before Allen signed on. The actress reflected on their history together and how it often seems that when Allen comes on board, Devine gets the boot.

When I was doingDreamgirls, Debbie Allen came over, took over that, then I was gone, she explained with a laugh. Then she came over there toGreys Anatomy, took over that, then I was gone. I was atThe Client Listand they said Debbie Allen was coming in to direct, I got scared as hell.

The Greys alum clearly feels no ill will toward Allen for the heightened coincidence. Debbies directed me in a million things. Ive done her plays, Devine shared. I love Debbie Allen, but the truth is the truth.

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TV’s Top Father Figures: The 12 Best Substitute Dads From Grey’s, Riverdale, The Good Doctor, All American and More – TVLine

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Not all heroes wear capes and not all father figures actually go by Dad.

Though Team TVLinehas previously recognized televisions best and worstactual dads, were celebrating Fathers Day this time around by honoring some unsung heroes of small-screen parenthood.

Below, youll find a list of 12 remarkable father figures, all of whom have stepped up to provide the love, guidance and lame jokes youd expect from dear ol Dad, even when the characters theyre mentoring arent their biological kids. (Of course, some of the surrogate dads on our list like All Americans Billy Baker do have children of their own, too.)

WouldThe Good Doctors Shaun have accomplished so much without Aaron Glassman advocating for him? Where would The Blacklists Liz be without the reliable wisdom of Harold Cooper? And did you ever expect The Walking Deads Daryl Dixon to make a list like this? (We didnt, either.)

Its worth noting that all of the substitute dads below hail from shows currently still airing, including The Conners, Riverdale, Marvels Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D. and more.

Which current characters would make your list of the best TV father figures? Scroll through the list below to see our picks, then drop a comment with more small-screen dads that deserve recognition.

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3 medical dramas to fill that ‘Grey’s Anatomy’ void – IOL

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While Shonda Rhimes long-running series, "Greys Anatomy", is a benchmark for medical dramas - not forgetting its short-lived spin-off series, 'Private Practice", of course - there are other series offering a similar soap-esque feel.

Lets not forget the shows that weve come to love, including "House", "Code Black", "The Night Shift", which approach the theme from unique perspectives.

Below is a list of whats currently available on the small screen.

THE RESIDENT (SEASON 3):

Think of crime dramas. Every series in the genre offers something that satiates viewers appetites. The same applies to 'The Resident". This medical drama, which ticks the box as a must-see, has been renewed for a fourth season.

And it has a phenomenal cast of Matt Czuchry (Conrad Hawkins), Emily VanCamp (Nic Nevin), Morris Chestnut (Barrett Cain) along with new arrivals like Kearran Giovanni (Andrea Baydon), Rob Yang (Logan Kim) Shazi Raja (Nadine Suheimat) and more.

In the new season, the medical staff are subjected to new rules and doctors.

This series gives a surreal feel of a hospital. The writers are most creative with the storylines, especially when it comes to the emergencies handled by the staff at Red Rock Mountain Medical.

Of course, it is wonderfully offset by personal adversities faced by the characters. The series is a few episodes shy of its finale.

NEW AMSTERDAM (SEASON 2):

This series has grown on me. It is helmed by Ryan Eggold, who viewers will remember from "The Blacklist" series. He plays Dr Max Goodwin, the new medical director as New Amsterdam Medical Centre.

He is a bleeding heart, who puts patients before profits, and he is backed by an incredible team of specialists. Their motto is: How can I help? In the previous season, we learned Max has cancer and his wife is pregnant.

This season, he is a single dad (his wife passed away) and his tumour is shrinking thanks to a new therapy. As always, he juggles the politics of the hospital and the resulting drama of his patients and staff. This series has a lot of heart.

CHICAGO MED (SEASON 5):

This is the third Chicago spin-off series, where characters from "Chicago Fire" as well as 'Chicago P.D." crossover in some of the storylines.

Viewers have taken a strong liking to the series, which has been renewed for three more seasons.

This series follows the doctors and nurses at Gaffney Chicago Medical Centre.

Nick Gehlfuss is the lead as Dr Will Halstead (younger brother of Detective Jay Halstead of "Chicago P.D."). Creators Dick Wolf and Matt Olmstead have conceived a wonderful storytelling balance with ingeniously-penned trauma cases and individual setbacks.

NURSES (SEASON 1):

A new series, which takes viewers into the inner sanctum of a young group of nurses as they navigate their way on the job. The new recruits arrive eager and idealistic.

Their first day on the job becomes a crash course in juggling their personal emotions with their professional responsibility.

Ethics come into play and tough judgement calls being made. Amid handling the calls that come into trauma, each cast member is going through their own personal challenges.

This series is similar to "Greys Anatomy", in that it features a diverse cast. It also reminds of a young Meredith Grey and friends as they tried to find their feet in this fast-paced and demanding medical world.

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Women of SteelProduced and directed by Robynne MurphyScreening on demand June 10-212020 Sydney Film Festival

Youve probably heard The Ballad of 1891 about the Queensland shearers strike. You can probably sing Kev Carmodys From Little Things Big Things Grow about the Gurindji Walk Off at Wave Hill in 1961. Do you know about the general strike in 1969 that freed Clarrie OShea from prison? Or the late, great Jack Mundey and the Green Bans that saved swaths of Sydney from developers in the 1970s? Maybe you stood on the docks with the Maritime Union of Australia in 1993 and played your own part in union history.

But do you know the story of the Jobs for Women campaign at the Wollongong steelworks in the 1980s? No? Come gather round people and hear tell of a battle, and a victory, that by rights should be known as a landmark in Australian labour history.

Women of Steel, produced and directed by retired steelworker Robynne Murphy and funded by donations from unions and unionists, was selected for the 2020 (online) Sydney Film Festival and is screening on demand from June 1021. It documents a 12-year struggle by hundreds of mainly migrant unemployed women to get work at Australian Iron and Steel (BHP, now BlueScope Steel), then the biggest employer in the company town of Wollongong. And, most miraculously, their victory.

Filmmaker Murphy got her job at the steelworks through the campaign, and was a steelworker for 30 years. She moved to Wollongong in 1980 with a small group of members of the Socialist Workers Party (later Democratic Socialist party, now part of the Socialist Alliance) as part of the partys turn to industry a tactic to get members into heavy industry and union organising. The men in the group got jobs at AI&S almost immediately. Murphy and the three other women joined the thousands of local women on the waiting list.

During the 1940s and 50s many Wollongong women had worked in BHP subsidiary Lysaghts, building munitions. Like women the world over, they were forced out of their jobs when men returned from World War II. Many were not happy and started to get organised. By the 1970s, there were feminists organising in the area, including a Working Womens Charter Group campaigning for the rights of working-class women.

During the economic boom of the 1960s and 70s migrants flocked to the town to labour at the steelworks. Many newly arrived women had worked in industry in their home countries and expected to get jobs at AI&S. They duly put their names down at the employment office. But it wasnt until the women chained themselves to the gates, while a few snuck into the steelworks to investigate if they could do the work, that they received good media which led to AI&S being shamed into employing some women.

But these gains were lost within a year or two, and the women found that the only jobs available to them were in cleaning or canteen jobs. By the late 70s the company was back to their old tricks, saying there were no jobs for women. Many women ended up unemployed or with insecure, underpaid piecework in the garment industry.

With female unemployment in Wollongong at 40% by 1980, women who needed to work were at the mercy of small employers. This meant appalling pay and conditions for outworkers, and sexual harassment and even rape by cockroach bosses drunk on their power to hire and fire. It was one such case that provided the final spark for the Jobs for Women campaign.

The sleazy owner of a local chicken shop sexually harassed a series of young women working in his shop under threat of the sack. The Working Womens Charter Group called a public meeting about the issue and its cause the level of female unemployment in the town. The next day a group of women on the special womens list at AI&S, including Murphy and her comrades, was driven up to Sydney and lodged a complaint with the NSW Anti-Discrimination Board.

To find out what happened next, you should watch this film.

In brief, the women fought for jobs for the next 12 years, by any and all means necessary. They established a tent embassy outside the steelworks (inspired by the Aboriginal tent embassy in Canberra); marched, sang and performed street theatre; with the fellow male workers and unionists from across the Illawarra, broke down the doors of the Australian parliament, fronted the mass media to bust myths about womens capacity to lift 16 kilograms (about the weight of an average 4-year old), collared former New South Wales premier Neville Wran on the street about their right to Legal Aid, and fought a (legally aided) legal battle all the way to the High Court.

Green Left asked Robynne Murphy about why they were able to win support from male workers and male-dominated unions, who might have been expected to see them as a threat to mens jobs. She said one factor was that unions in the Illawarra had a good track record of taking on political issues from freedom for Nelson Mandela to Chile solidarity. But the crucial ingredient was that Wollongong was home to a large migrant community for whom solidarity came naturally.

Most of the men that worked at the steelworks then didnt have English as a first language and they experienced discrimination from the company too, she said. When they saw women trying to get jobs, the reaction from the men in the workforce from very early on was fantastic. Even overwhelming.

The willingness to use every tactic in the toolbox, she said, was because the campaign was controlled by the women who wanted jobs.

The Jobs for Women Action Committee was made up only of women who wanted to work in the steelworks, she said. I think that was a really important decision. When youve got a bunch of women who want work, basically most of you are willing to do whatever it takes. That was the most amazing thing about the migrant women. Once they learned, in their own languages, that they were legally entitled to work, they got involved in everything. Meetings, demonstrations, everything.

Hundreds of women won jobs and compensation through the Jobs for Women campaign, but it has a broader legacy.

I guess I didnt realise for quite a while just how significant the campaign was, Murphy said. You didnt see it immediately, but reflecting back on it now, I know it did change things for women. I see women driving heavy machinery now and I think, oh!

[Women of Steel is screening on demand from June 1021 as part of the 2020 Sydney Film Festival.]

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