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Anatomy of a goal: Breaking down the Seattle Sounders’ second tally against the LA Galaxy – SoundersFC.com

Posted on April 25, 2017 by ev1

Last Sunday in a 3-0 road win overthe LA Galaxy, Seattle Sounders head coach Brian Schmetzer opted to start Will Bruin up front and move Jordan Morris to the left wing. And for the first time in 2017, the Sounders offense clicked looked the explosive juggernaut it could be.

The reason why the adjustment is so successful is because it more naturally suits Morris and Bruins styles of play. Morris is much more of a second striker and loves to run at defenders in space. Bruin is a target forward by trade, who is comfortable with his back to goal and stretching center backs deep.

Watching the Sounders front four operate against the Galaxy was like watching poetry in motion, the way Morris, Bruin, Clint Dempsey and Nicolas Lodeiro bossed the attacking third. In previous matches, Dempsey, Lodeiro and Harry Shipp stepped on each others toes and often made the same runs, while Morris was left on an island and a non-factor. Thepersonnel shift Schmetzer made last Sunday unlocked another offensive dimension.

To see how effectively this worked, lets take a look at the second goal the Sounders scored against the Galaxy. It was an own goal off the foot of Ashley Cole, yes, but Seattles build-up play forced the issue.

On this play, Dempsey has the ball 10 yards shy of midfield. Noticing a gap in the middle, Morris checks back to the ball to provide Dempsey with a passing option.

When Morris receives the pass, he turns and realizes he has space in front of him and attacks.

Morris initially wants to pass the ball wide to Joevin Jones, but Romain Alessandrini closes down the passing lane and forces Morris inside.

Recognizing the gap in between the Galaxy midfield and the back line, Morris instincts take over. He uses his pace to penetrate and force LA to collapse. Once it does, Morris senses the space opening for Jones on the left and lays it off to him.

Once Morris does this, LA is in real danger. Bruin is yards in front of Cole and making a run to the near post while Morris continues his run after his pass and bolts toward the penalty spot.

The subsequent cross from Jones is perfectly weighted and put just far enough out of the reach of goalkeeper Brian Rowe that it forces him to stay close to his line. A retreating Cole does everything he can to step in front of an onrushing and open Bruin, but all the veteran English left back can do is get a touch on it, which deflects poorly and sails past Rowe.

The goal may not have been finished by a Sounders player, but its origin was entirely Morris and his positioning in a wider, reserved role. Morris deserves a lot of the credit, but it was as much his doing as his tactical placement. Although not an out-and-out winger, Morris is far more successful in wide spaces than he is alone up top.

The best thing Schmetzer has done since taking over as head coach last July is put his players in optimal positionsto succeed. Morris on the wing with a true No. 9 in Bruin up front appears to be just that.

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Using antique wax figures to learn about anatomy – Scope (blog)

Posted on April 25, 2017 by Danzig

Look at the detail inside the heart, said Paul Brown, DDS, a consulting associate professor of anatomy at Stanford. Isnt that phenomenal?

I tend to turn away at the sight of blood or bones. And yet here I was, inside of an anatomy lab on assignment and admiring high-resolution photographs of human anatomy wax sculptures.

The wax statues, or waxes, were created 250 years ago in Florence, Italy and are located in La Specola, one of the worlds oldest museums of natural history. The museum is home to about a thousand wax figures; each meant to capture the intricacies of what lies beneath the skin. Brown, who loves creating digital libraries of medical images, has captured around 200 of the waxes in an effort to make them accessible, and to use them as visual aids in anatomy classrooms at Stanford and beyond.

We were introduced to the waxes this year,Shayan Fakurnejad, a second-year medical student, told me for an Inside Stanford Medicine piece I wrote on the wax figures. Theyre really a great way of simplifying some of the anatomy you see in the cadavers. Theyre just gorgeous pieces, too.

But medical students arent the only ones using the waxes the images are being used as props in Stanford classes such as Art and Anatomy, and Anatomy and Society.

I was really impressed with them, said Lauren Ashley Toomer, lecturer for the Art and Anatomy class. The fact that they were all anatomically correct and not only just beautiful specimens, I thought it would be a great tool for my class.

A diverse set of students take Toomers class not only medical students and students who are interested in the sciences, but also those from arts, engineering and psychology. Not everyone is as comfortable around the cadavers, she said. So having the actual images and working from those has been really beneficial.

Students in the class learn about the history of these works, their science, and use either paint or graphite to reproduce their own versions of the waxes.

Its like layers of translation from the bodies, where the original artists were working from to the waxes, and now back to 2-D work with either painting or drawing, said Toomer. It makes me think about how [the artists] used these really beautiful and eloquent poses with the body, and just the whole tie between art and anatomy.

Previously:A day of firsts for Stanford Medicines new medical students, Art and anatomy: Decades-old collaboration brings augmented reality into the hands of RodinandWhiz Kids: Teaching anatomy with augmented reality Video courtesy of Division of Clinical Anatomy

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Jesse Williams’ Divorce: The Grey’s Anatomy Star and Wife Clashed over Living in L.A., Says Source – PEOPLE.com

Posted on April 25, 2017 by Fredricko

News of Jesse Williams split from wife Aryn Drake-Lee came as a shock to Greys Anatomy fans and to those who know the former couple well.

None of us saw this coming, a source close to the couple tells PEOPLE exclusively. Jesse lived for her.

Williams, 35, wed Drake-Lee in 2012 after five years of dating and is father to their two young children: daughter Sadie, 3, and son Maceo, who was born in 2015. The source believes the Greys star was the one to actually file for divorce.

If you knew the couple they were back in Brooklyn, when he had dreads and a backpack and she was grinding doing real estate, you wouldnt believe it,explains the source, who thinks the pairs relocation to Los Angeles contributed to tensions in their relationship.

[Aryn] thought everyone was so different from their friends back in New York, and not as genuine, says the source, who adds that the couple was in the middle of adding a second wing to their L.A. home when news of the divorce broke Monday.

Adds the source: And Jesse was never really around because of work and she was always just with the kids. Still, we didnt see this coming.

But despite the tension, the source thinks Williams and Drake-Lee were a good match.

Theyve been together forever, says the source. We didnt see this coming.

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Casting announced for Anatomy of a Suicide at Royal Court, London – The Stage

Posted on April 24, 2017 by ev1

Londons Royal Court Theatre has announced casting for Alice Birchs new play Anatomy of a Suicide.

The production will star Hattie Morahan alongside Kate OFlynn, who was recently nominated for an Olivier Award for her role in the West End production of The Glass Menagerie.

Other cast members are Gershwyn Eustache Jnr, Paul Hilton, Peter Hobday, Adelle Leonce, Sarah Malin, Jodie McNee and Dickon Tyrrell.

Katie Mitchell will direct, returning to the Royal Court after her production of Alice Birchs play Ophelias Zimmer in 2016.

Anatomy of a Suicide explores the repercussions of suicide across three generations of a women.

Design is by Alex Eales, costume by Sarah Blenkinsop and lighting by James Farncombe. Music is by Paul Clark and sound by Melanie Wilson.

It runs from June 3 to July 8 in the Jerwood Theatre Downstairs space, with press night on June 3.

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How the 7 Train Makes Subway Riders Into New Yorkers – CityLab

Posted on April 25, 2017 by ev1

How the most diverse subway line in America forges a shared urban identity, according to a new book.

The 7 is the most diverse train in America. What does it teach us about city life?

The 7 train is known for more than just rogue subway surfers. Its a key line on the New York City public transit network, and arguably, the most diverse commute in the country. And this year, it marks its 100th year in operation.

Nicknamed the International Express, the 7 kicks off on Main Street, in Flushing, Queens; cuts through East Asian, Latino, South Asian, and other immigrant locales; and terminates in Hudson Yards, Manhattan. In 1999, the White House Millennium Council deemed it a National Millennium Trail for being a testament to the immigrant experience.

A new book by urban sociologists Stphane Tonnelat and William Kornblum sketches a fascinating portrait of this crucial arm of the subway and its riders. Tonnelat, who is from Paris, and Kornblum, who is a native New Yorker and has lived near the 7 his whole life, see the subway as a unique public space, ripe for ethnographic analysis. In segregated New York, public transit brings together folks from different races and ethnicities, nationalities, ages, and economic profiles in very close proximity on a routine basis. The 7 train, with its heavily immigrant riders, is just the most acute manifestation of that diversitya microcosm of the city as a whole. Exploring how commuters on this train regard each other and themselves reveals a lot about the role of public transit in facilitating a shared urban identity.

CityLab caught up with Tonnelat and Kornblum for a conversation about International Express: New Yorkers on the 7 Train, the highlights of which are below.

The book includes your own research and interviews with 7 train riders, as well as detailed accounts by immigrant youth. Being in such close proximity with different folks creates friction, and often reinforces racial and ethnic stereotypes. But theres also a sense of community created among the riders. Could you talk about that?

Kornblum: We selected people who were representative of the different ethnic and racial groups that lived around the 74th Street station, which is one of the busiest stations. We walked with them and we recorded what theyre saying to us from their doorstep, through the neighborhood, and to the station. When we heard them speaking in their neighborhoods, they always used [the pronouns] weor I. They said, We, in the neighborhood, do this, or I do this in the neighborhood. Then, we got on the train, and they said, when you are on the subway, you do this, and you act this way. These are the things you have to be careful about. They shifted into the language of the urban space.

It reflects an understanding of the ways theyre expected to behave [in that space] in order to advance the cause that everyone shares: getting to the place theyre going.

Tonnelat: [When people use you,] it betrays a series of dos and donts that people have to practice on the subway. What we found is that these norms are basically a set of skills that people have to acquire to get along: like civil inattention [whereby strangers will acknowledge each other in subtle, but unimposing ways] or what we call cooperative mobilitythe way that people move in a group without bumping into each other.

Behind these competencies that riders have to learn is a general assumption that everybody will behave. And that I think is the main assumption that community is built on.

Youve dedicated a chapter to exploring how interactions between different genders play out on the train. What did you learn?

Tonnelat: Crowding is the big problem these days, and together with crowding comes the problem of sexual harassment of women by men. This question had arisen before in the history of the subway in New York City, especially at the beginning of their opening up the [subway], when it was also super-crowded.

We took that question seriously. We worked with Hollaback, which is a feminist organization trying to defend the rights of women to use public spaces without being harassed. They had gathered an amazing amount of reactions by women whove been groped or otherwise harassed on the train, and we used that testimony to understand: How do women react when their privacy is being violated? What we see basically, once again, [is] the train is a contested space for gender issues.

Kornblum: We also look, in detail, at the suggestions that have been given to women about how to handle unwanted attention. The organization whose material we worked with, Hollaback, have a position on this: Women should confront the person who is giving them a hard time or groping them. They should holler back.

We examined the statements of women in the blogosphere about this issue, and came to the conclusion that while its very good for women to holler back, they dont always need to turn around and confront the person who they think it is. If they make it known that they dont want the attention being given, instead of really getting in the face of this other person, that might add a modicum [of] safety in their interactions. Because what we want to try to do is avoid the escalation of violence here.

Stphane and I also discuss the opposite possibility: that people of different genders and different gender identities can find attraction to each other in the train. So theres a lot of other kinds of interactions, which are within the bounds of respect for each others self.

Interactions between riders of different ages is another thing you discuss at length.

Kornblum: Every school day between 2 and 3 o clock in the afternoon, you have a quarter of a million teenagers and younger kids who run onto the subway from school. And it really creates a kind of unusual social phenomenon. Theres a lot of kids behaving in different wayssometimes, not so pleasant. A number of young people that worked with us in the seminar kept diaries of their experiences on the train over a period of four to five months.

Would you say that the subway space becomes, at those times, an extension of the school playground with its different social groups and dynamics?

Kornblum: Thats a very good analogy. While theyre there, theyre interacting; a lot of the times there can be shouting, yelling, disputes, jumping around. Theyre energetic. Older people [on the train] can feel threatened or annoyed, or what have you. So theres also a kind of conflict going on.

Tonnelat: [The groups of kids] are like islands in the middle of the subway, that interact with the rest of the train car. There are interesting differences between when the kids ride the train by themselvesin those cases, theyre very discreetand when they ride in groups.

One of the young people cited in the book noted something very interesting: How a person swipes the Metrocard can divulge whether or not they live in the city. That anecdote highlights one of the main arguments youre making in the book, that taking the subway helps newcomers assimilate and develop a common identity, not just as riders of a particular train line, but as New Yorkers. Could you talk about that?

Tonnelat: The competencies that people learn on the train are, in fact, urban competencies. They can be applied anywhere. That way, the subway opens up the city materially, through [access to different places around the city], but also socially.

Kornblum: Youll meet people all over the world who will say, Oh yeah, I used to live in New York. I used to ride the 7 train or 6 train. I used to get off [at] this stationand theyll tell you the station. They may have never succeeded in becoming Americans, or never wanted to, but they became New Yorkers, to the extent that they could use the transit system to get around.

From this entire endeavor, what did you learn about how immigrants use transit, and how transit agencies see their immigrant riders?

Tonnelat: The transit agency has
a commitment to universalism and they dont really make a difference between immigrants and non-immigrants. They do try to publish posters in languages most spoken in communities, when there are certain disruptions. So thats a laudable effort on their part.

Kornblum: Theres a wonderful quote in the book from the former city councilman from Flushing, John Liu. He warns us not to romanticize the subway, and that for most peopleespecially low-income people of immigrant origingetting on the subway every day, when its crowded, or when you have to get to work early in the morning, is not a romantic experience. He puts it in more salty language.

Tonnelat: But [this subway train] is the lifeline of the community.

Kornblum: And people recognize that. One of the biggest issues that Councilman John Liu had to deal with was frequent delays on the number 7 train as theyre trying to modernize the signal system.

Tonnelat: Something we dont talk enough about in the book are the weekend disruptions. Those immigrant communities, a lot of them work on the weekends, and they rely on the trains. But the weekends are the time designated by the MTA to modernizing work on the line. And it has created some tension. Its a difficult problem to deal with because this line surely needs modernization.

Kornblum: One of the chief engineers said once that working on the subway is like performing an operation on a man when hes still working at a desk. So its never, ever, ever going to be an easy situation for the public, although there are ways that the MTA could do a better job. Another part of the book looks at how the riders of the subway are an integral part of the functioning of the subway. More and more, the city depends on them to police themselves and do things in an orderly way. The more competent they are, the more competent the MTA can help them be, the better off we all will be as citizens.

Is there anything else you want to add?

Tonnelat: Now, were in an interesting moment politically, in the U.S. but also in Europe and in many other cities. The question of tolerance vis-a-vis foreigners and immigrants [is] very high on the agenda. This book illustrates how so many different people from so many different backgrounds can get together, and basically run the subway system along with the MTA. I think it offers an antidote to some of the pessimistic views about the abilities of foreigners to integrate into the host country.

Second, most of the subways [in the world] are new todaytheyre being built in developing cities in China and India. And theyre certainly being looked at as a new mode of integrating new urbanites into the cities, and helping the cities keep their diversity and size.

Kornblum: Its the subway theory of urbanity.

‘Riverdale’ 1.12 ‘Anatomy Of A Murder’ Images Released – Heroic Hollywood (blog)

Posted on April 25, 2017 by ev1

Riverdale officially returns this week as the Archie Comics live-action series is getting ready to wrap up its first season. The CW has released official promotional images for the penultimate episode of the season titled Chapter Twelve: Anatomy of a Murder which will be the episode where we finally find out who killed Jason Blossom (Trevor Stine).

It has been confirmed that one more character is set to be murdered before the end of the season, but it remains to be seen what episode that will actually take place in. You can catch the new promotional images in the gallery below.

Chapter Twelve: Anatomy of a Murder (9:00-10:00 p.m. ET) (TV-14, LV) (HDTV)

THINGS ARE NOT ALWAYS AS THEY SEEM Archie (KJ Apa) and Veronica (Camila Mendes) are shocked to learn of the arrest but know they need to come clean to their parents about what they uncovered. Still hurt by the betrayal of his friends and torn over who to trust, Jughead (Cole Sprouse) reluctantly joins them in a quest for truth. Meanwhile, Cheryl (Madelaine Petsch) confronts her mom about why she treats her so much worse than she ever did with Jason. Lili Reinhart, Luke Perry, Madchen Amick, Marisol Nichols also star. Rob Seidenglanz directed the episode written by Michael Grassi (#112). Original airdate 5/4/2017.

Riverdale airs on Thursday nights at 9/8c on The CW. Make sure to check back at Heroic Hollywood after every single episode of Season 1 for our weekly reviews. Dont forget to check out our WonderCon roundtable interviews with the cast and producers of the series below.

Pictured (L-R): Cole Sprouse as Jughead Jones, Casey Cott as Kevin Keller, Camila Mendes as Veronica Lodge, Lili Reinhart as Betty Cooper, and KJ Apa as Archie Andrews Photo: Bettina Strauss/The CW

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Whiteout: Anatomy of a ski death – Steamboat Pilot & Today

Posted on April 24, 2017 by ev1

This is part two in a three-part series on Colorado skier deaths. Click here for part one.

Kristine Gustafson wakes up each morning with the same thought: What really happened on Jan. 12, 2017?

Late in the afternoon on a chilly but clear powder day, the Centennial resident, her close friend, Sean Haberthier, and three other skiers were standing at the top of Breckenridge Ski Resorts Peak 8 Contest Bowl. They stopped to take a break and appreciate the near-perfect conditions they had marked with fresh tracks the whole day. They all agreed to meet at the bottom of the E Chair before a final run to the base.

Always the first one down, Haberthier was a conspicuous no-show, an instant red flag to the group. Calls to his cellphone went unanswered, and his friends began to worry.

The 47-year-old lived to ski, for years making the 5 a.m. drive up to Summit or Vail from Denver most days during the winter to pursue his passion. It was not out of the ordinary for Haberthier to eclipse well over 100 days each season.

You had to pry him away from it, said Gustafson. He approached it almost like a job and never missed a powder day. Hed bring his lunch with him and would get antsy if anyone he was with even had to go to the bathroom, because he wanted to get every single moment in on the day.

When Haberthier collided with a tree on the Lower Boneyard run that Thursday, he became the third skier to die at a resort in Colorado this season No. 127, overall, since the 2006-07 season.

To his friends, though, he wasnt yet a statistic when they alerted ski patrol of his disappearance that evening. Final evening sweeps of the mountain found nothing, and officials from the resort and the sheriffs office suggested he might have headed into town to join the annual Ullr Fest revelry. Haberthiers friends braced for bad news.

Sixteen hours passed in the frigid cold before a search party finally found Haberthiers remains the following morning in a tucked-away stand of lodgepole pines. A 4-inch gash ran across the back of his head, which the coroner would later assign as the cause of death, despite his friends still having questions.

Its been hard on all of us, said Gustafson. I just cant explain the feeling of him being there one second, and then us standing at the bottom waiting, with my gut telling me to go back up and look. They tell me he died on impact, but what if he didnt? What if he was just unconscious, and something could have been done? The thought of him being out there all night by himself; its shattered me.

Front lines

At least 137 people have died skiing at Colorado resorts since the 2006-07 season. More than 40 percent of those deaths occurred at one of Summit Countys four ski areas, among the most heavily trafficked winter sports destinations in the nation. During the past 10 years, Summit County has seen 58 ski-related fatalities far more than any other county in the state.

So far this season, Colorado has recorded 13 ski deaths. Five of them, including Sean Haberthier, happened at Breckenridge Ski Resort, one of North Americas most popular ski areas.

By volume, Summit Countys Regan Wood is one of the busiest coroners in the state, if not the country, when it comes to ski death investigations. Shes on the front lines of every fatality in the county, observing firsthand the trends behind the tragedies the overdoses, the suicides, the altitude-related heart attacks.

However, Wood holds an elected position that largely flies under the publics radar. In Colorado, coroners are not required to have a medical background. The only qualifications for making a run at the office are a high school diploma, a clean criminal record and one year of residency in the county. It would seem that politics has little to do with investigating deaths. And, for the most part, that rings true for Wood.

Not unlike other mountain town residents, Wood has worn many hats since she moved to Summit County 25 years ago to ski. She slung lift tickets at Copper Mountain Resort; volunteered for the Advocates for Victims of Assault, a group she eventually ran; and, in 2008, embarked on a new career path as a deputy coroner.

Coroners and their deputies are charged with determining the cause and manner of death. They do this by reading the signs on the body, studying the environment where the deceased met his or her end, obtaining toxicology tests, taking scans, securing medical records and interviewing family members. Often, the coroner calls for an autopsy, a procedure conducted by a medically trained pathologist. It is the gold standard for death investigations, according to experts.

Its a job for someone with a strong stomach, and Wood dove into it headfirst. The position became her lifes calling.

Though state law requires only minimal training, Wood binged on internships, courses and certifications. Eventually, when her mentor left office, she put her name in the hat to take his place. Running unopposed as a Republican, she took the oath of office in January 2015.

Still a devout skier, she prides herself on getting out on the mountain at least three times per week. But, given a swelling county population and increasing popularity of Summits resorts, theres been a rising tide of ski fatalities, and Wood has had to make even more trips to the resorts each winter.

Wood is confident she investigates each case thoroughly.

However, of the 58 ski-related fatalities recorded in Summit County over the past 10 years, only five autopsies have been performed. Thats a stark contrast to coroners in most other counties with ski areas. And in deaths where an autopsy was not called, Colorados open records law significantly narrows the amount of available public information.

A lone ranger

By the time Sean Haberthier was found, about 8:30 a.m. Friday, Jan. 13, his body was so hardened from the overnight freeze that hed have to thaw out so a physical exam could be completed.

For a skier or snowboarder at a resort to have a serious accident and not be immediately attended to is abnormal. In a typical case, ski patrollers, certified in emergency medical care, are alerted, arrive quickly and attempt to save the persons life.

When Wood responds to the scene of a fatality, she tries to understand the circumstances of the death by interviewing witnesses. For Haberthiers accident, there were none.

After concluding the manner of death as accidental, the body is moved to the morgue, and a series of tests, including X-rays and CT scans, is conducted. In this case, each assisted with understanding just how serious a blow to the head Haberthier suffered when he slammed into a tree.

To help determine someones cause of death, the county coroner has at her disposal forensic pathologists to perform autopsies. From board-certified medical examiners to researchers for the National Institutes of Health, the postmortem exam is considered a hallmark of diagnosis. It is used to definitively come to scientific conclusions by closely analyzing a decedents body and internal organs.

However, state statute grants considerable freedom to coroners for whether to call for the procedure. According to National Association of Medical Examiners standards, autopsies are required in particular types of deaths, including car crashes, aircraft accidents, drownings, electrocutions and fatalities associated with police activity. Ski accidents dont make the cut, but many coroners offices still order autopsies in those cases.

Caruso is an uncommon breed in Colorado. He is the only coroner required to be a forensic pathologist. Denver, along with Pitkin and Weld, are Colorados only three counties to have done away with the elected system for coroner in favor of appointing an individual with an established medical background.

I wouldnt have taken the job, otherwise, said Caruso, adding that, because hes neither elected nor deals in politics, I have no reason to mak
e decisions based on non-medical factors.

Meanwhile, in the states other counties with ski resorts, the data shows an autopsy is conducted on those who died in a ski-related accident between 70 percent and 100 percent of the time.

But, taking a page out of the book of her two predecessors, Wood calls autopsies on a very small number of ski deaths. Instead, she relies heavily on her instincts and instruction as a certified death investigator rather than conforming to the norms followed by the majority of her peers across the state.

I feel we do a good job investigating accidental deaths and doing a comprehensive investigation, taking it all in and asking all the questions, said Wood. Were not here to do autopsies for medical curiosity.

For many of the states coroners, though, the autopsy isnt about intrigue. Its about ensuring a higher level of certainty.

Even though a death may look obvious due to trauma, I always want to know if that may have been induced by outside influences, said Emil Santos, coroner of San Miguel County, home to Telluride Ski Resort. We almost always find something that could be considered a contributing factor in someones death. (We) dont want any surprises.

Routt County Coroner Rob Ryg, a 15-year vet of the area Steamboat Ski Resort calls home, agreed. He cited the example of a 40-year-old San Antonio woman who plummeted 25 feet to her death from a chairlift in December at Ski Granby Ranch where the cause and manner both appeared obvious and yet neighboring Grand County still opted for the postmortem procedure.

Often, I know what happened, but Im just going to do an autopsy, said Ryg. Its better to have a pathologist to say he did not have a heart attack, he died of this. Its just a lot cleaner and a lot simpler that way.

I dont know what the response would be for not doing more autopsies, he added of Summit. Theyre kind of a lone ranger.

Wood said she often doesnt see the need.

An autopsy costs the county roughly $1,500.

Clear cause of death

During the weeks following her best friends death, Gustafson could hardly eat or sleep. She had too many unanswered questions about Haberthiers death. Three months later, she still seeks closure.

Its haunted me, because I was 100 feet from him and I could have hiked back up, she said. These are the questions as friends that we just dont understand. He was such a good skier, and Ive seen the guy get out of some hairy situations, so cant imagine him hitting a tree. It just doesnt make sense to me.

Harry and Lynda Taylor, who lost their 27-year-old son, Jay, in a ski accident at Keystone Resort almost exactly a year before Haberthier died, said the experience with those who handled his body, including the county coroners office, couldnt have been worse. They said they received few answers to inquiries about his death, were actively discouraged by Woods then-deputy coroner from having an autopsy and Jays preference of organ donation was overlooked. They assumed they were dealing with personnel with medical backgrounds.

Because, how often do you deal with a coroner? asked Lynda. And thats the sham of it all, with a skeleton in their office, and all the posters and other photos. You ask medical questions and come to realize they never even referred them up the chain, as they might have.

Having taken the advice not to obtain an autopsy, but with so many questions about how their expert skier son may have died, the Taylors regret not getting a second opinion before having his body cremated, forever eliminating the option. The pain of not knowing doesnt go away.

Because she was not next of kin to Haberthier, Gustafson was unable to petition for an autopsy to better understand what may have ultimately killed her friend that day. When she pressed Wood after the fact due to conflicting reports she received from ski patrollers about the nature of Haberthiers injures, she was repeatedly told that blunt-force trauma had already been determined the cause.

I want to know if he was still alive after he hit, she said. They said for sure he died instantly, but I can tell you, the following two weeks after wouldnt have been as hard if it wasnt for that unknown. Why not do an autopsy? I dont get it.

Wood explained it this way: When I have a decedent with a crushed skull, I have a pretty clear cause of death.

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Scoop: GREY’S ANATOMY on ABC – Thursday, May 11, 2017 – Broadway World

Posted on April 24, 2017 by ev1

In the episode True Colors The doctors of Grey Sloan encounter a difficult case involving a dangerous patient. Meanwhile, Owen receives life-changing news that pushes Amelia to step up to support him, and Alex attends a medical conference after making a shocking discovery, on Greys Anatomy, THURSDAY, MAY 11 (8:00-9:01 p.m. EDT), on The ABC Television Network.

Greys Anatomy stars Ellen Pompeo as Meredith Grey, Justin Chambers as Alex Karev, Chandra Wilson as Miranda Bailey, James Pickens Jr. as Richard Webber, Kevin McKidd as Owen Hunt, Jessica Capshaw as Arizona Robbins, Jesse Williams as Jackson Avery, Sarah Drew as April Kepner, Caterina Scorsone as Amelia Shepherd, Camilla Luddington as Jo Wilson, Jerrika Hinton as Stephanie Edwards, Kelly McCreary as Maggie Pierce, Jason George as Ben Warren, Martin Henderson as Nathan Riggs and Giacomo Gianniotti as Andrew DeLuca.

Greys Anatomy was created and is executive produced by Shonda Rhimes (Scandal, How to Get Away with Murder), Betsy Beers (Scandal, How to Get Away with Murder) and Mark Gordon (Saving Private Ryan). William Harper, Stacy McKee, Zoanne Clack and Debbie Allen are executive producers. Greys Anatomy is produced by ABC Studios.

Guest Starring is Marika Dominczyk as Eliza Minnick.

True Colors was written by William Harper and directed by Kevin McKidd.

Greys Anatomy is broadcasted in 720 Progressive (720P), ABCs selected HTV format, with 5.1-channel surround sound.

Avengers Anatomy: The 5 Weirdest Things About Hulk’s Body, Explained – CBR – Comic Book Resources

Posted on March 21, 2020 by Danzig

The Hulkembodies physical strength so wholeheartedly that he's practically synonymous with it. As the Jade Giant well be happy to tell you himself, he's the strongest one there is. The ins and outs to Hulk's powers go a whole lot deeper than just sheer strength and the result is a downright strange physiology you'd need a pile of research just to understand.

Here's a breakdown of the five weirdest things about Hulk's body.

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One major question about Hulk's powers and their physicality is where all his extra mass comes from. In order for him to go from the 5'9" 128 lb Bruce Banner to the 7'8" 1,400 lb Hulk, heneeds to pull all that extra mass fromsomewhere. As always, the Official Handbook of the Marvel Universe holds the answer.

The gamma radiation infused in Banner's body gives him access to an alternate dimension where the excess mass is stored between transformations. The Handbook leaves it a mystery just which dimension that could be, but mentions the Kosmos dimension that's generally accessible via Pym Particles as one possibility. The comics rarely -- if ever --bring up such an explanation, but an alternate dimension makes sense.

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The green-skinned behemoth most are familiar with is not the only form Hulk has taken over the years. In fact, it was not even his original hue!Bruce Banner originally transformed into a gray-skinned monster every night (rather than in times of emotional distress), but after he became trapped in a space shuttle that exposed him to a belt of cosmic radiation, his powers changed even further.

Marvel has provided various explanations and retcons over the yearsr, but to really understand Hulk's body, it's important to know he doesn't always have the same exact body. Just like Banner and Hulk have two different bodies, the Gray Hulk or Professor Hulk are different forms entirely. Hulk is most often his signature green, but his color has been known to change with these shifts. Speaking of different personalities...

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Bruce Banner has possibly one of the most messed up psyches in the Marvel Universe -- and that's saying something. With its roots tied into childhood trauma inflicted by his abusive father, the Hulk's personality actually predates the gamma bomb that first physically transformed Banner. That's because Banner has several different split personalities created as a coping mechanism for his trauma, so each of the different Hulk forms mentioned above represent a different aspect of his mind.

At one point it, Banner's nightly transformation was explained as an unconscious representation of his shame. Sunlight even burned his skin.

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Though he seems like an unstoppable juggernaut of power, the Hulk is still a living organism who requires sustenance. The only problem for villains who try exploiting that is that he's immensely hardy, capable of holding his breath for hours and converting most any matter around him into consumable nutrition. Hulk's need to breathe has left him exposed to oxygen deprivation and poisoning in the past, so even if it's not easy to defeat him this way, Hulk isn't without his limits.

One ability seldom shown in the film and television adaptations of the character is Hulk's ability to regenerate, but it's one of his most valuable powers. Armed with one of the most powerful healing factors in the Marvel Universe, the Hulk is capable of regenerating from any kind of physical damage in a matter of moments. TheOfficial Handbook of the Marvel Universe evennotes he can recover his organs in a matter of seconds -- this goes a long way toward explaining why he's so hard to put down.

Regeneration is currently a major feature of the character in The Immortal Hulkongoing series.. Even when Hulk's head, organs and limbs are all separated from one another in hermetically sealed jars, he remains conscious. The total annihilation of his body has zero effect on stopping him permanently. Perhaps the same extradimensional source of matter from which he transforms in the first place serves as the unending source for Hulk's regeneration, but no matterthe explanation,there's no doubt this is an anatomy that pushes the realm of understanding beyond its limits.

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11 memories from when the whole country was obsessed with Grey’s Anatomy – DailyEdge.ie

Posted on April 23, 2017 by ev1

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AH, REMEMBER THE mid-2000s when it seemed like the entire country was fixated with Seattle Grace and McDreamy?

If you werent watching Desperate Housewives, you were probably busy watching Greys Anatomy, the hospital drama that totally gripped the nation and helped fill the ER-shaped hole in our lives.

Lets take a look back, shall we?

Mysterious illnesses! Dramatic plane crashes! Sexy time in closets!

So much used to happen in Greys Anatomy.

They look after sick people, have salacious workplace affairs and always look impeccable. They really earn their money.

I might not know my arse from my elbow, but I strongly believe I could be Irelands Cristina Yang.

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Meredith, Izzy, George, Cristina you loved them all.

007!

Frightening fact: How To Save A Life was number one in Ireland ten years ago.

That piano intro, though.

I am your person.

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The most exciting hospital since County General Hospital.

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An anatomy of a killing – Arkansas Online

Posted on April 23, 2017 by Danzig

It's a calm Thursday morning with a peaceful breeze. The state of Arkansas waits to find out whether it will get to scratch its itch and kill a man or two this evening.

It has been a dozen long execution-barren years in Arkansas. And now those damnable courts ...

Arkansas is not handling stress well.

Bart Hester, a state senator from Northwest Arkansas who holds office to make Jason Rapert seem restrained, is surely itching for some killing.

He became highly aggravated last night when the Arkansas Supreme Court voted 4-to-3 to let a death row inmate scheduled for Thursday demise--one of five men the state was eager to kill in a week's time--off the hook, if only for a while.

It was because the court majority determined the man was due an additional DNA test. Or so I assume. As much as I appreciate the ruling, I lament that the court declined to issue a full majority opinion explaining it.

The best explanation I could get for that was that the court wanted the ruling out immediately because of the urgency and believed it didn't have time for arduous composition.

To that I say write faster, in the manner of U.S. Judge Kristine Baker, who held marathon hearings ending last Thursday night and got out a 101-page ruling by Saturday morning, and the 8th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals, which got out a written ruling by Monday afternoon reversing her.

What Hester did was throw a hissy fit because the state Supreme Court had stopped this killing. He went on Twitter and posted the cell number of Chief Justice Dan Kemp. He sought to incite. He sought to punish a judge for his ruling. His approval ratings probably shot up.

Perhaps the judge got called things some of us have endured for not sharing the official state itch to kill.

Those not broken out in a shingles-grade rash over momentary delays in killing stand accused of not caring about the families of the victims.

We simply don't accept that justice is about revenge. We simply don't see how killing twice condemns killing once.

State Sen. Jeremy Hutchinson, one of the more sensible Republican legislators, tells the Associated Press: "I would say there is frustration among the Legislature as to the court's continued refusal to let an execution to go through."

An itch, as someone put it.

Jeremy's uncle, Gov. Asa Hutchinson, has, on this issue, thrown to the wind his two years of hard work to keep the state from shaming itself internationally. He is saying the four-judge majority on the state court ought to explain itself to those victims' loved ones.

The governor is a veteran lawyer. He understands that a judge is accountable to the law, to dispassionate justice, not to the emotions of the people, no matter how strong and understandable.

Attorney General Leslie Rutledge is complaining that the state Supreme Court had turned down that very inmate on that very DNA issue in 2004, as if it shouldn't have dared to take a variant view 13 years later.

If a court ruling lasted irrevocably forever, then the Republican Party might be out of business. It would not be able to cling to the possible repeal of Roe v. Wade to stir vital supportive passions against abortion on the evangelical right.

On this calm breezy morning, it appears that the state, by the end of the day, may take an issue or two to the U.S. Supreme Court to seek urgent relief from these onerous local court rulings that won't let it scratch its itch.

The state had already urgently appealed one denied execution, on Monday night, and forced the U.S. Supreme Court to stay up past its bedtime before issuing a perfunctory denial of our plea to get our itch scratched.

I wouldn't be surprised if this is happening Thursday morning: Justice Stephen Breyer is popping his head into Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg's office and saying, "Don't forget that we're probably going to have to work tonight. It's Arkansas again."

RBG is sighing and saying she had best take a nap.

To update: It's a warm spring Thursday evening. Both the U.S. Supreme Court and the 8th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals have been pestered half to death from Arkansas, mostly by lawyers for Ledell Lee, the first man Arkansas stood a good chance of being permitted to kill.

Shortly after 9 p.m., Rutledge's press aide puts on Twitter: "Another request for a stay by Ledell Lee has been denied by the 8th Circuit. One left."

Arkansas adrenaline is pumping. We're getting closer to kickoff.

After an 0-3 start this killing season, Arkansas seems primed for its first victory.

At 11:56 p.m., we the people kill Ledell Lee. Surely Bart Hester stayed up for it.

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John Brummett, whose column appears regularly in the Arkansas Democrat-Gazette, was inducted into the Arkansas Writers' Hall of Fame in 2014. Email him at jbrummett@arkansasonline.com. Read his @johnbrummett Twitter feed.

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Patrick Dempsey Says This is His Favorite Episode of ‘Grey’s Anatomy’ – Showbiz Cheat Sheet

Posted on February 13, 2020 by Danzig

Diehard fans of ABCs hit seriesGreys Anatomy still feels the loss of Dr. Derek McDreamy Shepherd, portrayed by Patrick Dempsey. The character was killed off the show after 11 seasons of playing the handsome neurosurgeon and lifelong love of Meredith Grey (played by series matriarch Ellen Pompeo).

After serving in the role for years and being in countless episodes, theGreysalumselected this one episode as his top pick.

Dempsey became an instant heartthrob when the show launched in 2005, quickly becoming a fan favorite. While he acknowledged the fame the medical drama brought him, Dempsey revealed that there was a downside to the demanding time commitment.

Im very grateful forGreys Anatomy, the father of three told People in 2016. Its given me the opportunity to do everything. But at the same time, there was a cost. I think after a certain period of time, no matter how much money you make, you want control out of your own schedule.

Due to the popularity of his character and the challenge of writing the favorite doctor off the show in an acceptable manner, the end of McDreamy was kept under wraps. It was clear we were both ready. But we kept it very quiet, Dempsey revealed. I knew he was going to be gone, but I didnt know how she was going to handle it. Shonda just said, Im going to do it in a really good way and she did her thing.

Despite being sad to leave his co-stars, the actor knew it was time for a new challenge. It had been long enough. It was time for me to move on with other things and other interests, Dempsey said. I probably should have moved on a couple of years earlier. I stayed a bit longer than I should have.

Dempsey and his wife Jill Fink briefly separated after 15 years together in January 2015. They soon decided to stay together and work on their marriage.

Youve got to keep at it.Youve got to communicate, and stay open and not get lazy, Dempsey said in 2016, according to Cosmopolitan U.K. And not give up And we both wanted to do that work. Thats where it started. Its always destabilizing when youre potentially breaking up a family or you have a big section of your life thats ending.

With the help of marriage counseling, the couple was able to give their relationship the attention it needed. I [learned] to prioritize. Our union has to be the priority. I wasnt prepared to give up on her and she wasnt either. We both wanted to fight for it, the Greys alum said. Jill and I decided it was time to work on our issues and improve. We wanted to be role models for our kids like, okay, if you have differences, you can work them out.

The actor is clearly enjoying his life post-Greys, spending more time with his wife and children. I was so happy to be riding a chair life in a snowstorm with my kids, Dempsey told People of an earlier ski trip in 2016 with his family. I was really grateful to have the time to just sit down and enjoy stuff like that. Im definitely more relaxed now. And happier too.

When promoting his film Bridget Jones Baby in 2016, Dempsey was asked to pick his favorite episode of the long-running medical drama. Thats hard, he saidduring a Facebook Live interviewwithCosmpolitan U.K.There were 250 episodes I was in over 10 years.

Dempsey revealed the very first episode was first in his heart. I have to say my favorite really was the pilot because we didnt know what was going to happen, and then there was that sense of discovery, he said. When I saw it for the first time, I thought the music was incredible and it was fun to be a part of such a strong ensemble. That was special. That first season was really remarkable.

According to Entertainment Weekly, he expressed the same sentiment the prior year right after his last episode on the show. The pilot was great, he said in April 2015. And then just the discovery of what was happening. I couldnt believe how it came together. And the bands that came on, and the emotional impact the music had on the show. Everybody had great moments. You realize how powerful an ensemble can be, and it was the collective that made it successful, not one individual.

After reading Dempseys comments, Greys Anatomy fans may find themselves revisiting the episode that kicked off one of todays hottest shows!

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Greys Anatomy Boss on How Justin Chambers Was Written …

Posted on March 8, 2020 by Danzig

SPOILER ALERT:Do not read if you have not yet watched Leave a Light On, the 16th episode of Season 16 of Greys Anatomy.

Adios, Alex Karev. Justin Chambers has officially been written out of Greys Anatomy.

In the March 5th episode entitled Leave a Light On, Chambers longtime character revealed in a heartfelt letter that he has reunited with Izzie Stevens (Katherine Heigl), one of the original interns of the series and Alexs ex-wife. In letters sent to his current wife Jo (Camilla Luddington), Miranda (Chandra Wilson) and Meredith (Ellen Pompeo), Alex explained that he found Izzie and learned that she had his kids. So he decided to stay and make up for the five years he lost with them by raising them now.

It is nearly impossible to say goodbye to Alex Karev. That is as true for me and for all of the writers at Greys Anatomy, as it is for the fans, said showrunner Krista Vernoff in a statement. We have loved writing Alex. And we have loved watching Justin Chambers nuanced portrayal of him. For 16 seasons, 16 years, we have grown up alongside Alex Karev. We have been frustrated by his limitations and we have been inspired by his growth and we have come to love him deeply and to think of him as one of our very best friends. We will miss him terribly. And we will always be grateful for his impact, on our show, on our hearts, on our fans, on the world.

Alex had been off-screen since the Nov. 14 episode. The last few episodes featured explanations of his absence that included his onscreen wife Jo mentioning he wasnt returning her calls. In Leave a Light On, Jo read the letter silently, as Chambers voiceover dictated the words for the audience.

Im sorry, the letter began. You deserve more than a letter. This cowardice, this letter, its officially the worst thing Ive ever done. But its about me, Jo; its not about you. Its not what you deserve. You deserve and have earned so much better than this.

Scenes of Jo were intercut with a walk down memory lane for Jo and Alex, as well as Alex and some other pivotal people in his life, including his father and his newly-discovered children.

The letter said that Alex loves how brilliant and brave Jo is and how she made him better, or at least kinder. He wrote that he loves Jo, but that hes also in love with Izzie.

There was a part of me that always wondered, that always wanted to know, that always felt like we left things unresolved unfinished, he wrote of Izzie. I reached out to Izzie and we started talking and it scared the crap out of me because it felt like no time had passed like Izzie and I were kind of frozen together in time. And now, now were not.

Izzie was on a farm in Kansas, in this incredible place in the middle of nowhere, he continued. And thats where he was, too.

Izzie had my kids, and I know you get what that really means. I know you of all people know why I cant just leave now, he wrote. I have a chance to make this family whole, and I just hope you love me back enough to let me take it. I need to give these kids the family you and I never had.

He also went on to tell Jo that he did mean it when he asked her to marry him, and she was not just the lets get a dog girl. But the pull of having kids was just too much for him.

I had this family I never knew I had on this insane farm, and I wished getting everything I always wanted didnt have to hurt you in the process, he wrote.

He concluded the letter by thanking her for taking care of him. He also said he signed divorce papers already and left her everything, including his shares in Grey Sloan.

You deserve everything good in this life, Jo. I hope you find someone better than me, he wrote, bookending the letter with another Im sorry.

After Jo finished her letter, it was Mirandas turn to read hers. In that one, Alex spent time telling her how much she taught him, even when it meant pushing his buttons. Sure, it would be pretty great if I just stayed there forever and repaid you for everything you did to me, he wrote, but you and I both know I cant. Never could. You helped me grow the hell up and took a bullet out of my stomach.

He continued: It took me a long time to say it but Im a good ped surgeon. Im an OK guy. Im still trying. But Im a really damn good surgeon, he wrote. You kicked my ass and asked more of me than anyone.

While Jo cried in response to her letter, Miranda got mad. It is a matter of grace that Alex Karev is who he is today, she told her husband (Jason George). He could have just as easily been lost to this world aimless but he survived his home, his family, his foster homes and became a man now a father a fine surgeon, by luck, by chance.

The episode took a walk down memory lane with some of Izzie and Alexs sweeter and more emotional moments, as well, including their wedding and her almost dying.

Previously, Vernoff told Variety that it was taking so many episodes to explain where Alex was because they wanted to do the story very carefully. Vernoff was not available for additional comment now, however.

Instead, Merediths voiceover at the end of the episode spoke for itself: There really is no good way to say goodbye.

Chambers was a part of the Greys Anatomy cast from the beginning. When the audience first met his character in the 2005 pilot episode, Alex was a surgical intern at the fictional Seattle Grace Hospital. As the years went on, the character rose in the ranks of the hospital, becoming a resident and then a pediatric surgical fellow. He also advanced personally, first with his marriage to Izzie, and then with his marriage to Jo.

Watch a retrospective of Chambers time on Greys Anatomy above.

Greys Anatomy is currently airing Season 16 on ABC. It stars Ellen Pompeo, Chandra Wilson, James Pickens Jr., Kevin McKidd, Jesse Williams, Caterina Scorsone, Luddington, Kelly McCreary, Kim Raver and Giacomo Gianniotti.

Greys Anatomy airs Thursdays at 9 p.m. on ABC.

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‘Grey’s Anatomy’ Season 16: When Will the Latest Season Drop on Netflix? – Showbiz Cheat Sheet

Posted on December 27, 2019 by Danzig

Viewers are half-way through Greys Anatomy season 16 and patiently awaiting the midseason premiere. In the meantime, fans would love to rewatch the first half of the season. Lets take a look at when viewers can expect to stream season 16 on Netflix.

Over the past 16 years, Greys Anatomy fans went through many character changes. Two of the most devastating departures on the show were that of Cristina Yang (Sandra Oh) and Derek Shepherd (Patrick Dempsey).

Cristina bid farewell to Meredith Grey (Ellen Pompeo) during the season 10 finale when she moved to Zurich, Switzerland to further her career aspirations. Dereks shocking death occurred during season 11 when he was hit by a semi-truck. When he was rushed to the local ER, the surgeon refused to perform a head CT scan, which ultimately led to his death.

Izzie Stevens (Catherine Heigl) concluded her run on the show when she left during season six after Alex Karev (Justin Chambers) refused to continue their marriage.

George O Malley (T. R. Knight) tragically died at the end of season five after he was hit by a bus. His fellow surgeons worked on him in the ER, but did not realize it was their beloved friend until it was too late.

The only original cast members that remain on Greys Anatomy in season 16 are Meredith Grey, Alex Karev, Miranda Bailey (Chandra Wilson) and Richard Webber (James Pickens, Jr.) All four have said they will continue the show until the end.

With 16 seasons, many viewers ask if the show will ever come to an end. The series is still one of the most popular primetime shows on American television. It is now the longest-running American primetime scripted medical drama, surpassing ER, Scrubs, and M*A*S*H.

On May 10, 2019, Greys Anatomy was renewed for seasons 16 and 17. Both Shonda Rhimes and Pompeo agree that they will stop doing the show when they both agree.

The show is so popular, Pompeo toldEllen Degeneresin October 2018. Everywhere I go, whether its Italy, whether its France, London, Kansas the people that come up to me with tears in their eyes and tell me how meaningful the show is to them.

I got to keep doing it, man, because were touching lives and making a difference, she continued. Pompeo sees no end in sight for the medical drama.

The season finale of Greys Anatomy typically occurs in mid-May. Then, the entire season drops on Netflix about one month later.

The 15th season of Greys Anatomy came to Netflix on June 15, 2019, almost exactly one month after the season finale on May 16, 2019.

We expect the season 16 finale around May 14, 2020. Then all episodes of season 16 will arrive to Netflix about one month later around June 14, 2020.

In the meantime, viewers can watch the first 15 seasons of Greys Anatomy on Netflix. The season 16 midseason premiere is Jan. 23, 2020. The series returns to its original time slot on ABC9 p.m.following the spinoff, Station 19.

Here’s When Each of Meredith’s Kids Were Born on ‘Grey’s Anatomy’ – Showbiz Cheat Sheet

Posted on January 2, 2020 by Danzig

Meredith juggles being a single mom and working her award-winning career as a doctor at the center of Greys Anatomy each week.

She doesnt have to do it alone though. Currently she has the help of her half-sister Maggie Pierce and sister-in-law Amelia Shepherd, along with a slew of friends, most notably Alex Karev.

But many fans, especially those that havent been with the show since the beginning, may wonder where her three kids came from.

Since shes not currently married and the show doesnt make mention of Derek as often as it used to, its no surprise some fans dont know much about the backstory of each of Merediths kids.

Heres the low down on each of her kids and when they first appeared on Greys Anatomy.

Each of Merediths three kids come from her relationship with Derek Shepherd, whom she was with since the show premiered, at least on some level, and whom she eventually married (albeit on a post-it-note).

In Season 6s finale, episode 24, Meredith had a miscarriage from all the stress of the events of the episode, losing her first child with Derek. This would lead to struggles in their relationship as they dealt with infertility.

Zola first appeared toward the end of season 7 as a six-month-old orphan who was part of a group of patients traveling from Africa. She was being treated for Spina Bifida.

Derek was her doctor and ended up falling in love with her, then suggesting to Meredith that they adopt her. There were a lot of things that stood in the way of it becoming official, like Meredith putting Dereks Alzheimers trial in jeopardy when she swapped Adele Webers placebo for the trial drug.

Eventually, though, the social worker and court granted the adoption, and Zola officially became a Shepherd in Season 8.

At the end of season 9, Meredith gave birth to their first son. She first kept the pregnancy a secret, fearing shed miscarry again, and only told Derek. She didnt even tell Christina Yang, her best friend.

She shared the news with Derek early in the season by buying a shirt for Zola that said Worlds Best Big Sister. The timing was special because it was just a few months after Mark Sloan, Dereks best friend, died (in the season premiere).

Of course, she didnt miscarry, but that doesnt mean things went smoothly. She gave birth during a superstorm without any power. Bailey ended up in the NICU, and Meredith ended up suffering from a massive hemorrhage.

In stepped Miranda Bailey, who eventually saved Merediths live. Baileys name is officially Derek Bailey Shepherd, and he gets his name from the doctor who helped save his mom.

This pregnancy might have been unplanned, and the audience sure didnt see it coming. Thats because it came on the heels of Dereks death.

He died during one of the final episodes of Season 11, and in the following episode, Meredith took the kids and left home.

It turns out that she was pregnant with Dereks child, a girl that would later be named Ellis, after her mom. She left because she didnt think she could do it all again and didnt want people to tell her how to mourn Dereks death.

In the end, though, Alex was by her side, and she eventually came home with Ellis and the other kids in tow.

Ellis was still born out of love, although sadly, Derek never got to meet her. Meredith still saw Derek in Ellis, though, and Meredith makes sure the kids know who their dad was.

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‘Grey’s Anatomy’: Fans Agree This Was Meredith Grey’s Worst Love Interest – Showbiz Cheat Sheet

Posted on January 24, 2020 by Danzig

Greys Anatomyhas redefined the way we view relationships. Whether it is just a friendship, or it is something more romantic, this show made us believe in love again and gave us hope that somewhere out in the world, there is someone out there that we could call our person.

Throughout all of the fantastic relationships that this show has showcased, there has been one major relationship that fans did not like at all. The relationship happened a long time ago, however, because it involved the shows most beloved character, Meredith Grey, fans are still having a hard time getting over the disastrous couple. So, who was Meredith Greys worst love interest? Keep reading to find out.

Throughout the shows 14-year run, Meredith Grey has had several different romantic interests. However, as far as the fans are concerned, none of relationships can compare to the intensely dramatic relationship that she had with Dr. Derek Shepherd.

On the show, the two doctors had their fair share of ups and downs. At first, their on-again, off-again relationship drove fans crazy. And once they finally got together for good, fans were put on an emotional roller coaster.

They had to watch the couple deal with the heartbreak of unsuccessfully trying to have a baby, the joyous occasion when they adopted their daughter, several close calls when they each almost lost their lives, and then finally when Meredith was by Dereks sideas he passed away.

Throughout the good times and the bad, fans would faithfully tune into the show every week just to watch the charisma and magnetism that these two characters had together.

And even though Derek passed away in season 11, fans have still not been able to get over his death and many are still hoping that the writers of the show will decide to bring Derek back and write off the whole death scene as just a bad dream.

Out of all of the people Meredith Grey has been with on the show, it was her romantic relationship with her best friend, and former roommate, George OMalley, that really left fans asking why?

Since the beginning, it had been no secret that George was in love with Meredith. However, back then, Meredith only had eyes for Dr. McDreamy (Derek Shepherd).

In Season 2, when Derek Decided to try to work things out with his estranged wife, Meredith was understandably feeling very depressed and heartbroken. Instead of turning on a rom-com and eating a pint of Ben and Jerrys, Meredith decided to have a one-night stand with her roommate who was very much in love with her.

She obviously did not feel the same way about George as he did about her, which is what made their sex scene so incredibly awkward and heartbreaking. Meredith ended up crying during their intimate scene and it left George feeling horrible about the whole thing and it caused him to move out of the house.

There were some fans who thought thatGeorge and Merediths disastrous sexual encounter was an important part of the showand needed to happen in order to strengthen the plot. However, the majority of fans felt that this particular plot twist was unnecessary.

George OMalley is a fun and likable character, and there arent many fans who dispute that fact. For the most part, fans really liked George,, they just hated the fact that Meredith was ever with him romantically.

On a recentReddit post,one fan had ranked Meredith Greys love interests from best to worst. At the top of the list was Derek Shepherd. At the very bottom of the list, the fan had typed in George OMalleys name.

Another Reddit user, who had obviously agreed with the list, except for on one point, had said: George wasnt a love interest [by the way], he was a tough in the matrix.

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Differentiating Back Pain from Kidney Pain | Massage …

Posted on September 7, 2017 by Fredricko

Massage therapists are often in a difficult position; western medical diagnosis is beyond their scope of practice, yet awareness and recognition of medical disorders is crucial to their clients well-being and safety. Mistaking kidney inflammation for a muscular strain can result in inappropriate therapy. Learn how to detect kidney inflammation masquerading as back pain, and what to do about it.

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One of the primary reasons for client visits to clinically oriented massage practices is back pain. Recognizing the signs of kidney inflammation enables therapists to differentiate it from a muscular strain/sprain.

Often mistaken to be tense or strained back muscles, kidney inflammations most prominent symptom can be back pain. Three kidney inflammatory conditions that can cause back pain are:

When a client complains of back pain, from the lower-thoracic to the mid-lumbar regions, it is important to rule out kidney inflammation. When the kidneys are not functioning optimally, the bodys ability to manage fluid balance is impaired, often resulting in edema. Systemic circulatory massage is inappropriate for these individuals, as it would push more fluid through an already overburdened system. Additionally, if the kidneys are inflamed, they are more susceptible to injury from vigorous massage. The kidneys are vulnerable because they are only partially protected by the rib cage. The right kidneys location underneath the liver results in its position being slightly lower than the left kidney.

A solid, anatomical understanding of each kidneys location will contribute to accurate differentiation. The superior border of the kidney reaches the level of the 12th thoracic vertebrae. The inferior border lies just above the horizontal plane of the umbilicus, typically level with the 3rd lumbar vertebrae. The inferior border is one finger breadth superior to the iliac crest. The center of the kidney, where the ureter is attached, is level with the intervertebral disc between the first and second lumbar vertebrae. Therefore, pain originating in the kidney is typically felt in the upper lumbar region and can radiate to the upper right or left quadrant of the abdomen.

A thorough client history and intake is an essential component of safe practice, especially when evaluating back pain. To help the bodyworker identify kidney involvement, the three kidney inflammatory conditions previously listed are explained below.

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‘Grey’s Anatomy’: Fans Love That This OG Character Is No Longer a Terrible Person – Showbiz Cheat Sheet

Posted on December 6, 2019 by Danzig

Fans of Greys Anatomyhave seen a lot of changes over the years. Weve said goodbye to George OMalley, Cristina Yang, and a bucketload of other series regulars. And its still hard to forgive Shonda Rhimes for the way she killed off Dr. McDreamy (seriously?).

But through the years, a few OG characters have stuck around. Weve seen them grow from young interns who were barely getting by into highly respected world-class doctors.

While there have been plenty of great transformations over the years, its hard to beat that of Dr. Alex Karev. From Dr. Evil Spawn to Chief of Surgery at Pac North, weve grown to love the former troublemaker.

From the very beginning, Dr. Alex Karev always had a way of stirring up drama. He was the perfect anti-hero to the sugary sweet Izzy Stevens and loveable George OMalley. And while Meredith Grey was off chasing Derek Shepard, and Cristina Yang was entangled in her relationship with Preston Burke, Alex was making his rounds with the nurses. Oh, who can forget the drama with nurse Olivia?

During the early seasons, it was hard to feel for the young instigator. Scratch that, we had plenty of feelings about Dr. Karev his behavior wasnt just abrasive, at times it bordered on unbearable. But it was his relationship with cancer-stricken Izzy Stevens that allowed fans to see a different side of Dr. Karev and reconsider writing him off altogether.

As the years went on, we began to see how Alex got to where he was. His mother struggled with mental health issues and his father was an alcoholic. He made his way through med school and instantly clashed with his fellow interns.

Eventually, fans began to see the softer side of Alex. He fell in love with Izzy and supported her through her cancer. He was left heartbroken we Izzy beat cancer and left the world she knew behind. Along the way, we were able to see the pain and capacity for love that was within Dr. Karev.

Through it all, Alex has proven himself to be a loyal friend. One of the greatest progressions we have seen through the show is the relationship between Alex Karev and Meredith Grey. While fans occasionally try to ship the pair, its obvious that the two rely on each other as friends.

Whenever Meredith needs someone, Alex is always there, and she for him. While originally the show revolved around the friendship between Mer and Cristina, its the relationship that has evolved between Alex and Meredith that we all hope to have.

The change in Alex didnt happen overnight. It is one that happened over 16 seasons. When Alex attacked Andrew DeLuca in season 13, fans were brutally reminded of the man that Alex once was, but also who he has become. While its hard to justify his attack, Alexs friends stood by in the face of felony charges, knowing the man he had become. When his wife later struggled through emotional trauma he was there, standing by her side.

Today, Alex is the Chief of Surgery at Pac North General. He is married and has proven to be not only an excellent doctor but a loyal friend.

The change has been so drastic, yet subtle all the same, that fans recently took to Reddit to gush their love for the hunky doc. A Reddit user posted a picture of the rebellious Dr. Karev, captioning the photo, Season 1: I hate Alex, why is he on the show.

Next to this picture, was an older, more mature Dr. Karev, the caption illustrated the change the character had made. It was simple and to the point, Season 13: If Alex goes to jail, I do too. Its been quite the journey for Alex Karev. We have to admit, we totally love that hes no longer a terrible person.

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‘Grey’s Anatomy’ star bids farewell to show with emotional note – CNN

Posted on May 21, 2017 by Danzig

Dr. Stephanie Edwards has checked out of Grey Sloan Memorial Hospital.

At the end of last week's episode, viewers were left wondering what the character's fate would be after she and a young girl were left trapped in the same room as a massive explosion.

Stephanie, who is played by actress Jerrika Hinton, and the young girl survived. They suffered burns, smoke inhalation and various other wounds from which they were told they'd recover. (The deranged patient who Stephanie lit on fire, inadvertently causing the explosion, did not survive -- as one might imagine.)

But Stephanie was not eager to get back into the operating room.

The harrowing experience -- coupled with her history as a sick child -- made her realized she didn't want to spend any more time in hospitals. She told mentor Dr. Webber (James Pickens Jr.) that she needed to get outside the sterile walls and live.

Thus, Stephanie walked away with the rarest of "Grey's Anatomy" endings: something not completely horrific or tragic or heartbreaking.

Hinton took to Instagram to mark the moment.

"I am eternally thankful for five seasons of #GreysAnatomy and a graceful departure that underscores the courage it takes to choose yourself," Hinton wrote. "That Stephanie literally walks through fire to reach freedom -- her freedom -- inspires me."

Hinton had been rumored to be leaving the long-running ABC drama, but her departure was not confirmed until Thursday night.

In another post, Hinton spoke more directly to the fans "who look like me," saying, "I hear you when you say I represent you."

"It has been the greatest honor to show us *us*," she wrote. "Eking out this kind of #representation on a weekly basis within a medium that continues to correlate value with proximity to whiteness is a feat. That I got to deliver a relatable, recognizable and unvarnished #StephanieEdwards who looks and feels like women I know who are people rather than ideas has been worth more than you know."

She added: "Thank the tv gods for #TGIT."

"Jerrika has shared so much of herself with Stephanie and I am incredibly proud of the journey we've taken together," she wrote.

"Grey's Anatomy" returns for Season 14 in the fall, with a new firefighter-themed spinoff set to debut in mid-season.

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