In recent years, the UKs Oxford Internet Institute has tracked the manipulation of public opinion online.

Since 2018, South Africa has featured on a growing list of countries where social media is used to spread disinformation and computational propaganda. Twitter is a prominent platform for social media manipulation in South Africa, the institutefound.

In this three-part series, fact-checking organisationAfrica Checkand the Atlantic Councils Digital Forensic Research Lab (DFRLab) take a closer look at disinformation on Twitter in South Africa.

Part one focuses on disinformation actors, their behaviour and content. In part two,the hashtag is examined and just how much damage it can cause?Part three gives advice on how to deal with disinformation on social media.

Anatomy of a disinformation campaign | The who, what and why of deliberate falsehoods on Twitter (Part 1)

The recently released 2020 edition of the Oxford Internet Institutes Global Inventory of Organised Social Media Manipulation identified77 countries where government or political party actors used disinformation on social media to manipulate public opinion. South Africa is among them, writes Liesl Pretorius.

Anatomy of a disinformation campaign | Any harm in a hashtag? Spotting disinformation in the wild (Part 2)

Unlike the spreaders of misinformation, who dont mean harm, disinformation actors knowingly cause damage to people, social groups, organisations and even countries. In the second of a three-part series examining falsehoods on Twitter,Jean le Rouxsorts misinformation from disinformation in three popular hashtags.

Anatomy of a disinformation campaign | How to avoid traps on Twitter (Part 3)

Bell Pottingeris dead, but disinformation that preys on divisions in South Africa remains. Some say social media users should ignore disinformation the deliberate spread of false information to cause harm because any engagement helps malicious actors spread their messages. But is doing nothing really the only option, particularly when disengagementis what some of these campaigns hope to achieve?Liesl Pretoriuslooked for answers.

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The last time Tom Brady faced the Saints, everyone watching was wondering two things: Has Brady finally reached his final decline, and if not, would the marriage between Brady and Bruce Arians ever make sense? Tampa Bay lost a Week 9 embarrassment 38-3, allowing New Orleans to take the season series. Brady completed 22 of 38 passes for 209 yards, no touchdowns, three interceptions, and a passer rating of 40.4 the third-worst of his career.

That loss put the Bucs at 6-3, and there were serious doubts about Tampa Bays postseason viability. More worrisome was the idea that the decision to sign Brady to a two-year, $50 million contract with an additional $9 million available through incentives was a major mistake. Brady was not throwing deep well, he was collapsing under pressure, and there was no part of that offense that was working well from week to week.

In Weeks 1-9, per Pro Football Focus, Brady attempted 48 passes of 20 or more air yards, completing just 17 for 583 yards, three touchdowns, one interception, and a passer rating of 94.4.

A lot of those deep shots were lost on the field. That Week 9 game was the nadir for the Arians/Brady combination in terms of Arians and his offensive staff, especially offensive coordinator Byron Leftwich, refusing to do some of the things that have helped Brady in the past. It also didnt help that Brady and his receivers struggled to communicate on the field to an embarrassing degree.

Check out this deep boundary throw to receiver Chris Godwin. Problem is, Godwin is running a switch release with receiver Antonio Brown, and he completes a comeback at the boundary while Brady clearly thinks his target will run up the field. New-guy route yips are not what you want to see in Week 9.

One of Bradys three interceptions came on a play in which Brady thought Antonio Brown was running deep, but Brown stopped along the way, and two Saints defenders were fighting for the ball instead. Safety Marcus Williams was the lucky recipient.

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Finally, theres this airball in the general vicinity of receiver Scotty Miller, in which guess what! Brady throws deep, and Miller stops too soon to be part of the concept.

When was the last time you saw this happen three times in an NFL game?

It kind of was with Scotty [Miller], Arians said of the various miscommunications, where Brady and his targets were seeing different things in coverage. The interception to A.B. that was just a poor throw. The one to Chris [Godwin] Chris read the route properly, [but] Tom thought he was going deep. He stopped, [and] those things can happen sometimes when youre doing it on the run.

Besides the miscommunication, another common characteristic of these three plays is a lack of pre-snap motion. All three of those plays are static before the snap, and Arians was stubbornly hanging onto that idea.

Thing is, Brady and his receivers have figured it out. Brady and his coaches have figured it out, and the results bear out on the field. As a result, when the Buccaneers travel to the Mercedes-Benz Superdome for the third matchup of the season this time in the divisional round of the playoffs this time, the Saints will have to deal with the Tom Brady the Buccaneers hoped he would be.

Lets start with the deep ball. From Week 10 through Tampa Bays wild-card win over Washington, Brady attempted 50 passes of 20 or more air yards, completing 23 for 768 yards, a league-leading 10 touchdowns, three interceptions, and a passer rating of 107.1. Quite an uptick from the first half of the season. And while the reliance on pre-snap motion for impact and information has been streaky all season, it has seen a more robust presence of late.

This touchdown from Brady to Chris Godwin in Week 17 is a perfect example of how motioning a receiver across the formation not only gives Brady a zone indicator, but also creates an unfavorable matchup for the Falcons defense. Safety Keanu Neal checks linebacker Foyesade Oluokun to trail Godwin on the slot fade, and thats not the best call.

Add in the specter of 12 personnel, which is the personnel on this play, and another advantage becomes clear with two tight ends in the formation, there are more blockers. This is especially true when one of those tight ends is Rob Gronkowski, the best blocking tight end of his era. Its one reason Brady has been more willing to take deep shots out of 12.

With 12 personnel and play-action since Week 13, Brady completed 12 of 20 passes for 239 yards, 108 air yards, five touchdowns, one interception. On attempts of 20 or more air yards in those same circumstances, Brady had five attempts, four completions, two touchdowns, one interception. If you see the Bucs in 12, the deep shot is coming.

Heres another example against the Lions hapless pass defense in Week 16. The Bucs have Gronk and Cameron Brate aligned to the right side. Subtle pre-snap motion moving Brate inside tells Brady that Detroit is playing man coverage (which Detroit should never do), theres inside zone play-action to suck the linebackers down, the stack creates coverage confusion off the snap, and then its yet another Brady-to-Gronk deep fade in which Gronk bodies the poor defender for the 33-yard touchdown.

Its almost like those two guys have been there before.

So, how do the Saints counter all of this the Tom Brady theyve not seen as opposed to the guy who threw five of his 12 picks in 2020 against their defense this season?

Lets start with pressure, because that is of paramount importance. Even when you factor in the improvement in the second half of the season, Brady has completed just 62 of 141 passes under pressure this season for 791 yards, four touchdowns, five interceptions, and a passer rating of 56.8, When your passer rating under pressure is worse than that of Ben Roethlisberger, Kyler Murray, and Andy Dalton, thats not ideal.

This season, the Saints rank third in the league in total pressures, behind the Steelers and Buccaneers, with 298. Per Sports Info Solutions, they also have nine sacks, 46 quarterback hits, 58 quarterback hurries, 21 knockdowns, and 80 total pressured from their defensive tackles. As has been the case throughout his career, interior pressure is Bradys Kryptonite, so this is something to watch. The Bucs have a healthy Ali Marpet at left guard and Ryan Jensen at center, but right guard Alex Cappa is out for the rest of the postseason with a fractured ankle. Cappa hadnt allowed a single sack all season, and hell be replaced by Aaron Stinnie, a third-year undrafted free agent who has 46 career regular-season snaps.

The other thing the Saints must do is to reverse their preferred coverage concepts. The Saints play a ton of man coverage, and theyre not that bad in coverage when they do it, but Brady has absolutely ripped man coverage to bits this season 128 completions in 211 attempts for 1,591 yards, 1,019 air yards, 17 touchdowns, three interceptions, and a Total QBR of 119.4. More notably, only one of Bradys five picks against the Saints this season came in man coverage the other four were against zone.

This Janoris Jenkins pick-six in Week 1 against a Buccaneers speed-out concept the Saints were sitting on all day was a pretty good example.

Well, we knew they hadnt run it all game, Jenkins recalled. And as we were watching film earlier during the week, we noticed that they like to run it. And me and Latt [cornerback Marshon Lattimore] were on the sideline talking to each other, telling each other what was going to come out in the second half. And in the second half of the first drive, thats what they did, ran double out.

That was a Tampa play. Something Tampa ran a lot last year, speed outs. We just knew that they were going [to] add [that] in the second half. And thats what they did coming out on the first drive. And I just read it and broke on it.

There are variants of plays like this in which Arians will use stacks, trips, and bunches to take one receiver inside the formation, leaving another rec
eiver open for the speed out. Bunch Right 62 Split-Em Sink is an example Arians had with the Cardinals as their head coach from 2013 through 2017. There isnt motion to trips here as there was motion to stack on the Brady play, but the idea is pretty much the same to split the secondary and give the quarterback one-on-one matchups. Here, the Y receiver at the top of trips takes the sink route inside or the outlet option, leaving the Z receiver ostensibly open for the quick out.

Problem was, Jenkins and Lattimore saw this stack variation, and read it all the way.

Anticipation, communication, knowing what came early in the game, and what is coming late in the game, Jenkins concluded. You got to know that when playing defensive back. And me and Latt [Lattimore], were very experienced. We talked about it and communicated it on the sideline. And it came.

Arians said after the game that this play was a screen pass with an outlet called, and while the coach blamed Bradys first pick on receiver Mike Evans, he had the pick-six on Brady all the way.

It speaks for itself, Arians said, via the Tampa Bay Times. If youre throwing an out-route, you dont throw it low and inside. And that hadnt been the case up until that one. He was a little late on it and probably [a] better decision to go somewhere else with the ball.

So, the Saints will have to face the Tom Brady they managed to avoid the first two times around this season. Not so much anymore, for multiple reasons. There are ways to mitigate the damage, but the margin for error especially if the Saints have to engage in an offensive shootout is far thinner than it was before.

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Danny Wolthers, perhaps the greatest basketball player in over a century of play at Redlands High School, played for eventual coaching great Jerry Tarkanian from 1959 to 1961.

In weeks to come, youre going to see a feature on a 1961 Redlands High graduate named Danny Wolthers. Basketball player. 6-feet-4-inches. 25 points a game. All-CIF. Played with guys like Gary Sherman. Jim Weatherwax. Steve Taylor.

To some readers, it might seem like old news. Ive talked about it with a few readers. Theyre telling me get it out. One youthful observer, Donny Arthur, in his mid-30s, told me, Thats a great story for anyone.

Its old news, will be the cry of some readers. Why dont you try, Mr. Brown, writing on stuff thats fresh?

Its the time of year when, in non-COVID times, wed be observing results of the San Bernardino Kiwanis Basketball Classic. It started in the 1950s. One of those early Kiwanis tournaments included Redlands coming out as champions.

Been searching for Wolthers, incidentally, well, going on a few decades. He was All-Tournament in that 1960 event.

At the time, eventual Naismith Hall of Fame inductee Jerry Tarkanian was in town to get his masters degree at the University of Redlands.

Tark taught and coached at Redlands High. He had Wolthers on that Kiwanis team.

Tarks previous stop had been Antelope Valley. Its where he coached a guy named John Chambers, who tried to transfer to Redlands. Dude and his mother were living on Tarks property.

Chambers got chased back to the High Desert by CIF officials. He wouldve solidified a Redlands lineup with more scoring. Wolthers hit 25 points a game. Chambers was at 21 or 22.

When I ran a piece on Chambers there was plenty to that story Wolthers got hold of it. Now in late 70s, dude lives in Sacramento. He did the unthinkable. He sent me an email. Around five of them.

Heres one: Im a big newspaper buff, he said. I just subscribed to your paper.

Over the course of a few weeks, Wolthers mightve sent me 11,000 words. One of my pieces might I said, might - work out to 1,000 words. Way too long for this publication. It drives my editor, James Folmer, crazy.

Somehow, hes got to cram my overwritten stuff into two of the publications 16 pages.

Trying to give a heads-up to readers and trying to dance around my editor at the same time it aint easy.

(Footnote: Folmer sought a few photos from Wolthers for the piece.)

Chambers and Wolthers played against each other at the 1960 San Bernardino Kiwanis Tournament, which was then one of SoCals top hoops events.

It mightve been like watching Michael Jordan taking on Kobe Bryant. Who knows? Teammates? Wow! Chambers, who became a California JUCO Hall of Fame coach from nearby Mt. San Jacinto College, boldly pronounced, Wed have won (the CIF) championship if we played together.

Said Wolthers: He politely exaggerates my basketball prowess while playing down his. He was great.

Every word in Wolthers 11,000 words was a nugget.

Reminiscences on his high school days: Tarks legendary chewing towel, for instance or his way of motivating or his style of coaching or Wolthers love for the Dodgers long before they moved from Brooklyn to Los Angeles.

Wolthers recruiting experiences Cal or Stanford, or even UCLA. He couldve picked either one, plus Arizona or Arizona State.

A couple schools offered him money, including one very, very close to home. Wolters wont let me divulge.

UCLA coach John Wooden coming to Redlands on a recruiting mission.

No, says Wolthers, he didnt meet Sam Gilbert in Woodens pursuit of him to play in Westwood. (Check that name, Gilbert, on Google).

Accepted coach Howie Dalmars invitation to play at Stanford. And then, why he chose Cal over Stanford even after his promise to play on The Farm.

On why he believes Tark did his best coaching at Redlands, ahead of two highly successful stints at junior colleges, ahead of jobs at Long Beach State and, of course, Nevada-Las Vegas.

Drafted by the San Francisco Warriors, seventh round, in 1965. Misspelled his name (Wolters). Same draft as Warrior legend Rick Barry.

Wolthers played before those Cal crowds of 7,000 at Harmon Gym, outdrawing the Wilt Chamberlain Warriors crowds of 1,500 at the Cow Palace in S.F.

Three years of now-defunct AAU (semi pro) ball at $100 a week.

Cheerleaders. A baby. Marriage.

Just dont have room for all of that in one piece that turns the word count at around 1,300. Im only hoping to get it past my editor.

A warning: An ensuing feature on Wolthers might include a chaser, or two, some details contained in those 11,000 words. In other words, expect another feature or column.

I promise: Next week. Maybe. Got to make sure there arent any other Redlands stories out there knocking it off the page.

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Martin Henderson and his girlfriend Aisha Mendez are in day 19 of quarantine. Photo / Martin Henderson, Instagram

New Zealand actor Martin Henderson and his partner Aisha Mendez are in day 19 of quarantine.

Yes, you read that correctly: day 19!

"Day 19 of isolation and we are both still alive," he wrote on Instagram.

"Thank goodness for the #pradacup such amazing entertainment."

So I guess there is a silver lining, as they have the Prada Cup to watch through the weekend.

Henderson and his partner returned to Aotearoa in early January.

It is believed they are isolating in an Auckland hotel.

This week the Pullman Hotel has been linked to three new cases within the community.

On Sunday it was revealed a Northland woman had contracted Covid-19 before leaving her 14-day spell at the Pullman on January 13.

A child and an adult - who were also staying at the Pullman hotel and left on January 15 - have also tested positive.

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Tough new rules for exercise and smoking have been introduced at the Auckland managed isolation facility at the centre of the latest Covid community outbreak.

A returning Kiwi at the five-star Pullman hotel says new measures have been introduced overnight allowing returnees to get out of their rooms for limited times throughout the day.

But everyone wanting to escape their accommodation for some exercise or have a cigarette now must book a time slot.

She also mentioned there had been no communication from management about whether people who had finished their mandatory 14 days could yet leave.

Henderson and Mendez have been dating since last year, and have shared their romance openly on social media - posting cooking demos together, and behind-the-scenes snaps from their dates.

Henderson has also previously received congratulations on his relationship from two former co-stars: Jennifer Garner and Ellen Pompeo.

Garner, who played Henderson's wife in TV movie Miracles from Heaven, commented on one of his photos with Mendez, writing "I'm so happy for you," with love hearts.

Pompeo, who played his love interest on Grey's Anatomy, added in four red love hearts in support too.

In Henderson's latest TV role, in the Netflix romantic soap Virgin River, he plays Jack Sheridan, the love interest of Melinda Monroe, played by Alexandra Breckenridge.

Last month it was confirmed a third season is on the way.

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The Buffalo Bills won the AFC East for the first time in 25 years, finishing with a 13-3 record and earning the second-overall seed in the conference. However, their goals are much higher. If the Bills are going to reach those lofty expectations theyll need to start with a win this weekend over the Indianapolis Colts. How that accomplished might come down to a phrase that a few years ago, heck even a few months ago, might have sounded outlandish.

Theyll need to trust Josh Allen.

Think back to when he was drafted, and what was written about him by so many, including this author. There were skeptics, those questioning his ability to play at a high level in the NFL. Those skeptics grew louder after a rookie season where Allen struggled. Yes the talent was there, but with the rest of the Bills roster looking strong, was he a talented quarterback waiting to break out, or the anchor holding the team back.

Then there was last season, when Buffalo took another step forward and earned a playoff birth. Yet think to that Wild-Card game, when you saw Allen running around like a child on Christmas morning, throwing scramble drill vertical routes to his triple-covered fullback. Was this truly going to be the savior for the Bills?

Then think back to the start of this season. Expectations were still high around the Bills, but if there was a question mark it was the quarterback. Could Allen be good enough for this team to get over the hump?

Question, answered.

Allen was more than good enough this season, he played at an MVP level and made the leap from quarterback you win with to quarterback you win because of. Teams had to try and find ways to slow him down, and they could not. Allen had an answer for anything that defenses threw at him, and perhaps a Week 16 demolishing of Bill Belichick and the New England Patriots a defense that had given him fits in the past is a prime example of the strides he took this season.

So lets work through that season a bit, starting with a win early in the year against the Miami Dolphins. This video is a breakdown of Allen working the middle of the field on crossing routes, something that has become a staple of the Bills offense:

As you see in this video, Allens ability to layer throws into the middle of the field was a huge sign of things to come. That was a massive question mark about him coming out of Wyoming, and he showed early this season an ability to answer that question.

Then there was this outing against the Las Vegas Raiders, where Allen displayed more of the touch necessary to attack defenses, as well as the ability to move defenders with his eyes and his mind (more on that in a bit):

You saw more of that ability to manipulate defenders in this win against the Pittsburgh Steelers, particularly on the third play broken down in this clip, a touchdown to Gabriel Davis:

When the Bills beat the Denver Broncos a few weeks ago to clinch the division, you could see the power of this fully assembled quarterback. Allen is playing in rhythm even when working through multiple progression reads, a huge sign of his development. And the touchdown that splits the safeties here where he uses his eyes to influence the safeties is a thing of beauty:

That leads us to the game against the Patriots. Week 16, in Foxborough, a chance to perhaps put the stamp on the season. As you will see in the first two plays broken down, Allen is tasked with manipulating a defender.

But not any old defender. Devin McCourty, one of the best safeties in the league.

Allen does it with ease:

Think about what those first two throws represent for a moment. The growth in Allen to the point where he is trusted to play the cat-and-mouse game against McCourty, and win.

But that is how far he has come, shutting people like me up along the way, leaving us to simply mutter this freakin guy as he carves up another team. To see a quarterback viewed by skepticism by so many, trusted to make plays like this against one of the games best, shows the development from him, and the trust by his coaches in him.

That trust needs to continue. If the Bills are going to win this weekend, and beyond, the trust that Josh Allen has earned from his coaches will be why.

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Almost every clich of political theory has been used to describe the events of January 6 carnage, coup, even riot. But while Donald Trump may have incited the mob, the events at the United States Capitol were the unfortunate but logical conclusion of the way in which a dominant section of the Republican Party has articulated its political strategy over the last decade or more.

The swearing-in of Joe Biden as President on January 20 may, therefore, formally end the tenure of Donald Trump, but unless and until the Republican Party transforms itself, January 6 will be one more marker on the route of destructive politics that is dividing the US more strikingly than at any time since the American civil war.

In many ways, the events of January 6 could have been foretold when Trump and the core of his support base refused to accept that he had lost the presidential election. It was clear that Trump would not, to paraphrase Dylan Thomas, go gentle into the good night.

For most of his term, almost everyone who has observed Trump closely including many who have worked with him have been convinced that the incumbent in the Oval office is not entirely stable.

Almost a year ago, nearly 350 psychiatrists and other mental professionals petitioned to Congress that the Presidents mental health was rapidly deteriorating. At least two well-known psychiatrists from Yale and George Washington University stated that Trump appeared to be showing signs of delusion by doubling down on falsehoods and conspiracy theories. They concluded there was real potential that Trump could be ever more dangerous, a threat to the safety of our nation.

These delusions have only aggravated since the election, which Trump was convinced was stolen from him by fraud committed by the Democratic Party in collusion with local officials.

The dangerous politics of the Republican Party

However, the deeper cause that goes beyond the delusions of Trump lies within the Republican Party itself. While its core support is derived from an elite who are attracted to it on the basis of free market fundamentalism and what the writer-thinker Ayn Rand described as the virtue of selfishness (Rands The Fountainhead and its story of the architect Howard Roark is Trumps favourite novel), it needs a wider base to become electable.

In his review of Jacob S Hacker and Paul Piersons Let Them Eat Tweets: How the Right Rules in an Age of Extreme Inequality, Franklin Foer wrote in The New York Times: From their 19th-century inception, political parties of the right have faced an electoral disadvantage since, for the most part, they emerged as vessels for the wealthy, a definitionally small coterie. Their growth seemed further constrained by the fact that they could never match their opponents enticing promises of government largesse because their wealthy backers steadfastly refused to pay higher taxes

In order to become electable, the Republican Party has had to widen its constituency by adding toxic emotional content to its political ideology that has helped it to win the support of sections of the white working class.

It has done so by appealing to faith, patriotism, racial prejudice, and the so-called core American values and by exploiting the sense of victimhood of the white working class. While pre-Trump, much of the messaging was limited to dog whistling, the President was brazen in representing the Democratic Party as being against God and American values and freedoms (including the right to bear arms), and responsible for disenfranchising white voters by weakening voting laws and following pro immigration policies. Even the obvious need to wear masks during the Covid-19 pandemic was projected as an attempt by Democrats to undermine the fundamental rights of American citizens.

In the period after the election, Trump was publicly elusive, but was using the subterranean web and social media to mobilise his supporters to gather at the Capitol on the day Congress was to certify Joe Bidens election victory. His message was simple and direct: We will never give up, we will never concede You dont concede when theres theft involved. The former Mayor of New York and Trumps personal lawyer Rudy Giuliani added: Lets have trial by combat.

What followed at the US Capitol was a reflection of the delusional personality of Trump and the dangerous politics of the Republican Party, particularly aggrieved by losing both Senate seats from Georgia which was to a large extent due to an unprecedented mobilisation of black voters by Stacey Abrams, who almost single-handedly built a coalition of grassroots support for the Democratic Party in the state.

Capitol consequences, case for 25th Amendment

The short-term consequences of the events of January 6 are obvious. There is widespread outrage within most sections of public opinion, akin to a political catharsis. Internationally, US democracy is no longer the shining city on the hill.

But whether the outrage will be a moment of awakening, or epiphany as the Speaker of the House of Representatives Nancy Pelosi put it, remains to be seen. Much will depend on whether the Republican Party realises the limits of destructive Trumpism; there is some evidence in the distancing of key figures of the party from Trump and his follies.

As of now, for many, every one of the next 13 days that Trump has remaining in the Oval Office is a day too many; this is true for Americans as well as for the world. Trump is still in charge of the worlds largest nuclear arsenal, weapons that could destroy the planet as we know it several times over.

Therefore, there are serious moves to invoke the 25th Amendment. The Amendment, ratified in February 1967, deals with presidential disability and succession. While Section 3 of the 25th Amendment allows a President to declare his own inability (and has been invoked in the past during the Reagan and Bush eras), Section 4, which allows the Vice President and Cabinet to declare the Presidents inability, has never been invoked before. This is the critical section at issue today.

Under Section 4, if Vice President Mike Pence and the majority of the Trump Cabinet or another body approved by Congress give a written declaration to the President pro tempore of the Senate, Chuck Grassley, and the Speaker of the House of Representatives, Nancy Pelosi, stating that the President is unable to discharge the powers and duties of his office, Vice President Pence would assume power as the Acting President.

Thereafter, President Trump would have the right to challenge the decision through a written declaration stating that no inability exists. The Vice President and the majority of the Cabinet (or another body approved by Congress) would then have another four days to provide a second written declaration of the Presidents inability.

Within 21 days of this declaration, Congress would need to confirm the Presidents inability through a two-thirds vote of both Houses. However, this step would be unnecessary in Trumps case, because his term ends on January 20.

The American constitutional law scholar, Joel K Goldstein, has argued that while the 25th Amendment does not provide a definition of inability, legislative authorities indicate that Sections 3 and 4 of the Amendment refer to a wide range of physical and mental inabilities, which could be produced by attack, injury, illnessor could result from a degenerative process.

This definition could clearly encompass a range of possible psychological assessments of Trump. Moreover, as Goldstein points out, Section 4 applies both when a Presidential candidate refuses to recognise an inability, as well as when he is unable to do so. Thus, Trumps refusal to accept an assessment of his inability is irrelevant to an invocation of Section 4.

Going forward, India and post-Trump United States

Will the Trump Administrations perceived proximity to India cast a shadow on bilateral relations during the Biden-Harris era?

India-US relations have bipartisan support and
a majority within the US Congress recognise the importance of India, given particularly the rise of a belligerent China. Nonetheless, it is critical for New Delhi to dispel the impression that it had a special relationship with the Trump Administration or that it would have been more comfortable with the re-election of a Republican President.

This demands also subtly tempering sections of the India diaspora who were enthusiastic Trump supporters, and reaching out to Democrats beyond key figures within the Biden-Harris administration. A willingness to engage with critics within the Democratic Party, and to be more open on sensitive issues could help to quickly ensure that the transition from Trump to Biden could be seamless at least for bilateral relations.

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Bud Kilmer was the villian inVarsity Blues,of that there is no doubt.

Jon Voights portrayal of a hard-driven, old school high school football coach hit home for many washed-up high school athletes. In the film Voight portrays Bud Kilmer, the long-time head coach at West Canaan High School. He has a way of doing things that is his own, and when he is forced to turn to his backup quarterback, played by James Van Der Beek, the message is simple:

Stick to the basics.

With Cleveland Browns head coach Kevin Stefanski sidelined this weekend due to COVID, along with a number of starters, the path to a win Sunday night comes along similar lines.

There were many questions about Baker Mayfield entering 2020, but chief among them was just how well he would fit into Kevin Stefanskis offense. Many this author included believed the play-action design elements off of outside and wide zone plays was ideal for Mayfield. After all, a season ago there was only really one area where the young QB excelled: Throwing off of play-action. Among qualified passers, Mayfield saw the biggest jump in completion percentage last season when using play-action, an increase of 10.1%. His NFL passer rating on play-action throws clocked in at 102.5, ranking him 11th in the league, and a far cry from the 68.8 NFL passer ration on plays without play-action.

This season both numbers have increased, but Mayfield remains a much better quarterback when using play-action. Again using numbers from Pro Football Focus, Mayfield has an NFL passer rating of 84.8 on traditional dropback passes, an increase of nearly 20 points from last season.

On play-action? Mayfield has a passer rating this year of 121.9, fifth-best in the league. He has also thrown 12 touchdowns passes against just one interception when using play-action.

For the Cleveland Browns, play-action passing is the basics. As Coach Kilmer would say, stick to them on Sunday night. This is something that shows up on film, even against the Steelers and even in that Week 6 meeting where Mayfield was hurt and the Browns were blown out. Take this second quarter completion from Mayfield to Odell Beckham Jr., with Mayfield working off of play-action:

Working off play-action, Mayfield scans the middle of the field before throwing to Beckham along the right sideline.

In fact, Clevelands most explosive play that afternoon came off, you guessed it, play-action:

Mayfield executes the run fake and retreats into the pocket as tight end Austin Hooper runs the wheel route to the left side of the field. Mayfield is forced to climb in the pocket due to pressure, but he finds his tight end for the big gain. This play comes out of 13 personnel three tight ends and as we have seen this season the Browns love to throw downfield out of heavy personnel.

Of course Bud Kilmer would hate this. He was all about running the football. What did he hate more than throwing it? Throwing it out of empty formations. In a scene from early in the film Kilmer clashes with Van Der Beeks Jonathan Moxon when the backup QB tries to run a play in practice out of an empty set. Moxons points about the explosive Mississippi Valley State offense were not received well by his coach

However, the Browns might want to pay attention to them this week. Because with the injuries mounting up front, spreading the Steelers out with empty formations and throwing quickly might make sense. And that was part of their game plan last week, with Mayfield attempting 20 passes against the Steelers out of empty formations. Mayfield completed 16 of those an 80% completion percentage for 170 yards. He had six different completions out of an empty formation that went for 14 yards, including this one to Jarvis Landry in the third quarter:

Throwing out of these empty formations allows Mayfield to get the ball out quickly minimizing what the offensive line has to do and might work to get T.J. Watt forced to play in space rather than off the edge. It also puts Kareem Hunt to the outside, where he can be a very effective weapon as a receiver.

Maybe Jonathan Moxon was on to something after all, Coach Kilmer.

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They may be great at fixing breaks and bones but not all of the surgeons at Grey Sloan should be trusted to give out relationship advice.

For 17 seasons, the strong cast of Grey's Anatomy has helped patients through broken legs, arms, gunshots, and more. But what they've had trouble with is their own personal lives. Not one character on the show can honestly saythey have had smooth sailing in the relationship department.

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While Grey's has captured the hearts of fans with marriages, one-night stands, and budding romances, they also have their fair share of divorces, affairs, and scandals. With that said, who on the show can you go to for sound relationship advice?

Meredith Grey lost the love of her life and was thrown for a loop. With one accident, everything in her life changed. Meredith went from a wife to a widow and to a single mom in just a matter of moments. She and Derek were positioned to be the perfect couple on Grey's Anatomy and then Derek was gone.

What Meredith is saying here is that if you love someone, tell them. There is no such thing as forever in this life. One day they are here and the next, they are gone.

Owen is that character that fans want to root for but he just makes it hard sometimes to do that. His heart could be in the right place but his emotions are scattered all over Seattle. With Cristina, it appeared they were the perfect fit until Owen wanted to create a family. It was the same with Owen and Amelia.

What Owen is saying here is that he's in love and that she's the love of his life. Not bad advice but isn't this recycled, especially for Owen? He still hasn't found that true love but telling every woman that is not the way to go.

As awful as Jackson Avery has been in relationships, it's not to say that he hasn't been in love. Despite his issues with April Kepner and others, Jackson has put his heart on the line a few times for love. His relationship with April is still viewed as one of the best ever on the show but he has other skeletons in his closet.

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What Jackson is saying here is that despite the flaws in a person, he still loves them. This is what love is all about. It's more than just loving the good in a person, one always must take them with their flaws.

Cristina Yang, during her time on Grey's Anatomy,was all business. Yes, she did have time for some extracurricular activity but still fell short in that department with two failed marriages. She and Preston Burke appeared to be soulmates but careers got in the way. Still, she was Meredith's person and what was supposed to be solid advice, just came out wrong.

What Yang is saying here is that you should shine no matter who your partner is. Well, in a union, it should be both of you. Cristina's point of view is more individual-based than what a true partnership should be like. Bad advice.

In his early stages before Jo Wilson, Alex Karev was still wandering around the hospital and in his personal life searching for meaning. While he and Izzie Stevens didn't work out on their first try, Karev meant his words.

What Karev is saying here is that he now has more than himself to worry about. He's was entering an equal partnership, where he agreed to care and protect someone other than himself. For a character like Karev, this was a huge step as his background was a bit shaky in regards to his upbringing.

Callie Torres is missed. Her character development over the seasons was great to watch from living in the basement of the hospital to becoming a top surgeon, a mother, and then a wife. But her skeletons were just too much to bear by the end. She made her fair share of mistakes relationship-wise but in the end, she made the right decision.

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What Callie is saying here is that she has no time for games. If you aren't ready to be with that person, then do not waste their time chasing them. For viewers, this may hold true, but coming from Callie it was hard to swallow with all the games she played.

Talk about a character who got the wrong end of the stick in the romance department. Stephanie Edwards finally got her chance with Jackson Avery and he disrespected her in one of the worst ways imaginable. Was she perfect? No.

What Edwards is saying here is that the person you are involved with must have their baggage in check. Life is too short to bring that and then unload it on a person who does not deserve it. She has lived it and speaks from the heart.

Arizona Robbins earned her stripes on the show for her grit, her smile, pain, and perseverance. However, Arizona was not perfect. Her relationship with Callie was filled with love but also anger. Once she lost her leg, it took Arizona a while to get back to the beautiful soul fans fell in love with.

What Arizona is saying here is that you should fight for what you want, even if you're the one making the mistakes. Considering she was the one who cheated on Callie, this is another hard pill to swallow.

Mark Sloan entered Grey's Anatomy as the new eye candy for fans and the other female surgeons at the hospital. Once the best friend of Derek Shepherd, their relationship went sour once Sloan slept with Derek's wife. There were rough times for him until he met the woman of his dreams in Lexie Grey.

What Sloan is saying here is to go for what your heart wants. With Lexie, he knew it was wrong but he nor she didn't care. They were in love. Mark made his mistakes, but his love for Lexie was real.

Richard Webber is a master when it comes to teaching. He's a great leader but his personal life is not one that anyone should want to follow. Webber has cheated on his wife, had a child come out of that affair, and almost let another marriage slip away.

What Webber is saying here is that it's okay to be scared to lose things that you care deeply for. Great advice but coming from a man who still has not found a way to grow closer to his daughter and cheats on his wife, this is not the best advice.

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As the Rams come into the wild-card round of the playoffs, theyre facing the Seahawks for the third time this season, and theyre loaded up on one side of the ball. Los Angeles defense, led by first-year coordinator Brandon Staley, ranks fourth in total Defensive DVOA, first in Weighted DVOA, fourth against the pass, third against the run, and first overall since Week 10.

On offense, Sean McVays team is a bit less convincing. Jared Goff has not been at his best (which is a limited best) this season, and his recent thumb surgery forced McVay to start John Wolford, who we last saw with the Arizona Hotshots of the Alliance of American Football. My colleague Mark Schofield did what a lot of people didnt and actually went back and watched Wolfords AAF tape, discerning that Wolford might actually be able to take advantage of the Cardinals coverages in Week 17.

Wolford did, to a point. In his first NFL start, he completed 22 of 38 passes for 231 yards, no touchdowns, and an interception he threw on his first attempt of the game. The Rams won, 18-7 on three field goals, a safety, and an 84-yard interception touchdown by cornerback Troy Hill. Wolford also gained 56 yards on the ground on just six carries, which was an obvious boon to the Rams depleted run game.

Seahawks head coach Pete Carroll definitely took notice.

They showed a lot of trust in him, Carroll said this week, when asked about he thought of Wolford. He threw the ball 38 times in the game and he handled it really well. In a variety of ways, he contributed running and throwing and in and out of pocket, all that stuff. He did a really good job. You can see that they really did believe that he could get the job done. They werent afraid of the first time starter form or anything, they really went for it.

Carroll also said that he didnt see anything different out of the Rams offense with Wolford was in there.

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I think it looks like the same offense to me, Carroll said. Theyve run all of the same plays. He did a nice job of keeping the ball on some reads and all that, so I dont think it was much different. I thought it was very much the same. Strong-armed guy, moved around, got out of the pocket, did some nice things. They certainly used him on the edge just like theyve done consistently over the years.

The offense may have been similar, but there are positive differences with Wolford. When you ask people who have watched both Goff and Wolford what their impressions are, theres one common thread there are plays Wolford is capable of making that Goff simply isnt. And thats why I believe McVay should choose Wolford as his starter, regardless of Goffs status.

I was ready to make Wolfords case when I noticed that Cameron DaSilva of Rams Wire, our sister site, had already done so. I asked Cam if I could feature his analysis in this piece and he agreed, so here it is.

Lets get one thing straight: Wolford wasnt perfect on Sunday against the Cardinals. He threw an interception on his first career pass, sailed an easy throw to Van Jefferson on a slant route and overthrew Gerald Everett in the right corner of the end zone. He wasnt without his flaws, and some of those mistakes can be chalked up to first-game jitters.

However, theres no question he made a lot more good plays than bad ones in his NFL debut.

What makes Wolford such an intriguing option is his mobility. Sean McVay opened up the playbook with new calls that included read-options and designed QB runs both of which worked perfectly and kept the Cardinals off-balance. But Wolford also extended plays with his legs to pick up chunks of yards that wouldve otherwise been sacks taken by Goff, most likely.

Take this play, for instance. The pocket collapses on third-and-10, but Wolford doesnt panic. With a defender bearing down on him and no receivers open, Wolford steps up and through the traffic to pick up 13 yards for a first down.

Put simply, thats not a play Goff makes to pick up the first down. Its either a sack or hes chased down before reaching the sticks. Goff has other strengths, but mobility is not one of them; Wolfords 56 yards rushing were more than Goff has had in any game in his career.

That mobility is something McVay can take advantage of to keep the defense on its toes. With Goff under center, designed quarterback runs arent exactly an option. But with Wolford, it opens up the playbook for plays like this one a 14-yard carry with the offensive line pulling to the left side on third-and-5.

Beyond Wolfords mobility, his natural aggressiveness was a welcome sight. He wasnt afraid to take shots downfield, which is a wrinkle that has been sorely lacking for the Rams under Goff this season. He completed three impressive deep passes to Robert Woods on a back-shoulder throw, to Tyler Higbee against Cover 2, and then another against a similar defense to Cam Akers down the left sideline.

Quarterbacks dont always have to complete deep passes, but the mere threat of throwing them keeps a defense honest. It opens up things underneath for short and intermediate routes, giving receivers more room to work.

Against a stingy Seahawks defense, dinking and dunking your way down the field can be difficult. Big plays are needed, and Goff simply hasnt made enough of them this year. Wolford made three on Sunday alone and it couldve been even more if he was slightly more accurate on a pair of long throws.

The combination of Wolfords mobility, poise and aggressiveness makes him a quarterback thats easy to like. For a guy who had never taken a regular-season snap before Sunday, he looked comfortable and confident, even after throwing a pick on his first NFL pass.

And his teammates rallied around him. On a late third-down play, Wolford lowered his shoulder into a defender and fought for the necessary yardage to pick up the first down and essentially seal the win. After the game, a few players raved about Wolfords toughness on that play, saying it electrified the sideline.

With momentum building in Wolfords corner, he has a strong case to remain the starter.

Cams points are all outstanding, which is why I wanted to feature them. Theres also the element of the throws one quarterback can make against the throws another quarterback cant and for that, I give you two backside fades to running back Cam Akers.

The first came in the Rams 23-20 Week 15 loss to the previously winless Jets. Goff hadnt attempted a single pass over 20 air yards in the entire game until the last two plays, which plays to type, as hes been one of the NFLs least effective deep passers this season. But with 4:05 left in the game. Los Angeles was down 23-20. hey had the ball at the New York 37-yard line, and if youve been watching the Rams offense all season, the last thing youd expect would be a low-percentage deep shots.

But thats what happened. Goff failed to connect on a deep throw to running back Cam Akers to his left, and on fourth-and-four, he failed to connect with tight end Gerald Everett to his right. The Jets got the ball back, and after a couple of first downs, Sam Darnold knelt three times to end the game.

These were the only two deep passes Goff attempted.

Yeah, we felt like we were going to be able to get an opportunity, McVay said of those two shots. Really on the third down, we had some looks that we felt like we had a good isolation, but clearly, we have to be able to progress there.

Well, heres the third-down throw to Akers. Nice coverage downfield by linebacker Neville Hewitt, but the ball placement is less than optimal. And when youve converted two of your 10 third-down attempts in the game to that point, maybe this isnt the play.

McVays look at the end says it all.

Yeah, the first one to Cam, I would have liked to give him a little bit more of a chance there or maybe progress through the play, Goff said. Didnt love where I put it.

Nobody did. Now, heres Wolfords 38-yard completion to Akers with 3:06 left in the third quarter. Its a similar
concept Akers leaking deep downfield to the boundary on the left side and though Wolford has a bit more separation on this throw, he also makes a better attempt.

Wolfords spray chart from last Sunday also shows a quarterback whos more comfortable turning it loose.

This season, per Pro Football Focus, Goff has completed 13 of 43 passes of 20 or more air yards for 416 yards, three touchdowns, and two interceptions. In one game, Wolford attempted eight such throws, completing three, for 91 yards, no touchdowns, and no interceptions. Goffs passer rating on deep throws? 71.5. Wolfords? 81.7.

Its not that Wolford is about ready to pull a Kurt Warner to Goffs Trent Green hes probably not that guy. But the conclusion is easy to make that he gives the Rams more to go with on offense than Goff does, whether Goff is healthy or not. Thats not a great thing for an organization that gave Goff a $134 million contract extension in 2019 and is paying Wolford a base salary of $780,000 this season, but thats a story for another time. Right now, the Rams are just trying to survive the tournament, and its pretty clear which quarterback gives them the best chance to do that.

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Powerful organizations claiming moral agendas have increasingly gained political influence, especially through human rights and international law. In particular, non-governmental organizations (NGOs) with massive budgets for public relations and lobbying have focused worldwide attention on favored targets in some cases with justification, but in others to promote hate and conflict.

Israel has long been a target for demonization based on false claims, and the template NGOs use is familiar.It begins when NGO officials with a history of Israel-bashing launch a campaign based on allegations of dastardly deeds. The facts are twisted or invented, but since they are made by ostensible experts, the media from fringe groups dedicated to the anti-Israel cause to mainstream journalists repeat and amplify these falsities.

NGOs latest accusation is that Israel is violating its legal obligations by failing to provide vaccines to the Palestinians that live under Israeli occupation. As Israels success vaccinating its citizens became more visible and gained praise from around the world, the NGO conspiracy machine went into action, applying their standard template used so successfully in the past twenty years.

NGOs ignored convenient truths, such as the fact that the Palestinian Authority had no interest in Israeli assistance and had already ordered vaccines, in part via Russia and in part through the World Health Organization. Organizations and the media also dismissed the Oslo framework agreement governing relations between Israel and the Palestinian Authority, which states that Powers and responsibilities in the sphere of Health in the West Bank and the Gaza Strip will be transferred to the Palestinian side, including the health insurance system. Acknowledging the reality would have aborted the political campaign before it could get off the ground.

The NGO attack involved numerous organizations, many funded by European governments under the faade of promoting human rights, democracy and international law. The Palestinian Centre for Human Rights and Al Mezan took the lead, issuing a statement under the heading Israel must provide necessary vaccines to Palestinian health care systems and including the hand waving claims attributed to international law.

Officials of both organizations are involved with or linked to the Popular Front for the Liberation of Palestine, a recognized terror group by the United States, the European Union (EU), Canada and other governments. These connections notwithstanding, both NGOs are funded primarily by the EU and western European governments and act as policy subcontractors. In addition, a number of Israeli opposition NGOs promoting the Palestinian narrative and also funded by Europe joined the public relations push.

To get the vaccine campaign out of the fringe anti-Israel arena, global NGO superpowers must enter the fray. Human Rights Watch (HRW) and Amnesty International did exactly that, repeating the accusations word for word. Kenneth Roth, the head of HRW with a long record of singling out Israel tweeted the package of libels to his 350,000 Twitter followers, declaring, the Israeli government has already vaccinated 10% of its citizens .but as the occupying power it has not vaccinated a single Palestinian. Roths second tweet went for the emotional jugular by falsely invoking discrimination: Someone doesnt want you to know about Israels discriminatory treatment of Palestinians in the West Bank and Gaza in distributing the Covid vaccine. Presumably, Roths followers will not know that Israels Arab citizens are receiving vaccinations exactly as their Jewish neighbors do, and that Palestinians outside of Israel are not citizens and have their own government and health system.

To get the vaccine campaign out of the fringe anti-Israel arena, global NGO superpowers must enter the fray.

At this point, the propaganda campaign jumped the tracks to the mainstream media, and from there, was ready to be quoted in the United Nations and by diplomats and politicians. Some outlets and journalists cited the various NGO accusations against Israel verbatim, without bothering to examine their accuracy or relevance. One headline in The Guardian read Palestinians excluded from Israeli Covid vaccine rollout as jabs go to settlers. Others were more circumspect in their coverage, referring to anonymous Legal experts and human rights activists [who] said Israel was obliged to provide the Palestinians with vaccines.

Like many previous NGO campaigns on Israel, the COVID-19 vaccination conspiracy theory is likely to remain and be cited for many years, regardless of the facts or the absence thereof. In 2002, during the height of Palestinian terror bombings, many of the same NGOs led the false allegation of an Israeli massacre and war crimes in the Jenin refugee camp. These attacks remain on their websites and in Wikipedia entries, available for student papers. The same is true for many similar examples in the intervening years, all following the same pattern.

The result is not only more hate directed at Israel and Jews, contributing to violent attacks, but also the continuing erosion of human rights and international law as little more than propaganda tools. For those remaining committed to these principles, confronting the abuses of the ideological NGO industry is essential.

Gerald M. Steinberg is emeritus professor of political science at Bar Ilan University in Israel, and heads the Institute for NGO Research in Jerusalem.

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Over the years, Greys Anatomy has featured a number of controversial relationships. From George and Olivia to Owen and Amelia, the show creators have certainly put together some interesting pairings. But over a decade later, one of the most talked-about relationships is that of Izzie Stevens and her patient Denny Duquette.

The affair between Izzie and Denny was short but intense. And its tragic ending was one that left everyone surprised. But perhaps even more surprising was the $8 million check Denny left his fianc upon his death. Now, fans want to know, did we ever find out why Denny had all that money anyway?

From the beginning, it was clear the relationship between the young intern and her heart patient was doomed for disaster. Denny was a longtime patient at Seattle Grace and immediately smitten at first sight of the beautiful Dr. Isobel Stevens. And while Izzie initially tried to refrain from any sort of romantic relationship, she quickly fell head over heels.

Sadly, Denny had a bad heart. And when he lost his chance at a transplant, Izzie tried to steal one for him by cutting his LVAD wire. This decision ultimately led to the patients death and one of the most heartbreaking scenes in Greys Anatomy history.

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No one could have expected what would come next in the days that followed Dennys death. Amidst her grief over her dead fianc, Izzie was surprised by a visit from Mr. Duquette, Dennys father. But Mr. Duquette wasnt just there to meet the woman his son so quickly fell in love with, he was there to deliver a gift. As it turns out, one of Dennys final actions was to ensure his fianc received an $8.7 million check upon his death.

That check became everything central to Izzies storyline. It was the last piece that remained of Denny, proof that Izzie had not moved on, and who could forget how it almost became a part of breakfast. While Izzie initially struggled with what to do with the nearly $9 million check, she ultimately decided to use it to start the Denny Duquette Memorial Free Clinic.

Denny would live on through the people helped by the clinic.

Dennys gift went on to help hundreds of people who visited Seattle Grace, but in the midst of the tragedy that followed Dennys death, not many fans stopped to question exactly where this money came from. A recent Reddit thread brought up the issue again with one user asking, What on Earth did [Denny] do to make $8.7 mil by his mid-30s?

As other users pointed out, his medical bills certainly could not have been cheap and Denny never mentioned anything about being rich. Was it savings? Good investments? There was one clue that may have hinted at where the money came from.

When Mr. Duquette visited Izzie, what he really wanted to know is how the doctor got her patient to propose to her on the day he died. He jumped straight to the point, asking, Did you think that Denny would pay for everything? This implies the money wasnt any sort of insurance policy, but rather, money Denny had all along.

So, no. Fans never found out where Denny got all his money. But as we have all seen, Greys has brought this character back before. Theres always the possibility that one day the ghost of Denny will return and with that, well find out more about his past.

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THE University of Sunderland is set to build a multi-million pound facility to help train the medical professionals of tomorrow using human tissue.

Sunderland City Council has granted planning permission for a new cadaveric centre at the universitys city campus and work is expected to start in around six weeks.

When completed, the centre will be key to the newly-established School of Medicine, provide training for other students within the Faculty of Health Sciences and Wellbeing and offer vital facilities and benefits to surgeons and surgical trainees in the region.

The latest development comes after the university opened its first School of Medicine in September 2018.

Professor of Anatomy Debs Patten said: We deliver anatomy teaching to a range of healthcare education programmes across the Faculty of Health Sciences and Wellbeing using a blended approach of virtual dissection, digital and clinical imaging, portable ultrasound and living anatomy as well as using anatomical models.

These learning resources are greatly appreciated by our students and staff, but undoubtedly, the inclusion of cadaveric anatomy will be of huge benefit to our institution and indeed the region.

Anatomy is widely appreciated as being one of the most significant elements of medical education.

Digital resources are highly effective educational tools, but cannot reproduce the variability and complexity of the human body and for this reason, medical students and their educators consider cadaveric anatomy to be the gold standard for anatomy education.

Most UK medical students will study cadaveric anatomy in fact only a handful of UK medical schools do not offer cadaveric anatomy but cadaveric provision for allied healthcare students is often limited.

Our facility will offer cadaveric provision for our medical students and our allied healthcare students.

The facility will allow learners to improve their depth perception, spatial orientation and visualization of body structures below the skin.

Professor Patten added: A hands-on experience uniquely provides authentic tactile information on tissue texture which, when coupled with 3D visualization of anatomic structures, offers learners highly memorable learning experiences.

In addition, cadaveric anatomy is often students first encounter with death and it provides educators with a unique opportunity to teach students about death and to respect their patient at all times, in life and in death.

As well as the universitys medical students, the centre will be used by those on other programmes including paramedicine, physiotherapy, nursing and others.

Professor Patten went on to say: Moreover, the opportunity to provide a cadaveric facility and resources will be of great benefit to our surgeons and surgical trainees across the region as we will be able to host cadaveric Continued Professional Development (CPD) Courses.

Provision of CPD for surgeons will enhance our reputation and have positive impact within the region, providing training and research opportunities for our surgical colleagues.

Andrew Bumfrey, Associate Director of Space Architect, who designed the new centre, welcomed the planning approval.

It has been fantastic to closely collaborate with the School of Medicine to create this unique brief, generate a bespoke design response and achieve full planning approval, he said.

The project provides a great future for the teaching of anatomy and further enhances the schools facilities.

The new building will support a range of dedicated, state-of-the-art learning environments for staff and students, influencing the education of future generations of doctors, nurses and other key healthcare workers.

Dr Ian Pattison, Clinical Chair of NHS Sunderland CCG (Clinical Commissioning Group), said: This new learning facility is a fantastic addition to the medical and surgical graduate offer in Sunderland and will help set the University of Sunderland as a centre of excellence in surgical training.

The practical education that will be provided here will ensure that graduates are equipped with the specialist skills required to help patients for the whole of the North East region.

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Jackson Avery has had some memorable moments on the show. However, whether they are good or bad is up for the fans to debate.

There are a lot of fan-favorite characters in the compelling medical drama Grey's Anatomy. However, one character that largely goes under the radar is Jackson Avery. Jackson is relatively level headed, intelligent, andhas had a steady evolution from a somewhat callous young resident to a world-class surgeon.

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Jackson is one of those few for whom it is hard to find any particularly shameful, cringeworthy moments. He has in general a clean slate, although, that doesn't mean he is flawless. After all, no character in Grey's is perfect, which is what makes them flesh and blood. While fans have been proud of some of the gestures he has made, there have also been plenty of times where they have questioned his decisions too.

This was perhaps not no shameful as it was a tad annoying. Jackson did get a bit of a shock when he discovered Catherine had spent the night with Richard the morning of his boards. He was, understandably, a bit distracted thereafter.

However, seeing how rational and cool-headed he was, perhaps he went a littleoverboard when he continued to sulk even at a later date. His mother was a strong and independent woman, who was wise enough to make her own decisions sohe should respected her decision to date Richard. He did become comfortable with the situation later on though and began to root for the couple to be together.

Jackson came from the "celebrated" Avery family, which had been one of the most prestigious and respectable families in the medical community. Before the Harper Avery scandal was revealed, the older surgeon's name was shown to hold value at Seattle Grace (in the same way that Ellis Grey's name was).

Jackson could easily have exploited his family name and got ahead in life for no hospital would have had the guts to turn away Harper Avery'sgrandson. However, he refused to use the name as a crutch to the extent that when he joined Seattle Grace, no one was even aware that he belonged to the Avery family. He wanted his accomplishments to be reflective of his hard work and skills rather than be based on his family name.

Jackson waited until the very last moment to speak up to April about his feelings. April was already at the altar when Jackson decided to confess how he feltin front of a church full of guests and his girlfriend. Later on, it was revealed the two had eloped after fleeing from the church together.

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Jackson's last-minute revelation caused April's fianc Matthew and his girlfriend, Stephanie, extreme humiliationand heartbreak. All this could have been avoided had he told April about his feelings whilethere wasstill time. Matthew and Stephanie were decent people who deserved better than this.

Jackson was assisting Webber in his experiment to develop an artificial pancreas as a cure for diabetes. He felt as though he was wasting his time at first but when the research started showing potential, he actually went ahead and removed his name from it.

This was because Richard's experiment, Jackson thought, might be in the running for the Harper Avery, and if the latter'sname appeared on it, the research would never win the award as that would come across as nepotism. Hence to let Richard have his shot at the prestigious award, Jackson bowed out of the study, which was rather a nice gesture.

Jackson had a spiritual revelation after April almost died. He himself had a near-death experience in the season 15 premiere.

However, instead of informing Maggie (whom he was dating at the time) that he was taking some time off for his spiritual discovery, he simply vanished on her. He only left her a voice mail to tell her he needed to take a step back to look at the bigger picture, but he neither spoke to her nor told her where he was going. This, justifiably, enraged Maggie.All Jackson needed to do was to keep her in the loop which he didn't.

Jackson once saved a little child from a bus that had blown upin the hospital's causeway. The bus had come crashing into the bay and flipped over, with the explosion occurring just as Jackson was trying to save a scared kid, who was stuck inside the overturned vehicle.

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April was deeply upset at the very thought that Jackson might have perished in the burning bus. However, he survived, saving the kid at the same time, a selfless actionhe had every right to be proud of.

Again, this is not shameful per se, especially since Maggie repeatedly came across as skeptical of getting too emotionally involvedin a relationship.

However, was it unfair that Jackson decided to continuously speak to a random woman called Kate, whom he had met during his spiritual outing, and April because he felt that Maggie simply couldn't understand what he was going through? A little.

While Maggie was a bit unfair to Jackson in this argument, one can understand why she was upset as it would hurt anyone to discover that the person they loved had been no qualms talking to other people but refused to open up to her.

In the season 6 finale, fans were shocked to discover a mass shooting take place at the hospital after Gary Clark returned to kill Derek, Lexie, and Webber. Clark eventually found and shot Derek, insisting the other surgeons shouldn't operate or save his life.

At this time, it was Jackson's quick-thinkingthat saved a number of lives, including Derek's, Cristina's, and, of course, his own. Jackson had the brainwave of disconnecting Derek from the monitors so that it appeared that he had flatlined (when he actually hadn't.) This pretense was successful as Gary left the room, not realizing what had happened.

After the devastating plane crash of the season 8 finale, the doctors who had been aboard that fateful aircraft sued the airline for negligence. As many fans know, the tragedy had caused the deaths of Lexie and Mark, both of whom had been close to Jackson Avery.

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While Jackson had initially been on board with their case, he soon changed his mind when he found out that the airline had found a loophole that would cost the hospital greatly. To then question or be sarcastic to Meredith and the others for suing the hospital, even if just for a moment, was genuinely shameful.

After Lexie and Mark's tragic and untimely death, the hospital changed its name from Seattle Grace Mercy West to Grey Sloan Memorial in honor of the two surgeons whose lives had been lost so shockingly.

It was Jackson who came up with this idea for the hospital. As the representative of the Harper Avery Foundation, which had bought the hospital to help it out ofits financial fiasco,hehad the power to suggest such a major change. He made up for his rather insensitiveremark that the doctors needn't have sued the hospital with this very decent gesture.

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Yes, its a reminder that the way audiences consume TV has greatly changed over the past five years. And yet, that focus on the decline misses something actually pretty impressive: Broadcast shows like NCIS (which just finished its 18th season), ABCs Greys Anatomy (17 seasons) and NBCs Law & Order: SVU (21 seasons) continue to have massive staying power and tremendous fan bases. And because they boast such large episodic libraries, theyre all among the most-watched acquired shows on streaming.

In the world of the Emmy Awards, however, these shows seem to no longer exist. The last time SVU received an Emmy nomination was in 2011, when Mariska Hargitay was included in the drama lead actress race an award she won for the show in 2006. Greys Anatomy last earned a nom in 2012, for drama guest actress Loretta Devine, who won that same category in 2011 (the shows last Emmy). And NCIS has earned only three nominations in its entire history, most recently in 2013 for stunt coordination.

Of course, its nothing new that Emmy voters tire of a series; ER went from 23 nominations in its first season to two in its final; Modern Family, once an Emmy juggernaut, landed just three nods last year, in its final season. (Animated series like The Simpsons at 32 seasons and variety programs like Saturday Night Live and the talk shows are exceptions, of course.) But the Emmy shift away from the broadcast networks is also a well-documented phenomenon that accelerated over the past decade. We know the stats: In 2010, ABC, NBC, CBS and Fox garnered a combined 215 nominations; last year, it was 121.

Among primetime scripted series, only three entries received five or more nominations last year, and they were all on NBC: The Good Place, This Is Us and Will & Grace. And ultimately, the only broadcast programs to win multiple Emmys were either out of primetime (Saturday Night Live) or specials (Live in Front of a Studio Audience and the Oscars).

The problem for the broadcasters is twofold. First, they collectively appear to have just one live-action primetime scripted series at the moment with any Emmy mojo, and its This Is Us which will end its run next year, after six seasons. But second, the biggest network trend coming out of this years upfront presentations franchise mania wont help when it comes to awards. Broadcasters are smartly leaning on expansive brands like the Law & Order, Chicago, FBI, NCIS and 9-1-1 worlds, and those lend themselves to longevity but not to awards.

Pundits are constantly wondering how to incorporate the broadcasters back into the Emmys fold. Just as the Oscars struggle with how to recognize fan-friendly films (and briefly introduced an ill-fated blockbuster category), the Emmys also have seen viewership fall as TV splinters into multiple niche offerings. In radio, songs that continue to get spins months or even years after release are put in a special category, recurrents. Perhaps theres a way for Emmy to recognize those workhorses TVs recurrents. A category where long-running shows get their due could be fun, and give a bit of attention to the SVUs and Greys of the world.

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Several Hollywood guilds and labor unions recommended a temporary halt to in-person production of television shows and independent films.

Warner Bros., Walt Disney, Netflix, Sony, Universal, and Showtime pushed production of shows like "Brooklyn Nine-Nine," "Grey's Anatomy," and "Jeopardy" back to mid-January.

California hit another single day record for new coronavirus cases; meanwhile Gov. Gavin Newsom said only 35% of COVID-19 vaccine doses in the state have been administered so far.

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TV producers opted to halt in-person production of shows like "Brooklyn Nine-Nine" and "Grey's Anatomy" for a week or more, following a recommendation from several Hollywood guilds and labor unions that called for action amid rising Covid-19 cases in the state, CNBC reported.

"It is simply too great a risk to performers, crew and industry personnel to continue production knowing that hospitals are in crisis mode and the number of cases continues to rise," Stacy Marcus, chief negotiator for the Joint Policy Committee, said in a statement.

California posted a new single-day record of more than 74,000 new coronavirus cases Monday, according to data from the LA Times. Meanwhile, state Gov. Gavin Newsom said in a press briefing only 454,000 of 1.29 million vaccines delivered to the state have been administered so far, or 35%. "We got work to do on this," he said.

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With the rise in cases, Warner Bros. paused production of CBS series "Mom," "B Positive," and "Bob Hearts Abishola," Showtime drama "Shameless," and Netflix's "You," until next week. CBS Studios similarly pushed production of "NCIS," "Seal Team," and "Why Women Kill," to January 11. The same goes for Universal TV, which halted NBC's "Mr. Mayor," "Kenan," and "Good Girls," HBO Max's "Hacks," and Netflix's "Never Have I Ever."

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Production of "Brooklyn Nine-Nine," won't resume until January 18. Walt Disney-owned 20th Television and ABC have paused production on 16 shows including "Black-ish," "Mixed-ish," "Grey's Anatomy," "Station 19 and "This is Us," until at least January 18, according to Variety. Sony Pictures Television pushed production of ABC's "The Goldbergs" and Netflix's "Atypical," until the week of January 18, as well.

Since Covid-19 hit the U.S. early in 2020, tv and film producers have had to push back production schedules for new shows and movies. Some companies have opted to skip the movie theaters and release new films on streaming services instead, as Disney did with the live-action Mulan. Just last month, Warner Bros. said it would release all its movies in 2021 on HBO Max the same day they hit movie theaters, giving streaming services a leg up as theatres continue to wait for a return to normalcy.

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With the energy of a symphony conductor, assistant professor Dr. Joshua Polanski moves his pointer between the exposed transverse cervical nerve, occipital triangle, and subclavian artery as "Specimen Nine" stares back at the assembled first-year dental students.

The students refer to textbooks and tablets, matching the printed and electronic diagrams to the actual anatomy. A question then prompts Polanski to lift Ninefrom the desk into the light and show the location of the vagus nerve. The students nod in affirmation and make notes as Nines gaze takes in the far side of the room.

Nineis one of 60 plastinated that is, specially preserved human specimens recently acquired by the School of Dental Medicine for its head and neck anatomy and neuroscience course. The specimens clearly present the bones, muscles, nerves, and vasculature of the head and neck.

This course fosters an understanding of head and neck anatomy and how it relates to and affects the oral cavity, said Polanski. Its very important that students see the variation that exists in the head and neck, so that they can understand that abnormal is not always pathological. I tell them, If something goes wrong, you cant blame the patient for not looking like the textbook.

UNLV School of Dental Medicine is one of a handful of dental schools in the country that uses plastinated specimens in its anatomy courses. The technique preserves organic matter indefinitely by replacing water and lipids with a curable plastic. The process renders human tissue dry, non-toxic, and odorless while retaining most of the original properties of the specimen, including color and precise weight.

The school currently has 38 heads displaying multiple cross-sections, two complete body specimens, four spines (two connected to brains), six hearts, and two forearms.

"Cadaver dissection is superior for certain clinical programs, but the plastinated specimens make for a time-saver in dental head and neck anatomy, said assistant professor Dr. Jessica Immonen. These specimens will last for decades."

After the specimens arrived earlier this summer, Polanski did wonder about the reaction her first class would have. Like cadavers, these teaching aids were once living people.

There was some initial hesitation among some of the first-year students.Most of it was because the plastinates were unexpected. They hadnt arrived when the students interviewed, so we didnt bring them up. They got over their reluctance pretty quickly, especially once they saw the jealousy among the other cohorts and heard those students talk about how helpful they felt the plastinates would have been.

The specimens have proven to give students crucial insights that aren't readily available from less hands-on materials.

Real human specimens are so much more effective for learning anatomy and human-to-human variation than atlases, and the plastinated specimens remove the two negative aspects of cadavers: their fragile nature and unpleasant smell," said Bingham Clawson, Class of 2024. "The plastinated specimens maintain fresh colors that are often lost as bodies age over time even with preservation procedures. They make identifying and distinguishing between the ever confusing structures of nerves, arteries, and veins so much easier.

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When it comes to epic love stories, there is no denying thatGreys Anatomyholds one of the top spots in pop culture history thanks to the incredible love story between Meredith Grey and Derek Shepherd.

The love story of Meredith and Derek was part of what helped makeGreys Anatomyone of the most-talked-about shows during its early seasons as their romance quickly swept fans off their feet. What ironically started as a one-night stand, would blossom into one of the most epic romances not only for the show but on television.

Following Dereks death in season 11, Greystook some time for Meredith to understandably process the loss of the love of her life but it wasnt long after that the powers that be tried to thrust Meredith back into yet another love story.

Lets see, there wassurgical oncologistWilliam Thorpe who was Mers first true post-Derek fling and we all know how that went. Then there was transplant surgeon Nick Marsh, who got flirty with Meredith during Scott Speedmans one-off cameo. This was followed by the introduction of Nathan Riggs, who Meredith enjoyed a brief flirtation with before his departureto be with his former fiancee Megan Hunt.

After those more brief flings,Greys Anatomyfinally put Meredith into a more serious relationship with Dr. Andrew DeLucas. Thanks to its slower pacing, this relationship didnt quite feel as forced as the many previous attempts but as of late its looking as though MerLuca could be officially over, with the writers having a bit too much fun in creating a new love triangle withpediatric surgeon Dr. Cormac Hayes.

In other words, Merediths love life has been quite complicated since Dereks departure.

While complicated is perhaps one of the best ways to describeGreys Anatomyand romance has always been at the heart of the show, its okay for the show to accept that Meredith had an epic love story and can be just as compelling to viewers as an independent single.

Look, dont get me wrong, Meredith and DeLuca quickly won me over and I love their dynamic. Theres also no denying Ellen Pompeo has incredible chemistry withRichard Flood, making it easy to understand why fans have been quick to ship Meredith in Hayes. However, as we recently discussed in an episode of Netflix Life: A Streaming TV Podcast,Ellen Pompeo is an amazing actress who is more than capable of leading the show without a male counterpart in her life and its possible to have a love story which isnt necessarily romantic.

AsGreys Anatomyand countless other shows haveshown us, you can have a love story about family which can still be just as compelling as a romantic storyline between two characters.

Weve already seenGreystap into this angle with a larger focus on Merediths role as a mother and the relationships she has with her sisters Amelia and Maggie, but it still feels like these dynamics at times take a back seat to Merediths more romantic relationships.

If Dereks return has taught us anything, its that no matter how hard the show might try, theres no duplicating the epic love story Meredith experienced with Derek. A love like what Meredith with Derek had doesnt ever die, so perhaps instead of forcing relationships upon Mer we finally allow her to stand on her own. After all, Meredith Grey is a badass, award-winning surgical genius who doesnt exactly need a man to complete her.

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Grey's Anatomy is one of the most successful shows on television, but which episodes were the least successful of each season?

For 17 seasons, Grey's Anatomy has taken viewers on a wild ride through two hospitals, countless marriages, divorces, and one night stands. The show has put audiences through many emotions of laughter, sadness, joy, and pain. With over 360 episodes, viewers will without a doubt have their favorites.

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However, the good folks over at IMDb have their own list of high and low-ranking episodes. Whilemanyfans of Grey'smight argue with this list, the fact remains that even one of the best shows has dropped the ball a few times in terms of storylines.

Meredith is pressing issues with Derek as their relationship grows, but Derek is still not providing much insight into his personal life.

Cristina, not one for the whole family vibe, is having a hard time dealing with her pregnancy. Alex is trying to convince a young patient that a particular surgery could actually save her life.

George and Callie are an item but no one knows this. They're still sneaking around, but Izzie catches wind and wants all the details.

Preston Burke, as great as he is, is showing nerves when he has to operate on one of his idols. Meredith is contemplating a date with Finn,while Addison and Derek are trying to work things out.

Cristina and Burke's mothers are in town to plan what was supposed to be the dream wedding. Addison is dealing with a typical Grey's Anatomy love fiasco which involves her, Derek, Mark Sloan, and Meredith.

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Addison decides to leave town, which results in what would soon become the first Grey's Anatomy spinoff,Private Practice.

Izzie and George are exploring their newly intimate relationship. Derek and Meredith are back in the swing of things, and Mark is ready to make a move on Erica. Love is everywhere (or instant hookups are).

Meredith is trying to come to terms with the sister relationship she has with Lexie, so she warns Alex about their encounters.

Christian is still showing no signs of respect for Meredith's and Derek's relationship. But then fate steps in and Christian begins to feel left out.

Cristina begins to worry if Lexie is hurting herself on purpose and wants nothing to do with her in the OR. Webber is trying to woo Dixon to work at Seattle Grace, but Bailey is not convinced she's the proper fit.

Callie wants a family with Arizona but at the time, Arizona is more focused on her career, and. Mark's daughter is ready to deliver the baby but then has second thoughts concerning the adoption process.

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Jackson puts April on the spot regarding how much she admires Derek. Arizona questions the decision-making of Sloan, which causes conflict between her and Callie.

The fallout from the accident is on full display here. Callie's life is hanging in the balance, but not just hers, the baby's as well. The staff is doing their best to save both the mother and child that but the stress is taking its toll.

Addison is flown in and sides are taken. Mark and Arizona draw a line in the sand regarding Arizona's place in Callie's and their baby's lives.

The day started off great, but what can go wrong on Valentine's Day for the staff at Seattle Grace?

Owen and Cristina continue their drifting apart. Meredith and Derek are struggling to get some alone time. Callie and Arizona are planning for a trip, and Ben and Miranda have plans of their own.

A magician is on the scene after almost cutting his assistant in half. Arizona doesn't know it, but she's the object of another doctor's crush. Owen and Cristina are still going through the motions.

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Cristina is not convinced that Owen has just abandoned his plans for having a baby. Miranda just wants to be left alone and is hiding from everyone.

Halloween time is here, and that's where the super weird stuff goes down.

Patients are biting one another, Webber is handing over an important surgery to residents, and the grown-ups on the staff can't decide what to wear to a party. Can the doctors get past their personal issues and enjoy themselves?

This is the episode where the hearts of Grey's Anatomy fans were broken. Derek is a witness to a car accident and does the right thing by helping out.

He saves a life but gets in his car, and one second was all it took to take away one of the best characters in the history of the show. Derek is rushed to the hospital where a mistake was made that cost him his life.

In the midst of going through their divorce, Grey's Anatomy paid homage to one of the best couples on the show.

April and Jackson have been through enough in their short time together to rival the bond of any union at Seattle Grace or Grey Sloan Memorial. It's an episode of how they got to where they are now.

Jackson and April travel to Montana to perform a surgery at one of his mother's hospitals, only to encounter his father at a bar. Jackson has some questions, but it's what happens between him and April that had fans swooning.

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There was a chance at reconciliation between the two, but both parties pulled back before they had a chance. The road trip gave time to hash out issues but, in the end, it wasn't enough.

Maggie and Jackson are busted by Richard and Catherine. April is spinning out of control and when Jackson tries to find out what the cause is, she kisses him.

Meanwhile, Owen and Amelia are going through their issues, as Owen returned from a trip to see Teddy, but Amelia has labeled him a cheater.

Deluca's dad makes a visit to the hospital in order to pitch a new idea to Grey Sloan Memorial Board.

Niko and Levi are at that stage in their relationship where they have to decide to stay hidden or come out to their families. Maggie lets the truth be known to the world that she is the love child of Richard Webber and Ellis Grey.

No death, but Grey's loses a popular character. Alex leaves letters for the important people in his life and explains why he decided to not only leave the hospital, but Seattle altogether.

It would be revealed that Alex and Izzie Stevens have reconnected, and Izzie had Alex's children.

Meredith is still sick. Bailey is still grieving the loss of her mother, and Teddy is still begging Owen for forgiveness.

But to top it all, Opal comes back in some weird crossover attempt with Station 19. Meredith gets a sudden moment of energy, but that does not last long and before the episode ends, and she's in worse shape than ever.

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Would you introduce yourself to a client without bathing, without combing or with shoes in two different colors? The way you write your email is part of your extended image , just like your social networks, your car, your office or the background of your Zoom meeting. They say a lot about you, and make a favorable or unfavorable impression that can result in different attitudes and results.

Take the number 236 and then add nine zeros. It's a gigantic number: 236,000'000,000. Two hundred thirty-six billion emails are sent every day around the world. The vast majority of these are business emails.

But not all emails are the same. Some are better than others - they are well written and serve their purpose effectively and elegantly.

How many emails do you write per day? How many do you get? Do you want to take your emails to the next level?

In most emails, we develop the content and only think about the "subject" or title of the email until the end. The amount of emails with definitely boring, generic or useless subjects is impressive.

The subject is the first thing the person receiving the email sees: it is what is in their inbox and what helps them decide whether to read that email in the moment, leave it for later or, outright, send it to the trash can.

Avoid generic titles like "hello" or "I hope this interests you." Whether it's for clients or partners, prefer a title that talks about content without being highly technical. Do not write either: "Subject: P 44518 11/21/2020"

Instead, write: "Subject: South grid budget, November 21, 2020", or "Work plan, Madrid trip", or "Promotions for printing, July 2021."

Think short, clear, informative, and engaging. Don't leave it to chance!

E-mail is done digitally, but it is still, at its core, a message between two people, two human beings who like to be treated as such. The least we expect - and rightly so! - is a friendly and personalized greeting and farewell.

Avoid generic greetings, which "feel" forced or said in a hurry. Whenever you can, address the recipient by their first name, saving, if applicable, the protocols and titles: doctor, teacher, professor, etc.

The farewell, like the entrance, should set the human and cordial tone without abusing clichs and clichs. You can add some personal detail ("Say hello to Marcia, your wife", or "I hope you are getting comfortable in Monterrey") that generates a greater connection and greater trust.

Today's networks are created and reinforced with each message. Take advantage of each email to connect with people; not just to convey information or get out of trouble.

That said, emails are not made to convey huge amounts of information. Nobody wants to read an entire novel in their inbox, or on their cell phone between meetings!

Keep the content short and to the point, using dots or numbers to sort the ideas if necessary. An email should be no more than two or three paragraphs long. Five? Okay, but no more than that.

If there is more to include in the same shipment, I recommend you keep the content of the text short, and add a document with the complete information: it is easier to print, read and share. Everyone hates excessively long emails; especially if they are part of a longer chain.

Never (but never) try to resolve a problem, discussion or complex issue through emails. The written word can never encapsulate the details of a live conversation or, even more, a meeting. In the middle of an argument, written words are easily misunderstood, and in a complex project, the same will happen. Better pick up the phone, fix the problem, and finally send a short email with the agreements reached.

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Remember: a written communication is a mechanical substitute for a real conversation, between two real people, with their real characteristics and circumstances. That is why there is no single correct shade, no single style. You would not talk the same with your boss as with a client, with a friend or with a colleague.

Are you talking about "you" or "you"? Do you greet him formally or with familiarity? Are you overly serious, or too casual? Try to imagine that you are in the same room, how would you do it then? Try to imagine what information he would need and find the best way to say it. And of course: say it well.

Bad spelling is bad business breath. No one will tell you, but trust me: everyone notices.

By the way: an email is not an SMS. An email does not admit misspellings or simplified language (at least, not in a business environment). Take care of your spelling and syntax: write correctly and completely and save the emojis and contractions for another time. Completely avoid WRITING WITH CAPITAL LETTERS and do not abuse the exclamation marks !!!!!!!!!!

Oh, how much trouble we could avoid if people reread what they just wrote! Not only to correct the spelling or complete what is missing, but above all to understand if the message makes sense , that is, if it is clear and concise in all its points.

In important emails, I recommend that you read the email aloud , to "prune" the text and eliminate the too confusing, long or unnecessary parts. Sometimes, for the sake of looking "formal," we overcomplicate things that may be simple.

Nine times out of ten, a new read before sending will help you find areas for improvement and (sure!) Embarrassing mistakes that would look terrible on your customer's tray.

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On Grey's Anatomy, a lot of the characters have complex arcs. However, April Kepner seems to be one that has plenty of ups-and-downs.

When actress Sarah Drew joined the cast of the hit medical drama Grey's Anatomy way back in season 6, she wasn't a raging fan-favorite. Between seasons 6 and 8, she didn't get much character development. That didn't occur until season 9.

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April Kepner was a character that evoked polarizing opinions in fans but, gradually, she made a place for herself on the show and even became beloved over the years. Fans stayed with this relatable trauma surgeon, but being the epitome of sweetness didn't mean that she never did anything she shouldn't be ashamed of.

April was devastated by the death of her son, Samuel Norbert Avery, who survived only a few hours after being born with Type II Osteogenesis Imperfecta.

Although she was completely justified in seeking a change of scene after the tragedy, some fans believed this lack of communication was the first sign of her and Jackson's marriage dwindling. She left for Iraq soon after and kept extending her tour.

Then, when she returned, she was ready to talk and fight for their marriage. This did seem a little unfair on Jackson, who had just begun processing his own feelings and grief after suppressing them for so long.

In season 14,April was seen to go througha crisis of faith when she began to feel that life was thoroughly unfair and that good people were suffering terribly for no good reason. For some time, she was unable to connect with God or find comfort in her faith.However, after talking to a rabbi, she eventually managed to find the answers she needed, which helped her put her life back together. Getting past such a crisis took great strength, which is something she should be proud of.

While April was still doubting God and everything she had grown up believing in, she would often behave uncharacteristically with her colleagues.

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In the episode, One Day Like This, this is where April met the rabbi, Eli,who was in unimaginable pain from a skin condition he had developed from some antibiotics Bailey had prescribed. His situation was extremely rare and Bailey could not have guessed that her meds would backfire.

However, April, in her disillusioned state of mind, was surprisingly mean. She yelled at Baileyfor being negligent and made her feel ten times more guilty than she already was.

April enlisted in the army and went to Iraq with her mentor Owen as a way to heal after losing her baby son tragically. For someone who is usually so meek and docile, April was the last person fans expected to enlist. However, this didn't stop them from admiring her courage and bravery, especially as she served two tours and used the skills she learned in Jordan to help on her future cases.

Before April Kepner had become a firm fan-favorite and sometimes even afterward, she was rather annoying with her cloying sweetness and nagging.

In fact, not all the doctors liked her as Bailey made clear multiple times. Except for Jackson and Arizona, who became a good friend, later on, April didnt have a lot of friends at the hospital, simply because she drove people crazy with her irritating ways, however well-intentioned.

Seattle Grace was going bankrupt after the doctors, including Derek and Meredith, sued it for negligence after the shocking season 8 finale.

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At this time, the hospital had decided to give up its ER to cut down on expenses. Since the ER was the place where the most serious cases would arrive, it would have been a travesty to close it down. At this time, April invested a lot of time and energy, alongside Derek, to figure out a way to save the ER as well as the hospital.

April was one of the most conscientious doctors at Seattle Grace/Grey Sloan Memorial. However, when she was still an intern from Mercy West, she made a mistake that cost a woman her life.

The mistake was simple enough. April got distracted when a flood of severe trauma patients arrived following a major fire. She forgot to check a patients airway and intubate her, which ultimately led to the patients death. Although she didnt do it intentionally, this was by far one of the worst things April did in her career.

April Kepner was in a massive car crash in season 14 with her boyfriend, Matthew with whom she had got back together after splitting from Jackson.

The doctors at Grey Sloan Memorial were apprehensive as to whether or not she would make it, but almost by some miracle, she did. This incident was in fact the final thing that made April overcome her struggle with her faith.

Another rather shameful thing April did was to leave Matthew at the altar and elope with Jackson.As fans remember, April found herself embroiled in a love triangle after the trauma surgeon found herself torn between Jackson and Matthew.

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While she did have feelings for Jackson, April decided to go ahead with her wedding to Matthew after the plastic surgeon rejected her. Then, when her wedding day arrived, Jackson decided to confess his feelings and the two ran out of the church together. Many fans that she didnt need to break Matthews heart quite so spectacularly.

April became a formidable trauma surgeon over the years, a specialty one wouldnt normally have associated with someone as sensitive as her.

She had grown up on a farm and got through several obstacles, which included getting fired twice, failing her boards,a crisis of faith, as well as the death of her son. In spite of all that, she emerged as a good surgeon, something she should most definitely be proud of.

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