November 12, 2019 2:58PM PT

This Is Us and Greys Anatomy were among the biggest TV ratings growers for the week of Oct. 28.

Both the NBC drama and the ABC medical show doubled their ratings after seven days of delayed viewing, with the former ending up on a 2.8 among adults 18-49 (the highest rating for a non-football show that week) and the latter on a 2.2.

In terms of the new fall shows, Stumptown and Emergence were once again among the biggest gainers for ABC. Stumptown leapt up 140% to a 1.2 rating, and Emergence finished with a 1.0. ABC will likely be pleased by their shows continued solid performances in delayed, particularly because the network recently committed to stop using Live+Same Day ratings as a measurement for their shows success.

Blue Bloods emerged as the most watched scripted show of the week in L+7 with 11.9 million, beating out This Is Us with 11.3 million.

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ThroughoutGreys Anatomys16 seasons, we have seen many actors come and go. Every time someone leaves, fans beg to have them back. Stars such asPatrick Dempsey(Derek Shepherd) and Kate Walsh (Addison Montgomery) are on the top of the list. However, no one is more requested than Merediths (Ellen Pompeo) person, Christina Yang (Sandra Oh).

On October 17, 2019, Yang made a cameo within a text conversation between Mer and Christinabut it wasnt exactly what fans had in mind. The producers heard fans cries for more, and this time came through with an even bigger tease during the November 14, 2019 episode.

WhenChristina Yangleft Greys Anatomy after season 10, fans were devastated. She moved to Zurich, Switzerland, to take a job alongside her old fling, Preston Burke (Isaiah Washington). Hopefuls thought we might see short scenes of Yang working in Zurich in future seasons, but the wish never materialized.

Yang made a brief appearance at Dereks funeral in season 11. There was a clip in which we see the back of Merediths head standing next to a brunette.

Cristina was there, Director Kevin McKiddtold TV Line. I presume Sandra was busy and unavailable for that episode, which was the only reason why [a body double was used]. That funeral sequence was meant to imply that Cristina was obviously there for Meredith. Her presence was felt.

Mers person also sent her a text during the episode titled, Its Raining Men. Meredith was catching a ton of heat from Bailey (Chandra Wilson) over an article that took Merediths words out of context.

Move to Switzerland before Bailey murders you in your sleep, read the text from Christina to Mer. Fans screamed over the excitement of the text, but it just wasnt enough to quench their thirst for Yangs return to Greys Anatomy.

During the episode titled, My shot, fans were given another colossal tease from Christina Yang. Meredith is on trialat a hearingawaiting the final decision regarding whether or not she will get to keep her medical license.

Things are not looking good for her professional career when her past patients begin filtering into the room. They start speaking on her behalf, thanking her for saving their lives. Then, to fans excitement, Alex Karev (Justin Chambers) begins reading a letter from one of Mers co-workers. Diehard fans of Greys Anatomy knew it was Christina who wrote the letter.

I can honestly tell you that if a surgery stood between me and death, read Karev, Dr. Greys hands are the only ones that Id want inside my body. Shes the light in a broken system that shell fix. She is the sun, and she is unstoppable. Sincerely, Dr. Cristina Yang.

The letter was not exactly what fans were hoping for in the way of a Yang return, but it did make viewers very happy.

As soon as he (Alex) started reading that letter, wrote one fan onReddit, I KNEW it was her and started happy crying!

Although Sandra Oh was not brought back for the episode, fans seem genuinely happy to have such a heartfelt letter from Christina read.

Christina is still present in Mers life, even if she isnt there physically, wrote another Reddit user. And weve seen that reflected especially well in this season. They continued, In life: You cant make an actor who left a show return, but you can do your best to make sure their character still exists within the universe.

Fans understand that Oh may not be able to make appearances on the show, as much as they ask for it. For the time being, fans are pleased with the way that the producers chose to add Christina to this critical moment in Merediths life.

Catch new episodes of Greys Anatomy on Thursday nights at 8 p.m. on ABC.

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Speaking to a small group of journalists in New Delhi, ahead of the launch of One Billion Risings 2020 agenda, noted Vagina Monologues playwright Eve Ensler said that it was essential to focus our attention to restorative justice to end endemic violence against women.

One Billion Rising, started in 2012, is a mass action of activists in over 200 countries, including India, to end gender-based violence against women.

Ensler spoke of how her book, The Apology, which came out earlier this year, offered an alternative process of thinking about justice in the context of sexual harassment and sexual violence against women, and said that capital punishment and imprisonment were not necessarily methods that brought about real change in perpetrators of violence.

Whats changing? That is a deep concern of mine. We will call out, but if men are not using this as a moment to say, Ive got to investigate how I have been created in a toxic masculine world; do I even know what rape and abuse really is, how will we change? she said.

Referring to the recent iteration of the Me Too movement, which resumed in India in September 2018, when several women revealed their experiences of sexual harassment over social media platforms, she said, It is critical that the stories are told, and we call people out, but the next stage has to be how are we creating processes and platforms for men to grapple with the tyranny of patriarchy and what it has done to them, and who it has turned them into.

One of the ways to do that was to learn how to apologise, something that men are not taught as children, Ensler pointed out.

Speaking of the incest abuse that she experienced as a child, Ensler said her book, The Apology, which was published by Bloomsbury in May, offered a pathway to restoration a a blueprint to change the way one may heal from violence, whether victim or perpetrator.

The Apology is in the form of a letter that Ensler wrote from the perspective of her dead father apologising to her for the sexual and physical abuse that he subjected her to.

Explaining the anatomy of an apology, she said, Its not Im sorry I hurt you, or I abused you. An apology has four parts. Its about looking at your childhood and understanding what happened. My father was the youngest child who was adored. But, adoration is not love, it robs you of your humanity. You cant cry, you cant express doubt. What do you do with all your feelings then? You push it down. In my fathers case, when I was born, he felt an overwhelming tenderness towards me. But he had never been allowed to be tender, and so he didnt know what to do with that tenderness. He sexualised it, because as a man, thats what he had been taught.

Ensler said that apologising didnt need to beget forgiveness, but it did require a reckoning of ones actions through detailing. [The perpetrator] can say, Im sorry I sexually abused you, but liberation is in the details of what the perpetrator did. When you get very specific about what youve done, you touch it [which will allow the perpetrator] to understand the intention. Did I mean to undermine you, to hurt you?

The third part is to allow yourself to feel what the victim felt. What did she feel when I was invading her body?

To go through that wound, Ensler said, was what was needed for real change to take place.

The final part of the apology, she added, was to make amends for what the perpetrator has done. If youve gone through that process, it would indicate that you are person who isnt capable of [committing sexual violence] again, she said.

At a time when the question of whether the law on sexual harassment is enough to address the social and cultural nature of the violence, Enslers blueprint of providing restorative justice is an important intervention, as it also bears witness to the urgent need of social transformation.

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Opponents of highway tolls in Connecticut pose in front of an inflatable "Toll Troll", Tuesday, March 19, 2019, outside the Connecticut State Capitol in Hartford, Conn. The conservative Yankee Institute for Public Policy organized the protest ahead of a planned committee vote on tolls.

Opponents of highway tolls in Connecticut pose in front of an inflatable "Toll Troll", Tuesday, March 19, 2019, outside the Connecticut State Capitol in Hartford, Conn. The conservative Yankee Institute for

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Opponents of highway tolls in Connecticut pose in front of an inflatable "Toll Troll", Tuesday, March 19, 2019, outside the Connecticut State Capitol in Hartford, Conn. The conservative Yankee Institute for Public Policy organized the protest ahead of a planned committee vote on tolls.

Opponents of highway tolls in Connecticut pose in front of an inflatable "Toll Troll", Tuesday, March 19, 2019, outside the Connecticut State Capitol in Hartford, Conn. The conservative Yankee Institute for

Anatomy of Lamonts failure to win on tolls

It was near the beginning of the now-infamous, closed-door meeting with Senate Democrats when it became clear that Gov. Ned Lamonts plan for 14 highway tolls was going to crash at the hands of his own political party.

The scene was Wednesday afternoon in the crowded third-floor Democratic caucus room of the ornate State Capitol, behind a pair of opaque glass doors and around a long table, with portraits of former Senate leaders on the walls.

The small room boiled over, with many among the 22-member caucus articulating long-simmering frustrations, both political and policy driven, with the first-term governor. Several senators were convinced they would lose re-election campaigns if they voted for tolls, even with an expected blue, anti-Trump wave next November.

Lamonts latest pitch for tolls, and the revenue generated by out-of-state cars, had quickly degenerated into a gripe session.

The multi-millionaire Greenwich businessman, who prefers penny loafers and an open collar to power suits, had failed a major test of his power, at the hands of fellow Democrats, in the rough-and-tumble of the intraparty politics.

The jaws of Lamont and his team, including Ryan Drajewicz, his usually steely, know-it-all chief of staff, literally dropped, according to people in the room.

The signature legislation of Lamonts first year in office, a 10-year, $21 billion infrastructure-renewal plan, including rebuilt bridges, wider highways and faster train service, was stalled on the tracks. While the meeting droned on for two hours, the damage was done early. At least one senator disrespected Lamont to his face.

The next day Republican senators offered a new plan, based on very optimistic borrowing rates, for $18 billion in infrastructure projects without tolls.

The anatomy of the collapse of the toll-centric plan has a lot to do with Lamonts inexperience in politics beyond the realm of affluent Greenwich, and his apparent inability to close a deal on a toll plan that a year ago, when he easily won his election, was going to charge trucks only for the use of state highways.

Amid concerns that courts could eventually rule against trucks-only, and the need for more revenue to tackle the states transit crisis, Lamont initially proposed about 50 toll gantries.

But as vocal opposition to tolls spawned fears in the Democratic majorities in the House and Senate, the number of gantries was drastically reduced and finally cut to 14 in the proposal that Lamont rolled out earlier this month, and calls CT2030.

Were not giving up on a solution, Max Reiss, Lamonts communications director, said Friday. Were also not going to give up on fiscal responsibility.

Sources with knowledge of the scene in the Senate caucus, who asked not to be identified, said Lamont has failed to build relationships with lawmakers. In this particular case, he hasnt held enough one-on-one discussions with individual legislators, a tried-and-true way to earn allies and possibly offer them benefits in exchange for support.

He has also offended many members of the General Assembly by holding up the annual legislative list of capital projects eligible for long-term bonding

Other say his privileged life and limited political experience beyond the Greenwich Board of Selectman and local finance board, might be hindering his ability to play political hardball.

I think he was trying to do the right thing, said Tom Swan, executive director of the Connecticut Citizen Action Group consumer-advocacy organization, who ran Lamont successful 2006 primary campaign against former U.S. Sen. Joe Lieberman. Swan said he was perplexed by the apparent implosion of Lamonts toll-centric plan. Its sort of amazing.

Swan said with the wide-ranging support of the southwestern Connecticut business community for the massive investments needed to free the region from gridlock and antiquated train lines, a failure of tolls as a revenue source would underscore the need for slightly higher personal income taxes on the states wealthiest, including Lamont and his neighbors in affluent towns.

Instead of highway user fees or increases in the sales tax or gas tax, an increase of less than a point on the top two tiers of income would still keep Connecticut below New York State, Swan said. Tolls are arguably the best way to help finance it, but the failure to address the policies could have a lasting impact on him and his administration. I hope he figures out over the next three years how to work more effectively with the legislature to drive a real progressive agenda.

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Everything was going as planned for Alabama and their star quarterback Tua Tagovailoa on Saturday. The Crimson Tide were thoroughly handling the Mississippi State Bulldogs when the unthinkable happened just prior to halftime.

Tagovailoa, pressured by two Bulldog defenders, was scampering out to his left when the injury occurred. Just after releasing the ball, the Alabama quarterback was hit from behind and landed forcefully on his right hip. Tagovailoa was carted off the field, visibly in pain, and was later flown to a local hospital via helicopter for further testing.

Aaron Suttles, who covers Alabama for The Athletic, reported after the game that Tagovailoas season is over secondary to a dislocated hip.

The hip, scientifically known as the femoroacetabular joint, is a very stable ball-and-socket joint and isnt dislocated easily. The stability of the hip joint is maintained by both soft tissue structures (four ligaments and one labrum) as well as its bony configuration; the four ligaments are the liofemoral ligament, ischiofemoral ligament, pubofemoral ligament, and ligamentum teres.

Approximately 90 percent of hip dislocations occur in a posterior (or backward) direction, much like Tagovailoa. It isnt uncommon for athletes to suffer concomitant posterior acetabular rim fractures when the hip is dislocated due to the femoral head being forcefully jammed against the structure; the acetabulum is the socket and the femoral head is the ball in ball-and-socket joint.

The main concern with hip dislocations involves the vasculature surrounding the femoral head. If the vasculature is damaged and unable to be stabilized the bone may, in essence, die, which is known as either avascular necrosis or osteonecrosis. This is the injury that multisport star Bo Jackson suffered in 1991 that forced him out of the NFL.

Supposing that the vasculature remains uncompromised or is able to be sufficiently addressed surgically, the rehabilitation process remains rather long and difficult. Surgery is usually completed as soon as possible if it is deemed necessary and the athlete is confined to crutches for a number of weeks.

In all, it takes a minimum of 2-3 months to recover from this injury.

This is obviously a debilitating injury for Tagovailoa as well as the Crimson Tide. Tagovailoa was in the running for the Heisman trophy and was thought of by many as being a potential top-five pick during the 2020 NFL Draft. How this injury impacts Tagovailoas draft status and career moving forward remains to be seen, but at this time, that is the least of his concerns.

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It feels like just yesterday we were celebrating Greys Anatomys 300th episode. But it wasnt yesterday. It was 50 episodes ago. Were at 350 episodes of Greys Anatomy and I am exhausted in the very best way. Much like the 300th episode of the show, My Shot has lots of nods to Greys history, but unlike that episode, these nods are mostly flashbacks that play like a horror show, all lined up to remind us of the considerable amount of trouble Meredith has gotten into over the past 16 seasons. As that hot fifth-year resident who hasnt had a storyline yet reminds us when the residents start listing some incredible things Mer has done in her career, You consider these things legendary, but theyre also crimes. Wow, way to cut to the core of us, Hot Resident With No Purpose.

The reason were dredging up all of Merediths questionable choices is because, yes, my friends, weve made it: Today is the day Meredith Grey faces the Medical Board and they decide if she can keep her license or not. The hearing, held in the ballroom of a hotel, gets off to a terrible start, which you probably guessed would happen based on the 349 episodes prior that detail a myriad of terrible things that happen to our heroine.

This one is pretty bad: Meredith learns that one of the doctors on the panel who will be deciding her fate is Dr. Paul Castello. Also known as the man who was too busy to order a CT scan that wouldve saved Derek Shepherds life. Of course the man who killed her husband would reappear on what could end up being the second worst day of her life! To make it worse: He doesnt even remember her. They could ask to appeal the trial due to conflict of interest, but that could mean waiting another six months for a ruling. Another six months of Meredith in medical purgatory. Meredith is fuming, but is under strict orders to be still and shut up.

Things go downhill fast. The first witnesses are Bailey, who acts as if she just met Meredith and answers questions with no emotion or context (even when they bring up the LVAD wire! The goddamn LVAD wire!); Gabbys father Luis, who is actually great up there as a champion for Meredith; DeLuca, who is quickly outed as having a relationship with Meredith and for, oh yes, that one time he reported the attendings specifically Meredith for sidelining him after he charged Alex with a felony FOR BEATING HIS FACE IN (sorry, they just dont bring that up enough), so his testimony is garbage; and finally Schmitt, who eventually testifies that he was the one who noticed Ellis Greys name on Gabbys medical bracelet and told Bailey, not thinking it would get Meredith in trouble. Schmitts so upset about it and later, he gets ostracized by his fellow residents when they learn the truth. He was just doing his job, people, yeesh.

Everyone is upset, really, because, as Alex tells the group of doctors waiting outside the room for updates, the whole thing is a crap-pile of crap. Oh, Alex, never change.

The 15-minute recess helps exactly NO ONE, but especially not Meredith, who is freaking out and tells DeLuca that this might be her last day as a doctor and if thats true, their relationship is as good as done. Theres no way Meredith could be with him if he could be a surgeon and she couldnt. Its much more offensive than Meredith realizes. Im surprised DeLuca doesnt just jump into the beautiful body of water theyve been staring out at. No one would blame him.

The second round of witnesses is stacked with heavy-hitters, but doesnt go much better. Webber straight up lies about Meredith tampering with the Alzheimers trial those many moons ago, and instead takes all of the blame, and even still it becomes clear that Webber has spent much of his career bending the rules and covering for Meredith. It becomes especially clear when they call Patricia, Webbers old administrative assistant, to the stand and she reveals that Meredith didnt even match with Seattle Grace for residency initially Webber called in a favor and got her a spot. Well, thats some new and interesting information.

And then Alex is up. He says some very nice things about how Meredith makes him a better person and I am but a puddle, but it is followed by a line of questioning about how Meredith almost wrecked Zolas adoption. Alex gets upset because he doesnt think its relevant, but you know who does think Merediths cavalier attitude toward the law is relevant? Dr. Castello. He starts talking about Meredith using her daughter for insurance fraud and that is it for the Sit Still and Shut Up portion of the evening. Meredith goes off. How dare he sit up there and judge her when theres no way he should have his license after what he did to Derek. Did I need flashbacks to the night Derek died? No. Was this scene gripping as hell? Uh, duh.

Dr. Castello certainly remembers Meredith now. And as he gets up to ask for a recess to figure this out, the man up and has a seizure. A seizure! Hes rushed off to Grey Sloan where, yes, he will be under the care of Amelia Shepherd. Its all very dramatic. Of course, theres no way Amelia can operate on him since, well, he killed her brother and shes dreamed of him suffering every day since Derek died, which has to be some sort of conflict of interest. Tom takes the case on and Amelia and Link watch from the gallery as Dr. Castello dies in surgery! Hand to heart, I did not see that coming. The part where Amelia returns to the hearing to tell Meredith and kind of enjoys talking about how the guy is dead? Yeah, that part I couldve guessed. Man, I know Castello was a shit doctor but like, literally no one cares that he died.

While Castello is in that fateful surgery, several things happen. Bailey and Webber have at it outside of the hotel and it is a fight so informed by love and shared history that it is hard to watch. Bailey is mad at Webber for constantly bending the rules for Meredith, covering for her other people be damned. He chooses Meredith over and over again. That yes, Meredith and Webber lost their jobs, but she lost everything her hospital at the hands of Tom Koracick, her best surgeons, her best friend. Webber talks a lot about family and yes, he risked a lot for Meredith but only because he knows shed do the same. Thats family. He thought Bailey was a part of that, too, until he saw her testimony. Anyway, someone please hold me.

The panel calls them back in only to inform them that in light of the Castello situation, theyre postponing the hearing. But Alex stops them: He has an entire room full of Merediths former patients ready to speak on her behalf. Guys, those doors opened and those familiar faces (I mean, Katie Bryce!) flooded in and I wept! I wept! 350 episodes of Greys Anatomy will do that to a person.

The emotional punches keep on coming: Alex also has a whole pile of letters written by friends and colleagues, including Cristina (She is the sun and she is unstoppable, Im a dead person), Callie, Arizona, April, and even Addison! Addison freakin Montgomery. If we cant see their faces, at least they get some shoutouts. And then the recommendation of all recommendations comes in: Bailey has something more to say. She gives a perfect Bailey speech about how Meredith is a pain in her ass, but shes worked hard to get where she is, and that even though she has suffered, life hasnt hardened her, its made her better. She ends it with Im Dr. Miranda Bailey, Chief of Surgery at Grey Sloan Memorial Hospital and I approve this message, which is definitely over-the-top, but allowed because look at the circumstances.

Oh, did I mention that this entire section is set to a cover of Tegan and Saras Where Does the Good Go? Like, youre really going to read me a letter from Cristina Yang about Meredith Grey set to that song, Greys Anatomy? I have nothing left to give you. You have taken it all.

Obviously, after this outpouring of support and the fact that the show is a medical drama called Greys Anatomy, Meredith Grey gets to keep her medical license. Bailey offers Meredith her job back and all is right with the world again.

Well, until Meredith gets home. First, she walks in on Maggie tossing Jackson out of the house after he told her he missed being with her but then rejected her when she went in for a kiss, because he really seems to enjoy rubbing salt into that wound. Its an intense welcome home. Even worse, DeLuca shows up to talk about their previous chat and how hes literally gone to jail for her, hes taken care of her every way a person can, but she still doesnt see him as an equal partner. Meredith might love him, but she doesnt respect him. He needs her to take some time and figure out if she ever will. You cant win them all, Meredith Grey. I mean, youve seen this show.

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LA Clippers star Paul George made his triumphant return Thursday night, putting up 33 points, nine rebounds, four assists, and a plus/minus of plus-7 in a mere 24 minutes of action. The Clippers ultimately lost to the New Orleans Pelicans 132-127, but seeing the 6-foot-8 sharpshooting defensive wizard not afraid to engage in contact with his shoulders or pull up for an open jumper was a sight for sore eyes for Clippers supporters and general NBA fans alike.

George had two surgical procedures late last spring to repair significant pathology in each of his shoulders: A repair of a partial supraspinatus tear in his right shoulder was completed in May, and a repair of a small labrum tear in his left followed a month later. Each of these procedures would be considered major surgery on their own, but completing both at the same time is almost unprecedented in the NBA.

Its worth taking a moment to discuss the anatomy involved in each of Georges procedures as well as the general rehabilitation process.

The Supraspinatus

The supraspinatus is one of the four muscles that comprise the rotator cuff and is the most frequently injured of the group. Its two main jobs are to assist with elevating the arm as well as keeping the head of the upper arm bone, known as the humerus, centered within the socket of the shoulder. Any tear to the tendon of the supraspinatus results in an impaired ability to complete its jobs.

Tears of the supraspinatus tendon are referred to as full-thickness, meaning that greater than 50 percent of the fibers that comprise the tendon are ruptured, or partial-thickness, meaning that less than 50 percent of the fibers were damaged. Partial-thickness tears are the less severe of the two, as full-thickness tears usually result in profound dysfunction and inability to properly use the shoulder, whereas the end result of partial-thickness tears is often pain with overhead activities, such as shooting a basketball, as well as generalized, but not complete, weakness of the shoulder.

Tears are characterized as being acute or chronic in nature; acute tears of the supraspinatus tendon frequently happen when the structure is exposed to brief, intense forces, such as during falls or when throwing a heavy object, while chronic tears occur due to the accumulative stress of repeated use over time.

The Glenoid Labrum

The labrum, more accurately referred to as the glenoid labrum, is a ring of cartilage located within the socket of the shoulder and acts as a stabilizing and cushioning device. Much like with supraspinatus tears, the glenoid labrum can be injured acutely when subjected to brief, intense forces or chronically over time.

The labrum usually tears in one of two locations: the superior rim or the anterior/inferior rim. Tears of the labrum that occur at the superior rim are called SLAP (superior labrum, anterior to posterior) lesions and are most associated with repetitive overhead activities. These injuries are frequently diagnosed in baseball pitchers and swimmers, and its common to have accompanying biceps pathology, as one of the biceps tendons attaches to the superior rim of the labrum. Tears that occur at the anterior/inferior labrum are known as Bankart lesions and frequently occur after shoulder dislocations.

The Rehabilitation Process

Regardless of whether either injury was acute or chronic in nature or where the glenoid labrum tear was located (we dont know exactly in either case in regards to Georges injuries), the recovery timeline is approximately the same for both injuries: 4-6 months.

The surgeries required to remediate the partially torn supraspinatus tendon as well as the labrum tear involves sewing the ruptures back together and immobilizing the shoulder for a period of 4-6 weeks (this explains, in part, why the surgeries were separated by a month). Neither the supraspinatus tendon nor the glenoid labrum has a great blood supply, so it can take some time for the surgery to take hold.

After the first 4-6 weeks have passed, the player is then guided through a return to play protocol that involves regaining full range of motion as well as an appropriate amount of baseline strength and coordination of the rotator cuff musculature. Basketball specific exercises usually begin around the three-month mark, with clearance for return to game action occurring anywhere between month four to six.

The Future Impact

If Thursday night was any indication, the long-term negative impact of Georges shoulder surgeries should be minimal, both for PG-13 as well as for the Clippers. The prognosis for both injuries is theoretically good for NBA players; however, to my knowledge, no long-term studies have been conducted.

George looked comfortable during his debut, if not a little out of shape. It will take time to redevelop the definition of his shoulder musculature as well as get his game legs back, but there is likely little need for concern moving forward. Both injuries are completely healed and all that is needed is some time in order for George to return to his All-NBA ways.

In the meantime, it would make sense for the Clippers to handle George much like how they have handled teammate Kawhi Leonard: limit the number of appearances during back-to-backs and gradually increase his number of minutes per game, but otherwise let him be Paul George when hes on the court.

The Clippers have an embarrassment of riches, particularly on the wing, so there should be little pressure to push George to his limits at this point. As they have indicated with their handling of Leonard, the Clippers focus is on peaking during the playoffs, so right now their goal should be, and likely is, returning George at a comfortable pace. Doing so would help ensure that George not only returns to his previous form and abilities but also that the Clippers are at their most dangerous when it matters most.

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Perhaps there is no other body part more misunderstood than the vagina. Or, more accurately, the vulva.

That may be, in part, because of the language we use. According to the UK-based organization Eve Appeal, 65% of women surveyed said they had an issue using the words "vagina" or "vulva." For 40% of women aged 16-25, speaking about their reproductive organs happens only in code: "down there" or "lady bits" are popular allusions.

While it may be that an abundance of euphemisms makes it easier to avoid using anatomically accurate terminology, this inability to speak openly reflects an apprehensiveness that masquerades as discretion. And it brings along with it a dangerous lack of knowledge about the bodies of half the world's population.

Florence Schechter is the founder of the Vagina Museum

Just half of the women aged 26-35 could identify and label the vagina correctly in that same Eve Appeal survey. In an age of misinformation, when government officials are forwarding gynecologically inaccurate pseudoscience to write legislation regulating women's bodies, that lack of awareness and transparency can prove deadly.

The fight against anatomical misinformation

Yet a number of science and sex educators are becoming increasingly vocal and finding new ways to raise awareness about gynecological anatomy. They are pushing back on the culturally-driven reluctance to address women's bodies by providing direct, clear information in an educational and entertaining way.

Among these outspoken educators is the Canadian gynecologist Dr. Jen Gunter, whose book, "The Vagina Bible: The Vulva and Vagina Separating the Myth from the Medicine" was recently released in the US, UK and Canada (the German translation will be published in March 2020). Gunter made a name for herself on Twitter, where she frequently posts threads discrediting misinformation about women's bodies using both her knowledge as an MD and personal experiences with childbirth, including stillbirth.

Gunter's work provides a counter-balance to media reports that inaccurately portray women's bodies in a time when sex education for young people is inadequate, if it exists at all. Furthermore, reproductive rights are under threat globally due to the US global gag policy, which prohibits foreign NGOs who receive U.S. global health assistance from providing legal abortion services or referrals. Debunking myths like the necessity of steaming one's vagina or using a jade egg like those sold by celebrity Gwyneth Paltrow in her newsletter "Goop," Gunter's work centers on the notion that women cannot make choices about their bodies without accurate information.

The Vagina, or shall we say Vulva, Museum

A similar approach is taken inthe exhibitions at The Vagina Museum, a newly-opened brick-and-mortar shop in London's Camden Market. Hosting its opening exhibition "Muff Busters: Vagina Myths and How to Fight Them" on Saturday, November 16, the museum is dedicated to erasing the stigma around the body and giving people confidence to talk about issues surrounding anatomy.

The location is a shop in London's Camden Market

While the vagina and vulva have been the focus of numerous artworks since the beginning of time, the museum does not consist of art in the traditional sense. Gustav Courbet's study "The Origin of the World," for example, will likely never hang in the red brick shop.

Rather, the space, the first of its kind in the world, serves as a forum for addressing women's rights and contains a series of educational explanatory exhibits created specifically for the museum. The result of a crowd-funding campaign that saw more than 1,000 people worldwide donate to make the space a reality, the museum offers free admission to the public.

Examples of what's inside include a poster that was specially created by artist Charlotte Wilcox and shows up close the variety of appearances a vulva can take on. It's an artistic response to questions of what "normal" looks like when it comes to gynecological anatomy. The first exhibition also includes explainers that respond to misconceptions about hygiene.

Poster by Charlotte Wilcox

"There is an advertised myth that vaginas and vulva need to be cleaned through the use of bespoke feminine cleaning produce (sic). However the vagina is completely self-cleaning," Florence Schechter, Director of the Vagina Museum told Elle UK in an interview. "In fact, in certain people, the use of soaps and scented produce leads to vaginal bacteria imbalance and results in infection literally doing more harm than good."

Schechter started the museum as a series of pop-up shops in London. She puts her experiences as a science communicator to good use in the museum, including thorough explanations of the everyday experiences people with a vagina or vulva might have. She and her staff recognize that "The Vagina Museum" may not be the most accurate description of what one will find inside. On their homepage,they write that they intend to focus on the culture and history of both the internal and external reproductive organs, drawing attention not only to labia but also to ovaries, cervical cancer and pregnancy. Yet despite people's reluctance to use the term vagina, it is one of the most recognizable ways to speak about gynecological anatomy.

And it does, both in name and spirit, serve as a nice counter to the Penis Museum in Reykjavik, already in existence.

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Faced with a 4-point deficit in the waning minutes of the 4th quarter against the Chargers, the Raiders offense orchestrated a 75-yard drive, capped off by an 18-yard touchdown score by rookie RB Josh Jacobs.

Oaklands offense struggled for much of the night and were held to their lowest total yards output on the season. When they needed it the most, however, the offensive line opened a hole that allowed Jacobs to break free for a touchdown. How did it happen? Lets take a look.

The Chargers stack the box against the Raiders heavy run look with eight defenders. Derek Carr sends Darren Waller across the formation in motion to line up in the slot. Watch how the linebackers adjust, each moving over a full gap to the left side of the offense. The Chargers are clearly thinking the run play will hit behind the right side of the offensive line.

Lets back up to a previous play, where the Raiders used a pre-snap motion. I counted seven previous rush attempts where the offense ran directly towards the motion man. The Chargers defense picked up on this tendency and cheated their linebackers towards the motion man all night. This defensive adjustment made it difficult for the run game to gain much ground, and the Chargers held the Raiders to their lowest rushing output all season.

Knowing the Raiders ran towards the motion man all night, it makes sense why the Chargers linebackers are selling out to stop run towards the right side of the offense. Each defender has a gap and the free player is there to adjust to the potential hole opened on a lead block from the fullback. This leaves a defensive back with B-Gap responsibility on the backside of the play; a chink in the defense that the Chargers are willing to live with because no run had hit there before.

However, this play-call is designed to be a cutback and puts a pass-first defender is a tough spot to make a play in an unfavorable position. Also, credit Kolton Millers block of Joey Bosa, who creates a pile that prevents the Pro Bowl DE from scraping over to the open hole.

This was a great play call to take advantage of the Chargers defensive adjustments and aggressive play. It also speaks to the Raiders resiliency on offense when they had been running into a wall all game, yet still believed something good was still going to happen. The Raiders offensive line, fullback, and rising star tailback make it easy to believe.

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Anatomy of a Play: Josh Jacobs walk-off TD against the Chargers - Silver And Black Pride