The struggle is real, Grey's Anatomy fans.

We've still got over a month before we can check back in with the good doctors of Grey Sloan Memorial Hospital to see how they're recovering after last season's (literally) explosive finale.Our impatience over waiting for the two-hour season 14 premiere may be growing stronger, but we've got a new way to distract ourselves from our Grey's hunger pangs: The season 13 gag reel.

Exclusive to E! News, and available as a bonus feature on the season 13 DVD set (in stores August 29), this year's reel has all of your faves cutting loose and cracking up. There's Ellen Pompeo continually referring to Dr. Webber as the "Director of Admissions" despite knowing full-well that's not his title, and Justin Chambers stumbling over the usually easily pronounceable phrase "surgical consult." Not to be outdone, Jesse Williams begins saying lines that aren't even his, while an extra full-on breaks a table in one scene.

"We still doing the TV show?" Chandra Wilson asks hysterically.

When the show returns for season 14, some of the laughter from the gag reel just might be making its way into the final cut, Jessica Capshaw recently admitted to E! News. When asked how the hospital was handling the events of the finale, she had this to offer:"I think it's in a recovery and I think it's not only in a recovery, but it's in sort of like a moment where you find your placeand you gain a little traction and then you move positively and forward-ly on. We did a table read for both the firstand second episodes, and they are righteously hysterical. They're so much fun and very sort of going back to firstand second season Grey's. It's very funny. It's very irreverent and funny and sort of on its side. I think it'swhat you remember and love about the beginning of the original group."

Whose flub has you cracking up the most? Sound off in the comments below!

Grey's Anatomy: The Complete 13th Season hits shelveson Tuesday, Aug. 29, while Season 14 premieres Thursday, Sept. 28 at 8 p.m. on ABC.

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From his favourite silhouettes to his evolving style over the years, he tells us all

Hamza Bokhari, Creative Head at JEEM, fashion, beauty and travel enthusiast shares his style quotient with us. Known for his brilliant designs, he has also gone through his own style transformations. From his favourite silhouettes to his evolving style over the years, he tells us all

Understanding your body is the key to looking good and a trait found amongst all impeccably dressed fashionistas. While people shy away from talking about their bodies, these brave souls explain how they work their anatomies to their advantage

How would you describe your body type?

I would like to believe I am lean.

Has your body type changed over the last five years?

From flab to fab.

How has your style changed over the years?

I was always into style, but I believe since the past five years I am much more comfortable in my skin.

How do you dress your body according to your body type?

I dress however I like, I have never let my height or weight decide my fashion choices.

In your opinion what is your most troublesome area?

Well like most Pakistani men, it has to be my lower belly.

In your opinion what is the biggest mistake a person can make while dressing here?

Matching! Matching! Matching!

Which silhouettes suit your body the most?

I love experimenting with the kimono silhouette and I like to believe I ace the look.

What is the one piece of clothing that you shy away from wearing and why?

Tank tops and mini shorts.

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It is just right, that the Health Ministry has chosen the IMA (Indian Medical Association), Indias largest voluntary autonomous body of doctors from all fields. The key features that make it suitable for the Gorakhpur enquiry, is that this body would be looking into the matter medically, and not with an eye of punishment. I am quite sure, with a vast, mostly non-government aided practicing experience, many must already be knowing what in all probability would mainly be a viral epidemic. Surely there would be areas of suggestions for improvement of overall care and preparedness.

Another advantage, it is not answerable and should not lean to any political entity, nor can itbesqueezed around by protocol, as it is not a Constitutional body, unlike the MCI. That it shall use true scientific principles, is understood.

If you look from the point of advantages of adversity, it is just as well that awareness has finally spread, systems are upgraded, and if this turns out to be a viral epidemic, the best standards of epidemic control, and prevention shall have to be put in place.Gorakhpur is a city that has had many trysts with epidemics.

To put it lightly, sometime back I happened to open the topic with a gentleman from the place. A citys description is best stated in its own language. This is what that gentleman said, Aap bas yoon samajhiye ki Baman (brahmin), Bimaari (disease), aur Bihari (no offence, every community has a sore point) sey Gorakhpur trust (infested, soft T) hai! Never had a better summary, which the IMA team may keep in mind!

The first reported viral epidemic in Gorakhpur was in 1978 (Japanese, JE), where 1022 cases were reported, with 297 deaths. After that the road has been rather bumpy.

The year 2005 was rather tragic. The outbreak reported was 5,737, mostly JE. 1344 children died.

But to get the full view, the Directorate of National Vector Borne Disease Control Program (NVBDCP), has reported 26,668 between 2010-2017. The break up was 24,668 of Acute encephalitis syndromes (AES), an all-encompassing terminology WHO, though it settles down to a condition of fulminant encephalitis, as against the known virus JE. There were 4,093 deaths in the same period for AES, and 307 in the JE cases.

Gorakhpur has the dubious reputation of being the world capital of JE, though the total worldwide population at exposure, and that which may suffer is close to 3 billion, which would include South-East Asia prominently.

This years epidemic was unfortunate, but such is the story of all vagaries of nature. The BRD Medical College, may have expanded a bit, but that it should be epidemic ready, is difficult to imagine. For that matter, which medical facility shall have 2,000 extra ICU beds ready where the disease does not accept anything as a cure, and supportive care is all that can be given.

One may overstock antibiotics, saline drips, ventilators, even rooftops with oxygen, but the real process that takes down the patient is the inflammation inside the brain that causes increase in the respiratory rate-a central process, but not a lung pathology that would be amenable to oxygen.

However, medicine has a place for palliation and one can understand the emotions of those who felt that oxygen was in shortage. Ventilators, oxygen are what can be done as a palliation, and as a physician I would go a step further in what soothes the patients relatives. But the fact is that the gasping stage many patients reach due to disrupted central ventilatory centre, is not because of loss of oxygen, and even ventilatory support is less likely to change course.

However, I cannot say that such prop-ups facilities should not be ready. The outcome of the disease may not change though. I suppose this is a key question the IMA enquiry committee may like to take. Till we have vaccines that ensure protection, and till we have medicines that are curative, some actions can be initiated to change or dampen the incidence of the disease.

It is widely stated that Gorakhpur, a densely populated town, close to the Himalayan foothills of Nepal, has many water-bodies, and water pooling after the rains start, which is the period between May and November. Being a vector-borne disease, regular fogging in such areas should start to keep the population of vectors down.

Generic sprays and mosquito repellent ointments should be for free distribution (much like free condoms as disease prevention).

Health workers may be doubled to keep appropriate control over the still waters. Mosquito sprays and creams should be checked and supplied at every house. Expenses need not be high, and would also create extra rural jobs.

Surely, the enquiry shall bring better facilities to the BRD Medical College that may reduce fatalities in other diseases. Should doctors be suspended or dismissed? There may be specific cases, but I fail to understand any direct action or omission that would throw the blame directly on them.

Transferring doctors? That would be the best gift!

The inspection by IMA pending, the remedial aspects are technical, mostly regarding the methods of mitigating the vector population, and giving a first shield to the population.

A few years ago, Rotary International and IMA, made India Polio-free.

Innovative epidemiologic techniques need to be put in place. May I add to the vocabulary, Technical mosquito nets You got me wrong The ones that keep the mosquitoes trapped in, the way they do in Punjab!

To make the tragedy bearable, may I be spared this one:

Badaltey zamaaney, mein khayaal kuchh aisa aaya, Parwaana bhesh badalkar, kahin Qaatil bankey to na aaya(In a changing world, a thought just came to mind,Was a killer vector, impersonating the romantic drone?)

PS: One of the theories regarding King Tut is that he suffered malaria shortly before he occupied his Grand tom.

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Team Selection

Its pretty simple: we have a squad with a decent amount of quality in it; however, we simply dont have enough quality in reserve if things arent working out or players are feeling somewhat jaded. Both Lee Cattermole and Aiden McGeady looked tired yesterday, and whether you think thats acceptable or not it goes to show that we desperately need quality reinforcements.

This week will give Grayson the chance to experiment in the cup and rest several players/give others a chance to impress, but it really does feel like the side needs several quality additions in order to really push on this season. Yesterdays bench, for example, was bereft of quality - wheres the dynamic striker and the tricky playmaker? Asoro is young and Khazri just hasnt cut the mustard so far this season as he looks for an escape from Wearside.

Verdict: What can you say, we played well until the first goal, but there just seemingly isnt enough quality on the bench to really make a difference when we need it.

Leeds did play well yesterday, but Sunderland could have perhaps played better - or at least smarter.

For once this season we had the lions share of possession (55%) and we had more shots on goal; however, the quality just wasnt there for Sunderland. Only 2/12 of our shots on goal actually hit the target, and it felt like we struggled to consistently create clear chances on goal.

Leeds targeted our full-backs with their pacey forwards, and Jones and Galloway struggled to stand up to their men. Leeds had 8 shots in total and 5 of those found the target - they were efficient with the ball and really gave us a difficult time of it.

The 4-4-2 that has worked so well this season struggled somewhat against Leeds fluid shape that resembled a 4-3-3. Leeds were able to both commit numbers to the middle of the park, and further up the pitch while their defence was steadfast to say the least. They were quicker and smarter than us.

Verdict: I wouldnt be surprised to see Grayson try some new things this week. The 4-4-2 is a decent shape, but we need other options. Perhaps a formation resembling Leeds could suit us well when needed?

Grayson certainly learned from the Sheffield Wednesday game and made changes with plenty of time to spare yesterday as Matthews replaced Galloway after 55 mins (enforced or not, I think that move was coming); Khazri replaced the ineffective Vaughan at the same time, and then Asoro came on for the final 15 minutes.

Unfortunately, as already noted, I just dont think we have enough quality in reserve to really swing a game in our favour. That can change of course; perhaps someone plays well against Carlisle, or maybe we bring in several new faces. Ultimately though, we need more options, and that really isnt Graysons fault as hes not the man in charge of finances and negotiations.

Verdict: Tried to make positive changes, but they just didnt work. Khazri looked inneffective (read to leave?), and Asoro still looks too young while Matthews was definitely an improvement on Galloway. You cant really lay much blame at Graysons feet for this - financially were struggling and bringing new players in isnt an easy task.

Grayson really was spot on in his assessment of the match:

For 20 minutes we were dominant. We asked a lot of questions of them.

I don't think (Liam) Cooper knew too much about it when it hit him on the head and hit the bar - 70 seconds later it's in the back of our next. Those are the fine margins in a football match.

From then onwards, I don't think you can fault the players' effort or commitment, but it was just that final ball that really matters, when you're trying to get back in to a game.

Hes right, we struggled after going behind and couldnt find that bit of quality needed to get back on track.

It really is fine margins in football, but Sunderland need to be a little more capable of making their own luck, and whether thats through new additions, squad rotation, or tactical tweaks, Grayson will work on those weaknesses as he looks to take this club forward.

Verdict: Positive realism as Grayson took the loss on the chin and acknowledges the need to improve. I have every confidence well do just that with him as manager.

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Oh, baby! "Grey's Anatomy" Season 14 isn't just bringing back an old friend, it's introducing a new (super-cute) young one.

It was already announced that Kim Raver would be returning as Dr. Teddy Altman in a guest arc in Season 14, and new photos show Raver scrubbed in with the Grey Sloan crew, including Ellen Pompeo (Meredith Grey), Jesse Williams (Jackson Avery), Camilla Luddington (Jo Wilson), and Sarah Drew (April Kepner):

Check out some new photos with Raver, who just joined Instagram and fittingly made "Grey's" her first pics:

Welcome home!

Teddy left "Grey's" when she was fired by Owen Hunt (Kevin McKidd) so she could go take her dream job. She was mentioned in the Season 13 finale when Owen's sister Megan was discovered to have been alive all this time. Owen, Amelia (Caterina Scorsone), and Riggs (Martin Henderson) were all on the way to reunite with Megan (now recast and played by Abigail Spencer) when Season 13 ended.

Sarah Drew is always great about sharing on-set photos, and she also shared some new Japril pics, including two adorable family photos with baby Harriet Kepner-Avery. If Harriet looks a little different than you remember, that's not a coincidence. In her first caption, Drew notes that this new season has a new Harriet:

So stinkin' cute! How can they let Maggie come between them, instead of giving Maggie her own man? Come on, now.

Speaking of the whole Maggie/Jackson/April thing, Maggie actress Kelly McCreary told TV Guide that, yes, the stars were just messing with fans when posting those Jaggie + Japril photos. At the time of her interview, she wasn't sure what Season 14 would hold for that particular love triangle:

"April left Maggie with a lot of questions. Maggie having feelings, Jackson having feelings -- that was something that had literally never crossed Maggie's mind. What [we pick up] with is Maggie trying to find out if that's true or not and beyond that, none of us knows."

McCreary sounded curious about the whole Jackson and Maggie dynamic:

"Those two characters for all of the reasons that people don't want them to be together -- that's what makes good drama. Whether they come together in a romantic way or in a strictly platonic way, there's a dynamic there. There's shared family. There's background that is worth exploring for character and story purposes. So yeah, I want to have scenes with him."

"Grey's Anatomy" Season 14 premieres Thursday, September 28 on ABC.

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Eric Dane spent six seasons playing Dr. Mark Sloan onGreys Anatomy, but the actor says he barely watched any episodes of the hit ABC series. Ever.

In a recent interview with HuffPost at Build Series, Dane revealed, I watched three episodes of the show while I was on it. After all, he said, I was there when it happened, so I didnt need to see it.

So, its safe to say he doesnt keep up with the series now. But he does keep in touch with some of his former cast members, including Ellen Pompeo and Justin Chambers. Hes also still friendly with series creator Shonda Rhimes.

Shondas great, he said.Im still friends with her to this day. One thing that you do with Shonda is that you dont deviate. Thats one of the biggest lessons you learn is that you stick to the script.

Even though hes been off the series for five years now, Dane still gets called by his Greys nickname, McSteamy. But he doesnt seem to mind too much.

Ive been called a lot worse, he joked. It never did anything bad for me that nickname. So, I dont mind it ... Its not what Im doing now, so it does get a little tiring. But its not something that really upsets me.

Shortly after leaving Greys Anatomy Dane jumped into another big role. He currently stars as Tom Chandler in TNTs The Last Ship, which returns for Season 4 on Sunday. The series follows what happens after a global catastrophe wipes out the bulk of the population. Danes character a Navy captain faced a series of changes at the end of the last season. Season 4 will pick up where that storyline left off.

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Tom Chandler left the Navy after doing something that he felt was morally way against everything he stood for. And hes in a self-imposed exile, Dane said.

Chandler is now in Greece living the life of a fisherman, and Dane says its only a matter of time before he finds some trouble, as he tends to do.

Tom Chandler has to find his way back into the Navy, into the fray, Dane said.

Dane says he really enjoys playing the character and can relate to some of the conflict Chandler experiences on the show. But unlike Greys Anatomy,starring in The Last Ship is physically challenging.

Its a lot of hard work. I enjoy it. But at the end of the day, youre home and you actually feel like you worked.

So, we have one last question: Does Dane watch episodes of The Last Ship?

Sometimes theyll be stupid enough to take my notes when I watch an episode, he said about the shows producers. I always try to offer like, I think theres a better take in there somewhere.

But he admits, its definitely uncomfortable seeing himself on TV, even after all these years.

Im not a big watcher of myself, he said. You start looking at things you shouldnt be looking at that have nothing to do with anything of importance.

The Last Ship returns with a two-hour season premiere this Sunday at 9 p.m. ET on TNT. Check out our full Build interview with Dane below.

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If you are one of those people who like to type why is this news? beneath stories that arent about earthquakes or civil wars, then let yourself go.

Reports of Taoiseach Leo Varadkar not being recognised in a restaurant will have already sent you into fits of fury. Be aware that proper news makes only incidental appearances in this column. I am here to praise Silly Season, not to bury it. (Though I fear we may have to do a bit of both.)

That charming Leo story was a classic example of Silly Season in action. Young Emma Kelly, a Dublin student with an admirable lack of vanity, is working in a Chicago restaurant for the summer.

Our new Taoiseach who apparently holidays in V-necked tops arrived for a bite of supper. Emma didnt recognise him and, after making the chief wait in a queue, directed him to a small table right beside a bucket of rotting fish heads. (I made up the very last bit. Somebody has to get the fake news rolling.) More power to her.

After realising her mistake, she had a photo taken and gave various amusingly embarrassed interviews for the domestic media. Who expects to see smart-casual taoisigh in midwestern diners?

All the elements are in place. The story has a human-interest angle. It involves important people, but it is not about important things. It comes with a nice photograph that spreads a bit of cheer about the place. With all the foul garbage elsewhere on news feeds this comes as a welcome release.

You could say the same about the story telling us that Walnut Whips are set to lose their walnuts. We actually learnt something from that. Who knew that the price of that nut had risen by 20 per cent over the last year?

It looks as if poor Nestl whose spokesperson claimed British people dont like walnuts anyway will have to market their delicacy as a mere Whip. Whip? The rhythm has gone. Odd connotations are kicked up. How much nicer it is to consider this nonsense than monstrous upheavals across the Atlantic.

The Silly Season has been around longer than you might suspect. British publications were using the phrase as long ago as the 1860s to describe the period covered by the parliamentary recess.

The notion is that reporters all head off for their holidays and allow catastrophes to happen unobserved. If a tree falls in a forest and theres nobody around to write a think piece, does it really make a sound? Giant lizards may, for all we know, have stomped through Toronto in August of 1924. The only thing in the papers was that story about a ferret that looked like Buster Keaton.

In several north and east European languages the period is, rather deliciously, referred to as some variation of cucumber time. When the cucumbers came into season the people that mattered were safely ensconced in quiet resorts far from telegraphs and printing presses. Busy nonsense cluttered headlines displayed in newsagents visited only by stray tufts of tumbleweed.

There is a darker side to Silly Season. Moral panics and confected hysteria occasionally fill the vacuum in the dog days. The British mid-market tabloids like nothing better than rounding on the BBC when August works its sweaty muscles.

The Surrey Panther will be seen haunting the undergrowth as visitors from other planets probe the citizens of Arizona. Last years scary clown sightings began in August. That story grew throughout that month before withering away when the US election loomed.

More often, however, we are dealing with harmless blather such as that surrounding the bare breasts seen on a screen behind Sophie Raworth when she was reading the BBC news.

The actress Anna Paquin expressed herself amused that the clip from True Blood had caused such a fuss. Everybody laughed. Everybody was distracted from the bloody awful mess into which the world seems to be inexorably sliding.

For a month or so the media spreads a coma of triviality that allows brief, blissful oblivion. It is a lovely accidental tradition. You may not be able to afford a real holiday. But you can at least enjoy a holiday from reality.

Well, this is how it used to be. The rise of social media has put us in a weird situation. Every month is Silly Season, but no day is allowed the relief that Silly Season used to bring.

Trivial lies concerning things that dont matter are forever at our elbow. Reminders of genuinely ghastly truths are equally hard to avoid. We are better informed and more poorly informed than ever. No shift in the seasons can halt the endless flow of variously coloured information. That doesnt always feel like a good thing.

Heres a cat that can say marmalade.

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Last updated05:00, August 20 2017

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The Greens took a gamble. Now, they face the prospect of political oblivion. How did it go so wrong? Co-leader James Shaw speaks exclusively.

James Shaw sits in the bath at home, watching an hour-long episode of Game of Thrones. Perilously clutching his cellphone just above the water, Shaw immerseshimself in a world of make-believe. The characters' struggles are not his own. And as the steam rises around him, he canfinally escape what hasfelt like "the longest week of all time".

It was last Saturday night. His party had lost three MPs and four points in the polls. But for a brief moment, none of this mattered. Shaw ate chicken with his wife Annabel; the first time they'd had dinner together in a fortnight. He climbed into bed at 9.40pm and quickly fell asleep. But his body is used to functioning on just five hours' sleep. By 2am he was wide-awake again, scrolling through his Twitter feed in the darkness.

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Jehan Casinader spent more than three hours interviewing Green Party leader James Shaw over Thai takeaways and a bottle of red wine.

Shaw snorts with glee as he tells me this story. I'm standing in his office in Parliament, a few nights later. It's just after 7pm. He hasn't left the building all day. But he has agreed to stay at work tonight to do this interview, over a bowl of Thai takeaways. I wanted to hear his own account of the peculiar events of the previous month.

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He fires up a playlist by one of his favourite bands, Las Vegas rockers The Killers. After pouring a glass of wine, we begin a three-and-a-half-hour conversation, during which he pauses to close his eyes and sift through his blurred memories from the weeks before. Whenever there's silence, the distinctive wail of singer Brandon Flowers echoes around the office.

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The Green Party campaign slogan was "better together", featuring Metiria Turei and James Shaw. But no more...

"Can we climb this mountain? I don't know / Higher now than ever before / I know we can make it / If we take it slow" The Killers, 'When You Were Young'

SPEECH UNSPOKEN

In early July, as winter began to wrap its bony fingers around the capital, Shaw received an email from Greens co-leader Metiria Turei. She had drafted a speech that included an explosive revelation: as a young solo mum, she had told fibs to WINZ, in order to receive enough cash to feed her daughter.

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There hasn't been much time for introspection for James Shaw. Just a long bath last Saturday night, and an episode of Game of Thrones..

Despite leading the party with Shaw for two years, Turei had never told him about her benefit fraud. After reading the email, he decided to support her decision to open up, in the hope of starting a debate about poverty. At his desk in Bowen House, Shaw hit the "reply" button and typed four words that would ultimately seal his friend's political fate: "That's a good speech."

"You have to remember," he tells me, in between mouthfuls of Thai green curry, "the country was sleep-walking towards this election. Everyone was just waiting for it to be over. And after the madness of the 2014 election, there was a bit of relief about that. But there was also no debate. We thought; if we don't do something dramatic, nothing is going to change."

Turei's draft passed through the hands of party strategists, who weighed up the likely risks and rewards of her startling admission. They wanted to use it to draw attention to the Greens' new welfare policy, but they also knew the speech could backfire. The Greens offered the Labour Party a heads-up about what they were planning to do.

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James Shaw's "longest week" saw first the loss of MPs Kennedy Graham and David Clendon, and then of his Green Party co-leader Metiria Turei.

"If Labour felt it was a catastrophic risk; if they said 'This is going to burn the house down; this is a really bad idea for both of us; you gotta stop this,' I would have listened," says Shaw.

Turei dropped her bombshell at the party AGM on 16 July. While watching her give the speech, Shaw caught a glimpse of TVNZ political reporter Andrea Vance. As Turei's lips released the words "lie", "fraud" and "criminal", Vance's jaw dropped. Shaw thought to himself: "Okay, we're onto something here."

Sure enough, the story led the news, sparking a flurry of debate online.

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James Shaw's office looks out to the Beehive, the seat of government. But as he tells Jehan Casinader, it still seems a long way away...

"For the next two weeks, although there were howls of outrage, the arc of the story was working," Shaw reckons. "People were coming forward and saying, 'Yes, this is my story too'. The right people were mad at us, like the trolls. There was a lot of heat, but we thought, 'This seems to be going in the direction that we want it to go in'."

The 1 News Colmar Brunton poll put the Greens at 15 per cent for the very first time.

If the party could hang onto that figure, it would bring a host of fresh young faces into Parliament. Shaw was cautiously optimistic. The Beehive, just outside his office window, was a little closer.

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The new Green Party logo is a green loveheart. But there's little love lost in the heartbreak of the break-up of the party and its leadership.

"If they drag you through the mud / It doesn't change what's in your blood" The Killers, 'Battle Born'

'PEOPLE WENT CRAZY'

The party expected Turei would face some scrutiny. But it hadn't counted on more revelations about her years as a beneficiary. Journalists discovered she had been registered to vote at the same house as the father of her child, while she was claiming the DPB. Another surprise: she had voted in an electorate that she wasn't living in.

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Greens Party leader James Shaw during a press conference announcing the Greens re-launch.

"That was the turning point," Shaw sighs. "That's when people really went crazy. I started to get angry when people started piling on. We realised, 'Okay, every little detail everything is going to be fair game. I thought it was recoverable, but it was going to be tough."

Other politicians were sharpening their knives. On breakfast TV, Labour's new deputy Kelvin Davis said Turei's situation had turned "ugly", and that the Greens had "made their bed; now they have to lie in it".

Turei and Shaw knew they had only one option for damage control. Turei had to throw herself upon the altar.

Reporters scrambled to Bowen House for a snap press conference. Turei announced she would not become a minister in any future government. She paused and took a deep breath, looking deeply shaken.

Standing just over her shoulder, Shaw felt the shockwave.

"Here was Metiria ruling herself out of being Minister for Social Development; the very role that she had her heart set on so that she could be the one to fix this broken system. My heart really went out to her. We've become close over the past six years, and I know how much that role meant to her."

"While everyone's lost / The battle is won / With all these things that I've done" The Killers, 'All These Things That I've Done'

MILITARY PRECISION

In Christchurch on 7 August, Shaw was at a debate with other senior MPs. But his eyes kept darting towards Green MP Eugenie Sage, who was sitting in the audience, texting furiously. After a while, she left the room. Shaw knew exactly what had happened. His MPs, Kennedy Graham and Dave Clendon, had walked.

"These are two people who I've been close to for a very long time," says Shaw. "I had seen them at lunchtime that day, and I was exasperated. I was like, 'Come on! Can you not see how this is going to play out?"

When the news broke, Shaw flew back to Wellington. A taxi whisked him to Parliament, and at 9.30pm he stepped onto the black and white tiles in the foyer, where the TV cameras were positioned. He was calm, but there was fire in his eyes. He spat out the word "betrayed". He wanted to expel both men from the party. But by the next morning, Shaw had changed his mind.

"I had realised that these guys had taken what they saw as a principled stand. Everybody disagreed with them, and it was painful. But who are we if we just say, 'Okay, you did a bad thing; now we're gonna screw you over?'"

The party made peace with its rebel MPs. They would leave caucus, and Turei would stay on as co-leader. But just as the dust was beginning to settle, another scandal was brewing. Media had been contacted by a member of Turei's extended family, who claimed shehad madeherself out to be poorer than she reallywas.

The claims were "absurd", Shaw says, and never substantiated. However, Turei knew her family would face more scrutiny. On the morning of 9 August, she and Shaw gave their last interview together in his office. Turei put on a brave face, "but she was gritting her teeth a bit". By lunchtime, she had phoned her husband and decided to call it quits. Shaw doesn't know how thatconversation went, but the guts of it was: "I think I'm done."

At Parliament, chaos was about to break out. Shaw needed someone to lean on. He texted his wife Annabel, a dispute resolution consultant, and asked her to meet him at Parliament. She texted back, asking what was happening. Her husband, a man of surprisingly few words when he chooses, replied: "Events".

"It would be easy for us to lead parallel lives. You have to find ways to include each other. I decided to pull her away from something that she was doing, which I'd normally be pretty loathto do. But I said, 'I would really like you to be here for this'."

The evening's events had to occur with military precision. At 4.45pm, Shaw would announce to his staff that Turei was quitting. At 5.07pm, she would resign on John Campbell's radio show. A press release would be fired off at 5.12pm. The crescendo would come at exactly 5.17pm, when Turei would step in front of the cameras one last time. Her fight was over.

"So long to devotion / You taught me everything I know / Wave goodbye, wish me well / You've got to let me go" The Killers, 'Human'

HOLES IN HER STORY

By telling an incomplete story, Turei had created given voters the impression that she couldn't be trusted. What's more, the Greens had refused to condemn those who rip off the taxpayer. It was a foolhardy, and perhaps foolish, political strategy. Even now, Shaw won't say whether poor people should break the law.

"Do I condone fraud?" Shaw asks himself. "Of course I don't condone fraud. Do I condone withholding food from your baby? I don't condone that either. Give me a real choice. People need to get some some empathy. Life isn't that black and white."

After the election, Shaw wants a external review of the disastrous start to the campaign. But for now, he's trying to reboot the Greens' agenda. He is buoyant, but he's also hurting. I ask how he has dealt with the emotional toll of losing three close colleagues. "It leaks out in funny moments like this," Shaw says, wiping his damp eyes.

"You know what? I've been thinking a lot about [former Labour leader] David Shearer's valedictory speech. His last line was: 'For God's sake, be bold'. He talked about how politicians come here and try to do good, but nothing changes unless you take a stand. He's right. If you lose your principles in moments like this, you're finished."

It's approaching 11pm. Shaw clears away our takeaway containers, and picks up his Ted Baker satchel. We take the elevator down to the street. He wants to clear his head by taking a 30-minute walk to his home in Aro Valley, where Annabel will already be asleep. Lambton Quay stretches out in front of him, as does the six-week campaign that will determine his party's survival.

"But it's just the price I pay / Destiny is calling me / Open up my eager eyes / 'Cause I'm Mr Brightside" The Killers, 'Mr Brightside'

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Since 2005, Greys Anatomyhas been a whirlwind of emotions for all those invested in what goes on within Grey Sloan Memorial. Thirteen seasons later and we have watched characters come and go. Some tragically succumbed to death, while others pursued their career in Zurich alongside forgetful interns. Nonetheless, the frequent change of cast members makes it easy to overlook past patients behind this Seattle medical centers walls.

Demi Lovato: The Sorry Not Sorry songstress made her Greys debut back in 2010 while she was still starring on Disney Channels Sonny with a Chance.Lovato portrayed Hayley May, a character who found herself on the verge of complete insanity due to a hole in her ear drum that forced her to hear each and every little thing that went on in her body. Together, Alex and Lexie discovered the teens diagnosis of paranoid schizophrenia was actually superior Canal Dehiscence syndrome.

Keke Palmer: Another former Disney diva also guest-starred on the long-running ABC series. You can catch Palmer as Sheryll Jeffries back in season 10 on an episode titled We Gotta Get Out of This Place. Sheryll is a pregnant teenager that has come to the hospital on her own seeking to participate in Christina Yangs clinical HLHS trial. The runaway and mother-to-be desperately fears that her heart is not quite strong enough to give birth.

Mandy Moore: Prior to breakout family drama series This Is Us landed 11 Emmy nods, Moore contributed her talents to four episodes of Greys, transitioning from the sixth to seventh season. The actress plays the role of Mary Portman, an admitted patient during the fatal hospital shooting. Alongside Bailey, the two are traumatized from witnessing the death of resident Charles Percy. Just only months later, Marys time on Earth is unexpectedly cut short as well.

Dylan Minnette:Probably best known as the character of Clay Jensen in Netflixs hit show13 Reasons Why, (which also stars Greys own Dr. Addison Montgomery)you may have not recognized an incredibly youngMinette from season four. Here, he portrays Ryan, a hearing-impaired boy whose case substantially improves after McSteamy does what he does best and builds him a pair of ears. *cue so he can listen to Hannah Bakers tapes joke*

Wilmer Valderrama:In more recent cameos, the That 70s Show alum appeared with a recurring role during season 12 as Kyle Diaz. Kyle is a M.S. patient and musician, who is sent to the hospital after a tremor in his hand prevents him from further touring. But, he ends up becoming romantically involved with Stephanie Edwards. This specific loss in ShondaLand wasimmensely heartbreaking.

Liza Weil: ThisGilmore Girls actress played Alison Clark in season fives finale Heres to Future Days. Like Izzie, Clark too is a cancer patient; however, she is dealing with the latest stages of the disease and provides Iz with insight during an extensive chemotherapy session. Like any episode of Greys you will ever watch, be sure to have a few tissue boxes at hand before you emotionally dive into this cryfest.

Abigail Breslin: Following her time on the big screen in the 2006 comedy Little Miss Sunshine, Breslin made her debut on season three as Megan Clover. Clover is a foster child who claims she has super powers due to her insensitivity to pain. This episode accurately displays just how incredible Alex Karev is with kids, as he demolishes the young girls apprehensive feelings and successfully goes about her operation, repairing massive internal injuries.

Sarah Paulson:Hollywoods beloved Sarah Paulson acts as a young Ellis Grey in season sixs episode The Time Warp. Due to the Emmy award-winners dedication to filming FXs American Horror Story, Paulson was unable to suit up for the role again in season 11. Instead, Army Wives Sally Pressman took her place for a series of flashbacks that better explain Ellis love affair with Richard Webber. As they say, the show must go on.

Kyle Chandler: To be honest, revisiting this season two cameo stings. The Friday Night Lights actor fulfilled his guest appearance duties by portraying Dylan Young, a bomb squad member who helps ease Merediths nerves so she can remove an explosive out of a patients chest. Mer saves the bazooka builder without sustaining any serious injuries herself, but Dylan isnt quite as lucky. Although, he does appear in the next season to coach Meredith in the afterlife following her drowning accident.

Jana Kramer: Before she wasOne Tree HillsAlex Dupr or a country star, Jana Kramer played the role of Lola on a two-part episode of season fourtitled Freedom. Her character came to the hospital with a young man named Andrew who tried to impress her by laying in cement. Though the romantic feelings werereciprocated on Lolas end, she didnt want to act on them due to what her friends might think or say. After Andrew nearly dies because of this foolish stunt, she puts her ego aside and sits by his bedside, also throwing in a kiss.

Who has been your favorite celebrity spotting in the series to date? Or, who would you like to see make a guest appearance this upcoming season? Keep the conversation going in the comments below!

Season 14 ofGreys AnatomybeginsThursday, September 28 at 8PM EST with a two-hour premiere.

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Ive thought of an idea which could be fun to Los Angeles Rams fan, and obviously myself. In this series, we can jump into the tape and breakdown a major play, or any impressive play from the prior week. Ive decided to start during the preseason just to see what you guys think, and to see whether its worth continuing or not. With the intro out of the way, lets get into it.

The play Ive chosen to take a look at was in the first quarter of the game vs the Dallas Cowboys. It was a roll-out on offense that resulted in a 19-yard gain by rookie WR Cooper Kupp, which ultimately put the team in scoring position.

This was the play. The Rams alignment here is a simple 2x2 formation with Robert Woods and Tyler Higbee (in-line) on the left, with Cooper Kupp and Pharoh Cooper on the right side of the formation. Todd Gurley is the singleback making this 11 personnel, which also means that on this play there are only one RB and one TE.

Here is a breakdown of the routes across the board for the Rams weapons. Far left Robert Woods is running a deep comeback. Also on the left, TE Tyler Higbee is running a jerk route breaking back out as opposed to crossing the field. On the right side of the formation, slot WR Cooper Kupp is running a crosser, and far right is Pharoh Cooper running a post route.

This is where things become fun. The Cowboys, theyre lined up in a simple nickel package. Pre-snap, the Cowboys are lined up in man coverage across the board, with two out of three of their CBs playing press-man. With the safeties playing deep on either hash, pre-snap this looks to be a cover-2.

What makes this play fun, is the Cowboys actually disguised their play. Rather than playing a cover-2 man-to-man coverage, the nickel CB (with the red arrow) is actually coming off the edge to blitz. which puts the weakside SS (#38 - creeping up into the box) in man coverage across slot WR Cooper Kupp. This leaves him at a disadvantage because Kupps route takes him to the left side of the field, ultimately leaving the SS to work through a lot of trash as well as starting behind Kupp.

The play does not go as planned for the Cowboys defense. There is a clear miscommunication between the MLB and the SS as to who had to cover Todd Gurley coming out of the backfield, but not only that, there are multiple Cowboys caught peeking into the Rams backfield with a hard sell by Jared Goff on the play action fake. With a well executed fake, and a mistake on the Cowboys part, WR Cooper Kupp is wide open crossing the field, and Jared Goff composes himself outside of the pocket, gathers his feet, and finds his target for a 19-yard completion.

Something this bad camera work doesnt show, is the QB. Now, with the Cowboys rushing five, Jared Goff and the Rams do luck out a bit. The RE on the Cowboys slips on the play, which allows Goff to buy some time and allow Kupp to cross the field and pass the LBs, opening up a passing lane for Goff to find him in.

Heres a different view:

Well, it wasnt anything crazy, but its nice to see the Rams first team move the ball with effectiveness. You see some play-calling that fits Goffs skill-set more favourably, Cooper Kupp being the reliable WR everyone expects him to be, and most importantly, Jared Goff was not fooled by the Cowboys pre-snap defense, re-acclimated himself outside the pocket, and threw a nice accurate pass.

Let me know what you think of the new series Anatomy of a play, and whether we should continue this ride together or not!

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