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Vishal’s Mark anatomy is to be out on this date – Filmy Focus

Vishal is working on a different crime drama titled, Mark Antony. Touted as a crime comedy thriller, already Vishals getup for the film is out which has been receiving positive response from the audience.

Meanwhile, the latest news is that the films first look teaser is going to be unveiled on April 27th at 6:30 PM. An official announcement regarding the same came out this evening.

Directed by Adhik Ravichandran, the film has Ritu Varma as the female lead. Co-starring SJ Suryah, Sunil, and Abhinaya in key roles, Mark Antony is gearing up for theatrical release sometime in late summer.

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May season finale dates on ABC: The Good Doctor, Greys Anatomy and more – WOODTV.com

Grey's Anatomy. Photo courtesy of ABC/Raymond Liu. NIKO TERHO, JANAI KAYLANI

GRAND RAPIDS, Mich. (ABC 4)- May will be an exciting month for fans of ABCs primetime series! Not only will the broadcast network air new seasons of hit shows like The Bachelorette, Celebrity Family Feud and Press Your Luck, but theyll also debut new series like The Prank Panel and Jeopardy! Masters to viewers.

May also brings an array of season finales. Dont miss the upcoming finales of The Good Doctor, The Conners and more. Refer to the TV schedule below and set your reminders to tune in on ABC 4 West Michigan.

The Good Doctor

Time: 10 p.m.

Episode title: Loves Labor

The Rookie

Time: 8 p.m.

Episode title: Under Siege

The Rookie: Feds

Time: 9 p.m.

Episode title: Red One

Will Trent

Time: 10 p.m.

Episode title: A Bad Temper and a Hard Heart

The Conners

Time: 8 p.m.

Episode title: The Grad Finale

The Goldbergs

Time: 8:30 p.m.

Episode title: Bev to the Future

Not Dead Yet

Time: 9:30 p.m.

Episode title: Not Just Yet

A Million Little Things

Time: 10 p.m.

Episode title: One Big Thing

The Company You Keep

Time: 10 p.m.

Episode title: The Truth Hurts

Celebrity Wheel of Fortune

Time: 9 p.m.

Episode title: Vanna White, Ken Jennings and Mayim Bialik

Station 19

Time: 8 p.m.

Episode title: TBA

Greys Anatomy

Time: 9 p.m.

Episode title: TBA

Shark Tank

Time: 8 p.m.

Episode title: TBA

Jeopardy! Masters

Time: 8 p.m.

Episode title: TBA

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‘Grey’s Anatomy’ and ‘Scandal’ creator Shonda Rhimes says being showrunner on ‘Bridgerton’ spinoff ‘Queen Char – Business Insider India

"Grey's Anatomy" and "Scandal" creator Shonda Rhimes said that she is happy to be back in the role of creator and showrunner of the new "Bridgerton" spinoff, "Queen Charlotte."

While Rhimes is an executive producer on "Bridgerton," the show was created by Chris Van Dusen, who served as showrunner for its first two seasons.

Rhimes, however, helped create the new prequel series based on Queen Charlotte (played by Golda Rosheuvel) and her rise to the throne.

While attending a special fan screening of "Queen Charlotte" in London, England, last Friday, Rhimes spoke to Insider about stepping into the role of showrunner for the first time in the "Bridgerton" franchise.

"It was simple," Rhimes said. "I've been doing showrunning for so long and for so many years that it was really fun to get to be a producer on 'Bridgerton' and look at it from a whole." "But it's like coming home to sit down and write again.'

Prior to "Queen Charlotte," Rhimes created the limited series "Inventing Anna" for Netflix, and before that, her last creator credit was "Scandal" starring Kerry Washington.

In recent years, Rhimes has instead worked with other writers and producers to launch shows like "How to Get Away with Murder" and "Station 19" through her Shondaland production company.

While on the red carpet at the special screening, Rhimes also told reporters that if she had to pick another "Bridgerton" character to get their own prequel series, it would be Violet Bridgerton (played by Ruth Gemmell).

In the "Queen Charlotte" series, fans will see a younger version of Violet played by Connie Jenkins-Greig.

Jenkins-Greig told Insider on the red carpet that we will see an "inquisitive" version of Violet who "questions everything" in the new show.

"She still always keeps a sense of herself. She has a beautiful relationship with her dad," the young actor said, adding that she is keen to reprise her role if there is another prequel.

The series will also feature younger versions of Lady Danbury (originally played by Adjoa Andoh), King George (originally played by James Fleet), and Queen Charlotte's chief secretary Brimsley (originally played by Hugh Sachs).

"Queen Charlotte: A Bridgerton Story" premieres on Netflix on May 4.

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Anatomy of a Ploughman’s: the hidden costs behind your lunch – The Times

In 1961 the Milk Marketing Board, beset by struggling cheese sales, distributed 5,000 cards to pubs encouraging people to try the traditional ploughmans lunch: bread, cheese and ale.

The name was new, but the basic ingredients predated modern English spelling. In the 14th-century poem Piers Ploughman, a character spoils bred and ale, buttre, melk and chese so it myghte serve no man. By 1891, the ploughmen of Forfar were so outraged to be given something that was not bread and cheese that they sued their employer and won.

Thanks to the ad men of the 1960s, the ploughmans lunch was elevated from peasants sustenance to bourgeois pub fare (cornichons, anyone?), and with that, the price rose. In a pub frequented by Adrian Bell

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Anatomy of a rare communal flare-up in Odisha: a bike rally, slogans outside a mosque – The Indian Express

Every morning, Tapan Kumar Dash opens his photo studio, takes a quick round inside and then rolls the shutters back down. The studio is barely 20 metres from the Sunni Noori Masjid at Motijharan and Dash has made it a point to check on it since that evening of April 12, when communal violence hit Sambalpur, two days before Hanuman Jayanti.

I am just worried about my shop. I never thought there would be communal violence of this kind in Sambalpur. I have had this shop since 2004 but never faced any trouble. Even in this current hostile environment, people from the minority community have been calling me and asking me not to worry, says Dash, 41.

Ever since violence broke out in front of the masjid on April 12, residents of Motijharan and other violence-hit areas of Sambalpur have been waiting for relationships to mend and for the city to get back to normal.

The April 12 clash was followed by arson and violence on April 14 when another procession was taken through the same route leading to the city being under curfew for the past nine days. Barricades have sprung up and 1,500 police personnel have been deployed across Sambalpur, a city where communal flare-ups are rare the last one was over 31 years ago. Police have also set up camps in front of every temple and masjid in the city.

The rally of April 12 in which an estimated 1,000 bikes, most with two riders each, wound their way through the citys congested lanes was meant to to gear up workers and to keep them charged for the bigger procession on April 14, according to the Hanuman Jayanti Samanyoyo Samiti, an umbrella grouping of members of the Bajrang Dal, VHP and other Hindu groups which has been organising these rallies every year since 1997.

On April 12, the rally covered a 3-km stretch, starting from Govindtola at 5 pm before proceeding towards Golbazar through Bhutapada, Motijharan, Sunapali and Dhankauda, all localities with a significant minority population.

According to a senior police officer who sustained injuries in the clash that day, when the rally reached Motijharan chowk at 6 pm, some of the participants stayed back and shouted slogans of Jai Sri Ram and Bharat Mata ki Jai while most others proceeded towards Sunapali. Its then that trouble began.

The FIR lodged by the police at Dhanupalli police station on the April 12 violence reads, Around 200 members of the other community reached the spot and started abusing the rally members. The mob started pelting stones and was also armed with swords and lathis.

Police said over 30 people, including some of their personnel, were injured in the clashes.

Two days later, on April 14, the Samanyoyo Samiti took out its main rally. This one was much bigger, with police sources saying around 10,000 men, women and children took out a procession, which stuck to the same route that witnessed violence a couple of days earlier. Besides religious chants, the participants performed traditional martial arts and performed a maha aarti.

While the procession went off without any incident, there were reports of stone pelting from across the city. Things got out of hand when rumours spread that a youth, Chintamani Mirdha, 30, had been killed while he was returning from the procession that evening. While police said the death was the result of an individual brawl not related to the communal tension, rumours triggered fresh arson, with alleged Hindu groups targeting shops and establishments owned by minorities in at least eight to nine places across the western Odisha town.

Police have so far arrested 98 persons from both sides for their alleged involvement in the April 12 clash and the April 14 arson.

While the administration clamped Section 144 of the CrPC following the April 12 violence, questions are being asked of the polices role in handling the situation.

The Indian Express has learnt that intelligence inputs were sent to the administration warning of possible communal trouble during the rally.

Despite the fact that the rally was being taken through communally sensitive areas there has been tension in previous years too during Hanuman Jayanti processions, though matters never got out of hand only 13 police personnel, a sub-inspector and an inspector were deputed at the Motijharan area on April 12.

A senior police officer, however, said the deployment was as per the arrangement made in the previous years.

Sambalpur SP B Gangadhar did not respond to repeated calls.

Following the April 12 violence, the SP had said that sudden provocation may have triggered the clash, but he later called the violence a pre-planned incident.

Rajkumar Badapanda, president of the Samanyoyo Samiti, called the April 12 bike rally peaceful and that they had the permission from the police as well. Some anti-social elements attacked our members in an organised manner. We were not prepared for any kind of retaliation, said Badapanda.

On approval being granted for the April 14 procession, district collector Ananya Das had told The Indian Express, We had made adequate security arrangements for the smooth conduct of the procession. Around 1,500 police personnel were deployed in Sambalpur on April 14 while drones, CCTVs and videography were also done to keep an eye on disturbing elements.

Md Safique, 48, whose family has been living in Sambalpur for generations, is a broken man. The restaurant he opened barely 15 months ago was ransacked in the April 14 arson. I had taken a loan of Rs 45 lakh to open the restaurant. I am helpless now. How will I repay the loan? At least 30 people work here, most of them Hindus. What was their fault? What is my fault? That my name was written outside? asks Safique, who also owns a gym equipment store that was spared.

Stating that miscreants from both sides were responsible for the violence, Safique said police need to get to the bottom of the clashes.

The last time Sambalpur witnessed a curfew for this long was in June 1992, in the charged months leading up to the Babri Masjid demolition.

Following the death of a youth from the minority community, a mob had ransacked the Dhanupali police station after which another group had set a firecracker unit on fire, leading to violence and curfew being imposed in the city for five days.

Hindus make up 89% of the population of Sambalpur city, with the Muslim population at 9% and Christians at 2%.

Though there has been no major communal flare-up in the city since 1992, sources said the Hanuman Jayanti procession, which was earlier confined to a few localities, has grown in scale since then. A senior police officer said the processions are usually a show of strength with participants showcasing traditional martial arts.

On Friday, several citizen forums and trade associations in Sambalpur took out a peace march in the city which saw the participation of the district SP.

As curfew continues to remain in force in Sambalpur with slight relaxation, the district administration requested the Muslim community not to congregate at the Eidgah on Eid. The administration, however, allowed people to offer prayers at mosques.

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Kids and adults who are blind and low-vision get hands-on STEM … – RED. Relevant. Essential. Denver

Josh Geurink and Laura Miller

April 26, 2023

Josh Geurink and Laura Miller

April 26, 2023

When Charis Glatthar lost her vision four years ago, she didnt let it stand in the way of her passion for science. The Environmental Science student, who will graduate this spring, immediately began advocating for herself inside and outside of the classroom. She also became a strong advocate for other blind people.

A culminating event in her Metropolitan State University of Denver academic career, the STEM workshop for blind and low-vision middle school, high school and potential college students April 22 provided hands-on lessons in microbiology, genetics, anatomy, physiology, chemistry, environmental science and physics. The workshop gave the participants an opportunity to explore different branches of science while also learning about the dynamics of college.

I started volunteering with the National Federation of the Blind, and I thought, How cool would it be for these kids to actually go on a college campus and be taught by college professors? Glatthar said. And it would give these professors the opportunity to work with blind kids and see how to make their material accessible at the same time.

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The idea for the program was inspired by Glatthars experience putting together learning boxes for the NFB and Colorado Center for the Blind during Covid as a way for blind kids to continue getting hands-on lessons. She helped design science-themed boxes of materials that were delivered to the kids, and then they would hold Zoom sessions with instructors who had the same materials. The learning boxes were so successful, the NFB brought in Glatthar for additional science-based programming.

She said MSU Denver Professors Vida Melvin, Ph.D.; Nicolette Giasolli; Helene Ver Eecke, Ph.D.; Alycia Palmer, Ph.D.; Sarah Schliemann, Ph.D.; Grant Denn, Ph.D.; and Azure Avery, Ph.D., along with Laboratory Coordinator John Martinez, were eager to participate. These professors are really taking a leap to make their coursework and their materials accessible and learn how to teach in a way thats not necessarily visual, Glatthar said.

Throughout her time at MSU Denver, Glatthar has never stopped working to open doors for others to follow in her footsteps. In addition to organizing the STEM workshop and working part-time at Independent Science, shell present two research papers this spring: one on accessible methods of collecting precise amounts of chemicals and one on the discrimination of blind people by rideshare drivers.

Ive gotten really passionate about trying to help people become more aware (of the blind community) because were such a small population that its really easy to get overlooked, she said. Id like to get to where the assumption isnt made about what we can or cant do.

Always one to practice what she preaches, Glatther wants to get a second job in a science field when she graduates. Its all part of her grand plan to make the world more accessible, not only for people who are blind but for everyone.

A ramp for a wheelchair also helps people who use walkers or have strollers, she said. And the same is true with any piece of technology. Theyre finding that the talking lab quests that I use in Chemistry are beneficial for people with autism who dont do well with visual stimuli. There are always benefits for more than just one group of people. And I think that sometimes society forgets that.

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The Anatomy of Panic, by Michael W. Clune – Harper’s Magazine

I had my first panic attack when I was fifteen, in the middle of January, while I was sitting in geometry class. Winter in Illinois, flesh comes off the boneswhat did we need geometry for? We could look at the naked angles of the trees, the circles in the sky at night. At noon we could look at our own faces. All the basic shapes were there, in bone. Bright winter sun turns kids skinless. Skins them. But there we were in geometry class. The teacher also taught physics. He was grotesquely tall. Thin. Hed demonstrate the angles with his bones.

This was Catholic school. The blackboard was useless. A gray swamp dense with half-drowned numbers. Mr.Streeling would bend a leg in midair: 90 degrees, cleaner than a protractor. Hed stand and tilt his impossibly flat torso: 45 degrees. He could lift his pant leg, unbundle new levels of bone like a spider: 15 degrees, 55, 100.

I was sitting under the fluorescence when it happened. The first time, technically. Though I could tell it was the first time only in retrospect, looking back from the third time. My right hand on my desk, my left hand fiddling with a pencil in the air.

Mr.Streelings voice booms: Open the textbook, page 96. The textbook lies next to my hand on the desk. Next to the textbook is a large blue rubber eraser. Hand, textbook, eraser. Desktop bright in the fake light.

My hand, I realize slowly, its a... thing.

My hand is a thing. Hand, textbook, eraser. Three things.

Oh.

Thats when I forgot how to breathe. Ty saw it happen. He was sitting across the room. But he saw me, and he gave me a look like what the hell. Watching me trying to remember how to breathe. It wasnt going well. I was sucking in too much air, or I wasnt breathing enough out. The rhythm was all wrong.

Darkness at the edge of vision...

Two seconds blotted out. When I came back my lungs had picked up the tune. The old in-and-out, the tune you hear all the time. If it ever stops, try to remember it. You cant. Breathe in, breathe out, breathe in, breathe out. It never stops. But if it does, its hard to remember how it goes. Ask dead people. Ask me. I gave Ty a weak smile, like Id been joking, my face probably red or maybe white or even a little blue. Ty turned slowly back to his textbook, shaking his head like I was crazy.

The second time it happened was in a movie theater. My dad had taken me to see The Godfather Part III. It was a Tuesday night. Late January. The theater was basically deserted. Kind of depressing, this father-son outing on a school night. Kind of cool too. Like we didnt give a fuck about school nights.

I think the show started around 10pm. Everything was fine. The film was pretty good. Until halfway through, when the Al Pacino character says he has diabetes. As he said that word, diabetes, I could feel gas rising in my blood. The gas started to rise maybe a minute before diabetes. Like I knew he was going to say it. Like I prophesized it.

This time what I forgot was how to move blood through my body. My blood stopped. When your blood stops, the gas rises. Thats my experience. Gas rising in the blood. Dad snored beside me. I woke him up, said we have to go. He looked at me. Okay.

As soon as we got up my blood started to move again. I was still in shock or something. Walking like I was about to fall over. When we got to the car I lay back in the passenger seat and pressed my forehead to the cold glass and Dad asked me if I was okay and I said yes, which he knew was a lie, but there was nothing else I could say.

I couldnt tell him that my blood had stopped. I couldnt tell him about the gas in my blood. Those were inside symptoms, not outside symptoms. I knew on some intuitive level that my blood stopping at the word diabetes wasnt a symptom Dad could work with. Thered be questions. Plus my blood actually stopped about a minute before the word. Hard to explain.

In fact there was nothing that could be said between myself and Dad about what had happened to me in the theater. So it was the same as nothing happening. That was the second time.

The third time was two weeks later. A Sunday night in February. I climbed into my narrow bed in my narrow room at Dads place. I was reading Ivanhoe. The old Signet Classic paperback. There was a painting of a joust on the cover. A lot of red in the painting, I remember that. But not from bleeding knights like youd expect. The knights were whole. The red was in the atmosphere. I sat up in my bed with my pillow propped against the wall and opened the book and started to read. It was probably 10:15 or so. I usually read for a little while before falling asleep.

At a certain point early in the first chapter I became aware that I was having or was about to have a heart attack. As long as I kept reading I didnt have to think about this too much. When youre reading, the words of the book borrow the voice in your head. Words need a voice. The voice they use when you read is your voice. Its the voice your thoughts talk in. So if you give the voice to the book, your thoughts have no voice. They have to wait for paragraphs to end. They have to hold their breath until the chapter breaks.

So the lords and ladies went to the joust, and the Saxon guy threw meat to his dog in his hall, and the other Saxon guy ran away, and the Jewish guy spoke to his daughter, and I was having a heart attack, and the Knight Templar looked down from atop his war horse. He had an evil look in his eye.

I read at a medium pace. Too fast and the voice in your head cant keep up with the words. Thats what your thoughts are waiting for. They catch the voice and flood your head with news of the catastrophe unfolding in your body.

But if you read too slow then its not just the chapter breaks you have to watch out for. Now youve got holes and gaps between the words. Maybe in some situations thats a good thing. You can savor the words. The words come swaddled with silence, like expensive truffles, each one separate, while cheap chocolates are packed next to one another with their sides touching.

In a reading situation like mine you want the words packed together with their sides touching. Because silence isnt delicate truffle-swaddling in that situation. Its heart-attack holes. Its not even silence. Every second the book isnt talking your thoughts are talking, urgently, telling you about this heart attack youre either having or about to have.

So I read at a medium pace. A constant, medium pace. I developed a technique where Id read over the chapter breaks, and run the paragraphs together. I didnt pause. Sometimes Id feel myself speeding upthe voice in my head began slipping on words. But I didnt lose it. I slowed down. Not too much. I kept the pace medium.

By chapter three I had it down cold. I was a genius at reading Ivanhoe by chapter three. I doubt its ever been read so well. It had a voice all to itself, with no interruptions, and no breaks, for the entire length of the book. How often has that happened in the history of Ivanhoe? The whole time I was reading I never even found out whether I was actually having the heart attack or just about to have it. Thats how good an Ivanhoe reader I got to be. The very next thought would have told me. But the next thought never came.

I suspended the heart attack in Ivanhoe. Like when you shake a solution of oil and vinegar. As long as you shake it, the oil and vinegar are suspended in one another. When you stop, they separate. So long as I read Ivanhoe my heart attack stayed suspended in the story.

I didnt stop reading. I didnt go to the bathroom. I didnt change my position. I didnt look at the clock. We went through the hours like that. Me, the Saxon lord, the Jewish guy, the heart attack, and the Knight Templar. We moved through 11pm like that. In suspension. Midnight. 1am. 2am. 3am. And then the legendary, unseen hour. 4am.

I heard Dad get up. The end of the story was very close now. Richard Coeur-de-Lion has come home. The news of his return spreads. Dad moves behind the thin wall that separates my room from his. Ivanhoe, Rowena. The sound of the shower. Rebecca! Rebecca... Dad goes down the stairs and I can hear the clink of silverware. The sound of the fridge opening.

Ivanhoe distinguished himself in the service of Richard, and was graced with farther marks of the royal favour. He might have risen still higher but for the premature death of the heroic Coeur-de-Lion, before the Castle of Chaluz, near Limoges.

At 4:35 am Ivanhoe ended. I put down the book. I put on my pants and pulled on my sweater. Then I walked downstairs and told Dad that I was having a heart attack.

At the emergency room they told me what I was actually having was a panic attack.

A panic attack? I repeated.

The bright fluorescence of the hospital room shone on red and black medical devices. Shone on my hands, which were crossed on my lap. They looked more like things than ever.

Dad welcomed the news.

A panic attack, he said. Nothing to worry about, thank God.

The emergency room doctor nodded.

People often think theyre having a heart attack when they first have a panic attack.

Actually it was the third time, I realized. It took three tries for it to learn how to mimic recognizable symptoms, to make itself public.

What am I panicking about? I asked.

They didnt find it easy to answer that question. To tell the truth they didnt find it a very compelling question. In the emergency room they deal with organ failure, stab wounds. Things of that nature. Philosophical questions about quasi-diseases give way to the urgency of actual vivid outside-the-body blood, in large amounts. Pulseless wrists, severed legs. Prestigious, respectable conditions with absolutely unfakeable symptoms.

Probably nothing, Dad ventured after a few seconds, looking hesitantly at the doctor.

Could be anything, said the doctor. If it happens again, breathe into a paper bag.

What?

A paper bag, he repeated.

He explained, as best as I could understand him, that what happens when you have a panic attack is you hyperventilate. You breathe more and more quickly. So you have more oxygen than carbon dioxide, and your blood vessels constrict, which causes you to feel lightheaded. You get tingling in the extremities, and other symptoms which can easily mimic an ignorant persons impression of what a heart attack is like.

He looked at me compassionately.

But if you breathe into a paper bag, that will restore the carbon dioxide.

So a paper bag cures panic attacks? Dad asked.

The doctor paused. His beeper started to go off.

Yes, he said. Please excuse me.

On the way back from the hospital, Dad stopped at the grocery store to buy some paper bags. He gave me two to stuff into my backpack. Then he dropped me off at school.

Wait, he yelled from the car as I was walking away.

I hurried back. He thrust something at me through the open window.

Better take one more bag, he said. In case one of them gets wet.

My mouths dry, I said.

What, he said.

Its not wet, I said. Theres no way the bag can get wet.

What, he said.

Okay, I said, taking the bag.

Have a good day, he said, rolling up the window and driving off.

The regular entrance, where the bus dropped us off, was locked. So I had to go in through the main entrance. Id never used it before. Plainly it was designed for adults. The door swung open into a corridor with what looked like a real marble floor. Expensive-looking dark-green tiles on the walls.

I crept through silently. The right side of the wall had about a hundred framed black-and-white photographs hung on it. Priests. All smiling. Facing the camera with the confidence of men who know they wont have faces for long. Now theyd all stepped out of their faces. Thats what black-and-white photographs mean.

The faces hung there like rows of empty sneakers in a shop window. The priests had stepped out. Into the air, I thought. Breathing out, never breathing in. Maybe thats what its like when you step out of your face at the end. Like the opposite of a panic attack. You breathe out more than you breathe in. Then youre out. Free.

I fingered my paper bag. What had the doctor said? A paper bag is a device for breathing out more than you breathe in? Was that it? I wondered if other people used them. I stared at the wall of priests. Huffing their own carbon dioxide in a paper bag right before the shutter clicked. Maybe thats how they practiced for not having a face any more.

I was sweating in my winter coat.

Pull yourself together, I thought. I hurried down the corridor.

When I was about ten feet from the end, the door swung open. A nun Id never seen before stepped through, glaring.

What are you doing here?

I blinked guiltily. Sweating in my coat, still holding the empty paper bag Dad had given me. I hadnt had a shower that morning. Greasy hair plastered my forehead.

Get to class, she said.

She held the door open, pointing. I stuffed the bag in my pocket and shuffled forward. When I got close she stopped me. Put her long white hand on my shoulder.

Whats in your pocket?

I gulped.

Nothing, I said.

Show me.

I dug the bags out.

Just some paper bags, I said.

She squinted down through her spectacles.

Thats trash, she observed. What are you carrying trash around in your pockets for? Throw it out.

She pointed. For a second I didnt realize what she was pointing at. It looked like a model of a space ship. That opening on top... A garbage can! I clutched my bags tighter.

I cant throw them out, I said. The doctor gave them to me. I mean he prescribed them. The nun opened her mouth. She stared at me incredulously. Then she closed her mouth.

Youre planning to steal something, she said at last.

No! I said.

Those bags wont be empty when you leave, she said. Because youre going to steal something to put in them.

No way, I said.

Im right, arent I?

No.

What are you going to steal?

I didnt know how to respond.

Three items, mused the nun. Three items smaller than a paper lunch bag...

They arent lunch bags, I insisted. Theyre medical bags.

She ignored this.

When you leave today, she said, stepping aside, still holding the door open, come this way. I want to see you before you try to leave.

She made a brushing motion with her free hand, moving me along.

I walked through the door.

Actually, she snapped at the last second, dont come this way when you leave. Dont come through here again.

The door swung shut. I looked down at the bags, clutched in my sweating hand.

They were wet. They were soaking wet.

I went into the first bathroom I saw and tried to dry out one of the bags under a hand dryer.

Dry, I thought. Dry, you bastard.

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Grey’s Anatomy: 15 Heaviest Topics the Series Tackled – MovieWeb

On the surface, it is easy to categorize Grey's Anatomy with other medical drama television series. It focuses on the professional and personal lives of doctors, and expected scandals take place given that a lot of attractive people work under the same roof. All of that is standard within this genre. What Grey's Anatomy does differently than other hospital dramas is that it does not shy away from heavy topics. Rather than skirting around harsh truths and difficult conversations that real people deal with every single day, this series welcomes the conflict and plot points.

19 seasons ago, when Shonda Rhimes first started creating the show, she knew she wanted to address certain issues such as Alzheimer's disease and alcoholism. What she may not have known nearly 20 years ago is that her creation would become a focal point for heavy topics. Fans are able to watch and rewatch the series and not only identify with characters, but they also sympathize and relate to major and minor events. Here are 15 of the heaviest topics that Grey's Anatomy was not afraid to address and tackle.

The show starts off strong with Meredith Grey hiding the fact that her award-winning mother is in a nursing home due to having early-onset Alzheimer's. Meredith is not only burdened with trying to live up to her mother's expectations, but she is torn with keeping her whereabouts a secret.

Grey's Anatomy further dives into this topic as others learn about Ellis Grey's condition. Derek even begins a clinical trial with Ellis in mind in an attempt to cure the disease. During the trial, the Chief of Surgery's wife is discovered to be in the early stages of having Alzheimer's as well. While disease and illness are the obvious focus points in a medical drama, making the main characters personally deal with someone who has a lifelong disease or illness gives light to how difficult it is for loved ones to handle their own reality.

Addiction comes in a variety of forms in Grey's Anatomy. Richard is the first character to address his own sobriety, but he eventually relapses and begins drinking again after some difficult events. While Richard has a reliable support system to help him through his addiction, Meredith's own father is shown to struggle with alcoholism after the passing of his second wife. Meredith's half-sister seems to be the only one taking care of him, and the struggle is brutally apparent.

Later on in the series, Meredith's sister-in-law, Amelia, comes to stay in Seattle. At first, she tries to hide her past drug addiction due to her colleagues not respecting or trust her. However, as the series goes on, Amelia's former addiction becomes a main subject as she tries to help a struggling teen mom overcome her own addiction.

Though Grey's Anatomy is eventually dominated by a powerful women-led cast, the sexism that goes on in the medical field is brought to attention. From Alex calling Meredith a nurse in the pilot episode to Derek's death being at the hands of a doctor who did not trust the opinions of a woman resident, sexism is not a topic dealt with lightly in this series.

When Bailey goes to a hospital (not Grey Sloan Memorial Hospital) with the belief that she is experiencing a heart attack, she is met with different male doctors who disregard her concerns. They run tests, but everything comes out normal. Being the strong-willed woman that she is, Bailey lectures that the symptoms men experience are different when having a heart attack. After hours of pain, it turns out Bailey was correct in her self-diagnosis.

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While there are several GSW patients throughout the series, Rhimes chose to draw attention to gun violence in a very direct way. Gary Clark, a hurt and angry widower, chose to take action after his wife passed. Instead of naturally grieving, he chose to exact revenge on Derek Shepherd for "killing his wife."

His plan was methodical, but the execution between entering the front doors of the hospital and committing suicide left a lot of casualties on his hands. The bloodshed and emotions run high in this two-part event, and the PTSD that lingers for several of the main characters gives a good reflection about how people process trauma.

Cristina (Sandra Oh) is an interesting character from the start. She loves medicine more than anything, she's blunt, and she does not possess a warm and nurturing demeanor. Needless to say, when she got pregnant in the first season, an abortion did not seem out of the blue. In an interview with HuffPost, Rhimes openly talked about how she wanted abortion to play a role in her series. Being that she was still new to the entertainment industry, she chose to write in an ectopic pregnancy for Cristina rather than go through with the initial abortion.

Years later, when Cristina gets pregnant again with Owen's baby, she does go through with an abortion. Rhimes felt it was important to highlight women's rights to their own bodies, and her portrayal of how other characters take Cristina's decision is spot-on. There is acceptance, doubt, and feelings of betrayal. Hard conversations are had, and lingering resentment later unfolds.

By the second episode of Grey's Anatomy Season 1, immigration was already a topic. Izzie Stevens was trying to help a patient, Ms. Lu, in the pit despite the language barrier between the two. After many attempts, Ms. Lu leads her outside to help her daughter. The daughter is able to explain that she will not go into the hospital because she is illegally in American, and she is afraid of being sent away.

Though Izzie tries to reassure her and her mother that nothing bad would not happen, she finds it better to treat the girl outside the hospital. Later in the series, a new intern, Sam Bello, appears at Grey Sloan Memorial Hospital. After a traffic violation, an ICE agent appears at the hospital to arrest and send her back to El Salvador. Believing that Bello is better than her minor mistake, Meredith manages to help Bello escape deportation and move to Switzerland.

Relationships of all kinds differing races, religions, cultures, sexual orientation, etc. exist in Grey's Anatomy, but the experience of discovering one's changed sexual orientation and later telling others about it is remarkably done in the show. Callie Torres, an iconic queer TV character, was the first character to realize she was not as straight as she once thought.

When she came out, she faced some initial backlash from her parents, her friends were very accepting, and her future wife called her a "baby." Later in the series, Callie helps Erica Hahn discover herself as a lesbian. Coming out is not always an easy thing to do especially when considering the possibility that people will cut ties over the matter. However, this show tackles the differing responses characters have after announcing their sexual orientation.

Racial profiling is not hard to depict in a series, but creating those hard conversations when conflicting viewpoints are involved is rather intricate. In Grey's Anatomy Season 14, a young African American boy shows up in the ER with police right behind him. Believing he was breaking into a house, an officer shot the boy. When his family later showed up and said he was climbing through the window of their own house, tension immediately rose. Jackson Avery is rightfully livid, and he goes as far to lecture the police officers on needing better training.

This subject is later brought up in Season 17, when characters are dealing with the effects of Black Lives Matter demonstration. Several conversations are had between main characters about how they have been wrongfully treated and accused of things simply due to the color of their skin.

Jo Wilson grew to be a very strong character, so when she revealed that she had come from a horrible marriage with an abusive partner, Grey's Anatomy fans were shocked. Her harsh past was enough to toughen her up for what goes on in the world, but adding in that her husband beat her regularly was a tough pill to swallow.

When her husband (they never officially divorced) showed up to her hospital to file for divorce with the plan of marrying his newest fianc, Jo was hesitant to sign the papers. She knew that he had not changed, and he would beat his new wife just like he did to her in the past. No detail is left to the imagination with this topic. Jo talks about black eyes, broken bones, and the threats he made to keep her in her place.

Physical illness is a given in a medical drama, but Grey's Anatomy takes the topic of "illness" much further as several characters directly and indirectly deal with mental illness. To start off the series, Alex Karev opens up about what it was like to grow up with a mom who suffered from schizophrenia. He talks about having to step up as the only adult in the house and how it took a toll on his life. Years after Alex becomes an established doctor, he learns that his mother is back on her medication and is learning to successfully live with the illness.

Andrew Deluca and Miranda Bailey, on the other hand, directly suffer from their own mental disorders. Deluca's manic episodes and outbursts lead to a bipolar diagnosis just like his father, and Bailey's obsessive-compulsive disorder presented itself after she unknowingly infected patients with staph. Both characters had support systems by their sides, but the stress and issues that came with the mental illnesses was very much present.

Related: Grey's Anatomy: Where Former Cast Members Are Today

Though Bailey touches on the topic when she has a heart attack, the conversation explodes into action with Jackson questioning his role as an African American man in a privileged situation. Following the events of George Floyd's death and the Black Lives Matter demonstrations, Jackson finds himself questioning the quality of care people of color receive in hospitals. He has watched a number of Black and Hispanic men and women die from COVID-19 complications, and he cannot help but think there is more he can do to solve the problem than working the in a treatment tent.

With hope that he will be able to equalize quality care for all patients, he packs up and goes to Boston to head the Catherine Fox Foundation. Jackson's character addresses one of the most underrated problems in the real medical field, and his actions got people thinking about how opportunities and care are far from equal for people of color.

Jo opened up to a couple different people about being abandoned at a fire station as a newborn. When she started dated Alex, she was very honest with him about having abandonment issues. Given that she had been through so much, fans were rooting for her to finally find stability and settle down with a guy who loved her for being herself. That dream came true for a short period of time until Alex abandoned her through a letter.

Alex may have done right by his kids, but fans were enraged with how he simply left Jo without proper closure. It is easy to create a rags-to-riches story with a character who was abandoned at a young age, but to have that character go through the raw emotions of being left as an adult is difficult.

When real events become the talk of the country, a good writer knows just how to incorporate such topics into their work. For several months, people all across America were marching and protesting against police brutality, racial profiling, and social injustice experienced by African Americans. During that time, the writers of Grey's Anatomy were taking notes. The Black Lives Matter movement was incorporated into the show by having main characters march on the streets as well as patients coming in from being injured during peaceful demonstrations.

Richard Webber and Cormac Hayes both talk about what an honor it is to take part in the streets with others protesting for change. While conversations are had among characters with differing viewpoints, the show creates a safe place for opinions to be heard and addressed.

Rhimes was not afraid to address this heavy topic right off the bat. In the second episode of Grey's Anatomy Season 1, an unconscious woman arrives to the hospital with her attacker's penis in tow. Several conversations are had about the attack, and the looks of concern, anger, and fear can be felt through the screen.

Nearly 15 years later, Grey's Anatomy aired an episode that furthered the topic. "Silent All These Years" is one of the series' most powerful episodes because it addresses the reality of what a survivor goes through after they are sexually assaulted. From breaking down the steps of the rape kit to lining the hall with women so that the patient does not have to see a man, the details that went into this one episode drew on the raw emotions of fans.

When a global pandemic takes place in the real world, it only makes sense to include it in a modern day medical drama. The doctors at Grey Sloan Memorial Hospital show what it was like to deal with the frustration of medical supply and staff shortages. They set up COVID-19 testing tents outside the hospital and limited the amount of people permitted through the doors.

Several lead characters, Meredith included, contracted the disease, and their storylines addressed what it was like to be isolated from their own families. Rather than love stories and scandal, themes of loneliness, heartache, and death without closure takeover the 17th season of Grey's Anatomy. It was important to the creators that fans saw the realities of the pandemic from a medical perspective.

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Grey’s Anatomy Round Table: Did Maggie’s Farewell Exceed Expectations? – TV Fanatic

Maggie Pierce has left Grey Sloan.

With a supersized installment starting with Grey's Anatomy Season 19 Episode 14, we got an extensive farewell for Maggie by the end of Grey's Anatomy Season 19 Episode 15 that didn't disappoint. We also saw the possible end of Kaimelia, Jo facing a crisis, Bailey inching toward danger, and so much more.

Join former TV Fanatic and diehard Swiftie Meaghan Frey, Grey's Fanatic and actor Joshua Johnson, and Jasmine Blu as they discuss it all.

Did the series execute Maggie's sendoff well? What was your favorite part about it? What do you think they could've done better?

Joshua: The series executed the sendoff well in terms of final episodes. Everything leading up to it was maddening, though, and that may have lessened the impact of Maggie leaving. For almost the whole season, Maggie felt unrelatable and unlikeable, so going into this episode, I had some trouble caring about the fact that it was her last.

However, in this episode, Maggie was everything that I'd always liked about her: open-minded, optimistic, relatable, a good teacher, a cardio god, etc. It was refreshing but also annoying that the writers dragged her through the mud to get here.

My favorite parts about her send-off were her scenes with Catherine, Simone, and Richard. It's always nice to see Catherine's softer side, and seeing her treat Maggie like a daughter is even nicer.

Watching Maggie work with Simone was great, especially because it wasn't even a cardio case, but also, it was just nice to see Maggie be a good teacher and to someone who would appreciate her.

And, of course, the scene where Richard gave Maggie the business card holding bench was especially effective. I teared up a bit in the moment, mostly for Richard's sake (and then I got annoyed that we didn't get anything like that between Richard and Meredith).

The final scene in the elevator was killer, and I was wholly unprepared for it until just a couple of seconds before it happened. Ever the crybaby, I burst into spontaneous tears.

Meaghan: Given how rocky the end of Maggie's journey on Grey's Anatomy has been, I'm satisfied with the sendoff we got. I'm glad that she and Winston were able to come to a place of understanding and recognize that they do love each other.

Unfortunately, a relationship that once burned so brightly faded out quickly; unfortunately, life sometimes gets in the way.

I'm also happy we got a few great Richard and Maggie scenes before she left. Richard and Maggie's relationship has felt absent at times recently, but watching Richard give Maggie the miniature bench had it feeling a little dusty in my living room.

Jasmine: I was not pleased with how things were playing out for Maggie leading up to her departure, but they pulled it off well in the end with this double episode, and I appreciated that. I loved her final moment with Webber and that elevator scene. The elevator scene with her mothers was fantastic.

Were you surprised that Maggie and Winston fell into bed together? What did you think about him asking Maggie to stay and her asking him to come with her? Did they make the right choice?

Joshua: ABSOLUTELY, they made the right choice. I was a little surprised that they fell into bed together, but it was definitely necessary for them to eventually decouple. It was clear that both of them wanted to make the relationship work, but there was just no way for it to happen.

Meaghan: There is no question that these two love each other, but sometimes love isn't enough. Of course, they will try to cling to that last bit of hope for reconciliation. It's only natural. But Maggie couldn't stay, and Winston couldn't leave without one of them having to give up something extremely important to them.

Maggie would have resented Winston if she had given up such a huge opportunity for him; Winston would've always felt like the second best in Maggie's life if he had gone with her. I'm glad each of them made the decision they did because they both deserve to be happy.

Jasmine: I didn't expect the hookup because they've loathed each other so much before that. But they both made the right choice.

Maggie deserved the chance to leave and spread her wings, and I was proud of Winston for sticking his ground and not following after Maggie like a puppy. He made a home at GSM and deserved the chance to do his own thing too.

What are your thoughts on Maggie's journey processing if she was like Ellis or not after what Winston said?

Joshua: I've been the most vocal about Maggie becoming like Ellis, and this episode changed my perspective of Ellis entirely by reframing the kind of person that Ellis was.

Ellis wasn't cold and harsh for the sake of being cold and harsh; she was driven and dedicated to her career to the point where she expected that same drive from everyone else. She demanded excellence from herself. Maggie is absolutely all of those things and always has been.

However, Maggie wasn't raised by Ellis; she was raised by Diane, where she learned all of the things Ellis wasn't: warm, effusive, and compassionate. One of the reasons I think this episode was as effective as it was, is because the writers could balance the two.

Meaghan: This was a great moment of character growth for Maggie, but it felt like one that should've begun sooner rather than them shoehorning it into her final episode.

We started to get some of it when she had her Ellis fever dream, but it was like they completely forgot about it until last night. It's extremely important that Catherine pointed out that there was more to Ellis than just her negative qualities.

Ellis Grey has gotten a pretty bad rap over the years, but she was still a pioneer for women in the medical field; that shouldn't be forgotten.

Jasmine: I agree with you 100%, Meaghan. I liked the emphasis on Ellis being more than just a terrible mother or wife. She had so many layers to her, and that was perfectly okay. Having some aspects of Ellis in there is not always a bad thing.

I also found it interesting because being like Ellis didn't mean Maggie had to be precisely like her bit by bit or in the same ways. There wasn't anything wrong with Maggie being ambitious or genuinely loving saving and helping people.

But the criticisms were about how she handles other people in her relationships, and I thought that was valid without accusing her of being this cold, unfeeling person.

There was a narrow view of what it meant when people said she was like Ellis. It was a storyline they could've explored much better rather than throwing it in like this at the end.

How do you feel about Kai's decision to move to London and they and Amelia ending things? Should Kai have said something sooner, or have they always been clear about their stance? Did Amelia make everything about herself?

Joshua: I'm not worried for Amelia, but my heart is breaking for her. Kai should have said something sooner, but I also understand them wanting to talk about it with Amelia in person.

What I find the most interesting about this plot point is that Amelia and Kai seemingly had yet to discuss what their relationship would be in the long term, especially considering Kai's opinion on children.

Amelia made the moment about herself, but I understand that. Addison was put in danger and then left, Meredith left, Maggie left...all of the people closest to Amelia are leaving her, and in a moment when she finally felt safe and content, Kai pulled the rug out from under her.

Given Amelia's past, and all of her defense mechanisms, it made total sense for Amelia to think of herself first. I did appreciate how Kai gently called Amelia out rather than rage at her.

Meaghan: I have such mixed feelings about this storyline. First, what was the point of having Amelia and Kai get back together if Kai was going to leave? I'm tired of Amelia getting the shit end of the stick in the Grey's Anatomy universe. But I digress.

I understand where Kai is coming from to an extent, but at the same time, I don't. If Kai were to move to Seattle to do research, that wouldn't automatically mean they have to be involved in Scout's life. It would just mean they don't have to take a plane to spend time together.

But, If London is their dream, they shouldn't have to give that up. The least they could've done is talk to Amelia about it before deciding so they could figure out, together, what that move would mean for their relationship: do they break up? If they stay together, how do they see each other?

Amelia can't just take a plane to London regularly between her job and Scout, so would Kai be flying to Seattle? It just ended up feeling like Kai didn't care about their relationship.

Jasmine: They really love to make Amelia suffer, don't they?

I was never invested enough in Kaimelia to have strong feelings, mainly because I felt the kid issue and Kai's devotion to their work would always be an issue.

Kai said precisely who they were from the beginning, and they tend to stick to their convictions, and I just never saw how Kaimelia could sustain a relationship by separating parts of their life like this.

My issue was that Kai didn't give Amelia a head's up when things were happening or discussed anything. They also had all of these romantic moments and rolled around in bed together and all of this BEFORE they broke the news to Amelia which didn't sit right with me either.

And they seemed like they just shut their emotions off like a switch the second Amelia got annoyed about all of this, which made me question how invested they were in Amelia this whole time since she fell hard and fast as usual.

But Amelia definitely made everything about her the whole time, which sucked.

I like Amelia, but sometimes I tire of her coming with this huge disclaimer of how someone has to handle her or what they need to know to make sense of Amelia. It's something other people don't get.

She made everything about her at that moment, and it was also feeling as if she's been holding out hope that things would change for Kai, that they would reach a point where they would put Amelia first or maybe change their mind about kids, and that's wrong, too.

How concerned are you about Bailey's well-being? Do you think she's finally taking the situation seriously?

Joshua: I thought Bailey was slightly cavalier at the beginning of the episode, but I also understood her brushing it off. It wasn't a problem until it became a problem.

It took seeing that her family was in danger, with the picture of Tuck sent to her phone, to take it seriously. Before that, there was almost a badge of honor that Bailey was wearing--if Addison can go through what she goes through on the road, then Bailey should be able to deal with some unknown phone calls.

Once it became more than just about her, though, it became real. Finally, she's taking it seriously, and I hope she gives that phone number to the police.

Meaghan: I have to hope that they won't let anything too horrible happen to Bailey, but it also seems like they are headed in that direction, so I'm terrified at the same time. Once they started involving her family, it really began to sink in for Bailey how dangerous this situation is.

Jasmine: I'm concerned about Bailey. They touch on this in Grey's Anatomy and Station 19, which makes me feel like something terrible will happen, and I won't be able to deal. I'm glad she's gotten out of her denial and is taking this as seriously as Ben has been the whole time.

Link's attempt to tell Jo his feelings got thwarted, and now Luna is hearing impaired. React!

Joshua: This is the most Grey's thing, to get us to the point where finally a character is ready to act only to have a tragedy set them back. This will only give Jo a chance to see how dedicated Link is not just to her but to Luna as well. My biggest takeaway from this plot was, "Can Jo really never get a break?"

Like, come on, Grey's, let a girl be happy for once!

Meaghan: Poor Link. That was about to be such a beautiful moment. Also, poor Luna! That little girl has already had to go through so much in her young life. It's so unfair.

This situation with Luna will inevitably bring Jo and Link closer. Right now, she is pushing him away due to the shock of it all, but he is her person; she will need him now more than ever.

Jasmine: Link is back to giving me all that romantic male lead energy -- what he fully delivered before that whole invasion of the body snatchers Link they gave us randomly last season, and I'm just so happy about that. He's got that rizz, and we need somebody to deliver on that. He was crushed, and I hated that for him, but their time will come.

I'm genuinely looking forward to this storyline with Luna's hearing impairment. It could be very interesting, and I know how complicated and emotional that is...

I watched my mom have to process that with my brother. And I think we'll see the family unit Jolink has formed become even tighter because Link will be there for Luna as much as Jo.

Do you think people were being harsh and unfair to Levi? Has he found his specialty with Peds?

Joshua: They were absolutely being unfair! Schmidt listed them off himself:

Also, he's only a fourth-year resident! Meredith didn't even claim a specialty until halfway through her fifth year!

I think peds is a great specialty for him because Schmidt was often overlooked, and people who were overlooked knew how to look out for others. Peds needs that kind of doctor.

Meaghan: Levi's career has been an absolute shit show up until now, so I will need everyone to back off. After seeing Levi with his patients this week, I could absolutely see him going into Peds. With losing Hayes, we completely lost the specialty, which is unfortunate because the Peds cases were always some of the best.

Jasmine: I was so put off by how everyone was treating him! Like, he lowkey was getting the Millennial treatment with Boomers and Gen Z ragging him over stuff he had no control over without ever considering the situation he was in.

Like, the residency program got shut down. He legitimately went through burnout because of the pandemic; THE FREAKING PANDEMIC, HELLO?!

Nothing about Levi's residency has been status quo because of things outside his control, so it was maddening that they acted like he was some slacker with no guidance.

Nevertheless, I'm here for him going into Peds to break up the monotony of General Surgery, and I can't think of any other specialty that suits him. Also, we need a Peds doc.

What was your favorite intern storyline?

Joshua: Interestingly, I enjoyed Simone and Jules' interactions the most this week, especially culminating in Jules helping Simone with her measurements.

Something this group of interns does consistently well is show up for each other. They may snip and gripe at each other, but ultimately they support and care for each other in a way that the original five didn't.

Meaghan: I loved Jules finding her passion for cardio and reinforcing for Winston that he was making the right decision by staying. It felt like the perfect storyline to bridge the gap between the old and the new.

I'm also really loving the messiness of Simone's marriage storyline. This is the kind of drama that I love from Grey's Anatomy. More of this and less of Teddy/Owen or Maggie/Winston type drama, please, writers.

Jasmine: I was amused by Lucas carting Pru around for semi-shallow reasons. They looked so precious, and I swear they almost look related.

Simone's messiness delights me. I love Jules emerging as one of the best of the interns. And I'm incredibly worried about Mika.

What was your favorite moment, storyline, etc., from the episode?

Joshua: I liked when Maggie and Winston removed the cardiac tumor and waited for the heart to adjust. It was a nice callback to Season 12. Another great callback to classic Grey's was the bar mitzvah ceremony; I wish we'd gotten to know Grayson and his grandfather a little more, just for the emotional impact. I'm a sucker for crying during the show.

Meaghan: Maggie's final scene standing in the elevator with both of her mothers -- the two women who have made her who she is -- was such a powerful and emotional moment.

Where was that kind of moment in Meredith's goodbye episode? Sorry, I'm still just so salty over Ellen Pompeo getting the short end of the stick with that goodbye.

Jasmine: Yes, Meaghan. Everything you said.

I loved that final shot of her in the elevator with her mothers. And it's so wild that she got this meaningful sendoff compared to Meredith's, which felt like they threw something together on the back of a Post-it.

As a Maggie fan, I'm happy that she got something good. She deserved it; Kelly McCreary deserved it.

Is there anything else you'd like to add or discuss?

Meaghan: Last week, Jasmine asked whether or not we thought Amelia would relapse, and I was a hard no; now I'm not so sure. Maggie leaving is one thing, but Kai leaving her at the exact same time? This will bring up many issues and push her in a dark direction.

Jasmine: I am worried about Amelia after this Kai blow. I'm also worried about Catherine because it feels like we're headed somewhere dark. And I'm concerned that Mika is stretching herself too thin, and no one is taking that seriously.

Over to you, Grey's Fanatics.

Do you agree with us? Do you disagree? Sound off below.

Grey's Anatomy airs Thursdays at 9/8c on ABC.

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The anatomy of sugar prices: Will the taste sour this summer? – Economic Times

Summer is here, and so is our craving for fizzy drinks and ice creams. But with sugar prices likely to go up, we could be shelling out more to stay cool this summer. The international market has witnessed a recent surge in sugar prices. One of the key factors is the likelihood that India wouldnt allow additional exports. And India's expected pause is mainly due to a fall in the production of sugarcane due to untimely rains and moves towards fulfilling its carbon-reduction commitments i.e. the ethanol-blending programme.

With the likelihood of extreme heat waves this summer, demand for sugar will go up, especially when supply is limited due to a fall in production.

The factors that affect sugar prices

About 70% of the sugar in India is manufactured using sugarcane, according to Indian Sugar Mills Association (ISMA). Being a water-guzzling crop, sugarcane poses a serious threat. On an average, 1kg of sugar requires about 1,5002,000 kg of water, according to a NITI Aayog estimates. Pressure on water due to sugarcane cultivation in states such as Maharashtra has become a serious concern. Heatwaves, untimely rains and depleting water level directly affect the sugarcane production leading to disruption in demand and supply cycle.

As per a NITI Aayog report, 35% of sugar is used in household consumption and 65% goes for industrial uses, including beverages and food manufacturing. So, any fluctuation in prices will hit the kitchens as well as contribute to the rise in prices of various FMCG goods.

Various research agencies have forecasted a fall in sugar production this season. According to the Industry body National Federation of Co-operative Sugar Factories (NFCSF), India's year-on-year sugar production is expected to fall by 10% in 2022-23. It has pegged sugar production at 325 lakh tonne against 359.25 lakh tonne in the previous year.

Maharashtra, which accounts for more than one-third of India's sugar production, witnessed a fall to 104.2 lakh tonne from 118.8 lakh tonne, with output in Karnataka also declining to 55.2 lakh tonne from 57.2 lakh tonne. In the state, the picture appears grim as it could churn out nearly 16% less sugar than previously estimated as mills are closing early due to limited availability of sugar cane, said a Reuters report. In 2021-22, Maharashtra sugar mills were operational until mid-June, but this year, out of 210 sugar mills that started operations, 155 mills had stopped crushing as of March 26, the report said.

Domestic price rise

The domestic market for sugar has seen a recent increase in prices, especially in Uttar Pradesh, reported Centrum Institutional Research. It expected a further rise in sugar prices. "We anticipate further increases (in prices) in the coming months as demand for sugar is expected to surge during the summer season," Centrum said in a recent research note.

The industry is also expecting a price rise in the coming months. "Soft drinks and ice cream manufacturers' are expected to consume more sugar this year as we are expecting a severe summer," said Prakash Naiknavare, Managing Director, NFCSF, in a release.

India's carbon commitments

India normally produces a surplus of sugar. According to government data, in a normal sugar season, the production of sugar is around 320-360 lakh metric tonne (LMT) whereas domestic consumption stands at around 260 LMT which used to result in a huge carry-over stock of sugar with mills.

In order to solve this surplus problem, India is encouraging sugar mills to divert excess sugarcane to ethanol. India has a fixed target of 20% blending of fuel-grade ethanol with petrol by 2025. In sugar seasons 2018-19, 2019-20, 2020- 21& 2021-22 about 3.37, 9.26, 22 & 36 LMT of sugar respectively have been diverted to ethanol, said the official data. In the current sugar season 2022-23, about 45-50 LMT of excess sugar is targeted to be diverted to ethanol.

By 2025, it is targeted to divert 60 LMT of excess sugar to ethanol, which would solve the problem of high inventories of sugar, and improve the liquidity of mills, thereby helping in the timely payment of cane dues of farmers.

As per the official data, in the past three ethanol supply years, the revenue of about Rs. 48,573 crore has been realized by sugar mills from the sale of ethanol to oil marketing companies.

As part of its carbon-reduction commitments, India has launched the ethanol-blended-petrol (EBP) programme to mix this biofuel with petrol to reduce the consumption of fossil fuel. Earlier, the government announced the achievement of E10 target, that is, the petrol used in the country had to have 10% ethanol in it. The country saved as much as Rs 53,894 crore in forex from 10 per cent blending besides it benefiting the farmers.

India is likely to take a call on the additional exports of sugar and this is what will tell whether there will be any upswing in the prices in the upcoming summer season.

Pause on additional exports

India, the world's second-largest sugar-producing country after Brazil, is unlikely to permit additional sugar exports this year. The food ministry has allowed 6 million tonnes (60 LMT) of sugar exports for the current 2022-23 marketing year (October-September). Out of which, about 4 million tonnes (40 LMT) have been exported so far, as per the trade report. India exported a record 11 million tonnes (110 LMT) of sugar in the previous year. Now, the sugar industry is expecting the government to allow additional exports of around 2 million tonnes (20 LMT) in a second tranche.

It is after 2004-05 that global prices soared over domestic rates. Maharashtra mill operators and experts told TOI that the sugar prices in the global market had touched Rs 45 per kg, while it is selling at Rs 34-36 per kg in the domestic markets. But no sugar mill in the country has any export quota left. Several mill operators told TOI that they were unable to cash in on the rising prices of sugar in international markets as they have exhausted the first quota. They said they were assured of a fresh export quota but it has not materialised yet. They feel that fresh exports are allowed, they will be in a better position to pay off the loans.

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