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I cant stop watching this Gerald Green dunk from five days ago in a game against the Houston Rockets:

Theres simply no question that its a great dunk, just as impressive as Blake Griffins shoryukenof Kendrick Perkins, but different. In fact, these two dunks expose the dual nature of the dunk itself: on one hand, it can be a tremendously physical, assaultive act and on the other hand it can be fluid and quasi-balletic. In much the way that some running backs crush linemen to get yardage while others juke and spin their way up the field, so some dunkers smash and others soar.

But what keeps me coming back to this particular dunk again and again is not precisely the dunk itself, but rather the totality of the clip. The above clip illustrates why a great in-game dunk clip is the gift that keeps on giving. Let me take you back, as I often seem to do, to Greek tragedy. A huge part of the way the plays of Sophocles, Euripides, and Aeschylus work is through the tension between the audiences understanding of the play and the characters inability to understand the play from within it. For example, we as the audience know that Oedipus has killed his father and married his mother but he does not, and so our enjoyment of the play comes from Oedipus understanding gradually reaching the same level as our own.

In the flow of the game, Greens dunk is barely comprehensible. It happens so fast that were left only with the understanding that something kind of incredible just happened. As we watch the replay, or watch the clip again and again on YouTube, we can now see it and know whats going to happen and so we get to enjoy the blossoming understanding of those who are just reacting to the moment. As you watch it again, take a look at the setup as the break evolves with MarShon Brooks leading it:

This is a pretty typical two-on-one fast break. Brooks sees Green coming up the other side of the floor and makes the smart play by throwing it up for him. At this point, were already expecting a dunktheres a clear path to the basket and Green is a terrific leaperbut most of the time this results in a straightforward two-handed dunk or, more likely, a basic one-handed jam.

But instead, Green jumps higher than really seems possible and delivers the windmill, turning this picayune fast break into something incredible. Take a moment to appreciate these two stills, which are separated by only a frame:

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Anatomy Of A Dunk Clip: Gerald Green

Ellen Pompeo, Shonda Rhimes, Kate Walsh

Shonda Rhimes truly is a busy lady. Not only does she executive-produce two shows on the air Grey's Anatomy and Private Practice but her new political drama Scandal premieres next month, and she's got a period piece in contention at ABC. And while there's speculation her load could lighten should Grey's or Private fail to be renewed, Rhimes assures us that's not likely. TVGuide.com caught up with the showrunner for an uncensored look at everything on her plate, including actors' contracts, Private's move to Tuesdays and her upcoming projects.

You have two shows on the air with a third premiering next month and a fourth in development. What does a typical day look like? Shonda Rhimes: It's busy, but oddly enough, with Grey's in Season 8, Private in Season 5, and Scandal wrapped for the season, I feel like I've learned my job well enough that I hope that's it not too taxing. It's mentally taxing, but somehow I feel like I've finally figured it out and hit a stride where everything clicks the way it should.

At the beginning of this production year on Grey's, there was some uncertainty about which actors would be continuing. How did it feel heading into what could have been the final season of Grey's Anatomy, or did you not even think of it that way? Rhimes: No, the network has not allowed me to think of it as being the final season of Grey's Anatomy. That wasn't even a concern for me. I know that Grey's is going to live on past this season. So whether or not I feel like it could, it's going to.

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Will the next season be similar to what we've seen the last eight years or are you planning any major changes? Rhimes: Honestly, I really don't know. I feel committed to staying with the show as long as it feels interesting. I have some interesting ideas.

Was it difficult writing episodes not knowing who might or might not be returning? Or did you just charge ahead like you would during a normal season? Rhimes: No, we definitely didn't approach it the way I approach a normal season. But I like the challenge and that's been one of the things that's always been fun about getting to do this show; trying to figure out what the next challenge is going to be every season. This season the challenge was that we didn't know how the season was going to end. So in a way, it forced us to be creative in a different way. You want to keep it fresh after eight years and we were able to do that because we had this new problem to contend with.

The biggest question, obviously, is Ellen Pompeo and Patrick Dempsey. Do you have a back-up plan should they decide not to return? Rhimes: I can't even begin to address that concept.

There are a lot of major milestones coming up, things fans have been waiting a long time for. First, the McMansion. How long have you been waiting for that moment when it would finally be finished? Rhimes: I don't know if it's as big a moment for me as it's turned out to be for the fans. There were many times where we were like, "Oh, we should finish the house now." And it felt like we don't want to spend time dealing with the story of the house. There was a lot of that in some veins and then there were some moments in which it just didn't feel quite right. It does feel right to deal with it and talk about it and have it be done at the end of Season 8 when Meredith is graduating from being a resident.

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*Greys Anatomy star Chandra Wilson will get behind the camera again for one of the remaining episodes of the current season 8.

According to The Hollywood Reporter, Wilson and co-star Kevin McKidd will each take their turn in the directors chair. Wilson, who plays Dr. Miranda Bailey, will mark her sixth time at the helm when she directs Episode 22 of Greys 24-episode season.

McKidd who plays Dr. Owen Hunt, and has already directed Episode 6 of the Shonda Rhimes drama this year, is set to take the lead again on Episode 21.

An airdate has not yet been determined for the episodes.

Greys Anatomy returns from its winter hiatus on Thursday at 9 p.m. on ABC.

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Anatomy of a Sunset

By Lacy Hilliard

Freelance writer/photographer

The silhouette cast by the setting sun paints everything it touches in abstract perfection. To gaze upon the sky at sunset is to feel the presence of something larger than ourselves. From fiery red to gentle purple, the discovery of the history behind the setting sun is fascinating.

Native Americans regarded sunset as the most sacred of hours. Many ceremonies were set to be performed at this blessed hour. Taoism teaches that sunset is the time when one is most likely to achieve Zen or absolute enlightenment. The Aztecs believed that sunset brought a blessing of fertility.

The colors of the sunset are determined be the wavelength of light provided by the sun and the disbursement of molecules in the atmosphere. Red and orange are the most common colors experienced at sunset because they have the longest wavelengths of any visible light. The intensity of these colors is determined by the amount of molecular activity taking place in the atmosphere; more molecular activity works to scatter the weakest wavelengths (blue and violet) away from our eyes and intensify the orange and red hues, less activity makes for a clearer violet tinted sunset.

An appreciation for the sunset is something human beings have shared from the beginning of time. In a world where it often seems difficult to agree on anything, the setting of the sun proves that beauty is universal.

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"Grey's Anatomy" returns with an all new episode this Thursday on ABC, but during her visit to Access Hollywood Live on Tuesday, actress Jessica Capshaw revealed there is some Internet-related drama brewing behind the scenes too.

According to the actress, who plays Dr. Arizona Robbins, she and Patrick Dempsey are involved in an amusing Twitter photo war.

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"We got into a Twitter pic war, where literally he was wielding his iPhone like it was a weapon," Jessica smiled as she told Billy Bush and Kit Hoover what's been going on with Patrick.

Jessica explained that Patrick, who recently joined Twitter, has become fond of posting photos of his cast mates, including her, in less than perfect poses.

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"Patrick most likes to take pictures of me in compromising positions," Jessica explained of the amusing way they've been spending their down time on set. "[Like] when you're in the middle of taking a bite of a muffin, making a sun [squinting] face, doing something that's just not attractive."

Now, for all of Twitter to see, there are a host of unapproved photos circulating of Jessica and some of her fellow "Grey's" co-stars.

"He doesn't ask us [before posting]. We live in this world where it's like, it'd be nice if someone said, 'Hey! I just took this picture, I'm gonna Tweet it now," she explained.

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Every Concorde anatomy & physiology student can now access to Anatomy & Physiology Online, an interactive, 3D, digital learning tool developed by Primal Pictures. Anatomy & Physiology Online offers virtual, 3D access to every part of the human body, with 3D, adjustable images, interactive models, and narrated animations.

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We are excited to be among the first career colleges to offer this innovative learning tool that can transform and enhance our students understanding of human anatomy, says Pat Debold, Vice President of Academic Affairs at Concorde. A deep and foundational understanding of the human body is critical to all of our students, and 3D, virtual learning will better prepare them to work as health professionals.

Todays students are often more comfortable with online learning, and many independently seek interactive learning tools for complex, visual topics such as human anatomy, said Laurie Wiseman, Founder and Publishing Director for Primal Pictures. Concorde is a step ahead in meeting student learning needs, and we are happy to partner with them on this innovative shift in teaching and learning.

Primal Pictures developed its 3D models using real medical scan data to create a highly detailed model. Anatomy & Physiology Online offers 3D anatomy that can be peeled away, rotated and labelled, along with narrated animations of physiology, learning objectives, self-testing, summary text, and pronunciation guides. It includes hundreds of lab activities to be performed by the student as they learn, ranging from labelling exercises to online quizzing and coloring pages.

Textbooks are wordy and cumbersome for learning A&P, says Mark Holcomb, Curriculum Development Specialist at Concorde. Primal offers us an innovative way to engage students. Anatomy &Physiology Online will enliven the classroom, and give students a unique understanding of anatomy. Best of all, we will transform the way we provide lab activities on our campuses. Going digital in A&P is the way ahead, we believe.

Students using the resource agree.

If we didnt have Primal, we would be learning from books: flat, 2D, boring, says Amy Cangelosi, a Dental Hygiene Student at Concorde. This makes a huge difference to how I can learn and study anatomy.

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Primal Pictures offers the most complete, detailed and medically-accurate 3D model of human anatomy for students, educators and health care practitioners. Primal Pictures 3D anatomy software is widely adopted in education and it is used for patient, practitioner and student education in over 20 countries. In 2012, over half a million students will learn anatomy using Primal software. A&P Online recently won the British Medical Associations annual prize for the best digital resource.

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