Category Archives: Anatomy

By John Mcgarry

PUBLISHED: 20:52 EST, 8 March 2012 | UPDATED: 20:53 EST, 8 March 2012

When Dave King opined on Wednesday that the liquidation of Rangers was now 'inevitable', the task of saving the club from going under seemed akin to doing a jigsaw puzzle while blindfolded.

Whether the Rangers director simply saw no reason to hide his honest opinion any more or was attempting to light a fuse under someone, only he will know.

Regardless of his motives, he will have felt the shockwaves emanating from his powderkeg message all the way back to his temporary base in China.

Sign of the times: Rangers are in crisis and are fighting to save themselves from liquidation

As ashen faces digested the words throughout the world, perhaps for the first time the prospect of the club actually ceasing to exist in the near future finally hit home.

A man who has built up a reputed personal fortune of 200million in South Africa, King could scarcely be accused of being naive. It's just conceivable, though, that the man who made the doomsday prediction did so without being privy to everything that is currently going on behind the scenes.

Yet, for all the journey to a safe harbour still has a long way to go, Rangers are by no means holed below the water line.

Indeed, developments on Thursday and several that look set to come to fruition in the coming days, can only be seen as positives by Paul Murray and other interested parties as they seek to successfully take over the club.

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EXCLUSIVE: Anatomy of a rescue plan - Rangers administrators are close to a deal

When I did a online search of Jeremy Lin this morning, many of the headlines that popped up were pronouncing an end to the so-called "Linsanity" - that would be the media and cultural frenzy set off by the NY Knicks point guard and his outstanding performance.

Lin is the rookie basketball player who allegedly came out of nowhere to help ramp up the Knicks' season. But beyond the team's future, pundits and fans alike have seized on his accomplishments to ask questions about diversity in sports, how Asians and Asian-Americans are represented (or not) in popular culture and more.

Lin may not keep racking up points, but I doubt the media interest in him is going away - another recent headline promised to reveal "What Jeremy Lin can teach us about dating."

Yeesh. Whether you're into sports or not, you've likely caught wind of this story. The folks over at the Illinois Humanities Council certainly have. They've commissioned a number of people - from the arts, media and academia - to write out their thoughts on the cultural swirl around Lin. I'm going to feature some of their posts in this here blog over the next few days.

Of course you're invited to join the conversation as well. You can weigh in below with your reaction. And why not meet up with the IHC crew at Jane Addams Hull-House Museum next Monday evening for the conversation Linsanity: What's Beyond the Hype?

The "Feel-Good" Story in the Racial Frame: Jeremy Lin and the Same Politics of Race, by David Stovall.

Before any type of deep analysis on the recent rise of Jeremy Lin in the National Basketball Association (NBA), its important to state the facts: In 2006 Jeremy Lin was Northern Californias Player of the Year in Basketball at Palo Alto High. His hometown university of Stanford wouldnt offer him a four-year scholarship and instead offered him the opportunity to play basketball as a walk-on. Coach Dawkins former backcourt running mate at Duke (Tommy Amaker) decided to take a chance on Lin at Harvard.

In 2010 he graduated from Harvard with a degree in economics. Fast-forward six years and you have all the makings for a made-for-TV movie. Lin goes undrafted in the first two rounds of the 2010 draft despite numerous inquiries on his ability to play the point-guard position by NBA scouts, his All-Ivy selection and him being in the top three in assists in the country. His hometown team (the Golden State Warriors) takes him as an undrafted free agent, and he makes the roster. He sees limited playing time as a rookie, gets cut, gets picked up by Houston, gets cut, goes to the NBA developmental league, gets picked up by the Knicks on a 10-day, sleeps on his brother's couch for a couple of days, surfs to another teammate's house for a spot on the couch, and leads the Knicks on a 8-0 winning streak in the process. I know whod a thunk it? All of this is great for the ESPN documentary, but its also absent many of the racial realities of the day. Despite the fallacy of a post-racial society, we still try to obfuscate the realities of race. Without question, Lin is a great talent who deserves to be on the court. Simultaneously our oddity addiction in the U.S. could easily make Lin a caricature of himself. With all of the new monikers that roll off the tongue (Linsanity, Linpossible, etc.), we have to grapple with the fact that Lins individual journey takes place in a social, political and economic context.

Part of that context is the fact that the American mainstream media has an extremely limited number of themes in its repetoire: tragedy/disaster, triumph, scandal or oddity. Commentary with any type of critical analysis is relegated to the fringes as we become engulfed by Lins feel-good story of triumph. Never to discount his struggles, but Lin would have been all right without the NBA. An econ degree from Harvard goes a long way.

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Jeremy Lin: Anatomy of a Sports Star and Cultural Sensation

ASHEVILLE -- Davidson's 93-91 double-overtime victory Monday against Western Carolina for the Southern Conference basketball tournament championship will go down as one of the most compelling games in league history.

Here's a closer look at the final minutes of regulation and the two overtimes:

Regulation

2:47: Forward Jake Cohen hits a jumper that gives the Wildcats a 74-61 lead, their biggest of the game. Davidson has rallied from a 12-point deficit in the first half - a 25-point swing. "For us to have come back from that far back was remarkable," Cohen would say later.

2:00: The Wildcats make it to the 2-minute mark with a double-digit lead, although Western Carolina's Tawaski King hits two free throws to cut it to 76-66.

1:14: After Davidson's JP Kuhlman, misses a 3-pointer, the Catamounts' James Sinclair quickly hits a 3-pointer and it is 76-69. The crowd of 6,049 - about two-thirds pro-Western - has come to life.

40 seconds: Western gets the ball back after Kuhlman misses a free throw. Trey Sumler makes a 3-pointer, making it 76-72. Catamounts coach Larry Hunter calls timeout.

20 seconds: Western's Harouna Mutombo steals the ball from Cohen and gets it to Sumler. He hits another 3-pointer, cutting the lead to 76-75.

19 seconds: Cole immediately fouls Davidson's Nik Cochran, who gives the Wildcats their first points in two minutes by making both free throws. Wildcats lead 78-75.

11 seconds: Cochran can't get out of the way of Cole and fouls him as Cole launches a shot from the corner. It misses, but there is a question about whether it was a 2- or 3-pointer. Referee Ted Valentine indicates it was a 3. Cole makes all three free throws and it's tied 78-78.

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Katherine Leavey, aspiring oncology nurse, surveyed her patients exposed chest cavity.

The metastasized lung cancer had sent malignant tendrils into surrounding regions, fusing rib cage to lung tissue.

Atrophied and rigid, the left lung resembled a piece of granite while the cancerous, plum-colored right lung lay in a disintegrated state.

The heart, veiled in a thin layer of fat, lay in the middle of it all.

All that was missing was a heartbeat.

OUs human anatomy course continues to challenge students as it delves into internal organs and an extensive amount of course material.

Students exposed their cadavers internal organs in lab for the first time last week.

Once rib cages are removed, a moment of fascination usually follows, human anatomy professor Cindy Gordon said.

Its always those few minutes of Wow, Gordon said. The first thing that everyone does is look at their [cadaver], and then theyll go around to all the other bodies.

Transitioning from the study of musculature to internal organs, students in the course are starting to witness the incredible amount of variation among the bodies, Gordon said.

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The cast of Grey's Anatomy is set to hit the stage for a one-off musical performance of the medical TV drama.

After the success of an all-singing, all-dancing episode last year (11), executive producer Shonda Rhimes is putting on a special live show featuring Grey's Anatomy stars Eric Dane, Sarah Drew, James Pickins Jr., Kim Raver and Chandra Wilson.

Rhimes tells The Hollywood Reporter, "The biggest thing we took away from doing that episode was how much fun everyone had - the actors, the crew, the writers... it was fun and inspiring to step out of our comfort zones. So we're just going to try to have fun with this benefit concert and give the audience a good time."

Rhimes also reveals actress Sara Ramirez, who plays Dr. Callie Torres on the series, is spearheading the project using the experience she gained in Broadway's Spamalot.

The producer adds, "She has an amazing voice and an incredible confidence that comes with that level of talent. She's been instrumental in the planning of this event."

The performance will be held on 18 March (12) at the University of California, Los Angeles campus to benefit The Actors Fund, a non-profit charity providing care for professionals in the entertainment industry.

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Grey's Grey's Anatomy Cast To Stage Musical

Wed, 07 Mar 2012 12:34p.m.

The cast of Grey's Anatomy is set to hit the stage for a one-off musical performance of the medical TV drama.

After the success of an all-singing, all-dancing episode last year, executive producer Shonda Rhimes is putting on a special live show featuring Grey's Anatomy stars Eric Dane, Sarah Drew, James Pickins Jr., Kim Raver and Chandra Wilson.

Rhimes tells The Hollywood Reporter, "The biggest thing we took away from doing that episode was how much fun everyone had - the actors, the crew, the writers... it was fun and inspiring to step out of our comfort zones. So we're just going to try to have fun with this benefit concert and give the audience a good time."

Rhimes also reveals actress Sara Ramirez, who plays Dr. Callie Torres on the series, is spearheading the project using the experience she gained in Broadway's Spamalot.

The producer adds, "She has an amazing voice and an incredible confidence that comes with that level of talent. She's been instrumental in the planning of this event."

The performance will be held on 18 March at the University of California, Los Angeles campus to benefit The Actors Fund, a non-profit charity providing care for professionals in the entertainment industry.

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Grey's Anatomy cast to stage musical