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The biggest beauty trend from the fall 2018 runways is also the brightest.
We're so sorry to report that no-makeup makeup has officially died. On the fall 2018 runways, the pendulum swung back the other way, serving up some of the brightest and boldest eye makeup looks we've seen in years. It doesn't matter what eyeshadow or liner shade you pick—purple, green, yellow, or blue—just be sure to apply it with purpose and wear it with the confidence. Here, our 20 favorite technicolor eye looks from the fall 2018 shows.
An orchid eyeshadow was swept across the lids and all the way up to the eyebrows. This isn't a soft wash of color—it's a statement.
NARS Dual Intensity Eyeshadow in Phoebe, $29, sephora.com.
Red eyeliner took an artistic approach backstage at Eudon Choi.
This is what a cat-eye would look like if said cat had been raised on an alien planet, as seen on model Gigi Hadid backstage at Jeremy Scott's otherworldly fall 2018 show.
The dramatic red-and-black cat-eye liner look at Antonio Marras was grounded by fresh skin and balmy lips.
False lashes and blue eye paint with a comic book-like quality backstage at On Off.
Shades of purple also reigned at Peter Pilotto, where models had two complementary shadows applied to their upper and lower lids.
Dip a spoolie brush in a cream or gel eyeliner and run it through your lashes to create a customizeable colored mascara.
Tarte Clay Pot Waterproof Liner in Blue Moon, $21, sephora.com.
With great risk comes great reward, which is exactly why we're so enthralled by the hazy cloud of hard-to-wear yellow eyeshadow seen backstage at Noon by Noor.
Sandwiching a bright eyeliner on top of a line of standard black is considered a form of makeup training wheels. It gets the point across without veering too far from your comfort zone.
Pastel purple and red are perhaps the most unusual eyeliner combination we've ever seen. At Sies Marjan, models pulled off the graphic eye look by keeping their skin ultra-fresh and wearing nothing more than a little lip balm.
Urban Decay 24/7 Glide On Eye Pencil in Alkaline, $20, sephora.com.
The look at Carmen Marc Valvo had everything: glitter, smoky eyes, black liner, and a dash of colorful red. Because sometimes less is bore.
Model Ashley Graham hit the Christian Siriano runway wearing electric fuchsia eyeshadow that was grounded by tons of black mascara and liner.
Dip your toe in the water of colorful eye makeup by simply dashing a teal blue liner across the outer-half of your top lashline, as seen backstage at Tibi.
Maybelline New York Eye Studio Lasting Drama Lacquer Liner in Teal Envy, $8.99, target.com.
You might look at the makeup from the Ashley Williams show and think there is no possible way to pull that off in real life. But separate each element—eyes, cheeks, and lips—and you'll see just how wearable they can be on their own. In fact, we never thought a burnt orange eyeshadow could look so gorgeous.
Emerald green eyeshadow looked like it had been hit with a beam of light backstage at Naeem Khan, thanks to silver eyeshadow expertly dashed across the center of the lids and inner corner of the eyes.
Makeup artists at Cividini flipped it and reversed it by applying a metallic green eyeliner on the bottom lashline instead of the top. The reverse cat-eye not only look cooler, but it's a whole lot easier to freehand than it's usual upper lid counterpart.
There was something so unusual about both the eye makeup shade and application backstage at Bora Aksu, but we love how the overall effect is as soft and pretty as any swipe of pastel shadow.


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I believe you should feel 100% confident in your choice to join Fluency School™.
Get answers to common questions about cost, payment options, what level you need, our risk-free guarantee, how much time you should plan to spend, and more.
When is the next Fluency School course?
Fluency School is a 6-week intensive speaking course offered 2 times per year.
Our next course is in October 2022.
📣 IMPORTANT: In 2022, we will no longer announce when registration opens publically. The only way to get this information is by joining the Fluency School Waitlist.
👉 Here's why: We limit the spots available and Fluency School sells out within 1 hour.
We know many students want to join Fluency School. To provide the best opportunity to join, only those who join the Fluency School Waitlist will get details.
Joining our waitlist is not a guarantee that you will have a spot in the course. When you join the waitlist, you'll receive updates about the next course and will receive notification the moment registration is open.
Please be prepared to register the day enrollment opens.
Will this program really help me become more fluent? I've tried other classes before. How is Fluency School different?
"I feel that it is specialized for shy people, or maybe people that feel they are stuck. Anne Marie has the tools to improve it. She has something different from other courses. I have had many courses on my life, I got certificates, I did Rosetta Stone, I got a personal professor, but she has something that helps you achieve to be unstuck. Something to give you a new opportunity to believe that you are able to speak in English. She knows exactly the common mistakes that the people make on English, and she knows how to improve it. For a professional environment or daily life this course in my opinion is the best!"
~ Monica, from Colombia and living in Florida
Here are several reasons Fluency School is different and why it works:
1. Speaking Practice + Lifelong Strategies
Fluency School combines speaking practice with feedback plus lifelong strategies you can use to self-evaluate, correct, and improve your speaking.
Most English online courses only provide videos and worksheets, but you don't get to speak.
In Fluency School you'll join Annemarie for group coaching workshops with the opportunity to practice plus 10 speaking challenges.
Our goal is to help you master skills to improve and be confident in your English, even after Fluency School, empowering you will strategies you can use independently.
2. Feedback
With each speaking challenge, you'll receive feedback and suggestions for improvement from the Fluency School Team in our online community.
3. Expert English Trainer
There are thousands and thousands of English teachers all over the world. And many of them are good. However, not all of them are. Some are inexperienced. Others have very little training.
However, with Fluency School you'll work with a teacher who has a masters degree in TESOL (Teaching English to Speakers of Others Languages) and more than 20 years of experience working with hundreds of adults all over the world.
4. International Classroom
In the small group discussions, you'll have the opportunity to communicate with your teacher and other professionals from all over the world. You'll boost your listening skills and your ability to understand different accents.
5. Permanent Support Community
Even after Fluency School, you'll continue to be a part of my permanent private community to get ongoing support, encouragement, and motivation.
As the founder of Fluency School, I care about your success. Fluency does take work and this course was designed with great attention, energy, and results-oriented tasks. I want you to succeed. That does mean you'll have to be committed, do the work, and stay focused.
But I will be there with you every step of the way.
You can also find out what previous Fluency School students have to say about their experience.
There are so many online English classes. How do I know this one will work for me?
I believe you need to be 100% certain about your decision to join Fluency School.
When you're choosing a course, I cannot tell you which program is right for you, but I can help you make a good decision.
Here's how:
There are many programs that use the words 'fluency' and 'confidence' so it can be difficult to know who to trust. The best way to make the right decision for you is to find proof that the program works.
Look for reviews or testimonials that show how the course delivers what it promises.
What makes Fluency School unique is:
1. Our success stories. Our students LOVE to share their experience with Fluency School and many of them do it in an interview with me. You can read and listen to their stories here.
2. We're 100% focused on fluency and confidence-building strategies with speaking practice, feedback, and support in a safe, friendly community. This combination is essential for success.
3. Our students learn to think more easily in English, organize their ideas and find the words they want to use, express what the want, and speak without fear of mistakes or judgment. This is the core focus of Fluency School. Through feedback, you get support for accurate grammar, vocabulary, and pronunciation, but our curriculum is based on your speaking skills so you can communicate with ease.
What do I really get with the Fluency School program? What will I learn?
Fluency School was designed to give you exactly what you need: practice and support so you can feel natural when you speak English. You'll also become a part of an international community that supports and motivates each other.
With Fluency School you'll learn to:
- Give your opinion
- Make daily conversation
- Tell stories
- Share ideas and suggestions
- Participate in discussions
- Clarify meaning
- Ask & answer questions
- Start conversations
- Use modern vocabulary
- Communicate clearly
- Hear & correct your own mistakes
And much more. You can get the full course plan on the Fluency School Course Details page.
You'll develop your confidence and fluency in English through:
12 Group Coaching Workshops:
Two days per week you'll have the opportunity to join Annemarie for group coaching on Zoom. Every workshop will focus on the module topic of the week and offer opportunities to practice plus time to answer your top questions.
Speaking Practice with Feedback:
Throughout Fluency School, you'll have 10 speaking challenges. For each speaking challenges, you'll get feedback from the Fluency School Team, including corrections and advice for improvement.
Training Videos and Worksheets:
Every week you'll watch training videos that will give you the information you need to prepare for your speaking tasks. You'll learn advanced grammar and vocabulary plus tips to help you use them when you speak. You can watch these videos online in the course or you can download them to watch from your laptop, tablet, or smart phone.
Fluency School was designed to give you exactly what you need: practice and support so you can feel natural when you speak English. You'll also become a part of an international community that supports and motivates each other.
What do I need to join Fluency School?
You need just 3 simple things to join Fluency School.
First, you need to register for the course. Be sure to join the Fluency School Waiting List so you'll be the first to know when registration opens.
Second, you need Internet access. You can use a computer, laptop, tablet, or smart phone, but you'll need access to the Internet.
And finally, you need a microphone to join the group coaching workshops. If you'd like to participate with video, then you'll need a camera on your computer, tablet, or phone.
It is recommended that you are on Facebook to get the most benefit from the course, but it is not necessary.
How will I access all these materials and group coaching?
Everything is designed to be simple, clear, and effective. I want you to learn how you learn best.
Group Coaching
We use a software called Zoom, which is absolutely FREE for you to use. Zoom is similar to Skype so we can communicate with audio and video, but it has many more features and it has a much stronger connection than Skype, which is perfect for an international community.
You will have a link to my online classroom. When you're ready to join coaching workshop, you can click the link and immediately join.
Training Videos & Worksheets
In the online course, you have the option to:
1. Watch videos and do worksheets online
2. Download the videos and worksheets
This means you can do what works best for you in your situation. Some people love to do everything on their computer or smart phone. Others prefer to print the materials and download the videos to keep them.
Speaking Challenges
Your speaking tasks will be completed on your own time. You'll complete your speaking tasks by audio or video and share them in our online community for evaluation and feedback.
Who is Fluency School for?
If you want to learn how to use smart, effective strategies to increase your English fluency, continue your progress even after Fluency School, and use English for your success, Fluency School is for you.
Fluency School is ideal for:*
Shy, Introverted Speakers
Whether you feel shy only in English or if you're naturally introverted and prefer to think before you speak even in your native language, Fluency School was created with strategies specifically with you in mind. Annemarie and her entire Fluency School Team are naturally shy and introverted. Their goal is to create a classroom and friendly environment that supports your learning style. You'll discover how being introverted can actually help you be an excellent communicator, even in English.
International Professionals
Whether you use English in your career now or you're waiting for your dream job, if your future success requires English then Fluency School will help you develop the skills you need to communicate naturally and effectively in English.
Life in an English-Speaking Country
If you've recently moved to an English-speaking country, but you're struggling to find your place… it's difficult to make friends, feel comfortable in the community, speak with your children's teachers, find a job, and to understand native speakers, Fluency School will help you feel more at ease in speaking English and participating in conversations with native speakers.
English Language Teachers
If you're an English language teacher in your community and you'd like to have more career or teaching opportunities, to deepen your knowledge and skills for your students, or accelerate your own speaking abilities in English, Fluency School is a perfect fit.
Curious what others say about Fluency School? Get honest reviews & listen to interviews about the course.
*IMPORTANT: Fluency School is designed for adults and professionals. This is not a course for teenagers. We will not accept any students under the age of 20.
Do I have the right level for Fluency School?
Good news! If you are reading these questions and answers – and you understand them – then Fluency School is just right for you.
Fluency School was specifically designed for international English language users with an intermediate level of English or above. At this level, you already have a strong foundation in English grammar and vocabulary, but what you need is to learn to speak English naturally and fluently.
I know you've been learning English for years. And you feel stuck. Getting unstuck is exactly what Fluency School will help you do.
Fluency School is the only online fluency course that includes speaking tasks with feedback from a native English trainer, small group discussions, video training, and personalized training exercises.
There are two ways you can be sure that you have the right level for Fluency School:
- Do I have the Right Level for Fluency School? Self-Assessment. I created this self-assessment so you can quickly identify if you have the right level. Simply click on the document and complete the assessment. It will take 5 minutes.
- If you've taken online level placements, the TOEFL or IETLS, then these levels would be perfect for participating in Fluency School:
- Intermediate to Upper-Intermediate
- B1+ to C1
- TOEFL Score: 60 and above
- IELTS Score: 5 and above
According to the Common European Framework of Reference for Languages (CEFR), this means you should be able to do the following when you speak English:
Can deal with most situations likely to arise while traveling in an area where the language is spoken. Can enter unprepared into conversation on topics that are familiar, of personal interest or pertinent to everyday life (e.g. family, hobbies, work, travel and current events).
Can connect phrases in a simple way in order to describe experiences and events, my dreams, hopes, and ambitions. Can briefly give reasons and explanations for opinions and plans. Can narrate a story or relate the plot of a book or film and describe my reactions.
If that description is correct for you, then Fluency School is a perfect fit. You can read a complete description of a B1 level here.
NOTE: If you are a beginner English speaker or at a level lower than intermediate, Fluency School is not the right fit for you.
What if my English level is higher than an intermediate level?
Do you still feel too shy, too nervous, or too afraid to speak in English? If you answered yes, then Fluency School will help you overcome those feelings and is perfect for your level.
This is the perfect opportunity for you to get the practice you really need. You'll be with other motivated professionals from around the world who want to accomplish the same goal and you'll have support from Annemarie and the Fluency School Team.
Fluency School is designed to help you exactly where you're at in the language so you can improve, feel natural, and be confident when you speak.
How long will I have access to the course website and materials?
Lifetime Access
With your unique username and password, you can use the Fluency School course any time you want and get access to new materials we add from year to year.
As long as we offer Fluency School, you will have access to all our Fluency School content.
Will I work with others in the class or only with my English teacher?
Fluency School is a group learning experience.
After more than 20 years of experience, we are firm believers in the African proverb, "If you want to go fast, go alone. If you want to go far, go together."
In the live group coaching workshops and in the course, you have the benefit of speaking with other students, teachers, mentors, and Annemarie.
Again, the goal is for you to learn as you learn best. With the Fluency School Team, you have the great benefit of working with native English teachers and an international community.
In Fluency School, you will meet others from all over the world. This means you'll get to know other professionals, learn about new cultures, and develop your listening skills to understand different accents and ways of speaking.
If you are looking for 1:1 coaching, Fluency School is not the right program for you.
Will I learn from Annemarie?
Yes, Annemarie leads Fluency School. She presents all the training videos and you'll be able to join her for live group coaching workshops 2 days per week.
VIP Students
VIP students will also join Annemarie for 12 small group classes limited to 4 students for maximized speaking opportunities and immediate, personal feedback from Annemarie in the classroom.
What does it mean to be a VIP student?
VIP students can join Annemarie for 2 small group classes per week and each class is limited to 4 students.
This is an intimate, personalized experience for maximized speaking practice and the opportunity for immediate feedback from Annemarie in the classroom.
There are a total of 12 small group classes in Fluency School.
Plus, VIP students get in-depth, private feedback from Annemarie every Friday via video. In these videos, Annemarie will highlight areas of strength and opportunities for improvement based on observations in the VIP small groups. This feedback is provided via video and will be sent to you by email.
Finally, get a one-time 30-minute 1:1 session with Annemarie during Fluency School to practice a specific skill of your choice and get immediate, personal feedback.
Does Fluency School work for everyone?
Honestly, no.
First, Fluency School is not for a beginner or low-intermediate student. If a student's level is too low for the course, the student will be asked to join the course at a later date.
Secondly, Fluency School, and fluency in general, is hard work. It takes time and commitment from each student.
For the students who do the work, who commit time, who follow the process, and who participate in the coaching workshops, Fluency School works 100% of the time. I see it in every class.
But for students who don't want to commit, who don't do the tasks, who are not open to learning with others, who don't take time, they make less progress.
I'm very honest about this in the course.
I tell each student I and the whole Fluency School Team are 100% committed to their success. We are there every step of the way. But each student must also be committed. They must be willing to accept challenges and do the work.
The good news is, Fluency School is also fun. We spend a lot of time laughing and every group becomes very close. It is hard work but it's also fun work.
If you're ready for a class and a teacher who are committed to you AND you're ready to give your time and energy, then Fluency School will work for you.
If I travel, can I stop the course and start again later?
With lifetime access, you can start, pause, and continue learning from the course content at your own pace.
Our group coaching, feedback on speaking challenges, and private online community support are only available for the 6 weeks of the course, but you can watch the videos, do the worksheets, and complete the course on your own time.
Do you only work with women? Can only women join Fluency School?
At Speak Confident English, we love to help women succeed.
Our mission is to inspire, educate, and coach international women on how to build the courage and confidence they need to be successful in English— for work and daily life.
In our courses, we have male and female students but 90% of our clients are women.
Group Coaching Workshops
When are coaching workshops? Is there a time that will work for me in my time zone?
In Fluency School, we have students join us from all over the world and from every time zone.
We work to accommodate as many students as possible. We do that by offering the coaching workshops 2 days a week at different times throughout the day. You can select the dates and times that work best for you with our online scheduling application (available inside the Fluency School course).
When registration opens, we always provide a calendar with the group coaching times on the course registration page.
Before you join Fluency School, it's important to review the Group Coaching Calendar with the times offered to confirm there is a time that works for you. These live coaching class times will not change once the course begins.
What happens if I can't attend?
We record all of our coaching workshops, so if you miss one because of travel, work, feeling ill or any other reason, you can always watch it later.
How long are the live coaching workshops?
Typically, the group coaching sessions are 60 minutes.
However, some may be longer in order to give students the opportunity to practice and if there are a large number of questions to answer.
How much does Fluency School cost?
Your investment for Fluency School is $797 USD when you make one full payment.
With Fluency School, you get:
- 12 live group coaching workshops
- 10 personal speaking challenges with feedback
- 6 core learning modules
- 6 Friday Fluency Conversation Practice Groups — hosted on Zoom
- 26 video lessons and worksheets for advanced fluency training
- Formula for Success in Fluency School.
- Private Resource Library.
- Bonus advanced training and masterclasses
- A private, online community for support
The total value of Fluency School is $2180. All of this is included in your payment of $797.
Is there another payment option?
Payment for Fluency School is flexible so you can do what is best for you.
There are two payment options for Fluency School.
1. You can make one full payment of $797 USD (and save $203).
2. You can make 5 monthly payments of $200 USD (for a total payment of $1000 USD). You will make the first payment when you register for the course. The additional payments will automatically be made every 30 days. If the automatic payment fails, you'll lose access to the Fluency School course.
What happens if I miss a monthly payment?
If you join Fluency School using the 5-month payment plan, you'll automatically be charged every month until all 5 payments are complete.
For example, if you join Fluency School on April 1, you'll make your first payment immediately.
Then you will automatically be charged on May 1, June 1, July 1 and so on.
If you miss a monthly payment, you will immediately lose access to the Fluency School course including all materials and the ability to join live coaching sessions.
What's included with the VIP option?
The VIP program* offers a more personalized, in-depth experience including 12 hours of classroom time in a small group with Annemarie.
Annemarie no longer offers 1:1 coaching. Fluency School is the only program where you can learn with her in the classroom.
VIP classes are limited to only 4 students in a class. This means maximized speaking practice with Annemarie and immediate, personalized feedback.
Plus, VIP students get extensive, personal feedback by video every Friday from Annemarie. This video feedback is sent by email and highlights areas of strength and opportunities for improvement based on observations in the small group VIP classes.
Also, VIP students can schedule a one-time 30-minute 1:1 session with Annemarie during Fluency School to practice a specific skill, ask questions, and get immediate, personalized feedback.
The investment for the VIP program is $1397.
* The VIP program is only available for 12 students.
How can I make a payment?
You can make a payment with a debit or credit card such as Visa or Master Card. Or you can choose to make a payment through PayPal.
Speak Confident English does not accept checks or wire transfers.
What if I'm not happy with the program? Do you offer a guarantee?
Absolutely! You can even try the first week 100% risk-free.
I'm fully committed to helping you speak English proficiently and with confidence. And I want you to be absolutely satisfied.
You can try the course for 1 week with the opportunity to get a full refund. If you do the work and feel that the course is not for you, you will receive a 100% refund.
In order to get a refund, you must do all the work and tasks in Week 1. There is a firm deadline for refund requests with no exceptions.
This means you really need to commit to Fluency School for the first week. I know if you do the work and participate in the course, you will get the results you need. However, if you do the work and do not find value, you can simply send me all the work you've completed throughout Week 1 with your request and I will provide you the full 100% refund.
I do this because I seek serious, committed students who are ready to do the work. I take the course seriously and have a very high standard of commitment, support, engagement, and results-oriented learning.
When you register for Fluency School, you agree to this refund policy.
How long does Fluency School take? I'm not sure I have enough time.
You're busy. And that's okay.
The short answer is, we recommend 5-6 hours per week to make the most progress.
The long answer…
The good news is Fluency School can fit into any schedule. The online course is flexible, which means you can do as much as you want each week. Even if you're planning a vacation or balancing work and family life, Fluency School can work for you.
Most students who join Fluency School have a full-time job and a family to care for. But they can complete the course successfully.
With easy to follow videos, step-by-step worksheets, and flexible group coaching opportunities, you can fit Fluency School into the schedule that works for you.
This course is 100% online. I've never taken an online course. I'm not sure I'm comfortable with it.
You're not alone. Most Fluency School students have never taken an online course before. And the good news is, I'm here to make sure you understand every step and how the online course works.
I understand it can feel scary to do everything online but the good news is, the course is created in a very simple, easy-to-use way.
After you purchase Fluency School, our Fluency School Team is happy to work with you to make sure you know exactly how to use the course.
What if I don't feel ready? Can I take Fluency School another time?
If you'd like to join Fluency School, then your time is now! Life will always be busy. Maybe you are waiting until you can speak English perfectly or until you're ready. You might always feel doubtful.
But if you really don't feel ready, then Fluency School is offered 2 times per year. However, registration may be limited. Additionally, the registration cost for Fluency School is subject to change.
If possible, I encourage you not to wait.
Fluency School™ was created by Annemarie, the founder of Speak Confident English, to help international women develop confidence and fluency in English. The course includes unique strategies specifically designed for shy, introverted students.
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A Vienna, Virginia, man was awarded $500,000 after he unintentionally recorded his doctors mocking and insulting him while he was under anesthesia.
The plaintiff, who chose to remain anonymous, sued anesthesiologist Dr. Tiffany Ingham and three other medical professionals, who were released from the case. Ingham, 42, and her practice were ordered by a Reston, Virginia, jury to pay the plaintiff, The Washington Post reported.
The plaintiff used his phone to record post-procedure advice and aftercare instructions from his doctors during the April 2013 colonoscopy procedure.
While checking his phone on his way home, the plaintiff found he had recorded the entire examination and heard his doctors insulting him when he was under anesthesia.
Ingham was recorded mocking the amount of medicine needed to anesthetize the plaintiff.
"After five minutes of talking to you in pre-op, I wanted to punch you in the face and man you up a little bit," Ingham is heard saying.
Ingham and others mocked the plaintiff for taking many medications. One of the plaintiff's medications, Gabapentin, was prescribed to treat an irritation in his genital area. A medical assistant touched the man's genitals and commented she might have contracted a sexually transmitted infection.
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Ingham is recorded saying the medical assistant might get "some syphilis on your arm or something," then added, "It's probably tuberculosis in the penis, so you'll be all right."
The genital area is typically not involved in a colonoscopy.
Ingham signed a post-operative note indicating the plaintiff had hemorrhoids. According to the lawsuit, Ingham stated she planned to note hemorrhoids even though she found none.
The plaintiff claimed he experienced mental anguish, lack of focus and anxiety after the incident. He said has had to see other healthcare professionals and be placed on anti-anxiety medications.
The plaintiff sued for defamation, intentional and negligent infliction of emotional distress, violation of Virginia health codes and medical malpractice. The Washington Post reported the jury awarded the man $100,000 for defamation and $200,000 for medical malpractice, as well as the $200,000 in punitive damages.
Ingham had worked out of the Aisthesis anesthesia practice. An Aisthesis employee told The Associated Press Ingham no longer works there.


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After his parents' deaths, 12-year-old Carlos (Fernando Tielve) is sentto a remote orphanage run by Cesares (Federico Luppi of del Toro's earlier 'Chronos'),an opera-loving doctor who swigs vintage brandy from containers preserving dead fetuses.
Small wonder the frightened Carlos is having 'Sixth Sense'-style visions of Jacinto(Junio Valverde), whose moldering corpse lies bound in a stagnant swimming pool inthe orphanage's basement.
Jacinto mysteriously disappeared after an event we glimpse in the opening credits:a bomb dropping from a plane into the orphanage's courtyard, where the boys treatthe unexploded device as a much-needed diversion in their grim lives.
Even as Jacinto is spookily warning Carlos that 'many will die,' Francisco Franco'sforces are closing in on the orphanage, where Carlos' one-legged companion, Carmen (Marisa Paredes), is hoarding gold bars for the Republican cause.
Carmen is also cuckolding the impotent Cesares with Jacinto (Eduardo Noriega), ahunky former student of hers who's now the orphanage janitor and is dating a teachernamed Conchita (Irene Visedo). The situation literally explodes when Jacinto tries to get his hands on the gold before the orphanage is evacuated.
'The Devil's Backbone', which is not for the faint of heart, is vastly more frightening and stylish than this year's other period ghost story, 'The Others'.


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Jimenez Lai explores domestic cultures of Taiwan with colourful "houses" installation
Venice Architecture Biennale 2014: architect Jimenez Lai has filled a Venetian palazzo with nine colourful structures representing different domestic functions, including a House for Pleasure and a House of Shit (+ interview + slideshow).
As a collateral event of the biennale, Township of Domestic Parts: Made in Taiwan is an exhibition that explores the fundamental components of the modern-day Taiwanese home and how these have been shaped by domestic patterns and social activities.
"Once upon a time, even when we became biologically modern, we were living in caves," Jimenez Lai told Dezeen. "We know that naturally we wouldn't shit where we sleep, and we couldn't eat where we crap. So the process of compartmentalisation began a long time ago."
Each of the nine structures addresses a different activity, from sleeping and studying to family dining and lounging. They are presented as clusters of brightly coloured geometric shapes, described by Lai as "superfurnitures".
The central structure is a house-shaped frame that surrounds a circular dining table. "We're looking at the politics of geometry and the Western culture of eating around rectangles, where you can assign power," explained the architect. "But a circle definitely softens the power structure."
Elsewhere, a boxy yellow structure contains a toilet, described by Lai as "the ultimate fortress of solitude", while the Altar of Appearance and the House of Pleasure describe two different kinds of living room.
"Some people's living rooms are actually used, they sit there in their underwear and watch TV and eat chips," he said. "But some homes also have a living room specifically for the guests. That kind of living room has the best photographs, the best armchair, and is seldom used. It's almost like a vitrine or a shrine of your family."
Small details relate to specific Taiwanese traditions. These include model homes relating to family ancestors, as well as the tradition for open-air banqueting.
Lai and his architecture studio Bureau Spectacular researched the project by investigating 50 iconic houses from architectural history, from Le Corbusier's Villa Savoye to the Eames House.
The exhibition is accompanied by a video of interviews with architects, designers and artists who, like Lai, are either from Taiwan or have been involved in projects there.
Photography is by Iwan Baan, unless otherwise stated.
Follow Dezeen's coverage of the Venice Architecture Biennale »
Scroll down for the transcript of our interview with Jimenez Lai:
Amy Frearson: Can you begin by telling me the main concept of the exhibition?
Jimenez Lai: There are really two aspects to this thing. There is the video component, where I'm actually exhibiting people. I've selected a list of roughly 20 people, including people who live in Taiwan and people who have been imported to Taiwan, Neil Denari for example, Jesse Reiser, there's also people like me who sound and feel American but identify strongly as being a Taiwanese-American or a Taiwanese-Canadian.
Amy Frearson: Can you explain your relationship with Taiwan?
Jimenez Lai: I was born in Taiwan and moved away when I was 12 to Toronto, so I am also Canadian. There are a lot of people like that in this video, who are sounding like foreigners but are carrying a piece of Taiwan with them.
Then there's the exhibition. I guess what's difficult with the exhibition of architecture these days is that we rely on representations of architecture, but this I would say is architecture. Architecture as exhibition on a 1:1 scale. So dealing with the theme Fundamentals, we began by thinking about possible origins, let's say the Batman Begins of architecture. Once upon a time, even when we became biologically modern, we were living in caves. We know that we naturally we wouldn't shit where we sleep, and we couldn't eat where we crap. So the process of compartmentalisation began a long time ago, and this process may have been intensified over the last 150 years, now that we're able to afford privacy. The standardisation of the domestic programme, or the domestic diagram, is a modern phenomenon.
So if we'd never set out looking for a two-bedroom cave to live in, we wouldn't have two-bedroom houses. What we wanted to do was to isolate and condense the programmes and make them single-programme houses. So we have nine single-programme houses in this interior and the scattering of the nine houses form a kind of urbanism on the inside, where we're maybe walking on the streets between the houses. Or we can also think of a kind of figure-ground relationship where you and I are standing inside of a wall.
Amy Frearson: Can you talk me through the ideas behind some of the houses?
Jimenez Lai: So here you're looking at the House of Social Dining, where we're looking at the politics of geometry and the Western culture of eating around rectangles, where you can assign power. With the politics of geometry, as far as rectangles are concerned, we can create relationships. But a circle definitely softens the power structure. It doesn't mean that it doesn't have a power structure. If you inscribe a circle inside a square, depending on how you orientate the square to the entry, you can still assign power.
The geometry of the relationship is also something we're looking at. The pentagon, if we don't see it as a house, is just a five-sided shape with three perpendicular angles and two obtuse angles. But then one could say that the pentagon has evolved into an ideogram or a hieroglyphic. It's performing the role of language. We see this pentagon as a house in almost every culture these days.
There's also the House of Shit. We were also looking at the functions of spaces. The function of taking a crap is unavoidable, everyone has to. But then going to the bathroom does something else. The bathroom is the ultimate fortress of solitude. You're totally alone, you have absolute privacy, it's actually really enjoyable if you think about it.
Amy Frearson: What about some of the others?
Jimenez Lai: We also have the Altar of Appearance and the House of Pleasure, which look at the living room. The living room is interesting if you perform a kind of analysis. Some people's living rooms are actually used, they sit there in their underwear and watch TV and eat chips. I don't do that, but I know some people do. But some homes also have a living room specifically for the guests. Some people can afford that. That kind of living room has the best photographs, the best armchair, and is seldom used. It's almost like a vitrine or a shrine of your family, a representation of an ideal state. Since you seldom touch it, or are frowned up on for touching it, it's like a museum, a little museum of your home.
Amy Frearson: What elements have you looked at that are unique to Taiwanese homes?
Jimenez Lai: Some of the concepts are maybe more difficult to explain. For example, there's a culture of worshipping ancestors for Taiwanese people, and a lot of homes have little models of the home from generations of ancestors. So the ancestors are inside of this model home and on holidays you put out food in front of them. I was thinking about this kind of scale shift, and the articulation of architecture for the past ones.
Amy Frearson: What do you think is the overall message of the exhibition?
Jimenez Lai: One of the themes is a deep analysis of heroes that we look up to in architecture. We're not only being contextual to the environment, we're being contextual to history in some ways. I think there's joy in embedding Easter eggs, there's joy in finding them and there's joy in being found, and so there will be people who identify with the references we're looking at and I'm very happy when this happens.
Amy Frearson: Was adding an element of fun an important part of the project?
Jimenez Lai: Maybe by accident. I think there is a function to the curve and a function to the filleted edge. They soften relationships. It does perform the function of say music even. We have certain reactions to colours emotionally, and we have certain reactions to major tones and minor tones in music. Over the years I've also really thought that some sensations from receiving minor tones are similar to certain colours that we know. So then by the composition of different kind of colours, from warm to slightly cool, we're able to create a sense of optimism.


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The college years are an exciting time of personal development and change, and this is especially evident in the parent/student relationship. Calvin's philosophy of student development is based on the belief that university students are most successful in their transition towards becoming responsible Christian adults when the university interacts with them accordingly.
Towards this end, Calvin's operational policy regarding university/student communication is that the primary communication link from the university is through the student. FERPA, the Family Educational Rights and Privacy Act of 1974, also provides guidelines that support and direct this policy.
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Over the last half of 2016, Madeleine Spencer started noticing the signs as she went about her work at the Santa Ana Business Council.
The founder of the Los Angeles Lit Crawl, which brings together writers and readers in a cluster of venues in North Hollywood, called her up to see if there might be interest in doing the same in downtown Santa Ana. Then a writer on the city's arts commission excitedly endorsed that idea.
The the school district put money into a plan to cultivate the literary arts around that time, Spencer said, and when a group of paralegals held a big meeting in the downtown Santa Ana arts district she met one of its members, a writer who also hosts a podcast on women writers, and they started kicking around the idea, too.
By the time a journalist working on a piece on the state of the literary arts in Orange County contacted Spencer in the fall all of these disparate threads of plot and character were poised to come together. An ad hoc committee met. A plan was hatched.
And on Saturday, the first-hopefully-annual Boca de Oro — "Mouth of Gold" — Arts and Literary Fringe Festival will take place with more than 100 novelists, poets, short-story writers, and advocates of literature on panels held in 15 or more locations clustered in downtown Santa Ana.
"We're always looking for things that have buzz," Spencer said of the business council, though the statement could stand for lovers of art and literature, too. "Those were the shaping figures, or voices, that made me go, 'OK, I think there's some buzz here. There's enough here."
On Saturday, she and the other organizers hope you'll come downtown between 2 p.m. and 10 p.m. and check events that include an open mic poetry reading at the Gypsy Den restaurant, panels on incarceration and the arts at the Orange County Center for Contemporary Art, readings by the authors of the brand-new anthology "Orange County: A Literary Field Guide" and many more.
It's all free except for a concert by Perla Batalla, who for years sang backing vocals with the late Leonard Cohen, and who on Saturday will perform his songs in English and Spanish and share stories about this most literary songwriter. The monthly downtown Santa Ana Artwalk will be happening at the same time. Some of the venues will have food and drink for sale.
And perhaps best of all, you can celebrate what organizers hope will signal a new chapter in the emergence of Orange County as a center of literature, writing, reading and community.
"I've always had the belief that Orange County produces more artists, more writers, more performers than anyplace else in the country," says Kevin Staniec, an arts advocate, author and publisher whose soon-to-open 1888 Center in Orange will be the county's first literary arts center. "I believe that there's so much happening in Orange County, and sometimes all we need is a thread to pull us all together.
"Boca de Oro is one of those things," says Staniec, who will take part in a panel called Cultural Revolution: Supporting Community With Creativity, alongside Logan Crow, director of the Frida Cinema, and Ryan Gattis, a novelist who teaches at Chapman University and is on the 1888 Center board.
Conrad Romo is the Los Angeles Lit Crawl founder who contacted Spencer, and in addition to that annual event and his own poetry and short stories, he's run Tongue and Groove, a monthly celebration of writing and music, for 13 years, mostly in L.A. but in recent years occasionally in Orange County, too.
"I think there are a number of people who are interested in the literary arts," Romo says. "My feeling is that they would be kind of hungry for something like this."
He's excited that Boca de Oro has a little bit from practically every genre on offer, from literary novelists to science fiction writers, poets to programs for youth.
"There's different factions," Romo says of the way literature and literary events often divide along sharp lines. "Some people like poetry and others like storytelling and sometimes those crowds don't mix. So we're hoping there might be some cross-pollination.
"I like kind of taking the chance of just popping into a few different readings and the fact that everything's going to be in close proximity," he says. "That kind of opens it up. One could kind of go 15 minutes at one and 20 minutes at another. That's perfectly fine."
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Forked Bolt deals 2 damage divided as you choose among one or two targets.
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6/15/2010 You divide the damage as you cast Forked Bolt, not as it resolves. Each target must be assigned at least 1 damage. (In other words, as you cast Forked Bolt, you choose whether to have it deal 2 damage to a single target, or deal 1 damage to each of two targets.)


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Risk stratification tools that omit lumbar puncture accurately classified most well-appearing febrile infants with invasive bacterial infections as being at low risk, results of a recent study show.
The modified Philadelphia criteria were highly sensitive for risk stratifying febrile infants, in a recent validation study based on a large, multicenter sample, investigators report. No infants with bacterial meningitis were classified as low risk using the modified criteria, which do not include routine testing of cerebrospinal fluid (CSF). Two infants with bacterial meningitis, both younger than 28 days old, were classified as low risk using the Rochester criteria, which also avoid routine lumbar puncture, investigators reported.
"Our findings support the use of the modified Philadelphia criteria without routine CSF testing for febrile infants in the second month of life," the investigators said in their report, published in Pediatrics.
However, to confirm the safety of omitting CSF testing in low-risk febrile infants older than 28 days, a prospective study will be needed, cautioned the researchers, led by Paul L. Aronson, MD, of the department of pediatrics at Yale University in New Haven, Conn.
Nevertheless, some clinicians do not automatically perform CSF testing in infants older than 28 days because of the rarity of bacterial meningitis in that age group, they said in the report.
The study by Dr. Aronson and colleagues was based on data for infants younger than 60 days of age seen in the emergency departments of 9 hospitals between July 2011 and June 2016. The final sample included 135 infants with invasive bacterial infections, including 118 who had bacteremia without meningitis and 17 who had bacterial meningitis, along with 249 matched febrile infant controls.
A total of 25 infants with invasive bacterial infections were classified as low risk by the Rochester criteria, and 11 of those were low risk by the modified Philadelphia criteria, investigators said.
Compared with the modified Philadelphia criteria, the Rochester criteria had a lower sensitivity (81.5% vs. 91.9%; P = 0.01) and a higher specificity (59.8 vs. 34.5%; P less than 0.001).
Out of the 11 infants deemed low risk per the modified Philadelphia criteria, none were diagnosed with bacterial meningitis. By contrast, 2 of the 25 infants who were low risk per the Rochester criteria had bacterial meningitis, and both were younger than or equal to 28 days of age. "Both of these infants would have been classified as high risk per the modified Philadelphia criteria," Dr. Aronson and his coauthors said.
Based on the findings of this study, caution should be exercised in applying low-risk criteria to infants 28 days of age or younger, according to the investigators.
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Dr. Aronson and his coauthors reported that they had no relevant disclosures. One coauthor reported serving as an expert witness in malpractice cases involving evaluation of febrile children.
SOURCE: Aronson PL et al. Pediatrics. 13 Nov 2018. doi: 10.1542/peds.2018-1879).


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The iHobby Expo 2014 returned to the Schaumberg Convention Center near Chicago on October 2-5. This was its second year there, and my second trip too. I went with colleague Dean Milano, who at one point worked for Revell-Monogram.
Mat Irvine: As per last year, attendance was down on previous heydays at the Donald E. Stephens Convention Center in Rosemont close to O'Hare Airport, that ran up until 2011. The 2012 show was held in Cleveland, Ohio. This year's Schaumberg Convention Center (below) is an impressive building, and the good news is that the show seemed fuller than last year, so things could well be on the up.
Individual reports will follow, but here's starter set of pix to whet your appetite.
As last year, the hall was dominated by the large Games Workshop inflatable space figure (below and header).
Dean Milano (below) examines one of the many railroad layouts. He has a fondness for HO scale buildings, many of which featured in his Milano Model and Toy Museum, the physical version of which has now closed, but which still survives on his website.
Trellis bridge detail (below) was excellent.
The Chicago Lego Club included this display. Note the 'grass' made of flat sections of green Lego base material.
Excellent detail is a feature of the new Catwoman figure from Moebius Models.
One of MRC's people (below) shows us the new Academy 1:24 scale Hyundai Azera sedan kit. I'll be writing more on this model in a feature to come.
Below, the giant Mars Lunar Explorer Vehicle (MLEV-5) from Pegasus Hobbies.
One of the many buildings available from Woodland Scenics. This Bike Shop is packed with detail and interest.
The Squadron stand (below) displayed these ICM kits.
One of the many amateur railroad layouts (below) at iHobby 2014. This was created by members of the Valley Model Railroad Club.


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If you didn't grab a copy of the shelves or were busy enjoying the sunshine outside … my backyard patio was featured in Style At Home at the beginning of the summer. It truly show cased the beauty and simplicity of what putting some love into your patio looks like. It can transform just a regular outdoor cement space into the place where you'll want to spend every day this summer. I wanted to showcase it to you here and share with you my top 5 patio essentials for this season. For me patios aren't just for the summer months … I love spending time out there in the Fall and Spring and have realized the easy transition is as simple as patio blankets & rugs, I didn't include the Alumawood patio covers in San Diego in my favorites but that's just because I feel that they are more of a necessary, you can get them here at https://rkcconstruction.com/. Who doesn't love sitting outside with loved ones while enjoying not only a good glass of wine but also some fresh air?!
Top 5 Patio Essentials:
1. Outdoor Pillows, Blankets & Rugs
Adding in either pillows, blankets, rugs or all of the above instantly makes the space warm. This is where you want to add in your pops of colour and bold patterns. Depending on the season you can go for anything from bright pinks and teals to warm oranges and greens. Nothing beats snuggling up in a cozy blanket at night when the weather starts to dip. Designate a few blankets to keep outside and store in a chest, in a basket or in a bin.
2. Patio String Lights
The first thing I notice on someone's patio is always the lights. Whether it be candles, torches, lantern or my new favourite … string lights!!! These add that special touch of uniqueness and instantly transform a space. Either drape them over top of the main patio table or even hang them along the bushes and throughout the trees. Wherever you put them they will look great.
3. Platters
Platters, platters, platters. You can never have too many platters. I like to vary them in shape, size and texture. I typically lean towards wooden planks, marble slabs and vintage silver trays. If you layer these throughout the setting it gives the entire table a look of authenticity. I love a space that looks well travelled and eclectic in layers. Platters aren't just about how they look … it's mainly about what's on them!!! Have you tried our How To Charcuterie board yet!?!?
4. Patio Table
This is where I like to keep things simple. I always lean towards a simple planked black, white or wooden table with not much detail to it. I add in the special touches with different chairs, stools, benches and ottomans … these are all easier to change in and out than an entirely new patio set each season. You can get the fun colour and seasonal looks from my first tip … just add blankets, pillows & rugs. You don't want to have too much going on otherwise the eye will get distracted and overwhelmed. Focus on a few feature pieces and keep the rest simple.
5. Sound System
Good music on the patio is sometimes all you need. When in doubt and if you don't want to spend to much on a fully loaded sound system I recommend a portable speaker. They are good for any outdoor activity not just the patio and are in expensive in comparison. I recently discovered the LOGiiX Air Chamber speaker and not only love the gold … but the sound and fact that you can receive calls on it is pretty awesome too!! I always suggest investing in a good sound system because what's a party without some good dancing tunes!?!
Photo Credit: Janis Nicolay
1. Striped Patio Rug | 2. Copper Ice Buckets | 3. Circular Jute Mirror | 4. String Lights | 5. Gingham Napkins | 6. Candle Lanterns | 7. Outdoor Pillow | 8. Cloche | 9. Goblet | 10. Antique Serving Platter | 11. Patio Table
What are your patio essentials in the transition into fall!?! I love hearing your tips!!!…


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Westchester, IL—A new independent clinical trial published in the Journal of Clinical Endocrinology & Metabolism details the positive effects of resistant starch (Hi-Maize from Ingredion Inc., based here) on metabolism.
Led by M. Denise Robertson, Ph.D., from University of Surrey in the United Kingdom, the study followed 15 moderately obese, but non-diabetic, middle-aged men and woman for eight weeks as they consumed 40 grams of dietary fiber a day from the resistant starch. Compared to a control group, they experienced a 16% reduction in fasting insulin levels, a 65% increase in glucose uptake into muscles and insulin sensitivity in the muscles that rose by 21%.
Overall, this means that the consumption of the resistant starch improved certain aspects of the fatty acid metabolism within adipose, or fat, tissue. This improvement is significant in supporting prediabetes or high or abnormally high sugar levels that are not high enough for a diagnosis of diabetes. Past research has shown that an impairment in fatty acid metabolism within fat cells can cause a dangerous surplus of fat storage in muscles, liver and the pancreas, which directly causes insulin resistance, a precursor of prediabetes.
"In many ways, metabolism can work against us in a vicious cycle. Improper storage of fat causes insulin resistance, which leads to more storage of fat, and more storage of fat further escalates insulin resistance," said Christine Pelkman, Ph.D., clinical research manager for Ingredion. "Even when people are diagnosed with prediabetes, the percentage who commit to permanent lifestyle change, weight loss and maintenance of weight loss remains relatively low. The exciting news form this study is that HI-MAIZE resistant starch can give people an additional tool with which they can improve their insulin sensitivity and break the cycle."
Published in WholeFoods Magazine, October 2012 (online 8/22/12)


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Sweet slow burn historical romance set in 1919's Paris
A Position in Paris by Megan Reddaway
My rating: 3 of 5 stars
This is a historical romance with a difference as everything is written in first person epistolary style through the use of journal entries.
It works quite well as it fits into the narrative style of this slow burn novel, set in Paris just after the end of the Great War as the powers that be came together to hash out the Treaty of Versailles in 1919.
The protagonists are a former Army Lieutenant Colonel, holder of a Victoria Cross and missing an eye and a leg for his efforts, and a young man in reduced circumstances supporting his mother and brother under strained conditions due to a family scandal.
The pace suits the period, it's sombre and languid with brief flashes of emotion and I quite enjoyed it. I think, personally, I'd have preferred there to be more time with the two men together once they'd managed to overcome their obstacles and I'd have liked a bit more on page emotional and sexual contact between them but that's just a personal choice.
What's there works for the story.
#ARC kindly provided by the author in return for an honest and unbiased review


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Eagles OC Mike Groh has familiarity with Bears DC Vic Fangio
PHILADELPHIA (AP) — Mike Groh's transition from wide receivers coach to offensive coordinator for the Philadelphia Eagles has been bumpy.
His familiarity with Vic Fangio's defense could give the team a slight edge against the Chicago Bears.
Groh was the wide receivers coach on John Fox's staff in Chicago in 2015 when Fangio was defensive coordinator. He spent two seasons with the Bears, joined Jeff Fisher's staff on the Los Angeles Rams in 2016 and came to Philly in 2017. Fangio kept his job in Chicago after Fox was fired and replaced by Matt Nagy.
The Bears (12-4) host the defending Super Bowl champion Eagles (9-7) in an NFC wild-card game on Sunday. Fangio's dominant defense led by Khalil Mack is a big reason they went from last place to first in the NFC North.
Chicago allowed the fewest points (17.7 per game) in the NFL and had the third-ranked defense overall, including first against the run.
"Coach Fangio is as good a defensive coordinator as there is in the league," Groh said Tuesday. "His attention to the detail obviously in his scheme. He does a lot of things, a lot of different things the way he utilizes his personnel, mixes things up, does a good job week to week of not having tendencies or breaking tendencies."
Groh was promoted by coach Doug Pederson after Frank Reich left to become the head coach in Indianapolis. The Eagles struggled offensively much of the season until the final month and Groh received plenty of criticism. He's taken a lot of heat because wide receiver Golden Tate hasn't fit into the offensive scheme since he was acquired from Detroit in October.
But the offense found its rhythm when Nick Foles stepped in for an injured Carson Wentz last month. Nobody is questioning Groh anymore. Now he has to help Pederson devise a game plan to combat one of the toughest defenses in the league. Having worked with Fangio can only help Groh this week.
"I think that we all evolve, and certainly (Fangio) has different pieces to the puzzle that he didn't have when we were together," Groh said. "We just have to study what they're doing now, who they're doing it with, and try to put a really good plan together."
Mack has wreaked havoc since his arrival from Oakland shortly before the season. He's a game-changing player who had 12½ sacks in 14 games. Defensive tackle Akiem Hicks, cornerback Kyle Fuller and safety Eddie Jackson also were voted to the Pro Bowl.
"They'll move him around, he'll be on the right, be on the left, be inside," Groh said of Mack. "They'll do a lot of different things with him. Obviously, he's an elite pass rusher, which we faced a few of those guys this year. He certainly is excellent. You have to know where he is. That's a credit to Vic because he knows that by moving him around that makes it more challenging for offenses."
Stopping, or at least limiting, Mack will be a key to Philadelphia's success if the Eagles are going to pull off an upset and advance.


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Georgia's title-game loss exposed recruiting need Bulldogs must address to topple Tide
Welcome to Good Day, UGA, your one-stop shop for Georgia football news and takes. Check us out every weekday morning for everything you need to know about Georgia football, recruiting, basketball and more.
If you build it …
Like it or not, Georgia football met its measuring stick in the National Championship Game. From now until the day Nick Saban leaves town, and maybe after, Alabama will remain the greatest obstacle to UGA's national title ambitions. Either by proxy of a meeting in the SEC Championship Game or a contest in the College Football Playoff itself, UGA's path to a title goes directly through Alabama for the foreseeable future.
So what does this mean for Georgia? It means Kirby Smart needs to build a team capable of beating Alabama. One of the silver linings from the loss in the title game proved Georgia's once-hypothetical shortcomings compared to college football's golden standard, shortcomings that now can be targeted and addressed.
The good news is that Georgia already has a few of the pieces any team coming at the kings will need in place. Jake Fromm is only going to get better and Justin Fields is in the wings, so the quarterback spot is set. A steady stream of 4- and 5-star recruits have trickled into Athens for the last decade, and that's not about to stop. There is enough depth and talent in the front seven that we're looking at a reload, not rebuild as stars are lost there. So all in all, Georgia is in a pretty good spot.
But there were two glaring areas of weakness that ultimately caused the Bulldogs to lose the game Monday: offensive line and secondary.
Smart is in the process of correcting the issues on the offensive front. Alabama has the biggest, baddest defensive line in college football, a unit that dominated every UGA offensive lineman, save Isaiah Wynn. So the logical response is to build the biggest, baddest offensive line in college football. Bringing in two of the most talented line classes in UGA history has him well on the way to that goal.
Defensive back is the more dire of the two situations. Between all the contributors leaving the program and the young, talented receivers Alabama relied on in the title game ― and will rely on for years to come ― there is a significant skill gap between UGA's secondary and Alabama's receiving corps. That gap could be closed if Smart can sign 5-star cornerbacks Tyson Campbell and Isaac Taylor-Stuart. Jeff Sentell of DawgNation breaks it down here:
Alabama signed four receivers in 2017, and they were rated among the nation's top 12 players. The Tide put three of those players on the field in the National Championship Game.
Jerry Jeudy and Devonta Smith (a former UGA commit) both made huge plays in that game, including the game-winning touchdown from Smith. Georgia's young defensive backs did not make anywhere near that impact in the most important moments.
The Bulldogs also saw Aaron Davis, Malkom Parrish and Dominick Sanders exhaust their eligibility. Junior Deandre Baker, the team's most effective cornerback in coverage all season, is flirting with the NFL. That's what makes both Campbell and California 5-star Isaac Taylor-Stuart so vital to add to the nation's top-ranked class.
Alabama rising sophomore QB Tua Tagovailoa and all those receivers could be waiting for the Bulldogs for Round II in the SEC Championship game in December. The Bulldogs will have to cover those guys to steer the result toward a different outcome.
But the recruitment of Campbell and Taylor-Stuart is about far more than just next season. This is about the level of excellence Smart, a former safety and defensive backs coach, expects from his secondary. Since coming to Athens, he's constantly tinkered with the secondary in search of a more perfect unit. Mecole Hardman played cornerback as a freshman, and 4-star wide receiver recruit Mark Webb was switched to CB this season. Maurice Smith transferred from Alabama as a graduate because Smart didn't like the look of the secondary when he first got to town. Of all the spots on the field, secondary is the one that seems like a passion project for Smart.
Based on the way he feverishly signed defensive backs last season, it was evident Smart didn't think the talent on the team was up to snuff. The National Championship Game proved him right. Two seniors, Parrish and Sanders, were beaten on Smith's game-winning touchdown. They simply weren't good enough. That might seem harsh when you consider we're picking nits about one play in a four-year career. But at this level, one play is all that separates champions from also-rans.
The process of building a national championship-caliber secondary is well underway. Smart signed eight defensive backs last season, including Webb. Of those, the top prospects are Richard LeCounte and DeAngelo Gibbs, both of whom project as safeties. If they stick to that spot and progress as expected, they could turn into the best safety pairing in the SEC.
The answer isn't as clear at cornerback. Although Smart signed six corners last season, none has the look of a potential shutdown player; that can change with a season or two of work. Three more cornerbacks, all 4-star prospects, have signed on as part of the Class of 2018. That gives Smart and Mel Tucker a large talent pool to work with at the position, which should lead to an improved secondary over the next few seasons.
But if the goal is to beat Alabama and win a national championship, Smart can't shoot for simply improving. He must shoot to be the best because only the best can beat Alabama. That means signing players such as Campbell and Taylor-Stuart is imperative. Georgia rarely has had the luxury of a shutdown corner, much less two. Those two could prove to be the missing pieces that transform the Dawgs from title contenders to title winners.
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At second glance
I've heard over and over again how amazing the National Championship Game was from a neutral perspective, but I can't bring myself to watch it yet. I don't know if I ever can.


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Spanish ticket holder wins the €55 million EuroMillions jackpot
The winning EuroMillions numbers for Friday the 19th August 2016 were:
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The first set of lottery wins for the evening came in the third prize tiers with 19 lotto tickets all matching the four main numbers and the Mega ball giving them each $ 5,000.00 as a quick Friday night lotto win.
The next draw takes place on the 23rd August, with a new and improved $69m jackpot up for grabs.
Powerball results
With $110 million up for grabs on the US Powerball jackpot this Saturday, this was the lotto game to beat.
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The winning UK Lottery numbers for the 20 August, 2016 were: 08 – 18– 26 – 35 – 41– 52 and the Bonus ball number 17.
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If you want to find your passion in business, follow your gut paired with research. Understand that an entrepreneur must know exactly who they are. They must also know exactly what it is they want. Often, the most successful in the business world find their passion and stick with it. Passion should be tempered with timing, as well. Research, ask for the opinions of others, and jump when the time is right.
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