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Need to Write Your Own Speech? Use These Tips from the Pros
By Dave Zielinski
Just as actors are only as good as the quality of their scripts, speakers can only sway audiences if the words they write prove compelling and credible when spoken. The ability to write persuasively for the ear is the essence of good speechmaking. Yet given how PowerPoint's bulleted text blurbs have
grown to dominate organizational presentations, it's also something of a dying art.
While not every speech you write will call for soaring rhetoric or ringing phrases, its success or failure will still rest largely on the underpinnings of strong writing and editing skills. Unlike politicians, CEOs or celebrities, most presenters don't have professional speechwriters at their beck and call. To help you craft winning presentations, we interviewed some top speechwriters to identify what makes speech scripts memorable, and how to effectively put fingers to the keyboard.
Start from the Finish Line
Most of us have heard this time-honored advice about the beginning phases of writing a speech: Diligently research audience needs and then craft an "elevator speech" or short summary of your main message which the rest of your content can support. Yet like a teenager ignoring Mom's advice to shut off the Xbox and return to his homework, speakers still tend to ignore those fundamentals.
Pete Weissman, who joined Toastmasters when he worked as a speechwriter in the U.S. Senate, also wrote speeches for the CEO of the Coca-Cola Company and worked in the West Wing of the White House before starting his Atlanta-based speechwriting and communications firm. Weissman says one of the best things you can do to achieve focus before starting the writing process is to pose this question: If a reporter were to write an article about my speech, what would the headline be?
"Throughout the research process you'll gather a lot more information than you can ever use in your speech, so having that desired headline in mind will help you focus and filter information," Weissman says.
Similarly, one of the most effective tactics to use in crafting speeches – especially those including PowerPoint slides – is to heed author Stephen Covey's principle of "starting with the end in mind," believes Jim Endicott, head of coaching firm Distinction Communication in Newberg, Oregon.
To that end, Endicott has his clients create the last slide in their PowerPoint decks first, asking them to use three key points or less, and not exceed one line of text per point.
"The exercise helps create a laser focus on what you want the audience to think or believe differently at the end of your speech," Endicott says. "That concluding slide becomes the litmus test for how you measure the rest of your content, ensuring everything in the body of your speech drives toward those concluding points."
Nick Morgan, president of the speech coaching firm Public Words and author of the book Trust Me: Four Steps to Authenticity and Charisma, uses a related method. He tells his clients to begin the speechwriting process by creating a one-sentence summary of what their talk is about.
"Everything that relates to that summary goes into the speech script, and things that don't are left out," Morgan says. "I think one trick of great speechwriting is knowing what to leave out. That kind of focus on your key message also is a good way to save time when writing speeches."
Create Audience-Centric Messages
Weissman says addressing an audience's pain points – issues that may be keeping them up at night – early in a speech is the best way to corral their attention.
"If you want to hold an audience's attention, you either must be wildly entertaining, like someone juggling flaming sticks, or be absolutely essential," Weissman says. "The way to make yourself essential is to address the biggest problem or need of the people sitting in the room, and to mention you're going to do so at the beginning of your speech."
For example, if you're speaking to prospective homebuyers struggling to find mortgages, you might include this early on: "In my experience, I've learned a few ways to overcome challenges in the credit market, and that's what I'll share with you today."
Morgan also says the old expression, "Tell 'em what you're going to tell 'em, tell 'em, then tell 'em what you told 'em," doesn't hold up well with today's impatient or skeptical audiences. The saying emerged from World War II and was a good model for briefing soldiers required to stand at attention and listen, but it lacks a key element, he says.
"It should also tell them why you are about to say what you're going to say," Morgan says. In other words, audiences want to know why your content is important to them before they will invest time listening to you.
The pros concur on one of the biggest challenges in speechwriting: Don't put on the "critic's hat" too early in the creative process. You've likely been there: You've finished writing your opening lines, paused to re-read them, then started feverishly editing or deleting because you were unhappy with your efforts. Twenty minutes later you've made little progress.
Speechwriters say it's important to discipline yourself to write a first draft all the way through without getting too self-critical at this stage of the process. All good speechwriting, it seems, is rewriting. And until you have enough words on the screen and have let your copy "go cold" for a sufficient amount of time, you can't effectively return to start honing, reorganizing or "wordsmithing" your content.
Toastmasters Past International President Gary Schmidt, DTM, is a believer in letting a first draft flow like an opened fire hydrant. Schmidt currently works as public affairs manager for Clackamas County, Oregon, where he writes speeches for public officials. He also is a former speechwriter for two U.S. senators from Oregon.
"If I'm writing an initial draft and think I have to edit a sentence, I just push through instead of stopping to rework it," says Schmidt. "The key for me is to keep the keyboard moving or I'll get stuck. Later, I'll give a first edit to the draft, put it away for a while, then come back to it with fresh eyes and edit again."
Given the importance of speech openers, Schmidt saves that segment of a speech for last, a practice shared by many of his peers. "I'll typically write the body of the speech first, write the conclusion and only then come back to the opening," he says. Having finished the rest of the speech helps him add clarity and punch to the opener.
While it can be easy to think you're alone in struggling with a blank computer screen, creating good transitions between key points or writing a killer opening, the reality is you have plenty of company. In a recent international survey of frequent presenters conducted by Distinction Communication, speakers were asked, "What do you find to be the most challenging part of creating and delivering a presentation?" The top response was "putting together a good message so my presentation flows and connects well."
The pros aren't immune from these same struggles. The difference is they've learned to discipline themselves to work through the worry or temporary lack of creative inspiration. "Once I hit upon the big idea or big metaphor for a speech, the rest of the script or message starts to click," says Weissman. "But it often can feel like I'm wandering around in the dark until I come across that big theme."
Professional speechwriters also are constantly in research mode, their antennae up for interesting quotes, facts or studies that might be a good fit for a speech, whether it be next week or an unknown event down the road. "I always have a quote file going," says Schmidt. "I keep an electronic file where I add ideas as soon as they occur to me. I keep clips, links to websites and other information that might be of use in speeches."
Weissman also has an ongoing idea file and recently began experimenting with EverNote (evernote.com), an online tool that enables you to "clip" news articles, Web pages, photos, research studies and the like. Everything captured is automatically indexed and made searchable.
"It's very helpful to 'virtually' store all of the interesting bits and pieces you regularly come across," Weissman says.
Writing for the Ear Versus the Eye
What separates speechwriting from other types of writing is a need to write convincingly for the ear versus the eye. Writing for a listening audience rather than a reading one demands a different approach, requiring that you work harder to create visual images and craft phrases or stories that stand out in the minds of listeners. Writing for the ear often means using shorter sentences, contractions and simpler language, professional speechwriters say. In short, it means being more conversational in your writing style.
"Writing for the ear requires continually honing your sentences, looking to create parallel construction, artful repetition and other techniques that can elevate language so your words become stronger when spoken," Weissman says.
Schmidt says writing well for the ear takes practice, but studying some of the great speakers – and better yet, acquiring copies of their scripts – can help speed your learning curve. "Toastmasters groups are great for emphasizing that audiences aren't reading your speech, they are hearing
you speak it," Schmidt says. "The choice of language, and how you organize content, is different because the ear has to understand it immediately. An audience doesn't have the luxury of saying, 'Hey, could you go back and say that again? I didn't quite understand it.'"
In writing for others as well as himself, Schmidt has learned the importance of writing the way you speak. "The worst sin in speechwriting is not using the kinds of words or phrases you might use in everyday conversations," he says. "I can think of some presidential speeches that were beautifully written and read, but in the end you were left thinking, 'That really didn't sound like him; that's not the way he speaks.' That lack of authenticity can diminish your authority as a communicator."
Developing Messages for PowerPoint
It's also important to develop content in a way that is "audience-centric instead of speaker-centric," Endicott says. "The number one thing audiences wonder is, 'Will this presentation be relevant to my life and the issues that cause me sleepless nights?' Too often, sales presentations in particular become a 45-minute solution in search of a problem to solve, rather than addressing a prospect's key problems or needs up front."
If you're using PowerPoint or other design software, the first clue as to whether you've put your audience first is your presentation's title slide. Endicott says a bad title slide might read like this example: "Productivity and Efficiency Tools for Your Assembly Line." A better version would read: "Helping You Drive Higher Productivity & Efficiency from Your Assembly Line."
Bad visuals can destroy good speaking skills, Endicott says, and less is always more when it comes to using text on PowerPoint slides. Consider applying the seven-second rule to your visual content.
"Never put more on a slide than you can visually process in seven to eight seconds," Endicott says. "This will cause you to constantly distill down messages to the very essence of what you want to say."
Other experts stress that PowerPoint should be used as a prompt and not a teleprompter. "Too often the audience is forced to play a horrified game of PowerPoint bingo, wondering if the speaker is going to say every single word on every slide," Morgan says. "That makes them wonder, 'If they are going to read every word, I can probably read them faster, so why is the presenter even here?'"
Speakers should strive to include more compelling visuals on slides – thought-provoking photos or well-designed graphics – and rely more heavily on speaker's notes the audience can't see to provide spoken context and connective tissue between slides, Morgan says.
"Imagine what a movie or a TV show would be like if they simultaneously ran the script down the side of the screen – 'here's an explosion' – like you often see with all of the speech text included on PowerPoint slides," Morgan says. "It would destroy your enjoyment level. So why would you do that in a speech?"
Endicott says most plane crashes happen on takeoff or landing, and the same holds true for speeches – particularly the landings. "Most presentations today end simply because the speaker runs out of slides, not because they've taken time to craft a well-conceived, well-articulated closing," he says.
Speechwriting is often the most overlooked and undervalued part of the speechmaking process. But if you get that important first step right, you'll be amazed at how often the rest of your speaking experience falls into place.
Reprinted from The Toastmaster magazine


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Rolex Fastnet Race Minisite
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Taking on the Rolex Fastnet Race Two-Handed on Redshift Reloaded, Ed Fishwick's Sun Fast 36, with Figaro sailor, Nick Cherry © Paul Wyeth/pwpictures.com
Crystal ball-gazing for the Rolex Fastnet Race winner
Second-guessing the winner under IRC among the 340 boats competing in August's Rolex Fastnet Race is tough. The outcome of the Royal Ocean Racing Club's biennial flagship event will depend on the weather: A brisk start should favour the big boats; a light start and lively finish the smaller ones, but it is not simple given the race's complexity with headlands and tidal gates to negotiate, shipping and Traffic Separation Schemes to avoid, the mix of coastal and oceanic sailing, amid the largest fleet of any offshore race in the world.
Yachts from around the world will converge on Cowes for the start of the 2017 Rolex Fastnet Race in August © Rolex/Kurt Arrigo
Giant international gathering for Rolex Fastnet Race
August's Rolex Fastnet Race remains on track for a record-sized fleet. Currently 390 boats are entered: 338 competing for the main IRC handicap prize; the remainder racing for their own trophies in the Class40, IMOCA 60, Volvo Ocean 65 and Multihull grand prix classes.
The 2017 Rolex Fastnet Race - Close to 400 boats in the combined IRC and non-IRC fleets will compete in the world's largest offshore race starting on Sunday 6th August © Rolex/Kurt Arrigo
Rolex Fastnet Race set to attract another monster fleet
The world's largest, most prestigious offshore sailing event will take place this summer in the UK with the 47th running of the Rolex Fastnet Race.
Some offshore yacht races struggle for entries, but the Royal Ocean Racing Club's biennial flagship event is not one of them. When the entry list opened on 9 January, spaces sold out faster than a Rolling Stones farewell concert, the 340 boat limit reached, incredibly, in just 4 minutes and 24 seconds. And this figure excludes the non-IRC fleets which will include a giant international turn out of Class40s and significantly, will be the first occasion the eight VO65s, set to compete in this year's Volvo Ocean Race, will line up in anger.
When the Rolex Fastnet Race set sails from Cowes on Sunday 6th August, close to 400 boats will make up the combined IRC and non-IRC fleets - the largest ever entry in the race's 92 year history and a significant step-up from 356 in the last race.
The famed Fastnet Rock off southwest Ireland © Rolex/Kurt Arrigo
So why is the race so successful? "It is within easy access for the largest fleets of offshore-capable yachts anywhere in the world," succinctly explains Nick Elliott, Racing Manager of the RORC.
The Rolex Fastnet Race is one of the world's oldest offshore races, but the 605 mile course represents much the same challenge today as it did to competitors 90+ years ago: Typically an upwind westbound slog along the south coast of England, then full exposure to the open Atlantic Ocean on the crossings to the Fastnet Rock (lying four miles off southwest Ireland) and back, before leaving Bishop Rock and the Scilly Isles to port, en route to the finish off Plymouth.
However today, the standard of yachts and their equipment have improved immeasurably, as have the safety and qualification requirements for competing yachts and crews. This, combined with weather forecasting becoming a more exact science are all designed to prevent a repeat of the 1979 race, when a storm of un-forecast severity devastated the fleet and cost 18 people their lives.
The modern day Rolex Fastnet Race fleet is also the most diverse, with yachts of every conceivable type represented. These range from the 100ft long Ultime trimarans, the fastest offshore race boats in the world, to the Volvo Ocean Race one designs, to the IMOCA 60s, used in the Vendée Globe singlehanded non-stop round the world race, while, with thirty four boats entered, the Class40s will be by far the biggest non-IRC class.
Longest yacht in the IRC fleet, the Judel Vrolijk 115 Super Maxi, Nikata © Rolex/Carlo Borlenghi
Meanwhile some of the world's most prominent grand maxis will be competing in the main IRC fleet. The longest is the Judel Vrolijk 115 Super Maxi, Nikata, while Ludde Ingvall is bringing his radical DSS-equipped 100 footer CQS all the way from Australia and one of the race favourites will certainly be George David's Rambler 88, that just missed out on line honours in 2015.
But making up the bulk of the IRC fleet are the Corinthian entries. Nick Elliott explains: "The Rolex Fastnet Race has that 'challenge appeal' which people are looking for more and more at the moment. It's something people can tick off their 'list'. Also, there are lots and lots of boats available for charter and spaces available for individuals who want to do it. Generally instead of people going racing every weekend, these days they'll cherry pick, they'll choose to only do bigger, more special events."
A lot are crewed by families and friends or yacht club teams, many of whom come back year after year.
For example Tony Harwood is returning for his sixth race and his fourth on board Volante, a 1961 Camper & Nicholson 38 footer, in her day a Morgan Cup winner. In 2009 Volante claimed the Iolaire Block for being the 'oldest yacht to complete the course', while this year she is the lowest rated boat in the race (IRC TCC of 0.855).
So what is the attraction of the Rolex Fastnet Race? "It's like 'why climb Everest?' Because it's there, I suppose," explains Tony Harwood. "We are heavy old crew in a heavy old boat, but we do about 5,000 channel miles a year. I like competitive sailing, even though the starts frighten the life out of me."
It is also a 'father and son' affair, although son Simon races their Prima 38 Talisman. "It's never the same," says the younger Harwood. "It is different every time and you always try to do better than last time. About half of the times I've seen the Fastnet Rock in daylight - two years ago it was thick fog and in 1999 there was the solar eclipse. Also it is a talking point. 'Did you do the Fastnet?' 'How was it?' That all brings me back every couple of years."
When his father last competed aboard Volante in 2009, she finished in just under six days, while Talisman made it round in four days 7 hours and 46 minutes in 2015. A boat that in 2015 was comfortably finishing in Plymouth at roughly the time Talisman was still outbound to the Fastnet Rock and slower Class 4 boats were just passing Land's End, was Tony Lawson's Concise 10. The MOD70 trimaran class completed their race in a mere 2 days 17 hours 35 minutes, although this was slow, way off the multihull race record of 1 day, 8 hours and 48 minutes.
"That was the first big offshore race we did with the boat," recalls skipper Ned Collier Wakefield. "It was pretty light, so we'd like to do a faster race. We should be able to do it in 26 hours if the conditions are right. The Rolex Fastnet Race is a prestigious race, it's one of the big ones for us and it is nice do a 'home race'."
Concise is also planning on entering its Class40.
The 2017 Rolex Fastnet Race sets sail from the Royal Yacht Squadron line to the north of Cowes at 1200 BST on 6th August.
The lure of the Fastnet Rock as captured by Rolex/Daniel Forster in the Rolex Fastnet Race
It's a Record! Exceptional take up for 47th Rolex Fastnet Race
Entry into the Royal Ocean Racing Club's flagship event, the Rolex Fastnet Race surpassed expectation today in record-breaking time. The 340-boat limit was reached in just 4 minutes and 24 seconds setting a new record.
Within the first minute of the REMUS online entry system opening at midday today (Monday 9 January), the London and Cowes-based organising club had received a massive 222 entries. The frenetic trend continued for the next hour and into the afternoon, with entries streaming in from all around the world. Within an hour, nearly 400 boats had signed up for the biennial 603-nautical miler, which has been an established fixture on the ocean racing circuit since 1925.
Nick Elliott, RORC Racing explains his reaction to the phenomenal demand to enter this historic race:
"The take-up of entries for the 2017 Rolex Fastnet Race has been incredible. We expected to better the time it took to reach the limit in the last race of 24 minutes, but this is amazing. It just exemplifies how sought after the places in the race are and confirms that it is a real sporting institution; one which every sailor wants to tick off their personal 'bucket list'.
"Seven boats raced in the first race in 1925 and the founding members of the RORC and its flagship event would have been in awe of their creation with 340 boats signing up so quickly today. With all this interest, we expect a record-sized fleet to start from the Royal Yacht Squadron line, making the Rolex Fastnet Race by far the largest of the world's classic 600-mile offshore races, in terms of participation. One not to be missed," continues Elliott.
The First 40, Lancelot II was the first boat to enter the race, signing up just 12 seconds after the online entry system opened. The next four boats entered shortly after: Arthur Logic, Pelgrim, Jolly Jack Tar and Moana. Entries from 28 different nations have signed up and include; Great Britain, France (who have dominated the event in the recent years), Netherlands, Germany and USA, with an entry from Korea as well as from Australia and New Zealand. The race has attracted the usual diverse fleet of yachts, from beautiful classics to some of the world's fastest racing machines – and everything in between, racing in IRC or selected offshore classes such as IMOCA60, VOR65, Class40 and MOCRA Multihull.
The 47th edition of the Rolex Fastnet Race organised by the Royal Ocean Racing Club will start in the Solent from Cowes, Isle of Wight, on Sunday 6th August, finishing in Plymouth via the Fastnet Rock, the symbol of the race, located off the southern coast of Ireland.
2015 Rolex Fastnet Race Start, IRC Zero / Canting Keel. Photo: Kurt Arrigo
100 foot limit relaxed for 2017 Rolex Fastnet Race
The Royal Ocean Racing Club, organisers of the Rolex Fastnet Race starting on Sunday 6th August 2017, has relaxed the limit of a maximum monohull length of 100ft (30.48m).
The biennial event is the world's biggest offshore race and the last edition attracted a record-sized fleet of 356 starters. The 47th race is expected to be no different, with a diverse fleet of yachts from around the world eager to secure a spot when the online entry system opens at midday (UTC) on 9th January 2017. Such is the draw of this classic 600-mile race, it was oversubscribed in under 24 minutes last time round!
Following interest from a number of superyacht owners and skippers wishing to take part in this classic offshore race, the RORC Race Committee has elected to lift the 100ft monohull limit opening the race up to the new breed of fast and agile cruiser/racer designs such as Peter Harrison's beautiful Farr designed ketch Sojana, the new Swan 115's and Baltic 115's, to name but a few. These yachts are regularly seen on the superyacht race circuit and have always been eligible to race in another RORC classic 600-miler, the annual RORC Caribbean 600 from Antigua.
In the last Rolex Fastnet Race there were two monohulls at this upper limit of 100ft: Mike Slade's British Farr 100, Leopard who was competing in his 5th consecutive race and from the United States Jim and Kristy Hinze Clark's Maxi, Comanche. The 100ft Comanche was the fastest monohull finisher in 2015, but narrowly missed the chance to break Ian Walker's VO70's 2011 monohull race record of 42 hours 39 minutes.
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The Cold-Electron Bolometer (CEB) is a very sensitive millimetre-wave detector with high saturation power, fast response and is easy to integrate with planar circuits. We have designed, fabricated and tested CEB detectors integrated across the slot of a unilateral finline on silicon substrate. Bolometers were fabricated using e-beam direct-write trilayer technology. The CEB performance was tested in a He3 sorption cryostat HELIOX-AC-V at a bath temperature of 310 mK. DC IV curves were measured in a current bias mode and optical response was measured by irradiating samples with signals from a black body source mounted inside the cryostat. The finline chip with CEB device was mounted in a waveguide block and connected to the readout system by bond-wires. The RF signal was focused onto the waveguide input using a horn. The signal response was obtained by comparing different IV curves in current-biased mode at different temperatures of the RF source. The response measured as a voltage difference between the IV curves taken at the source temperatures of 5 K and 20 K was about 155 μV.


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Q: Когда использовать Model а когда ViewModel в ASP MVC? Сабж.
Для примера, есть у меня модель User, в представлении мне нужно вывести инфу о юзере, и этой модели мне хватит.
Но мб правильно будет все таки создать UserViewModel и использовать ее?

A: ViewModel создаётся для View. Если вьюшка у вас UpdateUserView то логично создать для нее UpdateUserViewModel, если UserInfoView то UserInfoViewModel, а Model это DTO (Data Transfer Object) для базы данных, я так понимаю у Вас. UpdateUserViewModel в общем случае не обязан совпадать с UserInfoViewModel, поскольку для представления Update могут понадобиться также списки (Country, Gender,..) и вовсе не нужны в UserInfoViewModel. Это и создаёт у вас проблемы в понимании MVC. ViewModel может компоноваться из нескольких DTO и содержать поля необходимые для конкретной View. Это все и контролируется контроллером.
Upd. Конечно порой возникает желание использовать использовать User в качестве ViewModel и не использовать конкретную. Но тогда добавляя либо изменяя User нужно будет заботиться о местах где User использовался в чистом виде, что может порождать проблемы в будущем. Как пример добавить поля login password могут непреднамеренно опубликовать приватные данные.

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Due to changes in the options handling this caused problems with some DHCP clients such as Solaris/OpenSolaris and some embedded routers not accepting DHCP offers.
A software bug could cause memory allocation to cause a kernel panic accessing an array out of its bounds, when physical memory is exhausted.
Fix httpd(8)'s mod_proxy module which is broken on 64-bit architectures. Due to the bug this will result in child processes crashing when utilizing proxy rules during an HTTP session.
Fix the IPv4 TCP/IP stack's TIME_WAIT socket recycling. Due to the bug this can result in TCP connections between two IPs being reset instead of accepted if being received on a socket in the TIME_WAIT state.
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Q: Interactive PHP script with composer I want to run one interactive PHP script after composer update or composer install automatically from composer.json file like:
"scripts": {
    "raven-cmd": [
        "php bin/console kolesar:boilerplate:setup"
    ],
    "auto-scripts": {
        "cache:clear": "symfony-cmd",
        "assets:install --symlink --relative %PUBLIC_DIR%": "symfony-cmd",
        "assets:install %PUBLIC_DIR%": "symfony-cmd"
    },
    "post-install-cmd": [
        "@auto-scripts",
        "@kolesar-cmd"
    ],
    "post-update-cmd": [
        "@auto-scripts",
        "@kolesar-cmd"
    ]
},

Symfony command php bin/console kolesar:boilerplate:setup is interactive script what expect some user inputs, but this does not work. The interactive mode does not works, exactly.
Any hint, how to solve this? Or maybe have another idea to force set up after composer update/install?

A: You can simply put "< /dev/tty" after your script-call.
https://pantheon.io/blog/writing-composer-scripts:

There is another difference that may affect some commands, and that is that standard input will be attached to a TTY when the script is ran directly from the shell, but will be a redirected input stream when run through Composer. This can have various effects; for example, Symfony Console will not call the interact() method if there is no attached TTY. This could get in your way if, for example, you were trying to write functional tests that test interaction, as the consolidation/annotated-command project does. There are a couple of options for fixing this situation. The first is to explicitly specify that standard input should come from a TTY when running the command
This effectively gets Symfony Console to call the interact() method again; however, the down-side to this option is that it is not as portable

I just tried it and it works as expected.
Please note that the linked article also provides a more portable version, in case that is important for you.

A: On windows add < CON to the end of the command


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Q&A: Psycho (1960)
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Movie: Psycho (1960) – Questions and Answers
WHERE DID THE ORIGINAL CONCEPT COME FROM?
The initial concept came from the Robert Bloch's novel Psycho (1960) inspired from the horrific crimes committed by serial killer Ed Gein, who murdered (to say it mildly) 40 women over a course of 10 years met with mixed reviews (which have changed, greatly to extremely positive reviews) but sold nicely. It was from here, things went negative for Block, the rights of the novel purchased to a secretive buyer for $10,000 he and his agent tad unfamiliar with the movie business; saw no bonus, profit sharing. Later he discovered that Alfred Hitchcock garnished all the rights, it was the height of his career in the late 1950s and recognize then and to this day, as the Master of Suspense, and highly likely no one will ever replace him.
WHAT IS THE Psycho (1960) FILM ABOUT?
While the summary might seem mild, Marion Crane (Janet Leigh), a secretary recklessly embezzles $40,000 from her employer's client in a desperate situation to help her boyfriend Sam Loomis, she goes on the run and gets lost, thereby checking into the Bates Motel and meeting Norman and his Mother. However, in actuality the story goes much further, with regard to duality in multiple layers and deep psychology impact, and even a slight foreshadowing to another future picture of Hitchcock. The influence continues to this day, from the music, lines of dialogue and of angles represented in shots on film.
WHY DID HITCHCOCK DECIDE TO MAKE THIS TYPE OF FILM?
Hitchcock, wanted something different for his 47th feature, while studios sought him for more thrillers namely Dr. No the first James Bond, however he was less interested, likely because of his classic movie, North By Northwest (1954) which had many of the similar themes in the Bond legendary franchise. An assistant who showed him the book Psycho, and it was the shocking words and scenes that hooked Hitchcock, however, it was something else which made him start looking at the horror genre.
He saw the writing on the wall, the culture of audience and people in general starting to change, and a man named William Castle, who considered himself the Hitchcock of Horror. Hitchcock driven by a Castle film at a theater, with a line outside and ambulance waiting outside (obviously for publicity attraction), and there his ego took hold, and he investigated quietly how to a film like his came to creation, how to significantly make it much better and show everyone his was capable of creating suspense in any genre.
WHAT PROBLEMS PLAGUED THE PRODUCTION OF THE FILM Psycho (1960)?
The first hurdle come from studio, Paramount who panned on the project (namely the subject material) they didn't see the benefit, or willingness to back the movie as Hitchcock's contact end-date was coming with one more picture. Next, the production, with no official backing, Hitchcock passed on his director's fee of $250,000 ($2 million in today's money), in exchange for 60% ownership in the negative and did the film on $800,000, first to find a screenwriter settling on Joseph Stefano while getting everything for production in October 1959. He used his Alfred Hitchcock Presents television crew who were very familiar with his style and able to work on tight shooting schedules and all loyal to the director and swore oaths to him during the production. Meanwhile, Hitchcock worried about the publicity and marketing angle, namely releasing his own vague photographs since he was actually against stills, as he liked to keep secrets from prying eyes. One of the issues of the production came from the infamous shower scene, which of course led to battles with the MPAA and the censor boards.
The shower scene had a fully functioning bathroom stall, working spigot and drain. The closed set only had body doubles and only essential personnel were allowed. The scene had many set-ups and changes, and of course it did contain a glimpse of a nudity which was a forbidden issue. Now some think that it's no big deal but remember the era, married couples in separate beds, and many words require writers to think of ways around censor's boards. An additional problem came from showing a toilet, let alone a flushing one, it seems bizarre but no film up to that point had done with, and it became a great fight for Hitchcock but he won in the end with revealing a hint of story to them. As for the scene involving the shower, he bluffed his way through, as the censors' note made little difference, first they stated one thing and then change it to another, and back again, which informs anyone they had no clue of what they actually witness. Lastly, the deviant behavior of Norman's own duality, but the laws of society intervened and solved the situation on the screen, which calmed the nerves of the MPAA board.
WHY DO THE BIRDS PRESENT THEMSELVES SO BOLDLY?
The birds give a sense of the pecking order of society, the watchful eye, over all beneath them, the care Norman exhibits for them, cares through the entire franchise, however to this movie, the manner that Marion eats mimics a bird, small nibbles. Then to the larger insight, her last name Crane, she's from Phoenix, and other pretty birds noting the lost innocence, as she and Norman entered into traps in life and thereby fallen to the predatory nature of society. Nevertheless, it goes much deeper, Hitchcock uses the Owl for example, as a connection to his Mother, watching over him at night, his duty to obey and yet feels guilt when engaging in voyeurism via a peephole.
In Psycho (1960), WHY IS THE SHOWER SCENE SO LEGENDARY IN CINEMATIC HISTORY?
Simply stated, nothing quite like it ever existed before, this indeed a very shocking scene, which first was without music, but Hitchcock's famed composer and his wife insisted that it must contain the notes, it later proved the right decision. The numerous cuts and the downward thrusts of the blade, including the shadowy figure in the entering the bathroom, all continue to find themselves repeating in the horror genre, as well as all other genres. In fact when young directors (who surprising unaware of this film) do something similar to Hitchcock's work they find themselves immediately called on it by countless critics, and studious fans. It also contains a bit of a psychological impact, Marion scrubs away the sin, cleaning herself of the crime, not to flee further but rather return and face the consequence of her trap in life. Lastly, the usage of chocolate syrup as the blood coloring, as it looks like the real thing, in a black and white movie.
WHAT SYMBOLS AND IMAGERY STAND OUT IN THE FILM, Psycho (1960)?
The subtle usage of the undergarment of Marion's in the beginning the of the movie its white, noting the innocence, but after she steal's the money it becomes black, and hence corrupt, this played with the audience and with Hitchcock's moral rules. Another example with reference to the patrol officer Marion meets, a straight-on close up shot of him, the dark sunglasses marks him as intimidating and the passes onto her nervous actions an abrupt speaking. It also goes deeper. Hitchcock had a fear of police officers, hence never learning to drive, dating back to his childhood.
WHAT IS THE MOST COMPLEX SCENE IN THE FILM?
While the shower scene garnishes the most attention and for justified reasoning, another key and hard scene to do, comes from (warning spoiler) the death of Detective Milton Arbogast (Martin Balsam), while in the Bates' house. He walks up the stairs the camera show the feet, a common aspect shown in the placement of individuals the usage of music setting the scene. An overhead shot (common for Hitchcock to use bird's eye often deployed in his other movies), for the killing, of the door opening slowly, the person hidden from the direct line of sight for the audience (a woman likely), the deed sudden. All of it working the achieve tension at the height of the kill, the suspense gone leaving Arbogast stumbling backwards down the stairs, shock and terror for him and the audience. The killer descends to finish the kill, and this sequence repeated often in horror films.
WHAT PSYCHOLOGY IMPACT TRANSCENDS FROM SCREEN TO THE AUDIENCE?
Many impactful scenes transcend to the audience, aside from the shower scene, which many people to this day state most fearful of them, someone walking in on them, let to kill them, in their intimate moment and highly defenseless.
However, the largest psychological moment, comes from Norman's discovery of his mother's action, the murder of Marion. We the audience, not knowing anything the first time watching the movie, feel sorry for Norman, he stated a son's best friend is his mother, and she's going a tad mad clearly means his first erase her existence. He dutiful cleans the area, removing no trace, his nervous actions of what to do, but it is the sinking of the car which captures everyone into a moment of guilt after the crime, as everyone wants to protect their mother, to assist in moment of need regardless of consequence if they truly honest with themselves. As the car pauses in the sinking a great feat from Hitchcock, the viewer edges on their seat, willing it to sink, perhaps chanting sink, sink, we want Norman to succeed.
WHY DID PART 2 of the Psycho Film Series TAKE SO LONG TO MAKE?
A lot of discussion over this issue, likely the ownership rights of Hitchcock, prevented a sequel, as he passed on in August of 1980, and the credits of the part 2 (a very good movie) note and honor him as Sir Alfred Hitchcock.
HOW MANY SEQUELS AND SPIN-OFFS CAME FROM THE 1960 CLASSIC?
A total of 4-main sequels, Psycho II (1983), Psycho III (1986), Psycho IV: The Beginning (1990) this last one in 1987 Bates Motel aired, though labeled as a TV Movie, actually was pilot, especially how it ends. Then in 1998 the disastrous remake came to theaters, a near shot for shot film, and recently the Bates Motel (2013 TV-series).
WHY DOES THE FILM Psycho (1960) CONTINUE TO HAVE INFLUENCE?
Filmmakers, as well as writers, composers too like to pay homage to the masters of the industry, and Hitchcock often passed over for many Oscars, likely because of his mannerism on set, and egoistical reasons, everyone who studies film and techniques know of his influence. Let's look at a few films first, The Texas Chain Saw Massacre (1974) for as material of Ed Gein and also the implied scenes of violence via meat hook and the chainsaw killing of Franklin (Paul A. Partain) just like the shower scene at no time did the knife penetrate the body, and those weapons neither did it either. Next, Halloween (1978) a clear reference to the character of Loomis, i.e. Dr. Loomis (Donald Pleasance), it relates back to Sam Loomis character.
Then 2-years later Friday the 13th, a film which would later connect a few similar manners back to Psycho), and which include composer Harry Manfredini ode to Bernard Herrman, who often worked on Hitchcock films, his references to Psycho heard clearly in the Friday the 13th production. Later in 1996, with Scream, concerning the character name Loomis again, and later with the line "We all go a little mad". In fact extending on the point of music, it appears in Re-Animator (1985) and a brief scene in Halloween H20, when real life mother and daughter Leigh and Curtis share the screen before she walks over to a car similar to the one in Psycho. As for the shower scene itself, found often, in many tv-shows, to pranks and from a low-budget horror movie such as Killer Workout (1987) to the comedy legend Mel Brooks' High Anxiety (1977) a must see for any cinema fan.
WHAT IS YOUR FINAL THOUGHTS ON THE MOVIE Psycho (1960) AND ITS IMPACT ON CINEMA AND THE HORROR AUDIENCES?
In my opinion Sir Alfred Joseph Hitchcock's work lives on, for countless generations for cinema fans to enjoy, scholars to pour over endless and filmmaker's to constantly learn new techniques to engage with their audiences, achieving the level of shocks, suspense, and terror to carry-over into their personal lives, long after a film ends. Hitchcock's success of the film and in general shows what pushing the boundaries can for the filmmaker and of course, the genre. For many, Psycho represents the first entry into the subgenre of slasher movies and it's music and scenes will continue to influence films and audiences.
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«Цыганская любовь» () — оперетта в трёх актах австро-венгерского композитора Франца Легара. Авторы либретто: Альфред Вильнер, Роберт Боданцки. Это произведение открыло в творчестве Легара серию произведений, которые он назвал «романтическими опереттами»; их музыкальный стиль и сюжет заметно отличались от традиционных шаблонов этого жанра — в частности, часто отсутствовал счастливый конец. Музыка оперетты «Цыганская любовь» отличается яркой выразительностью, многоцветием и почти оперным драматизмом, хотя сохраняет характерную для Легара проникновенную лиричность; в ней также ощущается венгерский и цыганский национальный колорит.

Впервые оперетта была поставлена 8 января 1910 года в венском театре Carltheater. Из музыки к этой оперетте особую популярность получили и часто исполняются в наши дни романс Ионеля «Zorika, Zorika, kehre zurück» и чардаш Илоны «Hör' ich Cymbalklänge».

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Действие происходит на берегу реки Чиерны. Цыган Йожи добивается сердца Зорики, романтически настроенной дочери местного помещика, боярина Драготина. Однако Зорика растеряна - она уже помолвлена с влюблённым в неё Ионелем и готовится к обручению с ним. Когда жених по обычаю должен получить от неё ветку дикой розы, Зорика бросает его в реку и просит отложить свадьбу.

Ночью Зорика, вспомнив древнее поверье, выпивает воды из Чиерны, и видит в вещем сне своё будущее. Она сбежала с Йожи из родного дома, ведёт нищенскую кочевую жизнь, часто ссорится с грубым и упрямым мужем. В конце концов Йожи изменяет ей с очаровательной графиней Илоной.

Проснувшись, Зорика отбрасывает колебания и даёт согласие на свадьбу с Ионелем.

Основные музыкальные номера
 Увертюра
 Вступление и выход Зорики (Heissa, heissa!)
 Дуэт Зорики и Йожи (So sprach noch niemals ein Mann zu mir)
 Ансамбль и чардаш (Se traska, liebe Gäste')
 Терцет Илоны, Иоланды и Каэтана (Zuerst sucht man Gelegenheit)
 Финал I акта (Da habt Ihr nun den Mund voller Pracht)
 Сцена и песня (Kutya lánczos)
 Цыгaнский марш
 Дуэт Зорики и Йожи (War einst ein Mädel)
 Дуэт Илоны и Драготина (Ich weiß ein Rezept, ja ganz famos)
 Дуэт Иоланды и Каэтана (Liebes Männchen folge mir)
 Дуэт Илоны и Йожи (Ha ha ha ha! Das fin ich köstlich!)
 Дуэт Зорики и Ионеля (Laß dich bezaubern)
 Финал II акта (Vorwärts Mädeln, rührt die Hände!)
 Вальс-интермеццо
 Романс Ионеля, повторно (Gib mir das Zweiglein)
 Марш-терцет Иоланды, Каэтана и Драготина (Lieber Onkel hör mich nur an)
 Терцет (Józsi, diese Damen, die wüßten gar gern)
 Чардаш Илоны (Hör' ich Zimbalklänge'')
 Финал

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Оперетты на немецком языке
Оперетты Франца Легара
Оперетты 1910 года

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You've already seen parts of this outfit from my carnival post, but here's a full view of it. I am so bummed that these shorts are no longer available on Gap's website, but they do still have other drawstring versions... and who doesn't like an elastic waist??? And while I love this shirt, I have to admit I was a little hesitant wearing it when Chris' first comment to me when seeing my outfit was, "are we going to a hoedown?".
I really love this embroidered dress from Old Navy. I prefer extra length in my shorts and dresses, so I once again ordered this in Tall. Often when I order Tall dresses, I have to go down a size, as was the case with this dress.
Here's an example of an outfit I wouldn't normally think to photograph. A t-shirt and jean shorts really isn't special. But in reality, this is what you can often find me wearing during the week when Noah and I don't have any real plans.
While this outfit seems a little fancier than the one I just shared, it was just as simple and comfortable to throw on. But the detailing in the top and the bright shorts just makes it look a little more put together. Just another example of why I like colored shorts!
When Noah's cousins were here, we had a week full of hot weather! But Saturday came and it was positively chilly (in the low 70s). Since our plans were indoors (Lowes Build and Grow, the bookstore, and lunch), I figured why not wear jeans instead of shorts. I'm in love with this peplum top and can't wait to wear it again!
I am such a fan of this cut dress. Loft keeps making this dress in new prints every year and I keep buying it! This print was actually from last summer, and while I bought a new print a few months ago, they already have a new version of it on their website. I'm definitely tempted!
Here's that same "hoedown" shirt again ;) This time I paired it with a black maxi skirt and got a totally new look. I'm also excited to pair it with white jeans for a dinner out for a another look!
We seem to keep going to Sesame Place when it's ridiculously hot out! This time, I chose some comfortable drawstring shorts, a simple tank, and some slip on sneakers. While not my most stylish outfit, it served it's purpose for comfort. And you better believe my hair when in a top knot within 2 minutes of being there!
I've worn this maxi dress a few times this summer. I love it's flowy style and how easily I can pull it on over my bathing suit. For any nursing mamas out there, the wide neck would be perfect for easy access!
You looks so together when it's just you and Noah with no plans. I literally stay in pajamas all day.
I am with Stephanie. Will you come teach me motivation to get dressed :P. But if I had your closet that may just happen all on its own. Every single time I see that plaid tank I want it. Country bumpkin or not. It is perfection.
I love that first outfit! So easy and cute!
So cute and comfy! That's funny Chris said your top was meant for a hoedown. My husband always has comments like that too.
That blue Loft dress is super cute and looks GREAT on you!! I've been wanting a peplum top for forever, the flower-print one is so fun.
I got a bunch of drawstring waist shorts over the past two summers (Old Navy and J Crew) and I love them! Even better - I can still wear them now that I'm pregnant! Loving all your outfits, as always! My favorite is that Loft Ikat blouse!
I never got to wear that white Ikat top from LOFT. It broke the first time in the washer. The entire button loop thing fell off the back and now they don't have my size. I may see if I can just sew it together without the button, but I'm bummed!
I think what Chris really meant to say is "are we going to Texas?" ha. You would blend right in here with that outfit. Love the shirt and the shorts! I love all of your outfits. You have the best (and biggest) wardrobe.
Oh my gosh, what a smart idea to order in tall! I have never thought of that. I always feel like dresses are so short on me. Thanks for the tip! I have the same stripe dress from Gray Monroe! I wear it all the time and it really is so easy to nurse in!
Love your style, mama! Ordering the loft peplum now!
I seriously need to branch out more. I swear I wear the same thing week after week even though I have a ton of clothes! I need to go through my closet and weed things out and maybe add a few new things.
You know Im a fan of your fashions!! Love your 'hoedown' top!
love it! All your shorts are so cute. I never wear shorts and almost always wear jeans or dresses but it is becoming a problem in Florida! I just signed up for my first Le Tote box and will be reviewing it soon as I try to step out of my comfort zone a little more- might have to add some shorts to my next box!


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Claimant says he left a set of keys—including car, office, and apartment keys—plus an attached vial of medication in his hotel room at the Hyatt Place Louisville East. Hyatt found the keys and agreed to return them to him in a different state at his expense. The keys did not arrive. Several days later Hyatt said the keys had been turned over to the police (claimant assumes due to concerns over the medication) and would have to be retrieved from the police.
The police, once reached, said they had immediately cleared the medication, never took possession of the keys, and had instructed Hyatt to return the keys to the claimant. Hyatt did not do this and simply locked them up. After multiple calls from claimant, keys were finally returned to claimant. The vial of medication was missing. Both Hyatt and the police deny having it.
Respondent's rebuttal: Hyatt Place Louisville East advised the claimant that her concerns were very important and would be referred to the executive management of the hotel for review and followup; they requested patience while the matter was being fully investigated. A subsequent message informed the claimant that Hyatt Place Louisville East was unable to honor the request for compensation and referred the claimant to the Jeffersontown Police Department for help recovering the medication.
Hyatt has returned the claimant's keys; nothing more is called for.
there should be some regulation about how hotels and airlines handle lost or left behind items. currently they give them away to their employees after a period of time is my understanding. (interested in anyone can confirm that btw?) I'd suggest they be required to notify the guest via email within 48 hours of discovery of the item and then if no response is made by guest within 60 days they can dispose of the item anyway they choose. This should be standard for any entity that requires a license to operate a hotel. Maybe extend this to AirBnB? Comments?
Hyatt needs to grow a pair and respond to their customer.
This is probably just bad training of the manager. They should either be fired or retrained. Not responding to the guest or explaining that they felt compelled to turn the substance over to the police- after all all powder has to be coke- right?- is inexcusable. At a min they should have had a case number and an officer reference to help the guest out if they really felt it was a narcotic. Would be nice to see a response from Hyatt here too. Why are they hiding?
He LEFT the keys and medication in his hotel room - this is his own fault and he can be lucky that he's got his keys back.
So... Hyatt has done more than they "have to" do - Case closed. Keys are back and the lost medication is his own problem.
wow, you've never left anything behind? Leave you keys in a restaurant and its ok for them to trash them? Bizarre statement. Hotels recover millions of items from guests every year. Even the worst run chains feel a duty to forward them when guests request. Hopefully you'll never have a job in hospitality. There is a reason they call it hospitality btw.
I don't think the Hyatt owes the claimant any free nights. That is just an easy "make the angry person go away" token. The fourth amendment violation claims are absurd. Should Hyatt have shipped an unknown and possibly illegal narcotic without checking first? When you ship an item they ask what it is. Should they have lied about the contents? What if it was not medication, what if Hyatt shipped some methamphetamine in the mail. What would the fallout be from that?
Somebody left something and someone else had legal concerns about shipping it in the mail. The person that left the item is at fault. It is unfortunate, but they can't claim some outlandish "what if someone died due to lack of medication AFTER I FORGOT IT."
Hyatt has returned the keys. They could agree to not charge shipping for the keys and reimburse for the lost medication.
Hyatt had plenty of options. They could have actually asked the guest what was in the vial. They excuse that it somehow opened by mistake when they dropped it is absurd. I know the type of container they guest is referring to. They're sold at drug stores. They don't open upon dropping- takes several turns. But more imporntly all they had to do was ask the guest what was in it. instead they seemed to want to play junior policeman and then when they discovered their assumptions were wrong,. they should have taken all measures necessary to secure its return. Instead they punked out and lied about it.
The claimant should have come back to collect his key and medication once he was told that they were found instead of blaming anybody, since he did not send money for courier to return it for him no one must be blamed. If it were to be in my country the police will keep it and when ever the claimant comes he will pay the police for safeguarding his key.
Bartholomew, I am the claimant. Thank you for taking the time to review my case. By the time we realized we'd left the keys behind we were several states away. When we called Hyatt, they took our credit card number to pay for the keys to be sent to us by Express Mail. They did not call us, although they had all our contact information, to tell us either that they had contacted the police about the medication or that they would not send us the keys. If they had told us that, we could have acted to retrieve the keys. It is very routine for hotels to return property to their guests in this country. In fact, when I called Hyatt's corporate office, the person I spoke to was aghast at what had happened since she said she left things behind in their hotels all the time, and they were always returned. In addition, keeping medication belonging to someone else is quite possibly a crime, and could certainly result in a guest becoming ill or even dying.
Hyatt's always had a dubious reputation from what I understand. They treat they property owners like trash. Seems they do they same with their guests.
If you're ever lost or left anything behind, you appreciate when a vendor helps you recover it. I would expect this from Hyatt or any other hotel. People leave stuff behind in hotels all the time. Hyatt should make this right with the guest.
How would the claimant collect their medication when they had already travelled to a different state? Isn't the whole point of the claim that they requested Hyatt to return it at claimant's expense but instead Hyatt turned it over to the police after opening it? Thats illegal search BTW. They could end up in big trouble legally. They should happily settle and hope this problem goes away. Your comment misses the point unfortunately.


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The Jimmy G Factor is tangling up playoff scenarios, draft positioning and, yes, game-picking. But can the defense continue to play over its head? Not only wild-card spots in both conferences, but also seeding. So many wild games in this series, from Mike Smith going for it on fourth down late on Atlanta's side of the field in to the track meet in the opener , and even this season's showdown in New Orleans , when the Falcons ' offense looked like the '98 Vikings we all remember who beat those guys.
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If he gives Tony Romo reps, what happens if the veteran absolutely lights it up? How would that impact the playoff plan, should Dak Prescott struggle a bit -- and the plan beyond that? On the other hand, Philadelphia's defense has been a different animal at home, and it just made life miserable for Romo counterpart Eli Manning.
Is that fair to thrust Romo into the lineup, on the road, in this kind of matchup? If he falters or gets hurt Romo was hurt in Philadelphia last season , what happens to his trade value -- or his free-agent value, should the Cowboys end up just releasing him?
None of those are fun outcomes for the Joneses, from increasing offseason controversy to decreasing offseason options. Worth noting here is that the Eagles are at home, thanks to that stout defense.
My gut tells me that Garrett plays his starters more than fans anticipate and that I need to do planks at the gym today. Neither club, I'm sure, wants to head into the offseason with heads down.
The future of both coaches in this game is uncertain. After Rex Ryan was dismissed this week , Anthony Lynn was tabbed to replace him as the interim boss.
My colleague Ian Rapoport says the Bills are taking a serious gander at Lynn as a potential permanent replacement. Does that mean his players will compete their butts off for him? As for the Jets , do they have the aerial attack to win for embattled head coach Todd Bowles? The passing game, after being a strength last season and in the earlier meeting versus the Bills this year , has been an abomination.
My guess is Shady McCoy goes off against a talented front that often just hasn't shown up for work in At least we know the Jets won't lose by 20 or more points, like they have five times already. We do know that You think Sam Bradford doesn't have much to play for? How about Adrian Peterson , who must be hearing the whispers about whether he has lost a step and whether the Vikings need to look to the future at the RB position?
Then there's Matt Barkley , who surely knows what the light at the end of the tunnel could be if he were to ball out in a Bears victory: Another youngster, Jordan Howard , trucked the Minnesota defense for over yards from scrimmage last time they played. He's the real deal -- and will need to be just that and then some if Chicago is to avoid going on the road this season. By the way, who uses the word "youngster" anymore?
For the visiting Jaguars , consider Sunday an extended looksie at Doug Marrone as a potential frontman. If Marrone goes , how in theee hayle does team brass hire someone else? And what to make of Chuck Pagano's future, one year after he seemed to hang on partially because his players lobbied for him so hard at the close of last season? For all the talk of Andrew Luck getting pummeled this season, the rookies on the Colts ' line have prevented him from getting sacked over the last two games.
That's a fun fact. Here's a fun prediction if you call Naptown home: Adam Vinatieri secures the Colts ' second straight finish with a yard field goal at the end of regulation. New England lost down there in Week 17 last season -- as well as in December of Not to mention the Week 1 loss at Miami in The Patriots clinch home-field throughout the playoffs with a win or a Raiders loss.
The Dolphins will be the sixth seed This should be a tight ballgame, with the Dolphins trying keep their mojo heading into the postseason. But can the defense continue to play over its head? The Patriots running backs, specifically LeGarrette Blount , who is now one of just four running backs in the last five years to rush for over 1, yards and at least 15 touchdowns.
Philip Rivers was in his fifth year as the Chargers ' starting quarterback then, posting his third consecutive season with a passer rating north of He's only pulled that off once since, and is sub this season.
On the subject of San Diego, let's hope this isn't the last game the Chargers ever play there. They have been part of the fabric of the community for 56 years.
Arizona has failed to turn it on -- and keep it on -- all season. Back then, Case Keenum was the semi-competent starter -- something Jared Goff has not been. And we'll see if the Rams ' defense is able to get off the field late in the game, even if the offense puts the unit right back on it.
They've been effective at promoting Johnny Hekker 's athleticism. In more important news, this could be the last game of Larry Fitzgerald's Hall of Fame career. Forget the overall numbers -- I think Fitz will make it because of his complete dominance in the postseason: If Matt McGloin can succeed against the top secondary in football, then there is hope for Oakland yet even to get the top seed.
Instead of the Raiders getting a week off, then hosting a team in Oakland, they would have to go on the road to face the Texans in the wild-card round. Could be worse, but you know both the Chiefs and Raiders want that bye -- this is especially true for the team playing its backup QB.
This game will be close, because the Oakland pass rush will be all up in the Broncos ' pocket. Meanwhile, the Redskins are still trying to squeeze into that sixth and final wild-card spot.
A win over Eli Manning and Co. I trust Kirk Cousins to handle the moment, even against a defense that has played well for two months now. The issue is the other side. More specifically, there are two issues: A Can Manning perform better than he has historically in Washington? B How much will New York's prominent guys play, considering that the Giants can't gain anything by winning?
Seattle still has an opportunity to get the second seed in the NFC. Will Pete Carroll's guys blow that opportunity against a two-win 49er team? This pick probably makes it seem like I don't trust the 49ers ' low-octane attack against a motivated Seahawks defense. I am comfortable with that. San Francisco hasn't beaten these guys in a long time. Seattle just needs to pray the Falcons lose Sunday. With a win, the Falcons can secure a first-round bye in the playoffs.
The Saints can avoid a third consecutive losing season by prevailing in their division rival's stadium. This will be the last regular-season game ever at the Georgia Dome. Yeah, I preferred the Fulton County days, anyway So many wild games in this series, from Mike Smith going for it on fourth down late on Atlanta's side of the field in to the track meet in the opener , and even this season's showdown in New Orleans , when the Falcons ' offense looked like the '98 Vikings we all remember who beat those guys.
Drew Brees will give the defense fits, but I'm taking the Falcons , because they need that home game. Packers at Lions will be the only game that definitively decides a division. Last time these two teams met , Green Bay pulled way out front, , only to watch as Matthew Stafford got hot and Marvin Jones impersonated Herman Moore.
Detroit would pull within seven before the Packers were able to run out the clock. Beating the Texans as handily as they did in their first game without Antonio Brown has to boost their confidence. The way the Cowboys exited so meekly from playoff contention last week could play into how they come out in a meaningless game against a rival with nothing for which to play. The Eagles do need to get much sharper than they looked against the Raiders, so there might not be as much resting of starters as expected, especially with a bye coming.
The Giants have been around for 93 years, and until this season they had never lost 13 games, much less As uninspiring as Washington was on Thanksgiving night in Landover, on that brown, patchy field, they still managed to beat the Giants. The Packers won both, but this one means nothing but bragging rights, if the players are even thinking that.
Caldwell is once again on the hot seat, and the Packers were shut out last week for the second time this season, both without Aaron Rodgers. The well-paid Matthew Stafford, meanwhile, wraps up his ninth season, his sixth without a playoff berth.
Yates, Jacoby Brissett will take the worst beating. DeAndre Hopkins and T. Hilton might want to go fishing together somewhere in the offseason and compare notes on whose career is being wasted worse. Earl Thomas basically handed out his resume last week, and they still pulled out the win.
Meanwhile, give a big hand to Larry Fitzgerald, in case this is the last we see of him. That defense can be trusted one more time to get them in … but the way they gave up the winning points late to the Steelers in their only loss in their last six games, that might be the last time they can be trusted for sure. This could be the final scene of the Adam Gase-Jay Cutler marriage. Supposedly, Cutler was the best they could do at the time. Yeah, just no one else out there.
A win not only gives the Saints the NFC South, it gives them 12 wins in 14 games after an start, one that seems a million years ago. The Jimmy G Factor is tangling up playoff scenarios, draft positioning and, yes, game-picking. His gaining yards rushing and receiving is possible; if he does, he moves into the top 10 all-time for a single season. The disappearance of the Jaguars' defensive dominance and their composure last week against the 49ers needs to be proven to be an exception.
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Join Mrs. Dalloway's and the Mediterranean Garden Society for a talk and signing by Jason Dewee's on his just released book, Designing with Palms (photography by Caitlin Atkinson).
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Burn calories and raise money for a great cause.
Put some actual soul into your cycle class at See Dallas Cycle on November 4th. Taking place outside at "The Eye" (yes, that 30-foot eyeball downtown across from The Joule), Vital Fitness Studio, RideHouse, and lululemon have teamed up to bring you Dallas' largest stationary biking event—benefitting a great cause.
Proceeds from the mega-class (which will have 150 bikes) will benefit Spokes for Folks, a non-profit that repurposes gently-used bikes for those in need. A $30 donation will reserve you a bike in the class, shoes, and a lululemon swag bag. The first class filled up within 24 hours, so a second one at 7:30 p.m. was just opened up.
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Everyone gets angry at times, particularly in the stressful context and hormonal changes of adolescence. However, some teens experience greater difficulty in handling the situations and physical impulses associated with anger. Fortunately, several organizations and behavioral experts have developed strategies specifically addressing teen anger management. Remember that not every technique works for every individual, so try multiple strategies or a combination of some to figure out how to best manage angry behaviors.
In some cases with anger management, the best defense is a good offense. You have a better chance of handling stressful situations if you create a survival kit. Role-play or write about daily challenges and brainstorm ways for resolving them. As you experience a conflict, take a step back to reflect. Think about what is happening, your physical and emotional responses to it and your options. Avoid snap judgments and try to come up with a balanced perspective.
While anger is a natural, self-protective response to many situations, relaxing in the face of excessive or problematic anger is more of a learned strategy. Find a simple phrase or mantra that calms you down, perhaps a self-affirmation or a line from a favorite song. Practice deep breathing and counting in the face of a challenge to give yourself time to check your impulses and respond reasonably. In the long-term, activities such as walking, yoga, meditation, running, hiking, gardening, cooking, playing music, painting or keeping a journal can promote a calmer attitude.
When the going gets tough, go somewhere else, at least in your mind. Visualization techniques might begin in a calm, non-stimulating environment, such as a dark room or a quiet spot in nature. Sit comfortably, contracting and releasing each muscle to relax your body. Fix your mind on a place or an image that has a relaxing effect, such as swimming underwater, walking through a quiet forest or even somersaulting through outer space. If you practice visualization enough, you can generate the image in the face of stress and trigger an increased sense of peace.
For a more regimented approach, take the five-step process toward managing anger. First, identify the problem. Then think of many solutions before responding to the problem. Third, think through the solutions to imagine the consequences. Fourth, make the best choice. Finally, measure your progress. Determine if your choices were successful. If not, reflect on what you could have done better. If your choices were positive, congratulate yourself.


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