In one sentence, describe what the following article is about: Consonant pronunciation for Sindarin is largely the same as it is in English (and Quenya). There are a few common rules to keep in mind though. Learn the exceptions by practicing them in a variety of Elvish words to internalize them.  Like Quenya, the “c” and “k” sound are always hard and sound identical. The “r” is always rolled as well, like a Spanish speaker saying “correo.” ”Dh” and “wh” are usually pronounced like “th” in English. So a word like “bedhyr” is pronounced “beth-earr.” ”V” is silent when it’s at the end of the word. “G” is always a hard “g,” like in “hang.” It is never pronounced softly or like a “j.” The vowel pronunciation is near-identical to Quenya with the exception of the letter “y.” This is treated as a vowel in Sindarin, but a consonant in Quenya. If a word in Sindarin has 3 syllables or fewer, emphasize the first syllable regardless of what letters are at the beginning of the word. This gives Sindarin a front-loaded sound, comparable to speakers of Portuguese, Welsh, or Gaelic.  Take the famous character Legolas, for example. The first syllable in his name is pronounced loudly and sharply; it sounds like an American English speaker saying “leg.” The “o” and “las” are soft, and make the rest of the word sound vaguely Spanish or Italian. Sindarin is the more commonly-spoken version of Elvish in Middle Earth. When you hear Elves speak in the Lord of the Rings films, pay attention to the way the characters speak and look out for these stresses. This rule is pretty straightforward—only stress the third syllable in a word if there are 4 or more syllables in the word. Every other word is pronounced with the emphasis on the first syllable.  For example, “Sindarin” is pronounced “SEEN-dar-in,” not “sin-DAR-in.” If there were a fourth syllable on the end of the word, it might become “sin-dar-IN-oh.” In Quenya, “Sindarin” would be pronounced “seen-dair-IN.” Irish and Scottish speakers tend to speak English by emphasizing sounds in the front of a word regardless of the standard pronunciation. This is a pretty good method for pronouncing Sindarin words, since the vast majority of them stress the first syllable. Speak Sindarin with an Irish or Scottish accent to pull off a basic Sindarin pronunciation. For example, an Irish or Scottish accent would pronounce “ai” (which means “hail”) as “eye” instead of “aye,” which is pretty close to the proper pronunciation in Sindarin.
Summary: Keep the English pronunciation of consonants with a few exceptions. Stress the first syllable when pronouncing most words in Sindarin. Emphasize the third syllable if the word has more than 3 syllables. Speak with an Irish or Scottish accent to pull off a natural Sindarin accent.

Recent research suggests laughing and humor are both key components of health in general.  The easiest way to get over the anxiety produced from an embarrassing moment is thus to simply laugh at yourself and the situation that just occurred. This way, it's easier for others to laugh with you than at you.  The fact that you even get embarrassed is a great way to connect you to other people, as it’s something almost everyone has likely experienced at some point in their life. If you are willing to laugh at yourself, an embarrassing moment can serve as a great jumping off point to sparking interesting conversations or making new friends. You can also try making the situation funny. If you approach the situation with good humor, it will become less embarrassing and more like a light joke. For example, if you fall off your chair, say something like, "I do all my own stunts!" When an embarrassing moment happens, it's best to accept it. You can't go back in time, so what's the point of being in total denial? Admit to yourself – and others if appropriate – that you had an embarrassing moment. This can be a great way to start conversations with others, as they will likely have embarrassing moments to share with you as well. There may be circumstances that cause your embarrassing moment which are understandable and explainable. For example, you may have called someone by the wrong name all day. But when you reflect on the incident, you realize that you’ve been thinking about another person quite a bit.  For example, you could say, “I’m sorry I’ve been calling you Shawn. I have been thinking about a good friend of mine who is going through a rough time, and I’m a little distracted.” Perhaps you spilled coffee all over some important papers at a meeting, or you tripped and dropped a stack of books on your principal’s foot. Ask the other person to help you pick up your things. This will redirect the situation away from your embarrassment to the task at hand.
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One-sentence summary -- Laugh at yourself. Admit you were embarrassed. Explain why the moment occurred. Ask others to help you.

Problem: Article: Your birth date, wedding anniversary, phone number, and home address are obvious picks, so just do not use them.  Instead, think of numbers unrelated to major events and addresses in your life to create your PIN.  One technique that works for PINs is to divide them into two groups of two digits and treat each as a year - so that, say, 8367 becomes 1983 and 1967 - and then find some event that corresponds to each year. Each event should be something personal, known only to you, or something historical but relatively obscure. From these, devise an amusing and odd phrase linking the two events, from which the events themselves, and thus the dates, cannot be easily deduced. Write down this phrase rather than the PIN itself. Another way to create a PIN that is also easy to remember is to translate a word into numbers (like on a telephone keypad). Ex: Wiki would be 9454. ATM keypads often have letters printed alongside the numbers. Don't keep the same PIN for all your cards. Have a different PIN for each one, so that if you do happen to lose your wallet, it will be much harder for the PINs to be cracked.
Summary:
Choose a PIN password that is not obvious. Vary your PIN on different cards.