INPUT ARTICLE: Article: Channel your inner Abe Lincoln by trimming off the mustache completely and leaving the rest.  This is easiest with a beard trimmer. Follow all the above steps for trimming and then remove the mustache with the trimmer. Maintain by shaving your upper lip regularly with a razor. If you can't, at least keep it significantly shorter with the trimmer. Trim your sideburns, leaving only a tough-looking patch around your mouth.  Imagine a line that runs from the sides of your nose down the corner of your lips and shave everything between that line and your ear, leaving the hair around the chin and the mustache. Experiment with leaving different lengths of sideburn, or, for a style called the fu-manchu, removing the hair under the bottom lip and the chin. This is essentially the opposite of the goatee, leave the sideburns long and remove the mustache, chin, and neck beard. Also try leaving the mustache for a variation on the chinstrap. Take off the trim guard or very carefully use scissors to cut (almost) everything off. You want to create an all-over, very short beard. This is a rugged, masculine look. This effect is more noticeable if you have dark hair (especially if you have pale skin). A soul patch is a tiny, short beard under your lower lip. This look is favored by jazz musicians and best accompanied by a cool pair of shades. Remain clean-shaven, leaving only a small downward-facing triangle of hair that extends from your lower lip to a spot above your chin. Try different lengths with this look. A short soul patch can be barely-noticeable, while a longer one can create an air of mystery. This moustache is famously associated with director John Waters. Shave your beard down to just a mustache. Trim your mustache using a pair of clippers and a very short guard. Then, with a safety razor, shave your mustache except for the portion just above your upper lip. You'll be chasing girls down the street in no time! Try out different lengths and styles. It'll always grow back. If you plan on shaving your beard off completely, take the opportunity to try a different style for an hour at a time. Eat lunch with a goatee and dinner with a mustache. You might discover that you like one of your new styles.

SUMMARY: Leave the chinstrap. Rock the goatee. Try out the muttonchop. Trim it extra short for the five-o'clock shadow. Cultivate a soul patch. Creep your friends out with a pencil 'stache. Experiment!


INPUT ARTICLE: Article: If you don't already have a compiler, MinGW is a great version of GCC for Windows that can compile C++ code. Go to http://www.mingw.org in a web browser and then follow these instructions:  Click Downloads in the left panel. Click the blue-and-white button with a Windows logo below your operating system. If the file doesn't download immediately, click Save to download it now. To do this, double-click the downloaded file, click Install, and then click Continue. The default installation directory is C:\MinGW—leave it this way to make things easy, as you'll need to enter this later. The app will now install. When the installation is finished, click Continue to launch it. If you install MinGW to a different folder, make note of which folder it is so you can properly set your environment variables. The remaining installation steps will download the actual GCC compiler and associated files:  Select Basic Setup in the left column. Select all of the options in the right column and mark them all for installation as prompted. Click the Installation menu and select Apply Changes. Click Apply to start the download. When the download is complete, click Close. This opens the Settings window to the "About" screen. It's toward the bottom of the panel under "Related Settings." This opens the System Properties dialog. It's near the bottom of the "Advanced" tab, which opens by default. This lets you easily run the compiler from anywhere on your PC. Here's how:  Double-click Path under "System Variables" in the bottom section. Click the New button at the top-right corner. Type C:\MinGW\bin into the blank and click OK. Click OK again and close all open windows. Your file browser will appear. The location will vary. If you're using a Visual Studio Code (the free code editor from Microsoft), you can quickly find the location in the app by right-clicking your .cpp file in the left panel and clicking Reveal in Explorer. Other editors may have an Open in Explorer option as well. A menu will expand. If you use Windows PowerShell, you'll see Open PowerShell Window Here instead. This opens a command prompt in the same folder as your CPP code. Type g++ yourprogram.cpp (replace that name with the name of your actual CPP file) and press ↵ Enter to compile your CPP file into an EXE. As long as there are no errors in your C++ code, a new file ending in "EXE" will appear in the current folder.

SUMMARY: Download the Minimalist GNU for Windows (MinGW). Run the downloaded installer file. Install the GCC files in MinGW. Right-click the Start menu and select System. Scroll down and click System Info in the right panel. Click Advanced system settings in the left panel. Click the Environment Variables button. Add the MinGW binary path variable. Right-click the Start button and click File Explorer. Navigate to the folder that contains your CPP file(s). Hold the ⇧ Shift key as you click an empty area in the folder. Select Open Command window here. Run the command to compile your program.


INPUT ARTICLE: Article: Shuffling a deck, dealing the cards to players, and keeping track of the pot are skills that you gain by doing the actions repeatedly. Practice at home with a deck of cards prior to a game to improve your accuracy and sleight of hand. Gamblers are looking to have a good time, which, for the dealer, translates to maintaining a positive attitude, showing restraint and keeping quiet throughout the game, and answering or redirecting any questions that are raised. Poker dealers must have good communication and customer service skills. Communicating with the players and, if applicable, with the floor or casino staff is crucial to being a good, entertaining dealer. Poker is played hundreds of ways, so familiarize yourself with the rules of each game. The most popular variations are Texas Hold’em, the Five- and Seven-Card Studs, and the Five-Card Draw. Read or watch online tutorials from the likes of TruePokerDealer to learn how to play different variations.

SUMMARY:
Practice often. Be professional. Be familiar with a variety of games.