INPUT ARTICLE: Article: A Startup repair will reinstall essential system files that Windows uses to boot. This could fix the black screen problem you're experiencing. If you time this correctly, you'll enter the Advanced Boot Options menu. If Windows tries to load, you'll have to reboot and try again. If you can't open this menu, you can boot from a Windows 7 installation DVD or USB installation drive and select "Repair computer" from the Setup menu.  Your regular keyboard should be selected by default. Logging in as an administrator will give you access to the Command Prompt as well as the other repair options.   Depending on what errors Startup Repair encounters, you may be given different options. In many cases, Startup Repair will fix problems without your intervention, and your computer will reboot one or more times. If Startup Repair prompts you to perform a System Restore, click the Restore button and select the most recent restore point. After Startup Repair has finished any of its repairs, try rebooting and loading Windows. If you still are unable to boot into Windows, you may want to consider performing a clean installation. This will delete all of the data on the drive, so use Safe Mode to back up any important files first if possible.

SUMMARY: Reboot your computer. Rapidly tap F8. Highlight Repair Your Computer and press ↵ Enter. Select your keyboard type. Select the user you want to log in as. Click the Startup Repair option. Wait while Startup Repair scans your computer. Follow any prompts for repairing problems. Try logging into Windows.

In one sentence, describe what the following article is about: When reading aloud, the speed at which you read can significantly affect your listeners’ understanding and attention. Choose a pace that is not too fast or too slow.  Read slowly enough that your listeners are able to understand everything you’re saying and have enough time to process the information. However, you also want to keep the story moving so that listeners will not become bored.  Nerves can cause you to speak faster than usual, even though it might not feel like you are. When you’re in front of an audience, make an effort to slow down your speech a little, even if it feels a bit unnatural to you. Chances are you’re talking faster than you think. When setting the pace, it is better to speak slower than faster. The audience will likely still pay attention if things are moving a little slow, but you may lose them completely by talking too fast. Mumbling or mispronouncing words can make it difficult for your audience to understand what you’re saying. To improve your pronunciation, practice articulating certain sounds more emphatically through exercises.  One thing you can do is highlight each word that ends in the letters t, d, p, b, k, or g, and practice over-pronouncing them. Doing so will help you pronounce your words more clearly in your regular speech.  Performing daily tongue twisters can also help you articulate your words more clearly. Some tongue twisters you can use are “red-leather, yellow-leather” and “eleven benevolent elephants.”  If there are words you constantly mispronounce, take some extra time learning how to properly say these words and practice until you get it right. On the day you will be speaking, keep your voice warmed and ready by singing or humming throughout the day. This will help ensure your voice is ready when you go to speak so you don’t sound strained. You can also repeat tongue twisters throughout the day to relax your tongue and lips. Repeat the phrase “You see Oz” in an exaggerated manner to stretch your jaw and bring more flexibility to your tongue. What you eat and drink can affect how your voice sounds. Make sure you are drinking plenty of water, including a cup before and after you drink any caffeinated beverages. It is best to avoid caffeinated beverages altogether, if possible. Mints, nuts, and fatty foods can cause heartburn or hoarseness in your voice, so avoid these when possible. If you can, bring some water with you when you go up to read. If you find yourself getting hoarse, stop and take a sip.
Summary: Pace yourself. Practice pronunciation. Warm up before you speak. Drink water and avoid caffeine and fatty foods.

INPUT ARTICLE: Article: There are a plethora of skills a good probation officer must have. In addition to being able to read people, get information out of them, and know what's best for them, you have to get book smart, too.  Familiarize yourself with the laws in your state and at the federal level. And the consequential punishments, of course. Knowing the procedures when it comes to what's happening around you will help you make sense of your environment. You'll be writing reports almost daily, so hone those writing skills. Other people will be judging you on your writing, so make it good! People skills, as stated, are invaluable on the job. Keep up with policies in your work environment (harassment, confidentiality, etc.) in addition to gaining the trust of those who depend on you. If you're familiar with another language or two (in the US, Spanish and prominent Asian languages will be the most useful), stay on it. If it's not incredibly useful already, it will be. Most of the time you'll be working with people that only have minor offenses to their name.</ref> Those on probation will be first-time offenders and those that aren't doing jail time (hopefully). That being said, that doesn't mean you won't get put into situations that aren't slightly threatening. You probably will. And if you know that's in the cards, you can prepare yourself. You'll be wandering through your fair share of halfway homes or houses, decrepit parts of town, and just in general not being around, well, the most trustworthy of folks. You may find that people don't like you just because of your job title. Things can get heated. Never resort to violence if you don't absolutely have to. A large part of your job as a probation officer will be to run constant check up on your offenders. You'll be doing interviews, seeing how they're doing, making sure they're on the right track, helping them pay fines, pointing them in the right direction, and finding them opportunities in addition to running urine tests and the like. This won't always be fun, but it can be rewarding when you see someone who's turned around and living life to the fullest. If one of your cases doesn't violate their probation, you do have the power to arrest them. Depending on your agency and your cases, you may be issued identification, a firearm, and other tools to pad your arsenal. Some probation officers are on-call pretty much 24/7. If a case of yours goes awry, you may get a phone call in the middle of the night. These things will happen. You deal with them in stride. Phil and a UFC fighter. Though they're sort of mutually exclusive, for you they can't be. You need to be a metaphorical arrow for the people you work with, showing them where they need to go. You also need to show them who's boss. If Dr. Phil were kicking butt and taking names, he'd look like you. It's a fine line to toe, but an understanding hard-ass is what would serve you best in this work world. People will be tempted to take advantage of you and you can't let them. However, you also have to act in their best interest and not your own. If you can cultivate a personality that's both oriented to the other and yet rational, logical, and unmoved, you'll be off to a good start.

SUMMARY:
Brush up. Be prepared for dangerous situations. Check up on your parolees. Get ready for a hectic schedule. Be both Dr.