Avoid prolonged eye contact with the bad or angry driver.

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Not a bad fellow, the driver, but rather dull in conversation.

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Too bad they didn't incorporate a standard driver set for these things, so when you plug in your device, you must already have a connection established in order to get the proper drivers.

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"The traffic's been very bad today, especially this morning, " said yellow cab driver Alex Mario, 45, of Brooklyn.

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And now Jimmie is breathing down the necks of Dale Earnhardt and Richard Petty for the most NASCAR titles ever, which is not bad for the son of a machine operator and a school bus driver who still has plenty of seasons ahead of him.

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But it is not quite as bad when every single athlete, coach, trainer, doctor, and driver is either cheating or knows about the cheating.

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Though fans appear to enjoy Burke as protagonist Miles Matheson and Esposito ("Breaking Bad") as Major Tom Neville of the Monroe Militia, Tracy Spiridakos in the driver's seat as Charlie Matheson hasn't been as well received.

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Sure, bad bounces happen and, occasionally, the winds of fortune may swing in your favor, but the primary driver of consistent success is practice.

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