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NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) — Turns out Adele ruled 2012, too — and set a record while she was at it.
The British singer's "21" was the highest-selling album in the U.S. for the second consecutive year, according to 2012 sales figures released by Nielsen SoundScan on Thursday. That's a first in the SoundScan era.
Adele sold 4.4 million copies of the album in 2012 after selling 5.8 million in 2011. She crossed the 10 million threshold in November and was only rivaled by Taylor Swift, whose "Red" was second on the list. If her album sales continue apace in 2013, '21' will move into the top 10 list for sales since 1993, when SoundScan began current tracking methods.
Gotye scored the year's top-selling song with "Somebody That I Used To Know" featuring Kimbra. The song was downloaded a record 6.8 million times. Carly Rae Jepsen's "Call Me Maybe" was next at 6.5 million. Both songs are the first to cross the 6 million digital sales mark, while fun. came close with 5.9 million downloads of "We Are Young" featuring Janelle Monae.
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Overall, however, album sales declined 4.4 percent. That continues a downward trend since 2004 that was only briefly halted by last year's 3 percent gain — mostly due to the surprise success of "21." Only two genres showed album sales gains in 2012. Rock gained by 2 percent and country, fueled by the format's assault on the top 10, jumped 4.2 percent.
Swift led a record five country artists into the top 10, selling 3.1 million copies of "Red" in just over two months. Other country artists on the list included Carrie Underwood's "Blown Away" at No. 7 (1.2 million) followed by Luke Bryan's "tailgates & tanlines" (1.1 million), Lionel Richie's duets album "Tuskegee" (1 million) and Jason Aldean's "Night Train" (1 million).
One Direction nearly matched Swift's sales total, but did it by placing two 2012 releases in the top 10 — "Up All Night" placed No. 3 with 1.6 million sold and "Take Me Home" was fifth with 1.3 million.
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Music has been with us for years. From a simple nice sound, to folk sounds, to the sounds that we have today. Musicians play a vital role in the lives of the people. It may be instrumental, or just a song. It doesn't matter which kind you choose as long as you like it. The beautiful sounds are good for anything. If you want to know about it, then you ought to learn further. This way, you will learn and understand the importance of it.
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Another thing that music is good for is that it serves its purpose for the lonely. People who have lost someone special would definitely write a song about it so that they will never forget. Even kids who love their parents so much will remember the song they usually sang. Until they grow up, they will always put in mind that special sound that mom and dad sang. It also serves as a memorandum especially when it comes to the day of your wedding or any occasion.
This is what music is made for. It has been with us for a long time and we never get tired of it. Without it, we don't know what to do during our past times, or let our babies go to sleep, or even play a memorable love song to our friends and family. All in all, it really is an important aspect in our lives. You might not even know about it, but you'll definitely remember how to sing.
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If you believe that Hoodia is considered a good weight loss component, then you might be right. But, don't make a mistake of buying the diet pills with this component. It may be true that it helps you lose weight, but it doesn't magically melt your fats off your body. This might be the claim of everyone else, since they think it will let them lose weight fast. There are some cases that the said product doesn't meet up to the user's expectations.
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Hoodia gordonii is a cactus-like plant that grows mainly in the deserts of South Africa, Botswana, and Namibia. It has long been used by indigenous people like, San Bushmen of the Kalahari Desert, to suppress hunger and thirst during hunting trips. It was also used to treat indigestion and small infections. An isolated ingredient in hoodia was later discovered which is currently known as P57. It was said to be the one responsible for the hoodia's power to suppress hunger and cravings for food. Because of the increasing interest of hoodia's appetite-suppressant power, it is now considered as a protected plant. This means that only chosen individuals and companies with license can wild-harvest it. Unique Hoodia contains 100 percent pure hoodia that was harvested by authorized South African farmers.
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Unique Hoodia guarantees 495 milligram of pure Hoodia powder per capsule. It is fairly more than what the other competitors offer. Taking this supplement does not mean that you will not eat at all, but your appetite will be decrease that you won't want to eat in between meals. It is said the extra weight or stored fat that you have, come from the snacks that you take in between meals. So if your weight gain is mainly because of your cravings in between meals, then Unique Hoodia is for you. Its ability to stop your yearnings for food will decrease your intake. As you decrease your food intake each day, your daily caloric intake also decreases. Later, you will feel that you are already losing pounds up to your goal weight. For most people, since caloric intake is decreased and maintained to what you only need, your blood sugar will also likely to decrease to its normal level.
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Nutrition and Weight Gain During Pregnancy
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A balanced, nutritious diet during pregnancy is important to maintain your health and nourish your Reference fetus Opens New Window. Be sure to increase your daily caloric intake by 300 calories after you become pregnant.
The average woman needs 2,200 calories a day and 2,500 when she is pregnant. If she is carrying twins, her need increases to 3,500 calories, and for triplets or more, she needs 4,500 calories.Reference 1 Talk to your doctor or a dietitian about your daily calorie needs because your needs depend on your height, weight, and activity level.
Your doctor may give you a nutrition plan to follow throughout pregnancy and while breast-feeding. You may also receive a prescription for a vitamin and mineral supplement or a list of recommended nonprescription supplements.
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Eating a variety of foods can help you get all the nutrients you need. Your body needs protein, carbohydrate, and fats for energy. Good sources of nutrients are:
- Unsaturated fats like olive oil and canola oil, nuts, and fish.
- Carbohydrate from whole grains, fruits, vegetables, legumes (peas, beans, and lentils), and low-fat milk products.
- Lean protein such as all types of fish, poultry without skin, low-fat milk products, and legumes.
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If you are overweight, your ideal goal is less than the average weight gain, 15 lb (6.8 kg) to 25 lb (11.3 kg). If you are underweight, it is best to gain 28 lb (12.7 kg) to 40 lb (18.1 kg).
For obese women, the Institute of Medicine recommends weight gain of between 11 lb (5 kg) and 20 lb (9 kg).Reference 5 Your doctor will work with you to set a weight goal that's right for you. For more information, see the topic Reference Obesity and Pregnancy.
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- 1 lb (0.5 kg) a week during the second and third trimesters
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Women who are pregnant with twins can expect to gain more weight.
For women at a healthy weight who are pregnant with twins, the recommended weight gain is 40 lb (18.1 kg) to 45 lb (20.4 kg).Reference 1
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Since 1984, Shreveport has paid tribute to a cherished Louisiana tradition—the crawfish boil—with its annual Mudbug Madness Festival. As many as 56,000 people flock each day to what has blossomed into one of the state's most popular Cajun festivals, where they nosh on succulent seafood and compete in crawfish-eating contests that encourage participants to test their stomach size and sabotage their opponents by sneaking lobsters into their bowls. "One year, we had a man eat 42 pounds of crawfish in 30 minutes," marvels festival coordinator Melanie. "We've cut it down to 15 minutes since then." In addition to eating crustaceans, attendees can also lure them across the stage during crawdad-calling contests. "It gets really lively," Melanie says, describing how the sirens-in-training are allowed to do nearly anything they can think of to entice the crawfish into their reach.
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In 1976, busy California mother Joan Barnes wanted nothing more than to find a play place where she and her kids could enjoy age-appropriate, educational activities. Finding none, she developed her own innovative play environment within a developmental-based program structure now known as Gymboree Play & Music. Today, kids tumble and learn in more than 650 locations in 33 countries around the world, engaging in open play and classes designed to build cognitive and motor skills. As parents participate in their child's development, their kids learn to paint, play music, and interact socially outside of their preschool knitting circles.
BeFit founder Haley Young started her own personal-fitness path in high school when she joined her first gym. The thrill of running took root in her and inspired her to complete two full marathons and an ultra-marathon relay. Her drive for fitness only increased through the years as she earned certifications in yoga instruction, Zumba fitness, nutrition coaching, and personal training. Now at the head of her own fitness group, she leads yoga and Zumba classes that help students work toward well-being through practiced breathing exercises and calorie-burning dance steps. She also hosts personal-training sessions for one-on-one exercising, and wellness counseling gives clients information about losing weight and an excuse to stop trying to fit a huge party sub through their front door.
Each of the Junior League Market's events help the Junior League of Shreveport-Bossier carry out projects that serve at-risk women and children, from playing bingo with hospitalized kids to increasing community awareness about domestic violence. The community especially rallies together during the Shopping for a Cause events at the Shreveport Convention Center, where up to 140 merchants—including new faces and favorite sellers from years past—gather to sell their wares in one place. At the Girls' Night Out event, Mike's Light & Sound plays music to set the mood as ladies sip drinks or nibble hors d'oeuvres and desserts, including treats from Woo Hoo Whoopies and Bistro Byronz. The event also includes door prizes and shopping at the market.
Kids can get involved through the Breakfast with the Bunnies event, where Barnes Portraiture snaps shots of children forging telepathic connections with live bunnies. Meanwhile, families can sit down to breakfast from Monsour's before they head into the market to peruse the booths.
Kiddie Mia's Family Fun Center entertains children of all ages in two joy-filled facilities. High ceilings loom jealously above the bright blue floors where games twinkle happily. One building houses the center's coin-operated arcade, which rewards youngsters with tickets that, unlike an armored piñata, actually yield prizes. Alongside the redemption games, families can quell appetites with pizzas, burgers, and a spaghetti buffet, all awaiting charged up maws at the onsite snack bar. In the adjacent all-you-can-play game room, dozens of kiddie rides occupy young children, who can scamper between Disney-themed attractions such as Mickey's truck and Barney's tractor as parents shout parallel-parking instructions from nearby red and blue picnic tables. Older kids can blast computerized foes on a number of arcade games or coordinate hands and eyes with turns at basketball hoops or air-hockey tables.
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The International Conference on Education and New Developments—END 2013 has issued a 2nd Call for Abstracts. This will be the last call: participants will have until 29 March 2013 to turn in new submissions.
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The Lüdwig Maximilians Üniversitat, in Munich, will offer Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs), available to learners all over the world, starting this summer.
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I can imagine that a lot of you have encountered the question, how to create a great space for design thinkers. Books like "Make Space" and "I wish I worked there" are helpful. Still more helpful I would think would be the option to exchange experience.
I have learned that flexible offices are great and I have seen example like the white boards and desks from the HPI. Still I would believe there is more. Have you found great providers (not necessarily vendors) for furniture or for large whiteboards that can be used as flexible walls to modify the room on demand ? Great ideas are welcome.
What are your experience to install a prototyping area for process and service design. How to create an infrastructure that allows as much freedom for creativitity but keeps still data security in place ?
Questions, a company needs to deel with.
I would love to share experience.
Hello Katharina,
It's a great topic I have been thinking a lot about lately.
Creative spaces are a very important part of cultivating a creative and innovative culture. My colleagues and I have been facilitating many creative session at many different organizations, countries and many different spaces. The differences have been huge. As a facilitator you notice that the energy in the room is effected by many thing like light, air, view, chairs etc.
This "end-user" knowledge and expertise of these spaces now has been inspiring us to start designing these spaces. If you would like to chat, I'm happy to share all I know or connect you to some experts.
Hi Katharina,
I come from theater, and we use theatrical tools in our service design work. One of the most important is the theatrical concept of "Safe Space" - the physical and mental space which allows us to fully commit to innovation and development (or, as we call it in theater, "rehearsal".
As an actor, when I enter the rehearsal room I know I am entering a Safe Space. Whichever theater I am in, it looks the same - black curtains, high ceiling, no windows, minimal furniture. (If the dancers use it too there will be mirrors - but I will draw the curtain over them.) Those visual cues, and my years of experience, immediately put me into a mental space where I know I am welcome to fail, that nothing which happens here will go outside the space until I choose to take it out. In a design process where we are working with cocreative partners, that experience or that tradition is not there, and we have to create the Safe Space in very short time, with people who might not be used to welcoming failure.
A few lines from our Touchpoint article "Beyond Roleplay" might help explain how we do it:
Safe Space
Lack of attention to Safe Space is one reason that design roleplays usually under-perform. In a typical 7 hour co-creative session, we might spend 2 hours establishing a Safe Space. It generates a relaxed attitude to failure, which will otherwise restrict creativity and honesty.
Physically, the space needs to be flexible and private. Shut the door, draw curtains, and remove most of the chairs - you'll be on your feet. Grab anything you can to serve as props (Rule 3: "Use What You Have"). Imprecise, abstract or fun props free creativity and are more useful than costly replicas in the early stages.
The key to safe space is showing that normal rules do not apply. Show by your behaviour that the participants, not the designers, are the experts. Bosses are not welcome to "sit in", so invite them to join in, or go away. There is no rank in a rehearsal, and there are no right or wrong answers. Avoid "good" and "bad" - just describe how the play-through of a suggestion feels, and decide together which ones to follow up. The Director should keep it fun, but focussed and real (Rule 2: Play seriously).
A Safe Space cannot be declared, it must be embodied. The best way is by openly breaking rules and routines: be surprising, use high energy warmups, invite people by chicken, let participants build the set, rearranging and thus "owning" the room. Embody playfulness, finding your own way (it doesn't have to be rubber chickens) to show that you do not take yourself too seriously, while remaining earnest about the customer and their issues.
Most importantly, never confront inexperienced participants with a blank stage and say "now we act". Carefully choose a sequence of methods which ease into the true rehearsal phase, increasing interactivity and involvement with each step,. For example, start with group storytelling, then personal stories, storyboarding, presentation, allocating roles, setting up stage and props, a quick walk-through, and then slip straight into the investigative rehearsal. Preserve Safe Space by making sure that nobody plays himself (especially when reenacting own experiences). Don't talk about roleplay, theatre, or the stage - just say "show me".
(That last paragraph is less relevant here, but I'll leave it in for completeness.)
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I think a lot of what makes a good rehearsal space will make a great space for design thinkers. You might not want to black out the windows, but you will not want to feel overlooked - especially if the space is to be used for co-creation.
Perhaps my main tips would be:
1. Make sure it feels unlike normal work spaces.
2. Provide lots of materials which can quickly "become" anything - papers, moveable walls, props, gimmicks.
3. Have too few chairs. Keep people on their feet, "doing not talking".
4. LET THE PEOPLE SHAPE IT THEMSELVES! This is a big one. We always set up the room in a very traditional way, then make the participants move everything into their own new shape. If they can change the room, they own it.
5. Most importantly, the room in itself is nothing. It is like a product without a service around it. Use the physical creative space of the room as part of a planned process to bring the participants into a mental creative space. That is the real magic.
Happy to chat any time,
Thanks Katharina,
I realise you were thinking in terms of physical space, but I think it is crucial to see this within the framework of a process which brings the participants into the corresponding mental space - at least until your physical space develops its own tradition. :)
I'd be happy to chat about this any time. I am Adam StJohn Lawrence on Skype.
All the best,
¡Hola KAtharina! For whiteboards I recommend dry erase paint. Companies like Solutions MB or IdeaPaint have great products.
Hello Katharina,
If we look at design thinking spaces from the perspective of letting participants think freely in order to create new outcomes and solutions, one idea that has always appealed to me is the idea of the kindergarten environment.
The kindergarten, for a lot of different reasons, is something that we as adults tend to forget.
But if we look at the way those environments are designed and the purpose they serve (playfulness, social interaction, learning, promotion of creativity, no boundaries, the materials present) we could be asking: "what if we could create a kindergarten for adults?".
What if we could go back to that space what would we find? would the furniture be bigger? would we be able to think as children again? Freely, but at the same time focused on the problem we have in front of us?
What if we had furniture proportionally bigger to our size? would that bring about a new perspective on how we deal and look at things?
A couple of years ago, together with a friend of mine, we were invited to conduct a session about ideas generation with people from an engineer background. Although we didn't win that bid, I remember our proposal caught the client's eye because we tried to recreate a childhood environment in the space the workshop was to take place.
Hope this might help you. I would be happy to discuss this further.
Hi Ricardo,
This is an interesting idea, but I don't think we need to be smaller to be playful. There are other aspects of Kindergarten which are easier to reproduce - colour, toys, safety, energy and the playful social environment. I think it is more about permission to play, and even the celebration of not taking yourself seriously.
At the Global Service Jam, many people all over the world spontaneously adopted a tradition of, well, basically silly hats and rubber chickens. The result - apart from thousands of great pictures - was people saying they did several weeks work in one weekend...
Hello Adam.
I agree. I specially like your notion of the "celebration of not taking yourself seriously". And am not absolutely sure whether being smaller would actually contribute to the creative process.
It was just a "what if" moment, since working / living spaces and the way in which people are influenced by them has always attracted me.
(Apropos, the Channel 4 documentary by Tom Dyckhoff - The Secret Life of Buildings) (http://www.channel4.com/programmes/the-secret-life-of-buildings) presents a lot of inspiration with that regard)
The notion of being "smaller" is also something I started to think after visiting my kindergarten a few years ago, almost 20 years after I left. On that day I personally felt that what used to look huge and allowed me to think big was actually quite small. Not only did it feel that I wouldn't fit there physically, but also intellectually.
Almost as if the space had shrunk in a way that even my mind had no place there.
So, I would say it is just natural curiosity that makes me wonder whether we, as adults, would think differently if the space we are in was actually bigger.
On another note, the last third of the following article actually gives a great insight on how some famous spaces (where some great ideas were produced - Building 20 at the MIT and Pixar studios), were actually thought and organised: http://www.newyorker.com/reporting/2012/01/30/120130fa_fact_lehrer?....
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The Federal Hocking girls basketball team had lost four consecutive games headed into Monday's Tri-Valley Conference Hocking Division contest with Wahama in Athens County. The Lady Lancers took the 48-37 victory, giving the Lady Falcons their third straight defeat.
Federal Hocking (3-4, 3-4 TVC Hocking) began the game with a 12-to-10 run through the first eight minutes of the game. Wahama (1-5, 1-4) was out scored by five points in the second period and the Lady Lancers held a 26-19 halftime advantage.
After the break the Lady Falcons had their best quarter of the night, scoring 12 points while holding FHHS to 11. The Lady Lancer defense picked up in the fourth period, as they held WHS to just six points. Federal Hocking scored 11 in the fourth and took the 48-37 triumph.
Sierra Carmichael led Wahama with 19 points, followed by Kelsey Zuspan with eight. Bunni Peters had three points, while the trio of Rachel Roque, Paige Gardner and Danielle Lavender each finished with two points. Mackenzie Gabritsch chipped in one point to close out the WHS scoring.
Cheyenne Singer finished with a game-high 20 points to lead FHHS, followed by Megan Thompson with 13. Carley Tabler had six points, Ashton Cale had five, while Taylor Carr and Whitney Gillian each finished with two points.
Neither team shot well from the charity stripe in the game, Wahama was 3-of-13 (23.1 percent) from the line, while Federal Hocking was 4-of-14 (28.6 percent).
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NEW YORK (AP) — Bernard Lagat loves the thought of looking at the U.S. record book and seeing his name all in a row.
Indoor 1,500 meters, 1 mile, 3,000 meters, 5,000 meters, 2 miles.
"When you look back in history, when you look at the stats, you're going to look at, 'Wow, Bernard Lagat, bam, bam, bam,"' he said.
Lagat will seek to take care of the one hole on that list Saturday at the 106th Millrose Games.
At the storied indoor track meet last year, he regained the 5,000 mark. But on the same day, Galen Rupp took his record in the 2 miles.
So Lagat will race the 2 miles Saturday at the Armory looking to run faster than 8 minutes, 9.72 seconds.
Rupp, 11 1/2 years Lagat's junior, and other young Americans will likely break his records soon enough. That's not the point.
"I know what I put in to get those times," Lagat said. "So another person comes and destroys those times, that makes me feel, 'Well, you know what? That athlete is good. You know what that means? That means the sport in this country is getting better."'
For the time being, though, if another runner breaks his record, Lagat may just lower it again. One of these days, the 38-year-old will retire. But after just missing a bronze medal in the 5,000 at last summer's London Olympics, he's talking about the possibility of competing at the 2015 world championships — at age 40.
"It's mind-boggling to think he's 38 and still running like this," coach James Li said. "We have never seen it in the world anywhere at any time in history." Continued...
Mention the 2016 Olympics, though, and Lagat laughs and says, "I don't like to talk about that number." Then again, he isn't definitively ruling it out.
"He keeps pushing that conventional wisdom as to what people think the limit is," Li said. "Honestly, I can't give that prediction."
Lagat credits Li for designing training plans that keep him sharp without wearing him out. The runner makes it sound so easy when he espouses the importance of quality over quantity.
But for people as driven as elite athletes, holding back can be harder than pushing through an extreme workout. Li said Lagat's confidence allows him to keep the faith that more isn't always better.
Lagat has become synonymous with Millrose after winning a record eight titles in its signature event, the Wanamaker Mile. For the second straight year, he's running a different event at the meet to try to set an American indoor record.
Matthew Centrowitz won the Wanamaker in 2012 in Lagat's absence. The 23-year-old American is back to defend his title — and young enough to one day break Lagat's record of eight victories.
"I'm definitely going to give myself a chance," he said of returning to Millrose year after year as Lagat has.
Other big names in Saturday's meet include Olympic gold medalists Brittney Reese (long jump) and Jenn Suhr (pole vault) and silver medalist Jason Richardson in the 60-meter hurdles.
Lagat will be looking to win his race, of course. He values championships and records in his legacy in their own ways.
"Attaining a certain time in itself is a measure of how good you are," Lagat said, "and a measure of your excellence in the sport that you do."
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"We stink right now," he said. "I don't know how else to call it. We've played two teams that are playoff teams that are Super Bowl contending teams. We've got a long, long way to go. We have to figure out a way to get better."
They feel it, the fans feel it and most around the league sees what's happening to the group. The lingering question is how the team will respond in what could be their biggest game of the season, another road contest against the 4-1 Arizona Cardinals.
After two dejecting losses that the Bills have suffered, morale of the team is certainly questioned. Speaking Monday morning on WGR Sports Radio 550, head coach Chan Gailey said he was concerned about the psyche of his team. He expounded on that later on Monday.
"You've got your head in the sand if you don't worry about confidence, morale, all of those terms that we all use," he said. "I addressed it with the team. And what I reminded them is that they've done it before, and to not lose confidence in themselves because I've seen them, we've all seen them do it before so I know it can be done."
In what could be the easiest road matchup of their next four games, the Bills are focusing on regaining all the positivity they had from their two-game win streak against Kansas City and Cleveland, and implementing it as they move forward in to the sixth week of the NFL season.
"I'm still optimistic about where we can go. There's a lot of games left," Kyle Williams remarked. "But, we have to get better and we have to get better in a hurry. I've said it before, being disappointed, being discouraged and hanging things up are two completely different things. We have a lot of games left. But like I said, we have to get a lot better, a lot more sound or we're not gonna win a lot of football games if we don't."
When things go awry, many times fans look to the quarterback as someone a certain amount of blame can be placed on. For Ryan Fitzpatrick, he realizes what's being said but says he just can't think about that as he tries to prepare for a game each week.
"I don't think I need to sit and put that on my shoulders every week and every play. I think if you do that, you start pressing that you're not going to be effective. I've got to go out there and just play and I guess that's the biggest thing for me. I don't think about that stuff when I'm out there. I don't think about I've got to make this play, or else. We've got to win this game, or else. For me it's just going out there and trying to execute the offense."
The Bills will start their practice preparations for the Cardinals on Wednesday of this week. They'll be taking their reps on the campus of Arizona State University.