Richard J. Noyes
B.S., Ed.M.; Teacher, Regional Manager IBM, Westinghouse Broadcasting, former Associate Director, Center for Advanced Engineering Study, MIT; Principal, NRS, Inc.; Consultant to business and industry; co-author of two published print and eBooks: Larceny of Love and Guts in the Clutch.
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Four Ups and Downs at Augusta NationalThe Masters is known for great finishes and terrible heartbreaks. Four men created masterworks and dashed the dream of competitors. Read about legends like Gene Sarazen, Jimmy Demaret, Ken Venturi, Jack Burke, Jr. and Gary Player.
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Two NCAA Basketball Finals' GemsIt's always fun when underdogs beat supposedly unbeatable teams in big games. North Carolina State pulled it off against the University of Houston, aka known as Phi Slama Jamma, in 1983 and Villanova upset Georgetown and Patrick Ewing in 1985. Read on.
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CENTURY DIPWilt Chamberlain, the NBA's greatest offensive force scored 100 points, an NBA record, against the New York Knicks in March, 1962 in Hershey, PA,. Only 4,000 fans attended, but 359, 421 have said that they were there, and saw it in Philly or NYC.
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Rattling Philistines (Excerpted from Larceny of Love)Film researcher, composer and screenwriter are sent by their director to interview a 100-year-old designer, former dancer and idea man. He gives eccentric a bad name, but his solution saves the film. Some of the best movie fixes come in roundabout ways.
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COVERING HIS ASSETS (Excerpted from Larceny of Love)Acquisitions are easy when both parties want the deal. This negotiation is rocky but gets done. However, the consequences are deadly as described in the print and e-Book novel Larceny of Love. Read on.
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“MISS WAHZOO” (Excerpted from Larceny of Love)Hollywood film and TV director David Cartwright and his ex-wife, composer Dakota Simms, haven't seen each other in six years. They meet in a lounge at LAX, and the old flame reignites with what turns out to be disastrous consequences.
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“DINNER at JOE’S” (Excerpted from Larceny of Love)“Larceny of Love is an engrossing read that starts like a gentle breeze in the small town of Cairo, Illinois, and moves westward gathering force as it goes, till it impacts with hurricane force and violence in the hills of Hollywood.
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FIFTH MAN and FIRST WOMAN: AGASSI and GRAFAndre Agassi and Steffi Graf were champions of their sport. Both won the tennis Grand Slam. Agassi once during his career and Graf four times, with one of them in the same year. Both of them now give back to their sport and to society.
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CLUTCH FIGGIES CLINCH THREE SUPER BOWLS and a CRUCIAL PLAYOFF GAMEThe Patriots were going for their fourth Super Bowl win in 2007 when the Giants upset them. Now they meet again on 2/5. The best city rivalry in sports will generate record TV viewership. Read background on the Pats' wins and the 2007 Giants' victory.
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THE YEARS with DEMINGW. Edwards Deming, the man who taught the Japanese quality control and elevated them into an industrial power was an American giant who helped propel U.S. Industry, especially the Big Three, into competitive parity. Here is an insider's look at Deming.
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NEW YORK STORIES of the FIFTIES: PART FOURThe night time magical Manhattan excursion continues and concludes with drinks with Marilyn Monroe at the Waldorf Astoria. Following a lively, champagne-fueled conversation, Kate and Matt take a fantasy cab back to the Algonquin.
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NEW YORK STORIES of the FIFTIES: PART THREEPart three of a magical evening in mid-1950's NYC. A couple with celebrity knack bring along their young proteges and introduces them to the glitterati. We're building toward part four and a big surprise: drinks with NJ at the Waldorf.
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NEW YORK STORIES of the FIFTIES: PART TWOKelly and Brendan McGrath accompanied by their proteges, Kate and Matt Jameson continue their magical Manhattan evening. They visit Toots Shor's celebrity restaurant and have a drink and chat with Joe DiMaggio who lets them know that he misses Marilyn.
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NEW YORK STORIES of the FIFTIES: PART ONENew York stories in four parts covering four episodes that relive a magical Manhattan evening in the mid-1950's. Enjoy the flavor of a bygone era populated with celebrities and venues from the past.
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THE KNACK of INDEFINABLE PRESENCEWhy do some people take over a room? Where does charisma come from? Is leadership and presence an inborn quality? Does success instill confidence and improve the respect one receives? Read about people with knack for the charismatic and decide.
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NAVY SEALS’ KNACKNavy Seals go through the most arduous physical and mental training in the world. Read about Joe's experience and how he entered Seals' training. If our country was ever in extreme and immediate danger I'd feel better knowing that Joe's on our side.
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THE CUBS HUNDRED YEARS WARLike the stock market, the Chicago Cubs climb a wall of worry. No World Series wins in over 100 years. And ah so close many times since. Will Theo Epstein end the curse as he did for the Red Sox. Or will it require a nostrum from She of the Evil Eye?
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SKATING KNACKFigure skating really requires KNACK. Here's a story about a 16-year-old girl who had enough knack, guts and cool to snatch, with the perfect skate of a lifetime, an Olympic Gold Medal against all odds. Her achievement was truly guts in the clutch.
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POLITICAL KNACK: JAMES MICHAEL CURLEYJames Michael Curley made one of his final political appearances at the 1956 election-eve rally for Democratic presidential candidate Adlai Stevenson. And, at 81, Curley stole the show, even with Jack Kennedy on the platform.
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“I’LL BET THEY STILL COULDN’T KNOCK HIM DOWN”You don't often get to have a beer with a legend, but here is a friend's firsthand account of a chance encounter with Jake Lamotta (The "Raging Bull") at P.J. Clarke's, another New York landmark.
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KNACK for the LIFE AQUATICOlympic gold medalists like Mark Spitz, Michael Phelps and Jason Lezak were born for the life aquatic. In what may have been the greatest leg ever, Lezak won a gold medal for America in a sprint for the ages. What he did can't be done, but Lezak did it.
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MARATHON KNACK and DON'T LOOK BACKTwo memorable events captivated the audience at the 1954 British Empire Games in Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada: A marathon was nearly run in under two hours, and for the first time two men in the same race ran the mile in under four minutes. Read on
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HIS AIRNESS HAD CONSUMMATE KNACKMichael Jordan led the Chicago Bulls to six championships in a decade. But none was greater than his 1998, sixth-game triumph over the Utah Jazz. More than any game he played, this NBA championship cemented Jordan as the greatest player in history.
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CREW KNACKAs we know, teamwork in sports is crucial to success. Crew is synchroneity in action. World-class rowers have physical and mental knack, and championship rowing is all about chemistry.
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KNACK of FEMALE TRACK and FIELD MARVELSWomen athletes were track & field stars in the 1948, 1960 and 1988 Olympic Summer Games. Three were Americans: Wilma Rudolph, Florence Griffith-Joyner (Flo-Jo) and Jackie Joyner-Kersee. And one was Dutch: Fannie Blankers-Koen. Total: 12 gold medals.
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POLITICAL KNACK: THE GREAT COMMUNICATORRonald Reagan had the knack for acting and politics. He played George Gipp of Notre Dame, and he became a governor and two-term president. Reagan also had a knack for dramatic phrasemaking. As in "Mr. Gorbachev, tear down this wall."
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Golf Knack at an Early AgeBefore 1913, golf was not a game for working-class stiffs, and only 350,000 Americans played golf. That all changed when 20-year-old Francis Ouimet won the Massachusetts Amateur title and entered the U.S. Open at The Country Club.
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The Knack of Being BogeyWhy do movie and TV cameras love some actors and not others? Humphrey Bogart wasn't conventionally handsome, but the reaction of audiences to Bogey made him a memorable screen personality with few peers.
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Knack of Being a LeftyLeft-handers make up about 10% of the population, but think of the abuse they take, especially pitchers. And the names lefties are called: sinistral, maladroit, eccentric, backhanded, graceless. But many lefties have the knack to strike back. Read on.
