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For the sake of being transparent, honest, and forthright, I feel it is necessary, as the Business Director for Inner Architect, to state our Twitter.com strategy on Twitter. Over the course of the last month I have reviewed the Twitter strategies, or lack of strategy depending upon how you utilize Twitter, of the National Association of Realtors and Wachovia bank. Let's take a look at what we are accomplishing here on Twitter:
Two Account Strategy: deansguide
My Twitter.com deansguide has the following functions:
- Engage: Spend time investing in my Twitter relationships, my selected communities, conversations, individuals, and companies by following nearly everyone who follows me
- Communicate: Direct contact with people or companies
- Research: Gather content ideas, valuable links, and industry information for repurposing
- Go-To-Source: Try to be a go-to source and resource of valuable information by providing the best tweets as often as possible
- Recognize: Recognize great content, ideas, attitudes, and kindness by ReTweeting or writing about any person or company that is creating and giving value on a continuous basis
- Network: meet and network with people in Silicon Valley (near my home) and around the country
My goal here is to contribute to the twitter community as much as possible.
Two Account Strategy: Innerarchitect:
Our Twitter.com Innerarchitect account has the following functions:
- Research: Find content that matches our business goals, provides fresh perspective, and helps us build our library of value
- Follow: The main focus of this account is to find content, research our industry. Consequently we are less active in following. We try to follow people specific to our industry, read, and listen more on this account.
- Recognition: We will not follow everyone that follows us as that is not the focus of this account. What we will do is recognize people and companies that inspire us and provide value on a ongoing basis
- Activity: We will produce less content (Tweets) on this account because our focus will be to listen to conversations and gather information
If you are a company or individual concerned with ratio of followers to those you follow, then consider deansguide as the place to be on Twitter. On deansguide, I provide value and follow most everyone to build their network numbers.
If you are interested in our company mission, information, and writing consider following or checking in with Innerarchitect. We will focus on companies interested in social media and


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Tennis literally raised me. From fan to competitor, competitor to coach, coach to theorists, theorists to the entrepreneurial side of the sport and right back around to fan! Through the metamorphosis, one thing remained constant: I have always been a willing student of the game first and foremost, a trait I take pride in because it has allowed me to remain dynamic together with the sport. I have had numerous opportunities to learn valuable lessons, some directly and others indirectly and today as a coach, I would like to share and discuss, hopefully get a dialogue going on how we might keep lasting, rewarding relationships with our old and new clients. Topspin in Chicago, Mutare, Almaty, and Madrid is the same, so I know that these lessons span distance and time. So, as long as you are a tennis coach, even for those of you employed by a club, being conscious to the business aspect of the game will make your customers happy, as well as make you indispensable to both your students and your club. Those of you who enjoy the business side of the sport like me definitely need to know some of this stuff. Either way, I am hoping coaches will be in the forefront with your experiences in discussion, and players, feel free to air your dirty laundry, and hopefully we can all grow.
All these scenarios are from personal experiences directly or indirectly. In 15 plus years of teaching, I have made errors for almost the entire list but I can also say I learnt and have grown from the errors.
Replace your cellphone with a watch
Using a phone during a lesson is rude, disrespectful, and most importantly it is not our time. It took me a while to learn this lesson unfortunately for me. Even to check the time, pulling out your cellphone is not okay. This is one of the biggest complaints from lesson takers, some who are tweeting and texting during your lesson, actually! Just because clients use their mobile devices during a lesson, it does not make it OK to use ours. Most clubs have wall clocks, warning buzzers, and if none of these, including wearing a watch, is not an option for you, mount a clock on the back of your cart. I have seen it with my own eyes and thought it was genius! There is always a temptation and a VALID reason to keep a phone on for those of us who are trying to run a business and teach simultaneously, but I have gone through all the important reasons and none of them held. Coaches should use phones in private, out of sight. Almost all scenarios can wait until the top of the hour.
Don't expect EVERYONE to like you or think you are the best coach
Even the Justice League type partnership of Roger Federer and Tony Roche did not end so agreeably well. This is a tough one to grasp for accomplished coaches. After producing a series of satisfied clients, our confidence in our coaching abilities can soar, at times to disproportionate magnitudes. Some people will decide almost immediately you are not as good as hyped. These situations are far in-between but real. I once taught a group of about 6-10 6-year-olds. I always looked forward to this class because they did make me feel young literally and reminded daily why tennis is fun and why I have been involved in it for so long. I was also partial to them because not only were they cute and innocent, they liked me with all my idiosyncrasies, awkwardness, and imperfections minus the judgements. Topping it all off, they were super talented. It was such a happy coincidence that it almost felt like they had to try out for the class. My supervisor at the time told me while the other parent could not sing enough praises, one parent thought I was awful and so I should try to handle their child with extra care. It felt like a punch in the stomach because I actually felt that those kids brought out my A-game because with the enthusiasm they showed I could not afford to slouch even for a second. Also, because the class was so fun, high energy, and the kids always seemed happy to be there, I never suspected anything was wrong. As I dismissed the preceding class these kids would flock to me at top speed, there was no better compliment! In my head it was the perfect class, except it was not—at least not for everyone. I have had 2 more scenarios like that in private lessons with adults, ending in an apology in one case and a refund in the other. In both cases, I was oblivious to their disdain, dissatisfaction, and disappointment until I checked my e-mail and voicemail messages. I do evaluate success from returning clients and their results so I can safely say that it has been mostly good. But it can always happen that someone out there is not a happy customer. If we can, it is good to learn from it, but at times it blindsides you. It can be hard to stagger out of it, but it is not a catastrophe. This was one of my tougher lessons to grasp.
Have a signature move
Extra mile: Going the extra mile is usually easier if you genuinely enjoy your job, but if that is not encouragement enough, then at least respect the source of your income. Personally, I enjoy watching some of my clients in tournaments and in their club, winter, and summer leagues. I have received all sorts of reactions—some players performed better knowing I was there, some buckled a little, but one consistent remark I always get is that they appreciate me being there. When I cannot go to a match, another "extra mile" I take, whether they win or lose, is to discuss the match for a few minutes during their lesson. So, "going the extra mile" is not necessarily time consuming. A few examples I have witnessed and thought were good: I heard of a coach who sends an e-mail to their clients with reminders of what to do on court relative to their lessons before every match their clients play.
Remember clients by name
I will confess right at the beginning that I am awful with names! I have addressed a shy client by the wrong name for 2 weeks because I heard wrong during introductions and they did not correct me! I have switched names between players taking a semi-private lesson. I have forgotten a name within a minute of hearing it. I do not mean any harm, but unfortunately for me, this is actually offensive to a lot of individuals. Remembering names is not my strongest suit, but I have managed ways to get around it. This is because remembering you clients' names suggests that they matter in your eyes, juniors need our approval as role models, and adults want to be appreciated and at the least respected. It also reflects well on us as coaches, and shows that we care and appreciate their business or presence! A good memory device is to use their name as often as you can without becoming obvious within the first few minutes. This is especially effective in groups because it actually brings a personal touch to their group experience. If no memory device will save your life, as in my case, admit to your weakness right at the beginning and most people are very accommodating. "Look, I will probably keep asking you to remind me your name. Don't get offended. I need to make sure I get it right as I am awful with remembering names."
Listen to what your client needs
After coaching for so many years, there is the temptation to assume that you as the coach "KNOW WHAT THE PLAYER NEEDS TO WORK ON". And rightly so. Why not? It is our job after all, right, wrong?! New clients always measure you by the standard of their previous coach, and there are plenty of opportunities to suffer by comparison. Professional lesson takers who have not surrendered themselves to your vision, like you, actually "KNOW EXACTLY WHAT THEY NEED TO GET BETTER". In their stubbornness, they actually have seen it all and heard it all. I hear this all the time: "Let's work on my serve, but my backhand, in its awkwardness, works, so do not touch it." This is even true at times. Ease you client into getting used to you and your coaching style. It may take them a while to be wholeheartedly open to your suggestions. Once you have hit the ground running, you can gently coerce them towards where you would like them to go. You will find some players are not so malleable and prefer their routine. Try to reason otherwise without offending.
Take pride in your appearance
I am sure we have heard of the cliché business phrase floating around to the effect of "dress like you want to be addressed". There has been a progressive trend for today's business world to strive for "hip or cool" so they do not seem "old, monolithic, and disconnected". This is OK, as long as you look respectable and still look the part. Tennis is a sport that promotes individuality, but this should not be detrimental to us executing our jobs. Remember, first impressions last a long time, so set a good precedent about yourself before you start dressing down. We can potentially lose a client before they even take a lesson from us. Dress the part.
Maintain good personal hygiene
Our job entails sweating and that is OK. It is, however, just as important to take extra care to make others around you comfortable. Occasionally we all have to step closer to a player to explain something, so we should be careful not to turn this into an bio-attack on our clients. If you perspire more than normal, having the necessary number of shirt changes is important. If you do hitting lessons often, take extra changes for practice shirts for each hitting lesson of that day. Your hitting lesson shirts should not be your teaching shirts. Every coach needs to get friendly with deodorant and anti-perspirants. I have received compliments on smelling nice, and it makes me extra excited to give my best gems! I have also had the uncomfortable task of relaying a message from the higher ups to a personal friend, so do not put anyone in that predicament.
Respect appointments and be punctual
We are paid for the time, so we need to show up ON time. I have lost 2 potential clients simultaneously because I goofed their first lessons twice in a row. I do not remember the reasons I was late, but legitimate or not, I know the unfavourable result clearly. I also rely heavily on my phone, meaning all my hours are scheduled in my cell. This can be problematic, as I have forgotten my phone at home and on occasion the phone failed and I lost the data. Paper trails for lessons, even in instances where we can log everything digitally, are necessary! Paper records for appointments are always good and all digital files should be backed up. Nothing screams irresponsible, unprofessional and disrespectful like being tardy does. It is also annoying to the client who made the time. Now, it is going to happen that we are late regardless of how well prepared we may be. Calling the club and client to let them know of your situation shows sincerity, and most people are reasonable. You may also be able to catch the customer before they get to the club or court, and this allows them the convenience of making other arrangements.
Punctuality entails our readiness to teach as well at the top of the hour. If the use of teaching aids is involved, have them ready courtside for deployment. Good aids are easy to set up, take down, and store away. If any of those three are not covered with your teaching aids, there has to be a more efficient way of re-enforcement of the same concepts.
If you are late—because it WILL happen—always over-estimate your anticipated arrival time. You do not want to further frustrate your client if they decide to wait on you.
Be personable
Great personality goes a long way for a coach. Of course, it helps to know the material you are teaching, but delivery is just as important. Confidence shows people you have conviction in what you're saying and suggest that it might actually be true, and humour always lightens up the mood and makes those awful frustrating mistakes bearable for your players, and also makes whatever lesson we are trying to convey palatable. A great personality can make people look forward to your lesson for the sheer entertainment, or your presence alone.
Keep up the energy and tempo on the court—it depends on us!
You may have the best drills in the world and be well versed on the intricacies of the tennis game, but if you have monotone delivery, all your jewels can fall flat. Tennis coaches fall very short of being motivational speakers; we see some positive attributes in people's games they may not necessarily see or believe in themselves. We can carry people over the finishing line by the intensity of our encouragement and body language. Adults may be polite enough to sit through a couple of boring classes, but kids start drifting, bouncing balls, picking their nose, and watching the other court. These are sure signs that the energy in your class may be off.
Keep personal relationships off the court
Remember a client in a certain way is still your boss and can fire us as they see fit; the difference is they will not return minus the courtesy call announcing your dismissal . These relationships range from dating, friendships, to frienemies. These can be very positive. As a matter of fact, I have met some of the most impactful people in my life, in a positive way, as my students initially. Despite this fact, I also learnt to be careful, as this is always a tricky one to negotiate because wherever people spend time and great results are an outcome, friendships develop and the conduct can be overly casual. Blurred boundaries can easily be overstepped. Picture a scenario where a good friend/client of yours for 3 years is going through heavy personal stuff unbeknownst to you. Your usual playful jab about him being dressed as if he were "determined to be single" is the last stroke before the fall off the edge. Because at this moment, his personal life is indeed in shambles. You are immediately stuck in a potentially volatile situation. True story.
As a business rule of thumb, dating clients and co-workers is not encouraged.
Understand the client you are coaching
This is a rather broad aspect, but I will simplify it but hopefully not trivialize it. While coaching kids usually requires us to be animated and playful, and incorporate fun and attention-grabbing games, this demeanour should be reserved for kids. Kids, adults, serious or funny people, and older folks should all be "handled" appropriately. Make attempts to cater to each particular client. Some clients respond positively to the drill sergeant approach, while others would rather be coerced rather than barked at! This can take time to learn but is important.
Watch your language
As with any personal relationship, it is easy to get comfortable, but mind your language! This doesn't just mean
avoiding bad language alone, but gender consciousness, sensitivity, and political correctness have to be in play as long as you are coaching. I am one of those people who thinks people have just gotten overly sensitive. There is too much therapy, group healing, and coddling, and the world could use an extra teaspoon of cement with our cereal in the morning. But not everyone shares my opinion, so in my place of work I have to respect their position.
Lace up, literally!
Every hard worker enjoys the relief of removing those work shoes after a long day on their feet. Tennis players tend to get around with our laces undone for the same relief, and it does feel good. I had the annoying habit of doing even some hitting lessons like that. A couple of players took pleasure and felt complimented in watching me do my laces when they "upped the ante" but those were the ones who shared my similar casual approach. I have grown to learn this is actually the same casual approach I unintentionally insinuated relative to doing my job to those clients who do not necessarily view it in the same favourable light.
Be aware of your body language
Body language says a lot about your character, demeanour, enthusiasm, sincerity, confidence, and poise, among other traits. A display of enthusiasm and energy can pick up a group, or even your partner's energy in a match. It is the same for a tennis lesson. Your body has to express what your words suggest. For those who coach out of convenience, this is one of the dead giveaways that you do not really like your job. If you can get away with a positive display of body language, you will not bring negative attention to yourself and can actually have clients who will look forward to your class which is not the most awful compliment for a job that tests your patience.
Respect "the institution" or "order of authority"
Park your personal beliefs and convictions at the door, and understand and respect your client and their environment. Yes, you can absolutely do this without compromising your integrity. This is somewhat related to understanding the client you are coaching, but more so on the social aspect of things rather than their actual tennis game. With every club/establishment/environment, there is a certain unspoken aura that determines the overall conduct in that environment in which we coach. For example, although wearing my cap backwards (ala Hewitt) is not against the rules at country clubs, it was definitely frowned upon to such an extent that I got reprimanded for it once. At an overnight summer camp, our presence, effectiveness, and interaction with the children on and off the court is strongly encouraged and should be visible because it is a mentorship position coupled with tennis. On the contrary, at the country club, our effectiveness and efforts should be felt and noticed, but we personally should neither be "seen" nor "heard" because it is a service position coupled with tennis. In college tennis, socialization with your opponents (some you know personally) is not necessarily outlawed, but the "right" conduct is to band with your teammates and root for teammates in the on-going matches. However, at most clubs, socializing with members and or parents is almost required of you. While practicing to loud music can be considered cool, hip, lively, and even inspiring at a tennis academy or a college tennis program, at the local public park or country club it can be distracting, rude, uncultured, inconsiderate, and definitely obnoxious.
Stay clear of potentially polar topics—politics, race, religion, gender, sexuality, and any other topics that can give off the vibe that "I am different from you"; your clients are not the right people to have a heart to heart with when it comes to these topics. From my experience, however, when clients see a hint of intelligence, "togetherness", or charisma, they solicit for your position on the matter. Change the subject, which most people will appreciate your tact, but if they choose to ignore your tact and persist, saying "no comment" usually suffices.
All these are unwritten laws of the land that if broken will not necessarily get you fired but if followed, make your stay at any of these establishments productive, manageable, or at the least bearable. Every tennis arena and their immediate social circles have a "social conduct" to abide by and these usually blur the boundaries related to tennis etiquette, business relations, and friendships. "Common sense", when traversing these different arenas, can be vastly different and fatally uncommon.
Apologize when you make a mistake
Look, we will mess up, and why not? We are human. A sincere apology goes a long way. Apologizing has 3 levels: stop pointing figures or finding blame, admit to your mistake, and find ways you can make amends. A heartfelt, sincere apology always shines through, but do not expect it to be accepted immediately and, at times, at all.
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Been on both sides of the court. I frequently take a refresher course and found that several coaches are more talkers than on-court teachers. They would rather talk 30-minutes and give you a 20-minute lesson, leaving approximately 10-minutes for ball pick-up. So needless to say, I don't return to the talkers for refreshers.
A great post. I can tell that you have tremendous passion for what you do.
My first tennis coach really turned me onto the game. He was an enthusiastic guy with an easy going personality. I spent one hour hitting with him and as soon as we were done I wanted to do it again. He brought out my interest in the sport. Were it not for him and his way of teaching, I would not be playing tennis today.
That first lesson I had with him changed my life forever.
Yes, my original frustration with teaching in public schools, after the "No Child Left Behind" act were based on these types of issues. Many things became so regulated and documented that I felt I could never "personalize" my instruction. So I decided to get out of teaching as a profession. Reading your article really hit home because I had my previous past as a teaching credential student. Well, thanks for opening my eyes to this vantage point. I have to keep in mind there is a "professional" view and my own view to "personalize" and "intellectual-lize".
Tim I see what you mean. Honestly to a lot of people I work with now, like you point out, nobody is concerned about the way I look, or business conduct so much but rather, improving their game. But, I have worked in places that place precedence on "exclusivity", the "experience", "appearance" etc and business establishments like that do care whether your shirt is tucked in or not. It sounds fickle or waspy but it is true. People actually do place value and pride in having the ability to have their post tennis lesson recuperation smoothie and that is why they give their patronage to one place over others, one coach versus another.
Well, many of these topics are the things that prevent someone from learning technique for the sake of technique. If time is a constraint, appearance is another constraint, and body language is another constraint, and payment is the authority, I think technique falls somewhere from the highest importance of things. This is just what I believe.
I don't disagree with what you say here, because you've given all the correct reasons for each one of these things. But as I have said to a few of my students, "Real instruction is specific instruction". The technical solution to a tennis problem is complex and I believe primarily physics based first. I prefer to concentrate on that and give a physics type explanation. If I am to worry about everything else, then I am not really giving a real answer to the question.
I think the Europeans are just so much more technical with their teaching than the Americans. Perhaps it is the "business" and "practice" that dominates here, and not the "theory" that comes first.
I will whip him into shape email me what you are thinking.
You know I am trying to get my kiddo ready for the college season. He's been off the court a while after surgery and now exams. Maybe I'll think about sending him to Chicago for a couple weeks in August before he heads to Kentucky
Thanks for the feedback guys. Thanks Steph and Sandra. Sandra, Stephanie has taken tennis on my court before and we were beasting it out maybe your trip may pass through the Midwest, we can make a detour at the nearest court!
Some great points Denai! I use the same rules when training. Developing your own style and keeping it fresh really helps to maintain clients. Getting referrals from existing clients is core to your business!
Very well stated.
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16-year-old Helena Muffly wrote exactly 100 years ago today:
Wednesday, November 29, 1911: Had sort of a little entertainment this afternoon. We got out of school early. Jake was going away so that was the whole reason. I can not give my myself up to a vacation of two days.
Going Home. This takes three rolls of white crepe paper, one roll each of yellow, lavender and green, with ten sheets of gray matboard for the trees and fence, which are touched up with black tinting fluid. Orange tissue paper will furnish the hospitable glow seen through the windows. Pink tissue paper over yellow crepe paper is used to produce the flesh tint for the lad's face. (Ladies Home Journal, December, 1911)
Her middle-aged granddaughter's comments 100 years later:
In 1911, Thanksgiving was on November 30, and apparently the high school students were let out of school early on the day before the holiday.
I wonder if primary students on the first floor of the school building were also left out early. Grandma's friend Rachel Oakes was the primary teacher. Might Rachel have stayed after school to prepare for the following week? Maybe she took down a Thanksgiving-themed bulletin board picture and put a winter one up.
The December, 1911 issue of Ladies Home Journal had an article titled "Christmas Scenes to be Made of Paper: A Suggestion for the Schoolroom Bulletin Board" that had some great examples.
The Sleighride. This requires two rolls of gray crepe paper, three of white, and a roll each of red and green, together with four sheets of gray matboard, two bolts of narrow red ribbon for the sun's rays, black tinting fluid and a little white cotton. The horse is cut from the matboard and tinted with color obtained by wetting a sheet of brown tissue paper.
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Listening SectionClick here to do the Listening Section of this test.
Reading Section
I. Incomplete DialogueQuestions 16 to 30: Choose the most appropriate answer to complete each dialogue.
- Dio: "My computer was infected by a new virus last week."
Lia: "Oh. How did it happen?"
Dio: "I copied some files from my friend's flash disk before scanning it."
Lia: "You shouldn't have been as careless as that. ...."
Dio: "I know. Thanks for your advice."
- You should buy a new flash disk.
- You didn't scan the flash disk.
- You should scan flash disks before opening them.
- There's no use in scanning your friend's flash disk.
- Operator: "Good morning. May I help you?"
Man: "Good morning. May I speak with Mr. Jones, the Personnel Manager?"
Operator: "...?"
Man: "This is Tim from the shipping company."
- Who do you want to meet, Sir?
- May I know who is calling, please?
- Who do you want to speak to?
- How do I know your name?
- Pram: "Do you still remember when we went to the city park in the rain?"
Tini: "Oh, how would I forget that? ... and we soon got soaking wet walking in the rain."
- We brought an umbrella
- We would bring an umbrella
- We have no umbrella with us
- We had no umbrella with us
- Yuli: "My younger brother is going to have a birthday party on Saturday afternoon. ...?"
Lina: "Well, I don't think I can. I have to go to Jakarta this weekend."
Yuni: "It's OK. Never mind."
- Would you like to come?
- May I ask you about it?
- What are you doing on Saturday?
- How would you go to Jakarta?
- Heru: "I'm going to a party, Dad. …?"
Father: "I'm sorry. You haven't got a driver's license, have you?"
- Shall I use your car?
- May I use your car?
- Will I use your car?
- Must I use your car?
- Customer: "Excuse me. I bought this shirt yesterday. But when I tried it on, ...."
Shopkeeper: "No problem at all. We will replace it with a larger size. May I see the receipt, Sir?"
- It was too big
- It was too small
- It looked great
- It was big enough for me
- Ria: "Have you decided what to order?"
Della : "No, I haven't made up my mind. Anything to suggest?"
Ria: "...."
Della: "Good idea. I need something to quench my thirst."
- Can we have soft drink?
- Why don't we have some soup?
- What about having fried chicken?
- How about some pizza?
- Joko: "I'd like to book a room, please."
Hotel Clerk : "Certainly, Sir. ...."
Joko: "On Saturday, January 14th."
- When would you like to stay?
- When will you be available?
- Would you like a single or a double?
- How long are you going to stay?
- Onny: "I just don't understand why people smoke cigarettes."
Pika: "Neither do I. Smoking ruins our health."
Onny: "Yes. It's also a waste of money. They will be able to save much money if ...."
- they stopped smoking
- they will stop smoking
- they had stopped smoking
- they stop smoking
- Lusi: "Nine people were killed in a car accident last night. How awful."
Widya: ".... I wish people would drive carefully."
- They deserved it.
- It sounds like a good idea.
- That's too bad.
- I'm happy to hear that.
- Man: "Excuse me. ... to the post office, please?"
Woman: "Walk along this street and turn left at the first junction. Then, turn right at the first crossroad. It's on your right."
- How far is it
- Could you tell me the way
- How long does it take to go
- Where can I go
- Helmi: "Do you often take public transportation to work?"
Rika: "No. But when I was in high school, ...."
- I used to take a bus everyday
- I will take a bus everyday
- I take a bus everyday
- I was going to take a bus everyday
- Receptionist: "Good morning. May I help you?"
Caller: "... a table for two for tomorrow night."
Receptionist: "Certainly, Sir. May I have your name, please?"
- I want to buy
- I'd like you to reserve a table
- I'd like to book a table
- I want you to book a table
- Rima: "... for her to forgive me?"
Edo: "If you ask for an apology, I am sure she will forgive you."
Rima: "I hope so."
- Will she give possibility
- Is she sure
- Is it certainly
- Will it be possible
- Teddy: "What's your plan after graduating from Vocational school?"
Ruli: "If my parents have enough money, ... at the tourism college."
- I am continuing my study
- I will continue my study
- I would continue my study
- I will have continued my study
II. Error RecognitionQuestions 31 to 36: Choose the most appropriate answer to correct the errors in the sentences below.
- Sita: "Look! Those leather bags (A) are beautiful. Which one do you (B) like best?"
Umi: "The brown and the black one are beautiful. But the brown one has (C) better quality leather than the black one."
Sita: "I agree with you. But it's (D) most expensive than the black one."
- were
- like better
- the best quality
- more expensive
- Andi: "Do you know the woman (A) whom is sitting next to Ms. Hera?"
Cita: "(B) The one with glasses and long hair? (C) Is she the new English teacher?"
Andi: "Yes, she is. She (D) has just moved from Surabaya."
- who
- The ones
- Was she
- had just moved
- Operator: "Good morning. (A) May I help you?"
Caller: "Good morning. (B) Should I get the number for PT. Langgeng Jaya?"
Operator: "I'm sorry, Sir. We don't have a (C) listing (D) under that name."
- Can I
- May I
- listings
- on
- Cameroon is a West African country of ten million people (A) which has been very successful in growing food for (B) it people, unlike many other West African countries. Since 1971, it has (C) doubled its output of major foodstuffs (D) suchas maize and potatoes.
- which have been
- its people
- double
- so as
- Kiki: "(A) Why were you late this morning?"
Ima: "I'm sorry. My motorcycle (B) wouldn't start, so I (C) had to go by public transportation."
Kiki: "If you had arrived earlier, you (D) would meet the new supervisor."
- Why are
- won't start
- have to
- would have met
- Wati: "I (A) heard some bad news about you several weeks ago. (B) Was it true?"
Rini: "Yes, my laptop (C) was stolen while I was sleeping in my boarding room."
Wati: "Oh, I am (D) glad to hear that."
- hear
- Is it
- is stolen
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To: J. Wilson [firstname.lastname@example.com]
Sent: Wednesday, March 7th, 2012
Sub: Elena Kuzikov, Ukrainian engineer
Dr. Elena Kuzikov will be visiting our company on Monday, March 12th. I would like you to prepare a program for her. She will arrive in the morning before noon. Please start with lunch in the cafeteria and then show her your department. Like you, she has done research on the effects of earthquakes on bridge construction.
- Who will be the visitor's guide?
- J. Wilson
- Elena Kuzikov
- John Howard
- A company visitor
- When will she arrive?
- Before 12:00
- At noon
- After lunch
- In the evening
- What is her chief area of interest?
- Designing bridges
- Eating lunch
- Touring the department
- Visiting
- What event is scheduled for the fourth week of the month?
- Secretary's Day
- A company picnic
- Founder's Day
- A board meeting
- How often is the trade show held?
- Daily
- Weekly
- Monthly
- Yearly
|In 1807, Noah Webster began his greatest work, An American Dictionary of the English Language. In preparing the manuscript, he devoted ten years to the study of English and its relationship to other languages, and seven more years to the writing itself.
Published in two volumes in 1828, An American Dictionary of the English Language has become the recognized authority for usage in the United States. Webster's purpose in writing it was to demonstrate that the American language was developing distinct meanings, pronunciations, and spellings from those of British English. He is responsible for advancing simplified spelling forms: develop instead of develope; plow instead of plough; jail instead of gaol; theater and center instead of theatre and centre; color and honor instead of colour and honour.
- When was An American Dictionary of the English Language published?
- 1807
- 1809
- 1817
- 1828
- How long did it take Webster to finish the work?
- 7 years
- 10 years
- 17 years
- 21 years
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- Develope
- Color
- Theatre
- Honour
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Part of the band's album The Monitor—an epically messy (in a good way) concept album that's inspired both by the American Civil War and New Jersey angst—Theme From 'Cheers' paints a picture that's soul-shatteringly bleak in this really perversely delicious way. The vocals are incredibly "raw", if you will, and the lyrics describe a sort of wasteland of a life, culminating in a grim chorus of "what the fuck is it for anyway?" And it's absolutely wonderful; I can't help but sing along like some cheery, asshole spectator.


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Namco Bandai wins Witcher 2 publishing dispute
Namco Bandai wins its dispute with CD Projekt RED over the Xbox 360 publishing rights for The Witcher 2: Assassins of Kings.
European publishing rights for the upcoming Xbox 360 version of CD Projekt RED's The Witcher 2: Assassins of Kings have been at the center of a long legal dispute. Back in July, Namco Bandai had launched a dispute against Optimus SA (CD Projekt's parent company), claiming that it has secured the rights to publishing the game in Europe. The developer later announced that the game would be distributed by THQ.
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This dispute over publishing rights was a significant factor in The Witcher 2 console release being delayed into the first quarter of 2012. Now that the issue of rights has been resolved, CD Projekt has been given fifteen days to provide Namco Bandai with an Xbox 360 publishing agreement for the territories in question, or face a fine of €15,000 every day until the company complies.
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It was just after 1:30 p.m. on May 27 and Luz Sosa, a police reporter for El Diario newspaper, was leaving the office of the state attorney general while doing her rounds in Ciudad Juárez. Her photographer, Julio Aguilar, got a cell phone call. He began moving quickly toward their car, motioning anxiously for her to follow. There had been another execution killing.
That alone made it dangerous for them. A year earlier, the two major drug cartels fighting to control Ciudad Juárez had broadcast over the police radio network that they would kill journalists who arrived at the scene of an execution while gang members were still present.
As the two journalists hurried to the crime scene, the danger increased. They learned the identity of the victim: He was the brother of the city treasurer. That meant he could have been killed for resisting efforts by one of the cartels to control local government. Reporters who develop information about that angle of a story can quickly become targets of a cartel themselves.
Sosa also realized the victim was a businessman from a prominent
family, a possible target for extortion by one of the cartels, which operate
with near impunity here. Journalists in Ciudad Juárez, a border city in the
north-central state of
• Versión en español For the press, Ciudad Juárez is among the most dangerous cities
in one of the deadliest countries in the world. CPJ research shows that 27 journalists
have been killed in
• Audio report
Amid this culture of impunity, journalists in Ciudad Juárez
say there is no reason any one of them might not be next on a cartel hit
list. The violence and intimidation have caused lasting damage to the press
corps here, as in other parts of
Self-censorship takes
The homicide victim that day was Oscar Urías. He lay under a maroon blanket on the sidewalk next to a black Ford pickup, its driver's side window shot out. Local plainclothes police detectives were arriving, along with federal police in blue uniforms, bullet-resistant vests and assault rifles, and soldiers in green uniforms and helmets.
Not even the mayor of Ciudad Juárez trusts the city police to be uncorrupted by the drug cartels or to solve crimes, so the army and federal police are here essentially to supplant local officers until a new force can be recruited and trained. About 7,500 soldiers patrol the streets, putting up roadblocks to search cars, searching houses for weapons and drugs, and arresting alleged cartel members. A military officer now serves as police chief; others run sections of the police department and the city jail.
But people don't trust the army all that much either, many journalists said. Since the new forces arrived in February, journalists said, cartel operations have continued as usual, except for a brief truce in murders. "The military arrests a few hundred street dealers," Sosa said. "But that doesn't change anything. Where are the arrests of the cartel leaders? What about the financiers who launder the money? Or the politicians who are involved? The army doesn't know how to investigate crimes. They were never trained for that."
Evidence that journalists still consider it too dangerous to cover many stories was apparent at the scene of the murder, which, considering who the victim was, should have been a big story. Only seven journalists were present, although the city, with a population of about 1.5 million, has many news organizations.One of the major newspapers is Norte de Ciudad Juárez, which has a strict policy of not publishing information about anything that could possibly be associated with the two cartels that wield so much power. Norte's small story about the murder, which appeared on Page 6, came from the scant facts contained in a brief police report: the name of the victim, the number of wounds, the caliber of the weapon, the fact that 10 shell casings had been found. The story did not even note that the victim was the cousin of the newspaper's owner.
"We have learned the lesson: To survive, we publish the minimum," said Norte Editor-in-Chief Alfredo Quijano, referring to self-censorship practices adopted after Rodríguez's slaying last fall. "We don't investigate. Even at that, most of what we know stays in the reporter's notebook." This at a time, Quijano said, when cartel money flows easily into local political campaigns, when police are bought off or scared off from investigating, and when the cartels are expanding into kidnapping and extortion.
Being a probing reporter these days is too dangerous, he said. "Yes, you can do journalism. You can investigate. Then you can publish. But then you have to leave the country quickly."
El Diario played the killing differently. Sosa's long story ran at the top of the front page and quoted people close to the victim's family as saying he had received threatening phone calls in which extortion money was demanded. Dangerously, Sosa's story blamed the cartels for the killing.
But El Diario
staff is aware of the limits, too. Five days before the murder, Sosa's
newspaper was reminded of how little the cartels will tolerate. The paper's
bureau in the city of Hidalgo del Parral in southern
The paper's first story identified the drug cartel alleged
to be involved. It was the Sinaloa cartel, the one battling the Juárez gang
over control of Ciudad Juárez. And it named the cartel's leader in the area. In
a second story, the paper named the banks allegedly involved in the money
laundering: one in
"We were very cautious," said Pedro Torres, a senior editor. "We published only a small part of what we knew. We tried a small investigation, and right away they got back at us."
A death's ripple
Armando Rodríguez, the reporter killed in November, had gotten a death threat by phone months earlier. According to journalists in Ciudad Juárez, he had complained to state Attorney General Patricia González Rodríguez, who directs investigations of state crimes, but she told him she could not protect him. (The attorney general's office denied such an exchange had taken place.) Colleagues said he reviewed all his recent news stories and found nothing he could connect to the threat.
Being careful in what you publish helps, said Sosa, a 39-year-old mother of two who took Rodríguez's place on El Diario's crime beat. "But that may not be enough if the reporter starts to ask delicate questions," she said, "because the criminals may kill you not for what you publish, but for what they think you know." Days before he was murdered, Rodríguez published an article linking the nephew of the attorney general to narcotics traffickers.
What happened to Rodríguez was felt by journalists across
the city. It was felt they were all vulnerable, and, as the investigation
dragged on without progress, it seemed the killers would not be caught.
Journalists were fair game. After Rodríguez's murder, news organizations
developed policies to limit exposure. Most no longer use bylines in crime
stories. In trying to placate the cartels, some tone down their language,
using, for example, "armed men" rather than "gunmen." Some will not identify a cartel
believed to be responsible for a murder unless a government official goes on
the record naming the gang. Others, like Norte,
simply report the barest of facts. Many journalists in Ciudad Juárez said a
local TV station moved operations for a time to
A near-complete breakdown in police investigations in Ciudad Juárez means that any threat against a journalist must be taken very seriously—because any attack against a journalist will almost certainly go unpunished. El Diario reported in May that only 2.7 percent of murder cases in 2009 had been solved. Another El Diario article reported that each homicide investigator was working on up to 130 cases. Not even the murders of law enforcement officers are solved, according to records kept by El Diario. Seventy-one were killed last year and 31 this year; none of the cases were solved.
Last year there were 1,607 murders in Ciudad Juárez, most of them cartel hits, the newspaper said. After the army vastly increased the size of its forces in February, the number went down dramatically, but it is rising again. In the last two days of May alone, there were 34 murders.
The press in Ciudad Juárez is not only restricted by the cartels, it is manipulated by them. Edgar Román, news director of Channel 44, said organized crime groups are timing murders in order to get live coverage on the evening news. "They are killing for my newscast," he said. "Either 10 minutes before or while we are on the air." Journalists said cartels want the people of Ciudad Juárez to be afraid, so they want pictures of cartel enemies dead on live TV. One cartel wants to look more menacing than the other so it wants its threatening messages featured.
Román recalled a night last winter when a message from a cartel was left written on a banner outside his TV station. The newscast covered it live but didn't read it. Immediately, the station received a threatening phone call demanding the message be read. Fearful, the station paraphrased the message.
New cartel, new dangers
Adrián Ventura thinks he saw the first time the Sinaloa cartel
make a move on the Juárez cartel. It was late winter of 2007. The Juárez group for
many years had complete control of the drug route through Juárez into the
"We knew it was a message, but we didn't understand it."
Very soon it was clear, as the number of dead increased and the cartel war got under way. The Sinaloa cartel was trying to take over the Juárez cartel's home base. Today, in the traditional street sales areas like Barrio Alto and Alta Vista, the salesmen are gone. The people say it's not because of the police or the army, but because no one wants to get caught up in the cartel feud, as the first victims had.
Ciudad Juárez is a special case, local journalists say,
because it is a large city, a gateway for drugs to the
That only makes it an extreme example of many towns and
cities in
In the capital of Michoacán state,
Two reporters have fled
The other is Jorge Luis Aguirre. He ran a news Web site in
Ciudad Juárez, covering crime and politics in a critical and sometimes mocking
way. The night of Armando Rodríguez's wake, a cell phone caller said Aguirre would
be next. He fled immediately with his wife and three children to
Aguirre has set up his Web site again. Recently, driving to
a press conference, on a road next to the border, with Ciudad Juárez only a
narrow river away, he spoke of the trouble of starting a life again at 51. But
he looked over at
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Gambia has an adult literacy rate below 50 percent, according to UNESCO statistics, and the programs--on which government and private newspapers were read in local languages--are essential sources of information for a significant portion of the population. The censorship threat came barely a week after Gambian Foreign Affairs Minister Momodou Tangara declared at a public media forum sponsored by the Commonwealth, of which Gambia is a member state, that the government was "committed" to press reform, according to news reports.
"We condemn the illegal act of political censorship to silence Taranga FM ahead of the November presidential elections," said CPJ Africa Advocacy Coordinator Mohamed Keita. "We call on President Yahya Jammeh to make the rule of law a reality in Gambia. Taranga FM should be allowed to carry out its duties of informing the public about current affairs without government interference."
NIA forced Taranga FM off the air for 32 days in January and February over the same news programs, CPJ research found. In a letter to the station in February, H.M Tambedou, Secretary General of the Office of Gambian President Yahya Jammeh, "authorized" Taranga FM to return to the air with the condition that it not review "opposition" newspapers--independent publications such as Foroyaa, Daily News, and The Point--according to Ghana-based press freedom group Media Foundation of West Africa.
The NIA communicated the ultimatum to Taranga FM Managing Director Ismaila Ceesay on Wednesday after summoning him to its headquarters, according to local journalists. Taranga FM's news programs aired three times daily from Monday through Saturday, and the station had been censoring itself after returning to the air in February, local reports said.
Years of brutal repression of critical reporting by Jammeh's government have turned the Gambia into one of the most repressive countries for journalists in Africa, according to CPJ research. Among other abuses, the Jammeh administration has summarily banned three independent radio stations (Citizen FM, Radio 1 FM, and a local bureau of Senegalese station Sud FM) and The Independent newspaper, chilling the press into self-censorship and forcing several journalists into exile. The NIA has not only been involved in arbitrary closures of media outlets, but it has also been involved in extrajudicial detentions and torture of journalists, CPJ research showed.


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March 20, 2007
The Lady Bisons closed out the Samford University Intercollegiate Tournament with a 13th place finish.
Two rounds were played Monday and the third round was played Tuesday.
The Lady Bisons shot 340 as a team in the first round, 314 in the second and 327 in the third for a total of 981.
South Alabama won the tournament with a score of 915 on the par-71 course.
Ashlee Catlin led the Lady Bisons with a tie for 32nd. She finished with a three-round score of 237 (82-75-80). Brie Rowdon tied for 37th with a score of 239 (81-77-81).
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What a fun challenge. The DT creations are lovely.
Gorgeous creations DT, thank you for a great challenge, have a nice day!
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Amazing and oh so pretty Dt projects -Wow!
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Inspirational. Motivational. Entertaining. Funny. Captivating. All words used to describe Stella Parton. Words used to describe her multi-faceted career include singer, songwriter, entertainer, actress, author, speaker, and philanthropist. From childhood to adulthood, Stella Parton has turned tragedy to triumph time and time again. As a speaker, she uses personal experiences and her faith to bring her topic home. Whether speaking on Women's issues, Spiritual points, or Motivational subjects, Stella Parton through dialogue, humor and music changes lives. Here are just a few comments:
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"Stella Parton is a dynamc and rivoting speaker. She kept the audience on the edge of their seats." --- Representative Mike Fleck, Pennsylvania House of Representatives
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Stella's electrifying country show includes her classic country hits as well as popular standards and current chart toppers. Appealing to her diverse audience through humor, glamourous wardrobe and personal warmth makes this a spectacular show.
The Acoustic Show
As an award winning singer, songwriter Stella is completely at home in the intimate setting of a small venue presenting her original material through stories and songs. Accompanied by a guitarist, Stella carries the audience along giving them the feeling of being a part of her personal musical journey.
The Inspirational Show
Stella's passion for life and her spiritual nature have always been a focal point of her persona. Bringing this sensitivity to her audience through inspirational stories and the music she learned as a child she is not only entertaining but truly inspiring. Incorporating original material along with traditional hymns sung in her unique style make this show a must see. This show is suitable for a small country church as well as a large auditorium.
The Christmas Show
Stella's child like nature and gift for imagination propelled her to create one of the most unique Christmas shows in music today. The show includes Santa, a group of energetic children, audience participation, a stage full of lights, and Christmas cheer. Stella, dressed in fabulous costumes, sings traditional Christmas carols along with Appalachian music at its best and mountain lore to intrigue any audience.


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Which threads in the SkateLog Slalom Skating Forum would you recommend to be included in a list of the most interesting, most useful, most significant, or most popular discussions in that forum? I'll start by nominating a few and I will add discussions to this list as you guys recommend them:
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I'm fine with anything.
Although I'd like to highlight that different countries / places will have different specifications for the same model of skates, and everyone would have different opinions and preferences on skates anyway, so the thread on best skates for slalom cone skating is .
I was thinking perhaps we could ask the more experienced in slalom skating to come up with the useful information and then consolidate into a Sticky thread? (: just my two cents.
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micro, actually that's what I'm trying to do (part 2 of what you said... find the most useful forum threads of the past and list them in one sticky thread).
Can you guys think of any of our past posts or discussions that should be added to the list of "sticky" posts at the top of this thread?
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I think that just about covers everything Kathie, if you cover too many bases then people would have no need to post - and then what would we do on cold rainy days?
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How to Get Started in Slalom (Naomi Grigg Article)
That link should be at the very top in my opinion. Every Slalom skater absolutely needs to know that name. Naomi Grigg. Probably one of the top Slalom instructors of the 21st century. Everyone, everywhere
A-B-S-O-L-U-T-E-L-Y needs to know that name in full!
When ever I'm trying to strengthen the foundation basics to improve my overall abilities I always turn to her Skate Freestyle online learning website. The documentation is extensive and vastly available to all who wish to learn.
I turned up at slalom lessons in Queensland better prepared and better equiped than any of my peers and it's because of websites like that!
Besides that, the websites Naomi mentions, Munobal and kompakombo are ones I've already visited and they are 2 of the best video sites out there for learning new tricks though kompakombo is best viewed on Youtube by non-French speakers.
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"Now is the time to give diplomacy a chance to succeed," Obama said in a written statement after the European Union said that Iran and six major powers had reached an accord to implement a November 24 nuclear agreement with Iran.
That agreement is designed to curtail Iran's nuclear activities for a six-month period beginning on January 20 in exchange for sanctions relief from the six major powers: Britain, China, France, Germany, Russia and the United States.
Obama also urged the U.S. Congress not to impose additional sanctions on Iran, saying that doing so risked undermining the November 24 agreement, known as the Joint Plan of Action (JPA), which aims to give the two sides six months to reach a comprehensive deal to address all questions about whether Iran seeks nuclear arms.
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