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What I like about Stokes is he is a fAst learner. By the time he retires he will be talked about as up there with the great allrounders. It's scared how good he may become
The Aussies were never going to win this one and rightly so. They have treated England with disdain.
7/231 looks like we are going to lose. What do I do? Use a BonZo line say we were better just lost motivation etc. No ill say well played the better team won. Australia are always out to win.
Hilarious - Stokes gives it Faulkner as he departs. That epitomises how desperate England have been for the tiniest victory. Congrats Stokes, you've just been victorious, if you were trying to win a fine that is.
What poor form by stokes. Good to see the umpire have a talk to him. its not as if they have been setting the world on fire with their form. embarrassing
Looks like the United Nations will win against Australia A
someone needs to introduce Finch to the treadmill. Aussies are walking talking adverts for KFC
Ray another 100 to Finch sport . I think his fitness is a non issue you pommy pretending to be kiwi
Yeah Ray,
Every time he gets a ton, they give him a biscuit.
Ball and chain, Ball and chain
They came with backpacks, you came in ball and chain
I seem to remember Kiwis with ball and chain Ray.
That is of course if you are a Kiwi not a sore losing Pom?
I now have you Ray singing it with your funny accent stuck in my head and its always so funny!! ENCORE ENCORE!!
Required run rate up past 8.0 - - Tough ask I reckon.
I'm going to get a crick neck watching the tennis as well. Maybe time to re-arrange the furniture.
Ah Mitch thank good you are back! I'm very happy thank you again you have made my point. You obviously still think I'm English. I'll be celebrating Australia Day Sunday remember? Now that I have been a Australian national for 7 years.as Long as you are happy in your circles my friend that's cool with me. Oh yeah.. Am I English or Australian in your eyes?
Come on Wade. Show us you were picked at #3. This isn't test cricket.
As an ex Victorian whilst I like to see Wade playing, I think Paine should be playing he is a better keeper and much better batsmen. What's your thoughts Stephen?
317 to get - excellent.
It would have been a shame had CA let Fawad Ahmed slip through the nets, but fortunately they were able to persuade the Aus Government that they should revoke his Visa rejection, and indeed give him full Citizenship. Having been deemed not to qualify for asylum, he was suddenly available for selection for the national side. Wow! Now that's how to poach!
along with symonds, wessels, kawaja, henriques, ronchi, bannerman, whatmore, julian and lehman!! it is apparently for the aussies to play people born overseas (and ive them express citizenship) but they love to take the mickey out of any other country that does it. haha, what hypocrites.
True he is a handy bowler for Australia A
Don't get me started on the Wallabies John! For a country about to celebrate its national day, and one that boasts of it's 'proud' record of multiculturalism, it seems there's still only a certain amount you can become integrated ;)
What do we think about the Indians taking control of cricket. Could cut out International games with 70% of the world revenues. I think drop 50 over games, reduce tests to 3 days and keep 20 over games and suddenly there may be renewed interest !
Morgan's "snick behind" replayed approx 6 times in a row and completely ignored by Sky Sports' Gower and Botham...
Why does Ben Stokes want to play for the English. They lose all the time
Short memory, the English actually win more ,
An Irishman, a New Zealander and a South African walk into a bar.....um...team....sounds like the beginning of a joke...
Yes, a very old joke. But keep telling it please. If that's all you have.
The Aussies will be turned into whipped cream by the South Africans.
As England will be turned into a rather dubious curry with suspicious ingredients by India and Sri Lanka during the pommy summer.
And the South Africans will be turned into pavlova, the whipped cream on top!
United Nations players doing the job for England
That must be one of the most difficult issues in Australia, how to integrate the 25% of those born overseas, England and Britain generally can feel so proud of their record on thus topic
Yeah Bozo... They just turn them into house servants.
Surely Costa Rica are wondering how they let David Warner slip through the net?
Don't worry Sam, after this tour the entire English side will be available for selection for Costa Rica, and they can probably show them how to play soccer as well.
Surely England are wondering how they let Ross Taylor, Brendon McCullum and Daniel Vettori slip through the net.
Great sledge - Bailey would be proud.
i'm sure The Congo are wondering how they let Mitchell Johnson slip through the net
Bill it is spelt Condong, and their ladies bowls team could beat the poms!
Englands run rate is impressive but this total must be built on without the loss of a string of wickets.
Big fan of Stokes. Kid as attitude and talent. I bet the Kiwis are asking how they let him slip through the net
Probably because he wasn't on their radar when he moved to the UK with his parents, aged 12.
I'm also glad we could look after our Aussie buddies by losing (when we were favourites-funny that?) to NZ in broland.
Looks like a total of well over 300 here. Im thinking more like 330.
The poms have gotta win something, maybe this could be it.... finally!!
Thanks for taking the A-League into consideration. :)
Melbourne Victory will of course try and bypass the heart and just buy the league's best players rather than actually scout talent.
England will post 350 and lose.As Brad Haddin astutely observed,losing becomes a habit.
I'm so happy that us kiwis were able to look after our buddies from over the ditch by beating the Indians. The Aussies deserve so much to be number one.
Agree Aussies deserve number 1 We are improving every game, have great depth of talent. Bring on the World Cup Aussies will play and beat India in the Final. AUssies are use to being number 1 this will be 4 wins out of the last 5 world cups.
Hang on didn't we flog the Indians at home not so long ago, soon Bangladesh will be higher in the rankings than the Poms, the Indians and the Black Caps.
Is that you fox hat? Not pulling the P are we? Great watching our boy Stokes playing another chanceless innings.
@ many bore but he hasn't even got to 50 yet. You poms seem to think you are born to rule some empire. Australia has absolutely trounced you- its all over.
Now get your imperialist flag off ours- the invasions are finished
@ Benny More. Every dog has its day. It's taken you Aussies 6 years to get yours. Nice inferiority complex btw.
@Armchair Selector.
The Australians only win at home where cheating is applauded. The SA's will cream them.
Benny More
Gees I thought you were from Wagga Wagga? Have you moved back to Geelong?
Pete Shilton
Benny's a pom pretending to be an aussie and trying to make us look ungracious. He was caught out during the last test.
Hey Bob you said it now back it up What cheating? By whom? Where? Shall we now discuss Broad in England not walking when he was clearly out? Is he cheat or is cheating allowed in England. What's the saying. " don't throw stones in glass houses"......Well look at you now lola
Bob. The need to Raise the tour of SA in a blog that covers Australia shows you are to embarrassed to try to even defend England. When unable to win an argument change subject. I've already said SA will likely win 2-1 AustraliA has number 1 bowling line up. SA has a much better batting line up with the second best bowling team. Back to today's game Go Aussies
Only took Australia 6 years to reclaim the Ashes. Last time we held them. For a 16 year period. Yes every dog has its day but Australia will keep the Ashes for many years while England recruit imports. Oops sorry rebuild
Stuff the cricket or the tennis. I'll be watching the A-League and flick back to the cricket if it's still going.
The need for soccer supporters to mention the game shows they are insecure about the game. This is a cricket blog mate please leave other codes out of it or praise your A league on an A league site
What A league site?
Aren't we sensitive armchair selector..?
@ Armchair Selector - the A-League was brought up in the poll question so why can't people comment on it? Why do you feel the need to go on the attack? I think its the other codes that are getting a wee bit sensitive over the rise of the A-League and Football in general.
@ mike. Its because Aussies cant enjoy sport even when they are winning. Its sad. Where i work its amazing listening to the locals argue to have "one up on ya''Its sad for a great sporting nation to have so many poor sports following their sporting triumphs.Still the weather is nice this time of year
@Den3ng. im enjoying it so much i almost feel sorry for you. well not really. Everyone i know is loving it. its bad form if all you can do is try to paint all Australian supporters as bad sports.shows just how well the aussies are young are doing. its ok mate the pain will go away. maybe
What will you watch tonight - the tennis or cricket?
Where's the option for watching paint dry..
Watch Tennis?? I'd rather get married again...
What was that?
Meanwhile at the cricket ... bad bowling by Australia, key batsmen missing (Warner, Clarke, Haddin) - if England don't win this there can be no lower low.
The pommies will probably win because the game doesnt mean anything.
There's 22 blokes who would probably disagree.
The game means the same as any. The pommies have a chance to win as Australia are resting players for SA
Are the Aussies really resting Watson or carefully grooming Marsh to replace him
The English will win when they want to bud, they are probably the best team in the world but have looked bored and demotivated all summer . As we all know cricket is a fame that us generally won by the home team because being away is such a ball ache. Australia has a better chance when away due to its players playing overseas more . C'mon what Englishman will base themselves in Australia, it's too remote
Just another payday.
Cook and Bell in scintillating form here. Lets hope they both get a ton and set the Aussies a huge total to run down.
Well, they almost got a century between them...
87 is is almost a century? right.
It isn't even 90% of a ton.


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A homomorphism $\mathbb{Z}^2\rightarrow \mathbb{Z}^2$ can be represented as a $2\times 2$ matrix with integer coefficients with respect to the canonical bases. For example saying that $f(1,0)$ should be $(2,6)$ ammounts to specifying the first column of the matrix as $\left(\begin{smallmatrix}2\\6\end{smallmatrix}\right)$. The inverse of such a homomorphism, if it exists, will be given by the inverse matrix, since this is true of homomorphisms $\mathbb{Q}^n\rightarrow \mathbb{Q}^n$. With this information, you should be able to answer your own question.


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Adding a configurable feature requires at the very least adding an option to the `configure' script and a macro definition to `src/config.h.in' (see section 10.3 The configure Script), and often changes to Makefile precursors (see section 10.4 The Makefile Precursors).
Be prepared for the feature to be absent (even if you think that is
always present for a particular OS release) and work with
--with-site-prefixes to handle libraries and headers that are in
unusual locations. There is no end to the strange ways in which systems
can be configured and XEmacs is expected to cope with anything thrown at
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At the heart of the XEmacs build configuration system is the `configure' script. This beast is maintained using the Autoconf system, which is a truly terrifying monstrosity based on a fundamentally flawed programming model (extensive use of macros), with an unpleasant implementation (GNU `m4'), used to string together a large set of ad hoc tests, to implement a configuration language with conventions that are unimportant in simple cases and counterintuitive when things get complicated. If that doesn't scare you off, Welcome! I think you're ready to become a configure hacker! (But be prepared for things to go downhill from here.)
Unless you plan to develop autoconf macros, much of this complexity can be removed by following the following rule:
Always quote (ie surround with `[]') every argument to every macro. This includes macros that appear in the argument list of other macros.
If this rule is followed and the macro produces incorrect results then the macro is buggy.
`configure' is, of course, is written in POSIX shell language, and
autogenerated from a precursor. As of March 2005 on the mainline the
precursor is called `configure.ac' and it is built using
autoconf 2.59. Prior to that, and with XEmacs 21.4 and earlier
it was called `configure.in' and build using
autoconf 2.13.
autoconf 2.5X is not completely backward compatible with
autoconf 2.13 so the XEmacs Project chose to stick with the devil
it knew for the stable line of XEmacs 21.4 releases.
One reason for worrying about the level of compatibility is the fact that XEmacs uses a lot of homebrew code, including `m4' macros, to implement special features in its `configure' script. Here are some of the important features:
--with or
Where these are implemented as `m4' macros, the prefix `XE_' is used to identify them as XEmacs features in the `configure' precursor code. Here is a list of prototypes of the convenience macros provided for performing common operations:
PRINT_VAR(var var ...)
extra_objs. This variable
goes to make up part of the link command line. If the command line
--verbose is supplied a message is printed out.
XE_APPEND(value, varname)
--verbose is supplied a message is
printed out.
XE_PREPEND(value, varname)
--verbose is supplied a message is
printed out.
XE_CHECK_FEATURE_DEPENDENCY(feature1, feature2)
--with-feature1 requires that
be also set and will die if the latter is not specified.
i986-pc-linux-gnu) in
var to a three part names (eg
XE_SPACE(var, words)
var a space separated list of
Autoconf 2.59 divides the `configure' options into those that specify features (`--enable') and those that specify external libraries (`--with'). Many XEmacs options to not fall neatly into either of these categories and so as a matter of policy all options can be specified by either method.
These merged options are declared with the
XE_MERGED_ARG macro.
The arguments to the option are the same as
AC_ARG_WITH and
AC_ARG_ENABLE and code that worked with either of these macros
will worked unchanged with
XE_MERGED_ARG. The option value is
stored in both
with_FEATURE and
enable_FEATURE shell
XE_MERGED_ARG(package, help-string, action-if-true, action-if-false)
with_FEATURE and
A keyword option is one that accepts one of a number of pre-defined values (if support for sets of values is needed, x1see "complex options" below). For example, `--with-mail-locking=flock'.
Keyword options are defined with an expanded form of `XE_MERGED_ARG' called `XE_KEYWORD_ARG', which takes 5 parameters. The first 4 parameters are the same as original macro with the exception that all of these four parameters are required. The action-if-true code is run after the argument list has been parsed.
The 5th parameter is a list of supported keywords. The whole list must be quoted but the individual keywords should not. Here is how the `mail-locking' flag is defined:
XE_KEYWORD_ARG([mail-locking], AC_HELP_STRING([--with-mail-locking],[Specify the locking to be used by movemail to prevent concurrent updates of mail spool files. Valid types are `lockf', `flock', `dot', `locking' or `mmdf'.]), [], [], [lockf,flock,file,locking,mmdf,pop])
(Note that the help string will be reformatted by `autoconf' so
that all whitespace is first compressed to a single space, then folded
to appear in the right-hand column as above. Thus the help string may
appear differently when
./configure --help is invoked.)
If the option value is a not a valid keyword then an error message is generated, otherwise the value is left untouched.
This support is implemented via the following `GNU m4' macros. Macros labeled internal are not expected to be used by `configure.ac' programmers; they are part of the implementation of higher-level features.
XE_KEYWORD_ARG(package, help-string, action-if-true, action-if-false, [keyword1, keyword2, ....])
XE_MERGED_ARG for keyword options. All the
parameters are required. The last argument is a comma-separated list of
supported keywords, `m4'-quoted with `[]'.
XE_PARSE_KEYWORD_OPTION(prefix, cmdline-flag)
A complex option is one that takes a number of related values, as
a set. For example, we might use
--with-sound=native,nas to play
sounds using the native libraries and via NAS.
Complex options are defined with an expanded form of `XE_MERGED_ARG' called `XE_COMPLEX_ARG', taking 5 parameters. The first 4 parameters are the same as original macro with the exception that all four parameters are required. The action-if-true code is run after the argument list has been parsed.
The 5th parameter is a list of
XE_COMPLEX_OPTION macro calls that
define the valid components and their default values. The list must be
quoted but the individual macro calls should not. Here is how the
`sound' flag is defined:
XE_COMPLEX_ARG([sound], AC_HELP_STRING([--enable-sound],[Compile with sound support. Valid types are `native', `nas' and `esd'. Prefix a type with 'no' to disable. The first type can be `none' or `all'. `none' means `nonative,nonas,noesd'. `all' means `native,nas,esd'. Later options override earlier ones for the same TYPE. The default is to autodetect all sound support except for ESD which defaults to off.]), [], [enable_sound_nas=""], [XE_COMPLEX_OPTION([native],[""]), XE_COMPLEX_OPTION([nas],[""]), XE_COMPLEX_OPTION([esd],[no])])
Each option is interpreted as a separate feature to be enabled or
disabled. In keeping with `XE_MERGED_ARG', option values are
stored in the variables
with_package_component and
enable_feature_component (e.g.
with_sound_native and
The user of
configure specifies the configuration by providing a
list of components. The special components `all' and `none'
may occur first in the list, setting the defaults for all components to
`yes' or `no' respectively. Prefixing a component with
`no' (eg `nofoo') disables the component.
In `configure.ac', default values of option values may be
`yes' which means that the option must be used and an error must
occur if there is a configuration problems (such as a missing library)
or `no' which means that the option must not be used. The default
value can also be the null string `""', usually meaning that
`configure' will attempt to find support for the feature on the
system, and will enable the configuration if it is available. Sometimes
the null string means that
configure's default is
system-dependent. (This usage is not consistent, and depends on the
implementation of the feature detector rather than the argument parser.)
Users cannot specify the null string for an individual component from
the command line.
There are two possible uses in XEmacs for this kind of facility. One is
exemplified by sound: there are alternative protocols (native, ESD, NAS)
and each is supported by a corresponding library. The other is a single
library which may or may not be supported by multiple components of
XEmacs, as exemplified by Xft. This latter usage may be more common
during development of a feature. Perhaps specialized APIs should be
provided, see comment on
XE_COMPLEX_OPTION_HELP_STRING below.
Given a complex option
--with-quux with three values: `foo',
`bar' and `baz' that have defaults of `yes', `no' and "" the
corresponding shell variables under different conditions are:
$ configure with_quux_foo=yes with_quux_bar=no with_quux_baz="" $ configure --with-quux with_quux_foo=yes with_quux_bar=no with_quux_baz="" $ configure --without-quux with_quux_foo=no with_quux_bar=no with_quux_baz=no $ configure --with-quux=bar with_quux_foo=yes with_quux_bar=yes with_quux_baz=no $ configure --with-quux=all with_quux_foo=yes with_quux_bar=yes with_quux_baz=yes $ configure --with-quux=none,bar with_quux_foo=no with_quux_bar=yes with_quux_baz=no $ configure --with-quux=all,nofoo with_quux_foo=no with_quux_bar=yes with_quux_baz=yes
XE_COMPLEX_OPTION(option, yesno)
XE_COMPLEX_OPTION_HELP_STRING(flag, long, short, components, libraries)
This was originally written for the Xft option, and doesn't read so well for options based on alternative libraries like sound. Hackers beware: the API may be enhanced to deal with this in the future.
XE_COMPLEX_ARG(PACKAGE, HELP-STRING, ACTION-IF-TRUE, ACTION-IF-FALSE, [XE_COMPLEX_OPTION(a,yes), ....])
XE_MERGED_ARG for complex options. All the
parameters are required.
XE_EXPAND_COMPLEX_OPTION(prefix, component, yesno)
XE_EXPAND_COMPLEX_OPTIONS(prefix, option_list)
XE_INIT_COMPLEX_OPTION(prefix, option_list)
Variables of the form `prefix_option' contain the default value for that option. `prefix_types' contains a space-separated list of all the options and `prefix_default' contains a comma-separated list of all the default values.
XE_PARSE_COMPLEX_OPTION(prefix, cmdline-flag)
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autoconf based programs, XEmacs's Makefiles are not
written, they are generated. The
configure program uses Makefile
precursors, or templates, to generate the actual Makefiles. Unlike
other programs this is a multistage process. The developer changes the
file `Makefile.in.in', then
configure first generates an
intermediate file `Makefile.in', and finally produces a portable
Makefile called `Makefile', and a Makefile optimized for
make called `GNUmakefile'.
`Makefile.in.in' is run through the C preprocessor as part of this
process. This means that common files can be included and conditional
construction of the Makefile can occur. When `GNUmakefile' is
being produced
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A photographic look at the "real India" of shantytowns and ghats, traffic jams and wandering cows in Mumbai, plus the beauty of Goa's beaches, elephant rides and flea market.
Bonus: the stunning beauty of the Seychelles, Mauritius and the Maldives (arial photos.)
I retired early from teaching English and world history to have more time for travel, writing, and photography. I've enjoyed visiting Antarctica once and all the other continents a number of times. In between, I'm in my 20th year coaching Troy HS's girls tennis team (league champion from 1996 until -now.)
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Here's another reminder that the future success of Linux is closely correlated with the number of applications available for it. This Computerworld article talks about the lack of success Linux has achieved in banks. The LSB and the activities of the FSG are here to fix that.
The lack of plentiful banking applications for Linux systems also hurts the operating system's prospects, especially since banks tend to buy off-the-shelf software instead of building it themselves, said Brent Biernat, assistant vice president of networking services at COCC, an Avon, Conn.-based provider of IT services to community banks and credit unions.
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Recently, I had the great opportunity to interview Dr. Alicia Holland-Johnson, author of Becoming a Better Tutor and the book series Expand Your Tutoring Business. In response to some of the needs and concerns of tutoring professionals today, I wanted to learn about Dr. Holland-Johnson's professional advice on tutoring trends, best practices, and her expert advice regarding the educational impact of the Common Core State Standards, specifically with tutoring programs and services.
As a founder of The Tutor Outreach Group, an organization dedicated to helping tutors worldwide, Dr. Holland consults and coaches both tutors and tutoring business owners regarding their unique business needs. Dr. Holland is a member of the Association of the Tutoring Profession (ATP) and National Council of Teachers of Mathematics (NCTM). She regularly speaks at major conferences each year on topics related to particularly tutoring programs and services.
Outside of tutoring, she is also an online professor in the Graduate School of Education and serves as a Dissertation Mentor, Committee, or Chair to doctoral learners on their dissertation journey.
Dr. Holland started her teaching career at the age of 20 and later earned her doctorate degree in Education from Nova Southeastern University in Ft. Lauderdale, Florida in 2010 at the age of 26. To learn more about her work and experience, please visit her professional and personal website at: www.dr-holland.com.
Norfina: In your field of work, what are some of the common trends you find in tutoring practices today? What would you say are the most popular form of delivery now (face-to-face, group tutoring, peer etc)? Can you explain some of these trends helped transform our tutoring practices and delivery of services?
Dr. Holland Johnson: In my field of work, the common trends have been that more students and families are looking for help in all academic areas, with an increase in History. I think that more students and families are electing online tutoring programs and services - both 24/7 in-demand and online individualized tutoring sessions. However, there are some families that are reluctant to try it unless it is from a local tutoring provider that has been recommended.
In my opinion, the most popular form of delivery is all of them. It really boils down to the learner's preferred method of learning and what tutoring modality is being offered to both students and families. Online tutoring is constantly gaining popularity, but there's so many ways to deliver tutoring online.
Social media has helped tutoring companies market their services in more than one geographical area. Therefore, this is a great way to find clients and/or educate them about the various tutoring services available. When it comes to the Internet, many individuals are tutoring using Skype or another online tutoring platform. But, it's very important to be selective about the online tutoring platform because not all platforms are created equal.
In my book, Starting and Operating an Online Tutoring Business Book, I go into more deal about specific guidelines that are necessary for quality effective online tutoring sessions. These same guidelines will help tutoring business owners who desire to work with state and federal governments to ensure that their online tutoring program meets the requirements and are deemed valid and reliable based upon specific documentation discussed in my book.
Norfina: You've consulted private tutoring programs and service providers. In your experience, what are some of the key challenges in starting a tutoring business? What solutions do you find most helpful for those planning to start a tutoring company or private practice?
Dr. Holland-Johnson: Some of the key challenges in starting tutoring business range from finding clients, building a quality curriculum that does not infringe upon copyright laws, finding and retaining quality tutors, and finding ways to expand their tutoring practice. I have three solutions that I find most helpful for those planning to start a tutoring practice:
First Solution: Start small and start locally. This is the first step in trying to ensure that you are able to meet the demand of such a growing market. Once a client has been successful, he or she will share the good news and more clients will find you without even marketing. In my opinion, this is the best type of business to get because they already know your work.
Second Solution: Tutor in Subjects that You Know. It's important that you go into business that you know something about. That way, you can get results with your clients. Also, when it comes time to hiring tutors, if one of them is not able to cover the assignment, then you will be able to take care of it and the client still gets the tutoring in which he or she needs.
Third Solution: Plan, plan, plan. You need to figure out what your vision is for your tutoring practice. It is going to take off and clients will need your services so it's best to plan now. To help you with that, you need to check out my Expanding Your Tutoring Business Book Series that can be found on Amazon.com or other major bookstores.
Depending on where you are in your tutoring business, that's how you will decide to use my resources available to you. If you want more support, then you can sign up for any of my online tutor courses to help you and I can work one-on-one with you. For tutoring business owners, you can find those on my Expand Your Tutoring Business Blog. If you are just starting out as a private tutor, then you can check out my Becoming a Better Tutor Blog. Lastly, if you are interested in starting an online tutoring business or expanding your existing practice to include an e-learning component, then you need to check out My Online Tutoring Business Blog.
In addition to these solutions, it is very important to have the passion for helping others believe in themselves and go far. The passion is what is going to help you get through the tough tutoring assignments and it will keep your perspective on what truly matters—the clients. Equally important, a strong tutoring environment is important. I discuss more about this for tutors in my first book Becoming a Better Tutor, 2nd Edition.
In addition, for tutoring business owners, you may want to monitor tutors to ensure that quality tutoring sessions are being conducted. You can read more about my frameworks in the Volume 4 book of the Expanding Your Tutoring Business book series
Norfina: My readers vary from tutoring professionals, CEO and Directors of tutoring companies, and private tutors. With the Common Core shift impacting the educational system in most states, what is your advice for them?
My advice for your readers regarding the Common Core State Standards movement is to be a lifelong learner and be open to making changes for the better. In the tutoring setting, this means that it is very important to be a part of a professional organization and actively participate so that your voice can be heard. Not to mention, this is a great way to meet like-minded professionals who you can network with and collaborate on how to address this movement.
In tutoring, there is a special place for everybody to serve others so collaboration is definitely encouraged. By thinking of tutoring this way, it aligns with serving a higher purpose for humanity. There are two recognized professional tutoring organizations—The National Tutoring Association (NTA) and the Association of the Tutoring Profession (ATP) that have professionals share their knowledge and also offer professional development to help you grow as well.
In addition to this, I also recommend that you join a specific content area or leadership professional organization to stay abreast of what is to come.
The bottom line is that effective tutoring still depends on good instruction and the overall quality of both the tutor and tutoring session. Therefore, it is very important for your readers to use my frameworks to help evaluate tutoring sessions and coach tutors to becoming better. You can read more about my frameworks in the Volume 4 book of the Expanding Your Tutoring Business book series.
(I would like to thank Dr. Holland-Johnson for sharing her expertise and experience with tutoring businesses and services. To learn more about her written publications and website mentioned in this interview, please check out www.Amazon.com and www.dr-holland.com).


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Okay, so while Ms. Thang's away in some remote cottage, high atop a hill where the deer and the antelope play—she asked me to blog.
And here we are. Do you hear that? That's the sound of my creative juices coming to an abrupt halt. When Nat asked me to blog, I had no clue what to blog about.
I still don't.
I've done nine thousand and two blogs in the last month for an upcoming release. People are sick of me. I'm sick of me. Sick.
So let's talk about you.
The readers.
Go ahead. I'll sit quietly and observe.
I'm kidding 🙂 Here's what I thought we'd do—let's talk about reader things. For instance, what kind of author promotion turns you on? What turns you off?
Do you get sick to death of us hawking our wares on every available social network? After you've seen the same tweet tweeted and retweeted nine bazillion times, do you just tune out? Or do you make voodoo dolls out of our online pics and poke pins in us to make us shut up?
If, when you tweet us about a character in a book, would you prefer we just say thank you for the compliment (or not, as the case may be), or do you want us to respond with "Yeah! I loved my Xavier Long Dong Johnson, too! Isn't he dreaaaammmy?" Does that make you want to gag?
What kinds of contests do you like? ARC's, cash, Amazon/Barnes and Noble/Borders gift certificates? Spa retreats, Caribbean cruises? Which, as a p/s, won't ever be something I give away. If there's a cruise to be had, I'm going to be the one in the lounge chair on the deck while Gopher brings me festive drinks with pretty umbrellas 🙂 No slight intended, but thass just the truth.
What contests don't interest you at all?
Do you like excerpts for new and upcoming releases? Do they wet your whistle, or do you forget about them after you've read them?
What's your cash limit on buying books? Do you look at a hardcover and think, "Blow me, bitches! I can get five mass markets for that price. I'll wait till it's out in mass." Or are you the kind of reader who can't wait and buys it in hardcover. I only ask because you'll NEVER have to make that choice with me.
Evah. LOLLOL.
Have you ever met an author in person and ended up disappointed because they weren't like their online personality? No naming names—just gimme your in general experiences because I might know the author who trashed your image of them, and I'll tell them you said it. I will… No, I'm kidding. I wouldn't tell-tell. Okay, the guilt would eat me alive. So don't tell me 🙂
So here's the deal—answer one or all of the questions—it's up to you. Or don't answer any. I'm sooooo not pushy like that. Besides, it isn't like I'm blazing some new journalistic path with my insightful, thought-provoking questions.
But if you want to win something, you gotta answer at least one to be thrown in a random drawing which I'll leave to Nat when she returns from her rendezvous with nature to pick winners etc 🙂
There's no overseas entry limit—I'll ship to Tibet if goats are available to lug shit up hills to you while you zen with the Dalai Lama—or just a cute Tibetan guy.
So—discuss. I await. I got ALL day, fine people 🙂
As one of your previous commenters noted, I too like to enter contests but not if they call
for too much participation. ( I have to admit that my brain tires quite easily nowadays! )
I really like ARCs, bookseller gift certificates, and autographed books as prizes. I enjoy
reading excerpts because they give me an idea of what an author is writing about. If I
like the excerpt then I will likely buy the book. As for hardcovers, I don't usually buy them.
Hey, Dakota! I like books, cash, gift cards, you name it. If you did have a Cruise for two, I'd let you go along with me. 😉 I really, really, really have to like an Author to buy Hardback. Unfortunately, I have a book budget every month so I can't buy all the books I want. ;( I have yet to meet an Author but I have high hopes for someday doing so. Keep writing. Love your books!
I prefer the ARC's contests but also like the ones who offer certificates.
i like to win stuff in general, but i love to win books alot!!! I would buy the hardback but i find that i won't buy the hardback of a never read before author. I want to know I'm going to enjoy the voice behind the story before I can justify the price. My spending limit on buying books depends on how close hubbys is paying attention lol.
There were questions?
I's sorry … I've been completely mesmerized by the FABULOUSNESS of that shot of you 😉
LOLLOL–the only thing missing is a bottle of booze in my hand, eh? LMAO
Nat? You're corrupting Dakota. She's saying "eh".
I love your books. I have a kindle and pre-order so I get it the day it comes out. Hopefuly this helps you get to be number one.
Aw, thanks, darlin'!
I read all the time and so therefore I love books! I have never been able to wait for a book to go on mass market and I mark the dates that my favorites come out and get it on the day. I used to pay full price for hardback but then I discovered shoping online at Barns and Noble and upgraded the membership so that I no longer have to pay for shiping so I get huge discounts now and don't have to worry about overpaying! Hurrah! I've gone to a book signing of an author duo before who wrote one of my favorite series and basically one was way cooler than I expected and the other was (regretably) a snotty-nosed bitch with a serious pesimistic issue; which was pretty dissappointing. I love the kind of prizes that are sort of one-of-a-kind like signed copies of books or rough drafts to books that are comming out! It's fun to read author's blogs because for me it's fun to compare how they talk really to the voices that they give their characters (some are really surprising).
I love the picture!
Ok, Dakota, you asked for it…
Author promotion turn offs? Asking me to buy more than one copy of a book so I can get an excerpt of the next one (with proof of purchase). Seriously, you're only going to post the excerpt when the next book is due out anyway. Besides, I live in Australia – the land where mass market paperbacks can set you back $20 or more. I may love your books, but I have bills to pay too.
Turn ons? Free books, baby! Published books, ARC's, whatever, I'm so there. If they're signed, even better. But only if I have a chance at winning them. I understand international postage is expensive and so I really appreciate it when an author from a whole other country offers up a prize to international readers. The Book Depository offers free international shipping. Just sayin'.
I don't do social networking sites, so hawk away for all I care. 🙂
If you're offering up a contest, please don't make me jump through hoops for the chance to win. My aforementioned location means I'm more restricted with what I can enter (and I'll only enter if I really want what's on offer), so asking me to answer questions about previous books you've written (especially if they have nothing to do with the book you're giving away) will just make me turn away.
I have no idea if gift cards work for me.
As for swag, totes and mugs are perfectly serviceable, you can never have too many pens/pencils, T-shirts are always a good thing but sizing can be tricksy, and I have a soft spot for pretty artwork on bookmarks. That's about all I've ever been exposed to when it comes to author swag. I'm impressed when authors go to the bother and expense of creating their own. Richelle Mead had pencils made to promote her Vampire Academy series and, if I remember rightly, called them Emergency Vampire Stakes, or the like. It was rather cute and very amusing.
Excerpts, I either love them or avoid them. I avoided a couple from Ilona Andrews while anxiously awaiting the release of Magic Bleeds. I was already dying to read the book and reading excerpts made me impatient for more, so I waited until I finished reading the book and went back to them, if they were from a different character's point of view. Sometimes, excerpts will sway me for or against buying a book from a new-to-me author. So in that respect, I love them because I can either get really good new stories or they save me some dollars for buying other good stories!
Cash limit. Ha hahahaha. Oh, you make me laugh! I have tried to go cold turkey. I have tried cutting down. It just does no good. Books are my crack. There are certainly worse things to spend your money on, though. I do draw the line at hardcovers. At around $35-$50 I'm not about to go out and buy just one book for that kind of money (Non-fiction is the exception to that rule). The words 'highway' and 'robbery' spring to mind, but that is merely the recommended retail price and is no way the fault of the author. One thing is for sure, as much as I love supporting local businesses, the previously mentioned online bookshop has been a godsend. I can save so much money getting my books from there. For example, your books Dakota are around $30 for the trade paperbacks and at TBD they are under $15. I assuage by retail guilt by buying first books from TBD then buying subsequent books from my local independent.
I'm not a fan at all of publishing houses making a series in hardcover halfway through the books. For the Mercy Thompson series, I resorted to buying the UK paperback editions rather than wait for the US paperbacks, for all that I prefer the fancier covers. I just didn't want to have to wait that long to read the story, I refused to pay hardcover prices and I can easily get over not having all of my books match up. Just give me the story, damn it!
I don't do e-books because I prefer the feel of books in my hand. And I can get oh so many books for the cost of an e-reader.
I have only met a couple of authors and both were lovely but that was back in the day before the interwebz asploded. I'll be ramping that up to a whopping three come September when Carrie Vaughn comes to Sydney. (I hope she'll be amenable to signing all of my Kitty books…)
Oh boy. I think I've given you my $10 worth, which works out roughly at US$8.50 these days.
I love my books! So books, ARC's, gift cards and just about anything that enables me to read…it makes me happy!
I've met several authors before, primarily at book signings. Most of them were wonderful and very personable. The one that disappointed me the most if probably the most prolific, who you never see on a blog or even Facebook. No personality at all. To be honest, I don't buy her books anymore and get them from the library instead. 😀
I love books. I also like surprise gitfts like lotions, pens, etc. Once I won a small bag with a penis shaped eraser, penis ruler, bath oils etc. It was so cute.
I love books so I favor contests that offer me the choice of a book or gift card from my fav Amazon are my favorite. Excerpts usually give me a quick "taste" of a book and can make the difference between waiting until it comes to my local library or trying to find it sooner than right now. I like to read an author's musings. If I like her personal writing, I am that much more interested in her professional work.
Tried to post earlier and it hasn't appeared yet so I am submitting another post.
Hi Dakota!
1. I think any way that you authors decide to share your talents and labours with us fans is a-okay by me.
2. If we tweet you about a character you could say thank you AND tell us you love that character. I love glimpses into authors' thoughts like that.
3. I've never met a contest prize I didn't like. If I had to pick, I think I'd choose something that included a book and chocolate or brownies or something like that to enjoy while enjoying the book.
4. I don't read excerpts.
5. I don't have a cash limit on books but I do generally – but not always – wait for the paperback version. Can buy more books that way.
6. Never met an author in person.
Wow–we had quite a day, huh?
You guys were all fabulousness times a million! Thank you, thank you for dropping by and giving me your likes and dislikes 🙂
I'm out for now, but when nat gets back, she'll choose a winner!
Hugs all 'round, ladies and gents!
First, let me start by saying… I LOVED this blog post. It makes me feel awesome that you talk like a regular person and not trying to be super polite or ultra correct…. It was like listening to a friend talking and that is amazing !!!
Second to answer a couple questions….
1. I love to win ARC's. I don't drive so I rarely get to the store and am on a very very tight budget. Much as I hate it, books are not a priority like rent and clothes and food…. If I am lucky, I get books second or third hand just so I have something new to read. I am not complaining. I realize there are people worse off than me.
2. I like hardbacks and if I have the money at the time, I will get it but I prefer mass market size… They're easier to curl up in the corner of the couch with…. lol
3. I used to work retail selling books and had the opportunity to meet a few authors. Most were very nice…. but once I did meet a guy who was very rude… of course he didn't write romance and acted like he was better than everyone else… which was funny because we hardly ever sold his books anyways….
I enjoy contest with ARC's and Amazon, Barnes & Noble & Borders gift cards/certificates. Or Any that do books. 🙂 I have to get books some way since I read so much. LOL
I don't mind when authors blog all over the place or show up at reader groups and so on. I have learned a lot about books that way and it will help me if I have trying to decide if I want a book or not. 🙂
Congrats on the latest release.
How to bag a nerd funny!
So what are you guys talking about gift card i love gift card. thay help me get books when i'm broke and want a book.I join gift card contest all the time just wish i could winn some of them.
To be honest I adore any prizes! But I have to admit that I love getting responses when I comment on something, which is why I enjoy being a "friend" of DC's on facebook and part of her yahoo group, if i post 9 out of 10 times she'll post something back and it's awesome!
Sweet baby Jesus, she tries. Like she really TRIES. LOLLOL
Thanks, Jeni!
I like anything an author gives for a prize. I enjoy getting a comment back. It's fun to read what the author says even if it's short and sweet. I get disapointed if the prize never shows up though. I think it's fun to follow authors around to differant blog when they are promoting a book. I feel like it shows them I care and support them. I love that picture of you. It's silly and fun. Thanks.
Ok, I'm still cracking up at your post!!!
Yeah, the same old promo going around bazillion of times gets a bit of a bore….yawn!! I like seeing something different, like an interview with the characters…especially the hot hero…hehe. Or just a juicy tease of an excerpt….not too long.
Of course I like to win stuff too. Though, being over the pond, I don't expect authors to send me huge packages. Gift certificates for Amazon.com are fabby. So are copies of books, e or print. I must say here, I hate scavenger hunts unless what I'm looking for is really staring me in the face! Hehe!!! Some authors have really huge websites with hundreds of pages and if I have to search through more than a hundred to find the icon, quote or whatever, I just give up!
There are only about two authors I buy their prints cos I gotta have that baby right away!! The rest have to wait until they get out in mass paperback. Sorry, but money is just too scarce these days.
Happy Summer Days everyone!!
in Germany
(so you can find me!)
What a great post, Thanks Dakota!
The best prize for me is a signed book! Some offer a choice of prizes, and even if there was money involved I would still choose the signed book! Living in Canada and with two young boys (I love my trouble makers!) I rarely get to meet authors, and even when they do come to my province, the location is usually at the minimum an hour's drive away for me, and I'm HAPPY to drive that, but sometimes life throws you a curve ball and plans get changed, so next to meeting an author, winning one of their SIGNED books is the best thing EVAH!
When it comes to hard backs, there are a few authors I adore that I simply CANNOT wait for the paperback to come out and I can't imagine waiting to find out what happens in the series next!
Hmm…promoting…it doesn't bother me at all! And hey, sometimes I'm right there Tweeting, blogging and Facebook-ing right along with you. If I see the Tweets and I like you, you can bet that I'm right behind ya sharing the awesomeness of your talent with others who might not be familiar with your work!
My biggest beef with contests, and really ANY contest, is when they make you literally jump through hoops just to ENTER the contest. I mean I've got no problems with spreading the word, but do I really have to go out and do the funky chicken just to get my name in the hat? I dunno maybe that's just me!
I really appreciate it when an author Tweets back to me about my comments on their character, because sometimes I gain more insight into that character than I had originally thought and it makes me go back and maybe take a closer look the next time I read that book!
New release teasers are kinda 50/50 with me. ONLY because I love them, but then I'm going CRAZZZZZZZY waiting to get my hands on the book and find out what happened before and what's coming next in the scene!
I'm a little late responding to this…had a sushi night with the family.
I like contests but I don't like extra entries. In fact, if I can't just drop my name and e-mail address off (or not), I tend not to enter. I don't contest spam the internet so I tend to find out about it because I read the blog on a regular basis. I have a list of blogs I like on my blog and I have other ways of spot lighting other blogs I read besides that. I also don't like people who spam the comments section of my blog promoting their contest.
I like books and bookmarks for giveaways. So if an author can send me a book with or without a bookmark, I'm happy. Most of the time, I'd be happy with just a bookmark (but it's better if it is signed).
I don't buy hardback books. I wait for it to be mass market paperback or I get it on my kindle. My student budget can't do the hardbacks and I like paperbacks because they are easier to carry around.
Oh ya… enjoyed your post! 🙂
I love contests for ARCs, regular books, signed books, and giftcards/cash
I like reading excerpt because it gives me a better idea of what the book is about and whether or not it seems interesting enough to buy.
Usually I try to hold off on buying a book if it is in hardcover (unless I have gift certs).
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The Indonesian Institute of the Arts (ISI) Denpasar gained a trust to attend The Kick off Project Symposium for Global Promotion of Human Resource Development (GHRD) in Japan. Three delegates were sent by the ISI Denpasar to Ochanomizu University in Japan, namely the Rector Prof. Dr. I Wayan Rai S, Deputy Rector II Dr. I Gede Arya Sugiartha, and I Gusti Ayu Srinatih.
Prof. Rai said the ISI Denpasar was the only college of Indonesia and one of the two art colleges invited to attend the maiden event. The activity funded by Japanese government had four objectives, namely the strengthening of foreign language skills, promotion of overseas study, strengthening of global capabilities and collaboration with international universities.
On that occasion, Prof. Rai was honored to be a speaker in the international forum attended by 34 universities from 20 countries in the world. This gamelan musician conveyed the steps required by higher education institution in preparing global human resources without leaving their identity. In the ice breaking event, Prof. Rai invited the audience to dance cak a cappella.
"This symposium is very important because it opens our perspectives in preparing personnel for the demands of globalization. As a matter of fact, what discussed in the symposium has been in line with the vision of the ISI Denpasar based on local excellence with international quality," he said.
Embodiment of the vision, he added, had been applied via the overseas student exchanges in MIT Credit Transfer activities. In addition, the ISI Denpasar had also strengthened its networking with international relations through the signing of MoU with various parties, especially the overseas universities.
Meanwhile, Gede Arya Sugiartha revealed the symposium was very valuable as a forum for sharing among the universities. Several things could be adopted to improve the quality of the ISI Denpasar graduates. "The presence of the ISI Denpasar in the international scene is also a form of promotion for Indonesia in general, and the ISI Denpasar in particular," he said.
According to the man from the Rice Granary County, as a follow-up of the cooperative relationship between the ISI Denpasar and the Ochanomizu University-Japan, it would be followed up with the exchange of faculty and students as well as the improvements related to the items of collaboration among the faculties in the upcoming June. (BTN/015)


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Sara van der Heide, a former exchange student at Purchase College, is exhibiting a series of drawings and paintings in a solo show at the De Pont Museum of Contemporary Art in the Netherlands through March 2. The exhibition features the work of the artist over the past two years.
In 2006, Sara van der Heide, who grew up in the Netherlands with adoptive parents, returned to Korea, her country of birth, for the second time. The paintings that she produced following her stay in South Korea comprise a reflection on a history and culture which could have, but did not, become her own.
The exhibition also includes work she created in New York on an artist-in-residence grant—paintings in which mental images play a significant role.


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ZF-90: memory segmen storage provider
Zend_Search_Lucene_Storage_Directory_RAM and Zend_Search_Lucene_Storage_File_RAM classes should be added to store segment in memory. It should improve indexing performance.
In-memory segment creation is not significant without segment mergin functionality
No, it's Zend_Search issue, which doesn't depends from Zend_Memory.
Zend_Memory goal is to use filesystem (or other backend) as a temporary storage for data, when we don't have enough memory.
memory segmen storage provider is a 'virtual filesystem' in RAM. Goal is to speed up document indexing, which performs a lot of small read/write operations.
Changing fix version to 0.6.0.
Zend_Search_Lucene uses MaxBufferedDocs option to accumulate documents in memory.
In the case where there is a separate Lucene index, built from e.g., Java Lucene, then wouldn't a Zend_Search_Lucene RAMDirectory that loads that separately created index into memory and then supports querying of it as persisted in RAM significantly speed up the performance of ZSL?
I can see how MaxBufferedDocs affects indexing performance, but how does it affect search performance?
Thanks, Chris
Chris, I've just got your comment. MaxBufferedDocs doesn't affect search performance. But Java Lucene RAMDirectory implementation also used only during indexing. OS supported RAM disk or OS level file system caching may be used to increase search performance.
Thanks for your comment, Alexander. Is an OS supported RAM disk or OS level file system caching something that we could implement in Zend_Search_Lucene? I'm willing to help, just point me in the right direction...