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I dont own Merlin. (Sadly)
Just something that popped in my head. Please let me know what you think.
Just something that popped in my head. Please let me know what you think.
Arthur was laying on his bed panting, sweat trickling down his forehead, bed sheets all scrunched up at the bottom of the bed. Every muscle ached, Arthur felt as though he couldn't move, but when he felt a panting Merlin move closer to him, Arthur lifted his arm up so Merlin could cuddle up to him.
"I can't believe that when you said that you was cold and I said I knew what would warm you up, straight away, you went to light the fire." Arthur said as he kissed Merlin's forehead.
"I know I take a while to cotton on."
"Don't I know it. Remember our first proper kiss?"
Arthur and Merlin were running. They had been out hunting and ran into a group of men looking for a fight. Because there were six of them, they disarmed Arthur quickly. As soon as Arthur got his sword knocked out of his hand, he turned around to see Merlin on the floor as one of the men had tripped him up. Arthur picked him up and pushed him in front of him. "Run Merlin." When Merlin started to run, Arthur ran with him.
Merlin kept looking behind him as he and Arthur ran. "Will you look where you are going Merlin. Let me worry about how closer they are getting."
After five minutes of running. Merlin came to a sudden stop which caused Arthur to bump into him. "What did you stop for?"
"We've reached a dead end."
Arthur looked around and saw that Merlin was right. They were on the edge of a cliff that looked like a fifteen foot drop.
Arthur saw the water then looked at Merlin. "Can you swim?"
"Of course I can, I was the one who got you out of the lake after Sophia tried to drown you, or did you forget?"
Instead of answering, Arthur pushed Merlin off the cliff before jumping off the cliff himself. When he plunged into the water he opened his eyes to see Merlin going to swim to the surface to get air. Arthur grabbed hold of him, shook his head and pointed to his eyes before pointing to the cliff where they both just jumped from to silently telling Merlin it was not safe yet as the men who was chasing them will check to see if they would surface.
Merlin and Arthur looked at the cliffs edge to see the men looking. Merlin knew he needed air, he got Arthur's attention and held on to his neck to signal Arthur that he need air.
Arthur understood, he needed air as well, but the men were still on the cliff edge looking at the water.
Arthur put his hands on Merlin's cheeks and placed his lips on Merlin's. Arthur coaxed Merlin's mouth open and Merlin started to kiss back when he realised that kissing Arthur, he no longer struggled for air. Merlin closed his eyes and wrapped his arms around Arthur who held Merlin just as tight.
After what felt like minutes, but was most likely seconds, Arthur opened his eyes and looked at the cliffs edge whilst still kissing Merlin and saw that the men had gone. He pulled his lips from Merlin's, took his hand and swam to the surface.
They had to swim for a few minutes before reaching land. As soon as they got onto land, Merlin collapsed onto his back and started to pant. Arthur propped himself up on his elbow and looked down at Merlin. "It sounds as though you need mouth to mouth Merlin."
Merlin frowned. "I don't get it."
When Arthur raised his eyebrows at Merlin and looked at his lips back upto his eyes, Merlin clicked on to what he meant. "Oh. I think you're right Arthur." Merlin said grinning.
"Idiot." Arthur muttered before lowering his head and capturing Merlin's lips once more.
End of flashback.
"You know Merlin. We need a secret word for you that I can say whenever I want you. That way you are not stood there thinking."
Merlin chuckled. "But what?"
Arthur rolled on top of Merlin and looked at him. "How about...'Mine'?" Arthur said as he lowered his head and started to kiss Merlin's neck.
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World Soccer's Player-Trade Market Tumbles 34%, FIFA Says
The global recession cut spending in soccer's international player-transfer market by 34 percent in the first half of the year, according to the sport's governing body.
Zurich-based FIFA said the drop in transfer and loan payments for athletes in the world's most popular sport was due to tougher conditions in the global economy and financial control measures imposed on teams in Europe. That's where the majority of soccer's richest clubs are based.
The total number of cross-border player moves recorded on FIFA's Transfer Matching System fell 9 percent to 4,973, and 73 percent of those were free agents changing teams. Costs of player sales and loans for the six months to June 30, 2012, declined to $576 million.
"The overriding factor behind that drop is surely the international recession and the impact it has had on professional clubs," FIFA said in an article published on its website. "In addition, wealth is now overwhelmingly concentrated among a select few national associations, while UEFA's Financial Fair Play regulations are prompting sides to act more prudently in the market."
The aim of European ruling body UEFA's plans is to make clubs live within their means. There will be sanctions, starting in 2014, for teams that fail to rein in losses.
Brazil had the busiest transfer market with 700 players entering or leaving South America's most populous nation, according to FIFA's report. England, home to soccer's richest league, placed second with 326 player movements.
Clubs in Russia had the biggest outlay, spending $64.4 million while Brazil's teams were the largest recipients, banking $64.9 million in trades.
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- Why You Need a Business Succession Plan
- Upcoming Seminar on Succession Planning
- It May Be Time to Review Your Estate Plan
- Tax Savings for Companies Selling in Foreign Countries
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- Why You Need a Business Succession Plan
- Upcoming Seminar on Succession Planning
- Minnesota's New Public Benefit Corporation
- Tax Savings for Companies Selling in Foreign Countries
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Succession Planning Workshop
Together with SCORE and Northeast Bank, on March 7, 2018, Peter C. Brehm and Steven E. Ness of Business Law Center will be hosting a seminar geared towards helping small business owners protect their business, and transition from their business effectively. Tuition is $45.00, though veterans can attend for free. In the seminar we will discuss:
• Why should I have a plan?
• What happens to my business when I die?
• What happens if my partner dies, gets disabled, or divorced?
• How to get my business ready to sell?
• Could I sell my business now? And retire?
• How do I protect my family?
• How do I minimize taxes?
For more information, and to register, you can go to SCORE's website HERE or you can contact our office.
Peter Brehm
Preparing Your Business for Sale
I have been working with small businesses for nearly 20 years, and I can't say how often I have seen sellers leave money on the table because they hadn't prepared their business for sale. People buying small businesses are usually looking to buy a job, and are seeking confidence that they can make your business work for them. The more turn-key the business, the better it will be for the buyer. Which is why franchises are so successful.
If you think you will be selling your business one day (and you probably will), here are some basic steps you can take to help make your business easier to sell, and make it more valuable.
1. Eliminate the Black Box. Obviously, buyers want to know if your business is making money, but presenting a potential buyer with historic EBITDA, revenue, or cash flow numbers is not enough. Buyers aren't buying your profits from last year, they are buying the profits they might earn in the future. If they don't feel confident that they will be able to replicate what you earned, they will pay less for your business. Be prepared to explain not just what your business made, but exactly how sales, marketing, equipment, suppliers, customers, intellectual property, and labor contributed to your profits. You are, after all, the world's foremost expert on your business, and should be able to explain how it runs in detail. When buyers can see how your business makes money, they will be more confident that they can make money too.
2. Eliminate You from Your Business. Think about your business as a money printing engine. If a buyer purchased that engine, would it run efficiently without you, or are you the only one that knows how to prime it, or where the throttle is? As a small business owner, of course you are vital to your business, but you must take steps demonstrating to a potential buyer that the engine will run efficiently without you. Help you buyer visualize your business without you. Identify key employees, and start delegating responsibilities to those people. Prepare a transition plan that explains how you will help train and mentor your buyer in your business. Communicate to your buyer exactly how he will be able to retain your key customers, vendors, and employees.
3. Clean up Your Books I. When you own a small business, and there is enough money coming in to cover your expenses and pay expected profits, there is little incentive to keep great looking books. But your profit and loss statement (P&L) and balance sheet say a lot about your business, and speak volumes about your attention to detail. When a client presents me with financial statements prepared by a professional accounting firm, my confidence in those numbers goes up. If all they have are tax returns, or some hastily assembled P&L, my confidence goes down, and I will generally advise my client to either walk away, or make some ridiculously low offer. With the advent of QuickBooks, and other online accounting packages, there is simply no good reason why you should have bad books. Hire a good bookkeeper or accountant, and get your books in order.
4. Clean up Your Books II. I get it, you are a small business owner and you want some of the perks of owning a small business. So, you decide to buy a building and have your company pay (mildly excessive) rent to you. You hired your son to be your bookkeeper for $75,000 a year in stead of paying a bookkeeper $10,000. You bought a company condo in Florida, and decided that the company could really use a yacht and a Porsche 918 to run (business related) errands. I'm not here to judge (well maybe I am a little), but if those expenses are on your books when you present your P&L to a buyer, you are shooting yourself in the foot. When you are getting ready to sell, stop thinking about reducing your tax bill (and living like a Rockefeller), and clean up your books. Get a real estate agent to give you're the market value of your rent. Reduce salaries paid to family members to market rate (or just hire someone else). Eliminate all non-business related expenses from your business. Your books should reflect the most efficient operation of your business to get you a better return.
5. Make Your Business Shiny. Quick question: who has more leverage, a person who looks like they must sell, or a person who looks like they don't have to sell? Years ago, I worked with a man who owned a restaurant and decided that he was going leave his business in a couple years. So, for close to three years he spent next to nothing to fix his equipment, his furniture, his fixtures or anything else. When buyer came around and saw the mess that was waiting for them (torn carpets, ovens on their last legs, dated furniture, and worn out fixtures), it directly reduced what they were willing to pay. More importantly, the buyers knew that the seller had to sell, otherwise he would have to absorb the costs of updating the FF&E. He had painted himself in a corner. When you present your business for sale, it should look like you could run it for another 10 years if you wanted to. Operate your business as if you will never sell, until you do. Keep your vital equipment in good repair, replace worn fixtures, keep employment agreements up to date, enforce non-compete agreements, protect your copyrights and trademarks, and update your vendor and customer agreements.
There are, of course, more things you can do, and each industry has other steps that might be useful. But, if you can take simple steps that will give potential buyers confidence that they can replicate the success of your business, you will be more likely to sell your business and get paid fairly for it.
Peter C. Brehm, J.D., LL.M., CVA


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Taxi, auto drivers must play fair after fare hike
To the stress and distress of millions of commuters in Mumbai comes the news that they will now have to pay more for taxi and auto rickshaw rides, as fares have been hiked by Rs 2 after the Bombay HC ruled on the issue in favour of the government
To the stress and distress of millions of commuters in Mumbai comes the news that they will now have to pay more for taxi and auto rickshaw rides, as fares have been hiked by Rs 2 after the Bombay HC ruled on the issue in favour of the government. After the hike comes into effect, the minimum fare for taxis will go up to Rs 21 from Rs 19. Auto rickshaw fares will go up to Rs 17 from Rs 15. But only autos and taxis with recalibrated meters will be allowed to charge the new fares. The state government has submitted to the court that it will take around 45 days to recalibrate the electronic meters of all autos and taxis in Mumbai city and its suburbs.
While the commuter has no option now but to pay the revised fares, it is up to cabs and autos to keep their side of the bargain. They need to adhere to the rule that they must ply and cannot give commuters a 'no' for an answer.
In spite of several drives launched in the past, where cabbies and autos were pressurised to take commuters, and the media acting as vigilantes, one sees that cabs and autos continue to refuse passengers. In fact, their reasons for refusing to ply get more innovative every month. From fabricated faults in the engine to complaining about shifts getting over and having to be home which falls on the other side of town, it is a treasure trove of excuses which drivers fish out.
Confusion over calibration, too, prevails, and drivers need to desist from making fraudulent claims to passengers, saying that they must pay revised fares even if the meters have not been calibrated. Everybody does not know the rules and citing half the rule and not telling the passenger the other half that they need to pay only if the meter shows it is cheating.
There has to be strict action against drivers who insist that commuters pay higher fares or try to get away with fake fare cards which has happened in the past. Don't take advantage of the confusion to fleece time-strapped passengers. The only ride commuters should to be taken on, is the one in which they pay the correct fare when they reach their destination.


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The rebuilding Astros had rolled off four consecutive victories. The last three had been recorded against a Chicago White Sox club with an estimated opening-day payroll of $124 million – $103 million more than the MLB-low $21 million Astros.
Bo Porter had inspired and united the youngest team in baseball, propelling a mix-and-match roster featuring unproven athletes in their 20s and late-career veterans to regularly play with the passion, energy and excitement the youngest manager in baseball began demanding the first day of spring training.
Catcher Jason Castro had been named American League Player of the Week, highlighting the first extended healthy run of his career. Second baseman Jose Altuve again was putting up All-Star-caliber numbers. No. 1 starter Bud Norris had skillfully pitched his way through an unending buzz of trade rumors, while 22-year-old Jordan Lyles had shaken off a disastrous spring training that ended with a Class AAA Oklahoma City demotion to become the most promising long-term starter on the staff.
The Astros often had played respectable baseball in their inaugural AL season, doing it while the club's president abruptly resigned in mid-May, uninspired fans mostly stayed away from Minute Maid Park and the team wasn't visible on 60 percent of regional TVs.
And, still, an Astros front-office member openly wondered in mid-June: How exactly was Houston's professional baseball team exceeding expectations?
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from The Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia
- n. Italian plural of soprano.
Sorry, no etymologies found.
The poor sometimes sold their children for this purpose, and the castrati and soprani are terms well known to the musical historian.
Tolerable baritones have been transformed into very mediocre tenors, capable mezzo-soprani into very indifferent dramatic soprani, and so on.
Now and then, when listening to the soprani of some well-trained boy-choir, sounding soft and mellow on the lower notes and ringing clear and flutey on the higher, it may have dimly occurred to the teacher of public school music that there might be things as yet unheard of in his musical philosophy, a vague wonder and dissatisfaction, which has slowly disappeared under the pressure of routine work.
The Child-Voice in Singing treated from a physiological and a practical standpoint and especially adapted to schools and boy choirs
Banditti, in place of bandits, would seem an affectation to an American, and so would soprani for sopranos and soli for solos, but the last two, at least, are common in England.
Chapter 8. American Spelling. 6. The Treatment of Loan-Words
After the year 1441 the records no longer mention the presence of boys in the choir, the high voices, soprano and alto, being thenceforth sung by natural (and occasionally unnatural) soprani falsetti and high tenors respectively.
With devout insistence the theme is reiterated by the two soprani, then the voices are woven together, and the simile that rose up in her mind was the pious image of fingers interlaced in prayer.
The masterly way in which he differentiates the natures of his three soprani -- Anna, a type of noble purity; Elvira, a loving and long-suffering woman, alternating between jealous indignation and voluptuous tenderness; and Zerlina, a model of rustic coquetry -- may especially be remarked, but all the characters are treated with the same profound knowledge of life and human nature.
The Opera A Sketch of the Development of Opera. With full Descriptions of all Works in the Modern Repertory.
On November 13, 1885, he heard in the church and for the first time, the Florentine's Second Requiem in D minor, for male voices; and thought it beautiful and devotional, and in no way lacking in effect through the absence of _soprani_ and _contralti_, which he had not missed.
And after a pause, the organ, aided by two double-basses, bellowed out, carrying all the voices in its torrent -- baritones, tenors, basses, not now serving only as sheaths to the sharp blades of the urchin voices, but openly with full throated sound -- yet the dash of the little soprani pierced them through all at once like a crystal arrow.
It seems easy to realise what they wrote about the dishevelled gaiety and lawless license of Chioggia in the days of powder, sword-knot, and _soprani_.
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The four points the Nashville Predators earned with victories over Minnesota and Colorado late last week were invaluable.
On the verge of losing contact with the top eight teams in the Western Conference standings, the Predators promptly thrust themselves back into the playoff race. At the end of play Sunday, they were alone in ninth place, one point out of eighth and just three points behind the fourth and fifth-place teams.
That's not to say that Nashville's performance in those two contests was equal.
"Each game has a different story line," coach Barry Trotz said. "[Against Minnesota] we got off to a good start and really didn't have much to worry about. We had a lot of length and detail. … We won the game we really set out to win, and we lost a little detail in our game [Saturday]."
That 'loss of detail' did not cost them the game against Colorado, which came to town one night after its 17th loss in its previous 18 games.
At least one veteran, though, was at a loss to explain how Nashville twice allowed the Avalanche to cut a two-goal lead in half before an empty-net goal sealed a 4-2 triumph. Just two nights earlier, after all, the Predators similarly jumped out to an early advantage over Minnesota and maintained a comfortable handle on the contest, not to mention a wide margin on the scoreboard as they cruised to a 4-0 rout.
"Once we scored those couple goals we definitely let off the gas," Jerred Smithson said. "That's something we have to work on. I figured we'd figure it out by now but obviously not. At this point of the season, in the position we are we can't afford to do that.
"We're a good enough team there where we should be able to clamp it down and finish games like that."
The fact of the matter is that the Predators are not necessarily accustomed to playing with the lead.
Through 70 games, they have scored the first goal 25 times, 10 fewer than they've allowed the first goal. They've also been behind at the start of the second and third periods much more often then they've led at those points.
So it was unusual when they were in front of Minnesota 3-0 after 20 minutes and on top of Colorado 2-0 at the same juncture. It also, however, set a positive precedent at the start of a five-game homestand, which continues this week against Los Angeles (Tuesday), Boston (Thursday) and Detroit (Saturday).
"We're coming out hard right off the bat and playing with some energy in the first period and letting teams know they're in for a long haul," Smithson said. "We're going to go out and work hard and do what we have to do for us to grab that lead early."
Now their goal is to be more consistent in maintaining that advantage.
"It's something we're going to have to work on because these next few games are going to be the same situation," Smithson said. "They're going to be one- or two-goal games and battling right to the end. We have to clean things up."
Particularly given how cluttered the playoff chase is.
"You always want to get off to a good start and those types of things and we've been able to do that," Trotz said. " … Bottom line is at the end of the year we got four points in these two games."


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Update: OK, we blew it a little this morning when this post went up. We were told the entire Canadian catch was being cut 30 percent. It's actually the catch of chinooks off the West Coast of Vancouver Island. Now, forgive us for being Puget-Sound-centric, but it's the threatened chinook of Puget Sound that we're most worried about, and they are the ones getting whacked at the highest rate in that West Coast Vancouver Island fishery.
Similarly, we should mention that it's not the entire Alaskan catch that's being cut 15 percent, but rather the Southeast Alaska chinook catch. Those are more likely to be upriver fish from the Columbia River system, or from the Oregon coast.
Original post: Puget Sound's threatened chinook salmon runs are expected to benefit from a new U.S.-Canada treaty announced today that reduces the number of salmon caught off the Canadian and Alaskan coasts.
Salmon from Puget Sound and the Columbia River head to the ocean and turn right, and many are caught off Canada or Alaska. This agreement means more will make it back to our rivers to spawn.
In fact, many of the "wild Alaskan" salmon we eat here started out in Washington or Oregon (some as hatchery fish, but that's another matter.)
This agreement slashes the Canadian catch by nearly a third and Alaska's by one-sixth. The idea is to let more wild chinook escape to repopulate the runs in the Pacific Northwest. One motivating factor: The Canadian stocks are starting to show signs of decline, too.
Altogether, it means an extra 100,000 salmon a year will be allowed to escape back to this side of the 49th parallel — 1 million over the 10-year term of the agreement
Gov. Christine Gregoire says the current agreement differs markedly from past efforts:
Allocating fish is something where we all get our territorial tentacles up and want to get all the fish we can. The issue right now is: are we going to have fish for the future? With this agreement we can start rebuilding salmon in this state.
The terms of the agreement include:
Overall, though, the cost to the U.S. drops from about $170 million to put into effect the current treaty to some $50 million to $60 million for the new one, which runs from 2009 to 2019.
Jeff Koenings, director of the Washington Department of Fish and Wildlife, had a pivotal role as chairman of the Pacific Salmon Commission, head of the U.S. delegation and head of the Washington delegation. He says the Canadians' declining stocks were a powerful factor:
We have a common problem to deal with, and when people have a common problem to deal, with it's a lot easier to reach agreement. In Canada, the chinook are no less an icon than they are here.


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By Julien Toyer
MADRID (Reuters) - A former treasurer of Spain's ruling party, at the heart of a corruption scandal that has hurt Prime Minister Mariano Rajoy, was ordered to surrender his passport on Monday while judges investigate millions of euros he deposited in Swiss banks.
Luis Barcenas is accused of using his position to take bribes, evade taxes by hiding the proceeds in Switzerland and launder money through shell companies, charges that carry prison sentences of up to six years and fines.
The long-running High Court investigation of Barcenas and a graft case involving the son-in-law of Spain's king have enraged Spaniards at a time when deep recession has pushed unemployment to 26 percent and the government has slashed public spending.
After three hours of questioning Barcenas in a closed-door court hearing, High Court examining judge Pablo Ruz ordered steps be taken to restrict the suspect's movements as there was "a serious risk" he might attempt to flee.
He said he had gathered evidence on the three charges of tax fraud, bribery and money laundering and that his investigation could come to an end soon.
In Spain's legal system, lengthy pre-trial investigations are carried out by examining magistrates such as Ruz. It is not clear when a trial could start.
Ruz banned Barcenas from leaving Spain, seized his passport and ordered him to report to a court twice a month.
Barcenas, 55, an avid mountaineer who once scaled Everest, went skiing in Canada two weeks ago, according to media reports. Some of these reports said the police suspected he also used the ski trip to move funds he holds there.
Barcenas's lawyer declined to comment on those reports.
The judge also confirmed he was seeking additional information on accounts and companies related to Barcenas in Switzerland, Argentina and the United States.
Barcenas left the center-right People's Party (PP) in 2009 after he was charged with taking money from companies that overcharged PP mayors to put on events, such as campaign rallies, then shared the extra profit with the politicians.
Public interest in the case had largely evaporated until January, when Ruz's investigation revealed Barcenas had Swiss bank accounts once worth as much as 22 million euros ($30 million).
The High Court judge also found that Barcenas applied last year for a tax amnesty, instigated by Rajoy to try to boost revenue, to bring millions of euros in off-shore investments back to Spain.
Then, El Pais newspaper published extracts from what it said were secret PP account books that Barcenas kept for almost 20 years, showing cash donations from construction magnates that were distributed to Rajoy and other party leaders.
Barcenas has denied any wrongdoing and says the purported ledgers are forgeries.
However, a police report that is part of Ruz's evidence and that was seen by Reuters, showed that in December Barcenas made a notarized statement saying he had records of years of donations made to the party as well the recipients.
Barcenas says the money in the Swiss accounts is from legitimate business activities, but Ruz's investigation has cast doubt on that defense, according to court documents which have been seen by Reuters.
Rajoy has denied any wrongdoing, either personal or by the party. He has pledged an external audit of PP accounts and put years of his own personal tax declarations on the official website of the office of the prime minister.
The Barcenas scandal has soured a public mood already bitter over joblessness, cuts to education, health spending and public sector wages, and the 40 billion euros in public funds spent on rescuing failed banks.
Tens of thousands of homeowners have defaulted on their mortgages and been evicted from their homes.
A small group of protesters joined dozens of reporters in front of the court building in central Madrid after Barcenas entered for the closed-door hearing.
"They are lying to us, and worse than that, scorning us... Enough is enough, we need some accountability," said Ana, 59, a civil servant from Madrid who declined to give her last name.
(Writing by Fiona Ortiz; Editing by Jon Hemming)


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Ever wonder how some girls manage to look gorgeous all the time, without fail? Whether it's for that special someone or for yourself, you too can always look good, whether rain, hail or shine with these top tips.
Think of your skin as a canvas and unblemished, clear skin is the first step in always looking gorgeous. Ensure you drink 8 – 12 glasses of water a day and adopt a cleansing routine using a good quality cream or milk cleanser. Treating yourself to a facial every now and then gives your skin a boost.
A sun-kissed tan can also give you a healthy glow, but the sun is not good for your skin. Always wear a sunblock and cheat that 'just back from the Balearics' look with a fake tan. Be careful not to go over the top and apply it correctly, you want it to look natural.
Your hair frames your face, as can be one of your biggest assets. Have your tresses cut and treated to a deep conditioning regularly to keep them in top condition. Don't overuse heat styling tools and when you do, use a heat protective product. Also invest in frizz-fighting products that help battle moisture or harsh sun to keep your hair-do tame.
Dressing for your body shape is the best way to ensure your outfits work for you every time. Whether shopping for an everyday pair of jeans or trawling through going out dresses going out dresses for a special occasion, understanding what works for your body type will help you make the best decision. Understand how different items, necklines, hemlines, waistlines, accessories, patterns and colours can enhance your best assets and downplay your trouble spots. Stick to these styles and you will never go wrong.
In the same sense, knowing what colours work best with your complexion will also help you choose the right clothing for you. Learn to avoid colours that wash you out, and opt for colours that complement your skin, eyes and hair colour.
While fashion can take a girl so far, the best way to look good come rain, hail or shine, is to feel good about yourself. Eat a healthy, balanced diet packed with plenty of fresh fruit and vegetables, drink plenty of water and exercise regularly. A healthy lifestyle will help give you colour and a clear complexion, keep your hair healthy and shiny, brighten your eyes and help you maintain a great figure, and no bad weather can take that away from you!
A dazzling smile is without a doubt one of the best accessories a girl can have. Even if it's pouring rain and your hair does frizz or your new heels get wet, smile widely and have a laugh and your whole look will benefit.
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20 percent chance of rain Thursday
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November 07, 2016 - the short documentary 'Not A Stranger' is now online!
It gives me great pleasure to announce that KGP Films award-winning short documentary about my experience in the first year of TSP2014, 'Not A Stranger' is now available online!
It's been a long time coming. I know I'll never 'get over' the death of my good friend Tom, and later on that same day, the death of my father. Here we are, three months later, and I'm at peace today.
I know without a doubt that the love, care, kindness and support of many kind hearts, made the dramatic weight of this summer bearable.
The Stranger Project has had so many powerful ripples come back to me; becoming friends with Tom way back on Day 10. Two years later, walking Tom home in his final transition from this life. The comfort that brought me, the gift, which then softened the edges of the sudden and unexpected death of my father.
People I've met, once strangers, are now solidly ensconced in my tribe. Loving and hugging and caring all the way. Without this project and all the many wonderful connections I've made because of TSP2014, right now, my life would not be what it is today. I am humbled, grateful and blessed beyond imagination. I am inspired. Thank you.
Throughout the summer, while I've been mostly absent here, I've written notes, thoughts, process, poems and ramblings! Suffice to say, I hope you'll stick around - there's more stories and experiences still to share!
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And whats with the show starting at 8:00 instead of 9:00 - I missed the first twenty minutes :mad:
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And whats with the show starting at 8:00 instead of 9:00 - I missed the first twenty minutes :mad:
I wish he had kept Tereza and booted Anique. Anique's butt is probably on the line next, unless someone else makes another inquiry about the $$$ and gets booted first. She definitely acted very distant at the ceremony.
Aw shucks....David is such a nice gentleman. He didn't kiss all of them like another Bachelor we know. I thought it was so funny for him to say a prayer and watch all of the girls' reactions. I didn't realize Europeans weren't so religious? :mmm
Olinda is NOT 26. She is so wrinkly looking.
Alessia is funny-she is one of the few that keep this show rolling along. I thought it was great when she gave him a necklace to match her dress.
I thought it was hilarious when he said it was the "best supper" he had.
BTW...the Spoiler on the winner is wrong..Karolina got canned tonight too.
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Evan was more direct in his selections, describing how he liked the bodies, and kept "her around to see how it will go."
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Ahh, gotta mention the Whattaburger! Wouldn't you know it I had one today for supper. Made to order with bacon , cheese and avocado. I liked the fact that David mentioned that he is Catholic, alot of people these days don't bring up their religion, especially Catholicism due to the recent flood of scandals. I was disappointed to see Tereza leave, I thought she was overall a very sweet girl and i am gonna miss Karolina's thoughts since she appeared very vocal about the situation.


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I don't know why you diss ellsworth. The Truth, in my mind is one of the best suspension bikes ever made. Some frame problems in the past but they work very well. The reason you see some bikes more than others is because there are some rear suspension designs that are WAY better than others.
Ellsworth makes very nice bikes, all US-made, too. My Blur is also a US-made one, but note that in 2008 Santa Cruz shifted production off most their bikes to Taiwan. They had been making some overseas since 2003, but all the VPP frames from 2002 thru 2007 are US-made. Anyway, the only knock against Ellsworth that I've ever heard (this is rumor-ish) is that they can be a little standoffish when dealing with warranty issues. I can speak with authority that Santa Cruz was AWESOME on that front when my Blur frame cracked. Out of warranty by 6 months and they still replaced it for free.
The current crop of designs has been pretty flushed out. There are three main design philosophies. The single pivot, VPP (virtual pivot point) and four bar.
The single point is old but all the experimentation in locating the pivot and more importantly modern platform valved shocks make them viable primarily because of weight and simplicity. They work well and considering there are minimal pivots (as in just one, single isn't just a clever name), they take next to no maintenance. The wheel moves in an arc, which is another issue with a fixed pivot, that's not really what the wheel wants to do. Platform valving is a lock-out inside the shock that detected when there is minimal pedaling going on (i.e., when the shock is barely traveling) and will lock out. Without this the single pivot will tend to inch-worm in granny gear, which is annoying. Some shocks have a manual lock-out and that's fine, but just a PITA.
The four bar is similar to independent front suspension on trucks, well more like suspension on Indy and F1 cars. It's just like it sounds, a simple 4 bar linkage that keeps the suspension active all the time (it's the only style that is not impacted by braking at all). Lots of pivots, that's it's main dink. Also there are patent issues with parts of it that mean either you pay Specialized royalties or you don't sell your bike here in the USA. Scott for one told Specialized to stick it where the sun don't shine and that keeps us from getting the really fancy Scott bikes that they have in Europe. Titus and Ellsworth just pay Specialized for the Horst link, no drama. Oh, Specialized owns that patent, the four bar linkage suspension is what all their FSR frames are based on. The wheel moves linearly up and back, which is pretty much what you want.
The VPP is known by several names, VPP is owned by Santa Cruz and licensed to Intense. Other brands use similar style pivots, like BMC and Giant. It's called something else and the actual design is a little different. But the idea is the same, there are two pivots that act as a single pivot that moves through space. The reason for this is that the pivot point determines leverage ratio and the compromise with a fixed point is that sometimes you want different ratios. Without adjusting shock spring rate, while climbing it is nice if the leverage is a little lower so that the bike does not pogo and going down it is nice if the leverage increase to be more supple. The VPP also uses the energy you introduce through the pedals to fix the pivot point. It's more simple than it sounds, but if you can visualize the pivot point of a single pivot bike moving through an 'S' shape around and behind the bottom bracket that's sort of what's going on. This also means the rear wheel doesn't move in either an arc or a line, it tends to move in and out based on the virtual arm length. Not really an issue in and of itself, but a VPP type bike will have the worst chain slap as the chain stay length changes. Also the frame designer needs to be careful of the cable stop locations to avoid ghost shifting. The first VPP was actual Outland and they were pretty bad about ghost shifting. Outland didn't make it and that's why Santa Cruz ended up with the patent, they bought it from Outland and perfected the design a few years later when FMEA and computer modeling was more sophisticated. Outland had a good idea that they could never get quite right just by experimenting.
I dunno, when the last couple times i've ridden i've went back to my hard tail. If i were going to buy another mtn bike. I'd be going to a Seven custom sola. I'm rapidly loosing touch with the latest since I left my last shop.
Wow, a Seven. Sweet. That for those not familiar is a bike worth more than most of our trucks... Uber sweet bikes.
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How It Works: Steps to Getting an Online Store
The latest technology, benefits, and features for your online store.
Features of Bloominari Online Stores:
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We not only build your store, we teach you how to use and maintain your store.
Benefits of Selling Online
- Increase your sales and profits
- Reach customers worldwide: Thereby increasing sales opportunities.
- Open 24 Hours a day: By being able to process credit cards online, your business can be open all day every day, throughout the entire year.
- Attract new customers: Who would not normally discover your business unless they know your local store.
- Receive payments more quickly: From automated online transactions.
- Improving your marketing strategies: By using the data gathered by tracking customer purchases & keywords searched.
- Use your online shop as a catalog: For existing & potential customers.
- Reduce order-processing costs: Customer orders automatically get saved in your online store system.
The Desing Process
All E-Commerce packages keep you involved during the entire design process, allowing you to directly communicate with your E-commerce Web designer.
We do all the heavy work of creating your complete e-commerce store, but we also need you to provide us with your ideas, preferences, products' info, photos, etc; as You are the expert in your business.
Design Steps
Wondering what it takes to get an online store up and running?
Once the following steps are completed you'll have a complete, ready-to-use online store for your small business.
E-Commerce Online Stores Packages
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We believe in being 100% transparent about showing you exactly what we offer, that's why we outline every feature included in our services and their prices.
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FAQs - Frequently Asked Questions
Not sure which E-commerce package is the best solution for your business? Check out our FAQs to help you understand our services better and help you choose.
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If you still have questions, please contact us, we'd be happy to hear from you.
Graphic & Website Design
Q: Where can I see the templates that you offer?
A: Contact us so you can see our full list of templates offered online.
Q: How will my site look unique if you're using a template (Standard & Premium Packages)?
A: Each template will be customized to match your business' look as much as possible. By incorporating your business logo, color preferences (Yes, we can even change most template colors to suit your specific needs), font styles, layout design, and more
Q: Can you input my logo into a template design?
A: Yes! Please provide your company logo to your web designer. We'll fit it into the design in the best possible way.
Q: How long does it take to design my online store?
A: Under optimal conditions, your online store's graphic design will be ready in 3-5 business days (Standard Package), 5-10 days (Premium Package), and 10-15 business days (Professional Package). The completion of your entire store (including the building of your store's inventory) will take a total of 1-2 weeks (Standard package), 2-4 weeks (Premium Package) or 4-6 weeks (Professional package).
Q: Can I edit my template myself once published?
A: Yes. You will be unable to change the graphic design of your store on your own (At your own risk). If you'd like, we'll also be able to edit the design for you (additional fee). Web design experience is required.
Q: How many concepts will I see for my Web ite?
A: This depends on the Package you choose. The Standard & Premium Packages use pre-existing templates (which we customize for your business), therefore the template you choose will be your only graphic design concept. If you choose the Professional package your designer will initially supply you with one (1) composition (concept). This is to ensure the direction we are taking is the right one. From this initial composition, you will have the opportunity to revise several times (see next question).
Q: What does it mean by revisions?
A: A revision constitutes any change, big or small, requested to the graphic design of your online store (template or custom made). After we present you the initial customized design of your store (with your logo, colors, fonts, etc), you'll have a chance to make changes to your design by contacting your website designer. Each change, feedback and request (per communication) will count towards your revision process.
Q: Do you use stock images when I cannot find my own?
A: Yes. We have a library of stock imagery that we can use throughout your design to depict your business. Our library is limited and specific image requests may require the purchase of a third-party image. Please ask your designer about what images we can provide.
Q: Do you create Flash animations? How about drop-down menus or rollover images?
A: We do, but dynamic design features will need to be purchased as pay-as-you-go features or acquired with the purchase of the Professional Package. Please discuss your specific needs with your project manager.
Q: Do you offer more features, services and upgrades?
A: We have a variety of services that will help you make your online store unique.
Store Setup, Inventory & Content
Q: Will you also input my products and images?
A: Yes, this is what sets our services apart from everyone else's. Your designer will build your entire E-commerce site, creating a complete, ready-to-use online store. This includes creating your online inventory. The Standard Package includes 25 products, the Premium Package includes 60 products and the Professional package includes 150 products initially. You'll have the ability to add/edit/delete products to your store on top of the initial amount of products we created in your store for you, or we can add more products for you too! View our maintenance packages and pay-as-you-go solutions
Q: What's needed from me to setup my store?
A: We'll need you to provide us with all of your company's information (Name, address, logo, company's history/about us, etc), as well all of your products' information and photographs
Q: How will I send you my products' photos and information?
A: Product information must be organized into an Excel spreadsheet with all of your products' information, we'll provide you an Excel template that you can easily fill out. If you require assistance, we may be able to connect to your computer and help you export your product's information from a software you currently use. All photos can simply be sent to us by e-mail or FTP. Contact us for details.
Q: What is an "Additional content page"?
A: An additional content page is any non-product, informational page that you wish to have included in your Web site that is not already included in your package. Common examples are information about your services, company values, special promotions, FAQs page or perhaps a Site Map or Directions page. Your designer will help include your written content provided through attractive presentation.
Q: I want a splash page (Introduction page), can you do this?
A: Yes. If you would like to research the possibility of adding a splash page before your main store, please discuss this need with your project manager. Additional fees may apply.
Payments & Merchant Accounts
Q: Can I use my current credit card processing system for my online store?
A: You may or may not use your current credit card processing provider for your online store, this depends on weather the company you're currently using is compatible with our shopping cart software platform. Otherwise, a separate online merchant account must be used in your online store.
Q: I already have Paypal and/or Google Checkout, can I use my account to process online payments?
A: Yes, you can use your Paypal/Google Checkout account to process orders online at no monthly or yearly costs to you (except the fees charged by Paypal/Google Checkout for each transaction). Using only your Paypal/Google Checkout account will require you to manually process the payment of each online order. If you want a more professional checkout service for your online customers, it's better to sign-up for an online merchant account.
Q: What is an online Merchant Account?
A: It is a gateway solution to process and accept all major credit cards for payment directly on your online store, and then have those funds placed directly into your bank account. In today's aggressive online market, simply accepting Pay Pal and Google Checkout isn't enough.
Q: How much does a Merchant Account cost?
A: Cost vary depending on the merchant account you use. Our preferred merchant account cost $19.95 a month plus transaction fees (2.10 % +
25 cents / transaction). You must also purchase an SSL Security certificate which provides your e-commerce website with the best in Internet Security ($79 one year, $145 two years).
Q: Does my customer receive an automatic e-mail confirming the shipment of his items?
A: Yes, as soon as you mark your orders as "shipped" your customer will receive an e-mai
Q: What shipping carriers and methods can I offer to my customers?
A: You can use UPS, Fed ex or USPS to ship your items (choose one or more carriers). You may use any of the methods that each of carriers offers, there is no limit of what you can offer. WE suggest you only offer one or two carriers and no more than 5-7 methods (Ground, 3rd Day, 2nd Day, Next Day, Priority mail, express mail, etc).
Q: How will my online store calculate shipping costs?
Every shopping cart e-commerce store uses a different way to calculate shipping rates. Many, include the use of special plugins/add-ons that allow your store to directly connect to UPS/FedEX/USPS database to search and retrieve real shipping costs based on your product's size and dimensions. Checkout this useful online dimensional weight shipping calculator.
Q: I already have shipping accounts with UPS/Fed ex/ USPS can I use them.
A: Yes, simply provide us with your account number and we'll integrate your carrier into your online store.
Q: Can I ship to international customers?
A: Yes, you only need to provide us the countries where you'd like to offer shipping and we'll configure it into your online store's shipping settings. Please note that you must make sure that the shipping carrier offers shipping services to the countries you'd like to ship to.
Q: Can I print shipping labels for UPS/Fed ex/USPS directly from my administration site?
A: No. You administration area only allows you to print a packing slip (to accompany the product being shipped). Yet, to create the actual shipping label, you'll still need to create it yourself manually (through the 3rd party software).
Store Administration & Maintenance
Q: What will I be able to administrate in my online store?
A: Every package will allow you to access, view and edit all of the orders placed in your online store. This will allow you to view what each customer has purchased from you store, shipping & billing address, shipping carrier chosen, shipping method, etc. Additionally, the Premium and Professional packages includes the ability to manage other areas of your store such as the marketing, customers records, and more. View Packages
Q: Will I be able to view, edit and manage my online orders myself?
A: Yes, you'll have full access to view, edit and manage all your online orders. You are responsible for the day-to-day operations of your online business, which requires you to log into your online store administration page to process all orders. This means you must see what has been ordered, prepare to ship it, receive the payment, ship the items, then mark the orders as "shipped".
Q: Once my store is completed, will I be able to add products myself?
A: Yes, no matter which package you choose, you will be able to add more product to your online store yourself.
Q: If I can't (or don't have time to) add products to my online store myself, how much does it cost?
A: The cost of adding additional products to your online store is $7 per product (including 1 image).
Q: I want to entirely manage my online store myself, is that possible?
A: Yes, you will have the ability to manage and control every aspect of your online store. Including orders, products, categories, promotions, etc.
Q: I want to have complete administrative access and ownership of my store, what can I do?
A: All of our packages provide you with full access and ownership of your store.
Hosting & Shopping Cart Software
By using the BigCommerce Online Stores platform, we combine the use of a powerful e-commerce software and the hosting into a single price, which is today commonly know as software as a service (SaaS). The hosting is basically the use of a big and fancy computer (server) that store your store's files and images and allows them to be accessed through the internet.
The BigCommerce software itself provides the ability to stock a virtual inventory, have a shopping cart system, a shipping calculator and many other key features that your store needs in order to give you customers a professional online shopping experience.
Combined Shopping Cart & Hosting Pricing
The combined monthly costs of the hosting service and shopping cart software for online store are:
- $34.95, $79.95 or $199.95/month. Varies by shopping carte features included on each package. See latest pricing.
Additionally, we can build an E-commerce online store using the popular Magento Shopping Cart, in which case a seperate hosting account is needed. We recommend HostMonster.com hosting to our clients.
Online Merchant Accounts to Process Credit Cards
A merchant account is a contract under which a bank extends a line of credit to a merchant, who wishes to accept payments through card transactions (debit/credit) of a particular card association brand. Without such a contract, one cannot directly accept payments by any of the major credit card brands.
In order to securely and professionally sell online, an online store must get an online merchant account to process cards and receive payment directly in their bank account. Through the hosting company who will host your website, we can offer you a professional merchant account for your store.
Accept Visa, Master Card, AMEX or Discover directly in your store!
Merchant Account Pricing
In today's aggressive online market, simply accepting Pay Pal and Google Checkout isn't enough. Get on the same playing field as your competitors. Give your business a more professional, established and credible appearance by accepting ALL major credit cards and debit cards directly from your store.
Without the intervention of third parties, A professional merchant account increases the credibility of your online store while helping to increase your conversion rate!. Read FAQs for more information
|Industry Standard
|Our Rates
|Application Fee
|$25 - $ 50
|Setup Fee
|$100 - $200
|24 / 7 Customer Support
|$200 - $ 300
| Internet / Mail / Phone Order
Transaction Fee
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|$20 - $ 35 / month
15-30 cents / trans.
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SSL Security Certificate
In addition to the merchant account, your online store must also get a SSL Security Certificate to ensure your online transactions are safe. SSL Security provides your ecommerce website with the best in Internet Security. All ecommerce web sites on the Internet must have an SSL certificate to ensure safe credit card transactions through the website.
More About SSL & Pricing
128 bit SSL Certificates designed for securing leading web sites, as well as intranets and extranets. Trusted by over 99.3% of current Internet users, SSL Certificates are an ideal and low cost way of securing your webserver. SSL Certificates carry a limited warranty up to $10,000.
The SSL Security Certificate must be purchased and the SSL logo must be displayed on your homepage.
Costs: One year: $79, Two Years: $145
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We provide you with the easiest, fastest and most affordable way to own a Complete Online Store - not just the design or setup - at a truly affordable price.
Our service includes designing, creating, and setting up all aspects of your online store; Including the creation of your store's actual inventory (Something most companies don't offer), setting up shipping methods, payment accounts, taxes, store preferences, coupons, etc.
We provide you a fully ready online store, teach you how to use it, and help you start selling right away!
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Actor Paul Walker, star of seven Fast and Furious films, ironically died Saturday afternoon in a car crash near Valencia, California. The 40-year-old actor was a passenger in a Porsche being driven by friend and co-owner of his automotive shop, Always Evolving, Roger Rodas.
Walker and Rodas, 38, were apparently leaving a car show they'd held Saturday at Always Evolving. Both men organized and participated in many philanthropic organizations, and held car shows nearly once a month to support various charities and organizations. Saturday's event was being held to raise money for the victims of both the recent typhoon in the Phillipines, as well as a deadly tornado in Indiana.
Walker's Twitter account contained an official confirmation of the star's death, which was originally posted to Facebook.
The crash occurred around 3:30 p.m. on Hercules Street, not far from Always Evolving, where many supporters were still gathered. Jim Torp, a friend of the two men who was still at the location of the event, told the L.A. Times that he heard a loud boom and knew immediately that his friends had crashed. The smoke from the fiery wreckage could be seen at the automotive store, and several men grabbed fire extinguishers and headed to where they thought the fire was, at the top of a nearby hill. However, once the group reached the top, they realized it was a car on fire, and that it was the Porsche Rodas and Walker had recently left the event in.
Torp's 28-year-old son, Brandon, had been with the group who headed to the top of the hill to see if they could extiniguish the fire. Torp says that upon recognizing the vehicle and running over, Brandon Torp saw his two friends burning to death inside the flaming car. A long-time friend of Walker's, as well as Rodas' young son, both had to be restrained from delving into the incinerated Porsche in an attempt to reach the victims. Says Torp, "There was nothing they could do."
Police are saying that speed may have been a factor in the wreck, and that Hercules Street was known as a quiet area with a speed limit of 45 mph. However, an investigation into the crash is still underway, according to Kim Manatt, an L.A. County sheriff's Deputy.
Torp said, "They died doing what they enjoy doing. Two close friends died together right next to a church. They're both with God."
Friends and fans of the two men arrived early Sunday morning in Valencia to leave mementos at a memorial at the crash site.
Paul Walker's friend & '2 Fast 2 Furious' co-star Tyrese visited the scene of the car crash today #RIPPaulWalker pic.twitter.com/ut9TaZtYMt
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"The saddest part," Torp says, "was watching...Paul Walker's daughter break down."
Walker had recently become active in his daughter's life, 15-year-old Meadow Rain Walker. Meadow Rain was born to a 25-year-old Paul, and his girlfriend Rebecca McBrain, in 1998; the unmarried couple split up soon after Meadow was born. Walker had recently been enjoying time with his only child, who had grown up with her mother, Rebecca. He recently said that his daughter now wanted "a relationship with her Pops, which is cool."
Walker first rose to fame in 1998 after appearing the film, Pleasantville. At an event in 2011, the actor said, "I thought I'd make one movie, pay off my loans, and go back and finish school. [But] it never stopped." He went on to star in The Skulls in 1999. Director Rob Cohen says that Paul told him during filming that he wanted to be in a movie where he raced cars. Cohen directed the first Fast and Furious film in 2001, and cast Walker as hero Brian O'Connor.
L.A. County coroner's investigator, Dana Bee, says that autopsies have not yet been scheduled, and official identification will have to come from dental records, as the bodies are so badly burned.
Main image courtesy @RealPaulWalker via Twitter.


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Reis, L. C.
(2011). Paratexts to Frida Kahlo's œuvre: The visual and the textual in her painted and written self-portraits, session on Estudios femeninos: La voz ante el espejo, chaired by Prof. Beatrice Giannandrea, U of Ohio–Zanesville,
The 31st Cincinnati conference on romance languages and literatures
, University of Cincinnati, 7 May.
Reis, L. C.
2010). Matter of Greece, Rome, Britain, or France: Romance ideology and literary history in Chrétien de Troyes's
, session on Medieval French romance, chaired by Prof. Christine M. Probes, U of South Florida–Tampa,
The 17th biennial New College conference on medieval & Renaissance studies
, New College of the University of South Florida, Sarasota, FL, 12 March.
Reis, L. C.
(2009a). Manuscript and variance: Paratextualizing the
prologue, session on the Literature, politics, and history in the Middle Ages, chaired by Prof. Catherine White, U of Cincinnati,
The 29th Cincinnati conference on romance languages & literatures
, Cincinnati, OH, 9 May.
Reis, L. C.
(2009b). The point of view of the Other in Claire Denis's
session on Colonial empire, female sexuality, and narrative devices, chaired by Prof. Leon Sachs, U of Kentucky,
The 62nd annual Kentucky foreign language conference
, University of Kentucky, Lexington, KY, 17 April.
Reis, L. C.
(2004). Closing remarks, session on Exploring identities in Assia Djebar's novels,
The 10th annual FIGSA conference
on the humanities: Community, identity, and the quest for the good life
, Department of French and Italian, The Ohio State University, Columbus, OH, 3 April.
Reis, L. C.
(2003). (From) the masculine (to) the feminine: Cixous, Lispector, and G. H.'s gender crossing in
The Passion According to G. H.,
session on Twentieth-century novel and theory, chaired by Prof. Anthère Nzabatsinda, Vanderbilt U,
The 56th annual Kentucky foreign language conference,
University of Kentucky, Lexington, KY, 24 April.
Reis, L. C.
(2002a). Autobiography or
in Teresa de la Parra's
(1924) and
Las memorias de mamá Blanca
(1929), session on Autobiographics of feminist discourse in Latin American literature, chaired by Prof. Levilson Reis, Otterbein U,
The 1st Ohio Latin-Americanist conference
, Columbus, OH, 20 April.
Reis, L. C.
(2002b). Transnational feminist cross-identification: The case of Teresa de la Parra and Doña Marina, session on Intertextuality and transnational identity in twentieth-century Latin America, chaired by Prof. Ana Serra, American U,
The 23rd Louisiana conference on hispanic l
anguages and literatures on the globalization of hispanic American literary studies
, Louisiana State University, Baton Rouge, LA, 28 February.
Reis, L. C.
(2000). Le Prologue à
: Programmes de lectures, session on Harmonies and disharmonies in medieval and Renaissance literatures, chaired by Prof. Christine McCall Probes, U of South Florida,
70th annual convention of the south atlantic modern language association
(SAMLA), Birmingham, AL, 10 November.
Reis, L. C.
(1998a). How are Graduate Programs in French Preparing us For the Profession?, The Graduate Studies in French Discussion Circle, Chaired by Prof. Levilson C. Reis,
The 68th annual convention of the south atlantic modern language association
), Atlanta, GA, 6 November.
Reis, L. C.
(1998b). Parra and Doña Marina: Female cross-identification in the Spanish American essay, Prof. Jean Graham-Jones's Spanish American essay seminar, Department of Modern Languages and Linguistics, Florida State University, Tallahassee, FL, 2 April.
Reis, L. C.
(1998c). Preparing French graduate students for the profession, Prof. Nathaniel Wing's French pro-Seminar, Department of French Studies, Louisiana State University, Baton Rouge, LA, 16 November.
Reis, L. C.
(1997a). Enhancing Teaching with the World Wide Web for the Teaching Assistant Preparation Seminar, conducted by Prof. Leona LeBlanc, The Department of Modern Languages and Linguistics, The Florida State University, Tallahassee, FL, summer.
Reis, L. C.
(1997b). Parra's exemplary woman: Rewriting Doña Marina's role in the Conquest of Mexico, session on The truth is I never left you: Rearticulating the past, chaired by Prof. Encarnación Juárez, U of Notre Dame,
The 8th international conference of the asociación de literatura femenina hispánica (ALFH) on (
Des)Articulaciones: Actos, cuerpos e ideologías en las literaturas femeninas hispánicas
, Emory University, Atlanta, GA, 17 October.
Reis, L. C.
(1997c). The future graduate student in French: Towards scholarship and political engagement, session on Pedagogy, literature, linguistics: Shaping the future French graduate student, chaired by John Thompson, The Graduate in French Studies Discussion Circle,
The 67th annual convention of the south atlantic modern language association
), Atlanta, GA, 13 November.
Reis, L. C.
(1995). New additions to the reading list: To read or not to read, session on Review of master's and PhD comprehensive exams, The Graduate Studies in French Forum, chaired by Andrew H. Wallis, U of Georgia,
The 65th annual convention of the south atlantic modern language association (SAMLA)
, Atlanta, GA, 4 November.
Reis, L. C.
and narrative: The case of Juan Valera's
Pepita Jiménez,
session on Rhetoric and popular appeal, chaired by Prof. Kathy M. Krause, Clemson U,
The 110th annual convention of the modern language association of America
), San Diego, CA, 29 December.
Reis, L. C.
(1994b). Rabelais, Erasmus, and the education of Gargantua, session on Renaissance novels, chaired by Prof. Christine McCall Probes, U of South Florida,
The 9th biennial New College Conference on medieval & Renaissance studies
, New College of the University of South Florida, Sarasota, FL, 10 March.
(c) 2010– Levilson C. Reis
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