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Biscottiii
Member
05-29-2004
| Saturday, September 19, 2009 - 12:20 am
Hey Abby7, hope you don't mind but I copied that over to the Hairball Heaven, Cat Thread (attributed it to you, of course). That was a too funny for words and all of us cat lovers are going to howl! What a find! Thx
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Texannie
Member
07-16-2001
| Saturday, September 19, 2009 - 5:25 pm
Anyone know where I would go to sell silver serving pieces? I have tons of inherited pieces that I just have no use for. How would I establish fair market value?
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Christy358
Member
07-10-2007
| Saturday, September 19, 2009 - 10:44 pm
Texannie, Try replacements.com. They buy and sell. Not sure how much they pay, but at least you have a buyer.
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Texannie
Member
07-16-2001
| Sunday, September 20, 2009 - 5:52 am
Thanks. I had looked at them to try to figure out value, but didn't realize they bought.
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Juju2bigdog
Member
10-27-2000
| Sunday, September 20, 2009 - 7:32 am
Check for similar Completed auctions on eBay.
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Abby7
Member
07-17-2002
| Sunday, September 20, 2009 - 3:31 pm
biscotti, i knew somewhere here at TVCH there was a topic for cats/dogs/pets. i searched couldn't find it. i'll look again. a co-worker of dh sent an email w/link to him. dh then forwarded to me at home. but, reason for my post...thanks for reminding me where to look. appreciate it.
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Escapee
Member
06-15-2004
| Monday, September 21, 2009 - 10:49 am
I don't know if it's lack of sleep or what, but if someone could help me out with this question for school, that'd be absolutely fabulous. What does this mean? Maybe I just don't understand the question.... Recall a writer with whom you have felt rapport as well as a writer with whom you have felt little or no rapport. What made the difference? Provide suggestions for building rapport between the writer and readers of written communication.
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Tishala
Member
08-01-2000
| Monday, September 21, 2009 - 11:04 am
It's essentially asking you which writers you have enjoyed, which you haven't, and why. And then it's asking you to think about ways a writer can build a relationship with his or her reader. so, for example, you can say, I have always liked Mark Twain's writing because it seemed conversational, direct, and humorous, which made his serious points much more palatable. On the other hand, Henry James, with his stilted dialogue, overly formal constructions, ambiguities, (etc.) have always left me cold. Twain's example demonstrates that the most effective way for a writer to communicate with his or her reader is.... [blah blah blah]
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Scooterrific
Member
07-08-2005
| Monday, September 21, 2009 - 11:09 am
I think I was absent that day.
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Dfennessey
Member
07-25-2004
| Monday, September 21, 2009 - 11:13 am
You are absent every day Soot 
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Texannie
Member
07-16-2001
| Monday, September 21, 2009 - 11:28 am
wow Tish, if I had to describe those two authors, that's what I would say! Great minds....!!
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Tishala
Member
08-01-2000
| Monday, September 21, 2009 - 12:13 pm
To be truthful, James is absolutely my favorite writer, but I understand why people hate him: his prose can be thick as soup. But I also like Twain.
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Julieboo
Member
02-05-2002
| Monday, September 21, 2009 - 12:26 pm
Since the word "rapport" is used they may want a writer you feel connected to/not at all connected to, moreso than a writer you enjoy/not enjoy.
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Escapee
Member
06-15-2004
| Monday, September 21, 2009 - 12:47 pm
Tish, thank you that is awesome, no I won't plagiarize your post. LOL I think I will discuss how I enjoy. I knew asking here would help me understand the question. By rapport, I think they may mean how we relate to the writer and writing and why we feel that way. Am I correct? I hope this board can help me get my degree, LOL. You guys ready>?
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Tishala
Member
08-01-2000
| Monday, September 21, 2009 - 12:53 pm
rapport means, essentially, a harmonious relationship, empathy, sympathy, etc, but I chose the word "enjoy" because it seems to me that enjoyment and harmonious relationships go hand in hand. So, yeah, whether you relate to a writer or not and why. ETA: so in my original post, you can say, instead of "I have always enjoyed Twain's writing," "I have always felt a rapport with Twain because his writing" etc etc. You might want to include words like empathy and connection in your answer.
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Escapee
Member
06-15-2004
| Monday, September 21, 2009 - 1:07 pm
I am going to do that, I already have two authors in mind. Thank you again.
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Texannie
Member
07-16-2001
| Monday, September 21, 2009 - 1:24 pm
ok..so much for great minds! LOL well...we do have great minds, just not similar 
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Colordeagua
Member
10-25-2003
| Monday, September 21, 2009 - 4:21 pm
I was just watching my DVDs of popular series from a few years ago Wonderfalls. The word rapport was used by main character Jaye who works in a Niagara Falls souvenir shop: "Tourists are either coming or going. They're not fixtures. So you're never in any real danger of developing a rapport with them."
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Escapee
Member
06-15-2004
| Tuesday, September 22, 2009 - 8:42 am
I just posted my writings regarding a rapport with writers. I used Gabaldon and McCaig. I used words like connection, empathize for the one and disjointed and random for the other. Who can guess which is which?
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Escapee
Member
06-15-2004
| Tuesday, September 22, 2009 - 8:48 am
Ok shoe guru's: I have my 10 year reunion on Saturday night. It's not formal, it's more semi-formal-casual....le sigh. SO I guess tha means we can wear what we please So far I have decided to wear a navy blue dress. It's simple and plain. It could be fancied up or played down. It's straight, cotton and strapless. I bought a long necklace to wear with it, it's silver linked hearts, so it's cutesy. I don't have to wear that. My question is what color shoes do I wear? I was thinking black, but black shoes, silver necklace, meh. Don't know. Should I go pick up some black jewelry and wear black shoes? What to do, what to do.
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Couchtomato
Member
09-09-2008
| Tuesday, September 22, 2009 - 9:27 am
I'd go with a pop of color - lime green, yellow, hot pink - sandals or a least open toed with a strapless dress. Just my 
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Escapee
Member
06-15-2004
| Tuesday, September 22, 2009 - 9:35 am
Hmmmm, that's a thought. What are your thoughts on red?
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Couchtomato
Member
09-09-2008
| Tuesday, September 22, 2009 - 9:38 am
Kinda patriotic but could work. Just don't carry a white purse, lol.
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Escapee
Member
06-15-2004
| Tuesday, September 22, 2009 - 10:04 am
ROFLMAO. I didn't think of that. They just don't have anything in Navy that doesn't look either parochial or grandma-ish.
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Texannie
Member
07-16-2001
| Tuesday, September 22, 2009 - 11:05 am
here you go!!
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