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By 2014, 100% of Ohio's classrooms will implement a more rigorous college- and career-ready curriculum that, together with aligned assessments and teacher supports, will form the foundation of a comprehensive system to empower Ohio's students to succeed globally in the 21st century.
The goal of the Provide Curriculum Resources to Support Teachers Project is to support educators in transitioning to the new standards by developing and disseminating a portfolio of curricula and instructional supports that are aligned to standards and developed through the collaboration of educators and educational networks. Resources developed or identified as a part of this project will be available via the state Instructional Improvement System and will be accessible online to educators in Ohio and across the country.
The goal of the Strengthen Assessment Leadership Project is to accelerate Ohio's transition to high-quality assessments aligned with the state's enhanced standards. Ohio will create a more comprehensive assessment system which will include summative, interim and performance-based assessment types. These efforts promote a balanced approach that gives students many opportunities to demonstrate the knowledge and skills they have gained and to learn from feedback on their performance. Pilots for supplementary assignment types, such as formative and performance-based assessments, began in the fall of 2011.
ODE is developing and identifying high-quality instructional resources to support Ohio's teachers' transition to the newly revised academic content standards. Examples include the model curricula which provide more in-depth information on the content and skills within the standards, instructional strategies and resources, and ways to evaluate students' progress towards meeting standards. Resources that connect 21st century skills and the revised standards to interdisciplinary curriculum and instructional design will also be developed and distributed. Additionally, professional development and training will be provided for teachers through webcasts and regional meetings.
Blending international perspectives of innovative learning and leadership practice is key to developing a quality environment of learning for students. Ohio will contribute and have access to an international database as a means of providing guidance to teachers about the components of effective student-centered learning environments that encourage innovation and creativity. ODE hosted a meeting August 1-5 to share evidence-based resources on innovative learning environments through workshops and keynote sessions led by renowned experts. To access available resources, review the Ohio Innovative Learning Environment conference materials.
A 2008 study by the Ohio Board of Regents revealed that 41% of all Ohio freshmen who attend a public college or university in Ohio require remediation in mathematics or English. To improve student success in postsecondary, Ohio is funding statewide initiatives to improve communication and curricular alignment between high schools and institutions of higher education. Specifically, ten grants will be distributed to regionally based partnerships to conduct gap analyses between high school course sequences and expectations of students in first-year, non-remedial, credit bearing courses. In response to their findings, the partnerships will implement action plans to address the gaps. Their work will inform the compilation of the High School to College Guidance Document that will be made available as a resource state-wide. For more information, visit the High School-Higher Education Alignment Initiative webpage.
Formative assessment is a continuous instructional process used by teachers as part of a balanced assessment system to obtain evidence of student understanding. The evidence provides feedback to teachers and students, enabling informed decision making, constructive changes to instruction and learning that deepens student knowledge and understanding. The Formative Assessment Middle School (FAMS) pilot in the fall of 2011. Teachers will received a deep understanding of how to effectively use and develop strong formative assessment strategies aligned to the newly adopted Common Core State Standards in English language arts and mathematics. During the pilot project, portfolios of formative assessment strategies and practices will be developed and made available on the Instructional Improvement System. For more information, visit Ohio's Formative Assessment Middle School webpage.
Performance Based Assessments (PBA) provide authentic ways for students to demonstrate and apply their understanding of the content and skills within the standards. The performance based assessments will provide formative and summative information to inform instructional decision-making and help students move forward on their trajectory of learning. The Ohio Performance Assessment Pilot Project (OPAPP) began in 2008 and will continue through 2014. The pilot project, which initially targeted English, mathematics and science at the high school level, is expanding the high school offering to include social studies and career-technical education. It is also introducing PBA into the elementary grades of 3-5 in the content areas of English language arts, mathematics, science and social studies. New pilots for performance-based assessments began in the fall of 2011. For more information, visit the Ohio Performance Assessment Pilot Project webpage.
In partnership with a consortium of states, Ohio will expand its existing Kindergarten Readiness Assessment—Literacy to also include mathematics and social emotional measures. The initiative will identify, customize, or develop an assessment that meets standards for design, implementation, and appropriate use for young children. The expanded assessment will be used to inform instructional decisions in kindergarten and guide further assessment, as well as be used by policy makers, state and local stakeholders, and decision makers to provide an overall picture of kindergarten readiness at the state and district level.
Preparing all students to be college and career ready requires a system that measures student progress. Through Race to the Top, ODE is expanding Value-Added measures to the teacher level in Math and Reading Grades 4-8. Additionally, ODE is working to develop growth measures at the high school level and for those additional grades/subjects that do not currently have standardized measures. Participating LEAs will have opportunities to apply for competitive grants designed to expand Value-Added to other grades and subjects. This valuable data can be used to inform instructional practices and may be incorporated into teacher-evaluation systems.
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This cute owl print I found at Joann's, and it is really soft unlike some (most) Joann's fabric.
It will make a cute quilt back someday.
And last, my blocks for the Pieced Together Quilting Bee. (whew that's a long name!)
This one is for Stephanie C.
I have to send out my fabric within the next two weeks for my bee month, and I don't have a single IDEA what to do. Actually I have about 100 ideas...and that's the real problem.
P.S. I had a couple of questions I haven't been able to answer due to my annoying computer not letting me comment on blogs with embedded comments... so..
1. To applique the pillows in the last post, I used heat n' bond to iron my fabric to. (buy it on the bolt at Joann's) Then I cut out my shapes, removed the paper backing, ironed them on how I wanted them and did a tight zig zag stitch around each piece. Which takes awhile.
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A "family reunion" for Steelers alumniPosted by on November 17, 2012 – 11:08 pm
As Dermontti Dawson took his turn at the microphone during Taste of the Steelers at Heinz Field on Saturday night, a part of the team's alumni weekend, he spoke about the fans, his former teammates, and what it was like to play for Chuck Noll and Bill Cowher.
He also shared stories about the man who was his mentor, his idol, someone he looked up to, the late Steelers Hall of Fame center Mike Webster.
As he warmly recalled what he learned from Webster, he paused for a moment and he just couldn't hold back the tears, couldn't keep his emotions in.
"Mike was a great player. I sometimes get a little emotional," said Dawson, his voice cracking. "Mike had a great influence on me. I am very thankful I had him in my life. He had such an impact on my life. I wouldn't be here today if it weren't for Mike. His memory will always last in my life. I don't know what else to say."
No more needed to be said, as his emotions told the story that every former player attending the alumni weekend conveyed … that those they played with truly were family, sharing a bond that nothing could break.
"The greatest thing for me is the relationship we formed over the years with our teammates," said receiver John Stallworth, who played from 1974-87. "I had the chance to compete with these guys and they are still my friends. I look at all of these guys and I think they have the same disease that I have – they have the pride of being a part of the greatest organization ever."
The event is part of the team's 80th Season Celebration, bringing together players from different decades, including Bill Priatko, who played for the team in 1957, through Chris Hoke, who just retired this past year after 11 seasons.
"There is so much love and camaraderie," said running back Willie Parker, who played from 2004-09. "We are a band of brothers. We always stay in touch. I wouldn't want it any other way."
They were joined by former players Dick Hoak (1961-70), Joe Greene (1969-81), L.C. Greenwood (1969-81), Lynn Swann (1974-82), Tunch Ilkin (1980-92), Louis Lipps (1984-91), Craig Wolfley (1980-89), Dwayne Woodruff (1979-90), Jerome Bettis (1996-05), and Josh Miller (1996-03) and Steelers President Art Rooney II for a night of sharing stories with guests while raising money for the UPMC Thomas E. Starzl Transplantation Institute, UPMC Sports Medicine Concussion Program and the Cancer Caring Center.
"It's a good time, a good function, especially the cause," said Greenwood. "Something like this is always great."
Greene, a special assistant in the Steelers Pro and College Personnel department, shared the story of how he didn't want to come to the Steelers when he was first drafted in 1969 because they had never been a winner, to the joy he has looking back at what the teams he played on accomplished, winning four Super Bowls.
"We accomplished quite a bit during that time," said Greene. "I go back to when we won only one game and I was fortunate enough to be here when we won our first Super Bowl and our fourth. It was magic. You can't duplicate that anywhere else. I was so happy looking back having played for the Pittsburgh Steelers."
The players all took their turns sharing stories from their playing days with the crowd, with plenty of cheering going on and even a little good natured booing when Bettis admitted he was a Dallas Cowboys fan growing up, but that quickly turned back to cheers when he talked about what playing for the Steelers meant to him.
"When I came here there was a standard and an expectation to be great. That was set by these men behind me," said Bettis, pointing to the players who all played before him. "You hear about these guys and they are legendary. When you look at football you think about these Steelers players who were larger than life. To spend time with them is great.
"Every day we walked by the Super Bowl trophies and understood what the expectations were, to work hard, to understand who you played for and when you put the Steelers uniform on it meant something. I am proud to have helped extend that legacy so the players that play today understand what is expected of them when they put the helmet on. They know what it means to play for the Pittsburgh Steelers."
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By Steve on Nov 17, 2012 | Reply
The Greatest organization in all of sports.No other team can accomplish what the Steelers have.Go Steelers!!!
By Joe condello on Nov 18, 2012 | Reply
As always I am so proud to read a story like this because it makes me so proud to be part of a family like the steel nation because that's what it is all about . Go steelers
By Anne Petrarco on Nov 18, 2012 | Reply
That is one of the great reasons I have been a Steeler for a long time. I wish the current bunch of new Steelers would get the great Steeler Pride.
By Paul Anuszkiewicz on Nov 18, 2012 | Reply
So blessed to be born and raised to live in Pittsburgh when the Steelers first Golden Era. Nothing else anywhere else could ever be like it was in the Burgh
during the era of those great 70's teams. Such sweet memories!
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I had to take this 4x a day for a week to treat MRSA. On about day 3 the side effects kicked in which no one warned me about and I thought I was getting a virus. Terrible heart burn/indigestion, then loss of appetite, then terrible nausea, then vomiting. I finished my week dose and although it treated my staph well, I am still suffering from side effects 3 days later. I also have this terrible thick film on my tongue that makes me feel like I have dry mouth all day/night. This is the 1st time in my life i have googled for drug side effects b.c they have been so awful. I will never take this again and ask for alternatives in the future.
I had a terrible experience with this medication! On day 3 I developed a reddish , purple skin rash on both hands that burned like they had been in a fire. It began to creep up my wrists and felt tight. After speaking to my pharmacist. (It was a weekend) he recommended Benadryl pills every 4 hours. I am really concerned with the severity of the side effects of this medication.
NOTHING worked for my sons bad acne and boils except thus topical clindamycin. It was the 'answer' as it became controllable and then went away. It was the end of a long road of failed efforts with pharmacy products that did nothing except create further anxiety on how to cure it.
It has only been 2 days with this product, but I am very pleased with this product. Hopefully, the medication continues! As for me, I tried everything out there..literally. I even went organic like lemon, honey, etc. They honestly didn't do anything on my face. I gave clindamycin pads a try..and after even a day, my acne went down like crazy. I still have more to go but I could see the progress. Honestly, acne is a pain in the *** and I will honestly tell you everyone's skin is different. I don't know how many medications I went through before giving this one a try. Just trial-and-error, guys and hopefully it works out for you guys!
Okay, so my doctor had me taking this for an abscess I developed on my leg to avoid a serious infection, and it worked well to aid in clearing the main problem up, mostly, but on day three of taking it, the side effects began. Horrible heartburn, stomach and esophagus felt like it was burning, I was violently heaving for an hour . . . mild diarrhea developed later that night. Following, I experienced horrid stomach pain, burning persisted when medicine was taken later on. I also developed a skin rash on my stomach, legs and sides, lost my appetite for days, had problems swallowing, and I believe it began to give me a yeast infection. . . . So, yes this antibiotic works, but for those who are very sensitive, I would not recommend it since it is very strong and it can cause a multitude of side effects and problems. Oh yes, I think that this medicine might've also caused me to develop a mild fever too.
I was given it to make sure I don't get an infection after getting several teeth pulled. Have hives in mouth and back and almost passed out at store yesterday. Been off of it 24 hrs and still having problems. Just like penicillin and sulfa reactions!
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It's often been said that the happiest day of your life is when you buy a boat, and the second happiest day is when you sell it. While the maxim rarely holds true when it comes to Corvettes, life challenges or shifting priorities do occasionally conspire to necessitate the sale of even a cherished automobile. So, how do you liquidate your Corvette in a manner that ensures you the best possible price? Why, at auction, of course. And not just any auction, but one that specializes in performance, vintage, or other special-interest cars.
As car enthusiasts, we've spent many hours covering automobile auctions, but up till now, this author had never participated in one as a buyer or a seller. So, when the magazine's C5 on a Shoestring project wrapped up several months ago, we decided to run the car through the auction process and write about it for an article. (To recap, the project covered contributor Paul Zazarine's effort to restore his stock '97 Vette while simultaneously modifying it to outperform a C5 Z06, all on a total budget of $35,000.)
The concept sounded straightforward enough, but we quickly discovered that there was a lot to learn. What venue would we choose, how would we transport the car, and what paperwork was required to submit the car for auction? All of these questions would need to be answered before our C5 could cross the block.
If you're following along at home, the best advice is to plan several months ahead. Start by choosing a venue that represents the type of car you're trying to sell. Since we were selling a Corvette, we choose the Mecum Muscle and More event in Indianapolis.
Once you've decided on a venue, contact the auction house as soon as possible to secure a spot. The auction staff will then advise you on the documents required to sell your car. You will likely be asked to provide several photos, which will appear on the company's website and in the auction brochure. You will also be expected to provide a detailed overview of your car, to accompany these photos. Most auctions feature phone-in bidders whose buying decisions are based largely on what they see online; the more information you give them, them the better.
Once you've selected an event, the next decision is whether or not to include a reserve price. (A reserve price represents the minimum amount you're willing to accept for the car.) "No reserve" auctions tend to spark more interest, because everyone knows the car will sell. If you do set a reserve, you run the risk of not selling the car if your price is not met. (And remember, if your car doesn't sell, you'll need to make arrangements to transport it back home.) Keep in mind, however, that you can always remove the reserve at any time during the auction if bidding comes close enough to the price you want. We decided to create some excitement and go with the no-reserve approach.
Having been to a number of Mecum Auctions in the past, we knew that the Reliable Carriers was a common choice for vehicle transportation, and so we chose the company to transport C5 on a Shoestring. The process was simple: call the company, schedule a pick-up date, and wait for the truck to show up. Reliable is given an express check-in at the auction, which gives the car more time on the grounds and allows more potential buyers to inspect it.
Any concerns we might have had about the safety of the vehicle while in transit was assuaged when a Reliable rep told us about the $5 million of insurance the company carries on each truck. Reliable also provides GPS tracking on every carrier, so you know where your car is at all times.
With our shipping schedule confirmed, it was time to schedule our travel plans. Should you choose to send your vehicle to auction without attending yourself, be sure to contact your auction liaison to work out the details before the event takes place.


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I just saw a year ago today was when I first left HWA....and now I'm back and how it has grown!
Eddie told me to pester you to get the hell in a cell match done.
So, yeah. Pester! Pester!
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You've been waiting a while to do that, eh?
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Romney Owns the War on Women
The latest poll from ABC News and The Washington Post provides another point in President Obama's upward trend with voters. His approval rating has grown to 50 percent, and his likability—which you can read as an analogue for favorability—dwarfs Mitt Romney's, 64 percent to 26 percent. The significance of this is still small, but in a head-to-head matchup with the former Massachusetts governor, Obama wins 51 percent to 44 percent. In the overall average, as tallied by Pollster, the president is still underwater—47.1 percent disapproval to 48 percent approval—but he's still on the upswing.
The big news out of this poll is that it provides further evidence that Republicans have deeply tarnished their brand with women by fighting a loud battle over contraception, defending conservative figures like Rush Limbaugh, and siding with GOP governors like Virginia's Bob McDonnell as they pushed laws that forced invasive procedures on women. The damage is so strong, in fact, that it has tarnished Mitt Romney, who tried as much as possible to stay out of the fight (but was dragged in by distrustful social conservatives). Only 34 percent of voters say that Romney would do a better job addressing women's issues, and among women themselves, Romney trails by 19 points. This is in line with a recent poll of swing states, where Obama held a 13 point lead over the likely Republican presidential nominee among women.
Romney can rise above female contempt for the GOP, but it depends on his ability to distinguish himself from the party writ large. The problem, of course, is that the things in his record that do show an appreciation for women's health and autonomy—his support for Planned Parenthood and abortion rights as governor of Massachusetts—are completely anathema to the Republican base. While it's possible that they will let him tout that aspect of his record in the general election, I doubt it; the Republican base has yet to show electoral flexibility, and there's no reason to think that will change in the fall. Indeed, if he wins the White House, he will pursue right-wing policies on reproductive health, a fact that will become apparent during the general election (if it isn't already obvious). Mitt Romney is a generic Republican, and for now, he's tied to the party as a whole on women's issues.
At Talking Points Memo, Sahil Kapur notes that Republican leaders have begun a campaign to disavow the fight over contraception coverage, and recontextualize it (again) as a battle over religious liberty. But the odds are definitely not in their favor. For starters, the noise surrounding the fight over contraception was loud and became louder still when Limbaugh denounced one advocate as a "slut." Too many Republicans—including Romney—are on record acquiescing to or supporting the ugly attacks on reproductive health access.
What's more, Romney has the misfortune of running for president at the same time that Republican state governments are implementing the most radical elements of the conservative attack on women's autonomy. In the last three months, GOP legislatures have pushed mandatory transvaginal ultrasounds, restrictive laws that criminalize abortion shortly into the pregnancy, and bills that seek to turn health class into a meeting of the Junior Anti-Sex League. Just last week, Governor Scott Walker quietly repealed Wisconsin's equal pay law—"Money is more important for men," said one sponsor of the law. If voters don't lump Romney in with these Republicans, then Democrats will do it for them (it helps that, in the case of Walker, Romney was effusive in his praise of the governor).
If the GOP were running a general-election battle against the feckless Democrats of yore, this wouldn't be a problem. But the Obama campaign, fairly or not, intends to run with the idea that Republicans have launched a war on women. They will devote a substantial portion of their (huge) war chest to defining Romney as another anti-woman reactionary, and for all the success of Ann Romney and other surrogates on the trail, I'm not sure there's much Romney can do to counter the attack.
Tue, 2012-04-10 10:54
I doubt very much that Romney can rise above female contempt for the GOP - the anti female rhetoric and actions by politicians and legislatures has been far too strong for any GOP Presidential candidate to rise above it.
If (Big IF) he can get the state legislatures to repeal their draconian legislation against women - and he can get the house members to ALL apologize for the Blunt amendment maybe he has a chance - but it is doubtful.
Sam Hamilton
Tue, 2012-04-10 11:23
I don't think Mr. Romney will ever be more popular than President Obama among women (Republicans never are), but he can certainly improve his image enough to beat the President in November.
As time goes by, the "war on women" rhetoric will become tiresome. The more it's used the more voters will see it as hyperbole. Also, as Mr. Santorum fades away, the Democrats won't have someone with which to scare women. Mr. Romney is about as threatening to independent women as a wet noodle. He just needs to bide his time and stay away from controversial topics like birth control. Not because his policies on a subject like that are that outside the mainstream, but because it will remind women of Mr. Santorum's thoughts on the matter. Time and some smart campaigning will solve most of Mr. Romney's problems. If the President wants to talk birth control and Mr. Romney wants to talk jobs, it won't be Mr. Romney who comes out looking bad.
Tue, 2012-04-10 22:15
Wed, 2012-04-11 01:49
Democrats have always organized faction by dividing Americans against Americans. Obama was elected because he was a different kind of candidate with a promise to unite Americans. Instead he divided them by pushing through social programs Americans did not want, and now he cannot run on unifying Americans. He has to run on what was done during his administration. This women's contraception issue would have pulled in more votes for the President if he had waited longer. As it is, people are already tired of it.
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Logan Thomsen feels a strong connection to his home state and pulls for all three of Iowa's Division I wrestling programs.
"I like seeing the state as a whole do good," the state champion from Union of LaPorte City said. "It's a state-wide (source of pride) to prove Iowa — the state itself — is the place to be to wrestle."
Thomsen's loyalty, though, is soon to be bound to one school.
He verbally committed Sunday night to Iowa after considering Iowa State, Northern Iowa, Upper Iowa and Wartburg.
"When you're growing up, that's the program you look up to," Thomsen said of the Hawkeyes. "Iowa is the pinnacle of what wrestling is, I guess you could say. In my eyes, it's the top of the top if you don't count Olympic wrestling."
Thomsen, who projects as a 157-pounder in college, compiled a 178-13 in high school. He reached the state finals as a freshman and junior and placed third as a sophomore before claiming the Class 2-A 152-pound title this past season.
His brother, Max, a sophomore, captured his second state title this past season and owns a 96-1 career record. The Thomsen brothers were the only siblings to win state championships this past season.
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For this challenge, you'll need to play Got It! Can you explain the strategy for winning this game with any target?
Draw a square. A second square of the same size slides around the
first always maintaining contact and keeping the same orientation.
How far does the dot travel?
Take any two digit number, for example 58. What do you have to do to reverse the order of the digits? Can you find a rule for reversing the order of digits for any two digit number?
Figures can be described in this way: $(p, i)$.
For example, the red square has a $(p,i)$ of $(4,0)$, the grey triangle $(3,1)$, the green triangle $(5,0)$ and the blue shape $(6,4)$:
Each figure you produce will always enclose an area ($A$) of the square dotty paper.
The examples in the diagram have areas of $1$, $1 {1 \over 2}$, and $6$ sq units.
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Got mine this morning. Early too. I was so happy to see it but I was on my way to work. Grabbed it and took it to work and i love it so far. Typing on the keyboard is awesome. Im a lover of soft keys / touch when im typing. Only time I demand a push is gaming.
So this works out really well for me. I would say im 40-55 wpm. To me it doesnt matter right now but I will most likely use this or my retina to type a lot for work(IT Field) and i think then ill get faster. Or naturally using it i will too.
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Athenian democracy developed in the Greek city-state of Athens, comprising the central city-state of Athens and the surrounding territory of Attica, around 500 BC. Athens was one of the very first known democracies. Other Greek cities set up democracies, most but not all following an Athenian model, but none were as powerful or as stable (or as well-documented) as that of Athens. It remains a unique and intriguing experiment in direct democracy where the people do not elect representatives to vote on their behalf but vote on legislation and executive bills in their own right. Participation was by no means open, but the in-group of participants was constituted with no reference to economic class and they participated on a scale that was truly phenomenal. The public opinion of voters was remarkably influenced by the political satire performed by the comic poets at the theaters.
Solon (594 BC), Cleisthenes (509 BC), and Ephialtes of Athens (462 BC) all contributed to the development of Athenian democracy. Historians differ on which of them was responsible for which institutions, and which of them most represented a truly democratic movement. It is most usual to date Athenian democracy from Cleisthenes, since Solon's constitution fell and was replaced by the tyranny of Peisistratus, whereas Ephialtes revised Cleisthenes' constitution relatively peacefully. Hipparchus, the brother of the tyrant Hippias, was killed by Harmodius and Aristogeiton, who were subsequently honored by the Athenians for their alleged restoration of Athenian freedom.
The greatest and longest-lasting democratic leader was Pericles; after his death, Athenian democracy was twice briefly interrupted by oligarchic revolution towards the end of the Peloponnesian War. It was modified somewhat after it was restored under Eucleides; the most detailed accounts are of this fourth-century modification rather than the Periclean system. It was suppressed by the Macedonians in 322 BC. The Athenian institutions were later revived, but the extent to which they were a real democracy is debatable.
The word is attested in Herodotus, who wrote some of the earliest Greek prose to survive, but even this may not have been before 440 or 430 BC. It is not at all certain that the word goes back to the beginning of the democracy, but from around 460 BC at any rate an individual is known whose parents had decided to name him 'Democrates', a name which may have been manufactured as a gesture of democratic loyalty; the name can also be found in Aeolian Temnus, not a particularly democratic state.
The non-citizen component of the population was divided between metics and slaves, with the latter perhaps somewhat more numerous. Around 338 BC the orator Hyperides (fragment 13) claimed that there were 150,000 slaves in Attica, but this figure is probably not more than an impression: slaves outnumbered those of citizen stock but did not swamp them.
Athenian citizens had to be legitimately descended from citizens—after the reforms of Pericles in 450 BC on both sides of the family, excluding the children of Athenian men and foreign women. Although the legislation was not retrospective, five years later the Athenians removed 5000 from the citizen registers when a free gift of grain arrived for all citizens from an Egyptian king. Citizenship could be granted by the assembly and was sometimes given to large groups (Plateans in 427 BC, Samians in 405 BC) but, by the 4th century, only to individuals and by a special vote with a quorum of 6000. This was generally done as a reward for some service to the state. In the course of a century the numbers involved were in the hundreds rather than thousands.
The ekklesia had at least four functions; it made executive pronouncements (decrees, such as deciding to go to war or granting citizenship to a foreigner); it elected some officials; it legislated; and it tried political crimes. As the system evolved these last two functions were shifted to the law courts. The standard format was that of speakers making speeches for and against a position followed by a general vote (usually by show of hands) of yes or no. Though there might be blocs of opinion, sometimes enduring, on crucial issues, there were no political parties and likewise no government or opposition (as in the Westminster system). In effect, the 'government' was whatever speaker(s) the assembly agreed with on a particular day. Voting was by simple majority. In the 5th century at least there were scarcely any limits on the power exercised by the assembly. If the assembly broke the law, the only thing that might happen is that they would punish those who had made the proposal that they had agreed to. If a mistake had been made, from their viewpoint it could only be because they had been 'misled'.
As usual in ancient democracies, one had to physically attend a gathering in order to vote. Military service or simple distance prevented the exercise of citizenship. Voting was usually by show of hands (cheirŏtonĭa, "arm stretching") with officials 'judging' the outcome by sight. With thousands of people attending, counting was impossible. For a small category of votes a quorum of 6000 was required, principally grants of citizenship, and here coloured balls were used, white for yes and black for no. Probably at the end of the session, each voter tossed one of these into a large clay jar which was afterwards cracked open for the counting of the ballots (Ostracism required the voters to scratch names onto pieces of broken pottery, though this did not occur within the assembly as such).
In the 5th century BC, there were 10 fixed assembly meetings per year, one in each of the ten state months, with other meetings called as needed. In the following century the meetings were set to forty a year, with four in each state month. (One of these was now called the main meeting, kyria ekklesia.) Additional meetings might still be called, especially as up until 355 BC there were still political trials that were conducted in the assembly rather than in court. The assembly meetings did not occur at fixed intervals, as they had to dodge the annual festivals that were differently placed in each of the twelve lunar months. There was also a tendency for the four meetings to bunch up toward the end of each state month.
Attendance at the assembly was not always voluntary. In the 5th century public slaves forming a cordon with a red-stained rope herded citizens from the agora into the assembly meeting place (pnyx), with a fine for those who got the red on their clothes. This, however, cannot compare with the compulsory voting schemes of some modern democracies. It was rather an immediate measure to get enough people rapidly in place, like an aggressive form of ushering. After the restoration of the democracy in 403 BC, pay for assembly attendance was introduced for the first time. At this there was a new enthusiasm for assembly meetings. Only the first 6000 to arrive were admitted and paid, with the red rope now used to keep latecomers at bay.
The reason the Council of 400/500 is referred to in such a way is dependent on which point in Athens' history is being referred to. The body of council was shaped due to two major reforms in Athens' development of her politeia (i.e. constitution). The first was due to the Reforms of Solon, c. 594/3BC; the boule had 400 members (100 citizens drawn from the four Ionian Tribes). After the Reforms of Cleisthenes, c. 508/7BC, ten Attik Tribes were created and 50 citizens were drawn from these tribes - hence the number 500. As such, the boule can be referred to as both, depending on which point in Athens' history you are talking about (i.e. pre-democratic or democratic Athens).
The council (boule) of 500, the largest board of officeholders, was responsible for drafting preparatory legislation for consideration by the assembly, overseeing the meetings of the assembly, and in certain cases executing legislation as directed by the assembly. The 500 were selected by a lottery (50 citizens each from the 10 Athenian tribes), held each year among the men over thirty years of age. A citizen could serve on the council twice in his lifetime.
The duty of drafting legislation for the assembly to consider was known as the "probouleumatic power", after the probouleuma, or agenda for a meeting of an assembly, that the council prepared. Ordinary citizens could suggest proposals to members of the boule, but to enter the assembly's agenda they had to be sponsored by a member; the assembly, on the other hand, could order the boule to prepare a probouleuma on a topic of its choosing. Technically it was forbidden for the assembly to make a final decision on any matter that had not been previously considered by the council. These might be concrete, worked-out proposals or 'open' proposals, that is, little more than items on the agenda. In early Athens (as in other Greek states) the assembly could only vote up or down on a probouleuma, but by the mid 5th century it had acquired the power to alter and rework the proposals as it saw fit; still, even in the heyday of radical democracy, complex proposals from the boule were known to pass through the assembly all but untouched, indicating the important role that the body played in shaping legislation.
The presidency of the boule rotated monthly amongst the ten prytanies, or delegations from the ten Cleisthenic tribes, of the Boule (there were ten months in the Hellenic calendar year). The epitastes, an official selected by lot for a single day from among the currently presiding prytany, chaired that day's meeting of the boule and, if there was one, that day's meeting of the assembly; he also held the keys to the treasury and the seal to the city, and welcomed foreign ambassadors. It has been calculated that one quarter of all citizens must at one time in their lives have held the post, which could be held only once in a lifetime.
The boule also served as an executive committee for the assembly, and oversaw the activities of certain other magistrates. The boule coordinated the activities of the various boards and magistrates that carried out the administrative functions of Athens and provided from its own membership randomly selected boards of ten responsible for areas ranging from naval affairs to religious observances. Altogether, the boule was responsible for a great portion of the administration of the state, but was granted relatively little latitude for initiative; the boule's control over policy was executed in its probouleutic, rather than its executive function; in the latter, it merely executed the wishes of the assembly.
Essentially there were two grades of suit, a smaller kind known as dike or private suit, and a larger kind known as graphe or public suit. For private suits the minimum jury size was 201 (increased to 401 if a sum of over 1000 drachmas was at issue), for public suits 501. The juries were selected by lot from a panel of 600 jurors, there being 600 jurors from each of the ten tribes of Athens, making a jury pool of 6000 in total. For particularly important public suits the jury could be increased by adding in extra allotments of 500. One thousand and 1500 are regularly encountered as jury sizes and on at least one occasion, the first time a new kind of case was brought to court (see graphe paranomon), all 6,000 members of the juror pool were put onto the one case.
The cases were put by the litigants themselves in the form of an exchange of single speeches timed by water clock, first prosecutor then defendant. In a public suit the litigants each had three hours to speak, much less in private suits (though here it was in proportion to the amount of money at stake). Decisions were made by voting without any time set aside for deliberation. Nothing, however, stopped jurors from talking informally amongst themselves during the voting procedure and juries could be rowdy shouting out their disapproval or disbelief of things said by the litigants. This may have had some role in building a consensus. The jury could only cast a 'yes' or 'no' vote as to the guilt and sentence of the defendant. For private suits only the victims or their families could prosecute, while for public suits anyone (ho boulomenos, 'whoever wants to' i.e. any citizen with full citizen rights) could bring a case since the issues in these major suits were regarded as affecting the community as a whole.
Justice was rapid: a case could last not longer than one day. Some convictions triggered an automatic penalty, but where this was not the case the two litigants each proposed a penalty for the convicted defendant and the jury chose between them in a further vote. No appeal was possible. There was however a mechanism for prosecuting the witnesses of a successful prosecutor, which it appears could lead to the undoing of the earlier verdict.
Payment for jurors was introduced around 462 BC and is ascribed to Pericles, a feature described by Aristotle as fundamental to radical democracy (Politics 1294a37). Pay was raised from 2 to 3 obols by Cleon early in the Peloponnesian war and there it stayed; the original amount is not known. Notably this was introduced more than fifty years before payment for attendance at assembly meetings. Running the courts was one of the major expenses of the Athenian state and there were moments of financial crisis in the 4th century when the courts, at least for private suits, had to be suspended.
The system shows a marked anti-professionalism. No judges presided over the courts nor was there anyone to give legal direction to the jurors, as the magistrates in charge of the courts had only an administrative function and were themselves in any case amateurs (most of the annual magistracies at Athens could only be held once in a lifetime). There were no lawyers as such, but the litigants acted solely in their capacity as citizens. Whatever professionalism there was tended to disguise itself: it was possible to pay for the services of a speechwriter (logographos) but this was not advertised in court (except as something your opponent in court has had to resort to), and even politically prominent litigants made some show of disowning special expertise.
These juries formed a second site for the expression of popular sovereignty: as in the assembly, citizens acting as jurors acted as the people and were immune from review or punishment. (Notably when the jurors are addressed by speakers as "you", they can be referred to as having committed any act ever committed by the 'Athenian people', such as battles fought before any of them were born or court decisions made by other juries whose membership may have had no overlap with those currently addressed.) Jurors however had a minimum age of 30 and they were under oath. From an Athenian perspective, where the young are rash and age brings wisdom and where an oath is a serious matter, both of these requirements gave jurors more weight than the citizens attending the assembly. Here only the legislative function of courts will be described, though this by no means exhausts the relevance of the courts to the workings of the democracy
In the 5th century there was in effect no procedural difference between an executive decree and a law: they were both simply passed by the assembly. But from 403 BC they were set sharply apart. Henceforth laws were made not in the assembly, but by special panels of 1000 citizens drawn from the annual jury pool of 6000. They were known as the nomothetai, the lawmakers. Here again it is not anything like a legislative commission sitting down to discuss the pros and cons and drafting proposals, but the format is that of a trial, voting yes or no after a clash of speeches and such.
The degree of participation among citizens varied greatly, along a spectrum from doing virtually nothing towards something like a fulltime committent. But for even the most active citizen the formal basis of his political activity was the invitation issued to everyone (every qualified free male Athenian citizen) by the phrase "whoever wishes". There are then three functions: the officeholders organized and saw to the complex protocols; Ho boulomenos was the initiator and the proposer of content; and finally the people, massed in assembly or court or convened as lawmakers, made the decisions, either yes or no, or choosing between alternatives.
Citizens active as office holders served in a quite different capacity from when they voted in the assembly or served as jurors. The assembly and the courts were regarded as the instantiation of the people of Athens: they were the people, no power was above them and they could not be reviewed, impeached or punished. However, when an Athenian took up an office, he was regarded as 'serving' the people. As such, he could be regarded as failing in his duty and be punished for it. There were two methods of selecting people as officeholders, lottery or election. Something like 1100 citizens (including the members of the council of 500) held office each year and about a 100 of these were elected.
Individuals who were interested in holding office had to nominate themselves as available for selection the year before. Officeholders were paid a stipend, but it was intended as a small sum to cover loss of income fixed at the lowest end of the scale. That is, virtually anyone able to work could earn more elsewhere. Payment is confirmed for the 5th century; was cancelled under the oligarchs in 404; may or may not have been restored after democracy was reinstituted.
The random assignment of responsibility to individuals who may or may not be competent has obvious risks, but the system included features meant to obviate possible problems. Athenians selected for office served as teams (boards, panels). In a group someone will know the right way to do things and those that do not may learn from those that do. During the period of holding a particular office everyone on the team is observing everybody else. There were however officials such as the nine archons, who while seemingly a board carried out very different functions from each other.
There were in fact some limitations on who could hold office. Age restrictions were in place with thirty (and in some cases forty) years as a minimum, rendering something like a third of the adult citizen body ineligible at any one time. An unknown proportion of citizens were also subject to disenfranchisement (atimia), excluding some of them permanently and others temporarily (depending on the type). Furthermore, all citizens selected were reviewed before taking up office (dokimasia) at which they might be disqualified. Competence does not seem to have been the main issue, but rather, at least in the 4th century BC, whether they were loyal democrats or had oligarchic tendencies. After leaving office they were subject to a scrutiny (euthunai, literally 'straightenings') to review their performance. Both of these processes were in most cases brief and formulaic, but they opened up in the possibility, if some citizen wanted to take some matter up, of a contest before a jury court. In the case of a scrutiny going to trial, there was the risk for the former officeholder of suffering severe penalties. Finally, even during his period of office, any officeholder could be impeached and removed from office by the assembly. In each of the ten "main meetings" (kuriai ekklesiai) a year, the question was explicitly raised in the assembly agenda: were the office holders carrying out their duties correctly?
No office appointed by lot could be held twice by the same individual. The only exception was the boule or council of 500. In this case, simply by demographic necessity, an individual could serve twice in a lifetime. This principle extended down to the secretaries and undersecretaries who served as assistants to magistrates such as the archons. To the Athenians it seems what had to be guarded against was not incompetence but any tendency to use office as a way of accumulating ongoing power.
The powers of officials were precisely defined and their capacity for initiative limited. They administered rather than governed. When it came to penal sanctions, no officeholder could impose a fine over fifty drachmas. Anything higher had to go before a court.
In Greece, rules were strict.
Generals were elected not only because their role required expert knowledge but also because they needed to be people with experience and contacts in the wider Greek world where wars were fought. In the 5th century BC, principally as seen through the figure of Pericles, the generals could be among the most powerful people in the polis. Yet in the case of Pericles, it is wrong to see his power as coming from his long series of annual generalships (each year along with nine others). His office holding was rather an expression and a result of the influence he wielded. That influence was based on his relation with the assembly, a relation that in the first instance lay simply in the right of any citizen to stand and speak before the people. Under the 4th century version of democracy the roles of general and of key political speaker in the assembly tended to be filled by different persons. In part this was a consequence of the increasingly specialised forms of warfare practiced in the later period.
Elected officials too were subject to review before holding office and scrutiny after office. And they too could be removed from office any time the assembly met. In one case from the 5th century BC the 10 treasurers of the Delian league (the Hellenotamiai) were accused at their scrutinies of misappropriation of funds. Put on trial, they were condemned and executed one by one until before the trial of the tenth and last an error of accounting was discovered, allowing him to go free. (Antiphon 5.69–70)Ά
To its ancient detractors the democracy was reckless and arbitrary. They had some signal instances to point to, especially from the long years of the Peloponnesian War.
Two coups briefly interrupted democratic rule during the Peloponnesian war, both named by the numbers in control: the Four Hundred in 411 BC and the Thirty in 404 BC. The focus on number speaks to the drive behind each of them: to reduce the size of the electorate by linking the franchise with property qualifications. Though both ended up as rogue governments and did not follow through on their constitutional promises, they began as responses from the Athenian elite to what they saw as the inherent arbitrariness of government by the masses (Plato in the Seventh Epistle does remark that the Thirty made the preceding democratic regime look like a Golden Age).
Whether the democratic failures should be seen as systematic, or as a product of the extreme conditions of the Peloponnesian war, there does seem to have been a move toward correction. A new version of democracy was established from 403 BC, but it can be linked with both earlier and subsequent reforms (graphe paranomon 416 BC; end of assembly trials 355 BC). For the first time a conceptual and procedural distinction was made between laws and decrees. Increasingly, responsibility was shifted from the assembly to the courts, with laws being made by jurors and all assembly decisions becoming reviewable by courts. That is to say, the mass meeting of all citizens lost some ground to smaller gatherings (of only a thousand or so!) which were under oath, free of men in their impetuous 20's and with more time to focus on just one matter (though never more than a day). One downside was that the new democracy was less capable of rapid response.
Another tack of criticism is to notice the disquieting links between democracy and a number of less than appealing features of Athenian life. Although it predated it by over thirty years, democracy is strongly bound up with Athenian imperialism. For much of the 5th century at least democracy fed off an empire of subject states. Thucydides the son of Milesias (not the historian), an aristocrat, stood in opposition to these policies, for which he was ostracised in 443 BC. At times the imperialist democracy acted with extreme brutality, as in the decision to execute the entire male population of Melos and sell off its woman and children simply for refusing to became subjects of Athens. The common people were numerically dominant in the navy, which they used to pursue their own interests in the form of work as rowers and in the hundreds of overseas administrative positions. Further they used the income from empire to fund payment for officeholding. This is the position set out by the anti-democratic pamphlet known whose anonymous author is often called the Old Oligarch. On the other hand the empire was, more or less, defunct in the 4th century BC so it cannot be said that it was democracy was not viable without it. Only then in fact was payment for assembly attendance, the central event of democracy (Similarly for the period before the Persian wars, but for the very early democracy the sources are very meagre and it can be thought of as being in an embryonic state).
A case can be made that discriminatory lines came to be drawn more sharply under Athenian democracy than before or elsewhere, in particular in relation to woman and slaves, as well as in the line between citizens and non-citizens. By so strongly validating one role, that of the male citizen, it has been argued that democracy compromised the status of those who did not share it.
Although metics had no direct political influence many were wealthy business owners who could, and sometimes did, influence policy by not allowing their citizen employees time off to attend the assembly, as well as having the simple expedient of wealth.
Contemporary opponents of majoritarianism (arguably the principle behind Athenian democracy) call it an illiberal regime (in contrast to liberal democracy) that allegedly leads to anomie, balkanization, and xenophobia. Proponents (especially of majoritarianism) deny these accusations, and argue that any faults in Athenian democracy were due to the fact that the franchise was quite limited (only male citizens could vote - women, slaves and non-citizens were excluded). Despite this limited franchise, Athenian democracy was certainly the first - and perhaps the best - example of a working direct democracy.


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Studly Adventurer
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The OP is not a fool; he's a businessman - and a successful businessman in that specific market - who seems very well aware of the realities, and moreover able to capture and integrate the things about the scoot-shop biz he may not know. And to factor them in according to his well-founded understanding of all business. The man is doing his homework.
WTF is life without hope? Without a calculated & careful run at the odds? I'll tell you: it's reduced to smirky and empty one-liner 'obit' quips that defeat joie d'vivre.
This whole deal may be entirely untenable, and yet...in a time of rapid die-off of the independent bookstore in this country, of a wholesale shift to e-books, I know people who opened a book shop 18 months ago, and who are making money hand-over-fist.
Let us not, in ways clever or otherwise, start counting the house at the OP's funeral. Honi Soit Qui Mal Y Pense.
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Rochester Hills Michigan Dark Side Rider
Back to 4 Honda Reflex scooters and a FSC600A Silverwing too
Originator of the "Darkside" Honda Reflex. "Yeah dude, that IS a car tire there on the back of my scooter."
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Just curious: does anyone here know of an independent new scooter retailer who has been in business for more than 5 years, does not sell the Vespa brand, and has no other means of support? I don't. I've seen a lot of them come and go, but I'm not aware of any thriving scooter shop offering second tier brands who can make a profitable income solely from sales and service of new scooters. Loving scooters and thinking it would be a fun business and "hope" is not enough. You need a solid and realistic business plan, and most likely once the hard work of developing a business plan is done, that's all the info you'll need.
The last one I knew of just announced they are closing their doors, and they enjoyed a great reputation and a large metropolitan market (Los Angeles.)
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The OP wants to open a scooter shop and exist solely on the sale of new, second tier scooters and service of same. If he mirrors the strategy of hundreds of other shops that have tried that recipe, his outcome will likely mirror theirs too unless he has built a business plan that includes other revenue streams.
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Kenny, this is the scooter to which I was referring in my PM to you. For everyone else; I recently took a trip to France. In Paris, I think scooters/bikes are almost as prevalent as cars (about a 60/40 car-to-bike ratio). Scoots and bikes are allowed to filter and lane-split. Rush hour is basically a stop-light drag race (that is, crazy/nuts). I'm willing to bet that if you ride a scoot/bike, you're easily home an hour before your neighbor who drives.
Most, if not all, scooters have hand mitts and skirts. I bought a pair of Tucano Urbano hand mitts and put them on my Reflex. They are awesome and have allowed me to ride, with my mid-weight gloves, in 20º F morning temps since my return. The skirt stays in place when you ride, keeping you warm (out of the airflow) and dry (if it's raining). There must be helmet laws in France because I did not see any helmet-less riders. However, they do not seem to like to wear any other moto specific gear (jackets or pants). A lot of women ride scoots as it's common to see riders with fur-rimmed hooded jackets and high-heeled boots. Both Tucano Urbano and Bagster (a French company) make hand mitts and skirts (among other accessories). The TU hand mitts seem to be most popular while the Bagster skirt is most often seen. I know Bagster's US distributor is in Naperville (I contacted them when I was searching for soft luggage for my TransAlp).
Since scooters seem to have a reputation as being "summer" transport, if you could make them a little more weather impervious, they might be viewed as a viable three season option.
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Well, then; this makes it a half-dozen, eh?
It's a serious enterprise. seriously undertaken. The greater the discussion, the better and wider the input.
I mean, it ain't as though it's a five-year-long, 2,289-post bandwidth hog...like "2009 TMax!" or anything...
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My 2 cents, coming from working for family businesses for over 20 years. Granted my experiences are different as my family owned restaurants and then later was an independent surveying company in the ports of Tampa. Now, not being familiar with where you are, and I'm sure with your background in Real Estate, you know the demographics better than I would. Know your customer and know your product.
If you're in an affluent area and also an area with a local college or university you can cater to 2 different sets of customers. I'd suggest Genuine Scooters, Sym and Kymco. Possibly also check out Tomos, more for the mopeds as they have a nice cult following.
Genuine has a good selection of scooters, the Stella is close enough to a classic Vespa to possibly draw in more affluent buyers who want that nostalgia but with more modern components. The Buddy series are affordable, have a good range of models to cater to students on a budget to people who want something more than 50cc if the option is there. Don't overlook the Blur! Their business model and customer loyalty has grown by leaps and bounds that parallel Honda in the 60's in my opinion.
Kymco also has a large line of scooters, ranging from the classic inspired look to the more modern looking swoopy designs. If memory serves me right they're Taiwanese and their quality will be top notch, second to Japanese. Sadly their not as widely known as I feel they should be as they offer a much better product than most of the fly-by-night Chinese scooter companies.
Sym is an excellent choice for the Symba and the Wolf 150. Sym makes engines for Honda so that should be a testament to their quality standards. The Symba ( Honda C70/Passport ) and Wolf ( Classic Honda CB ) can appeal to the older crowd who longed for these bikes when they were younger and can now afford them, also the college student who wants something fun and not necessarily in the lines of a scooter. They are comparable in price to many scooters and performance wise they offer the best of both, economy and power.
Tomos maybe an odd choice but their price for their mopeds, with the pedals, is comparable to most Chinese scooters and there are some hard core Tomos fans out there. Check out the Moped Army webpage and forums and you'll get a sense how popular mopeds really are. I wouldn't recommend the scooters they offer as they're Chinese where the mopeds are still being built in Slovenia. There are tons of mods out there for the Tomos mopeds too. http://www.mopedarmy.com/wiki/Shop_links
I'd also stock up on parts and accessories as this is where many dealers make their money. The add-on components is where you will see significant profit. I wouldn't give these away for free as you will lose valuable needed income. Offer package deals or pick and choose combinations in different price ranges. Give them options, so you'll have more of a personal relationship to your customer so they'll want to come back for repeat business. Explain to them that you know your stuff and that you can guide them correctly for lubricants, safety gear and accessories that are appropriate for the longevity of their investment. Definitely hit that home, it's an investment, you want this purchase to last and to have fun with your new investment. Many people don't drive this hard enough as it's just a transaction or another number. You want their business, how many people in the automotive department at Wal-mart or Autozone know their name? Would they trust this person with their investment? Drive this point across.
The product must sell itself give them options and information and let them fall in love with a scooter to want to buy from you.
When I worked for Best Buy I quickly began to outsell most of the staff in the TV/VCR department because I didn't push for sales. We weren't on commission so I saw no reason to get aggressive, I honestly felt that if the customer were truly intending to buy that day they would buy. If they're inside the store they're there for a reason. I just gave them guidance on what I felt was a good product, pros and cons and what each product offered to suit their needs then I let them decide for themselves. I actually had fellow associates get angry with me because I was outselling them by double digits, often at times 3 to 1, on the extended warranties in less than a month of working there. There was no trick to what I was doing, my motto was "How would I want to be treated by a salesman?" I didn't want want to feel pressured into a purchase because then they'll always be regret or they'll go home feeling resentment because they were pressured to buy today.
Now not being on commission at Best Buy is a completely different scenario than selling scooters and needing that commission and profit to stay in business. I just think that these days many people want to be acknowledged as a person and not another sale. Little things do add up, a cup of coffee or cocoa on cold days for the customer browsing. A magazine to flip through to see what's available out there and to see how people are customizing their scooters. A catalog with all the coolest gadgets, accessories and gear for their purchase. This will get them dreaming and scheming .... Wow! if I customized my scoot like this I'd be the only one in the area or the coolest kid on the block. I often think back to the service stations in the 50's and 60's of how attentive the staff were to people just who were just getting gas. It's simplicity that sells.
Have a few British magazines like Scootering available for people to see, they're cheap enough on Ebay for some large collections than paying $10 per issue. Granted it's more old school Lambrettas and Vespas and models we don't have access to but many people don't realize what's out there. Maybe buy some back issues of Scoot! from their webpage, they're still available and cheap enough. Have them laying about on a table or small stand for people to flip through. They'll see it's a whole subculture and not just a means of transportation. Find some videos of scooter rallies on Youtube and copy them to DVD to play in the store on a small TV. Show that there is a community for them and it's more fun to ride in groups and with like minded people, it's infectious.
I'd also look into restorations. If you can find a decent used older Vespa and do some cleaning, painting or basic maintenance you can make quite a profit. Old school Vespas can command a good price if the quality is there and if the model is popular. Depending on the initial investment this might be an option to explore. Also the older rarer mopeds are often sought after and many people don't know what they have and will sell them for cheap. Some models were only sold regionally so they're some specific models that are sought after. People ride them until they die and dispose of mopeds not knowing much about them. A little research can go a long way.
For Example: I once bought 3 motorcycles for $100, literally around the corner from me. All were stored in a barn for over 20 years and not in running condition. One was a old Yamaha Dirt bike ( I forget the model ), the keys were lost and the engine was possibly seized. I sold it to a friend for $100. Come to find out it's a rare 1 year bike bike that commands top dollar. My friend did an off the frame restoration on it, rebuilt the engine and got it running. I'm happy for him as he cherishes it and I didn't care because I'm not into dirt bikes. The second bike a Yamaha RD200E, that was beyond saving so it was pretty much a parts bike, I ended up trading for 2 mopeds and also giving the guy $250. I got some pictures of the mopeds before the trade and did some research. One moped was really rare ( a Puch Cobra ), I sold that one for $450 alone and it wasn't even running. The other moped a Peugeot 103 I sold for $350. The last of the initial 3 bike purchase was a Honda CT90 I sold for $200. I did quite well and came out ahead in this with minimal time and investment. Craigslist is definitely your friend, for selling and buying! You could even buy off of Craigslist and part out scooters and make some money.
Become a local advocate for organizing scooter rallies for awareness and charities. Promote safety courses with the local MSF classes. Inform potential customers on certain models they'll more than likely need MSF certification to legally ride on the street. That can be a deciding factor in a potential sale. Send the MSF customers and they'll more than likely send some back to you. Organize monthly rides. Plan in advance different routes, work with local businesses like restaurants to let them know you're coming a day or 2 before the actual ride so they can prepare if it's a large group. Get involved with charities for awareness and rides. Promote a cause that's close to you or a fellow rider/customer and let the local TV station and media know. Publicity always helps.
Get involved with the local college whether a community college or larger university. Hand out flyers, offer classes in riding and road safety, extoll the virtues of the technology today, comfort, convenience, reliability and anything else that could bring in more customers. It's been shown that many students now don't own a car and it's growing every year, as the desire to own a car is waning. Maybe explore the option of electric bicycles? Depending on their reliability and how the weather up that way can affect performance and charging capabilities.
OK, I've babbled on enough. Hopefully something I wrote can help a little. If not I apologize. Best of luck to you and definitely keep us updated when possible.
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