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A collaborative effort with the creators of the Guilty Gear and BlazBlue series, Persona 4 Arena presents a fascinating fork in the road for the famous RPG franchise, serving fans accustomed to the stoic clip of turn-based battles a fast-paced, anime-style fighter featuring characters from the last two games of the series. The mavericks of the Midnight Channel are venturing forth into their riskiest expedition yet. Does Persona 4 Arena pull through with smash ratings?
Following in the footsteps of games such as Dissidia: Final Fantasy, Persona 4 Arena marks the latest fighter to draw inspiration from a source with seemingly little to do with the business of fighting. But a big part of what makes this game successful is the approach it takes to making its crossover work; rather than try to retroactively define what fighting could be within the boundaries of an RPG world, Persona 4 Arena brings a game and combat engine fully informed by the series that spawned it.
Featuring mechanical elements lifted from the RPG, like status effects, awakenings, and all-out attacks, Persona 4 Arena steps out as a certifiably unique fighting game of its own, though the complexity of systems can certainly feel familiar for anyone that's ever played an Arc System Works game. The game's lesson mode provides an efficient way of running players through the rigors of combat, pairing instructive text blurbs with interactive practice drills. For additional alone time, players can practice moves against a dummy in training mode, or attempt the plethora of combo trials in challenge mode.
Reading up on the clever nuances behind the game's mechanics illuminates the level of painstaking detail at play here. The one feature worth pointing out, however, is Persona 4 Arena's story mode, which interestingly enough turns out to be one of the central fixtures of the game. Comprised of several character campaigns presented in a visual novel style format, it offers a bevy of interconnected paths, dialogue choices, and beefy walls of text for players to sift through. A bookmark function allowing you to recall your previously saved progress is a tipoff to the enormity of the mode's scale, which can quickly prove to be too much for all but the most devoted of players. But for those that are genuinely into it, the payoff comes at playing through a canonical follow-up to Persona 4, penned by the actual Persona team. The plentiful and capably done voice acting sticks out, too.
When it's time to crush cards and fire off some evokers, arcade mode provides a far more expedient course, followed by a challenging score attack mode keyed straight into global leaderboards. Network play, however, stands out as the obvious winner of the lot, with features including replays and eight-player spectator-enabled lobbies. Our overall experience online with the PS3 version has been largely positive thus far, but the netcode for the Xbox 360 version is in bad shape as of press time. The developers have acknowledged the issue and are reportedly working on a patch to remedy the community's complaints.
Built from the backbone of the series' key RPG components and distinct paranormal angle, Persona 4 Arena forges a slew of interesting connections to its source that reverberate throughout the game. The various modes are brilliantly put together, and a gallery feature stocked with unlockable art, movies, and music allows players to kick back and admire the fruits of their labors. Alas, not everything in the game is given away for free. Peddling minor cosmetic options via DLC is a bit of a miserly move on Atlus' part, but since they doesn't impact gameplay in the slightest, it doesn't matter too much in the end.
With an underlying focus on quarter-circle motions and built in auto-combos that you unleash simply by tapping the weak attack repeatedly, Persona 4 Arena is easily the least demanding fighter that Arc System Works has put out in terms of execution. But though the game takes a forward approach in simplifying inputs for newcomers, it remains every bit as complex and competitive as any other game by the creators of Guilty Gear.
From unblockable, ambiguous, and fuzzy guard setups, to loops, launchers, and more, Persona 4 Arena fosters an able venue for high and beginner-level play alike. People who may not have the experience of a wizened tournament pro will still be able to find themselves hit-confirming into damaging yet unoptimized combos, keeping players of all levels of honest in a fairly balanced way.
The fighting engine is definitely rich with possibility, and it gets better still when the series' unique influences come to play, surfacing as control-inhibiting status effects, player-specific sub systems, and baseline fighting mechanics that cleverly conform to aspects of the RPG. The personas add a particularly intriguing element to combat. With matchups and strategies that can singlehandedly hinge on the way that these spectral protectors are deployed, fights often transform into interesting displays of disembodied warfare, which is quite a sight to watch in action.
Though it's clear that Arc System Works brings its expertise of arcade fighters to the table, its creative pairing with an unexpected franchise has created a combat system quite unlike anything it's ever done before. Catering to all levels of skill and appealing to its crafty RPG roots, it's definitely a piece of work to admire from all angles.
Swathed in gorgeous 3D environments, vibrant interface displays, and bright hues including a particularly liberal use of the series' beloved yellow, Persona 4 Arena certainly goes all the way with its reverence to the source material with a flattering visual package that handily captures the look and vibe of the source material. The spritework in particular is some of the best from Arc System Works yet, with the hugely detailed personas looking exceptional in motion. And for those hoping to evade the Engrish-laden earworms of the RPG soundtrack, a number of the game's infectiously catchy tunes make a return, some as well-placed menu music, and others as remixed battle themes. Consistent in look and thorough in detail, it's an impressive production from top to bottom.
After a number of spinoffs and side projects including its very own anime series in Japan, it was only a matter of time until Persona 4 dabbled in something well outside its comfort zone. But unlike so many other licensed fighters before it, Persona 4 Arena does a good deal more. By appropriately mating the strengths and traits of its mixed heritage, Persona 4 Arena flourishes as a fantastically realized fighting game that stands tall even without resting on the laurels of legacy. As such, whether you're into the series or not, Persona 4 Arena is one fighting game definitely worth tuning into.
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The Ducks continue to work on kickoff coverage, though Matt Wogan is doing his best to make that a moot point this season.
Nose tackle Alex Balducci continues to develop into a playmaker as the Ducks prepare to host WSU on Saturday (3 p.m., Pac-12 Networks).
The Ducks (3-2, 1-1 Pac-12) play host to Pac-12 North foe Washington State (2-2, 0-1) Saturday at 3 p.m. PT on Pac-12 Networks.
Oregon's defense continues to demonstrate improved tackling as the Ducks prepare to host WSU on Saturday (3 p.m., Pac-12 Networks).
The coaching staff continues to closely evaluate three quarterbacks as the Ducks prepare to host WSU on Saturday (3 p.m., Pac-12 Networks).
Four weeks into the NFL regular season, 31 #ProDucks hold spots on 19 NFL rosters.
Nike and the University of Oregon Ducks introduce the new Oregon Pioneers football uniform, which emphasizes Oregon state history.
The Ducks turn their attention to Saturday's visit by Washington State (3 p.m., Pac-12 Networks) after winning at Colorado last week.
Oregon dominated the line of scrimmage on both sides of the ball Saturday to break a halftime tie and win at Colorado.
The Ducks used a reverse pass featuring Bralon Addison and frequent two-back sets to spark their offense in Saturday's win at Colorado.
Taj Griffin surpassed 100 yards rushing for the first time, running 11 times for 110 yards and a TD.
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No review again tonight I'm afraid. My wonderful girlfriend knows me well, and so after I was up at six this morning (Haven't had to do that in ages and was afraid of oversleeping) she invited me over straight from a long and tiring bank holiday shift at work, had a hot bath running, a chilled bottle of pear and ginger cider to hand and a wonderful roast dinner in the oven. I could always get one of Julie's CDs and review it for you tonight, but I suspect that I might not have the right approach to music writing to really do it justice. Often when I come over to see Julie I then head home to listen and write late on, but tonight, cider in hand, we are going to try and plan and book our week away travelling around Ireland in October… at least we will do if we don't open another bottle of cider or two. I was tempted to let Julie write this post tonight while I started looking at our trip, but she told me to crack on and write it while she sits next to me impatiently sloshing cider around in the bottom of a bottle waiting for me to finish. So, I'd best go. Apologies for another content-free post.
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Sounds like much more fun than listening to difficult music.
Enjoy your night.
lovely ! that sounds fantastic indeed.
I reckon a random review of something you find yourself listening to via Julie would be very interesting actually – to hear how you perceive the music, the sound etc. After all if someone puts on a noise festival for example then it'd be an idea to book an xfactor winner – that will truly be noise to the people attending – the actual 'noise' acts will just be conforming to the genre anyway no doubt
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CANTON A bomb threat scrawled on a middle school bathroom stall led to the evacuation of the Canton Central School complex Friday afternoon, Superintendent William A. Gregory said.
About 1:20 p.m., students were told to exit the building for an evacuation drill and to take their personal belongings because they would not be returning to school.
Village and state police responded, the middle school was searched and no threat was found, Mr. Gregory said.
All evening and weekend activities were resumed as scheduled, the superintendent said.
Interim Canton Police Chief Victor N. Rycroft said there is some video to review, but investigators did not have any suspects in the case as of Friday afternoon.
Mr. Gregory said students were moved to the bus garage for transportation home or released to their parents at the regular dismissal time.
Some students took the disruption in stride as they waited out the last hour of a sunny Friday afternoon on bleachers or the playground.
Zayne C. Frysinger, 15, said students were told over the public announcement system to leave the building for an evacuation drill.
They told us to bring our stuff because we werent coming back into the building, the high school freshman said. It probably makes some people nervous, but most just go outside and follow instructions.
Senior Noah D. Robert, 17, said that while officials told students the evacuation was a drill, word about a note in the bathroom circulated quickly among those waiting outside.
A middle school student saw the bomb threat in a boys bathroom and alerted a faculty member, Mr. Gregory said. The contents of the note were not disclosed.
Fridays incident was the third such alert at the school in just over a year.
The district had a false bomb threat earlier this school year on Oct. 12 and last school year on May 3, 2012. In the Oct. 12 incident, Canton school officials evacuated the building in response to a fake bomb threat that had been scribbled on the stall of the boys bathroom in the middle school.
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Have you heard the news, makin' all the headlines? An Alan Smithee Podcast is workin' overtime, going bit by bit one way or another and diggin' into the Chevy Chase quasi-classic Fletch…and its fully reprehensible sequel Fletch Lives.
Chevy Chase's detractors have always had their work cut out for them: the diminishing returns of the Vacation franchise, the many starring roles he bombed in (Under the Rainbow, Memoirs of an Invisible Man, Cops and Robbersons) the five fabulous weeks of The Chevy Chase Show…Chase's fans, however, are usually split on which was his more successful comedy persona: the smart-alec lothario or the doofy husband. Fans of the latter are stronger proponents of Vacation and Funny Farm while fans of the latter gravitate towards his Weekend Update run on Saturday Night Live or role in the ensemble of Caddyshack as his best work. For fans of the latter, Fletch may well be the apex of his career. For 90-some minutes he dryly narrates, wisecracks and plays dumb through a story that's rooted in the mystery genre just enough to take seriously, but with a tone that's lighthearted enough to work perfectly as carefree entertainment. It was all downhill after this for Chase, as every subsequent film and appearance felt like an impossible attempt to meld the smarmy and the bourgeoisie sides of himself into something for everybody.
Fletch actually has a shelf life beyond fans of casual or hardcore fans Chevy Chase. In the nearly 30 years since its release, obsessing on the film's wealth of quips and one-liners has become a calling and a joke onto itself. This blurb from The Onion in 1999 describes an Area Insurance Salesman celebrating his 14th year of quoting Fletch:
Cutler, who also goes by the name "Dr. Rosenrosen," dead-panned, "Never mind, just bring me a cup of hot fat and the head of Alfredo Garcia."
This possibly inspired the New York Post to write an actual short piece about Fletch fandom just a few months later, with some keen insights as to its durability from its makers:
Chase thinks that the movie continues to appeal to college students because of "the cheekiness of the guy … everybody at that age would like to be as quick-witted as Fletch, and as uncaring about what others think."
The same glowing article also ends with a withering comment from screenwriter Andrew Bergman, however, summing up how Chevy and Michael Ritchie screwed the pooch four years later:
Bergman says that if Chase "hadn't screwed up the second one, he could have been Clouseau – he could have done that part forever."
"The second one" is of course Fletch Lives, one of the most execrable bad comedy sequels we've ever viewed for An Alan Smithee Podcast – even worse than Revenge of the Nerds II: Nerds in Paradise. The problems are so myriad that it would take less time to describe what the film does right – like casting Chevy Chase again – but those were some bad four years in between and even that decision is debatable. The world got one more Harold Faltemeyer score, and Hal Holbrook got a paycheck, but was it worth it? To quote yet another newspaper on this would-be news reporter comedy franchise, Vincent Canby got it exactly right in his New York Times review:
"Fletch Lives looks less like Fletch 2…than Fletch 7, the bitter end of a worn-out series."
Ten years after Fletch Lives there was serious talk from Kevin Smith about relaunching Fletch with Jason Lee as the young Irwin Fletcher, and possibly Chase narrating the tale in flashback – a prequel based on Gregory MacDonald's prequel novel Fletch Won (Won/One, geddit?) The project has changed hands on the writing, directing and starring fronts a half-dozen times since then, with everyone from Ben Affleck to Zach Braff to Dave Chappelle(!) being considered. Another ten years after the first rumblings for the return of the wisecracking reporter, any news that Fletch will, indeed, live another day still seems rather unlikely. Why? BECAUSE FLETCH LIVES WAS THAT HORRIBLE. A very informative Entertainment Weekly article outlines the whole sordid saga here.


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This is the new Volkswagen T-ROC concept, which previews an SUV to possibly sit between the forthcoming up!-based Taigun and the Tiguan.
"The Taigun we will do, it has a good chance, this [the T-ROC] has an even bigger chance, the Tiguan is already done and the Touareg is a certainty," Klaus Bishoff, head of VW design told us.
The three-door T-ROC has surprised Geneva Motor Show visitors with its radical styling. Its large, round headlamps echo the Nissan Juke's, while the high-mounted honeycomb grille and lower sill guard create the feeling that this four-wheel-drive car could excel off-road. At the back, the bold circular themes are repeated above the exhausts, while the geometrical LED lights sit up high.
The concept uses the same MQB platform as the Golf and other VW Group cars, but here it's shrunk to 4,179mm in length to match supermini SUVs such as the Renault Captur. VW claims its Golf GTD 181bhp 2.0-litre diesel would push the T-ROC from 0-62mph in 6.9 seconds and average 58mpg. A seven-speed DSG sends power through the 4MOTION drivetrain using three modes for on-road, off-road or on-snow motoring.
Partial open-air driving is available via a removable roof section that's stored in the boot, much like the system on the Jeep Renegade. The cabin boasts an iPad-like 12.3-inch touchscreen, which can show images from outboard-mounted cameras that reveal any tricky under-wheel terrain.
Don't expect the removeable roof to make production, although there's still a chance of three and a five-door production versions. "The removeable roof is a designer's dream, we'll need to convince the board about that one. Making a three-door is just a question of how many people buy it, but we haven't ruled it out," Bishoff told us.
A production version of the T-ROC would give VW a much-needed rival to the Captur, Nissan Juke, Dacia Duster, Peugeot 2008 and Vauxhall Mokka, but it's not due until 2016.
If VW made this it would be so out of character. They are so dull and conservative that the average Audi/VW customer is likely to defecate on the spot if they saw one of these with a VW badge on.
Absolutely agree. One can have dull, as exemplified by VW as you observe, or outrageous as demonstrated by the Juke or certain BMW Group products. Somewhere in the middle lies flair, which, despite the amounts spent on motor styling, is a very rare quality. The vehicle now under consideration gives the impression that various substances may have been consumed. Surely not?
If this had been shown without the VW badge I'd have said it was the Nissan Juke facelift.
The average Audi/VW customer is more numerous than any other makers customers so they must be doing something right in much the same way as Toyota with all it's dull products.
Perhaps the majority prefer dull and conservative rather than pretty and unreliable.
Mr. Average in fact! Let's just hope he does get something reliable as well as dull for the particular assembly line which a vehicle passes down seems more significant than the label on the front. Differences in dependability between makes are not enormously significant nowadays anyway.
Wow! Nissan should feel very flattered....
Are they serious? they are going to release a car that is going to be pronounced Turok? there will be jokes about rolling dinosaurs left, right and centre! Did they not learn from the examples of the toe-rag, I mean twareg?
Without the VW Badge, I would've sworn that this was a Nissan. Its like if the Juke got the more angular styling from the Qashqai MK II.
But I'm a fan of Nissan's insane styling (I'm in the "Juke is not a Joke" camp) and therefore I like this VW. If VW had the balls to release something as weird and wonderful as this (I imagine they wont), I'd totally buy it!
As former owner of an AlfaSud Sprint, I can confirm that pretty does not make up for unreliability.


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By Mike Van de Elzen on 21st December 2013, in Entertaining, Food & recipes, Lunch, Recipes
Meal TypeFish
- 1 large smoked trevally fillet
- 1 large kumara, peeled and grated
- 2 courgettes, grated and strained
- 2 red onions, finely diced
- 4 tbsp baby mung beans
- 6 eggs, lightly beaten
- 4 tbsp plain flour
- 1 tbsp baking powder
- ½ cup vegetable oil
- 1 fennel bulb, finely sliced
- Juice of 2 lemons
- 2 tbsp olive oil
- 1 tsp white sugar
- Seeds from ½ pomegranate
- Salt & freshly ground black pepper
1 Preheat the oven to 180ºC. Combine the first six ingredients in a large bowl. Sift the flour and baking powder over the top. Mix to combine.
2 Shallow fry large spoonfuls of the mix in a little vegetable oil until crispy and golden, then lay on a tray lined with baking paper. Put the pikelets in the hot oven for 10 minutes.
3 Meanwhile, put the fennel in a bowl of cold water with the lemon juice. Leave to soak in the fridge for 10 minutes. In a small jar, combine olive oil, a little lemon juice and sugar for a vinaigrette and shake. Drain the fennel slices and mix in a bowl with pomegranate seeds and the vinaigrette.
4 To serve, arrange the pikelets in stacks, top with the fennel salad, fennel fronds, toasted seed mix (below) and season.
Seed mix
1 tbsp white sesame seeds
1 tbsp black sesame seeds
1 tbsp whole linseeds
1 tbsp hulled buckwheat
1 tbsp chia seeds
1 In a hot frying pan, toast
all the seeds until fragrant. Remove from frying pan and
set aside until ready to serve.


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Two adults and three children were found dead in a garage in Toledo, Ohio, on Monday, November 12. Police believe the victims passed away due to carbon monoxide poisoning, as they were found in a car, in a locked garage.
The Toledo Blaze identifies them as a family, of which the two adults are 54-year-old Sandy Ford, and her son, 32-year-old Andy Ford. Two girls were found at the scene – 10 year-old Paige Hayes and her sister, 5-year-old Madalyn Hayes. 7-year-old brother Logan Hayes accompanied them. The children were Andy's nieces and nephew.
First responders also recovered two dogs and one cat from the Honda Civic where the five were discovered, in the grandmother's garage.
The deaths were caused by exhaust fumes being pumped from a Dodge truck in the garage into the Civic. Police suspect a murder-suicide occurred in the Ford family.
Police and fire crews arrived at the grandmother's home on 5142 Harvest Ln. at 3:26 p.m., prompted by her husband, Randy Ford.
The couple were living alone, as their grandkids had been taken away from them. Randy was blocked out of the garage, and also found potential farewell notes from his wife, son and grandchildren.
NBC News reveals that Toledo Police Sgt. Joe Heffernan mentioned a custody battle between Sandy and her daughter, the mother of the three children. Sandy has been taking care of the children for four years, when the mother asked for custody.
The Sergeant indicated that the carbon monoxide poisoning could not have happened by accident.
"It appears the manner of death is carbon monoxide poisoning and some evidence from the scene suggests that it was not accidental," Sgt. Heffernan says, quoted by North West Ohio.
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This is the third and final installment in the "Starting an Antiques and Collectibles Business in 2010" series. Part I discussed the need of the 21st century dealer to specialize and to understand the potential customer base. Part II focused upon adopting a business approach, whether full- or part-time, and how to acquire merchandise. Deciding where to sell is the final step in creating the business plan.
There are no sales without customers. Although obvious, this concept is not appreciated by many antiques and collectibles dealers. Customers do not appear magically. Customer recruitment and cultivation must be a dealer's top priority if he/she wants to survive.
What does this have to do with sales? Everything! The 21st-century dealer obtains contact information for every customer to whom he/she sells. When was the last time a dealer asked you for contact information? Every immediate buyer is a potential future buyer. The ultimate goal is multiple sales to the same customer.
There are individuals—those purchasing for decorating purposes, for example—who will only buy once. An active conversation during the sales process identifies who they are. Dismissing them outright as future customers is not wise. Keeping them informed may entice them to return. At the very least, they serve as an advertising conduit to friends. Word of mouth is the best advertisement a dealer has.
The best long-term customer is a collector. This person is hooked. His/her buying habit is almost impossible to assuage. A strong collector customer list is a dealer's safety valve during difficult economic times. Collectors always find funds to purchase something they want.
Dealers who assume that the principal role of a sales venue is to make sales are mistaken. A prime sales venue is one that constantly adds new buyers to the dealer's customer list. The success of a sales venue is measured by the number of future sales generated and not the income from the event.
It is impossible to survive as an antiques and collectibles dealer using a single sales venue. Just as the dealer needs to identify five to 10 profit centers within his/her merchandise, he/she also has to participate in five to 10 sales venues to be profitable. The reasoning is simple. No sales venue remains strong forever. If one slows, the others can pick up the slack.
Participating in cyberspace, now far more extensive than just the World Wide Web, is essential. The 21st century is the computer age. The percentage of goods being purchased via the Internet continues to increase. While traditional sales outlets have not disappeared, they now share the marketplace with the Internet.
The 21st century antiques and collectibles dealer begins by developing his/her own Web site. Initially, it does not have to have a sales focus. This is the final goal. The Web site contains information about the dealer, the type of inventory offered, and a list of sales venues at which the dealer will appear. Just as customers judge a dealer by his/her merchandise, they will do the same by the appearance of the Web site. Hence, unless the dealer is technologically skilled in Web site development, he/she should hire someone who is. Further, once the Web site is developed, it has to be maintained. Given all the dealer has to do, he/she should consider hiring someone to do this as well.
An Internet storefront site is an electronic antiques mall. Participation in one or more is essential. GoAntiques, Rubylane.com, tias.com, and eBay are four possibilities. There is strength in numbers. Visit as many storefront sites as you can. Identify sites that offer similar merchandise. This indicates the site already attracts customers who want what the dealer offers. Just as antiques malls expanded their services by offering book sales, a reference library, framing services, restoration, education and/or food, select a storefront Web site that is more than a merchandise-listing location. Make certain to have a full understanding of the costs of participation and number of customer views.
[Author's Aside: Have computer hardware and software that makes Internet participation a pleasure rather than a challenge. A computer with ample processing and storage capacity, a high-quality digital camera, and a fast data stream are minimum requirements.]
Consider participating in multiple storefront sites, even after you develop the sales component on your own Web site. Since you are cross-listing merchandise, be sure to remove merchandise from all sites once it is sold.
Do not underestimate the time required to sell on the Internet. E-mail inquiries need to be answered promptly, within a day or two. Some require detailed responses. When this occurs, you may wish to talk with a potential customer via telephone rather than take the time to write a lengthy e-mail.
Selling antiques and collectibles via a person-to-person process is one of the central themes of this series. The sound of the human voice is rapidly being replaced by reliance on electronic communication. The 21st-century antiques and collectibles dealer must resist this trend. When face-to-face contact is impossible, the dealer must resort to the telephone. No one likes phone tag, a growing problem in today's world. Be patient and tolerate this inconvenience. Sales increase when the customer and dealer talk directly with each other.
Today's dealer needs to place more emphasis on immediate sales. When he/she acquires something that appeals to a customer on this/her list, he/she should contact the customer immediately. Success demands a controlled but aggressive sales posture. The dealer must go to the customer, not wait for the customer to come to him/her.
Although Internet auction sale sites, such as eBay, have lost much of their luster and allure, they are now major sales venues for antiques and collectibles. Some antiques and collectibles categories sell better than others on these sites. If your specialty is one that does, then use them.
Do not ignore traditional sales venues. While the Great Recession of 2008-09 has impacted on the antiques and collectibles flea market and antiques show circuits, the results are positive. The dealer reduction has strengthened the overall quality of merchandise offered. Attendance numbers are increasing. When selecting one or more of these venues, follow the same principles used when selecting an Internet storefront. Locate antiques and collectibles flea markets and/or shows that feature dealers selling identical or similar merchandise. These provide a ready-made customer base.
Dealers who relied exclusively on the flea market and show venues to generate income were hard hit by this Great Recession. The era of a dealer doing 35 to 40 shows per year is over. Pick six to eight shows that work and do them. Add a new show and drop the least successful show each year. However, give a show three to four years to prove its value before dropping it. Flea markets and shows produce repeat customers. Customer cultivation takes time; allow for it. Successful dealers e-mail and/or mail existing customers a month before doing a show. "Old Home Week" is a sales concept that works.
The Great Recession weeded out most of the marginal antiques malls. Despite rumors to the contrary, the antiques mall venue is alive and well. Malls value the specialty dealers. Again, the critical element is selecting a mall environment that offers the best chance for sales success.
Do not forget the trade periodicals and newspapers. Advertise in those whose reader demographics match the merchandise offered. Many of these publications also maintain active Internet Web sites, offering packages whereby advertising appears both in print and on the Web.
In summary, successful selling requires participating in multiple sales venues. There are more than time permits. Just as the 21st century antiques and collectibles dealer must prioritize his/her merchandise, he/she must do the same for sales venues.
Success comes from hard work; and, selling antiques and collectibles is very hard work. The rewards are personal as well as financial, with the former often outweighing the latter. As long as the selling process is fun, enjoy. When the fun disappears, seek out another career.
Rinker Enterprises and Harry L. Rinker are on the Internet. Check out Harry's Web site..
You can listen and participate in Harry's antiques-and-collectibles radio call-in show "Whatcha Got?" on Sunday mornings between 8 a.m. and 10 a.m. Eastern Time. It streams live on the Genesis Communications Network.
"Sell, Keep Or Toss? How To Downsize A Home, Settle An Estate, And Appraise Personal Property" (House of Collectibles, an imprint of the Random House Information Group), Harry's latest book, is available at your favorite bookstore and via Harry's Web site..
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One thing it seems all second hand antique dealers seem to neglect is the fact that stolen property is bought and sold. Why is there no mention of proper licensing. Did you know in the state of California YOU HAVE TO HOLD a dept of Justice second hand dealers license even if you sell at The Rose Bowl swap Meet and others. Did you know as a business owner this license actually protects you? If you have a license and you write up the items it protects you from receiving stolen property.
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My cross country, Cities x Design, expedition is finished. I'm still working on getting much of the data together, editing the hundreds of hours of video and preparing the book and DVD package but the driving part is over. You can follow the progress here. As I begin to put the book together I will share some of the insights I gathered from the trip on The Ideafeed, my beloved creative industries blog. It's always a bit sad to see your blog looking lonely. The trip was after-all an effort to gauge the state of the American creative economy so it does have a place on this blog.
Over three months I visited 30 cities seeking to understand the role that design plays in the development of American cities. Why design? Because design encompasses the widest cross section of the creative industries beyond the classical arts. Although the arts sector is important to our personal well being it can not solely drive an industrial economy no matter how much employment is created by the non profit sector. Here's a little more on why I focused on the 26 disciplines of design during the trip. The focus on cities was simply because that is where the impact of design and the creative industries can be easily viewed, experienced and measured. It's at the city level, on the city platform, that the outputs of designers is most evident. It's also at the city level where the greatest potential for change lies.
Are American cities still developing, you wonder? Yes, indeed they are. The United States has fallen behind on many international development indicators. I will not bore you with the numerous studies that demonstrate the lag I'll just ask you to take a ride through your city, our cities. Explore the neighborhoods and the roadways. Observe the storefronts, the empty parking lots and count the number of "for lease" signs. Talk to a stranger and ask how their day is going and sincerely seek to understand why so many people seem down about the day's news. It's not complicated to understand that something is not working. If you can feel that intuitively then you might want to keep reading. If you can't feel it then leave a comment and maybe we can talk it out.
Don't get me wrong, I don't think "developing" is a bad thing, I actually think it's quite progressive. It's an opportunity to improve, it's an opportunity to lead in some areas and to learn from others in some domains. Think about it, would you rather be past tense "developed", with everything finished, accounted for and settled, or would you rather be "developing", with a future ahead of you, with things left to build and problems to solve. I like developing, I like a good challenge and that's where we are at.
To be clear, on my first post back, I just wanted to set the agenda for the next few months of research. During my trip I visited 30 cities. Every city I visited had areas in which they could improve, every city was preparing for a new round of development and every city could benefit from broader participation of the creative industries, particularly design. Now since it's Ok to admit that we are developing, that we still have things to learn, I just wanted to share the new strategy that Seoul is adopting to address its economic downturn.
The new Creative Director of the city of Seoul practices "Designomics" or he seeks to expand the role of design to support his city in coping with the depression. The Mayor has announced "a comprehensive budget plan of about $100 million for the next three years to improve the design capabilities of small to midsize enterprises. The budget will be spent on building various infrastructures to provide design services, from custom-made design information to the re-education of mid-career designers working in companies or design consulting firms." They have also "initiated various design projects to help the poor, the disabled, and the elderly in order to narrow down the social gap."
I was happy when I found that article. It's a good way to sum up what my great American search was about. I sought to understand how design supports the social, economic and cultural growth of American cities. My findings are coming soon but until then I think it's safe to say I'm a believer in "Designomics." Are you?


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From a compendium of hand models — who they are, what they are famous for — the faces behind the hands:
During a photo shoot in 1983, Elizabeth Barbour says she "tilted her hand in such a way" that the photographers captured the perfect shot of her hand grazing a glass. The shot was the basis for the redesign of the Palmolive soap label, which is still around to this day. She was paid $650 for the shoot and calls the experience "one of the funniest things I've ever done."
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Just like our homes need a thorough cleaning to freshen them for summer, so do our bodies.
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Waste can build up even faster due to a poor diet, overeating, drinking too much soda or coffee, not exercising, working too much and not getting enough sleep. We know what we should and should not be doing. But it still happens – even to us 'health nuts'.
According to the Chinese, spring is the time to cleanse and nourish the liver! Fire, or at least a heat element is active, and this beckons your body toward the kind of relaxation that makes us "melt" a little. Like the dirt and pollens that become exposed when the snow melts, the toxins start becoming exposed in your body and need to be eliminated. You can support this cleansing with proper foods and natural herbs.
Because of the "melting" this is also a time when it is easier to lose weight!
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- Liver cleanses help rid the body of excess toxins and alleviate digestive problems from the heavy meals eaten during the winter months. This is a strong cleanse and can even be detrimental according to modern research.
In 1972 I did my first spring liver cleanse. It all started with a group of us sitting in the waiting room drinking olive oil and lemon juice at intervals all morning. It was not fun. Every day for the next two weeks I would visit the clinic for a colonic and massage and see the naturopath. It totally took over my life; I was not able to carry on easily in my life due to frequent restroom trips.
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The M_nus label is the ultimate authority when it comes to Techno. Created by the Platikman himself, Richie Hawtin, it boasts DJs like Paco Osuna, Mathew Dear, Marc Houle and of course Magda.
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Magda's brand of techno was very different. She has goddess-like skills that manipulate the physical and temporal fabric of sound waves like legos. She slowly and deliberately constructs a groove by adding beat after beat, gradually paving the way for a scream-inducing climax by the crowd. The volume then goes down and Magda deconstructs the groove she just created in seconds, only to restart the process with a new climax-bound tetris-like assembly of artificial sounds.
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The issue I have now is that after the power reset on the EHD, when I try to go watch a show that was partially watched, none of the shows retain their progress and there is no "resume" option, only start over. The 722 used to remember show progress even after I power reset the EHD.
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Nebraska defines a "partial-birth abortion" as a procedure in which someone "performing the abortion partially delivers vaginally a living unborn child before killing the child and completing the delivery." However, "partial-birth abortion" is a misleading term--as well as a non-medical one--because the Nebraska law and the popular debate applies only to pre-viability abortions in which the fetus is unable to live outside the womb and therefore could not be "born" and survive.
Two types of procedures are most commonly used in a second-trimester abortion. In an intact dilation and extraction (D&X;) abortion, a doctor first brings the fetus by its feet into the birth canal, leaving the head--too large at that point in pregnancy to pass through the cervix--in the womb. To complete the procedure, the doctor punctures its skull and extracts its contents. In a dilation and evacuation (D&E;) abortion, the woman's cervix is also dilated, but the fetus is dismembered before being removed in pieces through the vagina. Under questioning from Justice Sandra Day O'Connor, Nebraska Attorney General Don Stenberg conceded that the state could not constitutionally prohibit D&E; abortions.
But in his argument, Stenberg maintained that the statute applies only to the D&X; procedure. However, Dr. Leroy Carhart argues--and a lower court agreed--that the law as written could be interpreted as including the D&E; procedure. And, according to Carhart, even in first-trimester procedures "fetal elements" sometimes enter the vagina before the fetus is dead, meaning that zealous prosecutors could use the law against doctors performing virtually any abortion. In fact, the Nebraska legislature passed up opportunities to more narrowly define the law to include only D&X;, which abortion-rights have interpreted as an attempt to target a wider range of procedures.
In its 1992 Planned Parenthood of Southeastern Pennsylvania v. Casey decision, the Supreme Court ruled that a state may not create an "undue burden" for any woman making "the decision to terminate her pregnancy before viability." In striking down the Nebraska statute law last year, the United States Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit, in St. Louis, ruled that the statute's language was broad enough to encompass the D&E; procedure, imposing an "undue burden" on the woman seeking an abortion. Most of the lower federal courts that have addressed partial-birth abortion bans have ruled based on the "undue burden" standard. Because it has been applied unevenly in the lower courts, the Supreme Court took the case primarily in order to clarify the standard in its ruling.
In Casey, the court also said that states could pass laws regulating abortion only to protect a woman's health or to save the life of a viable fetus. "Whatever this ban does, it surely can't be urged that it serves either [purpose]," Justice Ruth Bader Ginsberg said. "This law doesn't serve the health of the woman. It doesn't serve the life of the fetus." By prohibiting the D&X; procedure, which has been recognized as a better alternative in some cases, the law would be detrimental to a woman's health. The Nebraska statute allows for exceptions only to preserve the life--not the health--of the mother. Though a small distinction, upholding this portion of the law could be construed as a major shift because it places a higher priority on the life of the fetus than on the health of the mother. With this law, the state also appears to be making medical decisions--deciding which procedures can be used--which takes away doctors' discretion.
The Nebraska law does not make sense on a number of grounds, both legal and moral. The state appears to feel that it is taking a stand against infanticide by trying to ban a procedure that removes the fetus intact while implicitly supporting one that removes it in pieces. As Justice O'Connor told Mr. Stenberg, "Both [D&X; and D&E;] are rather gruesome procedures." Therefore, it seems that were the state to target one, it should logically target the other.
Unfortunately, as Carhart's lawyer, Simon Heller, pointed out, "Every abortion procedure involves fetal demise."


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The Department of Chemical Engineering at the University of South Carolina is pleased to announce their NSF Summer Research Experience for Undergraduates Program for 2015! Students will perform research involving the study of nanostructured materials, heterogeneous catalysis, spectroscopy, reaction engineering, electrochemistry, and molecular simulation to advance the understanding of processes and materials that underpin combustion, CO2 capture and storage, and the chemical conversion of CO2 to fuels and chemicals. Read more and apply. Application deadline: March 13, 2015.
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Our program will begin June 8, 2015 and will commence for 9 weeks. Participating students will work with mentors from the Departments of Chemistry, Physics, Engineering, or Microbiology to perform materials research (broadly defined)—with emphases in nanoscience/nanotechnology, energy research, smart materials, biomaterials, materials characterization, computational modeling, friction/tribology, and materials fabrication among other subjects. In this program, students will work on independent research projects and receive hands-on training in the use of state-of-the-art instrumentation and methods. Student benefits include a stipend of approximately $4500, $1,000 research expenditure allowance, free college housing, and a travel allowance to facilitate transportation from the student's home institution or to conferences (up to $750). Read more and apply. See more sites for materials research funded by NSF. Application deadline: March 1, 2015.
ACS Sponsored Nuclear & Radiochemistry Summer School
The program is seeking curious and highly motivated students with strong science backgrounds. If selected, these students receive an all-expense paid opportunity to complete a 6 week summer course in Nuclear and Radiochemistry in either California or New York. They also earn hours (tuition paid) of undergraduate chemistry credit through either San Jose State University or SUNY-Stony Brook. Selected students also receive a stipend of $4,000. Read more and apply. Application deadline: March 13, 2015.
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With the mission of preparing and recruiting the next generation of research scientists and clinicians, the program hopes to expose students to the breadth of opportunities that exist within the fields of biomedical and community-based research. The summer research experience will run from May 28 through August 6, 2015. UPN students receive an academic fellowship (stipend) of up to $5000 for the summer. Read more and apply. Application deadline: February 20, 2015.
University of Pittsburgh Summer Research Fellowship
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The district attorneys offices in Jefferson, St. Lawrence and Oswego counties have been awarded grants through the state Division of Criminal Justice Services for the purchase of equipment that will be used to record interviews on video.
The Jefferson County district attorneys office has been awarded $9,377.
The money will go to the Watertown Police Department and the Jefferson County Sheriffs Department, according to a release from Gov. Andrew M. Cuomos office.
The money will be used to maintain or replace equipment, according to Jefferson County District Attorney Cindy F. Intschert.
Mrs. Intschert said she was very pleased with the award.
Its one less item to take care of out of local dollars, she said.
Jefferson County Undersheriff Paul W. Trudeau said the use of such equipment is evaluated on a case-by-case basis; it is not used in every interview.
St. Lawrence County will receive $15,200 and Oswego County $11,708 for the same programs.
St. Lawrence County District Attorney Nicole M. Duve said this is the second round of funding the county has received.
Previously the county received approximately $30,000, which was distributed to the five full-time police departments in the county, Ogdensburg, Massena, Canton, Gouverneur and Potsdam, and the sheriffs department.
The second round of funding will allow part-time police agencies in Norwood and Norfolk to receive audio and video recording equipment so that they can record interviews with suspects. It also will go toward building an interview room at the sheriffs department and at the Potsdam Police Department.
The grant money was made available for the purpose of ensuring fairness in police interrogations and to ensure accuracy of statements and it is being used for that purpose, Ms. Duve said. Its a two-way window; it is also a safety measure for police to protect themselves against accusations by defendants. It ensures transparency and fairness in the process to both sides.
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