Ah, the slush-and snow-covered Michigan landscape makes you welcome a nice Hot Stove, and the intrigue that surrounds a baseball offseason -- even if the Tigers wont be major players for the top free agents. While you try to remember where you left your parka from February, allow me to

Ah, the slush-and snow-covered Michigan landscape makes you welcome a nice Hot Stove, and the intrigue that surrounds a baseball offseason -- even if the Tigers wont be major players for the top free agents. While you try to remember where you left your parka from February, allow me to open the Tigers inbox, now set for each Friday as the weeks unwind towards Spring Training:

Thanks for the question, Rob, who is not related. The Tigers have talked about Justin Smoak as an option for them at first base to bolster their offense and I expect Eric Thames would be in the same category. Both players had subpar 2019 seasons by their standards, and both have a track record of producing runs and hitting for power.

None of us in the local media has talked with Miguel Cabrera since seasons end, so we have to go on what general manager Al Avila is saying. And even Avila emphasized earlier this week at the General Managers Meetings that Cabrera still has to keep up the commitment he has apparently shown so far. But judging from Cabreras comments near seasons end, I believe he has finally been confronted by the possibility his knee issues could end his career.

He was always able to play through injuries when he was younger, and the bulk he brought to Spring Training this past season suggested he was more worried whether he could hit for power again than whether he could simply stay on the field. The midseason diagnosis changed that.

Cabrera is a proud player. He also has more fun on a baseball field than just about any player Ive covered. Even if he isnt as worried about his place in history as one might expect, I dont think hes ready for retirement -- or for injuries to retire him.

Well, money helps -- maybe not as much as it used to, especially on the international market, but it helps. And in fairness, the Tigers system outranked the Yankees in MLB Pipelines last farm system rankings back in August. But while Tigers have more top-level talent at this point thanks to Detroits recent Draft picks and New Yorks trades over the last few years, the Yankees have done a better job of getting production out of next-tier signings and Draft picks. New Yorks current top prospect, right-hander Deivi Garcia, was a relatively low $200,000 signing a few years ago. Estevan Florial signed for the same amount after a birth-certificate discrepancy. No. 4 prospect Luis Gil was a $90,000 Twins signee whom the Yankees acquired for Jake Cave. The Yankees Double-A Trenton rotation was an impressive collection of arms without top-prospect billing beyond Garcia.

Part of the equation is scouting and part is instruction. This is why the Tigers moves in player development earlier this week were so important. They need more second-day Draft picks and unranked international signings to blossom into top prospects like Tarik Skubal, which means they need the tools to help evaluate and get that talent from such players.

Well, lets be realistic: If the Tigers system was producing more Major League ready players than the club knew, these hires might not be happening. The organization had hitting and pitching philosophies through the system and had managers and coaches at each level following guidelines on usage and playing time, but these moves put someone specifically in charge of it all.

Kenny Graham implemented a hitting program with the Brewers and will try to do it again. Dan Hubbs became available to implement a pitching program when USC let his contract as head coach expire at the end of the college season.

The other factor with hiring Hubbs is the appreciation of Driveline Baseball philosophies on building up and maintaining pitchers. Until now, the only real Driveline influence in the organization was Matthew Boyd, who works out at Drivelines facility in the Seattle area each offseason. But more teams are embracing the philosophies, evidenced by recent hires. Driveline founder Kyle Boddy joined the Reds organization in October. Another Driveline member, Sam Briend, became the Yankees director of pitching development back in June.

Not great. Heres a story from earlier this week discussing that possibility.

Avila indicated to MLive.coms Evan Woodbery at the GM Meetings that they could add a player on a multi-year deal if that player logically fills a long-term need. For example, a multi-year contract for a free-agent pitcher would make little sense with Casey Mize, Matt Manning and others on the horizon, but such a deal for a first or second baseman at the right age might work. That doesnt mean the Tigers will go for a big deal with a top free agent -- not this offseason anyway -- but they could go an extra year to make a deal work if theres a first or second baseman who could help in 2020 and '21.

The Tigers have the first pick in the Rule 5 Draft next month, so theyll have their choice of the field. They used the same spot on Victor Reyes in 2017, which was somewhat of a surprise considering how little attention he drew going in, but Reyes progression in 2019 reflected well on the pick. Well know more about the Rule 5 possibilities once the deadline passes for teams to protect prospects next Wednesday.

MLB Pipelines Jonathan Mayo had some good numbers on Rule 5 history earlier this week. No prospect in MLB Pipelines Top 100 has been left eligible for the Draft over the last four years, but more than half of the eligible prospects on organizational Top 30 rankings were available last winter. For what its worth, Reyes was the 18th-ranked prospect in the Diamondbacks farm system by MLB Pipeline when the Tigers drafted him. By contrast, reliever Reed Garrett, last years Rule 5 pick, was unranked.

The thing with Ron Gardenhire is that theres no clear successor in the system to take his place if he and the Tigers dont agree on a new contract after next season. There was some speculation that Doug Mientkiewicz could move up from Triple-A Toledo someday, but it never seemed to be a serious thought. Now the Tigers are looking to replace Mientkiewicz with a veteran manager, which raises the possibility. But I dont think thats the goal. Its more important for the Tigers to provide what they believe to be the right atmosphere for the prospects theyll have in Toledo next year, important enough that theyll be paying Mientkiewicz not to manage the club.

For what its worth, the Tigers havent promoted internally for a manager since Luis Pujols took over as interim skipper for Phil Garner in 2002. The last full-time Tigers manager to come from within the organization was Larry Parrish, who took over for Buddy Bell in 1998 and then was re-signed for 1999.

Jason Beck has covered the Tigers for MLB.com since 2002. Read Beck's Blog and follow him on Twitter @beckjason.

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Moulton has restored, built or rebuilt some of the waterfronts most iconic structures, including a stunning restoration of the 1916 Union Station at the foot of Main Street. All the while, she has been proving that you can do well by doing good really.

However, life sometimes circles round and bites you on the butt. Long an outspoken champion of commuter rail, Moulton is now fighting the railroads to preserve her legacy.

Moulton, 69, is the CEO and co-founder of Main Street Landing, which is owned by her business partner and co-founder, Elizabeth Lisa Steele.

Melinda Moulton, Michelle Obama and Lisa Steele. Courtesy photo.

Lisa is the owner and the president of Main Street Landing, Moulton explained. She owns the company and the property. I am the CEO. We are both co-founders and have worked side by side for over 35 years together. Our motto for our work is Two Women with a Vision Creating a Place for All People. Neither one of us could have done what we have done without the other.

Since 1983, Moulton and Steele have created close to $30 million of built environment running alongside Lake Champlain. Their 25-year incremental redevelopment master plan has added 250,000-square-feet of office, retail, restaurant, apartment space plus a performing arts center to the downtown area while at the same time introducing a new, female-inspired development model with a healthy dollop of social justice.

Our method of development was based on creating beautiful places for people to live, work, and play, Moulton said. We knew that if we built buildings that were beautiful, and healthy, and affordable to rent, that we would be successful. Our success depended on more than just financial return, although that worked out positive for us, too.

The partners have a close working relationship; Moultons office is in Union Station and Steele works at home. They get together once a week to discuss the business.

She was more active early on, when we were doing a lot of the building, Moulton said. But since 2005, its really been mostly managing the company, managing the leases. She doesnt come into the office very often. My job is to protect her property and maintain the buildings and care for them and keep them full and generate an income and do good through the community. Shes involved and shes a dear, dear friend.

Main Street Landing manages about 100 leases, has a staff of eight and earns approximately $3 million a year in revenues. It owns and manages five buildings and has two more lots with growth potential.

Before there was Main Street Landing there were centuries of a working waterfront in Burlington, followed by a long period of advanced decline complete with homelessness and rats. That was followed by a string of ultimately failed development projects. When the dust settled, it turned out that Steele owned a lot of developable waterfront land and Moulton, who had been a back-to-the-land hippie when she first arrived in Vermont, was ready to turn herself into a developer.

In Moultons mythology of development, Burlingtons Main Street really begins on the coast of Maine.

And it becomes Route 2, Moulton explained, as she sat in her spacious office with views of the Lake and the Adirondacks beyond. And then it becomes Williston Road and then Main Street. And all this energy from the ocean powers through this road until it comes barreling down Main Street and explodes at this building.

You could say the same thing about the chic jackhammer that is Moulton. Congressman Peter Welch calls her a gift to Vermont.

He met her when he rented office space from her for his gubernatorial campaign in 1990, and he continues to know her through her involvement in progressive politics, especially womens rights issues.

Anyone involved in Vermont politics knows Melinda Moulton, whether they want to know her or not, he joked.

Then, getting serious he said, Its hard to keep up with her. Shes had a sustained focus and effective career with green development at a crucial landscape. Green buildings and public access down at the waterfront are a legacy that she and Lisa should be proud of. Youve got to deal with many different people and interests simultaneously, meanwhile getting plans approved, coordinating with contractors to keep the cost in budget, dealing with people who have competing views of what should be done. Melinda and Lisa took a decrepit railroad industrial waste site and turned it into something the whole state is proud of. It took skill and effort. Shes also been a major supporter and fierce advocate for womens empowerment. Shes determined, vocal and persuasive as an advocate and a leader in the business community.

Former governor and Democratic presidential candidate Howard Dean calls her a powerhouse. Others who have worked with her on development and social justice issues (shes been on almost every board in Vermonts non-profit world) speak of her passion, her heart, and her soul.

Governor Douglas cracks up Governor Dean, TJ Donovan and Melinda Moulton in this 2012 photo.Photo courtesy of the Lund Center.

The words trailblazer, people connector and incredible force for good are used frequently. These are not words normally associated with developers.

Yet NBC News once called her a Fleecer of America for her support of rail.

Blonde, smart, elegant, voluble, entertaining and dynamic, Moulton frequently lectures around the country on developmental and environmental issues as well as feminist concerns.

She has been a stalwart of Planned Parenthood for many years, sits on the board of PPNE, and co-chaired a 50th anniversary, $25 million fundraising campaign that exceeded its goal.

She was a founder of the 2017 Vermont Womens March that brought 22,000 people to the Statehouse to fight for womens rights it was so big, it shut down the Interstate.

It was a huge highlight of my life, she says. This year she testified in favor of H57, the law that protects Vermonters rights to abortion.

Moulton describes her success as the power of navet.

People, especially women, are afraid to do things because they dont know if they can, Moulton said. But when I talk to women or mentor women, I say that if somebody opens the door, youve got to walk through. You may think that you dont know how to do it. But if somebody has the faith in you, and thinks that you have the ability to do something, dont second-guess yourself. Walk through the door! Give it your all! And Ill bet you that 95 percent of the time you can do it. Youll figure it out. I did. I figured it out.

For figuring it out, Moulton was honored by the Burlington Business Association with the Nathan Harris Award in recognition of her contribution to the economic vitality of downtown Burlington.

Vermont Businesses for Social Responsibilities gave her its honored Terry Ehrich Award.

Professionally, her development properties have won the Energy Star for Small Business Award from the US Environmental Protection Agency, the Hertzel Pasackow Award for Architectural Excellence, the Chittenden County Historical Society Award, the Burlington Historic Preservation Association Award, the AIA Excellence in Architecture Wards, and a Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design Silver (LEED) Award from the US Green Building Council.

Moulton refers to herself as a back-to-the-lander who figured out the development business by herself, but she was born and raised to do what she has done.

My father and his family for three generations were general contractors in Pennsylvania, Moulton said. They built office buildings, churches, and commercial buildings. My mothers father was a residential builder who built many of the homes in the town she grew up in.

Moulton learned building by osmosis, shadowing her father in his office and accompanying him to ribbon-cuttings. By the time she got to Vermont, she already had many of the tools she would need later in her life.

She was also by then a graduate of the Katherine Gibbs Secretarial School, which she entered when she was 17, getting an associates degree and learning how to run the most important offices in the land for some of the countrys most successful men.

You had to wear a suit and a hat and gloves, and your hair had to be above shoulder length, Moulton said wryly. There was a sense of propriety in the way that you held yourself. We studied accounting and investing and all sorts of business courses. The beauty part of Katie Gibbs is they placed you in extraordinary positions. You would get a job as an administrative assistant to the president of big corporations or magazine editors. People wanted Katie Gibbs girls. The Gal Friday was always a Katie Gibbs girl. So after I finished school, I got a job at Harvard University.

Like just about every Hallmark movie, love brought Moulton to Vermont. She met her future husband, award-winning filmmaker Rick Moulton, in Boston. The pair, inspired by the story of Scott and Helen Nearing, built their stone house by hand, stone by stone, in a high meadow in Huntington.

The couple have two children and four grandchildren. In Moultons spare time she plays piano and writes music.

Shes very smart and shes done a lot of wonderful things for the community, said Governor Dean. I know her well because she was a big force in revitalizing the waterfront. She seems to have this incredible drive. Shes really interested in social justice.

Moulton was on the VBSR board from 2001 to 2017.

She was always a voice on behalf of the environment, said Jane Campbell, VBSRs executive director. Businesses create change. And Main Street Landing uses an approach that focuses on sustainability. She was an early voice for rail in Vermont, to cut back on some of the fossil fuels. Shes always been a proponent of downtowns. Shes always been a voice on behalf of women. Main Street Landing could have been developed in many ways, but it was the first LEED building. Thats unusual for a female developer. Shes been outspoken. When she talks in a room, people listen.

Tom Torti, the president of the Lake Champlain Chamber of Commerce, has known Moulton since the 1990s, when she was beginning to develop the waterfront and advocating for renewed train transportation.

It was community sustainability through economic development, Torti said. Melinda brought heart, soul and passion to development in a sustainable way, a way that fit into the community. Even so long ago, she recognized that our reliance on fossil fuel was not going to be sustainable. And she has been proven right. Today were talking more and more about public transit and building commercial retail and residential in proximity. These ideas seem common and normal today, but they were a bit out of the norm back then. Shes absolutely a trailblazer. She went in a different direction and set a standard for how we think about urban development. She proved you can make money by doing things with people and place foremost in mind.

Torti praised her mentoring abilities.

She takes the time to give advice freely, Torti said. Its easy to have a conversation with her. We may come at an issue differently and disagree, but we can do it without being disagreeable. Its the kind of discourse we should be having in our public engagement. She seeks to understand someone elses perspective, and we need more of that.

Everyone is welcome in Melindas universe said John Killacky, former executive director of the Flynn Center in Burlington and a current member of the Vermont House of Representatives.

Killacky joined the Flynn in 2010.

I found in Melinda the most supportive colleague, he said. She welcomed me. She was a collaborative colleague. She was someone who I could ask advice from. We became dear friends.

Even though Moulton built a theater into one of her properties, Killacky never saw her as a competitor.

We were not competitors but collaborators, Killacky said. If something was at the Flynn or at Main Street Landing, it was a win-win for both of us. The world was plentiful. We didnt function from a scarcity mentality. Often things were scheduled the same night. Competition? None of that!

Every winter Main Street Landings Performing Arts Center picks a nonprofit to benefit from its classic film series.

One year they offered it to the Flynn, Killacky said. It was such a lovely example of her partnership. And I watched her weave that tapestry with the whole community. That is exemplary of her great leadership. Ive been to her theatre many times for films, theater, memorial services and fundraisers. All those partners were embraced by Melinda.

When Meagan Gallagher came to the presidency of Planned Parenthood of Northern New England, she found Moulton already on the board.

She helped me know New England, Gallagher said. Shes such an incredible force for good. She so deeply believes in people and in better places and in progress and peace and love. Its amazing to watch her drive this agenda of love. Shes unlike anyone Ive ever met before. Shes results-oriented. Her role in a group is to keep things moving forward. She burns with passion for reproductive rights and womens ability to drive their own futures. You cant help but want to go along with her.

Sue Minter, former gubernatorial candidate and current executive director of Capstone Community Action, met Moulton in 1996 when they were working on train issues. Moulton went on to support Minters candidacy when she ran for governor in 2016, and even found a job for her once the election was lost.

Shes an extraordinary person, Minter said. Shes a businessperson and a visionary. She brings others into her vision. Im in awe of her ability to dream big and make big things happen.

Moulton comes from Allentown, Penn., where her familys roots stretch back 150 years. She is the third of four children.

Her mother was involved in theater.

She studied acting in New York and she was the president of the Lyric Theater in the town, Moulton said. She belonged to a lot of community organizations. I remember as a child going around the neighborhood with an envelope to collect money for the Red Cross and for M.S.

Moultons father was a successful general contractor. She said she believes she was his favorite child. He worked six days a week, and on Saturdays he would take her to the office with him.

None of his employees would be there, Moulton said. He was able to catch up on his work. He taught me how to use the big accounting machines. And I learned how to use the phones. And I studied with him. Id go to all of his estimating bidding meetings. I was pretty close to my dad and I watched him in his business.

When she was 10 years old, Moultons parents divorced. Two years later her mother died.

Then we went to live with my father and his new wife, Moulton said. I think if my mother had lived, I might have been a doctor or I might have continued to study music. She always saw the softer side of me the arts and sciences because thats where my strengths were. But with her death, a lot of the dreams I had for my future kind of went out the window, because she was the one who encouraged me in those things. I think my father always saw me going into business and maybe even contracting.

Her father moved the family to a farm where he raised American Saddlebred horses, cows for beef and different kinds of birds.

He was a gentleman farmer, Moulton said. I became a rider and showed Hunter class. I would go down with him to Kentucky and keep his breeding books. When it came time to go off to college, I really wanted to study medicine. And he said to me, I want you to be able to always work, so that if anything ever happens to your husband, you can support yourself and your family. So he took me to New York City to the Pan Am building, and we went up to the floor where Katharine Gibbs was. We met with the schools president.

When she was 17, just out of high school, her father dropped her off in front of the Barbizon Hotel for Women on Lexington Avenue in Manhattan.

In an era of student rebellion, even the proper Katherine Gibbs students were becoming a bit rebellious. One incident stands out for Moulton.

It was after tea, and a bunch of us walked out of the building, Moulton said. Everything was quiet. There were policemen lined up on the street at every corner. We walked up to one of the policemen and I said, Whats going on. And he said, Look down the street towards Harlem. There are fires burning. He said, Martin Luther Kings been murdered. You need to get back to the Barbizon. And I think in that moment something snapped inside of me. My activism took root. So I finished my year in New York and transferred to Boston. I wanted to be in a more hip town, and I felt like New York was kind of lonely and impersonal. So I forged my transfer papers and told my father that I was going to be going to Boston in the fall.

Moultons father was not happy about the venue change, but she held her ground and finished up her degree at Katherine Gibbs in Boston. The degree got her a job at Harvard University working for Mark Ptashme, an associate of Dr James Watson.

I became Marks right-hand person, Moulton said. I worked for him for probably a year and a half, maybe two years. While I was there I started taking courses in finance and business and writing and the things that I just really wanted to study and be a part of. And that rounded out my education.

Then friends introduced her to Rick Moulton.

He was leaving for Europe and was gone that whole next winter, she said. I forgot about him. But I must have stuck in his head. He came back in the spring and we dated for probably a month before he asked if I would come to Vermont and live in the middle of nowhere with a bunch of his friends and just be with him.

She said yes.

I fell in love with him, Moulton said. I asked him why he came back to me and he said, Because I knew you had potential. That life with him was off of the beaten path. It was not where my father wanted to see me go. But it was the Sixties movement. We moved to Vermont. We lived out in Westford with about 12 other people in this big farmhouse. I slept in a hammock in a sugar house and fell more and more in love with this man.

In the fall, Rick decided to finish his degree at the University of Denver. Moulton went with him.

We packed up my little Fiat sports Spider and drove out to Denver and rented a little house, she said. And that October, I became pregnant with my son. Eli was born at the University of Denver hospital and our doctor was Dr. Robert A. Bradley, the man who wrote the book on husband- coached childbirth. I had a very long birth. It was traumatizing. Dr. Bradley told me I was the worst patient he had ever had.

Five months later, the couple moved back to Vermont to be closer to his family, who lived in Shelburne.

We packed everything in a big moving truck even put the car in it and drove back to Vermont, Moulton said. We arrived on Christmas Eve to the surprise of his parents. They had no clue we were coming. It was like, Hey! Were here! Yay! And they announced that they were moving down to Florida in three months. And we were like, Oh wow, thats a big bummer. Because we wanted to be close to grandparents. But they were out of here. So we rented a house in Starksboro. Rick got a job at ETV and I got a job at the University Health Center, which was at that time about 12 employees.

UHC was creating an administrative and financial arm, and Moulton was part of the team developing it.

Folks like Bob Hoehle and Rich Tarrant were developing the billing; it was at the beginning of their career in the medical billing field, Moulton said. They were testing everything out on UHC. I got a job working as the administrative assistant for the director of financial administration and the director of operations two men. I went for that interview in my overalls with my son on my back and they hired me. Thats what Im saying about Katie Gibbs. I always got the job.

Moulton loved the work.

All the departments doctors now had to be under the umbrella of the UHC for all of their billing, all of their collections, and all of their customer service, Moulton said. And I was the right-hand person. It was an exciting career and an education. I was there for probably three or four years, but I wanted to have another child. And I couldnt get pregnant because it was such an intense job. And my husbands working as a lighting director at Vermont ETV, and we were living in a farmhouse.

The couple then bought land on top of a hill in Huntington, using money Moulton had inherited from her great-grandmother. It was 1974.

It was just this meadow, Moulton said. We started building this stone house while I was working. So we were living in tents, and I would wash myself in a bowl of water, get my baby washed up, get my toddler and take him up to daycare. Then I would go to work. At night, I would pick him up and bring him back.

Moulton knew that building a house stone by stone can take a long time.

But I heard the story of the three little pigs, Moulton said. And I was like, Im building a stone house in case that wolf ever comes to my door. Seriously. My job was to put my son on my back and drive to Starksboro and pick up stones all day long and pile them into this truck. Then Id pack up the truck and drive it back and unload the stones.

During the summer, friends came from all over the country to pitch tents in the meadow and help with the building.

We didnt get our permit until July 1, Moulton said. So we started building with all these wonderful friends who drank an awful lot of beer and smoked probably tons of weed. Together we put up the walls of this little tiny stone house.

The couple got an FHA loan for $16,000; their monthly mortgage was $86.

When fall came around, everybody went back to college, Moulton said. And then there were the three of us trying to get past the second floor so we could get a roof on. I was still at the hospital working, and Eli had an ear infection, and it was late fall and it snowed one night. When I opened up the tent in the morning there was about four inches of snow on the ground. I turned to Rick and said, I cant do this.

Moulton packed her things, slung the baby on her back and moved in with a friend in Malletts Bay. About three days later her husband came by and promised her a roof by Easter.

And by God, he did! she said. He worked and he went down to the house every day, and he got the roof on by Easter.

A pipe came through the floor, filled a black masonry tub and provided the house with water. The second floor was an open space. Sheets of plastic covered the windows. There was no phone. They heated with wood. They had a bunch of chimney fires. But it was their home, and it only cost $86 a month.

Weve been working on that house now for 45 years, Moulton said. Weve done some additions to it. My son, who built a house more quickly than we did, will come in and say, My gosh, when are you going to get that fabric off the wall? Its been there since 1974. His model planes are still in his bedroom, hanging from the ceiling on dental floss. A couple of months ago, when I was with my grandchildren, I said Im thinking of redoing that room so that guests could stay here. And my little granddaughters cried and said, No. You cant do that, because we want to be able to come and see what it was like when our parents lived here. And I thought, Im good with that.

After living and working together for 16 years, Melinda and Rick Moulton finally married in 1987.

Our son was 16 and our daughter was 9 when we finally tied the knot, Moulton said. Our son gave us away at the top of our snowy meadow on Valentines Day with 200 friends on cross-country skis. It was 25 degrees below zero, no wind and a bright moon. He said, I have known these people my whole life and if ever there were two people who should be married its my parents.

Moulton got pregnant with her second child a month after she left UHC. Rick was working at home on a film called Legends of American Skiing. Moulton began working with him.

I became his executive producer, she said. I had my Selectric typewriter and carbon paper and we started raising money. I am forever indebted to Victor Swenson and the Vermont Humanities Council. Victor gave us a grant which was basically the core of that funding. It allowed us to go out to all the wealthy skiers around the country and ask them for funding. I think we raised about $250,000. So that was my focus for the next five years. We were on food stamps, I was raising my daughter, making the film and being a stay-at-home mom.

Its a nice image: Moulton living in her pajamas, breastfeeding her baby, walking her son down the steep driveway to catch his school bus, eating homemade yogurt, granola and bread by the wood stove, raising money for the film.

The neat thing was that for five years, my children had two stay-at-home parents, Moulton said. Rick was traveling all over the country, filming and meeting with people and putting together this pretty extraordinary documentary. It has won many awards. It was just recognized by the National Ski Hall of Fame and the International Ski History Association as one of the top ski films ever made. Its a glorious film. It was on PBS. They show it all the time. Vermont Public Television shows it every winter.

When Moultons daughter started school she applied for a job with a development company and was hired over 100 other applicants Katherine Gibbs had struck again.

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Some franchises are better, higher-quality and far more entertaining than others. The franchises below, however, are those that are outpaced at every turn. Simply put, they deserve to die, once and for all.

Terminator

I think any Magic 8-Ball could have predicted this, but Terminator: Dark Fate, the latest installment in the franchise, is projected to lose over $120 million after failing to hold up against competing box office entries like Joker and Zombieland: Double Tap. Despite Linda Hamiltons return to portraying heroine Sarah Connor, Dark Fate proves that a franchise is only as good as its staying power: The newest addition is not fresh enough of a story to draw in younger audiences who dont have any sentimental connection to the franchise, and the series few hits arent strong enough to cover the repeat misses.

Star Wars

Somebody needs to gift Dave Benioff and D.B. Weiss a spa weekend in Napa because I cant imagine that they aren't both going through midlife crises right now. Initially met with overwhelming excitement from fans diehard and casual alike, the current trilogy of Star Wars films has demonstrated an important lesson in the detriment of too much of a good thing, especially when the result is a film too fast-paced and too sloppy for audiences to actually understand whats going on.

The series has struggled to appease audiences both in terms of its new characters and its convoluted storylines, and cant seem to emulate what made the initial trilogy so popular. Perhaps one of very few people to anticipate a negative outcome, Harrison Ford joined first installment The Force Awakens in order to have his character Han Solo permanently eliminated from the franchise, which may be one of the smartest retrospective business decisions anyone has ever made. Thankfully, Disney will be tapping the breaks after the current trilogy is completed. With any luck, this hiatus will turn into a respectful burial in a lead coffin sealed into the stone wall of a padlocked mausoleum, whose key has been chucked into the Atlantic.

Game of Thrones

See above about putting Benioff and Weiss on the shelf for a little while. HBO seems totally unsure of where to go with the success (and ultimate dissatisfaction) of their George R.R. Martin-adapted Game of Thrones series, but if theyd let me in their production room, Id only say one thing: Please. Move. On. To. Some. Other. Content.

HBO is a consistent network with a huge slate of impressive series. Why they feel the need to produce a spin-off that will more than likely make audiences groan as loudly as they did when they heard Peter Dinklage say Bran the Broken is beyond me. They should be investing in new series with the potential to create large fanbases and huge cultural moments like Game of Thrones once did, but investigating as many spin-off options as possible is not the way to go about that when its going to be very difficult to impress the shows now-jaded fans after the chaos that was season 7.

Harry Potter

Did anyone go see the second installment of the Eddie Redmayne-fronted Fantastic Beasts spinoff? I havent been able to find a single person who did, so any and all feedback is appreciated. Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them: The Crimes of Grindelwald faced negative criticism and failed to match its predecessors profits, but a third installment will begin production in spring 2020. Running full steam ahead, Warner Bros. is planning for five films total, which I cant even begin to wrap my head around. If only wed left the Wizarding World alone after Harry Potter and The Deathly Hallows Part 2, but apparently, preserving the sanctity of childhood fiction universes means nothing in the face of producing regular holiday-season films that I am sure to get dragged to by my family after Thanksgiving dinner.

Transformers

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Word on the street (i.e. his IMDB page) is that Michael Bay may be returning for an untitled seventh installment within the Transformers universe. Hopefully, this project isnt riding too much on the success of 2018s Bumblebee. However, as it has been proven time and again, one moderate success does not, by any means, secure the future viability of a franchise that has struggled to find ways to make its installments distinct and intriguing to new audiences.

With any luck, new additions to these franchises may soon be gracing the silver screen for the last time. (Of course, their respective installments will surely be available for streaming on numerous platforms to their fans content, for as long as we shall live.)

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Things to do this week is sponsored on behalf of Natural History Museum.

LITERATURE FESTIVAL: Richmond Literature Festival enters its final week with a strong programme ahead, including a celebration of George Eliot's 200th birthday, and a talk about the ghost trees of London. Various locations and prices, book ahead, until 24 November

JAZZ FESTIVAL: The EFG London Jazz Festival tootles on until the end of this week, with an impressive programme of events. Our picks this week include the Geoff Simkins Trio at Cadogan Hall, a live improvised music podcast and jazz for toddlers. Various locations and prices, book ahead, until 24 November

ABRAM GAMES: It's the final week of the Abram Games exhibition, celebrating the work of the graphic artist who became known as the 'official war poster artist' during the second world war. See his work, get an insight into his creative process, and learn about the legacy he left behind. National Army Museum (Chelsea), 6, book ahead, until 24 November

IRISH FILM: Founded to champion Irish film and animation here in the UK, the Irish Film Festival take place this week. The programme includes the UK premiere of documentary A Galway Rhapsody, and comedians Roisin Conaty and Bridget Christie in conversation. Regent Street Cinema, various prices, book ahead, 20-24 November

DICKENSIAN CHRISTMAS: We've got Charles Dickens to thank for the massive fuss we make of Christmas these days. Find out all about the role the author had to play in the birth of modern Christmas in a new exhibition at his former family home. Dickenss manuscripts and original illustrations for his Christmas stories, and the first ever Christmas card are among the items on display. Charles Dickens Museum (Bloomsbury), included in admission, 20 November-19 April

CHRISTMAS MARKETS: Started your Christmas shopping yet? No, us neither, but if you do want to get on it, some of London's Christmas markets are now open for business. Wander among stalls on South Bank or in Leicester Square, and check out the one-day Christmas fairs which also offer shopping opportunities.

CHRISTMAS LIGHTS: Many of Londons Christmas lights are now switched on and welcoming visitors, with others due to be illuminated in free events over the coming weeks including Oxford Street this Thursday. Our guide has the full details.

ICE SKATING: Several of London's festive ice rinks are now open, including the big ones at Somerset House, the Tower of London and the Natural History Museum. New additions this week are Winter Wonderland, and Hampton Court Palace, with more to follow in the coming weeks. Read our ice skating guide for all the info.

TERRY WAITE: For almost five years, Terry Waite was held captive in Lebanon, kept in solitary confinement for much of that time. Tonight, on the 28th anniversary of his release, he tells his story, including how it led to him founding his charity, Hostage International. Library London (Covent Garden), 10/5, book ahead, 6pm-8pm

CABARET: Film critic and historian Pamela Hutchinson introduces 1972 musical film Cabaret. The multi-Oscar winning film, set in Berlin before the second world war, is part of the venue's History of the American Musical series of events. Deptford Cinema, 6/4.50, book ahead, 7pm

CHARLES MANSON: Nikolas Schreck, author of The Manson File: Myth and Reality of an Outlaw Shaman gives a talk about the cult leader and convicted murderer. Specifically, Schreck discusses recent revelations about the case, which he believes challenge the 'official narrative' of events. Sway Bar (Covent Garden), 12, book ahead, 7.30pm-9.30pm (sponsor)

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When was the last time you stood beneath a blue whale skeleton? Came face to face with a T. rex? Orbited around the Earth on a space expedition? Not recently, we bet, but all that can change at the Natural History Museum. Its free, its fantastic, its a full-on playground. And not just for kids.

This autumn, let your inner child run wild with billions of years of natural history at your fingertips, from the most complete Stegosaurus skeleton ever found to a mesmerising film that lets you see our world from space, using photography taken on board the International Space Station. There are special events too, like the ever-popular monthly adult Lates. Roam the museums stunning halls after-hours, chat to scientists and get nose-to-nose with some rather surprising specimens all with a drink in hand, of course.

Whether you want to rediscover permanent favourites or make a beeline for temporary exhibits like the six metre-high illuminated model of the moon, the Natural History Museum is a treasure trove for all ages. Theres no time like the present to get stuck into science and nature, so gather your friends and discover it for free this autumn. The vast wonder of the natural world will soon make you feel like a child all over again.

ESCAPE FROM PLANET TRASH: LGBTQ+ collective Sink The Pink launches its new show, Escape From Planet Trash. Set in 2050, and featuring comedy, aliens, drag queens and giant space spiders, it's the story of a planet that's become the dumping ground for the universe. Pleasance Theatre (Islington), from 20, book ahead, 19 November-22 December

LOUIS THEROUX: Watch new film, The Amazing Johnathan Documentary, about subversive magician/comedian John Edward Szeles, AKA Amazing Johnathan, who was given a year to live but is still with us three years later. The screening is followed by a live satellite Q&A with director Ben Berman and Louis Theroux. Bertha DocHouse (Bloomsbury), 12.50/10, book ahead, 6.15pm

THE PEOPLE'S ART CRITIC: Londonist's Visual Arts Editor Tabish Khan is the latest guest in the Courtauld Institute's lecture series by people involved in the art world. Hear him talk about his work in and knowledge of the London art scene he visits hundreds of exhibitions a year, covering miles and miles across the city every week, so it's safe to say that he knows his stuff. The Courtauld Institute, 6, book ahead, 6.30pm-8.30pm

LIGHT UP YOUR LIFE: Curling competitions, interactive illuminations, and festive food and drink this free rooftop event is set to be totally lit. Philips Hue invites you to Hue Lit Holidays, a multi-sensory experience on the famous John Lewis Roof Garden that showcases the power of light. Tickets are strictly limited, so grab yours before they're all gone! John Lewis Rooftop Garden (Oxford Street), free, book ahead, 6pm-8.30pm (sponsor)

BOWIE'S BOOKS: Former music columnist John O'Connell talks about his new book, Bowie's Books. It's based on a list that David Bowie wrote three years before his death, about 100 books that had transformed his life, and O'Connell has written a short essay on each one. The London Library (St James's), 15/12, book ahead, 6.45pm-8.30pm

FUNDRAISING QUIZ: Trivia, raffle prizes and a live art auction are all part of the ArtCan Christmas fundraising quiz. The charity for which Londonist Visual Arts Editor Tabish Khan is a trustee supports up-and-coming artists, enabling them to establish their practice through a support network. The Gable (Moorgate), 25/22.50 per person for a table of 10, book ahead, 7pm-11pm

ROCKETMAN: As cinema locations go, 60+ floors above London is fairly impressive. Settle down for a screening of Rocketman, the Elton John biopic released earlier this year, with a complimentary gin and tonic, and a serving of popcorn. The View From The Shard, 45, book ahead, 8pm-11.30pm

WINTER WONDERLAND: Huge free Christmas festival Winter Wonderland opens in Hyde Park today. Funfair rides, theatre shows, an ice rink, an ice kingdom, Santa Land, a grotto, food and drink stalls, Christmas markets, a big wheel and much more are part of the fun this year. Its free entry, but can get a bit spendy once youre inside youve been warned. Hyde Park, free entry, just turn up (but book ahead for some attractions) 21 November-5 January (shorter opening hours today, normal hours from tomorrow)

OXFORD STREET LIGHTS: Tonights the biggie the Oxford Street Christmas lights are switched on for the season. Theyre new lights this year gone are the glittering orbs, replaced with high-tech LED boards. Plenty of events are going on around the street, including gigs in some of the stores. Oxford Street, free, just turn up, 5.30pm-10pm

BOMB DISPOSAL: Hear from bomb disposal expert British Warrant Officer Kim Hughes, who received the George Cross in 2010 for his heroic service. He defused 120 Improvised Explosive Devices (IEDs) on one tour alone, including seven Taliban bombs with his bare hands in a single day. The George IV (Chiswick), 12, book ahead, 7.30pm-9.30pm (sponsor)

ICE RINK: Done all the central London ice rinks? Head out west to Hampton Court Palace, where the ice is unveiled today. Skate in front of Henry VIII's impressive palace, with a cafe bar running alongside for anyone who wants to watch, or for post-skate refreshments. Hampton Court Palace, from 16.20 adult/11.20 child, book ahead, 22 November-5 January

ILLUMINATED RIVER: Noticed all the rivers in central London lit up in bright colours? Hear from Leo Villareal, the artist behind the Illuminated River project, about the inspiration behind the first four completed bridges, and the plans for the next ones. He's introduced by the Dean, Andrew Nunn. Southwark Cathedral, 12/10/5, book ahead, 6pm-7pm

LONDON CALLING: Hop in a time machine back to the London of 1979 in a panel discussion inspired by the current The Clash exhibition. Curator Beatrice Behlen leads artists, writers and musicians in a talk about the social and political landscape of the time. Museum of London, 15/10, book ahead, 6.30pm

MAGIC AND MONSTERS: London Fortean Society hosts a day-long symposium about the folklore, monsters and magic of the British Isles. Authors and researchers give talks on their specialist subjects, including Dr Richard Sugg on the dangerous history of fairies, and Dr Samantha George on werewolves. Conway Hall (Holborn), 22, book ahead, 10am-5.30pm

THE CLANGERS: Families with kids aged 8 and under are invited to a Big Fish Little Fish family rave on the theme of recycling. TV characters The Clangers make a special appearance, and there are eco-friendly crafts, as well as confetti, balloons and special lights. Museum of London Docklands, 9/7, book ahead, 2pm

EVENING WITH THE STARS: Eyes to the skies at the Royal Observatory's Evening with the Stars. Visit the world-famous observatory after hours, look through a Victorian telescope, meet astronomers, watch a planetarium show, and stand on the Meridian line. Royal Observatory (Greenwich), 24, book ahead, 5.25pm-6.50pm

HUGUENOT HOUSE: Find out what life was like for the 18th century Huguenots of Spitalfields. Wander the area that was home to the Protestant refugees from France, including a visit to Dennis Severs' House, and learn about other notable people from the East End's history. Spitalfields, 10, book ahead, 10.30am-1pm

PALACE HISTORY: Get to know Fulham Palace better on a guided tour of the house and gardens, home to the Bishops of London for over 1300 years. Find out about the people who have lived here, and how different generations of residents influenced different architectural styles in the building. Fulham Palace, 6, book ahead, 12.30pm-1.30pm

CLASSICAL PERFORMERS: Enjoy the Cutty Sark after hours, with the added bonus of live music. Debut events bring up-and-coming musicians to the stage, and this tine round the Salom String Quartet, saxophonist Manu Brazo, tenor Alex Aldren and soprano Lizzie Holmes present a programme of classical music, opera and musical favourites. Cutty Sark (Greenwich), 18, book ahead, 7pm

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You already have the room on your property--somewhere.It's just a matter of carving out and creating conditioned living space from that room.Not only does more living space mean happier families, it means higher resale values for your house.But not all space-adding remodels are created equally.Some, in fact, are downright harmful to your home's value.Rated from best to worst:

If you can steel yourself for this long, expensive project, an on-grade addition will pay you back many times overfinancially and emotionally. Building an addition is the only true way to "create space." Except for building upward, nearly every other way of creating space involves redistributing existing space.

You create an entirely new space, unhindered by existing structures. Usually, you do not need to vacate the house during construction.A true addition returns absolute maximum resale value.

Commensurate with on-grade additions in terms of value, second-story additions are best when your available property is small.

Most homes will accept a second story, but it's not as easy as lopping off the roof and sticking another floor on top. Additional shoring up is needed.

This is a better way of gaining space than even building outward. The sky is the limit, as they say.Like building outward, this is one space-creating remodel that returns insanely high value upon sale.

Less popular than upward or outward additions, basement conversions still rank high because available floor space is often equal to existing first-story floor space.

Usually substantially build

Solid walls need little remediation for electrical wires

The floor rests on solid earth

Relatively low cost

Plenty of available contractors

Deceptively difficult,attic conversions are not the "shoo-in" they appear to be, as structural elements may need to be added.

Attics are pre-built for some degree of foot traffic, so you do not have to build in a lot of structural elements.

Because attics are near to the habitable floor below them, utilities (electrical, plumbing, waste, etc.) can be tapped into.

Attics are often oddly configured, with low-hanging ceilings and angled dormers.

Though designed for storage and some foot traffic, attics are not meant for constant use. So, you will still need to strengthen the joists (by sistering or other methods) and lay down sub-floor.

By turning two rooms into one room you create the illusion of space, rather than creating actual space.It's usually best to leave two rooms as two rooms.The exception is if those two rooms are especially tiny.

Yes, it's the old Enclose-The-Porch-and-Turn-It-Into-a-Living-Room trick!If you're any kind of real estate follower, you'll recognize this type of conversion as one that causes Realtors to arch their eyebrows in doubt.If you decide to do this, be sure to closely align the function of the old room with the function of the new room.

Usually, it's a bad idea to put money into this space-creation project, as you gain a low-value space by eliminating a higher value space. Not seen much anymore, thegarage conversion seemslargely a vestige of theBrady Bunchera. And for good reason: cars need homes, too. It is extremely tempting to convert the garage but resist the temptation. If anything, repeat to yourself, "This will drag down myresale value."

If you're going to do this, attach the structure to your home and make it a traditional addition.

City permitting departments don't love homeowners who turn sheds into mother-in-law apartments.

The work of extending utilities 50 feet or more from the main structure to an accessory structure is usually more than most homeowners bargained for.

A properly built permitted separate structure can cost as much as an addition, yet give you less resale value.

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Sort -Select-Lot#BidsViewsStarting/Current BidEstimateLow to HighHigh to Low

Unsold

Sold For (Includes Buyer's Premium): $1,020

Sold For (Includes Buyer's Premium): $192

Unsold

Sold For (Includes Buyer's Premium): $120

Unsold

Sold For (Includes Buyer's Premium): $780

Sold For (Includes Buyer's Premium): $510

Sold For (Includes Buyer's Premium): $180

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When you extend your home, you have two choices -- out or up. Some homeowners shy away from adding on a second storey, thinking the cost will be prohibitive compared to a ground floor home extension. Is this really the case? How much does a second storey addition cost?

A second storey addition can cost between $1,850 and $3,300 per square metre depending on the quality and price of construction materials and inclusions, and if your ground floor foundations need reinforcing to carry the load of the extension. There are other costs to factor in, including council costs and engineers reports.Want a more accurate concrete second story addition cost?

It's a myth that second storey additions cost more than ground floor additions. When you extend your home outwards, the cost of the foundation alone can make it more expensive than a second storey addition. However, be prepared for much more disruption in your home if you add on a second storey. While the builders can leave you undisturbed while they work outside on a ground floor addition, they will need access to your home throughout the construction process if you're building up. Since your roof will need replacing, you may even have to find temporary accommodation until your upstairs addition is at the waterproof stage of completion.

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A second storey addition may cost less than a ground floor addition, but it's still a major expense. Estimates vary, but renovators who have been through the process estimate the cost of a second storey addition to be between $1,850 and $3,300 per square metre. That's quite a spread, but a number of factors influence the cost of a second storey addition. The quality and price of construction materials and inclusions will make a difference and if the ground floor needs reinforcing to carry the load of the extension, it can add a substantial amount to the cost.

Emotionally and financially, you just can't afford to settle for an inexperienced builder. Choose only a home extension builder who specialises in or has extensive experience in building second storey additions. Don't take their word for it that they can do a good job or know how to avoid disrupting your daily life as much as possible. Visually inspect some of their previous work and speak directly with one or more of their previous clients. You need to be absolutely sure they will work fast and efficiently; disrupt your daily life as little as possible; and respect your privacy while they work.

A good builder with extensive experience can get a second storey addition to a waterproof stage of completion in two to three weeks. After that, there's still plenty of work to be done, but except for minor disruptions such as temporary loss of water and electricity while the tradies do their work, you will be able to go back to your normal life. When they're finished, good builders leave a site clean, tidy and ready to occupy. If you've chosen the right builder, you'll love your second storey addition from day one and thank yourself for taking the time to get quotes and make a careful, informed choice of builder.

*Cost and prices in this article are indicative and should only be used as a guide. They also vary locally and are subject to market forces.

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A second teaser trailer for Toy Story 4 has been released introducing fans to two brand new characters: Ducky and Bunny. The Toy Story franchise is undoubtedly one of the most popular film series in the world, as well as a hugely lucrative and successful property for Pixar and Disney. After the first two movies hit theaters in the 1990s, fans had to wait until 2010 for Buzz and Woody's third adventure and while it was initially thought that their story would conclude as a trilogy, a fourth installment was officially announced in 2014.

In the four years since then, Toy Story 4's production has been typically secretive and other than confirmation of returning cast members and reports of a very "emotional" ending, precious little information has been released. That was until yesterday, when Disney released both a poster and a teaser trailer for Toy Story 4. The clip introduced a new character voiced by Tony Hale, Forky, who was clearly very concerned about being lumped in with the toys. A brief plot synopsis was also unveiled and suggested that this anxious utensil will lead Woody and the gang on an exciting new journey.

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Disney have now released a second teaser trailer for Toy Story 4 that introduces another two new faces. The teaser sees carnival toys Ducky (Keegan Michael-Key) andBunny (Jordan Peele) reacting to yesterday's trailer release, discussing the prospect of a fourth Toy Story film and performing character impressions, before Woody and Buzz arrive to show them how it's done. A new press release reveals how these characters play into the story, reading:

"Woodys journey in Toy Story 4 includes a visit to a carnival where he meets Ducky and Bunny, two carnival prizes who are eager to be won. But when their plans are rudely interrupted by Woody and his friends, they find themselves on an unexpected adventure with a group of toys who have no idea what it feels like to be tacked to a prize wall."

A selection of new character posters have also been released:

While Pixar won't be winning any awards for inventive character names (Ducky, Bunny, Forky...), the clip certainly retains that same familiar Toy Story brand of sharp wit and intelligent humor and the new toys' discussion about how they thought Toy Story 3 was going to be the last film also provides fans with a brilliantly meta moment that few franchises could get away with.

With a carnival setting confirmed for Toy Story 4, fans may be reminded of the first movie's Pizza Planet arcade scene, which memorably introduced The Claw and its three-eyed aliens. However, the suggested discord between the loved, owned toys and the ones used as prizes could lend Toy Story 4 a more serious and emotional subtext that allows the film to explore the vastly different lives a toy can have - a subject that has provided some very powerful moments in previous movies.

Naturally, all Toy Story fans are going to be terrified that the fourth movie will see the franchise finally run out of steam and fall quietly into the realm of somewhat disappointing Pixar sequels. But Toy Story has already defied the odds by producing three movies of exceptional quality - something virtually unheard of in the world of cinema as a whole - and if any franchise can deliver a fourth film that is as widely loved as its predecessors, it's surely this one.

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The original Star Ocean was released in the twilight days of the Super Famicoms life, with the PlayStation having already been on the market for nearly two years. Not very long after, Square shook the industry by releasing Final Fantasy VII, the game that not only solidified the PlayStation as the RPG system of choice, but also introduced the genre to the overseas mass market. In just two years, Tri-Ace got together and created a sequel to Star Ocean, that, while not quite having the budget of Squares cinematic epic, took influence from it while still maintaining its own identity.

The story takes place twenty years after the first game, focusing on Earth space captain Ronyx (Ronixis in the PS1 version) Kenny and his young adult son Claude. While on an away mission, Claude is accidentally sucked through a mysterious portal and ends up transported to a medieval planet called Expel. Almost immediately after regaining consciousness, he finds a young girl named Rena about to be attacked by a ferocious monster. When leaping to her defense, he uses his laser pistol, thereby violating the Star Trekian Underdeveloped Planet Preservation Pact, the one that was specifically created so lesser civilizations wouldnt look at space travelers as gods.

Predictably, Rena looks at Claudes strange clothes and magic laser gun and comes to the conclusion that hes the foretold Hero of Light that would save the world from destruction. Indeed, things on Expel have worsened over the years, largely thanks to a mysterious meteor called the Sorcery Globe, that has recently crash landed and brought with it a plague of monsters. Despite his reluctance, and with no communication back to his father or his starship, Claude teams up with Rena to explore the land and research the origin of the Globe.

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Claude C. Kenny

The son of Ronyx Kenny from the original Star Ocean, Claude serves as an ensign on his dads ship, the Cainus, before accidentally becomes stranded on Expel. He originally just wants to get back home, but becomes embroiled in the plans to save the planet.Referred to as Crawd in Japanese artwork.

Rena Lanford

The other main character, Rena is a Nede, basically Star Oceans version of an elf. She lives with her mother in the village of Arlia on Expel, where she discovers Claude after hes transported there, and acts as his guide after he saves her from a kidnapping. Shes the group healer.

Ashton Anchors

A symbologist swordsman with a bit of bad luck. When the heroes first meet him, hes cursed by a dragon, who appears as two heads attached to his back. (Their names areGyoro/Creepy andUrurun/Weepy.) Since Claude and Rena are technically responsible for his misfortune, they offer to help find a cure, and so Ashton joins their adventure. If you recruit him, then neither Opera nor Ernest can join your party.

Opera Vectra

Opera is aTetrageniot, a race that has a third eye on their foreheads. When the party first meets her, shes looking for her boyfriend, Ernest. She attacks using assorted high tech weaponry, most of which are functional at long range.

Ernest Raviede

Ernest is Operas boyfriend, an interplanetary explorer whos found himself possessed by a ghost. After being exorcised, he joins the party along with Opera. His primary weapons are whips.

Precis F. Neumann

A cheery teenage girl who lives in the town of Linga, she follows in the footsteps of her scientist father and spends her time tinkering with mechanics. She travels with her robot Robbie (Bobot) and fights with a mecha named Puncher attached to her back. If she joins, you cant recruit Bowman.

Celine Jules

A treasure hunter and princess of the Krosse royal family. Celine is a symbologist, basically wielding offensive magic.

Leon D.S. Gehste

A genius child symbologist living in the kingdom of Laceur. Hes a cat-like Fellpool, the same race as the main characters from the original Star Ocean. Hell also only join permanently in Claudes scenario.

Dias Flac

A brooding hero archetype, Dias is Renas childhood friend, who has since left the village by the time the game begins, having blamed himself for a tragic incident in his past. He looks at Rena as a little sister, though Claude views him as a romantic rival. A strong swordsman, he only joins the party permanently in Renas route.

Bowman Jeane

A pharmacist in Linga, who joins to help investigate the sorcery globe, he attacks with pellets with various effects but is also a strong physical fighter.

Chisato Madison

A newsporter reporter whos also a Nedian, just like Rena, who fights primarily with tasers. Shes one of the last characters since she shows up in the second half of the game, and since your party can only hold eight, theres a good chance that the player will have to choose between her and Noel.

Noel Chandler

A cheerful Nedian zoologist at a wildlfie refuge, hes a combination of a fighter and healer.

The biggest elements taken from Final Fantasy VII are the pre-rendered backgrounds and the 3D world map, moving away from the continuous field of the SFC Star Ocean. However, it sticks with using sprites rather than polygonal models, and applies a blur filter them as they move towards and away from the camera, so it doesnt look at pixelly as something like Xenogears. Its obvious Tri-Ace didnt have remotely the same budget as Square, so the backgrounds arent nearly as distinct nor as detailed. But the trade-off is that areas, especially dungeons, tend to be larger and more complex than the comparatively linear paths of Final Fantasy. There are a small number of CG cutscenes, that concentrate mostly on landscapes getting destroyed, but they looked rather cheap back when it was released and come off even worse nowadays.

The battle system has also been updated so that the action takes place on a 3D battlefield, which is much larger than the single screen arenas of the original SFC game. Its a little bit awkward in the way it works you can technically now move around, but by default you have to hold down the Square button. However, fundamentally it works the same as before, as you target an enemy then run up and hit them. The main character can also be controlled by an AI too, if you want to sit back and watch. There are some additions that try to make it a little more action-based, like jumping enemies that will dodge regular attacks, or falling rocks that need to be dodged. Theres also a (rarely used) feature that lets you cast two spells from characters, allowing for a combined super attack.

On the whole, its a more interesting and exciting expansion on the real-time system set down by the first game, but some of these still cause issues. Many enemies have attacks that are much quicker than any of your party members, allowing them to stun you mid-attack. Its very easy to get cornered or caught between two enemies, and get butchered before you get a chance to react. The fact that the battlefield is so large makes it difficult to see everything thats going on, which is especially a problem when trying to interrupt magic-casters. While there are a few more AI commands, theyre still rather vague, especially when you want one of your party members to attack a specific enemy. These issues dont really affect most of the fights, but every once awhile youll get wiped out due this sort of jankiness.

Its especially a problem in the end game, where the final dungeon (and resulting final battles) have such a huge difficulty spike that its almost impossible to beat unless you specifically know the special tricks in order to beat it. (Hint: develop pickpocketing skills and find the NPC with the Bunny Shoes.) And thats just on the default setting theres an optional subquest that lets you take off the limiter of the final boss, making it even more ridiculously difficult. Thankfully the steps to do this are so obtuse that its unlikely a first-time player will do this on their own.

The major upside is the fact that you get Rena, a healer, right at the start of the game. Since shes set to autoheal, generally shell save any of your AI party members before they get killed, so at least you dont have to worry about them screwing up too badly. It also reduces the need to constantly have to stop and heal in the early parts of the game, as you did in the first game.

The skill system is fundamentally the same as before, with some minor tweaks. New are the Super Specialties, which are group abilities that are obtained when your party members cumulatively have high enough ranks in certain skills. For example, Master Chef lets you combine two ingredients to make a more powerful dish, while Publishing (or Publication) lets you pick specific characters to write books, rather than being applicable to skills. These can tweak various friendship or romance points, and can also be sold to publishing houses for royalties. Come On Bunny (or Bunny Call) lets you summon a gigantic bunny to quickly travel the overworld, like Star Oceans equivalent to a Chocobo. Reverse Side or (or Contraband) lets you make super powerful illegal items, which can, for example, let you stay at any inn for free, or get insurance so you get some cash if one of your characters is KOed in battle. If you fail though, you get a bounced check item that will continuously drain your cash until it sell it (which also costs money).

These additional skills in Star Ocean 2 make it possible to totally break the balance of the game. This is a lot of fun in its own way, and indeed, basically required if you want to have a chance at the high difficulty levels. Still, anyone looking for strategic depth to their fighting systems will not find it here (or any Star Ocean for that matter).

Beyond the myriad of skills, theres also a relatively large amount of optional content. Right at the beginning of the game, you can choose between playing as Claude or Rena. Fundamentally this doesnt change a whole lot the introduction is different, obviously, and there are a handful of spots where the two diverge and you can see their unique viewpoints. Ultimately it doesnt affect the story too much, and you can switch leader characters at your will regardless. However, each route has a unique playable character Rena drafts her older-brother figure swordsman Dias, while Claude gets Leon, a genius young boy scientist. Both of these characters appear on the story regardless.

Its a good idea, but clumsily implemented due to both how the story is written and the abilities of the characters. Claude is obviously the standard hero-fighter character, but since Rena is a healer, shes not very good at fighting, so you might as well put someone else in charge of the party anyway. Plus, at the beginning of the game, when Rena gets kidnapped, all you do is sit around and wait for Claude to rescue you. Though this has only a minor affect on the overall game, it wouldve been nice for her to be more pro-active.

Other than that, technically all of the other playable characters (total of twelve in the PS1 version, thirteen in the PSP/PS4/Vita versions) are optional. Some of them will join during the course of the story and they you decide to have them stick around permanently or boot them from the team. However, others require taking on various subquests to find.

As with the first game, certain characters are mutually exclusive. At an early town, you find some NPCs making reference to a man fighting dragons in a cave, who turns out to be Ashton. If you hunt him down and have him join, that means you cant ever meet Opera or her boyfriend Ernest. Youll probably never even see them during the course of the game. Similarly, theres one town where you can either draft Precis, the young girl scientist, or Bowman, the pharmacist. But the game never tells you that cant get one if you dont get the other. Similarly, its easy to miss one of the optional subquests to find these characters because they tend to happen only during Private Actions, which are easy to miss. As with before, you really need to play with a FAQ in hand if you want to understand everything.

Again, its just as well, because Star Ocean 2 isnt terribly lengthy. Its quite a bit longer than the first game by the time the story really gets into gear is about the same point, time-wise, that the first game was wrapping up. A standard playthrough, even when going for the larger subquests, will probably only take about 20-30 hours, making it a fair bit shorter than the Final Fantasy games of the era. Thats one of the games greatest strengths too even though it wears the clothes of a 32-bit RPG, its storytelling and pacing are closer to a 16-bit one. The introduction, as Rena introduces Claude to the world, is drawn out, and the first half of the game is a little slow, as the plot barely progresses as the team is introduced to all of the party members. But the second half of the game is much more interesting, as the heroes fight on a second planet called Energy Nede, and have more direct confrontation with the villains.

The characters are generally pretty fun, managing to be diverse and unique without being obnoxious (with a few exceptions). Some parts are juvenile the constant teasing about the romantic tension between Claude and Rena, as well as Renas idolation of Dias and Claudes jealousy, grows tiresome but theyre never intolerable. Similarly, even though the story involves whole planets being destroyed, its never as melodramatic as Final Fantasy VII or VIII, nor is the story as bloated or confusing.

Ultimately the story isnt anything fantastic, even if it is longer and more involved than the first game. The villains are revealed to be mysterious beings called the Ten Wise Men, who, fitting neatly into a 90s JRPG cliche, are named after various Christian angels. Its something that alluded to in one of the dungeons, which weirdly has Christian iconography and paintings on the walls. However, the English PS1 version changes all of their names to hide this connection the main bad guy, Gabriel, was changed in Indalecio.

Motoi Sakurabas soundtrack is similar in style to the SFC game, though the instrument set is closer to the other 32-bit games he worked on, like Sonys Beyond the Beyond and Camelots Shining the Holy Ark. And it sounds absolutely fantastic. The towns themes (and Renas theme) are accompanied with beautiful flutes, the battle themes are intense prog rock pieces accompanied pounding drums and trumpets, and the dungeon themes alternate between adrenaline pumping Falcom-esque synth rock and atmospheric creepiness. Its one of Sakurabas most consistent works, with barely a bad song among the seventy or so tracks. Even the more discordant tracks, like the boss themes, shine through with their sheer, raw energy.

In the PS1 version, speech is limited to a brief clip in the introduction, as well as battle speech and cries. In the English release, these are spectacularly bad. The actors are obviously amateur, and not only is much of it grating but some clips are practically indecipherable due to the low sound quality. (The more egregious example is Ashtons Tear into pieces! which sounds closer to Pear into peaches!) Characters like Precis become almost unusable due to how obnoxious she sounds. Someone on the voice recording team mistranslated bunny as Barney, so every time you summon a rabbit familiar they yell Come on Barney! Still, it adds a ridiculous, cheesy charm, if you can tolerate it.

Ten years after its initial release, in 2008, Square-Enix ported Star Ocean 2 to the PSP to accompany the remake of the first game, now given the subtitle Second Evolution. The chain of evolution is a little confusing the SO1 PSP remake took many aspects from SO2 while making a few upgrades, all of which were carried forward to SO2 on the PSP. However, its not really a remake, but rather an enhanced port.

The biggest addition is the full voice acting for nearly every scene (discounting minor NPC interactions). As with the remake of the first game, its a professional job, with Spike Spencer taking on the role of Claude and Claudia Lenz (AKA Eden Riegel) as Rena. The secondary characters are great too, especially Precis, whose loopy valley girl lilt makes her goofy lines work. However, theres no way to turn off the voices, and while you can skip through it, it makes skipping through dialogue slower. The battle voices are much, much better, though there is something missing about the goofiniess of the PS1 original. Some things that were nonsensical before are changed too Claudes victory speech of Well, thats somewhere around 80 points! was changed to something like Id say thats about a 8 out of 10 to make it clearer that hes ranking their battle performance.

The translation has also been completely redone. The PS1 version, done by SCEA, isnt as bad as some of their other slipshod efforts (Final Fantasy Tactics, Legend of Dragoon), but it was still fairly middling, with much characterization removed and plenty of awkward dialogue. The new translation is much better, although, along with the voice acting, highlights the fact that the source material often wasnt very good to begin with. Along with this, many items and other names have been altered.

All of the major characters also have portraits to accompany their dialogue. These arent bad, but compared to the original PS1 designs, theyre a little too clean and generic looking, seeming like they came out one of the Tales games. Rena also looks a little too young, considering shes supposed to be 18. Its also pretty weird that they didnt bother to give Ronyx a portrait hes not a major part of the plot, but he was one of the stars of the first game, so he deserves that much! There are also a few new anime FMV cutscenes using the new art, most of which is decent, but the new anime-style vocal theme isnt a patch on Sakurabas instrumental work.

Some of the prerendered backgrounds, the ones that scroll horizontally, were made to fit naturally into the PSPs widescreen view. Others had to be stretched out in order to fit the whole screen. The overall quality is mixed, but generally you cant tell anything looks too out of whack unless you directly compare them to their originals. The sprites are identical but look a little blurrier, to mask the pixellation. The battle backgrounds have been changed a bit, and make the transition to widescreen smoother since they werent prerendered to begin with. They look cleaner, though some of the obstacles, like the falling boulders, have been removed. The world map has also been completely redesigned with cleaner textures, though it has a lower draw distance and more fog. The voice quality is improved, but the music sounds a little worse, since its missing the reverb of its PS1 counterpart.

The battle system carries forward some of the changes made to the PSP port of the first Star Ocean, primarily in giving every melee character a three-hit combo by default instead of just one attack repeated over and over. This alone makes the game slightly easier, but there are other balance tweaks too, particularly in making spell casters more powerful and reducing the time it takes to cast magic. To balance this out, the spell combinations, where you could cast two specific spells at the same time for a super powerful attack, have been removed. These were extremely difficult to pull off to begin with, so its no big loss. Other quality of life improvements are nice too, like the speeding up of spell and item crafting animations, and various glitches have been fixed to.

Again, as with the SO1 PSP port, Welch from SO3 has been added as a playable character, and with her are new Private Actions and endings. She feels even more out of place and redundant here though, especially since shes not all that different from Precis.

Overall, any upgrade that makes substantial changes to a well-loved product is going to be met with some resistance by fans, especially the translation and battle system tweaks, as well as the new voices and artwork. Still, in general, its an improvement over the PS1 release, and should be regarded as the definitive version.

In 2015, to accompany the release of Star Ocean 5, the PSP version was ported to the PS3, PS4 and Vita, which was only released in Japan. Other than a new intro song and the addition of trophies, its identical.

Taken altogether, Star Ocean 2 is in equal measures beautiful and messy. The story is functional and rarely offensive, and while aspects of the skill system and the optional content are frustrating, theyre welcoming to people to either like to futz with (and break) gameplay systems or those who enjoy replayability.

But more importantly, the game represents a branch of JRPGs that was never fully explored. Star Ocean 2, with its non-combat skills and optional stuff, takes after Western RPGs, where non-linear and experimentation are rewarded. The effect of Final Fantasys cinematic aspirations meant that many other games in the genre followed in its footsteps. This included Star Ocean, which scaled back all of these aspects and replaced them with far more ambitious, but generally worse, storytelling. Its these reasons why Star Ocean 2 is regarded as the best of the series.

The PS1 release of Star Ocean: The Second Story was successful in North America, but was especially popular in Japan, where it led to a manga and anime series called Star Ocean EX.

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You definitely need more space in your one-story home, but you love the location and dont want to move. Your options are basically building up by adding a second story or building out by putting in an addition. While cost is always a consideration when making a decision, the nature of your space needs will also dictate the best way to move forward.

There's no surefire way to determine whether adding a second story or an addition is the less-expensive way to expand your living space without considering the details of the property. For some homeowners, the addition is less expensive, but for others, adding the second story is a better alternative.

If you have a growing family and too few bedrooms or baths, building up or out are both good options. However, if your primary needs concern more recreational room, such as a den or playroom, then it may make more sense to build an addition than to add a second story. Thats because you must concern yourself with your homes resale value, and most people prefer a ground floor family-type room rather than one based upstairs. Traditionally, the second floor is the province of bedrooms and not the place where you might entertain guests. If you want a bigger kitchen, it certainly doesnt make sense to put it upstairs.

Your propertys size and shape will play a big role in your decision. If you have a large backyard, an addition wont have as much of an impact as it would if your rear yard is relatively small. In some cases, you wont have a choice, as your backyard is simply too small to accommodate the kind of addition you desire. Consider whether you may want to make other improvements to your property in the future, such as installing a pool. Many homeowners realize they can have a buildout addition or a pool but not both. If you really like your yard, building up makes more sense.

Before making a decision, contact your municipality about the zoning laws in your neighborhood. Your town likely has ordinances regarding setbacks, which limit how close you may build next to your neighbors property line. By the same token, a town may also have laws on how high you can build a home, but relatively few municipalities preclude building a second story per se. If your home is in a historic district or planned community of one-story homes, you may not have the option to build upward. However, if you have your heart set on an addition and your plans dont meet the setback requirements, you may have the opportunity to go before a zoning board of adjustment and make your case as to why the board should grant you a variance and allow you to build. Since your immediate neighbors are notified of your plans, it may prove best to discuss your plans with them ahead of time to see if they will lodge an objection.

In general, it is less expensive to build up than out, but that comes with a lot of caveats. According to HomeAdvisor, the average cost for building additions is between $80 to $200 per square foot without regard to whether it is up or out. While it is usually cheaper to build up than out, thats just the actual construction expense. When you add another story to your home, you will probably have to relocate until the work is complete, as the contractor must remove the roof. Unless you have friends or family willing to put you and yours up for a while, youll have to rent another dwelling or stay in a hotel during this period, and those costs are considerable. If youre building out, you will have to deal with the dirt and disruption of construction, but you can generally stay in place.

Costs also vary depending on exactly what the contractor must do. An addition usually costs more because the builder must perform excavation work and install a new foundation. When construction is near completion, the contractor must open up the exterior wall of your home so the old and new are joined together. However, if you decide to build up, you have to make sure your current foundation is strong enough to support another story. If the foundation requires retrofitting, the expense includes removing your existing walls, which will raise your costs substantially. Keep in mind that adding another story means adding a staircase, which will take up precious floor space on your first floor.

One of the least-expensive additions is a sun room, which can double as a comfortable playroom or family room. The average prefabricated sun room costs about $16,315, according to HomeAdvisor. If you live in a warm climate, you dont have to worry about heating the sun room, and if you live in a colder area, you can save money by not heating this room and only using it during three seasons.

If your home has an attic, an attic conversion into a bedroom and bath or a family room may give you the space you want at a lesser cost than either building out or adding a true second story. While you may have to replace the roof if it is old or leaking, that often means just putting a new roof on top of the old roof, which a contractor can usually accomplish in a couple of days. Expect to pay between $50,000 to $65,000 for an attic conversion. Unlike a second-story conversion, you wont have to vacate the premises while work is happening.

The only way to know whether building up or out is less expensive is to go over the numbers with your contractor or architect. Figure that the latter will cost between 10 and 17 percent of the budget, but its important to hire an architect in most circumstances to ensure the addition complements the house. While an architect is necessary for a build up, if your addition consists of just one room with a one-door entry to the main house, a general contractor should fit the bill. If you go that route, ask to see similar work the contractor has done. You dont want to end up with an addition that looks tacked on to the rest of the house and is aesthetically unappealing.

Compare the costs of prep work. While excavation costs average $2,559 per HomeAdvisor, if your addition is larger than average, youll end up paying more. Concrete for footings is approximately $75 per cubic yard, while support beams and roof trusses run between $15 and $30 per square foot. Then there are the individual decisions, such as what type of flooring you want to install. Vinyl flooring is the least expensive, but its far less attractive than costlier wood, ceramic tile or natural stone.

When it comes to costs, you should also factor in how much an addition will add to your homes value. You will rarely get a 100 percent return on your money for an addition, meaning that if you spend $75,000, you can't necessarily add that amount to the value of your home. However, some additions pay back more of what you spent than others. Add a master suite and you could get 63 percent of your investment back when you sell. A new bathroom adds about 53 percent, and a sunroom adds just under 50 percent.

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