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DirecTV/Viacom Dispute?
Posted 10 July 2012 - 10:07 AM
I am upset with this, only if the channels are taken off and my bill remains the same.
I only really like TVland and the others I very rarely watch.
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Posted 10 July 2012 - 10:08 AM
Nope. But I have nephews, nieces, etc.... and I believe parenting has gone by the wayside. We rather put our kids in front of mind-numbing entertainment then letting them discover the world for themselves.
I had a TV with 5 channels when I grew up. I got to watch it maybe half an hour or so at night, and on Saturday morning.
And guess what, I turned out just fine. My parents played with me, taught me things, raised me to respect everyone, and let me explore the world on my own as much as they could.
This is totally off topic, but when I see a family in a restaurant where the kids are playing games on the iPad or some other electronic device, and both parents aren't even talking to each other but staring at their phones.... "pathetic" is the word that comes to mind.
We are so involved in our own minds we are forgetting to raise our children. And this is not directed at anyone in particular, as I do not know any of you personally, but I more and more get annoyed at parents using technology to "escape" from their children more and more and more. It has been proven that television at young ages actually does more harm then good. Children need other humans to interact with, not humans or cartoon characters locked up in a box.
TV is fine for an hour a day or so, but they'll get addicted to it if that is all you give them after school or after work. Parents should turn off their kids TV's after 1 hour and force them to read, build, construct, create, think, move.
I'm sure that many of you will accuse me of not knowing how it is to raise kids, and I don't know what I am talking about....but that is how I feel about current society and the way we deal with kids. Something just doesn't feel right, and kids just don't seem to be raised right any more. But maybe I am just getting old.
Anyways, too far off topic - back to Viacom's channels.
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Posted 10 July 2012 - 10:09 AM
I live in Southern California. I watch Angels and Ducks games in full 1080i HD on channels 692/693, and occasionally on KDOC56. And those are all I really care about as far major teams go. I watch LA Galaxy games on occasion as well, and every so often I turn in to the Dodgers or NHL Kings. I also like to watch the Tour de France early in the morning nowadays on 603 NBC Sports Network. I usually catch about 20-30 minutes after the news headlines on CNN before I head out to work. Additionally, I try to catch some international soccer - like UEFA - when I am near a TV at the right time, as the games are usually live in the mornings.
And again: Money is by far the only factor. I wake up in the morning, grab the remote, turn on CNN, make coffee.... The ease of doing that is worth money to me.
What also makes it worth it is - again and I repeat myself - is that sometimes.... its just great to flip channels to see what is on. I catch a lot of OLD shows that way that I had forgotten about (and might not be found online either way).
I know that for cut-the-corders, MONEY is everything, and every other aspect of a pay TV subscription is less important. For me, it is not. The ease of use, the quality of the HD picture, and the hassle that comes with guaranteeing more-or-less the same TV coverage by using 5+ different services that don't always work together very well.... is important for me. I don't want to have to get Roku's for all my TV's, not do I want to overload my internet connection with HD streams to 2 TV's. Having to pick and choose from Netflix, Amazon, iTunes, MLB/NHL/MLS, Hulu, and other services to get the shows I want, is just not worth it to me.
That said, I am not going to miss Viacom channels. The TVLand comedies is about all I would miss really, I only watch Spike every so often for some unintelligent, dumbed down entertainment such as cops chasing bad guys, big dudes repo-ing cars, stuff like that. And it is probably better for my intelligence that I stop watching those. (besides, the tow-type and cops-type reality shows can be found on TruTV and others as well)
So, I support DirecTV going black until they get to a reasonable price. I know the channels won't be gone forever, and I won't be crying if they are gone for a month or so.
Oh I pretty much agree with you. Very few channels would I care if they disappear. And even some of those, if the end result was the networks being brought back in pricing line (which would put every other one on notice too) then I'd be fine with that too. Spike for reruns occasionally of CSI NY is all I ever watch. I have MTV, VH1, BET, and Comedy Central I have blocked so if they disappeared forever I wouldn't care. However, I am not a fan of cable/sat providers complaining about holding down costs, dropping channels, and then raising the price of their service anyway. If, and I know it won't happen, but if in an alternate universe these channels left and were gone for months. The bill should in turn drop. Not only did you not agree to their increase, you are now not paying them at all.
FYI, on the parental front. My sons attitude changes when I let him watch cartoons now. I've seen it for years every time I've tried. So all the kids channels are blocked also and only rarely do I let him watch any of it.
Posted 10 July 2012 - 10:09 AM
We have had discussions about how DirecTV gets signal from channels. Many saying that they only pull down what is on the birds, everyone getting them all at the same time from the same place. And yet, today, Viacom is running a banner for DirecTV that is not showing up on Fios. So, the source can dictate what they see somehow.
Yeah that is interesting.
I know most cable outlets (and Dish and DirecTV nationally) just have a bunch of large dishes sitting in their local market, and pick up either the east coast or the west coast feed (or both) for a certain channel from a commercial satellite, and they then distribute the channel. The Time Warner Cable plant in my city (which feeds about half of Orange County) has about 8 or so HUGE dishes sitting on their roof and parking area, presumably to receive feeds from all sorts of different satellites.
However, nowadays there are other ways of getting a signal from A to B, and Verizon is one of those providers that have a nationwide network, that virtually connects every well-sized town with each other, so it is much easier for them to use e.g. a fiber feed from the Viacom building to the closest Verizon plant.
Additionally, there might simply be a system in place that allows them to say.... display this banner only to those with decryption key xyz, where DirecTV has decryption key xyz.
I am the Stig.
Posted 10 July 2012 - 10:11 AM
I believe they are both being untruthful. Someone mentioned blindsiding Dtv. When they must have know they're contract would be up with them tonight. And they also must know that the tickers on the specific Viacom stations is a typical tactic.
I am upset with this, only if the channels are taken off and my bill remains the same.
I only really like TVland and the others I very rarely watch.
I think by blindsided, they mean that it was a private negotiation until Viacom started mudslinging without a warning about DirecTV with the crawl on the TV stations.
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Posted 10 July 2012 - 10:14 AM
I think by blindsided, they mean that it was a private negotiation until Viacom started mudslinging without a warning about DirecTV with the crawl on the TV stations.
And this seems to happen every time. DirecTV is perfectly content to keep negotiating, and the media companies start wetting the mud.
I am the Stig.
Posted 10 July 2012 - 10:18 AM
That works for me. Additional suggestions welcome.
Assuming Viacom counts SD and HD as different:
DirecTV |Viacom
1 |1 Centric
1 |2 Comedy Central
1 |1 Logo
1 |1 MTV t3es
1 |3 Nick, NickW
0 |1 Nick at Nite (evening programming on Nick) ?
1 |1 Nick Jr
1 |1 Nick Toons
1 |1 Palladia
1 |2 Spike
1 |1 Teen Nick
1 |1 TV Land
1 |1 VH1 Classic
17 |26 Total
Wow, we have all of those channels? Obviously, I don't watch any of those. My wife watches TV Land sometimes, but I would personally not care if they went dark. Having said that, I hope Viacom blinks, and allows D to keep those channels on the air while negotiations continue. I'm sure those channels are important to many viewers.
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Posted 10 July 2012 - 10:19 AM
Posted 10 July 2012 - 10:19 AM
Edited by lola521, 10 July 2012 - 10:22 AM.
added posters name I was responding to.
Posted 10 July 2012 - 10:20 AM
We have had discussions about how DirecTV gets signal from channels. Many saying that they only pull down what is on the birds, everyone getting them all at the same time from the same place. And yet, today, Viacom is running a banner for DirecTV that is not showing up on Fios. So, the source can dictate what they see somehow.
I wonder if it's some sort of sub-fed that is sent out with the transmission. And each provider (cable &sat) each have their own descrambler code and directvs causes the banner to stay intact. Kinda like the band stop filter concept
Posted 10 July 2012 - 10:27 AM
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Posted 10 July 2012 - 10:28 AM
Posted 10 July 2012 - 10:29 AM
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Posted 10 July 2012 - 10:34 AM
I don't care whose fault it is, just fix this DirecTV and Viacom.
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Posted 10 July 2012 - 10:39 AM
corporate creed at work:bad_nono: give'em the axe:mad: 30% increase is to much to pay for mostly rerun channels
Well I just heard, The News Today
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Posted 10 July 2012 - 10:39 AM
There are some (many) of us who watch programming on Viacom channels, so I personally don't want to see them dropped and don't really appreciate the "I don't watch those channels, so drop them" comments (said in that tone), but maybe that's just me.
I don't care whose fault it is, just fix this DirecTV and Viacom.
I agree. These types of threads always degenerate into "I don't watch these channels because I am above them!" type of posts. Sometimes we even get someone grandstanding about "kids these days.." or "parents these days..."
The bottom line is that DirecTV needs Viacom and Viacom needs DirecTV. They will get a deal done at the 11th hour and everyone will win. After that this thread will die off and people will save their grandstanding for another day.
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Posted 10 July 2012 - 10:45 AM
DirecTV says they pay Viacom "Hundreds of Millions of Dollars a Year" for their progamming, already. Now they (Viacom) want a 30% increase that amounts to a "Billion Dollars More". What kind of math are using? Since when does 30% of hundreds of millions equal a billion ...
Could be that DIRECTV is referring a 30% yearly increase in fees over the length of the purposed contract will result in the ~$1 billion increase in payout to Viacom.
Posted 10 July 2012 - 10:47 AM
Nick is a staple for just about every family. Until my daughter was about 10-11 it was on constantly. IIRC, Niclelodeon is in the top ten for cable channels.
The Country Music channels will probably also be an issue for some people.
This is gonna be an interesting fight.
Since it costs 1.66¢ to produce a penny, my 2¢ worth is really 3.32¢ worth. That 3.32¢ is my own and not the 3.32¢ of DIRECTV, Dish, or anyone else for that matter.
Posted 10 July 2012 - 10:51 AM
Posted 10 July 2012 - 10:51 AM
1. DirectTV extended past the June 30 deadline without dropping channels, and apparently at least tried to keep negotiating over the 10 day extension. Dish dropped AMC at precisely midnight on the 30th. No extension. And that was after kicking AMC to the nether-region of channel 9610, right in the middle of "The Killing", with no notice.
2. DirectTV is publicly saying that they have offered Viacom a price increase. AMC says Dish has never made any financial offer, and Dish hasn't refuted that publicly.
3. DirectTV's CEO now has a video online where he personally tells his customers, "We will work this out, we always do". Whereas no one at Dish, including Charlie Ergen, made any commitment to his customers.
To me, that speaks volumes about which company actually cares about their customers. I have my DirectTV install set for Thursday morning, leaving Dish after 15+ years with them. The Viacom news at first concerned me, but after doing this bit of research, I'm not worried. I feel like I'm now going with a much better company.


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Sandburg pays tribute to athletic director
By Steve Metsch firstname.lastname@example.com February 17, 2013 8:08PM
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Bruce Scheidegger always had an extra minute for anyone, John O'Malley said.
And on Sunday, O'Malley asked about 1,000 people gathered in the Eagle Gym at Sandburg High School to give an extra minute to the late Scheidegger.
Sandburg's boys cross country coach O'Malley was among 12 speakers at a two-hour memorial service for the high school's athletic director who was found dead Feb. 10 after a one-vehicle accident near Mount Carroll.
Those in the gym needed little convincing as they rose in unison and gave Scheidegger a rousing one-minute standing ovation.
O'Malley told of the early morning, 4:45 to be exact, when he was surprised to see Scheidegger at Sandburg before the team left for the state meet in Peoria.
"He wanted to make sure the buses were here," O'Malley said.
Such attention to detail spoke volumes about the man, O'Malley said.
"He made everybody feel like a big deal. He made every sport feel like a marquee event," O'Malley said.
Speakers talked of his work ethic and dedication, his impressive golf game and the love he shared with his wife, Deb, and their three daughters.
"He was our coach, our colleague, our mentor and our friend," said Sandburg principal Julia Wheaton, who praised his "strength, leadership and character."
Wheaton found it fitting that the send-off was held in the gym, the scene of many athletic and academic celebrations, "because we're here to celebrate Bruce's life."
The woman who hired Scheidegger as Sandburg's athletic director, former principal Debbie Boniface, said he "will always be an Eagle."
Boniface had the crowd laughing when she recounted how, when she was principal, there was a tray outside her office where staff would place forms that needed her signature. That rule applied to all except a certain AD.
"He'd always be there with a pen and a smile and say there was something for me to sign. If I had any questions, he'd say 'don't worry about it'," she recalled.
Scheidegger came to Sandburg from Sterling High School, where he racked up an impressive resume as coach of the varsity girls' basketball team and made countless friends.
Jerry Binder, the former principal at Sterling, recalled how Scheidegger planned to the minute their trip to Milwaukee for a golf tournament and ball game.
Binder didn't dare mess up the plan: "You never wanted the Bruce Scheidegger stare."
Rich Piatchek, athletic director of Andrew High Schools, fondly recalled his "boring" golf game in which he'd usually shoot in the 70s.
"I'll miss dialing ext. 3138 and hearing the strong and robust voice at the other end of the line," Stagg AD Bob Fabrizio added.
Rock Gentry, who coached with Scheidegger in Dixon, said his longtime friend's favorite movie was "It's a Wonderful Life."
"He'd watch that movie over and over again. I gave him a hard time about it. If the time was right, he watched it. His values, family and duty, were exemplified by George Bailey. It reminded him to continue doing the right thing, to keep his eye on the ball and to look at the big picture. He wasn't perfect. He'd be the first to admit it. That made him more endearing," Gentry said.
At the end of the ceremony, the school chorus sang "Like an Eagle."
Afterwards, as visitors enjoyed snacks and more stories, Samantha Adamczyk said her father "would've liked this a lot."
His widow, Deb, called the event "amazing."
"Bruce loved them and you can tell they loved him back. He really felt part of this community. I think he felt at home here after the second day (on the job)," she said.
A final memorial service will be held at 11 a.m. Monday at Trinity Lutheran Church, 6850 W. 159th St. Tinley Park.


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Well I'd definately buy one!
Would love to see a two-pack of these guys released the same month as Two-Bad (see, TB gets the single card treatment so that the vintage puristscherry pickers can just buy/display him without the individual halves). Since Two-Bad would almost be a 100% sculpt, if the new parts could get re-use between two figures, it could help keep his costs down as well.
Thoughts?... Support?...
yep would love two bad, two pack
New adventure wanted
quakke / icarius / disk of doom skeletor / kayo / tuskador / artilla / staghornbattle blade skeletor/ thunderpunch he man / to tall hoove/ missle armour flipshot, spin fist hydron, staghorn
mini boglins, moc Ghostbusters, moc Turtles, Transformers and M.A.S.K wanted
Yes, I'd buy a Tuvar and Baddrah 2-pack in a heartbeat !
Two Bad is one of the evil warriors I'd like to get very soon...
Very big YES.
I love that origin for Two-Badd and truly hope to see exactly this done for Classics.
Not to sound like a creepy cheerleader for Uki, but it's nice to know there is at least one person on this forum who is extremely positive & friendly all the time. I don't think I could be that nice even if you paid me. If we ever give out awards for "forum member of the month", Uki gets my vote. -Mr. Shokoti
If they came with a slew of those weapons they each sported in the MYP "The Monster Within" episode, then yes. I'd be down for these guys as a two-pack sold outside of a regular Two Bad release.
Two-Badd alone is going to take a lot of good attention to detail with an all new sculpt. Being able to fuse Tuvar and Baddra into Two-Badd would really be awesome. But it's not the same deal like turning Kronis into TrapJaw.
Would LOVE this! I would really love it if they made the two seperately first, then made Two-Bad later down the line.
This thread needed a picture:
Thanks to MGM for the pic!
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Land Shark in MOTUC!!!!!! Do it Mattel!!! Do it NOW!!!!
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The only change to the figures up above is that I would have Baddhra have his MYP head, so fans can switch from 200X to Vintage and vice versa if they wish. Two-Bad can be entirely vintage.
The Blonde Teela (Battleground and Alcala Teela) Thread
MegaGearMax's 200X/MYP Screen Grabs
Sagitar 200X Prince Adam 200X Sorceress Evilseed (MYP)
Of course... yeah! Yeah!
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I know 2 angels: their names are Jedi_Kunle and Mikethedrummer!
Worship the Snake Goddess!
Round 2, vote for
Tuvar, Baddrah, Crita, Granita, Gray, Colonel Blast and the Snake Goddess
I'll take a 2 pack for sure!
My top 5 wants for MOTUC: Crita, MYP Evilseed, Lodar, Hunga the Harpy & Sharella
FILMATION ruined my He-Man!
I do not want them to have lost out on the polls going on, the massive "who we want most in 2016 & beyond".
These two are some of the best things about 200x. I think they fall just under Evilseed & Count Marzo for me as most wanted 200x figs.
Here's to a bump of this thread and to maybe bring attention back to these two "new" characters that would look great standing with Kronis, Keldor, & BG Evil Lyn.


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More Important: Head or Heart?
It has now been nearly 6 years since my short lived engagement ended. She was someone that I actually met on eharmony, dated for a year and then got engaged. Althought the pressure did get quite intense, I accept full responsiblity for the proposal and subsequent calling it off. It was a very emotionally difficult experience for me that still affects me to this day. (I can only imagine what it is like for those that are divorced or have had anullments.)
The most interesting thing about this woman was she was probably as close to the kind of woman most of my friends and family would have picked for me. She was conservative, a church going catholic, came from a good catholic family, well educated and very kind to others. Just about everyone that met her -liked her very much. But of course with just about every relationship, not everything was perfect. She could be very over-bearing at times, overly sensitive and despite only living 100 miles apart - did not want to move. But all things considered, I thought it made logical sense to marry her as I thought she would be a good wife and potential mother.
When it came time to get engaged, I nearly backed out (which in hindsite I wished I had), but went throught with it. But within days, I knew I had made a mistake and called it off just a few days later. We discussed going back to just dating, but after a year of dating and clearly being in two very different places, we separated for good. The reality was I knew that I really wasn't in love with her and never would be, as much as I had tried to convince myself that I was in love with her before.
Upon calling off the engagement, my family initially wasn't happy but they came to accept it after they realized it was the right decision. In many years of catholic single life, I have been told that you should just try to find someone you are compatiable with and the rest will follow. Upon my experience, I don't necessarily believe that is the case, but perhaps some of you have had different experiences.
So, what do you use in dating: head, heart or some combination of both?


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Una joya
Esta película es una joya cinematográfica. Una clase magistral de narrativa visual desbordante de expresividad ademas de un documento invaluable del Berlin de los años veinte.
dudeyberlin -
Es ist meine Stadt Berlin, so wie ich sie NICHT mehr kennengelernt habe!!! Ein wunderbares Dokument.........
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Experimental city portrait
Germany had just emerged from the worse aftereffects of World War I. The Great Depression that was to throw everything into chaos was still over the horizon, and Hitler was little more than a provincial rabble rouser who collected more ridicule than followers. This is the setting in which we view Berlin - Germany's most cosmopolitan and liberal metropolis. From dawn to midnight the workday of a great city unfolds in silent motion. Among the images of modern life we see Tom Mix's name on a movie marquee and a brief clip of Chaplin's feet, which indicated Berlin's openness to the world. Watching these cultured people, these progressive people, going about their ordinary affairs, it is impossible to forget that in less than five years many of them would willingly throw themselves into the abyss. FOOTNOTE: Around this time, by sheer coincidence, another great European capitol was filmed during its brief moment of sunshine - pre-Stalinist Moscow. Dziga Vertov's excellent "Man With the Movie Camera" also documents metropolitan life and also is available here at the Archive. Watching them now, knowing of these cities' intertwined horrific destinies, the parallels between the two films become more than a little eerie.
Mozarteus -
oh sweet youthful arrogance
doowopbob, do you have a cam?
So where is the Symphony II?
The world is waiting in awe!:)
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This Is A Gee-Willikeers, Got A Camera For My Birthday And Ran All Over Town Shooting Art Deco El Garbago Thinking Im Fritz Lang..!
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Help with Berlin Symphoney of a great City.
does anybody know my mac wii not read the file ,when you download Berlin Symphoney of a great city.
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Allan James Thomas's essay
You may be interested in Allan James Thomas's 2000 essay.
Berlin: Symphony of a City
Allan James Thomas
Berlin: Symphony of a City (Berlin: die Sinfonie der Großstadt)
(1927, Germany, 50 mins, B&W, silent)
How to watch a film like Berlin: Symphony of a City, seventy-three years after it was made? The obvious temptation is to view it as an historical document, an insight into the patterns of life and living in Berlin in the late '20s - certainly the film lends itself to such a viewing. It offers us a literal 'day in the life of', bringing us into Berlin by train as the sun rises, and following the life of the city as it wakes, goes to work through the morning and into the afternoon, moves from work to play, to sport and dancing and drinking deep into the night. It leaps swiftly from rich to poor, from man to machine and back again, from the grandeur of the city-scape to the sewers beneath, and always movement, movement in every way that can be found. Trains, trams, horses, bustling crowds, spinning wheels and fairground rides, boat races, horse races, dog races, dancing and pounding machines, always we see the dynamism of a city in motion. It is an extraordinarily beautiful film, and its distance from us in time and in experience only emphasises that beauty. Like a carved miniature, it offers us a model of Berlin brought close and intimate, and yet viewed from across an unbridgeable gap.
At least part of this gap is a consequence of the sheer aestheticism of the film itself; we see its beauty before we see anything else. Documentary makers from John Grierson to Jean Rouch and beyond have warned of the dangers of the beautiful image within documentary film. In an article written in the mid '30s (1), Grierson picks out Berlin in particular as an example of what documentary should not be. Despite the beauty and power of its images, and the dynamism of its editing (which he acknowledges), for Grierson, Berlin ultimately fails to show us anything of any import:
For all its ado of workmen and factories and swirl and swing of a great city, Berlin created nothing. Or if it created something, it was that shower of rain in the afternoon(2). The people of the city got up splendidly, they tumbled through their five million hoops impressively, they turned in; and no other issue of God or man emerged than that sudden besmattering spilling of wet on people and pavements.(3)
In its emphasis on the beautiful and the visually dramatic to the exclusion of any 'issue' as such (unemployment for instance), the film, for Grierson at least, shirks its social responsibilities; we come out no better informed or educated than we were before.
Is this a fair critique of the film? Certainly there would seem to be at least the seeds of political analysis at work in Berlin, in its constant juxtaposition of the everyday life of the worker and that of the wealthy elite. It's certainly tempting to read such comparisons as illustrations of the unfair consequences of an unequal distribution of wealth. In some cases the contrasts and analogies drawn through editing resemble something one might see in a film by Eisenstein or Vertov; for example, a series of shots of rich and poor at their respective lunches are interspersed with shots of lions tearing up a leg of raw meat. One could easily imagine an Eisenstein forming a metaphorical juxtaposition with these shots suggesting that the rich devour the poor like ravenous lions.
However, although the linking of the scenes does seem to suggest that an analogy or metaphor is being drawn, it is ambiguous whether it is the poor or the rich who are being compared to a ravenous lion. Indeed, it seems that if there is a point being made, it is that rich and poor are all the same in their primal needs and desires. What it shows us is not the contrast between the conditions of rich and poor, but their basic similarity. For all of the juxtapositions of rich and poor and their respective lifestyles we find in Berlin, the ultimate effect is not to oppose the two in a dialectic of class struggle, but to suggest their ultimate unity as differentiated parts unified by their common membership of the same organic whole, that is to say, Berlin itself (4). One cannot agree with Grierson when he argues that Berlin shows us nothing, that it is purely an aesthetic experience; it offers us a dynamic expression of the city in motion, the interaction of its parts as they make up the whole that is Berlin.
The problem is that the Berlin if offers us is a profoundly ahistorical one; by subsuming any conflict between its opposing elements to their ultimate unity as part of the whole, it suggests that ultimately there can be no change. The parts that make it up can come and go, but Berlin will always be Berlin. If, from where we are now, we can view it 'historically', it is not because it offers us a snapshot of a time passed; it offers us no more than a false unity, forged by the subsumption of difference (class, race, religion, politics) to the apparent unity of the whole. Like the carved miniature I evoked earlier, it holds us at a distance, the better to appreciate it's intricate beauty. If we see 'history' in the film, viewing it seventy-three years later, it is because we see in that intricate beauty the traces of the conflict to come which will shatter the false whole, unravel the city, and the state, altogether; the soldiers marching the streets in those distinctive helmets which will march across Europe, the Jews walking freely, the children who in 15 years or so will be herding those same Jews into the concentration camps. We can watch it, not as a snapshot of what has been, but as an uncanny, ghostly foreshadowing of what will be...
© Allan Thomas 2000
(1) Grierson, John. 'First Principles of Documentary', in Kevin Macdonald & Mark Cousins (eds.) Imagining Reality: The Faber Book of Documentary. London: Faber and Faber, 1996
(2) Interestingly, in the print I've been watching, there is no shower of rain in the afternoon, although the streets of the city are certainly wet with rain in the final, evening shots of the film. Is it possible Grierson is conflating Berlin with Joris Ivens' Rain (Regen) (1929)? Rain is certainly in a similar mode to Berlin (although it is more 'a day in the life of rain', than of a city), and there is an afternoon shower featured in it which matches Grierson's description.
(3) Grierson, opcit., p 100
(4) This argument is adapted from one Gilles Deleuze makes with regard to a comparison between Eisenstein and Griffith, where Griffith's use of parallel alternating montage suggests a unity of disparate elements, whereas Eisenstein's montage of opposition opposes those elements dialectically to produce a unity at a higher level of explanation, in a third shot. This higher level of explanation is, as Deleuze points out, that of social exploitation. See Deleuze, Gilles: Cinema 1: The Movement Image (trans. by Hugh Tomlinson and Barbara Habberjam), Minneapolis: University of Minnesota Press, 1986, pp30-33
Wickson -
Late Silent Cinema of Attractions
I have a hunch that the band Kraftwerk were inspired by this film as Kraftwerkian themes from bicycles to showroom dummies are depicted here.
Seriously though, on the subject of music, it was common practice to have live music performed during screenings. Silent films were seldom shown in silence. The upload should have some music here.
The film was created during the latter part of the silent era and is in a way a throw back to an earlier pre-narrative type of cinema often called "primitive cinema" or "cinema of attractions." By the time of this film, nocturnal cinematography had become sufficiently advanced to give us the thrilling depictions of Berlin night life.
Recommended for those interested in German history especially for those interested in the "Golden Twenties"
Stachelkaktus -
Klassiker des deutschen Stummfilms
Berlin: Die Sinfonie der GroÃstadt ist ein Schwarz-WeiÃ-Stummfilm, der 1927 unter der Regie von Walter Ruttmann gedreht wurde. Er hat eine Länge von 65 Minuten.
Der dokumentarische Film beschreibt einen Tag in der GroÃstadt Berlin, die in den 20er Jahren einen industriellen Aufschwung erlebte, und gibt auch heute noch einen Einblick in die Lebens- und Arbeitsverhältnisse zu dieser Zeit
Peter Haas, Il Mare Film -
Amazing Document of Berlin in the 20s
This film is a jewel as it shows Berlin in the 20s. No voice-over, only few commentary, but lots of everyday shots. Amazing.


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L.A. is the birthplace of California cuisine and Wolfgang Puck's Spago in Beverly Hills is still going strong. Nobody cooks a rib eye like Mastro's Steakhouse, and celebrities poke at their salads at The Ivy. If you like fun with your food, sip sake with the sushi chefs at Restaurant Hama in Venice or create the perfect dog at Pink's Hot Dogs in Hollywood. Add a tip of 15% to 20%. Last orders are around 10pm.
Disney Hall dining
Located within the Walt Disney Concert Hall complex in downtown L.A., Patina
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141, South Grand Avenue, Los Angeles CA 90012
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Fine dining
Campanile occupies a Tuscan-style building in Mid-Wilshire, originally built
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624, South La Brea, Los Angeles CA 90036
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Wolfgang Puck's place
The Beverly Hills branch of Spago, celebrity chef Wolfgang Puck's empire, is
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176, North Canon Drive, Los Angeles CA 90210
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Asia de Cuba
Asian-Latino fusion food
Located within the Mondrian Hotel on the Sunset Strip in West Hollywood, Asia
de Cuba isn't quite as prestigious - or pretentious - as the famous Sky Bar
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Mondrian Hotel, 8440 West Sunset Boulevard, Hollywood, Los Angeles CA 90069
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Mastro's Steakhouse
Serious steaks
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Restaurant Hama
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Asian-fusion favourite
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Border Grill
Gourmet Mexican
The tastiest and most unique Mexican dishes are served at Border Grill, a
vibrantly painted and cavernous space in Santa Monica that's packed every
night. Favourites include tender duck tamale (steam-cooked corn dough),
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Fogo de Chao
Brazilian-style steakhouse
This enormous Southern Brazilian-style steakhouse in Beverly Hills is packed
nightly with fans of the churrasco style of cooking - large cuts of beef,
chicken, pork and lamb slow-roasted over an open wood flame, then deftly
sliced onto your plate until you say "Stop!" There are also various side
dishes and 10,000 bottles of wines.
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The Ivy
Celebrities and Caesar salads
Beverly Hill celebrities are often seen having lunch at The Ivy's charming -
and coveted - brick patio with its profusion of fragrant flowers and
perpetual sunshine. Less famous patrons are usually seated inside at one of
the two rustic dining rooms filled with antiques. Try the Caesar salad,
crispy crab cakes or tender lime-marinated grilled chicken.
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Mon-Thu 11.30am-10.30pm; Fri 11.30am-11.30pm; Sat 11am-11.30pm; Sun 10.30am-10.30pm
113, North Robertson Boulevard, Beverly Hills, Los Angeles CA 90048
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Philippe The Original
A cafeteria with character
Good old-fashioned value is what this legendary Downtown cafeteria is all
about. A cup of coffee still costs the same as when the diner opened in
1924: nine cents! Philippe The Original claims to have invented the
French-dipped sandwich, and it remains the most popular menu item. Try the
cinnamon-dipped French toast for breakfast.
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Daily 6am-10pm
1001, North Alameda Street, Los Angeles CA 90012
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The Apple Pan
Burgers and pie
Open since 1947, beloved The Apple Pan in Westside is famous for its juicy
burgers, house-baked apple pie, grumpy service, and an authentic frills-free
atmosphere. The hickory burger with a side of fries is the most popular
order. Expect to wait a bit during the lunch rush, but the queue moves
fairly fast.
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Tue-Thu & Sun 11am-12am; Fri & Sat 11am-1am
10801, West Pico Boulevard, Los Angeles CA 90064
+1 310 475 3585
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Pink's Hot Dogs
Hot-dog haven
A Hollywood icon, Pink's Hot Dogs was started by the late Paul and Betty
Pink, who opened for business in 1939 selling ten-cent wieners from a used
hot-dog cart. Now 2000 dogs are served daily on soft steamed rolls. There
are 24 varieties of dogs available, many named after the celebrities who
order them.
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Daily 9.30am-2am (until 3am Fri & Sat)
709, North La Brea Avenue, Hollywood, Los Angeles CA 90038
+1 323 931 4223
Fashionable diner
A former motel coffee shop-turned-diner in West Hollywood, Swingers is all
the rage, with Andy Warhol-style graphics, plaid upholstery, a punk-rock
soundtrack and a retro 1950s ambience. The eclectic menu offers everything
from cheeseburgers and grilled Jamaican jerk chicken to steel-cut Irish
oatmeal and vegetarian fare. Highly recommended is the peanut butter
& banana milkshake.
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Daily 6.30am-4am
8020, Beverly Boulevard, Hollywood, Los Angeles CA 90048
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Pizzeria Mozza
Gourmet pizza
It might be necessary to make reservations several weeks in advance for an
opportunity to experience celebrity-chef Nancy Silverton's artisanal pizzas.
Despite the celebrity clientele, the decor of this small restaurant in West
Hollywood is refreshingly unpretentious. Try the Fennel Sausage pizza with
roasted red onions, or the Gorgonzola Dolce with fingerling potatoes,
radicchio and rosemary.
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With that kind of philosophy, maybe we'll all "get lucky" and our kids sports teams will decide to sell tickets to games and shut out parents from getting them if they don't get their demands met for equipment and profits.
Nobody is giving kudos to the Big Ten or the SEC for their big money wins. True, the conferences would be irresponsible not to obtain funding for tv rights. But obtaining funding and generating billions, and forcing blackouts if financial goals aren't met, means Larry Scott has lost all perspective, and needs to wander off to professional sports where there are no publicly funded institutions depending on him to provide access to everybody.
You obviously have an issue with Larry Scott, but Larry Scott is doing exactly what the schools wanted him to do. Go out and get a better deal for them to help support all their athletic programs. It's exactly what the B1G10 and SEC do. You're request to sign an online petition won't accomplish much....remember 4 of the 5 largest providers already have Pac 12. Where I live every major provider besides DirecTV, ATT Uverse, and Suddenlink already carry the channel. Of that list, only DirecTV has any real customer #s to matter. There have been many posts about the cost per sub that Pac12 has asked for, if you find that's unfair that's fine.
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The department of Student Activities & Leadership Development and the CSB/SJU student programming board the Joint Events Council invites all College of Saint Benedict and Saint John's University's parents, families, and students to join us for our annual Family Weekend celebration, October 24-26, 2014. This will be an event you will not want to miss!
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Gonzaga's road to the Final Four might not be pretty but it's possible
Gonzaga received a No. 1 seed Sunday and will face Southern in its first game, Thursday in Salt Lake City.
Times college basketball reporter
About Southern
Gonzaga will face No. 16 seed Southern on Thursday in Salt Lake City.The school: Southern University is located in Baton Rouge, La., and is a member of the Southwestern Athletic Conference.
Nickname: Jaguars.
How they got here: The Jaguars won the SWAC tournament, beating Prairie View A&M 45-44 in the championship game Saturday. Southern finished second in the SWAC regular season, trailing Texas Southern, which was ineligible for postseason play.
Coach: Roman Banks, second year.
Best players: Derick Beltran, a 6-foot-4 senior guard, leads the Jaguars in scoring, at 15.9 points a game. Malcolm Miller, a 6-6 junior forward, averages 15.8 points and 6 rebounds, and shoots 46 percent from three-point range. Both were first-team all-conference players.
Local connections: Greg LaFleur, the father of former Zags center Robert Sacre, was Southern's athletic director from 2005 until 2011. ... Sophomore forward Aaron Alston played last season at Lower Columbia College in Longview, averaging 16.6 points and being named the conference freshman of the year. He has played sparingly this season for Southern, averaging 7.2 minutes in 14 games
Tournament history: Southern has played in the NCAA tournament seven times, most recently in 2006. The Jaguars have won just one game, a first-round victory over Georgia Tech in 1993.
Notable athletic alumni: Former NFL stars Mel Blount, Harold Carmichael, Isiah Robertson; former Sonics player and NBA coach Avery Johnson, former NBA players Bob Love (briefly a Sonic) and Bobby Phills; baseball base-stealing king Lou Brock, current major-leaguer Rickie Weeks; track and field gold medalists Willie Davenport and Rod Milburn.
It's daunting.
But it's also doable.
Just remember the lunch pail and steel-toed boots.
In a season of firsts, Gonzaga annexed another one Sunday, winning a debate that involved the University of Miami for a No. 1 seed in the NCAA tournament.
Raise your hands, Zags fans, if, say, 20 years or two months ago, you could ever have envisioned Gonzaga pushing a team that won the ACC regular-season and league tournament to the No. 2 line.
"Great day out here at Gonzaga," coach Mark Few said. "It's an honor to be put on that No. 1 line. There were a lot of worthy teams that certainly deserve it as much as we did."
That was the only real suspense around Spokane on Sunday. Going to Salt Lake City was a virtual given, and, nothing against Southern University, but the opponent when you're a No. 1 seed is never going to be the stuff of riveting drama.
Asked about Southern at the dinner hour, Few didn't know much, just enough to co-opt some coaching frown wrinkles.
"They play a low-possession game," he reported. "Their championship game (for the Southwestern Athletic title) was 45-44."
If the top-ranked Zags aim to hang around the 2013 tournament a while, they'd better get used to half-court games. The West bracket is dotted with them, from Pittsburgh and Wichita State to a potential Sweet 16 matchup against Wisconsin, to — far down the road — a possible meeting again with Ohio State, the team that knocked Gonzaga out a year ago.
It all looks rugged more than racehorse, and if Gonzaga is up for that kind of game, then it can go as far, or further, than the Elite Eight team in 1999 that ignited this whole business for the Zags.
"I noticed that a little bit, too," said Mike Hart, the senior forward, on a conference call. "The Wisconsins of the world were on there (in the West).
"I think we're adapted to play against anybody. We can play any speed against any sort of team."
Few's teams have always been styled on dual premises: You need to be able to mash the ball inside, but also to push it. Over the years, they've been pretty good at both.
Meanwhile, see if this quote rings a bell: "The way to beat Gonzaga is to out-tough them."
That was uttered a year ago this week by Doug Gottlieb, now a CBS analyst, who has lately been playing sort of the anti-Zag. In 2012, he spoke in advance of Gonzaga's trip back to play West Virginia. That was when GU won 77-54, matching WVU in rebounding. In the ouster against Ohio State, Gonzaga had a slight edge against the Jared Sullinger-led Buckeyes on the boards.
But there was Gottlieb again Sunday, saying, "The way to beat Gonzaga is to be physical."
We'll soon find out. Few admits the Zags occasionally zone out on the boards, but the fact is, they're 10th in the nation in rebound margin (7.4), and if you want to ascribe it to the West Coast Conference, remember that in its pillaging of the Big 12 this year, Gonzaga out-rebounded Oklahoma by 27, Kansas State by 7 and Oklahoma State by 16. That wasn't the minuet they were doing out there.
"They've shown they can handle all different styles," Few said. "We've played low-possession games throughout this year and done OK. We've run with teams, faced zone, faced pressure man-to-man. We've faced really good interior play and excellent guard play.
"These guys have kind of aced every test."
Make no mistake, nothing is easy at this time of year.
"We can't look past anybody," said center Kelly Olynyk. "Even Southern is going to be ready to play."
Win that, and you know Pitt comes at you with a blacksmith's game, and the Panthers — surprise — are No. 9 in Ken Pomeroy's offensive efficiency rankings. As for Wichita State, the Shockers are No. 7 in rebound margin and Gregg Marshall, an excellent coach, gave Gonzaga all it wanted in a narrow first-round defeat in 2005 when he was at Winthrop.
Playing a team like Wisconsin or Ohio State would be a two-hour exercise in trying to get gum off your shoe. A three- or four-minute scoring drought might be enough to send you packing.
Two guys who loom especially large for the Zags in this region: Senior forward Elias Harris, sometimes questioned for his ability to play through contact, and backup Sam Dower, a finesse forward who will be tested.
But it's out there for the Zags. The road to the Final Four might not be pretty. But it's possible.
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Hey there! We got a fresh, new look! You can now keep up with our work here: www.paigejones.co . This blog will continue to stay live, but will not be updated with our most recent work. To see what I'm up to, head over to the new blog: www.paigejonesblog.co. Cheers :-)
New Website and Blog!
Exciting news!!! We launched our new website and blog!
You'll also notice that we're under a different name. We've opted to go with "Paige Jones" for the business name just to simplify things. I'm the one networking and meeting with clients, so it's easier for people to associate the business with my name. Michael will still shoot weddings with me though, and will continue to be very much involved :-)
I couldn't be happier with the simple, clean look of our new brand. I really wanted the images to be the number one focus because...let's be honest...it's what everyone is interested in ;-)
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Do What You Love ›› Joanna
Do What You Love.
It's a core belief Michael and I try to live by.
So. It only makes sense that we're drawn to those who share this idea.
Enter, this series.
It's a personal project for us. Finding others who are KILLIN' it, living life, doing what they love. And then photographing them.
Today, I bring you Joanna.
She works full time at IKEA as a Visual Merchandiser (isn't that awesome?!), but in her spare time you can find her in her basement studio...where she screen prints. Yep. Another awesome form of art I got to learn about whilst getting to know her. One of the reasons why Joanna is perfect for this series is that she screen prints for pure enjoyment. She doesn't have a shop. She doesn't sell it. She does it because she loves it.
Although...she totally could have an online shop, and she might consider it in the future, so I'll be sure to update you when that happens.
The process is very detailed and includes terminology that I can't remember, so I'll spare you the read, and share some photos instead. In these images, she's working on a wrapping paper design. Enjoy!
P.S. If you missed the first installment of Do What You Love, you can view the post here. Thanks for looking!
P.P.S. Happy 4th of July! A fitting post for a day of celebration. I hope everyone gets outside today and does something awesome :-)
Boudoir in the City
How 'bout some late afternoon boudoir? *raises hand*
A few months back, I had the opportunity to assist the lovely Bunn Salarzon. It was a good day. Great light, gorgeous model, and lots of laughs as we listened to Bunn's 90's R&B mix...which, I might add, is the best decade for R&B ;-)
We shot this downtown at the Nines hotel, which might be Portland's swankiest hotel. If you're getting married, or wanting a lush hotel experience, I'd definitely check out what they offer.
This was my first time shooting boudoir, and it most certainly won't be my last. So much creative freedom. I loved it.
Seriously. Could Angela be more stunning?
I don't think so.
Enjoy a few of my favorites from this shoot.
Boudoir makes a great wedding/anniversary present for the mister. If you'd like more info, contact me and we can chat :-)
Freelensing is for Rebels
I read a fabulous article on freelensing the other day and had never really tried it before, so last night I thought I'd test it out. Basically, your camera becomes near-sighted, and you can bend the image...much like a tilt-shift lens. It took some time to get things in [decent] focus, but it was fun to play around with it. I've seen some pretty awesome images using this technique...mine turned out oooookay. Just thought I post a few images on the ol' blog for funsies.
Happy Monday!
Just Another Evening...
Friday evening.
There was some rad light coming into the living room, and we were already in picture mode because Michael was taking my headshot for a website.
Blue wanted to give me kisses, and then these happened...
Friday, June & Candles
I can't believe it's JUNE!!
Ahhh...summer. My favorite season. I'm pumped to be here in Oregon right now where the breezes are fresh, the air is cool, and everything is new to us. Fun times.
The purpose of this post is two-fold, really.
First I wanted to say "Happy June"...
Second, I wanted to try a GIF.
Picture me sitting at my little bistro table with the windows open, curtains flowing, and my Citrus Zest candle glowing.
Oh, and it's Friday! I hope your weekend is filled with adventure...
Do What You Love ›› Erika
Do What You Love.
It's a core belief Michael and I try to live by.
So. It only makes sense that we're drawn to those who share this idea.
Enter, this series.
It's a personal project for us. Finding others who are KILLIN' it, living life, doing what they love. And then photographing them.
First up is Erika Moen. She epitomizes this series, really. She's a local Cartoonist, working in a collaborative studio space with other cartoonists (really, I could have photographed all of them), just makin' art.
Going in to this, Michael and I knew nothing about cartoonists. Surprised? So another obvious reason for pursuing this series is meeting interesting people in a city filled with 'em, and learning new things. I left this shoot more educated, refreshed, and inspired.
Can't wait for the next one. Yep. Stay tuned. More to come soon.
Until then, meet Erika.
Erika is a freelance cartoonist with a self-designed degree from Pitzer College in 'Illustrated Storytelling'. She lives in Portland, Oregon and is a member of Periscope Studio. She has been publishing her comics online for a dozen years and has several books out collecting her work, including both volumes of her autobiographical series, 'DAR!' More of her work can be seen at www.erikamoen.com.
Seriously. Check out her work.
Oregon Inspiration Shoot
A few weeks ago I had the opportunity to shoot a fab inspiration shoot. Beautiful day. Beautiful location. Beautiful models. It was super fun, and the farm animals made me laugh more than once...
This could not have taken place without the hard work of Ashley Lacer from Stargazer Weddings...she was the magic wand that coordinated with all the other fantastic vendors to make this day possible. So, if you're planning a wedding or other event in Oregon, take a look at these other vendors because they rock.
Details & planning // Stargazer Weddings
Dresses & Tuxes // The Bridal Gallery
Flowers // Distinctive Designs by Denice
Hair & Makeup // Face Body Beauty
Linens & Rental Items // SHE Designs
Stationary // AEL Design
Cake // Marion of Myriad Cake Design
Guest Book Table // Raw Woodworks
Venue // Rogue Farms
(this guy did NOT like me getting all up in his business...)


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Martin Ringstaff, city schools director, said the change comes on the heels of Hyde Property dropping its rights to a potential sale to the Tennessee Department of Transportation.
According to state reports, Georgetown Road will be widened from two lanes to four. TDOT will have to buy the right of way currently owned by Hyde Property to continue construction. Projected costs of the sale range from $50,000 to $100,000.
Early negotiations said city schools would pay $1.1 million for the property and allow Hyde Property to have the sale money.
The city school system's attorney warned administrators against a contract with strings attached.
"We made a counteroffer which said if the money ever comes then it will go to the school board," said Ringstaff. "They came back with a $1.15 million counteroffer with the understanding all money from the TDOT would go to the school board."
A second piece of land off North Lee Highway is also under consideration. The asking price is significantly lower than the Georgetown Road/Highway 60 property at $750,000. Site committee reports said the North Lee Highway property is currently ungraded.
According to Ringstaff, grading the North Lee Highway property placed the final price at $1.3 million.
In addition, the 15 acres of land come with a list of requirements, Ringstaff said.
"When we purchase the land, we do not want any stipulations attached," Dirksen said.
A critical eye is being given to both properties.
"The city would save about half a million dollars in the long run by going with Georgetown, and it would help us when the Adkisson apartments come in," Ringstaff said of apartments being built on Adkisson Drive within city limits.
Letters were sent out to both property owners.
Ringstaff said the letters, "... basically say the school board is seriously wanting to go into negotiations as long as there are no ties to the property."
Murl Dirksen, site committee chair, said forward movement was needed.
Richard Shaw, school board member, questioned what money would be used to pay for the property.
Ringstaff cited the money Bradley County schools owes the city of Cleveland from revenue received from the 2009 half-cent sales tax increase determined by the courts.
"I would ask the City Council to use that money as a good-faith effort because the City Council will have to come up with quite a bit of money for the school building itself," Ringstaff said.
He added, "The Council individually has not frowned on the idea."
Numbers of the elementary population moving into the Spring Creek apartments were requested by Dirksen.
Shaw suggested putting together a portfolio comparing both properties.
"... So people know what is going on," Shaw said.
He also suggested the comparison charts for when the properties in question were presented to the board for a final decision.
"We personally like both pieces of property," Ringstaff said. "I can even foresee a day when both pieces of property will be needed. The boards will make a decision on what is best for Cleveland City Schools."