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Al Jazeera Arabic, which struggled with a failing newsroom system, replaced it with a new workflow in December, in order to streamline operational efficiencies. In an exclusive interview with Vijaya Cherian, Miljenko Logozar, who headed the project and Ali Elhusseini, Programme Manager, provide more details about the installation Snapshot Client: Al Jazeera Media Network Objective: To […]
Miljenko Logozar.
Al Jazeera Arabic, which struggled with a failing newsroom system, replaced it with a new workflow in December, in order to streamline operational efficiencies. In an exclusive interview with Vijaya Cherian, Miljenko Logozar, who headed the project and Ali Elhusseini, Programme Manager, provide more details about the installation
Client: Al Jazeera Media Network
Objective: To put in place a transitional and sophisticated newsroom system and related elements in the workflow at Al Jazeera Arabic until a more comprehensive and fully operational system can go live in Q4 2016.
Key vendors: Avid, Vizrt, Telestream, TSL, Pebble Beach, VSM, Dataminer, Calrec
With this project, the team achieved the following:
Update all AJA newsroom workflows to be compliant with the new technology and migrate all tape-based workflows to fully file-based ones
Design (create AutoCAD drawings, cable list, installation guidelines) and physically install new equipment
Build new network infrastructure in the newsroom and operational areas
Move to the new Pebble Beach Marina playout system in the transmission area
Upgrade video workflow in the creative department with the installation of new workstations with Adobe Creative Cloud and Media Composer applications
Install 120 computers in the newsroom and upgrade nearly 100 existing ones
Give training to nearly 800 employees (from the newsroom, technology and operations as well as the creative departments)
Move to a new control room and move to Mosart operations
Upgrade the full Vizrt infrastructure, playout, storage and design tools
Fit out a total of 11 edit suites for news and promos
Al Jazeera's Workplace Transformation project has been the talk of the region since 2011 but it looks like the pieces of the jigsaw may finally be falling into place with a tentative completion date in Q4 of 2016. One more piece fell into place with the transitional upgrade of the newsroom system at Al Jazeera Arabic (AJA) in December 2015. Miljenko Logozar, Director of Technology Solutions & Integration at Al Jazeera, headed this project along with Head of Network Operations Standards, Ali Elhusseini, who served as Programme Manager on this project.
Al Jazeera Arabic (AJA) was in dire need of a new and robust newsroom system, explains Logozar. For those who are not familiar with Logozar's credentials, he is known as the man who helped build Al Jazeera Balkans (AJB) in Sarajevo, from scratch – literally.
"My passion has always been to move channels forward through new technical and operational challenges," he says, and is presently engaged in projects that are being undertaken to migrate the network from a broadcast environment to an IP and virtualised environment.
At AJB, Logozar was responsible for everything required to build a TV channel from the civil design and broadcast technology to helping with the recruitment of staff for the Technology and Operations department. His core specialty has always been building or moving to new facilities. Logozar also led the technical design team that delivered AJAM in New York in 2013.
In this case, Al Jazeera Arabic was working with a Thomson Grass Valley News production system and an outdated version of Avid's iNEWS Newsroom Computer System for the last ten years.
"The lack of upgrades to the system for many years has resulted in health and performance failures, along with serious hardware issues. When spare parts were required, we had to source them from commercial websites such as eBay, as they were no longer available from the official suppliers, so our Executive Director Mohamad Abuagla gave us the green light to proceed with the planning and execution of this critical project," Logozar says.
With the Al Jazeera Workplace Transformation project announced in 2011, the team was hoping to wait until a complete system was implemented and fully delivered later this year.
Over the last two years, however, it became evident that the issues with the AJA production system had become critical, with the risk of the channel falling off air, explains Logozar.
Waiting could have become fatal for the channel.
"The AJWT project delivery for AJA was too far in the future and as such, it was necessary to urgently implement an intermediate solution to replace the old and unstable systems at AJA in the summer of 2015," he points out.
Thus began the Al Jazeera Arabic project, which went live in December from Doha after months of preparation, testing and rehearsals.
The transitional system, which is based on Avid technology, paves the way for a fuller upgrade to AJA's newsroom, which is due to come into operation by Q4 2016, when the workplace transformation project is also scheduled for completion. The system promises greater networking and sharing of material between Doha and Al Jazeera's other newsrooms worldwide.
The installation includes a VSM main control system in the production control room (PCR) as well as a VizRT MOSART main playout application for playing the video files.
"The new MOSART user interface in the PCR is the first step towards more optimised AJA PCR workflows in the future," explains Logozar.
"We have a Telestream Vantage in place. It represents the main transcoding farm for all incoming and outgoing files. Vantage is integrated with Avid Interplay via Avid web services. The complete electrical power infrastructure in the PCR and the edit rooms is monitored and managed by TSL power distribution units."
To elaborate, the Telestream system is a fully redundant file-based workflow solution. It integrates Telestream's Vantage Transcode Pro Connect, Analysis and Avid Advanced options running on GPU-accelerated Telestream Lightspeed servers alongside an Avid news system. The Telestream Vantage transcode farm is used to ingest media into the news production workflow. Its super-fast operation allows Avid editors to start editing while still ingesting news feeds from Reuters and AP. Both media and associated metadata are ingested, transcoded and delivered to Avid Interplay PAM via web services, enabling staff to edit stories very quickly, referencing valuable metadata and growing H264 proxy and hi-res media files far quicker than before.
To go back in time, Al Jazeera has been using Avid iNEWS since 2003, rolling it out for various channels and international offices as the network grew, with a programme of upgrades and new installations having taken place over the last few years.
"The Al Jazeera Balkans channel moved to complete Avid production in 2011, Al Jazeera America followed in 2013 and London, a year later. The last phase is our headquarters in Doha, which is the most complex of our news centres. Not only is it live, but there are multiple languages, including English and Arabic. We left this installation to the end because we wanted to build centres with the ultimate goal of connecting all of them with the main complex, and with each other, by 2017," he explains.
While the plan here was to build the outer-lying global network first, the team knew that Doha was the ultimate priority as the iNEWS legacy system had reached the end of its life. With limited growth and no real potential for expansion to include new services and functionality, the current system was consuming the time of creative operational staff.
"There have been major changes in news and newsgathering in recent years," Elhusseini, Programme Manager, elaborates.
"We reached the point where we had to make a change so as not to compromise quality. We knew we needed an entirely new file-based HD workflow, which would be an enormous and disruptive task, so in order to stay on air we decided to create a transitional system that would be an upgrade on the old version of iNEWS, and would also help us build an infrastructure able to cope with the heavy flow of media and information now involved in modern TV journalism."
Among the main requirements for the new system was to upgrade to HD, based on what Elhusseini describes as 'better orchestrated workflows' that are both fluid and efficient. To achieve this, a complete production chain was created using Avid iNEWS working with Interplay | Production (production asset management), ISIS 7500 storage, AirSpeed 5500, Media Composer editing workstations, the Avid MediaCentral | UX web-based cloud interface, Interplay Capture scheduling and control and Interplay media services.
Avid's Professional Services team supported Al Jazeera Arabic throughout the transition, from workflow design to project management to end user training support from both English and Arabic speakers.
The Interplay | Production system was selected so that material could be ingested, edited and played out in the newsroom, with full connectivity to other facilities.
Logozar explains that essential but time-consuming procedures such as transcoding, file delivery and quality control (QC) have been automated to allow reporters, producers and technical staff to concentrate on their jobs.
"More importantly, we had the engagement of the newsroom from the beginning of the project," he says.
"The journalists are really experienced in using iNEWS but the challenge here was to train them in the end-to-end video workflow, allowing them to edit video on the fly and search for clips. The way they engaged with the new techniques was quite exceptional. The workflow is now easier from every aspect and the journalists are happy that the technology helps them deliver better stories."
The main challenge of this delivery was that a new system had to be implemented within the existing AJA newsroom and operational positions without any downtime to the on-air output.
"Replacing the main production system when it is still in use is an extremely complex and time-consuming task within any 24/7 live news TV station. Nevertheless, believing in the potential of AJMN Technology and Operations staff and their capabilities to deliver such an ambitious project, it was decided that the entire planning, design, implementation and delivery process would be executed in-house. For the first time in AJMN, employees were able to demonstrate their skill and capability to deliver the project without relying on external systems integrators and consultants. This aggressive approach became possible with the full support and understanding of AJA's news management team," explains Logozar.
The transitional system will serve as a stepping stone to a more inclusive and sophisticated Avid-based newsroom network that will link Doha to Al Jazeera's other broadcast centres, with all video material and supporting information available online for correspondents around the globe.
The transitional installation is about 20% bigger than the system AJA had been using for 12 years, offering more inputs for playout. The final system that will go into service at the end of 2016 will be designed very much around the needs of the users and be approximately 30% bigger again, with greater bandwidth and storage.
Once the new installation has been completed, the present system will continue to serve an important purpose by providing training facilities that will lead to the future of newsgathering for Al Jazeera.
Claire Humphries, Manager – Consulting and Training at Avid Technology Europe, says Al Jazeera's project team "recognised immediately the value of preparation, consultancy, training and go live operational support".
"We delivered over 160 days of workflow and training services and together we achieved a seamless go-live. It is a significant project that we can all be proud of," he commented.
For the Al Jazeera team itself, this is just work in progress. The number of internal projects they are working on simultaneously is, in itself, impressive. When the final pieces of the challenging AJWT project fall in place, the network will have a solution that will be the envy of the Arab world.
Vizrt upgrade
The AJA upgrade includes the latest versions of Vizrt's software for map creation, stills and video management as well as studio automation.
"The primary reason for the upgrade was to unify the Vizrt software versions across all of our production studios and transmission rooms at AJA to enable the usage of other products that would increase the efficiency of our workflow," says Elhusseini.
"As well as general new features and improvements, the upgrade allows us to now use Viz World to improve the maps workflow, Viz One for stills and Viz Mosart to automate our studio playout."
The upgrade also allows Al Jazeera Arabic to have greater compatibility with the Vizrt systems used at the network's other sites.
Describing some of the challenges in their Transmission workflow (TX), Elhusseini adds:
"TX was a challenge for us as we had some very specific workflows that we wanted the new versions of the Vizrt software to support. Vizrt helped us convert these scenes and templates to the new versions so we could implement a fully automated workflow with automatic data updates that we need in TX."
The AJA team has been preparing for the upgrade for several months, performing tests in the design room and dry-runs in the studios. Vizrt delivered comprehensive training to the staff at Al Jazeera to prepare them for the upgrade.
"Vizrt was on site to oversee the go-live period but at that point, our team was already quite comfortable with the new systems.
"We used Viz Mosart in Al Jazeera Balkans and were happy with the benefits it provided to our playout efficiency. This was one of the main reasons why we also acquired it for our Doha operations. Viz One and Viz World are also very important to us. We expect to be able to leverage their new features to see greater efficiencies across the whole system while also taking advantage of the latest developments and other new products from Vizrt."
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The glaring similarity between the Personalized System of Instruction and the Audio Tutorial Approach is that most units are modeled toward mastery of specific objectives set forth by the designer or teacher. The learners have to be self guided and motivated in order to master the objectives and move on to the next section. Another similarity is that while these types of models do have a place in education, they are best suited for higher level education as they both seem to be difficult to facilitate in most K-12 public schools. They can both be very effective learning management systems if they are implemented with the right group of students who are highly motivated and self-directed.
The obvious difference is between the two models is that one uses a learning management system that is text based supplemented by additional materials and the other uses audio recordings supplemented by additional materials. Also, the Audio Tutorial Approach does allow for time when students and a teacher can meet to discuss face to face any issues that may be hindering their achievement of each objective. Likewise, the Audio Tutorial Approach creates a slightly more collaborative environment where students use jig-saw type activities to review and revise their understanding of the objectives.
Both systems are deeply rooted in common principles. The idea is that in both systems the more efficient, knowledgeable, skilled learner is not held "captive" because he/she has to wait for others to achieve or the teacher to allow them to move on. The models are set up to allow for self individualized instruction. Also, in my opinion, the systems are set up to overcome the fear of failure because you simply work to achieve before you can move on. The goal of each system is for the learner to achieve, and the learner must be motivated enough to continue to move forward even if it means re-learning and reviewing certain ideas a little bit longer.
2. Initial reactions to learning theories/models? Barriers to their use? Benefits to overcoming the barriers?
My initial reactions to both of these learning theories is that they will not work in a K-12 setting, especially at the middle school level. Then I realized that with the right students that aspects of these models could work well especially the Audio Tutorial Approach, which is very similar to the flipped model. If I asked students to listen/watch a recording of a short lecture such as this one then complete a set of tasks and a take quiz in class, the set up is very similar to the Audio Tutorial Approach where students listen, work, meet, assess, and move on.
The biggest barriers with both approaches at the K-12 level is that both models are designed for students who are self-motivated, and they require a lot of up front work that lacks the ability to build in differentiation. As a teacher, sometimes I have an idea of what I want to teach the next day, but my students needs may require re-teaching or me to go in different direction. The PSI and ATA models are very structured and do not allow for that type of flexibility. Likewise, I would probably have to add in additional motivating factors to get certain students to engage in either of these learning management systems.
However, if you are able to overcome the barriers, then most teachers would probably be able to teach many more students at a much more efficient pace. One teacher could teach many students at once that would allow for more students to enroll in the class. I'm still not sure how this would look at the K-12 level, but I know there are examples of this out there in today's classroom, but until I see a successful model that reaches all types of students, then I'm not convinced either of these models are best suited for K-12 classrooms.
3. Would you attempt to use any of these theories/models with the students you are currently teaching or hope to teach in the future? Why or why not? Could elements of the theories/models be modified so that they would work with your current/future students?
I do not see myself using these models to replace anything that I already do in my classroom. The increased need for high motivation and a strong work ethic are so important in each of these models that not all of my students would respond well to either model. However, I could see myself using both of these models to help my students review towards the end of the year in just about any subject or grade level. If they know the material, they review and complete the assessment to move onto to the next objective. I could mix in elements of the ATA models with the PSI models to increase collaboration and mastery of the objectives.
As I stated earlier, I could see how elements of the PSI and ATA models could be modified to work with my current students. I am in the process of flipping my 8th grade SS classroom, and I am using some of the same principles that each of these models use. For example, I have my students watch a video, perform a task in class to apply the information they learned, and then they are tested to see if they are ready to move on. It's the combination of motivational principles, self-guided work ethic, and objective based learning that makes ATA, PSI, and flipping very similar.
4. Since we're taking learning theories/models that were not necessarily created with the Web in mind & turning them into Web modules, what Web-based tools/resources could be leveraged to carry out these learning theories/models online? Please spend some time identifying tools and resources for this last point, as this background research should help you complete your projects more efficiently.
To transition these models to web-based modules, my favorite tool of all time, WordPress, would be a great web-based tool to teach any content. There are so many plugins that allow you to manipulate the pages and posts within each blog that you would be able to create modules that students learn in, complete a task, and then are assessed before "unlocking" the next unit.
Some other great tools would be Google Sites, Edmodo, Glogster (for younger ages). Google sites would work very similarly to WordPress and many other blogging or website building platforms. Edmodo is similar to Facebook and has plenty of tools that teachers could use to create a web-based learning environment that allows students to master objectives as they move throughout the online module. Glogster would be neat – and unique – to try and attempt to create an online module for a younger audience if you are modeling your module after PSI or ATA models. You could simply create multiple, linked glogsters that allow you set up a learning management system similar to that of a web quest. Students would only be allowed to move onto the next glog after completing a series of tasks and mastering the set objectives.
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Barcelona (film)
Barcelona is a 1994 film about Ted, a stuffy white guy from Illinois working in sales for the Barcelona office of a US corporation, who is paid an unexpected visit by his somewhat less stuffy cousin Fred, who is an officer in the US Navy.
Written and directed by Whit Stillman.
Americans. Anti Americans. In Love. tagline
1 Fred Boynton
2 Ted Boynton
3 Marta Ferrer
4 Dialogue
5 Tagline
Fred Boynton[edit]
When we were kids I borrowed some things. It was never ever theft! In each case I either told you... or was about to.
You are far weirder than someone merely into S&M. At least they have a tradition. We have some idea what S&M is about. There's movies and books about it. But so far as I know, there is nothing to explain the way you are.
My jazz rule is: If you can't dance to it, you don't want to know about it.
Ted Boynton[edit]
Positive thinking is fine in theory. But whenever I try it on a systematic basis... I end up really depressed.
Have you ever heard of Maneuver X? When you get deeply into sales, you realize that every major transaction involves a mini identity crisis for the buyer. You think, "Green carpet. Am I really a green carpet person?" In romance, the same thing applies but on a humongous scale. But what is Maneuver X? It's removing all pressure, creating a space that the customer has to affirmatively cross. Only by disappearing more thoroughly and inexplicably than Montserrat can I change the current dynamic. Will it? I don't know. I think it will. If not, I'm dead.
Marta Ferrer[edit]
I don't go to bed with just anyone anymore. I have to be attracted to them sexually.
Ramon is very persuasive, and he painted a terrible picture of what it would be like for her to live the rest of her life in America, with all of its crime, consumerism, and vulgarity. All those loud, badly dressed, fat people watching their eighty channels of television and visiting shopping malls. The plastic throw-everything-away society with its notorious violence and racism. And finally, the total lack of culture.
Dialogue[edit]
Ted: Here in Barcelona, everything was swept aside. The world was turned upside down and stayed there.
Fred: Has it ever occurred to you that maybe the world was upside down before, and now it's right side up?
Fred: [At a disco, talking to Marta and Aurora about Ted, who's out on the dance floor] He's not at all the way he seems. He might seem like a typical American, like a big unsophisticated child, but he's far more complex than that. Have you ever heard of the Marquis de Sade? Ted's a great admirer of de Sade. And a follower of Dr. Johnson. He's a complex - and in some ways dangerous - man. He has a serious romantic illusion problem. Women find him fascinating. His nickname is "Punta de Diamante" - point of a diamond. You see that odd expression on his face? Under the apparently very normal clothes he's wearing are these narrow leather straps drawn taut so that when he dances...
Aurora: [looking somewhat shocked] What?
Fred: [as Ted leaves the dance floor and comes back to join them] Please don't mention this. He might feel I violated a confidence.
Fred: Tonight while I was shaving - I always shave against the direction of the beard because I understood you got a closer shave that way - I started thinking about this razor commercial on TV which shows the hair follicles like this, going this way. The first of the twin blades cuts them here, then the hair snaps back, and the second blade catches them down here, giving you a closer, cleaner, possibly smoother shave, that we know. But what struck me was if the hair follicles are going in this direction and the razor is too, then they're shaving in the direction of the beard, not against it, which would mean that I've been shaving the wrong way all my life. I mean, maybe that's not so, maybe I misremembered the ad, but the point is, I could have shaved the wrong way all my life and never have known it. And then I could have taught my son to shave the wrong way without him ever knowing it either.
Marta: You have a son?
Fred: No... But I might someday. And then maybe I'll teach him to shave the wrong way.
Marta: I think maybe my English is not so good.
Woman: You can't say Americans are not more violent than other people.
Fred: No.
Woman: All those people killed in shootings in America?
Fred: Oh, shootings, yes. But that doesn't mean Americans are more violent than other people. We're just better shots.
Fred: Maybe you can clarify something for me. Since I've been, you know, waiting for the fleet to show up, I've read a lot, and...
Ted: Really?
Fred: And one of the things that keeps popping up is about "subtext." Plays, novels, songs - they all have a "subtext," which I take to mean a hidden message or import of some kind. So subtext we know. But what do you call the message or meaning that's right there on the surface, completely open and obvious? They never talk about that. What do you call what's above the subtext?
Ted: The text.
Fred: OK, that's right, but they never talk about that.
Fred: You think wedding vows are going to change everything? God, your naivete is astounding! Didn't you see The Graduate?
Ted: You can remember The Graduate?
Fred: Yeah, I can remember a few things. Apparently you don't. The end? Katharine Ross has just married this really cool guy - tall, blond, incredibly popular, the make-out king of his fraternity in Berkeley - when this obnoxious Dustin Hoffman character shows up at the back of the church, acting like a total asshole. "Elaine! Elaine!" Does Katharine Ross tell Dustin Hoffman, "Get lost, creep. I'm a married woman"? No. She runs off with him - on a bus. That is the reality.
Marta: You seem very intelligent for an American.
Fred: Well, I'm not.
Ted: Maybe you'd like an analogy. Well, take... take these ants. In the U.S. view, a small group, or cadre, of fierce red ants have taken power and are oppressing the black ant majority. Now the stated U.S. policy is to aid those black ants opposing the red ants in hopes of restoring democracy, and to impede the red ants from assisting their red ant comrades in neighboring ant colonies.
Ramon: That is clearly the most disgusting description of U.S. policy I have ever heard. The Third World is just a lot of ants to you.
Jurgen: Those are people dying, not ants.
Ted: No, I... I don't think you understand. I was reducing everything to ant scale, the... the U.S. included. An ant White House, an ant CIA, an ant Congress, an ant Pentagon...
Ramon: Secret ant landing strips, illegally established on foreign soil.
Fred: Where are the red ants?
Ted: [pointing to an ant hill] There.
[Fred crushes the ants]
Marta: I think there is something fascist about a boy who immediately talks of marrying a woman he likes.
Fred: I don't think Ted is a fascist of the marrying kind.
Ted: You see, that's one of the great things about getting involved with someone from another country. You can't take it personally. What's really terrific is that when we act in ways which might objectively be considered asshole-ish or incredibly annoying... they don't get upset at all. They don't take it personally. They just assume it's some national characteristic.
Fred: Cosa de gringos.
Ted: Yeah.
Dickie: Fantastic.
Ted, Fred: [together] Yeah.
Tagline[edit]
Americans. Anti Americans. In Love
Taylor Nichols - Ted Boynton
Chris Eigeman - Fred Boynton
Tushka Bergen - Montserrat Raventos
Mira Sorvino - Marta Ferrer
Pep Munné - Ramon
Hellena Schmied - Greta
Núria Badia - Aurora Boval
Thomas Gibson - Dickie Taylor
Barcelona quotes at the Internet Movie Database
Barcelona at Rotten Tomatoes
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It's War!- CBS Sues Writer of John Grisham NBC 'The Firm' for Story Theft
In Film Law by FASHIONENTLAW™ July 19, 2011
I love legal drama, I really do. I can't get enough whether it be via legal movies, tv shows, books, fashion law films – can I get an "Amen" from my cyber fashion law folks. Legally blonde, The Devil's Advocate, A Few Good Men, Time to Kill . . . we'd be here all day if I began counting off all of my favorite legal "everything."
In any event, one of my all time favorite legal fiction writers is the well known John Grisham. I have almost all of John's books and if you have ever read any of his books, you know he does legal drama so well.
Now, real life imitates art as one of John Grisham's highly charged drama filled novel, 'The Firm' comes alive at the Los Angeles Superior Court via CBS v. NBC Writer lawsuit.
Duck for cover people. It's war zones, the take no prisoners kind.
I will let you all read the story below. But guys, note something that could be strategic here. If indeed the facts are what they are, that the NBC writer is double dealing, NBC probably did the cost/benefit analysis, factored the cost of litigation into the mix and still concluded it would come out on top, hence forging ahead, despite the alleged clear breach of contract and tortious conduct.
Worse case scenario CBS sues. So what? 99% of these cases settle. The case settles and at the end of the day, NBC still walks a way with way more money now and in infinity. Again, this is strictly based on the reported facts and speculation on why CBS would allegedly forge ahead if indeed the breach of contract and tortious claims are that blatant.
This is one case I will watch closely. Interested to see how this all turns out . . . something tells me there might be some suspense planned just like the very book 'The Firm' the TV series is based on.
"Calling Mitch McDeere: A nasty legal fued has broken out over the upcoming TV series based on characters in John Grisham's seminal legal thriller The Firm.
CBS today sued the writer-producer of the upcoming NBC series claiming the project was originally developed for CBS and was taken to the Peacock network without permission.
According to the complaint, filed today in Los Angeles Superior Court, Lukas Reiter and Entertainment One developed The Firm, which picks up where the Grisham novel leaves off, for CBS under an exclusive contract. CBS says it paid Reiter $250,000 and other compensation.
The lawsuit says Reiter later asked if he could take the project elsewhere and CBS said no but "Entertainment One and Reiter have moved full speed ahead, in direct violation of CBS's rights," according to the suit. . ."
THR., Esq.'s Mathew Belloni has the full story.


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Agip, NCDMB train local contractors, lament capital flight
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The Nigeria Agip Oil Company and its joint venture partners have trained their contractors in the dangers of flouting government regulations and non-adherence to extant laws.
The capacity building programme, the fifth in the series, ended recently in Yenagoa, the Bayelsa State capital.
The training came just as the Nigerian Content Development and Monitoring Board disclosed that the country had lost $380bn to capital flight due to lack of capacity by Nigerians operating in the oil and gas sector.
The NAOC, Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation and Oando, organisers of the two-day intensive training programme, said it had become imperative to ensure that contractors adhered strictly to the laws to avoid legal issues arising from behaving improperly in the course of doing business.
The Vice-Chairman/Managing Director, NAOC, Mr Lorenzo Fiorillo, while declaring the workshop open, said the JV was aimed at developing the capacity of Nigerian-owned companies to participate actively in the oil and gas industry and help the government to achieve the objectives of its local content laws.
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38 deg C in Siberian town might be record high in Arctic, Europe News & Top Stories
Temperatures in Verkhoyansk, a remote Siberian town in the Arctic Circle, hit 38 deg C last Saturday, about 18 deg C above the average maximum daily reading in June. If confirmed, it would be the Arctic's hottest temperature on record, the BBC and other media reported.
It fits a pattern. Scientists say the Arctic is warming at more than twice the rate of the rest of the globe and the region has been regularly breaking temperature records.
The hot weather follows weeks of abnormally high temperatures in far northern Russia, helping fuel huge wildfires in Siberia that are likely to burn for months.
It also comes as 2020 shapes up to be one of the hottest years ever. Last month was tied with May 2016 as the hottest May on record, while the months of January to April were either the hottest or second hottest.
Nineteen of the 20 warmest years have all occurred since 2001, with the exception of 1998.
The year 2016 ranks as the warmest on record, according to the US space agency National Aeronautics and Space Administration.
Verkhoyansk, home to about 1,300 people, is just inside the Arctic Circle. It has an extreme climate with temperatures plunging in January to an average maximum of minus 42 deg C and then surging in June to 20 deg C, noted the BBC.
A persistent heatwave this year in the Arctic Circle has worried meteorologists. In March, April and May, the European Commission's Copernicus Climate Change Service (C3S) said the average temperature was about 10 deg C above normal.
Dr Freja Vamborg, a senior climate scientist at C3S, said in a commentary last week: "It is undoubtedly an alarming sign. The whole of winter and spring had repeated periods of higher-than-average surface air temperatures."
She noted that while the planet as a whole is warming, it is not even: "Western Siberia… shows more of a warming trend with higher variations in temperature."
Dr Vamborg added: "However, what is unusual is how long the warmer-than-average anomalies have persisted."
Scientists say the northern and parts of the southern polar regions are heating much faster, with growing amounts of greenhouse gases – chiefly carbon dioxide (CO2) – from burning fossil fuels, forest fires and agriculture heating up the planet.
The extreme temperatures in Siberia and elsewhere in the Arctic are particularly worrying for scientists for a number of reasons.
The Arctic has a thick layer of permanently frozen soil under the surface that is now melting. That ice layer has large amounts of methane, an even more powerful greenhouse gas than CO2, and more methane in the atmosphere could accelerate climate change.
Ice on land and on sea also helps keep the planet cool by reflecting the sun's energy. As more of it melts, more of the sun's energy is absorbed by the oceans and land.
The Arctic also has, in its huge forests, one of the largest stores of carbon on the planet. Higher temperatures in the Arctic are creating conditions for larger and more intense fires that are releasing large amounts of CO2.
In recent days, the number and intensity of wildfires in north-east Siberia and the Arctic Circle have continued to increase, according to an analysis by the Copernicus Atmosphere Monitoring Service.
The daily total intensity is at similar levels to last year's, Dr Mark Parrington, from the European Centre for Medium-Range Weather Forecasts, said on Twitter.
Last year, wildfires in Siberia burned for months, sweeping through millions of hectares. Those fires were followed by huge forest fires in South America and record bush fires in eastern Australia.
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Supermarkets often have tuna products in either pouched or canned packaging. To preserve its flavour and to keep it from growing any bacteria, tuna is stocked in cans or pouches. Some brands offer the versatility of both to their customers while others strictly stick to one form of packaging. Though there is little to no difference in the quality of tuna after packing, there are some significant changes that can add up in the long run.
Tuna pouches made from polymer film, resembling military rations, leave the vacuumed bag to be affected by temperature more quickly; canned tuna counters this effect by having water inside the can which prevents air that could lead to spoilage inside the container. Compared to the metal containers of canned tuna, pouches are more straightforward to stock but are more susceptible to environmental conditions.
Due to its packaging procedure, the consistency of the meat varies. Canned tuna usually has larger chunks that are kept intact by the solid frame of the can. Pouched products typically contain smaller pieces of fish with a softer texture due to the nature of the container being fluid and lacking hard surfaces to protect the meat inside. Because pouched tuna is comparatively drier compared to canned tuna, it has less moisture making it not the best choice for fresh meals such as salads, sandwiches, and the like.
The difference in packing makes a slight difference in taste that can be seen in pouched tuna compared to canned tuna. Depending on the dishes that they are used in, one may be better than the other. If you're looking for consistency, the better choice logistically is to go for pouched tuna. The bags take up less space and can be arranged depending on the orientation of your pantry. Canned goods offer more protection from the weather, but the form and weight of the metal case can work to your disadvantage. Pouch tuna is more expensive for a reason, and it's because you receive more meat compared to canned tuna that has a considerable amount of its net weight in water.


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Death and Taxes: ISIS Turned Iraqi Museum Into 'Islamic IRS'
The 'Diwan Zakat', or Islamic tax department, tax receipts are green leaflets with Koran quotes on them.
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A military vehicle past a destroyed museum, where Islamic State militants filmed themselves destroying priceless statues and sculptures in 2015, during a battle against the militants in Mosul, Iraq, M THAIER AL-SUDANI/REUTERS
After they seized Mosul two years ago and destroyed the priceless Mesopotamian artifacts in its museum, Islamic State militants found a practical use for the building - they turned it into a tax office.
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The outside world learned of the museum's initial fate from a video Islamic State released months later showing its fighters smashing Assyrian, Akkadian, Babylonian, Persian and Roman artifacts, many of them two millennia old or older.
They wanted to destroy any history that did not agree with their extreme version of Sunni Islam.
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ISIS destroy Mosul's museum
Iraqi troops took the museum back last month from the militants, who left its once-famous collection in a sorry state.
Remains of an Assyrian winged bull statue, some carved stone coffins, mosaics and two black blocks with Islamic calligraphy are just about all that's left. Smaller pieces from other items litter the floor.
Government forces are still battling the militants just a few hundred meters (yards) away in the Old City, their last stronghold in Iraq, so the rubble-strewn museum is still out of reach for archaeologists to assess the damage.
Apart from soldiers stationed to guard it, a stray cat nibbling at discarded army rations seems to be the building's only inhabitant. Machine gun fire and mortar rounds rang out from a distance as journalists made their way through the museum.
View of an empty room at a destroyed museum in Mosul, Iraq, April 2, 2017. Picture taken April 2, 2017. REUTERS/Andres Martinez Casares ANDRES MARTINEZ CASARES/REUTER
In a basement room under the main exhibition halls, there was a pile of envelopes used to issue orders to pay Islamic tax, one of main sources of funding for the militants.
"The Islamic State ... seeks to levy your duties which were forced by God on the rich people's money," read a message on the envelope stamped with the group's black-and-white flag.
The "Diwan Zakat", or Islamic tax department, then left a space for names and file numbers to identify the payments.
Next to the tax receipts were green leaflets with Koran quotes, from the same department based in "Nineveh Province", whose capital is Mosul.
The video released in 2015 to show militants wielding sledgehammers to smash museum statues they regarded as idolatrous sparked a global outcry.
Built in 1952, Mosul museum housed more than 2,000 artifacts but officials have given conflicting accounts of how many were there when the militants overran the city. Some looting had already taken place after the U.S.-led invasion of Iraq in 2003.
"The destruction is a catastrophe," said Nabil Noureldin, a former lecturer at Mosul University who fled after Islamic State came and now lives in Turkey. "These are priceless items."
The full extent of the destruction would only become clear when experts can verify the remains against copies of the original items stored at Baghdad's museum, he added.
The militants searched the building methodically for valuables, even breaking up the ground floor in their search for vaults with artifacts inside that they could sell, according to Federal Police officers.
Apart from taxes, oil sales, antiquities smuggling and ransom from kidnappings were also sources of income for Islamic State.


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If you get snowed in, take care using your engine. You will need to keep the exhaust clear otherwise you risk poisoning yourself with carbon monoxide.
Allowing your car to warm up a little before leaving means that the oil has had a chance to warm up and become less viscous so that it more readily lubricates the engine. It will give you some heat you can use to clear the windscreen, too. Don't idle your engine in an enclosed garage, though, otherwise you will be breathing in concentrated vehicle fumes which will eventually kill you.
Once you've started your engine, give your car the quick once over. Walk around it, clear the windows and lights, have a quick look at the tyres. It will take only a minute to do this, and that's more than enough time. You don't need to leave modern cars idling to warm up like you use to have to before electronic fuel injection. If you leave your car any longer than 30-60 seconds idling, you're simply wasting fuel and contributing to greenhouse gas emissions.
Check your engine oil and the levels on your windscreen washers (make sure you have antifreeze in there if you live in a cold area), radiator (when the engine is cold), oil and brake fluid.
Tyre pressures will be slightly down in cold weather. Once your tread depth gets below 3mm there's a rapid drop-off in wet weather performance so consider changing them before they get down to the minimum tread depth.
It will be wet weather more frequently in winter. When the usual road debris gets wet, it more easily punctures tyres because the water lubricates it. Having deeper tread on your tyres makes it less likely you will get a puncture.
If your wiper blades have splits in them they won't clear your windscreen as effectively. New wiper blades are cheap and easy to install yourself.
If you regularly drive in areas where the temperature is quite cold it's sensible to carry blankets and a safety kit in case you do have a breakdown. If you are travelling in a rural region where roads might not be clear, take a small shovel and snow chains. Ensure your cellphone is fully charged before you leave and that you have some food and liquid on board. If you do get snowed in it's best not to leave your vehicle unless you can see another vehicle or an occupied building within a minute's walk. It's easier for emergency services to locate your car rather than try to find a lone person wandering around. If snow is deep, tie something to your aerial.
Remember to check the weather forecast for the area you are travelling to so that you don't come across unexpected weather conditions that you are not prepared for.


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Red Creative
Justin O'Connor
Cross-Cultural Design for Healthy Ageing
Lisa Scharoun
Adapting Performance Between Stage and Screen
Victoria Lowe
The Friday Mosque in the City
A. Hilâl Ugurlu
Post-Specimen Encounters Between Art, Science and Curating
Edward Juler
Brian Ferneyhough
Lois Fitch
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160 pages | 2 color plates | 7 x 9
Critical Guides to Contemporary Composers
One of contemporary music's most significant and controversial figures, Brian Ferneyhough's complex and challenging music draws inspiration from painting, literature, and philosophy, as well as music from the recent and distant past. His dense, multilayered compositions intrigue musicians while pushing both performer and instrument to the limits of their abilities. A wide-ranging survey of his life and work to date, Brian Ferneyhough examines the critical issues fundamental to understanding the composer as a musician and a thinker. Debuting in celebration of Ferneyhough's seventieth birthday in 2013, this book strikes a rich balance between critical analysis of the music and close scrutiny of its aesthetic and philosophical contexts, making possible a more rounded view of the composer than has been available.
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1. Biography: Brian John Peter Ferneyhough (born January 16, 1943)
2. Notation
3. The Solo Works. 'Black Scherzo'
4. Chamber 'Concertos'
5. Chamber Music
6. String Quartet
7. Time and Motion Study Cycle
8. Carceri d'Invenzione: Style and Innovation
9. Shadowtime
10. Works for Orchestra and Large Ensemble
11. Aesthetics
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"Janet Perry Marshall is the Illustrated by of eleven books for children featuring bright, bold designs of cut-paper collage. Her work has been honored by the Society of Illustrated bys, the International Reading Association, and the Museum of American Illustration. A native of New Haven, Connecticut, and a graduate of the Hartford Art School, she now lives in Hingham, Massachusetts."


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Solemnity of the Immaculate Conception Mass
His Eminence Luis Antonio G. Cardinal Tagle, the Archbishop of Manila, presided at 6:00 P.M. Mass on December 8, 2014 in celebration of the Feast Day of the Patroness of his Cathedral-Basilica, Mary, the Immaculate Conception.
This year 2014 Feast Day Celebration was marked with the Blessing and Inauguration of the Manila Cathedral-Basilica's: 1. Baptistry's Reliquary and Ambry, Mary's Woods Prayer Garden with Our Lady of Fatima (at Mary, the Immaculate Conception Gardens); New Evangelization Tools: Evangelizing Interactive TVs at the Side Chapels of St. Joseph the Worker, St. Pius X, Sta. Potenciana, St. Jude Thaddeus, Holy Souls, Our Lady of the Pillar, Vestibule and Baptistry; 2. Mary's Woods with Our Lady of Fatima (at Mary, the Immaculate Conception Gardens); 3. New Evangelization Tools: Evangelizing Interactive TVs and the New Official Manila Cathedral-Basilica Website, www.manilacathedral.ph.
In introducing the above projects, Msgr. Nestor C. Cerbo saw in them the reminders on the directions of the ministry at the Manila Cathedral-Basilica. It is a ministry that should contribute to the increase of God's children who should become saints and to the increase of the leaders of the Church (Baptistry's Reliquary and Ambry); that is deeply rooted in prayer and in Mary and that is open to new Evangelization Tools.
Gratitude was expressed to the donors of the projects: Mr. Clifford Chua for the Reliquary; Catholic Women's League of the Archdiocese of Manila for Mary's Woods Prayer Garden with Our Lady of Fatima; Mr. Jose and Mrs. Esperanza Ching; Mrs. Chita Monfort; Mr. & Mrs. Salvador Castro, Jr.; Confraternity of Mary, Mediatrix of All Grace; Catholic Women's League of the Archdiocese of Manila, for the Evangelizing Interactive TVs; and Mrs. Chita Monfort for the design of the New Official Manila Cathedral-Basilica Website.
Aside from the donors, contractors and mass goers, the MCB volunteers, Residencia del Arzobispo, Catholic Women's League National Board also joined the celebration. The Catholic Women's League of the Archdiocese of Manila was the sponsor of the Mass.
Archbishop Socrates Villegas celebrated Mass for the deceased Archbishops of Manila buried at MCB Crypt
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Bedding with beach themed bedrooms, window treatments and blankets can have a big influence on the room's decor. Then use blankets that are shaped like flip flops, mussels, surfboards, a ship's wheel, hibiscus flowers or other beach related characters. Your teenager's bedding should complement the walls.
Draw room along with accessories that are useful and add to beach themed decorations. Use your teenager's surfboard as a wall decor. So she has a place to save it and add to her bedroom theme. Then hang an authentic looking ship wheel, rescue or a big fishing net on one wall. Use strings of shellfish as a window covers or to cover closet instead of doors. Lamps, pillows, light switch covers and ceiling fan wings all come in news shapes that can work for your teen's beach themed bedrooms ideas. Accessories are what tie a bedroom theme together. For beach themed bedrooms, a shelf, adorned with mussels and starfish will give the room an authentic beach feel.


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Matt Ryan Flounders in Mercedes-Benz Debut
Posted by David Schiele (Da Shield) August 26, 2017 mode_comment0
By: David Schiele
Falcon fans refer to Mercedes-Benz Stadium as "the house that Matt Ryan built." Well, the reigning MVP's house warming party did not go as planned. Matt Ryan threw 11 passes and only completed 4 of them—plus another one to the other team. He finished with just an 8.1 passer rating.
"We just never really got into a rhythm offensively," Ryan said, "That'll be something that we need to work on as we have this fourth preseason game coming up and then getting ready for the regular season."
There will be those who will turn a blind eye to Ryan's performance against Arizona. But if he received praise for completing every pass attempt in the preseason opener at Miami and leading a 91-yard touchdown drive in Pittsburgh, then he deserves criticism for his lowly Mercedes-Benz Stadium debut. After all, the third preseason game is considered the "dress rehearsal" for the regular season.
Blame the "halo board" for being a distraction—or offensive coordinator Steve Sarkisian for calling plays on the sideline instead of the booth—but Matt Ryan misfired on deep passes to Julio Jones, Mohamed Sanu, and Taylor Gabriel on his own. Ryan's pass attempt to Gabriel was thrown into double-coverage and hit cornerback Patrick Peterson in the hands.
On the positive side, Ryan connected with running backs Terron Ward and Tevin Coleman for a couple of first downs. This shows that the Falcons' check-down game is still strong. It will be even stronger when Devonta Freeman returns from the concussion protocol.
Starters don't usually play in the fourth preseason game, but Ryan should want a chance to redeem himself on his own turf (vs. Jacksonville). Otherwise, he'll have to wait until week 1 of the regular season to right his wrongs from the dress rehearsal.
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Kent Jones
Diane (2019) — Director, Writer
Hitchcock/Truffaut (2015) — Director, Writer
Odie Henderson
Jimmy P. (2014) — Screenplay
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by Brian Tallerico | May 30, 2019 |
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A report from the New York Film Festival on three international films.
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A preview of the 56th annual New York Film Festival.
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A dispatch from the New York Film Festival, including thoughts on the latest from Arnaud Desplechin and Claire Denis.
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A review of the second release from Criterion of the World Cinema Project, led by Martin Scorsese.
The Unloved, Part 37: "Zabriskie Point" & "The Mystery of Oberwald"
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For the 37th installment in his video essay series about maligned masterworks, Scout Tafoya examines Michelangelo Antonioni's "Zabriskie Point" and "The Mystery of Oberwald."
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The latest on Blu-ray, DVD and streaming includes Kubo and the Two Strings, One-Eyed Jacks, Pete's Dragon, and more!
NYFF 2016 Recap
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A recap of highlights of the 2016 New York Film Festival.
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A preview of the 54th New York Film Festival, including "Son of Joseph," "The Rehearsal," "Graduation," "Sieranevada" and much more.
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The latest and greatest on Blu-ray, including Popstar, Neighbors 2, Captain America: Civil War, Blood Simple, Cat People and many more.
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The latest and greatest on Blu-ray and streaming services, including "Brooklyn," "Freaks and Geeks," "Concussion," "The Bicycle Thieves," and more!
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by Brian Tallerico | January 18, 2016 |
A review of the Criterion release of Joel & Ethan Coen's "Inside Llewyn Davis."
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by Patrick Z. McGavin | December 1, 2015 |
An interview with director Kent Jones about his documentary "Hitchcock/Truffaut."
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The latest and greatest on Blu-ray, DVD, Netflix, and On Demand, including "Mad Max: Fury Road," "Two Days, One Night," "I'll See You in My Dreams," and "The Walking Dead".
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What's The Future Of East 12th Street? Ask These Developers From Dallas.
By Audrey McGlinchy | KUT • Mar 23, 2017
Martin do Nascimento for KUT
Property ownership can be a stealth business, with land changing hands before anyone even has time to notice.
For the past four years, one North Texas company has quietly bought up property on East 12th Street. Ironically, the company takes its name from a cry of surprise and discovery: Eureka!
One-fourth of what was once a thriving business corridor for Austin's African-American community is now owned by Eureka Holdings, a company based in Grapevine, outside Dallas.
"Of course I was suspicious," said Natasha Madison, a member of the East 12th Street Merchants Association. Madison discovered the land grab when she was researching property ownership in the area. "I'm a pretty sunny, optimistic kind of person, but I did find myself wondering what was the plan."
Between 2013 and 2016, Eureka bought 36 properties on East 12th Street between I-35 and Walnut Avenue, according to Travis County property records. The property value of these three-dozen lots totals nearly $16 million. The company also owns at least a half dozen more properties on adjacent streets.
Eureka holds the properties under different legal names, a practice not uncommon and used to capitalize on a tax benefit or to shield a company from unwanted attention. And its legal name game is often playful.
For example, 2211 East 12th St. is owned by 2015 Beefy Gold Bullion LP. 2101 East 12th St. is listed under the name Country Nelly CR LP. (Rapper Nelly released his debut album "Country Grammar" in 2000).
1500 East 12th St., which a church leases from Eureka, is owned by Sodosopa Salmon LP. Ironically, that legal name is a reference to a South Park episode, where SoDoSoPa (South Downtown South Park) is short for a newly gentrifying part of town.
KUT's Audrey McGlinchy reports
The company doesn't shy away from noting its ability to creatively christen a property.
"All our properties have different legal names," Vice President Stephen Gibson said in an email. "We get creative sometimes. For a while we used all animal names — like Aardvark Park, for example." 2510 East 12th St. is listed under 2016 Beaver Gardens LP.
"In another case for a property on Sol Wilson we called the LP Castaway after Wilson the volleyball in the movie," Gibson wrote.
As for Eureka's properties, some are rental houses, others businesses – including a barber's shop and a nonprofit. A handful of the properties are vacant lots.
Raymond Medearis said Eureka paid him $430,000 for the empty lot on the corner of East 12th and Curve streets.
Credit Jorge Sanhueza-Lyon / KUT
Raymond Medearis, 70, grew up in the home on 913 East 12th St. By the time he was ready to sell, it had been demolished and was only a vacant lot. A Eureka employee called him and invited him for drinks.
"We had a couple of beers, and he told me [before the property was] even listed, he'd just pay me whatever I wanted for it," said Medearis, who said the company paid him $430,000 for the empty lot on the corner of East 12th and Curve streets.
Gibson said in an email that there was "no specific plan at this time" for the properties on East 12th. As for buying up more property on the street, he said, "If the opportunity comes along to add to our holdings, we'll consider it."
Austin Revitalization Authority President Greg Smith said he believes there will be more deals.
"I've talked to some folks that know them and recognize what they're doing," he said. "They're purchasing as much as they can."
As for when Eureka will begin development, the company won't say.
James Rolston has lived in a home now owned by Eureka on East 12th since 2009. When he answered the door Wednesday morning, he said he had just renewed his lease for another year. He had no idea what the company's plans might be.
Whatever its plans, Madison said she hopes Eureka considers the wishes of locals like her and the members of the merchants association. She said she'd like to see an East 12th Street where people can shop for groceries, get a haircut or maybe see a movie – a self-sustaining community, like the one that used to exist.
"African-Americans weren't welcome outside of that community so we did everything we needed to do within the confines of that community out of necessity," she said. "People in the district they ate there, they went to school there, they shopped there, they buried their dead there. Everything we did we did within this community."
She and members of the merchants association have met with Eureka; Madison described the meetings as "amicable," but no plans were divulged. Council Member Ora Houston's office confirmed that a representative of Eureka met with her to discuss its purchase of the properties. She asked "if they had any plans for the properties to which they said no."
While Madison is hopeful the company will consider the community's needs, she is also realistic.
"Real estate development is big money, big business," she said. "And it is what it is. And at the end of the day what it's about is being able to show ROI [return on investment] on a spreadsheet. And that's not what I'm talking about. What I'm talking about is altruism. What I'm talking about is compassion. … And some of that will mean that in an opportunity to take the money or provide for the community, you have to provide for the community."
On My Block: 12th & Chicon
Black Community's Flight From Austin Underscores Need To Deal With Affordability Crisis
By KUT Staff • Mar 24, 2017
Gabriel Cristóver Pérez / KUT
While Austin's overall population has exploded over the past few decades, Austin's black population has declined the past 20 years. From 2000 to 2010, African-Americans were the only racial group in Austin that saw a drop in numbers. Austin was also the only fast-growing city in the country that had a decrease in its black population during that stretch.
With Bulldozers Around the Corner, East Austin Cul-de-Sac Strives to Preserve History
By Audrey McGlinchy | KUT • Feb 17, 2017
Jorge Sanhueza-Lyon / KUT
Danny Fowler stands in the middle of his driveway holding a vase full of red flowers.
He is taking them to his neighbor, who lives just across the street, over the crest of the steep hill that cuts this East Austin cul-de-sac in two. The street, which begins as E.M. Franklin Avenue before morphing into Grant Street, makes up Ebony Acres, a historically black neighborhood.
Proposal to Protect Capitol Views Would Limit Development in Central and East Austin
Stand atop the hill at the northeast corner of the Texas State Cemetery, and you'll have a clear view of the Texas State Capitol. It rises alongside a row of trees, now leafless, and a Texas flag. That view, some City Council members say, demands protection.
As East 11th Street Bustles, Revitalization Stalls One Block Away
By Syeda Hasan • Feb 23, 2017
It's lunchtime at the Quickie Pickie on East 11th Street. Customers fill the patio tables and several others line up to order food inside. Manager Mohammad Walid describes the business as part restaurant, part convenience store.