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Monday, December 28, 2015

Public Power Industry Announcements

NWPPA welcomes new members; Greg Delwiche receives Presidential Rank Award; Chelan PUD Commissioner Randy Smith unanimously elected to lead the board in 2016, commissioners consider future projects; BPA selects new vice president of Transmission Planning and Asset Management; PCWA Board receives 2015 water and energy report; Participants and Mason PUD 3 dedicate the county’s first shared solar project; and OPALCO electric bills to increase by 5 percent in January.

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Associate Member Announcements

Aclara completes acquisition of GE Grid Solutions’ electricity meters business.

Aclara Technologies LLC, a world-class supplier of smart infrastructure technologies to electric, water, and gas utilities globally, announced on December 21 that the acquisition of the electricity meters business currently operating within GE Energy Management’s Grid Solutions subdivision has been completed. Terms of the transaction were not disclosed.

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Grievance Handling February 18, 2016

Industry Calendar of Events

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RFP/RFQs

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New RFPs posted December 15 & 16, 2015!

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On This Day in History

America’s first Labor Day; First commercial movie screened; Denzel Washington born; and Nine killed in a stampede outside a hip-hop celebrity basketball game.

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Greg Delwiche receives Presidential Rank Award

BPA Deputy Administrator Greg Delwiche was selected by President Barack Obama to receive a Presidential Rank Award on December 15 in Washington, D.C. Only one percent of senior executive service employees can earn the award in Delwiche’s category for Distinguished Executive.

Delwiche was recognized for his more than 15 years as an executive where he played an integral role in issues of regional and international significance, including the Columbia River Treaty review, the $1 billion Columbia Basin Fish Accords, implementing BPA’s 20-year power sales contracts with its 142 utility customers, and the Department of Energy’s nearly $800 million uranium tails agreement with BPA partner Energy Northwest.

“I was speechless”, said Delwiche of his reaction to the news. “More than anything else, this award speaks to what BPA is all about and the opportunity for employees to address critically important challenges and opportunities that are vital for enhancing the long-term value of the Columbia River power system and the natural environment within which the power system exists.”

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productive outcomes for BPA’s customers, stakeholders, and staff.

“Through it all, Greg has also devoted time and personal attention to mentoring and developing employees across BPA, and fostering an environment of trust, cooperation, and teamwork,” said Administrator Elliot Mainzer.

Delwiche will retire in January after 32 years of federal service, which he started at the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers before coming to BPA in 1992. After starting as a manager in Power Operations Planning, he has served as vice president of Generation Supply; vice president of Environment, Fish and Wildlife; and senior vice president of Power Services. He holds undergraduate and graduate civil engineering degrees from the University of Florida and Oregon State University, respectively.

Chelan PUD Commissioner Randy Smith unanimously elected to lead the board in 2016, commissioners consider future projects

On December 21, Chelan PUD (Wenatchee, Wash.) commissioners unanimously elected officers for 2016 and reviewed plans to meet strategic objectives with a look at improving facilities for more efficient and cost-effective operations and replacing the aging customer information system that handles many functions including billing.

Chelan PUD Commissioner Randy Smith will take the leadership role as president at the year’s first commissioner meeting on January 4; Commissioner Carnan Bergren will serve as vice president and Commissioner Dennis Bolz will continue as secretary.

Fellow commissioners thanked Ann Congdon for two years of service as president. “We appreciate your leadership and how you kept this commission not only moving forward, but together,” Bolz said.

Commissioners also heard a report on development of a long-term Strategic Facility Plan to ensure District facilities meet business function needs effectively and efficiently – a guiding principle from the 2015-19 strategic planning Reinvestment Topic Team. The PUD has more than 100 buildings across Chelan County. That number does not include support facilities for hatcheries, parks, communications, water and wastewater, substations, and switchyards.

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key facilities. Phase II will seek a solution that provides the best combination of customer experience, effective delivery of services, and the lowest long-term cost to customer-owners, said Sam Dilly, project manager.

Another key reinvestment project on the 2016 horizon is replacing the aging customer information system that protects and manages many facets of utility services including billing. Commissioners heard from Greg Larsen, Information Technology director, and Customer Accounting Manager Kerri Wendell that the system installed in 2004 has worked well, but now is the time to replace it to keep pace with advanced services sought by customers.

Commissioners will be asked to act next month on a request to hire a consultant to help evaluate system options and plan the estimated 18-month replacement project. Depending on options, costs are estimated at $2.5 million to $4.5 million.

BPA selects new vice president of Transmission Planning and Asset Management

The Bonneville Power Administration has selected Jeff Cook to be its vice president of Transmission Planning and Asset Management. Cook began his new position on December 27.

“Jeff has over two decades of experience in the utility industry driving and leading innovative solutions to complex problems,” said Richard Shaheen, senior vice president for Transmission Services. “He is the right candidate to guide our efforts in proactively preserving and enhancing the value of BPA’s transmission system for the benefit of the greater Northwest.”

As leader of BPA’s Planning and Asset Management organization, Cook will oversee the transmission system asset management program to promote the reliability, efficiency, and economical use of all transmission-related physical assets.

Cook also will guide the development of an asset management system framework that will help inform decisions on near- and long-term activities and strategies to meet the predicted future demands on BPA’s transmission system, achieve its desired performance levels, and realize the lowest life-cycle costs for these assets.

“Dynamic market changes, and heightened regional and inter-regional planning and technology advancements will significantly impact the Northwest transmission networks,” Cook said. “I am thrilled about being a part of this exciting season in the electric utility industry and am honored to http://www.nwppa.org/ebulletin/publicpower/ 3/8 1/4/2016 Public Power Announcements | Northwest Public Power Association

lead our Transmission Planning and Asset Management team.”

Cook came to BPA in March 2004 as an electrical engineer for its control and communication systems. He later managed the Customer Service Engineering group and Transmission’s Communication and Grid Modeling group. Last spring, Cook became the acting vice president of Engineering and Technical Services and then moved to the acting vice president of Planning and Asset Management, the position he now assumes in a permanent role.

Prior to BPA, Cook worked for several utility and communication companies, including CenturyTel and Pacific Power and Light. Cook earned his bachelor’s degree in electrical engineering from Colorado State University in 1990. He holds a professional engineering license in Oregon.

PCWA Board receives 2015 water and energy report

At its December 7 meeting, the Placer County Water Agency (Auburn, Calif.) Board of Directors received the first in a series of year-end reports from the Agency’s department heads. PCWA Director of Resource Development Andy Fecko spoke on PCWA’s short- and long-term planning initiatives designed to improve water supply reliability and energy production.

Water

On the water front, Fecko observed that California’s historic drought has exposed several weaknesses in the statewide water system that will have policy impacts long after the drought ends. Although PCWA has a robust and reliable water resource portfolio, much of the region relies on Folsom Reservoir and the American River, both of which are severely stressed.

“The Agency continues to work collaboratively with the water utilities of the Sacramento region to find long-term solutions that meet our coequal goals of water supply reliability and ecosystem protection for the American River,” Fecko said.

Fecko then detailed a number of regional projects that aim to prepare the region for future dry years. This includes a modified flow management standard for the American River and a groundwater bank. Fecko also discussed the RiverArc, a water diversion project off the Sacramento River, which will increase reliability and diversify the region’s water portfolio. Fecko concluded that the projects benefit regional interests, ensure water supply reliability for existing customers, and support the future growth of Placer County.

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On energy, Fecko reported that a number of factors continue to present challenges in the energy market. The first challenge is the low price of natural gas. Because the market uses natural gas as an indicator of energy prices as a whole, a drop in natural gas prices means a drop in hydropower prices. The other challenge is California’s growing use of wind and solar power, which is heavily subsidized.

“The wind and solar markets are ‘must take’ markets,” Fecko said. “This means these energy sources must be used before other energy sources, including hydropower. Nonetheless, because of advanced technology infrastructure investments and improved marketing efforts, the Middle Fork Project generated better than expected revenue.”

Because of the drought, PCWA’s Middle Fork Project generated approximately 30 percent of the historical yearly average of 1.1 million megawatt-hours.

Participants and Mason PUD 3 dedicate the county’s first shared solar project

Participants joined with community leaders on December 21 at Mason PUD 3’s Shelton, Wash., headquarters to dedicate Mason County’s first shared solar energy project.

The 75-kilowatt project is located at PUD 3’s Johns Prairie operations center. Approximately 110 PUD customers will be reaping benefits of energy produced by the solar array, a Washington State Production Incentive, and federal tax credits. It will generate enough electricity to power seven Mason County homes.

Nearly 2,900 solar units were allocated to customers who had registered to participate and collectively pay for the project. Customers signing up for the program requested nearly twice as many units than were available.

“I’m happy that we can share this special day with the participants in Mason County’s first shared solar power program,” said Tom Farmer, PUD 3 Commission president. Although the PUD has reached size limit under state law on what it can build for community solar, Farmer said, “we hope (L‐R) Mason PUD 3 Manager Annette Creekpaum and http://www.nwppa.org/ebulletin/publicpower/ 5/8 1/4/2016 Public Power Announcements | Northwest Public Power Association

that the Legislature will consider changes that will expand PUD 3 Commission President Tom Farmer cut the ceremonial ribbon to dedicate the PUD’s shared solar the ability of public utility districts and others to develop project. more community solar energy projects.”

Participants will see their investment pay off quickly (estimated between three and four years) in three ways:

An annual credit on a customer’s electric bill based on the electricity generated by their share of the project. An annual Washington state production incentive of $1.08/kWh that a customer’s solar units generate through 2020. The opportunity to use a federal tax credit for solar energy systems (participants are urged to consult with their tax advisor for more information).

With 49 home solar power systems installed throughout Mason County, PUD 3 customers have shown a great deal of interest in renewable energy.

The shared solar project helps customers who for one or more reasons can’t take advantage of solar energy at their homes:

The cost is out of their range. Solar panels, brackets, and connectors can weigh down a roof. There’s not enough of a southern exposure to catch Overview shot of Mason PUD 3’s rooftop shared solar the sun. project. Nearby trees may block the sun. Restrictive homeowners association’s covenants. Adopting a lifestyle required for a home renewable energy system.

The PUD has a 225-kilowatt system on a nearby operations center building, which generates enough electricity to power up to 20 homes.

OPALCO electric bills to increase by 5 percent in January

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couple of new line items. The board-approved rate increase for 2016 will be spread equally across the facilities and energy charges. As a result of the 2015 Low Income Needs Assessment, members will see a line item on their bills to fund a new program to assist qualified members in need. The line item will assess $0.0005 per kilowatt-hour, which comes out to an average 45 cents per month for residential members. Residential members make up the majority of OPALCO members.

The other new line item is a place holder for a future demand charge. The demand line item will show $0.00 to prepare members for the demand charge that will eventually be charged to all members, to reflect the actual charges OPALCO is charged on the power bill from Bonneville Power Administration. No date has been set for the start of demand charges.

As a co-op, OPALCO’s budget is built to meet the cost of service, which is higher than most other utilities given the remote island communities are connected to the mainland by submarine cables. During the past two years of revenue shortfalls, OPALCO has tightened the belt along the way and delayed projects and hiring to meet the need. In 2016, the utility projects a stable revenue year as the adjustments made for changing energy usage and weather patterns are built in to budget assumptions.

It’s been a bit of a bumpy ride for all utilities in the region. OPALCO projects smoother sailing ahead as they adjust to the new weather norms, get through the final two years of the submarine cable replacement project, major upgrades to the communications infrastructure, Rock Island’s start-up operations begin to level out, and they begin to add new electrical load through fuel switching initiatives.

Ukranian Utility Hacked

The Ukranian media is reporting on the first successful hack into their electricity grid. Prykarpattyaoblenergo (who specialize in the transmission and supply of electricity) was hit with a cyber attack which was stated to be a virus containing malware. As a result of this cyber attack, the area was without power for several hours. At this time, it is unknown how many customers were without power. Prykarpattyaoblenergo is reporting that their network is still infected with the virus and is operating in manual mode.

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Aclara completes acquisition of GE Grid Solutions’ electricity meters business

The acquisition includes GE Meters’ global headquarters in Somersworth, N.H., as well as facilities in Chicago, Ill., and Bilbao, Spain. It also includes more than 300 employees in these locations as well as other employees located in North and South America, Asia, and United Kingdom. As part of the transaction, Aclara has also acquired a significant intellectual property portfolio of active patents and patent applications, ensuring a seamless transition for GE Meters’ customers.

GE Meters serves global customers with a range of residential, commercial, and industrial meter technology.

“The acquisition of GE Meters has been completed smoothly and according to schedule. We look forward to proceeding with the integration of operations and employees into a dynamic, expanded, and highly synergistic organization that combines Aclara’s industry-leading advanced metering infrastructure (AMI) technology with GE Meters’ 130 years of operating experience, technology development, and commercial expertise. The combined offering will set a new standard of excellence for our industry,” said Allan Connolly, CEO and president of Aclara.

Aclara’s goal is to offer electric utilities a comprehensive portfolio of smart infrastructure solutions that provide superior performance and operational efficiencies. Smart infrastructure solutions magnify the benefits of networks that perform automated metering reading by incorporating a range of sensors, communications, and analytic technologies that let utilities monitor their distribution

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networks, optimize operations, respond to issues quickly, and preempt problems.

Aclara is a world-class supplier of smart infrastructure technologies to water, gas, and electric utilities globally. Over 700 utilities in nine countries rely on proven Aclara solutions to connect with their customers. Aclara Technologies LLC is owned by an affiliate of Sun Capital Partners. Visit us at Aclara.com and follow us on Twitter @AclaraSolutions.

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2016 Upcoming Industry Meetings

Send your 2016 meeting dates and locations to Debbie at [email protected].

February 2016

14-17 – NRECA Annual Meeting & EXPO, New Orleans, LA

March 2016

7-9 – APPA Legislative Rally, Washington, D.C.

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RFP/RFQs

NWPPA offers its members the opportunity to post RFPs and RFQs on our website at no charge. For more information or questions, contact Debbie K. at [email protected] or complete the form below.

 Submit an RFP/RFQ Form

CURRENT RFPs/RFQs

Bid No. 34 Environmental Consultant Services for Electric Projects Silicon Valley Power

Response Deadline: Friday, January 15, 2016, 3:00 p.m.

Posted: 12/22/2015

The City of Santa Clara’s Electric Utility, Silicon Valley Power (SVP), seeks to engage a consultant to provide environmental consulting for electric utility projects.

Silicon Valley Power (SVP) operates an electric distribution utility with a service territory that overlays the Santa Clara, California city limits. The City of Santa Clara’s Electric Department, Silicon Valley Power (SVP), has undertaken a significant capital construction program for the construction and upgrading of electric transmission, substation and distribution facilities over the next five years. This work is necessary to meet customer demands for increased electric load while maintaining SVP’s high service reliability to the utility’s customers.

The Serra Substation replacement project is one of the planned projects. The 14,400 square-foot project site is located in the northeast corner of the 55-acre property located https://www.nwppa.org/rfprfqs/ 1/6 1/4/2016 RFP/RFQs | Northwest Public Power Association

at 5301 Stevens Creek Boulevard in Santa Clara, California. The existing transformer and switch gear will be replaced with two new transformers and switch gear in an equipment enclosure.

The project will involve the construction of new masonry walls around the substation, new stormwater management features, and the removal and replacement of several trees as part of the landscape plan.

The RFP details can be found at http://www.siliconvalleypower.com/home/showdocument?id=17126.

All proposals shall be submitted to: City of Santa Clara Electric Department Electric Engineering Division/Attn.: Kevin Keating 1500 Warburton Ave Santa Clara, CA 95050

Proposals must be delivered no later than 3:00 p.m. on January 15th, 2016. All proposals received after that time will be returned to the Proposer unopened.

The Proposer shall submit two (2) hard copies along with one electronic version (CD) of its proposal in a sealed envelope, including one (1) wet signed original, clearly marked “Original”, addressed as noted above, bearing the Proposer’s name and address. Envelope shall be clearly marked, “RFP FOR ENVIRONMENTAL CONSULTANT SERVICES FOR ELECTRIC PROJECTS ”. Submittals by Fax or Email are not hard copies and will be considered as un-responsive to this RFP.

Steel Structures for the Irondale Substation Jefferson County PUD

Response Deadline: Wednesday, January 13, 2016, 3:00 p.m.

Posted: 12/16/2015

Jefferson County PUD in Port Townsend, Washington, invites sealed bids to be received at the office of the District, Attn: Alyson Dean 310 Four Corners Rd, Port Townsend, WA 98368 until 3:00 p.m., Pacific Standard Time, on Wednesday January 13th, 2016 for Steel Structures for the Irondale Substation.

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Prospective bidders are hereby notified that they are solely responsible for ensuring timely delivery of their bid to Jefferson County PUD on or before the bid submission date and time indicated above.

The bid documents are available for viewing on our website at http://www.jeffpud.org/requests-for- qualifications/. They may also be picked up at the office located at 310 Four Corners Rd, Port Townsend, WA 98368, requested by telephone at (360) 385-8349 or by email at [email protected].

Jefferson County PUD reserves the right to reject any or all bids and to waive informalities or irregularities.

Bid No. 15-73 Chelan River Macroinvertebrate Investigation Chelan County PUD

Response Deadline: Friday, January 15, 2016 at 3:00 p.m.

Posted: 12/16/2015

Proposals will be received by Public Utility District No. 1 of Chelan County, Washington (the “District”), at the office of Procurement and Contract Services, Attention Ms. Lou Pratto, Contract Specialist, 327 North Wenatchee Avenue, Wenatchee, Washington 98801, until 3:00 p.m., Pacific Standard Time, January 15, 2016, for

CHELAN RIVER MACROINVERTEBRATE INVESTIGATION

The Request for Proposal documents are available for viewing on our website in read only format at http://www.chelanpud.org/cf/pcs_bids/. The online file is provided as a courtesy to the Prospective Proposers. Prospective Proposers shall not rely solely upon the online Request for Proposal documents. The District makes no representation as to the completeness of the online file. Requests are accepted online at http://www.chelanpud.org/cf/pcs_bids/, or in writing to P.O. Box 1231, Wenatchee, WA 98801, or by telephone at (509) 663-8121 or (888) 663-8121 at no charge for the Request for Proposal documents.

The District specifically reserves the right to reject any or all Proposals, and to waive informalities, and to accept any Proposal which the District deems to be in the District’s best interest.

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Chelan County PUD

Response Deadline: Thursday, January 7, 2016 at 2:00 p.m.

Posted: 12/15/2015

Sealed bids will be received by Public Utility District No. 1 of Chelan County, Washington, at the office of the District, Attention: Mark Belton, Procurement and Contract Services, 327B North Wenatchee Avenue, Wenatchee, Washington, 98801, until 2:00 pm, Pacific Time, Thursday, January 7, 2016, for supplying all labor, materials, tools, equipment, facilities, and all other appliances and supplies as specified, and performing all work required in accordance with the Contract Documents.

The Contract Documents, in whole or in part, may be available in read-only format at http://www.chelanpud.org/cf/PCS_Bids. Prospective Bidders may obtain Contract Documents in electronic format from the Procurement and Contract Services Department. Requests are accepted online at http://www.chelanpud.org/cf/PCS_Bids, or in writing to P.O. Box 1231, Wenatchee, WA 98807, or by telephone at (509) 661-4479 or (888) 663-8121, extension 4479, or may be viewed in person at 327B N. Wenatchee Avenue, Wenatchee, Washington. The District makes every effort to insure the completeness of the electronic file. If there are any questions, please contact the Procurement and Contract Services department at the number stated above.

No pre-bid site inspection has been scheduled for this Project. If you have questions, please contact the Project Manager below:

Public Utility District No. 1 of Chelan County P.O. Box 1231, 327 North Wenatchee Avenue Wenatchee, Washington 98807 Telephone: (509) 661-4867, or toll free at (888) 663-8121, extension 4867. Attention: Lyle Moore

The District reserves the right to reject any and/or all bids, to waive informalities, and to accept any bid which is in the District’s best interests.

Bid No. 15-63 2016 District Wide Excavation Services Chelan County PUD

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Posted: 12/10/2015

Sealed bids will be received by Public Utility District No. 1 of Chelan County, Washington, at the office of the District, Attention: Jackie Krueger, Procurement and Contract Services, 327B North Wenatchee Avenue, Wenatchee, Washington, 98801, until 2:00 pm, Pacific Time, Tuesday, December 29, 2015, for supplying all labor, materials, tools, equipment, facilities, and all other appliances and supplies as specified, and performing all work required in accordance with the Contract Documents.

No pre-bid site inspection has been scheduled for this Project. If you have questions, please contact the Project Manager below:

Public Utility District No. 1 of Chelan County P.O. Box 1231, 327 North Wenatchee Avenue Wenatchee, Washington 98807 Telephone: (509) 661-4680, or toll free at (888) 663-8121, extension 4680. Attention: Vern Chamberlain

The District reserves the right to reject any and/or all bids, to waive informalities, and to accept any bid which is in the District’s best interests.

Bid No. 33 RFP For Refrigerator Recycling Program Silicon Valley Power Santa Clara, CA

Posted: 12/07/2015

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RFP Number: 33 Start Date: 12/04/2015 10:30 AM Close Date: 01/27/2016 4:00 PM

Advertisement & documents can be found at: http://www.siliconvalleypower.com/Home/Components/RFP/RFP/327/2240

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Recent job openings within the industry in the last week:

Purchasing/Facilities Manager – Public Utility District No. 1 of Okanogan County

Sr. Distribution Engineer – Public Utility District No. 1 of Okanogan County

Journeyman Lineworker – McMinnville Water & Light

Business Systems Analyst II – Database Administration – Franklin PUD

Chief Executive Officer – Ruralite Services, Inc.

Customer Service Supervisor – Cowlitz PUD

Journeyman Lineman – Elmhurst Mutual Power & Light Company

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December 28, 1869

The Knights of Labor, a labor union of tailors in Philadelphia, hold the first Labor Day ceremonies in American history. The Knights of Labor was established as a secret society of Pennsylvanian tailors earlier in the year and later grew into a national body that played an important role in the labor movement of the late 19th century.

The first annual observance of Labor Day was organized by the American Federation of Labor in 1884, which resolved in a convention in Chicago that “the first Monday in September be set aside as a laborer’s national holiday.” In 1887, Oregon became the first state to designate Labor Day a holiday, and in 1894 Congress designated the first Monday in September a legal holiday for all federal employees and the residents of the District of Columbia.

First commercial movie screened

December 28, 1895

On this day in 1895, the world’s first commercial movie screening takes place at the Grand Cafe in Paris. The film was made by Louis and Auguste Lumiere, two French brothers who developed a camera-projector called the Cinematographe. The Lumiere brothers unveiled their invention to the public in March 1895 with a brief film showing workers leaving the Lumiere factory. On December 28, the entrepreneurial siblings screened a series of short scenes from everyday French life and charged admission for the first time.

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Movie technology has its roots in the early 1830s, when Joseph Plateau of Belgium and Simon Stampfer of Austria simultaneously developed a device called the phenakistoscope, which incorporated a spinning disc with slots through which a series of drawings could be viewed, creating the effect of a single moving image. The phenakistoscope, considered the precursor of modern motion pictures, was followed by decades of advances and in 1890, Thomas Edison and his assistant William Dickson developed the first motion-picture camera, called the Kinetograph. The next year, 1891, Edison invented the Kinetoscope, a machine with a peephole viewer that allowed one person to watch a strip of film as it moved past a light.

In 1894, Antoine Lumiere, the father of Auguste (1862-1954) and Louis (1864-1948), saw a demonstration of Edison’s Kinetoscope. The elder Lumiere was impressed, but reportedly told his sons, who ran a successful photographic plate factory in Lyon, France, that they could come up with something better. Louis Lumiere’s Cinematographe, which was patented in 1895, was a combination movie camera and projector that could display moving images on a screen for an audience. The Cinematographe was also smaller, lighter and used less film than Edison’s technology.

The Lumieres opened theaters (known as cinemas) in 1896 to show their work and sent crews of cameramen around the world to screen films and shoot new material. In America, the film industry quickly took off. In 1896, Vitascope Hall, believed to be the first theater in the U.S. devoted to showing movies, opened in New Orleans. In 1909, The New York Times published its first film review (of D.W. Griffith’s “Pippa Passes”), in 1911 the first Hollywood film studio opened and in 1914, Charlie Chaplin made his big-screen debut.

In addition to the Cinematographe, the Lumieres also developed the first practical color photography process, the Autochrome plate, which debuted in 1907.

Denzel Washington born

December 28, 1954

On this day in 1954, the Oscar-winning actor Denzel Washington, who will go on to star in such movies as Malcolm X and Training Day, is born in Mount Vernon, New York. In 2002, for his performance as a corrupt cop in Training Day, Washington became the first black man to win the Best Actor Academy Award since 1964, when Sidney Poitier received the award for Lilies of the Field.

Washington graduated from Fordham University and studied acting at the American Conservatory Theatre. He first gained notice in Hollywood for his role as Dr. Philip Chandler on the popular TV http://www.nwppa.org/ebulletin/thisdayinhistory/ 2/4 1/4/2016 This Day In History | Northwest Public Power Association

medical drama St. Elsewhere, which originally aired from 1982 to 1988. Washington received his first Oscar nomination, in the Best Supporting Actor category, for his performance as the anti-apartheid activist Steve Biko in 1987’s Cry Freedom. He won his first Best Supporting Actor Oscar two years later, for his portrayal of a runaway slave who joins the Union Army in the 1989 Civil War-era film Glory.

During the 1990s, Washington established himself on Hollywood’s A-list as an actor who could shine in serious dramas as well as blockbuster thrillers. He collaborated with the director Spike Lee on Mo’ Better Blues (1990), the biopic Malcolm X (1992), which earned Washington a Best Actor Oscar nomination for the title role, and He Got Game (1998). He also appeared in such movies as Mississippi Masala (1991), Philadelphia (1993), with Tom Hanks, and the biopic The Hurricane (1996), which earned Washington another Best Actor Oscar nomination for his performance as a boxer falsely convicted of murder. He also starred in such hit thrillers as The Pelican Brief (1993) and Crimson Tide (1995).

After his historic win for Training Day, Washington went on to star in Man on Fire (2004) with Dakota Fanning, Spike Lee’s Inside Man (2006) with Jodie Foster, and American Gangster (2007) with Russell Crowe. Washington, who in 1996 was named People magazine’s “Sexiest Man Alive,” stepped behind the camera to direct 2002’s Antwone Fisher, in which he co-starred with Derek Luke in the story of a navy officer who confronts his troubled past. More recently, he helmed 2007’s The Great Debaters, in which he also starred as an inspiring debate coach at an African-American university in the 1930s.

Nine killed in a stampede outside a hip-hop celebrity basketball game

December 28, 1991

”It doesn’t take an Einstein to know that young people attending a rap concert…who have paid as much as $20 a ticket, would not be very happy and easy to control if they were unable to gain admission to the event because it was oversold.” Those were the words of Judge Louis C. Benza of the New York State Court of Claims in sorting out the question of civil liability for one of the worst music- related tragedies in recent American history. Judge Benza’s 73-page decision, issued seven years after nine young people died in a crowd stampede on this day in 1991, placed 50 percent of the blame for those deaths on the venue’s owner, the City University of New York, and 50 percent on the event’s promoters, rapper Dwight “Heavy D” Myers and the then largely unknown hip-hop impresario Sean

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“Puff Daddy” Combs.

The event in question was billed as the first annual “Heavy D and Puff Daddy Celebrity Charity Basketball Game,” a fundraising event for AIDS charities. Its draw, however, had little to do with basketball and everything to do with the scheduled participation of major music celebrities from the world of early 1990s hip-hop and R&B: Heavy D, Run-DMC, Big Daddy Kane, Ed Lover, Jodeci, Boyz II Men and Michael Bivins of Bell Biv DeVoe. While Sean Combs would later claim that no more than 2,150 tickets were sold to the event in the 2,730-capacity Nat Holman Gymnasium at City College, that account came under dispute in the event’s aftermath. Regardless of how many tickets were sold, however, what is clear is that an overflow crowd of at least 3,000 would-be attendees had gathered outside the building’s 138th Street entrance, and that the crowd had grown restless and unruly as the event’s scheduled 6:00 p.m. starting time came and went.

Shortly after 6:00 p.m., according to eyewitness accounts, the crowd outside broke at least one of the glass doors separating them from the building lobby. Despite the presence of at least 66 New York City Police officers, 38 City College campus-security officers and 20 private security guards hired by the event’s promoters, the crowd was able to surge through those doors and rush into the building shortly after 7:00 p.m., when the event finally got underway. Once inside the lobby, the crowd rushed down a short set of stairs leading to the gymnasium. At the bottom of those stairs, however, were four swinging doors—three of them closed—that opened not into the gymnasium, but into the stairwell. While the 3,000-strong crowd surged forward obliviously, those people who reached the stairwell first were caught in a crush that would leave eight dead on the scene and 29 others injured, one of whom would later die of her injuries at St. Luke’s Hospital.

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