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Bill Robinson, Fred Astaire, And The Good "Blackface"
November 25, 2018 November 27, 2018 / Jack Marshall
We recently came through the usual Halloween bag of "blackface" controversies, and Ethics Alarms, as it has before, tried to guide the discussion to the material distinctions that social justice warriors, who strategically deal in absolutes when seeking power through real and contrived offense, refuse to acknowledge or are intellectually incapable of doing so. The short version of the Ethics Alarms message: make-up for legitimate theatrical purposes isn't "blackface," isn't "racist," and shouldn't be object of knee jerk condemnation based on emotion or ignorance.
Today Turner Movie Classics showed "Swing Time," the 1936 musical that is probably the high water mark in the Ginger Rogers-Fred Astaire canon. It has the best song ("The Way You Look Tonight"), the best novelty scene (Astaire pretending to be a klutz in a dance lesson with Ginger, then shocking her and her boss—and saving her job— by showing "what a great teacher she is" by dancing, well, like Fred Astaire) and arguably two of the best dances by the two, "Never Gonna Dance" and "Waltz in Swing Time." The film also contains a controversial "blackface" number, "Bojangles of Harlem," in which Fred pays homage to two great black tap dancers who were teachers and inspirations for him, Bill "Bojangles" Robinson and John Bubbles. Local TV stations have long been reluctant to show "Swingtime" because of guaranteed complaints that the number is racist, or, if they cut the number (which is unconscionable), complaints pour in from film and Astaire fans that they have defaced a classic out of misplaced political correctness.
If one argues that the number is "racist" because of Fred's make-up, then one is necessarily arguing that no white performer can ever offer an admiring salute to an African-American great by emulating him. Astaire's choreography (by Hermes Pan) contained specific references to trademark steps and gestures by both Bubbles and Robinson, though more of the former than the latter. (Some would say, maybe even Fred, that this was because he didn't dare set himself up to be compared to Robinson, whom many regard as the greatest tap-dancer of them all.) Blackface, as typified by minstrel shows, was a burlesque of negative black stereotypes. There isn't a hint of this in Astaire's number: he wears dark make-up because he is honoring two contemporary black dance stars who he knew, learned from, and respected. The make-up is the epitome of a legitimate theatrical device, and racially demeaning neither in intent nor effect. Those who see it as such are either deliberately misconstruing the number, or don't know what they are talking about. (There is an unfortunate racially demeaning set piece that appears for a couple of seconds at the start, a large caricature of exaggerated black features. You can take the film out of 1936, but you can't take 1936 out of the film.)
The ironic part of the effort to quarantine "Bojangles of Harlem" is that the number is one of the few reminders in our culture of who Bill Robinson was, and—here's Jack on his "duty to remember" and cultural literacy soapbox again–he was an important figure in American theatrical, cultural and civil rights history that should be remembered. Instead, Robinson is almost completely forgotten: I bet most of the NAACP members who get up in arms when TMC shows "Swing Time" have no idea how significant Robinson was, and the contributions he made to art and society.
Bill "Bojangles" Robinson (May 25, 1877 – November 25, 1949) was the best known and most highly paid African-American entertainer in the country until his death. He excelled in vaudeville, on Broadway, recordings and radio, and only the film industry's apartheid for most of his career limited his success in Hollywood. Robinson is credited with revolutionizing tap with his graceful, fluid style. lightness and presence. There was far more to his career than his famous dance numbers with little Shirley Temple in several films during the 1930s, which is how most white audience members knew him. He and Shirley were the first inter-racial dance couple in film history in 1935's "The Little Colonel."
Robinson used his popularity to begin toppling other racial barriers. He became one of the first black vaudeville performers to appear without the use of blackface makeup. Vaudeville also had a rigid "two colored rule," preventing black performers from appearing without a white partner: Robinson went solo and killed the restriction. He was also the first African American to headline a Broadway a mixed-race production.
Robinson was an activist off the stage as well. He is credited with persuading the Dallas police department to hire its first African-American policemen. During World War II ,
he lobbied FDR to change the army's policies regarding African-American soldiers, and helped organize a fundraiser that was the first integrated public event to take place in Miami. He was also credited with helping out or advancing the careers of Lena Horne, Jesse Owens, the Nicholas Brothers, Ann Miller and others, including Fred Astaire.
But most of all, he could really tap. Here is his signature "Step dance," which was much borrowed and adapted by famous and not so famous tappers…
Besides "Swing Time," the other remaining cultural reference to Robinson is the song, "Mr. Bojangles," most famous as a standard song and dance number in the repertoire of Sammy Davis, Jr. (I know: "Who?"), who also knew Robinson and was influenced by him. The only aspects of that song—which was also a hit for the Nitty Gritty Dirt Band— that relate to Bill Robinson is the old man's name and the song's theme of dancing: the real Bojangles didn't drink, and never had a dog.
Robinson did end up broke like the dancer in the song, though. Despite making millions during his career, he had a gambling problem, and when he died penniless in 1949, Robinson's friend Ed Sullivan ("Who's Ed Sullivan?") financed a funeral worthy of his achievements in life. Robinson lay in repose at the 369th Infantry Regiment Armory in Harlem and an estimated 32,000 people filed past his open casket to pay their respects. The schools in Harlem were closed for a half-day so that children could attend or listen to the service, which was broadcast over the radio. New York Mayor William O'Dwyer gave the eulogy.
Here is Fred, paying his respects:
[A subsequent post about John Bubbles is here.]
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15 thoughts on "Bill Robinson, Fred Astaire, And The Good "Blackface""
PennAgain
here's Jack on his "duty to remember" and cultural literacy soapbox again
Step up! Step up!, Jack. You are now speaking for a larger audience with a larger purpose than ever before: to bring back color and variety* to the American public by vanquishing the idiotic idea of "cultural appropriation"- as-poison, as if it were not in truth a cornerstone of that copying and adopting of *diversity (in it's true form) of our ever-evolving language and literature, our manners, our morals, our food AND DRESS (including make-up and hairstyles), our humor, our traditions, our history . . . our country. This is the real definition of "melting pot,": that essential elements of all cultures can be absorbed into the fabric of a people to strengthen and enrich it for all.
That some will be or many taught to be, "offended" instead of flattered by (or indifferent to) dark makeup or hula costumes, is an offense to reason. There are those of Italian extraction (or tourist snobs) who abhor the idea of American-version pizza. Their response? to laugh, and to see that the genuine Italian style pizza – there is such a thing! it's comparatively bland — appears on high-end restaurant menus, whilst introducing yet more new squiggles and curls of pasta onto the supermarket shelves. Are native Hawaiians ashamed of the Hula dance? Teach the inelastic how to loosen up and learn the real and traditional meaning of "body language."
Are we not all allowed to play the rudra veena and listen to reggae? (Well, okay, not together.) Nuts. I am heartened by what has occurred in the "ragtime world" this year when I saw not only a growing number of black guests at the festival, but that for the first time some of them were appearing in the Grand March, knowing it would be photographed, and making that appearance in the "costume," if you will – the dress of turn-of-the-century cakewalkers – in finery that has always added color (no pun intended) to the Victorian/Edwardian garb the festival was accustomed to. It's not the dress that stands out, though it does — it's having the mix that wasn't seen before, that now coalesces to celebrate the music and the musicians who together/separately generated the popular music of today.
Black participation in this particular event also celebrates the liberation of certain brave individuals — yes, they are brave. Behind the proud, elegant, strutting couple, the woman in stand-out red from head to toe, march a pair who have been dragged along unwillingly or inveigled into joining the parade by the couple who are sheltering their shyness, still "in the closet", so to speak, not in period dress nor in smiles, and perhaps ashamed of being there because they know their family and friends might not approve. Why not? Because of the cover illustrations and the lyrics of many of the songs of 120+ … today considered demeaning, insulting, truly offending . . . . Because of this, the music has been hidden and so have those who would most be appreciative of it.
Because of the strictures of the Hallowe'en police and those who inveigh against people "being" whomever they wish to be, what is to become of Heidi, and Hula/Moana and Downton Abbey …. and Bill Robinson? Where did Charlie Chan (no, he wasn't, but no matter, to all intents and purposes, he was) and Flower Drum Song go? How soon before we lose all our fictional characters, most of our beloved children's books and comics as well as our historical heroes? Is it my duty to remember Zorro and Tonto and Kato (and why did they have no family names? Never mind.) and Scott Joplin, Eubie Blake, Joe Jordan, Scott Hayden, James Reese Europe, James Scott, William Sweatman, Arthur Marshall, Harry P. Guy, Tom Turpin, and Ernest Hogan (nee Crowdus, 1865-1909, 1st African-American to produce & star in a Broadway show, writer and later regretter of immensely popular tune "All Coons Look Alike to Me" )? Yep. And I will defend to the death my right to play their compositions (even when restricted to moderate volume), and to dance on my own soapbox until it, and I, fall to dust.
Other Bill
Jerry Jeff Walker wrote and sang "Mr. Bojangles." As kids, my buddies and I saw Walker perform it in coffee houses in Miami in the late '60s. The Nitty Gritty Dirtband did a terrible cover. And Jerry Jeff Walker (as you can tell by the name) affected a very "good old boy" demeanor. Which made the song even more interesting.
Jack Marshall
Sammy was awfully good, though…https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5voM2HExV_Q
I didn't know Robinson had a gambling rather than drinking problem. My good friend English professor who was also an American theatrical performer historian dismissed the Walker song out of hand, presumably because it was so inaccurate. Being teenagers, we all thought it was profound. Of course.
Joe Fowler
The Jerry Jeff song was released in '68, Bill Robinson died in '49. "Bojangles" was a term that referred to a street performer who danced, particularly common in New Orleans. The "bojangles" in the song was, according to Walker, a white guy he shared a night in the drunk tank with, the story he told about his dead dog bummed everyone out, and so he danced a bit to lighten things up. Your good friend is right, the song isn't about Bill Robinson, but it is about a "bojangles", so perhaps not fairly dismissed out of hand. Sammy Davis certainly worked it as a bit of an homage to Robinson.
Thanks Joe. That really makes sense of the whole thing. So "Bojangles" was a generic term. Yes, it was '68 when Walker was performing at the coffee houses on U.S. 1, aka Dixie Highway, on the edge of the University of Miami campus, one of which was called "The Flick."
Bravo for this post. I too learned about Bill Robinson only through TV reruns of Shirley Temple movies (and she was pretty damn good, too, don't you think?).
25 years ago a book entitled "Cultural Literacy" was published — Jack, you would know the author — the index for which became a parlor game among my friends. The idea was that to be culturally literate one should be able to identify people, places, events — and perhaps even place them in time and know their significance. I still have that book somewhere… and would venture a guess that 80% of the people reading the list now would be at a total loss.
Keep it up, Jack. You may be our only source for this kind of knowledge now. We're too mired in muck to pay attention, and unfortunately, those you're reminding are not the ones who really need it. Maybe instead of writing a book about rationalizations, you could update the cultural literacy book…
Does all the hate-mongering and mindless political ramblings of so many Americans stem from the fact that our culture, our history, is so completely unknown to them? That is, anything beyond their own tiny experiences and terrible education? (My favorite, which I love to mention, is the Yale Law grad who couldn't name the years of the Civil War… or place it in the right century.)
Take immigration, for example. Do they realize that at Ellis Island an immigrant could be turned back for having pink-eye? That boatloads of emigrant Jews fleeing Nazi Germany were turned away from our shores because of an anti-Semitic State Department? That legal immigrants who wait ten years for legal status have become among the most valuable citizens we have? That they are givers to this country: not takers?
"Give me your poor… huddled masses" indeed.
But back to topic: If I had to pick between Astaire, Robinson, Sammy Davis and Shirley Temple as dancers, I'd pick Shirley. If only because she was about six years old when she kept pace with Robinson… Have to get a YouTube of that dance.
Tim LeVier
So the rule is you can't change your skin tone, right? Hair and everything else is ok, right? Well, if the goal posts get moved again… I'll just leave this here: https://goo.gl/images/DdijTX
Wait a minute!!! Isn't straightening one's hair cultural appropriation??? And thus verboten?
slickwilly
Only if you are white. Add melatonin, and you can do anything.
Patrick Mulcahey
"make-up for legitimate theatrical purposes isn't 'blackface'"
So it's your contention that, because Astaire's tap routine is an hommage to Robinson, not a minstrel-show caricature, what he does to his face is only "make-up"? I think we must need a new definition of "legitimate" then, since lampooning buffoonery has always been a legitimate theatrical purpose, cf. Aristophanes, Plautus, commedia dell'arte, Monty Python… But of course, there we are talking about the *deserved* lampooning of recognizable social actors behaving badly, not the wholesale denigration of an entire race.
Seems to me there's a cognitive dissonance between the opening of the Bojangles routine in "Swing Time," which you call its "unfortunate racially demeaning set piece," (complete with big buffoonish pantlegs — a motif recurring later in the movie, as you note), and the astonishing dance number Astaire proceeds to perform thereafter. The opening seems to tell us how to take what will follow, but I agree, Astaire's performance doesn't cooperate with the "blackface" objective. (Still, don't you think that's undercut by the fact that later on, we see the sole black character in the film is only there for laughs?)
And really, what of Astaire's homage to Robinson would be lost if he hadn't blackened his face? Nothing, so far as I can tell.
Fat suits, toupées, false noses are make-up; race is not make-up. When Orson Welles darkens his face to play Othello, we know he's a white guy in make-up. The purist objection isn't "Blackface!" — it's "Why not cast an actor who's actually black, so we don't have to pretend to believe Welles is?"
I think you'd agree that the notorious minstrel-show and "Birth of a Nation" blackface, for the purpose of ridiculing or demonizing all African-Americans, is noxious. Which leaves us with the weird gray (so to speak) area of black greasepaint that serves no purpose at all, as in Astaire's "Bojangles" performance, save to make an reference to race that is, on reflection, just beside the point, irrelevant. In those cases we look to context for some clue as to the intention, as as I mentioned, in the case of "Swing Time," that context doesn't look good.
I'm not playing social-justice warrior here, as I hope you can tell, and I think you make some great points. But perhaps you also wrap up the issue a little too patly? I watched "Swing Time" last night, and it may really be, as you say, the high-water mark in the Astaire-Rogers oeuvre. I thought Rogers was especially fine, and Helen Broderick and Victor Moore too. But the film's confused attitude toward race seemed both older and newer than its 1936 release date.
Astaire is not responsible for the tone of the direction or the cultural racism that "Swing Time" reflects at several points,
I do not understand how anyone can say that black make-up isn't necessary if a white dancer is trying to openly and clearly emulate and honor a black one. I'm pretty literate on musical theater history, and Astaire's routine sent me to research Bubbles and Robinson, neither of whom have received their cultural due. Astaire borrowed all sorts of styles: without him pointing to black artists overtly, why would anyone know what he was doing? A big sign saying, "Now Fred will evoke two of his mentors who happen to be black, John Bubbles and Bill Robinson" isn't an artistic exposition, but an academic one.
Have you never watched any of the Kennedy Center Honors? I admit, I haven't been a very faithful viewer. But when Carole King was honored, Aretha Franklin did not sing "You Make Me Feel Like a Natural Woman" in whiteface with a frizzy wig. When Al Green was honored, people singing his songs blackened their faces.
Astaire's number in "Swing Time" is not so different. It's announced before the number that he's honoring "Bojangles." What darkening his face added to the effect, I do not see.
Eric D. Braysmith
Your argument is somewhat missing the point: this is an amazing musical dance performance that is to be admired, but it is also a very tainted performance, and pretending it's not is insincere and damaging to understanding and moving beyond the mistakes of the past. In addition to the needless darkening of his face, Astaire's costume in this number looks foolish (drawing upon the goofy stereotypes of minstrelsy) and is out of step with every other outfit in the entire film that emphasizes the most tasteful of clothes throughout. As a white male viewer, I need to, and can accept the cringe-worthy mistakes here and still appreciate what's left: a white dancer's homage to a contemporary but absent black performer which failed to rise above the racist stereotypes of the time. The truncated clip you posted fails to address the whole number and tries to pretend the offense is not there, but it is.
What, in your view, is the "offense?" It's an offense today under current accumulated social and historical conclusions that Fred Astaire (and his costumer) were not able to access. "Tainted" is a conveniently vague word—obviously it's tainted, since wearing dark make-up for any purpose whatsoever is now automatically labeled racist regardless of effect or intent.
Do you know for a fact that the costume Astaire wears isn't consistent, or even an exact copy, of a costume worn by Robinson (or John Bubbles) at some point in his career? I don't, so please enlighten me. I think your assumption is unwarranted. Not only is the number a stage number in the movie, rendering any comparison with what the characters wear who are not "on stage" irrelevant, but again, the number is intended as, and is, an homage. The objection to blackface is that it was NOT intended as an homage, but as a way to make fun of and minimize blacks generally. You cannot say Astaire "failed to rise above the racist stereotypes of the time," because those stereotypes included not giving black performers their due. Astaire was explicitly rejecting that stereotype.
In the end, your argument is just more presentism: you blame dancer for not predicting how his artistic salute would be seen decades in the future, for political rather than artistic reasons.
That is both illogical and unfair.
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Q: How to stop threads used for watching folders by using WatchService? I would like to stop threads generated in the following manner. The threads are used for watching folders for files. I tried a lot, and searched a lot, but am not successful.
Could any body help and suggest any solution to stop threads generated like the following:
public class HelloRunnable implements Runnable {
    public void run() {
         WatchService for files in folders which starts and runs here
         while (someCondition) {
               create a thread for copying some file which exits when run() finishes
               created in another class which implements Runnable class
         }
    }

    public static void main(String args[]) {
       for(int i = 0;i< 5; i ++)
        new Thread(new HelloRunnable()).start();
    }
}

A: You can use a boolean someCondition variable which is shared between the running thread and thread that wants to stop it.  This variable needs to be volatile however to make sure that it's value is updated between the threads.
Another idea is to test the thread interrupt flag:
// thread that is spinning doing some job like watching a file
while (!Thread.currentThread().isInterrupted()) {
   ...
}

Then you can call interrupt from another thread to stop it from running:
Thread thread = new Thread(...);
thread.start();
...
// tell the thread running in the background to stop
thread.interrupt();

Like always, you need to be careful about catching InterruptedException.  Something like the following is always a good idea:
try {
    ...
} catch (InterruptedException ie) {
    // re-interrupt the thread now that we've caught InterruptedException
    Thread.currentThread().interrupt();
    // probably quit the thread
    return;
}

A: if you want to stop a thread - its run() method must complete and exit. So check your condition in the run() method to ensure it eventually completes and exits.


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Cerquilha, cancela, antífen, cardinal, ou octótropo (símbolo: #), é um sinal de pontuação utilizado para indicar várias diferentes funções.

No Brasil, o símbolo é popularmente chamado "jogo da velha", "tralha", "hashtag", e em Portugal como "cardinal", quando se refere o símbolo isoladamente, ou "número" quando o símbolo está inserido num texto imediatamente antes de um número. Em programação, é muito chamado pelos programadores mais antigos de cancela.

É visualmente semelhante considerado conceptualmente diferente do símbolo musical "♯", que representa o acidente musical denominado sustenido — tomando o símbolo também este nome.

Uso da cerquilha

Em artes gráficas, é usado em revisão de provas para indicar a necessidade de separar palavras que, por erro de composição, se encontram justapostas e, na diagramação, é um caractere oculto que indica o final de uma matéria (uma sequência de texto). É utilizado em algumas linguagens de programação como operador de divisão, como sinal de comentário ou com outro significado no código-fonte, como por exemplo no Mumps, em linguagem C++, C# etc.

É ainda comumente utilizado por computadores para indicar o xeque-mate na transcrição de lances de um jogo de xadrez.

Também é utilizado para indicar uma hashtag nas redes sociais (funcionalidade originada no Twitter), sendo assim o sinal também referido por metonímia pelo termo "hashtag", popularizado pelo uso recorrente do recurso.

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Earthy and fresh, this bottle of wine has a plump dark fruit flavor with a smidge of green herbs. The often underrated Malbec offers more than just value when it comes to higher priced reds such as Cabernet Sauvignon and Syrah. The main fruit flavors in Argentine Malbec are blackberry, plum and black cherry with hints of milk chocolate, leather, and depending on the amount of oak aging, a sweet tobacco flavor. Bold, but smooth without much of a lingering finish, Malbec pairs nicely with rustic flavors like cumin and lean meats such as pork.
You just read that Malbec is typically the "underdog" when it comes to the red wine family; so it is only fitting to introduce Argentina's Paula Pareto, the first Argentine judoka to win an Olympics Games gold medal! Leading up to the games, Brazil's Sarah Menezes was the hometown hopeful to win the gold in Judo. Unfortunately, Menezes not only lost her repechage match, but she went out with a dislocated elbow; opening the door for underdog Paula Pareto to rise in the ranks and take home the country's first gold medal in Judo! Congratulations, Paula! You are in inspiration to many!
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The coho spawning season typically runs from November through January, and this year's run is ending on schedule. Only nine spawned-out coho were seen last week and no coho were seen this week. For the season, surveyors from the Marin Municipal Water District, Watershed Stewards Program, National Park Service, and the Salmon Protection and Watershed Network counted 324 coho redds, making this the sixth-largest run since systematic surveys began in 1996. This run was 10% larger than their parent's generation, 70% larger than their grandparent's, and 400% larger than the run of their great-grandparents (back in 2009-10). Such sustained generational growth is a very hopeful sign for the population.
Further tests on eggs in laboratory controlled conditions showed that those with less permeable membranes were less likely to survive low-oxygen conditions -- in other words, the thicker the membrane, the more likely the egg will be starved of oxygen and perish. Conversely, greater permeability means a greater chance of survival.
"What we can't say for certain yet is whether populations are surviving by evolving a specific membrane structure to suit the particular conditions of the river they are hatching in -- although the evidence points to this as a strong possibility and we hope future studies will provide further evidence."
LAKE COUNTY, Calif. – Five dams across California – including one in Lake County that forms Lake Pillsbury – have been listed as key for removal by an advocacy group in the effort to stop the extinction of native salmon and steelhead.
In response to what it calls a "statewide fish extinction crisis," which indicates 74 percent of California's native salmon, steelhead and trout species are likely to be extinct in the next century, the fish and watershed conservation nonprofit organization California Trout on Tuesday released its list of the top five dams prime for removal in the golden state.
CalTrout said the dams identified in the report were carefully selected based on scientific criteria. The facilities were chosen provide the least benefit for people and caused the greatest hazards for imperiled native fish rose to the top.
Among the listed dams is the Scott Dam in Lake County, which forms Lake Pillsbury. It's one of two dams that make up the Potter Valley Hydropower Project, which provides hydroelectricity, water storage and diversions into the Russian River.
The project also includes the Cape Horn dam in Mendocino County, along with two reservoirs – the major one being Lake Pillsbury – and a diversion tunnel that sends water south to the Russian River watershed.
CalTrout said species that would benefit from the dam's removal including California Coast Chinook salmon, Southern Oregon/Northern California Coast coho salmon, Northern California summer steelhead and Northern California winter steelhead.
The project, licensed through 2022 through the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission, has over the last few years been in the midst of a relicensing process. CalTrout that process is likely to call for fish passage over dam, which would be cost prohibitive.
Pacific Gas and Electric owns the project. On Tuesday, the same day that CalTrout released its list of dams to remove, PG&E filed for bankruptcy.
PG&E put the project up for sale in September and last week announced it wouldn't relicense the project with FERC, as Lake County News has reported.
The organization said that for the last several years, it has been conducting studies in the upper Eel River basin, commissioned dam removal and fish passage assessments above Scott Dam, and spent significant resources in analyzing the water rights and water delivery aspects of the Project in preparation for the Project's FERC relicensing process.
CalTrout said it has worked with several other stakeholders in an ad hoc committee convened by Rep. Jared Huffman, and has assessed the fish passage options and water delivery options that will best meet the needs of water users and endangered native fish.
As a result of PG&E's decision not to relicense, it's expected that FERC will initiate its "Orphan Project" process, in which it will allow potential buyers to submit an application for a new project license.
In response to a question from Lake County News about whether PG&E's decision to sell and not relicense the project had any impact on its listing of the Scott Dam, CalTrout said that the Eel River has long been a priority area for it, but its involvement in the Potter Valley Project started during the license amendment process in 1995. Since then, they have viewed the habitat above Scott Dam as high-quality potential rearing and spawning needed to restore salmonid abundance on the Eel River.
CalTrout's said its primary goal is to open up the 150 plus miles of habitat above Scott Dam and ensure the release of cold consistent water during the spring and summer months into the Eel River.
"What is promising and what would likely be reflected in a settlement agreement, is that we can achieve those goals while diverting enough water from the Eel to the Russian River in Potter Valley during the high winter flows to satisfy the water users in Potter Valley and Sonoma County," the organization said in a statement released to Lake County News.
"Simply put, the removal of Scott Dam opens up pristine spawning and cold-water rearing habitat in the headwaters of the Eel River, which we believe holds the greatest opportunity to return salmon and steelhead populations to historical abundance. Combine this with a FERC orphan process and hydro facility that has historically lost between $5 and $10 million a year and you have got a great opportunity for the conservation and water users to both get the type of water security they need," the organization's statement said.
CalTrout said its Top Five California DAMS OUT Report is a natural next step to its 2017 "State of the Salmonids II: Fish in Hot Water" report, which was completed in partnership with UC Davis.
That report detailed the status of 32 types of salmon, steelhead, and trout that are native to California and offered data about the threat of near-term extinction facing each of these fish populations. It also identified opportunities for stabilizing and even recovering many of the state's native fish species.
Restoring access to upstream habitat through efforts like dam removal is a priority action in the drive to prevent a mass extinction of California's native fish.
More than 1,400 dams block California rivers, creeks and streams. Many of these structures block access to salmon and steelhead spawning and rearing habitat.
CalTrout said studies have shown access to upstream habitat is critical for promoting self-sustaining populations of migratory fish.
While a great number of the state's dams provide critical water supply, flood control and hydroelectric power, CalTrout said many others have outlived their functional lifespan and could be removed without impacting human health and safety.
Matilija Dam, Ventura River in Ojai: Built in 1947 for water storage and flood control, now essentially defunct due to excessive sedimentation. Widespread support for removal among locals and public agencies. Species to benefit: Southern California California steelhead.
Searsville Dam, Corte Madera Creek/San Francisquito Creek watershed in Redwood City: Built in 1892, has lost more than 90 percent of its original water storage capacity due to sedimentation. The dam does not provide potable water, flood control, or hydropower. Removal would allow steelhead to access historical spawning grounds. Species to benefit: Central California Coast steelhead.
Rindge Dam, Malibu Creek in Malibu: Located in Malibu Creek State Park about three miles upstream from the coastline, the concrete dam was completed in 1926 to provide water for irrigation and household use. The reservoir filled entirely with sediment by the 1940s. Removal would provide access to high-quality steelhead habitat. Species to benefit: Southern California steelhead.
Klamath Dams (Iron Gate Dam, Copco Dam No. 1, Copco Dam No. 2) in Siskiyou County: Four aging hydroelectric dams, three of which are in California, block salmon and steelhead fish from reaching more than 300 miles of spawning and rearing habitat. Dam removal is now expected to proceed in 2021, pending a dam license transfer to the non-profit Klamath River Renewal Corporation. Species to benefit: Southern Oregon/Northern California Coast Chinook salmon, Upper Klamath-Trinity Rivers fall-run Chinook salmon, Upper Klamath-Trinity Rivers spring-run Chinook salmon, Southern Oregon/Northern California Coast coho salmon, Chum salmon, Klamath Mountains Province summer steelhead and Klamath Mountains Province winter steelhead.
CalTrout identified the dams as ripe for removal by analyzing information found in several studies to assess the overall benefits that removal would present to native fish, water, and people.
Every dam considered for inclusion in the list blocks access to habitat for salmon and steelhead species listed as critical or of high concern in the State of Salmonids II report.
CalTrout said these dams also no longer serve the purpose for which they were built and, in some cases, may now pose a public safety threat. Dams that currently provide flood control or water supply for people were not considered for inclusion in the list, nor were any dams that are part of the State Water Project or federal Central Valley Project due to their vital role in securing water for residents throughout the state.
Holding pools in the lower Eel River have been declining for a decade, fishing guide Eric Stockwell, widely known as Loleta Eric, told us. He thinks the pools reached crisis proportions this last year.
Senior Biologist Matt Goldsworthy of the National Marine Fisheries Service (NMFS) explained that NMFS cannot apply for grants and do projects itself to improve the situation in the lower Eel River because it is a regulatory agency. Goldsworthy said it needs a non governmental agency to apply for grants and do the project. for that reason, on this specific project and others, the National Marine Fisheries Service NMFS has invited the RCD (Humboldt Resource Conservation District) to be the lead agency on projects in the lower Eel.
Toward that end, he met with staff from the RCD Thursday the 20th of December in the week before the Federal shutdown.
Goldsworthy said the grant competition is nationwide. However, if it were approved, work might be able to begin as early as the summer of 2019, so that winter flow next year might begin to scour holes for fish to use in the winter of 2019/2020. The grant is a three year funding, so more would be done in stages throughout the river section from Fernbridge up to southern Fortuna.
In a phone conversation this week, Jill Deemers the Executive Director of the RCD, said RCD staff has informed the Board about the proposed project, but that it has not been presented for a vote. Deemers explained that until the shutdown ends, there are detailed questions that cannot be answered without NMFS staff available.
Deemers worried that the NOAA funding deadline may not be extended once the government does reopen and that it may have been missed for this year. However, she said there are other funding sources available, but again, the district "needs its federal partner at the table to answer design questions," so that the project details meet the complex and exacting regulatory standards.


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Home Community News Sporting clubs rally in the fight against drugs
Sporting clubs rally in the fight against drugs
Simon Carpenter, BLGFA Vice President; Luke Jaunay, Nuriootpa Rover Football Club A-Grade Captain; Simon Taylor, Barossa Drug Action Team; Tayla Helbig, Nuriootpa Netball Club; Jane Pink, Nuriootpa Netball Club President and Chris Linke, Nuriootpa Rover Football Club President.
Following the successful roll out of its drug and alcohol education sessions, the BL&GFA want to introduce random drug testing for footballers next season, with clubs set to vote on the new policy at the Association's AGM in December.
Association vice president, Simon Carpenter said the process would be similar to that already occurring at work sites but stressed its introduction was not about "naming and shaming" but gauging if there is a problem and offering support.
"It's not about identifying the individuals and just weeding them out. It is identifying if we have a problem and then, if we do, giving avenues to help them get off it whilst protecting the rest of their club from the influences of people who are using in a big way," Simon explained.
"I think, and the rest of the board believe, that education is the most important element to get in initially, but you still need to have that ability to identify those that are using and help them and the rest of the club to identify and address it."
Whilst people are generally happy with the concept of drug testing, some concerns have been raised by Club officials.
"One of the biggest ones was the confidentiality of information and the risk to the club if 'Billy Blogs' gets two weeks for using meth on the field and the risk to the club if that information got out and the club's reputation is tarnished," Simon said.
"The drug policy addresses all of that. The information is restricted… With this sort of stuff, there is always rumour and innuendo, but to have the capability to either confirm or refute the allegations is always really good."
BL&GFA have partnered with the Barossa Local Drug Action Team and Sammy D Foundation and are currently providing drug and alcohol education to all football and netball clubs during two, one hour long sessions at every home ground.
Simon said both junior and senior sessions have been well attended with feedback reflecting the local community's rising concerns about drugs.
"You'd have to have your head in the sand to think it's not occurring…if you think footy clubs are not affected in some way. We want to stamp out what exists, help those that are struggling and give avenues of support to those families who have family members on the gear," Simon said.
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Lindsey Vonn looked red-hot on the red carpet tonight in Nashville, Tenn., at the CMT Awards.
The Under Armour star arrived in a sensual one-shoulder red dress that incorporated cutouts around the bodice, highlighting her athletic figure. The gown had a floor-length skirt that draped over what appeared to be gold sandals. The hue matched her accessories, too, including a watch, earrings and a clutch.
Of course, the color is a fitting nod to Vonn's accomplishments. Among her many accolades, the sports star has Olympic gold and bronze medals, two World Championship gold medals and four overall World Cup titles.
Vonn also had another attractive accessory — her boyfriend, pro hockey star P.K. Subban. The NHL athlete looked dapper in a blue suit with dark lace-up shoes.
The CMT Awards honor outstanding achievement in country music and includes performances from big music stars. Kelly Clarkson is set to perform her cover of The Guess Who's "American Woman" during the program, which is hosted by Little Big Town. Additionally, the Backstreet Boys, Dierks Bentley, Darius Rucker, Florida Georgia Line and Sam Hunt will debut performances of their new songs.
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Regulators have concluded that Westinghouse's AP1000 nuclear reactor design is suitable for construction in the UK. The Office for Nuclear Regulation (ONR), the Environment Agency and Natural Resources Wales - which undertake the Generic Design Assessment (GDA) of new reactor designs - are "satisfied that the reactor meets expectations on safety, security and environmental protection at this stage of the regulatory process".
The GDA is a voluntary process for reactor vendors that applies to England and Wales - it is policy rather than law - but it is a British government expectation for all new build projects. A reactor vendor, or the 'requesting party', has completed the GDA process when it receives a Design Acceptance Confirmation (DAC) from the ONR and a Statement of Design Acceptability (SoDA) from the Environment Agency.
The regulators had announced recently they expected to complete the GDAs of the AP1000 and the UK Advanced Boiling Water Reactor (UK ABWR) in March and December, respectively. They also reported the start of the GDA of the UK HPR1000, which they expect to complete in 2021.
EDF Energy/Areva's UK European Pressurised Reactor became the first design to receive a DAC and SoDa in December 2012. Hitachi's UK ABWR began the GDA process for its UK subsidiary Horizon Nuclear Power in January 2014.
Westinghouse initiated the GDA process in 2007 and its AP1000 reached the interim DAC and interim SoDA stage in December 2011. Westinghouse then paused the review process until its majority owner Toshiba bought a stake in NuGeneration. It restarted the process in January 2015 after NuGen - of which Japan's Toshiba owns 60% and France's Engie 40% - announced plans to build three AP1000 units at Moorside. The nuclear power plant to be built at the site in West Cumbria will have a gross capacity of up to 3.8 GWe.
Richard Savage, the ONR's chief nuclear inspector, said: "Closure of the GDA is a significant step in the process, ensuring the design meets the very high standards of safety we expect. We will now focus our regulatory attention on site specific assessments, and NuGen's application for a nuclear site licence."
In a summary report, Savage said: "Completion of this first phase of regulatory work is only the start for the Moorside development and there is much to be done in subsequent phases. We anticipate an application for a nuclear site licence from NuGen later this year and we have the capability and capacity to deliver this within our New Reactors Division. This equally important work also features in our regulatory plan for 2017/18."
The ONR noted that this is the second DAC that the ONR has awarded to a nuclear reactor designer, saying that it "further confirms the value of the GDA process". It added: "The clarity on the suitability of the design and regulatory certainty that a DAC provides should help improve stakeholder confidence in the overall project, give NuGen a catalyst to further develop and optimise the reactor design and progress the site-specific safety case."
Jo Nettleton, deputy director for radioactive substances and installations regulation at the Environment Agency, said: "Successfully completing GDA means that the AP1000 is capable of meeting the high standards of environment protection and waste management that we require. We're already working with NuGen, as it develops its proposals to build and operate three AP1000 reactors at Moorside in Cumbria, to ensure that those high standards are delivered."
The regulators required 51 GDA Issues to be resolved before confirming the suitability of the AP1000. All of the issues have been addressed to the regulators' satisfaction, enabling the DAC and SoDA to be issued. The regulators' assessment reports are all available online.
Westinghouse said successful completion of this "rigorous review" by the regulators had been "many years in the making" and represented "a major milestone towards bringing a new generation of safe, clean energy" to the UK.
José Emeterio Gutiérrez, interim president and CEO of the Pittsburg, USA-headquartered company said it also "expands the global regulatory pedigree of the AP1000 plant design and further confirms Westinghouse's innovative safety technology".
Westinghouse said the three units planned at Moorside would benefit from the company's experience on the world's first eight AP1000 units, which are currently being delivered at four sites in the USA and China. Two units each are in the final stages of completion at the Sanmen and Haiyang sites in China, with an additional two units each under construction at the VC Summer and Vogtle sites in South Carolina and Georgia, USA respectively.
Westinghouse filed for Chapter 11 protection from creditors yesterday to enable strategic restructuring amid "financial and construction challenges" in its US AP1000 power plant projects. For its Japanese majority owner, Toshiba Corp, the move helps stem further liabilities from guarantees it provided its USA-based unit, which were $9.8 billion as of December. Both companies stressed that only Westinghouse's US operations would be affected by the filing.
NuGen said it will continue in a 'business as usual' manner, working in collaboration to gain the appropriate permits and licences required for the Moorside project. NuGen separately announced yesterday it no longer intends to submit a Development Consent Order application in the second quarter of this year. A company spokesman said this was due to the high number of submissions received during the second stage of public consultation it had held on plans for the project that ended in July 2016.
NuGen said today the conclusion of GDA means that - through its own in-house Design Authority - it now takes ownership of and responsibility for the design in relation to the AP1000 reactors at Moorside. NuGen will "lead on engagement" with regulators, it said, as it progresses applications for a nuclear site licence and works towards gaining consents and permits to construct, operate and eventually decommission the Moorside plant.
NuGen CEO Tom Samson said Moorside's three reactors will provide 7% of the UK's electricity needs from a low-carbon source. "This project will be transformational for Cumbria, and the North of England and will offer unrivalled employment, skills and supply chain opportunities in line with the government's work on industrial strategy," he said.


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Chamba war einer der Fürstenstaaten in den damals zu Punjab gehörigen Ausläufern des Himalaya um Shimla in Britisch-Indien. Das Fürstentum soll im 6. Jahrhundert von einem Angehörigen des Surajbansi-Clans der Rajputen gegründet worden sein. Der Ort Chamba wurde um das Jahr 900 Hauptstadt. Chamba stand zeitweilig unter der Oberhoheit von Kaschmir, dann der Großmoguln. Nach dem Ersten Sikh-Krieg kam es zunächst unter die Oberhoheit von Jammu, 1846–1947 war es britisches Protektorat.

Chamba hatte 1941 eine Fläche von 8099 km² und 167.000 Einwohner und schloss sich am 15. April 1948 mit 30 anderen kleinen Fürstentümern zum Staatenbund Himachal Pradesh zusammen. Alle Fürstentümer wurden am 1. November 1956 aufgelöst.
Chamba hatte 1886–1950 eine eigene Staatspost und verwendete aufgrund einer Postkonvention mit der britisch-indischen Post deren Briefmarken mit Aufdruck des Landesnamens (auf Ganzsachen auch Wappen).

Siehe auch
 Liste indischer Fürstenstaaten

Literatur
 William Barton: The princes of India. With a Chapter on Nepal. Nisbet, London 1934, (Reprinted edition. Cosmo, New Delhi 1983).
 Andreas Birken: Philatelic Atlas of British India. CD-ROM. Birken, Hamburg 2004.
 Chamba State. In: The Imperial Gazetteer of India. Band 10: Central Provinces to Coompta. New Edition. Clarendon Press, Oxford 1908, S. 129–133.
 Chaman L. Datta: The Raj and the Simla Hill States. Socio-economic Problems, Agrarian Disturbances and Paramountcy. ABS Publications, Jalandhar 1997, ISBN 81-7072-072-9.
 Joseph E. Schwartzberg (Hrsg.): A historical atlas of South Asia (= Association for Asian Studies. Reference Series. 2). 2nd impression, with additional material. Oxford University Press, New York NY u. a. 1992, ISBN 0-19-506869-6.

Weblinks

 iiNet: Chamba (Princely State)
http://dsal.uchicago.edu/reference/gazetteer/
http://www.uq.net.au/~zzhsoszy/ips/main.html
http://www.worldstatesmen.org/India_princes_A-J.html

Fürstenstaat in Indien
Geschichte (Himachal Pradesh)
Distrikt Chamba
Gegründet im 6. Jahrhundert
Aufgelöst 1948


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CYFOR provide eDisclosure cost clarity by quantifying the volume of data to be collected as opposed to charging on a per Gigabyte rate.
Often, when I meet a solicitor to discuss how CYFOR are assisting law firms with eDiscovery, Corporate Investigations and Digital Forensics, we inevitably get onto the topic of costs. Specifically, the lack of clarity at the initial stages of eDisclosure data processing, which makes clients apprehensive about engaging with a provider early on. During an eDisclosure project, one of the most expensive aspects of hosting data on an online review platform can be costs associated with processing and preparing the data for review.
When a collection of ESI (Electronically Stored Information) is made, the amount of data for one custodian will usually total an average of 1.5 Terabytes and this will typically include an image of their laptop, mobile phone, email account and documents stored on the server.
CYFOR often collect this amount because we're imaging all the data for several devices that all contain copies of the same information. As an example, a typical collection would include the imaging of the laptop, mobile phone, email account(s) and documents stored on the server. Once the data has been collected by the Investigations team and it arrives at our facility, the CYFOR eDiscovery team will begin processing of the data. This includes De-NISTing physical devices, (this is where we remove all system files, program files and other non-user created data from physical devices).
For emails and documentation, the team will then de-duplicate and perform email threading. This entails the removal of multiple iterations of attachments and allows the emails to be viewed in a more linear path to show where they have been forwarded. When we collect scanned PDF documents saved as pictures containing text, we run OCR (Optical Character Recognition) over the documents which means that words are automatically identified and thus make the document keyword searchable.
This approach to processing ensures you're collecting all data in a forensically sound manner and preparing it for an efficient review. However, if your eDiscovery provider is charging a per Gigabyte rate to process data then this could be a costly exercise and from the outset, there is often very little visibility on how much this might end up costing.
Typically, solicitors contact me with an idea of how much data would be collected however, this figure is usually vastly lower than that actual collection made. I've met several solicitors who've had to provide their client with a much larger invoice than anticipated as an expected total collection of 500GB has ended up being 1.5 Terabytes of data required for processing.
How are CYFOR different from other eDisclosure providers?
CYFOR believe that it's unreasonable to expect a solicitor to guess how much data will be collected from their clients, and a back and forth determining the exact figure is a waste of time.
That's why CYFOR will always provide solicitors and their clients with a minimum of 8 hours for the eDiscovery team to prepare the data. On average, 70% of the total time required to process data is the system performing the task set by the project manager, therefore 8 hours of project management time would be sufficient for most matters. Working in this manner provides maximum clarity for solicitors and their clients as the cost is not impacted by an unexpected increase in the total volume of data.


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Early morning Hinesville fire displaces 6 residents
A fire in the 300 block of West Gen. Stewart Way began shortly after 2 a.m. Three units burned, and one sustained smoke damage. Two of the units were destroyed. - photo by Lewis Levine
An early Thursday morning fire in Hinesville has displaced six people.
The fire in the 300 block of West Gen. Stewart Way began shortly after 2 a.m.
Three units burned and one sustained smoke damage. Two of the units were destroyed.
A woman holding her pet cat said she had candles lit in her home, and one of the candles set the residence on fire. The woman, who declined to be identified, said she was sitting in her car with her boyfriend watching a movie on her phone.
Hinesville Fire Department Investigator Capt. Robert Kitchings said there was no power to the home where candles were being used.
Jonathan Morrisey, who lived in one of the units with his girlfriend, Latoya Troutman, said he was awakened by the couple's pet dog, who was locked in a cage.
"I woke up because I heard my dog barking, and then I heard someone knocking on the door," Morrisey said. "When I got up, the house was filled with smoke."
The couple safely ran outside with the dog and saw the home was on fire.
Pearlene Chambers, who lived in a unit that sustained heavy damage, said she was awakened by a knock on the door. Chambers was only able to grab her cellphone and car keys when she exited the home.
"This is all I have left," she said, pointing to the clothes she was wearing.
A portion of her roof collapsed, and fire damage could be seen in the home.
Donations to help the displaced residents can be sent to Bethel AME Church, 233 Gause St., Hinesville, GA 31313. The Red Cross is assisting the families.


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Have a good weekend, my friend. And keep dry!
Have a great and safe weekend..
Butterflies can make even a storm look so beautiful..can't they? Your poem evoked a tad bit of sadness from me… the depth in it is amazing! Like only you can manage, sweetie!
Lots of love from the Big Apple!
i hope they never break their wings and keep spreading colours everywhere..
sprinkled on a thousand hills -just fabulous, you're singing to my soul here!
This is my attitude towards the passage of time…wonderful write my friend.
love the imagery and your words are divine.
Glad to see you here and smile again.
such is the downfall of innocence is its fragile structure, easily broken and corrupted. But how beautiful and pure it is for a time. Nicely written piece, bravo!
Helpless sadness– I sing your song for Brazil too. Be safe and look to your inner sun, which I know shines brightly.
have a beautiful weekend amanda.
I love this poem. It rings true to a time when I was overcome by loss. Perhaps the most horrible truth about humanity is that broken hearts do someday heal.
I gave into her flight, only for awhile.
Then I had to let her go.
Until I saw her in HER light.
Then it was too late, I couldn't catch it.
I really liked the lines "with bleeding hearts we smile / while everything turns to dust" Very beautiful and such an inspirational piece.
Gentle words that are very powerful…like the beauty in one raindrop and the devastation that results when trillions collide. I am glad to see that you are safe and dry to be able to express your experience with your artistic words. Take care!
so touching .. very moving lines ..


Professor Williams, the Principal and Vice-Chancellor of Heriot-Watt University, has made it clear that he is in favour of the proposed cuts to staff pensions. He is not open to dialogue leaving staff no option but to strike for fourteen days in the hope that they will cause him to reconsider. We, the students of Heriot-Watt University, do not take their decision lightly and are strongly opposed to the cuts that have driven this strike for three main reasons.
Firstly, we respect and appreciate our professors and recognise them as a vital stepping stone in our career paths. We believe that the university has a responsibility to ensure their well-being, both during their time in employment at Heriot-Watt University and in their retirement.
Secondly, a strike would have disastrous consequences on us, the students. Professor William's decision not to dialogue is directly affecting every student in the university. Honours and postgraduate students have exams and being deprived of almost three whole weeks of class could send our grades plummeting and have catastrophic and long-lasting consequences on our prospects of further education and future employment. Furthermore, our tuition fees will not be reimbursed even if we don't receive class and living costs in Edinburgh are high.
Finally, a strike would have repercussions for years to come on the reputation of the university. Bad publicity would surely remove Heriot-Watt University from its position of being in the top 2% of universities worldwide and pension cuts would cause several professors to leave and find new jobs, creating a potential staffing crisis at the university which would further damage its reputation.
For all of the above reasons, the students at Heriot-Watt University stand united with their professors and strongly urge Professor Williams to enter into dialogue with his staff and reconsider his decision.
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