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Sitting on the Eve of Destruction: Is There a North Korea Nuclear Threat
15 April, 2013 23 December, 2019 by Roy Erickson Jr.
by Roy Erickson Jr.
As you may have noticed that the Grand Duchy of Fenwick is clamoring on the drums of war lately. Oh, pardon, that's North Korea. Sometimes it is difficult to tell the difference. The movement of troops and placement of missiles may suggest that there is more than a search for foreign aid on Kim's agenda, and that could make the next few days interesting.
April 15 is the anniversary of the 1st Kim's death and it would be an appropriate day for any North Korean incursion into South Korea as well as lobbing a fat boy or two toward us, should the Koreans decide to set the world on fire. It would be easy to dismiss the Grand Duchy's threats of destroying the west coast except that Kim threw in one more city on his hit list, Austin, Texas. That is is interesting because it is a hub for our electrical grid and may give a hint of thoughts and delivery methods in store.
The idea that such a humble mouse among nations could be the catalyst for cataclysm is indeed ridiculous, until you consider how many people in any government in the world knew of a gentleman by the name of Archduke Ferdinand in the early 1900's. A flashpoint for war has often had people looking up and asking "What?"
Now, in order to believe that North Korea could start a war, you would have to believe in the Bomb itself. In Edwin Corley's book, "The Jesus Factor,' he posits that the bomb does not and never has worked. Yes, he does explain Hiroshima and Nagasaki in believable terms that fit the known facts. The problem is that he, nor anyone else, deny that the atomic device works and works VERY well. The problem comes when the device is falling through the sky disrupts the fusion process. The balance of terror in the cold war among world leaders in the 60's was based on the fact that they knew that their bombs did not work, but the did not know if the others worked or not.
Yes, there were atomic blasts in space in the 60's, but they were in a situation of near stasis with no atmospheric interference on the reaction. That would not negate Corley's premise, but it would present questions about what the Grand Duchy is up to, and when is Peter Sellers going to show up to explain the ulterior motives of the chest beating. Until then we will have to surmise what is going on.
Kim and the Koreans would gain from getting more aid from the world and since they have the bomb, it cannot be taken away from them. So, placement in the pantheon of nuclear powers will require a demonstration that Prometheus has, indeed, visited the northern part of the Korean peninsula. To do that, a live demonstration may be required. And that may be the downfall of world peace.
So how to do it becomes the question of how to do it. It is known that the Grand Duchy has tried to lob objects into orbit. The most effective thing that any nation can use an atomic weapon for is an EMP, an electro- magnetic pulse. A blast set off about 62 miles up into the atmosphere. If one was ignited over Austin, Texas it would not only turn the fleets of Volts into expensive door stops, it would render computers useless and probably erase data sticks and cause a cascade of the electric grid that could put much of the U.S. back into the 1830's for period of time, perhaps a significant period of time.
The irony is the protection from this modern day economic apocalypse was created in 1836 by a gentleman named Faraday. He created what is known as a Faraday Cage. He did it to protect things from lightning strikes. It is, simply a metal cage around an item, such as a computer from an electro- magnetic pulse. Silver and other conductive metals can be used to defuse the pulse around the electronic pieces. And protect them. Now, a sunspot eruption, aimed properly, can cause even more disruption, as it did in 1858 and again in the 1950's. That could be devastating in today's world. And there is nothing that can be done to stop it.
But not all is lost. In this age of high tech frailty, there is an old style object that can overcome the effects of both nuclear weapons and ol' Sol on our society. That giant of protection is a simple metal trash can. I would suggest not letting the electronic gear not touch the metal sides, but placing them into the can and closing the lid will assure you having all of your pictures and records and other items should the Grand Duchy go wacko and accidentally find out that it's little egg is not a dud. Of course, the lack of electricity could impede the recovery of those items, but they would still be, however, available.
So, if you are reading this, it is entirely possible that the roaring of the Asian mouse has not born fruit and our dismissive attitude has been justified. Or it could be that you are in an area out side of the pulse. Either way, the sun is still out there and is waiting to eject a coronal mass toward us that would totally change the world so it would be best to prepare.
Wouldn't it be ironic, if the savior of our modern electronic society was a metal trash can? Of course, some may think it appropriate. That being that much of our society deserves to be in the trash can anyway.
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karlsie says:
17 April, 2013 at 11:12 pm
Was it Russia or China that called the bomb a paper tiger? I can't remember who, but the premise was, the bomb couldn't be used because it couldn't be controlled. Not only that, nobody can just drop one. Once it starts, there's retaliation. Then there are the anti-missiles, and anti-anti missiles, piling so high into the atmosphere, we have Star Wars on our hands. Our deadliest enemy is our own fear and paranoia.
sh says:
Seemingly, there exists today a global multi-national organized effort to dethrone american capitalist-colonialist-imperialism; whether hiding behind the facade of communism, islamic fundamentalism, or straight-up old school radical terrorism, the animating force and the motive is the same. The point, I believe, is to rid the world of american capitalist banking, as a step towards eliminating the devastatingly corrupting influence of money over people's fragile, impressionable minds.
I'm sure there are certain extremist perspectives behind this effort who are calling for a total nuclear (or otherwise) annihilation of human society as it stands today. Their thinking, I would assume, is that a disease-riddled rotting corpse should be burned in order to avoid the spreading of its infection. Of course there must also exist the opposing point of view among these people, which states that no matter how diseased our society and its 7 billion inhabitants might be, there is always a chance for a cure.
The people in the second group, I believe, dream of seven billion sane and healthy people living on the earth in peace, working towards the advancement of all mankind. The american world-domination movement, fearing a disastrous loss of everything they've built over centuries, understandably have absolutely nothing to gain from the mass-death of their global cancerous brain-dead human-goat flock. So, these two ideologies are supposedly trying to work things out at this time.
North korea is a nobody. There is no "north korean threat" (except for the south korean and japanese industrial colonies.) They're just another chickenshit puppet working towards someone else's agenda, not unlike Israel. But the threat of a worldwide massacre of humanity is more realistic today than it has been at any other time in history.
Personally, IMHO, if there is to be peace and prosperity on this planet, and if there is to be hope for the future of mankind, "people" as they exist today must become extinct. So, I'm voting for the nuclear extermination team; it's a quick, painless end.
"Peace…No Peace." (The captured alien from Independence Day)
19 April, 2013 at 6:23 pm
The main problem with nuclear extermination is that it's pretty indiscriminate about who it kills; humans, animals, plant life. I think if I was going to apply myself to that philosophy, I would look for a solution that only exterminates humans. Even if we are unable to justify our own existence, it doesn't mean we have to pull all forms of earthly life into a mass suicide pact.
Karlsie, do some quick research and find out how many species of lifeforms have disappeared from the earth since 10,000BC. And how many new species have appeared since then? We're living in an era of catastrophic worldwide extinction, just FYI.
What you're implying is that it's fine for us to slowly drive other creatures to extinction by destroying their habitats and starving/poisoning them, while keeping ourselves in a state of scientifically-induced denial and ignorance, but it's not OK to want to mass-murder all of humanity?
My promise to you, we will destroy all life on this planet before the end of the century, with or without nuclear weapons. That's why we were put here in the first place IMO, to rape and fuck all.
Think about the guy who goes on a killing rampage in an elementary school. He is the symbol of modern man: a homicidal egotist who cares about nothing but the gratification of his immediate needs.
Sometimes I feel like all people are looking at the world through Prozac-glasses. There is _nothing_ good in the world of man; and I challenge anyone to prove me wrong.
Azazel says:
8 May, 2013 at 4:00 am
@ sh,
While I don't have much love of "civilization" nor the constant exploitation it feeds upon, Karlsie is right – a thermonuclear war wouldn't be just the end of what you call "the world of men" but of the world of pretty much all other lifeforms on the planet: I don't see world dominated by the cockroach as a significant improvement over what exists now.
By all means, let "civilization" fall – but don't think that the great suicide pact is the only way to achieve this: a more realistic (and far less suicidal) way of this coming into fruition would be the onset of Peak Oil combined with numerous global armed conflicts with the U.S./NATO empire and company (including one on its own homesoil) that breaks nation-states back down into tribes and clans – essentially returning us to where our species was during the Bronze Age in terms of social climate.
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LONDON (Reuters) - Johnny Depp is suing the publisher of Britain's Sun newspaper and its executive editor Dan Wootton for libel over an article that described the movie star as a "wife beater".
The Sun's lawyers told the court they would show the allegation in the article was true and that Depp had beaten ex-wife Amber Heard during violent rages brought on by alcohol or drugs.
Here is some of the testimony given at London's High Court by Depp, 57, and Heard, 34.
- Depp rejected all allegations that he attacked his ex-wife and said Heard assaulted him. "For the avoidance of any doubt, I have never abused Ms Heard, or, indeed, any other woman, in my life," Depp said in a written witness statement.
- Depp denied first assaulting Heard at her home in March 2013 after she mocked one of his tattoos.
- Depp also denied attacking Heard while filming in Australia in March 2015. He said she had thrown a vodka bottle at him during an argument, severing the tip of his finger. He said he then suffered "some species of a nervous breakdown" and began to write messages on the wall in blood.
- Depp denied assaulting Heard after she became upset that he was late for her 30th birthday party in April 2016, saying he was delayed by a meeting with his business managers where he learned he had lost $650 million. He accused her of attacking him while he was reading in bed.
- The day after, a cleaner found faeces in the couple's bed. "I was convinced it was Miss Heard herself or one of her cohort," Depp told the court. "I thought it was a strangely, oddly fitting end to the relationship."
- Depp said Heard's accusations were part of a hoax. "She was building a wonderful dossier, an insurance policy for when we did break up."
- Depp said he had taken "every drug known to man" by the age of 14 and had struggled to come to terms with his fame after a difficult childhood. He used drugs to self-medicate rather than for recreational purposes and spent $30,000 a month on wine, he said.
- Depp said he modelled himself as a "Southern Gentleman" who would never strike a woman. He added what Heard referred to as "the monster" was him yelling back at her in arguments. "It would become a screaming match and that was the monster."
- Heard said Depp attacked her on at least 14 occasions, threatened many times to kill her, and that he slapped, punched, head-butted, throttled and kicked her when he became "the monster" - a violent and jealous alter ego fuelled by excessive drinking or drug-taking. "Johnny - the monster - nearly killed me. I loved the Johnny who was clean and sober," she said.
- She said while in Australia Depp took drugs, drank large volumes of alcohol and became violent and abusive. He grabbed her by the neck, smashed her head against a refrigerator, choked her and threw glass bottles at her. "He was pressing so hard on my neck I couldn't breathe." "I remember thinking he was going to kill me in that moment."
- Heard denied throwing a bottle at Depp and severing part of his finger. He had flung bottles at her "like grenades" she said. "I only threw things to escape Johnny when he was beating me up."
- Heard said she punched Depp in Los Angeles in 2015 because she feared he would push her sister downstairs.
- She said Depp belittled her work and accused her of having affairs with actors with whom she had auditioned or co-starred.
- Heard denied she or one of her friends had defecated in the bed and said one of their dogs may have done it.
- A series of texts Heard sent to her mother in 2013 were read out in court by a lawyer: "He's nuts mom. Violent and crazy. I am heartbroken that THIS is who I love," Heard said in one of them.
Closing arguments are expected on Monday. A verdict is expected to be announced later.
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"We don't have effective management, and the only way to communicate that is to lower salaries," Thomas said. "They make a lot of bad decisions. The reason we're in trouble today is because this council for the last six to eight years has given away the store in terms of salaries."
Thomas was referring to city employee salaries, not salaries paid to council members.
Rose said the panel's recommendation is meant to reflect the demands of council members' jobs, not their performance. "We're not grading the existing incumbents, we're grading the job," Rose said. "The people change, but the job doesn't."
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The salary-setting commission meets every two years to review council salaries. The panel was created when voters passed Measure M, a set of government reforms, in 2008.
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Council members Brad Hawn and Garrad Marsh declined the 2008 raise. Last year, Ridenour, Hawn and council members Dave Lopez and Kristin Olsen volunteered for 5 percent pay cuts in light of the city's budget troubles. Geer, elected in 2009, receives the full council salary. Joe Muratore, also elected in 2009, opted for the 5 percent cut.
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Q: Stopping swing Timer after it have executed one time In a game that I'm making I have a power up that I only want to be visible for 10 seconds and then disapear. Therefor whenever you get the power up I run a swing Timer that have it's initial delay set to 10 seconds (10_000) and I have also set repeats to false so it should only run one time.
Whenever I first get the power up it will only be visible for 10 seconds as intended but when I get it again it will only be visible for a random amount of time (but never over 10 seconds) so therefor it seems like it does repeat itself. So how can I make it stop after it have runne one time when setRepeats(false); doesn't work?
This is the code for what happens when you get the power up.
if(!power.getPowerUp()){
 double xAirdrop = xSize - 500;
 double yAirdrop = ySize - 500;
 power.setX(Math.random() * xAirdrop + 64);
 power.setY(Math.random() * yAirdrop + 150);
 power.setPowerUp(true);
 Timer powerTimer = new Timer(10_000, new ActionListener(){
  public void actionPerformed(ActionEvent e){
   power.setPowerUp(false);
   power.setWidth(power.getCrate().getWidth(null) + 250);
   power.setHeight(power.getCrate().getHeight(null) + 250);
  }
 });
 powerTimer.setInitialDelay(10_000);
 powerTimer.setRepeats(false);
 powerTimer.start();
}

A: The problem is that your timer is still running even though it is not firing events, therefore when you run start() it is somewhere in the middle of the cycle.  This causes for it to run for a shorter time than 10 seconds.  You need to run restart() instead of start() on subsequent runs.  It might even work for the first run.
 powerTimer.setInitialDelay(10_000);
 powerTimer.setRepeats(false);
 powerTimer.restart();

From the javadoc:

restart()
            Restarts the Timer, canceling any pending firings and causing it to fire with its initial delay.

http://docs.oracle.com/javase/6/docs/api/javax/swing/Timer.html#restart()

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Q: Proof of this Linear Algebra Identity Let $x, w \in \mathbb{R}^n$
How to show that: $(w^tx)x = (xx^t)w$ $\hspace{1em}$ ($t$ denotes transpose)
Attempt at proof:
$$
\begin{aligned}
\alpha &= (w^tx)x\\
\alpha^t &= x^t(w^tx)^t = x^t(x^tw)\\
(\alpha^t)^t &= (x^t)^t(x^tw) \hspace{1em} (\text{treating $x^tw$ as a scalar here})\\
\alpha &= x(x^tw) = (xx^t)w \hspace{1em} (\text{associativity})
\end{aligned}
$$
The above proof looks correct to me, but I'm still unsure as the last two steps feel like an "hack".

A: Your proof looks correct to me, you are using that $x^T w$ is a scalar, and also that the matrix multiplication is associative.
More directly you can argue that
$$
 (w^T x) x = x (w^T x) = x(x^T w) = (x x^T) w \, ,
$$
where the first two steps use that $w^Tx$ is a scalar, and the last step uses that the matrix multiplication is associative.

A: I guess that $v'$ denotes the transpose.
This uses a trick, besides the transposition: $w'x$ is a scalar to be multiplied by an $n\times1$ matrix. You get the same result if you instead consider the product $x(w'x)$ where now $w'x$ is considered as an $1\times1$ matrix. But $w'x=x'w$, so you can write
$$
(w'x)x=(x'w)x=\underbrace{x}_{n\times 1}\underbrace{(x'w)}_{1\times 1}
=\underbrace{(xx')}_{n\times n}\underbrace{w}_{n\times 1}
$$

A: This kind of fact is understood easily using abstract linear algebra, as opposed to matrix algebra.
Let $x,w\in V$, where $V$ is a finite-dimensional vector space with a positive-definite inner product $\langle,\rangle$.
Both of your expressions, $(w^{t}x)x$ and $(xx^{t})w$, can be regarded as a matrix-level expression of the contraction of
$x \otimes x^{*} \otimes w \in V\otimes V^{*} \otimes V$,
the contraction being on the last 2 tensor factors, where $x^{*}=\langle x,-\rangle\in V^{*}$.
To make it more obvious that the identity is essentially associativity from this point of view, I would recommend writing it in the form:
$(xx^{t})w=x(x^{t}w)$


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Q: How to set a non optional variable with a convenience initializer in swift? I have a UITableViewController subclass, that should not work if there is no Model. If there is no Model, there isn't really any purpose in showing the View.
So I'm thinking, my model property should not be an optional value. I want this kind of safety. So i'm trying to create a convenience init that passes my model along.
let model:Client

override init() {
    super.init(style: UITableViewStyle.Plain)
}

convenience init(model:Client) {
    self.init()
    self.model = model
}

My problem is that I'm getting this error:
Property 'self.model' not initialised at super.init call

This makes sense. If init() were to be called, the property would not be set, as required by a non-optional property.
I do I overcome this?
Bear in mind, that model is my actual Model, setting a default value here would be pointless, and again, defeat the safety that I'm looking for.
Thank you!
Small note: doing this, will not work also. There is no instance to set the model anyway.
convenience init(model:Client) {
    self.model = model
    self.init()
}

Edit: The approach bellow seemed promising
let model: Client

required init(coder aDecoder: NSCoder) {
    preconditionFailure("Cannot initialize from coder")
}

init(model:Client) {
    self.model = model
    super.init(style: UITableViewStyle.Plain)
}

however, it gets me this error:
fatal error: use of unimplemented initializer 'init(nibName:bundle:)'

And finally, the solution here was to call:
super.init(nibName: nil, bundle: nil)

A: You don't need to override init() here, and you want to make init(model:) your designated initializer (not a convenience). You can do that like this
let model: Client

required init(coder aDecoder: NSCoder) {
    preconditionFailure("Cannot initialize from coder")
}

init(model:Client) {
    self.model = model
    super.init(style: UITableViewStyle.Plain)
}


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During early afternoon trading it was looking like the Russell 2000 was going to break support and leave a 'bull trap'. While the 'bull trap' remains in play the loss of support hasn't been confirmed which would show a reversal. However, this is acting as a lead index and will determine what may come for the Nasdaq and S&P.
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Justia Regulation Tracker Department Of Commerce International Trade Administration Biodiesel From the Republic of Indonesia: Preliminary Affirmative Countervailing Duty Determination, 40746-40748 [2017-18167]
Biodiesel From the Republic of Indonesia: Preliminary Affirmative Countervailing Duty Determination, 40746-40748 [2017-18167]
Download as PDF 40746 Federal Register / Vol. 82, No. 165 / Monday, August 28, 2017 / Notices above as seating capacity permits. Members of the public seeking to attend the meeting in person must register at https://bbgboardmeetingaugust2017. eventbrite.com by 12:00 p.m. (EDT) on August 29. For more information, please contact BBG Public Affairs at (202) 203– 4400 or by email at pubaff@bbg.gov. CONTACT PERSON FOR MORE INFORMATION: Persons interested in obtaining more information should contact Oanh Tran at (202) 203–4545. DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE Oanh Tran, Managing Director. SUMMARY: Economic Development Administration Notice of Petitions by Firms for Determination of Eligibility To Apply for Trade Adjustment Assistance Economic Development Administration, Commerce. AGENCY: Notice and opportunity for public comment. ACTION: Pursuant to section 251 of the Trade Act 1974, as amended, the Economic Development Administration (EDA) has received petitions for [FR Doc. 2017–18310 Filed 8–24–17; 4:15 pm] BILLING CODE 8610–01–P certification of eligibility to apply for Trade Adjustment Assistance from the firms listed below. Accordingly, EDA has initiated investigations to determine whether increased imports into the United States of articles like or directly competitive with those produced by each of these firms contributed importantly to the total or partial separation of the firm's workers, or threat thereof, and to a decrease in sales or production of each petitioning firm. SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: LIST OF PETITIONS RECEIVED BY EDA FOR CERTIFICATION ELIGIBILITY TO APPLY FOR TRADE ADJUSTMENT ASSISTANCE [7/27/2017 through 8/14/2017] Firm name Wasatch Photonics, Inc ........... Electro-Hydraulic Automation, Inc. Firm address 1305 North 1000 West, Suite 120, Logan, UT 84321. 1620 Blairs Ferry Road NE., Cedar Rapids, IA 52402. Any party having a substantial interest in these proceedings may request a public hearing on the matter. A written request for a hearing must be submitted to the Trade Adjustment Assistance for Firms Division, Room 71030, Economic Development Administration, U.S. Department of Commerce, Washington, DC 20230, no later than ten (10) calendar days following publication of this notice. Please follow the requirements set forth in EDA's regulations at 13 CFR 315.9 for procedures to request a public hearing. The Catalog of Federal Domestic Assistance official number and title for the program under which these petitions are submitted is 11.313, Trade Adjustment Assistance for Firms. Irette Patterson, Program Analyst. [FR Doc. 2017–17616 Filed 8–25–17; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 3510–WH–P 8/3/2017 8/7/2017 Product(s) The firm manufactures holographic gratings, spectroscopic instruments, and optical coherence tomography solutions. The firm manufactures hydraulic and pneumatic power units. The Department of Commerce (the Department) preliminarily determines that countervailable subsidies are being provided to producers and/or exporters of biodiesel from the Republic of Indonesia (Indonesia). The period of investigation is January 1, 2016, through December 31, 2016. Interested parties are invited to comment on this preliminary determination. DATES: August 28, 2017. FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Gene Calvert or Joseph Traw, AD/CVD Operations, Office VII, Enforcement and Compliance, International Trade Administration, U.S. Department of Commerce, 1401 Constitution Avenue NW., Washington, DC 20230; telephone: (202) 482–3586 or (202) 482–6079, respectively. SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: SUMMARY: Biodiesel From the Republic of Indonesia: Preliminary Affirmative Countervailing Duty Determination Background This preliminary determination is made in accordance with section 703(b) of the Tariff Act of 1930, as amended (the Act). The Department published the notice of initiation of this investigation on April 19, 2017.1 On June 5, 2017, the Department postponed the preliminary determination of this investigation until no later than August 20, 2017. However, because August 20, 2017, falls on a Enforcement and Compliance, International Trade Administration, Department of Commerce. 1 See Biodiesel from Argentina and Indonesia: Initiation of Countervailing Duty Investigations, 82 FR 18423 (April 19, 2017) (Initiation Notice). DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE International Trade Administration asabaliauskas on DSKBBXCHB2PROD with NOTICES Date accepted for investigation [C–560–831] AGENCY: VerDate Sep<11>2014 18:45 Aug 25, 2017 Jkt 241001 PO 00000 Frm 00003 Fmt 4703 Sfmt 4703 Sunday, the preliminary determination was postponed until August 21, 2017.2 A complete description of the events that followed the initiation of this investigation can be found in the Preliminary Decision Memorandum.3 A list of topics discussed in the Preliminary Decision Memorandum is included as Appendix II to this notice. The Preliminary Decision Memorandum is a public document and is on file electronically via Enforcement and Compliance's Antidumping and Countervailing Duty Centralized Electronic Service System (ACCESS). ACCESS is available to registered users at http://access.trade.gov, and is available to parties in the Central Records Unit, room B8024 of the main Department of Commerce building. A complete version of the Preliminary Decision Memorandum can also be accessed directly at http:// enforcement.trade.gov/frn/. The signed and electronic versions of the 2 See Biodiesel From Argentina and Indonesia: Postponement of Preliminary Determinations of Countervailing Duty Investigations, 82 FR 25773 (June 5, 2017); see also Notice of Clarification: Application of ''Next Business Day'' Rule for Administrative Determination Deadlines Pursuant to the Tariff Act of 1930, As Amended, 70 FR 24533 (May 10, 2005). 3 See Department Memorandum, ''Decision Memorandum for the Preliminary Affirmative Determination of the Countervailing Duty Investigation of Biodiesel from the Republic of Indonesia,'' dated concurrently with, and hereby adopted by, this notice (Preliminary Decision Memorandum). E:\FR\FM\28AUN1.SGM 28AUN1 Federal Register / Vol. 82, No. 165 / Monday, August 28, 2017 / Notices Preliminary Decision Memorandum are identical in content. Scope of the Investigation The product covered by this investigation is biodiesel from Indonesia. A complete description of the scope of this investigation is included as Appendix I to this notice. Scope Comments In accordance with the Preamble to the Department's regulations,4 the Initiation Notice set aside a period of time for interested parties to raise issues regarding product coverage (i.e., scope).5 No interested party commented on the scope of this investigation as it appeared in the Initiation Notice. asabaliauskas on DSKBBXCHB2PROD with NOTICES Methodology The Department is conducting this investigation in accordance with section 701 of the Act. For each of the subsidy programs found to be countervailable, the Department preliminarily determines that there is a subsidy, i.e., a financial contribution provided by an ''authority'' that gives rise to a benefit to the recipient, and that the subsidy is specific.6 Preliminary Determination and Suspension of Liquidation We preliminarily determine that countervailable subsidies are being provided with respect to the manufacture, production, or exportation of the subject merchandise. In accordance with sections 703(d) and 705(c)(5)(A) of the Act, for companies not individually examined, we apply an ''all-others'' rate, which is normally calculated by weighting the subsidy rates of the individually-examined company respondents by those companies' exports of the subject merchandise to the United States during the period of investigation. Under section 705(c)(5)(A)(i) of the Act, the ''all-others'' rate should exclude zero and de minimis rates or any rates based solely on the facts otherwise available calculated for the producers/exporters individually investigated. Neither of the individually-examined company respondents' rates in in this preliminary determination is zero, de minimis, or based entirely on facts otherwise available. Accordingly, in this preliminary determination, we have 4 See Antidumping Duties; Countervailing Duties: Final Rule, 62 FR 27296, 27323 (May 19, 1997) (Preamble). 5 See Initiation Notice at the section, ''Comments on Scope of the Investigations.'' 6 See sections 771(5)(B) and 771(D) of the Act (regarding financial contribution); see also section 771(5)(E) of the Act regarding benefit, and section 771(5A) of the Act regarding specificity. VerDate Sep<11>2014 18:45 Aug 25, 2017 Jkt 241001 40747 This summary should be limited to five pages, including footnotes. Pursuant to 19 CFR 351.310(c) interested parties who wish to request a hearing, limited to issues raised in case and rebuttal briefs, must submit a written request to the Assistant Secretary for Enforcement and Compliance, U.S. Department of Commerce, via ACCESS. An electronically-filed request must be successfully received, in its entirety, by ACCESS by 5:00 p.m. Eastern Time, within 30 days after the date of the publication of this notice. Requests should contain the party's name, Subsidy rate address, and telephone number, the Company (percent) number of participants, whether any participant is a foreign national, and a PT Musim Mas ..................... 68.28 Wilmar Trading PTE Ltd. ...... 41.06 list of the issues to be discussed. If a All-Others .............................. 44.92 hearing is requested, the Department intends to hold the hearing at the U.S. Department of Commerce, 1401 In accordance with sections 703(d)(1)(B) and 703(d)(2) of the Act, we Constitution Avenue NW., Washington, DC 20230, at a date and time to be are directing U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) to suspend liquidation determined. Parties will be notified of of all entries of biodiesel from Indonesia the date, time, and location of any hearing via ACCESS. Parties should that are entered, or withdrawn from warehouse, for consumption, on or after confirm by telephone the date, time, and the date of the publication of this notice location of the hearing date two days before the scheduled date of the hearing. in the Federal Register, and to require a cash deposit equal to the subsidy rates U.S. International Trade Commission indicated above. Pursuant to section 703(f) of the Act, Disclosure we will notify the U.S. International The Department intends to disclose to Trade Commission (ITC) of this preliminary determination. In addition, interested parties the calculations we are making available to the ITC all performed in connection of this non-privileged and non-proprietary preliminary determination within five information relating to this 7 days of its public announcement. investigation. We will allow the ITC Verification access to all privileged and business As provided in section 782(i)(1) of the proprietary information in our files, Act, we intend to verify the information provided the ITC confirms that it will not disclose such information, either submitted by the respondents prior to publicly or under an administrative making our final determination. protective order, without the written Public Comment and Request for consent of the Assistant Secretary for Hearing Enforcement and Compliance. In accordance with section 705(b)(2) Case briefs or other written comments of the Act, if our final determination is may be submitted to the Assistant affirmative,9 the ITC will make its final Secretary for Enforcement and determination within 45 days after the Compliance via ACCESS no later than Department makes its final seven days after the date on which the determination. last verification report is issued in this This determination is issued and investigation. Rebuttal briefs, limited to published pursuant to sections 703(f) issues raised in case briefs, may be and 777(i) of the Act, and 19 CFR submitted by no later than five days 351.205(c). after the deadline for case briefs.8 A table of contents, list of authorities used, 9 As of the signing of this notice, the petitioner and an executive summary of issues (the National Biodiesel Fair Trade Coalition) had should accompany any briefs submitted not requested that the date of the final to the Department, pursuant to 19 CFR determination of this investigation be aligned with 351.309(c)(2) and 19 CFR 351.309(d)(2). the date of the final determination of the calculated the ''all-others'' rate by weight averaging the calculated subsidy rates of the two individually examined company respondents. In order to ensure that business proprietary information is not disclosed through the all-others rate, we are using a weighted average of the publicly-ranged information provided by Musim Mas and Wilmar Trading for their sales of subject merchandise to the United States during the POI. The Department preliminarily determines that the following estimated countervailable subsidy rates exist: 7 See 19 CFR 351.224(b). 19 CFR 351.309; see also 19 CFR 351.303 for general filing requirements. 8 See PO 00000 Frm 00004 Fmt 4703 Sfmt 4703 companion antidumping investigation, pursuant to section 705(a)(1) of the Act. Therefore, the current date for the final determination of this investigation is 75 days from the signature of this preliminary determination, November 6, 2017. E:\FR\FM\28AUN1.SGM 28AUN1 40748 Federal Register / Vol. 82, No. 165 / Monday, August 28, 2017 / Notices Dated: August 21, 2017. Gary Taverman, Deputy Assistant Secretary for Antidumping and Countervailing Duty Operations, performing the non-exclusive functions and duties of the Assistant Secretary for Enforcement and Compliance. Appendix I—List of Topics Discussed in the Preliminary Decision Memorandum I. Summary II. Background III. Scope Comments IV. Scope of the Investigation V. Injury Test VI. New Subsidy Allegation VII. Subsidies Valuation VIII. Analysis of Programs IX. Calculation of All-Others Rate X. ITC Notification XI. Disclosure and Public Comment XII. Verification XIII. Conclusion Appendix I—List of Additional Companies Preliminarily Found to be Cross-Owned with Musim Mas and Intibenua Appendix II—List of Additional Companies Preliminarily Found to be CrossOwned with Wilmar Trading asabaliauskas on DSKBBXCHB2PROD with NOTICES Appendix II—Scope of the Investigation The product covered by this investigation is biodiesel, which is a fuel comprised of mono-alkyl esters of long chain fatty acids derived from vegetable oils or animal fats, including biologically-based waste oils or greases, and other biologically based oil or fat sources. This investigation covers biodiesel in pure form (B100) as well as fuel mixtures containing at least 99 percent biodiesel by volume (B99). For fuel mixtures containing less than 99 percent biodiesel by volume, only the biodiesel component of the mixture is covered by the scope of this investigation. Biodiesel is generally produced to American Society for Testing and Materials International (ASTM) D6751 specifications, but it can also be made to other specifications. Biodiesel commonly has one of the following Chemical Abstracts Service (CAS) numbers, generally depending upon the feedstock used: 67784-80-9 (soybean oil methyl esters); 91051-34-2 (palm oil methyl esters); 91051-32-0 (palm kernel oil methyl esters); 73891-99-3 (rapeseed oil methyl esters); 61788-61-2 (tallow methyl esters); 68990-52-3 (vegetable oil methyl esters); 129828-16-6 (canola oil methyl esters); 67762-26-9 (unsaturated alkylcarboxylic acid methyl ester); or 68937-84-8 (fatty acids, C12–C18, methyl ester). The B100 product subject to this investigation is currently classifiable under subheading 3826.00.1000 of the Harmonized Tariff Schedule of the United States (HTSUS), while the B99 product is currently classifiable under HTSUS subheading 3826.00.3000. Although the HTSUS subheadings, ASTM specifications, and CAS numbers are provided for convenience and customs purposes, the written description of the scope is dispositive. [FR Doc. 2017–18167 Filed 8–25–17; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 3510–DS–P VerDate Sep<11>2014 18:45 Aug 25, 2017 Jkt 241001 DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE International Trade Administration [C–357–821] Biodiesel From Argentina: Preliminary Affirmative Countervailing Duty Determination and Preliminary Affirmative Critical Circumstances Determination, in Part Enforcement and Compliance, International Trade Administration, Department of Commerce. SUMMARY: The Department of Commerce (the Department) preliminarily determines that countervailable subsidies are being provided to producers and exporters of biodiesel from Argentina. The period of investigation is January 1, 2016, through December 31, 2016. DATES: August 28, 2017. FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Elfi Blum-Page or Kathryn Wallace, AD/CVD Operations, Office VII, Enforcement and Compliance, International Trade Administration, U.S. Department of Commerce, 1401 Constitution Avenue NW., Washington, DC 20230; telephone: (202) 482–0197 or (202) 482–6251, respectively. AGENCY: SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Background This preliminary determination is made in accordance with section 703(b) of the Tariff Act of 1930, as amended (the Act). The Department published the notice of initiation of this investigation on April 19, 2017.1 On June 5, 2017, the Department postponed the preliminary determination of this investigation to August 20, 2017. However, because August 20, 2017, falls on a Sunday, the preliminary determination was postponed until August 21, 2017.2 A complete description of the events that followed the initiation of this investigation, see the Preliminary Decision Memorandum.3 A list of topics discussed in the Preliminary Decision Memorandum is included as Appendix 1 See Biodiesel from Argentina and Indonesia: Initiation of Countervailing Duty Investigations, 82 FR 18423 (April 19, 2017) (Initiation Notice). 2 See Biodiesel from Argentina and Indonesia: Postponement of Preliminary Determinations of Antidumping Duty Investigations, 82 FR 25773 (June 5, 2017); see also Notice of Clarification: Application of ''Next Business Day'' Rule for Administrative Determination Deadlines Pursuant to the Tariff Act of 1930, As Amended, 70 FR 24533 (May 10, 2005). 3 See Memorandum, ''Decision Memorandum for the Preliminary Determination of the Countervailing Duty Investigation of Biodiesel from Argentina,'' dated concurrently with, and hereby adopted by, this notice (Preliminary Decision Memorandum). PO 00000 Frm 00005 Fmt 4703 Sfmt 4703 II to this notice. The Preliminary Decision Memorandum is a public document and is on file electronically via Enforcement and Compliance's Antidumping and Countervailing Duty Centralized Electronic Service System (ACCESS). ACCESS is available to registered users at http:// access.trade.gov, and is available to all parties in the Central Records Unit, room B8024 of the main Department of Commerce building. In addition, a complete version of the Preliminary Decision Memorandum can be accessed directly at http://enforcement.trade.gov/ frn/. The signed and electronic versions of the Preliminary Decision Memorandum are identical in content. Scope of the Investigation The product covered by this investigation is biodiesel from Argentina. For a complete description of the scope of this investigation, see Appendix I. Scope Comments In accordance with the preamble to the Department's regulations,4 the Initiation Notice set aside a period of time for parties to raise issues regarding product coverage, (i.e., scope).5 No interested party commented on the scope of the investigation as it appeared in the Initiation Notice. Methodology The Department is conducting this investigation in accordance with section 701 of the Act. For each of the subsidy programs found countervailable, the Department preliminarily determines that there is a subsidy, i.e., a financial contribution by an ''authority'' that gives rise to a benefit to the recipient, and that the subsidy is specific.6 In making these findings, the Department relied, in part, on facts available and, because one or more respondents did not act to the best of their ability to respond to the Department's requests for information, an adverse inference was drawn, where appropriate, in selecting from among the facts otherwise available.7 For further information, see ''Use of Facts Otherwise Available and Adverse Inferences'' in the Preliminary Decision Memorandum. 4 See Antidumping Duties; Countervailing Duties, Final Rule, 62 FR 27296, 27323 (May 19, 1997). 5 See Initiation Notice. 6 See sections 771(5)(B) and (D) of the Act regarding financial contribution; section 771(5)(E) of the Act regarding benefit; and section 771(5A) of the Act regarding specificity. 7 See sections 776(a) and (b) of the Act. E:\FR\FM\28AUN1.SGM 28AUN1
[Federal Register Volume 82, Number 165 (Monday, August 28, 2017)]
[C-560-831]
Biodiesel From the Republic of Indonesia: Preliminary Affirmative
Countervailing Duty Determination
SUMMARY: The Department of Commerce (the Department) preliminarily
determines that countervailable subsidies are being provided to
producers and/or exporters of biodiesel from the Republic of Indonesia
(Indonesia). The period of investigation is January 1, 2016, through
December 31, 2016. Interested parties are invited to comment on this
preliminary determination.
DATES: August 28, 2017.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Gene Calvert or Joseph Traw, AD/CVD
Operations, Office VII, Enforcement and Compliance, International Trade
Administration, U.S. Department of Commerce, 1401 Constitution Avenue
NW., Washington, DC 20230; telephone: (202) 482-3586 or (202) 482-6079,
This preliminary determination is made in accordance with section
703(b) of the Tariff Act of 1930, as amended (the Act). The Department
published the notice of initiation of this investigation on April 19,
2017.\1\ On June 5, 2017, the Department postponed the preliminary
determination of this investigation until no later than August 20,
2017. However, because August 20, 2017, falls on a Sunday, the
preliminary determination was postponed until August 21, 2017.\2\ A
complete description of the events that followed the initiation of this
investigation can be found in the Preliminary Decision Memorandum.\3\ A
list of topics discussed in the Preliminary Decision Memorandum is
included as Appendix II to this notice. The Preliminary Decision
Memorandum is a public document and is on file electronically via
Enforcement and Compliance's Antidumping and Countervailing Duty
Centralized Electronic Service System (ACCESS). ACCESS is available to
registered users at http://access.trade.gov, and is available to
parties in the Central Records Unit, room B8024 of the main Department
of Commerce building. A complete version of the Preliminary Decision
Memorandum can also be accessed directly at http://enforcement.trade.gov/frn/. The signed and electronic versions of the
Preliminary Decision Memorandum are identical in content.
\1\ See Biodiesel from Argentina and Indonesia: Initiation of
Countervailing Duty Investigations, 82 FR 18423 (April 19, 2017)
(Initiation Notice).
\2\ See Biodiesel From Argentina and Indonesia: Postponement of
Preliminary Determinations of Countervailing Duty Investigations, 82
FR 25773 (June 5, 2017); see also Notice of Clarification:
Application of ``Next Business Day'' Rule for Administrative
Determination Deadlines Pursuant to the Tariff Act of 1930, As
Amended, 70 FR 24533 (May 10, 2005).
\3\ See Department Memorandum, ``Decision Memorandum for the
Preliminary Affirmative Determination of the Countervailing Duty
Investigation of Biodiesel from the Republic of Indonesia,'' dated
concurrently with, and hereby adopted by, this notice (Preliminary
Decision Memorandum).
Scope of the Investigation
The product covered by this investigation is biodiesel from
Indonesia. A complete description of the scope of this investigation is
included as Appendix I to this notice.
Scope Comments
In accordance with the Preamble to the Department's regulations,\4\
the Initiation Notice set aside a period of time for interested parties
to raise issues regarding product coverage (i.e., scope).\5\ No
interested party commented on the scope of this investigation as it
appeared in the Initiation Notice.
\4\ See Antidumping Duties; Countervailing Duties: Final Rule,
62 FR 27296, 27323 (May 19, 1997) (Preamble).
\5\ See Initiation Notice at the section, ``Comments on Scope of
the Investigations.''
The Department is conducting this investigation in accordance with
section 701 of the Act. For each of the subsidy programs found to be
countervailable, the Department preliminarily determines that there is
a subsidy, i.e., a financial contribution provided by an ``authority''
that gives rise to a benefit to the recipient, and that the subsidy is
specific.\6\
\6\ See sections 771(5)(B) and 771(D) of the Act (regarding
financial contribution); see also section 771(5)(E) of the Act
regarding benefit, and section 771(5A) of the Act regarding
specificity.
Preliminary Determination and Suspension of Liquidation
We preliminarily determine that countervailable subsidies are being
provided with respect to the manufacture, production, or exportation of
the subject merchandise. In accordance with sections 703(d) and
705(c)(5)(A) of the Act, for companies not individually examined, we
apply an ``all-others'' rate, which is normally calculated by weighting
the subsidy rates of the individually-examined company respondents by
those companies' exports of the subject merchandise to the United
States during the period of investigation. Under section
705(c)(5)(A)(i) of the Act, the ``all-others'' rate should exclude zero
and de minimis rates or any rates based solely on the facts otherwise
available calculated for the producers/exporters individually
investigated. Neither of the individually-examined company respondents'
rates in in this preliminary determination is zero, de minimis, or
based entirely on facts otherwise available. Accordingly, in this
preliminary determination, we have calculated the ``all-others'' rate
by weight averaging the calculated subsidy rates of the two
individually examined company respondents. In order to ensure that
business proprietary information is not disclosed through the all-
others rate, we are using a weighted average of the publicly-ranged
information provided by Musim Mas and Wilmar Trading for their sales of
subject merchandise to the United States during the POI. The Department
preliminarily determines that the following estimated countervailable
subsidy rates exist:
Subsidy rate
Company                             (percent)
PT Musim Mas............................................           68.28
Wilmar Trading PTE Ltd..................................           41.06
All-Others..............................................           44.92
In accordance with sections 703(d)(1)(B) and 703(d)(2) of the Act,
we are directing U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) to suspend
liquidation of all entries of biodiesel from Indonesia that are
entered, or withdrawn from warehouse, for consumption, on or after the
date of the publication of this notice in the Federal Register, and to
require a cash deposit equal to the subsidy rates indicated above.
The Department intends to disclose to interested parties the
calculations performed in connection of this preliminary determination
within five days of its public announcement.\7\
\7\ See 19 CFR 351.224(b).
As provided in section 782(i)(1) of the Act, we intend to verify
the information submitted by the respondents prior to making our final
determination.
Public Comment and Request for Hearing
Case briefs or other written comments may be submitted to the
Assistant Secretary for Enforcement and Compliance via ACCESS no later
than seven days after the date on which the last verification report is
issued in this investigation. Rebuttal briefs, limited to issues raised
in case briefs, may be submitted by no later than five days after the
deadline for case briefs.\8\ A table of contents, list of authorities
used, and an executive summary of issues should accompany any briefs
submitted to the Department, pursuant to 19 CFR 351.309(c)(2) and 19
CFR 351.309(d)(2). This summary should be limited to five pages,
including footnotes.
\8\ See 19 CFR 351.309; see also 19 CFR 351.303 for general
filing requirements.
Pursuant to 19 CFR 351.310(c) interested parties who wish to
request a hearing, limited to issues raised in case and rebuttal
briefs, must submit a written request to the Assistant Secretary for
Enforcement and Compliance, U.S. Department of Commerce, via ACCESS. An
electronically-filed request must be successfully received, in its
entirety, by ACCESS by 5:00 p.m. Eastern Time, within 30 days after the
date of the publication of this notice. Requests should contain the
party's name, address, and telephone number, the number of
participants, whether any participant is a foreign national, and a list
of the issues to be discussed. If a hearing is requested, the
Department intends to hold the hearing at the U.S. Department of
Commerce, 1401 Constitution Avenue NW., Washington, DC 20230, at a date
and time to be determined. Parties will be notified of the date, time,
and location of any hearing via ACCESS. Parties should confirm by
telephone the date, time, and location of the hearing date two days
before the scheduled date of the hearing.
Pursuant to section 703(f) of the Act, we will notify the U.S.
International Trade Commission (ITC) of this preliminary determination.
In addition, we are making available to the ITC all non-privileged and
non-proprietary information relating to this investigation. We will
allow the ITC access to all privileged and business proprietary
information in our files, provided the ITC confirms that it will not
disclose such information, either publicly or under an administrative
protective order, without the written consent of the Assistant
Secretary for Enforcement and Compliance.
In accordance with section 705(b)(2) of the Act, if our final
determination is affirmative,\9\ the ITC will make its final
determination within 45 days after the Department makes its final
\9\ As of the signing of this notice, the petitioner (the
National Biodiesel Fair Trade Coalition) had not requested that the
date of the final determination of this investigation be aligned
with the date of the final determination of the companion
antidumping investigation, pursuant to section 705(a)(1) of the Act.
Therefore, the current date for the final determination of this
investigation is 75 days from the signature of this preliminary
determination, November 6, 2017.
This determination is issued and published pursuant to sections
703(f) and 777(i) of the Act, and 19 CFR 351.205(c).
Dated: August 21, 2017.
Gary Taverman,
Operations, performing the non-exclusive functions and duties of the
Assistant Secretary for Enforcement and Compliance.
Appendix I--List of Topics Discussed in the Preliminary Decision
I. Summary
III. Scope Comments
IV. Scope of the Investigation
V. Injury Test
VI. New Subsidy Allegation
VII. Subsidies Valuation
VIII. Analysis of Programs
IX. Calculation of All-Others Rate
X. ITC Notification
XI. Disclosure and Public Comment
XII. Verification
XIII. Conclusion
Appendix I--List of Additional Companies Preliminarily Found to
be Cross-Owned with Musim Mas and Intibenua
Appendix II--List of Additional Companies Preliminarily Found to
be Cross-Owned with Wilmar Trading
Appendix II--Scope of the Investigation
The product covered by this investigation is biodiesel, which is
a fuel comprised of mono-alkyl esters of long chain fatty acids
derived from vegetable oils or animal fats, including biologically-
based waste oils or greases, and other biologically based oil or fat
sources. This investigation covers biodiesel in pure form (B100) as
well as fuel mixtures containing at least 99 percent biodiesel by
volume (B99). For fuel mixtures containing less than 99 percent
biodiesel by volume, only the biodiesel component of the mixture is
covered by the scope of this investigation.
Biodiesel is generally produced to American Society for Testing
and Materials International (ASTM) D6751 specifications, but it can
also be made to other specifications. Biodiesel commonly has one of
the following Chemical Abstracts Service (CAS) numbers, generally
depending upon the feedstock used: 67784-80-9 (soybean oil methyl
esters); 91051-34-2 (palm oil methyl esters); 91051-32-0 (palm
kernel oil methyl esters); 73891-99-3 (rapeseed oil methyl esters);
61788-61-2 (tallow methyl esters); 68990-52-3 (vegetable oil methyl
esters); 129828-16-6 (canola oil methyl esters); 67762-26-9
(unsaturated alkylcarboxylic acid methyl ester); or 68937-84-8
(fatty acids, C12-C18, methyl ester).
The B100 product subject to this investigation is currently
classifiable under subheading 3826.00.1000 of the Harmonized Tariff
Schedule of the United States (HTSUS), while the B99 product is
currently classifiable under HTSUS subheading 3826.00.3000. Although
the HTSUS subheadings, ASTM specifications, and CAS numbers are
provided for convenience and customs purposes, the written
description of the scope is dispositive.


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Home Stepping Out Artscapes Newport Beach Film Festival HONORS Program to Air on PBS SoCal and...
Newport Beach Film Festival HONORS Program to Air on PBS SoCal and KCET in January
Christopher Trela
(L-R) Honorees Aubrey Plaza, Aimee Carrero, Ron Howard, Patton Oswalt, Colson Baker, Jonathan Majors, and Cooper Raiff pose onstage during the 2022 Newport Beach Film Festival Honors at The Balboa Bay Club and Resort on October 16, 2022 in Newport Beach, California. (Photo by Tiffany Rose/Getty Images for Newport Beach Film Festival)
During the annual Newport Beach Film Festival last October, the Festival brought back its Festival Honors program along with and Variety's "10 Actors to Watch."
Held at the Balboa Bay Resort, the 2022 Newport Beach Film Festival HONORS celebrated outstanding achievement in film and television.
"With a significant amount of guild and Academy voters attending, the Newport Beach Film Festival Honors event has become a must-stop for the awards campaign season," Festival CEO Gregg Schwenk told Variety prior to the festival. "The annual celebration hosts industry legends side-by-side with rising stars from Variety's 10 Actors to Watch."
The program has become so popular and renowned that PBS SoCal and KCET, Southern California's flagship PBS stations, in partnership with the Newport Beach Film Festival, are set to premiere a 30-minute special on the 2022 Newport Beach Film Festival HONORS this month.
(L-R) Kerry Condon, Stephanie Hsu, Christina Jackson, Ximena Lamadrid, Thuso Mbedu, Zen McGrath, Amber Midthunder, Sam Nivola, Jeremy Pope, Joseph Quinn, and Variety Deputy Awards and Features Editor Jenelle Riley speak onstage during the 2022 Newport Beach Film Festival Honors at The Balboa Bay Club and Resort on October 16, 2022 in Newport Beach, California. (Photo by Tiffany Rose/Getty Images for Newport Beach Film Festival)
Hosted by Variety's Deputy Awards and Features Editor Jenelle Riley, the show includes interviews with Oscar winners Ron Howard and Eddie Redmayne, plus actors Jonathan Majors, Patton Oswalt, Keke Palmer, Aubrey Plaza, Colson Baker and writer/producer Paul Feig.
This year's honorees include Academy Award-winning filmmaker Ron Howard ("Thirteen Lives," "Apollo 13," "A Beautiful Mind") who received the Variety Legend and Groundbreaker Award for his creative leadership and impactful artistic achievements. Eddie Redmayne ("The Good Nurse," "The Danish Girl," "The Theory of Everything") was honored with the Icon Award, presented to an actor or actress widely admired for their contribution and iconic role(s) in the industry.
(L-R) Newport Beach Film Festival Co-founder & Director of Marketing Todd Quartararo, Variety's Legend and Groundbreaker award recipient Ron Howard, and Newport Beach Film Festival Co-founder & CEO Gregg Schwenk attend the 2022 Newport Beach Film Festival Honors at The Balboa Bay Club and Resort on October 16, 2022 in Newport Beach, California. (Photo by Tiffany Rose/Getty Images for Newport Beach Film Festival)
DGA-winning and Emmy-nominated filmmaker Paul Feig received the Career Achievement Award for his work, which includes directing hit films such as "Bridesmaids" and "A Simple Favor." Feig is also the director, producer and co-writer of "The School for Good and Evil," which stars Charlize Theron and Kerry Washington.
Four honorees – Aubrey Plaza ("Emily the Criminal"), Jonathan Majors ("Devotion"), Keke Palmer ("Nope") and Patton Oswalt ("I Love My Dad") –received Artist of Distinction Awards, presented to individuals known for their contribution to the arts, philanthropic endeavors, and an overriding commitment to their craft to tell unique and bold stories.
(L-R) Newport Beach Film Festival Co-founder and Director of Marketing Todd Quartararo, Artist of Distinction award honoree Aubrey Plaza, and Newport Beach Film Festival Co-founder and CEO Gregg Schwenk attend the 2022 Newport Beach Film Festival Honors at The Balboa Bay Club and Resort on October 16, 2022 in Newport Beach, California. (Photo by Tiffany Rose/Getty Images for Newport Beach Film Festival)
Colson Baker ("Taurus") and Anna Diop ("Nanny") received Spotlight Awards, Cooper Raiff ("Cha Cha Real Smooth") received the Maverick Award, and Aimee Carrero ("The Menu") received the Breakout Award.
Also highlighted from Variety's 10 Actors to Watch: Stephanie Hsu ("Everything Everywhere All at Once"), Thuso Mbedu ("The Woman King"), Zen McGrath ("The Son"), Amber Midthunder ("Prey") and Joseph Quinn (fan favorite Eddie Munson in Season 4 of "Stranger Things").
The Newport Beach Film Festival HONORS special will premiere locally in Southern California on Sunday, Jan. 8 at 4:30 p.m. on PBS SoCal with encores on Wednesday, Jan. 11 at 7:30 p.m. on KCET and Thursday, Jan. 12 at 7:30 p.m. on PBS SoCal. It will also be available free on the PBS App and to stream at https://www.pbssocal.org/shows/newport-beach-film-festival-honors.
(L-R) Variety's Legend and Groundbreaker award recipient Ron Howard and Artist of Distinction award honoree Patton Oswalt attend the 2022 Newport Beach Film Festival Honors at The Balboa Bay Club and Resort on October 16, 2022 in Newport Beach, California. (Photo by Tiffany Rose/Getty Images for Newport Beach Film Festival)
Recognized as one of the largest luxury lifestyle film festivals in the United States, the Newport Beach Film Festival brings an international curated collection of films and vibrant cultural gatherings to the beautiful Southern California coast. Committed to championing the work of original storytellers from around the globe, the festival celebrates contemporary screen culture, cinematic excellence and engages the community in compelling conversations with filmmakers and artists. For more information visit www.NewportBeachFilmFest.com.
PBS SoCal and KCET are both part of the donor-supported community institution, the Public Media Group of Southern California. PBS SoCal is the flagship PBS station for diverse people across California and delivers content and experiences that inspire, inform and educate. PBS SoCal offers the full slate of beloved PBS programs.
KCET showcases the best of PBS and is a leading source for arts, culture, and news in Southern California.
For additional information about both KCET and PBS SoCal productions, web-exclusive content, programming schedules and community events, please visit www.kcet.org and www.pbssocal.org.
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Carrying on from the work we did last week, looking at measuring different objects around the classroom.
This video looks at the next step of looking at objects and whether we would measure in centimetres or metres.
This week I started our unit on measuring height and length in Maths with Year 2. The first lesson looked at accurately using a ruler to measure different objects. This video explores how we effectively used technology to help us evidence the practical work we did.
You may have seen this post about a digital literacy lesson I did last week - click here.
This video goes into more depth and explains what we did and how we did it.
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Rich Brown, one of Canada's and the world's preeminent bassists, has produced an impassioned reaction to, and path forward from, some of the darkest forces of human nature, specifically racism and divisiveness. He has chosen the abeng, an instrument originally fashioned by escaped Jamaican slaves, as a metaphor for a call to unity. This message comes at a perilous time in world affairs. He has assembled a cast of some of Canada's top musicians to interpret Abeng's compositions and the result is great depth and complexity. The rhythm section team of Brown and drummer Larnell Lewis establishes a broad, open canvas on which everything seems possible.
Mahishmatish opens the recording with a melody that incorporates a long held note, perhaps the sound of the abeng. Saxophonists Luis Deniz on alto and Kelly Jefferson on tenor trade phrases that rise in intensity with the incredible feel and interplay provided by Brown and Lewis. Pianist Robi Botos solos effortlessly over Window Seat's across-the-bar-lines groove. Chant of the Exiled (Abeng) is a perfect miniature, featuring trumpeter Kevin Turcotte and percussionist Rosendo Chendy Leon in its mournful exploration. Brown holds off until track four, Promessa, before treating us to his remarkably lyrical bass soloing. Chris Donnelly, who shares keyboard duties with Botos, plays a beautifully evocative intro to This Lotus Ascension and continues on to improvise over the doubled bass/alto sax melody. Abeng is a masterful recording that confirms Rich Brown's position as one of our country's most important musicians.
Concert Note: Rich Brown and the Abeng Quintet open for the Ernie Watts Quintet on May 21 at the George Weston Recital Hall.