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Debt Rattle November 9 2018
November 9, 2018 Posted by Raúl Ilargi Meijer at 10:21 am Finance Tagged with: AI, antibiotics, CNN, Fed, fertility, foodbank, Gorbachev, impeachment, KeystoneXL, Larry King, nuclear, Trump, UBS
Paul Henry Altan Lough, Donegal 1933-34
• Larry King: CNN Stopped Doing News A Long Time Ago. They Do Trump (ZH)
• Democrats Want Healthcare Protected – And Trump Impeached (R.)
• The Fed Stands Pat on Thursday, What's Next? (Street)
• US Sues UBS, Alleges Crisis-Era Mortgage Securities Fraud (R.)
• Frail Mikhail Gorbachev Warns Against Return To The Cold War (R.)
• Corbyn Advisor Economist Mariana Mazzucato Has UK Residency Bid Rejected (G.)
• As Renewables Drive Up Energy Prices US, Asia & Europe Opt For Nuclear (F.)
• US Court Halts Construction Of Keystone XL Oil Pipeline (AFP) <
• World's First AI News Anchor Unveiled In China (G.)
• UN Envoy Meets UK Food Bank Users (G.)
• 'Remarkable' Decline In Global Fertility Rates (BBC)
• Stopping Antimicrobial Resistance Would Cost Just $2 Per Person A Year (OECD)
Not that I need vindication, but it's good to see that Larry King says the same I've been saying: CNN – like NYT, Wapo etc.- is in it for the money only, not for the news. Think of that as the recount stories start spreading.
HOST RICK SANCHEZ: You know it's interesting. As I listen to you I'm thinking that both you and I are old enough to remember that there was a lot of antagonism during the 1960s. There was a lot of antagonism during Watergate. There was certainly antagonism during the Clinton years. But there is something, maybe it's an undercurrent, that is different now. Can you put your finger on it? What is it?
KING: Two things, Rick — the internet and cable news. Could you imagine cable news in Watergate? And they don't do news anymore. In fact, RT is one of the few channels doing news. RT does news. CNN stopped doing news a long time ago. They do Trump. Fox is Trump TV and MSNBC is anti-Trump all the time. You don't see a story — there was vicious winds and storms in the Northeast the other day – not covered on any of the three cable networks, not covered. Not covered! So when CNN started covering Trump — they were the first — they covered every speech he made and then they made Trump the story.
So, Trump is the story in America. I would bet that ninety-eight percent of all Americans mention his name at least once a day. And when it's come to that, when you focus on one man, I know Donald 40 years — I know the good side of Donald and I know the bad side of Donald — I think he would like to be a dictator. I think he would love to be able to just run things. So, he causes a lot of this. Then his fight with the media and fake news. I've been in the media a long time, like you — longer than you, Rick. And at all my years at CNN, in my years at Mutual Radio, I have never seen a conversation where a producer said to a host "pitch the story this way. Angle it that way. Don't tell the truth." Never saw it. Never saw it.
SANCHEZ: You know it's funny, just quick because you know these producers are telling me you guys have to start wrapping this up … you said something interesting about how CNN played along with Trump. I think they only played along or at least gave him that much airtime in many ways because they didn't think he was going to win, correct?
KING: I guess it's to their regret. But, they covered him as a character. They carried every speech he made. They carried him more than Fox News, at the beginning. And so they built the whole thing up and the Republicans had a lot of candidates and they all had weaknesses. When I saw Senator Cruz hug Donald Trump the other day I said, "this is what America has become." He said that Cruz's father helped kill Kennedy!
Healthcare good. Impeachment painfully dumb. These people should go looking for trustworthy news stories, not blindly parrot MSM.
Democrats have a clear message for party leaders who will take control of the U.S. House of Representatives next year, according to a Reuters/Ipsos national opinion poll: Protect their healthcare and impeach President Donald Trump. The poll released on Thursday found that 43 percent of people who identified as Democrats want impeachment to be a top priority for Congress. That goal was second in priority only to healthcare, which played a major role in Democratic campaigns' closing arguments before Tuesday's elections.
They may be disappointed: Party leaders on Wednesday vowed to use their newly won majority to impose a new level of scrutiny on the Trump White House, but said impeachment would require evidence of action to subvert the Constitution that was so overwhelming that it would trouble even Trump's supporters. Democratic Party leaders had practical reasons for caution. While they were poised to gain at least 30 House seats, more than the 23 they needed for a majority, Republicans strengthened their control of the U.S. Senate, which has the power to determine guilt or innocence in an impeachment proceeding. [..] The American public at large was far less supportive of impeachment proceedings, with just 24 percent of overall respondents listing it among their top three goals for the new Congress.
A raise next month is what's next.
In an unsurprising move, Fed chair Jerome Powell kept rates flat on Thursday. "The committee expects that further gradual increases in the target range for the federal funds rate will be consistent with sustained expansion of economic activity, strong labor market conditions and inflation near the committee's symmetric 2 percent objective over the medium term," the Fed said following its regularly scheduled two-day meeting to discuss interest rates. "Risks to the economic outlook appear roughly balanced." TheStreet Founder and Action Alerts portfolio manager Jim has been adamant that the pause was necessary given a "collapse in oil" and a "collapse in housing." He noted that Powell's pause, and potentially an extended pause, could change that.
[..] Powell has paused, but the market seems to be slow off the starting line so far as major indices finished Thursday down slightly. So what's next? "People have to remember that this November meeting is the last lame duck meeting," Quill Intelligence CEO and former Federal Reserve Bank of Dallas advisor Danielle DiMartino Booth told TheStreet. "imagine all of the drama with Trump castigating Powell." She added that a raise is very likely in December and speculated that rates could possibly be raised again in January, which would surprise the markets. "I don't think he has any qualms about having the market make monetary policy for him," Dimartino Booth said. "He's not afraid of the stock market."
Why did that take 10 years? And what are the odds an actual person will be held accountable?
The U.S. government on Thursday filed a civil fraud lawsuit accusing UBS, Switzerland's largest bank, of defrauding investors in its sale of residential mortgage-backed securities leading up to the 2008-09 global financial crisis. UBS was accused of misleading investors about the quality of more than $41 billion of subprime and other risky mortgage loans backing 40 securities offerings in 2006 and 2007, the Department of Justice said in a complaint filed with the federal court in Brooklyn. The lawsuit came after UBS rejected a government proposal that it pay nearly $2 billion to settle, according to a person familiar with the talks who was not authorized to speak publicly about them.
While UBS was not a big originator of U.S. residential home loans, U.S. Attorney Richard Donoghue in Brooklyn said investors suffered "catastrophic losses" from the bank's failure to fully disclose the risks of mortgage securities it helped sell. [..] U.S. officials faulted UBS for having a business culture that placed a higher priority on profits than full disclosure to investors, who were deprived of crucial information about the quality of the loans underlying the securities they bought. Thursday's lawsuit quoted a UBS trader who in a 2006 instant message said "our crack due diligence effort is a joke," and a UBS mortgage employee who the same year complained to his bosses about the bank's ethics, including that "Lying is ok."
His last warning?
Mikhail Gorbachev, the last Soviet leader, warned on Thursday against rising tensions between Russia and the United States and said there should be no return to the Cold War. The frail 87-year-old was physically helped by aides to a cinema hall to watch the premiere in Russia of a new documentary about his life, his Soviet reforms in the 1980s and his arms control drive that helped end the Cold War. His legacy has come under a pall as ties between Moscow and Washington have fallen to post-Cold War lows, following Russia's annexation of Crimea in 2014 and rows over sanctions, election meddling and the poisoning of a spy in England.
He spoke briefly to a cinema hall in Moscow after "Meeting Gorbachev", a new documentary directed by filmmakers Werner Herzog and Andre Singer, and was asked if the world would hold back from a new Cold War. "We must hold back," he said. "And not just from the Cold War. We have to continue the course we mapped. We have to ban war once and for all. Most important is to get rid of nuclear weapons." Reviled by many Russians as the man whose reforms ultimately led to the Soviet breakup, Gorbachev is lauded in the West as the man who helped end the Cold War. Gorbachev, whose visibly ailing health was in stark contrast to the vigorous reformist figure he cut in the 1980s, said the world was moving dangerously closer to a new arms race.
This happened last year. Even university professors with 4 British kids are not safe.
The London-based international economist Mariana Mazzucato has said her application for permanent residency in the UK was turned down, prompting renewed anger about the government's immigration policy. Mazzucato, the founding director of University College London's Institute for Innovation and Public Purpose and the author of several influential books on the economy, was born in Italy but has lived in the UK for 20 years. She applied for permanent residency in 2017, a few months after the UK voted to leave the EU. On Thursday she tweeted that her application had been refused and her Italian passport kept by the Home Office for six months. Immigration officials blamed a credit card problem with her application fee, she said, adding that there was no problem with her card.
A spokesman for University College London said Prof Mazzucato did not want to elaborate on her Twitter update. Later, after her tweet prompted widespread outrage, it clarified that she was referring to an incident in 2017. Mazzucato joined Jeremy Corbyn's Economic Advisory Committee in 2015 and 2016 alongside other big name economists, including Joseph Stiglitz and Thomas Piketty. She is a member of the Scottish government's Council of Economic Advisers. Her attempt to secure permanent residency ran into problems over a mixup about single digit on her 85-page application. "My 'big' error was making 4 look like 9 in my credit card number," she tweeted in May 2017. At the time she said her application had to be resubmitted.
No, we are not a smart species.
Voters in the U.S., Asia, and Europe are increasingly opting for nuclear power in response to rising electricity prices from the deployment of renewables like solar panels and wind turbines. By a more than two-to-one margin (70% to 30%), voters in Arizona on Tuesday rejected a ballot initiative (proposition 127) that would have resulted in the closure of that state's nuclear power plant and in the massive deployment of solar and wind. In Taiwan, momentum is building for a repeal of that nation's nuclear energy phase-out. Grassroots pro-nuclear advocacy inspired a former president to help activists gather over 300,000 signatures so voters could vote directly on the issue on November 24.
And after a coalition of grassroots groups rallied in Munich, Germany last month to protest the closure of nuclear plants, a wave of mostly positive media coverage spread across Europe, inspiring a majority of Netherlands voters, and the nation's ruling political party, to declare support for building new nuclear reactors. Now, in the wake of rising public support for nuclear energy, a longstanding foe of nuclear power, the U.S.-based Union of Concerned Scientists, has reversed its blanket opposition to the technology and declared that existing U.S. nuclear plants must stay open to protect the climate.
The never ending battle continues. Just let interest rates bankrupt shale, and we're good.
• US Court Halts Construction Of Keystone XL Oil Pipeline (AFP)
A federal judge on Thursday halted construction of the Keystone XL oil pipeline, arguing that President Donald Trump's administration had failed to adequately explain why it had lifted a ban on the project. The ruling by Judge Brian Morris of the US District Court for the District of Montana dealt a stinging setback to Trump and the oil industry and served up a big win for conservationists and indigenous groups. Trump granted a permit for the $8 billion conduit meant to stretch from Canada to Texas just days after taking office last year. He said it would create jobs and spur development of infrastructure. In doing so the administration overturned a ruling by then president Barack Obama in 2015 that denied a permit for the pipeline, largely on environmental grounds, in particular the US contribution to climate change.
The analysis of a cross-border project like this is done by the State Department. The same environmental analysis that the department carried out before denying the permit in 2015 was ignored when the department turned around last year and approved it, the judge argued. "An agency cannot simply disregard contrary or inconvenient factual determinations that it made in the past, any more than it can ignore inconvenient facts when it writes on a blank slate," Morris wrote. He added: "The department instead simply discarded prior factual findings related to climate change to support its course reversal." The judge also argued that the State Department failed to properly account for factors such as low oil prices, the cumulative impacts of greenhouse gases from the pipeline and the risk of oil spills.
Who'll know the difference?
China's state news agency Xinhua this week introduced the newest members of its newsroom: AI anchors who will report "tirelessly" all day every day, from anywhere in the country. Chinese viewers were greeted with a digital version of a regular Xinhua news anchor named Qiu Hao. The anchor, wearing a red tie and pin-striped suit, nods his head in emphasis, blinking and raising his eyebrows slightly. "Not only can I accompany you 24 hours a day, 365 days a year. I can be endlessly copied and present at different scenes to bring you the news," he says.
Xinhua also presented an English-speaking AI, based on another presenter, who adds: "The development of the media industry calls for continuous innovation and deep integration with the international advanced technologies … I look forward to bringing you brand new news experiences." Developed by Xinhua and the Chinese search engine, Sogou, the anchors were developed through machine learning to simulate the voice, facial movements, and gestures of real-life broadcasters, to present a "a lifelike image instead of a cold robot," according to Xinhua.
Britian's reality.
At Britain's busiest food bank in Newcastle's west end people loaded carrier bags with desperately needed groceries as unemployed Michael Hunter, 20, took his chance to spell out to one of the world's leading experts in extreme poverty and human rights just how tight money can get in the UK today. Previous destinations for Philip Alston, the United Nations rapporteur on the issue, have included Ghana, Saudi Arabia, China and Mauritania. But now his lens is trained on Britain, the fifth richest country in the world, and he listened as Hunter explained an absurdity of the government's much-criticised universal credit welfare programme.
Users have to go online to keep their financial lifeline open, but computers need electricity – and with universal credit leaving a £465 monthly budget to stretch across the three people in Michael's family (about £5 each a day), they can barely afford it with the meter ticking. "I have to be quick doing my universal credit because I am that scared of losing the electric," he said. Alston mentally logged the situation, ahead of a report ruling on whether Britain is meeting its international obligations not to increase inequality. But it was not just the computer that was too expensive to power. "I am hungry sometimes," Michael said. "I'm scared to eat sometimes in case we run out of food."
Maybe mankind CAN solve some of its problems?!
There has been a remarkable global decline in the number of children women are having, say researchers. Their report found fertility rate falls meant nearly half of countries were now facing a "baby bust" – meaning there are insufficient children to maintain their population size. The researchers said the findings were a "huge surprise". And there would be profound consequences for societies with "more grandparents than grandchildren". The study, published in the Lancet, followed trends in every country from 1950 to 2017. In 1950, women were having an average of 4.7 children in their lifetime. The fertility rate all but halved to 2.4 children per woman by last year. But that masks huge variation between nations. The fertility rate in Niger, west Africa, is 7.1, but in the Mediterranean island of Cyprus women are having one child, on average.
Whenever a country's average fertility rate drops below approximately 2.1 then populations will eventually start to shrink (this "baby bust" figure is significantly higher in countries which have high rate of deaths in childhood). At the start of the study, in 1950, there were zero nations in this position. Prof Christopher Murray, the director of the Institute for Health Metrics and Evaluation at the University of Washington, told the BBC: "We've reached this watershed where half of countries have fertility rates below the replacement level, so if nothing happens the populations will decline in those countries. "It's a remarkable transition. "It's a surprise even to people like myself, the idea that it's half the countries in the world will be a huge surprise to people."
Apparently for the OECD, these are equal issues: ..handwashing and more prudent prescription of antibiotics. Though they know full well that simply putting a ban on antibiotics in agriculture would solve the issue in no time.
Superbug infections could cost the lives of around 2.4 million people in Europe, North America and Australia over the next 30 years unless more is done to stem antibiotic resistance. Yet, three out of four deaths could be averted by spending just USD 2 per person a year on measures as simple as handwashing and more prudent prescription of antibiotics, according to a new OECD report. Stemming the Superbug Tide: Just A Few Dollars More says that dealing with antimicrobial resistance (AMR) complications could cost up to USD 3.5 billion a year on average across the 33 countries included in the analysis, unless countries step up their fight against superbugs.
Southern Europe risks being particularly affected. Italy, Greece and Portugal are forecast to top the list of OECD countries with the highest mortality rates from AMR while the United States, Italy and France would have the highest absolute death rates, with almost 30,000 AMR deaths a year forecast in the US alone by 2050. A short-term investment to stem the superbug tide would save lives and money in the long run, says the OECD. A five-pronged assault on antimicrobial resistance — by promoting better hygiene, ending the over-prescription of antibiotics, rapid testing for patients to determine whether they have viral or bacterial infections, delays in prescribing antibiotics and mass media campaigns — could counter one of the biggest threats to modern medicine.
Investment in a comprehensive public health package encompassing some of these measures in OECD countries could pay for themselves within just one year and end up by saving USD 4.8 billion per year, says the OECD. While resistance proportions for eight high-priority antibiotic-bacterium combinations increased from 14% in 2005 to 17% in 2015 across OECD countries, there were pronounced differences between countries. The average resistance proportions in Turkey, Korea and Greece (about 35%) were seven times higher than in Iceland, Netherlands and Norway, the countries with the lowest proportions (about 5%).
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November 9, 2018 at 10:21 am #43742
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There's hope;
This isn't new, but it's increasing as the article states. Thailand for one, is experiencing a decline in fertility.
This isn't unknown in nature; coyotes' litters expand and contract according to the food sources from one year to the next. I'm pretty sure it's true for wolves as well.
ALTAN LOUGH, DONEGAL c.1933-34 PAUL HENRY RHA (1876-1958)
Very nice painting; the clouds are gorgeous; so excellently done, IMO.
November 9, 2018 at 1:08 pm #43744
Declining fertility rates caused by an overabundance of food appears to be a novelty, though. We might ask how Roman elites did in this respect, but certainly no effect as widespread as this has ever been seen. It affects even China, still not a 'rich' territory.
Yes, it's true. As far as I know all of SE Asia has been affected; LAO I'm not so sure about. They're very quiet for the most part. Been to Viantiane 3 or 4 times and like it, but very private; great food.
Anyhoo, I see the declining fertility rate as heading for a world wide problem (?).
And agree, food has very little to do with human's declining fertility; hell, just look a the endemic obiesity in the U.S.
If I had to make a guess; I'd say we organisms have an intelligence most of us are out of touch with.
It's one of many reasons I like the Gaia Hypothesis…
It's also the theme of Solaris; a Russian movie about a truly sentient planet; the cosmonaughts orbiting the planet are vexed and make clumsy and dangerous attempts to understand Solaris; with little result but tragedy for themselves…
The Earth speaks to us, but to no avail…
"I think they only played along or at least gave him that much airtime in many ways because they didn't think he was going to win…" Fake. The WikiLeaks memos said Clinton ORDERED CNN and the boyz to give Trump 24/7 coverage as a pied piper play that catastrophically failed. That was years ago, it's never been repudiated, and still no one in media admits it but goes on false stories about RussiaRussiaRussia. So your de facto lies are in good company, Mr. King. Keep it up, it's working great and the American people believe it.
"Protect their healthcare and impeach President Donald Trump." Fake. We don't have healthcare. The care we have, which is terrible, costs $20,000 a year with a $4,000 deductible. Nothing is covered and everybody rejects the bills, making you chase them for years anyway as they illegally ruin your credit. This in a system that's more expensive per capita than France or Switzerland, where you can ask a nurse to pop over when you have the flu. Here you couldn't get a nurse to pop over if you're in the ICU. Protect what? It was bad in 1988 because it was already a monopoly that needed reform, but it didn't REALLY die until the government started "helping" Helping! Helping so hard!!! with the HMOs, designed to create a fascist, government-private profit monopoly to crash and bring in nationalized health care, just as bad as we're seeing…and it worked. Now we have exactly that, exactly as predicted, the call for a solution of "Medicare for all" that will be as generous and humane as the dismal Veteran's Hospitals that were a national embarrassment, still not repaired. And the people cheer! How dare you not kill me in the hallways like our veterans instead of providing private-public charity hospitals running case-by-case like we did in 1990? How dare it not cost 10x what it did then for worse care?
Yes. U.S. has health care like everything else: all the health care/justice/protection/freedom you can afford. That is to say, none.
Science! Wrong again. And doesn't check their compass even though Wattenberg wrote book "Fewer" using old data in 2005 China's one-child policy was already biting them hard enough it was affecting markets and military planning, yet science? Nope. 14 years later might come around to noticing. True what actual scientist Max Plank said: "science advances one funeral at a time." As the old ideas remain in the cold, dead hands of the old guard who could never change. It's that uninterested in truth and proof…at least at the moment…and doesn't deserve to be our church and high priest. How often does everything they say have to be discredited, and every prediction be wrong before somebody notices? Before somebody gets fired? Before somebody gets defunded and bounced out in disgrace? A: Never. Like politicians, elected when actually in jail actually dead, or actually indicted for felonies, there is no consequences, and until there are consequences for catastrophic failure, nothing changes, and don't trust them. Here a pretty much cold busted pedophile was elected Senator of NJ, while a NY Rep was elected clearly guilty of insider trading. #Winning!
Related: protecting obvious, embarrassing, catastrophic failures is just another form of market rigging, but in the marketplace of truth and knowledge. Like other forms of market-rigging, this is done BY the rich and powerful insiders (colleges and science-for-hire minions) FOR the rich and powerful insiders, to PROTECT the wealth and power of those already entitled and capable of wielding it. Against whom? AGAINST the truth, and AGAINST logic, the logos, and the small guy who has to make plans, get things done in a rational way and can't afford to be wrong every day of his career. "Rules for thee and not for me."
"Plus ça change, plus c'est la même chose" – Jean-Baptiste Karr
The elites made windmills.
We can see the windmills.
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Radio & TV news were public services required by FCC regulations as a condition of using public airwaves. Running a news operation is costly. Having reporters that actually understand the topics and events they are covering requires career development and specialization, like any career. Editors are needed to keep cub reporters from making rookie mistakes. They also need to be able to sit through long, boring meetings where important decisions are made in the last few minutes.
When the MBAs made it necessary for the news divisions to make money, they went the tabloid route. Trump had learned how to play the tabloid game years ago. He attacks the tabloid press and they have to report it. All drama without substance, so big destruction and theft goes unnoticed.
Fortunately, the Creator ensures a constant flow of goodness into the world, small and useful acts of kindness. Disorder gives rise to uncertainty and fear, perfect for the forces of dissonance. Stability is sleep inducing. How will we sell anything without fights? #DivineDisorder is a long view for navigating the manufactured madness of a civilization where profit motive is unchecked by the greater motive, the community motive, which is intelligent design mechanism of nature.
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Over its thirty four year history, the Huntington Beach Concours has grown to be one of the outstanding automotive events in Southern California. First staged in 1986, the Concours has its home on the picturesque lawns of Huntington Beach Central Park in Huntington Beach. Central Park lies adjacent to the Huntington Beach Public Library & Cultural Resource Center at Talbert and Goldenwest. Our field of entrants includes the best domestic, British, European and Asian, vintage to current automobiles and motorcycles. Recently, vintage and racing bicycles have also been added to the event.
When the event was staged in 1986, its premise was not the usual Concours event that favors the elite marques of the automotive world. The Steering Committee, led by Founder, Bart P. McGrath, envisioned an event that would truly feature and favor all automotive makes whether Ferrari or Ford, MG or General Motors. The Committee understood that prince and pauper alike, all car guys have lavished time, effort and expense on their automobile or motorcycle of choice, and all entries are deserving of recognition. Moreover, whether a car guy, motorcyclist or cyclist; everyone has an appreciation for the broad spectrum of entries at the event. The Committee felt that a Ferrari owner would enjoy seeing the Fords and Street Rods. Likewise, a Muscle Car man would equally enjoy Mercedes or Masarati. Over the years, the Committee's vision has been proven out time and time again, as many of our entrants who enter the event on a regular basis own a variety of foreign and domestic makes, and enter them each year. Comments from the entrants also validate the Event as they very much enjoy seeing the wide variety of manufacturers and builders represented.
Additionally, the Committee made changes in the traditional judging of entrants of the Concours by initiating a "Concours" class for entries driven less than 1,000 miles per year, and a "Concours Street" Class for those driven on a regular basis. It was unfair to ask entrants to compete on only one level, and had kept a lot of people who would otherwise enter automotive events from participating.
Along with the standard Concours classes of vintage to current, American, European and Asian automobiles and motorcycles, the Huntington Beach Concours has been fortunate to host many "firsts" and featured many outstanding marques.
1986 Inaugural Huntington Beach Concours event. The inaugural event featured no specific manufacturer marque. The field of entrants included vintage to current automotive makes and models from both domestic and foreign manufacturers. For the first time in their history, Ferrari of North America presented a Best of Show trophy to the best Ferrari at a "not-exclusively Ferrari", mixed event. Ferrari entries for the show numbered 30-plus. Jack Kelly who co-stared with James Garner in the Maverick TV series and then Mayor of Huntington Beach, assisted Founder, Bart McGrath, and Bruce Powers in the trophy presentations. The field of entrants totaled over 85 automobiles—a good start for the first annual event.
1989 Porsche was the featured marque and Porsche Cars of America became a partial sponsor of the event. Mothers Waxes Polishes & Cleaners became the official sponsor of the Concours.
1996 Featured Marque – Corvette. The Chevrolet Division of General Motors was a major sponsor, donating $25,000.00. This was the first time in Chevrolet's history that an event produced outside of the Chevrolet factory and which was not made up exclusively of Corvettes, had featured a complete evolution of every Corvette model-type built. There were 103 Corvettes exhibited and judged that year.
1997 Featured Marque – Mercedes-Benz. Along with featuring Mercedes-Benz, the Huntington Beach Concours honored Don Ricardo, famed Orchestra and Band Leader of NBC Studios. A longtime Mercedes-Benz collector, motorcycle and drag racer, Mr. Richardo attended the event and brought several cars from his collection including his 100 year anniversary replica of the 1886 Mercedes-Benz Patent Wagon, of which Mercedes-Benz produced only 10. Mr. Richardo's was one of the very few replicas built that runs and is fully operational.
2000 The HB Concours salutes the 80th Anniversary of MG and 50 years of the Long Beach MG Club. The earliest model of the 37 MG entries was a 1930 M-Type.
2001 The Cobra – Ferrari Wars of the 1960's. A multitude of Ferraris, and authentic and replica Cobras took center stage in 2001. The event also featured a representative LeMans racing grid and hosted the former Shelby American Employees Reunion with Carroll Shelby in attendance.
2002 Salute to the Ford Thunderbirds – Classic & New, the Aston Martin, and Ariel Motorcycle. The HB Concours featured all three marques. Entries toped 400 in 2002 with over 75 motorcycles helping to celebrate the 100th anniversary of Ariel. Bicycle entries were introduced into the Concours field for the first time.
2003 The Concours featured 50 years of the Corvette – America's Favorite Sports Car. Additionally, with 100 years of motorcycle history behind it, Triumph was the featured motorcycle marque. NCCC and NCRS supported the event. 153 Corvettes participated. A salute to Dick Guldstrand was featured at the VIP Celebrity Luncheon. This year the Concours included the Porsche Club of America, Orange Coast Region's White Glove Concours featuring over 125 participants.
2004 Salute to Porsche and Vincent Motorcycle. The theme was the 40th Anniversary of Porsche 911 in North America, which included the first 911 Complements of the Petersen Automotive Museum and the Porsche Driving Experience.
2005 Salute to BMW Automobiles and Motorcycles, Mini and Packard. This year the Concours included a student auto art contest judged by independent and corporate designers and artists. Linda Vaughn, First Lady of Motorsports also attended.
2006 Featured in this twenty-first annual event held on June 4th, were Ferrari, the Ford Mustang and Honda motorcycle. This proved to be an outstanding show with upwards of 500 registered entrants. The show saw a robust growth of its motorcycle venue with 37 motorcycle entries, and participation from automotive and motorcycle dealers. The event also showed increased numbers of the paying spectator public. The second annual "Imagination Takes to the Road" art competition was a big success with increased participation from High Schools across Orange County. The $500.00 1st Prize in this art competition was sponsored by Ferrari and Maserati of Orange County.
2007 Salute to '32 Ford and Donut Derelicts on Saturday and Cadillac & LaSalle, Alfa Romeo, Harley-Davidson and Suzuki motorcycles on Sunday. A Live Art Contest was held by Fireball Tim Lawrence on Saturday and the 3rd annual Imagination Takes to the Road student auto art contest was conducted on Sunday. Entertainment: Saturday presented the Mai Tais and The Midlife Crisis followed by The Golden State Dixieland Ramblers and "Autumn" on Sunday.
2008 Salute to '38, '39 & '40 Fords on Saturday and to Corvette, Ferrari & BMW motorcycles with special guests George Barris and Fireball Tim Lawrence on Sunday. Sunday also featured the 4th Annual Imagination Takes to the Road student auto art contest which drew young artists from all over Orange County with Grand Marshall Dick Guldstrand and Dave Kunz, master of ceremonies. Entertainment: Saturday presented the Mai Tais and Mid-Life Crisis followed by the Golden State Dixieland Ramblers, "Autumn" and Parott Tails on Sunday.
2009 Salute to orphan cars and "Hemi" highlighted on Saturday with the dynamic Fireball Tim as grand marshal who chaired a forum of leading hot rod builders. Sunday's grand marshal, Jim Wangers, "Godfather of the GTO" presented insight into the design and marketing strategies of car companies then and now. Sunday also featured the 5th annual student auto art contest which drew over 80 participants! The entertainment line-up featured the Mai Tais and Island Inspirations on Saturday and the Dixieland Ramblers and "Autumn" for the adults and Hot Wheels racing and free ice cream for the kids.
2010 Salute to Ford & Ferrari, and Ducati & Goldwing Motorcycles. Saturday's Hot Rod & Customs show once again featured the dynamic Fireball Tim as grand marshal. Fireball Tim chaired a forum of leading hot rod builders. John Clinard, P.R. Manager for the Western Region, Ford Motor Company, served as grand marshal for the traditional Concours d'Elegance held Sunday. Sunday also featured the 6th annual student auto art contest which drew over 75 participants! The entertainment lineup featured the Surf Band & Pacific Island Dancers, and Hot Wheels racing and Free ice cream for the kids.
2011 Salute to Cadillac, Chevrolet "100 Years", and Bentley automobiles and Triumph & Victory motorcycles. The Saturday show included returning grand marshal, Fireball Tim Lawrence. Sunday's Concours d'Elegance featured marshal, Dave Kunz, KABC-TV's Automotive Specialist. Sunday also featured the 7th annual student auto art contest which drew 70+ participants! The entertainment lineup featured the Rick's Tune Saloon/DJ on Saturday and Sunday featured, Aprile Deanne Entertainment Vocalist/DJ, Danny Magic, magician, Hot Wheels racing and free ice cream, balloons, and spin art for the kids.
2012 Salute to Chrysler & Fiat automobiles and Honda & KTM motorcycles. The Saturday show had, returning Grand Marshall, Fireball Tim, and Sunday's Concours featured Grand Marshall, Dave Kunz, and KABC-TV's Automotive Specialist. The 8th annual Art Contest showcased more than 90 new young artists as participants in "Imagination Takes to the Road". Aprile Deanne and Marissa McKinnon performed and DJ'd for our entertainment. There was face painting, balloons, and free ice cream for kids on Sunday. It was a beautiful Southern California weekend and fun for the whole family.
2013 Featured a salute to Corvette's "Diamond Jubilee" and Toyota/Lexus automobiles and Yamaha & Can-AM motorcycles. The Saturday show had, returning Grand Marshall, Fireball Tim, and Sunday's Concours featured Grand Marshall, Dave Kunz, KABC-TV's Automotive Specialist. The 9th annual Art Contest showcased more than 80 new young artists as participants in "Imagination Takes to the Road". Aprile Deanne and Marissa McKinnon performed and DJ'd for our entertainment. There was slot car racing for the kids, face painting, balloon art, and free ice cream for kids on Sunday. In typical Southern California fashion the day was a perfect day for a car show and fun for everyone in your family. Lexus displayed some their new cars including their awesome LFA. If you did nothing but hear the engine of the LFA start up, it would be worth the trip to Huntington Beach's beautiful Central Park to attend this classic car and motorcycle show.
2014 Featured, was a salute to Ford Mustang celebrating their "50 Year" Anniversary and Audi automobiles. Our motorcycle salute was to Harley Davidson and Ducati this year. For the Rod & Custom Show on Saturday we again, had Grand Marshall, Fireball Tim, and Sunday's Concours featured Grand Marshall, Dave Kunz, KABC-TV's Automotive Specialist. The 10th annual Art Contest showcased new young artists as participants in "Imagination Takes to the Road". Aprile Deanne Entertainment was vocalist/DJ for our entertainment. There was slot car racing for the kids, face painting, balloon art, and free ice cream for kids on Sunday. Southern California weather, again gave us its best. Great day for car show buffs. Ford showcased their F-150 and the 2015 Mustang on a rotating display. It was a real crowd pleaser!! Of course Audi had their automobile display as did Lexus, again highlighting their awesome LFA!!! This year our automobile sponsors displayed their autos to the nines, for our car show attendees We had a great show.
2015 2015 was a banner year for the Huntington Beach Concours d'Elegance 2-day event The Rod & Custom Show held on Saturday, June 6th included a wide range of rods and custom automobiles and custom motorcycles. This field of entrants continues to grow each year. The traditional Concours event held on Sunday, June 7th was outstanding. We received awesome participation from the Chrysler Group LLC (the factory—now FCA US LLC) in support of Chrysler which was featured as our domestic automotive marque. Chrysler's support included a dazzling display that spotlighted several FCA Chrysler Group models. Among these beauties were the Chrysler 300, the Dodge Charger SRT Hellcat and the new Alfa Romeo 4C Coupe. The Chrysler display was packed with large-scale, top-end horsepower, lots of torque, good looks and good value. The Chrysler display truly had something for everyone. Toyota Lexus also returned this year and brought several of their high performance cars including their current high performance IS and LFA models. Our major event sponsor, Mothers, had an extensive exhibit of their fantastic car care products and several of the Mothers staff were on hand both days to give everyone detailed information on the best way to use Mothers products in caring for their cars or motorcycles. Displays from Ferrari Newport Beach, Maserati Newport Beach, Lamborghini Newport Beach and Mclaren Newport Beach were the cornerstone of the field of entrants and featured several of their current models. Newport Auto Center supported the event as well. Our motorcycle sponsors, Ducati Newport Beach, Triumph Newport Beach, Long Beach BMW Motorcycles and Irv Seaver Motorcycles of Orange were busy all day greeting spectators and presenting the different aspects of their products. We had several historic motorcycles dating back 100 years, courtesy of a long-time entrant and friend of the Huntington Beach Concours. This gave real depth to our sponsors motorcycle displays and field of motorcycle entrants. It was amazing to see how far the technology built into these machines has come. The automotive and motorcycle history that was represented on the field by both our entrants and sponsors was outstanding. The cross-section of makes and models from vintage to current domestic, European and Asian marques was a site to see. The Concours registered entries dating from the early 1900's to the current day. The Concours hosted over 350 registered entrants on Sunday. It was truly an elegant showing of the history on wheels and celebrated the love of these machines for car guys, motorcycle guys and the general public alike.
2016 The 31st annual Huntington Beach Concours held Saturday and Sunday, June 4th and 5th was once again a success thanks to all of our sponsors, entrants, vendors and the attendance of the general public. A special thanks is owed to the many volunteers who helped to make this year's event successful including the mothers and daughters from the National Charity League, the Search & Rescue Scouts and many other volunteers from the various car clubs that attended the event. A special thanks also to our Grand Marshal, Dave Kunz, Automotive Reporter for KABC, Channel 7.
Saturday's Rod & Custom show continues to grow with over 100 entries registered this year. Sunday's traditional Concours enjoyed registration of 385 entrants. Automobile clubs participated in force. They included the Alfa Romeo Owners Club of Southern California, Bentley Drivers Club, BMW Club of America, Cadillac and LeSalle Owners Club, Early Ford V8 Club, Early Model T (including Model A's) Club of Long Beach, Ferrari Club of America, Ferrari Owners Club, Imperial Owners Club, Jaguar Owners Club, Lincoln Owners Club, MG Car Club of Long Beach, Mustang Owners Club, Pontiac and Oakland Owners Club, Packards International, Rolls-Royce Owners Club, Studebaker Owners Club and the Thunderbird Club (small birds and big birds).
The event field displayed a wide range of vintage to current, domestic and import makes. Lexus participated once again as a sponsor. Their display included the Lexus LX, Lexus RX, Lexus RC F and the Lexus GS F. The Lexus RC F is a 5.0 Litre V8 beast that sports up to 467 horsepower and does 0-60 in 4.4 seconds. In addition, Toyota brought their Mirai Hydrogen Fuel Cell car. Sponsor Row also featured current and upcoming models from Newport Auto Center who brought terrific Porsche and Audi state-of-the-art automobiles, and McKenna BMW who brought the excellent i8 Hybrid sportscar as part of their display. For the 30th consecutive year our title sponsor, Mothers Polishes, Waxes and Cleaners, had an outstanding display on the entrant field and Mothers staff were present both days to help us understand how to get the best results from Mothers outstanding line of car care products. Located directly across from Mothers were the canopied display spaces for Ferrari and Maserati of Newport Beach and O.C., Lamborghini Newport Beach and McLaren Newport Beach. Ducati Newport Beach, Triumph Newport Beach, Irv Seaver BMW Motorcycles of Orange and Long Beach BMW Motorcycles saw a lot of entrant and public interest in their fine display of great motorcycles.
2017 The Huntington Beach Concours celebrated its 32nd year for 2017 with a very successful show featuring some of the best antique, classic, and special interest cars, trucks and motorcycles in Southern California. Held on the picturesque grounds of the Huntington Beach Central Park library, the Concours is a must-see event that not only enriches the experiences of automobile enthusiasts, but supports child literacy through donations to the Huntington Beach Library Child Resource Center.
Featured marques in the 2017 Concours included a salute to Lincoln and Bentley automobiles as well as Ducati and Nimbus motorcycles. Visitors to the Concours enjoyed approximately 500 vehicles from local clubs and individual owners including Corvettes, BMWs, Packards, Model Ts, early V8 Fords, GM classics, Ferraris, Bentleys, Jaguars, MGs, Early Fords and a selection of other US, Italian, British and French vehicles, both vintage and new! Of course, there were also a full selection of muscle cars, classics and special interest vehicles. Motorcycle fans were treated to a feast of new and classic motorcycles from marques such as Ducatti, BMW, Nimbus and others.
To round out the experience for the whole family, the Concours featured an expansive and active model train display, balloons, face painting, food and drink, as well as the party atmosphere of a local Ukulele singing group.
The 2017 Huntington Beach Concours recognized 1st, 2nd and 3rd place winners in 23 categories with coveted trophies, and a generous selection of industry leading car care products from our long-time sponsor, Mothers car care products. Local Automotive celebrity from KABC-TV, Dave Kunz served as the Grand Marshal, adding interesting dialogue and facts to the awards ceremony.
2018 On June 2nd and 3rd we held the 33rd annual Huntington Beach Concours d'Elegance. The 2018 featured Marques were the 65th anniversary of the Corvette and the 100th anniversary of Chevrolet Trucks. The featured motorcycle Marque was Triumph.
Saturday's show, "Hot Rods in the Park", drew over 100 entries pre-registered and many more day-of-the-event entries. 43 entries received awards including the Best of Show, a 1932 Ford Highboy.
Sunday's Concours drew over 300 cars and 50 motorcycles. Awards were given to 117 entries with Best of Show awarded to a 1967 Corvette Stingray coupe.
Our thanks go to our many vendors, including long time vendor Mother's Waxes, Polishes and Cleaners for helping make the show a success. We had a new vendor this year Triumph Classic Motorcycles; welcome aboard.
Once again Dave Kunz from KABC-TV was our Grand Marshal. Dave Kunz and Tom Hanson handled the awards presentation and their "Car" knowledge is outstanding. Also present, handling the entertainment, was Aprile Deanne of Aprile Deanne Entertainment; another fine job.
Last a special thanks to the over 500 entrants who brought cars, trucks and motorcycles to the show and to the spectators to came to appreciate them.
2019 The 34th annual Huntington Beach Concours d'Elegance and Rod & Custom Show welcomed some 4,000 car fans, who enjoyed approximately 500 cars and motorcycles the weekend of June 1st and 2nd.
"We had something to suit everyone's taste in bicycles, scooters, motorcycles, ratrods, trucks, and automobiles, from the Brass Era through to a 789-horsepower 2019 Ferrari 812 Superfast". Ferrari and Maserati of Newport Beach and Orange County, brought the Prancing Horse supercar.
On Saturday, the Rod & Custom Show event celebrated motorcycles, ratrods, trucks, hotrods and other automobiles. The Sunday Concours d'Elegance honored the "Pony Car Era," 1964 –1972, including Camaro, Firebird, Barracuda/Challenger, Mustang/Cougar and Javelin AMX; the 50th anniversary of the Datsun 240Z; and the 50th anniversary of the Honda 750 Motorcycle and BMW/2 and 3 motorcycles.
American Honda Motor Company-Motorcycle Division and its #1 Dealer in the West, Huntington Beach Honda, participated, and BMW was represented by Irv Seaver of BMW Motorcycles in Orange, California and Long Beach BMW Motorcycles. Also, Evan and Brian Bell brought their 1927 and 1929 classic BMW motorcycles.
In addition, on Sunday, the Rolls-Royce and Bentley Drivers Club of the United States—Southern California Regional Chapter joined the show with 34 Rolls-Royce and Bentley automobiles.
The Best of Show for Rod & Custom Show was Brian Almas' 1956 Chevrolet Nomad. For the Concours, the Best of Show Motorcycle was awarded to Michael Gutierrez for his 1969 Honda CB750 Sandcast, and for Best of Show Automobile the 1917 Jordan owned by the Jordan family.
Dave Kunz, ABC7 Eyewitness News Automotive Specialist in Los Angeles, was the Concours Grand Marshal. He arranged the appearance of the 370Z 50th Anniversary limited-edition sports coupe – one of just 50 being produced. "We were the first concours/auto show to receive this sports coupe after its recent introduction at the New York Auto Show".
Finally, on Sunday, a division of C.A.R.B. (California Air Resources Board) gave test drives of electric and hybrid automobiles to attendees.
Approximately $20,000 from event proceeds will support the Children's Resource Center of the Huntington Beach Library.
As most of you know, there was no event in 2020 due to Covid-19 Pandemic…
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Israeli college boycott debated
December 22, 2015 Henry Jones Boycott & Divestment, Legacy Site
Matthew Taylor | The Guardian | 19 April 2005
Leading figures working in higher education have set out their opposition to a proposed boycott of Israeli universities in protest at the treatment of Palestinians in the occupied territories.
In today's Guardian, academics put their name to letters expressing concern at plans to boycott three of Israel's eight universities because of their alleged complicity with government policies towards the territories.
The Association of University Lecturers (AUT) is to vote on Friday on the proposal when it will also discuss plans to ostracise Israeli academics who refuse to condemn their government's actions.
One group, which opposes the boycott of Haifa University, Bar Ilan University and the Hebrew University in Jerusalem, and which includes the independent adjudicator for higher education, Ruth Deech, states: "Academic collaboration and exchange should stand above … politics … [and offer] opportunities to break down barriers and educate towards peace and coexistence."
The AUT voted against a boycott two years ago, but campaigners say the proposal is more likely to be passed this year given the clause to exclude "conscientious Israeli … intellectuals opposed to their state's colonial and racist policies".
But another letter in today's Guardian, from more than 100 academics, says those working in higher education in any country should not be subject to "political tests". They write: "Does anybody suggest that American physicists should be excluded from the academic community if they do not repudiate Guantánamo Bay?"
The Palestinian Campaign for the Academic and Cultural Boycott of Israel called for a boycott last year. It was signed by 60 trade unions and non-governmental groups in the West Bank and Gaza.
Gargi Bhattacharyya, president-elect of the AUT, supports the call, though the union's executive has yet to decide how to respond.


Jerusalem, 20 June 2007 - The United Nations World Food Programme has announced that nine trucks carrying 225 metric tons of food have begun to cross the border into Gaza today.
The food convoy follows the arrival yesterday of seven WFP trucks carrying 200 metric tons of food assistance into the occupied Palestinian territory.
The trucks will cross into Gaza through Kerem Shalom, the southern border crossing from Israel that has been opened after a consensus was reached by all parties to allow emergency relief supplies through.
WHO also sent one truckload of urgently-needed medical supplies to Gaza through the crossing yesterday.
"There is a serious humanitarian crisis developing in Gaza as a result of the recent turmoil and closure of the border crossings. It is crucial that food and other humanitarian assistance continue to reach the increasingly desperate population," said Arnold Vercken, WFP Country Director in the occupied Palestinian territory (oPt).
Gaza relies on the importation of all basic commodities, however, with the recent border closures, commercial food stocks in Gaza are quickly being depleted and are expected to run extremely low within two weeks as people panic buy flour, sugar and oil.
Already in the past few days wheat flour prices have shot up by 40 percent and commercial food stocks have already run out in some areas.
The purchasing power of the population in Gaza has been heavily affected by the closures, violence, the destruction of property, looting and the inability to go to work. Overall, there is a growing dependency on humanitarian assistance.
WFP has managed to continue its food assistance but the challenges of providing such assistance are numerous in terms of logistics, security and growing needs of the population.
WFP is assisting 275,000 beneficiaries in Gaza out of 1.4 million population or 60 percent of the non-refugee Palestinians in the Strip.
Over the past week the UN agency is also supplying fresh bread to 10 hospitals in Gaza. In total 80 percent of Gaza's population rely on food aid from WFP or UNRWA.


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HomeLiberiaEU Delegation Pledges $27M In Budget Support To Liberia As Finance and Development Planning Minister Samuel Tweah continues Consultations on Pro-Poor Agenda'
EU Delegation Pledges $27M In Budget Support To Liberia As Finance and Development Planning Minister Samuel Tweah continues Consultations on Pro-Poor Agenda'
April 30, 2018 Cholo Brooks Liberia, Other News 0
(L-R) Tegenework Gettu, Under-Secretary-General and Associate Administrator of UNDP, Finance and Development Planning Minister Samuel D. Tweah Jr., and Yacoub El Hillo, Resident Coordinator of the United Nations in Liberia.
(New York, April 30, 2018) As part of consultations for the formulation of the Pro-Poor Agenda for Prosperity and Development, Finance and Development Planning Minister Samuel D. Tweah Jr. has held a series of meetings with top United Nations officials and donors in New York.
At a donor round table last week, Minister Tweah shared with partners including the United Nations Development Program (UNDP), European Union, Crisis Fragility and Resilience Unit, and representatives from the Swedish and German Missions; the roadmap for the Pro-Poor Agenda, which he described as an ambitious plan intended to respond to the needs of Liberians especially the deprived and those living in poverty. Minister Tweah named road connectivity, youth and human development, investing in agriculture especially rice and cassava as major priorities.
Minister Tweah and Participants at Roundtable
A dispatch from Liberia's Permanent Mission to the United Nations quotes Minister Tweah as saying, while the Government encourages donations and support from its partners; it realizes that Liberia "cannot continue to look at aid as a means for sustainable development". He disclosed that the Government would endeavor to embark on a domestic resource mobilization strategy that would raise more revenue while curtailing inefficient expenditure and waste.
The Minister spoke of the recent austerity measures endorsed by the Cabinet– a ten percent salary reduction across the board for cabinet ministers and the agreement that heads of public corporations and autonomous agencies will make not more than $7,800USD in monthly salary. The action, according to the Minister will save the government nearly 5 million dollars which will be used for pro-poor investments.
Accompanying the Minister, the Resident Coordinator of the United Nations in Liberia, Assistant Secretary General Yacoub El Hillo hailed the government's actions and described them as a step in the right direction. "The issues in Liberia are the same. What is needed is a new and innovative strategy to address them" he said.
Urging the international community to keep Liberia on the radar for support, the UN Chief in Liberia urged international partners not to get "mesmerized" for too long about the success story" warning that Liberia was still in a "fragile" state.
In response, the donors welcomed the Government's plan and pledged their support to help Liberia revive its economy and sustain the peace. They however urged the Government to ensure national ownership of the new development plan and align it with the budget for successful implementation.
One of the partners, the European Union through its delegation to the United Nations, disclosed a 27 million budget support for Liberia with 4 million to be released in this fiscal year. The EU also assured that it will continue to support the Country's Energy sector.
Other partners including Sweden said they were considering supporting Liberia through the Multi Partner Trust Fund, administered by the United Nations.
Other officials consulted during the series of meetings last week include the Executive Coordinator of the UN Multi Partner Trust Fund Jennifer Toppings, the Acting Head of the UN Department of Political Affairs Taye-Brook Zerihoun, and UNDP's Assistant Administrator Abdoulaye Mar Dieye.
From Vivian Gartayn Lombeh Minister Counselor/Press and Public Affairs Liberia Permanent Mission to the United Nations Tel: (212) 6871033/1034 Email: vlombeh@pmun.gov.lr


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Balanos Georgios (1944–2020) was a Greek translator, author, publisher and researcher of the fields of science fiction, paranormal and magick.

According to his official biography presented on his web site, he was born in Athens on 12 April 1944 and attended various university schools without receiving any qualifications. His bio include work as teacher of English language, a photographer, a journalist, a translator and an author.

Science fiction-translation
Balanos has worked in the field of science fiction and fantasy for many years. Within the Greek novels publisher "Aurora", he translated a great amount of short and medium size novels.  One of the most distinctive characteristics, due to which he justifiably became noted, of these his translations is his comments in prologues, where he gave clues about some elements of the unexplained and the paranormal. Balanos' translating activity had begun years before the "Aurora" period.  As far back as the early and mid 1980s he had published on his own efforts (through his own "Selefais" publications) several collections of translated science fiction, heroic fantasy and fantasy literature.  He was the first to translate into Greek a wide variety of works by renowned English-speaking science fiction and fantasy writers, such as Isaac Asimov, Alfred Bester, Algernon Blackwood, Ray Bradbury, Arthur C. Clarke, Philip Jose Farmer, Harry Harrison, William H. Hodgson, Robert E. Howard, Henry Kuttner, Fritz Leiber, H. P. Lovecraft, Arthur Machen, Clifford Simak, Clark Ashton Smith, H. G. Wells, Colin Wilson, John Wyndham, Roger Zelazny, etc., the vast majority of whom were virtually unknown to the Greek public up to then.

Balanos's own works
George Balanos is positively a prominent figure in the paranormal research field in Greece.  A one-time APRO's local representative, apart from being a most celebrated translator into Greek of many famous English-speaking science-fiction and fantasy writers, he has also written many books of his own, which are the outcome of a lifelong research into the paranormal and occult. The titles of the books written by him follow below:
 "Flying Saucers – Intruders?" ("Iptamenoi Discoi – Eisvoleis?", 1973)
 "Beings from Outer Space" ("Onta Apo To Diastima", 1974)
 "The Worlds of Fire" ("Oi Kosmoi Tis Fotias", 1976)
 "The Sands of Time" ("Oi Ammoi Tou Khronou", 1977)
 "In Search of Unknown Worlds ("Anazitontas Agnostous Kosmous", 1979)
 "Dreamlands of the Earth" ("Oi Oneirotopoi Tis Ghis", science fiction short story collection 1979)
 "The Enigma of Penteli" ("To Enigma tis Pentelis, 1982)
 "Pathways of the Stars" ("Ta Monopatia ton Astron, 1989, science fiction novel)
 "Cosmic Biodynamics," ("Kosmiki Bhiodhynamiki", 1993)
 "Other Oceans, Other Worlds" ("Alloi Okeanoi, Alloi Kosmoi, 1993)
 "All the Colors of the Suns" ("Ola ta Krhomata ton Ilion, science fiction short story collection, 1994)
 "Bright Thorns" ("Lambera Agathia", fantasy novel, 1995)
 "Enigmas Against a Gray Background" ("Ainighmata Se Grizo Fonto",1998)
 "The Roads of Knowledge" ("Oi Dhromoi Tis Ghnosis", 1998),
 "The Shadow of Cthulhu" ("I Skia Tou Kthoulou", 1993–98)
 "Hecate's Nights" ("Nyktes Tis Ekatis", 1998, supernatural horror/magick novel)
 "Something Crawling Like A Shadow" ("Kati Pou Erpei San Skia", 2000)
 "Reflections on Dark Waters" ("Antanaklaseis se Vathia Nera")
 "In the Forests of the Twilight" ("Sta Dasi tou Lykofotos")
 "Beyond the Penteli Enigma" ("Pera Apo To Enigma Tis Pentelis", 2004)

Journalism
Balanos has worked as a journalist for the field of paranormal for various editions, most known "Strange" and "Anexighito" (Unexplained) magazines (and back in the 1970s writing in "Enigmata tou Symbandos" [Enigmas of the Universe) and "UFO – Iptamenoi Diskoi" (UFOs – Flying Saucers] magazines). He contributed articles on various fields of research of paranormal concerning cities, geometries, symbols, initiations, biographies of secret-famous magicians. Characteristics of his articles is the use of humour, often black, hidden personal vanity (indirectly presenting himself as a keeper of secret knowledge), and extensive scientific knowledge of various scientific fields.

Research fields
The research fields of Balanos are mostly noted in his books and are Magick techniques, psychology, history, paranormal phenomena. According to his books, his actions often attracted the interest of various governmental and non-governmental organisations (Translated title from Greek) Something that crawls like a shadow, . There is an element of truth concerning that since earlier attempts to understand the alleged phenomena at the cave Ntaveli of Penteli mountain in the area of Attica, found some resistance from the Greek authorities, and this led to some actions of prohibiting the entry to the cave. The result of the research of the cave lead to a book (Translated title from Greek) The Enigma of Penteli, 1982 (ISBN unknown).

Cosmic biodynamics
The outcome of Balanos' research over the years was the cosmic biodynamics system, an original synthesis comprising many notions from a wide variety of fields, such as anthropology, philosophy, physics, mathematics, biology, and chemistry, the basic premises of which consist in the following: the surrounding universe is, in fact, a vastly intricate, multidimensional whole, wherein the phenomenon of existence is conceived as something radically different and wider than most of the various philosophical, religious, mystical, political, etc., systems assume it to be. Everything in this multidimensional cosmos stems from the Cosmic Network. The Cosmic Network is the 'blueprint', so to speak, of both the macrocosm and the microcosm. Every being that exists anywhere in the wide universe is an integral part of this network. We can get ourselves attuned to this cosmic network by bringing to surface and enhancing our latent unconscious potentialities, the so-called "other senses". Balanos uses the phrase "to see the world through Other Eyes" ("Alla Matia") when referring to this last process.

The Crawling Shadow
Balanos in one of his books has named a new type of danger, that is a multidimensional force called Shadow. Attributed to the Shadow are paranormal memory loss, violence, phenomena of massive hysteria, and events of extraordinary evil.

Opinions
Readers of his books suggest that elements of his stories, theories, and research have been drawn by other writers, and they give as an example that his current definition of the word Pattern (who has copyrighted the translated Greek equivalent), has the same meaning with the word occurring to the science fiction Amber Series by Roger Zelazny.
It is true that Balanos may have borrowed various notions from a wide field of disciplines, such as anthropology, philosophy, occultism, quantum physics, higher mathematics, biology, etc., but he synthesized all of these elements into a new and original system. So far as the term Pattern and Balanos' copyrighted translation into Greek (i.e., "Morphodiataxis") are concerned, this has nothing to do with whatever science fiction writer R. Zelazny means by it. Morphodiataxis is a core term in Balanos' Cosmic Biodynamics system, and it denotes the real whole of any given situation or phenomenon, taking into consideration all those data that elude our common, untrained senses.

References

External links
 homepage

1944 births
Living people
Writers from Athens
Greek publishers (people)
Science fiction translators
Greek speculative fiction translators

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Reinbold is a surname. Notable people with the surname include:

Jennifer Mundel-Reinbold
Leo M. Reinbold (1933–2010), American politician
Lora Reinbold (born 1964), American politician

See also

Reinebold
Reinhold
Reibold
Rimbaud (surname)
Raimbaud
Raimbaut
Regenbald
Regimbald
Dreyer & Reinbold Racing


How does Google rank sites in Local Search?
Local search just got a lot more important. Why, because in almost all cases Google is now including their Google local one box results at the top of each local keyword search. (Example: city real estate). If you or a client just got bumped down 3 spots because of local search here's what you need to know.
Here in Canada the results are usually pulled directly from YellowPages.ca online business listings. I sat down with the online manage for YellowPages.ca on Friday to get a better understanding of how the system works and basically if you pay to be part of yellowpages.ca, they push their data to Google once a month.
In the USA, data is pulled from a host of different places and is some cases from niche directory sites focused on particular geographies. A good SEM is always looking at what might happen next, so remember that Google will start to use multiple data sources soon (if they aren't already doing that). This insures their data will be more accurate and it might mean they will start basing the results more on an search algorithm rather than on proximity.
Step 1 – Make sure your company is registered in the right place. Check to see where Google is pulling the data from in your area. In some cases they will tell you if you scroll to the bottom of the Google Local page.
Step 2 – Make sure you company has submitted and validated it's address with Google Maps [Google Local Business Center].
Step 3 – How do I get my site in the top 3 of Google's local one box results?
Proximity to City center or major city landmark. In most cases (but not all) Google is listing the results based on their proximity to city hall. In some cities they are keying in on some other major landmark (not necessarily down town). A few quick searches of your own and you should be able to determine what landmark Google is using. In Vancouver, when you do the search "Vancouver Real Estate" or any other local search, you will notice that the results surround city hall and expand outwards as you move deeper into the results. The top 3 appear to be the closest to city hall.
Reviews. Categories like restaurants and hotels include reviews from major portals and these reviews may effect the one box rankings.
Currently it is difficult to game the results unless your are willing to provide false address data to YellowPages.ca (the often verify this data anyway by checking the billing address of the phone number). But this should not stop you from ensuring your site is listed and showing up. If you have any questions please post a comment.


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Myra Huang
Acclaimed by Opera News as being "among the top accompanists of her generation" and "a coloristic tour de force" by The New York Times, Grammy-nominated pianist MYRA HUANG performs in recitals and chamber music concerts around the world. Highly sought after for her interpretation of lieder and art song, as well as her depth of musicianship and impeccable technique, she regularly performs with acclaimed opera singers around the world. Last season, she made her Wigmore Hall debut in London with tenor Nicholas Phan. She also toured with the Mariinsky Theater and Maestro Valery Gergiev throughout South America, performing as part of their art festival with bass Dmitry Grigoriev. This season, she performs recitals with singers Lawrence Brownlee, Nicholas Phan, Susanna Phillips, Eric Owens, Quinn Kelsey, Marjorie Owens, appearing at Carnegie Hall, the Herbst Theatre, the Boston Celebrity Series, the Schubert Club, the Gilmore Festival, Shriver Hall, the Park Avenue Armory, and the George London Foundation.
Huang has served on the music staffs of the Washington National Opera, Houston Grand Opera, New York City Opera, and the Palau de Les Arts in Valencia, Spain. She worked closely with director Lorin Maazel and Zubin Mehta as an assistant conductor at the Palau de Les Arts. From 2011 to 2013, she served as the Head of Music Staff at New York City Opera. She is a staff pianist for the Operalia competition, directed by Placido Domingo, performing at opera houses around the world, such as Teatro alla Scala, Milan; the Royal Opera House, London; the National Centre for the Performing Arts, Beijing; and the Teatro Real, Madrid. She regularly teaches at young artist programs throughout the U.S. to train young opera singers and pianists.
Huang is an avid recitalist and recording artist. Her recordings have received critical acclaim from The New York Times, Gramophone, Opera News, and The Boston Globe. Her most recent album, Gods and Monsters, with tenor Nicholas Phan, was nominated in the Best Classical Vocal Solo Album category at the 2018 Grammy® Awards. Of this album, Opera News stated that "Huang matches the tenor with pianistic arsenal of colors and attacks, controlled by her astonishing technique." Her next album, Illuminations, on the Avie label, with tenor Nicholas Phan, the award-winning Telegraph Quartet, and the chamber ensemble The Knights, was released in April, 2018. Other albums include Winter Words and Still Falls the Rain on the Avie label with Nicholas Phan, and Paysages on the Bridge label with soprano Susanna Phillips, all released to critical acclaim.
Eric Owens and Lawrence Brownlee


Park Ranger Desiree Munoz talks to my students about the Ohlone tribe.
1. Invite experts to visit. If you do not have the requisite knowledge about a particular subject or skill but want your students to learn it, consider seeking out an expert in the field. Most people who are passionate enough about something to become an expert in it will be happy to spend an hour or two talking about it to kids. For example, my class is currently learning about how Native Americans in our area have historically used native plants for eating, cleaning, and healing. We read several books that vaguely touched on this topic, but it wasn't really coming alive for the students until my co-teacher invited a member of the local Ohlone tribe to come talk to our class. She was so excited about this opportunity that she brought along her sister and a friend as well as a big collection of artifacts and tools made by her tribe. The information and firsthand experiences she was able to share with us were so much richer and more impactful than anything I would ever have been able to teach my students.
Interested in helping your students learn about the Native Americans in your area? Check out Lesson 19: Connecting to First People.
2. Borrow materials and equipment. How many times have you gotten super excited about doing an activity or project with your students only to discover that it requires a specific piece of equipment that you either can't get or don't want to spend the money to buy? I found myself in this situation a couple years ago when I wanted to teach my students how to bird watch. While they of course could've just looked for birds with their naked eyes, I knew the experience would be so much richer if they had binoculars. I balked at the thought of paying hundreds of dollars for a class set of binoculars, though. I decided to contact the Presidio Trust, the non-profit organization that works out of the Presidio National Park, to see if they had any birding equipment we could borrow. Sure enough they did, and a few weeks later a naturalist from the Trust came to meet us at Forest Friday with a class set of binoculars in tow. It turned out that several of my students didn't like using the binoculars and preferred looking without them, which made me extra glad that I hadn't busted our budget to buy brand new sets. The icing on the cake? I didn't have to find a place in my already-crowded classroom to store them.
Resources vary by city, but a good first stop is your local parks and recreation department. Many public library systems also have tool-lending programs. Local birding organizations or hiking clubs may also be a good resource.
3. Partner with other teachers/schools/programs. Perhaps the best and most valuable resources we have are our peers. If you have an idea for an activity but aren't quiet sure how to flesh it out or put it into action, then talking to another teacher can be just the ticket.
Alternatively, kids can learn so much from visiting other children's schools, parks, and neighborhoods. The possibilities for collaboration are limitless: compare and contrast plant or animal species, teach each other about the local flora and fauna, engage in neighborhood clean-ups or planting projects, and so much more. If leaving your school feels like too much, consider partnering with another class on your campus. My first grade class recently partnered with the sixth graders to do some research about water pollution. Having the older students present allowed us to do more sophisticated work than we otherwise would have, and the sixth graders got authentic practice conducting research.
Take the networking one step further by partnering with a local organization or group. The Presidio Trust frequently needs volunteers to help with their native plant restoration projects, so we now have an annual planting day where my first graders are put to work replanting entire hillsides at a time. The relationship is mutually beneficial, as the Trust gets much-needed manual labor and my students gain firsthand knowledge about what plants need to survive and thrive.
Organizations like Kiwanis, Rotary Club, and Lions Club often have good volunteer opportunities.
No matter which community resources you decide to leverage, remember it never hurts to ask. The worst that can happen is they say no, but in my experience the answer is most often yes. Happy networking!


Children need space – to breathe, to play and to discover. With technology and stimulation being at an all time high it's a great thing for us to remember as parents – children need SPACE!
How do you feel, when you have your children, friends and family at you all the time, you have constant noise and you have constant demands on your time and energy? You feel depleted don't you… Your children are exactly the same! They feel depleted from the overstimulation of their environments, their minds and their emotions. Have you experienced the solution to this for yourself? SPACE, yes, it's really that simple. Space alone, away from stimulation, in the quiet where you can gather your thoughts, emotions and ideas.
How can we create this for our children? How do we facilitate space for them to process their environments, get in touch with their feelings and connect with their ideas? I really advocate the creation of space within the home. I encourage all of the parents who come to me for support and assistance with their health to help each child create a space of their own within the home. This space can be in their bedroom, under the stairs, on the top of a bunk bed or even in the bottom of a closet. This space can be full of cushions, and blankets, fluffy sensory toys, their favourite things, books and an iPod with headphones and relaxing music.
A bottle of Puraforce Stress Drops, my girls know to take half an eyedropper every 10 minutes to help them feel calm and peaceful.
A notepad and paper – this is for drawing and my 8 year old often writes about her feelings.
An iPod with children's guided meditations. On my children's iPods I have loaded this children's meditation bundle I wrote and recorded with my best friend Ali. I also have my children's night time subliminal audio which I find very beneficial if my girls are overtired and overstimulated as it helps them to go to sleep.
I also have sensory toys such as a slinky and also little disney characters for my children to play with.
I have found this tool kit to be very beneficial to my girls in their space, they will often take themselves away to process or to have some alone time. It also holds great value if I see my daughter become overstimulated as I can redirect her to a more peaceful place where she can practice mindfulness rather than a place she is being punished for any unbalanced behaviour.
I really encourage and advocate for you to work with each of your children to create a space where they can feel safe, where they can feel and where they can regroup. Just as much as we need to then to create the same place and practice in our lives as parents.


Wine with a charming scent of blooming beard, gooseberry and fine herbs. North and South, snowy mountains and fertile valleys, alpine and Mediterranean climate. This is precisely the area with an enormous potential to produce truly vinous wines in South Tyrol. Already in the 15th century Roman immigrant "Cornelius" founded the first vineyards on the hill "Bichl" (local dialect), which gave birth to excellent wines. He also founded the "Cornelianus" winery, which was later named after the local village "Girlan". The Sigmundskron Castle (known from the culprit) was inhabited in the 15th century by Archduke Sigismund, who was a great lover of local wine. In 1960, 28 winemakers founded the wine cooperative Colterenzio (Schreckbichl). Today, 290 team members manage over 300 hectares of the best location. It is a brilliant combination of asparagus, baked fish with herbs and a great aperitif. If you do not want to drink it right now, keep the wine for 3 to 5 years in a cool place.


I had no intention of writing a novel when I signed up for a creative writing course in London but the seed was sown when I wrote a short story inspired by a travel assignment in Mauritius for Marie Claire magazine. Still, the idea of cultivating a full-blown 300-page piece of fiction seemed a daunting prospect – Jack's beanstalk compared to the shrub-like 1,500-word magazine features I'd written to date – and the story was shelved for a while. But…..


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HOMEPAGE HEALTH
Causes of elevated b12 levels
By: John Rhoads
What Are the Causes of Elevated Liver Enzymes?
What Are High LDH Levels?
How to calculate fractionated bilirubin
How to Calculate the AST/ALT Ratio
What are the causes of high mcv count?
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Elevated levels of B12 are rare and often caused by disease, most commonly decreased liver function or diseases of the blood. According to the Mayo Clinic, "Vitamin B12, or cobalamin, helps nerve cells, red blood cells and is used in the creation of DNA." Over-production of Vitamin B12 can be caused by cirrhosis, hepatitis, polycythemia vera or myelocytic leukaemia. Vitamin B12 supplements will not cause elevated B12 blood levels.
Elevated levels of B12 can be caused by cirrhosis, scarring of the liver. Decreased liver function corresponds to elevated B12 levels because the liver cannot maintain B12 properly and the remainder is dispersed throughout the body. A 2003 study published in "Clinical Biochemistry" by Amphia Hospital in lokatie Langendijk, Breda, Netherlands, found the correlation between high B12 levels and people with cirrhosis. According to the Amphia Hospital study, "elevated levels are caused by cobalamin release during hepatic cytolysis and/or decreased cobalamin clearance by the affected liver."
Hepatitis, a disease that damages the liver, can cause an increase in cobalamin, which, according to the National Institutes of Health, is usually stored in the liver for years. If left untreated, hepatitis has the potential to go away, or it can cause liver failure or cancer. It also has the potential to turn into cirrhosis.
Chronic Myelocytic Leukemia
Chronic myelocytic leukaemia or CML is cancer of the bone marrow that has been associated with elevated B12 levels. According to the "American Journal of Clinical Nutrition," the excess of B12 in those with CML could be caused by "serum proteins binding B12 more than liver proteins, or lack of B12 transferase as well as increased binding by serum proteins." This could be the cause of B12 to be improperly absorbed in the body.
Polycythemia vera is a disease characterised by overproduction of red blood cells. The 2003 study published in "Clinical Biochemistry" by Amphia Hospital in lokatie Langendijk, Breda, Netherlands, found elevated B12 levels in polycythemia vera patients. Those with polycythemia vera cannot bind vitamin B12 properly, causing an over saturation of cobalamin. A B12 blood test to find elevated B12 levels can tell if someone has polycythemia vera. Polycthemia vera can result in myelofibrosis, a disease that is characterised by a decrease in white blood cells, red blood cells and platelets. Testing for elevated B12 levels in those with Myelofibrosis will also return positive.
National Institutes of Health: Vitamin B12 Level
National Institutes of Health: Significance of elevated cobalamin (vitamin B12) levels in blood.
Mayo Clinic: Vitamin B12
National Institutes of Health: Changes in serum folic acid and vitamin B12 levels in liver cirrhosis and its clinical significance
John Rhoads started writing and editing in 2003. He has experience in media writing, editing and production. His expertise is in the technical and creative aspects of the communication field. Along with his experience, he has a Bachelor of Arts in media studies from DeSales University.


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Q: Adding a custom UIButton subview in a scroll view subview's causes CUICatalog: Invalid asset name supplied In viewDidLayoutSubView(), I am trying to add a custom uibutton to my scrollview :
let roundedButton = RoundedShadowButton()
roundedButton.frame = CGRectMake(0, self.scrollView.frame.height, 60, 60)
roundedButton.setTitle("+", forState: .Normal)
roundedButton.tag = 1
self.scrollView.addSubview(roundedButton)

I get the following error :

2016-01-17 18:51:23.217 momentful[61122:2267703] CUICatalog: Invalid
  asset name supplied:  2016-01-17 18:51:23.218 momentful[61122:2267703]
  Could not load the "" image referenced from a nib in the bundle with
  identifier

Why does this happen ? How can I fix this ?
Thanks in advance.

A: I figured that you have to add it as a subview to the viewcontroller's view as well :
self.view.addSubview(roundedButton)

Everything is working as expected now.

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