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China's U.S. Real Estate Investment Fell 55% in '17, Before Trump's Tariffs
Posted By : Sergeant Brownfield Apr 11, 2018 View More Posts
New steel tariffs are already hitting the construction industry and the risk for a larger tit-for-tat tariff rift opening between the U.S. and China is real. But a report by Cushman & Wakefield notes the Chinese real estate pullback already began in earnest last year.
Last week, President Trump ratcheted up already escalating trade war rhetoric with China, asking U.S. Trade Representative Lighthizer to consider placing an additional $100 billion in tariffs on Chinese exports to the U.S. This came in response to Chinese retaliatory action to previous U.S. tariffs on $50 billion worth of Chinese goods earlier in the week. Within hours, the Chinese government responded within its own tariffs on $50 billion worth of U.S. goods imported into China, including many agricultural products.
Steel tariffs squeezing construction industry immediately.
Only weeks away from President Trump signing the first sweeping 25% steel and 10% aluminum tariffs into law, the construction industry is already hurting according to some construction pricing in commercial real estate professionals.
Although the tariffs have not actually gone into effect yet and they exclude steel coming from Canada and Mexico, developers report costs to source some projects have jumped up by 10%. As the National Real Estate Investor points out, the price increase—and the uncertainty over future increases—is causing some real estate decision-makers to react. Some are reworking projects, but others must reconsider planned projects.
Paul Rohrer, a real estate partner at the law firm Loeb & Loeb in Los Angeles, told NREI he has been working on a $300 million, 500,000 square foot high-rise office building in Los Angeles with the plan to build for a set price. Now entering the underwriting stage for the bond that will finance the project, Rohrer was recently notified that the project cannot be built at a fixed price and that a "steel tariff contingency" needs to be added.
"The problem is that nobody at this point is really able to underwrite the value of this uncertainty, which causes a distortion in the market and could cause deal flow to slow down until folks figure out what to do," Rohrer told NREI.
The real tariffs will start being applied later this month and it will take time for the full effect to work its way through the supply chain. But the market moves faster than red tape and so there's immediate speculation about price increases six to twelve months down the line—and prices start jumping.
It's hard to predict where the steel market will actually be in 12 months, but uncertainty feeds speculation. And when markets panic, it's not uncommon for fears of the worst to permeate. Like bears in nature, market pessimists can go into overdrive once they perceive that winter is coming.
Joe Pecoraro, a project executive at Chicago-based general contractor Skender, told the National Real Estate Investor that a client developing affordable housing might be forced to delay their project if steel costs rose any further.
"Uncertainty drives people to be very conservative, risk-averse. It is affecting our deals," Pecoraro reportedly said.
Deja vu for real estate developers and construction industry.
If developers are having deja vu about tariffs spiking their prices, it's not just a weird feeling. The industry went through this drill in a narrower context last year with imported Canadian timber.
In that case, the Trump administration placed a 21% tariff on imported Canadian timber—which is used in ~¼ of all wood-framed projects in the U.S. As Bloomberg recently reported, it's led to a nationwide rise in construction costs for single and multi-family homes. Contractors had no choice but to either raise their own prices for the same Canadian wood (and pass the additional costs on down the line), substitute Canadian products for other alternatives, switch to steel, build smaller or build lighter (with less material, often achieved via increased interior open space).
The first two options are easier than switching to steel or making design changes. Unfortunately, for the contractors who did not want to pass higher costs onto customers and tried to substitute Canadian lumber for something else, they quickly found the prices of those items also increasing because everybody else began looking at alternatives at the same time.
So, the effect of the tariffs on Canadian lumber is to increase the price of domestic lumber and all its other substitutes too.
Trade war looms? First shots on steel and aluminum hurt.
And we might expect similar effects to materialize as a result of the new steel tariffs. Indeed, President Trump's steel tariffs only aim at raw steel and also exempt Canada and Mexico. So, ironically, domestic steel fabricators may be hit harder than their foreign competition to the north and south.
"Whether the tariffs included fabricated steel or not, even if those harmonized tariff schedule codes that included fabricated steel were included, it still puts U.S. fabricators in a difficult position," Brian Raff, director of government relations for the American Institute of Steel Construction told Engineering News Record, "because it's still allowing circumvention through Mexico and Canada so things don't really change for the fabricators we represent on the construction side. Our position is, if action was to be taken, it needs to include fabricated steel."
U.S. steel fabricators interviewed by Engineering News Record uniformly reported concerns that the tariffs would hurt their business and that not including imports of fabricated steel products in the tariffs would render the tariffs useless when it comes to imports from Canada and Mexico.
Raw steel shipped across the border is what the 232 action is aimed at protecting domestic steel mills from, but there is also the 1.2 million tons of fabricated steel made of foreign raw materials that came across the border in 2017. These products are the most likely to be used in buildings, roads, bridges and other construction projects, but were not addressed in the tariff action. "The 232 action is going to cause domestic fabricators' raw material prices to go up," said Don Banker, CEO and owner of Banker Steel in Lynchburg, Va., "the Nucors and other domestic mills are going to increase prices. We have already seen that. There was one increase just before the 232 was released and another the day after it was released and it's causing our prices to increase. Because there is still no restriction on the import of fabricated steel, we're going to be less attractive to our customers. It's not an issue of can we pass on an increase, customers can just look at import fabricated and see it's the cheapest product." Banker was in Washington D.C. meeting with members of congress and the Trump administration to press for a similar tariff against fabricated steel and aluminum and said that everyone he talked to, including Chairman of the House Judiciary Committee Congressman Bob Goodlatte (R-Va.), was willing to close what domestic fabricators see as a loophole for fabricated steel. Banker said that one job his company was involved in and lost out to a Mexican fabricator was 50 Hudson, part of the Hudson Yards development project in New York City.
In the days leading up to President Trump signing the steel tariffs, legions of economists cautioned against it. Even the American Institute of Architects (AIA) released a statement specifically warning that rising material costs would lead to decreased project budgets and potentially stifle architectural innovation. "The Administration's announcement of new tariffs on steel and aluminum imports threatens to drastically increase the prices of many building materials specified by architects," the AIA's statement cautions. "These metal products are some of the largest material inputs in the construction of buildings. Structural metal beams, window frames, mechanical systems, and exterior cladding are largely derived from these important metals."
Hoover Tried Tariff's once too.
Herbert Hoover defeated Al Smith to win the U.S. presidency in 1928 as a businessman promising to fix the country's economic woes. The 1920's had been a relative economic party, but the cycle was showing signs of petering out and the hangover was starting to set in.
Worse, farmers had been largely left out of the Roaring 20's, hurting since the World War I economy scaled back and collapsed the once-booming food economy. Worse yet, as soon as the bubble bust, farming began to mechanize meaningfully. New machines began to boost output, but caused substantial labor disruption. Hoover promised to be the champion of the American farmer—still almost 1/3rd of U.S. laborers at the time—and set it right. And so, soon after taking office he called a special session of Congress and asked legislators to increase tariffs on agricultural imports.
To be fair, he simultaneously called for decreases on tariffs for industrial products in order to keep a measure of overall balance (not to mention the roaring twenties has treated U.S. industry very well indeed). But the special session on Capitol Hill lured legislators and lobbyists alike who set to work doing what they've historically proven to do best, which is to stuff every special interest possible into a swelling sow of a bill. Something contemporary politicians in Washington D.C. haven't forgotten how to do, as the recent omnibus spending bill evidences.
After some back and forth on the appropriateness of any tariffs, fueled in the meantime by Black Tuesday on October 29, 1929 and a quickly deteriorating economy, the ultimate result of the door Hoover opened was the Tariff Act of 1930—also known Smoot-Hawley Tariff. Smoot-Hawley legally required extra tariffs be collected on 20,000+ imported agricultural and industrial goods.
The consensus of Hoover's contemporary economists were ignored, as were the warnings of U.S. trade partners that they would retaliate.
Soon after the Tariff Act, Canada responded with its own tariffs on U.S. exports and the rest of the world followed suit. Global trade collapsed. U.S. exports fell by 4/5's. In 1930 when the Tariff Act became law, the U.S. unemployment rate had been 8%. One year later it doubled to 16% before running even higher the following year.
Is it different this time?
The U.S. and global economies are in a much different place today than they were going into Great Depression. The economic cycle may be maturing and a recession may be due, there is genuine organic growth in the economic. New sources of demand and shifting consumer preferences, enabled by ever-improving technology, is driving fundamentally sound growth in numerous segments.
As BL has covered previously, many sources of U.S. weakness in the prior long cycle have converted to strength in the post-2008 pivot. The energy growth story alone could be enough to power the U.S. and the world to states of relative abundance. So, it's hard to see how a trade war might kick the global economy into some kind of Great Depression 2.0. But the problem with trade wars is they are hard to predict and uncertainty reigns.
A trade war will hurt in the Heartland too.
One thing seems clear. Trade wars are not one-sided. Whenever the U.S. slaps a tariff on one thing over here, there will be a reaction. Unlike Newton's laws, however, there's no law that demands these reactions will be equal or opposite. More akin to the butterfly effect or plugging a leaky mud damn with your finger, it's often hard to know where the next leak will spring.
So, now that China has retaliated with duties on $50 billion in U.S. goods largely comprised of soybeans, corn and other row crops (and aircraft), it's also clear that U.S. farmers will once again be early losers in a U.S. trade war ~90 years after being decimated by the last one.
The U.S. is the largest agricultural exporter in the world. Mostly desert, China is the largest food importer. China takes in innumerable boatloads of food and foodstuffs produced in the American heartland to feed the more than billion mouths that live there. As such, the Chino-American agricultural relationship is a big and important one in global trade.
Eating is a matter of life and death for a billion + Chinese, but it's a matter of more than a billion dollars per month to the livelihoods of many U.S. farmers today. China buys about half of the U.S. soybean exports—or ~$14 billion each year. This year exports to China were projected to reach $21.6 billion, $1.0 billion lower than the November forecast. U.S. soybean exports to China during the first quarter were down 26% from a year ago, while Brazilian shipments more than tripled, buoyed by ample exportable supplies from a record soybean crop in Brazil.
So, unfortunately, U.S. soybean farmers will face higher prices when trying to sell in foreign markets at the same time their stiffest foreign competitors are ramping up production.
Coming into this trade spat, imports of agricultural products in China decreased to $845,562,900 in February from $1,016,060,700 in January of 2017. Imports of agricultural products in China averaged $9,660,042.84 from 2014 until 2017.
So. the impact of Chinese agriculture tariffs are far-reaching in the ag-economy. The negative impact will cast a long shadow over a large area of U.S. farmland and ranchland. China's tariffs will land squarely in the laps of U.S. producers of soybeans, cotton, corn, wheat and beef—all products China traditionally placed large orders for every year.
Canada and Mexico remain the second and third largest U.S. agricultural markets, with 2018 export forecasts at $21.2 billion and $19.2 billion, respectively. U.S. agricultural exports to all Western Hemisphere partners is projected this year at $40.4 billion. So, while the American farmer still has plenty of other mouths to feed, they have a lot to lose in a trade war with their top trade partner.
If history is a guide, things could detoritate. And it could get worse before it gets better. That's not good news for America's heartland, which was dotted with Trump election signs in a Hoover-esque Electoral College wave that swept a would-be champion into the Office Office.
How bad could it get? Real estate investment already down 55% last year.
China has already cut way back on U.S. real estate investment. In 2017 Chinese investment in U.S. commercial real estate dropped a whopping 55% decline in 2017, leading a decline in overall foreign investment of 33% last year.
The fall comes from record high levels of Chinese investment in 2016, but are also the direct result of tighter capital controls imposed by the Chinese government in March as well as increased regulatory scrutiny. Chinese investors also found more attractive opportunities in other countries, according to a report by Cushman & Wakefield.
Megadeals and hotel acquisition volume experienced the greatest declines, dropping total Chinese commercial real estate investment in the U.S. to just $7.3 billion (vs. $16.2 billion in 2016). The number of deals worth more than $1 billion dropped by 75%. Of cities, Los Angeles suffered the biggest decline, with deal volume dropping 67%. In New York, where Chinese investment is also heavily concentrated, investment from the second largest economy on Earth in the largest economies largest market fell 54%
Cushman report co-author Xinyi McKinny told the Real Deal that the drop mainly came from a decrease in hotel investment nationwide. In Los Angeles, there was a 90% decline in hotel volume, said McKinny, who is Cushman's senior managing director of China Direct Investment.
But it also appears as though Chinese investors shifted money elsewhere—following a rotation trend that caught BL's eye a couple year ago and showed subsequent signs of accelerating. Suburban office deal volume jumped 136% and retail volumes climbed 29%, according to Cushman & Wakefield's report. McKinny said investors are also looking at senior housing, student housing and industrial properties.
"Office, compared to hotels, is a more long-term investment," McKinny said. "For a hotel, the return is much higher. They used to look at investment in hotels. Since the return is getting lower and it's on the top of the list from the Chinese government to not invest in, people turn to a different sector, which is office."
Despite the dramatic fall-off, McKinny said Chinese investment in the U.S. will not disappear.
"Chinese investors are not going away; they are still here," she said. "Even though the number dropped a lot, it is higher than 2014 numbers." After overheating in 2015 and 2016 Chinese investment has "come down to a healthy number."
But China will have to get creative in a long trade war.
And in more good news, Bloomberg reports that China is already running out of U.S. imports to target. So, "attempting to match Trump's latest $100 billion tariff proposal will require China to get creative." There just aren't enough U.S. goods imported into China to target.
China could still take other measures, e.g. like curbing package tours or student transfers to the U.S., stepping up state-sponsored competition (or subversion) against American companies' operating in China, selling or scaling back purchases of U.S. debt, or manipulating its currency. Indeed, Bloomberg reports separately that China is already studying Yuan devaluation as a tool in the still-young trade spat.
But yesterday markets surged on reports that China's President would still seek to grow international trade, easing the worst trade war fears. For all the potentially terrible destinations a full-on trade war could lead the world, BL believes cooler head' will prevail and avoid the worst.
That doesn't mean segments like real estate and businesses like farming won't get hurt. Sometimes one wrench is too many in the complex machinery of modern business.
Update 4/16/2018: "Homebuilder sentiment slips in April due to pressure from tariffs and rising prices." Homebuilder sentiment falls 1 point in April, as builders cite rising costs for materials. The median price of a newly built home jumped 13 percent in February. Demand is strong, but future sales expectations are falling, as prices rise CNBC reports.
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Commander of Iranian militia shot dead
Gunmen in Iran shoot dead commander of the hardline Basij militia who was an ally of Qassem Soleimani.
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Gunmen in Iran shot dead a commander of the hardline Basij militia who was an ally of Qassem Soleimani, the senior Revolutionary Guards commander killed in a US drone strike in Iraq, Reuters reported on Wednesday, citing Iran's official news agency IRNA.
The Basij are under the command of the Guards, the most powerful and heavily armed security force in the Islamic Republic.
Abdolhossein Mojaddami, a Basij commander in the city of Darkhovin in the southwestern province of Khuzestan, was shot on Tuesday in front of his home by two men riding a motorcycle, said IRNA.
There was no immediate claim of responsibility for the attack, IRNA said. It described Mojaddami as one of the "defenders of the shrine", a reference used to describe members of security forces who have fought in recent conflicts in Iraq or Syria.
There have been some speculations that the attack was carried out by the Arab Struggle Movement for the Liberation of Ahvaz (ASMLA), which is responsible for past attacks in Iran, such as the attack on a military parade in the same region in September of 2018.
Khuzestan was one of the main centers of violent protests that swept across around 100 cities and towns in Iran mid-November in response to fuel price hikes.
At least 304 people were killed in the crackdown on those protests, according to figures released by Amnesty International last month.
Iran blamed the unrest on "thugs" backed by its foreign enemies, including the US, Israel and the People's Mujahedeen of Iran, an exiled armed opposition group it considers a "terrorist" cult.
Iranian Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei claimed following the crackdown that his country had foiled a "very dangerous" plot in the violent demonstrations.
Iran's Revolutionary Guards arrested about 100 leaders of the protests and said they would act to severely punish them.

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I am thrilled to be a team member of "Stampers with an Attitude", through Close To My Heart, and was invited to participate in a blog hop with fellow teammates. There's no better way to cap off Cinco de Mayo than with some inspiring artwork made with Close To My Heart products.
If you are coming from Angela's Craft Closet, you are on the right track! The hop is one big circle so keep "hoppin" along to see some fabulous creations.
I am sharing two items that I have recently created, both using the fabulous and ever-so-popular "Dream Pop" paper packet. If you know me very well, you know I like bright, cheery and summer-like colors so this paper packet is right up my alley! It is an exclusive paper pack available only through the end of May (or while supplies last) through Close To My Heart.
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Thanks for taking the time to stop by. I would love for you to leave a comment if you feel led to do so. Now, "hop" on over to Scrapper's Therapy where you will find some fun artwork by Amber.
And a HUGE THANK YOU to Melinda Everitt for coordinating this swap!
This is a fabulous quote from Hans Christian Andersen, "Just living is not enough...one must have sunshine, freedom and a little flower." So I thought it was perfectly fitting to incorporate this fun flower image from the "Girls Rock" stamp set. (It is one I have used several times in recent posts.) It's just plain fun!
One of the paper patterns I like from the Claire paper packet, and you would never believe it, is the denim-like one where the flower is situated. I just like its' appeal when I pair it with Outdoor Denim cardstock. These colors were fun to work with.
I hope you can enjoy some spring-like weather in your neck of the woods today. Have a beautiful Saturday!
This card, made with the Clementine paper packet, was made for a friend's birthday. The paper packet offers a soft and "country" appeal and is fun to work with.
A few square studs later, and foam tape to add dimension to the boots and sentiment, I felt it was complete.
If you caught my blog post on April 26, you saw that we have a fun paper pack that is debuting today! It is called "Dream Pop" and the colors and fun patterns are sure to "pop" out at you! With just a $35 order, it can be yours for just $10! It's well worth those $10, let me tell ya!
I have already been playing with this paper packet and am looking forward to decorating several dimensional items I have in my studio. (Those will be posted soon.) But to start off this month, I wanted to share this card I made with some of the fun patterns in this paper packet.
The photos just do not do this paper packet justice. You have got to see it in person. And the texture on some of the sheets, like on the turquoise-shaded piece shown, are too fun! The textures vary on several sheets of cardstock.
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Zits is not only an affliction for teenagers; people of all ages are plagued by zits. This article will show you a variety of acne tips.
People suffering with pimples want to pop their pimples. If you have to pop your pimples, then at least wash your hands and fingernails thoroughly beforehand to avoid any extra bacteria getting into the pores.
Resist temptation! Avoid picking at and do not pop zits. Try using a natural acne cream instead.Picking at your risk of scars and skin infections.The constant irritation of scratching and picking at the skin can take years to fade away.
One of the worst things to do with acne is not picking at your pimples. Popping your pimples can cause bacteria around that causes zits. You are also run the risk of leaving a scar.
Try wearing water based make-up or no makeup for awhile and see if that has any affect on your acne. It is tempting to try and hide zits under layers of make-up, but it will only clog your pores and make the situation worse.Staying away from makeup may clear up the best way to keep your pores clean and healthy.
Stay away from what causes you out. Stress may not be a direct cause of zits breakouts, but it will exacerbate existing zits.
Zinc is a good supplement to take for zits; it has properties in controlling free radicals from forming under the skin. Cystic pimples can be reduced to a few bumps by taking zinc everyday.
If it's possible, go to the swimming pool as often as possible. Swimming provides exercise and relaxation that can help control your body. Chlorine in pool water may actually help reduce your acne.
Did you know your zits can be caused by talking too much on a cellular phone? Cell phones can transfer oil from your hair and face and deposit them back to your face. Clean your phone with rubbing alcohol pad to keep it clean and free of oil.
Keep your face as clean as possible, especially when you workout and break a sweat. If you are not able to wash your face because you are out, you can take some cleansing wipes with you. This will help you to clean up impurities and easy wash away bacteria. It is important to continue using your cleanser every morning.
Sometimes it can be tempting to pick at your face or scratch an itch, but you need to avoid this as your hands have dirt and oils on them. The dirt gets trapped in the pores and inflammation that can lead to breakouts.
Oil-based make-up is quite heavy and can lead to your pores. Zits problems can result from the application of oil-based makeup. Some products may contain synthetic ingredients that can cause an outbreak.
By now you've learned that you aren't alone in suffering from zits. For flawless skin, you must follow a regimen geared towards healthy skin.


To ensure safety of your business and sensitive client data, as well as guarantee 100% uptime, the system is being monitored all the time for possible breaches, memory and database pressure and other vital processes to keep your system up and running.
If anything does go wrong, it is always good to know you can get the system back up in a timely manner. Hourly backups ensure that in case of emergency the most data will be accessible and intact.
We provide servers with the sole purpose of running your system. In this case you won't have to worry about other applications, websites etc. taking up valuable server resources.
To ensure safe processing of sensitive personal data and transactions, all the data going in and out of the system is treated with industry standard encryption.
Secure Sockets Layer is a standard security technology for establishing an encrypted link between the server and the client. SSL certificate ensures your clients and 3rd party API's that everything is in order.
Before any user data is entered in the database, it is thoroughly checked and processed to ensure it is not malicious, comes from a reliable source and is a genuine user request. This prevents anyone from compromising the system or entering fake data.
There are various types of attackers, bots, spyware and other threats on the web. Our embedded antivirus and firewall takes care of them all.
For an extra layer of security, the most crucial data – user passwords – is being stored on separate servers. If there is an actual system breach, your clients user accounts will be unaccessible to the attacker.
Because web security is constantly evolving, we practice regular security audits to ensure everything's up to date. We closely follow the industry experts and make sure the system can not be compromised because of outdated security practices.
There are many reasons why someone would want to imitate an actual user; we provide analysis of all the visitors to your site to check if they are all actual humans.
Check everything that has happened within the system in an understandable activity log. You can see activities of your clients and employees as well.
XSS vulnerabilities are an easy target and are often the first ones that are tested on the site by attackers. We have embedded techniques to guard your system against such attacks.
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In some cases the user might use the system from multiple devices (such as desktop and tablet), but if the user account deals with sensitive data and should never leave the office, you can allow only one logged in device at a time.


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Three British people in hospital after being diagnosed with the Zika virus
They had all returned from a holiday overseas
Mark SmithHealth Correspondent
Zika virus in UK as three patients in hospital test positive (Image: James Gathany/AP)
Three British people have been diagnosed with the Zika virus after returning from a holiday overseas.
The cases at Calderdale and Huddersfield NHS Foundation Trust were published in an infection control report to the trust board meeting on Thursday.
The report said: "Three patients have tested positive for Zika virus following return from foreign travel."
50 cases of the virus since 2015
The Department of Health website says a total of 50 cases have been diagnosed in UK travellers since 2015.
It comes just days after a baby was born with microcephaly in Spain – a defect which is thought to be connected to the virus.
Welsh triathlon star Helen Jenkins cautious over Zika concerns
The child was born at a hospital in Barcelona with medics saying the baby was born with an abnormally small head.
The majority of those infected with Zika will have no symptoms, but for others it can cause a mild illness with symptoms including a rash, fever and headache.
Serious complications that arise from infection are not common, but experts have said the virus can cause microcephaly and other congenital abnormalities in babies born to mothers infected with the virus as well as a rare disorder called Guillain-Barre syndrome.
Avoid mosquito bites
In May, Public Health Wales said: "Public Health Wales strongly advises all travellers to avoid mosquito bites and urges pregnant women to postpone non-essential travel to areas with active ZIKV transmission until after pregnancy.
"If the decision is made to travel, rigorous measures to avoid mosquito bites during both daytime and night time hours should be emphasised.
"It is not sufficient to assume that the mosquitoes that transmit ZIKV will only bite in daytime."
Could Welsh scientists have come up with a plan to beat Zika virus?
Earlier this month, the World Health Organisation advised pregnant women not to travel to areas with the Zika virus, which include Rio de Janeiro in Brazil, due to fears the virus could spread.
What you need to know about Zika
What can people do to protect themselves?
There is currently no vaccine against Zika and no way of being tested for the virus.
The best protection is to take steps to avoid being bitten by mosquitoes.
Official health advice says people should use insect repellents, cover up with long-sleeved clothing and keep windows and doors closed.
Still water and stagnant water such as in buckets and ponds also attracts mosquitoes to lay their eggs.
What is the current travel advice?
Across the UK, it is recommended that pregnant women planning to travel should postpone non-essential travel to countries with an active and established Zika virus transmission until after pregnancy.
In addition, women should avoid becoming pregnant while travelling in an area with active Zika virus transmission, and for 28 days after their return.
How is the virus spread?
The Zika virus is transmitted to people through infected Aedes species mosquitoes. It is currently unknown how long people are infected for.
What does Zika do?
The main concern from Zika is the threat to babies in the womb. Zika is now known to be a cause of microcephaly, where babies are born with abnormally small heads due to the fact their brains have not developed properly. Microcephaly can cause serious developmental problems and death in some cases. For those people who are not pregnant, Zika can act as a "silent" disease with no symptoms. For people who do develop symptoms, these include fever, red and sore eyes, headaches, rashes and joint pain. A disorder of the nervous system known as Guillain-Barre syndrome has also been linked to the infection.
Can Zika be spread through sex?
Experts agree that Zika may be spread through sex with infected people, not just via mosquitoes. The risk is thought to be low.


The University of Dayton School of Business Administration will launch two graduate degrees this fall in finance and accounting to prepare students for high-demand jobs.
Both the Master of Professional Accountancy and the Master of Finance degrees can be completed in as little as one year. The new programs add to the existing on-campus Master of Business Administration and the new online MBA@Dayton, which also launches this fall.
"These new degrees meet the need for more advanced and specialized education in the areas of banking, brokerage, wealth management, private equity, corporate finance, international business and accounting," said Interim Dean Jim Dunne.
The professional accountancy degree includes a focus on critical thinking and ethics, said Donna Street, chair of the department of accounting. The program allows students to align the classes they take with their career interests, so they can choose specialized accounting courses, such as tax or auditing, or pursue other options, such as a graduate certificate in cyber security.
Utilizing the Bachelor's Plus Master's program, UD accounting majors can earn both their undergraduate accounting and Master of Professional Accountancy degrees in as few as four years. The program also helps prepare students for the CPA exam.
The finance program gives students access to hands-on learning about traditional and alternative investments at the University's two investment centers, the Davis Center for Portfolio Management and the Hanley Trading Center, said Trevor Collier, chair of the department of economics and finance. It also prepares students to begin the series of exams required to become a CFA charter holder. The degree will meet the growing demand for people who are trained in the finance discipline and understand it at a deeper level.
"Finance and accounting students are highly sought after by local, regional and national employers," said Jason Eckert, director of Career Services, "and they're among the most frequently requested majors by employers conducting on-campus interviews and visiting the campus for career fairs. Employers really value the level of academic training and opportunities for experiential learning and co-curricular experiences received by accounting and finance students."
Both programs are now accepting applications. More information is available on the School of Business Administration's website.


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Q: IOS setting width of textfield programmatically I want to display a picker next to a textfield, when the user starts editig. After editing, the picker disappears.
Therefore I changed the width of a textfield like this in textFieldDidBeginEditing:
func textFieldDidBeginEditing(_ textField: UITextField)
{ print ("textFieldDidBeginEditing")
   let newSize = CGSize(width: 90.0, height:  textfield.frame.height)
   let newFrame = CGRect(origin: textfield.frame.origin, size: newSize)
   textfield.frame = newFrame
}

In textFieldDidEndEditing the width is reset to the old value.
This works fine the time (beginEditing, endEditing)
In following attempts the with is not changed again (the print statement is reached)
What´s going wrong.

A: Everything works fine in my test project, try insert textfield.setNeedsDisplay() after set new frame.

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On Friday 8 March, Archbishop Costelloe SDB ordained Victor Manuel Lujano to the Priesthood at St Mary's Cathedral in Perth.
At the commencement of Mass, the Archbishop welcomed Fr Lujano's mother and sister who travelled to Perth from Venezuela to be present for the ordination. The Archbishop also welcomed others who had travelled from Brisbane, Broome, Darwin, Sydney and Woollongong.
Archbishop Costelloe said that the presence of so many at the ordination showed their love, support, admiration and assurance of prayers for him as he took this important step in his journey of faithful response to God.
As we all gather here this evening in this beautiful Cathedral for the priestly ordination of our young deacon, Victor, I imagine that we are all very conscious that he finds himself here after a long and unique journey.
Certainly Victor is a long long way from Venezuela. The physical journey, over many years, which has brought him here to Perth this evening is remarkable enough. But of course it is what we might call the spiritual journey, the personal journey, which is even more remarkable and far more significant. The two journeys go hand in hand but it is the spiritual and personal journey that I would like to invite you all to reflect on this evening.
In this sense, of course, Victor is not really very different from the rest of us. Just as he, I am sure, has reflected long and hard on all the different elements which have been a part of his life and which have led him to this place and this moment, each one of us could do the same. How is it that I find myself here today? In what ways has my faith been nurtured, my fidelity tested, my failures redeemed, so that I find myself here celebrating the remarkable story of this young man as he offers himself again to God and God offers himself again to him? This evening we are all invited, I think, to recognize once again the many ways in which God has been at work in our lives, leading us forward into the future to which he is calling us.
For Victor, and I suspect for all of us as well, the journey will be one in which we can recall moments of great joy but also great struggle and sadness. There will be moments of real enthusiasm and equally moments of confusion and uncertainty. There will be times when we have responded to God's call and God's presence with fidelity and courage, and moments when we have failed God, and ourselves and others, quite badly. As each of us looks back on our own sometimes puzzling and surprising and even at times disappointing story we will see, if we look attentively, that there is a thread running through our story which explains our presence here this evening. It certainly explains Victor's presence. What I am thinking of, of course, is the extraordinary faithfulness of God who, in spite of our wanderings and our confusion, has never given up on us and of course never will. As one of the Letters of Paul to Timothy puts it, "we may be unfaithful, but God is always faithful, for God cannot disown his own self". Victor, as you stand on the verge of this extraordinary moment of grace in your life, and as you contemplate the enormity of what will lie ahead of you, you can afford to put your trust in God – for God is always faithful.
What, then, is this extraordinary moment of grace about? What is it that lies ahead of you? The answer I think is given to us at least partly in the response which Jesus gives to the question put to him by the scribe in today's gospel. "You must love the Lord your God with all your heart, with all your soul, with all your mind and with all your strength, and you must love your neighbor as yourself." As a man called through the gift of the priesthood to be a living sign of the presence of Jesus among us you are now being sent to God's people as a sign and bearer of God's love. And so, at the heart of your life must be your love for God, nourished and deepened each day through your prayer, through your celebration of the Eucharist, and through your generous service of all God's people. In other words it is your love for God and your commitment to him which must be the source of your love for God's people and your commitment to them.
This of course is the vocation of the whole Church – of all of us together, united as the Body of Christ. We are called to love God and in that love to go out and place ourselves at the service of God's people. We are called in other words to be a kind of a living sacrament of Christ – who was himself a living sacrament, a living and powerful sign, of the love of God at work in the world. But we, as the Church, will not be able to be all that God is asking us to be unless we have the ministry of the ordained priesthood to assist us. It is you, Victor, who through your priesthood will enable us, by God's grace, to be and become what God needs us to be and become.
It is through you, together with your brother priests and in communion with your bishop and the universal Church that the Good Shepherd will continue to stand among us, his flock, holding us together, leading us to good pastures, protecting us against those who would attack and try to destroy us. It is through you that the Good Shepherd will continue to feed us, to heal us and to guide us. It is through you that he will continue to offer his life for us. But all of this will only be true to the extent that you love him with all your heart, with all your soul, with all your mind and with all your strength, and only if you continue to love his people as you love yourself - and maybe even more.
This is a daunting and challenging invitation. It would be understandable to wonder if you are up to the task. But today you are surrounded by your family, by your brothers in the priesthood, by the communities of the neo-catechumenal Way and by the people of this archdiocese, your archdiocese. We are all committing ourselves to you, just as you are committing yourself to us. Wherever you go and in whatever way you are asked to live out your priesthood, we will accompany you with our prayers.
With that certainty, and in the knowledge that even though we may be unfaithful God is always faithful for he cannot disown his own self, you can now go forward with confidence to receive this extraordinary gift which God is about to give you.


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Radio.co Featured on The Chris Moyles Show on Radio X
The Chris Moyles Show featured Radio.co in a live bespoke promotion who donated £2,000 towards an appeal for helping disadvantaged children in the UK.
Something amazing and somewhat slightly different happened this week! Radio.co was featured on The Chris Moyles Show as part of Global's Make Some Noise Foundation.
We decided to donate some money to their charity in return to what's known as a "live bespoke promotion". Chris and his team at Radio X in the London studio decided to write and perform a bit of a comedy skit about us here at Radio.co! They chatted a bit live on air, and to be honest it was quite a fun experience to! Here's how it unfolded:
The Chris Moyles Show: Radio.co Featured
Thanks to Christ Moyles, Dom, and the entire team for featuring us on Radio X!
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I use Microsoft Money 2006 to track our household finances. There is no particular reason for choosing Money over Quicken, except that I have a friend who works for Mr. Softie and sends me a copy every few years.
Microsoft offers a free download of Money 2007, which can be used for evaluate the software for a period of three months (Note to Intuit marketing folks: If you allow people to try your software before they buy, maybe you will be able to increase your sales). I downloaded and installed the trial version to see if there are any new features worth having. Turns out that apart from a new budget tracker there is absolutely no reason to upgrade.
It also appears that Microsoft still hasn't gotten the hang of creating user-friendly software. For instance, to try out 2007, Microsoft recommends that users uninstall the earlier installed version from their computer. I didn't follow their recommendation and of course, when I removed the trial version, 2006 does not work anymore. It was a bit of a nuisance installing 2006 all over again.
Bottom line: If you have an old version of Money, it might make sense to upgrade to the latest version. I used the 2002 version for many years before upgrading to 2006 last year mainly because stock prices were not being updated correctly. Users with newer versions of the software can safely skip the upgrade.
I'm an old school excel girl.
Yep, back in the dark ages.
Do you use the Canadian version or the US one?
DeVirt: I will check out AceMoney. I do have to say that MS Money has great portfolio tracking capability.
DG: I use the US version. Not sure if the Canadian version is very different. I do use it extensively to track Canadian portfolios and mostly works great.
I've got Quicken 2002 deluxe. It does everything I need. Downloads directly from my bank and credit card company to keep my accounts up to date, tracks my investments and updates the prices of my stocks with one click. The only thing I don't like is that it offers lots of stock funtionality (P/E, P/B, ROE, ROI, dividend rate/yield etc… but it doesn't update these figures from the web and won't let me input them myself. Its strange that the features are visible in the program but not useable.
After trying Money, Quicken, Ace Money, and MoneyDance I just went back to Excel. I was just blown away at the sheer UI ugliness of all these packages (though Money is clearly the nicest of the four). Each package provided a different problem with either one of my banks or my brokerage and are so overly complicated for what should be simple tasks. And heaven help you if you get something out of sync.
I thought one application which was very well executed was mvelopes. But I still wouldn't use it because it's $10/month and some random company has ALL of your financial data.
Money or Quicken could do it, so I stuck with Excel.
I'm with #2, 6 & 7. Except in a moment of weakness I chose to wave the Canadian flag and bought the Corel Suite that has Quattro Pro, not Excel.
I think I'm the only user on the planet of Quattro Pro. I have my doubts that the person who developed it even uses it!
I have to say that Money's portfolio manager is excellent. I use it for tracking our investments and mostly it works great. It has automatic online updates and provides variety of reports (including YTD total return), transaction history etc.
How American version of Microsoft Money works with Canadian banks?
Alex: Money allows you to set a base currency and you can also set the currency of individual accounts. Foreign currencies are converted to the base currency using the prevailing exchange rates. I used to download transaction from TD Bank and it used to work well. Now, I just balance accounts manually. Takes me less than 1/2 hour per account every month.
I use MS Money and notice when I generate capital gains report it is off. For some reason MS Money converts from USD to CDN when all I really want is the report in the currency the transaction was transacted in. Have you noticed this or is there something wrong with my configuration????
I have used MS Money since 1997. I buy an upgraded version every couple of years and each time it seems to carry a new glitch forward, even when I unistall and then install the new versions. Things like Nte Worth calculations, inaccurate fund updates etc. Is there any way to start fresh without losing all of this valuable historic information?
MSM has some issues with multiple currencies. No currency history is kept. Investment cost on reports is converted from foreign to base currency with purch date fx, then when a report is run, it converts back into the foreign currency at the current fx rate. This makes the reports misleading and essentially useless for investments held in other currencies.
Quicken apparently attaches fx rates to transactions. Probably a better approach.
I keep very accurate paper records of my investments and found that Money 2007 is not showing an accurate return YTD when compared to my manual record keeping. When I go back and look at the market values for past dates, they change constantly. I update prices automatically.
Has anyone else ever seen this fluke?
I also found the same issue with the YTD not being accurate in Money 2007. Email me at bdg25@hotmail.com and we can compare notes.
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"Spawn #200" Sells out! Features work by artist Michael Golden! Great Artistic Cast All the Way Around, Kids!
Our friend Richard Boom at Broken Frontier, recently published this great article about the success of "Spawn #200," which features artwork by Michael Golden. In fact, Golden did the layouts for most of the book. In addition to Michael, the rest of the artist line-up is also top-notch.
Congrats to Todd McFarlane on the success of his series, and being one of the only independent comic books to ever reach the 200 mark! I think the world of Todd, and I'm so happy to see this!
It's an issue too large to contain -- and an issue too hot to keep on shelves! Spawn #200, the landmark issue of the top-selling independent comic of all time, has sold out at the distribution level!
Image Comics is rushing comics' best value in years back to the presses. The second printing of SPAWN #200 will be in stores February 9, so mark your calendars if you missed the first printing!
"Obviously, it's great to have any book you create sell out," says creator Todd McFarlane, "but given the high initial orders of the first printing of SPAWN #200, combined with the fact that this is our big bicentennial issue, it only makes the sellout that much more rewarding. I'd like to thank both the fans and the store owners for making this possible."
SPAWN celebrates its 200th issue in high fashion, with an all-star lineup: Greg Capullo (HAUNT, THE CREECH), David Finch (CYBERFORCE, Batman), Michael Golden (The 'Nam, Micronauts) Jim Lee (All-Star Batman and Robin, Batman: Hush), Rob Liefeld (YOUNGBLOOD, Deadpool), Marc Silvestri (THE DARKNESS, CYBERFORCE), Danny Miki (SPAWN, Avengers) and Ashley Wood (HELLSPAWN, Zombies vs. Robots) all contributed to the issue. Robert Kirkman (THE WALKING DEAD, HAUNT) even wrote and penciled an origin story for Omega Spawn!
In this landmark issue, the most ruthless villain in the Spawn universe returns. Can Jim Downing survive a face-to-face confrontation? Downing will battle his most fearsome opponent yet and get answers from an astonishing source, as two fan-favorite characters make a glorious return in this double-sized issue.
SPAWN #200 Second Printing (DEC108009), a 56-page full-color comic book for only $3.99, will be in stores February 9, 2011.
Further, 2011 will be a big year for SPAWN: New series artist Szymon Kudranski and writer Will Carlton are already several issues ahead. Issues 201-205 will be coming out bi-weekly, to build on the momentum of the 200th issue. SPAWN 201 (JAN100417) will be in stores January 26; SPAWN 202 (FEB100348) will be in stores February 9; SPAWN 203 (NOV100471) will be in stores February 23; SPAWN 204 (DEC100493) will be in stores March 9; and SPAWN 205 (JAN110621) will be in stores March 23.
Exclusive Interview with Nick Cardy-- On the new book from Eva Ink!!
I am so excited about my new project at Eva Ink: "Nick Cardy: The Artist at War." This book focuses on Nick's time in the army during World War II and the sketches he kept at that time. Instead of a camera, Nick captures his experiences with a notepad and pencil, and a small box of watercolors, chronicling a time and place in history for us all.
The book also features a DVD on Nick, talking his career and experiences, and comes in a sketch edition and signed edition.
PREVIEWSworld Brand Manager Sarah Martinez conducts an exclusive interview with the legendary Nick Cardy to showcase his amazing career and life's work which are highlighted in the new book "Artist At War HC" with DVD insert. Thrilled at the opportunity to speak with Mr. Cardy, Martinez asks the comic legend about his past comic work, as well as his efforts and experiences with the US war effort during WW2.
Sarah Martinez (SM): Mr. Cardy, you've gone through a number of pen names through your career: Ford Davis, Nick Cardy, and Nick Cardi, but no matter how you signed your work, your pencils, inks, and layouts are distinct and praised. For new readers, please tell us some of the titles you're most known for and what kind of work you did on each of them.
Nick Cardy (NC):Oh, heh, well, I suppose I'm known best for my work on Teen Titans. And Aquaman. And Bat Lash. Maybe not as well known for Bat Lash, but that was some of my favorite work.
Mostly I did pencils and inks — I liked inking my own work. It gave me a feeling of completion and it usually came out the way I'd originally intended.
SM: Even now, the current crop of young talent aspires to work on any of the series you pioneered with DC Comics, but you too were once a 'young talent.' How old were you when you started? Where did you work, who inspired you, and how? What feature was your 'first in print' and what was it about?
NC: Well, the first work I got was with Will Eisner when he had the studio with...Iger, Bill Iger. That was around 1939, 1940. I was 18 and 19.
I worked on [the] Lady Luck [strip] which was four pages a week. That was a color supplement that was inserted into the Sunday Papers. I was Ford Davis then — that wasn't my pen name, that was the pen name of anybody who worked on the strip, see? It came with the strip.
Most of the guys I was working with were inspired by the great comics artists of the time, Alex Raymond, Milton Caniff, but I was following the great Illustrators into the Fine Arts; Leyendecker, Bob Peak, Al Parker. And classic artists like Rembrandt and Degas.
SM: Looking back from a current perspective it's easy to see what a pillar of comic history that Eisner became, but at the time that you worked for him, was there that same sense of awe and importance to the work coming out of his studio? What did your family think of your early work—or of you making comics at all?
NC: Well, I had received lots of awards for art as a teen so my family was very encouraging. I had had my pictures published in the newspaper when I was 14. And I was making money, too, so they couldn't complain. Heh.
I started out at Eisner for $25 a week—a that was good money! Then I went to Fiction House which I found out was paying a hell of a lot more money. Fiction House was a company that had a large roster of characters that they published. I worked on various titles there; Rita Rio, Camilla, they had spy stories and jungle stories — you were never bored.
SM: You would have been 19 when WW2 started, but you did not immediately enlist. What inspired you to join the war effort when you did? Had any of your family served in WWI? Were they any more comfortable with you being a solider than an artist?
SM: When the decision to enlist was made, what branch of the armed forces did you choose? And how did your art skills affect your military career?
NC: I was drafted on April 1st, 1943 and sent to Camp Blanding in Florida for basic training and maneuvers. Then I went to Alabama and then Little Rock, Arkansas. I was there when I met a bartender in Little Rock — he had been a bartender at the Stork Club in NYC — and I would do drawings for the bar, guys playing golf and such, you see. So people saw that I was an artist.
Then there was a competition to design the insignia for a shoulder patch for the entire Division. It was this panther, see. I won. And that's where this General saw me and took a shine to my work. He liked the idea of having his own personal artist. But there was no job called "Company Artist" so they had to give me something that would keep me around. So they put me in the Motor Pool. I didn't even know how to drive!
SM: When you were assigned overseas, where were you stationed? Did you speak the language there, or have much contact at all with noncombatants outside your base? Did you have many opportunities to draw those people and places?
Nick Cardy: I was sent to England and they bounced me around for awhile, not really sure where to put me. I was zigging and zagging around. Then I got pleurisy and ended up in the hospital. When I got out they assigned me to the Tank Division and told me to find my way to the front.
SM: Please talk to us about serving in a tank battalion. Were you assigned with a set group of soldiers? What was your job within the unit?
Nick Cardy: I was the Assistant Driver. Have you ever been to Europe and seen all the corners of the buildings that are missing? That was me. We were the Spearhead Unit, Third Armored Division, in Belgium under General Rose. Thrown in without instruction or experience. I knew nothing. You learned on the job and you had to learn fast.There were guys getting killed out there.
SM: How long were you deployed? During that time, what did you draw? How did you choose what to draw?
NC: When I went into the service, all my belongings and clothes were in a duffel bag: my artwork and all my art supplies,a tiny watercolor set, small sketch pads, and a small watercolor block. If things were quiet, I could sketch at the time—but when it got busy, when we were in action—those sketches were all done from memory. I made mental notes and would draw later. For long periods of time nothing would happen and I could draw—but then the whole world would explode around you.
SM: Did the men in your unit understand or did they give you a hard time? Was this something you could do openly?
NC: No, they would watch me, they all enjoyed it. They would pose for me and I would draw for them sometimes. They would take my drawings—they liked them. The nurses took a lot of my drawings.
SM: You were awarded 2 Purple Hearts for injury during your service. Were you ever worried that an injury might keep you from drawing? After years in combat and years of sketching combat did you see the art as something you would return to after the war?
Nick Cardy: I had been injured first when I took some shrapnel in the leg from a German sniper. I went to the hospital and was treated for it, but I didn't report it because people were being shot or killed all around us and I didn't think it measured up to all of that, you see.
SM: Back home, many people have come to associate Bill Mauldin's Willie & Joe with "WW 2 War Art." How would you compare your work during the war and on your issues of war comics to that of Mauldin?
NC: Oh, Mauldin was very, very good. Everyone loved that stuff. Mauldin was always about the war around [his two characters] Willie and Joe. What I was doing was recording what was happening to me, reporting the war that I was seeing and living.
SM: There is no denying that your experience in a live combat setting influenced your ability to draw exciting action scenes and dynamic movement—but what in particular do you feel that your time in the military brought to your art?
NC: I don't really feel that it influenced my artwork per se. The only thing I really got out of it was when I would have a chance to go into the museums and look through the galleries there. I didn't have much. I learned to work with what I had and improvise for what I didn't.
SM: Ultimately, the close of the war brought you home. How long did it take you to settle back into civilian life? What was the hardest part? And how did you get back into comics?
NC: Several times in your life you have a moment — maybe the funeral of a relative or something — that puts a lump in your throat. One of my lump-in-the-throat moments was coming back from Europe. They sent us back on a ship, you see. And it was packed with soldiers. And a lot of them were sick. The weather had been rainy for days. And they told us that we would be coming in soon and lots of people were out on the deck, but it was so foggy you couldn't see anything. And then suddenly, rising out of nowhere, out of the fog, the Statue of Liberty was right there before me. I got all choked up — I mean, the first thing I see, it's the Statue of Liberty. I knew I was home.
It wasn't hard getting back to work. Right away I got a place in a studio with 3 other guys, one was my friend, Al Plastino. I had decided that I wouldn't do comics anymore and focus on illustration. I worked on my portfolio for a few years, getting work doing covers and illustrations for the crossword puzzle magazines. But then the magazines stopped using illustrators, photography was much cheaper and faster!
I did Tarzan and Casey Ruggles and then did some occasional jobs for DC--Gangbusters, Tomahawk, Congo Bill. Then they hired me on Aquaman and I worked there steadily 'til about 1975.
SM: As a U.S. war veteran who used his talent even during war time, is there anything you'd like to say to our men and women currently serving?
NC: Thank you for doing what you do.
SM: Thank you sir, for your time and your effort: in this interview, in the comics industry, and on behalf of this country.
Laisse les bon temps rouler! Michael Golden Art Part of VIP Pack for Wizard New Orleans!
Hope some of you will come down and join in the celebration for the first ever Wizard New Orleans. New Orleans is one of the most unique cities and the United States, and if you haven't been there, you don't know what you are missing!
Michael Golden Print Part of VIP Pack: Limited to 1,000 Copies!
New Orleans--The Paris of the South, The Big Easy, The Crescent City! Vampire Central! --New Orleans is known by many names... so let's add host city of Louisiana's biggest comic-con to 'em, as Wizard New Orleans makes a riotous debut in just a few weeks!
To make the event even more festive, renowned artist Michael Golden has been tapped by the folks at Wizard World to provide a limited VIP print for attendees at the show! Limited to 1,000 copies!
Michael first broke onto the comic scene working on such DC Comics titles as Mister Miracle and Batman Family. In 1978, he made a splash with his work on The Micronauts. He drew a number of Marvel series throughout the 1970s and 1980s, including Doctor Strange, She-Hulk, the Howard the Duck black-and-white comics magazine, and the highly lauded, The 'Nam, as well as G.I. Joe, ROM, Nomad, and The Saga of Crystar, Vigilante, Wonder Woman and far too much to mention here!
As a artist/writer/creator Michael Golden, is co-creator of the X-men's Rogue character, Spartan X and Bucky O'Hare" and is known worldwide for his groundbreaking story work, and is counted as one of the best cover designers and storytellers in the business.
Recent books covering the colorful life and amazing art of Michael Golden include a Manga version of the "Bucky O'Hare" series, created with Hama, as well as the top selling art retrospective "Excess: The Art of Michael Golden," written by Renee Witterstaetter, which sold out and has gone into a second printing, as well as his recent sketchbook "Heroes and Villains," and the just released NEW sketchbook, "MORE Heroes and Villains." In addition, Woodcrest Productions/Eva Ink has also just released a two part candid DVD on Michael and his career, entitled "Creator Chronicles: Michael Golden," featuring an extensive interview and tutorial with the creator.
Be looking for future projects as well, including the upcoming "Spartan X Trade paperback!" And Michael's work on "Spawn 200."As well as some secret projects for IDW and DC Comics.
As part of the celebration for Wizard New Orleans, the special 11x17 print by Michael Golden will be available at his table in artist alley both days of the show! Just present your VIP badge. Remember: Limited to only 1,000 copies!! So don't delay getting those VIP passes, ya'll.
Wizard World New Orleans takes place January 29th and 30th at the Ernest M. Morial Convention Center. Guests from the world's of comic, film and television joining the line-up with Michael Golden at the show include: Steve Scott, Mark Texeira, Adam West, Phil Jiminez, Mike Grell, Bill Sienkiewcz, Arthur Suydam, Cameron Stewart, David Mack, Yanick Paquette, Rob Liefeld, Peter Tork, Tommy Castillo, Kevin Stokes, Billy Dee Williams, Renee Witterstaetter, and many more.
So, Laisse les bon temps rouler, and see you at the show!
So, when I first moved to New York, the snow was amazing to me! And it was the year of one of the worst blizzard's ever! I was woefully unprepared I recall, and my friend that I knew there presented me with snow books and gloves for the winter, and pointed forthwith to the Burlington Coat Factory.
I have never hated the snow like some New Yorkers. When it starts to snow and the city calms down and everything is beautifully quiet I love it. The layer of snow makes even a dented trash can look gorgeous!
And when it starts to turn to black tar, and the gutters become rivers we must traverse, I usually take it all in stride. It's the price we pay for the magic.
So, while I'm here in CR, I was sent some pics of what my house looks like covered in white.
Hum.. some snow ice cream sure would be good!
Costa Rica is a country of extremes, one day at the base of a volcano, fishing for Machaca in the Arenal Lake, the next I'm in Monteverde in the cloud forest, after having traversed 6 hours of the worse roads I've ever seen in my life, but forgetting it all when I'm on a zip line above the forest floor, flying through the mist, and from there to the black sand beaches of Jaco.
It really is a marvelous country.
Here, a pic of moi in the Monteverde Cloud Forest on the zip line. I particularly liked this one. 17 zip lines, some extremely long, going through the clouds... magical experience. But, it was COLD (as you can tell by my red nose).
Here are what the Machaca look like that I've been catching down in Costa Rica! Talk about some scary looking fish! And....I didn't even know they had these teeth or know what they were until I hooked the first one, peeled back those scary lips and saw those razor sharp teeth. They DO get really big as well!!
This is not my photo. This one is from the internet, but is representative of what they look like.
Christmas 2010! Forget Santa's Helpers-- How About Eva Ink's Helpers!!
SOOOO much work to do at the end of 2010... and don't get me wrong, I'm not complaining, but with 800 books to get to Diamond before December 31st, I had no choice but to have shipments sent to Texas (where I'd be for the holidays), and process the books while there. The only other choice would have been to delay my trip, and we couldn't have THAT!
It turned out to be alot of fun though as all my great nieces and nephews pitched in, as well as my Mom, and we got the books out in plenty of time.


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Fidel Pila Rivero
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Iñigo Barrenechea Lombardero
Director General of Regional Media, North Zone
Joaquín Valencia von Korff
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Graduate in Journalism , Universidad Pontificia de Salamanca
Master in Multimedia Journalism El Correo-UPV
Sept 2018: Editorial Director of Regional Media and Magazines at Vocento
Jan-2018: Editorial Subdirector of Regional Media and Magazines at Vocento
2015 –act: Teacher of Digital Project at Master de Periodismo ABC-UCM
2013-2017: Head of Editorial Innovation and Develpoment of Regional Media and Magazines at Vocento
2011-2013: Senior Editor of the News Agency Colpisa
2008-2011- Editor in Chief of Internet Central Newsroom
Benjamín Lana
Graduate in journalism, Universidad del País Vasco
Master's in Journalism. El Correo-Universidad del País Vasco
1988–1989 Journalist at Radio Pública Vasca, Euskadi Irraitia.
1990-1995 Editor-Director of Enkartberriak newspapers.
1991-1992 Editor at El Mundo, Basque Country edition.
1992-1998 Editor, El Diario Vasco de San Sebastián.
1998-2000 Director of Communications, Universidad del País Vasco.
2000-2002 El Correo. Content co-ordinator for Grupo Correo.
2002-2004 Vice director of El Comercio.
22004-2007 Deputy director of El Comercio.
2007-2010 Director of Innovation and Editorial Development, Vocento.
2010- 2018 Editorial Director, Vocento.
2018-act President of the gastronomic division at Vocento.
Director General of Communications and Institutional Relations
Graduate in Information Sciences, Universidad Complutense de Madrid
1987-1998 Director La Crónica de León.
1998-2009 Director of El Mundo in Castilla y León.
2009-2011 Director General at Radio Televisión de Castilla y León –RTVCyL-.
2011-2016 Director at Marca.
2016- Director General of Communications and Institutional Relations at Vocento.
Fidel Pila
Graduate in Psychology. (Univ. Navarra and Valencia)
PDD IESE
Master's in Sociology (Univ. Zaragoza and Univ. Toulouse)
1983 – TEOT (Técnicos organización trabajo): HR and organisational consultant, director of consulting.
1989 – IOR (Organisational Engineers): Director of Consulting.
1993- ENACO: Director General.
2002 – GRUPO VALLS: Director General.
2004 – ANDIMAC: Chairman of Association of Distributors of Construction Materials.
2004 – IBERGROUP: Executive director.
2009 – LAS PROVINCIAS: Director General.
2011 – VOCENTO: Director General of Regional Media, South Zone.
Graduate in Economics and Business, Universidad Comercial de Deusto – 1993
1993 – Universidad Comercial: Professor of Financial Accounting and Corporations.
1994 – Accenture: Manager of Financial Services.
2000 – Grupo Correo: Deputy General Director of Regional Media.
2006 – El Correo: Director General.
2011 – Vocento: Director General of Regional Media, North Zone.
D. Ignacio Ybarra Aznar
Chairman of the Board of Directors and of the Executive Committee of Vocento, S.A. and he is Director of Euroespes, S.A. He holds a degree in Economics and Business from the Universidad Comercial de Deusto, a Management Training Program from Manufactures Hanover Trust NY and a Digital Business Executive Program from ISDI. From 2006 to 2016 he was responsible for BBVA's Global Transactional Services Unit, having held since 1998 other positions such as Director of the Financial Institutions Unit, Business Director of Wholesale Banking America and Director of the Global Clients Unit. Between 1989 and 1998 he worked in the corporate banking and credit department of MHT (merged in that period with Chemical Bank and The Chase Manhattan Bank). Director of BBVA Banco Depositario until 2016, IFC "Int´l Finance Conference" until 2014, Prensa Malagueña until 2013, La Verdad de Murcia until 2013, BAFT "European Banking Association for Finance & Trade" until 2011 and EBA "European Banking Association" until 2006.
Director of Banco Depositario BBVA, S.A.
Member of the European Advisory Committee of the Banking Association for Finance and Trade (BAFT)
Pablo Díaz Gridilla
As a senior partner at King & Wood Mallesons SJ Berwin, Pablo specialises in company law and mergers and acquisitions, advising domestic and international clients in all types of transactions, particularly in transactions involving private equity, energy and infrastructure. He is also an expert in providing legal advice to companies and in corporate restructuring, and has supported the record-keeping of secretaries of the Board in various Spanish and multinational groups. In addition, he has held the position of Secretary or Deputy Secretary in several companies and has often provided legal advice to listed companies on matters of company law and securities market legislation.
Pablo graduated in Law from the Universidad Pontifica de Comillas (ICADE) in 2001. He completed his academic education with a research project on cross-border mergers at the European Law Research Center of the Law Department of the University of Harvard in 2006. He has been a member of the Ilustre Colegio de Abogados of Madrid since 2002.
Carlos Pazos
Carlos Pazos is the founder and managing partner of King & Wood Mallesons SJ Berwin in Madrid. He has been a member of the Ilustre Colegio de Abogados of Madrid since 1988. He holds a degree in law from the Universidad Complutense of Madrid, a Master's in High European Studies from the College of Europe in Bruges, Belgium and a Master's in International Business Law from the London School of Economics, with honours.
He is a specialist in company law, mergers and acquisitions and private equity. He has authored and co-authored various books, including The Legal System of the Private European Unit Account, (Instituto de Estudios Económicos, Madrid 1990), Spanish Business Law (Telecommunications), (Butterworths, London 1992), and a book in honour of Alfredo Sánchez-Bella Carswell, Perspectivas Jurídicas Actuales. In addition, he was the founder and editor of the magazine "Derecho de los negocios" (la Ley, Madrid). Carlos has been the company secretary and/or legal advisor to numerous companies and has provided legal advice on corporate matters and corporate governance to both Spanish and foreign listed companies.
Fernando de Yarza López-Madrazo
Holds a degree in Economics and Business from Hogeschool Zeeland (the Netherlands), an MBA from the European Business School and an EMBA from the Universidad de Navarra-IESE. He is currently a director of Grupo Heraldo. De Yarza has worked at Telefónica-Terra in management control and content purchasing and was Director General of Dasa-Logística Editorial. He is currently Chairman of Taller lenride Editores, SA, Chairman of the European publishers' association News Media Europe (NME) and a member of the Committee of the Spanish newspaper publishers' association (AEDE).
Gonzalo Urquijo y Fernández de Araoz
Holds a degree in Economics and Political Science from Yale University and an MBA from the Instituto de Empresa in Madrid. Since 2010 he has been Chairman of the Board of ArcelorMittal España, where he has held various senior positions. Urquijo is a director of FERTIBERIA, the Chairman of Spanish metal federation UNESID, Chairman of Fundación Hesperia and a member of the board and executive committee of the Fundación Princesa de Asturias.
Carlos Delclaux Zulueta
Holds a degree in Economics and Business from the Universidad Comercial de Deusto. He is currently Chairman of Vidrala, and has led the expansion of the company into Portugal, Belgium, Ireland, the UK and other markets. He has also held roles at BBVA and forms or has formed part of the boards of Talleres de Amurrio , Amurrio Ferrocarril y Equipos, Argón, Compañí¬a Nacional de Oxí¬gen, Fiseat, and others.
Fernando Azaola Arteche
Es licenciado en Derecho por la Universidad de Navarra, realizó sus estudios de postgrado en Administración de Empresas en la Universidad de Deusto y en la Universidad de California del Sur (USC) becado por la Fundación Del Amo. Además es Diplomado en el Programa PADE por el IESE Business School (España). Actualmente es presidente de Elecnor donde comenzó su carrera profesional en 1981.
Es miembro del Círculo de Empresarios, del Consejo Asesor del BBVA de la zona Norte y, entre 2002 y 2004 fue Presidente de ADEMI (Asociación de empresas de montajes industriales).
Otros cargos
Presidente de Elecnor, S.A.
Vocal de Enerfin Sociedad de Energía, S.L. (Grupo Elecnor).
Presidente de Aplicaciones Técnicas de la Energía, S.L. (Grupo Elecnor).
Vocal de Celeo Concesiones e Inversiones, S.L.U. (Grupo Elecnor).
Presidente Fundación Elecnor (Grupo Elecnor).
Miguel Antoñanzas Alvear
Es Ingeniero de Caminos, Canales y Puertos. Inició su carrera en Estados Unidos en la firma de ingeniería y construcción Bechtel donde ha ocupado diversos puestos de responsabilidad en Estados Unidos, Inglaterra y España. Ha sido Director de Expansión Internacional de Iberdrola y presidente de Enel Viesgo.
Es también miembro de los consejos de administración de OMEL, S.A, OMIP SGPS, S.A. y del Consejo de Supervisión de E.ON New Build and Technology GmbH. Es Presidente del Consejo Rector de la Asociación para el Progreso de la Dirección de Cantabria (APD) y del Círculo Hispano-Alemán, así como miembro del Patronato de la Universidad Internacional Menéndez Pelayo (UIMP), IEFE Bocconi de Milán y de la Escuela Superior de Música Reina Sofía.
Enrique de Ybarra e Ybarra
Enrique de Ybarra holds a law degree from the University of Navarra. He is Chairman of the Vocento Foundation and a member of the Board of Directors of Vocento, S.A. and of its Executive Committee. He has extensive academic experience including in Information Sciences and he holds a Master's of Science at the Graduate School of Journalism of Columbia University in New York, only the second Spaniard to achieve this award. As a journalist, he worked as a correspondent for the news agency Colpisa, run by Manu Leguineche, firstly in London in 1975 and then in the United States. He was then made responsible for the cultural area of the El Correo newspaper and continued to work overseas as a special correspondent.
Since the creation of Vocento in 2001, Enrique de Ybarra has held senior positions in the company. He has been Chairman of the Editorial Committee since May 2007 and is a Director of El Correo, El Diario Vasco, El Diario Montañés, and ABC. He has been Chairman of the Board of Directors of Vocento, S.A. and of the company's Executive Committee.
He is also intensely involved in the world of culture and is strongly committed to education and to charitable causes. Among other positions, he is Chairman of the BMW Jury Prize for Painting, and a Governor of the Foundation for Help against Drug Addiction (FAD) and of the Universidad Antonio de Nebrija Foundation. He is a member of the Jury for Communication and the Humanities of the Prince of Asturias Foundation, and Vice Chairman of the Colegio Santa Rita de Carabanchel Foundation for the Young. He has also been a Vice Chairman of the Spanish Association of Foundations.
He is a recognised connoisseur of Spanish literature of the sixteenth century and of ancient and biblical history, and is an authority on the Basque Country. He is also a supporter of Los balcones del Amado Nervo, a new salon for Spanish and Latin American poetry. He is the author of the book "El Correo Español, a newspaper and an institution."
Director of Brunara Sicav
Gonzalo Soto Aguirre
A graduate in Economics and Business Studies from the Colegio Universitario de Estudios Financieros (CUNEF) in Madrid, he also attended the General Management Program at IESE. His professional experience includes working in the Audit department of KPMG, the Corporate Finance department of PWC, and various positions in the finance department of Grupo Recoletos; controller of the Internet business area, controller of subsidiaries, head of new developments, Chief Financial Officer of Económica SGPS, and Director of the Planning and Financial Analysis Department of the group. He has been Chief Financial Officer of FDI Internet&Mobile and is currently the CFO of Mobile Dreams Factory.
Member of the Institute of Certified Account Auditors of Spain.
Álvaro de Ybarra Zubiría
From 1995 to October 2005, he was Chief Financial Officer of GRUPO BERGE. For two years, from October 2005 to October 2007 he held the position of Exectuvie Chairman of Isofotón, S.A. From 1978 to 1983, he was deputy to the planning director at SENER Ingeniería y Sistemas, then from 1984 to 1989 he was partner and consultant for the Cash Management area at ASIN. From 1989 to 1995, he was the founding partner and Chief Executive Officer of the financial institution COFIBER, S.A.
Since 2009 he has been Executive Chairman of Always Sports Management S.A.
Emilio de Palacios Caro
Law degree from the Universidad Complutense de Madrid, Corporate law specialisation from the Centro de Estudios Tributario y Económicos de Madrid, and Senior Management Course (PADE) from IESE (Universidad de Navarra)
1975-2018: Lawyer at the Illustrious College of Lawyers of Madrid
1975-1978: Member of the Legal Department and Secretariat at the Banco de Fomento
1979-1981: Legal adviser at Corporación Bancaria S.A. Held the positions of Secretary to the Board and Legal Adviser at Banco Meridional, Secretary to the Board, Legal Adviser and Head of Advisory at Banco de Granada, Secretary to the Board, Legal Adviser and Head of Advisory at Banco de Crédito Comercial. Also Director at various companies with shareholdings of these banks in sectors including real estate, furniture, textile, services, insurance and financial services, with legal and executive responsibilities.
1981-1987: Legal adviser at deposit guarantee funds at various banks. Also Chairman of the Board of Directors at Banco de Barcelona and Director at the Banco de Descuento, S.A. and the Banco de Expansión Industrial
1987-2006: Founding partner of law firm Mochales & Palacios
1990-2006: External legal adviser
1999-2013: Secretary to the Board of Directors of Vocento, S.A. and Executive Committee
2005-2016: Secretary to the Board of Directors and legal adviser at Compañía Vinícola del Norte de España, S.A. and significant subsidiaries
2006-2013: Secretary of the Appointments and Remuneration Committee and the Audit and Compliance Committee and Head of the Corporate Compliance Unit at Vocento
2007-2008: Global Senior Partner at SIMMONS&SIMMONS
2011-currently: Life sponsor of the Miguel Delibes Foundation
Has been Secretary to the Boards of Directors of the following Vocento subsidiaries:: Diario ABC, S.L., Diario El Correo, S.A., Sociedad Vascongada de Publicaciones, S.A., El Norte de Castilla, S.A. and others.
Currently: Chairman of the special public committee for the Miguel Delibes centenary
Director and Secretary at MAEMALBE, S.L.
Jorge Bergareche Busquet
Graduate in economics and business from the Universidad de Bilbao
1979-1980: Assistant in the office of the Commercial Secretary of the Spanish Embassy in Brussels
1980-1981: Statistics Office of the European Economic Community (Brussels)
1981-1988: Deputy Treasurer at General Motors Madrid and New York
1988-1990: Financial Director at Alico Crédito mortgage lender
1990-1993: CEO of Finanzas FG, Rep FG Inversiones Bursátiles S.A, S.V.B (with Consulnor S.A. as a shareholder)
1993-2017: Chairman and CEO of Consulnor S.A. Also held these positions at subsidiaries including Consulnor Servicios Financieros, S.V., S.A.U, Consulnor Gestión SGIIC, S.A., Galeainvest A.V.B (with Merrill Lynch as shareholder) and Consulnor Patrimonio Inmobiliario SPE, S.A. and other subsidiaries
2013-2018: Director of Banca March and Member of the Credit Risks Committee
Director of newspaper Diario "El Correo" S.A. (Grupo Vocento), (Grupo Vocento)
Advisory Council for Banca March in the Basque Country
Member of the Círculo de Empresarios Vascos
Director General of CM Vocento
Graduate in Marketing, Advertising and PR from ICM Escuela Marketing Zaragoza.
Master's in Marketing and Sales Management, CESTE & Club Marketing Zaragoza
PDD and PADE from IESE Business School. Universidad de Navarra
1995 GRUPO LA ZARAGOZANA: Product Manager.
1998 PUBLIESPAÑA: Account Executive.
2001 HERALDO DE ARAGÓN: Commercial Director
2008 CMVOCENTO: Commercial Director, Regional Press.
2011 CMVOCENTO: Director General of CMVocento.
Ana Delgado Galán
Director General of ABC
Graduate in Economics and Business, Universidad San Pablo-CEU.
1998 AC NIELSEN: Account director for L'Oréal mass market and luxury products.
2003 LOGINTEGRAL (Grupo Unidad Editorial): Head of Services, sales information.
2007 UNIDAD EDITORIAL: Director of Information, Subscriptions and Special Sales at El Mundo, Marca, Expansión and Telva.
2009 UNIDAD EDITORIAL: Managing Director El Mundo and Business Director Orbyt.
2011 VOCENTO: Director General of ABC
Iñaki Arechabaleta Torrontegui
Director General of Business
Graduate in Economics and Business, Universidad Comercial de Deusto.
1983: KPMG Peat MarwicK: Auditor and management consultant.
1990: EDIVASA, publisher of El Mundo in País Vasco: Managing
1994: EL CORREO: Director General
2002: VOCENTO: Deputy Director General.
2004: VOCENTO: Director General of Print Media.
2011: VOCENTO: Director General of Business.
1993 – 1995 CDC Promociones y Consulting s.l., Sales Director.
1995 –1998 Motorpress Ibérica s.a., Director of Promotions.
1998 – 2002 Motorpress Ibérica s.a., CEO of publications in Latin America (Brazil, Mexico and Argentina). Buenos Aires (Argentina).
2002 – 2009 Grupo G+J , General Director of Sales.
2009 – 2015 Fanscup.com, Motofan.com, Auto10.com and Mundoanimalia.com at Grupo Intercom, Entrepreneur.
2015 – 2017 Unidad Editorial. Director of Strategy and Commercial Development.
2017 – 2019 CMVocento Director of Strategy and Commercial Management.
2019 — act Chief Digital Officer.
Fernando Gil López
Director General of Operations
Higher technician in graphic arts (Editorial Production) I.A.G Tajamar.
Master's in Graphic Processes. I.A.G
Master's in Sales and Marketing. I.A.G
Continuous improvement modules BEKAER CONSULTING
1989 – 1990: Grupo Prisa – Print technicians.
1990 – 2011: Grupo Unidad editorial – Director of Production.
2011 -2016: Grupo VOCENTO – Director General of Operations.
Íñigo Argaya Amigo
Director General of Human Resources and Organisation
Graduate in Law and Business Management, Universidad CEU Luis Vives.
Master's in HR and Organisation from ESIC.
PDD from IE (Instituto de Empresa).
1996 FREMAP: Manager.
1997 SOLUZIONA TELECOMUNICACIONES: HR Director.
2002 UNIÓN FENOSA: Responsible for HR.
2008 UNIDAD EDITORIAL: HR Director.
2011 VOCENTO: Director General of HR and Organisation.
Graduate in Law and Business Administration from the Universidad Pontificia de Comillas (ICADE E-3) and Executive MBA from IESE.
1986 CHASE MANHATTAN BANK – Analyst in the Corporate Finance department.
1989 JP MORGAN – Associate and then Vice President in the investment banking and capital markets departments (Madrid and London).
2002 JPMORGAN – Managing Director responsible for Mergers & Acquisitions in Spain and Portugal.
2009 3ANGLE CAPITAL – Founding partner; financial consultancy present in Spain, Portugal and Latin America.
2013 VOCENTO- CFO
Óscar Campillo Madrigal
Director General de Comunicación y Relaciones Institucionales
Óscar Campillo es licenciado en Ciencias de la Información por la Universidad Complutense de Madrid y tiene una amplísima experiencia y conocimiento de los medios de comunicación regionales y nacionales. Ha desarrollado su carrera periodística y de gestión tanto en la prensa escrita (Diario de León, La Crónica de León, Diario 16, El Mundo de Castilla y León y MARCA), como on line (marca.com) y en radio y televisión (RTVCyL y Radio Marca).
Se incorpora a Vocento como director general de Comunicación y Relaciones Institucionales del Grupo, área que engloba las actuales direcciones de Comunicación y Relaciones Externas de la compañía, tras su paso por la dirección del grupo MARCA (diario MARCA, marca.com y Radio MARCA) a donde llegó en 2011 desde la dirección general de Radio Televisión de Castilla y León (RTVCyL), medio del que fue cofundador y que contaba con un modelo de titularidad privada inédito en España.
Campillo ha compaginado su trayectoria profesional con la participación como tertuliano en Los Desayunos de TVE, columnista de La Rebotica y es autor de la primera biografía del secretario general del PSOE, José Luis Rodríguez Zapatero, titulada "Zapatero" y la reedición "Zapatero, presidente a la primera". Es, además, autor de multitud de prólogos, columnas periodísticas y conferencias.
Enrique Marzal López
Director de Auditoría Interna
Doctor en Ciencias Económicas y Empresariales, Máster en Dirección Financiera y Control por el Instituto de Empresa y postgrado del Programa de Dirección General del IESE.
Su relación con Vocento se remonta a 1985, cuando se incorporó a la compañía como responsable de impuestos de ABC. Permaneció en el periódico como Director de Control de Gestión hasta 1997, cuando fue nombrado Director Gerente de Prensa Española General de Revistas. En el año 2000 asumió el cargo de Director de Planificación, Control de Gestión y Auditoría Interna de ABC. En este periodo fue Consejero de Europroducciones. Posteriormente desempeñó el cargo de Director Financiero de Vocento hasta 2004, cuando fue nombrado para su posición actual.
Es miembro del Comité Directivo del Instituto de Auditores Internos de España.
Luis Enríquez Nistal
Graduate in Economics and Business, Universidad Pontificia de Comillas (ICADE).
From 1995 to 2000 Managing Director of Aurum Producciones.
Joined Unidad Editorial in 2000 as Managing Director of regional editions.
Named group General Director in 2007, publisher of Marca, El Mundo, Expansión and others.
2011 VOCENTO: CEO of Vocento
Director of FEDERICO DOMENECH, S.A.
Director of DIARIO EL CORREO, S.A. S.A.
Chairman of SOCIEDAD GESTORA DE TELEVISIÓN NET TV, S.A.
Chairman and CEO of RADIO PUBLI, S.L.
Joint director of COMERESA PRENSA, S.L.
Joint director of CORPORACIÓN DE NUEVOS MEDIOS DIGITALES, S.L.
Joint director of COMERESA PAIS VASCO, S.L.
Director of DIARIO ABC, S.L.