Amedeo, the resource and resource infrastructure and asset investment company, is pleased to announce its consolidated audited results for the year ended 31 December 2015.
Progress at Jiangsu Yangzijiang Offshore Engineering Co. Ltd's ("YZJ Offshore") marine vessel yard on its first order, a Le Tourneau Super 116E Class design self-elevating mobile offshore jack up drilling rig ("Explorer 1"), continued and the physical build was completed at the end of the year. Following completion of the physical build, commissioning, a process of extensive testing and certification commenced.
With the fall in the oil price, the rig market remains difficult and while discussions with several potential purchasers are on-going, no new orders have been obtained. While this is disappointing, YZJ Offshore has the capability to build many different vessels and blocks, and with Explorer 1's construction now complete, YZJ Offshore has a completed vessel to showcase.
With the iron ore price depressed, MGR Resources PTE Ltd ("MGR") has had a difficult year and cut back on its activities. Nonetheless, it managed to post a profit of US$90,000 during the year under review.
Despite the ongoing difficult environment, Amedeo continues to pursue its long term strategy of building a vertically integrated business in the resource and energy and related infrastructure sectors, and on an operational level, it continues to run a tight ship: Administrative expenses for the year were down 20% on the prior period at US$651,000 compared with US$812,000 for the 11 months ended 31 December 2014. Cash at the year end was US$2,340,000 (2014: US$1,179,000), and increased further following the year end to US$4,152,000 due to the repayment of a loan by MGR in February 2016 of US$1,717,000 as well as receipt of interest of US$300,000 in March 2016, the only remaining loan balance with MGR is the US$400,000 loan made in 2015.
YZJ Offshore's first order, Explorer 1, was physically completed in December at the end of the year. Following completion, commissioning commenced, a process of testing and certifying which takes several months, subsequent to which the rig is expected to be delivered. Currently, delivery is expected in the second half of 2016 at the original contract price.
While the rig market in general may be oversupplied, YZJ Offshore's first rig is a Le Tourneau Super 116 Enhanced Class design self-elevating mobile offshore jack. The Le Tourneau is the most established design in the offshore world. It has the a very popular footprint i.e. its legs space dimension is one that has been used for many years and for many wells, therefore as well as being used for new wells it is extensively used for existing wells. Other rig designs do not have this significant advantage.
Le Tourneau was recently purchased by Keppel FELs, which has built and delivered almost half of the world's jack up and semi-submersibles in the past decade, due to the importance and uniqueness of the Le Tourneau design. Moreover, in the current new build market, there are no Le Tourneaus that have been built on speculation. All have been ordered for clients and by clients.
With respect to new orders, YZJ Offshore continues discussions with potential customers for further orders with the benefit that it now has a rig that is physically complete to showcase. This is important from both a marketing perspective and also from a reputational perspective. No new orders, however, have been forthcoming as currently the offshore vessel market remains difficult due to the volatility in the oil price from its high around US$115 per barrel in July 2014, through below c.US$30 per barrel, with only a recent recovery. As at the time of writing, the oil price is around US$50 per barrel, an increase of over 70% from its lows.
While the recovery in commodity prices, including oil, might suffer a setback this year, with the likelihood of rising US interest rates, Amedeo believes that any setback is likely to be temporary, particularly in the oil and gas sector. Accordingly, while the current outlook in the offshore vessel sector may appear challenging, Amedeo believes that the medium to long term outlook is positive with activity set to increase.
YZJ Offshore, having completed its first rig and therefore taken the first step along establishing its reputation, together with being a large and well equipped yard (it has the capacity to build product carriers, specialised platforms, semi-submersibles, amongst other vessels, as well as rigs), it is well positioned to take advantage of the recovery in the offshore fabrication market.
YZJ Offshore is also able to fabricate blocks for container ships and gas carrier vessels, and as such it is absorbing container block overspill from Yangzijiang Shipbuilding (Holdings) Ltd's principal yards. These activities keep YZJ Offshore's yard busy.
With the reduced demand for iron ore and depressed iron ore prices (from around US$70 per tonne at the beginning of 2015 to around US$40 by the end of 2015), MGR scaled back its iron ore operations, and focused on monitoring that market and exploring opportunities for broking other commodities, along the East and South East Asia, South Asia, Middle East and Africa corridors. Actual broking activities during 2015 were minimal and, in anticipation of reduced activities, in January 2015, MGR repaid Amedeo US$1,950,100 of its convertible loan that was issued in April 2013.
As at the year end, MGR had a loan of US$2,177,000 outstanding to Amedeo. With activities remaining, and expected to remain, at low levels, in February 2016, MGR repaid a further US$1,717,000 of the loan balance to Amedeo. Amedeo has a 49.0% equity stake in MGR.
Revenue for the year ended 31 December 2015 was US$128,000 (11 months to 31 December 2014: US$91,000), an increase of US$37,000 or 41% on the prior period. Amedeo provides various business development and marketing services to MGR, which represents 100% of revenue in both periods.
Administrative expenses were US$651,000 (11 months to 31 December 2014: US$812,000), a decrease of US$164,000 or 20%. The decrease is primarily due to the fact there were a number of one-off items in the prior period (fees related to the investment in YZJ JV and items related to a now settled VAT dispute) amounting in total to US$149,000.
Amedeo's share of loss in associates was US$2,014,000 (11 months to 31 December 2014: US$922,000). This was made up of a loss of US$2,059,000 (11 months to 31 December 2014: US$942,000) at YZJ JV and a profit of US$45,000 (11 months to 31 December 2014: US$20,000 profit) at MGR. The losses/profits of the associates are non-cash items.
Foreign exchange losses amount to US$115,000 (11 months to 31 December 2014: US$197,000). These were predominately due to translating GBP denominated loans into US$. This is a non-cash item.
Finance income decreased to US$300,000 (11 months to 31 December 2014: US$444,000) due to the repayment of US$1,950,000 of loans from MGR during the year.
Overall loss on ordinary activities before taxation increased to US$2,610,000 (11 months to 31 December 2014: loss of US$1,411,000). Basic and fully diluted loss per share for the period was US7.99¢ (11 months to 31 December 2014: US4.40¢).
Excluding non-cash items, loss on ordinary activities before taxation for the year ended 31 December 2015 reduced by US$57,000 to US$220,000 (11 months to 31 December 2014: loss of US$277,000), a 21% reduction.
Foreign exchange translation differences of US$978,000 (2014: US$64,000) arose, which relate to Amedeo's indirect investment in YZJ Offshore. The translation of Amedeo's indirect investment in YZJ Offshore is also a non-cash item.
Taking the balance sheet foreign exchange translation differences into account, overall, total comprehensive loss for the period was US$3,588,000 (11 months to December 2014: loss of US$1,475,000).
At the period end, the carrying value on the balance sheet of investments in associates fell to US$16,213,000 (2014: US$19,205,000), primarily as a result of the share of loss from Amedeo's stake in YZJ JV. Current assets fell to US$5,044,000 (2014: US$5,576,000). Cash as at 31 December 2015 was US$2,340,000 (2014: US$1,179,000).
Subsequent to the year end, MGR paid back a further loan of US$1,717,000. Consequently, at the date of these financial statements, the Group had approximately US$4,152,000 of cash and cash equivalent balances.
Trade payables at the period end decreased to US$147,000 (2014: US$344,000) due to timing differences on when invoices were paid around the period end.
Overall, at the period end, net and total assets were US$21,110,000 (2014: US$24,437,000) and US$21,257,000 (2014: US$24,781,000), respectively.
During the year, and following passing of a resolution at the last Annual General Meeting, the shares of Amedeo Resources plc underwent a 1 for 100 consolidation. This had the effect of reducing the number of shares outstanding by a factor of 100 from 3,265,384,300 ordinary shares of 0.1p each to 32,653,843 ordinary shares of 10p each. The Company does not hold any shares in treasury. At the year end and the date of these financial statements, the total number of Ordinary Shares in the Company with voting rights was 32,653,843.
During the year under review, and in line with Amedeo's policy of aligning Directors' incentives with those of shareholders as well as keeping cash remuneration modest, Amedeo awarded Glen Lau, the Company's Chief Executive Officer, 2,607,211 warrants to subscribe for new ordinary shares of 10p in the Company. The warrants have share price performance and time vesting conditions. They have an exercise price of 100 pence compared with the share price of 35 pence at the time of the award.
With the current difficulties with the rig market, winning new orders at YZJ Offshore has been difficult. Amedeo do not expect this situation to continue in the medium term, and when the recovery does come, YZJ Offshore, having proved itself with Explorer 1 and with its capability to produce advanced, specialised and localised rigs as well as a range of other vessels, is well placed to take advantage of it. Depressed iron ore prices have not helped MGR. It, however, remains profitable and is exploring other opportunities.
A notice convening the annual general meeting of the Company ("AGM") to be held at 201 Temple Chambers, 3-7 Temple Avenue, London EC4Y 0DT at 2:00pm on 8 July 2016 will be sent to shareholders today.
All activities are derived from continuing operations.
The Company has elected to take exemption under section 408 of the Companies Act 2006 from presenting the Company statement of comprehensive income. The loss for the Company for the year ended 31 December 2015 was US$450,000 (11 months to 31 December 2014: loss of US$408,000).
The principal accounting policies are summarised below. They have all been applied consistently throughout the period and the preceding year unless stated otherwise.
The accounting policies applied are the same as those applied in the financial statements for the year ended 31 December 2014. New standards introduced during the period had no material impact on the results or net assets of the company.
The standard makes substantial changes to the measurement of financial assets and financial liabilities. There will only be three categories of financial assets whereby financial assets are recognised at either fair value through profit and loss, fair value through other comprehensive income or measured at amortised cost. On adoption of the standard, the Group will have to re-determine the classification of its financial assets based on the business model for each category of financial asset. This is not considered likely to give rise to any significant adjustments other than reclassifications.
The standard is effective for periods beginning on or after 1 January 2018 but is yet to be endorsed by the EU.
The standard is effective for periods beginning on or after 1 January 2019, but can be applied before that date if the Company also applies IFRS 15 revenue from Contracts with Customers. IFRS 16 eliminates the classification of leases as either operating leases or finance leases for a lessee. Instead all leases are treated in a similar way to finance leases applying IAS 17. Leases are 'capitalised' by recognising the present value of the lease payments and showing them either as lease assets (right-of-use assets) or together with property, plant and equipment. If lease payments are made over time, a company also recognises a financial liability representing its obligation to make future lease payments. IFRS 16 replaces the typical straight-line operating lease expense for those leases applying IAS 17 with a depreciation charge for lease assets (included within operating costs) and an interest expense on lease liabilities (included within finance costs).
The Group's business activities, together with the financial position of the Group and the factors likely to affect its future development, performance and position are set out in the Chairman's Statement on pages 4 to 7.
As at the year end, the Group had US$2,340,000 of cash. The Group's administrative expenses were US$651,000 (11 months to 31 December 2014: US$812,000). The Directors do not expect these cash costs to rise substantially in the foreseeable future. As at the date of signature of these financial statements the Group had US$4,152,000 of cash and equivalent balances, following the repayment of a loan by MGR in February 2016.
On the basis of the above, the Directors believe that sufficient funds will be available to support the going concern status of the Group over the next 12 months following the approval of these financial statements. Consequently, the Directors believe that it is appropriate to prepare the Group's financial statements on a going concern basis.
The revenue received from the services provided for MGR is recognised in the accounting period in which the services are rendered.
Investments in unquoted shares and quoted shares (should the Group invest in any in the future) are/will be initially measured at cost, excluding transaction costs. Subsequent measurement of all investments is at fair value. The fair values of listed investments will be based on bid prices at the financial year end date.
Assets held by the Group at the period end include unlisted ordinary equity shares and unlisted redeemable preference shares.
When managing its investments, the Group aims to profit from changes in the fair value of equity investments. Accordingly, all quoted equity investments, should they be held, will be designated as "at fair value through the profit and loss" and will be subsequently recorded in the statement of financial position as current assets at fair value.
Where the Company, or its wholly owned subsidiary, has significant influence over an entity, normally having an interest being more than 20% and less than 50%, such as Amedeo Asia's holdings in YZJ JV and MGR, then that investment is classified as an associate and is equity accounted, see notes 5 and 11.
Under the equity method, on initial recognition the investment in an associate is recognised at cost, and the carrying amount is increased or decreased to recognise the Company's share of the profit or loss of the investee after the date of acquisition. The Company's share of the associate's profit or loss is recognised in its statement of comprehensive income. Distributions received from an associate reduce the carrying amount of the investment.
After application of the equity method, an impairment review is carried out to determine whether it is necessary to recognise any additional impairment loss with respect to its net investment in the associate.
Loans receivable are valued at nominal amount less provisions against recoverability. The maximum exposure in respect of the loan portfolio at the period end is the amount receivable shown in note 12. No hedging transactions have been entered into with respect to the loan portfolio.
At each financial period end date, the Group reviews the carrying amounts of its non-current assets with finite lives to determine whether there is any indication that those assets have suffered an impairment loss. If any such indication exists, the recoverable amount of the asset is estimated in order to determine the extent of the impairment loss. Where it is not possible to estimate the recoverable amount of the individual asset, the Group estimates that recoverable amount of the cash-generating unit to which the asset belongs.
Taxation is applied on a current basis in accordance with IAS 12 "Income taxes". Deferred taxation is provided in full on temporary differences that result in an obligation at the balance sheet date to pay more tax or a right to pay less tax, at a future date, at rates expected to apply when they crystallise based on current tax rates and law. Temporary differences arise from differences between the carrying amounts of assets and liabilities for financial reporting and the amounts used for taxation purposes. Deferred tax assets are recognised to the extent that it is probable that future taxable profit will be available against which unused tax losses and credits can be utilised. Deferred tax assets and liabilities are not discounted.
The financial information is presented in United States Dollars which is the functional currency of the Company. The presentational and functional currency changed from United Kingdom Pounds Sterling in the 11 months ended 31 December 2014.
Exchange differences on the re-translation of opening net assets and results for the year of foreign subsidiary undertakings and associates are dealt with through other comprehensive income net of differences on loans denominated in foreign currency. Other gains and losses arising from foreign currency transactions, including trading, are included in the consolidated income statement.
Separately, the Company determines the recoverability of its loans to its associate, MGR. As the loans were used to make working capital available to MGR, consideration of the recoverability of the loans is related to consideration of the carrying value of the associate.
No segmental analysis is considered necessary as the Directors believe that the Group has only one segment in the period under review, being that of an investment company with a focus on investments in, but not exclusively, the resources and/or resources infrastructure sectors, with no specific national or regional focus.
In the prior period, the Directors decided to change the accounting reference date from 31 January to 31 December. This is more typical in the resource and offshore sector and generally. As a result of this change not all amounts disclosed in the financial statements for the corresponding period may be directly comparable.
The auditor's fees in the year ended 31 December 2015 for the audit of the parent company and the consolidated accounts were in respect of taxation services amounted to US$Nil (11 months to 31 December 2014: US$50,000) and auditor's fees payable to the associates of the company's auditors in respect of audit of the subsidiary's financial statements were US$35,000 (11 months to 31 December 2014: US$30,000). In addition, fees for non-audit services in respect of taxation services in the year ended 31 December 2015 were US$Nil (11 months to 31 December 2014: US$47,500).
The Company's wholly-owned Singapore-registered subsidiary, Amedeo Asia, holds a 47.51% investment in YZJ JV, a Singapore registered company. The loss of US$2,059,000 represents Amedeo Asia's share of YZJ JV's loss for the year ended 31 December 2015 (11 months to 31 December 2014: US$942,000) and Amedeo Asia's share of MGR's income for the year ended 31 December 2015 of US$45,000 (11 months to 31 December 2014: US$20,000).
Interest on loans made to associates is made up of interest receivable from MGR.
The basic and diluted loss per share for the year to 31 December 2015 was US7.99¢ (11 months to 31 December 2014: US4.40¢). The calculation of loss per share is based on the loss of US$2,610, 000 for the year ended 31 December 2015 (11 months to 31 December 2014: US$1,411,000 loss) and the weighted average number of shares in issue during the year to 31 December 2015 of 32,653,843 (11 months to 31 December 2014:32,104,388). The prior period numbers have been restated to reflect a consolidation of the number of shares in issue to 10 pence each, which was approved at the AGM on 30 June 2015 and was effective from 5.30pm on that date.
No warrants were exercised in the year ended 31 December 2015. The outstanding warrants represent approximately 15% of the Company's current issued share capital and are considered by the Directors to be anti-dilutive, given that the various exercise prices of warrants are all in excess of the average share price for the year.
The investment in subsidiaries shown in above is the investment in Amedeo Asia.
Creon Corporation Limited was incorporated on 24 November 2011 and acquired by the Company on 16 December 2011. It remains dormant. Amedeo Asia was incorporated on 10 July 2012 to hold the Company's Asian-based investments.
Amedeo's wholly owned subsidiary, Amedeo Asia has a holding in YZJ JV, which is incorporated in Singapore, of 47.51%. YZJ JV has a 40% stake in Jiangsu Yangzijiang Offshore Engineering Co. Ltd ("YZJ Offshore"), which is incorporated in Singapore. YZJ JV equity accounts for its 40% interest in YZJ Offshore, and Amedeo Asia equity accounts for its 47.51% stake in YZJ JV. Amedeo provided an interest free unsecured loan to Amedeo Asia to make the 47.51% stake in YZJ JV.
Amedeo Asia also has a 49% stake in MGR, which is incorporated in Singapore. Amedeo Asia equity accounts for its 49% stake in MGR. In the year to 31 December 2015 the Group received a dividend from MGR amounting to US$: Nil (11 months to 31 December 2014: US$Nil).
During the year, the Group made a loan to an associate, MGR, of US$400,000 (11 months to 31 December 2014: US$2,044,000), and received repayment of a loan to MGR of US$1,950,000.
The investment represents 2,775 ordinary shares in the capital of Ashcourt Rowan PLC. This investment has been disposed of during the year for a sale value of US$10,000.
During the year, the Company announced a share capital reorganisation so that every 100 Existing Ordinary Shares of 0.1p be consolidated into 1 ordinary share of 10p. This reduced number of ordinary shares in issue from 3,265,384,300 to 32,653,843.
The Company had 1,915,446 outstanding warrants at 31 December 2014. In the year ended 31 December 2015, 3,107,211 warrants were granted per the table below. This leaves 5,022,657 warrants outstanding at 31 December 2015. All the warrants can be exercised between the date of grant and the end of the exercise period shown below.
The weighted average exercise price for the warrants at the beginning of the period was 52 pence.
The weighted average remaining contractual life of outstanding warrants as at the end of the period was 6.78 years.
Two warrants were granted during the year, the first was granted on 1 February 2015 with 500,000 warrants whilst the second was granted on 12 March 2016 with 2,607,211 warrants.
The charge in the current year of US$261,000 relates to the 3,107,211warrants issued during the year.
(2) During the year, Mr Lau was issued 2,607,211 warrants with an exercise price of 100p and an expiration date of 12 March 2025.
(3) During the year, Mr Karim acquired from a third party 333,157 warrants with an exercise price of 100p and an expiration date of 1 February 2025.
The share based payment charge in the period under review of US$261,000 relates to the 3,107,211 warrants issued in 2015 (period ended 31 December 2014: US$15,000). The Black Scholes pricing model was used to calculate the share based payment charge.
The net asset value per share at 31 December 2015 was US$0.65 (31 December 2014: US$0.75). Net asset value is based on the net assets as at 31 December 2015 of US$21.1 million (31 December 2014: US$24.44 million) and on the number of ordinary shares in issue at 31 December 2015 being 32,653,843 ordinary shares (31 December 2014: Restated 32,653,843).
The average monthly number of employees of the Group, including Directors, during the period was 4 (2014: 4). The Directors are considered the key management of the Group. The aggregate remuneration of the Directors is set out in the remuneration report. All employees are Directors of the Company, therefore no remuneration was paid to staff of the Company (11 months to 31 December 2014: US$: Nil).
In April 2014, Amedeo signed a management services agreement with MGR to provide marketing assistance and services to MGR. During the year, MGR paid US$128,000 to Amedeo in respect of these services (11 months to 31 December 2014: US$91,000).
During the year, Amedeo made a loan of US$400,000 to MGR and MGR repaid a loan of US$1,950,000 to Amedeo.. The Group earned US$300,000 in interest on their loans to MGR for the year to 31 December 2015 (11 months to 31 December 2014: US$444,000). At the year end US$300,000 of interest was outstanding and is included in other receivables (at 31 December 2014: US$444,000) which has been paid in full subsequent to the year end in March 2016. Also, subsequent to year end, MGR repaid a loan of US$1,717,000 to Amedeo, in February 2016. Following this, the only remaining loan balance with MGR is the US$400,000 loan made in 2015.
The success of the Group is dependent upon the identification, making, management and realisation of suitable investments. There can be no guarantee that such investments can or will be made or that such investments will be successful. Poor performance by an investment could severely affect the net asset value per share of the Company.
It is intended that the Group's investment portfolio will comprise interests predominantly in unquoted, growth companies, which may be difficult to value and/or realise. Investments in unquoted growth companies may involve greater risks than is customarily associated with investments in larger, more established quoted companies. In particular, such companies may have limited product offerings, markets or resources and may be dependent on a small number of key individuals. As at 31 December 2015, the Group's holding of unquoted investments was valued at approximately US$16.2 million (31 December 2014: US$19.2 million).
It is possible that certain investments will represent a significant proportion of the Company's total assets, such as Amedeo Asia's investment in YZJ JV. As a result, the impact on the Company's performance and the potential returns to investors will be adversely affected to a greater degree if any one of those investments were to perform badly than would be the case if the Company's portfolio of investments was more diversified. At 31 December 2015, the overall investment allocation was a portfolio of 2 investments all of which were in unquoted companies. As at 31 December 2015, the Company's investment in YZJ JV represented 98% of the value of the Company's investment portfolio and almost 76% of the Group's gross assets.
As the current focus of the Company's investment has been outside of the UK, the majority of the Company's investments are denominated in US$. The Company's accounting currency is also US$.
The Company's financial instruments include minority equity investments in unquoted Singapore-registered companies. As a result, the Company may not be able to quickly liquidate some of its investments in these instruments at an amount close to their fair value in order to meet its liquidity requirements.
The Company is currently financed solely through equity and manages its capital to ensure that it has sufficient financial resources to implement its planned operations while maximising the return to stakeholders. Please see the Strategic Report on page 7 for details.
Save for the repayment by MGR of US$1,717,000 of the loan due to Amedeo in February 2016, there are no significant subsequent events to report.


The third and final installment of A SUMMER SINGER SHOWCASE; Series at Downtown Crossing enjoyed a fabulous turnout! Up and coming stars representing Bristol Entertainment sang their hearts out at the outdoor stage. The event, Tuesday August 14th, was an exceptional way to celebrate the end of summer and the beginning of these young artists' careers! The lineup of talented performers included Philip Ransley II, Dakota O'Driscoll, Kassandra Wheeler, Arianna DiSisto, Dillon Tognacci, Kassandra Melo and, the featured artist of the evening, country singer Jessie Chris! The artists were all terrific as they commanded the stage and delighted the crowd!
O'Driscoll made a powerful impression as the opening act. Her soulful rendition of Etta James' "At Last" beautifully contrasted by her cover of "Skinny Love" on guitar. Teen heartthrob Phillip Ransley showed his pop prowess as he paid homage to the most popular men in music at the moment; Justin Bieber, Justin Timberlake and One Direction. Wheeler channeled her inner Miranda Lambert onstage, combining her country-style singing with a fun and flirty performance that titillated the crowd. Melo really rocked it out on the guitar, playing Fleetwood Mac's classic, "Landslide" as well as giving her very own dynamite delivery of "Set Fire to the Rain" by Adele.
As he took the stage, Tognacci announced, "Get Ready to Dance!" and the audience excitedly rose to the challenge. Tognacci's songs were brimming with energy and flash as he performed three original electro-pop dance numbers with the help of his sassy back-up dancers. DiSisto was a vision on stage, belting out "This is My Now" with conviction and heart followed by a very moving and passionate rendition of "If I Die Young" by The Band Perry.
Jessie Chris, the Featured Artist, took the stage and commanded the space with her star power and dynamic presence. The first song of her set brought the audience to its feet as friends and family gathered round the stage to hear Jessie sing "Life is a Highway" by Rascal Flatts. Jessie Chris proudly debuted two original songs that really showed off her talent as a singer and a songwriter. "Country Girlie Girl," her first original song, was written especially for her by friend and fellow country star Matt Johnson, who helped her create a captivating, endearing number. Jessie's final song was an outstanding performance of her second original "Chameleon" which was produced at Bristol Recording Studios with Senior Producer Chris Billias. The crowd reacted excitedly by clapping and swaying to the beat. Jessie told the crowd that night with so much pride that "Chameleon" will soon be released as her first single. Every performer on the stage was sensational and when the event came to a close there was a feeling of inspiration in the air.
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Our final showcase on Tuesday, August 14th at Downtown Crossing was a huge success! Check out Bristol Entertainment's rising stars as they strut their stuff onstage!


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Muslims and Jews in Azerbaijan
Intercultural Dialogue in the South Caucasus
For hundreds of years, Muslims and Jews have been living peacefully side by side in Azerbaijan, a country with a majority-Muslim population in the Caucasus. In fact, the Jewish community is growing steadily. Heinrich Bergstresser paid a visit to the region
Even though Azerbaijan is an Islamic country, foreign visitors will rarely come across the typical symbols of Islam. While minarets are indeed dotted across the skyline of the capital city Baku, no muezzins call the faithful to prayer through loudspeakers and it is unusual to see Muslims kneeling in the direction of Mecca on the edge of the street or in public squares at certain times of the day.
In fact, Baku looks very much like a western city. And even in more rural areas outside the capital there is no evidence that Azerbaijan is an Islamic nation.
One might think Azerbaijan is heaven on earth
So, is Azerbaijan a secular state? Yes! And this is probably the only positive legacy of the Soviet Union. Listening to leading representatives of the Jewish minority, which counts more than 30,000 Jews, you would be forgiven for believing that Azerbaijan is heaven on earth, where religious minorities like the Jews enjoy the same rights and obligations as the country's majority-Muslim population.
This picture is not as far-fetched as it might seem at first glance. Jews have indeed been allowed to live in peace in this region for several hundred years. After Azerbaijan gained independence, all land that had been confiscated by the Soviet Union was returned to the religious groups from which it had been taken. Larissa Reikhrudel from the Jewish Women's Organisation proudly explains that given such a history, it is no wonder that the Jewish community is growing:
'Azerbaijan welcomes Jews with open arms and is home to a large number of Jews. This is why Jews from America, Europe and Germany come here. Moreover, nowhere else in the world is as unique as Krasnaya Sloboda, a quarter where Jews live close together and safeguard their traditions so that anyone can learn from us.'
Strict division of Church and state
The Jewish settlement of Krasnaya Sloboda is part of the city of Quba (or Guba) and is situated only 50 km to the south of the border with Dagestan. The Jewish community is 270 years old and has succeeded in surviving the turmoil of tsarism, the Russian revolution and the collapse of the Soviet Union without too much upheaval. The Jews in Krasnaya Sloboda call themselves 'Mountain Jews' and distinguish themselves from the Ashkenazim and the Sephardim. Their spiritual leader, Boris Simanduev, considers the strict division of Church and state to be one of the main reasons why things have remained peaceful. Whenever he gets the chance, he describes the Quba/Azerbaijani situation to the Israelis and Palestinians.
'Whenever I take part in international forums,' says Simanduev, 'and whenever people talk about friendship between nationalities of different religions, I always talk about the friendship between the Azerbaijanis and the Jewish people and tell people that while Palestinians are fighting Israelis in the Middle East, they should come to Quba, see for themselves that we live in peace and friendship with the Azerbaijani people, and learn from our example.'
Dreaming the European dream
In Azerbaijan and its neighbouring countries Georgia and Armenia, many people still dream a very old dream: the European dream. According to Wolfgang John, project manager at the Friedrich Naumann Foundation in the south Caucasus, this is not a pipe dream, even if the EU's interest is limited, despite recent considerations about security policies in this region and in Central Asia.
'As far as I can see, too little attention is paid to this important region that connects Europe and Asia and is also important as a transit region for exchangeboth economic exchange and cultural exchange with Asia and the revival of the old Silk Road, for which huge efforts are being made together with the European Union. I also think that there is a good basis for intensifying future cooperation.'
Heinrich Bergstresser
© Deutsche Welle/Qantara.de 2003
Translated from the German by Patrick Lanagan

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An overview of The Lotus Elite Sports Car, covering development, important features, and technical information of this the inaugural version in the Lotus range.
In this Article, I offer a nostalgic look at the Lotus Elite, among an elite group of classic cars, which was fabricated during the period 1957 to 1962.
In 1956, Colin Chapman created the Lotus Elite sports car for a street car, in the first case.
The first two door, two seater prototype was presented in the 1957 Earls Court Motor Show in London.
Following its debut, the Elite spent a further year undergoing a programme of development before production.
It was the very first production car to be built with a fibreglass monocoque construction.
It succeeded the Lotus Seven, with its sheet metal body and tubular space frame chassis.
On the other hand, the Elite was a trendy, fixed head coupe, with a drag coefficient of just 0.29, which was astonishingly low for this time.
Also known as the Lotus 14, it was launched in 1959, and has been conceived as a competition sports car.
The standard version used an aluminium, 1216 cc, directly 4-cylinder, overhead cam, Coventry Climax engine, creating 71 bhp, and with a single SU carburettor.
It had four wheel, 9.5 inch Girling disc brakes, without servo assistance, had a top speed of 113 mph, and a 0-60 mph time of 13.2 secs.
The four wheel independent suspension used coil springs in the front, and a form of MacPherson strut at the rear. The steering was by Rack and Pinion.
A higher performance, special equipment (SE) version was introduced in 1960, also featured a ZF gearbox, two SU carburettors, and a modified exhaust manifold, which developed 85 bhp.
This was followed by the Elite Super 95 variant, which developed 95 bhp from a greater tuned engine, with a higher compression ratio, and a modified camshaft.
Limited edition variants included the Super 100 and Super 105 models, fitted with two, twin choke Webber 40DCOE carburettors, developing 130 bhp and 137 bhp respectively, and made specifically for racing.
The Elite used a glass reinforced plastic (GRP) monocoque body structure, together with the front part of the construction incorporating a steel subframe, which affirmed the engine and front suspension.
Maximar Mouldings, a well known boat builder, have been given the initial contract to construct the first 250 body structures, giving rise to the Series 1 Elite.
This used a single SU carburettor, had a compression ratio of 10.0:1, and gave an overall fuel consumption of 40 mpg.
As a consequence of early difficulties, this work was then handed over to the Bristol Aeroplane Company, who produced both a lighter and more powerful structure, which was designated the Series 2.
This model was fitted with two SU carburettors.
The Series 2 featured an improved rear suspension, with upgrades being made to the interior panels, as well as increasing the level of engine tuning.
However, there were early failures in Bristol in relation to the mounting points for the differential and rear suspension, but these were soon rectified with the addition of metal reinforcements in the weak points.
Subsequently, production methods were refined so that these inserts were no longer required.
However, the problems related to GRP were, at the moment, still not fully understood, with the consequence that it was not uncommon for the suspension attachment points to pull away in the fibreglass structure.
Further, a number of components situated in the drivetrain were exposed to high levels of stress, which necessitated regular re-greasing.
The Elite was offered as a kit car, which was considered as a mistake for a business regarding itself as a quality manufacturer.
It has been estimated that Lotus dropped #100 on each Elite built, because of the fact that the car was underpriced, quality control was poor, and the production process was too expensive for a business that has been, in effect, underfunded.
Its racing accomplishments included six Class wins at the Le Mans 24 hour race, and two wins at the Index of Thermal Performance.
Which Morgan Sports Car is Your Favorite?
However, should this question still remain unanswered, I will be reviewing, in some detail, in future content in this website, the entire variety of Morgan sports cars which were featured in the unforgettable era spanning 1911 to 1996.


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New Approaches in Health Sciences
New Methods and Developments in Health Sciences
Edited By Gökhan Aba
New methods, new approaches and advanced technologies have started to be used for patients to gain access to less costly and more quality diagnosis and treatment services in a shorter time. This book, which includes new approaches in health sciences, has been written by successful and expert researchers who work in different health disciplines of health sciences.
https://doi.org/10.3726/b16148
Science, Society and Culture
Berlin, Bern, Bruxelles, New York, Oxford, Warszawa, Wien, 2019. 272 pp., 3 fig. b/w, 8 tables.
Preface and Acknowledgements
Citability of the eBook
List of Reviewers
SECTION 1: New Approaches in Nursing and Midwifery
1: Women's Health and Homeopathy
2: A Current Approach in Psychiatric Nursing: Cognitive Behavioral Therapy
3: Tele-Health Practices in Postoperative Home Care of Elderly
4: An Approach in Women's Health: Aromatherapy
5: The Use of Complementary and Alternative Medicine (CAM) Applications in Women's Health
6: Complementary and Alternative Medicine Applications in Infertility1
7: Methods Used in Childbirth Education and Current Approaches
8: Current Approaches in Pain Management for Children and Adults: Integrative Pain Management
SECTION 2: New Approaches in Medicine
9: New Approaches in Medicine
10: Robotic Surgery from Past to Future and Its Applications in Otorhinolaryngologic Surgery
11: A New Reagent in Determining Ovarian Reserve: Antimullerian Hormone (AMH)
12: New Approaches in Fetal Aneuploidy Scan
SECTION 3: New Approaches in Healthcare Management
13: A Consumer Behavior Tendency in Healthcare Services: "Doctor Shopping"
14: Innovation in Health Sector: The Use of IoT and Its Reflections on Efficiency
15: The Health Professions of the Future
16: Protection of Personal Rights in Healthcare Sector: The Right to Make Choices and the Right to Privacy
SECTION 4: New Approaches in Other Health Sciences
17: Telerehabilitation
18: Basic Body Awareness Therapy (B-BAT)
19: New Generation Pharmacy
20: New Approaches in Audiology
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Traditional, complementary and alternative medicine applications are widely used in the prevention, diagnosis and treatment of a wide range of diseases in the world (Çağlayan et al., 2018). According to the World Health Organization (WHO), traditional medicine is defined as "knowledge, skills and practices based on different cultures, beliefs and experiences that are used for the protection, improvement or maintenance of health" (WHO, 2014). Complementary medicine, on the other hand, is a group of applications that are parallel to traditional medicine, aimed at supporting and strengthening the treatment and/or alleviating the side effects of the treatment (Somer and Vatanoglu-Lutz, 2017). Lastly, the concept of alternative medicine consists mostly of unproven therapies used in place of modern medicine and are used in some countries as a synonym for complementary medicine or traditional medicine (WHO, 2014; Oral et al., 2016).
Today, many individuals in the society refer to both Traditional and Complementary Medicine (TCM) methods for treatment, protective and cultural purposes. It is also mentioned that TCM applications are being used in increasing amounts. According to the WHO, 80 % in Africa, 70 % in Canada, 48 % in Australia and 42 % of the population in the United States refer to traditional practices (WHO, 2000). The prevalence of TCM use was reported to be 9.8–76.0 %...


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Rebroadcast: Elvis Costello's 'Unfaithful Music' Reveals A Life Lived in High Fidelity
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Legendary musician Elvis Costello has commanded the stage for decades on the strength of hits like "Alison," "Watching the Detectives" and "Radio, Radio." "Songs are more powerful than books," he once said. Even so, the Grammy-winning musician has just published a new memoir, "Unfaithful Music and Disappearing Ink." In the book, he reflects on his complex relationship with his musician father, his early reputation as an angry young man and his high-profile collaborations with artists like Paul McCartney and George Jones.
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Celebrity News June 27, 2012
Lana Del Rey Debuts 'National Anthem' Video
Singer Lana Del Rey stepped into the shoes of two very famous women for her new "National Anthem" video, both Marilyn Monroe and Jackie O. Meanwhile, A$AP Rocky completes the love triangle as John F. Kennedy.
Lana enlisted director Anthony Mandler to bring the story to life. "The Kennedy relationship, certainly the triangle of Marilyn Monroe and Jackie O and Jack Kennedy, became this kind of ideal of what seemed perfect from the outside was maybe rotting from the inside," he told MTV. "And Lana was really interested in exploring this loss of innocence, this idea that what you think you're experiencing is maybe not what it's always going to be."
The video re-imagines the Kennedys as an interracial couple, which Mandler said represents the "new royalty."
"We used the Kennedy framework to kind of implement this new Camelot, this racially diverse Camelot, this maybe socially diverse Camelot... bringing it into the modern era, but still keeping that classic framework," he explained. "There's a kind of micro-commentary of 'This is the new royalty,' you know, A$AP and Lana, trying to pick two people to maybe represent the next generation of something. I think even with an African American president, it's still controversial to see him sitting and playing JFK, it's still taboo, even if it shouldn't be. You're kind of like, 'Is this right or wrong? This feels very right, but also feels very wrong at the same time.'"
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Europe must cut coal power carbon emissions three times faster than they currently plan to in order to avoid the worst impacts of climate change, according to new research.
The report, written by analysts at Sandbag and CAN Europe, arrives as world leaders are meeting in Paris to hash out a global agreement to tackle climate change.
It is the first time the amount of carbon produced by Europe's 280 coal-fired power stations has been calculated — it was 762 million tonnes in 2014.
Coal accounts for nearly a fifth (18%) of the EU's total greenhouse gas emissions, second only to the continent's road transport sector (21%).
There have been signs that coal is on the way out; late last month the UK announced its intention to close every coal power plant by 2025, becoming the first G20 economy to take such a step.
And just before that Austria revealed that planned coal plant closures means the country will go coal free around the same time.
There have also been recent murmurings in the Netherlands and Germany about putting forth coal phaseout timelines.
According to the International Energy Agency (IEA), global carbon emissions from coal must be cut in half by 2030 if the world is going to avoid crossing the dreaded 2C warming threshold.
By 2040, the global coal phaseout should be about 85% completed — coal carbon emissions must be reduced by 6% every year for the next 27.
This is far faster than the 1% annual emissions reduction for other sectors because the IEA says swapping coal for clean energies like wind and solar is the cheapest and easiest way to cut global carbon emissions.
Europe should be at the forefront of the global coal phaseout since its electricity demand is falling and strong renewables targets are already in place, the report says.
For some countries, getting off coal may not even be all that difficult.
There are only two coal power stations operating in Portugal, and they produce 16% of the country's greenhouse gas emissions.
The two coal power plants in Slovenia produce 25% of national greenhouse gas emissions.
Ireland's one coal power plant – Moneypoint – was the source of 6% of its greenhouse gas emissions.
On the flipside there are five countries in which multiple coal power stations are behind more than a quarter of the total greenhouse gas emissions — 44% in Bulgaria, 34% in Greece, 33% in Czech Republic, 33% in Poland, and 28% in Germany.
Part of why so few coal plants produce such a large amount of carbon dioxide emissions is because Europe's fleet is mostly old, inefficient and uneconomic.
By the end of this year, 66% of Europe's coal power stations will have been running for 30 years or more.
These old coal power plants are labelled 'sub-critical', meaning they emit around 30% more carbon than new power plants when producing the same amount of electricity. They also break-down more often.
That said, all of these emissions are steadily falling. CO2 has fallen from 934mt in 2005 to 762 last year, which means an annual reduction of 2.3% over the last 9 years.
So it is happening. Just apparently not fast enough.


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dr. Czégi József (Kaposszekcső, 1922. május 1. – Budapest, 1983. április 8.) magyar gépészmérnök, egyetemi tanár, a műszaki tudományok kandidátusa (1954). A Magyar Tudományos Akadémia Gépszerkezettani Bizottságának, a Gépipari Tudományos Egyesület Tribológiai Főbizottságának és az Igazságügyi Műszaki Szakértői Bizottságnak tagja volt.

Életpályája
A dombóvári gimnáziumban érettségizett. 1940–1944 között Budapesten a József Nádor Műszaki és Gazdaságtudományi Egyetemen gépészmérnöki tanulmányokat folytatott; oklevelét – a második világháború miatt – 1945-ben kapta meg. 1942-től a II. gépszerkezettani tanszéken volt gyakornok. 1943-ban kisegítő tanársegéd, 1944-ben díjas gyakornok, 1945-től tanársegéd, 1949-től adjunktus volt. 1945-ben a MÁV dombóvári műhelyében üzemmérnök volt. 1946–1947 között a LAMPART Művek Rt. alkalmazta. 1947–1948 között a Szivattyúgép Rt. telephelyén dolgozott. 1949–1951 között az Állami Műszaki Főiskolán tanított. 1950–1952 között tagozatvezető volt az esti épületgépész tagozatnál. 1952–1953 között a Szolnoki Közlekedési Műszaki Egyetemen mint megbízott tanszékvezető előadásokat tartott. 1959-ben a gépelemek tanszék docense lett. 1963–1966 között a Budapesti Műszaki és Gazdaságtudományi Egyetem Gépészmérnöki Karának tudományos dékánhelyettese volt.

Munkássága
Az üzemi munkák során figyelme az ágyazástechnika felé fordult. Az egyetemi tanszék laboratóriumában felállított csapágyvizsgáló gépen önálló kutatásokat végzett, felhasználta a kenéstechnika hazai és nemzetközi irodalmát is. Eredményeit a gépészmérnökképzésben, a gépelemek tantárgy korszerűsítésében és az ipari gyakorlat számára írt kézikönyveiben hasznosította. Tudományos kutatómunkája során az OMFB megbízásából a színesfém csapágyanyagok és a műanyagok felhasználásának 20 éves fejlesztési tervének kidolgozásában is részt vett. A kenéstechnika és a siklócsapágyak szakértője volt. Eredményei közül kiemelhető a hengeres hidrodinamikus csapágyak állandósult terhelés melletti határteherbírása és a hidrosztatikus csapágyak optimalizációja témákban végzett munkája.

Temetésére a Farkasréti temetőben került sor (21/2-9-52).

Művei
 Irányelvek a siklóscsapágyak korszerű tervezésére (Budapest, 1951)
 Technikai fizika (Budapest, 1951)
 Szerszámgépek főorsócsapágyai (Budapest, 1952)
 Motor siklócsapágyak (Budapest, 1953)
 Siklócsapágy kézikönyv (szerkesztő, I.-II. Budapest, 1953-1954)
 Siklócsapágyak elméletének és kialakításának újabb szempontjai (Budapest, 1955)
 Műanyagok a gépiparban (Makádi Józseffel, Budapest, 1961)
 Siklócsapágyazások (Budapest, 1962)

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További információk
 Dr. Czégi József (A Jövő Mérnöke, 1983. április 29.)

1922-ben született személyek
1983-ban elhunyt személyek
Magyar gépészmérnökök
Magyar egyetemi, főiskolai oktatók

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elrow announces line up for their New York Summer Festival at Brooklyn Mirage
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The world's most vividly imaginative and colourful party is coming back to New York City's Brooklyn Mirage on Saturday July 23rd. Featuring 10+ hours of music across two stages with indoor and outdoor dancing, special sunset sets and much more under their twisted Wild Wild West theme of Far Rowest! Soundtracked by special guest Paco Osuna, along with Cloonee, Francis Mercier, Honeyluv, Franky Rizardo, Jean Pierre, Joshwa, Martin Ikin, Mele, Neo, Shermanology, Toni Varga with more to come. After a sold out pre-sale, limited tickets are now on sale to the public here.
elrow is known all over the planet for its out of this world production and spectacularly immersive themes. It is a carnival experience unlike any other – one that overloads you with sensory delights and takes you a million miles away from everyday life. There is no expense spared when the team rolls into town and this time it is at the all new Brooklyn Mirage.. The Wild Wild West theme means you can expect all manner of cowboy designs, Western props and vibrant decor that will transport you into another world.
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Now elrow is a "worldwide sensation" (Forbes) powered by a "nightlife dynasty" (Resident Advisor) rapidly becoming "The Medicis of raving" (The Guardian). To put it simply: "Fun cannot be created, marketed, or bought, and the family-run business of elrow house parties encapsulates such vibes with effortless finesse." (Complex)
ABOUT elrow
elrow is an award-winning experiential event concept and party series founded in 2010 by Cruz and Juan Arnau Lasierra; the sixth generation from a dynasty of entrepreneurs also responsible for creating Monegros Festival and legendary Club Florida 135 in Fraga, Spain.
From their head-quarters in Barcelona, elrow have taken the world by storm with their unforgettable party style, pairing elaborate production, interactive performers and zany characters with the best electronic music, placing them as a global reference for circus inspired parties with tickets to the visual spectaculars usually selling out in minutes.
A myriad of different themes and concepts makeup elrow's zeitgeist with sub-brands including 'Rowlympics'; their own take on the Olympic games, their Brazilian jungle carnival theme, 'Sambodromo de Brasil' and flag-ship theme 'Singermorning'.
ABOUT AVANT GARDNER
A one-of-a-kind gem, the 80,000 square foot venue is home to The Brooklyn Mirage, The Great Hall, and The Kings Hall. Prominently boasting a state-of-the-art KV2 sound system, a 200-foot video wall, mesmerising laser displays, and pyrotechnic capabilities, the multifaceted indoor and outdoor events space was nominated for 'Best Club' in the 2019 International Dance Music Awards. Having hosted everything from live music to EDM, underground house, and techno, the venue has become the crown jewel for New York nightlife aficionados. Since re-opening its doors last summer, the venue has already welcomed the likes of Above & Beyond, Black Coffee, Carl Cox, Christina Aguilera, John Summit, Jungle, Kaytranada, Skrillex, Tycho, and many more, setting an exciting glimpse as to what to expect within the next year.
Led by Avant Gardner's founder, owner, and chief creative officer, Billy Bildstein, The Brooklyn Mirage's latest iteration boasts its most intricate and impressive design yet. A collaboration between Bildstein and new multi-media studio Conveyor, the new design features one of the world's largest outdoor video walls at 200 feet in length and 30 feet high. Displayed over 1000 LED panels at 15K ultra-wide resolution, the roughly 30 million pixels will allow for film grade visual effects. With a custom-built media server and its processing technology, leading visual content creators from around the world will have the ability to go beyond traditional show visuals and create real-time generated experiences set in hyperrealistic environments, a first at this scale. With construction and roof design led by NYC-based construction studio HEINI, The Brooklyn Mirage's new stage roof spans over 100 feet wide and 50 feet in depth and features an eye-catching floating effect as a result of its modular space frame system, the first fully domestically fabricated stage of its kind.
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This is an account of a process that has led to an application for a patent of relevance to the metal cutting industry and the paper examines the scientific aspects like the influence of process parameters of aluminothermic reaction synthesis of in-situ Al/TiB2 metal matrix composites on their microstructure and mechanical properties. The reaction between the salts potassium fluoborate (KBF4) and Potassium hexafluorotitanite (K2TiF6) in the aluminium melt leads to the formation of TiB2 particles. The process parameters of reaction time (Rh), reaction temperature (Rt) and weight percentage of precursors (W) were carefully controlled in order to regulate the volume fraction of TiB2 formation in the aluminium melt. Detailed microstructure analysis at different processing conditions revealed that particle clustering was present in the reinforcement and that this changes the hardness and density of the resultant composites. Addition of cryolite, which is a surface-active salt, prevented agglomeration and emulsification at high temperatures and also facilitated the uniform distribution of the particles in the matrix. The prepared Al-TiB2 composites were tested for their tensile properties, density and hardness. Both hardness and yield strength are found to increase with an increase in the percentage of reinforcement. The percentage elongation decreases due to an increase in TiB2 ceramic particle content in the matrix. It is found that the reaction time plays a major role in TiB2 growth and the distribution of TiB2 particles within the matrix.
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Martyn Cobourne is Professor of Orthodontics and Head of Department at King's College London and Honorary Consultant in Orthodontics at Guy's and St Thomas' NHS Foundation Trust, UK. He was Director of Research and a Trustee of the British Orthodontic Society from 2012-16 and is currently Editor-in-Chief of the Journal of Orthodontics. His clinical research interests are in the field of evidence-based orthodontic treatment, with an emphasis on the efficacy of interventions designed to reduce orthodontic treatment time.
In addition, he also leads a laboratory-based research group investigating the molecular basis of early craniofacial development, focussing on the aetiological basis of oro-facial clefting, holoprosencephaly and regulation of tooth number. Professor Cobourne trained in Orthodontics at King's College London and the United Medical and Dental Schools at Guy's and St Thomas'. During his clinical training he carried out a UK Medical Research Council-funded Clinical Training Fellowship and completed a PhD in craniofacial developmental biology in the laboratory of Paul Sharpe at Guy's Dental Hospital.
He was subsequently appointed Senior Lecturer in Orthodontics at King's College London in 2004 and promoted to Professor of Orthodontics in 2010. He has over 125 peer-reviewed publications and is the author of three orthodontic textbooks, including the highly successful Handbook of Orthodontics. In 2017 he was elected to the Board of Faculty of Dental Surgery at the Royal College of Surgeons of England.


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PANTELIADIS, SPYRIDON
Height: 1.90 Born: 30 January, 1977 Nationality: Greece
Index rating 21 Fraport Skyliners Frankfurt vs. CSKA Moscow 2/9/2005
Points 17 Fraport Skyliners Frankfurt vs. CSKA Moscow 2/9/2005
Offensive rebounds 3 Fraport Skyliners Frankfurt vs. Panathinaikos Athens 1/19/2005
Defensive rebounds 4 AEK Athens vs. Cedevita Olimpija Ljubljana 1/26/2006
Total rebounds 6 Fraport Skyliners Frankfurt vs. Panathinaikos Athens 1/19/2005
Assists 7 AEK Athens vs. Zalgiris Kaunas 11/17/2005
Steals 4 Cedevita Olimpija Ljubljana vs. AEK Athens 12/1/2005
Blocks 1 AEK Athens vs. Zalgiris Kaunas 11/17/2005
Minutes 37 Fraport Skyliners Frankfurt vs. CSKA Moscow 2/9/2005
Grew up with Panionios BC Athens (Greece).
Moved to Esperos, still in Greece for the 1996-97 season.
Signed by Maroussi (Greece) for the 1997-98 season, he played there till the 1999-00 season.
Moved for the 2000-01 season to AEK Athens.
Played there also the 2001-02 championship.
Signed for the 2002-03 season by Ionikos Thessaloniki..during the season moved to Spain, signed by Ciudad de Huelva, in the LEB League.
Back to Greece for the 2003-04 season signed by PAOK Thessaloniki.
Moved to Germany for the 2004-05 season, signed by Skyliners Frankfurt.
Back to Greece for the 2005-06 seaosn, signed by AEK Athens.
Signed for the 2006-07 season, signed by Aris Thessaloniki.
He's still playing there.
Won the 2001 Greek National Cup with AEK Athens.
Has been member of the Greek U-16 National Team.
Won the gold medal at the 1993 European U-16 Championship.
2000-01 AEK Athens 6 8 1.3 0/3 0 1/2 50 5/10 50 7 1 7 0
2001-02 AEK Athens 10 27 2.7 6/10 60 2/7 28.6 9/12 75 6 4 6 0
2004-05 Opel Skyliners 13 86 6.6 22/36 61.1 8/26 30.8 18/31 58.1 36 18 40 0
2005-06 AEK Athens 9 89 9.9 19/31 61.3 4/8 50 39/46 84.8 11 13 19 1
2006-07 Aris TT Bank 15 10 0.7 2/10 20 0/3 0 6/6 100 9 8 9 0
2007-08 Aris TT Bank 6 3 0.5 1/2 50 0/2 0 1/2 50 1 2 3 0
Totals 59 223 3.8 50/92 54.3 15/48 31.3 78/107 72.9 70 46 84 1
Averages 59 223 3.8 50/92 54.3 15/48 31.3 78/107 72.9 1.2 0.8 1.4 0


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Varsities take 30% for English
Education Minister Naledi Pandor. Photo: Jacques Naude/ANA
Voice Reporter | December 5, 2018
The Government has amended minimum admission requirements for entry into a bachelor's degree programmes at universities, which includes a 30% pass in a language.
Higher Education and Training Minister Naledi Pandor made the changes after consulting the Council on Higher Education, and it applies to the 2019 academic year intake, reports the Cape Times.
The changes mean if the language of teaching at a university is English, the minimum admission requirement for a matriculant to get into that university would be 30% in English.
This will be coupled with an achievement of between 50 and 59% in four 20-credit National Senior Certificate (NSC) subjects.
A 20-credit subject makes up the seven-subject package needed to obtain an NSC.
In March, the department revoked the designated list of subjects for the NSC, meaning pupils need to score higher than 50% for any four subjects, excluding life orientation.
An institution will still be entitled to specific subject requirements for a particular programme. For example, maths and physical science might be considered as requirements for admission to a BSc.
Cape Peninsula University of Technology (CPUT) spokesperson Lauren Kansley said while the university will amend its entry requirements, this does not mean students with low marks will gain automatic or easier entry.
"Acceptance into university remains a competitive process and CPUT always endeavours to provide a space to the most well-deserving and academically achieving individuals. This remains the case," said Kansley.


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More from us Our media centre Press releases Citizens Advice Cymru secures future funding for advice services in Wales
Citizens Advice Cymru secures future funding for advice services in Wales
Citizens Advice has been awarded funding by the Welsh Government to provide advice services across Wales from 1 January 2020 for 12 months.
The charity in Wales will receive £8.1 million to provide services across all regions in Wales, as well as a remote advice service. It comes after Welsh Government changed the way they commissioned advice services in Wales, with organisations having to bid to provide the Single Advice Fund.
The commitment of future funding comes as the organisation marks its 80th year with an event at The Senedd on 2 October. Citizens Advice was formed on the onset of World War II on 4 September 1939. It originally helped people deal with the impacts of war, such as rationing and evacuation, and additional support for farming communities.
In the year to 31 August 2019, Citizens Advice Cymru helped over 96,000 people in Wales.
Personal independent payment, Universal Credit and council tax debt were some of the top issues the charity provided advice on.
In July 2019, the national charity also became the first advice organisation in Wales to be accredited to the Information and Advice Quality Framework for Wales (IAQFW). It confirms the quality of advice is consistent across its services.
Rebecca Woolley, Director of Citizens Advice Cymru, said:
"Access to good advice is vital for everyone. We're really proud to have secured this funding across all regions in Wales, including for a remote service.
"There's a huge demand for independent and impartial advice as people face challenges in their lives.
Securing this funding is a new opportunity for Citizens Advice to provide services for those who need it most, in a way that works best for them whether in person, online or over the phone.
"The value of this, for both society and individuals, is clear. We'll now work with government, our network and partners to put this funding into action and provide advice to anyone who needs it, whatever their problem."
Last year, the Welsh Government chose to change the way they commission advice services in Wales.
Since April 2019, Citizens Advice (England and Wales) has been working with local Citizens Advice and partner organisations across Wales to bid for the 'Single Advice Fund' - the new way advice services will be funded in Wales from 1 January 2020.
The fund aims to offer a positive contribution to help meet the ongoing increase in demand for access to advice services.
On 26 September 2019, Citizens Advice was awarded £8.1 million by Welsh Government to work with its partners to provide advice services across Wales for a period of 12 months from 1 January 2020.
For more questions on the Single Advice Fund or IAQFW accreditation, please contact the Welsh Government.
The Citizens Advice service has been awarded £8.1million to work with its partners to provide advice services across Wales from 1 January 2020.
Citizens Advice will sub-grant funds from the SAF across the network of Local Citizens Advice operating in Wales, as well as the funded partners who bid along with us.
We partnered with over 40 organisations and charities across Wales - putting together the largest network of advice service providers and access partners Citizens Advice Cymru has been a part of in Wales. This will enable Citizens Advice to target people most in need of support.
Citizens Advice Cymru is accredited by the Information and Advice Quality Framework for Wales (IAQFW) a quality standard which is owned by the Welsh Government. Each local Citizens Advice is annually monitored through our Citizens Advice Performance and Quality Framework against requirements such as being well managed, accessible and delivering high quality advice. Our framework is aligned to Welsh Government Future Generations objectives.
Citizens Advice is now proudly the only body funded by the Welsh Government to coordinate the provision of advice services across Wales.


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Q: Mysql stuck when trying to export or import I installed a fresh ubuntu 15 and installed mysql-server. I created a database and tried to export it but the terminal is getting stuck and nothing is happening]1
See the screenshot, it is stuck like that forever. Also I can't import anything. I used apt-get install mysql-server to install mysql, I installed nothing else in this OS, I just ran apt-get update first.
Thanks for helping.

A: That's because it's waiting for input.
The command:
mysql -uroot -pmysql student

Opens up a MySQL shell, like you were using above, is also automatically selects the student database.
mysql -uroot -pmysql student > test.sql

When you do this, it's "stuck" because it's waiting for you to enter a command.  You are saving the output to a file, so you're not seeing it on the screen.
What I assume you want is mysqldump:
mysqldump -uroot -pmysql student > test.sql

A: use mysqldump not mysql.
mysql is for connecting or importing (with <).

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The Medical Industry
Unfinished History
United railroad car passing along Parnassus at Hillway beneath the then-Affiliated Colleges campus, now UC Medical Center, Nov. 15, 1908.
Photo: courtesy [http:opensfhistory.org OpenSFHistory.org]
UC Medical Center c. 1925, below Sutro Forest
Photo: Private Collection, San Francisco, CA
View of Parnassus Heights with UC Medical Center at right, Kezar Stadium at upper left (home to San Francisco 49ers starting in the late 1940s), as seen from above apx. 6th and Judah looking north-northeast, September 6, 1927.
Photo: C. R. collection
The principle forces at work in the Haight-Ashbury, other than the daily lives of the working class, have been the major health institutions that literally define the perimeter of the neighborhood: The University of California at San Francisco, situated on the southwest corner; St. Mary's Hospital on the northwest corner; Harkness Hospital (or Southern Pacific Hospital) on the northeast corner; and St. Joseph's, just behind Buena Vista Park on what would be the southeast corner.
In the 1960s and through the 1970s these health institutions were engaged in major expansion plans that had an extraordinary impact on the daily lives of Haight Ashbury residents, many of whom were employed by the hospitals. St. Mary's and UCSF were the two largest hospitals of their type west of the Mississippi (UCSF was the largest university hospital; St. Mary's, the largest religious hospital). Both were licensed for in excess of 600 beds. The UCSF had a total day time population of about 10,000 people, the vast majority of which commuted every day, thus the demand for a freeway, and a freeway offramp in Golden Gate Park. St. Mary's at the time had about 4 to 5,000 daily visitors. Harkness Hospital at Fell and Baker had substantially less, but nevertheless boasted a bed count of about 200 and a staff of about 400. St. Joseph's was about the same size as Harkness.
—From a lecture by Calvin Welch at New College in Fall, 1994.
St. Mary's from the air, 1970.
Photo: San Francisco History Center, San Francisco Public Library
Construction of St. Mary's, 1971, at Stanyan Street.
The biggest employer in San Francisco in the late 1960s and today is health care. In the late 1960s/early 1970s middle class white neighborhoods in the Inner Sunset and the Haight-Ashbury were being threated by hospital expansion. There were at that time in 1970, 25 full service hospitals in San Francisco, each one of which had an expansion plan. UCSF, being a state institution, had total and complete immunity from local land use laws and had the power of eminent domain which they had used to purchase and demolish 500 units of housing in the Inner Sunset to accomplish its growth in the late fifties and early sixties. They bought another 120 units around 1969 and sustained community opposition forced the university to return them to housing use. But they were institutionalized. Across the Panhandle St Mary's Hospital took about 200 units on Shrader and Stanyan streets and did this massive expansion in the very, very early sixties. At that time, the hospital sector was not unionized. During the 1960s it became unionized and there was a very interesting struggle that developed based on an alliance between trade unions and certain community groups that were opposed to hospital expansion.
—From comments made by Calvin Welch at a "History of Housing" discussion, May 10, 2018.
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The Story Behind Lewis Carroll's Unsolvable Riddle
BY Paul Anthony Jones
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In chapter 7 of Alice's Adventures in Wonderland, Alice sits down for tea at the Mad Hatter's tea party, flanked by the March Hare and the snoozing dormouse:
The table was a large one, but the three were all crowded together at one corner of it. "No room! No room!" they cried out when they saw Alice coming. "There's plenty of room!" said Alice indignantly, and she sat down in a large arm-chair at one end of the table.
"Your hair wants cutting," said the Hatter. He had been looking at Alice for quite some time with great curiosity, and this was his first speech.
"You should learn not to make personal remarks," Alice said with some severity: "It's very rude."
The Hatter opened his eyes very wide on hearing this; but all he said was "Why is a raven like a writing-desk?"
Thanks to its fast-paced exchange of jokes and nonsense—and thanks to the long-lasting popularity of both the book and the numerous adaptations of it—the Mad Hatter's tea party is one of the most famous scenes in all of children's literature. Meanwhile the Mad Hatter's riddle remains one of Lewis Carroll's most enduring, and most notoriously unsolvable, puzzles.
A lecturer in mathematics at Oxford University's Christ Church College, Lewis Carroll (the pen name of author, academic, and Anglican minister Charles Lutwidge Dodgson) composed dozens of riddles and logic puzzles throughout his lifetime, including several acrostic poems and a later set of seven verse brainteasers, "Puzzles from Wonderland," published in 1870. But for some reason the Mad Hatter's riddle remains a firm favorite—so why exactly is a raven like a writing-desk?
In the original story, after much deliberation, Alice gives up and asks the Hatter for the answer. "I haven't the slightest idea," he replies. But the fact that the Mad Hatter himself left his riddle unsolved has led to fans of the book (and fans of word games and logic puzzles) proposing countless potential solutions over the years since Alice in Wonderland was published in 1865.
One suggestion is that both ravens and writing-desks have "bills" and "tails" (or "tales," in the case of a writer's desk). Another points out that they both "flap" up and down (an allusion to the wooden rolling tops fitted to some old-style desks and bureaus). And both of them were famously used by Edgar Allan Poe, whose poem "The Raven" had been published 20 years earlier. Explanations like these (and the countless more like them) are all perfectly workable, but none satisfied Carroll himself—who finally admitted in the preface to an 1896 Christmas edition of Alice's Adventures in Wonderland:
Enquiries have been so often addressed to me, as to whether any answer to the Hatter's riddle can be imagined, that I may as well put on record here what seems to be a fairly appropriate answer, viz: 'Because it can produce few notes, tho they are very flat; and it is never put with the wrong end in front!' This, however, is merely an afterthought; the riddle, as originally invented, had no answer at all.
While some researchers have claimed that Carroll originally spelled never "nevar," (raven backwards) before the joke was "fixed" by a helpful editor, it appears Carroll's riddle was not intended to have an answer at all—but that's not to say that it's entirely without explanation.
Despite holding a lectureship at Oxford for more than 25 years, Carroll had numerous ties to the north of England. At the age of 11, his father Charles was made rector of the local Anglican church in Croft-on-Tees in North Yorkshire, and the church house remained the family home for the next 25 years. Two of Carroll's sisters, Mary and Elizabeth, lived in Sunderland on the northeast coast of England (along with several of his cousins, nieces, and nephews) where Mary's husband Charles Collingwood was reverend of a local Anglican church. And one of Carroll's closest friends at Oxford University, the Dean of Christ Church College, Henry George Liddell, was a member of an established family and cousin of the Baron of Ravensworth, who had family and property across the northeast of England.
As a result, Carroll reportedly liked to spend as much time as possible in the north of England during university semesters visiting friends and family in the region, and, as it happened, inventing stories to entertain Henry Liddell's young daughter, Alice.
It's well known that a young Alice Liddell was the inspiration for the title character in Carroll's Alice in Wonderland stories; Carroll is often claimed to have made the story up during a boating trip down the river at Oxford not long after Alice and her sisters moved to the city with their father in 1856. But it's possible that at least part of Alice in Wonderland—namely, the Mad Hatter's fiendish riddle—was either written in the north of England, or written with Carroll's ties to the northeast in mind. When visiting the Liddell family estate, Carroll would stay at an inn (now named the Ravensworth Arms) in Lamesley, close to the Liddells' ancestral home at Ravensworth Castle in Gateshead. It's believed that, at around this time, Carroll was working on the first draft of what would become Alice in Wonderland. If that's the case, it may be that the "raven" in Carroll's notoriously unsolvable Mad Hatter's riddle is actually an allusion to the Liddells' Ravensworth Estate, which essentially served as Carroll's "writing-desk" while he worked on the book.
Carroll is known to have incorporated a number of people and places from his time in the north of England into his work: The beach at Whitburn, close to where his sisters Mary and Elizabeth lived in Sunderland, for instance, has long been presumed to have provided the inspiration for The Walrus and the Carpenter, while Carroll's monstrous Jabberwock is believed to have been based on local legends like the Lambton Worm, a fierce dragon-like creature said to have once inhabited the hills and rivers around Durham. Could it be that the Ravensworth connection is just another example of Carroll taking inspiration from his time in the north, and that's why a raven is like a writing-desk? It might not solve his most famous riddle, but it does at least provide a tantalizing explanation.


Boxers are energetic and highly intelligent dogs. They strive for attention and love to please their owners. Although Boxers are quick learners, they tend to be stubborn when they do not want to do something. It is important to train Boxer puppies at an early age, as they can become hard to train and control. One of this first things you should do when you get your Boxer puppy home is to potty train it.
Begin potty training when the Boxer puppies are at least 7 weeks old as they are now able to walk and learn. Make sure to start training as soon as possible. If you start potty training when the puppies are over 12 weeks of age, it will be more difficult for them to learn. They will have developed bad habits that will be hard to break.
Choose a location in your yard where the Boxer puppy will go to the bathroom each time he goes outside. Always take the puppy to this one location when it is time to go potty. Do not confuse the puppy by taking him to a new location each time.
Say to the Boxer puppy, "let's go potty." Put the dog collar on the puppy and attach the leash to the collar. Use the leash to lead the puppy to the location that you had chosen in Step 2. Stay in this area until the puppy has gone potty.
Praise the puppy immediately by saying "good job" and give him a dog treat. Reward the puppy in this manner every time he has finished going to the bathroom.
Create a consistent routine. Take the Boxer puppy outside to use the bathroom at the same times everyday. The puppy will need to go to the bathroom after waking up from a night's sleep, after playing for a long time, after eating, after drinking and before bedtime. Putting the Boxer puppy on a regular feeding schedule will help you predict when the puppy needs to go potty.
Repeat this process until the Boxer puppy is no longer going to the bathroom in the house. If you have a fenced-in yard, the puppy should be able to go to the bathroom on his own without a leash. This can take several weeks or more to accomplish.
It is important that you stay consistent with your training. Apply these steps in the exact same manner each time. Your puppy will learn much faster because puppies learn by repetition. If you do or say something different each time you take your puppy out to potty, you will confuse him.
Watch for signs from your puppy that he needs to go to the bathroom. If your puppy is sniffing around, circling, whimpering or scratching at the door, he probably needs to go out.
It is recommended that you purchase a dog crate if you cannot supervise your Boxer at all times. Make sure you purchase a large enough crate to accommodate your Boxer. You will need to crate train your puppy to ensure that he will not go to the bathroom throughout your home.
Never yell at, hit or rub your puppy's nose in the carpet when he has had an accident. This does nothing to help your puppy learn faster. Punishing will only make the puppy afraid of you. Instead, ignore your puppy when he has an accident and clean the mess up right away. Be patient and keep rewarding your Boxer puppy whenever he goes to the bathroom outside.
Based in Ohio, Patricia Arnett has been a professional freelance writer since August 2009. She is knowledgeable in a wide range of fields and has written more than 80 articles that have been published on various online websites. Arnett also reviews and edits newsletters for the American Postal Workers Union.