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Thursday, May 19, 2011
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- Debbi Henson said...
Don't know if my vote was taken, so I'm telling you here. Yes, I have read Leroux; more than once. Matter of fact I am in the process of reading it again right now. :)
- May 19, 2011 at 8:17 AM
Did ya know if there are tickets for 'The Phantom of the Opera' 25th anniversary? :)
- May 19, 2011 at 9:07 AM
- RoseOfTransylvania said...
Yes, I have! ONLY POTO book I have! p
- May 22, 2011 at 7:48 AM
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The talent/skill/ability on the Oilers blueline has been the worst in the NHL for the past five seasons. They must ice the best players, and I believe Nurse is one of them.
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He skates extremely well.
He is big enough.
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I looked at other D-men who were recently drafted in the top-15, then played two more years of junior and debuted in the NHL at 20 years of age.
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Jack Johnson (3rd in 2005). He played two years of college after being drafted, was traded from Carolina to LA and debuted with the Kings in 2007. He played 21:41/game, behind Lubomir Visnovsky (22:59) and Rob Blake (22:44) and ahead of Brad Stuart (21:13), Jaroslav Modry (18:34) and Tom Preissing (17:52). The Kings finished 29th.
Marc Stall (12th in 2005) made his NHL debut in 2007 for the Rangers. He played 18:48/game and was the 4th/5th D-men behind Michal Rozsival, Dan Girardi, Fedor Tyutin and Marek Malik. The Rangers made the playoffs and won a series. Stall averaged 22:20/game in the playoffs, second only to Rozsival.
Alex Pietrangelo (4th in 2008) debuted with the Blues in 2010. He played the most total minutes over 79 games and averaged 22:00/game. Eric Brewer (22:14 in 55 games) and Erik Johnson (22:07 in 54 games) played basically the same per game. Barrett Jackman, Roman Polak and Nikita Nikitin all played fewer games and minutes than Pietrangelo. The Blues finished 11th in the west.
Jared Cowan (9th in 2009) played 81 games for the Senators in 2011. He averaged 18:53, 5th most on the D corps behind Erik Karlsson (25:18), Filip Kuba (23:36), Sergei Gonchar (22:15) and Chris Phillips (19:06). The Sens lost in seven games in round one and Cowan was again 5th among D-men with 17:01/game.
Many other D-men drafted in the top-15 since 2003 played in the NHL before they were 20: Drew Doughty, Jonas Brodin, Morgan Reilly, Seth Jones, Ryan Murray, Ryan Suter, Dougie Hamilton, Adam Larsson, Cam Fowler, Erik Gudbranson, Dmitri Kulikov, Victor Hedman, Tyler Myers, Zack Bogosian, Luke Schenn, Erik Johnson and Karlsson.
The Oilers have been patient with Nurse, and many defenders from the previous 12 drafts (not including 2015) played in the NHL when they were younger than he is now. He skates well. He is big, strong and he plays with an edge, something the Oilers desperately lack. I see no reason he can't make this team.
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They made teams who in most cases had better overall talent than the Oilers current blueline.
Nurse has been allowed to develop properly, and while some time in the AHL won't hurt him, I don't see any reason to assume he must start there.
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It now has roughly $2.5 billion assets, compared with $175 million for the iShares Comex Gold Trust, which began trading in January.
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"The real question is if there will be ongoing demand after the launch," said Norman at TheBullionDesk.com. "The gold ETFs saw phenomenal demand initially that petered out later."
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Lauren Bacall, Gregory Peck and Frank Sinatra
Back in the day when Seagram was alive and well, there were many sponsored events, particularly when Universal-MCA was in the picture. It was not unusual, therefore, for the company to be front and center, underwriting the event (or parts of it) in exchange for publicity and press. In addition to the "Step and Repeat" backdrop, the sponsoring brand received widespread exposure and linkage to celebrities.
Some events were strictly sponsorship (e.g., Crown Royal and the Rodeo) and many were charity events that a particular brand supported and even underwrote.
I'd like to tell you the story about one such charity event that involved Lauren Bacall.
The Event
It was in the late 1990s, and the Design Industries Foundation Fighting Aids (DIFFA) and the Motion Picture & Television Fund (MPTF) organized the fundraising dinner. Since it was held at the Cipriani in lower Manhattan, you can be sure it was way beyond a rubber chicken dinner. Chivas was the sponsor and other Seagram spirits and wines were served.
Based on the cause and the Universal-MCA connection, the attendees were all 'A' list. I remember stars of stage, screen and the fashion world in attendance, including Lauren Bacall, Michael Douglas, Richard Gere, Vera Wang, to name a few. It must have been a harrowing experience to organize and execute the event and photo shoots. But the Seagram corporate PR folks, led by Karin Timpone, had it under control.
The Request
I wish I could find the photo that included yours truly, Lauren Bacall, and a number of others, whose names escape me. But, trust me when I say it was a hoot to pose with the legendary Ms. Bacall, a Tony and Golden Globe winner as well as Academy award nominee. I'm guessing that she must have been in her late 70s at the time and still extraordinarily classy and impressive. I'm not particularly star struck but, come on, she starred with (and was married to) Humphrey Bogart, was in films with Kirk Douglas, Gary Cooper and, all in all, an icon of theatre and film.
The photo shoot ended. I thanked her for coming, for the opportunity to pose with her and expressed gratitude on behalf of Chivas Regal. Her response was a courtly nod and she said, "I like Chivas Regal, can I get some sent to my home?" "Of course Ms. Bacall" I replied and asked Karin to have someone arrange for a case of Chivas to be delivered to her.
I no sooner got the words out when she said, "You know, my friend Gregory Peck also likes Chivas Regal, can you get a case to him in Palm Springs?" Gregory Peck? Holy cow, her co-star in the film Designing Woman and among my favorite actors. I couldn't get these words out fast enough either – "Certainly… absolutely… we'll take care of it." She thanked me and the session was over.
The Aftermath
I totally forgot about the incident. Sometime later in the spring of 1998, I received this letter from Gregory Peck:
Dear Arthur,
Our thanks for the beautiful gift of a case of Chivas Regal. I am a great admirer of this beverage.
Contrary to popular belief, our friend Frank Sinatra did not partake exclusively of Jack Daniel's. In his desert retreat, he sometimes joined me in a Chivas and Perrier, with perhaps a lemon twist, or a dash of bitters.
With appreciation and best regards,
Gregory Peck.
The letter was dated May 26, 1998 and Frank Sinatra died on May 14, 1998 hence, the reference to Sinatra.
But, I was puzzled. Did Lauren Bacall get her case of Chivas? I was assured that it had been delivered but no acknowledgment was received. Oh well, that's show business. I didn't give it another thought.
That is, until a few months later.
I was having lunch with a good friend and principal of an ad agency. I told him the story and my thrill at the Gregory Peck note and surprise at the lack of response from Lauren Bacall. He laughed and said that he had an interesting comparable experience to share.
It turns out that his agency had hired her to be the voiceover for a cat food commercial. It was undoubtedly a 7-figure deal. After the day's shoot she told a production assistant that she'd like to have a case of cat food sent to her home. The agency decided to send a case of each of the varieties, perhaps 3 or 4 cases of cat food.
"Did you hear back from her?" I asked.
"Nope, not a word… and here's the strange part… we found out she doesn't even own a cat."
But I bet she drank the Chivas Regal.
(Thanks to Karin Timpone for refreshing my memory.)


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I know, we haven't talked a lot about advent this year, often it has been Jess' brief here, and we've not been short of things to write about, mostly things gone wrong.
But that doesn't mean that I, or you, are not thinking, and praying, about it.
Soon Christmass will be here, and that is far more important than anything of the world, so here.


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Funding Your Software Venture
None of us had any formal sales experience but we did know what we were talking about and knew it better than anyone else in the area. So we started consulting, writing code, installing packages, then selling and supporting packages. We outsourced our work to subcontractors until there was enough load to add them full time and grew our business this way so that during light load times we could turn off the valve. I remember going several months initially without a pay day and using my credit cards for cash advances so that the mortgage was paid and my family ate.
Bottom line was that we did whatever it took to get the business running and to keep it growing and within a year we were all making more than we had ever thought possible. We built a repeatable sales model, hired reps and pre-sales consultants (a crucial role we thought we invented in 1980) and became the largest VAR of SSA's Business Planning and Control System - BPCS(TM) and several years into it had a $20million local business which was acquired by SSA 6 months after their IPO. ASE had more MRP/ERP clients in New England than any other software company including IBM with MAPICS. We had a vision of "owning the market" and achieved it.
We never had any VC money, nor angel funding. We bootstrapped out of cash flow by being totally up front with customers. We earned the right (with our expertise and full service and guaranteed success approach) to ask for payments in advance. By earning a reputation for excellence (won IBM's customer excellence award) and for delivering on our promises, we were able to convince customers we were the best path to success and they were willing to "partner" with us. We delivered more value with less risk and the business grew. We never had to touch the $50k line of credit until it was time to build a building to house our operation. We obtained a "no money down" loan from the state (Mass.) industrial finance authority at 75% of prime for $1mill to build a 15,000 sq ft building which we leased back to ourselves (the lease ran coterminous with the mortgage and when we sold the business the lease went with to provide us with a nice cash flow after the deal.) The mortgage transaction cost us $50k in legal fees - well worth it.
There are many ways to raise money which are outside the now traditional angels and VC channels. Start by looking creatively at savings, friends & family (but understand the implications if you fail), credit cards, home equity loans, bank loans, federal and local government money, SBA, IP licensing to an OEM, line of credit, bank loans, pre-pay or down payment terms, outsourcing with terms that pay when you get paid, partner marketing co-op funds, suppliers, etc.
You need to earn the right to go to Angels, Angel Groups and VC's. You need to show you have the right stuff for today's typically gun shy investors. Most investors have returned to the basics of looking for companies that have a more proven track record for success. Companies with experienced management teams, developed products, large markets, and paying customers (who are willing to stand up and be references) and companies with value proposition proof points. You may ask, why would I need money if I had all that going for my company already? Maybe you don't - you can bootstrap if you have the time. But if time isn't your friend, then you need to think about outside funding.
IPO's are another source of funding. SSA went public at approx. $60mill in revenue and used the money for rapid expansion (100% growth for a few years.) I have been fortunate enough to have benefited from IPO's with SSA, Effective Management Systems, Firepond, PrimeResponse & Eyretel. In each case we loaded up the war chest for growth and it gave us the strength to land major contracts with companies concerned about viability. A very small number of companies actually make it to an IPO and even a smaller amount survive the post IPO expectations. It can also an expensive way to raise money. Now with the SOX Act, it can easily cost $2mill/year to stay public. And valuations "ain't what they used to be", although they are still higher than what you may get from other sources.
Another approach is one we used on my second journey with SSA. I had returned, as Americas president, when the company was stagnated at $350mill. In revenue and was in the midst of a technology transition from AS/400 focused to being on a distributed object computing architecture (that's another story...) This time we used convertible debt to raise $150mill in the second round of financing the company went out for in 1999. SSA had gone the first six years on a boot strap, then grew from '87 thru '98 with nothing more than the IPO raise. Now it was faced with extinction due to the drain of R&D and lack of entrepreneurial spirit in the company (especially in sales and marketing.) So in a addition to the raise we got back to basics in the field. We focused the sales force on verticals and geographies as well as the install base. We removed the marginal players and added "A" level players. We installed CRM tracking infrastructure to manage the sales pipeline and sales process. We cranked up the marketing and focused back on a TEAM selling approach. Within a very short time we were growing again (at 35%/year for the next several years) which helped cash tremendously.
In addition we got the boot straps out again and came up with additional ways to raise cash from customers, royalties, suppliers etc. Pre-paid multi-year maintenance plans, technology change insurance policies, co-op marketing, cross-sell and up-sell campaigns, resale of complimentary products, increased focus on services revenue and consulting....all of these thing helped SSA survive a very challenging time.
SSA was not able, however, to raise enough overcome poor R&D execution. At that time,SSA suffered from an inability to deliver on the technology transition in the time frame that was promised. The result was that the company created it's own chasm to cross and was faced chapter 11 and subsequently acquired, at a bargain price, by investor group who took it out of Ch11 and took it private. Now SSA is growing by investing in acquisition of products and customer bases at good prices and is once again profitable and attractive - demonstrating that regardless of how things are, if you are agile and funded properly you can find a way to turn things around. SSA recently filed for another IPO (or should be called an sIPO - second Initial Public Offering?!)
In any event, the message is to get creative when raising money and treat meetings with potential sources of funds as the sales call of your life time. And, especially if going to angels or VC's, make sure you are prepared... anticipate their question, stay confident, know their background and funding objectives.... and make sure your "A" team is on their "A" game.
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A judge should not: solicit funds for, pay an assessment to, or make a contribution to a political organization or candidate, or attend or purchase a ticket for a dinner or other event sponsored by a political organization or candidate. (From: CODE OF CONDUCT FOR UNITED STATES JUDGES)
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Charles and David Koch are the biggest players in extremist Republican politics. They've personally contributed more than $85 million to right-wing causes over the last 15 years. They convene regular meetings of super-rich people and organize them to contribute large sums to their campaign to destroy the American Dream, shrink the middle class, increase America's growing income inequality, preserve tax breaks for special interests like Big Oil, and strip workers of their rights. They'll do anything, no matter how harmful it may be to our country, to advance the interests of big corporations and the 1%.
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The deadline for WMU Missions Celebration has been extended to Monday, April 9th, 2018.
Starting in 2018 ALL churches at camp are required to show proof of background screenings for their adult chaperones 18 years of age and older. The church contact may use the following form to list names of those adults and have a church representative sign to show that these adults have been screened through their church. If your church does not currently have record of background checks for your adults on file, there are resources listed on the form to guide you.
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News Room
Far EasTone Monthly Financial Highlights – May 2018
Taipei, Taiwan- June 11, 2018- Far EasTone (TAIEX: 4904) today announced its unaudited results for May 2018. Far EasTone's consolidated total revenue was NT$ 7,299 million. The consolidated EBITDA and net income were NT$ 2,456 million and NT$ 984 million, respectively. The unaudited EPS stands at NT$ 0.30.
The YTD consolidated total revenue of FET has reached NT$ 36,243 million. The YTD consolidated EBITDA and net income were NT$ 11,592 million and NT$ 4,295 million. The unaudited EPS for the first 5 months reaches NT$ 1.32.
※ The figures are unaudited. 2018 financial result is provided in accordance with IFRS 15.
For more information, please go to www.fareastone.com.tw or www.fetnet.net .


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The Guardian (June 11)
2018/ 06/ 13 by jd in Global News
"The worst possible Brexit, a potentially catastrophic no-deal, now looks increasingly possible—just at the very moment when the G7 debacle shows the vital importance of international cooperation. The Brexit project is like a clapped-out car wobbling and wheezing towards the finishing line next year with wheels and bits of bodywork falling off as the line approaches…. There is still time to dump the car."
Tags: Brexit, Catastrophic, Cooperation, G7 debacle, No-deal, Wheezing, Wobbling


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World Diabetes Day - November 14th, 2010
Friday, November 12, 2010 at 2:14PM
Sunday November 14 marks "World Diabetes Day". What an appropriate time to shed some light on the issues associated with sleep apnea and diabetes. We hear more and more about sleep apnea these days and rightfully so. It causes or is linked to some pretty serious health problems. It is associated with high blood pressure (hypertension), stroke, chronic fatigue, depression, GERD and diabetes...
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The Secret of Amohamed's Church Murals
Folk Art in the Giotto Fresco Style
Charleston, South Carolina is a beautiful city. If you come in the spring, you'll find warm, balmy weather. The sun drapes over and warms the tents and stands in the downtown markets. Time spent outdoors is balmy, bright and cheerful.
This backdrop of community and beautiful architecture was the impetus for the start of the Spoleto Festival in 1977. The dozens of churches and the many theaters were perfect for a multi-day event that highlighted both professional performances and workshop opportunities for performing students.
Originally the festival was in tandem with a similar festival in Spolito, Italy; thus the name. All over the city are performances of dance, classical music, jazz, theater and opera within historic churches and theaters.
Special Note: all photos by author - drawings and other materials owned by author - all rights reserved for the distribution of these photos and must be credited appropriately
The Artist
Who was Amohamed Milai?
The highlight for me on the trip, however, was the Central Baptist Church on Radcliffe Street. There, I got to see first hand the only known church murals that still exist that were painted by my great grandfather, Amohamed Milai.
Although I didn't get to visit until 2003, I had found this church in 1997 by casually typing in my great grandfather's name in a search engine. There in the Charleston Library's list of local churches was a church picture and description with his name as the muralist.
Now this information is all over the internet, but then this was the only reference I could find.I knew he was a photographer and a muralist. Supposedly he was born in Spain or India and studied art in Italy. In a newspaper article about him, it said that his maternal grandfather was an artist named Alexis Byngotti. My family had a few prints of Amohamed's murals, a few sketches, and a few letters. He eventually separated from my great grandmother which explains the lack of artifacts we have. I assumed most of his murals ended up getting painted over. But we were very lucky that this Church had a unique history that protected his artwork. With the name Amohamed, my family assumes he must have converted to Christianity from Islam (whether he really converted or just pretended to is a family mystery).
Through more genealogy research including family DNA results, we now question whether he was Asian Indian. We do know his native language was Spanish. It now looks more likely that he was a mixture of any of the following: Spanish, North African, West Asian or even Spanish West Indies. In one document he even says he was a British citizen! Unfortunately the story of his family's origin from Calcutta, India is most likely just that; a story. The information of a maternal Italian grandfather who was an artist is also in question.
Detail of the altar mural depicting the Baptism of Christ.
What Do We know?
We have not yet found any immigration or naturalization information aside from that he immigrated to the United States either in 1893 or 1898. What we do know is that he was educated and must have had some formal artistic training and exposure to the Italian Giotto style. Where could he have gotten training in the 1880's? Were there any well known art schools either in the Old World or the Caribbean where he would have studied? The search continues.
Amohamed Milai aka Alonso Davio Milai
The Church
The Central Baptist Church was the first African-American church in Charleston that was totally designed and built by African-Americans. It was built in 1891. The architect was John Hutchinson. Amohamed met congregation members at a Baptist convention and solicited to do work for them. His payments were basically room and board for he and his wife and children. He spent 1912 -1915 painting the murals while living on and off in Charleston.
In 1999, the congregation with help from conservators finally got a grant from the National Endowment for the Arts and conservator Craig Crawford along with local conservator Catherine Rogers cleaned and restored the images to their bright and colorful original look. The Dedication Program was in October 2002 which I just missed by 8 months.The church is now in the National Registry of Landmarks so I have confidence that Amohamed's murals will remain for generations to come.
This series is written beautifully. I have the Monet book. This book series clearly describes the artist's work in a pleasant format.
Visiting Central Baptist Church in Charleston - all photo rights reserved by authorClick thumbnail to view full-size
Records and Archives - all photos are of materials owned by the authorClick thumbnail to view full-size
This is a well recommended travel guide.
Description of the Church - My Visit
Two congregation elders picked me up to have a personal tour of the church. Words can't describe the feeling when I first entered and gazed over all the many murals around me. Amohamed filled the walls and ceilings with figures, land, clouds and sky. The figures were more stylistic as opposed to realistic- almost more like folk art. Later, I got to meet local conservator Catherine Rogers during my trip there and we both eagerly exchanged information. I came prepared with copies of sketches and portraits for her to have. I also brought copies for the congregation.
On the second floor balcony the story of Jesus was told in pictorial form. On the right side was the story of his adult life and preaching. On the left, the entire wall going down the front of the church depicts the Road to Golgotha. The elders said as you walk past the murals towards the altar, you get a deep, religious feeling of following Christ's path. The images finally meet up with Jesus carrying the cross with Simon of Cyrene helping him. At the altar is the crucifixion and finally his resurrection and ascension. Below by the podium is a small mural of Jesus being baptized by John the Baptist.
The next day my whole family got to see the inside of the church before the service. We were warmly welcomed by the pastor and others in the congregation. I did say a few words during the lovely ceremony.Prior to the congregation arriving, I played a recording of my grandfather (Amohamed's son) reciting a poem and then playing the song The World is Waiting for the Sunrise on his banjo. The last time this church heard his voice echoing in those halls was when he was a little boy.
Sketch of the Crucifixion
Genealogy on Amazon
There is a wealth of information on the internet, but when away from the web, these are good reference books to start your family history journey.
Comments most welcome.
My grandmother gave my father a framed picture of The Immersion of Christ by Amohamed Milai when my father was ordained in 1951. It's approximately 12" X 18". I'm wondering if it's worth anything.
Your Grandfather also painted a Mural at a Church in Branchville, SC. It was featured online.
Hi, is there a way to contact you personally? I have a hunch that we may share the same lineage in reference to Amohamed Milai.
I wish if my grandfather could do like this! Your grandfather was a great artist.
What a treasure that must have been for you to be able to see his work.
How wonderful that you can see the artwork your grandfather painted, and that it is so lovingly preserved. What a wonderful story. Thank you for sharing it here.
What a great family legacy. I hope the church continues to preserve the murals for the future.
Lovely! How cool for you to be able to see his work. One of my Great-Uncle ancestors was a silversmith and my aunt has a collection of his gorgeous spoons and forks - a fox with grapes. I'm hoping to get one of them someday! When my grandma was a child, he'd send her one every year for her birthday.
What a beautiful and extraordinary lens and how great to see all the wonderful murals, thank you so much for posting these.
Oh wow, I have never been to this church but will certainly look it up on my next trip to Charleston. It must have been so exciting to see your great grandfather's talents still being enjoyed after all these years. Thanks so much for sharing this wonderful story.
An amazing story of your great grandfather, your pictures are outstanding, I love Charleston as we have family there and visit often.I will be sure to find this chuch on my next trip. Thanks for for sharing your family :)
Such a fascinating bit of history to have in your family background! Thank you for sharing your great-grandfather's story and pictures of his murals, but especially for a look at the sketches for the paintings. It's so interesting to get a glimpse into the working methods and mind of the artist in that way. What a treasure you have here.
Neat, I had an aunt that spent many years in Turkey on her back, doing frescoes in Churches there, but alas no first hand knowledge and it's too late now...........
That is so cool! Thank you for introducing me to your artist ancestor.


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Without eyebrows your face is not really a complete face, is it? Unless you are Whoopi Goldberg. While eyebrow styles vary widely, I think we can all agree that eyebrows are essential. Below, four professional makeup artists share their top tips, tricks and products to achieve your best eyebrows.
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10 Feb 2016, by Test1 Test1
Colin Bwye, Executive Director, Operations & Development, Base Resources, will be addressing the annual Mineral Sands Conference in Melbourne next month.
In the lead up to the event we were delighted to have the opportunity for this exclusive Q&A with Colin, to discuss Base Resources developments and the outlook for 2016.
Informa: We last met at the 2014 Mineral Sands Conference, where you spoke about moving the Kwale Mineral Sands project in to production, following the first product shipment – What has been the main area of focus for Base over the last 2 years?
Colin: Our main focus has been consolidating the transition from project execution to operating the asset with particular emphasis on achieving design throughput rates and product recoveries. There has been considerable effort in this area such that we are now largely achieving or exceeding design. There is still a little work to do on zircon and this is our current focus. In order to achieve all of this, there have been substantial resources applied to training at all levels of the business. This training is also aimed at facilitating a steady and sustainable transition from expatriates to nationals as well as improving our capability for strategic growth. Community engagement to ensure an ongoing mutually beneficial relationship and enduring broad based economic uplift is also central to our business model and focus.
Informa: With Kwale fully operational, from your perspective what have been the big lessons leant from the project?
Colin: From a project delivery perspective, it is essential to have a solid system of project management that, in the early days of studies and feasibilities, creates value by enabling creative high level thinking to identify and select development options and, in the execution phases, delivers this value through disciplined methodology and clear scope definition of the selected option. This is obviously easier said than done and relies on a number of things that starts with getting the right people involved with appropriate experience and who stay with the project through the development to provide the requisite continuity. The emphasis on effective systems and the selection of the right people is just as important during the operational phase. Having good people and a cohesive team that have the license, means and clear accountability to deliver is without a doubt been the major success factor. Given that the Kwale project has been the first world class mine Kenya has seen, it has created a huge amount of interest within the country. Expectations vary widely amongst these stakeholders and this has to be managed carefully throughout the process in a manner than enables the operation to deliver according to objectives. This requires a lot of resource and effort to be applied in this area (and a lot more than you might expect in Australia for example). Recognizing this early in a project has been important.
Informa: With higher exploration costs and increased difficulty to access funds, 2015 was a challenging time for explorers and operators. How are Base Resources approaching financing in such tough condition?
Colin: We are in the fortunate position that the Kwale project was financed at a time when business conditions were a lot better than they are now. Having said that, we have more recently successfully completed a restructuring of our debt facility to reschedule our principal repayments in a manner better suited to the current market environment. Seeking financing for new ventures is certainly harder now, however it is still possible for the solid opportunities that stand up economically and, given Base's track record in project development, we like to think we would be able to do this successfully again.
Informa: From an operations perspective, what are the biggest challenges in getting mineral sands project into production? How did Base Resources approach some of these challenges?
Firstly, it's all about making sure that the project is economically robust enough to justify bringing into production. This is as much about targeting the requisite investment returns as about ensuring that cash flows are adequate during lean years.
In terms of bringing a project into project into production the importance of disciplined project development cannot be understated. During the delivery phase, this includes solid scope definition at an appropriate level of detail, the ability to minimize and manage change appropriately and effectively monitor progress. This was a particular challenge for us in the early days and after recruiting the right people (particularly in the owners team) this improved substantially and contributed to the result we achieved.
Involving operational people during the design and delivery phases is important to help ensure that the plant can be successfully operationalized in a timely and cost effective manner. We had good operational people involved, however next time I would increase this involvement earlier. Striking the balance between removing project people early enough (limits costs) and ensuring that the quality on commissioning is not compromised is also critical challenge only achieved by having clear scope and monitoring delivery to this.
Informa: The outlook for the global mineral sands industry remains challenging in the near term. In your opinion, what are the factors influencing the current market?
Colin: Demand for mineral sands products remains steady and we expect moderate demand growth for the coming few years. The main challenges in the current market are largely stemming from the supply side. Large inventories in the supply chain were built from about mid 2012 as production rates of most products have exceeded the lower than anticipated medium term consumption rates (partly contributed by major new projects and capacity coming on line post 2012). It has taken considerable time for the supply side to respond. Unfortunately prices have declined sharply as a result of the over-supply and it is mostly the highest cost producers who are now being forced out of the market. Rates of production are now more aligned to rates of consumption but a recovery in pricing to more sustainable levels is now dependent on how quickly the excess inventory levels in the chain can be drawn down. The extent of any such recovery of course will then depend on how the supply side responds to an improvement in pricing – although it is expected that prices would need to reach levels that provide reasonable margins before substantial supply begins to re-enter the market.
Informa: You will be speaking at the 16th annual Mineral Sands Conference in Melbourne this March, what are the conversations that you are looking forward to having with your peers?
Colin: These occasions are always good to gain an updated perspective on all aspects of the industry, learn from others and to explore mutual opportunities.
Visit the website to see full details about the conference program at www.informa.com.au/mineralsands
Informa Australia is the nation's leading event organiser. Our events comprise of large scale exhibitions, industry conferences and highly specialised corporate training.


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Amount is $28, open for students only or people who attended workshop.
Meeting location will be email to u once confirmed.
Is a gathering only and some simple stretch and walk abit and than u all can go eat.
(IS not a super class class, but of course some simple exercise will be taught, thats why this $28, $25 can change products ok:> N for products, u can order from class , and say collect on Saturday but what u want order must say clearly and email by thursday night as we need to pack)
On 6th May 2017 is an auspicious day . And I have chosen this day to have a Dakota health and Luck exercise walk.
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Dakota Health and Luck Exercise Walk 6th May 2017
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Tadaima minna,
Continuation from the previous post.
Note: This post will be a bit lengthy due to spamming of photos XDDD
Let's look what they have in the festival hall.
Guess what else I spotted…!!
Nameko gacha~~!!(ღ˘⌣˘ღ)
OK, since I cosplayed as Mirai-chan, let's head to Danny Choo's booth.
Nnf nnf~~ Mirai and Mirai itasha
Promoting promoting~~ ≧∇≦
Spotted another Mirai-chan in winter uniform~~ ゝ(^O^)丿
My face looked like pau! SO fat!(;゜ロ゜)
And here comes the official AFA Mirai. (=゜ω゜)ノ
KAWAII deshou! \(´―`)/
Mirai and
frens~~!! Just like Barney and Friends~~ \(゜∇゜)/…LOL XD
Wahaha! Sampat Mirai with elegant Pixie 彡`∀´)
In the middle of 38ing…Suddenly a group of army cosplayers rushed to our side LOL ((((゜д゜;)))) *びっくり*
OK enough of my ciplak Mirai >A<, let's roam around to find more cosplayers
Guess who I saw~~~
Toma from Amnesia!!!!! (*´д`*). But Ikki is no where to be found T^T
MOAR cosplay~~~…(ノ゜o゜)ノ
Sebastian from Kuroshitsuji
Not sure what character is this but kyute! (゜∇゜)
My first and the most favourite online game ALL TIME<3 <3 High priest from Ragnarok! Last time, my character was high priest too! =D
Tetsuya and Tetsuya no.2 X333
There are more photos but I didn't upload all of them. If I upload all, you'll be scrolling forever!! Wahaha Ψ(`∇´)Ψ
Lastly, met an old friend of mine, Kiyomi, one of the maids from MOE MOE KYUN!
She is as pretty as always~~~ (●´―`●)
Did not get the chance to meet and take pictures with Danny Choo or any other celebrity cosplayers.(´;ω;`)
Only saw Kaname, Judy and Akatsuki in their respective photoshoot session. However, in order to get the chance to take picture with them, you have to buy products/anime merchandises to a certain value.
Here's their respective photo session.
Akatsuki and Judy
Sorry for covering the fans face. She might get mad if she saw I uploaded her picture in a blog. Honto ni gomenasai m( __ __ )m
Anyways, super jelly those fans who got to take picture with them.
I tarak that much money, not to mention...it's all in Singapore dollar. /run to a corner and cry (ノД`)
OK, that's conclude for day 2 AFA!
Stay tune for the final day (Day 3) of AFA SG!


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|Asian Textiles - No 41 - 32p, October 2008
|available as a Pdf file to download
|Editorial - Nick Fielding
|TCC to relocate from Southamption to Oxford?
|Patricia Lesley Baker 1942-2008
|Further cuts and job losses at the Textile Museum
|More of Sheila Paine's textiles go under the hammer
|Weaving and beading from Taiwan's tribes - Nicolas Grevot
|The law firm that started a textile museum, the Tilleke & Gibbins textile collection - Linda McIntosh
|Himalayan textiles from a Great Gamer, R M Bailey - Emma Martin
|A region of extraordinary diversity, Textiles from Bali and Nusa Tenggara - Hywel Coleman
|Textile traditions of Sumatra, Part 1 - David and Sue Richardson
|Preserving Indonesia's textile tradition, the Indonesian Traditional Textiles Society - Mariah Waworuntu
|OATG visits and meetings: Insight into the Ashmolean's new galleries, Tibetan rugs and dyes in the remote Wangden valley
|Book reviews: Jurnal Wastra, the magazine of Himpunan Wastraprema - Indonesian Traditional Textile Society
|UK and Overseas Events - see 'Events Stop Press!'
|click on image to go to matrix of all back issues