The Company's primary asset is the Passendro gold project, which is situated in the centre of a 25-year Mining License (355 sq km) that was awarded to AXMIN in August 2010. At the same time, the Company was also awarded two, three-year renewable Exploration Licenses, Bambari 1 and 2 (1,240 sq km), which ring fence the Mining License and cover a 90 km strike along the highly prospective Bambari greenstone belt.
November 28, 2016, the Minister of Mines, Energy and Hydraulics of the CAR issued the Ministerial Order No 246/16/MMEH/DIRCAB/DGMD, giving an Exemption Certificate of one (1) year for exploration and research of the primary layer of gold and others related to substances of Licenses of BAMBARI 1 and 2 to Aurafrique SARL, a wholly-owned subsidiary of the Company. The period of the Exemption is valid within duration of one year from November 28, 2016 to November 27, 2017. In 2016, the Company incurred $1,000,000 for the extension of the licenses of BAMBARI 1 and 2, which is included in accounts payable and accrued liabilities in consolidated statements of financial position as of December 31, 2016.
On March 26, 2018, the Minister of Mining and Geology issued an executive order No 032/18/MMG/DIRCAB/DGM to grant Aurafrique SARL an extension period of exemption from exploration and research for one (1) year, running from March 22, 2018 to March 21, 2019.
The Company through its in-country staff have maintained close communications with senior ministers and officials in Bangui and also in Bambari which is the closest city to the Company's asset near Ndassima. AXMIN's country manager Mr Boubacar Sidbe recently meet with the Vice Mayor of Bambari and Sub-prefect to discuss the situation on the ground and express the Company's desire to get back on site. Meetings have also been held with the Mining Minister and Chief of the Office of the Head of State. AXMIN remains confident that stability will eventually return to the country and that the Company will be well positioned and ready to work with the elected government of the CAR to develop a pragmatic mining plan focusing on the extremely high-grade deposits that will be safe for our employees and contractors, have limited capital expenditure and hopefully achieve very profitable returns in a very timely fashion for shareholders.
As of the date of this report, operations at Passendro remain suspended and although the Company continues to maintain a presence in the CAR (through its administrative office and permanently stationed employees in Bangui) and relationship with the State in the CAR, the Company is unable to predict when it will be able to resume its operations at Passendro for the foreseeable future, if at all. As a result, impairment in the amount of $37,346,576 was recognized at December 31, 2013 on exploration and evaluation ("E&E") assets for the Bambari properties to reflect the decrease in their recoverable value as of result of the current unstable situation in CAR. As at December 31, 2017, given that impairment was recognized and the unstable condition remains the same, the residual value of E&E assets for the Passendro gold project was written down to $nil in 2016.
This impairment recognized in the financial statements does not in any way mean that the Company is relinquishing its rights to the assets and it reflects the utmost conservative view by management on the objective circumstances and will be reviewed annually and subject to recovery when certain conditions are met pursuant to the accounting standards the Company has adopted.
With regarding of Axmin owned 20% interest in the Sounkouko and Heremokono explorations permits, on June 18, 2015, in addition to its royalty interest of 1.5% NSR in the Gora Target Area, AXMIN has elected to convert its 20% interests in another 15 Target Areas into a 1.5% NSR from each Target Area. On January 12, 2016, AXMIN elected to convert its 20% interest in one new Target area into a 1.5% NSR. After these Royalty Elections, AXMIN holds a 1.5% NSR on 17 Royalty Target Areas (being Target Areas have been made Royalty Election on) in total and maintains 20% interests of Remainder Areas within the Senegal permits. Axmin's royalty rights are intended to continue and survive the Joint Venture Agreement and remain tied to the permits themselves, irrespective of title holder.
Since August 2015, Axmin Inc. started to generate the 1.5-per-cent net-smelter-return royalty's income from the Gora deposit. The total royalty income for the year ended December 31, 2017 was $1,585,578 (for the year ended December 31, 2016 - $980,380). The royalty is applied to the production of gold from the Gora deposit, located in the Senegal Republic. The Gora deposit is operated by Axmin's joint venture partner, Sabodala Mining Company SARL, a wholly owned subsidiary of Teranga Gold Corp.
In February 2012, AXMIN elected to hold a 1.5% NSR royalty interest in the Gora deposit. Since August 2015, Axmin Inc. started to generate the 1.5-per-cent net-smelter-return royalty's income from the Gora deposit.
During the year ended December 31, 2017, the Company reported royalty income of $1,585,578 from Gora Projects, compared with $980,380 for the same time period of 2016.
Readers are advised that the information about the Gora project contained in this MD&A is based on information publicly disclosed by Teranga and has not been independently verified by the Company. Specifically, as a royalty holder, the Company has limited, if any, access to the Gora project and is dependent on the operator of the property and its qualified persons to provide information to the Company regarding the project or on publicly available information and the Company generally has limited or no ability to independently verify such information.
For the year ended December 31, 2017, Axmin reported royalty income of $1,585,578 from Gora Projects, compared with $980,380 for the same time period of 2016.
Increased in royalty income of $605,198 from $980,380 in 2016 to $1,585,578 in 2017.
Decreased in other income of $49,625 from $83,245 in 2016 to $33,620 in 2017.
Increased in royalty income of $489,441 from $125,282 in 2016 to $614,723 in 2017.
Decreased in expenses of $957,219 in the fourth quarter of 2017 compared with the same period of 2016. The decrease in expenses was primarily due to the $1,000,000 in project costs related to consulting fee for the extension of Licences of BAMBARI 1 and 2 incurred in 2016, which was not incurred in the same fiscal year of 2017. The decrease in other income was primarily due to the decrease in loss on foreign exchange.
Axmin Inc. has released highlights from its audited annual financial statements for the year ended Dec. 31, 2017, which have been filed on SEDAR (amounts are in U.S. dollars).
Cash balance of $1.1-million (2016: $400,000).
Revenue from the company's net smelter return (NSR) royalty with Teranga Gold Corp. for the Gora deposit has grown from $1-million in 2016 to $1.6-million in 2017. For the avoidance of doubt, at the moment, only the Gora deposit contributed the NSR royalty revenue of $1.6-million for the year 2017 to Axmin.
Axmin staff are in discussions with Teranga regarding progress on developing other properties in which Axmin has an interest.
Axmin holds an additional 16 target areas in conjunction with Teranga subject to future development with no further capital participation contribution required from Axmin.
Axmin is delighted to confirm that, on March 26, 2018, the Minister of Mining and Geology in the CAR issued an executive order No. 073/18/MMG/DIRCAB/DGM to grant Somio Toungou an extension of the period of exemption from development and exploration under the mining licence for one year, running from March 22, 2018, to March 21, 2019, relating to the Passendro gold project.
By the executive order, Aurafrique also was granted a one-year extension, running from March 22, 2018, to March 21, 2019, of an exemption from exploration and research work on the Bambari 1 and 2 exploration permits.
The situation in the CAR remains difficult, but Axmin's in-country representative, Boubacar Sidibe, has recently visited Bambari and has met with the district commissioner, Prefect of Ouaka, the Vice-Mayor of Bambari, head of MINUSCA at Bakala and representatives of the illegal miners who were at one time active on the Passendro gold project site. Axmin is maintaining excellent relations at the regional level as well as at the central government level.
Axmin regrets the instability that has plagued the CAR but is confident that stability will return under the stewardship of the current government and looks forward to working with all stakeholders to develop a safe, rapid and profitable mining operation on the company's mineral properties in the CAR.
Commenting on the 2017 annual results, Lucy Yan, Axmin's chairman, said: "During the past year of my tenure as chairman, we are starting to see some positive developments in the CAR. We believe that the duly elected government working with MINUSCA will in time bring stability to the country and specifically to the region around Ndassima, where our main asset is located. We have been in close communication with the senior ministers and officials of the governments both in Bangui and locally in Bambari and look forward to the time when we can reclaim the site to become operational again."
The counsellor to the CAR president for disarmament, demobilization, reinsertion and repatriation (DDRR), Colonel Noel Bienvenu Selesson, wrote to Axmin: "We thank you not only for the efforts made by your company but also for the reaffirmation of its commitment and its determination to go to the operation. The DDRR process is evolving. After the successful completion of the DDRR/RSS pilot project that ended on Dec. 19, 2017, we are very actively preparing for the launch of the large DDRR. The provisions in this framework, will allow your company to resume fairly quickly all its activities in the area as well as in the rest of the country."
The CAR Minister of Mining and Geology, Leopold Mboli Fatrane, also wrote to Axmin: "... the Ndassima mine is one of the main projects on which the government is setting out to revive the national economy. To this end, the government and the Integrated Multidimensional Stabilization Mission of the United Nations in Central African Republic (MINUSCA) have already undertaken the restoration of the authority of the State in the Ouaka and its surroundings."
David Weill, lead independent director of Axmin, commented: "Management has done a superb job during this time of adversity to firstly secure the financial situation of the company by strictly controlling costs and secondly develop the royalty revenue streams for the benefit of all shareholders. Management has also maintained an excellent relationship and ongoing dialogue with the government of the CAR so that, when the company regains access to and control over the mining site, the company may rapidly implement a pragmatic mining plan focusing on developing the extremely high-grade deposits that will provide operational security for our employees and contractors, require limited capital expenditures from the company, and hopefully achieve very profitable returns in a very timely fashion for our shareholders."
This press release should be read in conjunction with the company's audited annual financial statements for the year ended Dec. 31, 2017, together with its management discussion and analysis for the year ended Dec. 31, 2017, both of which are available from the company's website and on SEDAR.
Axmin is a Canadian exploration and development company with a strong focus on Central and West Africa. Axmin is positioned to grow in value as it progresses its Passendro gold project toward development and builds on its project pipeline focusing on transitioning from an explorer to producer.
Looks as if this fund has started accumulating Axmin Inc. shares. The cutoff was March 31st 2018 for Q1, but their Q2 should be out sometime this summer. Doesn't make sense for a fund with $550 million USD to only pick up 240,000 shares of a small cap. Their other holdings are between $100K to $20 million each, so I suspect more will be purchased. Keep in mind that AXM insiders currently own 85 of the 130.5 million common shares.
Based on the recent news from Axmin Inc, the government, UN, and other global support will help the company get this project back hopefully sometime this year. Right now AXM stock value is based solely on the royalty payment earnings multiple and has not given any value towards the CAR asset, or future Senegal royalty targets. Thus making AXM severly undervalued.
AXMIN Inc. (AXM-TSX Venture) is a gold exploration company with a track record of finding and developing mines in Africa. AXMIN's strategy is to focus on newly democratic countries where it has the opportunity to acquire highly prospective ground as an early entrant.
In June 2010, AXMIN announced the completion of the acquisition of AfNat Resources Limited, at the same time the Company announced a restructuring of management and the Board, George Roach was appointed President and CEO. Shortly thereafter, in August 2010, AXMIN was awarded a 25 year Mining Licence (ML) for its Passendro Gold Project and two 3-year renewable exclusive Exploration Permits that ring-fence the ML and cover 90 sq km of strike along the prolific Bambari greenstone belt.
The Passendro Gold Project is located in the centre of its 90 km long Bambari permits, located in north-central Central African Republic (CAR). Passendro has as of June 2009, a NI 43-101 Indicated mineral resource of 2.03 million ounces Au (31.5 Mt grading 2.0 g/t Au) and Inferred mineral resource of 1.10 million ounces Au (21.7 Mt grading 1.6 g/t Au). In January 2011, AXMIN announced the results of its revalidated Feasibility Study, which indicated a robust project with a NPV at 5% discount of US$340 million, an IRR of 32% and a low cash cost of US$484/oz over a mine life of 8.3 years. In addition, the first three years provide an average annual production of 205,000 ounces with a cash cost of US$437/oz resulting in a rapid project payback of 2.2 years. With the feasibility study in hand, AXMIN has all the documentation it needs t secure the debt financing to develop Passendro project.
On December 24, 2012, the Company officially notified the CAR Minister of Mines and Defence, as per its 2006 Mining Convention, of the existence of Force Majeure due to the escalating rebel activity in the country, providing the Company full protection under the circumstances and in the event there is a change of administration in CAR. Under these circumstances all in country operations other than administrative, as well as all negotiations with the Company's debt lenders have been suspended pending the lifting of the Force Majeure. The Force Majeure is an unexpected event that crucially affects our ability to carry out our activities under the terms of various agreements and represents a lawful reason for failure to have done so.
Subsequently, on April 2, 2013, AXMIN referenced the COMMUNIQUE GOUVERNEMENTAL NUMERO 01 of the CAR Transitional Governmentthat confirmed that all lawfully and legitimately concluded contracts with the State will be honoured, further confirming the validity of AXMIN's legally binding contractual agreements with the State.
During 2012, the Company's main focus was securing the financing required to build the mine. By the first quarter of 2012, AXMIN had successfully, with the assistance of its financial advisor Endeavour Financial ("Endeavour"), executed Mandate Letters for a total of $235 million in debt facility that is a mix of senior and subordinate convertible debt with a number of development agencies and commercial banks from Europe and South Africa. The debt providers' Mandate Letters are commitments to arrange financing on a best efforts basis and are subject to legal, technical and environmental due diligence, execution of acceptable terms and documentation and obtaining final credit and board approvals. As indicated above, all lenders' due diligence activities and negotiations with debt providers have been suspended until the lifting of the Force Majeure. On April 15, 2013, one of the four financial institutions terminated its debt Mandate Letter pursuant to a decision of certain European States to withdraw recognition of the Central African Republic as a result of the current political situation. This financial institution has indicated that it is willing to reconsider the project if the relevant circumstances change.
In May 2013, AXMIN's shareholders voted overwhelmingly in support of the Dickson Resources Change of Control, at which time the two-stage Offering closed and AXMIN issued a total of 45,000,000 Units for gross proceeds of approximately C$6.8 million. Under the terms of the Offering AXMIN announced the appointment of three Dickson Resources represetatives to the AXMIN Board.
Between Russia, MINUSCA(UN), CAR Government, and other powers in the Central African Republic, rebels will be dealt with sooner than later.
It is a pleasure to welcome you to St Petersburg.
I would like to thank you for coming to the St Petersburg International Economic Forum.
At the outset, I would like to recall that our country was one of the first to recognise the independence of the Central African Republic.
In the 1960s and 70s, specialists from our country worked in many spheres in your country, dozens of highly qualified specialists in many fields. Over 500 people were trained in Russia and managed to apply the knowledge and skills they received to develop their homeland.
Later, for many reasons our cooperation was, if not completely curtailed, stuck at a rather low level. We will be happy to consider various plans to boost our relations, first of all in the economic and humanitarian fields, including personnel training.
I am happy to see you, Mr President, and hope that today we will manage to find areas where we can work together to advance our relations.
President of the Central African Republic Faustin Archange Touadera (retranslated): Thank you very much, Mr President.
I am most grateful to you personally and the Government of the Russian Federation for the invitation. It is a great honour for me to take part in the St Petersburg Economic Forum.
You mentioned the very important historical cooperation between our country and the Russian Federation in the 1960s and 1970s. In these periods, our contacts were much closer.
You spoke about personnel training. Some students received education in the Soviet Union, while others studied in our country. For example, I studied at home but my teachers were Russian, which illustrates the very high level our relations were at.
I am very happy to be here at your invitation. I think this is a wonderful opportunity to enhance our cooperation in many areas. I believe we can map out ways, areas and means for more active cooperation. You mentioned the economy and humanitarian contacts and I agree with you.
Today our country is among the least developed but we have huge potential. I think participation in the economic forum will allow us to tell its participants about this potential and the business and economic opportunities opening up in our country.
I went to Sochi on October 7 and saw that there is an opportunity for large-scale partnership based on trust between our countries.
I would like to once again thank you, Mr President, the entire Government and the people of the Russian Federation for your support in the process of consolidation and reconciliation in our country.
Incidentally, recently a Russian convoy covered a very difficult route from the East to the West in the framework of such partnership. Its goal was to set up mobile hospitals that will render simply invaluable support to our population that is currently in a very difficult humanitarian situation.
We have big expectations for potential economic and humanitarian exchanges. We will discuss ways of promoting our cooperation.
The company has added $1,527,867 USD or $1,986,227 CAD (based on 1.30 exchange) over the last 5 quarters. This is $0.0152 cents earnings per share. Small cap multiples for earnings based companies should be around 10 times earnings minimum.
During the three months ended March 31, 2018, the Company reported royalty income of $490,551 from Gora Projects,· compared with $310,684 for the same time period of 2017. The net income for the three months ended March 31, 2018 was $373,527 compared to a $226,989 net income in the· same period of 2017.
Central African Republic – Passendro Gold Project The Company's primary asset is the Passendro gold project, which is situated in the centre of a 25-year Mining License (355 sq km) that was awarded to AXMIN in August 2010. At the same time, the Company was also awarded two, three-year renewable Exploration Licenses, Bambari 1 and 2 (1,240 sq km), which ring fence the Mining License and cover a 90 km strike along the highly prospective Bambari greenstone belt.
As of the date of this report, operations at Passendro remain suspended and although the Company continues to maintain a presence in the CAR (through its administrative office and permanently stationed employees in Bangui) and relationship with the State in the CAR, the Company is unable to predict when it will be able to resume its operations at Passendro for the foreseeable future, if at all. As a result, impairment in the amount of $37,346,576 was recognized at December 31, 2013 on exploration and evaluation ("E&E") assets for the Bambari properties to reflect the decrease in their recoverable value as of result of the current unstable situation in CAR. As at March 31, 2018, given that impairment was recognized and the unstable condition remains the same, the residual value of E&E assets for the Passendro gold project was written down to $nil in 2016. This impairment recognized in the financial statements does not in any way mean that the Company is relinquishing its rights to the assets and it reflects the utmost conservative view by management on the objective circumstances and will be reviewed annually and subject to recovery when certain conditions are met pursuant to the accounting standards the Company has adopted.
The Company through its in-country staff have maintained close communications with senior ministers and officials in Bangui and also in Bambari which is the closest city to the Company's asset near Ndassima. AXMIN's country representative Mr. Boubacar Sidbe recently meet with the Vice Mayor of Bambari and Sub-prefect to discuss the situation on the ground and express the Company's desire to get back on site. Meetings have also been held with the Mining Minister and Chief of the Office of the Head of State. AXMIN remains confident that stability will eventually return to the country and that the Company will be well positioned and ready to work with the elected government of the CAR to develop a pragmatic mining plan focusing on the extremely high-grade deposits that will be safe for our employees and contractors, have limited capital expenditure and hopefully achieve very profitable returns in a very timely fashion for shareholders.
Senegal Joint Venture On February 28, 2012, AXMIN and its joint venture partner and manager, Sabodala Mining Company SARL ("SMC"), a whollyowned subsidiary of Teranga Gold Corporation ("Teranga") amended its 2008 joint venture agreement. At the time, Teranga had earned an 80% interest in the Sounkounkou, Heremokono and Sabodala NW explorations licenses (the "Project") located in the Birimian belt of eastern Senegal, by spending US$6 million on exploration. AXMIN has retained a 20% interest in the Project. The amended joint venture and royalty agreement (the "Agreement") supersedes and replaces the original joint venture agreement. The 2012 Agreement with SMC includes, among other things, the following terms: (a) both parties agree that their respective interests (Teranga–80% and AXMIN–20%) in the Project are divided into Target Areas (being areas subject to exploration) and Remainder Areas (areas not yet subject to exploration); and (b) that both parties will retain all respective interests in all of these areas, until an election is made by AXMIN to convert its 20% interest in a Target Area into a 1.5% NSR or Royalty Interest ("Royalty Election"). After AXMIN has made a Royalty Election with respect to the Target Area, SMC will solely fund all finance work costs for each of the Royalty Interests.
2) Directors are paying themselves less than $20,000 USD per year and given that the company just made $1.2 million USD in profit, why aren't they paying themselves more?
3) Options are being renewed and expanded.
What does this all mean? In my opinion, I see it as a clear example that they want to make their money through capital gains, aka selling common shares. They gave themselves options last September at $0.05 for the first time. Fast forward 8 months and we now have a clearer picture from their latest news release on how the country is progressing rapidly towards stabilization with the help from the AU, UN, Russia, CAR military.
A Vancouver based marketing firm has recently started promoting Axmin Inc,(AXM & AXMIF). This company has an office in the same building as Axmin Inc and in Shanghai. No doubt they struck a deal recently because this only came up on Google today. All Axmin Inc. information is up to date too. They are marketing strictly to Chinese investors.
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The Central African Republic (CAR) has asked the UN Security Council to approve deliveries of Chinese-made armoured vehicles, machine guns, tear gas grenades and other weaponry for its struggling army and police, according to the request obtained by AFP on 11 June.
The council imposed an arms embargo on the CAR in 2013 when the country descended into bloodshed but its sanctions committee in 2017 gave the green light for Russia to supply weapons to the national forces.
Council members have until 3:00 pm EST (7:00 pm GMT) of 15 June 2018 to raise objections to the request for the Chinese shipments, according to a letter from the sanction committee's vice-chair.
China is donating the military equipment which includes 12 armoured vehicles and four assault vehicles, 50 pistols, six sniper rifles, ten submachine guns with silencers and some 30 machine guns of various calibres.
The list of equipment from China's Poly Technologies also includes 300 rockets, 500 anti-tank grenades, some 725,000 rounds of ammunition of various types and 15,000 tear gas grenades.
The request for the Chinese weaponry is backed by a European Union military training mission and by the UN peacekeeping operation MINUSCA, which has come under repeated attacks from armed groups. Five peacekeepers have been killed in 2018.
The CAR exploded into violence following the 2013 overthrow of longtime leader Francois Bozize, prompting France to intervene with its Operation Sangaris.
MINUSCA took over an African Union-led mission in 2014, deploying some 12,000 troops and police, but the country remains overrun with militias, many of whom claim to protect Christian or Muslim communities.
CAR's leaders have repeatedly asked the Security Council to ease the arms embargo to allow shipments of equipment that will beef up the national forces.
France and the UN mine-action service have helped CAR's defence ministry set up armouries and ammunition depots for the deliveries, which the request stated should take place in June 2018.
Most of the armoured vehicles and other weaponry will be used by special forces trained by Rwanda and certified by the EU training mission. Units of CAR's gendarmerie and police were trained by the UN police.
Axmin Inc. has received confirmation from Teranga that the government of the Republic of Senegal has granted two new exploration permits under the 2016 Senegalese Mining Code for Sounkounkou and Bransan, encompassing the 17 target areas that the company shares an interest in with Teranga.
The initial term of the exploration permits is for a period of four years with a requisite minimum expenditure commitment during this initial period. Thereafter, the exploration permits are renewable two times for consecutive periods not exceeding three years each, provided that Teranga has satisfied its work and expenditure commitments. The Bransan perimeter is 337.3 square kilometres and Sounkounkou is 291.7 square km, which together cover roughly 90 per cent of the prior permit areas.
Axmin chairman Lucy Yan said, "The issuance of exploration permits for the additional targets, upon which Axmin has a [net smelter return] royalty of 1.5 per cent, is very good news for our company."
Axmin is a Canadian exploration and development company with a strong focus on the African continent. Axmin continues to closely monitor the political situation at its feasibility-stage Passendro gold project in the Central African Republic.
Completion of the review enables a disbursement of US$ 32.1 million.
Program implementation has been satisfactory in a difficult context. Restoring peace and speeding the implementation of the development agenda are key to sustain the economic recovery and reduce poverty.
Improving domestic resource mobilization is crucial for the scaling up of expenditure in key sectors such as health, education, and security.
On July 2, 2018, the Executive Board of the International Monetary Fund (IMF) completed the fourth review under the Extended Credit Facility (ECF) arrangement  for the Central African Republic. The completion of the review enables a disbursement of SDR 22.84 million (about US$ 32.1 million), which will bring total disbursements under the arrangement to SDR 88 million (about US$ 123.7 million).
The ECF arrangement for the CAR was approved by the Executive Board on July 20, 2016 (see Press Release No. 16/352 ) for SDR 83.55 million and subsequently augmented twice to a total of SDR 133.68 million (about US$ 189.0 million, 120 percent of Central African Republic's quota at the IMF).
Performance under the ECF-supported program has been satisfactory despite a challenging security environment and difficult humanitarian conditions. The authorities stepped up the implementation of their reform agenda and public investment plan.
"Fiscal policy is broadly on track. The revised 2018 budget includes new revenue measures and remains anchored to the domestic primary balance objective while allowing a scale-up of social and capital spending. Renewed efforts to mobilize domestic revenues, which remain weak, will be critical to support the scaling-up. Given the country's high risk of debt distress, continued reliance on grant financing is essential to support debt sustainability. The implementation of the investment program for the National Recovery and Peacebuilding Plan will boost economic prospects.
"The authorities continued to implement fiscal structural reforms, which contributed to the strengthening of the treasury single account, improved budget transparency and traceability of domestic revenues. Quarterly publication of budget execution reports allows for better tracking and monitoring of government expenditures. More consideration should be given to streamlining quasi-fiscal taxes, reducing exceptional payment procedures, and strengthening the asset declaration regime. It will also be important to follow through on commitments to strengthen transparency in the management of natural resources.
"The government started the comprehensive clearance of domestic arrears. The transparent repayment of arrears will support growth, bolster the credibility of the state, and strengthen the banking sector.
 The ECF is a lending arrangement that provides sustained program engagement over the medium to long term in case of protracted balance of payments problems. Details on Central African Republic' arrangement are available at www.imf.org/external/country/CAF .
Defense Ministry officers, comparing the new PMC to the Wagner Group, noted that Patriot pays more and offers better combat assignments. A source in the veterans' community said Wagner and Patriot competed for the contrast to provide security at gold mines in the Central African Republic, Dozhd reported.
Looks like Axmin Inc(AXM & AXMIF) isn't the only company waiting to get back to working in the Central African Republic. BanwaGold signed a deal end of May and their looking to start things up in Q4 2018 which is October-December 2018. This is a very good sign.
BanwaGold sells mining contracts to investors seeking to base their assets on gold production. To secure these contracts, BanwaGold signs agreements with small producers and mining cooperatives that produce a weekly amount of gold. This quantity will be multiplied by 4, by 10, then 25 thanks to the mining contracts signed by the investors. This is how we plan this ramp-up in the Central African Republic. This strategy will be implemented in parallel in other African countries.
BanwaGold sells mining contracts to investors seeking to base their assets on gold production. BanwaGold's mining contracts have two components: buying gold and producing gold. Purchase: The small producers and mining cooperatives with which BanwaGold signs agreements produce a weekly quantity of gold that is bought at the best market price. Production: Thanks to mining contracts sold by BanwaGold, small producers and mining cooperatives are able to develop exploration and exploitation processes.
Republic, those efforts are facilitating the re-operationalization of FACA.
and the 14 armed groups.
panel of facilitators, the Government, the 14 armed groups and civil society.
exploitation of natural resources among local and national authorities.
to all ex-Séléka factions (see para. 39 above).
S/2016/694, paras. 85–89), direct arrangements between companies and armed groups.
Sudan flew back to the Central African Republic.
soldiers and Presidential Guards trained by Russian instructors to approximately 900.
companies operating in the Abba area.
Axmin received $600K USD from Teranga Gold in Q2 2018 from royalty payments.
From TGZ Financials(Page 10) Released Today: Includes royalties to Axmin Inc. on account of their 1.5 percent net smelter royalty on the Gora deposit. During the three and six months ended June 30, 2018, the Company incurred $0.6 million and $1.1 million, respectively, of Axmin royalties (2017: $0.4 million and $0.7 million, respectively).
Ore tonnes milled were marginally lower in the first half of 2018 compared with the first half of 2017 due primarily to lower mill throughput resulting from planned grinding circuit maintenance during the second quarter of 2018, including a planned rebuild of the secondary crusher as well as processing harder, high grade Gora ore.
As at June 30, 2018, there is $1.3 million in other current assets and $3.3 million in other non-current assets as advanced royalty payments to the Government of Senegal. In total, the Company had recorded $10.0 million related to the Oromin Joint Venture Group ("OJVG") in 2014 and $4.2 million related to the Gora deposit in the first quarter of 2015. The advanced royalties are expensed to net profit based on actual production from the former OJVG and Gora deposits. During the three and six months ended June 30, 2018, the Company expensed $0.8 million and $1.7 million, respectively, as amortization of the OJVG and Gora advanced royalties (2017: $0.8 million and $1.5 million, respectively). The advanced royalty recorded within other current assets is based on the expected production from the OJVG and Gora deposits over the next year and the remaining balance is recorded within other non-current assets. Refer to note 16 for further details.
Before the murder, the journalists Orkhan Dzhemal, Alexander Rastorguyev and Kirill Radchenko went to meet the "fixer" – the UN employee based in the CAR, who was supposed to help them film the gold mines of Ndassima, said the IMC. The journalists were ambushed between the cities of Sibu and Kaga-Bandoro, away from their planned route. The IMC does not have any knowledge of why they deviated from their route.
In mid-July, the Africa Intelligence news outlet reported that Russia had allegedly made an agreement with the government of the CAR for development of the Ndassima gold mine, in return promising to restore the order in the region, writes The Bell. According to the Africa Intelligence, Lobaye Invest which is established by M-Invest company, associated with the alleged sponsor of a Russian Wagner Private Military Company (PMC), Yevgeny Prigozhin, represents Russia's interests in the country. The PMC fighters, in line with the Lobaye Invest interests, are engaged in the transportation from Bangui and the protection of mining equipment . In particular, the Lobaye Invest employees control the recently renewed diamonds mining near Berengo, wrote the newspaper.
The journalist, film director and camera operator arrived in the CAR planning to make a film about the activities of the Russian private military company (PMC), which media associates with businessman Yevgeny Prigozhin (Prigozhin himself denies the link with Wagner PMC). The official investigation version named the killing near the city of Sibu as a result of an armed robbery.
Major news stories came out today based on the Central African Republic. Axmin Inc could be getting their massive gold claim back shortly here.
Very positive article below. With Russian/CAR ties growing and several rebel groups giving up arms next month, it's very likely that the country will stabilize and be fully under government control sooner than later. This gives Axmin Inc the opportunity to go back to their gold deposite which has 2.5 million ounces proven and 1.6 million inferred, not including their expansion claims. Keep in mind that they are still getting positive cash flow from their Senegal royalty with Teranga Gold and Q2 2018 results will be out by the end of August or sooner.
MOSCOW (Reuters) - Russia and the Central African Republic (CAR) signed a military deal on Tuesday paving the way for Moscow to step up training of CAR's armed forces, Russian news agencies reported.
Russia's growing military ties with CAR and its heightened interest in Africa were thrust into the spotlight last month when three Russian journalists were killed while investigating the alleged presence of Russian mercenaries there.
The agreement was signed at a state arms exhibition near Moscow attended by the two countries' defence ministers, Russian news agencies reported.
Russia delivered light arms to the Central African Republic's security forces earlier this year and said it had deployed 175 military and civilian instructors to train them.
The RIA news agency cited Marie-Noelle Koyara, CAR's defence minister, as saying the accord would spur the Russian military training effort.
Koyara did not specify whether the training would take place in Russia, or in CAR with the help of Russian instructors.


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James Bond is back in new 'No Time To Die' trailer after coronavirus-delayed release
This is the 25th film in the British spy series
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Even a global pandemic can't stop James Bond.
After months of delays, "No Time To Die," the 25th movie in the British super-spy series, has a new trailer featuring Daniel Craig in his final performance as 007.
"The mission that changes everything begins … #NoTimeToDie," the announcement on Twitter read.
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In the promo, fans see Oscar-winner Rami Malek as the new villain and Christoph Waltz also returns to the fold, reprising his villainous character from the 2015 film "Spectre," Ernst Stavro Blofeld.
Also returning from "Specter" is Lea Seydoux's Madeleine Swann, who is set up to be keeping a big secret from Bond that will rock him to his core.
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The movie's original premiere was back on March 31 at the Royal Albert Hall in London, followed by an April 10 release in the United States.
"After careful consideration and thorough evaluation of the global theatrical marketplace, the release of 'No Time To Die' will be postponed until November 2020," MGM, Universal and Bond producers Michael G. Wilson and Barbara Broccoli announced on social media back in March.
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The film also stars Ralph Fiennes, Naomie Harris, Rory Kinnear, Ben Whishaw and Jeffrey Wright, as well as Bond newbies Ana de Armas, Dali Benssalah, David Dencik, Lashana Lynch, and Billy Magnussen.
"True Detective" director Cary Joji Fukunaga helms the film with the screenplay by Fukunaga, Phoebe Waller-Bridge, Neal Purvis, Scott Z. Burns, Robert Wade, and Grammy-winner Billie Eilish sings the new theme song.
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•Acting Caretaker Committee Chairman, ISAAC OGBUBOLA Explains
Friday 7th of May, 2021 came like an ordinary day. But somehow, something played out and one of the most sought-after politicians and Lawyers, Barrister Isaac Abbot Ogbubola, the acting Caretaker Committee Chairman of All Progressives Congress-APC Rivers State chapter played host to City People Magazine Bureau Chief, EMEKA AMAEFULA (+2348111813069) and some other journalists who visited him at his Headquarters 63 Aba Road Port Harcourt Rivers State.
In the interaction that followed, the smart-looking young ebullient orator and emerging political figure in Rivers State spoke intelligently about the future of his party ahead of the 2023 governorship election in Rivers State, assuring party faithful not to despair that APC will form the next government in Rivers State under free and fair democratic contest. Below are excerpts of the chat.
Recently, the leader of APC in Rivers State Rt. Honourable Chibuike Rotimi Amaechi said that the governorship candidate of the party should come from the party. Has the party settled for power shift to river, based on a dichotomy of Upland and Riverine, Barrister Isaac Abbott Ogbubola said "On the pronouncement of the Minister for Transportation shows character. that pronouncement shows the character in him as the man has been consistent from 2014/2015 that as much as the power of being the governor of Rivers State is concerned why can't you allow the other component parts of the state to occupy that number one seat of the state. And come to think of it before power shifted to up-land, you were all here and you knew what was happening before when we had Bayelsa and Rivers State together so, those who were in charge of our affairs at the time we started this new democracy that brought in Dr. Peter Odili, those who were in charge of our affairs who could take everything, they were all Riverine people. We had elder Dr Marshall Harry and A.K Dikibo and Tonye Graham Douglas TOG, they were all there and they were in charge. If they had wanted to retain the power they would have done so, but they said no against all odds, in fact going against their own brother Chief, Ebenezer Isokrari as they tactically handed power over to Dr. Peter Odili. And then where we are, we don't want to concede power to the Riverine. So, if today we say okay that prior to the election the Northerners insist that they have the strength and that they have the population and that they have what it takes to retain the power to the North and we will be happy down here in the South, No. We are agitating for power to shift, to return back to the South. So, the same measure is the same thing we are advocating for Riverine and somebody said that power should go to that side and some people feel that no and they are saying no. I think he is being fair enough and he is being consistent. That is his character."
While on the issue of the state policy implementations by the incumbent administration of Peoples Democratic Party PDP in Rivers state, he said "APC is a party in Rivers State that nobody should ignore and nobody can ignore. Call it a Social Media, a club or whatever you want to call it but I can tell you that each time we speak, each time that there is a conference each time that there is anything to be said and when it comes to the issue of All Progressives Congress APC in the state, somebody quakes and shakes and when statements are made by some persons in our party you can see how it is analyzed and dissected properly. So, APC is not a paper party, it is not a social media, social club, or an association as the case may be, this is a political party that is properly registered viable and vibrant and ready to go."
On the issue of ongoing reconciliation of aggrieved party members with his team, he said "We have reconciliation committees here and at the zonal and national levels for those who want their genuine grievances to be looked into and they are given that opportunity to be heard. Yesterday or so, His Excellency Governor Tambuwal of Sokoto state was at Cross River State for reconciliation purposes. We have our own for the genuine authentic party members, party man or party woman come before these bodies and present your grievances. If you have cause to present your complaints then you are entitled. If you do not present your complaints how are you going to be invited? But beyond that, immediately after the Supreme court judgment after we made usual notices and all that statements, we sent out messages. Personally, I sent out messages on behalf of the Caretaker Committee to everybody who is a stakeholder. We got acknowledgement from some and some ignored and some came first to express their absence or apologize for their absence. Perhaps some of them like Dr. Elugwe was in the USA at that time and then he sent greetings to the people and all that to the chairman and all others. And we had a full house of de crème-de-la crème of who's who in the party of the state. Beyond that, during the ongoing revalidation and registration exercise which is still ongoing in the state, it hasn't really ended because the national has not said anything as they are with all the materials and all the things like that. We went on air and we were everywhere in the media to see that it was open for everybody who is interested in remaining or becoming a member of the party as the exercise was going on everywhere. So that is to say that the party is just there for you come in and be part of the party, contribute your quota and let us move on."
The Rivers State All Progressives Congress APC is currently poised to challenge the ruling Peoples Democratic Party in Rivers State as the party which is holding political power. The government at the Federal level is now re-energized to take over the realms of power come 2023 governorship election in Rivers State. The Caretaker Committee Chairman of APC said confidently that APC will launch itself back to relevance.
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California seems to be experiencing one water disaster after another. On top of the drought, last month a 90-year-old water pipe ruptured on the UCLA campus leaking an estimated 20 million gallons of drinking water. On Sunday, a magnitude 6.0 earthquake damaged dozens of water pipes, leaving hundreds of Napa and Vallejo residents without water. These major incidents beg the question: how strong is our water infrastructure?
According to a new report by the San Jose Mercury News, local water agencies are losing about 23 billion gallons of treated water each year. Most of that loss is attributed to aging pipelines that leak before reaching customer meters.
"The system is aging," Mercury News Science Reporter Lisa Kreiger told Michael Krasny on KQED's Forum. Her analysis of water records shows Bay Area agencies lost between 3 and 16 percent of treated water in 2010.
Now that the state is in a drought, these old, leaky pipes are gaining attention. "When water is precious, monitoring and stopping these losses becomes important," Krieger said.
According to Krieger, the San Francisco Public Utilities Commission and East Bay Municipal Utility District have done a good job of reporting their water losses to the state. But reporting leaks and losses isn't mandatory in California, so many water districts aren't reporting them.
"We really don't have a good grasp of what's going on here," she said.
Much of the Bay Area's water system was built generations ago and is in need of repair and replacement. "Many of our pipes are 100 years old," said Steven Ritchie, assistant general manager of water for the SFPUC, which is currently replacing six miles of pipe each year and is aiming to increase to 15 miles each year.
EBMUD has 4,200 miles of water pipeline and is currently replacing 10 miles of pipe each year. The utility is also using acoustic sensors called "loggers" to detect leaks.
"We are at the dawn of the era of replacement," said Heather Cooley, with the Pacific Institute, a water policy think tank. Fixing the nation's broken water system would cost $700 billion over the next 20 years, she said.
It's not just distribution systems that are in need of repair. California is wasting about 11 gallons of water per person per day on broken household systems like running toilets and leaking irrigation systems, Cooley said.


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"When a foreigner resides among you in your land, do not mistreat them. The foreigner residing among you must be treated as your native-born. Love them as yourself, for you were foreigners in Egypt. I am the Lord your God."
"God blessed this family," says Matiss, one of our volunteers, with a smile. Through his connect group, he has joined the DIY team to refurbish a house in East London to welcome a Syrian refugee family. Whilst painting and decorating, the team were mindful that the incoming family will have lived through war and terror and that setting up a new life in the UK won't be easy. The love and care our church community in East London put into the house is evident in the details: the elegant colour scheme selected by a volunteer interior designer; the plants and outlay of the garden; the small decorative items in the rooms; and the hampers with carefully chosen presents for each family member. Everything done to give them a warm welcome to London and put smiles on their faces.
To get this new home ready by the end of September, an army of approximately 50 volunteers worked all day, every Saturday, in the weeks leading up to the arrival. But this project is a church wide undertaking; it has been made possible by everyone in our church who contributed to our Heart for the House offering.
It all started more than a year ago when the Home Office invited us to take part in the Community Sponsorship Scheme. Launched in July 2016, the programme allows community groups to resettle Syrian families working in partnership with the Home Office and Local Authority. This programme is in addition to the government scheme, operated by Local Authorities, which aims to resettle 20,000 Syrian refugees by 2020.
From there, the journey began. "Someone in church heard about the project and offered the use of their house, so we didn't even have to look very hard," says Janet, a volunteer on the Social Justice team. "However, we needed to put a resettlement plan together, comply with all requirements from the Home Office and Local Authority, not to mention the work needed to restore the house to a good condition", adds Ralph, the head of our Social Justice department, who has been helping personally in the refurbishment works. "But Mandy, another volunteer who will be our caseworker for the family, compiled an awesome list of tasks and everything was done in time," replies Janet. "We have a database of volunteers ready for every eventuality, like interpreters in case of language barriers and the integration support team to help with orienting in a new environment such as public transport and so on."
On the 27th September, some of the team welcomed the family at the airport and had a home cooked dinner with them in their new home. Originally from Damascus, the family spent months in a small apartment in Jordan. It turned out the boys speak some English and they exclaimed upon arrival that they are all so happy! "They love their new home," Mandy says. "When the youngest boy unwrapped his hamper and found a box of Lego, he stayed in his room and built and played with it the entire time we were there!"
After the initial orientation, the children in the family will be enrolled into local schools and will be connected into a range of sports and other activities in the area; we will help the parents to register at the Job Centre and will help them access English as a Second Language classes.
They are very excited to be immersed in the British culture and to get involved in the local community; the eldest sons are keen to pursue their dreams of becoming a computer scientist and a doctor.
As a church, we are committing to supporting the family for the next two years and help them set up their lives in the UK, believing this will be the first of many more families.
You can support this family by making a donation online or if you would like to get involved with Refugee Response, visit hillsong.co.uk/refugeeresponse for more information.
Refugee Response Update #7 - World Refugee Day
We want to help refugees coming in to the UK feel welcome and help them set up for life in our city and nation. As a church we are signing up for the Community Sponsorship Programme with the Home Office.
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Educators, researchers and design teams continue to look for innovative solutions for online learning environments to better support lab-based and field-based instruction. The emergence of "affordable" interactive 360 video, VR technologies and production processes has given way to a new approach for capturing real-world situations, expert demonstrations and delivery of instructional content. With this technology, students can observe (visually, audibly) a recorded situation while retaining the ability to look around in any direction via mouse, touch pad, mobile device, Google Cardboard or other HMDs (head mounted displays).
The Instructional Innovations Services group with NC State's Distance Education and Learning Technology Applications (DELTA) department has partnered across campus with departments to continue the land grant mission to transform educational experiences and develop innovative technologies and pedagogies to solve instructional challenges. We believe 360º video and VR provides interactions and methods for presenting instructional content that differs from traditional video and may result in a measurable impact on student success.
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10 things you (probably) never knew about the shower scene in Psycho
Perhaps the most famous scene in the history of cinema, the shower killing in Alfred Hitchcock's Psycho is examined in forensic detail in the new documentary 78/52. Director Alexandre O. Philippe tells us what he found behind the curtain.
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78/52 is available on DVD and on BFI Player now
You'll never look at the shower scene the same way again, says filmmaker Alexandre O. Philippe, whose new documentary, 78/52, lays bare the nuts-and-bolts artistry of that scene from Hitchcock's Psycho (1960).
The doc's title refers to the total number of camera setups (78) and cuts (52) in the scene, which itself lasts a mere 45 seconds. It took a whole week to film (a third of the film's shooting schedule), and it was, as the new film shows, something of an obsession for the master of suspense.
78/52 is comprehensive yet thrilling, a frame-by-frame investigation with insights from Peter Bogdanovich, Guillermo del Toro, Jamie Lee Curtis, Bret Easton Ellis and others. No stone is left unturned, with heaps of eye-opening revelations. So even eagle-eyed Psycho fans will find new nuggets of trivia to commit to memory.
To celebrate 78/52's release, we sat down with Philippe to talk about some of the insights put forth in the film. Here are 10 things you (probably) didn't know about the shower scene.
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1. Hitchcock made Psycho because of the shower scene
"When Truffaut asked [Hitchcock] point-blank why he wanted to make Psycho, Hitchcock replied, 'I think the murder in the bathtub, coming out of the blue, that was about all'," says Philippe.
Hitchcock and Janet Leigh filming the shower scene
Everything else in the movie hinges on that scene, with the doc drawing attention to the visual rhymes that foreshadow it: shots of showerheads appear in the background; the slashing of window wipers in the rain presage the slashing of the knife in the shower. "The movie never really achieves this kind of poetry again," says Bret Easton Ellis.
2. The scene contains more layers of voyeurism than you think
In Hitchcock's earlier thriller Rear Window (1954), Jeff (James Stewart) observes his neighbours from his window; we observe him, the voyeur, and so the observer becomes the observed. Psycho's shower scene takes this idea to new levels. First, the painting that masks Norman's peep hole. It's called 'Susanna and the Elders' and it's about men spying on a woman while she bathes.
"He removes the voyeuristic painting to become the voyeur looking in on the shower," says Philippe. Add to that the male crewmembers above the shower, voyeurs out of frame. "There were all these people above, just watching her, which I think is another interesting element of voyeurism – it's very meta." They watch her, Norman watches her, Hitchcock's camera watches her, and of course, we watch her.
3. They used a casaba melon for the sound of the stabbing
When Hitch and his sound guy searched for the perfect stabbing sound, they didn't turn to stock Hollywood effects. They turned to melons. They laid out an epic spread of every kind of melon you can imagine, until they found that perfect sound. Enter: the casaba melon. This melon sounds denser, less hollow. And, as they found, it sounded even more realistic when interspersed with a slab of steak.
4. They did 26 takes of the spinning shot emerging from Janet Leigh's eye
When the camera spins out of the plughole, dissolving to the iris of Janet Leigh's eye, also spinning, you see an optical shot (Hitch resorted to this technique, where a single frame is held as opposed to running in real time, because the technology wasn't available yet). The camera pulls back, with the optical returning to the regular 24-frame rate footage, and you see her eye shake slightly, the last flicker of life.
Hitch made her do this 26 times. "Unfortunately all the outtakes had been destroyed," says Philippe. "We'll never get to experience the 26 takes that come out of her eye. 26 takes! They've all been destroyed."
5. Janet Leigh took a breath in the only usable take for the same shot
In that same shot, Philippe explains: "Janet Leigh took a breath in the one take that they could use, and so to hide that, they had to cut back to the showerhead." What's more, the breath was only spotted after production and therefore couldn't be re-shot. But, as it is, returning to the showerhead with nothing but the sound of running water, it's arguably more powerful than it would have been.
6. Hitchcock broke the rules of cinematic grammar by using jump-cuts and 180 breaks
78/52 zeroes in on a number of formal innovations that broke with conventional cinematic grammar. Not least the jarring jump-cuts and dizzying 180-degree shifts in viewpoint. "One of the huge reveals was John Venzon, one of the editors, talking about that moment when Tomasini [George Tomasini, editor of Psycho] removed maybe four or five frames to give the impression she's being slammed against the wall; you see the hand out of focus, and then the next thing you see is she's against the wall," explains Philippe.
Aside from jump-cuts, Hitch framed Leigh with a huge expanse of curtain behind her, drawing our eye to the empty space. "There's something that's just not quite right. And you know that instinctively, you know that that shot is off. Why all this empty space? Well, we know why [laughs]."
7. Janet Leigh's body double was a Playboy cover girl
Marli Renfro was a 21-year-old Playboy cover girl when she landed the role of Janet Leigh's body double in the shower. One of the original Playboy bunnies, Renfro had to strip down for Hitchcock and Leigh to make sure she was a good match. She worked for seven days on that single scene. And it's her hand that you see clenching the curtain as the life slowly drains from her limp body. After working with Hitch, Renfro – a redhead, as it happens – starred in Francis Ford Coppola's first movie, Tonight for Sure (1962). It's her only acting credit.
8. It changed moviegoing – in terms of arriving, strictly, before the picture starts
"It changed the very ritual of moviegoing," Philippe says, referring to the fact that Hitchcock insisted viewers not enter the theatre after the picture began. "That's insane, that it even changes the way that we behave in relation to the silver screen."
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Peter Bogdanovich, talking in the doc, remembers attending the first press screening: "As you went in, Hitchcock's voice was blaring on loud speakers, saying: 'No one will be allowed in after the picture starts'." Hitchcock said he did this because of the plot, because the leading lady was killed off a third of the way through. He didn't want people whispering, 'When is Janet Leigh coming on?'
9. They used Hershey's chocolate syrup for the blood
Is it food colouring? Watered down paint? Pig's blood?? None of the above. Google says they used Bosco chocolate syrup, which is close, but Renfro confirms the actual source. "They had a can of Hershey's syrup, which was watered down, and that's what they used for blood. But they had to dribble it around me and on me." You also hear Hitch explain that he made the film in black and white because the draining away of the blood would have been too "repulsive" in colour. Tell that to Gus van Sant.
10. You think you see the knife penetrate skin because of one specific shot that was filmed in reverse
There's one shot that you might have paused and pointed to as proof that Hitch showed a knife penetrating skin (or fake skin). You even see blood as the knife goes in. In reality it didn't go in. "They put a little blood on the tip," says Philippe, "and then put it against her belly button, and then shot it in reverse. That's as close as it gets. But there's never any actual special effect needed to show an actual wound. The body remains immaculate throughout the entire sequence."
Incidentally, this was how Hitch bypassed the censors' scissors. "It's exactly what Hitchcock told them: No, you didn't see this. You thought you did but you didn't. I didn't do the things you told me not to do. I was a good boy."
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Kyle Rittenhouse killed two people and shot a third in Kenosha, Wisconsin on August 25th. Some Conservatives in the media were quick to paint him as a hero. Tucker Carlson said the teen took up arms because someone had to. Ann Coulter took it a step farther, saying that Rittenhouse should be the President of the United States.
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Not surprisingly, Donald Trump Jr. also thinks the shooting of two people by a teenager was no big deal. During a recent appearance on Extra, the President's son shrugged off the murder, saying that "we all do stupid things at 17."
Host Rachel Lindsay asked, "why the Trump administration hasn't done more to speak against Rittenhouse, who travelled across state lines with a rifle and placed himself in the middle of the Kenosha riots."
Trump Jr. replied:
"We're waiting for due process. We're not jumping to a conclusion. If I put myself in Kyle Rittenhouse['s shoes], maybe I shouldn't have been there. He's a young kid. I don't want 17 year olds kids running around the streets with AR-15s. Maybe I wouldn't have put myself in that situation, who knows? We all do stupid things at 17."
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The host countered that this situation might be a little more serious than simple teenage hijinks. "Really stupid, fine," said the President's son. "But we all have to let due process play out and let due process take its course."
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[GUEST POST] Jules Sherred Talks "Five Little Zombies and Fred", A Not-For-Children Children's Book
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[GUEST POST] Jules Sherred on Five Little Zombies and Fred, A Not-For-Children Children's Book
Jules Sherred does way more than should be legal. Most notably, she is the General Manager and Programming Director of The Look 24/7, host of the Geeky Pleasures Radio Show and the offshoot website, Geeky Pleasures, and core contributor to Wired's GeekMom. She's already written two non-fiction books — From The Mundane To The Insane: A Wonderful Journey Without A Destination and Tales Of A Lupus Butterfly — the partial proceeds of which go to lupus research and treatment, is working on another book called Nerd Love, and is beyond excited to make Five Little Zombies And Fred a real thing for people to hold, read, and love. You can follow her on Twitter @GeekyJules. Also, SHE LOVES STAR TREK.
IndieGoGo: Funding Five Little Zombies and Fred
If you are a creative, then you probably know what it is like to be plagued with idea after idea. Some of these ideas may be so ridiculous that they should never make it past the idea phase. Others may be so ridiculous that they MUST go beyond the idea phase. Sometimes, it can be quite difficult to tell the difference between to two. That is when you call on the help of friends you trust to tell it to you straight; friends who are willing to put aside any worry that they have of hurting your feelings when they have to say, "Dude. That idea is stupid. Move onto something else. Now."
My latest project, Five Little Zombies And Fred, is the result of a ridiculous idea I had; one that would not stop pestering me until I decided to test the idea on a few friends, and waited for them to tell me, "Jules, that's dumb! You may think it is ridiculously awesome, but truly, it is beyond words stupid." To my surprise, every one with whom I shared this idea thought it awesome. Now, is the daunting task of making it a real thing, for every one to hold and fall in-love with.
Please indulge me as I tell you more about the project's background, the people involved with this project, and why we all deserve your money — well, mostly, the other team members deserve your money because this project would not be at all awesome if it were not for them lending me their talent — and how you can help.
But, first, here is a TL;DR version of the IndieGoGo campaign in handy dandy video format:
Five Little Zombies And Fred is a not-for-children's children book about the perils of the zombie apocalypse, filled with zombies, a Mountie, and our hero, Fred. It took me all of ten minutes to write this book, immediately following an interview I did with The Zombie Tarot author, Stacey Graham. Stacey and I discussed the ridiculousness and good fun that are zombies. Following that, as I was thinking about how overdone zombies are, yet if done correctly, how much I enjoy them and how they make me laugh. BLAMO! Next thing I knew, I had written a book that both spoofs and pays homage to the zombie genre, filled with a lot of in-jokes for geeks to enjoy, parodying Ten Little Monkeys Jumping On A Bed. Instantly, I fell in-love with my idea.
As I was writing the book, I knew exactly how I wanted it to look and feel. There was no way that I would be able to compromise on this aspect of the book, otherwise it just won't work. After all, how am I suppose to sell a children's book meant for adults unless the elements are just right? So, I needed an extraordinary illustrator; one who would be able to take my story-boarded book, with detailed descriptions of each page, and translate it into adorable images. I knew exactly who I wanted for this project, but even before approaching him about it, I had to read the book to my partner, Andrew.
I read the book to Andrew via Skype, as if it were an actual real thing in front of me, describing the elements on each page. He said, "That is hilarious! Where did you find this book?" I said, "Dude! I just wrote it! I didn't find it anywhere… except… for maybe my brain!" It was his reaction that gave me the necessary boost to pitch the idea to amazing illustrator, Matt Schubbe.
Being a geeky entertainer, I have the amazing fortune of meeting and working with insanely talented people. Matt Schubbe just happens to be one of these INSANELY talented people. I first became aware of Matt thanks to a song writing competition that I'm involved with called SpinTunes. He, and his wife Donna, won SpinTunes 3. It was also during SpinTunes that I learned about his ridiculous artistic ability, as he started to create the album art for each round of competition.
Matt was the first person I thought of when the idea for the book took form. I've had him do design work for me in the past, I trusted his ability to get things created quickly and that I'd be able to tell him what I want, and, as if by magic, he'd give me exactly what I was envisioning, plus more. With my brain full of the fear of being rejected, I e-mailed Matt and told him the idea for this story. Immediately, he, too, fell in-love with it and very happily, agreed to work on this project, even if it fails.
You all really need to understand that it is because of Matt's disgustingly amazeballs talent and art that I want this project to succeed. Seriously. I feel extremely honoured that he is not only willing to, but also wanting to work on this project, even if he never gets paid for it. However, I am a firm believer in paying people what they are worth. Matt is worth way more than he will receive if the IndieGoGo campaign is a success. If I were a stranger walking off the street wanting to use his services, I'd be paying a lot more. Matt's artistic ability not only deserves to be properly compensated, but to be shared and held by the entire world. Seriously. The only way I'd be more serious is if I were talking about Star Trek.
The next INSANELY talented individual to join this project is geek musician, Errol Elumir. I first met Errol last year on Google+. We became fast pals. I started to anticipate his first album from his geek music duo, Debs and Errol, called Songs In The Key Of Geek. Debs and Errol have been a featured independent band on my Geeky Pleasures website.
Errol saw me tweet about the project when it was referred to as [REDACTED], and wanted more information. I e-mailed him, and he, too, immediately fell in-love with it and asked if I needed any songs for the book, because he so wanted to have a part in this project. Not one to say no to such generous offers, I said, "HELL, YES! Can you write two songs?" He said, "HUZZAH! I can!"
I'm sure it goes without saying that independent musicians need a lot of extra love and support. It's tough. The fact that this project will, hopefully, give Errol more exposure is very important to me. It is also important that I give him some sort of token for volunteering his time and effort on this project.
Then we have the INSANELY talented Chris Cogott — seriously, they are all INSANELY talented. I first became familiar with Chris' music when I was a judge of another song writing competition in which he was the winner. I feel in love with his music. Later, he would compete in SpinTunes, further impressing me with his talent. He is also the amazing talent behind my Geeky Pleasures Radio Show theme song and he's been a featured independent musician on the Geeky Pleasures website.
Chris joined the project because Errol needed help mixing and mastering the songs. So, I called on my pal Chris and he, too, wanted to be a part of the project and help out any way he could.
Again, what I said above about independent musicians and helping to increase their exposure applies to Chris.
Finally, this brings me to my partner in life, Andrew. Andrew has this need to support every thing I do. He is my number one fan. Because of this, he has created all of the videos people will see throughout this campaign, including the one describing the IndieGoGo campaign.
Please help us make Five Little Zombies And Fred a real thing. I strongly believe that Matt's artistic abilities, Errol and Chris' musical talent, and Andrew's time and effort creating a bunch of videos deserve to be shared with the world. And my words and concept are not too shabby, if I say so myself.
Contributing towards this project will automatically get your name printed in the book's acknowledgement. Plus, we have a lot of other fun perks, including hardcover personalised versions of the book, redrawn and rewritten to include your name and likeness, and personalised art and music. Even if you cannot afford those bigger, more expensive perks, we have covers for your electronic devices, mugs, t-shirts, prints of the book's cover in poster format, copies of the book, and more.
Please visit our IndieGoGo campaign, and read more about this project. Yes, it is OMG SO LONG and you'll be inclined to TL;DR it, but I think it is worth your time to find out all of the amazing things we are offering in return for your money and support. Also, just as importantly as visiting the campaign's page and contributing, tell every one you know, multiple times, both online and offline.
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DC asked who the G.O.A.T. is?
Kirik April 26, 2020, 11:44pm #1
Former UFC champ champ Daniel Cormier appeared recently on MMA Junkie Radio and was asked who the Michael Jordan of MMA is.
"Michael Jordan has long been the undisputed greatest of all time in basketball, I don't think we have that in mixed martial arts," replied Cormier, as transcribed by Simon Head for MMA Junkie. "But I think when you start thinking about a guy who just personified 'champion,' a guy that just ran the table and did everything he was supposed to do, the right way, I guess I would say …
"I think we forget that Jordan lost in the playoffs, and he lost multiple times. Before the 90s, he lost in the playoffs about every year. So it's not like he was undefeated, but if I had to pick a guy that just did everything the right way, I'd probably have to say Demetrious Johnson - defended the belt all those times, always was so well prepared, his performances got better as he went on in his title reign. No hiccups, no mistakes, no nothing, and I think he's one of those guys."
"I think when you start thinking about in MMA, I don't think it's just about one guy. I think you've got to look at people as a whole, and there's going to be about five or six guys that are going to sit at the top of this sport for a long time, and I think I'm one of those guys."
TKnuckles April 26, 2020, 11:58pm #2
DJ? No..
The_Destroyer88 April 27, 2020, 12:08am #3
Love DJ but I'd pick GSP, Jones, or Fedor before him.
BringBackHeadbutts April 27, 2020, 1:08am #4
Just_Bleed_Guy -
GSP left on top. DJ didn't.
GSP's reign was more impressive. 170 was a murderer's row.
GSP came out of retirement, moved up and took a 2nd belt by stoppage.
I don't think there's any comparison imo
People don't sugggest Bisping had more skill than GSP.
However there was a size/strength aspect that did make up for the lack of skill differential.
GSP still won by finish.
I think GSP deserves some credit for this.
BUT, if you're going to acknowledge that size/strength can play a factor, and can make up for lack of skill, then how can you not suggest Fedor is the greatest of all time? Besides beating many highly skilled fighters, he also took on big giant mother fuckers and unlike GSP, there was no same weight aspect the day prior to the fights.
Plus, the top 15 guys GSP beat, would all lose to the top 15 guys Fedor beat. Size matters, despite what girls might suggest otherwise.
Fedorforever April 27, 2020, 1:15am #5
The Destroyer88 -
I would put DJ amongst those and offcourse Silva. I think they are all goats
Too much punches to the head DC?
ABCTT_HeHitsMeBecauseHeLovesMe April 27, 2020, 2:00am #6
Well DC, that's an odd way of spelling "GSP".
gokudamus April 27, 2020, 2:32am #7
Umm.. His teammate?
Acidic April 27, 2020, 2:40am #8
DJ wasn't even top 3 at BW. He had to go down to a weight where there was a bunch of nobodies
crazydave April 27, 2020, 3:26am #9
DC is second tier in that discussion.
GSP / Khabib / Jones at the top
BringBackGoldy April 27, 2020, 6:04am #10
Its too easy for a fighters to pick DJ.
It eliminates them having to name a rival(or hated rival) and it also lets them say that little guy could whoop me if he were twice the size in a fight that could never happen.
Gsp use to like to say "Frankee edgaar wood kik myass"
ShotgunSurgeon April 27, 2020, 6:27am #11
Anyone putting Jones on that list doesn't give a fuck about the sport.
Jayn200 April 27, 2020, 6:36am #12
JohnnyAppleseed4Life -
1.Anderson
2. Jones
3. GSP
Fedor?
SkinnyJeanGenie April 27, 2020, 6:42am #13
DJ even being in the GOAT discussion is laughable. Didn't fight elite competition and both elite fighters he's fought he's lost to
MarcusAurelioFan April 27, 2020, 6:45am #14
DC ain't one of the Goats, good God.
- Got smashed by Jones, twice
- Ducked Stipe in first possible rematch availablr
- talks about being the Goat, which means he is not.
sparkuri April 27, 2020, 6:47am #15
Mousasi
ShanTheMan April 27, 2020, 6:49am #16
King_of_the_North April 27, 2020, 7:20am #17
who this guy? disagree. Was not a force at BW and flyweight just didn't have the talent pool compared to the other divisions
Jayn200 -
When did you start watching mma?
The guy was an unstoppable God for 10 years. #1 on every P4P list for probably a good 6 of those years.
All while taking on guys who outweighed him.
crazydave -
Surprising to see someone with an old school joindate leave Fedor off the list. Not a fan of his?
BrckNoHitBk April 27, 2020, 8:01am #20
gokudamus -
If youre talking about Cain hopefully DC not even mentioning him will finally put that BS to rest. Not even close to the Goat.