《《Richard_Hughes interview》.pdf

Richard
Hughes,
author
of
Ruby

Sapphire,
was
the
guestspeaker
in
a
question
 and
answer
session
on
Saturday,
25th
of
June
2005
 
 Alain:

 Okay
people
Richard
is
in
the
house
 ‐Yey.be/Wallops‐:

 received
SVSNICK
from
Alain!~doos@38:
Guest
 Richard
 *:

 Guest
is
now
known
as
Richard
 MoDo:

 No
one
better
be
putting
their
finger
in
my
chest!
(with
exceptions)
 YG:

 Welcome
Richard!
 *:

 Alain
gives
channel
operator
status
to
Richard
 Richard:

 Hi
 africanuck:

 welcome
richard
 ux4:

 
 MoDo:

 Hello,
Richard
 Cattrix:

 Good
morning
 YG:

 We
appreciate
you
joining
us.
We
are
a
pretty
laid
back
group
here
 Annie:

Hi
Richard,
welcome
 YG:

 Been
a
while
since
we
talked
via
email.
Last
time
was
when
I
was
with
USAA
 a
few
years
ago
 YG:

 We
would
like
to
open
the
floor
up
to
you
and
perhaps
you
could
fill
us
in
on
 the
latest
 YG:

 in
the
world
of
rubies
and
sapphires...or
any
other
topic
 YG:

 Alain
will
be
taking
questions
from
the
other
link
and
posting
here
 Richard:

 Sorry
for
the
delay.
Just
got
back
from
Bangkok
last
night.
Lots
of
 diffused
goods
for
sale
there,
still
many
denying
that
they
are
diffused.
 Richard:

 Also
picked
up
a
bunch
of
flux‐treated
Verneuil
synthetics.
 YG:

 Are
those
being
sold
as
natural?
 Richard:

 Hi,
Tay.
 TayThyeSun:

I
am
his
student...
 YG:

 Glad
to
have
you,
Tay.
 Richard:

 The
synthetics
I
bought
as
synthetic,
but
there
is
only
one
reason
to
 make
such
a
product.
 YG:

 Richard,
are
the
treatments
having
a
great
impact
on
the
market
price..like
 the
hydro
amethyst
did
on
that
market?
 Richard:

 I
also
picked
up
some
hydro
synthetic
ametrine.
The
beryllium
 diffusion
has
destroyed
the
price
for
all
yellow
and
orange
sapphire
heated
by
other
 processes.
Now
the
demand
is
for
completely
uncooked
stones,
which
have
 increased
in
price.
 Richard:

 Give
my
reg