Colombia's páramos are a vital ecosystem, providing 85% of fresh water.
The mining industry accounts for about 7% of Colombia's GPD, and has been one of the driving forces behind the country's growth over the past decade.
According to a report from BN Americas, foreign direct investment in the mining sector sank to USD$533 million in 2015; the first time the figure has been below USD$1 billion in more than a decade.
While the country has a wealth of resources, the industry has been affected by the activities of guerrilla groups and BACRIMs in rural areas – putting both operations and personnel at risk – as well as the prevalence of illegal mining, a complicated bureaucratic structure and a global industry slowdown.
This is certainly the case in the ongoing dispute with Canadian mining company, Eco Oro.
In March this year, Eco Oro announced that if they could not reach an amicable settlement with the Colombian government over its rights to exploit its Angostura Project located in Santander, they would take the dispute to international arbitration. The company upped the ante on July 22 by announcing a USD$14 million investment deal with Tenor capital.
"With this investment, Eco Oro will be completely funded to the extent we are unable to resolve the dispute amicably with the Government of Colombia and, instead, decide to move forward with arbitration", said Mark Moseley-Williams, president and chief executive officer of the Company.
The Angostura project dates back to 1995 when Eco Oro (then called Greystar Resources) began their exploration programme. Since then, there have been a number of changes to the law, leading to a series of environmental impact assessments and legal challenges to the company's activities.
Part of the dispute stems from confusion over where exactly the boundaries of the páramo – a protected ecosystem – actually are, and the legal status of Eco Oro's 'special permissions' to carry out their activities there.
The first nail in the coffin for Eco Oro's activities came in February, when Colombia's constitutional court ruled that all mining in the páramos was illegal. Previously, companies had been operating under a loophole that exempted mining licenses issued before February 2010. The court deemed these exceptions 'unconstitutional' and cited the ecological importance of the páramos, including their role in providing 85% of the country's drinking water.
The National Mining Agency said that 473 titles would be affected by the ruling, 284 of which are currently in operation. Eco Oro is the first to announce it will take legal action, but business analysts suggest they will not be the last.
This type of company vs state dispute is becoming increasingly common. Free trade agreements allow big corporations to take on governments when local laws or rulings go against commercial agreements.
This is one of three investment disputes that are in the pipeline against Colombia. Canadian and US companies Cosigo Resources and Tobie Mining & Energy are suing for USD$16.5 billion (the amount their experts valued the gold deposits for) plus costs. The companies lost their mining concession after the area in Taraira (near the border with Brazil) where they had planned to mine was designated as a national park.
Previously Greystar, Eco Oro's Angostura mining interests have been hanging in the balance since a Colombian court ruled that the páramos were to be protected.
In March, Swiss coal giant Glencore announced that it would sue Colombia after the government moved the goalposts on the permits for their Calenturitas and La Jagua mines.
In the case of Eco Oro, the company objects to the "unreasonable delay" in clarifying the boundary of the Santurbán Páramo and a 'persistent failure to provide clarity' about the company's right to develop its project.
Mining Watch has been working alongside a number of other organisations, including the Latin American Network for Environmental Defence (AIDA) and the Centre for International Environmental Law since 2012. They have been assisting The Committee for Defence of Water and the Santurbán Páramo in their complaint with the World Bank's equity investment in the Angostura project.
However, Eco Oro still seem to hold out hope for an amicable resolution with the government, which has so far been silent on the issue.
In this type of arbitration, the decisions are taken by tribunals, not by courts, making outcomes difficult to predict or subsequently, to challenge.
One thing is clear, as Colombia grapples with the complex issues of land reform and the need to protect local communities and ecosystems, there is a good possibility that they will face more such claims.
Fracking in Colombia: What the frack?
In 2011 the Colombian government clearly delineated the Paramo to include a 400 mtr buffer zone as advised by The Humboldt institute a respectable biological research centre. Common sense says that there should be a buffer zone around the paramo to protect it from the risk of spills that take place all to frequently.
So back to to my question why do the proponents for Eco Oro keep harping on that just because their ecodes study has found that their proposed site for a mine is not in Paramo but butts up against it, that they should be alowwed to mine?. Its entirely irrelative. Their proposed site falls into the buffer zone and is a potential threat to both the water supply and the Paramo.
& just as a side note heres another article published by the Guardian Jan 2016.
"In Romania where a Canadian mining company is planning a controversial open-cast goldmine it has been declared a site of historical interest, granting it protection from mining activity.The step is a new blow for Canada's Gabriel Resources which has been trying for 15 years to get an environment ministry permit to extract 300 tonnes of gold from the picturesque village in a project it claims would create hundreds of jobs and boost Romania's economy. But experts say the project, which would use thousands of tonnes of cyanide, would pose a pollution risk, level four mountains in a historic area of western Transylvania".
The Gold mining companys continue to play the Babes in the wood card claiming they will create jobs and boost the economy but bottom line is other than the environmental impact they will have, the social impact they have even before mining operations begin is massive causing untold stress and anger amongst the local populations.
The Romanian government has deemed it an historical site and mining would cause harm to this site. The Colombian Government has deemed the 400mtr zone below the Paramo a buffer zone for obvious reasons. Accept it and jog on!
It is way past the point commenting on your posts, I am done with you. Before I go I want to point out where this is going. The Minister of Environment has commented on the paramo issue in that the Court will be rendering a decision on altering the paramo, more precisely the so called buffer zone. The interview with him follows. Your nonsense is now irrelevant but no doubt you will retort with more nonsense. Do you want me to send you pictures of the mine when it is operational?
ENVIRONMENT , 5 JAN 2017 – 9:19 A.M.
Since the creation of the National Environmental System, there have been 19 attempts to reform it. All have failed. Luis Gilberto Murillo says it is one of the great tasks of this year.
Luis Gilberto Murillo is the sixth Environment Minister since Juan Manuel Santos came to the Presidency. In this interview he promises to embark on a company in which many of his predecessors failed to reform the National Environmental System to respond to the challenges of a post-conflict country, comply with climate change agreements and other international treaties, minimize environmental threats and Respond to the need to curb deforestation, among other challenges.
Question: What has been the most difficult to be Minister of Environment?
Answer: The number of critical issues. We were behind in making decisions because any decision that is made generates positive and negative impacts and reactions. I think that led to the postponement of many decisions.
Question: There are as many environmental issues as you have already noted, that I will tell you the subject and you say what is the immediate decision to take. Mining in the paramo of Santurbn?
Answer: We expect a ruling from the Constitutional Court on delimitation. We hope it gives the possibility to move the line a little according to social, economic and environmental realities. And establish the transition regime for the communities that inhabit the moors….
Some of the investors have been responding to this thread by labeling anyone in opposition to the eco oro project as a 'radical environmentalist'. I understand that the easiest way for one to deal with anyone that opposes this current gold mine project is to put them all into the same category and label them 'a radical environmentalist'. This creates the idea that the opposition is in some way radical beyond 'reason' in their views, leaving their ego self to feel justified and dare I say it even somewhat normal.
However to only ask for the safeguarding of clean drinking water which comes from the watershed that this blundering project intends to mine would not make half of the population of Bucamaranga 'radical environmentalists'.
The safeguarding of clean drinking water is currently in place and the no go zone for mining at a certain alitude has been set by the Colombian minister for the Environment and the Colombian Constitutional Court. Both of which have been advised by national and international scientific bodies of the implications of mining beyond the areas that have been delimited. I would argue as well that none of these are 'radical environmentalists'.
Now if I may suggest that the real issue at hand are really radical investors, that through financial muscle are holding a smoking gun to the head of the colombian government to change their policy to suit their own means. A policy by the way that is not denying mining within the country itsel but rather calls upon responsible practice.
The radical investor mindset is what is really at hand and needs to be addressed.
Radical Socialist Environmentalists, like MP, in Colombia refuse to see the benefit of having professional Mining Companies with good social responsiblity and best environmental practices. These Radical Socialist Environmentalists prefer supporting illegal miners such as the ELN and Farc who greatly pollute the environment, kill, steal and pay no taxes for the benefit of Colombian communities. You have to wonder why these Radical Socialists don't want Eco Oro but prefer letting the ELN and Farc continue polluting, extorting, killing, stealing etc. . Eco Oro will reduce the environmental impact with its modern mining operations. These practices include measures such as reducing water and energy consumption, minimizing land disturbance and waste production, preventing soil, water, and air pollution at mine sites, and conducting successful mine closure and reclamation activities.
ECODES is not associated with any political party. Their aim is to bring about social change by moving society in a more socially just and ecologically sustainable direction. They aim to work with all stakeholders involved, regardless of political attitude.
Ecodes Ingenieria Ltda. ("Ecodes") show that paramo does not exist in the area of the Angostura deposit. The purpose of the report, which covers an area of 600 hectares surrounding the Angostura deposit, was to have a thorough understanding of the state of ecosystem conservation in the Company's area of influence.
Ecodes, a well-renowned Colombian company specializing in the formulation and execution of environmental projects, was commissioned by Eco Oro in early 2012 to carry out this study. The Ecodes team of professionals was comprised of highly qualified specialists recognized nationally and internationally in the areas of biology, ecology of ecosystems, ecological restoration, hydrology, climatology, GES informatics, edaphology, ecological modeling, and social and economic sciences.
The study was conducted to a degree of detail not previously undertaken in Colombia. Approximately 60 multidisciplinary professionals made several visits to the Angostura property and used cutting edge models and technology to obtain a detailed appreciation for the conservation status of the biodiversity of ecosystems in the area under examination. Rigorous analysis was undertaken of soils, fauna and flora, hydrological systems, and socio-economic realities and perceptions relating to the local communities of Soto Norte. By law the National Development Plan prescribes that studies with a view to delineate paramos should be undertaken on a scale of 1:25,000. The Ecodes study reflects a more detailed scale of 1:2,000. The study also contemplated alterations to vegetation in the area over the last five decades.
How can you reduce an environmental impact when there is no current impact to reduce? The only environmental impact to reduce will be that of the impact Eco Oro will have on this environmentally sensitive area.
& then of course we have the name ECO Oro because the're so eco friendly. One report stated they were set to use upto 250,000 litres of water per hour with the likely consequence of reducing the groundwater supply and diminishing aquifers in the area and in addition the massive amount of sodium cyanide that would be used at a concentration of 500 milligrams per liter of water for the gold ore separation process is potentially a disaster waiting to happen, if mining were to be granted within the buffer zone.
How can a mining company dictate to a government where to define its ecological zone based on a report by a paid through the nose unethical study carried out by a non regulated corporate company under the guise of another Eco banner?
The governments decision on how to define its ecological zone is not political as some are suggesting but responsible. The buffer Zone is set to stay in place and investors should start looking else where for something to destroy.
Could someone please do a translation of what MP is trying to say. He makes little sense and has obviously run out of arguments, or the one he continually flaunts. He has a closed mind and is not open to other peoples point of view. It is clear that Eco Oro is not within the paramo so what is his problem? The government will indeed adjust the paramo delineation.
I assume MP will retort with his usual one dimensional argument. You will just have to live with it MP when Eco Oro has government approval to mine that will bring the revenues, employment and protection of resources that we all want for Colombia.
The environment ministry in 2011 commissioned the Alexander von Humboldt Institute, a Bogotá-based biological research foundation partly financed by the government, to come up with a more comprehensive definition of páramos.
The Humboldt study's recommendation was that the new páramo definition should include a 400-meter (1,300-foot) "belt" or buffer that in effect would create a buffer zone below the Paramo preventing any overlap with mining activity and its possibility for pollution due to the massive amount of cyanide used for extracting Gold.
"We are an institute that investigates biodiversity, and so our recommendations went for maximum protection of the páramos," said a leader of the two-year study. "That's why we proposed a 'transition belt' below the páramo" this buffer zone is considered a safe guarding as the study shows that mining in this area was highly likely to lead to impact on the Paramo.
Scientists fear that chemicals and tailings from the mine could pollute the Angostura River and underground aquifers, and that the impacts of mining in its proposed area would inevitably spill over into the Santurbán protected area.
What I dont understand is that with this study in place that was comissioned by the government why Eco Oro still claims that they will not be mining in Paramo even comissioning a study by ecodes to prove that. It is evident that they will not be mining in Paramo nobody is contesting that but what the government and valid scientific studies are suggesting is that a buffer zone around the paramo was needed to protect it hence the current delineation of the paramo limits.
But unfortunately the environmetal policy put in place by the government to protect its land and its people does not suit the money men of a foreign mining company who have no regard for their environmental and social impact.
Finally, you get the point MP, Eco Oro IS NOT in paramo. No other Andean country has established this buffer zone. Why did they not make it 1000 meters? It was a land grab simple as that as were these so called "parcs". Humboldt is simply an arm of government. The delineation at the elevation established was a political decision. It displaced small communities, farmers and miners. Vetas town is within that area including a small authorized mine that has been in operation for 400 years. Are they to be displaced? The government is under serious legal challenges from it's own people. This is a battle the government cannot win. Shortly, they will back off this buffer area.
Eco Oro rights will be re shortly. The company constructed a major water filtration system to preserve the clarity of any water used in the mining process. That is what eco friendly, safe mining is all about. This case will never go to arbitration, the government will relent, there is no way they can win this at arbitration. As you pointed out Eco Oro is not in paramo.
Case closed. This will not satisfy environmentalists and activists that prefer the entire planet to be one eco zone, but common sense will prevail.
Your starting to sound desperate now Vince!
MP , you should brighten up your life a little ! Here's a good book that might help you achieve this. This book dates from 1993 but is still very current topic. Enjoy ! !
This comprehensive book presents readings in some radical ecophilosophies under discussion today and representative examples of the ecotactics that radical groups think these beliefs require. The readings, by many of today's radical ecophilosophers and radical environmental activists, are balanced between "radical" selections and criticism of radical tactics.
I understand that the easiest way for you to deal with anyone that opposes this current gold mine project is to put them all into the same category and label them 'a radical environmentalist'. This creates the idea that the opposition is in some way radical beyond 'reason' in their views, leaving your ego self to feel justified and dare I say it even somewhat normal.
You just have not been listening or choose not to! No one is disputing that water resources need protection in law, but more importantly in administration. There is this preoccupation with professional and safe mining while 80% of the gold is illegally mined in the paramo.
But back to Eco Oro. There is the paramo consistent in much of South America at consistent elevation. Colombia set the elevation considerably lower to include a buffer zone. No other country has done that and there is no good reason for other than a land grab which has become obvious with water running red with mercury.
EOM had an independent study done by Ecodes, a respected and professional organization. After an extensive review, they concluded that Angostura is not within the paramo. You could say but close enough, but Minesa, the current darling if environmentalists and government is immediately below EOM and buts right up against it. The Constitutional Court has now called for review of the paramo delineation in certain areas. It is recognized that the government delineation of the paramo is faulty and includes legitimate mines and crops of, I believe 70,000 farmers, growing potatoes and onions. This needs to be corrected and will be. The discussion over EOM will be a moot point as their rights will be restored.
Bottom line MP, I do not disagree with your position. There was a mistake made by government in the delineation of the paramo. EOM property is not within paramo, that is now obvious and this anomaly will be soon corrected. I do not know if you actually read the Ecodes study, but it is worth the effort. It contains a degree of scope well beyond the government standard for such studies. I hope you, the other contributors and the staff moderating our posts had a great Christmas and New Years.
Look Luis it doesn't matter how you try to dress this up you can't put lipstick on a pig. At what point does it become ok for a corporate company to dictate the environmental policy of a nation to satisfy their own insatiable greed.
No mistake has been made by the government and the delineation of the paramo is not faulty. The only reason it would be under review is because their hand is being forced through an agreement that does not allow for forward thinking.
Bottom line is The Colombian government are perfectly within their right to delineate the paramo as to how they see fit and not to an in house science study of a foreign investor.
Money makes the world go 'round. So what will imminently happen since no Paramo exists at the Angostura Gold Project, is the mine will be built to create jobs and prosperity for all the inhabitants of Santurban Region and all of Colombia.
Money should not just be available to big fat socialist pigs that bring nothing to a country's prosperity.
Who brought this strawman to the conversation? The prosperity you speak of for all the inhabitants of the Santurban region is an illusion i'm afraid and has been statistically proven. How can using local slave labour that are paid peanuts a week to work in a dirty hole in the ground for long hours AND at the same time polluting the environmentally sensitive ecosystem that provides drinking water for the surrounding inhabitants bring something to a countries prosperity?
True investment is to invest in a nation by giving them a helping hand up the economic ladder and empowering the community to manage their own resources, not to leech of the 'open veins of latin america' (good book by the way) as has been done for centuries past to the detriment and oppression of the local populations.
The type of investment you talk of only serves to keep the local population in a role of victimhood stripping them of their power whilst using the money men of wall street (namely tenor capital management a hedgefund that funds ISDS claims on the statistic that the odd win will far outweigh the losses) to fight your dirty battles.
Like I said these are backward times we are living in with unfortunately backward people at the helm.
Great news to hear the report that the World Bank has divested from the Eco Oro Minerals and mining project in the Colombian Páramo. It reads "In an important step for the protection of Colombia's páramos, the International Finance Corporation (IFC) – the private lending arm of the World Bank – has decided to divest from Canadian mining company Eco Oro Minerals".
Now that the IFC (one of 5 organizations that belong to the world bank group and whos president presides over all 5 oragnizations to include the international Centre for Settlement of Investment Disputes (ICSID)) has pulled its funding its likely that the dispute taken up by Eco Oro with the ICSID will amount to nothing. Well done Colombia for putting the environment and your citizens first!
Wishful thinking MP. The IFC withdrew as it put them in a conflict of interest with the World Bank when this goes to arbitration. The original investment by the IFC was well intentioned to promote revenue, safe mining and jobs in Colombia.
Good in theory but the best intentions were negated by government ineptitude and the courting of environmental votes resulting in EOM falling out of favour with the government after over a decade of being a great corporate citizen and winning several national and international awards. The false paramo is quickly unravelling. News today the paramo limits are being reviewed by the Constitutional Court. Anyone that cares to read the Ecodes Study commissioned by EOM learns that it specifically states that EOM claims are not in Paramo. The study was conducted by renowned experts. But, environmentalists do not want hear that. Sorry, but it is fact.
The paramo limit will be raised in Angostura to a realistic elevation and EOM will not need the arbitration. Everyone will be happy but the environmentalists, but that is life.
Now Luis have you got proof that the paramo limits are being reviewed today by the constitutional court or is that a little white lie you're telling for obvious reasons. As for the IFC conflict of interest, it arises out of funding a project that could put the water supply for thousands of people in jeopardy.
In August 2016, the IFC's compliance office found the project hadn't met the IFC's own performance standards acknowledging this when they answered the complaint made by the representatives of the Comité por la Defensa del Agua y el Paramo de Santurbán agreeing that "a mine development at angostura would have environmental and social impacts that would need to be carefully assessed given the proximity of the paramo at santerban".
This will goto arbitration and it will be thrown out similar to how 90 percent of other such suits that are filed with the international Centre for Settlement of Investment Disputes (ICSID) are thrown out.
Then it will be sell, sell, sell.
Read it and weep MP.
RCN Radio learned that, is about to leave one ruling of the Constitutional Courtregarding a guardianship filed by a group of lawyers who claims that the Ministry of Environment violated the right of the community to participate and to due process the delimitation of the wilderness of Santurbn.
"There is a protection that is studying the Constitutional Court magistrate Alberto Rojas paper where claims for resolutions delimitation of wastelandSanturbn fall , " said Gilberto Murillo, Minister of the Environment.
In that sense, Murillo asks the Constitutional Court "to maintain the resolutions of delimitation of Santurbn", giving the possibility to the ministry of environment so that, based on analysis with technical rigor, "it can move the line of delimitation of the pramos according To the economic and environmental realities ".
When you move from paper to ground, "there may be aberrant cases and the environmental authority must have the ability to adjust, rectify and leave the precise limit based on those realities. That, it does not happen today, "he said.
Environment Minister warned that "it would do much harm to our goal of delimitation of all the moors if the Court Constitutional tomb that resolution".
The paramo of Santurban was the first complex to be delimited in 2014 with 98,950 hectares. The Collective Bar Association of Luis Carlos Prez-CCALCP and members of the Committee for the Defense of Water and the Paramo of Santurbn interposed the protection for irregularities in the process.
The task of defining the moors in Colombia has taken a little over two years. They have been identified 20 of the 36 complexes that exist in the country.
While the moors Colombians are unique ecosystems in the world, represented 2.5% of the country that provides water to more than 70% of the country's population, it has also been historically the presence of peasants living on potato crops , Cubes, onion in addition to livestock and mining (illegal).
They are between 300 and 400 thousand people living in the moors . The figure is not yet clear because there is no census to determine how many there are and what they do exactly, but it is believed that 70% of potato production in Colombia is in areas of moorland or close to it, according to the ministry Environment.
This claim is only based on the ministry of environment violating the right of participation when they clearly have a very legitimte reason for delimiting the Paramo as they have done. As a consequence the environment minister is warning the constitutional court that it woud do much harm to their goal of delimitation of All paramo if they were to revise the limits set.
and the day I weep it will not be for myself but for the day another great loss to our society takes place when the likes of an incompetent junior mining project starts pouring chemicals into the ecosystem that stands to affect thousands of people.
In the name of what certainly not as you've indicated to bring revenue and employment to an area. Its an insult to think that youre best intentions are to use local labour to work down a hole in the ground for long hours under dire conditions for a pittance a day and then actually believe you're bringing something to the community When all the real rewards are going back to the fat investors and out of the country.
Well I guess these are still the backward times we are living in.
& 'as for every one being happy but the environmentalists' this isnt about the environmentalists but about the watershed & the thousands upon thousands of people who stand to be affected.
Money should not just be available to big fat socialist pigs that bring nothing to a country's prosperity and health.
The Colombians have two choices: 1. The fake Paramo is ultimately moved to higher elevations in Santurban. 2. The Colombians pay +$250 Million that Eco Oro has invested in Santurban in the last 20 years.
Actually they have three choices, the third being deny the licence for the angostrua project to go ahead, goto arbitration & have it thrown out by the icsid and then every one will be happy but the investors but that is life.
Marcel Patrick could you please, then, tell me why the Colombian Government and radical environmentalists should have the ultimate right to decide that after more than 18 years of exploration in Santander, Eco Oro should just forget about their over $250 million investment and leave Colombia. Where was the supposedly untouchable Paramo then, when millions of $$$ were being invested in Norte Santander by Eco Oro? Is this how you want Governments and their people to act after having invited foreign investors into their country? Invest now and we'll screw you later? Before Eco Oro started exploration in the Department of Santander is when the Government of Colombia should of said no to exploration in Norte Santander(even if it is proven there is no paramo on Eco Oro's Angostura project). Not after you let investors spend $250 million ! Governments must be held fully accountable for their irresponsible actions if we expect better societies for all, going forward. So pay-up Colombia!
So I Think COLOMBIA as a nation are perfectly WITHIN THEIR RIGHT TO DECIDE how the Paramo is delimited and to hold up Article 8 of its constitution to protect the diversity and integrity of the enironment and conserve areas of special ecological importance.
If Eco Oro had an ounce of Integrity they would find a way to uphold the constitution and continue in a way that is respectable to both the Colombian people and its environment.
& as for your comment that "governments must be held fully accountable for their irresponsible actions if we expect better societies for all, going forward" is utter nonsense within the context. How is upholding the constitution as ruled by the constitutional court for the betterment of society, the health of its citizens, and the protection of the environment an irresponsible action. For the love of god I do wonder sometimes at the sheer idiocity of people.
The free trade agreement is an archaic agreement that at some point in the near future is set to become undone as it cannot sustain itself. It dos not allow for change in more economically challenged countries, that often signs the agreement in the first place with a smoking gun to its head.
How can an agreement (such as the free trade agreement) that does not allow for change for the betterment of society, & the protection of its delicate ecosystems be legally upheld? My answer is it cannot.
Eco Oro is an old world capital venture and as we move into the future it is green capitalism' initiatives that will find their place.
The Paramo should have been in place before and not after letting investors pour in + $250 million in exploration.
Don't have to be very smart to understand that the Colombian Government must be held accountable for allowing Eco Oro to explore for gold in the first place. Anybody with sensible knowledge will acknowledge that you cannot just come up with a Paramo after 20 years of exploration by Eco Oro and tell them to pack up and leave their +$250 million invested in the country.
Since disproportionate state measures have destroyed the value of Eco Oro's investments in the Colombian mining sector, Colombia must pay and they will !
Its not that simple my friend. Anyone knows that permission to mine is not first granted and is then followed by investment and exploration. greystar resources (now eco oro) bought the lands set just above the paramo nr bucamaranga in 1994 and spent their investment in exploration up until 2010. It was already known at this time that the area they were intending to mine was a sensitive ecological area.
None the less in 2009 the IFC the international finance corporation arm of the world bank invested funds to develop the Angostura mining project the IFC violated the provisions of its Policy on Social and Environmental Sustainability, as it invested in the project without having a Social and Environmental Impact Assessment or EIA first.
The EIA is key in the decision of granting 'planning permission' who grants planning permission first without an environmental impact report?
have made it clear that the Angostura mine whose development is being sought in the Santurban Paramo is nonviable.
So is it so surprising to hear that on 20 DEC 2016 the report that the "World Bank divests from Eco Oro Minerals and mining project in Colombian Páramo. In an important step for the protection of Colombia's páramos, the International Finance Corporation (IFC) – the private lending arm of the World Bank – has decided to divest from Canadian mining company Eco Oro Minerals". Which tells me that all investors that have shares and expectations in this project should be concerned.
Oh Vincent are you so naive to think that the humboldt institute as well as other paramo conservation projects who have been fiananced by various Eu Nations to the tune of 5 million euros (5,000,000 Euros) and who in cordination with the IGAC otherwise known as the National geographic institute, IDEAM otherwise known as the National institute for meteorology and other various renowned academic institutes and international scientists whom were in charge of the process of deciding how the Paramo should be delimited, made a mistake?. It seems to me that this is a case of knickers in a twist syndrome for the mining companies.
Hence Colombia as a nation are perfectly within their right to decide how the Paramo is delimited and to hold up Article 8 of its constitution to protect the diversity and integrity of the enironment and conserve areas of special ecological importance.
Marcel, did you even read the study that resolved that EOM is not in Paramo? It is only a matter of time before the government alters the elevation. They never even did their own study. The government cannot win this at arbitration and they know it. Santos now has the powers to implement measures to benefit mining to give much needed jobs to the FARC and ELN.
Pelc, an Associate Professor of Political Science at McGill University in Canada has stated that companies are winning fewer and fewer claims against countries in fact less than 10 percent are actually held accountable. One reason being that most claims similar to Eco Oros are seemingly frivioulous however corporations can sue democratic nations with out the need to satisfy any preconditions hence the abundance of false and accusaotry claims when things dont go their way.
So all Eco Oro needs to do is get behind the other claiments that include Glencore, the world's biggest and most heavily leveraged commodities trader; Carlos Slim-owned América Móvil, the leading wireless services provider in Latin America and the third largest in the world; the Spanish insurance company Sanitas; the Swiss pharmaceutical giant Novartis; and the US miner Tobie Mining and Energy who incidentlly are sueing the colombian governement to the tune of 16 (laugh my pants off because its so damn funny) billion dollars or so.
My question is have these companies any scruples, self respect or integrity? When ones greed is more important than whether they drain the coffers of a hard working nation with a per capita GDP of 7,831 dollars or not. My answer would be NO and once again I reitirate that its a sad day when American and Canadian Gold mining companies sue the Colombian government for protecting its national parks its environmental interests and the health of its citizens as set out in the Colombian Constitution Article 8.
As a result Foreign mining companies now have their knickers in a twist heaven forbid for the government taking a stand and doing the right thing. What do you stand to lose Luis? you seem to be all over these online articles (spouting that eco Oro is mightier than thou) like a rash.
Bottom Line is its not Important what Eco Oro come up with as an excuse the Colombian Government and associates have delimited the Paramo as they see fit based on as Ive mentioned above the Colombian Constitution, and quite evidently there is no case.
As a founder of a mining company in the traditional mining area of the Frontino Gold Belt I am aware of both sides of the Environmental aspects of mining. I also went to high school in Bogota Colombia 71 to 72 and have explored a lot of the mountains and areas above Bogota and Usaquen.
The issue here is all about the billion dollar investment. Paramo is subjective but any mining project above the tree line should be outlawed. The pictures you see there are with out a doubt above the tree line. Now are they representative of where the Greystar now Eco project is located? That is the real question.
However to impose upon Colombia arbitration from a third party in this case is all about the money. It has nothing to do with the environment. Gold mining and strip mining are very destructive per say to the environment and no amount of money should be the trade off for clean drinking water.
Segovia is polluted to the hilt with mercury and where there is gold mining mercury use will follow. Maybe not by the large companies but the locals will use it to work the tailing emitted by any processing plant constructed. Unless its a sealed system like Quintana's plant in Santa Isabel there will be cyanide and heavy metals dumped into the surrounding water shed area. That will come down the mountain to the streams and eventually the food supply.
So unless you want to be drinking contaminated water and eating mercury in your food source any mining above 8000 ft ( Bogota's level above the sea) should be negated. If it meets the actual definition of a Paramo or not. There are enough gold deposits in other areas of Colombia that are not that high up and the government should trade off another area in the country that has large gold or potential gold deposits and ECO Gold should be cognizant that this is the only solution.
All good points Clovus, but they need to be rationalized with respect to EOM. First EOM is located at an elevation of 2800 meters to about 3300 meters and has been determined by a major study not to be in Paramo although the government refuses to acknowledge that fact or in fact complete any study before setting the Paramo elevations. The picture at the start of the article is not EOM it is barren. The link to the study can be found in the comments of another poster.
EOM (Greystar) has been exploring in Colombia for 20 years with the full approval of the government…until recently, investing upwards of $300 million USD. Virtually all South American countries with Paramo have set elevations at 3400-3500 meters, Colombia significantly lower. EOM has built a water treatment facility on site to filter any water used. EOM has further offered to process for any artisan miners in the area to avoid the use of mercury. The control of illegal miners is not the responsiblity of EOM but the government in any event.
The idea of restricting mining above 8000 feet (2400 meters) is not practicable, nor warranted. The arbitration will settle this issue, that is why free trade agreements are establshed along with dispute mechanisms. Professional mining would resolve the issues you mention, provide jobs and revenue to the government. All currently lacking. Of course there are risks but significantly less that the current illegal situation and can be managed with sound environmental safeguards.
But, I suppose there are too many influential people benefitting from that illegal activity giving rise to activists under the guise of environmentals. I appreciate you do not have an intimate knowledge of the EOM situation and it is an emotional issue, but the clumsy approach by the government towards EOM has left them vulnerable to a significant arbitration award similar to the punishments that Venezuela recently suffered. There are rules governing international investment, it is truly unfortunate when governments do not abide by their obligations.
I don't have intimate knowledge of this particular issue, but I am extremely mistrustful of a process whereby a state may be sued by a foreign corporation before oftentimes questionable tribunals.
As a Canadian, I am conscious of the downsides of these treaties as we have too often been attacked under Chapter 11 of NAFTA. One of the results when considering environmental policies has been the spectre of Chapter 11 challenges. It embarrasses me when I view Canadian mining companies in Colombia behaving in a manner considered unacceptable in our own country.
Certainly there should be protection against capricious and unjust actions affecting investments. It appears, too often, to be motivated by the wish to reap a windfall or an opportunity or to take an advantage as a foreign investor not available to a domestic corporation in a similar position.
If there is unjustifiable harm done to an investor, then compensation would be in order, but for actual losses, not projected future earnings. When one invests in a country one should accept their sovereignty to act according to the country's interests, it may not always be fair, but that is a risk that wise business should accept.
Excellent points. In case you missed it I posted a link to an EOM press release announcing the result of a major study that determined that Angostura is not in Paramo. The government has ignored it at their peril without any scientific data to back up the coordinates they imposed. Arbitration is not in anyone's interest but it appears that is where this is headed. The damage to Colombia as an investment friendly nation is already in trouble, this will only add to it. Anyway here is the link to the EOM study that proves it is not in Paramo.
Once again the archive photo of the pristine watershed makes an appearance at the head of the article implying it resides at the EOM site. The picture mid article of Angostura graphically shows EOM land is not Paramo it is barren.
The government knows there is no water absorbtion at Angostura yet they continue to ignore the science and common sense. Who knows their motives? Going back in time, the government was advised by their lawyers that they could not win an arbitration, It must now think they have a chance with the Constitutional Court ruling, however, that decision does not take precedence over the International Convention on free trade.
Venezuela has lost every arbitration claim after nationalising mining and other operations and now has a significant bill to pay so they are offering to partner in gold mining with the winners of the arbitration. Santos is making the same mistake, risks losing and subjecting Colombian assets abroad to seizure. An example would be Avianca aircraft landing in the US and Canada.
The so called Paramo coodinates were drawn up in a darked room by beaurocrats with no scientific studies to support them. The government is killing mining investment and employment, and the taxes it would receive at a time it needs them most. Where will the former Farc fighters find jobs, with the environmentalists?


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The presence of fees leads to increased spending.
Consumers in the study were more likely to express a desire to shop at stores that charged fees than those that did not, even when products and savings were similar.
With exceptions, there may be a curvilinear relationship between fees and savings: fees that are too low serve as a hook to make people pay more later; medium fees indicate good prices and decent quality and service; and high fees signal exclusivity and high prices.
These concepts can be broadly applied across a variety of types of businesses; QDP successfully accomplishes this for dental practices.
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Ship with Gaza aid reaches Egyptian port
EL-ARISH, Egypt (AP) – A Libyan aid ship blocked by Israeli missile ships from steaming to Gaza reached an Egyptian port Wednesday, bringing an end to the latest challenge to Israel's naval embargo of the Palestinian territory.
The director of the Egyptian port of el-Arish, Gamal Abdel Maqsoud, said the Libyan boat radioed Wednesday evening asking permission to dock there. He said the ship, the Moldovan-flagged Amalthea, was 15 miles off the Egyptian coast.
The ship reached the waiting area Wednesday evening, but had not yet docked because the captain is seeking clearance from the shipment's organizers, Abdel Maqsoud said.
It appeared likely the cargo would be unloaded today.
Egypt's foreign minister, Ahmed Aboul Gheit, told reporters that Cairo has agreed to let the Amalthea through and that as soon as the boat docks, its cargo will be unloaded and handed over to the Red Crescent to deliver to Gaza.
U.S. military hands over last of prisons to Iraq
BAGHDAD (AP) – The U.S. military has handed over Tariq Aziz and dozens of other members of Saddam Hussein's inner circle to Iraqi authorities who will assume control today of the last American-run detention facility in the country.
Although the Americans will continue to hold 200 problematic detainees, the changing of the guard at Camp Cropper will signify the end of a mammoth U.S. prison system that has processed more than 100,000 Iraqis in the seven years since the fall of Baghdad.
It also will close a chapter on one of the most bitter legacies of the war, the shocking images in 2004 of prisoners being abused by American soldiers at Abu Ghraib.
For Iraq, the transfer of detainees marks a milestone on the road to full sovereignty. But it also puts to the test a democratically elected government that many believe has learned few positive lessons from the abuses of Hussein's regime.
Despite Abu Ghraib – or perhaps because of reforms in its wake – prisoners have more recently said they receive far better treatment in American custody than in Iraqi jails.
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Actress and mother Angie Harmon helping families in poverty. Aired May 30, 2009.
'Rizzoli & Isles' star and mother of three, Angie Harmon talks about challenges of parenting in our fast-paced society.
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Mortal is enthusiastic about Riot Games. Picture: Twitter
Mortal in Valorant Mobile with a competitive enthusiasm for Riot Games
"I would be very interested in playing Valorant Mobile in competitive": Mortal enthusiastic about Riot Games' latest title. By Gametube.
It will be a 5v5 first-person shooter game with almost identical features to its PC counterpart.
His involvement in Valorant Mobile as an Esports player will greatly increase his interest in the game.
This will undoubtedly draw a sizable audience to its next Esports competitions.
Since Riot Games revealed that Valorant Mobile was being developed, eager players worldwide have anticipated its release. Mortal, a full-time streamer and professional PUBG Mobile and BGMI player, recently said on his broadcast that he would be thrilled to participate in Valorant Mobile. One of his subscribers questioned him at the PMGC 2022 Grand Finals Day 3 watch party.
You can also download the Tournafest app from Google Play or App Store to play Esports Tournaments & Scrims games like BGMI, Free Fire MAX, Call of Duty, CS: GO, Valorant, Pokemon Unite & win exciting rewards! You can also go ahead and organize Tournaments & fetch unmatched perks.
When will you participate in your next competition, if not already? Mortal answered: "I would be really interested in playing competitive Valorant Mobile." Meanwhile, he streams himself playing Valorant on his PC while posting content-related updates to his social media accounts. Along with his teammates, he takes part in streaming activities.
Mortal is looking forward to the launch of Valorant Mobile
Mortal is looking forward to the launch of Valorant Mobile. Picture: Twitter
As you can see from the tweets below, Mortal has often stated his enthusiasm for the mobile version. He said the game would revolutionise the global mobile Esports market a few months ago. It will be a 5v5 first-person shooter game with almost identical features to its PC counterpart. His involvement in Valorant Mobile as an Esports player will greatly increase his interest in the game. This will undoubtedly draw a sizable audience to its next Esports competitions.
At the beginning of 2019, he encouraged the development of PUBG Mobile Esports in India and the subcontinent. When Team SouL won two back-to-back big tournaments during that period, many new followers began to follow him. He played a key role in his team winning both the PMIS and PMCO Spring 2019 championships.
Midway through 2020, Mortal stopped participating in regular competitive games. A few months after his departure, PUBG Mobile was outlawed in India by the national authorities. After that, he started playing several mobile and PC games on his live stream. He took part in several of BGMI's Esports competitions once it was released. Although he only participated in one match, he was a member of Team SouL in 2022, the year they won the BGMI Pro Series. On July 2, 2021, the one anniversary of its PC release, Valorant Mobile was formally unveiled. Riot Games hasn't provided any official information on the release date despite the fact that it has been more than a year and a half. But towards the middle of 2022, a few gameplay footages were revealed.


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Military moves in Ethiopia risk undermining progress toward peace talks -U.S. envoy
The U.S. Special Envoy for the Horn of Africa said on Tuesday that "nascent progress" toward getting all parties to Ethiopia's conflict into negotiations on a ceasefire risks being outpaced by an "alarming" increase in military operations.
Read more about Military moves in Ethiopia risk undermining progress toward peace talks -U.S. envoy
Israel: "Close Hamas offices in Istanbul" (Yair Lapid to Turkey)
"It is the duty of the entire international community to prevent terrorist acts"
Israel's foreign minister on Monday evening urged Turkey to close the offices of the Hamas terrorist group operating in the country, after Israel announced the arrest of a 50-member Hamas cell run from Istanbul.
"We must prevent these criminal terrorist acts against Israeli citizens everywhere and under all circumstances," Yair Lapid said.
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Why legal experts were not surprised by the Rittenhouse jury's decision to acquit
After 27 hours of deliberation over the course of four days, a jury declared Kyle Rittenhouse not guilty on the five charges he faced after fatally shooting two people and wounding a third during a night of unrest in Kenosha, Wis., last year.
Rittenhouse trembled as the verdict was read, count by count, then collapsed in sobs.
Read more about Why legal experts were not surprised by the Rittenhouse jury's decision to acquit
Islamic State claims responsibility for Uganda bombings
The Islamic State has claimed responsibility for two separate suicide attacks that killed three people and injured 36 in the Ugandan capital, Kampala, on Tuesday.
Two civilians and a police officer were killed in the blasts, police spokesperson Fred Enanga told reporters at a news conference in the city.
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Iowa man guilty of murdering Black man whose body was found burning in a ditch
Relatives of Michael Williams see the killing as a possible hate crime, but authorities described it as a relationship dispute that turned lethal.
A jury convicted an Iowa man of first-degree murder Tuesday in the killing of Michael Williams, a Black man whose body was found burning in a ditch last year.
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Morocco : Automotive industry, new sectors to invest to increase the integration rate
The automotive sector is a flagship of the national industry. Over the years, it has acquired a place of reference in the national economic landscape, to the point of becoming the leading exporter in front of historical and strategic sectors such as phosphates, agricultural products or textiles.
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Biden in critical talks with President Xi Jinping amid fierce tensions with China
When Chinese President Xi Jinping beamed into the White House on Monday evening for a virtual summit with President Joe Biden, the two men needed no introduction.
"We've spent an awful lot of time talking to one another, and I hope we can have a candid conversation tonight as well," Biden said as the talks got underway around 8 p.m. ET, sitting at the head of the Roosevelt Room table as Xi's visage was broadcast on a pair of television screens.
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Mint sector: a niche activity with strong development potential
The mint tea is the national drink par excellence consumed everywhere in Morocco. If the tea is mainly imported, mint is produced locally in all agricultural regions of the Kingdom.
The sector has great potential both for the national market and for export.
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'Hanging by a thread': Nations strike key climate deal but crisis still looms
The frantic final hours of the conference included a significant compromise on the language around coal power.
After 15 days of tense negotiations, an agreement was reached Saturday by nearly 200 countries at the United Nations Climate Change Conference on how to address the growing crisis of global warming.
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Starve the 6th-Penny Beast
Posted on April 18, 2017 by Bradley Harrington
By Bradley Harrington
"Taxes are not levied for the benefit of the taxed." — Robert Heinlein, "Time Enough for Love," 1973 —
Taxes, we are all taught, are an essential requirement for civilization. Without them, we've been lectured all of our lives, our society would collapse in a whirlwind of crime, anarchy, chaos and destruction — and there's no doubt a majority of us have come to buy into that outlook.
Well, you're about to read a minority viewpoint.
In the marketplace, products succeed and prosper based on their ability to provide consumers with what they are willing to voluntarily pay for. And, since business has to be EARNED by productive effort, producers make sure they not only provide their customers with what they're after, they do their utmost best to treat them with dignity and respect as well. Or they don't remain in production for long.
What is the singular fact of reality that makes such quality of goods and services possible? The right of consumers to walk on down the line and buy something from somebody else. To cast a "No" vote economically, as it were, when they don't find what they need or are treated shabbily even if the product is right for them.
With TAXES, however, all such choices and restrictions on scandalous behavior fly right out the window. Being based in the use of force, government can treat you in any way it chooses, with their guns as the final argument. You're their "customer" whether you like it or not; whether you find their "services" useful or not; whether you're treated properly or not; whether you gain from the transaction, or find yourself being bled dry instead.
Government's provision of "services," therefore, is no longer tied to what's actually needed, but to whatever bureaucrats decide THEY think you ought to "need."
Once in a while, however, the chance presents itself for us to actually have a say in how our pockets are to be plundered and for what purposes — and just such an opportunity lies before us on May 2, when Laramie County voters consider the proposed Sixth-Penny Tax.
With a total bill to be footed of over $109 million spread over 9 propositions, here are just a few of the items on that Sixth-Penny list:
"Multi-Purpose Event Facility"; "Cheyenne Multi-Purpose Indoor Turf Facility"; "Albin Housing Expansion"; "Cheyenne West Edge District Enhancements"; "Cheyenne Construct Indoor Gymnasium/Offices"; and "Pine Bluffs Refurbish Recreational Facilities." (Laramie County website at www.laramiecounty.com.)
Not a single one of those projects is something the government should be involved in, and I don't see how anyone could possibly ever claim that these are things anyone NEEDS. Wants, yes; but not needs. Wants that are best provided by the free market.
Then we have "Cheyenne Street Improvements" … Um, excuse me please, but wasn't that what the 5th Penny Tax was for? And "Pine Bluffs Debt Reduction" … WHOSE debt?? Why should Laramie County taxpayers be held responsible for the obvious indiscretions of Pine Bluffs city government?
Then we have things that might actually be of benefit to Laramie County residents, such as: "Burns 4th Street Sewer Line Completion"; "Cheyenne Fire Station Improvements/Fire Engines"; "Albin Replace Existing Water Lines"; and "Pine Bluffs Clean Water System Renovation."
Projects such as these, however, have been deliberately scattered amongst all the rest of the twaddle by the powers-that-be … Precisely so that voters would be forced to adopt government-sponsored "amenities" along with the useful items.
And if you don't think that's true, then get a load of this:
"'When you look at a big $7 million project in there like the (Cheyenne) city (gymnasium and indoor sports facility) — when you add those big projects to a group, I think that puts them in jeopardy,' said County Commissioner Troy Thompson. 'But by adding public safety in those groups, it makes the groups more appealing to voters.'" ("Cheyenne, Laramie County projects packaged for sixth penny ballot," WTE, Oct. 28, 2016.)
Translation: "We're stacking the deck and you're stuck with the deal."
Given such manipulation and the presence of so much other "amenity" rubble on these propositions, therefore, I'd recommend a clear "NO!" vote on all nine of them.
Yes, I know … Some of this stuff IS useful and needed; and, until we implement true market solutions in the areas of roads and infrastructure, government is going to be providing it. But there's only one thing to do, Dear Reader, when confronted with a stacked deck: You get up and walk away from the table.
City and county governments are both clearly out of their bounds, and — just as we would do in the free marketplace — the only answer to breeding efficiency back into its operations is to "Starve the beast!"
We, as private citizens who don't have recourse to theft and force, have to live within OUR means. Isn't it about time that our governments started doing the same?
Bradley Harrington is a computer technician and a writer who lives in Cheyenne. Email: bradhgt1776@gmail.com.
NOTE: This column was originally published in the Wyoming Tribune Eagle on April 16, 2017. Here is this column's original downloadable PDF file.
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Today's Destruction of Journalism, Part III: "Big Tech's" Restrictions Reminiscent of Commie/Nazi Purges
Today's Destruction of Journalism, Part II: The Takeover of Subjective State-Supported "Opinion"
Today's Destruction of Journalism, Part I: The Death of the News
Civil Disobedience Part II: A Potential Path Forward for Radical Liberty and Individualism
Civil Disobedience Part I: The Day I Told the Wyoming Dept. of Revenue to Go Pound Sand
Apollo 11: The Triumph of the Human Mind
Cheyenne's "Economic Development Officer" Position Needs the Axe
Thomas Jefferson Spins While Government's Gravy Train Rolls On
Cody Labs Fascism Collapses Around Our Ears
Getting Fired From the WTE — and Revving Up for Another Ride
U.N. One-World Thugs Seek Theft of Our Wealth, Liberty
Compassion Comes From Private, not Public, Action
Chamber's Questions Clash With Both Liberty, Property
Taylor Haynes Poses Threat to the Wyoming "Powers-That-Be"
"Legal Tender" Act Legalizes True Money for Wyomingites
It's High Time We Vote for "A New Sheriff in Town" in Taylor
"Free" Federal Dollars? Better Think Again …
Casper's Creeping Collectivism Gets Blown Right Out of the Sky
Taylor Haynes: Wyoming's Only Pick for Constitutional Government
Most Gubernatorial Aspirers Don't Clear the Liberty Hurdle
You Can't Keep Liberty Unless You're Willing to Give it Away
LCC Candidate Gunnar Malm States Mistruths About His Campaign Donations
Liberty-Oriented Commission Candidates Are in Short Supply
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Cheyenne's Airline Subsidy is Folly of the Highest Order
Cheyenne DDA Intrusive, Meddlesome to its Core
"Extremist" is a Badge of Honor I'll Wear with Pride
City's New Airport Terminal is as "Potemkin" as it Gets
UW Weapons: Let's Get Rid of Vehicles and Knives, Too
The Collapse of Venezuela: It Goes for Us in the U.S. as Well
Wyoming "WIN": It's a Great Idea, Actually, and I've Erred
Wyoming "WIN": Little More Than Old Wine in New Bottles
Government's Justification: Protecting Individual Rights
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James Wells on Today's Destruction of Journal…
"Strike the Root"
Agora Financial
Bill Bonner's Diary
Claire Wolfe's "Living Freedom"
Galt's Gulch
Jason Hanson's "Spy Escape and Evasion"
Solutions From Science
Survival Frog
Sven Larson's "Wyoming Prosperity Project"
The Atlas Society
The Ayn Rand Institute
The Yaron Brook Show
U.S. Concealed Carry Association
Vin Suprynowicz's Blog
Wyoming Gun Owners
Wyoming Liberty Group
Good Books to Read
Alex Epstein's "The Moral Case for Fossil Fuels"
Ayn Rand's "Atlas Shrugged"
Ayn Rand's "Introduction to Objectivist Epistemology"
Ayn Rand's "Philosophy: Who Needs It"
Betsy Speicher's "The Whys Way to Success and Happiness"
Boston T. Party's "Boston's Gun Bible"
Boston T. Party's "Molon Labe!"
Charlotte Cushman's "Montessori: Why it Matters for Your Child's Success and Happiness"
Claire Wolfe's "Hardyville Tales"
David McCullough's "1776"
George Clason's "The Richest Man in Babylon"
George Reisman's "The Government Against the Economy"
Isaac Asimov's "Biographical Encyclopedia of Science and Technology"
Kenneth Royce's "Hologram of Liberty: The Constitution's Shocking Alliance With Big Government"
L. Neil Smith's "The Probability Broach"
Napoleon Hill's "Think and Grow Rich"
Robert Heinlein's "The Moon is a Harsh Mistress"
Robert Heinlein's "Time Enough for Love"
Thomas DiLorenzo's "How Capitalism Saved America: The Untold History of Our Country, From the Pilgrims to the Present"
Thomas Woods, Jr.'s "The Politically Incorrect Guide to American History"
Vin Suprynowicz's "Send in the Waco Killers"
Vin Suprynowicz's "The Ballad of Carl Drega"
Will and Ariel Durant's "The Story of Civilization" Series


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Last night's session involved two interrogations (one more willing than the other) and some gear fightin'. We all came out of it whole, and our principal (Hiro) is still alive, so we may yet live to fight another day! Oh, and for the record, gaming accompanied by fresh-baked chocolate chip cookies is pretty darn close to my idea of bliss.
[At least he didn't say, 'Dance, muppet, dance.']
Brock: (to Julie) "Interact with the NPCs for our amusement."
[Never let the facts get in the way of a theatrical exit.]
Brock: "This is good walking weather, so long as there's a light breeze... for the dusters we're not wearing."
[Why does it seem like we're constantly rescuing Hiro from hairy situations?]
Doc: "If something dire happens, they can beep us."
Kain: "Are we getting paid by the rescue?"
[Making sure everyone is working off the same plan... we're still working on that one.]
Maia: "Before we go in--"
Kain: (to security guard) "Whose car is that outside?"
Maia: "...Never mind."
[Kain and the Doc "arrest" Maia in front of the woman we want to abduct. It's all for show. Still...]
Julie: "I play along!"
Georges: "In that case, we put some cuffs on you."
[Kain's pretending to be an officer of "Internal Revenue and Security," an office we just made up. I'm impressed he managed to say this with a straight face.]
Anna Balacan, a woman Kain's interrogating: "Have you ever been to Skavara?"
Kain: "No, I've never been out of Peace River."
[The Doc assured me he was kidding, but you can never be 100% certain with this crowd.]
Maia: "You are bringing her back to her apartment after?"
Doc: "No, we can't have this trace back to us. She's going to disappear. Are there any dog food companies around here?"
[How to ensure this doesn't trace back to us, without turning the witness into dog food.]
Kain: "As you're probably aware, Ms. Reed won't be returning to the Management School. It would be best if you never mention her name to anyone again. Ever."
[After thoroughly scaring the witness and threatening to deport her back to Skavara.]
Kain: "I had a good time!"
[Good to know that Maia's position in the group hasn't really changed at all.]
Strauss: "We could use a stun grenade."
Kain: "That wouldn't be a bad way to open it. We haven't stunned Maia yet."
[Interrogation suspect #2. Kain decides to accuse him of being someone we know he isn't.]
Kain: "Mr. Anderson..."
Edson Minburn: "My name's not Anderson."
Sam: (crazed, brandishing a gun) "Are you correcting him?!?"
[Always good to list crimes in order of priority.]
Kain: "You're accused of anti-social activities: rape, murder, cannibalism..."
Sam: "...listening to Nickelback."
Minburn: "Whoa, whoa!"
[I don't think Kain can do anything without being intimidating.]
Minburn: "I'll come quietly."
Kain: "What makes you think we want to take you anywhere... under your own power?"
[Somewhere in Kain's mind, NPC = probable torture victim.]
Kain: "He has a lawyer? Someone else we get to interrogate."
[It's always useful to know how far your authority extends.]
Minburn: "I'm calling the cops!"
Kain: "We are the cops! (Kind of.)"
[Always useful advice.]
Kain: "Meet me back at the office. Don't get arrested."
[Really, not the way I would choose to open a conversation.]
Strauss: "Everything's cool. It's just a body in a bag."
[Best not to be too specific in certain situations.]
Brock: "He knows we took out his boss, right?"
Georges: "He knows we do... things."
[The cops arrived to ask Doc Chambers whether he had any involvement in the firebombing across town. Helen Luka, journalist extraordinaire, is on the scene.]
Luka: "Care to comment on what the cops are doing here, Doctor?"
Doc: "Courtesy call. Security alarm went off. Must have forgotten to turn it off."
[Kain's interrogating a random NPC who was spying on the Doc's office.]
Kain: "Who do you work for?"
Jimmy: "BRF."
Kain: "Be more specific."
Jimmy: "The BRF?"
[Sadly, I think they'd actually do this.]
Brock: "We just arrest everybody who comes into the Cimmaro."
Georges: "What do you mean, 'everybody'?"
Brock: "Everybody!"
[Ah, false choices. Gotta love 'em.]
Kain: "Which do you prefer, one less arm or to be turned over to the police?"
[No one can stand in the way of my super-awesome computer skills!]
Josh the GM: "Admittedly, you found it in his deleted files."
Julie: "He clearly didn't delete it enough."
[Kain, still in his interrogations.]
Kain: "Now's the time to start begging and/or pleading and/or promising."
[Kain's trying to get information out of the journalist, Helen Luka. Unfortunately, he doesn't have a car battery on-hand and must at least pretend to be polite. For certain values of polite.]
Kain: "Who told you about the BCG?"
Luka: "Sorry, I don't reveal my sources."
Kain: "Tell me, or I'll bury your body in the desert."
[A sound assumption upon hearing rustling behind the GM screen.]
Brock: "Sounds like there's a map. That means there's gonna be combat."
[You'd think she'd be used to it by now.]
Hiro: "What's going on."
Doc: (deadpan) "You're being attacked... for a change."
[When the shit hits the fan, it's always important to have a scapegoat.]
Kain: (to Maia) "This is, of course, 100% your fault, but not because of anything you did. Or didn't do."
[Ariel's character Sam is an insanely skilled gunslinger, but only a moderate Gear fighter.]
Brock: (to Ariel) "How does it feel to roll a combat skill you don't totally pwn with? That's right; that's how it feels to be normal!"
[Right up there with 'just don't fumble.']
Josh the GM: "If this fails, you're in trouble. But go for it."
Tune in next time for more hijinks, more combat, more making NPCs piss themselves with fear! See you then!


Treat yourself to a test drive in the 2014 Toyota Tacoma. This 4 door, 4 passenger truck still has less than 25,000 miles! Under the hood you'll find a 6 cylinder engine with more than 230 horsepower, providing a smooth and predictable driving experience. Four wheel drive allows you to go places you've only imagined. Top features include remote keyless entry, a rear step bumper, front fog lights, telescoping steering wheel, power door mirrors, skid plates, power windows, and more. Premium sound drives 6 speakers, providing you and your passengers a sensational audio experience. Toyota also prioritized safety and security by including: head curtain airbags, front side impact airbags, traction control, brake assist, anti-whiplash front head restraints, ignition disabling, and ABS brakes. With electronic stability control supplementing mechanical systems, you'll maintain precise command of the roadway. Our aim is to provide our customers with the best prices and service at all times. Stop by our dealership or give us a call for more information.


The R.A. The Rugged Man Show (aka 'Ignorant Long Island Guy's Podcast') is back, and this time it's the Battle Rap Episode. R.A. The Rugged Man is joined by legendary Chicago emcee Juice, one of the greatest freestyle/battle rappers of all time. The 1997 Scribble Jam champion has participated in some of hip-hop's most iconic battles, famously defeating Eminem, Rhymefest, Common, Kanye West, and many more. Also joining the show are 2004 Scribble Jam winner and 2015 King Of The Dot champion Illmaculate, acclaimed Wu-Tang affiliated wordsmith Killah Priest, and producer Teddy Roxpin, who supplies beats for a few freestyle sessions. The four artists discuss the foundational role of battling in the art of MCing, freestyle vs. written rhymes, battling as a rite of passage, insulting opponents in the most disrespectful way possible, changes in the hip hop industry, the evolution of battle rap from the 90s to today, and much more.


The very exciting 2013 Hackney Teaching School Alliance Slam took place on 21st June at the Round Chapel in Clapton. Year 6 children at Gayhurst were one of 7 Hackney schools who worked with well-known poets and spoken word artists in the lead up to the event, writing and developing their own poetry along the theme of identity. Children wrote amazing pieces of free verse poetry and a group of 5 Gayhurst children were selected to perform their poems to over 500 dynamic and loud audience members. They were amazing.


Historically this conference has attracted around 800-1100 delegates and is anticipated to do so in 2020.
The 8th Asian Oncology Summit was held in conjunction with the 12th Annual Conference of the Organisation for Oncology and Translational Research, and the Kyoto Breast Cancer Consensus 2016 International Convention, in Kyoto City, Japan, on March 3−6, 2016.
Global Food security, the third time this conference has run, this time in association with the DST-NRF Centre of Excellence in Food Security and the Universities of Pretoria and the Western Cape, focusing on global issues.
Held every four years, this society meeting was held in Montpellier, France with over 1300 delegates and over 2300 abstracts. Full conference management with marketing, logistics and exhibitions.


The amount of RAM a system requires depends on usage, and the figures shown above are based on the typical usage for those operating systems. A non-typical scenario, such as running SQL Server 7.0 on Windows 95, would require much more memory.
If the "Total" Commit Charge is approaching the "Limit", you are running out of memory/paging space.
In Windows 9x, the swap file is dynamic so the only solution is to recover some disk space and restart. In Windows NT/2000/XP and above, increase the paging file by at least 256Mb. The paging file should generally be 1½ times the amount of system RAM. For example, if the system RAM is 512Mb, the minimum paging file should be around 768Mb.


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Neymar under the charm of the Parc des Princes
Since the start of the season, Neymar appears to be back at his best. Super efficient with Paris Saint-Germain, the Brazilian shines and makes his partners shine. His stats talk about him with 9 goals and 7 assists in just 8 matches. On the sidelines of the Champions League match that beat Juventus on Tuesday (2-1), Neymar gave an interview to dazn.
In this interview, the 30-year-old explained that he was under the influence of the Parc des Princes. "My favorite stadium in the Champions League? I've played in many stadiums…But Parc des Princes, when it's full and the fans are behind us, it's very difficult to beat us.
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Hitachi Aloka Medical launched its new Arietta line of ultrasound scanners at this week's ECR 2014 in Vienna.
Consisting of Arietta 70 and Arietta 60, the new systems combine technology found in Hitachi's Hi Vision line of systems with Aloka's ProSound scanners. Hitachi bought Aloka in 2010.
Hitachi Aloka Medical's new Arietta 70 and Arietta 60 ultrasound scanners.
The scanners feature Hitachi's multilayer crystal technology and an improved connector, as well as probes with high sensitivity and enhanced signal-to-noise ratios, according to the company. The vendor also said that users can enjoy better control of the ultrasound beam, enabling higher spatial resolution.
Both systems sport ultrasound-specific digital signal processors, as well as an IPS-Pro monitor with wide-angle viewing.
Clinical applications possible with the systems include Hitachi's Real-time Virtual Sonography technique for side-by-side display of ultrasound with results from other imaging modalities (for Arietta 70), optional Real-time Tissue Elastography for visualizing tissue strain in real-time, and 2D tissue tracking for quantitatively evaluating movement and thickening of the cardiac muscle.
Arietta 70 and Arietta 60 are also 45% lighter than previous Hitachi scanners, feature 10.5-inch touchscreen panels, 21-inch IPS-Pro monitors, two-way multirotary encoders to enable the adjustment of multiple functions with one control, and other features.
Ultrasound vendor Hitachi Aloka Medical has unveiled Noblus, a new ultrasound scanner.


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 * MODULE:			CSGdlg.cpp
 * PROJECT:			Scenario
 * DESCRIPTION:	CSG settings
 * AUTHORS:			Andreas Heumann
 * HISTORY:			DATE			NAME	COMMENT
 *						29.04.1997	ah		initial release
 *						13.05.1997	mh		added to my project
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#include "typedefs.h"
#include "csgdlg.h"

#ifdef _DEBUG
#define new DEBUG_NEW
#undef THIS_FILE
static char THIS_FILE[] = __FILE__;
#endif

static char *aszCsgOperations[] =
{
	"Union",
	"Intersection",
	"Difference",
	NULL
};

// CCSGSetPage property page
IMPLEMENT_DYNCREATE(CCSGSetPage, CPropertyPage)

CCSGSetPage::CCSGSetPage() : CPropertyPage(CCSGSetPage::IDD)
{
}

/*************
 * DESCRIPTION:	transfer dialog data
 * INPUT:			-
 * OUTPUT:		-
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void CCSGSetPage::DoDataExchange(CDataExchange* pDX)
{
	CPropertyPage::DoDataExchange(pDX);
	DDX_CBIndex(pDX, IDC_CSG_TYPE, m_nOperation);
}

BEGIN_MESSAGE_MAP(CCSGSetPage, CPropertyPage)
END_MESSAGE_MAP()

/*************
 * DESCRIPTION:	initialization
 * INPUT:			-
 * OUTPUT:			-
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BOOL CCSGSetPage::OnInitDialog()
{
	CPropertyPage::OnInitDialog();

	VERIFY(m_cboxOperation.SubclassDlgItem(IDC_CSG_TYPE, this));

	int i = 0;
	while (aszCsgOperations[i])
	{
		m_cboxOperation.AddString(aszCsgOperations[i]);
		i++;
	}

	m_cboxOperation.SetCurSel(m_nOperation);

	return TRUE;
}

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The handwringing over Google's hiring practices is getting to be comical.Google hired 2,130 people in the third quarter and now employs almost 16,000.
The handwringing over Google's hiring practices is getting to be comical.
Google hired 2,130 people in the third quarter and now employs almost 16,000. Oh no! News.com's Elinor Mills asks what these people do? Short answers: Sell ads, cook up new technology and add brainpower to the company. Saul Hansell at the New York Times notes that Google is trying to wean itself from its hiring addiction. Yahoo hired 1,200 people in the third quarter for a total of 13,600. Did that raise such a ruckus?
It looks like you added more than 2100 net headcount adds in the quarter, which is significantly more than you added in Q2, despite being more focused on headcount. So even ex Postini, it looks like it is more than 1800. So can you give us some color on the timing of your hires during 3Q and also how we should think about this in relation to margins going forward? Thank you.
Obviously can't talk about margins going forward. What we said last quarter, as you know, is that this is an area where we needed to spend some more time and focus more on what is the appropriate rate. And the good news is we have done that. The numbers that you are seeing are essentially an overhang and they are an overhang from hiring that had been agreed to many, many months earlier. June, of course, is a major college hiring, university hiring, professor hiring kind of a cycle, so I don't know that that will be repeated. The important thing here is that we did in fact correct and I think going forward, you should be comfortable that we are paying a lot of attention to the headcount.
So if you take Google at its word, it hired a bunch of brainiacs and now it'll toggle back a bit. No need to panic here folks--as long as Google keeps delivering huge quarters. Meanwhile, operating expenses in the third quarter fell to 30 percent of revenue from 31 percent. Expenses just aren't running amok.
Google ended the third quarter with 15,916 employees. For the nine months ended Sept. 30, Google had $11.76 billion in revenue. That works out to $739,338 in revenue per employee. Not too shabby. This figure is based on the way Google sees revenue, which includes traffic acquisition costs. It's imperfect, but gives you a view of how Google sees things. On that same basis, a Yahoo employee generated $377,740 in revenue for the nine months ended Sept. 30.
Derek Brown, an analyst at Cantor Fitzgerald, noted that "Google has now generated year over year net revenue growth of 60% or more in at least 23 consecutive quarters, by our estimate." It takes headcount to support that growth.
Along those same lines, Google is growing 4 times faster than Yahoo and twice as fast as eBay and Amazon.
Now Google's hiring practices could become worrisome and HR and culture are the company's biggest challenge. And it is odd that 41 percent of the company has been hired in the last 12 months. But then again Google is an odd company. It's run by a three-headed entity--Sergey Brin, Larry Page and Eric Schmidt--that would never fly anywhere else. Google is defying the laws of large numbers with growth and delivering big profits. Until that changes why get hung up on being an armchair HR person?


AT 69 I'VE BEEN USING SSC PRODUCT FOR ABOUT 3 YRS. LOVE THEM BUT DON'T REALLY KNOW WHAT I SHOULD BE USING. MY SKIN IS MEDTERANIAN AND AM NOT REALLY TOO WRINKLED YET DO HAVE AREA OF MY CONCERN. DARK CIRCLES AND SOME DROOPING EYELIDS ALONG WITH THE JOWL AND DOUBLE CHIN LOOK. HELP WHAT PRODUCTS ARE BEST FOR ME ??
Forgot to mention Reverse Lift…Its supposed to firm. It didnt work for me, but my loose skin is from weight loss. Too much skin is just too much skin. No cleanser is gonna make that disappear. It was a bit too moisturising and heavy for me. I gave it to my mom. (shes 67) She likes it, but she looks the same to me.
Its a hard choice…Their cleansers are fantastic.. I have tried some really pricey ones and theirs are hands done the best. Im 46 and currenty use 3 of them because my skin cant make up its mind old and wrinkled or young w/acne…oily in the summer and dry in the winter. Glycolic is excellent for almost everyone and is gentle yet really works on texture. That would be a good start. Just remember that one goes on dry skin, not wet, for a few minutes before you add water. Its a real low lather. Vitamin c would be a safe bet also. It really brightens your complexion. Hope that helps. I really wish they had a variety or sample pack. Thanks to crazy Hormones I could probably benefit from all of them depending on what mood my face decides to be!
Not sure if I should actually recommend another product …. I've never tried the SSC products BUT ………….. I had a traumatic leg injury & was laid up for over 5 months – and totally neglected my skin ! I noticed I was starting to get the "turkey neck skin" and have ALWAYS been worried about getting "jowls" (please….NO haha) Anyways, I asked on here for some advice and was told to try the SIGNATURE CLUB A – PLATINUM ELECTRO-CHARGED CAPSULES !!!
I bought the "try me" kit that contained these AMAZING capsules (red container), the capsules in the 'green' container, the FANTASTIC "Tears of Beauty" cream and 2 other of the 'green' products. OK, the 'green' are the 5 Essentials !
I cannot tell you the difference the platinum eletro-charged capsules made !!!!!!!!!!!!!!! AND the "tears of beauty" cream – I WILL never want to be without these 2 products for sure !!! My results were almost IMMEDIATE on my neck !!!!!! And I use on my jawline to prevent 'jowls' as there was a very slight start of sagging there (no more 🙂 ) I do like the 5 Essentials capsules (green) also and use them every other day…..it helps save on my 'red' eletro-charged ones ! I started with JUST using the platinum…so I know they are amazing on their own and just recently started the "every other day" routine.
What a germane question! I've been wondering the same thing. Isn't the reverse lift line for temporary improvement ? Is there a product for improvement in tone and clarity?
We recommend that you buys some firming items from the Reverse Lift line, specifically the Correc-Chin and Reverse Lift Eye, also InstaTox will help the eye area.


An intense period of residential practice, including daily zazen, lectures, classes, work and close contact with teachers.
Time set aside at the beginning of the Tassajara guest season to welcome Dharma teachers and members of affiliated and other sanghas to practice together.
Guests explore Zen teachings, meditation, and work practice under the guidance of an experienced teacher.


I work on a number of small networks with AD implementations. All the ones I have checked so far have the same number of policy item folders in the C:\Windows\SYSVOL\domain\Policies folder, and the same number of items again if you browse through the DFS share path (\\domain\sysvol\domain.com\Policies) on each of the DCs in the domain. So for instance DC01 has 35 items if you browse to the above locations, and DC02 also has 35 items.
DC01 shows 40 items in the same sysvol folders as described above. DC02 however only shows 25.
So there must still be DFS (or related) issues. Dcdiag on both servers passes all tests (now, didn't in the past). Repadmin /showrepl also passes all tests on both DCs. Gpupdate completes on boths DCs without error. Both DCs can ping the domain.
If I create a test GPO on DC01, it turns up pretty much instantly on DC02 without having to do anything. However if I create a test GPO on DC02, it does NOT turn up on DC01, even if I go into ADSaS and 'replicate now'.
Would really appreciate any input on this, the lack of errors (yet obvious symptoms present) is somewhat confusing.
Looks like you hvae Replication issues with group policy as you note. The mast resort will be to have DFS do a non authoritative restore of Sysvol or an authoritative restore of sysvol if that does not work.
Fix your DC's DNS and just wait till Saturday/Sunday/Monday and check to see if it's fixed.
Maybe the domain is still using FRS for replication? Replication is clearly broken. Go looking through the event logs. You can alway demote DC2 and re-promote it.
Are you sure you are using DFSr and not FRS?
What OS are the DCs?
dbeato, yes but I'd rather try other things first.
OverDrive, thanks for the lesson, my setup is always how you describe, as far as I know there are no DC DNS issues to fix.
Kevinmhsieh and Justin1250; Server 2012 (first release), I don't know how this could be using FRS???
Will probably try to demote and repromote DC02 as kevin suggests but would like to find out what's going on!
is IPv6 enabled on all DCs (and all servers for that matter) or disabled? IPv6 needs to be enabled as server 2008+ uses IPv6 for communication.
IPv6 was unticked on the NICs in both DCs. I enabled it again, restarted both, DNS flush, replicate now, restart again, same situation.
Waiting 48 hours is a good idea to let AD self heal.
Now waited for almost a week, conditions are still the same.
Justin, you said if you DON'T have ipv6 setup, point DNS at the loopback address ::1, did you mean, if I DO have it setup? And what do we mean by 'setup' here? I've just rebinded it to the NICs, nothing else, and there are no other IPv6 configurations whatsoever anywhere on the LAN.
Situation is still the same.


Synthetic peptide within Human Histone H3 aa 1-100 (mono methyl K4). The exact sequence is proprietary.
WB: HeLa and NIH/3T3 whole cell lysates. IHC-P: Human, mouse and rat colon tissues. ICC/IF: HeLa cells. ChIP: Chromatin from HeLa cells.
Our Abpromise guarantee covers the use of ab176877 in the following tested applications.
WB 1/5000. Detects a band of approximately 15 kDa (predicted molecular weight: 15 kDa).
Chromatin was prepared from HeLa (Human epithelial cell line from cervix adenocarcinoma) cells according to the Abcam X-ChIP protocol. Cells were fixed with 0.75% formaldehyde for 10min. The ChIP was performed with 25μg of chromatin, 2μg of ab176877 (blue), and 20μl of Anti-rabbit IgG agarose beads. Rabbit normal IgG was added to the beads control (yellow). The immunoprecipitated DNA was quantified on the GAPDH and ALDOA (active) and MYO-D (inactive) promoters and over the γ-Actin gene (active). Schematic diagram of the γ-Actin gene is shown on the top of the figure. Black boxes represent exons and thin lines represent introns. PCR products are depicted as bars under the gene.
Immunofluorescent analysis of 4% paraformaldehyde-fixed, 0.1% Triton X-100 permeabilized HeLa (Human epithelial cell line from cervix adenocarcinoma) cells labeling Histone H3 (mono methyl K4) with ab176877 at 1/1000 dilution, followed by goat anti-rabbit Alexa Fluor® 488 (IgG) (ab150077) secondary antibody at 1/400 dilution (green). Nuclear staining on HeLa cell line is observed. The nuclear counter stain is DAPI (blue). Tubulin is detected with ab7291 (anti-Tubulin mouse mAb) at 1/500 dilution and ab150120 (Alexa Fluor® 594 goat anti-mouse secondary) at 1/500 dilution (red).
1. ab176877 at 1/1000 dilution followed by ab150120 (goat anti-mouse Alexa Fluor® 594 secondary) at 1/500 dilution.
2. ab7291 (anti-Tubulin mouse mAb) at 1/500 dilution followed by ab150077 (goat anti-rabbit Alexa Fluor® 488; IgG H&L) at 1/400 dilution.
Immunohistochemical analysis of paraffin-embedded rat colon tissue labeling Histone H3 (mono methyl K4) with ab176877 at 1/1000 dilution, followed by prediluted Goat Anti-Rabbit IgG H&L (HRP). Nucleus staining on glandular epithelium of colon tissue is observed. Counterstained with hematoxylin.
Negative control: PBS instead of primary ab, secondary ab is prediluted Goat Anti-Rabbit IgG H&L (HRP).
ab176877 was tested in Peptide Array against 501 different modified and unmodified histone peptides; each peptide is printed on the array at six concentrations (each in triplicate).
Immunohistochemical analysis of paraffin-embedded human colon tissue labeling Histone H3 (mono methyl K4) with ab176877 at 1/1000 dilution, followed by prediluted Goat Anti-Rabbit IgG H&L (HRP). Nucleus staining on glandular epithelium of colon tissue is observed. Counterstained with hematoxylin.
Immunohistochemical analysis of paraffin-embedded mouse colon tissue labeling Histone H3 (mono methyl K4) with ab176877 at 1/1000 dilution, followed by prediluted Goat Anti-Rabbit IgG H&L (HRP). Nucleus staining on glandular epithelium of colon tissue is observed. Counterstained with hematoxylin.
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In news UNRELATED to Prince Harry and Meghan Markle's Royal Wedding, one of our favourite Tinseltown-ers, Chrissy Teigen, has taken to social media to announce that she and John Legend have welcomed a little boy into the world.
"Somebody's herrrrre!" she tweeted, along with baby bottle emojis.
We don't think we've been this excited about the arrival of a celebrity baby since Chrissy, 32, announced that she was expecting for the second time back in November.
Really, it couldn't have gotten any cuter when Chrissy uploaded a video of her two-year-old little girl, Luna Simone Stephens, pointing at her mum's belly saying, "Baby!".
And while we are overjoyed by Chrissy and her husband John Legend's exciting news, things weren't smooth sailing when it came to conceiving both their kids.
Chrissy and John conceived Luna via IVF, but they weren't successful the first time, leaving the couple devastated.
"Ours didn't work the first time, and it was devastating," she said of the experience. "You realize that a lot of it is luck, and you can't blame things on yourself. It's so easy to try to figure out what you might have done 'wrong' and do the opposite the next time."
Not only that, but after Luna was born, Chrissy suffered from post-partum depression – something she now feels prepared for, if she endures it a second time around.
"The depression thing came out of nowhere! And I will say, I'm not even worried about it for this time — because I know what to expect at least."
All in all, we're thankful for Chrissy getting real on fertility and motherhood, but today we're sending our congratulatory wishes to the new mum-of-two!


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ELIZABETH KRAMER
Going to the Chapel (COLORS)
Writer: David Pepose
Art: Gavin Guidry
Colorist: Elizabeth Kramer
Letterer: Ariana Maher
Publisher: Action Lab
From Action Lab: Danger Zone: Get ready to say yes to distress in GOING TO THE CHAPEL, an insanely action-packed romantic comedy. Emily Anderson's big day had become the wedding from hell — and that was before the bank robbers showed up. What do a conflicted bride, her dysfunctional family, a gang of Elvis-themed crooks, and one relentless sheriff have in common? They're all about to discover love is the ultimate hostage situation.
Threader is a fantasy action-adventure webcomic about the physical manifestation of relationships in the form of a bridge between two worlds and the threads that bind everything together. Thematically it explores self-acceptance, anxiety, forgiveness, and finding ways to heal. Threader is a melting pot of cultures, history, LGBTQIA+ characters, and mythology.
Threader is currently under going a reboot! The script it getting written from end to end before I post pages again. Stay tuned for more details within the next year.
Read it at: Official site | Tapas | Tumblr | Patreon
Threader was featured as a Daily Snack 4/6/2017 and 09/21/2017 on Tapas.
Threader was featured under Noteworthy from Sept. 22-29, 2017 on Tapas.
Below are physical copies I formatted, printed, and assembled myself as a preview to pitch and hand out at conventions.
Promotional artwork
Sirens Call
Written and Lettered by Kevin Pass: Portfolio | Twitter | Ko-fi
After I showed interest in Kevin's script for the Comic Book Hour anthology, but couldn't take it at the time, he later contacted me to bring it to life. He was great to work with, his storytelling and characters drew me in, let me have a lot of creative freedom, was very patient when I got sick, and he provided insightful feedback for all steps of the creative process. During this I was able to learn how to use the basics of Sketchup, to help with the creation of this comic. He left me some kind works in an update here. I also methodically went through pre-production work, which can be seen in Character Design.
Comic Book Hour Anthology
I participated in two projects and both were accepted into Comic Book Hour's second anthology One Comic to Rule Them All. First I was the primary artist (art and colors) for The Ride written and lettered by Jeff Lawler. Second I was the colorist for Whomever This Sword Touches written by The Starlight City Project, art by Mharz, lettered by Jenn Arledge.
The complete anthology can be bought on Gumroad.
ALL WORKS © ELIZABETH KRAMER 2010-2018.