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Colombia votes NO to the peace agreement: President Juan Manuel Santos speaks

President Juan Manuel Santos has just addressed his nation on the shock “NO” result to the Colombia/FARC peace agreement. Among other things he said that as Head of State, he is the guarantor of the stability of the nation and this result will not affect the country. The cease fire agreement remains in effect and will remain in effect. Tomorrow he will invoke all political groups to listen to them and find a way forward and will re-open the dialogue with the FARC negotiators. He said he has a new opportunity to move forward and find points in common, but all must all work together in order to find a way forward. His final message was that he will not give in and will continue to work for the peace of the nation until the last day of his government.

Meanwhile, the head of the FARC spoke a few minutes before Santos addressed the nation and said that they were still committed to finding a peaceful solution and would “maintain words as their weapons”. That’s a reasonably good sign.

Finally, I just heard on Colombian radio that as soon as the tendency became clear and the momentum was with the NO side, the main player in the NO campaign, ex-president Álvaro Uribe, got in contact with all his allies in the NO campaign and told them all, “Do not celebrate this result” and told them all to pass the message down the political lines. That’s also a reasonably positive reaction, one that will make negotiations easier in the next couple of days.

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VANCOUVER, Oct. 3, 2016 /PRNewswire/ – GOLDCORP INC. (TSX: G, NYSE: GG) today announced a controlled shutdown of operations at its Peñasquito mine, following an illegal blockade by a trucking contractor that began September 26, 2016. Goldcorp recently undertook efforts to diversify its local transportation supply chain and distribute economic benefits to more local suppliers, while realizing cost efficiencies at the mine.

Goldcorp remains committed to respectful negotiations with the trucking contractor’s representatives. The Company has taken all necessary legal steps, including filing criminal charges against the protest leaders and awaits legal enforcement to ensure a swift and orderly end to the illegal blockade.

A comprehensive contingency plan is in place during this shutdown of operations that will enable mining and processing to be restarted immediately following resolution of the matter.

cont. http://finance.yahoo.com/news/goldcorp-announces-controlled-shutdown-operations-130000625.html

Freeport Indonesia says copper mine impacted by “labour disruption”

JAKARTA, Oct 3 (Reuters) – Operations at Freeport McMoRan’s giant Grasberg open pit copper and gold mine in the Indonesian province of Papua have been “impacted by a labour disruption”, a company spokesman said on Monday.

The dispute involving around 1,000 workers began on Sept. 28, but has not affected the unit’s output of copper and gold concentrate, said Freeport Indonesia spokesman Riza Pratama.

“Underground mining operations have not been impacted and milling operations continue at a reduced rate,” Pratama said.

“The company is working to address the issues and to restore open pit mining operations as soon as possible,” he added.

http://finance.yahoo.com/news/freeport-indonesia-says-copper-mine-075406599.html

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The Flawed “Germ Theory”: the Basis of Modern Medicine

I can dream, can’t I?  (At least until the coffee kicks in)

Frost in the mountains as we climb out of the gorge into Silverton.
Yes, it’s gorgeous!
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Plenty of White Men fools out there,but the women are more critical when you look at the voting numbers  !

Do not underestimate the womens vote and how they are being pandered to and subjected to emotional and nonsenical arguments to distract them from whats going to be the most important vote of their life.  They better get their act together or its the women that will suffer living under Sharia Law .I say to them “FOCUS know whats in your interest” first then consult with experienced women like your mother and then other married women .   Dont just talk to your friends,get a balanced picture from older women..

The most charmiing women I ever met was 30 years older than myself ,she’s still living at 103 .

A Jewish lady,married and never had anything bad to say about another man even in front of her husband .What a great couple they were.I was 14 at the time and she made me feel like I was very important and good looking …She certainly knew a lot about men. Her husband treated me like I was a son and talked to me like an adult .When we were at the Beach in Miami he always asked me to swim with him as he liked the Ocean Salt water  while the older friends stayed at the POOL.Neither one ever talked down to me ,but like I was an equal.They married late and never had children .What a charmer she was ! and he treated me like an equal. Both talked to me on a First name basis even when I was 14 .Ill never forget them …