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VANCOUVER, British Columbia, January 31, 2024 - Solstice Gold Corp. (TSXV: SGC) (“Solstice”, “we”, “our” or the “Company”) is pleased to provide an update on the exploration program at its Church and Kamuck Projects in the Quetico Subprovince, located approximately 85 km and 200 km NE of Thunder Bay, Ontario, respectively in the actively explored Quetico lithium district.
Emerging Quetico Lithium District
Spodumene discoveries reported by exploration groups in 2023 are defining a greatly expanded area with high lithium potential within the Quetico subprovince. The Quetico Lithium District is centred around the Georgia Lake Lithium deposit (owned by Rock Tech). In 2023, a new spodumene discovery was reported by Pegmatite One ("PGA"1) west of the Georgia Lake pegmatites and within 15 km of Solstice's Church Property. Spodumene was also reported in 2023 to the east of Georgia Lake by Tearlach ("TEA") on their Georgina Properties2, immediately adjacent to Solstice's Gathering Lake claims, optioned to Green Technology Metals. Solstice's Kamuck Property is located just to the east of these discoveries and exhibits abundant fertility indicators.
Pablo McDonald, Solstice CEO stated, “After discovering several 20 to 30m wide pegmatites on the Church Property on the first few days of prospecting, our more in-depth exploration efforts throughout the fall showed a trend of lithium enrichment in alkali feldspars across the southern part of the property, as well as radiometric anomalies that are similar to those seen proximal to spodumene-bearing pegmatites in the region. We have also seen abundant pegmatite on both Kamuck and Church, with promising LIBS readings in an unknown mineral of up to 3.0% Li2O. The combination of positive signs coming out of these properties after initial prospecting show that these areas have the potential to host LCT Pegmatites and I’m therefore very excited to get back on the ground with detailed prospecting and sampling.”
Both properties produced favourable results in 2023, which continues to show promise for Solstice’s projects in the Quetico Lithium District:
- Preliminary exploration at Church in August of 2023, covering less than 5% of the area, delineated five 12-30m-wide pegmatites with quartz, albite and potassium feldspar along with books of muscovite, garnet, and beryl or fluorapatite3.
- High Lithium values in alkali feldspars (50 - 280 ppm using LIBS4) define a lithium-enriched trend along the Southern end of Church. This trend largely aligns with the anomalies in radiometric data which continue to the north of Church and are spatially related to the Pegmatite One spodumene occurrence.
- LIBS analysis of unknown minerals at both Church and Kamuck have registered strong lithium responses. At Church, readings of up to 1.18% Li2O in an unknown mineral are coincident with the southern radiometric anomaly. At Kamuck, readings of up to 3.0% Li2O in a green mineral, likely fluorapatite were recorded after only one day of prospecting5.
Further exploration of the area included prospecting and sampling throughout the fall of 2023, whole rock geochemical and LIBS analysis. Further study of publicly available geological and geophysical data has also helped to reveal promising geochemical and structural trends related to pegmatites on the Project.
Key results include:
- Analysis of Ontario Geological Survey (OGS) radiometric data6 show Equivalent Uranium (“eU”) anomalies that are related to a major structure – the Black Sturgeon River Fault (“BSRF”) and related faults which are also developed near Pegmatite One’s recent spodumene discovery and other known pegmatites in the area (see Figure 1). The eU anomalies are interpreted by Solstice to be associated with a potassic granite source intrusion(s) which may also be the source of related pegmatites on the Property.Some pegmatites in the area are known to be uranium-bearing7.
- Geochemical analysis using LIBS has identified a lithium-enriched trend of over 50 ppm Li in alkali feldspars (50 – 280ppm), from potassic granites or pegmatites. Similar readings in alkali feldspars have been shown to be reliable indicators for the presence of spodumene in known lithium districts8,9.
- Sampling to date at Church suggests that elevated lithium in alkali feldspars is largely coincident with the pronounced eU anomaly. More regionally, the Pegmatite One spodumene occurrence and mapped (OGS) fertile pegmatites also display a close spatial relationship with eU anomalies (see inset, Figure 1)
- eU anomalies coincident with lithium enrichment in alkali feldspars at Church suggest potential fractionation outwards from core potassic (and uranium-enriched) source intrusion area(s). This is supported by low K/Rb ratios (a measure of fractionation) in pegmatites sampled to date outside the main area of eU enrichment (Figure 1).
- LIBS analysis in an unknown mineral has registered readings of up to 5,470ppm Li (1.18% Li2O) in a newly identified area of pegmatites in the SE area of the Project.
Much of the Church Property has not been prospected or sampled. Based on the promising results that are clearly tied to eU anomalies that have analogs to the North along the BSRF, these areas have the potential to host LCT Pegmatites, and therefore the next step on the Property will be to cover the rest of this area with detailed prospecting and sampling.
Solstice acquired the 31km2 Kamuck Property in October 2023 after a one-day property due diligence examination. Key observations include:
- Confirmation of a well exposed pegmatite swarm covering a 1km by 800m area which was initially identified using aerial imagery (Figure 2). The pegmatite is typically coarse-grained plagioclase feldspar with abundant indicators of fertility including books of muscovite, garnet, cordierite, and possible fluorapatite10. The pegmatite swarm correlates with a pronounced ENE and NNE trending, 3.9km long eU radiometric anomaly11 that satellite imagery shows has extensive exposure.
- Elevated Li content (LIBS readings of up to 3.0% Li2O) in a green mineral, likely fluorapatite12. According to Selway et.al., “the presence of blue or green Mn-rich fluorapatite indicates that the pegmatite has economic potential for Li-Cs-Ta”13. The fluorapatite also contains up to 1.02% Mn (1.31% MnO) which is also noted as a component in other fluorapatites in LCT pegmatites.
- The pegmatite swarm lies at the western end of, and is coincident with, part of a prominent ~3km ENE-trending eU anomaly interpreted to be a potential fault structure along which additional pegmatites may be developed. This, and other prominent structures and eU anomalies will be prospected in the 2024 field season.
- Upon seeing positive correlations between eU anomalies and lithium values in alkali feldspars at Church and Kamuck, Solstice subsequently staked a strong eU anomaly adjacent to Kamuck to bring its entire area to 43 km2.
Solstice Selected to Received $200,000 Ontario Government Grant
The Company has also been selected to receive grant funding of up to $200,000 under the Ontario Junior Exploration Program (“OJEP”) from the Ontario Government. This amount will cover up to 50% of eligible exploration costs, to a maximum of $200,000 in respect of expenditures incurred by the Company during the period from April 1, 2023 to February 15, 2024. The Company also received a $200,000 OJEP Grant for the exploration program on its SLP Project in 2023.
“As the global search for critical minerals intensifies, our government’s Ontario Junior Exploration Program (OJEP) gives us a major competitive advantage and ensures Ontario will be a leading global supplier of critical minerals,” said George Pirie, Minister of Mines. “Our government's $200,000 investment in Solstice Gold’s Church Project will help develop this promising lithium deposit in northwestern Ontario and create jobs. Lithium is a vital component in the manufacturing of electric vehicles, and it is great to see companies exploring for the critical minerals that will help us build an integrated supply chain in Ontario.”
“We would like to thank the Ontario Government for the approval for funding under the OJEP program. We look forward to using these funds to extend our exploration program at our Church Project, which is in the heart of the Quetico Lithium District, only 85km from the Port of Thunder Bay” commented Pablo McDonald, Solstice CEO.
Data Sources and References
Initial analysis of samples from Solstice's site visit were completed using a Sci-Labs Z-300 LIBS (laser-induced breakdown spectroscopy) analyzer. Lithium data were calibrated against LCT pegmatite standard GTA-06. Data should be considered semi-quantitative, but are independently confirmed by whole rock data (K/Rb values, for example). In addition, at least four analyses per mineral were carried out (two in “Geochem” mode, two in “Element Pro” mode).
Whole Rock Analysis:
Sample material weighing from 1 to 2 kg is selected and placed in plastic bags. Sample details and a GPS coordinate were recorded. A sample tag with the sample number is tied with flagging tape to an example of the sample and left in the field. A duplicate sample tag is placed in the sample bag. The samples were delivered directly to the lab in Thunder Bay, Ontario by Solstice employees. Analysis method: Peroxide (Total) Fusion, ICP-OES & ICP-MS with 55 elements that include detection levels for Li of 15ppm - 50,000ppm and Rb of 0.4ppm - 5,000ppm (ActLabs code UT7). Sodium peroxide fusion provides total metal recovery and is effective for the decomposition of sulphides and refractory minerals which are common to pegmatites.
- Pegmatite One News Release: Pegmatite One Discovers High-Grade Lithium Mineralization During Extended Exploration at Frazer Lake Mound Property, August 2, 2023.
- Tearlach News Release: Tearlach Resources Discovers Spodumene on Georgina Properties, October 18, 2023
- XRD or other additional work will be required to definitively identify this mineral.
- See “LIBS” under “Data Sources and References” above for a detailed description of LIBS procedures.
- It is important to note that these unknown minerals occur only in trace amounts and their significance is an indicator of fractionation and lithium pegmatite potential.
- Ontario Geological Survey, Ontario Airborne Geophysical Surveys: Aeromagnetic and gamma-ray Spectrometric Data, Lake Nipigon Embayment Area. Geophysical Data Set 1074.
- Reference Ontario Mineral Index assessment data (OMI)
- Maneta, V. and Baker, R. The potential of lithium in alkali feldspars, quartz, and muscovite as a geochemical indicator in the exploration for lithium-rich granitic pegmatites: A case study from the spodumene-rich Moblan pegmatite, Quebec, Canada, Journal of Geochemical Exploration, Volume 205, 2019, 106336, ISSN 0375-6742, https://doi.org/10.1016/j.gexplo.2019.106336.
- Morozova,L. et al. Distribution of Trace Elements in K-Feldspar with Implications for Tracing Ore-Forming Processes in Pegmatites: Examples from the World-Class Kolmozero Lithium Deposit, NW Russia. Minerals 2022, 12, 1448. https://doi.org/10.3390/ min1211144.
- The probable fluorapatite has well developed P, Fl, Cl, Br peaks in LIBS spectra consistent with fluorapatite but XRD or other work is required to confirm this with 100% certainty.
- Ontario Geological Survey, Ontario Airborne Geophysical Surveys: Aeromagnetic and gamma-ray Spectrometric Data, Lac des Mille Lacs–Nagagami Lake Area. Geophysical Data Set 1078.
- The mineral tentatively identified as fluorapatite contains well developed fluorine, chlorine and bromine peaks in LIBS analysis which is consistent with fluorapatite. Further analytical work will be required to positively confirm its composition. It is important to note that the probable fluorapatite mineral occurs only in trace amounts and its significance is an indicator of fractionation and lithium pegmatite potential.
- Selway et.al. A Review of Rare-Element (Li-Cs-Ta) Pegmatite Exploration Techniques for the Superior Province, Canada, and Large Worldwide Tantalum Deposits. Exploration and Mining Geology, Vol. 14, Nos. 1-4, pp. 1-30, 2005
About Solstice Gold Corp.
Solstice is an exploration company with quality, district-scale gold and lithium projects in established mining regions of Canada. Our 268 km2 SLP lithium property is located in the English River Subprovince in an area that has recently garnered significant interest for its potential to host rare metals. Our 194 km2 Red Lake Extension (RLX) and New Frontier projects are located at the northwestern extension of the prolific Red Lake Camp in Ontario and approximately 45 km from the Red Lake Mine Complex owned by Evolution Mining. Our 322 km2 Atikokan Gold Project is approximately 23 km from the Hammond Reef Gold Project owned by Agnico Eagle Mines Limited. Our Qaiqtuq Gold Project which covers 886 km2 with certain other rights covering an adjacent 683 km2, hosts a 10 km2 high grade gold boulder field, is fully permitted and hosts multiple drill-ready targets. Qaiqtuq is located in Nunavut, only 26 km from Rankin Inlet and approximately 7 km from the Meliadine Gold Mine owned by Agnico Eagle Mines Limited. An extensive gold and battery metal royalty and property portfolio of over 80 assets was purchased in October 2021. Over $2 million in value and three new royalties have been generated since the acquisition.
Solstice is committed to responsible exploration and development in the communities in which we work. For more details on Solstice Gold, our exploration projects and details on our recently acquired portfolio of projects please see our Corporate Presentation available at www.solsticegold.com.
Solstice’s Chairman, David Adamson, was a co-award winner for the discovery of Battle North Gold Corporation's Bateman Gold deposit and was instrumental in the acquisition of many of the district properties in the Battle North portfolio during his successful 16 years of exploration in the Red Lake.
Sandy Barham, M.Sc., P.Geo., Senior Geologist, is the Qualified Person as defined by NI 43-101 standards responsible for reviewing and approving the technical disclosures of this news release.
Neither TSX Venture Exchange nor its Regulation Services Provider (as that term is defined in the policies of the TSX Venture Exchange) accepts responsibility for the adequacy or accuracy of this release.
On Behalf of Solstice Gold Corp.
Pablo McDonald, Chief Executive Officer
For further information on Solstice Gold Corp., please visit our website at www.solsticegold.com or contact:
Phone: (604) 283-7234
Forward-Looking Statements and Additional Cautionary Language
This news release contains certain forward-looking statements (“FLS”) including, but not limited to rare metal pegmatites prospectively, the need for more prospecting and analysis, reconnaissance prospecting in currently unexplored areas of the project, the focus of follow-up efforts on promising geochemical and mineralogical anomalies, the potential for LCT pegmatites to be high, and the extension of in-depth systematic prospecting and sampling program in the fall. FLS can often be identified by forward-looking words such as “approximate or (~)”, “emerging”, “goal”, “plan”, “intent”, “estimate”, “expects”, “potential”, “scheduled”, “may” and “will” or similar words suggesting future outcomes or other expectations, beliefs, plans, objectives, assumptions, intentions or statements about future events or performance. In respect of the FLS, the Company has made certain assumptions that management believes are reasonable at this time. The assumptions include that the Company will have sufficient financial resources for fall sampling and prospecting, that pegmatite discoveries will be to the level anticipated however, there can be no assurance that such assumptions and statements will prove to be accurate and actual results could differ materially from those anticipated in such statements. Factors that could cause actual results to differ materially from any FLS include, but are not limited to, limited capital or access to additional capital for prospecting, delays in obtaining or failures to obtain required TSXV, governmental, environmental or other project approvals, inflation, changes in exchange rates, fluctuations in commodity prices, delays in the development of projects, regulatory approvals and other factors. FLS are subject to risks, uncertainties and other factors that could cause actual results to differ materially from expected results.
Potential shareholders and prospective investors should be aware that these statements are subject to known and unknown risks, uncertainties and other factors that could cause actual results to differ materially from those suggested by the FLS. Shareholders are cautioned not to place undue reliance on FLS. By their nature FLS involve numerous assumptions, inherent risks and uncertainties, both general and specific that contribute to the possibility that the predictions, forecasts, projections and various future events will not occur. Solstice undertakes no obligation to update publicly or otherwise revise any FLS whether as a result of new information, future events or other such factors which affect this information, except as required by law.


If you saw the unexpected Summer hit, Sound of Freedom, you know the name Tim Ballard. The film explored the real-life story of this man, a former DHS agent who fought human traffickers. Today, Ballard is the founder of Operation Underground Railroad, a non-profit devoted to saving children from sex traffickers.
Ballard’s story has been amplified by the successful film. Recently, he appeared before Congress to speak on the ongoing crisis affecting children around the world. Despite the mainstream media’s refusal to discuss it, child trafficking is happening even in the United States. And Ballard, speaking before our nation’s leaders, accused Joe Biden of having a hand in it.
From The Post Millennial:
Tim Ballard, former DHS agent, founder of Operation Underground Railroad and the man depicted in the hit anti-trafficking film Sound of Freedom, told Congress on Wednesday that Biden administration’s handling of the crisis at the US border has essentially made it a “child-trafficking delivery service.”
… He added that “despite the hard work and success” of agents on the ground, it is “vividly clear” that “US border security and broken US policy are feeding the growth of human trafficking in the United States.”
Former DHS agent and anti-child trafficking advocate Tim Ballard testified before Congress about child sex trafficking going on right now at the U.S. border. He strongly condemned the Biden administration’s inability to defend the border and enforce immigration law.
Because of the White House’s lax attempts at keeping out cartels and human smugglers, Ballard accused it of becoming a “child trafficking delivery service.”
Ballard explained that a lack of physical barriers across most of the border makes it easy for traffickers to smuggle women and children into the U.S. When traffickers try to get through at ports of entry–where there is law enforcement–the chances of rescuing victims is much higher.
But because there are miles of the U.S. border that have no protection, it is simply a matter of crossing with victims.
Numerous reports have detailed the border crisis since Biden took office. Republicans, especially those who govern border states, have raised the alarm. Millions of migrants have illegally crossed the border since 2021. The Biden administration has been repeatedly criticized for neglecting to prevent these entries.
Shockingly, the presidency has seemingly done little to address this international crisis. The media appears complicit in covering up, based on how it has ridiculed and slandered Ballard’s film and message. Despite this, thousands of women and children continue to be at risk.
- Former DHS agent Tim Ballard accused Biden of making the border a “child trafficking delivery service.”
- Ballard spoke before Congress, revealing how the unprotected border is being exploited by sex traffickers.
- Democrats and the media have tried to discredit Ballard and the film about his work, Sound of Freedom.
Source: The Post Millennial


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Africa: Investing to End HIV, TB and Malaria As Epidemics
[Global Fund] Tokyo -The Global Fund is convening a major international meeting this week to address the challenge of funding programs to accelerate the end HIV, TB and malaria as epidemics, and to build stronger systems for health that lead to universal health coverage.
[The Conversation Africa] The infectious disease burden in Africa is very high, particularly for tuberculosis (TB), malaria and HIV/AIDS. In 2018, nearly a quarter (24%) of TB cases in the world were in Africa. The region accounted for 93% of malaria cases. The continent also bears the brunt of the HIV epidemic: 20.6 million of the 37.9 million people living with HIV are in eastern and southern Africa.
[Premium Times] The Nigerian government has pledged to release $12 million to end epidemics of HIV/AIDS, tuberculosis, malaria and other preventable and treatable disease across the globe.
[Global Fund] Lyon, France -In an unprecedented show of global solidarity, donors at the Global Fund's Sixth Replenishment Conference pledged US$14.02 billion for the next three years - the largest amount ever raised for a multilateral health organization, and the largest amount by the Global Fund. The funds will help save 16 million lives and end the epidemics of AIDS, tuberculosis and malaria by 2030.
Conclusions Apart West Nile virus (78), thousands of congenital microcephaly cases, fetal brain tissue damage and neurological syndromes have been associated with ZIKV infection. Unfortunately, the epidemics of this mosquito born, and a relative stable virus is on a rise. Although congenital microcephaly is a rare disorder however, due to lack of standardized diagnostic test facilities, the incidence in the geographically widespread ZIKV epidemic regions is higher. Animals studies showed that ZIKV is a neurotropic virus. It directly targets the developing embryonic brain cells by inducing apoptosis, cell-cycle arrest, and...
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The fathers who leave children behind
AFTER the cards have been opened and all the yellow neckties have been knotted, Father's Day ought to have a second act. Without spoiling the party, the third Sunday in June might also serve to raise questions about what a father should be and do. The answers have changed dramatically.
The supposedly remote and authoritarian old-style father image has given way to the ``warm'' and ``nurturing'' new-style father, as any reader of life-style sections knows by now.
Call it paternity chic, this new sensitive-father approach that encourages men to be active participants rather than passive observers in their children's lives. As they hoist diaper bags, carry infants in Snuglis, and drop off toddlers at day-care centers, they represent a much-celebrated new breed, their virtues extolled in slick magazine articles and misty-eyed, self-congratulatory books like Dan Greenberg's ``Confessions of a Pregnant Father'' and Bob Greene's ``Good Morning, Merry Sunshine.''
On the whole, the change is welcome. Yet if mothers (and other women) are to take Father's Day seriously, we may well ask: How much of this is media hype, more style than substance? Ironically, an increase in nurturing and pleasure among some fathers has coincided with a decline in responsibility and support among others, as evident in the growing ranks of absent and missing fathers across the country.
Social critic Barbara Ehrenreich calls it ``the male flight from commitment,'' a late-20th century phenomenon that cuts across race, class, and economic lines, leaving millions of children and their mothers struggling to stay ahead of the bill collector.
Only 59 percent of custodial mothers are awarded child support in divorce settlements, according to 1982 Census Bureau figures. Monthly payments are often low, and the default rate is high. Last year some $3.5 billion in child support went unpaid, federal officials estimate. An astonishing 60 percent of divorced fathers, in fact, contribute nothing to their children's support.
Here is something no jolly Father's Day card can gloss over.
Nor does a father's economic position make a significant difference. According to Lenore Weitzman, author of ``The Divorce Revolution,'' an ex-husband earning $40,000 is as likely to default on support as one earning $15,000.
A study in Denver found that two-thirds of divorced fathers were assigned court-ordered child-support payments that were lower than their car payments. Most kept up with the car payments, but more than half fell behind in their child-support payments.
One solution, the Child Support Enforcement Amendments of 1984, requires states to withhold money from paychecks of parents whose monthly payments are overdue.
But getting support from fathers who have never been part of their children's lives remains difficult. Many are teen-agers -- uneducated, unemployed, and largely unable to provide financial support for their offspring.
``There is enormous resentment against fathers who operate strictly on the pleasure principle -- who leave this trail of babies behind them and take absolutely no responsibility whatsoever for their care,'' says Wesley Jenkins, executive director of the Family Services Centers of Pinellas County, Fla. ``Society is moving toward saying, `We're going to pin your irresponsibility down.' The only way we're really going to be able to do that conclusively is to have an irrefutable test for paternity. Obviously on top of that you're going to have to have legislation and enforcement to make these people foot at least some of the child's economic cost to society.
``You won't be able to get blood out of some of those turnips,'' Mr. Jenkins continues. ``But they're not all turnips. Many times even in affluent families the young man gets off totally free. It's not always the impoverished that are adding to our problems.
``This whole business of total irresponsibility is something we have to start attacking in a multiplicity of ways,'' he adds. ``None of these things are going to take place over the next couple of years. You're talking about long-term projections.''
This week, as Americans prepare to honor fathers on Sunday with cards (an estimated 85 million) and gifts, the emphasis is on superlatives. ``Dad's wise,'' one Father's Day ad for shirts and ties begins. ``Dad's a gentleman. Dad's always there. Dad's loving. Dad's the greatest.''
For the majority of children, that affectionate image is correct. Many noncustodial fathers continue to maintain close and loving relationships with their children, providing both economic and emotional support. And as a growing number of men's-rights groups attest, other absent fathers who wish to be involved in their children's lives may be denied access by an ex-wife.
But then there are the other children. Child poverty has become one of the nation's most urgent challenges, with 1 child in 5 now living in poverty. Much of the increase stems from the growing numbers of female-headed households, where one-fourth of all children now live, half of them below the poverty line.
While celebrating old- and new-style fathers, Father's Day '86 owes it to these other children to signal what is due them -- all the tangibles and intangibles that, once unpaid, can never be repaid later.

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While Alfa Romeo fans are waiting with great interest the launch of the production version of the concept Mito ATM, Mito new enjoying increased attention from the European tuner.
The latest company that has dealt with small hatchback is Lester. For external Italian tuner proposed a new body kit consists of a front spoiler, side thresholds, rear speaker, for different aileron ceiling outlet air hood, and last but not least, air side of the 8C Competizione. Moreover, the Italian car received a dual exhaust from Inoxcar an H & R suspension and 18 inch wheels wear 215/40R18 Yokohama tires.


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The upland is made up of a multiplicity of landscapes characterized by floods and valley with hilly tendencies, often with ledge or extremely flat, that expand all the way up to 74.000 hectares, in which stand out also trees that reach almost 2000 m as those of Botte Donato, Monte Nero, Volpintesta, Gariglione e Femmina Morta.
The upland is cut through many rivers, among which the Lese, the Crati, the Mucone and the Trionto and even the Tacina, the Soleo, the Simeri, the Alli and the Ampollino, sometimes flowing in torrents which give rise to picturesque little falls, open on different artificial reflecting pools, Arno, Cecita, Ampollino, Ariamacina, Votturino e Passante.
A vast vegetal biodiversity, that changes with the variation of the altitude, typifies the natural landscape of the Park. Leaving from the area at the foot of the mountain of the district, among the spaces on vegetation, constituted by the arboreal species, analyzed. The first of the high mediterrean scrub, in successione that of the pino laricio (pinus nigra ssp. calabrica), certainly the most meaningfull and connotative of the Sila's wood, and finally the highest, that occupied mainly from by beech tree.
The animal biodiversity of the Park's territory includes in his complex 175 species of native vertebrates, so divided: mammals 65, birds 80 (only considered the nested), reptiles 16, amphibious 12, fishes 2. In this count aren't included the stranger entities and those of occasional appearance or wandering. The territory of the Park is particularly apt for the birds: the availability of differents habitats (forests, meadow, pastures, damp areas, ecc.) and the presence of extended extension of ripe woods with a good state of conservation, are at the bottom of presence of rich and different communities of birds. Particularly the territories of the Park gives hospitality to different species of conservation concern, among those 13 species of birds included in attached 1 of bird's directive (2009/147/CE).
Ultimately, a real treasure trove of biodiversity.
The silane landscape, apparently very homogeneous due to the gentleness of its slopes and extensive woodland cover, hosts a high biodiversity. The agro-silvo-pastoral practices traditionally practised in the territory in question have allowed, over time, the preservation of a remarkable natural patrimony and have contributed to shaping elements of the landscape of particular value or interest.
The greater part of the territory, of accentuated slope, is covered with woods, bred both in the coppice and in fustaia, which form the basis for a working wood chain and rich of traditions. The woods are interspersed by pastures, subject to millennia of use by vertical transhumance, that is to say, pasture of cattle sheep, bovine and pig that move seasonally from the valley countries to the pasture of hill and mountain.
The plateau is based instead of an irrigated intensive agriculture, traditionally based on the contribution of the artificial reservoirs and carried out in areas mostly outside the boundaries of the Park. The cultivation of income is the potato, also recognized with the IGP trademark, which absorbs a significant amount of work, providing productions of high interest, both qualitative and in terms of turnover.
One of the most important consequences of the long and articulate geological history of Sila is represented by a very high level of biological diversity, found at the level of populations, species, communities and habitats. The richness of the naturalistic values of the National Park of Sila is confirmed by the presence of numerous other protected areas, recognized at national and European level; in fact, they are totally or partially included in the perimeter of the Park 28 sites of the European Network Natura 2000, of which 25 SIC and 3 ZPS, and 9 State Natural Reserves that extend on a surface equal to 46% of the territory of the Park.
In this respect, in 2011 the Authority of the Park started the application process to three UNESCO international awards:
- Natural World Heritage of Humanity;
- Biosphere Reserve (MaB);
In June 2014 the Park area was included in a wider Biosphere Reserve called Area MaB “Sila” UNESCO (the park's territories represent the ' core ' and ' buffer ' areas), further demonstrating a consolidated relationship with the local population and with the surrounding territorial administrations, as well as a complete conformity with the values of protection and valorization of UNESCO. The path undertaken for the other two prestigious UNESCO awards is still underway and is confident to know soon the outcome, hopefully favorable.
The Park, which is also located between two other important protected natural areas, the Pollino National Park and the Serre Regional Park, plays a central role in a view of integrating the Regional Ecological Network with the national systems (Network National Ecological) and European (Natura 2000 network)- in line with the most comprehensive biodiversity conservation strategy as envisaged and planned by the European Directives 2009/147/CE (ex 79/409/CE, Birds Directive) and 92/43/CE (Habitats Directive) and by national and regional legislation.

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The use of cluster munitions shows that U.S. intervention in Ukraine is about power, not morality
Liberals who think cluster bombs are a tool for expanding liberty and democracy are thoroughly propagandized by the U.S. war machine. We need a bigger imagination for peace.
In eleventh grade, I participated in a debate about the Iraq War. It was early 2003, and the war drums were beating loudly. For me, the only possible argument for re-emptive war was Saddam Hussein’s treatment of the Kurds. I was suspicious of the Halliburton contracts and the thirst for Iraqi oil, and thought the claim that Hussein was maintaining weapons of mass destruction was specious. Despite those things, I made an argument for the war in order "protect" the lives of Kurdish people. It did not take long to realize, however, that war was not the best way to save lives—and was, in fact, an effective way to take lives, instead. The prevailing myth around redemptive violence eventually proved to be dead wrong. For me, the elaborate arguments for war relying on jingoism and "patriotism" grew tired even a few months into the quagmire. And even though opposition grew against the war, within the first few months, opposition to the war was met with incredible resistance, even among humanitarians. I wrote this about the early support of the war:
But at the time, Congress overwhelmingly voted to authorize the war. Furthermore, among Americans, the War in Iraq was immensely popular. It was loudly and proudly defended even in the liberal media. At the start of the war, 63 percent o Americans supported the war, and two months into it, the number grew to 79 percent. Over a year later, the majority of Americans still thought it was the right thing to do, so much so that in November of that year, 51 percent of them voted to re-elect George W. Bush. I grew up in the midst of this hysteria.
Last week, Joe Biden announced that he would send cluster munitions to Ukraine and it brought to mind the contradictory notion of using deadly force to save lives. These munitions are, according to the New York Times, “delivered by artillery, a 155-millimeter shell packed with 72 armor-piercing, soldier-killing bomblets that can strike from 20 miles away and scatter them over a vast area.” Allies and human rights groups object to these weapons. Ukraine has used artillery shells supplied by the U.S. But because supply is down, cluster munitions seem like a good substitute to some. Furthermore, Russia has been using the same weapons, so supplying them to Ukraine seems fair.
But this rationale exposes the flaws in logic of war. Just because one’s opponents use a weapon that is likely to kill children through unexploded ordnances does not mean that we should, as well. In the international rules of war, cluster munitions cross a “red line” that keeps nations from using those that are "massively destructive"or POSE risks to non-combatants. According to The Daily, “The International Committee of the Red Cross has estimated that in Laos alone there are 9 to 27 million unexploded bomblets. And that they have killed or maimed 11,000 people. And many of those, of course, were children (The "dud" rates of those weapons can be as high as 40 percent. The U.S.’s cluster munitions, however, are more effective—with over 97 percent detonating.)
These are dangerous and imprecise weapons that will have deadly consequences. Over 123 nations have agreed not to use them. The U.S., along with Russia and China, opposed the U.N.’s treaty against cluster munitions—and have already used them in its wars in Afghanistan and Iraq.
The U.S. has demonstrated some prudence in terms of the weapons sent to Ukraine, but it is clear that it is increasing their deadly power as the war drags on. This war could continue for much longer and grow in intensity. We are seeing that war is not an efficient solution to global problems and engaging in it by supplying more money and weapons only prolongs it. The New York Times Editorial Board (linked above) makes this argument persuasively—but does not go far enough.
There is no doubt—even in the mind of this pacifist—that self-defense is justifiable on the part of Ukraine. But the U.S. must be engaged in a de-escalation of the conflict, pursuing diplomacy, and a peaceful and just end to the conflict. Increasing arms, and using arms that have been widely rebuked, does the opposite.
In response to the U.S.’s sanctioning of cluster munitions, Dr. Cornel West, a prophetic commentator and public theologian (who happens to be running a very longshot campaign for president) has spoken out for the use of peace and diplomacy. West argues that this war is about a global power struggle, and both Russia and the U.S. are responsible for their historic arms race and their attempts at global domination. His words showcase a plain fact: the U.S. is engaged in this war, not for the sake of Ukrainian lives or justice, but for its own self-interest, i.e. securing power in the world. Is West correct in asserting that NATO expansion is partly responsible for Russia’s aggression? I don’t think so. But what isn’t hard to say is that the U.S. is engaging in a war for global power that will escalate this conflict.
West's claim has been met with significant pushback—as prophetic voices always are in the heat of popular wars. To his detractors, the only just option is arming Ukraine and matching Russia, blow-for-blow. If Russia is using certain weapons, so the U.S. is justified in supplying them.
The absurdity of calling U.S. intervention "moral" is as plain as ever. The U.S. is refusing to submit to the international community in not using cluster munitions, and matching the arms of China and Russia, shows us that this war is about self-interest for the U.S., not human rights. As heinous as Russia’s actions are, the U.S. needs to meet them in a different way, or else perpetrate evil as bad as Russia's.
I’m not naïve enough to think this will happen. I think the U.S. will continue to fight fire-with-fire, and it will do so at the expense of Ukrainians (and Russians), for years to come.
I personally believe that we should be using every means we have to bring about an end to this war, and use nonviolent and diplomatic means to secure peace. Ideally, the Russian people and Ukrainian people would decide their own fate through self-determination (an act that cannot be accomplished by the power of Biden, Putin, or Zelensky). I am not a head of state, and I understand that this may seem impractical to some. Opposition to war often seems impractical, in fact. But to those who disagree with my assertion, to those who believe that the U.S. must engage in this war, even with cluster munitions, they must lose the pretense that this is about morality. Using weapons that can kill children can never be an argument used to preserve life – it falls flat on its face. It is hypocritical and contradictory. The elaborate defenses propped up for such a position show us their moral absurdity.
Supporters of the war need to plainly state the obvious: they prefer U.S. hegemony to Russian or Chinese hegemony. There are practical reasons for such a belief, but they lead to a war-ridden world. And those of us with a prophetic imagination about what is possible, must resist these seemingly forgone conclusions, and imagine another world altogether, even when it seems impractical.


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In Ukraine, on Tuesday, February 9, amid the bad weather, the number of flights is delayed at the airports of Boryspil, Kyiv, Kharkiv, and Dnipro.
Thus, at Kharkiv airport, the flight to Kayseri is delayed. All flights to Ukraine are expected on time.
At Kyiv International Airport (Zhuliany) the flights to Minsk, Warsaw, Wrocław, Cologne, and Luton departed with delays. Besides, the flights from Zaporizhia, Warsaw, Wrocław, and Luton arrived behind time, while the flight from Cologne is delayed for three hours.
At Dnipropetrovsk International Airport, the flight to Sharm El-Sheikh and two flights to Kyiv are delayed. Besides, the flight from Sharm El-Sheikh to Kyiv is expected behind time.
Boryspil International Airport shows significant delays of the flights that arrive from Dnipro, Odesa, Amsterdam, Hurghada, Prague, and Sharm El-Sheikh. Besides, the flights to Dnipro and Podgorica are delayed.
Currently, it is stated that flights planned for tomorrow will arrive and depart on time.
Earlier, it was stated that on February 8, heavy snowfalls expected all over Ukraine.
Today, snow is expected in Lviv, Ivano-Frankivsk, Ternopil, Chernivtsi, Khmelnytsk, Zhytomyr, Kyiv, Chernihiv, Sumy, Kharkiv, Luhansk, and Donetsk regions. In Zakarpattia, Vinnytsia, Kirovohrad, Cherkasy, Poltava, and Dnipropetrovsk regions, the west snow with rain will occur with the ice-slick formation on the roads.
Due to the heavy snowfalls, the decision was made to ban the entrance of heavy vehicles to Kyiv and restrict the traffic in a number of regions.
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Inside a crunch for cash? Charges coming in quicker than you are able to pay them? You may be contemplating a pay day loan to help you throughout the difficult times. Though they can be an alternative to suit your needs, you need to get the details. The following post will offer you recommendations on receiving the best from what payday loans will offer.
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Make sure that you study and recognize each of the small print before you decide to take a pay day loan. There may be a lot of secret costs or expenses on these loans that will soon add up to a lot of money in extra monthly payments. By checking out carefully upfront for these costs, you are able to steer clear of having to pay more on your loan.
Do not borrow more money than within your budget to repay. Before applying to get a pay day loan, you ought to figure out how much money it will be easy to repay, as an example by borrowing a amount your up coming salary will cover. Be sure to are the cause of the rate of interest too.
Though you will not usually should submit to some check on your personal credit score, a pay day loan business asks for certain verifications. You will end up asked to supply resistant, in many instances, of your own stable employment. A reputable loan company will also demand that this funds you borrow be transferred in a legitimate checking account.
Make certain you are on a genuine lender’s internet site prior to, you add any private data in. This is important because, there are a variety of portals that redirect you to other areas. This occasionally signify you end up receiving multiple bank loan from individual loan providers. You find yourself owing a lot more than within your budget.
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Do not get a pay day loan except if it is an crisis. If you don’t definitely have to get some thing, stay away from acquiring it. Don’t obtain a loan to assist you when selecting a whole new attire or possibly a leather-based sofa. That is only a squander of capital. Bear in mind you will probably have to spend the loan back again soon.
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As stated at the beginning of the post, people have been obtaining payday loans more, and a lot more nowadays to survive. If you are looking at getting one, it is crucial that you understand the ins, and out from them. This information has presented you some essential pay day loan advice.

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The UConn women’s ice hockey team (11-7-2, 6-6-2) continues its long road trip as the Huskies make a stop in Durham, New Hampshire to face the Wildcats. New Hampshire has not seen a pretty season so far, currently sitting in eighth place with a 5-13-0 record overall and a 4-10-0 record in Hockey East play.
In the Nutmeg Classic in Hamden, Connecticut, the Huskies won their first game against Sacred Heart, 3-2 in overtime, but were shut out the following day by Quinnipiac, 1-0. UConn has now lost three of its last four games and looks to find some momentum this weekend. Connecticut is in fourth place in the Hockey East standings, behind Northeastern, Vermont and Providence.
As it has been all season, forward Jada Habisch (Jr.) and Coryn Tormala (Sr.) lead the way for the Huskies. Habisch leads the team in goals with seven through 20 games while Tormala leads the team in assists and points with eight and 13, respectively. Tia Chan (So.) will continue in net for UConn, with a goals-against average of 1.57 and a save percentage of .939.
Forward Brooke Campbell (Fr.) and defenseman Claire Peterson (Sr.) scored in regulation against Sacred Heart, but it was defenseman Ava Rinker (So.) who put the puck in the net in overtime to advance the Huskies to the Nutmeg Classic Championship against Quinnipiac.
In the two games, Chan had a combined 30 saves, allowing three goals.
New Hampshire is led by forward Emily Pinto (Gr.), who leads the Wildcats in points and assists with 13 and 10, respectively. The top goal-scorer for UNH is forward Kira Juodikis (So.), who has netted five this season.
In the crease are two goalies that are used very frequently. The main goalie is Ava Boutilier (Gr.), who has a goals-against average of 2.98 and a save percentage of .904. The other goaltender is Nicky Harnett (Sr.), who has been statistically better this season despite Boutilier playing nearly 100 more minutes. Harnett has a 2.45 goals-against average and a save percentage of .908. She had a strong outing last weekend against Harvard, where she had 29 saves in the 1-0 loss.
The Huskies lead the all-time series, 28-21-2, and have won the last six games. The last time New Hampshire won was in January 2020 in overtime. The Wildcats have lost the last three games, their last win coming on Nov. 11 against Merrimack.
Both contest will be located at Whittemore Center in Durham, New Hampshire. The first game is this afternoon at 2 p.m. Saturday’s game will also have a 2 p.m. puck drop. Both matchups are available to stream on ESPN+.
After this weekend, UConn won’t play again until Dec. 31, in a non-conference game at Brown University.


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TMR Bookgroup Discusses “The Handsome Jew” by Ali Al-Muqri
August 28, 2022 @ 1:00 pm - 2:00 pm
The Handsome Jew is a challenging and provocative novel that urges/ invites Muslims and Jews to contemplate themselves and the way they see the other through a doomed love story. This powerful novel tells the tragic saga of two lovers, Salem, a Jew, and Fatima, a Muslim, who fall in a forbidden, intense, and passionate love against all circumstances designed to divide them in a society bound by religion. This boundary-crossing love story epitomises the doomed relationship between Jews and Muslims in Yemen, sheds light on how each community sees the other, interrogates religious and social barriers, and proves that, against all odds, love can conquer all — OR till death do the fated couple part. (Goodreads)
Sunday, Aug. 28, with translator Mbarek Sryfi. To receive the Zoom link, email firstname.lastname@example.org.


In order for a single South African police station to operate optimally, or indeed at any level of functionality at all, it is required to form cooperative relations with a host of external institutions. This is in addition to ensuring that the internal structural capacity of a police station is maintained. The Commission of Inquiry into Allegations of Police Inefficiency and a Breakdown in ... [Show full abstract] Relations between SAPS and the Community in Khayelitsha identified shortcomings in both internal structures and the functioning of external relations. Here, we provide an overview of the stakeholders that make up the policing web in Khayelitsha. This forms the basis for clearer understandings of on-the-ground policing in this unsafe and violent neighbourhood.


Music runs through Alex Isley‘s blood; it’s practically in her DNA.
Daughter of Ernie Isley from the renowned band The Isley Brothers, it makes sense to follow her family’s footsteps. She released “Gone” with her latest collaborator, producer Jack Dine (Mac Ayers, Braxton Cook).
Isley’s soft and soothing soprano glides on the mellow and textured production. During the last minute, Isley’s vocals track slows down along with the track, letting her ad libs take lead.
Wondering when her aloof lover will return, she sings on the pre-hook, “Make it make sense / Carefree is cool but not at my expense / Tell me what matters cause I don’t know where you’ve been / No lovers, just a real fair-weather friend / Tell me how long until you’re gone again.”
She released her joint EP Wilton with Jack Dine last November.
Stream “Gone” below.


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Aleppo TV a Syrian Lifeline: An underground television station called Aleppo Today has become must-see TV for Syrians who still remain in what was once the country's most populated city. The station has been broadcasting political reports since July, when Syria's civil war swept into the city. Now the station provides a constant live-stream update on the fighting.
The broadcast is simple, just music and still images. But running along the bottom of the screen is information alerting viewers to the movement of government tanks, strikes by air force jets, rebel offensives in the city and Internet delays. The reports come from more than 40 correspondents in Aleppo and another 30 reporters in the suburbs. According to WBUR, the channel is often blocked by President Bashar Assad's regime, but when that happens, the station moves their broadcasts to another channel and it doesn't take long for members of its loyal audience to find it.


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By Chris Hipkins, Minister of Education
OPINION: I want to acknowledge how tough the last two weeks have been for many New Zealanders, in particular for parents and caregivers. The usual resources available to them to keep kids entertained and engaged throughout the school holidays like swimming pools and libraries are closed.
Parents have had to get creative to keep children busy at home, and I know from personal experience that isn’t always as easy as it sounds!
With Term 2 starting on 15 April, the Government is working hard and fast to support families and schools so that children can keep learning throughout the lockdown.
Over the past week we’ve begun the roll out of a significant distance-learning support package. This will ensure that children and teachers have access to at least one distance-learning option to support learning from home.
The package includes:
- Increasing the number of students who have internet access and devices.
- Delivering hard copy packs of materials for different year levels.
- Providing two television channels broadcasting education-related content – one for English medium and one for Māori medium, plus content tailored for Pacific and other communities.
- More online resources for parents, available through the Learning from Home and Ki te Ao Mārama websites, and fast-tracking ways to connect Learning Support Coordinators with families remotely.
Supports are also being prepared for households with children under five, to help parents and whānau keep their children engaged in learning through play.
Pulling all of these material together has been a huge job, and not every household will get one. We’re targeting those most in need first, and priority is also being given to senior secondary students who have NCEA exams and assessments this year.
I’d like to end with saying that I know parents are juggling working from home and having to look after their children 24/7, so I urge parents to be reasonable in their expectations of themselves.
The roll out of these additional supports isn’t so they can replicate a classroom environment at home. We don’t expect parents to become teachers overnight.
These are unprecedented times. Thank you to parents and learners for your understanding. We are doing our very best to minimise the impact on children’s learning and wellbeing as we work together to keep New Zealanders safe.
Chris Hipkins is Member of Parliament for Rimutaka. He is ranked seventh in the Cabinet and is the Leader of the House and Minister of Education and State Services. He is also the Minister responsible for Ministerial Services.

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53 FR 41523, Oct. 21, 1988, unless otherwise noted.
The purpose of this section is to establish procedures designed to expedite the development, evaluation, and marketing of new therapies intended to treat persons with life-threatening and severely-debilitating illnesses, especially where no satisfactory alternative therapy exists. As stated § 314.105(c) of this chapter, while the statutory standards of safety and effectiveness apply to all drugs, the many kinds of drugs that are subject to them, and the wide range of uses for those drugs, demand flexibility in applying the standards. The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has determined that it is appropriate to exercise the broadest flexibility in applying the statutory standards, while preserving appropriate guarantees for safety and effectiveness. These procedures reflect the recognition that physicians and patients are generally willing to accept greater risks or side effects from products that treat life-threatening and severely-debilitating illnesses, than they would accept from products that treat less serious illnesses. These procedures also reflect the recognition that the benefits of the drug need to be evaluated in light of the severity of the disease being treated. The procedure outlined in this section should be interpreted consistent with that purpose.
This section applies to new drug and biological products that are being studied for their safety and effectiveness in treating life-threatening or severely-debilitating diseases.
(a) For purposes of this section, the term “life-threatening” means:
(1) Diseases or conditions where the likelihood of death is high unless the course of the disease is interrupted; and
(2) Diseases or conditions with potentially fatal outcomes, where the end point of clinical trial analysis is survival.
(b) For purposes of this section, the term “severely debilitating” means diseases or conditions that cause major irreversible morbidity.
(c) Sponsors are encouraged to consult with FDA on the applicability of these procedures to specific products.
For products intended to treat life-threatening or severely-debilitating illnesses, sponsors may request to meet with FDA-reviewing officials early in the drug development process to review and reach agreement on the design of necessary preclinical and clinical studies. Where appropriate, FDA will invite to such meetings one or more outside expert scientific consultants or advisory committee members. To the extent FDA resources permit, agency reviewing officials will honor requests for such meetings
(a) Pre-investigational new drug (IND) meetings. Prior to the submission of the initial IND, the sponsor may request a meeting with FDA-reviewing officials. The primary purpose of this meeting is to review and reach agreement on the design of animal studies needed to initiate human testing. The meeting may also provide an opportunity for discussing the scope and design of phase 1 testing, plans for studying the drug product in pediatric populations, and the best approach for presentation and formatting of data in the IND.
(b) End-of-phase 1 meetings. When data from phase 1 clinical testing are available, the sponsor may again request a meeting with FDA-reviewing officials. The primary purpose of this meeting is to review and reach agreement on the design of phase 2 controlled clinical trials, with the goal that such testing will be adequate to provide sufficient data on the drug's safety and effectiveness to support a decision on its approvability for marketing, and to discuss the need for, as well as the design and timing of, studies of the drug in pediatric patients. For drugs for life-threatening diseases, FDA will provide its best judgment, at that time, whether pediatric studies will be required and whether their submission will be deferred until after approval. The procedures outlined in § 312.47(b)(1) with respect to end-of-phase 2 conferences, including documentation of agreements reached, would also be used for end-of-phase 1 meetings.
If the preliminary analysis of phase 2 test results appears promising, FDA may ask the sponsor to submit a treatment protocol to be reviewed under the procedures and criteria listed in §§ 312.305 and 312.320. Such a treatment protocol, if requested and granted, would normally remain in effect while the complete data necessary for a marketing application are being assembled by the sponsor and reviewed by FDA (unless grounds exist for clinical hold of ongoing protocols, as provided in § 312.42(b)(3)(ii)).
(a) FDA's application of the statutory standards for marketing approval shall recognize the need for a medical risk-benefit judgment in making the final decision on approvability. As part of this evaluation, consistent with the statement of purpose in § 312.80, FDA will consider whether the benefits of the drug outweigh the known and potential risks of the drug and the need to answer remaining questions about risks and benefits of the drug, taking into consideration the severity of the disease and the absence of satisfactory alternative therapy.
(b) In making decisions on whether to grant marketing approval for products that have been the subject of an end-of-phase 1 meeting under § 312.82, FDA will usually seek the advice of outside expert scientific consultants or advisory committees. Upon the filing of such a marketing application under § 314.101 or part 601 of this chapter, FDA will notify the members of the relevant standing advisory committee of the application's filing and its availability for review.
(c) If FDA concludes that the data presented are not sufficient for marketing approval, FDA will issue a complete response letter under § 314.110 of this chapter or the biological product licensing procedures. Such letter, in describing the deficiencies in the application, will address why the results of the research design agreed to under § 312.82, or in subsequent meetings, have not provided sufficient evidence for marketing approval. Such letter will also describe any recommendations made by the advisory committee regarding the application.
(d) Marketing applications submitted under the procedures contained in this section will be subject to the requirements and procedures contained in part 314 or part 600 of this chapter, as well as those in this subpart.
Concurrent with marketing approval, FDA may seek agreement from the sponsor to conduct certain postmarketing (phase 4) studies to delineate additional information about the drug's risks, benefits, and optimal use. These studies could include, but would not be limited to, studying different doses or schedules of administration than were used in phase 2 studies, use of the drug in other patient populations or other stages of the disease, or use of the drug over a longer period of time.
At the discretion of the agency, FDA may undertake focused regulatory research on critical rate-limiting aspects of the preclinical, chemical/manufacturing, and clinical phases of drug development and evaluation. When initiated, FDA will undertake such research efforts as a means for meeting a public health need in facilitating the development of therapies to treat life-threatening or severely debilitating illnesses.
For drugs covered under this section, the Commissioner and other agency officials will monitor the progress of the conduct and evaluation of clinical trials and be involved in facilitating their appropriate progress.
All of the safeguards incorporated within parts 50, 56, 312, 314, and 600 of this chapter designed to ensure the safety of clinical testing and the safety of products following marketing approval apply to drugs covered by this section. This includes the requirements for informed consent (part 50 of this chapter) and institutional review boards (part 56 of this chapter). These safeguards further include the review of animal studies prior to initial human testing (§ 312.23), and the monitoring of adverse drug experiences through the requirements of IND safety reports (§ 312.32), safety update reports during agency review of a marketing application (§ 314.50 of this chapter), and postmarketing adverse reaction reporting (§ 314.80 of this chapter).

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- 100% polyester fabric, UV-resistant, water repellent, durable, suitable for indoor and outdoor use.
- Excellent cushion construction for long time comfort, and the 5" seat cushion is filled with a poly fiber wrapped foam.
- Reversible cushion
- zipped cover for easy change and wash.
- back cushion shipped in a compressed condition, please allow several hours to come back to its normal size.
- Care instructions: Hand Wash
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Release Date: 14-09-2020
Details: Add the finishing touch to outdoor furniture with our plush, colorful cushions. Designed to be fade resistant, weather resistant, quick to dry and soft to the touch, they’re the perfect match for many different outdoor furniture frames.
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How to Submit Ideas for a Video Game
By Jennifer Eblin
Updated September 22, 2017
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Video game designers spend years turning a simple idea into a game that people play at home. When you come up with an idea of your own, you need to know what game developers want and how they make games. You may find that some companies accept ideas from outsiders, while others work only in-house. You also need to look at the different platforms available and learn more about the industry. Staying on top of the video game market lets you see the trends in terms of what players want.
Fine tune your idea and turn it into a fleshed out game scenario. A simple idea isn’t enough because anyone can come up with a game concept. You need to create characters, a plot and villains or obstacles for your characters to defeat or overcome.
Read trade magazines and publications to see current games in development. Check out the official magazines for Xbox, Nintendo and PlayStation, all of which typically list information on upcoming games and games in development. Make sure there aren’t any games similar to yours already in development or slated for release.
Create a sample package that includes all details of your video game. Make a few drawings to visualize what the characters and villains look like, as well as the background of the game. Include information on the plot of the game and what the different characters do within the game.
Send independent game developers a query letter about your game. Independent developers are more willing to accept ideas because they have more options when it comes to game creation, including selling their own games on programs like Xbox Live.
Contact larger companies, including PlayStation and Microsoft, which owns Xbox. You’ll have better luck if you know someone working for the company or have your own industry contacts. Keep in mind, too, that even if the company agrees to buy your idea, there’s no guarantee that they’ll actually turn it into a video game.
If you have experience in designing video games, consider turning your idea into a game and selling it through one of the online systems, available for each video game console. You keep most of the profits and get a widespread audience that might be interested in buying your game.
Jennifer Eblin has been a full-time freelance writer since 2006. Her work has appeared on several websites, including Tool Box Tales and Zonder. Eblin received a master's degree in historic preservation from the Savannah College of Art and Design.

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9933 Woodman Avenue
Commute to Downtown San Fernando
Some errands can be accomplished on foot.
A few nearby public transportation options.
Some bike infrastructure.
9933 Woodman Avenue has a Walk Score of 59 out of 100. This location is Somewhat Walkable so some errands can be accomplished on foot.
This location is in the Mission Hills neighborhood in Los Angeles. Nearby parks include Devonwood Park, Devonshire Arleta Park and Paxton Park.
Explore how far you can travel by car, bus, bike and foot from 9933 Woodman Avenue.
9933 Woodman Avenue has some transit which means a few nearby public transportation options.
233 Metro Local Line
761 Metro Rapid Line
158 Metro Local Line
167 Metro Local Line
9933 Woodman Avenue is in the Mission Hills neighborhood. Mission Hills is the 81st most walkable neighborhood in Los Angeles with a neighborhood Walk Score of 50.
Moving to Los Angeles from another city? View our moving to Los Angeles guide.

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I have created an SNMP driver module that loads its tag configuration from a CSV file under its respective driver folder. This allows the flexibility to add new SNMP tags to the driver and all I have to do to reload these changes is “edit” the device that implements this driver.
My problem is that when I try to do this on the backup gateway configuration page, I am not allowed to edit the device because that gateway is not the master.
The only way I have found to get this device to reload is to manually re-sync the master gateway to the backup gateway.
Is there a way to cause the device in question to reload the configuration changes on the backup gateway?
The gateway that the module is installed on is version 7.7.5.


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A beautiful smile is highly cherished by many. However, gums that are either too high or too low can water down the appearance of your awesome smile by making your teeth appear either too large or too small, respectively. This improper gum alignment is genetic and is usually corrected through a procedure called gum contouring or reshaping. Basically, gum contouring is a simple cosmetic dental operation aimed at evening out the otherwise uneven gum line.
What Causes These Gum Issues?
Despite the condition being largely genetic, a number of other things can be attributed to its cause. Gum that covers large portions of your teeth, making them look small, can also be a result of certain health conditions or prescription drugs.
On the other hand, gums that are too high, making your teeth appear abnormally longer, is usually as a result of gum recession. This condition, where the gums pull back from the teeth, exposing the tooth roots, can also cause tooth loss and decay.
How Does Gum Contouring Work?
Gum contouring is a simple dentistry procedure that is painless and fast. Two methods are mostly used to perform the operation. Using a scalpel is the most common technique. However, the most suitable, convenient, and easy method is to use a laser. This technique, unlike the former, is relatively faster and helps to prevent much blood loss due to the incision. With the laser method, the wound seals as the cutting continues, making stitching unnecessary and helping the wound heal quickly.
Before the operation, the patient is usually given an anesthetic; hence, the whole procedure is painless. Moreover, gum contouring is done in a single dental visit. The end result of the operation is permanent, as the gum will not recede when reshaped nor grow back when trimmed off. Additionally, a small piece of bone is normally removed at the tooth’s root to ensure lasting results.
As there is no surgical operation that doesn’t involve some sort of risk, gum contouring has these two risks: relapse of the gum tissues and allergic reaction to the anesthesia which is very rare. Therefore, it is very important to go to a skillful doctor to eliminate any of the possible risks.
How to Heal After Gum Contouring
- Eat cool, soft foods and avoid food with seeds at all cost.
- Use a pain reliever as directed by your doctor and avoid aspirin, as it causes gum bleeding.
- Follow the doctor’s directive on how and when to brush your teeth
If you are uncomfortable with your smile due to high or low gums, gum reshaping can help you rectify that smile and make you confident again. Try it today!

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Wednesday, February 1, 2006
Tomorrow's Aeronautical Museum
You won’t believe what these kids are doing
Every day—yes, even Christmas—between 50 and 150 kids show up at Tomorrow’s Aeronautical Museum (TAM), an incredibly unique nonprofit flight school in Compton, Calif. First they must finish their homework (there are even tutors there to help), and then they can take advantage of a variety of opportunities to earn money. The jobs might include graffiti mitigation, picking up trash from a local community park or even washing the occasional Cessna on the school’s flight line. But the money they earn is not available to the kids as hard cash. Instead they receive credit for flight lessons at the TAM flight school. The result is that an amazing number of kids from a tough inner-city Los Angeles neighborhood are learning to fly." />
Jimmy Haywood was nine when he started walking across the street from his house to TAM. He spent every day there after school, learning about aircraft control on flight-simulation programs installed on the school’s donated computers. In short order, he began earning “museum dollars” so he could transition into real airplanes. A little more than a year later, he would navigate a real Cessna 172 (with an instructor) all the way from Southern California to Canada and back, becoming the youngest African American pilot to take on international flight.
“It blows your mind what these kids are accomplishing,” says TAM founder Robin Petgrave. “We’re producing the stars of tomorrow today. That’s why we’re called Tomorrow’s Aeronautical Museum.”
Petgrave’s confidence in his project and in the kids is no idle boast. Recently he took three TAM students—Richard Olmos (age 12), Diamond Hooper (age 13) and Kenny Roy (age 15)—to Washington, D.C., and challenged two U.S. Air Force pilots to a spot-landing contest. “It was really fun,” says Petgrave. “Here we had pilots, whom the government had spent millions of dollars to train, competing against our kids from TAM, who learned to fly for free!”
Out of the five competitors, Kenny Roy placed second, but only by a matter of a few feet. The pilot who beat him had some pretty impressive credentials—pilot in command for Air Force One.
Roy made news last year, as well, when he flew a Cessna 152 all by himself in Canada and became the youngest African America to be licensed for solo fight. U.S. regulations require a minimum age of 16 for a student to solo, but Canadian regs allowed Roy to qualify earlier. This spring, Petgrave intends to take 14-year-old Jonathan Strickland to Canada and have him solo in a fixed wing and a helicopter—both on the same day.
“We’re not trying to make records. A lot of our accomplishments do make or break records; it’s just the nature of what we do,” Petgrave insists. He just wants to make sure his kids get the recognition they deserve.
And recognition they get. Hanging on the walls of Tomorrow’s Aeronautical Museum is a huge collection of acknowledgements and commendations from all over—Governor Arnold Schwarzenegger, the NAACP, Boeing, the U.S. Senate, the House of Representatives, the Los Angeles Board of Supervisors, President George W. Bush and on and on.
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In one embodiment, a robotic end effector configured to mount to a robotic manipulator includes gripping elements configured to grasp objects, a drive mechanism configured to open and close the gripping elements, a central controller configured to control operation of the drive mechanism and the gripper elements, the central controller hosting a control program that enables control of the end effector independent of the robotic manipulator, and at least one of a forward-facing ultrasonic distance sensor configured to measure a distance between the gripping elements and an object to be grasped, and a forward-facing camera mounted between the gripping elements configured to capture video data of an object to be grasped.
Alqasemi, Redwan; Mitzlaff, Paul; Aguirrezabal, Andoni; Wu, Lei; Rothe, Karl; and Dubey, Rajiv, "Robotic end effectors for use with robotic manipulators" (2022). USF Patents. 1314.
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- Excerpts from Hänsel und Gretel
- Lieutenant Kijé Suite
- Polonaise and Waltz from Eugene Onegin
- Sleigh Ride
- The Nutcracker Suite
- Owain Arwel Hughes
Journey through a musical winter wonderland packed full of well-known orchestral works and themes from seasonal operas and ballets, all conducted by the Welsh maestro Owain Arwel Hughes.
This festive programme includes music from Humperdinck’s fairytale opera, Hänsel und Gretel, to the cantering hooves and sleigh bells in Delius’ Sleigh Ride, the kaleidoscopic orchestral colours in Prokofiev’s Lieutenant Kijé Suite and the instantly recognisable themes from Tchaikovsky’s The Nutcracker Suite.


Bellator officials announced on Wednesday that Jackson and Beltran will fight on the Nov. 15 Bellator card, which takes place in Atlantic City, N.J. and airs on Spike TV.
“I want to thank Joey Beltran for stepping up for the fight so I can get my first Bellator victory out of the way,” Rampage said in a statement. “He’ll have the unfortunate honor of taking the ass whooping I was going to give Tito. My body is in incredible shape right now. I feel like I did in PRIDE, and Joey Beltran is the right guy to put on an exciting fight and showcase what I’ve been working on.”
Beltran was recently released from the UFC for a second time, following a split-decision loss to Fabio Maldonado at UFC Fight Night 29. The release from the organization was Beltran’s second, the first coming after a knockout loss to Lavar Johnson at UFC on FOX 2.
Before agreeing to fight Rampage in Bellator, Beltran revealed that the last 30 days have emotionally gone up and down.
“This last month has been an absolute roller coaster of emotion,” Beltran said in a statement. “I’ve always been a warrior and thank god for my family and my teammates at Alliance MMA for keeping me focused and dedicated. I’ve always known that good things will happen to me if you put in the hard work and keep grinding, and that’s exactly what has happened with this opportunity. I fought for Bellator in 2009 when they were just starting out on ESPN, and I was fairly new on the scene as well. I loved my time there, and I couldn’t be happier to be back.”
Beltran’s first stint with Bellator lasted one fight and was a 2009 knockout win over Sherman Pendergarst, a victory he picked up in the first round.


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People were discussing about “that” Sodom player. ^^
And I must second all the people who say he’s best right now. And I never saw a better V-sodom player then him. You remember the time when a-cho didn’t feature their vids anymore? About this time Crusher began to get good. He placed 1st a lot of times. And some a-cho tournament had 3 Sodom players in the top 8. Crusher being on the first place and on other Sodom player went second. I joked and said, those japanes players seem to have a new deadly Sodom technique, heh?
And then a-cho shared their vids again. The first or the second batch featured Crusher getting on the 1st place. Doing his CC reactivation VC. Awesome.
And in the UZ tournament this year, he didn’t just got 1st place in the single tournament, no. He also did very great in the A3 west against east japan event. He had the highest winning streak of all the players. He got 6 wins in a row, beating D44 and stuff.
So naming a better Sodom will be very hard. (just based on his technical level he’s awesome)


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Ribbon Angel Wing Ornament
This precious memorial ornament is the perfect little addition to honor the memory of a little one gone to soon. Makes a wonderful sympathy remembrance gift.
Each ornament comes with silver antiqued angel wings with an aluminum circle hand stamped with your choice of name, date or wording and for finishing touch a glass faceted bead. You can, also choose to have a design in the center.
Please leave name or date you want stamped on circle in notes are found in cart. Limited to 18 characters (this includes spaces). Make sure put it the way you want it to appear; just know cannot be all uppercase unless short. Also, make sure to list design you want. The only A option that will fully work in center is the angel baby, dandelion and a fluff, or the heart. If you don't give me a number for the design won't add one
The wings measure approx. 2 7/8" in length (top of loop to point of angel wings end) and approx. a little over 2 1/2" in width (at widest part)
Here is a list of materials:
- charms/angel wings: alloy based metals (containing a mixture of metals)
- stamping blanks (are not plated): aluminum (silver color), copper (brown red; think of a penny), brass (yellow), nugold (a warm golden color; mix of copper and brass). The type of metal used will depend on the one listed in above details information or if you can select one then it will be the one you select.
*note aluminum is light weight naturally
Hand stamping is the process where I use forged metal stamps, which contain letters, numbers, punctuation or designs, a hammer and steel block. I individually strike each letter, number, punctuation or design into the metal to leave an impression. I do not use a machine, nor a press. Many confuse engraving to be the same as hand-stamping, however, it is a very different process. Engraving is machine done in which metal is taken away and usually has no character charm. With hand stamping spacing and impression depth is not exact, which is a charm to the process of hand stamping pieces. It is not to be seen as a flaw, but rather a perfectly imperfect custom hand made unique piece for you to treasure. This has become a form many love and appreciate.