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Yamana Gold Receives Permit at Jacobina, Initiating Ramp Up of Phase 2 Expansion, Expects Fourth Quarter Company Wide Production to Exceed 270,000 GEO With Costs Tracking to Be the Lowest of the Year
YAMANA GOLD INC. is pleased to announce it has received the permit at its Jacobina mine to increase throughput to 10,000 tonnes per day . Throughput is expected to reach 8,500 tpd by the second quarter of 2022. At this processing rate production at Jacobina will increase through the second half of 2022 with a full year at a production level of 230,000 ounces per year beginning in 2023. The Company is also reporting ...
YAMANA GOLD INC. (TSX:YRI; NYSE:AUY; LSE:AUY) ("Yamana" or "the Company") is pleased to announce it has received the permit at its Jacobina mine to increase throughput to 10,000 tonnes per day ("tpd"). Throughput is expected to reach 8,500 tpd by the second quarter of 2022. At this processing rate production at Jacobina will increase through the second half of 2022 with a full year at a production level of 230,000 ounces per year beginning in 2023.
The Company is also reporting particularly strong operating performance from El Peñón and Cerro Moro, both of which were planned to have higher production in the last several months of the year as they sequenced into higher grade zones, all of which supports the Company's previous guidance that fourth quarter production will exceed 270,000 gold equivalent ounces ("GEO") (1 ) and annual production will exceed overall 2021 guidance of 1,000,000 GEO (1 ) . Fourth quarter all-in sustaining costs ("AISC") (2) are also expected to be the lowest of the year and are estimated to be approximately $980 per GEO (1 ) or lower, which is 7% below AISC (2) reported for the prior three quarters.
Jacobina: Permit Received, Phase 2 Ramp up Commencing
Jacobina received the permit on December 2, 2021, allowing for throughput to increase to 10,000 tpd. The successful result is the culmination of a two year process in which the Company has worked closely with government agencies to ensure that Jacobina continues to operate in a responsible, sustainable way to the benefit of all stakeholders. The Company has strategically elected to operate in the Americas in rules based jurisdictions with a mining pedigree providing certainty for conducting its operations which has been exemplified with the Brazilian permitting process for Jacobina. Receipt of the permit not only marks a significant milestone in the Phase 2 ramp up to 230,000 ounces of gold per year, but also facilitates the future Phase 3 expansion to bring production up to 270,000 ounces per year.
With the accelerated permitting and 2021 outperformance, the mine is now expected to achieve the Phase 2 throughput objective of 8,500 tpd by the second quarter of 2022, approximately one year earlier than planned. Since May 2021, throughput has been stable at the previously permitted rate of 7,500 tpd and is well positioned to immediately start ramping up to 8,500 tpd. For the past six months, Jacobina has continued with incremental improvements to increase mining and processing capacity in anticipation of receiving the expansion permit. As such, the Company intends to progressively increase throughput over the next six to seven months.
The ramp up to 8,500 tpd will be achieved through a continuation of incremental improvements to de-bottleneck the processing plant. Optimization of the crushing circuit which did not require the installation of new equipment is already complete. During the first half of 2022 several additional initiatives are expected to be complete including optimizing the grinding process with the installation of ultrasonic density meters to optimize ore feed control to the mills and increasing the capacity of the electro-winning circuit. In 2023, further initiatives could be undertaken to support recovery rates at the higher throughput level but depending on performance, some of these initiatives may have the flexibility to be deferred until the Phase 3 expansion.
To support the higher processing rates, Jacobina continues to increase underground mining capacity and has prepared an inventory of lower grade stopes and stockpiled ore on surface to provide supplementary mill feed during the ramp up phase. With the higher than planned processing rates that are now anticipated, the Company expects to continue drawing from this supplementary ore into the first half of 2022. New mobile mining equipment has been delivered to Jacobina with additional equipment planned to be received in the first quarter of 2022 to facilitate the increased mining capacity. A modest increase in underground development is also expected in 2022. The accelerated mine plan shows mill feed grades increasing over the next two years.
The tailings storage strategy is aligned with the accelerated expansion timeline. Construction of the latest phase of the tailings storage facility was recently completed, providing tailings storage capacity at 8,500 tpd until the end of 2023. Further permitted phases of the tailings storage facility provide adequate storage capacity to support the life of mine plan. A comprehensive tailings storage strategy is well advanced to provide additional storage solutions including hydraulic backfill, paste fill, and a dry-stack tailings storage facility.
The Company's simplified approach for the Phase 2 expansion reduces capital expenditures, increases energy efficiency, and derisks the project. Capital costs for the Phase 2 expansion are estimated at approximately $20 million, with $15 million remaining to be spent in 2022.
The Phase 3 expansion to increase throughput to 10,000 tpd is being evaluated. Engineering is advancing in parallel with Phase 2, with a feasibility study for Phase 3 scheduled for completion in 2023.
Fourth Quarter Production Expected to Exceed 270,000 GEO (1) With Fourth Quarter Costs Tracking to be the Lowest of the Year
Operations have maintained the momentum from their strong performances delivered during the third quarter and, in particular, El Peñón and Cerro Moro have had excellent production punctuated by high grades and low costs as planned. With strong performance through November, the Company expects fourth quarter production to exceed 270,000 GEO (1 ) with annual production expected to exceed overall 2021 guidance of 1,000,000 GEO (1 ) . Fourth quarter AISC (2) are expected to be the lowest of the year and are estimated to be approximately $980 per GEO (1 ) or lower, which is 7% below AISC reported for the prior three quarters.
Qualified Persons
Scientific and technical information contained in this news release has been reviewed and approved by Sébastien Bernier (P. Geo and Senior Director, Geology and Mineral Resources). Sébastien Bernier is an employee of Yamana Gold Inc. and a "Qualified Person" as defined by Canadian Securities Administrators' National Instrument 43-101 - Standards of Disclosure for Mineral Projects.
About Yamana
Yamana Gold Inc. is a Canadian-based precious metals producer with significant gold and silver production, development stage properties, exploration properties, and land positions throughout the Americas, including Canada, Brazil, Chile and Argentina. Yamana plans to continue to build on this base through expansion and optimization initiatives at existing operating mines, development of new mines, the advancement of its exploration properties and, at times, by targeting other consolidation opportunities with a primary focus in the Americas.
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(1) GEO assumes gold ounces plus the gold equivalent of silver ounces using a ratio of 72.00 for future guidance periods. GEO calculations for actuals are based on an average market gold to silver price ratio for the relevant period.
(2) A cautionary note regarding non-GAAP performance measures and their respective reconciliations, as well as additional line items or subtotals in financial statements is included in Section 11: Non-GAAP Performance Measures and Additional Subtotals in Financial Statements in the Company's MD&A for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2021 and in the 'Non-GAAP Performance Measures' of the associated press release dated October 28, 2021.
CAUTIONARY NOTE REGARDING FORWARD-LOOKING STATEMENTS: This news release contains or incorporates by reference "forward-looking statements" and "forward-looking information" under applicable Canadian securities legislation and within the meaning of the United States Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995. Forward-looking information includes, but is not limited to information with respect to the Company's strategy, plans or future financial or operating performance, including exploration drilling plans and results from the Company's generative program and potential to significantly extend mine lives at the Company's projects; expected permitting and commencement of operations; expected fourth quarter production and guidance. Forward-looking statements are characterized by words such as "plan", "expect", "budget", "target", "project", "intend", "believe", "anticipate", "estimate" and other similar words, or statements that certain events or conditions "may" or "will" occur. Forward-looking statements are based on the opinions, assumptions and estimates of management considered reasonable at the date the statements are made, and are inherently subject to a variety of risks and uncertainties and other known and unknown factors that could cause actual events or results to differ materially from those projected in the forward-looking statements. These factors include the Company's expectations in connection with the production and exploration, development and expansion plans at the Company's projects discussed herein being met, the impact of proposed optimizations at the Company's projects, changes in national and local government legislation, taxation, controls or regulations and/or change in the administration of laws, policies and practices, and the impact of general business and economic conditions, global liquidity and credit availability on the timing of cash flows and the values of assets and liabilities based on projected future conditions, fluctuating metal prices (such as gold, silver, copper and zinc), currency exchange rates (such as the Canadian Dollar, the Brazilian Real, the Chilean Peso and the Argentine Peso versus the United States Dollar), the impact of inflation, possible variations in ore grade or recovery rates, changes in the Company's hedging program, changes in accounting policies, changes in mineral resources and mineral reserves, risks related to asset dispositions, risks related to metal purchase agreements, risks related to acquisitions, changes in project parameters as plans continue to be refined, changes in project development, construction, production and commissioning time frames, risks associated with infectious diseases, including COVID-19, unanticipated costs and expenses, higher prices for fuel, steel, power, labour and other consumables contributing to higher costs and general risks of the mining industry, failure of plant, equipment or processes to operate as anticipated, unexpected changes in mine life, final pricing for concentrate sales, unanticipated results of future studies, seasonality and unanticipated weather changes, costs and timing of the development of new deposits, success of exploration activities, permitting timelines, government regulation and the risk of government expropriation or nationalization of mining operations, risks related to relying on local advisors and consultants in foreign jurisdictions, environmental risks, unanticipated reclamation expenses, risks relating to joint venture operations, title disputes or claims, limitations on insurance coverage, timing and possible outcome of pending and outstanding litigation and labour disputes, risks related to enforcing legal rights in foreign jurisdictions, as well as those risk factors discussed or referred to herein and in the Company's Annual Information Form filed with the securities regulatory authorities in all provinces of Canada and available at www.sedar.com , and the Company's Annual Report on Form 40-F filed with the United States Securities and Exchange Commission. Although the Company has attempted to identify important factors that could cause actual actions, events or results to differ materially from those described in forward-looking statements, there may be other factors that cause actions, events or results not to be anticipated, estimated or intended. There can be no assurance that forward-looking statements will prove to be accurate, as actual results and future events could differ materially from those anticipated in such statements. The Company undertakes no obligation to update forward-looking statements if circumstances or management's estimates, assumptions or opinions should change, except as required by applicable law. The reader is cautioned not to place undue reliance on forward-looking statements. The forward-looking information contained herein is presented for the purpose of assisting investors in understanding the Company's plans and objectives in connection with its exploration programs and results of exploration and its expected fourth quarter production and may not be appropriate for other purposes.
(All amounts are expressed in United States Dollars unless otherwise indicated.)
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Yamana Gold YRI:CA AUY Gold Investing
Charlotte Mcleod
Gold took a tumble this week, although it started the period strong.
The yellow metal traded between about US$1,835 and US$1,850 per ounce from Monday (January 24) to Wednesday (January 26), but dropped mid-week. It was just over US$1,785 by Friday (January 28) afternoon.
So what happened to gold? The major event this week was the year's first Federal Open Market Committee (FOMC) meeting, which took place from Tuesday (January 25) to Wednesday.
With inflation concerns running high, market watchers were eagerly anticipating commentary from US Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell. Speaking after the FOMC gathering, he acknowledged that inflation is well above the 2 percent target, and said there's a risk of it continuing to move even higher.
"Inflation risks are still to the upside in the views of most FOMC participants, and certainly in my view as well. There's a risk that the high inflation we are seeing will be prolonged. There's a risk that it will move even higher" — Jerome Powell, US Federal Reserve
Powell also noted that the central bank is ready to raise interest rates in March if the conditions are right. In addition, asset purchases are reportedly on track to wrap up at the beginning of that month, and the Fed expects to start reducing its balance sheet after it begins the process of increasing rates.
The information dump from Powell and the Fed has created turmoil in the stock market, and as mentioned, gold also reacted negatively. We have more expert commentary on the Fed's plans lined up for next week, but for now I want to share thoughts on gold from Nick Santiago of InTheMoneyStocks.com.
We've had a number of YouTube commenters request an updated interview with him because he has a less positive short-term view on gold than many people I speak with.
Nick told me that although gold could rise a little higher in the very near future, he's expecting a "pretty substantial decline" in the next year or so — he thinks US$1,500 or even US$1,450 is in the cards.
However, he was careful to explain that he would expect that drop to be followed by a major gold-buying opportunity. For him, the yellow metal's long-term future will send it "a lot higher than the recent all-time highs."
"When gold gets down to around US$1,500 an ounce on the futures, maybe US$1,450, I think that is going to be like a 1999 gold-buying moment, and that's what I'm waiting for. When it does get down to that level, that low, I'm going to really go heavy into gold again" — Nick Santiago, InTheMoneyStocks.com
We often talk about gold's upward price potential, but with Nick's comments in mind, we asked our Twitter followers how low they think it could go in 2022. About 60 percent of respondents believe the metal could fall below US$1,700, but the US$1,600, US$1,500 and US$1,400 levels received much lower portions of the vote.
We'll be asking another question on Twitter next week, so make sure to follow us @INN_Resource and follow me @Charlotte_McL to share your thoughts!
To close out, I want to share a quick note on INN's outlook content. At the end of every year, our reporters reach out to experts in the many industries we cover, from gold to lithium to cannabis and more. We then compile the information these market watchers share to give our audience a look at the year ahead.
This week we published our potash and phosphate outlooks. We don't get to delve into the fertilizer space very often, but these commodities are incredibly important because of the role they play in crop production. Both were affected by geopolitics in 2021, with prices rising to levels not seen in over a decade.
Interestingly, agriculture is an area that mining industry veteran Rick Rule of Rule Investment Media has been talking about for years as an overlooked sector.
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Endurance Gold Corporation (TSXV: EDG) (the "Company") is pleased to announce that the Company will be exhibiting, in-person and by special invitation, at the 2022 AME Roundup Conference Core Shack located at the Vancouver Convention Centre West on Monday, January 31 and Tuesday, February 1.
Display Drill Core will include representative core from the four best holes drilled by the Company at the Reliance Gold Property (the "Property") in 2021 from drill holes spread along a 750 m trend which returned 15.7 gpt gold over 24.8 m including 26.96 gpt gold over 4.1 m, 8.47 gpt gold over 24.9 m including 16.27 gpt gold over 10.5 m, 8.62 gpt gold over 24.4 m including 17.02 gpt gold over 4.3 m, and the most recent drill announced last week of 1.70 gpt gold over 62.1 m.
The Property is located in southern British Columbia. The road accessible property is located 4 kilometres ("km") east of the village of Gold Bridge, and 10 km north of the historic Bralorne-Pioneer Gold Mining Camp which has produced over 4 million ounces of gold.
Following the Core Shack, on Wednesday February 2 and Thursday, February 3, the Company will then be exhibiting at the Project Generators' Hub and featuring the Company's 100% owned drill-stage Elephant Mountain Gold Project, Alaska and, 100% owned Bandito Rare- Earth Niobium Property, Yukon, as well as re-exhibiting some highlights from the Property.
Endurance Gold Corporation is a company focused on the acquisition, exploration and development of highly prospective North American mineral properties with the potential to develop world-class deposits.
Endurance Gold Corporation
Robert T. Boyd
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION, PLEASE CONTACT
(604) 682-2707, info@endurancegold.com
www.endurancegold.com
Please review prior press releases and presentations for sampling procedures and cautionary statements. The 2020 and 2021 work programs were supervised by Darren O'Brien, P.Geo., an independent consultant and qualified person as defined in National Instrument 43-101. Mr. O'Brien has reviewed and approved this news release. Neither the 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 news release. This news release may contain forward looking statements based on assumptions and judgments of management regarding future events or results that may prove to be inaccurate as a result of factors beyond its control, and actual results may differ materially from the expected results.
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Metals Creek Resources CEO Alexander Stares: Advancing Two Top-notch Properties in Ontario
Metals Creek Resources (TSXV:MEK) provided an update on its Dona Lake and Ogden gold projects in Ontario.
Metals Creek Resources CEO Alexander Stares shared, "We've been hitting some really nice stuff at Ogden. We just finished SGH soil sampling and we're in the process of doing deep-section IP. We're going to put all this data together, and we should be able to generate some really good drill targets. In about three weeks, we'll be back in Timmins drilling again. In my opinion, these are two top-notch properties. What more could an investor ask for?"
Metals Creek Resources received the results from Phase II of its spatiotemporal geochemical hydrocarbon gold survey conducted in July 2021 on its Ogden gold property in the heart of the Timmins Gold Camp. It also announced recent diamond drill results for drill holes DL21-018 and DL21-019 from a Phase III diamond drill program at the Dona Lake gold project.
Dona Lake is a past-producing mine that was shut down in 1994 or 1995 when the price of gold was around US$350 an ounce. According to Stares, the company discovered that there was gold mineralization left and signed an option agreement with Newmont (TSX:NGT,NYSE:NEM) to earn a 100 percent interest in the project. He added that the drilling program at Dona Lake might last until March.
"I think timing is everything, and we've hit the right time for this program. We're not just a one pony show. We have two flagship properties where we apply whatever science we can use there. We've been hitting some really nice stuff."
Watch the full interview of Metals Creek Resources CEO Alexander Stares above.
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Franco-Nevada Declares Dividend Increase and Provides Details for Upcoming Release of 2021 Results
Franco-Nevada Corporation is pleased to announce that its Board of Directors has raised its quarterly dividend and declared a quarterly dividend of US$0.32 per share payable on March 31, 2022 to shareholders of record on March 17, 2022 (the "Record Date"). This is a 6.7% increase from the previous US$0.30 per share quarterly dividend and marks the 15 th consecutive annual increase for Franco-Nevada shareholders. Canadian investors in Franco-Nevada's IPO in December 2007 are now receiving an effective 10.7% yield on their cost base. The Board of Directors has determined to move its annual dividend reviews earlier in the year than prior practice starting with 2022. The dividend policy will now be reviewed at the beginning of the fiscal year so that any increases to the dividend will be effective for the full fiscal year rather than commencing in Q2 as in prior years. The dividend has been declared in U.S. dollars and the Canadian dollar equivalent will be determined based on the daily average rate posted by the Bank of Canada on the Record Date. Under Canadian tax legislation, Canadian resident individuals who receive "eligible dividends" are entitled to an enhanced gross-up and dividend tax credit on such dividends.
The Company has a Dividend Reinvestment Plan (the "DRIP"). Participation in the DRIP is optional. The Company will issue additional common shares through treasury at a 3% discount to the Average Market Price, as defined in the DRIP. However, the Company may, from time to time, in its discretion, change or eliminate the discount applicable to treasury acquisitions or direct that such common shares be purchased in market acquisitions at the prevailing market price, any of which would be publicly announced. The DRIP and enrollment forms are available on the Company's website at www.franco-nevada.com . Canadian and U.S. registered shareholders may also enroll in the DRIP online through the plan agent's self-service web portal at www.investorcentre.com/franco-nevada . Canadian and U.S. beneficial shareholders should contact their financial intermediary to arrange enrollment. Non-Canadian and non-U.S. shareholders may potentially participate in the DRIP, subject to the satisfaction of certain conditions. Non-Canadian and non-U.S. shareholders should contact the Company to determine whether they satisfy the necessary conditions to participate in the DRIP.
This press release is not an offer to sell or a solicitation of an offer for securities. A registration statement relating to the DRIP has been filed with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission and may be obtained under the Company's profile on the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission's website at www.sec.gov .
Details for Upcoming Release of 2021 Results
2021 Results Release:
March 9 th after market close
Conference Call and Webcast:
March 10 th 10:00 am ET
Dial‑in Numbers:
Toll‑Free: 1‑888‑390‑0546
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Quadro Announces Remaining 2021 Assay Results from Staghorn, Central Newfoundland Gold District
Quadro Resources Ltd. (TSXV: QRO) (OTCQB: QDROF) (FSE: G4O2) ("Quadro" or the "Company") is pleased to announce the remaining assay results from its 2021 Staghorn gold project, Newfoundland. Further to its November 18, 2021, news release, in which the Company announced the discovery of a new gold zone intersected from the inaugural exploration drill program at its Long Lake property, in Central Newfoundland, Quadro's assays results from four drill holes at Staghorn remained overdue due to assay lab-related delays. After completing the Long Lake drilling, the drill was mobilized to Quadro's Staghorn property where an additional 891 meters were completed in four holes at the southwest end of the Marks Pond zone.
Figure 1: Quadro's Staghorn and Long Lake/Tulks South projects, Newfoundland.
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These assay results are reported below. Highlights include:
MP21-021: A high of 29.1 g/t Au over 0.35m within a 57.0 m wide zone grading 0.33 g/t Au. and 1st definitive visible gold, below the main zone.
MP21-023: 1.95g/t Au over 6m.
MP21-024: An intercept of 1.1 g/t Au over 5.0m including 1.8 g/t Au over 3.0m, thus extending the Marks Pond Horizon 200 m to the southwest for a total of 626m strike length.
Table 1 - Drill Results from 2021 Staghorn Drilling - Mark's Pond Gold Target
* Reported drill intercepts are not true widths. At this time there is insufficient data to calculate true orientations.
Figure 2: Mark's Pond, Staghorn, Newfoundland.
Marathon Gold's Valentine Lake deposits are located proximate to the Quadro claims. (Total Measured Mineral Resources (inclusive of the Mineral Reserves) comprise 1.9 Moz (31.7 Mt at 1.86 g/t) with Indicated Mineral Resources (inclusive of the Mineral Reserves) of 1.19 Moz (23.2 Mt at 1.60 g/t). Additional Inferred Mineral Resources are 0.96 Moz (16.77 Mt at 1.78 g/t Au). (N.I. 43-101 Technical Report & Pre-Feasibility Study on the Valentine Gold Project Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada Report date: April 21, 2020 Effective date: April 18, 2020 Prepared for: Marathon Gold Corporation 10 King St. East, Suite 501, Toronto, ON, M5C 1C3 Prepared by: Ausenco Engineering Canada).
(Mineralization hosted on these established operations is not necessarily indicative or representative of the mineralization that may be hosted on the Company's property).
From T. Barry Coughlan (CEO): "With these latest assays following on 2021's earlier drilling at Staghorn [see Quadro's news release dated May 25, 2021], the Marks Pond Gold Horizon has been extended to over 600m in strike length and has proven continuity down dip, however the grades of the plus 20 m wide zone have not shown any improvement over the earlier drilling. The most significant aspect of the program was the discovery of a lower zone of high-grade mineralization with visible gold below the main zone. Additional drilling is planned to follow up on the high-grade lower zone and wide step out drilling on the Marks Pond Horizon where a number of gold-in-soil anomalies remain to be tested. We look forward to developing the Staghorn targets, in conjunction with the new gold discovery at the Long Lake project, further in 2022."
QA/QC PROTOCOL
Quadro has implemented a quality control program on its drill programs at the Staghorn Project to ensure best practice in sampling and analysis. Quadro maintains strict quality assurance/quality control protocols including the systematic insertion of certified standard reference and blank materials into each sample batch. Analyses in this release were performed by Actlabs of Ancaster, ON, with ISO 17025 accreditation. All samples were assayed using industry-standard assay techniques for gold. Gold was analyzed by a standard 30 gram fire assay with an AA finish.
Quadro acknowledges the financial support of the JEA Program, Department of Natural Resources, Government of Newfoundland and Labrador.
Qualified Person - Wayne Reid, P. Geo., VP Exploration for Quadro and a qualified person as defined in National Instrument 43-101, is responsible for this release and supervised the preparation of the information forming the basis for this release.
About Quadro Resources - Quadro is a publicly traded mineral exploration company. It is led by an experienced and successful management team and is focused on exploring for gold in North America. The Company's shares trade on the TSX Venture Exchange under the symbol "QRO". Quadro owns a 100% interest in the Staghorn property, has an option to earn a 100% interest in the Long Lake and Careless Cove properties, and has an option to earn an initial 51% interest in the Tulks South Property, in Newfoundland.
On behalf of the board of directors,
Quadro Resources Ltd.
"T. Barry Coughlan"
info@quadroresources.com
"Neither the 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." The information contained herein contains "forward-looking statements" within the meaning of applicable securities legislation. Forward-looking statements relate to information that is based on assumptions of management, forecasts of future results, and estimates of amounts not yet determinable. Any statements that express predictions, expectations, beliefs, plans, projections, objectives, assumptions or future events or performance are not statements of historical fact and may be "forward-looking statements." Forward-looking statements are subject to a variety of risks and uncertainties that could cause actual events or results to differ from those reflected in the forward-looking statements. Investors are cautioned against attributing undue certainty to forward-looking statements. These forward-looking statements are made as of the date hereof and the Company does not assume any obligation to update or revise them to reflect new events or circumstances. Actual events or results could differ materially from the Company's expectations or projections." For more information on the Company, interested parties should review the Company's filings that are available at www.sedar.com.
Metals Creek Drills 9.2 g/t Gold over 4.47 meters at the Ogden Gold Project
Metals Creek Resources Corp. (TSXV: MEK) (OTCQB: MCREF) (FSE: M1C1) (the "Company" or Metals Creek) is pleased to announce results for six holes recently drilled on the Ogden Gold Project in Timmins, Ontario. The Ogden Gold Project is a 5050 Joint Venture with Newmont Corporation ("Newmont"), with the Company serving as the operator.
The Thomas Ogden Zone (TOG) was the main focus of the drill program, totalling 2,076 meters. By means of oriented core, the program's emphasis was to further define the orientation of high-grade cross cutting veins and mineralization, as well as determining true orientations of contacts, fold structures and faults within a very complex sequence of stratigraphy. Three of the six holes drilled had visible gold.
Highlights of the drilling include:
TOG 21-065A which returned a downhole intercept of 9.2 grammes per ton (g/t) gold (Au) over 4.47 meters (m). This hole was drilled approximately 325 meters east of hole TOG-13-025 which returned 210.19 g/t Au over 12.53 m (See MEK news release dated 22 May 2013).
Clusters of visible gold were observed in TOG 21-065A between 350.62 and 352.25m. Specks and blebs of gold vary in coarseness between
To view pamphlet for TOG 21-065A click on link provided below.
https://www.metalscreek.com/press-release
The zone is characterized as a strongly (silica/albite/iron carbonate) altered felsite unit. Very-fine to fine-grained disseminated cubic pyrite is the dominant sulfide and occurs throughout the altered matrix as well as locally within white quartz-carbonate veinlets. Chalcopyrite is locally present at both the upper and lower contacts to this gold bearing interval.
Holes TOG 21-66,67,68 and 69 targeted the near surface portion of the TOG fold structure further defining the orientation of cross cutting gold bearing quartz veins and the geometry of the fold limbs. Holes TOG 21-64 and 65A targeted flat lying quartz bearing structures and zones of albitization and silicification within the lowermost portion of the TOG fold structure resulting in the identification of gold mineralization within cross cutting quartz stringers and associated silicification within highly altered TOG stratigraphy. Future drilling will continue to target the down plunge extension of Thomas Ogden fold structure as well as further evaluating the encouraging results from hole 65A.
Table of significant results follow:
To view an enhanced version of Table 1, please visit:
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Drill intercepts are core lengths and true width will be approximately 70 to 80% of drill intercept length.
All split core samples were sent to Activation Laboratories. The precious metals were analyzed utilizing a standard fire assay with an atomic absorption finish. As part of the Corporations QAQC protocol, approximately 10% of the samples submitted for assay were also sent for check assays. Standards and blanks were inserted randomly into the sample shipments as part of the sampling protocol. Samples with fire assay results above 1.0 g/t gold are re-analyzed using a gravimetric finish and samples with fire assay results above 5.0 g/t gold or samples showing visible gold are analyzed using the pulp metallic method.
Drilling has been paused while the company awaits the completion and interpretation of the deep section Induced Polarization (IP) program. Once this data is received, information collected from the Spatiotemporal Geochemical Hydrocarbon (SGH) soil sampling, oriented core and deep section IP will be combined to generate new drill targets. Drilling is anticipated to resume in approximately 3 weeks.
Drill hole locations are provided in the map below.
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Michael MacIsaac, P. Geo and VP Exploration for the Company and a Qualified Person as defined in National Instrument 43-101, is responsible for this release, and supervised the preparation of the information forming the basis for this release.
About Metals Creek Resources Corp.
Metals Creek Resources Corp. is a junior exploration company incorporated under the laws of the Province of Ontario, is a reporting issuer in Alberta, British Columbia and Ontario, and has its common shares listed for trading on the Exchange under the symbol "MEK". Metals Creek has earned a 50% interest in the Ogden Gold Property from Newmont, including the past producing Naybob Gold mine, located 6 km south of Timmins, Ontario and has an 8 km strike length of the prolific Porcupine-Destor Fault (P-DF). In addition, Metals Creek has signed an agreement with Newmont, under which Metals Creek can earn a 100% interest in the past producing Dona Lake Gold Project in the Pickle Lake Mining District of Ontario.
Additional information concerning the Company is contained in documents filed by the Company with securities regulators, available under its profile at www.sedar.com.
Alexander (Sandy) Stares, President and CEO
Metals Creek Resources Corp
telephone: (709)-256-6060
email: astares@metalscreek.com
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Q: Windows RDS - speed up log-off It takes 20-30 seconds for the logoff procedure to complete on our 2012R2 RDS server.  This causes issues for our RemoteApp users.  I'm curious if anyone out there has thoughts on how to speed up logoffs, or possible profile the logoff procedure so that I can try to determine what's hanging it up.
Thanks in advance.

A: Have you installed "Microsoft Baseline Security Analyzer" in your Windows server 2012 server?
Microsoft Baseline Security Analyzer can cause significant slow log off. Here is the reference.
http://www.networksteve.com/forum/topic.php/Extremely_slow_RDP_session_-_Solved/?TopicId=39213&Posts=1
Hope that helps
Thanks,

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Earlier this year in April, former Auburn defensive end Elijah Daniel was charged with four counts of theft of property and burglary. He along with former walk-on linebacker DeNorris James and former track walk-on Khalil Sellers, who were charged with five counts of the same crimes, were all dismissed from the university following their arrests.
According to College Football Talk, there seems to be more to the story that involves a current Tiger wide receiver. Sophomore receiver Stanton Truitt allegedly had an Apple Macbook and a Tag Heuer watch stolen from him by the three former student-athletes.
Auburn has no distanced itself from the trio and they can now look towards the future for football. It may not seem like much now, but Truitt will more than likely be repaid the full value for his items. I'm sure he would trade that for a successful 2015 season.
Auburn opens the season on September 5 against Louisville at the Georgia Dome in Atlanta.


If you have been involved in a car accident, whiplash injuries need to be taken very seriously. Because symptoms of a whiplash injury can take weeks or months to manifest, it is easy to be fooled into thinking that you are not as injured as you really are.
Too often people don't seek treatment following a car accident because they don't feel hurt. By far, the most common injury to the neck is a whiplash injury. Whiplash is caused by a sudden movement of the head, either backward, forward, or sideways, that results in the damage to the supporting muscles, ligaments, and other connective tissues in the neck and upper back.


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Q: How to add wrangler connection to cloud sql postgres in Cloud Data Fusion I am not able to see the option to add connection to "Cloud Sql Postgres" under wrangler -> databases.
I can only see these options
avaialable-connection-options
If i select the postgressql and add the details i get the Error: SocketTimeoutException: connect timed out
My connection to this instance works from the studio using the source/sink CloudSQL PostgreSQL
Any help to make the connection work from the wrangler please?

A: I have resolved this issue by selecting the option Database and adding the connection like:
jdbc:postgresql://google/<DATABASE_NAME>?cloudSqlInstance=<INSTANCE_CONNECTION_NAME>&socketFactory=com.google.cloud.sql.postgres.SocketFactory

Please note that the INSTANCE_CONNECTION_NAME should be in the format <project>:<region>:<instance_name>. Copy the exact connection name displayed on the GCP console's cloud SQL page.


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Shopping online is always a risk, but purchasing a semipermanent fixture for your face without even trying it on? For many of us, this is when we hear our mother's voices whispering to us: "Always try it before you buy it!" Learning about what frames best flatter your face can drastically narrow down the search—and maybe give you the confidence to buy those 1950s cat-eye frames you've been eyeing (pun intended).
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Your face is longer than it is wide, typically with a narrower forehead and jaw.
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Q: CakePHP: changing default view instead of home.ctp As title, how can I change default view without placing home.ctp in apps/views/pages/ folder?
lets say, I want the default home page to show /views/other/index.ctp .
Where should I change the coding? which files does it involved?
Thank you.

A: Create an OtherController:
// app/controllers/other_controller.php
class OtherController extends AppController {
    public function index() {
        // do something
    }
}

and point the root route in app/config/routes.php to it:
Router::connect('/', array('controller' => 'other', 'action' => 'index'));


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Alibaba, Google's parent company, has announced it will sell a $1 billion mobile payments deal with the tech giant, bringing its total funding to more than $1 trillion.
The deal was announced on Thursday by Alibaba Chairman and CEO Jack Ma and Google CEO Sundar Pichai.
It will be the largest mobile payments transaction in history.
The agreement, which includes Alibaba payments partner VISA, will be completed in January 2019, said Ma, who also noted that Alibaba's payment system is designed to work on a global scale.
The Alibaba deal, which will be made official on Jan. 2, is one of the largest in history, with Google accounting for the majority of the total amount.
Alibaba will pay Google $1,567 per share in cash and $1 per share of Alibaba's common stock.
Google will receive $100 billion in cash, $50 billion in Alibaba common stock and $50 million of cash equivalents, the two companies said.
Google, which was valued at $20.7 billion when the deal was struck, will receive a $150 million cash incentive.
The terms of the deal were not disclosed.
Google was founded in 1994 by Larry Page, the Google founder and chief executive officer.
The company's valuation at the end of last year was $17.7 trillion.
In June, Alibaba said it would sell $100 million worth of shares in Google to help pay for the deal.
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Q: permute double integral and limit What are the conditions to permute a limit and a double integral? For example, if I have to evaluate the limit of this double integral,
$$\lim\limits_{j \to \infty}\displaystyle\int _{-j}^j \int _{-j}^{j} \frac{\sin(x)\sin(y)}{xy}\mathrm{d}x\mathrm{d}y,$$
what are the conditions that would give me the right to write that this limit equals to :
$$
\displaystyle\int_{-j}^{j}\lim_{j \to \infty}\displaystyle\int _{-j}^{j} \frac{\sin(x)\sin(y)}{xy}\mathrm{d}x\mathrm{d}y\quad?$$
(I'm not supposed to know something about Lebesgue )
Thank you!


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Q: Google Maps Pin in my Android application I need to display user inserted pins on the map that i will have in my application.
This pin needs to be visible to all the users using the app.
I have no clue how to implement this.
Can i get some help please?

A: Pins in Google Maps are called Markers and they are pretty simple to create.
Following what is documented from the Google Maps API here, you just use the addMarker() method to create a marker and can customize the options of where it should be placed and the title to show when it is clicked on
@Override
public void onMapReady(GoogleMap map) {
    map.addMarker(new MarkerOptions()
        .position(new LatLng(10, 10))
        .title("Hello world"));
}


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The Review at the End of the Universe
Season Roundup
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Supernatural – Season 13 Episode 13
Feb 9, 2018 | Posted by Craig McKenzie in TV
"Devil's Bargain"
Supernatural follows Lucifer's attempts to regain his lost power and moves characters around to set things up for the remainder of the season.
Mark Pellegrino is one of the best assets this show has. There has always been a huge risk of his version of Lucifer becoming stale because too much of a good thing can easily turn into a bad thing but the combination of acting and writing keeps this character consistently excellent.
Lucifer at his lowest point
This season alone has seen a number of shifts in Lucifer's power level. He began the season at full strength but trapped on an alternate Earth but had his power depleted when his Grace was used to open a portal and now he's scavenging for any scrap of power to regain what he has lost.
Starting the episode by likening him to a homeless man is a relatable way to sell Lucifer's predicament. Take away the fantasy ideas and he's basically a man who once had everything and has made mistakes that have left him with nothing. Lucifer is at his lowest point at first and that's an interesting thing to explore. Mark Pellegrino plays the desperation perfectly and bring a lot of humanity to the role which is of course a stark contrast to his usual arrogant self. Vulnerability isn't something we see much from Lucifer so it'sall the more striking to see just how desperate he is.
A failing of the episode is that it doesn't last long. Seeing him experience things he never had before such as hunger and helplessness was intriguing and definitely had enough mileage to sustain at least an entire episode. Not that what came before was bad but it's slightly disappointing that compelling character drama is quickly burned through so that the overall season plot can progress.
Lucifer's short friendship with Tim (Neil Webb) works really well because of what Tim represents. He embodies kindness and decency despite having nothing and dealing with an injury. Lucifer is very much a physical manifestation of entitlement and it makes him seem really pathetic here which definitely appears to be intentional. Tim takes pity on him and shows him that kindness isn't about sharing riches it's more about doing everything you can to help someone who needs it. For a while I thought the episode would be about Lucifer learning that lesson and achieving something resembling humility. Sadly the opportunity to do so is wasted because Tim's main purpose is to tell Lucifer about a Faith Healer who actually heals people which makes the odds pretty good that she's an Angel.
Thankfully abandoning the potential "Lucifer learns humility" plot for what the episode is actually about proves to be really interesting. Lucifer tracks down Sister Jo aka Anael (Danneel Ackles) and makes his intentions to kill her clear but she convinces him that keeping her around to periodically sip at her Grace -almost not a euphemism- is a smarter plan because it means he doesn't have to find another Angel.
Anael is a great character who makes the perfect partner for Lucifer. They are both similar for not enjoying Heaven for their own reasons. In Anael's case her job was to count the new souls that came in which certainly doesn't seem like the most engaging occupation so she saw "The Fall" as an opportunity to reinvent herself and turned her ability to heal Humans into a vocation. She heals Humans and gets paid for it so everyone wins and she gets to do some good in the world albeit for selfish reasons. Danneel Ackles leans into that murky area making it clear that Anael doesn't really care about Humans as such but respects those she does business with. It's another great idea in a season full of them and immediately creates a strong foundation for the character to be built on.
Post feast bliss
The relationship that quickly develops between Anael and Lucifer is compelling to watch. Lucifer starts out weak but quickly regains his strength by taking some of her Grace before allowing her to recharge. The scenes depicting this transference look drug fuelled and sexual in nature which matches up with their reactions to it. Anael in particular seems to treat this "sipping" as a spiritual experience and I couldn't help but be reminded of various depictions of Dracula feasting on his victims. Visually there were similarities in the way Lucifer fed on her Grace to a Vampire feeding on a victim and Dracula is often characterised as a really seductive presence so the comparison was there to be made.
Interestingly Lucifer is the one being seduced. Amael has him completely manipulated into doing what she wants him to do while making him think that it's actually what he wants to do. She suggests the arrangement they have and clearly gets something out of it in terms of sensations as well as knowing that the Devil himself is eating out of the palm of her hand -well technically her neck- so there's a lot for Anael to gain.
Eventually she uses Lucifer as a bargaining chip to take over Heaven. The Angels are terrified and disorganised as a species so are in need of leadership. Anael wouldn't be accepted because none of the Angels have any reason to respect her but since they fear Lucifer so much he can lead them and she can continue to manipulate him. Once again she wins by finding herself in a position of power without Lucifer being aware of her seductive nature.
Who's really in charge?
Sam and Dean are still attempting to come up with a plan that gets them to the other Earth to save Mary and Jack. It involves bringing Donatello back to read the Demon Tablet as they try to track down Lucifer as a power source for their attempt. They learn about Castiel being Asmodeus' prisoner which causes more regret from the Winchesters who feel that they should have realised. Castiel doesn't blame them for what happens and wants to focus on the task at hand which thankfully happens with the minimum of angst.
There's a lot of setup in this plot such as Donatello being manipulated by Asmodeus' posing as Cas. It makes for a funny scene as Donatello is carrying a bucket of fried chicken and Asmodeus looks a lot like Colonel Sanders with his white suit. I'm still not buying the threat level of this character but he doesn't seem like he is being built as anything more than an idle distraction. He's powerful enough to keep everyone on their toes but won't be the big bad of the season. It's good to have a disposable temporary antagonist as the show works up to the real one.
He does have some surprises up his sleeve such as the Archangel Blade; a blade that can be wielded by Archangels to kill other Archangels making it the perfect weapon to dispatch Lucifer. Asmodeus has an Archangel at his disposal in the form of the -long believed dead- Gabriel. Part of me thought that it might be the Michael inhabited Adam but the writers haven't got around to returning to that yet. Gabriel reappearing is something I'm very excited about as episodes featuring him are some of the best even to this day and his presence offers another easy way for the upcoming Scooby Doo crossover.
Sam and Dean also come across Mr. Ketch who offers to team up with them to achieve their shared goal of taking down Lucifer. Naturally they are loathed to trust Ketch who has betrayed them in the past so we have a pseudo cat and mouse game where they get the upper hand and Ketch escapes. He attempts to win their trust by saving them from Lucifer but Sam and Dean are still reluctant to work with him especially after he admits to working with Asmodeus before offering to use that arrangement to supply them with information. My thinking is that this plot will play out with Ketch seeming equally trustworthy and untrustworthy before either Sam or Dean decides to give him the benefit of the doubt before finding them betrayed once again. It seems to be the nature of Ketch and I'm actually fine with that.
Gabriel returns
An excellent episode that introduces an engaging new character and sets things up nicely for the remainder of the season. It's initially disappointing to dispense with a plot involving Lucifer learning humility from a kind homeless man but what replaces this makes up for the loss of potential. Amael is a great character and the partnership she undertakes with Lucifer is excellently handled. Lucifer feeding on her Grace comes across as drug fuelled and sexual while inviting comparisons to various interpretations of Dracula. The most interesting thing about this is how in control Amael is of the situation. She easily manipulates Lucifer into thinking he's getting what he wants while making him do what she wants. As such she becomes the power behind the throne in Heaven thanks to carefully chosen words while Lucifer feels like he's the one in control.
Sam and Dean work to find a way into the alternate reality and recruit Donatello to do so. Asmodeus hypnotises him by posing as Cas therefore presenting a problem but there's the possibility that Mr. Ketch can feed them information on Asmodeus assuming he can be trusted which seems really unlikely. There's a lot of setup in these scenes though a lot of compelling plotting too. The end reveal of a -long thought dead- Gabriel being the key to killing Lucifer thanks to a new blade has me really excited as Gabriel coming back can only be a good thing.
Devils' Bargain - 9/10
Kneel Before…
Lucifer at his most desperate
the suggestion of Lucifer learning humility
Amael and Lucifer's intriguing partnership
the characterisation of Amael and her seductively manipulative personality
abandoning the plot where Lucifer might learn humility
9.33/10 (3 votes)
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Tags: Danneel Ackles, David Haydn-Jones, Jared Padalecki, Jeffrey Vincent Parise, Jensen Ackles, Keith Szarabajka, Mark Pellegrino, Misha Collins, Neil Webb, Supernatural, Supernatural Season 13
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When Kit Designers Go Rogue
By Jason Pettigrove -
We're all for unique and out-of-the-box shirts. But sometimes, kit designers go too far…
The rise of the replica kit hasn't shown any signs of slowing since the concept was first introduced to the football-going public in the 1970s. Admiral Sportswear, kings of football club apparel at the time, signed deals with Leeds United and the England national team firstly, and then the likes of West Ham, Tottenham Hotspur, Leyton Orient, Norwich City, and Leicester City followed.
Commercial possibilities weren't quite as plentiful as they are now in terms of shirt sponsorship, which didn't truly arrive until the early 1980s, and clubs rarely changed their kit design.
By way of example, West Ham wore their famous "chevron" kit for the first time in a 4-2 loss to Anderlecht in the 1976 European Winners' Cup final. They were still using it in 1980, along with an all-white away ensemble.
Four years using the same design is simply unheard of today.
From those austere beginnings, changing home and away kits every two seasons became the norm, and in the mid-1990s, the concept of a third kit or shirt would be introduced.
West Ham, again, by way of example, would wear their 1992 third shirt just the once — against Aston Villa, but that didn't stop the club shop from selling out of it.
Fast forward to the modern era, and up to four new kits every season isn't unheard of. For shirt collectors it's manna from heaven, and for the working-class families with a child or two who must have the latest style variant, it becomes a very expensive business indeed.
Of course, with so many changes, kit designers occasionally go rogue and produce something so different from what's gone before that it's hard to believe it ever passed go.
Take Nike for example. Long-standing partners with FC Barcelona, the American giant has produced some iconic kits over the years for the blaugranes.
The centenary home shirt and the 2011 Champions League final-winning shirt are instant classics. Not so much the ghastly "checkerboard" shirt from the 2019-20 season.
Though there's only so much that can be done with vertical stripes without repeating a design every few years, with clubs such as Barça, who have unbelievable history attached to their shirts, sometimes, less is more.
The corporate dollar isn't always welcomed, especially when kits are such a departure from what's gone before. By all means experiment with colors and other historical design cues for alternate kits, but home shirts need to remain, by and large, what supporters know, love, and want.
Another footballing giant, Manchester United, who in turn currently use adidas as their kit supplier, have never really deviated too much away from their simple, deep red shirt. It is their signature, known the world over.
To attempt anything avant-garde with what has been synonymous with the club for decades would be sacrilegious to say the least.
Notwithstanding the earlier comment on experimentation with change kits, one has to question whether the design team was having a bad trip when it came up with this year's "Zebra" third shirt.
Clearly, there is no apparent relevance to the club, and perhaps if it were just the shirt that made supporters look like a travel advert for the Serengeti, they could just about get away with it. Shorts and socks of the same design? A bridge too far that.
Of course, both Barça and United are by no means alone in allowing their kit designers free reign nowadays.
The list of worst-ever kits, subjective in any event, would be far too long to list here, but there are three more that are going to make the Urban Pitch hall of shame for this article.
Spanish third-tier side, CD Palencia Balompié, took some beating with their 2016 effort. Imagine sitting around the boardroom table and being presented with a shirt and shorts by the Kappa representative with the notion that both were supposed to represent the human anatomy…
Apparently, the story behind the kit, which was produced for the playoffs that season, was that the players would "give their skin" in order to get promoted. Frankly, we would imagine they'd have given their right arm not to wear it.
Brighton and Hove Albion's 1989 away shirt will give you a headache every time you look at it. The bright pink wavy lines heading off in all directions are less a feast for the eyes, more an assault on the senses.
Only a thick white stripe complete with sponsor across the chest goes some way to breaking up the noise of this monstrosity.
When one considers the wonderful simplicity of the Seagulls' home offering at the time, both made by Sports Express, it's like chalk and cheese. The two are just not complementary in any way, shape, or form.
The Colorado Rapids announced they would be wearing the Caribous' infamous fringe jersey as an April Fool's Day prank in 2014.
Any rogue's gallery isn't complete without an entry from the Caribous of Colorado. To date, they're the only side to have ever worn a kit with tassels.
A brown, tan, white, and black ensemble and a badge of a caribou with a football stuck in its antlers would surely have failed the taste test on its own, but to adorn the front and the back with leather tassels — that opposing players tugged at to bring players down — was absolutely a step too far.
It may not have been the designer, Medalist-Sand Knit's first rodeo, but it was almost certainly their last.
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A fost prima femeie membru al unui guvern în Europa (comisar al poporului pentru asistență publică, funcție echivalentă cu cea de ministru al sănătății). În 1923 a deținut postul de ambasador în Norvegia, urmat de cel din Mexic (1926-1927) și de cel din Suedia (1930-1945). A reprezentat statul sovietic în negocierile avute în perioada noiembrie 1943 - iunie 1944 cu ambasadorul român în Suedia, Frederic Nanu, pentru stabilirea condițiilor de ieșire a României din alianța cu Germania.

În perioada 1917-1922 a fost căsătorită cu Pavel Dîbenko, comandant sovietic în timpul Războiului Civil Rus.

Pentru a onora memoria Alexandrei Kollontai, astronomul sovietic Nikolai Stepanovici Cernîh a numit 2467 Kollontai corpul ceresc descoperit pe 14 august 1966 la Observatorul Astronomic Naucinîi din Crimeea.

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 Her novel (Vasilisa Malygina) describer the five years Kollontay lived as Dybenko's wife, alternately adoring and worrying about her husband, a military commander who did not maintain discipline, a lover who was occasionally unfaithful, a man who drunk too much and liked to show off.Then in 1922 when life was bleak, when for a second time she was deprived of her official positions (...) - Beatrice  Farnsworth, 1980, p. 327

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Once again it is time for the weekly Phillies mailbag. We answer your questions here and then answer them on The Sports Bash with Mike Gill every Tuesday at 2:30 p.m. Feel free to ask a question at any time during the week by sending a tweet to @FrankKlose973.
Tim Lincecum a viable rotation or bullpen option?
Former San Francisco Giants ace Tim Lincecum worked out for a number of teams last week, and the Phillies were present to watch Lincecum throw. After being one of the more dominant pitchers in the game, Lincecum really slowed down in the past few seasons, even being relegated to a bullpen role in 2014. After going 7-4 in 15 starts in 2015, Lincecum landed on the disabled list after being hit with a pitch. Lincecum never returned.
In 2016, Lincecum wants to start, and likely will sign for a team willing to guarantee him that opportunity. With pitching at a premium, many teams went to see him pitch. The Phillies were likely doing due diligence, but probably will not go too far to offer Lincecum a contract, as the value he could bring them has probably passed them by.
Should Lincecum start for the Phillies, Adam Morgan could be shipped back to AAA Lehigh Valley for depth. Morgan has two starts under his belt, and allowed three earned runs in each, going just five innings and then four innings in his two respective starts. Adding Lincecum would give the Phillies immediate rotation depth while pitchers have more time to develop at AAA, which was the role that Charlie Morton was to fill before his season ended with an injury.
Lincecum would have value for the Phillies in that he would only cost the team money and he has the potential to bring the team a trade return at the trade deadline. It is getting late in the season for that, however. Presumably Lincecum would have to sign with the team, spend some time preparing in the minor leagues, and then show enough in Major League starts to show that a trade would make sense.
We are already into May, and if all went well, Lincecum would not likely take the mound in a Major League game until June, with the trade deadline just eight weeks away. That may not be enough time to demonstrate value for another team, and the teams who might trade for him may simply attempt to sign Lincecum now while there is no talent attached. If Lincecum shows no value, then the Phillies are on the hook for Lincecum's salary, whether he pitches for them or he does not.
The Phillies may make an offer, but the best situation for Lincecum may be to find a contending team with a rotation slot available for him when he is ready.
What is the true significance of leading MLB in one-run games?
The Phillies indeed have been involved in an astounding number of one-run games in the early going. 11 of the Phillies' 18 victories have come with a one-run margin. They are 11-3 in one-run games in all. There are a couple very simple explanations for this.
First, the Phillies offense is not that strong. There has not been a blowout by the Phillies offense. The remaining seven wins include one four-run victory (Milwaukee Brewers 10-6 on April 23) and six different three-run victories. The Phillies are not going to outscore their opponents very often, and when they do it will not be by much.
With a run differential of -27, the Phillies are on average scoring less than their opponents. The few times the Phillies' pitching has blown-up, there were large margins of victory. While they have only won by more than three runs once, they have lost by eight runs, seven runs, 10 runs and seven runs in their four worst losses. But the fact that the pitching has these hiccups only on occasion leads to point two.
Second, the Phillies have decent pitching. The starting rotation, anchored by Jeremy Hellickson, Aaron Nola, Jerad Eickhoff, and Vince Velasquez will not have many blowouts. Adam Morgan replaced Charlie Morton, but the Phillies are not likely to have to turn to the bullpen in the second inning down eight runs too frequently. All five starters will likely have their bad days, but there is a certain stability in their pitching that will keep the Phillies close in most games.
If the pitching keeps the Phillies close, they will not lose by much, and will have the opportunity to outscore their opponents by much, either. Thus, many one-run victories and losses.
What can the Phillies get for Jeanmar Gomez in trade at the deadline?
Yesterday I wrote that Phillies closer Jeanmar Gomez, tied for the lead in saves, could be pitching himself out of town with his fine performance. While the Phillies are exceeding expectations, the team could be in a position to trade Gomez, who will be a free agent after 2017 and help continue along the team's rebuild. While the Phillies signed Andrew Bailey, Edward Mujica, and Ernesto Frieri perhaps with the ulterior motive of building trade pieces, they may have had one all along.
We know from trades of Ken Giles and Craig Kimbrel this past offseason that reliable bullpen pieces are commanding a premium. Both trades may give us insight into what a team might expect in return should the Phillies decide to bring aboard more trade pieces.
We should note that neither trade netted the other team's top prospects. The Houston Astros held on to Alex Bregman, an exciting young shortstop, and A.J. Reed, a power-hitting first baseman who could be a top offensive producer in years to come. Instead, the Astros sent a collection of prospects lower down on their rankings, led by Vince Velasquez, who pitched enough last season to no longer be considered a rookie.
The Kimbrel trade included four Red Sox prospects that did not include infielder Yoan Moncada or third baseman Rafael Devers. The haul received by San Diego included four names total who may help the Padres down the line. But one big headliner was not to be found, with Manuel Margot being the big name headed to San Diego.
The Phillies may be able to get multiple prospects from the acquiring team's top 10 list, albeit not one towards the top. Phillies fans currently are very happy with the haul the team received from Houston, who had plenty of depth from which to make a trade. As we saw with the Astros last season, a few outs from the bullpen may have been the difference between elimination and continuing through the playoffs.
So, find the right team with the right need, and the Phillies may be able to pry a couple top-10 prospects from a team, albeit not likely the top one or two.
Our minor league system is already deep. I'd definitely consider trading Gomez if we fall out of the race but the key is to get REALLY young guys that don't need to be on the 40 man roster for a couple years. We're gonna be facing a roster crunch this fall and next. Don't trade for guys that we are just going to lose in the Rule V draft.


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The Daily Brief for Monday, 28 August 2017
by Paul Muir August 28, 2017
Insurgency gains momentum: In an exclusive interview with Asia Times, Myanmar's Arakan Rohingya Salvation Army (ARSA) said its August 25 surprise attacks on police and army posts were staged in "self-defense" and would continue until the rights of the Rohingya Muslim minority group are restored, Mike Winchester writes. A militant official who identified himself simply as "Abdullah" said the campaign of Myanmar military suppression and the rebel counter-punch has now pushed the majority Muslim northern region of Rakhine state into a state of "open war." Involving what one Myanmar military count estimated at around 1,000 insurgents, the coordinated wave of attacks marked a dramatic improvement in ARSA's tactical capabilities when compared with its first attacks on October 9 last year.
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South China Sea: Philippines President Rodrigo Duterte is playing down reports that China has occupied another contested land feature, Sandy Cay, close to the Philippine-occupied island of Thitu, but his defense establishment is calling for a tougher stance, Richard Javad Heydarian writes. Security analysts see China's build-up on the nearby contested Scarborough Shoal as the third vertex of a triangle of emerging Chinese military bases that aims to establish control of the strategic waterway. The influential Supreme Court Justice Antonio Carpio, a key architect of the Philippines' landmark arbitration award against China last year at The Hague's Permanent Court of Arbitration, has described China's latest move as nothing short of an "invasion of Philippine territory."
ISIS losing ground: Iraqi forces have retaken almost all of Tal Afar, Islamic State's stronghold in the country's northwest, Thaier Al-Sudani and Kawa Omar write.
After just eight days of fighting, all 29 neighborhoods in Tal Afar city had been taken back from the militant group, the military said on Sunday. However, fighting was ongoing in al-'Ayadiya, a small area 11 km northwest of the city, where militants who fled the district's city center were hiding out, a spokesman explained, adding that troops were waiting to retake the area before declaring complete victory in the offensive.
US Navy mishaps: The collision of the USS John S McCain with a cargo ship near Singapore last week and a similar event involving another 7th Fleet destroyer near Japan two months earlier were more than just unfortunate accidents, Grant Newsham writes. Rather, they highlight more fundamental problems facing today's increasingly stretched US Navy as it struggles to cope with emerging operational challenges.The US Navy has shrunk from nearly 600 ships to around 275 vessels over the last 30 years, but its Asia-Pacific operations have increased markedly to meet threats posed by an aggressive China and a blustering North Korea.
'Peaceful pressure campaign': North Korea's firing of three ballistic missiles last week was a provocative act, the US Secretary of State said on Sunday, but he assured that the United States will continue to seek a peaceful resolution, Reuters reports. "We do view it as a provocative act against the United States and our allies," Rex Tillerson said in an interview on Fox News Sunday. "We're going to continue our peaceful pressure campaign as I have described it, working with allies, working with China as well to see if we can bring the regime in Pyongyang to the negotiating table."
Asia Times app: Asia Times has launched an app for both iOS- and Android-based devices that delivers the publication's regular daily news, commentary, blogs and live coverage while also bringing readers added functionality. As we report here, the app, launched on July 25, includes content notification, share and save functions and is free to download from both the Apple Store and Google Play.
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Posted inBeijing, China, Middle East, Russia, World
China Digest for Monday, 28 August 2017
by Liu Hsiu Wen August 28, 2017
Restrictions eased on foreign access
China will relax restrictions on foreign access of new energy vehicles, international maritime transport and 12 other key areas, the Securities Daily reported, citing information released in a State Council policy briefing. The next step will be relaxing foreign capital restrictions on banking, securities and insurance, the report added.
新能源汽车等12个领域将进一步放宽外资准入
Li Keqiang touts manufacturing upgrades
China will implement a new innovation-driven development strategy and promote the upgrade of its manufacturing industry, Yicai reported, citing Li Keqiang, Premier of the State Council, in an industry meeting. The strategy includes eliminating backward production capacity, developing high-end producer services and accelerating the training of various professional and technical personnel.
李克强:推进制造业提质升级 支撑中国经济迈向中高端
Stock exchanges must be strong regulators: Liu Shiyu
Stock exchanges should act not simply as trading platforms, but also as market organizers, operators and self-regulators, the Securities Daily reported, quoting China Securities Regulatory Commission Chairman Liu Shiyu. China's capital market, especially equity financing, has made great progress, but the entire financing system still "has great room for improvement," he said.
刘士余:交易所绝不是单纯的交易平台 必须是强大的监管者
Beijing to build 'green' car-sharing network
Beijing launched its first car-sharing demonstration zone on Sunday in Shijingshan District, with 200 vehicles to share. The number will increase to 600 by the end of this year, the Paper reported. In the next three years, Shijingshan District will gradually build a car-sharing operating network surrounding the idea of environmental protection and energy conservation, the report added.
北京首个共享汽车示范区启动:3年内石景山逐步建成运营网络
Haidilao at centre of kitchen sanitation scandal
Popular hotpot chain Haidilao will have its outlets in Beijing inspected by the city's food safety authorities after an undercover media sting revealed rats infesting a kitchen and a dishwasher caked with oily food residue, Caixin reported. The city will also begin a two-week long citywide restaurant check on hygiene and sanitation, targeting both the chain's outlets and food suppliers, it said.
北京启动全市餐饮专项检查 "海底捞"限期整改
Macao suspends package tours till August 30
The China National Tourism Administration has suspended package tours to Macao until August 30 following extensive damage to the region from typhoon Hato, Caixin reported. The 13th typhoon this year, Hato killed nine people and injured 153 in Macao as the city issued its first signal 10 typhoon warning since returning to China in 1999. Four out of 64 major hotels in Macao were still without water or electricity as of Saturday afternoon.
国家旅游局:8月30日前暂停组团赴澳门旅游
US$4.5 billion AI hub sets off in SE China
E-commerce giant JD.com has struck a deal with China's southeast Dongguan government to build an artificial intelligence (AI) hub in Fenggang county over the coming four to six years, Sina Finance reported. JD.com would invest 30 billion yuan (US$4.51 billion) to boost e-commerce business, AI manufacturing, cloud computing and big data. The 540,000-square-meter hub is expected to see an annual output value of 40-billion-yuan, contributing an estimated 3-billion-yuan in tax yearly.
东莞与京东战略合作 300亿智能产业新城落户
Hainan sees first crude oil imports from the US
South China's Hainan port has imported 24,830 thousand tons of crude oil from America, Sina Finance reported. It was the first shipment to Hainan after the US ended a 40-year ban on exporting crude oil to China at the end of 2015. The deal enriched varieties of crude oil imports to Hainan, which normally relies on Africa, the Middle East and Russia.
海南口岸首次进口美国原油
Private equity amounts to US$1.5 trillion
At least 20,110 private equity agencies have registered with the Asset Management Association of China, managing 58,734 PE funds worth approximately 9.95 trillion yuan, the Economic Information Daily reported. The number of registered venture investment funds totalled 3,299, with a value of 462.7 billion yuan, a 53.9% and 26.8% increase compared to the end of 2016.
截至7月底私募基金管理规模达9.95万亿元
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This is the press kit for the Alliance for Aging Research's heart valve disease survey results.
In recognition of National Immunization Awareness Month (NIAM), the nonprofit Alliance for Aging Research released a new "pocket film" today to urge seniors to get their recommended vaccines and to encourage their loved ones to do the same.
Welcome to the press kit about the "pocket film" on safe medication disposal.
The Alliance has launched a new "pocket film" that offers consumers a simple step-by-step guide on safe disposal of both over-the-counter (OTC) and prescription medications.
This is the press kit for the nutrition and healthy aging "pocket film" series.
The Alliance for Aging Research, in partnership with the Mars Center for Cocoa Health Science, has released three animated "pocket films" that explain the role of nutrition in healthy aging and highlight some of the latest findings in nutrition research.


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Middlesbrough defender George Friend shone in his side's goalless draw with Aston Villa in the second leg of their Championship play-off semi-final tie at Villa Park on Tuesday night, and West Ham United may have found their perfect Aaron Cresswell replacement as a result.
The 30-year-old lined up at left-back in the Midlands – as he often has this season – but his 6ft 2in tall frame mean that he is more than capable of playing as a centre-back, too.
Cresswell has been playing as a left-sided central defender in a three-man defence for the Irons in recent months, but he sometimes struggled in the role and come under heavy criticism from the London Stadium faithful on Twitter, and whoever the Irons' new manager is going to be will surely be looking for someone to dislodge him so he can go back to his preferred full-back or wing-back role.
Friend showed with his defensive display against Steve Bruce's men that he is more than capable of doing that having won 12 aerial duels, as well as making seven clearances, three tackles and three interceptions – as per WhoScored.com – to stop the hosts getting on the score-sheet.
The Barnstaple-born man also got forward when he needed to as well, as he produced three crosses as Tony Pulis' side failed to get the goal that they needed to take the tie to extra-time.
West Ham could be in for some big changes this summer with David Moyes already gone and other stars potentially on their way out, and Friend could be a perhaps surprisingly good addition to their leaky backline next term.


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