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Twenty women participated in five focus groups held during December 2017 to February 2018 in two health care locations in Edmonton. Groups ranged in size from two to six women.

Characteristics of the participants are presented in Table1. The majority of women were aged in their 50s, had attended higher education, worked full time and were married or living with a partner. The women were in menopause transition or post-menopausal. The group reported a wide range of physical activity, from high to low (including 2 self-proclaimed couch potatoes).

All participants suffered from severe, often multiple, symptoms of menopause that had significantly impacted their QOL over an extended period of time. Insomnia, night sweats/hot flashes and fatigue were the most prevalent symptoms discussed. In addition, lack of sex drive and vaginal dryness, memory loss, depression, and lack of motivation were described as troubling symptoms. Participants stated that the severity of the symptoms and their impact on the QOL were undermined by their primary care physicians. Most participants also reported feeling socially isolated, without connection to women with similar menopause problems.

In this context, participants discussed the features of a walking program that would be suitable for women in menopause. Four distinct characteristics emerged: (A) sensitivity to health related realities of women in menopause; (B) inclusivity of various expectations and levels of readiness (fitness) among participating women; (C) attentiveness to the need for social support, and (D) flexibility in planning locations and scheduling of the program.

The current health status and ability to be physically active varied among participating women. Participants who reported being able to exercise, described a positive impact on their wellbeing, such as improved sleep and better mental stability. Others, who were more active in the past, but developed co-morbidities or injuries, felt regret that they had to reduce the intensity and/or type of exercise. Participants who reported currently being less active, highlighted symptoms of fatigue and lack of energy as the de-motivating factor to exercise, stating Tired women will not walk (P2, FG5) and Youre too tired to do it (P1, FG5).

Walking was perceived by the participants across all five focus groups as a type of exercise that could be easy, accessible, relaxing, less risky for the body, and open to any level (P1, FG5). Still, many worried that the incapacitating nature of their menopause symptoms described by one participant as struggling to get out of bed in the morning (P4, FG2) as well as other health issues would be a potential barrier to joining a walking program. Therefore, the participants suggested that the walking program should be sensitive to different health realities among menopausal women, such as fatigue, the worry about injury (P1, FG3) (especially during the winter), and possible overheating/hot flushes while walking.

I get so hot and then I get really irritated when you get that hot and you're irritated and when you can only take off so much clothes, right (P2, FG1).

Several suggestions were put forward to overcome these challenges such as indoor walking as a safer winter solution, cooling aids to manage overheating and hot flashes and basic coaching to prevent injury.

but Im thinking for people who have not been active, the worry about injury and just having somebody who can maybe coach them through that a little bit and what to expect or how to stretch out or what to watch for because even though we talk about walking and it seems like a simple thing, I wonder if its possible to have walking injuries (P1, FG3).

In addition, as some of the participants stated, the program should incorporate a right kind of encouragement to keep women motivated, included, and overcoming their concerns.

In the context of these health realities, the focus groups further discussed the programs goals and expectations. While there was a range of opinions how specific the goals of the walking program should be, the participants believed that the sense of clear expectations and purpose should be transparent, [] something that keeps us in check as to what the purpose of the walk is (P6, FG2).

Some participants stressed the need for disciplined commitment to the programs schedule, emphasizing the importance of predetermined health outcomes, something to achieve, you know, to look forward to (P2, FG2) to ensure that the program will make a difference (P3, FG1).

I also think being out and getting out giving you a sense of accomplishment that you know that I'm you know I'm doing this for me and I'm committed to it and I'm actually getting it done. I want some real rewards (P4, FG2).

A more flexible approach was suggested by others. Some participants believed that establishing high-achieving goals may be attractive to some women, but these could also deter less active and less competitive women. The program therefore should respect womens different initial fitness, offering different levels of walking intensity and leave room for individual goals.

As somebody who like I said is just starting to be a functioning human being again [] the expectations [should not be] too great []so that they can start out small but grow as it can like expand as they feel like they can take on more (P4, FG2).

I like to be able to keep track of my steps, thats my own personal goal so I think if people had individual goals thats great too (P1, FG3).

While developing specific goals would be important for some participants, others would be comfortable with a more general purpose of wellness, envisioning a less competitive program that will improve health (P2, FG4) or contribute to feeling better (P1, FG5). Openness to and inclusion of women with various expectations and levels of fitness surfaced as consequential characteristics of the walking program.

In discussion about the appropriate nature of the program, the importance of the social support to women, described by one participant as connecting with someone who is walking the same steps as I am (P2, FG5), was emphasized across all focus groups.

The participants envisioned an organized, regularly scheduled walking group that would be fun, with an optional coffee time at the end. Such a program would simultaneously provide an opportunity for physical activity and mutual emotional and social support to women who often do not have a place to share their menopause experience. This was discussed for example in FG3:

[] and its not necessarily about the walk [] its about the socialization. (P3) Yeah thats a big part (P4). Because that helps, its not the exercise that helps, its the socialization and realizing that they're not alone (P3). [] I think if the main focus is socialization, just all in the same boat, but were going to walk down the block and talk about our menopausal symptoms, [] the walking is the secondary piece (P2).

The concept of a buddy system was also broadly discussed across the focus groups in the context of the lack of motivation to be physically active that women often experience. One exchange, which occurred in FG1, suggested that peer encouragement and mutually developed accountability to one another would be an incentive to continued participation:

I would need a buddy because I wouldn't want to do it on my own (P3). Walking partners are great (P1). Thats true too (P2). I would need a buddy. I think definitely the, you know like, group or buddy I think it would, like for me that would be great. []and yeah to be accountable to go, yeah theres an accountability piece, theres a social piece, there is just that Yeah theres a lot of features to the buddy thing (P3).

An additional suggestion, made in two focus groups described a virtual community that would use a Facebook and/or a mobile application accessible to all its members. This was described as multipurpose tools that could increase motivation, keep the social network engaged, and keep track of individual achievements.

And if you set it up something like you know on one of the social aspects on Facebook whenever you set a group up and say ok this is the plan for the day, this is where everybody is going, love to see you there, you know and kind of just whoever shows, shows. You know its not a hardcore that you have to be there, its you know feel free when you feel up to it or when you're having a day or when you just need to talk (P3, FG3).

While most participants anticipated a face-to-face walking program that provides social group activity, some participants mentioned the possibility for a combination of group and individual activities. In FG4, this was suggested as an additional opportunity to clock our own walking (P2, FG4). In FG2, two participants (one who lives out of town, and one self-described loner), proposed a virtual community where participants would exercise on their own, but could connect periodically in person with the rest of the walkers:

they should make a menopause walking app or something so you check in or something like that (P3, referring to MyFitnessPal). if we did something like that and there was an app that could be adapted to be used then you're doing it alone but you're not alone (P2). I would want to see how everyone else is doing you know like P1 did 10,000 steps or she walked 10 miles this week. [] so if theres an app [] and if were all willing to provide that information [] to motivate us (P6).

By developing in- person and virtual community, as well as individual and group activities, the walking program would demonstrate adaptability and flexibility to suit different lifestyles, while simultaneously creating a space for social interaction.

The weather and seasonal changes were emphasized as a key aspect of developing a walking program. The severity of winters with low temperatures and icy sidewalks on one hand, and hot summer days on the other, call for flexibility in identifying appropriate locations and venues for walking. All focus groups discussed summertime walking along the many city walking trails, except when the temperature is too high and walking would be more comfortable in air-conditioned spaces.

During the winter, walking inside was preferred as a safer option by the majority of participants, for example walking in recreation centers or shopping malls; though some participants felt inside walking was a less attractive option.

Discussions about geographical locations for the walking program provided less consistent suggestions. While some of the participants were willing to drive and meet the group wherever it is located, the majority would prefer the program being closer to home, to save time and avoid unnecessary driving. The following exchange in FG4 exemplifies this point:

Well I guess it depends on where the women are all located right? You want to make it feasible, like you want to make it, you know, easily accessible; if somebody has to travel a half an hour plus to get there, its best to sort of have it in three to four different areas in the city (P2). I totally agree with that [] because if there was a walking group that just met downtown I wouldnt join it because I live [in the part of the city] thats a half an hour drive to get there (P1). I agree, I wouldn't drive far to go for a walk because I would just go for a walk out of my house (P5). Im a driver so that wouldn't bother me; that would be fine for me (P2). Its just the time I think for myself anyways you know its just, its making the time (P4).

Possible solutions included providing the program simultaneously in different neighborhoods or parts of the city, or be mobile and move around the city on a weekly basis, with the various time schedule options, such as evening walking (during the week) and mid-days or afternoons (on weekends).

As participants discussed a number of factors related to the logistics of the planning (weather, location, time), the need for accommodation and flexibility has emerged across all focus groups, to ensure the access and commitment to and feasibility and sustainability of the program. Most important for all women was the commonality of menopause for the walking group; as one woman sums it up: There is always the one constant, its the menopause group, so that constant there (P1, FG1).

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This article is part of aSCOTUSblog symposiumon the Roberts court and the religion clauses.

Kim Colbyis director of the Christian Legal Societys Center for Law and Religious Freedom. She was counsel on amicus briefs on behalf of the Christian Legal Society inEspinoza v. Montana Department of Revenue,Our Lady of Guadalupe School v. Morrissey-Berru, Tanzin v. TanvirandFulton v. City of Philadelphia.

Americans religious freedom depends on a patchwork of protections scattered throughout federal and state laws. Religious freedom is protected to a limited degree by the First Amendments free exercise clause; to a much greater degree, but only at the federal level, by the Religious Freedom Restoration Act; and to various degrees by specific religious exemptions tucked here and there into federal statutes and regulations. While state constitutions, as well as some state and local statutes, pay homage to religious freedom, when state courts apply them the results frequently tend to be less robust than their language would suggest.

The Supreme Courts 2019-20 term brought significant religious freedom victories. But it also highlighted the lack of a constitutional safety net for religious freedom. The 2020-21 term offers a critical opportunity to restore a constitutional safety net that has been sorely lacking for three decades.

Thirty years ago, the Employment Division v. Smith decision unexpectedly weakened the constitutional protection for religious freedom. The Smith decision substituted rational basis review or possibly, no review at all for strict scrutiny review whenever a burden on the free exercise of religion is imposed by a neutral and generally applicable law. The court has never explained what it means by a neutral and generally applicable law; it is still not clear whether Smith completely gutted the First Amendment protection for religious freedom or merely shrank it considerably and made it much more complicated and confused. Whatever the degree of damage, this loss of protection applies at the federal level and also at state and local levels.

The cases before the court this term and next term illustrate Smiths regrettable long-term consequences and demonstrate why the court should overrule Smith. A case to be heard next term, Fulton v. City of Philadelphia, expressly presents that question.

1. Constitutional protection at state and local levels is needed.

Americans religious freedom varies widely depending on the state in which they live. Smith deprived religious persons of previous bargaining power and incentives necessary to persuade state and local officials to respect religious freedom.

To provide protection in states, the court has labored to identify discriminatory treatment of religious persons because Smith itself left strict scrutiny in place when religious persons suffer discriminatory treatment. The court has utilized two distinct buckets to protect religious persons:

1. Discrimination based on religious status: In Espinoza v. Montana Department of Revenue, relying on the state constitution, Montana bureaucrats excluded parents and students from a state tuition tax-credit program because many participating families chose to send their children to religious schools. The court held that the Montana constitution impermissibly discriminated on the basis of religious status in violation of the federal free exercise clause.

2. Discriminatory treatment compared to similar secular conduct: Just three years after Smith, in Church of the Lukumi Babalu Aye v. City of Hialeah, the court unanimously ruled that a municipality violated the free exercise clause when it prohibited killing animals as part of a religious ritual, but not as part of a secular activity, such as hunting. In 2018, in Masterpiece Cakeshop v. Colorado Civil Rights Commission, the court applied Lukumi in ruling that state officials unconstitutionally punished a man of deep religious convictions who refused to create a wedding cake to celebrate a same-sex wedding, but did not penalize other bakers who refused to create cakes with messages to which they personally objected.

Requiring government officials to treat religious conduct with the same respect given similar secular conduct has been an important, if unevenly applied, protection for religious freedom under the Smith regime. But it is not an adequate substitute for reliable constitutional protection of religious freedom achieved through consistent application of strict scrutiny analysis to laws that burden religious freedom. Fulton which involves a citys denial of licensure to a Catholic organizations foster-care program gives the court an opportunity to reinstate strict scrutiny for such laws.

2. RFRAs protection for religious freedom at the federal level requires reinforcement.

In response to Smith, Congress passed the Religious Freedom Restoration Act by an overwhelming, bipartisan vote, and President Bill Clinton signed it into law. RFRA requires the federal government to demonstrate a compelling interest unachievable by a less restrictive means before it may enforce a neutral, generally applicable law against a person whose sincerely held religious beliefs would be substantially burdened by the law.

RFRA, rather than the First Amendment, has provided the primary protection for Americans religious freedom at the federal level for 27 years. A singular legislative achievement, RFRA ensures a level playing field for Americans of all faiths by putting minority faiths and unpopular religious beliefs on an equal footing with faiths that are politically popular.

Two cases on the courts 2019 and 2020 dockets illustrate RFRAs importance to persons of all faiths. In Little Sisters of the Poor v. Pennsylvania, Catholic nuns returned to the Supreme Court for the third time in their nine-year effort to win the right to serve the poor without violating their religious convictions regarding contraceptives. Ruling in the Little Sisters favor, the court held that the federal government had the authority under RFRA to provide a generous religious and moral exemption from an administrative regulation that required employers to provide contraceptive coverage through their insurance plans. Unfortunately, the court did not follow the course urged by Justices Samuel Alito and Neil Gorsuch to find that RFRA not only permitted the exemption but actually required it. In a concurrence, Justice Elena Kagan, joined by Justice Stephen Breyer, provided a roadmap for the lower court on remand to rule against the religious exemption a prospect that may necessitate a fourth trip to the Supreme Court for the Little Sisters before final victory.

The second RFRA case, Tanzin v. Tanvir, will be argued this fall. Three Muslim men, one a U.S. citizen and two lawful permanent residents, seek to recover money damages from federal FBI employees who allegedly retaliated against them by placing them on the No Fly List for their refusal to become FBI informants within their religious congregations. The issue before the court is whether RFRAs authorization of appropriate relief includes recovery of money damages from federal officials acting in their personal capacities.

The coalition of 68 organizations from across the religious and political spectrum that urged RFRAs passage had one overriding operative principle: RFRA would protect all Americans religious freedom. Anticipating RFRAs main task as protecting minority faiths, few proponents foresaw that Catholic nuns would be denied a modest religious exemption by a popularly elected administration and, therefore, need RFRAs protection.

But the times have changed rapidly and dramatically. Since 2010, religious social conservatives have increasingly faced a rigid insistence that they conform to and promote the orthodoxies of the abortion and LGBT movements even when those orthodoxies directly conflict with their religious beliefs.

As a result, Congress is being pressured to eviscerate RFRA. The Equality Act, H.R. 5, passed the House of Representatives in May 2019 by a vote of 236-173, with a provision buried in it to gut RFRA. The Equality Acts proponents are willing to forfeit all Americans religious freedom in order to suppress religious dissent.

In its decision this term in Bostock v. Clayton County, which re-interpreted Title VII of the Civil Rights Act to include sexual orientation and gender identity as protected classes, the court offered reassurance that RFRA, Title VIIs religious exemption and the ministerial exception will suffice to protect religious individuals and institutions. But more needs to be done to make its promise a reality. This is particularly true because many state officials are likely to apply Bostocks rationale to re-interpret state prohibitions on sex discrimination in employment, public accommodations and government programs. Title VIIs religious exemption and RFRA do not follow Bostocks analysis downstream to the states.

The courts reaffirmation in Our Lady of Guadalupe School v. Morrissey-Berru of the First Amendments strong protection for religious employers decisions about who will lead their religious mission and teach their religious beliefs does apply to the states. But the protection, while strong, is limited and does not extend to all employees.

More to the point, Our Ladys protection of this essential right was possible only because, eight years ago in Hosanna-Tabor Evangelical Lutheran Church and School v. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission, the court set Smith to one side. In Hosanna-Tabor, the U.S. government argued that the free exercise clause offered no protection to a religious congregations decisions regarding who would be its minister or teach its faith in its school. The government understandably relied on Smith for this jaw-dropping proposition, only to find its reliance rejected by a unanimous court. But by requiring the court continually to cabin it or create workarounds, Smith works distinctive institutional damage to the courts reputation.

RFRA and the ministerial exception have performed yeomans work. But they urgently need reinforcement through restoration of consistent and reliable constitutional protection for religious freedom.

By protecting all religious beliefs regardless of their popularity, religious freedom makes it possible for Americans with starkly different worldviews to live peaceably together. Now is the time to restore substantive constitutional protection for all Americans regardless of what they believe or where they live.

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Recommended Citation: Kim Colby, Symposium: Free exercise, RFRA and the need for a constitutional safety net, SCOTUSblog (Aug. 10, 2020, 11:20 AM), https://www.scotusblog.com/2020/08/symposium-free-exercise-rfra-and-the-need-for-a-constitutional-safety-net/

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A New Jersey National Guard sergeant trains an Albanian officer candidate on a machinegun.

The United States has a low-key, low-cost tool to build relationships with friendly militaries around the world. But after 27 years of success, the State Partnership Program originally created for post-Cold War Europe needs a review to ensure it is optimized for Washingtons current national security needs.

Why does SPP matter? With threats growing and budgets under pressure from COVID-19, the Pentagon needs a cost-efficient way to build stronger relationships and military capacity with partner nations in each combatant command. Ideally, this approach would not place additional burdens on the active duty U.S. military and would operate largely below the radar of Americas adversaries and competitors.

That is where the SPP excels. But the program is overdue for a strategic assessment to ensure it is appropriately resourced and properly focused on the objectives of the National Defense Strategy, which refocuses the US military from counterinsurgency to strategic competition against Russia and China.

The program was created in a very different era, when the U.S. had a very different relationship with both Russia and China. The Pentagon established the SPP in 1993 to create constructive relationships between state National Guards and the newly independent countries of the former Soviet Union. For example, the Maryland, Michigan, and Pennsylvania National Guards established programs with Estonia, Latvia, and Lithuania, respectively.

This enabled National Guard citizen-soldiers and airmen to build the military capacity of partner countries. This use of reserve-component personnel was less prone to catch Moscows attention or incite an unwelcome over-reaction from the Kremlin.

Nations participating in the National Guards State Partnership Program (SPP). (82 nations are listed; seven other nations that participate in multi-nation partnerships are not shown).

Meanwhile, the program incrementally built partner capacity and interoperability, while productive long-term relationships took root. Junior enlisted personnel and young officers who first met their European counterparts in the 1990s are now sergeant majors and colonels. Two and a half decades of trust have been built with frontline allies. That is as important as it is difficult to measure.

In recent years, the Michigan National Guard has been helping to train Latvian joint terminal attack controllersdirectly improving Latvian close air support capabilities. The commander of U.S. European Command, General Tod Wolters, praised the work of the Michigan National Guard in improving its partners air-land integration and noted that Guard members help arriving NATO military training teams reintegrate at a much faster pace.

Based on the initial success of SPP in Europe in the 1990s, the Pentagon expanded the program in the intervening years to the Middle East, Central and South America, and the Indo-Pacific.

Now, there are programs with 89 nations around the globe.

Today, for example, nearly every country in Southern Commands area of responsibility participates in the SPP. In fact, the commander of SOUTHCOM, Admiral Craig Faller, sings the SPPs praises. It is a game-changer for us, Faller said during a congressional hearing earlier this year. Most of our exercise support for our major exercises comes from State Partnerships, and that is something that we depend on as our force provider.

But there is room for improvement.

In response to a congressional directive, the Government Accountability Office (GAO) conducted a review of the SPP in 2012. GAO identified a number of findings and recommendations that required the Pentagons attention. Among other things, GAO found that the SPP lacks a comprehensive oversight framework that includes clear program goals, objectives, and metrics to measure progress against those goals.

Notably, the Pentagon concurred with all of GAOs findings and recommendations. Yet GAO subsequently assessed that the strategic plan issued in 2016 still did not lay out specific goals or metrics for measuring the success of the SPP.

Bosnian troops train with soldiers of the Maryland National Guard

Accordingly, a new review of the SPP is needed.

Does a comprehensive oversight framework now exist? Are there clear goals, objectives, metrics, and milestones? Based on those, how are individual programs performing, and are they fully aligned with the National Defense Strategy?

In the meantime, the Pentagon needs to update the Department of Defense Instruction (DODI) governing the SPP. The most recent DODI went into effect in October 2016before the publication of the NDS and recent changes in the National Defense Authorization Act.

Members of Congress should also consider whether the SPP has the necessary funding and statutory authority. To support the NDS, should new programs be established, for example, in Japan, Australia, India, or Singapore? While a full-fledged SPP might not be appropriate yet for Taiwan, perhaps National Guard advisors or small units from a number of states could help the Taiwanese build military capacity and readiness.

Wherever there is an SPP, there should be a National Guard bilateral affairs officer in the respective U.S. embassy. That would help ensure SPP activities in the country most effectively support the U.S. integrated country strategy and foreign policy objectives.

In the effort to effectively implement the National Defense Strategy, Washington has a great asset in the State Partnership Program. With some refinements, it can be even better.

Bradley Bowman is senior director of the Center on Military and Political Power (CMPP) at the Foundation for Defense of Democracies (FDD), where Maj. Thomas G. Pledger is a visiting military analyst. Views expressed or implied in this commentary are solely those of the authors and do not necessarily represent the views of the U.S. Army, the National Guard Bureau, the Defense Department, or any other U.S. government agency.

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CARLYLE COMMODITIES CORP. (CSE:CCC) (FSE:1OZA) (OTC Pink:DLRYF) (Carlyle or the Company) is pleased to announce that it has entered into two separate British Columbia (BC) mineral property option agreements with United Mineral Services Ltd. (UMS), a private company affiliated with Hunter Dickinson Inc. (HDI) and 100% owned by Robert Dickinson, Chairman of HDI.

CARLYLE COMMODITIES CORP. (CSE:CCC) (FSE:1OZA) (OTC Pink:DLRYF) (Carlyle or the Company) is pleased to announce that it has entered into two separate British Columbia (BC) mineral property option agreements with United Mineral Services Ltd. (UMS), a private company affiliated with Hunter Dickinson Inc. (HDI) and 100% owned by Robert Dickinson, Chairman of HDI.

Under the terms of the Mack Option Agreement and the Jake Option Agreement, Carlyle has the right to earn a 50% working interest in the Mack copper-molybdenum-gold and Jake gold properties by completing $400,000 of drilling and other surveys on each property. Upon completion of the required expenditures, separate 50:50 Joint Ventures will be formed between Carlyle and UMS (or its assigns) in order to continue to advance each asset. Carlyle and UMS have agreed that HDI affiliated, Amarc Resources Ltd. (Amarc), which has extensive BC exploration experience, will operate the exploration programs.

The planned drill programs will test the significant scale, drill ready, bulk tonnage deposit targets that have been defined at both Mack and Jake from combined historical and modern geochemical, geological and geophysical surveys. Drill permits have been applied for. It is expected that the drill permit for Mack will be obtained later this August, allowing the mobilization of a planned 14 day diamond drill program. Surface surveys are also planned at Jake for this August through September, but expectations are that due to COVID-19, drill permits for Jake may delay drilling until next year.

Morgan Good, Chief Executive Officer of Carlyle, commented: We are extremely thrilled to form this strategic partnership with Robert Dickinson and The Hunter Dickinson Group. HDI is a world-class organization with numerous major discoveries and significant mining success for more than 30 years. The Mack and Jake Projects offer tremendous discovery potential, as well as offer Carlyle further leverage to gold and now some exposure to the copper and moly space. We are expecting our drill permits for the Mack later this month which will position the Company for maiden drill campaigns both in Canada and at our high-grade gold-silver Cecilia Project in Mexico in the very near future.

Robert Dickinson, President of UMS and Chairman of HDI, stated:We are very excited to drill test both the Jake and Mack deposit targets which are well focused and of significant scale. We believe the programs advanced by our partner Carlyle have a high probability of producing major new discoveries leading to the creation of substantial new wealth.

The Mack Property

The Mack Property islocated on a overburden covered, alpine plateau 23 km west of the village of Dease Lake, which is on the Stewart-Cassiar Highway some 88 km north of the Red Chris gold-copper mine operated by Newcrest Mining Ltd., and 75 km north of the Saddle North gold-copper discovery on the Tatogga property of GT GOLD. Based on historical records compiled by UMS, the Mack copper-molybdenum-gold sheeted and stockwork vein deposit target forms a northwest trending zone measuring 1,000 m long and some 600 m wide, which is outlined by a combination of recent soil geochemical and airborne magnetic surveys and historical Induced Polarization (IP) chargeability surveys. Geochemical soil survey results show coincident and robust copper, molybdenum, bismuth and tungsten values over the deposit target mineralization trend. While the Mack deposit target is covered by overburden, a cirque rim perpendicular to and at the northern extremity of the deposit target trend exposes an altered quartz-monzonite outcrop measuring about 400 m long carrying molybdenite and chalcopyrite mineralization in hairline fractures and quartz veins. Historical assay results from rock samples collected along a 20 m trench, cut oblique to the deposit target trend near its centre, reported gold values ranging from 0 g/t to 1.6 g/t, with 9 of the 17 samples averaging 0.83 g/t.

The Jake Property

The Jake Property is located approximately 160 km north of Smithers and can be accessed from there directly by helicopter or by a combination of forestry roads and helicopter access from forestry operations closer to site.

The Jake deposit target is compelling based on data compiled and reported by UMS. It features a 4,000 m long by 2,000 m wide gossan centred on a northeast trending ridge-line characterized by extensive dyking intruding sedimentary rocks. Within this altered, gossanous area is a 2,300 m long by 1,000 m wide gold-in-talus geochemical anomaly which indicates the presence of a significant size, epithermal gold system that overlies an associated porphyry copper-gold deposit target as indicated by geochemical and geological surveys.

The Mack Option Agreement

Pursuant to the terms of the Mack Option Agreement, UMS has granted Carlyle an option (the Mack Option) to earn a 50% interest in the Mack Property by funding $400,000 for an initial drill test of the Mack deposit target. After completing the earn-in, the Mack Project will be advanced though a 50:50 joint venture with UMS (or its assigns). Timing of funding is a follows:

Carlyle can accelerate the exercise of the Mack Option at any time by completing the required funding earlier.

The Jake Option Agreement

On exercise of the Mack Option, Carlyle will be vested with the option (the Jake Option) to earn a 50% interest in the Jake Property. The Jake Option is exercisable by Carlyle funding a $400,000 initial exploration program. Timing of funding is as follows:

Carlyle can accelerate the exercise of the Jake Option at any time by completing the required funding earlier.

The Joint Ventures

Upon the respective exercise of the Jake Option and the Mack Option separate 50:50 Joint Ventures will be formed. Each Joint Venture will be governed by the terms of a Joint Venture agreement. In addition to customary joint venture terms, Carlyle and UMS have agreed that:

Finders Fee

In connection with the Option Agreement, Carlyle has agreed to pay a finders fee to a eligible finder of $40,000, being 10% of the aggregate $400,000 earn-in program with respect to the Mack Property, and, upon the exercise of the Mack Option, a fee of $40,000 or the number of common shares in the capital of Carlyle (each, a Share) that is equal to $40,000 divided by the closing market price of the Shares on the Canadian Securities Exchange (the CSE) on the Trading Day prior to the date of the Jake Option Exercise (the Jake Option Exercise Date), being 10% of the aggregate $400,000 earn-in program with respect to the Jake Property, payable within 10 days of the Jake Option Exercise Date. All Shares which may be issuable to the eligible finder upon the exercise of the Jake Option will be subject to a statutory hold period expiring four months and one day after the date of issuance.

Qualified Person

Harrison Cookenboo, Ph.D., P.Geo., is a Qualified Person as defined in Canadian National Instrument- 43-101, and has reviewed and is responsible for the technical information presented in this news release.

About HDI

HDI is a diversified, global mining group with more than 30 years of mineral development success. HDI sources mineral assets with significant potential and has strong technical and management experience to successfully advance those projects. Previous and current notable HDI porphyry deposit discoveries and developments include Pebble, Mount Milligan, Kemess South, Kemess North, Gibraltar, Prosperity, Xietongmen, Newtongmen, Florence, Casino, Sisson, Maggie, DUKE, PINE and IKE.

About Carlyle

Carlyle is a mineral exploration company focused on the acquisition, exploration and development of mineral resource properties. The Company has an option to earn a 100% interest in the Cecilia Gold Project located in the State of Sonora, Mexico, as well as an option to earn a 100% interest in the promising Sunset property located in the Vancouver Mining Division near Pemberton, BC. Carlyle is based in Vancouver, BC, and is listed on the Canadian Securities Exchange (CSE) under the symbol CCC.

ON BEHALF OF THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS OFCARLYLE COMMODITIES CORP.

Morgan Good

Morgan GoodChief Executive OfficerFor more information regarding this news release, please contact:Morgan Good, CEO and DirectorT: 604-715-4751E:morgan@carlylecommodities.comW:www.carlylecommodities.com

Cautionary Note Regarding Forward-Looking Statements

This news release contains forward-looking statements and forward-looking information (collectively, forward-looking statements) within the meaning of applicable Canadian legislation. All statements in this news release that are not purely historical are forward-looking statements and include statements regarding beliefs, plans, expectations and orientations regarding the future including, without limitation, the exercise of the Mack Option and Jake Option (and the transactions contemplated thereby, including payment of any respective option payments), and plans for further exploration of the Mack Property or Jake Property are forward-looking statements. Although the Company believes that such statements are reasonable and reflect expectations of future developments and other factors which management believes to be reasonable and relevant, the Company can give no assurance that such expectations will prove to be correct. Forward-looking statements are typically identified by words such as: believes, expects, anticipates, intends, estimates, plans, may, should, would, will, potential, scheduled or variations of such words and phrases and similar expressions, which, by their nature, refer to future events or results that may, could, would, might or will occur or be taken or achieved. In making the forward-looking statements in this news release, the Company has applied several material assumptions, including without limitation, that it, UMS, or Amarc will obtain any necessary permits, licenses and regulatory approvals necessary for the implementation of the earn-in programs for each respective property as well as the respective exercise of the each option pursuant thereto, that the results of the work to be conducted on the Mack and Jake properties will be satisfactory to warrant further exploration, that market fundamentals will support the viability of gold mineral exploration, the availability of the financing required for the Company to carry out its planned future activities, to retain and attract qualified personnel, and the ability of the Company to exercise the Mack Option and the Jake Option.

Forward-looking statements involve known and unknown risks, uncertainties and other factors which may cause the actual results, performance or achievements of the Company to differ materially from any future results, performance or achievements expressed or implied by the forward-looking information. Such risks and other factors include the inability of the Company to exercise either the Mack Option or the Jake Option, execute its proposed business plans, and carry out planned future activities. The novel strain of coronavirus, COVID-19, also poses new risks that are currently indescribable and immeasurable. Other factors may also adversely affect the future results or performance of the Company, including general economic, market or business conditions, future prices of gold or other precious metals, changes in the financial markets and in the demand for gold or other precious metals, changes in laws, regulations and policies affecting the mineral exploration industry, risks related to the acquisitions of the Mack and Jake properties and the Companys investment and operation in the mineral exploration sector in Canada and abroad, as well as the risks and uncertainties which are more fully described in the Companys annual and quarterly managements discussion and analysis and other filings made by the Company with Canadian securities regulatory authorities under the Companys profile atwww.sedar.com. Readers are cautioned that forward-looking statements are not guarantees of future performance or events and, accordingly, are cautioned not to put undue reliance on forward-looking statements due to the inherent uncertainty of such statements.

These forward-looking statements are made as of the date of this news release and, unless required by applicable law, the Company assumes no obligation to update the forward-looking statements or to update the reasons why actual results could differ from those projected in these forward-looking statements.

Historical information contained in this news release cannot be relied upon as the Companys Qualified Person, as defined under NI 43-101 has not prepared nor verified the historical information.

Neither the CSE nor its Regulation Services Provider (as that term is defined in the policies of the CSE accepts responsibility for the adequacy or accuracy of this release).

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While Sumter School District announced on Monday it will allow fall sports teams at its three high schools to begin Phase 1.5 conditioning on Tuesday, all of three of the football programs and the other fall sports programs at two of the schools will wait until Monday before beginning conditioning.

In a press release from Superintendent Dr. Penelope Knox-Martin, the district said conditioning could begin on Tuesday. That would allow the Sumter, Lakewood and Crestwood fall sports teams to begin conditioning for the upcoming school year, after the South Carolina High School League said in early June schools could begin conditioning but Sumter School District chose not to do so due to the coronavirus pandemic.

While the wait has been long, Sumter and Lakewood will not begin conditioning until Monday, according to its athletic directors. Crestwood chose not to officially say what its plans are, but the Facebook page for the school's football program said it will begin conditioning on Monday from 5:30 p.m. to 7:30 p.m.

Sumter athletic director Curtis Johnson and Lakewood AD Shannon Murray said they are taking the extra days to make sure things are in proper order before starting.

"We're waiting until the moment where we can meet as coaching staff and make sure everything is laid out exactly how we want it," Johnson said. "We want to make sure we put the student-athletes in the best position possible."

"We've had plans throughout the whole time, and we're waiting just to make sure that before we get started that we are on top of it so we can make it as safe as possible for our players and our coaches," said Shannon Murray, who was hired as the Lakewood AD just a few months ago. "We want to be as organized as we can be to make sure we have all the supplies we need to make it work."

Both Johnson and Murray said they were going to meet with the head coaches of their fall sports programs on Tuesday to set up conditioning schedules beginning on Monday.

Sumter offers football, volleyball, girls golf, girls tennis, cross country, swimming and competitive cheer in the fall. Both Lakewood and Crestwood offer football, volleyball, cross country and competitive cheer in the fall.

Sumter High will be holding physicals at the school from 6 p.m. to 8 p.m. on Wednesday.

The SCHSL allowed Phase 1 workouts to begin in early June after the shutdown due to the pandemic at the end of the 2019-20 school year. Phase 1 included conditioning and weightlifting in pods of no more than 10 people. The SCHSL allowed the schools that had been holding conditioning workouts to move to Phase 1.5 in the last few weeks. Phase 1.5 allows pieces of equipment from the respective sports to be implemented into the workouts.

In Monday's release, it was stated, "Our top priority is the health and safety of our employees and staff. We will continue to monitor data from DHEC (Department of Health and Environmental Control) and exercise safety measures that have been put in place by CDC (Center for Disease Control and Prevention) and DHEC and outlined in our high school return-to-play plans. The South Carolina High School League has established a schedule for the start dates for practices; however, these dates will be contingent upon the high risk COVID-19 status in the Sumter community. We ask for your patience and understanding as we continue to implement procedures to safeguard our athletes and staff."

The release also stated certain guidelines that student-athletes, coaches and staff will need to follow. The list includes:

- Parents will sign a waiver prepared by the district in order for their student to participate in any activity.

- All staff and athletes will be screened for signs/symptoms of COVID-19 prior to each practice.

- All athletes, coaches, and staff will be required to wear a face covering.

- All athletes and staff should continue to follow current CDC advice related to COVID-19 prevention including staying home when sick, washing hands frequently, avoiding touching face, and practicing social distancing.

- Athletes should bring personal water bottles and face masks to each workout and not share these items with anyone. There can be no shared water, food, face masks, sunscreen/lotions, make-up products, etc.

- Facilities and high touch surfaces will be cleaned and sanitized often.

- Staff will monitor heat conditions and have Emergency Action Plans in place for all activities.

- Group sizes for conditioning should be limited to 16 persons per facility including coaches and staff.

- When using weight rooms, practicing calisthenics, running, or other conditioning training where vigorous exercise occurs, proper spacing from others must be maintained by working out with a 12 foot minimum between each person. (This may require restricting the use of or moving some equipment.)

The release also pointed out that following the required precautions does not mean that transmission of the virus will not occur. It asks that students who either have pre-existing medical conditions that place them at higher risk of infection or who do not want to risk contracting COVID-19 should refrain from participating in the fall sports programs.

Last week, the SCHSL pushed back the start of practice for the football season from Aug. 17 to Sept. 8. The date of the first possible game was moved from Sept. 11 to Sept. 25.

As far as the other fall sports, girls golf, swimming and girls tennis can hold its first practice on Aug. 17. Each can hold scrimmages starting on Aug. 24, and the first-regular season contest can be held beginning on Aug. 31.

Cross country and volleyball can begin practice on Aug. 24 with the first day for scrimmages Aug. 31 and the first day for regular-season competition on Sept. 7.

Competitive cheer can begin practice on the same day at football, Sept. 8, but it won't have its first contest until Oct. 13.

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When boutique fitness was still alive and well, trainers spent as much time fostering community as they did curating banging playlists and designing sweaty workouts. That is until COVID-19 and the resulting quarantine measures put businesses like Barrys Bootcamp, SLT, and Mile High Run Club on pause. Now, fitness instructors and on-demand workout apps have more of an impetus than ever before to make digitalcomradery a priority. And Ladder Teams, a workout app launched today as the Slack of Fitness, proves that (socially distanced) teamwork makes the (workout) dream work.

A subscription to Ladder Teams costs $60 per month and digitizes all of the bonding that naturally happens in your favorite yoga, spin, or HIIT studio by allowing you to pick a program taught by some of the countrys best instructors (like Jennifer Jacon of Peloton and Taylor Walker of Barrys Bootcamp) and assigning you to a team with other users who choose that same trainer. As you move through the exercise regimen workout-through-workout, youll be able to interact with the instructor and your teammates through an in-app chat room that looks a lot like a fitness-friendly Slackwhich keeps coworkers connectedand allows you to celebrate PRs, tough workouts, and great rest days in the company of others.

Folks used to go to the gym or used to go to a studio and get a group fitness experience are craving a community element that really became core to their fitness life and their fitness experience. Greg Stewart, CEO of Ladder

In a sense, quarantine turbo-charged the trend of increased community in the world of digital fitness that was already on our radar in late 2019. These sweat-centric apps are projected to grow 21.1 percent by 2026, reaching a global net worth of $10.1 billion. In late 2019, Chris Stadler, chief managing officer at Tonal, told Well+Good that making the apps themselves a social network would be the next logical next step for anyone. We know community can be a huge motivator, and our members have organically latched on to sharing their stats, favorite coaches, or programs they have completed within the group, so a natural progression would be to enable interactions within our product or via our app, he said. In the isolating, stressful wake of COVID-19 Ladder also recognized that need.

As quarantine measures ramped up, Stewart and his team saw more and more opportunity for honing the social component of on-demand fitness. [COVID-19l was just a huge lightbulb and an accelerator for us to make sure that we put all of our efforts and resources into this product, Greg Stewart, CEO of Ladder, tells Well+Good. Folks used to go to the gym or used to go to a studio and get a group fitness experience are craving a community element that really became core to their fitness life and their fitness experience. Thats just been gone for the bar with COVID, so with Ladder, were kind of bring back that social, connective tissue.

Erica Robles-Anderson, PhD, a professor at New York University who focuses on how technology creates a sense of space, looks at the interactions taking place on Ladder, Peloton, Tonal, Mirror, and more. She sees a fitness future thats part-game, part-sweaty utopia: an online gym thats first pillar is community. What you end up with is a new set of online spaces that help us feel like were doing something personal. But, at the same time, were doing it together with a new set of people who have the same set of feelings about how they want to live their lives, says Dr. Robles-Anderson. Clearly, during COVID-19, many of us want to live a life in which social fitness keeps us accountable, inspired, and ready to sweat.

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In this time of COVID-19, so many once-regular activities have become question marks, like working out at a gym or fitness center.

After several months of a shutdown due to the pandemic, Edward-Elmhurst Health & Fitness locations in Woodridge and on the campus of Edward Hospital in Naperville are open again.

While it feels good to get back into a workout routine, it's also different because of coronavirus.

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As long as COVID-19 is a health threat, measures will be in place to keep members safe.

Edward-Elmhurst Health & Fitness Centers follow these COVID-19 guidelines:

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Pools have reopened for lap swimming and aqua fitness classes but reservations for lap swimming are not available first come is first served.

Aerobics and spin classes have modified schedules with a smaller number of people per class. The basketball court is open for solo play only, and racquetball and pickleball are singles play only.

There are still areas of the Fitness Centers that are closed, including childcare areas, sauna/steam room/whirlpools, lounges, water fountains and vending machines.

It is possible to get a safe workout at the gym during COVID-19. Following the protocols will help keep everyone safe.

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GILBERT, Ariz.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--The National Academy of Sports Medicine (NASM), the worldwide leader in fitness, performance, and corrective exercise education, has partnered with the National Basketball Athletic Trainers Association (NBATA) to become its official education partner.

The Athletic Trainers that make up the NBATA work with some of the greatest athletes in the world, and they require the highest standards for evidence-based training methodologies, said Laurie McCartney, President of the National Academy of Sports Medicine. Through this exciting collaboration, NBATA Athletic Trainers will have direct access to the industrys most respected and innovative education programs for developing elite athletes.

As a longtime advocate for and user of NASM education, I know how effective and beneficial the NASM Corrective Exercise and Performance Enhancement Specializations are for athletic training, said Aaron Nelson, Chairman of the National Basketball Athletic Trainers Association and Vice President of Player Care and Performance for the New Orleans Pelicans. NASM education has long been valued amongst our membership, so this partnership is a natural fit.

The NASM Corrective Exercise Specialization (NASM-CES) helps Athletic Trainers program unique and effective workouts tailored to the individual athlete. By leveraging the principles taught inside CES, Athletic Trainers can safely and effectively help athletes move better, avoid injuries, and recover faster.

The NASM Performance Enhancement Specialization (NASM-PES) teaches evidence-based techniques that maximize performance and build stronger, faster, and more resilient athletes.

Both courses are 100% online, which allows for flexible learning schedules that fit into a busy Athletic Trainers lifestyle.

Another element of the long-term partnership between NBATA and NASM will be creating a steering committee in which members from both organizations will work together to develop thought leadership for ongoing optimizations and innovations in fitness and athletic training.

About NASM: Now in its 33rd year, the National Academy of Sports Medicine (NASM) has remained the international standard in fitness education due to the high quality of fitness professionals they produce and the scientific rigor of their programs. NASM offers a best in class Certified Personal Training program along with major specializations in Nutrition Coaching (CNC), Sports Performance (PES), and Corrective Exercise (CES).

About NBATA: The NBATA is a professional organization of highly skilled certified athletic trainers who provide specialized health care, performance, and critical support services to the athletes and organizations of the National Basketball Association. Members are committed and uniquely qualified to lead the management of exceptional health care, provide dynamic performance insights, and conduct basketball-related sports medicine research to benefit our athletes and our communities. The NBATAs members uphold the athletic training professions highest moral and ethical standards. For more information about the NBATA, visit http://www.nbata.com.

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Salute to America Show with JayCee

On our website for the month of July

Join JayCee as she performs a tribute to our country. No registration required. The video will be accessible through our website on the Adult Services page. Just click and enjoy! No registration is required.

Chair YOGA with Karen Taylor Bass

Mondays, July 20 & 27 at 1 p.m.

Licensed certified yoga instructor (RYT-200) and meditation coach.

Students will need a sturdy chair (no wheels) for this workshop.

To Register go to the Adult Services page on our website: http://www.elmontlibrary.org. The link will be emailed to you before the program.

WEBINAR: Why Should I Have a Will? with Frank L. Buquicchio of Russo Law Group

Thursday, July 16 at 6 p.m.

The Russo Law Group is dedicated to providing peace of mind to you and your family in these uncertain and stressful times. Topics during this webinar include:

What is a Will and How Does It Work? What are the Benefits of a Will? What Steps Should I Take Now?

Registration is required. A link will be emailed to you before the program.

Tai Chi/Chi Gong with Joseph Panico

Thursdays, July 16, 23, and 30 at 11 a.m.

Join us for an ancient Chinese system of exercises or movements performed in meditation, which promotes relaxation and inner peace aim to address the body and mind as an interconnected system and are traditionally believed to have mental and physical health benefits to improve posture, balance, flexibility, and strength.

The class consists of easy breathing and movement exercises. Regular Yoga practice can reduce stress, increase flexibility, and enhance an overall feeling of wellness.

Registration for each class is required. A link will be emailed to you before each class.

Opera Summer Saturdays with Tanisha Mitchell: AIDA

Saturday, July 18 at 6 p.m.

Set in Egypt, Aida is about a love triangle that entangles purity, lust, and ultimately betrayal between an Egyptian captain, his kings daughter, and her slave, Aida.

Baking Coach: No-Bake Cheesecake

Tuesday, July 21, 2020

Register with your email to receive the recipe for this program which will be posted on our Adult Services page at http://www.elmontlibrary.org on July 21.

Dinner Time Fun with Sal and Darrin St. George

Mick & Joots: The Story of Mickey Rooney & Judy Garland

Thursday, July 23 at 7 p.m.

The Lifelong Relationship between Mickey Rooney and Judy Garland

They met as child stars on the MGM lot and starred in a total of eight memorable motion pictures. Although they maintained successful careers independently, they each suffered personal difficulties dealing with alcohol, drugs, and multiple marriages.

Regardless, their affection and friendship for one another remained steadfast until the untimely death of Judy at age 47 in 1969. Here is the warm and, at times, shocking, the backstory of two of Hollywoods greatest stars.

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It means HighGold will issue 422,925 participation shares to the firm in question for proceeds of around a further C$731,661

Mining Inc () (OTCQB:HGGOF) is set to raise further funds on top of its previously announced bought deal financing of C$12 million.

In a statement on Monday, the group said a senior North American gold mining company and existing shareholder, haselected to exercise its participation right under a deal with from September last year.

It means HighGold will issue 422,925 participation shares to the firm in question for proceeds of around a further C$731,661 for mineral exploration and general corporate purposes.

This means the shareholder maintains its pro-rata ownership interest in HighGold Mining.

The participation shares will be subject to a four-month and one day hold period.

On July 6, the resource group upsized its bought deal financing to C$12 million from C$8 million previously.

The firm said it would issue over 6.9 million shares at C$1.73 a throw for proceeds of around C$12 million gross.

HighGold said it aimed to use the net proceeds for mineral exploration and general corporate purposes, including expanding the scope and the scale of its recently commenced 2020 Johnson Tract drill program in Alaska, USA.

The offering is scheduled to close on or around July 28.

On June 30, HighGold revealed it had kicked off the first 'serious' exploration drill program in 25 years at its flagship Johnson Tract gold asset.

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