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Some Hair Raising Information About the Dangers of Hair Dye
Many of us know the feeling of leaving the hairdresser on a cloud of happiness, our hair shining and bouncing like we've just filmed one of those ads. But, it is worrying that the chemicals used in these dyes can make us sick, not to mention the hairdressers who work with these substances on a daily basis.
There are three types of hair dyes:
- Temporary – they don't penetrate the hair shaft and last one to two washes,
- Semi-permanent – they do penetrate the hair shaft and last around ten washes and,
- Permanent – they penetrate the hair shaft and cause permanent changes to the chemical structure of the hair.
It is no surprise then, that the semi permanent and permanent dyes are the ones that contain the most harmful ingredients. Some of the dangerous chemicals in hair dyes (including the do-it-yourself supermarket ones) are:
- p-Phenylenediamine (PPD)- skin allergen
- Ammonia - a skin, eye and lung irritant that is fatal in large enough doses.
- Hydrogen peroxide- highly dangerous when the fumes are inhaled- can cause death in high concentrations
- Ethoxydiglycol - has potential for organ system toxicity.
Testing of these products is not comprehensive, which is also very worrisome. Check out this 'material safety data sheet' for Clairol hair dye, it's enough to make you angry. They even admit that part of the product has not undergone human testing, and that it had a negative impact on animal organs.
If you want further proof that hair dyes are potentially a danger to your health, another study by The Scientific Committee on Cosmetic Products and Non-Food Products Intended for Consumers noted that, "Hair dye allergic contact dermatitis is not infrequent and often leads to very severe bouts of oozing scalp dermatitis requiring specialist care," (2002, p. 9), hmm, I hope I don't get oozing scalp dermatitis, yuck and not so pretty.
This website has some great information and links to many scientific studies that have been undertaken into the potential increase in cancer rates among hair dye users and hairdressers. Some studies produce conflicting information, which has led the National Cancer Institute in America to state there is no cancer risk from using dyes, although one branch of study seems to prove that there is an increase in the instances of bladder cancer for hairdressers - in particular men. What I take from the inconclusiveness is that it is wise to be wary, as one study says, "In summary, our results showed an increased and statistically significant risk for bladder cancer among hairdressers, in particular for hairdressers in jobs held for around 10 years." (Harling et al, 2010 abstract).
So what does all this mean? Regularly dyeing your hair with chemical laden products or working as a hairdresser, may have a negative impact on your health, but is it enough to stop my bi-annual trip to the hairdresser - probably not. There are natural alternatives, such as henna for red colouring and lemon juice for bleaching, however these methods produce subtle or short lasting results. A good product we have found, which lasts for quite a few washes, is Herbatint , this product contains no Ammonia and no Resorcinol - although there is not a list of ingredients on the website, so there are probably still some icky chemicals in there. Eco Hair Colour is another one that gave reasonable results - check out our road test.
Some hair salons are trying to source safer products but they still have a long way to go. All I can say is, until they create safer dyeing products that work well, it might be sensible to spend less time with fabulous hair so we can spend more time, period.
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The former 1.8km Canyon Interpretive Trail is a short walk through the old canyon of the Kananaskis River near Lower Kananaskis Lake and the Canyon campground. The trail explored the history and geology of the area, highlighted by some bridge and stair features and small pools amid the canyon landscape.
In the fall of 2014, the Pocaterra dam spillway was activated to allow water to bypass the hydro installation at the mouth of the Kananaskis River for repairs to be conducted. A much larger volume of water than anticipated flowed through the Canyon for an extended period of time, resulting in complete or partial destruction of nearly all bridge and trail tread for the entire length of the canyon.
As the first step in restoring the area, we will be working on dismantling and moving damaged wooden bridges and walkways. This is a moderate to heavy level of work, tasks will include the use of pry bars, handsaws, lifting and transporting of sections of the wood structures. We will be working on this project in partnership with Alberta Parks and the Bow Valley Provincial Park Stewards.
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Meeting time: 10:00am (10am – 3 pm)
Meeting location: Canyon day use/boat launch, Lower Kananaskis Lake [map link]
What to bring: Come prepared to work all day in an outdoor environment. Dress in layers, bring rain gear, hat, sunglasses & sunscreen, gloves, along with your lunch, water for the day, bear spray, and other personal gear. All of the tools and equipment will be supplied.
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Note: Should weather not cooperate and we need to cancel, we will notify you by email around 12pm the day before the event.

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Purchased Curcuma-laddawan bulbs at a HD Dallas store and wish to know planting instruction (1)when (2)how deep (3)acid or alcaline soil Shinobu Toyoda |
Curcuma is a member of the ginger family. It is a tropical plant that features flowers that grow on short stalks amid lush, broad foliage. Curcumas go dormant in the late fall and don't come back until the spring. They multiply via creeping tuberous rhizomes, or horizontal stems, found underground that send out roots and shoots from nodes. If you start with a dormant rhizome, plant it during the winter or early spring. Curcumas prefer growing in well-drained, organic soil in areas that receive only morning sun and afternoon shade. Compost, peatmoss, rice husks or coarse sand should be mixed into the soil to ensure good drainage. Space your Cucuma about a foot apart and give each plant plenty of space to grow. Dig a hole twice the size of the rhizome and set it in the ground. The rhizome should be only about two inches beneath the soil. After planting, water thoroughly to settle the soil and then check it everyday - the soil should be kept moist but not soggy wet. You can feed your plant in the spring by sprinkling a teaspoon of granular fertilizer over the soil beneath the plant. Use a 10-10-10 or 15-15-15 fertilizer. Best wishes with your new curcuma! |


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The emergence and spread of antimicrobial resistance (AMR), especially through bacteria, is a global threat to public health due to the inability to comprehensively treat infections. Through horizontal gene transfer, bacteria can acquire antimicrobial resistance genes (ARGs) via conjugation using plasmids or through transduction employing phages. Therefore, AMR has been classified as the 'silent pandemic'1 whereby it is no longer constrained by geographical or human-animal borders. Interestingly enough, Alexander Fleming warned of the misuse of antibiotics, which may lead to selection of resistant bacteria2. In order to understand the dissemination of antibiotic resistance, it is therefore necessary to characterize the resistome (the collection of ARGs in a given environment or organism) within different microbial reservoirs, and to unravel the extent to which the transfer of genes to and from de facto and putative human pathogens occurs. Importantly, the evolutionary timescales of AMR are critical to understand given the propensity for constant exchange of genetic material(s) within microbiomes which may drive rapid expansion of resistant taxa. In general terms, there exists an urgent need to understand the exchange of ARGs within and between biomes in the context of One Health and microbiome-borne pathogenic potential as it relates to human infectious and chronic diseases (Figure 1).
Figure 1: AMR dissemination in One Health. MGE-mediated (i.e. phage, plasmids and integrons) dissemination of AMR across different biomes.
While all of the above is meant to establish a scientific rationale for why we looked into the evolution of the murine gut resistome - the reality of our crusade, like most exciting studies in Science is - that it is not entirely true. Though the outcomes of our analyses indeed reveal the often overlooked role of integrons in ARG dissemination, the origins are more serendipitous culminating in a laundry list of lessons learnt about collaboration(s) and Science in general.
On a cold winter's day in March 2019, the Microbes in One Health doctoral training unit at the University of Luxembourg was hosting a lecture about the challenges of controlling multidrug-resistant microorganisms at the European level. As fate would have it, we attended the lecture (mostly for the food after the fact). By the end of the seminar though, a question lingered as to whether the effect of antibiotic treatments on the microbiota in common practices in the animal and human microbiomes had been assessed. For example, pretreatment with antibiotics prior to fecal microbiota transplantation is a common process when treating colitis3. Similarly, antibiotic treatment is a proposed approach for both studying4 and modifying bacteria in the gastrointestinal tract5.
What ensued next is (maybe) lesson #1 for all graduate students and postdocs - perseverance! We first pitched the idea and a plausible hypothesis (you'll have to read the article - Evolution of the murine gut resistome following broad-spectrum antibiotic treatment for this) to Paul (our co-PI). Despite having a lot of irons in the fire and potential for things to get overwhelming, there was an encouraging note from Paul to at least peruse the literature and determine if antibiotic treatment in microbiome-related studies was reported to assess AMR evolution in vivo. Lesson #2 - find yourselves (if possible) a supportive mentor who is also curious (what was to us) about "interesting questions". Since we did not have an animal colony Paul pointed us to Elisabeth (co-PI) whose group studies colon cancer using murine models. And this, dear friends, is lesson #3 - collaborators and collaborations. This was our opening, and we pitched the idea to Elisabeth and her graduate student, Mina, who were equally intrigued that no studies till that date had reported AMR acquisition and/or evolution within the intestinal microbiome as a consequence of antibiotic treatment. They enthusiastically agreed to amend their animal protocols and sample the mice literally every day prior to and after treatment with the antibiotic cocktail (Figure 2). Importantly, our collective insights including their input allowed us to establish a clear experimental plan which would likely yield results.
Figure 2: Longitudinal experimental design. Longitudinal fecal samples were collected from antibiotic-treated and untreated mice to assess the evolution of the resistome.
Fast-forward to eight months later and thanks to another ongoing pandemic (SARS-CoV-2), there was a shortage in sequencing kits delaying the study severely. Yet again lessons #1 and #3 played a major role along with the Sequencing Platform manager (Rashi) in what followed, and we eventually found that taxa from Akkermansiaceae and Enterobacteriaceae families acquired ARGs due to the treatment6. We then hedged all bets on phages being the primary carriers of ARGs since most plasmids would've been depleted along with the taxa as a consequence of the treatment. Alas, it wasn't meant to be - we didn't find a big difference between plasmids and phages, and something was amiss. Back to the drawing board it was and then it struck us that aside from plasmids and phages, MGEs are also constituted of integrons and transposable elements. While the pursuit of the latter was unfruitful, we found that integrons, without much fanfare, played a key role in ARG dissemination. In fact, we observed that integrons were instrumental in ARG acquisition both within Akkermansiaceae and Enterobacteriaceae (Figure 3). This was lesson #4 - the literature never disappoints in terms of ideas/hypotheses to test. The rest, as they say, is history!
Figure 3: Integrons, the often-overlooked entities of AMR dissemination within the resistome. Alluvial diagram demonstrating the abundance of 'complete' integrons linked with observed antimicrobial resistance genes in specific taxonomic families.
Or is it?! The way we see it, this is only the beginning driven by lesson #5 - serendipity. Although rare and never manufactured, 'Eureka moments' do exist in Science. Our findings are a prime case-in-point to this end. Member genera from the Akkermansiaceae (eg. Akkermansia muciniphila) family, found in antibiotic-treated mice, have been key players, reported elsewhere, in improving human health7, and have also been implicated in chronic diseases including Parkinson's8,9. We, therefore, now believe that it is time for due diligence and improved antibiotic stewardship, in murine models and medical treatment alike, given the longer-term disease-causing propensity of resistant bacteria such as Akkermansiaceae.
Co-authored by: Laura de Nies and Susheel Bhanu Busi (with input from all co-authors)
Image credits and copyrights: Laura de Nies
- Mendelson, M., Sharland, M. & Mpundu, M. Antibiotic resistance: calling time on the 'silent pandemic'. JAC Antimicrob Resist 4, dlac016 (2022).
- Rosenblatt-Farrell, N. The landscape of antibiotic resistance. Environ. Health Perspect. 117, A244–50 (2009).
- Keshteli, A. H., Millan, B. & Madsen, K. L. Pretreatment with antibiotics may enhance the efficacy of fecal microbiota transplantation in ulcerative colitis: a meta-analysis. Mucosal immunology vol. 10 565–566 (2017).
- Lundberg, R., Toft, M. F., August, B., Hansen, A. K. & Hansen, C. H. F. Antibiotic-treated versus germ-free rodents for microbiota transplantation studies. Gut Microbes 7, 68–74 (2016).
- Kennedy, E. A., King, K. Y. & Baldridge, M. T. Mouse Microbiota Models: Comparing Germ-Free Mice and Antibiotics Treatment as Tools for Modifying Gut Bacteria. Front. Physiol. 9, 1534 (2018).
- de Nies, L., Busi, S.B., Tsenkova, M. et al. Evolution of the murine gut resistome following broad-spectrum antibiotic treatment. Nat Commun 13, 2296 (2022).
- Dao, M. C. et al. Akkermansia muciniphila and improved metabolic health during a dietary intervention in obesity: relationship with gut microbiome richness and ecology. Gut 65, 426–436 (2016).
- Heintz-Buschart, A. et al. The nasal and gut microbiome in Parkinson's disease and idiopathic rapid eye movement sleep behavior disorder. Mov. Disord. 33, 88–98 (2018).
- Bedarf, J. R. et al. Functional implications of microbial and viral gut metagenome changes in early stage L-DOPA-naïve Parkinson's disease patients. Genome Med. 9, 39 (2017).


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My husband do not work
Asalam alakum,
I was married in 2006 and My husband do not work since last 10 years. while I m doing job since last 10 years in a multinational company and earn handsome amount to take care my kids and husband financially. we got no problem financially but people keep asking me why your husband do not work, that is why I feel so insult.
We have two kids, one son and one daughter.
My son is diabetic patient and my husband have to take care our son when I was on job. I return home on 5 pm and then my husband is free for work and can go for work.
but he is not feeling his responsibility that he should also do something as this society do not accept a man who do not work.
What islam said in this regards?
Offcourse islam also advise for patience between husband and wife but I want to know either islam permit a muslim man to stay home and do not work at all?
please guide me!
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We ask Allaah to help you and give you strength, and to guide your husband aright.
Undoubtedly by taking care of your children and being keen to guide your husband, you are doing good and will be rewarded in sha Allaah, for Allaah does not cause the reward of those who do good to be lost.
Our advice to you is to keep on being patient and making du'aa' for your husband, and striving to guide him, through his parents, his brothers and those who have any influence on him. If a man neglects his duty towards his family he exposes himself to the wrath and anger of Allaah, because he is neglecting that which Allaah has entrusted to his care. The Prophet (peace and blessings of Allaah be upon him) said: "Each of you is a shepherd and each of you is responsible for his flock. The ruler is the shepherd of his people and is responsible for his flock. A man is the shepherd of his family and is responsible for his flock…." This hadeeth was narrated by al-Bukhaari, 893; Muslim, 1826, from Ibn 'Umar. And the Prophet (peace and blessings of Allaah be upon him) said of his household: "Allaah will ask every shepherd about that which was entrusted to his care, whether he took care of it or neglected it, and He will even ask a man about his family." Narrated by Ibn Hibbaan, classed as saheeh by al-Albaani in Ghaayat al-Maraam, no. 271
And he said: "It is sufficient sin for a man to neglect those who are under his care." Narrated by Ahmad and Abu Dawood from the hadeeth of 'Abd-Allaah ibn 'Amr; classed as hasan by al-Albaani in Saheeh al-Jaami', no. 827.
And he said: "There is no man whom Allaah causes to be appointed to a position of responsibility and he does not discharge his duties sincerely, but he will not even smell the fragrance of Paradise." Narrated by al-Bukhaari, 6731.
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Oregon State Sen. Dick Anderson, in collaboration with Samaritan Health Services, successfully led efforts to pass Senate Bill 781A in both the Oregon House and Senate. The bill streamlines patient access to lab test results while continuing to protect patients' rights and safety.
"This new law creates clarity for both the patient and the labs," said Lesley Ogden, MD, CEO of both Samaritan North Lincoln Hospital and Samaritan Pacific Communities Hospital. "Plus, it includes the federal exemptions to information blocking that is just good practice in the health care industry."
SNLH Lab Manager Dallas Hull is one member of the SHS Laboratory Council, the group that helped champion this change. He explained that the passage of SB781A allows for alignment of federal and state law. It preserves the spirit of the federal law of making lab results immediately available to patients. It also allows providers to request a delay in reporting results, when needed, so they can review results with their patients.
"Our lab patients needed to wait seven days to receive their results in MyChart. Now, with the passage of this senate bill, they can receive their results immediately," Hull said.
Sen. Anderson noted that the bill passed with little opposition because of the strong work of the health care community to see it become law.
"Health care is an ever-evolving industry for both patients and providers. We must continue to be proactive participants in the process," Anderson said.
A Bit of Background
Federal Law. The federal 21st Century Cures Act was signed into law in December 2016, with the intent to accelerate the development and research of medical products. After a stakeholder engagement and comment period, the Office of the National Coordinator for Health Information Technology issued a final rule in March 2020, requiring health care providers to give patients access to all the health information in their electronic medical records without charge and without delay. To do otherwise would be considered information blocking.
Information Blocking. Specifically, there are eight types of clinical notes that cannot be blocked: consultation notes, discharge summary notes, history and physical, imaging narratives, laboratory report narratives, pathology report narratives, procedure notes and progress notes. This final rule was implemented on April 5, 2021. Among the exceptions to the information blocking rule is the exclusion of psychotherapy notes if deemed reasonable and necessary to prevent patient harm.
Conflict with Oregon Law. In direct conflict with this final rule was an Oregon statute, dating from the 1980s and before electronic results reporting. It required waiting seven days to release laboratory test results after receiving a request from the patient, unless authorized for immediate release by the ordering clinician. That meant that after April 5, 2021, health care providers in Oregon would be in direct opposition to federal law. Passage of SB781A eliminates this conflict and allows labs and providers to comply with federal law.


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A $500 million deal involving the sale of second-hand Israel F-16s to Croatia appears to have reached a dead end due to U.S. objections. The sale of 12 ex-Israeli Air Force F-16D 'Barak' fighters upgraded with sophisticated Israeli electronic warfare suites and radar systems was blocked by the U.S. State Department, thus reverting back to square one what would have been the most expensive acquisition made by Croatia since its independence from the former Yugoslavia.
As the proposed sale involved American-made technology being purchased by, and transferred to, a third party approval by Washington remained a requisite for finalizing the deal.
U.S. officials insisted Israel strip out the upgraded systems installed in the aircraft post-delivery before selling the planes to Croatia, arguing that otherwise Israel would be unfairly profiting from the sale. Israeli officials were unable to convince the U.S. to change its stance – a rare block of a transfer to a NATO partner.
Croatia officials, however, noted that it was due to the Israeli-installed systems and the upgraded state of the fighters that resulted in the Israeli bid being down-selected in the Croatian fighter acquisition contest. The Israeli offer beat out bids from the U.S. and Greece, which both offered up their own secondhand F-16s. Sweden, meanwhile, pitched its JAS-39C Gripen as an alternative.
Israel confirms F-16 sale to Croatia nixed over Washington's objections https://t.co/neVRHnpDXR
— The Times of Israel (@TimesofIsrael) January 10, 2019
Croatia's long-awaited quest to replace the MiG-21bis jet fighters acquired from Ukraine in the early 1990s began with requests for information (RFIs) sent out to potential suppliers in 2015. Then, on July 20, 2017, formal tender was launched when Request for Proposals (RFP) were issued to five countries regarding a potential government-to-government acquisition of 12 multirole combat aircraft.
Croatia's Defense Council – a hierarchy of government officials including the country's President and Prime Minister – reached a consensus on March 27, 2018, opting for the Israeli bid. The acquisition would have involved the 12 fighters, plus two flight simulators, training of pilots and maintenance staff, plus weaponry for the aircraft.
The Croatian Defense Ministry presented Israel with a January 11 deadline for providing when it would be capable of beginning deliveries of the F-16s. Originally it was expected that deliveries of the first jets to the Croatian Air Force would begin by 2020. Once the full fleet had entered service Croatia planned on operating the F-16s for a period of up to 25 years.
Israeli director-general of the Defense Ministry, Udi Adam, ultimately flew to Zagreb on January 9 to try and salvage the deal with Croatian Defense Minister Damir Krsticevic.
But now it appears the proposed sale will be cancelled. For his part Krsticevic has come under pressure for the failure to see the deal completed. Just a week ago he had mentioned "pre-guarantees" provided by Israel during the bidding process that the U.S. would grant its transfer approval.
Adding to Croatia's dilemma is that its Air Force is stuck operating an old MiG-21bis Fishbed fleet for at least another two years. This fleet recently underwent an overhaul and upgrade process at Ukraine's Odessa Aviation Plant. Along with the overhaul of its MiG-21s, Croatia was also to receive five additional MiG-21s drawn from a canceled overhaul arrangement between the Yemeni Air Force and Ukraine that left Odessa Aviation Plant with eight aircraft in lieu of payment.
However, by March 2016, the entire MiG-21 overhaul deal had come under scrutiny. Croatian military police launched a probe into the arrangement with Ukraine amid suspicions of bribery, claims that the resupplied aircraft were not operable (five fighters have been withdrawn from service for technical reasons), and allegations that the overhauled MiGs did not comply with technical specifications. The investigation showed that the overhauled MiGs contained old parts scraped together from disparate sources, none of which matched the technical documentation provided by the Odessa Aviation Plant. Furthermore, the Yemeni Air Force continued to lay claim to the five MiG‑21s offered up to Croatia.
In May of last year Croatia requested that the Ukrainian Ministry of Defense take back four faulty jets and swap them out with four workable variants.


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Explore the Ackland Art Museum's newest exhibit "Fortune Smiles: The Tyche Foundation Gift," which includes 51 pieces of artwork donated by former Ackland Director Charles Millard.
The gift is said to be the most significant the Ackland has received since the museum's opening in 1958.
The exhibit debuted Sunday afternoon and will be on display through August 29.
Use the left-hand navigation bar below or hover over the map's points to view eight distinctive pieces and to hear commentary by the Ackland's Chief Curator Peter Nisbet about each piece.
To learn more, visit www.ackland.org.


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The Arab Brazilian Chamber of Commerce is relaunching the book "Elementary lessons in Arabic for non-speakers" (Lições elementares da lÀngua árabe para os que não a falam), a basic manual of the language written by the Foreign Relations vice president at the organization, Professor Helmi Nasr.
Egyptian-born, Brazilian-naturalized, he was the founder of the Arabic course at the University of São Paulo (USP) and has lived in Brazil for 46 years.
"The book is meant for everyday life situations. For those who are going to travel, for instance, it contains the words required in order to maintain a conversation, greet someone, buy or sell something," said Nasr. The work was presented to journalists during a press conference, July 8, at the Arab Brazilian Chamber. "Later on I will give you all a test," the Professor joked with the journalists.
The president of the organization, Antonio Sarkis Jr., stated that the official launch should take place in the next few days.
The manual contains words and expressions in Portuguese, along with their translations into Arabic, in the Arabic and international phonetic alphabets. The book includes two CDs with the same words spoken in Portuguese by news reporter Cid Moreira, from the Rede Globo television network, and in Arabic by Nasr himself. The aim is to show readers the correct pronunciation.
According to the Professor, the first edition of the work was launched approximately 30 years ago, when the president at the Arab Brazilian Chamber was Walid Yazigi. "We were returning from a trip to Saudi Arabia and he [Yazigi] came up with the idea of us doing something so that Brazilians could have notions of Arabic," stated Nasr.
In order to write the book, he used the same technique that he applied to his students in the classroom. "What is new is the fact that now, instead of cassettes, the book comes with CDs," said the Professor. The original audio was recovered, remastered and converted into digital format.
According to Nasr, expansion of trade relations between Brazil and the Arab countries also led to an increase in the number of people interested in learning a little more about the language, and this demand reached the Arab Brazilian Chamber. "That was when we decided to reissue the book," he asserted.
This is only one of the Professor's works. He has already translated the Koran directly from Arabic into Portuguese. It has been in print since 2005 at the King Fahd Complex, in Medina, Saudi Arabia. He has also launched an Arabic-Portuguese dictionary and translated "New World in the Tropics," a book by Gilberto Freyre, into Arabic.
His work led the World Muslim League to invite him to be part of the executive board at the International Meeting of Muslim Scholars and Thinkers, a gathering of Muslim thinkers from all over the world to discuss Islamic society. Nasr is the first representative from Latin America.
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Conversus Capital will once again consider making new private equity investments following an almost two year period during which the firm implemented a realisation strategy focusing on asset sales.
"Part of that strategy was to focus any excess cash on repayment of debt and the funding of capital calls," said Tim Smith, chief financial officer of Conversus.
The Euronext-listed fund of funds ended 2010 with over $350 million of net positive portfolio cash flow and $75 million of net cash on its balance sheet. While it will consider commitments to new funds, Conversus expects to initially transact secondary deals and make direct co-investments.
"In the short term, the reality is secondary transactions and direct co-investments will most likely be more attractive than commitments to new funds, and that's just because of the return profile," Smith said.
Conversus currently has commitments to 207 funds from 118 general partners.
The fund of funds joins a host of limited partners looking to commit to private equity in 2011. According to a recent Coller Capital survey of 120 private equity investors from around the world, 81 percent of LPs will add new GP relationships within 2-3 years.
In addition to broadening its investment policy, Conversus has also commenced a tender offer to buy back a portion of its outstanding shares with a price range of $20 to $22 per share, or up to $75 million.
"Ultimately the goal is to maximise NAV per unit," Smith said. "We're a public company, and that's what we'll continue to do."
Looking ahead, Conversus is anticipating an uptick in private equity fundraising and a stable realisation environment.
"I think the fundraising environment seems to be picking up with new funds, and that's going to be a theme in 2011 and 2012," Smith said. "We expect the realisation pace broadly for private equity to maintain itself at levels seen in 2010."


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The 2015 Silver Summit and Resource Expo
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- Segment 1: Brent Cook of Exploration Insights joins us to discuss his outlook on investing in resource equities.
- Segment 2: Entrée Gold is a company with cash in the bank and a property in Nevada with a recent PEA.
- Segment 3: A focus on the US dollar and gold with Axel Merk of Merk Funds.
- Segment 4: A new guest and fund manager Robert Mullin from Real Assets Equity Income Funds provides us with his insights on resource investing.
- Segment 5: David Morgan from the Morgan Report and The Silver Investor shares his views on the silver market and global factors driving investors.
- Segment 6: An update from First Mining Finance on two recent acquisitions.
- Segment 7: We recap a busy week in terms of news from Theralase Technologies with Roger Dumoulin-White.
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Thanks for the Silver Summit interview with First Mining Finance Corp. (FF.V) President Patrick Donnelly. I really like their business model and would appreciate future interviews with them by the KER team.
All The Best,
Agreed. First Mining Finance is gobbling up under-priced assets in this low priced environment, and will sell them off at a premium down the road. Very wise.
Cory – thanks for the coverage from the Silver Summit. I really enjoy the interviews at the different investment conferences you & Al attend.
Avi is right on as usual.
He only works the charts and does not buy the story, in other words he takes emotion out of the buying process. This the key to markets. I always love his analysis.
Ditto Chris – 'even the bulls have turned bearish' offers those contrarians who've been hanging on in a bonanza.
'Ignore the fundamentals, take the emotions out of it all' – thanks guys.
There's an excellent article in Wikipedia.org about the Japanese asset bubble. This was an 8-year bull market. The article reads like a playbook of the North American Asset Bubble. The bull market in the Dow started in 1982 and has seen a historical top this year. A bull market lasting 30 years or more.
Cory, thanks for discussing Richmont mines a little with Brent Cook. He also brought up Mirasol Resources, which is an interesting company that I've been following as well.
Also, thanks for covering the review of Entree Gold. It was a helpful interview in unpacking their projects, management team change-up, and their vision for the near to mid future.
Correction to corry…………silver broke $13.94
OFF TOPIC: must listen American eye-opener.
Incompetence of the Big Zero totally uncovered.
good listen to ………..as always………….
Speaking of the Big Zero and incompetence…
Is he incompetent or was this by design to usher in an eventual single payer system, i.e. socialized medicine?
I was primarily considering defense policy when I called Obama incompetent.
With regard to his MARXIST ideology and hatred of the U.S. , I usually refer to him as the devil incarnate, because of his apparent desire to destroy the U.S. as we knew it. He, by his encouragement of race hatred and his policies of division of various parts of society and setting them against each other, has already done irreparable damage to the U.S.
I doubt not that history will correctly designate him as the Nero of the Great American civilization; a destroyer of a great experiment sadly now lost to humanity.
Regretfully, I agree with your assessment. He has a Marxist agenda and most Dems share the same. I just pray that we can survive for the next 13 months and even then, no guarantees that he won't be replaced by someone equally anti American.
I'll be supporting Cruz as I believe he is the brightest bulb in the group and is decisive.
Obama is at the very least a former drug user and a homosexual.
Jerry Corsi is just the latest to bring forth evidence on this.
And Bill Clinton was a serial rapist.
They are puppets easily black mailed and bribed because of their pasts. This is just the kind of puppet the New World Odor wants.
Divisive policies and set groups against one another. Planned prior and started implementation about 1914 I believe with the destruction of the remaining monarchys.
Democracy, everyone gets an opinion, all as valid as the others, the disagreements are guaranteed to be never ending. lol
The process has advanced a ways since then of course.
If anyone hasn't noticed, it makes no dif which party you vote for now, taking part in the election process only strengthens the "elites", continues the deseption.
All voting does now is tell those in control how many people are completely deluded.
60% turn out, they figure "no worries, we do what we want".
You my friend have a phobia. Propaganda like a communist and a closet full of insecurity. Please leave.
Interesting…that new weapon that Roberts mentioned the Russians have used twice was used last year and ironically by the same type of plane the Turks shot down.
Ebolan, precisely so.
The only other piece of information US citizens might want to consider is that the sometime US puppet, England, does hold war-games with its commonwealth countries.
Most noticeably, with India whose air force uses Russian supplied planes.
In air combat simulated fights, over the last 2 years, India using primarily Sukhoi 30MKIs against RAF typhoon FGR4s ( as on Aug, 2015), but also against RAF f-35s, since Modi's election in May of 2014, the RAF has lost EVERY battle similutation fight, even though India has used just a random selection of pilots, and England, determined to not be beaten yet again used its very best pilots in August this year. (Steve Dalton has complained bitterly about being forced to only have American or European built planes.)
Basically, with the UK, Using its BEST pilots, against Russian planes, without electronic jamming capability, lost 10 out of 10 war games.
A US war with Russia would be a humiliating loss for the US, plus an economic collapse would result.
And just wait until the US and it's allies have completed outfitting their air forces with the multi-trillion dollar F-35 turkey. The MIC is bankrupting this country and guaranteeing its defeat with crap like the F-35.
It should be noted America is British property and all earnings are divided amongst foreign entities. America is the cash cow puppet.
Please God may Washington's ludicrous treachery be exposed for all to see. Also off message CFS but essential viewing SGT on Larry Nichols…
Our god is bigger than their god? In a week I expose locations?
Good site. And good video. Let's hope that number goes up.
Turkey up to its eyeballs over Isis involvement,,,
can't hear because the 'music' is playing…
Brent Cook has not been positive for yrs….interesting interview..
He has also been correct regarding his sector for years.
Re: seg 6 Cyclical markets, psychology
These sicklical markets will make you want to see a shrink.
And Frank from Moscow killed the Gator (Jerry the Long OTB). Jerry should have gone short.
Frank shorted Jerry.
that is a gator tale, if I ever heard one….lol
Is Frank OTB?
OOTB…..to be correct…………
but, Gator is a Jerry also……………….so, that should not be to confusing……lol
I always thought it was OTB (outside the box). But outside of the box or out of the box is prolly used more.
Out Of The Box…….OOTB…….reconfigured as a BOOT……..
This is how J…..The Long….OOTB transformed into Frank from Moscow……The BOOT.
Interesting article by Avi Gilbert on Market Watch front page…
He ends with
I am not expecting to see signs of the coming storm until at least around 2020. However, do not say you have not been warned, as this is something which at least needs to be considered.
But why not until at least 2020?
CME Fedwatch and Bloomberg Rate Hike Odds Still Wrong; Deflationary Bust Coming
Sept 11 2015 article………..you need a speed reading course……………lol
Dang, I went to Mish's homepage and that came up, strange.
But still, I need to get caught up on my reading, even on this site. Like I said before, I'm only up to FranFive! 🙂
We will give you a High Five on that one………. 🙂
long enough to change one's mind….2020 hind sight……………..lol
Time & Price Armstrong
ANSWER: Yes, we give projections for the ideal targets, but they are broad in one way and when geared with time they can be more reliable. But as in the Dow, there were three 18500, 23000 and 40,000. If this was the end of a bull cycle, then the 18500 would be sufficient. However, we still have time so that means we should look at the next target.
Technical projections will be provided at the specific time target. TIME is the main issue ALWAYS. There is a TIME for everything. When we reach the Benchmarks, will not matter if the low in gold will be $902, $875, or $680.
When TIME runs out that is it. That is always the key issue. PRICE is secondary.
Gold & the Dollar Surge
If gold closes below the 1043 level at year end, you can bet on new lows next year in 2016. We will most likely see a real surge in the dollar yet with the Euro collapsing. So pay attention also to the year-end closing for the Euro. If that is under 10365, the dollar surge is underway.
The price of gold is rigged daily in the paper futures market………..the whole game is phony………….this price of $1056 is fake! Dec 1st will be interesting!
correct once again…………..
And wait and see what happens when they can't supply China with 47 tones of gold each week! That's when the fun begins! So let them take the price down, they are only hurting themselves!
Gold and silver are just another great bargain on Black Friday ……. Sale continuing for ? How long ?
THE WEST HAS NO GOLD…………. So China is just calmly waiting……..they know that they are dealing with psychopaths in the west! So now it is just a matter of time!
Here's a question for y'all……
We have noticed terrorist attacking Paris recently, because it was heavily reported on radio and TV.
HOw many people do you think by Islamic Scum terrorists in the year 2014. (I'm talking in terrorist attacks, not killed in fighting in Afghanistan or Iraq or Syria.). I think the number will surprise some of you.
I'll post the answer in a couple of hours.
When I started to notice how many people were murdered by Muslims and how slow Islamic Imams were to condemn such murders in 2013, I began to criticize the religion of Islam itself, often described by liars, overt, proven liars as a religion of peace. Murders by Islamic terrorists, who admitted the crimes in 2013 exceeded 18,000.
Terrorist killings in 2014 are in excess of 32,650.
This number is probably quite considerably on the low side of the true number.
Murder by stabbing in Israel are not included. So-called honor-killings by Muslims are not included because they are not terrorist acts. Many unsolved murders are obviously not included because the motives are not known.
To have anyone call the Islamic religion one of peace, without condemning Islamic terrorist violence in a follow-on sentence, is a sign of ignorance or total stupidity.
of course the terrorist scum is funded & trained by whom…..and the western media is owned by whom….???
If, Agatha, you are implying by your question, that terrorist scum, and in particular Islamic Scum, are trained by U.S. Operatives, I must ask you; " Have you actually observed any U.S. Government operation to work efficiently and effectively?" I do not know the origin or development of ISIS OR ISIL, but, of course, have read reports or their creation or support by the U.S.
I tend to believe, however, despite my dislike and general disgust of Obama, that neither he nor his minions are capable of producing as winning a force as ISIL. I do have great hopes that Russia will eliminate that scourge from the face of the earth.
The Western media is over 90% democratic voting reporters – consequence of liberal universities producing too many students in the humanities and too few scientists and engineers.
Liberal arts graduates need to get a job somewhere, I guess. It is a pity many lack the analytical skills more commonly found in scientists.
Hello Al
I subscribed to the Morgen Report for a couple of years and found your interview with Dave was interesting if not informative. I realize you have to treat these guys like raw eggs otherwise they wouldn't come back. Some of my favourite quotes from Dave are "Any thing less than 30 is a buy" and (my personal favourite) "I go on record as saying 1300 is a bottom". One of his top picks was Colossus Minerals before it went bust. Incidently, thanks for turning me on to Kitco. They are a very professional organization that I use a lot.
Robert Grierson
Market timing and stock picking…if people could do either with any degree of regularity why would they need to sell newsletters?
Agreed, David Morgan has had many loosing stock picks the last 4-years. But to be fair, he had just as many winners before the down turn and I think his top tier and second tier selections will have their day in the sun when the PM market turns around.
All The Best,
Jim, a blind monkey using a dartboard could look like a genius when the bull was on.
the only "misses" I had were crooked companies, and even 1/2 of them paid.
Morgan is very good at changing his story as he goes along.His record has been far from perfect but he trots out there and makes his living.
I started listening to DAVE MORGAN……..11 yrs ago……..he was spot on then, …did not let everyone know the top was in, and now he is back full cycle. I think Dave is more than 50% correct, …..but, heck so am I………….lol
Great show this weekend guys,
Thanks for providing it.
There are a lot of fickled posters today and they have a lot to say that is negative but nothing much that is constructive to show how their complaints can be rectified to improve our society. Being critical is easy but offering solutions requires more thought. DT
You are correct with that comment. I have given the Thomas Jefferson blueprint many times, only to get the "eyes glazed over" non informed comment ridicule!
1. Repeal the act of 1871.
2. Go back to asset based currency.
3. Go back to common law and abolish admiralty law.
Everything else is, BS..
well said Chartster…………
Might want to add….awareness of UN AGENDA 21 ……
And if you "think" you're smarter than Thomas Jefferson? By all means, step up!
Really enjoyed Cory and his interviews. Great show guys!
P. C. Roberts piece may be considered comical by some, but it is far from the truth. I must admit I do not know the price of prostitutes in Greece, but he is wrong about government economics. The problem in Greece is not specific instances of bribery of officials to accept loans from other countries, but rather the structure of welfare and taxation in general.
Greeks can retire on full pension far too early and play the game of tax evasion far too well, to cite just two problem parts of the economic structure.
CFS- western media is very contained.ISIL is Israel & Saudi Arabia and U.S. through Israel,
Jordan?.. thats what I read..and the forthcoming news supports that. Its more pertinent to look at who is destroying ISIL…its high time for us to get off the right & the liberal…
that is divisive. TPTB want to divide us…. don't allow them.
Agatha, I'm sorry, but I do not understand what you wrote.
ISIL is the abbreviation for "Islamic State in Iraq and the Levant". The Levant is a region which historically included Cyprus, Israel, Jordan, Lebanon and Syria.
I thought isis was……… Israeli secret intelligence service
the pensions crisis has long kicked in C!
coming to America……..California Highway Patrol retiree gets $105,000 in pensions, Californian retiree of the state are guaranteed their money, and there is a short fall from the interest on the bonds which support the payments, but, the taxes will be raised to offset the difference of the low paying bonds……State govt is going to be in trouble. Since, California could be considered the 7 th. largest country according to some.
The US govt has no debt ceiling, until visited again in March of 2017. and $18 trillion in debt.
The Fed is leveraged 80 times and is broke…..per Rickards.
The US govt. has 800 times more debt than income annually …..per KWN Pento.
Just more to come.
CALPERS is in serious deficit. Either pensions will be lowered or taxes raised, but it is not clear to me that taxes can be raised enough to solve the problem.
I would agree with your assessment………
The land of milk and honey…………….milking the tax payer…, and honey let's move.
Logically, it could be argued that pension problems have been exacerbated by the Federal Government holding interest rates low and thus a problem created by the Federal Government should be solved by the Federal government, but I don't see that happening.
Except, of course, Illinois defaults first……and a lot of the big zero's skeletons are buried in Illinois. Blackmail might set a precedent for bail-outs.
Just add it to the $18trillion….
add it while everyone is on holiday…………….lol
I heard the debt is 18.7 trillion now. Is it true?
The amount of $18 billion does not include future promises………nor anything in the BLACK BUDGET.
great comments………by egon
Refugee ………EU to pay Turkey 3billion to stem flow of refugees………….zerohedge
First Turkey gets cheap oil, that ISIS stole, now they are going to loot the EU…….LOL
those erdogans have connections…
von greyerz has had many predictions.. kwn is gold pumpers
Since, they want to store people's gold, maybe they are passing/loaning it on to the comex…….lol
More likely ETF gold is being drained through redemptions. Nobody mentions this because gold ETFs are the main investment strategy for investors.
Very possible central bank gold is being leased, but after lease rates went positive(or negative GOFO), reporting of lease rates was pulled from the market, suggesting that physical gold held in storage is being sold out from under investor's noses.
I think you are correct……I was kind of kidding concerning the storage facility provided by egon's company.
Scientists turn gold into foam as light as air & malleable by hand.
Kind of a neat story on RT today.
that should read……scientist foaming at the mouth, and hands gold over to feds
BLACK FRIDAY SALES A BUST………….zerohedge and FSN……….
18,000 CONTRACTS dumped on comex……in 30min. pre Thanksgiving treat…….jsmineset……nice little chart included.
posting this one for MARK……….. best……..jootb
clip_image001jsmineset pretty simplistic,naive
In fact, there were 4 single minutes which saw a total 7,000 contracts dumped on the market. For perspective, 18,000 contracts represents 1.8 million ounces of gold …while COMEX claims to have a grand total of 150,000 ounces available for delivery! 1.8 million ounces of gold is equal to well over one week's production of every gold mine on the planet, 150,000 on the other hand is just over 16 hours! For further perspective, China has been importing over 1.3 million ounces of real physical gold each and every week and amounts to nearly 80% of all gold produced. Why is this important? China is importing each week nearly 10 times the total amount of gold COMEX has for delivery in total. Put another way, COMEX gold "pricing" rests on a foundation 10 times smaller than what China imports each and every week! How is it credible that COMEX can sell 12 times as much "gold" …in just 30 minutes as they claim to have available for delivery?
COMEX currently has a problem in my opinion. Their registered (dealer deliverable) category has not received any gold over the last two plus months and has done nothing but shrink to a level equal to just 16 hours of global production. First notice day for December gold is this coming Monday. With just one day left there are still 24,000 contracts open. If history is any guide, Monday will see a drop of 12,000 contracts and a 40% bleed down during the month. If this were to occur, we will see over 600,000 ounces standing with only 150,000 ounces available for delivery. We have seen this potential situation several times over the last couple of years but never with an available inventory as feeble as it is now.
My point to writing about the current COMEX conditions is simple. Though COMEX currently "prices" gold, they have little to no inventory to back them up. China imports more in a single day than what COMEX claims they have to deliver. Nearly any Black Swan, be it a financial, geopolitical or military event will strip the COMEX of any ability or credibility to continue as "manipulator in charge". I have asked in several writings why the CFTC has allowed the pricing mechanism to be so corrupt after each blatant raid such as this past Friday's. They found "nothing actionable" in the silver market which in my opinion is code speak for "we can't arrest the government" …therefore "not actionable" in the interest of national security.
As for COMEX, I would ask this. Why is it allowed for any institution or group of institutions to sell in 30 minutes, twelve times the amount of paper contract gold than is claimed to exist for delivery? The December month alone looks to be quite problematic, why is this practice allowed as a failure to deliver could be created by a mere 1,500 contracts? Is the final solution a force majeure and just go on down the road?
As for you as an individual investor, can you see the danger here? A failure to deliver or a "caused" failure ending in a force majeure will be catastrophic. The candy store will be closed …and then what? Do you really believe metal will be available for you to purchase at any price even resembling the current? I have said all along, the entire game will change when the last ounce available for delivery is gone. When I say the "entire game" I am speaking to ALL of it. When the fraud in gold is exposed and understood, do you understand that the confidence in the entire financial system of dollars, Treasuries and all the rest will be broken for our lifetimes?
To finish, much of what we see in our daily lives is nothing more than a fraudulent mirage. Our way of life and standard of living depends entirely on this mirage and collective madness to continue. However, some very ugly truths that come naturally as a gift from Mother Nature herself have been appearing. These "ugly truths", each and every one of them should be an impossibility in logical nature but they exist and are appearing with more frequency. Can you handle the ugly truth?
Standing watch,
Bill Holter
Holter-Sinclair collaboration
thanks for posting…..I thought you did not like Holter…………..
I think Holter is naive and I don't understand the collaboration..I posted it Frank to make it convenient…theres space between like & dislike..
I like things black and white., shades of grey are wishy washy….and reminds me of forgetting to separate your colors before doing your laundry………….lol
That was a great read by Holter. Spot-On!
I thought it was great also….glad I mentioned it…………….lol
what was spot on..????
I agree with Holter ( and many others ) that the crimex is about to go night night…. And you know who..is about to be pricing gold soon… He who holds most if the phyz…
And this happens tomorrow, to no surprise..
Cant say I think it will be "horrible" not that very many ever take phyz possession, contracts would just be settled in cash, whats the big deal?
Sounds like "bugs" screamin shortage to me.
thanks for the post Chartster……………………..
bb…..if, your currency is being devalued…..it will be a big deal……..
I just do not understand why LBMA has a lot of delivery request and COMEX longs don't do the same thing? Is there any restriction there so people cannot ship the gold they demand for shipping out of US? Why do all the physical buyers favour LBMA?
Members are leaving the LBMA…………..
In my highly uninformed opinion. The Fed won't ruin anybody's holiday by rising rates this year.
Especially the retailer's holiday season.
the FED…….is broke according to Jim Rickards……
The Rickards is a Shill….according to history..
I think he plays both sides of the fence …….jmho
Here is a good one………WANT TO BUY A SILVER EAGLE one oz of silver from the USMINT……………..price……..$39.95
not a proof either……….want a proof….$49.95
But, you could buy at Apmex for $18.44
border gold sells maples for 22.68 eagles 24.22 Canadian.
odd their cheaper than the mint.
why is kitco screwed up
I noticed that earlier……..maybe the night watchman is still on holiday…..
7.5 Million homeowners still under water………….undernews……..
got at link for that Jerry?
go to solori report….cath. Austin Fitts site……..and look over in the bottom left hand corner……………
solari report.com
I've been saying the same thing as Avi, too many people expecting sub $1000 gold. That probably means it won't get there just like it didn't get to $2000 that everyone was looking for at the 2011 top.
I would not use that strategy, gary! in 2000-2001 we would always say buy silver up to $10.00 and gold to $500.00. Looking like we might be testing those highs again.
I think you are going to be correct. We should test those levels.
It could be quick or take 5 to 10 years to happen. time is a key element here.
Is there any producer able to survive that price?
i certainly would not be betting on it.
I guess if the price is pushed to that level for any significant amount of time, most producers will go bankrupt and we have no more supply. The supply crunch will be acute for silver. Then what happens after that is very obvious.
yeah & Avis been predicting it for 3 yrs…
Off topic:
This should be interesting……tres interestant.
cfs go to THRIVE-foster gamble.
This film you link sounds dubious at first… Gamble has a lot of data.. FYI.
Thrive movement.com is highly questionable.
25% truth…..25% emotion …. And 50% crap in my opinion.
Hardly "a lot of hard data"
I inserted the word hard, because it NEEDS to be sourced, not pulled out of the air.
That' s my first flag against the UEA…….they would NOT provide source data when repeatedly asked.
alright.. as far as Im concerned theres something too agenda driven by climate change/
doing right by the environment is another thing…
whats UEA
University of East Anglia, which together with Colorado have "done" the most climate research
Staying on topic:
This recent interview with David Jensen explains the future outcome for gold as a result of the loss of gold at the LBMA and at the COMEX!
This is a very, very good interview on gold!
DITTO………looks like a shortage and reinventing of the numbers , going back to 2013
Questions for Theralase
1. Have they received a 'non-objection' letter from HC about Phase 1b
2. Has the REB meeting occurred or not.
3. Have the TLC-2000's been manufactured and sold.
4. Coffers
Please if there is a segment.. dont ask questions to run out the clock.. thanks


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A beautiful video about Labradors called Youyou came from China.
While she slept, the hostess cleverly stole ice cream from the refrigerator and even threw the box into the trash can.
The next day, the owner of Youyou noticed that there was no ice cream in the refrigerator. He checked the footage from CCTV cameras and quickly found the culprit.
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The smart dog video quickly caused a stir on the Internet, especially in China, and many users were very supportive of Youyou's move. See how the dog stole the ice cream!


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Rivals of Ixalan Preliminary Review Part VIII
Azor's Gateway // Sanctum of the Sun 5
Well well well. When I read this the first time I was so surprised I made some indescribable exclamation noise, the closest I can do for a description is a guffaw. I greatly appreciate the insane raw power this offers. A land that taps for two is usually pretty broken so why not have a land that taps for at least three times that? This is just so much mana it is past the point of useful to have more. It is not ten times better than most other lands because you probably can't spend all the mana it offers on the turn you get it, let alone subsequent turns! This might as well read, flip this to gain five life and have all mana costs of spells and abilities reduced to zero (outside of infinite combo potentials at least). For this to be tempting in a deck you really have to have mana sinks. This only offers mana so unless you can do some special things with a total boat load of it then Sanctum of the Sun is not for you. I somewhat feel like that pushes the card into the realms of narrow. Yes, all decks love mana but this is so much and so slowly that you really need to have built around it to get any real sort of payoff. It isn't great in a ramp deck as it is slow to flip but it wants to play with the sorts of stuff ramp decks have in them so as to make use of the mana. I am looking at this card back to front however as all these flip cards hinge on the front end. If Azor's Gateway is good then five life and just a land is a fantastic payoff already and you don't need to fully abuse the infinite mana to make it worth while.
So, what is Azor's Gateway? It is a two drop looter effect that offers no graveyard synergies. It is a weak support card as such but still a playable card quality effect. Two mana upfront is the standard cost for a looter that can loot once a turn. This requires a mana to do each loot but I think that is fine with it being possible in any colour, something you can do right away, not a rummage, and not on a vulnerable 1/1. If you are in the business for some slow card quality then this is fine. It is mostly better than Treasure Map on the front end and that card has performed well and seen plenty of play. The only time it is worse is when you cannot risk exiling certain cards in your deck. All told, this has a lot of similarities to Treasure Map. Both are quite cheap and very low initial impact that offer some card quality over time and then ultimately flip into some potential payoff. Both can almost immediately upon flipping redeem most, if not all of the mana invested in them on the way to flipping. Map has the bonus of flipping sooner and having the option on taking mana or cards as needed at the time. Gateway is slower and only provides mana and as such needs the extra support. A big difference between this and Map is not that this needs five things and Map needs 3 but that Map is a guaranteed progression each time while Gateway really isn't. I suspect it will not commonly flip on the quickest possible fifth activation. I reckon the average will be closer double that, perhaps 8 or 9 goes before it flips. Late game you mostly want to ditch lands or cheap things. Unless you get some four plus drops exiled with it early game it may well never flip! I find my cube decks on average these days have fairly little top end. Rarely more than eight or more 4 or more CMC cards and often enough none! This would literally be unflippable in some decks, or need the one copy of the alternative cost card like Fireblast or Treasure Cruise to be the final different CMC exiled thing. So this isn't easy to flip nor is it any sort of certain payoff when it does. Despite that it is certainly not a bad thing just to have around looting for you, that may even be better than it flipping in some cases. Despite the insane power this card has I think it is remarkably fair. It isn't easily abused, it just seems all round playable filler with some interesting potential upside! Mostly this is filtering which I can see white being very keen on. Every now and again it is mana mania and that might be helpful! I am not sitting on the fence with my rating of five, I think it is pretty much that good. You can put it in cubes and decks and it will be fine, you can add in some support for it and it will be a little bit better, although still not broken, and so it might not be worth the effort. I suspect a lot of the occasions you might think you want this a Treasure Map will simply be better. It is an impressive design feat getting so much power into a card that is neither broken nor unplayable. It will also give some good stories, the time you flip it when already on like 40 life and get to make a Walking Ballista so big it one shots your opponent from 20 on the spot with shots left in it!
Arch of Orazca 1
This seems fairly weak with six mana being so much to draw a card. The best use for this feels like as something in play to give you the city's blessing when you pop upto 10 permanents in a deck expecting to get there somewhat quickly but not likely to stay there all that long; For this to be worth doing there would need to be good, powerful and synergic ascend card of which there don't seem to be. This wouldn't be much different without the ascend aspect to the card. Not only will you very rarely want to use the ability but you should generally have the blessing before you did anyway. The thing that makes this bad is that for the amount of extra value it provides I would much rather run a basic land and make my colour production better.
Moment of Craving 0
This is far far from the Lighning Helix equivalent of Disfigure. The main reason being that Helix is a Searing Spear not a Lightning Bolt, Searing Spear is plenty good enough at 2 and so the 3 life is basically free. Disfigure is not playable at two and so this two life is anything but free. Removal is rarely the place you want to tack on a bit of value for a bit more cost. Removal is best when it is cheapest and most efficient and this isn't that.
Mutiny 0
This took me a few reads through to appreciate how awful it is. It looks good because it is cheap and targets lots of your opponents stuff. In practice it is the worlds worst Flame Slash. This can't hit players, it does nothing if they only have one creauture. It almost always kills the 2nd best creature they have. For this to be better than a Flameslash they need a 5 power creature and a 5 toughness creature in play meaning after the Mutiny they will still have a five power creature in play which still sounds bad for you.
Blood Sun 2
This is a lot of tempo loss to shut down utility lands in a draft cube setting. The reason being is that most still have mana abilities and so you are only half dealing with something. Sure, it is probably the thing you wanted to deal with but it feels like red has better ways of dealing with non-basic lands. Lands have better ways of dealing with non-basic lands so... This isn't something you would ever play as a counter to something in your main deck either, it does too little and has too high a cost. Perhaps you could run this blind at two mana but at three it is clogging things up too much.
This card is getting a lot of traction for other reasons beyond the ability to shut off utility lands! Turns out sac lands don't have mana abilities which I always seem to forget. Blood Sun hoses sac lands pretty hard which is a big deal in modern, legacy and vintage but is rather less worthy of a deck slot in cube. Most decks have a sac land or two in cube but it isn't worth running a hoser for one or two cards and if it was you would probably run Stifle or Shadow of Doubt instead and you don't!
The other area this is interesting is in combination with the Ravnica bounce lands and Scorched Ruins / Lotus Vale all of which become quite substantially better under the influence of Blodo Sun! Lands that tap from between 2 and 4 mana on the turn you make them with no drawback what so ever sounds really rather good. Again, I am not sure you can properly abuse this fact in cube but it does seem like it could be a thing in other formats. If you can shut off half your opponents lands and have half your lands being grossly unfair then that is a big win. In cube this is a narrow and fair sideboard option or a part of a silly and unreliable combo deck, neither of which sounds very powerful or important. In other formats however this is a potential game changer and I look forward to seeing how that pans out.
Sun Collared Raptor 1
One of the better cheap dinosaur cards on offer. This is a very solid mana sink with this interesting take on Firebreathing. Raptor plus untapped mana is going to be uncomfortable to block and will force awkward choices. It is a little to low powered without further mana investment and a little too bland to be a good stand alone card but at least it has an underpopulated tribe to fall back on!
Raging Regisaur 1
This would have been a really impressive creature a decade or so ago. Now it looks like it needs haste or something to be much of a consideration. You probably play this as decent quality filler in a cube dino deck. It is probably still a bad zoo deck.
Zacama, Primal Calamity 1
Immense power but at 9 mana in three colours this is too much. We have seven and eight drops in single colours (or none at all!) that are comparably devastating. Much like Sactum of the Sun offers too much mana, this offers too much power! It would still be pretty game winning in most cases with 80% of the power it currently has but it would be a lot more than 20% more playable if you reduced the cost and colour requirements in line with power reductions. There is a sweet spot for these kinds of things and it resides a good chunk below Zacama. Another issue Zacama has is that it commands a specific kind of playing, you can't cheat it out and have it be very impressive, you have to cast it and you have to cast it mostly using lands else it isn't having enough impact right away. This is cool but it seems very unlikely to get any cube attention.
Mastermind's Acquisition 4.5
Oooh. Well this is quite the upgrade to Diabolic Tutor! Slap on a Death Wish option that, while costing a mana more than the original, does do you the courtesy of not eating up half your life! Three mana is usually enough to make a sorcery speed, zero tempo tutor effect weak and see little to no cube play. At four this is a very steep tempo cost but it is a supremely wide tutor and feels a bit too powerful to ignore. Obviously that power depends a lot on how you play Wish effects in your cube and what kind of cube format you are doing. I will certainly be testing this out in the drafting cube but I suspect it will be a little too slow. Outside of that I am sure it will see some fringe use at the very least. Super cool card. Immense amounts of options and potential.
Champion of Dusk 2
Pricey but direct and effective. This is a fine stand alone card but it is too far up the curve to be what you want. This is in fact just a scaled up Dusk Legion Zealot when it is your only vampire. As Deadeye Brawler demonstrated all ready, adding a mana cost just to gain +1/+1 on a creature with other abilities is a really bad deal. In a tribal deck Champion of Dusk packs a lot more punch in terms of drawing power but it is a rather odd kind of payoff for a top end tribal card. Bishop of the Bloodstained ends the game, this prolongs it, and even with a huge pile of new cards that may well not be the best thing. I like this more than Graveborn Muse with the more relevant and useful body, the more immediate and reliable card influx, and the lower risk of having it doing critical damage to you. Muse has not been seeing much love at all recently and so this isn't looking super likely to get cube action. Another one of the many cards that are powerful but just come too far up the curve for their kind of effect.
Pitiless Plunderer 2
This is a bit of a 4 mana 1/4. It is super weak but it does have combo potential written all over it. While Pawn of Ulamog is generally cheaper and better the Plunderer does trigger off tokens and is able to survive better so has safer and broader combo applications. The ability to generate coloured mana helps a lot there too Don't play this unless it is a combo/engine piece.
Twilight Prophet 4.5
This card has 3 modes of action, a 2/4 flier for 4. A 2/4 flier for four that is also a personal Howling Mine. And a 2/4 flier for four with a personal Howling Mine that also drains them for 3 or so each turn! I think there is a reasonable distinction between modes two and three as you need library manipulation to do a hefty hit with any consistency. You certainly can't rely on any damage of lifegain from this card without the manipulation. Either way, you are pretty happy with modes 2 or 3, that is enough power to afford a cube worthy four drop. The quality of this is mostly down to how bad the first mode is and how long you are likely to sit with it in that mode. A 2/4 flier is great but not at four and not when it has no other immediate impact. This kind of card eats bounce and spot removal and sets you pretty far back. You find a lot of cards like this in the three slot but at four it is a bit too much risk to invest heavily in a relatively low stat dork that doesn't do anything unless it survives a turn. One of the real strengths of this card over Dark Confidant is that it has no build restrictions on it, you can play all the big delve spells and Titans you like without risk of killing yourself! Sadly it costs twice as much to play and probably doesn't do very much for a while. Lack of experience with ascend is also probably making me overlook any build requirements it might impose. This is certainly a card worth testing, four toughness and flying do tick some boxes quite nicely. This will be awkward to kill for red, black and green mages and especially brutal against the red with potential lifegain as well. I think this probably isn't quite cube worthy because ascend is a little less easy to get than I imagine. You have to expect to get it and in fairly reasonable time for this to havea shot and probably not enough decks are upto the task.
Wayward Swordtooth 4
This is probably my favourite use of the ascend mechanic from a design perspective. You pay 2 more for an Exploration but you get a free 5/5 some turns down the line. This will almost certainly see some play as redundancy for Exploration in some of the more focused constructed decks. The real question is if it is good enough to make the cut in the drafting cube. Is this just good enough in its own right? Rhonas wasn't and although he was quicker to turn on and a better body he didn't provide a useful ongoing free effect. As ramp I fear this is too slow and requires both one drop ramp and card draw effects to properly make use of it. As a general card I think it is a bit irrelevant as body by the time it is active and too infrequently useful for its ramp effect. You need this on curve, the lands to go with it and something to play off the back of it all. This will get you to six two turns quicker which could be turn three off the back of an Elf, which is easily enough mana to actually get the blessing or just do something swingy and broken! I like this card and plan to test it but it seems too situational and narrow for the drafting cube. This is just your 2nd or 3rd Exploration in Horn of Greed and other land themed decks. It is an option I will certainly be glad of but it would be nice if this could hold it self up on its own.
Hadana's Climb // Winged Temple of Orazca 4
I think this is the best of the gold flip cards in this set. The land is quite like a Wolf Run and Wolf Run is a fantastic game ending tool. This card offers a good amount of reach to any creature based Simic deck. This is also a fine thing to have going on each turn. It takes at least three turns hitting dorks to be worth three mana but at that point it is good flipped or not. There are also plenty of things with +1/+1 counters on them in cube and so flipping this right away shouldn't be very difficult. While this is nice and powerful Simic aggressive decks are not common and I just don't think this would see nearly enough play to merit a slot even if it is suitable in power terms. I am absolutely going to do some building with this in some Hardened Scales decks and such like. I will also briefly try it in the drafting cube but with the expectation of quickly culling it. Probably after someone forces it just to see and it fails on them super hard. Not necessarily because Climb is weak but because Simic has no creature kill! You can have all the power you like but if there is no suitable deck to house that power then you have no playability and that is what is needed to get into the cube.
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One day when Riley was in third grade, I met her on the playground after school and she fell into my arms, sobbing.
"Why doesn't anyone like me?"
No one had made fun of her. No one had shoved her down.
But no one had included her. Lots of playdates happened every day after school. No one ever invited her.
Soon after, we started a monthly "circle of friends" group in our home. Initially, we talked about Asperger's, and how it affected Riley; her gifts and challenges. We talked about how those girls could support her as friends, and they did. They were awesome once they were given the tools to know what to do. We usually did one activity, and then had free time and occasionally I'd lead them in a guided meditation.
You've probably given your kids the "don't you ever bully" speech." Or even, the "stand up for someone if you see them being bullied," speech or maybe the "get help if you see someone being bullied" speech. But have you taught them how to include someone who might be struggling socially? Because excluding someone is bullying's cousin. If done deliberately I would go so far to say it is bullying. But like the girls in our circle of friends group, I think many good-hearted kids simply don't know how to include someone that doesn't easily jump right in.
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I know when a group of kids ignores the presence of a quiet kid, they're not plotting, "I'm going to scar this person for life."
But it can.
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Teach your kids to be gracious and welcoming. To look out for the one who is struggling. Teach them to be kind and to have the common courtesy to acknowledge every person in the room. Offer them guidance on what they might say to welcome someone who is shy or holding back. It can be as simple as a smile, a hello to acknowledge their existence. A stepping back and widening the circle to include them in a group conversation. Lead by example. Compliment others that are gracious with new people, (in front of your kids). Let it be known that you value this welcoming quality in a person.
My child has worked all her life on developing social skills and it still doesn't come easy. She is so brave.
If your child were on a group hike, and sprained their ankle, and no provisions had been made for the injury..no choice but to soldier on, would it be reasonable to expect one or two kids to slow down, to maybe walk with that child? Might they even see some rich and beautiful scenery that would have been a blur had they kept pace with the rest of their classmates?
Would it be reasonable for those classmates to trade off? They of course don't want to spend all their time at someone else's pace, but could they go a little more mindfully for 20 minutes, and then let someone else walk with that classmate? Might they recognize and honor the one that is working harder than any of them, just attempting to keep up?
Would it be okay with you, if your kid was part of the group that ran ahead and left that child to limp for miles, alone?


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Just like in real-life, relationships in video games aren't always that rosy.
Sometimes true love is stricken by unfortunate circumstances. In other cases one falls madly in love with another but the feelings aren't fully reciprocated. It's sad, I know, but that's life. And without these tumultuous relationships many of the great games we know and love just wouldn't be the same.
So sit back, relax, and maybe cuddle your loved one while you read about video games' seven most tragic lovers. Though be warned: there be spoilers in these 'ere words!
1Bayek & Aya – Assassin's Creed Origins
Bayek and Aya's story is a tragic one indeed.
When their son, Khemu, is inadvertently killed by Bayek after being abducted for unknown reasons, their relationship is strained as they split up to hunt down those responsible. Throughout the game, however, you can just tell that Bayek and Aya have a deep love for another.
They kiss, they hold hands, they make love; there's a real tenderness to Bayek and Aya's relationship. But rarely are they able to spend any real time together, what with Aya's servitude to Cleopatra in addition to both of their lust for vengeance.
As they work their way through those who need to brought to justice, they soon realise that Egypt needs people like them to look out for its people from the shadows, and upon forming the Assassin brotherhood decide to go their separate ways. Of course, both are visibly upset about the decision, but at the same time they know they can never go back to simply being partners.
2Mary & James Sunderland – Silent Hill 2
Sometimes, good people do bad things.
Silent Hill 2's James and Mary were a happily married couple who seemingly used to visit the sleepy lakeside town of Silent Hill frequently. But then Mary died.
Three years later, James finds himself visiting Silent Hill alone, believing that he's received a letter from Mary saying that she's in their special place. "It's ridiculous. It couldn't possibly be true!", James proclaims. And he's right. Because the fact of the matter is he killed Mary three years ago because he couldn't cope with seeing her suffering.
Whether his crime was carried out through mercy or malice, there's no doubt that James sincerely loved his wife; why would he head back to Silent Hill otherwise? Though it's ultimately up to you to decide whether he dwells on the past or comes to terms with his actions and moves on with his life.
3Cloud Strife & Aeris Gainsborough – Final Fantasy VII
Okay, so maybe Cloud and Aeris (or Aerith, depending on where you are in the world) weren't ever officially a couple, but you get the impression that they are very close as you work your way through the first third of Final Fantasy VII.
Cloud first meets Aeris while fleeing from from a terrorist attack he's just committed – blowing up a Shinra Mako Reactor in Midgar. He meets her again when a second Mako reactor attack goes wrong. After coming to her rescue, their relationship blossoms.
Before they can ever display their affection for one another, however, Aeris foolishly goes off alone to the Forgotten City. Cloud and his friends rush to join her but get there too late; the despicable Sephiroth skewers her like a kebab right before their eyes. Cloud is heartbroken, obviously, and carries her body to a nearby lake so that her life energy can be released back to the planet.
If you didn't cry at this moment when playing Final Fantasy VII you were probably dead yourself.
4Ellie & Riley – The Last of Us: Left Behind
Ellie and Riley are close friends, but the world they have found themselves in is one fraught with danger.
Running off together to an abandoned shopping mall, they have fun before Riley discloses that she's joined a militia group known as the Fireflies, and has been stationed in another city. The news comes as a shock to Ellie and they argue, but she soon comes to terms with Riley's decision.
After having a dance together when Riley plugs Ellie's walkman into a sound system, however, Ellie begs Riley not to leave, expressing her true feelings with a kiss. Their happiness is short lived though, as the infected are drawn by the noise of the music and pursue Ellie and Riley who eventually both get bit. Ellie survives, as we all know, but Riley… well, she doesn't make it.
5Chloe Price & Rachel Amber – Life is Strange: Before the Storm
In Life is Strange: Before the Storm, Chloe is a girl that is finding life hard. After her father died in a car accident and her best friend Max moves away, she feels alone. But then she meets Rachel.
Chloe and Rachel are similar, yet also very different. Both are angry at the world and want to lash out; but while Rachel is popular, Chloe is a bit of an outcast. Over time, however, they develop a strong yet stormy relationship based on the understanding of one another's feelings. Though it's a relationship that we learn comes to an unfortunate end.
By the time that Life is Strange picks up three years later, we learn that Rachel has gone missing. And towards the end of the series it is revealed that she was actually murdered. It was a shocking moment when we originally played through Life is Strange, but knowing how close Chloe was to Rachel makes it even more powerful.
6Gabriel & Marie Belmont – Castlevania: Lords of Shadow
Gabriel Belmont was a member of the Brotherhood of Light, a holy order of knights who protect the people from supernatural creatures. Sent to the Lake of Oblivion by the Brotherhood to investigate a spate of attacks, he becomes embroiled in a series of unfortunate events when the spirit of his dead wife contacts him.
Explaining to Gabriel that the world is in great danger, she indicates that the Lords of Shadow have the power to save the world. It's only towards the end of Gabriel's adventure, however, that the true nature of the Lords of Shadow is revealed.
Believing he could bring his wife back from dead, Gabriel defeats one lord after another, obtaining pieces of the God Mask that is said to hold such power. Eventually he learns that he has been but a pawn in the machination set into motion by Satan, who wishes to once again rise to the heavens. Coming to terms with the fact that it was actually he who killed his wife while being under the influence of dark powers, what pushes Gabriel over the edge is the discovery that the God Mask doesn't have to power to bring the dead back to life at all.
Distraught and with little meaning left to his life, he eventually becomes Dracula. Though while vilified, he still fights the powers of darkness, preventing Satan from fulfilling his nefarious plans.
7Sebastian & Myra – The Evil Within 2
Sebastian and Myra Castellanos, along with their daughter Lily, were once a happy family. But then things went wrong.
First, Lily was presumed to be dead as a result of a house fire. Then, Myra suddenly disappeared. Sebastian understandably took it hard, but his dedication to his job enabled him to work through his loss. That is until he came face to face with MOBIOUS' STEM system.
In The Evil Within 2, Sebastian learns that Lily didn't die in a house fire after all. He willingly re-enters the STEM system against his better judgement to save her. Then, in another shocking twist, he discovers that Myra is in there too; she disappeared all those years ago because she suspected foul play with the reported death of their daughter and caught wind of MOBIUS.
Hoping to once again be reunited outside the STEM system with both his wife and daughter, Sebastian does all he can to save them – but Myra has changed. Now a monster wishing to keep Lily in the STEM system for her own safety, Sebastian reluctantly fights his wife. Emerging victorious, he tries to get both Lily and Myra to safety, but his wife insists on staying behind to shut down the STEM system for good.


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