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For my younger readers, I must say that there was a time before this one. The world wasn't always like this. I might not qualify to talk of the past long forgotten for I myself have yet to experience the thrills of a time machine but where a machine has been absent, I have found my head buried in the books of time. To me, they are a path to the past and to the way things used to be once upon a time. Now before the Bill Gates and the Warren Buffets there used to be a family known for its wealth. The books I have buried my head in called them the "the landlords of New York". Their imprints can be found all around the United States of America and the world of Hollywood. My first encounter with them was during the movie Coming To America. If you've never seen the movie, you deserve to be eaten by a lion! A lion from Zamunda!
It was at the Waldorf Astoria in New York that King Jaffe Joffer and his wife Queen Aeoleon stayed while they searched the entire city for Akeem. Carrying their name everywhere they went, the Astors symbolise old money in a world where families inter-married with cousins to keep bloodlines clean and clear. The Du Ponts are said to have owned Michigan and still have traces of their wealth all over the United States of America. If you've banked at JP Morgan Chase, visited the Rockefeller Centre, the old World Trade Centre or passed through the Lincoln Centre, you have felt the presence of the Rockefeller legacy. That is the world around which the United States of America is built.
Now, I must emphasise that in as much as I abhor the United States' foreign policy and recognise the struggles that black people continue to experience even in the 21st century in the "land of the free and home of the brave", the tough structures that continue to serve its interest must be acknowledged and learnt from. Where many in the developing world continue to see money as the root of all evil, it was the families of immigrants that became the "old money" that has built what we have come to respect as the US of A. These families grew from butchery, gunpowder, and…ummmm…of course Oil!
Lest, I allow myself to be emotionally overtaken by the thought of billions of dollars in today's money, this essay is not about the pursuit of happiness. I had a conversation a few months ago with a friend of mine who I most recently discovered to be Fula. I have found him over the years to be a fountain of wisdom. When time and space has allowed, we have shared drinks at "Sedal Sa Hol" talking about the country and discussing the polit…I mean policies. My old Fula friend (his name is too common for a man of his stature and wisdom) hold views that are very anti-government. I am unsure which political party has his ticket but I am quite sure it isn't the incumbent. When we can manage, we skirt around the politics to ensure a lively and fruitful discussion but quite a few times, his views have caught me off guard.
Most recently, he kept me standing for a staggering thirty minutes complaining about the "death" (please do not mistake it with dearth) of old wealth in our country. Upon asking of the well-being of my father and his siblings, he cried disappointment on the fact that none of them took up my grandmother's trade. For him, my grandmother represented an iconic figure in business at a time when even men didn't know the true value of trade let alone women who were marginalised. The discussion then went further to involve the Njies, Carrols and the old families of wealth in The Gambia. The more names he mentioned, the sadder the story became. My Fula friend was taking this too far!
He spoke a truth though. As we climb the ladder of success and accomplishment, many of us make the same mistakes the generations before ours made. We are so consumed by the "better life" that in a bid to ensure that our children do not suffer in the hands of fate, we completely ward them off the corridors of business and entrepreneurship. It would be wrong to not acknowledge that it was on the shoulders of these people that our economists, bankers, teachers, politicians and so forth, were propped. However, the most fundamental value of wealth is in its transfer…and wealth must be transferred with knowledge.
My Fula friend was incensed by the belief that as Gambians, knowledge transfer is a foreign concept. Our problems as a country are many but the fact that every other generation of movers and shakers has to start with a clean slate is very much one of them. Where our super religious gurus see wealth as the devil's tool, they must be reminded that it was (and continues to be) wealth that built and preserved the Holy Cities of Mecca and Medina. Should they be reminded of the wealth of Rome that built and preserved the Catholic Church? Wealth, especially accumulated wealth is the cornerstone of any civilisation.
In our quest for wealth, we have gained it and together with it, created the "shwen shwens" of our time. My mother must have used that term a million times around me. I do not know if it is a slang or genuine Aku but it refers to an elitist society; the aristocrats. It is true that aristocracy (up until the invention of the computer and the many economic bubbles after it) remained the most essential pillar of growth for Europe and the USA. However, their version of aristocracy outside the afternoon teas and evening baths was one which boasted of the genius of invention and entrepreneurship. The aristocrats of Western civilization gave birth to inventors, business leaders, innovators and inspirational figures. Our version of aristocracy however boasts only of afternoon teas (or coffees) and evening spas.
I was told of a successful Gambian (still alive and active) who would take his children to the village he was born to show them his humble beginnings so as to inject the energy of growth into them. Today I must say, they stand as one of the most vibrant families in our young nation. Many of our wealthy forget to pass over the one well of knowledge essential for the preservation of family legacies; the desire to invent and re-invent.
On the issue of aristocracy, many papers and books have been penned. Most of these writings and musings have been against what societies call "corrupted aristocracy". It is the form of aristocracy that made sure that at some point in history, 1% of the USA owned 40% of the country's wealth. These papers however did not debate the necessity of a social class that in acquiring wealth, ensure that its proper management was passed down through generations and preserved the very structures of civilisation that are essential for national growth. A corrupted aristocracy lasts only as long as the public desire it to last.
In 1862, a paper was written in The Times (by Times I am sure you know I mean the New York Times) where the writer in his nom de plume said, "…we must never forget that it is not a war of sections, nor of parties. It is a class war. It is an ambitious insurrection of a powerful aristocracy for themselves. It is a war of the rich, in the interest of the rich, and is really against the poor and the middle class. It is the gentlemen's rebellion. It arose with the upper class, it is borne by them, and it is forced upon others by their power. They are offering their wealth like water for it. The Southern aristocracy are now a compact, absolute military despotism – such as the world has seldom seen – able with the energy, ability and means of a few hundred thousand men to control the lives and destinies of millions who have no heart or interest in the struggle. It will be noticed that the aristocracies of the world everywhere sympathize with this powerful class…"
Where the west has, over the centuries battled with the extreme powers of a higher social class, we in The Gambia battle with its non-existence. Socialists will argue on the beauty of such an equation of equality. That is the ideal world, is it now? A world where all are equal and none lives better than the other. However, that is always far from the reality. Instead of having a higher social class that ensure that the burden of responsibility of the improvement of opportunities for the masses is assured, what we have is a musical chairs of wealth where each party makes the best during his or her time, squanders or loses the wealth and the next generation competes for the spoils.
Aristocracy might be the wrong term to use for my essay as it encourages the growth of an elitist society and we have all seen throughout history what that has done to many countries across the globe. However it must be said that historical and social commentators never advocated for the demise of our higher classes for that would be a futile argument. They however emphasized the need to disperse opportunities to ensure continuity and opportunity for growth. Our nation must be united in its approach to create wealth for its people. Those for whom wealth is created must be sensitive to the many at the bottom rung of society whose needs far outweigh the handouts sent their way.
The Gambia is not in contention for any of the top positions of business or entrepreneurship in our sub-region and this is not an issue of population size but the fact that Gambian wealth has never been accumulative. We live for today but not for tomorrow. Ku neka di lekka profittam. Where wealth has been accumulative, we have not ensured that it is passed down generations that are au fait with the noble ideals of entrepreneurship in creating employment for the masses and in inventing ideas that not only make money but support societal growth. We spend too much time creating bourgeois children that do not know the history of our wealth and our journey enough to appreciate a good day's work and a good day's pay. In doing so, we have created a generation of entitled aristocrats that do not care that the well has dried up but want to live like there's no tomorrow.
A friend of mine once told me, "Never apologise for being wealthy". I believe he was cracking a joke after my long walk from 'Traffic Lights' junction to Westfield but I got the gist of his statement. We cannot be a nation of the poor. To be a nation of opportunities we must ensure that our wealth remains in our coffers and is transferred into investment ideas that empower our people and not shackle them. To be truly free we must be able to rely on ourselves and that begins with the smallest unit in our society…then to our families before anyone else.
TGBA


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Q: Find the condition under which an inequality holds I've got an inequality of 8 non-negative parameters (arising from a 5x5 matrix) and would like to find a condition under which my inequality holds. The condition would be an inequality too of these parameters. I'm not looking for the numerical values of the parameters, but trying to get an if and only if relation in a proof with a very large inequality to solve. For instance, given that all parameters are non-negative and 0<q<1, what condition should the parameters satisfy in order to have the following inequality:
      n*k*(β1*(1 - q) + β2*q)) - ((k + μ)*(γ1 + μ)*(γ2 + μ) -
     β2*n*k*q*(γ1 + μ) - β1*n*k*(1 - q)*(γ2 + μ)) > 0)

Does anyone know if Mathematica can do this? Thank you.

A: First, don't use N as symbol, it's  predfined in Mathematica
Try Reduce to solve the problem
expr = (n*
 k*(\[Beta]1*(1 - q) + \[Beta]2*
    q)) - ((k + \[Mu])*(\[Gamma]1 + \[Mu])*(\[Gamma]2 + \[Mu]) -\[Beta]2*n*k*q*(\[Gamma]1 + \[Mu]) - \[Beta]1*n*k*(1 - q)*(\[Gamma]2 + \[Mu])) ;
var = Variables[expr];
Reduce[Join[{expr > 0}, Map[# > 0 &, var]]] // Simplify

(*k > -((\[Mu] (\[Gamma]1 + \[Mu]) (\[Gamma]2 +\[Mu]))/(-n q \[Beta]2 \(1 + \[Gamma]1 + \[Mu]) + (\[Gamma]1 + \[Mu])(\[Gamma]2 + \[Mu]) + n (-1 + q) \[Beta]1 (1 + \[Gamma]2 +\[Mu])))
&&n > ((\[Gamma]1 + \[Mu]) (\[Gamma]2 + \[Mu]))/(q \[Beta]2 (1 + \[Gamma]1 + \[Mu]) - (-1 +q) \[Beta]1 (1 + \[Gamma]2 + \[Mu]))
&& \[Beta]2 >0 && \[Gamma]1 > 0 && \[Gamma]2 > 0 && \[Mu]> 0
&& ((\[Beta]1 > (\[Beta]2 (1 + \[Gamma]1 + \[Mu]))/(1 + \[Gamma]2 + \[Mu])
&&0 < q < (\[Beta]1 (1 + \[Gamma]2 + \[Mu]))/(-\[Beta]2(1 + \[Gamma]1 + \[Mu]) + \[Beta]1 (1 + \[Gamma]2 + \[Mu]))) || (q > 0 && 0 < \[Beta]1 <= (\[Beta]2 (1 + \[Gamma]1 + \[Mu]))/(1 + \[Gamma]2 + \[Mu])))*)

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The courtyard of the Kharkiv State Academy of Design and Arts (KSADA) served as creative space for students. Within the framework of an international forum "Design-Education 2015" students created some objects d'art that reflect their inner world, their opinion and vision.
The students from different Ukrainian art universities were creating for five days on the theme "Open world, environment" using all kinds of materials. Even more works were placed in "Hudpromloft". It's a new gallery which was recently opened in the basement of the academy. The jury headed by chief architect Sergey Chechelnitskiy will announce the winners of the contest and award them with diplomas and materials for creative work.
The unusual design made of empty pots from paint was invented by the fifth-year student of the Academy designer Dmitriy Haiduk. He wanted to get out the main message of his work: when you look at the world then the world will certainly notice you.
Rubik's Cube one and half meters high was made by fourth-year student of KSADA Katerina Iorganskaya. This work was collected from 45 wooden tablets and covered with a film from the stretch ceiling. According to Kate, her work symbolizes the compound of intelligence, technology and art.
Along with painters young designers participated in the contest and decorated sculptures with fashionable clothes.


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The Middle Country school district is moving forward with plans to redesign science and math offerings in the middle schools to provide students with an enhanced education in the subjects of science, technology, engineering and mathematics.
The three-year plan, which would begin in the 2014-15 school year, includes offering an additional math period every other day for seventh- and eighth-graders who are not taking living environment, and extended math offerings during the sixth-graders' flex period.
"I think there will be a lot of support for it," Deputy Superintendent for Instruction Francine McMahon said at a school board workshop on July 31. "There is more time for something we all feel is important."
In order to make the change, band and orchestra will be offered every other day instead of daily, while health and home and careers classes, which are both required for middle school students, would be moved to sixth grade.
McMahon said the changes mark a major paradigm shift within the district, but it was important for class offerings like music to be maintained.
The change is suggested "not to destroy the music program, but yet to be able to maintain a quality program and at the same time increase the offerings that our youngsters would have in other areas so we end up with well-rounded students that perform well," McMahon said.
According to McMahon, the program's first year is projected to cost $598,000, as about nine additional staff members are needed, but the following school year, the district would save $104,000, as health classes will no longer be offered to seventh-graders as they would have already satisfied their health requirements.
By 2016-17 school year, McMahon said the district would be able to offer a science research lab, as declining enrollment at the elementary school-level would offset associated costs. Staff needed for the lab class would relocate to the middle school from the elementary school.
"We now have the ability because of the way we have reallocated and watched our funds to have a science research lab to be offered to all seventh- and eighth-grade and non-living environment students in grade eight for the first time," McMahon said.
In addition to positively helping students, McMahon said the plan also acts as a professional development tool as seventh- and eighth-grade teachers will step in to assist sixth-grade teachers during flex periods when they aren't teaching a double period of math to the seventh- and eighth-graders.
Superintendent Roberta Gerold said the plan would also help the district reach its long-term goal of requiring graduating seniors to complete a research project "that capitalizes on their interests, but uses the STEM underpinnings," she said referring to science, technology, engineering and math courses.
While some board members raised concerns over the amount of available science lab space in the middle schools, Gerold said that because of declining enrollment, more space could become available.
"We didn't want to stop the planning because we didn't have the traditional lab space," Gerold said.
Board of Education President Karen Lessler said she wouldn't want the plans to be delayed either, but also asked her fellow board members to keep in mind of the need for lab space.
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Hout Bay is set to become the St. Tropez of the Western Cape, looking at this artist's impression of a new development. Bets are open on how long it will take before someone to start complaining.
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Make sure to catch the Green Faire this weekend!
It all starts at the end of the M3 when you turn left. It is the ultimate trip into the land of alternative people in alternative clothes leading alternative lives. I am talking about the Deep South which starts at Muizenberg on the east and meanders around to Noordhoek on the west at the bottom-most tip of Africa.
Muizenberg is still a warren of little streets, but the doubtful trades in doubtful substances and people in other doubtful professions are declining as the place becomes increasingly gentrified. It has the finest putt-putt miniature golf course in the land as well as the largest number of surfers in search of the perfect wave.
On to St James past the revived Labia restaurant, which takes you back to old-fashioned civility, and then the multi-coloured swimming cabins on the beach by the pool reminding you of Victorian ladies in their less-than-revealing costumes. Into Kalk Bay where students get motherless on schooners of ale, the fishermen offer you snoek at every turn and the cafes have the loyalest clientele in the world.
Around the corner appears Fish Hoek where somebody said that if you put a roof over it, it would qualify as an old-age home. It has the best beach for walking the dog with the cheery owners carrying little plastic bags to pick up the doo-doo. It boasts AP Jones, my favourite shop because it provides underwear for broad elderly behinds. The cat walk, hurray, has been resurrected.
Then following the railway line to Glencairn with its magnificent valley and on to the last British colony in Africa, Simon's Town where the hero is a dog called Just Nuisance, all the hotels and pubs have something to do with Nelson and Trafalgar and the best fish-and-chip shop in the whole of the continent called the Salty Sea Dog resides on the quay.
On to Miller's Point past the braying penguins where you can stop for lunch at the Black Marlin. And then, of course, that beautiful road to Cape Point with all its shipwrecks and walks. The colourful pottery we used to buy at Redhill alongside those magnificent animal statue; and then across to Scarborough where the residents are in a constant struggle with baboons.
Misty Cliffs which are always misty followed by the Outer Kom, the greatest surfing experience in the world. Kommetjie Lighthouse, the car park bristling with the surfing cult and then the walk across Noordhoek Beach with all the beautiful young ladies on their horses looking at you down their nostrils as though you were a crab.
The last stop is Noordhoek with all its oaks and English fields and a wonderful resort called Monkey Valley. Then you climb up the road around Chapman's Peak and the Deep South is gone. It is appropriate that the toll gate to the commuterland of Hout Bay is on the other side, where the pieces of real estate ascend into space as you approach Bantry Bay.


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The cool of the bungalow's interior didn't reflect the intensifying temperature building outside. The high Dutch colonial ceiling with its lazy fans slicing through the mid-morning air created a sanctuary from the tropical heat. The view through the main reception room's shuttered doors across the deeply shaded veranda hinted at the approaching monsoon.
The cool environ of the garden. The lawns, bamboo grove and their shadows, normally an oasis from the heat, were now being replaced by an odd clouding and thickening of the air, which congealed around the ancient mango tree.
The sky above the plantation was darkening. The acres of slowly swaying coconut trees were stilled, their fronded crowns anticipating the arrival of the midday storm.
The yellows, reds and cornflower blue of the kingfisher and other abundant bird life, normally darting from paw paw's to frangipani, were suddenly absent. Monitor lizards normally loping across the lawn retreated to the mystery of the surrounding jungle.
Suddenly a rumbling roared from one corner of the garden around to the next, the deafening thunder proclaiming the breaking of the monsoon.
The temperature fell, as did the first massive drops of rain.
Suddenly the sky was falling, the sound deafening on the bungalow's terracotta roof. The rain coursing down the peaked roof of the main house, the white-washed pillared veranda now decorated with clear curtains, the water's fabric flowing into the surrounding garden. Some mischievous rivulets found a path through missing roof tiles, forming treacherous and invisible pools on the surface of the white highly polished concrete veranda floor.
It had arrived. Sri Lanka's South West Monsoon.
The sloping manicured lawn was almost invisible under sheets of water. New tributaries were being created over the sodden red earth, sweeping into the plantation. Its workers, relieved of their duty, collected machetes, retied their sarongs, and retreated to their nearby villages.
The garden's branches were touching the ground, weighed down by the monsoon's downfall. Speech was redundant, the volume of the rain carrying away any words.
Then, just as suddenly as the monsoon steamed through the plantation, hiding the bungalow's colourful garden in a roar of thunder and a blanket of water, it rolled through the jungle to its next station further down the island nation.
After traversing the sub-continent by taxi, air and hired car, I'm now in Pondicherry, or Puducherry as it is now known – the French colony on the southeast coast of India. Have you read "Life of Pi" (or, for those lazy readers, seen the film)? Well, it started at the Zoo in Pondicherry.
Slap my visage (face) with a poisson (fish) and shove a croissant (really if you don't know that one, be embarrassed) in my bouche (mouth). This can't still be India!
The boulevards are tree-lined, the villas lining the streets are French colonial in design, and the ever-present roundabout traffic cop is a gendarme, complete with his whit(ish) gloves and red pillbox hat.
The attitude is different; our request for wine with our meal is not accompanied by the waiter's 'corrupted foreigner' frown – it's expected, "But of course". Even better, alcohol is tax free in this small jurisdiction – still trying to work that one out.
We are staying at "La Closerie Bay of Bengal", a boutique French white-walled villa surrounding a shaded courtyard and small pool. The wooden French doors (of course they're French doors!) that open off the quiet street don't even hint at the cloistered gem beyond. An explosion of fuschia bougainvillea, ferns and gardenias, all shaded by a massive flame tree. The small courtyard that our rooms looks into is a colonnaded oasis of chaise lounges, wicker and teak armchairs, massive stone and brass urns, all cooled by ceiling fans that languidly move the humid air. The tastefully chosen decor of Indian and French antiques is straight from the pages of Belle or Conde Naste magazines.
Those of you who know me will understand. I am in my idea of colonial-design heaven.
Having arisen at 3.30am in Kolkata for the journey to the airport (boy, Kolkata seems like another world, away right now – I couldn't be in a more polar opposite place), we planned to have an early night. We decided to do as the Franco-Indians do, and take a sunset promenade on the ocean-front esplanade. No longer are we gazing at moss-covered statues paying homage to Lords Dalrymple or Mountbatten, now it is the Marquis Dupleix who lords it over the locals. The French only handed back this outpost to India in 1954. French is all the population has known.
The locals. Well, it was like being in Place de la Concorde, with citizens in their "Sunday best" greeting each other, the monsieurs sitting on the low stone walls huddled and complaining about the youth of today and the madames gossiping about Mademoiselle Chandrasekar, who clearly has a new and quite ostentatious nose ring. We caught snippets of French conversations interspersed with Hindi and Tamil phrases. The haute couture was fine silk and organza saris, with gold brocade, in a brilliant array of peacock blues, emerald greens and startling pinks.
So as I sit having my breakfast baguette, we are planning a day of nothing. No traipsing around rocky forts, wandering through dusty city streets, or crossing hectic roads with sweaty palms and frayed nerves due to the constant car horns.
Today is devoted to reading a good book around the piscine (pool) with a cold Chenin Blanc in hand.


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Dear Parents, Carers and School Colleagues,
I am writing directly to you to provide reassurance at the current time in relation to the coronavirus outbreak of COVID-19. Schools provide education and care to all pupils in our communities. School leaders and their staff are professionals who continue where possible to come into work and prioritise our children and young people because they deserve and thrive on the experiences that schools provide. I applaud their continued support for education in Pembrokeshire at this difficult time.
I have also become aware that a number of our school leaders and staff have been subjected to verbal abuse and online abuse for following the advice provided directly by the government. This is unacceptable. Where parents and families have genuine and legitimate concerns they should raise them through the school's complaints policy.
All our schools are following the guidance provided by Public Health Wales and the Welsh Government in relation to school opening. The latest guidance is here. https://gov.wales/coronavirus-covid-19-educational-settings-guidance Closing our schools when we are currently able to provide sufficient staff would have a significant impact on our communities. This includes key workers particularly in our health service. If schools were closed at the current time many key workers would have no option but to stay at home and this would disrupt our health service. In due course we may have to change our position and that will be communicated via the council's website and schools
Steven Richards-Downes
Acting Director for Children and Schools
Attendance!
A child's success at school is likely to be affected negatively if their attendance is poor. Those who do not attend regularly may fall behind in their learning leading to feelings of frustration and unhappiness. As an inclusive school we seek to provide environments in which all young people can flourish as a member of a happy, caring and safe community. It is our goal that each of our pupils attends school regularly and on time, making the most of the opportunities available to them. We believe that promoting positive behaviour and excellent attendance is the responsibility of the whole school and wider Community.
We promote positive behaviour and good attendance through our use of an appropriate curriculum which is geared to the child's age and ability. We aim to create a learning community, which benefits from the positive behaviour, regular attendance and well-being of its pupils and staff. Good attendance and behaviour are recognised and praised.
All children should be at school, on time, every day that it is open, unless the reason for absence is unavoidable. Schools have a legal duty to publish attendance figures and to promote attendance. Equally, parents have a duty and responsibility to ensure that their children attend school on a regular basis.
It is acknowledged that all children are sometimes reluctant to attend school. Any problems, which arise with attendance, are best resolved between the school, the parents and the child. If a child is reluctant to attend it is inappropriate to cover up this absence or to give into pressure to excuse them from attending. This gives the parents and the child the impression that attendance does not matter and in fact will only make the situation worse.
Non-attendance is an important issue that is treated seriously. However, every case is different and we will always try to support families to improve the situation. By working in partnership, it is our hope that every pupil achieves at least over 96 %, whilst our expectation is that our pupils will be in school 100% of the time.
Please note that Holidays are no longer regarded as an authorised absence. Any holidays taken during term time will be marked as unauthorised and a form will need to be requested from school and completed before the holiday is due to commence.


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MP: New Government's action plan based on old coalition agreement
The agreement was signed in December 2014
The work program of the newly elected Ukrainian Cabinet is based on the coalition agreement signed back in winter 2014. MP Anton Gherashchenko (People's Front) said this in an interview with 112 Ukraine TV channel.
"When MPs worked on the coalition agreement in late 2014, they offered a lot of good ideas regarding the country's development and welfare. As much as good as it was written, most of it stayed on the paper. So, if the new government will be able to complete at least 70 percent from what is stated in the action plan, Ukraine will prosper in matter of several years. What's the most important that action follows suit", the politician said.
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ITV Studios är ett produktionsbolag inom mediabranschen. 9 september 2011 bytte företaget namn till ITV Studios från "Silverback".

Silverback bildades av Anna Carrfors Bråkenhielm 2007 och såldes 2008 till brittiska ITV plc. Bråkenhielm var VD för bolaget men är idag ersatt av Hans Engholm.

Första produktionerna var Trälen för TV4 samt West Side Star som producerades åt TV3

ITV Studios har bland annat producerat Var fan är mitt band?, Halv åtta hos mig, Draknästet och Robinson 2009, Robinson Karibien och Robinson 2010.

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Newsletter Fall 2014
The "No Federal Contracts for Corporate Deserters Act of 2014"—Congress's Latest Attempt to Address Inverted Domestic Corporations
In late July, Democrats in both the House and the Senate introduced the "No Federal Contracts for Corporate Deserters Act." (H.R. 5278, S. 2704). The name of the bill alone betrays the views of its proponents. This proposed bill is the latest in a line of attempts to counter what the proponents consider to be the exploitation of laws governing inverted companies. (A previous bill, the "Stop Corporate Inversions Act," designed to tighten the anti-inversion provisions in the tax code, was introduced in the Senate and referred to the Committee on Finance in May). Currently, based on the adoption of the definition of inverted domestic corporation from a statute restricting the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) from contracting with such entities, the FAR prohibits the use of particular funds to award contracts to certain foreign incorporated entities that have absorbed U.S. companies. If passed, the Act would create a substantially broader definition of the term "inverted domestic corporation" and bar agencies (both civilian and defense) from awarding contracts to U.S.-focused and –controlled businesses that reincorporate overseas and cannot show "substantial business opportunities" in their new country of incorporation.
According to a recent analysis by Reuters, only 52 U.S. corporations have completed inversions over the past 32 years. See Kevin Drawbaugh, Democrats urge no U.S. contracts for corporate tax 'deserters.' But the pace appears to be quickening—19 of those inversions have occurred since 2009, and 10 more companies are in the process of inverting. Id. This rise in the numbers of inversions has led the President and Democratic members of Congress to decry the corporate reorganizations in low-tax countries, such as Bermuda, as unfair attempts to operate in the U.S. for all practical purposes, thus benefiting from the country's infrastructure, while avoiding paying U.S. taxes.
Currently, a company is classified as an inverted domestic corporation for purposes of federal contracting according to the complicated definition in 6 U.S.C. § 395, Prohibition on contracts with corporate expatriates. That statute prohibits DHS from entering into a direct contract with an inverted domestic corporation, meaning a company that appears to have reorganized to decrease its U.S. taxes rather than to accommodate any shift in the control of the company or the nature of its business. An inverted domestic corporation is defined under that statute as a foreign incorporated entity that implemented a plan to acquire substantially all the properties or assets of a U.S. corporation or partnership, provided that after the acquisition either (1) more than 80% of the stock (by vote or value) of the entity is held by former shareholders or partners of the U.S. corporation or partnership; or (2) the expanded affiliate group of the entity is managed and controlled primarily in the U.S. and has significant U.S. business activities, as measured by employee location and compensation, location of assets, and derivation of income. The statute further outlines special rules for the application of the above tests that relate to, among other things, what stock should be considered, and what constitutes a plan to invert.
The FAR Councils adopted DHS's definition to implement broader bans on contracting with inverted domestic corporations included in various Appropriations Acts beginning in 2008, and thus only applicable to funds from specified fiscal years. For example, in a 2012 protest by Inchcape Shipping Services Holding, Ltd., the Government Accountability Office dismissed the allegation that the award violated the FAR's prohibition on contracting with inverted domestic corporations because the contract's funds were for a fiscal year not covered by the bans and associated FAR rules.
Proponents of the Act believe that the current definition of inverted domestic corporation is too narrow, allowing a company to "invert" for all practical purposes, thus avoiding U.S. taxes, while U.S. shareholders retain control of the company and the company remains eligible to compete for federal government contracts. The Act aims to address these perceived loopholes in the current laws and regulations. Specifically, the Act would mandate the following:
More Encompassing Definition—update and revise the definition of inverted domestic corporation. Under the Act, an inverted domestic corporation is
A foreign incorporated entity that has ever acquired substantially all the properties or assets of a domestic corporation or domestic partnership pursuant to a plan or series of related transactions; and
After the acquisition
More than 50% of the stock (by vote or value) of the entity is held by former shareholders or partners of the domestic entity; or
The expanded affiliate group which includes the entity—as defined by the Internal Revenue Code and the DHS statute above—is managed and controlled primarily in the U.S. and has significant U.S. business activities, measured by employee location and compensation, location of assets, and derivation of income.
Except, a company encompassed by this definition will not be treated as inverted domestic corporation if it has "substantial business activities" as compared to its "total business activities" in the foreign country under which the entity is created or organized. Substantial business activities is a term left to the Secretary of the Treasury to define.
Prohibition—prevent agencies from awarding contracts, both civilian and defense, to an inverted domestic corporation, any subsidiary thereof, or any joint venture where more than 10% of the joint venture is held (by vote or value) by an inverted domestic corporation (collectively "inverted domestic corporations").
Prime/Sub Restrictions—for non-commercial item contracts valued at over $10 million, prohibit prime contractors from awarding a "first-tier" subcontract greater than 10% of the value of the prime contract to inverted domestic corporations.
Also prohibit prime contractors from avoiding the "first-tier" prohibition by "structuring subcontract tiers" to allow an inverted domestic corporation to perform work valued at greater than 10% of the value of the prime contract at any subcontract level.
The Act provides that any violation of the subcontract limitations may result in the termination for default of the prime contract and is a basis for referring the prime contractor for suspension or debarment.
Waiver—allow the head of an executive agency to waive the contracting prohibition if the agency head determines that the waiver is.
"Required in the interest of national security" or;
"Necessary for the efficient or effective administration of Federal or Federally-funded programs that provide health benefits to individuals."
Applicability—the Act's prohibitions will not be applied retroactively but will apply to all new contract awards and to any task or delivery orders issued after enactment of the law regardless of whether or not the contract the order is issued under was "entered into before, on, or after such date of enactment."
It remains to be seen if and when this bill will be voted upon and what it will look like if and when it ever makes it to the floor of the House or Senate. Recent reports on the status of the legislation indicate that the Democratic lawmakers sponsoring the reform efforts are at odds with Republican lawmakers, who generally oppose any retroactive application of inversion penalties, and call instead for lowering the corporate tax rate cited as the impetus for inversion in other jurisdictions.
Joining the proposed Federal legislation are similar proposed laws introduced by Democrats before both the state Assembly and state Senate of New Jersey. (A3624, S2397). The New Jersey bills define an "inverted domestic corporation" as "a corporation incorporated or previously incorporated in the United States that becomes or has become incorporated in a foreign country or that becomes or has become a subsidiary of a corporation incorporated in a foreign country, primarily for the purpose of avoiding United States taxes" and, if passed, would bar inverted domestic corporations from receiving contracts or subcontracts for goods, services or construction projects funded by the state of New Jersey. The New Jersey senate also now has before it a proposed bill that would prohibit inverted domestic corporations from receiving state economic development grants and other financial aid. (S2397). As with the recently proposed federal legislation targeted at inverted domestic corporations, it remains unclear how much traction any of the New Jersey bills will get in either the state Assembly or state Senate.
Wiley Rein will continue to monitor the progress of the proposed federal legislation as well as similar state initiatives and provide updates.
Brian Walsh
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Samantha S. Lee
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Mega Jackpot Win on Divine Fortune Makes for a Wonderful New Year as Penn National Player Scores $285,000 Payday
One lucky Penn National Gaming casino player took home a huge jackpot worth $285,385 on December 28th. Hollywood Casino awarded the jackpot win just a few days after Christmas making a Christmas and New Year dream come true. The jackpot was won playing Divine Fortune across Hollywood Casinos iPhone mobile app.
Divine Fortune is a very popular slot for its Mega Jackpot wins. Mega Jackpot is a local progressive that pays out quite frequently across the network. The slot just launched across the Hollywood Casino platform back in July. This win is the second time the Mega Jackpot has been won since its launch.
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What an unusual design! This little grey cat? mouse? is smirking a satisfied grin, amongst a spray of pretty red flowers, on this pretty miniature creamer and matching saucer.
I'm guessing this must have been part of a very sweet, and very good quality, doll's tea service. Big enough to place beside a guest as a single serving of cream for their cup of coffee or tea. Would also make a cute conversation piece for small cut flowers or as a part of a larger fairy garden.
Measures approximately: creamer - 2 inches tall by 2 inches deep by 3 inches across (including handle); saucer - 4 inches round.
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Tomas Maier opens second New York City store
New York City's West Village has found a new tenant in Tomas Maier, who opened his second location in the city this week on 407 Bleecker Street next door to Jimmy Choo.
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The 900-square-foot single level space features white walls, wood floors, custom architectural elements, and furniture display pieces designed by Maier himself. In addition to the Tomas Maier collection, the store will feature collaborations with friends and artists including one with Diptyque, which has a store two blocks away.
Founded in 1997, Tomas Maier balances classic and understated design with European-made quality fabrics. The brand was originally known for its swimwear and knits before expanding to a full range of lifestyle products through its partnership with Kering.
The brand also has stores in East Hampton, Palm Beach and on Madison Avenue and the collection is sold at over 100 stores in more than 30 countries around the world.


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Top 2023 NFL Draft Prospects to Watch in College Football Playoff
The College Football Playoff begins Saturday with four premier teams and some of the best players in the country participating — players we could see dominating on Sundays as soon as next year. NFL teams have regularly used these matchups for player evaluations. They all want to know: who is showing up on the biggest […]
2023 NFL Mock Draft 1.0: Bryce Young Leads Quarterback Revival
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>> UPDATED: Mock Draft 1.1 (Dec. 27, 2022) The NFL is entering the final four weeks of the season and three teams are already on the clock (Houston, Chicago, Denver), with several others who could be eliminated from postseason play this week. And that means teams out of contention are starting to turn their attention […]
2023 NFL Draft Watch List: Tiering the Best College Offensive Linemen
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The conclusion of the 2022 NFL Draft means that teams and fans alike can start looking forward to next year's crop of players. While it is far too early to have conclusive opinions on where each player will rank due to a full season of games and the player development ahead of us, this tier […]


Durbin, one of the world's leading specialist medical suppliers and distributors of pharmaceuticals has appointed us to act as its integrated communications agency. We will be working with Durbin to promote Luci®, an inflatable, solar-powered light, to the NGO and charity market. This activity will cover advertising, branding, digital, experiential and PR.
Luci is a safe and sustainable successor to kerosene lamps, which each produce the equivalent toxic fumes to smoking 40 cigarettes a day. A Luci light requires only eight hours to charge and provides up to 12 hours of light. By providing those living in energy poverty with light, Luci is able to improve safety at night, increase work productivity and allow students to study for longer into the night, as well as reducing the risk of burns and pollution from kerosene lamps.
"The Luci website is a fully responsive, mobile first microsite, which acts as a tailored online resource for the NGO and charity sectors. The website is the focal point of the campaign and stands out in this sector, providing evidence-based information on the emotional and functional benefits of the product.


The stories are archived. It is also known as the 'My Story Project' among the participants. The project continues to deliver story writing workshops for lifelong learners and new stories are added to the Story Library regularly.
As the stories were being submitted to us, they were published on Talk Together London's team blog first. We developed a blog dedicated to archiving the project stories.
All the stories were then published on the Story Library pages of our website at http://www.talktogetherlondon.org/. The Story Library is being updated regularly since the completion of the project.
The Talk Together London team continue delivering 'Story Writing with Play' events and workshops at local libraries and Canalside House. To make learning fun and to encourage learners to tap into their creativity, we build emotionally significant links to the life of each person and engage all the senses and use tools and objects to support and promote thinking. By providing participants with Legos or modelling clay, we encourage them to imagine their own worlds – whether they are filled with magic carpets or flying robots.


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David Berman Celebrated with Massive Tribute Album
Dean Wareham, Adam Green, Jad Fair and more contributed to 'Approaching Perfection: A Tribute to DC Berman'
By Allie Gregory
A new David Berman tribute album has just been released digitally via Section 26. The massive 36-track tribute record is called Approaching Perfection: A Tribute to DC Berman, and you can stream it in its entirety below.
Dean Wareham, Adam Green, Jad Fair, Jeffrey Lewis, Kyle Forester, Pete Astor, Robert Scott (of the Bats/the Clean) and many more artists have contributed covers to the album, takling songs like Silvers Jews' "Random Rules" and "People," as well as Purple Mountains' "All My Happiness Is Gone" and "Snow Is Falling in Manhattan."
Xavier Mazure from Section 26 offered a statement on the tribute:
We know it too well: the appreciation of music is always subjective… And so is its reinterpretation. Just like a composite picture, these covers as a whole have profoundly changed the way we will now listen to David Berman's songs. The performers have shown us other aspects of the musician, their own aspects, which we hadn't even thought about. Behind each song, we can hear the voice of the artist covering it. But also, implicitly, that of the poet, reaching us differently.
This compilation is only the latest in a wave of tributes since Berman's untimely death earlier this year. Artists like Kevin Morby, Woods, Anna St. Louis and First Aid Kit have all recorded covers of the late artist. Meanwhile, Toronto hosted a tribute show for Berman the night he was meant to perform in the city.
David Berman was found dead on August 7. He was 52 years old. Read Drag City's official eulogy here.
Stream Approaching Perfection: A Tribute to DC Berman below.
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Postgraduate students win international global health case study competition
A deadly virus caught from camels has broken out at a major football championship. Should the games be cancelled, postponed or continued? The response plan of a UNSW team to this scenario was a winner.
A team of UNSW postgraduate students from three Faculties has won an international competition on global health with their response to a hypothetical scenario where a deadly virus breaks out at the start of the 2022 FIFA World Cup football tournament in Qatar.
The five-member team, from Medicine, Business, and Arts and Social Sciences, recommended the games go ahead, despite workers and spectators theoretically dropping dead from a flu-like illness at the Opening Ceremony of the high-profile sporting event.
Their solution, based on intensive research and several late nights of brainstorming in the UNSW library during the week-long competition, was presented in a 12-minute video. It won them top honours in the annual 2018 International Emory Global Health Video Case Competition against more than 30 other leading universities around the world.
"It was a lot of fun participating and very exciting to win," said team leader, Jason Alacapa, a doctor from the Philippines who is studying for a dual Master of Public Health and Master of Health Management.
"It helped us learn and apply concepts, theories and frameworks for solving public health issues. Each of our five team members had different expertise in areas such as medicine, education, economics and mathematical modelling. By combining our strengths, we were able to crack the case and win.
"This applies in the real world, too. Tackling global health challenges requires interdisciplinary collaboration," he added.
Clockwise from top left: Robert Leong, Febe Haryanto, Sostenis Pasang, Jason Alacapa, John Paul delos Trinos
The other four students in UNSW's inaugural team to enter this international competition were: John Paul delos Trinos, dual Master of Public Health and Master of Health Management; Robert Leong, PhD student in Health Economics and Public Health Modelling; Febe Haryanto, Master of Commerce; and Sostenis Pasang, dual Master of Education and Master of Educational Leadership.
The UNSW team analysed legal, economic and ethical issues such as the cost to Qatar's reputation and economy from cancelling or postponing the tournament, the availability of health resources to cope with the high number of patients, and the diplomatic fallout for the country if the outbreak became a pandemic.
They investigated a wide range of factors to develop their response, including geospatial technology to map the spread of the virus and trace contacts, ruling out terrorism, and organising containment strategies.
They assessed the legality of banning travel for migrant workers at the stadium, who had caught the virus from camels and brought it to Qatar in this hypothetical case.
They also recommended the use of special facial masks, developed psychological nudges to encourage people to wash their hands, such as painted footsteps leading to the hand-sanitising areas, and developed an advertising campaign: 'Win the Game against the FIFA Virus'.
Image: UNSW winners of the 2018 International Emory Global Health Video Case Competition
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IP67 does not mean waterproof — here's how to protect your phone even further.
Yes, the iPhone X is water-resistant, but that IP67 rating means it's only good in up to 3 feet of water for around half an hour. If you want to do any kind of underwater photography with your iPhone X or you simply want to protect it even further, just in case, then check out these cases that make it nigh-waterproof.
Since there is no agreed-upon standard for making a product truly waterproof, note that these cases are not 100% infallible. Use them at your own risk and remember to dry everything properly once you're out of the water.
Ask anyone to name a waterproof case and LifeProof just might be the first thing out of their mouth. The FRE series is a standout, and it maintains the tradition with the iPhone X version. Available in six color combinations, starting around $44 for black, the FRE features a built-in screen protector, snow-, water-, and dust-proofing, and it meets military standards for the 2-meter drop test.
Keep in mind that, although LifeProof uses the word "waterproof," this case is only good in 2 meters of water for up to an hour.
Catalyst's case is $90, but it boasts water resistance to 33 feet (10 meters) and it's passed the military drop test of 2 meters (6.6 feet). Comes in black or blue, again, for $90.
It also keeps dirt, sand, and snow out and features a clear front and back, so you can fully protect your iPhone X without losing the beauty of the phone to a bulky case.
Ounne's waterproof case features a cool studded design on the outer edges as well as a built-in screen protector, hard shell that's easy to snap on, and military drop protection up to 2 meters.
You can either grab one with a black, mirrored back or one with a translucent back for $20.
Spidercase's good-looking $20 waterproof case comes in all black or white with a translucent back and claims to be able to protect your iPhone X in up to 33 feet of water (for a half-hour).
You still maintain access to all of your phone's ports and buttons without having to remove the case, and it's rated to survive drops of up to 2 meters.
Aside from a sweet name, Snowfox's cases come in black, starting at $18, and feature multilayer protection for your iPhone X.
Like others on this list, the Snowfox case is rated to withstand 33 feet of water for up to half an hour, but this one isn't military drop tested. That being said, it is made of hard polycarbonate plastic and TPU rubber, so it will still provide strong drop protection for your iPhone.
Cornmi's case might be the coolest-looking on this list and it even features an armband so that you can go about any activity without having to hold onto your iPhone X. The one quirk about this case is its Lightning port cover, which creates a bit of a belly button at the bottom of the phone.
Oh, and there's no cutout for the mute switch (for some weird reason), so if you want to use this case all the time, it may not be the one for you. This one's military tested for the 2-meter drop test and Cornmi provides a lifetime warranty.
The $100 Hitcase PRO features an IP68 water resistance rating, which means your iPhone X is good in up to 33 feet of water. Hitcase also goes so far as to drop test its cases to 16 feet under military specifications, so your iPhone X is truly protected from all the elements.
If you're an avid iPhone photographer, this is the case you need, since Hitcase's additional lenses easily fit onto the PRO case and are meant for just as much splashy fun as the case itself. You can snag the PRO for around $100, and lenses start around $25.
If you're not looking for an all-the-time-case and just want something to use to shoot underwater photography and use by the pool, then I recommend Joto's universal dry bag, which fits any phone up to 6 inches (the iPhone X is 5.8). The Joto bag comes in a bunch of different colors, and it's only roughly $6.
It's rated IPX8 and can handle depths of up to 100 feet (though I might be a bit worried about that kind of pressure on your iPhone), so it's perfect for snapping photos underwater, and the clear front and back make it easy to use.
Which waterproof case are you using for your iPhone X? Sound off in the comments below.
Updated August 2018: Updated pricing. These are still the best of the best for keeping your iPhone X safe and dry.


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Hepatitis C in the elderly: A multicentre cross-sectional study by the Italian Association for the Study of the Liver
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IRCCS Istituto Ortopedico Galeazzi
Fondazione Don Carlo Gnocchi Onlus
Ente Ospedaliero Specializzato in Gastroenterologia "Saverio de Bellis"
Fondazione IRCCS Ca' Granda- Ospedale Maggiore Policlinico
Istituto Superiore di Sanita'
Fondazione Santa Lucia
Background: The prevalence of hepatitis C virus infection increases with advancing age, but elderly hepatitis C virus patients remain an understudied population. Aim: To define the virological, epidemiological and clinical profiles of Italian outpatients aged 65 years and over infected by hepatitis C virus. Methods: We evaluated 1544 anti-hepatitis C virus positive patients aged ≥65 years referred to 34 Italian outpatient specialty clinics over a two-year period. Results: The study population included 1134 (73%) early elderly (65-74 years) and 410 (27%) late elderly patients (≥75 years). Late elderly subjects were less likely to have their virus genotyped, their viral load assessed or a histological evaluation of liver disease. Overall, 30% of patients had advanced liver disease whose prevalence increased with increasing age. In both age groups, about 40% of patients had normal transaminase levels. Excluding patients with past infection, 51% had not received any antiviral treatment and only 25% were treated after the age of 65. Late elderly patients, women and patients with advanced liver diseases had been less frequently treated. The main reason for exclusion from treatment was age followed by the presence of comorbid conditions. Conclusions: Elderly hepatitis C virus patients referred to Italian specialty clinics have advanced and underestimated liver disease. Nevertheless, they are progressively understudied in parallel with increasing age.
https://doi.org/10.1016/j.dld.2012.03.009
Aged patients
HCV infection
10.1016/j.dld.2012.03.009
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AISF HepaElder Study Group (2012). Hepatitis C in the elderly: A multicentre cross-sectional study by the Italian Association for the Study of the Liver. Digestive and Liver Disease, 44(8), 674-680. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.dld.2012.03.009
Hepatitis C in the elderly : A multicentre cross-sectional study by the Italian Association for the Study of the Liver. / AISF HepaElder Study Group.
In: Digestive and Liver Disease, Vol. 44, No. 8, 01.08.2012, p. 674-680.
AISF HepaElder Study Group 2012, 'Hepatitis C in the elderly: A multicentre cross-sectional study by the Italian Association for the Study of the Liver', Digestive and Liver Disease, vol. 44, no. 8, pp. 674-680. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.dld.2012.03.009
AISF HepaElder Study Group. Hepatitis C in the elderly: A multicentre cross-sectional study by the Italian Association for the Study of the Liver. Digestive and Liver Disease. 2012 Aug 1;44(8):674-680. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.dld.2012.03.009
AISF HepaElder Study Group. / Hepatitis C in the elderly : A multicentre cross-sectional study by the Italian Association for the Study of the Liver. In: Digestive and Liver Disease. 2012 ; Vol. 44, No. 8. pp. 674-680.
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I had a conversation about youth ministry a few weeks ago with a friend. Jennifer and I started working in youth ministry almost 19 years ago, and we have been blessed to teach and mentor hundreds of youth over that time.
During my conversation, I started sharing success stories of the youth who have gone into ministry and mission work, and those who have succesful careers and are serving in their churches. But I was also quick to point out that we have former youth who have struggled. Some have struggled with drugs and alcohol, some are even in jail, some are already divorced, some have fallen away from church, and some are even now atheists. Here's my point. In ministry, we do what we can, but ultimately, each person is responsible for living their life. I was reminded of what the Apostle Paul shared to the Corinthian church.
1 Corinthians 3:5-7 NLTAfter all, who is Apollos? Who is Paul? We are only God's servants through whom you believed the Good News. Each of us did the work the Lord gave us. I planted the seed in your hearts, and Apollos watered it, but it was God who made it grow. It's not important who does the planting, or who does the watering. What's important is that God makes the seed grow.
If we take credit for the success, then we are also the ones to blame when bad things happen. In youth ministry, we really only have a small window of opportunity to make an impact on the lives of teens. I have seen God change lives in a dramatic fashion, and I have also seen youth repeatadly reject the Gospel. Again, our responsibility is to be faithful and obedient, and to not give up. I love what John Wesley once said.
At our January First Sunday at Cornerstone, Jennifer shared from this article three traits of youth who stay in church once they reach adulthood. Read this and really think about the importance of living out the Gospel in the context of family.
I love how the article wraps up and sums up my thoughts.
I once heard the saying that truth taught in the context of relationships changes lives, and I couldn't agree more. Our teens don't need more pizza parties and concerts, they need relationships where the Gospel can be demonstrated and taught. They need opportunities to put their faith in action, and they need to realize that church is not something you attend, it's belonging to the Body of Christ. If we pass that on, we are doing more than entertaining them, we are actually discipling them to live as followers of Christ.


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Amazon Gives 'Lord Of The Rings' Series Early Season 2 Order
By The Movie God | @ | November 20th, 2019 at 10:00 am
The first season of Amazon's much-anticipated series adaptation of The Lord of the Rings isn't even in production yet. The series is currently in pre-production in New Zealand, where the show will be filmed. But whatever Amazon has seen of what's been developed so far has given them all of the confidence necessary to move forward with an early greenlight for season two.
Shortly after we found out that Amazon was in talks for a Lord of the Rings TV series back in 2017, it was confirmed that they had reached a deal and had committed to a multiple-season adaptation of J.R.R. Tolkien's classic work. So seeing that season two has been greenlighted, even this early, is not all that surprising. But according to reports their multiple-season commitment didn't necessarily guarantee a second season—understandable, considering the mind-boggling mountains of coin that would be required to produce the five seasons Amazon committed to—and an official greenlight was still needed.
Tags: Amazon, Amazon Prime Video, Amazon Studios, Amazon's Lord of the Rings, J.A. Bayona, J.D. Payne, J.R.R. Tolkien, JA Bayona, JD Payne, Jennifer Salke, Juan Antonio Bayona, Lord of the Rings, Patrick McKay, The Lord of the Rings, Will Poulter
Blu-ray Review: Midsommar
By eelyajekiM | @ | October 8th, 2019 at 10:00 am
Blu-ray | DVD | Digital
Director: Ari Aster
Writer: Ari Aster
Cast: Florence Pugh, Jack Reynor, William Jackson Harper, Vilhelm Blomgren, Archie Madekwe, Ellora Torchia, Will Poulter
Distributor: Lionsgate Home Entertainment
If there was a movie that could epitomize living through a great tragedy while being in a toxic relationship, it would have to be Ari Aster's ambitious film Midsommar. An unconventional horror to say the least, the film is a slow burn that scares you at just the right moments, and then hits you even harder when you least expect it. Though that slow burn pacing may backfire, there is more than enough from Aster's deft hand direction and star Florence Pugh's performance to grab the audience's attention and never let go. My full Blu-ray review of Midsommar here below.
Topics: Blu-ray Review, Movies, Reviews
Tags: Archie Madekwe, Ari Aster, Ellora Torchia, Florence Pugh, Jack Reynor, Lionsgate, Midsommar, Vilhelm Blomgren, Will Poulter, William Jackson Harper
Amazon's 'Lord Of The Rings' Series Will Also Be Filmed In New Zealand
By The Movie God | @ | September 19th, 2019 at 11:33 am
Amazon has settled on a location for their massive adaptation of J.R.R. Tolkien's epic tale The Lord of the Rings, and it's a familiar place to fans.
Amazon Studios has announced that the series will be filmed in New Zealand, where Peter Jackson's Lord of the Rings film trilogy and much of his Hobbit trilogy were shot. The series is currently in pre-production, and production is expected to kick off in Auckland, New Zealand sometime in the coming months.
Tags: Amazon, Amazon Prime Video, Amazon Studios, Amazon's Lord of the Rings, J.A. Bayona, J.D. Payne, J.R.R. Tolkien, JD Payne, Juan Antonio Bayona, Lord of the Rings, Patrick McKay, The Lord of the Rings, Will Poulter
'Lord Of The Rings' Series: 'Midsommar,' 'The Revenant' Star Will Poulter Cast In Lead Role
By The Movie God | @ | September 5th, 2019 at 12:00 pm
Casting has begun on Amazon's massive Lord of the Rings series based on J.R.R. Tolkien's classic books, and one of the lead roles has now been filled.
It's being reported that Will Poulter has joined the show as one of the main characters, though it has not yet been revealed which character that is. Poulter is known for his work in Son of Rambow, We're the Millers, The Maze Runner, The Revenant, Detroit, Black Mirror: Bandersnatch, and the recent Midsommar among others.
Tags: Amazon, Amazon Prime Video, Amazon Studios, Amazon's Lord of the Rings, Belén Atienza, Bryan Cogman, Gennifer Hutchison, Glenise Mullins, HarperCollins, Helen Shang, J.A. Bayona, J.R.R. Tolkien, Jason Cahill, Jason Smith, JD Payne, John Howe, Juan Antonio Bayona, Justin Doble, Kate Hawley, Lord of the Rings, Markella Kavenagh, Patrick McKay, Peter Jackson, Rick Heinrichs, Ron Ames, Sharon Tal Yguado, Stephany Folsom, The Lord of the Rings, Tom Shippey, Will Poulter
Movie Review: Midsommar
By eelyajekiM | @ | July 3rd, 2019 at 10:00 am
Distributor: A24
Rated R | Minutes: 147
Hereditary writer and director Ari Aster's Midsommar reminds us that, even though his films are redefining the genre, they aren't for everybody. For his sophomore effort, he creates a world that on the surface looks bright and colorful, but deep down, hides something that is bizarre, strange, and visceral.
It is certainly a stark contrast to what he offered in his directorial debut in terms of vision and tone, but one that can be imbalanced because of its use of black comedy and an uneven narrative. Still, it is one trip that isn't conventional and scares audiences to their core with the use of shocking imagery and terrific pacing. Check out my review below.
Topics: Movie Reviews, Movies, Reviews
Tags: A24, Archie Madekwe, Ari Aster, Ellora Torchia, Florence Pugh, Jack Reynor, Midsommar, Vilhelm Blomgren, Will Poulter, William Jackson Harper


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Franz Zorell ist der Name folgender Personen:

* Franz Zorell (Theologe) (1863–1947), deutscher Theologe
 Franz Zorell (Ozeanograf) (1898–1956), deutscher Ozeanologe