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A Moroccan entrepreneur brings argan oil to America by way of women's co-ops
Khadija Fajry, an immigrant to both France and the US, likens nascent cosmetic industry to a goldrush in which she offers 'the real thing'
Nina Roberts
Sun 13 Jul 2014 12.00 EDT Last modified on Fri 17 Oct 2014 17.05 EDT
Khadija Fajry, an immigrant entrepreneur bringing argan oil to the United States. Photograph: Nina Roberts
Little brown bottles filled with Moroccan argan and prickly pear seed oil dot Khadija Fajry's table at a Long Island City street fair in the multiethnic enclave of Queens, New York.
Her business, Kenza International Beauty, is one stand among many. Italian ice, drunk with sweet syrup, is scooped out nearby and neighborhood establishments perform all around – from Irish folk dancing children to CrossFit gym rats, a group of muscular women wearing tiny shorts (some in high heel sneakers), who dramatically hoist barbells above their heads.
Wearing a long red silky blouse over crisp white pants, Fajry greets prospective customers warmly, and is soon massaging samples of her oils into the back of their hands or into the dry frizzy ends of their hair. Her own hefty mass of dark curls shimmer in the sunlight from the day's excess oil she's wiped into her hair.
Cosmetic oils might conjure up images of a blindingly slick face or grease-stained pillows for those accustomed to creams, but pure argan and prickly pear seed oil are absorbed within seconds, says Fajry.
"It's literally food for your skin and your hair," says Fajry in a vaguely French accent; she notes the oils are loaded with vitamin E and fatty acids. Kenza's 1-2oz bottles of oils sell for $30 to $77.
Fajry founded Kenza in 2012 as an internet business that sells 100% USDA organic Moroccan oils. Fajry had moved to the US to be with her husband in 2000, then began noticing Moroccan argan oil beauty products flooding New York City stores and cosmetics websites.
"People got crazy over it. And when you see the product, there is nothing to get crazy about," says Fajry flatly, "this is crap."
Products were either mixed with chemicals or of low quality, easy to spot because the oil is slimy. She took it personally.
Argan nuts must be cracked open by hand with two stones to get the kernel. Photograph: Nina Roberts
"When you look at the ingredients," says Fajry singling out Moroccan Oil, the wildly popular hair product line that uses argan oil, "it's really sick."
Moroccan Oil Treatment oil is one of the most popular products, but its devout following could have silken tresses not from hydration but because of its first its two ingredients, cyclomethicone and dimethicone, which are forms of silicone. Fajry also noticed an business opportunity because no one was selling prickly pear seed oil, an exquisite cosmetic oil popular in Morocco, now hot in Europe.
"I thought, 'I have to do something, I'm Moroccan,'" recalls Fajry. "I have to bring them the real thing."
Finding pure, high-quality wholesale Moroccan oils and a trustworthy supplier is challenging. The oils are expensive because the process is labor intensive.
Prickly pear seed oil is made from Moroccan cactus fruit seeds. Argan oil, cosmetic or culinary, is made from the kernel found inside the argan tree fruit, native to south-west Morocco, primarily a Berber region. The fruit is inedible except for goats who climb the gnarly tree branches to eat them. Women crack open the argan nut between stones to extract the kernel, which is then cold pressed.
European cosmetic companies began buying argan oil in the 1980s, and it's now a big business. Fajry likens the industry to a gold rush, in which scams and fakes are plentiful. Sellers might mix sunflower seed oil with argan or make it in an unsanitary kitchen, and if argan oil has a bouquet of goat, it's been made with the argan kernels taken from goats' excrement after snacking on the fruits.
Fajry found supplier Said Azbane of the Casablanca based Les Labaratories Azbane, a large family-run cosmetics company.
Prickly pear seed oil is made from Moroccan cactus fruit seeds. Photograph: Tips Images/Alamy
Said Azbane is a tall skinny man with closely cropped graying hair and long lashes. His family is Berber and comes from the argan forest region. His interest in regulating the quality and labor practices of the argan oil business is both business and personal.
"We don't have gas, we don't have energy," explains Azbane of Morocco, "we have only our people and our natural resources. We have so many aromatic plants and argan oil, which is only found in Morocco."
After hearing rumors about possible argan tree plantings in Israel and Mexico, Azbane helped register argan oil as a Protected Geographical Indication (PGI) the first in all of Africa. The designation ensures various foods originate from a specific region.
"I wanted to get the highest quality that is certified, verified, everything!" says Fajry, noting he had all the correct certifications. He was reluctant to work with a tiny startup, but he recognized her sincerity and liked that she was Moroccan. Moroccan Oil, by contrast, was founded by no Moroccans; their products are produced in Israel and the company is headquartered in the US, as is the company of American model Josie Maran, who created an argan oil makeup line that sells at cosmetics superchain Sephora.
Moroccan oils have a built-in socially responsible business structure that appealed to Fajry. For more than a decade, oils have been made in female-owned and run co-operatives, funded in part by foreign and domestic governments, NGO's, and grants. The co-operatives are designed to give poor women in remote regions who are uneducated, even illiterate, financial independence. However some co-operatives are legitimately female-run and -owned; others are not.
"Sketchy" is how Ainslie Koopmans, the co-founder of the Vancouver, Canada based argan oil company Saadia Organics describes the co-operatives, which are popular with photograph-taking tourists. Over a two-week visit, Koopmans found only one authentic female owned and run co-operative.
The others had men roaming around, which to Koopmans was a bad sign. "Men will very proudly tell you about how strong their capitalist structure is," reports Koopmans. "And how – we say exploiting – but there, they say how well their women are working for them. It's a real source of pride. If you were to talk like that here, you'd have women picketing outside your shop!" exclaimed Koopmans, "They don't get that that's not a thing to be proud of."
Ourika river at Tnine with snow capped Atlas Mountains, which line south-western Morocco. Photograph: AA World Travel Library/Alamy
Fajry buys her oil from legitimate female-owned and -run co-operatives. She also says she donates 10% of her sales to two New York City non-profits, the New York Women's Foundation and Turning Point, which focuses on helping Muslim women and children.
Integrating into American culture as an adult was easy for Fajry, now 44-years-old, compared to French culture as a child. Her family immigrated to Istres, a small town in southern France, because her father found work painting bridges and other structures. Typical of many immigrant kids who quickly learn the new language, she was soon in a leadership role, taking care of family paperwork and doctor visits.
Although traumatizing at the time, Fajry credits her first immigration to making her adaptable and fearless. She was encouraged to get an education by her parents; her father has never learned to read or write because he had to work as a child.
A socially responsible business is important to Fajry, even if she makes the tiniest contribution. "You can have all the money, and not be happy," says Fajry. She grew up seeing her parents, who were not wealthy, help relatives in Morocco when they visited over summers. "It is so satisfying to see you can do that," says Fajry.
Fajry was thrilled to make a profit in her first year of business, which she attributes to low overhead. She works out of her apartment and Kenza's only marketing is Fajry's vigorous social media. Her goal is to eventually sell high-quality products that financially benefit women from all over the globe. And always ready for adventure, she says, "I can feel another immigration coming!"
Women's hair


These names are not in the Hebrew Scriptures.
I wonder, Thanksgiving to who or what?
With major retailers, including Kohl's, Macy's, Target and Best Buy, saying they will open at midnight on Thanksgiving this year to offer holiday deals, Wal-Mart is trying to do them one better. It is expected to announce Thursday that it will start deals at 10 p.m. on Thanksgiving Day nationwide.
"Our customers told us they would rather stay up late to shop than get up early," Duncan Mac Naughton, chief merchandising officer of Wal-Mart United States, said in a statement.
A day or two before Thanksgiving, Wal-Mart will post maps on Facebook and Walmart.com with the in-store locations of hot items.
This will be the first year people will be offered the doorbuster specials on Thanksgiving, and the first time that so many major retailers are opening up on Thanksgiving night.
The Christmas and holiday advertising is starting earlier than ever and there is little doubt that many people are aggravated that the once sacred tradition of not advertising before Thanksgiving is being broken. What does this have to do with health you might ask? Actually it has everything to do with those who suffer from depression around the holiday season. Think about it. If you feel alone or are battling depression, the sight of countless people who appear happy and content can be very disconcerting.
The bigger issue may be that advertising establishes an unrealistic world that may not exist even in the best conditions. As we get closer to the holiday the repetitive exposure to these images can worsen these feeling of depression.
Deut.4  Ye shall not add unto the word which I command you, neither shall ye diminish ought from it, that ye may keep the commandments of the LORD your God which I command you.
Prov.30  Add thou not unto his words, lest he reprove thee, and thou be found a liar.
Rom.16  Now I beseech you, brethren, mark them which cause divisions and offences contrary to the doctrine which ye have learned; and avoid them.
Matt.7  Beware of false prophets, which come to you in sheep's clothing, but inwardly they are ravening wolves.
Matt.24  And many false prophets shall rise, and shall deceive many.
Mark.13  For many shall come in my name, saying, I am Messiah; and shall deceive many.
Luke.21  And he said, Take heed that ye be not deceived: for many shall come in my name, saying, I am Messiah; and the time draweth near: go ye not therefore after them.
Dan.7  Thus he said, The fourth beast shall be the fourth kingdom upon earth, which shall be diverse from all kingdoms, and shall devour the whole earth, and shall tread it down, and break it in pieces.
 Which is not another; but there be some that trouble you, and would pervert the gospel of Messiah.
 For such are false apostles, deceitful workers, transforming themselves into the apostles of Messiah.
 Therefore it is no great thing if his (Satan's) ministers also be transformed as the ministers of righteousness; whose end shall be according to their works.
 Unto Timothy, my own son in the faith: Grace, mercy, and peace, from God our Father and Yeshua Messiah our Lord.
 If thou put the brethren in remembrance of these things, thou shalt be a good minister of Yeshua Messiah, nourished up in the words of faith and of good doctrine, whereunto thou hast attained.
 Nevertheless the foundation of God standeth sure, having this seal, The Lord knoweth them that are his. And, Let every one that nameth the name of Messiah depart from iniquity.
Eph.5 Let no man deceive you with vain words: for because of these things cometh the wrath of God upon the children of disobedience.


NEW YORK — A white van parked in the heart of New York's Times Square with tinted windows, no license plates and a bogus law enforcement placard led the New York Police Department to evacuate the tourist hot spot briefly and send in a bomb squad on the day before New Year's Eve.
No explosive devices were found inside the van Wednesday afternoon, and the area was reopened to traffic about two hours after the incident began.
The van was spotted by patrol officers around 11 a.m. Wednesday on Broadway between 41st and 42nd streets, and counterterrorism and bomb squad crews responded. The area was blocked off, and two high-rise buildings home to Nasdaq and publishing company Conde Nast were partially evacuated but tenants were allowed back in around 1 p.m.
Nasdaq said its trading was unaffected. Conde Nast was in the process of evacuating when the order was lifted.
There were no corresponding terror threats involving the vehicle, said chief NYPD spokesman Paul J. Browne.
But police take extra care around New Year's Eve when the ball-drop celebration draws hundreds of thousands of revelers to the heart of Times Square from around the world. Squads routinely patrol for suspicious vehicles and do sweeps in garages before the annual event.
"Its presence in Times Square just before New Year's Eve causes us concern, and that's why we're taking extra precautions," he said.
The 1992 Dodge van was parked in a row of cars beneath some of the large billboards that ring the square. Police used a robot to examine the vehicle, then approached on foot and peered in the windows. The van was opened and clothing was discovered inside, along with a temporary registration. Police were looking for the van's owner.
Shouting and putting up wooden barricades, police began clearing several blocks, directing thousands of Times Square tourists to move south. Investigators also towed a parked car several yards from the van. A tarp partially covered the van, and the placard said "detective's crime clinic, New York/New Jersey area," a nonexistent law enforcement agency.
It wasn't clear how long the van had been parked there, although New Yorkers who work in the area said the van had been there at least two days. A similar-looking van in the same location appeared on Google Street View in warmer weather, which suggests it could have been there for a while.
Stephanie Gonzalez, who works in one of high-rise buildings in the area, said announcements were made around 11 a.m. that people should head to the west side of the building, away from the van. She left the building.
"Post 9/11, you're just not going to stick around to figure it out," she said.


Hoops fans watching last night's PBA semifinals game between the Rain Or Shine Elasto Painters and the San Miguel Beermen saw something they probably weren't expecting. Nope, we're not talking about the Beermen's improbable comeback from 20 points down in the fourth quarter (although that feat was hella impressive).
Yep, you just saw the Elasto Painters' coach, Yeng Guiao, doing the "Pabebe Wave."
The incident happened at the 9:45 mark of the third quarter, right after a brief physical altercation between the fiery bench tactician and San Miguel's hard-nosed point guard Chris Ross. Coach Yeng made the hugely popular gesture on live TV while the refs reviewed the incident. Both were slapped with a technical foul.
Coach Yeng was probably feeling really giddy. After all, his team was up 18, 54-72, when he imitated AlDub's trending one-hand move. No one expected a decorated, multi-titled, no-nonsense veteran coach known for cursing harsh words and disciplining players to do it. But then again, the heat of the (hardcourt) battle can make anyone do strange things.
Coach Yeng is now probably regretting doing it though. The Beermen pulled off an epic fourth quarter run, outscoring Rain or Shine by 24, 38-14, to steal the game, 109-105, and take a 1-0 lead in the series. Coach Leo Austria's boys may not admit it but we think Coach Yeng's Pabebe Wave served as one of the proverbial sparks that fueled SMB's blistering game-changing offensive juggernaut.


I would like to take this opportunity to provide you with a summary of our government's progress as we work to respond to the recommendations outlined in the final report of the Elliot Lake Commission of Inquiry, which you submitted to me on October 15, 2014.
I am pleased to report that we have worked closely with our municipal, building sector, professional engineers and emergency management partners to respond to the 71 recommendations outlined in your report.
The changes we have made to date are helping to make buildings across the province safer, strengthening our ability to respond to emergency situations, such as the one experienced in Elliot Lake, and improving the administration of public inquiries so they can be carried out as effectively as possible.
While the province has made progress on a number of your recommendations, we know that additional research, consultation and planning will help address the more complex changes called for in your report.
In the coming months, we will be implementing further changes to address the Commission's recommendations, and we will provide you with an additional progress update within the next year.
Below I have summarized our achievements to date and our next steps.
Shortly after receiving your report in October 2014, the Ministry of Municipal Affairs and Housing took steps to improve the awareness of municipal responsibilities under Ontario's Building Code Act by distributing an updated Municipal Councillor's Guide to all municipalities. In addition, Building Code training has been made more accessible to all municipal building practitioners, including building officials, by making it available online and at Ontario community colleges.
Earlier this year, the Ministry of Municipal Affairs and Housing established an expert panel with representatives from the engineering and architecture professions, as well as municipalities, to provide advice on ways to improve the safety of existing buildings.
This panel will advise government on how to improve the safety of buildings in Ontario, including what buildings should be subject to mandatory inspection and when. The advice from the expert panel is expected to be provided to government by the end of the year.
Sponsoring leadership training for chief building officials in conjunction with the Ontario Building Official Association to strengthen capacity within municipal building departments.
In addition, work is also underway at the Ministry of Municipal Affairs and Housing to explore potential amendments to the Building Code Act and the Building Code based on the other recommendations within your report.
For its part, the Ministry of Labour is working on a number of fronts to address the recommendations pertaining to structural safety, including creating new training materials to ensure ministry inspectors have comprehensive training on structural soundness, and water tightness. Training for inspectors will be initiated this fall.
Finally, the Ministry of the Attorney General is liaising with Professional Engineers of Ontario to enhance the performance standards for structural inspections as well as considering potential amendments to the Professional Engineers Act. Potential amendments include changes that would help ensure structural inspections are carried out by structural engineering specialists and regulating the engineering profession through a system of mandatory continuing professional education.
The Ministry of Community Safety and Correctional Services continues to lead our government's response to the recommendations pertaining to the emergency response following the Algo Centre Mall collapse. The ministry is working on options to improve responses to building and structural collapses and enhance the provincial capacity to respond in emergency situations.
Supporting municipalities that request help when dealing with incidents by deploying Emergency Information Liaison Officers who are available 24/7 to support staff from the Office of the Fire Marshal and Emergency Management, or by providing assistance remotely.
There is ongoing work from other ministries underway to address the remaining recommendations with respect to improving the province's capacity to respond to emergencies.
The Ministry of Labour is working to clarify the roles and responsibilities of ministry inspectors and engineers at the scene of an ongoing rescue or recovery effort. It has recently launched a revised major incident policy and procedure, which provides guidance to inspectors on their role at a scene with multiple first responders. Training for first responders on this policy and procedure is underway.
As per the recommendation in your report, the Ministry of Labour is working with Section 21 committees to ensure that first responders are knowledgeable of the Ministry of Labour inspectors' roles during a crisis or emergency.
In the long-term, the Office of the Fire Marshal and Emergency Management is developing a proposal for an enhanced urban search and rescue response program across Ontario, and options for implementation are being developed. The Office of the Fire Marshal and Emergency Management has also established a working group to review the Incident Management System. The Office recommends that the Incident Management System be a mandatory requirement of municipal and ministry emergency plans. A number of implementation options are under development by the Ministry of Community Safety and Correctional Services.
I would like to reiterate my sincere appreciation for your feedback on the policies and procedures my ministry has put in place to support commissions of inquiry as they carry out their valuable work.
Earlier this year, working in consultation with former members of the commission, the Ministry of the Attorney General updated its Public Inquires Guide. The guide includes an updated description of the role of the independent assessment officer and a commitment that, when imposing a deadline for an inquiry, the government will consider a reasonable period of time for the setup of the inquiry.
In addition, my ministry has developed a Protocol Respecting the Role of the Independent Assessment Officer, which outlines the role of the position and best practices with respect to public communications.
On behalf of the Province of Ontario, I would like to thank you, once again, for the important work of the Elliot Lake Commission of Inquiry and your unwavering commitment to the process.
Your advice has helped guide our decision-making as we continue to respond to the circumstances surrounding the Algo Centre mall collapse. Our focus is to make sure this tragic event is not repeated. With your help, we are building a safer, stronger province -- for the people of Elliot Lake and all Ontarians.
As we continue our work to explore taking action on the other recommendations in the report, we will keep the Commission and the public updated on our progress.
If you have any questions about our government's next steps, or would like to discuss any of the above further, please contact my office directly.


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B.C. Finance Minister Mike de Jong announced the 2017 provincial budget Tuesday in Victoria.
B.C. BUDGET: Top 10 things to know
The 2017/18 B.C. budget bring cuts to MSP premiums, a proposed PST break for business, and increases in public education funding.
Feb. 21, 2017 1:00 p.m.
Here's a look at the highlights from the B.C. budget announced Tuesday by Finance Minister Mike de Jong:
1. MSP premium cut: Savings of up to $900 a year for families paying the maximum premium. See more >
2. Education: $740 million over three years for K-12 schools. See more >
3. PST proposed to be taken off business electricity bills. See more >
4. Housing: First-time buyers exemption from transfer tax rises to $500,000. See more >
5. Growth: A forecast of 2.1 per cent economic growth, slightly less than average of advisors.
6. Business tax cut: Small business corporate income tax drops from 2.5 to 2.0 per cent, becoming the second lowest in the country.
7. Disability assistance rate increase, of $50 a month for more than 100,000 people, worth $199 million.
8. B.C. student loan interest cut down to prime rate.
9. Ministry of children and families receives $287 million — nearly half of which will help aboriginal children.
10. Dark clouds: Finance minister warns strong B.C. exports right now could be "a blip" depending on protectionism of U.S. President Donald Trump.
VIDEO: Pre-election throne speech hints at tax cut
UPDATE: Overdose deaths down in January, but risk still 'extreme': coroner

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From astronauts to clowns, from Bangkok to London, we are thrilled to share with you exciting news from November and December. Thank you to all who have contributed and have helped make these months special. It's been an amazing end to a wonderful year and we can't wait to see what 2016 brings.


Is Jesus the real deal? What about the Pastor or teacher you have been learning the Bible from?
Good morning friends. This week I am going to bring back a message I did a couple years ago. Leanna and I have had the privilege to meet many pastors and assistant pastors and heard great Godly messages in the past few years. Friends, we have witnessed great things happen, but I still feel as I have from March 4th 2012 that I am led to teach on How Christ wants us to live. I believe He wants me to teach on heart issues and not on healing, or the prosperity message. I do believe it is God's will for us to be healed and that He does want us to prosper, but I think for these things to happen, we need a heart that is after God's will. Amen?
I hope that most of you, all of you trust in the words I have been teaching. Many hours go into preparing these messages and I try to let the scriptures speak for themselves. I have also mentioned before that I urge each of you hearing this message and those who read this on the numerous sites that I share on to hold me accountable for the truth spoken. Amen? There are so many false teachers in the world now as we have been forewarned from what the Bible says. Let's look at some.
We all agree that the Bible is the truth, yes? All of God's Word was inspired from the Holy Ghost, yes? God is the same yesterday, today and forever? He is no respecter of persons? I ask this because I want to be sure we are all on the same page.
Let's look to see what Apostle Paul said about false teachers and preachers.
Let's look at the last part of this verse. What Paul is saying is this: in perils among false brethren; People who pretended to be Christians, teaching the necessity of observing circumcision, and other ceremonies of the law, in order for salvation. These, as the apostle always warmly opposed, so they were sworn enemies to him, and ever sought to do him what mischief they could.
Why am I bringing this up? Church, I bring these verses up because there are many false preachers and prophets out there right now. For this reason, I have asked you to be very careful of who you listen to. Who you watch on TV and online who claim to be teaching the Word of God. It is the very reason I have asked you to turn in your Bibles week after week to make sure I am not preaching a false teaching. When I ask you to be in your Bible daily it isn't because I want you to read. It isn't because I am trying to be bossy. It is because Leanna and I love you and we want everyone to be able to know when they are being taught falsely and you accomplish that by getting into the Bible every day. Amen? It is the very reason I use a lot of scripture. And many times those scriptures are broken down so that we all know without a reasonable doubt what they are saying. It is why I ask everyone to pray before getting into God's Word for understanding. I also ask that you meditate on the verses you read. Most times, I do the meditating for you when I prepare these messages. How do we gain our faith in Jesus? How do we do that?
Friends, when we came to repentance when we were saved, born again, it isn't just for that day. We need to repent daily. It should be an everyday thing that each of us do.
(9) The Lord is not slack concerning his promise, as some men count slackness; but is longsuffering to us-ward, not willing that any should perish, but that all should come to repentance. (10) But the day of the Lord will come as a thief in the night; in the which the heavens shall pass away with a great noise, and the elements shall melt with fervent heat, the earth also and the works that are therein shall be burned up. (11) Seeing then that all these things shall be dissolved, what manner of persons ought ye to be in all holy conversation and godliness, (12) Looking for and hasting unto the coming of the day of God, wherein the heavens being on fire shall be dissolved, and the elements shall melt with fervent heat? (13) Nevertheless we, according to his promise, look for new heavens and a new earth, wherein dwelleth righteousness. (14) Wherefore, beloved, seeing that ye look for such things, be diligent that ye may be found of him in peace, without spot, and blameless.
Friends, that day of Jesus' return is right here. I am telling you, prophecy is being fulfilled like never before. If you have not made that commitment, I urge you to do it today. Today is the day of salvation, God's Word says. Like I have said many, many times, we have never been promised tomorrow. Don't think you are invisible. Some of you, like me, might have had near death experiences. If you hadn't made that choice to follow Jesus and whatever caused you to almost die ended up happening, where would you have spent eternity? In hell, and the Bible is very clear. The Bible is very clear that we need to confess with our mouths that we are sinners and that we must confess Jesus as Lord and Savior. What if something happened this afternoon and you became brain dead, or couldn't speak? That would be a tragedy.
Friends, I don't know your hearts. I do know we serve an awesome God. Trust Jesus Christ today. You may be listening today and made a commitment sometime years ago to pick up your cross and follow Jesus, then fell into temptation. Don't feel alone. Many of us have, me included. You may have fallen on this message and never have made that commitment. I don't know your heart. If the Holy Spirit is convicting you heart, Here's what you must do.
My friends, Jesus is ready, willing and able to do this for you and for me. You must believe that Jesus Christ died for you, was buried, and rose from the dead on the third day.
If anyone here today has never asked Jesus into their heart and wants to pray the prayer of salvation, I would love to lead you through, but remember it needs to come from your heart. Today is the day. If you might have prayed like this once before and know you have fallen away from God, please, let's pray.
If you might be reading this online, here is a sample prayer. For those here at our home or listening live on the Audible part of Skype, please bow your head and repeat this sample prayer with me.
Heavenly Father, Thank You for loving me so much that You sent Jesus here to earth more than 2000 years ago to die for me. Lord I believe this in faith, because Your Word says so. Jesus, I admit that I am a sinner and I ask You to forgive me of all my sins. Lord, I ask You to live in me and be the Lord and Savior of my life. I surrender all of my life to You and ask that You guide me into Your perfect plan for my life. Thank You Jesus and in Your name I pray. Amen.
If anyone made that choice today, congratulations, you are now a joint heir of Jesus. You are now a Kingdom child. I also would like to hear from anyone who made that decision, as I want to help you get started.
Jesus loves each and every one of us, more than we will ever know. He died for you and me. I hope through this that we found out that Jesus is the real deal. His Word is true. The message in His Word is true. Amen?


I've been painting postcards. For reasons I explain HERE on the first blog which was London. I've also painted postcards for NOTTINGHAM, NORWICH and BRISTOL. They have all been sold.
Leeds was the fifth show of the UK tour and for this one we had Internet Forever with us instead of the Lovely Eggs. Despite Internet Forever being brilliant, I did miss the Lovely Eggs a little bit. Mainly because I'd spent most of the night before drinking and playing table football with them and wanted a rematch because I'd lost.
After our show at the Thekla we'd gone to a place called the Lanes to watch Tender Trap. Which is where I was beaten by The Lovely Eggs at table football. My friend Matt Biscuit from The Art Goblins had also come out for the evening and he beat me at bowling. Now I shouldn't have really been bowling as I had a bad back. I was full of booze though and felt invincible.
The next day waking up in the Bristol hotel room I could barely walk. I was bent double, I looked like a question mark. I was terrified that we wouldn't be able to play the show in Leeds. It took me nearly an hour to get dressed and then Dyan had to carry me out to the van. I'd suffered from a bad back like this before and knew that it usually gets worse before it gets better. Instead of sitting in one of the vans seats I lay completely flat on my back on the floor for the entire trip to Leeds.
Leeds is quite a long way from Bristol so we stopped at a service station half way for lunch.It took me ages to climb out of the van. In the end I had to slide out slowly on my back with my groin raised high in the air. I slowly inched my way out with my three piece suit riding up around my waist, swearing loudly to myself and laughing at the ridiculousness of the situation. It wasn't till I'd managed to get out of the van that I noticed that in the car parked directly next to us there was a family eating sandwiches staring in at me. I'm suprised they didn't phone the police.
I thought about painting me sliding out of the van on my back for the postcard as a kind of play on the way female popstars have to learn how to get out of limousines in short dresses. The image is still too painful for me though and would look more than a little vulgar.
Anyway we got to the Brudenell Social club fine. I was suprised as it turned out to be a proper social club with tables and seating. The sort that I used to go to with my grandad. Its an amazing venue.
Luckily as I do a lot less jumping and kicking in EITFR...N then I do in Art Brut, I managed to play the show. Although with we me hanging off the microphone stand and everybody sitting down at tables it did give it a kind of cabaret feel.
From my experience with my back, I knew it was only going to get worse and was worried about the next show in Manchester. The promoter gave me something though that cured my back and saved the show in Manchester. I'll paint it for the Manchester postcard.
My Leeds postcard is made of two 4"x6" 100% cotton canvases, acrylic paint and sharpie pen. It costs £35. If you buy it I will fill the back in with pen and add a stamp that I have also made.
I will post it to you in a proper envelope though.


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The Hungarian Academy of Sciences (MTA) is the oldest and greatest institution of Hungarian science. Its founder was Count István Széchenyi who on 3 November, 1825, during the Pozsony (Bratislava) National Assembly bestowed a year's income of his estates towards the formation of a learned society. The formation of a Hungarian Academy – a Hungarian Learned Society at the time – was laid down in Law XI. of 1827. The Main Halls of the MTA, as designed by Prussian architect Friedrich August Schüler, were ceremoniously opened on 11 December, 1865.
The MTA is a public body functioning as a self-regulatory legal entity which carries out a national civic duty by practising, supporting, overseeing and representing science.
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supports the cultivation and research of sciences;
when asked by the National Assembly or the Government, in relevant issues i.e. in issues regarding science, education, society, the environment or the economy, it makes its professional views public;
helps the development of language and the cultivation of science in Hungarian;
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keeps up links with scientific research carried out in Hungarian in foreign countries, supports across-the-border science;
announces scientific results to the public.
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If you didn't pay close attention to last season of HBO's Game of Thrones, you just might've missed Nathalie Emmanuel. The up-and-coming British naturalista plays Missandrei, right hand woman to Iron Throne hopeful, Daenerys Targaryen. Nathalie dazzles on the red carpet, and since the Season 4 GOT kick-off is just days away, we've rounded up some of her sweetest looks.
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In Australia over 638,000 children are living in jobless families. This disadvantage at home affects every part of their life – including their schooling. Disadvantaged children often can't keep up at school and end up with lower educational outcomes than their peers.
To make this appeal distinctive and effective we needed to reframe The Smith Family's work in a fresh way that would inspire supporters to think about the charity's programs differently and compel them to donate once more.
Marlin worked with The Smith Family to develop the charity's promise to "end poverty one student at a time". Here we decided to bring this statement to life and reinforce its meaning by creating a future-focussed appeal that demonstrated the life-changing benefits of The Smith Family programs.
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Using Jenny's first-person voice was a strategic choice that made the future feel close and personal for our audience. We showed how thoughts of the future fill the heads of disadvantaged boys and girls each day and how important it is to provide the support that can help them change that future.
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A "learning luncheon" with Rev. Steven D. Martin on interfaith engagement in the U.S.
Rev. Steven D. Martin is the Director of Communications and Development for the National Council of the Churches of Christ in the USA. He has served United Methodist Churches as pastor for twenty years and is a graduate of Candler School of Theology.
He has produced several films for public television, including "Muslims in Appalachia," "Islam in America After September 11th," "Theologians Under Hitler," "God With US: Baptism and the Jews in the Third Reich," "Elisabeth of Berlin," and most recently, "Islam in America: The Christian Truth." He has lectured at the prestigious Chautauqua Institute and in churches and seminaries across the US.
In 2007 Rev. Martin was honored at the US Holocaust Memorial Museum for his work with "Theologians Under Hitler." He has written for the Washington Post, appeared in Newsweek magazine and in USA Today, and has most recently worked with the White House a policy and social media campaign, "Know Your Neighbor," aimed at reducing religious-based bigotry in the US.
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Press Release (ePRNews.com) - BARCELONA, Spain - Jun 19, 2019 - Zigurat Innovation & Technology Business School, in collaboration with the consultancy Setesca, has carried out the study "Future of Jobs in the Digital Era" with the aim of knowing the impact of the digital transformation in the labor market and on new emerging professional profiles. This analysis is part of the new edition of Zigurat's Global MBA in Digital Business, a training that responds to the growing demand for digital profiles.
Digitization, an international reality
Of the 307 companies that participated in the analysis (from Spain, Canada, U.S., Austria, Switzerland, Italy, Great Britain and Colombia), more than 85% are implementing digital transformation processes, compared to the 15% who admitted not having started their path towards digitalization yet.
Among the most widely implemented digital solutions, Big Data stands out, occupying the first position (69.6%), followed by Cloud Computing (56.5%) and CRM (52.2%). Artificial Intelligence has made a niche for itself in the digital reality of many companies (34.8%), occupying the sixth position.
Training, essential in the process of digital transformation
When the companies were asked about the digital solutions with the greatest impact on their current clients, Predictive Systems (33.3%) and Blockchain technology (22.2%) stood out in third and fourth position, respectively. Surprisingly, these solutions do not stand out as the most implemented in companies. Training in management (50%) or technical competencies (30.8%) could resolve this gap between a potential market need and the availability of professionals prepared to meet it. This is corroborated by the analysis, according to which guaranteeing the employability of many profiles in the market could also involve creating one's own business (42.3%), participating in startups (30.8%) or acquiring a new role with more working options (26.9%).
Automation: enemy or ally?
While the majority of respondents (96.3%) admit that the implementation of digital tools and processes will improve the company's results in the short and medium term, and 62.5% of companies have invested more than 100,000 euros in implementing digital processes, no respondent fears the disappearance of their profession in its entirety. However, 50% of those surveyed predict that between 0%-25% of their tasks will be automated sooner rather than later, compared to 32.5% who see between 25%-50% of their functions automated in the near future. The rest (17.9%) believe that between half and 75% of their tasks will be automated in the near future.
About Zigurat Innovation & Technology Business School – https://www.e-zigurat.com/innovation-school/
Zigurat Innovation & Technology Business School is a global business school focused on innovation and technology. Zigurat was founded in 2001 as an e-learning education school for engineers and architects. In 2017, with 16 years of experience in the educational sector and with the ambition of training companies and professionals who want to participate in the digital transformation, the Innovation & Technology Business School was born. The Zigurat Masters are based on the experience and knowledge of teachers, who at the same time are leaders in the digital industry. Zigurat proposes a disruptive education model, based on an immersive online methodology called collaborative work, which connects professionals from all over the world.
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Businesses grow, expand, and adjust to their market demands and their customer base. In order to do so, they need to assess, adopt and deploy new technologies at a near-constant rate to stay competitive. As technology evolves, so must the security mitigations that protect that technology. No threat model remains static over time. Nimble Flexibility is core facet of any proper design.
Businesses need to be able to trust their systems, their dataflows, and their users - all of which combine into the workflows that define and enable a business to succeed. Trust is more than just an identity - it's about understanding your ecosystem, your services, your users and customers - and how your data is flowing, where it is flowing to, why, and when. Identity and Access Management solutions need to be defined, designed and deployed in a way that flexible, articulate and versatile - yet secure and resilient. A rigid IAM design will lead to blockages, where a "loosely coupled and flexible" design will lead to nimbleness and competitive advantage.
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We are honored to post our newest story of life transformation here at Shenandoah Valley Adult & Teen Challenge in Virginia. We hope you enjoy Phillip's story on how God changed his life!
I am a graduate of Teen Challenge and am in what is considered restoration, which (in my case) means after completing the program, small compromises led to larger compromises and I found myself in a very regretful and familiar position; in need of help.
Tell us a little about your upbringing?
My family is amazing and supportive in every aspect imaginable. I was raised to be respectful of authority. As a young person, I never had a real problem obeying or doing what I was supposed to do. I began writing music at a young age which helped me work through some challenges of my youth, and still helps me to this day.
What led to you making the choice to use drugs?
From a young age I viewed the world as a place that I just did not fit in; I didn't belong. Those feelings never went away. No matter the success that I had, or how much I was encouraged by others, living life was just something to endure. There was is a common phrase used: "Life is a gift." I 100% disagreed!
As I continued to discover life and tried to figure out who I was, alcohol seemed to, well, not really help me find the answers but helped me forget my need for the question in the first place.
Pretty soon, alcohol started to be the governing force of my life. I thought that once I graduated Teen Challenge my life would be different. I mean, God saved me from so much already, and now that I have all of the "training" I should be good, right? I was mistaken. Soon those same feelings of doubt, confusion and despair came flooding back, and all that I learned and even taught others was put on the shelf of my heart to collect dust. Although surrounded with godly people, I did not reach out to let them know what was going on inside. The secret to effective accountability and community is that you need to use them in order for them to work. I knew that, but I believed the lies that "…They wouldn't understand," and, "…My situation is different," and "I'm strong enough to do this on my own." About them all I was mistaken.
What was your rock bottom that brought you back to teen challenge?
The funny thing about rock bottom is that you always hope that you have already reached it. It is when you go past your "last rock bottom" that you are faced with extremely sobering facts and decisions.
All of my life there was still this place in my heart where confusion outweighed what God was trying to do in my life. I hated myself. I hated the way that I looked. I hated the way that I walked. I hated the way that I talked. Everything. It didn't matter how talented I was, how skilled I was, I hated me. The feeling of "different" & "alone" triumphantly and continuously overpowered "wonderfully made" & "loved." I could sing about them. I could teach about them. I could tell about them, but in my heart I was disqualified from achieving them. But deep inside I was desperate to believe that God must have a plan for my life which did not include confusion, depression, sorrow and purposelessness.
That night, walking out of the correctional facility, my brother leaned over and said, "You alright, bro?" With a knot in my throat and tears forming in my eyes, I blinked rapidly, exhaled, and (like clock work) said, "Yeah. I'm fine!" Absolutely nothing was further from the truth.
What just happened? I was in disbelief. Had I just spent 40 days in a correctional facility? Am I really now on probation for the first time? Did I just put my family and friends through this worry AGAIN? Like the prodigal son, did I just I just waste my inheritance of freedom? This isn't supposed to be happening! AM I SERIOUS? REALLY???
It was in this moment that a clear decision needed to be made. Despite all of my confusion; regardless of all of my fears; even if I didn't understand, swallowing all of my pride, will I let God take control of my life again?
I contacted Shenandoah Valley Teen Challenge and said yes to the next step of God's plan for me. While at SVTC God has continued to remind me of how precious I am to Him. He is showing me that even though I have made some unfortunate, sad, heartbreakingly bad mistakes, He STILL has plans for me and that if I trust Him, He will continue to prove Himself faithful & strong in my life.
My plans for the future are simply to let God lead. His plans for me are better than mine could ever be!
Psalm 116:7 "Be at rest once again, oh my soul, for the Lord has been good to you.
What is one piece of advice would you give to an addict that might be reading this right now?
To the addict who may be reading this right now: You are loved. You are important. You are valuable. You are not disqualified from the love of God. It will be difficult. It will be hard and may be painful; but the fight for freedom is worth it. The years ahead can be filled with more peace & joy than the years behind – and if you run and fall, get up! The race is not over!


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Kick up your heels and celebrate in style as Victor and Hope finally tie the knot! But be warned: all is not hunky dory—your favorite characters face trials, turmoil and tribulations. Cheer them on as they learn to release what no longer serves them to overcome perilous situations and heartbreaking circumstances—and move forward to fulfill their destinies. Root for Julio as he slays his inner dragons in order to bravely face the notorious mobsters plotting against him—and watch with delight as our heroes execute a brilliant scheme to help him vanquish evil! How will Faith resolve the love triangle she's tangled up in and reclaim her rightful role as a respected leader? Sit with her and her grandmother to consult Rune stones and Tarot cards for wisdom and guidance. Ride along with Victor, Oliver and Patwin as they retrace Patwin and Rod's traumatic trek through Mexico to seek redemption and healing. Brace yourself for a riveting showdown between Kyla and Cicatriz de Diablo, the dangerous drug lord who wants her dead. Our story finds resolution in the astrology sign of Scorpio, when revered heroes and beloved heroines find completion, love and self-empowerment, and the wretched villains meet their destinies and face consequences. Scorpio represents the complete circle of life. And with this final story, you'll find that every ending is a new beginning.
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Fomilenio II Business and Investment Government El Salvador's Government Asamblea Legislativa (El Salvador) Fomilenio El Salvador Law Local Law Millennium Challenge Corporation Money Laundering and Assets Law reforms Embajada de Estados Unidos en El Salvador Infrastructure & Construction Money Laundering Prevention of Money Laundering
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Jan 14 | Reforms to Law on Public-Private Partnerships in El Salvador
Dec 13 | El Salvador: Reform to Law Against Money Laundering Approved
Nov 13 | No Approval of Fomilenio II Without Improvement of Investment Climate
Money Laundering and Assets Law
Jul 14 | El Salvador: Call to Reform Law on Money Laundering
Nov 13 | Laws Reforms Urged for Approval Fomilenio II
Jul 14 | El Salvador: Without Money Laundering Law There is No FOMILENIO II
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El Salvador: $11 million for New Hotels
Through an agreement with FOMILENIO II, $11 million will be allocated for the construction of three hotels and a treatment plant in the municipality of Chiltiupán.
From a statement issued by Fomilenio II:
The Alliance El Zonte signed an investment agreement with FOMILENIO II and the municipality of Chiltiupán for $10.8 million that will improve the quality of life of more than 2,000 people in the locality, avoid pollution of the El Zonte River, maintain the attractiveness of the beach area and encourage a greater influx of tourists.
El Salvador: Five projects for Fomilenio II
A wind farm, street lighting, improvements in the airport's cargo terminal, a technology park and improvements in customs offices, are the five proposals which have been passed on for a further stage of analysis.
The five projects will be evaluated in a second instance to determine whether they are viable for development via public-private partnerships using funding from the Fomilenio II program.
El Salvador: Investment Projects for Fomilenio II
Construction of roads, renovation and expansion of airports, an industrial park in Zacatecoluca and works at the border crossings in La Hachadura and Anguiatú are the top five proposals to be developed using funding from the U.S. aid program.
The proposals presented to the Millennium Challenge Corporation (MCC) will be developed through public-private partnerships, and will receive technical and financial support for the creation of the partnerships. Wiliam Pleites, executive director of the board of FOMILENIO II, presented the first five projects and said that three new proposals will be presented to be analysed and approved by the MCC.
El Salvador: Deployment of Fomilenio II Defined
The government has announced that work will begin in September with the development of infrastructure projects in the coastal zone.
According to the government, the decision was made to start in September in conjunction with representatives of the Millennium Challenge Corporation in Washington, USA. Roberto Lorenzana, technical secretary of the presidency, said: "... the preparation phase of the roads that is part of the agreement has now been finished, and the census of the people who will be relocated by development of these works."
El Salvador: Political Uncertainty Affects Investments
Lack of official results from the March 1st elections creates uncertainty among employers and undermines the country's image as a destination for foreign investment.
Representatives from the Salvadoran Association of Industries (ASI) argue that "... the political environment in the country could deter foreign investors. " In addition, this could affect the disbursement of Fomilenio II.
El Salvador: Financing for Private Investment Projects
The government plans to make a second call so that investors can submit eligible projects to the investment program 'Apuesta por InversionES', a nonreimbursable fund created as part of Fomilenio II.
With the recent approval of Fomilenio II, the government of El Salvador is considering extending the call for investment projects eligible for funding from the program 'Apuesta por Inversiones ' (API), for which there are 13 projects that passed the eligibility phase in the first call, "... and which represents $14 million in private investment and $48 million in public investment. Of these, six are related to the tourism area, three in agribusiness, two energy, one aquatic and one for aircraft. "
FOMILENIO II For El Salvador Signed
The United States will spend $277 million on investment in public infrastructure, with an additional contribution from the Salvadoran government of $88 million.
From a statement issued by The Millenium Challenge Corporation (MCC):
Washington, D.C.—The Millennium Challenge Corporation signed a $277 million compact with the Government of El Salvador, the second-largest investment in Central America by the U.S.
El Salvador: Agreement for Fomilenio II
The United States Embassy in El Salvador has announced the approval of a second phase of the Millennium Challenge, through an investment of $277 million.
From a statement by the US Embassy in El Salvador:
MCC Will Sign Second Compact with El Salvador
The U.S. Embassy is pleased to announce that the Millenium Challenge Corporation (MCC) will proceed to signing a second Millennium Challenge Compact with El Salvador.
El Salvador: Without Money Laundering Law There is No FOMILENIO II
U.S. Senators are questioning the Legislature about the delay in the approval process of the law against money laundering, required before any funds are released.
The Legislature continues to delay the adoption of legal reforms required for the U.S.
El Salvador: Call to Reform Law on Money Laundering
A request has been made for the law against money and asset laundering to meet international standards, a condition required to obtain funds from FOMILENIO II.
The Salvadoran Foundation for Economic and Social Development (FUSADES) requested that the Legislature take into account the reforms recommended by the Caribbean Financial Action Task Force (Gafic) to the Anti-Money and Asset Laundering law, as it is a condition required by the U.S. government in order to release funds from FOMILENIO II.
No FOMILENIO for El Salvador if CAFTA not Respected
The U.S. government is insisting that the purchase of seeds planned by the Salvadoran government should be made using an international tender, adhering to the provisions of the trade agreement.
The United States is claiming that the last purchase of seeds made by the Salvadoran government occurred through a decree and not a competition, leaving out U.S.
No Fomilenio II Without Legal Changes
The U.S. is awaiting reforms promised in the Laws of Partnerships and Private Money Laundering, before releasing $277 million in aid to El Salvador.
An article on Nacion.com reports that "... In a meeting with journalists, representatives of the Millennium Challenge Corporation (MCC) and the Embassy of the United States spoke about FOMILENIO II. At the conference, U.S. officials insisted they are waiting for the approval of legislative reforms that will lead to the signing of the second agreement, which would benefit the coastal area of El Salvador. "
Reforms to Law on Public-Private Partnerships in El Salvador
A proposal has been made to reduce the number of times a public-private partnership project would pass through the filter of the Legislative Assembly.
Among the reforms to the Law on Public-Private Partnerships that the Council for Growth has suggested to Congress is a reduction, from three to one, of the number of times a Public- Private Partnership (PPP) project should go through the filter of parliamentary approval.
Agricultural Potential of Salvadoran Coast
The coastal areas contain half of the most fertile land in the country with substantial resources for fisheries and tourism.
With the implementation of Fomilenio II in the coastal area of El Salvador, there is great opportunity for the development of agriculture, leveraging funds expected to be provided by the U.S. government with a counterpart by the Salvadoran government, in addition to the private investment that could go along with production projects.
El Salvador: Reform to Law Against Money Laundering Approved
The adoption of the standard was a requirement imposed by the U.S. for the disbursement of the Fomilenio II program.
From a press release issued by the Legislative Assembly of El Salvador:
The National Assembly passed with 83 votes a list of amendments to the Law Against Money and Asset Laundering, ensuring that legislation of El Salvador is in accordance with International Standards on combating money and asset laundering, financing of terrorism, organized crime, drug trafficking and all its variants. The approval of these modifications also complies with the recommendations of the Financial Action Task Force (GAFT by its initials in Spanish).
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After four consecutive home games, the Huskies will play at Cal on Oct. 11. The Bears defeated Colorado 59-56 on Saturday in a wild double-overtime game.
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Q: How can I support mods in my game made in Nim? First I would like to apologize for my English.
I'm reviving an old project of mine originally made in the Lua language, where it was a Terraria-style sandbox game.
The game was designed from the beginning to support mods, where the original game itself was a mod based on an api that manipulated everything within the game.
That is, to create a mod, it was enough to follow this api, and the main code would import inside, thus creating blocks, items, entities, among others,
Doing this in Lua was simple, since it is a scripting language, and to provide this support, it was enough to import all the codes from a folder.
Already in Nim, the problem arises where the base of the game together with its api would be previously compiled. That way, there's no way for programmers to create mods for it without having the source code and recompiling the game with your modifications.
Searching a bit, I found a plausible option in dynamic libraries, but I had difficulty implementing them in a pleasant way for the project.
I also discovered a library called "nimpk", which was exactly what I was looking for. It implemented the "pocketlang" language in Nim, where I can easily create functions in Nim and run them inside pocketlang, and vice versa.
So I could create an api in Nim, create objects in pocketlang using the api, and run it inside Nim. It was perfect, but as the library hasn't had any kind of support for a while, it has serious compatibility issues with other libraries, including the one I use to make my game.
Initially they may ignore the fact that I'm making a game. I would just like an example of how I can do this type of implementation. It could be, for example, a calculator that imports all its functions from a "functions" folder.
Thanks in advance for the reply.
PS: Using methods like minecraft bedrock that use ".json" files in addons is out of the question in the project, since this method greatly limits what can be created. In that same comparison, it would be more ideal as in the most recent versions that have javascript support in the addons.

A: As you've discovered there are basically two main ways of adding mod/extensibility support. This is more or less the same options you have no matter which language you implement your project in, although some languages can make this easier or harder.
The first option is to directly extend your program on the same level as your original. For Nim this means extending the binary by loading DLL/so/dynlib files. These files will be able to run at native performance and have access to pretty much everything in your program (and they could potentially also crash your program). This is what Lua does, but since Lua is a scripting language and works on a higher level of abstraction directly extending it simply means putting more text into the interpreter.
The second option is to implement or integrate some form of scripting language. In Nim you could integrate a Lua interpreter, a Python interpreter, a or any other interpreter which can be integrated into a C program. One of the easiest languages to integrate however might be NimScript. NimScript is a subset of Nim which runs in macros, config files, and other compile-time executions within the Nim language compilation cycle. This is done by simply importing the compiler libraries, or even easier by using nimscripter. The downside of a scripting language is that you'll have to convert from your internal types to whatever the scripting language accepts and back again. This can be hard on performance (compared to native speeds of course).
If you go for the first method it is of course also possible to create a module which loads a scripting language and thereby implements the second method. Because of this and the other reasons the first option is probably the better of the two. To do this you should be able to create a file with all the things you want to make easily available to your dynamic library in a sort of header file with everything marked with the {.importc.} pragma and no body. In your code you then need to have the {.exportc.} pragma on the same things. If you then import the "header" file into your dynamic library code and compile it as a dynamic library your main code should now be able to load this library and it should be able to call your procedures directly. This is at least how it works on Linux. You could probably even create your own little pragma which added exportc and wrote an importc version of the procedure to a "header" file so that the definitions are guaranteed to match.

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\section{Notations}

Let $\Omega $ be a bounded subset of  $\ R$. The grand Lebesgue space $L^{p)}\left( \Omega \right) $ was
 introduced by Iwaniec-Sbordone in $\left[ 16\right]. $ These authors, in their studies related with the integrability  properties of the Jacobian in a bounded open set  $\Omega $, defined the grand lebesgue space. This Banach space is defined by the norm
\begin{align*}
\left\Vert {f}\right\Vert _{p)}=\sup_{0<\varepsilon \leq p-1}\left(
\varepsilon \int_{\Omega }\left\vert f\right\vert ^{p-\varepsilon }d\mu
\right) ^{\frac{1}{p-\varepsilon }}\tag{1}
\end{align*}
where $1<p<\infty . $ For $0<\varepsilon \leq p-1,$ $L^{p}\left( \Omega \right) \subset L^{p)}\left( \Omega \right) \subset \L^{p-\varepsilon }\left( \Omega \right)$
 hold. For some properties and applications of $L^{p)}\left( \Omega \right) $ spaces we refer to papers $\left[
1\right] ,\left[ 3\right] ,\left[ 5\right] ,\left[ 6\right] ,$ $\left[ 12
\right] $and $\left[ 13\right] .$ We have for all $1<p<\infty $ and $\varepsilon >0$
\begin{equation*}
L^{p}\left( \Omega \right) \subset L^{p),\theta }\left( \Omega \right) \subset
L^{p-\varepsilon }\left( \Omega \right) .\tag{2}
\end{equation*
 A generalization of the grand Lebesgue
spaces are the spaces $L^{p),\theta }\left( \Omega \right) ,$ $\theta \geq 0,$
defined by the norm
\begin{equation*}
\left\Vert f\right\Vert _{p),\theta ,\Omega }=\left\Vert f\right\Vert
_{p),\theta }=\sup_{0<\varepsilon \leq p-1}\varepsilon ^{\frac{\theta }{
p-\varepsilon }}\left( \int_{\Omega }\left\vert f\right\vert ^{p-\varepsilon
}d\mu \right) ^{\frac{1}{p-\varepsilon }}=\sup_{0<\varepsilon \leq
p-1}\varepsilon ^{\frac{\theta }{p-\varepsilon }}\left\Vert {f}\right\Vert
_{p-\varepsilon };\tag{3}
\end{equation*
when $\theta =0$ the space $L^{p),0}\left( \Omega \right) $ reduces to Lebesgue
space $L^{p}\left( \Omega \right) $ and when $\theta =1$ the space
L^{p),1}\left( \Omega \right) $ reduces to grand Lebesgue space $L^{p)}\left(
\Omega \right)$,  $\left( \text{see }\left[ 1\right] ,\left[ 12\right]
\right) $ . It is known that the subspace $\overline{C_{0}^{\infty }}$ is not dense in $L^{p)}\left( \Omega \right). $  Its closure consists of functions $f \in L^{p)}\left(\Omega \right)$  such that
\begin{equation}
\lim_{\varepsilon \rightarrow 0}\varepsilon ^{\frac{\theta }{p-\varepsilon }
}\left\Vert f\right\Vert _{p-\varepsilon}=0, \left[12\right]. \tag{4}
\end{equation}
 It is also known that the grand Lebesgue space  $L^{p),\theta }\left( \Omega \right) ,$ is not reflexive.
Different properties and applications of these spaces were discussed in
\left[ 1\right] ,\left[ 12\right] $ and $\left[ 13\right] .$

Let\ $1\leq p<\infty ,\theta \geq 0,$ and $J$ be the one of the set of
\mathbb{N}
,$
\mathbb{Z}
$ or
\mathbb{Z}
^{n}.$ We define the grand Lebesgue sequence space $\ell ^{p),\theta }=\ell
^{p),\theta }\left( J\right) $ by the nor
\begin{equation*}
\left\Vert u\right\Vert _{\ell ^{p),\theta }\left( J\right)
}=\sup_{0<\varepsilon \leq p-1}\left( \varepsilon ^{\theta
}\sum\limits_{k\in J}\left\vert u_{k}\right\vert ^{p-\varepsilon }\right) ^{
\frac{1}{p-\varepsilon }}=\sup_{0<\varepsilon \leq p-1}\varepsilon ^{\frac{
\theta }{p-\varepsilon }}\left\Vert u\right\Vert _{\ell ^{p-\varepsilon
}\left( J\right) }.\tag{5}
\end{equation*}

Let $p^{^{\prime }}=\frac{p}{p-1},$ $1<p<\infty .$ First consider an
auxiliary space namely $L^{(p^{\prime },\theta }\left( \Omega \right)
,\theta >0,$ defined by
\begin{equation*}
\left\Vert g\right\Vert _{(p^{^{\prime }},\theta
}=\inf_{g=\sum\limits_{k=1}^{\infty }g_{k}}\left\{
\sum\limits_{k=1}^{\infty }\inf_{0<\varepsilon \leq p-1}\varepsilon ^{
\frac{\theta }{p-\varepsilon }}\left( \int_{\Omega }\left\vert
g_{k}\right\vert ^{\left( p-\varepsilon \right) ^{^{\prime }}}dx\right) ^
\frac{1}{\left( p-\varepsilon \right) ^{^{\prime }}}}\right\}\tag{6}
\end{equation*
where the functions $g_{k},k\in
\mathbb{N}
,$ being in $\mathcal{M}_{0},$ the set of all real valued measurable
functions, finite a.e. in $\Omega .$ After this definition the generalized
small Lebesgue spaces have been defined by
\begin{equation*}
L^{p)^{^{\prime }},\theta }\left( \Omega \right) =\left\{ g\in \mathcal{M
_{0}:\left\Vert g\right\Vert _{p)^{^{\prime }},\theta }<+\infty \right\} ,
\end{equation*
wher
\begin{equation*}
\left\Vert g\right\Vert _{p)^{^{\prime },\theta }}=\sup_{\substack{ 0\leq
\psi \leq \left\vert g\right\vert  \\ \psi \in L^{(p^{\prime },\theta }}
\left\Vert \psi \right\Vert _{(p^{^{\prime }},\theta }.\tag{7}
\end{equation*
For $\theta =0$ it is $\left\Vert f\right\Vert _{(p^{^{\prime
}},0}=\left\Vert f\right\Vert _{p)^{^{\prime }},\theta },\left[ 4\right] ,
\left[ 11\right] .$

Let $1\leq p,q\leq \infty .$ The space $( L^{p),\theta}) _{loc}$consists
of (classes of) measurable functions $f$ $:\Omega \rightarrow \mathbb{C}$
such that $f\chi _{K}\in L^{p),\theta},$ for any compact subset $K\subset \Omega ,$
 where $\chi _{K}$ is the characteristic function of $f.$ It is a topological
vector space with the family of seminorms $f\rightarrow \left\Vert
f\right\Vert _{p),\theta}.$ Since $L^{p}\subset L^{p),\theta},$ it is easy to show that $
\left( L^{p}\right) _{loc}\hookrightarrow \left( L^{p)}\right) _{loc}.$

The grand amalgam space was defined and studied some properties in [14]. This space is defined  as follows:

Let $\Omega $ be a finite subset of real numbers $R$. Also assume that $
1<p,q<\infty $ and $Q\subset \Omega $ is a fix compact subset with nonemty
interior. The grand Wiener amalgam space
$W( L^{p),\theta},L^{q),\theta })$ consists of all functions (classes of) $
f\in \left( L^{p),\theta }\right) _{loc}$ such that the control function
\begin{equation*}
F_{f}^{p),\theta }\left( x\right) =F_{f}^{p),\theta ,Q}\left(
x\right) =\left\Vert f\chi _{Q+x}\right\Vert _{p),\theta
}=\sup_{0<\varepsilon \leq p-1}\varepsilon ^{\frac{\theta }{
p-\varepsilon }}\left\Vert f\chi _{Q+x}\right\Vert _{p-\varepsilon }
\end{equation*}
lies in $L^{q),\theta}$, where $x\in R$. The norm of $W( L^{p),\theta
},L^{q),\theta }) $ defined by
\begin{equation*}
\| f\| _{W( L^{p),\theta},L^{q),\theta}) }=\| F_{f}^{p),\theta}\| _{q),\theta
}=\| \| f\chi _{Q+x}\| _{p),\theta
}\| _{q),\theta}.\tag{8}
\end{equation*}

Since generalized grand Lebesgue spaces are not translation invariant, this
result reflects to the grand Wiener amalgam spaces. Then the definition
 of $W\left( L^{p),\theta},L^{q)}\right)\left(\Omega\right) $ depends on the
choice of $Q.$
\par Given any neighbourhood $U$ of $0$ \ in the set of real numbers $ R$, a family $X=(x_i)_{i\in I}\subset R $
 is called $U$-dense if the family $(x_{i}+U)_{i\in I}$ cover $R$. That is
$$\cup_{i\in I}{(x_{i}+U)}=R.$$
The family $X$ is called separated if the sets  $(x_{i}+U)_{i\in I}$ are pairwise disjoint. The family $X$ is called
relatively separated proved that it is finite union of separated sets. We will call a family
$X=(x_i)_{i\in I}\subset R $ is well-spread in $R$ if it is both $U$-dense and relatively separated.
\par Let $\Omega $ be a finite subset of real numbers $R$. Another equivalent
 but discrete definition of  $W\left( L^{p),\theta},L^{q)}\right)\left(\Omega\right) $
is given by using the bounded uniform partition of unity (for short BUPU),
that is a sequence of non-negative functions $\Psi =\left( \psi _{i}\right)
_{i\in I}$ on $\Omega $ corresponding to a sequence $\left( y_{i}\right) $
in $\Omega $ such that
\begin{itemize}
\item[ (a)]  $\sum \psi _{i}\equiv 1,$

\item[ (b)] $\sup_{i\in I}\left\Vert \psi _{i}\right\Vert _{L^{\infty
}}<M,$ for some $M>0,$

\item[ (c)] There exists a compact subset $U\subset \Omega $ with
non-emty interior and $y_{i}\in \Omega $ such that $\sup \left( \psi
_{i}\right) \subset U+y_{i},$

\item[ (d)] For each compact subset $K\subset \Omega,$
$$
\sup_{x\in X}\natural \left\{ i:x\in K+y_{i}\right\} =\sup \natural \left\{
j\in I:K+y_{i}\cap K+y_{j}\neq \phi \right\} <\infty .
$$
\end{itemize}
\section{Discrete Grand Amalgam Space}
\par In this section we will introduce another equivalent but discrete definition of grand amalgam spaces and study properties of these spaces.
\begin{definition}
Let $\left( \ x _{i}\right) _{i\in I}\subset \Omega$ be well-spread family in $\Omega.$ For any grand Lebesgue space
 $L^{p),\theta }\left( \Omega \right) ,$ $\theta \geq 0$, we define the associate
 discrete space $\left ( L^{p),\theta }\right) $ as
 $$
\left ( L^{p),\theta }\right)_{d}=\left\{\Lambda :\Lambda =\left(\lambda_{i}\right)_{i \in I}
\text{ with }
 \sum\limits_{i\in I}\left\vert\lambda\right\vert\chi_{x_{i}+U}\in L^{p),\theta }\left( \Omega \right)\right\}
$$
with the norm
$$
\left\Vert\Lambda\right\Vert _{\left ( L^{p),\theta }\right)_{d}}=
\left\Vert\sum\limits_{i\in I}\left\vert\lambda\right\vert\chi_{x_{i}+U}\right\Vert_{p),\theta}
$$

Since $L^{p),\theta}$ is not translation invariant then   $\left ( L^{p),\theta }\right)_{d}$
depends on the choice of $U$.
\end{definition}
\begin{theorem}
The discrete of the grand Lebesgue space $ L^{p),\theta }\left(\Omega\right) $ is the the grand Lebesgue sequence space $\ell^{p),\theta}\left(I\right).$
\end{theorem}
\begin{proof}
$\Lambda=\left(\lambda_i\right)_{i\in I}\in \left ( L^{p),\theta }\right)_{d} .$ Then
\begin{align*}
\sup_{0<\varepsilon \leq p-1}\varepsilon ^{\frac{\theta}{p-\varepsilon}}\left\{\int_{\Omega}\mid\sum\limits_{ i\in I}
\mid\lambda_i\mid\chi_{x_i+U}\mid^{p-\varepsilon}dx\right\}^{\frac{1}{p-\varepsilon}}
&=\sup_{0<\varepsilon \leq p-1}\varepsilon ^{\frac{\theta}{p-\varepsilon}}\left\{\int_{\cup\left({x_i+U}\right)}\mid\sum\limits_{ i\in I}\mid\lambda_i\mid\chi_{x_i+U}\mid^{p-\varepsilon}dx\right\}^{\frac{1}{p-\varepsilon}}
\\
&=\sup_{0<\varepsilon \leq p-1}\varepsilon ^{\frac{\theta}{p-\varepsilon}}\left\{\sum\limits_{ i\in I}\int_{x_i+U}\mid\sum\limits_{ i\in I}\mid\lambda_i\mid\chi_{x_i+U}\mid^{p-\varepsilon}dx\right\}^{\frac{1}{p-\varepsilon}}
\\
&=\sup_{0<\varepsilon \leq p-1}\varepsilon ^{\frac{\theta}{p-\varepsilon}}\left\{\sum\limits_{ i\in I}\mid{\lambda_{i}\mid}^{p-\varepsilon}\int_{x_i+U}\chi_{x_i+U}dx\right\}^{\frac{1}{p-\varepsilon}}
\\
&=\sup_{0<\varepsilon \leq p-1}\varepsilon ^{\frac{\theta}{p-\varepsilon}}\mu\left(U\right)^{\frac{1}{p-\varepsilon}}\left\{\sum\limits_{ i\in I}\mid{\lambda_{i}\mid}^{p-\varepsilon}\right\}^{\frac{1}{p-\varepsilon}}
\\
&=\mu\left( U\right)\sup_{0<\varepsilon \leq p-1}\varepsilon ^{\frac{\theta}{p-\varepsilon}}\left\{\sum\limits_{ i\in I}\mid{\lambda_{i}\mid}^{p-\varepsilon}\right\}^{\frac{1}{p-\varepsilon}}
\\
&=\mu\left( U\right)\|\left\{\lambda_{i}\right\}_{i\in I}\|_{\ell^{p),\theta}}. \tag{9}
\end{align*}
The righ hand side of this equality is finite. This implies
\begin{align*}
 \left(L^{p),\theta}\right)_{d}\subset\ell^{p),\theta}\left(\ I\right).\tag{10}
\end{align*}
Conversely let $\Lambda=\left(\lambda_i\right)_{i\in I}\in\l^{p),\theta}\left(\ I\right).$ Again from (9) we have
\begin{align*}
 \left(L^{p),\theta}\right)_{d}\supset\ell^{p),\theta}\left(\ I\right).\tag{11}
\end{align*}
 Finally from (10) and (11)  we have
\begin{align*}
 \left(L^{p),\theta}\right)_{d}=\ell^{p),\theta}\left(\ I\right).\tag{12}
\end{align*}
\end{proof}
One can easily prove the following theorem if uses the norm of Grand
amalgam apace instead of the norm of classical Wiener amalgam space and the
technics in ( $\left[ 8\right] ,$ Theorem 2 and $\left[ 15\right] ,$ Theorem
11.6.2)$.$

\begin{theorem}
If $\ \Psi =\left( \psi _{i}\right) _{i\in I}$ is a bounded uniform
partition unity and $V$ is a compact set containing $U,$ then
\begin{equation*}
\left\Vert f\right\Vert _{W\left( L^{p),\theta },L^{p),\theta }\right)
}\asymp \left\Vert \sum_{i\in I}\left\Vert f\Psi _{i}\right\Vert _{p),\theta
}\chi _{V+y_{i}}\right\Vert _{q),\theta }.
\end{equation*}
\end{theorem}
\begin{theorem}
Let $1\leq p\leq \infty $ and let $\ \Psi =\left( \psi _{i}\right) _{i\in I}$
be a bounded uniform partition unity. Then
\begin{equation*}
\left\Vert f\right\Vert _{W\left( L^{p),\theta },L^{q),\theta }\right)
}\asymp \left\Vert \sum\limits_{i\in I}\left\Vert f\psi _{i}\right\Vert
_{p),\theta }\chi _{U+y_{i}}\right\Vert _{q),\theta }=\left\Vert \left\{
\left\Vert f\psi _{i}\right\Vert _{p),\theta }\right\} _{i\in I}\right\Vert
_{\ell ^{q),\theta }}.
\end{equation*}
\end{theorem}

\begin{proof}
From Theorem 1 and Theorem 2, we have
\begin{align}
\left\Vert f\right\Vert _{W\left( L^{p),\theta },L^{q),\theta }\right)
}  &\asymp \left\Vert \sum\limits_{i\in I}\left\Vert f\psi _{i}\right\Vert
_{p),\theta }\chi _{U+y_{i}}\right\Vert _{q),\theta }  \tag{13}
\\
&=\sup_{0<\eta \leq q-1}\eta ^{\frac{\theta }{q-\eta
}\left\Vert \sum\limits_{i\in I}\left\Vert f\psi _{i}\right\Vert
_{p),\theta }\chi _{U+y_{i}}\right\Vert _{q-\eta }  \nonumber
\\
&=\sup_{0<\eta \leq q-1}\eta ^{\frac{\theta }{q-\eta }}(|\int_{\Omega}\sum\limits_{i\in I} \|f\psi _{i}\|_{p),\theta }\chi _{U+y_{i}}| ^{q-\eta}dx) ^{\frac{1}{q-\eta }}\nonumber
\\
&=\sup_{0<\eta \leq q-1}\eta ^{\frac{\theta }{q-\eta
}\left(\sum\limits_{i\in I}\left\Vert f\psi _{i}\right\Vert _{p),\theta
}^{q-\eta }\int_{\Omega}\left\vert \chi _{U+y_{i}}\right\vert ^{q-\eta}dx\right) ^{\frac{1}{q-\eta }}  \nonumber
\end{align}
In particular,
\begin{equation}
\int_{\Omega }\left\vert \chi _{U+y_{i}}\right\vert ^{q-\eta }dx=\mu
\left( U+y_{i}\right) =\mu \left( U\right) .  \tag {14}
\end{equation
Then from $\left( 13\right) $ and $\left( 14\right) ,
\begin{eqnarray*}
\left\Vert \sum\limits_{i\in I}\left\Vert f\psi _{i}\right\Vert _{p),\theta
}\chi _{U+y_{i}}\right\Vert _{q),\theta }
&=&\sup_{0<\eta \leq q-1}\eta ^{\frac{\theta }{q-\eta
}\left( \sum\limits_{i\in I}\left\Vert f\psi _{i}\right\Vert _{p),\theta
}^{q-\eta }\mu \left( U\right) \right) ^{\frac{1}{q-\eta }} \\
&=&\mu \left( U\right) \sup_{0<\eta \leq q-1}\eta ^{\frac
\theta }{q-\eta }}\left( \sum\limits_{i\in I}\left\Vert f\psi
_{i}\right\Vert _{p),\theta }^{q-\eta }\right) ^{\frac{1}
q-\eta }} \\
&=&\mu \left( U\right) \left\Vert \left\{ \left\Vert f\psi _{i}\right\Vert
_{p),\theta }\right\} _{i\in I}\right\Vert _{\ell ^{q),\theta }}=\mu \left(
U\right) \left\Vert f\right\Vert _{W\left( L^{p),\theta },\ell ^{q),\theta
}\right) }.
\end{eqnarray*
This completes the proof.
\end{proof}
\section{Which  grand amalgam spaces are convolution algebras}
Let $G$ be locally compact Abelian group and $\mu $ its Haar measure.
Zelazko $\left[ 18\right] $ has proved that $L^{p}\left( G\right) $ is an
algebra if and only if $G$ is compact. Steward and Salem $\left[ 17\right] $
have determined necessary and sufficient conditions on $G$ for the Wiener
amalgam space $W\left( L^{p},L^{q}\right) $ to be an algebra under
convolution. In this chapter we have given similar results for
 the generalized grand Lebesgue space $L^{p),\theta }$ and the grand
 amalgam spaces.

\begin{theorem}
Let $G$ be a locally compact Abelian group, and $\mu$ its Haar measure. Then the generalized grand Lebesgue space $L^{p),\theta }$, $1<p<\infty $ is a Banach algebra under convolution if and only if $G$ is compact.
\end{theorem}
\begin{proof}
Let $G$ be a compact Abelian group. For the proof of  the generalized grand Lebesgue space $L^{p),\theta }$, $1<p<\infty $ is a Banach algebra under convolution, it is enough to show that
\begin{equation*}
\left\Vert f\ast g\right\Vert _{p),\theta }\leq \left\Vert f\right\Vert
_{p),\theta }\left\Vert g\right\Vert _{p),\theta }
\end{equation*
for all $f,g\in L^{p),\theta }\left( G\right) .$ Since $G$ is compact, then
L^{p}\left( G\right) $ is a Banach convolution algebra for all $p,$ $1\leq p\leq\infty,$ by Zelasko $\left[ 18
\right] .$Thus $\left( L^{p-\varepsilon }\left( G\right) ,\left\Vert
.\right\Vert _{p-\varepsilon }\right) $ is a Banach algebra under
convolution for all $0<\varepsilon \leq p-1.$ Then for all $f,g\in
L^{p-\varepsilon }\left( G\right) ,$ we have
\begin{equation*}
\left\Vert f\ast g\right\Vert _{p-\varepsilon }\leq \left\Vert f\right\Vert
_{p-\varepsilon }\left\Vert g\right\Vert _{p-\varepsilon }.
\end{equation*
Thus
\begin{eqnarray*}
\left\Vert f\ast g\right\Vert _{p),\theta } &=&\sup_{0<\varepsilon \leq
p-1}\varepsilon ^{\frac{\theta }{p-\varepsilon }}\left\Vert f\ast
g\right\Vert _{p-\varepsilon }\leq \sup_{0<\varepsilon \leq p-1}\varepsilon
^{\frac{\theta }{p-\varepsilon }}\left\Vert f\right\Vert _{p-\varepsilon
}.\sup_{0<\varepsilon \leq p-1}\varepsilon ^{\frac{\theta }{p-\varepsilon
}\left\Vert g\right\Vert _{p-\varepsilon } \\
&\leq &\left\Vert f\right\Vert _{p),\theta }\left\Vert g\right\Vert
_{p),\theta }.
\end{eqnarray*}

Conversely Assume that $L^{p),\theta }( G) $ is a Banach algebra under convolution
for all $\theta \geq 0$ and, $1<p<\infty$. Since $L^{p),\theta }( G) $ reduces to $
L^{p}( G) $ when $\theta =0$, then $L^p(G)$ is a
Banach algebra under convolution. Thus $G$ is compact again from Zelasko $
\left[ 18\right] .$
\end{proof}

\begin{theorem}
The grand Wiener amalgam space $W\left( L^{p),\theta },L^{q),\theta }\right)
\left( G\right) ,p\geq 1,q>1$ is a Banach algebra \textit{under convolution
if and only if }$G$\textit{\ is compact.}
\end{theorem}
\begin{proof}
 It is known by $\left[ 17\right] $ that  $W\left(L^{p},L^{q}\right) \left( G\right) $ is a
 Banach algebra under convolution if and only if $G$ is compact. Let $G$ be a compact set. For the proof it is enough to show that
\begin{align*}
 \|f*g\| _{ W\left( L^{p),\theta} ,L^{q),\theta }\right) }\le \left\| f\right\|
_{ W\left( L^{p),\theta },L^{q),\theta }\right) }\|g\| _{ W\left( L^{p),\theta },L^{q),\theta }\right) }
\end{align*}
for all $ f,g \in W\left(L^{p),\theta },L^{q),\theta }\right) \left( G\right) .$
Since $G$ is compact,$W\left(L^{p-\varepsilon},L^{q-\eta}\right)$=$L^{p-\varepsilon}$=$L^{q-\eta}$ and the norms are equvalent.  Let $f,g \in W\left(L^{p),\theta },L^{q),\theta }\right) \left( G\right)$. Then by using Theorem 3, a simple calculation shows that
\begin{align*}
\| f * g\|_{W(L^{p),\theta}, L^{q),\theta})}
&\leq\sup_{0<\eta\leq q-1}\eta^{\frac{\theta}{q-\eta}}\sup_{0<\varepsilon \leq p-1}\varepsilon ^{\frac{\theta }{p-\varepsilon }}\|f\|_{p-\varepsilon}\|g\|_{q-\eta}
\\
&=\| f\|_{W(L^{p),\theta}, L^{q),\theta})}\| g\|_{W(L^{p),\theta}, L^{q),\theta})}
\end{align*}
\quad Conversely assume that  $ W\left(L^{p),\theta },L^{q),\theta }\right) \left( G\right) $ is a Banach convolution algebra for all $\theta\geq0.$ Then it is Banach convolution algebra for $\theta=0.$ But if $\theta=0,$ then the grand amalgam space  $ W\left(L^{p),\theta },L^{q),\theta }\right) \left( G\right) $ reduces to classical Wiener amalgam space  $W\left(L^{p},L^{q}\right) \left( G\right).$ So, $W\left(L^{p},L^{q}\right) \left( G\right) $ becomes a Banach convolution algebra. Then by Theorem 1, in $ \left[17\right],$ $G$ becomes compact.

\end{proof}

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