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1. Israel in the Mediterranean: Policy Questions and Answers
Institution: Mitvim: The Israeli Institute for Regional Foreign Policies
Abstract: This paper presents insights and recommendations from a policy workshop of the "Israel in the Mediterranean" group led by the Mitvim Institute, the Hebrew University's Leonard Davis Institute for International Relations and Haifa University's National Security Studies Center. The workshop, convened on 19 November 2020, focused on key diplomatic, economic, energetic, environmental and identity issues that Israel faces in the Mediterranean. The document does not necessarily reflect agreement by all participants.
Topic: Foreign Policy, Diplomacy, Environment, Economy, Regional Integration, Identity
Political Geography: Israel, Palestine, Mediterranean
2. Initial Biden Administration Policy Steps to Advance Israeli-Palestinian Peacemaking
Abstract: This document presents recommendations for initial policy steps that the Biden Administration can take to advance Israeli-Palestinian peacemaking. It describes the current state of play in the Israeli-Palestinian conflict as Biden takes office, identifies nine key goals for the new administration in advancing peacemaking, and outlines concrete policy steps for their implementation. These are the goals outlined in the document: (1) Highlighting the importance of resolving the Israeli-Palestinian conflict; (2) Renewing ties and building trust with the Palestinian leadership; (3) Emphasizing US commitment to the two-state solution and formulating parameters for a final-status agreement; (4) Preserving the feasibility of the two-state solution and drawing red lines; (5) Leading multilateral steps, such as creating a new international mechanism and an incentives package; (6) Leveraging Israeli-Arab normalization to advance the peace process; (7) Improving the situation in Gaza and ending the internal Palestinian divide; (8) Empowering pro-peace Israeli and Palestinian actors, including in civil society; (9) Setting a constructive tone to relations with the Israeli leadership and public.
Topic: Foreign Policy, Diplomacy, Conflict, Peace, Joe Biden
Political Geography: Middle East, Israel, Palestine, United States of America
Author: Kamal Ali-Hassan, Ehud Eiran, Nimrod Goren, Merav Kahana-Dagan, Roee Kibrik, Lior Lehrs, Gabriel Mitchell, Elie Podeh, Ksenia Svetlova, Nadav Tamir, Yonatan Touval
Abstract: This document summarizes recommendations for initial policy steps that the Biden Administration could take to advance Israeli-Palestinian peacemaking. It identifies nine key goals for the new administration and outlines concrete policy steps for their implementation.
Topic: Foreign Policy, Diplomacy, Peace, Joe Biden
4. Greece, Cyprus, and the Israeli-Palestinian Peace Process
Author: Gabriel Mitchell
Abstract: For decades, the US operated as the central mediator between Israel and the Palestinians. However, after decades of stalled negotiations, it is likely that future peacemaking efforts will be multilateral, reliant on an orchestra of international actors who can support specific processes that, in concert, could encourage Israelis and Palestinians to reapproach one another. This piece examines the role of Greece and Cyprus, two regional actors whose strategic relationship with Israel has strengthened over the last decade, could help advance peace. Though secondary players in the context of the Israeli-Palestinian conflict, there are concrete ways that both states – if invited by the central parties – could contribute to a more conducive environment for cooperation and dialogue.
Topic: Conflict Resolution, Diplomacy, International Affairs, Negotiation, Peace
Political Geography: Middle East, Israel, Greece, Palestine, Cyprus
5. Morocco and the Israeli-Palestinian Peace Process
Author: Einat Levi, Roee Kibrik, Nimrod Goren
Abstract: By dint of its position in the Arab and Muslim arena, Morocco is strongly committed to the Palestinian issue and the safeguarding of Jerusalem's Muslim holy sites. Throughout its history, Morocco has served at times as a mediator between Israel and the Arab world and mobilized to help Israeli-Palestinian peacemaking within the framework of the Oslo process. Morocco has adopted a largely neutral foreign policy as a state seeking stability in the Middle East and North Africa and willing to help mediate regional conflicts. These efforts are notable in both the Palestinian arena and in the broader Middle Eastern and North African one. Israel takes a positive view of ties with Morocco, backed by the support of the large Moroccan Jewish diaspora living in Israel. Palestinian views of Morocco's policy are mixed. Along with a positive perception based on recognition of Morocco's commitment to the Palestinian issue, measured criticism is also being heard over its decision to advance normalization with Israel. Attitudes toward the normalization process are complex, including both criticism and support for the move. Morocco cannot set in motion and orchestrate the Israeli-Palestinian peace process, but it can help by providing conciliation and mediation and broad legitimacy for a consensual arrangement on Jerusalem's holy sites.
Topic: Conflict Resolution, Diplomacy, Negotiation, Peace, Normalization
Political Geography: Middle East, Israel, Palestine, Morocco
6. Tensions in Jerusalem: Initial Commentaries by Mitvim Institute Experts
Author: Lior Lehrs, Nimrod Goren, Ido Zelkovitz, Nadav Tamir, Merav Kahana-Dagan
Abstract: The latest events in Jerusalem – at Muslim holy sites, the Damascus Gate and the Sheikh Jarrah neighborhood – have brought tensions in the city to new heights and affect Israel's relationship with the Palestinians and Arab states. This document compiles initial commentaries by Mitvim Institute experts. Dr. Lior Lehrs explains that restoring calm in Jerusalem requires dealing with structural problems and foresees a role for President Biden in such a process; Former MK Ksenia Svetlova argues that the violence stems from government neglect and could exacerbate tensions with Jordan; Dr. Nimrod Goren argues that the escalation in Jerusalem should convince the political left to demand diplomatic portfolios in the emerging government; Dr. Ido Zelkovitz believes that the Palestinian Authority and Hamas are supporting the Jerusalem protests and that Hamas hopes to emerge from them with the upper hand; Former diplomat Nadav Tamir points to violations of human rights and the status quo as the cause of the current round of violence.
Topic: Diplomacy, Human Rights, Displacement, Violence, Hamas, PLO
Political Geography: Middle East, Israel, Palestine, Jerusalem, Arab Countries
7. Israel's Relations with Arab Countries: The Unfulfilled Potential
Author: Roee Kibrik, Nimrod Goren, Merav Kahana-Dagan
Content Type: Book
Abstract: Israel's Relations with Arab Countries: The Unfulfilled Potential examines relations between Israel and seven key Arab states – Egypt. Jordan, Saudi Arabia, the UAE, Qatar, Morocco and Iraq – against the backdrop of the changes sweeping the Middle East over the past decade. The researchers mapped out the potential for cooperation with each state based on shared interests, challenges and opportunities, and on the abilities, strengths and needs of Israel and those states. The researchers described existing diplomatic, security, economic and civilian cooperation – relying on open source material, their expertise in the arena and interviews they conducted. The studies found that despite progress in cooperation between Israel and Arab countries, and notwithstanding certain growing normalization with specific Middle Eastern countries, the strategic-diplomatic, economic, social, civilian and cultural opportunities are significant and far greater than their current level. There is wide-ranging, unfulfilled potential in Israel's relations with Arab countries, and it is more evident now than it was in the past. The ongoing Israeli-Palestinian conflict and absence of significant progress in resolving it constitute the main obstacle to tapping the potential for cooperation between Israel and the Arab world, capping relations with a glass ceiling. In formulating its policy and actions in the region, Israel should learn the lessons of the past. It must take into consideration current realities and limitations, existing interests and processes. Just as important, it must also shape its actions, assessing and choosing from among various alternatives with a view to the future potential and tremendous promise they hold out. We hope this publication helps those interested in sketching the current complex picture and the potential that lies in relations between Israel and major Arab countries, and paves the way to expanded cooperation and normalization between Israel and its neighbors in the Middle East. As the studies in this publication indicate, the potential for regional cooperation is great and its realization also depends on progress towards Israeli-Palestinian peace.
Topic: International Relations, Security, Foreign Policy, Diplomacy, Regional Cooperation, Economy
Political Geography: Iraq, Middle East, Israel, Palestine, Arab Countries, Saudi Arabia, Egypt, Jordan, Morocco, Qatar, UAE
8. The First Months of Israel-UAE Peace: Israel's Perspective on the Abraham Accords
Author: Ksenia Svetlova
Content Type: Special Report
Abstract: In the few months that have passed since the signing of the historical Abraham Accords, Israel and the UAE have opened embassies and exchanged ambassadors, launched direct flights between Tel Aviv and Abu Dhabi, hosted dozens of businesses, cultural and academic delegations (among them a high-ranking Emirati delegation led by the UAE ministers of finance and economy), and facilitated visits of thousands of Israeli tourists to Dubai. Universities and think tanks from both countries have established connections, and news outlets have launched different forms of cooperation. Israel, the UAE, and the US set an investment fund worth 3 billion USD (the fund is not operational yet) and banks on both sides established agreements on financial services. The scope of activity between the two countries is impressive, and it seems that in case of Israel and the UAE, the seeds of peace have fallen on fertile ground, mainly due to high level of economic development and mutual geopolitical interests and concerns, such as the Iranian threat (although both sides evaluate and treat it differently).Today, it is almost impossible to imagine that just a few years ago Israeli athletes were only allowed to compete in the UAE if they agreed to participate without their national flag or national anthem sung at the closing ceremony. Why is it that the peace between Israel and the UAE appears to be such a stark contrast from previous peace agreements that Israel has signed with other Arab countries? Several factors have facilitated the newly established relationship: the positive image of the UAE in Israel; the lack of past hostilities, casualties, and territorial demands between the two countries; the unofficial ties forged long before the official recognition; the many mutual interests that seem to be aligned together; and the right timing that allowed for this bold and important development. Will the parties be able to maintain a similar level of enthusiasm also when the honeymoon stage passes? How will the two countries deal with various regional and international challenges? This paper presents an Israeli perspective on the first months of the relationship between Israel and UAE, and looks at prospects for the near future of these relations.
Topic: Diplomacy, Treaties and Agreements, Economy, Peace, Abraham Accords
Political Geography: Middle East, Israel, Palestine, UAE
9. Can Multilateralism Advance Israeli-Palestinian Peace
Author: Nimrod Goren, Nickolay Mladenov, Nathalie Tocci, Hesham Youssef, Merav Kahana-Dagan
Content Type: Video
Abstract: Can Multilateralism Advance Israeli-Palestinian Peace? Mitvim's J Street Panel, April 2021; Speakers: Amb. (ret.) Hesham Youssef Senior Fellow, United States Institute of Peace; Former diplomat with the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of 'Egypt, the Organization of Islamic Cooperation, and the Arab League; H.E. Nickolay Mladenov Former UN Special Coordinator to the Middle East Peace Process; Former Bulgaria's Minister of Defense and Minister of Foreign Affairs; Dr. Nathalie Tocci Director, Istituto Affari Internazionali (IAI, Italy); Special Advisor to EU High Representative and Vice President of the Commission Josep Borrell; Dr. Nimrod Goren Founder and Head, Mitvim - The Israeli Institute for Regional Foreign Policies; Teaching Fellow at the Hebrew University of Jerusalem; Moderator: Merav Kahana-Dagan, Deputy Head, Mitvim - The Israeli Institute for Regional Foreign Policies.
Topic: Foreign Policy, Diplomacy, Multilateralism, Peace
Political Geography: Middle East, Israel, Palestine
10. Israel and Qatar: Relations Nurtured by the Palestinian Issue
Author: Michal Yaari
Abstract: This article focuses on relations between Israel and Qatar, analyzing them in historical context, in the context of Qatari foreign policy and in terms of their potential and the limitations imposed by the Israeli-Palestinian conflict. The article describes the shift from a mutual conception of hostility to unusual cooperation over the Gaza crisis. While Israel aspires to avoid additional rounds of violence with Gaza, Qatar seeks to strengthen its regional role as a mediator, and mutual interests converge into joint activity to avert an additional military clash between Hamas and Israel. The cooperation between the states illustrates how the Palestinian issue can leverage regional cooperation. At the same time, the untapped diplomatic, economic and civilian potential of Israel-Qatar relations points to the limitations imposed by the ongoing Israeli-Palestinian conflict.
Topic: International Relations, Foreign Policy, Diplomacy, Regional Cooperation, Economy, Conflict, Hamas
Political Geography: Middle East, Israel, Palestine, Gaza, Qatar
11. Israel-Morocco Cooperation in 2019: Warming from the Bottom Up
Author: Einat Levi
Abstract: This article examines the current Israel-Morocco cooperation and its development through 2019. It briefly describes developments in diplomatic, security, economic and civilian arenas in order to find common ground and identify trends. Naturally, the paper will not elaborate much on the security-intelligence aspect of the cooperation, despite its centrality, due to its classified nature.
Topic: Security, Diplomacy, Regional Cooperation, Bilateral Relations, Economy
Political Geography: Middle East, Israel, Palestine, North Africa, Morocco
12. Israel and Energy in the Eastern Mediterranean
Abstract: This paper focuses on the role of energy in shaping Israel's policies towards the Mediterranean. It is based on the main points raised at the fourth meeting of the research and policy group on "Israel in the Mediterranean" held in December 2019 at the Hebrew University in Jerusalem. The meeting was held at the initiative of the Mitvim Institute, the Hebrew University's Leonard Davis Institute for International Relations and Haifa University's National Security Studies Center. This paper highlights the main repercussions of energy findings on regional cooperation and the opportunities it opens up for Israel. It presents the link between diplomatic and economic considerations, and the emerging energy alternatives that Israel is considering as it formulates and implements policies. The paper does not reflect agreement among all meeting participants.
Topic: Diplomacy, Energy Policy, Natural Resources, Economy
Political Geography: Israel, Palestine, Gaza, Mediterranean
13. Israel and the European Union: Enemies, A Love Story
Author: David Walzer
Abstract: Israel and the European Union (EU) have built a special, strategic relationship over decades, since the 1960s. Following centuries of war, two world wars, tens of millions dead and destruction across the continent, the EU can be declared as the most successful expression of Europeans' aspiration for peace and prosperity. With a population of 450 million, the EU is not only Israel's biggest trade partner, it is also the biggest and most generous aid donor to the Palestinian Authority (PA), without which Israel would be forced to allocate extensive budgetary resources for the PA's preservation and its commitments. Moreover, a large part of the Jewish people in Israel and the Diaspora has its roots in Europe. Many Israelis aspire to the continent's standards of moral and cultural values and to its political systems. At the same time, many in Europe see Israel and the Israelis as members of the European family. Agreements on economic, trade, science, and other matters of vital value to Israel have been signed over the years within the framework of the special relationship that has developed with the EU.
Topic: International Relations, Foreign Policy, Diplomacy, European Union, Economy, Trade
Political Geography: Europe, Middle East, Israel, Palestine
14. Recommendations for Israel's New Foreign Minister: Initial Policy Messages
Author: Nimrod Goren, Merav Kahana-Dagan, Roee Kibrik, Lior Lehrs, Maya Sion-Tzidkiyahu, Ksenia Svetlova
Abstract: srael's new foreign minister should lead a process of fixing Israel's foreign policy. This paper presents recommendations for messages he can convey and actions he can take to improve Israel's regional relations with Arab states, the Palestinians and Europe. It is based on deliberations by a Mitvim Institute task team.
Topic: Conflict Resolution, Foreign Policy, Diplomacy, Geopolitics, Regional Integration, Peace
Political Geography: Middle East, Israel, Palestine, Arab Countries, Egypt, Jordan
15. Israel and the Environment in the Mediterranean Basin
Abstract: This paper focuses on climate change in the Eastern Mediterranean Basin and the challenges and opportunities which it presents Israel. It is based on the main points raised at the fifth meeting of the research and policy group on "Israel in the Mediterranean" held at the IDC School of Sustainability in Herzliya on February 13, 2020 at the initiative of the Mitvim Institute, the Hebrew University's Leonard Davis Institute for International Relations and Haifa University's National Security Studies Center. The paper highlights the vulnerability of the Eastern Mediterranean Basin to the climate change crisis, the key challenges it poses to different aspects of life in the region, as well as the opportunities for Israel and for regional cooperation in tackling it. The paper sums up the discussions and presentations at the meeting and does not reflect agreement among all participants.
Topic: International Relations, Climate Change, Diplomacy, Regional Cooperation, Economy
Political Geography: Middle East, Israel, Palestine, Mediterranean
16. Senior Jordanian Officials: Annexation Endangers Israel-Jordan Relations
Abstract: The second wave of the coronavirus sweeping Israel has overtaken the annexation issue in the headlines and relegated it to the margins of the public agenda. However, although Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and his ministers have rarely mentioned the annexation since July 1, and have abandoned public activity related to the issue, the world keeps discussing the inherent dangers of such a move. Warnings against the hasty move that could have crucial repercussions for regional processes continue to be heard, especially in Europe and the Hashemite Kingdom. King Abdullah recently declared that his country would reject any kind of territorial annexation, big or small, warning that "annexation would undermine prospects of achieving peace". His restrained diplomatic language reflects a real fear that prompted by political considerations of one kind or another, the annexation issue will soon be restored to the table and the headlines. In July 2020, Mitvim Institute experts conducted a policy dialogue with several leading Jordanian figures from the diplomatic, political, academic and military fields, in order to understand the thinking in Amman about annexation and what Jordan fears in that sense. This document sums up key insights from the dialogue.
Topic: Diplomacy, Bilateral Relations, Annexation, COVID-19
Political Geography: Middle East, Israel, Palestine, Jordan
17. The Role of Economy in US Efforts to Promote Israeli-Arab Peacemaking
Author: Galia Press-Barnathan
Abstract: The Trump Peace Plan follows a familiar American pattern of using economic tools to promote regional peace in the Middle East. This paper puts the recent plan in its appropriate context. More specifically, earlier American strategies of economic peacemaking built on three intellectual approaches: The notion of "commercial peace", which promises peace by way of economic interdependence; the notion of "capitalist peace", which focuses on the central and primary role of building market economies within individual states in the region; and the notion of "economic statecraft", which focuses on the direct use of economic carrots and sticks to push regional actors to make certain policy concessions. The paper explores how these policies have played out over time in US policy in the Middle East, and points to the limits of using economic statecraft to coerce actors into peace.
Topic: Diplomacy, Economy, Regional Integration, Peace
Political Geography: Middle East, Israel, Palestine, Arab Countries
18. The Eastern Mediterranean Gas Forum: Cooperation in the Shadow of Competition
Abstract: Established in January 2019, the Eastern Mediterranean Gas Forum (EMGF) is the most significant multinational organization in a geopolitical space often associated with conflict and competition. Currently comprised of Egypt, Greece, Cyprus, Israel, Italy, Jordan, Greece, Italy and the Palestinian Authority, the forum's purpose to advance opportunities for energy development and cooperation between Eastern Mediterranean states in order to maximize the commercial potential of the region's hydrocarbon reserves. This paper analyzes the diplomatic processes that resulted in the EMGF's formation, the current challenges the forum faces, and Israel's capacity to shape this nascent body's future. If the forum hopes to grow in the postcoronavirus era, then it must commit to seeking pathways towards economic cooperation, enhancing its scope to include renewable energy, while also prioritizing conflict resolution and the establishment of a new maritime order.
Topic: Development, Diplomacy, Energy Policy, Geopolitics, Gas, Strategic Competition
Political Geography: Middle East, Israel, Greece, Palestine, Italy, Egypt, Jordan, Cyprus, Mediterranean
19. The Palestinian Issue as Ground and Ceiling for Arab-Israeli Cooperation
Author: Thair Abu Ras
Abstract: This paper provides an historic overview of Israel's relationship with the Arab world followed by an in-depth review of cooperation between Arab states and Israel on solving and managing the conflict between Israel and the Palestinians. The Palestinian issue served to enable and limit relations between Israel and Arab states along the years. Reviving Palestinian-Israeli negotiations and improving the status of the Palestinians have been the central tenants of cooperation between Israel and Arab states. The Palestinian issue serves as a legitimizing factor for Israeli-Arab cooperation, and the occupation remains an obstacle to accomplishing regional stability. The Abraham Accords may intensify Israeli-Arab cooperation on the Palestinian issue, thus making the quest for a peaceful resolution to the Palestinian issue more central to Israel's regional foreign policies.
Topic: Foreign Policy, Diplomacy, International Cooperation, Conflict, Regional Integration, Peace
20. The Israeli Governmental Conduct in Advancing Cooperation with Arab States
Author: Ksenia Svetlova, Mor Yahalom
Abstract: Cooperation can yield stability, continued development and strengthened ties between states. Broad, fruitful Israeli cooperation with Arab states will open many economic, security, intelligence, energy, tourism, and medical opportunities, with the potential for more to come. Therefore, this goal must be identified and pursued. This paper is intended to enrich the theoretical and practical knowledge of Israel's regional cooperation and provide background for understanding and assessing the variety of existing practices that Israel employs, on the governmental level, to advance regional cooperation and implement it. The paper details the various Israeli ministries and agencies tasked with managing and developing cooperation with Arab states, the division of responsibility among them and the practices they employ. It also identifies current opportunities and characterizes the challenges hampering and delaying potential cooperation.
Topic: Foreign Policy, Diplomacy, Government, Regional Cooperation
21. Civilian Cooperation between Israel and Arab States: How Does it Work?
Author: Roee Kibrik, Einat Levi
Abstract: Civilian cooperation between Israel and Arab states takes place on various levels and in different fields despite the ongoing Israeli-Palestinian conflict that often prevents and always challenges the establishment of full, normal relations between the citizens of Israel and the region. This paper is intended to serve anyone seeking to promote Israel-Arab normalization, peace and cooperation, by spotlighting the wide array of existing civilian relations and trying to learn from experience for the sake of expanding future cooperation. Learning from experience is important both in order to efficiently and effectively advance regional cooperation toward peace, and also to advance existing cooperation, especially given its potential for offering better conditions for a political-diplomatic process. The potential for regional cooperation does not rely only on formal diplomatic, security and economic agreements between states, but also on ties between civilians. That is especially true for the desire to advance normalization as reflected in relations on the civil society level and the public legitimization of relations in a wide variety of fields. This paper analyzes civilian cooperation practices between Israelis and residents of states in the Middle East and North Africa, in the environment, sports, tourism, science, religion and heritage, culture and humanitarian aid.
Topic: Diplomacy, International Cooperation, Conflict, Peace
22. Briefing on the Israel-UAE normalization agreement
Author: Elie Podeh, Moran Zaga, Ksenia Svetlova, Nimrod Goren
Abstract: Mitvim Institute experts, Prof. Elie Podeh, Dr. Moran Zaga, Former MK Ksenia Svetlova, and Dr. Nimrod Goren, share analysis on why the diplomatic breakthrough between Israel and the UAE happened, and what are its implications for Israeli-Palestinian peacemaking and for Israel's relations in the Middle East.
Topic: Foreign Policy, Diplomacy, Peace, Normalization
23. Israeli Foreign Policy Index briefing
Author: Gabriel Mitchell, Nimrod Goren
Abstract: Presentation by Gabriel Mitchell and Dr. Nimrod Goren of the Mitvim Institute's 8th annual public opinion poll on Israeli foreign policy, carried out in cooperation with the Friedrich-Ebert-Stiftung.
Topic: Foreign Policy, Diplomacy, Conflict, Regional Integration
24. The 4th Annual Conference of the Mitvim Institute, Opening Remarks
Author: Merav Kahana-Dagan, Paul Pasch
Abstract: The 4th Annual Conference of the Mitvim Institute on Israel's regional foreign policies, Held in cooperation with the Friedrich-Ebert-Stiftung, 28 October 2020 Opening Remarks Merav Kahana-Dagan, Deputy Head of the Mitvim Institute Dr. Paul Pasch, Director of the Friedrich-Ebert-Stiftung in Israel
Topic: Foreign Policy, Diplomacy, Conflict, Conference
25. Israeli Diplomacy in Muslim and Arab States
Author: Nimrod Goren, Haim Regev, Haim Regev, Ksenia Svetlova, Ehud Eiran, Yael Ravia Zadok
Abstract: The 4th Annual Conference of the Mitvim Institute on Israel's regional foreign policies, Held in cooperation with the Friedrich-Ebert-Stiftung, 28 October 2020. Israeli Diplomacy in Muslim and Arab States Dr. Nimrod Goren, Head of the Mitvim Institute; Haim Regev, Deputy Director General for Middle East, Israeli Ministry of Foreign Affairs; Former MK Ksenia Svetlova, Director of the Program on Israel-Middle East Relations at the Mitvim Institute; Dr. Ehud Eiran, Board Member at the Mitvim Institute; Yael Ravia Zadok, Deputy Director General and Head of the Economic Diplomacy Division, Israeli Ministry of Foreign Affairs.
Topic: International Relations, Foreign Policy, Diplomacy, Conflict
26. Israel-UAE Cooperation in 2019: Warming Relations, Also in Civilian Affairs
Author: Moran Zaga
Abstract: The relations between the United Arab Emirates (UAE) and Israel are primarily characterized by mutual interest and cautious rapprochement steps. The rapprochement can be attributed to the pragmatic character of the two states and their shared interests, including, inter alia, opposition to the Iranian nuclear program, opposing religious extremism, regional trade, modernization processes, handling similar environmental issues, and participation in global events and projects. The cautious approach and the limitations in these relations derive mainly from the UAE's avoidance of official normalization with Israel due to the latter's conduct regarding the Palestinian issue.
Topic: International Relations, Diplomacy, Regional Cooperation, Conflict, Rapprochement
Political Geography: Iran, Middle East, Israel, Yemen, Palestine, United Arab Emirates
27. Alternative Directions for Israeli Foreign Policy on the Eve of an Election Year
Author: Nimrod Goren, Nitzan Horowitz, Ronen Hoffman, Yohanan Plesner, Zehava Galon, Nadav Tamir, Ofer Shelah, Maya Sion-Tzidkiyahu, Zouheir Bahloul, Elie Podeh, Einat Levi, Merav Michaeli
Abstract: The Mitvim Institute's second annual conference took place in Tel Aviv on December 30, 2018. The conference explored alternative directions for Israeli foreign policy towards the April 2019 general elections. In recent years, Mitvim has formulated a series of guiding principles for a new Israeli foreign policy paradigm – a pro-peace, multi-regional, internationalist, modern and inclusive foreign policy. The conference sought to translate these principles into concrete policy directions, which will enable Israel to improve its foreign policy, increase its regional belonging in the Middle East and Europe, and make progress towards peace with the Palestinians. The conference featured Members of Knesset (MKs) Ofer Shelah and Merav Michaeli, Dr. Nimrod Goren, Dr. Ronen Hoffman, Zehava Galon, Nadav Tamir, Yohanan Plesner, Dr. Maya Sion-Tzidkiyahu, Zouheir Bahloul, Prof. Elie Podeh, and Einat Levi. It was moderated by Nitzan Horowitz and Merav Kahana-Dagan of Mitvim. The conference was held in cooperation with Friedrich-Ebert-Stiftung, and can be watched (in Hebrew) on Mitvim's YouTube channel.
Topic: Foreign Policy, Diplomacy, Government, National Security, Diaspora, Democracy, Resilience
Political Geography: Middle East, Israel, Palestine, European Union
28. Israel and Egypt: Strategic Partnership, Civil Remoteness?
Author: Haim Koren
Abstract: This article describes the relationship and cooperation between Israel and Egypt, and discusses the impact of the Israeli-Palestinian conflict on them. It focuses on the current political and security cooperation between the two countries regarding the Gaza Strip, the fight against terror, the Palestinian issue, the relations with the US administration, and the regional rivalry between Arab Sunni states and Iran. The article emphasizes that when it comes to civil and economic ties between Israel and Egypt, the potential for cooperation has yet to be fulfilled. Nevertheless, there are a few signs for economic cooperation in the areas of natural gas and industry (with the enlargement of the QIZ system), and to some positive change in the public attitude of the Egyptian government towards relations with Israel. The challenges to bolstering Israel-Egypt relations include bureaucratic, economic and politicalsecurity (e.g. the nuclear issue) components. Above all, however, stands the Israeli- Palestinian conflict and the perception of the Egyptian public that normalization with Israel cannot be reached prior to a solution to the Israeli-Palestinian conflict.
Topic: Security, Diplomacy, Politics, Regional Cooperation, Bilateral Relations
Political Geography: Middle East, Israel, Palestine, Egypt
29. Guiding Principles for Israel's Foreign Policy toward the Eastern Mediterranean
Abstract: In recent years, the Eastern Mediterranean has become a central focus of world powers, of states in the Middle East, Europe, and beyond, and of international corporations. Regional geopolitical developments, as well as economic opportunities generated by natural gas discoveries in the Mediterranean, have contributed to this trend and turned the Eastern Mediterranean into a distinct sub-region perceived as having unique features. Israel plays a central role in this development. Israeli diplomacy identified these trends correctly, successfully becoming an active and dominant player in the region. The natural gas findings in Israel's exclusive economic zone (EEZ) provide it with a wider range of diplomatic options, helping it promote relationships with various states in the region; including some engaged in conflict with each other. Israelis regard the Mediterranean as an important component of their identity, as reflected in the 2018 Israeli Foreign Policy Index of the Mitvim Institute, in which 22 percent of those surveyed claimed Israel belongs predominantly to this region (compared with 28 percent who said it belongs to the Middle East and 23 percent to Europe).
Topic: Foreign Policy, Diplomacy, Conflict, Peace
Political Geography: Turkey, Middle East, Israel, Greece, Palestine, Lebanon, Cyprus, Mediterranean
30. Israel's Foreign Policy towards the September 2019 Elections
Author: Yuval Steinitz, Ofer Shelah, Merav Michaeli, Yisrael Beiteinu, Nitzan Horowitz, Ofer Cassif
Abstract: On 9 September 2019, the Mitvim Institute convened a pre-elections event on Israel's foreign policy. The event focused on paths to advance peace with the Palestinians; to deepen Israel's regional belonging in the Middle East, Europe and the Mediterranean; and to empower Israel's diplomacy Foreign Service. Senior politicians from six political parties spoke at the event: Minister Yuval Steinitz (Likud), Member of Knesset (MK) Ofer Shelah (Blue and White), MK Merav Michaeli (Labor-Gesher), MK Eli Avidar (Yisrael Beiteinu), Nitzan Horowitz (Chair of the Democratic Union) and MK Ofer Cassif (Joint List). Each of them was interviewed by Arad Nir, foreign news editor of Channel 12 News. Dr. Nimrod Goren and Merav Kahana-Dagan of Mitvim delivered opening remarks in which they presented recent trends in Israel's foreign policy and findings of a special pre-elections Mitvim poll. This document sums up the key points made at the event.
Topic: Foreign Policy, Diplomacy, Government, Politics, Elections
Political Geography: Iran, Middle East, Israel, Palestine
31. The 2019 Israeli Foreign Policy Index of the Mitvim Institute
Abstract: The seventh annual public opinion poll of the Mitvim Institute on Israel's foreign policy was conducted in September 2019. It was carried out by the Rafi Smith Institute and in cooperation with Friedrich-Ebert-Stiftung, among a representative sample of Israel's adult population (700 men and women, Jews and Arabs) and with a margin of error of 3.5%. This report presents the poll's key findings, grouped under four categories: Israel's foreign relations, Israel's Foreign Service, Israel and its surrounding regions, and Israel and the Palestinians.
Topic: International Relations, Foreign Policy, Diplomacy
32. The Quality of Israel's Peace with Jordan is Dependent on the Israeli-Palestinian Issue
Author: Lior Lehrs
Abstract: The question of the affinity between the Israeli-Palestinian track and the Israeli-Arab track is a contentious issue in Israeli public discourse. Prime Minister Netanyahu repeatedly claims that the Palestinian issue can be bypassed on the road to normalization with the Arab world, even without progress on that front. However, the history of Israeli-Jordanian relations attests to the strong and intrinsic link between these two arenas. The breakthrough that led to the 1994 peace treaty with Jordan was enabled by progress in negotiations with the Palestinians, and every crisis since in the Palestinian arena is reflected in relations with Jordan. All attempts to warm relations with Jordan and increase cooperation on civil issues (beyond the intelligence and military cooperation) require a parallel move vis-à-vis the Palestinians.
Topic: Diplomacy, International Affairs, Bilateral Relations, Peace
33. 25 Years of Israel-Jordan Peace: Time to Restart the Relationship
Author: Yitzhak Gal, Ksenia Svetlova
Abstract: Towards the 25th anniversary of the peace treaty with Jordan, Mitvim experts visited Amman for a series of meetings with political, security, media and civil society figures in Jordan. The purpose of the visit was to assess the current status and challenges of Israeli-Jordanian relations, better understand how these challenges are impacted by the situation in Jordan and developments in the region, and identify opportunities for improving relations between the two countries.
Topic: Diplomacy, Treaties and Agreements, Bilateral Relations, Peace
34. Ms. Susanna Terstal, The 3rd Annual Conference of the Mitvim Institute
Author: Susanna Terstal
Abstract: Ms. Susanna Terstal, Special Representative for the Middle East Peace Process, speaking at The 3rd Annual Conference of the Mitvim Institute, in cooperation with the Friedrich-Ebert-Stiftung, November 2019, Tel Aviv
Topic: Foreign Policy, Diplomacy, Regional Integration, Conference
35. The Arab Peace Initiative at 15 Years, March 21 2017, Third Session: Future
Author: Arie Kacowicz, Celine Touboul, Walid Salem, Nimrod Goren, Abdullah Swalha
Abstract: The Arab Peace Initiative at 15 Years, March 21, 2017 - Third Session: Future: Chair: Prof. Arie Kacowicz, The Hebrew University; Ms. Celine Touboul, The Economic Cooperation Foundation; Mr. Walid Salem, The Center for Democracy and Community Development; Dr. Nimrod Goren, The Mitvim Institute; Dr. Abdullah Swalha, The Center for Israel Studies, Jordan.
Topic: Diplomacy, Treaties and Agreements, Conflict, Peace

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Q: How to reduce disk thrashing (paging)? I have 4 GB of RAM, but Windows still thrashes disk sometimes (especially often when an application is minimized for some time and then I activate it again). Completely stupid, because Task Manager shows 2 GB of RAM are free. Is there any way to prevent Windows swapping out program memory?
I tried setting Superfetch to cache startup files only (it helped a bit) and turning off paging file (it helped much, and worked well for me in Windows XP; but Windows Vista/Windows 7 don't allow that - it shows "low on memory" message frequently, even when I have 1 GB of RAM free.)
What can you advise me to do?

A: Mark Russianovich has written a good long article on Virtual Memory,
Pushing the Limits of Windows: Virtual Memory

Virtual memory separates a program's view of memory from the system's physical memory, so an operating system decides when and if to store the program's code and data in physical memory and when to store it in a file. The major advantage of virtual memory is that it allows more processes to execute concurrently than might otherwise fit in physical memory.
While virtual memory has limits that are related to physical memory limits, virtual memory has limits that derive from different sources and that are different depending on the consumer. For example, there are virtual memory limits that apply to individual processes that run applications, the operating system, and for the system as a whole. It's important to remember as you read this that virtual memory, as the name implies, has no direct connection with physical memory. Windows assigning the file cache a certain amount of virtual memory does not dictate how much file data it actually caches in physical memory; it can be any amount from none to more than the amount that's addressable via virtual memory.

It is a very good read.

How Big Should I Make the Paging File?
Perhaps one of the most commonly asked questions related to virtual memory is, how big should I make the paging file? There's no end of ridiculous advice out on the web and in the newsstand magazines that cover Windows, and even Microsoft has published misleading recommendations. Almost all the suggestions are based on multiplying RAM size by some factor, with common values being 1.2, 1.5 and 2. Now that you understand the role that the paging file plays in defining a system's commit limit and how processes contribute to the commit charge, you're well positioned to see how useless such formulas truly are.

Earlier article: Pushing the Limits of Windows: Physical Memory

You can see physical memory layout with the Meminfo tool by Alex Ionescu.

A: Just leave the virtual memory management to Windows, it does a good job. Paging (and thus Mark Russinovic's blurbs regarding the matter) are rather irrelevant to disk thrashing (if you have system memory in abundance), you are looking for NTFS tweaks.
O'Reilly has an interesting article about NTFS Performance Hacks.
On the hardware side: a better hard drive with higher spin rate and larger cache will help a great deal too.
And here is how to kill the low memory warning, take ownership and nuke the following registry keys.
[HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SYSTEM\CurrentControlSet\Control\WDI\DiagnosticModules\ {5EE64AFB-398D-4edb-AF71-3B830219ABF7}]

and
[HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SYSTEM\CurrentControlSet\Control\WDI\DiagnosticModules\ {45DE1EA9-10BC-4f96-9B21-4B6B83DBF476}]

This will prevent the Diagnostics Service from loading RADAR. It works for me in Windows Vista, the keys are present in Windows 7. I haven't tried it though - just backup those keys before you delete them.

A: The only way I've found was to increase RAM size to 8 GBs and turn off paging by setting

HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\System\CurrentControlSet\Control\Session Manager\Memory Management\DisablePagingExecutive=1

(reboot required).
That reduced disk activity to nearly zero.

A: Check out Control Panel\System and Security\System > Advanced System Settings > [Advanced] > Performance: Settings > [Advanced]
Processor scheduling is related to your issue, as is the ability to disable the paging file which you shouldn't be doing. (You need it)

A: It sounds like you installed a cache/mem cleaner. They move applications to swap when you minimize them rather than leaving them in memory.
Is the system slow or are you just using the word thrash because you see the HD light flashing?

A: Move to the Linux, it doesn't do that.
People would be telling you that Windows is smarter than you and you shouldn't fiddle with page file settings and they are right. But that system is mostly tuned to allocate new memory for a process almost instantly and it does that good. One of the side effect is that it moves everything you have in memory into disk all the time, so when it needs new portion of memory it could just erase this portion of memory and give it right away if it hasn't changed of course. I believe that when you leave you applications running, all of they data got stored into disk and then at some point other applications or caching system start using this memory. So application is left with bare minimum of their data into physical RAM and when you start using it again it has to get everything back from the disk.
That said, I don't think you can do everything with that, it just one of the main properties of the system. You can make it only worse by turning the page off or doing any other system tuning. You can't make it work as you like as it just wasn't written with that in mind.

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Road Casualties Wales, 2014
The latest police recorded road accident and casualty figures for Wales for 2014 show that, 103 people were killed on Welsh roads last year, a decreased of 7% compared to 2013. However, Partners in Road Safety Wales remain concerned that the slight overall improvement in the casualty figures has been overshadowed by the increase in the number of motorcyclists killed or seriously injured on Welsh roads. (10% higher than the average for 2004-08)*
Susan Storch, Chair of Road Safety Wales said, "Wales welcomes motorcyclists who are naturally drawn to the stunning scenery, winding roads, and motorcycle friendly businesses. However, Partners are concerned about the number who do not make it safely home, whether they are on a day out or riding to and from work."
The Road Safety Framework for Wales published in 2013 identifies motorcyclists as a high risk group, and road safety professionals remain focussed on meeting the challenging target of a 25% reduction in number of killed and seriously injured motorcyclists by 2020.** Clearly much remains to be done.
In addition to funding road improvements, education and training that will benefit motorcycle safety; Welsh Government's commitment to reducing motorcycle casualties has led to the funding of an open competition to develop an effective intervention or technological feature that provides demonstrable improvements in the safety of motorcyclists, either by reducing the likelihood of a collision occurring, or by lessening the impact of a collision. It is hoped that an innovative approach will have a positive impact on the number of motorcyclists killed or seriously injured.
Of course, road safety is the responsibility of us all, and sharing the road in a responsible and courteous manner will benefit all road users. Motorcyclists are not necessarily at fault for the collisions that they are involved in, but their vulnerability means that they are far more likely to be seriously injured. Therefore, motorcyclists are being asked to always consider whether they are riding appropriately, within the law and for the conditions they find themselves in.
The loss of a motorcyclist has a massive impact on family, friends and colleagues and Susan Storch went on to encourage people to take advantage of the varied opportunities available to help improve knowledge and skills. "Even the most experienced can pick up bad habits, which is why Partners throughout Wales offer a range of initiatives, held over the course of the year, to assess, train and educate motorcyclists. From free first aid courses to subsidised places on national schemes, much of this activity is made possible through funding from the Welsh Government, and is available to a whole range of motorcyclists from scooter riders to commuters and leisure riders. Families can play their part by bringing these opportunities to the attention of their loved ones."


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I am delighted that last week my Cabinet and I were able to move ahead with two major projects that will make a huge contribution to economic growth and job creation in Doncaster. They are the new National College for High Speed Rail, which will be based at Lakeside, and the DN7 Unity Project.
The Unity Project is a long- term growth programme in the east of the borough. It will free land around Stainforth, Dunscroft and Hatfield to create employment, housing and leisure sites that complement and support the existing communities. The entire development could be delivered over a period of about 30 years and is expected to create up to 9,000 jobs and around 3,000 houses.
The full plans include a motorway link road, a marina with leisure and residential developments next to the Stainforth and Keadby canal, a mixed use community and residential area with rail station and bus interchange, along with healthcare and education facilities.
It would open up about 50 hectares of land for manufacturing and logistics businesses with the potential for rail freight, with further land available for additional commercial developments around the new gateway to Junction 5 of the M18.
To help kick start the project, which has regional support and £14.1m of funding from the Sheffield City Region Investment Fund, my cabinet approved that the land required to develop the new link road from the motorway could be purchased.
The road will link junction five of the M18 with Waggons Way in Stainforth and help development around Hatfield colliery site at Stainforth.
The delivery of the National College for High Speed Rail also took a step forward on Tuesday after we approved the allocation of funding for pre-construction preparation works to go ahead.
The rail college will be the first of seven national training colleges announced by government to open and will act as a catalyst for continued growth in Doncaster's thriving rail sector.
Doncaster has been and always will be a rail town. Last month we hosted the first Future of Rail Conference which brought hundreds of people from the industry to Doncaster to hear from leaders in the field about what lies ahead for the future of rail.
The college will enable our world-class rail companies to flourish and be a magnet for attracting private sector investment. We are determined to create opportunities for local residents to access the college, and we are focusing on providing students with the high level skills (level 4 and 5) needed to access the thousands of high-value engineering jobs created over the next few years.
Construction of the college is due to start in spring 2016, opening for students in September 2017.


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National News posted May 8, 2020 @ 07:30am by Iain Burns
Canadians sharply divided on Trudeau's performance as prime minister
Canadians are starkly divided on Justin Trudeau's four-and-a-half years as prime minister, a new survey has found.
A plurality of those polled – 41% – think Trudeau has accomplished "little" during his time in office.
But the Research Co study found 48% of Canadians think the prime minister's performance has been "about the same" as they expected it to be.
About a quarter of those asked – 24% – said Trudeau has been "better" than they thought he'd be, while 25% think he's been "worse."
There are noticeable differences between the generations, however.
"More than a third of Canadians aged 55 and over (36%) believe Trudeau has been worse than they expected," said Mario Canseco, president of Research Co.
"Significantly fewer Canadians aged 35-to-54 (21%) and 18-to-34 (18%) feel the same way."
The survey also found that:
24% of respondents think Trudeau has achieved "much"
24% think it's too early to judge
30% think Canada's reputation in the world has improved compared to during Stephen Harper's premiership
21% think environmental issues have improved
20% think ethics and accountability have improved
But smaller numbers of Canadians think the following areas have improved since Trudeau took office:
Public safety (19%)
Health (19%)
National unity (18%)
Economy (16%)
Tax (13%)
Defence (11%)
If a federal election were held today, the Liberals would win the backing of 39% of decided voters, the survey also found.
The Conservatives are in second place with 30%, followed by the New Democrats with 17%, the Green Party with 7%, the Bloc Québécois with 5%, and the People's Party with 1%.
The Liberals are particularly popular in Ontario (44%), Quebec (40%) and British Columbia (39%).
The Conservatives are ahead in Alberta (45%) and Manitoba and Saskatchewan (38%).
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Q: Mach-O Linker Error - files Imported(and checked) properly but still error? I know there has been countless Mach-O Linker error posts and I have looked through at least a dozen trying to find the solution to my problem. Many solutions commented that I must "check the box" or check the compile sources to make sure my .m file was properly imported and yes, I did all of those. I have been at this for hours and I can't seem to make anything from the below error:
Undefined symbols for architecture x86_64:
  "_OBJC_CLASS_$_JSQMessage", referenced from:
  objc-class-ref in ChatView.o
  "_OBJC_CLASS_$_JSQMessagesAvatarImageFactory", referenced from:
  objc-class-ref in ChatView.o
  "_OBJC_CLASS_$_JSQMessagesBubbleImageFactory", referenced from:
  objc-class-ref in ChatView.o
  "_OBJC_CLASS_$_JSQMessagesTimestampFormatter", referenced from:
  objc-class-ref in ChatView.o
  "_OBJC_CLASS_$_JSQMessagesViewController", referenced from:
  _OBJC_CLASS_$_ChatView in ChatView.o
  "_OBJC_CLASS_$_JSQPhotoMediaItem", referenced from:
  objc-class-ref in ChatView.o
  "_OBJC_CLASS_$_JSQSystemSoundPlayer", referenced from:
  objc-class-ref in ChatView.o
  "_OBJC_METACLASS_$_JSQMessagesViewController", referenced from:
  _OBJC_METACLASS_$_ChatView in ChatView.o
  "_kJSQMessagesCollectionViewCellLabelHeightDefault", referenced from:
  -[ChatView collectionView:layout:heightForCellTopLabelAtIndexPath:] in ChatView.o
  -[ChatView collectionView:layout:heightForMessageBubbleTopLabelAtIndexPath:] in ChatView.o
ld: symbol(s) not found for architecture x86_64
clang: error: linker command failed with exit code 1 (use -v to see invocation)

Any help or advice as to a fix to the above error would be MUCH appreciated and would finally allow me to move on from this gripping road block. Thank you in advance!

A: I had the same error when using this library through Cocoapods. I noticed this warning message when executing pod install:

[!] The Application [Debug] target overrides the OTHER_LDFLAGS
  build setting defined in `Pods/Target Support
  Files/Pods/Pods.debug.xcconfig'. This can lead to problems with the
  CocoaPods installation

I added $(inherited) to OTHER_LDFLAGS in the build settings of my project and that fixed the problem!

A: Looks like you're missing a relevant 'Framework'. Does the documentation specify a required framework. I would guess that it needs the messaging one.


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Floating plastic waste can be recovered cost-effectively and valorised if the recovery can take place before the waste reaches the sea. A research project led by VTT examines how plastic waste ending up in rivers can be taken out and recycled profitably. Jakarta, Indonesia is the testing ground.
Plastic waste floating in waterways quickly drifts far away from its original locations, making it difficult and expensive to recover. Furthermore, without a clear owner of the problem, no-one takes responsibility for the recovery. Recovery is easier as soon as possible after the plastic waste has ended up in a river and is in the interest to nearby residents, officials, and businesses.
Floating waste rafts would more easily be recovered if it could be done at a reasonable cost and if the plastic waste could be recycled into valuable materials. The two-year Kelmuvex project led by VTT aims at precisely such a recycling concept.
The piloting area chosen for the project is Jakarta, Indonesia, where PET bottles and durable propylene products, such as pipes and containers, are recycled, but other plastic waste either ends up in landfills with other mixed waste, or is washed into rivers, and further into the sea.
"In Jakarta we are looking at the amount, quality, and location of waste floating in the river and studying options to identify the waste from the air. We are working together with Finnish companies to develop and test methods to enable the recovery of floating plastic waste from the river and to utilise it as a raw material for construction materials and fuels, for example. Our goal is to develop circular economy concepts that suit local conditions and which can also be applied in other key locations with floating waste issues", says Mona Arnold, Principal Scientist at VTT.
Turning river litter into plastic composites and diesel fuel
The Kelmuvex project is funded by Business Finland, VTT and four Finnish companies, which are the members of the project consortium: Lamor is well-known for its mechanical oil-spill response technology. RiverRecycle is developing technologies for collecting and removing floating waste, as well as recycling concepts. Wimao supplies technology for recycling plastic waste and Valmet technology for the process industry.
In addition, local actors involved in developing waste management in Jakarta will take part in the project.
The varying composition of floating waste makes it difficult to utilise. It usually comprises of many different types of plastic, textiles, as well as soil and plant materials washed away by heavy rainfalls. Optical sensor solutions that can be installed in a drone or in a fixed location are utilised for the identification and monitoring of the floating waste to support the recovery operations.
Various plastic recycling methods will also be assessed, and the method or combination of methods most suitable for the target will be selected. One option is to recycle plastic waste mechanically by melting it down and moulding it into new products e.g. for the construction industry.
Plastic waste that is dirty and difficult to sort can be recycled chemically with pyrolysis technology. In pyrolysis, the long polymer chains in plastic are broken down thermally in the absence of oxygen into pyrolysis oil, which can be further processed into fuel, such as diesel, or even fractionated into monomers. The monomers could be utilised as raw materials for plastics and other chemicals.
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In addition to the quality and recycling method, the profitability of a recycling plant relies on having access to sufficient waste volumes. Collaboration with local waste management is essential and the project aims to ensure that the recycling plant would also get locally collected plastic waste, which is normally landfilled.
"As waste management develops, the focus could shift from waste rafts on rivers to the utilisation of land-based plastic waste. Most important is that the developed circular economy concept will support regional reduction of waste", Arnold notes.
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Chris Brogan is one of the reasons I started writing daily. He is super smart, has had a tremendous influence on me, and I am happy to call him my friend. A few years ago Chris started to theme his year by choosing three words. Along with a whole bunch of other folks, I have found this practice to be useful and I've incorporated it into my approach.
The idea is to choose themes that cross into all of the important areas of your life. Here are my three words for 2017.
Integrated: I have always put things into boxes, separated them. More and more, this no longer works for me. Integrated means all areas of my life function as a single whole. The idea here is that the integration reduces friction, reduces drag, and creates alignment. What I do in one are needs to add to other areas.
Impeccable: The word suggests the highest possible standards. To be impeccable, you have to raise the bar. It also means clean, clear, crisp lines. Everything has to be in its place. This word, when applied across all areas of your life, is a challenge.
Essential: Better is better than more. Essential suggests a paring down. What is minimally necessary? What doesn't provide value? What is a distraction? This word is more than it appears. It's an acknowledgment of how little time you have, as well as an urgent call to do what it necessary.
This year, I was tempted more than any other to add additional words to this list. The word "essential" prevented me from doing so. Upon reflection, the two other words that didn't make it onto this list are already encompassed in these three words. Better is better than more.
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Cards and other images in this gallery are from the 1970 decade. If you grew up in the Gaylord area during this decade you will fondly remember many of these scenes. A few of the cards couldn't be accurately dated so we put them here because they appeared to be from this era.


Todd Hido (pronounced Hie-doe) has a successful commercial career…but we won't be paying any attention to that. He's been hired by the N.Y. Times to photograph a well-known acting coach who is also a Scientologist…but you won't see those shots here. Wired magazine has used him to photograph amateur anti-terror hunter Shannon Rossmiller and to illustrate an article on the technology of modern warfare…but you'll have to go to Wired.com to look at those photographs. We're going to focus on Hido's fine art photography.
Hido was born in 1968 in Kent, Ohio…a small college town on the Cuyahoga River best known as the site of the killing of four college students protesting the war in Vietnam (and the Crosby, Stills, Nash and Young song about those killings). He earned a B.F.A. from Tufts University in Massachusetts and an M.F.A. from the California College of Arts and Crafts in Oakland, California (where he currently resides). But in some ways Hido has never really left his suburban home in small town Ohio.
He made his name as a fine arts photographer in 2001 with the publication of his monograph House Hunting. It has been called "a kind of perfect little, big book," in part because it contains only 26 photographs. Small as it was, it immediately captured the attention of art critics. The photographs show suburban homes by night. They are, in a way, very simple images. Hido simply finds a house he finds visually interesting, sets up his camera, and makes a long exposure (anywhere from four to ten minutes).
So very simple…at least on the surface. In practice, it turns out to be somewhat more complicated. The photography is the easy part; the difficult part is finding the scene to photograph. Hido says he's sometimes driven around at night for five or more hours, looking for just the right scene, and returning home without having exposed a single negative. In winter he's been known to fly to a city in the northern U.S. to include snow in the image, spend days driving around snowy suburbs and semi-rural areas, and return to his home in Oakland with only one image he considers worth printing.
By shooting at night Hido removes the visual clues we're used to seeing, those small indications of suburban normality. What is commonplace in the daytime becomes strange and mysterious…even vaguely threatening…at night. Through Hido's lens, even the most dull tract house in the most dull tract neighborhood starts to look peculiarly isolated, detached from all the other houses, solitary and remote.
Hido relies exclusively on existing lighting conditions, both exterior and interior. Both are equally important to him on an aesthetic level. The exterior light source, of course, is salient both for the composition (light and shadow) and for its effect on the color balance of the image. But the interior light, that's the light most critical to the effectiveness of the photograph. The interior light hints at the life inside those isolated houses. The interior light reveals the fundamental nature of these suburban homes…of all homes, for that matter. They exist as shelter. They serve to protect people from the elements, from vague outside threats, from other people. There is something primitive suggested by those points of interior light, something not that different from primeval peoples huddled around a fire at night.
Hido initially asked permission to photograph these houses. Not surprisingly, he was universally rejected. A stranger knocking on a suburban door late at night is rarely welcome; it's generally an indication of some sort of bad news. So he stopped asking. "I most often go unnoticed," Hido says, "even though I am very careful to not look like I am 'lurking.' However, I never ask permission as people would mostly say no." Even so, the police have been notified on several occasions, and Hido has learned to avoid setting up on personal property. "After they run me through the system and find I am not a criminal, they leave."
Over time Hido began to slowly expand his range of interests, although he has generally retained the same aesthetic. He began to photograph suburban and semi-rural landscapes without houses, still at night. Later, he started to shoot the landscapes during the day, primarily from his car, usually in inclement weather.
Once again, Hido found a way to turn the commonplace into something abstract and out of the ordinary. By limiting himself to the confines of his vehicle, Hido assumes a position familiar to anybody who routinely travels in a car. Unlike many people who shoot photographs from their cars, Hido intentionally uses the car as an element of composition. He uses the windows, usually smudged by the weather, to add a layer of separation between the viewer and the viewed. That technique also reprises Hido's theme of alienation, of being separate and apart from the mundane world.
More recently Hido has been shooting fine art portraits. Again, although the venue has shifted, the aesthetic and the theme remain essentially the same. He sets his portrait sessions in old hotels and motels, relying primarily on models he locates via internet modeling agencies. "When they come to the shoot it's often the first time we've ever spoke or met, as much of this is set up via email. I always shoot alone and fine the discomfort between two strangers works for me. It adds a tension that I like."
As always, Hido relies on natural light, though he sometimes influences that light by adjusting the curtains or replacing them with material with a different level of translucency. Some settings require more light, some less. The old rooms themselves contribute to the emotional appeal of the final image…the outmoded fixtures, the impersonal furnishings, the "used" ambience. There is something almost contra-nostalgic about these portraits, as if they depict past events we tend to remember as being better than they really were.
In addition to his usual equipment, Hido has been shooting these portraits with an old 126 Instamatic camera. Initially he used the camera to put the models at ease, but he found the harsh flash and the square format appealed to him and heightened the image's air of amateurism. Although he hasn't published those Instamatic portraits yet, he intends to in the future.
"I shoot like a documentarian," Hido told one interviewer, "but I print like a painter." He likes the subtle imprecision of darkroom work. He is also a strict and demanding editor of his own work. Hido estimates he exhibits only about one half of a percent of all the exposures he shoots.
There is an odd and precarious balance to most of Hido's work. It emphasizes elements of alienation and remoteness, yet it also reveals a sort of resolve to struggle against those elements. Yes, the night is dark and threatening, but there is a light inside that offers some protection. Yes, it is cold and wet and miserable outside, but we are inside and shielded from the worst of nature's elements. Yes, the room is drab and shabby, but there is someone here who can offer at least some temporary comfort. In all of Hido's work, there seems to be an attempt to hold back the darkness, whether that darkness is physical, psychological or emotional.
I confess, when I first saw Todd Hido's photography I was somewhat underwhelmed by it. I found it visually interesting, but not very powerful. The more I looked it, however, the more I began to appreciate the subtlety of his work. There is something poetic in his photographs, something that manages to be both universal and yet anonymous. His houses are ordinary houses, his landscapes are ordinary landscapes, and his people are ordinary people. And if they appear alienated from their surroundings, they are not alienated from us.
And that, I believe, is the real appeal to Todd Hido's work. He draws the viewer into the image as an active participant. We are outside those houses, wanting to get inside. We are detached from the people, wanting to bridge that emotional divide and make some sort of connection. If at first glance your reaction to his work is cold, it's because that's the reaction Hido is after. If you're cold, you want to seek the warmth…and his photos offer the promise of warmth.


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Flamenco Meets Jazz
Music by Dorantes, Tim Ries, Adam Ben Azra and The Rolling Stones
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Three musical stars, an accompanist percussionist (Javi Ruibal) who doesn't stop grinning throughout and a young flamenco dancer who is the extra icing on the cake, not that the three leads need any of that. But, generous musicians that they are, everyone is welcome: we are all eating out of their hands in minutes. Hum along in harmony, sure thing. Do palmas, why not? I've always wanted to do that.
Ten dazzling numbers and an encore—there is always an encore—but do they even need an audience for what feels like a good-natured jam session that could go on into the night without us? Having said that, they are the ultimate showmen, snake charmers all in their own ways.
Flamenco pianist and composer (six of the numbers are his compositions) Dorantes, leading from piano, what can't he do? A one-man band, he can make the piano sound like a guitar, tickling the innards, the strings, at the same time as he hammers the keys with the other hand, make it sound like a celesta and more—percussion and strings, beating on the frame, keeping time, playing with time. He says the piano has to speak for him, his English not up to it—and it does, it does!
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Jesús Carmona, a Sergei Polunin lookalike, is a balletic dancer, arms soft, hands tingling with the beat, his twisting turns like Daniel Proietto's in Russell Maliphant's AfterLight, his heels augmenting Ruibal in seventh heaven on drums. What an honour and a joy—I imagine—it must be to dance (and play) in this illustrious company.
Jazz and flamenco, different traditions, musicians from different backgrounds, countries and age gaps, what sweet music they make together: a lesson in harmony, cohesion, experience, daring, syncopation and fluidity, in conversation with each other and their own instruments, mellow and passionate.
Breaking down barriers, raising a delirious storm of experimental sound from the off, a cabaret party atmosphere, thunderous applause, whistles and cheers after each number, the audience on a high: festival it is. One of the best evenings I've had this year. Check them out.
Reviewer: Vera Liber
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class AccountId;

namespace ash {

class Key;
class UserContext;

namespace quick_unlock {
enum class Purpose;

class PinStorageCryptohome {
 public:
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  // Check to see if the cryptohome implementation can store PINs.
  static void IsSupported(BoolCallback result);

  // Transforms `key` for usage in PIN. Returns nullopt if the key could not be
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  static absl::optional<Key> TransformKey(const AccountId& account_id,
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  PinStorageCryptohome();

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  ~PinStorageCryptohome();

  void IsPinSetInCryptohome(const AccountId& account_id,
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  void SetPin(const UserContext& user_context,
              const std::string& pin,
              const absl::optional<std::string>& pin_salt,
              BoolCallback did_set);
  void RemovePin(const UserContext& user_context, BoolCallback did_remove);
  void CanAuthenticate(const AccountId& account_id,
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                       BoolCallback result) const;
  void TryAuthenticate(const AccountId& account_id,
                       const Key& key,
                       Purpose purpose,
                       BoolCallback result);

 private:
  void OnSystemSaltObtained(const std::string& system_salt);

  bool salt_obtained_ = false;
  std::string system_salt_;
  std::vector<base::OnceClosure> system_salt_callbacks_;

  base::WeakPtrFactory<PinStorageCryptohome> weak_factory_{this};
};

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}  // namespace ash

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// source migration is finished.
namespace chromeos {
namespace quick_unlock {
using ::ash::quick_unlock::PinStorageCryptohome;
}
}  // namespace chromeos

#endif  // CHROME_BROWSER_ASH_LOGIN_QUICK_UNLOCK_PIN_STORAGE_CRYPTOHOME_H_

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