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Palestine in Century
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Another Palestinian Ghetto in East Jerusalem: Israel Closes the Segregation Wall in Al Ram
Israeli occupying forces began to construct additional sections of the Segregation Wall in East Jerusalem last week. The new construction is closing existing gaps between Al Ram and the neighboring towns of Beir Nabala and Beit Hanina and stretching around the eastern side of Al Ram. When complete, the Wall will encircle Al Ram (with a population of 25,215 inhabitants) on four sides leaving only two exits. The first, at the Al Ram checkpoint south of the city, will be controlled by Israeli soldiers and only accessible to those holding special permits. The second, will lead away from Jerusalem towards Ramallah, and may also be controlled and monitored by Israeli soldiers. The Segregation Wall cutting close around Al Ram is rapidly turning the town into another Palestinian ghetto.
The Segregation Wall in East Jerusalem
The Segregation Wall in East Jerusalem facilitates Israel's colonization plans for the city. This strategy aims to limit the Palestinian areas and appropriate additional lands for illegal Israeli settlement construction and other development projects. When complete, the Wall in East Jerusalem will stretch for more than 113 km, separating Israeli settlements in the area, grabbing open areas, and slicing between Palestinian towns. The goal in East Jerusalem, as in the rest of the West Bank, is to appropriate as much Palestinian land as possible and sever the traditional connection between occupied East Jerusalem and the rest of the West Bank (see Map One).).
Map One: Al Ram in a Regional Context
The Segregation Wall around Al Ram and Dahyet Al Barid
Al Ram is one of the most densely populated neighborhoods in Jerusalem. It is located in the northeastern part of the city. The built-up area of the town is approximately 3,289 dunums (3.3 km2). The Wall stretches for six km around Al Ram, encircling the built-up area, controlling the movement of its residents and appropriating large areas of Palestinian lands for the expansion of illegal Israeli settlements. When the Wall is finished, Al Ram will be cut off from the rest of East Jerusalem and isolated in a tiny ethnic Palestinian ghetto.
Israeli occupying forces began construction of the Segregation Wall around Al Ram in May 2004.
On May 17, Israeli bulldozers started razing land in the Dahyet Al Barid neighborhood and the 'Ayad neighborhood (home to a large portion of Palestine's Coptic Christian population) on the outskirts of Al Ram.
On May 25, Israeli occupying forces served residents of Al Ram, Hizma and Beit Hanina military orders (numbered 04/06/T) and land seizure documents detailing the path of the Segregation Wall in the area.
Three days later, on May 28, Israeli bulldozers started to clear land along the western edge of Al Ram and the main road leading between Jerusalem and Ramallah. From May 2004 through March 2005, Israeli occupying forces continued to erect the 6-8 meter cement panels composing the Segregation Wall around Al Ram.
On March 3, 2005, Israeli occupying forces served two additional military orders to the village. The military orders (numbered 5/34/T and 5/36/T) specified that an additional 6 dunums of Al Ram land would be confiscated for construction of the Wall. The orders also confiscated more than 15 dunums from the neighboring localities of Jaba' and Hizma (See Appendix for an example of Israeli military orders served to residents of Al Ram).
The current phase of construction to the south of Al Ram cuts close to Palestinian homes in Jabal al Sumood neighborhood near an Israeli military base and comes up directly against Palestinian homes in the39;Al Aqbat39; neighborhood adjacent to the illegal Israeli settlement of Neve Ya39;acov (see Photo One). The home of Qawasmeh family is only one meter away from the Wall39;s path and is in danger of imminent demolition (See Photo Two). The Wall also cuts around a stone quarry in this area; annexing the entire region to Neve Ya39;acov settlement and opening it to continued settlement expansion (see Photo Three and Charts One and Two).). The Wall also cuts around a stone quarry in this area; annexing the entire region to settlement and opening it to continued settlement expansion (see and Charts One and Two).). The home of Qawasmeh family is only one meter away from the Wall39;s path and is in danger of imminent demolition (See ). The Wall also cuts around a stone quarry in this area; annexing the entire region to settlement and opening it to continued settlement expansion (see and Charts One and Two).
Photos One: Construction of the Wall East of Al Ram
The Segregation Wall cuts close to Al Ram on its Eastern edge, appropriating large areas to the illegal Israeli settlement of Neve Ya'acov, which sits on the opposite hill, left of the Wall.
Photo Two: Qawasmeh Home, threatened with Demolition: Qawasmeh Home, threatened with Demolition
Photo Three: Appropriated Stone Quarry with Neve Ya'acov behind: Appropriated Stone Quarry with behind
East of Al Ram, the Wall slices into the Dahyet Al Barid neighborhood, appropriating open areas and rolling hills. Several Palestinian homes in the neighborhood have already been demolished to clear space for the Wall. North of Al Ram, the town is limited by an Israeli by-pass road that cuts deep into the hillside. The steep cliffs of the roadside make the gap impassible and the only bridge (leading to the village of Jaba') has been blocked by earth mounds placed by Israeli occupying forces (see Photos Four and Five).
Photo Four: By-Pass Road along Al Ram's Northern Edge: By-Pass Road along Al Ram's Northern Edge
Photo Five: Roadblock Between Al Ram and Jaba': Roadblock Between Al Ram and Jaba'
In the northwest corner of Al Ram, Israeli bulldozers are busy constructing what is believed to be a new road leading to Ramallah. This will be the only exit most Al Ram residents will be allowed to use. It will most likely be monitored by an additional Israeli checkpoint. The current checkpoint of Qalandyia may be moved as the Wall is extended along the northern border of Al Ram beside what is now an Israeli military camp. Israel is also reportedly planning to build a new DCO (District Coordinating Office) on this site. Palestinians will have to apply to the DCO for any permits needed to access areas controlled by Israel, including Jerusalem.
The Western edge of Al Ram is marked by a long section of the Segregation Wall stretching north to south along the main road from Jerusalem to the Qalandyia checkpoint and Ramallah beyond. The Wall separates Al Ram from the Israeli industrial zone of 'Atarot, which is partially constructed on Al Ram lands and the Palestinian towns of Beir Nabala and Beit Hanina (see Photo Six and Map Two).
Photo Six: Israeli Construction Crews Close Gaps in the Wall Between Al Ram (behind) and Beir Nabala: Israeli Construction Crews Close Gaps in the Wall Between Al Ram (behind) and Beir Nabala
Map Two: The Segregation Wall in Al Ram: The Segregation Wall in Al Ram
Beit Hanina, Beir Nabala and Al Ram
Residents of the neighboring Palestinian towns of Beir Nabala and Beit Hanina have come to depend on Al Ram as a commercial center providing much needed services. Al Ram's commercial sector provides goods at more affordable prices than the high prices in Jerusalem's downtown stores. Students from Beir Nabala and Beit Hanina also attend schools in Al Ram which will now be isolated behind the Wall. The two towns, however, face very different circumstances.
Beit Hanina is part of the illegally annexed Jerusalem municipality. Residents of the town therefore are forced to pay high taxes leveled by the municipality (including social services fees and water, electricity, etc.) and the discriminatory arnona property tax. Beit Hanina, however, will have an open link to Jerusalem and residents will be able to access the downtown markets. Beir Nabala, on the other hand, will be severed from both Al Ram and Jerusalem. According to Israel's 'finalized' plan for the Wall, Beir Nabala will inhabit an additional ghetto with a single link to Ramallah via a road through the town of Rafat which will be monitored by Israeli occupying forces. Under normal circumstances a trip from Beir Nabala to Al Ram would take 2-3 minutes. When the Wall is complete, this trip will take 2-3 hours.
Many residents of both Beit Hanina and Beir Nabala have family living in Al Ram. The Wall will sever these family connections. When complete, it will be nearly impossible for many people to visit family in Al Ram. This aspect of segregation has been repeated wherever the Wall cuts through the urban fabric of Palestinian areas, especially in East Jerusalem.
The Wall in Al Ram and Restrictions on Freedom of Movement
The restraints on freedom of movement are reflected in the case of Al Ram's residents as well. Many of Al Ram's residents possess East Jerusalem ID, allowing them to live and work within the illegally expanded municipal boundaries of Jerusalem. When the Wall is complete, however, the city will be severed from Jerusalem and travel may be difficult. Many Palestinians with East Jerusalem ID, moreover, have kept properties inside the city but live in the cheaper suburbs, such as Al Ram.
Israel's recent threat to impose its Absentee Property Law in East Jerusalem targeted these individuals, who hold East Jerusalem ID but are unable to afford the costs of living in the city. If the Absentee property Law is applied to East Jerusalem, these residents will be relegated permanently to the West bank and will not be able to access Jerusalem.
Residents of Al Ram who hold West Bank ID are not allowed by Israel to travel to Jerusalem without a special permit (Tayfer). Holders of Tayfer permits must apply for a new permit at least once a year. It will become much more difficult for Al Ram's residents to obtain these permits and move freely to Jerusalem after the Wall is closed around their city. They risk being cut off from much needed social services (including schools and healthcare facilities) and family living on the other side of the Wall.
The Segregation Wall will also isolate a group of homes in Dahyet Al Barid which will be left outside the Wall and cut off from Al Ram. Israeli occupying forces have issued one-year temporary permits to residents of the area. The permits allow them to stay in their homes but do not allow them access to any other areas in Jerusalem. Presumably, there will be a gate in the Wall, monitored by Israeli occupying forces, allowing residents access to the area. If the gate ismanaged in the same manner as other Wall gates, it will only be open two or three times a day for a total of 2 or 3 hours and access will be arbitrarily granted by Israeli soldiers at the gate.
East of Al Ram the Segregation Wall appropriates additional lands adjacent to Neve Ya'acov settlement. The settlement is partially built on Al Ram lands and the Wall will open up vast areas for the expansion of Neve Ya39;acov or the construction of a new settlement in the region (see Charts One and Two for information on the expansion of Neve Ya39;acov). Israeli peace group, Gush Shalom, reports that Israel plans to build additional settlement units in the area, although that reports cannot be verified at this time.
The lands appropriated east of Al Ram and the neighborhood of Dahyet al Barid are the only open spaces in Al Ram. The Wall will segregate these lands from the densely populated urban area, further affecting the population density inside the town. The Wall also appropriates a Palestinian stone quarry and stone cutting equipment.
Chart One: Expansion of Neve Ya'acov (selected years)
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Chart Two: Population Growth of Neve Ya39;acov (1996-2003)
* Exact data is unavailable. These numbers are a projection taken from the combined population of Neve Ya'acov and the neighboring settlement of Pisgat Ze'ev.
The Segregation Wall in International Law
Israel39;s Segregation Wall violates numerous United Nations Security Council and General Assembly Resolutions. United Nations Security Council Resolution 242 (1967), drafted immediately after Israel occupied the West Bank and Gaza Strip, demands 'the withdrawal of all Israeli armed forces from the territories occupied' in the war.
The requirements of Resolution 242 are re-enforced and strengthened by UN Security Council Resolutions 452 (1979) and 465 (1980). Resolution 465 states categorically that: 'all measures taken by Israel to change the physical character, demographic composition, institutional structure of status of the Palestinian and other Arab territories occupied since 1967, including Jerusalem, or any part thereof, have no legal validity and that Israel's policy and practices of setting parts of its population and new Immigrants in those territories constitute a flagrant violation of the Fourth Geneva Convention Relative to the Protection of Civilian Persons in Time of War and also constitute a serious obstruction to achieving a comprehensive, just and lasting peace in the Middle East. 39;
Israel39;s Wall is also a flagrant violation of international humanitarian law, specifically the Hague Regulations of 1907 and the Fourth Geneva Convention of 1949:
The Hague Regulations expressly forbids an occupying power 39;to destroy or seize the enemy39;s property, unless such destruction or seizure be imperatively demanded by the necessities of war' (Article 23).
The Fourth Geneva Convention, the primary document of international law governing instances of military occupation, states in Article 49 that:39;The occupying power shall not deport or transfer parts of its own population into the territories it occupies39;
Article 53 of the Fourth Geneva Convention is also clear that:39;any destruction by the Occupying Power of real or personal property belonging individually or collectively to private persons, or to the State, or to other public authorities, or to social or cooperative organizations, is prohibited, except where such destruction is rendered absolutely necessary by military operations.39;
The appropriation and destruction of Palestinian land is an especially serious violation of the Fourth Geneva Convention, Article 147 of which clearly prohibits, 39;39;extensive destruction and appropriation of property, not justified by military necessity and carried out unlawfully and wantonly.39;39; Violations of Article 147 constitute grave breaches of the Convention and should be prosecuted as War Crimes.
In addition, the Segregation Wall also violate the prohibition against discrimination as defined by the Convention on the Elimination of All Forms of Racial Discrimination (1969). The first article of the Convention defines 39;racial discrimination39; as:39; Any distinction, exclusion, restriction or preference based on race, color, descent, or national or ethnic origin which has the purpose or effect of nullifying or impairing the recognition, enjoyment or exercise, on an equal footing, of human rights and fundamental freedoms in the political, economic, social, cultural or any other field of public life.39;
Many Israeli policies in the OPT discriminate against Palestinians. The Segregation Wall is a concrete example of the systematic nature of this discrimination. The Wall forcefully separates illegal Israeli settlements from Palestinian areas, consolidating the freedoms of Israeli settlers and violating the rights of Palestinian residents of the OPT.
The systematic nature of Israel39;s occupation policies (including the Segregation Wall) also submit it to a further section of international law. Israel39;s military occupation and the accompanying policies it enforces in the OPT comprise a crime of apartheid according to the International Convention on the Suppression and Punishment of the Crime of Apartheid (1973). The Convention defines apartheid as: 39;the imposition of various legislative measures on different racial groups while injuring the rights of one. Moreover, the crime of Apartheid comprises a39;crime against humanity39; and 39;a serious threat to international peace and security.
The Segregation Wall in Al Ram is highly illegal. The Wall's violation of UN Security Council Resolutions 242, 452 and 465 cannot be reconciled and its failure to comply with the Fourth Geneva Convention requires that it be completely dismantled. In fact, the International Court of Justice ruled on July 2004 that the Wall should be immediately destroyed. Israel, however, has continued to flout international law and the international consensus by continuing with the Segregation Wall project.
The Wall in Al Ram is being used to ghettoize the community and appropriate vast portions of land for settlement expansion. Israel has used the wall to take control of additional Palestinian lands and has already begun constructing new settlements in northern districts of the West Bank such as the Qalqilya District (see Jayyus case study). Evidence suggests that Israel has similar plans for the lands appropriated from Al Ram. ). Evidence suggests that Israel has similar plans for the lands appropriated from Al Ram.
The Wall will also severely affect the standards of living for residents of the area. Al Ram is a commercial center and neighboring localities such as Beit Hanina and Beir Nabala will be cut-off from the city. Residents of Al Ram will also be segregated from the educational, health and other social services they depend on in East Jerusalem. In the final analysis, the Segregation Wall will create additional difficulties for Palestinians, placing additional restrictions on freedom of movement, contributing to the impoverishment of the civilian population and facilitating the large-scale appropriation of Palestinian land by Israeli occupying forces. This situation can only inflame tensions in the region and stoke the flames of conflict between the occupied Palestinian population and Israeli occupying forces.
Appendix: Example of Israeli military orders in Al Ram
[1] The Palestinian Central Bureau of Statistics, 2004.
[2] Israel ratified the Convention in 1979.
[3] The International Convention on the Suppression and Punishment of the Crime of Apartheid (1973), Article II, Sections (c) and (d). See also the Convention on the Elimination of Racial Discrimination, Articles 2, 3 and 5.
[4] Ibid (Article 1).
The Applied Research Institute – Jerusalem
Categories:	Separation Plans
Ar Ram: a Palestinian town facing the threat of the Segregation Wall
The Israeli occupation starts to build the Segregation Wall around the settlement of Enav
الاحتلال يقيم جداراً جديداً غرب محافظة الخليل
Apartheid is alive: The confinement of 'Anata and Shu'ufat refugee camp in an enclave
Trapped between walls
Rafat, another victim of the Israeli Segregation Wall
Israel illegally Re delineate the boundaries of the Palestinian Villages! The case of Qibya and Budrus villages
New Stage for completing the Segregation wall around 'Azzun 'Atma village in Qalqilyia
Impact of the Segregation Wall on the Palestinian communities The village of Faqqua strangled by the Wall
An Eviction order on a plot in Halhul / Hebron governorate
الاحتلال يخطر بوقف العمل في مسكن مواطنة في الطوبا بمسافر يطا
بحجة حماية الآثار … الاحتلال الإسرائيلي يخطر بإزالة 100 شجرة زيتون وعدداً من المنشآت الزراعية في خربة حمصة التحتا / محافظة طوباس
Israel to lead expansion in five settlements in the oPt
Al-Khas and Al Nu'man villages suffocated by the Israeli colonization
The Israeli occupation attempts at Judaizing the Tulkarm archeological site of Deir Samara
INTERACTIVE GEOPOLITICAL STATUS 2017
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July 3, 2015 By Jack Jodell.
Tomorrow, July 4, marks the 239th anniversary of the signing of our Declaration of Independence. It was, and still remains, one of the greatest and most inspiring documents ever created by humankind. A long and bloody successful Revolutionary War soon followed, after which our Constitution was drawn up and the United States of America was proclaimed to be an independent Republic. This Constitution has been amended 27 times since its adoption, (the first 10 being known as our precious Bill of Rights), guaranteeing that our government would remain flexible, relevant, and dedicated to the good of its people (and not merely its business community) for its entire existence.
The Declaration of Independence provided a framework for what our country was founded upon, and laid the groundwork for the shaping of the constitution. This ingenious document states, "We hold these truths to be self-evident, that all men are created equal, that they are endowed by their Creator with certain unalienable Rights, that among these are Life, Liberty and the pursuit of Happiness.–That to secure these rights, Governments are instituted among Men, deriving their just powers from the consent of the governed,–That whenever any Form of Government becomes destructive of these ends, it is the Right of the People to alter or to abolish it, and to institute new Government, laying its foundation on such principles and organizing its powers in such form, as to them shall seem most likely to effect their Safety and Happiness." I wonder if uber capitalists like the Koch Brothers, Sheldon Adelson, Mitt Romney, Donald Trump and the like ever stop to think for even one minute how their actions and policies are often seriously detrimental to the pursuit of happiness sought by those whom they employ and exploit? Or, in their minds, is it only the pursuit of their individual happiness, and no one else's, that really matters?
The Declaration goes on to list a long list of grievances against the King of England, who was then their lord and master, and pointed out how it is their duty, as afflicted and ignored subjects, to rise up and abolish the form of non-representative government which had been imposed upon them by the British. This is completely reasonable – a nation or group of people are certainly entitled to their own self-governance to ensure they are fully free to choose their own desired path to happiness – provided that their path doesn't infringe upon or negate the happiness of others.
As I think of the proposed Trans Pacific Partnership (TPP) and all its sister "free trade" agreements which will surely be enacted after its passage, I am alarmed at how totally un-Declaration of Independence, unconstitutional, and wholly un-American they really are. Will we allow a secret tribunal of corporate lawyers to overturn laws passed by OUR Congress for OUR benefit and OUR safety, just so THEIR corporations' profits won't be damaged? Will we allow these bastardly tribunals to award millions and maybe even billions of OUR dollars to foreign corporations which WE will then have to pay for out of OUR pockets? If this horrible bill gains final passage and becomes law, our democracy will have been thoroughly subverted to corporate interests – our sovereignty will be completely surrendered and gone forever! What was originally a nation built upon laws and ostensibly for the common good of its citizens will then have become a nation built solely upon corporate profit. Is THIS what our Founding Fathers had in mind for the republic they created? Hardly. Is THIS what our brave soldiers sacrificed their lives for in the Revolutionary War, the Civil War, World War I, World War II, Korea, or the Gulf Wars – to become subject to the dictates of greedy multinational corporations? DEFINITELY NOT!!! Perhaps to billionaires with vested interests like the 1% minority Koch Brothers, this may seem like a Libertarian dream come true – but to all the rest of us – the 99% MAJORITY – it represents utter TYRANNY!
Please think about this over the 4th of July weekend, and even beyond. I strongly again urge you to CALL YOUR SENATORS at 202-225-3121 and tell them to vote NO on TPP!
You owe this to your fellow citizens and to all those before us who have fought and died for our liberty! Thank you, and keep pushing forward!
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Elektros (OTC: ELEK), an emerging leader in the electric vehicle industry, has announced that the company filed a patent pending last week with the United States Patent and Trademark Office for a revolutionary portable battery technology. According to the update, Elektros aims to perfect this technology over the next year to make it compatible with all Tesla models and other electric vehicles such as the Mercedes-Benz EQS. The portable battery contains an extension cord and allows consumers to plug in their electric vehicles at any time or place in case they do not have access to a traditional electric vehicle charger. Designed with the consumer in mind and depending on the type of electric vehicle, the portable charger may be stored neatly in the trunk, connecting with the vehicle's main battery and turning on with a simple switch on the dashboard when needed.
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LCMS, CPH providing free resources following tornadoes
Paula Schlueter Ross
In the wake of the May 20 tornadoes that swept through parts of the Midwest and specifically Moore, Okla., where at least 24 people were killed, The Lutheran Church—Missouri Synod and Concordia Publishing House are providing resources for congregational and individual use.
As LCMS Disaster Response staff coordinate with LCMS Oklahoma District officials and prepare to come alongside those suffering in Moore, members of the LCMS are invited to show mercy — through prayer and gifts — to those in need.
LCMS President Rev. Dr. Matthew C. Harrison, left, and the Rev. John Fale, associate executive director of the LCMS Mercy Operations Group, discuss in a new video how LCMS congregation members can help Oklahoma tornado victims.
LCMS President Rev. Dr. Matthew C. Harrison, in a letter written to congregations, reminds LCMS members that, "When the 6,100 congregations of the Synod respond, together we make an enormous difference by bringing our resources to bear where people are hurting. We've seen this over and over again, whether it's been Sandy, Katrina, the Asian tsunami, hurricanes in Florida, flooding in the Midwest and much, much more." Harrison adds that he is "always amazed at your [LCMS donors'] generosity."
In addition to Harrison's letter to congregations (available here), the free resources include:
a video message (click here) of Christ's help and hope, featuring Harrison and the Rev. John Fale, associate executive director of the LCMS Mercy Operations Group.
a Bible study on how the church responds to and deals with suffering.
bulletin inserts, in color and black-and-white.
worship resources, such as hymn suggestions, prayers and Scripture readings.
opportunities to support the work of LCMS Disaster Response (click here).
Concordia Gospel Outreach (CGO), the mission arm of Concordia Publishing House, is focusing on the spiritual needs of the devastated communities. CGO is supplying free Christian grief-support materials such as devotionals and children's books to provide comfort to those affected by the recent tornadoes.
A total of some 2,200 resource items were sent overnight May 21 and 22 for use by LCMS congregations in Moore, Norman and Shawnee, Okla., according to CGO Manager Elizabeth Pittman.
"When life is falling down around you, as these folks are experiencing, it's great to be able to have the Word of God that you can hold onto," Pittman told Reporter. "And at CGO, that's our goal: to put that Word of God into their hands."
Working with area LCMS congregations, CGO will continue to provide these resources "as long as necessary," Pittman added. To learn more, visit cph.org\cgo.
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The Cottonera Lines (), also known as the Valperga Lines (), are a line of fortifications in Bormla and Birgu, Malta. They were built in the 17th and 18th centuries on higher ground and further outwards than the earlier line of fortifications, known as the Santa Margherita or Firenzuola lines, which also surround Bormla.

History
In 1638, construction of Santa Margherita fortifications began around Bormla but works stopped soon after due to a lack of funds, and they remained in an unfinished state.

In 1669, fears of an Ottoman attack rose after the fall of Candia, and a new city, the Civitas Cotonera, named after the reigning Grand Master, Nicolas Cotoner was designed by the Italian engineer Antonio Maurizio Valperga, who also modified the Floriana Lines and some other fortifications of the Grand Harbour. In times of siege, the Civitas Cotonera was meant to offer shelter to the 40,000 island's inhabitants and their animals.

The Civitas Cotonera was called the "most ambitious work of fortification ever undertaken by the Knights of St John in Malta".

Construction of the Civita Cotonera and conversion of the earlier fortifications into the Santa Margherita castle, commenced in 1670 but following an outbreak of the plague, which only helped to put more pressure on the Order's already depleted funds, work was discontinued. In 1680 Grand Master Nicolas Coroner passed away and his project was shelved.

By this time, the bastioned enceinte was mostly complete and parts of the ditch had been excavated, but other crucial parts such as cavaliers, ravelins, the glacis and the covertway had not yet been built.

In the early 18th century, some efforts were made to complete the Cotonera fortifications. Contrary to Grandmaster Cotoner's plan for a castle at the centre of the new city, the Santa Margherita was continued as a line of fortifications.

Gunpowder magazines were built on St. James and St. Clement Bastions, while Fort San Salvatore was built on St. Salvatore Bastion. The lines were eventually completed in the 1760s, but the ditch was left unfinished while the outworks and cavaliers were never built.

During the French blockade of 1798–1800, the  Cottonera lines were held by the French. The Maltese insurgents who had rebelled against them built an entrenchment around the Cottonera and the other fortifications in the harbour area. A number of batteries and lookout posts, such as Tal-Borg Battery and Windmill Redoubt, were also built in the vicinity. Meanwhile, the French bombarded the Maltese in Żabbar.

The British modified the incomplete Civitas Cotonera in the 19th century with the construction of St. Clement's Retrenchment, which connected the Cotonera with the Santa Margherita fortifications. As part of this project the British also built the Fort Verdala on the same site that Grandmaster Nicolas Cotoner had intended to build his castle. In the 1870s, the Valperga Bastion and St. Paul's Curtain, the St. Paul's Gate and a church dedicated to St. Francis De Paule were demolished to make way for the new road and Ghajn Dwieli tunnel, which formed part of an extension of the Malta Dockyard.

The fortifications were included on the Antiquities List of 1925.

Layout
The Cottonera Lines consist of the following bastions and curtain walls (going clockwise from Kalkara Creek to French Creek):
 St. Laurence Demi-Bastion – a two-tiered demi-bastion linking the Cottonera Lines to the Birgu Land Front. Its lower part was damaged in World War II, and its upper part now houses a school.
 San Salvatore Curtain – curtain wall between St. Laurence Demi-Bastion and San Salvatore Bastion. It contains San Salvatore Gate and two modern breaches.

 San Salvatore Bastion – a pentagonal bastion retrenched with Fort San Salvatore, which was built in 1724.
 St. Louis Curtain – curtain wall between San Salvatore and St. Louis Bastions. It contains the blocked-up St. Louis Gate.
 St. Louis Bastion – a pentagonal bastion containing a World War II-era machine gun post, a 19th-century cemetery and a private orchard.
 St. James Curtain – curtain wall between St. Louis and St. James Bastions. It contains the blocked-up St. James Gate.
 St. James Bastion – a pentagonal bastion, containing a gunpowder magazine which was later converted into a chapel. It now forms part of the grounds of St. Edward's College.

 Notre Dame Curtain – curtain wall between St. James and Notre Dame Bastions. It contains Notre Dame Gate (the lines' main gate) and two modern breaches. It was originally protected by a ditch and tenaille, but these no longer exist.
 Notre Dame Bastion – a pentagonal bastion, containing a 19th-century redoubt.
 an unnamed curtain wall between Notre Dame and St. Clement's Bastions. It was heavily altered in the 19th century when it was incorporated into St. Clement's Retrenchment, which links the Cottonera Lines to the Santa Margherita Lines. It is protected by a tenaille.
 St. Clement's Bastion – a pentagonal bastion which was heavily altered in the 19th century when it was incorporated into St. Clement's Retrenchment. It contains a demi-bastioned retrenchment, a gunpowder magazine and a World War II-era anti-aircraft battery with a control station and four concrete emplacements.
 St. Clement's Curtain – curtain wall between St. Clement's and St. Nicholas Bastions. It contains the walled-up St. Clement Gate.
 St. Nicholas Bastion – a pentagonal bastion containing a casemated battery and a barrack block.
 St. Nicholas Curtain, also known as Polverista Curtain – curtain wall between St. Nicholas and St. John Bastions. It contains a modern arched opening.
 St. John Bastion – a pentagonal bastion containing a casemated battery and a World War II-era machine gun post. Housing estates were built in its piazza in the 1960s.
 St. John Curtain – curtain wall between St. John and St. Paul Bastions. It contains the walled-up St. John Gate.
 St. Paul Bastion – a pentagonal bastion containing casemates which were eventually converted into barracks. In the 19th century, it was linked to the Corradino Lines. A tunnel allowing vehicular access to the Three Cities now cuts into bastion's base.
 St. Paul Curtain – curtain wall between St. Paul and Valperga Bastions. It contained St. Paul Gate, also known as Porta Haynduieli. The curtain and gate were demolished in the 1870s to make way for the extension of the dockyard.
 Valperga Bastion – a large demi-bastion which was demolished in the 1870s to make way for the extension of the dockyard.
Today, St. Laurence Demi-Bastion to Notre Dame Curtain fall within the limits of Birgu, while Notre Dame to St. Paul Bastions fall within the limits of Cospicua.

References

External links

 National Inventory of the Cultural Property of the Maltese Islands

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Buildings and structures in Birgu
City walls in Malta
Hospitaller fortifications in Malta
Fortification lines
Unfinished buildings and structures
Limestone buildings in Malta
National Inventory of the Cultural Property of the Maltese Islands
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Articles, People & Culture, Strategy & Decision-making
Air Liquide: Focus on People, not Tools
Air Liquide is an international company with a presence in 80 countries. Founded in 1902, it has a long tradition of innovation. With 68,000 employees worldwide, it specializes in gases, technologies and services for industry and the health sector. Now, after decades of experience adapting to evolving customer needs, Air Liquide is embracing the digital age, on a new transformation path involving their customers and employees worldwide. This case study was first published in "The Organization in the Digital Age" in December 2016. Photo credit: https://www.airliquide.com/
Social as a Foundation
Jean-Pierre Duprieu, was Executive Vice-President and principal sponsor of the digital workplace transformation program until his retirement in September 2016. He made it clear from the beginning, "It's not about the tools. It's about how we are going to work together." Incorporating a social collaborative dimension into the Group's 2011 international managers' meeting helped top executives start to understand and engage with the transformation early on. Air Liquide's model for their digital workplace—called Kite—was based on "people as our foundation."
Adam Cutforth is the organization's digital transformation and collaboration program manager and in recent years has been part of the guiding coalition of HR, IT and Communications responsible for initiating this digital workplace transformation. His interest is in enabling different business units within Air Liquide, as well as colleagues in diverse geographical locations, to work effectively with one another, sharing common tools and data and becoming a learning organization. "We are a decentralized, 'networked' company, and we have definitely passed through a major gate in terms of getting everybody onto a single platform for the majority of their daily working tools…
…People have the scope to reinvent what it is they do based on the platform. We give them guided principles, then let them steer their ship and course based on their means, priorities and specific contexts."
Network of Digital Workplace Champions
The Air Liquide deployment model was based on a network of power users in every team, known as "Kite Champions," selected for their knowledge of digital and tool-related issues, and their openness to change. They were also chosen for their enthusiasm and ability to show empathy when helping others. Jean-Pierre emphasizes, "The main challenge is human: how people, all our people, will take over at the end of the day. We have our teams of 'boosters' who are moving things forward, and we are getting closer every day to reaching the whole population."
Monique Bowens, Electronics TGCM Manager (for Total Gas & Chemicals Management), adds, "It's one thing to push a corporate change from the top. It's different when someone local tells you about changes, what to expect and makes you feel like you're included in the process."
Power of Collective Intelligence
Having made the big switch through 2014-2015, early feedback has been positive. Colleagues have adapted to the changes in the way they work with one another, in how they problem-solve and create solutions. Frédéric Geoffrois, Strategic Account Director for Large Industries, notes the power of collective intelligence to create new value. "We have achieved the low-hanging fruit of cost savings as have most companies including our customers. We are starting to co-create value in ecosystems thanks to the power of new ideas and collective intelligence. Teams of engineers, salespeople, technology experts, and legal specialists—on our side and on the customer's side—interact. Through close, sometimes real-time, collaboration on documents, as well as in video conversations we are accelerating business in ways that bring value to everyone."
There is still a certain way to go, however, with regional differences impacting speed of rollout and transformation across the enterprise. Community facilitators like Evelyne Duchemin, Community of Practice (CoP) and Expert Network Manager within the company's Large Industries business, are working to increase collaboration across geographies. "An engineer in China builds a calculation tool that could be used in France. It's the same math everywhere! One community is building an App Store so people can find and use what others have created." Evelyne's job includes closely tracking how expertise needs evolve and, in collaboration with the top experts in different domains, looking for ways to address the challenges.
Knowledge in Both People and Systems
Monique comments on how the emphasis remains on people themselves not technological solutions. "The system can't know everything that a person knows and so cannot completely replace a person. There's a lot of knowledge each individual has about the product, the supplier, the customer or how to handle certain accounts or certain materials that you can't enter into a system."
Nevertheless, through the efforts of Evelyne and other facilitators, some of that knowledge is being codified and recorded in order that it outlasts employees' time in the organization. The new digital infrastructure makes this information and guidance available to others.
Connecting People to People
Tomorrow's leaders are brought together in an Air Liquide University program called Stretch, co-designed and delivered with the London Business School. Adam explains, "Participants work over several months in small groups to build projects, something useful that will be tested in the field. For example, how to create more value for customers using the digital workplace, open innovation, what model of digital workplace governance fits our needs and so on. They then present, or should I say 'sell' these ideas to senior managers in a 'digital workplace marketplace' event. A good example was one about the impact of digital on the leadership role. This group produced a whole set of learning materials which were then rolled out in several regions, before being replicated in other places. It was done 'by executives for executives,' which gave it extra credibility."
Future thinking underpins Air Liquide's internal transformation work.
Another example is the use of gamification to promote awareness of digital. The "Kite Learning Game" allowed 150 people to experience decision-making under time pressure and physically removed from each other. Such simulations force participants to adopt the new collaboration tools to reach rapid decisions, while other fun events have helped people to take stock of key digital trends and how they may be affected. Adam adds, "this kind of 'on-the-job learning' is a real catalyst and accelerator for spreading the change; you get this army of ambassadors out there in the field in strategically important positions and they're the ones that will secure a long term adoption and change."
Accepting Uncertainty
As the outgoing executive sponsor, Jean-Pierre is looking to the long-term. He accepts that with change comes uncertainty, pockets of resistance and slowness to adapt. He feels the success Air Liquide has had so far is due to several factors. First, the digital workplace project was placed within a global transformation program, making it a strategic necessity for Air Liquide. Second, Air Liquide avoided the stop-and-go syndrome, sometimes moving forward slowly, sometimes quickly, but never stopping.
Finally, and perhaps most importantly, the management team agreed to the level of uncertainty one has with digital transformation projects where the end game is not predictable.
Jean-Pierre specifies: "At all points in time, we made sure the benefits were clearly communicated. The world is changing and we are moving forward. We are ambitious and our people are interested, curious and empowered. As our teams lead us into the era of the Internet of things (IoT), big data and artificial intelligence, it is clear that the digital workplace is happening at the right time and is a wonderful framework for our future."
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Jeunesses Musicales Czech Republic (JMCR) is non-profit, non-governmental organization for young people interested in culture and art, including music, theatre, dance, film, and fine art. It is a member of Jeunesses Musicales International network.

History
JMCR was established in 1971, with composer František Kovaříček as the first president. In 1999 the board of JMCR was elected during a national conference of JMCR members. In 2003 a new level of cooperation was established between JMCR and Jeunesses Musicales International.

Jaroslav Ježek Friends Society was founded by JMCR, together with the Jaroslav Ježek Conservatory in Prague, on 25 September 2006, to celebrate Ježek's legacy.

Events
JMCR organise a number of festivals, including the young Smetana's Litomyšl, Days of music in Prague, Rainbow Storm in Liberec, a poetry festival in Rakovník, Stairs of Příbram International Imagine festival in Příbram, and a festival of music theatre in Hradec Králové called Prkna.

The organisation also runs workshops in dancing, lyrics and photography, as well as summer schools in Třeboň and Poděbrady, and a winter film school in Prague

External links
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HIRINGA ENERGY & BALLANCE AGRI-NUTRIENTS
GREEN HYDROGEN TO AMMONIA PROJECT
A PIONEERING PROJECT HARNESSING OUR NATURAL WIND RESOURCES IN TARANAKI
Hiringa Energy and Ballance Agri-Nutrients have formed a joint venture partnership to create a renewable hydrogen hub right here
in South Taranaki.
Developed locally, the $50million showcase project of Taranaki's new energy future will be based at Ballance's Kapuni ammonia-urea plant, and is seen as the catalyst for the development of a sustainable green hydrogen market in New Zealand to fuel heavy transport.
This innovative project has a planned construction of new wind turbines
to supply 100% renewable electricity directly to Ballance's Kapuni site and is currently in the consenting process.
We are working with the community and stakeholders to determine the best siting and location for the new turbines. As the project evolves, we will communicate the processes involved as well as estimated time frames.
The Project Team at Hiringa Energy and Ballance Agri-Nutrients are meeting with local Hapu and members of the community to outline the project and seek input around how together, we can progress this exciting opportunity for the region and New Zealand.
This website is where all progress updates and announcements can be found throughout the project's development.
Approximately 60% of New Zealand's energy needs are currently met by fossil fuels. Hence the development of new renewable hydrogen projects across New Zealand will play a critical role in decarbonisation with significant potential impact on economic activity. New Zealand has committed to net zero carbon emissions by 2050 and green hydrogen is key to decarbonizing difficult sectors such as commercial and heavy transport and industrial chemicals.
The project will be the first project in New Zealand to couple wind generation integration with hydrogen production, creating new technical capability and new skilled jobs and opportunities in New Zealand
for green hydrogen production.
This project leverages the existing infrastructure and skills at the Kapuni production plant to deploy green hydrogen production at commercial scale, reduces sector GHG emissions, and reduces imported urea while demand builds in the transportation sector. This world-class project will demonstrate
New Zealand capability and leadership in the de-carbonisation of industry and transport.
The Project will involve the development of new wind generation near the Kapuni plant to provide baseload power to the plant. The excess electricity varies depending on the wind conditions and is used to produce up to 2,000 kg/day of hydrogen from water via electrolysis. The resulting green hydrogen can be used to produce ammonia or 7,000 tonnes/annum of urea using the existing Ballance production plant, or used directly for hydrogen fuel cell transport.
Ammonia is a colourless gas made of nitrogen and hydrogen (NH3) and is used as refrigerant gas, cleaning agent, and for water purification. It is internationally traded and a potential chemical for the export of hydrogen. It is also used for chemicals manufacture including urea CO(NH2)2. Urea has many uses but over 90% of the world's industrial production is used as a fertiliser.
Ballance Agri-Nutrients is currently using the hydrogen within natural gas (CH4) as its feedstock to produce ammonia and urea.
The green hydrogen can also be diverted to the transport market as that market develops. Hiringa is developing a nationwide refuelling network to enable the introduction of zero emission transport solutions, with a focus on heavy transport and buses. This hydrogen will provide an additional supply of hydrogen to the network and for a future refuelling hub at Kapuni.
Ballance Agri-Nutrients and Hiringa Energy have signed a Joint Development Agreement to execute the project, and plan to form a Joint Venture to own and operate the proposed plant.
Hiringa Energy is an energy development company focused on accelerating the roll-out of green hydrogen infrastructure for zero emission energy and transport within New Zealand. Hiringa is a high growth clean energy company located in Taranaki, and is Development Manager for the project.
Ballance Agri-nutrients is New Zealand's leading fertiliser company and owner/operator of the country's only ammonia and urea production facility. Ballance is one of New Zealand's largest producers and consumers of hydrogen currently produced from natural gas. The Ballance production operations team have over 30 years of direct experience with the management of industrial scale hydrogen and ammonia production and maintenance of facilities.
Ballance Agri-nutrients is one of the largest employers in South Taranaki, with a skilled workforce of 130 staff and an additional 20 contractors who provide local employment with significant flow on benefits for the local community.
The Ballance and Hiringa Project Team is focused on creating a new energy future for New Zealand.
The Team at Hiringa Energy and Ballance Agri-Nutrients have begun consultations with local Hapu, communities, neighbouring properties as well as business owners, to help determine the most suitable and beneficial locations for the new wind turbines.
The following link from the New Zealand Wind Energy Association provides some useful information around wind turbine considerations;
http://www.windenergy.org.nz/store/doc/Considering_a_wind_farm.pdf
If you are a landowner in the Kapuni area and haven't meet with us regarding the project yet, our team will be reaching out to you over the coming weeks and months.
Through this website, we will communicate project updates, answer your frequently asked questions and keep you informed as the project progresses.
We welcome you to contact us at any point throughout the development and construction of this project. You will find a contact form at the bottom of this page.
I've got more questions. Who can I contact to discuss them?
We welcome your questions or concerns and encourage you to contact us. You can do this by using the contact form at the bottom of this page.
What type of jobs will the project create?
The project will create professional and skilled jobs during development, construction and operations. The clean energy hub at Kapuni will require specialist skills for renewable energy and transport projects. Jobs include professional services, engineering, consenting, health and safety, project management, and trades for installation and maintenance.
Ballance is one of the largest employers in the South Taranaki region and employees a number of skilled specialist contractors and tradespeople in the region.
How will this project transition Kapuni to low emissions?
This project is the first step to a significant reduction in emissions at Kapuni while creating employment opportunities and certainty for the existing workforce and contractors at the plant.
This project will catalyse additional renewable generation developments in the region, which will ultimately enable additional power for production of hydrogen for the Kapuni plant. Future electrolysis may be at the plant and power transmitted via power lines to the plant, or near other renewable generation sites and hydrogen transmitted to the plant via pipelines. South Taranaki has considerable wind and other renewable resource potential.
Why not use grid electricity?
The Kapuni site has limited electricity supply infrastructure and the direct coupling of wind to electrolysis enables utilisation of excess electricity no matter the time of day. We will also have a grid connection that will allow us to purchase electricity from the grid and sell excess electricity to provide operational flexibility.
How will the hydrogen be transported to market?
The hydrogen will be transported to other refuelling locations as compressed gas on tube trailers. Hiringa is working with MBIE, NZTA, regulators and equipment suppliers to enable the transport of compressed hydrogen. Kapuni is serviced by ~40 trucks each day with potential to convert this fleet to hydrogen and fuel at Kapuni. Hydrogen can also be cost effectively piped, and Hiringa's engineering team together with consulting engineers and international experts are designing reticulation piping systems for hydrogen.
Will there be a refuelling station at Kapuni?
In the future, a refuelling station is envisaged at Kapuni. Over 40 trucks a day visit the Kapuni site, and neighbouring plants contribute another 40+ trucks visits per day, making the site an ideal location for a refuelling for heavy vehicles.
Hiringa Energy is working with the local transport companies and has identified potential routes for trials at Kapuni. However, it is anticipated that initially the hydrogen will be transported to other refuelling stations.
Why will the hydrogen be used for transport?
Hydrogen is one of the only viable solutions for decarbonising heavy transport. Fuel cell electric vehicles are zero emission vehicles with long range and fast refuelling that enables similar utilisation and benefits of diesel powered vehicles. Fuel cells are 2-3 times more efficient than internal combustion engines, and the amount of hydrogen required to travel is less than if hydrogen was combusted. For example, a car travels ~100km - 120km from 1kg of hydrogen.
For more information on hydrogen and Hiringa Energy see www.hiringa.co.nz
Will Ballance still produce urea from natural gas?
Yes, this project doesn't replace existing natural gas production at Kapuni. That would require future expansion of green hydrogen production capacity.
What does 2,000kg of green hydrogen equate to?
2,000kg per day will be enough green hydrogen to power approximately 6,000 light vehicles or up to 300 buses and trucks.
What does 7,000 tonnes of green urea equate to?
7,000 tonnes of urea is enough urea to supply approximately 150 large farms' needs.
How many wind turbines are planned and what size will they be?
Hiringa is currently collecting wind speed and direction data that will be used to determine wind turbine location, number and size. The project feasibility case used 4 turbines.
What does Ballance Agri-Nutrients use urea for?
To produce nitrogen-rich fertiliser, which is critical to all aspects of agricultural food production - including vegetables, fruit, meat and dairy.
Why is Ballance investing in this project?
The Green Hydrogen project at Kapuni represents an important first step for Ballance Agri-Nutrients in their efforts to reduce their environmental and carbon emissions footprint.
It will enable Ballance to start the transition away from using non-renewable hydrogen sources (such as natural gases) – instead harnessing wind and water energy to produce carbon-neutral hydrogen.
How can I find out more about Ballance Agri-Nutrients?
Ballance Agri-Nutrients is a farmer-owned co-operative with more than 18,500 shareholders throughout New Zealand, with a strong focus on Kaitiakitanga, and takes their responsibility to guard and protect our natural environment for future generations very seriously - https://ballance.co.nz/
How can I find out more about Hiringa Energy?
Hiringa Energy is the first company in New Zealand dedicated to the supply of green hydrogen, and providing solutions for industry, the public sector, and transport operators. We are establishing production, distribution and refuelling infrastructure to enable the adoption of hydrogen solutions - https://hiringa.co.nz
Hiringa Energy
Matt Luscombe
Head of Projects & Operations
Ballance Agri-Nutrients
Aimee Driscoll
© 2020 Hiringa Energy Limited
Website last updated: 08/05/2020


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Counting begins in Mamata's crucial seat of Bhabanipur
The counting of votes for the West Bengal bypolls will begin in Kolkata at 8 am on Sunday amid heavy security deployment.
Oct 3, 2021, 06:59 AM IST
Mamata Banerjee | Photo:PTI
Kolkata: The counting of votes for the West Bengal bypolls is underway in Kolkata and it began at 8 am on Sunday amid heavy security deployment.
The polling was held in Bhabanipur, Jangipur and Samserganj assembly constituencies of the state on September 30.
Twenty four companies of central forces have been deployed at the counting centres, and the entire area will be put under CCTV surveillance. Officials will only be allowed pen and paper and only the returning officer and observer are allowed to use phones, officials informed.
The counting will be held in 21 rounds for the Bhabanipur constituency, 26 rounds for Samserganj and 24 rounds for the Jangipur constituency at the Sakhawat Memorial School of Kolkata.
Bhabanipur assembly seat in West Bengal, from where Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee is in the fray, recorded a voter turnout of 57.09 per cent during voting on Thursday, according to the state election commission. While Samserganj recorded a voter turnout of 79.92 per cent, Jangipur recorded 77.63 per cent voting.
The bypolls were held for Bhabanipur in South Kolkata and Jangipur and Samserganj seats in the Murshidabad district of the state.
As per the election commission, three constituencies have a total electorate of 6,97,164. The total number of voters in Bhabanipur is 20,64,56; of which 1,11,243 are male and 95, 209 are women. There were 287 booths in Bhabanipur, of which the number of main booths were be 269.
Mamata Banerjee had lost to BJP's Suvendu Adhikari in the Nandigram constituency in the assembly elections held earlier this year. The Bhabanipur assembly seat was vacated by the West Bengal Agriculture Minister Sobhandeb Chattopadhyay in May, paving the way for Mamata Banerjee to contest the bypoll.
Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) has fielded 41-year-old Priyanka Tibrewal, a lawyer, against the TMC chief. CPI(M) has fielded Srijib Biswas, who is also a lawyer. Congress did not contest the seat.
Trinamool Congress had registered a landslide victory in assembly polls winning 213 of 294 seats in the West Bengal assembly. The BJP won 77 seats.
(ANI)
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Macaroni and cheese can be even better than you want it to be. At least that's the case with Jonathon's.
Taylor Adams | December 4, 2019 | 4:00am
We have an "Eat This" category at the Observer, and I'm so glad we do because it gives us a chance to share with the world something we've eaten that we just can't stop thinking about. We tell our friends, we throw it on social media, we think about it the next day, maybe dream about it a week later.
A recent bite like that happened for me at a good standby — you know, one of those restaurants everyone already knows that stays packed because it consistently delivers what people want: Jonathon's Oak Cliff.
It's been around since 2011, dishing out arguably the best chicken and waffles in town, complete with superb gravy. That's what it's known for, but people need to think of it for other foods, too. One of those is definitely the macaroni and cheese.
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Yeah, yeah. Kid food. A side that's usually not as great as you want it to be. A food that comes out of a box.
Not here.
An old photo on an old iPhone of the famous chicken and waffles at Jonathon's (next to the gravy, which should be equally famous).
Here, you get a heavy, creamy cheese sauce, good enough to stand on its own as decadent soup, but instead it wraps around pasta, creating a bite that comforts you the moment you taste it. Before you get to that point, you see the little bowl with its heaping serving and know this is something special.
"It's more of an execution thing; we just stay true to what macaroni and cheese is," says co-owner Jonathon Erdeljac, "heavy cream, butter, American cheese, cheddar, and salt and pepper."
But each of these calorie-rich cups is made to order, which means you might have a longer wait time — the only real consistent complaint this North Oak Cliff spot gets.
"We're real proud of it," Erdeljac says. "I like it with any of the sandwiches."
That's fair. Though when I went in for the patty melt and got this as a side, I mostly ate the side of cheese, or pasta, however you can manage to look at it. Its richness can fill you up.
Erdeljac laughs about it but is admittedly confused about how many people request the dish at breakfast. (It's not offered on the brunch menu because they're still packed on the weekends and need to get food out the kitchen door as quickly as possible.) While I don't know about a macaroni and cheese I can claim as better, I can't imagine wanting it next to some perfectly fried eggs. Maybe it's some secret combo that works that no one thinks to ever try.
A pro tip he does offer: Go in and order a side of fried chicken and a side of macaroni and cheese for a quick, less heavy meal of filling foods.
The cheese sauce is expertly done because sauces are part of Erdeljac's background. He points to Kessler Park Eating House, which was serving house-made sauces such as Alfredo. (That spot is now Jonathon's Diner, serving the same fare as Jonathon's Oak Cliff.)
"I've always been really passionate about sauces and simple things," he says.
And I guess I am, too, because this "simple" macaroni and cheese has me wanting to make trips to North Oak Cliff more often.
Jonathon's Oak Cliff, 1111 N. Beckley Ave. (North Oak Cliff). Open 7 a.m. to 9 p.m. Tuesday through Friday; 8 a.m. to 9 p.m. Saturday; 8 a.m. to 2 p.m. Sunday; closed Monday.
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The big game just ended. A lot of scheduling and planning went on in the background to make certain the event was a success for the teams, families and fans. Now its time to ensure the officials and other event workers get paid.
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ArbiterPay is part of our powerful suite of products designed to help leagues, athletic departments and sports associations. Through our secure web-based platform, you can automate the task of paying game officials. Everything is done online, including reporting and payment processing. At the push of a button, you can make sure that everyone gets paid following a sports event. Because everything is tracked, you can easily send out 1099s at the end of each year.
ArbiterPay can be accessed anytime and anywhere with an Internet connection. You can feel comfortable knowing that all funds are held in trust and in U.S. government-backed accounts. Plus, we built federal and state compliance right into our system.
There are numerous advantages to using ArbiterPay to manage game officials payments. By going paperless, you are able to avoid the cost of paper checks, envelopes and postage, as well as save time by not having to stuff envelopes and address checks. ArbiterPay eliminates the likelihood of checks getting lost or sent to the wrong official. 1099s are streamlined and automatically generated, which reduces the amount of hours it takes to manually create these forms.
Your sports officials will love ArbiterPay, as they will get paid faster and the money will be sent directly to their bank accounts. We have even created an ArbiterSports debit card where funds can be transferred directly. Your officials will be able to access their payments anywhere using their mobile devices and will no longer have to run to the bank to deposit their checks.
ArbiterPay has been a game changer for those in charge of paying officials. Find out more about ArbiterPay and how we can help you save valuable time, resources and money. We are simply a phone call or email away. Contact us at 800.576.2799 or email sales@www.arbitersports.com and a sales representative will get back to you.


Seattle Angel Conference: Quarter Finals, Due Diligence, New Investors = Amazing!
Quarter Finals, Due Diligence, New Investors = Amazing!
What an amazing couple of weeks of pitches from 22 amazing companies. The investors loved so many of the entrepreneurs and products that were presented picking just twelve was incredibly difficult. I think that it gets more difficult with every conference. The entrepreneurs presenting are better, the business models are better, and there is more acceptance of feedback and a willingness to learn. After a couple of hours of discussion about which entrepreneurs, ideas, and markets were best suited for the group of investors we finally picked twelve great companies to move to the semifinals. Some have been through the Seattle Angel Conference before and some are new companies.
The cool thing about the Seattle Angel Conference is that each conference has roughly half of the investors who have never invested with the conference before. This means the companies who pitched in the past have both advanced their businesses and are pitching to new investors. This is great for the investors and for the entrepreneurs.
Over the next two weeks we'll get to know the twelve entrepreneurs better and their businesses. On the 22nd we'll be picking the six finalists who we'll get to know more intimately and ultimately make an investment in. It seems like just a few short weeks ago we started this process and we are just over a month away from writing our check! This is great for the investors who are learning to be angel investors and great for the entrepreneurs seeking funding.


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1. About Scopes
3. The Scopes Tutorial
4. Scopes for C/C++ Users
5. Notation
6. Module Reference
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1. About Scopes¶
Scopes is a general purpose programming language and compiler infrastructure specifically suited for short turnaround prototyping and development of high performance applications in need of multi-stage compilation at runtime.
The project was started as an alternative to C++ for programming computer games and related tools, specifically for solutions that depend heavily on live procedural generation or aim to provide good modding support.
The compiler is written in about 30k lines of C++ code, supports a LLVM as well as a SPIR-V backend (targeting both CPU and GPU with a single codebase), and exports a minimal runtime environment. The remaining features are bootstrapped from within the language.
The language is expression based, but primarily imperative. The syntactical style marries concepts from Scheme and Python, describing source code with S-expressions but delimiting blocks by indentation rather than braces. Closures are supported as a zero-cost abstraction. The type system is strongly statically typed but fully inferred, therefore every function is a template. Both nominal and structural typing are supported. Type primitives roughly match C level, but are aimed to be expandable without limitations. The memory model is compatible to C/C++ and supports simple unmanaged stack and heap memory, as well as "view propagation", a declaration free variant of borrow checking specifically designed for Scopes. A custom lightweight exception protocol that is fully compatible with C is supported.
Scopes provides many metaprogramming facilities such as programmable syntax sugar and AST macros, metadata necessary for basic step-by-step debugging as well as inspection of types, constants, intermediate code, optimized output and disassembly. The environment is suitable for development of domain specific languages to describe configuration files, user interfaces, state machines or processing graphs.
Scopes embeds the clang compiler infrastructure and is therefore fully C compatible. C libraries can be imported and executed at compile- and runtime without overhead and without requiring special bindings.
The Scopes Compiler Intermediate Language is suitable for painless translation to SSA forms such as LLVM IR and SPIR-V, of which both are supported. The SPIR-V backend also emits GLSL shader code on the fly.
The Scopes compiler fundamentally differs from C++ and other traditional AOT (ahead of time) compilers, in that the compiler is designed to remain on-line at runtime so that functions can be recompiled when the need arises, and generated machine code can adapt to the instruction set present on the target machine. This also diminishes the need for a build system. Still, Scopes is not a JIT compiler. Compilation is always explicitly initiated by the user.
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One way to make yourself familiar with VBScript and COM is the using of the simplest COM object in your scripts - the FileSystemObject. I often use the FileSystemObject to create flat files from SalesLogix, e.g. to export the current group into a HTML file.... 8/06/2010 · I have written a script and printed the output in a html file. Now I need to print it in a xml format. I need to write into a xml file how it can be done using vbscript.


The infamous Zumba instructor prostitution saga appears to have come to a close.
Alexis Wright was sentenced to 10 months in jail last Friday, and even though about 40 of her alleged clients are still under investigation in the state of Maine, we likely won't hear much about this case until the Lifetime movie presumably gets made.
It's hard to imagine what this negative publicity did for Zumba Fitness, the company. Every story, every headline published around the world included the words "Zumba" and "prostitution" in one form or another. The tabloids had a field day that lasted several months. While it was widely reported that Wright taught Zumba classes, it was not clear whether or not she was a licensed Zumba instructor.
To my knowledge, Zumba Fitness had not publicly commented about the case, so I sent a request to Zumba Fitness late Friday afternoon, thinking I would get the standard "No comment." What I received just a couple of hours later was a pleasant surprise.
Co-founder and CEO Alberto Perlman, whom I met in March at the IHRSA show along with fellow co-founder Beto Perez, did everything possible to distance himself from this story. Perlman instead focused on Zumba instructors' relief efforts in the wake of the Oklahoma City tornadoes.
"While I don't have much to say of those who long have lacked any official affiliation with Zumba Fitness," Perlman said in an email, "I can talk all day about Oklahoma Zumba instructor Brandi Sabala Vidal, who welcomed three families and their pets into her Moore home as the tornado touched down one-quarter mile from her house. Or Cat Chiemelu, Jaime Ortiz, Sandi Price and the other Zumba instructors who [last] month hosted a Zumbathon event in Oklahoma City to rally both positive energy and much-needed emergency supplies for those in need. It simply doesn't get much more passionate than that, my friend!"


This week, Google got slapped with a fine that exceeds US$50 million, take pretty photos with your iPhone for a chance at fame, and BioWare's Anthem is one of the first big games of the year. But first, why you should disable FaceTime on your iPhones, iPads, and Macs for the time being.
A flaw in Apple's FaceTime communications software makes it possible for a caller to listen to what's going on in the room before the call is answered.
The glitch seems to be tied to Group FaceTime, which added conferencing functionality to the software and was released last October.
Apple has disabled the Group FaceTime service at the server level and plans to have a proper fix straight away.
In the meantime, you can disable FaceTime in the settings of your iOS devices and in the preferences of the macOS app.
The European Union's General Date Protection Regulation (GDPR) has resulted in the levying of a hefty fine against Google.
CNIL, the organization in France responsible for monitoring and enforcing of rules around personal data, assessed the penalty because, in part, users of Google services did not have to opt-in to ad targeting, and it was too difficult for them to understand the implications of how that data was being used.
The Guardian reported that the fine is the world's largest.
Apple claims that the iPhone is the world's most popular camera, and because of the ubiquity of the devices, I suspect they are correct.
It's certainly true that the best camera is the one in your hand, and as smartphones get more powerful in terms of the hardware and software that help us take better photos, the snaps we're taking are better all the time.
You've seen Apple's campaigns on billboards and in advertising over the past couple of years featuring amazing photos taken with iPhones. Now you've got a chance to have one of your photos take that honour spot.
Starting this week and running until February 7, you can post your best iPhone photographs and have them considered by a panel of judges who will select 10.
Photos can be raw or edited.
To have your photo considered, post it to Instagram or Twitter with the hashtag, #ShotOniPhone, and noting what model of iPhone you used to take the picture. You can also email high-res photos directly to Apple with the photos named "firstname_lastname_iphonemodel".
Judges include Pete Souza, Annet de Graaf, Austin Mann, Luisa Dorr, and Chen Man.
Despite the wonky VIP beta last weekend, there's still good reason to be excited about Anthem, the new game from Edmonton's BioWare.
The open world action shooter RPG adventure game releases on February 22 for PS4, Windows, and Xbox One, and promises the thrill of Destiny's combat experience matched with the narrative and character development BioWare is known for.
Players are freelancers piloting javelins, powerful and agile battle suits, exploring and fighting enemies and crafting and upgrading.
There's an open demo starting on Friday (February 1) that will be open to everyone. Expect that BioWare's ironed out those loading issues by then.


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Q: jQuery: Plain HTML/CSS with core jQuery or jQuery UI for a blog? I'm about to implement a blog, and I'm pretty sure I want to go with jQuery, because I really like it.
However, when I last did jQuery, I just did plain HTML/CSS and then improved the user experience with what jQuery has to offer. Meanwhile, jQuery UI has been released, and it looks like a full-fledged user interface framework like Ext JS.
Can I benefit from jQuery UI with a rather simple website like this, or is it more geared towards web applications like GMail?
jQuery UI is quite large and seems to have lots and lots of CSS in their skins. I'm a bit worried that I would have to write/adjust tons of CSS to make the blog look like I want it to. If I did plain HTML/CSS, I would have fine-grained control over the appereance.
Edit: I'll stress again that I'm specifically wondering whether jQuery UI is intended for and useful for a simple website like a blog. It is no doubt useful for more sophisticated web applications.
Edit 2: Thanks for all your answers, too bad I couldn't accept more than one. By now I realised that jQuery UI is not like I expected a full-fledged web application framework, but rather a bunch of useful utilities on top of jQuery. I think I'll use it, if only for Draggable, Droppable and Selectable.

A: You don't necessarily need to write loads of CSS if you don't like the supplied styles.
The jQuery UI ThemeRoller is a very good web-based GUI for customising the look of the widgets.  It then allows you to download your own customised (and minified) .css and .js files containing just the widgets you need.
I suggest that you should have a play with that first and see if you can make the demo widgets look how you'd like them before making any decision.

A: As always, the answer is 'it depends'.
More specifically though, it depends on what kind of a UI you're planning on. If you find yourself coding functionality that's already there in jq UI go ahead and use it. They've got a handy theme roller plugin which will allow you to customize the skin to perfectly match the look of your site, so that is a non issue.
You might also want to include it all through a CDN (offered by google or MS) so that your site doesn't get slow downloading the (relatively) heavy initial payload.

A: You can have both... I have! Where I am using widgets (datepicker) etc, I use jquery ui, besides visit : http://jqueryui.com/themeroller/ and you can customize the colours quite easily. The UI themes are recommended strongly if you use the widgets as the widgets rely on the css defined therein to move things around, for display and selection, handling rezise of widgets.
You can always build your site using html + css then add the ui theme later, as you said it will increase the user experience greatly... besides we always end up using 1 or 2 features then extend or find other suitable plugins.

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6.25 Compound Literals

ISO C99 supports compound literals.  A compound literal looks like
a cast containing an initializer.  Its value is an object of the
type specified in the cast, containing the elements specified in
the initializer; it is an lvalue.  As an extension, GCC supports
compound literals in C90 mode and in C++, though the semantics are
somewhat different in C++.

Usually, the specified type is a structure.  Assume that
struct foo and structure are declared as shown:

struct foo {int a; char b[2];} structure;

Here is an example of constructing a struct foo with a compound literal:

structure = ((struct foo) {x + y, 'a', 0});

This is equivalent to writing the following:

{
  struct foo temp = {x + y, 'a', 0};
  structure = temp;
}

You can also construct an array, though this is dangerous in C++, as
explained below.  If all the elements of the compound literal are
(made up of) simple constant expressions, suitable for use in
initializers of objects of static storage duration, then the compound
literal can be coerced to a pointer to its first element and used in
such an initializer, as shown here:

char **foo = (char *[]) { "x", "y", "z" };

Compound literals for scalar types and union types are
also allowed, but then the compound literal is equivalent
to a cast.

As a GNU extension, GCC allows initialization of objects with static storage
duration by compound literals (which is not possible in ISO C99, because
the initializer is not a constant).
It is handled as if the object is initialized only with the bracket
enclosed list if the types of the compound literal and the object match.
The initializer list of the compound literal must be constant.
If the object being initialized has array type of unknown size, the size is
determined by compound literal size.

static struct foo x = (struct foo) {1, 'a', 'b'};
static int y[] = (int []) {1, 2, 3};
static int z[] = (int [3]) {1};

The above lines are equivalent to the following:

static struct foo x = {1, 'a', 'b'};
static int y[] = {1, 2, 3};
static int z[] = {1, 0, 0};

In C, a compound literal designates an unnamed object with static or
automatic storage duration.  In C++, a compound literal designates a
temporary object, which only lives until the end of its
full-expression.  As a result, well-defined C code that takes the
address of a subobject of a compound literal can be undefined in C++.
For instance, if the array compound literal example above appeared
inside a function, any subsequent use of ‘<samp>foo</samp>’ in C++ has
undefined behavior because the lifetime of the array ends after the
declaration of ‘<samp>foo</samp>’.  As a result, the C++ compiler now rejects
the conversion of a temporary array to a pointer.

As an optimization, the C++ compiler sometimes gives array compound
literals longer lifetimes: when the array either appears outside a
function or has const-qualified type.  If ‘<samp>foo</samp>’ and its
initializer had elements of ‘<samp>char *const</samp>’ type rather than
‘<samp>char *</samp>’, or if ‘<samp>foo</samp>’ were a global variable, the array
would have static storage duration.  But it is probably safest just to
avoid the use of array compound literals in code compiled as C++.

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import {ApiResult, ErrorResponse} from "helpers/api_request_builder";
import {MithrilViewComponent} from "jsx/mithril-component";
import m from "mithril";
import {MaterialConfigFiles, MaterialConfigFilesJSON} from "models/materials/material_config_files";
import {Material} from "models/materials/types";
import {Alignment, Primary as PrimaryButton} from "views/components/buttons";
import {FlashMessage, MessageType} from "views/components/flash_message";
import styles from "./material_check.scss";
import {MaterialConfigFilesList} from "./material_config_files_list";

const ELLIPSIS = String.fromCharCode(8230);
const BUTTON_TEXT = "Scan";
const BUTTON_BUSY_TEXT = `Scanning${ELLIPSIS}`;

interface LifecycleHooks {
  prerequisite?: () => boolean;
  success?: (json: MaterialConfigFilesJSON, pluginId: string) => void;
  failure?: (err: ErrorResponse, status: number) => void;
  complete?: () => void;
}

interface Attrs extends LifecycleHooks {
  material: Material;
  label?: m.Children;
  align?: Alignment;
  pluginId: string;
}

export class MaterialCheck extends MithrilViewComponent<Attrs> {
  private materialCheckMessage: m.Child;
  private materialCheckButtonIcon?: string;
  private materialCheckButtonText = BUTTON_TEXT;
  private busy = false;

  view(vnode: m.Vnode<Attrs>) {
    const {label, align} = vnode.attrs;
    const button = <PrimaryButton data-test-id="material-check-button" onclick={() => this.materialCheck(vnode.attrs)} disabled={this.busy}>

      {this.materialCheckButtonText}
    </PrimaryButton>;

    return

        {align === "right" ? [label, button] : [button, label]}

        {this.materialCheckMessage}

;
  }

  private materialCheck(options: { material: Material, pluginId: string } & LifecycleHooks) {
    const { material, prerequisite, pluginId } = options;

    if (this.busy || ("function" === typeof prerequisite && !prerequisite())) { return; }

    this.materialCheckInProgress();
    material.pacConfigFiles(pluginId).then((result: ApiResult<any>) => {
      result.do((s) => {
        const data = JSON.parse(s.body);
        this.materialCheckSuccessful(data, pluginId);
        if (!!options.success) {
          options.success(data, pluginId);
        }
      }, (err) => {
        this.materialCheckFailed(err, result.getStatusCode());
        if (!!options.failure) {
          options.failure(err, result.getStatusCode());
        }
      });
    }).finally(() => {
      this.materialCheckComplete();
      if (!!options.complete) {
        options.complete();
      }
    });
  }

  private materialCheckFailed(err: ErrorResponse, status: number) {
    this.materialCheckButtonIcon = styles.materialCheckFailure;
    if (413 === status) {
      this.materialCheckMessage = <FlashMessage type={MessageType.warning}>

It took too long to find any pipelines-as-code definitions in this repository.

The check timed out, but if you're sure it is present, you can continue.

      </FlashMessage>;
    } else {
      this.materialCheckMessage = <FlashMessage type={MessageType.alert}>{JSON.parse(err.body!).message}</FlashMessage>;
    }
  }

  private materialCheckSuccessful(json: MaterialConfigFilesJSON, pluginId: string) {
    this.materialCheckButtonIcon = styles.materialCheckSuccess;
    const configFiles = MaterialConfigFiles.fromJSON(json);
    const files = configFiles.for(pluginId);

    if (!files || (!files.hasErrors() && files.isEmpty())) {
      this.materialCheckMessage = <FlashMessage type={MessageType.alert} message={No config files found for the selected configuration language. Did you push your configuration file to your repository?}/>;
      return;
    }

    if (files.hasErrors()) {
      this.materialCheckMessage = <FlashMessage type={MessageType.alert}>{files.errors()}</FlashMessage>;
      return;
    }

    this.materialCheckMessage = <MaterialConfigFilesList files={files}/>;
  }

  private materialCheckInProgress() {
    this.materialCheckButtonIcon = styles.materialCheckInProgress;
    this.materialCheckButtonText = BUTTON_BUSY_TEXT;
    delete this.materialCheckMessage;
    this.busy = true;
  }

  private materialCheckComplete() {
    this.materialCheckButtonText = BUTTON_TEXT;
    this.busy = false;
  }
}


The old Saab slogan, "Find Your Own Road," was so good that the old General Motors, which once owned Saab, had to kill it—just as the newly revived GM tried, in a "Call It Chevrolet" memo, to kill "Chevy." GM did a U-turn on that one the very next day, but "Find Your Own Road" never returned, and is available for Ayre Acoustics to use. I can't think of a better slogan for a company that I admire almost as much as I do Saab.
Consider this: While Ayre calls its new DX-5 ($10,000) a "universal A/V engine," the disc player doesn't have a coaxial or a TosLink S/PDIF input. That appears crazy to me, but to Ayre, no. They've found their own road.
Despite predictions to the contrary, the Compact Disc isn't dying anytime soon. Too many are in circulation, and until a smooth, friendly skin covers the computer interface, the music-server revolution will remain nascent. We're still in a long, shaky period of transition.
It's now 10 years since the launch of the two high-resolution audio disc formats, SACD and DVD-Audio. Yet, perhaps partly because both were hobbled in various ways to please the record industry, perhaps partly because too many supposed hi-rez releases sounded no better than CD, and perhaps partly because record retailers weren't sure how to display the formats to their best advantage, neither took off in any substantive way. DVD-A disappeared, and SACD survived only as a niche format for high-quality classical releases in both two- and multichannel forms. As we got deeper into the same decade, digital technology, despite various sparks and flashes, went into the doldrums. Mainstream digital technology was increasingly concerned with squashing the music into fewer and more portable bits, not with increased sound quality. Even the concept of "CD sound quality" began to seem an unattainable goal, as MP3 files became the dominant music carrier.