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It's Time to Celebrate Palestinian Culture on the Big Screen
by Khaoula Ghanem
1948: Creation & Catastrophe
Reel Palestine, the UAE's premiere film festival dedicated to Palestinian film, is back for its fourth edition, kicking off from January 19 to 27. The weeklong festival will be screening independent Palestinian films in venues across three emirates: Alserkal Avenue in Dubai, the Sharjah Art Foundation in Sharjah, and Warehouse 421 and Manarat Saadiyat in Abu Dhabi, for the first time.
The pop-up festival, which debuted in 2015, is held in collaboration with independent movie theater Cinema Akil in an effort to present Palestinian culture and heritage in an authentic and raw way through a handpicked selection of films.
Below, the list of must-see Palestinian films being screened during Reel Palestine 2018. Popcorn at the ready.
Wajib
Friday, January 19 at The Yard, Alserkal Avenue
Saturday, January 27 at the Sharjah Art Foundation
Winner of Best Muhr Fiction Feature at the Dubai International Film Festival, Wajib is a heartwarming story of the reconciliation of a troubled father-son relationship.
Sunday, January 21 at The Yard, Alserkal Avenue
A rousing documentary that includes interviews with veterans, refugees, survivors, and historians of the war, collected in Palestine.
Monday, January 22 at The Yard, Alserkal Avenue
Palestinian director Alaa Ashkar set out to create a documentary about the collective memory of Palestinians in Israel.
Fire at Sea
Tuesday, January 23 at Manarat Saadiyat, Abu Dhabi
Directed by Gianfranco Rosi, this deeply moving portrait of the refugee crisis won the Golden Bear at the Berlin Film Festival last year.
The winner of the Glasshütte Original Documentary Award at the Berlinale, Ghost Hunting by Raed Andoni is a documentary in which Palestinian men reenact the circumstances of their trauma in a detainment camp.
Stitching Palestine
Wednesday, January 24 at Warehouse 421, Abu Dhabi
Thursday, January 25 at The Yard, Alserkal Avenue
In this documentary directed by Carol Mansour, 12 Palestinian women living in Lebanon, Jordan, and Palestine share stories of their exile and lives, with the stitching of a piece of embroidery progressing as they tell their stories, linking one to another.
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Following the success of live score events – such as the London Contemporary Orchestra performing Jonny Greenwood's score for There Will Be Blood alongside the film – the British Council aims to support performers, composers and producers working in, or aspiring to work in, the artistic space where these two worlds converge. Our interest also extends to those creatives developing incredible music for computer games and other visual media.
In 2017, we announced the recipients of a Film, Archive and Music Fund – six projects showcasing collaborative work between the UK and counterparts overseas. The previous year, we invited 16 musicians, film makers and producers to key venues in London and Manchester to share best practice and learn from industry experts about their experiences working with music, archive material and film. We have also supported numerous film and music performances including The Seer at Supersonic Festival in the UK and a performance of Mica Levi's score for Under The Skin, Jonathan Glazer's sci-fi thriller starring Scarlett Johansson, in Kazakhstan. In 2017 and 2018, we've made it possible for the eminent British composer Michael Price – perhaps best known as the composer of the theme for the BBC's Sherlock series starring Benedict Cumberbatch – to travel to Vietnam and Ukraine to share his expertise with emerging composers. Going back to 2011, our support for SuperEverything*, a ground-breaking audio-visual project in Malaysia by The Light Surgeons, can be seen as a precursor to our current work in this area.


Squats, bench presses, deadlifts and overhead presses.
And while there is nothing bad about looking good and being strong, there is so much more that the body can do, which is often neglected.
For a second there, mentally rehearse that one guy in your gym who trains with extremely heavy weights and low repetitions.
He is not a competitive powerlifter but rather "enjoys the powerlifting approach".
Each time he goes to the gym, that's what he does- Squats, bench presses, deadlifts.
He has a goal of lifting as much as possible.
Well, while pressing hundreds of pounds for 1 repetition certainly feels good, we tend to advise people how to develop more than just strength, as the body is extremely flexible and capable.
Better overall development is always better for the regular trainee, rather than maximizing one single physical property.
So, for example, you would have a diversity of workouts.
Workouts that develop maximum strength, muscle size, explosiveness, dexterity, speed, agility, etc.
For this specific article, we will be talking about the last 2 – Speed & Agility.
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Before we move on, let's define these two viable physical properties.
Speed is defined as one's ability to move in a single direction as fast as possible.
On the other hand, agility is defined as the ability to accelerate and decelerate, as well as change directions swiftly and stabilize the body while doing so.
Knowing this, we can say that the traditional, everyday weight & treadmill workouts help us develop basic properties like strength, strength endurance, cardio endurance and muscle growth.
However, they are not really the optimal approach for developing other physical qualities, such as the ones listed, which, by the way, will ultimately enhance your everyday workouts, once developed.
On top of that, having them worked on and improved can greatly benefit you during everyday situations, such as swift running that requires changes in direction or maximum acceleration.
In other words, you won't miss your bus anymore!
Now, many people consider quick-paced exercises to be something done only by professional athletes, such as football players.
And while most of those professionals certainly do rely on speed and agility training, that type of workouts can easily benefit everyday trainees.
As we mentioned, this type of workouts not only develop speed and agility, but also balance, which is something often neglected by regular gym trainees.
Furthermore, speed & agility training burns a ton of calories and gives the cardiovascular system a good run, meaning that it is also good for weight loss, when of course, combined with a proper nutrition plan.
Before we give you a couple of exercises for speed and agility, we will say that in order to get the best of them, you will have to rest as little as possible between the separate exercises and sets.
The idea behind that is elevating your heart rate and sustain it throughout the whole workout.
Another important mention is exercise distribution- Make sure to start off with the most effort-demanding exercises, so that you can execute them optimally and reduce the risk of injury.
The exercises below are done in 3 sets of 12-15 repetitions.
All you need is a plyometric box and a plyometric ladder.
Stand behind the box and squat down just a couple of inches, while also elevating your arms up.
Jump explosively on the box, landing in a quarter or semi squat.
Get off the box and repeat the whole movement pattern.
Step with your right leg in the center of the box and with your left leg, firmly on the side of the box.
Jump to the right side of the box, placing the left leg in the center and the right leg firmly on the ground.
This is where we start using the ladder.
To do this exercise, we start off with a wide leg stance, a squat and a jump to a narrow leg stance in the first square of the ladder.
Wide stance outside of the ladder, narrow stance inside the square and in doing so, we move forward.
Run with one of your side facing the ladder, starting off with the left side.
Place each leg in the respective square of the ladder, lifting your knees up, before stepping in the next square.
In doing so, move forward, going through each square consequently. Switch sides after each lap.
As mentioned, all of the exercises are done in 3 sets of 10-15 repetitions (per side, if the exercise implies it).
This means you can either do each exercise alone or you can take all 4 and do 3 circuits.
We recommend you to do the exercises outside in fresh air, but if needed, they can be done indoors as well.
If you or your gym don't have a proper plyometric box, you can use a bench as a substitute.
If on the other hand you don't have access to a plyo ladder, you can always improvise and draw one on the ground or use something else like street tiles, that have specific lines.
The human body is capable of much more than just simple muscle contractions and looking good.
Make sure to include strength days, hypertrophy days, as well as days for the development of more applicable qualities like explosiveness, speed, agility and dexterity.
Ultimately, you will feel much more capable and flexible during your workouts, as developing an overall functional body will greatly enhance your generic workouts.
Last but not least, these exercises imply a certain "State of flow", meaning that you can't muscle them, but rather get into a relaxed state of mind and let your body flow through the movements.


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De Kleinberggroeve Noord is een Limburgse mergelgroeve bij Cadier en Keer in de Nederlandse gemeente Eijsden-Margraten. De ondergrondse groeve ligt ten zuiden van de Heugemerweg, de weg van Cadier en Keer naar De Heeg, in de Mosterdberg in het noordelijke deel van het Savelsbos. De groeve ligt aan de westelijke rand van het Plateau van Margraten in de overgang naar het Maasdal. Ter plaatse duikt het plateau een aantal meter steil naar beneden.

Op ongeveer 100 meter naar het zuiden ligt de Kleinberggroeve Zuid, op ruim 400 meter naar het noorden liggen de Mosterdberggroeve Noord en Mosterdberggroeve Zuid en op respectievelijk ongeveer 250 en 350 meter naar het zuiden liggen de Groeve achter de Hotsboom en de Hotsboomgroeve.

Geschiedenis
Reeds voor 1600 werd de groeve ontgonnen door blokbrekers gebruikt voor de winning van kalksteen.

Sinds 1953 is het Savelsbos inclusief het gebied van deze groeve in beheer van Staatsbosbeheer.

Groeve
De groeve bestaat uit een geknikte hoofdingang met enkele zijgangen en heeft ongeveer een lengte van 80 meter.

De groeve-ingang is afgesloten met een hekwerk, zodat mensen er niet in kunnen maar vleermuizen en andere kleine dieren wel.

Geologie
De groeve is uitgehouwen in de Kalksteen van Nekum, vlak onder de Horizont van Caster.

Groeve in Limburg (Nederland)
Bouwwerk in Eijsden-Margraten

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{

public:

	ProtossState(bool init)
	{
		if (PROTOSS_DEBUG) printf("Protoss State Created\n");

		// only call this for 'new' StarcraftStates, others will have bitmasks set on add
		if (init)
		{
			actionPerformed = 255;
			parent = NULL;
			currentFrame = 0;
			currentSupply = 0;
			mineralWorkers = 0;
			gasWorkers = 0;
			armyValue = 0;
			lastActionFrame = 0;

			for (int i=0; i<MAX_ACTIONS; ++i)
			{
				numUnits[i] = 0;
			}

			setGameStartData();
			setUnitMask();
			setProgressMask();
		}
	}

	ProtossState()
	{
		actionPerformed = 255;
		parent = NULL;

		for (int i=0; i<MAX_ACTIONS; ++i)
		{
			numUnits[i] = 0;
		}
	}

	ProtossState(const char * filename)
	{
		load(std::string(filename));
	}

	virtual bool specificIsLegal(Action a)
	{
		if (PROTOSS_DEBUG) printf("\tSpecific Is Legal %uc\n", a);

		return true;
	}

	virtual void setGameStartData()
	{
		// starting resources and supply
		minerals = 50;
		gas = 0;
		maxSupply = 18;
		currentSupply = 8;

		buildings.addBuilding(DATA.getAction(BWAPI::UnitTypes::Protoss_Nexus));

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		setNumUnits(DATA.getAction(BWAPI::UnitTypes::Protoss_Nexus), 1);

		// set the workers to minerals
		mineralWorkers = 4;
	}

	virtual int specificWhenReady(Action action)
	{
		if (PROTOSS_DEBUG) printf("\tSpecific Action ready %uc\n", action);

		return currentFrame;
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	virtual void specificDoAction(const Action action, const int ffTime)
	{
		if (PROTOSS_DEBUG) printf("\tSpecific (Protoss) Do Action %uc %d\n", action, ffTime);

		if (PROTOSS_DEBUG) printf("\tSpecific Do Action End\n");
	}

	virtual void specificFastForward(const int toFrame)
	{
		if (PROTOSS_DEBUG) printf("\t\tSpecific (Protoss) Fast Forward %d\n", toFrame);

		if (PROTOSS_DEBUG) printf("\t\tSpecific Fast Forward End\n");
	}

	virtual void specificFinishAction(const Action action)
	{
		if (PROTOSS_DEBUG) printf("\t\t\tSpecific (Protoss) Finish Action - %s\n", DATA[action].getName().c_str());

		if (PROTOSS_DEBUG) printf("\t\t\tSpecific Finish Action End\n");
	}

	void printBuildingInformation()
	{
		buildings.printBuildingInformation();
	}

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	{
		std::ofstream outfile (filename.c_str(), std::ofstream::binary);
		outfile.write((char *)this, sizeof(*this));
		outfile.close();
	}

	void load(std::string filename)
	{
		std::ifstream infile (filename.c_str(), std::ifstream::binary);
		infile.read((char *)this, sizeof(*this));
		infile.close();
	}
};

#endif

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Scrap international T20s to save one-dayers: Pakistan Coach
BRISBANE: Cricket's shortest Twenty20 format should be restricted to domestic franchises to maintain the relevance of one-day internationals, Pakistan coach Mickey Arthur has said.
With the rise of the shorter and action-packed T20 format in recent years, the 50-over version of international cricket has suffered a dip in attendance.
Arthur, the former South Africa and Australia coach, was in the stands on Wednesday to watch the Perth Scorchers beat the Brisbane Heat by 27 runs in the Big Bash League, the popular, franchise-based domestic T20 league Down Under.
"It was an amazing atmosphere – it's show business, that reminded me of going to basketball," said the 48-year-old.
"It was brilliant. As pure cricket, (it was) okay."
Critics have long raised questions about the relevance of ODIs outside the International Cricket Council tournaments in the age of Twenty20.
Domestic Twenty20 leagues have mushroomed across the world and its slam-bang format has managed the catch the imagination of fans who have thronged to the stadiums to watch the matches, which last just about three hours.
A crowd of close to 35,000 watched Wednesday's BBL clash at the Gabba while only 21,734 turned out to watch Australia's 92-run win in Friday night's 50-over series opener against Pakistan in Brisbane.
Arthur feels a clear demarcation should be made with only the 50-over format being part of international fixtures outisde the World Cup.
"I do think, though, that Twenty20 cricket should become franchise dominated," Arthur said.
"I've never been a massive advocate of international Twenty20 cricket except a World Cup every two or three years, because that gets the best players together.
"Fifty-over cricket's got a definite role because of the World Cup, because of international rankings there's context. International cricket belongs in the 50-over and test cricket (formats) for me."
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Posts published in May 2020
Jacinto City hosts historic graduation parade
Graduating seniors from Galena Park and Furr High School line up after the parade for a photo. Tears flowed as caps tossed in the air when hugs and goodbye's were exchanged. (Photo by Allan Jamail)
By Allan Jamail
Jacinto City, TX. — Saturday, May 23, 2020 – For Jacinto City's officials having a graduation parade just a couple of months ago wasn't planned nor could it ever have been imagined, but since the COVID-19 virus struck nothing's been a resemblance of normalcy.
Scientists have estimated the deadly virus entered the United States as early as November or December of 2019 but it didn't hit home to schools across the nation until mid-March while many of the students were home for Spring Break. Schools and students lives were changed once it became known the highly contagious decease was being passed on human to human. Studies revealed an infected person even without virus symptoms were spreading the germs as easy as talking to one another by "voice-droplets" transmitted in the air. Schools, churches, sporting events brought a halt to large gatherings as it still is today.
The long awaited graduation ceremonies planned for years by high school and college students were no longer allowed. Graduates wouldn't be able to walk across a stage to receive their diploma or say goodbye to their classmates after years of friendship.
The Galena Park School District's graduates, parents and family members were saddened as all others schools were by the sudden turn of events. Soon people began devising ways to safely celebrate milestones from birthdays to funerals by keeping a safe distance of 6 feet apart and wearing a mask. Parades called "wave by's and drive by's" became prevalent across the nation giving communities ways to help students celebrate.
Jacinto City's Mayor Ana Diaz said she was contacted by graduate Ana Banda's mother, Luisa Banda Perez about the possibility of having a parade so the students and families could celebrate. The City Council approved the parade, City Manager Lon Squyres began planning the event which had never been done before, and Chief of Police Joe Ayala's police department had to provide traffic control and was assisted by a large turnout of Precinct 2 deputies along with Constable Chris Diaz (Mayor Diaz's husband). Graduates of Furr High School joined in with the Galena Park 2020 Class. Mayor Diaz said, "The parade was the idea from Luisa and her hard work and organizing the students to come participate that made the event the success it was."
Mayor Diaz said, "I was saddened for the students and families to not have the normal graduation ceremony and I felt the city should do everything it could to give them the best parade possible. It made me feel good to be able to stand on the parade sideline with members of the city council and wave and shout congratulations as each graduate came past the city's congratulatory banner. Our city has a big heart; it's always given a helping hand to a good cause."
Harris County Judge extends stay-at-home order to June 10
HOUSTON, Texas – Harris County Judge Lina Hidalgo extended the Harris County's 'Stay Home, Work Safe' order until June 10 with new set of rules.
"No construction worker should appear at work sick because they fear retaliation," Hidalgo said. "No restaurant worker should work without a face covering."
When it comes to manufacturing and construction workers, some of the rules include that companies should provide 15 minute breaks at least every four hours. Another rule includes allowing breaks for to take care of hygiene needs.
Rules for public-facing service workers include rest breaks once an hour to take care of hygienic responsibilities.
According to Hidalgo, manufacturing businesses and public-facing services companies should designate a safety monitor to oversee these guidelines.
"In Harris County, no one should have to decide on being sick and putting food on your table," Hidalgo said.
During the press conference, Hidalgo assured the order conforms with Gov. Greg Abbott's order. "I'm very much committed to staying aligned with the parameters he issues," she said.
LyondellBasell Channelview site donates protective equipment to Houston Methodist Baytown Hospital
The first week of May 2020, LyondellBasell representatives took protective personal equipment to Houston Methodist Hospital in Baytown.
Baytown, TEXAS (May 15, 2020) – With hospitals seeing shortages of personal protective equipment (PPE) around the country, LyondellBasell's Channelview Complex saw an opportunity to help those who help us all. The Channelview Complex donated more than 500 surplus protective coveralls it had on hand to Houston Methodist Baytown Hospital.
The Complex donated the items last week. The protective coveralls were excess supplies allocated for a turnaround at the complex. The unused PPE LyondellBasell Channelview site donates protective equipment to Houston Methodist Baytown Hospital were general purpose full body protective suits which are typically used for confined space entries at the manufacturing site. The suits are also ideal for use in a healthcare setting.
"With healthcare workers being in short supply of PPE, we felt this donation could go a long way in helping to protect those who are caring for the sick," said Chris Cain, site manager for LyondellBasell's Channelview Complex. "Rather than have them sit on a shelf, we were glad to send these items where they are needed the most. It's important that we do all we can to support our healthcare workers during these times and this is one small way we hope to help."
Governor Abbott announces phase two to open Texas
AUSTIN – May 18, 2020 — Governor Greg Abbott today announced the second phase of the State of Texas' ongoing plan to safely and strategically open Texas while minimizing the spread of COVID-19. Under Phase II, restaurants may increase their occupancy to 50% and additional services and activities that remained closed under Phase I may open with restricted occupancy levels and minimum standard health protocols laid out by the Texas Department of State Health Services (DSHS).
Additionally, the Governor announced that public schools in Texas have the option to provide in-person summer school so long as they follow social distancing practices and health protocols laid out by DSHS. These classes may begin as soon as June 1st.
"Today, tomorrow, and every day going forward is one step closer to medical discoveries that can treat and protect people from COVID-19—but until that day comes, our focus is keeping Texans safe while restoring their ability to get back to work, open their businesses, pay their bills, and put food on their tables," said Governor Abbott. "By continuing to use safe practices, we are slowing the spread of COVID-19 and protecting our most vulnerable. Now more than ever, we need to work together as one Texas. I ask all Texans to continue heeding the guidance of our state and federal medical experts and do their part to protect public health. If we all unite in our resolve, we will overcome this challenge."
Via Executive Order, the following services and activities may open under Phase II. (more…)
Alice Adams wins truck in North Shore Rotary raffle
Rotary Fish Fry chair Lowell Everitt pulls a winning raffle ticket, as president Ryan Dagley looks on. Saturday, the North Shore Rotary drew for 20 prizes at Turner Chevrolet live and on Facebook, for a 2020 Chevy Colorado or Camaro that was won by Alice Adams on a ticket sold by Wayne Oquin. A Lucky seller was B.R. Hendrix with 5 of the 20 pulled.
CROSBY – Turner Chevrolet hosted the North Shore Rotary club as they held their drawing for prizes associated with their annual raffle. The normal Catfish Fry and Crawfish Boil was not held, due to the pandemic.
This fundraiser is the premiere event for the charity organization that normally is held at the North Shore Rotary Pavilion with food and auction attracting most of the local communities.
Rotarians distinguished themselves in multiple charity participations, funded by this event. With customers and Rotarians present at the drawing, the dealership was just below Covid-19 limitations.
Waste Pits Virtual meeting: 30% Remediation Report on schedule
Jackie Young Medcalf
HIGHLANDS – The San Jacinto River Coalition and its sister organization, THEA held its monthly meeting last Tuesday night by video instead of its usual in-person meet.
The group had skipped its March meeting due to the scheduled wedding of its president, Jackie Young (now Young Medcalf). Then they were faced with the inability to have its April meeting at the community center, due to the lockdown of county facilities because of the Covid-19 flu epidemic. Undaunted, Ms. Medcalf recorded a report which included news of the SJR Waste Pits, the Superfund Jones Road site in Cypress, and even her wedding.
A major question on the minds of many of the Coalition members, and others in the community, is whether the Covid-19 lockdown will affect the schedule of removal of the waste pits. Jackie has discussed this with the EPA project manager, Gary Baumgarten, and reports that work is continuing at the EPA, the engineering consultants, and even onsite remedial repair work. There is no indication of a major delay in the milestone dates of the project, he said.
On-site work is in the river just beyond the north edge of the cap, where the storm Imelda caused erosion of the river bed. Contractors are repairing and restoring much of the material that washed away, to protect the cap. The company in charge of the on-site work has submitted an addendum to their Health and Safety work plan to the EPA, indicating additional protection for their workers from the Covid-19 virus.
THEA's short term goal is to protect the public and the environment from any contamination from the toxins in the waste pits. Their long-term goal, Jackie says, is to continue work on removal and relocation and storage of the dioxins and other toxic materials.
COMMUNITY PROFILE: Channelview ISD student awarded Bill and Melinda Gates Scholarship
Channelview High School Valedictorian Dewayne Benson
May 14, 2020 — Channelview High School Valedictorian Dewayne Benson is among the 300 students in the country to receive the prestigious Gates Scholarship. This academic school year, 36,500 students applied, putting Benson in the less than 1 percent of students who were awarded the scholarship.
In addition to his academic achievements, Benson has also shown strength and perseverance following a bus accident in Alabama. In 2018, members of the Channelview High School (CHS) marching band were returning from a school trip in Florida when their charter bus plunged into a ravine.
"It's insane to think how far I have come in high school – two years ago, I was stuck in the bottom of a ravine in the band bus crash," Benson said. "Now, I am a Gates Scholar, valedictorian, and am graduating with a whole degree to my name."
Benson also attended San Jacinto Community College and will be graduating high school with an associates degree. In order to be admitted into the San Jacinto Community College's MECA program (Modified Early College Academy, the dual credit program that allows students to pursue their associates degree while still in high school) Benson took the College Board's TSIA Accuplacer abilities test his sophomore year and earned a perfect score in all three sections.
Man captured, wanted for murder of woman floating in SJ River
CHANNELVIEW – A man wanted in the murder of a woman found in the San Jacinto River in April of 2019, led deputies on a pursuit after they tried to conduct a traffic stop on his vehicle.
Deputies and Homicide investigators were in the 3500 block of the N. Sam Houston Parkway W when 32-year-old Christopher Tate fled and crashed his vehicle after a small pursuit. Tate then ran to a nearby Holiday Inn under construction.
Deputies evacuated workers from the building and set a perimeter around the building. The SWAT team was deployed to the site and a methodical search of the building was conducted.
Tate was located after a few hours hiding in the building.
On Monday, April 15, 2019, at around 5:00 p.m. District 3 deputies responded to 17407 River Rd, in reference to a body in the San Jacinto River.
When deputies arrived on the scene, a witness directed them to the west river bank, adjacent to a vacant lot.
There they found the body of a female now identified as Tera Rose Hoseck, 32, floating in the water.
City of Galena Park distributes food to the community
Commissioner Adrian Garcia helps with distribution of vegetables last Monday at the Galena Park Food Pantry.
By Julieta Paita
GALENA PARK, Texas –– Last Monday Galena Park Mayor Esmeralda Moya, along with other community leaders distributed free fresh food and masks to the residents.
"My heartfelt thanks to the more than 480 lovely people who participated in our Food and Masks Curbside Distribution yesterday afternoon. I was blessed to see the goodness, resilience, and hope of the people of Galena Park. We witnessed what's possible when we come together as one and help our brothers and sisters in these challenging times.
"My gratitude to Congresswoman Sylvia Garcia, Senator Carol Alvarado, Harris County Commissioner Adrian Garcia, Plumbers Local Union 68 Rick Lord, The Committee for a Better Galena Park, Houston Food Bank, Valero Energy Corporation and to the most talented, tireless, and mission-driven employees who have given of themselves for the betterment of others. God bless you all and, may God continue to bless our beloved city of Galena Park," Mayor Moya posted on the City's facebook page.
The City distributed more masks on May 4 and there was another fresh food and mask curbside distribution on April 29, 2020.
HC Clerk Trautman resigns her office
HARRIS COUNTY – Citing fear of the Covid-19 pandemic, and other health concerns, first term Harris County Clerk Diane Trautman announced her resignation last week.
In a letter addressed to Harris County Judge Lina Hidalgo, Trautman said the resignation would be effective May 31. The Commissioner's Court will appoint an interim Clerk, Judge Hidalgo said.
Trautman said that her decision was "due to personal health concerns… the Covid-19 pandemic, my age, and underlying health issues. I do not feel I can safely continue to carry out my duties as Harris County Clerk."
Trautman took office in January 2019, after holding previous positions as a teacher, local school board member, and county school board member.
The County Clerk is in charge of all elections, and in that capacity she brought a number of innovative advances to the election process in Harris County. She is credited with convincing the county and the state to allow voters to cast their ballots at any polling location, instead of the one closest to their home.
Due to the Coronavirus, she has also been working on a plan to allow the majority of voters to vote by mail instead of risking their health at polling locations. She has received preliminary county funding of $12 million for this effort, but has been told by the state that it would not be legal to allow all to vote this way, and she is awaiting resolution of this ruling.
Fish Fry without Fish? Rotary will hold raffle for prizes
North Shore Rotary's top prize in their Annual benefit Fish Fry is a 2020 Chevrolet Colorado pickup truck or a Chevy Camaro, courtesy of Turner Chevrolet in Crosby.
NORTH SHORE – The Rotary Club has announced that although they had to cancel the in-person Fish Fry due to Covid-19 restrictions, nevertheless they will hold their Prize Raffle, and proceeds will benefit scholarships and community projects. Their statement:
The 45th annual fundraiser will not include crawfish, catfish, or a live auction. We have incorporated many of our nicer auction items and included them as prizes for our raffle.
We will have a grand prize of either a Chevrolet Colorado pickup truck or a Camaro. The choice will be made by the winner of the raffle.
Other prizes include a whole hog, a side of beef, each cut and wrapped from animals purchased at auctions from local FFA students. Houston Livestock & Rodeo packages, Texan tickets with hotel accommodations, vacation packages, gift cards, and many more. Twenty prizes to be drawn.
Tickets can be purchased from any Rotarian or purchased via Pay-Pal by going to URL: nsrotaryfishfry@gmail.com or Contact President Elect Lowell Everitt @ leveritt@everittind.com.
You may Pay by Check: Mail to PO Box 1152 Channelview, Texas 77530.
For more information: info@northshorerotary.org
The drawing will be held at Turner Chevrolet at 2:00 PM on Saturday May 16, 2020. It will be shown live on Facebook Live by going to Rotary Club of North Shore Facebook page. The drawing will also be presented via a Zoom meeting. Check the Rotary Facebook page for ID to enter the meeting.


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On November 16, 2013, St. Mark's Area Main Street (SMAMS) convened a community visioning meeting to chart a course for the future of the organization. This Saturday morning gathering brought together more than 65 residents, business owners, property owners, and elected representatives for a three-hour working meeting. Attendees worked together – first as a large group, then in smaller discussion groups – to help outline the ways in which SMAMS can continue to support the development of the neighborhood business district.
This community visioning meeting came at a critical point for SMAMS. The organization's last strategic planning effort (Connection Dot Ave, 2004) was focused primarily on upcoming large-scale developments in the SMAMS District. The renovation of Ashmont Station, the completion of the Carruth Building, and the redesign of Peabody Square were all major focal points of the 2004 community planning process.
The 2004 Connection Dot Ave process led to the development of 5 key goals for the future of the district. These goals have guided our efforts over the last decade as SMAMS has worked alongside residents, businesses, elected representatives, and many others to bring significant positive changes to the business district. We've made progress – the business district has higher foot traffic, a better mix of businesses, more dining and shopping opportunities, and better public spaces than in 2004. However, there is still a great deal of work to do.
Continue to improve the business mix in the SMAMS district.
Encourage beautification throughout the SMAMS district.
Activate public spaces and build community.
Seek opportunities for renovation and development.
Incorporate and encourage the arts.
Engage youth in our community.
Support active lifestyles and encourage pedestrian-scale development.
The Board of Directors intended the 2013 visioning meeting to be an opportunity for SMAMS to check in with our community. Our full report describes what we heard at the visioning meeting, our top priorities and objectives as an organization, and how we'll move forward.


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LG boosts backlighting precision with new QNED Mini LED TV
LG will introduce its new QNED TV with Mini LED backlighting at CES 2021
Dimming individual LEDs can help improve contrast on LCD TVs
The QNED Mini LED is LG's premium LCD, but its OLED is still king of the castle
It wasn't all that long ago that TVs came in just one flavor – CRT, or cathode ray tubes. These bulky units were superseded by flat screen plasmas and LCDs, with LCD winning that particular battle despite plasma being capable of producing a superior picture, especially when it comes to black levels and contrast.
OLED TVs addressed many of the shortcomings of LCD TVs, offering perfect blacks and an infinite contrast ratio. But OLEDs remain expensive compared to their LCD counterparts and they still have a risk of burn in (albeit a risk that has decreased in later model TVs). Also, they are not capable of the same brightness levels as LCDs, a factor that can have an impact on a showroom floor.
So, in addition to looking for alternative technologies, such as Samsung with its MicroLED TV, manufacturers have been searching for ways to improve the picture quality of LCD TVs, with a focus on improving contrast and black levels. Since LCD is a transmissive (requiring a separate backlight behind the LCD panel) rather than an emissive technology (such as OLED where the individual pixels light up), an approach known as local dimming is a common in the quest for deeper blacks.
Because LCD panels are unable to block all the light coming from the backlight, their blacks aren't really black and can looked washed out. This is where local dimming comes in, by attempting to prevent the light reaching LCD panel in the first place. There are a couple of ways this is done, with Full-Array Local Dimming (FALD) offering the best results.
FALD involves an array of LEDs behind the panel serving as the backlight, with the individual LEDs able to be turned on or off depending on the picture being displayed. However, because the LEDs cover a much larger area than the individual LCD pixels, pictures with a mix of light and dark areas exhibit a glow around bright objects on a dark background, known as "blooming." FALD sets are also relatively bulky and expensive, and their performance is dependent on the number of dimmable zones of the backlight array.
Hisense has developed a new take on local dimming with its Dual Cell technology, which sees two LCD panels positioned in front of the backlight instead of one. At the front is a standard color LCD panel, but behind that is a monochrome LCD panel that is designed to selectively block the light from the backlight reaching the color LCD panel. The end result is a TV capable of the brightness of an LCD and blacks approaching that of an OLED. However, blooming is still visible with this technology.
LG's new QNED Mini LED TV lineup, which it is introducing at CES 2021, essentially puts FALD on steroids. Whereas FALD sets generally have a couple of hundred or so individual dimming zones, and TCL's Series 8, which also uses mini LEDs, boasts up to 1,000, LG's new QNED Mini LED TVs will pack nearly 2,500. This is possible thanks to the use of "almost 30,000" mini LEDs serving as the backlighting.
On a 4K TV, that still comes to around one LED for every 3,300 pixels, and one LED for every 13,270 pixels on an 8K TV. While that should provide much more precise illumination than any other LCD on the market, it remains to be seen just how effective it is at reducing blooming.
LG says its sets will offer a contrast ratio of 1,000,000:1 alongside "incredible peak brightness" and "incredible accurate colors" thanks to the mini LED backlighting being paired with quantum dot color and LG's NanoCell technology. This combination results in the initialism-heavy mouthful of LG QNED Mini LED TV. Just how well the new TVs perform is something that can only be judged in person, but with CES 2021 being an all-virtual event, it might be a while before the verdict is in.
Ten models will be released in 2021, including 4K and 8K sets with 120-Hz refresh rates and screen sizes up to 86 inches. LG hasn't given pricing but is positioning its QNED Mini LED TVs as its premium LCD offerings so expect them to carry an equally premium price tag. That said, LG is still positioning its OLED models as the "pinnacle" of its TV offerings, and rightfully so.
LG will no doubt provide more details when it officially introduces its QNED Mini LED TV at CES, which kicks off virtually on January 11.
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Looking forward to this. I have a 65" LG OLED, 2017 model, and had the screen replaced owing to at least 3 different burn in patterns that became visible after about 2 years and I don't 'hang' on any one channel all day (never mind 3). LG was very helpful in the screen replacement process so I can't complain about the service. I can also testify that brightness or lack of was never an issue with the OLED, which has a fantastic picture no LG competitor can duplicate unless they're buying panels from LG (like Sony for example), but the burn in sure was a visible problem.


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It will probably come down to a game-time decision Sunday.
"I'm just taking it day by day," Romo said Wednesday. "Went and got a CT scan and talked to Doc and went through all the stuff you've got to go through. I don't want to get into specifics about what it is. We've already looked at it. It will be something you'll look at each day. It's unrelated to previous … . You've got to figure out a way to manage it and go from there."
Romo suffered the injury in the third quarter of Monday's 20-17 overtime loss to the Washington Redskins when he took a knee to his back on a sack by linebacker Keenan Robinson. Romo returned to the game in the fourth quarter after X-rays came back negative. The injury was diagnosed as a contusion.
The Cowboys were vague when asked Wednesday about the exact nature of the injury.
"You've got to talk to the doc and training staff for that stuff. All these different terms," Romo said.
Cowboys coach Jason Garrett was similarly obtuse when asked if the injury was still diagnosed as a bruise.
"It came from physical contact, yes," Garrett said.
Asked why the decision wasn't as simple as taking a pain-killing shot and playing in the game as he did when he returned to the field Monday, Romo had no answer.
"That's a good question. I don't know, you've got to ask the trainers about that stuff," he said.
The decision will be based on his ability to function.
"If it turns out to be just a pain tolerance I will play," Romo said. "That part has never been an issue. It will be about your ability to be productive in some fashion. That part of it we will continue to evaluate."
Garrett and owner Jerry Jones called Romo's status as day-to-day and reiterated that this was a pain tolerance and function issue rather than a long-term injury thing.
"I don't know that I've ever seen anybody who has a tougher will ... . He's as tough-minded and physically tough a player as I've ever been around," Jones said.
If Romo can't play, the Cowboys will turn to backup Brandon Weeden.
Weeden completed 4 of 6passes for 69 yards and a touchdown in two series of work against the Redskins. It was his first regular-season action since Week 12 last season with Cleveland.
Weeden worked with the first team in practice Wednesday, which has been common practice since the third week of the season when Romo took a day off to rehab his back.
"I took the reps today obviously," Weeden said. "If he's out there practicing, great. If not, then I'll step in there and take each rep, which has been good. For the last seven or eight weeks, I've been able to take those reps on Wednesday, which has been good for me.
"I'm going to treat it no different. If he's able to go, that's the best thing. We'll see how everything plays out."
Third-string quarterback Dustin Vaughan said a mouthful when he commented that the Cowboys were preparing as if Romo weren't going to play.
"You have to," Vaughn said. "Hopefully, Brandon goes through and has a great game."
There is a question of whether the Cowboys should sit Romo against the Cardinals and possibly next week against the Jacksonville Jaguars. With a bye coming up after that, it would give Romo almost four weeks to heal for a Nov. 23 game at the New York Giants and the final stretch run.
Romo and the Cowboys say they aren't at that point yet.
"It's different," Romo said. "It's not like [it has] anything to do with disk trouble or anything like that, so we dodged a bullet in that regard."
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If Tony Romo plays against Arizona, he'll have several things working for and against him: Romo's record under different circumstances:
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"Kleveman has produced a convincing and well-researched book, part travelogue, part geopolitical primer, providing a fascinating study not only of an area that is likely soon to become as problematic as the Middle East, but of America's oil-dominated foreign policy."
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"[Kleveman's] report is at its most unsettling when local warlords and magnates, fuelled with vodka, open up to him. At some risk to his life, he has doggedly reported on the new Klondyke."
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"A cast of shady characters worthy of a le Carré novel... Part travel-writing, part polemic, this eminently readable book slots the hostilities in Iraq into the context of a much longer-term struggle for resources."
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"Mr Kleveman links the instability of the region to oil greed. [He] feeds his argument with enlightening historical background and colourful anecdotes from his extensive travels and interviews. (...)
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"A powerful, compelling book... in the very best tradition of foreign reporting, Kleveman has uncovered the staggering dimensions of the resources being channelled into the struggle for control of the Caspian oilfields."
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"Enjoyable, gripping, important... His reportage is first-class and his findings truly enlightening. I wished that the author would turn out to be British..."
Literary Review, November 1, 2003 - READ MORE
"Travelling with some danger to himself and marshalling the political and historical facts with authority, Kleveman [produces] a coherent study of a notoriously complex and unpredictable region, much of which is torn by terrible violence and civil wars."
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"This book's strength lies in the author's sharp journalistic eye, and his apparent fearlessness..."
The Independent: October 14, 2003 - READ MORE
"Lutz Kleveman's timely, panoramic book examines the consequences of the presence of enormous quantities of fossil fuels in one of the world's most inaccessible and unstable regions. (...)
(...) Although Kleveman has worked as a war correspondent himself, his inclinations here are less macho and more inquisitive than the norm..."
The Guardian: October 11, 2003 - READ MORE
"The book is an easy-to-read guide to countries where the food is atrocious and the plumbing worse. The book is clever. Kleveman has traveled thousands of miles and spoken to scores of important and interesting people. Unfortunately, all the entertaining reportage is a cover for an insidious attack on the United States."
New York Post: January 25, 2004 - READ MORE
"Lutz Kleveman (...) offers readers the tools they need to understand the foolishness of investing enormous political and financial resources in places like Azerbaijan and Kyrgyzstan without demanding fundamental changes in the way these places are governed. He is liberal in his biases, but he does not hide them, and this is a fair and well-reported book."
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"The author's investigations took him on a journey of thousands of miles - the result is a direct and racy account, written mostly in the present tense and with plenty of dialogue."
History Today: November 2004 - READ MORE
"Like many before him, by portraying international affairs in Central Asia as a zero-sum geopolitical 'new great game', the author sacrifices accuracy on the altar of romantic sensationalism."
International Affairs: Volume 80, Issue 2, 2004 - READ MORE
"On the whole, the book impresses. Kleveman risked his neck traveling across Central Asia to interview a diverse cast of characters: diplomats and mullahs, businessmen and border guards. (...)
"...a brilliant exposition of the competition for oil."
National Review: September 29, 2003 - READ MORE
"...[The author] can take credit for a book that is essential for those seeking as many views as possible on this complicated moment in history."
The Seattle Times: October 26, 2003 - READ MORE
"Lutz Kleveman takes readers on a fascinating trip through 10 countries (...) and tells a spellbinding tale of "blood and oil" on an authentic frontier full of bandits, gangs, crooked politicians, modern-day robber barons and even whole renegade provinces..."
San Francisco Chronicle: September 21, 2003 - READ MORE
"The timing of Kleveman's travels was in some ways highly fortuitous, as he was on the front lines of the post-Sept. 11, 2001, surge of interest in Central Asia and the Caspian -- parts of the world that, just five years earlier, had barely registered on the global geopolitical radar screen."
The Moscow Times: May 28, 2004 - READ MORE
"A well-argued, well-observed journey into a little-known area likely
to be of much importance in days to come... Anyone who believed that the recent American invasion of Iraq was about countering terrorism might want to reconsider."
Kirkus Reviews: July 15, 2003 - READ MORE
"The work draws attention to a little understood and increasingly important part of the world where oil, Islam and terrorism converge to create havoc..."
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"This book is a well-written and cleverly presented political, economic, industrial, and military travelogue.. Using anecdotes and dramatic narrative, Kleveman offers sharp insight into the unsubtle geostrategic maneuverings..."
Military Officer: September 2004 - READ MORE
"[Kleveman] tells a good story, rife with irony" (...)
"And what comes of this for Kleveman? It is (...) not a hopeful scenario. He closes with a vivid paragraph of consumerist America watching cruise missiles fall on civilians, in between television commercials."
Journal for Critical Education Policy Studies: March 2005 - READ MORE
"Kleveman brings lucid witness to these incomprehensible realities. Flowing easily from the big picture to the small, The New Great Game dimensionalizes peoples and crises that have often exceeded the reach of popular consciousness."
The Brooklyn Rail, Januar 2003 - READ MORE
"Kleveman is not particularly anti-American. He has seen enough of conflicts in the non-developed world to be a realist on the subject of this region's present and likely future. The author is knowledgeable about the international petroleum industry without being allied with it or adversarial to it."
Intervention Magazine, December 7, 2003 - READ MORE
"A journalist, Kleveman writes with enough passion and simplicity to shed light on his complicated subject and from enough personal experience to bring it vividly to life."
Socialist Review, December 2003 - READ MORE
"In Baghdad, where I have been working as a surgeon among the casualties of an ongoing war, Iraqis say that their country was invaded to secure control of its oil. Lutz Kleveman's odyssey into the heart of United States energy policy in Central Asia reveals that this conflict is just one front in a global oil war."
Jonathan Kaplan, author of The Dressing Station
"Lutz Kleveman has written a timely and daring book to remind us that the Great Game is alive and well in the 21st century."
Jason Elliot, author of An Unexpected Light: Travels in Afghanistan
"The New Great Game is an urgent, vigorous insight into a vital issue of the new century. It is undertaken with clear sight and bulldog energy."
Colin Thubron, Author of The Lost Heart of Asia
"Part reportage part essay, written with journalistic wit by a reporter who also has the historian's eye, Kleveman's new book has the merit to show us how much is at stake—strategically, financially and military—in corners of the world that, after the colonial era ended, became irrelevant and were considered just a "big black hole". Kleveman explains in a convincing way that the New Great Game for the "Devil's tears" is becoming the new Cold War, with the Caspian Sea now as important as the old Berlin Wall. A book that will provide us with ideas and analysis for some years to come."
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Abazi is a surname. Notable people with the surname include:

Hasan Abazi (born c. 1947), Kosovar trade unionist
Eduard Abazi (born 1968), Albanian footballer
Arsim Abazi (born 1972), Kosovar footballer and manager
Dren Abazi (born 1985), Kosovar singer
Leonit Abazi (born 1993), Kosovar footballer

See also
Abazai, a village and Union Council in Pakistan
Georgian abazi, a former unit of currency in Georgia


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The Shooting of a Legless Man
As a double amputee in a wheelchair, Ibrahim Abu Thuraya stood out among the crowd of demonstrators on the Gaza border. Was it his fearlessness that unnerved a soldier on the Israeli side?
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Ibrahim Abu Thuraya demonstrating along the border fence between Gaza and Israel, May 2017. He was shot and killed on December 15.Mohammed Abed/AFP
The car headlights picked out two soldiers in the darkness, carrying guns and other equipment at the entrance to the overcrowded and dense West Bank town of A-Ram. Our eyes met for a fleeting moment, as they say. Their faces expressed that familiar mixture of arrogance, ignorance and fear. How young they look, I thought. I also considered what everyone who drives past soldiers thinks these days: One slight deviation of the car and they'll assume this lady is hell-bent on running them over. A subsequent Military Police investigation will determine they felt their lives were endangered and so they acted properly. Focus on steering, I told myself, thinking again about how young they were.
The Israeli military first took his legs, then his life
Thousands attend Gaza funeral of double amputee shot by Israeli forces
Three Palestinians killed, dozens hurt in clashes with Israeli forces in Gaza, West Bank
It's doubtful you'd have seen any fear in the eyes of the Israeli soldiers who shot to death Ibrahim Abu Thuraya, 29, on Friday. They were on the other side of the border fence, east of the Shujaiyeh neighborhood in Gaza. Perhaps they were in an observation tower. Maybe on a hill or in an armored jeep, which fired in bursts at the Palestinian demonstrators.
What danger did Abu Thuraya pose? He stood out among the crowd of demonstrators, for sure: A double amputee, he was advancing in his wheelchair, getting off it and moving quickly with the aid of his arms, going eastward across a sandy mound. Did his courage and fearlessness unsettle a soldier on the Israeli side of the fence?
Abu Thuraya had been seriously wounded during the 2008-09 Israeli offensive in Gaza, when he lost both legs. A story on the Palestinian Al Watan news website in 2015 reported that he and his friends were the targets of Israeli shelling on the Bureij refugee camp. He later recovered from his serious injuries and made a living by cleaning car windows on Gaza's streets, maneuvering among the cars in his wheelchair. Undated video footage shows him climbing up an electricity pole near the Gaza border and flying a flag. In another video, probably recorded on Friday, he is seen in his wheelchair on an exposed spot across from the perimeter fence, again waving a Palestinian flag.
At midday on Friday, he was saying to a TV camera that the demonstration was a message to the Zionist occupation army that "This is our land and we won't surrender." Edited footage shows him in his wheelchair later, surrounded by dozens of upset youngsters. His head is drooping, and they lift him to an ambulance and accompany him to a hospital. He was pronounced dead that evening, killed by a bullet to the head.
Ibrahim Abu Thuraya during the demonstrations by Palestinians along the border fence between Gaza and Israel, December 15, 2017.Mohammed Salem/Reuters
Did the edited video omit some incriminating footage? For example, did Abu Thuraya aim a rocket at the soldiers? If that was the reason a soldier shot a legless man in a wheelchair, this was a failure of the army and Coordinator of Government Activities in the Territories spokesmen. Why didn't they issue a statement to the media about the thwarting of a rocket attack by demonstrators, thus preventing any harm befalling our soldiers?
Back in the West Bank, a tingling in the nose alerted me to the presence of soldiers on the road leading to the Jalazun refugee camp – meaning there were stone throwers there, too. But there was no turning back. The wafting tear gas increased in intensity and the road ahead curved. On one side, behind some houses, crouched some youths – and they were very young. They were holding stones but not throwing them at the time. On the other side, near a wall that protects the settlement of Beit El, stood a formidable-looking armored personnel carrier with a few soldiers alongside it. Perhaps they were Border Policemen (my sense of panic made me forget some of the details). Under their helmets and from a distance, it was hard to determine how young they were. But their arrogance and ignorance was evident in their stance.
My attempt to travel from Ramallah to Bethlehem on Friday (for a concert and children's choir performance) was unsuccessful. At an intersection on the way to the Beit El checkpoint, a few young men – how young they were – pulled some tires out of a car with the intention of torching them. I understood what was happening and turned back toward Qalandiyah. The traffic was slow.
A Palestinian demonstrator kicking a burning tire during clashes with Israeli forces near an Israeli checkpoint in the West Bank city of Ramallah, December 16, 2017.Abbas Momani/AFP
At one spot worshippers were emerging from a mosque, and at another people walked in the middle of the road carrying baskets from the market. Elsewhere, there were double-parked cars or men coming out of a festivities hall carrying disposable coffee cups and pieces of cake. An ambulance, sirens blaring, was coming from the direction of the checkpoint, signaling what lay ahead. A few dozen meters up the road, a cloud of tear gas was clearly visible. Any desire I had to explore the situation at any of the other exits from the five-star prison that is Ramallah had passed. It was later announced that one person died at the Beit El checkpoint and another was seriously wounded in Qalandiyah.
On a morning excursion with friends on Friday, he said: "On the one hand, I know I should be there with those courageous young people at the checkpoint. On the other, I know that only through hundreds of thousands going there, hands in pockets, will anything change."
She added, "Once, we used to hear about one person being wounded in Gaza and the whole of the West Bank was inflamed. Now, we hear of someone dying in Ramallah or a young person losing an eye because of a tear-gas canister and all we do is shake our heads in sympathy and get on with our lives."
A person living on a street next to the Beit El checkpoint opened his door to those fleeing the clouds of tear gas. The alcohol-soaked handkerchief passed around by a paramedic helped, but it was only inside the house that the tears and burning sensation subsided.
"Our leadership is cut off," the host declared. "It doesn't care about the people, only about the money and the jobs. I can't tell the young people not to go to the checkpoints, but I know their courage is in vain."


Social service organizations are vital to our communities as they are often the lifeline for many struggling or disadvantaged individuals and families. Tangram is proud to play a part in helping insurance brokers assist these organizations in making a difference by offering a safety net of protection through our exclusive national Social Services Insurance Program. This program not only includes essential insurance coverage for you to secure, but it also provides support in helping your insureds reduce losses through effective risk management services. We understand the balance of offering an affordable solution that's also packed with valuable services to augment or support today's social services organization.
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We provide claims handling services through two avenues. For California nonprofits, our partner, LWP, has been operating in the state for years and understands its unique Workers Compensation claims environment. For clients throughout the other 49 states, our partner CCMSI has local offices throughout the country to handle the local needs of our social service clients.
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Des Plaines is within a fifty mile range of well over a hundred certified plastic surgeons and advanced facilities such as those at the Holy Family Medical Center, making it an excellent town for pursing breast enhancement operations!
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The University of Leeds (UNIVLEEDS) currently has more than 30,000 students from about 140 countries, around 7,000 of whom are postgraduates; 36 per cent of academics are involved in applied research or as consultants to industry. The university consistently appears in the top 100 of the QS world rankings and is a member of the Russell Group of research-intensive universities. Three distinct research groups at the University of Leeds are involved in lifelongjoints.
The Institute of Medical and Biological Engineering (iMBE) was awarded the Queen's Anniversary Prize in 2011, the UK's highest accolade for an academic institution. iMBE brings together colleagues from the faculties of engineering, medicine, and health and biological sciences to deliver pioneering multidisciplinary research and education in the fields of medical devices and regenerative medicine, with a focus on orthopaedic and cardiovascular diseases and disabilities. iMBE has a grant portfolio in excess of €60 million and employs more than 100 PhD students and postdoctoral researchers. The institute has a strong track record in innovation and translation, working in partnership with a range of external organisations and SMEs. Current facilities include simulators and underpinning mechanical and biological assessments of gross wear and particulate debris, including the use of 2D/3D surface profilometry, CMM, microCT, SEM, TEM and biological assays, all of which meet specifications required within current standards.
The Institute of Engineering Thermofluids, Surfaces and Interfaces (iETSI) has considerable depth and breadth of expertise in a number of research fields relevant to LLJ. A number of researchers in the Institute have expertise in tribology for a wide range of applications, including hip replacements. This expertise is reflected in the joint hosting of the Leeds-Lyon Symposium on Tribology run every two years at Leeds and led by academics in iETSI. Tribocorrosion and its effects on implants (as well as more broadly in other engineering applications) is something that iETSI has pioneered over the past few years and is of major relevance in the development of joint replacements.
The Academic Units of Health Economics (AUHE) is a specialist health economics unit with a large portfolio of competitively funded applied and methodological research. It works in collaboration with researchers from the University of Leeds and other UK and international research-intensive universities and organisations. The AUHE has a number of ongoing musculoskeletal research projects. Recent work in this area has included a cost effectiveness study of total hip arthroplasty and resurfacing arthroplasty in the treatment of young patients with arthritis in the hip joint.
UNIVLEEDS is project coordinator and leader of work packages 2 and 7. The three research groups contribute functional wear and tribocorrosion facilities and expertise, functional testing of the prototype prostheses, wear particle isolation and characterisation expertise, in vitro particle: cell biological response assays, surface characterisation, coating deposition and characterisation, and dissemination and exploitation.


Located in the heart of the loop, this high-rise condominium owned by this couple overlooks Chicago's well-known Millennium Park. As wine connoisseurs, avid readers and art collectors, they wanted to enjoy their life with the space, as well as, the sweeping views of the city. The tailored built-ins (including a custom wine cellar!) and furniture blended his style of modern classic, her traditional style and house their collection of books and Asian artifacts. Curated artwork throughout the space brought this mixture of style together to establish a seamless and unique look where the couple could enjoy their hobbies and lifestyle.
This traditional meets modern classic home was a basic vanilla box condo redesigned with pockets of spaces for avid readers and collectors.


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NBA Together
Sterling advised by De Bruyne amid Manchester City exit rumours
Chris Burton
Kevin De Bruyne can appreciate why Raheem Sterling may be asking questions of his future at Manchester City, but the Belgian midfielder has urged his team-mate to accept rotation and see the bigger picture.
Speculation regarding a move away from the Etihad Stadium for Sterling is starting to build heading towards the winter transfer window, with starting berths under Pep Guardiola proving hard to come by.
The England international has admitted that, amid talk of interest from Barcelona, he may be tempted to take on a new challenge outside of the Premier League, but De Bruyne is hoping to see the 26-year-old stay put.
What has been said?
Asked about Sterling's frustration ahead of a Champions League clash with Club Brugge on Tuesday, De Bruyne told reporters: "Rotation is important. Playing four competitions and mostly going far is a tough ask.
"I understand the frustration, I'm a player and you have some players who need more rhythm and maybe Raz needs more, I need that also.
"It's tough to play one game but it's the manager who has to make choices and it's hard. We have a group of 22, 23 internationals who are unbelievable. Whoever you pick will be right. Whenever the team plays good you can't say much as a player. We try to help each other."
Is De Bruyne ready for action?
Guardiola has taken to resting De Bruyne at times, despite the 30-year-old playmaker being a talismanic figure for City.
He has picked up unfortunate injuries on a regular basis in recent campaigns, for club and country, but claims to be clear of any fitness problems at present as he builds his way back up to full match sharpness.
De Bruyne said of his current condition: "In the Euros I was happy I could come back but the ankle injury happened. There's nothing I can do, I got tackles and my ligament snapped.
"I try to get back as best as possible. It took some time, it was a bit painful but I feel much better now and I'm very happy about that.
"I feel much much better. There's still things that can go up. Even the last two-to-three months of last season I didn't train much.
"The last six months have been up and down, not much training. I was in pain when I came back. It was good to take time off after the Spurs game. I feel much better, I feel stronger."
De Bruyne has taken in eight appearances for City across all competitions this season, with three goals recorded, and minutes against Brugge in midweek will see him reach 500 outings in club football.
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Where in Houston you can cut your own Christmas tree
Area farms saw a spike in early visitors looking to cut their own Christmas tree this year, says Stan Reed of the Texas Christmas Tree Growers Association. Perhaps families were feeling the holiday…
Allison Bagley	December 8, 2020Updated: December 9, 2020, 1:52 pm
Zoe Martin looks on as Alain Gardinier helps his daughter Alice use a tree saw as they cut down a Xmas tree at Dewberry Farm. The Gardinier and Martin families traveled together to pick and cut down a shared tree at the farm.
Photo: Michael Wyke, Houston Chronicle / Contributor
Area farms saw a spike in early visitors looking to cut their own Christmas tree this year, says Stan Reed of the Texas Christmas Tree Growers Association.
Perhaps families were feeling the holiday spirit sooner than in past years, eager to dress their home in décor to combat the 2020 blues. More likely, Reed says, the customers who came early were combining their Thanksgiving and Christmas celebrations into one small gathering to adhere to warnings about the spread of the COVID-19 virus.
No matter the circumstances, choosing and cutting down one's own tree lends "a nostalgia type of feel to the holiday spirit," says Reed, who represents the organization's roughly 150 member farms across the state.
Farms in Texas primarily grow four varieties of Christmas trees, and Reed says none look exactly like the trees commonly sold at big-box stores, including Noble firs and Fraser firs — both grown in the Northern U.S.
Our climate is more friendly to Virginia pine, Leyland cypress, Afghan pine and Eastern red cedar, Reed says.
Jonathan Alexander of Alexander's Christmas Tree Farm in Livingston, who started selling Christmas trees in 2006, says his family is having one of their busiest seasons to date.
He suggests the increase in customers driving from Houston in search of the perfect tree is COVID related. After all, cutting down a tree is a safe, socially distanced activity, he points out.
Christmas tree farms
Alexander's Christmas Tree Farm, 10314 U.S. 59 N., Livingston; facebook.com/alexanderschristmastrees
Dewberry Farm, 7705 FM 362, Brookshire; dewberryfarm.com
Find other Christmas tree farms at texaschristmastrees.com
The Alexanders grow Virginia pine, Arizona cypress and Leyland cypress on their 10-acre tree plot. When families arrive, they're handed a price sheet and a saw and invited to go wander the field.
Visitors can cut down their own trees or, if they prefer, ask a staff member to help.
Trees are priced based on fullness and beauty — not height, Alexander says.
The most popular trees are between 6 and 8 feet and range from $30 to $70. It takes about four years to grow a tree that size, he says.
Last weekend, the farm sold some trees that soared above 14 feet.
Recently, one shopper told Alexander she has come to the farm annually since she was a girl. She now makes the trip a tradition with her own children.
"For the family to come and spend some time together outside and pick their perfect tree … it's a pretty neat experience to have," he says.
Some children get to choose a smaller tree for a bedroom, in addition to the family tree.
"Occasionally we'll sell a knee-high Charlie Brown tree," he says.
At Dewberry Farm in Brookshire, families choose to walk out to the tree pasture or hitch a ride on the wagon or train.
Customers can bring their own saw or borrow one — chain saws and axes are not allowed. First-time visitors are often surprised how easy it is to chop a tree down themselves, says owner Mary Emerson. The process takes less than 10 minutes when done correctly, she says.
"The hardest part is finding the tree that you want," she laughs, adding that siblings sometimes squabble over the choice.
Dewberry Farm's most popular variety, Blue Ice cypress, has sold out for the season, but plenty of Murray cypress and Leyland cypress remain.
Prices start at $60.
While the family waits for a text message notification that their tree has been processed and is ready for pickup, they can visit the concession stand for hot cocoa or roast-your-own s'mores and purchase tickets for the carnival attractions.
Activities include jumping pillows, "Slide Mountain," a carousel, a merry-go-round and paintball wars.
Some elements, including the kiddie playground, are free.
For safety reasons, this year, Dewberry Farm's annual trail of lights can be viewed from inside a vehicle on Wednesday and Thursday nights.
On weekends, the trail is accessed by riding on one of the property's open-air wagons.
The team has added more individual lights than ever before, making elements such as Gingerbread Town and Nutcracker Lane even more sparkly.
Emerson hopes tree shoppers will decide to make a day of old-fashioned fun on the farm, including riding the new Ferris wheel. "Christmastime is when people are doing things with families."
Allison Bagley is a Houston-based writer.
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Derek Parker is a freelance writer based in Melbourne, and a former editor of INTHEBLACK (when it was known as Australian CPA). His reviews and articles, mainly dealing with business issues and current affairs, appear in a wide range of publications in Australia and overseas. His first novel, This Tattooed Land, was published in 2014.
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Creation of a temporary signage system for the 2018 Designers' Saturday edition by the Visual Communication department.
Following a week-long workshop, students from the Space / Media option imagined and realized the signage system in all the factories occupied during this weekend of the festival.
The use of raw materials, custom removal scotch and brown cardboard (as well as LEDs in the dark parts), allowed an efficient assembly in the seven exhibition areas in record time. In each plant, visitors were able to wander from one exhibitor to another thanks to the guideline drawn with scotch, in a fun way, by the students.


Ben Dulchin of the Association for Neighborhood and Housing Development has posted an interesting article on ANHD's blog: What Do Landlords Talk About When They Talk About Rent Increase Loopholes?
"Individual Apartment Improvement" rent increases are how landlords hope to "add value" to rental apartments. The unspoken but necessary step: pushing out the low-rent tenants.
An excerpt is below, but it's worth reading the whole blogpost.


Good afternoon. Hope everyone is having a good Friday. For today's artwork, I decided to create a design of Little Dragon's Yukimi Nagano. Cyborg gave me the idea to use her as a subject. I had no idea who she was so I was a little hesitant to work with her. Then again I was excited for that same reason. I was very unsure where to go with the design. At first I thought a watercolor technique would be nice, then again I saw something amazing happening if I were to choose a subject design. My gut was actually telling me that that was the better idea so I decided to just go along with it. I came across a very versatile and not so traditional photo to use for reference. It reminds me a lot of the TMTDG reference photo of Manu Bennett. There's definitely always a challenge working with a photo where a lot is going on, but it makes designing the artwork that much more fun. For the color scheme, I wanted everything to bounce off the outfit Yukimi was wearing. I've seldom used the color green for a backdrop so this was definitely a new experience for me. Over time, doing a simple design was out of the question for this artwork. I tried out an evolution effect, where it looks like Yukimi is fading into the ground, or forming from the ground. It all depends on how you capture it. I've never done this before so I was completely amazed by how cool it came out. I added in some elements to overlay the evolution sequence to make it look chaotic and complicated. I think the triangles were an amazing touch, as well as the checkerboard. This is another favorite of mine. To me it screams complication and I love that I was able to connect to someone I barely knew of through this design.


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Investor Confidence in U.S. Capital Markets Stabilizes Despite Economic Turmoil
~~CAQ's 3rd Annual Individual Investor Survey Results
Demonstrate Resiliency of Investors~~
Washington, D.C. — Despite two years of tumult in the global economy, investor confidence in U.S. capital markets has leveled off after dropping precipitously between 2007 and 2008, according to the Center for Audit Quality's (CAQ) 3rd annual survey of individual investors
The economic crisis worsened since the CAQ last surveyed investors, yet investor confidence has stabilized. About three-quarters of investors (73 percent) surveyed in recent weeks expressed confidence in the U.S. capital markets, a three percent increase from last year. Respondents' confidence in investing in U.S. publicly-traded companies held steady at 75 percent. Confidence in audited financial statements released by public companies declined slightly to 70 percent, down three percent but within the survey's margin of error.
"The latest survey findings show remarkable stability in a time of continued economic instability," said CAQ Executive Director Cindy Fornelli. "The three years in which we have surveyed investors coincide with unprecedented economic turmoil. Yet investor confidence in the U.S. capital markets, public companies and audited financial statements remains fundamentally strong. This stabilization in confidence mirrors recent positive economic news and demonstrates the resiliency of investors."
According to the survey results, investors are divided on how much longer the recession will last – half believe it will end in the next year and half think it will go on for at least two more years. Fittingly, investors continue to adapt to the economic environment, with 61 percent saying they have changed their investment behavior in the last six months, roughly the same percentage as last year (60 percent). Investors say the biggest change in their behavior over the last six months is choosing to invest less (22 percent).
Investors' confidence in global markets continues to trail confidence in U.S. capital markets. Today, only 57 percent of investors have confidence in capital markets outside the United States. That is down five percent from 2008 (62 percent) and eight percent overall (65 percent) since the CAQ first surveyed investors in 2007. Also, 71 percent of investors agree the economic crisis of 2008 demonstrates the need for a more globally-consistent approach to standards, regulation and enforcement.
"While the results of the CAQ's investor survey strike a hopeful note about the ongoing recovery in the United States, the economic crisis globally continues to affect investors' confidence," said Fornelli. "The lower level of confidence expressed in non-U.S. markets may explain investors' strong desire for consistent regulatory systems and comparable standards."
The telephone survey of 1,000 investors was conducted between August 27 and September 3, 2009, by The Glover Park Group. The margin of error was +/-3 percent. The survey summary and the complete questionnaire are posted on the CAQ's Web site.
The Center for Audit Quality (CAQ) is an autonomous public policy organization dedicated to enhancing investor confidence and public trust in the global capital markets. The CAQ fosters high quality performance by public company auditors, convenes and collaborates with other stakeholders to advance the discussion of critical issues requiring action and intervention, and advocates policies and standards that promote public company auditors' objectivity, effectiveness and responsiveness to dynamic market conditions. Based in Washington, D.C., the CAQ is affiliated with the American Institute of Certified Public Accountants. For more information, visit www.thecaq.org.


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