Notations From the Grid (Special Edition): On the Eve of The Week-end

It has been quite a week in our World.  We begin by joining all in wishing President Carter a speedy recovery after he was hospitalized in Winnipeg, Manitoba while on a Habitat for Humanity Project building a house in Canada:

Statement from #HabitatforHumanity CEO Jonathan Reckford on Jimmy Carter from #HabitatCWP. pic.twitter.com/u0KxTtm3I3

— Habitat for Humanity (@Habitat_org) July 13, 2017

We join all and express our appreciation to Habitat for Humanity for this update over Twitter as we wish President Carter a speedy recovery--he's an inspiration as he continues onward with his commitment to service at the age of 93 with former First lady Rosalyn Carter. 

We hope all enjoy the periodic updates on our Twitter Channel throughout the weekend and our properties as we leave you all with this "Thought 4 the week"  that our editor released on his personal Twitter Feed earlier tonight which we are pleased to lend our support to: 

Remembering a Courageous Soul: Liu Xiaobo

While in jail, Liu was awarded the Nobel Peace Prize. An empty chair was left for him at the ceremony (Source: BBC News)

Admiral Hasley has a famous saying:  There are no extraordinary men... just extraordinary circumstances that ordinary men are forced to deal with. .  One ordinary man was Liu Xiaobo who died of Liver Cancer today under Police Guard in China.    He was imprisoned in 2009 and was awarded the Nobel Peace Prize for his courage to stand up for human rights and the right of free expression.   We join many around the world in paying tribute to him as we remember him and as we present his Nobel Lecture that he was not able to accept in person:

lLiu Xiaobo - Statement: I Have No Enemies: My Final Statement

Notations On Our World (Special Edition): UN - Gaza could become uninhabitable in less than five years due to ongoing ‘de-development’– UN report

A man holds the hands of his granddaughters near the remnants of the residential towers where the girls used to live, in the city of Beit Lahia, in the northern Gaza Strip. Photo: UNICEF/Eyad El Baba

As noted by the UN,  Gaza could become uninhabitable in less than five years due to ongoing ‘de-development’