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The documentary "He Named Me Malala" is a testament to the courage of this Pakistani ...  </p> </div> <div class="sec-hl-item "> <h2 class="headline"> <a href="/web/20151009080357/http://www.houstonchronicle.com/entertainment/movies/article/Goodnight-Mommy-one-mother-of-a-creepy-brutal-6558584.php">'Goodnight Mommy' one mother of a creepy, brutal tale</a> </h2>  <a class="without_u " href="/web/20151009080357/http://www.houstonchronicle.com/entertainment/movies/article/Goodnight-Mommy-one-mother-of-a-creepy-brutal-6558584.php"> <img src="https://web.archive.org/web/20151009080357im_/http://ww2.hdnux.com/photos/41/31/77/8757197/3/727x0.jpg" alt="Susanne Wuest is the mysterious mother in "Goodnight Mommy."" border="0"/> </a>  <p class="blurb">  That timeless subject of folk and fantasy tales, the changeling, gets a nice twist in the Austrian chiller "Goodnight Mommy" as a couple of youngsters begin to fear that their mother has been replaced by ...  </p> </div> <div class="sec-hl-item last-sec-item "> <h2 class="headline"> <a href="/web/20151009080357/http://www.houstonchronicle.com/entertainment/movies/article/A-mean-Michael-Shannon-comes-knocking-in-99-6558588.php">A mean Michael Shannon comes knocking in '99 Homes'</a> </h2>  <a class="without_u " href="/web/20151009080357/http://www.houstonchronicle.com/entertainment/movies/article/A-mean-Michael-Shannon-comes-knocking-in-99-6558588.php"> <img src="https://web.archive.org/web/20151009080357im_/http://ww4.hdnux.com/photos/41/31/77/8757207/3/727x0.jpg" alt="Michael Shannon, from left, Andrew Garfield and Noah Lomas star in "99 Homes."" border="0"/> </a>  <p class="blurb">  Rick Carver is the last person you want showing up at your front door. It's not just that he oozes sleaze, but as an opportunistic real-estate broker, he profits by evicting people, which he does with ...  </p> </div> </div>  </div>  <div class="hide-rss-link hdnce-e hdnce-collection-52316-premium_featured_articles">  <div class="collection hc-section-hl "> <div class="sec-hl-item first-sec-item "> <div class="header"> <h4 class="kicker-link"><a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20151009080357/http://www.houstonchronicle.com/local/gray-matters/">Gray Matters</a></h4> </div> <h2 class="headline"> <a href="/web/20151009080357/http://www.houstonchronicle.com/local/gray-matters/article/There-s-no-such-thing-as-math-people-6557322.php">There's no such thing as 'math people'</a> </h2>  <a class="without_u " href="/web/20151009080357/http://www.houstonchronicle.com/local/gray-matters/article/There-s-no-such-thing-as-math-people-6557322.php"> <img src="https://web.archive.org/web/20151009080357im_/http://ww3.hdnux.com/photos/34/42/70/7482894/3/727x0.jpg" alt="Student at whiteboard in math class" border="0"/> </a>  <p class="blurb">  The first time my girlfriend and I fought, it was over, of all things, math. It was one of those past-midnight, early-relationship nights, when instead of sleeping, you talk about the big, impossible ...  </p> </div> <div class="sec-hl-item "> <h2 class="headline"> <a href="/web/20151009080357/http://www.houstonchronicle.com/local/gray-matters/article/On-a-trail-transcending-time-and-space-6555938.php">Why we hike</a> </h2>  <a class="without_u " href="/web/20151009080357/http://www.houstonchronicle.com/local/gray-matters/article/On-a-trail-transcending-time-and-space-6555938.php"> <img src="https://web.archive.org/web/20151009080357im_/http://ww3.hdnux.com/photos/40/54/22/8570042/3/727x0.jpg" alt="AWITW_Film_Pull-04600 (l to r) Robert Redford stars as Bill Bryson and Nick Nolte as Stephen Katz atop McAfee Knob along the Appalachian Trail in Broad Green Pictures upcoming release, A WALK IN THE WOODS. Credit: Broad Green Pictures" border="0"/> </a>  <p class="blurb">  We climbed a mountain, yes we did. On a family trip last week, Stacy and I watched a full day and two nights of rain fall on our cabin at a park on the East Coast. As has been our way with so many things ...  </p> </div> <div class="sec-hl-item last-sec-item "> <h2 class="headline"> <a href="/web/20151009080357/http://www.houstonchronicle.com/local/gray-matters/article/Mike-goes-to-Hollywood-6556705.php">Crusty crime reporter goes to Hollywood</a> </h2>  <a class="without_u " href="/web/20151009080357/http://www.houstonchronicle.com/local/gray-matters/article/Mike-goes-to-Hollywood-6556705.php"> <img src="https://web.archive.org/web/20151009080357im_/http://ww4.hdnux.com/photos/41/31/01/8753255/3/727x0.jpg" alt="In my hotel lobby. Where else but in Hollywood?" border="0"/> </a>  <p class="blurb">  Even as my daughter was dropping me off at Bush Intercontinental Airport, I had lingering doubts. For the last few weeks, I had been telling myself that this trip would likely turn out to be some kind of ...  </p> </div> </div>  </div>  <div class="hide-rss-link hdnce-e hdnce-collection-53125-premium_featured_articles">  <div class="collection hc-section-hl "> <div class="sec-hl-item first-sec-item "> <div class="header"> <h4 class="kicker-link"><a href="/web/20151009080357/http://www.houstonchronicle.com/flavor">Flavor</a></h4> </div> <h2 class="headline"> <a href="/web/20151009080357/http://www.houstonchronicle.com/entertainment/restaurants-bars/article/Houstonian-s-new-Food-Network-series-debuts-6558432.php">Houstonian’s new Food Network series debuts Friday</a> </h2>  <a class="without_u " href="/web/20151009080357/http://www.houstonchronicle.com/entertainment/restaurants-bars/article/Houstonian-s-new-Food-Network-series-debuts-6558432.php"> <img src="https://web.archive.org/web/20151009080357im_/http://ww4.hdnux.com/photos/41/31/70/8756775/3/727x0.jpg" alt="Houston personal trainer and food truck owner Eddie Jackson is the winner of Season 11 of Food Network Star. Finalist Eddie Jackson preparing his dish, Bacon Pasta Pesto, with Kraft Sharp Cheddar for the Mentor Challenge, Kraft Pantry, as seen on Food Network Star, Season 11." border="0"/> </a>  <p class="blurb">  If you were rooting for Houstonian Eddie Jackson during his road to winning "Food Network Star," you don't have long to wait for his promised Food Network series. "BBQ Blitz," the show that fitness ...  </p> </div> <div class="sec-hl-item last-sec-item "> <h2 class="headline"> <a class="hdnce-e hdnce-link-21337" href="https://web.archive.org/web/20151009080357/http://www.houstonchronicle.com/entertainment/top-100-restaurants/">Alison Cook's Top 100 Restaurants</a> </h2>  <a class="without_u hdnce-e hdnce-link-21337 " href="https://web.archive.org/web/20151009080357/http://www.houstonchronicle.com/entertainment/top-100-restaurants/"> <img src="https://web.archive.org/web/20151009080357im_/http://ww3.hdnux.com/photos/41/26/45/8743242/3/727x0.jpg" alt="Tuna roses (rosas de atÃ©ºn) at Hugo's, with corn salad, cactus-pad gelÃ©e, green chile, cilantro dressing and lime." border="0"/> </a>  <p class="blurb">  Chronicle critic Alison Cook compiles the best dining Houston has to offer.  </p> </div> </div>  </div>  <div class="hide-rss-link hdnce-e hdnce-collection-51759-premium_featured_articles">  <div class="collection hc-section-hl "> </div>  </div>  <div class="hide-rss-link hdnce-e hdnce-collection-52187-premium_featured_articles">  <div class="collection hc-section-hl "> <div class="sec-hl-item first-sec-item "> <div class="header"> <h4 class="kicker-link"><a href="/web/20151009080357/http://www.houstonchronicle.com/us-world">U.S. & World</a></h4> </div> <h2 class="headline"> <a href="/web/20151009080357/http://www.houstonchronicle.com/news/nation-world/nation/article/Johns-Hopkins-study-links-fracking-and-premature-6560052.php">Johns Hopkins study links fracking and premature births</a> </h2>  <a class="without_u " href="/web/20151009080357/http://www.houstonchronicle.com/news/nation-world/nation/article/Johns-Hopkins-study-links-fracking-and-premature-6560052.php"> <img src="https://web.archive.org/web/20151009080357im_/http://ww2.hdnux.com/photos/22/70/22/4949161/5/727x0.jpg" alt="Neonatologist: If you can envision yourself putting the tiniest premature babies on the road to a healthy childhood, a neonatologist may be the career for you, provided you have an aptitude for advanced math and science. Also be sure to account for four years of medical school and four years of residency before coming within shooting range of a salary like this. Median Annual Salary: $209,600" border="0"/> </a>  <p class="blurb">  WASHINGTON - New research from Johns Hopkins University suggests pregnant women living near hydraulic fracturing wells in Pennsylvania are more likely to give birth prematurely or have high-risk ...  </p> </div> </div>  </div>  <div class="hide-rss-link hdnce-e hdnce-collection-59007-premium_featured_articles">  <div class="collection hc-section-hl "> <div class="sec-hl-item first-sec-item "> <div class="header"> <h4 class="kicker-link"><a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20151009080357/http://www.houstonchronicle.com/politics/election/national/">Election 2016</a></h4> </div> <h2 class="headline"> <a href="/web/20151009080357/http://www.houstonchronicle.com/news/texas/article/Cruz-nets-12-million-for-presidential-bid-Rubio-6560033.php">Cruz nets $12 million for presidential bid, Rubio $6 million</a> </h2>  <a class="without_u " href="/web/20151009080357/http://www.houstonchronicle.com/news/texas/article/Cruz-nets-12-million-for-presidential-bid-Rubio-6560033.php"> <img src="https://web.archive.org/web/20151009080357im_/http://ww4.hdnux.com/photos/41/32/70/8760851/3/727x0.jpg" alt="In this Oct. 5, 2015, photo, Republican presidential candidate Sen. Ted Cruz, R-Texas, addresses supporters at Kalamazoo Wings stadium in Kalamazoo, Mich. Cruz's presidential campaign is reporting a $12.2 million fundraising boost over the past three months. The Republican Texas senator's new fundraising, added to what he raised through the end of June, gives him a total of $26.5 million since he entered the race in late March." border="0"/> </a>  <p class="blurb">  WASHINGTON (AP) — Ted Cruz raised $12.2 million in the past three months for his Republican presidential bid, about twice what competitor Marco Rubio collected in the same time period. The new numbers ...  </p> </div> </div>  </div>  <div class="hide-rss-link hdnce-e hdnce-collection-61473-premium_featured_articles">  <div class="collection hc-section-hl "> <div class="sec-hl-item first-sec-item "> <div class="header"> <h4 class="kicker-link"><a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20151009080357/http://www.houstonchronicle.com/politics/election/local/">Election 2015</a></h4> </div> <h2 class="headline"> <a href="/web/20151009080357/http://www.houstonchronicle.com/news/houston-texas/article/How-Houstonians-vote-in-mayoral-races-6538455.php">Maps show how Houstonians vote in mayoral races</a> </h2>  <a class="without_u " href="/web/20151009080357/http://www.houstonchronicle.com/news/houston-texas/article/How-Houstonians-vote-in-mayoral-races-6538455.php"> <img src="https://web.archive.org/web/20151009080357im_/http://ww4.hdnux.com/photos/41/20/05/8716671/4/727x0.jpg" alt="" border="0"/> </a>  <p class="blurb">  The two most recent races to replace a term-limited mayor were some of the city's most-watched and competitive, thanks to the lack of an incumbent and a stacked ballot. With term-limited Mayor Annise ...  </p> </div> </div>  </div>  </div> <div class="zone zone-7">  <div class="hide-rss-link hdnce-e hdnce-collection-52184-premium_featured_articles">  <div class="collection hc-section-hl "> <div class="sec-hl-item first-sec-item "> <div class="header"> <h4 class="kicker-link"><a href="/web/20151009080357/http://www.houstonchronicle.com/sports">Sports</a></h4> </div> <h2 class="headline"> <a href="/web/20151009080357/http://www.houstonchronicle.com/sports/texans/article/Texans-defense-remains-not-ready-for-prime-time-6560268.php">Texans' defense remains not ready for prime time</a> </h2>  <a class="without_u " href="/web/20151009080357/http://www.houstonchronicle.com/sports/texans/article/Texans-defense-remains-not-ready-for-prime-time-6560268.php"> <img src="https://web.archive.org/web/20151009080357im_/http://ww2.hdnux.com/photos/41/33/16/8762257/3/727x0.jpg" alt="Colts running back Frank Gore (23) evades the reach of Texans outside linebacker Jadeveon Clowney during the second quarter. Gore carried 22 times for 98 yards." border="0"/> </a>  <p class="blurb">  The Texans' defense is so bad it's almost unfathomable. The defense was pathetic in the 48-21 loss at Atlanta. And it was even worse in Thursday night's 27-20 prime-time game loss to Indianapolis and ...  </p> </div> <div class="sec-hl-item portrait"> <h2 class="headline"> <a href="/web/20151009080357/http://www.houstonchronicle.com/sports/aggies/article/DE-Garrett-fits-Texas-A-M-s-Wrecking-Crew-style-6560113.php">DE Garrett fits Texas A&M;'s 'Wrecking Crew' style</a> </h2>  <a class="without_u " href="/web/20151009080357/http://www.houstonchronicle.com/sports/aggies/article/DE-Garrett-fits-Texas-A-M-s-Wrecking-Crew-style-6560113.php"> <img src="https://web.archive.org/web/20151009080357im_/http://ww4.hdnux.com/photos/41/32/74/8761107/3/727x0.jpg" alt="Texas A&amp;M defensive end Myles Garrett, left, is tops in the SEC and third in the nation with 71/2 sacks." border="0"/> </a>  <p class="blurb">  COLLEGE STATION - Twelve years ago this fall, Quentin Coryatt bemoaned the gradual slip and resulting slide of Texas A&M's once-intimidating "Wrecking Crew" defense. Coryatt, a former A&M ...  </p> </div> <div class="sec-hl-item last-sec-item portrait"> <h2 class="headline"> <a href="/web/20151009080357/http://www.houstonchronicle.com/sports/rockets/article/Rockets-rookie-Dekker-working-to-find-comfort-zone-6560066.php">Rockets rookie Dekker working to find comfort zone</a> </h2>  <a class="without_u " href="/web/20151009080357/http://www.houstonchronicle.com/sports/rockets/article/Rockets-rookie-Dekker-working-to-find-comfort-zone-6560066.php"> <img src="https://web.archive.org/web/20151009080357im_/http://ww2.hdnux.com/photos/41/32/72/8760973/3/727x0.jpg" alt="Houston Rockets forward Sam Dekker right, shoots over Dallas Mavericks forward Maurice Daly Ndour during second half NBA preseason game action at the Toyota Center Wednesday, Oct. 7, 2015, in Houston. ( James Nielsen / Houston Chronicle )" border="0"/> </a>  <p class="blurb">  Sam Dekker has felt this way before. The Rockets' rookie forward has felt one step behind, out of his element and in need of some guidance. "I was talking to my dad the other day, and I was like, ...  </p> </div> </div>  </div>  <div class="hide-rss-link hdnce-e hdnce-collection-26098-premium_featured_articles">  <div class="collection hc-section-hl "> <div class="sec-hl-item first-sec-item "> <div class="header"> <h4 class="kicker-link"><a href="/web/20151009080357/http://www.houstonchronicle.com/business">Business</a></h4> </div> <h2 class="headline"> <a href="/web/20151009080357/http://www.houstonchronicle.com/business/real-estate/article/Subsidized-lofts-let-artists-follow-their-dreams-6559679.php">Subsidized lofts let artists 'follow their dreams'</a> </h2>  <a class="without_u " href="/web/20151009080357/http://www.houstonchronicle.com/business/real-estate/article/Subsidized-lofts-let-artists-follow-their-dreams-6559679.php"> <img src="https://web.archive.org/web/20151009080357im_/http://ww2.hdnux.com/photos/41/32/47/8759765/7/727x0.jpg" alt="Merry Nole looks out the window of her loft at the Elder Street Artists Lofts in Houston. Photos of the Elder Street Artists Lofts in the first ward in Houston on Saturday, Jan. 1, 2000, in Houston. The lofts are celebrating their 10 years since they opened in the location of the former Jefferson Davis hospital.( Elizabeth Conley / Houston Chronicle )" border="0"/> </a>  <p class="blurb">  Merry Nolan devotes half of her studio loft apartment to storing art supplies in bins crammed with papers, paints and other crafts. Brightly colored artworks adorn her hallway walls, while collages and ...  </p> </div> <div class="sec-hl-item "> <h2 class="headline"> <a href="/web/20151009080357/http://www.houstonchronicle.com/business/article/Shippers-adapt-to-slowing-demand-for-drilling-6559683.php">Shippers adapt to slowing demand for drilling equipment</a> </h2>  <a class="without_u " href="/web/20151009080357/http://www.houstonchronicle.com/business/article/Shippers-adapt-to-slowing-demand-for-drilling-6559683.php"> <img src="https://web.archive.org/web/20151009080357im_/http://ww1.hdnux.com/photos/41/31/27/8754648/13/727x0.jpg" alt="The Breakbulk Americas conference, held at the George R. Brown center, wrapped up Thursday." border="0"/> </a>  <p class="blurb">  Companies at the Breakbulk Americas conference in downtown Houston this week report they are feeling the effects of declines in demand for oil rig equipment. Breakbulk shippers help move much of the ...  </p> </div> <div class="sec-hl-item "> <h2 class="headline"> <a href="/web/20151009080357/http://www.houstonchronicle.com/business/technology/article/Scorpion-inspiration-sees-high-tech-peril-in-6558666.php">'Scorpion' inspiration sees high-tech peril in the real world</a> </h2>  <a class="without_u " href="/web/20151009080357/http://www.houstonchronicle.com/business/technology/article/Scorpion-inspiration-sees-high-tech-peril-in-6558666.php"> <img src="https://web.archive.org/web/20151009080357im_/http://ww4.hdnux.com/photos/41/32/01/8757343/5/727x0.jpg" alt="Walter O'Brien, CEO of Scorpion, wants kids to study computer science and artificial intelligence." border="0"/> </a>  <p class="blurb">  Walter O'Brien is a computer expert who claims to have hacked into NASA's computers and who founded a company, Scorpion Computer Services at age 13. He's also the real-life inspiration for the television ...  </p> </div> <div class="sec-hl-item last-sec-item "> <h2 class="headline"> <a href="/web/20151009080357/http://www.houstonchronicle.com/business/energy/article/Refiners-keep-up-drum-beat-against-crude-exports-6559660.php">Refiners keep up drum beat against crude exports</a> </h2>  <a class="without_u " href="/web/20151009080357/http://www.houstonchronicle.com/business/energy/article/Refiners-keep-up-drum-beat-against-crude-exports-6559660.php"> <img src="https://web.archive.org/web/20151009080357im_/http://ww3.hdnux.com/photos/40/74/33/8636126/13/727x0.jpg" alt="Valero gives up $236 million for refinery pollution controls The EPA said determined in 2007 that several Valero's refineries were producing too much sulfur and nitrogen oxide. The civil penalty was small, at $4.25 million, but Valero was also forced to pay $232 million to upgrade its facilities" border="0"/> </a>  <p class="blurb">  WASHINGTON _ As the House nears a pivotal vote on crude exports Friday, lobbyists for Valero Energy Corp. and other refiners have been walking the halls of Congress, pushing lawmakers to oppose legislation ...  </p> </div> </div>  </div>  <div class="hide-rss-link hdnce-e hdnce-collection-52291-premium_featured_articles">  <div class="collection hc-section-hl "> <div class="sec-hl-item first-sec-item "> <div class="header"> <h4 class="kicker-link"><a href="/web/20151009080357/http://www.houstonchronicle.com/local">Local</a></h4> </div> <h2 class="headline"> <a href="/web/20151009080357/http://www.houstonchronicle.com/news/article/Ken-Paxton-says-Texas-should-go-even-further-on-6559896.php">Paxton says Texas should go even further on restricting abortion</a> </h2>  <a class="without_u " href="/web/20151009080357/http://www.houstonchronicle.com/news/article/Ken-Paxton-says-Texas-should-go-even-further-on-6559896.php"> <img src="https://web.archive.org/web/20151009080357im_/http://ww2.hdnux.com/photos/41/31/50/8755761/3/727x0.jpg" alt="Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton is interviewed inside his Austin office, Wednesday, Oct. 7, 2015. ( Mark Mulligan / Houston Chronicle )" border="0"/> </a>  <p class="blurb">  AUSTIN - Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton on Thursday offered his vision for the next phase of the state's battle against abortion, saying lawmakers should consider boosting regulations and inspections of ...  </p> </div> <div class="sec-hl-item "> <h2 class="headline"> <a href="/web/20151009080357/http://www.houstonchronicle.com/politics/election/local/article/Much-of-Garcia-s-Wikipedia-page-focused-on-inmate-6559690.php">Much of Garcia's Wikipedia page focused on inmate abuse</a> </h2>  <a class="without_u " href="/web/20151009080357/http://www.houstonchronicle.com/politics/election/local/article/Much-of-Garcia-s-Wikipedia-page-focused-on-inmate-6559690.php"> <img src="https://web.archive.org/web/20151009080357im_/http://ww4.hdnux.com/photos/41/11/03/8687811/3/727x0.jpg" alt="Former Harris County sheriff Adrian Garcia, a candidate for Houston mayor, speaks in his campaign office Thursday, Sept. 24, 2015, in Houston." border="0"/> </a>  <p class="blurb">  Wikipedia bills itself as "the free encyclopedia that anyone can edit." Anybody, that is, but Adrian Garcia's campaign. For nearly three months, the Houston mayoral candidate's Wikipedia page has ...  </p> </div> <div class="sec-hl-item portrait"> <h2 class="headline"> <a href="/web/20151009080357/http://www.houstonchronicle.com/news/politics/texas/article/Lawmakers-to-study-gun-rights-religious-freedom-6559682.php">Lawmakers to study conservatives' top topics before 2017 session</a> </h2>  <a class="without_u " href="/web/20151009080357/http://www.houstonchronicle.com/news/politics/texas/article/Lawmakers-to-study-gun-rights-religious-freedom-6559682.php"> <img src="https://web.archive.org/web/20151009080357im_/http://ww1.hdnux.com/photos/41/32/60/8760336/3/727x0.jpg" alt="Texas Lieutenant Governor Dan Patrick speaks during a news conference Wednesday afternoon, June 10, 2015 at Landmark Aviation at the Wichita Falls, Texas Regional Airport. Patrick spoke on issues such as border control and reducing property taxes. Patrick is on his âBold New Day in Texasâ tour to talk about the successes of the past session. (Torin Halsey/Times Record News via AP)" border="0"/> </a>  <p class="blurb">  AUSTIN - Protecting gun rights, paying union dues with public funds and ensuring Texans are not being forced by the government to violate their religious views are among conservative hot-button topics ...  </p> </div> <div class="sec-hl-item last-sec-item portrait"> <h2 class="headline"> <a href="/web/20151009080357/http://www.houstonchronicle.com/news/houston-texas/texas/article/Part-of-historic-Kerr-County-ranch-sold-6559704.php">Part of historic Kerr County ranch sold</a> </h2>  <a class="without_u " href="/web/20151009080357/http://www.houstonchronicle.com/news/houston-texas/texas/article/Part-of-historic-Kerr-County-ranch-sold-6559704.php"> <img src="https://web.archive.org/web/20151009080357im_/http://ww4.hdnux.com/photos/41/32/60/8760335/5/727x0.jpg" alt="Charles Schreiner III and sons Gus, Louis, Walter, and above, Charles IV. The heirs to the YO Ranch have wrangled over how to dissolve their partnership." border="0"/> </a>  <p class="blurb">  MOUNTAIN HOME - Repairs to the YO Ranch's potholed entrance road signal the arrival of new blood - and fresh money - at the storied Kerr County property that frontiersman Charles Schreiner bought in 1880 ...  </p> </div> </div>  </div>  <div class="hide-rss-link hdnce-e hdnce-collection-54453-premium_featured_articles">  <div class="collection hc-section-hl "> </div>  </div>  <div class="hide-rss-link hdnce-e hdnce-collection-57705-premium_featured_articles">  <div class="collection hc-section-hl "> <div class="sec-hl-item first-sec-item "> <div class="header"> <h4 class="kicker-link"><a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20151009080357/http://www.houstonchronicle.com/neighborhood/">Neighborhoods</a></h4> </div> <h2 class="headline"> <a href="/web/20151009080357/http://www.houstonchronicle.com/neighborhood/bayarea/news/article/Boat-builder-feels-connection-to-craft-that-6554000.php">Boat builder feels connection to craft that rescued Jews</a> </h2>  <a class="without_u " href="/web/20151009080357/http://www.houstonchronicle.com/neighborhood/bayarea/news/article/Boat-builder-feels-connection-to-craft-that-6554000.php"> <img src="https://web.archive.org/web/20151009080357im_/http://ww2.hdnux.com/photos/41/27/47/8747465/3/727x0.jpg" alt="Walter Hansen, right, is restoring an authentic Danish fishing boat of the type used to ferry Danish Jews to safety in Sweden during World War II. 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