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  1. VicMan
    Thank you for clarifying! So Continental already has bloody marys, but they aren't free. Speaking of tomatoes, a Cafe Express tomato soup, salad, and bread meal might be a good fit for the buy on board program. Also the airline should make sure that any burgers always come with ketchup on the side.
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    Both Continental and Southwest have free bloody mary mixes - I'm not sure how much it would cost to add alcohol to the mixes.
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    http://www.monstersandcritics.com/science/news/article_1539215.php/Tomato-juice-irresistibly-good-at-32-000-feet-experts-confirm says: "The researchers at Fraunhofer IBP came to the startling conclusion that reduced cabin air pressure enhanced human taste receptors for salt, sugar and tomato flavours, which are scarcely noticeable on the ground." - Perhaps this means that the ramen for airplane consumption could be made with less salt?
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    Continental might provide ramen as an option, but still ask people to pay for it. Air Canada has ramen as one of its snack options. http://www.aircanada.com/en/travelinfo/onboard/dining/na/onboard/snacks.html - Air Canada charges $3 CDN for each ramen pack. The airline should offer ramen on shorter buy on board flights as well as longer ones.
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    That's part of what I alluded to in the phrase "The food recipes will have to be prepared differently as airline food preparation is special" - While that is true, airlines have been finding ways to get around the reality of having to use a microwave and the fact that human taste buds act differently. http://www.monstersandcritics.com/science/news/article_1539215.php/Tomato-juice-irresistibly-good-at-32-000-feet-experts-confirm talks about why people like drinking tomato juice on airplanes. The same article says: "The findings also showed that certain meals taste better under reduced-pressure conditions. Asian dishes were tastier to the test subjects than were the standard 'chicken or fish' airline meals. The scientists determined that chicken and fish dishes tasted bland under cabin conditions. They recommended those dishes be cooked with more herbs and spices." It sounds like Continental could do well if it has BOB options with the Kim Son brand.
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    HAIFers, which of the following Houston chains would be a good fit for an airline buy on board service? * Cafe Express/Taco Milagro * Beck's Prime * James Coney Island * Pappas Family Restaurants (any) * Luby's * Goode Company (any) * Kim Son And of the ones you want, what menu items would you propose? The food recipes will have to be prepared differently as airline food preparation is special and human taste buds react differently in the air, but hopefully Chelsea would be knowledgeable enough to duplicate the experiences of these chains as faithfully as possible. In regards to the legroom, if someone tries to book specifically an exit row seat in economy, under most circumstances he or she will be charged. Also I believe a Pappas location has a location inside of Terminal E - I'm not sure.
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    In this USA Today article http://www.usatoday.com/travel/flights/item.aspx?type=blog&ak=83427.blog: So the airline will keep food on some Latin America flights, even though they are under six hours.
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    Continental was trying to hold on to the freebies (it was one of the last to apply 1st checked bag fees, and it is the last to drop free food) - but the U.S. domestic market has changed to a point where price is the main determining factor for selecting flights. Are you referring to when Continental spun off ExpressJet into a separate company? Or are you referring to an increase in the share of ExpressJet flights? Or are you referring to Continental deciding to allow Chautauqua to be a regional partner? The airline will likely consider Guatemala City to be a "business" international destination, so the free food will remain on that flight. The international destinations in North America that get mostly tourists will have the paid meals. Also Continental could possibly introduce good buy on board options (on other forums people said they like Virgin America's, seen here: http://www.virginamerica.com/va/travelInfo.do?pageName=meals&rightBar=food_and_beverages_right_bar ) - Also one could have additional options available that would have to be booked before the flight
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    Some buy on board programs have some "hot" options available - I would like to see Continental have some hot options - Perhaps they can only be purchased in advance over the internet so the airline knows how many hot meals that it has to give out. For breakfast: * Pancakes with maple syrup and small sausages * Breakfast tacos with ground chorizo * Ham and cheese omelet For lunch and dinner: * Carne asada tacos with Chili con queso and Mexican-style hot sauce * Vietnamese bahn mi sandwich with spring rolls * Cheeseburger with french fries or potato chips * Chili con carne (no beans) with tortilla chips * Potato soup (hot) and salad (cold) Continental should be able to distinguish its own product and make more money at the same time. Cold options (cold sandwiches, snack packs, cereal packs, etc.) could be purchased during the flight. I would like to see cheese and cracker trays with plenty of grapes.
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    So, what should be on the menu? I have looked at other buy on board programs, and there would likely be salads and sandwiches available.
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    Another idea would be for the airline to offer free meals to people who hold OnePass statuses. That way people who built up status still feel like they are getting something extra.
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    I do wish Continental did what Hawaiian Airlines did and offered free meals in addition to extra buy on board options. Maybe what Continental should do is try to sell distinctly Houston products (food products from Houston area chains and/or specialties from the Houston area, such as fajitas, Vietnamese sandwiches, etc) on flights to and from Houston. I also thought of the idea of including chips and salsa with meal packs as kind of a Tex-Mex touch...
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    AFAIK Halliburton owns that one.
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    Municipal annexation doesn't lead to increases in crime. Urban development patterns, which are seeping into the unincorporated areas, do influence crime levels.
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    Didn't this development save the Clinton Drive facility? Or is KBR trying to get rid of it anyway?
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    That was interesting stuff. Thank you! I'm not surprised that people live near where they work. I can see people in Spring, The Woodlands, Kingwood, and northwest Harris working at the new Exxon campus.
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    Are the sources available to the public? I would be interested in seeing the data and to see which suburbs are the employment bases of which districts. In addition the employees who are in the loop can work in the Downtown offices, which will remain open, according to the HBJ article.
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    However the headquarters of UPS and Home Depot are not in the Atlanta City limits. UPS is in Sandy Springs, and Home Depot is in Cobb County.
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    I think the reason why there is a disparity in the height measurements is because there are many ways to measure a building's height. * Do you include only what is above ground, or do you include what is below ground too? * Do you include the antenna in the measurements, or do you not include it? * Do you measure up to the last floor with office, retail, and/or residential space, or do you go beyond that?
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    Congrats to Houstonmacbro! He'll definately get a good job!

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    http://www.snopes.com/crime/prevent/rape.asp says " Most such offenders derive little pleasure from the act, says Groth, but "they want to degrade their victims, and sex is something bad, dirty, the worst thing you could do to someone. That reflects a lot of our values in society." " So in that sense sex is being used to harm someone. The same article says: "The anger rape is usually unpremeditated and impulsive, but the impulse drives the rapist into excessive force: the victim is punched, choked, and kicked into submission." And from the same article: "Rape is also not always about getting sex quickly. Often it's an act of rage or punishment directed at a vulnerable person for perceived injustices done to the attacker by others. Getting a woman out of her clothes quickly isn't a factor in these rapes; terrorizing her and inflicting bodily harm is."
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    Speaking of that, according to this Snopes article, Nicholas Groth, Director of Forensic Mental Health Associates, said that most rape perpetrators were not sexually deprived; therefore the concept "that men rape because they're unable to get sex any other way" is largely untrue - Also it states that there are three main motivations for rape (anger, power, and sadism), and the article discusses all three: http://www.snopes.com/crime/prevent/rape.asp
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    If their posts indeed display racism, have them reported. If people report and get the admins to delete bad posts, chron.com would be a much better place.
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    If the City of Houston had a campaign to raze slum apartments, occupancy rates at existing apartments across the metropolitan area would increase. Then there are the unincorporated areas adjacent to or near the city limits, like Aldine, Mission Bend, Westfield, etc. Harris County has no zoning, so people have less recourse in case a builder wants to build apartments.
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    Sugar Land's zoning is set up to only include a small number of apartments. CDeb, I'm thinking unincorporated Harris County, to the northwest, the north, and the west, would absorb former Gulfton tenants. There is no zoning in unincorporated areas. Sugar Land's zoning prevents large clusters of apartments like you see in Houston and unincorporated Harris County. Even if it gets public transport, I don't see how Sugar Land would change.
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