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    Since people have a hard time staying on topic, this thread is now closed.
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    For those of you in the know, is it the same for Texaco's headquarters in New York? Is it really just a bunch of offices for show for the benefit of Wall Street, while the real work is done in Texas?
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    Let's keep this on topic. This thread is not about illegal immigration.
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    I had Fatburger for the first time last week. It was OK. Again, nothing special. My wife didn't like it at all, and didn't even finish half of hers. Nationally, I think the best burgers I've had are from Rally's. White Castle is a sentimental second favorite. In Houston, it's Beck's Prime, or Whataburger if I'm in a hurry.
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    One thing I miss from my Sony days is the articulated viewfinder. I could get all kinds of cool angles, and even shoot around corners if I wanted to get candid shots. I think some Nikons have this now, though. I know my Canon doesn't.
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    I wonder why the Times article calls Sharpstown a "suburb" of Houston. Did the artist tell the reporter that, or did the artist misunderstand? The Times has reporters who live in Houston, but I guess this was an outsider who wrote the article.
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    I just looked at the article closer, and you're right -- this is lame. Seriously? This is what Mary Ellen Carroll considers groundbreaking art making a statement? Weak. Her Wikipedia entry looks like a cut-and-paste of a bad resume re-write for an gallery bio page. Note that it doesn't say where she's originally from. I'm going to guess it's someplace small and boring if she impresses herself with turning houses around. This is more like the sort of stuff I thought it would be: http://xenophilius.wordpress.com/2008/09/18/upside-down-house-turns-heads/
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    With the T2i, just put it on auto and you'll get very good pictures 95% of the time. Then you can experiment with the features and learn how to use them one at a time and you don't have to be disappointed with churning out a bunch of crappy pictures. My recommendation is to first learn how Aperture Priority mode works -- that will give you the nice depth-of-field tricks that are so compelling. It will also help you shoot better at night and get those streaky car lights passing. Then learn Shutter Priority, which will help you in difficult lighting situations. If you're not a pro, you really don't need to learn full manual. In fact, even in the professional world, there are fewer and fewer situations where full manual is necessary anymore because the in-camera software is so helpful. I once asked a newspaper photographer friend of mine how often she resets her white balance (in film days you used to do it all the time). She said, "never." She just puts it on auto, except in mixed-lighting situations. "That's why I have a high-end camera -- so it works with me, not against me."
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    I hope she turns it upside down, instead of just backwards. Backwards would be kind of pointless. Heck, if you turned half the buildings in Sugar Land around front-to-back they'd look like normal houses with the garage in the back and the grand entrance in the front where it belongs.
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    I think the fast food market in Texas is large enough to support both In-n-Out, and Whataburger. I've never had In-n-Out, but I've had Five Guys a couple of times and don't think it's anything special. And the prices were kind of high compared to similar quality burgers at other chains.
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    http://www.nytimes.com/2010/10/07/garden/07qna.html?_r=1 "Sometime later this month, Mary Ellen Carroll, a conceptual artist who has been lecturing for the last few years at Rice University’s school of architecture, will oversee the 180-degree rotation of a small one-story house in the Houston suburb of Sharpstown, a once-prosperous postwar planned community that has suffered economic reversals. The project, “prototype 180,” will be streamed live on the Web." Sounds like one if the dozens of upside down houses that pop up in postcards and "Weird (insert state here)" books. Should be good for pictures, though.
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    Makes me think of that scene from the Great Pumpkin when Snoopy is sneaking across the French countryside on a chilly October night and you can hear a train whistle in the distance.
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    I remember that. That was epic. I just re-read the entire thread. We should have a "Best of HAIF."
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    I know you think you're bolstering your position by repeating the "90 miles" line from the Chronicle, but you aren't. The 90-mile figure is a silly one. The reality is that it's 56 miles from the Chicago Rockford airport to Chicago O'Hare airport, where United has its hands-on, non-paper-pushing, operations. 75 to the United Airlines Building. I think that it's a no brainer that ER should pick Houston, simply for the weather. But then, I thought Boeing would certainly pick Texas over Chicago, too, and I was wrong about that. I'm also surprised to learn that Rockford already has 6,000 aerospace workers. I never would have thought that, especially the way people in Chicago talk about Rockford as a hick town (even though it has 340,000 people in the metro). I think the big thing that RFD has in its favor is the fact that Embry-Riddle already has a campus there. Adding to a facility is usually cheaper than starting a new one. I wonder if an earlier poster was correct, and E-R is only dangling Houston to get concessions out of Illinois.
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    Hope Stone Dance Village of Waltz Friday, October 22, 2010, 8 pm Saturday, October 23, 2010, 8 pm Wortham Theater Center, Cullen Theater Hope Stone Dance performed to nearly sold out audiences when Village of Waltz premiered in October, 2009. Touted as one of the "Best Productions of the Decade" by CultureMap, the show includes collaborations with internationally acclaimed composer and musician Peter Jones, vocalist Ana Trevino-Godfrey of Mercury Baroque and Bessie Award-winning lighting designer Roma Flowers. Village of Waltz, set to all live music, is an exquisite evening-length dance and performance piece, choreographed by Jane Weiner. The piece takes a turn from the repetitive linear walk of life and moves into a circular and cyclical pattern. Village of Waltz is an examination of time and community that attempts to reconcile the enjoyment of life. Weiner shares about her work, "It's an idealistic cockeyed optimist's dream of what I wish the world would be. Everybody is accepted at a gut level. We all have to make compromises to get along, but that doesn't mean we have to change who we are inside, what we believe in and our goals and aspirations." Hope Stone will once again hold its balcony audience outreach campaign, "Not an empty seat in the house," which provides 800 free tickets for at-risk youth to attend the live performances. Offering these seats to Houston's youth is part of Hope Stone's mission and commitment to present live theater to with the hope of helping students think outside the box, experience the magic of live theater and enjoy an alternative to electronic over-stimulation. Hope Stone has provided more than 4,000 free theater seats since 2005. Tickets are $25. To purchase online, visit www.hopestoneinc.org. To purchase by phone or for on-line purchase assistance, please call 888.695.0888. For show information, please call 713.526.1907. Hope Stone is a recipient of Houston Downtown Alliance support for Houston arts companies to perform in Houston Theater District.
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    Dominic Walsh Dance Theater Fall Mixed Repertory October 21-23, 2010 This tantalizing mixed bill features the Houston premiere of an intense duet from Jiri Kylian’s 27’52” along with the U.S. premiere of Walsh’s Medea and a revival of his Terminus set to a score composed and performed live by Two Star Symphony and presented against a video/painting installation by Nicola Parente. PLEASE NOTE: 27’52” CONTAINS NUDITY. For tickets or more information visit thehobbycenter.org or call 713-315-2525.
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    Musiqa She Told Me This. . . October 16, 2010 New horizons are explored in our season opener, which features the world premiere of Stewart Wallace’s She Told Me This…, with a libretto by Amy Tan, plus works inspired by nano technology by Todd Frazier and Anthony Brandt, Lei Liang’s Gobi Gloria and a new ballet created by Dance of Asia America to music of Lou Harrison. Conducted by San Francisco Assistant Conductor Sara Jobin, with guest mezzo-soprano Zheng Cao. Co-sponsored by the Asia Society and the Smalley Institute. 7:00 p.m. Pre-concert screening of a ten-minute film about Stewart Wallace and Amy Tan’s collaboration, from the upcoming PBS documentary. For tickets or more information visit thehobbycenter.org or call 713-315-2525.
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    Hairspray October 5-17, 2010 Hobby Center for the Performing Arts Get ready for big hair and big heart from this beautiful and bubbly Broadway hit! The TUTS debut of Hairspray, will have your family singing and dancing to hits like “Mama, I'm a Big Girl Now,” “You Can't Stop the Beat” and “Good Morning, Baltimore.” Made all the more popular by the recent film, this is a show your family will love. The 50s are out, and Baltimore is ready for change! It’s 1962. Trendsetting teenager Tracy Turnblad has big hair, a big heart and an even bigger dream – to dance on “The Corny Collins Show.” When her once-in-a-lifetime opportunity arrives, she grooves her way from outsider to instant teen celebrity. But she’ll need the help of a cast of crazy characters to really shake things up! Can she dethrone the program’s reigning princess, integrate the show’s dance floor and win the love of the dream-boat Link Larkin, without denting her ’do? Find out if a toe-tapping beat and an aerosol attitude are enough to make dreams come true! For tickets or more information visit tuts.com or call 713-558-TUTS (8887).
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    Beethoven’s Eroica Symphony Thursday, October 28, 2010, 8:00 pm Saturday, October 30, 2010, 8:00 pm Sunday, October 31, 2010, 2:30 pm Hannu Lintu, conductor Markus Groh, piano Sallinen: Fanfare Liszt: Piano Concerto No. 1 Beethoven: Symphony No. 3, Eroica Beethoven’s Eroica, threaded with epic drama and revolutionary genius in every note, has changed the rules of the classical symphony forever. Tickets from $25
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    Masquerade Ball Saturday, October 23, 10:00 am Saturday, October 23, 11:30 am Dress up as your favorite character and join the Symphony as they bring witches, princesses and ghosts to life. The music from Ghostbusters, Night on Bald Mountain and Danse Macabre will set the tone for this Autumn morning full of fun! Tickets from $22 Adults, Child $14
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    Chris Botti Friday, October 22, 2010, 8:00 pm Saturday, October 23, 2010, 8:00 pm Sunday, October 24, 2010, 7:30 pm Grammy® Award winning trumpeter-composer Chris Botti is back by popular demand! His charismatic style has lead to four #1 Albums. Chris Botti, is headed back to Houston to play his sultry versions of your favorites such as “Time to Say Goodbye,” “When I Fall in Love” and “Funny Valentine.” Tickets from $25
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    Paul Anka Thursday, October 21, 2010, 7:30 PM The Houston Symphony does not appear in this program. Paul Anka is one ofhistory’s most prolific and successful songwriters. His songs have been performed by some of the greatest names in entertainment history, including Frank Sinatra, Elvis Presley and Barbra Streisand. Anka will take the Jones Hall stage to perform all his hits, such as “Diana,” “Put Your Head On My Shoulder” and “My Way”. Tickets from $35
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    International Contemporary Ensemble [iCE] Tuesday, November 2, 2010, 7:30 pm The Menil Collection ICE presents a cutting-edge program performed by four stellar wind playersdrawn from the ensemble’s 30 dynamic and versatile young performers. The program consists of virtuosic works by American composers Steve Reich and John Zorn, as well as a piece by French experimentalist Philippe Hurel and two works by ICE’s Nathan Davis featuring acoustic instruments amplified with handheld microphones and processed live by the composer. Davis is a graduate of Rice University’s Shepherd School of Music. For tickets and information, go to dacamera.com or call 713-524-5050.
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    Tierney Sutton Band Friday, October 29, 2010, 7:30 pm Wortham Theater Center, Cullen Theater During its 15 years together, the Tierney Sutton Band has received three Grammy Nominations for Best Vocal Jazz Album, a JazzWeek Award for Vocalist of the Year, consecutive nominations for Jazz Journalist Association Awards, recorded several CDs that made the #1 spot on jazz radio playlists, and garnered critical praise throughout the world. “Ms. Sutton is a pure jazz spirit who respects a song,” raves The New York Times. “Her scatting boasts a clean airborne quality, and the lady can swing” says Variety. While Tierney Sutton delves deeply into the American Songbook, she is solidly in the mainstream jazz tradition. “We are all jazz musicians, committed to improvising,” says Sutton. “There’s always a sense that it’s going to be really different each night. We most often place freedom in the arrangement. For example, in our version of Happy Days Are Here Again, we have triggers in the arrangement and we use those to play off of, with harmonic shifts in different places.”
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    Arcanto String Quartet Tuesday, October 19, 2010, 7:30 pm The Menil Collection The Arcanto Quartet’s first North American tour takes the ensemble to New York (Carnegie Hall), Houston and other major musical centers. The Times of London wrote, “Their precision is Godlike, while their full-blooded spirit allows a delicate response to tone and phrasing. They're equally impressive driving an argument at white heat.” And The London Daily Telegraph raved, “Freshness, close rapport, finesse and a blend of eloquence and vitality have been hallmarks of [the Arcanto Quartet’s] style ever since its debut.” The Arcanto performs works of Mozart, Mendelssohn and Alban Berg.
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