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Don't mess with Texas, y'all. Come on now, srsly.

Essentially, they're ancient versions of the high-mast lighting we see everywhere on our freeways, right?

Looks like they rehashed a few lines from their WTC replacement proposal here, heh.

I like how it seems to flow off of the Cooley building from that angle. For some reason, the people in the shot look photoshopped! Edit: The building contains the following institutes and research centers. - Cockrell Center for Advanced Therapeutics. - Dagmar, Dow, Dunn Innovators in Translational Research. - Jerold B. Katz Academy of Translational Research.

Looks kinda like our own City Centre development, really.

It can even be seen from 59! Did they add a couple of floors to it, or something? Oh, and what's that going up just to the left of it? Despite the economy, that area has a ton fo stuff going up atm.

For the heat issue, you could attach some sort of steel mesh and allow vines to grow over it.

Hence the Bond cameo in one of the renderings.

That sign's been there for eons. I remember seeing it last year when DG opened.

Tell him to lay off the peace pipe first, memebag

They also readily absorb a lot of liquids, and release their load when they're wrung out.

Disclaimer: I have my own views on this subject that I shall not divulge on at this moment. No disrespect at all to people of faith, since I am one myself. Not a fundie though, so yea...

Something y'all may find interesting: http://accent.gmu.edu/browse_atlas.php

During a lecture at UH, they stated that they may have issues with financing at the moment (as usual), but they still are trying to push forward with it. Or something like that.

It was a joke, mongo....sheesh

Fox is only "fair and balanced" because they learn far right enough to balance out everyone else combined. To an extent, what they say is true though: "we report; you decide". You hafta look at all the sources and determine the balance itself.

LOL, we need to start a HAIF drinking game. Every time Niche says "The real world isn't like Sim City", we should all take a shot.

Bounce on the floor long enough, and it will crash under you. Yeah.

Not the same since Lawrence Marshall went outta business.

Sketchup's cheap, fast and dirty, but I hate the damn thing for it's quirks and tendency to lag after a few dozen walls go up. There's always GMAX, which is free, and is essentially an old version of 3DS. You could always get The Sims Two, and mess around with that somehow, but that may not go over well when it comes to a serious presentation. I'm not sure about this, but if I am not mistaken, alums of UH can acquire 3DS and the like for cheap from the software store. Furthermore, if you still have your old UH Email/ID, you can register at the Autodesk student website, and use educational versions of certain software for free. But yeah, that's all I know about when it comes to cheap/free 3d software.

Try looking at Crescents On The Green. Many of the patio homes there can be had for around 400k or less. There are some sections that are less than 10 yrs old, and even the older ones are pretty well maintained. If you are concerned about the commute, I would simply avoid anything in First Colony south of Settler's Way Blvd. Everything just N of that is just what the doctor ordered. Riverstone may be a bit of a stretch for you, but portions of it have easy access to 59 via University Blvd. Anyway, here's a few sample listings you may want to look into: Crescents on the Green; 4/3.5/3 around 10 yrs old, 400k, gated community, well maintained, etc: http://search.har.com/engine/dispSearch.cf...mp;backButton=Y Villages of Avalon, easy access to 59 via University Blvd. 345k: http://search.har.com/engine/dispSearch.cf...mp;backButton=Y Something slightly different: Faux brownstone in Lakepointe, close to 6, 59, the mall, etc. http://search.har.com/engine/dispSearch.cf...mp;backButton=Y

If it's anything like the firm's other projects, then it should fit in well with the midtown gentrification trends, sans Perry. Oh, and the retail is a plus.

This could be counterproductive in their attempts to increase the number of "alternative energy" or hybrid vehicles, since those could be an option/loophole for those who want to escape the gasoline tax. Something just does not click here...