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According to Glassdoor, the national average for pay for an architect is just over $74,000 a year. If a person gets with a Houston firm, do you think their pay would  be comparable? Higher? Lower? How much of an incentive is there for architects to work here?

On 4/10/2007 at 7:13 AM, KatieDidIt said:

Curious as to what an economic misimprovement means on the tax rolls.

Can anyone fill me in? I've toured some homes with this label, and I really don't see what justifies it.

What werdserf said. it's a bad word that should read "depreciation".

Get higher up on the real estate scale where you're dealing with millions of dollars worth of property, and this somehow equates to tax write-offs.

Trump made a lot of money that way

Collaboration tools are very diverse in use and application. From Slack to Concept Inbox. What exactly re you trying to do? Collaborate with people in real time? Or share ideas with people with no time frame in mind?

Being one of the most divisive countries in the world comes with the territory when you are the melting pot of all cultures that want to come here. People become divisive when they close themselves off from acclimating with other cultures. Blacks and whites can all be born here, but we, at some point, came from different cultures and we live our lives with that as a base.

You can mix people in the same country all you want, but you can't erase their heritage. That's all and fine, but when people want to live as if their heritage is better than others.......you have divisiveness between cultures.

It is what it is.

What is the most amount of money you would spend on a computer system? With so many different makers and competition in pricing, is it really necessary to spend over $500 on a top of the line system?

I have heard that Hines is very comprehensive. Well worth the price of admission.

Anything that is built needs a design first. She should keep that in mind if she's interested in this.

All depends. Are you talking about jobs just in Houston? Texas? The U.S.? Anywhere else in the world? Same with the schools themselves and the amount of contacts they have.

Too many variables to say with certainty. My gut tells me though that the ratio, overall, is good.

It looks like they did Majore. I had my doubts when they were down 3 games to 1, but they dug deep and pulled out all the stops.

It was a very impressive way to end the drought.

On 11/2/2016 at 4:53 PM, SkylineView said:

I feel like the more buildings that buy into the Memorial City style with the blue lights, the better it looks.  Driving through there at night is awesome.  Very Houston.  I'm supportive.

We should just call it "Houston Blue" and add it as a requirement in the building codes. You're right, it looks good at night and the city planners ought to keep the night lighting in mind.

You have 2 browsers open, Chrome and Opera, and are alternating use between both. Will what you do on one website in Opera show up on the same site in Chrome after you refresh the page in Chrome? Do different browsers "transfer" well?

And the poor Cubbies can't make the list because of the Bulls? 108 years not counted because of that? Now that's harsh.

I grew up near Chi-Town......they need this.

No problem maestro. Is the FCC involved in the tweaking? 

Anyway, hope you get it situated soon. There's something about the AM band that I always liked over FM.

I'm on my 2nd Corona......am I allowed to post? I'm loving everyone's suggestions. I like a good sports establishment on Sundays, and especially one with local brews. Any suggestions on that?

If we can't beat Notre Dame this year ,we should worry. I'm an NFL guy but I do try to keep an eye out for the Horns.

What will happen to the large plot of land at the corner of Interstate 45 and El Dorado Blvd? Something big should go here. Maybe a mixed-use development with multifamily, office, and retail? Maybe a big shopping center with a grocer as an anchor tenant? 

This area has a big presence with being right off the freeway.  I wonder when it will be developed into something grand? Only time will tell..

Gables Revere Upper Kirby located at 3206 Revere Street.

Does anyone know if there are any around town? I had a cup of Turkish coffee years ago, and I still remember how good it was. I think it was Elite, but I can't remember exactly.

For all of you of Norse origin: https://www.norwegiansocietyoftexas.org/

It seems the growth has not been abated, and it still has its base in the oil industry.

That falls into "other" I think. Apparently the numbers are so small as to not to warrant a specific mention. These groups are almost always excluded in this way but, to their credit, you never hear them cry foul.

53 minutes ago, UtterlyUrban said:

 and the "stuff" that has, and likely will continue to, make us great.

 

 

I hear that all the time but no one ever explains exactly how this makes us great. In terms only of being diverse, how are we better than, say, Tibet? Do we have some enlightened sense of how the world works that other, less diverse cultures, don't have? And if so, why are we still one of the most divisive countries in the world? Meaning that we still have discussions and social tensions between the whites and blacks. And we still seem to think that mexicans are taking our jobs. I could go on, but you get the point.

Don't get me wrong, I love America. But if you're going to sing its praises, please give us the meaning of the song.

Freelance advertising and marketing. I do copy edit work from time to time, but that's only when I get bored. Whatever I do though, it's freelance. I don't like bosses.

On 5/18/2016 at 8:37 AM, cspwal said:

As much as I love the fine stonework on early 1900s building, I doubt we could get a 103 story building in that style so I have to go Modern/Glass

You could if you marry the two styles. Accent the modern look with the early look for example. Good point though, I hadn't thought of that when I voted for the early style.

Have you tried Angie's List? There are many in town who will come to where you are to do the work. I wouldn't worry too much about where there business is located in relation to where you are.

Seems like kind of a strange reason to put up a fake cemetery. What costs more or looks more unappealing? Cleaning up after vagrants or maintaining a "cemetery"?

Has anyone been to or through Brownsville? I have always wondered what that town is about. The only thing I have to go by in picturing the town is one of the lines in "Delta Dawn".