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No they not cut out of the playoffs, but if they continue on playing like this, they will be soon. Saturday, the Braves is coming to houston for game #3

I always love the woodlands. Matter in fact, I'm going to the woodlands tomorrow to have some fun, and browse around take some pictures. Houston is glad to have the woodlands has one of their communites.

You know I praised the Astros, and they lost. Well, put it like this. I praise all houston's pro teams, and every time I do that they end up losing. I guess I need to down houston teams more often, maybe they will win then. The Astros kept the Braves in the game, and what I figured, the Braves hits a home run in the 11th inning. Oh well, that's houston for ya.

y'all make me laugh.

I guess it was alot of Oilers fans too. Now look where oilers at, now the titans.

I always been a texans fan. I just was speaking the turth about them. I promise myself if they win two games in a row i will purchase a jersery, and I'm planning on to. Carr promise to get a haircut if they win two games in a row, and he did today at reliant stadium. The big question is. Can they keep it up? Can they be the next Astros on going to the playoffs?

My picks for the World Series are... Boston and Houston.

It looks Stupid. Whoever thought of that need to be shot.

I heard it's nothing to do in seattle. They set around drinking coffee all day.

I'm not a big baseball fan, but I hope the Astros do well, and beat'em BRAVES! I'll be watching it live at my home.

TEXANS 30 RAIDERS 17. Great game Texans

I'm very excited for the TEXANS! Great win. TWO IN A ROW! Now it's time for me to get a jersery.

Yes, that's what I thought. Houston has more population in metro then 4 million.

Oct. 3, 2004, 12:03AM Honeymoon over for Texans, fans 1-2 team faces a lot more scrutiny in third season By CARLTON THOMPSON Copyright 2004 Houston Chronicle RESOURCES VIDEO: Texans fans weigh in:

Very beautiful

JoshuaJP, I've found the web site of the PORTOFINO, and it is breathe taken. It has a beautiful senceary. Here is the web site link... http://portofinocenter.com/index.htm The arthitecture is wonderful, some people just don't know what beauty is these days. You have to look for yourself if you like it, but to me it's a beautiful place, well of course it's near the woodlands. Everything beautiful over there.

MidtownCoog, talking about trees. Look at all the trees they bulldozing down. They clear off alot of acres for a project that I'm wondering what's going up on 59 and little york. There was alot of trees in that area, now it's all gone. I think Houston is going to be the next concrete city, or close to it.

Well, MidtownCoog to late.

To my knowledge. The Woodlands always been the largest high school in Texas, every since it was built. My dad's company insulated the Woodlands High School, and I seen it when it was an empty hull. It's a very huge High School, and to mention they building a new High School in Atascocita in Humble that will seat on 99 acres of land. Here is the link... http://www.humble.k12.tx.us/newhighschool.htm http://www.humble.k12.tx.us/AHSPromo2004.swf

Yes, we finally won a game, but one game doesn't change the NFL. They mention that the Texans is not playing like a .500 ball team, and they not a expansion team anymore, so let's that out of our heads. The Texans beat Chiefs 24-21, still they need alot of work to do. Next week the Texans host the Raiders here. If the Texans keep their heads high, they could come out with a victory.

sure, lol

Cleveland Ranked Nation's Poorest Big City Thu Sep 23, 8:10 AM ET Add U.S. National - AP to My Yahoo! By M.R. KROPKO, Associated Press Writer CLEVELAND - Crushed by the loss of steel and other manufacturing jobs, Cleveland has ranked high for poverty before

And they mention cineplex in the dome, that means a movie theater.

Conventions are great for the city, but I'm looking at the entertainment, the city is lacking on that part. More conventions and entertainment they have in the city, more tourism will come.

Sept. 23, 2004, 1:03AM The 'Eighth Wonder of the World' may be resurrected as a 1,000-room convention hotel and entertainment complex New life for an old Dome By BILL MURPHY and BILL HENSEL Copyright 2004 Houston Chronicle Kevin Fujii / Chronicle DORMANT: Renovation of the Reliant Astrodome would cost about $400 million. In a major shift, the company looking to redevelop the Reliant Astrodome has shelved plans to turn it into a space theme park and is instead looking to convert it into primarily a large convention hotel. The new plan still calls for some rides, possibly even of the space variety, other entertainment, restaurants, a cineplex and retail stores. But much of the area would be taken up by as many as 1,000 hotel rooms that would serve, in part, those attending conventions at nearby Reliant Center, said Willie Loston, executive director of the Harris County Sports and Convention Corp. "Part of our interest in this concept would be to increase the use of Reliant Center," he said Wednesday. "That would not be at the expense of the George R. Brown (Convention Center). We're trying to attract business to Houston that doesn't come here now." If the plan becomes a reality, Houston, which never had a convention hotel until the Hilton Americas opened next to the George R. Brown late last year, would have two as early as 2008. The city owns the Hilton and the George R. Brown. In the coming months, Astrodome Redevelopment Co., the company seeking to find another life for the former "Eighth Wonder of the World," will conduct detailed studies of whether the facility would be profitable, company President Scott Hanson said. If the studies conclude that it will be feasible, the company has lenders in place willing to finance what is expected to be a $400 million transformation, Hanson said. The sports and convention corporation, which oversees the Reliant Park complex, and Commissioners Court would have to approve the project. Without spelling out exactly what the company envisions, Hanson did disclose that the facility's amusement park component would have several themes, including space. There would be no rides that require rails. Many of the hotel rooms would overlook a striking interior that includes the amusement park features, retail stores and restaurants, said Bruce Broberg, an engineer at architectural giant URS, which is working on the project. Motorists on Loop 610 who eye the scruffy stadium daily would view an exterior that was cleaned, restored and spruced up with new elements to give it a distinguished appearance, Broberg said. Inside and out, "it will have a world-class appearance," Hanson said. Hilton Americas would remain the biggest hotel in the city, with 1,200 rooms, but the proposed hotel could become the second largest. Astrodome Redevelopment was created specifically to redevelop the stadium. Among the companies involved are Oceaneering International Inc., URS, theme park developer NBGS International and Falcon's Treehouse, a Florida-based design firm. Early stages The company initially proposed dividing the Astrodome's interior into quadrants, each with rides and attractions intended to let visitors experience the sights and sensations of space travel. The plan also called for retail stores and a hotel, but a much smaller hotel than the one now planned. That initial plan was among seven proposals submitted to the sports and convention corporation when it solicited ideas on what to do with the mostly idle facility. Hanson said it was too early to say whether the company would ask the county to help pay for the project and ask for tax relief. Loston said, "There are many things that could derail this." Hanson said the proposed hotel would draw new business to Reliant Center, not take it away from the downtown George R. Brown-Hilton Americas. As head of the Greater Houston Convention and Visitors Bureau, Jordy Tollett tries to attract conventions to the George R. Brown. But he said he does not oppose converting the Astrodome into a convention hotel because it would simply mean more hotel revenue for the region. He declined to say whether the proposed hotel would decrease business at the Hilton Americas. John Keeling, a senior vice president at PKF Consulting, which provides services to the hotel and tourism industries, said the city and the county need to study whether two convention centers with nearby hotels could be profitable and not turn into cut-throat competitors. "There are not very many successful examples of that around the country," he said. In cities where they have been successful, usually one convention area is downtown and the other is at the airport, he said. "The reason for having it at the airport is for the fly-in, fly-out convention," Keeling said. Similar projects successful PKF Consulting provides services to the hospitality, real estate and tourism industries. Astrodome Redevelopment's idea, he said, sounds similar to a project that was done outside Dallas, where a 1,500-room hotel with an indoor theme park was built. "In general, what it sounds like they are trying to do is like the Gaylord Texan hotel in Grapevine," Keeling said. "That is an entertainment-driven convention hotel." The Gaylord Texan overlooks Lake Grapevine and features a 25,000-square-foot spa and fitness center. Guests also can use the adjacent 18-hole Cowboys Golf Club. Similar hotel projects also have been done in Nashville and Orlando.