VicMan
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Psmith: "Well, if you can only access your homework on the laptop, can only do your homework on the laptop, but that laptop doesn't work, how do you turn it in?"
Klein ISD should allow the materials that can be accessed via the laptop to be ALSO able to be remotely accessed (with a student ID and password) or at minimum accessed via Klein ISD school computers AND/OR nearby library branches. KISD computer labs should be open 45-30 minutes or more BEFORE the start of classes, AND during lunch, AND after school.
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I bet that the Ashby folks would just counter-demonstrate and cause traffic in the surrounding area to really snarl to a halt. They can counter-demonstrate to Chris Amandes's home and the other co-chair. They can counter everything those guys can dream up with. They can spam "You are not welcome in our neighborhood. We are now a part of the neighborhood and we tell you that you are not welcome, and you can't say we aren't a part of the neighborhood; we are the neighborhood now" letters to the anti-Ashby folks. And on top of that the Ashby folks could try to buy out or take over neighborhood institutions important to folks in the surrounding area.
Perhaps it's something to tell to the anti-Wal-Mart crowd: sometimes doing nothing is better than doing something, because that something will make things worse.
it's obvious that the RUDH needs to step up their game.
http://houston.cultu...begun-to-fight/
the stop ashby folks are just a tad more aggressive, they may have lost, but they haven't given up yet.
some tactics that might be able to be modified for the heights walmart...
If they would tweak some of this stuff to better fit walmart, it could be worth trying!
or at least funny to watch.
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It would slow down interstate traffic in multiple directions. While New York may be able to charge tolls of everyone going in and out, I don't see that working for Houston
What the hell are you talking about?
My proposal is simply a "usage" tax. Millions of people live outside of the C.O.H. but use the city every single day. They drive on our roads. The flush toilets at work. They rely on HPD or Houston Fire to protect their offices. It's high time they pay for those services.
MANY cities across the globe already have these tolls set up. It's high time Houston got on board too.
It has nothing to do with "forcing" people to live inside the loop or in dense apartment tower blocks but everything to do with trying to maintain a healthy city center. I am sorry, but someone who lives in Pearland but drives to the TMC everyday SHOULD have to help pay for Houston roads, water, utilities, police, fire, etc...
Stop being so reactive and actually read a thread for once.
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Are there particular individuals put in charge of "maintaining" the dome? Perhaps the video should cause the public to re-evaluate their roles in the county government?
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Why is he bothering leaving them open for one more year? I mean, if the justice Department is slow in granting approval for the closure, that's one thing, BUT if he does get it, he should reverse course.
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I guess you don't regularly read the Press.
Not the articles about the Wal-Mart, anyway.
Looking through the archives, they did have a few articles about it back in 2010.
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Haha, I need to get my nostalgia medication ;p
lol, Vicman, I am a little dissapointed in you. In one of your Houston Press comments, you called it Houston Area Information Forum.
I think the ones in the inner suburbs are like the Targets, etc. in Houston. The big box stores (Saturn, Monoprix, etc.) and grocery stores in inner city areas have windows.
ahh, good to know, I wonder if those have windows or not?
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Carrefour, Auchan, etc. are big box stores in Europe
You know, this is a good point, problem is, you aren't talking about 'big box stores' in the USA traditional fashion. ie. walmart, home depot, costco. you're talking about the equivalent of a macys, or department store, they have something called 'store fronts' and use 'window dressing' in those store fronts, very similar to the USA department store.
the closest equivalent to big box they have in europe is ikea, which, we have here too (and actually is a big box store)! guess what, the stores are all built with the same premise, and that premise in europe (as it is here in the states) there are no windows. surprising.
what other big box stores exist in europe? I end up traveling over there about once a year, and in my travels, I don't recall seeing any walmarts, targets, or other big box stores....
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I have no idea why Houston Press is listening to the "anti-Wal-Mart" folk, but here goes:
http://blogs.houstonpress.com/hairballs/2012/03/heights_walmart_yale_bridge.php
"Jeff Jackson, director of Responsible Urban Development for Houston, thinks that something apocalyptic could happen to the Yale Street Bridge, especially when construction of the controversial new Heights-area Walmart is completed.
In November, the Texas Department of Transportation performed a study of the circa 1931 bridge, which crosses over White Oak Bayou. (According to the City of Houston's Public Works and Engineering Department, area bridges are inspected biannually via the TxDOT Bridge Inventory, Inspection and Appraisal Program.)"
And quite a few individuals on the discussion thread don't seem to like the idea that the anti-Wal-Mart organizations are full of it.
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This theory has no validity in the case of a large box store with dozens, or even hundreds of employees and customers, not to mention that the store is too large to see all of the interior from store front windows. In fact, if these "professionals" had done any study at all, they would realize that windows in big box retail stores can encourage 'smash and grab' burglaries, in which thieves smash a window, enter and grab numerous items and flee before police can respond to the burglar alarm.
From what I've seen in Europe, when big box stores (also grocery stores) in center cities with window displays close for the night, garage door-like contraptions close so thieves cannot break glass.
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The idea that the "thug life" is an acceptable form of ethnic identity might be seen in some ivory tower university professor's writings, but I think it's safe to say that the average Joe of any ethnic group would find real "thug life" to be menacing and embarrassing.
The comments - I don't think they could even be real...they have to be planted for entertainment. Nobody, not even a complete moron incapable of feeding themselves, could possibly be that stupid....sadly though, I think its just part of the *thug* lifestyle. Remember though that thug life....its a culture - you need to respect the culture, else you be a racist!
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Went to the pavilions today to use my Books a million gift card that I received for Christmas.
there was actually a few people in the store.
Good to hear. It probably helped that Borders croaked.
The HP store seems to be the only mainstream bookstore in close proximity to much of east, northeast, and southeast Houston. The next nearest stores towards the east are Barnes and Noble outlets in Deerbrook Mall (Humble) to the northeast and the Fairway Market Place in Pasadena to the southeast. Both of those stores are just outside the Beltway. There is an additional store in Baybrook II in Webster to the southeast.
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Yeah sure, rail to the barrio will drive sales at Houston Pavilions. Maybe the new owner can generate interest from pawn shop operators and refresquerias, and then strike it rich!
Some rail extensions will be going west, BUT those aren't the ones opening immediately
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I know that Books-A-Million was struggling as an anchor and basically getting free rent.
Since Borders is gone, how much better do you think Books A Million is doing?
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http://www.coyoteuglysaloon.com/denver/ still lists the Denver Pavilions Coyote Ugly as being in operation
Coyote Ugly hasn't been in operation for at least two years (maybe three),
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Up at Bush, huh? Well, they definitely have enough raw land up there...
Yup, the abundance of land would help the city build a facility favorable to the airline in every manner possible. Also the presence helps the airline "mark" the facility as its territory.
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You know, even though United now has settled in Chicago, Houston can always try to win back the airline later, when the leases on the United buildings on Chicago are close to expiring.
Right now United's headquarters, training facilities, and flight operations are in separate locations. Maybe United would, once the merger is said and one and once the leases are about to expire, want everything in one nice facility?
The Houston Airport System could offer to develop a complex on the property of Bush Airport and have United move everything in - flight training simulators, corporate headquarters, crew hotels, flight operations, etc. in one facility. The city could offer a favorable lease rate to the airline, to entice them to move in. In Taiwan the equivalent type of complex also houses an airport hotel, so that is a possibility.
I do not believe that O'Hare has the room to have such a complex developed on the property.
In Houston we could go bold. We could include, next door to the airline facilities, educational facilities for post-secondary aviation careers (community college facilities and/or other post-secondary institutions).
We could even throw in a public magnet high school for aviation careers and international relations. Maybe have United provide some support, in exchange for the possibility of getting candidates who are well prepared for the airline industry. Some pilots enter aviation careers straight out of high school, and take college courses by correspondence.
Possible models include Cathay Pacific City at Hong Kong International Airport and CAL Park at Taipei Taoyuan Airport.
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Very true. Of course Bellaire was a different town back then. Still mostly blue collar and despite being surrounded by Houston it still had a small town feel. They were afraid to progress then. It's a whole different make-up today although still stagnant in growth.
Bellaire sure was different. In terms of real population numbers it has been stagnant. In terms of economic growth and wealth of the residents, it went way up.
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It's ironic because ultimately Bellaire realized that it needed to increase its tax base rather than stay stagnant... but by then it was too late to reverse that sale...
You have to remember the history of the property. Marion and the Catholic Convent was originally sold to a developer in the 70's that wanted to tear everything down and build a second Galleria type shopping center. Despite the fact that the development would have brought in a whole lot of needed tax money the good citizens of Bellaire were worried about the traffic congestion and what-not and blocked his repeated attempts to develop the block. Finally as a way to get back at the city he sold the property to Episcopal (at a great loss from what I heard) so the city would end up with a large trac of land they had to provide services for but not be able to tax. Episcopal just happened to be in the right place at the right time.
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Once it was clear Marion was closing, do you think HISD should have tried to acquire that property and have Bellaire High School moved there, instead of letting Episcopal acquire it?
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One thing is that people need to think about how the school boundaries and alignments will change. After looking at the geograophy, I believe that B. C. Elmore Middle School needs to be changed from 6-8 to K-8. That way kids in Settegast will not have to take a bus somewhere to go to elementary school.
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Marin: If you want to look for schools in the Bellaire and Meyerland areas, plug the addresses into this site:
* http://dept.houstonisd.org/ab/abcx_tool/search.asp
Once you get the names of the schools you can compare them
For high schools you can look up their SAT and ACT scores at HAR.com.
Generally the Bellaire and Meyerland areas have the top schools in HISD
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As an FYI, here are school comparisons
Greenwood Forest:
* Greenwood Forest ES: http://www.schooldigger.com/go/TX/schools/2574002899/school.aspx
* Wunderlich IS: http://www.schooldigger.com/go/TX/schools/2574002907/school.aspx
* Klein Forest HS: http://www.schooldigger.com/go/TX/schools/2574005522/school.aspx
Riverside Terrace:
* Lockhart ES: http://www.schooldigger.com/go/TX/schools/2364002521/school.aspx
* Macgregor ES (small portion): http://www.schooldigger.com/go/TX/schools/2364002528/school.aspx
* Ryan MS: http://www.schooldigger.com/go/TX/schools/2364002576/school.aspx
* Yates HS: http://www.schooldigger.com/go/TX/schools/2364002620/school.aspx
* Lamar HS (small portion): http://www.schooldigger.com/go/TX/schools/2364002512/school.aspx
Use these links to compare test scores, etc.
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Where is Riverside Terrace?
Third Ward area, along the Brays Bayou
State of Texas orders North Forest ISD to shut down
in Education
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Now North Forest has been shut down for good. It closed on July 1, 2013. Kashmere High School and Key Middle School will be getting many North Forest kids, but Forest Brook Middle and North Forest High remain open.