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  1. VicMan
    Someone should tell the old man with the sign that he is invited to the lemonparty being held in the local retirement home In all seriousness, I wouldn't worry much about this old man. There are more serious threats out there...
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    This is in Houston ISD, and it is zoned to: * Cornelius ES * Ortiz MS * Chavez HS
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    If the Galleria doesn't want photographs, it needs signs that state exactly that on the doors. Otherwise it should be rightfully assumed that photographs are allowed.
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    No matter what the circumstances, this "vote" was inappropriate. If the teacher felt overwhelmed, she should have had the child simply not come back. She should not talk behind the child's back at all.
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    Let's see - Who makes the decision that the theater has to go? We should examine the corporate structure - If we had minutes of the meetings it would be great. Just from looking at the website I found some key people, but I do not know which of them makes the decision "the theater has to go" So far, the only name I could get is the VP of Investor Relations: Richard Summers.
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    And what about historic holdings in other parts of the United States? With the internet people know what is going on in Houston. I don't smell any bull butt product. What I said, Niche, was based on what Montrosian said, anyway. The desires of Houstonians indeed affect Weingarten outside of Houston; the struggle for the theater makes headlines in newspapers read by non-Houstonians. See: http://www.nytimes.com/2006/08/12/us/12pre...70&emc=eta1 -- <--The New York Times It may be true, Niche, that much of Weingarten focuses on new suburban products, but this could force Weingarten out of the urban, historic markets.
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    I know that today that the part of the Shearn Elementary School boundary east of Stella Link is zoned to Pershing for MS and Madison for HS.
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    And the more Weingarten does that, the more the stocks tumble, the more heckling the board members face, the more bottles of Vicodin consumed by the employees, and the less clients the group faces. If it wants to remain viable as a company, Weingarten must realize that Houstonians want control. We need to write our city council members and beg them to strengthen preservation laws. That will itself save Weingarten from itself.
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    Overseas: Yup - HISD opened Ray Daily Elementary School to relieve Ashford ES/Shadowbriar ES and Bush ES.
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    This is zoned to in Houston ISD: * Park Place ES * Ortiz MS * Chavez HS
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    http://www.chron.com/disp/story.mpl/metrop...an/5804771.html A branch of DeBakey High School will open in Doha, Qatar. It will ultimately have grades 8-12. It will start with 8-10 in September 2008. The principal of the Houston DeBakey is going to Qatar to lead the Qatari school.
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    http://abclocal.go.com/ktrk/story?section=...&id=6169265 And HISD plans to turn it into a charter school. I wonder what its name will become...
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    If this is built, it would be zoned to in SBISD: * Hunters Creek Elementary School * Spring Branch Middle School * Memorial High School
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    Part of what I meant by reputation is socially damaging the people in charge of the business; each and every board member could be socially targeted. Businesses are made of people, and a way to damage the business is to socially ostracize the people in charge of the company. Let's use a board member as an example. If she finds that: * Nobody invites her to parties anymore * People who used to be her friends suddenly do not talk * She finds vicious rumors being spread about her personal life ...then she will find she is being socially ostracized. It doesn't take a magic spell to drive a board member into depression; it takes a form of media used to spread the word (could be the TV, the internet, or more mediums) and a population that accepts the idea. It may not save the theater, but it would be a good form of retaliation. These are rumors and reputations that they will have no choice but to care about. The idea of "ignoring" the cold shoulders and the personal attacks will not work. I am well aware that online petitions are meaningless. However I agree that the City ought to enact much stricter preservation laws and that this would most likely be the only realistic way to save the theater.
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    This is in Houston ISD and it is zoned to: * Sutton ES * Long MS (Pin Oak MS as an option) * Sharpstown HS
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    The bus station ought to be relocated to the intermodal terminal, if it is built.
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    The will held by the people? Or the will held by other tenants? My father said that he doesn't care about the rest of the center - he just cares about the theater; if this feeling is common then it has likely already been there. I could live with having the theater itself saved with the rest of the center gone, but if it will have a large garage it needs to be painted in an aesthetic manner. If the River Oaks property owners are negatively affected by the garage they should begin a hostile takeover process of Weingarten (one of the possible punishments I mentioned above); hopefully it could succeed and Weingarten could have new owners.
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    There has to be a way in that the public can irreparably damage Weingarten in retaliation. Social shunning, vicious rumors, and personal attacks against company directors? Refusal of business offers? Mass selling of stock? Forced takeover attempts? Mass boycotts of company properties?
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    Then the way to save the theater is for protesters that physically obstruct the theater site. That is possible to make people surround the theater and stand in the way of the demolition. If Houstonians truly care about the theater, they will make the company not do it, whether the company likes it or not. If Weingarten wants to remain viable in Houston, it should not even think about demolishing the River Oaks Theatre without an announcement. Even then, it shouldn't demolish it in the first place.
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    Please tell them that not driving by the Greyhound Station (especially during the day) is ridiculous. As long as the windows are up and the driver does not stare at people, there will be no problem. Now, if the person was on foot and AWAY from the front of the station (or at the front during night), aggressive panhandlers do try to target people.
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    Anyhow B. C. Elmore Middle made the rat and roach report, with two fails in a row; the guys had time to fix it, and they FAILED. I mean, I think this district is collapsing. We need to have people from outside NFISD to protest, to ask the district to end. We need to get the people of Gulfton, River Oaks, Pasadena, Sunnyside, Memorial, and other communities within school districts that are Robin Hood donors. We need to ask them to shut down the wasteful NFISD that is taking their tax dollars and bungling a job.
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    Fondren Middle School feeds into Bellaire, Sharpstown, and Westbury.
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    I know Sterling HS's zone is getting new homes too, as is Worthing HS's zone.
  24. VicMan
    It would be too soon to name it after Obama. If he became president and this was after his final term was over, then it would make sense (as long as his presidency is not a total disaster). The "George W. Bush High School" suggestion HAD to be a joke.
  25. VicMan
    Try a house within Klein Oak, Klein Collins, or Klein school zones. Avoid Spring ISD - It's going down the toilet. Also I think Klein Forest High School is having rough times.
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