...In Focus: No Zoning in Houston? To begin to evaluate the effect of zoning codes, it is important to keep some of the characteristics of Houston in the back of your mind: the city has a growing economy, booming population, and urban sprawl, but it also filled with air pollution, traffic congestion, and a somewhat ineffective method of public transportation. It is unlike many other cities for a variety of reasons, but in regards to urban politics, its biggest difference is a lack of a zoning code. Zoning codes are typically used to keep developments at a low-density, but even without them, Houston has a sprawling, low-density urban structure. Zoning is also used to protect property values, but some of the most expensive homes in downtown Houston are very near to commercial developments. If there are no zoning codes, what promotes such success similarity to other large, zoned cities? After reading the research on this topic, most views on which come through local media sources, it is apparent that the effects of zoning are a very contested issue. Many individuals argue that the lack of zoning gives Houstonians a necessary right to private property usage, while others would like more regulation in city development. Additionally, voting against zoning laws allows the opportunity to test alternatives to zoning laws. The city has tried to pass zoning laws in 1948, 1962, and 1993, but each time, they have failed to get close to a majority of the citizens’ votes, even in small straw...
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...Beginner’s Guide to Houston Houston is mostly known for the annual Rodeo, the Southern hospitality, and being the fourth largest city in the nation, and Houston has much more to offer. Houston has many fascinating things about it. Houston has an engaging art scene, crazy traffic, world class sports and successful celebrities that came from the big H. This rapid growing city is also known for being called “clutch city”. Houston is an overall great place to live with exciting energy and compelling places to visit. Some people would say all the creativity and art lives in New York but Houston is very artsy. There is the Houston symphony, The Grand Opera, The Houston Ballet, The Wortham Theater and The Theater Under the Stars. It is called the Theatre under the Stars because there are a...
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...It’s a Houston Thing Houston is the fourth largest city in the United States giving life to one of the most vivid cultural scenes in the country. From Hispanics to African Americans to Caucasian and many others Houston is made up of a diverse population. A person can do many things while here. Houston has many different events that happen yearly. Many different races get together to share endless ways of entertainment. Every Sunday a car meet takes place around nine o’ clock this car meet is known as, “Slab Sunday.” Slabs are what people call the cars of hip-hop. Candy paint, twenty-four inch rims, super pokes and butterfly doors, with a fake fifth wheel mounted on the back like car jewelry. A group of people gather around in a parking lot to drive around and show their...
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...My Biography On “Whitney Elizabeth Houston” (Nippy) By: Ashanna D. Lee Date: 2/10/14 (rough drafts) 2/17/14 (final drafts) Subject: Library Class Instructor: Ms. Bee Whitney Elizabeth Houston, known to many as Nippy, was born on Aug. 9, 1963 in Newark, New Jersey. Houston began singing at a young age in her church choir within her hometown and released her debut album at the age of (22). During this time, she scored three #1 singles, delivered four more #1 titles, and earned her first Grammy. When Whitney married singer Bobby Brown in 1992, her career got off track. She made a major comeback, which probably would have been one of many if not for her early departure, with one of her #1 titles: “I Look to You”. Houston died on Feb. 11, 2012. Early Life/ Influences Whitney Houston, born on Aug. 9, 1963 in Newark, New Jersey, almost seemed destined from birth to become a singer. Her mother Cissy Houston, her cousin Dionne Warwick, and her godmother Aretha Franklin are all legendary figures in American Gospel and Soul Music. Whitney’s mother Cissy was the choir’s Minister at New Hope Baptist Church, and it was there that young Whitney got her start. By the time she turned fifteen, Whitney was often performing with her mother and trying to get a record deal of her own. Around the same time, she was discovered by a photographer who was amazed by her natural beauty. She soon became a well-known teenage model and one of the first women to appear on the cover of Seventeen...
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...Houston is one of the largest cities in the United States, and has one of the best highways (and I would argue Infrastructures) in the world. I-10 crossing Beltway 8 is 26 lanes wide. This includes 2 tollway/high occupancy vehicle lanes, 4 regular flow lanes, 3 exiting/merging lanes, and 4 feeder lanes (6 if you include the right turn only lane and the U-turn lane)... on each side. Yet seven days a week, somehow there is always congestion there during daylight hours. Though to be fair, it is never 100 percent stationary. Not even a hurricane could stop the flow of traffic in that area. I-45 just north of I-10 is not quite so impervious. On Sunday, all 4 lanes of I-45 heading southbound before reaching downtown Houston were stopped due to an wedding proposal. Wedding proposals can frequently be burdensome to those around them. Usually, friends and family do not mind being enlisted to help, because they have a rapport with the couple, and would just like be a part the posterity. However, very little burden should be forced...
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...Houston Children's Charity Research Question: What does the Houston Children’s Charity(HCC) do to help improve people's lives? Review of Literature: The Houston Children’s Charity(also know as the HCC) is a non-profit organization committed to helping deprived, abused, and disabled kids. The HCC has helped over thousands of kids face their problems. No matter what kind of problem their facing the HCC has always been there to help. The HCC has many programs designed to help kids. Still, what does the Houston Children’s Charity(HCC) do to help improve people’s lives? According to www.houstonchildrenscharity.org (2016) the HCC has helped more than one million kids throughout all of Houston. The...
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...Elle s'est eteinte comme elle a vecu,ans l'exces. Samedi 11 fevrier, Whitney Houston a succombe, dans son bain, une crise cardiaque provoquee par un melange d'alcoolet de medicaments. Un cocktail dangereux dont elle etait tres malheureusement coutumiere... Dans son entourage, certains n'ont pas ete surpris par cette fin tragique. Certes, ces dernieres annees, <The Voice> s'etait calmee, notamment sur la drogue, mais elle continuait de bruler sa vie, comme le confirme le recit des deux journees qui ont precede sa mort. Jeudi 9 fevrier, on a vu la star dans un etat second a la fete organisee par la chanteuse Kelly Price. Apres avoir frce sur la tequila, elle se dispute violemment avec un jeune artiste qui a eu le tort de discuter avec son toyboy, Ray J. Whitney repartira du Tru Hollywood avec une jambe en sang et des egratinures au poignet. Le lendermain, vendredi fevrier, elle passe la soiree au bar du Beverly Hilton Hotel avec des amis. Une fois encore, la star enchaine les verres, et c c'est l'oeil vitreux qu'elle rejoint sa chambre pour aller dormir un peu avant la grande soiree precedant les Grammy Awards, organisee le lendermain par son mentor, Clive Davis. Pour trouver le sommeil, comme a son habitude, elle se gave de somnifiers et d'anxiolytiques. Le samedi, en fin de matinee, elle a sa cousine Dionne Warwick au telephone, qui souhaite s'assurer qu'elles seront ssises a la meme table le soir. Puis, elle commande un hamburger-frites au room service et se fait couler...
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...The Houston Rockets are planning a comprehensive evaluation of all facets of the organization at the end of this highly disappointing season that will put general manager Daryl Morey and interim coach J.B. Bickerstaff under the microscope, according to league sources. Sources told ESPN that the Rockets believe every aspect of the organization -- coaching staff, front office and, of course, their roster -- must be subject to a thorough review in the wake of Houston's slide to a 38-41 outfit that's at serious risk to miss the playoffs after damaging losses this week to Dallas and Phoenix. Houston won 56 games and reached the Western Conference finals last season. Rockets owner Leslie Alexander has publicly acknowledged that Bickerstaff -- who replaced Kevin McHale in an interim role just 11 games into this season -- would have to be assessed at season's end. Significant roster changes are likewise expected, with free agent-to-be Dwight Howard widely anticipated to move elsewhere and little certain beyond the Rockets' presumed intention to reload around star guard James Harden. Sources say Morey, whose contract runs through the 2017-18 season, also faces some uncertainty in the wake of the Rockets' struggles. Morey's ever-bold approach to roster assembly won deserved kudos for bringing Harden (October 2012) and Howard (July 2013) to Houston in quick succession, but team chemistry has been a rising concern this season given the well-chronicled deterioration of the...
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...Annotated Bbliography of Whitney Houston Ammons, Kevin, and Nancy Bacon. Good Girl, Bad Girl: An Insider's Biography of Whitney Houston. Secaucus, NJ: Carol Publ. Group, 1996. Print. This was an unauthorized autobiography of Whitney Houston by Kevin Ammons who observed Whitney Houston’s life while dating her publicist Regina Brown. He observed a glamorous woman who let success turn her into a very troubled woman. In the autobiography Ammons talked about how Whitney had a close friend by the name of Robyn Crawford and that her mother, Cissy Houston felt that it was “unnatural” for the two women to be so close. Ammons also mentions how upset Robyn would become when Whitney gained male attention. Robyn was upset when Bobby Brown sent Whitney four hundred roses, and at the 1991 Super Bowl where Whitney sung the national anthem and M.C. Hammer appeared, him and Whitney went off by themselves, talking and laughing. Ammons also includes in this autobiography that his girlfriend at the time stated to him that one of the condition in working for Whitney was not to bring up Robyn. These statements mentioned in Ammons autobiography tends to make the media and readers believe that Whitney Houston had lesbian affairs with Robyn Crawford, and this is what caused her to develop a drug problem that soon resulted in an early death. Markman, Rob. "Whitney Houston: A Timeline of Her Troubles - Music, Celebrity, Artist News| MTV." New Music Videos, Reality TV Shows, Celebrity News, Top...
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...In the biography, "Sam Houston and the American Southwest" Randolph B. Campbell presents Houston as a man who valued peace and as someone who had a strong commitment to his state and country. Although some historians perceived Sam Houston as a man who suffered from alcoholism, unstable marriages and continually failed politically Campbell argues that he was a courageous, realistic and sensible leader under the circumstances he faced. Throughout the book Campbell analyzes In the biography, "Sam Houston and the American Southwest" Randolph B. Campbell presents Houston as a man who valued peace and as someone who had a strong commitment to his state and country. Although some historians perceived Sam Houston as a man who suffered from alcoholism,...
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...I think the reason why employees don't realize the dangers is because the events which are less sensitive to the management of the company's employees are not important in regulating confidentiality of data and information systems. As we can see from the case there are several examples of the proposed event where there's less rigorous regulation in the supervision of information systems within the company. Most of the issues described in the case are simple little issues such as emailing customer credit card numbers and such but I would have definitely have seen these issues but the lapse of these company have cost them security wise. The best way for organizations to strike the right balance between monitoring and invading their employees' privacy would be to evaluate each employees based on their activities. Have each employee make a report of their activities while the company is monitoring them as well the companies should put trust in their employees to report everything they're doing and when it is time to evaluate them cross compare what has been monitored and what the employees have reported. The consequence biased to one side would be if the company were to engage in just invading employee privacy there could be massive repercussions such as the company being sued etc. The other components are people security, establishing ethical behavior in the company, and managers taking the initiative to stop any leakage in the company. The human factor in is the stronger...
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...Houston is one of the riskiest cities nationally for falling home prices, according to a recent report by a national mortgage insurance company. Arch Mortgage Insurance Co. ranked Houston No. 2 among 386 metropolitan cities nationally for having the highest risk for declining home prices. The Bayou City has a 38 percent chance of lower home prices in two years. The average risk nationally is 8 percent, according to the Walnut Creek, California-based company. “ Houston home prices are probably going to come down a little bit,” said Ralph DeFranco, Arch’s senior economist and director of risk analytics and pricing. “ I don’t think it’s going to continue to accelerate.” Although Houston has a relatively high risk for falling home prices compared to other cities, it’s important to remember that Houston’s risk is considered “moderate,” according to Arch’s risk model. Houston still is far from reaching the 90 percent risk level that Florida and other parts of the country saw right before the 2008 housing crash, DeFranco said. “Houston is the riskiest in a very stable national economy,” DeFranco said. “There’s a potential risk (for home price declines), but it’s not inevitable.” Houston is at risk because its economy is still largely oil-dependent, DeFranco said. Although the Bayou City’s economy has become more diversified since the devastating oil crash of 1980s, the oil and natural gas industry still constitutes about 38 percent of the local economy, according to the Greater...
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...Houston is the largest city in the state of Texas and the fourth-largest in the United States. As of 2006, the city had a population of 2.14 million and anchors a metropolitan area of 5.5 1 million people. Houston is the economic and cultural center of the western Gulf Coast Region and southeastern Texas. Over the past several decades the city has rapidly added population and developed in a low density autocentric form. Houston is well known for being the largest city in the nation with no zoning. This laissez-faire government structure allowing for the market to dictate urban form is one of the reasons why Houston has remained an affordable and viable place for people and businesses to relocate. However, the loosely regulated growth throughout Metropolitan Houston is having many negative impacts on the quality of life and poses serious implications to the future viability and livability of Houston in the future. In most cities, zoning is one the most effective instruments used by planners to shape the built environment. However, since Houston and Harris County have no zoning powers, deed restrictions and ordinances are used as land use planning tools. Many planning decisions in Houston are made at the neighborhood level and are spear headed by non-profits such as the Gulf Coast Institute 2 . The Gulf Coast Institute (GCI) is an organization that seeks to create a livable community with a dynamic economy that revitalizes and protects neighborhoods, improves access, increases mobility...
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...--Use Times New Roman font— 12 point font for your contact information; 10 or 11 point for the body of your resume Your Name in 18-24 Point, Bold Complete current mailing address ▪ Telephone ▪ professional email address OBJECTIVE Seeking position with type of company, utilizing skills (fill in the blanks) EDUCATION Bachelor of Arts (or Science) in _______ (major) Month and Year of Graduation (or expected date) University of Houston- Houston, Texas Minor (Optional) Overall GPA or GPA in Major (Optional- Only if 3.0 or higher) RELEVANT COURSEWORK (Optional) List classes related to your career goals. Do not list course catalog numbers. RELEVANT PROJECTS (If all your projects have been at UH, you may put UH on this line.) Project Name, University of Houston- Houston, TX, Spring 2014 List your tasks and what you learned/skills you gained Use strong verbs to explain what you did and quantify, if possible EXPERIENCE (List in reverse chronological order) Intern Month (Abbreviate) Year - Month Year Name of Business or Organization, City, State Put your strongest selling point first; you may want to note the number of hours you worked per week Focus on accomplishments and results, not just job duties Provide as much detail about your responsibilities as possible Quantify any results whenever possible and use industry keywords/buzzwords Position Title in Bold Month (Abbreviate) Year - Month Year Name of Business or Organization, City, State ...
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...students are involved in different activities which are mainly focused on local needs and at the same time developing their academic skills and commitment to the society. I went to Salvation Army which is located on 8145 Highway 6 S, Houston Tx 77083 and interviewed an Office Manager by the name of Quinta Johnson. At first I was nervous but she was very receptive and was willing to have me interview her after telling her the purpose of my visit. Based on the questions I asked her, I received a lot of information about this nonprofit organization. Salvation Army is a nonprofit organization and partly a church. It was established to help the less fortunate, the poor and homeless people, drugs and alcohol addicts by providing financial assistance, housing, rehabilitation and counseling. It does this so that those people in need do not waste away or indulge in any criminal activities. While it provides the assistance, the members spread the Word of God. It also organizes youth and adult programs where they teach on moral issues. Salvation Army goes international as well, they are in Canada, countries in Europe, Africa and South America. The Salvation Army has 10 full time employees, 6 part time and hundreds of volunteers from the whole of Houston who come to donate food, clothes, build shelters and preach the gospel. It receives funding from the fundraising which the members of staff do every two weeks. It also receives funds from generous people who donate money online, or they...
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