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5 hrs ago | Hospitality Net

Seasonal Safety And Security Reminders | By Dr. John Hogan Che Cha Mhs

Because hospitality establishments have a certain amount of cash on hand, agents and cashiers face the danger of robberies.

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Related Topix: Video Games, Criminal Defense Law, Law

Tue Nov 24, 2009

KTRH-AM Houston

Settlement Met in Conns Warranties Case

The Texas Attorney General's Office has announced a $4.5 million settlement of its lawsuit against the Conn's appliance chain.

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Related Topix: Houston Metro

Houston Chronicle

Group gives bad grade to teacher education in Texas

Texas' schools of education generally are doing a poor job of training prospective teachers, according to a preliminary study already drawing scorn from many college deans.

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Related Topix: Texas Government, Texas, Southern Methodist University, Education Etc.

Mon Nov 23, 2009

Hotel Online

The Hotel and Lodging Association of Greater Houston Honors...

Normally, Friday the 13th has an ominous reputation, but in 2009, it was a day that told the Greater Houston area how lucky it is.

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Related Topix: The Association, Pop/Rock, Texas

Sat Nov 21, 2009

Houston Chronicle

India firm may buy bankrupt chemical giant LyondellBasell

LyondellBasell, along with its sizable Houston operations, could wind up under the control of Reliance Industries Limited, a fast-growing Indian firm that has offered to buy the bankrupt chemical giant once it emerges from Chapter 11.

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Related Topix: Economics News, Bankruptcy, Houston, TX, Houston Metro, Oil & Gas, Chemicals, Lyondell Chemical, Mukesh Ambani

Fri Nov 20, 2009

Jersey Journal

'White Christmas' comes to the stage of the Academy of Music in Philadelphia

David Elder, a native of Houston, Texas, turned a natural talent for tumbling into a career on the stage.

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Related Topix: Comedy Movies, White Christmas, Musical Movies, Philadelphia, PA Metro, Charlie Brown, Country

The Galveston County Daily News

Area has plenty of Turkey Day runs, walks

It's fitting that the day most of us associate with massive quantities of good food also is one of the busiest running days of the year.

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Related Topix: Life, Holidays, Thanksgiving, Houston, TX, Bay Oaks, TX

Thu Nov 19, 2009

Houston Chronicle

UH study finds Hurricane Katrina affected drug habits

Hurricane Katrina offered a unique opportunity for University of Houston drug researchers to examine how disaster impacted the health of black substance abusers.

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Related Topix: Drugs, Houston Metro, Hurricane, Natural Disasters, Drug Addiction (Substance Abuse), Health

Science Daily

To eat or not to eat? Mental budgets help control consumption

"There are some behaviors that consumers try to limit but have trouble doing so," write authors Parthasarathy Krishnamurthy and Sonja Prokopec .

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Related Topix: Cake, Baked Goods, Life, Dessert, Food

Wed Nov 18, 2009

KVIA-TV El Paso

Physicist Chu returns to UH

Superconductivity physicist Paul Chu is returning to the University of Houston after working overseas for most of the decade.

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The Messenger

EDITORIAL: Equal in the eyes of the law

"When the United States was formed, Alexander Hamilton reiterated a trenchant warning that 'the practice of arbitrary imprisonments, [has] been, in all ages, the favorite and most formidable instrument of tyranny.' His warning remains relevant today, and the consequences of arbitrary detention, whether or not tyrannical in purpose, still threaten ...

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Related Topix: Prison, US Politics, US News, Barack Obama, US Military Prisons, Guantanamo Bay Detention Camp, Opinion

Tue Nov 17, 2009

Hispanic Business

Houston Hispanic Chamber Honors Business Leaders

The Houston Hispanic Chamber of Commerce recognized leaders from across the Americas at its 26th annual Triunfando awards ceremony this weekend.

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KPRC-AM Houston

Ft. Hood: Fair Media Coverage?

Some of the TV networks aired the President's speech at the memorial -- and nothing more -- and then returned to their soaps.

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Related Topix: Fort Hood, TX, Houston Metro

Mon Nov 16, 2009

MyFoxHouston

Billboards to Protest Billboards?

Two of the biggest complaints about driving around Houston are too much traffic and too many billboards.

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Related Topix: Houston, TX, Houston Metro, Offbeat

Sun Nov 15, 2009

MELODIKA.net

LATINA Style Business Series Welcomes Texas State Representative Jessica Farrar as Luncheon Keynote

LATINA Style Magazine, the premier magazine addressing the needs of established Latina and women entrepreneurs in the U.S., is coming to Houston, celebrating the finale of the 11th Annual LATINA Style Business Series Tour .

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Related Topix: Houston Metro, Energy, Oil & Gas, Medicine, Hospital Administration, Healthcare Industry, Entertainment, Drama, Television

Sat Nov 14, 2009

Houston Chronicle

Patients can have it their way with 'personalized medicine'

This is the "have-it-your-way" era, a time when everything from fast food to four-course meals can be customized, personalized and engineered to your specifications.

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Related Topix: Medicine, Cancer, Health, Houston Metro, University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston

Fri Nov 13, 2009

Examiner.com

Ralph Parker, Gouache painter comes home to Houston

Ralph Parker paints peaceful, serene images of the rural landscape. Working exclusively in gouache, and using a painting technique developed over more than two years, he produces works that resemble small oil paintings.

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Related Topix: Houston, TX

Thu Nov 12, 2009

KHOU-TV Houston

Economists, real estate brokers predict more foreclosures in Houston's future

A new report shows foreclosures across Texas have been down for the last month, but economists and real estate agents claim the worst is still to come.

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Related Topix: Foreclosures, Real Estate, Houston Metro

Wed Nov 11, 2009

Denton Record-Chronicle

Change by UNT causes worry

Denton city officials are concerned the move of several University of North Texas system employees from Denton to downtown Dallas could severely impact the university's partnership with and future in the city.

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Related Topix: Denton, TX, Dallas Metro, Texas, University of North Texas

KPRC-AM Houston

Some join to bolster a resume and others do it as part of a family tradition.

"My grandfather for one, my uncles have served, my older brother served during the Clinton administration." Cadet Brian Campbell is with the ARMY ROTC at the University of Houston, who's due to become a Commissioned Filed Artillery officer as soon as he graduates in December.

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Related Topix: Houston Metro, Rice University

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