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The Engines of Our Ingenuity 2642: Structured Data
Episode: 2642 The Importance of Structuring Data. Today, putting it all together.
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Joah Bramwell back home with Prairie View A&M golf team
Prairie View – Prairie View A&M University senior golfer Joah Bramwell can’t escape the feeling of being home again on The Hill. It’s definitely a different feeling when, a couple of years ago, the Cypress native made the difficult decision to uproot his game and himself from Pra...
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Road rage fatality: Mother seeks justice after 5-year-old killed
Zah’Lahya Walter. Credit: Monica Hicks In the hours after 5-year-old Zah’Layah Walter was shot and killed while riding in her mother’s car, Monica Hicks was grieving her daughter while strangers on social media questioned whether she had somehow caused the shooting. They blamed h...
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Silence of ‘Them Laws’ on Black lynchings must end
Every time there’s a discussion about police brutality and misconduct, a chorus of folks chimes in saying such a conversation unfairly lumps together “good” cops with the few bad apples. But where are the “good” cops on this issue of a violent uptick in lynchings of Black people?...
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How can Houston avoid being the next Gary, Indiana?
Gary, Indiana, is a warning Houston should not ignore. After a powerful Aug. 11 derecho slammed Northwest Indiana with winds approaching 99 mph, tens of thousands of Gary residents lost electricity. Some remained in the dark for nearly three weeks. That’s not merely an inconvenie...
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D’Andrea Virgil finds her purpose in the conflict others avoid
At 56, D’Andrea Virgil knew she could return to corporate America. After decades in human resources, including senior leadership roles with major corporations, she had the experience to pursue another executive position. But after two hip replacements in less than a year forced h...
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At least 6 Houston-area collectibles stores burglarized in two weeks
A string of break-ins at collectibles stores across the Houston area has business owners on alert. Store owners say thieves are targeting Pokémon cards, other products and cash. At least six stores have been burglarized in the past two weeks across Houston, Cypress and Spring....
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Houston’s Massive New Restaurant Brings Old Hollywood Glamour and a Real Dress Code To Post Oak — Mack Allen’s Lives Large
Houston’s movers and shakers turned out in force and in style for the grand opening of the bigger than big Mack Allen’s restaurant. So big that at 16,000 square feet, this new restaurant consumes the entire ground floor of the 5POP office tower at 4400 Post Oak Parkway. The Old H...
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Pearland pursuit: Over $6,000 goes flying during pursuit, 2 Florida men arrested
Two Florida men were arrested after Pearland police said one of them made multiple ATM transactions using several cards and withdrew large amounts of cash before officers pursued their vehicle....
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Houston’s Seductive 15 Seat Japanese Listening Bar Channels Tokyo — What a Night at Kira Is Really Like
If it seems like the intimacy has vanished from Houston’s restaurant scene consider Kira, a seductively dark, 15-seat Japanese handroll and immersive vinyl listening bar. Inspired by those small, traditional sushi and handroll stalls you’d find scattered in corners throughout Tok...