The 2010 Census showed that Houston was home to more than 2.1 million people within 599 square miles, although this number has grown substantially since then. Houston is one of the fastest growing cities in the United States and its population in 2013 is estimated at 2,162,000 million.
The word marinade means a sauce in which food is soaked before cooking. tender. With a marinade, the combination of oil, acid and flavour protects foods from the heat of the grill. Marinade started out life as a noun, but it is used so often as a verb, many dictionaries now list it as one.
A marina is a dock or basin with moorings and supplies for yachts and small boats. A marina differs from a port in that a marina does not handle large passenger ships or cargo from freighters. The word marina is also used for inland wharves on rivers and canals that are used exclusively by non-industrial pleasure craft such as canal narrowboats. In some countries, Marina is used as a Christian female name.