The NCAA Men's Division I Basketball Championship (more commonly known as "March Madness" or "The Big Dance") has begun. The tournament, which over the course of three weeks whittles a field of sixty-five schools down to just one, is the biggest sporting event of the spring; it ranks among the World Series and the Super Bowl as one of the nation's premier sports events.But I'm not playing close
Thursday, March 15, 2007
Sunday, March 11, 2007
"The iRack looks like it doesn't even want those things in there."
Posted on 10:15 PM by jackline
If you didn't see it on last night's Mad TV:Absolutely brilliant.
Thursday, March 8, 2007
Is Dubai's development model sustainable?
Posted on 9:42 PM by jackline
I've asked this question and examined its effects before, but someone else has explored the possible pitfalls of Dubai's hyperbolic development pattern with more detail and eloquence than I (emphasis mine):...[T]he Dubai urban model, in spite of its remarkable successes, is facing a number of challenges that seriously threaten its long-term sustainability. On the level of daily life, Dubai’s
Cool skyscaper poster
Posted on 7:39 PM by jackline
I came across this on HAIF and thought it was pretty cool: a 40" x 20" poster of 33 of the world's most notable skycrapers (you can see a larger view here). Maybe I'll buy a copy. (Or maybe I should wait a few years, after these buildings are finished and the poster is updated...)It features 33 of the world's tallest and most famous skyscrapers, including the Empire State Building, the Sears
Thursday, March 1, 2007
Attack of the crane flies!
Posted on 6:20 PM by jackline
The crane flies are here. And, like a bad horror movie, the delicate, gangly flies are everywhere. In spite of our best efforts, they manage to get into the house by the dozens. They congregate around light fixtures, bounce along the ceilings and oftentimes land in inappropriate places. This evening one even landed in Lori's glass of wine, and she took no pleasure in gagging and pulling fly legs
2007 UH football schedule released
Posted on 4:33 PM by jackline
With kickoff is exactly six months from today, the University of Houston has released its fall 2007 football schedule:Sat Sep 01: @ OregonSat Sep 08: openSat Sep 15: @ TulaneSat Sep 22: Colorado StateSat Sep 29: East CarolinaSat Oct 06: @ AlabamaSat Oct 13: RiceSat Oct 20: @ Alabama - BirminghamSat Oct 27: @ Texas - El PasoSun Nov 04: Southern MethodistSat Nov 10: @ TulsaSat Nov 17: MarshallSat
Wednesday, February 28, 2007
JetBlue redux
Posted on 9:33 PM by jackline
Another week, another weather-related service disruption for JetBlue at its New York City hub. Monday's snowstorm required JetBlue to cancel almost 70 flights, but that was nothing compared to the havoc caused by the "Valentine's Day Massacre" of a couple of weeks ago, which was a public relations nightmare for the popular airline. Newsweek financial columnist Allan Sloan suggests that JetBlue's
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