According to this interesting tool on an Indonesian tourism website, the straight-line distance between Houston, Texas and Dubai, United Arab Emirates is 8,181 miles.So, when I told people in Houston before I left that I would be traveling halfway around the world for business, I wasn't being completely accurate.The earth's average circumference is about 24,881.3 miles (I say "average" because
Wednesday, August 30, 2006
Tuesday, August 29, 2006
Army invited to a bowl - before the season even begins!
Posted on 1:49 PM by jackline
One last preseason college football note: what if your team was invited to a postseason bowl game before the season even began?That's exactly what's happened to Army. The new Poinsetta Bowl, in San Diego, has invited the Black Knights to participate in their game should they end the season with at least six wins.It won't be easy for Army. They went 4-7 last season and have road games against
2006 football outlook: the University of Houston
Posted on 12:39 PM by jackline
A month and a half ago, I reported that I was trying not to get excited about the upcoming Cougar football season. Well, those days are over. Football season is my favorite time of year and it's only a few days (and a very long, two-legged plane ride; damn you, Emirates, for not flying non-stop to Houston yet!) away, and I am officially excited. I am counting the hours until the 8 pm kickoff at
Speaking of hurricanes...
Posted on 12:25 PM by jackline
Well, it looks like I won't have to worry about Ernesto disrupting my flight home (or, for that matter, the start of football season) after all.Can't say the same thing for the people of Florida, however. They need another hurricane like Dubai needs more cars.(Sorry for the cheesy analogy, but I couldn't help it. My taxi ride back to the hotel this afternoon took over thirty minutes, even though
Katrina plus one year
Posted on 7:43 AM by jackline
As everybody who doesn't live under a rock knows by now, today is the one-year anniversary of Hurricane Katrina's landfall. News stories and TV specials will run all day long recounting the horror of that day one year ago: when 80 percent of New Orleans flooded, coastal communities of Louisiana and Mississippi were devastated, and 1,700 people lost their lives. For hundreds of thousands of other
Saturday, August 26, 2006
Oh, great.
Posted on 7:28 AM by jackline
Say hello to Ernesto.Look where Ernesto might be headed. Notice where he might be towards the end of next week, when I'm supposed to fly back into Houston.And just in time for the start of football season, too. It figures...
Thursday, August 24, 2006
Dubai Picture Time!
Posted on 2:37 AM by jackline
I guess it's time to share a few of the pictures I've taken so far.Here's a view looking south towards Dubai Creek from my hotel. Traffic is uncharacteristically light on Al Garhoud Road (Emirates Highway 11) headed towards the bridge. In the distance you can see construction well underway on a pair of large towers at Festival City as well as a much-needed third bridge over Dubai Creek. I took
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