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  • Kris Bistro uses students to offer first-class cuisine at bargain prices

    Cook's Tour Blog
    Alison Cook
    26 Jan 2012 | 10:05 am
    Click above for a photo tour of the food and classroom The cold-smoked chuck tender had been braised in Ayinger Celebrator Double Bock beer, so that it came out rosy and smoky and tender, rimmed with a bit of char. A flock of twisty little pan-crisped spaetzle flew escort, along with a magenta dice of pickled red onion. A heady veal reduction touched with sweet and sour anchored the dish; and a leafy crown of cilantro and jalapeño finished it off.

  • Babies switched at Plano hospital

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    27 Jan 2012 | 11:36 pm
    Babies switched at Plano hospital Associated Press Copyright 2012 Associated Press. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten or redistributed. Updated 11:39 p.m., Friday, January 27, 2012 A North Texas hospital said on Friday it has re-educated staff on patient identification procedures after two newborns were accidentally switched for about three hours after circumcisions.

  • Anatomy of a phishing attempt

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    27 Jan 2012 | 8:33 am
    The cyberscum who seek to pilfer your personal information have many ways to lure victims into their traps, and a favorite is the phishing scam – bogus emails that link to a rogue site into which the hapless type private data. The creators of these emails try their best to make them look authentic, and [...]

  • Astros take a flier on former All-Star pitcher Duke

    Ultimate Astros » Sections » Levine and Campbell
    Steve Campbell
    27 Jan 2012 | 3:03 pm
    The risk is low, which may or may not correspond with the potential rewards the Astros can reap by signing former All-Star pitcher Zach Duke to a minor-league contract. Astros general manager Jeff Luhnow announced on Friday the signing of Duke, a native Texan who also received an invitation to spring training. Duke, 28, is [...]
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  • Babies switched at Plano hospital

    27 Jan 2012 | 11:36 pm
    Babies switched at Plano hospital Associated Press Copyright 2012 Associated Press. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten or redistributed. Updated 11:39 p.m., Friday, January 27, 2012 A North Texas hospital said on Friday it has re-educated staff on patient identification procedures after two newborns were accidentally switched for about three hours after circumcisions.

  • Scandals may force border security change

    27 Jan 2012 | 8:48 pm
    Scandals may force border security change Houston Chronicle Copyright 2012 Houston Chronicle. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten or redistributed. Updated 11:01 p.m., Friday, January 27, 2012 As the threat of internal corruption dogs the ranks of border security forces, the Obama administration is considering regularly rotating agents to other locations to distance them from the persuasive power and money of Mexico's drug cartels.

  • Skills earned HISD teacher $10,300 bonus

    27 Jan 2012 | 7:48 pm
    Skills earned HISD teacher $10,300 bonus Houston Chronicle Copyright 2012 Houston Chronicle. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten or redistributed. Updated 10:51 p.m., Friday, January 27, 2012 Chavis Mitchell's knack for hands-on lessons, coupled with high expectations for his Acres Homes students, has paid off for the 27-year-old teacher.

  • Crosby teen, mom accused of enticing Facebook friend, 13

    27 Jan 2012 | 6:53 pm
    A 16-year-old boy and his 37-year-old mother were arrested by Pearland police over the disappearance of a 13-year-old girl, reports said on Friday.

  • Obama meets with George H.W., Jeb Bush

    27 Jan 2012 | 6:51 pm
    Obama meets with George H.W., Jeb Bush Associated Press Copyright 2012 Associated Press. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten or redistributed. Updated 07:54 p.m., Friday, January 27, 2012 Obama is scheduled to speak Saturday at the Alfalfa Club dinner, an annual event for Washington's movers and shakers. During the ceremony, Obama called Bush a "gentleman" and said the former president's life has been "a testament that public service is a noble calling." Last March, Obama joined with Jeb Bush at a Miami high school to tout his education agenda,…
 
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  • Anatomy of a phishing attempt

    chron.com
    27 Jan 2012 | 8:33 am
    The cyberscum who seek to pilfer your personal information have many ways to lure victims into their traps, and a favorite is the phishing scam – bogus emails that link to a rogue site into which the hapless type private data. The creators of these emails try their best to make them look authentic, and [...]

  • Open comments and a head’s up on the 10th anniversary Geek Gathering

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    27 Jan 2012 | 7:09 am
    It’s Friday, and you know what that means: It’s time once again for the TechBlog open comment thread. It works thusly: You leave a comment about anything related to personal technology, and I’ll approve it. Check back often to see what others had to say about what you had to say. Then, say some more. [...]

  • Linkpost | 1.27.2012

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    27 Jan 2012 | 6:50 am
    Updated 6:03 p.m. • Facebook Readies IPO Filing for Next Week and NYSE, Nasdaq battle for Facebook listing – The IPO could value Facebook as high as $100 billion. • Microsoft’s latest home for Kinect technology: portable computers – It makes sense that Microsoft would include Kinect in notebooks. • Amazon Kindle Fire cuts Galaxy [...]

  • If this is January, these must be new iPhone rumors

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    26 Jan 2012 | 8:04 am
    In his new book, Inside Apple: How America’s Most Admired — and Secretive — Company Really Works, Adam Lashinsky spends quite a bit of time focusing on the company’s penchant for secrecy. Yes, it helps keep the competition guessing, but it also has a monetary benefit: You can’t buy the kind of advertising and publicity [...]

  • Linkpost | 1.26.2012

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    26 Jan 2012 | 6:50 am
    Updated 8:34 a.m. • AT&T posts $6.7b loss despite record-setting smartphone sales in Q4 2011: 7.6m iPhones sold, Android sales growing – Much of that loss came from AT&T’s payout to T-Mobile for the collapse of the planned merger. Also Crazy: 81% of all smartphones sold by AT&T in Q4 were iPhones Original post • [...]
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  • Kris Bistro uses students to offer first-class cuisine at bargain prices

    Alison Cook
    26 Jan 2012 | 10:05 am
    Click above for a photo tour of the food and classroom The cold-smoked chuck tender had been braised in Ayinger Celebrator Double Bock beer, so that it came out rosy and smoky and tender, rimmed with a bit of char. A flock of twisty little pan-crisped spaetzle flew escort, along with a magenta dice of pickled red onion. A heady veal reduction touched with sweet and sour anchored the dish; and a leafy crown of cilantro and jalapeño finished it off.

  • Take a photo tour of Kris Bistro

    Alison Cook
    26 Jan 2012 | 9:59 am
    The food is at the top of its class. Read: Culinary students provide great food at budget prices.

  • Revisiting Istanbul Grill

    Alison Cook
    24 Jan 2012 | 12:03 pm
    Lamacun, a pizzalike flatbread at Istanbul Grill. Photo by Alison Cook Imam Bayildi, eggplant stuffed with peppers and onions, at Istanbul Grill. Photo by Alison Cook

  • Convivio wanders in the tapas wilderness

    Alison Cook
    18 Jan 2012 | 2:45 pm
    Click above for a photo tour of Convivio's That first evening at Convivio, sitting beneath the elegant cylindrical pendant lamps that swayed so gently in the air-conditioned breeze, I sensed that something was amiss.

  • Take a photo tour of Convivio

    Alison Cook
    18 Jan 2012 | 2:43 pm
    An awesome wine list and uneven kitchen production. Read: why Convivio's shows promise, but needs work.
 
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