When getting drunk is too much work, the French have a solution: a new spray that causes instant and brief intoxication, TIME magazine is reporting.
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Boozy breath spray
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Google to expand the Nexus line with more smartphones, tablets: WSJ
TechBlog16 May 2012 | 8:19 amWhen a new version of Android is released, Google works with a single hardware partner to create a flagship device that shows off the operating system’s new capabilities. That phone bears the Nexus label, and the most recent device is Samsung’s Galaxy Nexus. But that scenario may change later this year with the release of [...] -
Triniti aims high, often succeeds
Cook's Tour Blog16 May 2012 | 8:25 amClick above for a photo tour of Triniti There is no better-looking dining room in Houston at the moment than Triniti, with its airy sweep of light and space, its sleek lines and surfaces, its unclad tables intelligently lit. Seconds after I first sat down, I found myself involuntarily stroking the smooth, pale wood of my booth. -
On the Astros: Rebuild is rough when old haunts keep haunting
Ultimate Astros » Sections » Levine and Campbell15 May 2012 | 3:31 pmThere is a reality about trading a player like Hunter Pence, who hit the walkoff home run that beat Astros.
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Boozy breath spray
16 May 2012 | 1:03 pmWhen getting drunk is too much work, the French have a solution: a new spray that causes instant and brief intoxication, TIME magazine is reporting. -
Texas Mafia fugitive nabbed with 6 guns
16 May 2012 | 12:39 pmTexas Mafia fugitive nabbed with 6 guns SAN ANTONIO (AP) — A suspected gang member on the Texas Department of Public Safety 10 Most Wanted list has been caught in San Antonio. DPS says Tuesday's arrest of Velasquez led to the seizure of six handguns, an assault rifle, body armor, plus heroin, cocaine and marijuana. -
See why Tuesday was a remarkable weather day in Houston
16 May 2012 | 12:32 pmYou may have noticed the surprisingly cool weather the city had yesterday under the influence of a northerly flow and cloudy skies. It was tremendous. We probably had the coolest day we’ll have until at least October, and maybe November. Hobby Airport, in fact, recorded a record low maximum temperature after the day’s temperature crested at 74 degrees, reports the National Weather Service. That broke the old record of 75 degrees set back in 1983. It got me wondering: When was the last time Houston set a record for a low maximum temperature? Turns out it happened back during the… -
15% ethanol could be bad for cars, trucks
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30 new Aldi stores headed for Houston
16 May 2012 | 9:43 amDiscount grocerer Aldi confirmed this week it plans to enter the Houston market with multiples stores, saying it plans 30 locations over the next three years. The first stores in Houston, more than 10, are set to open in spring of 2013. In February, Aldi told the Chronicle it had purchased 2.5 acres on Mason Road at Oak Park Trails for a store near Cinco Ranch. Some have protested that project. At the time, the grocer, which has 37 stores in Texas, nearly all of which are in the Dallas/Fort Worth area, was keeping its broad local plans under wraps. The discount grocery chain operates on a…
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Google to expand the Nexus line with more smartphones, tablets: WSJ
16 May 2012 | 8:19 amWhen a new version of Android is released, Google works with a single hardware partner to create a flagship device that shows off the operating system’s new capabilities. That phone bears the Nexus label, and the most recent device is Samsung’s Galaxy Nexus. But that scenario may change later this year with the release of [...] -
Linkpost | 5.16.2012
16 May 2012 | 7:23 am• Google Changes Tack on Android – Google will begin offering flagship Nexus phones and tablets through multiple hardware partners, starting with the next version of its Android operating system due later this year. It will also sell the devices directly to consumers. • HTC One X and Evo 4G LTE indefinitely delayed at US [...] -
Apple update disables older Flash in Firefox, too
15 May 2012 | 8:32 amLast week, I wrote about an update to Safari that disables older versions of Flash. I asked whether this was helpful – given that Flash is a notorious vector for malware – or presumptuous, and many commenters thought it was a smart move on Apple’s part. Certainly, Apple’s action to protect users of its own [...] -
Linkpost | 5.15.2012
15 May 2012 | 7:23 amUpdated 5 p.m. • Google’s Chrome Browser Is Coming For iOS, Says Macquarie – According to an analyst, Apple may already be reviewing the code. And Firefox 14 beta for Android now available, features revamped UI • As Investors Fawn Over Facebook, Poll Finds User Distrust, Apathy – 57 percent of Facebook users say they [...] -
6 features I want in iOS 6
14 May 2012 | 8:31 amIf the ever-frantic Apple rumor mill is to be believed, the next version of Apple’s mobile operating system will drop a beta very soon. 9to5Mac said last week that sources indicated iOS 6 will drop Google Maps in favor of a new mapping and navigation app designed by Apple itself. Included in the new app [...]
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Cook's Tour Blog
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Triniti aims high, often succeeds
16 May 2012 | 8:25 amClick above for a photo tour of Triniti There is no better-looking dining room in Houston at the moment than Triniti, with its airy sweep of light and space, its sleek lines and surfaces, its unclad tables intelligently lit. Seconds after I first sat down, I found myself involuntarily stroking the smooth, pale wood of my booth. -
Take a photo tour of Triniti
16 May 2012 | 8:25 amSee what Alison Cook calls the best-looking dining room in Houston. Read: Does the food live up to the ambiance? -
Big stakes: Vic & Anthony's goes to New York
9 May 2012 | 12:57 amThe dining room at the new Vic & Anthony's New York. Photo by Alison Cook The 22-ounce bone-in ribeye at Vic & Anthony's New York. Photo by Alison Cook -
At Underbelly, Chris Frankel's aromatized wines pull cocktail duty
1 May 2012 | 10:28 amChris Frankel at the Underbelly bar with (l to r) his White Portonic, Quinquina and Americano cocktails made from his small-batch aromatized wines. Photo by Alison Cook I was a bit startled by my first sip of Underbelly bartender Chris Frankel's Americano. It's one of the liquor-free cocktails he's dreamed up using his own house-brewed aromatized wines — a trade term for wine flavored with various botanical ingredients. -
Torchy's fires back at review with free tacos tomorrow
26 Apr 2012 | 3:55 pmThe owner of Torchy's Tacos wants you to decide for yourself whether his poetically named Dirty Sanchez tacos have lost their mojo. The Dirty Sanchez.: J. Patric Schneider photo
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Ultimate Astros » Sections » Levine and Campbell
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On the Astros: Rebuild is rough when old haunts keep haunting
15 May 2012 | 3:31 pmThere is a reality about trading a player like Hunter Pence, who hit the walkoff home run that beat Astros. -
Astros option David Carpenter to AAA; Lyles starts against Lee
15 May 2012 | 11:27 amWith the forecast clearing up for baseball today, the Astros made the long-speculated move, adding righthander Jordan Lyles to the roster to make the start against the Phillies and Cliff Lee. -
Slumping Martinez out again as Astros face Phillies (w/lineup)
14 May 2012 | 5:08 pmJ.D. Martinez will be back in the lineup Tuesday against Phillies lefty Cliff Lee but will likely not be hitting third, where he was when he returned after three days off Sunday. -
Check swings haunt Myers, Johnson
13 May 2012 | 11:50 pmThe Astros were irked about a couple of check-swing calls that didn’t go their way in the late innings of Sunday’s 3-2 loss to the Pirates. -
On the Astros: Wandy’s outing wasted in 12-inning loss to Pirates
13 May 2012 | 6:58 pmThe Astros’ best starting pitching performance of the year turned into one of their most frustrating losses in the span of minutes as Brett Myers blew his first save in a 3-2 loss to the Pirates in 12 innings at PNC Park.
