Results tagged “andersoncancercenter”

Good morning, Houston. We remember our days as student drivers — not bad overall, though we did have a pregnant in-car instructor who had a nasty habit of slamming on the brakes every time we passed a doughnut shop. Still, we didn't have it anywhere near as bad as the kid who passed his driver's test Monday, then crashed his car into the side of a Houston DPS office. The driver was parking his... more ›

Local tech news in a compact, digital format. So, Nobody Reads Your Blog? Mike McGuff sits down with Rick Calvert, CEO and co-founder of the BlogWorld & New Media Expo and they discuss how to get your blog read. Free Software Linkfest Grand Stream Dreams has collected a few Freeware links that he feels you should know about. Software ranging from password managers to dead link removal tools. There are quite a few links... more ›

Let us eat cake, well, cupcakes - lots of them, at Dessert Gallery Bakery & Cafe. Yep, head on over to any Dessert Gallery location, either at 3200 Kirby Drive, 1616 Post Oak Drive or, at the newest location 2260 Lone Star Drive at Sugar Land Town Square (read: fake downtown). A donation of ten percent of the purchase price of every pink ribbon cupcake sold will go to M.D. Anderson Cancer Center. Specifically, to... more ›

You may remember that we talked last fall about the Texas Medical Center testing its buildings for the effects of stray current from the MetroRail line — electricity leaks that Metro says are inconsequential, but that observers worry could be weakening the foundations of nearby buildings, bridges, roads and other structures. Well, the preliminary results of those tests are back, and they show worrisome levels of current at three sites. Does that mean buildings are going to start crumbling? Well, no — not yet, anyway. more ›

The cause of a fire at an electrical substation at 59 and Kirby that knocked out power and caused thick black smoke around 1pm today is unknown, according to officials. Power was affected in a large area surrounding the site, but is currently being restored. Investigations are underway to determine if the fire was arson or the result of some kind of malfunction. As if that weren't enough, a fire has broken out at... more ›

Multimullion-dollar philanthropic gifts are nothing new in Houston — but yesterday, oilman T. Boone Pickens shook things up a bit with his $50 million donation to the University of Texas M.D. Anderson Cancer Center. As a condition of the gift — which, by the way, is the largest in M.D. Anderson's history — the cancer center has to turn the $50 million into $500 million within 25 years to be able to use the money... more ›

Good morning, Houston. Did you feel particularly down in the dumps yesterday? There's a good reason for it, according to Dr. Cliff Arnal, a psychologist at Cardiff University: Arnal has named Jan. 22 the most depressing day of the year, what with the gloomy weather, post-holiday bills and failed new year's resolutions. But here's a reason to cheer back up: Today is National Pie Day! If anyone needs us, you know where we'll be... more ›