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SOURCE: VeriSign, Inc.
January 17, 2012 16:05 ET
New Program Expands on Success of 2011 Grants, Focuses on Strengthening Infrastructure for Global Access and the Developing World
New Program Expands on Success of 2011 Grants, Focuses on Strengthening Infrastructure for Global Access and the Developing World
RESTON, VA--(Marketwire - Jan 17, 2012) - VeriSign, Inc. (NASDAQ: VRSN), the trusted provider of infrastructure for the networked world, today announced the expansion of a grant program designed to promote cutting-edge research into strengthening and improving the Internet's global infrastructure. This year's program will focus specifically on fostering infrastructure improvements that support safe and secure Internet access for users around the globe, especially in the developing world.
In July 2012 Verisign will award two $200,000 grants to the researchers who submit the most compelling proposals focused on the infrastructural and access challenges facing developers, service providers and most importantly, users in the developing world and elsewhere. The 2012 grants represent a continuation and expansion of a successful grants program that concluded in October 2011. Full details of the grant program, including details on how to apply, are available at www.verisigninc.com/grants.
"The continuing success of the Internet's global expansion will hinge on the existence of robust, secure and constantly improving core infrastructure," said Dr. Burt Kaliski, Jr., senior vice president and chief technology officer of Verisign. "Verisign has always been committed to upholding the stability and security of the Internet and is proud to support the research that will keep the infrastructure strong for the next billion Internet users in the developing world."
Verisign launched the Infrastructure Grant Program in 2010 to coincide with a yearlong celebration of the 25th Anniversary of .Com. In the inaugural program, Verisign awarded four $75,000 grants (for a total of $300,000) to university researchers to support compelling infrastructure research projects. That program concluded in October 2011, when the four winning researchers presented their findings at a grant symposium at the Newseum in Washington, D.C.
Building off of the success of the inaugural program, Verisign has both increased the size and narrowed the focus of the grants in 2012, soliciting research that focuses on the infrastructural and access challenges faced by users in the developing world and elsewhere.
To judge the grant submissions, and determine the final grant awardees, Verisign is assembling a blue ribbon panel of experts who have played leading roles in developing the policies and technology that have supported the Internet's growth. The full list of judges will be posted in the coming weeks.
Verisign will announce the winners of the 2012 Infrastructure grants in summer 2012.
About Verisign
VeriSign, Inc. (NASDAQ: VRSN) is the trusted provider of Internet infrastructure services for the networked world. Billions of times each day, Verisign helps companies and consumers all over the world connect between the dots. Additional news and information about the company is available at www.verisigninc.com.
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Scarlett Johansson: Dylan Farrow's Essay on Woody Allen Was 'Irresponsible'
Scarlett Johansson has responded to the open letter that Dylan Farrow wrote about her father Woody Allen and calls her actions "irresponsible."
In the letter, Dylan asked the 29-year-old actress "what if it had been you?" as she has worked with the famous director on several movies.
"I think it's irresponsible to take a bunch of actors that will have a Google alert on and to suddenly throw their name into a situation that none of us could possibly knowingly comment on," Scarlett told the Guardian. "That just feels irresponsible to me."
"I don't know anything about it. It would be ridiculous for me to make any kind of assumption one way or the other," she added when asked if the scandal had any affect on her relationship with Woody.
"I'm unaware that there's been a backlash. I think he'll continue to know what he knows about the situation, and I'm sure the other people involved have their own experience with it," Scarlett continued. "It's not like this is somebody that's been prosecuted and found guilty of something, and you can then go, 'I don't support this lifestyle or whatever.' I mean, it's all guesswork."

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Too often we try to encourage people by hoping that sufferings will not come. Jesus instead warned us to get ready: evangelism is so important that we must be prepared to give our lives for it.
Like Master, like Disciple (10:24-25)
Since a disciple was expected to be like a servant, since a disciple could not be greater than the Master and since servants were considered part of the household, whatever accusers could call the head of the household, they would call the servants even more.
Preach Boldly (10:26-27)
In view of the impending end-time vindication (Mt 11:19), Jesus' followers should preach boldly, fearing no shame from their peers in this world. Because the flat housetops above the streets (24:17) provided easier hearing than the streets themselves, "shouting from the housetops" (10:27) underlines the boldness with which disciples must make God's message known.
Fear God Alone (10:28)
Because God is judge in the end, we should not fear even persecutors who threaten death (vv. 26, 28). Mortals can destroy only one's body, while God can resurrect the body for damnation and destroy the whole person (with eternal torture; compare 3:12; 25:46). The choice is not between courage and fear but has to do with whom we will fear more (Minear 1950:169). Jesus may here recall the Jewish martyr tradition, which exhorted its followers not to fear those who think they can kill, because eternal suffering awaits the soul that disobeys God's command (4 Macc 13:14-15).
God's Care (10:29-31)
Jesus assures his disciples that they can trust God's sovereignty in their protection or their death. Sparrows were the cheapest commodity sold in the markets (as food for the poor); an assarion was a small coin (one-sixteenth of a denarius, thus equivalent to less than an hour's wage; compare 5:26; Wheaton 1982:792). Yet as worthless as sparrows were to people, God watched over them. Jewish teachers agreed that God was sovereign over each bird's fate (Pes. Rab Kah. 11:16; Gen. Rab. 79:6; Eccl. Rab. 10:8, 1). "How much more" (following a standard line of Jewish reasoning) may we therefore be assured that nothing happens to us when God is "not looking" (Ps 121:4; compare 1 Kings 18:27-29). This teaching fits the biblical perspective of a God sovereign over history, who knows every hair on our heads (compare Acts 27:34; 1 Sam 14:45; 2 Sam 14:11; 1 Kings 1:52).
If we faithfully confess Jesus in our witness to others, including before earthly tribunals (Mt 10:17-20), he will also faithfully confess us before God's tribunal, justifying us before him (compare 12:36-37; Jn 12:42; 1 Tim 6:12-13; Rev 3:5). He will also deny those who deny or are ashamed to testify boldly of him (Mt 10:32-33; Mk 8:38; 2 Tim 2:12); we may all be grateful for his mercy on the repentant (Mt 26:34). Jewish people often spoke of "confessing," that is, proclaiming, God; Jesus thus probably calls for a confession of faith in himself here equivalent to confession of faith in God.
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Men charged in Park Hill slaying
Men charged in Park Hill slaying
LOUISVILLE, Ky. —
Two men are charged in a deadly shooting in Louisville's Park Hill neighborhood.
Jerard Garrett and Billy Richardson were indicted Monday.
According to court records, the men shot Jamie Young late last month at his home on Dumesnil Street.
Garrett and Richardson face murder, first-degree robbery, first-degree wanton endangerment, third-degree terroristic threatening and persistent felony offender.


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DWI charge for Hudson man in crash that injured four
May 02. 2014 7:12AM
HUDSON - A local man was arrested on an aggravated DWI charge after he crashed his pickup truck into another car near Derry Street and Tracy Lane Thursday night, injuring himself and three others, police said.
Emergency personnel responded to the 8:40 p.m. crash and found a 2005 Ford F-150 pickup truck on its roof along the northbound breakdown lane on Derry Street. Inside were the driver, identified as Kevin Rodonis, 42, of Hudson and his passenger Robin Rodonis, 39, also of Hudson.
Lisa Santiago, 40, of Londonderry and her 11-year-old daughter were in the other car involved in the crash, a 2011 Infinite M37X, ffound down an embankment along the northbound lane of Derry Street.
Hudson firefighters used extrication tools to get both Kevin and Robin Rodonis out of the wreckage. Kevin Rodonis initially was transported to Southern New Hampshire Medical Center in Nashua, but then transferred to Beth Israel Hospital in Boston. Robin Rodonis was taken to St. Joseph's Hospital in Nashua.
Both are being treated for serious, but not life-threatening injuries.
Police said they do not know if the Rodonises were wearing seat belts.
Lisa Santiago and her daughter were transported to St. Joseph's Hospital to be evaluated for minor injuries. They were wearing seat belts and their airbags deployed in the crash, police said.
The crash happened as Kevin Rodonis was traveling south on Derry Street. Police said he crossed over into oncoming traffic and struck Santiago's car, causing his pickup truck to roll over and Santiago's vehicle to veer off the road and down an embankment.
Rodonis is free on $2,000 personal recognizance bail, with a May 29 arraignment set in 9th Circuit Court, Nashua District Division.


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Clock available at Turbo Squid.
To coincide with the clocks changing this weekend, what better than to put together a collection of some of the best. With a retro theme, all of these clocks seem far more timeless (I genuinely didn't mean to do that) than the contemporary models flooding the market nowadays. The flip clock is an iconic style that seems as far away from digital clocks as possible. Habitat have a great style which is available in black and in white and you can win one here. The other styles come courtesy of Urban Outfitters which has the most fantastic home section and Flip-Clock.com specialises in only one style which you can find out detail of how to buy in the gallery.


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BOGOTA, Colombia (AP) — Colombia's defense minister says the country's armed forces will not honor a cease-fire that FARC rebels unilaterally declared as peace talks opened in Havana.
Defense Minister Juan Carlos Pinzon was responding to the announcement of a unilateral cease-fire earlier Monday by top rebel negotiator Ivan Marquez.
Marquez declared a two-month cease-fire effective Monday night.
Pinzon said in a brief statement to reporters in Bogota that Colombia's military has the "constitutional duty to pursue all criminals who have violated the Constitution."
He said that as a result, what he called "the terrorists" of the Revolutionary Armed Forces of Colombia would be pursued "for all the crimes they have committed over so many years."


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Roger Brown's First and 10: Offenses suit Pinkerton, Exeter to a TBy ROGER BROWN
New Hampshire Union Leader
November 15. 2012 10:51PM
Roger Brown's Grid PicksSaturday
Division I championship
A strong argument can be made for either team in this contest. The Exeter defense isn't playing as well as it was when the Blue Hawks upset the Astros at this time a year ago, so if Exeter allows a couple of big plays that result in touchdowns (see regular-season game vs. Winnacunnet) Pinkerton will be celebrating Saturday. Otherwise, Exeter's kicking game will likely be the difference.
Exeter 17, Pinkerton 14.
Division II championship
The home-field advantage could be significant here. Bedford would undoubtedly prefer to be playing at home — on turf — but will have to play on the dirt in Hampton instead. A slow track favors the Warriors, who are bigger on both sides of the ball.
Winnacunnet 21, Bedford 14.
Division III championship
Portsmouth didn't meet much resistance when it beat Goffstown by 34 points (56-22) during the regular season. It'll be much closer this time, but the Clippers have the better defense.
Portsmouth 34, Goffstown 26.
Both quarterbacks will be under center, and there will be very few, if any, four-receiver sets when top-seeded Exeter (11-1, 10-0) meets second-seeded Pinkerton of Derry (11-1, 9-1) in Saturday's Division I championship game.
The spread offense may be all the rage in New Hampshire high school football these days, but two of the most consistent programs in the state still run a large dose of the old-fashioned wing-T. In Exeter's case, it's a marriage of the wing-T and the even more conservative straight-T.
Exciting? Maybe not. Successful? Absolutely.
Brian O'Reilly has been running the wing-T since he took over as Pinkerton's head coach with two games left in the 1978 season. He owns a 251-102 coaching record and has guided the Astros to 10 state championships. Pinkerton has reached the Division I championship game in eight of the last nine seasons.
Bill Ball has been running a mix of the straight-T and wing-T since he became Exeter's head coach in 1993. Ball's coaching record is 162-54, and his teams have won six state titles (five in Division II). Exeter has qualified for the playoffs in 16 of the last 18 seasons.
"Everybody wants to be Oregon now, and that's OK with me," O'Reilly said. "I thought when the spread came to New Hampshire - and Nashua South brought it here - South had an advantage because they were the only team running it. Now our kids see a spread offense every other week. It's ho-hum.
"Now it's teams like Exeter, Pinkerton and Londonderry, with the single-wing, that have the advantage because you're looking at such a unique offense."
Pinkerton runs the Delaware wing-T, and O'Reilly went right to the source to learn it. He and his staff made the trip to see legendary coach Tubby Raymond at the University of Delaware between the 1978 and '79 seasons.
Ball learned the wing-T when he played and coached at Melrose (Mass.) High School under Joe Hoague. The straight-T became even more popular in the Exeter playbook when Skip Swiezynski joined the Exeter staff. Swiezynski ran that offense when he was the head coach at Trinity of Manchester, Bishop Brady of Concord and Timberlane of Plaistow.
Ball said he's always tried to stay away from offenses that rely heavily on the quarterback.
"My feeling has always been at this level you have to be real careful about being quarterback dependent," he said. "There are injuries, and bad weather - that's another thing. We play in New England, not down South.
"You want to create conflict on the defense. I think certainly the spread is the new thing, especially with all of the 7-on-7s the kids are playing in, but our guys know there's a recipe and a way we do things. The truth is it's been good to us."
O'Reilly insists he's never considered changing his offense. He said he likes the deception it provides.
"If you do your faking properly, the defense is supposed to be frozen," he said. "The other thing I like about it is the flexibility to make the offense fit my personnel. We can run outside, we can run power. We can even drop back and throw it if we want to - and we've done that."
Exeter will enter Saturday's contest ranked No. 1 in the Union Leader/WGIR/WGAM Power Poll. Pinkerton is ranked No. 2. Pinkerton (393 points) and Exeter (390) also rank No. 1 and No. 2 in scoring among Division I teams, but neither coach cares much about style points.
"When you run a ground-based offense you have to have thick skin, because everybody has a better way to do it," Ball said. "The object is to win, not make people happy."
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AN OPPOSING coach, Keene's John Luopa, on Saturday's Division II championship game between top-seeded Winnacunnet (10-1, 8-1) and second-seeded Bedford (9-1, 8-1): "I think it's going to be a very interesting game because it's two totally different styles of (offensive) football. One of they keys will probably be whether or not Winnacunnet turns the ball over on offense. Bedford is potent enough on offense and has an advantage with the skill guys. They have four or five guys who can really hurt you. Winnacunnet's advantage on offense is its size.
"Bedford is a different team on turf. Playing on grass - and I don't know how much grass is still on Winnacunnet's field - is something that I think plays into Winnacunnet's hands because of its size and strength. It will come down to the team that plays better on defense, gets a turnover and forces some punts."
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NO TEAM has faced more obstacles on its path to a championship this season than Portsmouth, which advanced to the Division III title game for the fifth consecutive season and the sixth time in the last seven years.
Third-seeded Portsmouth (8-2, 7-2), which will face fourth-seeded Goffstown (7-4, 6-3) Saturday in Portsmouth, has been forced to use four different starting quarterbacks this season because of injuries. The number grows to five if you include Dillon Crosby, who ran the Wildcat offense against Alvirne.
In addition, running back/defensive back Jack Mackey and running back/defensive back Peter Hamblett each suffered season-ending injuries early in the year.
"We're fortunate that we have some athletes and we were able to fill some holes," Portsmouth coach Bill Murphy said. "Because of the stuff that you do in the summer, the passing leagues and so forth, we had some kids who were acclimated to playing the quarterback position. Somebody always came in and did the job."
Saturday's contest will be the first time Portsmouth has played a championship game at home since 1976, when the Clippers beat Spaulding, 13-6, in the Division I title game.
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CHEYENNE, Wyo. (AP) — Wyoming Gov. Matt Mead is asking the White House to disregard pressure from the governors of Washington and Oregon and refuse to evaluate the effects of greenhouse gases that would be emitted by exporting U.S. coal to Asia from ports in the Northwest.
Mead announced Friday he has written to the White House's Council on Environmental Quality stating it would be inappropriate to analyze under the National Environmental Policy Act the effects of burning U.S. coal overseas.
The NEPA law requires detailed analysis of the environmental effects of federal agency actions. The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers is reviewing three proposed port projects that would accommodate coal exports, one in Oregon and two in Washington.
Wyoming is the nation's leading coal-producing state, and state officials are concerned about falling domestic demand for coal as a result of global warming concerns. State officials are pushing to secure ports in the Northwest to allow coal exports to Asia.
Many in the Northwest have expressed concern about the prospect of heavy train traffic and attendant coal dust, noise and other disturbances, as well as the ultimate emissions from burning the coal, if exports are allowed. Proponents, however, have said the exports will create jobs and generate millions in tax revenues.
"Coal will provide electricity across the globe in the coming years, and I believe these export facilities will power economic growth here in America," Mead stated.
"I support a thorough, site-specific environmental and economic analysis of these projects," Mead said. "I support addressing all of the concerns and questions raised by the citizens of Oregon and Washington. However, I do not support the novel use of NEPA as a political opinion piece on global climate change."
In a joint letter last month, Washington Gov. Jay Inslee and Oregon Gov. John Kitzhaber asked White House to require a full examination of the effect on global air quality of shipping up to 140 million tons of coal a year from the Powder River Basin in Wyoming and Montana overseas.
Noting the coal exports could result in 240 million tons per year of carbon dioxide emissions, the Democratic governors wrote it is "hard to conceive that the federal government would ignore the inevitable consequences of coal leasing and coal export."
"We believe the decisions to continue and expand coal leasing from federal lands and authorize the export of that coal are likely to lead to long-term investments in coal generation in Asia, with air quality and climate impacts in the United States that dwarf almost any other action the federal government could take in the foreseeable future," they wrote.
Mead stated in his letter that Inslee and Kitzhaber didn't propose NEPA analysis of the environmental effect of exporting products produced in the Northwest, such as timber.
"Rather, their letter targets one commodity — coal — and the producers, transporters and workers who deal with it," Mead wrote. "This undermines the fundamental fairness of the process and potentially sets U.S. regions, states and resources at odds with each other."


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'Stifler' king has been crowned
AFTER a nationwide search for Australia's own version of 'Steve Stifler', the American Pie movie legend, a winner has finally been found.
The three finalists (Ryan Clark, Chris Payne, 'Loose' Andy Walker) put their bodies and egos on the line as they showcased their most 'Stifler-esque' moves in front of a panel of judges.
They all displayed outrageous dancing, cheesy pick up lines and generally bad behaviour.
But Ryan Clark, a favourite from the start, took the 'Australian Stifler' crown and a $5,000 cheque.
Ryan is 30 years old, lives in Darlington and goes as Marketing Director by day, serial pest by night.


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WILMINGTON, Mass. — Just like it's four predecessors, the Bruins' fifth annual development camp was supposed to be a learning experience on and off the ice.
With that in mind, I decided to ask a few of the players what one lesson — hockey-related or otherwise — they left Ristuccia Arena with today after camp ended.
Here's a sampling of their answers:
Dougie Hamilton
"Maybe in paintball. I didn't really want to get hit. I got hit a couple times and I kind of enjoyed it. It ended, I just wanted to keep playing paintball all day and didn't really want to stop. It's kind of been what I did all week, just go in with open eyes and you don't know what to expect but at the end of the week, and the end of the day, you just want to keep going."
Ryan Button
"Paintball, I learned not to go run in and try to beat three people. I learned that the hard way. The power skating, I did a little bit of it back home. But Besa [Tsintsadze] has got a lot of little things that he imports from Russia, and it's a lot of good stuff. … Learning that stuff was really great and is really going to benefit us in the long run."
Tommy Cross
"I learned I'm not very good at paintball. But we're going to play some golf today, so maybe I can show a thing or two."
Tyler Randell
"Definitely just work ethic. Just always give 100 percent no matter what you're doing on or off the ice. And definitely eat healthy and work hard in the gym."
Anthony Camara
"More or less everything, how the organization runs and stuff like that."
Zach Trotman
"It was really just great to get out there and especially the power skating, when you do stuff like that you're not used to, it really expands your ability to skate. That was good to work on."
Robby O'Gara
"I think with [Don] Sweeney, he was working with me a lot. And just staying in between the dots and holding my position, especially letting the forwards back check. I think that helped me the most going into the scrimmages."


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Candia school deliberation peaceful until final itemBy BRENDAN CLOGSTON
Union Leader Correspondent
February 11. 2013 11:24PM
CANDIA - The Candia School District deliberative session contrasted sharply with the earlier town deliberative session and its controversial use of amendments. Monday's meeting sailed along smoothly until the final warrant article, a petition to shorten kindergarten, received an amendment that its supporters believe subverted its purpose.
The district's proposed operating budget of $8,042,055 was passed to the ballot without discussion, as were the two collective bargaining agreements. The first, between the Candia School Board and the Candia Education Association, calls for three salary and benefit increases over the next three years: a $54,137 increase for 2013-2014, $65,146 for 2014-2015, and $50,513 for 2015-2016.
The second, between the Candia School Board and the Candia Education Support Professionals contains only one salary and benefit increase: $5,772 for 2013-2014.
The final warrant, however, a petition article to reduce kindergarten at the Moore School from a full day to a half-day, was amended to include a qualifier noting that the article was "advisory" and "non-binding."
Judith Szot, a budget committee member who organized the petition, spoke out forcefully against the amendment, arguing that it denied "the citizens' right to petition their government."
"You take away the fundamental right of the people of this town to make the decisions on what happens with their money and in their school," she said. "By putting in that sentence, they are taking away the right of the people to petition their government, and I think that's wrong."
Szot insisted that the legal advice she had received suggested that should the petition pass, it would be binding on the school district. According to the School Board and its legal counsel, however, with or without the amendment the petition could only be advisory, as matters of curriculum rest entirely within the jurisdiction of the school board.
The board also said that the amendment to the question simply communicated to voters the reality of the warrant's nature without changing it, staving off any potential frustration or confusion should it pass and the board choose to continue with full-day kindergarten sessions.
"This is simply adding a level of communication to the community," said board Vice-Chair Nicole LaFlamme. "I understand what you're trying to do, but this doesn't change that."
The amendment passed by a significant margin, and the warrant was subsequently passed to the ballot.
Several voters said the debate was akin to the town's Feb. 2 deliberative session. At that session, similar frustration was expressed when a $100,000 warrant to hire a contractor for the demolition and closure of the town's former incinerator site and dump was reduced by its opponents to $1 through an amendment, initiated by Szot, effectively killing the plan before it could face a full vote at the March 12 town election.
The amendment opened a floodgate of similar amendments, with motions passing which rendered a warrant to define the town clerk's office hours and a warrant to abolish the town's Conversation Commission virtually meaningless. As its usage spread, many voters who supported the amendment to defund the incinerator site plan, including Szot, spoke out against the practice.
The town and school district's ballots will appear before voters at the town election on March 12. It will be held at the Henry W. Moore School, 12 Deerfield Road, with the polls open from 6 a.m. to 7 p.m.


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Swede volleyball team till working on mental discipline
Gothenburg falls to NPSP in four.
A loss is always hard to swallow regardless of how well a team plays or who the opponent happens to be.
Just because North Platte St. Pat's is rated at No. 3 in Class C-2 by the Omaha World-Herald and just because the Irish have only one loss on the year does not mean Gothenburg volleyball coach Mary Clark expected her team to fold."I truly believed we could beat them," Clark said of the Sept. 15 matchup.
And the Swedes did defeat the Irish in one set but lost the match in four 25-19, 16-25, 25-22, 25-19.
"I am really proud of the girls," Clark said. "They played with a lot of heart and a lot of determination."
From the opening serve, Gothenburg played scrappy defense to pick up much of what St. Pat's hit.
"We had some really good rallies," Clark said. "We proved we could play with them."
In the second set, Gothenburg jumped on the Irish early by knocking them out of their rhythm.
"We're trying to make the girls play very specific roles on the floor," Clark said. "They know their roles and they're willing to step in and do what we ask."
Senior middle hitter Emily Max serves as the go-to girl at the net.
"We're trying to use all of Emily's talents," Clark said. "We like to mix it up with her, using some quick sets to catch the other side off-guard."
For much of the game, that strategy worked. Max finished with nine service points from her jump serve, was 32-of-34 hitting with 14 kills and even picked up 11 digs in the back row.
Ali Clark led the Swedes in scoring with 14 service points. As libero, she was also 13-for-13 on serve receive and picked up 18 digs.
Playing rated teams such as St. Pat's is good for the Swedes, Clark said.
"Playing better teams helps us play to a higher level," she said. "What we need to do now is keep working on our mental discipline, staying focused for every play."
Gothenburg, 4-3 on the season, will travel to the Hershey quadrangular on Saturday.
The Swedes play Bridgeport in the first round at 11 a.m. and will face Hershey and Ainsworth in the round-robin tournament.
Another triangular was added to the schedule after calendars were printed.
The Swedes will travel to Grant on Tuesday to face Chase County and Perkins County. The first game is at 5 p.m.
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UH participates in 10th annual Cyber Security Awareness MonthUniversity of Hawaiʻi
ITS Security Officer, Office of VP for Information Technology & Chie
Larry Wiss, (808) 956-9393
ITS Communications Officer, Office of VP for Information Technology & Chie
HONOLULU — During the month of October, in support of National Cyber Security Awareness Month (NCSAM), the UH Information Security Team will hold informational workshops and promote online articles to highlight the importance of practicing secure computing habits in cyberspace. Through a series of articles, in combination with informational workshops, the UH Information Security Team will provide tips and techniques to help you safeguard your personal information and deter identity theft.
This year is the 10th anniversary of NCSAM sponsored by the Department of Homeland Security (dhs.gov) in cooperation with the National Cyber Security Alliance (staysafeonline.org) and the Multi-State Information Sharing and Analysis Center (msisac.cisecurity.org) to raise awareness and educate the community about the importance of cyber security.
In alignment with the NCSAM weekly themes, the Information Security Team will focus on four areas to increase cyber security awareness:
- Awareness: Our Shared Responsibility
- Being Mobile: Online Safety Anytime Anywhere
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Rhinolophus ferrumequinum
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|Rhinolophus ferrumequinum (Schreber, 1774)
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|Although Thomas (1997, unpublished thesis) found very high divergence in mitochondrial DNA sequences, Csorba et al. 2003 refrained from splitting Japanese greater horseshoe bats (Rhinolophus nippon) from R. ferrumequinum. Several subspecies are identified over the range, of which two occur in the western Palaearctic: R. f. creticus (Crete) and R. f. ferrumequinum (rest of western Palaearctic range).
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|Piraccini, R.
|Racey, P.A.
|Aulagnier, S., Hutson, A.M., Spitzenberger, F., Juste, J., Karataş, A., Palmeirim, J. & Paunović, M.
This species has a large range. Although there have been marked and well-documented declines in some areas, the species remains widespread, abundant, and apparently stable in other areas. Assessed as Least Concern.
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|This species has a wide range in the Palaearctic, occurring from North Africa and southern Europe through south-west Asia, the Caucasus, Iran, Afghanistan, Pakistan and the Himalayas to south-eastern China, Korea, and Japan (Csorba et al. 2003, Abe et al. 2005). It usually occurs below 800 m asl, but can be found up to 3,000 m asl in the Caucasus depending on roost availability and humidity (K. Tsytsulina pers. comm. 2005).
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Native:Afghanistan; Albania; Algeria; Andorra; Armenia; Austria; Azerbaijan; Bangladesh; Bhutan; Bosnia and Herzegovina; Bulgaria; China; Croatia; Cyprus; Czech Republic; France (Corsica); Georgia; Germany; Greece (Kriti); Hungary; India; Iran, Islamic Republic of; Iraq; Israel; Italy (Sardegna, Sicilia); Japan; Jordan; Kazakhstan; Korea, Democratic People's Republic of; Korea, Republic of; Kyrgyzstan; Lebanon; Liechtenstein; Luxembourg; Macedonia, the former Yugoslav Republic of; Moldova; Monaco; Montenegro; Morocco; Nepal; Pakistan; Palestinian Territory, Occupied; Poland; Portugal; Romania; Russian Federation; San Marino; Saudi Arabia; Serbia; Slovakia; Slovenia; Spain (Baleares); Switzerland; Syrian Arab Republic; Tajikistan; Tunisia; Turkey; Turkmenistan; Ukraine; United Kingdom; Uzbekistan
Possibly extinct:Malta
Regionally extinct:Belgium; Gibraltar; Netherlands
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|It is an infrequent species in most parts of its range, although in at least parts of south-west Asia and the Caucasus it is abundant and widespread (it is the most frequently reported species in Turkey: A. Karatash pers. comm. 2005), with populations in Iran and Turkey considered to be stable (A. Karatash, M. Sharifi and K. Tsytsulina pers. comm. 2005), although it may be decreasing in Russian parts of the Caucasus (S. Kruskop pers. comm. 2005). Summer colonies of c.30-200 individuals (up to 400 animals), and winter clusters of up to 500 animals are typical.
In Europe, the two most widespread Rhinolophus species, R. ferrumequinum and R. hipposideros, are of particular conservation concern and are the subject of considerable research and monitoring. R. ferrumequinum has shown marked declines in range in northwest Europe within the last 100 years (e.g. United Kingdom, Germany, Austria), and has become extinct in some countries (e.g. Belgium, Netherlands). However, there are signs of stabilization and/or recovery in some northwest European countries (Hutson et al 2001). For example, in the UK the species declined massively in the past but it is now stable at a low population level (around 5,000 individuals) (Ransome and Hutson 2000). However, in Austria declines continue, with population reductions of 70% in the last 10 years (from 100 to 30 breeding individuals: Spitzenberger 2002, F. Spitzenberger pers. comm. 2006). In other parts of Europe, trends vary and are generally less well known: in Malta the species has become extinct, in Portugal and Spain the trend is not known (although some colonies have disappeared in Spain) (Palomo and Gisbert 2002, Cabral et al. 2005) , while it is currently considered extinct in Gibraltar (S. Finlayson pers. comm. 2015); in Croatia the population is thought to be stable (N. Tvrtkovic pers. comm.), and in Romania it has been slowly increasing since 1989 due to reduced use of pesticides and a return to traditional agriculture with colonies of up to 800 individuals. In Switzerland the species is very rare (3 maternity roosts with some 200 individuals), but the population trend appears stable (H. Kraettli pers. comm. 2006).
In its north African and south Asian range the population size and trends are unknown.
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In South Asia, this species is found in montane forests among the mountains and valleys of the Himalaya. It is gregarious and roosts in caves, old temples, old and ruined buildings in tight clusters. It has a slow and fluttering flight and feeds on small insects, lacewings, small moths, spiders and grasshoppers. A single young is born after a gestation period of 72 days (Bates and Harrison 1997).
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In South Asia, this species is threatened by deforestation, generally resulting from logging operations and the conversion of land for agricultural and other uses. Disturbance to roosting sites is likely to be a potential threat to the populations of this species (Molur et al. 2002).
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It is protected by national legislation in some range states. There are international legal obligations for its protection through the Bonn Convention (Eurobats) and Bern Convention in parts of its range where these apply. It is included in Annex II (and IV) of the European Union Habitats Directive, and hence requires special measures for conservation including designation of Special Areas for Conservation. There is some habitat protection through Natura 2000 (some roosts are already protected by national legislation).
There are no specific conservation measures in place for the species in North Africa or South Asia. Populations should be monitored to record changes in abundance and distribution (Molur et al. 2002).
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SACRAMENTO - DeLyla Morn knew something was up early Friday afternoon when her closest friends started showing up, her father started ducking her and her mother let something slip about a limousine.
Then, at 2 p.m. sharp, there was a knock on the door. It was Michele Flynn of the Make-A-Wish Foundation, and from that moment forward, every pop-star fantasy the stargazing 9-year-old DeLyla ever has dreamed magically became reality.
A Hummer limousine the size of a yacht was parked outside DeLyla's Kelley Drive duplex. Flynn placed oh-so-chic white, oversized Dolce & Gabbana sunglasses on DeLyla's face and a sparkly purple cap on her head. A gruff bodyguard in a dark suit and wrap-around shades was ready to fend off any paparazzi who happened to stumble past.
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One thing after another happened next. DeLyla, her older brothers, her parents, her closest friends and their mothers piled into the limo and sped up Interstate 5 to Sacramento.
There was a radio interview with 100.5 FM personality Nina Hajian, an autograph session, a live performance for the station's staff and, later, another live performance before a large crowd of sign-waving fans screaming her name at the regular Friday night summer concert at Cesar Chavez Park near the state Capitol.
DeLyla even flashed some celebrity attitude. She said being a star is "fun" and "cool." But, she added, "Sometimes you can get a little irritated with a lot of pictures."
DeLyla's Make-A-Wish adventure will continue with a five-day trip to Los Angeles in July, where activities will include a pop-star makeover and a recording session in a professional sound studio. A nursing supervisor at Children's Hospital & Research Center in Oakland put DeLyla on Make-A-Wish's radar.
The northeastern California chapter fulfills about 250 wishes for sick children each year. Flynn said about three-quarters of the children whose wishes are fulfilled by the foundation end up recovering from their illnesses.
DeLyla has endured chemotherapy and more recently has been undergoing daily radiation treatments in Sacramento. Early Friday morning, in fact, Delyla's mother, Maline, drove her to Sacramento for radiation, then brought her back to Stockton just in time to return to Sacramento for a much more enjoyable visit.
The family is hoping a few more weeks of radiation will shrink the masses in DeLyla's brain enough that she can undergo surgery to remove the tumors. Or, better yet, they are hoping the tumors will be gone.
"We don't really know what's going to happen," Maline said.
But really, Maline and DeLyla's father, Tommy, seem to know just what will happen.
"Nothing's going to stop this kid," Maline said. "Nothing."
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� At 100.5 FM, Hajian asked DeLyla what she would like to ask Rihanna, who is one of her favorite artists. "I would ask her if she would like to make a song with me," DeLyla said.
Hajian asked DeLyla to sing. DeLyla belted out "Pray" by Justin Bieber. "I close my eyes," DeLyla sang, "and I can see a better day."
"She's ready," Hajian said later. "She's a star. Some people just have that in them."
� Incidentally, DeLyla is not exactly star-struck by Bieber.
"I don't like him," she said. "I like his music. Liking him is liking his hair, blah, blah, blah. I like his music. I'm not one of those girls who screams, 'I love you Justin Bieber.' I'm not like that."
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When she was finished singing, the crowd roared one last time.
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HBO's "Looking" might follow the lives of gay friends in San Franscico, but one thing that drew star O-T Fagbenle to the show was the way the stories resonate with people of any sexuality. Many people have had restless partners, for example.
Fagbenle stars as Frank, the longtime boyfriend of artist Agustin (Frankie J. Alvarez). As the series began, Agustin moved to Oakland to live in domestic bliss with Frank. That lasted about 10 minutes. Agustin since has initiated a threesome and, after meeting hunky man-hooker CJ (TJ Linnard), is currently flirting with the idea of becoming a sex worker himself—or at least doing something "artistic" with CJ.
The British actor says it may look like Frank is OK with Agustin's adventurous side—he did participate in that threesome—but he's really feeling a lot of anxiety and just wants to keep his man happy. Like many people in relationships do, Fagbenle said, Frank is making compromises.
"Then if you give them an inch, they'll want another seven," he joked, adding this little tease about Frank's patience: "He has a lot of tolerance. But everything can snap."
In other words, Frank could be looking for a new boyfriend soon.
Fagbenle talked more about what's coming for the couple, how he prepared for the role, and what he thinks of the negative reactions about the show.
"Looking" airs at 9:30 p.m. Sundays on HBO.
Tell me a little bit about Frank and how you approached playing him.
I guess I just spent a lot of time with the script. Michael Lannan has written this lovely, sweet kind of character who wanted to domesticate his wild man. I spent a lot of time just reading the script and then also thinking about where he came from because there are little clues all about in it. Like Frank has a tattoo of Ohio on his bicep. I'm a big researcher, so I researched Ohio. I came to San Francisco early and went to some of the bars that Michael told me that Frank might have gone to and listened to the music that Michael told me Frank might listen to. Yeah, just stuff like that to try and get myself into a certain mindset.
You like to do the research of that sort?
It can get me into trouble sometimes. But yeah, I'm a big researcher. I believe in practical research as well. You know, like going to places and experiencing things first hand as much as possible.
You filmed in San Francisco. Did you sort of explore the city before you started too?
Yes sir I did, and how. [Laughs.] Oh yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah. I had to. I did lots of things. I walked around a lot. I went partying a couple of times ... like clubbing or whatever you call it. That was interesting. Yeah, a fair amount of drinking involved, and talking to people. I take my work seriously. [Laughs]
Did you spend any time in Oakland since Frank lives in Oakland?
Yes I did. In fact that's the only place I get my hair cut is Oakland. ... Oakland was great. Oakland's got a lot of character. ... Maybe I didn't see the worst parts of it, but the bits I did were lovely.
I feel that Frank is the most centered and the calmest member of the group. Would you agree with that?
You know what's funny? A lot of people have said that to me, but I never really thought of him as being like that. I feel like Frank has got lots of anxiety to do with his love and Agustín and how the relationship is going to go. I think he's quite good at hiding it and dealing with it. Ultimately Agustín and Frank have been in a relationship for a long time and he's had to find ways of not freaking Agustín out because you put too much pressure on him and then he'll go away. You have to kind of look quite chill. But I think you're right, though, he has a lot of tolerance. But everything can snap.
Do you think Frank is going along with Agustín with the sexual adventurousness just to make him happy, or is he OK with it?
I think that the reason that people open up relationships are kind of varied. And I think for Frank, it's not his first choice but he's open to it. He wasn't bullied into the situation, but there is a sense that I think he's trying to appease Agustín. He wants to make him happy. And I think most people kind of do things out of their affection for their partners. But ... how far do you go?
Right, to make your partner feel comfortable, you mean?
Yeah, what can you do so that your partner stays. And then if you give them an inch, they'll want another seven.
I kind of feel for Frank actually because I fear that something bad is going to happen coming up. When you were seeing the scripts did you feel that he was going to be very disappointed at some point?
I'm aware that all drama is conflict. And even so we didn't know when we started the series how exactly everything would turn out, I think I went into it knowing that there's no drama without conflict. There's no TV show sex without fire.
I don't understand what Agustín's deal is because Frank's a good guy. Were you thinking that, too?
Well, the funny thing is, I think, is the wonderful and talented Frankie J. Alvarez is actually a lot more like Frank in his life, and I'm actually a little more like Agustín.
I think it's interesting to that the two straight guys of the main four are the two who play the coupled gay guys. Did you guys have a laugh about that?
We did at one point. It is funny in a way, but ultimately, there's far much more in common between gay love and straight love then there is different. Like, we still kiss and we still caress and we still hold each other. There's a difference, but it's only quite slight. So I guess it was funny, but actually on a fundamental level it didn't feel, like, a million miles different.
Because of the sort of political side of the "gay" show, did you have any reservations or any extra worries than any other role you would've done?
I think I did, to be honest. Because I guess in a way it's quite the unique opportunity. There are lots of groups of people who don't get their stories told traditionally. They haven't had their stories told. And I think gay men are a group of people who haven't had their story told as much as it should be told. And so I was aware that "Looking" was a great opportunity. But ultimately I think if you try and go into kind of an artistic endeavor with some kind of political point to make, then I think you end up doing a disservice.
I think for me it was just important for me to understand my character as a real human being, a three-dimensional human being. A person whose most interesting characteristic isn't his sexuality, it's his openheartedness and his feelings about being in a relationship. And it's all these things which I can relate to and play. And I feel by trying to create a fully rounded, three-dimensional character who I relate to, who I care for, that will kind of do the important work of kind of representing people correctly.
The performances, including yours, seem very natural. I was wondering if there was a lot of going off script, sort of like a Mike Leigh type of thing, where "here's what you should be thinking but say whatever you want to say" type of thing.
What was great about working with Andrew and Michael is they weren't precious. They're most committed to telling the stories correctly. And so they gave us a lot of flexibility to do that. And to be honest actually it's tough, because you end up improvising a lot and they throw away some of our favorite bits. I'm like, "Oh no, they cut everywhere where I improvised." So there was a fair amount but it wasn't nonstop. It's a great script, but there was also a lot of flexibility for us to bring our own thoughts to it.
Did you guys hang out a lot before filming started just to get to know each other?
I tried to. HBO was kind enough to get me over to San Francisco early so I could do some of my research, and also to give Frankie J and I an opportunity to hang out. So we went on some man dates to spots where we thought our characters would hang out. He's also basketball fan so we went to a couple of game together.
When you went to those places you to hang out, do you have any interesting stories from there?
You know what, they were pretty low-key. I did certainly meet some interesting characters out and about. That's the thing, now I wish I had some salacious story to talk about.
I wasn't talking salacious but I thought maybe one of you would be recognized or maybe there was a big "Quarterlife" fan in one of the bars or something like that.
Oh, actually funny enough, I did do a movie called "Double Wedding" and I got spotted on the street by a nurse; she was a big fan of it.
That's cool. What do you think about sort of the criticism that's been leveled against the show? Have you been reading of this stuff about it being boring?
I have heard some of that. I think basically different strokes for different folks. What did I read? Oh God, I read "The Tale of Two Cities." Do you know that book?
It's boring. It's so long. But I'm aware that there are people who read that and think "genius." And this is the thing about art: It's subjective. One man's genius is another man's waste of time. And so I would much prefer to be part of pieces of art which challenge people, as people loved it/hate it, then be in some kind of average, mediocre, dumb old TV program, which everyone is like, "Oh, that's OK."
The thing that I like about the show is that even though it's sort of like a "slice of life" type thing, but there's a real subtext in it about what the gay community expects from its members I guess. Have you learned a lot of things from doing the show?
Let's go back to what you were saying because I think you really hit the nail on the head there about the subtext. There are some people who turn on the TV and they want "wham-bam, thank you ma'am." They want explosions and they want fast-paced and they don't need it to be real and that's fine. That's entertainment.
But there's another type of art where in between these subtle gestures between people, in between unsaid, unspoken words, there's the feel of life that you recognize. You recognize yourself and moments, which kind of go, "Yeah, I know what it's like to feel that awkward," or "I know what it's like to be in a relationship like that." And that sense of recognition is quite a satisfying thing when you see it for real.
"Looking" isn't the show that kind of slaps you over the face with it. "Looking" is the kind of show that lays it down and you get to kind of look at it and see, "Oh, look what I can find between the edges." So I think you got it right about the subtext being there and people who can appreciate that and see that and have a taste for that and really enjoy the show.
"Queer as Folk" started out as a British series and then it was redone as an American series. Do you think that can happen in the reverse for "Looking?"
Basically I don't know. Did they ever do that? Do they ever take American shows and make English versions of it? ... The thing is that with Americans do a lot of television really well, they just do it really well. And I think "Looking" is that kind of thing. So when something is done well at that point it's like copying it. So I'd be surprised if they did an English version of "Looking," but it might inspire a kind of sister type show, a kind of show around the same kind of issues but differently.
Is there any place in Britain like San Francisco? I mean San Francisco's such a big part of the show so they would really need to find that same kind of thing I think.
I really don't know. That's one of the wonderful things I think about America is that it's just so eclectic; it's so broad. Whatever your fancy, whatever your taste you can pretty much find it in this big country of yours. I don't know if we have it on the same scale in England. There might be streets or areas, but I don't think there's any cities like San Francisco.
Let's get back to your character and Frankie's character. Now Frankie and viewers have met CJ the sex worker. So give me a little hint about what kind of problems CJ may cause without spilling too much.
Take a look at him, for goodness sakes. Take a good look at him and those crystal blue eyes and you tell me what problems can happen. [Laughs.]
But how far will Agustín be able to push Frank into that territory?
Well, I think it's fair to say that Frank is a pleaser and he wants his man to be happy.
Even if Frank's not?
Well, I think the most important thing for Frank, and I think it could be said for a lot of relationships actually, which are kind of open, is that the important aspect is honesty and transparency. And those are kind of like the deal breakers. And everything else is up for negotiation.
Was Frank already a musician before you got cast or did they realize your musical background and say why not?
No, no, he was a musician first. In fact I played my saxophone at my audition. ... But I think we decided that Frank plays the keys. But I do play keys a little bit as well.
Do you feel that even though he may be different than you that you're able to find some of O-T to put into Frank?
You know, I feel like within each of us is a million different people that we could reveal and that we can be sometimes ... And for me the process of acting isn't so much about finding the person outside of myself and mimicking them, but rather releasing parts of myself and adding them to the character. So Frank is me. He's just me with a cocktail mixed differently.
Can you tell me the origin of your O-T? Is that your initials and why the dash?
Strictly speaking, it's an abbreviation. My full name is Olatunde Olateju Olaolorun Fagbenle. I was named after my grandfather. It's Yoruba, which is like southern Nigeria.
Any plans to get back out to the theater?
I really want to do Broadway. That's next on my list. ... I don't know if they'll bring it back, but the part I'm really trying to do is in a show called "Ma Rainey's Black Bottom," the August Wilson play. There's a part in it called Levee and I'd really like to play it.
Anything else coming up we should know about with you?
Yeah. I'm releasing my first short film called "MOTH" and it's coming out soon. Yeah, so basically I will be releasing that and now I'm developing it into a feature.
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CALGARY – Shareholders of Nexen Inc. (TSX:NXY) have voted to approve a proposed Chinese takeover of the company by China National Offshore Oil Company.
Kevin Reinhart, Nexen's interim president and chief executive, said Thursday the takeover of the company isn't the end for the company as CNOOC intends on keeping the Calgary headquarters and all of the company's employees.
"This transaction will in no way close the book on Nexen or our way of doing business," Reinhart told shareholders, adding that the Chinese intend on maintaining the Nexen brand.
"Instead it will open up a new chapter in our proud history, one I believe has the potential to be as exciting as all the past ones."
However, the $15.1-billion takeover still requires approval by the Canadian government under the Investment Canada Act.
The deal faces the key "net benefit" test that tripped up BHP-Billiton's hostile takeover bid for Potash Corporation of Saskatchewan.
Concerns have been raised by Alberta Tory MP Ted Menzies who has said he's been getting a lot of negative feedback from constituents about the takeover by a state-owned Chinese firm.
Prime Minister Stephen Harper has also said that China needs to show its state-run enterprises can be trusted to play by the same rules as Canada.
CNOOC has offered $27.50 per share in cash for Nexen, which has offshore oil and gas assets around the world as well as a stake in the Long Lake oil sands project in Alberta and shale gas operations in B.C.
Nexen shares were up eight cents at $24.75 in trading on the Toronto Stock Exchange, suggesting that at least some investors believe there is a chance Ottawa will reject the deal.
The deal had required a approval by two-thirds of the votes case by both Nexen's common and preferred shareholders. The common shareholders voted 99 per cent in favour of the deal, while the preferred shareholders voted 87 per cent to approve the agreement.


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Modernist Cuisine: The Art and Science of Cooking
I'm not gonna lie. I'm not sure I've ever been more nervous before an interview than I was before talking to Nathan Myhrvold.
Four graduate degrees? An Ivy League PhD at twenty-two and postdoctoral work with Stephen Hawking? I had to fan the flop sweat from my body as I sat by the phone waiting for the chance, I assumed, to embarrass myself in front of a legitimate intellectual giant.
Mere minutes into my conversation, I realized I'd worried for nothing. Nathan Myhrvold may be brilliant, accomplished, and wealthy, but he's also just a nice guy who's really passionate about a number of things, not the least of which is food and cooking.
Yes, Modernist Cuisine: The Art and Science of Cooking, the encyclopedia Myhrvold co-authored, has finally seen the light of day.
I was lucky enough to receive my copy a few weeks ago. Now that my Q&A with Myhrvold has finally hit newstands, I'm eager to record a few of the impressions here that, due to pesky space limitations in the paper and ink world, did not make it into the Globe.
The first and most obvious question is: Is the book any good? There's been a lot written, both positive and negative (and I'll address that shortly), but my personal opinion is that Modernist Cuisine lives up to the hype. I'm probably guilty of bandying about words like "masterpiece" and "bible" too often, but I'm not sure any other superlatives do Myhrvold's masterpiece justice.
Modernist Cuisine may well be the greatest cookbook ever.
I know that it is, at the very least, the best cookbook in my collection. Yes, many if not most of the recipes are inaccessible to me, even though I have a thermal immersion circulator and a lot of modernist ingredients, but Myhrvold, and his co-authors, Chris Young and Maxime Bilet, have created a jaw-dropping work that simultaneously catalogues in exhausting detail the techniques and ingredients of modern gastronomy while reinventing the entire cookbook format.
I told Dr. Myhrvold during our interview that I appreciated his cookbook because it took me back to one of my geeky childhood thrills: visiting the library, grabbing a volume of the encyclopedia, and simply opening it to some random entry in order to gaze at all that information, both textual and photographic. Modernist Cuisine fills me with that same sense of wonder.
Frankly, most of the time I don't give a damn about the recipes, even the ones that I can cook, because I'm engrossed in a detailed discussion of chicken skin or some other obscure, yet fascinating, detail.
Still, those recipes that I have tried are good, like the Colonel's Secret Recipe chicken, which was amongst the best fried chickens I've ever tasted, even if it didn't quite capture the flavour of KFC.
The best recipes in the book aren't for specific dishes, however, they're the "Parametric Recipes" that provide foundations for preparing any number of kitchen essentials (both modernist and conventional). The parametric recipe for stocks is my new go-to for that staple, as are the parametric recipes for sous videing tender and tough meats, poultry, and offal.
The recipe format itself deserves praise. I loathe volume measurements, and this book doesn't contain any. Quantities for every recipe are listed in metric and as a baker's percentage, which makes scaling dishes simple. This is a good thing, too, given that one of my few quibbles with the book is the small portion sizes in many recipes.
I'd like to offer one more nugget of praise before addressing some of the criticism leveled at modernist cuisine. My sense is that the Modernist Cuisine team have finally solved the messy problem of what to call this particular approach to food. Goodbye and good riddance to 'molecular gastronomy,' I say. The people who cook in that style have always hated the term, and those who dislike it have always said the 'molecular' portion of the term with a sneer indicative of their contempt for what they view as an inferior style of cooking.
So, from now on can we please adopt the term 'modernist cuisine' (note the lower case 'm' and 'c' to distinguish it from the book)?
In addition to my Q&A with Dr. Myhrvold, The Globe & Mail also published companion articles by Mark Schatzker criticizing modernist cuisine, and by me praising it.
I'd like to take the time to address Schatzker's main argument (and I'm simplifying here): modernist cuisine emphasizes technique over ingredients.
Anyone who's read The Sorcerer's Apprentice's: A Season in the Kitchen at Ferran Adria's elBulli, Lisa Abend's brilliant (but, frankly, harrowing) look into the lives of stagiaires at the world's most esteemed restaurant, learns how obsessive he and his chefs are about the quality of their primary materials.
Likewise, anyone who attended Rene Redzepi's Q&A with Alison Fryer of The Cookbook Store here in Toronto, now knows of the centrality of ingredients to noma's food.
Thomas Keller's reverence for his materials is legendary. To those of you who argue that Keller isn't a modernist, I refer you to his cookbook, Under Pressure: Cooking Sous Vide.
The lesson's clear: great chefs use great ingredients. Period. Whether they're traditionalists or modernists doesn't matter.
The other flaw in Schatzker's argument is that his criticism is only valid if traditional cookbooks don't behave in exactly the same way as Modernist Cuisine. In his critique of Modernist Cuisine's hamburger recipe, Schatzker writes:
Alas, there is a problem. Humans may be able to measure quantities of Activa RM down to the nearest microgram and prepare blends of ground beef using exact ratios of short rib and aged rib eye. But nature doesn't work that way.
For example, is that aged rib eye from a 14-month-old barley-fed Charolais steer or a 24-month-old ryegrass-finished Galloway heifer? Because both will feature different profiles of fatty acids and volatile aromatic compounds. And if you use the latter, don't bother with the cylinderizing, liquid nitrogen and deep-frying: Just form a patty with your hands, hit it with sea salt and high heat, and you will discover burger bliss. (And just how many Microsoft stock options do you have to cash in before grinding an exalted cut like rib eye seems like a good idea?)
The problem is that traditional cookbooks don't differentiate between that barley-fed Charolais or his Galloway cousin either. I see a lot of cookbooks these days, and the ingredients, especially for common dishes like a burger, almost always include generic ingredient lists. When it comes to burger recipes, I'm usually happy when a cookbook recommends specific cuts of meat for the patty, which is exactly what Modernist Cuisine does.
And that's because cookbook recipes tend to follow a specific format: a set of ingredients, usually suitably generic (ie. 500 grams of lean ground beef), followed by a set of instructions, almost always specific (ie. cook on a grill heated to at least 400F).
Let's take a moment to envision Schatzker's idealized cookbook, which would apparently be exactly the opposite, an elaborate shopping list with vague instructions:
500 grams of ground 24-month-old ryegrass-finished Galloway heifer aged rib eye from your local farmers' market.
Sea salt
Combine ingredients with your hands. Char the outside and heat the inside over high heat. Serve.
Absurd, right? So please don't tell me that technique only plays a supporting role.
Sure, you can buy that "24-month-old ryegrass-finished Galloway heifer" and "discover burger bliss," using a little salt and some high heat, or you can sous vide it, zap it with liquid nitrogen, and deep-fry it to discover burger perfection.
I know what I'd choose.
* I conducted two phone interviews with Dr. Myrhvold. I offer them here, complete and unedited. The total, combined length is approximately two hours.