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...device company Psion and cell-phone operating-system vendor Symbian, which he left in 2002. His idea for AQA flashed a year ago at Lord's cricket ground in London. While England was playing South Africa, Myers was struggling with a crossword puzzle that wanted four letters for a herring. "I sent a text to someone and got my answer [shad]," he says. "I thought, This is neat - let's press on.'" How does it work? Most of the questions are answered by humans rather than by computers, which Myers describes as "notoriously pathetic" at understanding natural language...
When Mao Zedong's Communist revolution completed its sweep of the mainland in 1949, the oft-asked question in Washington was who had "lost" China. Former American spy, diplomat and straight shooter James Lilley argues in his sweeping memoir China Hands that this historical puzzler is a red herring: America never had China, and the very idea is counterproductive. To influence China, America first has to respect that the vast land has its own interests and ways. Lilley knows. He was born in Qingdao, the son of an American oil executive, and China has been the center of his life...
More than just a T-stop, alewife are a variety of river herring that swim up the Charles River to spawn each Spring. Onlookers from the river bank beside Anderson Bridge get a prime view of the fish breaking the surface. Also, the presence of fresh-water clams in the water signal improving water quality...
After seeing Tuesday night’s abortion debate I’d like to weigh on this topic du jour not in reference to posters or morality, but rather as the greatest political red herring of our time. Even the best discussions, and Tuesday’s was as about as good as I’ve heard, add little in terms of new insight and do very little to sway people who have already formed opinions. What interested me more than the usual arguments for or against abortion was rather the makeup of the pro-life contingent?...
...only 24; he has lived in New York ever since, with annual visits to both Sweden and Ethiopia. His recipes reflect his global view, with traditional Swedish dishes--such as gravlax with mustard sauce, prune-stuffed pork roast and, yes, Swedish meatballs--interspersed with his own creations like pickled herring sushi style that reflect his fascination with Japanese food, and coffee-roasted duck breasts, inspired by Ethiopia. His roots are Swedish, he says, but "I am an American now ... I live here, I pay taxes. But as a cook, I am sensitive to other cultures. There are no barriers...