Ron A. M. Fouchier, in today's NYT, on the National Science Advisory Board for Biosecurity's request to scientific journals to suppress details re bird flu research:

The only people who want to hold back are the biosecurity experts. They show zero tolerance to risk. The public health specialists do not have this zero tolerance. I have not spoken to a single public health specialist who was against publication. So we are going to see an interesting debate over the next few weeks between biosecurity experts and public health experts who think this information should be in the public domain.

In a profile of chef Floyd Cardoz:

His path to Tabla was karmic. "At Lespinasse, there was a cook charged with making a consomme and he was failing miserably," Mr. Cardoz recalled. As the rest of the staff razzed him, Mr. Cardoz offered his help. The man never forgot it. "When Gramercy Tavern opened, he went there as sous-chef," Mr. Cardoz said. "He heard that Danny Meyer wanted to do Indian food and recommended me."