* Bikinis, hugs and hairy heroics on world records day Nov 14, 2009
Joe Alexander broke a stack of 11 concrete blocks with his elbow while holding a raw egg, and Maiko Kiesewetter climbed 5m up a wall X on darts. In the US, 23 people in Fort Worth, Texas broke the record for lassoing simultaneously, while in Memphis, 297 people set the benchmark for the largest cheerleading dance. (Taipei Times, Taiwan -- World Business)
Natural contraception 'effective' Nov 1, 2009
CHANGE IN CERVICAL SECRETION The amount of the hormones oestrogen and progesterone varies in the menstrual cycle, which alters the quantity and the consistency of cervical mucus Just before ovulation the secretions become clearer, wetter, stretchy and slippery, like raw egg white. STM is governed by a precise set of rules, which do take some time to learn. (Yahoo News -- Birth Control)
Scary Good Halloween Fun Oct 29, 2009
These are good, but some people might not like using raw egg in the icing. If that's a concern, use your own icing. (Pittsburgh Post-Gazette, PA)
Margaret Fulton turns 85 Oct 15, 2009
But in the era when Fulton's first cookbook was released, the mere idea of a caesar salad and its raw egg dressing could induce an attack of the vapours. Fulton included a recipe for the salad in her first book and in her 1999 autobiography, I Sang for My Supper, there's a photograph of her, complete with beehive hairdo, watching intently as a caesar salad is prepared at her table in a Mexico City restaurant in 1967. (Sydney Morning Herald -- Entertainment)
Mrs. Fields, Rich's make new concoction Oct 9, 2009
She noted that 65 percent of those polled, admitted they eat raw cookie dough, despite the raw egg health concerns. Because her product is egg-free, it is also a relatively healthy item. (Buffalo Business First, NY)
Fried Or Raw- Restaurants Add Eggs ... Oct 7, 2009
Crack a raw egg onto a pizza before baking it to create a creamy rich texture with the cheese. Frisee salad, a French classic topped with a fried egg. (Suite101.com)
Royal Mail Hotel Dunkeld Oct 6, 2009
A mushroomy yeast stock added to a crunchy granola suite of legumes and toasted rye topped with a single glistening raw egg yolk adds to the breadiness of the dish and its quirky reference to an egg on toast. Or a rich soy milk and cauliflower soup added to a painterly jumble of seasonal veg cooked different ways sous vide, pan fried, dehydrated, raw giving the yin to the yang of a soil of cocoa and coffee grounds. (Sydney Morning Herald -- Entertainment)
'Equal night' ushers in start of autumnal season Sep 23, 2009
One of the most enduring and interesting is the idea that on the day of the fall and spring equinoxes it is possible to balance a raw egg on its end. The belief is based on the concept that because the equinox is a time of balance -- where day and night are equal -- some cosmic or mystical force makes it possible to balance an egg on its side. (Daytona Beach News Journal -- Local)
Could Salmonella Bacteria Kill Tumors? Sep 9, 2009
Hardly a summer passes without reports of severe salmonella infections via raw egg dishes or chicken. But salmonella may not only harm us -- in the future, it may even help to defend us against cancer. (Science Daily)
Owner returns to find car vandalized Aug 29, 2009
When Sasha Delaney went to her car on Aug. 24, parked overnight outside 23 Wellshire Lane in Palm Coast, she found the passenger side and its windshield and hood covered in raw egg and the ground scattered with eggshells. Delaney, of 1604 Sherwood St., Bunnell, also saw dents on the roof above the driver's side rear door and two on the passenger side. (Daytona Beach News Journal -- Local)
Draft horses thunder into Bureau County Fair on Saturday Aug 25, 2009
Each rider is given a teaspoon and they have to hold a raw egg in the spoon as they guide their horse around the arena. This is pretty tricky to do without scrambling their eggs. (Princeton Bureau County Republican, IL)
The World's Fastest Human Aug 18, 2009
The reigning Olympic champion, Paddock won attention as much for his prerace habits as for his speed; the colorful sprinter was renowned for quaffing a sherry mixed with raw egg before entering the blocks. In 1930, Percy Williams, a Canadian, became the first non-American to take the title. (Time.com)
Dairy-Free Icings and Frostings for... Aug 10, 2009
As the mixture is not cooked royal icing should not be served to those for whom eating raw egg products is unsafe. Using pasteurised egg whites eliminates this issue. (Suite101.com)
Eggs frying on hot pavement? Not here (19) Jul 30, 2009
Raw egg is all they saw. Only the bystanders were getting fried by the heat. (Albany Democrat-Herald, OR)
Moville girls win tap competition over 300 dancers in Las Vegas Jul 19, 2009
WORLD RECORD Denny Carlson, of Sioux City, will get his name in the Guinness Book of Wold Records because he caught a raw egg without breaking it as it dropped from 40 feet in a contest at the Wayne, Neb. "Chicken Show.". (Sioux City Journal, IO)
Getting the check first Jul 12, 2009
Mr. Allison said an area on the mixer tested positive for salmonella where the paddle attached and raw egg could have splashed up. The state report says the hospital was advised on proper egg handling and cleaning procedures and that the hospital switched to pasteurized egg products. (The Augusta Chronicle)
Make a Tequila Fizz Jul 10, 2009
Alcohol also is a sanitizer and has been proven in labs to kill salmonella, so handling a raw egg in this case is not a massive risk. There is still a risk, however, so please be warned. (Suite101.com)
Readers sharetales of dangerous youth Jul 7, 2009
My mother thought I was too thin as a child (a thin child in those days I was born in 1943 was a huge embarrassment to a mother, especially a Jewish mother), so she made me drink EGG MALTEDS for breakfast every morning: chocolate, whole milk, malt, a RAW egg all missed up in whatever blenders were called in those days. And about the sun, I stayed out in it until I threw up. (MSNBC -- Health)
Lots of ways to celebrate Jul 2, 2009
It will feature classic summer games at 3 p.m., including watermelon eating and seed-spitting, horse shoes, sack races, three-legged races and a raw egg toss. There's a Christian concert at 6 p.m. and fireworks will begin at 9:30 p.m. Admission is $5 for adults and $3 for children. (The Augusta Chronicle)
Love, loss, what I ate Jun 30, 2009
You get a plate of scandalously rare meat with a raw egg perched on top. You also get me screeching across the rather sedate bistro, "Holy mother of God, there's an oeuf on my boeuf!". (CNN)
The Falls, Matchbox Balcony dining, a fine perspective Jun 18, 2009
There s an innovative gourmet selection of salads, but the Caesar salad, prepared so appropriately at table, with raw egg, anchovies and fresh croutons, is a delightfully pampering experience. The Falls really knows steak; there s the filet (10 oz.); New York strip (16 oz.); porterhouse (a whopping 25 oz.); and a bone-in rib eye (25 oz.) that has been dry aged for a minimum 15 days for a richer flavor. (Desert Entertainer, CA)
Wild things delight at Reeves School Jun 4, 2009
If they fall they will splat open like a raw egg, DeBye said. Nobody in the whole world has ever died from a tarantula bite. (Woburn Advocate, MA)
Black Bottom Pie Jun 3, 2009
Note: To avoid the very small risk of bacteria contamination posed by raw egg whites, use 2/3 cup pure liquid pasteurized egg whites instead. Nutrition. (Atlanta Journal-Constitution -- Living)
Natural contraception 'effective' May 22, 2009
CHANGE IN CERVICAL SECRETION The amount of the hormones oestrogen and progesterone varies in the menstrual cycle, which alters the quantity and the consistency of cervical mucus Just before ovulation the secretions become clearer, wetter, stretchy and slippery, like raw egg white. STM is governed by a precise set of rules, which do take some time to learn. (Yahoo News -- Birth Control)
AHS in rocket contest finals this weekend May 16, 2009
Their cardboard and balsam wood, engine-powered rocket needed to fly at least 750 feet into the air and land in 45 seconds without cracking a raw egg nestled inside to qualify ... The payload was a raw egg placed sideways in the rocket, mimicking the position of an astronaut. (Arlington Advocate, MA)
Low Cost, Dexterous Robotic Hand Operated By Compressed Air May 8, 2009
ScienceDaily (May 7, 2009) The Robotics and Mechanisms Laboratory (RoMeLa) of the College of Engineering at Virginia Tech has developed a unique robotic hand that can firmly hold objects as heavy as a can of food or as delicate as a raw egg, while dexterous enough to gesture for sign language ... The fully articulated robotic hand RAPHaEL (Robotic Air Powered Hand with Elastic Ligaments) can firmly hold objects as heavy as a can of food or as delicate as a raw egg. (Science Daily)
"Elegant" Robot Hand Grasps Eggs With a Light Touch May 6, 2009
The air-powered machine, created by undergraduate students at Virginia Tech's Robotics and Mechanisms Laboratory, can gently grasp a raw egg as successfully as the machine holds a heavy can of food and is flexible enough for sign language. RAPHaEL (Robotic Air-Powered Hand with Elastic Ligaments) is connected to a compressed air tank. (National Geographic)
10 essential cocktails you can make at home Apr 20, 2009
Sunday, April 19, 2009. The Chief asked me to come up with a list of 10 drinks that you absolutely must learn how to make if you want to hold your head high in this world of cocktail mavens. (San Francisco Chronicle)
Eggs take flight in Marietta Apr 16, 2009
To encourage students to explore and test their knowledge and skills in science, students at the Marietta school designed and built "vehicles" that would hopefully enable a raw egg to be dropped from the school roof and survive the fall. Bob Andres / bandres@ajc. (Atlanta Journal-Constitution -- Sports)
MHS' Science Olympiad team heads to nationals again Apr 12, 2009
In this event, students had to launch a rocket containing a raw egg. BRETT HART / The News. (Chippewa Falls Chippewa Herald, WI)
Hard Boiled Eggs to Perfection Apr 7, 2009
Pysanky are raw eggs that have been painted with geometric figures commonly in Eastern Europe ... Put a raw egg in a glass of water ... Boiled eggs don t last as long as raw eggs because there is a protective coating on the shell of raw eggs. (Suite101.com)
Getting ready for Easter Apr 4, 2009
To empty an egg, poke a hole about 1/4 inch across in the bottom of a raw egg and a smaller hole in the top of the egg. Break the yolk of the egg with a needle to more easily remove it. (Atmore Advance, AL)
Korean flavours to whet the palate Apr 1, 2009
Hot bowl: The Dol Sot Bi Bim Bam is a rice dish with spinach, white cabbage, chilli powder and raw egg which is quickly mixed at the table so the egg cooks in the hot rice ... The other bowl (Dol Sot Bi Bim Bam) contained rice with spinach, white cabbage, chilli powder and raw egg which is quickly mixed at the table so the egg cooks in the hot rice. (The Star Online, Malaysia)
YOUTHS ATTEND CRAFTY SPRING BREAK WORKSHOP Mar 26, 2009
Morgan, a 1st-grader at Gandy Elementary School, and his classmates next were given the task to create a cushioned package for a raw egg which was dropped from the building s roof to the pavement. I put cotton on it so it won t break, he said. (Pine Bluff Commercial, AR)
The War on Drugs Mar 25, 2009
Partnership for a Drug-Free America launched a similarly memorable campaign in 1987 with an abrasive television ad featuring a hot skillet, a raw egg, and the phrase, "This is your brain on drugs.". Catchy slogans are no match for chemical addictions, however, and study after study showed that programs such as D.A.R.E. no matter how beloved produced negligent results. (Time.com)
Egg Theme Unit Elementary Science L... Mar 19, 2009
Crack open a raw egg and point out the parts ... Spin hard-boiled eggs and raw eggs on a flat, hard surface ... (The hard-boiled egg should spin well, while the raw egg should wobble. (Suite101.com)
RANCHO BERNARDO: Science proves too cool for just school Feb 8, 2009
School lawns were transformed into arenas ringed by cheering parents of students who launched homemade plastic rockets containing raw eggs at the Egg-o-Naut contest ... The event involved aiming a homemade vehicle carrying a raw egg toward a wall without crashing into it, and the two said they had spent three months perfecting their entry. (North County Times)
Atlantans get blogging about food Feb 7, 2009
It s made with Nutella and is safe for all ages because it doesn t contain raw egg. LOUIE FAVORITE/lfavorite@ajc. (Atlanta Journal-Constitution)
