Natural super glue found on asparagus spears Nov 19, 2009
If a raw asparagus spear has an added bit of crunch, it could be due to the common asparagus beetle, which affixes its near-invisible eggs onto the vegetable using one of the world's strongest natural glues. A new study has found that it takes a pull-off force "8,650 times higher than the egg weight" to remove the glued-on white, oval eggs from asparagus. (MSNBC -- Environment)
Telstar tale Jun 18, 2009
"If they don't it still stands up, but if they do it's an added bit of texture.". Actor Con O'Neill, who plays Meek in the film, sees further parallels between his character and the modern pop industry. (BBC News -- Entertainment)
Bill Clinton named as special envoy to Haiti May 20, 2009
This is going to be an added bit of leverage and focus for us. Many poor Haitians Mr. Aristide's power base still long for their leader's return from exile after he was toppled a second time by a rebellion in 2004. (Globe and Mail)
Smoother path to cleaner energy May 6, 2009
Now there is this added bit of good news: Vogtle has been groomed to become a "reference site" for other proposed nuclear power plants. Licensing nuclear power facilities requires reams of documentation, much of it identical among plants using the same equipment -- in this case, Westinghouse's AP1000 reactor, which is what is slated to be built at Vogtle and five other nuclear sites in the Southeast. (The Augusta Chronicle)
Fresh young things Apr 13, 2009
Roasting gives the asparagus an added bit of flavor, but they could be served steamed as well. If Mandarin-infused olive oil is not available, try another high-quality citrus-infused olive oil. (San Francisco Chronicle)
LIVE BLOG: Arizona 71, Cleveland State 57 Mar 23, 2009
As an added bit of trivia, this is only the seventh time we ve seen No. 12 versus No. 13 match-ups in the tournament, but it happened twice last season. Perhaps this is becoming a trend. (Green Valley News & Sun, AZ)
