Word: shells
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...buildings ‘Knafel Center’ satisfies a crying ego need I apparently have,” Knafel said. “But I figured I could overcome that and free up a building for some guy who’s got to come along and shell out a couple of bucks...
With its hardened shell and oversize antennae, it looks like a cockroach with antlers. But the Asian long-horned beetle is no ordinary menace. It's a hungry tree-eating machine with no natural predators and a hankering for U.S. hardwoods-maple, poplar, birch, elm, ash, horse chestnut and willow. The first specimens came to the U.S. as stowaways in wooden packing crates from China and Hong Kong. The beetles turned up in Brooklyn, N.Y., six years ago, in Chicago two years later and in New York City's Central Park this winter, and have already destroyed thousands of trees...
...That's cold economic comfort, however, for those labor costs - er, people - who are looking to get back to work. The Labor Department did actually see some signs of rebirth in the still shell-shocked business world, which added 43,000 jobs to payrolls in April after shedding 21,000 in March. But as unemployment benefits and severance packages start to run out, the formerly downsized are on the market again - and overwhelming the few openings actually being created...
...balsamic vinegar ($9), for example, was a solid effort that just missed the mark. Combining the strong flavors of Stilton and balsamic with sweet onion and buttery pastry is a great idea. But the theme here appeared to be “thick,” with the pastry shell too soft and doughy and the red onions chopped too large to allow the dish to really come together. The mahi-mahi cakes with yucca and mojo de ajo ($8) were the biggest shame of the evening. Their strange culinary fusion appears to be “Miami meets Idaho...
...Episode I, C-3PO is 9-year-old Anakin's science project. He befriends R2-D2 on planet Naboo and later acquires his golden outer shell...