Sentences with phrase «as drinking straws»

This video shows why plastic pollution is detrimental to marine life and why single - use plastics, such as drinking straws, are one of the most useless items made out of plastic, and destructive if they end up in our oceans.

Across a wide spectrum of artistic practice, craft materials are in vogue, with Sarah Sze, Tom Friedman, and Jim Lambie among the many prominent artists using handworked odds and ends such as drinking straws, sugar cubes, and Q - tips in their sculptures.

Donovan creates compelling sculptures and wall works that appear to be self - replicating, living structures made from accumulations of everyday, mass - produced items such as drinking straws, pins, toothpicks, buttons, pencils, and index cards.

Among the elements she incorporates are objects such as drinking straws, IV drip tubing, construction netting, film, foil, packing materials, bicycle helmets, cable ties and funnels.

Tara Donovan often constructs her installations and sculptures by transforming large quantities of mass - produced items — such as drinking straws, straight pins, wooden toothpicks, and plastic buttons — into stunning works of phenomenal impact.

Inspired by arthropod insects and spiders, scientists George Whitesides and Alex Nemiroski have created a type of semi-soft robot capable of walking, using simple materials such as drinking straws and inflatable tubing.

«I saved the cord and use it as a drinking straw!»

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In a striking example combining metaphor and humor, Koko made a joke about being a «sad elephant» because she was reduced to drinking water through a thick rubber straw as a solution to her constant nagging one morning for more drinks of juice (IULG 534).

We wanted to demonstrate that plastic no longer has a place in Chivas drinks, and that small acts - such as refusing the straw - can make a big difference.

Calls to ban the use of single - use plastic straws have been gathering momentum: with the UK government last week announcing plans to ban them from sale and other drinks giants such as Bacardi and Diageo also pledging to eliminate their use across their businesses.

In the ongoing war against plastic waste, leading names in the drinks industry, including Pernod Ricard's Chivas Regal blended Scotch and the world's largest spirits group Diageo, as well as bars and nightclubs, have pledged to remove straws from their businesses.

While there is widespread support in the industry for cutting waste, and groups such as Marriott and All Bar One have already removed plastic straws from their businesses, many industry leaders are reluctant to back an initiative which would force consumers to pay more for their drink.

If you've never had one, it really is the ideal way to enjoy smoothies, as they can be just a little too thick to drink comfortably with a straw.

Drinks giants Diageo, Pernod Ricard and Bacardi have also pledged to stop using plastic straws and stirrers across their businesses, while drinks industry group the Scotch Whisky Association has also pledged its support as part of its Environmental StrDrinks giants Diageo, Pernod Ricard and Bacardi have also pledged to stop using plastic straws and stirrers across their businesses, while drinks industry group the Scotch Whisky Association has also pledged its support as part of its Environmental Strdrinks industry group the Scotch Whisky Association has also pledged its support as part of its Environmental Strategy.

Pour into your favorite smoothie glass and drink with a straw, or scrape the mixture into your favorite bowl and enjoy it as a smoothie bowl.

SportsCentury: Reggie Jackson ESPN Classic 8 p.m. He's known as Mr. October for a reason: In 77 postseason games, the self - proclaimed «straw that stirs the drink» hit 18 homers, including three — on consecutive pitches — in Game 6 of the 1977 World Series.

He was giggling a bit as he came close, then he pursed his lips and tried to drink it like a straw!

There are some ways to limit this damage such as drinking water between fizzy drinks or drinking soft drinks through a straw (this stops us swilling the liquid around our mouths).

I went with a straw cup instead, as drinking from a straw is something my kids will do later in life.

Just as you're likely to get frustrated if you're having trouble getting your drink through your straw, your baby may get frustrated and upset if they are having trouble getting milk out of their bottle.

Get your child straw drinking as early as 10 months.

Look no further, drinking straw pyramids are perfect and right on trend as well.

It also features a straw, which our pediatrician recommended for my boys, and the handles that give babies learning to drink a better grip as they age.

Have the child drink sugary beverages such as soda pop or juices (which contain high levels of sugar) through a straw.

My daughter gags on sippy cups as well but she now drinks from straw cups on her own doing.

My mother gave me a great tip for getting through those first couple of weeks when breastfeeding hurt: Drink very cold water through a straw as the baby is latching on.

I see giving kids straw cups too early - as a way to reinforce a suckling pattern to drink.

An older child can try drinking something through a straw or chewing gum as long as she's at least 4 (and you're careful about watching to make sure she doesn't choke).

If you want to introduce cows» milk as a separate, new thing, I'd give it to her cold (since you're far more likely to have cold milk at any given time in the future than warm milk) and in either a sippy cup or a straw cup (straw cups tend to be a little easier for younger kids to learn — Melissa left the ur - method for teaching kids to drink from a straw in this comment to an earlier post).

I've had great success teaching children as young as 4 - 6 months of age to drink from straws - it's good for oral - motor development, too.»

Olivia has mastered the art of crawling as fast as she possibly can to spaces she really shouldn't be in (inside the exersaucer, on the first ledge of a side table) and drinking from a straw cup.

As a prank, I used a charcoal - activated straw to drink the tap water.

The thorny devil lizard uses its entire skin as a web of drinking straws to soak up water from soggy sand.

Only in their case, they use nano - sized tubes — think of them as ultra-tiny drinking straws.

As with energy drinks, sip from a straw if you must.

If you tend to go out for lunch with co-workers, even something as small as skipping the straw for your soft drink can do a lot for the environment.

Only my dentist complains as it slightly stains my teeth but nothing a bit of cleaning can't sort - she even suggest I drink it through a straw!!

Pour into your favorite smoothie glass and drink with a straw, or scrape the mixture into your favorite bowl and enjoy it as a smoothie bowl.

I imagine there would be a small difference between using a straw as opposed to drinking directly from the glass.

I always try and drink from a straw as it's apparently better for your teeth and the Dharma ones are so cute!

100g avocado, fresh ginger (as much as you like, I use about 5 - 10g) 1/2 squeezed lime, 10g coconut oil and water (just to make it able to drink out of a straw) Mix it in a blender until smooth, this is delicious and has a lot of good fats in it!

Another bloat - avoidance tip: don't drink through straws or chew gum, as both activities send extra air into the mid-section and can further inflate your belly.

When you drink your lemon water make certain that you are drinking it through a STRAW as its very ACIDIC.

Look no further, drinking straw pyramids are perfect and right on trend as well.

As always, you can find me with a few hair ties instead of actual accessories on my wrist and a Starbucks straw sticking out of the mouth of my hot coffee drink.

As Daniel Plainview, a once lowly prospector - turned - petro titan ensconced in his California manse, he illustrates that process by supposing that he and another guy are drinking milkshakes, but that Plainview is drinking his from an especially long straw.

As the captains of entertainment, sports, politics and fashion converge at Bouchon in Beverly Hills before the Emmy Awards, CAA is the straw that stirs the drink.

You'll notice as you slurp down your cool drink that's it's served with a bamboo straw!

And the adventurous traveler will be thrilled to unwrap a straw that converts contaminated water to drinkable water as he's drinking it.

Presenting large - scale installations that resemble elements of nature under a microscope and cell - like forms or organisms from the depths of the ocean, Donovan's body of work derives from recognisable everyday items, such as Scotch Tape, drinking straws, paper - plates, needles, plastic rods and toothpicks.