Sentences with phrase «built in straw»

Our youngest has a little tupperware bottle with a built in straw for water during car trips but I have just taught all my kids to use cups right off the bat.

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And in early February, the SodaStream Super Bowl ad featuring actress Scarlett Johansson sipping sultrily on a straw and sniping at beverage makers Coca - Cola and Pepsi only served to light a fire under the tinderbox steadily building beneath the company for years.

Please, don't try to redefine basic concepts in faith and epistemology in a a vain attempt to build a straw man against faith.

The basic idea of straw bale building is this: Instead of constructing houses from traditional materials, an efficient and environmentally friendly method can be employed in which straw bales finished with plaster and supported with timber or rebar frames serve as the walls of the house.

It's not a coincidence that most straw bale houses are built on their own land as opposed to in subdivisions.

Straw bale building is not a new technique, but it's one that's just now starting to gain traction in mainstream circles.

People are scared of new ideas in architecture, but with a little bit of researching it becomes clear that straw bale building is perfectly viable, not so much a risk as just not yet common.

Weaned pigs — approximately four weeks old — are finished indoors in straw bedded, light and airy buildings.

It has built in handles, a straw, and a lid.

He picked out a red one with a built - in straw.

Water bottles with a built - in straw are also great.

Some cups come with a built - in straw, and some babies find these easier to use than a spout.

Many different sizes and types of cups are available, for example, sippy cups, no - spill cups and cups with a straw (or with a built - in straw).

With it's built - in non-spill valve with super soft silicone spout to protect baby's mouth, the straw is long enough to ensure that baby is able to suck up all the liquid in the cup.

They also have personal drinking straws with the filter built right in!

For me, the final straw was his voting against installation of handicapped toilets in the county office building.

However, following widespread opposition to the plans, former Justice Secretary, Jack Straw, confirmed in April 2009 that Titans would not be built after all; in their place would be five new prisons providing up to 1500 places each.

If you want to build a stronger hand, you might be able to replace the straws and clay with sturdier materials from a hardware store (for example, plastic piping for the fingers, metal cable for the tendons and a wooden base with holes drilled in it for the palm).

In this project you will build a simple artificial gripper using drinking straws and string.

«They are descendants of farmers and miners who developed a common knowledge and articulate ways of life in Serra do Espinhaço, which offered almost everything they needed: wood for firewood and building their homes, straw to cover houses, bush remedies, fruits and native flowers,» Baptista wrote in a report for the prosecutor.

Supported by a $ 500,000 grant from the Danish Energy Agency and another million dollars in loans, Samsø Energiselskab began building in June 2002 a second plant to generate heat by burning straw — the stalks and husks of corn harvested on the island.

In order to build e.g. a chip based on this material, you therefore had to assemble an almost unfathomable number of single straws — which made it really difficult and very challenging to construct circuits this way».

Even reusable water bottles with built - in straws can cause problems.

The only other time I have ever heard the word loam was traveling in Ireland when a native was telling my then - guy and I about building his house out of «straw, sweat and loam.»

I have one with a built - in straw, because, well, I'm super lazy haha.

FEATURES Total of 90 - 180 minutes of instruction time broken into 20 - 30 minute blocks All materials for up to 30 students to participate in a collaborative activity Aligned and written to standards Helpful how - to video INCLUDES Student Activity Books (6) Teacher Guide with blackline masters Full color pollinator card sets (6) Two - sided «Parts of a Flower» Poster (6) Mini pom - poms Pollen movers: feathers, fake fur, pom - poms, pipe cleaners, loop fasteners Handle materials: craft sticks, building straws and connectors, thin straws, clothespins Fabric flowers (lilies and tulips) Flower cups and small paper cups Plastic coins Double - sided tape, sticky notes, masking tape, glue dots, and rulers * Refills available.

The People thought all great cities had pigs in the streets and great muddy rivers of mule piss attracting hysterical swarms of wasps, and that all places were built of dirt and straw.

In addition, the island has long traditions in boat building, straw work, sponging and wood carvinIn addition, the island has long traditions in boat building, straw work, sponging and wood carvinin boat building, straw work, sponging and wood carving.

One source notes that the last straw for the studio was when Microsoft boss Phil Spencer visited the building with a briefcase full of Horizon screenshots that he had printed out as «critical design inspiration», and personally hung one in the cubicle of every developer.

The buildings in this village are all made of straw, bamboo and other natural materials.

Such was the case in recent works such as Dois pesos, duas medidas (Double Standard), 2016, shown at the Thirty - Second São Paulo Bienal (but not on view here), in which a pair of twenty - six - foot rectangular structures combined indigenous building materials (vines, logs, and straw) with those of industrial construction materials

In the former, Snyder has built up her oil and acrylic on canvas with paper mache, fabric, pastel, graphite, glitter, dirt, and straw, resulting in a three - dimensional impastoed surface that begs to be touched, and that features the word «requiem» (twice) in red paint and glitter; the latter features an all - over composition with lusciously applied pastel - colored paint in big, sweeping gestures, combined with repetitive circular and floral formIn the former, Snyder has built up her oil and acrylic on canvas with paper mache, fabric, pastel, graphite, glitter, dirt, and straw, resulting in a three - dimensional impastoed surface that begs to be touched, and that features the word «requiem» (twice) in red paint and glitter; the latter features an all - over composition with lusciously applied pastel - colored paint in big, sweeping gestures, combined with repetitive circular and floral formin a three - dimensional impastoed surface that begs to be touched, and that features the word «requiem» (twice) in red paint and glitter; the latter features an all - over composition with lusciously applied pastel - colored paint in big, sweeping gestures, combined with repetitive circular and floral formin red paint and glitter; the latter features an all - over composition with lusciously applied pastel - colored paint in big, sweeping gestures, combined with repetitive circular and floral formin big, sweeping gestures, combined with repetitive circular and floral forms.

He saw the coverage here last week of quake - resistant straw - bale buildings for Pakistan and the avoidable loss of young buildings in Italy's earthquake and offers some follow - up thoughts below.

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PAKSBAB's team of 6 in Pakistan has built 9 straw bale homes to date and would be able to help teach and oversee the process.

DRR is currently looking for both long - term members interested in building small eco-friendly homes, including straw - bale and cob homes.

Looking for local builders, plasterers, architects, contractors, and designers who specialize in straw bale and other natural building techniques?

When they met Rebecca and Mike of Simple Construct, a San Diego design / build construction company that specializes in straw bale building, they realized that straw bale building, with its high performance, thick walls, and «adobe» plaster, was a perfect match.

Anyway, there are some good advantages to using straw bale gardening techniques, not the least of which is that you will use your excess bales if you're building a straw bale house in a healthy, positive way.

High Performance Buildings + Natural Materials Straw, Cellulose and Wood Thursday, February 19th, 2015 in Oakland, California

They are actually planning on building a larger straw bale house for their growing family and will have some POOSHers (like a WOOFer, but for earth building) staying with them, so they are building a smaller earth cottage for them to stay in.

Building straw - bale houses and other vital infrastructure with the people of the Tsilhqot» in Nation in B.C.'s Nemiah Valley

Built with a timber frame insulated with straw - bale, and featuring an extensive suite of ecological and recycled materials, this stunning North Yorkshire home also produces more energy than it consumes, making it the first straw - bale building in the world to reach the brand new «passive house plus» standard.

Off Grid Arizona Straw Bale Home: Construction From Beginning to End (In Pictures) This house in Arizona was built out of straw bale, the construction took over a year, it was built with the help of volunteers, neighbors and studStraw Bale Home: Construction From Beginning to End (In Pictures) This house in Arizona was built out of straw bale, the construction took over a year, it was built with the help of volunteers, neighbors and studentIn Pictures) This house in Arizona was built out of straw bale, the construction took over a year, it was built with the help of volunteers, neighbors and studentin Arizona was built out of straw bale, the construction took over a year, it was built with the help of volunteers, neighbors and studstraw bale, the construction took over a year, it was built with the help of volunteers, neighbors and students.

I've built custom straw bale homes, conventional homes, and tiny houses and I have worked in both new construction and remodeling.

They provide discounts for eco buildings; are the only insurer in the UK to cover small renewable energy systems as a standard part of household policy; and offer cover to alternative houses that might usually struggle to get insured, for example timber - framed and straw bale housing.

Upon his return to the US, he looks forward to being able to sell his 4,000 sqft home and building a well designed and small straw bale home on land in the Grand Canyon region.

Sam Atkinson LLP specialises in the design and construction of straw bale and hemp buildings.

On March 16, 2017 This tiny cob and straw bale cabin was built by local artisans as a vacation rental at the Terra Perma eco resort and village in Harrington, Quebec, Canada.

There is good diversity in the buildings featured within, demonstrating what is possible with straw bale construction.