Yak is a noun that refers to a type of long-haired mammal, similar to a cow, which has a hump on its back and is found in the mountains of Asia. It is also used as a verb to mean talking a lot or speaking constantly.
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• Square Inc. (NYSE: SQ) acquired the engineering team of
Yik Yak, an Atlanta - based social messaging app, according to Bloomberg.
Entrepreneur, Dave Asprey, is pioneering the trend, which is a version
of yak butter tea that he discovered while hiking in Tibet.
Nomads from the region are said to drink tens of cups of
yak butter tea a day, as it provides caloric energy for life at extreme altitudes.
With apps like Whisper and Yik
Yak on the rise, anonymous networking looked like an important trend that Snapchat was interested in owning a piece of.
Prime Pet Products Himalayan
Yak Chews for Dogs 6.
In the case of the Tibetan Plateau, substituting efficient stoves and clean energy sources
for yak dung could slow the rate of glacial ice melt.
The crispy baked treats are gluten - free and will be available in three limited ingredient flavors: Peas & Chicken (peas, brown rice and seasoned with dehydrated chicken and sunflower oil), Peas & Beef (peas, brown rice and seasoned with dehydrated beef and sunflower oil) and Peas & Cheese (peas, brown rice and seasoned with
Himalayan yak cheese and sunflower oil).
The Dallas - based company is known for Antlerz made from shed deer antlers, Himalayan chews made
with yak milk, Buffalo Hornz water buffalo chews, oven roasted Steer Jerky and other items.
«We continue to look for unique and nutritious single - ingredient, all - natural chews,» says Parrotino, whose company offers chews made
from yak cheese, lamb, pork, antlers and sweet potato, among others.
I'm snacking on
yak cheese bread with a team of global nomads under a tin roof pummeled by the Himalayan rains... A thousand miles away, I feel at home.
The newest version of Trivial Pursuit is on DVD, so that those obscure questions like «Which company printed posters for the 1977 civic election candidate slate
in Yak Junction» become even easier to guess, while staring at a digitally scrambled picture on the TV screen.
After spending a few weeks up high on the flanks of Mt. Everest, just taking a shower down at base camp with real soap and shampoo felt like a day at a luxury spa (even though I was standing underneath a plastic tarp on a bunch of jagged rocks, and the water that was coming out of the portable shower spout had been warmed up by a burning pile of
yak dung just minutes before).
Barker is reunited, in a manner of speaking, with Todd, Bernard Rose, producer Alan Poul, and actresses Virginia Madsen and Kasi Lemmons on the feature -
length yak - track, a real treat for us Candyman fans.
Frenchies also love to chew and will benefit from some natural hard chew toys
like Yak Chews.
«Black carbon emissions from burning biofuel such
as yak dung have not been quantified before in the atmosphere of the Himalayas,» Saikawa says.
* It should be noted that back in 1997 EcoDragon were pioneering sweaters from Tibetan
yak wool and Mongolian camel hair, versions of which you can still pick up via Rawganique.
So make sure you don't
just yak his ear off about the coworker who's driving your crazy with her annoying speakerphone habit.
Hurk Deluxe contains five single player missions, which
include Yak Farm, Blood Ruby and -LSB-...]
We did a project with a family of
yak herders in Mongolia, for example, and it's just a series of moments with them.
Those dogs were used by local people for
herding yak, sheep and to protect the villagers from ferocious wild animals like leopard, wolf etc..
Through an investigation of Color Field painting
YAK members will learn basic color theory such as primary, secondary and tertiary colors and concepts such as warm and cool.
Since
yak meat is impossible to find, substitute buffalo or very lean beef.
The «Renew» slippers have natural, biodegradable uppers made mostly of hemp (which is naturally resistant to bacteria) with a bit of wool and
yak down as well.
The beautiful antique teapot featured here was used in Tibet for carrying and
drinking yak butter tea.
For example, it recently built a solar energy farm in China that doesn't disrupt the local communities, Jackson explained while showing photos of
yaks grazing under the elevated solar panels.
Basically, it's a butter - infused coffee, derived from a traditional
Tibetan yak butter tea.
At breakfast the next morning, I noticed that the Huevos Rancheros had an unusual twist to them — they were served with
Yak Chili!
As for feeding, be a little careful while
trying Yak Snaks Dog Chews for the first time and limit chewing to 10 - 15 minutes.
Smith remains married to his own overwritten dialogue, so much so that he even ruins an extended star cameo by drowning it in endless
yakkity yak.
The colours are loud, the gags silly — Sam Elliott voices
Fleetwood Yak — but writer / director Ash Brannon keeps it (just) groovy enough for grown - ups.
Hurk Deluxe contains five single player missions, which include
Yak Farm, Blood Ruby and Hurk's Redemption.
Khunu is a small, young company finding a global market for
yak fibre products, which in turn assists the semi-nomadic herders who care for these endearing high altitude beasties.
During the long cold season, however, the traditional nomadic people spend much of their time in snug dwellings where they cook and stay warm by
burning yak dung.
Scenic Highlights: Take in panoramic views and prayer flags in the Himalayas, explore rhododendron forests and tiny hamlets, meet
local yak herders, experience teahouse lodges and high passes.
Bonus: Bumped into Anna (Annagybe) at Nordies today, who saw me in the outfit, and we had a
good yak.
cheer to owner Tom Worrell and learned from him that he owns the Latir Mountain Ranch, where he
raises yaks.
Crafted from 100 % cruelty -
free yak down, a renewable resource, they're as soft as cashmere, warmer than Merino wool, remarkably breathable, and pile - resistant.
By Dave DeWitt Recipes: Chimayo Chile Marinated Pork Loin Sweet Potato Hash
Yak Black Bean Chili «Wahoo - wah,» I said to Tom Worrell, owner of El Monte Sagrado resort, when I met him at the party in the resort library.
Other endemic species here include
wild yaks, gazelles and snow leopards.
Charles has visited every continent on Earth, drinking
rancid yak butter tea in Lhasa, snorkeling with sea lions in the Galapagos and even climbing an iceberg in Antarctica.
And Gina fillets and fries a goat for supper, happily
yakking away the whole time.
An ambitious
Yak senator decides he doesn't want to abide by this agreement anymore, and maneuvers to steal the secret of the drug fr
The Himalayan Dog Chew last forever and are made by
boiling yak and cows milk.
Three beaches, white sands beach, Klong Prao Beach,
Koh Yak Beach two or three stop for swimming and snorkelling
Yak Dash, the racing game that we previously covered here has now been released on Android.