It’s been awhile since I had a bird post. Two ladies from my bird club sent me these and they are too cute not to pass on. Both birds are Grey-cheeked parakeets, very hard to find. These two retire for the night inside their coconut huts, dreaming of ocean breezes and swaying palm trees.
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First, some context: Lies, damn lies and 150 coconut deaths Number-crunching has always had the potential to bamboozle, and today, more than ever, is the age of the fraction, the percentage and the average (but is that a mean or a median?). It's not just the newspapers, either. Numbers crop up in adverts, health warnings and speeches made by politicians, too. But do the figures add up? And do we trust them? Not really, according to, yes, another set of stats that dropped into the Independent's inbox last month. A survey in Britain by the Office for National Statistics found that only 36 per cent of people asked thought that official figures were "generally accurate". Meanwhile, a 2007 poll of trust in government statistics by the European Commission ranked Britain
Have you heard this one?Finally, mankind has the answer to that eternal question, how many coconuts does it take to go from London to Amsterdam? The answer: 150,000 -- converted into biofuel and poured into a special 747, of course. Virgin Atlantic completed its first biofuel tests yesterday with solid results, using a mix of 20 percent coconut oil and 80 percent jet fuel to power a 747 -- a first for the airline industry. There's still a long way to go, of course -- only one of the jet's four tanks carried the alternative fuel, and even Richard Branson admits that giant coconut plantations devoted to airline fuel probably aren't workable -- but despite harsh criticism from skeptics, it's still an impressive achievement. Branson says that although this test didn't use a viable fuel, it's a
Mumaith Khan says that her favorite drink is coconut water. She added that she feels happy if someone gives her two big coconuts instead of breakfast in the morning.She has shared her tastes and personal profile this way.Name: Mumaith KhanNick Name: MunnuBirth Place: BombayHobbies: Dance and playing with pet dogsFavorite Food: All South Indian dishesFavorite Drink: Coconut WaterClothes: Jeans (not cleavage showing dresses)Favorite Stars: Amitabh and Shah RukhPhilosophy: Never mind what others say about you. Keep going in your way.
VCO HEAL HIPERTENSION The night is very fearful for Desi Baeddiana. Not because of the rapid of rain or voice thunder thundering in Bogor town oh Indonesia. But the obstetrician which is, Dr. Namrah sanin, in satria clinic Bogor. Give an advice ‘If your blood pressure fixed high like this, 170/100, your child can be die poisoned. If born possibly handicap that will be for a lifetime,” say Desi imitate the doctor utterance. This is new first time happened. Pregnant time before, is never like this. “Normal permanent blood pressure 120/70,” say mother of 5 sons. According to desi since obstetrical age 1-7 month, she doesn’t experience health trouble. She is routine do health check for once in 2 week. Confused symptom, tense nape, and stiff of high bloods forerunners even also not experienced. But, since obstetrical age in 8 month, happened boated in both foot/feet back. Feel the pain in bone not only she feels in foot/feet. Convulsively in buckling and stiff goes to the bo
Baby coconutsWe are excited! In another 6-9 months, we may have some cocos (coconuts). We planted two coconut palms about 3 years ago. Before that they lived in a couple of 5 gallon buckets for more than a year.The one palm is doing very well and has two fruiting branches. Both plants are supposed to be dwarf coconut palms. That is a good thing as I wouldn't relish the idea of climbing to the top of a palm tree to knock the coconuts out.The other palm has had a problem forever with a black sooty mold. It's also infested with fire ants which makes it very painful to trim or try to spray it. As you can see from this photo, the fruiting branch shriveled up and died. :(I need to learn more about coconuts. Supposedly we have one each of green and yellow coconuts. I thought all coconuts were brown − that is the way they looked in the grocery store. What do I know about cocos?!I love the way it looks like the bottom of the palm is wrapped in burlap. It looks so much like fabric and it is
While every one is working on their poems for Sunday, I traveled to Miami for a couple of days and had a fleeting moment to study the coconut trees in these three little sketches. This my seem like a "daa" to many readers who live among the tropical trees, but for a guy who lives among the Spruces, it was an "a-ha" moment. Coconut trees have leaves that spread leaflets from the stem, while palm trees have a fan shaped leaf with a long narrow stem that then opens like fingers mid-way up. Anyway hope you like the studies.
Coconut fiberboard (CFB) is a new product manufactured from fibrous materials like coconut coir, fronds,spathes and shredded wood that are mixed with Portland cement at a predetermined ratio of 70% cement to 30% fiber by weight. CFB is made by forming the cement-fiber mixture into mats and pressing them to the desired thickness ranging from 8 mm to 25 mm. The board is 244 cm long by 61 cm wide.
