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faithfromanewperspective · 11 months

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warlock genetics

okay so this random post about fish got me thinking about warlock genetics again, particularly someone like tessa and what would happen if two shadowhunter-born warlocks were to breed: like @thevagabondexpress and I have discussed in a post i do not know how to find to link the Punnet Square that would cause the children to turn out to be (3 options, fractions given are the chance of each happening) 1/4 demon, 1/4 whatever james and lucie and mina are and 1/2 whatever their parents are. but that is assuming there is only one gene, which is likely false. it would be like saying if you breed two of a hybrid together you'd get children that are fully one species or the other. that doesn't happen. there are many different chromosomes involved so there is always going to be a mashup of both parent species.

so in order to address this I have to return to the existence of a warlock. with a human parent they are a sterile cross, like when you cross a guinea fowl with a chicken. some sterile crosses have low survival rates: warlocks are not like that. they actually live forever.

so in order for this to happen you either have to have demons with VERY similar genetic material to humans (to make offspring that are healthy and not just some Mixmatch of incongruent genes) OR you have to have them be able to do something to the genetic material of humans in order that one human parent plus Demonic Essence makes a whole, diploid (as in Normal Number of Chromosomes) humanlike being. I propose it is the latter. Why, you ask? Because of what happens when one parent is a shadowhunter: tessa. And her descendants, Jace and Julian and Ty and Livvy and Dru and Tavvy are her great-great-great grandchildren. Also, because the idea of demons going around with Similar Genetic Material to Humans scares the shit out of me. Also, because if they did there would be chimp and monkey and maybe dog and cat and hippo warlocks and that is terrifying.

No, I think that demons mimic all animals, eidolons mimicking humans, and with a Demonic Twist because they lie, they turn the familiar into scary and dangerous and they lie, and the pinnacle of that mimicry is when they create something very similar to sperm (for the sake of simplicity I am not going to discuss when a demon receives human sperm just yet) in order to fertilise an egg and have it grow into a child, with demon features. And if you looked at most warlocks, with their warlock marks and the Eldest Curses having less obvious features for them, you would think that it's just 50/50 human and demon DNA. It might be, I just hate the idea. And Jace and the Blackthorns would be carrying around Demon Genes and having it all breed out normally--no, I think this is why Tessa's existence disproves the most obvious and very uncomfortable theory.

Instead I think demons infuse their essence into a zygote. Perhaps one that has already been formed (meaning Magnus' stepdad's DNA is part of him too, which would explain why he looks more Indonesian than just a quarter but it does seem off canon from what Magnus says, I don't think he's ever studied biology though but i could be wrong). Perhaps they use whatever sperm is floating around from whoever the unsuspecting uterus-haver last had sex with, but again. same thing. same problem. I think demons infuse their essence into a zygote by going in there and putting the atoms that come from their home dimension together in the form of the DNA shapes they see in the egg. they mimic the nationality they see, and many features, except add their own little demonic bits and pieces by coding for New Proteins that make horns and new skin pigments and ideas they got from cats (magnus' eyes) and random decoratey shit like stars for Hypatia's eyes and claws and extra finger joints. demons love to have fun, and I think their little sperm essence carries that part of its parent (of course when the zygote develops it loses it and creates a personality that is fully human, as we see in the warlocks we know and love). this means there is no human sperm donor, only demon. james and lucie have half the dna that has been meddled with/looked at and mimicked by the demon. and because it mimicked it so well, in combination with the added strength of Shadowhunter DNA from Tessa's mother, but also Will and Cordelia and Jesse and heck all the way up to Imogen and Celine and Clary and Emma--they seem like normal Shadowhunters. the faked demon DNA is doing great, and only because Tessa's mother's Shadowhunter Essence was so strong that it was like, okay Demon Essence, you will not make your Extra Proteins to create weird shit that stop us being able to breed with a Human Person. but we will keep the Magical Stuff that allows us to do magic and prevent our telomeres and DNA and proteins from ever breaking down or becoming cancerous so we never age

(I wonder if james and lucie and mina are immune to cancer?)

and these traits will exist in all of the (warlock)'s DNA but only in half of their children's DNA, so the other half of DNA will break down and create proteins and that which lose fucntionality with age like normal causing them to age pretty much normally, a quarter in the grandchildren, an eighth in the great grandchildren and so forth, meaning Magical Infusion quickly becomes so dilute it's indistinguishable from Regular Magical Infusion of Shadowhunterness and the Little Bit of DNA That Doesn't Age also quickly becomes insignificant.

whereas if two people similar to Tessa were to procreate it would be 100% Warlock DNA and thus. More people like them. No ordinary shadowhunters or demon babies. I discard that old theory.

which leads me to, if it's the Weird Proteins that Don't Create Sperm and Egg Cells That Work But Create Cool Features that make most warlocks unable to procreate--if there were two warlocks with the Same Weird Features could they breed? possibly. unlikely I think. first of all I think each demon would do their Weird Proteins differently, and second of all, I think their existence in the DNA makeup is what causes meiosis to not work properly. perhaps an egg cell just ends up being Half A Cell and doesn't differentiate into an egg. perhaps sperm cells get weird features and no longer have the tail thing to swim properly. perhaps this changes every time. so maybe in the rare chance it's possible? and a child is conceived but the combination of the demonic features in proteins is Too Much To Handle and it will always get miscarried, same as that of a shadowhunter who's had their protective spells carrying a child with Demonic Essence

(which also leads me to think that if will and tessa were sex-swapped they would not be able to have children if will had had the protection ceremony but that's another theory. what about cordelia?? maybe she does miscarry a few times or at least have some unsuccessful fertilisations. maybe that's why there's no pregnancy scare in chain of thorns?? but the child/ren she does (??) have are born without magic powers, it's the only combinations of James' genetics that are viable and compatible with a protected shadowhunter's uterus. same goes with lucies daughters in law. maybe marjorie is so bitter bc she was never able to have children. idk)

anyway that's all my theories on warlock genetics so far

#warlocks #tsc #warlock genetics #biology #tessa gray #james herondale #lucie herondale #mina carstairs #will herondale #cordelia carstairs #marjorie blackthorn

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girl0365 · 2 months

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Introduction!

ꕥ My name is Baylee

ꕥ I am a Christian

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mellifexfarm · 6 years

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A collection of my favorite chicken hybrids.

1. Chickpea, the chicken x peacock

2. Twisted Sister, the chicken x peaock

3. A chicken x ringneck pheasant

4. Miracle, the easter egger chicken x guinea fowl

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askconnect · 3 years

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magicaltyrantegiyok · 3 years

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Poultry Farming

Poultry farming is the practise of growing birds for meat and eggs, as well as feathers, in a residential or commercial setting. Guinea birds and squabs (young pigeons) are primarily of local significance, whereas chickens, turkeys, ducks, and geese are of significant importance. The ideas and techniques of poultry farming are discussed in this article. See egg and poultry processing for more information on the nutritional value and processing of chicken products.

FEEDING

Commercial chicken feeding is a technique that assures the highest amount of energy intake for development and fat production. Muscle, organ, skin, and feather growth are all aided by high-quality, well-balanced protein sources. Minerals make up 3–4% of a live bird's weight and 10% of an egg's weight. Phosphorus, calcium, sodium, chlorine, potassium, sulphur, manganese, iron, copper, cobalt, magnesium, and zinc are all needed. All of the B vitamins, as well as vitamins A, C, D, E, and K, are essential. Antibiotics are commonly used to increase appetite, prevent sickness, and control hazardous germs. Modern rations produce roughly 0.5 kg (1 pound) of broiler chickens on 0.9 kg (2 pounds) of feed and a dozen eggs on 2 kg (4.5 pounds) of feed for chickens.

MANAGEMENT

In chicken farming, a highly managed environment that prevents crowding, chilling, overheating, or frightening is nearly universal. Cannibalism is regulated by debeaking at one day of age and other management measures, which manifest as toe picking, feather picking, and tail picking. The feeding, watering, egg collection, and cleaning processes are all highly automated. Depending on the type and breed, birds are commonly housed in wire cages with two or three animals per cage and three or four tiers of cages superposed to save space. Cages for egg-laying birds have been shown to boost output, reduce mortality, minimise cannibalism, reduce food requirements, reduce illnesses and parasites, improve culling, and save both space and labour.

Poultry breeding is an excellent example of using basic genetic principles such as inbreeding and crossbreeding, as well as intensive mass selection, to provide faster and less expensive meat increases and maximal egg production for egg-laying breeds. Incrosses and crossbreeding have been used to make the most of heterosis, or hybrid vigour. This has resulted in rapid and efficient weight growth as well as high-quality, plump, meaty carcasses.

Chicken breeding in the United States is one of the most advanced agricultural enterprises in the world. Intensive nutritional study and application, greatly enhanced breeding stock, intelligent management, and scientific disease control have all gone into the attempt to produce a modern broiler (meat chicken) of consistently high quality at ever-lower costs. In comparison to the four months required in the mid-twentieth century, a modern broiler chick can achieve a 2.3-kg (5-pound) market weight in five weeks. Furthermore, annual egg output per hen has risen from around 100 in 1910 to over 300 in the early twenty-first century.

DISEASES

Poultry are vulnerable to a variety of illnesses. Fowl typhoid, pullorum, fowl cholera, chronic respiratory disease, infectious sinusitis, infectious coryza, avian infectious hepatitis, infectious synovitis, bluecomb, Newcastle disease, fowl pox, avian leukosis complex, coccidiosis, blackhead, infectious laryngotracheitis, infectious bronchitis, and erysipelas are some of the more common. Strict sanitary procedures, wise use of medicines and vaccinations, and extensive use of cages for layers and confinement rearing for broilers have all contributed to disease control that is satisfactory.

Since the late twentieth century, outbreaks of bird flu, or avian influenza, which was first found in humans in 1997, have resulted in the killing of millions of poultry birds. All bird flu subtypes are assumed to be spread by waterfowl, such as wild ducks. Despite being generally resistant to the viruses, the birds carry them in their intestines and spread them into the environment via excrement, infecting susceptible domestic birds. Viruses are passed from sick birds to healthy birds via saliva, nasal secretions, and excrement. Bird flu can easily spread from farm to farm within a single region by airborne feces-infected dust and dirt, contaminated clothing, feed, and equipment, or wild animals carrying the virus on their bodies. Migratory birds and worldwide traffic in live chickens spread the disease from one place to the next.

Humans who come into close touch with sick birds, such as poultry producers and slaughterhouse workers, are the most vulnerable to infection.

Roundworms, tapeworms, lice, and mites cause parasitic illnesses in poultry, including hexamitiasis in turkeys. Modern sanitation, prevention, and treatment technologies, once again, give great control.

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livingcorner · 3 years

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How Easy Is It To Keep Chickens In The Garden?

Keeping chickens in the garden should be no different to looking after guinea pigs or rabbits. They will need housing, food, care and attention, which will involve spending both time and money, but you’ll find the effort and expense very rewarding.

What Type Of Coop Do I Need?

Whatever shape or size, coops should provide a safe haven from the weather and predators. They should be robustly built to withstand strong winds and offer shelter for hens who may not have experienced rain before. However, the main difference between commercially available coops is whether or not they have an integral run enclosed by wire mesh.

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The starter chicken coop is a good example of a coop that has an integral run. If sited on grass, you must be physically able to regularly re-locate a coop with a run attached. If the hen house or coop does not have a run it can remain static but you will have to fence off an adjacent area to guard the hens from predation.

How Much Space Do Chickens Need?

The size of the coop is dependent on the number of chickens you have. The floor space inside a coop should be approximately 4sq ft per hen, but it is always a good idea to buy a coop larger than your present needs to accommodate more hens when you become more experienced in keeping them and want to expand the flock.

What Features Should A Coop Have?

As chicken coops are going to be outside in all weathers, buy one made from good quality materials such as pressure treated wood. Make sure the coop is weatherproof and the nesting box dry. Although draught free, there should be some ventilation. Any mesh should be made from heavy duty galvanized wire. There should be a ‘pop door’ for the hens to go in and out of the nest box and make sure that the coop is easy to look after without having to be disassembled. Everywhere should be within reach when you clean and disinfect.

Where Do I Position My Chicken Coop?

You do not have to position the coop on grass, but this is the most popular choice. It will need to be relocated every one – three days before the grass becomes totally worn out. Hens will scratch all the grass and moss up to uncover tasty insects, so it is unlikely that your lawn will remain pristine for very long. On hard surfaces, litter such as wood shavings should be used to cover the floor, these will absorb droppings and will regularly need to be changed depending on the depth.

Read more: How to Plant a Vegetable Garden in 10 Steps

What Equipment Do I Need?

A pair of gloves, a small shovel and wheelbarrow / container to transport waste bedding material to a compost heap, a hard brush, torch for when its dark, food and water dispensers, disinfectant for the feeders and coop.

What Do You Feed Chickens?

To keep laying, your hens need be fed a good quality balanced diet twice a day. If your hens are ex-battery animals you will need to wean them off the mash they have been fed and onto Layers Crumble or Pellets, these contain all the nutrients they need. On average each hen will consume between 100g – 150g (3½oz – 5¼oz per day throughout the year).

Extra treats in the form of mixed corn (wheat and maze) are always appreciated especially to fatten poultry up before the winter and after moulting. Feeding scraps from your kitchen is now banned by DEFRA.

Fresh water must be available at all times. Grit also needs to be provided to help digestion and oyster shell pieces will ensure your chickens have enough calcium to produce hard egg shells. Apple cider vinegar has a range of minerals and vitamins and should be diluted occasionally with your hens’ water.

Do Chickens Eat Garden Plants?

Yes, and some are potentially poisonous such as daffodils, foxgloves and sweat peas. Although chickens will eat weeds they will also love your vegetable plot, particular favourites are lettuce, spinach, kale, beetroot and tomatoes. They will consume any herbs that you are growing, and lavender, sage, mint and other aromatic herbs added to their nesting material can help keep it smelling sweet.

How Do I Protect My Chickens From Foxes?

To prevent foxes accessing an exterior run by digging or climbing you need a fence that is approximately 5ft – 6ft high and buried 8ins – 12ins into the earth. Only good quality wire mesh should be used, chicken wire is inadequate if used on its own.

Electric fencing is another option or an electric wire running along the bottom of the fence to prevent digging and higher up to discourage climbing. Both of these can be mains or solar powered.

For coops with an integral run you can fix a galvanized wire mesh skirt all the way round to discourage digging. All access points in a coop need to be fitted with a latch and the hens secured between dusk and dawn by shutting the pop hole.

Read more: Feng Shui Tips For Luck And Wealth: 7 Ways To Use Elephant In Your Home Decor

These are all tried and trusted strategies but there is plenty of information available on how to deter foxes foxes in your garden, these include a wide variety of methods ranging from chemical repellents to lifelike ornaments.

How Much Time Does It Take To Look After Chickens?

Caring for your hens does not take long each day, perhaps fifteen minutes. Make sure they have enough fresh food and water, collect any eggs, clear away any detritus and trouble shoot any problems. Once a week or fortnight thoroughly clean and disinfect the coop.

How Many Eggs Will My Chickens Lay?

Even rescue hens who are no longer commercially viable will lay an egg each or every other day. This will decrease as they get older and during the winter when daylight is shorter.

What Ailments Do Chickens Suffer From?

Lice, and three different types of mite – northern, scaly leg and red – can all be treated and prevented by good hygiene and regular cleaning. Mycoplasma is a respiratory disease that will affect the chickens’ immune system but is again treatable. You would be very unlucky to suffer avian influenza, and this must be reported to DEFRA.

What Regulations Are There For Keeping Chickens In The Garden?

There are no laws preventing you keeping hens, providing they are looked after properly and their welfare is taken seriously. However, it is advisable to check your property deeds or consult your landlord to make sure there are no covenants preventing the keeping of livestock. If you have a flock of over 50 birds, you must notify DEFRA, they can also provide you with a wealth of information on keeping chickens in the garden.

Where Can I Buy Chickens?

Hybrid and pure bred hens can be purchased from suppliers throughout the country but many people find rescuing ex-factory farm hens from slaughter an appealing alternative. They are docile, inoculated and still laying lots of eggs. Contact the British Hen Welfare Trust who have various regular collection points, there’s a donation of £5 per hen.

Source: https://livingcorner.com.au Category: Garden

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avacado-and-louie · 7 years

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Tumblr pet bird census 2017 - results;

Thankyou all for participating in this. All together there are 1,203 birds in the count.

Below, they are seperated into species and sub-species in descending order.

348 Budgies

224 Cockatiels

216 Chickens

- 18 Rhode Island reds - 6 Silky - 2 Black Sumatra - 4 American Bantams - 3 Belgian Bearded D'Uccle Bantams - 1 Buckeye - 2 Buff Orphingtons - 1 Brahma - 2 Marans - 1 Isa Brown - 1 Sussex - 6 Isa Brown/Sussex mix - 1 Golden Laced Wyndotte - 165 Other

99 Conures - 69 Green Cheeked - 10 Sun - 3 Blue Crowned - 1 Lilac Crowned - 6 Nanday - 3 Jenday - 1 Red Throated - 3 Yellow Sided - 1 Nanday/Sun Hybrid - 1 Peach-Fronted

41 Finch - 11 Society, - 24 Zebra, - 2 Green Singer, - 1 Gouldian, - 4 Other

40 Lovebirds - 18 Peachface - 1 Black Masked - 8 Fischer - 13 Other

38 dove - 17 Diamond - 13 Ringneck - 7 Other

26 Indian Ringnecks

24 African Greys - 16 Congo - 4 Timneh - 4 Other

21 Quail - 20 Button - 1 Chinese Dwarf 18 parrotlet 11 Quaker

11 Canaries 10 Amazon - 1 Orange winged - 1 Red Crowned - 1 White Fronted - 1 Red Lored - 4 Blue Fronted - 1 Yellow Naped - 1 Other

8 Pigeons - 2 Fancy - 2 Mixed breed - 1 Rock - 1 Classic Old Frill - 3 Other

8 Cockatoos - 1 Sulphur Crested - 1 Lesser Sulphur Crested - 1 Blue Eyed - 2 Goffins - 2 Umbrella - 1 Moluccan - 1 Other 6 Sengal 6 Macaw - 2 Hahns - 2 Severe - 2 Blue & Gold - 1 Other 5 Ducks - 1 Muscovy - 4 Other

5 Meyers Parrot 4 Canary-wing Parakeet 4 Caique - 1 Black Beaded - 1 White Bellied - 2 Other

4 Bourke Parrots

3 Guinea Fowl

3 Rainbow Lorikeet 3 Eclectus

3 Kakariki

4 Poinus - 2 Blue Headed - 1 Bronze winged - 1 White Capped Maxamillion Poinus mix

2 Jardine Parrots

2 Moustache Parakeet

2 Lineolated parakeets

1 Indian Ringneck/Moustache Parrrot Hybrid 1 Red-bellied parrot 1 Pheasant 1 port Lincoln parrot *Disclaimer* Some reblogs and tags were deemed invalid as there wasn’t enough information including breeds or types of birds for me to add your information to the count.

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homeofhousechickens · 8 months

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The paper I was ready was about using cortunix chicken hybrids to study homology between the blue color in chickens and the silver color in quail. Do you mind giving the name of the poultry hybrids Facebook group? It sounds like something id be interested in.

I think I saw that posted as well, like the lavender gene crosses multiple poultry species that can hybridize with chickens like guineas for example. I think a lot of chicken genes can including blue. I noticed dominant white can as well. Here is a picture of a chicken guinea hybrid. You can tell because her face is all wrong, isn't it interesting that she retained a beard? I wonder if she looks uncanny valley to other chickens. Her black legs with yellow soles are also cool.

The Facebook group is just called hybridology, its for all hybrids and I wouldn't use it as a great source because some of those people have no idea what they are doing or talking about and are unbelievably ignorant but then you have people who wrote the research papers, it's an interesting facebook group at least just don't think everyone there is being ethical lol

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preneurannex · 5 years

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The New Face of Agribusiness and Agripreneurship Development in Africa! There is always a danger of too fast, too much people entering the business without, adequately equipping themselves with the right education or knowledge to meet with the fast modern growth, we are experiencing now in agriculture across Africa. It will be a dream come true that We now export our tilapia instead of importing. It will be mind blowing if we are able to export our plantain flour, cassava flour, yam flour, Potatoes flour, processed dry pepper, processed dry vegetables, processed spices all made in Africa. Agricultural business is increasing in Africa at an alarming rate. Our old glory of being giant Africa when it comes to agriculture is fast approaching. Processed local and hybrid chickens, Processed lean pork meat. Dehydrated and smoked catfish, Processed by products from palm oil trees. Looking forward to our local fruit wine, well refined palm wine, refined zobo drinks etc hit the export market. Also a dream come true to see our Rubber plantation back to life, Palm plantations flourishing, Ground nut pyramid and Cocoa production. - It will be a dream come true to see our local groundnut processed to by products like kulikuli, donkwa and many more. - It will be marvelous to see , our local Guinea fowl eggs. - To see our grass cutter meat in foreign market. - To see our processed snails hit the international market. *** Who say we can't achieve this and more? "Our vase fertile lands if put into use can feed the world ..." There is almost nothing that can't grow or be reared in Africa. We have different vegetation in Africa to support different seed growth. We have sunlight and rainfall all year round. We have the labour force. But we lack major techniques when it comes to mass productions. Most farms are limited to small scale ..when thy have all that require to make mass productions. Only when we produce in mass ... Then, We can achieve low cost and open up export market for added profit on our goods. Running a mass production do not require you having a big space anymore..... or massive labour. What you need is the right but local, knowledge and techniques to make your productions. Courtesy: "Goose & Golf International' https://t.me/agribuzdevgroup

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lodel-local-delivery · 6 years

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7 Food Delivery hacks to keep handy

We live, eat, sleep, and breathe food delivery. Let’s just say we have ordered more food delivery times than we can count. Pretty much any cuisine under the sun and moon. We have been a guinea pig for testing out what works and what doesn’t when it comes to which cuisines and dishes to order. These seven delivery hacks will make all of your future food experiences more enjoyable!

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7) Preheat your oven to 350 degrees for pizza deliveries about 25-30 minutes after placing an order- Pizza delivers well, and is one of those staples that can be eaten hot or cold. Nobody likes cold pizza though when it is first delivered. Get your oven nice and toasty so that when the delivery driver arrives you can toss the pizza in the oven for a few minutes and enjoy that melted cheese as though you ate at the restaurant!

6) Ask for bread separately- Whether you are ordering a burger or sandwich, request for your bread to be put in a separate container than the meat. This will avoid the sogginess factor and allow you to toast the bread if you want or just add it right to the burger or deli meat.

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5) Always get sauces on the side- Request any sauces from burgers, bowls, to burritos, or sandwiches, and wraps. You don’t want a sloppy mess when the food arrives that looks like it is ready for an art exhibit.

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4) Ice Cream actually delivers well- For some reason Ice Cream has a bed rep for melting on deliveries. It is so not the case unless you happen to be in the saraha desert.

3) Soups on- Soup is great, and worst case you can always re boil it.

2) Homemade food and delivery hybrid- Sometimes you might be in the mood to whip up a pasta but want a nice chicken parmesan sandwich as well. A homemade dish and a delivery item makes one happy foodie!

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1) Know where the best discounts are. And on that note, drumstick please...

Take 10% off your next delivery through our app or website when you enter code DELIVERYHACK in the coupon box at checkout!

#deliveries #food #delivery #ice cream #bread #sandwiches #soups on #pizza delivery #sauces on the side

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meganews77-blog · 7 years

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Most Expensive Animal in the World You Can Buy

1. Green Monkey Auctioned for $16,000,000 in 2009. No, it's not a monkey. It's actually a thoroughbred American racehorse, fathered by another thoroughbred American racehorse, called Forestry. According to a report by CNBC, the first time Green Monkey raced, he ran an eighth of a mile in just under 9.8 seconds. Now that's super fast. Unfortunately, he suffered an injury and hasn't been able to duplicate that speed ever since.

2. Miss Missy Estimated worth up to $1,200,000 Miss Missy belongs to the Holstein breed of cows. She's a show cow with many winning titles to her name. Want to know how productive she is? She produces 50% more milk than your average cow. Not a bad deal, right?

3. Sir Lancelot Encore Estimated worth up to $16,000,000 When Nina and Edgar's beloved Labrador, Sir Lancelot passed away suddenly, they could not bear the loss. So, the couple decided to make an attempt and have him cloned. After spending $155,000 and endless days hoping to get their own dog again, Sir Lancelot Encore was born. World's first cloned dog, Lancey, as he's dearly called, is now father to a couple of litters of his own.

4. Tibetan Mastiff Estimated worth up to $582,000 World's largest dog, Tibetan Mastiffs are like the dog version of a ferocious lion. These dogs were originally guard dogs, trained to protect livestock, palaces and monasteries back in the day. True-blooded Tibetan Mastiffs are rare and they can fetch a price that is out of your bounds. The last rare Tibetan Mastiff was sold for a whopping $1.5 million in 2011.

5. White Lion Cubs Estimated worth up to $140, 000 This breed of lions were first spotted in 1938 and they were rare back then. The colour mutation was first seen among the lions of the Timbavati area and is responsible for the white fur and the light eyes of these animals. It is believed that the recessive genes in both the parents is responsible for the pristine white colour of the cubs.

6. Arabian Horse Estimated worth up to $100,000 The Arabian horse is a class apart. The royal among horses, this horse has a perfect athletic body, chiseled neck, high tail and a beautifully arched back that makes him stand out among the others.

7. Stag Beetle Estimated worth up to $89,00 Who would keep a beetle as a pet, right? Well, what can we say. The world is a strange place and there are some enthusiasts. With an estimated life span of 7 years, the stag beetle is a prized possession of many. Its antlers and mandibles are quite an exquisite factor that makes them worthy of what they're worth.

8. Savannah Cat Estimated worth up to $12,000 The stride of a Savannah cat is something to look at. A hybrid between a serval and a domestic cat, they're majestic creatures. They have tall, slender, dainty bodies and are unlike the other cats. They are friendlier, playful and surprisingly, they love playing in water.

9. Lavender Albino Ball Python Estimated worth up to $40,000 Just like the white lions, Lavender albinos are a product of recessive genes. Their yellow markings and red eyes make them one of the world's most beautiful snakes. Although, they might look scary, they are perfect as pets.

10. Palm Cockatoo Estimated worth up to $16,000 Also known as the Goliath Cuckatoo, the bird is known for its beautiful crest, its long beak and its red cheek patch that changes colour when the bird gets excited. Originally from New Guinea, these birds make exotic pets for many famous people.

11. Hyacinth Macaw Estimated worth up to $14,000

12. De Brazza's Monkey Estimated worth up to $10,000

13. Toucan Estimated worth up to $8,000

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Kristy Deetz & Reni Gower, artists/curators

Kristy Deetz (above) and Reni Gower (below), co-curators of FABRICation, a touring exhibit of seven textile artists, opening Jan. 19 at The Art Museum of West Virginia University, generously share with LFF about how they came to be artists, their artistic processes, feminism and collaboration and much more...

1. Where are you from? How did you get into creative work and what is your impetus for creating?

Kristy: I grew up in a large family in eastern Ohio. We often spent time on family farms and hiking in the woods. The feeling of being connected to nature and examining it closely was an extremely pleasurable activity that encouraged me to find interconnecting patterns that echo through nature and our spiritual, emotional, and intellectual lives. My parents also encouraged all kinds of creative activities. We received music lessons and studied or took classes in whatever art form or athletic activity interested us. One holiday I received an acrylic paint set in my Easter basket. My parents instilled in us a love of learning. My mother is particularly creative, curious about all kinds of things, and interested in the arts. My father is interested in how things work, engaging the world with preparation and logic, and he values tenacity. Both my parents have an incredible work ethic. We also had lots of pets including a lamb, pheasants, chickens, guinea pigs, dogs, cats, birds, fish, turtles, salamanders, and rabbits. I had a large, white rabbit named Alexandria that grew to be twenty-five pounds and had many babies—some of which she ate. She ended up at a farm auction and finally as someone’s dinner.

Reni: While I have lived in Virginia for 35 years, I grew up in Madison, Wisconsin and still consider the Midwest my home. I’ve always had the support of my family. No one ever tried to dissuade me from being an artist. Though both were naïve artists, my paternal grandmother painted as a young girl and my father painted after he retired. When I showed interest, I was always encouraged. My first grade teacher also informed my mother, I was a born teacher. What she saw in me, I have no idea. Nonetheless, teaching has proven to be a good career path. Whether in the classroom or alone in the studio, I have experienced many creative opportunities that continue to motivate and inspire me.

2. Tell me about your current work and why it’s important to you. What do you hope people get out of your work?

Kristy: I have several solo exhibitions coming up that will feature my recent Through the Veil and Holiday’s Unfolding series. www.kristydeetz.com

Holidays Unfolding, a new evolution of my Through the Veil series, investigates the trope of drapery and the idea of Still Life, not as Nature Morte (or “dead nature”) but as Nature Morte Vivante (vivante implying “fast moving action and a certainly lively quality”). The work also examines contradictory feelings that accompany loss, nostalgia, or ubi sunt to become a meditation on mortality and life’s transience. In this series I explore new possibilities between the interface of painting, textiles, and digital technology while producing an end product that maintains the nuance and richness of slow work made by hand.

The painted fabric, ellipses, and patterned fabric in these paintings act as limina or thresholds that, along with the accompanying images and forms, place the viewer into multiple, often conflicting, layers of space and meaning. In the series the Rabbit or environment may be stretched or manipulated through Photoshop to create a sense of instability, heightened emotion, or a digital sifting. The paintings good-humoredly deconstruct imagery from my own painting history, as well as pop, outsider, and high culture to create new “spaces” of meaning. The paintings use dark humor, visual puns, symbols and metaphors, moments of silence, art historical allusions, cultural collisions, and spiritual conundrums to play with style and pictorial/formal construction.

Valentine’s Day Exploding (below) presents an exploding pink still-life table suspended sideways on the right side of the painting. The soft, draped fabric on the table stretches and then explodes like glass as a result of some cataclysmic event. The framed image reveals the essence of the patterned fabric. Dying leaves rise upward behind three overly ripe pears that sit on a drapery-covered table in front of wood grain that is illuminated at the top right. Circled with symbolic light rays, one of the pears moves away from the others. The frame around the three pears comes from a Victorian Easter card to heighten the sense of nostalgia. The pink Rabbits have expressions of resignation as they are tossed around the painting and go in and out of rabbit holes. Embroidery highlights various movements within the painting including that of one Rabbit that jumps out of a hole and begins to break apart as it moves toward the explosion. Roses fly around in the explosion as well as play games of hide and seek in the drapery. Votive images of sacred, flaming hearts with crying eyes act as both stabilizing compositional elements and expressions of internalized sorrow.

Reni: My work will be featured in numerous one to three person exhibitions this spring. I also have several curatorial projects with catalogs traveling across the country. www.renigower.com

Mixed Media Paintings and Works on Paper: My mixed media artwork is a blend of painting and sculpture that has evolved from flat collages (91” x 26” or larger) to three-dimensional constructions (91” x 104” x 73” or smaller). Paint is applied to a variety of materials (canvas, cheesecloth, nylon and aluminum screens, plastic, rug-hold, wood) that are suspended in layers of various widths from wooden support structures. Alternatively, my works on paper and encaustic pieces are highly detailed and transparently or opaquely layered illusions. In all approaches, I blend fluid improvisational painting methods with repetitively structured and analytical ones to create complex images that counter visual skimming. I incorporate the circle as a repetitive decorative motif, as a metaphor for binary code, and as a cultural symbol of continuity and infinity.. Through intricate patterning, I combine these references to contrast passive technological consumption with the redemptive nuance of slow work made by hand. By creating a private space within a public one, my art quiets the mind and encourages contemplation.

Papercuts and Pulped Paintings: For these works, I create interlocking stencils based upon Celtic knotwork and Islamic ornamental tiles. For the papercuts, the stencils are traced and hand cut into single sheets of paper. For the pulped paintings, the stencils are used to create complex patterns in handmade paper with pulped painting techniques. Using only a box cutter or squirt bottle, I work slowly to create artwork that fosters mindfulness. Enticed through touch, repetition, and beauty, this work also encourages a physical and contemplative slowing down. By embracing the redemptive effect of highly focused methodical work made by hand, these works transform a shared encounter into a meditation that quiets the nonstop noise of our time.

3. Does collaboration play a role in your work—whether with your community, artists or others? How so and how does this impact your work?

Kristy: FABRICation is the longest collaborative project I have been involved with. I serve as co-curator with Reni Gower, Professor of Painting and Printmaking, at the Virginia Commonwealth University. FABRICation is a traveling exhibition that will be on display at the Art Museum of West Virginia University, Morgantown, from January 15-March 15, 2017. By the fall of 2017 the show will have traveled to 13 venues and is available November 2017 and beyond. FABRICation features the work of seven women artists (including work by Reni and me) that incorporates a textile sensibility through elements of fabric and fabrication.

Collaborative projects bring more people into the conversation. Collaborating makes me aware of new perspectives that I can bring to my teaching. I am a Professor at the University of Wisconsin—Green Bay where I teach painting and drawing.

Reni: My traveling curatorial projects and mentoring activities come from a core belief in being generous and as such creating opportunities for others. Often co-curated with others, my projects are ultimately expansive collaborations with many artists, venues, and audiences. Projects currently traveling include the following:

FABRICation (co-curated with Kristy Deetz) brings together works that incorporate a textile sensibility through elements of fabric and fabrication.

With traditional hand papermaking at its core, Pulped Under Pressure (co-curated with Melissa Potter) underscores important contemporary issues steeped in history and craft. Enticed through touch, these works encourage a contemplative slowing down even as they urge acknowledgement of some of the most pressing issues (environmental crisis to global marginalization) facing civilization today.

By addressing the fundamental geometry embedded in two-dimensional art, Geometric Aljamia: A Cultural Transliteration (co-curated with Jorge Benitez) acknowledges ongoing hybrid connections between Europe, the Mediterranean basin, and the Middle East.

Heated Exchange / Contemporary Encaustic features the rich versatility of working with pigmented hot wax.

Kristy Deetz: Valentine’s Day Exploding, 2016, Acrylic Paint on Digital Pattern Printed on Silk Stretched over Canvas with Image Transfer and Embroidery, 36”x36”x1.5”, photo courtesy of the artist.

4. Considering the political climate, how do you think the temperature is for the arts right now, what/how do you hope it may change or make a difference?

Kristy: To be an artist is to be a free thinker. Free thinking leads one to consider the well fare of others or others as self.

Reni: Given our troubled times, it is more important than ever for an artist to speak out with a strong voice that inclusively recognizes our shared humanity despite perceived difference. My work is inspired by sacred geometry, which is thought to convey sacred and universal truths by reflecting the fractal interconnections of the natural world. By reiterating these patterns and ratios, my work unlocks the language of abstraction through the collective recognition of geometric perfection that is evident in ethnic patterns all around the world. This commonality creates connections. As such, my work is a perfect conduit for cross-cultural conversations that embrace and celebrate diversity.

Reni Gower: Fragments: Chapelle, 2015, Mixed Media: canvas, acrylic, cheesecloth, plastic, aluminum screen, rug-hold, wood, 64” x 63”, photo courtesy of the artist.

5. Artist Wanda Ewing, who curated and titled the original LFF exhibit, examined the perspective of femininity and race in her work, and spoke positively of feminism, saying “yes, it is still relevant” to have exhibits and forums for women in art; does feminism play a role in your work?

Kristy: Through the years, at different stages in the development of my artwork, or in specific pieces, I have used my own “voice” as a way of revising the painting canon. I am a strong believer that feminism should make us all humanists.

My Drapery Paintings on carved wood (from the early 2000’s) invoke and reinvent European canonical painting. A drapery may stand in for the body, free of specific gender connotations while still creating a human presence. The often-carved surfaces in the painting construction, along with the illusionistically painted drapery images, blend painting and sculpture, object and illusion, allowing the referents to resonate on multiple levels. These paintings operate as texts (and often include text) offering layers of meaning to those viewers who take the time to engage them.

I am also interested in eco-feminism. This concern has moved in and out of my current Through the Veil series and is also a component of an on-going “book” series. Earth Texts comprises a series of thirty-five wooden relief sculptures (carved, burned and painted with encaustic) that create visual metaphors of the book form as well as autobiographical explorations. Playing off concepts like frame narratives, in medias res, and earth digest, these pieces operate in one sense as visual puns and connect ideas of language to both earth and body.

Through interplay of forms each piece seeks to explore what we know or how we behave. Books embody text, and the "text” connects internal and external landscapes in a search for answers to human dilemmas. The plywood represents nature destroyed; construction of the art piece from the recycled plywood represents nature re-empowered or its pattern newly disclosed. The tactile paint surface, created through layers of encaustic (wax and pigment), serves as “skin,” unveiling greater complexity beneath.

Reni: While Feminism does not overtly play a role in my work, I would not be where I am in my career today without recognizing the many strong female shoulders I stand upon. As a highly active researcher, (artist / professor / curator), I also take my role as a visible role model for young artists (especially women) very seriously.

6. Ewing’s advice to aspiring artists was “you’ve got to develop the skill of when to listen and when not to;” and “Leave. Gain perspective.” What is your favorite advice you have received or given?

Kristy: “Operate from a position of strength.”

Reni: Having taught professional practices for many years, I can assure you there are many strategies that can help an artist sustain a creative life. My best advice recognizes there are no absolutes and that one’s personal definition of “success” will be the guide to the “right” questions for which there are no “wrong” answers.

Ten actions I often share with my students include:

Prepare: Learn your craft. Nurture your passion. Practice / Persevere: Success is 1% inspiration and 99% persistence. Seek clarity: Resist ambiguity for ambiguity’s sake. Know your precedents: Study history, so you understand the context of your work in light of its trajectory. Be present in the world: Listen carefully and engage with empathy. Know your facts and value disparate views, before you distort or distrust them. Cultivate networks: Construct bridges that foster reciprocal relationships rather than ladders that climb over others. Be Confident and Brave: Locate the strength to stand in your truth. Value Integrity: Never sacrifice your honor to achieve a goal. Get Started: Avoid excuses. Keep Working: Keep Working…Keep Working. -

KRISTY DEETZ www.kristydeetz.com

Reni Gower www.renigower.com

FABRICation January 19 – March 19, 2017 McGee Gallery, Art Museum of WVU

Opening Reception: Thursday, January 19, 2017 6:00 p.m. Program with visiting artists Kristy Deetz, Virginia Derryberry and Reni Gower Grand Hall, Museum Education Center Reception to follow

http://artmuseum.wvu.edu/

Les Femmes Folles is a volunteer organization founded in 2011 with the mission to support and promote women in all forms, styles and levels of art from around the world with the online journal, print annuals, exhibitions and events; originally inspired by artist Wanda Ewing and her curated exhibit by the name Les Femmes Folles (Wild Women). LFF was created and is curated by Sally Deskins. LFF Books is a micro-feminist press that publishes 1-2 books per year by the creators of Les Femmes Folles including the award-winning Intimates & Fools (Laura Madeline Wiseman, 2014), The Hunger of the Cheeky Sisters: Ten Tales (Laura Madeline Wiseman/Lauren Rinaldi, 2015) and BARED: Contemporary Poetry & Art by Women (Edited by Laura Madeline Wiseman, 2017). Other titles include Les Femmes Folles: The Women 2011, 2012, 2013, 2014 and 2015 available on blurb.com, including art, poetry and interview excerpts from women artists. See the latest call for work on the Submissions page!

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kathydsalters31 · 4 years

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Chomp-Worthy Chews and Toys to Clean Those Canines

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Updated July 27, 2020 | Caring for Your Dog By Emilie Bess

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Two weeks ago, I brought home a squirmy little puppy named Rudy. Rudy is a short, long, little mixed breed dog. She has a few adult teeth and lots of tiny sharp puppy teeth. Like every new puppy parent, I want to keep Rudy healthy for a long long time, and that definitely includes good dog dental hygiene.

After all, dental health can impact a dog’s overall health, including the health of their heart and digestive organs. Those of us who like doggy kisses know that plaque and tartar buildup can give even the cutest pooch bad breath.

What’s the best way to keep Rudy’s teeth clean and healthy? Many vets recommend that adult dogs have their teeth cleaned by a professional once a year. In between cleanings, tooth brushing and dental treats can do a lot of good, too.

To be honest, I’ve never enjoyed brushing my pets’ teeth, mostly because they don’t enjoy it much, either. Putting my best foot forward, and following my vet’s advice, I’m training Rudy to accept a toothbrush and some meaty flavor toothpaste. Will dental chews help in my quest to provide better dental hygiene—and have a fresh-mouthed pup?

How Do Dental Chews Work?

Most dental chews work by scraping the surface of a dog’s teeth to remove plaque and tartar. As the maker of tooth-cleaning Greenies treats explains, “As a dog chews the treat, its chewy texture allows the teeth to sink in for maximum tooth contact, causing a mechanical scraping and scrubbing of the tooth surface.”

Some chews also contain anti-plaque compounds or enzymes for better dental hygiene. These active ingredients reduce plaque in one of two ways. The anti-plaque compound delmopinol makes plaque less sticky, reducing the ability of plaque cells to attach to the tooth surface. Enzyme cleaners are believed to degrade plaque cells in other ways before plaque binds to the tooth surface.

Are All Dog Dental Chews the Same?

No. Dental chews vary in ingredients and flavors, and some are harder or chewier than others. Dental chews also vary in how well they remove plaque and tartar. A quick internet search reveals quite a few treats that claim to improve dog dental hygiene. How to choose the right one?

Fortunately, the Veterinary Oral Health Council (VOHC) tests the effectiveness of dental treats, toothpaste, toothbrushes, and special dental health kibble. VOHC gives its seal of approval to those treats that are shown to reduce plaque and tartar buildup.

To receive the VOHC Seal of Approval, chews that work with friction alone, which includes nearly all the dental chews on the market, must reduce plaque or tartar by 15%. If chews contain a chemical anti-plaque agent, they must reduce plaque or tartar by 20%.

Dog toothpastes must meet a similar requirement: They must reduce plaque buildup by 15% without the help of a brush or other device that mechanically removes plaque. In other words, VOHC-approved toothpaste can be smeared on teeth without brushing. Using the product with a brush will improve the results.

So, Are Dental Treats as Good as Brushing for Dog Dental Hygiene?

Almost, according to VOHC. Dog dental treats reduce tartar and plaque by 15–20%. Tooth brushing with an approved toothpaste and brush can reduce tartar and plaque by as much as 25–30% if done frequently (two to three times a week) and thoroughly.

Buy the Right Size Dental Treat for Your Dog

Dental treats come in multiple sizes. I like to give my 12-pound puppy a big dental chew because it lasts a long time. But large dogs should not be given small treats, because swallowing them unchewed can cause intestinal problems.

Veterinary Oral Health Council-Recommended Chews for Your Dog’s Dental Hygiene

The tasty dental treats listed below have earned the VOHC Seal of Approval. The complete list of approved products is available on the Veterinary Oral Health Council website.

I love the playful shapes that Whimzees dental hygiene treats come in, including hedgehogs, alligators, and more. These treats have always been a favorite of my dogs for an after-vet indulgence.

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Greenies are familiar as one of the first dog dental treats on the market. There are now many flavors available, including pumpkin spice, and formulas that include breath freshening enhancements and grain-free recipes.

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Checkups are popular treats for oral hygiene that boast a 25% reduction in plaque and a 62% reduction in tartar. These dental chews use the dog’s own chewing power to scrape clean the surface of teeth.

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These vegan dog dental chews are durable tooth-scrapers composed of cornstarch with tasty flavors mixed in for an excellent oral hygiene option.

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These dental hygiene chews earned the VOHC Seal of Approval by doing exactly what they say: cleaning plaque off teeth and keeping your dog’s breath smelling better in the process.

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Minties treats include breath-freshening peppermint, of course, along with alfalfa, parsley, fennel and dill to give your dog that herbal-fresh feel (in a chicken-flavored chew) while their plaque is scraped away. These are wheat-, corn-, and soy-free.

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OraVet Dental Hygiene Chews are advertised as the only dog chews that contain delmopinol, a compound that prevents plaque from attaching to the surface of teeth and from binding together with other plaque particles to form tartar. It’s used in some mouthwashes for people, too. These are a great option for your dog’s dental hygiene, but remember that when you add a new ingredient to your pup’s diet, it’s a good idea to keep a close watch on how their belly responds.

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DentaLife chews combine a dense, chewy structure with natural ingredients like honey and spirulina to improve dogs’ breath while cleaning their teeth.

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Bonus: Chew Toys for Your Dog’s Dental Hygiene

Rope toys can be another tool to help keep up good dental hygiene habits—and they’re fun, too. Here are a few selections from our article on rope toys that will also floss your dog’s chompers as they chew and tug.

Durable, knotted, and made from 100% cotton, Flossy Chews come in a variety of lengths and styles, but all are made with threads that gently floss your dog’s teeth as they play and bite down on those satisfying textures.

Verified Review: “I love playing tug with this rope toy. It’s super strong and durable and when my doggo’s teeth get a little out of control due to excitement, there’s several feet of rope to keep him from accidentally munching my hand.”

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Made with mint-scented floss and baking soda the wax-coated nylon and all-natural cotton materials are great for cleaning toofers, as well as standing up to a lively game of tug.

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Long-lasting, this hybrid toy adds an antler chew to a knotted rope toy for the ultimate in tooth hygiene and fun. The naturally-shed odor-free and mineral-rich antler chunk cleans teeth and gums, while the natural rope offers more texture and a fun tug toy.

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