Sentences with phrase «cultivated the area at»

The Ali`i (Chiefs) cultivated the area at the mouth of this 20 mile river that flows from Mount Waialeale to the Pacific.

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It's estimated that Bolivians in the Lake Titicaca area began to cultivate quinoa at least five to seven thousand years ago; quinoa was a staple crop from Argentina and Chile, through Bolivia and Peru and up to Ecuador, when Spaniards arrived in South America.

He has gleaned information from numerous books, CD - ROMs and videos and cultivated a friendship with Jean Hill, a Dallas - area schoolteacher who claims she saw smoke coming from a rifle beyond the grassy knoll at Dealey Plaza at the time of the shooting.

For the many years I lived in the Los Angeles area, at least a decade of them were devoted to cultivating my yoga practice.

It thrives naturally in desert areas but, given the right conditions, mesquite plants can be cultivated at home.

Ritz cultivates learning across subject areas and grade levels by putting plants at the center.

At Abeo School Change we cultivate and develop the internal capacity of schools and school systems to improve performance in multiple areas.

American Humane Association is challenging 1 million people to take the Kindness 100 Pledge online at www.Kindness100.org to protect and better the lives of animals in four distinct areas, including 10 billion farm animals by seeking out humanely raised foods, the 6 - 8 million animals abandoned each year by adopting from a shelter, the more than 100,000 animal actors who entertain, educate and charm us in film and television each year by looking for the «No Animals Were Harmed ®» end - credit, and the many endangered and disappearing species of the world by cultivating caring and understanding of magnificent creatures by taking their children to accredited zoos, aquariums, and conservation centers.

He has always applauded the Museum's commitment to the collecting and study of prints, an area of focus cultivated by previous directors Katharine Watson and Katy Kline, and continued by Kevin Salatino, current director of the Bowdoin College Museum of Art and former curator of prints and drawings at the Los Angeles County Museum of Art.

Daubs of white in the middle of the painting suggest blossoms; a large, rough area of mixed greens at the bottom actually evokes a cultivated plot.

Green roofs have also sparked interest in Japan, where in Tokyo the municipal government last year mandated that structures with a roof area greater than or equal to 10,765 square feet (1,000 square meters) must cultivate at least 20 percent of that area.

Sheep and dairy farming further north than practical today (Nuuk area Greenland) Treelines higher than at present (Scandinavia) Deciduous forests (oak, hornbeam) further north than at present (Sweden, Finland) Grape cultivation further north than practical today (Yorkshire, perhaps southern Norway) Farmsteads at higher altitudes than practical today (Britain) or even overrun by glaciers since (Norway) Citrus trees and other subtropical crops cultivated further north than possible today (China) Driftwood deposited on beaches currently blocked by permanent shelf - ice (Ellesmere land)

Writing in the ABA's Law Practice Today, Neha Sampat, attorney and former dean of students and adjunct professor at Golden Gate University, offers six areas firms can address in order to keep younger lawyers fully engaged, safeguard the future of the profession, and capitalize on the promising opportunities the next generation can cultivate.

Laid out on an open grassy area, it features recreated versions of their large, circular thatched dwellings, as well as a small plot of cultivated land, tropical fruit trees and life - sized models of Taino at work and play.