Sentences with phrase «grass fires for»

The sightings of numerous smokes may have been signal fires, passing on the news of the strange craft out to sea, but are just as likely to have been grass fires for burning off in search of game.

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He had felt it, for example, in the darkness of the paleolithic age when for the first time he ventured to put fire to his own use, or accidentally discovered how to produce it; in neolithic times when he found that by cultivating thin ears of grass he could turn them into rice and millet and corn; and much later, at the dawn of our industrial era, when he found that he could tame and harness not only animals but the tireless energies of steam and electricity.

With the neighbors firing up their lawn mowers for the first spring shave (as we currently sit in the midst of a snow storm) and the grasses green and the trees bloom (where's my hay fever meds?)

Named for the year of Chicago's Great Fire, this Windy City microdairy — which relies on milk from grass - fed Wisconsin cattle — offers yogurt by the jar that's prettied up with raspberry - maple or blueberry - maple swirls.

I just tire of the grass is always greener reasoning for firing Kelly.

Blazing fires could burn down existing stands, opening room for colonization by faster - growing prairie grasses or other plants.

That was just right for a small fire made of twigs and grasses.

Fires would run for 30 miles low to the ground, burning grasses but leaving most of the trees intact.

Stein Mano and Meinrat Andreae of the Max Planck Institute for Chemistry in Mainz studied smoke samples from fires in Siberian forests, Californian chaparral and South African savanna, and from grass - burning experiments in their laboratory.

These projects have already drawn fire from activists who see grass as the obvious target for a not - in - my - backyard backlash against genetically modified crops.

In the form of both a printed book and an offline app for iPhones and Androids, the guide will include colorful images showing detailed characteristics and vegetative features of each grass, an easy - to - use dichotomous key, and information on each plant's history, forage value, fire resistance, and other details.

Wildfires that break out during fire deficits can be unnaturally large and severe.10 - 12 In addition, the introduction of non-native species, especially invasive grasses, can have significant impacts on grassland wildfires as these plants can provide fuel for fires.13

I said, «Yeah, you know, in third world countries, people hang out around the fire in an Astro Grass squat position for hours without moving.»

For most cars, the heat shield is in several sections (from front to back), and there are 2 «layers» of heat shields: one above the exhaust pipe to keep the heat away from the car, one below the exhaust pipe to prevent you from starting grass fires when you park off the road.

A fire truck had to come and we waited 4 hours in the grass for a tow truck (the town had already evacuated).

And forget the smelly concrete — the new spot features artificial grass, miniature fire hydrants, and a pop - up sprinkler system for easy cleaning.

, onsite yoga deck and studio (blocks and mats available), full grass lawn area for sun - tanning and relaxing, slack - line, pull - up bar, full - body work out machine and suspension training home gym, rancho with hammocks, rocking chairs, comfortable lounge seating, hammock area under the palm trees with fire pit and s'mores available

Realistic fire on grass / trees, Buddy systems, how you must take Malaria drug every now and then, Degrading weapons, Currency treated as collectibles where you have to hunt for them (rough diamonds).

So you can give a Grass crystal to Rowlet for it to perform its Z - Move, but I'm not sure if you can't, lets say, give Rowlet the Fire crystal and it will perform the special fire Z - MFire crystal and it will perform the special fire Z - Mfire Z - Move.

The demo paved the way for the developers to test cutting down trees, setting grass on fire, and more.

This may be immediately notable for the most part but there are still things that have not been touched, such as the battles which still act in a rock, paper, scissors manner using elemental advantages to beat other Pokémon, Water beats fire and fire beats grass and so on, also we still catch and train our Pokémon.

The water, fire and grass starters always get shown ahead of everyone else, building suspense for the new games.

Once again, Nintendo have gone for the grass, fire and water trio, which will be given to you by Professor Hala (named after a Hawaiian tree on this occasion).

The world also includes an elaborate physics system which allows for creative interactions (e.g., cutting down a tree and using its trunk as a raft on a river, or setting grass ablaze and spreading the fire with wind gusts).

Build in the woods or the grass without a sufficient fire break and just wait for it.

As these grasses and shrubs dry out in early summer heat, the predictions are for above - normal fire activity by July.

Last winter was one of the wettest on record here, encouraging the rapid growth of grasses and shrubs — perfect fuel for a fast - moving fire, fed also by winds measured at up to 90 miles per hour in some locations.

All of which is troubling for multiple reasons: (1) Recent research suggests that more Alaskan wildfires, and more large Alaskan fires in particular, are a trend; (2) In some cases, wildfires in Alaska don't just consume trees, grasses or tundra.

Workshops with children in Russia's Astrakhan region where burning dry grass is a big problem for the forest and fire department © Maria Vasilieva / Greenpeace

It was announced that in September 2010 PGE teamed with researchers from Washington and Oregon to study how a fast - growing grass known as Arundo Donax could serve as fuel for the utility's controversial coal - fired power plant in Boardman, if the plant ended up being converted to biomass.