Herbert Hoover Highway West Bound from West Branch to Iowa City
7/17/2015 Herbert Hoover Highway West Bound from West Branch to Iowa City shot using BlackVue DR650-GW at 1080p@30fps
How to Plant a Grape Vine - Gurney's Video
- In this video, Felix from Gurney's demonstrates how to plant grape vines. Self-pollinating and vigorous, grape vines can produce fruit for over 30 years! After planting, a grapevine can bear fruit in just 2 years. One vine requires about 8 ft. of trellis or fence, with each plant producing on average about 15 lbs. of fruit per year.
Wisteria or Wysteria - How to control Wisteria - Beautiful but destructive creeping vine
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Spring is the time of year for us all to breathe in the light refreshing scent of Wisteria. The single season of this plant’s positive impact on the landscape should be noted, and the fast-growing vine given its due. There are few plants with the visual and olfactory presence of a Wisteria in full bloom, and for the two weeks that it does flower, one’s hat should be off and a smile should be well-displayed upon one’s face.
Ah, but pity the unsuspecting homeowner who dares yield to the temptation of planting the creeping demon. This vigorous, athletic, dynamic and strenuous grower has been known to rip the shingles off of the roof, tear apart the soffits and undermine the siding of more than one innocent domicile. It will send underground runners for dozens of yards into previously virgin unsullied garden, to pop up with innocent-looking dainty tendrils. It will climb up trees, strangling vascular systems, adding weight in a storm and overtopping them for sunlight. It will grow at night when the gardener sleeps, or it will pose as a well-behaved grammar school student for weeks of the growing season, to transform into a raging despot as soon as the mail piles up during the gardener’s vacation. Do you detect a bit of animus on my part towards this plant? Is there a ‘history,’ a ‘back-story’ that explains this diatribe? Indeed, I have struggled with this plant in more than one location and in almost every summer of my gardening career.
Hold on, now wait, let’s forgive if not forget for a moment, and stop to take in its outstanding May raiment. The lightly fragrant purple to blue-violet flowers hanging in draped racemes along the arbor, fence or gate are almost a symbol of May’s bounteous beauty. The heavy coils of flowers attract honey bees and other pollinators on sunny days.
Wisteria can be purchased in a pot from garden centers, or you can dig up (with permission of course) a rooted cutting from your neighbor who would love to have you remove some from his or her garden. My advice is to build yourself a sturdy trellis just for this plant, and put it far enough away from the house to avoid the problems mentioned above, but also where you can see it from the kitchen window, to encourage anyone who loves the plant to do the dishes more often. Near a sitting area would be nice, as the shade from a Wisteria is deep enough to snooze under on a midsummer afternoon, yet dappled enough to enjoy some warmth in September.
You can train your plant into a tree form which will help keep it in control somewhat. I like the trunk of the tree form, as it holds up a seemingly impossible mass of foliage and flowers, resembling something Dr. Seuss would illustrate in a book. Plant in full sun for best flowering, in any good well-drained garden soil. Sometimes Wisteria will quit flowering unexpectedly. This could be the result of improper pruning, and sometimes it is just contrariness on the part of the plant. ‘Shocking’ the thing is recommended. Take a spade or sharp shovel and root prune the vine, inscribing a circle about a foot away from the trunk, and severing the roots in a dotted pattern around the circumference. In other words, do not dig a trench but an interrupted trench, and only do this once every three years or so. THAT will remind it that you are willing to battle its propensity for proliferation, but you will damn well get some flowering out of it or there will be consequences.
Wisteria is a member of the Pea family, Fabaceae, but it should be noted that its fruit is poisonous. There are about ten species, including W.sinensis and W. floribunda, the Chinese and Japanese Wisteria respectively. The genus is named for Caspar Wistar (1761-1818), an American professor of anatomy.
We're working on a scratch-and-sniff feature for these videos, so that you can experience the aroma emanating from this plant. Light but intoxicating, there is no finer flowering vine, if it weren’t for its obnoxious nature. Kind of like having a beautiful teenager in the house, but Wisteria never grows out of it AND never ever leaves home.
How To Kill English Ivy Vines With Salt & Duct Tape DIY
English ivy is an invasive species...here's an inexpensive DIY life hack to kill it. After dealing with the large patches of English Ivy, I had some large vines to remove. These vines were very thick and deep rooted and needed to be killed instead of pulled up. Here's how I did it with table salt and duct tape. Dead English Ivy makes me happy.
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Tamina auf dem Maare-Mosel Radweg | WDR Reisen
Tamina Kallert zeigt uns den etwa 60 Kilometer langen Maare-Mosel-Radweg. Es ist die ehemalige Bahnstrecke von Daun in der Vulkan-Eifel bis nach Bernkastel-Kues an der Mosel.
Tamina Kallert shows us the 60-kilometer Maare-Moselle cycle path. It is the former railway line from Daun in the volcano Eifel to Bernkastel-Kues on the Moselle.
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George Washington Masonic National Memorial | Wikipedia audio article
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George Washington Masonic National Memorial
00:00:57 1 Early memorial efforts and Washington Memorial Park
00:04:21 2 Formation of the George Washington Masonic National Memorial Association
00:07:31 2.1 Site selection
00:10:45 2.2 Early designs
00:15:00 3 Construction of the building
00:15:10 3.1 Building the foundation
00:20:47 3.2 Laying of the cornerstone
00:23:58 3.3 Construction milestones
00:35:17 3.4 Dedication
00:40:57 4 Construction of the interior
00:41:06 4.1 1930s
00:45:27 4.2 1940s
00:54:09 4.3 1950s
01:01:42 4.4 1960s and 1970s
01:04:35 5 About the building
01:13:40 6 Building operations
01:13:50 6.1 Finances and organizational changes
01:17:21 6.2 Renovations
01:25:02 6.3 New programs
01:26:44 6.4 Crime at the memorial
01:28:29 7 In media and popular culture
01:29:58 8 See also
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The George Washington Masonic National Memorial is a Masonic building and memorial located in Alexandria, Virginia, outside Washington, D.C. It is dedicated to the memory of George Washington, the first President of the United States and a Mason. The tower is fashioned after the ancient Lighthouse of Alexandria in Egypt. The 333-foot (101 m) tall memorial sits atop Shooter's Hill (also known as Shuter's Hill) at 101 Callahan Drive. Construction began in 1922, the building was dedicated in 1932, and the interior finally completed in 1970. In July 2015, it was designated a National Historic Landmark for its architecture, and as one of the largest-scale private memorials to honor Washington.The memorial is served by the King Street–Old Town Metro station on the Blue and Yellow Lines of the Washington Metro. The station is located about four blocks from the memorial.
Philadelphia | Wikipedia audio article
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00:04:50 1 History
00:17:48 2 Geography
00:17:58 2.1 Topography
00:20:12 2.2 Cityscape
00:20:20 2.2.1 City planning
00:23:18 2.2.2 Architecture
00:26:37 2.3 Climate
00:31:12 2.3.1 Air quality
00:32:51 3 Demographics
00:45:48 3.1 Religion
00:47:19 3.2 Languages
00:48:52 3.2.1 Dialect
00:49:55 4 Economy
00:54:02 5 Education
00:54:11 5.1 Primary and secondary education
00:56:59 5.2 Higher education
00:58:38 6 Culture
01:00:53 6.1 Arts
01:03:46 6.2 Music
01:06:35 6.3 Cuisine
01:08:28 7 Sports
01:13:50 8 Parks
01:14:56 9 Law and government
01:16:26 9.1 Courts
01:19:04 9.2 Politics
01:23:43 9.3 Crime
01:27:50 10 Media
01:27:59 10.1 Newspapers
01:30:02 10.2 Radio
01:31:49 10.3 Television
01:34:08 11 Infrastructure
01:34:17 11.1 Transportation
01:36:28 11.1.1 Airports
01:37:41 11.1.2 Roads
01:41:16 11.1.3 Bus service
01:42:06 11.1.4 Rail
01:44:03 11.1.5 Walk Score ranks
01:45:04 11.2 Utilities
01:49:27 12 Notable people
01:49:37 13 Sister Cities
01:51:29 14 Gallery
01:51:44 15 See also
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Philadelphia, sometimes known colloquially as Philly, is the largest city in the U.S. state and Commonwealth of Pennsylvania, and the sixth-most populous U.S. city, with a 2017 census-estimated population of 1,580,863. Since 1854, the city has been coterminous with Philadelphia County, the most populous county in Pennsylvania and the urban core of the eighth-largest U.S. metropolitan statistical area, with over 6 million residents as of 2017. Philadelphia is also the economic and cultural anchor of the greater Delaware Valley, located along the lower Delaware and Schuylkill Rivers, within the Northeast megalopolis. The Delaware Valley's population of 7.2 million ranks it as the eighth-largest combined statistical area in the United States.William Penn, an English Quaker, founded the city in 1682 to serve as capital of the Pennsylvania Colony. Philadelphia played an instrumental role in the American Revolution as a meeting place for the Founding Fathers of the United States, who signed the Declaration of Independence in 1776 at the Second Continental Congress, and the Constitution at the Philadelphia Convention of 1787. Several other key events occurred in Philadelphia during the Revolutionary War including the First Continental Congress, the preservation of the Liberty Bell, the Battle of Germantown, and the Siege of Fort Mifflin. Philadelphia was one of the nation's capitals during the revolution, and served as temporary U.S. capital while Washington, D.C., was under construction. In the 19th century, Philadelphia became a major industrial center and a railroad hub. The city grew from an influx of European immigrants, most of whom came from Ireland, Italy and Germany—the three largest reported ancestry groups in the city as of 2015. In the early 20th century, Philadelphia became a prime destination for African Americans during the Great Migration after the Civil War, as well as Puerto Ricans. The city's population doubled from one million to two million people between 1890 and 1950.
The Philadelphia area's many universities and colleges make it a top study destination, as the city has evolved into an educational and economic hub. According to the Bureau of Economic Analysis, the Philadelphia area had a gross domestic product of US$445 billion in 2017, the eighth-largest metropolitan economy in the United States. Philadelphia is the center of economic activity in Pennsylvania and is home to five Fortune 1000 companies. The Philadelphia skyline is expanding, with a market of almost 81,900 commercial properties in 2016, including several nationally prominent skyscrapers. Philadelphia has more outdoor sculptures and murals than any other American city. Fairmount Park, when combined with the adjacent ...
Hartford, Connecticut | Wikipedia audio article
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Hartford, Connecticut
00:01:41 1 History
00:02:10 1.1 Colonial Hartford
00:05:22 1.2 19th century
00:05:51 1.2.1 Political turmoil
00:07:08 1.2.2 Industrialization and the Colt legacy
00:13:11 1.2.3 Rise of a major manufacturing center
00:17:18 1.3 20th century
00:19:19 1.4 21st century
00:20:18 2 Geography
00:21:23 3 Climate
00:23:58 4 Demographics
00:27:03 5 Government
00:28:09 5.1 City council
00:28:18 5.2 Emergency services
00:29:08 6 Neighborhoods
00:31:24 7 Economy
00:33:36 8 Media
00:34:56 9 Education
00:35:05 9.1 Colleges and universities
00:36:13 9.2 Primary and secondary education
00:37:34 10 Transportation
00:37:43 10.1 Highways
00:39:52 10.2 Rail
00:40:37 10.3 Airports
00:41:32 10.4 Bus
00:43:17 10.5 Bicycle
00:44:14 11 Culture
00:44:23 11.1 Cuisine
00:46:50 11.2 Points of interest
00:55:20 11.3 Parades
00:56:06 12 Sports
00:57:02 12.1 Former teams
00:58:04 13 Recent developments
01:04:07 14 Notable people
01:07:42 15 Sister cities
01:07:56 16 See also
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Hartford is the capital city of Connecticut. It was the seat of Hartford County until Connecticut disbanded county government in 1960. The city is nicknamed the Insurance Capital of the World, as it hosts many insurance company headquarters and is the region's major industry. It is the core city in the Greater Hartford area of Connecticut.
Hartford was founded in 1635 and is among the oldest cities in the United States. It is home to the nation's oldest public art museum (Wadsworth Atheneum), the oldest publicly funded park (Bushnell Park), the oldest continuously published newspaper (the Hartford Courant), and the second-oldest secondary school (Hartford Public High School). It also is home to Trinity College, a private liberal arts college, and the Mark Twain House where the author wrote his most famous works and raised his family, among other historically significant attractions. Mark Twain wrote in 1868, Of all the beautiful towns it has been my fortune to see this is the chief.
Hartford was the richest city in the United States for several decades following the American Civil War. Today, it is one of the poorest cities in the nation, with 3 out of every 10 families living below the poverty threshold. In sharp contrast, the Greater Hartford metropolitan area is ranked 32nd of 318 metropolitan areas in total economic production and 8th out of 280 metropolitan statistical areas in per capita income.Census estimates since the 2010 United States Census have indicated that Hartford is the fourth-largest city in Connecticut, behind the coastal cities of Bridgeport, New Haven, and Stamford.
Auburn Coach Wife Kristi Malzahn Agrees with Match & eHarmony: Men are Jerks
My advice is this: Settle! That's right. Don't worry about passion or intense connection. Don't nix a guy based on his annoying habit of yelling Bravo! in movie theaters. Overlook his halitosis or abysmal sense of aesthetics. Because if you want to have the infrastructure in place to have a family, settling is the way to go. Based on my observations, in fact, settling will probably make you happier in the long run, since many of those who marry with great expectations become more disillusioned with each passing year. (It's hard to maintain that level of zing when the conversation morphs into discussions about who's changing the diapers or balancing the checkbook.)
Obviously, I wasn't always an advocate of settling. In fact, it took not settling to make me realize that settling is the better option, and even though settling is a rampant phenomenon, talking about it in a positive light makes people profoundly uncomfortable. Whenever I make the case for settling, people look at me with creased brows of disapproval or frowns of disappointment, the way a child might look at an older sibling who just informed her that Jerry's Kids aren't going to walk, even if you send them money. It's not only politically incorrect to get behind settling, it's downright un-American. Our culture tells us to keep our eyes on the prize (while our mothers, who know better, tell us not to be so picky), and the theme of holding out for true love (whatever that is—look at the divorce rate) permeates our collective mentality.
Even situation comedies, starting in the 1970s with The Mary Tyler Moore Show and going all the way to Friends, feature endearing single women in the dating trenches, and there's supposed to be something romantic and even heroic about their search for true love. Of course, the crucial difference is that, whereas the earlier series begins after Mary has been jilted by her fiancé, the more modern-day Friends opens as Rachel Green leaves her nice-guy orthodontist fiancé at the altar simply because she isn't feeling it. But either way, in episode after episode, as both women continue to be unlucky in love, settling starts to look pretty darn appealing. Mary is supposed to be contentedly independent and fulfilled by her newsroom family, but in fact her life seems lonely. Are we to assume that at the end of the series, Mary, by then in her late 30s, found her soul mate after the lights in the newsroom went out and her work family was disbanded? If her experience was anything like mine or that of my single friends, it's unlikely.
And while Rachel and her supposed soul mate, Ross, finally get together (for the umpteenth time) in the finale of Friends, do we feel confident that she'll be happier with Ross than she would have been had she settled down with Barry, the orthodontist, 10 years earlier? She and Ross have passion but have never had long-term stability, and the fireworks she experiences with him but not with Barry might actually turn out to be a liability, given how many times their relationship has already gone up in flames. It's equally questionable whether Sex and the City's Carrie Bradshaw, who cheated on her kindhearted and generous boyfriend, Aidan, only to end up with the more exciting but self-absorbed Mr. Big, will be better off in the framework of marriage and family. (Some time after the breakup, when Carrie ran into Aidan on the street, he was carrying his infant in a Baby Björn. Can anyone imagine Mr. Big walking around with a Björn?)