Introduction When Kudzu, Pueraria montana var. lobata, was first introduced to the United States no one suspected that the semi-woody vine would be capable of enveloping forests across the country. Today, the plant sprawls across an estimated 810,000 hectares of land from Eastern Texas to Florida all the way up to Kentucky. When it was originally planted, Kudzu was seen as a “miracle” plant, able to grow extremely quickly and stop erosion dead in its tracks. Given continuous encouragement by the government through the late 1800s and into the 1900s, Kudzu ran rampant and is now considered a Federal Noxious Weed as of 1997. Due to Kudzu’s exceptionally hardy root systems, which can be 30 cm in diameter and grow almost 4m into the ground (Harrington…
The ruined city is covered in dust, surrounded by a dome of tangled vines too thick to see through. A world, called Enchantė*, that once flourished is now left in shambles. This world was once full of vibrant life, until it was all ruined by war. The few left to survive gathered in a small city known as sėcuritė*. They did their best to repopulate their once amazing world, but yet could only keep so many people alive with the little protection from the outside world they had. The first survivors…
We have several people in this class that are gentlemen and gentlewomen farmers. I helped my mother and dad who loved to garden as a youngster. To say that I loved to working in the garden as a youngster would classify as a whooper of a lie. So I don’t claim any great knowledge as a gardener. But even a novice gardener like me, is aware of what Jesus was telling us when He discussed pruning a vine. I remember suckering plants with mom and dad. (Ask those present why they would remove stems and…
We uncovered the vines and leaves from around it. It was a camera, it looked inactive but it was active the red light was blinking on the side of the camera. We cut the wires with a pocket knife that someone had to turn the camera off. We knew they would be coming, so we prepared for war. We gathered up sticks, rocks, vines, and anything we could and went back to the cabin. Our cabin was two to three stories tall, it was massive but big enough to house all of us. We made catapults and opened the…
walk in the middle of a hot summer day. As the sweat pours off of your face, you spot a tree ahead. You might walk a little faster. And when you reach it you may even stop for a minute to bask in the cool shade. Then, refreshed, you continue on your way. Just as the shade is refreshing for you, a wisely placed tree casting shade over your air conditioning unit helps your air conditioner to work more efficiently. In fact, it may run up to 10% more efficiently. In addition, a tree that looses its…
Berea was located in Southwestern Macedonia. The established date of the city is unknown, but Berea has been surrendered to the Romans after the Battle of Pydna (168 B.C.). Moreover, it is the first Macedonian city that surrendered to the Roman Empire. During the reign of Diocletian (284-305 A.D.), Berea became one of the two capitals of Roman Empire. At the entrance of Berea, there was sign that quoted Acts 17:11 and says, “The Word of God is a power, neither Hell nor sin gainsay; fruit and…
At the start it was launched only for iOS and like five months later it conquered the Android market as well. When it is about the history of Vine it doesn’t take us to decades behind. Vine is a millennial social media app which was founded by three youngsters Dom Hofmann, Rus Yusupov and Colin Kroll in June 2012. It is set to be that total investment for Vine was around $1 million. As noted by Kafka & Isaac (2012) Vine got its fund from JetSetter, Gilt Groupe’s travel site where Hofmann and…
This week, I started to see patients on my own at the Health Department. I saw more infants compare to when I was at the Vine Clinic. I noticed there is a high prevalence of Hispanic patient population in this office, which explained why there were three Spanish interpreters at the site. The preceptor who I am with also can speak some Spanish. I do see the benefit of having a bilingual provider when serving a population like this. Despite of having the interpreter available, there are multiple…
fine up to $1,000” (Blumenthal 59). Americans were still reluctant to give up their favorite drinks. It was legal to make cider and beer at home as long as no alcohol was added. Beer could even be sold if most of the alcohol if most of the alcohol content was first removed. This beer was called ‘near beer.’ Near beer wasn’t very well-liked so people sprayed it with alcohol from a hypodermic needle. This was called ‘needle beer’ and it was more popular than near beer. Fruit Industries Inc.…
civilizations are subject to new mediums. One such digital medium is Vine, a video sharing service owned by the micro-blogging entity known as Twitter. This application allows users to share short videos up to a limit of 6 seconds, and replays them indefinitely. The popularity of Vine didn’t go unnoticed, as it gained over 40 million users in just over 7 months. This exemplifies Postman’s argument that modern epistemology is largely dependent on entertainment…