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You might have heard about the prehistoric feel that paddlers experience on Ohio's Muskingum River. The state-designated water way offers you a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity to view America's only remaining hand-operated locks, some of which date back as far as 1841.
But how exactly do you plan your trip through history? Well, that's where this nifty guide comes in. Check out our tips and pointers, and you'll soon be armed with all the info you could ever need to plan a trip kayaking the Muskingum River!
Muskingum River- Fast Facts
River Length: 112 miles
Average Trip Duration: 3-4 days, depending on your pace
Paddling Difficulty: Easy
Number of Access Points: 27
Water Conditions: Wide river with a constant current. The waters are mostly flat with very little fast moving current.
Experience Level: Beginner
Before You Paddle
- While fishing is permitted in the area, the catching of mussels is monitored, and since the species is becoming endangered, visitors are encouraged to avoid catching mussels.
- Locks are National Historic Civil Engineering Landmarks (and kind of look like dams). These areas are services by technicians which have to help you portage.
- For guided tours in the area, you can get in touch with Southeastern Ohio Kayaking at 740-767-3780.
The Trip at a Glance
- With 27 access points for canoes and kayaks, there really isn't any lack of launching spots along the Muskingum River. Parking is the same, simply put, there's more than enough for everybody. All this equates to the Muskingum being one of the safest rivers to plan a kayaking trip on.
- There is also a lot of beach-like pit-stop zones located along the river banks, which make for great spots to stop and catch your breath before you carry on with your trip.
- For the ambitious at heart, you might want to start your 112-mile river-journey at Coshocton and paddle out to Marietta at the confluence of the Muskingum and Ohio Rivers. If you're in tip-top shape, you can get this trip done in 3 days, but for the rest of us normal folks, it should take roughly 10 days.
- If you're a day-tripper, the 9-miles between McConnelsville and Stockport should prove to be worthwhile. You'll pass the mill built in 1842 (the only remaining one on the Muskingum).
Your Camping Options
You are free to camp out at any one of the locks (dams), unless of course the area is demarcated as private property. There are camping grounds located along the banks of the river, which are spread out between 3 and 10 miles from each other. Keep in mind that the camp sites aren't very big, so they can only accommodate small parties at a time.
Camping sites along the river next to the locks are primitive, so make sure that you take everything and anything from a water purifier to a means of getting your food cooked and keeping warm at night.
Are Water Levels Ever Dangerous?
Luckily, the answer is no. While the Muskingum River's water levels are generally at their lowest between June and July, it's never low enough to drag your kayak. The fact that there are many dams located along the river way means that the water level is always kept constant. There are also various locks in the area that ensure safe passageway for powerboats, which you should know, are limited on the river, which means one less worry for paddlers.
As a side note, if you should ever wish to pass through a dam, you need the help of an access technician. This can be summoned by blowing on your whistle, which means that you'll have to remember to pack one.
What About Fishing?
The Muskingum River is a good fishing spot, and aside from the issues with mussels, you can go ahead and try your luck at catching local species like crappies, sunfish, bass, channel catfish, and flathead catfish.
What Is The Best Time To Go?
This largely depends in what you want to achieve while you're in the area. The river itself is good for paddling year-round, but if you're keen on catching channel catfish, summer months are ideal.
Need More Info?
We know that sometimes we might forget to mention a fact or two, which is why we've rounded up a bunch of cool articles that might add some information to your already-full arsenal.
- For details on the area's launching spots, locks, parking spots, and camping grounds, check out this map.
- This Paddlin.net article shares some great tips and tricks for paddlers.
- This article shows pictures of a fellow paddler's trip, and should give you a great idea of what the locks and dams in the area looks like.
- The official Muskingum River website provides a bunch of useful info for visitors to the area.
And there you go! We've shared pretty much everything we know about the Muskingum River, and we sincerely hope that this guide will come in handy to assist you in planning one kickass kayaking trip down a living, breathing piece of American history, the great Muskingum River!


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Rough GPS position Latitude. 44.2422°, Longitude. -107.2806°
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Weather near Spring Draw Last report from Buffalo, Buffalo Johnson County Airport, WY 54.7km awaylight snow Temperature: -6°C / 21°F
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- Soldier Creek Camp (2km)
- Deer Park Campground (5.3km)
- Buck Creek Cow Camp (5.6km)
- Island Park Campground (6.3km)
- West Tensleep Campground (6.5km)
- Tyrrell Ranger Station (7.4km)
- Willow Park Picnic Area (9km)
- Lake Creek Campground (9.1km)
- Sitting Bull Campground (9.2km)
- Deer Haven Lodge (10.3km)
- Lake View Campground (10.5km)
- Boulder Park Campground (10.6km)
- Lake Point Campground (10.7km)
- Meadowlark Lodge (11km)
- Brokenback Narrows (11.3km)
- Bull Creek Campground (11.4km)
- Meadowlark Ski Area (12.2km)
stream a body of running water moving to a lower level in a channel on land.
- Soldier Creek (4km)
- Buckskin Ed Creek (4.4km)
- Middle Tensleep Creek (5.4km)
- Spring Branch (5.4km)
- Willow Creek (8.7km)
- Battle Creek (9.1km)
- Lake Creek (10km)
- Garnet Creek (10.7km)
- Bull Creek (11.1km)
- Baby Wagon Creek (11.8km)
- West Tensleep Creek (12km)
- East Tensleep Creek (12km)
- Virginia Creek (12.2km)
- Middle Paint Rock Creek (12.3km)
lake a large inland body of standing water.
- Bear Lake (5.1km)
- West Tensleep Lake (6.7km)
- Lily Lake (9.4km)
- Meadowlark Lake (10.2km)
- East Tensleep Lake (11km)
- Mirror Lake (11.7km)
- Helen, Lake (11.9km)
flat a small level or nearly level area.
- Bellyache Flats (3.8km)
- Deer Park (5.5km)
- Bear Park (7.6km)
- Elk Park (9.6km)
- Long Park (11.6km)
mountain an elevation standing high above the surrounding area with small summit area, steep slopes and local relief of 300m or more.
- Buck Mountain (2.5km)
- Island, The (9.7km)
- Elk Mountain (12.5km)
ridge(s) a long narrow elevation with steep sides, and a more or less continuous crest.
- Bald Ridge (5.3km)
- Middle Fork Ridge (7.2km)
valley an elongated depression usually traversed by a stream.
- Spring Draw (0km)
- Warner Draw (6.1km)
spring(s) a place where ground water flows naturally out of the ground.
- Bellyache Spring (4.2km)
- Lone Tree Spring (6.1km)
park an area, often of forested land, maintained as a place of beauty, or for recreation.
- Island Park (6.4km)
- Sitting Bull Park (9km)
area a tract of land without homogeneous character or boundaries.
- Battle Park (9.9km)
range a series of associated ridges or seamounts.
- Buck Creek V S (8km)
trail a path, track, or route used by pedestrians, animals, or off-road vehicles.
- Mistymoon Trail (8.6km)
cliff(s) a high, steep to perpendicular slope overlooking a waterbody or lower area.
- Ed Point (6km)
populated place a city, town, village, or other agglomeration of buildings where people live and work.
- Meadow Lark Lake (9.1km)
dam a barrier constructed across a stream to impound water.
- Tensleep Reservoir Dam (11km)
reservoir(s) an artificial pond or lake.
- Tensleep Reservoir (11km)
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Sapphire to highlight SAP architecture shift
SAP will kick off its Sapphire U.S. users conference this week, shining the spotlight on its enterprise services architecture strategy.
SAP is continuing to market itself as the safest choice for customers, capitalizing on the uncertainty in the rapidly changing enterprise resource planning (ERP) software market.
At its annual Sapphire U.S. user conference scheduled to begin Wednesday in Boston, the giant software vendor will try to clearly communicate its strategy to transform its NetWeaver application and integration platform into a complete enterprise services architecture (ESA) by 2007.
The process will involve several software partners and systems integrators that plan to make their products ESA-enabled, according to SAP spokesman Bill Wohl.
Making the first announcement today, EMC will be launching an ESA-enabled storage management product.
Launching products that are service-oriented architecture-enabled will result in easier integration with the entire SAP software stack, according to Wohl.
"Companies don't want their technology decisions made for them," Wohl said. "If we can start to show the customer benefits to the architecture shift, we're hopeful that the market will buy into our evolutionary approach."
That approach includes creating an application infrastructure that is more flexible for customers. Built-in flexibility enables customers to create and integrate homegrown applications and even software from third-party vendors into their SAP system, Wohl said.
The goal is to allow companies to more easily configure components for a specific market or industry, Wohl said.
The annual user event comes at a time when software vendor consolidation has created uncertainty in the ERP market. SAP will push its customers to upgrade their version of R/3 to mySAP ERP, beginning the shift to a Web services architecture.
SAP plans to use the conference to highlight several recent customer wins in the banking and retail industries.
SAP will also highlight its new analytics composite applications. Nearly 200 composite applications were launched at its international user conference in Copenhagen, Denmark. The new products are embedded in SAP modules and draw data quickly across the SAP stack.
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SAP also plans to announce several additions to its customer relationship management software, mySAP CRM, developing its own industry specific versions.
Paul O'Neill, the former secretary of the U.S. Treasury, will address attendees at a welcoming reception on Tuesday night. The opening keynote address will be given Wednesday morning by SAP CEO Henning Kagermann. And on Thursday executive board member Shai Agassi will address users.
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Nintendo has been busy revealing new details about Legend Of Zelda Breath Of The Wild through short video clips. This time Nintendo has revealed a new video showcasing the cooking skills of Link.
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While Nintendo is yet to announce the release date for the game or the release date for the amiibos of Legend Of Zelda Breath Of The Wild, but these details sometimes leak. Recently, French Nintendo website leaked the release date for Amiibos for Legend of Zelda Breath of the Wild.
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Committee suggests setting up special purpose vehicleA committee formed to recommend modalities for implementation of Kathmandu-Tarai expressway has suggested that the government form a special purpose vehicle to build the project, which is expected to reduce travel time between the country's Capital and Nijgad in the south to less than an hour.
A committee formed to recommend modalities for implementation of Kathmandu-Tarai expressway has suggested that the government form a special purpose vehicle to build the project, which is expected to reduce travel time between the country's Capital and Nijgad in the south to less than an hour.
The special purpose vehicle, according to the committee headed by National Planning Commission Vice Chairman Min Bahadur Shrestha, could be in the form of a company, a development committee or an authority, a reliable source with knowledge of the matter said.
This recommendation was laid in a report submitted to Prime Minister Pushpa Kamal Dahal on Monday. The Premier will now table the report in the Cabinet, which will choose an appropriate special purpose vehicle to build the 76-km expressway.
The committee has also recommended that the government purchase the detailed report of the expressway project from the Indian consortium that prepared it.
"The government can choose to restart the process of preparing the detailed project report, but it will take at least a year to complete it," the source said, adding, "This
delay will increase the cost of project by around 6 to 7 percent per year if inflation is adjusted, and inflict intangible losses emanating from fuel consumption and wear and tear of vehicles operating on existing highways."
Earlier, the committee members had held a round of informal talk with representatives of the Indian consortium to purchase the detailed project report. During the meeting, the representatives expressed interest to sell the report, but did not quote any price.
"If the consortium seeks reasonable amount, the committee has asked the government to purchase the report," the source said.
The government, in March 2015, handed over the task of preparing the detailed project report of the Kathmandu-Tarai expressway to a consortium comprising Infrastructure Leasing and Financial Services (IL&FS) Transportation Networks, IL&FS Engineering and Construction, and Suryavir Infrastructure Construction.
At the time of its appointment, the consortium had agreed not to recover the cost that had gone into preparing the report, if it was allowed to build the project.
After the report was submitted in June 2015, the late Sushil Koirala-led government had even started making preparations to award the project to the Indian consortium.
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IMPHAL, Apr 28: Denouncing the State Cabinet decision to shift all the unlicensed street vendors from Khwairamband Bazar area to Lamphel by May 2, Khwairamband Keithel Street Vendors Co-ordinating Committee has retaliated and given May 2 as the deadline for the State Government to make necessary arrangements to accommodate the street vendors against the existing vacant plots on the top floors of the three Khwairamband Market buildings or in the temporary market sheds.
The aggrieved street vendors have also warned that they would take recourse to intense agitation even at the cost of their lives if they were to be forced to go to Lamphel where there is presently no scope for business.
Addressing a press conference in this connection at Manipur Press Club here today, secretary of the Co-ordinating Committee L Seema categorically observed that asking the street vendors to go to Lamphel, where there is no market, no buyer and scope for doing business, is as good as asking them to end their lives. So, the decision of the State Cabinet to shift the street vendors from Khwairamband Bazar areas to Lamphel is condemnable.
Now that the allotment of plots to licensed street vendors in the temporary market sheds is finalized, the Govt should make necessary arrangements to accommodate the remaining street vendors either against the existing vacant plots on the top floors of the three Khwairamband Bazar buildings or in the temporary market sheds, Seema demanded.
Shifting of street vendors from Khwairamband Bazar areas to Lamphel could be considered only after a proper market centre and a bus parking lot have been established. Only then, there could be business activities, she pointed out, while questioning who does the Government think would be coming to buy at the present site at Lamphel?
She also questioned the rationale behind the decision of shifting the street vendors which has come about after Imphal Municipal Council had issued forms for issuing license to the street vendors.
Imphal Municipal Council started issuing the forms to the street vendors on April 7, 2011. The cost of the form was Rs 10 each and around 5000 such forms is reported to have been issued. Initially, the last date of issuing the form was April 13. But it was subsequently extended upto April 16, she recalled.
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Monday, April 13, 2015
Baby Chickies!
The Fine Print: Chickie stamp by Penny Black, other stuff from my stash. This is a long card made to fit a business sized envelope. It was fun to make a long card; need to remember that "trick" more often.
8 comments:
- Holly AKA KopyKat said...
Oh this is so adorable! Love these little chickies, can't wait to see what you've made.
- April 13, 2015 at 10:08 AM
- Craftychris said...
Ooh this is gorgeous! I love the stamp, those chicks are the cutest! xxx
- April 13, 2015 at 11:43 AM
- Leslie Hanna said...
So cute! I think we anti-baby-card people tend to stay away from anything Baby, including cute critters. Because, come on, you'd make a baby card with it, right?
- April 13, 2015 at 12:01 PM
- jimlynn said...
Cute little row of chicks! Love that gingham paper too.
- April 13, 2015 at 12:56 PM
- KT Fit Kitty said...
Well this is so adorable! I love baby chicks and baby animals, even baby humans as long as they belong to someone else hehe. I like your colour combo and long style - very cute card!
- April 13, 2015 at 2:01 PM
- Carol L said...
I see you have all your chicks lined up in a row........but where are the ducks??? LOL Cute card PJ!
- April 13, 2015 at 4:36 PM
- Greta said...
So cute!
- April 13, 2015 at 10:10 PM
- Sarn said...
Another li'l cutie of a card. The chicks are so sweet. I don't use this card shape very often either, so it's nice to ring the changes every now and then.
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WWE Raw results from March 4 as the Fastlane go-home episode aired from Wells Fargo Center, Philadelphia, PA
Roman Reigns wants to reunite The Shield for one last time
Roman Reigns was welcomed with massive cheers for the second consecutive week which is something that hasn't happened for a long time. There was talk about Lesnar's championship and how Rollins is the man with a shot at it.
Roman wished good luck to Rollins and then asked him a favor. He wants the Shield to reunite once again and they called Ambrose to the stage. Elias, however, attacked Ambrose before he can speak forcing Rollins and Reigns to make the save. Backstage, the team of Lashley, McIntyre, Corbin and Rush were not pleased.
Our take from it: After all the weird angles happening on RAW, this was somehow fun to watch even though this has been done before. When Ambrose announced his decision to leave the WWE, the biggest regret fans had was not being able to see the Shield in action in the foreseeable future.
Thankfully, a last hurrah is on the cards and this was a great way to set the whole thing rolling. This is possibly setting up a three man tag match between the Shield and the Corbin led faction for Fastlane though the Shield might not be in action together at WrestleMania it seems.
Rating: 4.3/5
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Corbin, McIntyre and Lashley reign supreme
(Corbin, Lashley, McIntyre vs. Angle, Balor, Strowman)
Strowman started the match in high gear and literally kept swatting away everything the heels would throw at him. Even Balor continued the domination until Lio Rush tripped him allowing for the heels to capitalize.
Balor was eventually able to tag in Angle who hit a few German Suplexes but he too ended up getting dominated. Things turned worse for the faces as Strowman ended up crashing through the barriers while trying to mow down Lashley who then speared Balor for the win.
Winners: Corbin, Lashley, and McIntyre
Our take from it: This was clearly a way to make way for the Shield at Fastlane while keeping this matchup alive for WrestleMania. The match itself was quite entertaining allowing the faces to lose with dignity while giving the heels some credibility.
The team of Corbin, Lashley and McIntyre facing the Shield would set up some unique dynamics which makes the match-up even more intriguing. Given how things have changed with Reigns' return, this was probably the best way to handle it all.
Rating: 4.4/5
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Confusing women's match
(Ruby Riott vs. Natalya)
Riott was the early aggressor but Natalya rallied back with a discus clothesline. Natalya managed to put Riott in a Sharpshooter but Riott reversed it into a small package which Natalya countered into a small package of her own for the win. Lace Evans then walked out and waved leaving everyone confused.
Winner: Natalya
Our take from it: Invariably, Natalya finds herself with nothing to do close to yet another WrestleMania. The match was so short that it was barely there.
Lacey Evans interrupting the match might point to a possible feud but just randomly appearing and waving doesn't generally do much for the wrestler in question. This was in the end an utter waste of time and a poorly executed way to showcase a new wrestler.
Rating: 2.5/5
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Triple H answers Batista and Stephanie McMahon makes a huge announcement
Triple H addressed how Batista's attack was uncalled for as the celebrations last week weren't for the character Ric Flair but for the man Ric Flair. He called out Batista and said that he was willing to face him whenever and wherever and that Batista has his attention.
Stephanie McMahon then made the announcement backstage that what Rousey did last week wasn't befitting a champion and so she has reinstated Becky Lynch. Becky Lynch would face Charlotte at Fastlane for the vacant title provided Lynch signs an agreement not to sue WWE in case she gets injured.
Our take from it: The Triple H segment was done well and the veteran showed how a match is built-up. There was nothing wrong with it and this perfectly builds up anticipation for Batista's reply. This has been a surprising angle and quite entertaining so far as well.
The RAW women's title is in disarray though. This is of course all a ruse to somehow increase the stakes for the women's match. Rousey is of course not going to take all of this sitting down and there is a strong possibility that the match at Fastlane would fail to crown a new champion leading to the match at WrestleMania being a three-way bout for the championship.
That is not the worst thing to happen but all this unnecessary dram has somewhat reduced the excitement and intrigue in this whole angle.
Rating: 3.5/5
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A fun gauntlet match
(Heavy Machinery vs The Ascension vs. the B-Team vs. Ryder and Hawkins)
Otis was visibly upset from all the fun that had been poked at him by the other tag teams and he eliminated the B-Team in no time. The Ascension got in a bit more offense but they too proved to be not much of a challenge for Heavy Machinery.
Ryder and Hawkins weirdly put up the stiffest challenge but Heavy Machinery pinned them with relative ease as well.
Winners: Heavy Machinery
Our take from it: This was the first time in a long time that the tag division on RAW put up something fun and enjoyable. This was a great way to build up Heavy Machinery who seem to be the right talent to get the tag division back on track. How they will fit into the bigger picture is to be seen but so far things have been handled quite well.
Rating: 4.5/5
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The Shield finally reunite
(Elias vs Dean Ambrose)
This match was all Ambrose for the most part. Ambrose attacked right after the bell rang and dumped Elias to the outside, managed to hit an Old School and counter a Drift Away into a small package for a near fall.
Things changed however when Elias connected with a stiff high knee on a diving Ambrose leading to a Drift Away for the win. Reigns and Rollins then made their way to the ring but Ambrose didn't want anything to do with them.
He walked through the crowd when Reigns and Rollins was attacked by Corbin and his team. Ambrose returned and made the save and The Shield is back.
Winner: Elias
Our take from it: All of this was done in haste but somehow it didn't feel rushed and felt just right. Ambrose can now have a proper send-off from WWE while Reigns will have something worthwhile to do at Fastlane.
How WrestleMania will play out is in the air and that adds intrigue and suspense which is good for the grand show. This does leave Elias in no-man's land for now.
Rating: 4.2/5
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Sasha Banks gets beaten by Tamina, Raw tag championship on the line
(Sasha Banks w/Bayley vs. Tamina w/Nia Jax)
Tamina gets in the early offense until Banks rallied back with a couple of running knees followed by a Banks Statement. Nia Jax rescued her partner and eventually caused a distraction allowing Tamina to pin Banks after a superkick.
(The Revival (c) vs. Aleister Black and Ricochet)
This was a pretty even match with Black starting off proceeding before Dawson and Wilder put on a great show of tag action. The action went back and forth with Black managing to hit a Lionsault. He eventually tagged in Ricochet who got a few near falls right away. He put the Revival on the backfoot but Gable and Roode attacked the Revival to cause the DQ.
Winners: Tamina / The Revival (by DQ)
Our take from it: The Sasha Banks and Tamina affair was probably meant to keep the heels showcased as legit challengers for the women's tag title. The problem with that is that they aren't the best option to do so. Tamina is only getting worse in the ring and WWE need to think about pushing other teams in the women's tag division soon.
The match for the Tag titles were surprisingly fun and finally injects some legitimacy to the tag titles. A three way bout between all the three teams involved would be something fun and WWE seem to be finally getting on the right track as far as the men's tag division is concerned.
Rating: 3.8/5
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Is the Raw women's championship a joke?
Stephanie McMahon asked Lynch to sign the aforementioned agreement which she did after some trash talking with Flair. Rousey walked out and demanded her title back and Stephanie handed it over promptly.
The stipulation is now changed and instead of the bout at Fastlane being a title bout, it will be a qualification match for Lynch where she would have to win to be added to the match at WrestleMania between Flair and Rousey.
Rousey then lost it and attacked both Charlotte and Lynch apparently turning heel.
Our take from it: It was apparent from a mile away that this was how things were going to be when Flair came into the equation and yet WWE decided to meander about it pointlessly.
There are two issues with all of this. The title being vacated and then being handed back reduces its value. The other issue which seems to be plaguing WWE as a whole is how quickly people are turning heel and face. Rousey as a heel is a bad idea and whatever Charlotte and Lynch are at this moment doesn't help either. A pathetic way to end an otherwise great show.
Rating: 2/5
Overall Raw review: RAW finally managed to put on a decent show, for the most part. The men's tag division finally received some much needed impetus while the Shield angle and the return of Batista are great for the entire narrative.
The biggest flaw though is the way the women's division has been handled. WrestleMania this year is supposed to be huge for the women but both the women's tag division and the main-eventers are being treated like a joke. It is like WWE is playing Russian roulette with them which is never a great idea. Overall, the show was like a wonderful seven-course meal spoilt by the worst dessert in the world.
Moment of the night: The Shield Reuniting
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If you're into expensive natural dishes, then perhaps you should try a few inviting truffles. If you visit the city Alba in October, you'll be in time for their wonderful local truffle festival. Venders all over the streets will sing with joy, and so will their consumers as the air is excellent with the edible fungus, truffles. Truffles are a unique dish and they are wonderful expensive natural dishes to try.
Farmers like to head out in the "dead of night" every year to get these wonderful items. Whether they seek out the truffles by pig or by dog, they find the best ones and then they keep them. Every single restaurant in town features its best truffle dish, and everyone loves the taste of the editable fungus – truffles. People who love truffles will be happy to know that they can get a unique taste of the scared item. It's a wonderful, expensive natural dishes to try, and you should definitely try it soon.
Where the crop is stored is kept extremely secret and you gain this information from any local. They really go out of their way to protect the uniqueness of the product. Truffles can go for as much as $250 an ounce, and they're one of the famous products on the black market. A good harvest of truffles can make any farmer wealthy… but a bad harvest can ruin a farmer. Sadly, poaching is a problem, and that bankrupts many farmers. Truffles can sell for $250 an ounce – and since everyone can make quick cash in these times.
Wikipedia states that the most popular (and most expensive) truffle was sold at the auction for a grand prize winner of $330,000. There are very, very, very strict laws regarding the harvest of the expensive natural dishes, truffles, so that you can keep safe. If you steal a truffle, it might be the end of your old career and the start of a new one – you could end up in jail.
Why is the truffle so expensive? Because it's rare. The expensiveness of the natural truffle makes it all the more delicious as you bite into the world's most wonderful item. The truffle is the wonderful fruit in the fungus. Like bees go for honey in a flower, humans go for the truffle in an oak or willow. No one knows what creates the fungus yet, but everyone agrees it's delicious.
If you're into expensive natural dishes, you aren't alone, and you may even have trouble getting your hands on this exotic dish. People love the truffle and they do enjoy a great taste of it every now and then… So you should consider biting into this exotic dish and making yourself happy. The truffle is a wonderful gift to give, and it's one of those expensive natural dishes that will make a great gift for that Aunt Jane for whom you never know what to buy. The truffle is a wonderful item that should be tasted by everyone before they die.
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Ponderosa lemon growing tree of the genus citrus, is hybrid between Lemon and Citron. Ponderosa lemon grow as perennial evergreen with thorns used also as ornamental plant, It can grow in tropical, subtropical or mediterranean climate and growing in hardiness zone 10+.
Flowers are white with purple with yellow stamen,
Ponderosa lemon fruit
Fruit round and the size ~4-7 cm' and color is yellow, it can be sweet / sour or something in between. The inner fruit divided by segments, the segment cover with soft thin layer, it containing the pulp (little cones covered with a thinner layer).
Peal color is yellow, the peel is edible but sometimes little bitter also used as flavor and fragrant
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Full Sun
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Blooming information
When does flowers bloom?
Spring / Summer / Autumn
General information about the flower
Flowers are white with yellow stamen
Thinning / Deadheading of the blossom:
The first years should thinning the flowers
Pollination is done by:
Edible fruits
When does it yield:
All year
Fruits pests or diseases:
Citrus stubborn disease, citrus black spot, Alternaria
What can be done with big quantities of Ponderosa lemon fruits?
Eat, juice, the rind used fragrant, fruit leather, sugary rind
Work requirements on the fruit:
Pick up (sometimes cut branches that grow into the fruit)
How long does it take to bear fruit?
Ripening of fruit
Possible to pick up the fruit before and let them ripening them in the house (or even to use them)
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Parks Associates today announced Sarah Jones, VP of Commercial Product, Great Call, as the first confirmed keynote speaker for the sixth-annual Connected Health Summit: Independent Living and Wellness, August 27-29 at the Pendry San Diego in San Diego, California. The firm's independent living research finds 64% of heads of US broadband households 50 and older are interested in a home system that can sense emergencies and send out notifications.
Connected Health Summit will explore new strategies and innovations that will expand and improve independent living solutions for consumers and caretakers, including innovative monitoring and smart home solutions, and examine consumer adoption and usage of connected health technologies and key adjacencies between smart home, healthcare, and independent living ecosystems. Early Sponsors include HP, MDLIVE, Alarm.com, Freeus, Rapid Response Monitoring, and GiftCard Partners.
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In my previous post we looked at how to recognise signs of osteoarthritis (OA) in our dogs, what causes the discomfort they experience and discussed the impact of excessive weight on the disease. We touched on the importance of controlled exercise in the management of OA and in this post I want to explore further some of the various treatment options.
Controlled physical exercise is a cornerstone of OA management. The reason for this is that in response to pain the dogs will naturally avoid using the affected joints and limbs normally. The consequence of this is a vicious cycle of joint stiffness, reduced flexibility and loss of muscle strength supporting the joint which leads to more pain and so on.
Controlled exercise helps to avoid this vicious cycle by encouraging the dog to use the joints as normally as possible helping to maintain flexibility and strength.
Hydrotherapy is an excellent way of achieving this because it encourages dogs to use their limbs whilst at the same time avoiding the discomfort associated with weight bearing on a painful joint. Physiotherapy similarly helps to maintain flexibility and strength through the use of various exercises tailored to the individual problem. The many benefits of hydro and physiotherapy will be discussed in more detail in future posts.
There are a myriad of different so called Joint supplements available for dogs with OA however the most common constituents are usually Glucosamine, Chondroitin and Omega 3 fatty acids. The basic idea behind their use is that they may in some way improve the health of the cartilage in the joints or reduce inflammation. Unfortunately, there is very little scientific evidence demonstrating that they actually work. The best evidence is in support of the use of Omega 3 fatty acids. What I can say is that they do no harm, so I am fairly relaxed about their use in my patients.
When all is said and done the primary aim when treating an arthritic dog is to relieve their pain. Therefore, the mainstay of medical management of OA is pain killers. There are a number of different types of pain killer available for dogs, but the most commonly used type is the Non-steroidal anti-inflammatory drug, the so called NSAID. The benefit of NSAIDs is that they both reduce inflammation as well as provide pain relief.
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I was especially pleased for Will, because as a glasses-wearer myself, I know how wearing glasses can spoil something fun. But technology has apparently advanced since the last time I attempted to near-sightedly learn to scuba dive, and now the world contains such objects as magnifying masks! Will's grandparents were able to rent her a mask that corrected her vision underwater without glasses, and I know that must have made all the difference in the world for her.
As for me, I tried the heaviest magnification, fully planning to die snorkeling (I'm both claustrophobic and not a confident swimmer, so snorkeling just kind of sounds like certain death to me), but even that didn't correct my very heavy prescription, so the in-laws rented me a viewboard, and all the other toddlers and I were happy as clams on them, seeing everything the snorkelers could see but with our own anti-drowning buoying devices under us.
Best of all possible worlds.
But let's get back to the ocean fish otherwise known as my children!
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Can I just say? I cannot BELIEVE we have seen dolphins in the wild! But we have! And here they are!
It was fitting that this was the last beach we visited on the Big Island, since it was also the first beach that we visited, just hours after we arrived. On that first visit, the kids and I were wading in the shallow area, not even really swimming, but just being AT the beach, you know? Anyway, as we wade, picking our way around the slippery lava rocks and looking for sandy places to stand on, something BIG swims past our legs.
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We followed that sea turtle around--at the prescribed safe distance, of course--for ages, until it finally swam off somewhere else. And we saw more sea turtles at almost every other beach after that, as well, including back here, on our final night before we left the Big Island for Oahu:
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hard starting 2001 SL1
Having to start it three times for it stay running. Runs fine, might even say great. use to need to wait about 10 seconds in run for dash lights to go out and computer to be ready to crank, to get a 1-2 second start up. Now it never fires the first 6 second crank. Second crank it runs, but barely for 3-4 seconds at low rpms, then dies.
Third try it runs up to 1500 rpm at first and runs fine.
No new codes yet, will check it again today. Still has the old EGR, emissions code BS that has been a pain for years, it is unrelated.
Looking for ideas, on what might cause it be hard to start but then vanish.
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Well, what is the history on plugs, wires and maintenance?
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Seems my second post got lost. Wires, plugs are all good, and recently regapped (4-6 months ago). I did the MMO-GM TSB piston ring cleaning trick recently (3-6 months ago) that solved the massive oil consumption rate that had gotten out of hand.
I checked the OBD-II codes and found a new one, and also found that 2 of the emission monitors were still not locked in. It had been ages since I cleared the p0401 code or had a dead battery (about 3-4 months ago left the head lights on).
The new code was lean code, P0171. The O2 sensor is not that old, and does not have that many miles to be bad. I suspect the blower-EGR, clogged ports, garbage system Saturn used on these, P0401 code problem, caused a fake lean code.
I cleared them and made 4 trips, so far P0401 is the only code,one I have battled for 4 years now.
P0171 has not returned, yet, and it has not yet locked in the 2A or E or EE monitors.
I have discovered that if I just let it crank an extra second, it starts properly the first try, but it use to start in 1-2 seconds, not 3 seconds.
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Mileage of this car? Fuel filter replaced? Fuel pressure?
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[QUOTE=fdryer;2254176]Fuel filter replaced? Fuel pressure?[/QUOTE]
and fuel filter brand, if replaced. Only a couple brands are known to provide the right pressure with the integrated regulator
Re: hard starting 2001 SL1
About 280,000 miles. New fuel system installed about 8 years ago, about 60,000 miles ago. There have been no signs of it actually running lean. Not running hot and fuel usage increased, not decreased. And lots of power at the gas pedal on demand. Runs perfectly normal at up to 80 mph, tons of power, running cool/normal. So I have no reason to suspect any fuel issues. Primary O2 sensor is only about 35,000 miles and 5 years old.
Got the P0401 and 410 codes on the last drive cycle, the ones I have been fighting for years now.
[QUOTE=fdryer;2254176]Mileage of this car? Fuel filter replaced? Fuel pressure?[/QUOTE]
Re: hard starting 2001 SL1
Latest update. Clearing the lean OBD code has improved the MPGs from about 22 to to about 28, and improved the starting ease. And it has not returned. Still getting the P0401 code, but not the lean code last 300 miles. I will update this as times goes by.
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Does anyone know if the fuel pump has two separate power paths in the run and start(crank) positions of the ignition switch?
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I'm pretty sure it is a single path, a relay controlled by the PCM. The ignition switch has no direct control at all.
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^ Correct. At ignition on time, engine off, the PCM program sends a two second command to the pump relay to run the pump then shuts off pumping. When the starter engages and turns over the engine, crank sensor signals are sent to the pcm to allow it to run the EFI system: turn on fuel pump, initiate the ignition system for spark and pulse injectors. The same signal from the pcm is used in two situations to power the pump relay that sends 12v power to the pump.
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Thanks for the detail, so in the PCM logic, there are two virtual paths (based on PCM input data) , but only one in the hard wiring. This rig has always (since I bought In 2008, I think, refused to start if you crank it before several of the dash monitor lights go dark. After that it use to start in 1 second. Now at random times, it varies from a clean 1-2.5 second crank to start, to three tries. The second or third try always fires up instantly!!!!! 1 in 10 starts fires up in 1-2 seconds on the first try. Runs fine, currently getting 28 mpg on mixed city/highway/drive through long wait for hamburger driving LOL. Does not seem to care if it is cold or hot starts. Cranking is great (very good battery and starter).
Thinking about sensors and contacts. Intake air temp? CPS? Time to pull out my snap on brick maybe.
[QUOTE=fdryer;2255415]^ Correct. At ignition on time, engine off, the PCM program sends a two second command to the pump relay to run the pump then shuts off pumping. When the starter engages and turns over the engine, crank sensor signals are sent to the pcm to allow it to run the EFI system: turn on fuel pump, initiate the ignition system for spark and pulse injectors. The same signal from the pcm is used in two situations to power the pump relay that sends 12v power to the pump.[/QUOTE]
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Today, with the AC running, in park or neutral the engine ran nice and quite at a rock solid steady 900 rpm. But in drive at a drive in, zero MPH, AC still on, it began cycling rpms and dropping 100 rpm (like it wanted to die maybe) to about 700 rpm and running back up to 800 rpm. But it does not do it neutral or park.
Could the post Cat O2 sensor be dying finally and doing this with no code??? The first O2 sensor, pre cat is only 2 years old.
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[B][SIZE="3"]A while back I had RPM surge [100 rpm] in drive at idle and found a dirty alternator connector. I would check alternator output at battery when rpm is changing and see if it is changing. Possible weak alternator when at operating temp.
1995 SL1 231,050 Well Oiled!! ;)
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No dual circuit for fuel pump. It's one line, one circuit, period. One signal to run the for pump whether it's for two seconds or as long as the engine turns. The PCM detects whether the crank sensor signal is being sent to the pcm or not and determines either to run the pump for two seconds or have crank sensor signals allow it to run the pump for as long as crank sensor signals are being sent to the pcm. This isn't a pump or pump signal problem.
With mileage approaching 300k and replacing pump and filter, did you check fuel pressure? Don't assume, verify it. Guessing can be an expensive way to replace parts without determine what failed. With an intermittent starting problem, fuel and spark are the two main issues that must be verified at least once when problems don't go away. Yes, fuel and spark are there because the engine runs but no one can tell you why one or both aren't giving near instant starts which we're expecting. Starting requires instant full operating pressure from the fuel pump - that's where a fuel pressure gauge is needed to see actual pressure at ignition on time just before starting. Spark needs to be verified by a starting test in the driveway to verify spark at low starting rpm. When you verify both are consistent without problems, the next step would be a compression test. Lower than normal compression is only one reason for poor startups.
Chasing the egr and secondary air pump problems may be contributing to this issue. Addressing each problem requires eliminating one problem at a time as one or several problems can contribute to startup problems.
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I should mention that my surge is not an increase in rpms, but a rough engine drop, then a smooth increase and hold at a smooth 900 rpm for 3-4 seconds, then the cycle repeats. I will check the battery and wiring/alt voltages this week.
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I'd still replace the CPS
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^^ Ugh, sigh, I posted on wrong topic again!
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P0701 Lean code came back today. Cleared the codes and the wandering rpm in drive at a stop, when away. the P0701 code returned rapidly this time. Going to run the Snap on mt-2500 scanner on it tomorrow and check for vacuum leaks and check the ground and voltage at the battery....
I forgot to mention that first starts usually run rough for 1-2 seconds before it clears up, and sometimes dies, but then starts right up and runs fine right away on the second start.
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Well this is new one. here is what happened today in order.
I used the Snap on MT-2500 scanner, STFT was a little negative, and LTFT was a little positive, not huge way off numbers. The first (pre cat) o2 sensor was switching correctly, the post cat sensor was parked at about .395V, but the emissions monitors were not locked in yet (I cleared them last time, restart the relearn....0, and the engine was running in open loop, and was running very well, no surge, BUT!!!!
When I checked the battery voltage, and then used my multi meter to verify the SnapOn reading of the battery voltage I found a wandering battery voltage, and low system voltage with all loads on, brake lights, head lights, AC and blower on Max,... etc, it was cycling to 11.9 (lowest I saw) to 13.9 volts when all the loads were on when the engine rpm fell.
As a side note, the MT-2500 has many data outputs on the saturn I have not seen before, COLL beans!!!! Future project...
So I went to AZ, to test the bat-Alt-Starter system expecting the voltage regulator/alternator to show as bad.
Silly me, the battery tested the battery was BAD!!!! Did not even suggest charging it.....I still had reservations about the Alternator VR..... and the battery was only 2 years old :eek:
Got a new free (warranty) battery from AZ!!! :yes:
So, as expected the codes got cleared again, disconnecting the battery.
But here is the crazy news!!!!!
the OBD-II code scanner showed the system switched to a green light, all sensors and emmisions monitor locked in, in a 3 minute (or less?) drive!!! WTF???? Now a happy rig running closed loop.
Even the 5 year old P0401 and P0410 codes are gone????
I must add I did check the vac lines, the PCV valve got wiggled, the CTS and AIT sensor connectors got wiggled, but I doubt that did anything.
I have no doubt this is too good to be true, so I will be monitoring it with scanners 93 rigs I have) for several days.
But in 10 years and 100,000 miles I have never seen this rig go to a closed loop green scanner (OBD-II) ready for inspection operation in less than 30 minutes of painful drive relearn process.
I have seen very odd battery behavior, but in 45 years I have never seen this version. So far the rough engine cycling with all loads on max is gone. I still need to check the peak load battery voltage, will post up when i have more data. thanks for all the feed back folks!!!
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[B][SIZE="3"] I am old school always look for the obvious. Hope it doesn't return.
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Help the Outlooks are down
Written on December 11, 2015 at 2:48 PM, by Chris Petit
So I was contacted by a panicking client. It seemed that all of his Outlook clients could not connect to Office 365 anymore. That meant investigating what was wrong. Upon inquiring he admitted that he changed some DNS settings the day before. But only the SPF record. That didn't explain connection issues with their Outlook […]
How not to create redundancy in your Exchange
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When I was at a client the other day I encountered the following: As you can see the Exchange environment in itself already contains a single point of failure. Namely the Exchange-01 server who solemnly functions as a client access and transport hub. The two database servers however are both made high available through the […]


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A Recap of Last Night's Episode of The Bachelor
We open on the Los Angeles skyline, staunchly kicking off the theme of this episode—Things I've Personally Experienced So Many Times Why Does This Show Hate Me So Much.
The rose ceremony from last week is apparently still happening, since the President of Delt pranced off right after giving out the last rose to talk to Daddy Chris for a sec. The remaining trinity of Pretty Girls™ are baffled – how must we end the sacred rose ritual without our mandatory staged champagne toast?! Thy Bachelor Overlords will not be quenched!
Our sweet President of Delt and O Holiness Chris Harrison are sitting on a stoop outside of the mansion, and it's quite literally the scene from The 40-Year-Old Virgin where he asks, "Is it true that if you don't use it, you lose it?" We cut to our weekly confessional where the President of Delt tells us yet again that he wants to lose his virginity in a sweet, special, passionate, tender, loving, affectionate, perfect, oh-my-God-does-he-honestly-believe-this, caring way. He says this while wearing a black button-down so you know he's being serious, because when was the last time a buff club promoter lied to you?
He finally re-enters the rose ceremony for the Staged Champagne Toast, and if you blink, you'll miss a loaded moment of foreshadowing here: CBC 'jokingly' whines "you just left!!" The President of Delt instantly replies "I had to talk to Chris! Sorry!" Doesn't sound like an interaction between two people who are on the same page, right?
The President of Delt clunkily recites his next line—they're going to Portugal! He then says, "I've never been to Europe!" I immediately take out a heavy, leather-bound journal and write "Thing #20,537 The President of Delt Hasn't Done: Been to Europe"
We then watch a montage for each remaining Pretty Girl™ to reminisce on each of their illustrious three-week relationships. Each montage noticeably uses a different Instagram filter, I'm guessing so we can distinguish them from each other. First is a soft focus montage of the President of Delt and T A Y S H I A doing Adventurous and Unique Things. We then have a vignette montage of his making-out-in-the-Hollister-dressing-room relationship with CBC. Lastly, I'm not sure if they used the Kira Kira sparkle app for Thimble's montage, or if it's just inching closer to midnight and her "human" spell is starting to wear off.
Y'all, it is finally time for the overnight dates. This whole season has been pounding us on the skull with the fact that the President of Delt is a virgin, so this round of dates has been highly anticipated. However, the tension and pressure leading up to the act is so high, so overhyped, that there is no way it's going to pay off in a satisfying way—much like, yes, losing your virginity (high five).
Regardless, it's time for the first date. T A Y S H I A is beaming with excitement and you can still see every single one of her teeth—I wouldn't be surprised to hear this 28-year-old is still living off her tooth fairy money. Damn. Meanwhile, the President of Delt continues to flummox me with his fashion choices—this time, it's a silk-like scarf with… trees on it…? The pair is doing yet another Adventurous and Unique Thing, a helicopter ride over Portugal – the President of Delt started this season afraid of heights, and now he's literally the guy who makes his Tinder picture him at the top of Machu Picchu. That's a left swipe from me, dawg.
The two then have a not-at-all-sponsored-by-the-Portuguese-Tourism-Board conversation about Portugal's exports—
T A Y S H I A: "They do olive oil."
PRESIDENT OF DELT: "Extra virgin though."
T A Y S H I A: "Just how I like 'em."Honestly, it's a great joke, but at this point, we've heard approximately one billion jillion dillion virginity jokes—find some new material, sweeties.
They finally deplane the helicopter to relax. Wait, just kidding, they're now having a picnic on the EDGE of a MOTHEREFFING CLIFF. We get it, you guys love heights now. To distract from this terrifying cliff, I count T A Y S H I A's teeth and only reach 47 before they cut to commercial.
On a serious note, I wonder how the Bachelor Overlords picked the date order. These producers, not the President of Delt himself, appear to have full control over who he loses his virginity to. This realization makes me uncomfortable and I down another sleeve of Most Stuft Oreos in solace.
The President of Delt might realize this too, because our boy is Nervous with a capital N. He is truly making the most stupid jokes, like saying he can't stand up because he's not flexible, "probably because I'm a virgin!" Here's an honest-to-God picture of how he said it: ¯\_(ツ)_/¯
We reluctantly leave the edge of a cliff for the dinner portion of the date, and dude is matrimony-level committed to scarves in Portugal. This one is plaid with tassels, so you already know—no one is having sex tonight.
Still, the two attempt foreplay with the Cosmopolitan-guaranteed technique Talking About Your Cheating Ex-Husband. This conversation is loudly punctuated by T A Y S H I A adjusting her low-cut dress to hide a nip slip—the President of Delt: "I saw that one." SORRY, WHAT? Either she's wearing pasties or dude didn't actually see nipple, because that's definitely not the ideal reaction to the first time seeing your future-wife's boobs. Because of that weak reaction, I don't think he actually saw nipple here, and—as Mean Girls taught us—it only counts if you saw a nipple.
The two of them carry on with their stupid conversation AS IF WE DIDN'T JUST HAVE A BOUT OF NEAR-NUDITY and I am, yet again, not listening to anything they're saying. The subtext is louder than the actual words here—Let's. Effing. Bone.
We're finally in the glorified Fantasy Suite, and the President of Delt is slowly feeding chocolate to T A Y S H I A's canines and premolars. Guys, why is chocolate sexy? It makes you look like you're missing teeth (possibly a good thing for T A Y S H I A) and really doesn't make your breath makeout-worthy. This is my political platform—Desexualize Chocolate 2019.
They pop a champagne bottle and it is LOUD. The President of Delt, like a golden retriever, is terrified at this noise – we finally find something that scares him more than last episode's Southern Satan etiquette instructor.
He tells the camera, "I've pretty much… done… I'm… experienced… in other ways…" because apparently you can't scream "I'VE BEEN TO THIRD BASE!" on national television. This is the absolute most dramatic music in the history of everything ever. Seriously. The soundtrack to the battle between Jon Snow and Ramsay Bolton sounds like a dang lullaby compared to this.
It's the next morning. We see a bird flying, we see a bee buzzing—what's that? Birds? Bees? Do you think the Bachelor Overlords did that on purpose?! Naughty, naughty! If the joke was any more obvious I would die from blunt trauma to the head! We cut to a crumpled-up towel on the floor (nice). The first thing we hear, "I enjoyed having our conversation." Uhhhhhhh, that's either the lamest euphemism ever, or these people just flat-out didn't bone. Sadly, there is still tension in the air, and I'm not talking about the it's-Saturday-morning-what-is-my-one-night-stand-still-doing-here tension. This conversation is, well, polite, and just doesn't sound like these people exchanged bodily fluids (besides spit, of course).
Going along with the theme of Things I've Personally Experienced So Many Times Why Does This Show Hate Me So Much, I know exactly what happened here. This date is when you have an all-night-long heart-to-heart AIM chat with the guy you're absolutely in love with, but he refuses to hang out with you in person because he "respects you too much," and "doesn't want to let you down" – then you find out years later that not only was he just not that into you, but he wasn't even into women to begin with. This is relatable, right? Please?
The President of Delt says to the camera, "my mind is still thinking about the other two relationships." BRUTAL. I think we all know what this means. T A Y S H I A is going H O M E.
It's time for the next overnight date with CBC, so clearly someone is trying to kick off their sex life missionary-style. The President of Delt is wearing some sort of chambray pastel-striped shirt, and honestly looks like a goddamn Easter egg. Apparently "riffing around a Portuguese CVS" qualifies as a date now, and these kids are really giving Seinfeld a run for his money. "It's a door wedge!" "That's so random!" Literally shoot me in the fucking face.
Guys, I just had a psychic vision of CBC and Chad from JoJo's season together, and now I can't get that out of my head. CBC is an evil Supreme Hollister Employee, and needs someone as evil and conventionally good-looking as her—sigh, a match made in Bachelor Hell.
Fun game: can you name one season where they don't viciously make out in a dark alley while on vacation? Nope, didn't think so. Dark alley slobberfests are firmly in Bachelor canon—right along with rose ceremonies and shirtless thinking scenes.
Okay, so here's my honest take – I think CBC really likes the President of Delt. I think she genuinely thinks he's a good person. I think she wants to abide by her Bible that is the Hollister SS19 Branding Guide. I also think she's only 23 years old and not trying to get married right now. Hell, when I was 23 I was literally fresh out of a relationship with a convicted felon. Y'never know where life will take you, kids. CBC further proves her intellect with "I think spending forever with someone is a really big commitment." WHOA. WHEW. HELLO? MACARTHUR GENIUS GRANT? I HAVE CBC ON THE LINE.
We then see the moment that changes everything. The two blonde Hollister managers are talking about the hometown date, and the President of Delt reveals that he ultimately didn't get ShadyDad™'s approval to propose. He says this casually, clearly assuming she talked about it with her dad already—this is a totally safe and reasonable assumption. However, we soon learn that this was not the case at all. This revelation literally flips a switch in CBC's blonde FemBot brain, and all Bachelor Hell breaks loose.
This shifts the energy of the entire episode. It's a lot to process, so I wrote a Dr. Seuss-style limerick to help.
I think CBC is mad.Furthering the theme of Things I've Personally Experienced So Many Times Why Does This Show Hate Me So Much, CBC is using a classic breakup technique here—using a small event as grounds for a breakup so you have something easy and concrete to blame it on.
I think she's mad at her dad.
She's mad at her dad, for making her look bad.
And now she should run off with Chad. Yay!
Ah! A wild ShadyDad™ appears! Again! We get a surprise cameo from the star of last week's episode—and I'm honestly shocked that this California local has a valid passport.
The dad and Veruca Salt of a daughter follow up on their tense hometown discussion. ShadyDad™ says that she should be extremely selective with who she marries, because "the commitment of marriage is second to your commitment to God." ShadyDad™ immediately goes down ten points in my book for reminding me of my Southern Baptist elementary school.
Sincere tangent time from old Auntie Kal—it really bothers me when CBC says "I wanted you to be supportive." Guess what, guys– we all want our family to be supportive. We all want them to approve of everything we do and everyone we love. But this is rarely the case, and for her to say that she wanted them to blanket-statement approve of her relationship is naïve and ignorant. If your family approved of everything, no questions asked, then what would it even be worth? Sometimes your boyfriend sucks. Sometimes your improv show wasn't that funny. Sometimes you just have to buck up, respect their opinion, and go on living your life. (Disclaimer: All of my improv shows are God-level hysterical and I truly can't relate to this in any way, shape, or form.)
The ten points are immediately redeemed in spades when ShadyDad™ hits us with this quote: "Y'know, when I met Mom, I wasn't looking for a relationship at all. Then, she came in my life, and boom. I was struck."
TOO CUTE, ugh. CBC is also blown away by the love between her conventionally attractive parents and says, "I want what my dad and my mom have… and I don't have that right now."
Meanwhile, the President of Delt continues to be Oblivious King of the Century and tells us that CBC "is the one… despite all of this, I can see us working forever." Okay, whoa. What about T A Y S H I A? Or worse, what about THIMBLE?! She has gotten 0.000 shine in this episode. I am altering my political platform—Desexualize Chocolate And Also Justice For Thimble 2019.
We then trudge forward into the most drawn-out, painful breakup scene in Bachelor history. I say this because the President of Delt is in complete and utter denial. It's sad to watch, and triggers that exact feeling in all of us. He may seem stupid, but you know you've been there. Hell, I've had guys straight-up tell me they think I'm the worst and my love-stained mind took that as fun playful jokes imminently leading to our happy marriage. Sometimes, you're not on the same page – and denial is our only way to cope.
I then lighten my own mood by imagining the President of Delt taking four Viagra right before this date and just having an absolute raging hard-on during all of this.
CBC storms off, and starts talking into the wind like some white-washed Pocahontas. The President of Delt follows her, and I personally hate this demeaning word more than anything, but our boy is in full-on Desperate mode.
Guys, listen to people. Don't torture yourself by forcing them to spell it out for you. The President of Delt here is a textbook case of refusing to listen when someone is trying so hard to tell you something. This is heavy, and sad, and I'm immediately reminded of my AIM-gay-husband.
We have only eighteen minutes left in the episode, meaning we still have time for the President of Delt to lose his virginity three times. Instead, we are water-boarded with two crying blondes unable to fathom that there's more to compatibility than two people being hot.
The President of Delt is infuriated, and runs off the set, ergh, I mean, "Authentic Date Location". This is literally The Truman Show when he finds out he's being watched and everyone starts chasing him.
Y'ALL. THE. FENCE. JUMP. Lest you forget we're dealing with a world-class athlete, sweetie!
O Holiness Chris Harrison and the rest of His production disciples can't find the President of Delt anywhere, and everyone is screaming his name so much that the syllables start to sound funny. After all of their searching, "he's gone." We get slapped with an all-caps TO BE CONTINUED. Thimble imminently turns back into a pumpkin before we could even get to her date.
This week's blooper goes to the soon-to-be-deceased T A Y S H I A, learning that the President of Delt has never tasted an apricot, or a date, or anything remotely good ever.
Thing #20,538 The President of Delt Hasn't Done: Eaten an Apricot
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In a village that few have heard of there is a factory which makes metallised fabrics. Why does one UK firm buy from here rather than from a UK supplier? Malcolm Wheatley finds out.
"Meitze?" queries the taxi driver, as I tell him where I want to go. "Wedermark," I offer, indicating the collection of villages to the north of Hanover, of which Meitze is one. He still needs to check a map, but eventually sets off, pausing - or more disturbingly, NOT pausing - to check it several more times en route.
Once in Meitze, the factory is not hard to find. Nitex sticks out like any other 22,000 sq m factory complex in a community of a few hundred souls. Turn left at the farm - why are even German farms so incredibly orderly? - and we are there. The taxi driver departs, still peering worriedly at his map.
I am here to try and find out why a British textile company insists on buying its metallised fabrics from Nitex here in Meitze rather than from suppliers in the UK. Metallised fabrics? Well, if you marry ordinary cotton fabrics to aluminium you get a material with all the handling characteristics of cotton, but all the durability and heat-reflective characteristics of metal. This can then be made into products like those dull-grey, heat-reflective ironing board covers that outlast and out-iron the ordinary ones, and oven gloves that really don't let your fingers burn.
And it is not exactly new technology. Nitex started making the stuff here in 1958, although it now makes luxury bath mats and latex foam materials as well. Plenty of time for UK companies to build themselves an unassailable position. But no. The UK's biggest importer of the stuff buys it from Meitze because it cannot get the quality and service at home. What is more, its customers sometimes even SPECIFY Nitex. Why? I am here to find out.
Christa Strunz, the export sales manager, is cautiously pleased to see a journalist on such a mission. We start with the basics of the company, Frau Strunz carefully checking and noting each fact as it is handed over and recorded in my notebook. Although metallised fabrics form only around a third of the turnover, their share of the export sales is much higher. Foreign buyers say that they can make their own bath mats - it is the metallised fabrics that they are after.
Sales of bath mats ARE booming, though, in Poland's renascent market economy. There is an unprecedented demand for luxury bath mats, a development which Frau Strunz confesses herself to be gratified but puzzled by. Poles may be going through a hard time at the moment, but the siren song of a soft bath mat to step on to is obviously long lost on those of us who take them for granted. Perhaps your feet take a higher priority if you have spent a lifetime queuing on them ...
But we digress. Why DO companies insist on buying from Nitex, even though cheaper metallised fabrics are available at home? Frau Strunz, who has been exporting Nitex's products around the world for 15 years, patiently explains how the company operates. I listen carefully, but hear no magic bullets. Instead I hear how the competition is knocked out by the sort of magic sledgehammer long familiar to management gurus like Tom Peters.
For Frau Strunz tends not to speak of overseas customers. She tends instead to speak of the company's overseas partners. She emphasises how the company works hard to serve those partners, striving diligently to meet the delivery dates that it has promised. She talks also about how important quality is, and how it must be consistently high, and not just "usually" high. And she speaks of the company's focus on finding and developing the products that the marketplace is asking for, holding up as she does so a pair of recently introduced brilliantly coloured metallised oven gloves to illustrate the point. Investment is important too. The company spent £300,000 last year on a new thermo-combustion furnace to eliminate atmospheric emissions.
I slump back in my chair, swamped by this tidal wave of corporate virtue. But more is to come. Frau Strunz suggests a tour of the factory, and we set off. Outside of the electronics and food industries, it is the cleanest factory I have ever seen. I meet the production manager, Herr Hollander, who explains the various processes, and obligingly pretends to adjust something while I photograph him.
While we have been walking around the factory, people have been riding past us on bicycles. Not just one or two people, but in fact most of them. Herr Hollander explains that it is quite customary: one of the joys of having a large flat factory is that one can bicycle around in it. And they do. Frau Strunz explains that the factory maintains a fleet of around 100 bicycles for workers to ride around on. She is too polite to comment as I photograph some of them propped up against a wall in a sort of "help yourself" bike park. I do not even ask why they don't get stolen.
It is clear that I could spend a week here and be no wiser. But I have seen enough to know what it is that gives Nitex the edge, because I have seen it before elsewhere. It is that indefinable something shared by most companies that consistently do well: excellence in lots of little things, and a genuine commitment to make and sell only the best.
A lot of British companies are very good. But a lot more still have a long, long way to go. On their bikes, perhaps?
(Malcolm Wheatley is a freelance writer.)


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