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SS Badger
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|SS Badger
|University of Wisconsin
|Lake Michigan Carferry Service
|US 10, Ludington, Michigan–Manitowoc, Wisconsin
|Christy Corporation, Sturgeon Bay, Wisconsin
|Yard number:
|Hull No. 370
|September 6, 1952
|Sponsored by:
|Mrs. Walter J. Kohler (wife of Governor of Wisconsin)
|In service:
|March 21, 1953
|Ludington, MI
|Official No. 265156
IMO number: 5033583
|"The Big Badger" (Charles F. Conrad's favorite description)
|General characteristics
|4,244 gross tons
|410 ft 6 in (125.12 m)
|59 ft 6 in (18.14 m)
|24 ft (7.32 m) molded depth
|Installed power:
|Steam, coal-fired
|Two four-cylinder compound Skinner Unaflow steam engines, totaling 7,000 shp (5.22 MW); four Foster-Wheeler water-tube type D boilers, 470 psi (3.24 MPa)[1]
|24 mph (21 kn; 39 km/h) max
18 mph (16 kn; 29 km/h) cruise
|620 passengers, 180 automobiles, also tour buses, RVs, motorcycles, and commercial trucks
SS Badger
|700 S. Williams Street
Ludington, Michigan
|NRHP Reference #
|Significant dates
|Added to NRHP
|December 11, 2009
|Designated MSHS
|March 6, 1997[3]
The SS Badger is a passenger and vehicle ferry in the United States that has been in service on Lake Michigan since 1953. Currently, she shuttles between Ludington, Michigan, and Manitowoc, Wisconsin, connecting U.S. Route 10 between those two cities. She is the last coal-fired passenger vessel operating on the Great Lakes.
The ship is named after the University of Wisconsin's athletic teams, the Wisconsin Badgers.[4] The Badger runs on Michigan time (Eastern Time Zone, whereas Wisconsin is in the Central Time Zone) and riders pay Michigan taxes on their fares. She runs on a seasonal basis from May to October.[5]
The Badger was constructed as a rail car ferry in 1952–53 by the Christy Corporation of Sturgeon Bay, Wisconsin,[4] along with her twin sister the SS Spartan (named after the mascot of Michigan State University) with a reinforced hull for ice-breaking. She was originally used to carry railroad cars, passengers and automobiles between the two sides of the lake all year long. Today, the ferry connects the eastern and western segments of U.S. Route 10 in the two cities from May to October.[5]
Launched September 6, 1952, the SS Badger entered service March 21, 1953, for the Chesapeake and Ohio Railway (from 1973 a subsidiary of the Chessie System). The C&O had acquired the rail car ferry operations in Ludington with its acquisition of the Pere Marquette Railway in 1947.[6] After 1972, service was gradually curtailed; all but the three newest vessels were retired, and sailings to Milwaukee, Wisconsin, and Manitowoc, Wisconsin were discontinued, leaving only the route between Ludington and Kewaunee, Wisconsin. On July 1, 1983, the Chessie System ended its car ferry service when it sold the steamers Badger, Spartan, and City of Midland 41 to Glen F. Bowden of Ludington. He organized the Michigan-Wisconsin Transportation Company (MWT) to continue the operation.[7]
The railroad car ferry concept on Lake Michigan was facing serious economic troubles during the 1980s and by November 1988, the Badger was the only vessel running. She was the last of the 14 ferries since 1897 based in Ludington remaining in service.[4] On November 16, 1990, facing bankruptcy, Bowden laid up the Badger, ending 93 years of railway car ferry service out of Ludington and 98 years on Lake Michigan as a whole.[8]
Lake Michigan Carferry Service[edit]
After sitting idle for a year, the three ferries were purchased by entrepreneur and philanthropist Charles F. Conrad of Holland, Michigan, (and a native of Ludington). He undertook a major overhaul and refit of the Badger exclusively for carrying passengers and automobiles. The only operating ferry of her kind in the world, she is an icon of car ferry heritage on the Great Lakes.[9] Conrad retired as president of Lake Michigan Carferry Service in 1993. He died on February 9, 1995. Since 1993 the company has been headed by his son-in-law, Robert Manglitz.[10]
The Badger is the last large coal burning steamship in the United States and is one of the last vessels in service on the Great Lakes to be powered by Skinner Unaflow engines (manufactured by the Skinner Company of Erie, Pennsylvania).[a] .
On average, the Badger completes a trip across Lake Michigan in about four hours, covering 60 miles (97 km).[12] The ferry saves about three and a half hours of travel time compared to the 411-mile (661 km) drive from Manitowoc to Ludington via Chicago, which would take approximately seven hours, or more (depending on Chicago traffic). The ferry offers a number of entertainment options and eating facilities on board, as well as passenger staterooms equipped with sleeping berths. Because of her size and strong construction, the SS Badger rarely misses a sailing due to weather.[citation needed]
The SS Badger is also unusual in that it is a registered historical site in two states. The Michigan Historical Commission and the Wisconsin Historical commission each named the Badger as a registered historical site in 1997. In 1996 the Badger's propulsion system was designated a mechanical engineering landmark by the American Society of Mechanical Engineers.[citation needed] In 2002 the Badger was named Ship of the Year by the Steamship Historical Society of America.[13] She was listed on the National Register of Historic Places on December 11, 2009.[citation needed]
On August 9, 2008, the Badger suffered a stern bearing failure, causing the company to cancel the ferry's sailings for nearly a week. It was the first time the ship had ever experienced a stern bearing failure. On August 10, she sailed under her own power to the Bay Shipbuilding yard in Sturgeon Bay for repairs. As there was no opening at the time for the work to be done in the dry dock, a team of divers was flown in from California to assist in the repairs. Regular sailings resumed August 15, 2008. It was the first time since 1994 (when she struck a rock at Ludington) that the Badger was laid up for unscheduled repairs and the first time since 2005 that the company canceled a sailing because of mechanical failure.[citation needed]
The Badger 's large deck space allows it to transport tractor trailers and larger commercial loads. In 2012, it carried more than 1,000 commercial loads. The ship carries wind turbine components from Wisconsin, some 150 feet (46 m) long and 150,000 pounds (68,000 kg). The Badger 's fall season was extended two weeks into early November to carry additional wind turbine loads.[14]
Environmental impact[edit]
The SS Badger came under fire from the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) and environmental groups in late 2008 because of its daily practice of dumping untreated coal ash from its boilers directly into the waters of Lake Michigan. Burning 55 tons of coal a day produces 4 tons of ash.[15] Coal ash is a byproduct of the Badger 's propulsion system.
The Badger had earlier been the subject of EPA Clean Air action but was granted an exemption under the law due to the historical significance of coal fired, steam powered vessels like the Badger. Company officials compared coal ash to "harmless sand" and planned to keep the Badger in its original coal-burning configuration.[16] In an effort to continue to minimize the environmental impact to the lake, the SS Badger has explored a number alternatives including, storing the ash on board and unloading upon arrival in Ludington. Another option once considered was the use of compressed natural gas, this would allow the historical boiler system to be maintained and making the SS Badger the first "green" ship on the Great Lakes.[15]
Lake Michigan Carferry signed a consent decree with the DOJ and EPA in March, 2013 to end ash discharge within two years, utilizing a new ash retention system.[17] The revised consent decree was filed in September 2013.[18][19] Phase one of a multi-million dollar sophisticated ash retention system has been implemented. The system will allow the ship to be more efficient by burning less coal and generating less ash. [20]
See also[edit]
- U.S. Route 10
- Mason County Sculpture Trail
- ^ The 1906 lake freighter St Mary's Challenger, another steamship still in service on Lake Michigan also has Skinner Unaflow engines, fitted during a refit in 1950.[11] Also the Canadian lakes steamer, James Norris, has Unaflow engines.[citation needed]
- Footnotes
- ^ "SS Badger Engines and Boilers". ASME. 7 September 1996.
- ^ Staff (13 March 2009). "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. Retrieved 13 December 2011.
- ^ Staff (2009). "SS Badger". State Historic Preservation Office. Michigan State Housing Development Authority. Retrieved 26 June 2010.
- ^ a b c Manitowoc and the Car Ferries / S.S. Badger
- ^ a b "S.S. Badger History". Retrieved September 28, 2014.
- ^ Chavez (2003), pp. 26–51 passim.
- ^ Chavez (2003), p. 79.
- ^ Chavez (2003), pp. 87-88.
- ^ Chavez (2003), pp. 89-91.
- ^ Chavez (2003), p. 91.
- ^ "Great Lakes Fleet Page Vessel Feature – St. Marys Challenger".
- ^ Staff (2006). "SS Badger: Big Ship, More Fun!". Lake Michigan Carferry. Retrieved 25 July 2006.
- ^ "Ship of the Year". sshsa.org. Steamship Historical Society of America. Retrieved 6 September 2014.
- ^ Staff Reporter (September 25, 2012). "Transporting wind towers extends Badger sailing season". The Herald Times Reporter (Manitowoc, WI). Retrieved September 26, 2012.
- ^ a b Kesling, Ben (November 6, 2012). "Ship From Bygone Era Fights to Keep Sailing". The Wall Street Journal. Retrieved November 18, 2012.
- ^ Hawthorne, Michael (2011-10-01). "On Lake Michigan, a coal-burning steamship gets a pass". Chicago, IL: Chicago Tribune.
- ^ Staff (2013). "Lake Michigan Carferry Reaches Agreement With EPA". Lake Michigan Carferry. Retrieved 17 April 2013.
- ^ "EPA Strengthens S.S. Badger Consent Decree in Response to Public Comments; Penalties Increased for Failing to Cease Coal Ash Discharge to Lake Michigan by the End of 2014 Sailing Season" (Press release). U.S. EPA. 16 September 2013.
- ^ Staff (2013). "Lake Michigan Carferry, Inc., S.S. Badger". United States Environmental Protection Agency. Retrieved 17 April 2013.
- ^ Steve Begnoche. "Badger receives new combustion control system", Ludington Daily News, May 5, 2014. Accessed July 21, 2014.
- Works cited
- Chavez, Art (2003). SS Badger: The Great Lakes Car Ferry. Images of America. Charleston, SC: Arcadia Publishing. ISBN 0-7385-2304-6.
Further reading[edit]
- Greenwood, John O. (1984). Namesakes of the '80's, Volume II. Freshwater Press. ISBN 0-912514-28-0.
- Hilton, George W. (1962). The Great Lakes Car Ferries. Berkeley, CA: Howell-North Books.
- Zimmermann, Karl (1993). Lake Michigan's Railroad Car Ferries. Andover, NJ: Andover Junction Publications. ISBN 0-944119-11-5.
External links[edit]
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- Manitowoc County, Wisconsin
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Pet Products for the Rich and Insane
By Craig Malisow
Stay out of Baldwin: Thank you for the article on the city's intention to relocate the homeless and the Reverend Morrison from Root Park to Elizabeth Baldwin Park ["Dead End," by Craig Malisow, June 26]; this is in the heart of a residential area. This move will result in up to 350 homeless in Baldwin Park on Sundays. This is a day when children populate the park's playground and soccer field. As a community, the only way we can prevent this from happening is to contact our elected officials.
We still have not been given satisfactory answers to why Sam Houston Park would not be the best park. We know they have concerns about disrupting the ministry (what ever happened to the separation of church and state?) with occasional festivals. The question of why the church cannot congregate with the homeless in another location (say, the reflection pool, Allen Parkway Park, Buffalo Bayou/Eleanor Tinsley Park, or Sesquicentennial Park) for that weekend has never been answered.
They also have failed to consider the grassy area under I-45 on the northwest corner of Chenevert and Gray, near a church that already serves the homeless.
Martha Dancy
Prison Puzzle
Rehab is right: I don't understand the justice system ["Prison Break," by Scott Nowell, July 17]. My son is going to the Texas Department of Criminal Justice for three years after breaking probation for suspension of license. He was given five months' boot camp, seven months in Harris County (in a so-called drug rehab program) and eight years' probation -- when all he needed is a drug and alcohol treatment program.
He is being treated as if he murdered someone. And now he is going to be locked up with those who are real criminals. I don't understand this BS!
Rhonda Box
La Porte
Protect ill inmates: The article about the Texas Department of Criminal Justice is not surprising. Did you know that mentally ill inmates are often refused medication? Nothing is done until they become psychotic and physically ill because of abruptly being taken off medication. That is inhumane and very cruel and could cost a person his or her life.
It seems we are going back to medieval times when mental illness was considered a crime. Punish them for the crime, but not for being mentally ill. Our son was treated in this cruel manner and became very ill.
He was sent to the psychiatric unit to be stabilized. His medication was even sent with him to the state jail in Beaumont from a county jail. It was prescribed by his doctor and they refused to give it to him. That tells me that the so-called criminal justice system committed a crime. They had to watch him become severely ill before they did something. I am so saddened and distressed that he had to go through this torment. I don't call that justice.
The people of Texas need to know how our tax money is spent. So much waste is spent on evaluation, when the person has already been evaluated as being severely mentally ill. This treatment is barbaric.
Kaye Plitt
PC Police?
Overbearing about art: I realize blacks are a bit touchy over the sort of art that you write about [The Insider, by Tim Fleck, July 10], but I see no difference between liberal PC types and Hitler, Stalin and Mao, who also banned and burned art and literature that was not politically correct.
I'm wondering what will be left after PC types get the now-offensive words out of Mark Twain, and the Bible thumpers get the wizards out of Oz and Harry Potter.
Jay Bute
Tall Order
Rosters and race: Richard Connelly's article about the lack of minority players on the Astros [Hair Balls, June 19] was ridiculous. When can we expect an "observation" about the lack of white players in the Rockets organization? Collier and Nachbar are the only white players on the roster, and Nachbar is Slovenian.
I could pull the race card too and say, "I can't get behind the Rockets because I don't feel like they mirror society, and there's no one on the team who looks like me." Come to think of it, they're all tall and I'm short. Diversity isn't just about race, it's also about having players of different heights on one court, right?
Donny Haltom
Stacked Deck?
Expand the ballot: Thank you for having a local music awards program. This somewhat lets the public know there are some good bands in Houston.
Here's my problem, though. I've been following most of the bands in the local scene for eight years. I noticed that the bands on this year's ballots have already made it to the top. This seems a little biased.
I believe that some underdogs should be able to have a chance to win. It seems a little too political now. Please figure out that there are other bands out there, and not just your favorites. Limiting the public's hearing of any band is wrong, but pushing just one band is even worse.
Michael Brown
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I am happy to share that the video for the TEDxGrandview Ave. talk is now online!
In this talk, I discuss one of the things I am most passionate about: teaching people how to cook. I believe that cooking is the food movement's LAST MILE PROBLEM. It is a skill that we are losing and it is THE skill that actually connects the farm to our tables.
Link to the video below. Transcript follows. Please feel free to email me for sources.
Thank you to the TEDxGrandviewAve team and the rest of the presenters for such an inspiring event.
We must work on the food movement's last mile. Our health depends on it.
TEDxGrandview Ave
Today, one in three Americans has pre-diabetes or diabetes —and some estimates show that in about 6 years, every other person in America will have diabetes or prediabetes. Every other person. Perhaps even more sobering, is this CDC statistic: 1 in 3 children born after 2000 will develop diabetes (if the way we live our lives right now continues).
Additionally, over 2/3 — of Americans are overweight or obese. And obesity is comorbid with and predictor of diabetes.
Up to 2/3 of those with diabetes will develop heart disease and diabetics increase their risk of some cancers by up to 50%. That's the top 2 causes of death in America.
The good news? These numbers are reversible.
What can we do to reverse this trend?
It is not a headline that obesity and diabetes are preventable.
And how can we prevent them? What does that entail?
Top 2 answers on the board…everyone gets this right.
More exercise.
Eat better.
This is not new information. In fact many chronic conditions can be mitigated and even reversed with a healthy lifestyle and a healthy diet.
In fact, as of 2010, diet surpassed smoking as the No. 1 risk factor for disease and death in America.
The prescription for prevention is pretty straightforward. Studies have shown that eating 7 servings of fruits and vegetables lowers all-cause mortality.
How are we doing? A 2010 assessment published jointly by the Departments of Agriculture and Health and Human Services, showed that only 5 percent of Americans are getting the recommended amounts of vegetables. A majority eat about half as many vegetables as they should. And less than half the recommended amount of fruits. And this is not even the aspirational 7 servings — the CDC recommends 4-5 servings depending on age. Even more bothersome, the same study showed that more than half the fruit consumed by children comes from sugar-packed juice. This is like counting the tomato sauce in pizza as a serving of vegetable. Who would do that?
Just 7 servings lowers all cause mortality and many chronic illnesses. Across the board.
I know this to be true because I'm testament to it.
In my 20s, after many years of what seemed like premature arthritis, and many different tests, I was finally diagnosed with fibromyalgia, a chronic condition with a constellation of symptoms. I was given pills to cover each symptom and voila, each symptom did improve. Didn't disappear. Improved. Improved enough that I could go about my daily life bearably. And because of this, I became a success story. I did not get rid of the pain, I was able to "live with the pain." That's called a "success."
After a few years of taking pills I went back to my doctor and asked when I can expect to be done with them. The answer was "maybe never." This answer shocked me because I had at least 65 more years to go and I just couldn't fathom being dependent on medication…at least not so early. I refused to accept it. So I did research, lots of it. And after much reading and self-education, I realized that maybe my diet of weekly supermarket bargains, pizza, burgers, french fries and instant ramen may not be helping. Because you know, all these "new age" people on the internet were talking about changing their lives by changing what they eat. Hmmmm. No doctor ever mentioned this to me. How can this be true?
But I was about to have my first child and I was not about to be a creaky 30-year old running after a toddler, if I can help it. I also wanted to be the healthiest I can be for the boy I was carrying. I refused to live with the pain, I decided to overcome it. So I started to change the way I eat. And you know how the story ends. Yes, I got off all the pills and yes I do not have pain.
The change was not instant nor easy. There were many personal, environmental and social roadblocks to doing so. And we all struggle with them in one form or another.
After such a radical shift in my life — akin to "seeing the light" — I became an evangelist, naturally. I wanted to share this epiphany and help others through their own change.
Many of the people I worked with — through time, because lifelong change is not instant — saw the same revolution happen to their health. We hear these REAL success stories everyday. What I underestimated, though, was how hard it can be for some people.
So I became curious again.
How do we change the way we eat? Why is it so difficult. And it became clearer to me as I started help people navigate the change in their own lives.
In a recent study, 52 percent of Americans (that were polled) believed doing their taxes was easier than figuring out how to eat healthy. Why? Maybe one of the reasons is that our relationship with food has changed from intimacy to estrangement.
Throughout the years, food has become a progressively smaller part of our daily lives.
Fifty years ago, we spent almost 18% of our HH income on food. Today, we spend about 10%. And we are spending those dollars away from home more and more.
We are also spending less of our TIME on food. In the 1960s, we spent about an hour a day preparing food, today we spend about 27 minutes.
This is actual full-contact time with our food. Not the time spent spectating or being recipients of beautiful food that we take pictures of and post on Instagram.
Not only are we spending less time and money on food, we are spending our money on processed food and fast food.
Here are some other numbers:
In 1900, 2 percent of meals were eaten outside the home.
In 2010, 50 percent were eaten away from home and one in five breakfasts is from McDonald's.
20 percent of all American meals are eaten in the car.
At least 1 in 4 people eat some type of fast food every day.
Americans consume 31 percent more packaged food than fresh food.
But we almost don't stand a chance. In 2010, the fast food industry spent $4.2 billion in marketing. That's without including the dollars spent by the processed food industry – $2B of which targeted specifically to children. And, not counting the hundreds of millions spent on lobbying. On the other hand, the annual budget of the Center for Nutrition Policy and Promotion of the USDA is $6.5million. That means that for every $1 the industry spends, less than a tenth of a penny gets spent urging folks to eat their broccoli, kale, collards and spinach.
It's a David and Goliath Story.
These concurrently dire trends of food and health are one of the main catalysts that sparked the food movement as we know it today.
The food movement—which I consider myself an active part of— has battled to put fresh food on our tables. And give access to everyone.
School gardens and nutrition education in schools – to plant the seed of awareness at an early age.
Working to eliminate food deserts – to give everyone a viable place to buy fresh food.
The farm to table movement is a major force.
Organic farm collectives and CSAs – bringing food to you (by some estimates, there are currently 1500 across the country )
Taking farms to the urban environment. To cities. Urban farms. Community gardens. New data shows that up to 1 in 3 US HH are now gardening!
SNAP and EBT are now accepted at many farmers markets (over 2600 according to the USDA)
Most of my colleagues are builders and beneficiaries of these efforts. And numbers are encouraging. Many are improving their health.
And yet, there is still a big gap. Even with access and choice, what I saw was that many still were not eating in a way that promotes health.
In other words, for most people, the farm is not getting to the table.
Again, why?
There are many reasons but one common theme that was evident in many of the people I worked with truly made me pause.
And as I look at this network of initiatives and the glaring gap, I cant't help but think of something that was such a paramount concern when I was working in technology in the days of irrational exuberance. The Last Mile. Or to be more exact, The Last Mile Problem.
What is the "last mile?" The last mile is the final leg of a network. The one that actually delivers electricity, water, data to the household, to the user. It is the most numerous of all the connections required in a network and therefore the most difficult to upgrade, to make changes to.
No matter how robust the rest of the network, if the last mile fails, the user experience fails and to that user, renders the network ineffective.
Cooking is the proverbial last mile of the food movement's network of initiatives to bring real food back. It's the food movement's bottleneck.
We are losing something very, very basic. An evolutionary milestone that sets us apart from other species. That has implicated our survival.
We are not cooking.
Here is the problem.
NPD: Less than 50% of our main meals are made from scratch at home. It is worthwhile to note that Harry Balzer, who has been conducting this survey since the 80s has had to lower the bar of "from scratch" to be able to keep a workable sample!
Stove use is declining.
Are we not cooking because we don't have access to real, fresh food?
Access is an issue and we are working hard to work on the supply-side – making fresh food available and accessible to everyone. CSAs, urban farms, EBT and SNAP at farmer's markets are all examples of bringing the farm closer to the table. But distance is only one aspect. First in the sample that is the people who come to me for help in changing the way they eat — they all have access. Second, a study published in the American Journal of Public Health showed that given access to a supermarket but given the option of a farther low-cost discount store — many choose a farther low-cost discount store over a closer supermarket — which essentially means they favor supermarkets that sell less fresh food over processed food.
So while access is a valid concern it is not the whole story.
So why are people not cooking?
There are three top reasons on the board.
1. We don't have time.
2. We can't afford it.
3. We don't know how.
Let's look at time. Its a lie we've been led to believe. We hear it everyday in advertising. Quick. Fast. You don't have time. And yet we do. The American Time Use Survey shows that we spend about 27 minutes preparing food but almost 3 hours a day watching TV. Watching cooking shows and ads that tell us we don't have time.
Let's look at affordability.
First, let me say that "foodies" are not immune to this decline in cooking. In the anecdotal sample of people I work with and some of my colleagues in the food world, most can afford a CSA or shop at organic stores. However, it is not an uncommon refrain to hear that half a CSA box goes bad because it went unused.
For sure, for many, the issue of affordability is real. However, for some, price may be a problem of perception.
Mark Bittman's Op-Ed in the NY Times, makes it graphic. http://www.nytimes.com/imagepages/2011/09/24/opinion/sunday/20110925_BITTMAN_MARSHgph.html?ref=sunday
And let me show you this illustration of how giving a little more time can actually make real food more affordable. A bunch of kale is $2.49 and a box of kale sautéed in garlic is $4.49. That's 80% more than buying the raw kale. We can buy time by purchasing prepared food or we can save money by giving a little bit more time to cooking food. Cooking makes real food affordable and therefore access to it more sustainable. Its a vicarious cycle.
We have time. Most of us can afford it. Certainly all of us in this room. So that leaves us with the third reason. We don't know how. Somewhere along the way, this evolutionary milestone started regressing.
Let's take a look at the person sitting next to us again, on either side.
Take a good look because one of you probably does not know how to cook.
A 2011 cooking survey by Bosch, a maker of appliances, showed that 1/3 of Americans do not know how to cook. 53% feel they have less knowledge than their parents did.
Michael Pollan writes in Cooked, "It is entirely possible that, within another generation, cooking a meal from scratch will seems exotic and ambitious—as "extreme"—as most of us today regard brewing beer or baking a loaf of bread or putting up a crock of sauerkraut."
Farm to table does not look like this it looks like this. (2 graphics).
So if cooking is an evolutionary milestone that implicated our survival, what are the implications of losing the skill to do so?
Where we are now. (Obesity photo).
How do we do fix this last mile? We can start with a few things.
1. The first is that relearning how to cook must become a public health imperative.
Because it is one of the best preventive measures we can take against diabetes, heart disease and chronic illness. While obesity and diabetes are not communicable diseases, they are an epidemic nonetheless. A preventable one. In the same way we have comprehensive campaigns for vaccines and communicable disease prevention, we need to have the same for chronic disease prevention and give people the same access to education, tools and skills. More than we need prescriptions, we need behavioral interventions. Just as we have therapists to help us navigate our emotions and stress and daily lives, we should have counselors and coaches to help us reintegrate our kitchens in our daily lives.
Right now, we put an ounce to prevention and a pound to cure.
In 2005 federal government spent $80B in diabetes management vs. $4B in disease prevention (.2B for diabetes).
This must change.
2. Medical education should strengthen its focus on nutrition and food. Not just pharmacology.
Let's teach doctors and nurses how to cook.
3. Workplaces need to instill habits not one-offs
Current wellness efforts can generate returns of $1 to $6, what more with consistent encouragement of lifestyle changes? For example, inspite of weight loss programs, it is not uncommon to see vending machines — more kitchens? Points not only for losing weight but also for cooking your own packed lunch?
4. Food education in schools. All schools.
Food, nutrition, cooking — what used to be known, quite pejoratively as "home ec" — should make a comeback in schools. And boys and girls should be required to take it.
Just as we go to school to learn concepts that lay the foundation for creativity that spurs innovation, we need to go back to the basics to solve the health crisis that we are in now.
Dilworth Story – school garden experience >> lunch room is processed food. Even at school level, the farm is not getting to the (lunch room) table.
5. Cooking and health must figure prominently in policy and planning initiatives.
Gallup estimates that the obesity cost to cities is $50M per 100K residents. So it costs our city about $150M per year, equivalent to 30% of our city's operating budget.
Let's magnify that. The total estimated cost of diagnosed diabetes in 2012 is $245 billion, including $176 billion in direct medical costs and $69 billion in reduced productivity.
Let's imagine that that money is available for education, for one thing.
The Center for American Progress's "Cities at Work" report identifies building healthy cities as central to urban progress. The report talks about land use policies, city planning priorities to include walkability and parks, equitable access to fresh food. I believe that cities should also take an active part in food education.
A cooking school as a community center. If the kitchen is the heart of a home, a community kitchen is the heart of a city. A kitchen school as a health center. A central hub that can be accessed by everyone. This is the Square Food Foundation in Bristol in the UK where for less than $5 a class, people can attend food education and cooking programs.
Nutrition education for all. Teach not only how to cook but also the skills associated with successfully integrating it in our lives — time management, budgeting. Cooking not just as recreation but an essential survival skill.
These are some ideas on how to solve the food movement's last mile. The kitchen bottleneck.
Cooking needs to be central to the food movement's advocacy. Not an auxiliary of other initiatives but an initiative of its own. It is the last mile and it's a problem. Because its the link that actually gets real food to our plates.
Putting focus on the last mile problem of the food movement renders the entire movement more effective. Teaching people how to cook creates symbiosis with the larger movement. People who cook and people who are healthy are more interested in where their food comes from. Cooking makes us more intimate with our food and deepens our relationship with it. Its how the farm gets to the table.


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Eat a steak you ****ing Victorian ****
WWCC - Loyaulte Mi Lie
"People make me happy.. not places.. people"
"When a man is tired of London, he is tired of life." - Samuel Johnson
"Hope is the fuel of progress and fear is the prison in which you put yourself" - Tony Benn
#408. Sixty three not out forever.
hilf's struggling so bad today he's got one side of his collar up and the other side down #fallingapart
Indians can't bowl - Where has the rumour come from as I myself and many indian friends arwe competent fast bowlers ?
With the English bid I said: Let us be brief. If you give back the Falkland Islands, which belong to us, you will get my vote. They then became sad and left
Back to his Ashes best is Hilf. WAC. Give him a cheer for his 100th innocuous outswinger of the day.
that hilf ad is even worse than his collar
it's 4:45pm and tayor and chappell are talking about how useful part leg spinners can be. summer is here
Anyone remember me saying Siddle will revert to type a couple of weeks back?
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Watching live coverage from Sky Sports. No ads on screen, not even in between overs changes . BLISS !! (Only during drinks break!)
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still, basically loving half the south african team, inc. the two at the crease, makes this fairly tolerable
I still don't think we've bowled that bad. Just that no-ball and dropped catch has hurt us. It would be handy if Lyon could keep it tight.
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(c) Dromio of Syracuse.
(d) Dromio of Ephesus.
2. What does Antipholus of Syracuse tell the First Merchant he is going to do to pass his time at the end of their conversation in Act 1, Scene 2?
(a) Wander the city.
(b) Find some food.
(c) Sell some jewelry.
(d) Visit a friend.
3. What does Antipholus of Syracuse give to Dromio of Syracuse to take to an inn?
(a) Money.
(b) A chain.
(c) A ring.
(d) Some papers.
4. In what setting does Act 1, Scene 1 take place?
(a) A palace hall.
(b) Antipholus of Syracuse's house.
(c) Antipholus of Ephesus' house.
(d) A market.
5. When does Egeon have to pay his ransom by to avoid execution?
(a) By sunset.
(b) In two days.
(c) One month.
(d) In a week.
Short Answer Questions
1. What sum of money does Antipholus of Syracuse mention in Act 1, Scene 2?
2. What does the Duke offer Egeon at the end of Act 1, Scene 1?
3. What does Dromio of Ephesus claim his master is late for when he approaches Antipholus of Syracuse in Act 1, Scene 2?
4. Who says, "Many a man would take you at your word, and go indeed, having so good a mean"?
5. Finish the sentence: "We being strangers here, how darest thou trust so great a charge from thine own ______."
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"It's not a real wedding." Alistair chuckled.
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"It's not a real wedding." Alistair chuckled.
"It needs to be believable, so I need to look nice," Rose scowled.
"I'll show you." Zephyr said, getting up and heading off, with Nuata following.
Sil chuckled at the exchange.
"She has a point, so let's hope it's a real wedding dress" Amber replied before looking at Van "I hope when you say, it's all arranged that doesn't include the dress, since I spent the night trying to figure out what dress I need to wear, and settled on this one I wore back at my best friend's wedding, was the maid of honor dress" Amber added.
"Do you have it with you though?" Van wondered. The group finally reach their destination, a large castle-like building located at the edge of the a hill'
"What will happen after the wedding?" Rose asked in curiosity.
"We'll just go back to the academy." Van replied. "We'll wait a couple of months till they let Emily go and then it'll be done." Van explained.
OOC: Amber was wearing the dress when she walked into the office, I didn't know they were waiting for another day XD.
"Yes, I have it with me" Amber assured them. "It's the dress I am currently wearing, because I didn't realize it would be another day" Amber added blushing a little.
"If you say so," Rose frowned, "This means I can't get married to Alistair for a while." she let out a sigh of disappointment.
"Again, I am sorry for the inconvinience." Van bowed respectfully once more. He then turned to the castle. "Let's go."
Rose frowned and followed Van into the castle.
"So how do we get in?" Noah asked as they began walking towards the entrance of the castle. There were a pair of guards standing on each side of the castle. Upon closer look though the guards seemed to be simple empty suits of armor.
Van walked ahead of the group, noticing that the Guards seemed to look at the group. "I am Van Dracule, I've come with guests." he introduced himself before pointing at the others.
"Calvin, make her be nice to me." Camille whined.
"I can't do that. Just stop asking questions that she can respond with sarcasm to." Calvin pointed out. "Or, if you feel so strongly, use sarcasm yourself, like you usually do."
Rose simply looked at the guards then down at her babies.
Sil snorted as she held in a snicker, then turned around when she heard the door being knocked on. "Who is it?" Sil asked as she floated to the door. "Your mother." Zephyr said flatly. "Zeph!" A new voice admonished. "What?! She knows it's me!" Zephyr said, getting Sil to open the door for their sudden guests. "Hubba whoa." Sil said as the voluptuous succubus that was Nuata strut in, carrying with her a huge medicine cabinet that didn't seem to weigh her down none.


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Howard Webb, the World Cup final referee, has defended his performance in Sunday's match and said he did all he could to keep control in a bad-tempered atmosphere.
The Englishman received a barrage of criticism in the wake of Spain's 1-0 extra-time victory over the Netherlands after handing out 13 yellow cards and sending off Dutchman John Heitinga.
Several Dutch players spoke out after the final whistle, accusing Webb of favouring the Spaniards, who in turn felt he had failed to clamp down on aggressive Netherlands tactics.
"Whatever the match, you always hope that the officials won't need to be heavily involved. However, we had to raise our profile in order to keep control," Webb said in a statement on the Premier League website on Tuesday.
Unsavoury haranguing
The final was marred by a series of rash Dutch challenges and unsavoury haranguing of officials.
"We don't feel that we had much choice except to manage the game in the way we did. We came away feeling satisfied that we'd done a tough job in difficult circumstances to the best of our abilities," Webb said in his statement.
"It was an extremely challenging match to handle, but it would have been so for any referee.
"It is one of the toughest games we will ever be involved in and we feel that we worked hard to keep the focus on the football as much as possible."
The Dutch were lucky to avoid a sending-off in the first half when Nigel de Jong kicked Xabi Alonso in the chest and was given a yellow card.
"We tried to apply some common sense officiating given the magnitude of the occasion for both sides," Webb said.
He said that they were "advising players early on for some of their tackling, sending players away when they were surrounding the officials, and speaking to their senior colleagues to try to calm them down".
Hero's welcome
In sharp contrast to the rancour of the Holland-Spain match, fourth-place Uruguay's team received a hero's welcome home as tens of thousands of cheering flag-waving fans lined the streets of Montevideo, the South American nation's capital.
Soccer-mad Uruguayans waited for hours in cold winter temperatures to see the bus transporting the players pass by, and Jose Mujica, the president, offered a tribute in front of fans gathered in the centre of Montevideo.
"We are moved, but mostly thankful, very thankful. These boys deserve recognition, but this has surpassed all that could be imagined," Oscar Tabarez, the Uruguay coach, told the crowd.
Uruguay's success in the tournament was one of the surprises of the World Cup, giving the small nation its best showing in four decades.
Patricia Rodriguez, 24, wrapped in a Uruguay flag and with her face painted, was undeterred by the chilly conditions.
"I cannot feel my feet because of the cold, but the only thing that matters today is showing the players we are proud of them and to say thanks," she said.
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|Name: _________________________
|Period: ___________________
This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.
Multiple Choice Questions
1. What does O'Keefe ask Dangerfield to bring him when they meet?
(a) Photos.
(b) Whiskey.
(c) Money.
(d) Keys.
2. Where does Dangerfield put the coins that are tossed at him at the pubs?
(a) His hat.
(b) The pouch of the kangaroo costume.
(c) His coin purse.
(d) His backpack.
3. When is Marion coming back?
(a) In a month.
(b) In a couple weeks.
(c) Never.
(d) Next week.
4. Who does Dangerfield visit before leaving Dublin?
(a) O'Keefe.
(b) Chris.
(c) Aggie.
(d) Marion.
5. Mary tells Dangerfield that her brothers have gone __________________.
(a) to the States.
(b) to boarding school.
(c) to the beach for a holiday.
(d) to their uncle's home.
6. Why does Miss Frost feel she is going to be damned to hell?
(a) For having sex with Dangerfield.
(b) For not going to mass on Sunday.
(c) For not giving up her seat on the bus.
(d) For swearing at Dangerfield.
7. What does Lilly tell Dangerfield about how they should communicate?
(a) They should send telegrams only.
(b) They should make brief phone calls.
(c) They should not write each other.
(d) They should write every day.
8. MacDoon gives Dangerfield a statue of __________________.
(a) Oliver Plunkett's head.
(b) Franklin D. Roosevelt.
(c) Douglas MacArthur.
(d) Winston Churchill.
9. What does Miss Frost loan to Dangerfield?
(a) A car.
(b) Some money.
(c) A book.
(d) A scarf.
10. What does Dangerfield do at the party to create havoc?
(a) Sprays champagne on everyone.
(b) Shoots a fire extinguisher into the crowd.
(c) Does a strip tease on a table top.
(d) Turns off the lights.
11. What does Dangerfield notice about the house?
(a) It has been repainted.
(b) Marion has moved out.
(c) The roof is leaking.
(d) It has been vandalized.
12. Why is Lilly angry with Dangerfield?
(a) He would not take her with him to the pub.
(b) She has to stay and face the suspicions and rumors.
(c) He said she was gaining weight.
(d) He stole her wallet.
13. What does Dangerfield borrow from Parnell?
(a) Money.
(b) Car.
(c) A clean shirt.
(d) Topcoat.
14. What are the rumors O'Keefe has heard about Dangerfield?
(a) His alcoholism.
(b) His illness.
(c) His affairs.
(d) His scholarships.
15. What prompts Dangerfield to run from the house?
(a) The sound of a mob approaching.
(b) Skully appears.
(c) A fire starts.
(d) Someone is breaking in.
Short Answer Questions
1. What is the inscription on a fountain that Dangerfield sees?
2. Dangerfield is drinking ___________ from a bottle stashed in the pouch of the kangaroo costume.
3. How long has Tony's landlord been trying to evict him?
4. What item of clothing does Dangerfield borrow from Miss Frost?
5. What does Miss Frost prepare for Dangerfield before bedtime?
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Aneros Helix Prostate Massager
Average customer review: Average customer review 8 out of 10 (52 reviews) Add your review
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Product Description
The Aneros Helix prostate massager boasts a sharply angled neck, rigid form and large bulbous head for intense stimulation and immediate results. Redesigned to provide simultaneous internal and external stimulation for all-encompassing pleasure.
A rigid insertable shaft with stimulating ridges massages your prostate with expert precision, while the external P-tab stimulates your perineum for double the sensations.
Coat generously with a good quality water-based anal lube and wear during masturbation, foreplay and sex to amp up your play sessions.
Key Features:
- An ergonomically designed Aneros prostate massager for arousing P-spot play
- Rigid surface for intense an massage - perfect for prostate milking
- Large bulbous head to maximise contact with your prostate for quicker results
- Firm, angled 4 inch shaft with ergonomic ripples provides precise, form-fitting stimulation
- Flared base with P-tab stops unwanted travel and adds external sensations
- Self-pivoting design for hands-free fun
How it measures up
- Length: 4.5 inches
- Insertable Length: 4 inches
- Circumference: 3 inches
How it feels
- Material: Plastic
- Flexibility: Rigid
- Waterproof: Submersible
- Contains latex: No
- Contains phthalates: No
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A real eye opener!
Reviewed: July 18, 2009 by dengru, a Bisexual Engaged Male
I bought this out of curiosity really.
Wow! What an eye-opener! But it is a selfish bit of equipment - you need time on your own, at least an hour or so, and it's not something you just pick up quick. It's something to work at and learn but when you do manage to get it right, it's a completely different experience to any other penile orgasm you'll have.
- Pros
- The end result.
- Cons
- The time it takes (worth it though).
- Bottom line
- Amazing end result, takes patience.
- 1 person found this review helpful. Was this review helpful to you? Yes
Not bullshit
Reviewed: May 23, 2009 by toker, a Straight Married Male
I bought this after trying the Rude Boy (which didn't work.) My expectations were not high.
When it arrived I was surprised at how small it was, compared to the Rude Boy, but relieved as the Rude Boy had been a little uncomfortable.
I used it for the first time when I had an hour to myself - what an hour!
I used Wet Light to lube myself and the Helix and inserted it. Insertion was easy and painless, I felt no discomfort.
After insertion I followed the instructions, but only waited a few minutes as I felt no discomfort. I then began to tense my pc muscles. Every clench felt great and I was really getting into it, but not actually trying to orgasm.
Then it hit me; a full body orgasm. I was panting, shuddering and sweating like a pig.
I couldn't believe it, I didn't even have an erection.
I used it the next day, but found it a little harder to orgasm this time. I used different lube and maybe I was trying too hard.
Later on, whilst driving to work, I tensed my pc muscles and I actually came without it inserted. I nearly lost control of the car, I was not prepared for that.
My advice is every man should own one of these. be he straight, gay or whatever.
If you decide to go for it, my advice is to relax, be patient and don't try to force the orgasm. It's not like a penile orgasm, just enjoy the sensations and it will happen.
I will definitely be buying the Progasm or Eupho in the future, or maybe the Peridise so that my wife can join the fun.
PLEASE believe me i swear this is not a bullshit review if you want super multiple orgasms buy this NOW
- Pros
- That it works so well, is so comfortable and looks nice too
- Cons
- The P-tab could be a little bigger and a bit more grippy
- Bottom line
- The best sex toy a man can buy and cheaper than most
- 6 people found this review helpful. Was this review helpful to you? Yes
Reviewed: July 10, 2007 by minibigs
I wasn't sure how I would take to this, but received it today & couldn't wait to give it a go.
Firstly, it did feel very uncomfortable inserted & gave me spasms & feelings like I needed to go to "number 2s & number 1s" at the same time. I waited 15 mins like it said then started gripping it.
It felt good, very invasive, but didn't do an awful lot in the position they suggested.
I then laid on my side with both legs straight & together and wow! I immediately experienced a very very strong but weird orgasm.. like I was cumming but nothing came out, very intense but weird!
I found if I moved my body as if I was making love, I then had another 2 "dry" orgasms" in a row. What an ace feeling, multiple orgasms on demand!
But after the 2nd I felt kind of unsatisfied, I guess it's because I am not used to cumming without ejaculating. So at this point I gently started to rub my penis & thrust my thighs ... within about 30 secs I had the best orgasm I have ever had & ejaculated about 3 times what I normally do.
After recovering I spent an uncomfortable 10 mins on the toilet & my anus still feels "twitchy" & uncomfortable an hour later.
I will definitely be back for more! I can see that once my body is used to it, this is going to allow me to achieve nirvana!
- Pros
- Most intense orgasm ever & multiple "dry" orgasms.
- Cons
- Invasive and does give a lot of discomfort to start and after use, but definitely worth it!
- Bottom line
- Best sex aid I've ever had, why didn't I get one years ago!
- 3 people found this review helpful. Was this review helpful to you? Yes
A great introduction
Reviewed: May 12, 2007 by MIKE4fun
Clean up is easy with anti-bacterial soap and water.
I have just recently started anal play and prostate massage. I always considered it unmanly and submissive to explore or excite this area of my body.
I have not yet discovered how to wear it for extended periods of time. It really isn't a butt plug. But, i haven't owned it for more than two months. I am not comfortable wearing it while sitting in a chair. The extended tail gets in the way.
If you are a beginner, you will need to apply a water based lubricant and lay on your side. You will also need to relax. This is the hard part. After about 15 minutes, you will probably be able to slowly and very carefully insert the aneros helix. Work with your body on this. It may take more than two or three attempts.
If you are careful, you will not be sore or uncomfortable afterwards or the next day. In fact, you will want to keep working and practicing with it the next day. What's great about all the aneros massagers is that there is a tail which takes the fear out of the device not being able to be removed from your rear.
It can be used while standing or kneeling. To me, those are the best positions for using it.
It is ideal to wear if you are a top, while having sex with either a woman or another man who is being "bottomed"
The helix changed my mind about that.
This device can be used in the shower. It needs no batteries and your muscles do the work of stimulating the prostate gland.
- Pros
- This is a great beginner prostate massager.
- Cons
- It is expensive, but honestly worth the investment.
- Bottom line
- This is a great design and the best for guys who are exploring prostate massage and anal play.
- Was this review helpful to you? Yes
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Nice Sensations, Fits very nicely
Reviewed: September 11, 2014 by flick_the_switch, a Straight Engaged Male
This is my second Aneros Prostate Massager purchase. My first had been the Eupho Classic, which I found a little on the small side, even though I'm pretty new to prostate massage and anal play.
I was really pleased with this product. It's nicely packaged, robust/nicely made, comes with clear instructions on how to insert and remove the product without causing any discomfort, as well as how to clean it.
It's easy to lube, easy to insert and remove, it fits snugly, stays in, and is easy to clean.
The handle makes it easy to insert, and helps you remember which way to insert it, as the upward circle is always supposed to press against the perineum and stimulate it slightly.
It has a slightly more bulbous head than the Eupho Classic, and this made a much bigger difference in massaging my prostate, and making that area feel fuller.
It's built to stay in once inserted, so you don't have to worry about it slipping out.
To use the massager, you do not manually move it in and out, rather having generously lubed and inserted the product (read the instructions on how to do this, and I recommend using one of the plunger/ syringe lube applicators), rather you practice slowly tightening the anal muscles and relaxing them along with the perineum/pelvic floor area. It helps if you have time to relax, and also if you breath in slowly as you tighten, and out slowly as you relax.
I have experimented with this for a while now, I haven't managed to have an orgasm without touching my penis yet as others have claimed, but I certainly didn't have to masturbate much to get to orgasm level, and if you take your time, you will also feel amazing internal prostate orgasms building with your ejaculation.
Also if you don't touch your cock just before the orgasm, and you pull hard on your perineum and anal muscles, you can have amazing 'dry' orgasms, where you have the full experience of cumming without ejaculation (or you'll have pre cum, but be ready to keep going soon after). This takes practice of course.
One of the best combined orgasms was when I inserted the massager then got in the bath, lying slightly to one side and gently stroking while I practised the muscles techniques and breathing, closing my eyes and focussing on the sensations and controlling the orgasm to not cum too soon and to have a couple of 'dry' ones before the full climax! And it certainly was!)
Like a lot of products, if you use it as directed and take your time, you'll get results. This was much better than the Eupho Classic in my opinion, and I'd say if you were a beginner like me who was worried about not having something to big up there, then go for this Helix instead as it's much more effective and beginner friendly.
If you're into feeling really full though and are used to big objects inside you, you may be disappointed, but then again, this may be a good tool for helping you strengthen your muscles and learn once more to grip and tighten to get prostate orgasms.
As for cleaning, it took me about 3 minutes to clean this in warm water with antibacterial soap, and it can be immediately wiped and dried then put away in it's box.
The only gripe I have is that Aneros over charge a little for their products in my opinion (it is just a little piece of plastic over all), but, they are built to last and this is a good, well designed product.
- Pros
- Nice fit, easy to clean, explosive orgasms, stays inside, nice packaging, easy to fit in.
- Cons
- A little expensive for its size, could have had a little more girth lower down.
- Bottom line
- A great beginner-friendly prostate massager which with practice will give brilliant orgasms!
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