text:
Click to go to the ScoutPride web site
A Review of BSA's Gay Policy

     For some thirty years the Boy Scouts of America has been defending many of its exclusionary membership policies, both in the courts and in the realm of public opinion. These exclusionary policies are commonly called the 3 G's. This is a review of only one of these policies, the ban on openly gay members -- both youth and adults.
     The Girl question had in the past consisted of two elements: 1) allowing women to be unit leaders of Boy Scout troops/packs, and 2) allowing girls to join a Boy Scout troop. While BSA is still defending the second issue, they settled the first issue in February 1988 when they dropped their ban against women in al leadership roles in Boy Scout units (Women had been allowed to hold support positions in troops and all but two positions in Cub Scout packs.). The only reason BSA gave for changing its 78-year-old policy was the cost of defending the ban. PERIOD!
     For some reason, the BSA believes that the legal costs incurred to defending its discrimination policy on gays and the lost contributions to local councils, is worthwhile. (If you've not read BSA's policy, please take a moment to do so.)

BSA's Policy on Homosexuals

     There are many issues brought up in the BSA's discrimination policy that could be examined point by point. However, we'll confine our discussion to just a few notable problems with the BSA's policy.
     In their policy, BSA mentions homosexual conduct. In our 25+ years in Scouting, sexual conduct, of any kind -- heterosexual or homosexual -- has never been condoned within the Scouting program. Therefore, we have to question why conduct is even in such a policy?
     Not only is sexual conduct prohibited, but BSA asserts in its "A Statement Concerning Human Sexuality" (1984), that "education for sexuality belongs in the home. Parents should be the primary sexuality educators of their children, particularly in the early years. In the home, the most sensitive information as well as family and religious values can be shared." Given this clear statement, why does BSA persists in violating it's own statement, by forcing its own views of sexuality on children, parents, Scouters, and chartering organizations?
     BSA's public denouncement of homosexual conduct, but absolute silence on heterosexual conduct, leaves one to the inescapable conclusion that BSA allows Scouts and adult leaders to participate in sexual relations, within or out of Scouting, as long as it is heterosexual conduct.
    To our personal knowledge, not one name of a youth or adult has ever been placed in BSA's Confidential File for engaging in consensual heterosexual conduct, much less stating that they are heterosexual (like saying they are dating Jane). Whereas, gay youth and adults have had their names recorded in this infamous file for simply living up to the Scout Law of being Brave -- by publicly stating who God made them to be. (See Patrick Boyle's book, Scout's Honor, for more information on BSA's Confidential Files.)
     Even though the policy talks about homosexual conduct within the confines of the Scouting program, no evidence, much less suggestion of homosexual conduct is required for the BSA to expel a Scout or adult leader. Only the admission that a youth or adult is, or might be, a homosexual, is sufficient for immediate expulsion from BSA under its discrimination policy.

BSA's Policy on Homosexuals Amounts to Child Abuse

     BSA's policy proclaims a ban on both adult leaders and youth members who may or may not be gay. While an adult will probably be aware of his/her sexual orientation, a Scout who is coming out of puberty and entering adolescence may not. In its "Statement on Human Sexuality," BSA correctly states that "the development of human sexuality is viewed as a lifelong process encompassing one's thoughts about oneself in sexual terms." However, BSA's failure to support a child during the confusing period of puberty and adolescence once again contradicts BSA's own position on this matter.
     The existence of the BSA's accepted discrimination against LGBT individuals provides tacit approval to both youth and adults that it is correct to judge, ridicule, and hate another person - simply because of their sexual orientation. While it might win support from some socially conservative-minded adults, it will have detrimental effects on our future society, and have destructive effects on our youth today.
     In the August 2001 issue of the American Journal of Public Health, researchers found boys with same-sex orientation were linked to a 68% greater likelihood of having suicidal thoughts, than their opposite-sex oriented classmates. This study confirmed a Department of Health and Human Services Study (1989) which concluded that gay youth are often more likely to attempt suicide than others of their same age group.
     The BSA has yet to develop a program to address this deadly issue for many of America's youth, like it did so effectively with drugs, literacy, and child abuse. As a responsible youth serving organization, the BSA should take a responsible role in building self esteem among all individuals, no matter their sexual orientation.

Personal Accounts of Discrimination in Scouting

     The following are just a few examples of how the BSA has discriminated against gay youth. In most of these cases, a reasonable person would come to the conclusion that the manner in which these Scouts were expelled from Scouting would constitute emotional abuse. In at least one of these cases, the BSA publicly proclaimed that this type of behavior from adult volunteers was acceptable. Given that BSA took no action against any adult(s) in the other cases, we can reasonably conclude that BSA fully supports the abusive manner in which both Scouts and Scouters alike have carried out its discrimination policy.

  • Life Scout Patrick Renner had been involved in Scouting for several years and had worked at summer camps in previous summers by the time he was 16 years old. During the summer of his sixteenth year, Patrick was working in the dining hall at Cricket Holler Cub Scout Camp in Dayton, Ohio. During the summer, rumors began to circulate that Patrick was gay, but this was nothing new to him. Patrick always "had a high voice and what would have been considered effeminate mannerisms." When these rumors reached the camp chaplain, he called Patrick in to interrogate him "like a court-martial" with two other camp officials. At the end of this "interrogation," they gave Patrick one hour to leave the camp. Patrick later recounted that he really felt "unwanted," and that "School was basically a hell where I was harassed and abused all day to the point where I came home crying. Scouting just rubbed it in my face."
  • Scouting was something "really special" to another 16-year-old boy who had had problems with his parents and school. When Chris Strobel joined his Boy Scout troop at 11, he had been involved in Scouting since he was eight. Chris truly loved Scouting. In the troop, Chris assumed many responsible leadership positions, including the top boy leader in a troop -- Senior Patrol Leader. However, he was also beginning to come to terms with his sexual orientation and was troubled. He felt that society was telling him that as a gay person he could not be a Scoutmaster, could not serve his country in the military, and could not have a family. Being a faithful Scout and not knowing what to do, he was encouraged by the Boy Scout Handbook, which suggests that Scouts with questions about sex and relationships to discuss them with their unit leaders. Having read this and feeling that the Scouting program was there to support all youth, even gay youth, he talked with an Assistant Scoutmaster. Chris recalls that while the conversation was tense and awkward, he thought the adult was supportive. The Scoutmaster called him the next morning and arranged a meeting to discuss this issue. Like Patrick Renner, the adults interrogated Chris about his sexuality. However, when Chris told them that he did not feel he was old enough to say whether he was gay or just a confused boy, his "questioners decided to let him remain a Scout." To this decision, Chris was overjoyed. For the next several months, everything seemed fine. However, after some adults observed that he had developed a close (but non-sexual) friendship with another Scout, things changed. At a troop meeting the Scoutmaster pulled him out and told him that "word had come down from the council and that he couldn't stay." He had to leave Scouting right then. Not having a ride, Chris walked home alone. He later recalled that he "was really hurt, really scared, [and] really suicidal."
  • "Brad," a 17-year-old boy, hoped to return to Scouting to finish his Eagle Scout Award, after he was forced to quit on March 7, 1995, the worst day of his life. Brad also started in Cub Scouting and moved onto a Boy Scout troop. By the time Brad was 15, he was happy, feeling that he had "rally hit the top." Brad at this time was active in the Yucca Valley Youth Commission, in Scouting, an honor student at school, in the school band, and active in his church. Everyone was proud of Brad. However, Brad was gay. He always knew that he was gay. It was when he was 11 that he started hearing about how sinful it was. As many others do, Brad thought it was "just a phase." By the time he was 15, it had not gone away. Instead, in trying to come to deal with his sexuality, Brad had occasional outbursts of "temper as well as depression and thoughts of suicide." He never told anyone what was bothering him - he was afraid to. He gradually accepted his sexual orientation, but told no one. He finally told his parents, but no one else. When he went to school one day, he had written on his backpack "In Memory of Pedro Zamora," for the openly gay actor on MTV's "The Real World," who had just died of AIDS. He had not thought of it as a coming out gesture, but it was when one boy yelled, "Why are you mourning for him? He's a fag!" An argument followed and they asked Brad if he were gay, to which he replied, "Yes." Brad's news spread throughout the school and he became a target of "growing hostility, taunts and harassment." When his troop heard of it, they greeted him with the opposite - silence. People started ignoring him and not wanting anything to do with him. Since Brad was close to completing his Eagle, which he really wanted, he continued going to the meetings, despite the reception he received. Unfortunately, as in many other cases, they called Brad to a meeting. In this case, a parent had accused Brad of molesting his son. This was the stated purpose for the meeting, but they dropped the accusation and the panel of 10 Scout leaders and representatives of the local Mormon church started grilling him about his homosexuality. These adults informed him that homosexuality was a sin and that it was mainly pedophilia, a disease, and according to the bible, an abomination. Between sobs, Brad did not deny being gay but tried to reason with them. They offered him the option of quitting voluntarily or being formally banned from Scouting. Still fighting tears, he reluctantly left the troop. When asked about this incident, the new Scout Executive for the council, Donald Townsend, expressed no surprise at the events and said that what happened to Brad was "normal and proper." Before being Scout Executive, Townsend had been the director of BSA's National Relationships Division - the division most heavily involved in keeping BSA's exclusionary policies intact..
  • Greg Novak recalled the many times he heard from both youth and adults telling jokes and making slurs against gay people when he was a Scout. Greg even "overheard a group of 12-15 year old scouts discussing in front of adult leaders how they wanted to bash gay people. The only response from the other kids was laughter. The adult leaders simply ignored it as if nothing unusual was going on." This is also how another former Scout, Charles Galvin, recalled some of his Scouting experiences. During his later Scouting days, he wanted to get some understanding from Scouting, since he was coming to terms with his sexuality. The only support he received was "fag jokes around the campfire."
  • In 1985, the Boston/Essex Council expelled "Bob Columbia" when he felt that it was "only right to express my true feeling, and let my leadership know, that while I was not acting out any of my gay feelings toward anyone specific, that I was gay." At the time, Bob was working for the Boston/Essex Council as a youth staff member in their summer camp. The Council's response was to tell him not to tell anyone and he would be kept on staff. When the Council heard that Bob had informed a close friend that he was gay, they "fired him on the spot." Bob returned to his troop, which was luckily in another Council. Later in the year, he received his Eagle Scout Award. However, his local Council asked that he "not stay on as a leader" as he had planned to do. ("Bob" is a pseudonym, as he and his partner of 15+ years are not in a situation where they feel they can hold themselves out as a committed couple.)

     The above examples dealt with Scouts who were still youth members when they began to come to terms with their sexuality, and immediately expelled from Scouting. Because of society's negative view on gay people, many gay youth begin to deal with their sexuality later in adolescence. The following examples are of young men who had grown up in Scouting. As only a few young men do, they stayed with Scouting after turning 18, so that they could give something back in return for what they received. While legally adults, these 18 and 19-year-old young men were as vulnerable as Scouts 17-years-old and younger. (Please note that BSA is unique, in that most other Scouting organizations around the world do not consider an 18-year-old youth as an adult leader. Scouting in many countries continues through college for Scouts.)

  • Matthew was never expelled as a youth. After turning 18 he stayed on as an adult leader to help his troop. As an Eagle Scout, his experience was greatly appreciated. His troop, in a small Illinois town with a population of 2,200 was a large troop of more than 50 Scouts. Given the size of the town, when a rumor started circulating that Matthew was gay, it did "not take long for everyone and their dog to hear" it. Many parents of Scouts, who knew Matthew, heard the rumor as well. Within a month, at least half the Scouts were pulled from the troop by their parents. Matthew, now 20 years old, realized that the reason for the precipitous exodus was due to the rumor that he was gay and decided it was in the best interest for the youth that he leave both the troop and the town. Matthew is now living in St. Louis, but makes occasional visits to the troop. "All of the kids ended up finding out about me and only a few seemed to have a problem with it," he recalled "Many still ask when I am coming back." Matthew did not know what to tell them, but told them that he wished he could return.
  • Another young Assistant Scoutmaster was asked to leave Scouting because he was found to be gay. Eli graduated into Scouting, after being a Cub Scout and earning his Arrow of Light, and earning the Eagle Scout Award. In addition, he earned all but two merit badges that Scouting offered. These two he chose not to earn because of his personal objections to firearms. As many 'Scouting addicts' do, Eli applied for and was hired to work at his Council's summer camp. While working at summer camp in 1991, he met another Scout that was as gung-ho about Scouting as he was. He was also gay like Eli. During the summer, as both were leading the high adventure program, they became close friends. After the summer, Eli's friend went off to college, but he left behind his old journals. The same journals that his mother read one day and not only found out that her son was gay, but that Eli was gay too. She informed the local LDS church, which chartered Eli's troop. The Ward Bishop asked Eli "to leave and not to return to either the church or [the] Scout program." Eli is currently living in Albuquerque where he "operates a shelter for Gay/Lesbian children who have been asked to leave their home environment."

     While the BSA's policy can be portrayed as the right of a private organization to establish its membership requirements, these and countless other examples prove the abusive nature of this policy on children. If the BSA truly stands against child abuse (physical, sexual, emotional, and neglect), then it should discard any policy where evidence exists (such as presented above) that encourages such abuse on our children.

Scout Oath - Morally Straight?

     Another difficulty with the BSA's position is its misguided interpretation of the "morally straight" clause in the Scout Oath/Promise as meaning heterosexual. This interpretation implies that gay youth and adults are incapable of living up to the Scout Oath. BSA is of course participating in revisionist history. To illustrate this, below is a brief outline of the development of the US Boy Scout Oath:

     Baden-Powell's original Scout Oath was:

"On my honor I promise that
I will do my duty to God and the King,
I will do my best to help others, whatever it costs me,
I know the Scout Law, and will obey it." (SFB, 1908: 40)

     It was subsequently revised as follows:

"On my honor I promise that I will do my best
To do my duty to God, and the King,
To help other people at all times,
To obey Scout Law." (SFB, 1940: 40)

     The BSA developed its Scout Oath as follows:

"On my honor I promise that I will do my best
To do my duty to God, and my country and to obey the Scout Law,
To help other people at all times,
     "To keep myself physically strong, mentally awake, and morally straight."

     As you can see, the last part of the BSA Scout Oath is not in any version of Baden-Powell's Scout Oath. We can trace the addition of this clause to James E. West and the Young Men's Christian Association (YMCA).
     West, the first Chief Scout Executive of the BSA, wanted to "Americanize" the Scouting program, especially its Oath and Law. The last clause of the BSA Scout Oath had its origin in the YMCA.
     As historian Carolyn Wagner states: "the YMCA men in the Scouts gave the organization a distinctly Protestant orientation. In the rewrite of the Scout promise, they successfully lobbied for the inclusion of a line requiring the boy to be 'physically strong, mentally awake, and morally straight.' This line spoke to the significance of the Y's emblem, a triangle representing spirit, mind, and body which, in turn, referred to the organization's goal of furthering 'all round development.' The Y men thought it particularly important that the BSA incorporate this line in the promise because they regarded Christ as the perfectly developed man and, therefore the ideal role model for youth, ALL youth."
     Including even indirect references to Christ, when BSA is supposed to be a "non-sectarian" youth organization, is problematical. "Non-sectarian organizations" as a rule do not involve themselves in theology. The BSA purports that theology and religious instruction is to be left up to the parents and religious leaders of the boy -- be his religious faith Christian, Jewish, Muslim, Hindu, Buddhist, Native American, etc. -- not the BSA. (The Lambda Legal Defense and Education Fund prepared an information sheet on the definitions from the Boy Scout Handbook. It is available as a PDF file.) However, when it comes to theology, BSA has had some problems in defining who or what God is?

     As to the term straight, historian George Chauncey notes that it was only in the 1910's and 1920's that the application of the term straight to a man who was considered -- using the relatively new term -- heterosexual, was first beginning to be used. However, Chauncey notes that the use of the term straight was a slang term and only used within the gay subculture. It's first appearance in mainstream publications was in the glossary of a 1941 book on "sex deviants." According to historian Jonathan Katz, this book identified the term straight as "being employed by homosexuals 'as meaning not homosexual. To go straight is to cease homosexual practices and to indulge -- usually to reindulge -- in heterosexuality.'" The definition of the term straight, meaning heterosexual, in society at large, did not occur until much later.
     For those who assert that the framers of the BSA Scout Oath deliberately used the term "morally straight" to imply heterosexuality, and thus exclude all homosexuals, would infer that these same Scouting founders knew slang used only among homosexuals themselves -- slang that was not incorporated into the dominant culture until the 1970's. What would that say about the possible sexual orientation of the framers of the Scout Oath?
     We are not in any way asserting that the bankers, military leaders, and business executives who comprised the 1910 BSA Executive Board would have consciously permitted, who were then considered homosexual men, to be unit leaders. However, BSA's use of the term morally straight in this context is both inappropriate and incorrect.
     It is of interest to note that historian Allan Whitmore states that the first Boy Scout Handbook "deplored the decline of individualism and sufficiency in American life . . . [and] . . . criticized the development of spectator sports in which a few specialists played while most people sat and cheered." According to Whitmore, the founders of Scouting in the United States "viewed Scouting as an outdoor movement to revitalize the American people and nation, but the organization had come to regard itself as an instrument for adjusting youths to the established values of American life." So if BSA wishes us to go back to the original intent of the Boy Scouts of America, there would not be many professional Scouters left with paid jobs.

A Scout is Clean

     In addition to the "morally straight" clause, BSA refers to the 11th point in the Scout Law - A Scout is Clean - as prohibiting homosexuality. One must recall that when the Scout Law was written, sexual perversity was meant to include; premarital coitus, masturbation and marital excess. Homosexuality was not even considered by BSA officials, much less talked about openly.
     Statistics show that almost every male has masturbated in his life. Thus, the many Boy Scouts out there entering puberty and exploring their body, according to the BSA's definition of cleanliness, should all be expelled from the BSA. Just like Tim Curran and James Dale. Of course, if the BSA was an organization which was based on principles and applied them evenly, then no one would be left in the BSA.
     So, the next time you hear a Scout defend the BSA's exclusion of gays, ask him if has ever masturbated! If so, then he should consider himself to no longer be a Scout -- just like James Dale. Might get them to start thinking.

Recruitment of Scout Leaders

     In another historical side-note, in the early 1930's, the BSA decided to have an official history published documenting the first 25 years of the organization. William D. Murray was chosen to put it all together. It was a difficult time for Murray, as everyone wanted to be presented in the best of light, and wanted to be recorded as important to the organization. As a longtime Executive Board Member and in charge of the BSA's editorial matters, most later historians use Murray's book for basic facts, but do not consider it a reliable reference for the reasons and motivations behind the scene. Murray is considered to be a very biased reporter of information -- biased in BSA's favor. (A flaw repeated in every successive BSA-approved history.)
     In his book, Murray discusses adult leadership: "In the early discussions of the National Board and the committees and Commissions, our main concern was to be sure and see that the right kind of leaders were found....Only men who are citizens may be commissioned as Scout Leaders and they must subscribe to the Scout Oath and Law and the declaration of religious principle as set forth in Art. III of, the Constitution." (From Murray, William D. The History of the Boy Scouts of America. New York: Boy Scouts of America, 1937. p. 334-335)
     At no time does he mention sexual orientation or even define morally straight, as BSA has been doing since the 1990's.

     With the exception of the exclusionary membership policy stated at the beginning, which was adopted in 1991, we have provided no references from BSA's By-laws, its Congressional Charter, Scout Law, Scout Oath, Explorer Code, Cub Scout Promise, Cub Scout Law, Scoutmastership Fundamentals, Wood Badge Adult Leader Training, etc., concerning the exclusion of membership of openly gay youth or adults. The reason is simple -- there are no such references to this policy in these documents.
     The BSA has consistently asserted in court that "a significant part of their mission involves teaching that homosexuality is immoral." However, in none of these important guiding principles and/or documents is homosexuality ever mentioned.
     As a former Scoutmaster, who received his Wood Badge beads, I can not recall at any time when BSA brought this issue up. For those not familiar with Scouting, Wood Badge is sort of like going to graduate school for adult Scouters (volunteer and professionals). It is held either for a one week period or over three weekends. After completing course, you have two years to complete your ticket - a contract on how you will put into practice what you learned in Wood Badge. Those adults who have finished their ticket, are presented with their Wood Badge beads. Wearing them lets others know that the Scouter has received the best training BSA can provide to its unit leaders. So, it's strange, when at no time during a Wood Badge course are participants taught anything about this "significant part of BSA's mission."
     The discrimination policy against gay youth/adults can only be found in internal memoranda. If this is a significant part of BSA's mission, then this should be taught in all training courses, as well as printed in all leader manuals. If this mission is not clearly stated in these publications or included in the training courses, then a justifiable questioning of what really is the mission of the BSA is in order -- especially in light of the BSA's assertion in the courts.

     At the end of February 1997, the United Kingdom Association (UKSA) adopted an equal opportunity policy which clearly states that the sexual orientation of youth or adults is not to be considered for membership . Homosexual youth and adults are not to be barred from Scouting on the basis of their sexual orientation. The only classes of individuals subject to automatic exclusion by the UKSA from adult membership are pedophiles and atheists.
     According to John Fogg, of the UKSA: "One of the problems about discussing this is that in some quarters there is [a] belief that a homosexual is automatically a paedophile and this is simply not the case. We have vigorous procedures to keep the undesirables out and nothing in this policy undermines that."
     Unfortunately, the BSA has yet to move into the twentieth century, much less the twenty-first century and adopt such a non-discriminatory policy. Such non-discriminatory policies have been codified into law in states and local governments across this country, not to mention the many Fortune 500 companies that have voluntarily adopted such a policy, or countries which have included sexual orientation as a protected class in their constitution. But what would happen if BSA did adopt a policy similar to that of the UKSA?

     From a very practical point of view, the implementation of a non-discriminatory policy would have very little effect on adult leadership. Although we're loath to even bring this subject up, given BSA's previous publicity of a minuscule group, we find it necessary  to address this concern.
     Contrary to BSA's propaganda, there are not legions of NAMBLA (North American Man-Boy Love Association) members waiting to be unit leaders. First of all, we would hazard to guess that the number of pedophiles who are card-carrying members of NAMBLA can be counted on one hand in the USA. Secondly, we would hope that the BSA's new policy, like the UKSA's, would specifically ban pedophiles - those who prey on girls and boys.
Regarding leadership selection, it is the chartering organization that will be (as it always has been) the one responsible to recruit and select their adult leaders -- not BSA. BSA has consistently stated this fact. (Which is why the PTA-PTO national organization found it disconcerting when it realized that as the chartering organization it could be held liable for the actions of its volunteer leaders.) This should not be changed. The abolition of the BSA's discrimination policy against gay youth/adults can only strengthen the chartering organization's role in selecting unit leaders. It could be argued that BSA's ban on gay youth/adults not only harms the individuals, but also restricts the right of the chartering organization to not only serve all of their youth, but to select those leaders they feel are the best.
     With the exception of its discrimination policy against LGBT adults, BSA has always allowed the chartering organizations the right to determine its membership requirements for youth and to select its adults -- and to reject adults -- for whatever reasons.
     The concept of closed units, wherein the only youth members in the unit are those who belong to and/or meet the chartering organization's requirements, has been around since the founding of the BSA. The majority of these requirements have taken the form of religious and racial requirements. In the past, racially segregated units commonly occurred in the both the Southern and Northern United States. Persons of color were routinely segregated into Boy Scout units with the express approval of both the local council and national office across the country.
     To our knowledge, the option of a closed unit has never been rejected by BSA. While racially segregated units do occur today, chartering organizations do not publicly admit to discriminating against youth on the basis of race/ethnic origin. In almost all cases, it is simply a mater of the demographics of where the unit is located, rather than active racial discrimination. However, religion is an entirely other matter.
     Many LDS (Church of Jesus Christ Latter-Day Saints) units are comprised of only their youth. While this is a perfect example of the concept of the use of a closed unit, some think this concept can be taken too far.

     A recent example is when the Detroit-based Haven Reformed Church, sponsor of Cub Scout Pack 293, dismissed an otherwise qualified Cubmaster solely because of his religion.
     In November 1995, the church expelled Umar Abdul-Mutakallim as Cubmaster simply because he was Muslim. The church felt that the Cubmaster should be Christian. "For any of the programs we offer here at the Protestant church, it only seems consistent that the people leading those programs would at least identify with what it is that we represent," said program director Dale Boone.
     According to newspaper reports, BSA officials said the church was within its rights. The charter agreement made the troop a program of Haven Reformed, giving it authority to select leaders. A Michigan scouting official defended the church's right to determine the shape of its program. "We let (sponsors) decide... how they want to use scouting in their outreach," said Verlyn Haahr, field director for the Southwest Michigan Council.
     Abdul-Mutakallim said the church should have been up front about its requirements, especially since it recruits Cub Scouts at public schools. Many parents, both Christian and non-Christian, reported that they were not aware of the church's opinion and planned to take their sons out of the pack and start another one.
     To our knowledge, once a chartering organization decides to include Scouting as a part of its youth programs, it is free to determine who will be the adult leaders of the program. While there are laws that prohibit discriminating against persons on the grounds of race, sex, religion, marital status, etc., religious-based chartering organizations are free to discriminate on these and many other areas regarding adult leaders. Chartering organizations can reject women from occupying any role in the Scouting program or just unit leadership positions. Single, divorced, or divorced and remarried adults can be rejected from serving as adults leaders, simply on the basis of an organization's position on marriage and divorce.
     Given this history, if BSA dropped its institutional discriminatory policy against gay youth and adults, those chartering organizations that, for whatever reason feel that having openly gay youth and/or adults in its Scouting program was inconsistent with their organization's values, would be able to continue to exercise their right to exclude them. By the same logic, those chartering organizations whose values do not reject gay youth and/or adults for simply being gay, would have the right to allow them to participate freely in their Scouting program.
     It is especially mindful to remember that there are civic, religious and public organizations that would like to bring the Scouting program to its members, but are unable to because BSA restricts the participation of youth/adults to only a portion of the organization's membership. This is especially true of public and private organizations that include in their non-discrimination policy sexual orientation.
     While we may not personally agree with a chartering organization's decision in rejecting some of its youth from participating in its Scouting program, this option is currently available to all of BSA chartered partners.

     If BSA ever permitted its chartered partners the right to select the adults they feel are the best role models for their youth, they would find that the number of openly gay men who would wish to volunteer would be very small. The fact that recruiting qualified heterosexual men/women to make the commitment to be unit leaders is difficult for many organizations, should indicate that the number of openly gay men wishing to make not only the commitment, but to take the risk would be even more difficult.
     An openly gay man wanting to be an adult unit leader has several obstacles to overcome and runs a higher risk to himself than heterosexual adults. The very first one is himself. Is he willing to place himself in a position that could subject him to false allegations of child abuse from Scouts? Heterosexual adult leaders have become aware of the fact that if they deny a Scout anything (advancement, promotion, etc.), they open themselves to a charge of abuse in retaliation from the Scout. While this rarely happens, it is definitely a possibility. An openly gay man would have to believe that a false charge against him from a disappointed Scout would be given more credence by parents, simply because he is an openly gay man. Even after BSA's own Youth Protection Program states that almost all pedophiles would be considered "normal" by most parents, the number of men willing to place themselves in such a position is very small indeed.
     The next obstacle for an openly gay man who wishes to accept the risks of being a Scout leader is the chartering organization. About half of BSA's chartered partners are religious organizations. Most would probably reject a qualified gay man out of hand. However, there are many religious organizations that would be open to accepting a gay man as a unit leader. In addition to these religious organizations, civic, educational and especially publicly funded organizations (police departments, schools, etc.) would also accept such qualified individuals to be unit leaders. We'd hazard to make an estimate that about 20-30% of currently chartered units would accept an openly gay man as a unit leader.
     The next obstacles are intertwined. If the chartering organization has found a gay man and wishes him to be a unit leader in their Scouting program, he has to win over: 1) the other adult leaders, 2) the parents, and 3) the youth.
     Just because BSA states that women can be Assistant Scoutmasters and Scoutmasters does not mean that everyone likes it. It was been over 15 years since the ban on women Scout leaders and there is still resistance. There are men, and some women, who will not be associated with a troop if there is a female Assistant Scoutmaster and definitely not a female Scoutmaster. This scenario would undoubtedly be repeated if the chartering organization introduces a new unit leader -- who happens to be gay -- to other adult leaders. If the other adult leaders accept a gay unit leader, then it is up to the parents to give their approval. If they do not wish to have their son in a troop that happens to have a gay leader, then they will find one that does not have a gay leader. And lastly, if the youth are not comfortable with a gay leader, they will inform their parents and find another troop. Any of these obstacles will either change the decision of the chartering organization, forcing the gay man to resign, or translate in an immediate reduction in the number of youth participating in the unit.
     With all these obstacles, the number of units that would have an openly gay man as a unit leader would probably plummet to around 1-5% of the total number of units. Of course, this figure does not include the number of units that currently have gay men in leadership roles, albeit gay men who are still in the closet. In that case, the number would be much higher.
     If the possible number of openly gay adult leaders would be small, one could ask the question; "Why be so concerned about this policy for such a small number?" A good question. If we were only talking about adult leadership requirement, then the question might be worth discussing. Unfortunately, BSA's discrimination policy goes further. Not only does the policy advocate discrimination against youth, but continues on to make a value judgment on the lives of human beings. Given these facts, such a question is moot.
     BSA's discrimination policy does not just keep openly gay men from serving youth through Scouting, or expel openly gay youth, BSA communicates a clear message to all of its professional staff, chartered partners, adult leaders, parents, youth, and the country at large, that homosexual persons are fundamentally immoral and incapable of being "the best kind of citizen." This message not only deprives homosexual individuals of the basic dignity inherent in each person, it relegates gay adults and youth as Americans not worthy or capable of citizenship. This attitude is inconsistent with all of Scouting's founding principles.

     The question posed at the beginning of this section: "What would happen if BSA did adopt a policy similar to that of the UKSA?", to a certain extent remains unanswered.
     If BSA took a leadership role, abolished its policy and allowed the chartered partners to do what they would like, we'd predict that it would have little effect. Ironically, while this approach could have been successful in the early/mid 1980's, given BSA's demonization of the issue and the deteriorated relations with their national chartered partners, at the beginning of the 21st century this solution could have serious problems. One avenue to salvage this remedy would be for BSA to meet with their national chartered partners and explain the situation to them. Not only explain, but ask for their input and work as a team to effectively publicize the adoption of a non-discriminatory policy.
     In the past years, BSA has treated their chartered partners shabbily and taken them for granted. BSA has to understand that if they want to continue as a national organization, they have to shift from thinking about what is best for BSA, Inc., and start thinking about what is best for the youth they serve. A meeting with the UKSA, Scouts Canada and other Scouting Associations, as to how they developed and implemented their non-discrimination policies would be a great starting point.
     Since the Dale decision, BSA is finding out that garnering the attention of a Supreme Court battle exposes their policy against gay youth for the entire country to see. While they may be able to weather the backlash, we do not think they ever predicted that there would be any sort of backlash in winning.
     BSA can accelerate the demonization and bashing of all gays, attempting to tap into the hate in some bigoted Americans for funds, or realize that society has changed in its views of homosexuals as persons requiring human dignity.
     BSA has many choices to resolve this matter. It would be courageous of BSA if they actually applied Scouting principles to choose their course.

This page was last modified on Monday, January 06, 2014
© 2001-2014. All Rights Reserved.
This site has been on-line since 2001!
For more information, see the copyright/disclaimer page.
E-mail Contact: webmaster at


Content-Type: application/http; msgtype=response

WARC-Truncated: length

WARC-Type: response

text:
The British Society of Underwater Photographers (BSoUP)
    Inspiring and informing underwater photographers since 1967

    © Images and articles on this website are the copyright of the photographers and authors

Gallery - 115 BSoUP / Diver Print Competition 2009
The Wildlife Trusts Selection

Home : Previous : Next

Fireworks anemone by Charles Erb
Fireworks anemone
© Charles Erb

Corkwing wrasse by Robert Bailey
Corkwing wrasse
© Robert Bailey

Wolf fish by Jim Greenfield
Wolf fish
© Jim Greenfield
Tompot blenny by Gareth Millson
Tompot blenny
© Gareth Millson
Painted goby by Cathy Lewis
Painted goby
© Cathy Lewis
Kelp Forest by Luke Atkinson
Kelp Forest
© Luke Atkinson
Highly Commended

BSoUP / Diver Print Competition 2009

BSoUP Members only may view enlarged versions of all the entries in all competitions in the Slideshow Archive

warcinfo:
robots: classic
hostname: ip-10-233-31-227.ec2.internal
software: Nutch 1.6 (CC)/CC WarcExport 1.0
isPartOf: CC-MAIN-2017-13
operator: CommonCrawl Admin
description: Wide crawl of the web for March 2017
publisher: CommonCrawl
format: WARC File Format 1.0
conformsTo: http://bibnum.bnf.fr/WARC/WARC_ISO_28500_version1_latestdraft.pdf


text:
BTO migration blog

Spring and autumn are exciting times for anyone who watches birds. Here on this blog we will make predictions about when to expect migrant arrivals and departures, so that you know when and where to see these well-travelled birds.

Friday, 30 October 2015

Migration slowing down

Short-eared Owl by Amy Lewis

Migration is slowly winding down, but there are still a few birds on the move. There were a few reports of House Martin, Swallow and Wheatear and a few of all three species may well linger into November or even later given adequate food supplies and favourable weather. Finches will still be on the move, especially during quieter spells in the weather - Linnets, Redpolls, Chaffinches and Bramblings are the ones to look out for in particular. Reports of Yellow-browed and Pallas's Warblers are starting to tail off after a great autumn for both species, reaching 4% and 2% of all submitted lists into BirdTrack this month. There were also good numbers of Short-eared Owl reported around Britain.

Short-eared Owl BirdTrack reporting rate

Yellow-browed Warbler BirdTrack reporting rate

The mystery bunting on Orkney was relocated earlier this week and the identification confirmed as Chestnut Bunting. Showing incredibly well at times, this could well be accepted as the first (wild) record for Britain after a series of records currently listed in Category E. One of the species predicted last week did turn up, with a Chimney Swift seen briefly in Cork on Monday.

Grey-cheeked Thrush by Bryan Thomas

The weather looks distinctly mixed for the week ahead, with south to south-easterly winds for southern Britain and continued south-westerlies for Ireland and Scotland. During spells of light winds and clear conditions we might see Woodpigeons move, possibly in large numbers. A series of fast moving low-pressure systems look set to cross the Atlantic later in the first week of November, which may well bring some Nearctic vagrants (Grey-cheeked Thrush, Blackpoll Warbler and Cedar Waxwing). From the east, Asian Desert Warbler or Desert Wheatear are typical late October - early November rarities.

Stephen McAvoy and Paul Stancliffe

Friday, 23 October 2015

Migration continuing apace

Starlings by Jill Pakenham

As is to be expected at this time of the year, it has been a busy time on the migration front.
Redwings have continued to arrive and have been seen across most of the country, the BirdTrack reporting rate shows this strong arrival well. Compare this to the reporting rate for Fieldfare which historically has a later peak time of arrival – there is still plenty of time to them to flood in too.
Song Thrushes and Blackbirds have been more obvious in the last week, along with Starling but all three of these should peak in the next week or so and we could see big arrivals of all three during breaks in the weather, particularly during periods of lighter winds.

Fieldfare BirdTrack reporting rate

Redwing BirdTrack reporting rate

Goldcrests continue to arrive in incredible numbers and at times the Norfolk coast, at least, seemed to be inundated with these incredible little migrants. Robin numbers also continued to impress at some east coast sites. On the finch side, Redpolls began to appear at migration watchpoints and following on from the incredible Yellow-browed Warbler autumn that we have experienced so far, Pallas’s Warblers have shown a slight return to form, having been quite scarce for a few years.

Great Grey Shrike by Trevor Codlin

As mentioned in our previous blog post (, Great Grey Shrike was one of the species to look out for this month and they certainly turned up. The reporting rate for this week was well over 2% of all BirdTrack lists, which dwarfs the historical average of around 0.5%. Most records so far have been from the east and south-east, with a few reports from Wales as well.

Great Grey Shrike BirdTrack reporting rate

Generally, wildfowl numbers are still on the low side, with the exception of Teal, but with low temperatures in Eastern Europe and western Russia this could change as and when waterbodies start to freeze.

The rare migrant highlight of the week is the Chestnut Bunting on Papa Westray, Orkney which was seen very briefly on Monday and Tuesday. There have been several previous records of this species, but so far all have been placed in Category E as escapes/releases from captivity could not be ruled out. Given the prevailing weather conditions in recent weeks and associated movements of birds with similar breeding ranges, it is possible this individual may be accepted as a first for Britain if the identification is confirmed.

Ovenbird by Bryan Thomas

 Looking ahead to next week, the weather at the moment looks set to be dominated by several low-pressure systems sweeping across the Atlantic. Grey-cheeked Thrush and Blackpoll Warbler are very typical late October vagrants from North America and SW Ireland and the Isles of Scilly look like the best places to find them. Outside bets include Chimney Swift, Yellow-billed Cuckoo and Ovenbird, all of which have multiple records in late October.

Paul Stancliffe and Stephen McAvoy

Friday, 16 October 2015

Look to the east

Everything was in place this week for there to be a large arrival of winter visitors to the UK. With high-pressure and settled weather over Scandinavia, and high-pressure extending from the North Sea to central Russia, the resulting east-north easterly airflow, accompanied by showers on the east coast of Britain, ensured that we would not be disappointed.

Goldcrest by Jill Pakenham

Redwings poured into the country and smaller numbers of Fieldfare arrived too, moving rapidly south; the Isles of Scilly saw its first small flocks. Finches continued to move and the Goldfinches, Linnets and Chaffinches included a few more Bramblings. However, the week was dominated by the arrival of Goldcrests on the east coast. The BirdTrack reporting rate shows this arrival well. Equally impressive was the number of Great Grey Shrikes that arrived with them, no doubt taking advantage of the abundant supply of crests. As expected with the arrival of the Goldcrests a few Woodcock were also seen. Robins crossed the North Sea in force, along with the first noticeable arrival of Blackbirds.

Goldcrest BirdTrack reporting rate

A number of Pink-footed Geese made it to their wintering locations in north Norfolk, and wildfowl were on the move too. Several hundred Shoveler were observed arriving in off the sea at Burnham Overy, Norfolk on 15 October and a Bewick’s Swan that arrived at Slimbridge, Gloucestershire on 11 October was the earliest - by twenty-five days - to have ever arrived at the site since a study on this species began in 1963.

Shoveler by John Harding

With easterly airflow dominant throughout the week it was no surprise that many of the scarce and rare birds came from this direction, and around fifty Richards Pipits were found from Shetland to the Isles of Scilly. There was also a multiple arrival of Red-flanked Bluetails, with at least seven being seen. However, the biggest surprise, given the direction the winds were coming from, came from North America in the shape of Britain’s second ever Wilson’s Warbler that was found on Lewis, Outer Hebrides.

So, what to look out for during the next week?

Woodlark by Derek Belsey

Mid October is the peak time for two migrating passerines: Woodlark and Brambling. The former breeds in southern Britain and East Anglia, as well as more locally in the Midlands and East Yorkshire. At least part of the population moves away from breeding sites, some even to continental Europe and now is a good time to listen out for their distinctive flight calls (

Woodlark BirdTrack reporting rate

The first Brambling are beginning to arrive in Britain including one or two at our Nunnery Lakes reserve. The numbers of Brambling wintering in Britain fluctuate every year, most likely in response to the availability of beechmast in southern Scandinavia and eastern Europe. Several million birds can gather in areas with a high beechmast productivity and spectacular numbers can reach Britain and Ireland if it is a poor year for beech - for example an estimated 150,000 were noted near Liverpool in 1981. Could this be one of those years?

Arctic Tern by Andy Mason

With the wind likely to stay east to north east over the weekend, this may be a good opportunity for a late seawatch on the east coast of Britain. Scarcer migrants likely to be seen include Sooty Shearwater, a late Arctic Tern and Pomarine Skua. Reporting rates for the latter to BirdTrack peak in September, but October still sees a good number of records. There were also several of inland Gannets from Cambridgeshire, Derbyshire and Lough Neagh in Northern Ireland so even if you are not on the coast it is well worth checking local lakes and reservoirs for displaced seabirds.

The hands-down rarity of the week is the stunning Wilson's Warbler found on the Western Isles during the week. With the winds staying easterly for now, we are sticking with our guns in predicting a Siberian mega for the days ahead: another Chestnut-eared Bunting on Shetland perhaps? Or Britain's first Grey-necked Bunting on the Norfolk coast?

Paul Stancliffe and Stephen McAvoy

Friday, 9 October 2015

Lesser Redpoll by Trevor Codlin

When buntings and finches are on the move you know that autumn migration is well underway. Flocks of the former, including good numbers of Goldfinch, Redpolls, Siskin and Linnet have been reported flying over several migration watchpoints from across Britain during the week, with a few Bramblings joining them. Reed Buntings and Yellowhammer have also been on the move. Peak migration for most of our finches and buntings is around mid-October so we can expect a lot more to come, and with high-pressure over Scandinavia and relatively light easterly winds, at least for the southern half of Britain, forecast for this weekend, we could see more finches, buntings and, on the move and some spectacular visible migration over the next few days. Swallows and House Martins will still be on the move along with Chiffchaffs and to a lesser extent, Willow Warblers.

Wildfowl will also continue to move and we could see Pink-footed, Barnacle and Brent Geese on the move in good numbers, along with some Whooper Swans and possibly Bewick’s Swans. Good numbers of the latter were recorded flying over Falsterbo, Sweden during the middle of the week.

Richard's Pipit BirdTrack reporting rate

With 12 reports throughout Britain and Ireland on Thursday and several more today (including on at least two ships), one of the top species to keep an eye out for this weekend is Richard's Pipit. Most records are of fly-overs, so it is a good idea to listen to the distinctive call ( before heading out. Coastal records predominate in BirdTrack, but there is also good scattering of reports from inland sites.

Lapland Bunting by Dawn Balmer

Lapland Bunting BirdTrack reporting rate

Another species regularly recorded as fly-overs only is Lapland Bunting ( Mid-October is the peak reporting time in BirdTrack, just about reaching 1% of all lists. A bit more exciting to look at than fly-over pipits and buntings, mid-October is also good to look for migrant Great Grey Shrikes. With a bit of luck, you could even see one trying to catch arriving Yellow-browed Warblers or other passerines.
Great Grey shrike BirdTrack reporting rate
Finally, with Hurricane Joaquin veering south-east to Iberia, arrivals of vagrants from North America look less likely now, so the top-tip for this weekend has to be something Siberian/Asian. How about Taiga or Brown Flycatcher?

Paul Stancliffe and Stephen McAvoy

Tuesday, 6 October 2015

Yellow-broweds keep on coming!

So far, this autumn has seen the largest arrival of Yellow-browed Warblers for many years, possibly ever! The record day count at any one site in Britain was broken on 21 September, when 53 Yellow-browed Warblers were present on Fair Isle, Shetland. Being on Fair Isle at the time, I was immersed in the experience. It began just after lunchtime when four Yellow-browed Warblers were seen chasing each other on the island’s most southerly beach; as we were watching they were joined by a fifth. A look in the garden behind us produced another three, which were joined by a fourth that seemed to fall out of the sky.

Yellow-browed Warbler by Trevor Codlin

Walking back up the island towards the Bird Observatory during the afternoon, Yellow-browed Warblers seemed to be everywhere, three together on the road; several in the roadside Angelica’s, birds on the walls and fences, and every garden seemed to have one or two – Yellow-browed Warblers were everywhere! The record day count only stood for a short while; a week later 76 Yellow-browed Warblers were counted on the same island.

The last week has seen Redwing and Fieldfare numbers increase, however, the numbers are still small and we might have to wait for easterly winds before we see a large arrival of these birds – it is worth listening out on still nights for the characteristic, high-pitched ‘tseep’ call of these nocturnally migrating thrushes, nocturnal recordings at Portland, Dorset have shown that even though they aren’t being seen during the day, they are passing through at night. At this time of the year any thrush movement will include a few Ring Ouzels and that has definitely been the case in the last few days – October can be a good month to catch up with Ring Ouzel.

Fieldfare by John Harding

Finches have also been on the move. During the last couple of weeks Siskins have been pouring out of their northern English and Scottish breeding forests and heading south in force. Most of this migration has been witnessed inland and on the south coast as they make their way out of the country – it won’t be too long before the first Bramblings of the season begin to appear. Goldfinches are on the move bang on cue, as evidenced by the BirdTrack reporting rate. Even though it seems that many of us have Goldfinches in our gardens all winter, a large percentage still leave the country to spend the winter months in southern Europe and North Africa.

BirdTrack Goldfinch reporting rate

Pink-footed Geese have also been a feature of the last week – flocks have been seen quite frequently as they cross Britain heading for the east coast, with the wind in the west we should see more of this in the next week, along with a few Whooper Swans heading south.

Blackpoll Warbler by Martin Goodey

Now that we are in October and the wind is in the west, any fast tracking Atlantic storm, or deep depression crossing the pond – ex hurricane Joaquin gets here on Friday -  could well bring Nearctic landbird migrants with them. There have already been a couple of Grey-cheeked Thrushes, a Blackpoll Warbler and a Red-eyed Vireo. Every October I think how the occurrence of a Black-billed Cuckoo on mainland Britain is long overdue – the last was seen thirty-five years ago in Cheshire and Wirral, Last year's occurence on North Ronaldsay, Orkney, was typical in that it was in a remote location and only seen on the day it was found. Only three of the twelve birds seen here since 1950 have made it to a second day - another mainland bird would be very well received indeed - maybe this weekend is the one!

Paul Stancliffe


text:
From Bulbapedia, the community-driven Pokémon encyclopedia.
Revision as of 04:52, 15 November 2012 by Zesty Cactus (talk | contribs)

Jump to: navigation, search
Eradicate Raticate!
VS. Ratta
Chapter Yellow
Collected in Vol. 7
Round number 82
Location Cerise Island
Previous Round Aerodactyl Redux
Next Round Bang the Drum, Slowbro

Eradicate Raticate! (Japanese: VSラッタ VS. Ratta) is the 82nd round of the Pokémon Adventures manga and the 42nd round in the Yellow chapter.

The chapter begins with Lance showing off his power of healing to Yellow, where he cures Aerodactyl's damage. Then Yellow realizes that he shares the same powers as her, realizing why Green set her into this journey.

Yellow then tells Mewtwo, who is inside the Master Ball, that there is a legend of every time once a few years, a person is born in Viridian Forest with the power of reading Pokémon minds and healing. Then she becomes ready to give up due to the enormous difference of power between them, but Mewtwo gives her a change of opinion and sends her party towards Lance. Lance escapes into the volcano of Cerise Island and Yellow follows him.

Upon arriving, Lance tells her that he uses the power of his dragons to warm up the volcano, saying that it will be the scenario for their final battle. Suddenly a giant Dragonite appears and uses its Strength to break the ground near Yellow, releasing lava everywhere, erupting the volcano!

Then she remarks the training section Blaine had before meeting up with her, and Blue's words, to realize the reason of that kind of training. She orders Doduo to use Peck and Ratty to use Hyper Fang on the Dragonite, but with no avail as it throws both aside. She tries again with Graveler's Tackle, Omanyte's Water Gun and Kitty's String Shot, but again they are defeated.

Yellow pledges to Lance stopping his awful plan, saying that both Pokémon and human are being hurt in this war, but he ignores her. She says that he shouldn't use his powers that way, remembering Red's words. Lance orders Dragonite to use Fire Blast into her and sends her flying in a boulder.

Major events

  • Yellow realizes the reason she was chosen to take on the Elite Four: She shares the same powers as Lance.

  • No errors have been discovered yet.

Project Manga logo.png This article is part of Project Manga, a Bulbapedia project that aims to write comprehensive articles on each series of Pokémon manga.


text:
Free Shipping on Most Orders!
Bull BBQ - Chestnut Fire Glass
Product Images

Chestnut Fire Glass

25 Lb. Bag of Chestnut Fire Glass

Price: $119.99

Shopping Cart

Product Details

Chestnut Fire Glass

25 Lb. Bag of Chestnut Fire Glass

Bull BBQ

Model Numbers

  • 25 Lb. Bag
  • 1/4" - 1/2" Glass Size

In Stock - Ready to Ship

Shopping Cart

More Product Details

Just the word “chestnut” brings back nostalgic memories of warm hearths or campfires. When you order the Chestnut Fire Glass, you're ordering memory-making moments of storytelling and great conversation by the glowing amber light of your fire. The Chestnut Fire Glass allows the light of the fire to glow and reflect for that cozy butterscotch intensity that you're striving for. This glass looks great set against a dark and woodsy backdrop, will shine when the sun hits it and can heat up even the frostiest of nights almost as much as the fire itself! The variations in color add texture and depth to the Chestnut Fire Glass so that, on those nights spent staring into the flames, your fire always has unique character. Add the Chestnut Fire Glass from Bull BBQ Depot to your fire pit or fireplace and each of your fireside nights will not be soon forgotten.
About Us
Store Locations
Contact Us
View Our Shipping & Return Policies.
Hints and Tips
Links to Other Sites


text:
Additional Images

Grillcraft GMC-2012-BAO BG-Series Polished Upper Billet Grille without Logo Cutout GMC Yukon 2000-2006

Buy this Grillcraft GMC-2012-BAO BG-Series Polished Upper Billet Grille without Logo Cutout GMC Yukon 2000-2006 at for discounted prices and fast shipping.

Brand: Grillcraft
Part #: GMC-2012-BAO
Application: GMC Yukon 2000-2006
Grille note: Bolt Over
Material/Finish: Polished Aluminum
Description: Upper Billet Grille without Logo Cutout
Grillcraft Series: BG-Series
Shipping: Free Shipping!
Was: $192.85
Sale: $133.00
Save: 31%
Save: $59.85
Free Shipping!

Grillcraft Lifetime Warranty

Grillcraft warrants all our Grille Kits to be free from defects in material and/or workmanship under normal use and exposure to environmental elements. Not covered under warranty is damage to the material or paint as a result of impact or stress. This is a conditional warranty. Any product deemed to be defective by Grillcraft and returned to Grillcraft" will be repaired or replaced at the sole discretion of Grillcraft. Grillcraft does not assume any financial responsibility for the actual costs incurred for, the removal and replacement labor, freight costs--if any, nor for any incidental expenses or consequential damages that may be incurred. The expressed limit of Grillcraft liability is for the product replacement warranty is limited by the original sales price of the product, as evident by the original purchase order to and the invoice from Grillcraft.

Are Grillcraft Grilles easy to install?

Yes If you are mechanically inclined, all Grillcraft parts are packaged with pictured installation instructions. Check out our website install section for a step by step pictured installation procedure.

How do your Grille Kits attach to my vehicle?

Grillcraft Grille kits have mounting brackets welded to the grille frame or your vehicle and using a screw with a speed nut fastener.

Do all Grillcraft products come with the hardware I need for installation?

Yes. We supply all of the necessary hardware to install the grille along with step-by-step instructions on how to install each part.

I have a body kit will the Grillcraft Grille fit my body kit?

No, Grillcraft Grilles are designed for factory original bumpers.

  • GMC-2012-BAO
  • GMC-2012-BAO
  • Grillcraft
  • New

Shipping Information

  • Item Requires Shipping
  • Free Shipping!
  • Free Shipping!

Customer Reviews

Comment Total Reviews (0)

Write the First Review!

You must login to post a review.


text:
Additional Images

Tuff Country 97076 Axle Lift Blocks Kit

Tuff Country 97076 Axle Lift Block Kit 4 in. H x 2.5 in. W x 4.75 in. L - Tapered - Incl. U-Bolts

See Full List of Vehicle Applications »

Shipping: Free Shipping!!
Pricing: $96.00
Free Shipping!

Tuff Country - Axle Lift Blocks Kit P/N 97076 Features:

  • Made Of Cast Iron
  • Designed For Rear Axle Only

View the Full List of Automotive Applications »

Below is an abbreviated list of applications for the Axle Lift Blocks Kit.
Tacoma, Toyota, 2017, 2016, 2014, 2013, 2012, 2011, 2010, 2009, 2008, 2007, 2006, 2005, 2004, 2003, 2002, 2001, 2000, 1999

Tuff Country EZ-Ride Suspension was incorporated over 20 years ago realizing the desperate need for quality suspension products in the after market world. As well as supplying the 4WD enthusiast with the best quality, Tuff Country EZ-Ride Suspension also offers you the most competitive price structure in the industry. Tuff Country EZ-Ride Suspension opened its doors in July of 1988 in a small 1000 square foot facility. We have now expanded into a new 53,000 square foot high tech facility nestled at the bottom of the beautiful Rocky Mountains in Salt Lake City, Utah. Tuff Country EZ-Ride Suspension utilizes the transverse terrain of the Rocky Mountains and the rugged terrain of Utah's southeast desert near Moab Utah as its testing grounds. All brackets are made from high quality top grade steel and cut to precise dimensions by a state of the art computerized laser beam. What does this mean for you? It means every bracket is made the same and will allow a proper fit.

  • 97076
  • 97076
  • 698815970764
  • Tuff Country
  • New

Shipping Information

  • Item Requires Shipping
  • 25.0 lbs.
  • W4.7500” x H5.6250” x L17.6250”
  • Free Shipping!
  • Free Shipping!!

Customer Reviews

Comment Total Reviews (0)

Write the First Review!

You must login to post a review.


text:
Saturday, August 28, 2010

introducing knitted hats!

i'm super duper excited to introduce knitted hats to the bungaloe store!  i can't say enough how much i also love to knit. it's so calming and grounding.  i look at knitted goods and i automatically get warm & fuzzy both physically and mentally.  i will be looking for new yarn colors and buttons so stay tuned.
to read more about my design please visit my etsy store.

"Miss" Paige said...

LOVE that! I need one!!! :)

Ryan said...

Cute Hat, I love the texture of the bulky yarn.


text:
Student Government E-Board Speaks Out About Accusations

BU Student Government will hold an impeachment trial for its Vice President of Finance Kimberly Barzola (CAS ’17) and Vice President of Internal Affairs Marwa Sayed (CAS ’17) on Nov. 9 at 8 p.m., citing administrative concerns.

Last week, “Terriers against Discrimination,” an anonymous Facebook page which has since been deleted, created a petition to remove Barzola from office. The petition claimed that the E-board “created a hostile environment for the only Jewish cabinet member, holding the majority of their meetings on Jewish Holidays.” The group also mentioned the removal of Hillel seats from the Senate.

The Student Government E-board contacted the Quad to release the following statement, which has been republished here in its entirety:

As the Executive Board of Student Government at Boston University, we would like to address the claims that have been made against us, specifically the Vice President of Finance, Kim Barzola. Recently, an anonymously created (and now defunct) “Terriers Against Discrimination” Facebook group circulated a petition calling for her removal on the basis that she and the Executive Board have helped “create a hostile work environment for the only Jewish Cabinet member” by holding meetings on Jewish holidays, threatened to take away Hillel House Senate seats, and that the VPF specifically practices “systemic racism against BU’s Jewish population.”

First, the claim made regarding the scheduling of meetings on Jewish Holidays is misguided. Senate is lead by the Senate Chair, not the core executive board members. Leading up to the first meeting, which coincided with Rosh Hashanah (September 14th), the Vice President of Internal Affairs Marwa Sayed expressed her discomfort with having a Senate meeting on a Jewish holiday. As she did not have any jurisdiction over the matter, the VPIA advised the Senate Chair to change the meeting time. No action was taken by the Senate Chair and the meeting proceeded to the dismay of several Senators. Cabinet meetings are scheduled by the Chief of Staff.

Second, student organization representation in Senate is being discussed in Senate, led by two senators in a Senate committee, not the executive board. Any suggested policies have yet to reach the Senate floor for a vote. The allegation that the executive board “threatened to take away” Hillel’s three seats is false and in fact, impossible due to the entire Senate legislative process outlined above.

Finally, it is clear that this group has targeted the VPF due to her political views. This ordeal was sparked by the VPF’s comments on her personal Facebook page regarding a Letter to the Editor by Students for Justice in Palestine in the Daily Free Press. In an effort to silence her, and because she has not heeded to the group’s resignation calls, impeachment papers have been filed against the VPF as well as the VPIA.

The executive board will not tolerate the censorship of political speech seeing as the statement was not made on behalf of student government and did not target anyone. According to the United States Constitution, all people are entitled to their opinions. And yet, some students, including members of Student Government, have chosen external politics to catalyze a smear campaign and have dedicated the last few weeks to shamelessly making defamatory claims against a valuable student leader.

We value and seek to foster a community of open and respectful dialogue. Freedom of expression and debate are at the forefront of a holistic and meaningful college experience. Although we do not all agree with one another in our views, it is important that when we do disagree, it is in manner that is respectful and takes into account the diverse life experiences of our peers. We stand behind those who speak their truth and hope that the student body joins us in supporting such an environment.

 Featured Image via Boston University’s Student Government’s website

Carly Sitrin

I'm the senior editor of The Quad. Interests include: frogs, backpacks, satire, Adele, and the oxford comma. Tweet me your dreams @carlysitrin.

Leave a Reply


text:
Tuesday, August 25, 2015

I totally forgot to write last week because I was back in Irvine.

I've returned to UCI and I gotta say, it's nice to be back. As much as I was loving the extracurriculars out in New Mexico, I missed the sort of science we do here. We ask deep, theoretical, fundamental questions about DFT and that was not the sort of thinking/problem solving I was doing out at LANL.

I'm already working on something with Kieron and Aurora, which is really cool. It's nice to be on a project that feels as though it's wandering in uncharted territory. I'm also really engaged with the project because it's a finite-temperature kinda thing; that's the stuff I'm gonna be up to my eyeballs in really soon.

And the finite-temperature stuff looks so cool! The math is really pretty. There's all this groovy stat mech language lying underneath everything and I'm looking forward to seeing how everything ties together.

I'm also finishing up my first-year exam, as well as making a poster for Spain. Both of which are next week.

Hoooooly moly I'm going to be in Europe in like, 11 days.

Thursday, August 13, 2015

Week 10: So long, farewell, auf wiedersehen, goodbye!

So that's it then. Dan and I finished our final project, uploaded it to the git repository (which crashed like, 16 times before everything was said and done), and had our final meeting with Charlie and Marc. They were both super cool and thanked us for our work this summer. Charlie also mentioned that either of us were welcome to come back next summer, which was nice to hear.

Saying goodbye was hard. I won't miss New Mexico all that much; I'm looking forward to moving back somewhere a bit more dense. I won't miss Los Alamos much either; it's beautiful for sure, but other than hiking and camping, there is absolutely nothing to do in that town. I will however miss the people.

Over the course of these 10 weeks, the science has been fun and the green chile has been delicious, but above all else, I will remember the crazy camping hijinks, the late nights spent just talking about the inevitable existential questions one encounters while in grad school, the road trips all across New Mexico, the rock climbing followed by intense renditions of Don't Stop Believin' at karaoke night, and the 22 people I shared that dingy basement with.

It's been real, Computational Physics Workshop.

Thursday, August 6, 2015

Week 9: Warning - This Post is Actually About the Program I'm In

On Wednesday, I woke up at 5:30 in the morning. I didn't need to, but my body pulls this stunt every time I know I have a presentation to do. It's a mixture of anxiety caused by the fear of oversleeping and anticipation because my god, do I love giving presentations.

I managed to fall back asleep for a half hour or so until waking up again, this time just 30 seconds before my alarm was going to go off anyway. I rolled out of bed, spruced up the beard, brushed my teeth, showered, picked out a shirt and tie, threw on those socks my dad got me for christmas that are covered in mathy equations, fed my landlady's cat, and began walking to the bus stop.

The bus seemed to travel far slower than usual this morning. The greens and browns of the northern New Mexican high desert smeared past the Park 'n Ride shuttle window while Green Day (Nimrod, in case you're curious; it's a solid album) wafted out of my earbuds. Once we arrived in Los Alamos, I wandered past security up to Research Park. I found the conference room that would be my home for the rest of the day, located the free coffee, and engaged in the nervous but pleasant chatter that always proceeds a "big" speaking engagement.

The day was split into two parts. First, we'd each give a quick, 3 minute presentations that would outline the longer talks we would give later in the day. The higher-ups at LANL would attend these quick-looks and use them to decide which talks they'd like to see in the afternoon. It was made very clear early on that between the short and long talks, the short ones were the important ones. Our coordinator also made sure to explain that the 3 minute time limit was a hard one. We had a schedule, and we were going to stick to it.

After finishing my cup of coffee, I found my partner and complimented his outfit. The dude wore a full on suit and looked sharp as hell. I felt silly but was glad I'd decided to at least wear a tie. As 9 o'clock drew nearer, we were told to grab seats towards the back so that the important people could sit in the front. The clock struck precisely 9:04 and we began. The first few talks flew by pretty quickly and I could feel adrenaline slowly leeching into my bloodstream as group after group inundated the room with their concentrated morsels of science. The first warm dense matter (WDM) group (who ran orbital free stuff) went up and dropped a few of our punchlines but before I knew it, Dan was up.

His presentation went really well. In it, he detailed what WDM is, why it's tricky to model, why we care about it, and how to calculate electrical resistivity using the Ziman-Evans formula. Before I could blink, he was done, the audience was applauding, and my presentation was already up on the wall.

We were mandated to provide an introductory slide before getting into the science so naturally, I dotted it a few jokes, a Star Wars quote (both of which went over well), and self-depricated about being from New Jersey. Then I got down to business. Our most exciting data was on display for the whole room to see. I felt like I did a solid job of explaining what our conclusions were, why they were significant, and why it was worth coming to our longer talk later in the day. We had a story and it felt pretty compelling. It was over before I knew it, but apparently Dan and I made a convincing argument for coming to see our talk.

When the afternoon session rolled around, there were far fewer people in the room. Friends had come by for the earlier talks (probably because they were short and came with the prospect of free coffee) but now, only summer students, mentors, and a few lost lab employees were present. That is until the WDM presentation(s) started. The room noticeably swelled up and I saw some faces I recognized. Obviously, Charlie and Marc were there since they were our mentors, but there were some other DFT-ers in the room, too. The long talk was an utter joy to give. Dan and I were really able to get down to the meat of how our calculations worked. I got to explain how we eliminated a handful of models, how we selected our exchange-correlation functional, and what our future goals with this code might be. We even got some questions, and I was even able to answer them. It was pretty groovy.

Then our presentation was over. And all the WDM people left. And the room was far less full. It was cool. Our science felt important. The rest of the afternoon was... long. The presentations were good, but four hours of constant exposure to 20 minute snipits of science is exhausting. By the end of it though, we were all relieved to be over this penultimate hurdle (I still have to write this paper-thingy). We all felt accomplished. It was a clear demarcation in the program.

The program is almost over.

Sunday, August 2, 2015

Week 8: 748 Miles

Sorry for the late post, but this was one heck of a busy weekend.

First, I suppose I should mention something work related. The bug hasn't been fixed, my plot is still kinky, but our results are solid everywhere else and the project is drawing to a close. This week we will be giving our final presentations and I can't wait to do so. I've always enjoyed giving talks and I've been sitting with this data for so long that it will be nice to talk about it with some strangers. It also sounds like we might get a paper out of this summer which is nice.

On to the fun though. On Friday, myself and four other students piled into the back of a Subaru Outback and began traveling towards southern New Mexico. The first destination on our list was White Sands National Monument. If you're ever in New Mexico, you need to make it a point to get down there. The park is completely covered in white gypsum sand and is so large that you can very clearly see it on google maps. We spent the better part of an evening there and camped nearby overnight. Seeing the moonrise over that place was seriously spine tingling.

Then things got even better. We broke down camp and traveled over to Carlsbad Caverns, the largest cave in the US (contiguous maybe? I don't remember). The cave itself is broken down into a few rooms that have paths laid out for you to walk on. Pictures don't do it justice (and also I haven't ripped them off my phone yet). The cave was originally a sea and most of the features down there are either fossilized coral or stalagmites which have formed from drips and drops over the course of millions of years. If you head there and have somewhere nearby to stay at for the night, you can watch the bats fly out around 7 pm. We however needed to find another place to camp, so we left after doing the hike.

We ended up camping at Bottomless Lakes State Park, a place I'd happily camp at again. The views were lovely and we got to watch a series of thunder storms (that were safely far away from us) light up the sky. The clouds recessed and left us with an incredibly clear sky full of stars and another beautiful moon.

Moral of the story: if you like to be outside, you need to head to New Mexico at least once. Possibly twice.

I know I'll certainly be back before too long. Oh also, 748 miles is how far we drove. Over the course of three days. I'm just now starting to get feeling back in my legs.


text:
Lugaw is for the Children

Generally speaking, babies (of the human variety) can begin to eat semi-solid food between 4 and 6 months of age. So when my kid hit the four-month mark, and our pediatrician gave us the green light to shove spoonfuls of rice cereal into his mouth (the baby’s mouth, not the pediatrician’s), I was rather excited. As soon as my kid got used to the idea of rice cereal in his maw, I would begin gifting his palate with little tastes, here and there, of Filipino food.

Here in the U.S., the introductory food of choice for toothless lil’ babies seems to be rice cereal because it is easy to digest and relatively bland in flavor. In the Philippines though, a rice porridge called “Lugaw” is often the first semi-solid food given to babies.

Like rice cereal, Lugaw (looh-gow) makes for a wonderful first food because it too is relatively easy for babies to digest. But unlike rice cereal, Lugaw is anything but bland as this Filipino porridge contains the essence and soul of a chicken (mwahahaha!).

The chicken in this porridge died a hero.

The terms “Lugaw” and “Arroz Caldo” are sometimes used interchangeably to refer to the same Filipino comfort food–a porridge of rice and chicken cooked in chicken broth. However, there are some Filipinos (i.e. my mother) who use the term “Lugaw” to refer to a rice-only porridge, and “Arroz Caldo” to refer to a porridge that contains both rice and chicken. And I’m sure there are others who use the terms in completely different ways. For the sake of this post, I’ll take my mom’s lead (ugh) and use “Lugaw” to refer to rice porridge, and “Arroz Caldo” for the whole shooting match of chicken and rice porridge.

Despite the various ways to call a porridge a porridge, Lugaw and Arroz Caldo can be achieved via the same recipe, albeit with a few modifications. And although I’ve written about Arroz Caldo before, I’ll give another refresher as to how it’s made here.

For Lugaw/Arroz Caldo, I usually start with a whole chicken that I break down into serving pieces, but you can certainly use a couple pounds of just thighs, or thighs and legs, or whatever chicken part you fancy. I then heat some oil in a big pot and then add all of the chicken pieces.

Chicken, unbrowned

This next step is gonna sound strange, but it’s a trick I recently learned from my mom and now utilize for all Filipino dishes containing chicken: I don’t brown the chicken, I actually throw a touch of water into the pot (maybe a scant quarter cup), clamp on the lid, and then let the chicken cook and steam in its own juices over high heat. After a few minutes, there will be a considerable amount of liquid and fat that has leached out of the chicken and bones and into the pot. This is the essence and soul of the chicken I mentioned earlier. This is magic chicken liquid. It is glorious.

I know you may be thinking that this “magic chicken liquid” I speak of is probably just chicken fat, and can be had by also browning the chicken. But I’ve tried both methods, and for some reason or another, browning the chicken does not result in the same rich flavor in the final dish. Trust me.

Anyhizzle, after magic chicken liquid is obtained, I then add some ginger, soy, and patis (fish sauce) to the pot, toss everything around, and cook for a few minutes more. I then add enough water to the pot to cover the chicken, and then I simmer everything with the lid on for 2 hours.

Once the chicken has been simmered to smithereens, remove it from the broth with a slotted spoon or tongs, and set the chicken aside to cool. Now you can add some rice (I use a mixture of malagkit and regular medium grain white rice) to the liquid in the pot and cook until the desired consistency of porridge is achieved (i.e. soupy, stick-to-yo-ribs, or somewhere in between).

At this point, you now have Lugaw: a rich porridge of rice cooked in chicken broth. Lugaw isn’t eaten exclusively as baby food; most Filipinos, big and small, enjoy the porridge. It’s good for baby and tasty enough for grown-ups! Could Lugaw be made with store-bought chicken stock? Of course. And you could also make it with water as well. But those are less tasty options, so why bother?

Now, remember those chicken pieces you’ve set aside? If you want to take your porridge relationship to the next level, you can remove the chicken meat from the bones, and then add this chicken meat back to the pot. Serve the chicken and rice porridge in bowls with some side accoutrement (ooh lar lar) such as chopped scallions, fried garlic, hard-boiled eggs, more fish sauce, kalamansi, etc. and voila, Arroz Caldo.

Baby spoon, big appetite

Because our baby is barely eating a tablespoon of food at one sitting, and because he isn’t yet used to anything other than bland rice cereal, I made an entire pot of Arroz Caldo for me and the wife, and just scooped out a single baby spoonful of rice sans chicken for the baby.

Once it hits your lips, it’s so good!

After a good 3-Mississippi count of the Lugaw being chipmunked in my confused baby’s cheeks, he actually swallowed the rice rather than spewing it all over himself. Good times. As he gets more used to eating different things and experiencing different flavors, he may graduate to Arroz Caldo soon. But for now, he does love him some Lugaw.

Like the late and great ODB might’ve said, “Lugaw is for the children!”

Lugaw/Arroz Caldo

Serves 8-10

1 tablespoon vegetable oil
1 2-3lb. chicken, cut into serving pieces
1 2-inch piece of ginger, peeled and julienned
1 tablespoon soy sauce
3 tablespoons fish sauce
6 cups water, plus more to cover
1 cup uncooked white rice, rinsed and drained
1/2 cup uncooked glutinous rice (malagkit, found in Asian markets) rinsed and drained

Heat the oil in a large pot or dutch oven over medium high heat. Add the chicken pieces to the pot, along with a splash of water, and then cover the pot. Allow the chicken to cook (covered) over medium high heat, stirring occasionally, for 5-10 minutes, until about a cup of liquid has accumulated in the bottom of the pot.

Add the ginger, soy sauce, and fish sauce to the pot and stir. Continue cooking for 2 more minutes until the ginger becomes fragrant.

Add enough water to the pot to completely submerge all of the chicken pieces. Bring the liquid to a boil, reduce heat, cover and simmer for 2 hours. After simmering for 2 hours, taste the liquid for seasoning. Add more fish sauce as needed.

Using tongs or a slotted spoon, remove the chicken pieces from the pot and set aside to cool in a large bowl. Add all of the rice to the liquid in the pot and cook over medium heat until the rice is soft and the porridge reaches the desired consistency–this can take 20-40 minutes depending on how thick you want the porridge. If the porridge becomes too thick, you can add water to thin out.

For Lugaw, serve the porridge in bowls as is.

For Arroz Caldo, remove the chicken meat from the bones and add the meat back to the porridge. Arroz Caldo can be topped with sliced hard boiled eggs, fried garlic, sliced scallions, additional fish sauce, ground black pepper, fresh kalamansi, anything the heart desires really.

  • Tangled Noodle January 11, 2010, 8:15 pm

    I’m making me some of that magic chicken liquid! When I caught a cold halfway through our Phil trip, I had a bowl of arroz caldo every morning at the buffet (among many, many other foods). Cure-all!
    I asked my mom the very question you answered: what’s the diff between lugaw, AC and goto? I forgot what she said about goto (tripe?) but the other two confirm your mom’s definitions. Looks like we have to defer to those dear ladies!
    Your little man is so cute! He looks like he’s messaging with his eyes: “What is he trying to make me eat?!” It’s delicious, Little Lumpia – trust your dad. Thanks for the recipe – I’m needing some more of this magic!

  • kat viray January 11, 2010, 10:30 pm

    I love lugaw… it always made my tummy happy when I’m sick.
    BTW, Baby Lumpia is sooo adorable! I don’t know what you or your wife look like but I’m guessing he gets the cuteness from his mama? 😉 Are his eyes blue or is my screen playing tricks on me?

  • Jikuu January 11, 2010, 10:45 pm

    That’s so cute! Thanks for the baby picture. I hope you guys are starting to get more sleep now! And, of course, the recipe’s good too. Can’t forget the focus of the website, after all!

  • Heather January 12, 2010, 6:49 am

    Baby Lumpia is so adorable! Thanks for the great recipe. I am making it this weekend. I have been sick and I am hoping that the magic in this porridge rids of this vile illness once and for all!

  • Caleb January 12, 2010, 10:11 am

    Oh man, when I saw the first photo I thought to myself, “That looks like it has the texture of baby food.” Then after the second paragraph I thought, “Oh, she nailed it!” 😛
    I’ll have to give this a try sometime. :)

  • Dea January 12, 2010, 12:05 pm

    Baby Lumpia is sooooooo cute! Those blue eyes are amazing! Lugaw seems like it would be a much more proper baby food than that “chicken and rice” mush from Gerbers. I bet he’ll love the arroz caldo when he gets to it.

  • jean January 12, 2010, 1:06 pm

    Baby L is so handsome. I swear he’s doppelganger for my son who’s Belgipino.(Hubby is of Belgian descent by way of Upstate New York). Caucasians gettting down with the brown, often results in excessive cuteness! 😉

  • Eat. Travel. Eat! January 12, 2010, 9:35 pm

    Love “magic chicken liquid”. So tasty and flavorful! I always try to get plenty of it when I steam chicken. So good with steamed rice, but you make its use even better :).

  • punky January 13, 2010, 4:09 am

    pwede po ba xlinks tayo? na.add na kita sa blogroll ko.. foodblog din akin.. maraming salamat!

  • caninecologne January 13, 2010, 9:02 pm

    hi marvin
    i’ve never had lugaw before, but arroz caldo, yes.
    thanks for the tip about steaming the chicken rather than browning it. that seems so much easier and less labor intensive.
    baby lumpia is so cute!

  • joey January 14, 2010, 1:33 am

    Thanks for the tip on the magic chicken liquid! I love lugaw/arroz caldo — better than any medicine in making me feel better when sick :)
    Baby Lumpia is adorable…I’m sure he is so glad you let him have lugaw (yummier than bland rice cereal I’m sure!)!

  • wasabi prime January 14, 2010, 8:35 am

    Awwwww… so adorable!! Baby’s first bite of delicious food is as important as the first steps and saying, Dad, i need to borrow the car. I like the idea of introducing complex and very real dishes to little ones, instead of just giving them a bowl of bland mushy stuff. They’re absorbing so much information; why not get their palates ahead in the game?

  • bagito January 14, 2010, 9:51 pm

    BL is so cute! Love lugaw, too. That was our magic medicine when we were kids. And yummy, too! I think I’ll make some arroz caldo this weekend, esp since it’s supposed to rain. Perfect!

  • Cynthia January 15, 2010, 11:50 am

    I was going to say something about the soup and thanks for the cultural info but I scrolled down as I read and fell completely in love with the guy that seemed to have eyes only for me…

  • Lori Lynn @ Taste With The Eyes January 16, 2010, 2:16 pm

    Oh he is so cute!
    My nephew, Stone, 7, loves onions, has ever since he was a baby. I kept thinking he’d have really like that as a baby too, with scallions, maybe more finely chopped.

  • Manggy January 16, 2010, 10:04 pm

    He likes lugaw! Such a Pinoy :) And a super-cute (and blue-eyed) one at that! Yes, my distinction for lugaw vs. arroz caldo is indeed the presence of chicken parts. (In fact, lugaw may be flavored by many other things, not necessarily ginger and chicken, though I’m hard-pressed to think of other/better ones).

  • Tuty January 17, 2010, 12:19 pm

    Your baby is such a sweetheart…. Oh, he really melts my heart.

  • Julie January 17, 2010, 1:35 pm

    Lookit the blue-eyed baby!!! So cute. Although I really don’t want kids, this post made my biological clock hungry. *sigh*
    The Lugaw looks tasty, btw!

  • Impromptu Diva January 17, 2010, 5:38 pm

    what a doting dad you are! baby l is lucky as he is introduced to a wide variety of flavors…
    yes my babies grew up eating lugaw too!

  • Katrina January 19, 2010, 12:02 am

    What a nice surprise to see a picture of your baby! He’s adorable, Marvin!!!
    And yes, I think it’s best to start kids young on different flavors. Who wants to feed a picky child?

  • Burnt Lumpia January 21, 2010, 2:16 pm

    Thanks Tangled Noodle! Yes, arroz caldo is like filipino chicken soup, it’s the best cure for colds.
    Thanks very much Kat. Yes, my baby’s eyes are blue, but they may still change color. And his cuteness is definitely from his mother;)
    Don’t worry Jikuu, I’ll won’t change the focus of this blog, at least not intentionally;)
    Hi Heather. I hope you’re feeling well.
    Thanks for visiting my blog, Caleb.
    Thanks Dea. We hope he keeps his eye color, but we’ve been told that babies tend to change their eye color within the first year.
    Hi Jean! Yes, cuteness definitely happens when getting down with the brown 😛
    Thanks ETE! Good point about adding the liquid to rice, sounds tasty!
    Thanks punky. I’ll check your blog out for sure.
    Hey there caninecologne! I know not browning goes against all western culinary thought, but steaming the chicken first definitely adds more flavor imo.
    Thanks very much joey! I hope you and C and lil C are doing well. Soon, lil C will be on lugaw soon too!
    I totally agree with you Prime. Hopefully introducing different foods will help him in the long run.
    Thanks bagito! And there’s nothing better on a rainy day than arroz caldo!
    Thanks Cynthia! Don’t let him break your heart;)
    Stone sounds likes he’s well on his way to being a good eater! Thanks LL!
    Hey Manggy! I’ve never had lugaw any other way, but I’m sure it’s pretty tasty in other forms.
    Thanks so much Tuty!
    You’re too young to have a biological clock, Julie! 😛
    Thanks impromptu! I hope I’m not too doting;)
    Hi there, Katrina! Yes, hopefully with the different flavors he doesn’t become picky, but I hope it doesn’t backfire either.

  • Jiae January 21, 2010, 6:24 pm

    Oh, my gosh! BL is so cute!
    His eyes are so blue!
    Now about the lugaw, I WANT.

  • Lisa K January 21, 2010, 7:59 pm

    Hey there, Mr. Pogi Baby! Howzat lugaw treatin’ you? Hmm?
    …o, sorry. Cute babies turn my brain into, er, lugaw.
    I’d like to try feeding this to our 8.5-month-old polipino daughter (daddy’s mostly Polish). We’re thisclose to starting proteins, and it would be a great introduction to meat. Thank you for the idea.

  • sara January 23, 2010, 3:23 pm

    i miss lugaw. my lola used to make this when i was sick with absolutely anything as a child, and used to stand over me to make sure i devoured the whole thing, painful shards of chicken bone and all. sometimes i even got a few fibrous, pungent ginger chunks as well, but (as with most lola’s i imagine) her love was draconian in nature and her methods, though painful, ultimately did more good than harm :). she was all gangster in her kitchen skills/grandbaby rearing.
    speaking of babies, yours is a cutie! and he’s probably gonna give you guys trouble with the ladies when he gets older!
    – sara!

  • Rob January 27, 2010, 7:47 am

  • WowJustWow February 4, 2010, 9:16 pm

    Your Son is very handsome!
    Thank you for your Lugaw Recipe, I made it for the first time. My husband thanks you!

  • Andrew@Promotional Duffel Bags February 11, 2010, 12:43 pm

    AHHH…the classic. I grew up with the ever exotic GOTO. All are great. Just depends on what kind of protein you’re looking for…if you’re up to grubbing on the less popular parts that is.

  • joanie July 18, 2010, 7:48 pm

    my mom inexplicably also began using saffron in her arroz caldo a couple of years ago!… was there a Filipino Mom Memo that we didn’t know about?!…

  • Sarahlynn Pablo January 26, 2017, 11:57 am

    Hello Marvin! I broke down the whole chicken for the first time of the many times I have made this recipe. Yay me, it wasn’t that hard! Should I include the backbone (whole or cut?) or save for another time? LOVE THIS RECIPE!

    • Burnt Lumpia January 27, 2017, 11:14 am

      Hey Sarahlynn, I usually save the backbone for making stock at a later time, though it wouldn’t hurt to use in this recipe to add more flavor, then just fish it out before serving:)

Leave a Comment