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Administrative divisions of the Philippines
The Philippines is divided into, from the highest division to the lowest:
- Autonomous regions
- Regular administrative regions are not elected and are considered arms of the national governments, not governments in their own right.
- Provinces (lalawigan, probinsiya) and independent cities (lungsod, siyudad/ciudad, dakbayan, lakanbalen)
- Municipalities (bayan, balen, bungto, banwa) and component cities (lungsod, siyudad/ciudad, dakbayan, lakanbalen)
- Barangays (also known as barrio)
Each division at each level from the provinces down to the barangays is a local government unit (LGU). For administrative purposes, the provinces and cities are grouped into regions. The President has the prerogative to create, abolish and determine the composition of regions, which is done so most often in consultation with the local government units affected; with the exception of autonomous regions, where the residents of the local government units have to ratify in a plebiscite their inclusion in such a setup.
Other political divisions exist for the other branches of government:
- Legislative districts for the House of Representatives
- Judicial regions for the Regional Trial Courts.
Local government units[edit]
All regions except one (Metro Manila) are subdivided into provinces. Each province is headed by a governor. Its legislative body is the Sangguniang Panlalawigan composed of the different members from Sanggunian districts, which in most cases are contiguous to the congressional districts.
Cities and municipalities[edit]
Regions, aside from having provinces may also have independent cities. Independent cities, classified either as highly urbanized or independent component cities, are cities which are not under the jurisdiction of a province. These cities are not administered by their mother provinces, do not share their tax revenues with the province, and in most cases their residents are not eligible to elect or be elected to provincial offices.
Cities that are politically a part of a province are called component cities. The voters in these cities are allowed to vote and run for positions in the provincial government.
Municipalities are always components of a province, except Pateros, Metro Manila, which is independent.
Cities and municipalities are headed by a mayor. The legislative arm of these units are the Sangguniang Panlungsod for cities and Sangguniang Bayan for municipalities, which are composed of councilors elected at-large or in some cases, by Sanggunian district.
Cities (both component and independent ones) and municipalities are further divided into barangays. The barangay is the smallest political unit, and is often loosely anglicised as "village". In some populous cities, barangays are grouped into zones and/or into districts for administrative purposes. In rural areas, sitios or puroks are the preferred ways of subdividing barangays for administrative purposes. Each barangay is headed by a Barangay captain (Filipino: Punong Barangay)
Gated communities may either form part of a barangay or constitute an entire barangay by itself. An example of a barangay coterminous with a gated community is Forbes Park, Makati City.
Sitios and Puróks[edit]
Below barangays are smaller communities known as sitios and puróks, and are not found in all baranagays. Sitios and puróks are most common in less-populated, rural barangays where human settlement is de facto polycentric, that is, composed of multiple population enclaves spread throughout a wide area, surrounded or separated by farmland, undeveloped mountainside, and water (as is the case of barangays encompassing different islands).
Their leadership is not a recognised Local Government Unit and thus its officials are not elected in regular general elections.
Other divisions[edit]
Regions are administrative groupings of provinces. All but one region do not have political power, but merely serve as administrative groupings of provinces. The Autonomous Region in Muslim Mindanao has political power, and is headed by a regional governor. If the Cordillera Administrative Region becomes autonomous, it too, would have political power.
All but one region is divided into provinces. Metro Manila (the National Capital Region) is not divided into provinces, but instead is divided directly into cities and municipalities. The cities and municipalities of Metro Manila are grouped together into non-functional districts for administrative purposes.
The Supreme Court has, in the past, ruled that a region must be composed of more than one province.[1]
Legislative districts[edit]
In addition, the Philippines is also divided into legislative districts. The legislative districts may either be a single province, a group of cities and/or municipalities, a single city, or, in cases where a city has a large population, a group of barangays.
The purpose of legislative districts is for the election of representatives to the House of Representatives, and in most instances, also representatives to the Sangguniang Panlalawigan (provincial council) or Sangguniang Panlungsod (city council). Legislative districts exercise no administrative functions.
If a province or a city is composed of only one legislative district, it said to be the lone district (for example, the "Lone district of Muntinlupa City").
Judicial regions[edit]
The Philippines is divided into thirteen judicial regions, for the purpose of organizing the judicial hierarchy. The judicial regions still reflect the original regional configuration introduced by President Ferdinand Marcos during his rule.
Here is table showing number of current regions, provinces, municipalities, and cities in the Philippines as of 31 December 2013.[2]
Type | Head of Administration | Number | ||
English name | Filipino name | English name | Filipino name | |
Region | Rehiyon | Regional governor* | Gobernador panrehiyon | 17 |
Province | Probinsiya/Lalawigan | Governor | Gobernador/Punong-lalawigan | 81 |
Municipality | Munisipalidad/Bayan | Mayor | Alkalde/Punong-bayan | 1,490 |
City | Siyudad/Lungsod | Mayor | Alkalde/Punong-lungsod | 144 |
Village/neighborhood | Barangay | Barangay Chairman/Barangay Captain | Punong-barangay/Kapitan ng Barangay | 42,028 |
*only for autonomous regions
See also[edit]
- Local government in the Philippines
- Roman Catholic Church - List of the Roman Catholic dioceses of the Philippines
- ^ The Official Website of the Municipality of Banaue - Significant events of the Municipality
- ^ "Provincial Summary: Number of Provinces, Cities, Municipalities and Barangays, by Region". PSGC Summary. National Statistical Coordination Board. December 31, 2013. Retrieved 4 February 2014.
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When dining in a Chinese dim sum parlor, there's a right way, and there's a wrong way
by Siobhan Adcock and Genevieve Tsai, Epicurious
Clockwise from left: a table of dim sum dishes, pork buns, and deep-fried shrimp wrapped in bacon.You could say dim sum is basically a snack served with tea…but that's like saying Times Square is basically an intersection, or the Rockies are basically a pile of dirt. Visit a busy dim sum restaurant in your local Chinatown on a Saturday, and you'll discover that this "snack" is foodie theater at its most enjoyable: a parade of metal carts trailing exquisite aromas, fragrant teapots steaming and lids clanging, patrons calling for their favorites, meal tickets being rubber-stamped in exchange for dishes, and the sound of the happiest question on earth (or one of them): "No one wants that last dumpling? Seriously?"
Dim sum is also called yum cha, which means "drink tea" in Cantonese, or dian xin in Mandarin (the direct translation: "touch the heart"). The meal is sort of like tapas on wheels: a savory and sweet variety of Cantonese dumplings, buns, and congees, all served from wheeled carts on small plates designed to encourage sampling and sharing. There's debate about the "best" time of day for dim sum: In China, dim sum is served as early as 5 a.m., whereas here in the States, it tends to be more of a brunch-type affair, although some restaurants offer dim sum through the dinner hours. It's also a question of argument whether a "proper" dim sum restaurant needs to offer a menu at all--many restaurants dispense with the formality of a printed menu, and instead encourage guests to choose from whatever's on offer from the carts circulating the room.
Diving into dim sum can feel like navigating the world's most delicious traffic jam: The carts! The crowds! The perhaps deliberately inexplicable rubber-stamping system! Below are a few helpful dos and don'ts to help you master the basics as well as some of the finer points of dim sum dining.
Don't: Ask for coffee. Tea is at the heart of dim sum. You're usually given three choices: pu'er (superstrong fermented black tea from Yunnan province), jasmine (hua cha in Mandarin), and chrysanthemum flower (ju hua in Mandarin), which is lightly sweetened and believed to help digestion.
Do: Leave the lid of the teapot ajar if you would like a refill.
Don't: Pour yourself tea first. Always pour your companions' cups before your own.
Do: Know how to show appreciation. If someone serves you tea, tap the table with your pointer and middle finger as a gesture of thanks.
Don't: Expect spicy. The Cantonese--folks from Hong Kong and Guangdong province--own dim sum, so you'll look in vain for fiery Sichuan food or Shanghainese soup dumplings. Cantonese food is all about the freshness of ingredients.
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Do: Feel free to ask for chili sauce if you're hankering for some spice. Ask your waiter for some la jiu (in Cantonese) or lè jiao (in Mandarin).
Don't: Lose track of your actual waiter--usually the person who takes your drink order after you are seated. Status is important to the Chinese, and there's a strict hierarchy in proper dim sum palaces. Don't bug the captains--the guys in suits--with requests for ice water.
Do: Leave a tip on your table. A standard 15 to 20 percent tip is customary; in most restaurants, tips are shared among waitstaff, including those pushing the carts.
Don't: Fill up on rice. In fact, feel free to skip the rice altogether. Contrary to popular belief, Chinese don't eat rice at every meal. (Actually, at traditional banquets, rice is served at the end--guests are meant to be so full from the preceding delicacies that they won't be able to finish a humble bowl of rice.)
Do: Try to pace yourself. Dim sum is all about variety and sharing, but the dumplings and buns can be surprisingly filling.
Don't: Save dessert for last. There's no set order to eating dim sum, so go ahead and grab those egg tarts or sticky-rice sesame balls.
Do: Stick to your culinary comfort zone, shame-free--if you're not adventurous enough for chicken feet, you don't need to feel like a chicken.
Don't: Ask for a window seat. Dim sum may be the one case in which the table close to the kitchen door is actually the most desirable seat in the house.
Do: Take note of the carts that come straight out of the kitchen. They'll have the freshest tidbits, and don't be shy about chasing down one of the cart ladies. Just bring your table's tally card to have it stamped.
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In Boston:
Winsor Dim Sum Cafe
10 Tyler Street, Boston
A Beantown dim sum institution--except without carts! Don't panic, just order from the tantalizing photo menu, and don't be shy about asking a neighboring table what they've ordered if something looks great.
In New York City:
Red Egg
202 Centre Street (between Hester and Grand streets), Manhattan
In a city with more dim sum options than you can throw a chopstick at, Red Egg is dismissed by some as inauthentic for its loungey atmosphere, but the creativity and freshness of the dishes are impossible to ignore, and the dim sum menu is served all day until 11 p.m.
In Los Angeles:
Sea Harbour Seafood Restaurant 3939 North Rosemead Boulevard, Rosemead 626-288-3939 Come early (before 10 a.m.) to beat the crowds at this much-lauded, elegant Cantonese seafood restaurant in the San Gabriel Valley. The prices are higher than your average divey dim sum joint, but you won't hear anyone complaining who has a steamer pot of the translucent shrimp dumplings.
In San Francisco:
With the recent closing of the beloved Gold Mountain, the best bet for dim sum might be a cherry-picking walking tour of Chinatown's many takeout-friendly dim sum joints: Wing Sing for dumplings (1125 Stockton Street, between Jackson Street and Pacific Avenue), Yong Kee for soups, noodles, and more dumplings (732 Jackson Street, between Jason Court and Ross Alley), and Good Mong Kok Bakery for buns and pastries (1039 Stockton Street, between Washington and Jackson streets).
In Seattle:
Venture south to Kent's Great Wall Mall, where the anchor restaurant, Imperial Garden Seafood, offers the quintessential cart-traffic-jam experience:
Imperial Garden Seafood Restaurant
18230 E. Valley Highway, Suite 116, Kent
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Jan. 23, 2013
Herman Woody, 88, of Ten Mile passed away on Wednesday, Jan. 23, 2013, at his home.
A member of Lakeside Baptist Church where he led the choir for years, he was preceded in death by his parents, W.F. Woody and Nettie Walker Woody; four brothers, Martin, W.F., Hubert and Bruce Woody; and one sister, Nell Woody Sharp. He was a veteran of World War II and retired from the Meigs County Board of Education. He enjoyed raising and showing Bantams chickens. Accomplishments include Life Achievement Award of the American Bantam Association; to obtain this level you must have accumulated 20 gold star wins or their equivalent at sanctioned shows of the ABA - this means that your birds have defeated at least 40,000 birds.
Survivors include his loving wife of 61 years, Mary Lee Russell Woody of Ten Mile; one son, Gerald Woody of Ten Mile; one sister, Helen Woody of Ten Mile; one sister-in-law, Bernice Woody of Ten Mile; and one brother and sister-in-law, Roy and Trish Woody of Powell.
Special thanks to caregiver Sallie Brown.
Funeral services will be 11 a.m. Saturday in the Bowers Funeral Home Chapel with the Rev. Mark Duggan officiating. Burial will follow in Mt Zion Cemetery.
Pallbearers will be Harrell Bidwell, Ricky Bivens, Eddie Bivens, Greg Buckner, Mark Erwin, Danny Wattenbarger, Ray Ratledge and Bill Woody. Honorary pallbearers will be Butch Edgemon, Richard Boggess, B. Edgemon, Steve Miller, Gene Wade, C.L. Swafford and Ray Melton.
The family will receive friends from 4 to 8 p.m. Friday at the funeral home.
In lieu of flowers, the family suggests memorial contributions be made to Mt. Zion Cemetery Fund c/o Patricia Crabtree, 22 Upper Concord Road, Ten Mile, TN 37880; or the Meigs County Retired Teachers Association.
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LOWELL — Individual glory just doesn't cut it with the Timberlane wrestling team.
At least, it didn't last night at the Lowell Holiday Tournament at the Tsongas Arena.
Despite individual titles from 106-pound junior Tyler Fitzpatrick and 120-pounder Adam Corey and a second place from 182-pounder Harry Denoncourt among seven placers overall, the Owls finished second to Vermont power Mt. Anthony for the second straight year in the rugged 58-team tournament. Mt. Anthony's 241 points was comfortably ahead of Timberlane (201).
"Individual titles don't mean anything if the team doesn't win," said Corey, a senior captain. "Second place isn't good enough for this team. We've got to work harder."
Corey was involved in one of the most exciting finals of the evening. He got a takedown with one second left in regulation to tie the match against St. John's Shrewsbury junior Peter Robinson and then got a takedown and pin in overtime for the win.
"That's the first time I've had a pin in overtime," said Corey. "I never feel I'm out of it."
Fitzpatrick's win over Nashua North's Cam Bennett was more workmanlike. He scored a takedown in the first period, rode Bennett for the entire second period and then had a rever in the final period for a 4-0 victory. A junior, Fitzpatrick — who had Timberlane's best performance at the Beast of the East tournament in Delaware — is proving to be quite difficult to score on.
Denoncourt almost gave Timberlane a third title.
He took a 3-1 lead over Springfield Central sophomore Jered Escriano after the second period, but Escribano tied the score in regulation and then won 6-4 in the final overtime period.
Finishing fourth for the Owls were Tim McLinden (113) and Ryan Peters (126), the latter of whom lost a 2-1 barnburner to Central Catholic star Pat Lacroix earlier in the day and defaulted the consoaltion finals due to a minor injury.
Josh Burnham added a sixthat 138 and surprising Shaun Ahern was sixth at 152.
"It hurt us not having (ill 170-pounder) Josh (Riley), but I was happy with most of the kids today," said Timberlane coach Barry Chooljian. "We had some great performances from kids like Tim McLinden and Shaun Ahern."
Lacroix was the only other local finalist, falling in the finals to Nathaniel Collici of Warwick, R.I..
Collici was ahead 5-3 in the third period but then had to hold in in desperation for a 5-4 victory.
In one of the best consolation matches, Haverhill's Samie Al-Ziab defeated Central Catholic's Ben Tavitian for the second time of the tournament at 220 pounds.
Like in the first match, the bruisers went back and forth, with Al-Ziab once again prevailing in overtime, 5-4.
For Salem, Jon Rheaume came in fourth at 120 and Tyler Siverhus was fifth at 132.
Mt. Anthony finished the day with three champions and one runner-up. One of the champions was 132-pounder Miguel Calixto, who was a three-time Connecticut state champion and New England placer.
The Patriots, who were the logical favorite to win New England last year before finishing runner-up and behind Timberlane for the fifth straight time, also had four other placers.
"We were extremely disappointed (at New England) last year and we hope to do a lot better this year," said Mt. Anthony coach Scott Legacy.
"This win surprised us a little, and it's nice to come here and do well, but it's early in the season. I still consider them (Timberlane) the favorite."
Some may disagree, however. Mt. Anthony opened the season by winning a rugged 20-team tournament in Rochester, N.Y., and with the additiion of Calixto seems stronger than last year.
Names outstanding wrestlers were Dracut 138-pounder Mike Steart for the lighhter weights and 152-pounder Andrew Labrie of Exeter West Greenwich (R.I.), whose twin brother Christian was a champ at 145.
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Winners and local placers:
106: 1. Tyler Fitzpatrick (Tim); 113: 1. Troy Gassaway (Mt. Anthony), 4. Tim McLinden (Tim), 6. Rizky Riyanto (Lawrence), 8. Jeff Armstrong (Windham); 120: 1. Adam Corey (Tim), 4. Jon Rheaume (Salem, 7. Brandon Desfosses (Central); 126: 1. Nathaniel Collici (Warwick, R.I.), 2. Pat Lacroix (Central), 4. Ryan Peters (Tim), 6. Jean-Luc Lemieux (Pinkerton); 132: 1. Miguel Calixto (Mt. Anthony), 5. Tyler Siverhus (Salem); 138: 1. Mike Stewart (Dracut), 6. Josh Burnham (Tim), 8. Kyle Byrd (Londonderry); 145: 1. Christian Labrie (Exeter West, R.I.); 152: 1. Andrew Labrie (Exeter West), 6. Shaun Ahern (Tim); 160: 1. Jonathan Viruet (Springfield Central); 170: 1. Alexe Restivo-Lage, Natick; 182: 1. Jered Escribano (Springfield Central), 2. Harry Denoncourt (Tim), 7. Chris Ferri (Windham); 195: 1. Leo Trinidade (Billerica), 6. Kevin Ell (Pinkerton); 220: 1. Mike Weza (Lowell), 3. Samile Al-Ziab (Haverhill), 4. Ben Tavitian (Central); HVY: 1. Jesse Webb (Mt. Anthony), 4. Cam Crowell (Pink)


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Apr/May 2011 Issue
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U.K. activist Polly Tommey reveals how a special diet saved her son
Photo courtesy of Polly Tommey
To draw attention to the plight of people with autism, Polly Tommey took her shirt off. Tommey of Hampton, U.K., and supporters launched a billboard campaign last year that grabbed the eyes of the nation, including those of Prime Minister Gordon Brown. The billboards featured 43-year-old Tommey in a push-up bra with the message: "Hello Boys. Autism is worth over 6 millions votes. It's time to talk…." The strategy worked, gaining Tommey and her group access to top politicians and pledges for government help.
Starring in the stunt didn't phase Tommey, who's made autism her life's work. Her passion stems from parenting three children, including 14-year-old Billy, who has autism. In between mothering, Tommey edits The Autism File Global, a quarterly magazine she publishes for parents and caregivers. She also runs The Autism Trust, a charity dedicated to developing regional facilities in Britain and the United States where adults with autism can live and work. Together, Tommey and her husband Jon run four nonprofits dedicated to improving the lives of people with autism.
Recently, Tommey spoke frankly with editor Alicia Woodward about her family's experience with autism, sharing how a special diet turned despair into hope.
Living Without When did you first notice that Billy had some problems?
Tommey Billy developed a rather nasty cough when he was about 7 months old. The cough persisted and over the next several months, the doctor prescribed multiple regimens of antibiotics, which I gave him without questioning. Looking back, I don't think all those antibiotics did Billy any favors. That said, he was fine. He passed all developmental milestones during his first year and I had no reason to think there was anything wrong. Then when he was 13 months old, he convulsed a few hours after he received a routine vaccination. We rushed him to the hospital where they told us not to worry, that he'd just had an adverse reaction, which they said was common. They discharged him with a prescription for another six weeks of antibiotics, just in case he had something, and they told us to take him to the doctor if he didn't get better.
Did he get better?
No. He became very sick, very weak, like he had the flu. He developed chronic diarrhea and had horrible red sores all over his mouth. His hair began falling out. As the weeks passed, he lost his baby speech, withdrew from us and became obsessed with the washing machine. Every time it was on high spin, he'd just sit there and stare at it. Then he started head banging, thrashing his head against the wall. By the time he was 2, he didn't seem to know we were his parents or that he was part of our family. I couldn't take him anywhere. Any time he left the house, he had to turn right. I remember taking him to the park and he started running. I kept calling his name but he didn't look back once. If I hadn't chased after him, I don't know where he would have gone.
Photo courtesy of Polly Tommey
What was going on in your mind at this time?
I kept thinking that little boys with health issues have behavior problems and they outgrow them. But he kept getting worse. To be honest, I was hurting terribly inside. I knew something was drastically wrong but I didn't want to face it. It was very, very difficult.
When did you get the diagnosis of autism?
When Billy was 18 months old, a health visitor [a healthcare professional who makes house calls] checked him and said, "Look, he's not responding to his name. He's not stacking blocks. He's not doing anything." It was true. He was just sitting there, oblivious that we were even in the room. Then she said, "I think he has autism." I didn't know what autism was so she told me to look it up. Then she walked out of the house. I remember sitting there, thinking, "How am I going to tell my husband?" I knew he'd be heartbroken.
What about you?
You feel… I mean… When you have a child who doesn't respond to you in any way whatsoever…You're feeding him and caring for him but he's not giving you any response. Nothing. No eye contact. Nothing… I felt as if I had lost my child. Night after night, I listened to my husband crying on one side of the bed while I cried on the other side—but we didn't talk. We just laid there, sobbing quietly as our son banged his head against the wall all night long.
Did you ever feel like giving up?
When Billy was officially diagnosed with severe autism, a doctor advised us that the kindest thing would be to put him in a facility and give our other children a good quality of life. But I couldn't do that. I loved this child who didn't love me back.
When did things start to change?
A neighbor slipped a newspaper clipping under our door that said a gluten-free, casein-free diet could help children with autism. When I showed it to my husband, his response was, "What a load of rubbish!" But I didn't care. We had absolutely nothing to lose so I told him I meant to do it. I went to the health food store and bought some gluten-free flour. I became obsessed with looking at ingredient labels for gluten and dairy.
Was it difficult to change Billy's diet?
At the time, he would only eat wheat cereal, milk and the occasional apple. He had terrible diarrhea so the doctor had said to quit giving him apples (even so, his diarrhea was still awful, like water). I realized that the only two things Billy would eat had to go. So I chucked every bit of gluten and milk out of the house. For two days, he ate nothing.
You mean he wouldn't eat anything else?
Right. I had baked gluten-free cookies and tried him, literally, on water, rice milk and those cookies but he wouldn't have them.
So he ate nothing for two days?
Yes. My husband was furious but I was determined. The article gave me hope when I'd never had any hope of anything helping. So I thought, I am going to do this. This child is going to eat this food! I sat with him for two days while he screamed, watched the high-spin washing machine, screamed and banged his head.
What a nightmare!
After two days, he got hungry and started to eat the cookies and rice milk. And this is the interesting thing—a couple of days after that, his diarrhea got much better. (I don't want to be gross but the diarrhea was a massive problem. He was so thin with this awful bowel trouble and nothing was getting absorbed.) But the most exciting thing was he started to make some fleeting eye contact. It was just for a few seconds but it was a big difference that got my husband's attention. He said, "Okay, I can see it."
It was so exciting to think we might actually be able to help our child. So we threw ourselves into it. Jon ultimately went back to university and became a nutritionist. Over time, we learned that there were brilliant nutritionists and therapists doing great things for autism. To this day, Billy continues on a special diet and we've got a different child on our hands.
Is he still on the gluten-free, casein-free diet?
Yes, but we also have to be very careful with sugar. At one point, he was completely off sugar because he had a really bad yeast overgrowth in his gut. He moved from an obsession with wheat and milk to a sugar obsession. Remember how I made those lovely cookies? So he got addicted to sugar. We had to get him off sugar and introduce him to different types of food. It was really hard work.
How did you do it?
We took away the cookies and introduced carrots. He would scream and scream and throw a walloping fit. When he finally ate a carrot, he'd get a cookie. That's how we introduced fresh vegetables one at a time.
Did you try vitamin supplements, enzymes, probiotics, behavior therapies, those sorts of things?
Yes, we've tried everything. But the best advice I can give from these past 14 years is there's no point starting any behavior or learning therapy if your child isn't well. Forget about the autism until you get the health problems under control. Get the body well and then you can work on behaviors. Once Billy's diarrhea, rash and hair loss cleared up, he was in a position to start learning.
How's Billy doing now?
He's described as a high-functioning teenager with autism. He looks no different from any other child his age. He has friends. He's above average for his age with technical computer games but his language is still not age appropriate. I never thought I'd hear my child speak at all—so he's really doing very well. He can clearly say what he wants and tell you about his day.
Do you credit the diet for much of this breakthrough?
For Billy, the diet was the most important thing. It's also what made us realize that we could get help for him. But I believe the diet is the most important thing that anyone can try. Parents have nothing to lose by putting their autistic child on a gluten-free, casein-free diet. I speak to many parents who say, "I tried the diet and it didn't work." I'm not saying it's going to work for every child because there are different types of autism. But parents should really push through and give it a chance.
Parents will say, "I'm not doing this any more because it's cruel. My child loves his wheat." But sometimes kids crave the very thing that's bad for them—so you have to be cruel to be kind. I know it's hard but you've got to be strong.
Any other advice?
It's important for people to know that what's right for one child is not necessarily right for another. As one mother to another, the best advice I can give is to trust your instincts. I wasted so much time and energy trying out therapies for Billy when I knew in my heart and gut that it wasn't right for him even though it worked for another child. If you feel something's not right, don't do it. Also, I think other autism parents are good people to trust in terms of getting help.
What would you say to someone who has a newly diagnosed youngster?
Know that there is so much you can do to help your child. So much. And all that anger and sadness you're feeling? Put that energy into getting help for your child. The earlier you intervene, whether it's health-wise or behavioral, the better the outcome for your child.
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I do not have any children, still this article deeply touched me on so many levels and just confirmed again how important a good, healthy diet is. I am gluten intolerant myself and seem to also not tolerate dairy well. I do not withdraw, only get achy and cranky and slightly depressed. I can't even imagine what those kids go through and of top if it, they get so little support from mainstream doctors. How can it be normal for a child to have such devastating digestive iiisue and NOT get correct help from a medical provider...this sort of ignorance baffles me each time when I read about it!!
And once again there seems to be a very strong connection between vaccinations and the onset of health problems. I also see many vaccine reactions in animals, especially horses. Some horses even develop hoof inflammation after only one vaccine was given. Often horses who already are metabolically affected *Cushings disease for example), tend to react more severely to vaccines and not all vacinnes are created equal. Some are much better tolerated that others, depending on who makes them!
I am so glad that someone is listening and that diet modifications has already heloed so many autistic children. Keep up the good work :-)
Posted by: Naturhuf | May 14, 2011 9:18 PM Report this comment
Polly rocks! Of course..this diet for our children on the autism spectrum is a night and day health difference. Even our own families and friends notice the disappearance in certain behaviors and trust me, are free to comment on it. My husband and myself also joined in to changing our health. We've nearly become experts, even to remind folks who believe that our children aren't getting say, calcium, that dairy is actually NOT the number one (and only) source for it. Veggies are. Back to basics, back to health. Once again, it's the difference between night and day. Worth it.
Posted by: Mommarazzi | May 6, 2011 7:42 AM Report this comment
This is a wonderful article. We have been following tight diet restrictions for our son, who has autism, for 4yrs now. However, he also food allergies. We only discovered the link between gluten-free and casein-free diets improving autism by accident. But it has made great improvements!
Posted by: Jennell P. | March 4, 2011 9:18 AM Report this comment
Thanks for the article. We also follow a gluten-free, casein-free diet for my son and have seen dramatic effects. It's not easy, but it's so worth it.
Posted by: Katie S | March 2, 2011 5:17 PM Report this comment
Good for this mother/father team, both advocates for all the children who are suffering...Gabby
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By Brad Shepard
According to the two major recruiting services in the nation [Rivals and 247Sports] the Tennessee Volunteers are ranked first and second, respectively, in the 2014 team recruiting rankings this morning.
Go ahead, poke holes in it. We've heard it all by now:
"It's May" ...
"The Big Boys haven't even begun filling up yet" ...
"Y'all have 14 commits! It's strength in numbers" ...
"Look at where you are in average star rankings" ...
"Wait till the season starts and UT is struggling yet again" ...
I'm not saying any of this is untrue. As a matter of fact, with LSU, Texas A&M;, Clemson and Michigan set up for monster classes, and the usual suspects such as Alabama and Florida State lurking without having even come close to netting top targets, it would be monumental for the Vols to finish this recruiting cycle in the top five.
That certainly isn't out of the question with a start like this. But given the list of players who have the Vols firmly in the mix, it is not unrealistic to believe that, at worst, UT should expect a class between Nos. 8 & 11. An average star ranking of 3.5 would likely get Tennessee in the top 10, and that would be a remarkable accomplishment for Jones' first full class -- especially considering the large, quality group the Vols are lining up to sign.
If you're caught up in the rankings, however, you're missing the point. Instead, Vols fans should -- and, for the most part, are -- focusing on the possibility of having an injection of 30 quality players on a roster desperately needing them. That's the big story here and real reason we should be thrilled.
That Tennessee -- a team that is coming off the disastrous Derek Dooley Era, which was preceded by Lane Kiffin's 7-6 season before bolting to Southern Cal, which was preceded by legendary coach Phillip Fulmer spending his final few years at UT mired in mediocrity and complacency -- has mustered this much buzz on the recruiting trail without having done anything of any consequence on the football field is nothing short of remarkable work by Butch Jones. After all, Tennessee hasn't been TENNESSEE in a long time. The last time the Vols competed for a national championship in 2001, these prospects in the '14 class were 5 years old.
Jones is selling a Sega Genesis to an XBox generation. And kids are buying.
The recruiting ranking is not what this excitement is about -- not exactly, at least. This excitement is about just having excitement in general. It's about being prominently placed in the midst of the buzz that surrounds recruiting.
Everybody knows recruiting "championships" mean nothing if you don't develop the talent. Former Auburn coach Gene Chizik is a prime example of that. Closer to home, Fulmer consistently struggled to develop players later in his UT career. For the first time since Kiffin's mouth was cashing checks his players couldn't cash, the Vols have a reason to be pumped about a recruiting class ... heck, about anything.
Most of the sane fans out there realize that rebuilding this program is going to take more than one recruiting class. We also realize that this current commitment list is a bit light on the type of immediate-impact prospects who are going to give you viability in the rugged Southeastern Conference. Given that UT can and has sold playing time and also given that this season is setting up to be rough with the schedule, it was essential for Jones and crew to get off to a stellar start. He certainly has done that.
Is this the top-ranked class in quality in the country? Likely not, even at this point. But to pretend the Vols aren't a force on the recruiting trail right now is simply silly.
Of course, it's going to take time for Tennessee to become a menace on the football field again. But if you don't believe the Vols are a factor on the recruiting trail, maybe you should take a look at a couple of quotes from a pair of SEC coaches from this week's meetings in Destin:
Said Alabama coach Nick Saban [who, granted, once said Dooley was "doing a fantastic job"]:
"They've got a good coach now," Saban said of Butch Jones. "They've got great tradition. They're going to be good again."
When discussing replicating his top-three recruiting class from last year, Ole Miss coach Hugh Freeze noted:
"Unfortunately, I don't think it will work as well next year because it seems like everybody else has ratcheted up their game. It sure seems like everybody has upped their aggression. Last year at this time, I felt like we were pushing as hard as any. Now, it's everybody -- Auburn, Tennessee. Last year we never really had to fight Auburn or Tennessee for a kid this early. That's changed."
The early returns are certainly that it has changed for the positive in Knoxville. It has been so long since the Vols were ranked first in recruiting -- at ANY time of the year.
Like Kiffin, Butch Jones is making noise. Unlike Kiffin, he's doing it with his actions instead of his mouth. Where Kiffin tore down UT traditions and put up pictures of Southern Cal players all over the UT football facility, Jones has embraced the Vols history and even injected General Robert Neyland's maxims into his speeches to alumni or media and in discussions with players. He has patched the relationships with in-state prospects and coaches and the ones with former players that Derek Dooley spent three years tearing down. And he's selling a football program that hasn't won anything of any substance in more than five years.
Prospects are noticing, and so are Jones' peers.
Is all that lip service from opposing coaches? Maybe. But the proof that the players believe it is in the early rankings. Let's not kid ourselves, UT is No. 1 and No. 2 in those recruiting rankings because of the quantity of prospects the Vols have already on board. But that does nothing to devalue the level of prospect they've got committed, either. Let's take a look at each prospect briefly and discuss what I believe is the biggest indicator of a player's ilk: their offer sheets.
Now, let's take a look at Tennessee's three-star prospects. 247 believes UT currently has 10 of them. Rivals has UT with more four stars and eight three-star players. Of those eight, six are 5.7's, or the highest-rated a three-star prospect can be before attaining that fourth star. Ninety points on 247 gets you four stars, and eight of the Vols 10 three-stars have totals at 85 or higher.
Let's take a look at the three-star players and the offers they claim:
So, as you can tell, this recruiting class is vastly different than the Dooley classes of recent history. Not only was it normal for the Vols to be sitting with two or three commitments at this time of the year, the Vols were taking pledges from kids with virtually no offers and hoping they'd pan out. While some of those players did, far too many were reaches who either never signed or haven't contributed since signing.
There is some merit to star rankings, as we've seen in the past. And the Vols -- as we've noted above -- are benefiting currently from having 14 commitments. If you go by average star rankings, the Vols are tied for 15th on Rivals among teams with at least five pledges. The Vols are 16th on 247Sports in that same category. Though those aren't the gaudy overall numbers, it's pretty impressive considering the number of players UT has committed. Rivals currently has UT with an average of 3.38 stars per player. For such a large class, that's not a slouchy ranking.
Also take into consideration that junior college players essentially haven't been evaluated yet, and Jones is sure to seek immediate help there. The JUCO ranks have been good to UT in recent memory, and Jones has playing time to sell.
Also remember these things when scrutinizing UT's recruiting class:
4* OLB Kevin Mouhon
4* CB DJ Smith
4* CB/S RaShaan Gaulden
4* DE Dwayne Hendrix
4* DE Derek Barnett
3* OT Dontavius Blair
3* MLB KeShun Freeman
4* ATH Evan Berry
3* OLB Elliott Berry
NR JUCO OLB Chris Weatherd
4* S Cortez McDowell
5* QB David Cornwell
3* ATH Stanton Truitt
4* WR Dominique Booth
4* RB Akeem Judd
4* WR Josh Malone
4* WR Eric Lauderdale
4* CB Wesley Green
4* DT Poona Ford
Other players such as 5* CB Adoree Jackson and 4* QB DeShone Kizer have Tennessee firmly in the mix and could wind up in Knoxville depending on what happens with other prospects.
All this is not even mentioning UT already has three commitments for the 2015 class and another one for the 2016 class in the short time Jones has been at the helm.
There is some general concern, of course, about the on-field product this fall affecting the momentum that Tennessee has built. The Vols are expected to be bad in 2013. They had the worst defense in school history last year, are breaking in an entirely new set of offensive skill players and have a brutal schedule. If a poor season in Knoxville follows this hot start, will recruits begin jumping off the ship? How will this coaching staff handle players wanting to "look around" later in the process, especially if it's due to a poor product on the field?
Those are questions that cannot be answered right now. But following the mass skepticism in the Big Orange Nation after Jones was hired last December, you'd find few out there who'll tell you they aren't thrilled with what Jones has been able to do thus far. At his introductory press conference, Jones noted that there was a time when SEC stalwarts Nick Saban and Les Miles had no SEC experience. A school gave them a chance, and they worked their way into becoming czars of powerhouse programs. Their success was built on fertile recruiting grounds. Before they had success on the field, they had success in recruiting rankings.
It's a blueprint Jones is following thus far. For those skeptics who crow that "it's only May," well, is there an alternative? Here's some news: It'll be June tomorrow. I'd much rather be first now than nowhere near the top. There is a long way to go, but this is as impressive a start as any UT fan could have asked for or any opposing fan would have believed.
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Ratings: 18 | Reviews: 18
4.38/5 rDev +13.8%
look: 4 | smell: 4.5 | taste: 4.5 | feel: 4 | overall: 4.25
Pours dark amber with a fading head.
Nose shows bready malt, doughy notes, melanoiding malt, sweet candy, figs, sultanas. Lovely.
Very similar flavours. Bready and toasty malt, soft spicy notes, resinous hops, sultanas, port. Very rich.
Could use a bit more carbonation.
Awesome stuff.
Serving type: bottle
04-13-2013 06:43:48 | More by CrazyDavros
Ontario (Canada)
3.98/5 rDev +3.4%
look: 3.5 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 4 | feel: 4 | overall: 4.5
Bomber from Presario. Spot on wheat wine, tasty, fuller honeyish mouthfeel, lacey. Cloudy golden body.Fresh aromas. Very good drinkability, like a strong ale with its orange citrus hops. Good and complex fruit. Alcohol well hidden. Well crafted beer.
Serving type: bottle
10-21-2012 02:26:18 | More by Sammy
4.5/5 rDev +16.9%
look: 4.5 | smell: 4.5 | taste: 4.5 | feel: 4.5 | overall: 4.5
2010 Wheatwine, 9.0%. Had this on tap at Popeye in Ryogoku, Tokyo. Poured into a snifter. A Mountain Dew wheat hue with a thin white bubbly head that subsides. Strong wheat, orange, and grapefruit scents. Pleasant sourness with a thicker mouthfeel than expected by the color. Smell retains and highlights hops as it warms. Goes very well with a lemon-garnished dish. Great wheatwine with a wonderful spice from the alcohol level.
Serving type: on-tap
06-28-2012 10:17:58 | More by shigg85
4/5 rDev +3.9%
look: 4 | smell: 4 | taste: 4 | feel: 4 | overall: 4
A - A finger and a half of white head, sheet lacing, murky body.
S - Apricot, pineapple, wheat, booze and rocky candy.
T - Sweet and sour complexity. Orange peel, kumquat, wheat, coriander, booze.
M - Syrupy medium body, moderate carbonation.
O - An interesting experience. Good stuff.
Serving type: bottle
03-11-2012 01:32:28 | More by dansmcd
3.6/5 rDev -6.5%
look: 3.5 | smell: 4 | taste: 3.5 | feel: 3.5 | overall: 3.5
Pours a murky non see through apricot hue which leaves a half finger head and little lacing,the smell is pineapple,papaya,strawberry guava and candied wheat,the mouthfeel is medium bodied and a touch syrupy with tastes of pineapple,kiwifruit,paw paw,lemon rind,candied wheat,candied sweet sugar and a touch of grapefruit bitterness on finish and overall a very fruity wheatwine that belittles its high ABV and overall a nice wheatwine and i could easily drink again with the fruitiness coming through in a very good way cheers.
Serving type: bottle
02-15-2012 15:16:26 | More by ADZA
Alberta (Canada)
4.03/5 rDev +4.7%
look: 4.5 | smell: 4 | taste: 4 | feel: 4 | overall: 4
Appearance - Pours a cloudy golden amber hue with 1/2 a finger width of bubbly head.
Smell - Pineapple, passionfruit, starfruit, very slight hint of vanilla.
Taste - Very fruity flavours of pineapple and passionfruit shine through. Slight bitterness in the finish and aftertaste. Slight hint of honey.
Mouthfeel - Medium bodied with light carbonation and slight fluffiness.
Overall - If you want to get into the style, this is definitely a good start. Some very nice flavours in this wheat wine, as well as a nice fluffiness to the mouthfeel. I've had Demeter's Harvest by Half Pints, which is an excellent representation of the style, but besides that, this is still a good second runner up. Worth the try!
Serving type: bottle
02-06-2012 04:18:14 | More by leaddog
Alberta (Canada)
4.1/5 rDev +6.5%
look: 4 | smell: 4 | taste: 4 | feel: 4 | overall: 4.5
From a 650 ml brown bottle, abv listed as 8% on my bottle. Pours out a cloudy gold colour, tall tight spongy white head with excellent retention.
Sharp aroma of pineapple and papaya, a yeasty twang, mild bready grains in the background. As it warms some Cascade hops can be detected.
There's notes of pineapple, papaya and strawberry up front in the flavour, soft sweet grains in the middle, finishing with sweet grapefruit and a bit of astringent pith. Aftertaste is actually pretty clean. Warm alcohol is present throughout in the background.
Medium-full body on the mouthfeel, silky smooth texture with some creamy fullness, low carbonation.
If you've never tried a Wheatwine before this is a decent place to start. Very enjoyable and quite approachable for both the style and the alcohol content. I'll for sure be buying at least another bottle of this, if not more. It should last quite a while at that abv% if I don't get to it too soon.
Serving type: bottle
12-25-2011 01:23:43 | More by IronDjinn
Alberta (Canada)
4.28/5 rDev +11.2%
look: 4 | smell: 4 | taste: 4.5 | feel: 4.5 | overall: 4
I orginally poured a glass of this at cellar temperature but thought it would be best served at fridge temperature. The pour produces a white fluffy head on a golden brew.
The only smell I can pick up is pineapple. The smell is one dimensional in an interesting way.
The taste is of sweet pineapple and bitter orange. The flavours comprise of citrus fruit of many varieties that are reminiscent of a citrus fruit cocktail. The finish has a good bitterness to it and the mouthfeel is fairly full like a glass of natural fruit juice.
I like it! I really like the prominent citrus fruit smell and taste. The taste of the bitter-sweet fruit and the bitterness in the finish balance well. It's not really complex, just good and tasty.
Serving type: bottle
08-10-2011 01:26:31 | More by alpineclimber
Alberta (Canada)
4/5 rDev +3.9%
look: 4 | smell: 4 | taste: 4 | feel: 4 | overall: 4
2010 version, 633ml bottle, 8% ABV.
This beer pours a hazy, yet bright, medium golden amber colour, specked with sparse floaties, and supporting one finger of foamy milky white head, which leaves a few abstract iceberg profiles of lace around the glass upon its steady retreat. It smells of sweet tropical fruit, plus some bitter orange peel, soft wheat cereal (shredded wheat comes to mind), alcohol, and strange organic essences that I'm going to peg on the native yeast. The taste is sweet, heavy wheat malt, tangy orange and lemon citrus fruit, mildly pine-like bitter hops, and astringent, but well-behaved booze. The carbonation is moderate, the body full in weight, smooth, and a wee bit creamy. It finishes still bearing the burden of the massive malt, but with a strong subversive drying tug from the twin forces of ethanol and bitter hop.
A nice idea for a pan-Pacific shout-out to the modern West Coast American brewing ethos, even though most of the wheat wines in the States seem to originate from the Mid-West and points further east. Anyways, this offering displays the extreme malt characteristics expected from any beer delving into '*wine' territory, with an edge well attributable to the wheat. Hard to tell outright, though, when the aforementioned bitter fruit 'adjuncts', in honour of the Pacific Rim influence, are so evident. Overall - drinkable enough now, and a prime candidate for some short-term aging.
Serving type: bottle
05-01-2011 01:14:42 | More by biboergosum
Alberta (Canada)
3.63/5 rDev -5.7%
look: 4 | smell: 4 | taste: 3.5 | feel: 3.5 | overall: 3.5
633ml bottle poured into tulip April,5,2011
A glows a golden orange with lots of tiny suspended particles and a tight off white thumbs width of head that leaves several random patches of lace
S pineapple, cotton candy, dry cereal, yeast and booze
T what I smell but with some lemon rind and the booze is even more apparent
M lighter and fluffier then expected but the heat is hard to miss
O interesting brew perhaps needing some time to mellow out the booze but still worth trying
another style I'm not very familiar with but could learn to love, not as heavy as a Barley wine and maybe this needs to age even more so
Serving type: bottle
04-07-2011 02:58:11 | More by wordemupg
4.1/5 rDev +6.5%
look: 4 | smell: 4 | taste: 4 | feel: 4 | overall: 4.5
Had this on tap at Baird Beer Nakameguro Taproom in Nakameguro, Tokyo, Japan - http://bairdbeer.com/en/taproom/nakameguro-taproom
A - Tapped a clear orange golden into a taster glass with a thin and slightly milky white head (4)
M - Biscuity, bready wheat malts with dashes of fruitiness suggestive of peaches or apricots (4)
T - Strong wheat malts upfront increasing in intensity towards the middle also with a gradually increasing phenolic flavor; finish is hoppy, fruity, and mildly bitter (4)
M - Medium bodied, slight syrupy with above moderate carbonation and a foamy smoothness (4)
D - Easy sinking despite the strength. Intense malt flavors were interesting and something I could appreciate (4.5)
This was the final of 3 beers I sampled at Baird's Nakameguro Taproom. The first 2 beers I had were the Jubilation Ale 2010 and the Dark Sky Imperial Stout
Serving type: on-tap
02-02-2011 15:38:02 | More by basica
4.13/5 rDev +7.3%
look: 3.5 | smell: 4 | taste: 4 | feel: 4.5 | overall: 4.5
Clearish orange-amber colour with a tiny off-white head.
Rich malty aroma with noticeable fruity aroma. The fruit notes seem to be a touch like orange.
Nice, smooth and rounded pale malt flavour. Mild spice and plenty of nice fruitiness. There is a touch of bitterness to balance and noticeable wheat.
Medium-full body with moderately-low carbonation. Nice.
A great little beer. Plenty of flavour like in an English Barleywine with a hint of American hop and a touch of wheat.
Serving type: bottle
12-23-2010 10:17:01 | More by dgilks
3.1/5 rDev -19.5%
look: 3 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 3 | feel: 3 | overall: 3
A: Bubbly head, dissipates more quickly than I would have liked. Nice medium golden colour with a tinge of red.
N: Phenolic sour flavours but pleasant and not overpowering.
T: Very distinctive but I don't quite know how to describe this - slightly smoked maltiness? Fairly enjoyable.
M: Pleasant and matches well with my comments above.
Drinkable, but I don't quite get the discrepancy between nose and taste.
Serving type: bottle
10-09-2010 22:33:24 | More by tobeerornottobe
2.83/5 rDev -26.5%
look: 4 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 2.5 | feel: 3 | overall: 2.5
Pours a slightly hazy burnished amber colour. Head is thin, but retaining a decent film of off-white bubbles. Very slow, light carbonation. Lacing is tasty, sweet and sticky. Looks good.
Smell is sour and fruity with some overripe apple and strawberry notes. Nice funkiness behind with a slight mustiness, hint of wet cellar and slight leather character. But overall just a slight fruit juicy aroma to it. Decent, but not gobsmacking.
Taste is wow, a bit...weird. Incredibly sweet and fruity but really kind of insipid, with rotting apple and pear notes. Kind of heavier boozey note on the back but not a lot. Really doesn't have much of a finish at all, just has that odd fruity sweetness on the front and a mild hint of bitterness, but nothing pronounced. Really drinks like fruit juice here, with a hint of funk but just very lacking on the finish and needs a great deal more to impress me.
Swills pretty well in the mouth with a lot of viscosity. Weird soupy texture as it goes down, like it's full of sediment but otherwise thin.
Yeah, I'm not a huge fan of sweet beers and this one is just insipid. I get that it's meant to be sweet but it needs something to balance it and clean up the palate. I really couldn't drink this in quantity. A quarter of a bottle is more than enough.
Serving type: bottle
10-06-2010 00:05:27 | More by laituegonflable
3.88/5 rDev +0.8%
look: 3.5 | smell: 4 | taste: 4 | feel: 4 | overall: 3.5
Pours a lightish orange colour, with an initially thick head of white, that cascades down until it's only a light film. Looks pretty heavy, and there's some pleasant static carbonation when it's swirled. Overall, looks pretty good, although the lack of head in the end is disappointing.
Nose is lightly sweet, with some whiffs of slightly funky banana esters, and a bit of brown sugar and dates. Quite sweet, and surprisingly, juicily dark. Quite pleasant though.
Taste is also quite sweet, initial big sweet melted sugar front palate, with a welling of slightly wheaty sourness coming through. Sharp finish, not quite a booziness, but not quite hoppiness either. I actually do like the fact that it contains some of the classic wheat beer characters. Feel is good.
Pretty tasty, although it's a little bit wayward, and it doesn't have the exciting depth and complexity as many another wheatwine I've had.
Serving type: bottle
09-25-2010 06:09:25 | More by lacqueredmouse
3.35/5 rDev -13%
look: 3.5 | smell: 3 | taste: 3.5 | feel: 3 | overall: 3.5
Thick, sweet (like candy!), with a mild tasty bitterness, very drinkable, but high in alcohol.
This is a nice winter beer... I'm not really a fan of very strong beers, nor of excess sweetness, but they kind of work together here, and there's enough else going on to keep it somewhat interesting. I was quite surprised by how drinkable it was.
Deep dark color and almost no carbonation (though one doesn't really expect it with this kind of beer).
Sort of like a more drinkable barleywine.
Serving type: on-tap
05-08-2010 02:06:25 | More by snogglethorpe
New York
3.23/5 rDev -16.1%
look: 3.5 | smell: 4 | taste: 3 | feel: 3 | overall: 3
An interesting experience, but not to be consumed with jet lag at the end of a long day. Still, cracking this open I really liked the smell of this "wheat wine", a style of beer of which I am completely unfamiliar (and thus completely unqualified to be reviewing, sorry!)
The alcohol content of 10.5 is rather high, but it sneaks up on you and isn't as obviously present as it might be. Nonetheless, this beer was simply too "sweet" for me. Not super sweet, but sweet enough that it occurred that I'm not really looking for this kind of sweet in a beer, and perhaps I should avoid wheat wines in general.
Still, I'd like to try more from Baird!
Serving type: bottle
04-10-2010 03:44:02 | More by cwc
4.2/5 rDev +9.1%
look: 4 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 4 | feel: 5 | overall: 5
I got this beer in Osakaya, in Shinjuku Est (East exit from Shinjuku station - the carry an insane amount of belgian beer in addition to the full Baird line up).
Very little to no head, but at this abv, you wouldnt expect it to have any. Cloudy opaque brown with hints of orange and amber.
Served at room temperature, which in this room, was far too cold. A warm yeasty malty aroma. Solid long lasting flavor. Reminds me a lot of old foghorn, only softer. Very long lasting sweet caramel and creme brule flavors. Restrained bitterness. Very smooth, and minimal carbonation. The alcohol is completely hidden. This goes down far too easy. If this was the only beer on tap at a bar and there was no warning as its alcohol content, I guarantee half the patrons in the bar would be blissfully passed out at the bar in no time flat. Awesome.
Serving type: bottle
12-26-2007 12:29:17 | More by Naerhu
West Coast Wheat Wine from Baird Brewing Company / Fishmarket Taproom
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Saturday, July 22, 2006
I Don't Understand Politics
But can someone please explain to why in the very name of sanity itself the 1965 Voting Rights Act has to be renewed?
Is a certain segment of America's citizenry on probation, and if they behave well, they'll retain their constitutional privilege to vote?
Why was it written to be reviewed, adjusted, tweaked and renewed periodically?
Why couldn't they get it right the first time?
I don't understand politics.
5 comments:
- DJG said...
One of the few areas in my life over which I am totally apathatic!!
Explaining POLITICS is a pretty tall order, even for an old schoolmaster (We might do well to note the word comes from the Greek, meaning "of the people" or more exactly "of the citizens), but the Voting Rights Act? No problem.
As you said, the act does place someone "on probation," but it's not the voters. The act gives the federal government the power to supervise and intervene in certain Southern states which have a history (pre-1965) of discrimination in voter registration through such techniques as poll taxes, literacy tests, and grandfather clauses. The act is designed to expire every generation or so so the Feds can determine if the special supervision is still warrented.
Those few senators and congressmen who voted against the act were in effect saying that such measures were no longer needed. Most, however, were unwilling to vote against something called a "Voting Rights Act."
But the right to vote itself is indeed quaranteed in the Constitution.
Always glad to be of service.
Steve - 7/23/2006 05:30:00 PM
- Keith Brenton said...
Thanks, Steve. I just needed a simple explanation to satisfy my simple mind.
One was not immediately forthcoming, despite the broad and deep political expertise available among 21st century journalists of the internet.
But I still have a suspicion that our country overlegislates and underenforces to a high degree. - 7/23/2006 05:45:00 PM
"I still have a suspicion that our country overlegislates and underenforces to a high degree."
And you say you don't understand politics!
Steve - 7/23/2006 08:46:00 PM
- Stoned-Campbell Disciple said...
I agree with Steve that explaining politics is a tall order. But this may be more than mere politics. It may be an issue of biblical justice.
Steve alludes not only to the pre-1965 era of the literacy tests, poll taxes and the like. But Many more may also point to the gains made after the Civil War during reconstruction and how those gains were systematically deconstructed by a white majority later.
The Voting Act is a safe guard against injustice. It is a sad commentary on the state of our justice that we actually need such a law. So on that note I share your dismay. But American history has provided the evidence of why such a law is needed.
I appreciate you coming by my blog. The Fred Gray post you commented on is silent testimony to the need of this law too and the state of biblical justice in our fair land.
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In early January of 1967, baseball in Boston was not a particularly hot topic. In world news, one headline announced: " LBJ asks for 6% income surtax to offset war cost." A later one says "He stakes future on moderate war", whatever that meant.The football world was building up to the first Super Bowl (it was only called a "championshiip game" then) between the Packers and Chiefs. In boxing, Cassius Clay, not yet generally called Muhammed Ali, was trying to get his draft reclassification revoked. But also, new Sox manager Dick Williams was conducting a lengthy interview with Globe legend Will McDonough.
Williams, his wife and three children were living in an apartment building in Santa Anita, California. Things were already going his way. He recently had won $6000 in prizes on TV's Hollywood Squares. "You're in the wrong business," said the writer. "I don't think so," Williams replied.
As a former Sox player, Dick had seen the casual, underachieving atmosphere around Boston locker rooms. "I could go through Red Sox records and point out where lack of teamwork has hurt. Our people have got to forget about individual statistics.They have to be willing to sacrifice something for the good of the team or they won't play.....I don't care if they all dislike me. We'll get along great if they just do what I ask. If they don't, I'll rip them good."
How many years had it been since a Sox manager talked like that? Fifty? Before the Bambino trade?
Williams then outlined his plans for the team. Joe Foy at third. Rico Petrocelli at short. Mike Andrews at second. A competition between George Scott and Tony Horton at first. An outfield of Carl Yastrzemski, Reggie Smith, and Tony C. A definite accent on youth.
His starting rotation (they had only four pitchers in those days) would be Jim Lonborg, Jose Santiago, Darrell (Bucky) Brandon and Lee Stange. John Wyatt and Don McMahon would be the "stoppers". He also mentioned longshot prospects like Dave Morehead, Pete Charton, and Jerry Stephenson, but declared frankly that he was not counting on them. Soon-to-be-famous Billy Rohr was also mentioned.
At spring training, "every day we'll post a timetable for the players to follow. They'll know what we expect of them every minute they are on the field, so there won't be any time wasted." Williams had earlier predicted that "we'll win more than we lose." Now, pressed by McDonough for a standings prediction, he replied "I'm an optimist. I don't think fifth place is out of reach."
Given what would happen, this remark seems to be a gross-but happy-understatement. But at the time it was considered almost unbelievable. No Sox team had finished higher than fifth since 1958, and just two years before, they had lost 100 games. Dick closed by saying "we'll have to play over our heads in comparison to what we've done in other years."
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The estimated death toll comes as Beech Ridge Energy requests a permit under the federal Endangered Species Act that would allow the "incidental take," or killing, of endangered bats that collide with the turbines.
The law, however, requires permit applicants to meet a certain threshold for minimizing damage to endangered wildlife.
So far, Beech Ridge reports it hasn't found any dead Virginia big-eared or Indiana bats at its wind farm, consisting of 67 turbines with up to 33 more planned in Greenbrier and Nicholas counties.
Even with efforts to minimize risk to bats, the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service says some deaths are possible.
Beech Ridge estimates that the death toll could reach 53 Indiana bats and 14 Virginia big-eared bats over a quarter century, the service said. That reflects a lower estimated mortality rate among Indiana bats. Beech Ridge earlier predicted that as many as 70 Indiana bats could be killed.
"This lower take is based on the company's commitment to further reduce take, as well as on recent data on bat species abundance and composition in the landscape," the Fish and Wildlife Service said.
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