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I love walking, particularly on days as lovely as today.
Before You Support that Popular Uprising…
Ukraine is in flames as a popular uprising erupts to topple a corrupt regime. Of course, the USA supports this popular uprising. We also know that the USA started this popular uprising, just as it has done in other places. The last time the USA pushed to get its man running Ukraine, he robbed the place blind. Yes, the successor regime is hardly less corrupt, but it's not likely that the one the USA wants to put into power won't continue the pattern of corruption. The difference is that the USA wants a Ukrainian government that benefits the West with its corruption, not Russia.
When I hear stories about the uprising in Ukraine, my mind connects it to the uprisings that the USA sponsored in Syria, Libya, Afghanistan, Egypt, Iran, Guatemala, Congo, Haiti, Dominican Republic, Panama, and Vietnam. Every one of those except for Syria, Libya, and Afghanistan put a military dictatorship into power, as despicable as any could be. Syria is ongoing, but if it succeeds, it'll produce a result that we got in Afghanistan and Libya – a radical, murderous, violently ideological regime that won't think twice about directing its venom in our faces. We put things in motion that got the Taliban to run Afghanistan and al-Qaeda to run Libya. The rebels in Syria are al-Qaeda. That's the faction that will emerge on top, and it's the one we're ultimately sponsoring through Gulf Arab state proxies. It's almost as if al-Qaeda is a branch of the CIA.
And now Ukraine… recently, Russia Today posted a recording of US officials talking about how they're working to get their man in charge of Ukraine – and the US had some harsh words for anyone that wasn't working along with us. Nobody in the USA denied the validity of the recording and the apologies over it were only slightly more sincere than Japan's apologies for World War Two. Yeah, that bad. The recording told a tale that has been told before about getting the CIA to agitate and manipulate politicians into doing what the USA wanted them to do. Now that the recording came forward, damaging the reputation of the US-backed candidates for Ukraine's top job, the revolts started.
The same thing happened in Iran in 1953. We now know, beyond any doubt, that the CIA started those street demonstrations in Tehran. I have no doubt that the CIA is behind these street demonstrations that have turned violent. People are dying in the streets because the USA is actively seeking to rip nations out of Russia's sphere of influence. There is no freedom at stake in Ukraine. It does not matter which nation Ukraine leans towards: it will have a corrupt and oppressive regime. The USA is playing a very sloppy game of chess and has just decided to trade pawns, rather than consider its position. Suppose a pro-US regime takes power in Kiev… how will they last through next winter without Russian natural gas?
An Observation About Love
The more we love others, forgive others, and encourage others, the more godly we become.
Dropout Rates
Something else that needs fixing in the school system… dropout rates. They need to be higher to reflect reality. Trouble is, if they were figures that reflected reality, most schools would be in deep trouble with the No Child Left Behind requirements. That explains why the numbers for dropouts get cooked.
If a student transfers from a standard high school and enrolls in a charter school that has a dropout waiver, then that student does not count as a dropout, even if the student quits the charter after enrolling there. This explains why schools everywhere have larger freshman classes than senior classes by a significant margin, yet their dropout rates remain within NCLB bounds. These fudges are legal, but highly deceptive.
About That Moment of Silence in Texas Schools…
I heard a political ad yesterday. When the ad proudly proclaimed that this politician was responsible for getting a moment of silence into school, I cried out, "HE'S THE GUY!" Now, I don't bear him any malice. I forgive him because he knows not what he done did do.
I knew when the moment of silence hit the agenda that it was an attempt to shoehorn state-sponsored prayer in schools. What it became was a joke. Kids would always try to text, talk, goof off, fidget, and do anything but pray. I don't recall a single student of mine ever actually conscientiously using the moment of silence to offer supplications to the almighty – except for a few times when I asked that the students observe the moment of silence in recognition of a significant disaster. Otherwise, it created a disruption at worst and an annoyance at best.
It's not like students can't pray in schools. They can and they do. Thing is, we happen to have a horde of godless heathurns running wild in our schools that don't give two cares about gettin' religion once a day after ignoring the Pledge of Allegiance. A moment of silence isn't going to get them to come to Jesus. In fact, there's quite a few interpretations on that theme, as I understand them, and there are a number of faiths that don't even subscribe to the notion of there being anything particularly special about Jesus.
As a teacher, I've accommodated the pious of all faiths. I've made exceptions in daily routines to allow for Hindus, Sikhs, Muslims (Sunni, Shi'a, and otherwise), Buddhists (Theravada and Mahayana), and even a Zoroastrian to practice their faiths according to the dictates of their beliefs. It's not hard: it's just a matter of exercising the same common courtesy normally extended only to Christians and Jews by our legislatures. (By the way… a note to certain high-minded Christians: Jews are *not* just waiting around to hear about Jesus, and then they'll suddenly flip and become Baptists.)
The people that are most ardent about prayer in schools seem to me to be most ardent about *their* prayer in schools, and not someone else's. I remember a time back in 1990 when I had an incident in an in-school suspension class.
For the unfamiliar, in-school suspension is a mild form of house arrest at school, typically assigned to students that have made some affront to decency like fighting, cursing at teachers, or getting too many tardies. This day, there was one student in ISS, and I had to cover the class at lunch time. When his lunch arrived from the cafeteria, he refused to eat it. The cafeteria lady took it back and I asked him why he refused it. He said, "I'm Muslim, and Ramadan started yesterday."
Immediately, I knew it was his month of fasting from dawn until dusk, and knew that this habitually tardy lad had at least some sense of timing, even if it operated across months instead of hours. Be that as it was, I thought nothing of it and carried on supervising his working quietly on homework.
A few minutes later, a principal entered the room and confronted the boy about his refusal to eat lunch. She wanted to know if it was some kind of act of rebellion. He said, "It's Ramadan, Miss. It's a month of fasting."
"What's that? A ram-a-what? Are you making this up?"
I about had my jaw hit the floor after bouncing off the desk. This kind of stuff got taught in 10th-grade Social Studies in Texas. How could this person have a doctorate in anything from a for-reals university and not know that Muslims observe Ramadan, a month of fasting. But this lady had no clue and was really giving this kid grief. He insisted he was telling the truth and she kept asking him to come clean and admit he was fibbing. I interrupted and said, "Muslims do observe a month of fasting called Ramadan. He's not trying to cause a disruption. It's his faith."
"Well, can he prove he's Muslim or whatever?"
The kid looked at me, confused as to how to go about proving he was a Muslim. It's not like they brand their yearlings or the EPA tags them to follow their migratory patterns. I suggested, "Why not recite from the Quran?"
He said, "Bismillah al-Rahman, al-"
She said, "OK, I believe he's a Muslim. We just don't want his mom trying to sue us for not letting him eat lunch or anything."
Now, this was a woman that also professed a desire to have prayer in school. Yet, she had no respect or understanding of faiths other than her own. If I hadn't been there to speak on behalf of the young man, he would have gotten in deeper trouble, to be compounded by a possible parent protest to the administration. That kind of spectacle was absolutely unnecessary, and completely avoidable to anyone truly interested in understanding and respecting religious pluralism, which is more to the heart of our Founding Fathers' principles than mandatory state-sponsored prayer.
Which brings me back to this politician… his ad speaks glowingly of his support of the second amendment and uses equally glowing language to support his desecration of the first. What, does he want the right to hold a gun to my head and force me to pray? OK, so I exaggerate there (I hope), but there's something in there that needs addressing. That is, we don't fix our schools with prayer in them. We simply do not. Put another way, that moment of silence, along with the mandatory pledge, breaks the schools. They rob the school day of instructional time. They teach that conformity to minimum standards are more important than striving to make choices at one's own pace.
As a teacher, that moment of silence and daily pledge really grated on my nerves. Schools were better before so-called conservatives took a page out of the totalitarian playbook and decided to force religion and patriotism on us all. I got along much better in my classroom without that moment of silence. So, if you're a politician in Texas that cares about education, one thing you need to do is junk that moment of silence. If you need someone to give the guys behind it a lesson they'll not like to forget, I'm your man.
The fruit, that is. It's been said that if you're hungry enough to eat an apple, eat one. If not, don't. The coolest thing is that there are so many varieties of apples, one can buy a few each week and enjoy different flavors through the year. One of the best decisions I've made lately is to replace certain snack foods with apples. I'm not smug about it or telling everyone else that's what needs to be done, but it's a decision I'm happy with, and I'm happy to encourage others to get more into apples.
In short, I get what Johnny Appleseed was all about. Apples, dude.
The Ending of an Era
At no point in history does any body of authorities declare that an era has begun, and then the era suddenly begins. Nor does any body of authority declare an end to an era, after which said era dutifully halts. Instead, people look about and around to discover if things are pretty much the same as they used to be or if things are becoming pretty much changed from what they used to be. If things are the same, whatever era one happens to be in is continuing. If things are not the same, then that era is drawing to a close and a new one is beginning. It's a long process, the change of an era, but it is a noticeable thing, even when one is in the middle of it.
The decline of Rome was absolutely noticeable. Authors of the day recorded how things were changing and how the world of Rome was giving way to something other than the world of Rome: they did not know what to expect. The Aztecs certainly noticed the end of their kingdom and the imposition of Spanish rule as their language and religion were suppressed over time in favor of their conquerors' ways. The advent of industrialism became noticeable as the cities swelled in size, the factories choked up the air, and people actually began to have aspirations that their own lives would be better in some way than the lives of their parents and that their own children would have material improvements in their lives to make them better than their own.
But now we notice that such things are no longer the case. World population growth is leveling off, and predicted to go into decline before long. No diseases or famines will claim those lives: we've simply gotten to where we have access to enough calories per day to support the population we have. Any more is excess. Yes, this does mean that life 300 years ago was a wretched affair as far as access to proper food went, and, yes, it does mean that we can't really improve upon what we have available today as far as food productivity. There's still dire hunger in the world, but once addressed, providing food security to the entire world will not be boosting the population any more.
That alone is a massive change from what things used to be like. Global population stability means that global economic growth will also level off. Industrialization and computerization have brought massive increases in productivity per worker, but they have also peaked. A set number of workers times a set level of productivity means a set level of production. No change means no growth, simple as that. Should we experience another boost in productivity, it will be because of robotics providing us with the equivalent of a slave class to do work for us all. Humans themselves are not going to be making much more stuff than they already make.
As for the robotics business, I don't see that as a panacea for growth because of the decline in availability of cheap fuels and metals. There's a finite amount of these resources in the world, and we've about run out of the easily extractable stuff. I remember the pit in my stomach the first time I saw $3 per gallon gas in 2005. Now, it's pretty much expected – low, really, when I think about it. Fossil fuels and metals are not renewable, so what we've used isn't coming back. Replacement fuels are on the horizon, but replacement metals depend upon us finding a way to devour the asteroid belt with the question if such an effort will produce enough to justify the cost that went into such an effort.
But no matter if the problems of energy and metal are solved or not, couple them with the maxing-out of human population and productivity and one has a world that is not like the world of the past 250 years, that saw steadily increasing human populations and productivities coupled with access to cheap fuels and metals. There were some horribly exploitative work arrangements for the slaves and near-slaves of the world during that time, but the world built on their muscle, bone, and blood did result in what we have today. The massive jump in birthrates gave us a huge supply of cheap labor that could be exploited, come to think of it.
And where the labor could not be exploited, the jobs for that labor vanished. I remember when all the jobs were getting shipped over to China. Now China is desperately choking to death on its own lack of regulation. It's starting to starve, as well, which means those factories simply have to stop polluting – which means they will have to go elsewhere that does not yet have laws against poisoning the air, land, and water. Once those areas are exhausted, the world will then be empty of places where labor can be exploited as cheaply as it currently is in China. That then means overall higher prices for things. And if fuel and metal also rise in cost, those finished goods will be higher still in their prices.
Which brings me to the standard of living. It's not just recently on the decline, it's been on the decline after a period of leveling-off. For all the innovation we have in electronic goods, we still haven't found a way to make homes truly more affordable. For all the access to college we now provide, we still haven't found a way to properly employ people in their chosen fields. For all of the social progress we've made, we still haven't found out how to end wealth disparity and the problems that creates in a society. The standard of living for all but the very rich is in decline – globally – and this is something very different from the last 250 years.
Now, the decline itself will not proceed relentlessly. It comes to an end, and we have a new stability in that area. Should we have access to more cheap metals and fuels, then we face a relatively comfortable future, but a static one. Entertainments will dazzle us forevermore, I'm sure. Life spans could increase greatly, with great strides in health so that we enjoy those days greatly, but neither entertainment nor long, healthy life will provide a fundamental change in the way things are to bring us back to days of ever-increasing population and productivity. It's just a different sort of stability from what existed prior to industrialization.
And what of the future in which we do not have cheap metals or fuels? What if the advances in longevity and health are for the very rich and the poor are left with what they currently have, as far as days on the earth go? Then we will see a stability, but it will be quite a bit more brutish than anyone really cares to imagine. But it's the alternative if we do not find a way to address the issues of fuel, metal, and wealth disparity. There's a very good chance we can master the first two tasks and fail in the third, since that always seems to be a failure of humanity.
Even when humans rise up to smash the rich and distribute their goods to one and all, a new class of rich emerges from that supposed utopia and the reality of wealth disparity returns. Barring some massive event that wipes out every evil-minded person, we are stuck with economic apex predators – sociopaths that gladly create exploitative arrangements in order to enrich themselves. Murder to get gain, if you want the blunter version.
A static population with a set level of productivity and a ruling elite that maintains a style of living far greater than the mass of human peasantry seems to me like the next era of humanity, possibly with or without cheap fuels and metals. Such an era has been gradually arriving, and may be fully invested by the middle of this century, certainly by this century's end.
And should we manage to find a cure for evil, then we're still faced with the stable population with a stable level of productivity. We may be more equal in what we have, but we will have what we have, and that will be that. No more growth, really, with or without the fat-cat bankers. So what, then?
We're heading for an era where we no longer consider material growth to be a good thing, or even a thing. The materialism of this age will give way. Generational expectations of something better cannot exist when generations repeat the experiences of previous generations. With materialism no longer offering itself as an answer for what ails a person, spiritualism and traditions will have more meaning in peoples' lives.
I say that China may be the future of the world, but I don't mean it the way stock traders or manufacturers mean it. I mean it in a historical sense, with an imperial dynasty served by technocrats, watching over a large, stable population that pretty much does what it's always done, year in, year out. I don't mean that the ruling class will be made up of Chinese people. I mean that whatever rulers we have will have more in common with the mandarins than they will with the top men of the West during the past 250 years.
The goodness or badness of such a system will depend largely upon the people running it. It would likely be mostly bad, given the track record of extremely wealthy rulers. But, such is our coming lot. Freedom to choose one's course in life is vanishing for anyone not in the very wealthiest of families. The replacement is a fork in the road: either choose to do something that the wealthy find to be of value, in order to enjoy some of the benefits of the lives of the wealthy, or be part of an urban mob that toils away at supporting itself after paying out, one way or another, to support the parasites at the top.
That last part I see as being already firmly in place. This has enormous implications for one and all. The world of the past 250 years may not yet be entirely gone, but it's fading fast. Kids can still grow up to do whatever they want to do, but there's no guarantee they can make a living at it anymore. Better to realize that they need a valuable skill to be a valued person so that they can enjoy a life that affords them the free time they'd like to have in order to pursue a dream. Those valuable skills are not attained easily, so those that want to do the hard work will enjoy a measure of reward. Those that shy away from the difficult things – math, memorization, languages, science – will later on envy the lives of those that embrace them. As Vaclav Havel said, "We must be tough in the interest of a good thing."
No Change, Then
When I go to restaurants, I like to leave cash tips. That carries a few implications for me, one of which is that I like to have small bills in my wallet so I can dial in the right tip for the right meal without taking up too much time at the restaurant. I was about to go eat somewhere when I remembered all I had was a $20 bill. I needed some ones and fives for this place, so I pulled into a convenience store to break that $20.
I walked in, found where they sold some gum, picked up a pack that looked appealing, and proceeded to the counter.
The young lady at the cash register looked like she had a real sad life story, even at this early age, but I didn't want to pry. I just said, "Nice weather today, ain't it?" and put the gum on the counter.
She ran it over her scanner and after her register beeped, she said, "That'll be a dollar thirty-six."
I produced my $20 and her expression went from bored coping to a hateful sneer. "Don't you got anything smaller than that?"
"That's the only bill I got."
"Well, don't you got a credit card or somethin'?"
"I'd like to pay in cash, if you don't mind."
"Well, I *do* mind." She looked at me with some kind of deep malevolence in her eyes.
Pretty strong emotions over a $20, I figured. I had to ask why it made such a big deal to her. "Why?"
"I don't like makin' change."
"The register tells you the amount, don't it?"
"All the same, I don't like it. I ain't makin' no change."
"What do you do with other people that pay in cash?"
"Well, it ain't no problem if they's close to the right amount. I don't mind that none. *You*, though… you ain't got even close to what this costs. Besides, you're just buyin' it to make me give you change, and that's against store policy. We don't break no large bills."
"Well, as a matter of fact, I *do* want this here gum. I'm not just buyin' it, as you say."
"If you want it so bad, then pay with a credit card."
"I want to pay cash, please."
"Then take it for free. I don't care."
"But I want the change, as well!"
"Then buy some more stuff. Get it up over $10 and then I'll break your $20."
"I'm not doing that! I need more than ten bucks in change."
"Well, I ain't no ATM."
"I'd like to speak to the manager on duty, please."
She smiled, which I took immediately as an ill omen. "We got the owner here, if you'd like."
"OK, please have him up here."
"Sure thing." She turned to yell at the back room. "Honey! We got us an idjit here!"
Honey? Well, honey turned out to be a big ol' feller, about twice the age of the cashier, and in no kinda mood. "What seems to be the problem, sir?"
"I'd like to buy this pack of gum and she won't accept my $20 for it. I'd like the change, all the same."
"If she don't wanna have to do no math, that's her business. Did she offer it to you for free?"
"Yes, but-"
"But nothing. You take it and get on outta here. We don't need your business, if you ain't civil enough to use the right bill for the purchase."
"I don't mean to cause no trouble."
"Don't wanna cause no trouble? You asked for a manager, didn't you? That's always what people do when they want to cause trouble. And you're planning trouble for my sweetheart here? I ain't got no allegiance to that plan. You best get on outta here while I'm yet in control of my temper."
"Well, I'm not taking the gum, then."
"What, it's not good enough for you?"
I turned and walked out of there. I had gotten half-way to my car when I felt something small strike me in the back. I turned to see what it was. Honey stood in the doorway of his store. "It's your gum, yuh moron yuh!"
I almost refused to pick it up, but then a part of me envisioned a future in which Honey charged out to grab up that gum and get it into my possession, even if it meant totalling my vehicle in order to do so. I picked it up without any further comment and walked on to my car.
Honey went back inside and I resolved never to get gas or anything there ever again.
I next decided that I had to go eat somewhere where the bill would come out to $16.67, exactly, so that $20 would cover the cost of the meal and provide a 20% gratuity and then hope and pray that the waitress wouldn't be someone that was allergic to getting change in a tip.
Games vs. Movies
Family of four, going to the movies: do the math. The cheapest is buying everyone a ticket for $6 at a matinee show and not having anything to eat there. That's $24 for 2-3 hours of escape. If the movie's good, there's a chance you'll drop $20 on it again when it's released on home media, just so you'll always have access to it. That's $44 for the movie experience, now, and if you add in popcorn and a few drinks, you'll easily hit $60.
Contrast that with a modern board game. Not Risk or Sorry or (shudder!) Monopoly, but something like Settlers of Catan or Ticket to Ride. For around the same cost as all the tickets plus either popcorn or the DVD, you can get the same 2-3 hours of escape. True, there's more storage space required for the game, but otherwise, they're pretty much equal in cost.
Therefore, the argument about where to put down one's money for maximum value has to be answered in the quality of the movie or game being considered. Honestly, I'm not impressed with the level of work coming out of Hollywood. I think the last movie I saw in a theater – and liked without reservation – was Despicable Me 2. Most everything else leaves me cold when I see the promos. PG-13 usually means my ears will be a toilet for a few hours and R means that I'll probably have to watch something I don't want to see if I want to see the rest of the movie. The worst code for me, though, is 3D. I absolutely cannot watch 3D movies, full stop. I see "3D" and I imagine myself to be the lame little boy that couldn't keep up with the crowd that chased after the Pied Piper of Hamelin. So that leaves me with less and less of a connection to the movies.
And then there's the whole thing about lazy studios making decisions that CGI and other effects are proper substitutes for decent plot and characters. They're not, and I see through that junk in an instant.
Given that my movie choices are pretty much now limited to well-thought-out G and PG ventures, my pickin's is slim at the box office. That's why my movie dollars are now going towards highly-rated board games. I get the same great enjoyment and common experience with my family as I do at the movies, and I can know what I'm getting into with what the box promises. If we don't want to swear or have sex scenes in our entertainment, we won't have them. And while the box office only offers me a film I want to see once in a great while, the game companies have made a wide range of family-friendly offerings for me to choose from.
I love movies, but they just don't make 'em like they used to. Thankfully, the board game companies make 'em like they do right now. Game on!
Lockhart BBQ
Lockhart, Texas is the BBQ capital of Texas. It's a town of 12,000 with four BBQ joints that are packed, even at 2PM. That's some good BBQ, across the board. If you love BBQ, you need to go to Lockhart and sample the wares there. If you don't know what BBQ is, then you will discover it in Lockhart.
First of all, let's get something straight: BBQ is not merely grilling meats. It is an art form executed in meat, wood, and smoke that requires participatory involvement among its intended audience. When you see the Mona Lisa, it would be a crime to bite into it and savor its flavors. When you see a plate of Lockhart BBQ, it would be a crime to not bite into it. That is the key difference between most other art and BBQ.
Now for the breakdown: Lockhart's barbeque restaurants number four: Chisolm Trail, Smitty's, Black's, and Kreuz. This past Thursday and Friday, my wife and I went to all four for a scientific research expedition that was much yummier than trying to find the North Pole, I assure you. If you want to know which one is best, my answer is, "Yes."
By that, I mean that they all have an aspect that I found to be truly excellent. All four served up meats that made me pause to savor, even at the expense of enduring discomfort as my throat yearned for water. Taste took precedence over comfort, and that is a true mark of an excellent plate.
A few general comments before I deal with the restaurants individually: these are not polished dining establishments, nor should they be. Each has its own ritual of waiting in line and selecting one's food. Follow the lead of the natives in front of you in each of these places. They all have strong ambient aromas of the BBQ pit: best not to expect smelling like something other than a smoke pit after paying them a visit. Plastic table covers, metal chairs, and a lack of utensils is the rule at these places, with Smitty's and Kreuz not even offering forks: your fingers will do just fine. If the thought of your hands smelling like meat for the rest of the day makes you recoil, you are reading the wrong article and you should always give Texas wide berth, on account you won't be pleased with what goes on here. We-all barbeque here, I tell you what.
Chisolm Trail had the lowest prices, the most sides, and the best sausage – nice and spicy, and I enjoyed that. The other places had great sausage – Black's being most reminiscent of Gerik's sausage up in West, which I am mad about – but if I go back to Lockhart in a sausagey mood, I'll poke my nose into Chisolm Trail and get my fix there.
Smitty's had it a great pork rib and a fine brisket. Smitty's sauce was not entirely to my liking, but the good news there is that the pork rib tastes much better without adding sauce. My wife enjoyed their brisket best. I am more of a rib fan, so I'll defer to her assessment of the brisket here.
Black's has been a place I've gone to many times over the decades, so I really was comparing the other places to it. Its prices were highest and its sauce has an amazing dimension to it that made it the best in town and one of my favorite sauces, right up there with Corky's in Memphis, Tennessee. The picture above is of the giant beef rib we ordered up at Black's. That is one of the best things I have ever eaten, and I would gladly do it again. It was brilliant with or without the sauce, but I preferred it with Black's intricate sauce that complements the meat so very well. Everything was grand at Black's, and it remains my overall favorite, but that is now an informed judgment on my part.
Kreuz is a place I had always seen but never been inside of. I disagreed with their "no sauce at all" policy, so I took their meat to go and ate it in the car with a small bowl of Black's sauce, just to see if the sauce made a difference. In the case of their pork rib, as at Smitty's, the meat was better on its own. I would attribute that to the sauce that had already been applied to the rib in the smoker – there was no need to dress it any more. I consider the pork ribs there to be almost as good as the ribs I hold dearest – Corky's – and relished my discovery therein. I really enjoyed their brisket as well, with and without sauce, and celebrated the flavors. I thought it had scored big, but my wife called a penalty on that play. Our cut of brisket had not been trimmed, so we had paid for a pretty sizable hunk of inedible stuff. Everywhere else had trimmed the brisket, but not this one.
It was great having a BBQ crawl over two days. We spent the night in Austin and had a lovely trip, all the more enjoyable with our bold research. Any fan of BBQ owes it to himself or herself to see what Lockhart has to offer. All four of these places are great eats, and will give the gourmet some memorable experiences. While I enjoyed my giant rib at Black's the most, I don't consider it a winner of the BBQ wars of Lockhart. The real winner is the city itself and those lucky enough to live within smelling distance of four of the finest BBQ joints on the planet.


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There are delays on Abellio Greater Anglia services between Ipswich and Norwich due to fallen tree on the line between Stowmarket and Diss.
The tree has damaged the overhead lines, which is causing delays and cancellations.
The tree has now been removed and services are beginning to resume as normal but delays of up to 50 minutes could be expected.
Flood warning issued for Felixstowe in Suffolk
A Flood Warning has been issued by the Environment Agency for Felixstowe Ferry and Bawdsey Quay.
"Properties are expected to flood at Bawdsey Quay and in front of the flood defences at Felixstowe Ferry. We are expecting high tide levels due to a combination of a tidal surge and high winds. This warning is in force until 1:30am on the 22 October 2014. We will continue to monitor levels closely."
The forecast high water is due at Harwich at 11.30pm on 21 October 2014.
By 1pm, the Environment Agency had issued two Flood Warnings and seven of the lower level Flood Alert
Highest wind gusts in the Anglia region by noon
The Met Office has a yellow weather warning in force for strong winds in the aftermath of ex-Hurricane Gonzalo. They are expected to peak in the Anglia region during Tuesday afternoon and evening.
Highest gusts in the Anglia region before noon on Tuesday 21 October
- 51 mph at Weybourne, Norfolk
- 51 mph at Holbeach, Lincolnshire
- 49 mph at Wattisham, Suffolk
- 48 mph at Walton-on-the-Naze, Essex
- 47 mph at Marham, Norfolk
- 45 mph at Andrewsfield near Braintree, Essex
- 45 mph at Wittering, Cambs
UK Power Networks braced for extreme weather
Power lines could be affected if they are damaged by falling debris in extreme weather, UK Power Networks have warned.
The region is so far facing no widespread power interruptions, but UK Power Networks are monitoring the weather and are in regular contact with the Met Office.
Customers who need to report power cuts or damaged power lines are urged to call the UK Power Networks free helpline on 0800 783 8838.
Met Office yellow warning for strong winds extended
The Met Office yellow weather warning for strong winds has been extended until 8pm on Tuesday evening and now covers all areas of the Anglia region.
"Gales, and more locally severe gales, are expected to affect much of the country on Tuesday, and this update extends the warning across southern counties.
"Gusts of 40-50, locally more than 50 mph are likely inland, with 60 to 70 mph gusts in some exposed coastal areas, locally higher on hills and headlands."
Fallen tree causes delays on A1123
Delays are expected on the A1123 due to a tree which has fallen onto a lorry by Rippingale Garage on the High Street in Wilburton.
The High Street is currently blocked in both directions between Twenty Pence Road and Station Road.
Flood warning issued for Walcott on the Norfolk coast
The Environment Agency has issued its first Flood Warning for the Norfolk coast for the ex-Hurricane Gonzalo storm which is battering parts of the UK.
Walcott on the Norfolk coast between Cromer and Great Yarmouth has been prone to coastal flooding in the past.
The Flood Warning covers the Norfolk Coast from Keswick to Ostend including Walcott.
"We are expecting high tide levels due to a combination of a tidal surge and high winds.
"Properties are at risk on Sea View, Ann Stannard Way, Keswick Way, Walcott Road in Keswick. The Coast Road, St Helen's Road, Helena Road, Poplar Drive, Archibald Drive, Lynton Road, The Crescent and Ostend Place in Walcott. Seaview Crescent, Ostend Gap, Ostend Road and Horizon Views in Ostend."
The forecast high water is due at Cromer at 6:45pm on the 21 October 2014.
Lower level Flood Alerts have been issued for Lowestoft to Bawdsey in Suffolk, Southwold and Great Yarmouth.
High tide times around the East Anglian coast
These are the high tide times for locations around the coast of East Anglia on Tuesday 21 October 2014.
- 5.44 pm at Hunstanton, Norfolk
- 5.56 pm at King's Lynn, Norfolk
- 6.09 pm at Cromer, Norfolk
- 8.20 pm at Great Yarmouth Britannia Pier
- 8.50 pm at Gorleston, Norfolk
- 9.21 pm at Lowestoft, Suffolk
- 11.17 pm at Felixstowe, Suffolk
- 11.17 pm at Walton-on-the-Naze, Essex
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Dwarf Meyer Lemon Tree Infestation!!
I purchased a dwarf Meyer Lemon tree this past spring and It is doing very well. It has a few fruit on it that are almost ripe. However, today I noticed some bugs crawling around in the soil and I did some research and I believe they are millipedes. I did keep the tree outside all summer so it could get more light. Did they come in then? My tree is fairly large and I would hate to have to re-pot it but if I must I must. If so, should I not take it outside for the summer if this is going to happen again? Anyone have any alternatives to re-potting? I'm new to citrus so I need all the help I can get!
I don't think millipedes are harmful to Citrus. ( don't quote me ). maybe they aero rate the soil like a worm? Wait till spring to repot! Between growth flushes. Keep an eye out for scale and spider mites If your tree is indoors.
There's a lot of folks here more knowledgable then I. Hopefully well both learn something.
Yes, that is a picture of a centipede. They are well known carnivores and can be considered beneficial in the garden. They can bite and small ones are mildly venomous. I find house centipedes occasionally in my home (they have really long legs) and give them a' burial at sea '.
I don't like seeing them in the house....they always seem to end up in the bathroom, looking for water.
I suggest that you visit your local garden center or big box store and buy a small container of horticultural or food grade diatomaceous earths (DE) Do NOT get the stuff used in pool filters....it will not work.
Place the pot in a wide, shallow tray of some kind and sprinkle a good amount of the DE all around the pot. Don't let water drain into the tray. The DE acts as an effective control agent, dessicating and abrading the exoskeleton of critters such as this. You can sprinkle some on top of the soil, too.
I'd never use chemical pesticides in the house and I think that you will see these critters disappear.
@koolkor just wondering if you tried any of this advise yet? I also live in NY and put my Meyer lemon tree outside in summer and bring in in winter. I just noticed yesterday when watering I have tons of similar centipedes crawling in mine and not sure what to do. I do not want these things in my home and am thinking of not taking it outside in summer anymore. Any advise anyone has is appreciated. My tree is doing wonderful otherwise.
Mini 2, centipedes don't typically come in "tons " from one container. I'd almost suspect little millipedes in your case as some species will congregate in large numbers.
Both of these creatures would be happy to set up housekeeping in the moist, dark environment of a container. Millipedes feed on organic matter (like your potting medium) and probably tender plant roots in containers.


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There's a red, heart-shaped platter of condoms on the Mount Carmel Clinic receptionist's desk. That's a second clue this is no ordinary medical centre.
The first is its location on north Main Street, just beyond the Higgins Avenue underpass. This is an area of impoverishment and struggle. A state-of-the-art medical facility is an oasis on the Main Street strip, a place where North End residents can see doctors, dentists and social workers. Their prescriptions are filled on-site. Children attend a licensed daycare. New Canadians learn about the laws and social customs of their chosen home in their own language. People traumatized by war receive counselling. Homeless clients aren't hampered by a lack of a mailing address.
They have a $12-million annual budget. Most of their money comes from provincial funding. United Way funds the dental clinic, which only accepts patients who don't have third-party insurance.
The clinic's motto is "We meet you where you're at. No judgment here. Just care."
If you're the judging sort, you'll find plenty of ammunition at Mount Carmel. They're trying to raise $1.3 million for a "mothering project." Pregnant women, many of them addicts, will get trauma and addiction counselling, nutrition and food prep classes, obstetric support and parenting instruction. They will not be required to give up substance abuse.
"We treat people with dignity, respect and in a non-judgmental way," says clinic executive director Bobbette Shoffner. "We work on a harm-reduction basis."
Sage House, a drop-in centre and outreach program for women in the sex trade, operates under the Mount Carmel Clinic umbrella.
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"We make sure everyone has access to the same services available throughout the city," says Shoffner. "We try to eliminate barriers."
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"For many people, their shoes are their vehicle," the executive director says.
Mount Carmel Clinic was founded in the early 1900s by a group of Jewish professionals who wanted to provide accessible and affordable health care to immigrants. The legendary Anne Ross took the reins in 1948, and moved the clinic's orientation from strictly ethnically based to community-oriented. In the 1960s, immigrants continued to arrive in Winnipeg, along with M©tis and aboriginals. Today, a new wave of immigrants keeps the clinic busy.
Jamal Hawandi came to Canada from Iraq 16 months ago. He worked as a social worker and interpreter at home, and is paid an honorarium to act as a community-based educator for the clinic.
"Living in a new culture is very difficult. It's very different from the culture back home," Hawandi says. "They need life skills, they need to understand the importance of domestic relationships, that domestic violence is against the law. They need to understand the parenting, that spanking is not acceptable here."
Catherine Biaya is from Congo. She says many people arrive with trauma from living in war-torn regions.
"We are not social workers," she says of the community educators. "We ask people what they need. We ask them what their strengths are."
The buildings are clean and the staff friendly. Shoffner says certain programs are bursting at the seams and they may need to launch a capital campaign. In the meantime, they post requests for donated items on their website.
The place that doesn't judge needs some help. They need to keep caring and that takes more than an open heart. It takes an open chequebook and a willingness to see all Winnipeggers as deserving of health care.
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Sandy Row
Former UDA/UFF mural in Sandy Row. Removed in June 2012.
|Former name(s)
|Carr's Row. Name given probably to a row of cottages on the old Lisburn Road (now Sandy Row, near the Saltwater Bridge. This information is from the Ulster Architectural Heritage Society.
|Maintained by
|Belfast City Council
|Shaftesbury, Belfast
|Postal code
|54°35′31″N 5°56′13″W / 54.592°N 5.937°WCoordinates: 54°35′31″N 5°56′13″W / 54.592°N 5.937°W
|North end
|Durham Street
|South end
|Lisburn Road
Sandy Row is a street in south Belfast, Northern Ireland. It lends its name to the surrounding residential community, which is predominantly Protestant working-class. The Sandy Row area had a population of 2,153 in 2001.[1][2] It is a staunchly loyalist area of Belfast, being a traditional heartland for affiliation with the paramilitary Ulster Defence Association (UDA) and the Orange Order.
Sandy Row is situated in south Belfast, beginning at the edge of the city centre, close to the Europa Hotel. The road runs south from the Boyne Bridge (formerly the Saltwater Bridge) over the old Dublin railway line beside Great Victoria Street station, then crosses the Donegall Road and ends at the bottom of the Lisburn Road. At the north end of the road was the famous Murray's tobacco factory, which was first opened in 1810,[3] while at the other is a large Orange hall.
Formerly known as Carr's Row,[4] Sandy Row is one of the oldest residential areas of Belfast.[5] Its growth in population was in large part due to the expansion of the linen industry in Rowland Street.[6] The name Sandy Row derived from the sandbank which abutted the road that followed the high-water mark resulting from the flow off the tidal waters of the Lagan River estuary. For over two thousand years, the road along the sandbank was the principal thoroughfare leading south from Carrickfergus.[7]
In the 19th century Sandy Row became a bustling shopping district, and by the turn of the 20th-century, there were a total of 127 shops and merchants based in the road. It continued to draw shoppers from all over Belfast until the outbreak of the Troubles in the late 1960s.[6] The rows of 19th-century terraced houses in the streets branching off Sandy Row have been demolished and replaced with modern housing. Six of the houses which formerly lined Rowland Street have been rebuilt in the Ulster Folk and Transport Museum.
It is a traditionally Protestant, close-knit loyalist community, noted for its elaborate Orange Order parades on the Twelfth, with over 40 Arches erected in its streets and a marching band of teenaged girls known as the "Sandy Row Girl's Band".[8] In addition to the arches spanning the road, buildings and homes are decorated with flags, bunting and banners. The first Orange Arch was erected by Frank Reynolds in about 1921.[7] In 1690, on his way south to fight at the Battle of the Boyne, King William III of England and his troops travelled along Sandy Row.[7] Tradition holds that part of his army camped on the ground where the Orange Hall now stands. The Hall was opened in June 1910 by Lady Henderson, wife of former Lord Mayor of Belfast, James Henderson. By 1908, there were 34 Orange Lodges in the district.[7] In the 19th and 20th-centuries, there was much sectarian fighting and rioting between Sandy Row Protestants and Catholics from Pound Loney, in the Lower Falls Road.[7]
In the spring 1941 Belfast Blitz during the calamitous 15/16 April raid, the Luftwaffe dropped a parachute landmine at the top of Blythe Street, killing and fatally injuring over ten people including children. Terraced houses on both sides of the street were badly damaged, many with their facades blasted off. The Duke and Duchess of Gloucester paid a visit to the devastated street.
The Sandy Row redevelopment association which was founded in 1970, was one of the first loyalist community groups to open an advice centre.[9] In 1996, the Sandy Row Community Forum was established. It acts as an umbrella organisation for all the community groups in the area.
The Troubles[edit]
During The Troubles, the area had a strong Ulster Defence Association (UDA) presence. Sandy Row is part of the UDA South Belfast Brigade, commanded for many years by the late John McMichael and currently by Jackie McDonald.
In December 1972, senior UDA member Ernie Elliott was shot dead outside a Sandy Row club by a fellow UDA man after a drunken brawl.[10] On 7 February 1973, Brian Douglas, a Protestant fireman from Sailortown was shot to death by the UDA whilst fighting a fire caused by street disturbances in Bradbury Place.[11] Two Protestant civilian men were killed on 30 March 1974 in a no-warning bomb attack carried out by an unknown republican paramilitary group against the Crescent Bar. On 24 July 1974, Anne Ogilby, a 31-year-old Protestant single mother of four, was savagely beaten to death with bricks and sticks inside the disused Warwick's bakery in Hunter Street by two teenagers from the Sandy Row women's UDA unit, commanded by Elizabeth "Lily" Douglas.[12] Ogilby's six-year-old daughter listened to her mother's screams outside the door whilst loud disco music was playing inside. Ogilby had been "sentenced to death" at a kangaroo court presided over by eight UDA women after it was discovered she was having an affair with a UDA man, who was married to one of the unit's members. She had also made defamatory remarks about her lover's wife. On 30 January 1976, the Provisional IRA exploded a car bomb outside the Klondyke Bar on the corner of McAdam Street. John Smiley, a middle-aged Protestant civilian was killed outright in the blast. Many people inside the pub suffered serious injuries including a barmaid who lost an eye, Vina Galaway.[11][13] Less than two years before the attack, the Klondyke Bar was the subject of a photographic essay by Bill Kirk in a series of photographs taken in Sandy Row. The Klondyke had been built in 1872.
In the same year of the Klondyke bombing, an 18-year-old Catholic girl had her throat slit behind a Sandy Row pub by loyalist paramilitaries after she had been discovered drinking inside with Protestant friends.[14] Sandy Row UDA members also launched a series of attacks on nearby Durham Street, a mainly Catholic area between Sandy Row and the Falls Road, in the early 1970s with four Catholics killed in the area, including 16 year old Bernard McErlain, in late March–April 1973.[15]
Thomas Vance, one of the 18 British soldiers killed in the Warrenpoint ambush, was a native of Sandy Row.[citation needed]
In October 2011, a bomb was discovered on a patch of ground at Bradbury Place, which caused a security alert resulting in the evacuation of homes, bars, and businesses in the area. Army bomb disposal experts carried out a controlled explosion on the device.
The large UDA/Ulster Freedom Fighters mural was one of many loyalist murals found in Sandy Row; it could be seen from the northern end of the street. The mural was supposed to mirror the Free Derry Corner republican mural. It was announced in June 2012 that the mural would be painted over with another showing William of Orange. The announcement was made by Jackie McDonald following a year of talks with residents and business leaders, some of whom claimed that the presence of the mural was dissuading other businesses from settling in office blocks nearby.[16] It was removed on 25 June and replaced with the mural depicting William of Orange.[17][18]
Sandy Row contains a loyalist souvenir shop, the "One Stop Ulster Shop", which sells UDA and Ulster Volunteer Force (UVF) paraphernalia.[19] The John McMichael Centre (named after the former South Belfast UDA leader) which helps former loyalist prisoners, is also located on Sandy Row.
The Sandy Row Neighbourhood Renewal Area (NRA) was designated by the Department for Social Development in 2004, with boundaries extending along the Westlink, Donegall Road and Great Victoria Street. On Census day (29 April 2001) there were a total of 2,153 people living in the Sandy Row NRA. Of these:[1][2]
- 20% were aged under 16 years and 21% were aged 60 and over;
- 44% of the population were male and 56% were female;
- 10% were from a Catholic community background;
- 86% were from a 'Protestant and Other Christian (including Christian related)' community background;
- 14% of people aged 16–74 were unemployed.
For more details see: NI Neighbourhood Information Service.
The Linfield F.C. was founded in Sandy Row in March 1886 by workers from the Ulster Spinning Company's Linfield Mill. Originally named the Linfield Athletic Club, its playing ground, "the Meadow", was situated behind the mill.[20] Linfield's first captain was Sam "Thaw" Torrans.
Celebrated snooker champion Alex "Hurricane" Higgins was a native of Sandy Row, having been born in Abingdon Drive, off the Donegall Road. He first started playing at the age of 11 in the Jampot club.[21]
In popular culture[edit]
In the song "Madame George" on his album Astral Weeks, Van Morrison sings:
Then you know you gotta go
On that train from Dublin up to Sandy Row—Van Morrison, "Madame George" (1968)[22]
- ^ a b Sandy Row Project Team (December 2004). "Section 5: Sandy Row". Taskforce – addressing the needs of working class Protestant communities: Final report (DOC) (Report). Department for Social Development. pp. 26–27. Retrieved 12 August 2012.
- ^ a b Sandy Row Project Team (December 2004). "Annex 4: Census data". Taskforce – addressing the needs of working class Protestant communities: Final report (DOC) (Report). Department for Social Development. pp. VI–XXV. Retrieved 12 August 2012.
- ^ Owen, D. J. (1921). History of Belfast. W. & G. Baird. p. 313. Retrieved 17 February 2012.
- ^ "McCausland – new name for Sandy Row housing scheme" (Press release). Northern Ireland Executive. 15 September 2011. Retrieved 12 August 2012.
- ^ Sandy Row: a little part of Belfast
- ^ a b Sandy Row History Part 1
- ^ a b c d e Sandy Row History, part 2
- ^ Murphy, p.288
- ^ Nelson, Sarah (1984). Ulster's Uncertain Defenders: Protestant political, paramilitary and community groups and the Northern Ireland conflict. Belfast: Appletree Press. p.141
- ^ McDonald, Henry & Cusack, Jim (2004). UDA: Inside the Heart of Loyalist Terror. Penguin Ireland. pp. 34-35
- ^ a b CAIN: Sutton Index of Deaths - 1973
- ^ Simpson, Alan (1999). Murder Madness: True Crimes of The Troubles. Dublin: Gill & McMillan. pp.38-39
- ^ Murphy, Dervla (1979). A Place Apart. Harmondsworth: Penguin ISBN 0140050302; p. 144
- ^ McDonald & Cusack, p. 54
- ^ O'Neill, Julian (1 June 2012). "Sandy Row loyalist mural to be replaced with William of Orange painting". BBC Online. Retrieved 12 August 2012.
- ^ "Sandy Row loyalist mural being replaced with William of Orange painting". BBC Online. 25 June 2012. Retrieved 12 August 2012.
- ^ "King Billy portrait replaces UFF mural on Sandy Row". BBC Online. 2 July 2012. Retrieved 12 August 2012.
- ^ Image of the shop
- ^ Garnham, Neal (2004). Association football and society in pre-partition Ireland. Ulster Historical Foundation. p.47
- ^ McKeown, Lesley-Anne (27 July 2012). "Two years on and still no Alex Higgins memorial". Belfast Telegraph. Retrieved 12 August 2012.
- ^ "Belfast: In search of Van Morrison". Texas Monthly. October 1975. Retrieved 11 August 2012.
External links[edit]
|Wikimedia Commons has media related to Sandy Row, Belfast.


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