Developing a Culture of Peace in Calgary and Alberta-an article presented at the Third Annual Alberta Peace Education Conference October 2005. It can be used for consideration in initiating other Provincial and Community Culture of Peace Programs.
Wanted: A Straw to Stir the Drink. âThe straw that stirs the drinkâ is an old newspaper colloquialism, derived from politics, applied to very successful columnists. It means a commentator with a large following, one whom even the opposition reads. (Itâs heard in baseball circles, too.
Remove the pot from the heat and turn off the source of heat. Hold the ends of the straws in the hot water to soften them. Then flatten the softened ends by rubbing them with the side of a pencil. Cut the flattened ends of each straw into a point, as shown. This is the reed.