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.
1 A basic drinking straw is straight for the full length. 2  A bendable straw or bendy straw (known in the industry as an articulated straw) has a concertina-type hinge near the top for convenience. 3  This variation was invented by Joseph Friedman in 1937.