Bermuda Grass
Radiological and Nuclear Incidents
Accidents may occur at nuclear power plants resulting in the release of a plume of radioactive particles into the atmosphere that can create fallout. Due to differences in nuclear fuels and the resultant reactions that take place when a reactor accident occurs, the radioactive elements of this fallout (called isotopes) from a nuclear power plant accident are not the same as those found in fallout from the detonation of a nuclear device. Use of potassium iodide: KI is an antidote almost exclusively used in the aftermath of reactor incidents. KI counters the effects of radioactive iodine internally ingested or inhaled in fallout. ... [Read More]
"Carson Fox and West Huddleston, "Drug Courts in the U.S." Issues of Democracy, May 2003"
Drug courts began as a grass-roots effort, when local jurisdictions looking for alternatives to going through the regular court system, turned to drug courts to deal with their drug-addicted offenders. ... Drug courts began as a grass-roots effort, and they remain so today. From Miami to San Francisco to Rio de Janeiro, communities implement drug courts to deal with their local issues. Different jurisdictions must confront different drugs of choice, different criminal justice systems, and different available resources. ... [Read More]
US Department Of State Post Report
Saltwater fishing is excellent during most times of year, and is a popular departure from work. Fishing tackle can be purchased locally, but prices are high and selection is limited. Hunting is legal and generally welcomed by rural farmers whose crops are often damaged by abundant warthogs. Other game includes guinea fowl, duck, and francolin depending upon the season and area of the country. When in heavily wooded or grassy areas it is advisable to exercise caution regarding snakes, many of which are venomous and aggressive when threatened. ... [Read More]
US Department Of State Post Report
Vijayatunga, J. Grass for My Feet. London: Edward Arnold, 1935; reprint ed., 1953; reprint ed., London: Howard Baker, 1970; reprint ed., Sri Lanka: K.V.G. deSilva & Sons Colombo Ltd., 1993. A popular and nostalgic account of the author's traditional village society; a charming description of community life in rural Sri Lanka in the twenties. ... around houses must be maintained by keeping grass cut and leaves cleared, which ... sale and domestics for hire. "The Linc," a grassroots magazine produced for the ... [Read More]
US Department Of State Post Report
For joggers and walkers, Kolonia offers interesting terrain for early mornings and evenings. The heat and humidity makes midday exertion difficult. Stray dogs can also be an aggravation. The causeway between the airport and the main island offers beautiful water and island scenery, pavement and grass, clean air, and is not highly trafficked. ... [Read More]
Documents 341-358
6. In its early phases it will represent a concentration of effort in those areas which in our judgment appear to offer the greatest present hope of success; i.e. a selective concentration on those provincial or local activities which bear continued promise of producing immediate though initially small-scale results at the grass roots level, in the expectation that these may spread more generally to other areas of the country and take hold. It represents, moreover, a deliberate effort to identify ourselves progressively and to the extent possible with the common man, whose restiveness is increasing. ... [Read More]
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