King's International University

This King's International University gives its address as

King’s International University of Science and Technology
Copthall, P.0. Box 2331 , Roseau , St George, 00152
The Commonwealth of Dominica
+1 (302) 397-2992

(The 302 area code is in Wilmington, Delaware.)

There are no faculty or staff listed on the academic staff page.

It claims acreditation from the National Distance Learning Accreditation Council, which also accredits the blue goatbag Suffield University and the red goatbag Redding University.

But wait, there's more! There is another King's International here. Though it claims North American addresses, the English on the site is pretty weird. See the Registrar Words page:

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From a marketing standpoint, I have to wonder if Drive and Grit will actually garner any market share from the likes of Ripple, Thunderbird, Night Train Express, or even Mad Dog 20/20. Having never imbibed any of the above mentioned libations, I am no position to know.

 

Re: Re: King's International University

"Grit," maybe, sizing up the average wino. But not "drive." Never drink and drive; you might hit a bump and spill some!

Each of those "wines" which, in the words of Robin Williams, have never seen a grape, are extremely popular for one reason: alcohol content. They have, typically, about 20%, which is half of most liquors. Most real (and unfortified) wines are between 10-13%.

NB: Jack Daniels had reduced its proof (alcohol content x2) from 90 to 86 (45 to 43 percent). They're reducing it again to the industry standard 80 proof (40%). There is only one way to do this: add water (which they do anyway to control the alcohol level). This why really good bourbons are way over 100 proof; no cutting with water. You get the real taste. You also get really wasted.

Good bourbons are commonly above 80 proof, as are many good brands of gin. Canadian and American whiskeys are blended and, thus, kept at 80, similar to rums (which are not always blended). Scotch tastes like iodine, so we'll pass there. Tequila has a bad reputation, but it's almost always 80 proof. (I suspect it's the amount you drink, not the proof, when tequila is in question).

Hangover tips: First, don't drink so much. Second, drink lots of water, especially right before going to bed. (Hangovers are largely--but not exclusively--due to dehydration.) Third, get lots of sleep--it doesn't hurt as much when you're passed out. Fourth, avoid dark liquors (rums, bourbons, tequilas, etc.). They have more toxins in them. (But some people drink so much the differences don't matter.) Fifth, don't drink the next morning or day ("a hair of the dog that bit you"). Unless you're such a heavy drinker that you're suffering (already!) from alcohol withdrawal, drinking the next day only lenghtens and worsens the recovery process. Sixth, an analgesic when you first wake up helps.

I don't drink well. When I drink, I have to do two things the next morning. First, I have to go get my car. Second, I have to take back the car I took! Rodney Dangerfield

If alcohol is a crutch, Jack Daniels is the wheelchair! Robin Williams

My father was a workaholic. Yeah, whenever you mentioned the word "work" he got drunk! Rodney Dangerfield

My father drank a lot when I was a kid; we didn't have much money for food. I was 6 years old before I found out there was no such thing as Alpo baby food! Rodney Dangerfield.