This commercial item description (CID) covers odorless, alkyd, interior semigloss enamel, non-lead, in whites and tints.
This commercial item description covers fast drying enamels for general-purpose use. This specification is canceled. Superseded by A-A-2787.
This specification covers a 340 grams per liter (g/L) (maximum) [2.8 pounds per gallon (lb/gal) (maximum)] volatile organic content (VOC) gray, interior deck enamel (Formula No. 20L) for shipboard use as a general purpose interior deck enamel for application to either primed steel or aluminum. Product is supplied in a single can and used as supplied. This specification is canceled. Superseded by MIL-DTL-15090.
This specification is canceled. See TT-E-490.
This specification is canceled with no superseded document.
This specification covers semi-gloss enamels for production line application by brushing, spraying or dipping.
This specification covers two classes of enamel for roller application over a size coat on metal containers.
This specification covers enamel, textured, olive green (for coating liners, helmet M-1). This specification is canceled. Superseded by MIL-C-43460.
This specification covers one type and grade of synthetic insulating enamel for use on electrical equipment, and for general purpose use. This specification meets Air Pollution Regulations (Rule 66).
This specification is canceled. Use MIL-E-52798, MIL-L-52909 or MIL-E-46096.
This specification is canceled. Superseded by MIL-L-52043 or TT-E-529.
This specification covers a camouflage alkyd enamel used as a finishing coat on military equipment and is suitable for use under air pollution regulations. This specification is canceled. Superseded by MIL-C-46168 or MIL-DTL-53039.
This specification covers a modified alkyd lusterless camouflage baking enamel for use as a finish coat on military equipment. It can be used in areas covered by air pollution regulations. This specification is canceled. Superseded by MIL-C-46168 or MIL-DTL-53039.
This specification covers zinc phosphate type of quick-drying synthetic lusterless enamel used as a finishing coat on ammunition and other metal surfaces. It complies with South Coast Air Quality Management District Rule 442.
This specification covers a flash dry camouflage alkyd enamel used as a finishing coat on military equipment and is suitable for use under air pollution regulations. This specification is canceled. Superseded by MIL-C-46168 or MIL-DTL53039.
This specification is canceled. Use TT-E-489.
This specification is canceled. Superseded by FED SPEC TT-E-515.
This specification covers the requirements of (95 percent acrylic) water based emulsion (latex), enamels primarily for use on primed metal surfaces. The enamel is volatile organic content (VOC) compliant and may be supplied in a variety of colors for shipboard use.
This specification covers two classes of fast drying enamel suitable primarily for application to metal equipment. This specification is canceled. Superseded by TT-E-2784 and A-A-2787.
This specification covers a copolymerized silicone alkyd enamel for use on primed metal.
This specification covers a synthetic semi-gloss enamel for metal and wood furniture that may be applied by brushing, spraying or dipping. It can be used in areas covered by AIR POLLUTION REGULATIONS. This specification is canceled. Superseded by TT-E-2784 and A-A-2787.
This specification covers a lead mercury and hexavalent chromate free acrylic emulsion enamel in the following type for exterior use on primed metal, concrete, masonry, and properly prepared wood. This specification is canceled. Superseded by A-A-3183.
This specification covers four types of semigloss rust-inhibiting enamel for use on metal as a one or two coat primer or finishing system.
This specification covers an enamel formulated for use on wood and concrete floors and decks.
This specification covers an enamel for general-purpose interior and exterior application. This specification is canceled. Superseded by A-A-665.
This specification covers one type of an air drying, high gloss, alkyd enamel for use on primed exterior and interior metal and wood surfaces.
This specification covers a copolymerized silicone alkyd enamel for use on primed, smooth metal surfaces. This specification is canceled. Superseded by MIL-PRF-24635.
This specification covers a synthetic, gloss enamel for metal and wood furniture, to be applied by brushing, spraying, or dipping. This specification is canceled. Superseded by TT-E-2784.
This specification covers a heat resisting black enamel. This specification is canceled. Superseded by A-A-3054.
This specification covers two types of an alkyd-type, full-gloss enamel suitable for interior use on walls, ceilings, and wood-work.
This specification covers two types of ready-mixed high-grade synthetic semigloss enamel, in white and tints, suitable for general interior use on walls, ceilings, and woodwork. This specification is canceled. Superseded by A-A-50574.


Sharp differences alternating ambit of chase and backroom appearance American attitudes adjoin the poor and poverty, according to a new analysis of accessible opinion, which finds affinity adjoin the poor and deep skepticism about government antipoverty efforts.
The differences brighten some of the passions that acquire apprenticed this year's advancing presidential campaign.
But the poll, which updates a analysis The Times conducted three decades ago, additionally illustrates how attitudes about abjection acquire remained abundantly connected over time admitting affecting bread-and-er and amusing change.
Criticism of the poor – a acceptance that there are "plenty of jobs accessible for poor people," that government programs brand annex and that best poor bodies would "prefer to breach on welfare" – is abnormally accepted amidst the blue-collar, white Americans who acquire accustomed the arch abutment to Donald Trump.


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'I'm going to dance at your wedding!' Something about him struck me. I tried to play it cool. We never saw what was to come.': Woman loses husband to Covid-19, advocates for other victims after viral post
'I will never forget the moment I first saw him, the world seemed brighter. I told him, 'You're going to sleep, but in a few days we'll pick you up. I found a note from him saying, 'Always be happy no matter what.'"
By Devon Ledbetter
'What do you do for love? Have a baby! I was in the middle of drug deals, poisoning myself. It was a wake-up call.': Woman details sobriety journey, 'Obstacles gave me opportunities'
"I was taught, if you do what you're supposed to and look how you're supposed to look, you can and 'deserve' to drink, smoke, and vandalize when people aren't looking."
'Brushing my hair for the first day of 1st Grade, my mom's face grew concerned. 'I'm fine!' The lump doubled in size by the time I returned from school.': Leukemia survivor creates foundation to inspire hope among community
"I was only 6 years when cancer consumed my life. Some people try to erase their history of battling cancer; I choose to embrace it."
'My Tinder date said, 'Let me see what SHE wants to drink…' I felt a huge, warm feeling in the pit of my stomach. It was the first time I was addressed with female pronouns.': Woman comes out as trans with support from co-workers, friends
"I was born on January 25, 1995. The name on my birth certificate is recorded as Derek Sabado with the letter 'M' next to it. The year is 2021, and as I'm writing this, I have never felt more happy and proud of the woman I have become."
'It was a Tuesday night when I phoned my parents at 1 a.m. whimpering, 'Mom, I have a really bad feeling about my marriage…': Brave survivor explains being stuck in 13-year-long abusive relationship without knowing
"My parents pulled up with their pick-up truck and helped me flee. I left with $400, my cat, and my car. I'd been in an abusive relationship for 13 years… without even knowing it."
'You should take a look at this.' It was IDENTICAL TWINS! I was oblivious to the doctor's concerns.': Endometriosis warrior welcomes premie twins in NICU, 'You go one day at a time'
"I had to undergo surgery to give my babies a chance to survive. The procedures were TERRIFYING. But I would endure whatever it took!"
'I BEGGED my therapist to help. 'I'm sure I'm done with it.' It was easier to hide behind a fuzzy mask.': Trans woman shares journey with identity, 'ALL people are deserving of love'
"I spilled my secrets to her. It became a fight and resulted in me dumping my stash of clothes. I vowed to never talk about it again."
'Leave what you can, take what you need.': Woman builds charity boxes to serve community, 'Kindness is for everyone'
"Someone out there cares about you and believes we will get through things together."
'You are biologically a female.' I couldn't stop life and become a woman. I'd devastate my wife and kids.': Intersex trans woman shares self-love journey, 'For the first time I'm PROUD of who I am'
"With every new life accomplishment, my wife has always stuck by my side."
'The doctor said, 'Something is brewing, but I just can't put my finger on it.' I went from a 'migraine' to blacking out for two months.': Teen battling chronic illness urges 'let the worst inspire the good'
"I spiked a 108-degree fever. I was stripped naked, covered with cold cloths, and had fans blasting my body. Soon after, I went psychotic. Nothing I said made sense, and everything had a twisted meaning. HGTV sent me into full-blown panic."

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Wiedman has established a reputation for himself as a designer in the past months both professionally…and on social media. His parody design of the University of North Dakota's logo following their name change from "Fighting Sioux" to "Fighting Hawks" went viral last December.
He was also the chief designer for Emerging Prairie's Drone Focus 2016 conference, and an organizer of the weekly Drone Focus meet-ups. Design, he said, has always been in his blood, even as a child.
"I remember taking more time designing signage for Kool-aid stands than I probably spent outside actually selling Kool-aid," he writes.
Now, he's stepping out to do it on his own, not because corporate life was bad, but because it's the right next step, he said.
Wiedman's move comes during a year-long transition for the Botlink team. This year, Botlink's former vice president of marketing and communications Al Winmill moved on, as well as frontman Shawn Muehler, co-founder and former chief operating officer. Alex Kube, one of the original co-founders, remains on the team as chief technology officer.
As for Wiedman, he's looking ahead to a fresh start.


Ruth Gaare Bernheim, J.D., M.P.H., is chair of the Department of Public Health Sciences in the School of Medicine, as well as co-director of the Institute for Practical Ethics and Public Life, at the University of Virginia. She is the founding director of the Master of Public Health Program at the University of Virginia and teaches courses on public health law, ethics and policy. She currently serves as chair of the Center for Disease Control and Prevention's (CDC) Ethics Subcommittee; as a member of the National Board of Public Health Examiners; and as past-president of the Virginia Public Health Association. She is co-director of the ethics committee of the Public Health Leadership Society and works with members on the Public Health Code of Ethics. In this capacity, she has given numerous presentations at national conferences on the ethical dimensions of public health practice, including public health research.
Gaare Bernheim teaches courses in the Medical School, Law School, and College on public health law and policy, including the required fourth-year medical school course on health policy. She is co-director of the new Certificate Program in Public Health Sciences for Graduate Medical Education and recently led university-wide efforts to develop the undergraduate Global Public Health Minor.
Gaare Bernheim works on numerous community public health projects at the local, state, and national level, and serves on the national board of the Association for Prevention Teaching and Research (APTR) and the governing board of the American Journal of Preventive Medicine. As co-director of ethics for the Public Health Leadership Society, she also works with public health leaders in practice across the country on ethical and legal education, including developing educational modules for the CDC's Public Health Law Program. In addition, she was a faculty consultant on the Association of Schools of Public Health (ASPH)'s Model Curriculum on Public Health Ethics, and previous chair of the Ethics Section SPIG of the American Public Health Association (APHA).
Her research interests focus on ethics, law and public health policy, health disparities and public-health community needs assessment.
Gaare Bernheim previously was on the faculty of the Johns Hopkins School of Public Health and Johns Hopkins Bioethics Institute, where her projects included a Robert Wood Johnson-funded grant with the Maryland Attorney General's Office on End-of-Life Care and a PEW-funded grant on Managed Care and Public Health. She also served on the Johns Hopkins Hospital Ethics Committee and the Johns Hopkins Health Care Scientific and Benefits Assessment Committee.
Gaare Bernheim's education includes a law degree from the University of Virginia School of Law, a master's of public health degree from Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health, certificates in mediation from Boston University and the Harvard School of Public Health, and coursework as a research scholar at the Kennedy Institute of Ethics.
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What a weekend! Thursday and Friday were pretty easy, and we just spent the whole time looking at ThingOne in amazement (whom we still call The Bean - old habits and all that). On Friday and Saturday night, however, she didn't sleep much and wanted feeding a lot. That mean not much sleep for mum and dad. Thus the weekend was spent staring at The Bean in amazement, only this time through an exhausted haze.
We had grandparents and my sister and brother-in-law round on Saturday, so we had plenty of opportunity to show off our baby, but ThingOne was a bit grumpy by the evening and we weren't feeling very good at his whole baby lark.
That said, Anne's in bed now, shattered at 7pm!
We've had three visits from midwives since we arrived back from the hospital. This has been good to reassure us things are OK (Anne and I seem to spend a lot of time thinking ThingOne's stopped breathing, or that she may be terribly ill!) and to convince Anne she's not a "failure" when ThingOne doesn't feed for long, or feeds for ages and then throws it all up.


Antonino Graziano is an Italian chef who has transported his traditional and modern approach to Italian cooking all the way to Moscow, Russia.
Originally from Sicily in the South of Italy, Graziano runs the Semifreddo restaurant which he has fronted since it opened back in 2003 and the opened the Mulinazzo restart in 1988 eventually earning two Michelin stars.
He says he takes picking ingredients as important as picking his life partner and, for a chef with no classic culinary training, he's certainly managed to pick up a wide mix of techniques since he started cooking at 15.
Graziano is also one of the 20 mentors for the finalists of S.Pellegrino Young Chef 2015 and has been helping chef Eldar Muradov with his dish of sturgeon with mussels, spring onion, Jerusalem artichoke and smoked broth.
We caught up with Graziono before the final event to hear about his own career as a young chef and ask for some of his advice to the young chefs of today.
I am a self-educated, I didn't train in a culinary school, this can motivate you to work hard and do your best, even without a mentor you can reach big goals.
Undoubtedly respect for the raw material.
I was working in a restaurant in a hotel in Rimini, it was my first summer experience, they asked me to prepare vitellino da latte al forno –roasted suckling veal. But I didn't know that this is veal of a young calf, so I cooked the veal with milk all day long!
Is there one mistake you see young chefs making very often?
Yes, there is one very common mistake, they are more focused on appearance more than on taste.
A young chef should be a connoisseur of the seasons of the products. Behind the choice of the products for a menu there is all the philosophy of the chef.
Young chefs often think that being a chef means to be a superstar, but this way they become narcissists, not real chefs.
I want to focus him on taste and flavours and above all on the products of his region, if the jury can feel that the dish has Russian, Northern flavours, that means that the dish is successful.
I wish them all to remain humble and to think of the success of the kitchen, rather than that of the media. And also to thank this kind of contest, because they can really motivate people to work better.


Australia's current housing tax concessions – negative gearing and capital gains tax exemption – favour the wealthiest and encourage property investors, at the expense of people trying to buy or rent a home. Anglicare Australia's recent report, The Cost of Privilege, showed that negative gearing and capital gains tax concessions on investment properties cost the federal budget $14.85 billion per year. The full cost of all Capital Gains Tax and negative gearing concessions is a staggering $89 billion a year, and overwhelmingly favour the wealthiest households.
The idea was that supporting people to invest in houses and rent them out through the private market would provide more homes more efficiently than governments directly building or subsidising low cost public or other forms of affordable housing. But these policies haven't worked. The result is that thousands of Australians have been priced out of either renting or buying. People on the lowest incomes, who only have the option to rent, are the hardest hit.
The federal government spends billions more on subsidising wealth accumulation for property investors than it does on public housing and homelessness services. We need to change this, and act now to create enough affordable and secure homes for people on low incomes, including those who are already homeless.


Dr. Enemuo is a pediatrician practicing in Lenexa, KS. He was educated at University of Nigerial College of Medicine in 1994.
Dr. Dunn is a gastroenterologist practicing in Kansas City, KS. He was educated at Loyola University Chicago Stritch School of Medicine.
Dr. Mcguire is a gastroenterologist practicing in Saint Joseph, MO. He was educated at Saint Louis University School of Medicine in 1991.


Normally, festival-goers travel 908 miles at home to determine their most favorite bands. That is pretty far, thinking about that 72 hours camped out under the sun requires a lot of things, departing little room for the garms. So why wouldn't you shop when you are getting there? We put together helpful tips for obtaining threads in a few of the top festival metropolitan areas within the U.S.
Vegas doesn't do small. Or subtle. Nevada festivals have a tendency to center around EDM, punk and metal, therefore the more ostentatious the garments, the greater. Pools will also be a life-style here, so it's no shocker that gigs such as the Exodus Festival center around pools. Fortunately, there isn't any lack of swim wear stores. Shops like Go swimming and Beach Party offer every style on the planet and won't break your budget.
Bay Area is the house of hipsters, hillsides and Silicone Valley tycoons—meaning there isn't any finish towards the unique stores and finds within this city. For a good amount of a budget and strange, think about the Bay Area's many resale shops. Haight Street particularly is dotted with retro shops, including Wasteland, which is an expert in 90's trends. The style-conscious festival-goer is certain to find something gig-worthy here.
New You are able to, Chicago is really a mecca for consumers. The Style Shops of Chicago are famous to have an impressive quantity of designer products on sale prices. Go to Condition Street for deals you'll wish to put on lengthy following the festivals are gone. For something a little different, take a look at communities like East Lakeview and Bucktown to locate more eclectic, independent fashion stores.
You most likely do not need us to let you know that New You are able to may be the fashion capital of the usa. Having a store on virtually every corner, finding new threads to bop in will not be a tough task. The important thing to festival fashion is pairing comfort with one-of-a-kind pieces. Buy fundamentals at H&M, Forever 21 or Old Navy—the cheaper the greater, as deterioration is inevitable when you are dancing the sofa off—and purchase some adventurous add-ons like bags, jackets, jewellery and boots. Shop downtown within the East Village, in which the awesome kids spend time, or venture further out into Brooklyn for many unique products.
Unlike many of the south, New Orleans fashion is edgier and more personal and a little more dark. Funnel your negative side and prepared yourself for any weekend of high-energy hanging out at boutiques like Fleurty Girl and Swap. Fleurty Girl is really a unique New Orleans staple concentrating in hand crafted T-t shirts, and you may find designer poor performers at Swap for many seriously good prices. This consignment and vintage shop carries the kind of Rebecca Minkoff, Tibi along with other designers.
The cast attempts to keep up with the latest fashions, which change about every two minutes.


There are two ŠKODA MRF team's drivers, both competing in FABIA R5 cars, who are battling it out for the title. Indian driver Gaurav Gill, who is competing alongside co-driver Stéphane Prévot, came into his home event with a slight advantage as he held a six-point lead in the championship standings.
But the experienced Indian has been expecting to be pushed all the way by talented young Norwegian driver Ole Christian Veiby. Driving with regular co-driver Stig Rune Skjærmoen, he has already won two rounds of the APRC championship this season and also impressed in the WRC2, where he finished sixth overall and won the Rally Poland.
It promises to be a fascinating battle between the two and you can follow all the action right here with our exclusive picture gallery.


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Karan Arjun, a Hindi movie, is not currently screening in Hyderabad.
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We attended interviews in 3 different schools in Chennai for my daughter's KG admission - Chinmaya Vidyalaya, Chennai Public School, and Sherwood Hall. The KG interview pattern/questions seem to be more or less similar, in all the 3 schools. Your kid should be prepared to answer the questions / do the assignments without your help. In Chennai Public School, the kid was interviewed separately without the parents around. You can get a distant view of what is going on. I've compiled the list of questions asked during the KG interview here. Hope this helps you.
2) Which school are you going to?
3) Which class are you studying?
4) Who are all staying with you at home?
5) Who drops/picks you up from school?
Standard questions like "Where do you work", "What is your pay" etc., will be filled in the application form itself. So, the parents should be prepared for the following kind of questions.
1) Why do you want to admit your kid in this school?
2) What would you like the kid to be?
3) What are the skills that you want your kid to pick up?
4) What are some of the things that your kid likes to do?
5) How many hours do you spend with the kid each day?
6) Who helps the kids with the school assignments?
7) What are the extra curricular activities that you would like your kid to participate in?
8) Who will drop/pickup your kid from the school? Would you need school van service?
9) If you R2I'ed, why did you R2I? Do you have plans of going back to US?
If the school is expecting a donation (also called as "school development fund"), you'll also be informed about that during the interview.
Things have changed very much in the last 10 or 15 years. There were times when the admission process was very simple. The parents have to just meet the school Principal and pay the fees. Now, every school is trying to pick the 'best' kid(s) through interviews. I pity these innocent little kids. They have to start competing with each other for a limited number of seats in a good school. It adds unnecessary pressure and frustration to the parents. There are lots of parents who are ready to do 'whatever it takes' to get admission into a good school, which results in increased cost of education.


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Application and adaptation of Income Tax Acts and Capital Gains Tax Act, 1975.
140.—(1) Without prejudice to the general application to corporation tax of the provisions of the Income Tax Acts relating to the computation of income, Part I of the Second Schedule shall have effect for the purpose of applying to corporation tax or otherwise adapting the provisions of those Acts there mentioned.
(2) Without prejudice to the general application to corporation tax of the provisions of the Capital Gains Tax Act, 1975 , relating to the computation of chargeable gains, Part II of the Second Schedule shall have effect for the purpose of applying to corporation tax or otherwise adapting the provisions of that Act there mentioned.
(3) The amendments in each Part of the Second Schedule are subject to the provisions of this Act and, in particular, to the provisions of the final paragraph of that Part.


While the quantity of individuals who experience the ill effects of back torment expands day by day, the quantity of Chiropractor likewise increases. There are many people who are not familiar of Chiropractor and because of this we are here to guide you in choosing the best one in the field. Basically the first step is you must consider is if you need one.
Natural Health Chiropractic are experts in putting your spine back to its normal position. It is ordinarily the off base situating of some bone, tendon or muscle that is causing your back agony issue and this is the place a decent chiropractor will have the capacity to help and facilitate your misery.
It's a familiar maxim yet you should search for genuineness in a CHIROPRACTOR. Having an honest CHIROPRACTOR may lead to faster healing result because they will recommend the best treatment. In the event that they prescribe that you take supplements, a legitimate chiropractor will prescribe the least expensive place to get them as opposed to offering their own particular supplements. Numerous not really legitimate chiropractors will offer the patient a bundle of a set number of sessions and treatment. This is an awful sign, particularly in the event that they presently can't seem to perceive how you are reacting to any treatment up until now. It is a bad signal if before they will determine your back pain problem, they will firstly offer you their package. An honest CHIROPRACTOR will refer you to other expert if they cannot be able to treat you condition.
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Monil Arora is the Principle Agent and Director of IAF. Monil is a Bachelor of Engineering (Chandigarh-India) and also an MBA (topper from one of the best ranked business schools of India). He is settled in Australia since 2003, is a MARA Registered Migration Agent and also a practising Information Technology consultant. IAF is his brainchild. He has also been a visiting lecturer with University of Western Sydney, Parramatta, Australia and Institute of Management Technology, Ghaziabad, India.
During his professional career, Monil has dealt with numerous Corporations and Professionals and uses the professional skills gained there in dealing with the Department of Immigration. He has successfully got many decisions over turned with his diplomatic but firm discussions with the Department.
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Pope Francis on women priests. Women should boycott the Catholic church.
In an impromptu press conference on July 28th last, aboard the papal plane on his return to Rome from World Youth Day in Brazil, Pope Francis said, "on the ordination of women, the Church has spoken and said no. Pope John Paul II, in a definitive formulation, said that door is closed."
Meanwhile the Jesuit America magazine has apologised for accidentally omitting an sentence from its translation (from the Italian) of Pope Francis's comments on women in the 12,000 word interview published last week.
It has pointed out that when the Pope was asked 'What should be the role of women in the church?", he began his reply with, "'It is necessary to broaden the opportunities for a stronger presence of women in the church." This sentence, America said was left out of its English translation of the interview.
What the Pope actually said then was "'It is necessary to broaden the opportunities for a stronger presence of women in the church. I am wary of a solution that can be reduced to a kind of f 'female machismo,' because a woman has a different make-up than a man. But what I hear about the role of women is often inspired by an ideology of machismo. Women are asking deep questions that must be addressed. The church cannot be herself without the woman and her role."
He continued "The woman is essential for the church. Mary, a woman, is more important than the bishops. I say this because we must not confuse the function with the dignity. We must therefore investigate further the role of women in the church. We have to work harder to develop a profound theology of the woman. Only by making this step will it be possible to better reflect on their function within the church. The feminine genius is needed wherever we make important decisions. The challenge today is this: to think about the specific place of women also in those places where the authority of the church is exercised for various areas of the church."


Recently MFN had a chance to sit down for an interview with the founder of Maxol Studios LLC, a new company providing custom masking for shot peen, thermal spray, blasting and or any surface finishing process. Maxol Studios LLC is based out of Chandler AZ, a suburb of Phoenix and has been in business since '08. A small company, Maxol Studios is growing rapidly under the careful guidance of its founder and CEO, Mark Schanze. The following is that interview with Mark Schanze.


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BJP failed to remove tollgates, says Puthiya Tamizhagam
Extending support to the striking lorry owners, Puthiya Tamizhagam (PT) has accused the BJP of failing on its promise to remove toll plazas across the country. Lorry owners all over the country are on strike since October 1.
Talking to the reporters, PT president and MLA, Dr. K. Krishnasamy said that the Union Surface Transport minister Nitin Gadkari had promised to remove the toll plazas all over the country in a phased manner, but had failed to do so. This had forced the All India
Motor Transport Congress to resort to a nationwide indefinite strike, he said.
On DSP Vishnupriya's suicide, Krishnasamy accused the police of helping Yuvaraj, the prime suspect in the mysterious death of Gokulraj. This was one of the cases that Vishnupriya was investigating prior to her suicide.
Krishnasamy also said that the Tamil Nadu state government must also hike the daily wages to plantation workers at places like Valparai, Mudis, Coonoor, Kothagiri, Mancholai, High Wavis, Yercaud, and Kanyakumari, to Rs.500 a day, following the demands of their counterparts in Munnar, Kerala, to increase their wages.
The party is planning to launch a series of protests all over Tamil Nadu starting next month, demanding that six different sub-sects be brought under one common caste of Devendra Kula Vellalar.


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Q: What's a good (preferably standard) was to restore iptables config in ubuntu 9.10 I never quite got why this isn't some built in setup, although maybe it is and stuff changes so quickly I just missed it.
I can use iptables-save to generate something I can feed into iptables-restore, but what I was wondering is if there was a standard place to put it so that it gets picked up on boot without me having to add something to rc.local or the ever changing init/event.d scripts.

A: I think it is pretty common for people to use a front-end to iptables like firehol, shorewall, etc, or many others instead of manipulating the tables themselves.  Most of these packages setup init scripts to install the rules at boot time for you, and you place your rules in a configuration file appropriate to that tool.
My preference is firehol, I really like the simplified syntax that I get.  You don't have to sacrifice flexibility, you can create far more complex rules when you need them.  It creates lots of chains to make the rule processing a lot more efficient then you typically see in rules sets entered by hand.

A: From the Ubuntu community help site it seems that Ubuntu has no default method to save rules, but the site suggests two ways:

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*pre-up and post-down statements in /etc/network/interfaces

*scripts in /etc/network/if-pre-up.d and ../if-post-down.d

See this page for details.
Personally I prefer to use Shorewall and Shorewall6 to simplify iptables configuration, which restores iptables rules at startup automatically.

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By: Tom King - Updated: 10 Oct 2018 | *Discuss
Relays and races help to instill a sense of competition and camaraderie in youth groups, and they are a lot of fun into the bargain. Relays and races are great for more established, mature youth groups who are already comfortable with each other and can handle a bit of good-natured competition and the occasional defeat, but they do work with younger children too. This article explores some of the different relays and races which work best.
Simple Relays and Races
One of the most simple relays is, of course, the Shuttle Relay. This simply tests the speed of each team, so make sure you choose fairly balanced groups. Each team lines up and, one at a time, races towards a turning point, at which point they turn round and return to their team to tag the next runner. Whichever team completes the race first is the winner.
This is very easy to set up, and there are some easy variations you can throw in to change the relays - skipping, walking, hopping, etc. Alternatively, if you have enough leaders, have one leader stand at each end of the hall, and simply have each runner run to the other end of the hall. When the runner passes the leader, the leader waves a flag or an arm so that the next runner can begin. This gives a slightly more tense feel to the race.
Complex Relays and Races
There are some great complex relays and races that you can play with your youth groups. Here is a list of a few of these relays and races, which take slightly more preparation:
William Tell Race - this race works the same as the Shuttle Relay, except that each team member must carry an apple on their head!
Tunnel Race - Teams stand in single file. Each member must crawl through the legs of their team mates to reach the back of the line, then bounce back up so that the next player can go. Best for younger children.
Water Carry - this is one of the best relays to play in the summer when it's warm! Teams stand in single file in front of a bucket full of water. They have an empty bucket behind them. The first player must run to the full bucket and carry a beaker of water back to his team. The beaker is then passed over the heads of the team to the back, so that the water can be put into the empty bucket! This is one of those races which often leads to a drenching for all concerned! The race can either end when the bucket gets filled up to a certain level, or when the time runs out.
Spin Relay - This is another favourite and is best played outside on reasonably soft ground or inside on thick carpeting. Like other relays, teams will race to complete the game first, but instead of merely running to a turning point and returning, at the turning point there is a broom or a stick. Each runner must lean over so that their forehead is touching the top of the stick and spin around it ten times. They must then return to their team so that the next runner can depart.
However, the spinning causes a certain amount of dizziness, and there is a strong likelihood that some of the youth will fall over - especially as the lure of competition makes them spin a little faster than they should!
There are many other relays and races that youth groups can play. However, we hope that those mentioned here will be a good starting point for leaders who are seeking to play games that are fun and competitive. Enjoy these relays and races!


National Insurance – World is full of uncertainty and no one knows what could happen in future. Life is never predictable and therefore one can never predict his or her future. Actually our life has became so much punched with poor health due stress, depression, workload and poor lifestyle that none of us can determine our life span and therefore it becomes too stressful when we think of our family member who are totally dependent on us. If some uncertain casualty happens to us in future, whether physically or financially, what would happen to those who are dependent on our shoulder? This uncertain casualty could demolish them or break them into pieces. Though nothing can guarantee a safeguard from uncertain casualty but there is one thing which guarantees us safeguard to our dependents if something happens to us. Insurance is that plan which insures that our dependent will be safe and prosperous after us.
Insurance is a sort of risk management where a insurer transfers a certain amount to the insured person or entity for the loss of incurred in favor of the monetary compensation paid to insurer for a prescribed time period known as Premium. Insurance is a plan which protects an individual, entity, business or a group from casualty or losses of life, health or finance in respect of a affordable amount paid. Insurance allows one to feel free from stress of uncertain losses in future by paying just small amount and receiving risk free life. Insurer with the respective amount paid by the insured i.e. premium insures that if the insured person or entity met any loss which is prescribed and mentioned while insuring then the insurer will pay the casualty amount or the insured amount to the insured person or entity.
Financial protection to family after insured person's death.
Insured repayment of debt after the death of insured debtor.
Financial protection to the family of employee after his or her death while service.
Protection against the uncertain situation after the death of partner or co-shareholder in a business.
Protection against uncertain health or medical expenses.
Protection against theft or fire or natural hazards.
Protection against legal affairs or law suits.
Protection of vehicle against accidental or theft losses.
Insurance is a very ancient practice of financial transaction and cover and has been practiced since many era and periods. In ancient period, insurance was first introduced between Chinese and Babylonian merchants. During this period Babylonian invented a system in 1750 BC where they claim to have extra amount in their fund from the merchant for safely delivering the goods. Later in medieval period, Sultan of Anatolia in 12th century invented a system for the safety of traders. According to this a trader will be paid for all his losses if he has been robbed in the territory. Modern Insurance pattern officially came into existence in 1830 with the establishment of New York Life Insurance with its initial life insurance plan.
There is vast and deep root of insurance in Indian culture and history. Though there is no official note of existence of insurance in India in ancient period but it is said that insurance came into existence over millions of year ago where king funds and benefits his countrymen against natural hazard or destruction during enemy attack u\in favor of taxes. Well officially insurance came into existence in India in 1818 with Oriental Life Insurance Company in British Empire. But after independence and formation of Constitution of India on 19th January 1956, Life Insurance Corporation of India was formed. After that this sector never stopped and keeps rising day by day. Today India is one of the major countries for Insurance Company functioning and there are more than hundred of insurance companies functioning in India. Indian government allows 49% of Foreign Direct Investment in Insurance sector.
Here by are some of the major insurance plans functioning in India.
Whole Life Insurance – Within this plan the insurance company collects the premium from the insured person for the whole life or till the retirement and pays back the assured amount to his or her family only after the death of insured person.
Term Life Insurance – Within this plan the insured person is depicted to pay premium for a prescribed term period such as 10 years or 15 years or 20 years or 25 years and after the term period he or she is paid back the assured amount. In case the insured person dies before term completion then his or her family will receive complete amount.
Child Insurance – This insurance is meant for the children of below 18 years of age who are dependent. Within this plan, guardian of the child runs the policy and payoff the premium in respect of the child. Child receives the amount after the completion of term period.
Health Insurance – Within this plan insurance company is liable to pay off the expenses implemented on the health or medical treatment of the insured person.
Vehicle Insurance – Within this plan the vehicle is ensured against the accidental loss or hazards.
Fire/Marine Insurance – Within this plan the insurance company guarantees to protect the losses against the fire hazard or water hazard.
Pension Plan – More than a insurance this an investment plan. Insured person is liable to payoff certain amount of premium and during the service term and after retirement he or she receives prescribed amount every month in sort of pension or salary by insurance company.
Endowment Plan – Within this plan, insurance company pays you back certain part of your investment after every 5 years. In respect, you have to pay certain amount of premium every year for prescribed term period.
Money Back Plan – This is almost similar to endowment plan as you similarly get paid certain part of your investment after every 5 years.
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Despite the controversy surrounding YouTube celebrity Logan Paul (thanks to a string of videos exploiting an apparent suicide and tasering a rat), the young media personality hasn't done anything to warrant being kicked off of the platform that made him a star.
That's according to chief executive Susan Wojcicki, who defended her company's treatment of Paul's video controversy on stage at the Code Media conference in Huntington Beach, Calif.
While YouTube has suspended Paul's ability to monetize videos through ads, it has not booted him from the platform — a step Wojcicki said could only be taken if a user violates YouTube's content policies.
"We terminate accounts all the time," Wojcicki said. Things that get accounts terminated include the promotion of drug use, the promotion of hate or use of hate speech, violent activities, releasing private information about individuals and adult content. "These are guidelines to be part of our community and we outline clearly the strikes," Wojcicki said.
Since Paul's videos — though tasteless and awful — did not violate YouTube's policies, the company was forced to take other actions to throttle the star's ability to make money off of the platform.
Even without terminating an account, Wojcicki said that taking away the monetization is powerful in itself and a line in the sand for what the company will and won't allow on its platform.
She also emphasized the steps that YouTube has committed to take to ensure that inappropriate content isn't distributed.
In the past year alone, YouTube has run afoul of parents — thanks to inappropriate content distributed under the guise of children's entertainment — and advertisers for its distribution of what Unilever chief marketing officer Keith Weed called "toxic content".
As a response YouTube's parent company, Google, will hire 10,000 people to examine content and ensure that featured videos do not include material that could be considered inappropriate.


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FIFA bans Chelsea from signing players
By IANS Updated: Feb 22, 2019 9:09 pm
London, Feb. 22 (IANS): The governing body of world football FIFA on Friday confirmed that English Premier League club Chelsea have been banned from making any signings for the next two transfer windows after breaching rules over signing minors.
Chelsea were found guilty of 29 cases of breaching Article 19 of FIFA's rules, which are related to signing players under 18 years old and have also been fined around 600,000 Swiss Francs ($600,000), although they can appeal the decision, reports Xinhua news agency.
The decision means Chelsea will not be able to buy any players until the summer of 2020, although they will still be allowed to sell.
"This ban applies to the club as a whole – with the exception of the women's and futsal teams – and does not prevent the release of players," confirmed FIFA in their statement.
Chelsea are not the only big club to receive similar punishments from FIFA with Spanish sides FC Barcelona, Real Madrid and Atletico Madrid all being punished in the past for irregularities in their youth systems.
By IANS Updated: Feb 22, 2019 9:09:08 pm
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#ifndef _IPXE_RBG_H
#define _IPXE_RBG_H

/** @file
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 * RBG mechanism
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FILE_LICENCE ( GPL2_OR_LATER_OR_UBDL );

#include <stdint.h>
#include <ipxe/drbg.h>

/** An RBG */
struct random_bit_generator {
	/** DRBG state */
	struct drbg_state state;
};

extern struct random_bit_generator rbg;

/**
 * Generate bits using RBG
 *
 * @v additional	Additional input
 * @v additional_len	Length of additional input
 * @v prediction_resist	Prediction resistance is required
 * @v data		Output buffer
 * @v len		Length of output buffer
 * @ret rc		Return status code
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 * This is the RBG_Generate function defined in ANS X9.82 Part 4
 * (April 2011 Draft) Section 9.1.2.2.
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static inline int rbg_generate ( const void *additional, size_t additional_len,
				 int prediction_resist, void *data,
				 size_t len ) {
	return drbg_generate ( &rbg.state, additional, additional_len,
			       prediction_resist, data, len );
}

#endif /* _IPXE_RBG_H */

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One God ! One Aim ! One Destiny !
Why A Black Political Party
Vision's From Our Past
Malcolm's Vision Plan
Chancellor's Vision Plan
At The Crossroads
Elder John Henrik Clarke
What Time Is It ?
Let's Begin To Heal
Still Healing
Garvey & The UNIA
A New Birth
"History is a clock people use to tell their historical culture and political time of the day. It's a compass that people use to find themselves on the map of human geography. The history tells them where they have been, where they are and what they are. But most importantly history tells a people where they still must go and what they still must be" Dr. John Henrik Clarke
Malcolm's Plan is a plan that we should have implemented after his death. This plan was to be presented to the membership of the Organization of Afro-American Unity on the day of his assassination and it's a shame that we did not honor his life by utilizing his plan to the best of our ability. As we look back we were given a Civil Rights movement that didn't address the problems of the masses of our people. So today I present you Malcolm's plan so we can now honor a man who had cared more for the people then we cared for him. The people of the Civil Right's movement failed, for the movement only helped the people who were allowed to benefit from the system which was set into place.
So I appeal to the Youth to take these plans that I will present on this site and work them to the best of their ability. No longer shall you have the excuse that we have no plan, you will also be allowed to present your own plans, and the best of them will be placed on this website so your peers and the masses of our people may judge them on it's merits and it's possibility of being implemented. No change has come without the actions of the youth. Let's take a look at what the youth of South Africa accomplished in their country, if not for the youth South Africa might still be under apartheid.
I will ask the youth of South Africa and other countries of the Diaspora to help our youth and to help each other in life's journey. It's a shame that we in America don't communicate more with our brother's and Sister's in the rest of the Diaspora, and that will change. Hip Hop community you have the power in your voices and words to create this change for the youth of the world listen to you. So use that power to do something that the Civil Rights generation and the rest of society doesn't think that you are capable of doing, and that is to ORGANIZE your people. No generation of people has the power to do this more so then your generation. You have the power and the ability to ORGANIZE your people and it's your duty to do so. So let's study, debate the feasibility and implement these plans that will be presented. So let's get started!
Basic Unity Program Organization of Afro-American Unity !
PLEDGING UNITY
PROMOTING JUSTICE
TRANSCENDING COMPROMISE
We, Afro-Americans, people who originated in Africa and now reside in America, speak out against the slavery and oppression inflicted upon us by this racist power structure. We offer to downtrodden Afro-American people courses of action that will conquer oppression, relieve suffering and convert meaningless struggle into meaningful action.
Confident that our purpose will be achieved, we Afro- Americans from all walks of life make the following known:
ESTABLISHMENT:
Having stated our determination, confidence and resolve, the Organization of Afro-American Unity is hereby established on the 15th day of February, 1965, in the city of New York.
Upon this establishment, we Afro-American people will launch a cultural revolution which will provide the means for restoring our identity that we might rejoin our brothers and sisters on the African continent, culturally, psychologically, economically and share with them the sweet fruits of freedom from oppression and independence of racist governments.
1. The Organization of Afro-American Unity welcomes all persons of African origin to come together and dedicate their ideas, skills and lives to free our people from oppression.
2. Branches of the Organization of Afro-American Unity may be established by people of African descent wherever they may be and whatever their ideology— as long as they be descendants of Africa and dedicated to our one goal: Freedom from oppression.
3. The basic program of the Organization of Afro-American Unity which is now being presented can and will be modified by the membership, taking into consideration national, regional and local conditions that require flexible treatment.
4. The Organization of Afro-American Unity encourages active participation of each member since we feel that each and every Afro-American has something to contribute to our freedom. Thus each member will be encouraged to participate in the committee of his or her choice.
5. Understanding the differences that have been created amongst us by our oppressors in order to keep us divided, the Organization of Afro-American Unity strives to ignore or submerge these artificial divisions by focusing our activities and our loyalties upon our one goal: Freedom from oppression.
Basic Aim's And Objective's
SELF DETERMINATION:
We assert that we Afro-Americans have the right to direct and control our lives, our history and our future rather than to have our destinies determined by American racists .
We are determined to rediscover our true African culture which was crushed and hidden for over four hundred years in order to enslave us and keep us enslaved up to today.
We, Afro-Americans — enslaved, oppressed and denied by a society that proclaims itself the citadel of democracy, are determined to rediscover our history, promote the talents that are suppressed by our racist enslavers, renew the culture that was crushed by a slave government and thereby— to again become a free people.
NATIONAL UNITY:
Sincerely believing that the future of Afro-Americans is dependent upon our ability to unite our ideas, skills, organizations and institutions .
We, the Organization of Afro-American Unity pledge to join hands and hearts with all people of African origin in a grand alliance by forgetting all the differences that the power structure has created to keep us divided and enslaved. We further pledge to strengthen our common bond and strive toward one goal: Freedom from oppression.
The Basic Unity Program
The program of the Organization of Afro-American Unity shall evolve from five strategic points which are deemed basic and fundamental to our grand affiance. Through our committees we shall proceed in the following general areas:
I. RESTORATION:
In order to enslave the African it was necessary for our enslavers to completely sever our communications with the African continent and the Africans that remained there. In order to free ourselves from the oppression of our enslavers then, it is absolutely necessary for the Afro-American to restore communications with Africa.
The Organization of Afro-American Unity will accomplish this goal by means of independent national and international newspapers, publishing ventures, personal contacts and other available communications media.
We, Afro-Americans, must also communicate to one another the truths about American slavery and the terrible effects it has upon our people. We must study the modern system of slavery in order to free ourselves from it. We must search out all the bare and ugly facts without shame for we are still victims, still slaves — still oppressed. Our only shame is believing falsehood and not seeking the truth.
We must learn all that we can about ourselves. We will have to know the whole story of how we were kidnapped from Africa, how our ancestors were brutalized, dehumanized and murdered and how we are continually kept in a state of slavery for the profit of a system conceived in slavery, built by slaves and dedicated to keeping us enslaved in order to maintain itself.
We must begin to reeducate ourselves and become alert listeners in order to learn as much as we can about the progress of our Motherland — Africa. We must correct in our minds the distorted image that our enslaver has portrayed to us of Africa that he might discourage us from progress of our Motherland — Africa. We must correct in our minds the distorted image that our enslaver has portrayed to us of Africa that he might discourage us from reestablishing communications with her and thus obtain freedom from oppression.
II. REORIENTATION:
In order to keep the Afro-American enslaved, it was necessary to limit our thinking to the shores of America—to prevent us from identifying our problems with the problems of other peoples of African origin. This made us consider ourselves an isolated minority without allies anywhere.
The Organization of Afro-American Unity will develop in the Afro-American people a keen awareness of our relationship with the world at large and clarify our roles, rights and responsibilities as human beings. We can accomplish this goal by becoming well informed concerning world affairs and understanding that our struggle is part of a larger world struggle of oppressed peoples against all forms of oppression. We must change the thinking of the Afro-American by liberating our minds through the study of philosophies and psychologies, cultures and languages that did not come from our racist oppressors. Provisions are being made for the study of languages such as Swahili, Hausa and Arabic. These studies will give our people access to ideas and history of mankind at large and thus increase our mental scope.
We can learn much about Africa by reading informative books and by listening to the experiences of those who have traveled there, but many of us can travel to the land of our choice and experience for ourselves. The Organization of Afro-American Unity will encourage the Afro-American to travel to Africa, the Caribbean and to other places where our culture has not been completely crushed by brutality and ruthlessness.
III. EDUCATION:
After enslaving us, the slave masters developed a racist educational system which justified to its posterity the evil deeds that had been committed against the African people and their descendants. Too often the slave himself participates so completely in this system that he justifies having been enslaved and oppressed.
The Organization of Afro-American Unity will devise original educational methods and procedures which will liberate the minds of our children from the vicious lies and distortions that are fed to us from the cradle to keep us mentally enslaved. We encourage Afro-Americans themselves to establish experimental institutes and educational workshops, liberation schools and child-care centers in the Afro-American communities.
We will influence the choice of textbooks and equipment used by our children in the public schools while at the same time encouraging qualified Afro-Americans to write and publish the textbooks needed to liberate our minds. Until we completely control our own educational institutions, we must supplement the formal training of our children by educating them at home.
IV. ECONOMIC SECURITY:
After the Emancipation Proclamation, when the system of slavery changed from chattel slavery to wage slavery, it was realized that the Afro-American constituted the largest homogeneous ethnic group with a common origin and common group experience in the United States and, if allowed to exercise economic or political freedom, would in a short period of time own this country.
Therefore racists in this government developed techniques that would keep the Afro-American people economically dependent upon the slave masters—economically slaves—twentieth century slaves.
The Organization of Afro-American Unity will take measures to free our people from economic slavery. One way of accomplishing this will be to maintain a Technician Pool: that is, a Bank of Technicians. In the same manner that blood banks have been established to furnish blood to those who need it at the time it is needed, we must establish a Technician Bank.
We must do this so that the newly independent nations of Africa can turn to us who are their Afro-American brothers for the technicians they will need now and in the future. Thereby, we will be developing an open market for the many skills we possess and at the same time we will be supplying Africa with the skills she can best use. This project wifi therefore be one of mutual cooperation and mutual benefit.
V. SELF-DEFENSE:
In order to enslave a people and keep them subjugated, their right to self-defense must be denied. They must be constantly terrorized, brutalized and murdered. These tactics of suppression have been developed to a new high by vicious racists whom the United States government seems unwilling or incapable of dealing with in terms of the law of this land. Before the Emancipation it was the black man who suffered humiliation, torture, castration, and murder. Recently our women and children, more and more, are becoming the victims of savage racists whose appetite for blood increases daily and whose deeds of depravity seem to be openly encouraged by all law enforcement agencies.
Over 5,000 Afro-Americans have been lynched since the Emancipation Proclamation and not one murderer has been brought to justice!
The Organization of Afro-American Unity, being aware of the increased violence being visited upon the Afro-American and of the open sanction of this violence and murder by the police departments throughout this country and the federal agencies — do affirm our right and obligation to defend ourselves in order to survive as a people.
We encourage all Afro-Americans to defend themselves against the wanton attacks of racist aggressors whose sole aim is to deny us the guarantees of the United Nations Charter of Human Rights and of the Constitution of the United States.
The Organization of Afro-American Unity will take those private steps that are necessary to insure the survival of the Afro-American people in the face of racist aggression and the defense of our women and children. We are within our rights to see to it that the Afro-American people who fulfill their obligations to the United States government (we pay taxes and serve in the armed forces of this country like American citizens do) also exact from this government the obligations that it owes us as a people, or exact these obligations ourselves. Needless to say, among this number we Include protection of certain inalienable rights such as life, liberty and the pursuit of happiness.
In areas where the United States government has shown itself unable and/or unwilling to bring to justice the racist oppressors, murderers, who kill innocent children and adults, the Organization of Afro-American Unity advocates that the Afro-American people insure ourselves that justice is done—whatever the price and by any means necessary.
National Concern's
GENERAL TERMINOLOGIES:
We Afro-Americans feel receptive toward all peoples of goodwill. We are not opposed to multi-ethnic associations in any walk of life. In fact, we have had experiences which enable us to understand how unfortunate it is that human beings have been set apart or aside from each other because of characteristics known as radar characteristics.
However, Afro-Americans did not create the prejudiced background and atmosphere in which we live. And we must face the facts. A "racial" society does exist in stark reality, and not with equality for black people; so we who are non white must meet the problems inherited from centuries of inequalities and deal with the present situations as rationally as we are able.
The exclusive ethnic quality of our unity Is necessary for self-preservation. We say this because: Our experiences backed up by history show that African culture and Afro- American culture will not be accurately recognized and reported and cannot be respectably expressed nor be secure in its survival If we remain the divided, and therefore the helpless, victims of an oppressive society.
We appreciate the fact that when the people involved have real equality and justice, ethnic intermingling can be beneficial to all. We must denounce, however, all people who are oppressive through their policies or actions and who are lacking in justice in their dealings with other people, whether the injustices proceed from power, class, or "race." We must be unified in order to be protected from abuse or misuse.
We consider the word "integration" a misleading, false term. It carries with it certain implications to which Afro- Americans cannot subscribe. This terminology has been applied to the current regulation projects which are supposedly "acceptable" to some classes of society. This very "acceptable" implies some inherent superiority or inferiority instead of acknowledging the true source of the inequalities involved.
We have observed that the usage of the term "integration" was designated and promoted by those persons who expect to continue a (nicer) type of ethnic discrimination and who intend to maintain social and economic control of all human contacts by means of imagery, classifications, quotas, and manipulations based on color, national origin, or "racial" background and characteristics.
Careful evaluation of recent experiences shows that "integration" actually describes the process by which a white society is (remains) set in a position to use, whenever it chooses to use and however it chooses to use, the best talents of non-white people. This power-web continues to build a society wherein the best contributions of Afro-Americans, in fact of all non-white people, would continue to be absorbed without note or exploited to benefit a fortunate few while the masses of both white and non-white people would remain unequal and un-benefited.
We are aware that many of us lack sufficient training and are deprived and unprepared as a result of oppression, discrimination, and the resulting discouragement, despair, and resignation. But when we are not qualified, and where we are unprepared, we must help each other and work out plans for bettering our own conditions as Afro-Americans. Then our assertions toward full opportunity can be made on the basis of equality as opposed to the calculated tokens of "integration." Therefore, we must reject this term as one used by all persons who intend to mislead Afro-Americans.
Another term, "negro, is erroneously used and is degrading in the eyes of informed and self-respecting per sons of African heritage. It denotes stereotyped and debased traits of character and classifies a whole segment of humanity on the basis of false information. From all intelligent viewpoints, it is a badge of slavery and helps to prolong and perpetuate oppression and discrimination.
Persons who recognize the emotional thrust and plain show of disrespect in the southerner's use of "nigra" and the general use of "nigger" must also realize that all three words are essentially the same. The other two: "nigra" and "nigger" are blunt and un-deceptive. The one representing respectability, "negro," is merely the same substance in a polished package and spelled with a capital letter. This refinement is added so that a degrading terminology can be legitimately used in general literature and "polite" conversation without embarrassment.
The term "negro" developed from a word in the Spanish language which is actually an adjective (describing word) meaning 'black," that is, the color black. In plain English, if someone said or was called A "black" or A "dark," even a young child would very naturally question: "A black what?" or "A dark what?" because adjectives do not name, they describe. Please take note that in order to make use of this mechanism, a word was transferred from another language and deceptively changed in function from an adjective to a noun, which is a naming word. Its application in the nominative (naming) sense was intentionally used to portray persons in a position of objects or "things." It stamps the article as being "all alike and all the 'same." It denotes: a "darkie," a slave, a sub-human, an ex-slave, a "negro."
Afro-Americans must re-analyze and particularly question our own use of this term, keeping in mind all the facts. In light of the historical meanings and current implications, all intelligent and informed Afro-Americans and Africans continue to reject its use in the noun form as well as a proper adjective. Its usage shall continue to be considered as unenlightened and objectionable or deliberately offensive whether in speech or writing.
We accept the use of Afro-American, African, and Black Man in reference to persons of African heritage. To every other part of mankind goes this measure of just respect. We do not desire more nor shall we accept less.
General Considerations: Afro-Americans, like all other people, have human rights which are inalienable. This Is, these human rights cannot be legally or justly transferred to another. Our human rights belong to us, as to all people, through God, neither through the wishes nor according to the whims of other men.
We must consider that fact and other reasons why a Proclamation of "Emancipation" should not be revered as a document of liberation Any previous acceptance of and faith in such a document was based on sentiment, not on reality. This is a serious matter which we Afro-Americans must continue to re-evaluate.
The original root-meaning of the word emancipation is:" To deliver up or make over as property by means of a
formal act from a purchaser" We must take note and remember that human beings cannot be justly bought or sold nor can their human rights be legally or justly taken away. Slavery was, and still is, a criminal institution, that is a crime en masse. No matter what form it takes: subtle rules and policies, apartheid, etc., slavery and oppression of human rights stand as major crimes against God and humanity. Therefore, to relegate or change the state of such criminal deeds by means of vague legislation and noble euphemisms gives an honor to horrible commitments that is totally inappropriate.
Full implications and concomitant harvests were generally misunderstood by our fore parents and are still misunderstood or avoided by some Afro-Americans today. However, the facts remain; and we, as enlightened Afro-Americans, will not praise and encourage any belief in "emancipation." Afro-Americans everywhere must realize that to retain faith in such an idea means acceptance of being property and, therefore, less than a human being. This matter is a crucial one that Afro-Americans must continue to re-examine.
WORLD-WIDE CONCERNS:
The time is past due for us to internationalize the problems of Afro-Americans. We have been too slow In recognizing the link in the fate of Africans with the fate of Afro- Americans. We have been too unknowing to understand and too misdirected to ask our African brothers and sisters to help us mend the chain of our heritage.
Our African relatives who are in a majority in their own country have found it very difficult to gain independence from a minority: It is that much more difficult for Afro-Americans who are a minority away from the motherland and still oppressed by those who encourage the crushing of our African identity.
We can appreciate the material progress and recognize the opportunities available in the highly industrialized and affluent American society. Yet, we who are non-white face daily miseries resulting directly or indirectly from a systematic discrimination against us because of our God-given colors. These factors cause us to remember that our being born in America was an act of fate stemming from the separation of our fore parents from Africa; not by choice, but by force.
We have for many years been divided among ourselves through deceptions and misunderstandings created by our enslavers, but we do here and now express our desires and intent to draw closer and be restored in knowledge and spirit through renewed relations and kinships with the African peoples. We further realize that our human rights, so long suppressed, are the rights of all mankind everywhere.
In light of all of our experiences and knowledge of the past, we, as Afro-Americans, declare recognition, sympathy, and admiration for all peoples and nations who are striving, as we are, toward self-realization and complete freedom from oppression!
The Civil Rights Bill is a similarly misleading, misinterpreted document of legislation. The premise of its de sign and application is not respectable in the eyes of men who recognize what personal freedom involves and en tails. Afro-Americans must answer this question for themselves: What makes this special bill necessary?
The only document that is in order and deserved with regard to the acts perpetuated through slavery and oppression prolonged to this day is a Declaration of Condemnation. And the only legislation worthy of consideration or endorsement by Afro-Americans, the victims of these tragic institutions, is a Proclamation of Restitution. We Afro- Americans must keep these facts ever in mind.
We must continue to internationalize our philosophies and contacts toward assuming full human rights which include all the civil rights appertaining thereto. With complete understanding of our heritage as Afro-Americans, we must not do less.
COMMITTEE'S OF ORGANIZATION OF AFRO-AMERICAN UNITY
The Cultural Committee
The Economic Committee
The Educational Committee
The Political Committee
The Publications Committee
The Social Committee
The Self-Defense Committee
The Youth Committee
Staff Committees Fund-raising Legal
"Africa and it's people are figuratively and symbolically knocking at the door of the twenty-first century. Africans caught in the crossfire of the struggle for world power are learning some painful lesson's they should of learned long ago: Mainly, freedom is not free. Freedom is something you take with your own hands. You maintain it with your own hands. Freedom is not handed down from one generation to another. Each generation must assume the responsibilty of securing their manhood, their womanhood, the definition of their being on earth that in the final analysis is nationhood. In knocking at the front door of the twenty-first century, the Africans of the world are saying the progression of circumstances has changed us from being a people begging and pleading to a people insisting and demanding. It is futile for anyone to say that African people are not ready to rule themselves. They are ready as any people in the world. But ready or not here they come." Dr. John Henrik Clarke
Black People Party


#Werk (hashtag werk) is a term often used on twitter and instagram to signify someone that is working something fabulous or putting in an enormous amount of work to reach profound limits.
I was talking to an associate yesterday and he used that term in regards to my efforts which made me feel really humbled and grateful. But I can think of a lady by the name of Beyonce Giselle Knowles-Carter, that really puts in #werk!
See the images from one of her recent shows where she was performing her tail off!
And ladies and gentlemen, let's all keep up the good #werk!


With her new biography, Warrior Princess: A U.S. Navy SEAL's Journey to Coming out Transgender, Kristen Beck is making some history that might require even more bravery than killing Osama bin Laden. Beck was a member of the infamous SEAL team 6, (the elite unit responsible for bin Laden's death), but at the time she served, she was known as Chris.
After she retired in 2011, Beck began transitioning, shaving off a bushy beard and putting her hair in curlers instead. "[Beck] had considered living as the woman he felt himself to be for a very long time, but while he was serving as a SEAL he couldn't do it," according to an excerpt from the book, released last week.
Beck served for 20 years, underwent 13 deployments, and earned a Bronze Star and Purple Heart. Had she been out as transgender at the time of her appointment however, she would have been dishonorably discharged. Despite Don't Ask Don't Tell's repeal, believe it or not, transgender people are still not allowed to serve in the military.
Beck's biography could very well help give some energy to the burgeoning movement for that rule's repeal.


Linked on our blogs with Academy for Educational Development AED.
The SARA Project is operated by the Academy for Educational Development AED with subcontractors Tulane University, JHPIEGO, Morehouse School of Medicine, and Population Reference Bureau. SARA is funded by the U.S. Agency for International Development, Bureau for Africa, Office of Sustainable Development. (Scroll down to bottom on about).
About: The Support for Analysis and Research in Africa (SARA) project is managed by the Academy for Educational Development. The first SARA contract ran from 1992-1999; the current contract runs through September 2005.
The SARA project supports the work of USAID's Bureau for Africa, Office of Sustainable Development (AFR/SD) to improve policies and programs in health and basic education. Together, AFR/SD and SARA aim to improve the link between research, policy development and program design and implementation in Africa by promoting the use of information in policy and program development, and by identifying information gaps.
The project fosters the use of state-of-the-art information in child survival, nutrition, reproductive health and population, HIV/AIDS and other infectious diseases, and basic education. SARA carries out research, analysis, dissemination, and advocacy activities in collaboration with regional African institutions and networks, joining with other projects or agencies wherever possible.
Develop and promote the use of generic tools/instruments to improve the practice of programs in health and education.


Bold carved circles reveal the intricate grain patterns beneath the surface of these tapered bamboo spears.
A hardy grass that can grow up to a foot a day, bamboo is also one of nature's finest jewelry materials: renewable, versatile, and totally gorgeous!
I make these earrings by hand from bamboo that I harvest, dry, cut, and carve. The earwires and attachments are made from sterling silver.


These cat-eye frames by Karen Walker are incredibly hip and modern. The extremely thick and oversized frames are lined with yellow, making these sophisticated sunnies very versatile and able to add a glamourous appeal to any casual or dressed up look. Try pairing them with a draped, lightweight summer blouse, silk shorts, platform summer wedges and gold jewelry for a summer shopping spree or meeting up for lunch with your girlfriends! Try 'em on here, with ViewTry!


An emergency authorisation has been granted for the use of Acelepryn, an insecticide, on greens and tees to control chafer grubs and leatherjackets.
It's very good news for those clubs that have been plagued by the bugs, which can cause huge damage to courses. The progressive banning of pesticides throughout the turf and wider agriculture industry had left course managers and greenkeepers with few effective ways of controlling the problem, which is made worse when badgers, birds and other predators tear up turf in search of a meal.
Independent advisors recently suggested the cost to golf clubs, from chafer grub damage alone, was up to £85 million a year – a figure that calculated not only the repair expenses but also the lost income in green fees as visitors stayed away and members sought new pastures.
This authorisation, which was applied for by the Bingley-based turf experts STRI, will allow Acelepryn to be used where there is an acknowledged instance of economic damage and where it is advised that the product is used.
Stocks of the insecticide are limited in the UK and are being provided to qualifying clubs on a first come, first serve basis.
New Scottish Golf chief executive Andrew McKinlay announced a trio of appointments as he starts his task of trying to move the under siege organisation forward.
Clare Queen, who has been filling in on an interim basis, has been confirmed as performance director, while Gillian Patton takes on the role of performance manager on a permanent basis. Karin Sharp, who was formerly corporate services director, has been promoted to chief operating officer.
"I am delighted to be able to confirm these posts and have been struck by the dedication and expertise shown by all three in my short time as chief executive," he said.
United Utilities, which serve seven million people in the North West of England, are set to enforce a hosepipe ban from August 5.
Low reservoir levels and the continuing hot weather was behind the announcement of a temporary use ban, as they are officially known. While at the time of writing no other major companies had followed suit, the lingering dry spell – already believed to be the longest heatwave for more than 40 years – might change that.
Many club managers have been in touch with the helpdesk to ask how these will affect them and, currently, there is no cause for alarm as they do not apply to commercial premises such as golf courses. Where clubs could be affected is if water supplies continue to deplete, get really low, and the water companies apply for a Drought Order.
That legislation allows them to ban the use of mains water for use – but other sources, owned by the Environment Agency such as boreholes, are still not affected by that ban. The water companies don't foresee any Drought Orders coming into force in 2018.


This cape — which required four years, one-million Malagasy golden orb spiders, and eighty workers to catch and release the two-inch arachnids daily — was commissioned by Nicholas Godley and fabric researcher Simon Peers. Every day, weavers would extract up to 40 yards of silk from a single spider before returning it to the wild. This cloak may not deflect bullets, but it's still a sight to behold. Watch how it was made.
This cape, which is the largest garment ever woven from spider silk, will be on display at London's Victoria and Albert Museum until June 5. Here's a video outlining how such an outlandish garment was created. Anyone else getting flashbacks to a certain cancelled television show about superheroic outerwear?


Everything you would like to experience in Life is just beyond F.E.A.R.
This simple strategy has remarkable results.
The almost immediate result includes increased patience, added perspective and more gratitude and respect from others.
The strategy itself is incredibly simple. It involves nothing more than pausing – breathing after the person to whom you are speaking is finished. At first, the gap between your voices may seem like an eternity – but in reality, it amounts to only a fraction of a second of actual time. You will get used to the power and beauty of breathing and you will come to appreciate it as well. It will bring you closer to earn you more respect from virtually everyone you come in contact with. You'll find that being listened to is one of the rarest and most treasured gifts you can offer.
If you observe the conversation around you you'll notice that, often, what many of us do is simply wait for our chance to speak. We're not really listening to the other person, but simply waiting for an opening to express our own view. We often complete other people's sentences, or say things like, "Yeah, yeah," or "I know," urging them to hurry up so that we can have our turn. It seems that talking to another is sometimes more like sparring back and forth like fighters or ping pong balls than it is enjoying or learning from the conversation.
This harried form of communication encourages us to criticise points of view, overreact, misinterpret meaning, impute false motives and form opinions all before our fellow communicator is even finished speaking. No wonder we are so often annoyed, bothered and irritated with one another. Sometimes, with our poor listening skills, it's a miracle that we have any friends at all.
I spent most of my life waiting for my turn to speak. If you're at all like me, you'll be pleasantly amazed at the softer reactions and looks of surprise as you let others completely finish their thought before you begin yours. Often, you will be allowing someone to feel listened to for the very first time. You will sense a feeling of relief coming from the person to whom you are speaking – and a much calmer, less rushed feeling between the two of you. No need to worry that you won't get you turn to speak – you will. In fact, it will be more rewarding to speak because the person you are speaking to will pick up on your respect and patience and will begin to do the same.
Taken from How to do Life – The Secrets to Modern Living, By Pennie Quaile Pearce.