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  Black Flag - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Black flags are often associated with funerals in the West, particularly state funerals and public mourning.
Black Flag is another name for the Jolly Roger, a skull and crossbones on a fl background, and is associated with pirates.
The fl flag is a racing flag used to summon a driver to the pits.
en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Black_Flag   (300 words)

  
 Black Flag (newspaper) - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Black Flag (Organ Of The Anarchist Black Cross) is the name of a British anarchist newspaper, mainly known for its coverage of international anarchist politics as well as supporting "class war" prisoners.
Black Flag was founded by Albert Meltzer and Stuart Christie in 1970.
The name of the periodical is drawn from the fl flag, which is a traditional anarchist symbol.
en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Black_Flag_(newspaper)   (169 words)

  
 Red flag - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
The red flag is a socialist and communist emblem associated in particular with the revolutionary left, but it has also been associated with social democratic and labour traditions (having been a banner used by parties such as Labour in Britain, the Socialist Party in France and similar groups throughout the world).
The red flag is most strongly associated in public consciousness with communism; it forms the backdrop to the flag of the People's Republic of China and the flag of the Soviet Union.
In Russia, after the October Revolution, the red flag with a hammer and sickle was adopted as the official flag of the new soviet government and was used by the Communist movement internationally.
en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Red_flag   (1139 words)

  
 Black Flag (newspaper) -- Facts, Info, and Encyclopedia article   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-09-18)
Black Flag was founded by (Click link for more info and facts about Albert Meltzer) Albert Meltzer and (Click link for more info and facts about Stuart Christie) Stuart Christie in 1970.
The name of the periodical is drawn from the fl flag, which is a traditional (Click link for more info and facts about anarchist symbol) anarchist symbol.
The fl flag symbol dates back to the (The decade from 1880 to 1889) 1880s, predating the better-known "Circle A" symbol by at least half a century.
www.absoluteastronomy.com /encyclopedia/b/bl/black_flag_(newspaper).htm   (190 words)

  
 New Zealand - Proposals for a new flag   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-09-18)
The flag consists of three uneven horizontal stripes, ratio (approx) 14:1:5, of dark or mid-blue, gold and green, with the four stars of the southern cross in white (I’ve also seen it with the white and gold reversed, i.e., stars gold, stripe white).
This flag is likely to be seen fluttering from the mast stays of the yacht of an aging hippy, or from a rough stake in the ground next to a meditation retreat in the “bush” (NZ for forest).
Park proposed a fl flag, the UJ in the canton, with white kiwi and ferns in the fly.
fotw.vexillum.com /flags/nz!.html   (1552 words)

  
 Jamaica   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-09-18)
DK Flags of the World [udk98] says: "The coat of arms, based on those granted to Jamaica on 3 February 1663, is among the oldest granted to a British colony." No image is shown.
Queen Elizabeth II in Jamaica and the flag of the Prime Minister.
Flag commitee member Dudley Thompson (who practiced law in Tanganyka and also became famous in defending Jomo Kenyatta) added that the color "fl" has to be on the flag.
www.crwflags.com /fotw/flags/jm.html   (2071 words)

  
 Albania
The national flag is red with a two-headed fl eagle in the center.
The flag of the President of Albania is a square version of the national flag.
The flag used during the Communist period was similar, but a red star with a yellow border was placed above the eagle.
flagspot.net /flags/al.html   (1181 words)

  
 Cornwall (United Kingdom)
The fl flag with the white cross is the banner of Saint Piran, and is now recognized as the 'national flag' of Cornwall.
The Cornish flag in use today is a white upright cross centred on a fl field, and is referred to as the St. Piran's (or Pirran's) cross.
Flags are not generally a part of heraldry, and Cornish genes haven't made their way into the consanguine aristocracy of Europe as far as I know.
flagspot.net /flags/gb-corn.html   (2184 words)

  
 Citizens' Flag Alliance: Flag Desecration Acts
The flags were on the Avenue of Flags as a salute to the victims of the September 11 tragedy.
The flag had been burned and all that remained was a charred pole and one of the yellow ribbons she had attached to her flag pole in honor of the three U.S. soldiers who were being held captive in Yugoslavia.
Flags have also been stolen and desecrated in Sterling Heights, Shelby Township and Auburn Hills, and police believe it is the work of the same individual, who has identified himself in writings left behind as the 'Motor City Magic Man.' Some of the flags have been recovered with a fl 'X' written across them.
www.cfa-inc.org /issues/burnings.htm   (7633 words)

  
 :: The Independent Voice of Iraq :: IRAQ TODAY ::   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-09-18)
The militia’s chosen symbol — a fl banner combined with the double-bladed sword called Zulfikar, which belonged to the seventh-century Imam Ali, is one that is otherwise associated with Shia demonstrations.
Although the Black Flag movement is still relatively obscure compared with Iraq's more established parties, its statements echo a general lack of confidence in the Coalition to provide security.
As well as al-Adhamiya, IWPR has seen Black Flag leaflets in al-Karkh, a west Baghdad neighborhood that is a centre of Baathist activity, the outlying mixed Sunni-Shia neighborhoods of al-Bayaa and al-Adel, and the central Bab al-Sharji market.
www.iraq-today.com /article.php?id=1394&sp=&searchstring=&section=16   (1079 words)

  
 Botswana   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-09-18)
Flag flying is not very common and is mainly restricted to the government and the larger commercial organisations.
The colour shade for the blue used on the national flag is being discussed by the Cabinet.
The blue background of the flag represents water — vital to the country's agriculture - and the fl central strip bordered with two white strips represents racial harmony" (p.236).
www.crwflags.com /fotw/flags/bw.html   (1048 words)

  
 Peter Black: Newfoundland’s flag flap   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-09-18)
And their flag protest isn’t winning them much sympathy on this side of the Gulf of St. Lawrence.
A newspaper in St. John’s has actually drawn up what is known as "the balance sheet," which presents what it claims is a thorough accounting of what’s gone into and out of the province since it joined Canada.
Peter Black is a syndicated columnist writing about Quebec and the producer of a daily current-affairs program for Canada’s public radio broadcaster (CBC), based in Quebec City.
www.pressrepublican.com /Archive/2005/01_2005/01212005pb.htm   (822 words)

  
 Black Flag guitar chords, guitar tabs and lyrics - chordie
Additionally, "fl flag" may refer to an actual flag: *The Anarchist fl flag has been an anarchist symbol since the 1880s.
*Black flags are often associated with funerals, particularly state funerals and public mourning.
Their use of the flag has no relation to that of anarchists.
www.chordie.com /song.php/songartist/Black+Flag   (216 words)

  
 DesMoinesRegister.com | News   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-09-18)
The sole copy of it is fl and gold, the colors of the University of Iowa.
That would be Iowa State University's intrastate rival, but leaders say the flag hasn't flown outside because it isn't made of weatherproof material, not because of the colors.
The newer flag, which came about in the mid-"90s, is made of material that can withstand weather.
desmoinesregister.com /news/stories/c4780932/20041033.html   (286 words)

  
 RollingStone.com: Henry Rollins : Black Flag Rise Again : News   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-09-18)
In the hands of a cross-section of cross-generational hard rockers, from Iggy Pop to Slipknot's Corey Taylor, the music of Black Flag retains it's original anger, but has been updated for listeners who either weren't born or weren't listening when that band barked around the Los Angeles underground.
Black Flag records were always lacking in production values in my opinion.
When I joined Black Flag, I was handed a couple of cassettes: MC5 live, [the Stooges'] Funhouse, the first Stooges album and Masters of Reality by Black Sabbath.
www.rollingstone.com /news/story/_/id/5934470   (1843 words)

  
 Confidence in Newspaper Reporting in Latin America
On the positive side, it must be said that however bad the political situation is in Colombia, the national newspapers such as El Tiempo and El Espectador are held in the highest esteem.
This is extraordinary because the newspapers are read most (see link) but in fact trusted least by the rich, powerful and educated, which surely implies a highly cynical set of attitudes.
For example, during the Venezuelan coup, the newspaper Tal Cual was objective, forthright and principled in its coverage and editorial of the situation, in spite of its anti-Chavista position.
www.zonalatina.com /Zldata231.htm   (1461 words)

  
 Boston.com / News / World / Middle East / US-picked Iraqi leaders declare a new flag that breaks with Hussein -- and ...   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-09-18)
The flag, designed by an Iraqi artist and approved by the Governing Council, has two parallel blue stripes along the bottom with a yellow stripe in between.
The old Iraq flag had red and fl bands across the top and bottom, and a white band in between with three green stars.
It was the color of the Sharif Hussein, who led the Arab revolt against Ottoman Turkish rule in the early 1900s, and he added it to a flag of green, white and fl stripes to create a symbol of pan-Arabism.
www.boston.com /news/world/middleeast/articles/2004/04/26/us_picked_iraqi_leaders_declare_a_new_flag_that_breaks_with_hussein____and_the_rest_of_arab_world   (839 words)

  
 redandblack.com - serving the University of Georgia community
Update: In today's Red & Black, the starting time for the Georgia-LSU gymnastics meet was incorrectly published.
Megan Waters, a freshman from Roswell, dances with Fernando Silva, a student from Brazil at a Swing Club meeting Monday.
Twenty-five years ago, The Red & Black separated from the University, tottering into an uncertain future some believed.
www.redandblack.com   (230 words)

  
 Council of Conservative Citizens
Much is made about the fact that if Black America were its own nation, it would be the 1th richest in the world.
So poverty-stricken Indonesians who earn a small fraction of what Blacks get every year were far better behaved.
In fact the first reports of looting according to the Times-Picayune weblog were reported early Monday afternoon, just hours after the hurricane struck.
cofcc.org /info/Katrina_black_behavoir.htm   (443 words)

  
 AII POW-MIA InterNetwork
The American flag, half the size of a newspaper, was gone.
So was the fl prisoner-of-war flag she had hammered into the ground.
While only one flag of Barbaris was stolen, Schopperth, who has four other family members buried at the cemetery, including her husband, estimated 16 of her flags were taken.
www.aiipowmia.com /inter23/in210603pwgrave.html   (746 words)

  
 Black Flag:0253325994:Goodrich, Th; Goodrich, Thomas:eCampus.com
Black Flag: Guerilla Warfare on the Western Border, 1861-1865
Filled with dramatic detail, Black Flag reveals war at its very worst, told in the words of the participants themselves.
Bushwhackers and Jayhawkers, soldiers and civilians, scouts, spies, runaway slaves, the generals and the guerrillas - all step forward to tell of their terrifying ordeals.
www.ecampus.com /bk_detail.asp?isbn=0253325994   (148 words)

  
 "Judicial activism to protect flag desecration"
During the Civil War, public desecration of the American flag was viewed as treason and was punishable by death.
As mentioned a few paragraphs earlier, public desecration of the American flag during the Civil War was viewed as treason.
In the late 1860's "We the People" held the Supreme Court in such low regard that an influential newspaper called it "a diseased member of the body politic" that was at risk of "amputation".
home.att.net /~pcbworks/FlagBurning.html   (1668 words)

  
 The Muslim News
Sanchez did not say why the helicopter crewmen might have wanted to knock down the fl banner, which was inscribed in white letters with the name of one of Shiite Islam's most revered figures.
The Aug. 13 flag incident angered religious leaders in Sadr City, who contended that the American crew had defiled a religious symbol.
At the time, the U.S. military dismissed the idea that the flag was removed deliberately and said gusts from the low-flying helicopter had knocked it down accidentally.
www.muslimnews.co.uk /news/news.php?sub=828   (657 words)

  
 Black Flag
- Black Flag is a brand of insecticide made by the Clorox company.
- Black flags are often associated with funerals, particularly state funerals and public mourning.
- Black Flag is another name for the Jolly Roger, a skull and crossbones on a fl background, and is associated with pirates.
www.american-flags-for-sale.com /black-flag.htm   (414 words)

  
 Newspaper Articles
Florida AandM University professor James Eaton, who has studied fls in the rebel army, told "The Post and Courier" in Charleston, S.C., that one reason many fls joined the Confederates was because they were afraid their lives would be more difficult if they didn't.
Boone was a free-born fl, and for what is thought to be the first time for a fl Confederate soldier in Virginia, he was honored on this autumn day with a ceremony and a memorial for his courage.
And in another history-making gesture, the Sons of Confederate Veterans presented the Confederate flag - the flag that has stirred such controversy in recent months from both a political and racial standpoint - the flag that had been laying throughout the ceremonies across Jason Boone's grave - to his family.
www.37thtexas.org /html/Newspaper.html   (4664 words)

  
 The Stranger - News - Feature - Black Flag
Black reaction to this new social and political environment has been diverse and at times bizarre.
Africana.com, "there were a lot of fls killed in the terrorist attacks." And that is exactly where fl America starts: Lots of fl people died.
Many fl Americans are aware of this, and at times they interpret the attacks as sheer arrogance rather than any earnest attempt to bring attention to injustices in the Arab world.
www.thestranger.com /seattle/Content?oid=9032   (1046 words)

  
 Misfits celebrate with Ramones, Black Flag oldies   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-09-18)
But with a couple Black Flag guys and a Ramone in the band, the show was more a celebration of three bands than one.
Marky Ramone, longtime Ramones drummer, took over drum duties halfway through the show from Robo, the Black Flag drummer who did a brief stint with the Misfits in the early '80s.
The non-Misfits portions of the program may have frustrated some crowd members, but the Ramones and Black Flag selections — all fast and loud — meshed perfectly with the Misfits sound.
www.enquirer.com /editions/2001/10/15/tem_misfits_celebrate.html   (424 words)

  
 HADC - People's Exhibit 29, The Alarm (Newspaper) article, "The Black Flag," 1884 Nov. 22.
He pointed to the fl flag and said this is the first time that emblem of hunger and starvation has been unfurled on American soil.
About midway the procession there was two more large flags, one fl and the other red.
The waving of the fl and red flag and the cheers of the thoroughly abused proletariate.
lcweb2.loc.gov /award/ichihay/x030/x030.htm   (2308 words)

  
 Under the Black Flag (SKIRMISHER Gamestore)
Under the Black Flag: The Romance and the Reality of Life Among the Pirates traces piracy through its incarnations in the Mediterranean, Caribbean, and European and American coasts.
Under the Black Flag also provides an informative and entertaining examination of the lives of such famous pirates as Blackbeard and Capt. Kidd, as well as lesser-known seafaring villains.
Under the Black Flag is an action-packed, informative resource that will be appreciated by anyone interested in the age of sail or its most desperate denizens.
www.skirmisher.com /x-bones.htm   (362 words)

  
 Observer Newspaper - Viewpoint
Such is the case with the proposed memorial statue for the New York firefighters killed in the Sept. 11 attack.
The statue, which is loosely based on the now famous photograph of the firefighters hoisting the flag over the rubble of Ground Zero, features one white, one fl and one Hispanic firefighter.
What becomes lost in all of this is white, fl, Hispanic and Asian people didn't die simply as members of their race.
www.nd.edu /~observer/01222002/Viewpoint/5.html   (356 words)

  
 Newspaper
Newspaper item, July 20, 1894: "Washington" the toughest of the tough Utes, flashed up at the agency Monday with his Winchester "heap mad." "Wash's" squaw had left his bed and board, and he was on the warpath.
Newspaper item, Aug. 17, 1894: A bridge on the Amargo road two miles this side of Amargo has been removed and the freighters compelled to travel around by Lumberton when going to Amargo.
Newspaper item, Oct. 5, 1894: At the special school meeting last Saturday the proposition to levy a special tax of 10 mills was defeated by a vote of 60 to 8.
www.pagosasun.com /jun2801.htm   (17129 words)

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